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DAVIS, JEFFERSON, President, C.S.A. Autograph free frank ("Jeffers Davis U.S.S.") as Senator from Mississippi, on envelope (letter not present) addressed to Andrew L. Smith in Trenton, N.J., 1 January 1852, clear black "Washington D.C. Free" circular datestamp. A very good example.
The following year Davis was appointed Secretary of War in Franklin Pierce's administration. The franking privilege was never granted to Davis as President of the Confederate States of America.
The following year Davis was appointed Secretary of War in Franklin Pierce's administration. The franking privilege was never granted to Davis as President of the Confederate States of America.