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[Civil War envelope showing two American flags tied with a ribbon]

[Civil War envelope showing two American flags tied with a ribbon]

Addressed to Mr. George B. Hale, Clinton S[t.?], New Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flag in talons with message "Union & libe[rty]"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flag in talons with...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding sword and American flag, with message "God, our country and liberty!"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia holding sword and American flag, ...

Addressed to Mr. W.F. McClinton, Biggsvill., Ills.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]

Addressed to Mr. A. C. Kline, 824 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked New York. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil W... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag on globe floating in water with message "The Union now and forever, one and inseparable"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag on globe floating in water w...

Addressed to Mrs. Virginia Delmage, Claremont, N.H.; postmarked Washington, D.C., Nov. 19; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Ci... More

Bureau Ptg. & Eng. machines perforating postage stamps; 146 machines, capacity 105,000 sheets a day, [1914]

Bureau Ptg. & Eng. machines perforating postage stamps; 146 machines, ...

Public domain photograph of building interior, office, room, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Martha Noble Brainerd, Civil War nurse with 27th Michigan Infantry Regiment J.J. Randall, Detroit

Martha Noble Brainerd, Civil War nurse with 27th Michigan Infantry Reg...

Notation on verso: "Martha Noble Brainerd, given at Pittsfield, 21st Mch 187[?] in memory of A.B.C. [drawn in sign language]. "Pleasant times," nothing to do & plenty to eat!! Tax stamp on verso. Deposit; Tom ... More

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Photograph shows a portrait of Fannie Lawrence, standing in front of a balustrade, against a landscape backdrop. "Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by C. S. Lawrence, in the Clerk's Offi... More

Duryea's Zouaves at Fortress Monroe, Virginia

Duryea's Zouaves at Fortress Monroe, Virginia

Stereograph shows soldiers from the 5th New York Infantry Regiment (Duryée's Zouaves) gathered near a well, Fort Monroe, Virginia. Attributed to George Stacy. Gottheim collection code: GCW 14A. On verso: Tax s... More

[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 Columbia holding American flag and cornuco...

Addressed to Miss Julia A. Barnes, Granville, Bradford Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Verse from song Starry Flag by John Savage: We must keep that flag where it e'er has stood; In front of the free, the wise, ... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]

Addressed to Mr. John A. Barney, Co. B, 10th Regt. Wis. Vol., Edgefield June [?], Tenn.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "The star spangled banner, the flag we fight under"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with message "The star spang...

Addressed to Miss Mary A. Davis, Hawleyville, Conn.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing seated Columbia with shield, with message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing seated Columbia with shield, with message ...

Addressed to Hon. Comptroller of State, Albany, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Worker prepares gum for postage stamps in the Stamp Division at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing]

[Worker prepares gum for postage stamps in the Stamp Division at the B...

No. 81374. Source: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, "Uncle Sam as a Stamp-Maker," Harper's Round Table, Vol. XVI, no. 815, June 11, 1895, p. 604. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Portrait photo of Roosevelt stamp issued - postal stamp

Portrait photo of Roosevelt stamp issued - postal stamp

United Press Photo. NXP-WAP 091307. Dates stamped on verso: Sep 19 1955. Note on verso: Washington: The Post Office Department has announced that this six-cent Theodore Roosevelt stamp will be first placed on s... More

[Stamped envelope addressed to Lieut Edwin T. Carrington]

[Stamped envelope addressed to Lieut Edwin T. Carrington]

Envelope addressed to "Lieut. Edwin T. Carrington, 45 Regt. USCT, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Old Point Comfort, Virginia." Postmark is stamped "Colebrook, CT, Nov 21." Strikes are drawn through... More

[Civil War envelope showing soldiers with sword and American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing soldiers with sword and American flag]

Addressed to Miss E. J. Whittier, Skowhegan, Maine; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Portland. Notation on verso: May 14th, 1861. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]

Addressed to Fulton Smith Esq., Cherry Flattz [i.e. Flats], Tioga Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Col... More

Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Love one another" and border of stars with state names

Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Love one an...

