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Item# 16828
Price: $700
CSA 11c, 10¢ greenish blue tied pen strokes with cds of FRANKLINTON / NC cds and large penciled “Way” on TURNED COVER to J. H. Claiborne, Louisburg, NC, on the Tar River. The letter was given to a post rider between post offices and marked Way in pencil at Franklin where the letter entered the Confederate mail system. After delivery at Franklinton, the cover was turned and franked with a CSA 12, 10¢ blue to send a letter to Petersburg, Va. with RALEIGH / NC (about 26 miles from Franklinton), dcds to Senior Surgeon J. H. Claiborne. Slightly cut down at bottom and side flaps missing but Very Fine and showy FRANKLINTON WAY COVER. Listed in CSA Catalog with CV of $750. Ex Roth exhibit. $700.
Surgeon John Herbert Claiborne was a Surgeon in the Field & Staff of Virginia 12th Infantry. He was detailed to Petersburg in charge of all Petersburg military hospitals. Much more information on linked page.