Lot 3668
Confederacy, (Manufacturer) Atlanta Rolling Mill, Atlanta, Georgia, light blue allover shaded ad on cover to Marietta, Ga., franked with four margin 1861, 5¢ green tied by clear "Atlanta, Ga., Apr 1, 1862" cds; cover reduced at left, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Their specialty was re-rolling worn out railroad rails but during the American Civil War it also rolled out cannon, iron rail, and 2 inch thick sheets of iron to clad the "CSS Virginia" for the Confederate Navy.
Realized: $425