Fayetteville N.C. Jun. 19,
1862. Double-circle datestamp and "Paid 5" in circle on
Breckinridge-Lane Campaign yellow cover to Gilmer's Store N.C.,
Raynor imprint, with original letter enclosure and a printed conscript
notice datelined "Head Quarters, 68th Regiment, N.C.M., Greensboro, July
3rd, 1862" and addressed to writer of letterVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF CONFEDERATE USAGE OF BRECKINRIDGE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN COVER.
Breckinridge and Lane were candidates of Southern Democrats' third party. Examples of the 1860 campaign envelopes were used in the Confederacy, and this is a very late (1862) date from a captain in the North Carolina Militia. (Image)
5c Green, Stone 1 (1).
Horizontal pair, rough separation with large margins and part of right
sheet margin, minor wrinkle, tied by two of three strikes of "Marion
Ala. May 26" (1862) circular datestamp on James Buchanan Three-Quarter
Portrait 1856 Campaign cover to Ridgeway N.C.VERY FINE. A RARE ADVERSITY USE OF AN OLD CAMPAIGN ENVELOPE.
Buchanan, an exponent of states' rights, remained popular in the South during the war. (Image)