Civil War

A pane featuring a sheet of coupons for Georgia’s share of bonds sold to investors during the Confederate war effort. RUFUS ADAIR/Staff

A pane featuring a sheet of coupons for Georgia’s share of bonds sold to investors during the Confederate war effort. RUFUS ADAIR/Staff

Confederate bonds at the Old School History Museum

At first glance, it looks all over the world like a large pane of funky old postage stamps. Today the pane, roughly 18 inches square, lies on a display case in the “history room” of the Old School History Museum (OSHM) in Eatonton’s Plaza Arts Center on Madison Avenue.