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Lot #4
John Adams Free Frank

John Adams

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John Adams

Exceptional free franked address panel, 4 x 2.75, crisply addressed in Adams’s hand to his son, “Thomas B. Adams, Attorney at Law, Philadelphia,” and franked in the lower left, “J. Adams.” Postmarked at Boston, October 12 [no year], and bears a ‘Free’ ink stamp to the upper right. Handsomely double-cloth-matted and framed with a carte-de-visite portrait to an overall size of 13.5 x 9. Toning to corners, otherwise fine condition. A remarkably bold, bright exemplar. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

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