Confederacy, 13-Star "Excelsior" Flag Pro-Southern Patriotic Design. In red on cover to Philadelphia franked with manuscript cancelled 1857 3¢ dull red with matching "Lorentz Store/Feb. 15" (in what is now West Virginia) postmark, flap torn & worn corner at top left, tiny abrasion in design, Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. This extremely rare design is illustrated in Wishnietzky book on Confederate patriotics, because the 13 stars in this flag is believed to represent Kentucky as the 13th Confederate State. $0 (Image)