Description: Please visit our eBay store for a complete list of in-stock Civil War relics organized by recovery location. We are working as partners in conjunction with Gettysburg Relics to offer some very nice American Civil War relics for sale. The owner of Gettysburg Relics was the proprietor of Artifact at 777 on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg for a number of years, and we are now selling on eBay. THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM ~ This Relic was Recovered at the site of the Battle of Antietam ~ A small lead Seal known as Railroad Bag, Bale, or Box Car Transport Seals. These somewhat uncommon finds, small lead seals, turn up at sites associated with the American Civil War, and are reported to have often been used to secure an ammunition chest and prevent tampering until reaching its destination. The seal designs were impressed into the soft metal at the arsenal site most likely while the ammunition was transported to the war front. Lead seals were probably used on both small arms ammunition and artillery shells as well as other munitions related storage/transport items, and in the 19th century were used on many different things - from postal items, merchandise, cotton bales, and railroad boxcars to just name a few. This seal measures about 5/8" by 5/8" and has no recognizable markings on either side. This artifact was a part of a Antietam area relic hunter's collection that was sold at auction in Maryland in June of 2011. Although the relics were identified as Antietam, unfortunately, no specific find locations were given. A provenance letter will be included. All of the collections that we are offering for sale are guaranteed to be authentic, and are either older recoveries, found before the 1960s when it was still legal to metal detect battlefields, or were recovered on private property with permission. Land on Battlefields that is now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, was acquired after the relics were recovered. We will not buy or sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally. Thank you for viewing!
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: York, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-02-02T09:05:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
