CSA 11, 10¢ blue (4 margins, tiny chips at lower corners) tied bold socked-on-the-nose CHARLESTON / S.C. // JUN / 3 cds on homemade cover to Dr. J.H. Furman, Manchester, So. Ca. Detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity, courtesy of Drs. F. T. Hambrecht and J.L. Koste. Ex Hambrecht [SC] $120.

Dr. John Howard Furman (1824-1902) was born in St. Luke's Parish, Beaufort Co, SC and received his M.D. degree in 1845 from the Medical College of the State of SC, Charleston, SC. He practiced medicine in Sumter Co. SC. No evidence was found that this man served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. Dr. John Howard Furman was the grandson of Dr. Richard Furman, the namesake of Furman University.