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Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 2 3/4 x 5 in. Rooster pins another bird labeled 'C. S. A.' on its back as the pinned bird exclaims 'Oh! Let me alone.' Pink envelope with black ink. Image in top-left. Printed below image: 'A Rara (D) avis wants to be let alone.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'S. H. Zahm & Co, Publishers, Lancaster, Pa.'
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Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. He led the Confederate army and navy during the American Civil War. About the Creator: Samuel Hensel Zahm (March 9, 1840 - February 5, 1893) was the main proprietor of S. H. Zahm & Co., booksellers &c., along with his business partner Samuel Auxer. The following is excerpted from The American Stationer, vol. 33: 'He was active in municipal affair, having been a member of the common council and the board of health... a charter member of the Lancaster County Historical Society and of the Pennsylvania German Society... well versed in archaeology, his collection of stone implements and relics of American aborigines being a remarkably fine one... Mr. Zahm was twice married, his first wife and their two children having died several years ago. His second wife survives him.'
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islandora:32481
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Publisher: New-York Historical Society
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A rara (D) avis wants to be let alone.
