Lot
3177 
Confederacy, Johnson's Island, Sandusky, Ohio, manuscript "Exd" on cover from Lt. John W. Rogers, 2nd Ky. Mounted Inf. to his father in Brooks Station, Ky., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) with grid cancel & postmarked "Sandusky, O. Apr. 17 1862" double circle postmark, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST REPORTED COVER FROM JOHNSON'S ISLAND, JUST ONE WEEK AFTER THE FIRST PRISONERS ARRIVED.