april 30, 2011 - auction catalog

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Collectorswhohavebeenselectivelybuyingitemsbasedonrarity,contentandmarketvaluewillfindthatAmerica’snewgoalofinducinginflationwillworktotheirsignificantadvantage. IwastrulyawestruckonFriday,October15th,whenthechairmanoftheUnitedStatesFederalReserve,Mr.BenBernankestatedhiscasethattheinflationrateintheUnitedStateswas“TOOLOW.”Hecontinuedthatinrecentyearsthehistoricrateforinflationwouldbeinthe2%rangeandwehavemorerecentlybeenrunningatabouthalfofthatlevel.Therefore,thiswasaclearsigntoMr.BernankeandtheFederalReservethatthecreationofmore“Fiat”PaperMoneyandpushingupinflationtoatleastdoubleitscurrentlevel,seemedtobethecorrectcourseofactionATTHISTIME.Inessence,therewouldbemorepapermoneypumpedintocirculation,whichintheoryshouldcauseanuptickinconsumerdemandandultimatelytohigheremployment,betterhousingprices,morestabilityintheeconomy…allsortsofgoodthingsforAmerica. CollectingColonial&ContinentalCurrencytellsthelongtermhistoryofAmericanPaperMoney.EarlyAmericanHistoryAuctionsclientswillcertainlyrecallanynumberofprevious“Ramblings”whereIhavediscussedthehistoryofFiatpapermoney.Infact,comparisonstothepriceofGoldanditsimpactonotherhardassets,includingCollectableshasbeenarecurringtheme.Rightnow,evenasIwascompletingthecatalogingofthisverysale,BernankehasstatedthatinflationwastoolowandheandtheFederalReservewanttostimulateit.Inflation,asanofficialFederalReservepolicy,ishappeningasyoureadthesewords.AllthisisnothingnewashistoricallyithasbeenhappeninginAmericasincepapermoneywasfirstissuedin1690. “Collectables”historicallyprovetobeanexcellentstoreofvalue,purchasedwithaneducatedeyetowardsrarity,availabilityandwhatappearstobepopularorundervaluedintoday’smarket. DidyouknowthatEarlyAmericanHistoryAuctionshascreatedandgreatlyexpandedourONLINEHISTORYSTORE?Eachweekorso,wehavebeenaddingnewitemsandemailing“update”notices.Atthistime,thereareabout2,000collectoritemsforimmediatesale,firstcome,firstserved.Please“Bookmark”ourwebsiteandsignupforouremailupdateserviceat:www.EarlyAmerican.com.

IhavereadtheApril 30, 2011 • internet & Mail bid AuctionCatalogtermsofsaleandagreetothem.Iunderstandthatan18% Purchaser’s Premium will be addedtothepriceofeachlotintheinvoice.Atwopercent(2%)Purchaser’s Premium Discountwillbegrantedonpurchasespaidbycash,checkormoneyorder.Iunderstandthatfullpaymentisdueuponreceiptofthesaleinvoice.IunderstandthatIamresponsibleforthetotalamountifIwinallmybids.

SIGNATURE(Bid Form must be signed):

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PleaseexecutethefollowingbidsattheApril 30, 2011 • Internet & Mail Bid Auction.The prices given for each lot are my limit unless an increase is specified below. I understand that you will buy below these limits, as possible, as per the Terms of Sale. Ialsounderstandthatthereisa18% Buyer’s Fee, (2%discountforpaymentbycheck),plusshipping,thatwillbeaddedtothetotalamountofmysuccessfulbids.

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IhavereadtheApril 30, 2011 • internet & Mail bid AuctionCatalogtermsofsaleandagreetothem.Iunderstandthatan18% Purchaser’s Premium will be addedtothepriceofeachlotintheinvoice.Atwopercent(2%)Purchaser’s Premium Discountwillbegrantedonpurchasespaidbycash,checkormoneyorder.Iunderstandthatfullpaymentisdueuponreceiptofthesaleinvoice.IunderstandthatIamresponsibleforthetotalamountifIwinallmybids.

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saturday • aPril 30, 2011 mail & intErnEt auction • aBsEntEE Bids closing:

Early amErican History auctions • tErms & conditions of salE

1. general Terms. Allbidder(s)attheAuctionacknowledgeandagreethatthe

followingGeneralTermsshallapplyatalltimestotheconductoftheAuction:

a. TheAuction is by public mail/phone/email/internet/and/or fax. Absentee bidClosingDate:April30,2011at5:00p.m.PST.Absentee bidswillbeexecutedover EarlyAmerican.com andArtFact.comTM onSunday,May1,2011,beginningat9:00a.m.PST.TheAuctionisconductedinaccordancewiththeregulationsoftheStateofCaliforniaandtheCityofSanDiego.

b. AnybidintheAuctionautomaticallyconstitutesacceptancebythebidder,andisdeemedtoincorporatebyreferencetheseGeneralTermsandConditions.

c. APurchaser’s Premiumofeighteenpercent(18%)oneachindividualLot willbeautomaticallyaddedtoallpurchase(s)madebysuccessfulbidder(s);(ortwenty-onepercent(21%)ofthe “Hammer Price” ifagiven bid isplacedthrough“ArtFact.com”)itbeingunderstoodthatEAHAmaywaivesuchfeeforreacquisition(s)byConsignor(s).

d. TheConsignor(s)maybidandpurchaseLot(s)intheAuctionandConsignor(s)thatbid(s)onhis/hers/itsownLot(s)intheAuctionmaypayadifferentfeethanthePurchaser’s Premiumchargedtoallother(s).

e. IftheConsignorshallre-purchaseaLot that iseitherreturnedtotheConsignororotherwisedealtwithordisposedofinaccordancewiththeConsignor’sdirection,EAHAreservestherighttomakeappropriateadjustments.

f. EAHAreservestherighttoincludeintheAuctionitsownMerchandiseandhavedirectorindirectinterestsinanyoftheLot(s)offeredforsaleintheAuction.

g. EAHAmaybidforitsownaccountonanygivenLot(s)attheAuction. h. EAHA may have information about any given Lot(s) that may not be publicly

available,andreservestherighttousesuchinformationwithoutmakingdisclosureintheCatalog.

i. AllLot(s)may,atEAHA’ssolediscretion,carryaReserve. j. All Lot(s) willbesoldtothehighest bidder asdeterminedbythe Auctioneer. k. IfanydisputearisesofandconcerningagivenbidattheAuction,theAuctioneer’s

decisionshallbeconsideredabsoluteandfinal. l. No “Unlimited” or “Buy” Bid(s) will be accepted by the Auctioneer at the

Auction. m. AnyannouncementsmadeonthedayoftheAuctionshall takeprecedenceover

anytermsthatmaybecontainedintheCatalogand/orotherannouncementsand/ordocumentation.

n. TheAuctioneerreservestheright,withoutrecoursefromanybidderorConsignor,topostponeordelaytheAuction,forareasonableperiodoftime,duetoanysignificanteventwhich,inthesolejudgementoftheAuctioneer,makesitinadvisabletoholdtheAuctionasscheduled.

2. The bidding Process. All bidder(s) in the Auction acknowledge and agree, as a

conditiontotheacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that: a. TheAuctioneermayopenoracceptabidonanyLot byplacingabidonbehalfof

theConsignor. b. TheAuction DateprintedontheCatalogcoveristhelastdaythatbidsareaccepted

through anymeans, EXCEPT for those bidding throughArtFact.com who arepermittedtocontinuebiddinguntileachLotisclosedonthedayfollowing.

c. TheAuctioneer,athissoleandexclusivediscretion,mayacceptordeclineagivenbid,and/orchallengeanybidoranyincrementthereof.

d. bidsbelowtheLow Estimate,whichincludesanyrequestedincrease(s),willnotbereduced.

e. bidsbelowsixtypercent(60%)ofLow Estimateareconsideredfrivolousandwillnotbeaccepted.

f. Intheeventofatie,theLotwillbeawardedtothebidwiththeearliestpostmark. g. Allbid(s)mustbeforanentireLot;itbeingunderstoodthateachLot constitutesa

separatesale. h. NoLot willbebrokenupunlessotherwisepermittedbytheAuctioneer,andLot(s)

willbesoldintheirnumberedsequenceunlesstheAuctioneerdirectsotherwise. i. AllMerchandiseshallbesoldinseparateLot(s)tothehighestbidderasdetermined

bytheAuctioneerinhissoleandexclusivediscretion. j. IfaLotisawardedtothewrongbidderduetoanadministrativeerror,thehighest

bidderwillprevail.Allbidders agreetopost-Auctioncorrectionswithoutprotestornegativefeedback.

k. TheAuctioneershallhavetheright,athissoleandexclusivediscretion,toadjudicateallbiddingdisputesandshallhavetheright,torescindtheacceptanceofanybidand/orplaceagivenLot(s)forre-Auction.

l. TheAuctioneer’sdecisiononallbiddisputesshallbedeemedtobebindingandfinal.

m. If thereshouldbeanyMaterial Error indescriptionscontained in theCatalog creating a Significant difference from the value paid,agivenLot maybereturnedbyasuccessfulbidder for Review,butonlyifpromptwrittennoticeisfirstreceivedbyEAHAnotlaterthanseventy-two(72)hoursofreceiptoftheLot(s)bythebidder; itbeingunderstoodthatanysuch Lot(s)mustbereceivedbyEAHAnolaterthanfourteen(14)calendardaysaftertheAuctionDateandbeinthesamecondition,intheiroriginal,sealedHolders,aswhentheLot(s)werefirstdeliveredtothebidder;itbeingfurtherunderstoodthatlateremittance(s)constitutejustcausebyEAHAtorevokeanyreturnprivilege(s)otherwiseavailable.

n. Any Lot returned for Review will be at the sole expense of the Buyer, as well as the return expense should the claim be rejected.

o. EAHAshallnotberesponsibleforanyerrorsinthebiddingprocess,andthebidderassumesfullresponsibilitytoensurethebidonagivenLotiscorrect. bidders using ebayacknowledgethatduetothebiddingprocessandspeedofauctioneeritispossibletobeawardedalotinerror.Instancesof“awarding”alotduetomissingabidorsomeothererrormaycauseaneBaybiddertohavetheirwinningbidrescindedbytheauctioneer.Insuchinstance,theeBaybidderwillbenotifiedoftheerrorandagreesthatnofurtherprotest,ornegativefeedbackwillresultontheirbehalf.

p. TheAuctioneershalltimelyannouncetheHammer PriceforeachLotsoldattheAuction.

q. EAHAreservestherighttowithdrawanyLot(s) priortotheHammer PricebeingacceptedbytheAuctioneer.

r. No b i d d e r s h a l l h a v e a r i g h t t o c l a i m a n y s p e c i a lor consequential damages from EAHA for any reason whatsoever.

3. bidder Registration Required. All bidder(s) in the Auction acknowledge and agree, as a

conditiontotheacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that: a. It/he/shedulyregisteredtobidattheAuctionhavingfullycompletedandtransmitted

toEAHAthenecessaryAuctionbidform(s). b. The invoice describing a given Lot by number shall include the Merchandise

describedintheCatalogbytheCataloguer.

4. Prices, Payment and Delivery. All bidder(s) in the Auction acknowledge and agree, as a

conditiontotheacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that: a. Allpayment(s)forMerchandiseshallbemadebycheck,moneyorder,cashier’s

check,bankwire,creditcardorincash(U.S.currencyonly);bidder(s)whohavenotestablishedcreditwithEAHAmustfirstfurnishsatisfactorycreditreferencestoEAHAand/ordepositatleasttwenty-fivepercent(25%)oftheirtotalbid(s)forthatAuction,orsuchotheramount(s)asEAHAmay,initssoleandabsolutediscretion,require before such bid(s) will be accepted; it being understood that deposit(s)submittedwillbeappliedtopurchasesandanyremainingdeposit(s)willberefundeduponclearanceoffunds.

b. Atwopercent(2%)Purchaser’s Premium Discountwillbegrantedonpurchasespaidbycash,checkormoneyorder.

c. CaliforniaSalesTaxof 8.25%will be added toCalifornia residents;SanDiegoCountyresidentsadd8.75%.

d. Paymentshallbedueimmediatelyuponreceiptofnotificationandpaymentisdeemeddelinquent,andindefaultifnotmadeingoodfundsinfullwithinfourteen(14)daysoftheAuction Date.

e. Oncashtransaction(s)exceedingTenThousandDollars($10,000),aTreasuryForm8300mustbefiled.

f. Lot(s)willnotbeshippedbeforeallfundsarefullyreceivedbyEAHA. g. EAHA reserves the right to extend credit and impose periodic charges on any

accountspastdue. h. Thebidder agrees to report to EAHA any damage or breakage that occurs to

MerchandiseintheoriginalHolderandpackagingduringshipmentwithin3daysofreceiptofpackage.TheoriginalpackagingMUSTbesaved,completeandintact,asrequiredbytheinsuringcompany.FailuretomeeteitheroftheserequirementswillreleaseEAHAofanyfurtherliabilityorpaymentforsuchdamages.

i. Successfulbidder(s)agreetopayreasonableattorney’sfeesandcostsincurredbyEAHAtocollectonanypastdueaccount(s).

j. bid(s)willnotbeacceptedfromanyindividual(s)undertheageofeighteen(18)yearsoldwithoutaparentorguardian’swrittenconsentandexpressacceptanceoftheseGeneralTermsandConditions.

k. Ifacorporationisthebidder,theauthorizedcorporaterepresentativemustprovideEAHA, at the time of registration, with proof in the form of a legal documentacceptabletoEAHAconfirmingtherepresentative’sexpressauthoritytobidintheAuctionforandonbehalfofthecorporation.

l. Ashippingandhandlingchargewillbeaddedtoeachinvoicetoadequatelypackage,shipandfullyinsureMerchandise.biddermayrequestthatEAHAincreasetheinsuredvalueofthepurchasedMerchandiseabovethesuccessfulbidpricefortheMerchandisepurchasedatAuctionbymakingaspecialarrangementsinwritingwithEAHA,priortoshipment.

m. AllAuction Lot Holdersareforshort term useandshouldbechangedbythenewbuyerforproper long term storage.

5. Financial Responsibility. Allbidder(s)intheAuctionacknowledgeandagree,asaconditionto

theacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that: a. Intheeventasuccessfulbidderfailstomakepaymentwhendue,EAHAreserves

theright,initssoleandexclusivediscretion,torescindthesaleortoreselltheLot(s)inacommerciallyreasonablemanner(whichmayincludeapublicorprivatesale);itbeingunderstoodthatthebidderagreestopayforthereasonablecostofsuchasale,togetherwithanyincidentalcostsofsale,attorney’sfeesandcosts,costsoftheCataloguerandanyotherreasonablecharge(s).

b. EAHA shallhave theright tooffsetanysumsdue toEAHA,and tomakesuchoffset(s)fromanypast,current,orfutureconsignment(s),orpurchase(s)thatareinthepossessionorcontrolofEAHA.

c. EAHAshallautomaticallyhaveasecurityinteresttosecureanyindebtednessduebyasuccessfulbidder(s);itbeingunderstoodthatthebidderconsentstograntingEAHAtherighttofileaUniformCommercialCode“FinancingStatement”tosecureEAHA’sfinancialinterest.

d. IfagiveninvoicesubmittedtothesuccessfulbidderbyEAHAisnotpaidforinfullwhenduepertheinvoiceterms,theunpaidbalanceshallaccruepenaltyinterestattherateofone-and-one-halfpercent(1-1/2%)permonthuntilfullypaid;itbeingunderstood that in such event the penalty interest rate shall exceed the interestpermittedbylaw.

e. bidderagreestopayallreasonableattorney’sfees,courtcostsandcollectioncostsincurredbyEAHAinattemptingtocollectpastdueinvoice(s).

f. If the successfulbidder for agivenLot(s) consists of oneormoreperson(s) orentit(ies),eachshallbejointlyandseverallyliabletoEAHAforanypayment(s)dueforMerchandisepurchased.

6.guarantees of Authenticity. UnlessotherwiseindicatedintheCatalog,theMerchandiseofferedforsaleattheAuction

shallbeguaranteedbyEAHAtobeauthenticandasdescribedintheCatalog;itbeingunderstoodthatSUCHGUARANTEESHALLBEVALIDFORAPERIODOFTHIRTY(30) CALENDAR DAYS ONLY FOLLOWING theAuction Date; it being furtherunderstoodthatafterthirty(30)calendardays,nopurchasedMerchandisecanbereturnedbyasuccessfulbidder(s)underanycircumstances;itbeingfurtherunderstoodthatthislimitedguaranteeisextendedonlytotheoriginalPurchaserofrecord,andtobeeffectiverequiresthetimelypresentationoftheoriginalsalesinvoiceaswellasverificationthattheitemofMerchandiseisinthesameexactconditionaswhenoriginallysold.Afterthirty(30)calendardays,shouldanyclaimregardingauthenticityoftheMerchandisearise,atthesolediscretionofEAHA,EAHAmayelecttoassignanyrightsithasagainsttheoriginalConsignoritmayhold.Itbeingunderstoodandagreedthatsuchanassignment,ifgrantedbyEAHA,shallnotbeconsideredanobligationandEAHAshallbecompletelyremovedfromanyfurtherinvolvementorresponsibility.

BYPARTICIPATINGINTHEAUCTIONEACHBIDDERACKNOWLEDGESTHATTHEBIDDERHASREADANDUNDERSTANDSANDAGREESTOTHESETERMS&CONDITIONSOFSALE.(PLEASEREFERTOSECTION12“DEFINITIONS”)

7. Descriptions and grading. a. bidder(s)acknowledgethatallgradingsofcoinMerchandisesoldintheAuction

havebeendeterminedbyindependentgradingservices,and/orbyEAHA; itbeingunderstoodthatthesuccessfulbidder(s)acknowledgethatthegradingofrarecoin(s)andcurrencyissubjectiveandaccordinglymaydifferamongindependentgradingservicesandamongexpertnumismatists,andthatsuchgradingmayhaveamaterialeffectontheultimateAuctionvalueofthecoinMerchandise.

b. EAHA shall not be responsible for the grade(s) assigned by independent gradingservices,andmakesnowarrantyorrepresentationregardingsuchgrade(s).Allthirdpartygradedlotsaresold“ASIS”andarenotreturnable.

c. Lot description(s)arebasedsolelyuponanexaminationofthecoin(s),andarenotintendedtodescribeindetailanyperceivedspecialcharacteristics;itbeingunderstoodthat bidder(s) acknowledge that coin grading and perception(s) are inherentlysubjective.

d. EAHAdoesnotwarranttheaccuracyofthedescription(s)andthephotograph(s)andthecolorofphotograph(s)containedintheCatalog,andthatthebidderacknowledgesandagreesthattheactualMerchandiseofferedforsalemayvaryinsizeand/orscaleand/orcolorfromanyphotograph(s)and/ordescriptionoftheLotintheCatalog.

e. TherecanbenoclaimthatanyverbaldescriptionoftheMerchandise,providedbyEAHAoranyemployee,variesand/oraltersthedescriptioncontainedinthe Catalog.

8. Disclaimer and Warranties. All bidders in the Auction acknowledge and agree, as a condition

to the acceptance of a bid by the Auctioneer, that: nO WARRAnTY OF MERCHAnTAbiLiTY OR FiTnESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS MADE OR IMPLIED ON ANY LOT IN THE CATALOg, AnD nO WARRAnTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR iMPLiED, iS MADE WiTH RESPECT TO AnY LOT EXCEPT FOR A WARRANTY OF TITLE; IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL LOTS OFFERED FOR SALE ARE SOLD On An “AS iS” bASiS AnD THAT THE PURCHASER CONSEQUENTLY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING AND RELATED TO THE GRADING, QUALITY, DESCRIPTION, CONDITION, AUTHENTICITY, AND PROVENANCE OF A GIVEN LOT.

9. Waiver and Release.

All bidders in the Auction acknowledge and agree, as a condition to the acceptance of a bid by the Auctioneer, that:

BIDDER EXPRESSLY WAIVES AND RELEASES, AND FOREVER DiSCHARgES EAHA FROM AnY AnD ALL CLAiMS, RigHTS, DEMANDS AND CAUSE(S) OF ACTIONS AND SUIT(S), OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIM(S) BASED UPON AUCTIONEER’S NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY OR WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, WHICH BIDDER MAY CLAIM TO HAVE WITH RESPECT TO AND/OR ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CHALLENGE TO ANY MERCHANDISE PURCHASED AT THE AUCTION, THE AUCTION PROCEDURES, OR THE PURCHASE OF ANY LOT(S); IT BEING THE INTENTION THAT THIS WAIVER AND RELEASE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS A BAR TO EACH AND EVERY CLAIM, DEMAND, CAUSE OF ACTION AND/OR SUIT OR CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE HEREUNDER OR BE RELATED TO THE AUCTION

ALL BIDDER(S) BY SUBMITTING A BID IN THE AUCTION KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OTHERWISE CONFERRED UPON THE BIDDER BY LAW OR BY THE PROVISION(S) OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, WHICH READS IN FULL AS FOLLOWS:

“A gEnERAL RELEASE DOES nOT EXTEnD TO CLAiMS WHiCH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WiTH THE DEbTOR.”

10. Disputes and Arbitration.

AllbiddersintheAuctionacknowledgeandagree,asaconditiontotheacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that:

a. IfadisputearisesconcerningownershipofagivenLot thathasbeenbiduponorconcerningproceedsofanysale,EAHAreservestherighttocommenceastatutoryInter-PleaderorsimilarproceedingattheexpenseoftheConsignorandsuccessfulbidderandanyotherapplicableparty,andinsucheventshallbeentitledtoitsreasonableattorneys’feesandcosts.

b. NeitherEAHAnoranyaffiliatedorrelatedcompanyshallberesponsibleforincidentalor consequential damages arising out of any failure of these General Terms andConditions, theAuctionor theconduct thereofandinnoeventshallsuch liabilityexceedthePurchase Price,premium,orfeespaid.

c. IfthebidderfailstocomplywithoneormoreoftheseGeneralTermsandConditions,then,inadditiontoallotherremedieswhichitmayhaveatlaworinequity,EAHAmayatitssoleoptioneitherrescindthesale,retainingallpaymentsmadebybidderasliquidateddamages;itbeingrecognizedthatactualdamagesmaybespeculativeordifficulttocompute,orsellaportionoralloftheLot(s)heldbyEAHA,inaquantitysufficientintheopinionofEAHAtosatisfytheindebtedness,plusallaccruedcharges,andEAHAmaysellsuchportionatanAuctionorprivatesaleconductedbyEAHAandchargeaseller’scommissionthatiscommerciallyreasonable.MorethanonesuchsalemaytakeplaceattheoptionofEAHA.NoticeofthesaleshallbebyU.S.P.S.Mail,ReturnReceiptRequested to theaddressutilizedon thebidSheet,AuctionConsignmentandSecurityAgreementorotherlastknownaddressbyEAHA.Theproceedsshallbeappliedfirsttothesatisfactionofanydamagesoccasionedbybidder’sbreach,thentoanyotherindebtednessowedtoEAHA,includingwithoutlimitation,commissions,handlingcharges,theexpensesofbothsales,reasonableattorneys’fees,costs,collectionagencyfeesandcostsandanyothercostsorexpensesincurred.

d. It/he/sheshallbeliabletoEAHAiftheproceedsofsuchsale(s)insufficienttocovertheindebtedness.

e. Therightsgrantedtothebidder(s)underthewithinGeneralTermsandConditionsarepersonalandapplyonlytothebidder(s)whoinitiallypurchasetheLot(s)attheAuction,andnorightsmaybeassignedortransferredtoanyotherpersonorentity,andanyattempttoassignortransferanysuchrightsshallbeabsolutelyvoidandunenforceable.

f. ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE AUCTION OR ANY LOT, WITH THE SOLE EXCEPTiOn OF ACTiOnS bY EAHA TO COLLECT THE PURCHASE PRICE AND OTHER DAMAGES, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO BINDING ARBITRATION WITH THE VENUE OF ALL HEARINGS TO BE IN SAN DIEGO AND PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARbiTRATiOn ASSOCiATiOn AnD/OR THE PROFESSiOnAL NUMISMATICS GUILD (“PNG”) AT”EAHA’S EXCLUSIVE OPTION.

11. Miscellaneous Terms.

AllbiddersintheAuctionacknowledgeandagree,asaconditiontotheacceptanceofabidbytheAuctioneer,that:

a. TheseGeneral Terms andConditions and theAuction shall be construed andenforcedinaccordancewithandgovernedbythelawsoftheStateofCalifornia,regardlessofthelocationoftheAuction.

b. TheseGeneralTermsandConditions,andtheinformationonEAHA’swebsite,constitutetheentireAgreementbetweenEAHAandthebidder(s)andsupersedeallotheragreements,understandings,warrantiesandrepresentationsofandconcerningtheAuctionandsubjectmatterhereof.

c. EAHAwill not be responsible for damage due to irradiation by theU.S. PostOffice.

d. IfanypartoftheseGeneralTermsandConditions,oranytermorprovisionofanypartisheldtobeinvalid,void,orunenforceablebyanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction,theremainingportion(s)shallremainandbeinfullforceandeffect.

12.Definitions a. Theterm “Absentee bid” shallmeanallbidsplacedviamail,phone,

fax,emailandwebsite. b. The term “Auction” shallmeananauctionauthorizedandconducted

under the auspices of “EAHA” and under these General Terms andConditions.

c. The term “Auction Date” shall mean the date the Auction isconducted.

d. Theterm “Auctioneer”shallmean anindividual(s)dulylicensedanddesignatedby“EAHA”toconducttheAuction.

e. Theterm “bid” shallmean abonafidebidmadebya“bidder”whichisofficiallyacknowledgedandacceptedbytheAuctioneerattheAuction ontheAuction Date.

f. The term “bidder” shallmeanan individualor entity that submits alegallybindingandbonafide bidtothe Auctioneer atthe Auction.

g. Theterm“Catalog”shallmeantheofficialpublicationissuedbyEAHAandtransmittedtopotentialbidder(s)inadvanceoftheAuction.

h. Theterm “Cataloguer” shallmeantheindividual(s)thathasdescribedthe “Lot(s)”containedintheCatalogfortheAuction.

i. Theterm“Consignment Agreement”shallmeanthewrittenagreement(s)between “EAHA” and a given “Consignor” available at “EAHA’s”offices.

j. The term “Consignor” shallmean theownerof the“Merchandise”offeredforsaleby “Lot”attheAuction.

k. Theterm“Description”shallmeanthewrittenremarksdescribingthefeaturesofaLotcombinedwiththecorrespondingphotographofsaidLot.

l. The term “ArtFact.com” shall mean the Internet accessible serviceprovidedbyArtfact,LLC.

m. The term “EAHA” shall mean collectively Early American HistoryAuctions,Inc.and/oranysubsidiaryoraffiliatedentityand/orOfficer(s),Director(s)and/oremployee(s)ofEAHA.

n. The term “Fair Market Value” shall mean the sale price a givenLot isexpectedbytheCataloguer torealizeattheAuctionfromthebidder(s).

o. Theterm “Hammer Price”shallmeanthesuccessful bid inthe Auction asdeterminedbythe Auctioneer onthe Auction Date.

p. Theterm “Holder”shallmeantheoriginalframe,container,caseorclearplasticsleeve,labeledwiththe “Lot” number,inwhichthe“Merchandise”isdeliveredbytheConsignortothesuccessful bidderatanAuction.

q. Theterm “Lot(s)”shallmean thearticle(s)comprisingtheMerchandiseofferedforsaleattheAuction.

r. Theterm “Low Estimate”shallmeanthelowrangeofthesalepricethataLot isexpectedbytheCataloguertorealizeat theAuction.

s. Theterm “Merchandise”shallmeanpersonalpropertydescribedintheCatalogandofferedforsalebyLotattheAuction.

t. Theterm “Purchaser” shallmeanthesuccessful bidder atthe AuctionontheAuction Date.

u. Theterm “Purchaser’s Premium” shallmeanthecommissionthatisautomatically charged by “EAHA” to each successful bidder at theAuctioninasumequaltoeighteenpercent(18%)ofthe“Hammer Price” (ortwenty-onepercent(21%)ofthe “Hammer Price” ifagiven bid isplacedthrough“ArtFact.com”.

v. Theterm “Reserve” isaconfidentialpricebelowwhichtheAuctioneerwillnotsellagivenLot,and/orwillre-purchaseonbehalfofthe Consignor orEAHA.

w. Theterm“Settlement Date”shallmeanatimeforty-five(45)daysaftertheAuction Date.

Robert Anderson “The Hero of Fort Sumter” Asks god to Save the Union in this Very Rare War-Date Signed Letter

1 ROBERT ANDERSON (1805 - 1871). Union Commanding Officer who Surrendered Fort Sumter to the Confederate forces at the start of the Civil War. in recognition of his stand at that fort, President Lincoln appointed him brigadier general. July11,1861-DatedCivilWarPeriod,AutographLetterSigned,RobertAnderson,2pages,7”x4.75”toaEdwardM.ThomasEsq.atWashington,DC,VeryFine.Thereisanoldcatalogdescriptionaffixed at top, not affecting any text and which appears easilyremovableplussomesilkpriormountingalongtheextremeleftedge.Thisletterisinsolidoverallconditionbeingboldlywritten,easily readable and having an impressive large full signature,“RobertAnderson”atitsconclusion.Itreads,infull:

“DearSir:—Ihavethepleasuretoacknowledgethereceiptofyourfavorofthe4thinst.&Ithankyouforyourkindinterestitexpressesinmywelfare.-Myhealthhas,Ithink,beenalreadyslightlyimprovedbymyshortstayhere.

Ishall,incompliancewithyourrequest,inclosetheAutograph,writtenasyousuggested.-HopingthatGodwillsocontrolanddirect thosewhoare in authority thatPeaceandHarmonyandconfidencemay be restored to our belovedUnion. - (Signed)RobertAnderson”

RobertAnderson’sactionsatFortSumtermadehimanimmediatenational hero.Hewas promoted to brigadier general, effectiveMay15.Andersontookthefort’s33-starflagwithhimtoNewYork City, where he participated in a Union Square patrioticrallythatisthoughttohavebeenthelargestpublicgatheringinNorthAmericauptothattime.Andersonthenwentonahighly-successfulrecruitingtouroftheNorth.Hisnextassignmentplacedhim in another sensitive political position, commander of theDepartmentofKentucky(subsequentlyrenamedtheDepartmentoftheCumberland),inaborderstatethathadofficiallydeclaredneutralitybetweenthewarringparties.HeservedinthatpositionfromMay28,1861,untilfailinghealthrequiredhisreplacement,byBrigadierGeneralWilliamT.Sherman,onOctober6,1861.Therefore,anyactualWar-DateSignedLetterbyhimisextremelyrare,quitevaluableand treasuredbyCivilWarandAutographcollectors................................................................. (2,750-3,250)

On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, SC, demanded the surrender of the U.S. garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The artillery attack was commanded by Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, who had been Anderson’s student at West Point. Garrison commander Robert Anderson refused. On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unable to reply effectively. At 2:30 p.m., April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison on the following day. He died in 1871 and was buried at the West Point cemetery.

1891 “Susan b. Anthony” Signed Autograph Letter & More

2 SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906) American Civil Rights Leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th Century Women’s Rights Movement to introduce Women’s Suffrage into the United States. April18,1891-Dated,AutographLetterSigned,“SusanB.Anthony,”atWashington,VeryFine.Thisoriginal,clearly written letter is one and one-half pages, andmeasures4.5”x8”,invitinganunnamedrecipienttoheara“distinguishedEnglishwoman”speakattheUniversalistChurch.Hersignatureisexceptionallylarge,measuring4.5”long.Thisletterreads,infull:

“Parlor-59-Ness’HouseWashington-April18/91—MyDearFriends,

Itwill-IamsurenotbeamissformetoencloseMissJohnson’scardinvitingyoutomeetthedistinguishedEnglishWoman-WhomakesbutthebriefestvisittoWashington.-ButifyoucannotcallonJudy-don’tfail toheronMondaynightattheUniversalistChurch-Iamtoldtheresheisbyfarthemostable&eloquentofalltheEnglishspeakerswomenofcourse!-Trulyyours,-(Signed)SusanB.Anthony”

ThisletterishingedtoaheavierandslightlylargerpaperboardbackingforapriordisplayandisplacedalongsideofablackandwhiteprintimageofAnthony.Inaddition,alsolaiddownontotheflipsideofthissamepaperboardisaTypedLetterSigned,“S.B.Elkins,”datedAugust19,1895atBedford,PA.ThisadditionalTypedletter,likelyregardinghisreviewofamanuscriptregardingPolitics,addressedtoMr.FrankG.CarpenterofWashingtonD.C.Itreads,inpart:

“Youwillfindmanuscriptherewithreturned.Asyouwillsee,Ihavemadesomechangesinthetext,particularlyinspeakingaboutSherman,BlaineandGrant,andthePresidentialcandidates.Youknow,onehastobecareful,anditwontdototellallthefactsforfearofbringingoncontroversies...”

Stephen B. Elkins served in Andrew Johnson’s and Grant’sadministrations, he was the Secretary ofWar under PresidentBenjaminHarrison,andservedintheU.S.Senateuntilhisdeathin1911.(2items)................................................... (1,800-2,200)

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Major general John Armstrong The “Hero of Kittanning”

3 JOHn ARMSTROng, Sr. (1717 - 1795). The Colonial Military “Hero of Kittanning,” Victor of the Battle near Fort Pitt in the French and indian Wars; Civil Engineer; Major general in American Revolutionary War; friend of george Washington; Continental Congressman and the Surveyor of Carlisle, Pa. February17,1763,AutographedDocumentSigned,“JohnArmstrong,”asJudge,atCarlisle,Pa,measuring5.25”x7.5”inChoiceExtremelyFine.Thisrare,boldywrittenoriginallegaldocumentreads:

“OnConditionthatCharlesMcSwainpersonallyappearatthenextCourtofOyerinterminer,tobeheldatCarlislefortheCountyofCumberlandtheretogiveEvidenceforyeKingagstaCertainArtDonnely,ifrequiredtheretobytheJudgesofsaidCourt,andnotdepartyeCourtwithoutLicense.-Acknowledgedthis17thDayofFeby1763-beforeJohnArmstrong”.

Thisimpressive,wellwrittenandverycleardocumenthasasmall,verycleansplitonfoldatsignaturerepairedonversowitharchivaltape,andlooksexcellentoverall.ArareFrenchandIndianWareradocumentsignedby thisscarce,historicAmericanmilitaryhero............................................................................... (400-500)

benedict Arnold iii 1752 Signed Document - Father Of The American general and Historic Traitor Settles His

Store business & Merchandise Accounts with the Future governor of Connecticut “Jonathan Trumble”

4 bEnEDiCT ARnOLD, iii, The Father of American Revolutionary War general and Famous Traitor, benedict Arnold V. Along with...

JonathanTrumble,Sr.(1710-1785),(Originallyspelled:JonathanTrumble,waslaterchangedforanunknownreason)wasoneofthefewmenwhoservedasGovernorinbothapre-RevolutionaryColonyandthepost-RevolutionaryStateofConnecticut.January31, 1752-Dated, Manuscript Document Signed, “Bened(ick)Arnold,”4pages,about8.25”x6.25”onlaidperiodpaper,beinganaccountingandpaymentreceiptforpurchaseditemsandotherexpensesonaccountwithJon(athan)Trumble,over twoyears,from1750untilpaymentin1752,VeryFine.

OfparticularinterestisaspecificreferencemadetothisaccountonNovember14th,“byL(pound)raisinsformyson.”Thatreferencewouldhavebeenforhisson,eitherJosephTrumbull(1737-1778),firstCommissaryGeneraloftheContinentalArmyandanearlymemberoftheBoardofWar,orforJonathanTrumbull,Jr.(1740-1809),Aide-de-camptoGeneralGeorgeWashingtonfrom1781totheendofthewar;GovernorofConnecticut1798-1809atthistimereceivingthisspecial“raisin”sweettreat.

ThereareseverallistsofaccountingandbalancesofmerchandiseandtransactionsoftheperiodbetweenArnoldandJonathanTrumble.Nearthebottomofthefinalpageisthestatement,infull:

“1752January31st-ThenSettledwithJon.Trumble&DeclareThatIhaveAnsweredtheSeveralOrdersThatarementionedontheother side&balancedhisAccount,&givenBread for theRemainingBalance-AsWitnessmyHand-BenedArnold”

Overall,thisremarkabledocumentisSignedbyBenedictArnoldthreetimeswithinthebodyandthetext.Itiswellwritteninrichbrowninkandveryclear,beingeasytoread.Therearefoldsandsomedeftarchivalsealedfoldsplitsandafewtrivialwearholesat the intersections. The quality, handmade “GR” andBritishCrownlaidperiodpaperhasheldupverywell.Otherimportantandhistoricnamesthatwenotebeingwrittenuponthisaccountinclude;Sam(uel)HuntingtonandAbelBuel.

Collectors and historians can imagine how the intercourse ofcommerce has brought these two important figures from earlyConnecticuthistorytogether.Eachofthemwillbepartofhistoryintheirownright.However,theactsandactionsoftheirrespectivesonswilleachultimatelyleavetheirmarksonthecourseofAmericanhistoryforever!........................................................ (2,500-3,500)

General Benedict Arnold was born the last of six children to Benedict Arnold III (1683–1761) and Hannah Waterman King in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1741. He was named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold, an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island, and his brother Benedict IV, who died in infancy before Benedict Arnold V was born. Only Benedict and his sister Hannah survived to adulthood; his other siblings succumbed to yellow fever in childhood. Through his maternal grandmother, Arnold was a descendant of John Lothropp, an ancestor of at least four U.S. presidents.

The Arnold family was well off until the future general’s father made several bad business deals that plunged the family into debt, and became an alcoholic, forcing his son to withdraw from school at 14 because the family could not afford the expense.

His father’s alcoholism and ill-health prevented him from training Arnold in the family mercantile business, but his mother’s family connections secured an apprenticeship for Arnold with two of her cousins, brothers Daniel and Joshua Lathrop, who operated a successful apothecary and general merchandise trade in Norwich.

5 FRED ASTAiRE & gingER ROgERS. PairofSignedB&WPhotographs,“FredAstaire”inredinkonawhiteportion,ofabustportraitoftheolderactorinformalattire,10”x8”,VeryFine.Plus,SignedB&WPhotograph,“BlessingsfromGingerRogers”inpurplemarker,10”x8”,VeryFine.(2items)......... (200-250)

War of 1812 Robert bowie Signed Maryland Commission

6 RObERT bOWiE (March 1750 – January 8, 1818). 11th governor of the State of Maryland, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812. March16,1812-DatedWarof1812Period,Partially-PrintedDocumentSigned,“Robt.Bowie,”asGovernor,VeryFine.ThisisanoriginalStateofMarylandMilitiaCommissionmadeto“JamesAmoss,Jr.,1stLieutenantofCaptainPacaSmith’sTroopofHorse,attachedtotheSeventhRegimentalCavalry...”Thisimpressivedocumentmeasuresabout9.75”x14.5”includingits largeoutermargins. There is avirtually invisible fine thinarchivalreinforcementstripplacedalongtheverticalcenterfoldontheblankreverse,plussomescatteredminortone.Itisnicelyprintedinblackscripttextuponlaidperiodpaperthathasacentralwatermark “1798”, with a decorative outer border design andcompleted in richbrown ink. The largeboldbrown signature“Robt.Bowie”measuringalarge2.5”longatthelowerright.Ararelyencountered,historicWarof1812,RobertBowiesignedMarylandmilitaryCommission.................................... (400-500)

8 CHARLES X (1757-1836) King of France (1824-1830). March6,1785-DatedDocumentSigned,“CharlesPhilippe,”1page,onvellum,15”x12”atVersailles,inFrenchuntranslated,VeryFine.LetterofvalidationboldlysignedasComted’Artois,histitlebeforehisascensiontothethroneofFrance.CountersignedbyOursindeMonchevrel,ReceiverGeneral.Signaturealittlelightbutentirelylegible.Normalfolds,minortoning,verysmallholeatbottommargintaperepairedonverso.AccompaniedbyFrenchpostcardportraitvignette.(2items)............................................. (200-300)

As King, he attempted to restore Absolutism by dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and terminating freedom of the press. He abdicated as a result of the July Revolution of 1830 and later fled to England.

1848 Men involved With John brown’s Harpers Ferry Raid including

Fontaine beckham, Harper’s Ferry Mayor Killed

7 (HARPER’S FERRY RAiD, bY JOHn bROWn, PARTICIPANTS FROM VIRGINIA). April 5, 1848-DatedPre-Civil War Era, Partially-Printed Document Signed Twice(frontandback),byFontaineBeckham,MayorofHarper’sFerrywhowaskilledbyJohnBrown’smenduringthefamousRaidonHarpersFerry,AlsoSignedonthereversebyJamesH.Holt,whocapturedoneofBrown’smen(afreeblackman)JohnL.Copeland,duringthatRaid,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Thisoriginal,historicDocumentis1page,veryboldlyprintedonperiodwovepaper.It fullycompletedwhere required ineasily readable,deep richbrownink,havingexcellentclearsignatures,beingonlyfoldedforstorage.ItisalegalCourtSummonsofJeffersonCounty,VA(nowWestVirginia)tobringJohnBrightontocourttoanswerforadebtof$6.58owedbyBrightontoJamesH.Holt.

ThisofficialDocumentSignedTwice(frontandback),byFontaineBeckham, Mayor of Harper’s Ferry, who was killed by JohnBrown’smenduringtheraidonHarpersFerry.ItisalsoSignedonthereversebyJamesH.Holt,whocapturedoneofBrown’smen(afreeblackman)namedJohnL.Copeland,duringthatraid.ItissaidthatHoltputaguntoCopeland’sheadwhencapturedandhefired,butthepowderwaswetandthegunfailedtodischarge.AfterpistolwhippingCopeland,Holtdraggedhimashoreand,withothers,triedtoLynchCopelandwitharopemadeofhandkerchiefstiedtogether,butwaspreventedfromcarryingitout.Copelandwastriedandhangedtwomonthslater.

FontaineBeckhamwasthethirdofthefivemenkilledandwasthemostprominent.Hewaskilledalongtherailroad,nearawateringstation. BesidesbeingMayorat the timeof theraid,hewasaCountyMagistrate (inwhichcapacityhesigns thisdocument),andaStationAgentfortheB&ORailroad.Beckham’sdeathsoinfuriatedthetownspeoplethattheyseizedoneofJohnBrown’smenwhohadbeencaptured,andriddledhisbodywithbullets.

ThiswonderfulDocument is alsoSignedTwice on its reversesidebyGeorgeKoonce(1818-1908),whoservedthesummons.ThisactionindicatingthathehadexecutedthewritandthatthedebtowedtoHoltwasbeingassignedtohim(viewvertically).KooncealsohadanotedroleindefendingHarper’sFerryshortlyaftertheCivilWarbrokeout.OnApril18,1865,HarpersFerrywasapproachedby2,000Virginiasoldiers.TheArmorywasonlyguardedby42RegularU.S.Armysoldiers.Kooncerespondedtoarequestforhelpbytheofficerandledsomelocalmilitiainstopping the largerVirginiaArmyatSmallwood’sRidge,nearBolivar.ThisgavetimefortheUnionOfficertoburnthearsenalandthearmory.KoonceandhismenfledNorthanddidn’treturnagaintoHarpersFerryuntiltheUnionagaingotcontrolofthetownin1862.KooncelosthishomeandhisbusinessasaresultofhisinvolvementintheApril1861fight.Afterreturning,heoperatedageneralstoreinHarper’sFerrywithaMr.Hornerfrom1863to1864.Followingthewar,KoonceservedasaMemberoftheWestVirginiaHouseofDelegates(1865-1867)andaMemberoftheWestVirginiaSenate(1870-1871).

AtrulyremarkableanduniquedocumentthatwouldfitintoanybettercollectionofJohnBrown,Harper’sFerryRaid,Abolition,BlackHistoryorCivilWarsigneddocuments....... (1,200-1,800)

Historic “CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES”

9 (CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES). c.1810-40Early19thCentury,PresentationDecorativePrintedBroadsideheaded,“CONSTITUTIONOFTHEUNITEDSTATES-Adopted1788,”1page,measuringabout29”x21.5”laidontolinenandattachedtoawoodentopandbottomturnedendscrollfordisplay,VeryFine.ThisoriginalBroadsideoftheConstitutionwasmeanttobehungondisplay,nodate,noplaceorprinter.Itisprinteduponheavywoveperiodpaper,laidontoasilkorfinelinenbacking,whichisalsobroughtforthontothefrontrightandleftedgesthenhand-stitchedaslong-termaddedsupportandedgeprotection.Thetopandbottomwoodenpiecesareglossygoldenincolorhavingornateturnedendcapsatthebottom.

ThisdecorativeBroadsideisinwholeandsolidconditionhavingsomeexpectedsurfacewearandapparentlyhasbeenrolledanddisplayedanumberoftimes.Thereissomeminorinternalscatteredwrinklinganddeftsealedsplitstotheheavyragwovepaper,andmuchoftheprotectivehand-stitchededgesilkhasfrayedalongtheedges,notaffectingthedocument.Atthebottomoftheprintedtextanearly,periodnotationreads,“PresentedtoMr.AaronMorsebyhisBrotherJoshuaMorse.”

Thereareseveralhighlyornateouterdecorativedevicesusedincombinationtoformanouterborder,withinaretwotallsupportingdecorativeGreekstylecolumns.InalargerectangularcentralboxabovethetextisawonderfulAmericanEaglemeasuring7.75”fromwindtiptowindtip,with“EPLURIBUSUNUM.”between.Below, is the text of the Constitution, inclusive of Articles IthroughXIIandstating“Ratified1789-1804”.WehaveseensimilardesignstylesofprinteditemsasfoundintheSmithsonianInstitutioncollectionasillustratedin“ThreadsofHistory.”ThisBroadside isNotListed in“Threads”andwehavenot seenorknowofanyothercopy.

Anoriginalprinteddraftcopyofthefour-pagenewspaperprinteddocumentwentontheblockonNov.19,2005atFreeman’sinPhiladelphia.Estimatedtosellfor$80,000-$120,000,theUnitedStatesConstitutionsoldfor$207,225.Thiscurrentmuseumqualityexampleisextremelyrare.Evenbeingearly19thCentury,thisDecorativePrintedBroadsideprintingofthe“CONSTITUTIONOFTHEUNITEDSTATES”onitsoriginalwoodenscroll,presentsverywellandisonceagainreadyforprominentdisplay............. ................................................................................. (6,000-8,000)

1707 Early Colonial new York governor george Clarke & Land grant Signed Document

For “Viscount Cornbury”

10 gEORgE CLARKE (born 1676). Appointed Secretary of the Province of new York in 1703, Acting governor of new York from 1736-1743, built an Estate named Hyde Park on Long island. February20,1797-Dated,ManuscriptDocumentSigned,“Geo.Clarke,”asprobateclerkofNewYorkfor“EdmundViscountCornbury,”beinganissuedLandGrant,Fine.Thisoriginaldocumentdated1707,measures10”x13”whereGeorgeClarkehassignedagrantofprobateastheClerktoLordCornbury,toMaryKniffen,thewifeofthelateSamuelKniffen.Shehasinheritedhisentireestate,butmustalsoberesponsibleforpayinganydebtsowed.SamuelKniffen,wastheConstableandTaxCollectorofRye,NewYorkin1701.ItisSignedbyGeorgeClarkeatlowerright.TheDocumentitselfhavingafullyintactembossedwaxandpaperOfficialSealattheupperright.Therearesomearchivalstripsoftapeforreinforcementontheblankreversesidewheresomefoldlinesweresplitting.Overall,averycollectabledocumentevencondition............................................................... (600-800)

1884 “CUSTER POST MARCH” Historic Sheet Music

11 (GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER). 1884-Dated,HistoricPrintedSheetMusic,“CusterPostMarch”publishedbyW.E.Adair,Cohocton,NewYork,copyright1884,used,Fine.“DedicatedtotheOfficersofCusterPost,No.81,G.A.R.,Bath,N.Y.”Thepagesareboldlyprintedindeepblack,slightuniformtone,andinoverallverynicecondition.Thereissomeouteredgewearandroughness,smallremovedoldtapetracesatthespine,plussomesmallsealedsplitsfromactualproiruse.Itmeasures10.5”x13.75”having3printedsheets(consisting4pagesofmusicalnotation,and1pageofadvertising,plusthefronttitlepagewithanoutstandingengravedportraitofGeorgeCusterinhisclassicmilitaryuniform.WesoldasimilarexampleinourEAHAAuction,August28,2010,Lot34whichsoldfor$708.AgreatitemfordisplaythatisabsolutelyperfectforanyGeorgeA.Custerrelatedcollection.Thiscurrentpieceisonlythesecondwehaveoffered...................... (600-800)

Snuff box With “Declaration of independence” & Signers

12 (DECLARATiOn OF inDEPEnDEnCE). c.1825FiftyYearAnniversaryoftheSigning,originalCommemorativePapierMacheSnuffBoxwiththefulltextof“TheDeclarationofIndependence,”ChoiceVeryFine.FacsimilePrinted,onan89x21.5mm(3.5”)diameterroundsnuffbox,.75”high,withadecoupageprintlidandbase featuring the full printed text of “TheDeclaration ofIndependence”printedintinytextuponatanlabelplacedupontheblackpaintedsnuffbox.

