Browse Items (31 total)

Z-O-U-A-V-E! The defenders of our country. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts three Zouave defenders of the Union.

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We fight for our country Civil War envelope. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts the state seal of Massachusetts adorned by the American Eagle, two American Flags, and the phrase, "We Fight for Our Country." Below the seal…

We are in the field, and the bars are up! Dated 1861. This pro-Confederate Civil War envelope depicts the eleven star Confederate flag. The eleven star flag was used by the Confederacy as its national flag from July 2, 1861 until November 28, 1861.…

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,…

USA. Dated between 1862 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope serves as an advertisement for the Car Bell company of Hartford, Connecticut, and its illustrated Union envelopes.

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

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Union soldier with rifle and bayonet. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This pre-labelled Civil War envelope depicts a Union soldier as he leans against his rifle.

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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…

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…

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…