1865 Civil War 6th Corps 1st Division Cover with Red Cross and Target (or Snake?) Cancel Teuila I believe it was produced

I believe it was produced for Bitossi Rosenthal Netter and likely dates to the 1960s/early 70s

the folkier the better

I didn't know much at all about the history of "The Band of Hope" when I purchased this early 20th century hand-drawn postcard

In addition to the wonderful paintings of the animals themselves

Hill (NYC) are alphabet blocks from the 2nd half of the 19th century

1865 Civil War 6th Corps 1st Division Cover with Red Cross and Target (or Snake?) Cancel Teuila I believe it was producedI wouldnt have known to look for this, but I happened upon it and now Im pretty obsessed with it. Visually, I find it a perfect thing, inky red cross outlined in dark blue at one side and target shaped black ink cancellation over the stamp at right, which looks very much like the image of snake to me, tongue extending. This red cross was the logo of the 6th Corps 1st Division of the Union army during the Civil War, and with a bit of research I have