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Union Civil War Postal History Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons Ohio
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 142
Symbol: C
Cat No: Cincinnati
McLean Barracks - Cincinnati, Ohio, Cover from Pvt. William Wall [Co. E, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry], a P.O.W. at McLean Barracks; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Cincinnati grid duplex, Sep 5 (1863), to Cynthiana, Ky., Very Fine, Fewer than 400 prisoners were confined at McLean Barracks, the most likely reason that only two covers from there are recorded.
Included is the original "chatty" letter to Wall's mother, in part, "The wine and other things came through without breaking. The boys enjoyed the Chicken & other fixens, hugely, at supper last night and breakfast this morning" . (Image)
Estimate $250-350
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:13:40 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 143
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Otis Johnson, [Co. A, 1st Maryland Cavalry] to his father, Dr. James T. Johnson, Frederick City, Md.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a light Columbus target duplex, Oct 7 (1864), and there is a nicely struck type C examiner's handstamp (PWH-23), Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $200-250
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:14:07 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 144
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; sent as an "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail, entering the C.S.A. mails at Huntsville, Ala. with a blue Huntsville c.d.s., Mar 28, 1862, and a matching handstamped "DUE/5" (type M).; red manuscript "Examd & Approved By A.S. Ballard Major 74th Reg OVUSA Camp Chase O" by the prison commander. Only 4 known this route. One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Huntsville. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:14:37 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 145
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a prisoner at Camp Chase to Baltimore, Md.; a clear Columbus target duplex, Jan 18 (1864), ties a 3¢ rose and there is a partial, but identifiable, type A Camp Chase examiner's handstamp (PWH-22); somewhat worn with opening tears at the top, Fine. The earliest reported usage of this Camp Chase examiner's handstamp. (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 80.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:14:56 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 146
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Adversity usage: a newspaper wrapper fashioned from a page from an old (Oct 1861) Wheeling (W)Va. newspaper with an adhesive mailing label dated "18Aug62" to citizen prisoner, "Dr. Alfred Hughes, Camp Chase Prison No. 3 Care Capt D B Tiffany [prison Provost Marshal], Columbus, O."; opened irregularly on three sides, Fine and rare. One of only three recorded newspaper wrappers sent to a P.O.W. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:15:25 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 147
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover and enclosed letter from Pvt. John M. Florey [18th Va. Cavalry] to his cousin in Green Castle, Sullivan Co., Mo.; a 3¢ rose is tied by a Columbus target duplex, Jul 29 (1864), and there is a mostly complete type A examiner's handstamp (PWH-22); minor edge flaws, Fine to Very Fine.
In the letter, dated Jul 27, 1864, Florey tells his cousin that he has "been in the 'rebel' service three years have been wounded once and am a prisoner the second time." He asks for assistance because he "was captured without a change of clothing and not a cent of federal money." . (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:15:51 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 148
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Adversity usage: a twice-used envelope, the first usage from [Pvt. Pearson Wetzel, 7th Va. Cavalry] to Dovesville, Rockingham Co., Va. with (presumably) a 3¢ rose postmarked Columbus, O., Jun 20 (1862); the U.S. stamp was removed and replaced with a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I, which was pen cancel, the cover being readdressed to Moorfield, Hardy Co., Va.; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,300
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:16:17 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 149
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a "Prison Bars" grid alongside and postmarked by a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Mar 12, 1862; entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue handstamped "DUE 10" (type H/K) for c.d.s. postage, but no Petersburg datestamp; manuscript "Examd By A.S. Ballard, Major 74th Reg. 0.V.U.S.A., Camp Chase O" by the prison commander; lower right corner slightly nicked, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,300
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:16:39 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 150
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio,Money letter to citizen prisoner, T.H. Bakewell; franked with a blue grid-canceled 3¢ rose alongside a Wheeling, Va. c.d.s., Jul 30 (1861; censor's penciled "Ex, Gray" and enclosing $5 as indicated the blue crayon "Reg. & Dist. by Gray $5". Included is the original letter from Bakewell's wife, datelined Elizabeth Town, July 28, 1862, complaining of the lack of efficiency in the mail delivery, Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $500-600
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:17:01 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 151
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover - the "inside" envelope - from Pvt. Francis M. Cunningham [62nd Mounted Va. Infantry], franked with a pair of C.S.A. 5¢ green, Stone 2 tied by two partial strikes of Richmond, Va. Oct (1864) c.d.s.; to Cunningham's mother in Marion, Parry Co., Alabama; insignificant vertical file fold at the right, Fine to Very Fine, The only recorded use of a pair of five-cent greens on a P.O.W. cover. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 650.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:17:36 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 152
