Lot
4392 
Confederacy, [End / Post War] Edgefield S.C. Apr 20, cds on 1865 buff cover endorsed "via Flag of Truce via Savannah Geo" to Charleston S.C. bearing 10¢ blue, Keatinge & Ball (12), margins to just touched, manuscript "Appd, M. J. O'Brien, Agt Exchg" examiner's marking, U.S. postage paid by U.S. 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Savannah Ga. Jun 12" duplex, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Occasionally, through-the-lines letters were forwarded by circuitous routes, mainly in areas far from Fortress Monroe or, in this case, at war's end when procedures were unsettled as Federal authority was being re-established in newly occupied areas. This letter was mailed at C.S.A. controlled Edgefield S.C. and sent to Federally controlled Charleston via Savannah Ga. per routing instructions. After examination and approval, it was finally permitted to enter U.S. mails at Savannah on Jun. 12th, long after the War's end with U.S. post offices opened.
Realized: $1,900