March Online Auction ( Sale #287)

'Lincoln and Davis in Five Rounds' Postal Covers

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Description

‘Lincoln and Davis in Five Rounds’ Postal Covers

Set of (5) postally unused envelopes having satirical designs comprising the original ‘Champion Prize Envelopes’ produced by J. H. Tingley of New York 1861; floating in a double glass wood frame

Property from: a River Forest, Illinois estate

Height: 3 1/4 inches, Width: 5 3/4 inches (each cover)

Frame Size: 12 inches by 15 1/8 inches

Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; edge toning; edge wear and bumped corners; adhesive, paper residue and discoloration to reverses from scrapbook mounting

Disclaimers: not examined out of frame

Category: Collectibles > Political

Estimated Sale Time: 3:28 pm CST

Shipping Status: Leonard Auction will directly ship this lot

Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: March 9, 2022, 10:37 am

Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; edge toning; edge wear and bumped corners; adhesive, paper residue and discoloration to reverses from scrapbook mounting

Dimensions: 3.25 x 5.75 in