10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). Huge margins to touched, light diagonal pre-use crease, tied by "Richmond Va. Dec. 2" circular datestamp on cover to Stockbridge Ga. with John Bell Three-Quarter Portrait with Flags, Eagle and Shield Campaign design, Raynor imprint, Edward Everett for V.P. crossed out in pen, cover with some edgewear and clipped corner at top left, Very Fine appearance, a rare John Bell 1860 Campaign cover used within the Confederate postal system--Bell was a prominent politician from Tennessee who ran for president in 1860 as the candidate for the Constitutional Union Party (a third party which took a neutral stance on the issue of slavery), although he was opposed to secession during the antebellum period, following the Battle of Fort Sumter he dramatically reversed his position and supported the Confederate cause; his vice president running mate, Edward Everett, was a loyal Union man, which explains why his name was crossed out

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