NE13

CSA #13 (4-Margin with a large lower sheet margin) tied by a full strike of the Abbeville SC CDS 7 FEB. Coarse brown paper large business size envelope to account for the double rate postage "Head-quarters Conscript Department, COLUMBIA, S. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS" Semi-Official Imprint Type WD-CN-09. Addressed to Lt. J. T. Aldritch A. E. O. (Assistant Enrolling Officer), Columbia SC. Lieutenant (later promoted Captain) James T. Aldrich (1819-1875) (lawyer, orator, poet) served the Confederacy in Columbia SC in departmental duties including that of enrolling officer as well as representing the Confederate government in legal matters. He was considered  to be one of the most distinguished lawyers of his day. The CSA #13 stamp is quite scarce on a governmental semi-official inprinted cover. Despite being oversized, the cover is Very Fine and can be displayed.

$1,500.00 SOLD

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