Mar. 8-9 & Apr. 5, 2003, The Collectibles Auction, Sale 18
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Lot 1163 1864 Presidential Election. Six items related to Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan. Four items are framed together: a memorial carte de visite of Lincoln (back stamp not visible), a CDV of George McClellan by D. Murphy, N.Y., a Lincoln/Johnson "National Union Nomination" ticket from California, and a McClellan/Pendleton "Democratic Ticket"; frame size is 15¾" x 10¼". Also, two "National Union Ticket"s, from California's first and second districts: the first is 7" x 3½", with a vignette of an American flag on the front and a red vignette of Lady Liberty and "The Union Forever!" on the verso; the second is 5" x 3", with a vignette of a rooster on the front and a red "Union" on the verso. Light toning. Fine. Estimated Value $500-750. |
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Lot 1164 1865. A collection of fourteen cartes de visite, six of Lincoln, two of Mary Todd Lincoln (one by Brady, one by Woodward & Rundel), two of Andrew Johnson (one painted from life by Dodge, the other by Crater's), a very young soldier in uniform (by Brady), a caricature of a captured Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, between two Union soldiers (1865, by J.A. Arthur); a seated, dapper young man (by John Goldin & Co.), and Gen. Tom Thumb with his wife and child (damaged). Among the Lincoln CDvs is a framed gem photo (no backprint visible); Lincoln and his cabinet (no backprint visible), both framed; one by Salisbury, Bro. & Co.; a damp-stained image (by Berger, from Brady's Gallery) which was "Sold by a one-armed soldier" for 25¢; a full-length image from a print, by Holyland; and a caricature of Lincoln playing the banjo and singing, "I Wish I Was In Dixie." Conditions vary. Should be seen. Most Fair to Fine. Estimated Value $400-600. |
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Lot 1165 1865 (1) Invitation to the Inaugural Ball for Lincoln and Johnson, uningrossed, March 4, 1865, 10" x 7". A couple of small edge tears and light toning. Attractively matted and framed to 16" x 13". (2) Stationery with portraits of "The Presidents of Our Great Republic," from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. Sold by Lange & Kronfeld, N.Y. Very attractive. (3) Print of Washington and Lincoln, with Lady Liberty between them and vignettes of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War around them, by Himmel & Forster, 17½" x 22½", framed to 19" x 24". Light staining in upper margin. (4) Bust-length print of Stephen A. Douglas, 15" x 11½", housed in a period frame, 18¾" x 15½". Note on verso says "...picture carried on a banner during The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Freeport, Ill." Overall toning and soiling. Very Good to Fine. Estimated Value $400-600. |
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Lot 1166 Political Cartoons. Lot of six cartoons, each attractively framed to 13¼" x 10¾". They include: (1) a caricature of Lincoln, leaning over the side of the "Ship of State" and dangling Secretary of the Treasury Chase and Secretary of War Stanton by the back of their coats; the title is "Universal Advice To Abraham. Drop'em!" (2) Lincoln performing a high-wire act as he carries a slave on his shoulders and balances with the Constitution (3) A conversation between a "Confederate Liberator" and a "Devoted Secesh," headed "My Maryland!!!" (4) A slave named Pompey, who is about to be freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, giving notice to his master on December 26 (1862) (5) John Bull (with a bull's face and a £ symbol in one eye), showing his partialty for the Confederates (6) Lincoln trying to unknot thread which has unraveled from a ball of yarn called "UNION." Very Fine. Estimated Value $300-500. |
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Lot 1167 A miscellaneous lot of 20 Lincoln related medals in shapes and sizes. This group includes mostly later medals from the 20th Century. We note several large white metal or similar base metal pieces, a few from the Medallic Art Company of New York, others of much smaller size, a few may be silver, others lead or brass. One of the more interesting medals is dated 1887 for the Reunion of Confederate Veterans in Macon, Georgia, this medal is holed for suspension, and features a portrait of Jefferson Davis on the obverse. Three of larger medals are in the original box of issue. Lot of 20 medals. Estimated Value $250-UP. |
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Lot 1168 Three Lincoln and Civil War Books. "Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War. Fort Pillow Massacre [and] Returned Prisoners" Congressional inquiry, 123 pages on Fort Pillow, and 34 pages on the treatment of Union prisoners, with illustrations of skin-and-bones prisoners, large octavo. Some nicks to hard covers; light toning throughout. "Soldiers' and Patriots' Biographical Album," Chicago: Union Veteran Publishing Company, 1892, 833 pages, quarto. Frontispiece of Lincoln, with full-page plates of Grant, Sheridan, Logan, Sherman, George H. Thomas, Winfield Scott Hancock, Meade, McClellan, and others. Four pages disbound; a few others loose, and some dampstaining to front end pages. Toned throughout and worn, not affecting legibility. "Abe Lincoln's Yarns And Stories," by Colonel Alexander K. McClure, "A Personal Friend and Adviser of the Story Telling President," copyright by Henry Neil, 1901, 512 pages, small quarto. Hard covers with gilt lettering and color portrait of Lincoln. Worn but intact. Very Good. Estimated Value $250-350. |
