(Civil War Patriotic) Contraband Barricade. Come and Get Your Property., red and blue battlefield design on cover to Akron, O., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at right) tied by "Cleveland, O., Sep 23, 1861" cds and grid handstamp canceling; slight cover reduction at right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 65  Estimate $100 - 150. Before the Emancipation Proclamation, it was not possible to legally seize slaves from their owner in areas of the Confederacy occupied by Union armies. To avoid this problem, such slaves were declared to be contraband property under the rules of war. $0 (Image)