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2 PIECES OF LACE & TASSEL LINCOLN’S CATAFALQUE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:1,450.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
2 PIECES OF LACE & TASSEL LINCOLN’S CATAFALQUE
<B>TWO PIECES OF LACE & TASSEL FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FUNERAL CATAFALQUE, 1865.</B></I> Two VERY RARE historical items, a piece of lace and a black tassel, from Abraham Lincoln’s funeral catafalque used in Springfield, Illinois, 1865. They measure approximately 6” x 1.25”. <BR><BR>Following his assassination, Abraham Lincoln’s body was returned to Springfield, Illinois, essentially retracing the 1,654-mile route Mr. Lincoln had traveled as president-elect in 1861. The funeral train left Washington on April 21, 1865. The <I>Lincoln Special</B></I>, whose engine had Mr. Lincoln's photograph over the cowcatcher, carried approximately 300 mourners. Willie Lincoln's coffin was also on board. Willie, who had died in the White House in 1862 at age 11, had been disinterred and was to be buried with his father in Springfield. Mr. Lincoln's remains were accompanied on the <I>Lincoln Special</B></I> by a guard of honor. Abraham Lincoln would lie in state in the Illinois State House's Hall of Representatives. It was the same room in which he gave his famous "House Divided" speech.<BR><BR><B>Provenance: </B></I><I>Al. Emmett Fostell Collection</B></I><B><I> </B></I></B></I><BR><BR><B>Condition:</B></I> Both in very fine condition <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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