Details
Title Union shield with Liberty cap envelope
Publisher John M. Whittemore & Co.
Date 1861-1865
Physical description 1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.)
Notes Image: On the left hand side of the envelope is a shield with the Stars and Stripes on it as well as Liberty's cap. "Liberty or Death" is printed on a "ribbon" above it. An arrow goes through a "secession" snake beneath the shield. On the right hand side of the envelope are instructions for inserting the envelopes.
Caption: John M. Whittemeore & Co., Stationers, No. 114 Washington Street, Boston, 1861.
Caption: Haines' Envelope Holder, patent applied for. For holding and preserving illustrated envelopes. Designed by R.P. Haines, Boston.
Genre Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format TMP.objres.5569.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier Other Subjects - Miscellaneous - Advertisements - LCP
Accession number Envelope O-M-Adv-LCP-7
Bibliographic citation William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).