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DescriptionAn paper envelope bearing the 'Arms of Florida'. Beginning in the 1850s, a variation of the state's territorial seal came into unofficial use as a state symbol of Florida. This design modified the territorial seal by strengthening the eagle image and changing the bed of clouds below the eagle to a bed of cactus. Several references from the Civil War period use this image as the coat of arms or seal of Florida. This envelope, showing the unofficial Florida state seal, is one in a series printed by Magee of Philadelphia, which displays the seals or coat of arms of different states. In this variation, the printer chose to reverse the image and rendered the eagle facing to the right.