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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale: 770

Union Civil War Postal History
Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons
West Virginia
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 215
Symbol: C
Cat No: Kanawha Court House

image Provost Marshal Prison - Kanawha C.H. (W) Va., Patriotic envelope - rare design - "The Picket Guard" (Weiss SC-NB 83, but in red) hand-carried usage from Pvt. Harlow Huse, 22nd Va. Cavalry, a P.O.W. in the Kanawha District Provost Marshal Prison, to his mother in nearby Fayetteville (W)Va.; manuscript "Examined J.L. Hilt, Capt & Pro. Mar" by Capt. Joseph L. Hilt, 12th Ohio Infantry; small tears at the top and slight toning, Fine. Includes a photocopy of a page from a prison log book incorrectly listing Huse as "Harlan" instead of "Harlow". The only recorded example from here.


Huse was captured May 23, 1862 and spent less than two weeks at Kanawha C.H. before being transferred to Wheeling, Va., then Columbus, Ohio. (Image)

Estimate $1,800-2,000

Opening US$ 1,000.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:47:40 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 770
Lot No: 216
Symbol: C
Cat No: Martinsburg

image Union Prison - Martinsburg, W.Va., U.S. Sanitary Commission envelope from Pvt. Oscar Wiley, a P.O.W. at the Union Prison in Martinsburg, to Bethany W.Va.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Martinsburg c.d.s., Nov 30 (1864); docketed "Oscar Riley, Prisoner"; stamp slightly damaged, Fine. The only recorded P.O.W. example from here and a rare use of a U.S. Sanitary Commission envelope by a Confederate soldier held prisoner.


Wiley was a deserter from the 20th Va. Cavalry who had reported to U.S. forces operating in the West Virginia area. He was held at Martinsburg briefly until he could be administered the Oath of Allegiance and released. Included is a photocopy of a page from a prison "tri-monthly Report of deserters from the rebel army", dated Jan 1, 1865, where Wiley is listed as "Took the Oath and released Dec 31." . (Image)

Estimate $1,500-1,800

Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00


Closed..Jun-14-2022, 14:48:34 EST
Sold For 950
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