POSTAL COVERS UNION Group of four exquisite and unusual eng

Sale 2377 - Lot 406

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POSTAL COVERS--UNION. Group of four exquisite and unusual engraved covers; before and after hand-tinting; some backs showing signs of removal from an album, average 5-7/8 x 3-1/4 inches, some slightly smaller. should be seen. [New York, circa 1861-1865

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four pairs of highly unusual covers. "E Pluribus Unum," with the un-tinted version printed in green ink, and the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner printed on the reverse of the tinted version; another "E Pluribus Unum" with the American Eagle painted in vibrant casein-based colors; a striking cover titled "Death To Traitors," showing an elaborately engraved group of soldiers, their bodies bent and arranged to spell the word "Traitors"; and "North Wide Awake, showing a bulldog's head. The Wide Awakes were a paramilitary organization associated with the Republican Party.