Price
$20.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
5" x 3"
Civil War “Death or Victory” Patriotic Cover c1861.
Colorful Civil War patriotic cover featuring an armed Union soldier posed beside an American flag above the bold slogan “Death or Victory.” The dramatic imagery captures the determined wartime spirit that characterized many Northern patriotic envelopes produced during the opening years of the Civil War.
The bold red printing and militant imagery give this example excellent visual appeal. Patriotic covers with strong slogans and battlefield themes remain among the most popular categories of Civil War postal history and ephemera. Unused and original.
Civil War patriotic envelopes were produced in enormous variety during the conflict, often carrying slogans intended to inspire enlistment, sacrifice, and loyalty to the Union. “Death or Victory” reflected the increasingly uncompromising attitude held by many Northerners as the war intensified.
$20.00
used
Very fine
5" x 3"