Lot
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Confederacy, 1863, 2¢ Brown Red. Tied by "Richmond/Va./Nov. 4" (1864) cds on part of homemade wrapper (most of back missing) to Leatherwood, Va.; made from a letter with significant historical content regarding the governor of Georgia, piece of lower left corner restored, Fine, Great historical content, Ex-Cipolla. Scott No. 8 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Rare adversity use to create a newspaper wrapper made from a portion of a handwritten letter that reads in part, "[we learned] this morning that Governor Brown has deserted the Confederate cause and gone with the Federals calling upon all Georgia Soldiers to throw down their arms and follow him. Of course I do not credit this in the least; but just mention it for the purpose of illustrating the great demoralization which has so recently & so unnecessarily seized the people …".
Realized: $725