The lidsbears the titleand text, in full:“InCongress,July4th1776,TheUnanimousDeclarationoftheThirteenUnitedStatesofAmerica”andfollowedbyoftheactualDeclaration.Thebase,inadditiontotheremainderofthetext,bearsthefacsimilesignaturesoftheOriginalSigners.JohnHancock’snamevastlyout-sizingtheothers,asusualandasfoundupontheoriginal.Overallinexcellentquality,havingsometrivialedgechipsandexpectedwearonthelidandbase,whichdolittletoaffectthestrongbodyofthetext.Abeautifulitemwithundeniablehistoricvalue,thatisanexcellentadditiontoany“DeclarationofIndependence”relatedcollection.Veryrareindeed...................................................... (1,800-2,400)

“Wm. Donnison” Signed Letter to Major general goodwin

13 WiLLiAM DOnniSOn (c. 1757-1834). Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, serving at various times as an Aid to governor Hancock, Adjutant general of the Massachusetts Militia, and a Judge of Common Pleas, he also uncovered a major political scandal during the Federalists and Anti-federalists debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution. September18,1790-Dated,ManuscriptLetterSigned,“LieutenantWm.Donnison,”atBoston,Fine.ThisoriginalSignedManuscriptLettermeasures9”x7.25”,1page,fromLieutenantWm.DonnisontoGeneralGoodwin.ItisregardingMilitaryCommissionsforGeneralGoodwin’s Brigade. GeneralGoodwinwas aMajor-GeneraloftheMilitiaofMaine(thenstillpartofMassachusetts)from1783to1815.ThishistoricSignedLetterhassomeoutermarginchippingwithsomelosstotheperiodlaidwatermarkedperiodpaper,slightlyaffectingtheboldlywritten,cleardeepbrowninktextasshown.Itreads,infull:

“BostonSeptr.10,1790-GeneralGoodwin—

Imustaskyourexcusefordelayingtoansweryouuntilthisday- the reason is I could not procure the Commissions for yourBrigadeuntilyesterdaywhenGeneralCobbreceivedthemfrommyofficeandproposessendingthembyMr.Robins.WithregardtoInspectionRollsIwillobserve-Itwasnotmyplantohaveany,forthereasonIwillmention-ItwilltakeonehalfofourMilitiaCaptainshalfadaytofilluponeofthemonthefield,andwhendonebeveryliabletoerror-IhavethereforedecidedthateveryCaptainbringaRollofhistrainbandmenanddeliverittotheInspector-andhavedirectedtheInspectorinthemodeoftakingtheslateoftheArmstohimselftheadjutantcanexamineandcountthewarRankwhiletheInspectordoesthesamewiththefirstandtheInspectorwillputthewholedowninabookIhavesentforthatpurpose,properlyruled—Yr.Hubl.ServantWm.Donnison”

Docketonreversereads:Genl.DonnisonLetter-Sept.18,1790-abt.Commissionetc”.................................................. (300-400)

Queen Mother “Elizabeth’s” Personal Checkbook Register

14 ELIZABETH, Consort of George VI and Queen Mother of Elizabeth II. Thisisanoriginal,Partially-PrintedUsedCheckbook,withthemanuscriptregisterbelongingtotheQueenMother,asQueenandQueenMother,6”x2.5”,VeryFine.Thecheckbookoriginallycontained24checks(nonepresent),whichwerewrittenoveraperiodofnineyears,from1948-56.TheregisterandthecheckstubsarewrittenintheQueen’shand.Sixofthechecksweremadeoutto“TheKing”andoneto“PrincessElizabeth.”Anothernotationisfor“TheKing’sThoroughbredStud.”OtherrecipientsoftheQueen’schecksincludedLadyCarewPole,LadyJeanRankin,LadyKatharineSeymour,andtheDukeofBeaufort.

Theamountsofthechecksvariedfrom£55to£10,000.NocheckswerewrittenafterMay1951untilFebruaryof1955,duringwhichtimeGeorgeVIdied(1952)andPrincessElizabethbecameQueenElizabethII.Thecheckbookhasbrownpapercoverswithmarbledendpapers;thereisaone-inchsplitatspine.Notationsareneatlywritteninblackink.

LadyElizabethBowes-LyonhadmarriedGeorge,DukeofYorkand second sonofGeorgeV, in1923.Upon the abdicationofEdwardVIIin1936,GeorgesucceededtothethroneasGeorgeVIandElizabethbecameQueen.Theyhadtwochildren,ElizabethandMargaret.

WearetoldthattheprovenanceofthischeckbookisfromPrincessMargaret’ssonDavid,ViscountLuiley.................. (2,000-3,000)

Three Personal Letters by Henry Clay Frick “America’s Most Hated Man”

15 HEnRY CLAY FRiCK. Groupof3AutographedLettersSigned,twotohissister,Mrs.OverholtinWooster,Ohio.,Signedonlywithhisnickname.Allarewrittenupon“H.C.Frick”letterhead,withaccompanyingstampedandpostmarkedenvelopes. All3lettersinExtremelyFinecondition.Lotincludes:

1.April5,1894-Dated,AutographedLetterSigned,apologizesfornotattendingafuneraldueto“muchtroubleinthecokeregion,”7.75”x9.5”.

2.May26,1902-Dated,AutographedLetterSigned,“Clay”givingthegoaheadto“buildyourhouseandIwillfurnishthemoneyasneeded,”10.5”x8”.

3.June5,1893-Dated,AutographedLetterSigned,“Clay”addressedtoMasterKarlOverholt,(perhapsanephew),aninvitationtovisit,measuring7.75”x9.5.”

Archive of three great very personal and tender-hearted lettersfromaleadingfigureoftheIndustrialAgewhowasonceknownas“America’smosthatedman.”(6items)............... (900-1,000)

Scarce “george gershwin” Signed Personal imprint Check

16 gEORgE gERSHWin (1898-1937). Popular American Composer of Porgy & bess fame. April10,1932-Dated,Partially-PrintedDocumentSigned,“GeorgeGershwin,”65/8”x23/4”beinghispersonalcheck,ChoiceVeryFine.Hispersonal,imprintedcheckisdrawnonTheNationalCityBankofNewYork,for$90,madepayabletoLenoxHillHospital.ItiscompletedinGershwin’sownhandandboldlysigned.Hispoliticalsatire,OfTheeISingwasthefirstmusicalcomedytowinaPulitzerPrize.MostregardtheoperaPorgy&BessincollaborationwithhisbrotherIratobehismasterpiece.Trivialhidden3/8”tearatbottomedgeandsmallholepunchcancelstothecheckstartingatthetopofthesignature.Alovelysignedcheck................................................ (900-1,000)

1882 “THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU THE ASSASSIN”

17 (CHARLES JULIUS GUITEAU) (September 8, 1841 – June 30, 1882) American Lawyer who Assassinated U.S. President James A. garfield on July 2, 1881 and was executed by hanging. 1882Published,1stEdition,IllustratedHardboundBookentitled,“THETRIALOFGUITEAU,ASSASSINOFPRESIDENTGARFIELD,”byH.G.andC.J.Hayes,Fine.Thishistoric,quitescarce1stEditionisbyHubbardBros.,with“SpecialStenographicReporters fortheN.Y.AssociatedPress,”25illustrations,ofGuiteau,PresidentGarfield,trialwitnessesandscenes,theassassinationofGarfield,andmore.Someactualuseweartothecorners,shelfweartotop&bottomofspineandsomelight foxing toa fewpages. ThefrontcoverhasagreatembossedillustrationofGuiteau(ingold)peeringfrombehindhisprisoncellbars.Goldstampedtitleonspine,measures5”x7.5”with544pages.

AtrulyfascinatingdetailedaccountofthelifeandtrialofCharlesGuiteau,forthekillingofPresidentGarfieldtheyearbeforethisbook was published, written by the reporters who covered thetrial................................................................................ (250-300)

“John Hancock” Signed 1767 Massachusetts Lottery Ticket

18 JOHn HAnCOCK, Signer of the Declaration of independence, President of the Continental Congress, governor of Massachusetts. April1767,PartiallyPrintedDocumentSigned,“JohnHancock,”beingaPre-RevolutionaryWarLotteryTicket,1.75”x3.5,”ChoiceVeryFine.ThisspectacularJohnHancockitem, thoughsmall, is importantbecause it is fromearly inhispubliccareer.HesignedthisLotteryTickettheyearafterhisfirstelectiontotheMassachusettsGeneralCourt.Thisexamplehasnicesharpprintedtextandjustsomelighthandlingcirculationandhasaslightdeftsealedsplitnearthesignature.Overall,ithasaniceevenappearanceandalarge,richbrowninksignature“JohnHancock”.AsimilarJohnHancocksignedexampleofaFaneuilHall lottery ticket sold for$23,000 in amajorNewYorkCityauction, inabout thesameconditionin2007.Thismagnificentmuseumquality,historicitemiscertaintobeacenterpieceandhighlightforthesuccessfulbidder’scollection.. (12,000-16,000)

John Hancock’s (1737-1793) political career began in 1764, the year he inherited his uncle’s fortune and shipping business, when he became a Boston Selectman (member of the city council). In 1766 he was elected to the Massachusetts General Court. During the 1770’s his fame as a patriot spread and he was elected or appointed to increasingly important offices.

John Hancock Ships a bag Containing “500 Dollars” Document Completed Entirely in John Hancock’s Hand

19 (JOHn HAnCOCK). September 30, 1764-Dated, Partially-PrintedShippingDocument,atBoston,unsigned,thecompletedManuscriptTextinthehandofJohnHancock,Fine.Thisoriginalformisprintedonearlylaidperiodpaper,measures4.5”x9”withitsoriginalblackwaxsealappearingverydistinctintheupperleftcorner.Somesmalledgechinksaffectsomeofthemanuscripttextintheupperrightcorner.Itisevenintonewithsomedeepertoneareasandtippedtoalargersheet.Thereisverybold,clearrichbrownmanuscriptportionsbyJohnHancockanddeepblackprintedtext.Itisalsoaccompaniedbyacirca1850EngravedPrintofJohnHancockwithhisfamousengravedfacsimilesignaturebelow,9”x5”VeryFine.Belowthesealisthenotation:

“1Bagof500Dollars.”ThislateFrenchandIndianWarperioddocumentisareceiptforthetransferandshippingofabagof500(SpanishMilled“Pillar”Dollars)fromtheHancock’sWharfOfficeto“JOSIAHSTOVER.”Thismoneytobetransportedto“ThomasWilliamsEsq.,StoreKeeper&PaymastertotheHonorableBoardofOrdinance...PortofAnnapolis,Royal.”

Atthistimeinhislife,youngJohnHancockwasemployedasaclerkintheofficeofhisuncleandsurrogatefather,Bostonmerchant,ThomasHancock.ThisraredocumentshowstheimportanceofhardsilvercoinagepaymentbeingtransferredandmadetofundtheBritishAmericanWareffortsoftheperiod.(ManuscripttextconfirmedasthatofJohnHancockbyJohnReznikoff.)AmostimportantEarlyAmericanfinancialandshippingdocument.

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1762 “Thomas Hancock” Signed Payment boston Receipt

20 THOMAS HAnCOCK (1703 - 1764). Merchant in Colonial boston, Smuggler, became one of boston’s wealthiest men. He passed his business and fortune to his nephew John Hancock. April29,1762-Dated,atBoston,ManuscriptDocumentSignedTwice,“ThomasHancock,Esq.,”firstinThirdPerson,withintheheaderofthetext,andsecond,asEndorsedontheblankreverse,ChoiceVeryFine. This is aPaymentReceipt,whereThomasHancockhaspurchasedofRobertPeiyson, somepineshinglesandBoatingDockfeesatClark’sWarfe.Thisoriginaldocumentmeasures4”x6”hasfaintlightfoldsandisinoverallinverynice,clean,freshlookingconditiononchoicelaidperiodpaper.Thisisalovelyquality,early“ThomasHancock”TwiceSigneditem,justastheyoungJohnHancockbecameapartnerwithhisUncleThomas.......................................................................... (400-500)

21 JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910). American Abolitionist, Social Activist, and Poet, most famous as the Author of “The battle Hymn of the Republic” (1862). June14,1895-Dated,AutographLetterSigned,“JuliaWardHowe”,4pages,withintegralleaf,5”x7”,VeryFine.HowewasthefirstwomanelectedtoAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.OnherreturnhomefromatriptoBaltimore,hereHoweextendsherappreciationandthankstoadoctorforhisandhiswife’sgracioushospitality.Itreads,inverysmallpart:

“Here I am, safe and sound, after a comfortable journey.MissGilmanprovedaverypleasanttravelingcompanion...Yourchequefortendollarsarrivedthismorning...Ishallalwaysremembermyvisit...withsincerepleasure...”

Thisletterisnicelypennedandsigned,havingslighttone,acouplelinesoftextfromlastpagepennedattheleftedgeonreverseside.Scarceandpopular........................................................ (200-300)

Historic isaac Hull Court-Martial Appointment

22 ISAAC HULL, Early American Naval Hero. LetterSigned,“IsaacHull,”September7,1807,1page,8”x10”,onlaidpaperwithintegraladdressleaf,VeryFine.Minorweaknessandlossatfolds,notaffectingbodyofletter.WrittenasCaptaincommandingUnitedStatesGunBoatNo.10,toaLt.Warrington,CommanderofU.S.GunBoatNo.63,itreads:

“In consequenceof orders received fromCommodoreStephenDecaturtoconveneaCourtMartialonboardtheUnitedStatesFrigateChesapeakeonThursdaythe17thInst.forthepurposeoftryingaSeamanbelongingtoSaidShip-IdoherebyappointyouamemberofsaidCourt,andhavetorequestthatyougiveyourattendance.”

Animportant,earlyAmericannavaldocument,boldlysignedbyHull......................................................................... (2,000-2,500)

Three William irvine Signed Checks (Society of Cincinnati)

23 WILLIAM IRVINE (1741 - 1804). American Physician, Soldier, and Statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Continental Army brigadier general, Represented Pennsylvania in both the Continental Congress (1787–88) and the United States House of Representatives (1793–1795), intimate Friend of george Washington. Treasurer of the Society of The Cincinnati. Lotof(3),Partially-PrintedDocumentsSigned,“Wm.(William)Irvine,”(asTreasureroftheSocietyofTheCincinnati)apparentlybeingChecksissuedfromTheSocietyOfTheCincinnati, all on theBank of theUNITEDSTATES,Philadelphia,beingCut-Cancelled,measuringabout2.5”x6.5”asfollows:

1.February29,1804-Dated.“Wm.(William)Irvine,”(asTreasureroftheSocietyofTheCincinnati),checkfromTheSocietyOfTheCincinnatitoGeorgeHunterfor$12.00,ExtremelyFine.Burnareaatthethebottomlefthandcornerwithsometextandpaperaffected.

2.May11,1804-Dated,Similarcheck,for$28,madeoutto“Jno.(John)Hunter”andhasasmallwaterspotonthebottomrighthandcornertouchingintotherightportionofhislastname.

3.February7,1804-Dated,Similarcheck,alsoSignedbyBrigadierGeneralWilliamIrvineas theTreasurerofTheSocietyofTheCincinnati,beingmadeoutto“JohnWilmer”.Burnareaatthebottomlefthandcornerwithsometextandpaperaffected.

Thesecheckarequitepresentableandveryscarce,allbeingboldlyprintedinblackwithrichdeepbrownmanuscriptportionsandthevividlargesignatureof“Wm.Irvine.”(3checks)....... (500-600)

Andrew Johnson Ornate Mititary Appointment of MAJOR gEnERAL WiLLiAM S. HARnEY

BY BREVET - Together with its Original Presentation Storage Tube

24 (ANDREW JOHNSON), 17th President of the United States who succeeded to office after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. July28,1866-Dated,Partially-PrintedDocument,StampedSignature,“AndrewJohnson,”asPresident,beinganOrnateMilitaryAppointmentonVellum,measuring20”x15.5”,Washington,DC,ChoiceNearMint.LargeAmericanEagleanddecorativemilitariavignettesattopandbottom.JohnsonsignedsuchcommissionsonlyuntilJuneof1865afterwhichasteelstampofhissignaturewasused.Hissignatureiswellstampedindeepblackbeing3”acrossandalsoHand-Signed,“EdwinM.Stanton”asSecretaryofWar,inlightbrownink.

ThisistheoriginalOfficialPresidentialMilitaryAppointmentofWilliamS.Harney(1800-1889),as“MajorGeneralBYBREVET...”fromJuly23,1864,“forlongandfaithfulservices.”ThisCommissionbyPresidentAndrewJohnsonisalsoaccompaniedbyitsimpressivePresentation,JapannedandGoldLetteredoriginalmetaltransmittaltube,completewithitsoriginalendcap,whichreads,“CommissionofBvt.MajorGeneralWILLIAMS.HARNEY,UnitedStatesArmy.”

WilliamS.HarneybecametheFirstPrisonertakenbytheSouthintheCivilWar!AtthestartoftheCivilWar,in1861,someofWilliam’soldcomradesoftheIndianandMexicanWarsbecamepoliticalleaders.InFebruary,AbeLincolnbecamethenewPresidentoftheU.S.,andfourdayslater,JeffersonDaviswaselectedPresidentoftheSouthernConfederacy.WilliamHarneywasthentheCommanderoftheDepartmentoftheWestinSt.Louis,Missouri.InApril1861,hewasorderedtoreporttoWashingtonbyLincoln’snewSecretaryofWar,SimonCameron.ThetrainonwhichhewastravelingwasstoppedatHarper’sFerry,andayoungconfederateofficeboardedannouncing“GeneralHarney,sir,youaremyprisoner!”HewastoldaConfederatebattalionhadsurroundedthetrain,sentwithorderstointercepthimbeforehereachedWashington.Inthisway,WilliamS.HarneybecamethefirstprisonertakenbytheSouthintheCivilWar.Later,inVirginia,Williamreceivedapologiesforthemannerinwhichhewasbroughtthere,andhewasofferedaConfederatecommandunderRobertE.Lee.HehadpreviouslyservedwithLeeintheU.S.ArmyintheMexicanWar.Williamrefused,andhewasallowedtocontinueonhistriptoWashington.

Thisdocumenthasavividdocketintheupperleftisbeautifullywritteninboldattractiveredink,thefulloriginalrichblueembossedOfficialPaperSealiscompleteandfullyintact.Otherthanforsomehandlingofthisvellumdocument,itisextremelyclean,freshandhasneverbeenfolded,havingbeenproperlystoredinitspresentationtransmittaltube.Ofhistoricalnote,thisaVeryRareCommissionto“MajorGeneralbyBrevet,”beingkepttogetherwithitsoriginalPresentationtransmittaltube.

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Helen Keller Seeks Funds for The American Foundation for Overseas blind

25 HELEn KELLER. September27,1951,TypedLetterSigned,“HelenKeller,”inpencilonAmericanFoundationforOverseasBlind,Inc.letterhead,NewYork,onepage,measuring11”x8.5”,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Herletter,addressedtoa“Mr.Luhrs”,contains an appeal for funds for her efforts to assist the blindoverseas.Keller’ssignatureiscarefullywrittenatthebottomofthepage,measuringover2”long.Aheartfeltletter,withexcellentcontent,thatreflectsKeller’swritingabilityandclarityofmindinpursuitofbetteringthelivesofdeafandblindpeople.Theletterisofferedwithaself-addressedstampedenvelope,directedtotheAmericanFoundationforOverseasBlind,Inc.,measuring6”x3.5”,togetherwiththeoriginaltransmittalenvelope(9”x4”)aswellasa7”x4.5”,4pageprintedbrochureforthefoundation.(4items)........................................................................ (600-800)

Outstanding Content “Stan Laurel” Typed Letter Signed Fabulous Laurel & Hardy History,

insight and Commentary

26 STAN LAUREL (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) (1890-1965). Early Comic Actor, Writer and Film Director, famous as the first half of the comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy. His career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th century, until after World War ii. December27,1958-Dated,TypedLetterSigned,“StanLaurel”atTheOceanaApartmentHotelLetterhead,SantaMonica,California,ChoiceVeryFine.ThisoriginalTLSiswrittentoGlennLaxton,measures7.25”x10.5”andisaccompaniedwithitsOriginalMailingEnvelope.Therearesixtaperemnantsonbacksidewithlightshow-throughtothefrontatleftandright.ThisimportantandhistoriccontentletterhassomeoutstandingthoughtsandcommentsasconveyedbyStanLaurel.Itreads,infull:

DearGlennLaxton: Thanksyours,20th inst. Thought thesnapshotwasverygood, I think

youdoresembleme-maybewithaderbyitwouldbemuchbetter.No,thecriticswerenevertooenthusedaboutL&H,butitneverbotheredus,wepreferredthePublic’sopinion,afteralltheyaretherealcritics,iftheylikedus,thatwasthemainthing&allthatwasnecessaryasfaraswewereconcerned.TherewasneveranyriftbetweenL&Hoveranything-do’ntunderstandwhatyoumean,wewereveryclosefriendsinallour30yearsofassociation.

Youmentionthat“PardonUs”wasasilentfilm-thatwasourfirstFeaturelengthinSound. MrsLaurel&Ihavebeenmarriedsince’46. Yes,IappearedmanytimesinNewEngland-manyyearsagowhenIwasinVaudeville-beforeIevermetMr.Hardy.

The lateMikeToddwanted us to appear in ‘Around theWorld in 80Days’film,butwewerebothveryillatthetime&wereunabletomakeitunfortunately.No,Ihave’ntseenBillyGilbertforalongtime,IsawhimlastafewyearsagoatapartyatEddieCantor’shomeinBeverlyHills,HaveonlyseenhimsinceonTV.WellIhopethiscoversyourquestionaire,soallfornow,HopeyouhadaniceXmas&wishyouaHappy&HealthfulNewYear.Myregards&best-Sincerely:(Signed)-StanLaurel”

Anarticlefromthe“Standard-Times”(RhodeIsland),1995reads:“Whenhewas15yearsold,Attleboro(Mass.)CableTVnewsanchormanGlennLaxtonwrotetohismovieidol,StanLaurel—thethinhalfofthefamouscomedyduoLaurelandHardy.Forthenextdecade,thetwocorrespondedonaregularbasis.Duringtheensuingyears,Mr.LaxtonalsomanagedtocollectasubstantialamountofLaurelandHardymemorabilia.Thelettersandmemorabiliahavebeencombinedinto‘Mr.LaurelandMr.Hardy,’anexhibitopeningSundayattheCarpenterMuseuminRehoboth(Mass.).”

TheveryhistoricandsuperiorpersonalinsightexpressedbyStanLaurelinthislettermakesitspeciallyimportantandhighlyunusual.AgreatletterforLaurelandHardy,earlyAmericancomedyandfilmcollectorsalike.(2items)..................................... (600-900)

Unique Abraham Lincoln Signed 1861 Telegraph Company Four Line Reply

Signed “A. Lincoln” at Washington, D.C.

27 AbRAHAM LinCOLn (1809-1865). Martyred, Sixteenth President of the United States. May 9,1861-Dated CivilWar Period, Partially-Printed Document Signed, “A Lincoln”as President, measuring 8.25” x 5.25” with marginal repairs,AppearanceofVeryFine.Thisprinted“TheMagneticTelegraphCompany” transmittal form was sent by William Phillips atSpringfield,ILonMay9,1861andreads:“toA.Lincoln—Willyouacceptaregimentcommandedbymeforthewar-Wm.Phillips.”ThismessageisrecordedasbeingreceivedatWashingtonthesameday.

Whilethereappearstobenorecordofhisappointmentasanarmyofficer,itisquiteprobablethatPhelpswasamemberofthePioneerMidwestmerchantfamilyandpreviouslywell-knowntoLincoln.Hewasalsowell-knowntoLewistownresidents.In1849,whilestillaPrairielawyer,aWilliamPhelpsfromLewistown,IL,wrotehimtorequestheusehisinfluencetogetJoelWrightofCantonreinstatedasthePostmaster[fromthepapersofRobertToddLincolnCollection]. Mr. Phelps (1809-1899) was earlier a RiverboatCaptainwhowastradinginfurswiththeNativeAmericanIndiansintheregion,beforebuyingextensivetractsoffarmlandsintheLewistownareaandbecomingoneofitsleadingmerchants.

ThePresidentthenforwardsthisrequesttotheWarDepartment,writingafourlinenoteatthebottomwhichreads:“IthinkthenameisWmPhelps-Heisagoodman.WilltheWarDepartmentpleaseanswerhim?- (Signed)A.Lincoln”. Lincoln’snoteisdarklypennedandheSignshereinmediumbrownink,thatisveryclearandlegible.Historically,thisissignedlessthanonemonthaftertheoutbreakoftheCivilWaratFortSumteronApril12th.

PhelpswasundoubtedlyrespondingtoPresidentLincoln’surgentcallforaVolunteerarmy.ThisWar-dateTelegraphformhasaverypleasingoverallappearance,havingsomerestorationtotheblankmarginattopandupperrightside,affectingafewletters.Otherwise,thereissomeveryminorinkbleedinlastwordofLincoln’swrittentext,someexpectedlighttone,withanearliermountingstriponblankverso.Thepaperrepairtothetopportiondoesnotaffectanyofthehandwrittenportions.Thisfairlyextensive,specificnoteofaWartimecommand,giveninresponsetoaPatrioticrequest,makesthisaveryuniqueAbrahamLincolnandCivilWaritem.Itappearsniceforproperframinganddisplay,speciallyhavingallofthetext,printedandmanuscript,plusLincoln’ssignatureallonthefacesideofthisdocument.Awonderful,quitehistoricautographpiecethatwouldbeexcellentfordisplay..................... ................................................................................. (5,500-7,500)

“benjamin Lincoln” g. Washington’s Trusted Major general

28 bEnJAMin LinCOLn (1733 1810). French & indian War Soldier and American Revolutionary War Major general Continental Army, notable for overseeing the largest US surrender of the war at Siege of Charleston, and for being the officer who formally accepted the british surrender at Yorktown. October20,1804-Dated,Partially-PrintedDocumentSigned,“B.Lincoln”asCollectorforthePortofMarblehead,MA.(nearBostonandCharlestown),onperiodwatermarkedfinequalitylaidpaper,measuringabout10”x5”,VeryChoiceCrispNearMint.ThisexceptionalqualitySigneddocumentisrecordingacaskof55gallonsofwinetobetaxed.Thereisasharp,wonderfulofficialEmbossedSealwithanAmericanHeraldicEagleattopleft,beingboldlyprinted,withtracesoforiginalpresstextembossingwithinthepaper,andvividlycompletedinbrowninkandhasneverbeenfolded............................................................................ (275-350)

Rare 1762 Aaron Lopez Signed Document At Newport, RI

30 AAROn LOPEZ (1731-1782). Historic Colonial and Revolutionary War Era Jewish American Patriot, Merchant, Slave Trader, newport, Rhode island. ThislotisanoriginalTrioofManuscriptReceiptDocuments. Theyarewellwrittenandeasilyreadable, individuallydated1762,1763and1783atNewport,RhodeIsland,eachVeryFine.OneisfromMerchantAaronLopez,whohasfullyhandwrittenandSignedwithinthetextontheinvoicedated1762,aninvoicebeingforgoodssoldtoaJohnGorton.ThisDocumentis3”x5”andentirelyinthehandofLopez.Theothertworeceiptdocuments,dated1763and1783,arenotinthehandofLopezandarefromtoothermerchantstoJohnGorton,havingnothingatalltodowithLopez,butisstillalistingagoodsincludingblades,razorsandothergoods.

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Militia Order Mourning the Death of george Washington From Levi Lincoln to Lexington & Concord Minuteman Willliam green who was also Wounded at bunker Hill

29 LEVI LINCOLN, SR. (1749 - 1820) - (GEORGE WASHINGTON - Related). American Patriot, Massachusetts Minuteman and Member of House of Representatives and Senate, United States Congressman, President Jefferson’s Secretary of State who also appointed him Attorney General of the United States, Governor of Massachusetts, who was distantly related to Abraham Lincoln. (December 1799) Death of George Washington Period, AutographLetterSigned,“LeviLincoln,”regardingaMilitiaOrdertoMourntherecentDeathofGeorgeWashington,“ourlateCommanderinChief,”VeryFine.GeorgeWashingtondiedonDecember14,1799atage67.Thisisanoriginalletter,measuring12.5”x7.5”thatisboldlywrittenandaddressedinrichbrowninkoncleanperiodwatermarkedlaidpaperbyLeviLincoln.Itwasfoldedandsealed,havinganintegraladdresspaneladdressedtoLincoln’sMassachusetts“Brother”(inarms),WilliamGreenas“AdjutantGreenofthe1stReg.(iment)1stBrig(ade)”.Thiswellwrittenletterisinnicequality,havingexpectedfoldsandjustasmallsplitswhereopened.Itreads,infull:

“BrotherGreen—AtaMeetingoftheOfficerslastevening,atwhichIwastohavegivenyounotice,butwhichwasmostaccidentallyneglected,itwasvotedunanimouslythatweattendPublicworshipthenextSabbathinUniformwithSideArms&CrapeontheLeftarminpursuanceofGeneralOrdersfiledatBostonontheoccasionofthedeathofourlateCommanderinChiefthatwemeetforthisjuxtaposeatChamberlain’sattheringingofthefirstbellinthemorning,andthatyourHumbleServantbedirectedtorequestthecompanyofAdjutantGreen.-(Signed)LeviLincoln”.Thereversesidedocketreads:“L.Lincoln-Letterfortheofficerstoappearinmourning.”

WilliamGreenenteredtheserviceonApril19,1775duringtheBattleofLexingtonandConcordattheoutbreakoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar, as aMinutemanwho served asAdjutant, a staff officer underColonelWilliamPrescott,andwaslaterorderedcommissionedonMay26th.HewaswoundedattheBattleofBunkerHillonthe17thofJune1775.WilliamGreendiedin1810.

Thisisatrulyremarkableandhistoricletter,directlyinvolvingtwoofthefirstparticipantswhoservedattheveryoutbreakoftheAmericanRevolutionary War and now serving together in the honoring andcommemoration of theirGeneral and PresidentGeorgeWashington,“ourlateCommanderinChief”........................................(4,000-5,000)

Early U. S. Loan Office Form Issued to Prominent Jewish Bostonian Merchant David Lopez

1848 Thomas L. McKenney’s ( Author of “History of the indian Tribes” ) Letter Written to Dolley Madison “...to report to the President, the state of revolt in which the Troops on Windmill Hill,

were thrown, on the Appearance of general Armstrong among them, after the Conflagration of the Capitol...”

31 DAVID LOPEZ, Prominent Jewish Bostonian, United States of America Loan Certificate Form, Fine. 1782-Dated,Printeddocumentonwatermarkedlaidpaper.UnitedStatesofAmericaFourthBillofExchangefor$12or60LivresTournoispayabletoParis.4.0”by8.0”SignedbyMichaelHillegasasTreasurerandNathanielAppletonfortheStateofMassachusetts.AndersonUS-945B.IssuedtoDavidLopezfromtheprominentBostonJewishfamily.CountersignedontheversobyLopezwithinkcorrosioncausinga lower leftbodyhole. Small inkhole in theHillegassignature.OverallFine........................................... (1,500-2,000)

According to the “American Jewish Historical Society,” David Lopez, was brother to Aaron Lopez and Abraham Lopez. He died in Boston in 1797 “ where he had been living for some years. He left an estate of upwards of £1300 which he distributed amongst his nephews and nieces.”

From his will: “In the name of God, Amen, I, David Lopez of Boston in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding. Praised be God for it, and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end I hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of December In the year of the Christian Era, One thousand seven hundred and ninety seven. David Lopez. (Seal)”

“it is for History i ask this information” 32 THOMAS L. McKEnnEY, Superintendent of indian Affairs.

Autograph Letter Signed, “Tho L McKenney”, addressed to Dolley Madison, December 29, 1848, new York City, three pages, 7.5” x 10”, Very Fine. Thisletterpartiallyreads:

“...Ihopetobeexcusedfortaxingyourmemory...theonly Interview I ever hadwithMr.Madison, uponanysubjectconnectedwithGeneralArmstrong,wason F. Street, (he being on horseback) when I wasCommissionedbyGeneralSmith,inCompanywithMajorWilliams to report to thePresident, the stateofrevoltinwhichtheTroopsonWindmillHill,werethrown, on the Appearance of General Armstrongamongthem,aftertheConflagrationoftheCapitol...ItisforHistoryIaskthisInformation—aswellastoshewbeforeitshallhavepassedtothefinalrecord,thefalsehoodofconnectingmewiththis‘HansonandBavie’Committee...”

Asidefromsomelightsoiling,onesmallperforation,andsomebrowning on the center crease, the document remains in verygoodcondition.Afewunrelatedpencilnotationsandabriefredmanuscript biography ofMcKenney appear on the blank backpanel........................................................................ (4,000-5,000)

Thomas L. McKenney, 1785-1858, a Georgetown merchant, was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1816 by President James Madison. He went on to author the 3-volume “History of the Indian Tribes” and maintained a relationship with the Madison Family. McKenney was heavily involved in the intrigue. Armstrong was at the time Secretary of War, while James Monroe was serving as Secretary of State. The committee, allegedly organized by disgruntled Washington citizens following the British capture of the city, saw that Monroe took Armstrong’s place. Whispers spread that Monroe had a hand in the coup, a charge Monroe denied until his death.

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interviews and First-Hand investigation of the 1857 Morman “Mountain Meadows Massacre”

33 (MORMOnS). Thisimportanthistoricallotfeaturestwotypedmanuscripts,c.1860andc.1940s,featuringinterviewtranscriptsand a statement of an investigator of the September 11, 1857“MountainMeadowsMassacre”ofArkansasemigrantstoUtahTerritory by localMormonmilitia. These original documentsrecountthefirst-handrecollectionsofGladysMcConnel(whosegreat-grandfatherandgreat-unclelivedinCedarCity,Utah),Mabel(thedaughterofChiefKanoshofthePaiuteIndians),Mrs.Wetherill(ananthropologistwhowasadoptedbytheNavajoandallowedtowitnesssacredceremonies),andotherswhowerefamiliarwithMormonhistoryinUtah.The14”x9”documentisboundatthetop, has a light-blue paper cover, and approximately 50 pagesdetailingthemassacreandsubsequentconcerns.“MissMcConnelwasbornandraisedinCedarCity.HerGreatGrandfather,JehialMcConnelwasoneofthefirstsettlersinParowanandbuiltthefirsthouseinIronCounty….MissMcConnelhasmadeastudyofSouthernUtahhistoryandhascompiledmanyofthestoriestoldtoherbytheoldpeopledownthere…”

McConnelprovidesgreatbackgroundinformation,stating:“Itismybelief,fromwhatIhavebeenabletolearn,thatIsaacHaightwasattheheadoftheentireMassacre.HaightwastheheadofthemilitiainCedarCity…Itisabsolutelycorrectthatthe‘whitemen’ fromCedarCity and the other towns,who joined in theMassacre,weredressedasIndiansandpaintedasIndians…ItisnotlikelythatthetruestoryoftheMountainMeadowMassacrewilleverbeknow,becauseaftertheMassacre,allofthosewhohadparticipatedinitweresoterrifiedthattheysworethemselvestoever-lastingsecrecy…TherewereplentyofIndianswhoalsojoinedwiththewhitesintheMassacre….ThethingthatwassodisgracefulaboutthewholeproceedingswasthatthewhiteflagoftrucewasaccepteduntiltheMormonsandtheIndianscouldtakeawaythefirearmsoftheemigrants,separatethemen,womenandchildrenandgetthemoutoftheircamp…theentiregroupoldenoughtotalkandunderstandwaskilled…”

Thesecondmanuscriptisa19-page,typedstatementsubmittedinFebruary29,1860byWilliamH.Rogerstoanewspaper,“TheValleyTan”,ofGreatSaltLakeCity,explaininghisinvestigationofthe“MountainMedowsMassacre.”Measuring12”x8”,thefolded,carboncopyononionskinpaperalsorecountstheinvestigationsoonafterthemassacre:“BishopLeetoldtheemigrantsthattheIndianshadgoneoffoverthehills,andthatiftheywouldlaydowntheirarmsandgiveuptheirproperty,heandhispartywouldconductthembacktoCedarCity….Theemigrants,trustingtoLee’shonorandtothesincerityofhisstatement,consentedtotheterms…Aftertheyhadproceededaboutamileontheirway,onasignalgivenbyBishopHigby,…theslaughterbegan.Themenweremostlykilledorshotdownatthefirstfireandthewomenandchildrenwhoimmediatelyfledindifferentdirections,werequicklypursuedanddispatched….”Bothdocumentsexhibitwearonthecoversandedges,butthepagesarecrispandlegible.Thereisagreatwealthofknowledgehere—aboutthemassacre,theMormonsettlements,andthePaiuteIndiansoftheregion.(2items)...... (2,500-3,000)

Two guns White Calf - The Model For The buffalo nickel

34 (NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS), TWO GUNS WHITE CALF, blackfoot indian Chief Who Claimed to Pose for Front of buffalo nickel. SepiaPhotoSignedwithhis familiarpictograph signature in black ink atbottom right, no date, 3.25” x 5.5”,Choice Very Fine. An absolutelygorgeous,resonantreal-photopostcard,oneinsignificantlightcreaseatlowerrightcornerbarelydetractingfromthiscrispimage....................(1,500-2,000)

Historic 1685 William Penn Signed Land Patent Document On Vellum

For Property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

35 WiLLiAM PEnn (1644 - 1718). Founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the british north American Colony that became the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. The Democratic principles that he set forth served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a “United States of Europe.” ManuscriptDocumentSigned,“Wm Penn,” as Proprietor and Governor of Pennsylvania, onVellum,1682,Philadelphia,9”x12”,VeryFine.ThisbeinganoriginalPennsylvaniaLandPatent(grant)toThomasCrossfora250AcretractoflandinPhiladelphiaCounty.Theboundariesofthetractaredescribedindetail,anditispaymentspecified.Theheadingofthedocumenthas“WilliamPenn”writteninlargelettersmeasuringabout1’tallx6.5”long.Thevellumdocumenttieatthemid-bottomedgeispresent,withtheclearbrowninksignature“WmPenn”toitsleft,whichissignedatthefolded-overportion.Theentirefacesideisverywellwrittenandclear,beingoncleanvellumthathassometypicalfolds.Itisattractive,farsuperiortomostseen,andexcellentfordisplay.

Thenormallyblankreversesidehastwodifferentendorsementsandasignedstatements.Oneisanagreementthatissignedby“ThomasCross”withhis“X”Mark,whichiswitnessedbytwoothermen. On the opposite panel is thewellwritten, officialRecordingofthisLandGrantDocumentbythePatentOfficeinPhiladelphia,datedOctober1st,1685.

Penn’sfather,SirWilliamPenn,wasanEnglishnavalcommanderwhotookpartinnumerousnavalvictories.WilliamPenninheritedfrom his father a large financial claim against Charles II, andreceivedaspaymenttheGrantofPennsylvaniain1681.In1682,hereceivedthe“lowercounties”(nowDelaware)fromtheDukeofYork(thefutureJamesII). This landgrant in1684wasanearlyone,closetoPhiladelphia,madewhilePennwasinAmericainspectinghisprovincefrom1682to1684............. (4,500-5,500)

Robert Ripley’s Signature... believe it Or not !

36 RObERT LEROY RiPLEY (1893 - 1949). American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley’s believe it or not ! AutographSignatureAlbumnSheetSigned,“Ripley—BELIEVEITORNOT”indeepblackcrayon,measuring4”x5”,ChoiceNearMint.Novisiblemarksor tears,beingverycleanandpleasing. Thiswonderfulexampleisinnearmintconditionandisreadytobedisplayed!......................................................................................... (275-325)

David Rittenhouse Signed Receipt From Samuel Meredith On The Account of Valley Forge Officer Andrew Norny

37 DAVID RITTENHOUSE. American Astronomer, Inventor, Clockmaker, Mathematician, Surveyor, Scientific instrument Craftsman. Rittenhouse was a Member of the American Philosophical Society and the First Director of the United States Mint.

SAMUELMEREDITH. AppointedbyGeorgeWashingtonastheFirstTreasureroftheUnitedStatesfrom1789toDecember1801.

ANDREWNORNY.ServedintheRevolutionaryWar,enduredValleyForge,laterAppointedasBrigadierGeneral.ExtraordinaryManuscript Autographed Document Multi-Signed, “AndrewNorny,”“Sam.Meredith”and“Dav.Rittenhouse,”April24,1795,Philadelphia,8”x7.5”bysight,ChoiceExtremelyFine. ThisisanoriginalSixtyDaySightDraftauthorizingthepaymentof“FiveHundredandthirtythreedollarsandthirtythreecents”toDavidRittenhousefrom(General)AndrewNorny.Rittenhousesignsthathehasreceivedpaymentinfull.Rittenhouse’ssignatureisboldandclear.Thedocumentisfolded(asitwasapparentlymailedinletterform)anddocketedonthereverse(whichcanbeidentifiedbylookingthroughthepaperitself).Itisverynicely,professionallymattedandframedto19”x13”fordisplaywitha6”x4.5periodengravedimageby“C.Gobrecht,Sculptor”and“C.W.Peale,Printer,”ofDavidRittenhouse,as“PresidentpftheAmericanPhilosophical Society”with an engraved brass platebelowbearinghis name. An amazing, beautifullywritten andpresentedfinancialdocumentsignedbythreeveryimportantandhistoricEarlyAmericanRevolutionaryWarPatriots.Thefinestqualityexamplewehaveseen................................. (4,000-5,000)

1908 Signed Engraving of President Theodore Roosevelt

38 THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). Twenty-Sixth President of the United States. November 11, 1908-Dated,SignedEngravingofPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt,“ToWm.F.StonewiththeregardsofTheodoreRooseveltNov11th1908”,8.25”x6.75”,nicelymattedandframedtooverallsizeof15.25”x13.75”,VeryFine.Somelightdampstainingseenrunningthroughthesentiment,andhavingsomeunevennessoftheinkinthedate.WilliamF.StonewasSergeant-at-ArmsfortheRepublicanPartyHeadquarters.Readyforhangingondisplay............. (800-1,000)

“Theodore Roosevelt” Signed Presidential Document

39 THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919). Popular, Dynamic Twenty-Sixth President of the United States. September19,1908-Dated Partially-Printed Document Signed, “TheodoreRoosevelt”asPresident,Washington,D.C.,20”x16”laiddownontoheavystockfordisplay,ChoiceVeryFine.ThisisanoriginalMilitaryAppointmentforJohnHoltman,makinghimaCaptaininthePhilippineScouts.TheofficialWarOfficeSealisaffixedinlowerleftcorner,countersignedbyLukeE.WrightasSecretaryofWar.Appearsnotfoldedanddisplaywellwithamassive,largesizefull“TheodoreRoosevelt”signature..................... (600-800)

Handwritten 1845 Letter Signed by Financier Russell Sage

40 RUSSELL SAGE, Financier and Speculator, Credited as the Originator of Stock Market Options. May22,1845,AutographedLetterSigned,“RussellSage,”1pageplusintegraladdresspage,10”x8,”with2privatepostalhandstamps,VeryGoodtoFine.ThisRussellSagebusinessletter,writtenatTroy,N.Y.onbluepaper,isaddressedtoCharlesM.ConnellyinNewYorkCity.Sage’sclear signature completes the briefmessage.The address pagehasaredovalhandstampreading,“ForwardedbyBrainard&Co.fromTroy”andaredrectangularhandstampreading,“CollectSixCentsforHale&Co.”Thisletteriscompleteandquitepresentable,thoughithasadampstainacrossthecenterofbothpages.Asmalltriangularpiecehasbeencutoutofthemarginoftheaddresspage(notaffectinganycontent)wherethewaxsealtoreaway.Atthetime this letterwaswritten,Sagewasawholesalemerchant inTroy.LaterhewouldbecomeaU.S.CongressmanandthroughassociationwithJayGould,wouldbecomemuchwealthier.AnimportantautographinAmericanBusiness.................. (350-450)

“E. Simpson Commander U.S. Navy” Signed CDV Photo

41 US NAVY COMMANDER EDWARD SIMPSON (1824-1888). United States Navy Civil War Commander, and later Rear Admiral. c.1860sCivilWarPeriod,CarteDeVisite,SeatedthreequarterlengthPortraitPhotographofUnitedStatesNavyCivilWarCommander(andlaterRearAdmiral)EdwardSimpson,Signed“E.SimpsonCommanderU.S.Navy,”ChoiceExtremelyFinetoNearMint.Thisoriginal,veryrare,SignedCDVPhotographmeasuresapproximately 2 1/8” x 3 3/8” and ismounted on its original,squarecorner,goldruledCDVCardMountto25/8”x4”.TheportraitisSignedandInscribedbyCommanderSimpsononthecardmountbelowtheimagereading,“E.SimpsonCommanderU.S.Navy”.

This image was likely taken in 1860 or 1861 while SimpsonservedafloatintheBrazilSquadron.Printedbelowtheimageandonthereverseofthecardmountarethephotographer’smarkofCourretHermanosofLima,Peruandisinexcellentcondition.TheImageexhibitssharpfocus,strongcontrastandrichtonality.BoththeAlbumenPhotographandtheCardMountarecleanandcrispandverywellpreserved.TheAutographandinscriptionisdarkandboldandneatlyexecuted.Extremelyrareandbeautifulinquality....................................................................... (400-500)

Revolutionary War Continental Army general Heman Swift Was With Washington at Valley Forge & Aided Lafayette

42 gEnERAL HEMAn SWiFT (1733-1814). Commander of the Seventh Regiment of the “Continental Line” of the Continental Army, personal friend of general george Washington and member of his staff who wintered with him at Valley Forge. At the battle of brandywine, September 11, 1777, Col. Swift aided the wounded general Lafayette, and was made a brigadier-general on September 30, 1783. February14th,1783-DatedRevolutionary War Period, Autograph Document Signed, “H.SwiftColo2dConnecticutRegt,”beingcompletelyhandwrittenand signed by Col. Swift, Choice Very Fine. This documentmeasures8”x4.5”beingwellwrittenandeasilyreadableinrichbrowninkonperiodlaidpaper.Itreads,infull:

“CampHighlandFebyye14th1783——ICertifythatGeorgeMcKinsey belonged to the late 5th Connecticut Regiment asa Soldier before the first day of January 1780 and before thefirstdayofJanuary1781andisnowinactualServiceinye2dConnecticutRegiment.—Certifyedpr—(Signed)H.SwiftColo2dConnecticutRegt.”

(To)“TheHonleCommitteeofPayTableHartford”.

At the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, Col. SwiftremovedhissashtowrapitaroundthewaistofawoundedGeneralLafayette.ThebloodstainedsashisinthecollectionatFrauncesTaverninNewYorkCity.LafayettewassotouchedbySwift’sgesturethatattheendofthewarhepresentedtoSwifthisepaulets,chapeau,sword,andsash.SwiftalsofoughtatGermantownonOctober4,1777,andWinteredatValleyForgewithGeneralGeorgeWashington,1777-1778. There isa famouspaintingdepictingCol.SwiftaidingawoundedGeneralLafayette.Ascarce,historicdocumentsignedbyRevolutionaryWarGeneralHemanSwift... ....................................................................................... (475-550)

On March 27, 1758, Heman Swift was commissioned by Thomas Fitch, Governor of Connecticut, first Lieutenant, Ninth Company, under Col. David Worcester, for the invasion of Canada and served through the French and Indian War. In 1777, the Continental Congress established a permanent army assigning each state, based on its size, a quota of regiments. During the Revolutionary War, 27 infantry regiments were assigned to the “Connecticut Line”. These “lines” as a body formed the “Continental Line.” In this new formation, Colonel Heman Swift of Cornwall, Connecticut, was given command of the Seventh Regiment.

Colonel Swift was a personal friend of General George Washington and was held by him in high esteem. He was a member of General Washington’s staff and wintered with him at Valley Forge. Swift fought bravely throughout the war and was made a Brigadier-General on September 30, 1783, the year he retired from the military. After the close of the war, from 1789 to 1802, he served as a member of the upper house of the Connecticut State legislature.

Two Touching Letters by President Taft & His Wife Helen

43 WiLLiAM HOWARD TAFT & HELEn H. TAFT. 1.January2,1911,TypedLetterSigned,“WmHTaft,”infountain-

pen ink, on “THEWHITE HOUSE” stationery, addressed toJohnShafferof“TheEveningPost,”VeryFine.PresidentTaftacknowledgesthewell-wishesofShaffer.Letterwithoriginalfoldsandminorsoiling.

2.April8,1939,AutographLetterSigned,“HelenH.Taft”,indarkinkonblue,“WyomingAvenue”letterhead,Washington,DC,andaddressedtoEdwardFord:“Iamverysorryforyoursake-AndIhope thatyouwillsoonbewell...,”VeryFine.Accompaniedbyanoriginalenvelopeoftransmittal,withHelenH.Taft’sFreeFrankedSignature.

(2items)........................................................................ (400-600)

Limited Edition Set of Two books Signed “Harry Truman”

44 HARRY TRUMAN (1884-1972). Thirty-third President of the United States. July 25, 1961-Dated, Limited Edition Setof Books Signed, “Harry Truman,” his autobiography in twovolumes,Memoirs: “Year ofDecisions”, LimitedKansasCityEdition,Doubleday.GardenCity.1955,andMemoirs:“YearsofTrialandHope.”Doubleday.1956,VeryFine.EachvolumeisindividuallySignedinfull,andinscribed:“ToChadMorsewithkindregardsfromHarryTruman7/25/61”;and“WithverybestwishestoChadMorsefromHarryTrumaninremembranceofawonderfulluncheonheenjoyed.”Bothbooksareboundinblackclothwithsilverfacsimilesignaturesonfrontboards,8.5”x5.5”withDustjacketslacking.Bothwithminoruse,evidenceofcornerbumping.(2volumes).................................................. (600-800)

Three Original Acts of the Second Congress Signed in Print by george Washington All Three on One Document

45 (gEORgE WASHingTOn). March2, 1793-Dated,PrintedOfficialCongressionalBroadside,1page,printedonboth faceand back,measuring 13” x 8” the first being titled, “AnACTsupplementary to the act for the establishment and support ofLight-Houses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers.” Signed intypeGeorgeWashington,asPresident,ChoiceExtremelyFine.ThisActstates,“AcontinuationoftheFirstCongress’sactof6December1790,”simplynoting...“Thatallexpense,whichhallaccruefromthefirstdayofJulynextinclusively,forthenecessarysupport, maintenance and repairs of all light-houses, beacons,buoys,thestakeageofchannelonthesea-coast,andpublicpiers,shallcontinuetobedefrayedbytheUnitedStates...”andisalsosignedbyJonathanTrumbull,asSpeakeroftheHouse,andbyJohnLangdonasPresidentProTemporeoftheUSSenate.Thereisahorizontalcenterfoldsplitandupperleftcornertiphavingbeenreinforcedwithnearlyinvisiblethinarchivalsilktape.

Theother sidehas two shortPrintedActs. The secondAct istitled,“AnACTforthereliefofSimeonThayer”andthethird,“AnACTproviding an annual allowance for theEducationofHughMercer.”ThiswastohelpsupporttheSONofthefamousHeroandRevolutionaryWarGeneral,whowaskilledinactionatPrinceton.Bothoftheseactshavethesameprintedsignatures,includingGeorgeWashingtonattheirrespectiveconclusions.Thisscarce,threeCongressionalActdocumentisquiteattractive,beingnicelyprintedinblackuponclean,periodlaidpaper.AhistoricsetofthreeofficialActsthatwoulddisplaynicely.(1,200-1,600)

General Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a soldier and physician. He initially served with British forces during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War) but later became a Brigadier General in the Continental Army. He was a close friend to General George Washington. Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.

Woodrow Wilson and Wife Edith’s Signed Letters

46 WOODROW WiLSOn & EDiTH bOLLing WiLSOn. 1.November9,1912,TypedLetterSigned,“WoodrowWilson,”

infountain-penink,onhiswatermarked,personalstationery,atTrenton,NJ,9.75”x8”,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Addressed toAndrewFreemanofNewYorkCity,acknowledgingFreeman’smessage of Congratulation. One vertical fold through “W” ofWoodrowWilson’sfirstname,fromtheenvelopeinsertion.

2.December27,1934,AutographLetterSigned,“EdithBollingWilson,”inblackinkonSStreetstationery,Washington,DC,twopagesonafoldedsheet,6.5”x4.75”,ChoiceVeryFine.ToMrs.CharlesWarren,ofWashington,sendingherChristmasandNewYear’sgreetings.Includesheroriginalhand-addressedenvelopeoftransmittal.Alovely,beautifullywrittenandflowingpersonalletter.

