Lot 16
Adams, John Quincy. Inscribed Visiting Card. 3¼ x 2 3/4", on cream card stock. A card announcing "Mr. and Mrs. John Quincy Adams," with the "Mr. and Mrs." being expunged, and only "John Quincy Adams" left remaining -- a sign that the card was used by Adams alone abroad, without one of his own calling cards at hand. Inscribed in German, in the hand of Secretary Baroness von Estenburg during the Adams' stay in Berlin in the early 1800s.
Estimated Value $150 - 225.
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| Realized $127 |
