CB33 |
CSA
#12 (AD) (4-Margin with a lower sheet margin) tied
by the Goodson (Va ) Straight Line with
the OCT month (1863) (Early State). One
of only four covers recorded by Gen Bush of the Goodson
Straight Line with the OCT month early state designation. Light coarse
paper homemade cover addressed to Miss Emma N. Day, Beaver Dam
Depot Louisa County, Va. Cover forwarded
to Negrofoot, Va with the
addition of “Beaver Dam” and “Forwarded
Due 10” in manuscript near the top of the cover to
assess the forwarding fee. A second “Due 10”
manuscript is in the center of the cover for an unknown reason. Signed
by
Brian Green and Very Fine with an excellent strike of the postal
cancel. Cover originally included in the exhibit to show the Goodson
OCT Straight
Line. This cover was used as an illustration on Page 2 of Gen Bush’s
Fancy
and Unusual Cancel book and again as an illustration on Page 271 of the
Collector’s Guide to Confederate Philately. |
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