Lot 173
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882, Widow of Abraham Lincoln). bold "Mrs Lincoln" free frank on mourning envelope addressed in her hand to "Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, Chicago, Ill.", cover with tear at top, Very Fine; with 1969 Goodspeed's Bookshop certificate.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
One of the Few Examples Signed "Mrs Lincoln" Rather Than the More Common "Mary Lincoln" on a Black-Bordered Envelope Mourning the Death of Her Son, Willie, Or Perhaps For Lincoln Himself after his Assassination.
Isaac N. Arnold, was a Congressman from Illinois, early biographer and friend of Lincoln, who wrote "The Life of Abraham Lincoln. ".
Realized: $3,000