Description: Bold COBHAM, Va. CDS AUG 12 (ms) with matching handstamp "PAID" and manuscript "5" rate addressed to Captain Alfred L. Rives, Corps of Engineers, Williamsburg, Virginia with docketing at left "Mamma 9 August 1861". Alfred Landon Rives (1830-1903) was acting Chief Engineer for Virginia mainly in Richmond and later for the Confederate States. He served as the second ranking Chief Engineer to General Robert E. Lee. Cover part of the well documented Rives Correspondence. Extremely Fine complete cover in exceptional condition.Shipping and Terms of Sale:Shipping within the USA will be in a rigid mailer with a tracking number. Sales Tax will be added when shipped to a Texas address. E-Bay may add sales tax for other states. Sales with a final price (excluding shipping and tax) of $20 or less will be shipped using Ebay standard envelope service. Payment is expected no later than 3 days after the close of the auction or acceptance of a best offer. Submitting a bid constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Sale and requirement to pay within 3 days after the close of the sale. Payment for Buy It Now is immediate. Multiple items purchased within a 3-day period from the close of the first item can be combined into one shipment to save shipping charges. Please consider combining your purchases by paying for them at the same time if you are bidding or buying multiple items. After paying for an item, then the item will be shipped, and shipping charges will not be combined with later items that are purchased. Request an invoice if purchasing multiple items to combine shipping charges. Combined shipping is the highest shipping charge of the items being purchased plus $0.50 for each additional stamp item or $1.00 for each additional currency, coin, or postal cover item. The item in the pictures is the exact item you will receive. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions or need additional pictures of an item. I am a member of the American Philatelic Society (APS), Civil War Philatelic Society (CWPS), U.S. Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS), and United States Stamp Society (USSS).
Price: 325 USD
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-09T00:19:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Denomination: 5 Cent
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Grade: XF (Extremely Fine)
Topic: Confederate States
Cancellation Type: Handstamped
Certification: Uncertified
