Nov 17, 2020 - Sale 2551

Sale 2551 - Lot 67

Price Realized: $ 422
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(PRESIDENTS--FAMOUS FORGERIES.) COSEY, JOSEPH. Two forgeries of autograph notes signed: George Washington * Abraham Lincoln. The first, "G:Washington," purporting to be to "Mr. Davis": "The articles here manifested are now useless, as far as being of any value is concerned." 1 page, 2 1/2x6 3/4 inches; moderate fading to text and signature, moderate uneven toning overall, marginal discoloration from prior matting, remnants of prior mounting at lower corners verso, fragment of ship's manifest written on verso in unknown hand. The second, "A. Lincoln," purporting to be to "Judge Logan": "Lincoln and Herndon p.p. . . . judgement for Plaintiff--costs settled by counsel . . . $45.00." 1 page, 2 3/4x4 1/2 inches; moderate marginal discoloration from prior matting, remnants of prior mounting at lower corners verso. Mount Vernon, 15 June 1785; Np, nd