Price
$18.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine, slight crease at the lower left corner
Size
5.5" x 3"
Civil War Satirical “Rebel Army Rations” Patriotic Cover
Humorous Civil War patriotic cover depicting Confederate soldiers gathered around barrels labeled “Molasses,” illustrating the caption “Rebel Army ‘Rations.’”
The satirical cartoon mocks shortages and poor conditions within the Confederate army, a popular theme in Northern patriotic stationery during the Civil War. Anti-Confederate caricatures and humorous propaganda designs such as this were widely circulated to boost Union morale and ridicule Southern military prospects.
An attractive and amusing example of Civil War political humor.
Unused and original.
From a huge collection of historical Civil War covers that we recent acquired and will continue to list in the coming weeks.
Many Civil War patriotic envelopes emphasized not battlefield action, but emotional support and sacrifice on the home front. Female allegorical figures and domestic imagery were frequently used to symbolize loyalty, encouragement, and devotion to Union soldiers serving in the field.
$18.00
used
Very fine, slight crease at the lower left corner
5.5" x 3"