(3items)........................................................................ (500-600)

War of 1812 Levin Winder Signed Maryland Commission

47 LEVIN WINDER (September 4, 1757– July 1, 1819). 14th governor of the State of Maryland, from 1812 to 1816. During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed Major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, attaining Lieutenant Colonel at war’s end. After the war, he served with the Maryland militia at the rank of brigadier general. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1789 to 1793. May31,1813-DatedWarof1812Period,Partially-PrintedDocumentSigned,“LevWinder,”asGovernor,VeryFine. ThisisanoriginalStateofMarylandMilitiaCommissionmadeto“SheppardC.Leakin,CaptainofaCompanyintheSixthRegimentoftheMilitiaofthisStateintheCityofBaltimore.”Thisimpressivedocumentmeasuresabout9.5”x14.5”includingitslargeoutermargins.Thereisavirtuallyinvisiblefinethinarchivalreinforcementstripplacedalongtheverticalcenterfoldontheblankreverseoversomesmallsplitsandfoldholes,plusonesmallholeattherightcentralborderandhavingsomescatteredminortone.Itisnicelyprintedinblackscripttextuponlaidperiodpaperthathasacentralwatermark“III”,withadecorativeouterborderdesignandcompletedinrichbrownink.Thelargeboldbrownsignature“LevWinder”measuringalarge2.25”longatthelowerright.Ararelyencountered,historicWarof1812,LevinWindersignedMarylandmilitaryCommission... ....................................................................................... (400-500)

great-grandson of 1620 Mayflower Pilgrim Leader at Plymouth and Massachusetts governor Edward Winslow

48 EDWARD WinSLOW, Sr. (1713-84). Revolutionary War Tory, brother of Major general John Winslow (French and indian War) and the Father of the Co-founder (and governor) of new brunswick, Canada. November11,1770-Dated,Partially-PrintedDocumentSigned,“EdwardWinslow,Sr.,”asClerk,atPlimouth(Plymouth),MA.,VeryFine.This1page,5.5”x7.75”DocumentbeingaLegalCourtOrderWrit,orderingthesherifftoattachthegoodsofJohnJonesofPlymouth,tohelpensurethatJoneswouldshowatcourttoansweralegalcomplaintinstitutedbyNathanielGoodwinofPlymouthregardingadebtowedtohim.Thisorderis from the Court of Common Pleas, with the Chief Justice atthe time being EdwardWinslow’s own brother, General JohnWinslow.Thereissometracesofarchivalsilkandheavypriorgluemountingtracesonthereverserightandleftsideedges.TheoriginalredwaxSealisintact,beingoverallverywellprinteduponlaidwatermarkedperiodpaper,andiscompletedinrichbrowninktheiseasilyreadable.Thesignature“EdwardWinslow,Sr.,”isparticularlynice,beingdeepboldbrown,largeandvivid.

EdwardWinslow,Sr.(1713-84)wastheGreat-grandsonof1620Mayflower Pilgrim Leader at Plymouth, and MassachusettsGovernorEdwardWinslow.EdwardWinslow(October18,1595–May8,1655)wasanEnglishPilgrimleaderontheMayflower.HeservedastheGovernorofPlymouthColonyin1633,1636,andfinallyin1644.HistestimonyinMourt’sRelationisoneofonlytwoprimarysourcesofthe“FirstThanksgiving”inexistence..... ....................................................................................... (600-900)

Edward Winslow Sr., was the great-grandson of Governor Edward Winslow (1595-1654), who came to Plymouth on the ship Mayflower in 1620, and served as an intermediary with the Indians.

colonial amErica

1719 Summons of a Woman Accused of giving birth Within Five Months of Marriage Committing Fornication!

49 October 30th, 1719-Dated Early Colonial Period, Manuscript Document Signed, “E brenton” as Clerk, to the Sheriff or Constables of Dartmouth, County of bristol (Massachusetts), Regarding a Legal Writ Summons for Fornication, About Fine. Thisisatrulyclassic,historicColonialAmerican“BlueLaws”Documentdatedin1719.ItconcernstheLegalSummonsofawomanaccusedofgivingbirthtoababy,withinfivemonthsofhermarriage,andthuscommittingtheillegalandimmoralActoffornication.

Ithassomeheavyagetonealongmuchofthefarleftside,havingsomeminoredgeandfoldchipsandsmallsplitsmostlyawayfromthetext.Themajority,beingabout80%orsoisquitecleanandeasilyreadable,beingwellwrittenoncleanperiodlaidpaper.Thisoutstandingperiodcontenthandwrittendocumentreads,infull:

“Bristol-TotheSherriffofs[ai]dCountyofBristolhisunderSherrifforDeputyOreitheroftheConstablesofDartmouthGreeting-InhisMajestiesNameyouareherebyrequiredtosummonMarytheWifeofNathanielShermanofawitnessvillagein-DartmouththattheofficerattheCourtofGenl.Sessionsofs[ai]dplacetobeheldatBristolfors[ai]dCountyons[aid]secondTuesdayofJanuarynexttoanswertoapresentationofs[ai]dGrandjury.ExhibittedagainstherforhavingaChildBornofherbodywithinfivemonthsaftermarriageetc.Do&performwhatbys[ai]dcoursesheshallbeordered&nottodepart,thelandwithoutservice:failenot&makereturnhereofwithyourdoings thereonuntos[ai]dCourtDatedattBristolthisthirtyithDayofOctoberins[ai]dNinthyearofhisMajestiesReignAnnoDomini1719-E.BrentonCler[k]”

Thereverseisdocketed“Sherman’sSum[m]ons”withawrittenstatement“byvirtueofthiswiththinwrittenmenched(mentioned)summonsIhavesummonedthepersonwhosenameiswiththinthissum[m]onsmentioneduponthe6thdayofthisInstantJanuary:1720.-HenrySamsonConstable”

Averyscarce,trulywonderfulandimportantexample,showingthePuritansharshdemandsandtheirstringentreligiousbeliefsthatoftenledtosevereconsequencesforone’spersonalandmoralbehavior......................................................................... (700-800)

“1730” Dated Engraved Large german Pewter Tankard

50 1730-Dated, Hand-Engraved Large german Pewter Tankard,

9” Tall x 6” Base, Choice Very Fine. This is a wonderful,decorativeEuropean,early18thCenturyGermanPewterTankard,withengravedinitialsanddate,“MAH1730FG”.Thereisanengravedlandscape,accomplishedinwrigglework,withadesignofawomanatawellandahunter,anddated“1730.”Thelidhasa1.5”highapplieddecorativemedallion.Thereisawelldonerepairtotheneckhinge.ThislargeearlytankardisthetypeandstylethatwasbroughttotheAmericanColoniesandusedinhomesandtaverns.Thisexampleisinveryniceconditionhavingnomajormarksordefects,andwouldbeexcellentforanyColonialperioddisplay........................................................................... (700-900)

Pewter Flagon Hallmarked “i (J) DOREY A CAEn - 1763”

51 1763-Dated Colonial Era, Lidded Pewter Flagon, Hallmarked

“I (J) DOREY A CAEN - 1763,” Impressed initials “FP”, Very Fine. Dated1763,thisearlyPewterpiecemeasuresabout7”tallx5”wide,withitsoriginallidandhandlestillfullyintact,havingapleasingpewtercolorsurfacepatina. ThetoplidhasseveralHallmarkpunches,includingonereading“I(J)DOREYACAEN-1763”.Thisbeingforthemaker,FrenchpewtersmithJacquesDoreyofCaen,France,whowasoperatingaroundthemiddleoftheeighteenthcentury.ThemarkingshowsacentralRoyalCrownoveracrescenthavingastarwithinitsdesign.Asecondmark,whichisweaklystruckandthuspartlyobscured,shows“CAEN”andasimilardate.Impressedinitials“FP”arelikelyforanearlyowner.Thethumblatchconsistsoftwofulldimensionalornateacorndevices.TherearesomeminorsurfacedentsandabrasionsbeingoverallagreatexampleofanAmericanusepiecethat isexcellentfordisplay...................................................... (600-900)

1734 Colonial new York Palding and banker Families Deed

52 May 6, 1734-Dated Colonial new York, Manuscript Document, Ornate Land Deed Indenture, Choice Very Fine. This isa beautifully scribed and written large size Manuscript Deed,measuringapproximately13”wideand16.5”tall,boldlyandclearlywrittenuponlaidperiodpaper,afewtrivialexpectedfolds,havingexcellentsignaturesandoriginalredwaxseals,dated1734.ItisfromColonialNewYork,andisconnectedwiththeprominentPaldingandBankerfamilies.Thetextreads,inpart:

“ThisIndentureMadetheSixthDayofMayintheseventhyearoftheReignofourSovreign,Lord,GeorgetheSecondbythegraceofGod,ofGreatBrittanFrance&Ireland,KingDefenderoftheFaith:andintheYearofourLord,oneThousandsevenhundred&thirty-four,BetweenAbrahamPaldingoftheCityofNewYork,Cartman&Mary...hisWifeoftheonepart,andChristopherBankerofthesameCityMerchantoftheotherPart...”thatinvolvesthesaleof“twoLottsofground...forthesumofTwentyOnePoundestenshillingscurr.tmoneyofNewYork,asbyDeedofConveyancefromFrederickWillems&MaryJohisWife...” Thepropertydescribedincludeslandas,“AllthatcertainLottofGroundNo.14,BeingoneoftheLotsabovementioned,Situated,lying,&beinginMontgomerieWardwithinthesaidCity,OntheeastSideofQueensStreet,whichleadstoFreshward,Boundedwestwardbythesd.QueenStreet...”plusmuchmore.

AbrahamPaulding(Palding)bornc.1697,islistedasthefamilyname of Joost Palding, his father, who arrived from Cassant,Hollandin1664. Hissignatureappears in the1710recordsoftheOldDutchChurchinWestchesterCounty,correctlyspelled“Palding.”TherearealsosignaturesofbothJosephandAbrahamPaldinginthe1737NewYorkCitycensus.

OnefeaturethatmakesthisColonialeramanuscriptevenmoreinteresting are the signatures of the women who use an “X”signaturesastheirmarks,includingRebecaMontaignaandMaryPalding.TherearetwooriginalredwaxsealsbythesignaturesofAbramPaldingandhiswifeMary.EdwardPomantisalsosignedasoneofthewitnesses.Thishighlyornate,authenticdocumentwaswrittenin1734andisinanexcellentstateofpreservation.Ahistoric,veryimpressivelookingearlyNewYorkCitymanuscriptdocumentthatpresentsbeautifullyfordisplay............. (500-600)

1739 Land Transfer at Southold, Long island, new York

53 March 17, 1739-Dated, Manuscript Document Signed, “John Arnold,” with his Red Wax Seal, Choice Fine. Thishistoric,earlyColonialNewYorkoriginallegaldocumentisdatedin1739.Here,JohnArmstrongofSouthold,LongIslandhassoldtoJohnGriffinalsoofSouthold,landbytheSawmillCreekinSouthold.It isSignedby JohnArmstrong,plusSarahWoodandThomasWoodaswitness.ThislargeofficiallegalDocumentmeasures15”x12”havingsomemildexpectedtoneandfolds,elseinoverallniceshapeandeasilyreadable,withclearlywrittentextonperiodlaidpaper.AniceearlyColonialNewYorkdocumentthatwouldbeverynicefordisplay................................................. (300-400)

1760 benjamin Franklin “The Pennsylvania Gazette” Issue

55 (bEnJAMin FRAnKLin). July 10, 1760-Dated, no. 1646, Philadelphia, PA. Colonial American newspaper, Printed by b. Franklin. July10,1760-Dated.No.1646.Philadelphia,PA.This is a scarce printing of a very historicColonialAmericanNewspaper, “ThePennsylvaniaGazette,”on thebottomof thebackpagereading,“PrintedbyB.Franklin,Post-Master,andD.Hall,attheNewPrintingOffice,neartheMarket.,”ChoiceVeryFine.Ithasathree-columnlayout,4pages,measuring15.5”x10”,disboundwitharough,irregularleftspinewithsignificantseparation.Thereisaperiodnotationwritteninbrownbelowthemastheadwhichreads,“AlmostalltheNewspaper-missedinthisyear.”

Theprintqualityisexcellent,beingsharpanddeepblack.Thesubtitleofthemastheadreads,“ContainingthefreshestAdvices,ForeignandDomestick.”Withnewsfromabroad,afewwoodcutillustrations,aswellasnumerousadvertisementsforland,variousgoods,services,noticesofRunawaysofServantsandSlavesandotherads.Thefinaladonthebackpagereads,“ToBeSOLD-ALIKELYyoungNegroeWench.Shecanwashandiron,andisaverygoodCook.EnquireattheNew-PrintingOffice.”(BenFranklin’sShop)......................................................... (900-1,200)

“... begatt me with Child, of a bastard Child which i am now Pregnant...i Pray that you would give out a Warrent”

56 March 3, 1774-Dated Pre Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Legal Court Document, Official Complaint and Testimony regarding the Father of an expected bastard Child, Choice Very Fine. Thiswonderful content, historic 7.5”x 9.25” Colonial AmericanManuscriptwaswritten in 1774astruecopyofalegalexamination,astherewerenoXeroxmachinesorcarbonpaperforduplicatecopiesintheday.Itisverywellwritten upon handmade laid period paper which has the papermakerswatermark, and is in excellent condition. Thisofficialcourtcopyconcerns,inpart:

“TheBookofTheCourtsofWelthyPrattsComplaintandExamination.Bristol:ToEphraimLeonardEsqoneofHisMajestysJusticesofThePeaceAComplaintofmeTheSubscriberWelthyPrattofTheDistrictofMansfieldinTheCountyofBristolaSingleWomaninHisMajestysbehalfAgainstJobBrintnellofsaidMansfieldAMinor(SonofNathanielBrintnellLateofMansfieldDeceased)forThatThesaidJobbrintnellatsaidMansfieldsometimeinTheForepartofNovemberlastaccordingtothebestofmyRememberanceBegattmewithChildofaBastardChildwhichIamnowPregnantwithandIPraythatyouwouldgiveoutaWarrentagainstThesaidJobBrintnellsoThatHeMaybeDealtWithasTheLawinthisCaseDirectsSignedWealthyPrattMansfieldMarchThe2nd1774.—ATrueCopyofTheComplaintAttest-EphmLeonardJusticeofThePeace.BristolMemorandum

That atMansfield onThe 3rdDay ofMarch 1774The aboveNamedWealthyPratt appearedandwasExamineduponOathconcerningHerbeingwithChildofaBastardChildTheabovenamedJobBrintnellbeingPresent.QuestionTheFirstAreyouwithChildofBastardChildAnswer—YES.

QuestionThesecondwhoBegattyouwithChildofTheBastardChildthatyouarenowPregnantwithAnswer—JobBrintnell.

QuestionTheThirdWhenwasyouBegattwithChildAnswer—SometimeinTheforepartofTheMonthofNovemberlastaccordingtoTheBestofmyRememberance.

SworneandExaminedbymeEphmLeonard,JusticeofThePeace.”

This intense legal examination by the court and lodging of acomplaintwasofficiallythefirststepthatonehadtotakeinordertoreceivesomeWelfarefromthetown,givingthetownawaytomaketheallegedfather,JobBrintnell,responsibletomakepaymentinsteadofthetowntowardsthewelfareofthemotherandexpectedbastardbaby.................................................................. (600-800)

1776 “innholder” License Dartmouth in Massachusetts bay

57 M a r c h 1 1 , 1 7 7 6 - D a t e d Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Document, Court License for a Public House, Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Very Choice Very Fine. Thiswellwritten and veryclean official Document, 1 page,measuring8”x8.5”beingexecutedinthehistoricyearof1776.Itisisonhandmadeperiodlaidpaperandisinclean,pleasingoverallcondition.

“ToTheHonouredCourtofGeneralSessionsofThePeacetobeHoldenatTauntononTheSecondTuesdayofMarchInstant.ThenmayinformyourHon’sThatTheWidowMaryShearmanwasrecommendedbyusThe Subscribers at this Court of Sessions as a Person Suitable for anInnholderinTheTownofDartmouthinTheMassachusettsBayColonyinNewEnglandbutnotbeingabletomakeapplicationherselfemployedanotherPersontodoitforHerwhoNeglecteditandthatbythatmeansdidnotgetLicensed.WeTheSubscribersJudgeitnecessarysdHouseshouldbeLicensedasitstandsinaPublicPlace&hasbeenImprovedasaqPublicHousethissomeYears,wouldthereforePrayyourHon’sShemaybeLicensedatThisTerm.DartmouthMarch111776SignedWilliamTallman&JaborBarkerJn.SelectmenTownofDartmouth.”

OnVersoitStatesMaryShearmansAppropriation..... (300-400)

Colonial Era Walnut and brass Wax Seal Stamp

54 c. 1760 Colonial Era Wax Seal Stamp, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisanoriginalwalnutandbrass,handmadeWaxSealStamp,ofabout3”long.Ithasanearlydecorativeandornateturnedwalnuthandle,andthebrasswaxsealstampisabout.5”long.Thebrassendwhichleavesanimpressionresemblesthatofaroundpatchwithameshpatternofsmallpoints. Thisexample is in reallygreat,museumqualitycondition................................... (275-350)

Rare Early new York Revolutionary War Era Map Reprint

58 (1781-Dated) new York Revolutionary War Map, c. 1870 Early Hand-colored Reprint, Placed Upon A 20” x 12” Wooden Presentation Mount For Display, Very Fine. This is averyearlyc.1870EarlyHand-coloredReprintofthisimportant1781RevolutionaryWarMapofNewYork.Itisfulltitled,“CHARTandPLANoftheHARBOURofNEWYORK&theCountyAdjacent,FromSANDYHOOKtoKINGSBRIDGE.ComprehendingtheWHOLEofNEWYORKandSTATENISLANDS,andPARTofLONGISLAND&theJERSEYSHORE:AndSHEWINGtheDEFENCESofNEWYORK.BothbyLandandSea.PublishedinLondon,November30,1781byJ.Bew.”

ThecentralprintedMapitselfmeasures10.75”x18”beingHand-coloredandmountedtoa20”x12”goldpainteddecorativewoodenpresentationframe.Thereislightsurfacewear,yetisverydetailed,identifyingeachFort,variousmajorTownsandBritishGeneralHowestrooplandings.Thishistoricearlyreprintwasproducedc.1870forthe“ManualoftheCommonCouncilofNewYork”.Withanoriginalbeingworththousandsofdollars,thisnearcenturyandahalfoldspecialpresentationisworthyofonceagainbeingplacedondisplay........................................................... (500-700)

amErican rEvolution

british Parliment “An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion... better Payment of the Army and their quarters,

and for extending... to His Majesty’s Marine Forces in America.”

59 november 29, 1774 continued October 26, 1775 Revolutionary War Period, First Edition, King george iii british imprint, An Act Extending a Previous Act titled, “An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their quarters, and for extending the Provisions of the said Act to His Majesty’s Marine Forces in America.” London, Printed in 1776 by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 12” x 7.5”, 4 pages, Choice near Mint. ThisoriginalPrintedActhas4pages,measures12”x7.5”isboldlyprintedonbright,clean,crispperiodpaper, inChoiceNearMint condition. It ismorefully titled, “AnAct for punishingMutiny andDesertion, andfor thebetterPaymentof theArmyand theirquarters, and forextendingtheProvisionsofthesaidActtoHisMajesty’sMarineForces inAmerica.”with British Royal coat of arms upon itsfront. It is inexcellent, freshcleanquality,havingchoiceeyeappeal.ThisActwaspassedbytheParliamentwhichbeganonNovember29,1774andranuntilOctober26,1775.GiventhestateofAmericanandBritishrelationsatthistime,particularlyinBoston,Massachusetts,“ithasbeenfoundnecessarythatthesaidActshouldbecontinuedforafurtherterm...”Amosthistoric,trulyprovocativeearlyRevolutionaryWarperiodBritishdocument,insuperbcondition......................................................... (800-1,000)

Revolutionary War Era Pewter Officers “Whistle”

60 c. 1775 Revolutionary War Era, Military Officers Whistle, Made in Pewter, Choice Very Fine. ThisoriginalRevolutionaryWarEraWhistle,measuresabout2”long.ItismadeoutofPewterandisverysimilarinstyletoseveralotherswehaveofferedovertheyears.Thistypeofwhistlewasusedforsignaling,alarms,givingdrillandothercommandstothesoldiers.Thiswhistleiswhole,solidandcompletehavingnodamage,withanicenaturalpatina.Ithasasmallholeintheneckforwearingonalanyard.Wehavesoldothers,includingacouplemadeoutofhornandpewterinthepast,sellinginthe$250to$400range.ThisisamuseumqualityMilitaryOfficersWhistlethatwouldbeexcellentforanyperioddisplay........................................................................... (300-400)

Rare identified Revolutionary War Handmade by Lieutenant William Murray

Horn Cartridge Box of Museum Quality

61 c. 1775 Revolutionary War Period, Handmade Horn Cartridge box, identified to American Soldier Lieutenant William Murray of New York, Very Fine. This isanauthentic,NewYork,handmadeHornCartridgeBoxthatwasverylikelycarriedallthroughtheRevolutionaryWarbyLieutenantWilliamMurray.HeservedasasoldierfromtheBattleofMontrealin1775throughouttheRevolutionaryWar, right up to the battle and surrender ofCornwallisatYorktown,Virginiain1783.

Itmeasures33/16”tallx27/8”wideatthebottomandis37/8”wideatthetop.Thetoplidopensbackwithfoursmallmetalarmsthatareattachedtothebackofthelidtoitstop,atthebackoftheboxforeaseofopening.HandCarvedintothefrontcentraldesignis“WM”(over)“MURRAY”.Thereisahornarmontheback,whichisslightlyopenonitsbottomtofacilitatebeingattachedtoabeltforcarrying.ThisoriginalCartridgeBoxinverygood,yetwellusedcondition.ThehandengravednameofWilliamMurrayonthefrontisfaint,bothfromageandwearfromhardactualusage,stillitremainsquitevisibleandfairlyeasytoread.

ItisstatedthatthispiecewasboughtbyJamesDunnin1936,alongwithhismusketpowderhorninTiconderoga,NewYork,fromalocalhistorianwhosefamilyhadlivedonthelakesincebeforetheRevolutionaryWar,whohadcollectedartifactsfromthatarea.

WilliamMurraywasfromSchenectady,NewYork.Heenlistedin1775inCaptainCorneliusVanDyck’sNewYorkCompany,whichservedundertheAmericanGeneralMontgomery’scommand.HetookpartintheAmericaninvasionofCanadaandintheBattlesofSt.John’s,Chamblee,andMontrealCanada.IntheSpringof1777heenlistedinCaptainRobertMcKeanCompanyandservedwhiletakingpartintheBattlesofMonmouth,andtheBattleandsiegeofYorktown,Virginia.MurraywaspresentandapartoftheceremoniesofLordCornwallis’famoussurrenderatYorktown,Virginia. HeserveduntilJune8,1783whenhewasofficiallydischargedfromtheAmericanarmy.

ThishistorichorncomeswithafamilyletterfromDunn’sgranddaughter who inherited his very large collection of over 1500artifactsfromthisarea&historicalresearch.AremarkableoriginalartifactwithagreathistorythatspansvirtuallytheentireAmericanRevolutionaryWarperiod.Itisidentifiedtothespecificowner,andiscertainlyanitemofmuseumdisplayquality... (800-1,000)

Hessian Mercenary Revolutionary War Era Artillery badge

62 c. 1775 Revolutionary War Period. Artillery badge. Hessian (German Mercenary) Troops. Cast Bronze. With its Original Shank. Choice Very Fine. Thisoriginal,wholeandcompletebronzeBadge,wasusedbytheHessians(eighteenth-centuryGermanregimentsinservicewiththeBritishEmpireasmercenarytroops)broughtacrosstheAtlanticduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWartoservetheBritishCrown.TheyactivelytookpartinmajorbattlesoftheRevolutionaryWar(1775-1783),perhapsthemostnotablebeingtheBattleofTrenton,NewJersey.Thisexampleisinveryniceimpressiveconditionwithexcellentdetailsandalovely,naturalrichpatina.Anexcellentexamplefordisplay..... ....................................................................................... (300-400)

Original Revolutionary War Officers iron Camp Stove

63 c. 1775 Revolutionary War Period, Officers Hand-forged Iron Camp Stove, Very Fine. Thisisanoriginalandveryrare,RevolutionaryWarEraMilitaryCampStove,madeandusedcirca1775.TheconsignorstatesthatthisstovewasacquiredfromamajorRevolutionaryWarCollection.Thistypeofstovecanbefoundinthe“Collector’sIllustratedEncyclopediaoftheAmericanRevolution”byGeorgeC.Neumann&FrankJ.Kravic,asshownandlistedonpage95.Thatdescriptionreads,“Portableironbrazierwhichheldcoalsinthebottomforavarietyofuses,e.g.heatingwigcurlingirons,cookingorjustaddingheattoaroomorhut.”

ThisrareCampStovemeasuresapproximately8.5”x8.5”andis7”high.Theoveralllengthwiththehandlemeasuresapproximately13.25”long.ItsconditionisverygoodforitsagehavinganexpectedslightsurfacerustoriginalpatinaontheHand-forgedheavyironsurfaces.Thewoodenhandleislackingwhilethetopgrateliftsproperlyandiswellattached.Overall,thisisamostattractiveoriginalHand-forgedIronCampStovefromtheRevolutionaryWar.Itisthebestexamplewehaveoffered,andthuswouldbeexcellentforanyhistoricRevolutionaryWarperioddisplay....... .................................................................................... (800-1,000)

Revolutionary War Era bullet Mold With Original Handles

64 c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, bullet Mold, brass, with its Original Wooden Handles Intact, Choice Very Fine. Thisnicequality,originalRevolutionaryWarEra,4.25”longBulletMoldis said to have been from anAmherst,NewHampshire estatecollection.Diameterofleadballisapproximately10mm.Itishallmarked“87”atthetopouterleftbrassrim.Theoriginalwoodenhandlesarepresentwithonehavingasmall.75”hairlinecrackremainingsolidandwhole,withawonderful,originalpatinafromactualuse. Areallynicecompleteexamplethatwoulddisplayverywell........................................................................ (300-400)

1777 American Revolutionary War Rhode island Laws Etc.

65 August 1777-Dated Revolutionary War, imprint, of the Rhode island, general Assembly, Signed in Print by “nicholas Cooke, governor,” regarding Acts and Laws, Providence, Printed by John Carter, Choice Very Fine. Thisisaveryscarce,originalRevolutionaryWarImprint,RhodeIsland,bytheGeneralAssembly,datedAugust1777.Itsheaderreads,inpart:

“AttheGeneralAssemblyoftheGovernorandCompanyoftheState of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, begun andholdenbyAdjournment,atProvidence,withinandfortheStateaforesaid,onMondaytheEighteenthDayofAugust,intheYearofourLordOneThousandSevenHundredandSeventy-seven.”

ThishistoricImprinthas22pages,measures12.5”x8”(310x200mm),beingstringboundwiththeembossedpaperStateSealat the top left corner. It is somewhatworn, specially at spinewithsomeveryminormarginaledgesplits,lossontheSeal,mostpagesabitroughatthetopofspine.Thefinalpageisreplacedbymid-twentiethcenturylibraryfacsimile,andhasanolderlibraryinventorylabelatbottomoffrontpage(easilyremovable).Overall,thisperiodimprinthasinternallychoice,crisppagesthatarebrightandclean,withsignificantoriginalpresstextembossingwithin,thusinexcellentcondition.

ThelegislationpassedincludedaprovisionforapaidBountyforthe“FifteenMonthsBrigadeorBoatService...”;PriceFixingforcertainarticlesnecessaryforthearmyincludingrum,sugar,andcoffee;fundingforclothingforthesoldiers;thereassignmentoftownmeetingplacesforWhiginhabitantsofoccupiedNewportandliketowns;anAct“topreventthedistillingintoanykindofSpiritswhatever,Wheat,IndianCorn,Rye,Barley,Oats,orCider”inordertoensureafoodsupplyforthestateandthearmy;andmuch,muchmorefinehistoricRevolutionaryWarcontent.VeryRare.Evans15568;Alden,RhodeIsland,691;OCLC191270563..... ....................................................................................... (500-600)

1778 Revolutionary War Soldiers Manuscript Enlistment “for the Preservation of the liberties of America...”

66 June 8, 1778-Dated Revolutionary War, Manuscript Document Signed, “Jacob Walker,” of Scituate, Rhode Island, Very Fine. This is a rare, original and fully authentic RevolutionaryWarEnlistmentPaper,measuringabout5.5”x8”forJacobWalkerofScituate,RhodeIsland,datedJune8,1778.ThisDocumentisfortheEnlistmentofJacobWalkerasasoldierintothemilitaryservicefromRhodeIsland,and“forthePreservationofthelibertiesofAmericaandthedefenseoftheUnitedStatesingeneralandforthisStateinparticular.”Thisenlistmentisdatedfrom8June1778andthetermofserviceistolastuntilthe16thofMarch1779,“unlesssoonerDischarged.”It’sheaded“Scituate”anddatedonitsreverse,whichalsobearsJacobWalker’ssignatureatthebottom.

Thishistoricenlistmentisinveryclearandreadablecondition,withacleancenterfoldtearanda2”tearinthehorizontalfoldatrightbeingreinforcedwithscrapbookpaperarounditsedges.Theinkisboldbrownandverylegible.Itreads,infull:

“IthesubscriberdoherebysolemnlyengageandinlistmyselfasasoldierinthepayoftheStateofRhodeIslandandProvidencePlantationforthepreservationofthelibertiesofAmericaandthedefenceoftheUnitedStatesingeneralandforthisStateinparticularfromthedayofmyinlistmentuntill theSixteenthDayofMarchintheyearofourlordonethousandsevenhundredandseventynineunlesssoonerdischargedbythegeneralassemblyofsaidStateandherebypromisetosubmitmyselftoalltheordersandRegulationsofthearmyandfaithfullytoobserveandobeyallsuchordersasIshallreceivefromtimetotimefrommyofficers.—WitnessmyhandthisEighthDayofJuneintheyearofourlordonethousandsevenhundredandseventyeight.—(Signed)JacobWalker”

Thereversereads:“ScituateJune8thDay1778-RecdofIsaacHopkinstwentypoundLMforinlistingasaSoldierintotheServiceofStateofRhoedeIslandandProvidencePlantationsaswitnessmyhand.-JacobWalker”

ThisisJacobWalkerwasbornc.1753anddiedin1822.HehadsettledonafarmintheneighboringtownofFoster,RhodeIslandandisburiedinthePaineLot,onPaineRoad,inthattown(nodoubtnamedafterthefamousRevolutionaryWarwriterandPatriot,ThomasPaine),hiswifewasHannahChasec.1758-1839.Thisisahistoricandexcellent,originalAmericanRevolutionaryWarenlistmentdocumentthatisrarelyencounteredsocompleteinitstext,andpleasinginquality.................................... (1,200-1,500)

c. 1780 Silver Hilted Revolutionary War Officer’s Sword

67 c. 1780 Revolutionary War Era, Silver Mounted Hunting Sword, appearance of Hungarian or Polish Royalty in its Design, 23.5” overall, 18.25” decorated blade, Fine. Thisisanoriginal,RevolutionaryWarErafancydesign,highqualitySword,thatistypicalinstyleaswouldbealsocarriedbyahigherrankingmilitaryofficer.ThestyleoftheSilvercross-guard,ferruleandwasher,andbuttontoppommel,withanoverallappearanceofHungarian/Polishroyalfamilyinstyle.Itishallmarkedonbothsidesofthecrossguard.Theebonygriphasanornatespiralgroovedesign.Thebladeisstraightwithashallowgrooveonbothsidesoncepastthefourinchesofflatmetal,uponwhichareseveralhandengraveddesignsincluding;“WingedAngels”oneitherside,plusa“RunningBoar”and“Stag.”Thereislightevenpittingalongthebladesfulllengthandretainsmuchoriginalpatina.Therearetwofinelengthwisecrackstotheebonygrip,onebeingthefulllength,theotherhalfwaythroughthegrip.Thepommelcapshowssometypicalwear,iscompletelyoriginal,andisfullyintact.Averyoriginalcondition,importantadditionofalate18thcenturySword,quitetypicalinitsuseatthetimeasanAmericanRevolutionaryWarErarankingmilitaryofficer’sweapon..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................(1,600-1,800)

Revolutionary War british Crown badge-Emblem in brass

Lot 68 Lot 69

68 c, 1780 Revolutionary War Period, british Crown badge-Emblem. Brass. from Charleston, SC, Choice Very Fine. ThisisanobviousBritishCrownDesign,Badge-Emblemorperhapsapartialcartridgeboxplatedecorativepiece.ItiscertainlyoftheRevolutionaryWarera.ItwasstatedtohavebeenfoundinanearlyknownBritishmilitarylocationinCharleston,SC.Awonderful,originalrelicoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWarandtheBritishoccupationofCharleston.Itisaboutthesizeofaquarter,1”x.75”insolidbrassandisquitehandsomewithnicenaturalpatinahavinganopendesignoftheCrown.AgreatrelicthatwillfitintoyourRevolutionaryWarcollection,havingnicedetailswhichwilllookgreatondisplay..................................................... (300-400)

c, 1780 Charleston, SC Excavated “british Crown” badge

69 c, 1780 Revolutionary War Period. british Crown badge-Emblem. Excavated from Charleston, SC.. White metal. Very good. This is an obvious “British Crown” designed Badge-Emblem,orperhapsapartialcartridgeboxplate.Inanyeventitisasmalldecorativepiece,measuring.75”x.5”withsomeexpectedroughnesstoitsoutersurfaces.ItiscertainlyoftheRevolutionaryWarera,statedtohavebeenfoundinanearlymilitarylocationinCharleston,SC.Awonderful,originalrelicoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWarandtheBritishoccupationofCharleston...... ....................................................................................... (250-300)

Charleston, S.C. Revolutionary War british Decorative Clip

70 c. 1780 Revolutionary War Period, british Decorative Metal Clip, Brass, Very Fine. Thisoriginal,undoubtedlyrareRevolutionaryWarperiodHand-forgeddecorativebrassclip,issaidtohavebeenfoundinaCharleston,SouthCarolinaex:militarysite.Itappearstohavebeenacliportypeofbuckle.Ithastheniceoriginalcolorwithalightnaturalsurfacepatina.Thebottomliphasbeenpartiallycurled, twosmallclipsareat top,overallbeingwholeandsolid.Thedecorativedesignworkonthispieceisextensiveforitsoverallsize,withalargeBritishCrownatthecentralportion.Anunusual,interestingandquiteattractiveitemthatwouldlookniceinanycollectionordisplay......... (300-400)

Exceedingly Rare Revolutionary War Military Document Certifying the Official Awarding of the “badge of Merit”

71 c. June 1783 Revolutionary War Period, Partially-Printed Document, no Date or Place, Certifying the Official Military Award of the “badge of Merit,” from general george Washington, to Thomas Halsey, Signed by Colonel P. Cortlandt of the New York, Very Fine. Thisremarkable,exceedinglyrarePartially-Printedsmallformmeasures5.25”x2.75”andwasissuedaboutJuneof1783,beingthedatethatGeneralGeorgeWashingtonauthorizedcertainsoldiers to receive this specialAward. ThisOfficialMilitaryDocumentisCertifyingtheawardingofthe“BadgeofMerit”to,“THEaboveThomasHalsey-hasbeenhonoredwiththeBadgeofMeritforSixYearsfaithfulService.”andSignedby“P.Cortlandt,Col.”Itisboldlyprintedindeepblackuponcleanperiodlaidpaper.Thereisanextensivemanuscriptnoteontheotherwiseblankreverseside(datedatNewYorkin1799)whichappearstotallyunrelated.

THOMAS HALSEY is listed as being an Enlisted Soldier inColonelJosiahSmith’sNewYorkRegimentofSuffolksCountyMilitia,CaptainPeirson’sCompany,signedaspartoftheCompanyof Minute men of Bridgehampton mustered according to theregulationsoftheProvincialCongressofNewYork,trainingonMay29,1775.ThisbeingfurtherrecordedanddocumentedonJune17,1776.HalseycontinuedhisserviceforafullSixYearsthroughoutthecourseoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.

This is an extremely rare, completely authentic, originalRevolutionaryWar Period printed military certification of thehistoric“BadgeofMerit”AwardhavingbeenissuedtoThomasHalseybyGeorgeWashington. This“BadgeofMerit”AwardCertificationformbeingoneofonlytwowehaveeverseen........................................................................................ (3,500-4,000)

Charleston, South Carolina Discovered “Liberty Cap” Pin

72 Revolutionary War to Federal Era. Decorative Political Pin or badge. “Liberty Cap” Design. brass. no Date or Maker. Excavated. Fine. Accordingtotheconsignor,thisitemwasDiscoveredinCharleston,SouthCarolina.ThisuniquestyleddecorativePoliticalPinorBadgehasabasic“LibertyCap”designwithadecorativethinouterdoubleborderrim.Itmeasuresanice2.75”tallx2.25”wideatitsbase.Itappearstohaveoncehaddecorativepurposeandthere are two partial attachment point for a vertically attachedpin(missing),astherearesomeflecksofsoilmaterialindicatingexcavation. A very nice, highly unusual and possibly uniquediscoveryofanAmericanRevolutionaryWarthemetoFederalerapiecefromCharleston,SC.Wecanonlyspeculateaswehaveneverseenanother......................................................... (300-400)

1785 british Lt-general Hugh Earl Percy Engraved Portrait

73 September 30, 1785-Dated Engraved Portrait of british Earl, Percy, Historic Revolutionary War Era Military Figure, Published by John Fielding, London, 1785, Choice Crisp Mint. Thisoriginalprintmeasures7.5”x4.5”,beingaPlateorFrontispiecefromaperiodBritishmagazine.HughPercy(1742-1817),wasaBritishEarlwiththemilitaryrankofColonel.Hefamouslyledthe“reliefcolumn”attheBattleofLexingtonandConcord.Percy’sintelligentactionsprobablysavedtheBritishforces from complete disaster that day. Percy’s illegitimatehalf brother was James Smithson whose bequest founded theSmithsonianInstitution.AnexceptionalqualityperiodengravedportraitofBritishEarlPercy......................................... (350-400)

Rare 1786 Engraved Portrait of british Army Captain Asgill

74 April 1, 1786-Dated, Engraved Portrait of british Army Captain Asgill, Historic Revolutionary War Era Military Figure Published by J. Fielding, London, 1786, Choice Crisp Mint. Thisoriginalprintmeasures7.5”x4.5”beingaPlateorFrontispiecefromaperiodBritishmagazine.CharlesAsgill(1762-1823),wasaBritishArmyCaptaininthe1stFootGuards,nowcalledTheGrenadierGuards,underLordCornwallis.FollowingthecapitulationofYorktown,Virginia,inOctober1781,hebecameaprisonerofwar........................................................... (350-400)

“JOURNALS OF EACH PROVINCIAL CONGRESS OF MASSACHUSETTS IN 1774 AND 1775” 1838 Publication

75 1838-Dated, First Edition Book entitled, “THE JOURNALS OF EACH PROVINCIAL CONGRESS OF MASSACHUSETTS in 1774 AnD 1775 AnD OF THE COMMiTTEE OF SAFETY,...” Published under the supervision of William Lincoln in boston, by Dutton and Wentworth, Fine. Thisisaveryrare,originalFirstEditionprintingofthistitlefrom1838,measuring9.5”x6.25”.Ithas779pagesthatareleather-bound,withredandgiltimpressedtitledbindingonitsspine.ItcontainsadiscussionofeventssubsequenttotheBattleofLexingtonandConcord, and the end portion of its title reads: “...WITHANAPPENDIX, CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THECOUNTYCONVENTIONS–NARRATIVESOFTHEEVENTSOFTHENINETEENTHOFAPRIL,1775–PAPERSRELATINGTO TICONDEROGA AND CROWN POINT, AND OTHERDOCUMENTS,ILLUSTRATIVEOFTHEEARLYHISTORYOFTHEAMERICANREVOLUTION.”

Thebindingistight.Thereissomeweartoexternalbindingwithone.5”teartothebottomedgeandwearfromusetotheouterleathercover.Someverylightageandfoxingthroughoutandminorwaterstainstahtarenotverydistracting.ThefrontishasawonderfuldecorativedevicenearbottomdisplayingaSealsurroundingthePaulRevereengravedvignetteofthe1775Minutemanwithhis“SwordInHand”andacopyofthe“MAGNACHARTA”heldinhisother.Thisbeingsimilarinthevignettestyletothatwasusedon some issuesofMassachusettsColonialCurrency, thatwereengravedbyPaulReeveduringtheRevolutionaryWaryearsof1775and1776.ArarelyencounteredhistoricbookwithsuperbcontentabouttheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.......... (350-400)

gEorgE WasHington rElatEd

Hand-Painted Miniature of george Washington On ivory

76 c. 1790s Post-Revolutionary War Era, george Washington Portrait Likeness, Oval Hand-Painted Miniature On ivory, Framed, Very Fine. ThisoriginalHand-PaintedMiniatureonIvorymeasuresabout2.75”tallx2.25”wideandishousedinaperiodblackpaintedwoodenframe,havingadecorativebrassinteriorsurround,to5”x4.5”.Thispaintedportraitisnotdated,yetthereisaverylightartist’ssignature“ViValaro”(?)attherimedgejustabovetherightshoulder.ThisartistislikelynotanAmericanforifhewere,itwouldcertainlyhavehadamoreaccurateportraitofGeorgeWashingtoninhismilitaryuniform.Thereissomeflakingofthepaint,mostlyattheextremeleftcentralrimedge,showingsomeoftheunderlyingwhiteivory.ThePortraitisshowshiminahighcolormilitaryuniformjacketthatisblueincolor,havinggiltlacetrimandaredinnerlinerwithablacksilkshirtbeneath.................................................................................. (2,800-3,600)

Lot 73 Lot 74

Rare Type george Washington Portrait Pinback badge

77 c. 1830. Decorative Pinback badge. george Washington Portrait. White Metal or Tin. Lacking pin. Very Fine. Thisoriginal Pinback Badge is 1.25”(35mm) in diameter. This is thevery first example of this veryrarestylePinbackBadgewehaveencountered.IthasacentralprintedengravedearlyportraitofGeorgeWashingtonfacingleft,surroundedbyanouterwideborder thathasnumerousdecorativedevices.Thereissomechippingandtonetothepaperattheouteredgesofthecentralportrait,notaffectingtheimageitself.Awonderful,extremely rare piece that is most certainly missing in virtuallyeveryWashingtoniacollection..................................... (275-350)

Rare Engraved Profile Portrait of george Washington, Esq.

78 1796-Dated Post Revolutionary War Period, Engraved Profile Portrait of George Washington, Esq. - President of the United States...,” Framed, Choice Crisp near Mint. Thisisanextremelyfinequality,veryrareoriginalandhandsomeengravedprofileofPresidentGeorgeWashington, taken... “FromhisProfile takenin1791”,noted in theprinted text as “Publishedby J.Easton,Salisbury,1796”.Thisbeingtheoriginal,firstprintingwiththeslightlyweak1796date.Asimilar,butlaterversionofthisprintsoldrecently(August30,2009)atanonlineauctionfor$750.Thisoriginalbeingfarmorerareandvaluable.Itisnicelymattedandframedwithinblackpaintedwoodwithgiltinnertrim.Theprintitselfappearsvirtuallypristine,measuringabout5.5”x4”(sight)andframedto9.25”x7.5”beingreadytobehungondisplay.AnimportantandbeautifulperiodprofilePortraitofthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeorgeWashington............... (1,200-1,600)

c. 1824 LaFayette’s Tour george Washington gilt buttons

79 c. 1876 (1824) Marquis de Lafayette’s Tour of the United States

Period. Lot of Three. gilt-Solid brass Commemorative Replica buttons. With Original Shanks. Choice near Mint. Thisisanoriginallotof(3)GiltSolidBrassButtons,20mm,beinglater19thCenturyCommemorativeReplicasoftheWashingtonPortraitButtonspresentedtoLafayetteduringhis1824farewellvisittotheUnitedStates.Eachbuttonismarkedonitsback,“PresentedtoGeneralLafayettebyL.H.&ScovillButtonManufacturers”.Eachisinwonderful,virtuallynewconditionhavingjustsomelightfrictionandaremostlybrilliantgiltinappearance.Ascarcesetthatisrarelyencounteredbycollectors.

(3buttons)..................................................................... (250-300)

c. 1905 C.D. Kenny Co. Coffees & Teas Washington Tin

80 c. 1905, Colorful Lithographed Advertising Sign on Tin, george Washington’s birthday Premium, Self-Framed, Extremely Fine. Thisisawonderful,originalKennyCompany,LithographPortraitSignonTin.Itmeasures47/8”x67/8”andfeaturesanembossedborderintheformofanelaborate,goldgilt,gessoframe.Thisplaquefeaturesaclassic,strikingbustportraitofPresidentGeorgeWashingtonatitscenter,surroundedbyalaurelwreath,and surmounted by a spread wing Heraldic American EaglepercheduponaFederalshield.Abannerbelowtheportraithastextthatreads“PaterPatriae”.Theonlyothertextiswritteninsmalllettersontheinneredgeoftheraised“frame”atthebottomwhichreads,“ComplimentsofC.D.KennyCo.”Itismarkedatthebottomontheinneredgeoftheraised“frame”withthenameofthemanufacturer,“Kaufmann&StraussCo.N.Y.-1355”.TheChromolithographyisofexcellentqualityaswouldbeexpectedfromtheoutstandingcraftsmenemployedbythispremiermakeroftinlithographedadvertisingitems.

ThisbeautifulWashington’sBirthday,PremiumAdvertisingSign/Plaqueisanoriginal,givenawayasaWashington’sBirthdayPremiumtopromotetheirlineofcoffeesandteas,aswellastheirretailstoresinBaltimore,Maryland.Thelithographyisbright,crispandcolorful,makinganoutstandingdisplaypiece.Therearea fewverysmallandscatteredsurfacenickson thecentralimageareawithintheembossed“frame”andsomemoreextensivesurfacenicksontheedgesoftheTinoutsidetheraised“frame”thatareunobtrusiveandthisSign/Portraitdisplaysbeautifully.Veryscarce.................................................................... (400-500)

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1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo ( Pinckney’s Treaty ) Transferring Administration In Natchez, Louisiana from Spain to the United States

82 (1795 PINCKNEY’S TREATY) MANUEL LUIS GAYOSO DE LEMOS (1752 - 1799). Spanish governor of Louisiana (1797 to 1799), an Official in Spanish Louisiana since 1787, Manuel de Lemos also Served as Governor of the Natchez District. c.1797,ImportantAutographLetterSigned,8pages,measuring9”x7.5”beingwritten atNewOrleans, Louisiana, (no date) certainlywritten circa 1797, toStephenMinor (1760-1815),whohadsucceededGayosoas theActingGovernoroftheNatchezDistrict.ThisextensiveletterisconcerningtheimpendingtransferoftheofficialGovernmentAdministrationinNatchezfromSpaintotheUnitedStates.Thetoprightcornerofeachpagehasbeentornandexpertlyrestoredwithclosematchingpaper,inblank.Thereissomelossoftextinthosecornerportions.Ithassomescatteredmoderateinkshow-throughanddampstaining(consideringthehumidconditionspresentinSpanishLouisiana),stillitremainsquitereadable,andinfairlygood,solidoverallcondition.

The1795theTreatyofSanLorenzo(Pinckney’sTreaty)confirmedtheboundarybetweenSpanishLouisianaandFloridaandtheUSplacingtheNatchezdistrictundercontroloftheUnitedStates.Gayoso,inpreparationforthetransferwritestoMinor,nowtheactinggovernorofthedistrictconcerningpoliticalunrestandconfusioninlightoftheimpendingtransferofsovereignty,aswellasthearrivalofsurveyorAndrewEllicottwhowastomarkthenewboundarybetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSpanishpossessionsofLouisianaandtheFloridas,anditreads,inpart:

“...Everybodyisnowverybusygatheringtheircrops;whatafineargumentwillbetothem,toseetheeffectsoftheirneglectingtheirfarms,fortheymustseeandfeelit.Idaresayyouwilltakeadvantageofthiscircumstancetoconvincethemoftheirerror.Ihaveseenyourcircularlettertothepeople,itiswellfounded,thatIamlikewisegladthatyoumadeofittheusethatwasnecessarywithoutmakingapointofpublishingitatallhazzards(sic),thereIseeyourprudenceandIapproveoneandtheother.Beverycautiousaboutanythingconcerning(Andrew)Ellicott-nowandthenthereisnoharminwhippingthemlightly,butnowsayany-thatmaytendtojustifytheirformerconduct,thisisamostdelicatematterthatthemselvesproof(sic)theproprietyofwhattheyhavedone.Youknowintimately(sic)aswellasmyselfthattheywentastrayforagreatwhile,indeedthereisnooccasionofanyotherproofthantheirwoncorrespondencewhichtheyhavepublished.

IamsorryforthelossofourfriendBernardanothermustbeelectedinhisplaceandbecarefulthatthewritofelectioncommunicatedtothetownshipsandthattheelectionsmaybemadeoutinthecountrywitheverypossibleprecautionstopreventanimositiesoftheparties.ItissurprisinghowsicklythetownhasbeenatNatchez...HowisourfriendDunbarandhowisMcIntoshandthefewlikemindedfriendsinthecountry.TellmeyouropinionaboutCochran,hashenotbe(en)toowarmontheoccasion?Iamafraidhehas,forIfindhisrepeatedinthedebatesandwhatcannotbewithouttakingaveryactivewhatgreatharmHutchingsandsenttoPhiladelphia.Thereisnoharminhisgoingbuttheremustbeagreatdealofprecautiontakenwithregardstowhathecallsthecommitteeofsafetyandcorrespondenceforhemightbywritingtothemtosetthecountryinagreaterconfusionthaneveninthatithasbeen,beverycautiouswithregardstothat.

Thesaidcommitteemusthavenopowertoassemblethepeople,noranythingthatmayaltertheagreementthatourlawsshallsubsist,iftheywouldactattheirowndigressionthepoliticalnotionswouldentirelybeoverthrownandIshouldthenfindmyselfunderthedisagreeablenecessityofcompellingbyforcetheirproperconduct.IexpectthatthetwogentlemensentfromCongresswillarrivesoon.MybeautifulGaliottewillbereadyattheendofthepresentweekandI(am)readytotakeatriptoBatonRougeiftheywillmeetmethereincasetheyshouldnotchoosetocomedownalltheway.Ihopethattheirpresencewillquietthemindsofthepeopleandwishtheywouldarrive.Whenever(Anthony)Hutchingswantsapassport(wordmissing)tohimbutwithoutexpressingmore”.

Hutchings(c.1724-1811)wasaNewJerseybornveteranoftheFrenchandIndianWarwhogrewupinNorthCarolinaandfollowedhisbrothertoNatchezin1772establishinghimselfasaplanter.HebecamethefirstjusticeofthepeaceatNatchezandrepresentedthedistrictintheAssemblyatPensacola.HefledduringtheAmericanRevolutionbutreturnedin1785,takingtheoathofallegiancetotheU.S.in1798.

