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One "published and sold by George D. Jewett", the other by "Wm. C. Hale", both of Hartford, Connecticut, 1853. Envelope or Cover. Very good. Both envelopes are postally used and measure approximately 5" x 3".
One features five morose workmen passing a bottle within a scroll that reads "Intemperance is the Curse of the World. Three vignettes on the left show a group of men brawling outside of a saloon, a woman and child entering a pawn shop, and several men using a hatchet and sledgehammer to destroy barrels labeled "Demon Gin" and "Rum". On the right, above a slogan that reads, "Execution, Operation & the effects of the Maine Law" are two vignettes, one showing a happy couple in front a large home and a dignified man wearing a sash that reads "Love, Purity, and Fidelity" standing in an idyllic garden. It bears a North Chester, Massachusetts manuscript postmark dated June 20. It is accompanied by a Philatelic Foundation Expert Committee certificate attesting to its "Genuine Usage. The envelope contains… Read More