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Historic Autographs
1	WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE (1774-1833). Naval Officer. In Command of the USS Philadelphia during the First Barbary War when she ran aground off of Tripoli in 1803, resulting in his capture and imprisonment for 19 months; During the War of 1812, he was appointed to Commander of the 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), and defeated HMS Java off the coast of Brazil on Dec. 29, 1812, for which he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Bainbridge acted as Stephen Decatur's second in his fatal duel with James Barron in 1820.	$800 - $1,000
2	P.G.T. BEAUREGARD (1818-1893). Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Confederate Major General was a U.S. military officer who later served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). A native of Louisiana, Beauregard resigned from the U.S. Army in February 1861 and ordered the first shots of the Civil War during the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861. Beauregard was instrumental in the early Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run and in 1862 served at the Battle of Shiloh and Siege of Corinth and much more for the CSA.	$600 - $800
3	NEWTON CANNON (1781-1841). Served two terms as Governor of Tennessee, 1835-1839; was the first member of the Whig Party to be elected Governor of Tennessee, and was succeeded as Governor by future President, James K. Polk; Cannon previously served in the U.S. Congress 1814-1817 and 1819-1823; he was an ardent foe of Andrew Jackson; died in Nashville at age 60.	$180 - $240
4	JAMES EARL “JIMMY” CARTER (1924-2024). 39th President of the United States serving from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.	$600 - $900
5	GEORGE CHAHOON (1840-1934). Born in NY, but moved to Virginia when an infant; Loyal to the Union during the Civil War, he was appointed Mayor of Richmond in 1868 by Virginia's Military Commander, General John M. Schofield, and served until 1871; after he took office he began purging the City Government of former Confederates, and created a special 25-man Black Police Force with a Black Chief. In March, 1870, a new Mayor was appointed and Chahoon refused to vacate his office, leading to a lengthy dispute during which Richmond had two Mayors. Chahoon finally lost his challenge and shortly afterwards, he was convicted of forgery and sent to Prison, but was pardoned on condition that he leave the State. He moved back to New York, where he became successful in business and served in the State Senate.	$300 - $400
7	GEORGE CLINTON (1739-1812). Considered one of the “Founding Fathers” of the United States; Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, and 2nd Term again from 1801 to 1804, then Served as the 4th Vice President of the U.S. from 1805 to 1812.	$600 - $800
8	JOSEPH N. CULLINGWORTH (1840-1911). A University of Virginia graduate, served in the Confederate Army through the Civil War, as a Private in 1st Company, Richmond Howitzers Light Artillery from 1861-1863, later as a Lt. in Haskell's Battalion, C.S. Artillery from 1863-1865, after the Civil War became one of Richmond's leading tobacco manufacturers owning a factory with 250 employees and with annual sales of nearly 1.5 million pounds; among his leading brands was "Trumps Long Cut".	$150 - $200
9	HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829). Continental Army General; Member of General George Washington's staff; present during the British Surrender at Yorktown; later U.S. Secretary of War under president Thomas Jefferson. Together with: JOHN HOLLAND BARNEY (1752-1840). Brother of Commodore Joshua Barney, operated a tavern in Georgetown and on the west bank of the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Baltimore County, Maryland.	$400 - $600
10	DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). 34TH President of the United States (1953-1961); During World War II he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, achieved the Five-Star rank as General of the Army.	$300 - $400
11	JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889). Swedish-American Inventor, chiefly remembered for designing and building the U.S.S. Monitor, during the Civil War, the first armored Ironclad Warship equipped with a revolving turret, which battled the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads in 1862.	$1,000 - $1,500
