United States 3-cent George Washington (USA Scott 26) affixed to an envelope but not cancelled. The cover is not addressed. It is inscribed "What I found in Fort Pulaski." Fort Pulaski guarded the sea approach to Savannah, and was captured by the Union army in April 1862.
Mail traveled uninterrupted under the service of the U.S. Post Office Department until the Confederate Post Office Department officially began service on June 1, 1861. This cover is an example of a U.S. stamp attached to a Confederate patriotic envelope prior to suspension of Union mail service but never mailed. These stamps were made valueless ('demonetized') by the U.S. Postal Service in late 1861.
The cachet pictures a colored flag with seven-star constellation. The number of stars represents the number of states in the Confederacy at the time. Design in red, white, and blue, Dietz Type F7-12.
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