Lot
1632 
Confederacy, Camp Chase, Columbus O., newspaper wrapper franked with U.S. 1861, 1¢ blue tied by "Wheeling (W) Va." cds, with pink printed "Dr. Alfred Hughes, 19 Aug 62, Camp Chase Prison No. 3, Care Capt. D.B. Tiffany, Columbus, O." address label, Very Fine and choice, a very rare wrapper usage with only four or five examples known, illustrated in Harrison Prisoners' Mail From the American Civil War (page 182). Estimate $500 - 750.
On May 23, 1861, with his sympathies being with the south, Dr. Hughes had voted for the Ordinance of Secession adopted in the Richmond Virginia Convention. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner and sent to Camp Chase. He was exchanged in 1862 and went to Richmond where he practiced until 1865, when he moved to Baltimore.
Realized: $1,150