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c 1860 Two Reported Abraham Lincoln Postally Used
c 1860 Two Reported Abraham Lincoln Postally Used
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Extremely Rare Abraham Lincoln Postally Used Red Cover “Old Abe. - He will steer the old Ship of State safely...”
c. 1860, Abraham Lincoln Cover, “Old Abe. - He will steer the old Ship of State safely...”, Postally Used, Walcott 163 variation, “One of Two Reported,” Choice Very Fine.
This exceptional and extremely rare type Abraham Lincoln Portrait Postal Cover has his “Beardless” portrait printed in Red. The verse below the bust, S.H. Zahm Imprinted vertical at Left edge, with canceled 3c stamp (Scott 65). Light vertical crease in stamp being cancel tied upon a light blue cover to, “Plymouth Meeting P.O., Pa. by Washington, D.C.” 1/12 CDS, small edge faults when opened. Illustrated in Milgram, page 45, purported to be “One of Two Reported” examples. Regardless of the accuracy of the “census” as being just one away from being “Unique,” there is no refuting that this Postal-Used Cover is exceedingly rare… and extraordinarily handsome. One of the prettiest covers to be issue-driven (referencing “Secession and Disunion”), for exhibition and display purposes, this impressive red printed Abraham Lincoln Cover resonates! “One of Two Reported.”
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c 1860 Two Reported Abraham Lincoln Postally Used

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