Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Confederate States: Prisoner-of War Mail
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2478
Rock Island Barracks, Ill. 3c Rose (65), cancelled by target with "Rock Island Ill. Mar. 30, 1865" double-circle datestamp on turned prisoner-of-war buff cover to Bristol Conn., forwarded to Rocky Hill with "Bristol Con. Apr. 4, 1865" circular datestamp and boxed "Forwd 3" marking at left, blue examiner marking at top, originally sent to Prisoner Thomas Nye of Matagorda, Texas, at Rock Island using crossed-out "Official Business, U.S.A. Med. Department" cover, contains second enclosure from prisoner datelined "Barrack No 41, Rock Island, May 16, 1864" with inspector's note "no (news)papers allowed to pass", Fine, a fascinating and well-travelled cover
E. 200-300
375