Addressed to Miss Lovina Howell, Burdett, Schuyler Co., N.Y. ; postmarked Granby [...k], Ct. ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laurel branches with message "E pluribus unum" within circle in front of seascape and agricultural landscape scenes]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laur...

Addressed to Mrs. Margaret Jacobs, Coldwater, Mercer Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

Civil War envelope showing soldier standing on rock in the sea with eagle and American flag with message "The rock of our country"

Civil War envelope showing soldier standing on rock in the sea with ea...

Addressed to Mr. John C. Williams, Wheeler, Steuben Co., N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C. Aug. 7, 1861; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

War saving stamps. Make your sixpences grow into pounds / J.R. & C.

War saving stamps. Make your sixpences grow into pounds / J.R. & C.

Poster showing savings stamps, how to collect 31 of them on a card, and how to use the card to purchase a War Savings Certificate redeemable for £1 after five years. Poster no. 108. (2276) Wt. 19080/2721 20125 ... More

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of "point" stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. It also contains four pages of "unit" stamps for the type of rationing now used for sugar, coffee, and shoes. Each page of fourty-eight stamps bears the design of a different war machine, including guns, tanks, aircraft carriers and planes

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket Evans & Prince, photographers, York, Pa

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with bayoneted musket Evans & Pr...

Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Nick Harris, December 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Libr... More

Gerard Valck - The  Flute Lesson, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instruments

Gerard Valck - The Flute Lesson, Wurlitzer catalog of musical instrum...

after a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant, painter, draughtsman, and mezzotint engraver, 1623-1677, based on a painting by Gerard Pietersz. van Zyl, called Geraers, or Gerards Geraers, portrait and genre painter,... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steamboat in the distance and bearing message "Victory"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steambo...

Addressed to Mr. George Yekley [?], Scotsburg, Town of Sparty [i.e. Sparta], Livingston Co., N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C. [?] 31, 1862; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star Confederate flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with quotation "He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me"]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with q...

Addressed to Mrs. Louisa I. Winters, Crillertown [?], Lancaster Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Harrisburgh, Pa. Notations on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilj... More

Civil War envelope showing Continental Army soldier with sword, cannon, drum, and American flag

Civil War envelope showing Continental Army soldier with sword, cannon...

Addressed to Mrs. T.R. King, Westerville, Franklin Co., Ohio ; postmarked Kanawha C.H., Va., Feb. 12 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

New perforating machine used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for perforating postage stamps ... / National Photo.

New perforating machine used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing f...

Photograph shows a woman seated at a perforating machine with Benjamin R. Stickney, the machine's designer, standing alongside. Neg. no. 405. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Thrift stamps. We licked them at the front, you lick them at the back

Thrift stamps. We licked them at the front, you lick them at the back

Poster showing a soldier pointing to German soldiers, on the left, and savings stamps, on the right. No. 8.

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C.

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Lieutenant John P. Lane of Co. G, 12th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform V. Munsey, photographer, Concord, N.H

Lieutenant John P. Lane of Co. G, 12th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment...

Photograph shows identified soldier who was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, and Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly de... More

Lieutenant Colonel Legh Wilbur Reid of 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment and 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with crutches and amputated leg

Lieutenant Colonel Legh Wilbur Reid of 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment ...

Photograph shows identified soldier, who was wounded at Woodstock, Virginia, and lost his leg. Tax stamp on verso. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Paul Brzozowski, Fairfield, Connecticut... More

Private Augustus Kolb of Co. L, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, in uniform with sword Rees & Brother, photographic artists, corner 8th & Main Sts., Richmond, Virginia

Private Augustus Kolb of Co. L, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, in...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Tax stamp on verso. Related discharge certificate processed as LOT 14043-3, no. 46. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Vintage Arms and Accouterments, C... More

[Full-length portrait of an African American man with a basket and a cane, standing, facing front]

[Full-length portrait of an African American man with a basket and a c...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV84; Occupationals. Two cent tax stamp on back of the mount. "LE685" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.96)

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Love one another" and border of stars with state names]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Love one a...

