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Rare Civil War newspaper from Key West, Florida...
Rare Civil War newspaper from Key West, Florida...
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August 16, 1862
THE NEW ERA, Key West, Florida, August 16, 1862 Newspapers from Florida during the Civil War are exceedingly uncommon. We doubt we've offered more than 5 or 6 during our 48 years in the hobby. This is the volume 1, number 18 issue of a weekly newspaper that existed into 1863.
And this one is extra special, being printed on a cornhusk-type "necessity paper". During the war, supplies of traditional newsprint were often unavailable so publishers resorted to whatever was available. It was found that ground cornhusks made good paper. This may be the content of the paper, or some alternative material causing it to be more sturdy and gold-colored, not unlike brown wrapping paper.
During the Civil War, Key West, due to the presence of the U.S. Navy and Army, remained in Union hands and became the headquarters of the Gulf blockade of the Confederacy.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, wide margins, very nice condition.
Category: Yankee
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