Lot 4148
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ milky blue, ample to large margins, tied by "Charleston, S.C., Aug 10, 1863" cds on adversity cover made from an illustrated "Adam's Express Company, Great Southern Express, Raleigh, N.C." way bill form showing locomotive and steamboat designs, to Wm. Rowgee in Salisbury, N.C., Very Fine.Scott No. 12a Estimate $400 - 600.
The addressee, William Rowgee was promoted to Navy officer in November 1864 and captured at Fort Fisher, N.C. in February of 1865.
Realized: $550