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Item# 13761
Price: $300
CSA 1, 5¢ green, 2 singles (slight scuff top of right stamp) used with pen cancels on opposite corners of small narrow envelope with matching “Ap 8” [1862], most likely from Frederica, Ga. to “Hon. T. Butler King, Spotswood Hotel, Richmond, Virginia. Top back flap missing. Handwriting matches other correspondence from his Frederica Ga. home during that time period. Thomas Butler King is remembered primarily as a planter and politician from coastal Georgia. The story of King’s son “Lordy” and his faithful servant “Neptune” are related in my column in the Sept 2009 American Stamp Dealer & Collector at ASDSEP09.pdf [VA] [GA] $300.