Description
Original Abraham Lincoln Memorial Post Card from M. T. Sheahan, Boston-unused divided-back issue with Lincoln’s portrait in a patriotic roundel and the famous “Rights of Labor” lines from his March 6, 1860 New Haven speech. Historically rich Lincoln/labor content and a clean example from a well-collected Sheahan series. Please view all photos.
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Publisher: M. T. Sheahan (Boston); back reads “Sheahan’s Original Idea-Made and Copyright by him at 297 Congress Street, Boston, Mass.” with vignette of Lincoln’s Springfield home
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Era & format: Divided back, c.1908; stamp box states “United States and Canada One Cent / Foreign Two Cents”
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Content: Four excerpted lines on the rights of labor; strong patriotic design
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Postal context: If mailed then, the U.S. domestic rate was 1¢-typically the 1¢ Franklin definitive
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Size: Standard 3.5″ × 5.5″
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Condition: Unused; light age toning and minor edge/corner wear from handling-no writing or stamp; crisp image
A solid, displayable Lincoln piece with enduring appeal to presidential, political, and labor-history collectors.
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