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Lincoln - Three Mourning Ribbons

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Political Memorabilia Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Lincoln - Three Mourning Ribbons
Comprising 1.) Ribbon issued in the wake of Lincoln's assassination. Features mourning borders and reads "We Mourn the Nation's Loss / Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1865" [5-3/8" H x 2" W]. Age-toning, stains, small holes, uneven edges, and creases. 2.) Silk mourning ribbon bearing an oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln titled "National Day of Mourning, June 1st, 1865 / Abraham Lincoln Died April 15, 1865", bears poem at bottom "Like Him long since crucified, For HUMANITY he died: Mourns his Country not alone Mourns the world for him, her own." [7-3/8" H x 2" W]. Stains throughout. 3.) White silk mourning ribbon printed with a black mourning border and the words "THE MARTYR Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865." [5-1/2" H x 1-1/2" W]. Age-toning, small tears with losses, creases, and minor fraying at top and bottom edges.