Montgomery, Ala., 10c¢ blue entire #59XU4 cover to Col. Howell Cobb, Yorktown Va., while a colonel of the 16th Georgia Infantry, used with MONTGOMERY / ALA. // OCT / 24 /1861 CDS, reduced slightly reduced at top, Very Fine, ONLY 5 RECORDED IN CROWN SURVEY, SCV $1,250. $975.

Howell Cobb (1815-1868) was a founder of the Confederacy who served as president of the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861-62), as well as a major general of the Confederate army. His personal history is well-known and illustrious.