Lot 4341
Confederacy, Jefferson Davis Medallion, red and blue patriotic design design with verse below, on cover to Algiers, La., partial Columbus, Ky. cds and matching "Paid" in oval handstamp with "10" rate below; slightly reduced at right.C.S.A. Catalog No. JD-1C, verse 28 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE ONLY KNOWN USAGE OF THE BICOLOR JEFFERSON DAVIS MEDALLION PATRIOTIC DESIGN USED FROM CONFEDERATE OCCUPIED KENTUCKY.
This letter was mailed prior to February of 1862. At this time four Louisiana regiments occupied Kentucky, including the Shreveport Rebels.
Realized: $3,750