The Eagle
   

[Enlarge]
[Show full envelope]

    

Title

      The Eagle

Call #

   CWC-54

Printer

   Not established.

Description

   Depicts the bald eagle in flight, gripping United States colors and war arrows in his talons; he clutches a banner in his beak that is inscribed with the national motto, E Pluribus Unum.

Inscription

   None.

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

Notes

   ----