Lot
2602 
Confederacy, Elmira Prison, N.Y., orange buff cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Elmira N.Y. Apr. 12, 1865" double-circle datestamp to Butler Ga., clear strike of "Mails Suspended" handstamp and matching "Nashville Ten. Jun 28, 1865" cds backstamp, with original contents datelined "Office, Commandant of Prison, Elmira N.Y. April 6th 1865", a reply to an inquiry received about a prisoner, James G. Turner, and states he died of pneumonia after an extended hospital stay and that "he received every attention that could be bestowed on a prisoner of war", signed by Lt. Col. Stephen Moore; cover opened roughly at right, some soiling, otherwise Very Fine and rare use mails suspended use from a prison, ex-B. Green. Estimate $500 - 750.
It was unusual for the commandant to write with news of a prisoner's death, the "Mails Suspended" marking reflected the difficult conditions in sending mail during the last days of the war.
Realized: $325