Lot
797 
John Bell, large portrait with "For President: John Bell" imprint below, on cover to Lowell, Mass., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by bold "Saint Louis, Mo., Oct 15, 1860" cds; cover nick and small opening tear at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, a rare Bell campaign design (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Milgram No. JBL-1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Although Bell did not carry the border state Missouri, he handily out-polled Abraham Lincoln there.
Realized: $1,400
Lot
798
John Bell, portrait design with eagle & flag allegories, shield containing Bell & Everett's names, verse at top and Raynor - New York imprint below design, on cover to Barton, Vt., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (s.e. at right) tied by grid handstamp, matching "Hanover, N.H., May 25, 1861" cds; cover a bit reduced at left into design, F.-V.F., a very rare design with Raynor imprint below the design (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. JBL-14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot
799
John Bell, dual portrait campaign design with Carpenter & Allen - Boston imprint below, on cover to New York City franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by large "Paid" in grid cancel, red "Boston, Mass, Oct 22" cds, Very Fine and choice, a very rare 1860 Presidential election campaign cover (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. JBL-16 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $250
Lot
800
John Bell, embossed campaign slogan "The Union, The Constitution and the Laws" amid stars at upper right of cover and "Hon. John Bell of Tenn. For President, Hon. Edw. Everett of Mass. For V. Pres." on backflap, to Paris, Tenn., franked with 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal pair and single tied by indistinct cds's; small margin tear in middle stamp, otherwise Very Fine and rare (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 24. Milgram No. JBL-20 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot
801
John Breckinridge, hand-drawn colored Flag campaign design with "Union - Breckinridge & Lane" in flag, on cover to Green Hill, Mo., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by Fulton, Mo. cds, reverse with hand-drawn Breckinridge & Lane Headquarters allegorical design; cover faults, Fine, a unique design. Scott No. 26. Milgram No. JBK unlisted Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $280
Lot
802
John Breckinridge, portrait design with eagle & flag allegories, shield containing Breckinridge & Lane's names, verse at top and "Randall & Williams, Mobile, Ala." imprint at left, on cover to Athens, Ala., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red canceled by small grid handstamp, matching "Macon, Miss, Sep 20, 1860" cds; cover missing most of backflap and small edge nick at top, F.-V.F. and rare, similar design to Milgram JBK-10 except with the Randall & Williams imprint. Scott No. 26. Milgram No. JBK-10 var. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $270
Lot
803
Stephen Douglas, large portrait design with "Douglas and Popular Sovereignty" slogan below, on cover to Centre Sandwich, N.H., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by sharp blue "Kalamazoo, Mich., Sep 12" cds; stamp with a few toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, a rare design (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. SD-9 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot
804
Stephen Douglas, large portrait design with McNally & Co. - Chicago publisher imprint below, on cover to Galesburg, Ill., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by circle of wedges cancel, matching "Geneseo, Ills., Sep 17" cds alongside; small cover tone spot, Very Fine, a rare type of Douglas campaign cover used shortly before the 1860 election (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. SD-13 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
805
Stephen Douglas, portrait design with Carpenter & Allen - Boston imprint below, on cover to Meredith Village, N.H., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by fancy Masonic symbol in segmented circle handstamp, matching "Holderness, N.H., Apr 6" cds, cover forwarded to Boston, Mass. with "Meredith Village, N.H., Apr 8" cds additionally tying stamp; cover slightly reduced at top, otherwise Very Fine (Milgram rarity 2). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. SD-22 Estimate $200 - 300.
This cover was mailed more than two weeks before the opening of the original Democratic Convention in Charleston on April 23, 1860, which ended in a deadlock after 57 ballots.
Realized: $190
Lot
806
Stephen Douglas, portrait in ornamented frame with Douglas name and Ed Mendel - Cleveland imprint below, on cover to St. Louis, Mo., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by grid handstamp and "Galesburgh, Ill., Mar 12, 1861" cds, circular "Advertised" date stamp; cover scuffs and reduced at right into stamp, Fine (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Scott No. 26. Milgram No. SD-35 Estimate $150 - 200.