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Abraham Lincoln (Part 1)

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148

“Owen Todd” Mary Todd Lincoln’s Great Grand Uncle Signed 1800 Document with Ohio Pioneer William Lytle

August 16, 1800-Dated Federal Period, Partially-Printed Document Signed, “Owen Todd” as Judge (Mary Todd Lincoln’s Great Grand Uncle), and also by Early Ohio Pioneer, “William Lytle,” selling land in the Ohio Territory, Fine.

$800 - $1,200

Current Bidding Status
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149

Abraham Lincoln’s Friend David A. Smith Autograph Letter Signed Mentioning His Relationship with “A. Lincoln, Esqr., Solicitor for myself and others...” Smith Signs Three Times!

February 7, 1851-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed Three Times by David A. Smith, “David A. Smith” and 2x “D.A. Smith, referring to his longtime colleague and evoking his name, Abraham Lincoln, regarding an 1851 legal case, Very Fine.

$1,400 - $1,800

Current Bidding Status
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150

1857 Joseph Holt Autographed Letter Signed the Man Who Presided Over the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators Trial

JOSEPH HOLT (1807-1894). Commissioner of Patents (1857), Postmaster General (1859) and Secretary of War (1860) under President James Buchanan, achieved national prominence serving President Abraham Lincoln as the nation's first Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the United States Army, a position he held from (1862-1875), most memorable role as JAG following the assassination of President Lincoln, when Holt presided over the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators including the first woman ever hanged by the federal government, Mary Surratt.

$800 - $1,000

Current Bidding Status
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151

Rare 1860 Display Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Silk Portrait Ribbon with a Tintype of the Man who Wore it!

1860 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Silk Portrait Ribbon together with a Tintype Photograph of the Man who Wore it in his hometown political Lincoln rally parade, Framed for display, Very Fine.

$2,200 - $2,800

Current Bidding Status
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152

Abraham Lincoln “The People’s Candidate” 1860 Presidential Campaign Period Cover From Port Royal, SC. !

October 1862-Postal Stamp Dated Civil War Period, Abraham Lincoln “The People’s Candidate” Stamped and Postally Used, 1860 Presidential Campaign Cover (Walcott No. 187) (Milgram AL-66), Choice Very Fine.

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
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153

Abraham Lincoln Civil War Wax Profile Bust Presentation

c. 1864 Civil War Era, Partially Hand-Colored Superb Quality President Abraham Lincoln Wax Profile Bust, Housed in its original Ornate American Presentation Frame, Choice Near New.

$800 - $1,000

Current Bidding Status
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154

1864 Abe Lincoln NY Presidential Election Broadsheet

September 9, 1864-Dated, Historic Political Broadsheet, New York, “The Presidential Election - Appeal of the National Union Committee to the People of the United States,” Very Fine.

$500 - $600

Current Bidding Status
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155

1862 Union Officer's Letter President Lincoln Sees The Army of The Potomac Retains Great Confidence In McClellan During Its Grand Review!

July 9, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Terrific Civil War Combat & Lincoln Content Union Officer's Five Page Letter, Regarding, President Lincoln paid our army a visit and in company with Gen. McClellan and staff, reviewed what few there is remaining of the once grand Army of the Potomac., plus other superb news, Choice Extremely Fine.

$1,000 - $1,200

Current Bidding Status
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156

1862 Civil War Date John Wilkes Booth Featured Actor Boston Theatrical Playbill “J. WILKES BOOTH” May 12th

(JOHN WILKES BOOTH), Original May 12, 1862-Dated “Boston Museum” Broadsheet Theatrical Playbill Announcement, “J. WILKES BOOTH” May 12th, Boston, Very Fine.

$1,400 - $1,800

Current Bidding Status
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157

“FOR PRESIDENT - ABRAHAM LINCOLN” Legend for John Gault’s 1864 Lincoln Presidential Campaign Ferrotype

1864 Abraham Lincoln & Andrew Johnson Presidential Campaign. Ferrotype Photograph Medal With Attached Silk Ribbon. John Gault’s (Encased Postage Stamp Design Style) Patent. Gilt Brass. Political and Patriotic. DeWitt/Sullivan AL 1864-94. King #145. Choice About New.

