Postcard Lincoln Delivering Gettsburg Address Nov 19 1863 3.5/5.5 Speech on Back

Description

Postcard Lincoln Delivering Gettsburg Address Nov 19 1863. Size is 3.5/5.5". The speech is on the back.
Very heavy wear to the postcard. Right side has a 7/8" tear. Multiple creases, some that cause the top corners to bend easily. Many marks, edge wear and corner front and back. Back no stamp or postmark. Pencil writing on back is "James Duane Manning, Born Feb 12 in 1900, card presented Feb 12 in 1909 by mother." Found in a scrapbook of a student at Avon Lake High School Ohio with photos, cards, letters and papers from early 1900s-40s.
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