Sale 1139 — U.S. Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory

Sale Date — Wednesday, 9 November, 2016

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Category — Autographs and Free Franks

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Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5
c
Sale 1139, Lot 5, Autographs and Free FranksAbraham Lincoln. Autograph notation signed, "Let these men be discharged, on taking the oath of Dec. 8, 1863, A. Lincoln Dec. 12, 1864", attached to letter from R.S. Moore to President Lincoln concerning a petition for the release of a prisoner-of-war, immaculate condition

VERY FINE ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAR-TIME ENDORSEMENT AND SIGNATURE ATTACHED TO A LETTER RECEIVED BY HIM REQUESTING THE RELEASE OF A PRISONER-OF-WAR.

With 2004 letter of authenticity from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

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E. 4,000-5,000
4,250
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