United States Union and Confederate States Civil War Covers "Southern Letter Unpaid" Mail from the Confederacy
Sale No: 3010
Lot No:395
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Cat No:Southern Letter Unpaid
SOUTHERN LETTER UNPAID blue two line handstamp on cover with blue Richmond Texas postmark and red PAID 10 rate mark addressed to Mount Sterling Ky, additional double circle Louisville Jun 27 receiving mark and matching large DUE 3 handstamp; cover with small tear at right center edge and trivial edge toning; of the 30 covers recorded with the Southern Letter Unpaid marking only three covers from Texas received these markings and each is from a different city, this cover is number SLU-27 on the Walske/ Trepel census, but the town of origin is not identified; ex-Semsrott; 1963 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image 2)(Image)