[CIVIL WAR]. A collection of illustrated patriotic covers housed in 2 albums,

92 Civil War and patriotic covers mounted in a bound volume, approx. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., with paper boards covered in a cloth and leatherette jacket and decorative string to interior spine (significant wear throughout, significant separation to jacket). Covers are mounted in pairs on front and back of album pages, including hand-colored examples, covers featuring artwork by F.K. Kimmel, Berlin & Jones, C. Magnus, Samuel C. Upham, J.M. Whittemore & Co., and others. First page features a portion of the "Union and Patriotic Album Illustrated Envelope Holder." Boston: J.M. Whittemore & Co., 1861. Subjects include George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Butler, Abraham Lincoln, Uncle Sam, Elmer Ellsworth, Jefferson Davis, and more.

[With:] 22 Civil War and patriotic covers mounted in a bound volume, approx. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., with paper boards covered in a cloth jacket of brown floral-patterned cotton fabric and decorative string at spine (wear, fraying to fabric cover, rubbing at corners). Front inner board features a portion of the "Union and Patriotic Album Illustrated Envelope Holder." Boston: J.M. Whittemore & Co., 1861. Final two pages feature illustrated patriotic stamps. Covers are mounted individually on front and back of album pages, including many featuring political cartoons providing commentary on secession, Quakerism, Jefferson Davis, General Scott, and other subjects.