Confederate States of America continued...
Blockade Covers continued...
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| 1621 |
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 Confederacy, Spartanburg, S.C. to Liverpool via Wilmington and Nassau. Cover originating in Charleston S.C. to John Grimball, in care of Fraser Trenholm & Co. in Liverpool, England, left Wilmington,
N.C. on the blockade runner Will-of-the-wisp or the Edith, arrived in Nassau with "Bahamas, Ap 30, 1864" transit backstamp applied upon arrival, sent unpaid with blue crayon "1/5 + 7 = 2/" (two shillings
due) and manuscript "2/-" due rating, Liverpool (5.8) arrival cds; cover wear and soiling with lower right corner repaired, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Lt. Grimball left Liverpool after receiving
this cover on the CSS "Shenandoah" and this cover travelled with him completely around the world, during which Lt. Grimball fired the last shot of the Civil War on a whaler in the North Pacific or Arctic Ocean. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Flag of Truce Covers
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| 1622 |
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 Confederacy, Norfolk Va., Apr 25, 1862. Blue double-circle datestamp with matching "Paid, 5 C" circular rating handstamp (CSA type C) on civilian flag-of-truce cover to Miss
Harriet Middleton at Charleston S.C., pencil "Exd" and "Postage Paid"; slightly reduced at top; probably enclosed in outer cover containing funds for postage and addressed to Fortress Monroe, typical of
flag-of-truce mail it was exchanged at Norfolk, F.-V.F., signed Kimbrough.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1623 |
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11+U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Civilian Flag of Truce. Red manuscript endorsement "Via Fortress Monroe and Flag of Truce" on 1864 orange cover to Gainesville Ala., bearing U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose
(small flaws), tied by "Memphis, Tenn., Jan 31" duplex, Confederate postage paid by 1863, 10¢ blue, large margins except piece out at left, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 18" cds; small stain spot, Very Fine,
illustrated in Shenfield on page 37, ex-Everett, Boshwit.
Scott No. 11+U.S. 65; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Prisoner of War Covers, Southern Prisons
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| 1624 |
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12+U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Camp Sorghum, Columbia S.C. Prisoner cover endorsed "Ben. S. Calef, Prisoner of War" to Salem, Mass., franked with manuscript canceled 1863, 10¢ blue and U.S. 1861,
3¢ rose just tied by segmented cork handstamp, matching "Old Point Comfort, Va., Dec 16" cds, manuscript censor "Exd. J.C. Martin, Capt. Comdg." marking (J.C. Martin, Commander of Guard Force), with original one page
enclosure datelined "C.S.M. (Camp Sorghum Molasses) Prison, Columbia S.C., November 18th, 1864" to his sister regarding his well being and release, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 12+U.S. 65; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER FROM CAMP SORGHUM. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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12+U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Camp Sorghum, Columbia S.C. Prisoner cover endorsed "Ben. S. Calef, Prisoner of War" to Salem, Mass., franked with manuscript canceled 1863, 10¢ blue, top margin single
and U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose just tied by segmented cork handstamp, matching "Old Point Comfort, Va., Dec 16" cds, manuscript censor "Exd. J.C. Martin, Capt. Comdg." marking (J.C. Martin, Commander of Guard Force), with
original one page enclosure datelined "C.S.M. (Camp Sorghum Molasses) Prison, Columbia S.C., November 18th, 1864" to his parents regarding the recent care package and his release, Very Fine and choice, with only twenty
covers recorded in Harrison.
Scott No. 12+U.S. 65; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER FROM CAMP SORGHUM.
(Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Florence Stockade, Florence, S.C. Cover with enclosure datelined "Camp near Florence, S.C., Feb 12th, 1865" with interesting content regarding the inspection tour and demise of
Brigadier General John H. Winder…I am still here but do not expect to remain much longer as we are looking for the prisoners to be moved at anytime. There was an order for them to be moved a week ago and General Winder come here to
superintend their removal but he dropped dead a few minutes after he got off the cars at Florence which stopped the moving of them at the time. We have not troops enough here to guard the stockade and the trains too while moving and we are now
awaiting the arrival of more troops., mentions other troop activities, General Sherman and Beauregard, etc.; cover addressed to Chester, S.C. and franked with uncanceled 1863, 10¢ blue, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $300
- 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1627 |
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2+U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury N.C. Prisoner cover endorsed "From Col. John S. Cocker, Prisoner of War, Salisbury, N.C." to Cambridge, N.Y., franked with 1861, 10¢ blue
and U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Salisbury, N.C., Jul 1862" cds, pencil "Ex W.R.F." examiner's marking and signed "W.B. Haslett PM" (Postmaster Army of the Potomac), with original three page enclosure
datelined "Garrison at Salisbury, N.C., July 9, 1862" to friend that mentions in part…At the time of our capture, Major Cassidy & myself were performing a dangerous raid what I believe an imperative duty conscious of having
fearlessly performed…There are confined here about 200 officers & several hundred privates & political prisoners who bear their imprisonment with noble fortitude; Confederate stamp mostly torn away after crossing the lines and some cover
wear, F.-V.F., still a rare combination usage and interesting letter from Salisbury Prison.
