Description: SAVING OUR HISTORY, RELIC FROM THE DEATH BED OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN STAINED WITH HIS BLOOD W SIGNED LOA, MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH BY 1/2 INCH, VERY SMALL. BUT A MUST HAVE FOR THE LINCOLN COLLECTOR. An incredible relic from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a small section of the blood-stained sheet upon which Lincoln lay in his final hours. This rare relic was obtained by Charles K. Tuckerman (1821-1896), an author, politician, and the first American Minister to Greece, who was in Washington at the time of Lincoln's assassination. The original, larger mounted section of cloth, found in Tuckerman's papers, bore on the paper mount his initialed provenance: "Relic from the death bed of Abraham Lincoln, stained with his blood. Taken from his death chamber. C. K. T.".This smaller piece of the sheet measures approximately 1/4" x 1/2" and is contained within a plastic sleeve. A copy of the original sheet and Tuckerman's provenance is included in the lot. Also included is a copy of a letter by autograph expert and dealer Mary Benjamin on Walter R. Benjamin letterhead, 1p. 4to., New York, June 2, 1961 to Norm Flayderman Antique Firearms in which Benjamin states: ""¦It is a piece of the linen sheet taken from Lincoln's deathbed in the Peterson House [across the street from Ford's Theater]... It came to me with the Charles K. Tuckerman papers"¦[Tuckerman was] in Washington at the time of Lincoln's death"¦it was included in an album of his letters, bearing his authentication"
Price: 850 USD
Location: Tinley Park, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-23T22:57:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Presidential
President: Abraham Lincoln
Signed by: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Autograph Authentication: WALTER R BENJAMIN AUTOGRAPHS
