Lot
1997 
Confederacy, 1862, 5¢ blue, Archer & Daly printing, horizontal pair, ample to large margins, manuscript canceled on 1863 cover with neat strike of "Va. C.R.R., Cobham, Jan 7" cds with military address to Lt. Col. A.L. Rives, Engineer Bureau, War Department in Richmond, Va., Very Fine. Scott No. 7 Estimate $250 - 350.
Alfred L. Rives, came from a distinguished Virginia family and went on to be a prominent engineer prior to, during and after the War.
Realized: $200