12	“American Autographs” by Charles Hamilton, Two Volume Reference Book Set regarding signatures of the Founding Fathers, Signers of Independence, Revolutionary War Leaders, Presidents. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 1983, Complete, Very Fine.	$200 - $400
13	SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796). Signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress (1779-1781), First President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation in Congress Assembled, 18th Governor of the State of Connecticut.	$800 - $1,200
14	STEPHEN JENKS (1772-1856). Best known as a Yankee “Tunesmith,” music teacher, and tunebook compiler. He was born in Gloucester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut.	$800 - $1,000
15	STEPHEN R. MALLORY (1812-1873). U.S. Senator From Florida (1851-1861); Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs; and later the Confederate CSA Secretary of War (1861-1865).	$400 - $500
16	HENRY A. MUHLENBERG (1782-1844). American political leader and diplomat, a member of the Muhlenberg family political dynasty; Served in the U.S. Congress as a Jacksonian Democrat from Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1838; U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire, 1838-1840, elected a Member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814; died in Reading, PA. at age 62.	$600 - $800
17	GEORGE WYTHE MUNFORD (1803-1882). Born in Richmond, Virginia, he served as Clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1825 to 1852; Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1852 until the surrender of the Confederacy in 1865.	$400 - $500
19	Large Autograph Group Lot of about Nineteen Different Notable Persons of Modest Collector Value, various formats, Average Very Fine.	$1,500 - $2,000
20	ALFRED PAUL French Consul in Richmond, Va. during the Secession Crisis and through the duration of the Civil War, serving as the French government's representative to the Confederacy.	$300 - $400
21	SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT (1803-1865). U.S. Naval Officer who during the Civil War, Commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; led the successful Attack on Port Royal, S.C., and blockade; Promoted to Rear Admiral on July 16, 1862; blamed for the first failed attack on Charleston, SC in April, 1863, which resulted in his resignation; died June 1865 at age 61.	$1,600 - $2,400
22	DAVID PORTER (1780-1843). Commodore in the American Navy who served in the Navy continuously from about 1798 to 1826; also Commanded the Mexican Navy from 1826 to 1829. Originally appointed Midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1798 having an impressive military carrer, father of Civil War naval hero Admiral David Dixon Porter and the adoptive father of U.S. Admiral David Farragut.	$500 - $700
23	KILLIAN K. VAN RENSSELAER (1763-1845). Born in New York; attended Yale College; he served as a Private Secretary to General Philip Schuyler, was Alexander Hamilton's Father-in-Law; served as a Federalist in the U.S. House of Representatives 1801 to 1811, then returned to New York and the practice of law.	$1,500 - $2,000
24	BENJAMIN F. SANDS (1811-1883). U.S. Navy Officer; Appointed Midshipman in 1828; Served in the Mexican War; During the Civil War, commanded the USS Fort Jackson during the attacks on Fort Fisher, NC; On June 2, 1865, he took formal possession of Galveston, Texas for the Union; Appointed Commodore in 1866; Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, 1867 to 1874; Appointed Rear Admiral in 1871.	$600 - $800
25	ROBERT SMITH (1757-1842). 2nd United States Secretary of the Navy (1801-1809), and through Thomas Jefferson's Presidency; he served as the 6th Secretary of State under President James Madison from 1809 to 1811.	$600 - $800
26	WILLIAM SMITH (1728-1814). American politician and representative of the fourth Congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives; Member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1774, and Committee of Observation in 1775; Committee appointed by the Continental Congress to Constitute a Naval Board 1777; elected to the First United States Congress and member from March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1791; First Auditor of the United States Treasury July 16, 1791, to November 27, 1791.	$600 - $800
