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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 770

Union Civil War Postal History
Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons
Delaware
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 10
Symbol: C

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover from Newark, N.J. to Lieut. S[amuel] Horace Hawes, Division 36, Officers' Barracks, Page's Artillery Battalion", at Fort Delaware; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a grid cancel alongside a Newark c.d.s., Apr 4, 1865; docd "3rd April 1865". Hawes was one of the Immortal 600 who had been held in retaliation at Morris Island, S.C., Fort Pulaski, Ga., and Hilton Head, S.C. After months of privations, they were returned to Fort Delaware. (Image)

Estimate $400-600

Opening US$ 200.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:09:33 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 11
Symbol: C
Cat No: in red

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Unusual routing, written at Fort Delaware and carried south on the ship sent to Morris Island to pick up the first 50 hostages for exchange; marked "Ex Fitzgerald ADC" by the U.S. examiner, and (in red) "App N Soule AAG" by the C.S.A. examiner; entered the mails at Charleston, S.C. with an Aug 1 (1864) c.d.s. and a handstamped "Paid 10"; a U.S. 3¢ rose is uncanceled as the cover never entered the U.S. mails. Includes the original, well-written letter, datelined "Officers Prison Fort Delaware July 14th 1864" from Lt. W.E. Johnson to his wife in Liberty Hill, S.C. with interesting details of life since his capture. The letter bears a mint U.S. 3¢ rose lightly affixed to the upper right corner for his wife's convenience when writing back.


The prisoner, 2nd Lt. W.E. Johnson, Jr., was later taken to Morris Island as one of the Immortal 600. (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

Opening US$ 750.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:09:53 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 12
Symbol: C
Cat No: eorge

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Two covers, one clearly 1862, the other most likely 1863, from the same sender in Baltimore to different Immortal 600 prisoners at Fort Delaware: Lt. G(eorge) W. Finley [56th Infantry] and Lt. J(ames) E. Cobb [5th Texas Infantry], each with a 3¢ rose tied by blue Baltimore target duplex, Apr 5 and Apr 12., Fine. The sender, Cora Williams, was a friend of Lt. Cobb. (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000

Opening US$ 375.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:10:10 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 13
Symbol: C

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ rose and postmarked Vicksburg, Miss., Aug 27, 1864; carried by Mississippi River Steamboat, rated manuscript "2" (cents due), to William D. Postlethwaite [Co. A, 9th Louisiana Cav.], a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware; a bit soiled, Fine, Only two covers are recorded with this manuscript 2¢ due marking. (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000

Opening US$ 375.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:10:23 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 14
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1864

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover from Lt. James M. Buchanan Jr. to his mother in England; rated "Due 24¢" at Delaware City, the unpaid rate to England.; at Philadelphia, the 3¢ rose, which is tied by a Delaware City target duplex, Nov 10 (1864), was credited and the charge corrected to 21¢ with a "21/Phila. Br. Pkt./Nov11" c.d.s.; backstamped London, Nov 24; vertical & horizontal file folds, abrasion in the address and other small faults, Fine appearance. One of two known P.O.W. covers to England.


Buchanan's father, James M. Buchanan Sr., was Postmaster of Baltimore from 1845 to 1849. (Image)

Estimate $500-750

Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:10:39 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 15
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1865

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover to Lt. Eugene F. Cordell at Fort Delaware with manuscript free frank, "Geo Read Riddle, U.S.S." and postmarked with a Wilmington, Del. c.d.s., Jun 2 (1865); bit of insignificant contemporaneous "doodling" partly erased, Fine to Very Fine. Only recorded use of a Congressional free frank to a captured C.S.A. soldier.


George Read Riddle served as a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1864 until his death in 1867 . (Image)

Estimate $400-600

Opening US$ 2,200.00
Sold...US$ 2,200.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:13:12 EST
Sold For 2200

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 16
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1865

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover with a Delaware City target duplex, Apr 6 (1865), tying a 3¢ rose; with original letter datelined "Div 31, Fort Delaware, April 4th, 1865", from Lt. Arnold F. Clarke to Sallie M.H. Fulton in Baltimore; in part, "We heard Richmond fell last night…the cannons roared a 100 gun salute. Gloom and despair throughout the prison."; minor slight tape stain in address, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $350-500

Opening US$ 180.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:13:48 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 17
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1865

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover to Capt. John M. Humphreys, a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware; [Greenville. Va.] "Paid 5" in circle struck twice - making up the C.S.A. 10¢ rate - and pen-canceled; Old Point Comfort c.d.s., Feb 7 (1865) with a cork-canceled 3¢ rose; manuscript "Exd JI" at Fort Monroe, Fine to Very Fine. No more than five handstamp paid markings on South-to-North P.O.W. mail are recorded. (Image)

Estimate $400-600

Opening US$ 200.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:14:06 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 18
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1864

