Lot no. 6603

1863, 34th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, Civil War illustrated patriotic cover depicting an Eagle with “National Union” and “State Sovereignty” banners, to Eislingen, endorsed “to Germany via New York” and “via Bremen Mail”, struck with “New-York Br. Pkt 33” c.d.s. (Mar 25), further endorsed “insufficiently pre paid” and “Due 15 cts” in manuscript, reverse with Aachen (Apr 7), Stuttgart (Apr 7), and Eislingen (Apr 8) c.d.s. backstamps, small edge flaws, but a most unusual transatlantic usage of a Civil War patriotic.