Lot 1166
Political Cartoons. Lot of six cartoons, each attractively framed to 13¼" x 10¾". They include: (1) a caricature of Lincoln, leaning over the side of the "Ship of State" and dangling Secretary of the Treasury Chase and Secretary of War Stanton by the back of their coats; the title is "Universal Advice To Abraham. Drop'em!" (2) Lincoln performing a high-wire act as he carries a slave on his shoulders and balances with the Constitution (3) A conversation between a "Confederate Liberator" and a "Devoted Secesh," headed "My Maryland!!!" (4) A slave named Pompey, who is about to be freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, giving notice to his master on December 26 (1862) (5) John Bull (with a bull's face and a £ symbol in one eye), showing his partialty for the Confederates (6) Lincoln trying to unknot thread which has unraveled from a ball of yarn called "UNION." Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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