Salisbury, Rowan County [1859], 3-cents 1857, dull red stamp, canceled with a Type 2, 32.5 black circular datestamp used from 1858-1865. The handstamp would have come in use during Postmaster Moses A. Smith’s time in office. He served during most of the Civil War. The unusual brown embossed corner card for the Rowan House Hotel was produced by William Eaves Company of New York.
