Confederate flag-of-truce cover

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
This envelope is from one of the Hincks brothers to his sister Lida. The December 3, 1864, letter was censored, and then it was sent out to be exchanged locally between Charleston and Hilton Head. It entered the regular U.S. mail at Old Point Comfort on December 11th. The 1861 3-cent stamp carried it to occupied New Orleans.
1864
Object number
2005.2005.88
Type
Covers & Associated Letters
Medium
paper; ink (black); adhesive / handwriting; stamping; engraving
Place of Destination
New Orleans, Louisiana
Place of Origin
Virginia
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Topic
Covers & Letters
Record ID
npm_2005.2005.88
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm803887d1c-7b06-4fc6-a266-a2ed133f4048
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