Lot 311

Camp Asylum, S.C., manuscript examiner's mark "Exd J.C. Martin, Capt Comdr" on cover to Erie, Pa. by flag of truce, bearing 5¢ blue, local, De La Rue paper (7 var.) horizontal pair, four margins, tied by pencil "Exd" used with 3¢ rose (65) tied by cork cancellation, additional "Old Point Comfort Va. Dec 16" c.d.s., endorsed "St. Col. McCreary, Prisoner of War, Columbia S.C."; 3¢ with pre-use nick at left, minor toning, a Very Fine and rare combination usage from Camp Asylum with a total of only eight Camp Asylum usages recorded by Harrison. Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Realized $2,200 |