Lot 8082
Confederate States of America, CSA #2e, 10c Light Milky Blue, Two Stone Y Singles Tied Together on Head-Quarters Commissary General's Department, Legal Size Envelope
Very Scarce Usage of More Than One Stone Y on Cover
Openingsbod: $150
schatting: $200 - $300
Two singles (Stone Y) tied together by blue "COLUMBIA S.C. NOV 13" circular datestamp on imprinted envelope of "Head Quarters, Commissary General’s Department" (WD-CD-02, CV $400). Addressed to W. F. B. Haynesworth, Esq., Secretary & Treasurer, S.B.R.R., Sumter, South Carolina. File folds and wear, but very scarce usage showing multiple Stone Y singles on cover.
William Francis Baker Haynesworth (1824–1905) was an attorney and judge advocate and a prominent citizen of Sumter. He was associated with The Sumter Banner, one of the town’s earliest newspapers, serving at times as editor and publisher. His papers, closely connected with the Furman family, are preserved in the South Carolina Historical Society.
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