Lot 857
[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 80 Civil War patriotic envelopes.
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$300 -
500
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$594
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of 80 Civil War patriotic envelopes.
9 featuring Union Generals or prominent Union soldiers. -- 3 deriding British or Northern support for the Confederacy. -- 4 featuring Zouaves, including 3 examples (in both red and black) of The New Zouave Drill showing acrobatic Zouaves creating a gallows and a hanged secessionist. -- 24 with anti-Confederacy/secessionist themes. -- 40 patriotic, pro-Union, and pro-Constitution covers. -- Together, 80 covers, most approx. 5 1/4 x 3 in., condition generally very good with expected toning and occasional soiling. With reproduction Tennessee. Seccession. reproduction cover.
Property from the Estate of Henry G. Lamont, Racine, Wisconsin
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