Pieces of the Scaffold?

[historybuff22]

The most absurd item I've ever seen offered in an auction was about 1973. The lot listing claimed the item was "Napolean Bonaparte's foreskin" - and it sold for $750!

In the same auction was an item more up the line for Lincoln assassination collector's. Offered was a booklet a 6 weeks of tickets to the Conspiracy Trial. Each ticket was issued to a specific person. This booklet gets better - It was assigned to George Armstrong Custer - and even better, each ticket was hand signed by Custer himself!!! The tickets were unused!!! Imagine having 30 autographs of Custer AND on Lincoln Conspiracy Trial tickets!!!! It too, sold for $750! I was only making $3 per hour then, so I couldn't afford it :-(

Rick Brown
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