Lot 58
Texas Postal History; Confederacy, Stampless, Fairfield, 186? Turned Cover, homemade from circus broadside with illustrations of performer and revolver, originally mailed from Texas soldier in Mansfield, LA and processed thru Shreveport with Apr 30 cancel and "10" hs., cover then turned and mailed prepaid back to Sergeant Stewart in Louisiana theater from Fairfield, TX with PAID 10 hs. (CSA Type a), used once again by same soldier, this time at Butler, TX with ms. Aug 18 and Due and addressed to Fairfield, TX, an unusual "twice turned" cover, Fine. Ex. Bleuler.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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