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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 487

#7, 5c Blue, Archer & Daly printing, clear margins nearly all around and used in combination with United States 3c Rose (#65) on South bound prisoner-of-war and flag-of-truce cover from Johnson's Island, the 3c Rose is tied by blue circular grid cancel with matching "Sandusky/O/Aug 13" double circle c.d.s. at left, ms. "Examined/W.H.N." and endorsed along edge by the Prisoner, "Capt. B.L Farinholt, 53rd Va Regt.," the cover entered the South with ms. "Via Fortress Monroe/Per Flag of/Truce Boat", the CSA 5c Blue was affixed by the sender being tied by the Sandusky c.d.s. and was then cancelled by "Richmond/Va/Aug 25 1863" c.d.s., the underpayment of postage was ignored this being in the 10c rate period, very fine usage; this P.O.W cover bears all the characteristics one could possibly ask for with dual franking, censored, under paid and flag-of-truce usage making it a very rare and highly interesting cover; plus it is exceptionally well documented being illustrated on page 41 in Shenfeld and