New Orleans La., 5c Red Brown on Bluish (62X4). Evenly cut close to or barely into design on three sides, tied by "Shieldsborough Miss. Oct. 10" (1861) circular datestamp, second strike at left on cover to Jackson Miss., docketing indicates Oct. 8 origin date

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE NEW ORLEANS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL POSTMARKED AT SHIELDSBOROUGH, MISSISSIPPI.

Shieldsborough was later renamed Bay St. Louis and lies in the harbor east of New Orleans. This cover was probably carried by a vessel out of New Orleans and mailed at Shieldsborough for the trip north to Jackson, Mississippi. Although covers are known with New Orleans provisionals postmarked at offices along the Mississippi River, this use from Shieldsborough, a harbor office, is quite remarkable and, to our knowledge, unique.

Ex Worthington, Emerson, Grant, Dr. Graves ("Argentum") and "D.K." collection

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