Lot 13
[Andrew Johnson] (1808-1875), Seventeenth president of the U.S. (1865-1869), Department of State cover postmarked Washington, D.C./Free, Dec 16 (1865) to a James H. Poindexter, Richmond Va., upon which the recipient has noted "Pardon from A Johnson 1865, for which $100.00 was paid to J.M. Speed (Atty. Gen)"; reduced at left with some cover damage, but an interesting commentary on the price of justice.
Estimate $200 - 300
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| Realized $260 |