27	(BENJAMIN STODDERT) (1751-1813). First United States Secretary of the Navy (1798-1801), overseeing the US Navy during the Quasi War with France; in 1783, he established a tobacco export business in Georgetown, MD, he returned to his work as a merchant following his service as Secretary of the Navy.	$300 - $400
28	(ALLEN TRIMBLE) (1783-1870). A Federalist politician from Ohio, who served as the 8th and 10th Governor of Ohio.	$800 - $1,000
29	HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972). Thirty-Third President of the United States, who served as President between Roosevelt's death in April 1945 to January 1953; Authorized Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb on Japan to End World War II.	$400 - $500
30	JOHN WILCOCKS (1749-1793). Prominent Philadelphia Merchant, who supported the American Revolution and was Part-owner of the Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner "Mars", Commissioned in May, 1776; his son, Alexander Wilcocks (1741-1807), married Mary Chew, daughter of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Benjamin Chew.	$300 - $400
Colonial America
31	Historic Engraved Print titled: “A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND, in North America - Drawn on the Spot by his Excellency Governor Pownal. 1757.” (Original published 1757), Later Engraved Print c. 1830, Framed, Very Good.	$600 - $800
33	c. 1600-1860 (Primarily Colonial Era), Large Group Lot of about a Dozen Early American Made Useful Household and Military Items, many being Handcrafted or Blacksmith forged, Lot sold “AS IS”, mostly Fine to Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,500
34	Continental Currency, January 14th, 1779, Eighty Dollars, Highest Denomination, PMG graded Very Fine-25.	$500 - $600
36	c. 1770-1780 American Revolutionary War Era, Soldiers Camp Wooden Stave Barrel Style Powder Keg or Canteen use having four Wooden Bands on each end with Two Raised Metal Pour Spouts, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
37	December 29, 1779-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Document Signed, “Hercules Mooney Colo. Comtt,” (Committee) being a rare “Regimental Court Martial” for various infractions by soldiers in that Rhode Island unit and cases to be heard by the Members, Signed at Providence, Rhode Island, Very Fine.	$1,400 - $1,800
38	RALPH FARNHAM (1756-1861). The Last Survivor of the Battle of Bunker Hill, among the Last Surviving Revolutionary War Veterans, who died December 26th, 1861 at the age of 105 years, 5 months, 19 days, he was the first White Settler at Acton, Maine where he died.	$400 - $500
39	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Steel Engraving after an original painting by Alonzo Chappel, with Pinckney’s facsimile signature below, by publishers, Johnson, Fry & Company, New York, 1862-dated, Fine.	$180 - $240
George Washington
40	c. 1800, Copper-Plate Engraved Portrait of George Washington in Uniform on the Title Page of the Sheet Music for "The Battle of Prague, Favorite Sonate For the Piano Forte with Accompaniments", with "G. Washington President of the United States" below the portrait, Printed & Sold by Graupner No. 6 Franklin St., Boston, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,400
41	Extensive Archive Lot of about Thirty Eight diverse Prints and Related Items to George Washington, mostly Choice Very Fine to Mint.	$3,000 - $5,000
42	c. 1800 First Quarter 19th century, Miniature Watercolor Painting on Ivory of President George Washington, image after Gilbert Stuart, measuring 3” x 2.5”, Period Framed, Extremely Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
43	c. 1850 Original Oil Painting, Canvas on Board, Portrait of American General George Washington, Very Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
Federal Period
44	c. April 1808 Federal Period, Printed Circular titled, "United We Stand - Divided We Fall," [Boston, Massachusetts], Signed in the printed text, "The Central Committee"; addressed to Col. Thomas Lincoln, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1 page, measuring 8 3/8” x 10”, Very Fine.	$400 - $600
45	c. 1813-1815 War of 1812 Period, Partially-Printed Document Signed, (traceable names include): Asa Prime, Benjamin Stone, John J. Orton, and Elijah Couch who originate in Litchfield County, Connecticut, others hailing from towns such as New Milford, Reading, and Kent in Litchfield County, Conn., each signed below in support of the printed text, Choice Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,200
