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Lincoln - Mourning Ephemera Group

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Lincoln - Mourning Ephemera Group
Comprises 1.) Two printed mourning song sheets by Charles Magnus of New York, titled "The Nation Mourns," featuring a vignette along the upper edge [7-3/8" H x 5" W]. Minor age-toning and bottom edge trimmed. 2.) Lincoln assassination poem handbill titled "Death of President Lincoln!...composed by Jas. D. Gay," 1865 [8-7/8" H x 5-3/4" W]. Age-toning, horizontal fold wear causing large tears, and light staining. 3.) Printed silk ribbon depicting a portrait of Lincoln and boldly imprinted "Republican" [6" H x 2" W]. 4.) Three Lincoln memorial song sheets: "National Funeral March Dedicated to the Loyal Hearts of America" by J.E. Schonacker, 1865; "Funeral March " by E.C. Davis; and "The Nation Mourns, Funeral March to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln" published by Horace Waters. Condition varies, all sold together as is. Defects include foxing, age-toning, creasing, fold wear, and tears.