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Abraham Lincoln Mourning Collection. Two mourning covers, two morning cards, a Magnus Illustrated song sheet, a time table for the Funeral Train from Washington to Springfield, a copy of General Order No. 51 issued by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles announcing Lincoln's death, a newspaper clipping of Booth's death, and more. Should be seen. Sold as is, no returns.From the John E. Herzog Collection. EX Floyd E. Risvold Collection January 2010.
Boss Tweed Ring Framed Items. 1) New York County Bond for the Repayment of Taxes. 1867. $700. Blue text and images, red seal. Signed by John Hoffman as mayor, and Richard (Slippery Dick) Connelly as comptroller. 2) Document signed by William Marcy Tweed as Street Commissioner. 3) "Harper's Weekly" May 18, 1872, front page. An allegorical woman representing "New York" holds a reform bill vetoed by Governor Hoffman, while the Tweed ring stands by. All beautifully mounted and framed. The overall dimensions 35" x 28." John T. Hoffman was a serious candidate for the Presidency during 1862. Despite a lack of hard evidence, his reputation was damaged by his connections with Tweed Ring Members. Richard Connelly was arrested and indicted on 15 counts of various charges. He left the country, never to return. William Marcy Tweed was the alleged "Boss" of a massive Tammany Hall ring of corruption. While seemingly unimportant, it was the Street Commissioner who approved fiscal spending. While Tweed was only convicted of a minor charge of "failing to audit," he allegedly received millions in under the table kickbacks.
Music, Literature, Entertainment & Media. Small lot of autographs, 1939-1940's, on postage stamps affixed to small cards: Deems Taylor, composer, music critic, called the "Dean of American Music". His signature, dated 1 December 1939, across 3 Cents Swede Landing; Edwin Franko Goldman, prominent band composer of the early 20th Century known for his marches. His signature, dated Mar. 31/42, across 2 Cents Sousa; Alexander Woollcott (1887-1943), critic and commentator for The New Yorker, member of the Algonquin Round Table and one of the most quoted men of his generation. His signature across 15 Cents Statue of Liberty; Louis Untermeyer (1885-1977), poet, critic, anthologist, Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. His signature across 3 Cents 1939 Colonial printing; uncertain signature ca. 1939 on French 2 Francs stamp; also Yousef Karsh, Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer, called "one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th Century" by NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Karsh sends his best wishes and signs on a long white card, dated 1997; and s, singer-songwriter, the Paul in "Peter, Paul and Mary". His autograph and greetings on a long white card. Some thinning on blank backs from old mounts. Very Fine. [7]
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