Scott No. 2+U.S. 65; Estimate $500 - 750.
(Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1628 |
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U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury N.C. Prisoner cover endorsed "From Col. John S. Cocker, Prisoner of War, Salisbury, N.C." to Cambridge, N.Y., franked with U.S. 1861, 3¢
rose tied by "New - York, Jun 12" cds and duplex target, manuscript "Exd., J.L.L." examiner's marking at left of Chief Clerk of Prison Lt. J.L. Lyerly, with lengthy four page enclosure datelined "Depot of Union Prisoners
of War, Salisbury, North Carolina, May 20, 1862" to his wife and mentions the unusual carriage of this letter from the prison…A released soldier has agreed to carry it for me in the lining of his boots. ; cover and letter
wear and soiling including separation at sides and tape stains, Fine, a rare usage from Salisbury Prison carried though the lines by an exchanged prisoner.
Scott No. U.S. 65; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury N.C. Double strike of blue "Cornish Flat, N.H. April 28" cds on 1862 cover with stamp replaced at upper right, addressed to "Albert S. Hall,
Prisoner of War, Salisbury, N. Carolina, via Norfolk, Virginia"; top back flap missing and slight soiling, Fine appearance, mainly because of the relatively smaller prison populations, early mail from the September 1861 to May 1862 routed
via Norfolk is rarer than POW mail after 1862, Hall was paroled shortly after this envelope was posted.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Private Albert L. Hall was a 21 year-old Cornish NH resident when he enlisted 5-21-1861 in Co. I, NH 2nd
Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Bull Run (1st Manassas). Military records show him confined at Richmond and then sent to New Orleans, La. Confederate government bought land for the prison on November 2, 1861 and the first prisoners arrived
December 9, 1861. Records show Hall as released 5-24-62 (place not stated). (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons
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| 1630 |
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U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Camp Chase, Columbus O. Prisoner's cover bearing U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose tied by sharp strike of "Columbus, O., Apr 27" duplex to Baltimore Md., "Examined, Camp
Chase, Lieut Col." circular handstamp (type Ib); small part of flap missing, Very Fine.
Scott No. U.S. 65; Estimate $150 - 200.
(Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, "Camp Chase Ohio Prison No. 1, Augt. 12th 1862". Dateline on prisoner's letter from G. Batterwell with original orange cover bearing 3¢ rose (65), tied by prison
bar grid cancel, matching bold "Columbus O, Aug 14" cds to Moundsville Va., manuscript "Exd, G.W.B. Allison, Col" examiner's marking, endorsed "Prisoner of War" at left, writer talks of refusing to take loyalty oath
to the United States, people being escorted to the Confederate lines, etc., Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The writer, G. Batterwell, is not found in the National Archives Civil War military records - assumed to be a
political prisoner, possibly a copperhead. Moundsville was Union Territory. Civilian Confederate sympathizers in West Virginia were rounded up early in the war and sent to prison camps. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Camp Chase, Columbus O. Newspaper wrapper franked with U.S. 1861, 1¢ blue tied by "Wheeling (W) Va." cds, with pink printed "Dr. Alfred Hughes, 19
Aug 62, Camp Chase Prison No. 3, Care Capt. D.B. Tiffany, Columbus, O." address label, Very Fine and choice, a very rare wrapper usage with only four or five examples known, illustrated in Harrison Prisoners' Mail From the American
Civil War (page 182).
Estimate; $500 - 750.
On May 23, 1861, with his sympathies being with the south, Dr. Hughes had voted for the Ordinance of Secession adopted in the Richmond Virginia Convention. He was incarcerated
as a political prisoner and sent to Camp Chase. He was exchanged in 1862 and went to Richmond where he practiced until 1865, when he moved to Baltimore.
(Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Camp Chase, Columbus, O. United States 1861 3¢ rose (small tear) tied by target cancel with "Columbus, O., Jan. 18" (1864) double circle postmark on cover to
Woodville, Missouri, handstamped with "Examined Lieut. Col. Poten/Camp Chase" circular censor's marking (Harrison Type Ia), minor corner wear, F.-V.F., this is the earliest recorded example of this type of Censor's
marking.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. Orange Prisoner of War cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by blue cork cancel duplexed with "Chicago Ill, Jul 29 '64" cds to William
Conrad, Williamstown, Kentucky, black "Camp Douglas, Examined, Prisoner's Letter" oval examiner's handstamp at bottom left, original enclosed letter datelined "Camp Douglas Illinois July 27th 1862" and signed "Henry R.
