Alexander H. Stephens Free Frank

Envelope in the hand of Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States of America and longtime Georgia statesman. Measuring 3.25" x 5.5", the envelope is signed in the upper right “Free / Alex. H. Stephens,” authorizing postage under his congressional franking privilege.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives before and after the Civil War. 

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