46	c. 1815 War of 1812 Era, American Satyrical Broadside Imprint titled, “My Dog and Gun.”, Boldly displaying a large Woodblock Engraving of a Marching Soldier and His Dog on the top half of the printed sheet, with a Poem presented in two columns of text below, Framed, Printed and Sold at No 25, High Street, Providence (Rhode Island), About Fine.	$1,000 - $1,200
47	June 11, 1847-Dated Mexican-American War Period, Manuscript Letter with Integral Postal Cover, written at Mauch Chunk, PA, from Robert Klotz, Lt. in the 2nd Regt. Pennsylvania Volunteers to Roger Jones, Adjutant General of the Army at Washington, D.C., asking for an extension of his furlough from Mexico, Choice Very Fine.	$400 - $500
48	1792 First Edition, Federal Period Early American Book titled, “The Foresters, An American Tale: Being a Sequel to the History of John Bull the Clothier...”, Printed at Boston by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews, Fine.	$300 - $400
49	September 9, 1797-Dated Federal Period Manuscript Document, Washington County, Tennessee, an Appearance Bond in which Molly (Mary) Hance and her sureties, put up a bond of $4,000 to ensure her appearance in Court, Fine.	$200 - $300
50	(1798) ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS. Printed Broadsheet: “AN ACT” of Congress (JOHN ADAMS) Naturalization Law of 1798. An Act Supplementary to, and to amend the act, intitled, "An Act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization; and to repeal the act heretofore passed on the subject.", (Philadelphia), About Fine.	$2,800 - $3,600
51	September 28, 1801-Dated Federal Period, Manuscript Document in which Joseph Dunn a Methodist Minister and his two Sureties Post a Bond with Virginia Governor James Monroe for his Legally Performing the Acts of Marriage, Fine or better.	$800 - $1,200
52	1828-Dated, THE VIRGINIA ADDRESS., Printed Document, being an Anti-Jackson Convention of Delegates, “TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.” Former Presidents James Madison and James Monroe address to the people of Virginia, 8 pages, Complete, Fine.	$500 - $1,000
53	June 30, 1837-Dated, Manuscript Document, the United States Army Supplying Tents to Andrew Kenton, Believed the Grandson of Frontiersman Simon Kenton, Choice Very Fine.	$150 - $200
56	“John Floyd” (1806-1863) John (Buchanan) Floyd’s his Original Engraved Bookplate as Owner , Son of John Floyd, Sr., Governor of Virginia (1849-1852), Confederate General, placed on the inside front cover, book titled, “The Spectator” Volume VIII Only, of a series of Twelve volumes, printed in 1824 in Philadelphia: by James Crissy, 177, Chestnut Street, the book is complete Very Good, the Bookplate is Very Fine.	$500 - $600
57	c. 1851 First Edition Important Imprint titled, “CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA.,” its light blue wraps cover page at top Signed in ink by, "L.Q. Washington" (1825-1902) a Jewish Confederate, with pencil beneath (in another hand), "Mr. Washington Asst. Secty of State 1850-1851.," being the man who warned South Carolina Governor Pickens about the Reinforcement of Fort Sumter, 33 pages, Complete, measuring 5.25” x 8.5, Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,200
59	c. 1876 Centennial Era, Benjamin Franklin Victorian Staffordshire Figure, Titled (George) “Washington” in Hand-Painted Gold Script on the Base, Large 14.5” tall, Arman AI.21, England, Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,200
Civil War Period
60	Group Lot of About 27 Diverse Assorted 1860s Civil War Era Unused Union Postal Covers, average Fine.	$200 - $300
61	Group lot of Civil War-related items including Grant's Memoirs, 2 Volumes, 1886 plus Johnson and Buel's Battles in 4 Volumes, and 1 Large Union Army Civil War Silver Gelatin Photograph, Very Fine.	$400 - $600
62	August 29, 1864-Dated Civil War Partially-Printed, Town of Paris, Scarce Maine Promissory Note No. 6 for $25 with accompanying notice of authorization of issuance by vote of the town, Fine.	$200 - $250
63	October 18, 1862-Dated Civil War Period Letter from Glidden & Williams California Packet Office, Boston, Mass., to J. B. Anthony at Providence, RI, regarding Anthony's nephew obtaining a position as a crew member on board the Clipper Ship "Geo. Raynes". Very Fine.	$200 - $300
