Mr. Lincoln's Opera Glasses-- Part 3

I have not yet come across any articles about what Lee's letter, the CSS Alabama's flag or Lincoln's opera glasses sold for. I would also still like to know more about the Alabama flag.

In 1979, the opera glasses were sold by a collector who had bought them from McCamly's descendants. The late publisher Malcolm Forbes bought them for $20,000. In 2002, they were sold again, for a record amount. In 2005, an ad appeared in the New York Times saying the person had bought them from the Forbes collection and offered them for $2.5 million.

Evidently, they didn't sell at that price. The identity of the seller is secret, but a 2008 Chicago paper said it was William Kaper, Jr.

For Some Reason, I Don't Think I Can Afford Them. --Old B-Runner