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Adversity Covers
Confederate wallpaper cover
Scott Catalogue CSA: 11
Description:
CSA 10-cent Jefferson Davis (CSA Scott 11) tied by Georgetown, South Carolina, December 11, circular date stamp to a cover made from wallpaper, addressed to Dr. W.C. Truman, Columbia, S.C.
The envelope was homemade from surplus rolls of wallpaper, a method used when envelopes were in short supply, and, as such, is called an 'adversity' cover.
Date:
c. 1863
Medium:
paper (wallpaper); ink (blue)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 2 7/8 x 5 in. (7.3 x 12.7 cm)
Museum ID:
0.228950.2
Place:
South Carolina
Collection:
Glossary
