Lot 3256
The New York Herald, April 15, 1865, early planographic reprint (done three days after issue due to heavy demand) of the 8:10AM Mourning edition announcing the Assassination of President Lincoln and including that Seward was daggered in bed but not mortally wounded, mourning portrait at center; some minor splitting and overall toning, Fine, this is the most famous of all Lincoln assassination newspapers. Estimate $200 - 300
Various "Important" headlines on front cover: "Assassination of President Lincoln", "The President Shot at the Theatre Last Evening", "Escape Of The Assassins", "Intense Excitement in Washington", "Scene at the Deathbed of Mr. Lincoln" and "J. Wilkes Booth, the Actor, the Alleged Assassin of the President".
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