Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner antique black americana 8 1/8" tall x 1

8 1/8" tall x 1 3/4" widest diameter

Each pup measures 8 1/2" x 3 3/4" x 7/8" thick

which I assume it always did

with steel wrapped ferrule

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

Civil War Era Union Envelope with Charred Corner antique black americana 8 1/8" tall x 1As 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