12c War (O89). Horizontal pair, tied by cork circle of diamonds and "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 28" (ca. 1875) circular datestamp on 3c War Dept. entire (UO34) addressed to Rome, Italy, in the hand of General William Tecumseh Sherman, "Headquarters Army of the United States, Official Business" imprint at upper left, red New York transit, missing part of top flap and some edgewear

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 12-CENT WAR DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE FRANKING TO ITALY, ADDRESSED IN THE HAND OF COMMANDING GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN.

William T. Sherman, whose "March to the Sea" made him a Civil War hero in the North (and equally despised in the South), was appointed Commanding General of the U.S. Army after the war (1869-83). In November 1871 he embarked on a tour of Europe for the first time, returning to Washington D.C. in September 1872. In September 1874, at Sherman's request, the Headquarters of the U.S. Army was moved from Washington D.C. to St. Louis.

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