US 1865 3c Rose (65) tied on envelope addressed to Brooklyn by target cancels with a Port Royal SC Aug 25 1862 cds plus ms "August 22nd /62" below a printed "Hilton Head, S.C." printed imprint, envelope a bit of edge wear, Fine usernHilton Head and Port Royal Islands, 50 miles south of Charleston, were taken from the Confederacy by Union forces Nov 7, 1861. This area became Federal headquarters for the coastal blockade from Charleston to Florida. (Image)

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