10c Archer & Daly Type I on cover

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
10-cent Confederate Jefferson Davis stamp (Scott #11), tied by "Albany, Ga. Jan 2 1864" circular datestamp on envelope addressed to Starkeville, Georgia.
The stamp was printed by Archer & Daly, a company based in Richmond, Virginia, that also engaged in work for the Treasury Department. Frederick Halpin, a former employee of the American Bank Note Company, engraved the steel plate-printed stamp of Jefferson Davis. Earliest known cancellation is April 21, 1863.
January 2, 1864
Object number
0.227902.2
Type
Covers & Associated Letters
Medium
paper; ink (blue) / handwritten, handstamped
Dimensions
Height x Width: 3 1/16 × 5 7/16 in. (7.78 × 13.81 cm)
Place
Georgia
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Title
Scott Catalogue CSA 11
National Postal Museum
Topic
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
Covers & Letters
Record ID
npm_0.227902.2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm854b13ebd-94f5-41b6-97e3-df95c1f08f20
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