Confederate Postmaster Provisional adhesive on cover
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1861
Issuing entity
Confederate States of AmericaMemphis, Tennessee, 5-cent red adhesive provisional used on envelope to Russellville, Tennessee. The Memphis provisionals were printed by Col. M.C. Galloway, who was the owner and editor of the "Avalanche" as well as the local postmaster. The designs were engraved on wood from which stereotypes were made.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Memphis, Tennessee, 5-cent red adhesive provisional used on envelope to Russellville, Tennessee. The Memphis provisionals were printed by Col. M.C. Galloway, who was the owner and editor of the "Avalanche" as well as the local postmaster. The designs were engraved on wood from which stereotypes were made.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten, handstamped
- Materials museum
- paper; ink / handwritten, handstamped
Identification
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Date recorded
- 1861
- Museum object number
- 2003.2004.23
Catalogue references
- ScottCSA 56X2
Research required
- Research required: this record describes one National Postal Museum object; confirm the wider issue, printings and varieties against philatelic references.