The James Milgram Collections of U.S. Registered Mail and Campaign Envelopes

(1872 Campaign) Ulysses S. Grant "For President", portrait campaign design with Gen. Grant quote below on cover bearing 3¢ green (158) tied by "Philadelphia, Pa. Jul 2" duplex to Danboro Pa.; bit of purple ms. in verse, Very Fine and rare.

Milgram No. UG-15   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

This cover dates this design to the 1872 Campaign, which Milgram states as "unknown used. It is assumed this was for the first campaign".

(1872 Campaign) Ulysses S. Grant, tan portrait campaign design encircled in wreath with verse below "Hurrah! for Grant And good Government" on cover bearing 3¢ green (147) tied by target duplexed with "Gettysburg Pa. Sep 22" cds to Killingsworth Conn., reduced slightly at right, with matching campaign design lettersheet datelined "Gettysburg Pa. August 2, 1871", signature clipped, Very Fine.

Milgram No. UG-53   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

References: Listing example illustrated in Milgram Presidential Campaigns on page 247.

(1872 Campaign) Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Wilson, resurrected Lady Liberty with Flag Civil War patriotic remade into Grant campaign cover with red and blue campaign design "The Unanimous Nomination For president Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois, For Vice-President Henry Wilson of Massachusetts", Norris imprint across bottom, on cover bearing 1¢ ultramarine (145) tied by radial cork cancel to Winchester N.H., reduced a bit at right; with additional original Patriotic design with 3¢ rose (65) tied by "Friendship Wis. Nov 13" cds for comparison; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and rare patriotic campaign design.

Milgram No. UG-57   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

References: Listing example illustrated in Milgram Presidential Campaigns on page 249.

(1872 Campaign) Horace Greeley, large hand-drawn ink portrait of Greeley reading a New York newspaper and fancy address on legal-size cover bearing pair 3¢ green (147) pair tied by square grid duplexed with "Chicago, Ill. Jun 3" cds to New York City; light soiling, reduced at left, F.-V.F. and remarkable campaign design, unlisted in Milgram Presidential Campaigns .

Milgram No. HG-unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Horace Greeley was the editor of the New York Tribune and ran as the Liberal Republican and Democratic candidate in the 1872 presidential election, campaigning on a platform of government reform, "universal amnesty" for the South, and an end to Radical Reconstruction. Despite a spirited, unprecedented speaking tour, he was soundly defeated by incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in a landslide.

(1872 Campaign) George W. Train, small photo with manuscript " To the Assylum " attached on cover bearing 3¢ green (158) tied by "New York, Mar 27" cds duplex to Albion N.Y., enclosed campaign card with same photo and verse " We the people, not I the king ", Extremely Fine, unlisted in Milgram Presidential Campaigns.

Milgram No. GT-unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

George Train ran as Independent Candidate in the 1872 election.