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1841 President Harrison Embossed Mourning Card

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1841 President Harrison Embossed White Mourning Card

1841, William Henry Harrison Mourning Card, Embossed All in White, Rare, Choice Extremely Fine.
Elected in 1840, President Harrison gave his 100 minute Inaugural Speech in the snow, without hat or coat, caught pneumonia and died about a month later. Mourning cards for Presidents are not unusual, but this one, all in white is odd. We can tell it is a mourning card because it has his birth and death dates and because there are two weeping angels flanking his portrait at the bottom. This rare card, printed by Dickinson in Boston, has nothing written in the blank area, aside from a tiny pencil notation, probably from a later time. There is also a single word penciled in the upper left corner. Aside from a couple finger smudges, this card is in excellent condition, and would make an great addition to a Presidential Collection.



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