Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Civil War Prisoner-of-War Mail
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Cat./Est. Value
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1602
Elmira Prison, N.Y. Collection of 25 covers, all franked with U.S. No. 65 and five mixed frankings with Confederate stamps, including Nos. 11-12 and a pair of No. 7, mostly clear strikes of "Prisoners Letter Examined Elmira N.Y." oval handstamp, destinations include both North and South, some of the southbound with Confederate due markings, mixed condition with flaws to be expected (each of the dual-frankings would be individual lots in more choice condition and one is a rebacked front), still Fine and very rarely seen large group of prisoner-of-war covers from a single Union prison, see website PDF for complete scan
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E. 2,000-3,000
4,500