Lot 1559
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, 1861-65. Blue 1848 folded cover with manuscript "Free J. Davis, U.S.S." free frank endorsement as U.S. Senator to Adj. General Jones at Washington D.C., red "New-York Aug 15" cds and blue manuscript "F" rating; refolded and small taped hole in address, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Jefferson Finis Davis (1808-89) was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and fought in the Mexican-American War as the colonel of a volunteer regiment. He served as the United States Secretary of War under Democratic President Franklin Pierce (1853-1858), and served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
Realized: $450