Auction 85 Part 2
Historical Militaria and Autographs - Day 2
Oct 29, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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Nearly 1,600 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 951:
(MEXICAN WAR EPIDEMIC)
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Sold for: $180
Start price:
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Estimated price:
$100 - $160
Auction house commission: 30%
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(MEXICAN WAR EPIDEMIC)
A.L.S. 'Rosario G. del Campillo', 3pp, 4to, Guanajuato, May 2, 1848, in Spanish to Demetrio Montes de Oca. Campillo describes the disease breaking out in the city of Jalapa after the fighting had ceased, in part: '...over two thousand Americans in Jalapa, sick and scattered throughout the inhabitants...'. Due to the outbreak of disease, del Campillo escaped with her children to: '...save them from the consequent contagion...'. Fine with superb penmanship, minor folds. Includes a transmittal cover stamped with a black '3' and a stamp cancel from Orizava on May 2.
