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The above cover represents a very common way of faking Confederate covers. That is by simply taking a period non-Confederate cover, in this case an item of USA Postal Stationery, with a period address and simply adding genuine CSA stamps to the cover (in this case a pair of the 5c Blue Typograph Local Prints with a pen cancel).
We can identify this item as a somewhat less than genuine cover by the lack of any sort of postal markings such as a town of origin and a date and also by the fact that the stamps are not tied to the cover. While I grant that there is a remote chance that this cover is a genuine usage, the lack of any postal markings should always raise red flags.
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