“C.E. Taylor, Sig(nal) Corps C.S.A.,” endorsement on lovely wallpaper cover with enameled blue, gray and white floral design, addressed to Mrs. James B. Taylor, Box 130, Richmond, Va., handcarried outside the mails, Very Fine. Click here to see cover open showing endorsement. $600.

Dr. Charles E. Taylor *1853-1910) served in three separate Virginia units before transferring to the Confederate Signal Corps in August 1864. Taylor served in the signal unit assigned to W.H.F. Lee’s Cavalry Division. He wrote a 1903 pamphlet on the history of the Bureau’s creation and methods of operation on all front and at sea.