Lot
4497 
Confederacy (Virginia Central Railroad) Va. C. R.R., Cobham, 25 May, route agent cds ties United States, 3¢ dull red (US #26), additional strike adjacent on circa 1861 cover to Craney Island, Norfolk Va.; no flap and couple tiny top edge tears, Very Fine and rare U.S. used in the Confederacy Railroad use, Rarity VII. Towle No. 303-S-2 Estimate $500 - 750.
Envelope put onto Route 4381 at Cobham on 25th May circa 1860 and carried 85 east to Richmond for transfer via Petersburg to Norfolk, Virginia. Addressed to Dr J.C. Gordon, Assistant Surgeon to the 38th Virginia Infantry.
Realized: $800