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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2014 14:28:03 GMT
Hi, Was wondering if anyone was familiar with this received cancel.  Here is the front and back of the cover itself.   |
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Post by rod222 on Apr 21, 2014 16:05:47 GMT
Hi, Was wondering if anyone was familiar with this received cancel. Here's a wild guess, caveat, I know nothing about US covers. That cover was just 5 months after the battle of Corinth, perhaps receival of mail was jeopardised by damage to infrastructure of postal facilities, the transit mark may have been required as the last point of established postal networks, before delivery to Corinth. Some mail earlier had been transitted by Military courier to Corinth. We don't see any Corinth markings on covers around that date. Something to consider. I saw your extensive posting on SCF, if the cover had indeed travelled by steam boat, then any mail disembarking may have been required to receive a transit strike. I recall similar requirements on mail leaving Port Tewfik, on the Suez. |
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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2014 16:14:30 GMT
Some additional info about the cover, Rod. I believe the addressee was an officer of the 4th Iowa Volunteers (Infantry Regiment) while they were stationed in Corinth to protect the supply lines of the Union's western front.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 21, 2014 16:17:36 GMT
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Post by rod222 on Apr 21, 2014 16:24:53 GMT
Battle of Corinth, (October 3–4, 1862), in the American Civil War, a battle that ended in a decisive victory of Union forces over Confederate forces in northeastern Mississippi. Believing that the capture of the strategically important town of Corinth would break the Union hold on the Corinth-Memphis railroad and drive Union General Ulysses S. Grant from western Tennessee, the Confederate generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price attacked with 22,000 men. After indecisive fighting on October 3, a furious hour-long battle was fought near Corinth on October 4, during which Union forces under General William S. Rosecrans repulsed the Confederates and sent them into full retreat. During this brief but bloody clash, Union casualties totaled 2,520; the Confederates lost 4,233.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 21, 2014 16:36:09 GMT
I am changing my guess  The Railroad rolled into Cairo in 1856 I reckon it may be an Rail Station or RPO transit mark. Reference to Army Riverboats of the period 17-3. “I will accept no terms but unconditional surrender.” view image Uncommon design, “Maj. Gen. Grant, The Hero of Fort Donelson,” with somewhat primitive woodcut of a rather tired Grant, in field cap. Smaller printed caption, “Gen. Grant’s reply to Buckner on the terms of surrender: ‘I will accept no terms but unconditional surrender....’” Manuscript postal marking, “...Feby. 28.” To “John W. Wertenberger, Helena, Arkansas, 76 [Ohio] Regt., Co. K, in Care of Capt. J.M. Jay, to follow the Regt.” Bold black backstamp, “Received Cairo Ill. / Mar. 6, 1863....” Cairo was a key Union base under Grant’s command. Strategically located at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, it was vital to controlling river traffic. From Cairo, Grant launched his campaigns to gain control of the entire Mississippi, from Fort Donelson to Vicksburg. The envelope was probably carried from Cairo to Helena, Ark. on an Army riverboat. Old pencil notations on verso, “Scott $25.00” and “1928,” the former probably the old New York dealer whose name still graces the standard philatelic catalogues today. Two hinge traces, generally uniform toning, few stains, else very good. $275-375 |
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Post by smauggie on Apr 21, 2014 16:55:24 GMT
Cairo, IL sits at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. My guess was a mail boat transit marking, though some definitive reference would be helpful.
You beat me to the punch Rod.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 22, 2014 0:41:52 GMT
Cairo, IL sits at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. My guess was a mail boat transit marking, though some definitive reference would be helpful. You beat me to the punch Rod. That elevates you to the cutting edge of the discipline, when information is not available or sparse. This is the transit line between "collector" and "philatelist" if you continue the study and investigation. Good Luck The wiki image of Cairo in 1885 illustrates how busy that confluence was, and how it probably got its name. |
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Post by Zuzu on Apr 22, 2014 2:35:46 GMT
Randomly, I LOVE that cancel.  |
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