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Loyal to the Union, State of Wisconsin
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Miss Columbia stands on the left, she holds the Wisconsin state seal in her left hand and a Union flag in her right. A liberty cap on a pole leans on the state seal. "LOYAL TO THE" appears in white letters behind her, on the right is the word "UNION" in a white box. The top half of "UNION" is blue with white stars, and the bottom is diagonal red and white stripes. The background is covered with thin blue horizontal lines. Red and blue ink on white envelope, image covers entire front. Image printed on envelope, mounted on various colored pages and collected in an album.
1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129VO
WHi 76336
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