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Lot 1169 Lincoln, Washington & Garfield. 17" x 23" sight, framed to 25" x 30", c. 1881. A bust portrait of Washington is at center, flanked on either side by assassinated Presidents Lincoln and Garfield. Decorated with flags, statues, laurel wreaths, an incense pot with "Pro Patria" on it, and the Washington monument at top. Light vertical toning down the center and minor stains at bottom center. Fine. Estimated Value $200-250. |
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Lot 1170 A portrait of Lincoln as "Republican Candidate For Sixteenth President of the United States,". By Currier & Ives, New York, 14" x 9½". "Entered According to Act of Congress...1862...Southern District of N.Y." A beardless Lincoln poses in front of a red drape. Nicely matted and housed in a wooden frame; overall size is 20¼" x 16¾". Light toning and minor soiling, not affecting image. Fine. Estimated Value $150-200. |
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Lot 1171 Four Lincoln-related items: (1) Print with text of Emancipation Proclamation, surrounded by color vignettes of President Lincoln lifting up a slave from his broken chains, and small bust portraits of Grant and Seward, 24" x 28¾". On cardstock, 1890, by J.S. Smith & Co. Stain at lower border and one faint, barely-visible stain in print; 3" tear at left edge and 1¾" closed tear at lower edge; most blemishes would be covered by matting and framing. Bright and colorful. (2) A 15" x 22" Thomas Nast cartoon which appeared on November 2, a week before the presidential election of November 8, showing Columbia (guarded by the American Eagle), soldiers, and citizens, voting for Lincoln's reelection; a disparaging vignette of a Democratic voter is at lower right. Light toning; framed. (3) Harper's Weekly illustration of Gardner's photo of Lincoln with his secretaries, Hay and Nicolay, 15¾" x 10¾"; framed. (4) 19½" x 15¼" print of Lincoln, with label on verso, "New York Graphic Society...6278 Marshall/Abraham Lincoln 1865/ Custom Framed Especially for; Disneyland Inc. Anaheim, Calif."; framed. Very Good to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300-400. |
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Lot 1172 Lincoln's home. Large copy of a photograph of Lincoln's home, draped in flags of mourning, 1865, 13½" x 16". Grouped on the lawn and outside the fence is a large group of men, several members of the military among them. Matted and framed to 19¾ x 22½". Very Fine. Estimated Value $150-200. |
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Lot 1173 Lincoln / Johnson Campaign Ribbon, California, 1864. A 7" x 3-1/2" paper ballot inscribed "We Will Defend It Forever! National Union Ticket." Beneath an American flag is a slate of candidates for the Third District, with Lincoln and Johnson heading the ticket as President and Vice President. California pioneer and 1892 Prohibition candidate for President, John Bidwell, is listed as the congressional candidate! At the lower edge is a list of the counties which make up the Third District, including Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Sutter, etc. The reverse has an allegorical, patriotic vignette of Lady Liberty with ("The Union Forever!") imprinted in orange. A great political item! Extremely rare and very fine condition. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350-400. |
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Lot 1174 Lincoln / Johnson Campaign Ribbon, California, 1864. A 6-3/4" x 3" paper ballot inscribed "We Will Defend It Forever! National Union Ticket." Beneath a vignette of an American flag and a cannon is a slate of candidates for California's Second District, with Lincoln and Johnson heading the ticket as President and Vice President. Five electors are listed, as well as the name of William Higby for Congress. At the lower edge is a list of the counties which make up the Second District, including Tuolumne, Calaveras, Sacramento, Placer, etc. The reverse has an allegorical, patriotic vignette of Lady Liberty with ("The Union Forever!") imprinted in orange. About Fine except for minor paper loss at left edge and some minor splits and tears which are repaired on verso. Estimated Value $250-300. |
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Lot 1175 Lincoln Cigar Box. Open-ended, collapsible box of "Old Abe Cigars For The People / 25¢ A Package...," made in Pennsylvania, 5¼" x 3¼". Featuring an oval portrait of Lincoln and a notice that "The cigars herein contained were manufactured to retail at not more than 5¢ each...." Pale green cardboard with black print. Very Fine. Estimated Value $100-150. |