Addressed to Mr. Benj. Carpenter, Esq., Lockport, Niagara Co., N.Y.; postmarked Baltimore, Sep. 29; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding American flag, with message "Liberty or death"]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding American flag, with messag...

Addressed to Miss Eliza Capeling, Stockbridge, Madison Co., New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above ship and cannons with message "Our Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above s...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Hubbard, Jasper, Steuben Co., N.Y., via Corning in haste; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Bath, N.Y., May 16, 1863. Annotation on verso: Direct to Savona; to me at Savona. Gift; Tom Li... More

For sale here, W.S.S. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States government, also Thrift Stamps.

For sale here, W.S.S. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States g...

Poster is text only, with emblem, "The Torch of Liberty." Form 204. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.

[Benjamin R. Stickney standing next to a postage stamp printing machine, which he revolutionized, in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing]

[Benjamin R. Stickney standing next to a postage stamp printing machin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Washington, D.C. Perforating, examining and counting postage stamps at the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Washington, D.C. Perforating, examining and counting postage stamps at...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Photograph shows woman and man printing sheet of stamps. Notation on recto: "81373." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: ... More

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with first lieutenant's insignia on slouch hat W.J. Moulton, photographer, 111 & 113 Water St., Elmira, N.Y

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with first lieutenant's insignia...

Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: The Horse Soldier, August 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). p... More

[Kager Mays, African American soldier, half-length portrait, facing front] / Shepherd & Smith, post artists, Camp McClellan, Iowa; Rock Island Barracks, Ill.

[Kager Mays, African American soldier, half-length portrait, facing fr...

Photograph shows Corporal Kager Mays of Kentucky, who enlisted in 1864 in the 108th United States Colored Infantry and died of fever in 1865. (Source: Tim Talbott, 2013)

[Civil War envelope showing United States Signal Corps insignia]

[Civil War envelope showing United States Signal Corps insignia]

Addressed to Miss Mary Guthrie, New Rumley, Harrison Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; illegible postmark. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty Bell with message "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof"]

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty Bell with message "Proclaim libert...

Addressed to J. Baucus Esq., Bacon Hill, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop arrows and drum with American flag, cannon, and rifles bearing message "The Star Spangled Banner must be upheld"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop arrows and drum with American f...

Addressed to Misses H. Close, Mayfield, Fulton Co., N.Y.; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (... More

[Civil War envelope showing Zouave soldier with American flag and rifle in front of sign with message "Washington via Baltimore"]

[Civil War envelope showing Zouave soldier with American flag and rifl...

Addressed to Mrs. Anna H. Breed, Weare Center, N.H.; postmarked Dec. 29, Fishersville, N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of ... More

Printing postage stamps in sheets, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C.

Printing postage stamps in sheets, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, W...

Stereograph showing women and men working at stamp printing presses. J224180 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Keystone View Company. No. 22333.

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform at ruined fireplace or oven, possibly at Fort Sumter

Unidentified African American soldier in uniform at ruined fireplace o...

Notation on verso: "Black soldier, Fort Sumter." Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purchased from: Steven J. Meadow, October 2015. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection ... More

Surgeon Lyman Warren Bliss of 10th New York Cavalry Regiment and 51st New York Infantry Regiment in uniform Photographed by B.P. Paige (Plumbe Gallery), 356-12 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C

Surgeon Lyman Warren Bliss of 10th New York Cavalry Regiment and 51st ...

