Lot
90 
1861, 3¢ rose pink, bright and fresh, tied by framed "Paid" handstamp on Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign envelope (Milgram AL-17) with beardless portrait design, red and blue crossed flags below, and blue "The Union, it must be preserved" caption below, "J.M. Whittemore & Co. Publishers. Boston." imprint, red "Boston, Mass, Oct 14" cds on 1861 off-white cover to Spencer Mass.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine; with 2017 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 64b Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE PATRIOTIC 1860 BEARDLESS LINCOLN CAMPAIGN ENVELOPE.
The beardless Lincoln design was used for the 1860 Presidential Campaign. Whittemore & Co. added the American flags and caption in a separate printing process to create this exceptional Civil War patriotic design.
Realized: $950