Brier, Co. A. 64 Va. Volunteers" to his grandparents in Kentucky reading in part "…The prison is getting a tiresome place for me. Although we are treated as well as could be expected…", Very Fine.
Estimate;
$400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1635 |
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 Confederacy, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. Cover franked with U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose (65) used with blue cork and matching "Chicago, Ill., Apr 24, '64" cds, to to Mrs. M.
Johnson in New Haven, Ky., "Camp Douglas, Prisoners Letter, Examined" oval handstamp (Harrison type I) used from Jan. 13-Apr. 24, 1864 in black, Very Fine, ex-Hedin.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1636 |
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65 |
 Confederacy, Clara Barton, Gen. Correspondent - Correspondence Office with Friends of Paroled Prisoners, Annapolis, Md. Printed corner card cover to Auburn, O., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose
(flaw) canceled by "Washington, D.C., Apr 28" cds and quartered cork duplex, with original enclosure of a printed form letter datelined "April 27, 1865" and signed by Clara Barton in the hand of her assistant Jules
Golay (a young Swiss volunteer) with note reading…Your communication of March 28 is received, and the name of Shaw Delos, Co. E 102 Ohio has been placed upon my lists. It will constitute my most earnest endeavor to bring these
lists within the notice of returned prisoners everywhere. Be assured that as soon as any information of interest to yourself is gained, it will be most promptly and cheerfully forwarded to you., Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A REMARKABLE MISSING PRISONER OF WAR NOTICE BY CLARA BARTON - LATER TO BE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
After the end of the American Civil War, Clara Barton discovered that
thousands of letters from distraught relatives to the War Department were going unanswered because the soldiers they were questioning about were buried in unmarked graves. Many of these soldiers were labeled just as "missing". Motivated to do
more about the situation, Miss Barton contacted President Lincoln in hopes that she would be allowed to respond officially to these unanswered inquiries. She was given permission, and "The Search for the Missing Men" commenced.
After
the war, she ran the Office of Missing Soldiers in Washington, D.C. The office's purpose was to find or identify soldiers killed or missing in action. Barton and her assistants (including Jules Foley who is given credit in letter) wrote
41,855 replies to inquiries and helped locate more than twenty-two thousand missing men. Barton spent the summer of 1865 helping find, identify, and properly bury 13,000 individuals who died in Andersonville prison camp, a Confederate prisoner-of-war
camp in Georgia. The union soldier in the above notice was one of these prisoners of Andersonville, and was paroled on April 18th shortly before Barton's letter of reply was written.
She continued this task over the next four years,
burying 20,000 more Union soldiers and marking their graves. Congress eventually appropriated $15,000 toward her project. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Commissary General of Prisoners, Official Business. Imprint with "Official Business" crossed out, on cover addressed to Maj. Genl. E.A. Hitchcock in Annapolis, Md., franked with
U.S, 1861 rose tied by "Washington D.C., Jan 6, 1863" cds, original enclosure with matching letter and interesting letter describing the exchange of prisoners and mentions possible executions; repaired cover nick at top with small portion of
imprint drawn in, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Fort Delaware, Delaware City Del. Orange cover bearing U.S. 2¢ black (73), faulty tied by circular grid cancel, used with 1¢ blue (63) replacement, sharp
"Delaware City Del, Jul 13" cds to New Orleans La., "Prisoner's Letter Examined. Fort Delaware Del." oval examiner's handstamp; reduced slightly at right, Fine appearance.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Confederacy, Fort Delaware, Delaware City Del. Orange cover bearing U.S. 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by grid cancel, matching "Delaware City, Del., Aug 2" cds to Miss Frank
Cunningham at Springfield Ky., clear "Prisoner's Letter Examined. Fort Delaware Del." oval examiner's handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1640 |
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11+U.S. 65 |
 Confederacy, Fort Delaware, Delaware City Del. Orange Prisoner's cover bearing U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Delaware City, Del., Jan 24" duplex and addressed to Mr. Jas. E.A.
Gibbs at Lowman's Mill Va., in combination with 1863, 10¢ blue, rich color, tied by "Richmond, Va., Feb 18" cds, no examiner's marking, endorsed "Per Flag of Truce Boat Via Fortress Monroe"; minor cover scuffs,
clean and Very Fine.
Scott No. 11+U.S. 65; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Sent by Private George E. Gibbs to his father. Gibbs enlisted March 18, 1862 in the 24th Va. Battalion Partison Rangers and transferred to the Va. King
William Light Artillery on June 6th. He was captured as a POW at Spotsylvania Court House Va. on May 20, 1864 and confined at Fort Delaware until his Oath of Allegiance and release June 14, 1865. (Image1) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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