Confederate cover with U. S. postal issue used after secession
National Postal Museum

Confederate cover with U. S. postal issue used after secession

George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799 · February 26, 1861

paper; ink
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

United States 3-cent George Washington stamped envelope (USA Scott U26), cancelled by a black seven-bar gridiron. Envelope is postmarked by Charleston, South Carolina, February 26, 1861, concentric circle date stamp on white envelope addressed to Washington, District of Columbia.

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