COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
mediaCollectionId
JSNoel~2~2
Civil War Postal Covers
Collection
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Filename:
Our Throne.jpg
filename
Our Throne.jpg
Filename
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Title:
Our Throne
title
Our Throne
Title
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Subject:
Postal covers
subject
Postal covers
Subject
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Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
false
Description:
A postal cover showing an officer sitting on a bale of cotton. Printed above image: 'C. S. A.' Printed below image: 'OUR THRONE. / COTTON defeated PACKENHAM, and Cotton / will defeat 'Ape Lincoln.'
This envelope likely references the Honorable Sir Edward Pakenham (1778 - 1815), who was the commander of British military forces in North America during the latter portion of the War of 1812. He was killed at the Battle of New Orleans.
This envelope likely references the Honorable Sir Edward Pakenham (1778 - 1815), who was the commander of British military forces in North America during the latter portion of the War of 1812. He was killed at the Battle of New Orleans.
description
A postal cover showing an officer sitting on a bale of cotton. Printed above image: 'C. S. A.' Printed below image: 'OUR THRONE. / COTTON defeated PACKENHAM, and Cotton / will defeat 'Ape Lincoln.'
This envelope likely references the Honorable Sir Edward Pakenham (1778 - 1815), who was the commander of British military forces in North America during the latter portion of the War of 1812. He was killed at the Battle of New Orleans.
Description
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Date:
1861-1865
date
1861-1865
Date
false
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
format
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Format
false
Rights:
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
rights
This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear contain a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. The image may also be reproduced without charge in scholarly publications or in other printed material related to non-profit scholarly activities provided that such publications include a credit line acknowledging the Noel Collection as the source of the visual material. For all other purposes, please request permission to republish or redistribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
Rights
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