Lot
1650 
Confederacy, Johnsons Island, Sandusky O., bold neat oval censor's marking "Prisoner's Letter Johnson's Island, Examined C. S." censor's oval handstamp (known used from Feb. 15-17, 1865), U.S. 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by "SANDUSKY, O., Feb. 17, '65" and 10¢ blue (11), tied by "Richmond, Va., Mar 5" cds and endorsed "Per Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe" at top of pink lined 1865 prisoner of war cover to Miss Tirzah Sharpe, Statesville N.C.; gum staining on stamps, 3¢ with irregular margin at upper left, small part of back flap missing, F.-V.F.; with 2006 C.S.A. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750.
2nd Lieut. Abner Clayton Sharpe was a 21 year-old farmer when he enlisted in Co. E, 49th NC Infantry as a private. He was wounded and hospitalized 8-22-1862 in Richmond, returned to duty and then taken prisoner 4-1-65 at Five Forks, Va. and confined first at Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. and from there transferred to Johnson's Island 4-9-65. This from official records but the cover tells a different earlier story.
Realized: $325