Lot 62
Henry Wilson, U.S. Senator 1855-1873, Vice President of the United States 1873-1875. Free frank "H. Wilson" endorsement as Member of Congress on "Wrapt in it folds Our Whole Country…" patriotic cover addressed to Middleton Mass., partial "Washington City D.C. Free Jul 13 1861" cds, accompanied by United States Capitol patriotic letterhead datelined July 10th 1861, letter from Oscar with post script reading "It does not cost me anything for postage now so I can write as often as I like…", Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Members of Congress would provide soldiers with prefranked patriotic envelopes during the war. The sender has obviously been the beneficiary of such practice.