FS: Abraham Lincoln autograph

[David Atkatz]

Envelope, 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, labelled in Lincoln's hand "Abraham Ellis Kansas." Originally sold (pencil notation) by Goodspeed's Bookshop in 1950, known for specializing in Lincolnania. I purchased it from RR Auctions, and it comes with their CoA and Lifetime guarantee. $1400

[thenavarro]

That's pretty cool, you ought to get one of the Lincoln/Herndon docs where he writes his last name only and creatively frame it to have the "full" sig.

Neat piece.

[canjond]

David-

You may know this, but Abraham Ellis was a pretty cool character in his own right. He also had the nickname "bullet hole". A bit of press:

"Abraham (Bullet Hole) Ellis was elected to the Kansas Territorial Legislature in 1858 and to the first Kansas state legislature of 1861. In 1862, Ellis was shot by William Quantrill, the bullet passed through a sash and fur cap, crushing both plates of the skull and lodging against the inner lining. It lay buried in the wound for seventy hours. Abraham wouldn't fully recover from the wound for five months. The ball and twenty-seven pieces of bone are now in the Army and Navy Medical Museum in Washington, D.C."

Below is ole' Abe (bullet hole and all).

- Jon

[David Atkatz]

Wow! Thanks for the info and photo, Jon. I never thought to Google the guy!

[Beatles Guy]

This guy wins in a "Show Your Scars" competition.

[Leon]

That's an interesting cabinet card.