Items for Sale - Prisoner of War & Civilian Flag of Truce - Section One - Item#20032
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Item# 20032

POINT LOOKOUT, MARYLAND (CAMP HOFFMAN): CSA 11, 10¢ blue tied by RICHMOND / Va. // JUL / 27 plus a US 3¢ rose tied by a WASHINGTON / D.C. // DEC / 18 (1863) CDS and target on a tiny cover from CSA Private Noah Deaton to his father Mr. William Deaton, Esq, Caledonia, Moore County, N.C. with manuscript endorsement, Prisoner's letter By flag of Truce; light strike of large oval examiner's handstamp APPROVED/J N Patterson/Capt & Provost Marshal/Point Lookout, Md. (PWH-16); canceled at Washington instead of Point Lookout because, from August to December of 1863, prisoner mail was forwarded to Washington, D.C., for posting. Ex Frank Hart, Randy Neil. Great looking use franked with postage of both sides (illegal). $950.

Price: $950