Carolina City N. C. Dec 2 5 Paid town marking with broken rim on brown cover addressed to Ansonville NC, cover with minor edge flaws, otherwise Fine (Confederate Handbook catalogue value $250) (Image)

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HICKSFORD Va. JUL 20 red town marking and matching -½5-+ on brown cover addressed -½To Col. Hy. Stokes, Comdt. 73 Regt Va. Ma., Lunenburg Ct. House-+. cover with small stain at bottom left, otherwise Fine; CSA Handbook does not list this marking as coming in red during the Confederate time period (only in green and black), the Stampless Cover catalogue lists Hicksford as using red between 1834 and 1846. Based on the address it appears that this is a Confederate usage. (Image)

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