1961 russellville ky confederate park marker @ CSA 1861 convention held KENTUCKY

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Original ca 1961 (no zipcode on publisher's address; cars in photo look to be late 1950s or very early 1960s) color chrome postcard showing
Historic Marker in Confederate Park, Russellville Kentucky where Kentucky's so-called "Secession Convention" was held in 1861. Also shows part of downtown Russellville.
Though Kentucky's "provisional" Confederate [mostly in exile] Government was admitted to the CSA as the 13th Confederate State, the state never actually managed to "legally" secede:
The Confederate government of Kentucky was a shadow government established for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by a self-constituted group of Confederate sympathizers during the American Civil War. The shadow government never replaced the elected government in Frankfort, which had strong Union sympathies. Neither was it able to gain the whole support of Kentucky's citizens; its jurisdiction extended only as far as Confederate battle lines in the Commonwealth.
Nevertheless, the provisional government was recognized by the Confederate States of America, and Kentucky was admitted to the Confederacy on December 10, 1861. Kentucky, the final state admitted to the Confederacy, was represented by the 13th (central) star on the Confederate battle flag.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, was designated the Confederate capital of Kentucky at a convention in nearby Russellville. Due to the military situation in the state, the provisional government was exiled and traveled with the Army of Tennessee for most of its existence. For a short time in the autumn of 1862, the Confederate Army controlled Frankfort, the only time a Union capital was captured by Confederate forces.
During this occupation, General Braxton Bragg attempted to install the provisional government as the permanent authority in the Commonwealth. However, Union General Don Carlos Buell ambushed the inauguration ceremony and drove the provisional government from the state for the final time. From that point forward, the government existed primarily on paper and was dissolved at the end of the war.
The provisional government elected two governors. George W. Johnson was elected at the Russellville Convention and served until his death at the Battle of Shiloh. Richard Hawes was elected to replace Johnson and served through the remainder of the war.
Card published by Thompson's Community Service in Paris Tennessee - so
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locally published. Color photo by L. D. Thompson
Standard size postcard.
As of 19 June 2021 I could find no other current or completed listing on ebay for this  Kentucky postcard
postally unused (but I only have ONE of these); FINE & bright
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