$1,400 - $1,800

Current Bidding Status
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158

Abraham Lincoln’s Bust Portrait Hand-Carved Cane Likely 1864 Presidential Campaign Related Patriotic Political Cane

c. 1864 American Civil War Period Presidential Campaign, Hand-Carved Abraham Lincoln Portrait Wooden Walking Cane with a High-Relief Bearded President Lincoln Bust Portrait in Detail, Choice Extremely Fine.

$1,500 - $2,000

Current Bidding Status
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159

“BULY for Lincoln” Handwritten Sentiment Color Abraham Lincoln Patriotic Cover (Walcott 203) by Identified Soldier

1862 Civil War Period, Colorful “Buly for Lincoln” Hand-Written Political Sentiment on a Abraham Lincoln Patriotic Cover (Walcott 203), by an Identified Union Soldier, Very Fine.

$500 - $600

Current Bidding Status
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160

“April 15th, 1864” Major Henry W. Smith Signed Document He Personally Captured Lewis Payne and Mrs. Surratt Two of the Hunted Abraham Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

HENRY W. SMITH (1836-1869). Major Henry W. Smith gained notoriety in 1865 for helping to Capture Lewis Payne and Mrs. Surratt, who were subsequently tried and hanged for involvement in the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

$3,000 - $4,000

Current Bidding Status
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161

Abraham Lincoln Printer’s Die Progress Proof Engraving Attrbuted to Charles Schlecht of ABN and BEP Frame

Abraham Lincoln Trial Progress Proof attributed to engraver Charles Schlecht, original Printer’s Proof Engraving on light Card, Choice Crisp Near Mint.

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
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162

First Complete Account of the Investigation and proceedings “The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators” with Engraved Plate of the Conspirators 1865

1865-Dated Book, “The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators,” by Benn Pitman, Recorder to the Commission Investigating the Assassination, with an Engraved Plate picturing the Conspirators, Published by Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, Cincinnati and New York, Fine.

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
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163

c. 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Life-Mask Head/Face Casting

c. 1865 Civil War and Lincoln Assassination Period, President Abraham Lincoln Life-Mask of his Head and Face, Plaster Cast, fully intact and complete, Very Fine.

$2,800 - $3,400

Current Bidding Status
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164

1865 Dated Abraham Lincoln Upon a Pedestal Chalk Bust Artist Signed and Dated “D. Morgan, Sculptor. 1865”

1865-Dated Civil War and Lincoln Assassination Period, Portrait Bust of President Abraham Lincoln upon an Integral Pedestal, measuring about 18” tall x 12” wide, in Chalk, Signed & Dated under the bust, “D. Morgan, Sculptor. - 1865.” Choice Very Fine.

$3,500 - $4,000

Current Bidding Status
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165

Superb Abraham Lincoln Deep Blue Silk Crepe Mourning Ribbon with a Central Memorial Albumen Image and Pin

c. 1865 Assassination Period, President Abraham Lincoln Memorial Silk Crepe Mourning Ribbon with Lincoln’s Central Albumen Photo Image and Original Pin, Choice Near Mint.

$1,400 - $1,800

Current Bidding Status
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166

Beautiful Hand-Crafted Abraham Lincoln Mourning Display

c. 1865 President Lincoln Assassination Period, Custom Hand-Crafted Abraham Lincoln Mourning Display with Raised Visage and Dried Flowers, under its original period Curved Domed Glass, Choice Extremely Fine.

$1,800 - $2,400

Current Bidding Status
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167

1865 First Edition Book “Trial of the Conspirators for the Assassination of President Lincoln, &c. Argument of John A Bingham, Special Judge Advocate.”

1865-Dated President Abraham Lincoln Assassination Memorial Period, First Edition Book titled: “Trial of the Conspirators for the Assassination of President Lincoln, &c. Argument of John A Bingham, Special Judge Advocate.,” Choice Very Fine.

