1861 Confederate Presidential Election CIVIL War Patriotic Envelope
Red and blue flag patriotic design, Very Fine and rare. Very rare, original, 1861 Jefferson Davis / A. Stevens Presidential Campaign Envelope / Cover with "all over" Confederate Flag design.
This fantastic, Confederate Flag Cover illustration measures approx. 6" by 3 3/8" and features an all over design of the very first Confederate Flag - the "Stars and Bars" with just 7 stars which was the official National Flag of the Confederate States of America for less than 3 months from March 4 to May 21, 1861. Text in the upper red stripe reads Jeff. " and text in the lower red bar that reads "Alexr.
Text in the central white stripe reads A Secession Envelope. This Cover design was issued in the VERY earliest days of the Confederate States of America as a Confederate States Presidential Election piece. While we have owned a few examples of similar Confederate Civil War Covers, in 40+ years we have never before encountered an example with the A Secession Envelope text and our research indicates that this is among the very rarest of Confederate Civil War Patriotic Covers. The rare and wonderful, 1861 Confederate Flag design Patriotic Cover is in good to very good condition generally clean with wear and loss at the right hand edge, some light soiling and two short edge tears at the bottom edge.
Please see the scans below for a good representation of the form and condition of this rare Confederate Presidential Election Civil War Cover. This is the entire Envelope and includes both the front and back panels and the original flap closure! An exceptionally rare and original, 1861 Confederate Flag / Confederate Presidential Election / Civil War Patriotic Design Cover and a fantastic addition to any collection!! The item "1861 CONFEDERATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE" is in sale since Tuesday, March 10, 2020.This item is in the category "Stamps\United States\Covers\Postal History". The seller is "mkewriga" and is located in San Francisco, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Topic: Patriotic
- Certification: Uncertified
- Quality: Used
- Grade: Ungraded
- Place of Origin: United States