1861-5 Confederate States Cover CSA Captain John C. Winsmith 1st South Carolina Volunteers (1865 Militia Brig. General)

1861-5 Confederate States Cover CSA Captain John C. Winsmith 1st South Carolina Volunteers (1865 Militia Brig. General)1861 5 Confederate Cover Blue Petersburg, Virginia circular date stamp & "10" from Captain John Christopher Winsmith, 1st South Carolina Volunteers to Miss Kate Winsmith, envelope has a homemade blue flap affixed to the previously opened envelope. Envelope has no contents. Condition as pictured. Homemade Cover flap Blue 10 & Circle Petersburg, Virginia CDS "10" CSA Captain John Christopher Winsmith (Winn Smith) (1802 1888), son of a South Carolina

Scott # 11 dull red only approximate identification based on 1852-53 range of appearance

when he did not run for reelection

Washington to Mr

With card insert sent by The Phoenix-Connecticut Group Fire Insurance Companies

Addressed to Kansas City

MA letter from George Washington biographer Jared Sparks (1789-1886) to Antiquarian George Livermore (1809-1865) thanking him for sending him a copy of his beautiful edition of the "Soldier's Pocket Bible

Warren resigned his position in protest of President Millard Fillmore's support of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (signed September 18

as the state director of the Philadelphia Bank

Postmarked May 20 First day of issue

1932 George Washington Birthday Bicentennial Homemade Wakefield Birthplace Cachet FDC Complete Set of 10 Covers Scott 704-715

Lawrence Lewis was the nephew of George Washington (son of George Washington's younger sister Elizabeth "Betty" Washington Lewis (1733-1797)

Cape Canaveral