Crockett, Texas Mar. 13, perfect bold strike of cds with matching "Paid 3" rating handstamp on 1853 folded cover to General George Smythe in Jasper, Tex., docketing at right, a Very Fine and choice strike, Houston County, 1838-date. Estimate  $150 - 200. George Washington Smythe (1803-66) was a surveyor and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In 1853 he was elected to the United States Congress. $0 (Image)