Is It True?

[RJNorton]

insufficient postage

Maybe this was the problem with Elvis's letter?

I checked "Lincoln and the Jews" and didn't find any reference to such a card, at least that a search through the index could bring up. The story sounds rather unlikely to me; I don't think most non-Jewish Americans in the 1860s would have paid much attention to Hanukkah, a minor Jewish holiday which hadn't acquired its present status as an alternative to Christmas. And if Hanukkah cards existed at the time, I doubt they would have been widely sold outside of Jewish neighborhoods.

I agree with Susan. I also checked "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln" and there is no mention of this card. Laurie, did the article say if the card is still in existence? (private collection, museum, library, etc. - I will guess not)