Photograph shows identified soldier who was a prisoner of war at Hanover, Virginia. Notation on verso: "L.W. Bliss, surg. 51st N.Y.V. to T.B. McReady, 1st Lieut. 51st N.Y.V." Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Lilj... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lieutenant General Winfield Scott in front of eagle and American flag banner with message "The right man in the right place!"]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lieutenant General Winfield Sc...

Addressed to David Weir, 33 Gansevoort Stre[et], New York C[ity], New York; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Baltimore, Jul. 30[?]. Entered according to act of Congress by Bloom & Smith, in 1861, in the Clerk... More

[Civil War envelope showing Corporal Francis Brownell killing James Jackson after he murdered Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with message from Brownell, "Father--Colonel Ellsworth was shot this morning. I killed his murderer. Frank"]

[Civil War envelope showing Corporal Francis Brownell killing James Ja...

Addressed to Wharton Gray, Amenia Termin[al?], Amenia, Du[t]chess, N.Y.; postmarked New York; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing sailor climbing up flagpole to American flag with lines from poem]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor climbing up flagpole to American fl...

Addressed to Miss Adelia Fries, Philadelphia, No. 931 No[r]th Tenth Street; postmarked [Alex]andria, Va.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation at bottom of envelope: Wm. Birney, Maj., 4 [?] Regt., N.J. Vols. Lines fro... More

[Civil War envelope showing flying 34-star American flag with message "The Union, now and forever"]

[Civil War envelope showing flying 34-star American flag with message ...

Addressed to Mr. Tilden Upton, Flanders, N. Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Hartland, [Mic]h. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Ph... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor waving hat in front of American fla...

Addressed to Mr. Wm. E. Tingley, Harford, Susq. Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and sword]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and sword]

Addressed to Sergeant James Reid, Company B, 79th Regiment, Washington, D.C., or elsewhere; postmarked; bears 3 cent and 1 cent stamps. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquis... More

Workers taking mucilaged sheets of postage stamps from the drying box in the gumming and drying room of the Stamp Division at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing

Workers taking mucilaged sheets of postage stamps from the drying box ...

Title devised by Library staff from information on item. Source: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, "Uncle Sam as a Stamp-Maker," Harper's Round Table, Vol. XVI, no. 815, June 11, 1895, p. 604. Forms part of: Frances ... More

Section of postage stamp vault. 1,500,000,000 stamps stored here, Washington, D.C

Section of postage stamp vault. 1,500,000,000 stamps stored here, Wash...

Photograph shows a man in a storage vault holding a container of postage stamps.

Counting and inspecting stamps before shipment, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D. C

Counting and inspecting stamps before shipment, Bureau of Printing and...

J224679 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Keystone View Company. No. 22334.

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of "point" stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. It also contains four pages of "unit" stamps for the type of rationing now used for sugar, coffee, and shoes. Each page of fourty-eight stamps bears the design of a different war machine, including guns, tanks, aircraft carriers and planes

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Actresses Millette Alexander and Louise King, and nightclub entertainer Ted Lewis, stand outside a giant mailbox stamp selling booth in Times Square, New York City, while Assistant Postmaster Aquiline F. Weierich dispenses stamps from inside booth] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Phyllis Twachtman.

[Actresses Millette Alexander and Louise King, and nightclub entertain...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

 Young Man playing a Violone and Woman in a Landscape

Young Man playing a Violone and Woman in a Landscape

after Tiziano Vecelli, called Titian, ca. 1488-1576 (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Titian, ca. 1488-1576 (original artist) Recto: l. l.: V. leFebre del. et sculp.... More

[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image

[Civil war envelope] - Public domain dedication image

Addressed to Mr. Phinehas Hager, Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Old Point Comfort, Va. On verso: embossed shield and eagle design with message "Union And Constitution." Gift; Tom... More

[Civil War envelope showing Elmer Ellsworth with sword, pistol, and American flag with message "One flag, one country"]

[Civil War envelope showing Elmer Ellsworth with sword, pistol, and Am...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

Addressed to Capt. J. W. Clark, Fort C. F. Smith, Va.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on recto: Via Washington. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing flag design with message "The Union and the Constitution"]

[Civil War envelope showing flag design with message "The Union and th...

