Lot 8049
#18 1861 1c Blue, Type I, Plate 12, Relied C, Horizontal Strip of Three, Tied by Fancy Lyre Cancels on Cover to New Orleans, Louisiana
Confederate Use of U.S. Postage During the Independent State Period
Mise à prix: $800
Estimation: $1,500 - $2,000
Carroll Hoy correspondence addressed to "Messrs. Carroll Hoy & Co., New Orleans, La." with black "Canton Ms. Apr 30" circular datestamp. The cover with minor wear along top edge, otherwise Fine. This is a rare Confederate usage of this fancy cancel on U.S. postage.
The cover is datestamped 18 days after the firing on Fort Sumter and one month before the Confederate States Post Office Department assumed responsibility for mail service on June 1, 1861. During this brief Independent State period, U.S. postage stamps continued to be accepted on mail originating within the seceded states.
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