Lot
3077 
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ blue. Close at left, otherwise large margins, tied by blue Columbia, S.C./Jan. 21 (1865) cover to "Edgar M. Lazarus, c/o Capt. J.R. Moredcai, James Island, S.C.", pencil docketing at left "Prisoner Camp, Please Forward, S.B." non-contemporary ball point docketing in blue "Prisoner Camp", bit reduced at right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 11 Estimate $150 - 200.
Capt. Mordecai was the Assistant Quarter Master of the Siege Train on James Island in Charleston Harbor. Edgar Marks Lazarus was the son-in-law of noted Charleston merchant Moses Mordecai. The S.C. Siege Train was commanded by Maj. Edward Manigault. A special force of artillery combined to try to break the hold of Northern forces on Charleston Harbor. A great address and nice piece of Judaica.
Realized: $170