SCARCE LINCOLN UNION BALL LADIES’ TICKET

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At the head of Lincoln’s first inauguration, a large, invitation-only celebration was organized and dubbed the “Lincoln Union Ball” – a deliberate contrast to the growing secession crisis.  In 1865, after Lincoln’s second inauguration, another Union Ball was held. A $10 ticket admitted two women and one man, with all proceeds going to the families of US soldiers.

Five years after Lincoln’s death, the tradition of the “Lincoln Union Ball” was revived in 1870 as an annual benefit event.

This ticket is a seldom seen example from an unknown year, which differs from more commonly encountered tickets in its layout and detailed engraving style portrait of President Lincoln. It likely dates to a year following the 1870 and 1871 events given its style and existing examples of tickets from each of the preceding events.

The ticket measures 6” x 3.6” and features the banner text “LINCOLN UNION” over an engraving style bust portrait of Lincoln in a circular border with “LADIES TICKET” flanking either side.  A decorative geometric and floral spray pattern surrounds the design and wording.  The bottom is bordered by “NINTH WARD” and Lincoln’s famous line “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”  At bottom right, the company responsible for printing the tickets is listed as the “American Bank Note Company. New York.”

Union Ball tickets are quite rare and make a perfect addition to any Lincoln-centric or Civil War memorabilia collection as pieces honoring the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. [cm][ph:L]

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