Civil War Adversity Cover with CSA #2

Own a One-Of-A-Kind Civil War Adversity Cover with CSA #2

Made of scraps, ledger paper and even wallpaper, homemade Adversity Covers allowed Confederate mail to continue.  Like Scarlet O’Hara’s dress made of curtains, Adversity Covers were necessary because the Union’s blockade of the South caused a severe shortage of many everyday resources. 

You’ll be transported back in time when you hold one of these Civil War Covers in your hand.  Each cover documents one Southerner’s determination to persevere.

Experience America’s tragic war and the Southern ingenuity that helped ordinary folks survive.  Each cover is unique, so selections will vary.  The one I examined was sent from Guntown, Mississippi. Some believe John Wilkes Booth lived out his life in Guntown, living in an attic room after escaping the hangman’s noose! 

Allow us to choose one of these remarkable covers for you – so you can own a one-of-a-kind tie to American history.

CSA #2 is a Civil War relic!

Confederate stamps offer a direct window into this turbulent period of our nation’s history.  In fact, just examining this Confederate stamp and how it was printed illustrates one of the main reasons the South was destined to lose the Civil War – lack of industrial resources.

After the Civil War broke out, the U.S. declared all of its stamps invalid, so the South was forced to supply its own stamps.  However, the South didn’t have proper printing facilities.  That’s why CSA #2 and other early Confederate stamps were printed by stone lithography.

Stone lithography involves the use of a grease-based medium on a stone surface.  When ink is applied, the natural reaction between grease and water creates the printing pattern.  It’s a fairly primitive way to produce stamps.