64	Model 1860 Colt Army, Civil War Period Made in 1863 for U.S. Military Issue, black powder Percussion Revolver, made in the first month of Production in Year 1863, with its Original Holster, Very Good or better.	$2,800 - $3,400
65	February 1, 1862-Dated Civil War Period Highly Important Imprint titled, "The Queen's Neutrality Proclamation... for Britain during the existing hostilities between the United States and the States calling themselves the Confederate States of America.", measuring 5.25" x 7.75", 4 pages, complete, Britain, Choice Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
66	1864-Dated Civil War Period Imprint titled, "Speech of Hon. John P. Hale of New Hampshire on Frauds in Naval Contracts, In The United States Senate, May 23, 1864.”, Printed in Washington: by H. Polkinhorn, Printer, 16 pages, complete, Fine.	$350 - $450
67	June 29, 1865-Dated Civil War Period, Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles Orders Navy Department General Order No. 62, Awarding Bars to be Attached to Medals of Honor Previously Awarded to Two Sailors For Subsequent Acts of Gallantry, measuring 5.5" x 8.5", 1 page, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine or better.	$300 - $400
68	January 24, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Extraordinary Manuscript Letter Signed, "Bernstorff" with 6 pages (3 pages in German and 3 pages a Contemporary Translation into English), written at Berlin, Prussia, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
69	March 20, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Manuscript Letter by U.S. Navy Lt. Commander LeRoy Fitch to the Fleet Captain of the Mississippi Squadron Regarding the Safety of Storing Gunpowder on the U.S. Receiving Ship "Grampus", 2 pages, Choice Very Fine.	$400 - $500
70	June 21, 1862-Dated Partially-Printed, Washington to “VIRGINIA” Civil War Union Pass, Issued by the Provost Marshal's Office, Signed by Lt. J.S. Copley, Fine.	$200 - $300
71	July 7, 1862-Dated Civil War, Printed General Orders No. 74, “A Resolution to Encourage Enlistments in the Regular Army and Volunteer Force,” Extremely Fine.	$200 - $300
72	July18, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Manuscript Document "Special Order No. 205", with printed "Headquarters, Department of the South. Hilton Head, Port Royal, S.C.", by Command of Major General David Hunter, ordering a Capt. of the 3rd Artillery to go North to procure horses and men "to fill up his Battery to a War Standard", Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
73	1863-Dated Civil War Printed Maryland Union Army Veteran Volunteer Infantry Soldiers Memorial, including the Battle Front Royal May 23, 1862 and a “Medal of Honor” winner for his gallantry in that battle, Occupation and fought at Winchester, VA. several times, original Frame, Fine.	$300 - $400
74	April 5, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Head Quarters Signal Corps, Department of the Gulf, General Banks’ Field Orders No. 2 Ordering a Lt. to Admiral Porter for Signal Duty, 6-7/8" x 9-7/8", 1 page, Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
75	December 22, 1864-Dated Civil War Printed General Order No. 35 regarding filling the State Quota by Volunteers of Union Soldiers, by John L. Hodson, Adjutant General of the State of Maine, Choice Extremely Fine.	$300 - $400
76	October 13, 1864-Dated Civil War Period, Manuscript Document Signed, “A.P. Davis, Captain and Provost Marshal” District of Maine, Recruiting Circular No. 30, by Augustus Davis, Very Fine.	$300 - $400
77	March 23, 1865-Dated Civil War Period, Scarce Partially-Printed Posthumous Payment for A Dead Soldier, measuring 13.5” x 8.25”, Fine.	$150 - $200
78	February 18, 1865-Dated Civil War Printed General Order No. 3, issued by John L. Hodson, Adjutant General of the State of Maine, regarding a $100 Cash Bounty for entering the Military or Naval service of the United States, Choice Extremely Fine.	$200 - $300
79	c. 1861 Civil War Period, 34-Star Flag Union Patriotic Envelope, Postmarked Apr. 30, (no year), New York, “Union And The Constitution,” measuring 3” x 5.5”, Very Fine.	$240 - $280
80	c. 1860 Civil War Period, Print titled, “BRIG. GEN. A.E. BURNSIDE,” Printed by G.P. Putnam, New York, Extremely Fine.	$150 - $200
81	1861-Dated Civil War Colored Lithograph Print depicting and titled, “Departure of the Lynn (Massachusetts) Light Infantry for the Defense of Washington, April 16, 1861.” by J. Sheldon Del., printed by J.H. Buffords UTH., Boston, Framed, Choice Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,200
