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With Dual Hand-Colored Motifs.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 350.00 USD
With Dual Hand-Colored Motifs.
Strikingly attractive, richly hand-colored patriotic, with blindfolded allegorical female in golden robe holding scales of justice, as Miss Columbia - in Union-blue Zouave-style pantaloons - sits at her feet, holding a lyre. In center, highly detailed view of "East Front of the Capitol (Building)." Scott #65, judged dull red, tied with Concord (Mass.?) c.d.s., about 20% beyond cover, "Sep 22(?)." To M.M. Case, Liverpool, N.Y. Two remnants of brown paper hinges on verso at left and right; rectangular piece 3/4 x 1-1/4 cleanly removed from bottom of blank verso, perhaps where cover could not be freed from album page, but undetectable when viewed from front; very light postal handling, else very fine and a pleasing cover for display. If flawless, much more than our estimate of