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March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
LOT# : 1182
Date: 03/28/2023 - 17:00
Illinois Postal History
small circular handstamp on cover to Keene, Kentucky, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by circle of wedges with matching "Chicago Ill Jan 8 '65" double circle datestamp, original enclosure datelined Camp Douglas January 6 includes very interesting content about life as a prisoner of war ("This has bin a very dry Christmas to us you may suppose...we had two turkeys, a quantity of sossage, dried beef, half dosen chickens and other things too numerous to mention"), cover trivial tears, very fine, a remarkable cover and letter, the Type II Camp Douglas handstamp was only used for a short period at the end of the war
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Starting Price: $200
Hammer Price: $650