Lot 1
Colfax, Schuyler, free frank signature on all over gray 38th Congress, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. envelope to Kentucky, bearing double circle Congress FEB 24 WASHINGTON D.C. cds.
Estimate $150 - 200
As speaker of the House under Abraham Lincoln, then Andrew Johnson, Colfax announced the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. He later served as 17th Vice-President under U.S. Grant, but was replaced as his party's nominee for a second term in 1872, due to his involvement in the Credit Mobilier of America / Union Pacific Railroad scandal.
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