[POLITICS IN AMERICA -- 1860 ELECTION]. A group of 13 covers featuring Abraham LINCOLN, Stephen A. DOUGLAS, and John C. BELL, with embossed examples.

Popular Sovereignty / Non-Intervention for North or South. Verso embossed: "Hon. Stephen A. Douglass of Ill. / For President; / Hon. H.V. Johnson of Geo. / For V. Pres." (Soiled, right edge neatly opened on crease). Postally used, with New York post stamp, red 3-cent stamp, and addressed to George Elliott of Hartford, Connecticut at the Colts Armor. -- Slavery Sectional, Freedom National. / Union & Liberty. Onward to Victory. Verso embossed: "Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Ill. / For President; / Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of ME. / For V. Pres." -- Together, 2 embossed covers from the 1860 election, each 5 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.

[With:] Hartford Wide-Awakes./ Organized 1860. Hartford, CT: A.S. Robinson, ca 1860. With image of the distinctive lantern used by the Wide-Awakes in their marches and demonstrations. Printed in blue. -- The Peoples' Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln. With portrait of a beadless Lincoln surrounded by American flags and surmounted by a Phrygian cap. -- "Honest Abe." With portrait of Lincoln surrounded by crossed American flags and an eagle. Printed in blue. -- Lincoln. Hamlin. Boston: Carpenter & Allen, ca 1860. With a jugate portrait of the Republican candidates. -- "Old Abe." Lancaster, PA: S.H. Zahm & Co., ca 1860. With portrait of Lincoln. Printed in red. -- And 2 others. Together, 7 covers for the Lincoln-Hamlin ticket.

[With:] "Move on the Column!" With oversize portrait of Stephen Douglass. -- "The People alone are Sovereign." / Stephen A. Douglas." With portrait of Douglass. -- Stephen A. Douglass. Boston: Carpenter & Allen, ca 1860. -- Together, 3 printed covers for the Stephen A. Douglass Democratic campaign.

[With:] Bell. Everett. Boston: Carpenter & Allen, ca 1860. With jugate portrait of the Constitutional Union candidates.

Collection of Tom Charles Huston