CSA 12, 10¢ blue tied bit indistinct RAPID ANN STATION VA APR 29 (1864) circular datestamp on small mourning cover to Mrs. Mary J. Wise, Churchville Augusta Co. Va. with lovely edged back flaps and embossed tip. Click here to see the back of the cover. There are very few mourning covers used this late in the war for various reasons from desensitization to war-related fatalities due to repeated exposure to such news to the difficulty finding stationery due to the blockade. Ex Renate W. Thayer. $400.