BE11

Hatchechubbee Straight Line Early State -- CSA #7 Horz Pair on full cover canceled by the Hatchechubbee ALA (Alabama) Early State Straight Line cancel (SL-06A) Aug 10 (1863). Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Mr. Robert L. Hardaway, Columbus, Ga. Backflap opening tears, otherwise a Very Fine cover. The early state has the “ALA” abbreviation under the town name. This cover is currently one of only four recorded examples of this early state Hatchechubbee Straight Line cancel. The stamps with the straight line postmark were cropped from this cover and used as the listing illustration (SL-06A) on Page 377 of the new CSA Catalog.

SOLD $1,500.00