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AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER
AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER

AUTHENTIC & VERY RARE **WALLPAPER** VICKSBURG, MISS. JULY 2 & 4, 1863 NEWSPAPER

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  • Condition: VERY MINOR TEARS, NO DAMAGING WATER STAINS, NO FOLDS, NO CREASES !!!!! THIS IS THE NICEST CIVIL WAR "WALLPAPER" NEWSPAPER FROM VICKSBURG, MISS. THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN !!!!! THIS PAPER IS EXTREMELY RARE AND VERY FAMOUS WITH LIMITED PRINTING - BECAUSE GEN. GRANT AND THE UNION SIEGE OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT CITY ENDED AND THE FINAL ISSUE OF THE PAPER WAS ACTUALLY PRINTED BY THE UNION SOLDIERS !!!!! NO ONE ACTUALLY KNOWS HOW MANY WERE PRINTED - BUT LIMITED IT WAS !!!!!

    Description

    JULY 2, 1863
    AND
    JULY 4, 1863
    **AUTHENTIC**
    ORIGINAL & HISTORICAL
    "WALLPAPER"
    OLD NEWSPAPER
    "THE DAILY CITIZEN"
    VICKSBURG
    MISSISSIPPI
    EDITED & PUBLISHED
    BY
    J. M. SWORDS
    PRINTED
    ON WALLPAPER
    ( DUE TO THE PAPER SHORTAGE )
    MANY OTHER PAPERS DID THE SAME, DURING THIS TIME !
    JUNE 16, 1863
    JUNE 18, 1863
    JUNE 20, 1863
    JUNE 27, 1863
    JUNE 30, 1863
    JULY 2, 1863
    JULY 4, 1863,
    VICKSBURG SURRENDERED.
    THE PUBLISHER FLED.
    THE
    UNION SOLDIERS
    FOUND THE TYPE OF THE
    "CITIZEN"
    STILL STANDING.
    THEY REPLACED 2/3 rd's OF THE LAST COLUMN
    WITH OTHER MATTER ALREADY IN TYPE
    THEY ADDED THE NOTE
    -
    ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER !
    THE ISSUE MEASURES
    11 1/4 INCHES  X  19 3/4 INCHES
    EACH ISSUE WAS A SINGLE SHEET
    FOUR COLUMNS WIDE
    PRINTED ON THE BACK OF
    WALLPAPER
    THIS ISSUE HAS A DECORATIVE, FLORAL PATTERN WALLPAPER
    ON THE REVERSE
    WITH
    LIGHT GRAY, LIGHT GREEN & SILVER COLORS
    ( SIGNED BY W. B. BROWN & NUMBERED #329)
    THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
    HAS A CHECK SHEET
    TO
    EXAMINE
    ISSUES
    TO
    VERIFY
    AUTHENTICITY
    !!!!!
    THIS ISSUE IS GENUINE
    THIS ISSUE IS THE BEST WE'VE EVER SEEN
    100 % AUTHENTIC !
    IT IS GUARANTEED - TO BE ORIGINAL !