Lot
3162 
Confederacy, Roper Hospital, Charleston, S.C., prisoner of war cover with "U.S. Sanitary Commission" imprint, addressed to Topsham, Me. with original letter datelined "Roper Hospital Charleston S.C. Sept. 29 1864", franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65, minor flaw) with target cancel and postmarked "Annapolis, Md. Oct. 20 '64" double circle postmark, pencil notation "Misst & Fdd" upper left, postmarked "Brunswick, Me Oct 24" double circle as a forwarder, cover a bit ragged at right, Very Fine.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
RARE USE OF A SANITARY COMMISSION COVER FROM A PRISONER OF WAR.
Carried by an exchanged Navy POW and put in the mail at Annapolis, Md. on Oct 22, 1864.
Letter with interesting content, "This building is occupied by a large number of officers on parole, we are confined to the building and grounds around. I have been here only since Monday last, I was in the jail yard for 10 days previous… I gave a man here (a broker, blockade runner or both) a draft on you for twenty dollars in gold, he giving me one hundred dollars in Confederate money. We all acknowledged it to be a swindle but needed the money bad enough to be cheated considerable. There is a rumor tonight that we are to be moved into the country." The letter goes on requesting clothing and food staples.
Current Opening Bid: $375