Lot 804
(Propaganda) Nation Shall Not Lift Up Sword Against Nation, Neither Shall They Learn War Any More, allover illustrated Valentine design with flags altered (American version), on cover franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red, matching manuscript "Ogunguit, Me., Jan 31" postmark at top left, addressed to "Larince" (Lawrence) Mass., Very Fine, an attractive example of this Valentine peace design.Scott Nos. 11 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Soon after the British design appeared in the U.S., a new design was being sold in America. Here, the British flag was transferred to the right of the standing figure and an American flag was substituted for the original British one to the left of the figure.
Realized: $625