Lot
4072 
Confederacy, Van Buren, Ark. Sep 15, sharp strike of cds and matching "Paid" handstamp with manuscript "10" rating for over 500 miles on circa 1861 orange cover addressed to A. J. Leavenworth at Petersburg Va., forwarded with blue "Petersburg Va. '5cts' Sep 27" cds with matching "Paid" and "5" rating handstamps for under 500 miles to Kittrelle N.C.; reduced and restored along edges, Very Fine appearance, ex-Winters, Boshwit. Estimate $400 - 600.
This cover was sent by Capt. F.P. Leavenworth to his father Rev. A.J. Leavenworth. Capt. Leavenworth served in the Trans-Mississippi throughout the war and his father was a Presbyterian minister and president of Leavenworth Female College in Petersburg Va.
Realized: $450