Lot 1053
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, De La Rue (6), full margins, tip of one corner touched and a few central toned spots, tied by pen strokes, "Pattonsburgh Va./Jun 25" c.d.s. in green (oily impression) on neat envelope to General Joseph R. Anderson, "C.S. Army," Richmond, Va.
Estimate 200 - 300
The June 25 date in the c.d.s. seems to make this an 1862 usage on the eve of the Seven Days Battles. General Anderson was wounded at Frasier's Farm on June 30, 1862 and resigned his commission shortly thereafter.
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