Lot
4537 
Confederacy, Athenaeum Prison, Wheeling (West) Va., inner orange cover from Col. Angus McDonald of the 7th Va. Cavalry to his wife in Brady's Mills Md., manuscript "Head Quarters Wheeling Va. Sept 17th 1863, Examined & Passed W.L. Shafer, Capt. 13th Infy., USA Mil Com." examiner's notation at top, bearing U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose tied by blue grid and with matching "Wheeling Va. Sep 19, 1862" cds, Very Fine, ex-Walske. Scott No. U.S. #65 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS FROM ATHENAEUM PRISON IN WHEELING (WEST) VA.
Col. McDonald was captured twice during the war, at this point he was a prisoner at the Athenaeum Prison in Wheeling. Col. McDonald was captured again in 1864 and taken to Wheeling. He would later die at Richmond in December 1864. The two recorded covers from Athenaeum Prison in Wheeling were both from Col. McDonald to his wife and censored by the local Union commander Capt. W.L. Shafer.
Realized: $600