CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS ENVELOPE FRANKED E B FAIRCHILD CHAPLAIN 34TH MASS INF DURHAM

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CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS ENVELOPE FRANKED E B FAIRCHILD CHAPLAIN 34TH MASS INF DURHAM:
$30.00

This Civil War SOLDIERS envelope without letter is marked DUE 3 and is postmarked Washington, DC.It is franked by E. B. Fairchild, Chaplain 34th Mass. Infantry. It is addressed to Dunham, Mass Soldiers often did not have the opportunity to purchase stamps in the field so their letters had to be franked (signed) by an officer or Chaplin to allow the mail to be carried to the destination at which time the 3 cent postage was collected from recipient. Shipping includes insurance.