Lot 2516
Confederacy, (Army of Tennessee) - Chattanooga, Ten./Dec. 23 (1863). Army Field Post Office cds tying 1863-64 10¢ blue (large margins) on small cover to Stone Mountain, Ga., included is interesting original enclosure datelined "Dalton, Georgia/December the 27, 1863", written phonetically by a soldier who talks of the Yankees who are about 20 miles from their encampment, mentions a deserter who was shot and of general camp conditions, Very Fine.Scott No. 11 Estimate $500 - 750.
An especially choice example of the "roving" Chattanooga datestamp, taken from the city post office after evacuation and used as an army field office marking from September 8 to late December 1863. .
Realized: $650