VA3353

CSA #1 Stone 2 (not plated) (affixed upside down with margin in at the bottom) tied by a bold strike of the BLUE Danville, Va CDS 15 JAN (1862). Addressed to Mr. Peter B. Law Care Richardson & Co., Richmond. Very clean cover. According to the Federal Census of 1860, the addressee, Peter Burwell Law (1833-1918) from Danville, was working as a clerk at Richardson & Co merchants in Richmond at the time of this cover. Peter B. Law had service as a Sergt in the 3rd Virginia Local Defense Infantry which was assigned to the Dept of Richmond Sept 1864 - April 1865. The Federal Censuses of 1870 and 1880 show him in Danville as a Commission Merchant and Tobacconist. He spent the rest of his life in Danville and is buried there. The cover most likely sent by a family member from Danville.

$225.00

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