$1,000 - $1,200

Current Bidding Status
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168

Silk Mourning Ribbon Rare 1865 Abraham Lincoln“In Memory of our President”Columbia holding a Shield with “UNION”and a staff surmounted by a Freeman’s Cap

c. 1865 Assassination Period, Abraham Lincoln Silk Mourning Ribbon “In Memory of our President,” Black History and Slavery imagery with Columbia’s Staff surmounted by a “Freeman’s Cap”, Choice Near Mint.

$500 - $700

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

169

Abraham Lincoln AssassinationMilitary Commission Conspirators TrialHistoric June 22, 1865 Related Letter

June 22, 1865-Dated, Abraham Lincoln Assassination & Trial Period, Manuscript Letter to the Quartermaster at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, regarding “Quick Passage,” Choice Extremely Fine.

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
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170

April 17, 1865 Official Printed “WAR DEPARTMENT” Issued Orders for President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral

April 17, 1865-Dated, “WAR DEPARTMENT” Special Issued General Orders No. 69 Regarding the Funeral of Abraham Lincoln, Very Fine.

$600 - $800

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

171

1865 “Reverdy Johnson” as a Senator Civil War Era Imprint “Illegality of Military Commissions in the United States, and Especially of the One Organized for the Trial of the Parties Charged with Conspiring to Assassinate the Late President”

June 19, 1865-Dated Civil War Era, Imprint titled, “An Argument to Establish the Illegality of Military Commissions in the United States, and Especially of the One Organized for the Trial of the Parties Charged with Conspiring to Assassinate the Late President, and Others” by Reverdy Johnson attorney for Abraham Lincoln Conspirator Mary Surratt, and “Reverdy Johnson” Signed Address Panel, Fine.

$800 - $1,000

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

172

Abraham Lincoln Funeral Pallbearer “John Conness” 1866 Historic Content Autographed Letter Signed Regarding Presidential Succession Dated After Lincoln’s Assassination

JOHN CONNESS (1821-1909). First-generation Irish-American "forty-niner" attracted by the Gold Rush, 1861 Union Democratic Candidate for Governor of California; U.S. Senator from California during the American Civil War (1863-1869) and Reconstruction; introduced a bill to Establish Yosemite National Park, and Voted to Abolish Slavery.

$2,000 - $2,400

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

173

President Andrew Johnson’s Official March 6, 1866 House of Representatives Government Imprint on “Distribution Of Rewards For Arrest Of Assassins Of President Lincoln”

March 6, 1866-Dated, (ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION) Important Official Government Imprint Ex. Doc. No. 63., regarding distribution of the Rewards Issued per the Wanted Posters / Broadsides for the Capture of John Wilkes Booth and Associates for the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

$1,400 - $1,800

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

174

1866 Historic Report from President Andrew Johnson Regarding "The Discovery And Arrest of John H. Surratt"

December 10, 1866-Dated Abraham Lincoln Assassination related Historic House of Representatives Report from President Andrew Johnson regarding, "The Discovery And Arrest of John H. Surratt" to Congress, Choice Very Fine.

$400 - $600

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

175

Abraham Lincoln Steel Plate Engraving by Henry Gugler c. 1869 At Its Time the Largest “LINCOLN” Engraving Made!

c. 1869 Mammoth Size Steel Plate Engraving titled, “LINCOLN” of President Abraham Lincoln, measuring 23” x 29.5”, engraved by Henry Gugler (taking two years of his labor), (printed by William Pate & Company, New York), Choice Very Fine.

$1,500 - $2,000

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

176

John T Ford of “FORD’S THEATER” Document Signed

JOHN THOMPSON FORD (1829-1894). The American theater manager notable for operating Ford's Theatre and the Manager of “Ford's Theater” where President Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth on the evening of April 14, 1865.

$800 - $1,000

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

177

Hand-Carved “Folk Art” Style Tribute Display “From Log Cabin to the Capitol” Depicting the Life of Abraham Lincoln

c. 1958 Unique Hand-Carved high-relief Original Artwork Wooden Display Depicting the Life of President Abraham Lincoln, Folk Art Style by 81 year old artist William A. McCauley, Housed in its Original Custom Transport Box for Display, Choice Extremely Fine.

$3,000 - $4,000

Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.

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