BE140

CSA #1 Stone 2 (not plated) (margins close top and bottom) tied to a large piece (partial cover front) by a STEAM handstamp with a weak strike of the Natchez, Miss CDS to the left 3 JAN 1862. Addressed to D. L. Rivers Esq, Natchez, Miss. This is not a drop letter. The original cover was placed directly on a steamboat on the Mississippi River between post offices. On arrival in Natchez, the cover received the STEAM handstamp to show that it did indeed arrive on a riverboat. The name of the riverboat appears to be at the lower left corner, but most of the name has been cut off. This partial cover front has been rebacked for display purposes and appears as an illustration on Page 330 of the Collector’s Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition. PF Certificate 1976 which pictures the item prior to rebacking.

SOLD $400.00