SR23

Weak strike of the BLUE Etowah, Ga CDS with manuscript date Feby 11 (1861). Etowah postmaster's free frank signature at upper right "M. A. Cooper PM." US Mail Service in Confederate Georgia to Confederate Alabama. Addressed to Hon Howell Cobb, President, Convention, Montgomery, Ala. Local US postmasters had the free franking priviledge. Since this cover was US Mail Service, the free frank was legal. The postmaster's free frank would not be abolished in the Confederacy until the Confederate Post Office Department initiated service on 1 JUN 1861. This cover was posted one week after the formation of the Confederate government and one week before Jefferson Davis took office as the provisional president. Sealed back flap tears and an unobtrusive sealed tear at the upper left corner. Very Fine Appearance. A local postmaster's free frank cover from this period is not commonly seen. Ex Kaufmann. Howell Cobb was the most prominent Georgia politician of his day and his history is well known. Former Speaker of the USA House of Representatives, former Governor of Georgia among other offices, and later a CSA Major-General. At the time of this cover, Howell Cobb was serving as the president of the Confederate provisional congress in Montgomery, Ala.

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