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U.S. Stamps, U.S. and C.S.A. Postal History, Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Confederate States (P.O.W. Covers)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1736 c ImageDanville Prison, Va. Inner prisoner-of-war cover from Pvt. Elijah Rockhold to Bainbridge O. with original letter datelined "Danville Va. Prison & Hos. April 21st 1864", censored with "Exd MM" in pencil by Danville Prison Commander Major Mason Morfit (Aug.-Oct. 1864), entered U.S. mails with "Old Point Comfort Va. May 2" circular datestamp and "Due 3" straightline for unpaid soldier's letter, receipt docketing at left, soiling and some wear, still a Fine flag-of-truce cover sent via Richmond and Fortress Monroe, desirable with the Morfit censor mark, Elijah Rockhold was a member of Company H of the Ohio 89th Infantry Regiment, ex Harrison (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1737 c ImageFort Delaware, Delaware City. Mixed franking with U.S. 3c Rose (65) and C.S.A. 10c Blue, Die B (12), 3c tied by target, matching "Delaware City Del. Nov. 8" circular datestamp, 10c tied by "Richmond Va. Jan. 20" circular datestamp, on ca. 1863 flag-of-truce prisoner-of-war cover to Richmond, endorsed "For flag of truce by Fortress Monroe" at top, cover faulty with large piece out at bottom right and back cuts, 10c stamp stained at left, Fine appearing and scarce mixed franking (Image)

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 E. 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1738 c ImageElmira Prison, N.Y. Buff prisoner-of-war cover bearing 3c Rose (65), tied by "Elmira N.Y. ? 1864" double-circle datestamp to Orange Spring Fl., oval "Prisoner's Letter Examined Elmira N.Y." handstamp, endorsed "Devall of Jeff Davis-Artillerty, Page's Batt." and "per Flag of Truce", Richmond Va. circular datestamp ties stamp, bold "Due 10" handstamp for Confederate postage due, minor staining at top and on stamp, overall soiling, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
1739 c Federal Provost Marshal Prison, Knoxville Tenn. Brown prisoner-of-war cover from Union-controlled Knoxville to Louisville Ky., censored with manuscript Forwd. S.P. Carter Brig Genl. & PMG" and "L. A. Gratz aaag", 3c Rose (65) tied by target and "Knoxville Ten. Feb 1 '64" circular datestamp

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY COVER KNOWN FROM THE FEDERAL PROVOST MARSHAL PRISON IN KNOXVILLE.

Following the Fall 1863 Knoxville Campaign and the September 2, 1863, occupation of Knoxville by Federal forces, the former Confederate prison was taken over and used as a Provost Marshal Prison. Large numbers of citizen prisoners were held there during 1864. (Harrison p. 205). Samuel Powhatan Carter was a U.S. Navy officer who served in the Union Army as a brevet major general during the war and after the war became a rear admiral -- the first American officer to be awarded both ranks. After the occupation of Knoxville, he was also made Provost Marshal General of the Knoxville Division. Major L. A. Gratz served as examiner and acting assistant adjutant general. Harrison records only a single cover sent to the Knoxville Prison and this is the only one we record from the Prison.

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1740 c ImageNorfolk Va. Provost Marshal. Civilian flag-of-truce cover from Norfolk Va. to Mosley Hall N.C., bearing two 5c Green, Stone 2 (1), one has large margins incl. top sheet margin, other cut in, tied by "Richmond Va. Aug. 24" (1864) circular datestamp, sender's "per Flag of Truce" endorsement and manuscript "Ex" examiner's mark, light but readable backstamp "APPROVED/July 31 1864/CHARLES M. WHELDEN,/Lieut. Col. & Pro. Marshal,/NORFOLK DIST., VA." in truncated frame, slightly reduced at right and small backflap tear

FINE AND RARE CIVILIAN FLAG-OF-TRUCE COVER WITH A PROVOST MARSHAL CENSOR HANDSTAMP AND PRE-PAID C.S.A. POSTAGE.

The use of Confederate stamps on a southbound flag-of-truce cover is very unusual, and this is a very late use of the 5c Green Lithograph. Typically, such covers show a due marking for C.S.A. postage (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1741 c Greenwood S.C. Two civilian flag-of-truce covers to Hamilton N.Y., both franked with 3c Rose (65) affixed over the spot where pasted "Trime" silver coins originated (both stamps defective from removal, coins no longer present), first cover with original contents docketed "Greenwood December 12" and "Flag of Truce Steamer James River", stamp tied by "Old Point Comfort Va. Jan. 7, 1863" double-circle datestamp, docketed on front "wrote December 12/62" and "No. 7" to identify the cover in the series, second cover with no contents and origin identified by first cover, stamp tied by "Annapolis Md. Jan. 29, 1863" circular datestamp, docketed "No. 12", both with small backflap tears, Fine appearing and fascinating pair of civilian flag-of-truce covers evidencing coin paste-ups to pay postage

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1742 c ImageCivil War Prisoner Flag of Truce Covers. Eight covers, each franked with 3c 1861 Issue (65), both northbound and southbound flag-of-truce uses, prisons from which covers originated incl. Libby Prison in Richmond with ms. "Ex. J. Scott" and Old Point Comfort double-circle datestamp on 1863 folded letter to Ohio from Union Capt. D.S. Caldwell, unusual use as the letter was not enclosed in an envelope, also 1862 cover from Salisbury Prison to Philadelphia with ms. "Ex. 9", 1864 cover with original enclosure from Rock Island Barracks with blurry strike of examined handstamp, Johnson's Island outer cover to Spring Garden Va. with ms. examiners marking, Sandusky O. and Richmond Va. datestamps as well as "Due 10" straightline for C.S.A. postage, 1863 cover with original contents from Camp Chase to Wheeling Va. with ms. examiners marking, two May 1865 late uses from Point Lookout to Murfreesboro Tenn., final item is not a prisoner cover but an interesting letter from Col. W.H. Hoffman to Maj. Gen. E. A. Hitchcock (Union Commissioner of Exchange) re: prisoner exchanges with references to C.S.A. Gen. J.E.B. Stewart, some cover and stamp faults to be expected, overall Fine appearing and fascinating group of these desirable prisoner covers (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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