"Thank you for clarifying, Etienne.
JK, in response to your email, I mistakenly wrote "fountain" pen when I should have written "not from a fountain pen". I am sorry, I have been multi-tasking today, which I am horrible at doing.…"
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"Well, we have now learned that there weren't replicas of the business card, as Etienne had previously stated. So, the question is... why did you state there were replicas when you knew there weren't replicas?
I saw the sellers other image…"
"Etienne,
You cut-and-pasted a digital image from the card that the Library of Congress owns. You haven't provided an image of the "countless" replicas that you claim to have been made. "
"Etienne,
You stated they have been replicated 'countless times over'. Please send us a link to any of the 'countless' ones that are for sale. "
"I forgot to mention that the Democratic made business card is datable to the 1860's, which was during Lincoln's lifetime. It may be more valuable than Lincoln's autograph, since I believe there is only one other example of it which is…"
"I appreciate you sharing your view! Based on some of the opinions, I understand that no one researched the history or bothered to see what the seller wrote before passing judgement.
As with any item, it is important to research its'…"
"I remember the auction. The seller actually stated that it was most likely done by someone from the opposing (Democrats) party, since the business card obviously was propaganda against the Lincoln's party- the National Union Party, which was…"
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