BE78

CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (4-Margin but tight at upper right with edge gum toning) tied by a full strike of the Guyton, Ga CDS 23 MAR (1862). This was the only Confederate post office to show the date on the rim of the cancel. Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Sasnett, Sparta, Ga. The addressee’s husband was Corp (later Sgt) William A. Sasnett who enlisted in Co E. 15th Ga Inf 7/15/1861. The unit was in Virginia at this time, so cover most likely not sent by her husband. Sgt Sasnett is listed as having Died of Disease 12/30/1864. This cover is illustrated on Page 361 of the Collector’s Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition. Cover with sealed back tears and a sealed tear at top center but still with a very clean appearance and an excellent strike of the “Date on the Rim” postmark.

SOLD $300.00