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The Dr. William A. Litle Collection of United States Encased Postage continued...

Gage, Brother & Drake, Tremont House
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
243   ImageGage, Brother & Drake, Tremont House, Chicago Ill., 10c Green (EP91). Stamp with rich color, case darkly toned color with some minor discoloration at top and bottom and with faint trace of original silvering near letters, mica with trivial crazing, Very Fine appearance -- In 1853 the Gage brothers -- David A. and George W. -- took control of the Tremont House, one of Chicago's most famous hotels. Two years later they sold a quarter-interest in the hotel to John B. Drake and named the new partnership "Gage, Brother & Drake" (as it appears on the encased postage). The Tremont House was frequently visited by Abraham Lincoln before he was elected President, and the hotel became Lincoln's campaign headquarters during the Republican convention in 1860. In 1863 David Gage withdrew from the Tremont House partnership and became a partner in the Sherman House, a rival hotel opened in 1861. (Image)

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 1,100.00

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244   ImageGage, Brother & Drake, Tremont House, Chicago Ill., 10c Green (EP91). Stamp with bright color, case is a lovely golden brown, mica with minor crazing and buckling, Very Fine -- In 1853 the Gage brothers -- David A. and George W. -- took control of the Tremont House, one of Chicago's most famous hotels. Two years later they sold a quarter-interest in the hotel to John B. Drake and named the new partnership "Gage, Brother & Drake" (as it appears on the encased postage). The Tremont House was frequently visited by Abraham Lincoln before he was elected President, and the hotel became Lincoln's campaign headquarters during the Republican convention in 1860. In 1863 David Gage withdrew from the Tremont House partnership and became a partner in the Sherman House, a rival hotel opened in 1861. (Image)

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 1,100.00

SOLD for $700.00
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