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Lot 1176 1860. Political photo medal of Stephen A. Douglas, reverse with Herschel V. Johnson but is missing the reverse photo. The photo of Douglas is clear and well preserved, while the reverse photo is missing and shows traces of rust. The surrounding brass holder is in fairly good shape, although SON of JOHNSON has been nicked or partially effaced. Holed for suspension. Fine. Estimated Value $125-UP. |
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Lot 1177 1864. Election medal of Lincoln and Johnson, 32 mm. The obverse shows a handsome portrait of Lincoln (by W. H. Key), surrounded by LINCOLN & JOHNSON UNION CANDIDATES with 1864 below. The reverse has a small head of Washington at the center, with stars and rays behind, and the legend FREEDOM TO ALL MEN/ UNION. Struck in white medal, and holed for suspension. Very Fine. Estimated Value $100-150. |
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Lot 1178 1864. Small 27.7 mm white medal of Lincoln by Keys. This medal is signed by W. H. Key, and shows a medallic portrait of Lincoln facing left, with ABRAHAM LINCOLN PREST. OF THE U.S. and the date 1864 below, the reverse with a small bust of Washington supported by a lumpy cloud, 4 flags on poles, glory rays and stars, and the motto THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED. Holed for suspension, and we note some minor verdigris on the reverse. Some bangs and bumps, and probably worn for a time. Very Fine. Estimated Value $75-125. |
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Lot 1179 c. 1864. Small brass medal which states Abraham Lincoln for President, with his portrait. The reverse shows an eagle perched on a drum, muskets, 8 flags, canon balls, and glory rays at the top. Holed for suspension. An impressive medal for the collector. Fine. Estimated Value $50-75. |
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Lot 1180 1860 but struck later. Youthful portrait of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, reverse the famous "rail splitter" scene. Lincoln takes careful aim with his large sledge hammer as his assistant looks up hopefully while holding the splitter, with a small log cabin in the background across the open field. The scene is surrounded by the motto THE RAIL SPLITTER OF THE WEST. This appears to be a brass medal which has been lightly silvered. Probably struck around 50 to 100 years ago, dies by Ellis. Very Fine. Estimated Value $25-35. |
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Lot 1181 Lincoln Centennial medals, a group of 8 pieces. #The first medal in this group is bronze and was struck by the Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, NJ; 2) is a large white medal piece with a huge portrait of A. Lincoln on the obverse, the reverse with the presidential seal, and struck in Italy; 3) is a larger bronze medal of Lincoln, struck to commemorate the 100th year since his birth and the Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, August 1909; 4) is a brass medal with a blue ribbon for suspension, obverse of Lincoln and reverse commemorates the Civil War; 5) is a lovely pin from August, 1909 and made for the Salt Lake City convention of the 43rd Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the ribbon is yellow, and there is a small medal with a flower at the center, and a bronze star below dated 1886 for the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic; 6: a large gilt bronze medal of Lincoln noting 1809 to 1909; 7) a bronze medal of Lincoln designed by Bela Lyon Pratt (who designed the Indian head quarter eagles and half eagles of 1908-1929) the obverse with Lincoln's portrait and Centennial and Lincoln's name, and the date MCMIX, the reverse with his famous quote "Government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth, this medal is in what is likely the original black holder and the medal is suspended on a red, white and blue ribbon. Despite a few spots, the medal is very appealing and last 8) another example but slightly smaller of the Pratt medal described in 7) above, also with a suspension ribbon. Condition varies from well worn to virtually new. An impressive lot for the collector. Lot of 8 medals.#. Estimated Value $150-225. |
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Lot 1182 Miscellaneous Lincoln Memorabilia. A collection of approximately forty-five Lincoln items, including twenty-three stamps, various plates, cups, demitasse spoons, salt and pepper shakers, a music box that plays the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," small glass bottles with Lincoln-related items inside, note paper, miniature playing cards, a 16" long book of paper matches with Civil War vignettes, and other miscellaneous items. Also, two Kay Dee linen items, each 29" x 16", one with Lincoln's image above the Gettysburg address, the other with seven remembrances of Lincoln. A list is available upon request. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300-500. |
