National Postal Museum
Confederate mourning cover
December 22, 1863
10-cent greenish blue (Scott CSA #11) cancelled by Powell Type 6L postmark from Richmond, Virginia December 22 (ca 1863) to Cobham, Virginia. Envelope’s black border indicates contents probably announced the death of a friend or relative and is thus referred to by collectors as a Mourning Cover.
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