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Down With the Traitor's Serpent Flag!
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An image of the Union flag with tassels and a liberty cap on the top of the pole. Below is the verse, "Down with the Traitor's Serpent flag! Death to the wretch o'er whom it waves! And let our heaven-born banner float O'er Freemen's Homes and Traitor's graves." This envelope was printed in Madison, Wisconsin. Blue and red ink on cream envelope, image on upper left corner. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0146UK
WHi 76582
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