BE58

Fancy Cancel: Rodney (Mississippi) Circle of Squares -- CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin in at bottom) tied by the Rodney, Miss Circle of Squares (AC-13) Fancy Cancel with the Rodney, Miss CDS to the left 6 MAR (1863). Addressed to Mrs. C. B. Blackburn Care Dr G. Calhoun, Natchez, Miss. Military endorsement at upper left corner “E. M. Blackburn Breckenridge Guard.” Capt Edward M. Blackburn (1829-1868) of Natchez, Miss served in Co G 12th Miss Inf but resigned the service about a month after posting this cover. “Breckenridge Guard” was a local name for the unit. This is currently the only recorded example of this fancy cancel. The stamp with the cancel was cropped from this cover and used as the listing illustration (AC-13) on Page 376 of the new CSA Catalog. The cropped stamp is also illustrated on Page 352 of the Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition.Very clean cover. The endorsement and the address are a bit faded but still legible.

SOLD $1,000.00