Civil War Adversity Cover-(A Rarity)-11th Iowa Vols,Capt. Beach-USA Medical Dept

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An extremely rare handmade “Adversity” soldiers cover. NASHVILLETEN AUG 6 1864 Union Occupied Soldiers Letter DUE 3 on USA Med Departmentofficial envelope. Soldiers were not allowed to use US Government official envelopes. Typically the soldier simply crossed out the Official Business or placed the stamp over top of the imprinting. This is a very rare usage, the soldier cut a piece of another same colored envelope and glued it over the Official imprint, then used it!! The main scan is before and after, then next to last is with the "piece" removed, last scan is with the piece "hinged" back in place. The cover is reduced slightly on the left side. The Soldier, Benjamin Beach Co H 11th Iowa Volunteers was a Capt. at the time of posting this cover, he ended the war as Lieut. Col. This is a very unusual Union Occupied Nashville Tenn. Soldier Due use of a USA Official Envelope! If Paypal is a problem let me know & we'll work something out. I combine lots to save shipping costs, thank you for looking & good luck. "The Catalog of Union Civil War Patriotic Covers" written by Bill Weiss is considered the standard catalog for these covers, listing and illustrating over 5,000 designs with excellent cross-references to Walcott and Nutmeg and with a handy price guide. "This is a book I have used myself for many years, and I recommend it to read more

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