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Confederacy Letterman General Hospital
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Confederacy, Letterman General Hospital, two covers from captured Southern "Capt. B. F. Little" and addressed to his wife at Little's Mill, Richmond County, North Carolina, the first cover is written from Letterman General Hospital near Gettysburg, franked with United States 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue "Gettysburg, Pa./Jul. 24, 1863" double circle postmark in combination with CSA 10¢ blue tied by "Richmond, Va./Aug. 4, 1863" cds, cover with manuscript notation at left "Through the Commanding Officer/Fortress Monroe, Va." with "Ex, F.R.K." examiner's initials alongside, second cover sent from Ft. McHenry in Baltimore franked with United States 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue target duplexed with "Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10, 1863" double-circle postmark in combination with CSA 10¢ blue tied by "Richmond, Va., Dec. 18, 1863" cds, cover with manuscript notation at left "Through the Commanding Officer, Fortress Monroe from, Prisoner of War, B.F. Little, Capt., Co. 52nd N.C. Regt." with examiners initials and "via Flag of Truce" endorsement alongside; second cover with small bit of flap torn away, Extremely Fine, the Letterman Hospital cover is pictured in the Harrison book on Prisoner's Mail; second cover with 1981 P.F. certificate. Estimate  $5,000 - 7,500. A VERY RARE AND HISTORIC PAIR OF LETTERMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL COVERS. The Letterman General Hospital was set-up on July 20 after the Battle of Gettysburg in an effort to consolidate the wounded and provide more effective treatment. Prior to that the wounded were scattered throughout dozens of field hospitals. The hospital was located in Camp Letterman, about one mile east of Gettysburg on the George Wolf farm. $0 (Image)



Opening US$ 7,000.00
Sold...US$ 7,000.00


Closed..Jun-01-2016, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 7000


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