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MILITARY—CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVERS.) UNION.
Group of Ten
(10) un-cancelled postal covers: North South * Whiskey. The Key to the
Southern Rebellion * Jeff Davis getting to the White House * Jeff Davis,
Stephens and the Devil “When shall we Meet Again? * The Devil. Inventor of
the C.S.A. * Secession Cavalry * Jeff Davis’ Foreign Commissioner’s Report *
Secession rope * J.D. Looking into Futurity and two untitled covers.
All are in
very good condition some with signs of removal from albums.
SHOULD BE SEEN
.
Vp, circa 1861-1865
[800/1,200]
Provenance: private collection, acquired from the Gordon Bleuler Collection of Postal Covers.
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Untitled, un-
cancelled hand-colored cover depicting the American Eagle being attacked by
snakes, Fort Sumpter in the background;. Jackson on one side and Calhoun on
the other.
In fine condition.
Philadelphia: Harbach & Bro, 1861
[300/400]
The reverse of this cover bears the following: “The destruction of the Snake of South Carolina,
Nullification and Secession, and her progeny by the NATIONAL BIRD. To portray the ulti-
mate overthrow of the evil power which strikes at the life of the National Government, is the
subject of this cut.” Provenance: private collection, acquired from the Gordon Bleuler Collection
of Postal Covers.
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