Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner antique black americana and with sweet hand-painted yellow-green

and with sweet hand-painted yellow-green details on the decorative pieces on the front and on the sides

I have learned just a bit about bee boxes—a pretty cool thing to collect I think

with steel wrapped ferrule

Paper measures 8 1/16” x 6 5/8”

Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner antique black americana and with sweet hand-painted yellow-greenAs I'm sure you are aware by now, I really love when objects accrue added resonance over the course of time as result of all sorts of chance factors. This is a Civil War era envelope one of thousands of designs printed in the north during the war, representing a new industry born of a change in postal rates and met by newly invented envelope folding machines. To me (in addition to this great image of Lady Liberty leaning on her Union shield), what