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Camp Chase to Nicholasville, Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose and postmarked Columbus, Aug 14 (1863); examiner's manuscript "Exd E.L. Webber Lt Col 88 O." by the prison commander; stamp quite skillfully replaced, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $250-300
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:17:57 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 153
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from R.M. Hughes, a prisoner at Camp Chase to his cousin in Louisville, Ky.; 3¢ rose tied by a Columbus target duplex, Jan 12 (1864); manuscript "Examd Lt. Col Poten" by the prison commander; reduced somewhat at the right, cutting off the edge of the stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. This is the latest reported usage of a manuscript examined marking at this prison. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:18:15 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 154
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Camp Chase to Williamstown, Grant Co., Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a "Prison Bars" grid alongside a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Jan 5 (1862); censor's manuscript "Exd Lt. MT Wright, off. P. Guard"; stamp and postmarks applied upside down, damp stain at the upper right, reduced slightly at the right, otherwise Very Fine. This is the earliest reported usage from this prison, signed B. Green. (Image)
Estimate $250-300
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:18:32 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 155
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Camp Chase
Camp Chase - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a green "Prison Bars" grid alongside a Columbus, O. c.d.s., Mar 5 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Mar 24 Petersburg c.d.s. on the back and a handstamped "DUE 10" (type H/K) for c.d.s. postage on the front; manuscript "Examd By A.S. Ballard, Major 74th Reg. 0.V.U.S.A." by the prison commander; opened roughly at the right, small worm damages at the lower left, otherwise Very Fine. One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Petersburg.
One of only four recorded P.O.W. usages sent via Petersburg and believed to be the only recorded Camp Chase P.O.W. usage with green Columbus markings.. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:18:53 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 156
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Lunatic Asylum
Lunatic Asylum - Columbus, Ohio, Twice-forwarded cover and enclosed letter to Lt. William Wilson [89th Va. Militia]; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Williamsport Md. c.d.s., Apr 6 (1862) and sent originally to Camp Chase with examiner's "Ex Gray" and "2" & "5" in pencil, not found at Camp Chase, so forwarded to Johnson's Island, Sandusky, O. with a May 17 Sandusky c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 3" used to send it back to Columbus to the Lunatic Asylum; soiled an damp stained, the stamp with worm damage. The only reported usage to the Lunatic Asylum.
The Official Records note that the Lunatic Asylum was used from time to time to house "indigent" prisoners who were as a form of parole.
In the long, partly damp stained letter, Wilson's wife writes of her intention to sell their home and move herself and her children to Ohio to be near her husband. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:19:22 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 157
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Ohio State Penit
Ohio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from one of Morgan's officers at the Penitentiary; 3¢ rose tied by a neat Columbus target duplex, Feb 27 (1864); to Louisville, Ky. and forwarded to Elizabethtown, Ill. with a blue Mar 6 Louisville c.d.s. and a manuscript "Ford 3"; examiner's "Ex NM" by Nathaniel Merion, Prison Warden, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:19:43 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 158
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Ohio State Penit
Ohio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Maj. Robert S. Bullock [8th Ky. Cavalry - "Morgan's Raiders"], a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary; to his wife in Lexington, Ky.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a neat Columbus target duplex, Dec 7 (1863); manuscript "Ex R. Lamb Assistant & A.D.C."; reduced slightly at the left, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:20:14 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 159
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Ohio State Penit
Ohio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from Maj. Robert S. Bullock [8th Ky. Cavalry - "Morgan's Raiders"], a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary, to highlights wife in Lexington, Ky.; 3¢ rose tied by a Columbus c.d.s., Nov 10 (1863); manuscript "Ex, WA. Judkins ADC"; reduced somewhat at the left, just into examiner's "Ex", Fine. (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:21:14 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 160
Symbol: C
Cat No: Columbus Ohio State Penit
Ohio State Penitentiary - Columbus, Ohio, Cover from General John Hunt Morgan, a P.O.W. at the Ohio State Penitentiary, hand-carried through the lines to his mother-in-law "Care Prov. Marshal, Murfreesboro, Tenn."; manuscript "Examined, WA. Judkins, A.D.C."; 43 known, the original letter is in the U.N.C. library, Fine to Very Fine, signed Kimbrough. (Image)
Estimate $150-200
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:21:37 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 161
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from an unidentified P.O.W. at Johnson's lsland to Mrs. M.R.H. Garnett, Hoboken, N.J.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Sandusky target duplex, May 29, 1865; examiner's manuscript "Ex G.S.B." at the prison, Extremely Fine.
