Price
$20.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Very fine
Size
4.75" x 2.5"
Civil War Patriotic Cover – The Union and the Laws Must Be Sustained – Military Flags.
Distinctive Civil War-era patriotic envelope featuring a detailed black engraved military design with American flags, rifles with fixed bayonets, drums, and cannonballs surrounding a large central oval.
Within the oval appears the declaration:
"THE UNION AND THE LAWS MUST BE SUSTAINED."
An especially appealing example of patriotic stationery combining military imagery with a direct statement supporting the preservation of federal authority and national unity.
Unused, printed on tan-colored paper, with age toning and minor handling wear. Original.
Original.
From a collection of original Civil War patriotic covers we recently acquired.
The enforcement of federal law and the preservation of the Union were central justifications for the Northern war effort. Patriotic envelopes frequently portrayed military equipment alongside declarations of national loyalty, emphasizing the belief that the federal government possessed both the authority and the responsibility to defend the United States against rebellion.
$20.00
used
Very fine
4.75" x 2.5"