| TX363 |
CSA #98xu3 Galveston, Tex
Stampless PAID 10 Provisional with somewhat weak but
recognizable strikes of the postal markings (date not apparent).
Addressed to Mrs. Susan E. Scott, Anderson, Grimes Co., Texas. "Lake
Creek Box" at lower left of unknown significance. Adversity Cover made from a
printed used ship's Bill of Lading for 2 cases of sardines, 18 coils of
rope, and 25 bags of coffee shipped from New York and bound for Lavaca,
Texas. Very clean cover.
The
cover is part of the Scott-Neblett Correspondence between Galveston and
Anderson as the addressee was married to John Newton Scott (no record
of Confederate service) who was the brother of Lizzie Neblett. |
$1,500.00 |