82	c. 1865, Salmon P. Chase, Engraved Custom Card with his Portrait, with text below; “SALMON P. CHASE / SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY / 1861-1864”, Choice Crisp Mint.	$120 - $180
83	1876-Dated, Rare First Edition Printing titled, “Suggestions On Torpedo Outfits Of The Vessels Of The Navy” and “Report on the Torpedo Fittings of the U.S.S. Intrepid,” by Lt. R. B. Bradford, Complete, Very Fine.	$600 - $800
84	c. 1862 Civil War Period, Tintype Photograph Image of a Western Theatre of War Union Cavalryman, Period Cased, Very Fine.	$300 - $400
86	c. 1862 Civil War Major General George B. McClellan, Carte de Visite Photograph by Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston, Very Fine.	$200 - $300
87	c. 1862 Civil War Confederate Civil War General P.G.T. Beauregard, Rare Carte de Visite by D. Appleton & Co., New York maker’s backmark, Fine.	$250 - $300
88	c. 1862 Civil War, Carte de Visite Huge Composite with 100 Military Images, with a Printed Key Listing the 100 Union Notable Union Army and Navy Officers, Very Fine.	$350 - $450
89	c. 1864 Civil War, General Ulysses S Grant Carte-de-Visite Photograph with Decorative Embossed Eagle Frame, Choice Extremely Fine.	$200 - $300
90	c. 1864 Civil War, Union General Joseph Warren Revere Carte de Visite, being the Grandson of famous American Revolutionary War Patriot Paul Revere, Jr. Silversmith, Engraver & Patriot, “Warren” hand-written under the image, Very Fine.	$300 - $450
91	Union General Benjamin Butler Civil War Period Carte de Visite by Sheldon & Swymmer, Canal St, New Orleans, La., with “Butler” written in brown ink under the maker’s imprint, Fine.	$150 - $200
92	c. 1861, “N. P. BANKS - MAJ. GEN. U.S.A.” Portrait, Civil War Identification Dog Tag, Banks Maier-Stahl 7A, Unissued, Struck in White Metal, Not Holed, First Battle of Winchester, VA related, Nicely Toned Choice About Uncirculated.	$600 - $800
93	EP-79, HB-132, Reed-JG05RB, 1862 Civil War Issued, Five Cents, J. GAULT, Ribbed Frame type, About New.	$800 - $1,200
Abraham Lincoln
94	c. 1860 Civil War Era, ABRAHAM LINCOLN Presidential Campaign, Illustrated Printed Satyrical Cartoon as a “Two-Faced” politician, 1 page, measuring 8.25” x 10.5”, Choice Very Fine.	$2,000 - $2,400
95	1860 Beardless Abraham Lincoln / Hannibal Hamlin Presidential Campaign Letter Sheet with Matching Envelope, used in 1870 by the noted Writer and Diplomat Edmund Flagg (1815-1890), Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
96	1860 Presidential Campaign, “The Fence That Uncle Abe Built.” Split Rail Abraham Lincoln Portrait Vignette Postal Cover (Walcott 189) with Beardless Lincoln portrait vignette, franked by 3c rose George Washington Stamp, tied by blue Dec 4th Norfolk, Va. circular date stamp, complete, Fine or better.	$600 - $800
97	c. 1860 Civil War Era, Colorful Glass Lantern Slide, No. 10, titled, “Lincoln on Flat Boat”, by Moore, Hubbell & Company, Masonic Temple, Chicago, Very Fine.	$400 - $500
98	c. 1860 Civil War Era, Presidential Campaign Colorful Glass Lantern Slide, No. 12, titled, “Debate with Douglas” with image of a Beardless Abraham Lincoln, Choice Extremely Fine.00	$400 - $500
99	October 1, 1861-Dated Civil War, ABRAHAM LINCOLN related, with Henry W. Bellows and others, Printed Circular, Signed in Printed Typeset Text, “A. LINCOLN.” at the conclusion, to "the Loyal Women of America.", 3 pages, measuring 8” x 10” on light blue wove period paper, Washington, DC, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
101	c. 1864 Civil War Era, Colorful Glass Lantern Slide, No. 15, titled, “Lincoln Raising Flag”, with Bearded President Abraham Lincoln, Choice Extremely Fine.	$400 - $500
102	c. 1864 Civil War Era, Abraham Lincoln Political Glass Lantern Slide, No. 16, titled, “Taking Oath of Office” (as President), Choice Extremely Fine.	$400 - $500
103	September 9, 1864-Dated Civil War Period Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Imprint, headed, "The Presidential Election, Appeal of the National Union Committee to the People of the United States", urging the importance of reelecting President Abraham Lincoln, never folded Choice Extremely Fine.	$800 - $1,000
107	1917 World War One Period, Stereoview Card Photograph, the Allied commission with Marshall Joffre and others Visiting Abraham Lincoln's Grave in Springfield, Illinois, Choice Crisp Mint.	$200 - $300
