Price
$45.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
5.5" x 3"
1860s John Bell "Traitor" Pro-Union Patriotic Civil War Cover With Printer Error. John Bell was labeled a traitor by Union supporters after abandoning his earlier moderation and backing the Confederacy in 1861. Despite campaigning for president as a Unionist in 1860, Bell ultimately sided with Tennessee’s secession, angering northerners who saw his shift as a profound betrayal of the Union cause. Folded down from letterhead size ruled paper to cover/envelope size. This cover (envelope) features an illustration of Bell with the word "Traitor" misspelled by the printer as "Trator". To the right of the illustration is a patriotic red, white and blue flag image with the slogan "Stand By The Flat. Original and unused.
From a large collection of civil war patriotic covers in very fine condition that we recently acquired.
Former U.S. Senator John Bell was a candidate for President in 1860 but after the attack on Fort Sumter bell changed his position and sided with the Confederacy.
$45.00
used
Very fine
5.5" x 3"