Lot 448
United States, James Buchanan Exhibit, Incoming Foreign Usages, Cuba, Matanzas, C. 1835, straightline "Matanzas" with red "Forwarded By/ Drake & Coit/Matanzas" in rounded corner rectangle, addressed to Nicholas Trist, controversial U.S. Consul in Cuba where he promoted the slave trade, Very Fine. Later served a negotiator for the U.S. to end the Mexican War.
Estimate $80-100.
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| Realized $81 |
