National Postal Museum
3c Washington single on Confederate cover
May 2, 1861
United States 3-cent George Washington (USA Scott 26), cancelled by a black seven-bar grid. Envelope is postmarked by Alexandria, Virginia, May 2, 1861, concentric circle date stamp on yellow envelope addressed to William Cabell Rives, who was at that time a member of the Provisional Confederate Congress. Rives had previously served in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. He had also served as Ambassador to France.
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