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92x61mm, crisp impression, very fine, pencil notation on back reads "Presented to August Dietz by De La Rue & Co. at the time of writing his book" (Scott $900)

full framelines at right and bottom, tied by bold "Mobile Ala Aug 16" double circle datestamp to US 3c Red on buff Star die entire (U27), addressed to Miss Ellen A. Shackelford in Cedar Spring, Georgia, extremely fine adversity use of a 10c Frameline on a United States stamped envelope, address written in the hand of Shackelford's future husband Lieutenant George Washington Gift, who chaired the first meeting of the "Los Angeles Mounted Rifles" in March of 1861 and was hanged in effigy in Sacramento the same month this cover was sent

single with three large margins to ample at bottom, red "Greensboro NC Jun 8" datestamp, very fine and attractive (Scott $600)

single used with 10 Deep blue (12, Keatinge & Ball) on 1865 cover franked by US 1861 3c Rose (65), each tied by matching quartered cork cancel, "Old Point Comfort Va Apr 6" datestamp, addressed to Medina, New York, sent by a Union soldier from occupied Richmond, very fine, a spectacular and attractive use, the CSA stamps were applied by a Union soldier and did not represent any rate, posted just three days before Robert E. Lee's surrender
The enclosure (which no longer accompanies) originally stated: "We are situated in this rebel Capitol, the possession of which has cost the lives during the last three years of so many score thousands...Hear we are not to remain in Richmond, but to push on after the retiring rebel army...I would like much to appropriate some little pretty toys lying around loose...though we are ordered not to touch them," potentially referring to the stamps on this cover.