1861 Union Patriotic Cover Rochester NY

This Civil War Union Patriotic cover I have had for about 10 years.
The datestamp reads May 7th, 1861, Rochester NY,
which was less than a month after the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861.
The stamp, Scott #26, is tied by a cork cancel,
a usage which fits with the 1861 date.
The printer of the patriotic envelope was R.E. Clark, Waverly Bookstore, Rochester NY,
which is consistent with the town cancel.

That is extremely cool that something like this has survived this long.

That's a nice piece of history to keep in the family.

Thanks for sharing.

Steve

Wow, really nice and classic. I love the handwriting on it, and of course the brown of the letter. :)

Beautiful piece of history!

Hi T....

Sorry to say with perforations your stamp is more likely a #26...not #11.

Very nice piece of rare postal history. You should be proud to have that in your collection!

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more likely a #26...not #11

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yes, of course you are right, thank you for correcting the error. I will fix the description above.

Wow! I'm in love with that t360! Thank you for posting this!

Very cool cover. Still looking for my first real patriotic cover. That one sure is great. Thanks for showing!