“MakingarecordperusalofyourlastletterIfindthatIhadpassedoveroneofthemostimportantpageswhichcontainedthelastinformationyougotfromEllicott.TheplancombinedbetweenourenvoyandBlountwithregardtomoneymakingmighthaveaprobablyappearanceenough,butmydearfriend,howisitpossiblethatourenvoyshouldattackBlountandtheministerofstateinthemannerthathedid,wouldnoBlountexposehimifthisconsiderationwasnotintheway.Imighttoformanopiniononthesubject,butthosecircumstancesaresostrikingthatthereisnoresistingthereflectionstheyoffer”.

Interestingly,WilliamBlount(1749-1800)hadbecomeembroiledinamajorscandalin1797,whenaletterrevealedthatBlountwashatchingaplottoincitetheCreekandCherokeeNationsofNativeAmericanIndians,intoanattackonSpanishWestFlorida.BlountwasimpeachedandexpelledfromtheSenateforhisactions.WhetherGayosowasawareofthishistoricmatterisunclear,buthedidforeseeotherdifficultiesintheimpendingtransfer,inpart:

“...Astothe2GovernorsofthisProvincebeingdeterminednottogiveupthecountryapersonmustbevoidofknowledgeofour(wordmissing).HowevertheworldsostrangelyattendsthatIdonotthinkanythingimpossibleoratleastthepoliticsofcourtsaresuchthattheywillmakeanythingappearinthelightthattheyplease.ItwillbeverycurioustoseeourEnvoycounteractedwiththesamereasonswithwhichhechargesothers.TellmeallyouknowaboutitandyoumayassureEllicottthatitismyhonortoobeyandcomplyexactlywiththeordersofmycourt,butthatnothingwillgivememorepleasurethantoseetheendofourpoliticaldifferencesandthatthoughIdonotintendtofollowtheoperationofviewingtheline,Iwillcertainlygotoseethefirstsettingofforthesakeofshakinghandswithhim.

IftheKingfindsitconvenienttothegeneralinterestofhisdominionstogiveupalittleportionforotheradvantageswhatrighthaveItoopposeit,norwhatdoIcareifIlosenothinganditismyMaster’swill.ItwouldappearthatthepeopleoftheWesternCountrywereinformedofthevictoriousproceedingsofpowertome-givemealittlesatisfactionbypledginghimonhisvoyage.EnclosedIsendmyanswertotheCommitteeofCorrespondence,closeitandsendittotheproperperson,youwillbesurprisedwithmytitle,butthecontentsoftheiraddressdeservesit,theyexpressthemselvesinthemostregulartermsandtheirplanisfullofrespectforourgovernmentandforthatoftheU.S.expressedinthemostdelicatemanneranditismyopinionthattheirobjectfulfilledtherewillbenofurtherdisturbanceontheirpartandyoumaymakeverygooduseofthem,byallmeans,itisagoodpolicytohavetheirconfidenceandIbelievemyletterwillpleasethem...”.

Gayosoadds,hurriedlyinapostscriptbeforethedepartureofthecourier:

“PS-theCourierarrived,informsexpectationsofapproachinggeneralpeace.ThecongresswashelditissaidthattheEnglishweredisposedtorestorealltheirconquestandGibraltar(not).BonapartewasattheheadofaformidableArmyatCalais,probablytogiveaninfluence-toournegotiations.”

Thisisamostremarkableandhistoricallyimportantletter.ItwaswrittenbytheSpanishGovernor,detailingnumerousintriguesattendingtheofficialtransferoftheNatchezDistrictfromSpain,totheUnitedStates.Animpressivecontentletterwhichbelongsinamajorcollectionorinstitution...............................................................................................................................................................................................(4,000-5,000)

James Monroe imprint On the Eve of the War of 1812 !

83 June 15, 1812-Dated, First Edition, imprint of the Printed Letters between Secretary of State James Monroe and british “Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary” Augustus J Foster, Choice Very Fine.ThisisanoriginalImprint(printedjust3dayspriortodeclaringwar,byorderoftheU.S.Senateentitled,“MessagefromthePresidentof theUnitedStatesTransmittingcopiesofLettersWhichHavePassedBetweentheSecretaryofStateandtheEnvoyExtraordinaryandMinisterPlenipotentiaryofGreatBritain.”WashingtonCity,printedbyR.C.Weightman,1812.9.25”x5.75”,Calfspineandgreenpaperoverboards,15pages.Modernrebindtight,clean,quitehandsome,bookletslightlyagetoned,withmildbitofwear.

ThisattractiveFirstEditionofthisbriefinterestingcorrespondencemadeontheeveoftheWarof1812betweenthenSecretaryofStateJamesMonroeandBritish“EnvoyExtraordinaryandMinisterPlenipotentiary”Augustus J.Foster,which tookplacebetweenJune l0th and June 14th.Madison had sent a list ofAmericangrievancesagainsttheBritishgovernmenttotheU.S.CongressonJunelst,anddidnotformallysignadeclarationofwaruntilJunel8th.Thisinterimexchangebetweenthetwocountry’sdiplomatsrepresentsalastditchandultimatelyfailedeffortto“playnice”.FosterinhistwoflowerylettersmaintainingthatGreatBritain’sactionssimplyshowitdefendingitselfagainstFrenchaggression,andMonroeinhissinglelettermaintainingthat“itisimpossibleformetodevise,orconceiveanyarrangementconsistentwiththehonor,therightsandinterestsoftheUnitedStates”withoutGreatBritaintakingcertainactions.AfewdaysafterthislastlettertheU.S.entereditsfirstformallydeclaredwarwithanothernation...GreatBritain!................................................................ (400-600)

1817 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Official Election notice and Appointment to the House of Representatives

84 October 17, 1817-Dated, Partially-Printed Document Signed by Eleven Electors, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fine. Thisisanoriginal,8.25”x6.5”,AppointmentofAndrewFrench,Esq.totheHouseofRepresentativesforPhiladelphiaCounty,Pennsylvania.IthasbeenSignedbyelevenelectors,fourofwhicharelistedas“ReturnJudges.”Thisoriginaldocumenthasbeenlaiddownontoaheavycardforpriordisplay,otherwisebeingeasilyreadable,havingsomelightfolds,minoredgerub,andsomeexpectedspots.Thisisthefirstofthisformwehaveseen.Itisnodoubtexceedinglyrareassuch.................................................................... (400-500)

Letter Regarding the Marquis de Lafayette’s Triumphant Return Tour of America in 1825

85 (MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE). June25,1825-Dated,HistoricContent,AutographLetterSigned,“Orrin,”3pages,4to.,UnionCollege [Schenectady, N.Y.], 9.5”x 7.75”, Very Fine. Thisoriginalletteriswrittentoanoldclassmate,Dr.DennisCooleyinMonticello,Ga.,concerningseeingtheMarquisdeLafayetteduringhistriumphantreturntoAmericain1825.Thereissomeexpectedlighttoningattheedges,somefoldweaknessandminor,partialseparations.Hewrites,inpart:

“UnionCollege-June25,1825,—MyDearBrother...O,letmetellyousomethingwonderful,worthytoberememberedtotelltomychildrenandtheyagaintheirs!IsawLaFayettetwoweeksago.HevisitedSchenectadyonhiswayfromthewesternstatestoBoston.June17,hewastolaythefirststoneofamonumenttobeerectedonBunkerHill.IamgladtoseeLaFayettehonored.HehasdonemuchforAmerica.Hespenthisfortuneandaconsiderableportionofhislifeinhercause,andthatatatimewhennonation,landandnootherindividualwouldraiseahandtovindicateherrights,andthecitizensofthiscountry,whoselibertyhehasthushelpedtoachieve,cannottoorespecthim;butyettheymightdothis inamanner inwhich theywouldat thesametimerespectthemselves.Theymighthonorhimandnotdisgracethemselves.Butitdoeslooksoboyish,foolishandmorethanfoolishtoseetheheightofextravagancetheygotoinsomeplacewhichheismerelytopassthroughwithscarcelytimetolooktotherightorleft!...”

In1824,attheinvitationofCongress,LafayettereturnedtotheUnitedStatesembarkingona14-monthtourthattookhimthrough24States.InconsiderationforhisservicesduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar,Congressawardedhim$200,000&aTownshipof24,400acres. This is a trulyhistoric letter thatwouldbe afabulousadditiontoanybettercollectionregardingLafayette’striumphantreturntourofAmericain1825............. (1,000-1,500)

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Caleb Cushing’s Handwritten and Signed Eulogy to the Marquis De Lafayette

Delivered in the House of Representatives

86 CALEB CUSHING (1800-1879) & (MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE). Massachusetts Statesman, Lawyer, Author, United States Representative and U.S. Attorney General under Franklin Pierce. February25,1839-Dated,A.Ms.S.1p.4to.,[Washington],beinghiseulogytoLafayettedeliveredintheHouse ofRepresentatives, 9.5”x 6.5”,Choice Extremely Fine.Wellwritteninrichbrownonearly,periodwovepaper.Thereissomeexpectedlightmarginaltoning,onesmall1”edgetearattop,overallinexcellentoverallquality.Cushingwrites,infull:

“RegardhimintheNewWorldasayouthfulleaderofthearmiesofindependence;followhiminEuropeamidtheopeningsplendorsof the French Revolution, the favorite of an admiring nation;accompanyhim,drivenintoexilebyfactionshecouldnotcontrol,tothedungeonofOlmute;contemplatehim,withdrawnfromtheblightingallurementsoftheEmpiretotheshadesofLaGrange,orissuingthenceonlytorebuttheusurper;studyhimasoneofthetrustedleadersofaconstitutionalOpposition;orbeholdhimoncemorethearbiterofhiscountry’sdestiny,attheepochoftheThreedays:&youseeinallthechangesofsuchalife,ineitherhemisphere,incampsorincouncils,inprosperityoradversity,butonemaneverbeforeyou,—everthesameardentloverofliberty,-everthesameunwaveringsupporterofpublicorder,everthesamefirm&disinterestedpatriot,everthesamegenerous,conscientious,frank-hearted,honorable,true-minded—LaFayette.—(Signed)C.Cushing,-HouseofRepresentatives-25February1839”

Atrulyremarkable,originalhistoricdocumentofmemorialandtributewhichiswrittenentirelyinCalebCushingsownhand,anddeliveredontheflooroftheHouseofRepresentatives................ ................................................................................. (3,500-4,500)

“gen. Lafayette” Folk Art Style Reverse Painting on glass

87 c. 1824 Marquis de Lafayette’s Triumphant Return Tour of America Period, Hand-painted, Folk Art Style, Portrait of Lafayette, Reverse Painting on glass titled, “gEnERAL LAFAIETE” (sic), Hardwood Framed, Choice Very Fine. Thisimpressive,earlyHand-painted“GENERALLAFAIETE”(sic)centralimage,measuresabout9.5”x7”(sight)beinghousedinasimpleperiodwoodenframeto12.25”x10”.Thehighlycolorful,boldpaintingoftheMarquisdeLafayettewithgold,brown,red,blue,greenandwhitedetails.ThecentralPortraitofLafayetteinhisdressmilitaryuniformisquitenice,havingahandsomeFolkArtStyle,depictionoftheFrenchofficerwhowassoverybelovedbyAmericans. Ithassmoothbrushstrokesandsubtle,delicateexecution,possiblybeingimported.Thepaintingisstrongandvibrant,withalmostnodistractions.Itappearsvirtuallyimpressiveandvibranttodayasiswaswhenmadenearly200yearsagowithonlyminor irregularity to the lowerwhite area, attesting to itsoriginality.Itissimplyagreat,decorativepiece.

ThiswonderfulReversePaintedGlassportraitisofthefamousAmericanRevolutionaryWarheroandFrenchRevolutionleader,GeneralLafayette.LafayetteserveddirectlyunderGeneralGeorgeWashington,whotreatedhimasifhisownson,withgreathonoranddistinction.HesoonbecameahighlyrespectedofficerreveredbyAmericancitizens.In1824,uponPresidentJamesMonroe’sinvitation to visit the United States as the “Nation’s Guest,”Lafayetteaccepted.HereturnedtoAmericaandbeganhisgrandtourvisitingall24States.Thisimpressive,periodFolkArtstyleportraitwasmostlikelymadeforsaletotheU.S.marketduringthisperiodofLafayette’sheightenedpopularity.Thewoodenframehassomeexpectedminororiginalsurfacenicksandscuffs,withabrassringontheuppercentralreverseforhangingondisplay.TheHand-letterednameinthelargewhitebottomborderreads,inaquaintmisspelling,“GeneralLafaiete.”Notethattheletter“N”isreversed,besidestheobviousspellingerror.

Wehaverecorded twoothersimilarReversePaintedexamplessoldinourEAHAAuctions,April23,2005,Lot345,sellingfor$2,875andtheotherofferedonJune10,2006,Lot488,sellingat$2,750.Thisisafresh,excellentopportunityforcollectors,whichtookhalfadecadetoappear.................................... (2,500-3,000)

beautiful 1824 “LA FAYETTE” Tour White Silk Ribbon

88 1824 Lafayette Commemorative Silk Ribbon, “The Companion

of Washington, the nation’s guest.” black imprint on White Silk. Very Choice About Mint. This is an original c. 1824Militarybustinelaboratesunburst,soldbyH.Korn,Philadelphia,measuringthefullsizeof7”x1.5”.Asimplyterrificandhistoricitem,commemoratingLafayette’striumphantreturntoAmerica!Accordingtothereferencebook“ThreadsofHistory”:“LafayetterevisitedtheU.S.fromJuly1,1824toSeptember1825.Hewaspresented with a specially built carriage upon his arrival, andentertainedatreceptionsandballsduringhisentirevisit.IngratitudeforhisaidduringtheRevolution,Congressvotedhimthesumof$200,000andatownshipofland.Hewasoverwhelmedbythereception.OneofthehighlightsofhistripwashisvisittoMountVernon and the grave of his war companion and commander,GeorgeWashington,whohadbeenthendeadforaquarterofacentury.Tenyearsafterhisvisit,onMay20,1834,LafayettediedinParis.”........................................................................ (350-450)

impressive 1824 “The nation’s guest, Lafayette” Silk

89 1824 Commemorative Silk Ribbon, “The nation’s guest,

Lafayette,” black imprint on White Silk, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisanoriginalc.1824SilkRibbonwithaMilitaryBustofLafayetteinanovallaurelwreath,AmericanHeraldicEagleonShieldaboveholdsscrollreading“LAFAYETTE,”measuringtoafullsizeof7.25”x1.75”.Inscribed“THENATION’SGUEST”and“SoldbyH.Korn,82N.2ndSt.Philada”. Boldlyprintedbeingwellcenteredandhavingexcellenteyeappealfordisplay.Asimplyterrificandhistoricitem,commemoratingLafayette’striumphantreturntoAmerica!...................................... (300-400)

1834 “LaFayette-Died” Commemorative Medal Silk Ribbon

90 1834 “LaFayette Died” Death Medal Ribbon. White Silk, black and copper imprint, measuring to a full size of 6” x 2.5”, Extremely Fine. ThisoriginalCommemorativeSilkRibbonshowsdraperyoverfacsimileimageofFrançoisCaunois’1834Lafayette“Death”Medal.Itreads,“LAFAYETTE-DIED-May21st1834-Aged70Yrs.”TheMarquisdeLafayettewasactually77yearsoldathisdeath.............................................................. (300-400)

Rare 1855 Charter of the AETNA INSURANCE Company

91 1855-Dated, Original imprint, Charter of the AETnA INSURANCE Company, Hartford, Connecticut, Very Fine. Authentic1855CharteroftheAETNAINSURANCECOMPANYofHartford,Connecticut,4pages,measuring13.75”talland8.5”wide.Thisofficialprintedcopyisnoteduponthetopofitstitlepage,“FiledMay26th1855,T.C.Rowles,Clerk”andisalsohandSigned,“Tho(mas)A.Alexander”SecretarywiththeembossedSealoftheAETNAINSURANCECOMPANYwithinthepaper.ThisimprintisalsonotarizedatHartford,CT,onJuly1,1854,handSignedby“HenryFowler”JusticeofthePeace.ThismaybesomesortofofficialamendmenttothechartertofacilitateitsmovetoHartford.Theinsidepagelistsvariousassetsofthecompanytotalingjustover$500,000atthattime.

In1850,AetnaInsuranceCompanyorganizesanAnnuityFundtoselllifeinsurance.AetnaInsuranceCompanyturnstoaHartford,Conn.,judge,EliphaletA.Bulkeley,whowasageneralcounseltothecompanyandalsoonitsboardofdirectors.JudgeBulkeleyhadbeenthepresidentoftheConnecticutMutualLifeInsuranceCompany,whichwas,whenfoundedin1846,thefirstlifeinsurancecompanyinConnecticut.HewaschosentoheadtheAnnuityFundoperation,andinthesummerof1850,thedepartmentcommencesbusiness.

In1853theAnnuitydepartmentseparatesfromAetnaInsuranceandisincorporatedasAetnaLifeInsuranceCompany.Thecompany’sfirst president is EliphaletA.Bulkeley. The name “Aetna” isretainedtotakeadvantageofthegoodreputationoftheoriginalAetna,andbecausethreeyearsoflifepoliciesalreadyhadbeenissuedunderthatname.Thenamewasinspiredbyan11,000-footvolcanoontheeasternshoresofSicily,Mt.Etna,thenthemostactivevolcanoinEurope.Awedbythestrengthofthemountain,theynamedtheirfledglingventureAetnaInsuranceCompany.1854-Aetnahiresitsfirstfull-timeemployee,ThomasO.Enders.1857-AetnamovestonewofficesonHungerfordandConeStreetsinHartford,Connecticut.

AnextraordinaryoriginaldocumentthatshouldlikelybeinthearchivesofanInsuranceorHartford,ConnecticutMuseum,ifnotatAETNAitself!.................................................... (1,800-2,000)

mExican-amErican War

Scarce 1840s Mexican War Service “Declaration”

92 1840s, Mexican War Service Declaration Certificate, Unused, Choice Very Fine. Thisrareformisprintedinblackonwhiteperiodpaper,measuring4”x7.5”andisheaded“Declaration.”Itstext,however,revealsthatthiscertificatewastobeusedtorecordasoldier’sserviceduringtheMexicanWar.Thetextreads:

“Thestateof.....Countyof....Onthis.....dayof....184-....beforethesubscriber,aJusticeofthePeaceinandforthecountyaforesaid,personallyappeared......whobeingswornaccordingtolaw,declaresthatheistheidentical....whowasa.....incompany....inthe....regimentof....inactualserviceduringthewarwithMexico.Thathe,thesaid....enlistedonthe....dayof....184-toservefor....andwasdischargedat.....onthe.....dayof....184-byreasonof.....”Handwrittenonthebackisanotation(whichmaynotberelatedtothisdocument):“H.S.SummariesWard.Vouchersinguardian’sa/c.”

Asidefromsomelightbrownstainsattheleftandrightendsfromanoldmounting,thisunusual,certainlyraredocumentremainsinexcellentoverallcondition.AhistoricMexicanWarServiceformmissinginvirtuallyeverycollection............................. (500-600)

no Slavery in The Mexican War’s newly Won Territories

94 February 16,1847-Dated Mexican War Era, Printed U.S. Senate Document, being a Resolution by the Pennsylvania Legislature that Slavery be Prohibited in any new Territory Acquired as a Result of the Mexican War, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisascarce,originalprinteddocumentdated1847,beingaResolutionadoptedbythePennsylvaniaLegislature,requestingthatthestate’sCongressmenseektoprohibitslaveryfromanynewterritorytheUnitedStatesmightacquireasaresultofthewarwithMexico,andissignedintypebymembersofthestate’slegislature.TheoriginalresolutionisdatedFebruary16,1847.ThisprintingoftheresolutionisfromtheU.S.SenateJournal,laterin1847,neartheendofthe29thCongress.Thisprintmeasures9”x5”andisprintedononesideonly,thebackbeingblank.LikelydisboundfromtheSenateJournalandtrimmed,thisprintisinwonderfulcondition,withoutfoldsortears,andonlylightlyagetoned.Afineitemwhichwoulddisplaywell.................................. (800-1,000)

1846 Texas-Mexican War Army Recruiting Broadside Ordering Volunteers To Report - Previously Unrecorded

93 (TEXAS - MEXiCAn WAR). May30,1846,MexicanWarBroadside,orderingVolunteerstoreporttotheBrigadeInspectorofthePennsylvaniaMilitia,andrequiringuniformsinaccordwithregulation,Lancaster,Pennsylvania,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Measures9”x12”onchoicecrisppaperwithdecklededges,asissued.Textreads,inpart:

“TotheVolunteersandcitizensresidingwithintheboundsofthe1stBrigade4thDivision,P.M.[PennsylvaniaMilitia]…noticeisherebygiventhatalloffersofservicesonthepartofvolunteercompanies…mustbemadetotheGovernoroftheCommonwealththroughtheundersignedBrigadeInspector.ThelawsofthisStaterequiretheuniformofvolunteerstobethesameasthatwornbythesamedescriptionofforceintheUnitedStatesarmy….TherequisitionupontheGovernorofthisCommonwealth,beingforSixRegimentsofInfantry,theservicesofnootherdescriptionofvolunteerswillbeaccepted.”

PrecipitatedbytheannexationofTexasinDecember1845,theMexicanWarwasformallydeclaredonMay13,1846.Atthetime,thenation’sarmedforcesconsistedofasmallregulararmyandanaggregateofstatemilitias,allofwhichhaddifferentregulations,uniformsandchainsofcommand.Whenthecall-to-armswentout,thousandsofmenresponded,andtheinfrastructuretoprocessrecruitsandorganizethemintovolunteerregimentshadtobehastilyimprovised.Thisbroadside,printedonMay30,reflectsthestateofconfusionthatexistedearlyintheconflict,aslocalgovernmentsscrambledtomeetenlistmentquotasandoutfitmenproperlyforthemarchsouth.

Thisoriginalbroadsidemaybetheonlysinglesurvivingexampleofthisexceedinglyrare,ifnotunique,historicBroadside.NotfoundineitherofthemajorcollectionsattheUniversityofTexasorLibraryofCongress,itsimportanceandraritycannotbeoverstated.Printedintheboldtypefacessocharacteristicoftheera,andinaremarkablestateofpreservation(likeitwaspostedyesterday),ithastremendouspresence…isofmuseumqualityandexcellentfordisplay.............................................................................................................................................(4,500-5,500)

no Slavery in The Mexican War’s newly Won Territories

94 February 16,1847-Dated Mexican War Era, Printed U.S. Senate Document, being a Resolution by the Pennsylvania Legislature that Slavery be Prohibited in any new Territory Acquired as a Result of the Mexican War, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisascarce,originalprinteddocumentdated1847,beingaResolutionadoptedbythePennsylvaniaLegislature,requestingthatthestate’sCongressmenseektoprohibitslaveryfromanynewterritorytheUnitedStatesmightacquireasaresultofthewarwithMexico,andissignedintypebymembersofthestate’slegislature.TheoriginalresolutionisdatedFebruary16,1847.ThisprintingoftheresolutionisfromtheU.S.SenateJournal,laterin1847,neartheendofthe29thCongress.Thisprintmeasures9”x5”andisprintedononesideonly,thebackbeingblank.LikelydisboundfromtheSenateJournalandtrimmed,thisprintisinwonderfulcondition,withoutfoldsortears,andonlylightlyagetoned.Afineitemwhichwoulddisplaywell.................................. (800-1,000)

“Santa Anna’s March” Music Sheet Composed by an American Officer in the Mexican-U.S. War

95 1847, Music Sheet: “Santa Anna’s March,” by W.C. Peters, Published by W.C. Peters, Cincinnati, OH, Choice Fine. 13”x10,”5pages,uncoloredengravedcover.Thefulltitlereads:“SantaAnna’sMarchtowhichisaddedaPopularMelodyComposedontheBattlefieldofBuenaVistabyanAmericanOfficer.Arrangedfor the Piano Forte and Inscribed toMiss Fitzgerald byW.C.Peters.”Thepieceisdesignedforoneortwoperformers.Somemodestdampstainingandtoning,reinforcedspine,horizontalfoldalongthemiddle—notaffectingtheoverallpresentationorvalueofthisimportanthistoricalitem.............................. (1,200-1,500)

Extraordinary Texas-Mexican War Field Press broadside Printed by the Advancing American Army by gen. Worth

96 (TEXAS - MEXiCAn WAR). 1847MexicanWarBroadside,anorderAbolishingTaxesinoccupiedareas,GeneralHeadquarters,Puebla,Mexico,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Measures5.75”x9”,printedinSpanishonexcellentcrisppalegreenpaper,backedwithpolyester.Translationinfull:

“GENERALHEADQUARTERS.-Puebla,May27,1847-Bythisorder,itisherebydecreedthatallrights,taxesortolls,betheyinternal,localorinternational,onalltypesofprovisionsthatareneededbyorhandedovertotheUnitedStatestroops,areherebyabolishedandit isprohibitivetochargethese tariffs,while thesaidtroopsareoccupyingthearea;thisdecreecoversallpointsoftherearguardanduptothirtyleaguesonbothsidesofthelineofoccupation. - ByorderofGeneralWorth. -W.W.Mackal,A.A.G.”

One ofmanyGeneralOrders printed on army field presses asAmerican forces advanced towards Mexico City and occupiedterritoryalongtheway. Thisorder,whichprohibitedMexicanprovincialgovernments fromcollecting taxesongoods sold toAmericantroops,wasissuedbyGen.WilliamJ.Worth,aveteranoftheSeminoleWar.WorthhadfoughtunderZacharyTaylorinthenortherncampaignthatculminatedwiththecaptureofMonterrey.TransferredtothecommandofWinfieldScott,hedistinguishedhimself in the victorious advance from Vera Cruz to MexicoCity,whichWorthwasthefirstAmericantoenter,receivingthesurrenderofthecapital.In1848hewasgivencommandoftheDept.ofTexas,buthiscareerwascutshortbycholera............... ................................................................................. (3,000-4,000)

1848 Hand-Color broadside and Map of the U.S. & Mexico Outstanding Historic Mexican-American War Period Map

( Our Back Cover Image )

97 1848-Dated, Hand-colored broadside Map headed, “ORNAMENTAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES & MEXiCO,” Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848, Published by Ensigns & Thayer, 50 Ann Street, new York, Very Fine. ThisisanauthenticHuge,PatrioticandHistoricMexican-AmericanWarPeriodBroadsideMapmeasures30.5”x22.5”includesararecentralHand-coloredMaptitled,“MapoftheUnitedStatesandMexico,IncludingOregon,TexasandtheCalifornias.”ItissurmountedbyportraitsofGeneralTaylorandGeneralScott,dressedintheirmilitaryuniforms,beingoneithersideofthecentralPresidentGeorgeWashington.Belowatbottomarecolorfulgeographicscenesofthe“GreatTempleDedicatedtotheSun,”Mexico,“TheHallsOfTheMontezumas,”andatthebottomcenteranAmericanFlagSteamShipnamed“UNION”withtextbelowreading“AnAmericanExhibitingToTheSovereignsOfEuropeTheProgressOfHisCountry.”

Thisselfproclaimed“Ornamental”MexicanWarperiodBroadsideisaccomplishedwithaHand-coloredandHand-carvedwoodblockengravingprocess. Multiplecolors include red,green,yellow,blue,andblackagainstaslightlytonedoff-whiteperiodpapersheetthathasbeenarchivallylaiddownuponmodernclothfabricforpreservation.Therearesomedeftsealedandrepairededgesplitsandasmallrepairedabsencetotheextremeoutermargins,includingafinesealed3.5”splitattopcenter,yettheyarenotdistractingtotheprintedportions.OthertextblockdeviceslocatedattherightandleftsidesofthecentralmapincludeinformationontheStatesoftheUnionatthattime,includingthelatest“Possessions,”ofCaliforniaandTexas.Anothertextblockinyellowreads,“DistancesInMexico.”

Themapitself is titled,“MapoftheUnitedStatesandMexico-IncludingOREGON,TEXASandtheCALIFORNIAS.”Ithasbothheavieroutlineand lightercoloredareaswhich identifies;“NewCalifornia,”“NewMexico,”“OregonTerritory,”“MissouriTerritory,”“SiouxDistrict,”“IndianTerritory,”aswellastheotherthenexistingstates.ThereisnodoubtthatthisPatrioticBroadsidewasproducedinthecelebratoryatmosphereinthewakeof,andsurrounding theAmerican victory overMexico in 1848. Thisimpressivehistoricdisplaypieceisreadyforproperframing,asitwouldpresentverywellondisplay..................... (2,500-3,500)

1848 Mexican War Extensive Thirteen Page Massachusetts Militia Roster of All 700 Soldiers

98 May 1848-Dated, Mexican War Period, Manuscript Massachusetts Militia Roster Document, with Original Silk Tie, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisoriginal,13page,handwritten,9.75”x8”historicdocumentisdatedMay1848.Itisalistofthenamesofall700membersoftheMassachusettsMilitiawholivedinCambridge,asrecordedinthecityAssessorsOffice,signedbyLuciusR.Paige,CityClerk.Themenlistedwereenrolledfortheyear1848andwerereadyandabletoservetheircountry,shouldtheMexicanWarelevatetoalargercampaign.Itisnicelytiedtogetherbeingboundwithagreenribbonandisinexcellentoverallcondition.Averyscarce,originalMexicanWarMilitiaRosterDocument...................................................................... (400-500)

1847 Mexican War Document Recruiting Musicians Signed by James W. Denver

the Civil War general & Denver, CO!

99 JAMES W. DENVER (1817 - 1892). American Politician, President Abraham Lincoln Commissioned Denver a brigadier general in 1861, Lawyer, and esteemed Actor. The city of Denver, Colorado, is named after him, as is the Denver Omelette. April7,1847-DatedMexicanWarPeriod,ManuscriptDocumentSigned,“JamesW.Denver,CaptUSInfantry,”ChoiceVeryFine.Thisverycleanoriginaldocumentmeasures7.25”x12”haslightfolds,somelightshow-throughandisinexcellent,boldlywrittenandsignedcondition,contractingtwomusicianstoservewiththe12thUSInfantryin1847duringtheMexicanWar.ReversesidedocketaddedanddatedonMay10th,1847.ThisisatrulygreatcontentMexicanWarDocumentRecruitingMusiciansdocumentandJAMESW.DENVERsignature............................ (500-600)

important Mexican Civil War of 1857-1861 Letter to United States Minister to Mexico, John Forsyth Jr.

100 (MEXICAN CIVIL WAR 1857-1861). c. 1858,ManuscriptLetterDraft,Unsigned,Undated,writtentoUnitedStatesMinistertoMexico,JohnForsythJr.,fromtheVice-ConsulateinMexico,twosidesof1page,10.5”x8,”VeryFine.

ThishistoricletterwasapparentlywritteninhasteandisnottotallyclearwhetherthisletterwaswrittenfromMexicoCitytoForsyth,whowasthenoutofthecountry,orwhetherthiswaswrittenfromaU.S.Vice-ConsulatesomewhereinMexicotoForsythinMexicoCity.When President Santa Ana was overthrown in the 1855RevolutionofAyutla,IgnacioComonfortbecamePresident.Thenewconstitutionof1857ledtoacivilwar(theWarofReform)fromDecember1857throughJanuary1861.Twogovernmentswereestablished,theconservativesinMexicoCityandtheliberalsinVeraCruz.TheliberalseventuallywonandtheUnitedStatesrecognizedtheirgovernment,ledbyBenitoJuarez.ForsythhadbeenappointedMinistertoMexicoin1856,butin1858hedemandedhis passport andwithdrew from theU.S. Legation. This letterdescribesmilitarymovementsinZacatecas,incentralMexico,byMiguelMiramon(1831-1867).AlsomentionedisaninsulttotheEnglishflagandthelootingofitstreasury.ThewriterstatesthatheexpectstobeunderbombardmentwithinafewdaysandwillbeunabletoprotecttheAmericanflag.Thisletterreads,inpart:

“...Sincefourmonthsthe()Armyhasenteredthisstate...Atfirstowingtotheirsmallnumbertherewasontheirpartashowofrespecttoliberty,lifeandproperty.Aftersome300menweresentfromthisplacetoahaciendaneartotheMineraldeCatorce,tobedefeatedbylessthantwohundredofthem,andwhenreinforcementsfromthefrontiertothenumberof3000withartillerymarchedthere,thelawconcerningbanditsandrevolutionariesformulatedbytheGovernmentofMexico,therehasbeennolimittothedestructioncarriedonbyVidanori(?)captains.....Miramonandhis3000onthewayfromZacatecastothisplace,hasfeltthesharpfireoftheirrifles.Thegallant littlearmy,cut theirwaythroughtheenemycausingsomeloss,butsufferingalmostadefeat.Zacatecaswasthenextsceneofcarnage.Withoutknowingthefullparticularsoftheaction,sufficientitistosaythatMiramonwithmostofhisofficersandhistroopsfallenprisonerswithalltheirartilleryafter8hourscombat....”

Thisimportantandhistoricalletterdraftisinexcellentconditionwith lightage toning.A fabulous find foranyone interested inMexicanHistory...................................................... (1,000-1,200)

John Forsyth Jr. (1812-1877) is best known as an American journalist and editor. After his time as Minister to Mexico (1856-1858), he was part of a delegation from Georgia to the Confederate government being formed in 1861.

Broadside For The Reunion of Mexican War Veterans

101 1899 Broadside For The Reunion of Mexican War Veterans. Broadsideissuedin1899by“TheNewEnglandAssociationOfVeteransOfTheMexicanWar,”measuring8.5”x5.5”,notifyingmembersthat“TheFifty-firstAnniversaryofthereturnhomeofthe Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers in Mexico, will becelebratedWednesday,July19,1899,byaReunionanddinnerat‘SquantumInn,’SquantumPark....”Gen.SamuelE.ChamberlainistheCommanderoftheassociation.ChoiceExtremelyFine.... ....................................................................................... (300-400)

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Extremely Rare Original Confederate Privateer Commission

102 c. 1860 Civil War Period, Partially-Printed Document, Confederate (Privateer) Naval Commission, Unaccomplished, Very Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisanextremelyrare,originalandfullyauthentic,Confederate(Privateer)NavalCommissionForm,measuringalargesizeof16.5”x20”beingvirtuallymintstatewithafewverticalfolds.HereJEFFERSONDAVIS,-PresidentoftheConfederateStatesofAmerica.”istherebyauthorizingavesselanditsCaptain,inpart:

“Commander, to act as a.PrivateArmedVessel in the ServiceoftheCONFEDERATESTATES,onthehighseas,againsttheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theirShips,Vessels,GoodsandEffects,andthoseoftheircitizens,duringthependencyoftheWarnowexistingbetweenthesaidCONFEDERATESTATESandthesaidUnitedStates...”

These official Confederate forms when fully completed andexecuted,aretypicallyfilledoutandpersonallysignedbyPresidentJeffersonDavis.Theuseoftheseformsweredisregardedinthelatespringof1861,astheyareimprintedwiththecityofMontgomeryasbeingthethenConfederatecapitol.Anysuchfullycompletedandsignedformisconsideredexceedinglyrareandisextremelyvaluable.

Thisunaccomplishedexampleisinexcellentcondition,havingacenterfoldandjustsomelightwrinkles,beingboldlyprintedandattractivefordisplay.ArareopportunitytoacquireanoriginalConfederatePrivateerCommissionthatismissinginmosteveryConfederateandCivilWarNavalrelatedcollection.................... ................................................................................. (1,600-1,800)

Rare Original Confederate Field Press Printed broadside issued in August 1863 by general “Fightin’ Joe” Wheeler

103 August 3rd, 1863-Dated Civil War Period, Confederate Field Press Printed broadside, Choice Extremely Fine. This is averyrare,originalandfullyauthenticConfederateFieldPrintedBroadside,measuring6.5”x12”issuedbyMajorGeneralJosephWheeler,beingGeneralOrdersNo.10,atHeadQuarters,WheelersCavalryCorps.ThisgeneralorderencouragestheCavalryofficersto the importanceof theiradoptingallmeans in theirpower toinsurepromotiontothevalorous,skillful,andefficientofficersandtothesoldiersoftheirrespectivecommands,withinstructionsforsuchrecommendations,etc.Itreads,inpart:

“...Thisisdotothosewhobytheirpatrioticdevotiontoduty,andtheirvalorandskillexhibitedinthefield,haveshownthemselvesworthyofadvancement. Itcontinues, ... thePresidenttomakepromotions...byappointingofficersandsoldierswhohavebeendistinguishedforexhibitingvalorandskill.Theordercontinueswithaexampleofarecommendationforpromotion.(Signedintype)-Maj.Genl.Joseph.Wheeler.”

InDecember1862,theUnionArmyoftheCumberlandbegantoadvancefromNashvilleagainstBragg’sarmyandWheeler,nowcommandingalloftheArmyofTennessee’scavalry,skirmishedaggressively todelay their advance. Hedrove into the rearoftheUnionarmy,destroyinghundredsofwagonsandcapturingmore than 700 prisoners. After theBattle of StonesRiver, asBragg’sarmywithdrewtotheDuckRiverline,WheelerstrucktheUnionsupplylinesatHarpethShoalsonJanuary12–13,burningthreesteamboatsandcapturingmorethan400prisoners.BraggrecommendedthatWheelerbepromotedasa“justreward”andhebecameaMajorGeneralonJanuary20,1863.Wheelerledthearmy’sCavalryCorpsfromJanuarytoNovember24,thenagainfromDecembertoNovember15,1864.ForhisactionsonJanuary12–13,1863,Wheelerandhistroopersreceivedthe“Thanks”oftheConfederateCongressonMay1,1863.

This well centered, fullymargined and very clean example isinexcellentconditiononfinewhitewoveperiodpaper. Ithasafewlightfolds,beingfairlywellprintedforafielddocument,andisattractivefordisplay.Therearenosignificantdefectsordistractions.ArareopportunitytoacquireanoriginalConfederateFieldPressPrintedBroadside,inrecognitionofthevaloroftheirsoldiers,thatismissinginmosteveryConfederateandCivilWarrelatedcollection..................................................... (1,400-1,800)

Congress Thanks Farragut Capture Mobile bay in Civil War

104 February 17, 1866-Dated, (David G. FARRAGUT) Official Congressional Resolution Printed Document, at Washington, DC, navy Department general Orders, no. 73, Choice near Mint. ThisoriginalPrintedDocumentis1page,measures8.5”x5.25”(215x140mm),onperiodwhitewovepaper,beingtheNavyDepartmentGeneralOrders,No.73.ItisprintingthetextoftheCongressionalResolutionwhichreads,inpart:

“...tendering the thanks of Congress to Vice-Admiral DAVIDG.FARRAGUT,andtotheofficers,pettyofficers,seamen,andmarinesunderhiscommand,fortheirgallantryandgoodconductintheactioninMobileBayonthefifthofAugust,1864.”

Itissignedinprintatitsheaderconclusionby,“GIDEONWELLS,Secretaryof theNavy. An important,nevereven folded,veryhistoricoriginalNavalhonormadetoDavidG.FARRAGUT........................................................................................... (200-300)

105 c. 1864 Civil War Era, Albumen Photograph of General U. S.

grant, gilt-brass Frame, Choice Mint. Anoriginal,1”x.75”AlbumenPhotographofGeneralGranthousedinanornate,gilt-brassframe.................................................................... (275-325)

106 c. 1864 Civil War Era, Albumen Photograph of General U. S. grant, gilt-brass Frame, Choice Mint. Anoriginal,1”x.75”AlbumenPhotographofGeneralGranthousedinanornate,gilt-brassframe.Chest-upimageofGrantwiththetext“Gen.U.S.Grant”above.Scarce................................................... (275-325)

Color CDV Image Civil War Union Major Robert Anderson

107 c. 1860s Civil War Period, Carte de Visite, Hand-Colored, Image of Union Major Robert Anderson, who was The Hero of Fort Sumter, Very Fine. ThisisanoriginalCartedeVisitethatisHand-coloredphotographmountedonheavystockmeasuringto3.75”x2.5”ofUnionMajorRobertAndersonina3/4lengthposeofAndersoninuniform.Backstampreads,“CharlesD.Fredricks&Co.[Specialite,]587Broadway,NewYork.”OldidentificationonthereversewithsomeminortoneonthisveryrareHand-coloredimageofthefamousUnionMajorRobertAnderson.... (275-350)

Lot 106Lot 105

Historic CDV Image of a Civil War Period “Drummer boy”

108 c. 1862 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite, Image of a Drummer Boy, Union and likely New York, Choice Extremely Fine. ThisoriginalCartedeVisitePhotographismountedonheavystockmeasuringto4”x2.5”ofaCivilWarperiodDrummerBoy.ThisfulllengthposeofayoungboyinamilitaryuniformcarryingaCivilWarperioddrumanddrumsticks.Backstampreads,“J.J.Butman,MainSt.,LittleFalls,N.Y.”Goldgiltouterborder,verycleanandcrispwithasharplydetailedimage.Averypopularverymotifandscarce............................................................ (300-400)

Very Rare Civil War CDV Collage Image of Union Officers

109 c. 1864 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite, Collage Image of Union Officers, by Anthony, Very Fine. ThisoriginalCartedeVisitephotographmountedonheavystockmeasuring4”x2.25”ofCivilWarperiodUnionOfficers.GeneralGrantisattopcenterandthelargestimage.Backstampreads,“PublishedbyE.&H.T.Anthony,501Broadway,NewYork.ManufacturersofthebestPhotographicAlbums”. Upper right corner of photograph hasslight wrinkle, overall a wonderful collage of UnionOfficers.Extremelyrare!............................................................. (300-400)

Very Rare Civil War “Union Cavalry Leaders & Raiders” CDV with George Armstrong Custer

& Others by Anthony

110 c. 1864 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite titled, “Union Cavalry Leaders & Raiders” by Anthony, Choice Very Fine. This originalCarte deVisite photograph ismountedonheavystockcardmeasuringto4”x2.5”displayingafabulousmontageof 12 different important “UnionCavalry Leaders&Raiders”inaportraitstyle.Backstampreads,“PublishedbyE.&H.T.Anthony,501Broadway,NewYork.ManufacturersofthebestPhotographicAlbums”.OneoutstandingfeaturebeinganimageofGeorgeArmstrongCusterinhismilitaryuniformamongstthismostfamousgrouping.AveryrareCDVbeingthefirstofthistypewehaveoffered..................................................... (600-800)

Confederate CDV Image Davis, Lee, Jackson, Beauregard

111 c. 1865 Civil War Period, Confederate Carte de Visite Images of Davis, Lee, Jackson and Beauregard, Very Fine. ThishistoricCartedeVisitephotographismountedonheavystockmeasuring4”x2.25”havingimagesoffourConfederateleaders,JeffersonDavis,GeneralsLee,JacksonandBeauregard.Allfourmenareshowninportraitstylewithinsmallovals.Nobackstamp,buttheimagesareidentifiedbyaCivilWarperiodhandwrittenlistontheblankreverseside.Minortone.AveryrareCDVwithaConfederateleadergroupingwehavenotpreviouslyoffered...... ....................................................................................... (300-400)

Patriotic Civil War Union Silk Ribbon Philly July 4th, 1863

112 Silk Ribbon For the “1776 Celebration by The Friends of the Union At Philadelphia, July 4th, 1863,” Gilt Gold Print on Pink Silk, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisanoriginal,7”x2”SilkRibbonforaPatrioticUnionrally,withbrightgoldletteringonpinksilk,withdesignofaPatriotclimbinguponanAmericanFlagpole,ahammerheldinhisrighthand.Agreatimage,thatisveryrareandthefirstwehaveoffered......................... (250-300)

First Edition 1885 “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant”

113 1885/86-Dated. First Edition. Full Set of Two books entitled, “Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant,” Volumes 1 & 2 (Complete), Published by Charles L. Webster & Company, new York, nY, Fine. Bothbooksinthiscompletesetmeasureto9”x6.25”andvolumeoneconsistsof584pagesandvolumetwohas647pages.Bothvolumesareinusedcondition,bearingfewsignsofwear.Theoriginalgreencoversremainintact,thefronthingecrackedandpartiallylooseonVolume1.FrontispiecelooseinVolume2,boardswithtypicalrubbing,bumpedcorners,wornedges,theprintisboldandclearandtheinteriorquitenice.

ThefacsimileoftheoriginalTermsofLee’sSurrenderaswrittenby General Grant is wholly intact. Also includes the printed“facsimile”inscriptionbyGrantthatreads,“ThesevolumesarededicatedtotheAmericansoldierandsailor.-U.S.Grant.,NewYorkCity,May23d,1885.”WhilemanymistakenlybelievesuchsetswereinscribedbyGrant’sownhand,heactuallydieddaysafterthemanuscriptwashandedovertothepublisherandneverlivedtoseethemanuscriptinbookform.Animpressive,originalcompletesetofbookswhichhasagoldenembossedimageofGrantonitscovers.(2BookSet)........................................... (500-600)

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1861 CDV Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln Rare Original O-49 “inkwell” Photograph

by Alexander gardner

114 c. 1861 Civil War Period, Carte de Visite Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander gardner taken at Mathew brady’s national Portrait gallery on February 24th, 1861, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. Thisistherareoriginal,O-49“Inkwell”PhotographbyAlexanderGardner,thatwastakenatMathewBrady’sNationalPortraitGalleryonFebruary24th,1861.Thisbeautiful,historicimageisoneoffiveportraitsthatweretakenoftheLincolnthisday,whicharecollectivelyknownasthe“InkwellPortraits”.Thisvariantisdesignatedas“O-49”byOstendorff.ThePhotographitselfmeasuresabout21/8”x31/4”andismountedon itsoriginal,goldborder,squarecornerCDVCardMounttoanoverallsizeof23/8”x4”.ThebackofthecardmountcarriestheofficialAnthony/Bradybackstamp.

ThisCivilWarperiod,CDVPhotographofAbrahamLincolnisinexcellentcondition.Theimageexhibitsasharp,crispfocusandverygoodcontrast.BoththeAlbumenPhotographandtheCardMountarecleanandexceptionallywellpreserved.Anexcellentexampleofthisrare,PresidentAbrahamLincoln“InkwellPortrait”variant.Oneoftheveryfinestmuseumqualityexampleswehaveseen,anditcertainlyworthyofapremiumbidassuch................ .................................................................................... (900-1,200)

115 no Lot.

“Mourning” Carte de Visite Image of President Lincoln

116 c. 1865 Post Lincoln Assasination, Carte de Visite, “Mourning” Image of President Lincoln, Very Fine. ThishistoricCartedeVisite photograph ismounted on heavy stockmeasuring 4” x2.5”havingaPortraitImageofPresidentAbrahamLincolnwithaheavyouterblack“Mourning”border.Nobackstamp,havingminortoneandsomeslightcornerwear.Theblankbackhasanoldmountingtraceatitscenter.AscarceLincolnAssassination“Mourning”CartedeVisite.......................................... (400-600)

impressive 1865 Abraham Lincoln Mourning Ribbon

117 c. 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Mourning Ribbon, black Print on Paper, Choice Very Fine. Thisoriginal,7.75”x2.5”Lincolnmemorial ribbonhas richblackprintingonwhiteperiodwovepaper. There isa large,boldcentralovalPortraitofAbrahamLincoln facing right,with textabove reading“InVictory”andbelow,“WeMournaMartyredPatriot.” A thickblackbordersurroundstheportrait.AhorizontalfoldrunsthroughLincoln’shairandasecondonerunsacrossjustbelowthelowertext,overallbeingveryclean,wellcenteredandveryboldinappearance....... ....................................................................................... (350-400)Lot 116 Lot 117

Historic Civil War “Photo Op” That never Really Happened

118 1884-Dated, Famous Civil War Theme Cabinet Card, Composite Advertising Souvenier Photograph, Entitled “Union Commanders,” with President Abraham Lincoln, Very Fine. Thisoriginal6.5”x4.25”CabinetCardshowsaHistoricCivilWarthemeCompositePhotographicImageofaseatedPresidentAbrahamLincoln,flankedby:AdmiralFarragut,GeneralW.T.Sherman,GeneralGeorgeH.Thomas,GeneralGeorgeG.Meade,General/President Ulysses S. Grant, General Joseph Hooker,GeneralPhilipH.SheridanandGeneralWinfieldS.Hancock.

Grant stands toLincolns left andappears in suit and tie ratherthanuniform.Belowtheimageisprinted,“CopyrightedbytheNotmanPhotoCo.Limited,Boston.-WithComplimentsoftheTravelersInsuranceCompany.”Also,atbottomofcardisprinted,“UnionCommanders.-TheNotmanPhotoCo.Limited.3ParkSt.Boston”.Largebackstampprintedingoldink,“WithComplimentsof-TheTravelers-LifeandAccidentInsuranceCompany,-OfHartford,Conn.”Minorscatteredtoning,theupperrightcornerisbent,overallatrulywonderfulandextremelyrareimage.Theveryfirstwehaveoffered............................................. (400-500)

Lincoln Ribbon with Quotation From Gettysburg Address

119 Woven Souvenier Silk Ribbon with Portrait of Abraham

Lincoln, American Flag and Quotation from the Gettysburg Address, Adhered upon its original souvenier Calendar Sheet, Choice Mint. This beautifulmulticoloredwoven silk ribbon,measuring13.5”x2.5”includingitsoriginalredtasselatbottom.Ithashasaheraldiceaglewithshieldand44starAmericanflagatthetop,aportraitofPresidentLincolninthecenterwithascrollbelowreading“EmancipationProc(lamation),”andaquotationatthebottomwithwordstakenfromtheGettysburgAddressandtheSecondInauguralAddress.Thisbright,cleanSilkRibbonisstitchedinred,blue,black,brownandgray.Itisaffixedatthevery top to a slightly largerheavywovepaper sheet, havingaprintedcalendarfortheyear1916below.Ithasthetext,“ThisisaSpecimenof‘ArtinWeaving’MadeinPaterson,N.J.‘TheSilkCity.’”Otherexamplesofthisribbonhavesoldatauctionforasmuchas$800.Thisexampleisinvirtuallymintconditionandisperfectfordisplay......................................................... (400-500)

Black History19th Century black History

African Head Design Pipe bowl

120 19th Century, black History Related Pipe bowl, African Head Portrait Design, Clay, Fine. Thisisanoriginal,authenticBlackHistoryrelatedPipeHead,nostempresent,madeoffiredClay,measuringabout1.25”high.Itwasformedinamold,joiningthetwohalveswithafineseamatcenter.Thisisanaboveaverageexamplethatwasactuallyused,theleftsideslightlydarkendfromsmokeandhavingadeeplydesignedhairandfacialdetailswithearsintactaspartofhisprofile.Animportant,sadreminderoftheprevioushistoryofAmericanracialexploitation.... (250-300)

Scarce Frederick County, Maryland Slave Tax Document

121 1858-Dated Pre Civil War, Partially-Printed Document, lists SLAVE, for payment of Tax on owning a Slave(s), Used, Choice Crisp near Mint. Thisrare,originaldocumentwasmadeto“Mr.RichardCranswick”andtobepresented“TotheSheriffofFrederickCounty”forcollectionofhisStateandCountypersonalpropertyassetsfor1858.ThisdocumentleavesroomtoputinhowmanySlaveswereowned.Thisitembeingboldlyprintedindeepblackonbright,freshwhitewoveperiodpaperthathasnotbeenfoldedandhavingimpressiveoveralleyeappeal.................... (275-375)

Excellent Content 1862 Richmond, Virginia Slave Auction Letter Written Upon Civil War Union Patriotic Stationery

122 September 9, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Southern Slave Owner’s Slave Auction Sale Letter, Written Upon Civil War Union Patriotic Stationery, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisanoriginal,veryrareCivilWar-datedSouthernSlaveOwner’s,2pages, 7.5” x 4.5”,ManuscriptLetter with instructions for theImmediateSaleofhistwoSlaves.It iswrittenbyCharlesCook,oncolorful redandblueprinted“Union”PatrioticStationery,avignetteattopleftdepictingGeneralGeorgeB.McClellan,sentfromHowletts,[Va.],Sept.9,1862toSlaveAuctioneers,Dickinson&Hill,atRichmond.ThisletterregardsthesaleofhistwoSlaves,whohadmostlikelyrunaway,sinceanotherpersonhereisalsospecificallymentioned,“RobertLumpkin”whowasawellknownandinfamousRichmondSlaveDealer,whoisknowntohavejailedandpunishedrunawaySlaves.Thisgreatcontentletterreads,inpart:

“youwillpleasesellthetwonegroesreferredtoatthefirstfavorablemomentyouwillnotpayMr.[Robert]Lumpkin[Richmondslavejailer]anything,asIprefertosettlehisbillmyself.Pleasedothebestpossibleformeinthesaleofthetwonegroes.Susanisnotmorethan18yearsoldprobablynotover16andperfectlysoundandhealthy.ThewomanElizabethisabout26,Ithink,andisperfectlysoundasfarasIaminformed;theywerebothraisedonthisplace.IwillbeinRichmondsomedaythisweek”.

