BE126

CSA #1 Stone 2 (not plated) (4-Margin but with a pre-affixing horz crease) tied by a full strike of the Leesburg, Va CDS 8 FEB (1862). Addressed to Miss Gillie F. Jones, Gordonsville, Va. The “Va” state abbreviation in the CDS is in script lettering. This is the only known CSA post office that used script lettering for the state designation. This postmark had been used 1836-1853 and then retired but put back into service during the Confederate period. Leesburg was captured by the Union in the Spring of 1862, so Confederate usage of this postmark was very short lived. Gen Bush was able to identify and record only two covers with this “Va” script Leesburg postmark. Leesburg CSA covers seen today most commonly have the Leesburg small DCDS and not this script postmark. Very Fine Appearance. Notation on the reverse signed by Brian Green.

SOLD $750.00