Lot
2967 
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, full margins, tied by light Bowling Green, Ky. cds on cover from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Meek to his wife in Columbus, Miss., with manuscript Via Nashville routing endorsement; cover with heavy reduction at right and part of backflap missing, F.-V.F.Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
In November 1861, Mississippi Governor Pettus was asked to send troops to help defend Southern Kentucky from threatening Union forces. Mississippi responded by calling up and dispatching approximately 10,000 soldiers to Kentucky for 60 days special service.
Current Opening Bid: $100