ABRAHAM LINCOLN Assassination Relic: ORIGINAL Death Room Wallpaper - (President)


ABRAHAM LINCOLN Assassination Relic: ORIGINAL Death Room Wallpaper - (President)

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Assassination Relic: ORIGINAL Death Room Wallpaper - (President):
$102.50


Abraham Lincoln Assassination Relic -

Original Wallpaper from Lincoln Death Room

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

Offered here is an incredible piece of Civil War and Lincoln memorabilia. You are offerding onan originalfragment of wallpaper taken from the Lincoln death room within the Petersen House in Washington, D.C.

Item Background and Other Information: The wallpaper fragment offered in this sale was removed from the Lincoln death room sometime between the late 1800s and early 1900s. When the wallpaper was removed from the room, multiple layers of wallpaper were intact, some with different designs. We have attached a copy ofa letter from the National Park Service in 1978, verifyingthe wallpaper archive\'sauthenticity for the original owner at that time. We, the current sellers,purchasedthe Lincoln death room wallpaper archive from the world renowned Heritage sale Galleries (HA.com) in 2011. We then personallyclipped the currentlyoffered wallpaper fragment from one of thedesignsthat was included in the wallpaper archive. The offered fragment\'s dimensions areapproximately.75 x 0.75inches. We are happy to offer it here, and in turn help recoupsome of our investment.

Please note that samples of original Lincoln death room wallpaper are scarce in the market. Not including the Heritage sale in which this piece was purchased, to our knowledge only two (2) wallpaper examples have surfaced in recent years, and theywere bothoffered in 2008 by Heritage sales within the John K. Lattimer Collection of Lincolniana sale. It is also interesting to note that they consisted ofthe same design as to which you are offerding in this current sale.

The Chicago Historical Society has a current exhibitabout the Lincoln Assassination called \"Wet with blood\". This collectioncontains an authentic sample of Lincoln death roomwallpaper as well. You can view the wallpaper in their exhibitat

To recap, you areNOT offerding on the pictured green booklet containing the Lincoln wallpaper archive. You ARE offerding on the following item:

  • One (1) authentic fragment of Lincoln death room wallpaper (very first picture listedin this sale). The piece measures approximately.75 x0.75 inches.

We will start the offerding at a penny and let you ers decide the value of this great item.

As always, offer with confidence and feel free to send any questions and/or comments.

Good Luck and Happy offerding !

***Money Back Guarantee*** We know that you will love this product, but if for any reason you are unsatisfied, you may return the item in its original condition within14 days and your money will be refunded (minus shipping costs). No risk to the buyer!

Wewill e-mail the winning buyer an invoicewithin 48 hours of sale close. Winning buyer must respond within 3 days to retain high offer status. Please send payment within 10 days after sale close. Due to the new policy, the only type of payment accepted is PayPal. High buyer pays $6.75 for USPS Priority Mail shipping and Delivery Confirmation.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Assassination Relic: ORIGINAL Death Room Wallpaper - (President):
$102.50

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