LINCOLN MRS BIXBY LETTER – ENGRAVING BUST PORTAIT – WESTERN BANK NOTE CO – Ca.

Description

Plain Jane 1
LINCOLN MRS BIXBY LETTER – ENGRAVING BUST PORTAIT – WESTERN BANK NOTE CO – Ca. 1900
DESCRIPTION
Engraved card, 6 ¼ x 3 ¼, perhaps used for advertising or promotional purposes. Printedby the Western Bank Note Company, containing the text of the famed Mrs Bixby letter, ca. 1900. “Western Bank Note & Eng. Company, Chicago – Western Division of American Bank Note Company” printed on bottom below border. . Portrait of Lincoln above letter. Western Bank Co.was noted for bank notes, stock certificates, bonds for governments and corporations, checks,stamps, Etc.. Back is blank. Old stock, mint and unused. Much scarcer than the Western Bank Note printing of Lincoln Gettysburg. The Bixby letter is a brief, consoling message believed to have been written by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1864 to Lydia Parker Bixby, a widow living in Boston, Massachusetts, who was thought to have lost five sons in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Along with the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address, the letter has been praised as one of Lincoln's finest written works and is often reproduced in memorials, media, and print. Controversy surrounds the recipient, the fate of her sons, and the authorship of the letter. Bixby's character has been questioned (including rumored Confederate sympathies), at least two of her sons survived the war, and the letter was possibly written by Lincoln's assistant private secretary, John Hay. See scan. . Domestic post will be .65
Thank you for your interest in the item.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All merchandise is unconditionally guaranteed as to originality and description.
Payment is to be received within 7 days after notification.
Due to several factors, we ship to U.S. and Canada only.
To comply with ebay's policy, paypal is the required method of payment. Please email me if special attention is needed. Items are usually sent within 1-2 days upon payment.
In most cases, the most cost efficient means of shipping will be offered. Books are generally sent USPS media mail.