Lot 1147
Confederacy, Fort Warren, Boston, Mass., envelope from "James P. Humbleton of Georgia, Fort Warren, Oct. 1st 1864", to Alexander H. Stephens, Crawfordville, Ga." who ironically was confined at Fort Warren at the end of the war, endorsed "Prisoners Letter from Fort Warren. care of Lieut. Thurston, C.S.N.", bearing 10¢ blue, Die B (12), irregularly in at top, tied by "Richmond Va./Oct 19" c.d.s., Fine example of soldier's P.O.W. mail from this elite prison which was originally used to house political prisoners.
Estimate 500 - 750
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