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Lot 1183 Lincoln Pinbacks, Political Buttons, and Ribbons. A collection of twenty-nine items, including nineteen pinbacks of various sizes and dates, four ribbons, four ribbons with medallions or pinbacks, and three items unrelated to Lincoln. Two black-and-white ribbons commemorate the centennial of Lincoln's birth (1809-1909); another black-and-white ribbon is for "Citizens' Commitee. Lincoln Reception. Philadelphia, February, 1861," and the fourth is printed "Loyal League of Union Citizens. Organized March 6, 1863...."and has a red, white, and blue rosette at top (bottom is stained). The four ribbons with medals are G.A.R., two from Pa. Also included is a 1912 Republican National Convention badge with ribbon; a gem portrait of Gen. Meade, and a 1" tintype of an unidentified woman. Conditions vary. Fair to Fine. Estimated Value $400-600. |
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Lot 1184 Abraham Lincoln Presidental Candidate Badge, 1860. A significant memento of United States political and social history, with a choice young and unbearded portrait of the future "Emancipator" as a bonus! Comprised of a gilt brass frame, pressed together to form a hollow pendant, and pierced to be hung from a ribbon and loop. Each side with sharp tintype portraits of the candidates. Side A: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN," 1860, below, with flanking laurel sprays. Side B: similar , but Vice-Presidential nominee, "HANNIBAL HAMLIN, with his distinguished looking portrait. Intact, and Very Fine, with residual gilding remaining. Hamlin's portrait choice, Lincoln's with usual tintype craquelure, some running through his forehead and one cheek, but his eyes, mouth, and expression remain sharp and clear. Diameter: 25 mm. Not to be missed! Estimated Value $500-UP. |
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Lot 1185 Lincoln Sculptures and Other Metal Memorabilia. A collection of twenty-two items, most pertaining to Lincoln. They include: (1) a brass, seated Lincoln, 7" x 4¾" x 4½", weighing 5½ lbs., by D.C. French (2) a brass, standing Lincoln, 6¼" x 2½", wearing a top hat, with book under his arm, facsimile signature on base, by L.A. Fleck 1957 (3) brass bust on a pedestal, 5½" x 2", 1897, ACME Clurg & Ol (4) bas-relief bust, 6¼"x 3½" on 10" x 6¼" mount, both reddish-brown (5) 8" brass letter opener with bust of Lincoln (6) 4" replica of Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, IL; and (7) brass, bas-relief head on 5" x 4¼" medallion with "The Republican Club of the City of New York February 12th 1910" stamped around lower edge. Additionally, there are three smaller busts of Lincoln, a brass money clip with Lincoln's image and a quote, a tin box with five images of Lincoln, replicas of the Capitol and the Statue of Liberty, a Lincoln ashtray with match-box holder, a small metal calendar with Lincoln images, some small eagle and other pins, for a total of 22 items. Fine. Estimated Value $300-500. |
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Lot 1186 (Lincoln, Abraham). April 15, 1865 copy of The New York Times, with black, mourning borders and a front-page headline, "AWFUL EVENT. President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin." The story takes up 2+ columns. It gives the known details of the attack and also reports on the attempted assassination of Secretary of State Seward; the last paragraph begins, "The President is reported dead." Light toning and foxing and a couple of tears. Very attractively matted and framed to 25" x 19½". Estimated Value $300-500. |
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Lot 1187 (Lincoln, Abraham). Six items in two frames, related to Lincoln's assassination. One frame holds a carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth, identifying him on the mount as "The murderer of Abraham Lincoln...," a newspaper article from April 27, 1865 announcing that Booth has been killed, and a memorial carte de visite with an image of Lincoln, "The Martyr President," on a tombstone, by J. Hall, New York. The second frame holds a mourning-bordered memorial envelope with Lincoln's portrit, a tombstone-shaped memorial piece, and a poem about Lincoln with a vignette at top featuring his image, published by Charles Magnus. The first frame is 15" x 11"; the second is 14½" x 18". Light toning; otherwise, an attractive display. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250-350. |
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Lot 1188 Theater Bill For The Majestic Theater, Philipsburg, Pa. 11½" x 5" theater bill featuring a 4" x 3¼" image of Lincorln, for the November 21, n.y. showing of "That Great History Picture! 'The Battle of Gettysburg' Also Big Picture Program--12 Reels 'Sal of Singapore' And A Good Comedy." Also announcing the appearance of "Johnny Hinds and His Company Of Little Midgets On The State / Songs and Jokes / The Ventriloquist, Vaudeville--Also The Magician--A Laugh From Start To Finish." At lower edge is "The Houtzdale Citizen Print." Overall toning and some smudging to Lincoln's image. Framed to 12" x 6". Fine. Estimated Value $100-150. |