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LOT 1880
United States Confederate Paper and Document Group
19TH CENTURY AD.
7 1/2 - 8 3/4 in. (31 grams total, 19-22.2 cm).
Comprising an unused Navy Warrant for Treasure of the Confederate States Richmond; an unused payment cheque; and an unused permission pass for Tredegar Iron Works. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Opening Bid: £50
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