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Union prisoner of war cover
Object Details
- Description
- American Civil War cover mailed from Washington, D.C. on May 22, 1865, (after Lee's surrender), Class B. Addressed to Thomas C. Trombs, Point Lookout, MD. Marked "Prisoner of War." Examined by censor on May 19, 1865. One U.S. Stamp affixed (Scott 65).
- Credit line
- Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 22, 1865
- Object number
- 0.260305.9.35.1
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (7.3 x 13.34 cm)
- Place of Origin
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Place of Destination
- Point Lookout, Maryland
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 65
- Topic
- Floyd S. Leach Collection
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_0.260305.9.35.1
- Usage
- CC0
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