Lot
1082 
Confederacy, Mobile, Ala., Feb 8, 1861, two strikes of cds on Hoy cover to New Orleans, La., one tying U.S. 1857, 3¢ dull red, Very Fine, Alabama joined the Confederacy four days earlier on February 4th and this is the day (Feb 8) that the Confederate States of America formally established when delegates signed the Provisional Constitution. Scott No. U.S. 26 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110