VA3347

Turned Cover -- First Use (Pre-War) -- USA #11 (trimmed close but with a large right sheet margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS 13 MAR 1857 (yeardate is in the CDS). Addressed to Lucius Higginson Esqr, Morris PO, Louisa Co., Va. Second Used -- Stampless PAID cover "Morris Va Sept 7th Paid 10" all in manuscript. Orange paper cover addressed to Edward S. Brown Esqr, Sunny Side, Cumberland Co., Virginia. Edward Smith Brown (1818-1908), from a Cumberland County planter family, was a prominent lawyer and member of the Virginia State Legislature. Cover with old mounting remnants on the back. Cover unfolded to display the second Confederate use. The Morris, Va., Paid 10 manuscript is listed as unsupported in the  current CSA Catalog. This cover certainly supports the listing.

$150.00

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