USA 158 STAMP CRAWFORDVILLE GEORGIA TO DC ALEXANDER STEPHENS COVER 1879 RD

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

158

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1873

Item Description

Condition: Please see description & scans for condition.

Usa 158 stamp crawfordville georgia to dc alexander stephens cover 1879 rd usa 158 stamp crawfordville georgia to dc alexander stephens cover 1879 rd click images to enlarge description usa scott 158 stamp pen cancelled with faint march 16, 1879 (per docketing) crawfordsville, georgia cds on cover sent to the honorable alexander h. Stephens, national hotel, washington city d.C. Sent 1879, opened roughly with top edge tearing & backflap loss, general wear & toning. Fair condition. According to wikipedia: (more at site) alexander hamilton stephens (february 11, 1812 – march 4, 1883) was an american politician who served as the first and only vice president of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. A member of the democratic party, he represented the state of georgia in the united states house of representatives before and after the civil war. Stephens attended franklin college and established a legal practice in his hometown of crawfordville, georgia. After serving in both houses of the georgia general assembly, he won election to congress, taking his seat in 1843. He became a leading southern whig and strongly opposed the mexican–american war. After the war, stephens was a prominent supporter of the compromise of 1850 and helped draft the georgia platform, which opposed secession. A proponent of the expansion of slavery into the territories, stephens also helped pass the kansas–nebraska act. As the whig party collapsed in the 1850s, stephens eventually joined the democratic party and worked with president james buchanan to admit kansas as a state under the pro-slavery lecompton constitution (which was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in a referendum in that state). Base shipping is $2.00 domestic and $4.50 international. Items selling for over $20.00 will be sent at ground advantage starting at $4.50. Purchases at/over $100.00 must be insured. All items/orders selling for over $100.00 will be based upon final sale price. Seller will combine multiple purchases. Please wait for an invoice from seller before making payment. Please take a look at my other listings. There is a clickable link to view a larger picture. The scans accurately reflect the condition yet if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Check out the store listings! Pictures sell!Auctiva offers free image hosting and editing.300+ listing templates!Auctiva gets you noticed!The complete Hip selling solution.Track page views withauctiva's counter

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