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CSA #4 (3 pairs) paying a 3x rate
for weight (1-1.5oz) tied together and to the cover by
four strikes of the Mobile,
Ala
small double circle CDS 26 JUL 1862. The stamps are affixed in a
horizontal row across the top of the cover and all appear to come from
the same Stone 2 sheet. The first pair at the left cannot be accurately
plated. The middle pair is Stone 2 Positions 5-6 (Position 5 has the
line through the “E” and is a listed variety 4-2-v2), and the far right
pair is Stone 2 Positions 8-9. The stamps have decent but irregular
margins, and the Position 8 stamp has a large surface scuff. Addressed
to Mr. Strenna, Montgomery, Ala. The addressee was a Montgomery
merchant. This is a cover FRONT
only
with condition problems. Two vertical file folds which do not go
through the stamps, and a significant ragged right edge which has been
repaired. However, the usage of six CSA #4 stamps on cover to pay a 3x
rate is incredibly scarce. It is almost impossible to find a cover or a
usage with more than a pair of CSA #4 stamps paying a higher rate. I
know of one other cover which passed through Siegel Auctions in 2006
also from Mobile with eight CSA #4 stamps (a Strip of 4 and two pairs).
Despite the condition and the faults, this cover front is still quite
presentable with a neat matched repair and can easily be
exhibited. |
SOLD
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