Post by krash on Nov 26, 2013 5:17:25 GMT -5
All right this morning early (I'm an earlybird) I was browsing through all my junk and found this lovely cover. Is proudly wears a Scott #210 and was addressed to a Major A.H. McHenry which is rather interesting, because he was a Captain during his service time in the Army during the Civil War and the Major title was most likely honorably bestowed to him by the G.A.R. after the war.
Obverse:
A little history on the Scott #210
In my personal opinion this is a really under-appreciated stamp!
In 1882 the inland letter rate was reduced from three to two cents and, as Washington had been associated for many years with the stamp which franked the internal correspondence it was decided to transfer his profile from the 3 cents to the 2 cents value (#210 ). Accordingly, a new design was prepared, for the 2 cents bearing his bust and Jackson, dethroned from the 2 cents, was given a place on the 4 cents (#211), which was a new value.
Obverse:
A little history on the Scott #210
In my personal opinion this is a really under-appreciated stamp!
In 1882 the inland letter rate was reduced from three to two cents and, as Washington had been associated for many years with the stamp which franked the internal correspondence it was decided to transfer his profile from the 3 cents to the 2 cents value (#210 ). Accordingly, a new design was prepared, for the 2 cents bearing his bust and Jackson, dethroned from the 2 cents, was given a place on the 4 cents (#211), which was a new value.
I can clearly see the postmark on the cover and just wondered about the title of the thread: "1894 Civil war veteran cover" (Maybe a mod/admin type person can correct the nym.)
If I called it a poor old bookshelf then my wife would make me clean it off! So Archive it is! There you have it!
