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SILK FROM DIAS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S STATE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
SILK FROM DIAS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S STATE
<B>SILK FROM THE DIAS AT THE ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE THAT HELD PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BODY, 1865.</B></I> Thousands of individuals participated in the funeral ceremonies for Abraham Lincoln beginning in Washington, D.C., on April 19, and ending in Springfield, Illinois, on May 4, 1865. This silk<I> </B></I>remnant is pinned to a piece of paper with notation from the noted collector Al. Emmett Fostell, <I>“Silk from the Dias on which the remains of President Lincoln lay in the State House Springfield, Ill”</B></I>. A very important item for the serious collector of Lincoln memorabilia. <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> Very fine <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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