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Lincoln and Hamlin Letterhead
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Letterhead with a head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Lincoln (left) and Hannibal Hamlin (right), inside a shield and olive branches. 4 page, folded, the illustration is printed in black ink the center of the top on lined paper.
November 13, 1860
United States. Post Office Department
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W0129T3
WHi 132592
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