AmostunusualassociationofaSlaveauctionhouseandalsoaknownSlavejailer!Inaddition,thisSlaveowneriswritingtohisauctioneeronall-American“Union”red,whiteandbluepatrioticstationery.Thisisquiteamazing,unusualandtheverythefirstwehaveseenanduniqueassuch!........................... (1,200-1,500)

1862 Richmond, Virginia Slave Auctioneer Sale Letter by the Commander of the

Third Brigade of Northern Virginia

123 October 10, 1862-Dated Civil War Period, Manuscript Letter by Colonel Alexander G. Taliaferro, 23rd Virginia, a Southern Slave Owner’s Slave Auction Sale instruction Letter, Choice Very Fine. Thisisanoriginal,CivilWar-datedSouthernSlaveOwner’s, 1 page, 9” x 5.75”,ManuscriptLetter having urgentinstructionsfortheImmediateSaleofhistwoSlaves.ItiswrittenbywrittenbyCol.AlexanderG.Taliaferro,23rdVirginia,RapidanStation,[Va.],Oct.10,1862toSlaveAuctioneers,Dickinson&Hill,atRichmond.ThisverydirectletterregardsthesaleofhisSlaveServantsbythiswellknownRichmondSlaveAuctioncompany.Thishistoriccontentletterreads,inpart:

“SellmyServantsattheearliestpossiblemoment!DonotdeferitevenforaDay!Theymaydeclinerapidlyandarenowhigh.Sellall”.

This letter isSignedbyTaliaferroasCommanderof theThirdBrigade,ArmyofNorthernVirginia.AlexanderGaltTALIAFERRO(1808-1884)wasaWilliam&MaryCollegegraduatewhomarriedChiefJusticeJohnMarshall’sgranddaughter.HepracticedlawatCulpeper,Virginia.BecameCaptainofthe13thVirginiaonMay28,1861,thenLt.Colonelofthe23rdVirginiaonSept.12,1861.HewaswoundedintheshoulderatKernstown,Va.andlaterinthehandatSecondManassas,afterwardstransferredtotheInvalidCorpsin1865.

AmostdesperatesoundingletterofinstructiontothisSlaveAuctionHouse,whichisnicelywrittenandclearlyreadableindeepbrowninkuponplainperiodpaper,havingathinpriormountingstriptracealongtheextremerightreverseedge................... (600-800)

1863 African American Negro Troops by the Union Army

124 1863-Dated American Civil War Period. 1st Edition. Pamphlet imprint titled: “general Washington and general Jackson on Negro Soldiers,” Advocating the Use of African American / Negro Troops by the Union Army, by Henry Carey Baird. Philadelphia, Very Fine. ThisveryrareandhistoricallyimportantCivilWarPamphletmeasuresapproximately55/8”x85/8”andcontains8pages,withitscontentandthemebeingaconvincingtreatmentofthepaststrength,valorandpatriotismoftheAmericanNegroSoldier. It isselfbound(asissued)andisinverygoodcondition,beingcompleteand intactwithnoevidence that thepamphlet had ever been bound into a volume. The pages aregenerallycleanwithafewsmallspots,somelightedgewearandalightcentralverticalcrease.

Through the use of numerous and extended quotations fromRevolutionaryWarGeneralGeorgeWashington and alsoWarof 1812GeneralAndrew Jackson, the author expounds on thehistoricallyrecordoftheuseofAfricanAmericanTroopsduringtheAmericanRevolutionandtheWarof1812.TherearemanypassagesquotedfrombothWashingtonandJacksonextollingthevirtuesandcourageoftheNegroSoldier.Attheend,theauthorasksthequestion...“IfourfathersandgrandfatherssawfittoarmandemployBlackSoldiersinthedefenseofthisnation,whyshouldwehesitatetodosonow?”Certainly,this1stEdition.pamphletwouldbean importantaddition toanyCivilWarand/orBlackHistorycollectionor library. Thefirstwehaveofferedof thisimportantBlackHistoryimprint................................... (400-500)

1-Star Rarely Encountered Vintage “LIBERIA” Flag

125 c. 1890s Parade Size Flag, Country of “LIBERIA,” Printed with 1-Star and 11-Stripes, on Cotton Muslin Cloth, Choice Extremely Fine. ThisrarePrintedParadeFlagdisplaysonly1-Starand11-Stripesbeingoftheearly,turnofthe19thcenturyeraandmeasures17”x11-3/8”.TheLiberianflagbearscloseresemblancetotheflagoftheUnitedStates,showingtheex-AmericanSlaveoriginsofthecountry.TheLiberianflaghassimilarredandwhitestripes,aswellasabluesquarewithawhitestarinthecanton.TheelevenstripessymbolizethesignatoriesoftheLiberianDeclarationofIndependence,redandwhitesymbolizingcourageandmoralexcellence.Thewhitestarrepresentsthefreedomtheex-Slavesweregiven,abovethebluesquarerepresentingtheAfricanmainland.ItisbasicallyacopyoftheUnitedStatesflag,TheLiberiaflagwasofficiallyadoptedonJuly26,1847. Thishistoric flagforcollectorsofBlackHistory,withanimportantconnectiontotheUnitedStatesandSlavery............................................. (275-375)

1891 “History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865”

126 1891-Dated, 1st Edition, Hardcover Book, Cover entitled, “A BRAVE BLACK REGIMENT,” Black History Related Civil War Union Regimental History of the 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Colored Infantry, Choice Very Fine. Thisistherareoriginal,1stEditionvolumethatisfullytitled,“HistoryoftheFifty-FourthRegimentofMassachusettsVolunteerInfantry,1863-1865”,ByLuisF.Emilio,Boston,1891,PublishedbyTheBostonBookCompany.Historicallyexceedinglyimportant,this1stEditionRegimentalHistoryofthe54thRegiment,MassachusettsVolunteerInfantrywhichwasamongthefirst,andthemoststoriedofallBlack/AfricanAmericanUnionRegimentstoserveduringtheCivilWar.ThisistheveryRegimentwhosestorywastoldbytheAcademyAwardWinningMotionPicture,“Glory”.

ThisoutstandingCivilWarRegimentalHistorymeasuresabout6,25”x8.5”andcontains410pages,plus9maps(twoofwhicharefold-outs),aswellasnumerousphotographicplatesdepictingofficersandenlistedmembersofthe54thMass.OfferedhereisthefirstRegimentalHistoryofthefirstCivilWarregimentcomprisedofFreeBlackVolunteers,fromaNorthernstate.ItwasledbyColonelRobertGouldShaw,aBostonabolitionist.Amongitsmembers,weretwosonsofFrederickDouglass.

In1863,the54thRegimentledtheattackonFortWagner,attheentranceofCharlestonHarbor.Theylostthebattleand50percentoftheunitwerekilledorwounded,includingColonelShaw.Severalweekslater,areplenished54thagainleadanattackonFortWagnerandthistimecapturedtheFort.Theunitcontinuedtoserveuntiltheendofthewar,withmostoftheirbattlesfoughtinSouthCarolina.Theexistenceofthe54thMassencouragedtheformationofmoreUnionBlackregimentsandeventually180,000blacksoldierswereservingintheUnionarmy.

Thisimportant,Blackregiment,CivilWarRegimentalHistoryisinveryniceoverallcondition.Itisboundinitsoriginalgreenclothwithgiltletteringthatissound,intactandverywellpreserved.Thegiltletteringonthespineandfrontcoveriscrispandboldwithnofadingorwear.Theextremitiesarelightlybumpedandtheclothisverycleanexceptforalight,1.5”diametersmallstainatthebottomoftherearboard.Theinteriorpagesarecomplete,tightandverycleanthroughoutwithacoupleofleavesexhibitingveryminoredgechipscausedbythepublisher’smiss-cuttingofthesignatures.Thereissomesoilingandacoupleofsmallstainstotheforeedgeandtheblockisveryslightlycocked.Overall,thisisanexceptionallywellpreservedexampleofthisveryrareandhistoricallyimportant,CivilWarRegimentalHistory.ThisVolumeisoneoftherarestandmostdesirableofCivilWarRegimentalHistories.

Asthisdescriptioniswritten,atthepresenttimeonlythreeexamplesofthis1891,1stEditionareofferedforsalebyonlineBookDealers.Oneinlistedin“verygoodcondition”at$3,000.,asecond(Ex-LibraryEdition)at$1,950.andthethird(withex-librarymarkings),acrackedspineandfrayedextremitiesisofferedat$1,350.Thiscurrentexampleissuperiorinitsqualitytoanyoftheabove.Thisbookrelatedthestoryofthe54thMassachusettsColoredRegimentingreatdetailandwithwonderfulimagesandphotographs.ItdirectlyrelatestothefamousMonumentacrossfromtheMassachusettsStateHouseonBostonCommon,thatisinhonorofRobertShawandthe54thRegiment,asdepictedbyremarkablesculptor,AugustusSt.Gaudens.............................................................................................................................................................(1,800-2,400)

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official black units in the United States during the Civil War. The 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, recruited from freed slaves, was the first Union Army regiment organized with African American soldiers in the Civil War, though many had fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides.

The regiment was disbanded after the Civil War, but retains a strong legacy. A monument, constructed 1884–1898 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on the Boston Common, is part of the Boston Black Heritage Trail. A famous composition by Charles Ives, “Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment”, the opening movement of Three Places in New England, is based both on the monument and the regiment.

Colonel Shaw and his men also feature prominently in Robert Lowell’s Civil War Centennial poem “For the Union Dead” (1964); Lowell invokes the realism of the Saint-Gaudens monument in this stanza:

dEcorativE arts

Painting Of Civil War Union General Nelson Miles Wearing His Medal Of Honor

127 c.1880’s, Oil Painting of Union General Nelson A. Miles wearing the Medal Of Honor, Choice Very Fine. ThiswonderfulportraitdepictsGeneralNelsonA.Miles,infulldressuniform,wearingtheMedalOfHonorheearnedattheBattleofChancellorsville(May1863).Theunsignedportrait,doneinoilonpressedboard,measures6.25x4.5,”andispresentlyhousedinanoldwoodenframe. Apart from a few tiny scuffs, this painting is in greatcondition.NelsonAppletonMiles(1839-1925)asaColonelofthe61stNewYorkInfantryduringtheCivilWar,earnedaMedalOfHonorforhisactionsattheBattleofChancellorsville(May1863)inwhichhewasseverelywounded.HewaspromotedtoMajorGeneralin1865andafterthewarcommandedforcesinthewesternIndianWars.Unpopularwithsuperiorofficersandevenpresidents,hewasforcedtoretirein1903............. (2,000-3,000)

Printing block for the Medallion of german Physician “Willich” Dated 1550

128 c. 1750, Hand-Engraved Wooden Printing block, for a Large Medallion of Jodocus Willich and dated 1550, About Extremely Fine. Thisratherlarge,impressivehand-engraved,woodenprintingblock,measuring3.25”x3.25”(printsize3”), is foraPortraitMedallionofGermanphysician, JodocusWillich (1501-1552),atage49.ThismedallionisinscribedinLatinaroundthelargecentralportrait,andWillich’sthedateofthemedallion,“15-50”beingoneithersideofhishead.Thisprintingblockisinexcellentcondition,asidefromasmall1”sectionoftheouteredgehavingbrokenaway(nowmissing),takingafewlettersoftheinscriptionwithit.Originallytrainedasapriest,Willichisbestknownforhisfourvolumeworkonanatomypublished1543-1544.Averyrare,likelyuniqueandhighlyunusual,printingblockrepresentingahistoricpieceofearlyMedicalHistory................ (1,000-1,500)

Hand-Engraved Original Woodblock Printing Plate of “A Priest being burned at the Stake”

129 c. 1750 (or earlier), Original Printing Hand-carved Woodblock & Print, of a Priest being burned at the Stake, Likely new England, Choice Extremely Fine. 2” x 2.25” x 1”- thickwoodblockanditsmatching2”x2.25”uncoloredmodernprintimpressionfromtheblock,mattedto11”x8.5.”Adetailedgraphicthat would have accompanied an 18th century anecdote aboutwitchesand“maleficia”—thethreattodoevilworkonbehalfofthedevil.(Thebottomoftheblockhasawhitetagnotingthattheimageispossiblyillustratedonp.299ofanunnamedtextaboutwoodcuts).Thewoodblockisblackincolorfromactualuseandhasasplitfromagebutisstillcapableofprintingsharpimages.(2items).................................................................. (2,000-2,500)

Wonderful Capt. Cook Prints of Alaska from the 1700s

130 c. 1781, 11 Prints of Alaska, the American northwest, and the Arctic, Choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine. TheseoriginalprintswerepublishedinLondonbyAlexanderHoggforuseasillustrationsinabookdescribingCaptainJamesCook’sVoyages.Eachprintisdisboundandmeasures9.75”x14.75”andincludethefollowingtitles:1.TheInsideofaHouse,inNootkaSound;2.TheTschuktschi,andtheirHabitations;3.TheInsideoftheHouseintheMorai,inAtooi/CanoesoftheOonalashka;4.AViewoftheHabitationsinNootkaSound;5.AViewofSnugCornerCove inPrinceWilliam’sSound;6.NativesofOonalashka,&theirHabitations;7.PortraitofaManofOonalashka/PortraitofaWomanofOonalashka;8.ViewoftheInsideofaWinter-HabitationinKamtschatka; 9.ExactRepresentationoftheInhabotantsofNortonSound,andoftheirHabitations,&c.;10.AViewoftheTownandHarborofSt.PeterandSt.Paul,inKamtschatka;11.TheInsideofaHouse,inOonalashka

Mostoftheseimprintsareinexcellentconditionforframinganddisplay,thoughacouplehavetightbottommargins,affectingthetitle;othershavesomelightscatteredfoxing.Lotsold“asis”.(11prints)...................................................................... (1,000-1,200)

Mint “Dr. Franklin Aged 84” Engraved Copper Plate Print

131 (c. 1800) Print of benjamin Franklin at Age 84, Engraved by

D. Edwin, Uncolored, Later struck impression Off the Original Copper Plate, Very Choice Mint. Thisbeautiful,stippledportraitofBenjaminFranklin,nodateorplace,isSignedintheEngravedPrintbyC.W.Peale(asthepainter)andD.Edwin(astheengraver).Captioned,“Dr.FranklinAged84,”belowthebust.Theimageshowsanolder,bespectacledviewofFranklin.ThislovelyportraitwasprintedfromaCopperPlatemeasuring6.25”x4”withadeepprooflikeimpression,intoanoveralllargerlatererawhiteheavywovepapersheet,totheoverallsizeof10”x8.”

ThishistoricimageisacopyofCharlesWillsonPeale’sportraitofFranklinmadein1785,uponFranklin’sreturnfromcompletingpeacenegotiationsinEngland(nowondisplayatthePennsylvaniaAcademyofFineArts).Edwinmusthavemadethisengravingsometimeinorafter1790,subsequenttoFranklin’sdeathatage84.Awonderfulfreshlookingprint,theoriginalengravedprintingplatenowbeingover200yearsold,whichishighlysuitableforframinganddisplay....................................................... (300-400)

Historic livErpool crEamWarE

Wonderful and Unusual c. 1790 Liverpool Creamware Mug

With A “Surprise” Ceramic Hand-Painted “FROg” inside!

132 c. 1790, Rare Liverpool Creamware Mug, Masonic Transfers, With a Surprise... Ceramic Hand-Painted “FROg” inside, Choice Extremely Fine. Thiswonderful,veryraredesignLiverpoolCreamwareMugmeasures4.75”tallx3.5”atitsbase.IthasavividblackMasonictransfershowingalargeTempleatcenter,withvarioustypicalMasonicsymbolsincluding;theSun,CrescentMoon,“AllSeeingEye,”aCompassandmuchmore.TheTemplebuildingisflankedoneachsidebytallcolumnstoppedwithglobes.Ontheleftstands“Justice”holdingherScalesandSword.Ontherightstands“Knowledge”holdingherMagnifyingGlass.Underthebuildingisthepoemwhichreads:“Theworldisinpain,Oursecretstogain,Butstillletthemwonderagaze,Theyne’ercandevine,ThewordnorthesignOfaFreeanAcceptedMASON.”Belowthepoemis,“J.PHILLIPS&Co.SunderlandPotery.”

Asaspecialaddedsurprisefeature,insidethisMugisa2.75”tallHand-paintedgreenCeramicFroglookingupwardsandasmade.Therearenochipsordetractions,asthismugisinexcellentquality.Atrulygreat,pieceandthefirstwehaveseenwithacutelookingFroginside!............................................................. (1,000-1,500)

Rare Large Colorful Historic Liverpool Creamware Pitcher

133 c. 1805, Historic Liverpool Creamware Pitcher, with Seven Different Transfers, including: “WASHingTOn in gLORY,” a Colorful 15-Star American Flag Sailing Ship with “INDUSTRY” below and “FRANCIS STEVENS” under spout and more, Choice Extremely Fine or better. Thisisanoriginal,quitemagnificentlooking,HistoricLiverpoolCreamwarePitcherwhichmeasuresalargesizeof10.5”tallx5.5”atitsbase.ThereareSevenseparateTransfers,oneeithersideandtwolocatedbelowthespout.Thereisalarge,scarcestyle“WashingtoninGlory”memorialblacktransfer,addedbelowthetext:“AMERICAINTEARS”and“AMANwithoutexampleAPATRIOTwithoutreproach.”Underthespoutaretwosmallertransfers,“FRANCISSTEVENS”withinawheatandlaurelwreathandanearlystyleFederalAmericanHeraldicEaglewith15Stars,representingthe15UnitedStatesatthattime.

TheotherlargetransferinahighlyColorful15-StarAmericanFlagSailingShip.UndertheSailingShipisthelegend“INDUSTRY”andthewords,“Whenthisyousee,Rememberme,Tho’manyLeaguesWedistantbe.” Anadditionalsmall transfer isfoundunderthehandle,beingisafloraldesign.ThisoutstandingHistoricLiverpoolCreamwarePitcherisinexcellentquality.Itiscleanandboldwithonefainttonespotuponthebaserimatbottombeneaththespout.ThishighlycolorfulandimpressiveLiverpoolPitcherisofmuseumqualityandreadyforplacementondisplay............ ................................................................................. (3,750-4,500)

Liverpool Creamware Pitcher With Legends: “THE bLESSingS of PEACE”

and “THE MiSERiES OF WAR”

134 c. 1810, Historic Liverpool Creamware Pitcher “THE bLESSingS of PEACE” and “THE MiSERiES OF WAR,” Very Choice Extremely Fine. ThisqualityLiverpoolCreamwarePitchermeasures8.5”tallx4.5”atitsbase.TherearetwoblackTransferscenesdisplayed. Onesidehas“Peace”consistsofamotherreadingtoherthreechildrenunderatree,withagroupofolderchildrenandthefatherdoingtheharvestinthebackground.Theothersidehasa“War”scene,whichshowstwowoundedmenontheground,onebeingtendedtobyawomanandtheotheronehasamanrushingtohissidetogiveaide.Inthebackgroundaretwobuildings,apparentlyrepresentingtheirhomes,burning.Anexcellentexamplehavingnocracks,chipsornoticeabledetractions,thusexcellentfordisplay........................................ (1,800-2,400)

Early Child’s Printed Handkerchief “Jack the giant Killer”

135 c. 1800 Child’s Printed Cotton Textile Handkerchief headed, “Jack the giant Killer,” featuring vignette images depicting scenes from the british Fairy Tale of the same name, Likely American made, possibly British, Choice Very Fine. Thislate18thorearly19thCentury,RedPrintedonTextilemeasuresabout10”x7.75”andismadeofadelicateandfinelywovenwhitecottonfabric.Thefabriciswellprinted,cleanandhasnostaining,soilingorfoxing.Itfeaturestwelvedifferentscenesfromthestory,“JacktheGiantKiller,”includingimagesofatleastsevendifferentGiants(one,twoandthreeheadedvariations).

Each scene is captionedwith text such as “JackKillingGiantCormorant”;“JackOutwittingtheWelshGiant”;“JackCuttingOffaGiant’sHead”(thisisnotataleforthesqueamishchild);etc.Thescenesareseparatedbyageometricpatternandthereisasimple,printer’sborderaroundtheedges.Thisearlytextileisundatedandunsignedbythemanufacturerbutthestyleoftheillustrations,dateittothelate18thorveryearly19thcentury.Theimageareverysimilartothosefoundinveryearly,illustratedChapBooksofthisclassicstory. Averyrareandhighlyattractive,c.1800PrintedChildren’sHandkerchiefsimilartoseveralotherexamplesillustratedinTHREADSOFHISTORY,pages80and129(laterissues)thisspecificdesignNOTLISTEDIN“THREADS,”alsothefirstwehaveseen................................................. (800-1,000)

Rare Snuff box for Zachary Taylor “gen. Zach. Taylor. Old Rough and Ready The Hero of the War with Mexico”

136 gEnERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR. Decorative Historic bust Portrait Snuffbox, Choice Extremely Fine. Zachary Taylor(November24,1784- July9,1850)was the12thPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1849-1850).TaylorwasahistoricAmericanmilitaryleaderwhoranasaWhiginthe1848Presidentialelection,defeatingLewisCass.TaylorwasthelastPresidenttoholdSlaveswhileinoffice,andthelastWhigtowinaPresidentialelection.

This isanoriginal roundCommemorativeMemorialSnuffbox,havingacentralBustPortraitofaratherseniorZacharyTaylorfacingrightinhiscivilaindresscoatprintedinblack,uponabrightgolden-copperreflectivebackground.Itmeasures3.5”indiameterand.75”high.Thetextsurroundstheportraitreads,“GEN.ZACH.TAYLOR.-OldRoughandReady-TheHerooftheWarwithMexico”.Therearesomeminoredgechips,deftconservationandactualhonestwear.Overall,thisisanattractive,museumqualitysnuffboxthathasagreat imageandisvastlysuperior tomostencounteredofthisgenre.Veryrare...................... (2,500-3,000)

Nice Indian Wars Era United States Army Officers Photo

137 c. 1885 Indian Wars Period, Oversized Mounted Cabinet Photograph, measuring a large size of 7.5” x 9.5”, taken of Seven United States Army 6th Infantry Officers and Non-coms, Choice Very Fine. This original, oversizedmountedCabinetPhotographwastakenbyanunknownphotographercirca1885.Theirhatinsigniaidentifiesthemas6thInfantry,astheyposeattheopeningofatent.TherearetwosoldierswhoareholdingtheirStaffOfficersswords,possiblyofNationalGuard,notregulararmy.Itisinveryniceconditionwithonesmallcornerwaterstainatthelowerleftthatdoesnotintrudeintothemainimageitself.Scarce,speciallyinthislargesizeandhavingsuchsharpness,excellenttoneandclarity.............................................................. (300-400)

Known as “Old Rough and Ready,” Taylor had a forty-year military career in the United States Army, serving in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, and the Second Seminole War. He achieved fame leading American troops to victory in the Battle of Palo Alto and the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican–American War. As president, Taylor angered many Southerners by taking a moderate stance on the issue of slavery. He urged settlers in New Mexico and California to bypass the territorial stage and draft constitutions for statehood, setting the stage for the Compromise of 1850. Taylor died just 16 months into his term, the third shortest tenure of any President. He is thought to have died of gastroenteritis. Only Presidents William Henry Harrison and James Garfield served less time.

Scarce 1918 World War i “Jewish Welfare board” Poster

138 november 11, 1918-Dated WW i, “Jewish Welfare board,” Patriotic Fundraising Poster, Very Fine. This32”x22”Two-Color,Brown&BluePosterisbySidneyReisenbergbeingsignedintheprintedposter,andprintedbyAlexGravure,Inc,NewYork,for the JewishWelfareBoard. Thereare somevery tinyedgewrinkles,twofine2”longedgesplitsatleftthatarerepairedonthereverse,plussomemoderatehumiditytoneatthebottomandleftsides.ThishistoricWWIPosterdepictsablue“StarofDavid”totheleftofawonderfullydepictedDoughboy,asoldierraisinghishandtowardtheviewer.ItaskscivilianstocontributetotheUnitedWarWorkCampaignof1918.Attopitreads,“Civilians,Whenwegothroughthisweneedallthehelpandcomfortyoucangive.”Atbottom,“TheJewishWelfareBoard,UnitedWarWorkCampaign-WeekofNovember11,1918”.

Theposter’sartist,SidneyH.Riesenberg,becamenotedasbothamajorillustratorandapainter.HedidcoversandinteriorworkforsuchmagazinesasHarpers,Scribners,Collier’sandtheSaturdayEveningPost.Riesenberg’spaintingsweremainlyofaWesterngenre,hisoriginaloilsareactivelysoughtafterandhavebeensettingrecordpricesatrecentauctions.HereachedhispeakasanillustratorduringWWI,beingpersonallyinspiredbythewareffort.Hismajorworksinclude“RememberTheFlagofLiberty”(thefamedimmigrant3rdLibertyLoanposter)andthedramatic“OverTheTopForYou.”Aniceeventonerunsthroughthepiece,anditisintrulyexcellentcondition.Wehavesoldotherexamplesofthisclassicposterforupwardsof$1,200inpriorauctions...... ....................................................................................... (600-800)

new York in Flames & The Statue Of Liberty Destroyed

140 World War i, Liberty bonds Poster, “That Liberty Shall not Perish From the Earth” by Joseph Pennell, Showing new York in Flames and the Statue of Liberty Destroyed, Extremely Fine. ThisstunningWorldWarILibertyBondsPoster,doneinorangeandbrown,showsasquadronof(German)biplanesflyingoverNewYorkCity to bomb it,while it is already in flames.TheBrooklynBridgehascollapsedandtheStatueofLibertyisinruins,withaU-boatskulkingnearby. PrintedbyHeywood,Strasser&VoigtLithoCo.inNewYork,this40.5”x28”posterwasoriginallytobetitled“BuyBondsoryouwillSeeThis,”butthepublisherchangedthetitle.ThisposterisalsoknowntohavebeenprintedbyKetterlinusinPhiladelphia. Thephrase,“ThatLibertyShallNotPerishFromtheEarth”wasprobablysuggestedbytheendingofLincoln’sGettysburgAddress. Thisposter isinnice,solidconsidtionwithsometrivialedgeroughnessatitsbottomedge.Althoughtheprintrunofthisposterexceededmorethantwomillioncopiestheposterisverytoughtofindbecauseitwasprintedonanexceedinglypoorpaperstock.Aheart-stoppingimage,perhapsmoreappropriatetodaythan97yearsago,speciallywithitappearingsoclosetotheimageryofNewYorkCityfrom“9-11”............................................................................ (600-800)

139 c. 1960s, TWA Travel Poster titled, “Philadelphia,” With the Benjamin Franklin Statue, by “Litho in U.S.A.-5-E.L.” Choice Very Fine. Thisfabulouslargeandcolorful,originalTWATravelPostermeasures40”x25”. Poster isadvertisement forTWA,TransWorldAirlines, flying toPhiladelphia. Depictsanearlyairliner flyingover IndependenceHall anda statueofWilliamPenn.Vibrantcolorsofred,whiteblueandbronze.Signedinprintbythelithographer,“Swanson”.Minoredgewrinklingatthelowerrightcorner.Amagnificent,highlypatrioticpromotionalPosterfor“Philadelphia”naturallywithBenjaminFranklin.Agreatdisplayitem!......................................................... (500-600)

bold & Historic “Philadelphia” 1960s TWA Travel Poster

Historic political

Original 1843 Poem Ridicules Wisconsin’s 2nd governor

141 Frederic Augustus Sprague (1794-1865). Prominent Physician from Eagle, Wisconsin and State Senator. December23,1843-DatedAutographLetterSigned,“FredericASprague”,2pages,measuring12.5”x8”withIntegralStamplessAddressLeaf,VeryFine.Thisboldlywrittem,browninuponperiodpaperletterhassomeveryminor tonewithsomeminoredgerepairs. FredericSpraguecomments to JonathanParsons (anewmemberof theTerritorialLegislature),onpoliticalmattersandhispersonalscornforWisconsin’ssecondTerritorialGovenor,JamesD.Doty.Itreads,inpart:

“iwaspleasedtohear...thatoldCoonDotyoutofthewayandsomedecentmaninhisplace,...thenyouandthehonorableGentlemenwhocomposeourLegislature,mightenjoyyourselvesthiswinter,anddoagreatdealofgoodfortheTerritory&thepeople...thatoldCoonsmessage(ithink)isan insult to theLegislatureand to thepeople... ioftenwonderwhatsuchthingsasGnats,Musquetoes,Skunks,DotyandSnakesweremadefor...perhapswereitnotfortheseinfernalcreatures,weBadgerswhoareBlest...”Spraguethentranscribeswhatappearstobeanoriginal6stanzapoem,asatireonDotyandthepoliticsoftheday.Itbegins:

“SoletoldDotystillgoon,Withallhismonkeyshines,-HesoonmustupSaltRivergo-Andleaveusherebehind.”(2ndstanza:)“YesupSaltRiverhemustgo-Alongwith‘Tylertoo’-AndWebster,Ewing,HenryClay,-AndallthefederalCrew.”(3rdStanza:)“AndthennomoretheseCoonswillsing,-‘We’lBursttheDutchmansBoiler’-Butallmustgotocatchingfroggs-Alongwith‘CaptainTyler’.”(4thstanza:)“Andthen(ithink)you’dlaughtosee,-SomanyhairyCoons-Groaningbecausetheyliedsomuch-Aboutthe‘GoldenSpoons’.”(5thstanza:)“Theirisnouseforustotry-Toevertilltheground,-WhilethatoldCoonisattheHelm-Andotherslurkaround.”(Laststanza:)“ButwhentheCoonstheyarealldead-Orupsaltrivergone,-Thenweoncemorewillstarttheplow,-AndtrytoraizesomeCorn.”

AsuperbWisconsinTerritorialperiodcontent,historicLetterandoriginalPoliticalPoem,thatsimplydoesn’tholdback!............... ....................................................................................... (600-900)

gorgeous Henry Clay Silk Presidential Campaign Ribbon

142 May 24, 1844-Dated, Henry Clay Presidential Campaign Silk Ribbon, Sullivan-Fischer HC-46. Very Choice Mint. ThisexceptionalqualityHenryClay,Dubbedthe“GreatCompromiser,”PresidentialCampaignSilkRibbonmeasures6.75”x2.75,”andwasengravedbyBannerman.Itisboldlyprintedinblackonwhitesilk.Thisspecimenhasexcellentcenteringwithwonderfuleyeappeal.ThispiecefeaturesanicecentralportraitimageofClay,herecalled“HarryoftheWest.”AnAmericanHeraldicEagleisperchedabovehisovalportrait.Thissilkribbonwasmadeforthe“YOUNGMENSWHIGNATIONAL-CONVENTIONheldinBALTIMORE.-May24,1844.”withthetextbelowreading,“TheFarmerofAshland-HonortowhomHonorisdue”.Atrulymarvelous,beautifulandhistoric,scarcePoliticalsilkribbon..... ....................................................................................... (400-500)

Very Rare Style Andrew Jackson Silk Mourning Ribbon

143 c. 1845, Andrew Jackson Memorial Silk Mourning Ribbon, Choice Very Fine. Thisisanoriginal,6.75”x3”AndrewJacksonMourningRibbon,printedinblackonwhitesilk.Itisextremelywellcenteredandprinted.Thecentraldesignissurroundedbyathickblack“mourning”frame,withaportraitofJacksonatthetop.BelowthatportraitisadramaticactionsceneofJacksonridingintobattlewithanAmericanFlagbehindhim,flankedbyblackflagsasdraperyandanAmericaneagle,shield,cannon,musketsanddrum,withthetext,“General-AndrewJackson-TheHero-BattleofNew-Orleans.Below:“BornMarch15th,1767.-DiedJune8th,1845.-Aged78Years.”Sometracesofoldhingesattopandbottom.Overall,quitepleasingandrare,beingthefirstofthisimpressivedesignwehaveoffered.................... (400-600)

Superb Quality “The Union and the Constitution” Silk

144 c. 1860 Civil War Period, Colorful Patriotic Silk Ribbon, “The Union and the Constitution,” Superb Mint. This original 5.75” x 2.5” highlycolorfulRed,BlackandBlueonWhite,PatrioticSilkRibbonhasavignetteof“LadyLiberty”Standingandholdinga34-StarAmericanFlagandSword.BehindheristheUnitedStatesCapitolBuildingofthedaywithaflagflyingatop. Astackofcannonballs toherrightandanAmericanHeraldicEaglewith shield to her left. The legend,“TheUnion and theConstitution” atbottom.Theverticalscallopededgesareanicedecorativetouch,asmade.Thisribbonisbright,fresh,neverfoldedorcreased,makingitasuperbexamplefordisplay...........................(400-500)

Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens Confederate Presi-dential Electoral Ticket From the State of Virginia

145 (JEFFERSON DAVIS & ALEXANDER STEPHENS), President and Vice President of the Confederate States of America. OriginalandauthenticPrinted“ElectoralTicketForPresident And Vice President,” for the Confederate States ofAmerica.Itiswellprintedblackinkonyellow-tanwoveperiodpaper,fortheStateofVirginia,measuringapproximately5”x3.5”,ChoiceExtremelyFine.Headerreads:“ForPresidentJEFFERSONDAVIS, Of Mississippi / For Vice President ALEXANDERSTEPHENS,OfGeorgia.”OtherVA.Statecandidatesforofficesare printed below, including at top: JOHNR. EDMUNDS, ofHalifax(VA).JohnR.Edmunds(b.c1812),ofHalifaxCounty,wasawealthyplanterwhoconstructedavitallinkofrailwayfortheConfederacy,waspardonedJune16,1865.SignedininkonthebackbytheSouthernvoterwhocastthisballot.Someslightchipping,otherwisebold,cleanandclear.VeryRareonthiscolorpaperandisaveryniceexamplefordisplay................ (375-450)

impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson Ticket

146 April 30, 1868-Dated, Engraved Admission Ticket, to the Gallery of the United States Senate for the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson, Very Fine. ThisoriginalAdmissionTicketmeasures3.5”x3”andisprintedinblackonheavy,brightyellowcardstock.Itwasapparentlyused,asthereisnoleftsidestubpresent.ItwasprintedbyPhilp&SolomonsofWashington,D.C.Adiagonalcreaserunsfromthetoptobottom.Thetextisprintedinblackinkandreads:“U.S.Senate-ImpeachmentofthePresident-Admitthebearer-April30th,1868-Gallery”andisSignedinPrintbytheSergeantatArms,GeorgeF.Brown.ThisTicket is for Impeachmentproceedings in theSenateChambertakingplaceonApril30,1868.Animpressive,highlycolorfulexampleofthisveryhistoricandmonumentalAmericanpoliticalevent.............................................................................. (450-650)

On May 26, 1968, the Senate acquitted President Johnson of all the articles of impeachment which were brought against him earlier by the House of Representatives. The House had voted on February 24 to impeach the president by a vote of 126 to 47. The Senate vote to acquit was 35 to 19, just one short of the two-thirds required for conviction and removal from office.

“LLOYD’S nEW POLiTiCAL CHART, 1861. With a Map of the United States,

Showing the Free States, border Slave States, Cotton States, and Territories in Different Colors.”

147 1861-Dated Civil War Period, Hand-colored Printed broadside, “LLOYD’S nEW POLiTiCAL CHART, 1861. With a Map of the United States, Showing the Free States, Border Slave States, Cotton States, and Territories in Different Colors.”, Published by H.H. Lloyd & Co., Choice Very Fine. This outstanding,originalBroadsidePostermeasures35.25”x27.25”(bysight),professionallyframedunderglassfordisplaytoanoverallsizeof40.75”x32.75”inadecorative,innergiltlinedwoodenframe.ItissimplyafantasticpieceofCivilWarPeriodPoliticalAmericana.Itincludesaveritablealmanacofinformationthathasoutstandingimagery to decorate any wall, replete with numerous historicPortraitsincluding;PresidentAbrahamLincolnandhisCabinet,Lt.Gen.WinfieldScott,Maj.RobertAnderson,andothers.Eachportraitisaccompaniedbyitsbiography.

Variousotherchartsshow;“PopularVoteforPresident,1860.,”the“RelativeRankofStatesforDifferentDecades.,”the“PopulationoftheUnitedStates.,”the“PopulationofTerritoriesin1860.”andothers.Therearesomesealedinternaltears,minoredgechipsattheuppercornersandisoveralltrulyaverynice,museumqualitydecorativeitem,thatseemsperfectforAbrahamLincoln,PoliticalPrintsorCivilWarcollectorsalike......................... (1,500-2,000)

“Proclamation ! - JAMES A. gARFiELD is dead !”

148 September 23, 1881-Dated, President James A. garfield Mourning broadside, Pella, iowa, Printed by “blade” Steam Printing House, Very Fine. Thislarge,originalBlackBordered“Mourning Broadside” measures 21.5” x 14” and is headed:“Proclamation!”Printedindeepblackonoff-whitewoveperiodpaper,withaheavyblackouterborder.Sometrivialtone,paperlossatthecenterfoldsfromactualuse.Thetextreads,infull:

“JAMESA.GARFIELDisdead!Thepeoples’schosenmagistrate,honoredandesteemedbymillions,isnomore!Itis,however,unnecessarytoproclaimthissadfacttothecitizensofPella.Thedreadfulintelligencehasreachedtheearsofandbroughtdeepgrieftoeveryheartwithinhercorporatelimits.Inviewoftheterriblecalamitywhichhasbefallenourbelovedcountry,andthatheartfeltsympathysouniversallyexpressedinbehalfofthebereavedfamilymayinapublicmannerbeshown,IearnestlyrequestthatuponMonday,the26thinst.,thedayuponwhichthePresident’sremainswillbelaidtorest,thatthecitizensofPellaabstainfromtheirbusinessavocations,thatthechurchesandbusinesshousesbeappropriatelydrapedinmourning,andthatuponthatdayALLattendreligiousservices,duenoticeofwhichwillhereafterbegiven.-Givenundermyhand,atPella,Iowa,this23rddayofSeptember,A.D.1881.-H.M.McCully,MayorofPella.”

This authentic 1881 dated Broadside has full broad marginsanditwellcentered,makingitexcellentforproperframinganddisplay........................................................................... (250-350)

Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider On Carrying A Large Flag

149 Republican Campaign Multi-colored Silk Ribbon, Theodore

Roosevelt, With its Original Pin, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisoriginal,largesize9.5”x3.25”SilkRibbon,stillhastheoriginalpinformountingtoacoatlapel.Multi-colored,with“RepublicanParty”attopwithTeddyRooseveltinRoughRiderattireridingahorseandcarryingalargeflagwithastreamerreading“StalwartRepublicanism to theFront”. Under that isacelluloidbustofWeaverenclosedbyawreathwith“OurNextMayor”onascrollaboveand“JohnWeaver”onabowbelow.“MagistrateJamesFealy”onascroll,with“ElectionTuesday”onapaneland“February17th1903”onashieldatbottom.Listedas“TR-8”onpage318in“AmericanPoliticalRibbonsandRibbonBadges1825-1981”,byEdmundB.SullivanandRogerA.Fischer.Veryscarce........ ....................................................................................... (275-350)

Teddy Roosevelt “He’s good Enough for Me” Silk Ribbon

150 1904 Presidential Campaign Multi-colored Silk Ribbon, Theodore Roosevelt, With its Original Pin, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisorigin,largesize9.5”x3”SilkRibbon,stillhastheoriginal pin formounting to a coat lapel. Multi-colored,with“RepublicanParty”attopandacircularbustofTeddyRooseveltenclosedbycrossedflags.Belowthatisafulllengthfigureofaprinterpointingtoastreamerinscribedwith,“He’sGoodEnoughforMe”andaninscriptionthatreads,“andsoisthewholeRepublicanTicket”below.ApanellistingRooseveltandFairbanksandthecandidates for seven local offices on left side and a keystoneinscribed “Election Tuesday November 8th 1904” at bottom.Someredcolorstainattheextremerightedge.Listedas“TR-33”onpage321of“AmericanPoliticalRibbonsandRibbonBadges1825-1981”,byEdmundB.SullivanandRogerA.Fischer....... ....................................................................................... (200-300)

Theodore Roosevelt “Stand by the Republican Party” Silk

151 Presidential Campaign Multi-colored Silk Ribbon, Theodore Roosevelt, With its Original Pin, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisoriginal,largesize9.5”x3”PresidentialCampaignSilkRibbon,stillhastheoriginalpinformountingtoacoatlapel.Multi-colored,with“StandbytheRepublicanParty”attopandaglobewithamapoftheUnitedStatesenscribed“WorldPower”andsurmountedbyfourflagswithpennantsreading,“SoundMoney,Patriotism,Protection and Progress”. A list of candidates for eight localofficesflankedatsidesbyentwinedcolumns.AcircularbustofTeddyRooseveltatbottom.Listedas“TR-22”onpage319of“AmericanPoliticalRibbonsandRibbonBadges1825-1981”,byEdmundB.SullivanandRogerA.Fischer.............. (200-300)

1906 Theodore Roosevelt “Fair Play & A Square Deal” Silk

152 1906-Dated Local Political Campaign Silk Ribbon, Theodore Roosevelt, “Fair Play & A Square Deal,” With its Original Pin, Choice Mint. Thisoriginal,largesize9.5”x3”SilkRibbon,stillhastheoriginalpinformountingtoacoatlapel.Boldlyprintedinblueonoff-whitesilk,with“FairPlay&ASquareDeal”attopandadrawnbustofRooseveltframedbyarosetteandtwostreamersinscribed,“RepublicanTicket1906”.Lowertextreads, “Vote ForMagistrate Charles P. RooneyandtheWholeRepublicanTicket”insideanornateframe.Minorfolds.Listedas“TR-41”onpage322of“AmericanPoliticalRibbonsandRibbonBadges1825-1981”,byEdmundB.SullivanandRogerA.Fischer...................................(200-300)

Historic amEricana

Rare Design “LA FAYETTE - born 1757 - Died 1834” Silk

153 1834 The nation Mourns a Hero gone. black imprint upon

White Silk, measuring a large 8.75” x 2.5”, Extremely Fine. ThisisanoriginalCommemorativeSilkRibbonhavingathickmemorialblackbaroverthebustofLafayette,agedheadwithLaurelwreathandalsoinalargeLaurel,“THE-NATIONMOURNS-AHEROGONE”.Intricatelypatternedsquaredepictsurnontomb,“LAFAYETTE-Born1757,-Died1834.AtbaseLONGTRIED-AND-NEVERFOUNDWANTING.”Somelightfolds,minorscatteredstainandtonewithseveralpinholesatthebasewherethisribbonwaspreviouslyattachedandactuallyworn!Averyscarcedesign................................................................. (375-450)

Rare 39-Star American Flag Made Circa 1875 “Dakotas”

154 c. 1875, 39-Star American Flag, Printed Cotton, Choice near Mint. This rareparade size, 39-StarAmericanFlagmeasuresabout12”x16.5”andisboldlyprintedonwhitecotton.Thisisaveryrareand“unofficial”AmericanFlag.Inthe1875-76periodtheDakotaswerefirstthoughttobeenteredasonestatewithintheUnion.ThisFlagwaslikelyproducedduringthattimeframe.Ultimately,theDakotasactuallybecametwoseparateStatesin1889.ThisFlaghasarareconfigurationandpattern.Itisinexcellentoverallconditionhavingonlysomeverylightwatertracesalongtherightsideandhasbeenfolded,apparentlyneverused.AmosthistoricAmericanFlag.Wepreviouslysoldasimilar18”x30”39-StarFlagonprintedcottoninourEAHAAuctionofMay16,2009,Lot#569,gradedExtremelyFine(withsomeproblems)at$1,711.Thishistoricexampleappearstobeinaboutequaloverallquality..................................................................... (1,200-1,600)

c. 1820s Mary Steiner’s bound Sheet Music of Popular Songs American Printed in baltimore and Philadelphia

155 c. 1820s Bound Volume, Sheet Music, Twenty Eight Popular Songs and Tunes, Most Published by g. Willig or John Cole (baltimore circa 1820), 12” x 9” Sheets, With actual period notations, Mixed Condition, Fine to Very Fine. This in anoriginal,fullyauthenticBoundvolumeofabout28differentpiecesofSheetmusicofpopularsongsandtunesbelongingto“MARYSTEINER”thatnamebeinggoldembossedintothehardcover.mostpublishedbyG.WilligorJohnCole,Baltimore(circa1820)andinPhiladelphiainthesametimeframe.Theprintedpagesareheavywoverag-cottonperiodpaper,printedinblack.AboutONETHIRDofthepagesareDefective,havingsignificanttears,chipsorotherassorteddefects (notcountedhere towards theoverallvaluation). TwoThirdsare stillquitenice,beingwhole, solidwellprintedandcomplete.Thecovershowswear,thepagesaresometimesheavilyworkedwith,havingtheownersnotationsandextensivemusicalcomments,sold“asis”assuch.ItwouldseemthatMarySteinerwasamusicianherself,perhapsaperformerormusicteacher?Shewasdefinitelyheavilyusingthisbookanditscontents!

AsamplingofthevariousSongsandTunesInclude:“AuldLangSyne”,“DrunkenSailor,orColumbus”,“TheQueenofPrussia’sFavoriteWaltz”,“NewOrleansandPragueWaltzes,many,manymore,etc...Thisisawonderful,heavilyusedandobviouslyprizedbondvolumeofpostWarof1812era,earlyAmericanprintedsheetmusic,inaveryoriginalpresentation........................ (800-1,000)

Rare Circa 1850 Original “Kentucky Rifle gunpowder” Can

156 c. 1850s, Original “KENTUCKY RIFLE GUNPOWDER” Can, Hazard Powder Co., Hazardville, CT, About Fine. Thisoriginal3.75”x4”x2”thick,metalcan,islackingthecapbutcontainsamoremoderncork.Thebodyofthecanispaintedblackwithage-tonedblackandwhiteprintedlabel—illustratedwithafrontiersmanwithbeaverhatshootingarifle,withhistrustydogathisfeet.Labelwithminorchippingandscrapes.Minorweartopaintfinish.Similartotheexampleprintedonpage126of“GunPowderCans&Kegs:theBacykCollection”byBacyk,Bacyk&Rowe(1998)withaslightlydifferentlabel.................. (450-500)

c. 1840 Spectacular Hand-Painted On Silk Masonic Apron The Best Quality Masonic Apron We Have Ever Seen !

( Our Front Cover Image )

157 c. 1840, Superb Ornate Hand-Painted Silk Masonic Apron with Fringe, Housed in a Custom Plexiglas Frame, Choice near Mint. Thisoriginal,fullsizeandcolorful18”x17”MasonicApronismadefrombrilliantcrimsonredSilkbackgroundwitha beautifulmulticolorHand-Painted devices. It is remarkableandhighlyunusual,withafabuloussceneofanNativeAmericanIndianofferinghisPeacePipetoaWhiteMan,dressedinhisclawhammercoatandstovetopbeaverhat(wholooksremarkablylikeAbrahamLincolnbutisnot),withateepeeinastandoftreesinthewoodsbehindthem.TraditionaltypicalMasonicsymbolsarepresentincluding;aSun,CrescentMoonandSevenStars,theAllSeeingEye,JusticeScales,ClaspedHands,andaLaurelWreathareallpresent,beinghand-paintedinbrightgoldgilt.Thereisanimpressivebraidedborderinblueandwhitethread,withtheapronandbibhavingdarkforestgreenfringe.

ThisMasonicapronremainsinsuperboriginalcondition.Ithasnotears,nostainsordefectsandonlyafewtinyareasofpaintlossoncreasesthatdonotdistract.ThisextraordinaryspecimenhasbeenprofessionallyandarchivallymountedonlinenwithinavaluablecustommadethinboxframemadeoutofprotectivePlexiglasonitsfrontandallfoursidesforviewing.ThisspectacularHand-PaintedOnSilkMasonicApronisthesinglefinestdesignandMasonicitemingeneral,thatwehaveeverencountered.Itisabsolutelyuniqueinitsdesign,ofmuseumqualityinitsextraordinarystateofpreservation,andisreadyforimmediateandprominentdisplay.(Ex:RexStarkAmericanaCatalog2003.)............. (6,000-8,000)

Superb 1886 “battle Of bunker Hill” Souvenir Pillow

158 1886-Dated, Souvenir Silk Embroidered Pillow, “battle Of bunker Hill,” Choice near new. ThisoriginalSouvenirSilkEmbroideredPillowofthe“BattleOfBunkerHill,”measuresabout5”x5.5”.Ithasadecorativecentralblackprintedonsilkimageofthemonument,withColonelWilliamPrescott,thecolonelwhocommandedtherebelforcesattheBattleofBunkerHillonJune17,1775uponit.ItistoldoftentoldthatPrescottcautionedhismen“Donotfireuntilyouseethewhitesoftheireyes”.ThisPillowreads“BunkerHill17thJuneAssoc.1775-1886”.Thepillowhasfourdecorativeroundgoldendevicesinthecornersandanouterlaceandsilkfringe.Overall,itisinexcellentconditionwith theexceptionofacoupleof lightagespots.Undoubtedlyextremelyrare.Thisexamplebeingtheveryfirstwehaveseenandoffered.................................................................... (300-400)

1893 Worlds Fair Quilt With Portraits of Famous inventors

159 1893, Worlds Columbian Exposition Quilt, Decorated on Both Sides with Portraits of Famous inventors and Scenes from the Fair, Made for Cochrane’s Turkey Red Works, Choice Very Fine. This spectacular quilt,made as a souvenir for the1893ChicagoWorlds Fair,measures 8 feet in length by 6.5 feet inwidth,andisdecoratedwithanornate,brownandorangeprintonbothsides,depictingGeorgeWashingtonand3famousinventors,andscenesattheFair.Thisprint,repeated4timesoneachside,has a bird’s-eye viewof the fairgrounds, looking inward fromtheshoreofLakeMichigan,surroundedbysmallerscenesandportraitsofGeorgeWashington,SamuelF.B.Morse(inventorofthetelegraph),GeorgeStephenson(inventorofthelocomotive),andRobertFulton(inventorofthesteamboat).Thiswholedesignedislabeled,“SouvenirWorld’sColumbianExpositionChicago1893.”HiddeninthedesignnearStephenson’sportraitisanadvertisementfor“Cochrane’sTurkeyRedWorks,Malden,Mass.”FoundedbyAlexanderCochraneinthelate1850’s,theCochraneChemicalWorks(alsoknownastheMaldenChemicalCompany)producedTurkeyReddyefortextiles.ThisquiltmusthavebeenmadefortheCochranecompany,which,likelyhadanexhibitattheFair,asthereisanotherquiltwithadifferentColumbianExpositiondesign,whichwasalsomadeforCochrane.Onesideofthequiltofferedherehasadarkredborderaroundtheedges,nodoubtcoloredwithTurkeyRedDye.Thisquiltisinexcellentcondition,withsomeverylightsoilinghereandthere.AwonderfulpieceofAmericanafromthehighlycollectibleWorldsColumbianExposition.......... ................................................................................. (2,400-2,800)

Tragic Four-Page Letter Regarding the Historic galveston, Texas Tornado Disaster of 1900 !

