Liberty and "Red Tape" Snake. Red and blue caricature design with "The Modern Laocöon" caption and J.M. Whittemore & Co. imprint at left, on cover franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red with guideline s.e. at left, tied by grid cancel with red "Boston, Mass., Jul 11" cds, addressed to patriotic design publisher J. Magee in Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, a very scarce design, ex Bischel. Scott No. 26  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)