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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Hospitals and Prisons, Post-War Express

Lot

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Lot Description

2296

Soldier's Letter, McClellan Hospital. Large oval handstamp at left of buff cover, manuscript "Due 3" at top, "Rising Sun Pa. Jul. 13" circular datestamp, reduced at right where opened roughly, otherwise Fine, unusual, McClellan Hospital was located in Philadelphia (Image)

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E. $ 100-150

SOLD for $150.00
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2297

3c Rose (65). Bright color, replacement for stamp which fell off, "tied" by target cancel, indistinct circular datestamp on cover to New Orleans with red "Hurrah for Grant! Union!" Patriotic design, partly readable strike of "Prisoner's Letter, Examined, G.S.B., Johnson's Island" oval handstamp struck over patriotic design, "Union" is also crossed out, some edge flaws and waterstaining, otherwise Very Fine, reportedly unique example of this design used for a prisoner's letter (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $650.00
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2298

"Fort Warren March 18th / '64”. Dateline on prisoner-of-war letter (no cover) from Captain Frank M. Battle, 21st Tennessee Cavalry, to Mrs. Susan L. Taylor of Newport, Kentucky (a philanthropist to Southern soldiers incarcerated at Northern prison camps), letter transcribed in full and expresses shame in having to ask for charity saying that you wrote to me kind and encouraging letters and appeared to me more like my own Mother than a stranger...one of my relatives were allowed to send me anything, no Express being allowed to pass from Nashville to Confederate prisoners”, band of toning at left, still Very Fine, accompanied by interesting background on Frank Battle and his Civil War exploits including donning women’s clothing to go into Nashville to spy on the Union (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

CLOSED
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2299

Point Lookout Parole Camp. Cover docketed Portsmouth Va. to Parole Camp, Camp Lookout Md., "Norfolk Va. Mar. 17, 1865" double-circle datestamp, 3c Rose (65) tied by target cancel, manuscript "Ex" censor mark, Very Fine, a scarce cover to Point Lookout Parole Camp, well known as a prison and used as a parole camp late in the war, fewer than five covers are known, also incl. second cover on "U.S. Christian Commission" corner card, from Annapolis Md. to Pottstown N.Y., endorsed "Soldier's Letter", with "Annapolis Md. Sep. 29 '64" double-circle datestamp and "Due 3" straightline, includes letter from paroled prisoner regarding a friend still at Danville Va. Prison, Very Fine, ex Walske (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
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2300

Old Point Comfort, Va. Small civilian flag-of-truce inner cover, with enclosed letter datelined "Pickalord?, August 29th 1864" to Baltimore, outer cover with C.S.A. postage discarded, bearing 3c Rose (65), tied by quartered cork (replaced bulls-eye at Old Point Comfort in March 1864), entered U.S. mails with "Old Point Comfort Va. Sep. 14" double-circle datestamp, lengthy contents refer to "your letter by flag of truce of the 5th inst. was received...", and "I enclose you four stamps. I believe this is not prohibited and you can return the compliment.", letter with numerous reinforced splits, cover Very Fine, an immaculate flag-of-truce cover sent via Richmond and Old Point Comfort, ex Walske (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
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2301

10c Blue, Die B (12). Large margins to touched at bottom, tied by "Richmond Va. Sep. 27" (1864) circular datestamp on inner flag-of-truce cover to Joseph Desher Pickett, Lewis' Brigade, Bate's Div., Army of Tennessee, with sender's directive "Flag of Truce" and "Via Richmond", small piece of backflap missing, Extremely Fine, this was the inner envelope sent inside another cover to Old Point Comfort, flag-of-truce covers to Confederate military addresses are extremely unusual (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
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2302

No Lot.

$ 0.00

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2303

Charleston S.C. Inner cover to Hamilton N.Y., docketed in pencil "Written Sept. 25 come Nov. 10.", manuscript "Exd + appd LCC" and "Ex J.O.C." censor markings, latter known used in Nov. 1864 (Harrison p. 45), U.S. postage paid by 3c Rose (65), cancelled by target, entered mails with "Port Royal S.C. Nov. 5, 1864" double-circle datestamp, couple light toning spots, otherwise Very Fine, noted on back to be from Rickersville Hospital but no markings or contents to confirm, nevertheless a scarce flag-of-truce cover sent via Pocotaligo and Port Royal, ex Walske (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $275.00
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2304

Columbia South Carolina. Two prisoner-of-war covers from Samuel C. Pierce to Rochester N.Y., exchanged through the scarcer Confederate-controlled Pocatoligo and U.S.-controlled Port Royal flag-of-truce route, first with "Phila Pa. Jul. 26, 1864" circular datestamp, "U.S. Ship" and "Due 3" straightline handstamps on cover to Rochester N.Y. with original contents, flag-of-truce and soldier's endorsements, restored at top and missing part of side flap, second cover with "Port Royal S.C. Sep. 18, 1864" double-circle datestamp, also addressed to Rochester on homemade cover with enclosed homemade letter, examined, agent of exchange, flag-of-truce and soldier endorsements, "Due 3" straightline, minor cover wear and small tear, receipt docketing enhanced with pen, Very Fine appearing pair of prisoner covers, both accompanied by transcriptions of letters and biographical information (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
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2305

Roper Hospital, Camp Sorghum, South Carolina. Two Prisoner-of-War covers, first from Boston to Benjamin S. Calef, "Prisoner of War, Charleston, S.C., Care of Lt. Col. (later General) Stewart L. Woodford, Maj. Gen. Foster's Staff, Hilton Head", 3c Rose (65) tied by cork cancel with red "Boston Mass. Oct. 17 " double-circle datestamp, censored with bold "Ex H.H.R." initials of Capt. Hugh Hamilton Rogers, cover with original letter from his sister including charming penciled sketch, endorsed at left "Prisoner to be in Columbia, S.C." indicating the prisoner had been moved to Camp Sorghum due to an outbreak of Yellow Fever in Charleston, second cover endorsed "Benjamin S. Calef Lt 2 & DC Prisoner of War" to his Father in Salem, Mass., sent from Camp Sorghum (Columbia) with manuscript censor's marking "Exd. J.C. Martin, Capt.", 3c Rose and C.S.A. 10c Blue (a replacement hinged in place for the original stamp which dropped off), "Old Point Comfort Dec. 10" (1864) double-circle datestamp, original enclosure datelined "C.S.A. Prison, Columbia, S.C., November 18th, 1864", letter asks for box of provisions and mentions the hope of a special (prisoner) exchange

VERY FINE PAIR OF PRISONER-OF-WAR COVERS BOTH TO AND FROM A CAPTURED UNION OFFICER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ONLY SIX COVERS ARE RECORDED TO ROPER HOSPITAL.

Accompanied by bios and photos of both Benjamin Shreve Calef and Stewart Lyndon Woodford. Calef was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864 and confined to Macon as well as Charleston and Columbia. (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

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2306

Appomattox Court House, Va. April 10th, 1865, Parole Document. Ruled paper measuring 200 x 78mm with lathe design at left, a printed document stating that Private John E. Barineau, "a paroled prisoner of the Army of Northern Virginia, has permission to go to his home, and there remain undisturbed," signed by a Union officer, faults incl. old scotch tape stains at corners, otherwise Fine, a wonderful artifact of the Civil War, accompanied by information from a descendant of the soldier (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $550.00
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