Lot
3095 
Confederacy, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Va., cover from Pvt. Charles Steiger, 5th Pa. Cav. to his mother in Philadelphia, struck only with Due 6 in circle handstamp with manuscript "Soldier Letter" diagonally at lower left, interesting German notation on backflap "For this letter was paid 6 cents-arrived 13 July", Very Fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Pvt. Steiger was captured on June 29, 1864 and imprisoned at Belle Isle, near Richmond, Va.
Realized: $325