Note: Please see Day 3 (October 11) of the sale that features rare material relating to the Gettysburg Address.

Abraham Lincoln..."He Set The Millions Free". Gilt-stamped cream silk ribbon. N.p., ca 1865. 2 1/2 x 7 in. 

A fine gilt-stamped Lincoln mourning ribbon. Featuring a bust portrait of the late President, his birth date, date of his first election, and assassination date. Followed by the quote, focusing on his role as the Great Emancipator: "'He Set The Millions Free' / Requescat-en-Pace." Another example is held by the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum (71.2009.082.0036).

[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] [Ephemera, Textile, Patriotic Textiles, Memorial Ribbons, Funeral Ribbons]

Probably trimmed, not affecting stamping.