Mar 10, 2020 - Sale 2533

Sale 2533 - Lot 66

Unsold
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CIVIL WAR--COVERS.) C.S.A., Our Throne. Cotton Defeated Packenham and Cotton Will Defeat "Ape Lincoln." Unused printed envelope, 3 x 5 1/2 inches; minimal wear. New Orleans, LA: J. Mullen, circa 1861-63

Additional Details

This Confederate-printed cover draws a parallel between the invading British forces of the War of 1812 (whose General Pakenham was killed at New Orleans) and the invading northerners under Lincoln. With--the source image, a Philadelphia-printed cover using the same wood engraving and the caption "Jeff, King of the Cotton Plant-Nation, on his Throne."