Price
$20.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
5.5" x 3"
1860s John Bull Making His Speech to King Cotton - Civil War Cover. This Northern satirical cover critiqued Britain’s "King Cotton" diplomacy, mocking John Bull (Britain’s personification) for prioritizing economic self-interest over abolitionist values. It depicts Britain as willing to support the slave-holding Confederacy to secure raw cotton for its vital textile industry, despite public anti-slavery sentiment. Original and unused.
From a large collection of Civil War historical covers/envelopes is very fine condition that we recently purchased.
Whipple & Smith was a firm in Salem, Massachusetts, known for producing various items during the Civil War, including stereoptics and games, and they issued a number of different patriotic covers.
$20.00
used
Very fine
5.5" x 3"