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett was a U.S. congressman from Virginia and a Virginia delegate to the first C.S.A. Congress, who died of typhoid fever in February 1864. (Image)
Estimate $250-300
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:21:56 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 162
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Capt. J.M. Davis, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Sandusky target duplex, May 15, 1865; with handstamped "Prisoner's Letter Examined" oval (PWH-25) with "J. JORDAN", Very Fine.
The cover is addressed to Mrs. Mary P. Garnett, Hoboken, N.J., the widow of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett, a U.S. congressman from Virginia and a Virginia delegate to the first C.S.A. Congress, who died of typhoid fever in February 1864. (Image)
Estimate $250-300
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:22:19 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 163
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Knoxville, Tenn. to J.A. Ish, a political prisoner, at Ohio's Camp Chase; postmarked with a weak Knoxville c.d.s., Jan (1865) and a manuscript "Paid 3"; however, Ish, a Southern sympathizer, had been moved to Johnson's Island so the cover was handstamped "Due 3" for forwarding postage and redirected; the "3" was changed to "6" in manuscript, a seemingly harsh interpretation of the penalty rate, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:22:44 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 164
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Small cover to Johnson's Island prisoner, Capt. John J. Miller [12th Regt. Mo. State Guard Cavalry], "Care of Major Pierson"; sent unfranked from Mary E. Burd, his future wife; postmarked with a St. Louis, Mo. c.d.s., Apr 16 (1864) and a handstamped "Due 6", the penalty rate for unpaid mail, Very Fine. Postage Due mail to a P.O.W. is very rare. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:23:31 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 165
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. William G. Mebane [13th Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a light Sandusky target duplex, Feb 15, 1865; a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I is tied by a clear Johnson's Island Prisoner's Letter oval handstamp with examiner John Coder's initials "J.C." (PWH-25) and by a very faint Richmond c.d.s. as it entered the C.S.A. mails; to Mebaneville [later Mebanesville], Alamance County, N.C., Very Fine. This is the illustrated example in the C.S.A. Catalog. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:25:09 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 166
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover to Pvt. Richard E. Hawks, "Co. A, 9th Va. Regt., Steward's Brigade, Pickett's Division", Richmond, Va.; franked with a pen-canceled 10¢ blue K&B type II and postmarked with a mostly clear Hicksford, Va. c.d.s., Mar 28 (1865); mailed five days before Hawks was captured. Despite delays caused by the fall of Richmond, the letter was eventually delivered to him at Johnson's Island with no indication of U.S. postage; manuscript ""too long, June 2, Gil"" by prison censor, Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $250-300
Opening US$ 130.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:25:29 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 167
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; hand-carried to Richmond, Va.—as indicated by the manuscript "Kindness of Lt. Thos B. Sykes"—where it entered the C.S.A. mails with a Jun 22 c.d.s. and a handstamped "DUE 10" (type Q); reduced slightly at the right, Very Fine. The earliest recorded cover from Johnson's Island through Richmond. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:25:57 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 168
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Pair of covers between Johnson's Island P.O.W., Capt. Wesley Makely [18th Va. Cavalry], and his wife in Alexandria, Va.; each franked with a 3¢ rose, Makely's tied by a Sandusky target duplex, Nov 10, 1864, his wife's by an Alexandria target duplex, Dec 13 (1864); both bear the handstamped "Prisoner's Letter Examined" oval with the initials "T.O.C."; the first has very minor edge flaws, otherwise both are Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:27:05 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 169
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a grid cancel alongside a 24mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jul 11 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Jul 26 Petersburg c.d.s. and a handstamped (due) "10"; manuscript "Examined at hdqtrs by Lt. Weber'', and "Exd D.B" at Sandusky, then "Ex" at Petersburg, Fine. One of only two recorded from Johnson's Island through Petersburg. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:27:37 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 170
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Illustrated advertising cover to Lt Col. Alex M. Davis, 45th Va. Infantry, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ rose alongside a New York, N.Y. c.d.s. Jul 24 (1865); as Davis had been released, the cover was forwarded to Independence, Grayson Co., Va. with a blue Sandusky c.d.s., Jul. 31, 1865, and a matching "DUE 3"; the cover is an all-over pink advertising cover for Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va.; opened roughly at the left, Fine. This is the latest reported usage to the prison at Johnson's Island - there were only seven prisoners there at this time. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:28:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 171
