TX397

Two Texas Stampless PAID Covers -- First Cover - Hallettsville, Tex CDS (Lavaca County) 23 MAY with handstamp PAID in a circle Type A (no rate). Addressed to G. D. Gay Esqr, Lattington  PO, Bee Co., Texas. CDS partially struck off the cover, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Camina. Second Cover - Handstamp PAID in a circle (same as the Type A in the first cover but somewhat overinked) with a manuscript "10" but no postmark. From the Carroll Hoy & Co., New Orleans, La Correspondence. Why no postmark is a mystery as this is not a drop letter. It has been suggested by a notation on the reverse that it may have gone by ship, but there is no way to confirm that. The address would date the cover to late 1861 or early 1862 before the fall of the city. Today's road mile distance Hallettsville to New Orleans is less than 500 miles but must have been more than 500 miles in 1861-1862 by the postal routes to account for the 10c rate.  Minor reduction at the top, otherwise Very Fine. The two covers are offered together as the first cover confirms that the second cover is also from Hallettsville, Texas.

$575.00 Two Covers

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