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February
1862 Hamilton, New York through the lines to Confederate Robertville,
South Carolina, "10c enclosed"
20 February 1862 Norfolk, Virginia entered CSA postal system, 10c coin
removed and marked "Paid 5c"
Civilian
mail between the United States and the Confederate States was handled
via a flag of truce boat that operated between Old Point Comfort (US)
and Norfolk (CSA) between September 1861 and April 1862. The above
cover is from the Mott-Bostick correspondence. For a South to North
example see here.
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1860
dime minted in Philadelphia
The
1860 dime was the first year that the country legend appeared on the
obverse.
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