Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! CIVIL WAR - LAFAYETTE GAR POST #140 NEW YORK MOUNTED ENGRAVED VIGNETTE CARD c1866 RARE! CIVIL WAR - LAFAYETTE GAR POST 140 NEW YORK MOUNTED ENGRAVED VIGNETTE CARD THE ENGRAVING ON THE FRONT OF THE CARD FEATURES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE U.S. FLAG, LAFAYETTE GAR POST #140 MEMBERSHIP / DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK MEDAL WITH RIBBON AND THE LAFAYETTE GAR POST #140 FLAG WITH A GAR VETERAN MEDAL. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Albert Woolson. CONDITION IS VERY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH A LINE OF PERIOD ALBUM RESIDUE ON THE FRONT OUTER MARGINS, SOME AGE YELLOWING AREAS AND SOME HANDLING FROM ITS 158+ YEARS. DIMENSIONS: 3 7/16" x 6 3/4" PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE
Price: 195 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-09-18T17:08:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: VIGNETTE CARD
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States