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Secession
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A knight mounted on a horse is wearing the Union shield as he battles a dragon with a sword. The dragon has the word "SECESSION" on its side. Black ink on beige envelope, image on left side.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129TM
WHi 76759
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Secession Soup
1860
A cat, labeled "MISSOURI," is tasting soup from a steaming kettle over a wood fire. The kettle is labeled: "SECESSION SOUP." The cat is wearing a vest, apron and cap. Caption below reads: "Missouri...
Secession Whiskey
1860
A giant goblet being hovered over by a skeleton. Inside the goblet is a dead soldier with a Confederate flag in his hand. The caption below reads, "SECESSION WHISKEY, One dose warranted to kill at ...
A Fireman Zouave Putting Out Secession
1860
A Zouave fireman spraying a person in bed clothes in the face with a fire hose. Smoke is billowing in the background. Caption below reads, "A Fireman Zouave putting out secession." Black ink on bei...
The Confederate Flag
1860
The Confederate flag. Pro-Confederate envelopes were not as common as pro-Union envelopes. Black ink on beige envelope, image covers entire front. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colo...
The New Zouave Drill
1860
Five soldiers wearing Zouave uniforms gymnastically form a gallows, one soldier acts as a crossbeam, from which hangs a Secessionist holding the Confederate flag. The upright soldiers carry rifles....
Virginia Begins the War
1860
A woman wearing a red shirt and a blue blouse with seven white stars, presumably Virginia, is shooting herself with a cannon that is marked "SECESSION." Caption below reads, "Virginia begins the Wa...
