CSA 2-Hb, 10¢ dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig with huge margins to touched, light diagonal pre-use crease, tied by RICHMOND / VA. // DEC / 2 cds on cover to Iserial (sic - Israel) Prickett Esq., Stockbridge P.O., Henry Co[unty] Ga. with John Bell Three-Quarter Portrait with Flags, Eagle and Shield Campaign design, Raynor imprint, Edw. Everett for Vice President crossed out in pen; cover with some edge wear and slightly clipped corner at top left, Very Fine appearance, Ex Schopp. RARE 1860 JOHN BELL CAMPAIGN COVER USED IN THE CONFEDERACY. $1,900.

John Bell was a prominent politician from Tennessee who ran for president in 1860 as the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party (a third party which took a neutral stance on the issue of slavery), although he was opposed to secession during the antebellum period. Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, he dramatically reversed his position and supported the Confederate cause; his running mate, Edward Everett, was a loyal Union man, which explains why his name was crossed out.