Liberty Va. Mar. 15 (1865). Clearly struck circular datestamp ties 10c Blue, Die A (11), full to large margins, used with 3c Rose (65), corner slightly clipped, tied by quartered cork with matching "Old Point Comfort Va. Mar. 24" double-circle datestamp on oatmeal cover to Knoxville Tenn. (under Federal occupation), endorsed "Per Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe", stamps with small faults, slight overall toning and small reduction at top, still Fine and an intriguing use, the addressee, David A. Deadrick, had two sons in the Confederate army; one (Oakley) was captured in 1863 and held prisoner until the war's end; the other (Inslee), was probably the sender of this flag-of-truce letter, posted at Liberty Va. and exchanged via Fortress Monroe, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate

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