Bidspirit auction | Civil War Contraband & Parody
Civil War Contraband & Parody of ”Dixie” Patriotic Cover Lot - Three Civil War patriotic covers including: 1.) A man holding a contraband African American baby captioned ”Him fader's hope, Him Moder's Joy, Him darling little Contraband Boy”. 5.375” x 3”. 2.) A caricature of a black man wearing an Uncle Sam type outfit and singing a parody of the song Dixie, ”I'm glad I'm not in Dixie ! Hooray ! Hooray !”. 5.44” X 3.19”. 3.) Cover Titled ”the latest contraband of war” featuring an escaped slave - contraband holding a hoe and asking ”Whar is massa Jeff now, dat's what's de matter” 3.125” x 5.5”. All three covers are unused. Pick up is Sunday, March 29 from 10 am to 4 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. TL27