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CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 48
(4-Margin with a slight corner clip in the margin only at the upper
right and a distinct short transfer at lower left) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va
CDS 1 APR (1862). Patriotic
Stars and Bars Cover Type F11-16 in full color
with Verse 30 (“On, on to the rescue...”), Slogan 24 (“Confederate
States of America”), and Imprint 31 (“Sold by J. W, Randolph,
Richm’d”). Addressed to Ruben Robertson, Martins Lime Kiln, Stokes Co
NC. The addressee had two sons who enlisted in Co H 22nd NC Inf
in June 1861 -- James Robertson and William Robertson. Pvt James
Robertson (most likely the sender of this cover) is listed as wounded
at Gettysburg 7/2/1863 and captured as a POW at Jericho Mills (Va)
5/23/1864 and confined at Point Lookout until exchanged 3/18/1865. Pvt
William Robertson Died of Disease at Fredericksburg, Va 9/25/1861 and
therefore could not have sent this cover. The F11-16 patriotic design
is well known in black only. Dietz listed the design as black only in
his 1959 catalog, but the 1986 catalog does mention both black and
color. When the Patriotic Section was compiled for the new catalog,
this design could not be confirmed in color. So far as is known this is
now the confirmatory cover for an F11-16 design in color and is the
only one currently recorded in color. The cover has been lost in this
Old Time Collection since at least 1949, but Dietz either saw it or may
even have owned it at one time as his signature is on the reverse. When
Dietz compiled his 1959 catalog, he must have forgotten about it as he
did not list the design in color. When the cover was received with this
collection, it was in poor condition. The cover has been professionally
restored to exhibitable quality. The restoration did not involve any
part of the patriotic design (flag, verse, slogan or imprint), the
stamp, the postmark, or the address. An exceptional item of Confederate
Patriotic Postal History. |
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