Star Cancel, Petersburg VA, Railroad Cover 1870s

1870s Advertising Cover, early 1870s stamp and 1870s Petersburg, Virginia star cancellation, Petersburg Iron Works, E.H. Plummer & Company, addressed to H.C. Hudson, Scottsburg, R & D. R.R. - Virginia.

In the 1840s-1870s, Petersburg, VA was a center of the iron industry in the South. The Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D. R.R.) Company was a railroad that operated independently from 1847 until 1894, first in the State of Virginia and later on 3,300 miles (5,300 km) of track in nine states.
Chartered on March 9, 1847, the railroad completed its 140-mile (230 km) line between Richmond and Danville in 1856. During the American Civil War, the railroad was a vital link between Richmond, the Confederate capital, and the rest of the Confederacy. After the Civil War, the railroad grew to become the 3,300-mile Richmond and Danville Railroad Company System.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------$16.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $37.50
Condition Report: The cover is 6.1/4” x 3.3/4”, no letter, very good condition [see photos]