Lot
809 
Abraham Lincoln, portrait design, red and blue crossed flags below, and blue "The Union, it must and shall be preserved" caption below, "J.M. Whittemore & Co. Publishers. Boston." portrait imprint, on cover to Sherborn, Mass., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red (26) canceled by grid handstamp, matching Watertown, Mass., Aug 7 cds; cover slightly reduced with couple vertical folds and sealed tear under stamp, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare patriotic 1860 Beardless Lincoln campaign envelope (Milgram rarity 3, 1-5 known). Milgram Nos. AL-17 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
The beardless Lincoln design was used for the 1860 Presidential Campaign. Whittemore & Co. added the American flags and caption in a separate printing process to create this exceptional Civil War patriotic design.
Realized: $800