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English: Confederate hand stamped provisional cover, 1862
Cover mailed after the new uniform postage rate of ten cents had gone into effect, July 1, 1862.
Addressee reads: William Cabell Rives, who was at that time a member of the Confederate Congress. Rives had also served in the United States Senate and House of Representatives and as Ambassador to France.
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Source Former Confederate States of America Post Office
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Confederate Hand-stamped covers
Photo image obtained/rendered by Gwillhickers.
Author Former Confederate States of America Post Office
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