Lot 2472
Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, signature as President on 1862 appointment of William E. Bass as Postmaster of Petersburg Va., dated July 8th 1862, also signed by J. P. Benjamin as Secretary of State, official seal at lower left, imprint of Hoyer & Ludwig at bottom left; fold wear and light staining, professionally framed; accompanied by two part-printed receipts for payment of Box Rent to W.E. Bass as postmaster, Fine.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A RARE C.S.A. POSTMASTER APPOINTMENT DOCUMENT SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS FOR WILLIAM E. BASS AS POSTMASTER OF PETERSBURG VA.
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.
William E. Bass was the postmaster of Petersburg Va. and had his provisional stamps printed at Andrew F. Crutchfield & Company, publisher of the local Petersburg newspaper, The Daily Express.
Realized: $1,200