Confederate cover
Object Details
- Description
- United States 3-cent George Washington stamped envelope (USA Scott U26), cancelled by a black seven-bar gridiron. Envelope is postmarked by Charleston, South Carolina, April 1, 1861, concentric circle date stamp on white envelope addressed to the District of Columbia.
- The sender of this envelope is 1st Lt. Theodore Talbot of the 1st Regiment of Artillery of the garrison within Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. It is addressed to his mother, Adelaide.
- South Carolina was admitted to the Confederacy on February 4, 1861, and therefore this cover represents Confederate State usage of United States postage.
- Mail continued to travel uninterrupted under the service of the U.S. Post Office Department until the Confederate Post Office Department officially began service on June 1, 1861. A 3-cent stamp paid the letter rate for a distance less than 3,000 miles.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 1, 1861
- Object number
- 1984.0531.687
- Depicts
- George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Place
- South Carolina
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA U26
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1984.0531.687
- Usage
- CC0
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