Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers

Patriotic envelope collection. Series I: Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865.

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Pictorial Envelope: 1 envelope; 3 x 5 1/2 in. A figure with a Union Jack shield (Queen Victoria as England) sits on a lion. Below is a rooster saying 'Now won't you recognise us!' Rooster holds a Confederate flag with a skull stuck on its flag pole. Cream envelope with blue ink. Image on left side. Printed below image: 'Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't / recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers.' Printed vertically at left of image: 'D. Murphy's Son, Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Street. N. Y.'

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; May 24, 1819 - January 24, 1901) was the Queen of England for a significant period of time before, during, and after the American Civil War. During the war, the Confederate States of America sought diplomatic relations with Great Britain. About the Creator: D. Murphy's Son first appears in the Trow's New York City Directory of 1847. The business last appears in Trow's New York City Directory of 1900-1901. Among other items, D. Murphy's Son printed shelf and wall clock labels.

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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Great Britain

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