BE148

CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by two strikes of a FREE handstamp in VIOLET. Coarse brown paper cover which appears to be a homemade adversity cover addressed to Samuel B. Walker, Allens Creek, Amherst Cty, Va. The FREE marking is consistent with the handstamp (Type N in the new CSA Catalog) and the violet ink used at Lynchburg, Va which is the probable origin of the cover. The postal clerk used whatever came to hand to cancel the stamp and for some unknown reason did not use the town postmark. CSA Certificate 1973 states “Genuine” but does not mention the source of the marking. Ex-Judd with his notation on the reverse also identifying Lynchburg as the source of the handstamp. This currently is believed to be the only cover with the FREE mark in violet as the other Lynchburg FREE covers are listed only in black and in blue. Extremely Fine.

SOLD $1,000.00