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a neat 24mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jul 21 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, Va. with a partial Aug 9 c.d.s. and a handstamped "DUE 10"; manuscript "Exd, W.A.S.'' at the prison, "No Postage" and "X" at Richmond; cover with slightly clipped corners, Fine. The earliest recorded through the mails cover from Johnson's Island through Richmond. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:28:21 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 172
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover and letter from Capt. Duncan Carmichael, Asst. Q. Master, C.S.A. to a merchant firm in New York City; 3¢ rose tied by a clear blue Sandusky c.d.s., Oct 14 (1863); in the letter, Carmichael requests aid due to the ""fortunes of war"" rendering him "destitute of money and clothing"; cover with nicked lower left corner and part of top flap missing, Fine to Very Fine. An early use of Sandusky c.d.s. in blue. (Image)
Estimate $250-350
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:28:45 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 173
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island to Union-occupied New Orleans; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Sandusky target duplex, Sep 5, 1864; large manuscript "Ex GAR" by prison censor; sent in error through the lines to Richmond, Va. with a Sep 29 Richmond c.d.s. and (Due) "10"; sent back through the lines, receiving an Oct 10 Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s. (the 3¢ stamp canceled again by a quartered cork) and sent on to New Orleans; small tear at the bottom 2 known missent through the lines., Fine to Very Fine. One of only two recorded P.O.W. covers missent through the lines. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:29:10 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 174
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. W. Stovall, 55th N.C. Troops, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; bold Sandusky target duplex, Apr 7, 1864, and handstamped "DUE 6", the civilian rate for unpaid mail; examiner's manuscript "Ex RAH" at the prison; entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with a partial May 7 c.d.s. and a twice-struck "DUE 10" handstamp; small repair at the top and slightly discolored at the right, Fine to Very Fine. One of only three recorded P.O.W. covers with both U.S. and C.S.A. postage due. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:29:34 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 175
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Major William N. Berkeley, 8th Va. Infantry, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a segmented cork cancel alongside a Sandusky c.d.s., Dec 18 (1863); manuscript "Ex J.E. W." by prison censor; addressed to "Maj. Richard S Cox in Richmond, "Care Maj. Genl. Butler, Comdg. &c, Old Point Comfort" and "For Mrs. GWB" (Berkeley's wife), for local delivery in Richmond with no indication of C.S.A. postage; slightly damaged stamp appears to have been soiled prior to use, Fine to Very Fine, signed B. Green. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:29:57 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 176
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from an unidentified P.O.W. at Johnson's Island to A.P. Field, a Louisiana congressman in Washington D.C.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Sandusky c.d.s., Feb 28, 1865; with a perfectly struck "John J. Manor" 5-line examiner's handstamp (PWH-26) at the upper left; stamp with an extra row of vertical perforations at the right; cover with a sealed tear in the upper left corner, top flap missing Less than 15 known with this marking., otherwise Very Fine. Fewer than 15 examples of this handstamp are recorded—this is the illustrated example in the C.S.A. Catalog. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:30:16 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 177
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a 32mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jun 24 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Jul 17 Petersburg c.d.s. and a handstamped (due) "10"; examiner's penciled "Ex" obscured by the Petersburg c.d.s.; stamp slightly damaged, otherwise Very Fine. One of only two recorded from Johnson's Island through Petersburg. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:30:44 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 178
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover to Lt. Slaughter G. Cook [28th Miss. Infantry]; franked with a U.S. 3¢ 1857 (26), which was not accepted and partially removed, the cover marked with manuscript "Due 6 cts"; top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine.
Included is a letter from Miss Floride Clemson of Riverdale, Md. to her brother, a prison-mate of Cook's, in which she asks him to "thank Lt. Cook for his letter and the music he sent me" and encloses a pressed flower (still present) . (Image)
Estimate $200-300
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:31:07 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 179
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. J.E. Rich of Cobb's Ga. Legion, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island, to Brig. Gen. P.M.B. Young in Richmond, Va.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a clear Sandusky target duplex, Sep 28, 1864, with prison examiner's manuscript "Ex GSB"; partial Oct 14 Richmond c.d.s. and a "DUE 10" handstamp, the latter representing an 8¢ overcharge for a local delivery; top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:31:29 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 180
Symbol: C
Cat No: Sandusky
Johnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. William G. Mebane [13th Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a neat Sandusky target duplex, Sep 9, 1864; entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, with a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I tied by a Sep 27 Richmond c.d.s.; examiner's fancy manuscript "Ex. T.O.C." (Theodore E. Castle); to Mebaneville [later Mebanesville], Alamance County, N.C.; part of top flap missing, still Very Fine. (Image)
