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September Fine Arts and Antiques
10:00 AM PT - Sep 14th, 2005

offered by
Alderfer Auction Company

501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, September 14, 2005: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 15, 2005: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

538 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

16th Century English Land Document.
Elizabethan vellum land document from Kent, England, 1592, e...

100
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200
11 Bids
2 Lot 2

19th Century English Documents.
Grouping of eleven 19th century English land and legal docum...

100
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200
9 Bids
3 Lot 3

18th Century English Documents.
Grouping of ten 18th century English vellum land documents. ...

200
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300
12 Bids
4 Lot 4

18th Century English Documents.
Grouping of fourteen 18th century English vellum (1 paper) l...

200
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300
7 Bids
5 Lot 5

17th/18th Century English Documents.
Grouping of twelve 17th century (2) and 18th century (10) En...

100
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200
14 Bids
6 Lot 6

17th/18th Century English Documents.
Grouping of twelve 17th and 18th century English land docume...

100
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150
16 Bids
7 Lot 7

17th Century English Documents.
Grouping of fifteen 17th century English vellum land documen...

300
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400
21 Bids
8 Lot 8

17th Century English Documents.
Grouping of fifteen 17th century English vellum land documen...

300
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400
21 Bids
9 Lot 9

17th Century English Documents.
Grouping of fifteen 17th century English vellum land documen...

300
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400
22 Bids
10 Lot 10

16th Century English Land Document.
Elizabethan vellum land document from Kent, England, 1592, e...

100
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200
10 Bids
11 Lot 11

18th Century Bucks County Land Documents.
Grouping of 18th century manuscript pages, 7 leaves (both si...

300
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400
25 Bids
12 Lot 12

Autograph of Thomas McKean.
Autograph of Thomas McKean (1734-1817), signer of the Declar...

200
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300
15 Bids
13 Lot 13

Autograph of Peter Muhlenberg.
Land patent/grant issued by the Supreme Executive Council of...

200
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300
7 Bids
14 Lot 14

Autograph of Peter Muhlenberg.
Land patent/grant issued by the Supreme Executive Council of...

200
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300
8 Bids
15 Lot 15

Autograph of Peter Muhlenberg.
Land patent/grant issued by the Supreme Executive Council of...

200
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300
8 Bids
16 Lot 16

Muhlenberg-Related Documents.
Grouping of four documents including 1.) Pair of estate docu...

60
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80
3 Bids
17 Lot 17

Muhlenberg-Related Document.
Vellum land indenture between George Schaffer and Frederick ...

50
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80
10 Bids
18 Lot 18

Manuscript Account Books of Lincoln Family of Berks
Group of five late 18th/early 19th century account, cipher, ...

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
19 Lot 19

Autograph of James Buchanan.
Clip signature of James Buchanan (1791-1868). Text reads "J...

150
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200
10 Bids
20 Lot 20

Autograph of James Buchanan.
Clip signature of James Buchanan (1791-1868). Text reads "J...

150
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200
5 Bids
21 Lot 21

Autograph of James Buchanan.
Clip signature being close of letter of James Buchanan (1791...

150
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200
4 Bids
22 Lot 22

Autograph of James Buchanan.
Clip signature of James Buchanan (1791-1868). Text reads "J...

150
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200
4 Bids
23 Lot 23

Autograph of James Buchanan.
Clip signature being close of letter of James Buchanan (1791...

150
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200
3 Bids
24 Lot 24

Autograph of Robert Bridges.
Manuscript poem by Robert Bridges (1844-1930), English poet....

100
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150
1 Bid
25 Lot 25

Autographs of Harry and Bess Truman.
Autographs of Harry and Bess Truman being: 1.) Signed photog...

300
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400
7 Bids
26 Lot 26

Civil War Archive of William F. Wilkinson.
Grouping of American Civil War documents related to the mili...

150
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200
15 Bids
27 Lot 27

Early Stone Mortar-Relic.
Large stone mortar with flange bulbs at upper rim. Front of...

800
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1,000
10 Bids
28 Lot 28

18th Century Printed Textile.
Printed textile titled "The XII Months of the Year Emblemati...

500
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600
19 Bids
29 Lot 29

Early 19th Century English Auction Flyer.
Auction flyer for the Freehold Estate to be sold at auction ...

50
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100
1 Bid
30 Lot 30

Late 18th/Early 19th Century Scale.
Hand-held scale contained in 3" x 7" box. Box presents old ...

80
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100
10 Bids
31 Lot 31

Early 19th century Eyeglasses.
Grouping of three pairs of early 19th century eyeglasses inc...

150
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200
3 Bids
32 Lot 32

Andrew Jackson Memorial Ribbon.
Silk memorial ribbon for Andrew Jackson with black printed i...

400
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500
10 Bids
33 Lot 33

Lincoln Relic.
Framed piece of red fabric 2" x 3" with letter in ink "This ...

200
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300
5 Bids
34 Lot 34

Grouping of 1876 Centennial Items.
Grouping of items from the United States Centennial Exhibiti...

500
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600
11 Bids
35 Lot 35

Souvenirs of 1897 GAR Encampment in Buffalo.
Souvenir booklet titled "31st National Encampment GAR in Buf...

100
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200
8 Bids
36 Lot 36

19th Century Drum.
19th century drum with metal rim tighteners and birds eye ma...

300
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400
8 Bids
37 Lot 37

Pan-American 1901 Exposition Collection.
Grouping of items related to the Pan-American Exposition hel...

600
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700
14 Bids
38 Lot 38

Philadelphia William Penn Statue Archive.
Archive of material related to Fritz Ullberg. Ullberg was t...

1,000
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1,200
11 Bids
39 Lot 39

19th Century Theater Poster-On The Mississippi.
Large lithographic theater poster for "On The Mississippi" b...

800
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1,000
9 Bids
40 Lot 40

Tin Tobacco Tag Collection.
Framed collection of late 19th/early 20th century tin tobacc...

700
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800
6 Bids
41 Lot 41

Stock Ticker Tape-October 1929 Crash.
Original stock ticker tape for October 29, 1929. Tape is ro...

400
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500
6 Bids
42 Lot 42

Pair of Buffalo Thermometers.
Pair of buffalo-themed thermometers being 8" and 7" tall. T...

100
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200
15 Bids
43 Lot 43

Schultze Gun Powder Advertising Booklet.
Small figural advertising pamphlet for Schultze Powder in sh...

70
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100
5 Bids
44 Lot 44

Advertising/Instructional booklet-Pocket Revolvers.
Booklet titled "The Pocket Revolver and Its Use" published b...

50
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70
6 Bids
45 Lot 45

Gun and Gunpowder Advertising Celluloid Pinback But
Group of six early 20th century celluloid pinback buttons ad...

200
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300
3 Bids
46 Lot 46

British Royalty Cups.
Pair of cups related to British Royalty. 1.) Cup displaying...

80
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100
3 Bids
47 Lot 47

Bookplate of George Washington.
Grouping of ephemera related to George Washington. Two page...

300
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400
8 Bids
48 Lot 48

Bookplate of John Randolph of Roanoke.
Bookplate of John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), American ...

80
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100
7 Bids
49 Lot 49

Bookplate of Joshua Fisher.
Bookplate of Joshua Fisher (1707-1783), prominent Philadelph...

80
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100
4 Bids
50 Lot 50

Grouping of 18th Century Bookplates.
Grouping of seven 18th century bookplates, including bookpla...

100
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200
5 Bids
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