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Unknown [Civil War Patriotic Postal Cover]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03619.02.20 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Envelope Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 envelope ; 8 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Depicts a woman sitting by the shore beside a shield with the American flag, a bushel of wheat, a sack of coins and a quiver with an ax in it. There is a ship visible in the ocean. In color. Envelope is not used.

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