| 504T |
 |
 Confederate States of America, Post Office Department. Imprint on Cover to Galveston, Texas Franked With U.S. 3c Red (26) tied by Montgomery, Ala. Mar. 26 (1861) pmk. to ex-President of the Texas
Republic, David Burnet. Pencil docketing at left indicates letter sent from J. H. Reagan Postmaster General C. S. A. (Montgomery at this time was Capitol of the Confederacy), without flap, minor toning, otherwise Very Fine, This is the Earliest
Known Use of the Post Office Envelope and is the Dietz Listing Cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-2,000 |
600.00 |
| 504U |
|
 Mexico to Texas Blockade Cover, Horizontal Strip of Four 5c Blue (7) tied by light readable "Eagle Pass Tex." pmks. to New Braunfels, Blue Matamoros Mexico Merchants Handstamp on Back, letter dated May 27,
1864, One of the finest Mexico Blockade Covers Known, A Showpiece, ex-Emerson, Brooks, with P.F. Certificate` (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-2,000 |
2,600.00 |