Addressed to Mr. Jacob Guyer[?], No. 9 Maiden Lane, N.Y. City; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on recto: Care D. Colton. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flags above naval instruments]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flags above naval i...

Addressed to Mr. U.P. James, no. 167 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; postmarked Union City, Ind., Jan. 13; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Envelope addressed to Genl. Henry A. Wise, Roanoke Island, N. Carolina]

[Envelope addressed to Genl. Henry A. Wise, Roanoke Island, N. Carolin...

Handwritten envelope addressed to General Henry Alexander Wise of General & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 5-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljen... More

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 9th Corps, 1st Division, badge with crossed anchor and cannon in a shield]

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 9th Corps, 1st Divisi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Autels Trepieds et Instruments de Musique (Altars, Tripods and Musical Instruments)

Autels Trepieds et Instruments de Musique (Altars, Tripods and Musical...

after etchings by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, draughtsman and engraver, 1730-1809, based on drawings by Pierre Adrien Pâris, painter, architect, draughtsman, decorator, and engraver, 1745-1819, originally publish... More

Unidentified soldier of VI Army Corps, Army of the Potomac in uniform with wife Buttolph's National Gallery, C.R.F.A., Malone, N.Y

Unidentified soldier of VI Army Corps, Army of the Potomac in uniform ...

Tax stamp on verso. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper pp/liljwoch

Captain Samuel Judson Alexander of Co. B, 9th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform

Captain Samuel Judson Alexander of Co. B, 9th New Hampshire Infantry R...

Photograph shows identified soldier who died of wounds received at Jackson, Mississippi, in 1863. Tax stamp on verso. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Mitch Helen (?), January 2017 Forms ... More

Private Charles H. Sanborn of Co. A, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment in uniform

Private Charles H. Sanborn of Co. A, 6th New Hampshire Infantry Regime...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Notation on recto: "C.H. Sanborn 6 N.H." Tax stamp on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collect... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by stars in the form of a shield and the message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by sta...

Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Rush, Fredricktown, Knox Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Cairo, Ill., Sep. 12, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and cannon with message "Shoot the first man that attempts to pull down the American flag"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and cannon with message "Sho...

Addressed to Mr. E. Cauffman, care Jacob Cauffman Esq., Philadelphia, Penn.; postmarked June 27, 186[?], Baltimore, Md.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilje... More

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment flag with message "The star-flowering banner must never be furled, for its blossoms of light are the hope of the world"]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding 51st Pennsylvania Infantry...

Addressed to Mrs. Danl. A. Wheeler, Perkinsville, Windsor County, Vermont; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Illustrated Civil War "Union Envelopes"]: Rebel arms of Virginia

[Illustrated Civil War "Union Envelopes"]: Rebel arms of Virginia

State seal. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely woman. We will take care of the brave soldiers who have fought our battles"

Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely ...

Addressed to Mrs. F. Behymer, Shelbyville, Illinois ; postmarked Richmond, Kentucky ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Amberman Postal History, Clifton Park, New York,... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and snake coiled around Confederate flag in its beak]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and ...

Addressed to Mrs. A.C. Elsbree, Lewis Centre, Delaware Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in beak]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in ...

Addressed to Hiram L. Warner, Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Killbuck, N.Y., Jun. 17. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield, with message "The dread of traitors"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield, with message "Th...

Addressed to Mr. F.E. Hurd, Great Falls, N.H.; postmarked Portsmouth, N.H., May 13; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D. C

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving,...

Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Walt Whitman commerative 5 cent postage stamps

Walt Whitman commerative 5 cent postage stamps

Four identical stamps from Famous Americans series show portrait of Whitman with hat.

