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Confederate Stamped Cover, Thomas Jefferson Blue 10 cent Stamp13th Va Artillery

$ 203.28

  • Cancellation Type: Handstamped
  • Color: Blue
  • Denomination: 10 Cent
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Seller Notes: “See photos”
  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: American Civil War

Description

Confederate stamped cover with a CSA2 blue Thomas Jefferson 10 cent stamp with good margins. Hand cancelled in Lynchburg, Va. August 6th. The envelope is addressed to Private Henry Reid, Otey Battery, Lt. Col. Kings Battery Artillery, Longstreet's Corps, Army N. Va. James Henry Reid was born in 1845 in Prince William County, Virginia. Reid was a non-graduating member of the VMI Class of 1866 and served as a Private in Company A, Otey Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery. Following the war he was a farmer, bookkeeper and teacher in Prince William County; he died in 1921 and is buried in Manassas Cemetery. Photos are part of the description, please ask questions. Will combine shipping. Will be mailed insured. inv # C573