WAR DATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT COVERS

Pair of 9 1/2 x 4, imprinted envelopes, Treasury Department, Office Of The Secretary, Official Business, Penalty for private use, $300.

#1: Filled out in ink, Receipt No. 41. Brig. Prestisimo. From Baltimore, Md. to New Orleans, La. For 350 tons coal. Jan. 24, 1864. Very fine.

#2: Filled out in ink, Manifest No. 11. Brig. Rival. From Philadelphia, Pa. to New Orleans, La. Cargo, 707 ton coal. Nov. 25, 1863. Very fine.

GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN'S NEUTRALITY

Unused patriotic envelope with political theme. Slogan reads, Governor Magoffin's neutrality means holding the Cock of the Walk while the Confederate Cat kills off his Chickens. Vignette with cats, rooster and chickens representing Governor Magoffin, Jeff Davis, Uncle Sam, and the Union. Published by Mumford & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Light age toning and wear.

Footnote: Beriah Magoffin was the Governor of Kentucky, 1859-62. A Southern sympathizer, he refused to supply the Kentucky troops that President Lincoln requested after Fort Sumter was...  

HOW VIRGINIA WAS VOTED OUT OF THE UNION

Unused, Civil War cover with theme titled, How Virginia Was Voted Out Of The Union!!! Proclamation. Virginia Election. Letcher. Light stain.

PATRIOTIC COVER, REBEL ARMS OF NORTH CAROLINA

This is an original 1860's Civil War period cover that was postally used as a first day cover during the Civil War Centennial in 1961. North Carolina state seal with motto, Rebel Arms of North Carolina. 34 stars line the outer edges of the cover, each one having the name of a state within it. Imprint of Magee, 316 Chestnut St., Phila. Postmarked Charleston, S.C., Apr. 12, 1961, with 4 cents U.S. postage stamp, Fort Sumter, Civil War Centennial, 1861-1961, and 3 cents U.S. postage stamp, U.C.V., Final Reunion United Confederate Veterans. Stamped First Day...  

1861 COLONEL ELMER E. ELLSWORTH MOURNING COVER

Unused, black bordered, Civil War patriotic mourning cover. Columbia wears an American flag dress and laments while she leans on a column with the name Ellsworth on it. Below is an American shield and the motto, Defender of the Stars and Stripes! a Nation mourns thy loss. A Nation's Tears thy Memory shall bedew. 1861 imprint of J.E. Hayes, Massachusetts. Light age toning and wear.

PATRIOTIC COVER, UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION

Unused patriotic envelope with large American flag and the motto, Union And The Constitution. Light age toning.

UNION PATRIOTIC COVER

Unused, Civil War patriotic envelope. Vignette done in blue featuring flag, spread winged eagle on fireworks, female figure, and American shield with the motto Union on it. Slight mounting traces on the reverse.

PATRIOTIC COVER SENT TO CAMP CHASE, OHIO

Postally used patriotic cover with vignette of a large dog representing General Winfield Scott and the Union at left. It wears a chapeau with the name "Scott" on the collar. At the right is a smaller dog representing Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy. It wears a straw hat, with the name "Jeff" on the collar, and a C.S.A. flag on its body. The slogan above reads, Why don't you take it? (A hand has been drawn in ink pointing at the Jeff Davis figure). This is a reference to the bone at the center of the vignette with the name...  

1865 COVER MAILED TO RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY

Postally used envelope, C.D.S., Washington City, D.C., Jan. 5, 1865, stamped Due 3, addressed in ink to, Mrs. Sarah D. Haines, Rahway, New Jersey. There are 3 names written in ink on the back flap, Sarah D. Haines, Joseph L. Haines, Sarah J. Haines. Light age toning and wear.

PATRIOTIC COVER, UNCLE SAM'S RECIPE FOR TRAITORS

Red, white and blue, unsued patriotic envelope, with vignette of Uncle Sam holding a large bottle with the name Davis on it, [symbolizing Confederate President Jefferson Davis] with a snake named Secession coiled at his feet. The slogan reads, Uncle Sam's Recipe For Traitors, To Be Well Shaken Before Taken. 1861 imprint of J.E. Hayes, Massachusetts. Light wear.

PATRIOTIC COVER, NORTH CAROLINA SECESSION

This is an original 1860's Civil War period cover that was postally used as a first day cover during the Civil War Centennial in 1965. North Carolina state seal with motto, North Carolina Secession. Imprint of Upham, 310 Chestnut St., Phila. Postmarked Appomattox, Va., Apr. 9, 1965, with 5 cents U.S. postage stamp, Appomattox, Civil War Centennial, 1865-1965, and quote from Lincoln's 2nd Inagural Address, "With Malice Toward None," with vignette of Civil War soldier and stacked muskets. Stamped First Day Of Issue. Light age toning and wear.

PATRIOTIC COVER, UNION FOREVER

Unused. Large American shield with motto, Union Forever, all done in red. Very tiny edge tear, otherwise in very fine condition.