Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018

160 c   (REALIA.) Group of 5 artifacts relating to Lincoln. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, circa 1865-1917 [500/750] Swatch of fabric from the couch where Lincoln courted Mary Todd in 1842, 1 3 / 4 inches square, mounted to a certificate of authenticity, #18 of 85 * Threads said to be from the bedspread used on Lincoln on his Peterson House deathbed, framed with a photograph of the bed * 4-inch piece of ornamental silver fabric in an envelope reading in a period hand “Gimp from the catafalco on which rested the remains of Abraham Lincoln in Spring field, Ills.” * Wallet embossed “Riggs National Bank,” said to have belonged to Robert Todd Lincoln. 3 x 4 3 / 4 inches, quite worn * Check signed by Robert Todd Lincoln, made out to Tiffany & Co., New York, 4 October 1917. 161 c   (REALIA.) Group of 6 Lincoln campaign coins. Sizes ranging from 3 / 4 inch to 1 1 / 2 inches, various conditions. Vp, 1860 and 1864 [600/900] [Robert Lovett.] “Abm. Lincoln, Rep. Candidate for President / Protection to American Industry.” White metal, one inch round. Philadelphia, 1860 * [S.D.] Childs. “The President of the U.S. 1861 / The Rail Splitter of 1830.” 1 1 / 2 inches round. Chicago, [1860] * “Abraham Lincoln 1860 / Progress 1830” showing Lincoln splitting rails on verso. 1 1 / 2 inches round. Np, 1860 * [Ellis.] “Hon. Abraham Lincoln 1860 / The Rail Splitter of the West,” copper, 1 inch round, circa 1860 * “Abraham Lincoln for President,” brass, 3 / 4 inch round, [1864] * “1864 / Lincoln and Union,” 3 / 4 inches round, 1864. See Sullivan, American Political Badges and Medalets, AL 1860-51, 1860-3, 1860-10, 1860-41, 1864- 36, 1864-45. with — 20 other Lincoln-related coins and medals, most notably: W.H. Key. “He is in Glory and the Nation in Tears,” 2 inches round. Np, 1865 * and 7 centennial celebration coins from 1909. Complete list available upon request. 160 161