Lot
1577 
(State Dept.) 1901 Department of State U.S.A. Mourning Envelope for President McKinley Assassination, legal-size mourning cover with blue "Department of States, Official Business, Penalty for private use $300." three-line penalty handstamp to New York N.Y., cancelled by "Washington D.C., Oct 8, 1901" machine cancel, black Department of State wax flap seal; couple small edge tears, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750.
William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was assassinated on September 6, 1901 inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He was shaking hands with the public when Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot him twice in the abdomen. McKinley died six days later on September 14 of gangrene caused by the gunshot wounds. He was the third American president to have been assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and James A. Garfield in 1881.
Realized: $250