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

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

Postmark: JAN 4 / 1861

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

United States 3-cent George Washington (USA Scott 26), tied by a black seven-bar gridiron. Envelope is postmarked by Charleston, South Carolina, January 4, 1861 concentric circle date stamp on white envelope addressed to Washington, District of Columbia.

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