Confederacy, A Southern Confederacy!/Free Trade With the World! . Printed Propaganda Patriotic design (Dietz PS-1) on cover used after Session franked with vert. pair United States 1857 3¢ dull red (s.e. at left), tied by grid cancels with Athens, Ga./Mar. 5 (1861) cds, addressed to Marion, Ala., adhesives originally affixed over design and moved to reveal the complete design, flap missing, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. This Propaganda design is reportedly one of two known examples and one of the rarest of all Confederate Patriotics.Throughout the war the Confederate government hoped to use international commerce to raise hard money and influence other nations to support the Southern cause. This rare slogan design promotes that effort. More effective, however, was the Federal blockade that isolated the Confederate States and disrupted regular trade routes. . $0 (Image)

Confederacy, A Southern Confederacy!/Free Trade With the World! . Printed Propaganda Patriotic design (Dietz PS-2) on cover franked with 1863-64 10¢ blue (four clear to mostly large margins) tied by "Savannah, Ga./Jul. 2" cds, addressed to Marietta, Ga., small part of flap torn away & small mended tear affecting Patriotic design, Extremely Fine, ex-MacBride with his notes which end with "Rarity!". Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. This simple design, abandoning the usual flag motif in favor of a political slogan, is one of the rarest of Confederate Patriotics.Throughout the war the Confederate government hoped to use international commerce to raise hard money and influence other nations to support the Southern cause. This rare slogan design promotes that effort. More effective, however, was the Federal blockade that isolated the Confederate States and disrupted regular trade routes. . $0 (Image)