Seller's description:
Very rare, original, ca1861, Anti-Confederate States Civil War
Illustrated Patriotic Envelope / Cover with a fantastic, skull and
crossbones cache. This fantastic, Anti Confederate Civil War Cover
measures approx. 5 1/2" x 3 1/8" and is titled “A Confederate ‘DEAD
HEAD’”. It features a human skull above crossed bones. The skull wears
the hat of a court jester and donkey ears. Text on the crossed bones
reads “20 Dollars a Head” and “Dead or Alive”. There is a bullet hole in
the forehead of the skull and the initials “JD” (for Jefferson Davis”
can be seen on the donkey ears).
Available here.
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