Items for Sale - Prisoner of War & Civilian Flag of Truce - Section Three - Item#18350
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Item# 18350

ROCK ISLAND BARRACKS, ILLINOISE: U.S. 65, 3¢ rose canceled target cancel with matching ROCK ISLAND / ILL // NOV 23 / ‘64 double-circle postmark and neat blue R.I. Barracks POW examined oval (CSA catalog type PWH-13a, type C, CCV $800). Straightline DUE 10 Confederate rate cancel with RICHMOND / VA. // JAN / 12 [1865] cds, which also cancels stamp. Pristine cover addressed to “Mrs. Bettie C. Dorn, Kirkseys Cross Roads, Edgefield Dist[rict], South Carolina” with ms. “Pr Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe” at lower left. Unusually nice use of postage of both sides. 2008 CSA certificate calls out a pulled perf at bottom center of stamp. Ex-Katz $750.

Price: $750