CSA#1 Horz Pair 1862 5c CONFEDERATE STATES COVER Richmond, Va to Waynesville, Ga

Description

Pre-owned Confederate States of America cover with Horizontal Pair of Green CSA#1 Jefferson Davis stamps, the 1st Confederate-issued stamp. Postmarked Richmond, Va. Jan. 2, 1862. to Waynesville, Ga.
~5 1/8 X 3 in.
CSA 1, green 5
¢
pair
tied
Richmond / Va.
// Jan. / 2 / 1862 cds stamp, blue ink receiving docket: "Jan. 2nd / 62"
Pre-owned CSA cover with the first stamp issued by the Confederate States of America in 1861. This vibrant green CSA#1 stamp of Jefferson Davis was the first stamp in US history to depict a living person, and it gave southerners a glimpse at their first president, Jefferson Davis. This stamp was produced by Hoyer & Ludwig, a southern-owned firm.
Cover addressed to: "
Miss. Joyce W. Closston, Care of L. Hazlehurst, Waynesville, Georgia
"
Postmarked: "
Richmond, Va, Jan. 2, 1862
"
Stamped with
pair of
green Jefferson Davis CSA #1 stamps
, reads: "Postage Confederate States of America Five Cents"
Addressed to William Henry Gist
, the 68th Governor of South Carolina. Hon. Gist's term ended December 14th, 1860, 6 days before South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union. He was a strong supporter of states' rights to chattel slavery. Gist was one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860.
ID# Covers 06.184