160 September 8-9, 1900, Tragic Letter from H.J. Lister to his Sons after a Tornado Destroys Galveston, Texas, Very Fine. Thisfour-pageletteriswrittenontwosheets,measuring10.25”x7.75”and8.5”x6.25”,andcontainsadetailed,eyewitnessaccountofthedisastertoGalveston,Texas,whichwasfloodedby5to10feetofwaterafteratornadohittheisland.H.J.Lister,ownerofasavingsandloanassociation,describesthehighwindsandrisingwaterfromSaturday,June8,totheaftermathofdrownedfamilies,destroyedhouses,railroadtracks,anddeadanimals:

“DearBoys: Supposing that thenewspapershadgivenyouanaccountofthefearfuldisasterthathasovertakenthistown…Wehadaverynarrowescape…AtropicalstormhadbeenreportedintheGulffortwoorthreedays.ItstruckhereonSaturdaymorningearlyandby9A.M.thewaterwasdashingoverthewharvesonthebayfrontandthewindblowingatafuriousrate…StillIdidnotapprehendanyseriousdanger,butitcontinuedtoriseandat3.30P.M.Isenttheclerkshome&droveouthomemyself.Wateruptotheseatofthebuggymostoftheway…

Thewatercametoastandstillabout10P.M….Theslatesblewofftheroof&theraincameinonus…Whenmorningcameweweresurroundedbyagreatmassofdebrisofallkinds&beyondthat–thesea!Theentireislandwasunderwaterfrom5–10ft.Somehouseswerestandingontheothersideofourstreet,beyondthateverythingwassweptcleartothegulf.Entiretownisawreck,scarcelyahousethatwasnotbadlydamagedordemolishedentirely.Thelossoflifeisfearful.Yesterdayandto-daytheyaregatheringcorpsesallover&loadingthemonbarges&takingthemouttoseatoburythemthere…Ourownlossisconsiderable…Anna&Iworkedatsavingwhatwecouldbutthismorningthestenchfromdeadanimals&corpseswhichwereallarounduswassogreat…Wearecutofffromtheoutsideworld&don’tknowwhatthestormdidupinthestateoratNewOrleans…Estimatesnowreach1500-3000dead…withlovetoboth.Papa.”

This riveting account rivals current descriptions of the 2005HurricaneKatrina,whichdevastatedNewOrleans!.. (800-1,200)

One of the worst disasters of the 20th century, the Galveston Tornado killed about 7,200 people. In contrast, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 took the lives of 452 people. Galveston was located on a thin island across the bay from where the Trinity River emptied into the Gulf of Mexico. By the summer of 1900, Galveston was the largest port in Texas, exporting grain, but in the face of the storm, the city was defenseless—the entire island was only a few feet above sea level and nothing separated the city from the sea. No seawalls, no barriers or levees. The dead bodies were dumped at sea, but they floated back to the city, where they had to be piled up and burned because it was not possible to bury them quickly enough. Massive looting and thefts occurred, but eventually order was restored and precautions against future storms—a 17-foot high sea wall, and raising structures some 13 feet—were built.

Matched Set of Lindbergh “Spirit of St. Louis” Airplanes

161 c. 1927, Matched Original Pair of Charles Lindbergh “Spirit

of St. Louis” Celluloid Airplanes, (1) Pinback and (1) Pencil Topper, both Choice new. Thisisanoriginal,trulywonderful,MatchedSetofTwocelluloid“SpiritofSt.Louis”airplanes,madetocommemorateCharlesLindbergh’shistoric flight fromNewYorktoParis.Thepenciltoppermeasures2”x2”withawhitefuselageandblackwing,andthePinbackmeasures2.5”x2”withablackfuselageandwhitewing.Eachplanehasprintingontopofthewing,“SpiritofSt.Louis”“NewYorktoParisMay21,1927”.Housedina5.5”x4.5”Rikermount.Thefinestqualityexampleswehaveseenandthefirstmatchedsetwehaveoffered.............. ....................................................................................... (400-500)

1881 View Book Scenes of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

162 1881-Dated, Folding View Book titled, “Album of Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Scenery,” Scenes along the baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisscarce,originalViewBookmeasures6”x33/8”andcontains12wonderfulperiodFoldingPanelsofSepiaTonedViews.Itwaspublishedandcopyrightin1881byWittemannBros.ofNewYork.TheinteriorplateswereengravedbyLouisGlaser,withfantasticviewsfromHarper’sFerrytotheCheatRiver.Viewsinclude“RelayStation”;Harper’sFerry;JohnBrown’sFort;U.S.Armory;JeffersonRock;PotomacRiver;CumberlandNarrows;WillsRiver;CityofCumberland;OaklandHotel; Deer ParkHotel; QueenCityHotel; SavageMountain;CranberryGrade;GreatRiverGorge;etc.

ThisoutstandingfoldingViewBookistitled,“AlbumofBaltimore&OhioR.R.Scenery”ontheelaboratelyembossedanddecorated,greenclothfrontcover.Itisinexcellentcondition,beingsoundandfullyintact.Itiscleanandcrispwithjustahintoflightedgewear.Theinteriorplatesarecomplete,tight,crisp,cleanandinexcellentconditionthroughout.Ascarce,verylovelyhighqualitypieceofearlyrailroadrelatedAmericana..................... (250-300)

“PhoneBacks”areAvailable!Just Bid at Least the High Estimate & Ask !

Historic Original Matched Pair of 1942 Japanese-American Citizen West Coast

“internment Order” broadside Posters

163 1942-Dated, World War ii Period, Matched Pair of Official U.S. Army Japanese Internment Broadside Posters, measuring 22” x 14”, Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. Thesearetheoriginalhistoric,BroadsidePostersthatwereissuedbytheU.S.Armyin1942 directly regarding the Internment of Japanese-Americancitizens. Each isboldlyprinted indeepblackonwhitepaper,meanttobepostedwithinspeciallocationsfordisplayinvariouscommunitiesaroundCalifornia,providingnoticeoftheseSpecialOrdersandhowtocomply.

1.ThefirstBroadsideisentitled,“Notice.HeadquartersWesternDefenseCommandandFourthArmy,PresidioofSanFrancisco,California,April28,1942.CivilianExclusionOrderNo.25,”byLt.Gen.J.L.DeWitt,atSanFrancisco,beinganannouncementregardingJapaneseInternment,in1942.Thisspecificorderwasfor the County of Multnomah, Oregon, having its town namespecificallyimprinted.JohnL.DeWittadministeredtheJapaneseinternmentprogram.ThisBroadsideisalistofthefourmajorpoints,underOrderNo.25.

2.ThesecondBroadsideisentitled,“WesternDefenseCommandandFourthArmyWartimeCivilControlAdministration,PresidioofSanFrancisco,California,April28,1942,InstructionstoAllPersonsofJapaneseAncestry.”ThisBroadsidegivesinstructionsfortheevacuationandthelocationoftheCivilControlStation,“Salvation Army Headquarters Building, 20 Southwest SixthAvenue,Portland,Oregon.” Thisis thefirstexampleofOrdernumber25whichwehaveoffered.Thereisslightexpectededgetonetotheheavywhitecardstockattestingtoitsoriginality,andveryminoredgechipsoneachbroadside,theyhaveneverbeenfolded,andareinverynicestrongcondition,beingreadyforproperframinganddisplay.

Wehavepreviouslysoldasimilar,singleexampleoftheOrderNo. 99 in ourEAHAAuction,May10, 2007,Lot 610,whichsoldat$1,888.andalsoasingleexampleofOrderNo.41,whichsoldinourEAHAAuction,March27,2010,Lot400,at$1,062.This current auction is for Two Matched, yet with differentinformation,Broadsides,havingbeenissuedforthesamelocation.(2Broadsides)......................................................... (1,500-2,000)

After the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, Proclamation #2525 gave blanket authority to the Attorney General to do a sweep of suspects. By the end of the Month, all Japanese banks, cameras, arms, and short wave radios had been seized and Japanese schools were closed. The Internment of Japanese people in California began in January. After the Pearl Harbor attack, anti-Japanese hysteria swept the country. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the War Department to remove “all persons” from designated military areas. Over 110,000 Japanese-Americans, more than two-thirds of whom were born in the United States, were required to report to internment camps for the duration of the war. They were forced to give up their property and their jobs and to live in remote areas in the interior of the country, surrounded by barbed wire and watch towers, manned by guards who were instructed to shoot anyone who tried to leave. A vivid reminder of a very dark day in the history of our country.

Extensive Specialized Collection of 28 Original Wells Fargo Postal Envelopes

and Related Postal History books

164 Wells Fargo Postal Envelope Specialized Collection and Postal History Books, Twenty Eight Items, average of Very Fine. ThisisanoriginalCollectionofearlyWellsFargoPostalEnvelopes,plusrelatedinformation,thatistheeffortofonecollectoronthisextremelypopularWesternAmericanaandPhilatelicrelatedtopic.Weareprovidingasimplelistingofeachitembelow.WestronglysuggestthatinterestedbiddersvieweachindividualPostalCovercomprisingthiscollectionwhichcanbeviewedinfullandindetailonourauctionwebsite:www.EarlyAmerican.com.

1.1850’s,GoldRushEra,WellsFargo&Co.Cover,MailedfromSonora,CAtoSanFrancisco,withveryraregreen“Express”cancellation,VeryFine.

2.WellsFargo&Co.Cover,CivilWarEra,MailedfromBenicia,CaliforniatoYrekaCity,VeryFine.

3.CivilWarEra,WellsFargo&Co.Cover,MailedfromVisalia,CAtoSanFrancisco,with“Express”insteadofdateincancellation,VeryFine.

4.1860’s,PacificUnionExpressCo.Cover,Mailed fromSantaRosa,CaliforniatoSanFrancisco,ExtremelyFine.

5.CivilWarEra,Langton’sPioneerExpressCover,MailedfromForestCity,California,alsostampedbyWellsFargo&Co.atMarysville,CA,VeryFine.

6.1860’s,WellsFargo&Co.Cover,MailedfromElko,NevadatoSanFrancisco,ChoiceVeryFine.

7.1860’s,PairofWellsFargo&CompanyCovers,MailedfromGilroyandDownieville,California,(2)items.ChoiceVeryFine.

8.1870’s-1880’s,Lotof(3)WellsFargo&Co.Covers,MailedfromSantaBarbara,SanJose,andMarysville,California,FinetoExtremelyFine.

9.c.1869,WellsFargo&Co.Cover,MailedfromTreasureCity,NevadatoSanFrancisco,CA,ChoiceVeryFine.

10.1869PostallyUsed,WellsFargoCover,MailedfromSanLuisObispowith“Express”cancellation,VeryFine.

11.1886,WellsFargo&Co.Cover,MailedfromPortland,OregontoSanFrancisco,CA,with“Express”cancel,VeryFine.

12.TenPostallyUsed,WellsFargo&Co.&Western-relatedPostalCoverEnvelopes,LotofTen,averageFine.

13.March30,1978,AuctionCatalogforSothebyParkeBernetStampAuctionCo.,9.25”x8.5”,64pagespluscovers.Salewasfor“WesternExpresses-PostalHistory.”Fine.

14.1965Booklet,“StageLinesandExpressCompaniesinCalifornia”byWaddellF.Smith.9”x6”,24pagespluscovers.VeryFine.

15.1936Booklet,“PonyExpress”byEdwardS.Knapp.9”x6”,28pagespluscovers.VeryFine.

16.1926Book,“TheOverlandMail”byLeRoyR.Hafen,9.5”x6.5”,361pagespluscovers.Fine.

A nice collection that would be a good core to collecting thishistoricWesternfieldwithinthePhilatelicrealm.

(28items)................................................................ (2,800-3,800)

colonial notEs printEd By B. franklin

Rare October 1, 1755 benjamin Franklin Printed PA. note

165 Pennsylvania. October 1, 1755. Ten Shillings. Plate A. Printed by Benjamin Franklin Issue. Conservation. Very Good. Fr.PA-68.Thisveryearlyandhighlyelusive,BenjaminFranklinprintedTenShillingsnoteiswellcenteredonbothsidesandhasaclearlyprinted“PrintedbyB.FRANKLIN”legendonthelowerreverse.Thereversehasbeensilked,whichisanoldarchivalmethodofpreservation,havingafinelayerofthinsilkmeshaddedtothesurfaceforreinforcement,whilestillallowingallofthetextanddesignstoshowthrough.Therearesomedeftsealededgesplitsandpinholes,mostlyatthecenterfoldarea.PartialsignaturesarevisibleandthedateofOctober1755isquiteclearandreadable.Overall,thereisevenwearfromcirculationforthegradeanditisaverycollectableexampleofthisBenjaminFranklinIssuerarity.This 10s denomination is themost rarewith only 6,000 notesissued.Ofthose,onlyamere3,000noteswouldhaveplateletter“A”printeduponthem.ThecurrentNewmanbookrecordsanauctionpriceof$1,725hammerinJanuary2005forasimilarnotegradedFine.Inaddition,theFriedbergPaperMoneyreferencelistsitasVeryRare,thereforewithoutaspecificvalue.AsFranklinissuenoteshavebecomemorepopularsince,thisnoteshouldfitwellformanycollectors.......................................... (1,250-1,500)

May 1, 1758 “Printed by b. FRAnKLin” Delaware note

166 Delaware. May 1, 1758. Twenty Shillings. “Printed by b. FRAnKLin” issue. british Lion vignette. Choice Fine. Fr.DE-60.Thispleasing,evenlycirculatednotehasanice,wholeandcleanappearance.Ithasclear,quitewellprintedblacktextand“Lion”vignetteontheupperreverse.Itiswellcenteredonbothitsfaceandback.Thisnotehasaverysimilarappearancetothatoftheplatenoteasillustratedforthisissueonpage123ofthecurrent5theditionof“TheEarlyPaperMoneyofAmerica”byEricNewman.Itislistedtherewithavalueof$1,000inFineandhasnohigherconditiongradelisted.Thisisaparticularlypleasingandcollectablenoteforthisscarce“PrintedbyB.FRANKLIN”issue............................................................................... (600-800)

gem June 18, 1764 benjamin Franklin Printed note

167 Province of Pennsylvania. June 18, 1764. Three Pence. Plate “C”. “Printed by B. FRANKLIN” Issue. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Fr.PA-115.Thisisasharplyprinted,crisp,simplygorgeous“PrintedbyB.FRANKLIN”ThreePencedenominationnote.Ithasfourgreatwidemarginsprovidingnearperfectcenteringonboththefaceandbacksides.Thesharp,vividdarkprintinghascreatedsignificantamountsoforiginalpresstextembossingstillretainedwithinthecrispbrightpaper.Thebolddeepbrownsignatureof“J.Wharton”alongwiththeserialnumber,furtherenhancesthestunningeye appealof thishistoricBenjaminFranklin imprintnote.Thecurrent5thEditionofEricNewman’sreference,“TheEarlyPaperMoneyofAmerica”listsavalueof$4,000in“ChoiceUncirculated,”whereasthereisnolistingavailableforthis“Gem”quality.ThelastexampleweofferedwasinourEAHAAuctionofDecember11,2010,Lot211,gradedVeryChoiceCU,whichsoldfor$3,068.Thiscurrentexampleiscertainlyfiner............... ................................................................................. (3,500-4,500)

June 1764 Pennsylvania note “Printed by b. FRAnKLin”

168 Province of Pennsylvania. June 18, 1764. Twenty Shillings. Plate A. “Printed by B. FRANKLIN” Issue. Very Fine. Fr.PA-126. This is a very clean and even appearing BenjaminFranklinprintednotewhichiswellcenteredonbothitsfaceandback.Allthreesignaturesareclearlyreadable,havingevenwearfromcirculation,includingJonathanEvans,ThomasWhartonandEnochStory.ThisisthefirstexampleofthisissuewecanrecallhavingofferedbearingtheStorysignature.Thereissomelightconservationtothecornertipsandcenterfold.Alloftheprintedtextbeingclearandthereverse“NaturePrint”and“PrintedbyB.FRANKLIN”textcomplete.Scarce,havingallthreeoriginalsignaturesintact...................................................... (1,000-1,200)

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continEntal currEncy

Bold 1776 Continental Congress “FUGIO” Design Note

169 Continental Congress. February 17, 1776. One Third of a Dollar. Plate “A”. “FUGIO” Design. Choice Crisp About Uncirculated. Fr.CC-20.ThisisagorgeousandquiteimpressiveContinental“FUGIO”note.Therearefourfullmarginsonboththefaceandback,allowingfornearperfectcentering.Itisverysharplyprinted,having justoneultra-faint,near invisiblehorizontalcenterfold.Thisvividnoteisprintedindeepblackonfresh,cleancrispperiodpaper.Therichdeepredsignatureof“N.Sellers”andtheserialnumberaddgreatcolorandsuperioreyeappeal. AlldetailsoftheThirteenLinkedStatesandtheobverse“FUGIO”designaresharpanddistinct.Animpressivelookingnoteforserious,qualitymindedcollectors.................................................... (1,400-1,800)

Gem Uncirculated November 2, 1776 $30 Continental note

170 Continental Congress. november 2, 1776. Thirty Dollars. Philadelphia Issue. Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Fr.CC-54.ThisveryscarceThirtyDollarsdenominationisthehighestandmostpopularoftheissue. Thisnoteisboldlyprintedonverycrisp,bright,freshappearingpaper.Theserialnumberandsignaturesarenicelywritteninredandbrown.Thecenteringisexcellentonbothitsfaceandback.Therearetracesoforiginalpresstextembossingofthelettersanddevicesstillretainedwithinthesuperblycrisppaper.Animpressive,fullGemUncirculatednotethatiscertaintobeeitherlacking,orinneedofasignificantupgradeinmanycollections.Thecurrent5thEditionofEricNewman’sreference,“The Early PaperMoney of America” lists a value of $2,400in “ChoiceUncirculated,whereas there is no listing in “Gem”quality..................................................................... (1,600-2,000)

February 26, 1777 Continental note PMG Choice Uncirculated-63

171 Continental Congress. February 26, 1777. Five Dollars. Baltimore Issue. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated-63. Fr.CC-58.Thislovelynoteisboldlyprintedandhasfourfullmarginsonbothitsfaceandback.Colorfulbrownandredsignaturesanditsserialnumberaddtothiscrispnotesoveralleyeappeal.......... ................................................................................. (1,000-1,200)

Gem Uncirculated September 26, 1778 Sixty Dollars Note

172 Continental Congress. September 26, 1778. Sixty Dollars. gem Crisp Uncirculated. Fr.CC-86.ThisisagorgeousexampleofthisContinentalCongressPhiladelphiacurrencyissue.Thefaceandbackarebothbeautifullycenteredwithinfourfullmargins.Theprintedtextanddesignsaresharp,crispandvivid.Significanttracesoforiginalpresstextembossingremainswithinthefresh,brightpaper.Thedeepboldredandbrownsignaturesaddrichcolortothisnotesexceptionaleyeappeal.Anoteforthediscriminatingcollector,whichwillcertainlyprovevirtuallyimpossibletofindanynicer..................................................................... (800-1,000)

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January 14, 1779 Fifty-Five Dollars PCGS Ch. AU-58 PPQ

173 Continental Congress. January 14, 1779. Fifty-Five Dollars. PCGS graded Choice About New-58 Premium Paper Quality. Fr.CC-98.ThisContinentalCongressissuednoteisverywellcenteredwithfourfullevenmarginsperfectlysurroundingthefacedesign.Printedinredandblack,verycleaninappearance,havingsharpedgesandcornertipsprovidingforits“PPQ”status.......... ....................................................................................... (500-600)

connEcticut currEncy

June 1, 1773 Ten Shillings With “no Cancel” PMg EF-40

174 Colony of Connecticut. June 1, 1773. Ten Shillings. no Cancel. PMg graded Extremely Fine-40 Fr.CT-171.ThenumberofConnecticutColonialnotesprintedon thismuch scarcer issue,isdue toonly£12,000beingapprovedforallof thecombineddenominations. Theyareextremelyrare to locateuncancelled.ThiscurrentnotehasNOholeorslashcancel,anddoesnotevenhaveanyredemptionregistrationwrittenuponitsback.Allthreeredsignaturesremainclearlyreadable.Boththefaceandbackarequitewellcenteredandnicelyprintedindeepblack.ThecurrentNewmanreference listsavalueof$900 inVeryFine,withnohigherqualitylisted.Infact,thisnotealsoappearsquitesimilarto theNewman plate note, illustrated on page 109, which areremarkablyonly10digitsofffromitsserialnumbers,being#1437and#1447.ItisalsotheSecondFinestofonlyfour,tobePMGCertified.AnimportantadditionforahighqualityConnecticutorColonialCurrencycollection.............................. (1,200-1,800)

Outstanding 1781 “Reward” Payment For Apprehending A Colonial Currency Counterfeiter Of Connecticut notes

175 February 16, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War Period. Manuscript Document Signed, “Oliver Wolcott, Jr,” being a Warrant Authorizing Payment of a Ten Pounds Reward to two Westchester new York men for Apprehending a Counterfeiter of Connecticut Currency. Litchfield, Connecticut. Choice Very Fine. RareCounterfeitingofColonialCurrencyrelatedDocument,datedFebruary16,1781ManuscriptWarrantPayment Authorization from George Pitkin, Clerk to JohnLawrence,Treasurerandcountersignedby“OliverWolcott,Jr.”.Thisdocumentisauthorizingthepaymentof“10poundsinthelateemmissions...” toGouldandNoahBoutonofSalem,NewYork,asarewardforapprehending,andbringingtoconvictiononeLukeMerritt for theCounterfeitingBills ofCredit on theStateofConnecticut.Thiswonderful“Reward”documentisverycleanandbright,havingboldeasytoreadtextandsignatures.Itisnotedonthereverse:Gould&Bouton-OrderonyeTreasurer-L10(Pounds).Agreat,historicdocumentreflectingtheactualcaptureofanotoriousCounterfeiterandthe“Reward”presentedtohiscaptors!Toourbestknowledge,thisistheonlysuchspecificRevolutionaryWarPeriod,ConnecticutCurrencyCounterfeitingdocumentknown..................................................... (1,800-2,000)

gEorgia currEncy

Exceedingly Rare 1762 issue georgia “Slave” note

176 Province of Georgia. 1762. Five Shillings. “Slave” Vignette. Backed General Restoration. PMG graded Very Good-6. Fr.GA-40.AnextremelyrareandhistoricveryearlyGeorgiaColonialnotethathasawholeandcompleteappearancewithboldblackprinting.Allfivesignaturesarefairlyclear,theAfrican“Slave”woodblockprintedimageisextremelysharpanddistinctindetail.Originally,mistakenlylistedasan“Indian”vignette,itisknowntoday that thevignette image is thatofaBlackAfricanSlave,possiblydepictedtoshowasroyaltyandwearinghisChieftainsfeatheredheaddress.ThisresearchwasverifiedwhenawoodblockimageofrunawayslavesinanearlyGeorgianewspaperalsomatchedthevignetteimageonthisnote.Thistypeisveryrarelyseen.Itisoneofonlyafewexampleswehaveeverseenorofferedinover30years.TheBoyd-FordCollectionhadonesoleexampleonly.Technically,heldtoastronglighttherearevoidspresentandthenoteisbackeduponolderthinwhitepaperforpreservationandhassomegeneralrestoration,assonotedontheholder.However,thisnotepresentswell,withaniceboldface,withaverysharpSlavevignette.Theextremerarityofthisnoteissuchthatthisgradeshouldbeconsideredfullyacceptabletocollect.ThisisanessentialGeorgianote“Key”raritywith the important“Slave”vignette.Ex:EAHAAuction,August29,1992.... (2,000-2,500)

Fully Signed & issued 1773 georgia Twenty Shillings note

177 georgia. 1773. Twenty Shillings. Fully Signed and issued. Contemporarily backed, Moderate Conservation. PASS-CO graded Very Fine-25. Fr.GA-48.ThisimportantGeorgiaColonialrarityisfullysignedandhasaserialnumber,allwritteninrichbrownink.ItisContemporarilybacked,andhasmoderateconservation,assonoteduponitsholder.Thisnoteistypesetprintedindeepblackandred,withallofthetextclearandreadable.Evengiventheconservationprovidedovertwocenturies,thisnotedisplayswell.This20sdenominationconstitutestheentirerunofthisissue,beingonlyissuedinthissingledenominationandtype.Fewoftheserarenotesexisttoday,astheywereonlyexchangeabletotheGeorgiaTreasuryuntilSeptemberof1776andinvalidthereafter.Signedby;JamesE.Powell,WilliamYoung,NobleJones,NobleWimberlyJones,JosephClay,ThomasShruderandSamuelFarley.Extremelyrare,onlyahandfulorsobeingknown.Ex:NASCA,Criswell-GibbonsPartIV,April1982,Lot67....... (3,000-3,500)

1776 Revolutionary War Georgia “Crown” Vignette Note

178 georgia. 1776. Sterling Denomination Five Shillings. “Crown” Vignette, “Light Conservation”. PASS-CO graded Very Fine-35. . Fr.GA-66.ItiscurioustonotethateventhoughthisissuewasalsoauthorizedbytheContinentalCongress,andthattheRevolutionaryWarhasbeenragingforayearsince1775,thisdenominationwas include aRoyal “Crown” for its vignette atlowerright.Thislargersize,higherdenomination5snotehasaverycleanoverallappearance,fourfullmarginsandnicecentering.Thereisaminorrepairtotheupperrightcornertipandsometrivialsplits.Theblackprintingisstrongandsharp,thefivesignaturesandserialnumberareboldbrownandattractive. AnexcellentexampleofthismajordenominationandGeorgiatype................................................................................................. (1,400-1,800)

Scarce Ten Dollars Orange Seal “Millstone on Palm Tree”

179 georgia. 1776 Orange Seal. Ten Dollars. “Millstone on Palm Tree” Vignette. Very Fine. Fr.GA-83.This$10denominationnotehasa scarceOrangeSeal. It iseven incirculationand isquitecleaninappearance.Therearenomajordefects,withallfive signatures and its serial number clearlywritten in light tomediumtanink.Thisnoteisprintedindeeprichredandblackwithaclearorangeseal.ThismajorOrangeSealtype“MillstoneonPalmTree”vignettednoteshouldbestronglyconsidered....... ................................................................................. (1,400-1,800)

Serial number “3” June 8, 1777 georgia Currency note

180 georgia. June 8, 1777. Four Fifths of a Dollar. Serial number “3”. “...for the Support of the Continental Troops” issue. PMg graded Extremely Fine-40 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.GA-102.RemarkablehavingtheSerialNumber“3”!. (1,500-2,000)

May 4, 1778 georgia Twenty Dollars “Rattlesnake” Seal

181 georgia. May 4, 1778 blue-green Seal. Twenty Dollars. “Coiled Rattlesnake” Vignette. PMG graded Choice Very Fine-35 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.GA-122.Thisimpressive,largeformattypesetGeorgiaTwentyDollarnotehasdarkblackandredprintedtextandalightblue“CoiledRattlesnake”vignettesealatthelowerright.ThemarginsatleftandatbottomarebothJumboaddingthetheeyepoppingboldnessofthisbeautifulnote.Judgeforyourself,asthisnoteappearsconservativelygradedandtheprintqualitysuggestsagradeofExtremelyFine.... (1,600-1,800)

gorgeous Certified georgia 1786 Two Shillings Six Pence

182 State of georgia. October 16, 1786. Two Shillings Six Pence. PASS-CO graded Choice About Uncirculated-58 Superior Paper Quality Rating. Fr.GA-128. Thisnotehasanoverallrather superb appearance with perfect centering of the deeplyprintedtextanddesigns.Thesignaturesareboldredandbrown,onfreshbrightcleanwhitelaidpaper.Therichredserialnumber123adds to its impressiveeyeappeal. According to thePMGpopulationreport,thisnotewouldrankastheirFinestCertified.................................................................................. (3,500-4,000)

impressive October 16, 1786 Five Shillings georgia

183 State of georgia. October 16, 1786. Five Shillings. Restored corner. PASS-CO graded Very Choice Crisp Uncirculated-64 Superior Paper Quality Rating. Fr.GA-129.ThissuperbGeorgianotehasaremarkable,boldandvibrantappearance.Thisimpeccablequalitynotehasfourverylargetohugemarginsthathighlightthevividtextanddevices.Theholdernotesarestoredcorner.Thisappearstobereferringtoaremovedancienthingetraceontheupperrightcornertip.Evenso,theextralargemarginpapertipcouldsimplybetrimmedoffofthathugemargin......... ................................................................................. (6,500-7,500)

maryland currEncy

June 28, 1780 Maryland “Guaranteed” Issue $3 Note

184 State of Maryland. June 28, 1780. Three Dollars. “guaranteed” by the United States Issue. Fully Signed. Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fr. MD-117. This rare 1780 issue was fully“Guaranteed”bytheUnitedStatesandcarrieda5%AnnualInterest.ThereisanactualInterestPaymentschedulethatisprintedonthefaceatthelowerleft.Thisnoteisprintedinredandblackandhasexceptionaloveralleyeappeal.Theprintingissharpandboldonpaperthatisveryfresh,cleanandbright.IthasfullsignaturesonitsfaceandalsouponthereverseUnitedStates“Guarantee”line........................................................................... (1,800-2,400)

massacHusEtts currEncy

Choice Paul Revere “Codfish” Note PMG Uncirculated-62 The Single Finest note Certified by PMg

185 Massachusetts State. October 16, 1778. One Shilling Six Pence. Paul Revere Engraved “Codfish” issue. Corner repair. PMg Net graded Uncirculated-62. Fr.MA-261.ThisOneShillingSixPencenoteisCrispUncirculatedandaveryniceexampleofthepopularPaulRevereengraved1778“Codfish” issue. Thisnoteisparticularlywellcenteredonitsfaceandsharplyprintedoverall.ItisboldlysignedbyRichardCranchatbottomandhasavividbrownserialnumber.TheappearanceandeyeappealisveryChoice,thisnotebeingnetgradedduetoavirtuallyinvisiblecornerrepairattheupperright.ThereversePineTreeisbold.Ahighlydesirablenotewhichislistedatavalueof$2,500inCh.CU in thecurrentNewman reference. TheSingleFinestNoteCertifiedByPMG................................................... (2,000-2,250)

Paul Revere Engraved October 16, 1778 “Codfish” note

186 State of Massachusetts. October 16, 1778. Four Shillings & Six Pence. Due date of October 18, 1784. Paul Revere Engraved Second “Codfish” Issue. Light conservation. Very Fine. Fr.MA-265.ThisdenominationwastheveryhighestofthishistoricPaulRevereEngraved,October16,1778dated“Codfish”issue.AlsoaRevolutionaryWarperiodnote,itiswellcentered,particularlyonthefaceside,andhasaclean,evenlycirculatedappearance.Thereissomedeftsealedsplitsandconservationtothecenterfoldsandcornertips.Thesignatureof“G.Partridge”atthebottomisboldlywritteninrichcolorfulbrowninkandisquiteattractive.Anaffordable,exampleofthismajortype................... (450-550)

Popular Paul Revere Engraved “Rising Sun” issue note

187 Massachusetts State. 1779. Four Shillings. Paul Revere Engraved “Rising Sun” issue. Due date of December 1, 1782. Conservation. Extremely Fine. Fr. MA-272. This historicissuewasengravedonaCopperPlatebythehandofthefamoussilversmithandAmericanRevolutionaryWarpatriot,PaulRevere,Jr..Theissuehasbecomeknownasthe“RisingSun”issueforitsobversevignettedesign. Thisexample isverywellprintedandcenteredonboththefaceandbacksides.The“RisingSun”vignetteisextremelysharpandclearindetail,andthereisonlylighthandlingfromcirculationpresent.ThereisadeftsealtoasmalltearleftofthePineTreetrunkwithsomelightconservation.Therearenoheavyfoldsordetractions.Overall,theappearanceisquitepleasing,strongandsharp,signedatbottombyRichardCranch........................................................................ (800-1,000)

1779 Paul Revere Engraved “Rising Sun” issue note

188 Massachusetts State. December 1, 1779. One Shilling Six Pence. Paul Revere Engraved “Rising Sun” Issue. Crisp Very Fine. Fr.MA-267.Attractiveforitsgrade,havinganexpertlysealedcenterfoldsplitonthispopularRevolutionaryWarPaulRevereEngravedcurrencyissue............................................... (500-700)

nEW HampsHirE currEncy

August 24, 1775 New Hampshire Three Pounds PCGS AU

189 Colony of new Hampshire. August 24, 1775. Three Pounds. Redemption Due Date of December 10, 1777. PCgS graded About new-50. Fr.NH-141.Ascarce,fullyauthenticandgenuineColony ofNewHampshireAugust 24, 1775 issue note. It isnicelyprintedunifaceuponawhiteperiodlaidpaper.Thisnoteisverywellmarginedwiththreefullplusanexcellentlargecurvetotheleftsideindent,asmade.ThisnoteappearsvirtuallycrispUncirculatedtothenakedeyeandthereversesideiscompletelycleanandfreeofanydistractions.AmoststrikingandappealinguncancelledtypenotebearingalightredserialnumberandthesignaturesofNicholasGilmanandE.Thompson.. (2,500-3,000)

Exceedingly Rare January 26, 1776 new Hampshire note Typeset issue Printed by Daniel Fowle of Portsmouth

190 Colony of new Hampshire. January 26, 1776. Two Dollars. Portsmouth issue. Printed by Daniel Fowle. Due Date of January 26, 1783. Minor edge restorations. PCgS graded Apparent Extremely Fine-40. Fr.NH-154.Only3,176ofthesenoteswereprinted,ofwhichallweretobereturnedbackintotheTreasurybyJanuary26,1786,atthelatest.Thisnoteiswholeandsolid,havingacoupleoftinydeftsealededgesplits,notnearlyclosetobeingrestorationsasstatedonitsholder.ThisimportantnoteisoneofamerehandfulorsothoughttostillexistandisoneoftheFinestKnownofthosefew,andpossiblytheonlyoneknownofthisspecificprintedDueDate.Thebackhastheimprintatbottom,“PORTSMOUTH,-PrintedByDanielFowle,-1776.”Thisgreatrarityisverywellprinted,hasfourfullmarginsonbothitsfaceandbackandisnicelysignedindarkbrowninkbyJohnSmithandPhillipsWhite.PMGreportshavinggradedoneexampleasVF-25.Thisnoteappearsabitfresherthatthecurrent5thEditionNewmanplateexamplefortheissue,asillustratedonpage242.ThatveryplatenotehavingsoldintheF.C.C.Boyd/FordCollectionSaleofMay,2005gradedthereExtremelyFine,at$11,500.ThisnoteistheFinestCertified.................................... (8,000-10,000)

April 29, 1780 New Hampshire PMG Ch. AU-58 “EPQ”

191 State of new Hampshire. April 29, 1780. Two Dollars. “guaranteed” issue. Hole Cancel. PMg graded Choice About Uncirculated-58 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.NH-180.Thisimpressivenoteiswellcenteredandboldlyprintedinbothredandblack.Threerichredandbrownsignaturesandserialnumberaddcolorandeyeappeal.Thisrare“Guaranteed”bytheUnitedStatesIssuebearsa5%annualinterest.Itisfullysigned,includinguponthereverse“guarantee”line.Aninterestratescheduleisactuallyprintedinboldblackuponthelowerleftcorner.Thiscatalogercannotfindanyactualfoldinthisgorgeousnoteandbelievesittobetooconservativelygraded.ThisnoteisrankedastheFinestPMGcertified.......................................................... (1,000-1,200)

nEW JErsEy currEncy

gem new Jersey June 14, 1757 Thirty Shillings

192 new Jersey. June 14, 1757. Thirty Shillings. Plate b. PMg graded Gem Uncirculated-65 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.NJ-106.Thisbeautifulnoteisofasignificantlyrareissue,andoneoftheFinestknowntoexist.Thepaperiscleanandcrisp,theprintisstrongandsharp,withthreeexcellentsignaturesaddingfurthercolorandeyeappeal.Thereverseisperfectlycenteredandthepaperretainsslightimpressionsoftheoriginalpresstextembossing.Now,pleaseconsiderthatthisistheyear2008.Howoldisthisnote?ComparedthisnoteanditsraritytofarmorecommonandmodernLargeSizenotesworthabout$6,000.Doesn’tthisnoteseemlikeanextraordinarybargainthatshouldhaveanextrazeroplacedontoourprice?ThisnoteshouldprovejusthowundervaluedtheseColonialsareingeneral.Theyaresoaffordableandseemmorethanreadytomakeamajorupwardmoveinmarketvalue,verysoon................................................................. (5,000-6,000)

Scarce new Jersey november 20, 1757 Six Pounds note

193 new Jersey. november 20, 1757. Six Pounds. PMg graded Fine-12. Fr.NJ-113.Thispleasing,highestdenominationnoteofthisissueiswellprintedinbothredandblack.Onlyamere1,100ofthese£6noteswereprinted.Thedenominationalsymbolforthis£6notewastwosmallsuns,whicharequiteboldonthisexamplealongwiththeotherdesignelementsthatareclearanddarkaswell.AccordingtothecurrentPMGpopulationreport,onlyasingleVFnoteishigheringrade.Ahugely,underratedandundervaluednoteintoday’scollectormarketplace... (800-1,000)

Rare October 20, 1758 Fifteen Shillings new Jersey note Amazingly One of Only 2,000 15s Notes Printed

194 new Jersey. October 20, 1758. Fifteen Shillings. Plate b. Moderate conservation. PASS-CO graded Very Good-10. Fr.NJ-124.Notesofthisscarceissuearerarelyencounteredandmostofteninextremelywornortatteredcondition.Thisnoteiswellworn fromcirculationand remainsmostly readable, therebeingsomemoderateconservation,assonotedonitsholder.Atotalofonly2,000noteswereauthorized tobe issued in1758andifdividedbythefourdifferentplatenumbers,only500Plate“B”noteswereprinted.Itisquitemiraculousthatanyexamplesevenexisttothisdayanditseemstoberemarkablethatyoucanstillbuythisveryrarenoteforthisprice,rightnow.WewouldbesurprisedtoseemorethanonenoteofthisissuelistedonthePMG“Population”report............................................. (400-500)

April 16, 1764 Red & blue Printed Six Pounds note

195 new Jersey. April 16, 1764. Six Pounds. Red & blue Printed Face. Choice Very Fine. Fr.NJ-169.Only917notesprinted.Thisevenlycirculatednotehasanicecleanappearanceforitsgrade.Itiswellcenteredonbothfaceandback,withthetwosignatureswithwearandreadable.TheRed&Blueprintedfaceisquiteboldinitsprintqualityandthisnoteisamostacceptableexampleforcollectors.Thesecolorfulnotesarealwaysinpopulardemandasisreflectedinthe5thEditionofNewman,listedvalueof$1,250inVF.Evenatthatlowamount,theyrepresentafabulousandtrulyastoundingvalueintoday’smarket................... (800-1,000)

Extremely Rare 1786 new Jersey PMg Finest Certified

196 State of new Jersey. 1786. One Shilling. Plate A. PMg graded Very Fine-25. Fr.NJ-211.ThisOneShillingdenominationisthelowestoftheissue.Thatmeansitsgeneralcirculationwouldhavebeenthegreatest,justasitisforOneDollarBillstoday.Mostwereturnedinanddestroyedbythedatetheyweremadeinvalidin1799aslegaltender.Itisremarkablethatthisnoteisavailableto collectors and in such a pleasing, lightly circulated quality.Therearefourfullmarginsonbothsides,theredandblackprintisstrongandthesignaturesaredeep,boldbrown.AsignificantrarityandtheFinestCertifiedbyPMG................... (3,000-3,500)

PASS-CO Choice AU-55 “SPQR” City of New Brunswick March 10, 1796 Four Pence Change note

197 new Jersey. City of new brunswick. March 10, 1796. Four Pence. PASS-CO graded Choice About Uncirculated-55 Superior Paper Quality Rated. NotlistedinFriedberg.ThisoutstandingqualityFourPencesmallchangenotehasdeepblackprintedtextandborderdesigns.Ithasfourfullmarginsandveryniceoverallcentering on both its face and back with a clean appearance.Anothertremendousrarityastheirknownpopulationistiny,andtheFinestCertifiedtoourbestknowledge............. (1,500-2,000)

nEW york currEncy

Exceedingly Rare December 10, 1737 new York note Early Colonial issue Printed by John Peter Zenger

198 Colony of new York. December 10, 1737. Two Pounds. Original. Repairs, conservation, backed. Appearance of Fine. Fr.NY-99. ThisisanexceedinglyrareearlyNewYorkcolonialissuethatwasprintedbythefamousNewspaperpublisher,JohnPeterZenger.Itisanoriginalnoteiswellcenteredandhasanumberof repairs and restoration,mostly to the upper central portion.DeftconservationprovidesanoverallappearanceofasolidFine.Signaturesarewellwornyetmostlyvisible.Thisnotehasbeenbackedwithcontemporarylaidpaperandisverycleanandeveninitsappearanceonthereverse.TheSealofNewYorkvignetteattherightsideisfullyprintedandveryclear.Animportant,highlyhistoricnotethatismissingfromvirtuallyeverycollection,likelyhavinglessthanadozenexamplesknowntoexist....................... ................................................................................. (4,000-4,500)

PMG Gem Uncirculated-65 Exceptional Paper Quality The Finest ngC Certified note Tied with One Other.

199 Colony of new York. August 25, 1774. “new-York Water Works” Issue. One Shilling. PMG graded Gem Uncirculated-65 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.NY-168.Atrulygorgeous,crispnoteprintedinredandblackandthepaperretainingsignificantamountsoforiginalpresstextembossing.TheFinestNGCCertifiedNote,beingtiedwithoneother............................... (1,600-1,800)

Scarce 1790 “City of new York” Three Pence note

200 new York. City of new York. February 20, 1790. Three Pence. About Very Fine. Thisboldlyprinted,smallsizenoteissignedinthetypesetprintedtext,“D.Phoenix,CityTreasurer.”Itisfullyreadable,withdecenteyeappealforthegrade.Ararenotethatisbecomingevermorevaluablewithcollectors.............. (400-500)

nortH carolina currEncy

“Winged Stirrup” Vignette Used For 1734 & 1735 Issues

201 north Carolina. April 4, 1748. Thirty Shillings. “Winged Stirrup” vignette. Multiple splits and tears, repairs. PCgS graded Apparent Very Fine-25. Fr.NC-68.Onlyamere2,000notesofeachdenominationfromthisearly1748NorthCarolinaissuewereprinted.The“WingedStirrup”vignetteonthis30Shillingsdenominationisonceagainusedfromthe“unobtainable”1734and1735issues.Thisnotehasawholeandsolidappearance,withfourfulloutermarginspresent.Astypical,therearemultiplesplitsandcentralpinholesthatledtotheApparentgradebyPCGS...... ................................................................................. (1,000-1,200)

Full Text March 9, 1754 north Carolina Ten Shillings note

202 north Carolina. March 9, 1754. Ten Shillings. “bird” vignette. Edge and internal splits. PCGS graded Apparent Very Fine-30. Fr.NC-77.ThisearlyNorthCarolinanotehasawholeandsolidappearance.Itenjoysfulltext,alargeleftborderdesignand“Bird”vignettedisplayssharpindetailonthisexample.Allfoursignaturesremainvisible,thoughtwoarelighthavingfaded.Theblankreverseisquiteclean,withjustoneperiodnotation.Sometypicaledgeandinternalsplits,alongwithsomeearlyrestorationsresultedintheApparentgradefromPCGS,stillfaraboveaverageforthisscarce1754issue.............................................. (500-650)

Extremely Rare August 21, 1775 north Carolina Three Dollars

“Hillsborough” issue note with “Masonic Emblem”

203 north Carolina. August 21, 1775 Hillsborough issue. Three Dollars. “Masonic Emblem” vignette. Fold and edge split restorations. Moderate conservation. PASS-CO graded Very Fine-25. Fr. NC- 148. This North Carolina, RevolutionaryWar issue isexceedinglyrare. Only4,000noteswereprinted.Collectableexamplesarehighlyprizedbycollectors.Italsohassomeexpertarchivalrestoration,therebeingasmall .75”x.5”repairtotheuppercenteredge,totheleftofthecenterfoldandtheuppercornertips.Therearesomedeftsealededgesplitsandscatteredpinholes.Trimmedatright,somecontemporarynotationsareontheblankreverse.Overall,thisrare$3denominationnotehastheeyeappealofVeryFine.............................. (4,500-5,000)

Very Rare One Quarter Dollar With “Sea Urchin” Vignette

204 North Carolina. April 2, 1776. One Quarter Dollar. “Sea Urchin” vignette. Split repair, closed pinholes. PMG Net graded Very Fine-30. Fr.NC-155.LikelytheFinestPMGhascertifiedofthisrare“SeaUrchin”vignetted,majorlistedtype.Thisoutstandingqualitynoteisveryclean,wellcenteredandverynicelyprinted.Theborderdesignsarefull,thetextsharpandthe“SeaUrchin”vignetteperfectlydetailed. The reverse iscleanandfree fromany period notations. This rare 1776 RevolutionaryWar lowdenominationnoteisextremelydifficulttolocatewiththisvignetteandtherearenoapparentrepairstothenakedeye,withonetinydeftsealedsplitatthetopcenterfold.DeepbrownserialnumberandsignatureofWilliamWilliams,whohassignedatbottom.Amostimpressivenote,missinginmostNorthCarolinaandColonialCurrencycollections............................................... (2,000-2,500)

Gorgeous Certified $2 1/2 “Liberty Cap over Altar” Note & The Friedberg book “Plate note” For north Carolina

205 north Carolina. April 2 1776. Halifax issue. Two Dollars and an Half. “Liberty Cap over Altar” vignette. Minor restorations at bottom edge. PCgS graded Apparent Extremely Fine-45. Fr.NC-159b.ThisremarkableandhistoricNorthCarolinaRevolutionaryWar note is stunningly beautiful. The paper isbright,freshandcleanhavingvividsharpprintedtextanddesigns.Therearefourfullmargins,ofwhichthetopishugeandtheleftisJumbo.Theredandbrownsignaturesinclude,WilliamHaywood,WilliamWilliams,J.WebbandDavidSumner.Thereisadarkpatchofsurfacesinkalongthefarrightplateedge,asmadeandsomedeftsealededgesplitsatbottom.Theblankreversesideisperfectlycleanandbrightbeingcompletelyfreeofanydefectsorperiodnotations.

The“LibertyCapoverAltar”with“LibertyInOurNativeLand”AmericanPatrioticvignetteandlegend,issharpanddistinct.ListedinNewmanatavalueof$1,500inVeryFinewithonlydashesinanyhigherquality.PMGreportstheirfinestgradedexampletobeEF-40.Thisnoteisfinerinitseyeappeal,andamongtheveryfinestknownforthisissueanddenomination. Inaddition,thisis thecurrentFriedberg,“PAPERMONEYOFTHEUNITEDSTATES”ReferenceBook“PlateNote”forNorthCarolina,asfoundillustratedonpage22,withintheColonialCurrencysection....... ................................................................................. (2,750-3,250)

1776 North Carolina $7-1/2 Note with the Historic “United States Flag with 13 Stripes

and the Union Jack” Vignette

206 north Carolina. April 2, 1776. Halifax issue. Seven Dollars And An Half. “United States Flag with 13 Stripes and the Union Jack” vignette. Engraver’s initials “g L”. Conservation. Fine to Very Fine. Fr.NC-164.Thisimportantnotehasbothanunusualodddenominationandaspectacular“UnitedStatesFlagwith13StripesandtheUnionJack”vignette.Theissomelightexpertconservationwithsealingsomeedgesplits.Thisnoteisfairlyevenincirculation,theprintedportionsarequitewellcenteredwithinfourvirtuallyfullmargins.Thefoursignaturesareclearandreadable,beingwritteninredandbrownink.ThisraredenominationalsohastheEngraver’sInitials“GL”printedaspartoftheleftborderdesign at thebottom. TheUSFlagvignette is nice and clear,wellprintedwithfulldefinition.Ararelyencountered,extremelypopularmajorcollectortype,displayingarare1776designofaUnitedStatesFlag................................................... (1,400-1,800)

Historic 1776 north Carolina note Coiled Rattlesnake Vignette

& “DOn’T TREAD On ME” !

207 north Carolina. April 2, 1776. Revolutionary War Halifax issue. Twenty Dollars. “Coiled Rattlesnake” vignette. “DOn’T TREAD ON ME” legend. Light conservation. Choice Very Fine or better. Fr.NC-169.ThiswonderfulRevolutionaryWarNorthCarolinanoteisthehighestdenominationofthisextremelypopular56-noteApril2,1776issue.Withonly5,000printed,itisalsothelowestamountissuedduetoitshighTwentyDollarsvalue.Itbearstheclassic,earlyAmericandesignvignetteofaCoiledRattlesnakesurroundedbythemotto,“DON’TTREADONME”atthelowerleft.Thereareveryminorandvirtuallyinvisibledeftsealededgesplitsandlightconservation.Itisverycleanandevenin itsoverall appearance,havingsome typicalperiodnotationsupontheblankreverse.

