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Goodson Sept Straight Line First State -- CSA #12a (AD Milky Blue with a small corner clip at the lower left) tied to full cover by an excellent strike of the Goodson (Virginia) Sept (1863) Straight Line cancel (SL-03A). Light brown coarse paper cover addressed to Miss Emma N. Day, Beaver Dam Depot, Hanover Cty, Va. On arrival in Bearver Dam Depot, the cover was forwarded to Negrofoot, Va with the manuscript forwarding marks at the upper left with “Due 10” to assess the forwarding fee. The “Sept” carved as part of the cancel is the primary or first state of this cancel. Goodson, Va located on the border near both Kentucky and Tennessee, was raided by Union General Stoneman on 9/18/1863. Gen Stoneman destroyed the post office along with warehouses and the railroad station. It was after this date that the woodblock Goodson Straight Line handstamp was carved and placed into use. There are only currently recorded three examples of this primary state handstamp with “Sept.” Two are on off-cover stamps, and this is the only cover. Minor backflap opening tears and a little edge wear at the right, otherwise a Very Fine cover. The stamp with the straight line postmark was cropped from this cover and used as the listing illustration (SL-03A) on Page 376 of the new CSA Catalog. The three states of the Goodson Straight Line cancel was published (Bush) in the Confederate Philatelist Jan-Feb 1994 issue. This cover is also illustrated on Page 339 of the Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition.

SOLD $2,000.00