THE CIVIL WAR | Maps, Broadsides & Other Imprints
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169 Civil War Patriotic Covers, Extensive Collection Lot of approx. 590 illustrated patriotic covers, patriotic letter sheets, and postcards, ca 1860-1918. Untrimmed and pasted down into period, oblong folio album. An important collection including approx. 375 Civil Warperiod patriotic covers (32 with addresses); 61 Spanish American War and World War I patriotic covers (11 with addresses); 12 Spanish American War patriotic letter sheets (2 with letters); and approx. 136 World War I patriotic postcards. Since the patent envelope was introduced in 1853, American envelopes produced with patriotic designs have appeared during almost all of the wars fought by the United States. The Civil War production of the patriotic covers was impressive in its own right, and the number of different covers created during that period still remains unknown.
The collection includes the following highlights: 2 covers with images of Lincoln, one beardless; 1 campaign cover with portraits of both Lincoln and Hamlin; covers that feature portraits of Generals U.S. Grant, Winfield Scott, George McClellan, J.C. Fremont, Benjamin Butler, Colonel Robert Anderson, plus Elmer Ellsworth, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell, labeled a Traitor, among other politicians and military personalities of the day; several cartoons critical of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy; and miscellaneous, unsigned covers addressing a variety of topics including slavery, patriotism, the Union, and the Confederacy. The Spanish American-War period covers include portraits of Admiral George Dewey, Generals Nelson Miles and William R. Shafter, Captain Charles Sigsbee, and Remember the Maine-themed illustrations. An excellent group overall, with some rare covers. $2,000 - $4,000
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JUNE 21, 2013 CINCINNATI, OHIO
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