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Col. Ellsworth, the martyr. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union soldier killed in the war. Ellsworth was shot and killed while in the process of taking down a Confederate flag above…

Luther C. Ladd. Dated between 1861 and 1865. A portrait of Civil War soldier Luther C. Ladd of the Sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The envelope bears the inscription: “Luther C. Ladd, of Alexandria, N.H., was shot in the Baltimore…

Hon. Jefferson Davis, champion of the South. Dated 1865. This post-Civil War envelope depicts former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Confederate flags, cannons, and bayoneted rifles prominently adorn the envelope.

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Jeff. Davis, Pres.t. a secession envelope. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pro-Confederate envelope depicts the seven star secession flag and bears the names of Jeff Davis and Alexander H. Stephens. The Confederacy used the seven-star flag as its…

The sunny South : our country. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pro-Confederate Civil War era envelope depicts a young child, possibly representing the young Confederacy, holding the snake of abolition in one hand as he holds the national flag of…

An unissued Past Sachem certificated created for the Improved Order of Red Men adorned with depictions of a Native American, George Washington, and an American eagle.

A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated October 18, 1951. In the letter, Truman answers Johnson’s request for a commemorative stamp to honor Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Louis (Lajos)…

An unissued or blank charter commissioned by the International Union of Bricklayers of the United States of North America. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "E.C." Organized in 1865, the International Union of Bricklayers of the United…

An unissued Supreme Council honorary 33° certificate created sometime between 1861 and 1867. Signed by Sovereign Grand Commander Killian Van Rensselaer, Lieutenant Sovereign Grand Commander Josiah H. Drummond, Grand Secretary General Nathaniel B.…

A circular letter from Secretary General William M. Ireland entitled “A Statute in regard to spurious Masons of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.” Dated after 1882. In this document, Irelands announces the enactment of a statute that warns…