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Lot 487
Sale 6319 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
May 1, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$360
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Lot Description
[LINCOLN FUNERAL]. A group of 3 items mourning the loss of Lincoln, incl. silk ribbon and printed cards.
Cream-colored silk ribbon, approx. 6 3/4 x 2 3/4 in., featuring a portrait of a beardless Lincoln, text above: “A Nation Mourns The Departed Patriot, Statesman, And Martyr; text below: “Born February 12th, 1809./ Died April 15, 1865. Variation of Sullivan/Fischer AL-M23.
[With:] 2 embossed funeral cards for Lincoln, including: 5 x 3 1/2 in. card with black mourning border, text printed on embossed headstone, "In Memory of Abraham Lincoln," with his birth and death dates listed and a quote from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. -- 3 x 4 1/2 in. card with black mourning border, text printed on embossed sarcophagus, "In Memory of Abraham Lincoln," with his birth and death dates listed and a quote from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.
Together, 3 items.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents
This lot is located in Cincinnati.