Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — Flag-of-Truce and Prisoners' Mail

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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
702
c
Sale 1291, Lot 702, Flag-of-Truce and Prisoners' Mail5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Tied by Wilmington N.C. circular datestamp on cover addressed to Dr. Leroy Chappell in Kinston N.C., manuscript "Ft. Fisher N.C. W Lamb Col." at top and censored "Exd HS" at top, some slight gum toning along edges of stamp, Very Fine, this was described in the sale of the Galen Harrison collection as a prisoner-of-war cover from James Chappell (23rd N.C. Infantry) at DeCamp Hospital New York, sent to Kinston as a blockade-run cover, the POW designation is possible but we do not believe this was a blockade-run cover, offered on its own merits

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