
Lot
1351
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ light milky blue, Stone 3, pos. 23, tied by "Macon, Ga" cds on Prisoner of War cover from Oglethorpe Prison to Cleveland, East Tenn., manuscript "Passed, L.H. Carter Adgt. Prisoner's Guard" censor marking, Very Fine. Scott No. 4b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A RARE PRISONER OF WAR COVER FROM OGLETHORPE PRISON IN MACON, GA.
This cover did not pass through the lines. The prisoner was a soldier from East Tennessee that were mostly Union sympathizers and enlisted in the Union Army.
Realized: $1,800