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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# : 1183
Date: 03/28/2023 - 17:00
Illinois Postal History
manuscript notation on July 18, 1862 cover to Columbia, Tennessee, franked with 1861 3c Rose, light overall wear, still very fine appearance, very rare example of a prisoner of war cover out of Camp Douglas prior to the introduction of their oval handstamp, illustrated in Harvey Karlen's American Philatelist article on Camp Douglas (October 1979, page 925)
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Starting Price: $75
Hammer Price: $475