108	ABRAHAM LINCOLN ORIGINAL PROOF ENGRAVING BY FAMED AMERICAN BANK NOTE ENGRAVER CHARLES SCHLECHT (1843-1932), Extremely Fine.	$500 - $600
109	1966-Dated, Hardcover Book, "LINCOLN IN NUMISMATICS", by Robert P. King, Reprint, Choice New.	$80 - $100
Black History
110	January 4, 1826-Dated, Early Virginia Manuscript Document Hiring a Slave Family, Framed, Choice Very Fine.	$800 - $1,000
111	December 9, 1830(?)-Dated, Manuscript Document, 1 page, measuring 7.75” x 12.25”, inscribed by a clerical hand and Sgned, Samuel K. King, Alma Harrison, Benjamin O. Harrison and John S. Harrison, related to the Harrison family of Berkeley Plantation in Virginia, Fine.	$800 - $1,000
112	June 9, 1845-Dated Manuscript Document, Slave Bill of Sale of Six Named Slaves, Washington County, Tennessee, 4 pages, Very Fine.	$400 - $600
113	December 21, 1857-Dated Speech Imprint: “Kansas Affairs” by Hon. Wm. A. Bigler of Pennsylvania, 19-pages, measuring 9” x 5.75”, controversy and debate over Statehood and Slavery in the Territory, Very Good.	$150 - $200
114	1860-Dated Civil War Period Black History & Slavery related Imprint titled: “The Present Crisis: with a Reply and Appeal to European Advisers, from the Sixth Edition of Slavery and the Remedy.”, by Samuel Nott, Brocker & Brewster, Washington Street, Boston, Choice Very Fine.	$200 - $300
115	c. 1860 Civil War Era, Patriotic / Black History Postal Envelope with a scarce illustration of a Contraband Black Slave Girl, Unused, with “Rochester N.Y.” in tiny print, Very Fine.	$180 - $240
117	c. 1866-1880 INDIAN WARS PERIOD, 9TH US CAVALRY BLACK "BUFFALO SOLDIER" REGIMENT, CROSSED SABERS DESIGN WITH CENTRAL "9" HEADGEAR BADGE INSIGNIA, WITH ATTACHMENT LOOPS, Very Fine.	$300 - $400
118	May 21, 1875-Dated, Manuscript Receipt Document, “To Carrying boys to Colored House of Reformation,” Baltimore, Maryland, Choice Extremely Fine.	$200 - $300
Americana & Political
119	February 6, 1868-Dated Post Civil War, Manuscript Letter, Raleigh, NC, with printed official letterhead of "Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office Chief Q.M. and Disbursing Officer, State of North Carolina" Signed by Thomas W. Johnston, Brevet Lt. Col., and Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer for North Carolina, to Hannibal D. Norton, Agent for the Bureau in Morganton, N.C., Choice Extra Fine.	$400 - $600
120	April 22, 1898-Dated, Spanish American War Period Photograph “GUN & MAN THAT FIRED FIRST SHOT IN US & SPANISH WAR APRIL, 22. 7 A.M. 1898” aboard the USS Nashville, Choice Very Fine.	$300 - $400
121	c. 1860s to 1890s Era, Huge Hoard of (934) Assorted Vintage Photograph Images on Cabinet Cards, Carte de Visite and Tin Type Images. Various themes include Men, Women, Children, Babies, Animals, and much more, average ranging from Very Fine to Near Mint.	$800 - $1,600
122	(RALPH WALDO EMERSON and J.R. LOWELL), Both American Poets with their Dual Photograph Images on Opposite Sides of the Same Cabinet Card, Choice Extremely Fine.	$200 - $300
123	1874-Dated, Color Lithograph titled, “DANIEL BOONE PROTECTS HIS FAMILY,” by H. Schile, 1 Division Street, NY, Choice Near Mint.	$800 - $1,000
124	November 17, 1828-Dated, Anti-Jackson Tariff of 1828 Related Autograph Letter by Abraham H. Schenck, with his Integral Postal Cover, “FREE, A.H. Schenck, P.M. Fishkill Landing,” postmarked Nov. 18, to Simon Newton Dexter, Matteawan, New York, Choice Fine.	$300 - $400
128	c. 1865 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite Photograph, of Impeached President Andrew Johnson, Choice Very Fine.	$150 - $200
129	c. 1860-1880, Political Campaign Torch, Painted Metal "Drum" Style Tin Torch complete on its Original Pole, measuring to 57", Choice Fine.	$250 - $350
130	February 19, 1874-Dated, rare early Climate Change related United States Senate Executive Document Imprint No. 28, President Ulysses S. Grant Transmits a Memorial on the Preservation of Forests, 6 pages, measuring 5.75" x 9", Very Good.	$200 - $300
134	c. 1760 to 1871, Large Group Lot of Five Needlework Samplers, Framed, Sold “AS IS”, Fine to Extremely Fine.	$500 - $800
135	Large Group Lot of about 17 Americana Collectable Items, sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine or better.	$500 - $1,000
136	c. 1800, Antique Decorative Woman’s Gold Pendant with Ten Pearls attached displaying a central Hand-Painted Watercolor scene of a Beautiful Maiden Freeing a Caged Bird being a positive theme of Freedom, Choice Extremely Fine.	$1,800 - $2,400
