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c 1928 William H Bicknell Signed Private Plate Etching Beardless Abraham Lincoln

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
c 1928 William H Bicknell Signed Private Plate Etching Beardless Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Related
c 1928 William H. Bicknell Signed “Private Plate” Etching of a Beardless Abraham Lincoln for the Bibliophile Society
c. 1928, Abraham Lincoln Etching, “Private Plate” Issue by William H. Bicknell, Pencil-Signed “Wm. H. Bicknell,” Choice Extremely Fine.
c. 1928, A large, impressive Pencil-Signed Etching by Wm. H. Bicknell (American, 1860-1947), of a beardless Abraham Lincoln, measures 12.5” x 16.25”. Shows Lincoln dressed formally with black jacket and tucked white shirt. The etching, which was issued as a Private Plate exclusively for members of the Bibliophile Society, is personally Signed in Pencil by the artist “Wm. H. Bicknell,” at the lower right margin, and there is also an etched signature to the lower central plate margin. The lower left margin also shows a second small image of an older “bearded” Lincoln, and overall with the text “Private Plate. Issued Exclusively to Members of the Bibliophile Society” at lower center. Rare and collectible. Examples have sold for as much as $500. Printed on a textured linen/rice paper of sorts having some minor creases on edges. Quite rare, the first we have offered.