VA3340

CSA #11a (AD) Milky Blue (4-Margin) tied by the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 7a 11 MAY 1863. Coarse brown paper cover addressed to Miss E. M. Smithson, Macfarlands PO, Lunenberg Co., Va. Very clean appearing cover and a very nice stamp. The most important part of the cover is the Richmond Type 7a postmark. The Type 6 and Type 7 postmarks are almost indistinguishable, but there are some small differences which are difficult to see. This is all explained in detail in Peter Powell's book on Confederate Richmond postal markings published in 1987. The Type 6 postmark was used beginning in DEC 1863 through to the end of the war. The Type 7 postmark saw very limited use only in March-October 1863. Powell recorded using the Type 7a postmark only on specific dates of use (8-12 MAY and 15 JUN 1863) in his book of which 11 MAY 1863 is one of the recorded dates.

$200.00

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