Fromitsface,thisisaverypleasingexample,beingwellprintedandnicelycenteredwithinfourfullmargins.Alloftheouterborderdesignsarepresentandthetextanddevicesareclear.Thefourbrownandredsignaturesareclearlylegible.ThecurrentFriedbergreferencelistsavalueforthisnoteat$2,400inVeryFine,whileNewmanshowsavalueof$3,000inVeryFine,neithershowavalueinhighergrade.TheimportantCoiledRattlesnakevignetteisexceptionally sharpandcrisp indetail, adding further to thesuperioreyeappeal.Animportant“Key”noteofthisseriesthatisofConditionCensusqualityandwouldbeaproudcenterpieceinanyNorthCarolinaorColonialCurrencycollection................ ................................................................................. (2,800-3,400)

Scarce “Peace on Honourable Terms” north Carolina note

208 State of north Carolina. May 15, 1779. Twenty Dollars. “Peace on Honourable Terms” motto. Repair. Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. Fr.NC-185.Thisimpressivelookingnoteisunusualinthatitretainssuchhugemarginsonbothsides.Itiswellprinteduponthicklaidpaper,showingwidemarginsandallofitsouterborderdesigns.Otherthanforanicelyrepaired1.5”rightedgecentralsplitandsomemarginalconservation,it iscompletelyoriginal.ThisnotehasexcellentprintedtextandthewellwrittenredandbrownsignaturesofJohnHuntandJohnTaylor,whichissimilartotheNewmanplatenotefoundonpage324.Oneofonly10,000TwentyDollarnoteswereprinted.............................. (800-1,000)

pEnnsylvania currEncy

“Relief and Employment of the Poor in Philadelphia” note

209 Pennsylvania. March 10, 1769. Twenty Shillings. “Relief and Employment of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia” issue. Very Fine. Fr.PA-145.Thisnoteiswellprintedandcleaninappearancewithadeftsealedcenterfoldedgesplit.Abetterqualityexampleofthisscarceissue.......................................... (500-600)

March 20, 1773 “Lighthouse” PMG Graded AU-53 “EPQ”

210 Pennsylvania. March 20, 1773. Four Shillings. Plate b. First Cape Henlopen “Lighthouse” issue. PMg graded About Uncirculated-53 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.PA-159............................................................................................... (500-600)

Gorgeous PMG Choice Uncirculated-64 Fourteen Shillings

211 Pennsylvania. March 25, 1775. Fourteen Shillings. Plate A. inverted Reverse. Second Cape Henlopen “Lighthouse” issue. Hinged. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated-64. Fr.PA-173.Only3,000noteswereprinted,ofwhichamere1,500wouldcarryplate letter“A.” Thisoutstandingqualitynotehas thefulleyeappealofGem.Ithasexcellentcenteringwithfourfullmarginsonbothitsfaceandback.Theblackprintedtextanddesignsareboldandsharp,includingthelargevignetteonthereversesideoftheCapeHenlopenLighthouse.Thecrisp,freshpaperretainstracesoforiginalpresstextembossing,attestingtoitscompleteoriginality.Theedgesandcornertipsareextremelysharp,aswellashavingvividboldbrownandredsignatures.ThissignificantnoteisaPennsylvaniararityinthisexceptionalhighquality.ItistheSecondFinestFr.PA-173NotetobePMGCertified. Atrueopportunity forqualitymindedColonialandPennsylvaniaCurrencycollectors................................................. (1,400-1,600)

PASS-CO Gem CU-65 July 20, 1775 Twenty Shillings

212 Pennsylvania. July 20, 1775. Twenty Shillings. Plate A. PASS-CO graded Gem Crisp Uncirculated-65. Fr.PA-178.Thisisagorgeous, fullyoriginalcrispnote. Ithasboldblackprintedtextanddesignsonfreshlooking,cleanpaper,withvividbrownsignaturesandserialnumber.Bothsidesarequitewellcentered.ApremiumqualityGem,havingonly3,500notesoriginallyprinted.RareinthisGemquality............................................... (600-800)

Uncirculated October 25, 1775 Two Shillings & Six Pence

213 Pennsylvania. October 25, 1775. Two Shillings and Six Pence. Plate A. Very Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fr.PA-188.Thiscrisp,boldlyprintednotehasthreefullmarginsplustheeyeappealofaGem,withtherightmarginjustahairtoocloseandatrivialbumptotheupperleftcornertip.Thereverseisbettercenteredwithfourfullmarginspresent.Vividdeepbrownsignaturesandfaint tracesoforiginalpress textembossingremainintheveryfresh,originalpaper...................................................... (375-450)

Very Choice December 8, 1775 Forty Shillings PA Note

214 Pennsylvania. December 8, 1775. Forty Shillings. Plate b. Choice Crisp About Uncirculated. Fr.PA-196.ThisbeautifulnotehastheeyeappealofavirtualGemwithexcellentprintqualityonfresh,cleancrisppaper.Ithasniceredandbrownsignaturesandfourfull,closemarginsonbothitsfaceandissomewhatoff-centeronitsback.Thereisanultrafaintcenterfoldthatisextremelyhardtolocate......................................................................... (300-400)

Finest Certified Uncirculated April 20, 1781 Thirty Shillings

215 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. April 20, 1781. Thirty Shillings. “Dunnap” Error. PASS-CO graded Crisp Uncirculated-62. Fr.PA-252.Thisnoteisextremelyboldinappearance,havingrichdeepblackprintedtextanddevices.Ithastwohugemarginsatleftandtop,theothertwobeingunderstandablyclose.Thepaperisfreshandcleanwithniceredandbrownsignaturesaddingsomecolortotheface.Thecornertipsarerazorsharpexceptthelowerrighttipwhichwasnibbed.TherehaveonlybeentwonotesgradedbyPMGasVF-30andAU-55.ThisnoteistheFinestCertified,andtheonlytoberatedasUncirculated,toourbestknowledge. ................................................................................. (2,500-3,000)

rHodE island currEncy

Exceedingly Rare Partial February 14, 1743 Rhode island

216 Rhode island, February 14, 1743, 10 Shillings, Partial note and Backed, About Very Good. An exceedingly rare earlynote,havingpartialpiecesmissingandbackedontheversowithColonialeralaidpaper.Thedate,denomination,andsignificantdesignportionsremainfullyvisible.Itisimportanttonotethataccordingtoauthorityandauthor,EricNewman,eachofthefourquarterpiecesofthisnotewereeachprintedwiththenotesvalue,andthenabletobeseparatedandusedasfactionalmoney,beingthe value of half or one quarter, (depending upon the portion)presented.Theseearlynotesalsotendedtoseparateatthefoldsnaturally,fromcirculation.Eveninthisquality,itisperhapsone’sonlyopportunitytoeverownanexampleofthisissue.Worthofexpert,archivalrestoration...................................... (1,000-1,500)

January 15, 1776 Rhode island Rarity The Single Finest PMg Certified Example

217 Colony of Rhode island. January 15, 1776. Twenty Shillings. Split and corner repairs. PMG Net graded Very Fine-25. Fr.RI-226. A superior, truly remarkable quality example of thiselusiveearlyRhodeIslandtypesetissue.Thisnotehasfourfullobversemargins,theleftbeingparticularlylarge.Allofthetextisclearandfullyreadable,withthedesignsdistinct.Richredandbrowninksignaturesaddtothisnotessuperioreyeappeal.Only6,000ofthesenoteswereprintedin1776.TheywereallcalledinforfullredemptionbackintotheTreasuryby1778.AnimportantColonialandRhodeIslandcurrencyraritythatisinremarkablequalityandreinsasthesingleFinesttobePMGCertified........... ................................................................................. (1,800-2,000)

PASS-CO Superb Gem CU-68 “SPQR” 1786 Rhode island

218 State of Rhode island. 1786 Act. One Shilling. PASS-CO graded Superb Gem Crisp Uncirculated-68 Superior Paper Quality Rated with Jumbo Margins. Fr.RI-292.ThismagnificentqualitynotehasfourJumbomarginsofclean,freshlaidpapersurroundingboldlyprintedblacktextanddesigns.Theblankreversesideisperfectly clean and fresh with much of the original press textembossingremainingclearlyvisibleinthepaper.ThisnoteisthesingleFinestKnownCertified,asPMGrecordsCU-67EPQastheirfinestgraded.Thissuperbnoteisfromamagnificentoriginalcutsheetoffour,allwiththematedserialnumber11,502.Itisafresh,boldandattractiveasfromthedaytheywereprinted........ ....................................................................................... (700-900)

Rhode island May 1786 nine Pence note Jumbo Margins PMG Gem Uncirculated-66 “Exceptional Paper Quality”

219 State of Rhode island. May 1786. nine Pence. PMg graded Gem Uncirculated-66 Exceptional Paper Quality. Fr.RI-291.ThisGemCU-66“EPQ”notehassometrivialfaintscatteredtoneandisperfectlycenteredwithinfourJumboMargins.Theboldredandbrownsignaturesaddgreatcolortothismagnificentnote.... ....................................................................................... (500-600)

soutH carolina currEncy

Exceptional november 15, 1775 Two Pounds note

220 South Carolina. november 15, 1775. Two Pounds. “Hand of Friendship versus a Hand Holding a Dagger” Vignette. Latin Motto Translates “Accept Whichever of These You Prefer.” Backed, Moderate Conservation. PASS-CO graded Very Fine-35. Fr.SC-110.Thisveryrarenotehasbeenarchivallybackedlongagoandhassomemoderateconservation.Only10,000noteswereauthorizedtobeprinted.Thisnoteisofahigherdenominationandhasaunique,unmistakablevignettesealdesignatthelowerright.Theengraver’sthemeforthisparticularnoteisunmistakableinitsmessage.EithertheBritishacceptAmericanColonialtermsforaddedmeasuresofIndependenceandFreedomorthebloodyWarwillcontinue!Thisnotehasexcellenteyeappealcreatedbythewellprintedtext,boldbrownsignaturesandfourhugemargins.Thereissomedeftexpertarchivalrepairtothecenterfoldnotedonitsholderasmoderateconservationandisarchivallybacked,typical of these early notes after surviving for over two and aquartercenturies.Thethematic“HandofFriendshipversusaHandHoldingaDagger”vignetteatlowerrightissharplyprintedandhavingthe1775dateanddevicesveryclear.Thisnoteremainsquitecleanandeveninoverallappearance,thefaceeasilychoiceEFineyeappeal.Oneofthenicestexamplesofthisimportant,historic,SouthCarolinaRevolutionaryWarnote,onewouldhopetoencounter............................................................. (1,800-2,400)

Rare April 10, 1778 South Carolina “Sun” Vignette Note

221 South Carolina. April 10, 1778. Fifteen Shillings. “Sun” vignette. Repairs and conservation. Choice Very Fine. Fr.SC-150.Thistypeisoneofthethreehighestdenominationsforthisissue,allofwhicharefarmorerare that the lowerdenominations. Thisexampleiswellprintedwithnicecenteringwithinfourfullwidetoclosemargins.TheprintedtextandSunvignetteareniceandclear,thevignettebeingparticularlysharpandvivid.Therearesomedeftrepairsandconservationtotheleftquarterthatarewellexecuted. Three thin stripsof reinforcementpaperare locatedalongthecenterfoldandtheleftsideontheblankreverse.ThisnotehaspleasingoveralleyeappealandbearsthesignaturesofJohnBealeandJohnPeronneau.............................. (1,000-1,200)

“Prometheus bound and attacked by a vulture” Vignette

222 South Carolina. February 8, 1779. Seventy Dollars. “Prometheus bound and attacked by a vulture” vignette. Stains painted over, repaired splits. PCGS graded Apparent Very Fine-25. Fr.SC-156.Thispopular$70RevolutionaryWarSouthCarolinanoteisblessedwiththreeSuperJumboSheetEdgeMargins,plusasmaller“huge”oneattop.Theholdercommentof“stainspaintedover”isnonsenseasthereisnoactualpaintpresentandthereareindeedsomesmallrepairededgesplitsandsomehumiditydiscoloration(tone).Thesignaturesareallpresentinboldbrownandthereversevignetteisprintedfullyuponthepaper.Overall,acollectableVFnotewithmonstrousmargins..................................... (800-1,000)

February 8, 1779 Ninety Dollars by Coram PMG AU-50

223 South Carolina. February 8, 1779. ninety Dollars. “Hercules Strangling a Lion” Reverse vignette. Repairs. PMg graded About Uncirculated-50. Fr. SC-158. This is a bright, boldexampleofthispopulartype,whichdisplaysthereversevignette,“HerculesStranglingaLion”engravedbyThomasCoram.Thefaceisparticularlybold,withchoiceprintqualityonfresh,cleanlaidperiodpaper.Theedgesandcornertipsaresharp,thepaperissolid,havingnorepairsordetractions. Threeboldlywrittensignaturesaddtothiscrispnotesimpressive,vivideyeappeal..................................................................................... (1,800-2,000)

virginia currEncy

important April 5, 1759 Two Shillings and Six Pence Virginia Colonial Note The First VA-26 We Have Offered

224 Virginia. April 5, 1759 Act. Two Shillings and Six Pence. backed. Conservation. About Fine. Fr.VA-26. This isanexceptional, very early Colonial Virginia note rarity, which israrelyeveravailabletocollectors.AllweretohavebeenturnedbackintotheTreasuryforredemptionandallweretobedestroyedby1769.

Thisexampleisoneoflessthanahandfulknown.Ithasoldthinarchival style fiber paper collector backing which is partiallytransparenttotheblankreverse.Therearedeftsealededgesplitsandsomebasicconservation.Thefaceisverywellcenteredonthelaidperiodpaper,andthoughwornfromcirculationmostoftheprintedtextanddesignsremainclear,asdoesthedeepbrownserialnumberand signatureof JohnRandolph. Certainly, thisextraordinaryrarityranksasoneoftheFinestknown.

Arathersimilar10sdenominationnotegradingslightlyfiner,wassoldintheCAAAuctionofSeptember2002,Lot495,whereitsawahammerpriceof$8,000andwasittheredescribedasfollows:

“ThisisthefirstearlyVirginiawehaveeverhadtheopportunityof offering in our 30 plus rare-currency sales. The note is inbeautifulshapeforthisearlyissue.Thecenterfoldhasbeenlightlystrengthened,ashavetwoofthecornertipsassplitrestorationissonotedontheholder.Thebodyofthenoteandallthetext,aswellasthesignatures,arelegibleandperfectlynatural.Therearesometypicalperiodnotationsontheblankreverse.EarlyVirginiasarevirtuallyneverseen,andthisextremelyimportantpiecewillbeeagerlysoughtbythiscolony’sspecialists,mostofwhomdonotownasingleexampledatedpriorto1773.Needlesstosay,thisentireissueisunpricedinbothNewmanandFriedberg.Wewould not be at all surprised if this treasurewere to realize...$15,000-up.”

Thatwasasomewhatstrongestimation,thoughallthenotesonpre-1773Virginiaareexceedinglyrare.EarlyAmericanHistoryAuctionsofferedarare10snotecertifiedbyPMGinourEAHAAuction,February10,2007,Lot755,PMGgradedFine-15,whichsoldfor$7,960.Todate,thePMGpopulationreportforthisnotestandsatZero,no2s6dhavingbeencertifiedandit is theonlyexampleweknowofonthemarket........................ (6,000-8,000)

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Impressive “Ashby” Engraved July 17, 1775 Virgina Revolutionary War Period Large Format bank Form

225 Current Money of Virginia. July 17, 1775. Handwritten Date. Large Size Note. Twenty Shillings. Choice Very Fine. Fr.VA-77b.ThisisaterrificexampleoftheLargeFormatJohnAshbyengravedbankform,beingengravedandsignedintheleftmarginprintbytheengraver“Ashby”.Thisnotehasalargeportionoftheleftindentmarginisstillintact,withmuchoftheword“VIRGINIA’stillpresentand‘DEATHTOCOUNTERFEIT”infull. Thereareafewtypicallightfolds.Theprintedtextissharpandfullyreadable,andthemanuscriptportionsaresharplywritteninboldbrown. Endorsement on the blank reverse of “Robert CarterNicholasTreas.”recordingthisnoteastheTreasurerofVirginia.Averycleanandpleasing, fullyoriginal“Ashby”highqualitynote.......................................................................... (1,400-1,600)

Rare October 20, 1777 Eight Dollars PMG Choice Unc-63

226 Trasury of Virginia. October 20, 1777. Handwritten Date. Eight Dollars. PMG graded Choice Uncirculated-63. Fr.VA-129.ThisVirginianoteiscrispandhassolidpaperwithsharpedgesandcornertips,withsomefainttonetotherightedge.ItisunusuallywellmarginedforanyVirginianote,allowingittohavechoicecentering.AnynoteofthisissuebeingcertifiedasPMGChoiceUncirculated-63istrulyquiteararity..................... (1,400-1,800)

Virginia October 16, 1780 One Hundred Dollars Note

227 Treasury of Virginia. October 16, 1780. One Hundred Dollars. PCGS graded Apparent Very Fine-30. Fr.VA-192.Lowerleftcornermissing,isnotedontheholder.Thisnoteiswellcentered,printedonThinRicePaper,andhasasmallcornernibatthelowerleft,asmentioned.Thisisactuallyaverynice,cleanandwellprintednotethathastheeyeappealofExtremelyFine.(275-325)

Choice Uncirculated May 1, 1780 Virginia $2 “Guaranteed”

228 State of Virginia. May 1, 1780. Two Dollars. “Guaranteed by the United States” Issue. Fully Signed. Very Choice Crisp Uncirculated. Fr. VA-172. This impressive quality note isprintedinbothredandblackandhasbeenfullysignedonbothsides, including on the “Guarantee” endorsement line on thereverse.Therearefourfullmarginsonthereverse,thatprovidenicecenteringandhasaJumbosheetmarginatright.ThisnoteisaGemthoughthefaceisabittightatleft,withaJumbosheetmarginatright.Itsboldbrownsignaturesandserialnumberanddeepblackandredprintedtextanddesigns,alladdcolorfuleyeappealuponthisfresh,brightoriginalpaper.Thisnotepaida5%YearlyInterestandthepaymentscheduleisprintedinthelowerleftcorner.Accordingtosomeexperts,theUnitedStatesgovernmenthasneveractuallycanceledthe“Guaranteed”5%yearlyinterestpaymentpromised................................................... (1,200-1,500)

Scarce “William imlay” Signed Connecticut “United States” Loan Form

229 April 16, 1793, United States Loan Office Form, Connecticut, Anderson CT-56, Very Choice Extremely Fine. Rarity-5(Rare).SignedbyWilliamImlayandissuedfor$42.46.PrintedbyFrancisBaileyonfinequalityhandmadelaidpaperbearinga“SANDYRUN”watermark.Thiscertificateisrelateddirectlyto the transferenceof thenation’s capitol fromPhiladelphia toWashington,DCunderwhatwasknownasthe“AssumptionAct”(inordertopersuadetheSouthtoassumeadisproportionatelylargershareoftheRevolutionaryWardebt,thegovernmentagreedtorelocatethecapitoltoaSouthernState).Thisexamplehasanearlyinvisibleslit-cancelandretainsahugerightsidemarginthatnearlydoublestheentirewidthofthisdocument.Impressivelymountedandmattedfordisplayandreadyforframing.AnimportantpieceofConnecticutandUnitedStatesfiscalhistory......... (800-1,000)

EncasEd postagE stamps of tHE civil War Era

Silvered One Cent Joseph bates “FAnCYgOODS” 1 Word

230 EP-6a, Hb-49, S-26. One Cent. JOSEPH bATES.

“FAnCYgOODS” One Word. Partially Silvered reverse. Choice About new RatedasRarity-6(16to20known)accordingtoFredReed.Thisbeautifulencasementhasonlysomeslightfrictionandhasalovelynaturalchestnutcolorwiththebacknear60%coatedwithoriginalSilvering.Thestampisavivid,brightdeepblueandwellcentered.Themicaiscrystalclear,nearperfectandclear.Thistypeisunpricedin“CivilWarEncasedPostageStamps”byFredReedinthishighquality. Since1995,thisisonlythesecondSilveredexampleofEP-6awe’veoffered,thefirstsoldinourEAHAAuctionofDecember2009,Lot529,sellingfor$1,416.ThisspecimenisworthyofaseriouspremiumforitslovelyretainedSilvering......................................... (1,200-1,500)

Outstanding One Cent “gage brothers & Drake” Rarity-8

231 EP-15, Hb-120, S-88, Reed-TH01. One Cent. gAgE

bROTHERS & DRAKE, Tremont House. Chicago. Choice About new. RatedasRarity-8(5to10known)accordingtoFredReed.ThisisaveryimportantraritytowardsthefullcompletionofaEncasedPostageStampcollection.Thestampisperfectlycenteredandretainsitsfulloriginalboldblueappearance.Themicaisquitecleanandnearperfect,withonethin1/4”naturalsurfacelaminationabovethetopleftmoon.Thecaseisalovelygolden-chestnutincolorhavingalittlesignofactualcirculationandhavinglotsofbrightoriginalSilveringonthecentralreverse.Alldetailsofthelegendsareveryclear.ThisEPnumberisrarelyeverencountered.ThelastEP-15wesoldwasinourEAHASale,February10,2007,Lot777,alsogradedAboutNew,sellingat$6,195.AnimpressiveexampleifthissignificantEncasedPostageStamprarity............................................................. (4,000-5,000)

One Cent north American Life with Curved “insurance”

232 EP-24A, HB-189, S-140, Reed NA01CU. One Cent. NORTH AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Curved “INSURANCE”. Choice About New. RatedasRarity-6(16to20known)accordingtoFredReed. ThisisapremiumqualityexampleofthisscarcemajorCurved“INSURANCE”type.Thestampisafresh,richandvividdeepblueincolor,seenundercrystalclear,nearperfectmica.Thecasehasarichnaturalappearance,beingaglossychestnutincolorandextremelysharpindetailwithnodefectswhatsoever,withdistinctlettersofthelegends.Itisanicelookingspecimenwithexcellenteyeappeal.ThisEPnumberisextremelyscarceandmoredifficulttolocatethanReed’sraritymightsuggest,asthisisonlytheseventhwehaveofferedoverthreedecades........................................................... (1,500-2,000)

Rare “S. Steinfeld” new York Encased Postage Merchant

233 EP-27, Hb-221, S-165, Reed-ST01. One Cent, S. STEinFELD.

NY. Choice About Uncirculated. RatedasRarity-7(11to15known)accordingtoFredReed.Thisisatrulybeautiful,vibrantexampleofthe1¢,S.Steinfeld,whichisahighlydesirableraritywithaboutadozenorsospecimensbelievedtoexist.ThisexampleiscertainlytoberankedamongtheveryFinestknown.Thebright,freshanddeepblueGeorgeWashingtonstampishighlyattractive,centeredabittotheleft.Itisperfectlyseenthroughexceptionallycrystalclear,unbrokenmica.Thecaseisabeautifulnaturalchestnutincolor,andhighlightingthesharpreverselegendsaretracesoforiginalSilveringwithin the central letters. Alwaysknown tocollectors as a significant and highly popular Encased PostageStamprarity.Thisoneiscertainlyamongoftheveryfinestinthisoutstanding,highquality.Thisrare,majormerchanttyperemainsoneofthe“Key”merchantstowardscompletingafullthirty-fourmerchanttypesetofEncasedPostageStamps....... (3,500-4,500)

“White The Hatter” new York Merchant Type Rarity-7

234 EP-30, Hb-234, S-178, Reed-WH01. One Cent. WHiTE THE

HATTER. New York, Very Fine. Rarity-7(11to15known)accordingtoFredReed.ThisWhitetheHatterisahighlypopularrarityduetoitsgreatmerchantnameandasamajor“Key”typetowardscollectingthecomplete34Merchantset.ThisWhiteTheHatter is certain to attract attention fromall sortsof collectorsincluding, Encased Postage Stamps, New York City, Tokens,NumismaticRaritiesandperhapsevenHatcollectors.Thispiecehasasmallthinportionofthemicaatthetoprimedgemissingandshowsoveralllightcirculation.Theperfectlycentereddeepbluestamphassomelighttoneandisseenunderpartiallycrazedmica.Thereverselegendsremainverysharpandthecasewellsealedanddefectfreewithsomedeepcharcoaltoningoverthemajorityofthereverse.

TherewereonlytwoexamplesoftheEP-30intheimportantStack’sAuctionoftheJohnJ.Ford,Jr.CollectionofJune2004,wherebothweregradedChoiceExtremelyFineandtheysoldfor$3,738and$3,450respectively.AmorepleasingexampleweofferedwasgradedChoiceVeryFine,beingpartoftheDr.Gratzcollection,whichbrought$3,245.HereisanopportunitytoacquireamuchmoreaffordabletypeexampleofWhitetheHatter.(2,000-2,500)

Silvered Three Cents “Ayer’s Cathartic Pills” EP-32a

235 EP-32a, Hb-6, S-3. Three Cents. AYER’S CATHARTiC PiLLS.

“Long Arrows”Type. Silvered. About new. RatedasRarity-1(common)accordingtoFredReed.ThisisaveryoriginalEncasedPostageStampfromamorecommonMerchant,yetveryunusualbeingnicelySilveredonitsbackshowingonlyfaintfriction.Theredstampishassometypicallightwavinessatcenterandisveryclean.Themicahasafewtinynaturalspeckswithinitslayersandisunbrokenandcleanotherwise.Thedefect-freecaseisapleasinggolden-chestnutincolor,withnearly95%oftheoriginalSilveringretainedonthereversesidehighlightingitslegendsanddevices.EncasedPostageStampswithnearfulloriginalreverseSilveringarequiterare................................................................. (700-800)

Scarce Three Cents “brown’s bronchial Troches” Rarity-6

236 EP-38, Hb-63, S-32, Reed-bT03. Three Cents. bROWn’S

bROnCHiAL TROCHES. Choice Extremely Fine. RatedasRarity-6(16to20known)accordingtoFredReed.TheredGeorgeWashingtonportraitstampisverywellcenteredhavingalightdiagonalcrease.Itisseenthroughperfectlyclear,unbrokenmicahavingjustafewtrivialnaturalinternallayerlaminations.Therichchestnutcaseisverycleananddefect-free,havingsharpclearlegendsonitsreverse.OnlyaboutadozenexamplesofthisscarceEncasedPostageStampnumberareactuallyknown.........(800-1,000)

Choice “burnett’s Standard Cooking Extracts” Rarity-6

237 EP-40, HB-82, S-53, Reed-BE03. Three Cents. BURNETT’S

STAnDARD COOKing EXTRACTS. Choice About Uncirculated. RatedasRarity-6(16to20known)accordingtoFredReed.ThisThreeCentdenominationof“Burnett’sCookingExtracts”isoccasionallyavailable,butitisfarmorescarcethaneithertheFiveorTenCentsofthissameissue.Thisisoneoftheveryfinestexamplesinqualitywehaveoffered.Theperfectlycenteredstampisfresh,beingadeeprichredinappearance.Themicaisperfectlycleanandclearwithjustsomelightfrictionfromminorcirculationatbest.Thecaseiscompletelydefect-freeandhasalovely,glossynaturalevengolden-chestnutcolorwithtracesoforiginalmintlusterremainingwithintheexcellentreverselegends.Everytinydetailofthereverselegendsaredistinct,showingvirtuallynowearwhatsoever.WesoldasimilarlygradedexampleinourEAHAAuction,February13,1999,Lot572,gradedChoiceAU,whichsoldfor$1,207.Atrulysuperblookingexample.............. ................................................................................. (1,200-1,800)

gorgeous Three Cent “J. gault” Plain Frame Rarity-7 or 8

238 EP-46, HB-129, S-95, Reed-JG03. Three Cents. J. GAULT.

Plain Frame. Choice About Uncirculated. RatedasaRarity-7(11to15known)accordingtoFredReed.Wehaveofferedjustfivepriorexamplesofthis3¢denominationoverthepastthreeandahalfdecades.TherewasonlyonesolitarypiecewasofferedinthecelebratedJohnJ.FordCollectionsaleofJune2004.Thiscurrentspecimenisquiteoutstanding.ThecleanredGeorgeWashingtonstampisclearhavingniceeveneyeappeal.Itiswellcentered,justabittotheright.Themicaisexcellent,beingnearperfect,crystalclearwithsmoothsurfacesthatshowjustatouchoffaintfriction.Thecaseisclean,defectfreeandsmooth.

This3¢denominationisdefinitelyrarerthaneventhemorepopularhighervaluesof24¢and30¢forthismerchant.Infact,ithasaboutthesamenumberofauctionappearancesastherareOneCentandNinetyCentdenominationsinFredReed’s(1891through1994)auctionsurveyreport.Itisadenominationcertainlymissinginmostcollections.TheFinestpriorexamplewehaveofferedwasinourEAHAAuction,September13,2007,Lot3104,gradedChoiceAU,whichsoldfor$1,947.HereisanimportantopportunityforcollectorslookingtocompleteafullEncasedPostageor“J.Gault”denominationset..................................................... (2,000-2,500)

One of Only About Three Known Specimens To Exist !

239 EP-49, HB-149, S-107, Reed-IH03. Three Cent. HUNT & NASH,

IRVING HOUSE. New York. Plain Frame. About New. RatedasHiRarity-8+(About5known)accordingtoFredReed.However,itiswidelyacceptedthatthereareonlyaboutthreeknowntoexist.TwoexampleswereinthehistoricofferingoftheStack’s,JohnJ.FordCollectionSale,PartIV,June2004.ThiscurrentexampleisLot520ofthatcollection(noinserttag).InBowers&Hodder’s“TheStandardCatalogue,”MichaelHodderalsosuggeststhatlessthanfiveexamplesareknown.Thereareonlydashesinplaceofvaluesinallgradesduetoitsgreatrarity.

Thefresh,vividredstampisperfectlycentered,verybold,brightandclean.Themicaisvirtuallyperfect,beingextremelycleanandcrystalclearwithonewispynaturalsurfacelaminationlayeratleft.Thereversecaseisexceptionallysharpanddefect-freewithasubduedgolden-brassylusterhavingbeencleanedlongago.Thisofferingisahighlyimportantopportunity,onenottobemissedbyanyseriousEncasedPostageStampcollector.

WehavesoldthefollowingexamplesofthisexceptionallyrareMerchantvariety;Lot#1142,June23,1989(laterre-offeredagainasLot658ofFebruary1993). Nearlythreeyearsagowesoldoneof theJohnFord,Jr.examplesasLot794ofourFebruary2005sale,sellingfor$3,540.Lot828ofourEAHA,August25,2007Auctionsalebrought$3,305.Overall,thisisawonderfullooking,superiorqualityexampleofahighlyimportantEncasedPostagerarity.AsoneofonlyaboutThreeKnowntoexist,seriousconsiderationisimportant....................................... (5,000-6,000)

Elusive EP-63 Five Cents “AYER’S SARSAPARiLLA”

240 EP-63, Hb-33, S-16. Five Cents. AYER’S SARSAPARiLLA.

Medium letters. Very Fine or better. RatedasRarity-6(16to20known)accordingtoFredReed.Therichdeepbrownstampisperfectlycentered,sharpandbold.Themicaisveryclearandasafewtrivialnaturalsurfacelaminations.Thecaseisquitecleanandanicegolden-chestnutwithsomedeeperscatteredcharcoaltones.Thisrarelyencounterednumberisanimportantandquitecollectableexampleforthistypeandscarcefivecentdenomination............ .................................................................................... (800-1,200)

bold 5¢ “burnett’s Standard Cooking Extracts” boston

241 EP-70, HB-83, S-54. Five Cents. BURNETT’S STANDARD

COOKing EXTRACTS, boston, Choice Extremely Fine. Rarity-4 (31 to 40 known) according to FredReed. This is abeautiful,boldlookingexamplewhichmighthavegradedAboutNewbutforonesmallnaturalpieceofthecentralmicalackingfromJefferson’smouthandrightcheek,withafinecentrallaminationinthemicatotheleftmoon.Thestampitselfremainsarichoriginaldeepboldbrown.Thecaseisalovelylustrouschestnutincolor,havingsuperbdefectfreesmoothsurfaces thatappearvirtuallyNew.Surprisingly,wehavenotofferedanotherforover threeyears,since2008. Overall, thisisaveryattractive,collectableexample......................................................................... (500-600)

Extremely Rare Twelve Cents “Lord & Taylor” new York

242 EP-153, Hb-172, S-125, Reed-LT12. Twelve Cents. LORD &

TAYLOR, new York. Plain Frame. Extremely Fine. RatedasHiRarity-8(5to10known)accordingtoFredReed.AnimportantEncasedPostageStamp“Key”andTwelveCentsdenomination.Thereareestimatedtobenomorethansixexamplesknownofthissignificantrarity.Thisisaverycollectableexample,netgradedExtremelyFine as there is a small 1/4”void in themica frombelowWashington’schintothebottomrimedge.Thedeepblackstampisverycleanandsharpinappearance,centeredslightlytotheright.Themicahassomelightsurfacelaminationatlowerleft.ThecaseitselfeasilygradesChoiceAboutNewasalldetailsofthelegendsaresuperblysharp,defect-freewithaperfectglossy,naturalchestnutcolor.Accordingtoapriorowner,thepedigreeforthispieceisthefamousArnoldPearlSalein1969(noinserttagincluded)............................................................ (3,000-3,500)

Collection of Twenty Seven “Ayers American Almanacs”

243 “AYER’S” Encased Postage Stamp Related, Collection of Twenty Seven All Different, “AYER’S American Almanacs,” Average grade Very Fine. Thishardtorecreate,veryinterestingCollection of Twenty Seven different “AYER’S AmericanAlmanacs”whichincludetheyears:1868to1873,1875to1878,1880 to 1890, and 1891 to 1896. A few exhibit someminorexpected foxingandsomeminorhandlingproblemswithmostbeingquiteniceandcleanandsold“asis”assuch.OverallaveryfinegroupingforanyMatchandMedicineorEncasedPostageStamprelated“AYER’S”collection.(27Issues)........ (500-700)

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One of Kentucky’s Earliest “Frontier-issued” banknotes

244 The Kentucky insurance Company. Lexington, KY. Five Dollars. Contemporary Counterefeit. Dated 1803. Very Fine. HaxbyKY-170C36.Hughes403.Thisveryimportant“Frontier-issued”note,whichisdated1803isabsolutelyoneoftheearliestknownnotestobeactuallyissuedinKentuckyforcirculation,evenasaContemporaryCounterfeit.NoGenuinenotesfromthisplatetypeareknown.Contemporarycounterfeitsfromthiscurrentplate,areeverrarelyseen.Thereisasmallright-endprofessionallysealedsplitwhichdoesnotdetractfromthegreatrarityanddesirabilityofthisimportantnote.Itisbrightandvivid,withtwosmallpencancelsontherightsignature.Thishistoric,majorKentuckynoteisasignificantrarityforplacementintoaseriousObsoleteand/orKentuckycurrencycollection....................................... (600-800)

245 Boston, MA, The Massachusetts Bank, $2, 1700s, Later Proof impression on bond Paper, Choice Extremely Fine. HaxbyMA-270G74. PRF-R5. Small formatplateproofdone in the19thCentury.Textwithdatedesignated“17,”aserieslistedinNewman.Achoiceexamplefromthiseightpeicesetofsmallsize,squareshapednotes.Wideleftedgemarginandasinglepunchholecancel.................................................................... (500-600)

Superb Grade “1800” Dated “Bank of Baltimore” $20

246 The bank of baltimore. baltimore, MD. Twenty Dollars. Contemprary Counterfeit. No Cancel. Choice Very Fine or better. HaxbyMD-15C86. Shank5.5.51. Oneof the finestqualityearlyissuehistoricMarylandObsoleteEraBanknotesanycollectorwilllikelyencounter,ofanytype.Thisnoteisboldlyprintedandhasnotbeencanceled.Itisfromawellexecuted“C”positionCounterfeitplate,withanimportantengraved“1800”date.Thesignaturesareboldandveryaccuraterepresentations.ListedinShanketalas5.5.51andinhighgrade.ThisnotewascertainlyadeceptiveCounterfeit.ThisearlyAmericanbankcommenceditsoperationsonJanuary2,1797with$1,200,000incapital.Theinitialseries1797notesarelistedbyEricNewmaninhismajorreference,“TheEarlyPaperMoneyofAmerica”.Thisextremelyearlynotewasissuedonlythreeyearslater,andisperhapsalmostasrareasthefirstissues.Thereareafewveryminornicksattherightend.Overall,thisisaverysolidandwellprintedhistoricnote................................................................................ (400-500)

Fantastic Experimental Engraver’s Hybrid Test Proof note

247 boston, (MA), The Charlestown bank, new bedford, new brunswick (Canada). new England bank note Co.. Fifty Dollars. Engraver’s Hybrid Titled Test note. gem india Paper Proof. Haxby-Unlisted.PlateG.PrintedonIndiapaper.PRFR-8.ThisremarkableProofnoteislikelyUnique.IthastheimprintoftheNewEnglandBanknoteCompany.Vignettesinclude,atleftoftopcenteraperiodhaywagonscene.Atthelowerleftisasailboatandatthelowerright,isJusticeseated.Thisisthesoleexampleknowntousandaveryunusualandcomplexexperimentalnoteinhavingtheuseoftwocountrieswhichisbasicallyunheard-of.WebelievethisnotewaslikelyintheJohnJ.Fordholdings.Atremendousopportunitytoacquirethesingleexampleofthiswonderfuldesign.Thisnoteisfresh,cleanandbrightexhibitingexcellent overall eye appeal. Ex: Haverford Collection; 2000StrasburgSale#201(R.M.Smythe&Co.,September15-16,2000,Lot1244)................................................................. (1,800-2,000)

1817 Michigan Territorial bearer Scrip Signed Rarity

248 Detroit, Mi. bearer Scrip Signed by brewster & Dorr, “at my shop in Detroit”. 25 Cents. 1817. Fine. Haxby-NotListed.Bowen2.ThisisoneoftheearliestnotesonMichiganTerritory,andisnotedassuchwithinthetypefacelocatedontheendpanels.Assuch,thisisanextremelyinterestinglayoutandhistoricalissue.Signedandissued,exceedinglyrare....................... (1,000-1,500)

William Thomson Collection, CAA FUN 1-2004, Lot 17369

Superb 1830’s bank of Michigan Five Dollars Proof note With Seated Man and Dog

As Used on the “Kirtland” Series

249 Detroit, Mi. The bank of Michigan. Five Dollars. gem india Paper Proof. HaxbyMI-140G24LeeDET6-26.PRF-R6/5.Thisimpressive,early1830’sProofisfromasheet,initiallysoldintheABNsale.EngravedbyDraper,Underwood,Bald,&Spencer.Thisisthefirstofthistypewehaveofferedandisthe“PlateA”examplefromastunningsheetthatcamefromthe1990ABNSaleandheldbyitsformerownerfortwodecades.Recently,thisbecameoneofonlyfoursingleproofswhichlikelywillconstitutethesupplyforever.GorgeousblackinksonwhiteIndiasurfaces.SeatedmananddogasusedontheKirtlandnoteseries.Lovelypanelendsoneachside.Theconditionisperfectinallrespects.Magnificent.TheveryFirstofthisrareGemProofBankofMichigannotetobeofferedbyEarlyAmericanHistoryAuctions....... (800-1,200)

Stylish American Eagle Vignetted $10 Michigan India Proof

250 Detroit, Mi. The bank of Michigan. Ten Dollars. gem india Paper Proof. HaxbyMI-140G28LeeDET6-34. PRF-R6/5.Aswehavestatednumeroustimes,MichiganProofsareusuallytoughtofind.Lastyear’s52CollectionProofsalehadbutoneMichiganProofnote,ifthatisanyindication.TheABNArchivesdidnothavemanyeither,ascomparedtosomeotherstates.Thisbeautifulearly1830’sProofnoteisfromasheet,initiallysoldintheABNsale,thenheldbyitsowneracrosstwodecades.ItisEngravedbyDraper,Underwood,Bald,&Spencer.AtthetopcenterisavignetteofalargeAmericanEagle,andattheendsareidenticalpanelswithaseatedNativeAmericanIndian.Wehaveofferedonlyoneother,quitesometimeagoanditsoldforagoodprice.Thisexampleisinsuperiorconditiontothatpriornote.Thisisthe“PlateD”orbottomimpression,offtheoncefour-subjectsheet.Averystylish,andofcourse,veryrareBankofMichiganGemIndiaPaperProof............................................... (800-1,200)

Stacked Coins Vignetted “Bank of Albany” Note Showing a Row of Five Qverlapping Draped Bust Dollars !

MadePayabletoGENERALMIFFLIN

251 The bank of Albany. Albany, new York. Five Dollars. Dated 1812. Contemporary Counterfeit. Fine. HaxbyNY-30C76.PlateE.Noimprint. HighRarity-5.Thisnotehasafabulousandexcitingvignetteonitsleftend,showingaverticalrowoffiveoverlappingDrapedBustdollarsthatappear(ontwo)tobedated“1801”. Thereistextinthecenter,withtherightendvignetteofCeresstanding,printedinred.Printedonperiodwovepaper,havingafewexpectedtrivialfewnicksandpinholes.Thisisaveryscarce,earlyUnitedStatesSilverDollar,“Coin”vignettedseries, that in thiscase is superior ingrade to the recentLarryStackCollectionnotes.ThisimportantdesigntypeandissueasillustratedintheNewmanreference“TheEarlyPaperMoneyofAmerica”onpage296asapre-1800earlyNewYorkBank,thiscurrentnotebeinginsuperiorqualitytotheNewmanplate.Also,madepayabletoGENERALMIFFLIN..................... (800-1,000)

Starr Test note Progress Proof on india Paper

252 new York, nY, The Mechanics’ bank in the City of new York, Five Dollars, February 10, 1824. E. & C. Starr Test note Progress Proof on India Paper. Choice About Uncirculated. HaxbyNY-1745-Notlisted.PRF-R7.AveryrareblackandwhiteproofwiththeimprintofExecutedbyE.&C.Starr.Thishasnoneofthecolorsusedonthefinaltestnotesforthismysterious,CongrevePatentstylefirm.Greateaglevignetteatthetopcenterandusingthesebanktitleswithorwithoutpermissionasfurther,deepresearchwouldbeneededtofindout.WehaveseenonlyoneotherB&Wofthisstyle.Someminorhandling.... (500-600)

The Haxby Plate note

253 Wilmington, nC. The bank of Cape Fear. Three Dollars. Dated June 9, 1817. Plate C. Contemporary Counterfeit. The Haxby Plate Note. Choice Crisp About Uncirculated. HaxbyNC-90C40.Thisisaveryscarce,HighRarity-5contemporarycounterfeit,withtheimprintofLeney&Rollinson,N.Y.atbottomcenter.ThetopcentralvignettedisplaysCommerceSeated,withengravedShadedEndPanels,a“THREE”leftand“3”atright.ThisPlateCcounterfeitisextremelyhighgradeforsuchanearlyNorthCarolinamajortype.Itisbright,vibrant,andlooksjustasabrandnewnote.ThisistheoutstandingHaxbyPlateNote,withapedigreefromthe2003CAACincinnatiSale,Lot1549.Thisisadistinguishedpedigreeforcertain,andonlythesecondwehavecataloguedforsale........................................................ (750-950)

254 Philadelphia, PA, John Thompson groceries at 130 north Water Street, 50 Cents, Dec. 10, 1814, Fine. HaxbyPA-Not listed.Hoober305-889Ararenotewithafullwidthnanedsignature.Top centerwith vignette of goods and barrells, the imprint ofLafourcade,Printer,159N.3rdSt.atthebottom.Excellentgradewithveryslightcornernickatthelowerright.............. (450-550)

1863 Sheet Music “HOW ARE YOU GREEN-BACKS”

255 May 3, 1863-Dated. First Edition. Historic Printed Sheet Music Titled, HOW ARE YOU GREEN-BACKS, Sung by Dan Bryant, Words by E. bowers, Arranged by Charles glover, Published by Wm. A. Pond & Co. New York, Very Fine. Thisoriginal131/8”x101/8”periodSheetMusichas3pagesofsongpluscover.Itisverycleanandvividinappearancewithsomelightagetone,disbound,aperiodlightredstampfor“JohnF.Ellis,Pianos&Music,Penna.Ave.,Washington,D.C.” (which seemsmostappropriate),inovalatcenternearthebottom.Printedinboldblackandgreen,withthecentraldevicesofafantasy,period,$10FederalStyledNotewithtwoothersbeneath,showingDanBryant(thesinger)inanovalvignetteatleft.This“Note”isSignedbyBryantandWilliamA.Pond,thePublisherofthe“PopularcomicSong.”Alightpencilnotationonthecoverreads,“ComplimentsofS.Mello,Washington,D.C.May3,1863”.AgreatpiecethatworkswithLargeSize,FederalCurrency, or any collectionof“GreenBacks.”............................................................. (400-600)

intricate Patterns and Dies With Portrait of general greene

256 Plate 43, Formerly from the Cyrus Durand Archive book. Portraits, Dies and grillwork. An interesting Durand platearrangement,thepatternsquiteintricateona10”x10.25”heavywovepage.Elevenelements,allprintedinblack.Bottomcenter,largeportraitofunidentified jurist (byhisdress,JudgeStory?)flankedbytwoornatecircularlatheframes,underneathnarrowstripofgrillwork.Above,pieceofwidergrillworkwithrepeatingTHREEmicro-letteredpattern.GeneralGreeneabove.Fiveotherlathepieces.Afewpettyfoxingandgluespecks.Interestingplateandstrikingportraiture.Formerlyfromthe52Collection;privatepurchase,AnthonyTerranova....................................... (350-400)

Superb numerical “3” Plate from Durand Archive With Small Oval Portrait of President george Washington

257 Plate 33, Formerly from the Cyrus Durand Archive book. grand Ornate “3” with Dies and Vignettes. The amazing and all uniqueconstructions featuring IndiadieproofelementsshowcasingCyrus Durand’s awesomepatents on this 10” x 10.25”heavy wove sheet. The platewithfiveelements,allprintedinblack,issuperb.Veryimmenseandornate“3”atcenter.50mmby75mm.Leftandright,identicalmicro-letteredONEcounters.Atbottom,CapitolofTennessee(pencilcornernotationassuch)andattop,smallovalportraitofWashington(usedonPlate1andothers in the book, see theStack’s sale catalogue).The centerportionisincrediblymasterfulinexecution,butwearenotcertainof itspracticalusage. Itmightonlyhavebeenusedforsamplesheetsorotherprojects.SomegluetracesseenonperimeteroftwoIndiapaperelements.Formerlyfromthe52Collection;privatepurchase,AnthonyTerranova....................................... (450-600)

Striking Color Cyrus Durand Array

258 Plate 51, Formerly from the Cyrus Durand Archive book. Portrait, Dies, grillwork and Color Counters. Though thecolor is brief, striking in thebalance and contribution totheoverallproduction.Fifteenelements, thirteen printed inblackandthreeindeepcarmine.Theelementsinthiscaseaffixedtothe10”x10.25”pageguard,notapage,withghostingtotheversoofthepriorPlate50.Maleportraitaffixedcenterofwidepieceofgrillworkwithrepeatingmicro-letteredTHREEpattern.90mmby42mm.Flanking,blackcycloidalswithcarminecountersaffixedatcenter.“X”leftand“10”right.Abovecentral,spokedcycloidalwithcarminepiecesetinmiddle,threesmallpiecesaround.

Bottom,incrediblyintricateandlarge“N”withmicro-letteredONEpattern.Flanking,smallercycloidals.Extremebottom,widepieceofgrillworkwithrepeatingmicro-letteredONEpattern,incrediblyfinelined.Anintricateanddesirablemulti-colorplate.Thelathework is amazing on this example. The placement on the pageguardmayormaynothavebeenanaccidentsinceitseemstofitthecenterofthebookpositionwell.ThereissomegluewrinklingandghostingseenfromthenextPlate52.ThisplaterelatedtothefivefullproofbanknotesintheDurandarchivebook.Therewererealtivelyfewcolorplatesinthebookmakingthemallthemoreimportant. Formerly fromthe52Collection;privatepurchase,AnthonyTerranova....................................................... (450-650)

High Denomination Cyrus Durand Archive book Counters

259 Plate 68, Formerly from the Cyrus Durand Archive book. Counters, Lathe Pattern and grillwork. GreatDanforth,Wright&Co.erawork.Therearesevenelements,allprintedinblack.Horizontal axiswith rowofcountersona10”x10.25”heavywovepage.Center,intricatecursiveONEoncycloidal.Flanking,M-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS- counter and right C-ONEHUNDRED-DOLLARS from same series. All DW style. Thelast twoarethefirstseenbyus.Above,stripofninerepeatingTHREEhexagonalswith1counterextreme top.Belowcenter,stripofmicro-letteredrepeatingFIVEgrillworkwith10counteratbottom.Anotherdistinctivelayoutandhandsomearray.Highqualityplateaswereseveralinthissectionofthebook.Formerlyfromthe52Collection;privatepurchase,AnthonyTerranova.... ....................................................................................... (300-400)

impressive Allegorical Figure of george Washington with Commerce and Agriculture

Hand-Engraved Steel Printing Plate

260 c. 1870 Engraved Steel Die Printing Plate, Allegorical Figures of Commerce and Agriculture with central george Washington Portrait Vignette, 4.75” x 2.25”, Choice Extremely Fine. ThiswonderfulEngravedSteelDiePrintingPlatefromtheAmericanBankNoteCompanyArchiveshaslovelylightsilver-graycolorwithdeepergrayaround thevignettes. ThePortraitofGeorgeWashingtonisafterGilbertStuart,displayedinovalframewith“Commerce” at left and “Agriculture” at right. Other devicessceneinthisplateincludeimplementsoftheallegoricalfigures,plusShipsandaLocomotiveinthedistanceateitherside.Anattractive Printing Plate was used as a bank note vignette forcurrencydesign. Engravedidentificationnumber. Ex:Stack’sJ.A. Sherman Collection Sale, August 2007, Lot 96, where itrealized$863.Today,theserareandpopulardievignetteplatesareindemandandsellformore................................. (800-1,000)

impressive Allegorical Figure of “Liberty” Seated with a Liberty Cap On Pole Hand Engraved Steel Printing Plate

261 c. 1870 Engraved Steel Printing Plate, Allegorical Figure of “Liberty” Seated with a Liberty Cap On Pole and a Fasces Vignette, 2” x 2.5”, Choice Extremely Fine. This originalhand-engravedSteelPrintingPlatehasexcellenteyeappeal.Thesurfacesaremediumsteel-grayincolorwiththeengravingsharpandattractive.Engravedidentificationnumberwith“MiddHard”scratchedontheplainbackfortypeidentification,togetherwithitsoriginalheavycardprotectivesleeve.ArareahighlyimpressivetypethatlikelywouldhavebeenusedbytheAmericanBankNoteCompanyoncurrency,bondsandthelikeforitsvignettestyleanddecoration.Veryrare.(2items).................................. (700-900)

Choice 1723 Rosa Americana Penny NGC Graded AU-55

262 1723 Rosa Americana Penny, NGC graded About Uncirculated-

55 brown. Thisisaperfectlycenteredcoinonbothsides,havingaverysharpstrikesuchthatalldetailsremainverydistinctandclear.This examplehas excellent original rich chestnutwith aglossyappearanceonthesurfaces,whichcreatesexcellentoveralleyeappeal.Thecoinisvirtuallydefectfreebeingaverynice,highqualityexample.Current2011RedBookliststhismajortypeatavalueof$1,500inAU-50and$3,500inMS-60.Alovely,verypleasinghighqualitycoin....................................... (1,000-1,500)

Pleasing 1724 Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny AnACS EF-40

263 1724 Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny. Martin 4.5 K-4. AnACS

graded Extremely Fine-40. Rarity-2. This quality Wood’sHiberniaHalfpennyhasthescarcer1724date.Ithasniceoriginalchestnut-browncolor.Thestrikeisnice,bothsideshavesmooth,glossyhardsurfacesandisstrongattheperipherieswhichhavesharp,perfectedges.ThisisapremiumqualitycoinforitsgradeofthisscarcerWood’sdate.Listedonpage43ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$850in“EF.”Averynice1724exampleofthistype......................................................................... (400-600)

1785 Nova Constellatio Copper “Small Date” NGC VF-25

264 1785 nova Constellatio Copper. “COnSTELLATiO,” SMALL

DATE with Pointed Rays. NGC graded Very Fine-25 Brown. Thismajor listed “SmallDate” typehasnicenatural chestnut-browncolor,smoothhardsurfacesandiswellcenteredonbothsides.Therearenonoticeablemarksordetractionsandthecentral“eye”isweakasistypicalofthevariety.Listedonpage52ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$3,500in“VF.”Overall,amostpleasing specimenof this important 1785 “CONSTELLATIO”type.......................................................................... (2,000-2,500)

Choice Quality 1787 Connecticut Copper With great Color

265 1787 Connecticut Copper. Draped bust Left. “ETLiR”. PCgS graded Extremely Fine-45. This pleasing 1787 ConnecticutCopperhaslight,evenhonestcirculation.Ithasoverallexcellenteyeappealforthegrade,beingaperfectnaturalmediumbrownincolor,withnicehardsurfacesandexhibitssomesharpdetails.Listedonpage60ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$1,450in“EF.”......................................................................... (700-900)

gorgeous 1787 Machin’s Mills Halfpenny PCgS EF-45

266 1787 Machin’s Mills Halfpenny. PCgS graded Extremely Fine-

45. Rarity-4.Thiscoinisverywellcenteredandhasrelativelysmooth, evenly worn defect-free surfaces. It has chestnut tomedium-brown color and decent details. Listed on page 64 ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$2,300in“EF.”Thiscoinisparticularlyattractive,beingexceedinglysharpforthegrade,andwitha“1787”datethatisfullyupontheplanchet.Itappearstohavebeensomewhatconservativelygraded.Machin’sMillscoinage rarely is encountered with such superb looking glossysurfacesandsharpnessofdetail.............................. (1,500-2,000)

Pleasing Circulated 1787 nova Eborac Copper Facing Left

267 1787 nova Eborac Copper. Seated Figure Facing Left. PCgS

graded Very Fine-35. Thismediumchestnut-browncoinhaslovely,smoothhardsurfaceswithsomesoftlystruckperipheraldetails for the choice grade of VF-35. Overall, there are nodetractionsworthyofmention.Listedonpage65ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$900in“VF.”............................ (750-850)

Impressive 1788 Vermont Copper Mailed Bust Right

268 1788 Vermont Copper. Mailed Bust Right. Ryder-16. W-2120.

