Lot 3263
Lincoln portrait in oval and mourning border around envelope (Milgram AL-363), design printed in black on orange buff envelope, bearing 3¢ rose (65), tied by "East Boston Mass. Apr 18 '65" duplex and addressed to Darien, Conn.; tiny surface scrape at top, Very Fine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
A REMARKABLE LINCOLN MOURNING COVER USED ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER LINCOLN'S DEATH.
This design used a crudely rendered version of the 1863 Matthew Brady photograph taken at Gettysburg, Pa. Abraham Lincoln died on April 14, this envelope is perhaps the earliest mourning cover use.
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