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![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and snake coiled around Confederate flag in its beak]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWluLWl0cy10YWxvbi1hbmQtc25ha2UtYWM1Y2Y3LTEwMjQuanBn/320/186/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and snake coiled around Confederate flag in its beak]")
![[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its claw and a serpent in its beak with motto "The early bird catches the worm" below]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctYW4tZWFnbGUtY2FycnlpbmctYW4tYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZy1pbi1pdHMtY2xhdy1hbmQtODcyZDY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its claw and a serpent in its beak with motto \"The early bird catches the worm\" below]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in talon attacking serpent with 7-star Confederate flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWluLXRhbG9uLWF0dGFja2luZy1zZXJwZW50LWEwYTJmZi02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in talon attacking serpent with 7-star Confederate flag]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornucopia next to an eagle with a snake in its beak, and with a verse from a song]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtaG9sZGluZy1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWFuZC1jb3JudWNvcGlhLW5leHQtN2RhYjZjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding American flag and cornucopia next to an eagle with a snake in its beak, and with a verse from a song]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1zaGllbGQtYWJvdmUtYW1lcmljYW4tZmxhZ3MtODQwNjE3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star Confederate flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWF0dGFja2luZy03LXN0YXItY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtNmY2NGUwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star Confederate flag]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in beak]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtaW4tZmxpZ2h0LWNhcnJ5aW5nLWFtZXJpY2FuLWZsYWctaW4tYmVhay01NDU3M2QtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in beak]")
