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Lincoln, Abraham

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:17,500.00 USD Estimated At:35,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
Lincoln, Abraham
<Our item number 86054><B>Lincoln, Abraham.</B> &#40;1809-1865&#41; 16th President of the United States. Extremely rare Check Accomplished and Signed &#34;<I>A. Lincoln</I>&#34; as President, 2¾&#34;x7½&#34;, Washington, D.C., 1865 Feb. 21. Being check No. 28, drawn on Riggs & Co. for five dollars to &#34;<I>Lucy &#40;colored woman&#41;</I>.&#34; Fine condition; light toning; the &#34;c&#34; in &#34;colored&#34; is lightly affected by the cut cancellation. American Book Prices Current records from 1975-2004 show only one somewhat similar check. In 1984, a check Lincoln wrote to &#34;Colored man, with 1 leg&#34; sold for &#36;16,000 at Sotheby&#39;s; this check was crude in that Lincoln&#39;s signature had been cut from the original check and a replacement Lincoln signature from another check had been patched on. This check to Lucy is totally original, with no tampering.<BR><BR>We don&#39;t know who Lucy was. A possibility is that Lucy might have been one of the freed slaves who came to the atte ntion of Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Todd Lincoln&#39;s seamstress and confidante. Mrs. Keckley, a former slave herself, raised money for freed slaves and founded the Contraband Relief Association. Mrs. Lincoln was sympathetic to Mrs. Keckley&#39;s efforts and sometimes visited the &#34;contraband&#34; camps around the White House with her. Perhaps the President was informed of Lucy&#39;s situation and felt compelled to help her, but this is mere speculation. In any event, the check is ultra rare. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;35,000-40,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 86054<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/086054.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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