cover New Orleans, La., 5c Red Brown on bluish (62X4), horizontal pair, immense margins all around showing complete dividing lines at top and bottom, huge at sides, very fresh, tied by 'New Orleans, La. 27 Oct. (1861)' c.d.s. and tiny portion of 'Paid' straight line handstamp on blue folded letter to Newtown-Stephensburgh, Va., very interesting contents about the mails to Europe '...there is a mail made up once a month via Tampico (Mexico). There are also occasional chances for consular mail bags, the postage for consular bags 50c each letter. The consular bags are not certain depending as they do on the will of the soldier's of Old Abe who thus far show little respect to any civilised usages', some small splitting along cover edges,

CONFEDERATE STATES NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL HORIZONTAL PAIR ON COVER

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cover New Orleans, La., 5c Red Brown on bluish (62X4), horizontal pair, immense margins all around showing complete dividing lines at top and bottom, huge at sides, very fresh, tied by 'New Orleans, La. 27 Oct. (1861)' c.d.s. and tiny portion of 'Paid' straight line handstamp on blue folded letter to Newtown-Stephensburgh, Va., very interesting contents about the mails to Europe '...there is a mail made up once a month via Tampico (Mexico). There are also occasional chances for consular mail bags, the postage for consular bags 50c each letter. The consular bags are not certain depending as they do on the will of the soldier's of Old Abe who thus far show little respect to any civilised usages', some small splitting along cover edges,

OTHERWISE EXTREMELY FINE, A VERY ATTRACTIVE MULTIPLE USED ON COVER, Dietz $650.00, Scott retail $500.00

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Note: Prior to April 28, 1862 when New Orleans was occupied by Union forces, mail from New Orleans to European destinations was usually entrusted to blockade runners, forwarded from Mexico or occasionally included with consular mail. est.