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Philadelphia with soldier and sailor envelope
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Title
Philadelphia with soldier and sailor envelope
Publisher
Charles Magnus.
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 a soldier and a sailor talk. A cannon and anchor sit nearby, and a flag flies from the main mast of a ship in the background. On the right hand side of the envelope is a bird's eye view of Philadelphia.
Verse 1711: Philadelphia.
Caption: Key Stone State Soldiers "MOTTO," We live for the Union, We die for the Union, We uphold the Union.
Genre
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870
Coverage
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Is part of
Civil War Envelope Collection
Has format
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Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Identifier
Scenes: Non-Washington
Accession number
Envelope SC-NW-38b
Bibliographic citation
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995).
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