Worldwide United States (Flag of Truce) "Per Flag of Truce"
Sale No: 60
Lot No:1769
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Cat No:63
(Flag of Truce) "Per Flag of Truce", manuscript endorsement on homemade cover sent from a Southern town bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 2¢ black (73), perf flaws, tied by matching segmented circular grids to Georgetown D.C., matching "Old Point Comfort Va. Sep 3" cds, sent from a Southern town, Very Fine and scarce use, ex-Watt White; with 1991 A.P.S. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750. Even during the hostilities of the Civil War, some mail traveled between the North and South through Old Point Comfort (the nearest post office to Ft. Monroe, the point of entry into Union territory from the South) or to the Richmond, VA post office for southbound mail. $0 (Image)