Beschreibung:

Group of four extremely rare Abraham Lincoln Illustrated postal covers. Includes: a promotional cover for the 1860 Presidential Campaign with portrait of Lincoln accompanied by the slogan "Honest Abe Lincoln", stamped and postmarked "Allegan, Mich. Sep 2", age wearing, light foxing, 1861; promotional cover for the 1860 Presidential Campaign, featuring a black-printed vignette of Lincoln, stamped and postmarked, pencil annotations, age wearing, c. 1861; a Civil War patriotic cover with a portrait of Lincoln surrounded by an elaborate frame printed in violet, stamped and postmarked, wear to margins, c. 1862; a Civil War era cover featuring a red-printed portrait of Lincoln held by a Union Officer standing in a camp with the American flag on top of one of the tents, stamped and postmarked "Washington D.C. Feb 15", overall age wear, c. 1862. (4)