United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes
Design shows flag on globe floating in water with "Our Country" and stanza from La Marseillaise. Design in red and blue on white envelope. Envelope is addressed to Mrs. B.W. Johnson, stamped and cancelled. D. B. Cook & Co. Chicago.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Postal service--United States--History; Covers (Philatety)--United States--History; Patriotic envelopes
Letter to Mr. B.W. Johnson and his wife from her brother Thomas Lowden on Lincoln stationery, March 25, 1861. Envelope design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat, " and split rail fence around top and left in black on...