Lot
4550 
Confederacy, City Jail, Stauton, Va., cover to New Jersey franked with C.S.A. 10¢ blue (11, corner replaced) tied by partial Staunton, Va. cds in combination with USA 1861 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Old Point Comfort, Va. Sep. 14" (1864) double circle postmark, included is original multicolor Union Patriotic lettersheet datelined Staunton, Va. Aug. 25, 1864 from Pvt. James Ford, "I have been captured on the 17th, do not worry fore I safe and sound", cover with flap missing & light tape stain at top, lovely Very Fine appearance; signed MacBride.Scott No. 11, 65 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER, ONLY THREE KNOWN, PICTURED IN HARRISON'S BOOK, "PRISONERS MAIL FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR" ON PAGE 103.
Realized: $1,500