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Sale 55: United States Postal History

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Prisoner of War Covers - Northern Prisons (Fort Delaware to Old Capitol)

Lot 2499    

Confederacy, Johnsons Island, Sandusky, Oh., patriotic cover with "Trip Lightly" poem to Chagrin Falls Oh., bearing 1861, 3¢ rose tied by blue "Sandusky O. May 1 '65" duplex, original patriotic "Aphorism" poem enclosure from union soldier to his brother and sister datelined "Johnson s Island, Sunday April 30th /65" and has some interesting news including "since the surrender there has been 9 or 10 hundred reb prisoners sent here the pen is most ful again there is lots of them a going to take the oath and more of them say they will take it if it is true that Johnstons has surrendered. So they say we will be musterd out between this and the first of June…", Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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