Page 128 - Charles Shreve - William H Gross United States 1847 Issue

D. Used in Canada
E. Used in the Confederacy

Faced with United States demonetized stamps to pay the through rate, Canadian postal officials accepted the stamps as
part or full postage payment and left it up to the receiving United States postal officials to accept them or not.

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JU 22,1852 to New York, NY.
Accepted by both the Canadian and US postmasters as payment.

The Confederate States postal system came into being on June 1, 1861;
thereafter United States stamps were no longer accepted and rates were increased.

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5~ 1847 paying the Confederate States< 500 miles rate in effect until July 1, 1862.
One of two covers bearing 1847 stamps used in the Confederate States and the latest use of a 5f11847