Lot
2415 
Confederacy, Ordnance Bureau, semi-official imprint on yellow legal-size cover addressed to "Col. John Cunningham, Commanding late U.S. Arsenal, Cannonsboro", pencil March 26, 1861 docketing at left, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Calhoun. Estimate $500 - 750.
Confederate forces had seized the U.S. Arsenal and were preparing for the bombardment of Fort Sumter, this was hand-carried military mail to the arsenal.