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

Addressed to Miss Charlotte Smith, North Chili P.O., Monroe County, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing George Washington standing at Mount Vernon and angel with American flag, bearing message "The banner of glofy"]

[Civil War envelope showing George Washington standing at Mount Vernon...

Addressed to Mr. S.H. Haggy, Etna, Licking Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with messages "Union!" and "Emblem of our nation's liberty"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with messages "Union!" a...

Addressed to Miss Paulina Hurst, Brea [i.e. Berea?] P.O., Cuyhoga [i.e. Cuyahoga] Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Kanawha C.H., Va., Dec. 14, 1862. Annotation on recto: Soldier's letter, L. S. Elliot... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor standing on anchor and holding sword, rope, and American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor standing on anchor and holding swor...

Addressed to Mrs. Julia A[?], Elk Creek, Erie Co. Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Old Point Comfort, Va., Mar. 10. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collecti... More

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Division, badge with blue cross]

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 6th Corps, 3rd Divisi...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary J. Peck, Moravia, Cayuga Co., N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. On recto: Magee, 816 Chestnut Street, Philada. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag as 7-star Confederate flag is hit by lightning with message "Doom of the traitors flag"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag as 7-star Confede...

Addressed to Mr. Benjamin, F. Delenbaugh, Pulaski, Williams Co., Ohio; postmarked Dec. 7, [186]3; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collectio... More

Bureau Eng. & Ptg. Intaglio Web Press prints, [.],drives, preforates & completes postage stamps, [1914]

Bureau Eng. & Ptg. Intaglio Web Press prints, [.],drives, preforates &...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Help stamp out violators - public domain postal stamp scan

Help stamp out violators - public domain postal stamp scan

Title composed from stamps of the words "secret" and "confidential" used to form the shape of the letters in the title phrase. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) "Security is m... More

National Sanitary Cake, sold at a fair in Aracata, California, to raise money for the U.S. Sanitary Commission Photographed by H. Anderson, Eureka, Humboldt Co., Cal

National Sanitary Cake, sold at a fair in Aracata, California, to rais...

Tax stamp on verso. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljpaper

Group of relics in Charleston arsenal yard

Group of relics in Charleston arsenal yard

Stereograph shows a cannon and other ammunition in the shade of a tree, Charleston, South Carolina. Gottheim collection code: GCW 29. Card number: "No. 632." Tax stamp on back: "Lowell & Senter, Portland, Me."... More

Civil War envelope showing eagle holding banner with message "Liberty"

Civil War envelope showing eagle holding banner with message "Liberty"

Addressed to Chas. Claghorn, Homer, Champaign Co., Ill., from Geo. Claghorn, Fort Henry, Feb. 15, 1862; postmarked Illinois March 1, 1862; bears 3 cent and 1 cent stamps. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074)... More

[Civil War envelope from Private Charles F. Stevens of Co. A, 7th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, to Mr. Samuel Stevens, Francestown, N.H.]

[Civil War envelope from Private Charles F. Stevens of Co. A, 7th New ...

Envelope shows soldier, shield with naval scene, cannon, and American flag, with message "7th N.H. Regiment." Postmarked Manchester, N.H., Nov. 9, 1861; bears cancelled three cent stamp. Found with letter proc... More

Lincoln's house draped in mourning with his horse "Old Robin" in front, Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln's house draped in mourning with his horse "Old Robin" in front...

Possibly photographed by F.W. Ingmire. Tax stamp on verso. Label on verso: "From Smith & Bro.'s Fancy Bazaar, Springfield, Ills." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased... More

[Civil War envelope showing hand holding envelope with the message "Soldier's letter"]

[Civil War envelope showing hand holding envelope with the message "So...

Addressed to Miss Ann M. Kendall, Leominster, Mass.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War P... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle above portrait of George Washington with message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle above portrait of George Washington ...

Addressed to Rorelmia [?] Sturtevent, Savoy, Mass.; postmarked Dec. 23, 1862, New Orleans, La.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection ... More

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