J. C. Breckinridge. J. C. Breckinridge. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 in. Portrait of J. C. Breckinridge with 'traitor' stamped vertically across him. White envelope with black and red ink. Image on left. Printed (in cursive) below image: 'J. C. Breckinridge.' View Item
The Man who conceived C.S.A. The Man who conceived C.S.A. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. Image of foppish, overdressed man. Cream envelope with red ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'The Man who conceived C. S. A.' View Item
The Southerner as He Was. The Southerner as He Was. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 3/8 in. A stereotypical version of the Southern gentleman, with large hat, smoking with a drink on the table, sitting outside. Cream envelope with red and black ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'The Southerner as He Was.' View Item
Bold but wary. Bold but wary. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Shield with star, moon and palm tree. White envelope with black ink. Image on top-left. Printed around a Phrygian cap: 'SOUTHERN RIGHTS.' Printed on banner below shield: 'DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR.' Printed below image: BOLD, BUT WARY.' View Item
Southern rights. Southern rights. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Confederate shield. White envelope with colored ink. Image in center (vertical orientation.) Printed above image: 'SOUTHERN RIGHTS.' Printed below image: 'FEAR NOT THIS SHALL SHIELD / THE RIGHT.' View Item
C.S.A. C.S.A. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 1/4 x 6 in. Confederate flag at center of vertical oval. White envelope with colored and gold ink. Image in center. Printed around border of oval: 'RAISED BY OPPRESSION. SUSTAINED BY JUSTICE / FREEMEN WILL DEFEND IT.' View Item
Confederate States of America, Post Office Department, Auditor's Office. Confederate States of America, Post Office Department, Auditor's Office. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Stationary from Auditors office. No image. White envelope with black ink. Addressed to E. E. Alexander, Esq., P.M.(?) Pickens, C.H., S. C. Printed at top-left of envelope: 'FREE - / OFFICIAL BUSINESS.' Printed at top-right of envelope: 'Confederate States of America / POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, / AUDITOR'S OFFICE,.' View Item
Unite or die. Unite or die. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Snake labeled with the names of the Confederate states. White envelope with black ink. Image on top. Printed above image: 'The device of our Fathers in their first struggle for liberty, - 1776. / UNITE OR DIE.' Printed below image: 'SLAVE STATES, once more let me repeat that the only way of / preserving our slave property, or what we prize more than life, our / LIBERTY, is by a UNION WITH EACH OTHER.' Jefferson Davis. Printed vertically at left of image: 'G. W. Falen, Printed, 213 King St. near Market / Charleston, S. C., C. S. A.' View Item
John Bull. John Bull. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/4 in. A clothed bull stands in a doorway talking to a man (perhaps William L. Yancey?) with a paper with 'Bogus' printed on it. A bale of cotton stands nearby. Envelope is white with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'YANCEY. - Mr. Bull, how much can you / advance on Confederate Loan? / J. BULL. - I think I would rather advance on your Cotton.' View Item
The moaning of the tied. The moaning of the tied. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A howling dog tied to a post. White envelope with blue ink. Image on top-left. Printed above image: 'SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.' Printed below image: 'THE MOANING OF THE TIED.' / Published by James Gates, Cincinnati.' View Item
Here Lies C.S.A. Here Lies C.S.A. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. Tombstone for the C.S.A. Appears to be a mule head and an African American sitting atop the mules head. White envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed on tombstone: 'HERE LIES / C.S.A. 1861 / 'I love to steal.' View Item
A rara (D) avis wants to be let alone. A rara (D) avis wants to be let alone. 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.' View Item
The persuasive eloquence of the sunny south. The persuasive eloquence of the sunny south. Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. African-American man bound to a pole being whipped. White envelope with blue ink. Image on left. Printed below image: 'The persuasive eloquence of the Sunny South / KING & BAIRD. PRS. GANSOM ST. PHILADA.' View Item