Lot
1939 
Confederacy, (Inbound Butterfield Overland Mail) 1861 (Mar. 6) Saint Louis Mo. to San Antonio Tex., C.S.A., sharp "Saint Louis Mo. Mar 6, 1861" cds cancels 3¢ red (U28) star die entire, Extremely Fine and scarce use to Confederate Texas. Estimate $300 - 400.
This entire was postmarked on the day Texas was admitted to the Confederacy. Mail had not yet been suspended between North and South, so this letter was carried the full distance by the U.S. mail service via the Butterfield Overland Mail on one of the last trips over the route. Because service on this line had been seriously disrupted by the Confederates through Texas and New Mexico, on March 12th 1861, Congress ordered that the route be discontinued and operations transferred to the Central Route.
Realized: $220