5c Dark Green, Stone 1 (1). Two, Positions 28 and 38, full margins, rich color, tied by light "Marion Ala." circular datestamp on yellow cover to Ridgeway N.C. with James Buchanan three-quarter portrait in oval from the campaign of 1856, John Andrew imprint (Milgram JB-1), right stamp with small stain and left stamp with faint corner crease

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE ANTEBELLUM JAMES BUCHANAN CAMPAIGN ENVELOPE IN THE CONFEDERATE MAILS DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

This type of Buchanan campaign envelope was manufactured during the Presidential Campaign of 1856, in which Buchanan was elected over John C. Fremont and former President Millard Fillmore. In this instance, it was used by a resident of Marion, Alabama, during the war. Because Buchanan was popular in the South for his political views, this might also be regarded as a patriotic use.

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