Lot 3091
Confederacy, 1863, 10¢ milky blue, "T-E-N", large to clear margins, tied by partial Richmond Va. Apr cds on blue cover to Capt. Geo. D. Wise, care of Maj. Gen. Stevenson, Army of Tennessee, near Dalton Ga.; some edge wear, Very Fine.Scott No. 9a $1,600.
George Douglas Wise (1831-1908) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and nephew of Henry Alexander Wise. He served as Captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Realized: $800