BE10

Goodson Straight Line Third State -- CSA #7 Horz Pair (4-Margin with filled in frame at right and just a little gum toning at the lower right corner) on full cover with the Goodson (Virginia) Straight Line cancel (SL-03C) without the month (third state). Addressed to Miss Margaret J. Foglesong, Sharon Bland County, Va. The likely sender is Pvt Crockett Foglesong (1842-1883), the addressee’s cousin, of Co B 29th Va Inf. In late 1863 and early 1864, the unit was assigned to the Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee and was therefore in the Goodson area at the time the Straight Line mark was in use. Pvt Fogelsong was caprured as a POW at Dinwiddie CH, Va 4/1/1865 and confined at Harts Island in New York Harbor until released 6/21/1865. Cover is clean with a little minor light foxing. This state is the one most often seen as it was used from Nov 1863 into 1864 with more than 30 known examples. However, this cover is one of only three recorded on the 5c Blue Richmond Print stamps. The three states of the Goodson Straight Line cancel was published (Bush) in the Confederate Philatelist Jan-Feb 1994 issue. This cover is also illustrated on Page 340 of the Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition.

SOLD $1,000.00