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Lot 299
[CIVIL WAR] Stephen Douglas Campaign Ribbon
Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Sold for
$850
Sold Price excludes BP
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| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Silk printed ribbon of U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas. N.p., [1860]. 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.
A rare silk ribbon from the 1860 Presidential Election featuring an engraved portrait of Democratic candidate Stephen Douglas (1813 - 1861) by J. C. Buttre, after a photograph by Mathew Brady, with a facsimile signature.
Produced in a set of four, with a single Brady portrait representing each of the candidates. The Douglas ribbon is considered the scarcest of the set.
[Abraham Lincoln, Politics, Mary Todd Lincoln, 1860 Election, Election of 1860, 1864 Election, Election of 1864, Lincoln Assassination, John Wilkes Booth] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs]
Condition
Some thread pulls. Brown spot to upper left. Slight fraying at top and bottom.
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