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Confederacy, (Military Related) Col. Randell L. Gibson. Cover addressed to Gibson in Columbus, Ky. & postmarked "Tigerville, La./Nov.29" (1861) cds with manuscript "Paid 10" rate, two sealed tears at top, Very Fine appearance (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 42). Estimate $200 - 300.
Colonel Randell L. Gibson was promoted to Brigadier General on January 11, 1864. This cover is from his family in his hometown of Tigerville, Louisiana, which in 1888 was renamed Gibson in his honor while serving as a US Senator. This Tigerville postmark is the only one known from this obscure South Louisiana town. It was sent to Confederate occupied Kentucky in 1861.
Realized: $550