2191

$1,777.50

GROUP OF 4 ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL BROADSIDE SHEETS INCLUDING RARE APRIL 18, 1865 FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

This grouping consists of: 1) Rare Waterville, ME April 18, 1865 Lincoln funeral announcement measuring 7-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ visible in a 13-1/4″ x 12″ frame. The undersigned businessmen of Waterville urge citizens of Waterville from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on April 19th to suspend business and unite, and worship as appropriate for the occasion. 2) Printed memorial with black mourning border with 13 stars commemorating Lincoln’s birth and death with large vignette. 13″ x 9-3/4″ visible in a 19″ x 15″ frame. 3) Memorial to our Martyred Presidents of Abraham Lincoln 1865, James Garfield 1881, and William McKinley 1901 published in 1901 with vignettes of the martyrs with patriotic motifs. 4) Color lithograph sheet music cover to President Lincoln’s Grand March measuring 13″ x 9-1/2″. 1862 imprint. PROVENANCE: From the personal estate collection of John W. Armiger Jr. 1 & 2) Cowan’s Auction, Lots 141 & 142, 6/21/12. CONDITION: 1) Very good overall. Crisp text, paper crinkled, not examined out of frame. 2) Very good. Paper appears dry, several observed cracks especially in margins, one chip about 1″ x 1″. Portion of black border missing in lower left quadrant, top left corner cracked, not examined out of frame. 3) Very good overall, not examined out of frame. 4) Tightly trimmed top, bottom and left, which removes publisher’s name. Good colors. Light soiling. Presents nicely in supplied mat. 49055-12 (1,200-1,500) – Lot 2191

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Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - August 2015

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