Fort Delaware, Delaware City. Small cover addressed to a prisoner at Fort Delaware, based on the docketing on the cover offered in lot 1607 the town of origin was likely Hillsville Va., 3c Rose (65) and 10c Blue, Die B (12), tied together by segmented cork, 10c stamp has pre-use creases and is also cancelled by manuscript, "Old Point Comfort Va. Jan. 17" double-circle datestamp, manuscript "For Flag of Truce via City Point and Fortress Monroe" and "Exd" examiner's marking, receipt docketing of Jan. 25, 1865, slight soiling, Fine mixed franking on a prisoner-of-war cover

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