Lot
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Hinkley & Co.'s Express, Denver City, Nov 5, 1860, cds on Abraham Lincoln campaign cover to "Denver City, Kansas Territory, Care of Hinkley & Co. Express", franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by partial cds of Terra Haute, Indiana, "Answered Dec 4th" docket; cover professionally restored, F.-V.F. appearance, picked up by Hinkley from the Denver City Post Office and delivered to the addressee somewhere in the mines after the Denver City Post Office became operational in August of 1860. Scott No. 26. Milgram No. AL-39 var. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE USAGE OF A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN COVER CARRIED BY EXPRESS COMPANY.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States on November 6, 1860, the day after Hinkley picked up this cover in Denver City and possibly the very day this cover was delivered. Lincoln was the first Republican to hold the office although it should be recognized political ideologies in those days were very different than now.
This campaign design, similar to Milgram no. AL-39, differs in the letter style of "Lincoln." below the portrait.
Realized: $4,500