137	Large Group Lot of about Thirty-Nine Historical Collectible Items each worthy of further research and study, average quality Very Fine.	$3,000 - $4,000
138	Large Group Lot of (about 31) Diverse Authentic Historical Americana Items, Lot sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine.	$2,500 - $3,500
139	Large Group Lot of About Sixty-Four Authentic Historical Americana Collectables, Lot sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine.	$2,000 - $3,000
140	Large Group Lot of About Forty Authentic Worthy Historical Americana Items, Sold “AS IS,” average Very Fine.	$4,000 - $5,000
141	Large Group Lot of 51 Various Textiles and Coverlets, being a consignor’s accumulation of assorted examples acquired over several decades having been primarily stored in boxes, *note some having accumulated light mold from long-term storage, others more pleasing, Overall Fine to Very Fine.	$6,000 - $9,000
143	Group Lot of 7 Diverse 1859 to 1907 Song Sheets and Vintage Music, Some with Engravings and Related Images most from the Civil War Era, lot Sold “as is” no return, average grade of About Very Fine or better.	$250 - $350
144	Vintage Resin Reproduction Civil War Era theme, Scrimshaw Walrus Tooth measuring 6” in length, displaying superb Hand-carved images of a large Confederate Flag Paddlewheel Riverboat “VICKSBURG” on one side and a superbly detailed display of Militaria above a “VICKSBURG MISSISSIPPI” Flowing Banner, produced with the apparent Maker’s Initials, “J.A.” clearly seen below the Paddlewheel, Extremely Fine.	$100 - $150
148	Large Group Binder Lot of About 90 Diverse Americana Items, including Gambling, Civil War, George Washington and Various Authentic Historical Collectables, Lot sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine.	$1,000 - $2,000
149	Group Lot of about Eight Patriotic Textiles, Images & Mexican Border War Related Items, Sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine.	$600 - $800
150	c. 1917 World War I “THE FAREWELL” American Printed Textile, Extremely Fine.	$175 - $250
151	c. 1930, Patriotic American Colorful Hooked-Wool on Burlap with Historic Scene Depicting Pocahontas, John Smith, and Powhatan, Extremely Fine.	$300 - $400
156	Large Group Lot of about Ten diverse collectible items ranging from Toy Money Sets, to decorative Reproduction Liverpool Pitchers, to a Colonial era Powder Horn and Measure, Lot sold “AS IS,” all Fine to Very Fine.	$500 - $600
157	Large Group Lot of about 110 Diverse Historic Americana Documents, Autographs and Related Collectable Items, Lot sold “AS IS”, average Very Fine.	$5,000 - $6,000
158	March 9, 1849-Dated Early Good Content California Gold Rush Manuscript Letter with Integral Postal Cover, Handwritten “Paid 5” postage, from SALEM OHIO to Pittsburg, Very Fine.	$500 - $600
159	February 12,1849-Dated California Gold Rush Important Congressional Imprint titled: "Memorial of Citizens of The United States Residing in the Valley of the Mississippi, Praying That Military Escorts May be Placed on the Route Between that Valley and California, and a Permanent Military Post Established Near the Gold Region in that Territory for the Protection of Emigrants.", Choice Crisp Extremely Fine.	$500 - $600
162	December 13, 1897-Dated U.S. Senate Document No. 15, headed, "The Situation in Alaska", in which US War Department Secretary of War Alger Transmits a Letter Received From the Mail Carrier between Juneau and Circle City, Very Good.	$150 - $200
Weapons & Militaria
164	Large Box Lot of 7 Vintage Misc. Historic Items of Militaria and Related, lot Sold “As Is” no return, average grade of About Very Fine.	$200 - $400
166	Large Box Lot of About 6 Misc. Historic Edged Weapons and related, lot Sold “as is” no return, average grade of About Very Fine.	$1,000 - $1,000
Coinage & Stamps
167	Lot of (19) 1879 South Carolina Act of Assembly “CERTIFICATE OF STATE INDEBTEDNESS.” State Fiscal Bonds, Unissued, Crisp Uncirculated.	$300 - $400
168	Large Group Lot of about (88) Items Primarily a Collection of Stamped, Used, American Postal Vignette Airmail Covers of the 1930s through WW II Era, Average Fine or better.	$500 - $600
171	Group Lot of Miscellaneous United States Coins Plus a Historical Medal and Pinback, Lot sold “AS IS”, Various grades.	$600 - $800

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