Confederacy, Johnsons Island, Sandusky, O. Orange cover with "Prisoner's Letter, Johnson's Island, O., Examined, T O C" oval examiner's handstamp on orange cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by target cancel duplexed with "Sandusky O., Dec 25 '64" cds to Baltimore Md., original datelined letter accompanies from George Hunter to his cousin, Very Fine and choice strike of examiner's oval.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Confederacy, Rock Island Barracks (Rock Island, Ill.). Inbound money letter cover to prisoner John W. Howell in "Barracks 43", franked with 1863, 10¢ blue + U.S., 1861 3¢ rose (defective) both left uncanceled, manuscript "$5 U.S. Currency" with erasure of pencil "Through the lines" endorsement above, pencil "ex" examiner's marking below stamps and light "C" in red crayon indicating cover containing currency; cover reduced and with erasures (cleaning) at left, F.-V.F., with detailed biography & 1999 C.S.A. certificate.
Scott No. 12+U.S. 65; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Confederacy, Rock Island Barracks, Rock Island, Ill. Blue oval "R.I. Barracks, Prisoner's Letter, Examined" handstamp, U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose (65) canceled by target, "Rock Island Ill. Feb. 21 '65" double-circle datestamp on unsealed buff cover to Miss Fanny Grimes in Bristol Conn., forwarded to Rocky Hill Conn. with manuscript "Ford 3", Very Fine and late prisoner-of-war use, the sender could have been Edward C. Grimes or George Grimes - both of whom are buried in Rock Island cemetery.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300