SC1022

CSA #1 Stone A/B Olive Green (margin just in at top center) tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS (date not apparent). The stamp is missing the left lower corner secondary to a circular random printing flaw commonly referred to as a Short Transfer. This is merely a generic term which means part of the stamp design failed to print. In this case, the cause was most likely secondary to something on the printing stone at the time of printing such as a piece of dirt or a piece of lint. These random (transient) printing flaws are listed as a variety in the new CSA catalog under Stone 1 as CC 1-1-v1. However, this stamp does not plate to Stone 1 or Stone 2, so by appearance, color, and the process of elimination the stamp must be Stone A/B. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. Joseph Abney, Edgefield CH SC. The addressee with the wife of Joseph Abney (1819-1870) who was first Captain of Co A 22nd SC Inf and then Colonel of the regiment until he was dropped in May 1862. Later he was Major of the 1st Batt SC Sharpshooters and then Major of the 27th SC Inf. He was severely wounded at Drewery's Bluff in May 1864 and died as a direct result of his wounds in 1870. Clean cover with sealed back flap opening tears and a handstamp on the back "Collection of D. W. Kaufman."

$250.00

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