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover from a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a neat Delaware City target duplex, Oct 8 (1864); light examiner's oval, "Prisoner's Letter Examined, Fort Delaware, Del."; addressed to Vicksburg, Miss. where it was handstamped "Advertised" and apparently not claimed; reduced slightly at the left, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $300-400

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:14:21 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 2
Symbol: C
Cat No: 11

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Smuggled cover and letter dated Feb 23, 1865, from Lt. A.H. Mansfield, 8th N.C. Infantry [Clingman's Brigade] to William Grimes, editor of a Raleigh, N.C. Newspaper; hand carried by "Politeness of Capt. Burgwin" and placed in the mail at Raleigh; franked with a 10¢ blue type I (11), irregularly separated and lightly tied by a faint, illegible Raleigh, N.C. c.d.s.; an over-paid drop letter.; cover Very Fine, letter has some splitting at ends of folds, one tape-repaired, Very Fine.


Lt. Mansfield expresses hopes for becoming part of a prisoner exchange and notes that, "In a few days, a small group of officers will leave here for the South, among whom is Capt. Burgwin of Raleigh, through whose kindness I send my letter." . (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000

Opening US$ 375.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:01:51 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 3
Symbol: C
Cat No: ohn

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Money letter for "$2. U.S. currency" - a handmade envelope from colorful wallpaper - addressed to "J(ohn) Q(uincy) A(dams), Miller, Confederate Prisoner of War, Fla. Vols [Abell's Co., Florida Light Artillery], Care Major Mulford, Steamer New York, Fort Delaware, Del., Per flag of truce, Via Fortress Monroe"; franked with a uncanceled 3¢ rose (sent by courier from Old Point Comfort), Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:02:13 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 4
Symbol: C

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Small hand carried cover to Lieut. John Harleston at Fort Delaware from his Cousin Sabina Wells, docketed May 10, 1865. Harleston was one of the earliest Confederate P.O.W.s. Harleston was the Executive Officer on the Confederate privateer, Savannah, when it was captured in June 1861. He was tried as a pirate and confined in New York for a time. Later, captured again, Lt. Harleston, 1st S.C. Artillery, became one of the last prisoners, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:07:02 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 5
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1864

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover with a Delaware City target duplex, Dec. 27 (1864), tying a 3¢ rose; with original letter datelined "Division 31, Fort Delaware, Dec. 25, 1864, from Lt. D.M. McRae to Sallie M.H. Fulton in Baltimore; in part, "Well this is Christmas day…I must pass this day just as I pass all other days in prison.", Very Fine. The handstamped "Examined" oval had been discontinued by this time. (Image)

Estimate $100-150

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:07:19 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 6
Symbol: C
Cat No: 65

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., cover from Lt. Earl Carson Andis [Grayson Dare Devils], a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware, to his mother in Elk Creek, Va.; 3¢ rose (65) tied Delaware City. Del. c.d.s., Jul. 26, 1862., marked "Exd by Maj. H Segebarth" [2nd Pa. Artillery]; entered C.S.A. mail at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Aug. 14 c.d.s. with matching "10" (due); manuscript "Exmd WR.F" by Confederate censor, Very Fine, signed B. Green. (Image)

Estimate $600-800

Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:07:55 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 7
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1865

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Cover from a P.O.W. to Mr. J.W. Johnston, Sommerville, Ala.; 3¢ rose tied by a Delaware City target duplex, Feb. 28 (1865); routed via Nashville (red manuscript "Via Nashville, Tenn") and New Orleans, the latter indicated by the manuscript "Examined & forwarded, Wm H. Sterling, Capt. 1st U.S. Infty. Agt. of Exch."; Capt. Sterling was in charge of the New Orleans Prisons at this time. Very Fine. The only cover known with this routing. (Image)

Estimate $500-750

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:08:17 EST
Sold For 275

Sale No: 770
Lot No: 8
Symbol: C
Cat No: Wade's

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Printed circular, about 5" x 8", from the Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners; folded, addressed and sent to "Nat[haniel] Lyon, Sgt. Div 10, D.D.D." [Co. K 8th (Wade's) Conf. Cavalry], a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware. The circular clearly defines which items may be received by prisoners, and under what rules.; minor splitting at folds, Very Fine. (Image)

Estimate $500-750

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:08:42 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 9
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1865

image Fort Delaware - Delaware City, Del., Turned cover to Capt. John M. Humphreys [52nd Va. Inf.], a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware; Old Point Comfort c.d.s., Jan 17 (1865) with a 3¢ rose tied by an Old Point Comfort Maltese cross; manuscript "Exd" at War Department in Richmond; original use franked with a four-margin C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I (11) tied by an Apr 23 (1864) Richmond c.d.s., to Dr. Wm. F. Humphreys, Brownsburg, va., Very Fine. Double error in the postmark: month & day upside down, month should be Jan. not Jun. (Image)

Estimate $400-600

Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 13:09:11 EST
Sold For 275
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