Collection of Homemade Wartime Envelopes, Gainesville, Alabama

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Collection of Homemade Wartime Envelopes, Gainesville, Alabama

Three handmade, folded paper envelopes measuring 5 ½” by 3” accompanied by a period paper tag with ink inscription that reads “Homemade Envelopes Left on Hand at Close of War.” One of the envelopes has the ink inscription “Landridge, Gainsville Ala.” A nice collection of make-do envelopes that demonstrate hard times in a war-ravaged South.  Comes housed in a 12 x 16 inch display case with blue velvet backing and descriptive card.

Inventory Number: CON 310