What’s on the design A-List when it comes to Civil War patriotic covers?  President Abraham Lincoln is one of the most expensive, while the Rose of Washington by Charles Magnus is undoubtedly one of the most popular.

The Rose of Washington is a multi-colored Civil War patriotic designed by Charles Magnus.  It is his arguably his best-known work.   The colorful and elaborate rose is printed in blue on one side and bronze on the other.  The Rose of Washington cover features a foldout rose enclosure with numerous scenes and monuments of Washington, D.C.

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