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Oct 31, 2018
Pair of covers hand-addressed by Brigadier General Robert Anderson, each with Charleston cancellations from 1861, when Anderson was at Fort Sumter.
The first cover is complete and still bears a red wax seal on its reverse, along with the initials " RA. " Addressed to the Honorable Nathaniel Silster, Boston, MA. Cancellation of " Charleston SC Jan. 27 1861 " with imprinted three-cent stamp.
The second cover is addressed to Anderson's wife: " Mrs. Major Robert Anderson / Brevoort House / New York NY. " The postmark is " Charleston, SC Mar. 24 1861" with cancelled three-cent stamp. Front flap only, no back.
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