Lot 3080
Breckinridge three-quarter portrait surrounded by flags and shield, Breckinridge quote at upper right and Raynor imprint, on yellow cover bearing 5¢ Bright Green, Stone 1 (1), margins to bit in, tied by "Wilmington N.C. Jan 21" c.d.s. and addressed to Harrington's Mills, N.C.; reduced slightly at right and trivial ms. docketing, Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
A VERY RARE CONFEDERATE USE OF THE BRECKENRIDGE & LANE CAMPAIGN COVER.
John C. Breckenridge, a state's rights candidate, opposed Lincoln in the 1860 campaign. He later became a Confederate cabinet member.
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