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CSA #11 (AD) (margin touches at the bottom) uncancelled. Addressed to Mrs. R. Horace Browne Care M. Bast, Benton, Lowndes Co., Ala. Alabama River Steamboat Cover with "Steamer St Nicholas" routing instruction at the lower left. The origin of the cover is unknown as there is no enclosure. The cover was aparently put on the steamer as a loose letter somewhere on the Alabama River with the stamp to pay the postage. Benton in Lowndes County is on the Alabama River, so the cover was delivered directly to its destination by the steamboat. The stamp should have been cancelled on arrival in Benton, but for whatever reason it was not. The St. Nicholas (built in 1856 and sent to Mobile) is not listed as a Confederate packet boat in the new CSA catalog but oviously plied the Alabama River during this time. Top back flap missing but an overall very clean appearance.

$350.00 SOLD

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