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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…

Union. Dated between 1861 and 1865. A patriotic Civil War envelope depicting an artistic rendering of the Union flag.

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Gen'l Nathaniel Lyon. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed during the Civil War.

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Traitor. Patriot. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts the presidential (John Bell) and vice presidential (Edward Everett) candidates of the Constitutional Union Party. The word "Traitor" has been stamped over John Bell's…

John Brown. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts the abolitionist John Brown and bears the inscription, "His last words.—'I die for the inalienable right of mankind to freedom, whatever hue the skin may be.'"

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Storming the ramparts. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts American soldiers bravely storming the ramparts of Chapultepec during the Mexican War.

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The Union forever. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts two soldiers on its cover: a Revolutionary War regular with his copy of the Constitution securely in hand, and a Zouave soldier, who defends his copy of the…

John Bull in his perilous feat of horsemanship. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Britain (John Bull) riding atop of two horses, Union and Secession, as Britain precariously balances a bale of cotton on his shoulders.…

Star of the North, or comet of 1861. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts President Lincoln as a comet streaking across the sky in patriotic hues.

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Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts a dismissive Britain (Victoria Rex) mounted on a lion gazing at the young upstart Confederacy,…