Medium:

paper; ink; adhesive

Dimensions:

8 x 14 cm (3 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Type:

Covers & Associated Letters

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1861-1865

Description:

The envelope, postmarked Old Point Comfort, Virginia, December 22, bears a cachet of a soldier guarding a cannon with the camp in the background. Design in red, white, and blue. Printer not known.

Topic:

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this

Object number:

1992.2002.35

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8a645b051-29b4-4915-9547-c0175d8d6713

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1992.2002.35