January 25, 2024
Early Confederate patriotic cover with Scott #26 (unaccepted) RARE
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This is a 1 in a million presentation Very Early Confederate Patriotic cover, with a US #26 3-cent stamp smack in the middle of the confederate flag.The only possible problem is that the stamp has not been tied to the cover , which in this case, would be a proper treatment, as the stamp was not accepted by the Confederate post office. Markings that support this treatment are the handwritten PAID 5-cents marking in the upper right corner, and the Germantown Tennessee hand stamp cancel near the stamp. The recipient was also in Tennessee, so the 5-cent rate was correct.There is no sign at all of any stamp having been removed from the cover (the Germantown cancel is complete). There is also no sign of any repositioning of the stamp. There appears to be a small thread that was attached to the glue of the stamp, and is not a defect in the cover whatsoever.Catalog value for a standard confederate patriotic cover with a #26 is $2000.00 . I do not have a Dietz catalog, so I don't know the scarcity of this patriotic cover, but it has to be one of the very first patriotics ever made, and it is in superb condition, used locally. And, there is the Confederate flag, plus the information that Jeff Davis was President and Alex Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. What more could anyone ask for?Because the stamp is not tied, I cannot be
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