Confederate adversity cover
National Postal Museum

Confederate adversity cover

c. 1861-1865

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

The envelope addressed to J.B. Grimball, Esq. of Spartanburg, South Carolina has been marked with a handstamp “10” and a postmark. The old writing on the cut and folded sections of the interior show that the item was constructed from a used piece of paper.

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