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![[Civil War envelope showing seated Columbia with shield, with message "Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctc2VhdGVkLWNvbHVtYmlhLXdpdGgtc2hpZWxkLXdpdGgtbWVzc2FnZS11bmlvbi0xMTRhNjEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/178/jpg "[Civil War envelope showing seated Columbia with shield, with message \"Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing bust of Columbia encircled with laurel branches bearing message "Dedicated to the gallant defenders of our National Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctYnVzdC1vZi1jb2x1bWJpYS1lbmNpcmNsZWQtd2l0aC1sYXVyZWwtYnJhbmNoZXMtODJhNzJlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing bust of Columbia encircled with laurel branches bearing message \"Dedicated to the gallant defenders of our National Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtYXRvcC1zaGllbGQtd2l0aC1tZXNzYWdlLXVuaW9uLWIyMGI4Zi02NDAuanBn/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message \"Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing message "For the Union" and state seal of Ohio]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFnLWJlYXJpbmctbWVzc2FnZS1mb3ItZGJlOTRhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing message \"For the Union\" and state seal of Ohio]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message "Loyal to the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1mbGFnLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtc3RhdGUtc2VhbC1hbmQtYjFhMmFlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message \"Loyal to the Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message "Loyal to the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1mbGFnLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtc3RhdGUtc2VhbC1hbmQtMTRhZTM1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message \"Loyal to the Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia, eagle, shield, state seal of New York, and banner with message "New York loyal to the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtZWFnbGUtc2hpZWxkLXN0YXRlLXNlYWwtb2YtbmV3LXlvcmstYW5kLWYzZDEzYi02NDAuanBn/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia, eagle, shield, state seal of New York, and banner with message \"New York loyal to the Union\"]")
