Lot 16
A. Lincoln Soaring "Comet of 1861" (Walcott 174), red, white & blue Upham design with the full inscription "Star of the North, or the Comet of 1861", bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Washington D.C. Free Aug 18, 1861" c.d.s. on cover to Plainfield, N.J., cover restoration, slight reduction at right, Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
EXTREMELY RARE AND SPECTACULAR DESIGN BEARING ABRAHAM LINCOLN AS A COMET.
Provenance: Kimmel, Bischel
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