Lot
4105 E
Plimpton Envelope Co., 1876 Centennial Essay Drawing, lead pencil and India ink wash drawing on 133 x 79mm thick white wove paper, 131 x 77mm lead pencil border; some glue residue on reverse, Very Fine. USPCC No. S4aE-A $6,000.
The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 occurred during the term of the Morgan Envelope Co. postal card contract. A beautiful essay drawing for a 1776-1876 postal card was made by Henry Mitchell of Plimpton Envelope Co. but not approved. Centennial envelopes that Mitchell also designed were issued but no postal cards.
Realized: $4,500