Civil War–dated mailing envelope bearing the printed text, “From the President of the United States,” addressed in Mary Todd Lincoln’s hand to “Mrs. Col. Alexander, Soldier’s Home, near Washington, D. C.” Franked in the upper right by Lincoln’s private secretary and future biography John George Nicolay, “Jno. G. Nicolay.” Panel postmarked November 6, 1862, in New York. In very good condition, with scattered creases, toning, and soiling, a tape remnant to the left border, small tear to bottom edge, and near-complete separation to reverse of envelope. Accompanied by an unsigned original carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Todd, by Brady’s National Photographic Portrait Galleries of Washington. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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