UNION.
   

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Title

      UNION.

Call #

   CWC-15

Printer

   John Ross, Baltimore, Maryland

Description

   Depicts a shamrock upon whose leaves and stem are etched the words "U.S." and the names of the politically and geographically divided regions of the country.

Inscription

   "Here's to Ireland's shamrock, may its pure unsullied green, As a bond of love and union 'midst the Irish e'er be seen, And may it help to bind the love by the exiled Irish shown, To the land which gave them liberty, a shelter and a home."

Cover size

   5 1/2 x 3 in 3.5 x 7 cm

Subjects

   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Covers (philately)--United States--History
Pictorial works--Liberty

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