VA3379

Stampless PAID cover which for some unexplained reason has no postmark but does have a handstamp PAID 5 Cts which is consistent with the distinctive Richmond, Va., Type F handstamp. Semi-Official Imprint "Confederate States of America, Department of State" (CC DS-01). Cover from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to General Howell Cobb, Goldsboro, No. Car. The use of the imprint is consistent with a Richmond use. The cover is not dated, but Howell Cobb was in Goldsboro NC in the Spring of 1862 as a Brigadier General. Sealed diagonal tear in the upper left corner not affecting anything, and a small sealed edge tear at top center. Department of State imprinted covers are very scarce. Ex-Kaufmann. Howell Cobb (1815-1868) was a major political figure of the day. Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, former Governor of Georgia, and former Secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan, Howell Cobb was a founder of the Confederacy. He served as the President of the Secession Convention in 1861 as well as President of the Provisional Confederate Congress. He resigned the Congress to join the military reaching the rank of Major General. He was also a serious candidate for the Confederate presidency but was defeated by Jefferson Davis. At the time of this cover, he was a Brigadier General in the Military Department of North Carolina. Goldsborough was the headquarters of the military district. That would date this cover to the Spring of 1862.

$450.00

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