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Discover How Mail Was Smuggled Out Of Prisons Inside Uniform Buttons During The American Civil War

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Did you ever wonder how prisoners barred from communicating with persons in the outside world managed to smuggled letters out? If so, you will enjoy listening to the podcast (audio recording of => 04 Approaching the Philately from a Different Angle: How to Share a Country’s History) of the APS Stamp Talk radio show  hosted by Nancy Clark in which she talks with Galen D. Harrisson, about how he managed to find samples of the uniform buttons used by prisoners at war to carry out mail and where he first read … Continue reading →

Posted in Postal History | Tagged American Civil War 1861-1865, APS Stamp Talk, Galen D Harrison, Nancy Clarke, Podcasts on Philately, Postal History, Prisoners Mail, Prisoners' Mail from the American Civil War, Smuggled Mail, The Capture The Prison Pen and the Escape, Topical Stamps Checklists, William W Glazier | 1 Reply

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