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(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) PATRIOTIC UNION COVERS. Set of three John Bull and Napoleon covers: with one a proof before letters. Printed in black, gold and blue; the black one being the proof, all are standard size, and all in excellent condition. circa 1861-1864
a rare union cover in three states. A dialogue between Britain's "John Bull" saying to "Nap"(oleon) "The nicest article in the world, to clothe mankind." And "Nap" replies "Grain, mon Cher, demands a higher consideration at present." John Bull is shown holding a "cat o seven tails" in his right hand, while his right foot rests on the back of a beaten slave; his right heel on the slave's ankle. Replete with symbolism, John Bull wears an elaborate crown of Palmetto leaves, the symbol of South Carolina. From the Gordon Bleuler collection of Civil war covers.
