U.S. 3¢ star-die, size 3, knife 2, tied indistinct Independent State or CSA Use of U.S. postage. Identified by a prior owner as Little Rock Ark May 8 1861 (making it a scarce Independent State Use), which it may be but I can’t make out the blurry postmark and it is subject to interpretation. Addressed to Honr Howell Cobb, Montgomery, Ala. Howell Cobb served as president of the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861) in Montgomery and thus this cover is a use while in that position before June 1, 1861. He was later a major general of the Confederate army. His personal history is well-known and illustrious. $200.