Auction Closing: March 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time |
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Lot Number: 214
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Estimate Range: $500 - $600 |
Original 1865 Abraham Lincoln Decorative Ferrotype Photo Mourning Badge on Black Silk Ribbon with Top Brass Clasp |
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c. 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Period, Ferrotype Photo Composite “Mourning Badge” with Silk Ribbon with ornate gold gilt framed image of Lincoln on a stark black ribbon with original gold gilt fasteners and lapel/clip clasp still attached, Extremely Fine. The small Tintype Photo of the late Assassinated President shown with his trademark beard. is framed within a gilded ornate medal frame. Photo measures about 1'' x .75'' with the black ribbon measuring 4.5'' x 1.25" and is about 5.5" long overall including the brass chain/lapel clip clasp at top. Some light minor wear, tarnishing of the metal, overall impressive. An very handsome rare and attractive Abraham Lincoln “Mourning Badge”. |
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