^Lot 403 Henry Wilson

Vice president who died in office during the Grant administration. Free franked envelope, 5.5 x 3, addressed in his hand to “Andrew J. Smith Eqr., Trenton, N. J.,” and franked in the upper right corner, “H. Wilson, U. S. S.” Envelope also bears and August 25 postmark. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, creasing along the edges, a faded postmark stamp to the top left corner, and some trivial soiling which lightly affects the first letter of the signature.