A contemporary souvenir issue of the Ford's Theatre playbill

Los 342
19.10.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Verkauft
$ 2 772
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
VeranstaltungsortVereinigten Staaten, New York
Archiv
Die Auktion ist abgeschlossen. Es können keine Gebote mehr abgegeben werden.
Archive
ID 1033002
Los 342 | A contemporary souvenir issue of the Ford's Theatre playbill
Schätzwert
$ 700 – 900
(LINCOLN, Abraham. 1809-1865 — ASSASSINATION). Ford's Theatre...Friday Evening, April 14th, 1865. Benefit! And Last Night of Miss Laura Keene...Tom Taylor's Celebrated Eccentric Comedy...Our American Cousin…. Washington: H. Polkinhorn & Sons, [ca. 15 April 1865].

The first contemporary souvenir issue of the famous Ford's Theatre playbill from the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre and the attack wounding of Secretary of State William Seward at his home on the evening of 14 April 1865 shocked a nation then just celebrating the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox less than a week earlier. The playbill for that evening, which featured a performance of the popular English play, Our American Cousin, was printed in two distinct issues, became an instant collector's item—so much so, that the supply of originals ran out quickly. To meet the continuing demand, John E. Buckingham, the doorkeeper at Ford's Theatre, contracted printer Henry Polkinhorn, to reset the type to print a run to be sold as souvenirs. Although there are numerous variations from the original issues printed on 14 April 1865, this facsimile was printed to resemble the first and is commonly known as the "Buckingham copy." For additional information see, Walter C. Brenner, The Ford Theatre Lincoln Assassination Playbills. Philadelphia, 1937.

Broadside. 470 x 148mm (horizontal fold separation reinforced on verso, small loss at bottom margin affecting printer’s slug).
Adresse der Versteigerung CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
Vereinigten Staaten
Vorschau
14.10.2023 10:00 – 17:00
15.10.2023 13:00 – 17:00
16.10.2023 10:00 – 17:00
17.10.2023 10:00 – 17:00
18.10.2023 10:00 – 17:00
Telefon +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
E-Mail
NutzungsbedingungenNutzungsbedingungen
Versand Postdienst
Kurierdienst
Selbstabholung
Zahlungsarten Banküberweisung
GeschäftszeitenGeschäftszeiten
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Di 09:30 – 17:00   
Mi 09:30 – 17:00   
Do 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa geschlossen
So geschlossen

Mehr von Creator

Appointing a New Hampshire attorney
Appointing a New Hampshire attorney
$100
An endorsement of General Halleck's aide-de-camp
An endorsement of General Halleck's aide-de-camp
$100
Endorsing a chaplain at Armory Square Hospital
Endorsing a chaplain at Armory Square Hospital
$100
On the endorsement of a future Major General
On the endorsement of a future Major General
$100
Discharging a Michigan cavalryman
Discharging a Michigan cavalryman
$100
On the former U.S. Consul at Tangier
On the former U.S. Consul at Tangier
$100
A safe-conduct pass through enemy lines
A safe-conduct pass through enemy lines
$100
Abraham Lincoln: A Biography
Abraham Lincoln: A Biography
$100

Verwandte Begriffe

?>