US Civil War Patriotic Envelope, Port Royal, South Carolina Cancel
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $45.00

Original period manufacture. An attractive, multi-color emblem of Lady Liberty, with its original postage stamp, and a very clear cancellation from Port Royal, South Carolina. Four line poem at center.The envelope was mailed (likely by a Union soldier) to a young lady in Middleburg Center Pennsylvania. Port Royal was occupied by Federal troops from November 1861 until the end of the war in 1865. The envelope was opened on the right side. Normal handling and wear.