Lincoln Books

Description: Abraham Lincoln Funeral Flag. This silk flag remnant is from a 36 star flag that adorned the interior of one of the funeral railroad cars in the Lincoln funeral trail for the duration of its stop at Indianapolis, Indiana on April 30th, 1865. The train arrived in Indianapolis at 7:00 AM that morning and departed at midnight. The copy photo shows Lincoln’s car and the officer’s car in the funeral train as it appeared on the journey from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illinois in April 1865. The flag was one of others made locally for the visit, and after the train departed, the flags were given to prominent Indianapolis families. Due to the nature of the silk flags to deteriorate with age, these remnants are the only example of what any of the flags looked like. The star section of 36 silver embroidered stars on the blue silk remains somewhat intact due to the blue silk being mounted on fabric. These remnants were formerly in the collection of Steven D. Stevens of Evansville, Ind. The remnant is 7 ½” by ¾”, and is beautifully framed in a 15” by 12” frame.

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Description: Brochure for the Reopening of Ford’s Theater in January 30, 1968, illustrations, 8 pages, good+ condition.

Description: Colorful, 8 1/2" by 6 1/2", cigar box label picturing General Hartranft. Outstandingly nice item in very good condition.

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Description: First Day Cover commemorating “Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C., Inaugural, January 30th, 1968. A Shrine to the Memory Of Lincoln”. There is a brown colored drawing of the front of Ford’s Theatre on the left side. Canceled on April 14, 1968. I also have some with a postmark of January 30, 1968. In addition, there are two with Ford’s Theatre not colored with the January 30, 1968 postmark with 2 canceled Lincoln stamps. All are in good+ in unused condition.

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Description: First Day Cover commemorating the Restoration and Rededication of Ford’s Theatre. On the left side is a facsimile of the playbill for “Our American Cousin”, and a drawing of Ford’s Theatre. They were canceled on April 14, 1865. Flag/ White House stamp, good+ condition.

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Description: First Day Cover with a facsimile of the invitation to attend the dedication ceremony for Ford’s Theatre. The envelope has an Andrew Johnson and National Park Service stamps. Canceled January 21, 1968, good+ condition.

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Description: A genuine piece of mourning ribbon used during the burial services in Springfield. This small piece, 1 1/4” by 1/2”, is from the estate of H.W. Fay, former custodian of Lincoln’s Tomb. The ribbon is in a clear plastic sleeve attached to an 8 1/2” by 11” sheet of heavy paper with a picture of Lincoln and his son looking at an album.

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Description: Fifty-four copies of Lincoln Lore, the first one being #102 and the last being #1751 containing articles on the Lincoln assassination, issue #102 is a copy, the rest are original.