Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Slavery and the Civil War, Lincoln, Patriotics, Sanitary Fair
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2905
Abraham Lincoln. Cover addressed to "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois" with Lincoln-Hamlin beardless Lincoln railsplitter campaign design, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by grid cancel, "New-York Nov. 28" (1860) circular datestamp, docketed "answered" (secretarial), some edgewear, stains at leftFINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF A BEARDLESS LINCOLN RAILSPLITTER CAMPAIGN ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO LINCOLN IN SPRINGFIELD AFTER HIS WIN IN THE 1860 ELECTION.
After leaving the campaign trail, Lincoln remained in Springfield during the election. This was among the mail he received before leaving for the White House. Ex Vogel.
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700