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Lot 58
Sale 6560 - The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale
Mar 26, 2026
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$2,880
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. A complete set of "Champion Prize Envelope Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds." New York: J.H. Tingley, 1861.
5 patriotic postal covers with wood-engraved vignettes, each 3 1/4 x 6 in. (Light edge toning).
In these satirical “champion prize fight” covers by J. H. Tingley, President Abraham Lincoln and General Winfield Scott square off against Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General P. G. T. Beauregard, observed by a mix of onlookers. The scenes reflect early Union confidence—a belief that the conflict would be brief and decisively won—as Lincoln handily overpowers Davis in the imagined bout.
This lot is located in Chicago.