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6 POSTAL COVERS ADDRESSED BY GEORGE CUSTER TO

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
6 POSTAL COVERS ADDRESSED BY GEORGE CUSTER TO
LIBBIE. 5 postal covers addressed to "Miss Libbie Bacon" which no doubt contained love letters from George during their courtship. Libbie destroyed all these personal letters, but retained the envelopes which directly descended from her. The last postal cover has 2nd person autograph as Custer addressed: Mrs. "G A Custer" Fort Leavenworth, Kans Nov. 23, 1868. CONDITION: good overall, soiling, torn edges. PROVENANCE: General George A and Elizabeth Custer; Margaret Flood (Libbie Custer’s personal assistant); Spink Smythe, part-lot 1088 August 22, 2012; Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection. (02-21902/JS). $1,000-2,000.