LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved calling card of "A. Lincoln," undated [Springfield, 1861]. One page, a small oblong (2 x 3¾ in). Engraved in an attractive calligraphic hand, modeled on Lincoln's own distinctive script, with penwork flourishes.
LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved calling card of "A. Lincoln," undated [Springfield, 1861]. One page, a small oblong (2 x 3¾ in). Engraved in an attractive calligraphic hand, modeled on Lincoln's own distinctive script, with penwork flourishes. [With:] LINCOLN. Autograph signature ("A. Lincoln"). One page, on blue paper, a narrow oblong, neatly mounted. Framed with the above and a portrait. Almost certainly prior to 1860 when use of blue paper had diminished. LEAVING SPRINGFIELD: A VERY RARE LINCOLN CALLING CARD, PLUS AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE Lincoln--a successful Springfield attorney and political figure--followed the accepted practice of the period and used specially printed calling cards to announce a visit or to identify himself to potential clients. These were often discarded and today, very few survive. This fine example was given to one of Lincoln's Springfield friends, Mrs. William Walters, in February 1861, just before the president-elect bid an emotional farewell to his neighbors and started East for his inauguration. A VERY RARE LINCOLN EPHEMERON.
LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved calling card of "A. Lincoln," undated [Springfield, 1861]. One page, a small oblong (2 x 3¾ in). Engraved in an attractive calligraphic hand, modeled on Lincoln's own distinctive script, with penwork flourishes.
LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved calling card of "A. Lincoln," undated [Springfield, 1861]. One page, a small oblong (2 x 3¾ in). Engraved in an attractive calligraphic hand, modeled on Lincoln's own distinctive script, with penwork flourishes. [With:] LINCOLN. Autograph signature ("A. Lincoln"). One page, on blue paper, a narrow oblong, neatly mounted. Framed with the above and a portrait. Almost certainly prior to 1860 when use of blue paper had diminished. LEAVING SPRINGFIELD: A VERY RARE LINCOLN CALLING CARD, PLUS AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE Lincoln--a successful Springfield attorney and political figure--followed the accepted practice of the period and used specially printed calling cards to announce a visit or to identify himself to potential clients. These were often discarded and today, very few survive. This fine example was given to one of Lincoln's Springfield friends, Mrs. William Walters, in February 1861, just before the president-elect bid an emotional farewell to his neighbors and started East for his inauguration. A VERY RARE LINCOLN EPHEMERON.
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