[CIVIL WAR]. KING & BAIRD, publisher. Specimen Sheet Union, Patriotic and Humorous Designs Upon Envelopes.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
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Nov 4, 2022
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[CIVIL WAR]. KING & BAIRD, publisher. Specimen Sheet Union, Patriotic and Humorous Designs Upon Envelopes.
Color lithograph, 186-?, image 12 15/16 x 19 7/8 in. (15 7/8 x 22 1/2 in. sheet), minor toning, small chips at lower edge, framed to 23 3/8 x 27 1/2 in., not examined out of frame.
Printed in blue, red, and purple, the specimen sheet features 25 illustrations used for postal covers. Designs include American flags, soldiers (including the late Colonel Elmer Ellsworth), and several comic designs lampooning the Confederacy. RARE: OCLC locates 2 copies held at the Library of Congress and Harvard Library.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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