| CB37 |
CSA
#11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond,
Va CDS
Powell Type 5h 28 SEP (1864). Also canceling the stamp is the very
scarce
Richmond, Va Large Grid. This
Richmond Large Grid (10 Bars) is very
distinctive and is a pre war mark that was only very rarely used.
Currently
there are only five covers recorded showing CSA usage of this large
grid,
and this is one of only two where the grid actually cancels a stamp.
The
other three show the large grid obliterating a handstamp rate applied
in
error. Cover addressed to John H. Newton, Athens, Georgia. Endorsed at
upper left “E. D. Newton Surg PACS (Provisional Army of
the
Confederate States).” Dr. E. D. Newton was the
Regimental Surgeon for
Cobb’s Georgia Legion. Backflap
opening tears otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Weil. Cover originally included
in the exhibit to show the scarce
Richmond Large Grid used as a cancel. This cover was the subject of a
Confederate Philatelist article in the Jul-Aug 1974 issue and can also
be
found as an illustration on Page 103 of Peter Powell’s book on the
Richmond CSA postmarks. |
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