POW222

USA #65 with a blue Target Cancel and the matching double ring blue Baltimore MD CDS (partially struck off the cover) with an 1864 date addressed locally to Mrs. L. P. Beer, No 65 W Fayette St, Balt(imore) Md. The stamp overpays the local delivery by 1c. According to other covers in this correspondence, this cover comes from H. Louis Beer who was a Baltimore Southern Sympathizer held at the Fort McHenry prison as a political prisoner. The Fort McHenry prison held both CSA POW's and civilian political prisoners. No further information on prisoner Beer. Examiner's manuscript "Exd MRS Post Adgt" unidentified prison examiner. Galen Harrison identified 3 additional covers in this correspondence all from 1864 and recorded a total of 29 covers from the Fort McHenry prison in his book. Overall light foxing but still a very presentable cover.

$250.00 SOLD

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