HB31 CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin but close at the bottom left) and CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 40 (margin just touches at the top but with a right sheet margin) used in combination to make the 10c rate. Stamps are tied together and to the cover by two strikes of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3b (broken "N" of "JUN") 13 JUN 1862. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to James R. Carlton, Athens, Georgia. Very Fine. Ex-Brian Green with his signed note on the back, Ex-Tate, Ex-Kaufmann.

James R. Carlton (1795-1888) of Athens, Georgia, is listed on the 1860 Federal Census as a Brick Mason. But he was more than that as his estate was substantial. He was a very successful cotractor in Athens for many years. James R. Carlton, who was born in King and Queen County, Virginia, was a veteran of the War of 1812 having served as a corporal in the 2nd Regiment Virginia Militia in that war.		 $1,000.00


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