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Union Flags and Shield
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Union envelope. At the top two flags face each other with a shield in the center on a blue background with white stars. A blue border with white stars framed in red appears on left, right and bottom. The "address area" is filled with thin horizontal red lines. The word "UNION" appears at the bottom. Blue and red ink on cream 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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W0146TR
WHi 76256
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