Sale 1188 — United States Stamp Treasures: The William H. Gross Collection

Sale Date — Wednesday, 3 October, 2018

Category — 1861-66 Issue, including Lincoln-Related, Sanitary Fair and Adams Express

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Cat./Est. Value

Realized

59°

Sale 1188, Lot 59, 1861-66 Issue, including Lincoln-Related, Sanitary Fair and Adams Express

A beautiful and rare Prang & Co. campaign design with three-quarter portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the National Union Party candidates in the 1864 wartime election

DESCRIPTION

3¢ Rose (65), two, bright shade, tied by quartered cork cancels, red “Boston Mass. Oct. 17” (1864) double-circle datestamp on cover to Elgin, Minnesota, with beautiful 1864 Campaign design in light purple, Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson three-quarter portraits facing left in circular frames with campaign slogan at left--“With these true hearts, through Victory to Union and Peace”--and stamp collar at right, L. Prang of Boston imprint

CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES

* Dr. James W. Milgram, Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1860-1865, design AL-154

CERTIFICATION

* The Philatelic Foundation (1994)

CONDITION NOTES

* Extremely Fine

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