Dalton, GA Confederate postmaster provisional cover
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Object Details
- Description
- Dalton, Georgia, 5-cent Confederate postmaster provisional Paid 5 handstamp (CSA Scott 20XU1) on adversity envelope addressed to Marietta, Georgia. The envelope is postmarked June 4, 1862.
- Paper and envelopes being in short supply, the cover is homemade from an advertising circular.
- June 4, 1862
- Object number
- 2003.2004.20
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten, handstamped
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (8.26 x 14.13 cm)
- Place
- Georgia
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue CSA 20XU1
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2003.2004.20
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm896396219-ac64-4abf-8875-02a923a3307e
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