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English: Confederate blockade cover, no stamp. Carried aboard the 'Florida', a the first of the CSA cruisers built in England. Armed and outfitted in Mobile, Alabama, the 'Florida' set out to sea in January 1863.
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Source CSA Post Office
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Photo image obtained/rendered by Gwillhickers
Author Confederate Post Office

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