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Confederate patriotic Valentine cover
February 14, 1863
Due to a scarcity of paper, few Southerners sent valentines during the Civil War, and most cards were handmade. This envelope, addressed by Confederate soldier Frank M. Pope to his sweetheart, Mary Bouknight, on February 14, 1863, bears a vertical pair of the 5c blue Jefferson Davis and a flag with eleven stars. |