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9:00 AM PT - Jun 8th, 2005

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Hatfield, PA 19440
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On premises: Tuesday, June 7, 2005: 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8, 2005: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 9, 2005: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

June Fine Arts & Antiques

461 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Brigham Young's Last Will and Testament with Codicil


Historically important Mormon document with title leaf reading...

60,000
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80,000
2
Lot 2
Lincoln Assassination Manuscript.


3pp manuscript circular from the Department of State dated...

1,500
-
2,000
3
Lot 3
Civil War Circular/Proclamation-William Seward Signe


Printed Presidential proclamation from Abraham Lincoln dated April...

800
-
1,000
4
Lot 4
Civil War Department of State Circular-William Sewar


Printed Department of State circular dated April...

600
-
800
5
Lot 5
Civil War Department of State Circular-William Sewar


Printed Department of State circular dated April...

600
-
800
6
Lot 6
Pair of Civil War Department of State Circulars.


Pair of printed Department of State circulars dated April...

200
-
400
7
Lot 7
Grouping of Autographs from US Senate and Congress 1


Collection of 104 clip autographs of United States Senators and...

1,200
-
1,500
8
Lot 8
Autographs of James Polk and James Buchanan.


Signatures on single document fragment of James Polk...

300
-
400
9
Lot 9
Autograph of James Buchanan.


Clip signature being close of letter of James Buchanan...

150
-
200
10
Lot 10
Autograph of James Buchanan.


Clip signature being close of letter of James Buchanan...

150
-
200
11
Lot 11
Autograph of James Buchanan.


Clip signature being close of letter of James Buchanan...

150
-
200
12
Lot 12
Autograph of James Polk.


Clip signature of James Polk (1795-1849). Piece measures 1.2" x 4.2".

200
-
250
13
Lot 13
Autograph of Daniel Webster.


Clip signature being close of letter of Daniel Webster...

70
-
100
14
Lot 14
Autograph of Daniel Webster.


Clip signature being close of letter of Daniel Webster...

70
-
100
15
Lot 15
Autograph of Daniel Webster.


Clip signature being close of letter of Daniel Webster...

70
-
100
16
Lot 16
Autograph of Henry Clay.


Clip signature being close of letter of Henry Clay...

70
-
100
17
Lot 17
Autograph of Henry Clay.


Clip signature being close of letter of Henry Clay...

70
-
100
18
Lot 18
Autograph of Henry Clay.


Clip signature being close of letter of Henry Clay...

70
-
100
19
Lot 19
Autograph of John C. Calhoun.


Clip signature being close of letter of John C. Calhoun...

100
-
150
20
Lot 20
Autograph of John C. Calhoun.


Clip signature being close of letter of John C. Calhoun...

100
-
150
21
Lot 21
Autograph of John Quincy Adams.


Clip signature being close of letter of John Quincy Adams...

200
-
250
22
Lot 22
Autograph of Franklin Pierce.


Clip signature of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869). Piece measures...

200
-
250
23
Lot 23
Autograph of Andrew Johnson.


Clip signature of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875). Piece measures...

300
-
400
24
Lot 24
Autograph of William Seward.


Clip signature being close of letter of William Seward...

70
-
100
25
Lot 25
Autograph of Ulysses S. Grant.


Clip signature of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). Piece measures...

300
-
400
26
Lot 26
Autograph of Ulysses S. Grant.


Clip signature of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). Piece measures...

300
-
400
27
Lot 27
Autograph of Ulysses S. Grant.


Clip signature from document of Ulysses S. Grant...

300
-
400
28
Lot 28
Grouping of Clipped Signatures from 19th Century U


Grouping of 37 autographs of notable United States politicians...

400
-
500
29
Lot 29
Grouping Related to James Clifford McNally.


Ephemera grouping related to James Clifford McNally...

600
-
800
30
Lot 30
19th Century Letter Archive-Confederate Letters.


Grouping of 37 letters with 17 of these letters being Civil War...

600
-
800
31
Lot 31
Battle of Seven Pines Relic Cane.


Twig cane with ink text at upper portion reading "Cut in the...

300
-
400
32
Lot 32
Civil War Documents-68th PVI.


Pair of Civil War documents of James M. Engle, Company H, 68th...

100
-
200
33
Lot 33
Autograph of Thomas Edison.


ANS by Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931). Note in pencil, nd...

400
-
500
34
Lot 34
Autograph of Thomas Edison.


Signed photograph of Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931). Signed...

700
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1,000
35
Lot 35
Autographs of Thomas Edison and Joseph Choate.


Signed photograph of Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931) and...

600
-
800
36
Lot 36
RPPC Edison, Ford, and Coolidge.


Real photographic postcard showing Thomas Edison, Henry Ford...

50
-
80
37
Lot 37
Photograph of Thomas Edison.


Original glossy photograph showing Thomas Edison sitting at...

50
-
80
38
Lot 38
Bookplate of William Penn.


Bookplate of William Penn showing coat of arms w/motto "Dum Clavum...

200
-
300
39
Lot 39
Bookplate of George Washington.


Bookplate of George Washington showing coat of arms w/motto...

400
-
500
40
Lot 40
Bookplate of Richard Washington.


Bookplate of Richard Washington showing coat of arms w/motto...

80
-
100
41
Lot 41
Bookplate of Bushrod Washington.


Bookplate of Bushrod Washington showing coat of arms w/motto...

100
-
150
42
Lot 42
Bookplate of Thomas Wharton.


Bookplate of Thomas Wharton showing coat of arms and name "Thomas...

80
-
100
43
Lot 43
Bookplate of Thomas McKean.


Bookplate of Thomas McKean showing coat of arms w/motto "Mens Sana...

80
-
100
44
Lot 44
Bookplate of William Jackson.


Bookplate of Patriot and Secretary of the Constitutional...

400
-
500
45
Lot 45
Bookplate of John Robinson of Virginia.


Bookplate of John Robinson showing coat of arms with central...

80
-
100
46
Lot 46
Bookplate of John Marshall.


Bookplate of John Marshall, Colonial Chief Justice of the United...

80
-
100
47
Lot 47
Bookplate of Charles Cornwallis.


Bookplate of Charles Cornwallis, British Revolutionary War General...

200
-
300
48
Lot 48
Bookplate of Isaiah Thomas.


Bookplate of Isaiah Thomas, Colonial Printer and Patriot, showing...

300
-
400
49
Lot 49
Bookplate of George Ross.


Bookplate of George Ross, Signer of the Declaration of...

100
-
150
50
Lot 50
Bookplate of John P. Custis


Bookplate of John Parke Custis, Son of Martha Washington, showing...

300
-
400
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