Lot 492
[Seymour, Horatio] Campaign Political Broadsheet (1810-86) Democratic presidential nominee in 1868; governor of New York in 1863-64. He became a leading Northern opponent of President Lincoln's administration during the Civil War, protesting Lincoln's restriction of civil liberties, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the military draft. Political broadsheet titled "Greenbacks For Bonds - The Contract" in its complete form and full size (9½ x 8 in.). Boldly printed in green and black ink. These were printed to illustrate the views of the Democratic "Radicals", who decried the huge profits being made by bondholders at the expense of the working man, not to mention the fact that the bond income was tax-free! Part of the problem was that the new Greenbacks issued by the U.S. government were not backed by gold and, as a result, the value of the paper money fluctuated (often wildly) in relation to tangible goods. The working man was paid in Greenbacks, but the bondholders were paid in gold, creating an imbalance and effectively transferring wealth from the working man to the bondholders. Two pieces of clear reinforcing tape on two reverse edge folds, else fine. Usually, only the top part of the broadsheet is seen (the note itself) and the explanatory information at the bottom is discarded. As a result, price records for complete examples are high -- (in January 2000, Stack's sold a slightly nicer example than the one offered here for $7,935).
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
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