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ANDREW JACKSON Calling Card

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Andrew Jackson's Calling Card

(ANDREW JACKSON), 7th President of the United States.
This 1.75" x 2.8" gilt-edged calling card reads: "A. Jackson, of Tennessee." According to John H. Young's 1879 book "Deportment," when cards were delivered by the card bearer they were folded at the upper corner. Our calling card shows a deliberate fold in the upper right, a sign that Jackson himself delivered this card. Mounting trace on the back, toned evenly, else Very Fine. This calling card comes from the collection of Benjamin Ogle Taylor (1796-1868). Taylor was involved in real estate in the Washington, D.C. area and was also the owner of the Willard Hotel.

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