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The 1860 presidential election was a pivotal time in American history when the country was polarized due to disagreements in issues such such as state’s rights and slavery. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln defeated democratic candidate and former U.S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge. Lincoln won the electoral college votes by a large margin, obtaining 180 out of 303 votes, but did not receive a single electoral college vote from the southern states.

Below are some recent realized prices for an Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin campaign flag. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you:

Lincoln and Hamlin Flag. Sales between about $20,000 and nearly $45,000.

The following are some campaign and political items we have sold at Nate D. Sanders Auctions:

Rare Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin 1860 Election Jugate — Leading Up to Their Victorious Win Which Set the Stage for the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin very scarce 1860 election jugate, depicting each candidate in side-by-side portrait engravings. Political jugates of the Republican nominees were distributed during the tumultuous days leading up to the election of 1860, as Americans wrestled with slavery and wondered how a new Administration would affect it. Portrait engravings of the candidates are printed on a card published by Henry F. Granger & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. Jugate reads: “Republican Nominees. 1860.” With Lincoln and Hamlin’s portraits depicted as “President” and “Vice President” and “Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois” and “Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine” additionally printed. Jugate, measuring 4.25″ x 3.25″, has minor foxing and toning throughout, with each portrait faded and with a very tiny tear along bottom edge. Very good condition. Sold for $3,738.

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Rare Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin 1860 Election Jugate — Leading Up to Their Victorious Win Which Set the Stage for the Civil War. Click to enlarge.

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George Washington Appointment Signed as President — Countersigned by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State

George Washington document signed as President, appointing an Inspector of the Revenue, and countersigned by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. The men sign ”Go Washington” and ”By the President / Th Jefferson”, dated 8 March 1792, promoting William Lewis of Virginia from Surveyor to Collector of the Port of Entry for the Port of Fredericksburg, as part of the U.S. Customs Service. Document measures 15.75” x 12.5”, beautifully framed with portraits of Washington and Jefferson to a size of 40” x 30.5”. Small tears at folds archivally repaired on verso, and paper seal replaced. Some discoloration to lower section and slight fading to signatures. Overall very good condition. A rare Presidential appointment signed by both Washington and Jefferson. Sold for $21,875.

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George Washington as First President and Thomas Jefferson as First Secretary of State Presidential Appointment Signed. Click to enlarge.

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The Scarcest of 19th Century Campaign Banners Hand-Colored by Currier and Ives — The John Bell and Edward Everett Jugate Banner Broadside for the 1860 Presidential Election

Scarce campaign broadside for John Bell and Edward Everett, the candidates for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 Presidential campaign. Lithograph is the scarcest of 19th century Currier and Ives broadsides, hand-colored by the storied print makers, and with full margins not usually found on this broadside. Strong unionists who believed that slavery was protected by the U.S. Constitution, the candidacy of Bell and Everett split the southern vote, effectively giving the election to Abraham Lincoln. Their campaign banner reads at top, “Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable / No North, No South, No East, No West, Nothing But the Union”. With Currier and Ives copyright in 1860 at bottom, which also reads, “Grand National Union Banner for 1860 / The Candidates and Their Platform”. The candidates’ names of John Bell, of Tennessee and Edward Everett of Massachusetts are also featured in the banner. Broadside is hand-colored by Currier and Ives, with unfaded rich, dark colors. Lithograph measures 13.5″ x 18″, with original borders. Expert restoration including rice paper backing, though no restoration to the coloring except to a small spot of scuffing just below the tassels between the red velvet curtains. Some foxing to margins. Overall in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $12,600.

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John Bell and Edward Everett Jugate Banner Broadside. Click to enlarge.

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Presidential Flag From the Truman Administration Used for Presidential Parades in 1948 — Grand Cloth Flag in Full Color Measures 75” x 59”

Large Presidential flag from 1948, used by President Harry Truman as he campaigned for re-election and marched in dozens of parades that summer. Used during one of these parades in Michigan, flag has print to hem along right edge, ”President Flag Parade MI 48”. Cloth flag in navy blue features the seal of the President of the United States, made entirely of integral cloth panels in six different colors with decorative stitching. Grommets are built in. Measures a large 75” x 59”. A few small holes, the largest measuring under 2”, else near fine. Sold for $12,500.

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Presidential Flag From the Truman Administration Used for Presidential Parades in 1948. Click to enlarge.

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1860 Campaign Portrait Flag Banner for Stephen Douglas — One of Less Than 10 Known Examples

Important remembrance from the most consequential Presidential election in U.S. history, the 1860 contest pitting Democrat Stephen Douglas against Republican Abraham Lincoln. This portrait flag banner, the most collectible banner, features Douglas at top left, center in the star portion of the flag with “FOR PRESIDENT, / STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, / VICE PRESIDENT, / HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON” printed upon the stripe portion of the flag. Banner measures 13″ x 8″. Small amount of creasing at lower right, otherwise near fine condition. An excellent example of this banner, one of less than ten known to still exist. Sold for $9,975.

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1860 Campaign Portrait Flag Banner for Stephen Douglas. Click to enlarge
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Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Ribbon With the Desirable “Cooper Union” Photographic Portrait

Abraham Lincoln campaign ribbon for the 1860 presidential election, featuring his photographic portrait taken by Mathew Brady during the session at Cooper Union, where Lincoln delivered the speech that catapulted him to national prominence. This ribbon is among the most desirable of Lincoln campaign mementos, also bearing Lincoln’s printed signature at bottom. Ribbon measures 2.5″ x 7.25″. Some soiling at edges and a few small spots of foxing, but Lincoln’s image is nearly defect free. Very good condition. Sold for $2,375.

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1860 Campaign Ribbon for Abraham Lincoln. Click to enlarge.
Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Ribbon. Click to enlarge.

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