| AL424 |
USA #26 tied by a
full strike of the
Montgomery, Ala CDS 14 MAR 1861 USA Used in CSA Alabama
from the first capital of the Confederacy. Overall Advertising Cover
in Gray and White for Montgomery Hall (a Montgomery Hotel) with a
picture of the building. Cover from the Alexander H. Stephens
Correspondence addressed to Hon A. H. Stephens, Savannah,
Georgia.
Stephens was in Savannah at that time to promote the new Confederate
Government and the Confederate Constitution. He delivered his
famous
“Cornerstone” speech in Savannah on March 21, 1861. Usual short summary
on the back “Sam D.
Varner Montgomery wants recommendation for clerkship in Post Office
Department Mrch 8 61.” Backflap
is intact and has not been removed. Small edge repairs at
bottom gives
the cover a very clean appearance. Scarce overall hotel
advertising
cover from the Stephens Correspondence in the early days of the
Confederacy.
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$1,500.00 |
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