About Uncirculated. Rarity-1. This more common VermontCopper variety has glossy medium chestnut color with somescattereddeeperbrowntoneswithonlyaslighthintoflightweartoitshighpoints.Thecenteringofbothitsfaceandbackarenearperfect,withjustahintoftrivialroughnessinareas.Therimsarequite sharpandmark free,on thisvariety that isalways foundweaklystruckatthecenters,asmade.Thisisaverynicecointhatwouldfitwell intoanycollectionofhighqualityVermontCoppers,orColonialCoinsingeneralasanexampleofthismajorlistedtype................................................................ (1,400-1,800)

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Well Detailed 1820 north West Company Token

269 1820 north West Company Token. Struck in brass. W-9250.

Breen-1083. Holed at top as intended. Very Fine. 132.8gns.Thismajor, highly popular 1820NorthWestCompanyTokenhasdetailsthataresuperiortomostseen,withKingGeorgeIV’sprofileportraitwell-detailed.Thelowerportionofthereverseissimilarinbeingquitestronglydetailed.Holedattopasmadeforsuspensionandbundling.Thesurfaceshaveanattractive,mostlyhard dark brown color, with scattered minor pitting and somescalingacrosstheKing’sbust,whichisverytypicalofthisissue.Ithasafarbetterappearancethanthevastmajority(andtherearenotthatmany)ofsurvivingexamples.Perhapsthefinestknownisillustratedonpage74ofthe2011RedBook,whereitisvaluedat$12,000inVeryFinecondition.Collectorswhoarefamiliarwith this rare issuewillnote that this current specimenhasanoverallquiteimpressiveappearance,whichisrarelyencountered.Animportantopportunitytoacquirearatherpleasingandhighlyelusive,NorthWestCompanyToken..................... (6,000-8,000)

1783 Washington “Unity States” Cent NGC Mint State-62

270 1783 Washington and Independence “Unity States” Cent. NGC

graded Mint State-62 brown. Thismediumbrownlustrouscoinhasperfectcenteringonbothsides,awonderfulsharpstrikeandglossyoverallunderlyingsatiny luster. Therearenomarksordefects,onlytheslightesthintofancientcabinetfrictionthatdoesnotaffectitschoiceeyeappeal.Listedonpage76ofthe2011RedBook,withavalueof$2,500in“UNC.”VeryscarceinthishighMintStatequality,speciallyinthatitisaveryearlysuperbstrikehavingalmostnotraceofthenormalreversestriations............... ................................................................................. (1,500-2,000)

gEorgE WasHington Buttons

Extremely Rare george Washington inaugural button “Eagle with Star” Type Original Shank Albert Wi-12b

271 (1789) George Washington Inaugural Button. Large Size. “Eagle & Star” type. With its Original Shank. Albert Wi-12b. NGC Certified GENUINE. Extremely Fine. 35mm.Rarity-5(Only8Examplesof thisrarevarietyareKnown). This is theLargeCoatButtonSizeandthevarietywiththeborderconsistingof 54 incuse dots. Small denticles subvariety. This piece iswellpreservedandhasitsoriginalshankontheback.The2005revisededitionofCobb’scatalogofGeorgeWashingtonInauguralButtonsstatesthatOnly8ExamplesofthisrarevarietyareKnown.Exceedingly rare. Accompaniedby itsNGCPhotoCertificateCertifiedGENUINE................................................ (4,000-5,000)

Exceedingly Rare george Washington Related “Long Live The King” Coat button

272 c. 1789. Colonial Era Coat Size Button. “Long Live The

King” Legend. brass. The Model for the george Washington Inaugural Buttons. With Original Shank. Excavated. Very good. 32mmdiameter.Thisisanoriginalexampleoftheveryrare,brassUniformCoatButton,whichhastheinscription,“LongLiveTheKing”aroundanemptycircularcenter. Surroundingraysradiateoutward,beyondthecentralinscription.TheblankbackhastheOriginalShankstillfullyintactatcenter.TheAlbertreferencedoesnotlistthisexactbutton,thoughthesamestyleisusedforthe“LongLiveThePresident”button.TwoexamplesofthisbuttondesignareincludedaspartofJ.HaroldCobbGeorgeWashingtonbuttoncollection(thoughthatonewasofa totallydifferentBritishHand-engravedDesignandcalleda“GeorgeIII”inthemasterlisting.)Thiscurrentexampledoesread“LongLiveTheKing.”andwascollectedbyCobbalongwithhisInauguraltypesasanassociatedbutton.ImagesofthiscanbeseenonlinewiththepostedCobbCollectioninformation.

Thisbuttonwasexcavated. It isdarkbrownincolorandnowexhibitsoverallsurfaceporosity.Theinscription“LongLiveTheKing”isfairlyclearandreadable.AnumberofdifferentbuttontypesweremadeatthetimeofGeorgeWashington’sinaugurationasAmerica’sfirstPresidentatNewYorkCityin1789.Severaltypeswereinscribed“LongLiveThePresident”inastylefullysimilar to thisbutton. Arareandhistorically importantbuttonassociatedtotheGeorgeWashingtoninauguraleratypes............................................................................................. (1,200-1,800)

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Exceptional (1789) brass “Long Live The President” with Wreath Type george Washington inaugural button

273 (1789) george Washington inaugural button. “Long Live The

President” with “Wreath” Type. Brass. Pant Button Size. With Original Shank. Albert WI-17B. NGC Certified GENUINE. Choice near Mint. 15mm.PantButtonSize.Rarity-5.InthistypeofWashingtonInauguralButton,theinscription“LongLiveThePresident”surroundsawreathwithanemptyinterior.Thistypecomesin2sizes,thebuttonofferedherebeingthesmallerofthetwovarieties.Thisbuttonisinexcellent,originalcondition.Thebrasshasthecorrectcolor,issmoothandhardanddoesnotappeartohaveeverbeenburied.Theoriginalshankisattached,completeandpresentontheback.ThereareslighttracesoforiginalSilveringstillretainedwithintheobversedevicesandonthereverseside.Albert’sRarity-5indicatesthatonly6to10examplesareknown.AwonderfulexampleofanearlybuttonmadetocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sfirstinauguration.Anexampleofthisvariety,inchoicecondition,soldinStack’sJanuary21,2003salefor$5,250(hammerprice).AnotherexampleinExtremelyFinewassoldbyHeritageinFebruary2007for$5,975.OneoftheFinestKnownandofmuseumquality............................................ (5,000-6,000)

Washington inaugural button “Long Live The President”

One of Two or Three Known Type Lacking in The Cobb Collection

274 (1789), george Washington inaugural button. with “Long

Live The President.” Albert Wi-18A. With its Original Shank. NGC Certified GENUINE. Fine. Rarity-7 (Only Two or soKnown).20mm.Thisisthetypewitharingof15starsinthecenter,surroundedbyanincusering,outsideofwhichistheincuseinscription:“LongLiveThePresident.”ThisbuttonissmallerthanmostWashingtonInauguralbuttons,butthereisastillsmaller,15mmversionofthisbuttontype(AlbertWI-18B).Thebuttonofferedhereispartiallyweak,makingthestarsandincuseringdifficulttodiscern.Thisbuttonincludestheoriginalshankontheback,andisdarklypatinated.

It is rated as Rarity-7, which is Albert’s highest rarity rating,indicatingthatonlyoneortwoexamplesareknown.TheJ.HaroldCobbcollectionofInauguralbuttons,soldbyStack’sJanuary21,2003,didnotcontainanexampleofthisvariety.Wehavefoundnoothersalesofthisbuttonsince2003.Thisisoneoftwoknownexamples,noothersofthissignificanttypehavingbeenofferedatauction toourknowledge. Accompaniedby itsNGCPhotoCertificateCertifiedGENUINE.............................. (2,500-3,000)

Unlisted Heraldic Eagle Early George Washington Button

275 c. 1800s, george Washington button. Heraldic Eagle with 15-

Stars. Unlisted Type. Brass. No shank. About Very Good. 20mm.Thiswellworn,actuallyusedbrassbuttonhasadesignwith15incuseStarsatthetop,“Washington”incusebelow,alongwithanincuseAmericanHeraldicEagleatthebottom.Theshankwasattachedtothecenterofthisside.Theouterfacingsideofthisbuttoniscompletelyblankandsmooth,asmade.ThispieceisnotlistedintheGeorgeWashingtonsectionofAlbert’s“RecordofAmericanUniformandHistoricalButtons,”andmaypossiblybeauniquedesigntype.Theuseof15StarstypicallywouldbeforthenumberofofficialStates,whichwouldindicateatimeperiodofabout1792orsometimelater(asthedesignsuggests),withtheintroductionofKentuckyin1792.AnexceptionalraritymissingineveryWashingtonrelatedbuttoncollection....... (1,200-1,400)

fugio cEnts

1787 Fugio Cent “Cross After Date” Type newman 1-b

276 1787 Fugio Cent. Pointed Rays / UNITED STATES. “Cross

After Date” type. Newman 1-B. Choice Very Fine. 130.1grns.Rarity-6(13-30known)forthevariety.Thisattractiveexamplehassmooth,hardsomewhatglossymediumbrownsurfaces.Theplanchet is nearly defect-freewith a surface irregularity at thelowerobverseedgeat5:00,whichsaysalotaboutthequalitywhenyou’retalkingaboutFugioCents.Thesurfaceshavesmootheddownovertimebythelightevenwearthiscoinhasreceived.TheobverseshowsnomultipleclashmarksandhasexcellentdetailtotheSun,SundialFUGIOanddate,withaclearlyseen“CrossAfterDate.”Thereverselinksareextremelysharpandclearwithsharplydetailed,easilyreadablecentrallegends.FugioCentvarietycollectorswillappreciatetheconditionandrarityofthisscarce“CrossAfterDate”majortype................................ (3,750-5,500)

1787 Fugio Cent “Club Rays” Type newman 3-D

277 1787 Fugio Cent. Club Rays / UNITED STATES. Newman 3-D.

Extremely Fine. 160.1grns.Rarity3.ThispopularandmajorFugioCent typehasnicecenteringandcleardetails, includingthelargeClubRays.Ithasnice,naturalchestnutcolorandthesurfaceshaveaveryfaintwispiness,apparentlywithintheplanchetasmade.Averynicelookingcollectableexampleinunusualhighquality..................................................................... (1,200-1,800)

Gorgeous 1787 Fugio Cent Newman 8-B PCGS AU-55

278 1787 Fugio Cent. Pointed Rays / UNITED STATES. 4

Cinquefoils. Newman 8-B. PCGS graded About Uncirculated-55. Thiswonderful1787FugioCenthassharp,distinctdetailsandappearstobefullyUncirculatedtothiscataloger’seye.Thereisnosignoranyactualwearandthesurfacesareaperfectlightbrown,hardandsmooth.Thestrikeissosharpthatthereisdieclashseenonthereverse.Atinyedgeclipislocatedat5:00,sosmallthatitisvirtuallyhiddenbythePCGSholder.Thislovelycoinisverypleasing................................................ (2,000-3,000)

Historic mEdals

1777 “France Prepares to Aid America” Silver Medal

279 1777-Dated Revolutionary War Period. “France Prepares to

Aid America” Medal. Obverse 1. Struck in Silver. Reeded Edge. Jeton. betts 558. ngC graded Mint State-62. 28.9mm.6.9grams.ThissatinyandlustrousFrenchJeton,bearstheportraitoftheFrenchKingLouisXVIontheobverse,withthelegend,“LUDOV.XVI.REXCHRISTIANIS”.ThecentralvignettedesignonthereverseshowsasceneofaseatedfigureofMars(thegodofwar)withspearandshield.Tohisleft,astandingfigureofPeacelaysonehanduponhisshoulderandwiththeotherholdsanolivebranch.Thelegendreads,“PACEMARMATUENTUR,(armspreservepeace)EXTRAORDINAIREDESGUERRES1777”.

Thisattractivemedalhaslovelygolden-russetandsilvertoningthatissomewhatstrongerattheperipheries.AccordingtoMarvin&Low,“ItwasthecustomofthedifferentDepartmentsoftheFrenchGovernmenttoissuejetonsoccasionally,havingreferencetosomespecialeventintheiradministration,andthispiecebelongstothatclass.FromitsdeviceitseemstoalludetothefactthatFrancewaspreparingtotakeanactivepartinthealliancewiththeColoniesagainstGreatBritain;hence,althoughitbearsnodirectallusiontoAmerica,Mr.Bettsincludeditinhislist.”Thus,thisspecimenisadirectlyrelatedandwouldbeaquiteimportantadditiontoanyRevolutionaryWarperiodmedalcollection................. (600-750)

The French were interested in America and its quest for independence primarily as a counter to British power and influence following the Seven Years War. While their participation in the American Revolution was self-serving, there is no doubt that their assistance was critical to American victory.

“Loss of the Somers” Mexican War Medal ngC MS-66

280 1846-Dated. (c.1900) “Loss of the Somers,” Mexican War naval

Medal. United States Mint Struck in Bronze. NGC graded Mint State-66. JulianNA-24.57.3mm.93gm.Thisexceptional,“LossoftheSomers”Navalmedalhasalovely,deepnaturalchestnut-browncolorandisinsuperboverallquality,beingNGCcertifiedandgradedMintState-66.ThismedalistheonlyandFinestinqualityof thisvintage,certifiedbyNGC. Accompaniedby itsNGCPhotoCertificationgradedMS-66................. (1,000-1,200)

This United States Mint made medal, was produced circa 1900 to our best knowledge. We are aware of only a small group of this special vintage and type that were recently discovered, and unpublished until now. Also to our best knowledge only one of each design is known. It is possible that others may exist. They are clearly not originals or 19th century restrikes. These medals have a distinct appearance. They are certainly the “only ones recognized” for what they are. Also, they are apparently even rarer than the medals that were produced by the Mint with the green experimental finish, that were used for only a few years at the turn of the 19th century. According to Joe Levine, he has not seen any of this vintage previously, over many decades of specialization and as a top authority in the field. We know of none other of these medals, other than a few sold through Presidential. It is difficult to to estimate their market value as they are of a later issue, and the “originals” have been widely collected since made. However, this vintage of issue appears to be vastly more rare than the “originals,” if not unique. The true rarity of these medals is unknown. However, the fact that they have just come to the attention of longtime specialists in the field is a good indication of their great scarcity.

c. 1885 Tiffany & Co. “Long and Faithful Service” Medal

281 c. 1885, “Long and Faithful Service” Medal, Tiffany & Company, Bronze, the historic 7th Regiment of the New York State Militia, Extremely Fine. Thisisanoriginal,antiquebronze“LongandFaithfulService”Medal,madebyTiffany&Co.circa1885.ItwaspresentedtoLieut.StephenW.Merrittofthe7thRegimentoftheNewYorkStateMilitiaforhis“LongandFaithfulService.”Thisscarcemedalhangsfromitsoriginalbrightredsilkribbonthathassomedamageandashorttearintotheleftedge,whichisstillfullyattachedtothetopPinback.Thereverseflatsideisornatelypersonalizedbeingengravedto“Lieut.StephenW.Merritt”.Thetotallength,withtheribbon,isabout4”whiletheactualbottomportionofthismedalmeasures1.75”x1.75”.

Thismedalismarked“Tiffany&Co.Pat.March3,1885”intinylettersatthereversesidebottom.TheSeventhRegimentArmory,locatedat643ParkAvenuealsoknownasParkAvenueArmoryinNewYork,NewYork,UnitedStates,isanhistoricbrickbuildingthatfillsanentirecityblockonNewYork’sUpperEastSide.Ascarce,nicelydesignedandrarelyencountered,c.1885Tiffany&Co.“LongandFaithfulService”Medal................... (250-350)

Tiffany & Co. 7th Regiment new York Award badge & Pins Plus Rare 25” Long nY Militia Custom Trophy belt

282 Late 19th to Early 20th Century, Tiffany & Company, Collection of Award Pins, badges and 3” wide by 25” long Custom Trophy belt, the historic 7th Regiment of the new York State Militia, Gilt Bronze, Choice Extremely Fine to near Mint. Thisisanoriginal,antiqueCollectionofantique7thRegimentNewYorkPinsandBadges.ThegiltbronzepinseeninthesecondpicturewasmadebyTiffany&Co.andIbelieveitwasgiventoamemberofthe7thRegimentRifleteamwhichheparticipatedinfrom1933through1939.Thenameonthebackofthepinis“C.H.Sample”.Thisninepiece,sectionalpin,measures2”wideby5.5”longandismarked“Tiffany&Co.”ontheback.

AlsoincludedinthisTiffany&Co.7thRegimentlotisatrulywonderful,25”longimpressiveanddecorative,CustomSilkTrophyBeltRibbonwithagorgeousGiltBronzeandColoredEnamelBuckleatmiddle.TherightsideofthebucklehaswhatappearstobeaBritishRoyal“CoatofArms”whiletheothersidehasanbeautifulAmericanHeraldicEagledesignpainedwithred,whiteandblue.ThiswonderfulTrophyBeltwaslikelygiventoamemberofthe7thRegiment,NewYorkRifleTeamforwinningamatchagainstaBritishteam,sometimeinthelate19thorearly20thcentury.

ThisBeltmeasures3”wideby25”long,withsomeofthesilkbeginningtofray,whilebeinginoverallnicecondition,thebuckleitself,whichhasnomakersmark,isinextremelychoicecondition!TheSeventhRegimentArmory,locatedat643ParkAvenuealsoknownasParkAvenueArmoryinNewYork,NewYork,UnitedStates,isanhistoricbrickbuildingthatfillsanentirecityblockonNewYork’sUpperEastSide.Aunique,andquiteimpressivecollection,beingthefirstwehaveseenofitsdesign.

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indian pEacE mEdals

Madison Indian Peace Medal In Bronze Signed By Reich

283 1809 James Madison Indian Peace Medal. Largest Size. Struck

in Bronze. Signed by Engraver John Reich. Fine. JulianIP-5b.Belden-20.76mm.ThisLargestSizeIndianPeaceMedalwasstruckinbronzeattheUnitedStatesMintinPhiladelphia,sometimeafter1846(whenanewreversediereplacedtheoldbrokenone).Theobversediewassignedbytheengraver,JohnReich,withasimple“R.”ontherimatthebaseoftheobverse,inthiscasebeingbarelyvisible.Toourknowledge,thisistheonlydiesignedbyReich.Thismedalisthelargestofthreebronzesizesproduced.

The reverse of this piece differs from that on the previouslyissuedJeffersonmedalinthattheIndian’sarmappearsplain.OntheJeffersonmedal,theIndian’sarmwascuffedwithaFederaleagle.Thiswaslaterdeemedtobeinappropriate,andsothediedesignwasslightlychanged.Thismedalwasimproperlystored,thesurfaceshavedeep,reddish-browncolorswithsomescaling,spottingandmottledcolorsfromimproperpreviousstorage,andcleaninghavingnownaturallymostlyretoned.Thismedalisindeedincollectablecondition,andassuchisagreatvalueforthebudgetmindedlookingforanaffordablespecimen................. (450-575)

Large indian Peace Medal Proudly Displayed and Worn by

“WAT-CHE-MOn-nE, An ioway Chief” Original Print

284 1836-Dated, Hand-colored Lithograph, “WAT-CHE-MOn-

nE, An iOWAY CHiEF,” John T. bowen, Published by F.W. greenough, Philadelphia, PA., Framed, Choice Extremely Fine. ThishistoricHand-coloredLithographmeasures16”x10.5”andisprofessionallymattedandframedtoanoverallsize20.5”x15”.ThishandsomeportraitoftheNativeAmericanIndianChiefisshownproudlywearinghislargesizeSilverIndianPeaceMedalaroundhisneckonabluesilkribbon.Thisimageappearschoiceminthavingasmalllight1.75”x1”spotinupperleftcornerintheouterfield,notneartheimageoftheChief.Thisoriginal1836datedimageisbothperfectandreadyfordisplayforanyNativeAmericanand/orIndianPeaceMedalcollector......... (800-1,000)

Largest Size Abraham Lincoln Indian Peace Medal Listed As number 57

“100 greatest American Tokens & Medals”

285 1862-Dated. Abraham Lincoln indian Peace Medal. Struck at

the United States Mint in Bronze. Engraved by Salathiel Ellis (Obv.) and Joseph Willison (Rev.). Largest Size. Choice Mint State. JulianIP-38.76mm.ThishistoricdesignoftheAbrahamLincolnIndianPeaceMedalislistedasNumber57Inthepopularreferencebookentitled,“100GreatestAmericanTokens&Medals”andalsoasNumber27inF.P.Prucha’sreference,“IndianPeaceMedalsinAmericanHistory”(1971).ItwasstruckattheUnitedStatesMintusingtheOriginaldies,andstruckinitslargestsize.TheobverseengravedbyS(alathiel).Ellis,withhisnameandtheword“Patented”locatedbelowLincoln’sshoulder.ThisimpressiveLincolnmedalhasaperfectandnatural,evenchestnut-mahoganycoloruponitshard,glossysurfaces.TheverypeakofthehighpointofLincoln’shairshowsjustatouchofcabinetfriction,therimsarestruckhighandsharp.

Thereverseistrulybeautiful,thedesignbeingtakenfromthedieforthereverseoftheJamesBuchananmedals.ItshowsanAmericanIndianbravescalpinganother,theheadofanIndianwomanatthebottom,aquiverofarrowsandabowandapeacepipe,anIndianinfeatheredheaddressplowingafield.ThisimportantAmericanmedalalsoincludestheFirstDepictionofaBaseballGamebeingplayedinmetallicform.OnthecenterofthereverseisadesignshowingchildrenplayingBaseball.Otherimageryincludes;shipsintheharbor,achurch,andahomestead.Allofthesewonderfulfeatures make it a most desirable, authentic Abraham LincolnIndianPeacemedalfromtheUnitedStatesMint... (1,800-2,200)

Pretty 1806 Draped bust Half Cent

286 1806 Draped Bust Half Cent. Small 6. Stemless Wreath Variety.

Mint State-60. Animpressiveandsatinycointhathassmoothrichbrowncolorandhardsurfaces............................ (800-1,000)

287 1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Mint State-60. Somefaintcabinet

frictionon the faceof theevenbrowncoin. Thereareseveralhairlines in the left obverse field, having underlying traces ofscatteredmintred.......................................................... (400-500)

288 1857 braided Hair Half Cent. Choice Mint State. Attractive,

tan and brown surfaceswith considerable gloss on both sides.Thiswasthelastyearofboththetypeandtheentiredenomination—themintageisamere35,180coins!......................... (275-350)

1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent “Wreath” Type Reverse

289 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent. “Wreath Vines and Bars”

Reverse. S-11a. Corrosion. NGC graded “Very Fine Details”. Thisrich,mediumbrowncoinhasadecentappearancewithabold1793datepresent,whichisnotnearlyadetrimentalastheANACSholdersuggests.Thereversehasmoreroughnessandlessclarityofdetails,Corrosionisaccurate.Adecentvalueforcollectablefillerofthisimportantdateandtype....................... (2,250-2,750)

1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent “Wreath” Type Reverse

290 1793 Flowing Hair Large Cent. “Wreath Vines and Bars” Reverse. Sheldon-6. Corrosion. ngC graded “Fine Details”. Rarity-3.Thisrich,mediumbrowncoinhasadecentdetail....... ................................................................................. (1,500-2,000)

Popular 1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent

291 1795 Liberty Cap Large Cent. Plain Edge. S-76b. Extremely

Fine-40. 170.1grns.Thisevenlychocolatecoinhasmostlysmoothandglossysurfaceswithjustabitofscatteredmicro-porosityonthereversethatisnotunattractive.......................... (1,500-2,000)

Pleasing 1798 Draped bust Large Cent AnACS EF-40

292 1798 Draped bust Large Cent. AnACS graded Extremely

Fine-40 Thiswellstruck,verycleanandsmoothchocolate-browncoinhasapleasingappearancewithsomescatteredfaintcontactticksthatarelocatedprimarilyontheobverse....... (1,500-1,800)

nicely Detailed 1802 Draped bust Large Cent

293 1802 Draped bust Large Cent. Stemless Wreath Type.

Extremely Fine-40. This light tomediumchestnutcoinhasaverycleanoverallappearanceandexcellentdetails..... (600-800)

294 1835 Coronet Head Large Cent. Head of 1836. newcomb 7.

About Uncirculated-58. Rarity 2 (Common). Glossy naturalbrownandlustrous.TheoutlineofLiberty’sfaceshowsagreatdoubleprofile................................................................ (200-300)

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1885 “Key” Date Liberty Head nickel AnACS Ag-3

295 1885 Liberty Head nickel. AnACS graded About good-3. Thedateisniceandclearforthisaffordable“filler”grade.(300-350)

important 1796 Dated bust Dime “Likerty” Major Type

296 1796 bust Dime. “Likerty” LM-1. Environmental Damage.

NGC graded “Very Fine Details.” Thiscoinisniceandsharpindetailwithsilver-graytoneshighlightingthedevices,havingniceeyeappeal.Averydecen,affordablespecimenofthisscarceveryearlymajortype.............................................. (2,400-2,800)

Scarce 1800 Draped bust Dime ngC “EF Details”

297 1800 Draped bust Dime. Eagle and Shield Reverse. improperly

Cleaned, Repaired. ngC graded “Extremely Fine Details.” Thisisaveryattractivecoinduetoitsexcellentsharpdetails.Ithassmooth,brightsilverylightlycleanedsurfaces,withanexcellentstrikeandeyeappealforitsgrade........................... (2,000-2,500)

Superb Tone 1885 Seated Liberty Quarter ANACS MS-64

298 1885 Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar. Superbly Toned. ANACS

graded Mint State-64. Scarcedatewithonly13,600minted!Thesurfacesarebrilliantandfullyoriginalhavingmagnificenttoningtobothsides.TheobverseBlue-greenandgoldandthereversemostlydazzlinggoldenwithrussetandbluesattheperipheries.Thesurfacesaresatinyandblazingonthisconservativelygradedbeauty...................................................................... (1,200-1,500)

Important “Key” Date 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter

299 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar. Extremely Fine-40. This important“Key”Date1916StandingLibertyQuarterhasexcellentchoiceeyeappeal.Thereislight,evenhonestwearfromcirculationwithonlyonehardtoseetinytickontheobversetotheleftoftheknee.Thiscoiniswellstruckwithapleasingwhiteappearancewithtracesofunderlyinglusterinplaces.Somefaintnaturalgoldentoneaddstoitsappeal.AtrulyimportantAmericanrarity,havingatotalmintageofonly52,000.......... (7,000-8,000)

Attractive 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar

300 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. Extremely Fine. Thishistoric

coinhassilver-greycolorandverynicecontrastofthesharpdetails.Onesmallnickintheupperrightfieldandsomefainthairlinesfromcirculationontheobverse.Havingsomeveryfaint,hardtoseehairlinescratchesonthereverse.Animportant,valuableandverycollectablecoin............................................... (3,500-4,000)

301 1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Heraldic Eagle Reverse. Very

Fine. Only301,076coinswereissued,ofwhichthisisapleasingexamplehavingaverycleanandevennaturalappearance.Thesurfacesandmarkfreewithjustacoupleoftinychatternicksinfrontofthe“1”inthedateandhiddenwithinthereverseshield.Themediumgrayfieldsareverysmoothandtheouterstars,dateandlegendsaresharpindetail.Therimsaresharpeandcompletelyfreeanyofnicksorbumps.Averyclean,collectableexampleofthisearlyDrapedBustHalfDollartype....................... (400-500)

302 1830 Capped bust Half Dollar. SEgS graded About

Uncirculated-53. Thiscoinhasnearlyfullwhitecartwheellusterwithno toning,andonlyminorabrasions in thefields. Likelylightlycleaned............................................................... (275-350)

303 1854-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar With Arrows. PCgS graded

About Uncirculated-55. Lightly toned with lilac and goldenpastelswithsteel-grayaboutmostofthelegendsonthereverse.Nicelystruck,withfullradiallinesinthestarsandwithfullfeatherdetailsonthereverse.TheArrowswereaddedtothedatetoalertthepublicthattheweightsofthecoinshadchanged,appearingonly1853-1855............................................................. (275-350)

Pleasing 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

304 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar. Three Leaves. bb-26.

Extremely Fine. Rarity-6.Thisearlydate,majortypecoinhassmoothsurfacesthatareanevenrichnaturalsilver-grey.Thereasomefaintadjustmentmarksandtherimsarevirtuallyfreeofnicks,withniceeyeappeal..................................... (4,500-5,500)

Attractive 1795 Draped bust Silver Dollar

305 1795 Draped bust Silver Dollar. Small Eagle Reverse. Extremely

Fine. Thisnicelooking1795DrapedBustDollarhasnicesilver-graycolorwithabitoffaintgoldtoningwithsomebitdeepertonesneartheperipheries.Therearelighthairlinesonthesurfaces,perhapslightlycleanedlongagoandhasaverytrivialcontactticktotheupperobverserimat1:00andonetinytickonthebackjawandafewfaintadjustmentmarksonthisattractive,wellstruckdollar.................................................................................. (4,000-5,000)

1796 Draped bust Silver Dollar ngC Cleaned “EF Details”

306 1796 Draped bust Silver Dollar. Small Date. Large Letters.

bb-61. bolen-4. improperly Cleaned. ngC graded “Extremely Fine Details.” Thisearly1796datedollarhasaveryattractiveobverseforthegrade,withnaturallighttomediumsilvertoneandsomegolden-russethighlightingthelegendsanddevices............ ................................................................................. (3,500-4,000)

Attractive 1796 Draped bust Silver Dollar

307 1796 Draped bust Silver Dollar. Large Date. Small Letters.

Bolen-5. Very Fine. Thisearly1796dateDrapedBustDollarhasaveryattractiveobverseforthegrade,withnaturallighttomediumsilvertoneandnaturalgolden-russetandblueattheupperobverserim,highlightingthoselegends.OnetinyextrametalcudonthereverseIneartherim.Simplyanice,cleancollectabletypecoinforthegrade.................................................... (3,000-3,500)

1798 Draped bust Dollar AnACS graded Fine-12

308 1798 Draped bust Silver Dollar. Thiteen Stars Obverse. Heraldic

Large Eagle Reverse. bb-124. bolen-24. AnACS graded Fine-12. ThispopularmajorDrapedBustSilverDollartypehasevennaturalsilver-greycolorandaniceoverallappearance.Onlyacoupleofsurfacenicksarepresentandthisisanattractivecoinforthegrade.Anice,respectablecollectorcoin.... (1,500-2,000)

Pleasing 1799 Draped bust Silver Dollar

309 1799 Draped bust Silver Dollar. PCgS graded genuine. About Extremely Fine. This pleasing 1799Dollar has very smoothsurfaces that are virtuallymark-freewith light, evenwear andjustonehiddencontactmarkbehindthehairribbon.Therearenorimbumpsorbruises,astheyremainsharpandwelldetailed.Nicelightsilver-greyincolorwithsomefaintgoldenovertonesandslightlydeepertoneattheedgebelowtheHeraldicAmericanEagle....................................................................... (2,000-2,500)

Choice Circulated 1799 Draped bust Silver Dollar

310 1799 Draped bust Silver Dollar. bolen-10. Extremely Fine.

ThisisaveryattractiveDollarofthispopular1799date.Ithassmoothsurfaceswithlight,evenwearbeingvirtuallymarkfree.Therearenorimbumps,astheyremainsharp.Mediumsilver-greyincolor.................................................................... (2,750-3,250)

311 1846 Seated Liberty Silver Dollar. Extremely Fine. Apleasing,

wellstruckexamplewhichisfullywhite,likelyhavingbeencleanedalongtimeagonowhavingnaturalgolden-russettonesabouttheperipheries..................................................................... (450-550)

312 1872 Seated Liberty Silver Dollar. Extremely Fine. Thiscoinis

completelywhitewithasoftfrostyappearance,thedevicesbeingwellstruckandsharp.Oneshort,shallowscrapeseenundertheLibertyCap.Thereverseisparticularlybrightwithasemi-prooflikeappearance..................................................................... (400-500)

313 1877-S Trade Dollar. Chopmarked. NGC graded “Uncirculated

Details”. Brilliantwhiteandflashywithsomescatteredhairlinesontheobverse.Thereverseissemi-PL....................... (350-450)

Rare “Key” Collector Date 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar

314 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. good-4. Thisevenlycirculated

“Key”datecoinhasnomajordetractions..................... (400-500)

Rare “Key” Date 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar

315 1889-CC Morgan Silver Dollar. Extremely Fine. Thisevenly

circulated“Key”collectordatecoinhasnomajordetractions,justonetinycontactmarkundertheMintherightobversefieldandnorimbumps.......................................................... (1,400-1,800)

Popular “Key” Date 1894 Morgan Silver Dollar

316 1894 Morgan Silver Dollar. About Uncirculated-50. Rare“Key”

collectordate.Lightlycleanedlongago,nowhavingnaturalgolden-russetlighttoningaboutthedevicesandperipheries,highlightedbyunderlyingluster................................................ (1,200-1,500)

317 1934-S Peace Dollar. NGC graded About Uncirculated-50. ..

...................................................................................... (350-375)

Flashy Mint State 1859-D indian Princess One Dollar gold

318 1859-D Indian Princess $1 Gold. Mint State. Thissatinysmooth

coinhasrichnaturalcolorandaverypleasingappearance,withonetinyobverserimtickat9:00.AveryprettyIndianPrincessOneDollarGoldcoin.............................................. (2,550-3,250)

1836 Classic Head $2.50 Gold Script “8” NGC AU-58

319 1836 Classic Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle. Script “8”. NGC

graded About Uncirculated-58. Wellstruckandhavingalotofrichcolorwithunderlyingluster............................. (1,800-2,000)

Affordable 1851-C Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle

320 1851-C Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle. Rim Filing.

NGC graded “About Uncirculated Details”. Lovely, richoriginalgoldenmintbloomwithminorrimfilingat10:00ontheobverse.................................................................... (1,500-2,000)

321 1874 Liberty Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle. Extremely Fine.

Thisscarce1874datehadalowmintageofonly3,920............... ....................................................................................... (300-400)

Popular 1854-O indian Princess Head Three Dollars gold

322 1854-O Indian Princess Head $3 Gold. Extremely Fine. Scarce

havingonly24,000mintageattheNewOrleansmint.................. ................................................................................. (1,500-2,000)

Scarce 1855 indian Princess Head Three Dollars gold

323 1855 Indian Princess Head $3.00 Gold Piece. Choice Extremely Fine. Thiscoinhasapleasingappearance............. (1,400-1,800)

Popular 1878 “indian Princess” Three Dollars gold

324 1878 Indian Princess Head $3 Gold. PCI graded Mint State-64.

Asharp,pleasingcointhatwasverylightlycleanedlongago,thusIwouldnetgradeittoMS-63.Ithasaverysmoothsatinyoverallappearanceandisverypleasingtotheeye............. (3,000-3,500)

1806 gold Five Dollars Half Eagle “Round Top 6” Type

325 1806 Capped Bust Right $5.00 Gold Half Eagle. Heraldic

Eagle Reverse. “Round Top 6” with “7 x 6 Stars”. Extremely Fine. Rarity-2.Thisscarceearly1806dateiswellstruckwithnicedetailsandevenwear.Itappearstohavebeenlightlycleanedlongagonownaturallyretoning,andhavingnodetractingmarksorbruises................................................................. (4,500-5,500)

Flashy 1837 Classic Head $5 Gold Half Eagle

326 1837 Classic Head $5 Gold Half Eagle. Large Date. Large 5.

About Uncirculated-55. Frostyandhavinglotsofeyeappealwithjustsometinychatterinfrontofthemouth.... (1,500-2,000)

1904-S Liberty Head Half Eagle ngC Mint State-63

327 1904-S Liberty Head $5 Gold Half Eagle. NGC graded Mint

State-63. Awonderful,dazzlingcoinwithnearprooflikefrostylustrousfieldsontheobverseandreverse,withthatbetterdate.. ................................................................................. (2,600-2,800)

1912 Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle ANACS MS-64

328 1912 Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle. ANACS graded Mint

State-64. ................................................................ (1,800-2,000)

1913 indian Head gold Half Eagle AnACS MS-63

329 1913 Indian Head $5 Gold Half Eagle. ANACS graded Mint

State-63. ................................................................ (1,000-1,200)

Scarce 1799 gold Eagle with “Small Stars” 37,449 Minted

330 1799 Capped Bust Right $10 Gold Eagle. Small Stars. Irregular

Date. Breen 6840. BD-8. About Uncirculated-50. Rarity-5.Thisflashy,lustrouscoinhasaboldappearance,lightlycleanedatsomepointinitspast,havingsomefainthairlinescratchesthatarehardtodetect.Apopular,rare$10GoldEagle........... (9,000-10,000)

california gold

1872 California gold indian Dollar bg-1120 PCgS MS-62

331 1872 California gold indian Head Round One Dollar. bg-1120.

PCgS graded Mint State-62. Rarity-5.Aflashygoldenexamplewithfrostysemi-prooflikefieldsandslightlydeepercameotothehighpoints................................................................ (1,200-1,400)

commEmorativE Half dollar

1936 Cincinnati Commemorative Half Dollar “P-D-S” Set

332 1936, 1936-D, 1936-S Cincinnati Commemorative Half Dollar

Set. AnACS graded Mint State-64. ThissatinywhitecoinhassomenaturalfaintgoldentoningwithscattereddeeperareasonthismatchedPDSset.(3coinset)................................ (850-950)

commEmorativE gold

1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo $1/2 Gold NGC MS-64

333 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold 1/2 Dollar. ngC

graded Token Mint State-64. Aflashy,deepprooflikeandrichgoldencoinwithlightcameotoitshighpoints............. (275-350)

HaWaii coinagE

Very Pretty Choice Mint State 1883 Hawaii Quarter

334 1883 Hawaii Quarter Dollar. Choice Mint State. Nice light

cartwheelgolden-russettoningaddseyeappealtothissatinynearGemcoin....................................................................... (400-500)

1995 Lincoln Cent Mint Error Struck on a Foreign Planchet

335 1995 Lincoln Cent. Struck on a Foreign Planchet. ngC graded

Mint Error Mint State-62 Red. Afrostyreddish,reallycoolMintError!............................................................................. (250-350)

anciEnt coins

Scarce greece, Sicily Silver Tetradrachm

336 (490-485 B.C.) Greece. Sicily. Silver Tetradrachm. S-737. Very

Fine. Obv:Slowquadrigadrivenbymalecharioteer,Nikeflyingabovecrowninghorses.Rev:DiademedheadofArtemis-ArethusaofArchaicstylewithfourdolphinsaround.Thispleasing,silvercoinhaslotsofsatinylusterwithintherecesseddevices............. ................................................................................. (1,000-1,200)

Scarce greek Messana Silver Tetradrachm

337 (461-396 b.C.) greek. Sicily. Messana. Silver Tetradrachm. iCg

graded Very Fine-30. Obv:MuleBigaright.Rev:Hareright.Mediumsilver-grayincolor,wellcenteredwithsomeweaknessattheouteredgeandoverallevenwear.................. (1,000-1,200)

Pleasing Silver “Owl” Tetradrachm of Athens, greece

338 (393-339 b.C.) greece. Athens. Thick Planchet. Silver

Tetradrachm. Extremely Fine. Obv:HelmetedBustofAthena.Rev:ClassicOwlstandingrightwitholivesprigandcrescentmoon.Afrostylooking,cleanandsharpexampleofthisverypopularsilverancientcointype................................................. (650-750)

greek Thrace Lysimachus Silver Tetradrachm

339 (323-281 bC). greece. Thrace. Lysimachus. Silver Tetradrachm.

Extremely Fine. 16.97grams.Muller409.Obv:DiademedheadofdeifiedAlexandertheGreatrightwithhornofAmmon.Rev:Athenaenthronedleft,holdingNike,withelbowonshield.Veryevennaturalcolor.......................................................... (600-800)

Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus VII

340 (138-129 B.C.) Greece. Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochus VII. Silver

Tetradrachm. Choice Extremely Fine. SMA-282.16.63gms.Obv:Diademed head ofAntiochusVII. Rev:Athena standingleft holdingNike and restinghandon cylindrical shield. Thisimpressive,extremelycleanandsatinysmoothcoinhasexcellenteyeappealandtracesoffaintgolden-russetovertonesonthesatinysurfaces......................................................................... (400-500)

Choice Mint State Rome Severus Alexander Silver Denarius

341 (222-235 A.D.) Rome. Severus Alexander. Silver Denarius.

Choice Mint State. Obv:BustofSeverusAlexander.Rev:Italiastanding.Bright,sharpandlustrous............................. (300-400)

gold Dinar of Kushan

342 (310-345 A.D.) Kushan. Sava-Shaka. gold Dinar. Extremely

Fine. 7.6grams.Obv:Kingstandingwithtridentandbanner.Rev:GoddessArdokshoseated.Lovely,naturalrichgoldencolor..... ....................................................................................... (400-500)

World coinagE

1652 Salzburg, Austria Box Taler

343 Austria 1652 Box Taler. Salzburg. Very Fine. Slightbendin

oneside,havingevenwearandquiteclean.Onecouldplacea1652PineTreeShillinginside!..................................... (225-275)

Collection of Ten Pleasing Spanish Milled Pillar Dollars

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344 Lot of Ten. Spanish Milled Pillar Dollars. Mexico & Lima

Mints. Very Fine to About Uncirculated, Average of Extremely Fine. Thiscollectioniscomprisedofbothnaturalandsomecoinshavingbeencleaned,afewlightlypolished.NoneofthesesharplookingcoinsarethesocalledSeaSalvagetype.Allareverycleaninappearance,verywelldetailedandpleasingassuch.The1770tonedexamplelooksvirtuallyMintStateandisquitebeautiful.Averyusefuldealerorcollectorlotandsold“asis”asacollection.Theyinclude;MexicoMint:1739,(2)1741,1742,1747,1753,1770-toned,1771plus;LIMAMint:1753and1757. This isaveryuseful,valuablegroupofattractive,welldetailedearlyPillarDollars.(10coins).................................................. (2,500-3,000)

346 1850, Appointment to the Office of Director of the Tower Mint in London, of Sir John Frederick William Hershel, Choice Extremely Fine. Thisisatrulymagnificent,OrnatePartially-PrintedwithcentralManuscripttextVellumDocumentwithitsoriginal,massiveOfficialwaxSealofQueenVictoriacompletelyintact.ItistheofficialAppointmentofSirJohnHerschelasMasteroftheTowerMint(RoyalMint)inLondon.

SirJohnFrederickWilliamHerschel(1792-1871)wasanEnglishAstronomer,Chemist,Writer,andoneoftheearlydevelopersofthenewfieldofPhotography.TheonlysonofthefamousastronomerSirWilliamHerschel(1738-1822),JohnHerschelbegameaprominentfigurein19th-centuryBritishscience,makingsignificantcontributionstomathematics.Foratimeheworkedasanastronomerwithhisfather,andlatermovedtoSouthAfricafor4yearstomapthesouthernskies.Hisworkinchemistryledhimtophotography,wherehedevelopedtheconceptofpositiveandnegativeimages,andwasthefirsttophotographthespectra.Hereceivedanumberofmedalsandotherhonors,andwasappointedMasteroftheRoyalMint(London)inDecember1850.HeresignedthatpostinFebruary1855.

Thiswonderfuldocument,measuring21”x30”hasornatelydecoratedblackprintedborderdesignsonthreesideswithdocketingandsignaturesoffourgovernmentofficialsbeinghandwrittenatthebottom.Theactualappointmentstatementishandwritteninoldscript,withthenameoftheappointeeandsomeotherentriesinan1800’scursivescript.Thereisa2”x1.5”periodblue£100Britishtaxstampintheupperleftcorner.

Thebeautifulwaxseal,measuring6.25”indiameterand1”thick,isattachedtothedocumentbyblueandgoldcords.TheobversesideofthistancolorwaxsealdepictsQueenVictoria,withcrown,orbandscepter,seatedonherthrone,flankedby2femaleattendants.Acoatofarmsappearsbelow,andthewholeissurroundedbyawreath.ThereverseofthesealshowstheQueenseatedside-saddledonapowerfulhorse.Thissealishousedforprotectioninitsoriginalcircularblacktincase,withalightblueprotectivepaddingattopandbottom.Thisimpressivewaxsealisinexcellentcondition,asidefromsometrivialchipsontheouteredges.Thevellumdocumentattachedtothissealisinexcellentconditionhavingexpectedfoldstofitwithinthecustomgoldenbeachwoodcaseinwhichitishoused.Thisisanabsolutelybeautiful,extremelyimpressiveandhistoricofficialAppointmentbytheQueenoftheMasteroftheBritishRoyalMintin1850..............................................................(5,000-6,000)

Silver “Petrus” Armchair Ashtray with Linked Coins

345 Armchair Ashtray with Embedded and Linked Silver Coins, Choice Extremely Fine. Thissilverashtrayis3.5”indiameter,with stamped floraldesignsanda large,embedded 2000Reis“Petrus”silvercoin(1889)atitscenter.Linkedtoeachsideofthetrayareatotalofeightsilvercoins:2000ReisPetrus(1889),“1000Reis”coin(1889),andtwosmallerdenominationPetruscoins(500and200Reis,1859).Thecigaretteholderontherimofthecurvedashtrayisabent200ReisPetrus,andthesilverandgraypatinaonallsurfacesisquitenice.Averyinterestingmementoforthecoincollector!.................................................... (400-500)

1850 Appointment of the Master of the British Royal Mint Vellum Document with Enormous Wax Seal

“Ephraim Brasher” Made Colonial Era Silver Serving Spoon

347 c. 1780, COLONIAL ERA LARGE SILVER SPOON, Produced by Ephraim Brasher, NY, Choice Near Mint. This is a very large and impressive 9” long, original coin Silver Serving Spoon, with fancy engraved initials on the handle end. There are two very sharp and distinct “EB” hallmarks stamped on the bottom side of the handle. Overall a most beautiful example. Brasher is listed in “The Book of Old Silver” by Seymour Wyler, as producing silverware out of New York, from 1766 onward. He was a prominent New York City gold and silversmith. In 1787 Brasher appears to have joined with the New York silversmith and noted swordmaker, John Bailey in requesting a franchise to produce copper coins for the State of New York. The legislative record for February 12, 1787 stated, “the several petitions” of Brasher and Bailey were filed with the state. Because of the ambiguous wording it is not known if the petitions were joint ventures or simply individual petitions that just happened to have been submitted on the same day. Their petitions, along with the petition of their competitors, were denied a few months later when the state decided to refrain from the minting of coppers (see the Machin’s Patterns section for additional details). Soon after the unfavorable judgment Ephraim Brasher turned his attention from coppers back to designing and minting a few pattern gold doubloons. Apparently he had been working on a Lima style gold piece the preceding year. ................................................................................................ (1,800-2,400)

Popular “Tammany Hall” Mechanical Bank “Patd. 1873”

348 c. 1873-5, Tammany Mechanical Coin Bank, with “TAMMANY BANK” designed on both sides, Fine. Stamped with “PATd DEC 23, 1873” on the back and “TAMMANY BANK” on both sides, about 5.75” x 3.5”. Needs some repair to the bobbing head, and rotating right arm and hand that deposits coin into slot above left pocket. Most, about 70%, of the original black, gold, yellow and brown colors of paint are still present, but is worn on knees, legs, hands, face and feet with some overall discoloration due to age. Replacement screw in the original bottom sliding cover. Dressed-up figure of “Boss Tweed,” wearing a bow tie, vest and jacket, and seated on a wicker style chair, ready to drop a coin into his vest pocket. Tammany refers to the political machine in New York City during the 1800s, famous for an unusually high degree of corruption, as illustrated by this scarce bank. ........... (400-500)

“The Silver Coinage of Massachusetts” by Sydney P. Noe 349 “The Silver Coinage of Massachusetts” by Sydney P. Noe.,

Reprinted in 1973 by Quarterman Publications, Original Dust Jacket, Choice Extremely Fine. Copyright 1943 and 1947, reprinted in 1973 by Quarterman Publications of Lawrence, MA., 246 pages, 9.25” x 6.25”. Original dust jacket with a few edge tears and library tape thin traces, while the interior is near Mint. This is truly a “must-have” reference book for the serious collector of Massachusetts Silver. It has been the standard reference for the series since it first appeared in 1943. This quality reprint has been out of print and unavailable for decades. It includes fabulous plates, additional sections on the “Secret of the Good Samaritan Shilling” and an outdated yet fun to review Price Guide that now leaves us drooling for those “good old days”. Very scarce and in collector demand. .......................................................... (225-275)

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