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Bell & Everett - 1860 Campaign Ephemera

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Bell & Everett - 1860 Campaign Ephemera
Comprises 1.) Edward Everett's signature on a clipped paper strip [1-3/8" H x 3-5/8" W]. Mounted on conforming backing sheet, age-toning and tear with loss to right edge. 2.) Bell & Everett "National Union Ticket" listing "Levi Lincoln" and "Marshal Wilder" for presidential electors "at large". Features a black and white vignette of two hands shaking surmounted by an eagle holding a ribbon reading "In Union there is Strength." Bears manuscript signature in bottom margin [10-1/8" H x 4-1/2" W]. Age-toning, margin wear with tears, minor creases and few stains. 3.) "Bell and Everett Songster for the Campaign," published by A. Winch, Philadelpjia, Pa., 12mo, 66 pages. Bears hand written inscription on cover. Age-toning, minor water stains, and creases. 4.) Union silk ribbon. Features a blue printed American flag enclosed in a laurel leaf surround [5-1/4" H x 2" W]. Frayed top and bottom edges, age-toning, and creases.