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1847 & 1848 Campaign Ephemera

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
1847 & 1848 Campaign Ephemera
Comprises: 1.) Printed "Democratic Electoral Ticket for 1848" small 8vo, one page, ballot listing General Lewis Cass for President and General William O. Butler for Vice-President with 17 democratic electors names below. Toning, fold wear, margin defects include tears and creasing. 2.) Lithograph of Lewis Cass in a bust-length, 3/4 profile, pose. Titled "Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan". Features printed facsimile Cass signature at bottom. "Lithograph by E. Weber & Co. Balto" [13 1/2" H x 10 5/8" W]. Toning, tears throughout, soiling, smudges, and surface abrasions. Bears a printed strip laid on wove paper, original to the printing. 3.) Two printed, large 4to, sheet music compositions: "Old Zack's Quick Step / Arranged from the Popular Melody of / Rosa Lee / by / Edward L. White...Published by Oliver Ditson...", along with "Grand Triumphal Quick Step," composed and Dedicated to / Zachary Taylor / by / Edward L. White...Published by Oliver Ditson..." Toning, margin wear with tears, and staining. All sold together as is.