Lot 169
Registered Mail to Prisoner of War, 3¢ rose (65), faults, tied by blue grid on cover from Baltimore to a Confederate soldier confined at Point Lookout, Md., postmarked matching blue Nov 14 Baltimore c.d.s. and straightline "REGISTERED" with manuscript number "649"; endorsed "$5.00 Enclosed, T.C. Totter" (partially scratched out); the letter was undelivered, as it is also endorsed "Dead"; stamp with perf faults. Very Fine. Estimate 750 - 1,000
Purported to be one of only two recorded registered covers to a prisoner of war.
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Realized $950 |