Confederacy, Confederate States of America,/Surgeon Genl's Office./Official Business, imprint with the rare signature of S.P. Moore, Act. Surg.Gen. CSA, on small legal size envelope addressed to Asst. Surgeon Erwin J. Eldridge PACS (Provisional Army Confederate States), 16th Regiment Geo Vol, Care Col (later General) Howell Cobb, Richmond, Va., postmarked partial strike of "Richmond, Va./Aug. 1861" cds and matching handstamped "PAID" with "2" in crayon paying the scarce local rate, restored damage across the bottom edge of the envelope but still very presentable, Fine appearance, a rare usage of the drop rate & this scarce imprint with signature of Samuel Preston Moore, Acting Surgeon General, Included is a lengthy bio on both Moore & Eldridge, ex-Kohn & Hambrecht. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, Confederate States of America,/Surgeon General's Office./Official Business, imprint on legal size semi-official cover franked with 10¢ milky blue tied partial strike of Richmond, Va./Jul. 2, 1863 cds and addressed to Surg. E. Burke Haywood, Actg Med. Dir. of Hospital, Raleigh, N.C., Very Fine, ex-Wyche & Hambrecht. Scott No. 11a  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Confederacy, Confederate States of America,/Surgeon General's Office./Official Business, imprint on legal size semi-official turned cover, franked with 10¢ deep blue (four large to huge margins all around) tied "Richmond, Va./Apr. 24" cds and addressed to Surg. W. H. Hall, Medical Purveyor, Petersburg, Va, inside usage shows indistinct North Carolina town marking with pair of stamps missing, addressed to Mrs. Jno H. Claiborne, Louisberg, NC; envelope folded down slightly all around, still Very Fine, Greatly detailed bio included from the unpublished biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. Scott No. 12  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)