CSA 12-KB, 10¢ dark blue (4 margins) used with army field cancel on Howell’s Poems printed envelope “Life’s Labor” with full verse, addressed to Mrs. J. L. Hubard, Curdsville, Va. Large part of flap missing, which extends over the top of the cover. Ex Plantation Collection. $100.

James Lenaeus Hubard enlisted 6-14-61 as a private in Virginia 44th Infantry. and rose through the ranks to Major and Quartermaster for Robertson’s Cavalry. He was a special agent for the Ordnance Dept, applied for Judge Advocate, was taken prisoner 4-3-65 at Amelia Court House and confined to Point Lookout. Took Oath of Allegiance 5-1-65. Post part farmer and lawyer. Military records included.