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8:00 AM PT - Mar 3rd, 2004

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Hatfield, PA 19440
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Location: Alderfer Auction Center, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440

March Fine Art & Antiques Auction

438 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
½ Plate Daguerreotype of Gentleman.


Half-plate daguerreotype of seated waist-up gentleman wearing dark...

100
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125
2
Lot 2
Post-mortem Tintype.


Sixth-plate tintype of post-mortem of a young girl. Image shows...

75
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100
3
Lot 3
19th Century Philadelphia Photography.


Large silver gelatin photograph (5.75" x 8") with slightly larger...

60
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80
4
Lot 4
19th Century Philadelphia Photography.


Large silver gelatin photograph (7.5" x 5.75") with house with...

60
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80
5
Lot 5
CDV of General Robert Anderson.


Carte-de-visite of Major Robert Anderson (1805-1871) taken at Fort...

100
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125
6
Lot 6
CDV of General Nathaniel Lyon.


Carte-de-visite of General Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861). Shows full...

100
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125
7
Lot 7
CDV of General U.S. Grant.


Carte-de-visite of General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). Image...

100
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125
8
Lot 8
CDV of General Franz Sigel.


Carte-de-visite of General Franz Sigel (1824-1902). Image shows...

80
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100
9
Lot 9
CDV of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote.


Carte-de-visite of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863). Image...

80
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100
10
Lot 10
Grouping of CDV's of Civil War Officers.


Grouping of 6 cartes-de-visite including 1.) Bust view of...

200
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250
11
Lot 11
Grouping of CDV's of Civil War Enlisted a


Grouping of 10 cartes-de-visite including 7 full-length standing...

200
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300
12
Lot 12
Pair of CDV's of Henry A. Fernald, 22nd M


Pair of cartes-de-visite being 1.) Full length image of Henry A...

125
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150
13
Lot 13
19th century Military Crate.


Military crate (possibly ammunition or small arms) measuring...

400
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500
14
Lot 14
Civil War Saddle Bags-ID'ed.


Non-regulation saddle bags with early ink manuscript tag reading...

300
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400
15
Lot 15
Civil War Letter-Snow Ball Fights.


2pp. letter from William A. Kelton on 2nd Regiment Vermont...

60
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80
16
Lot 16
Pair of Civilian Civil War Period Letters


Pair of letters (Aug 10, 1862, and January 22, 1864) from Henry...

40
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60
17
Lot 17
Bill of Sale for 5 Slaves- 1862.


Executor's bill of sale for a female slave named Juno and her four...

150
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200
18
Lot 18
Grouping of US Fractional and Confederate


Grouping of 6 pieces of United States fractional currency...

100
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125
19
Lot 19
Land Indenture – 1764 – Francis Hopkinson


Land indenture dated May 29, 1764 between Mary Hopkinson, Thomas...

1,000
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1,200
20
Lot 20
Land Patent-Thomas Penn 1735.


Land patent dated January 24, 1735 signed by Thomas Penn for a...

300
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400
21
Lot 21
English Land Indenture - PA Lands 1746.


English land indenture dated May 2, 1746 for 500 acres of land...

200
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300
22
Lot 22
Land Indenture – Pennsylvania 1750.


Land indenture dated May 3, 1750 between Thomas Tilbury and...

70
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90
23
Lot 23
Land Indenture – 1759.


Land indenture dated September 24, 1759 between Thomas...

150
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200
24
Lot 24
Land Indenture - Pennsylvania 1762.


Land indenture dated April 1, 1762 between Samuel Emlen and...

80
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100
26
Lot 26
Ship Insurance Policy – 1775.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Brig Martha bound from North...

60
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80
27
Lot 27
Ship Insurance Policy – 1795.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Sloop/Schooner Two Brothers...

60
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80
28
Lot 28
Ship Insurance Policy – 1794.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Sloop Dove bound from...

60
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80
29
Lot 29
Ship Insurance Policy – 1772.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Sloop Susannah bound from...

60
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80
30
Lot 30
Ship Insurance Policy – 1791.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Sloop Merimack bound from...

60
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80
31
Lot 31
Ship Insurance Policy – 1793.


Ship insurance policy issued for the Schooner Joanna bound from...

60
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80
32
Lot 32
Early 19th Cent Philadelphia Viewbook.


Booklet featuring 9 woodcuts of various buildings in Philadelphia...

70
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80
33
Lot 33
Commissioner of Patents Case – 1846.


Pack of documents related to inquiries about a certain patent...

70
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90
34
Lot 34
Panama Canal - Related Ephemera.


Handbill titled "Hawaii Not Affected Nicaragua Canal Not A Factor...

50
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60
35
Lot 35
Early 19th Cent. Ice Cream Soda Broadside


Broadside titled "Dr, L.B. White's Receipt to Manufacture Ice...

100
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150
36
Lot 36
Ice Cream Soda Fountain Broadside.


Broadside titled "Dow's Ice Cream Soda Fountain". Text describes...

100
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120
37
Lot 37
Graphic Soda Letterhead with Envelope 187


1pp. letter from Chas. Lippincott & Co., Filbert Street...

75
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100
38
Lot 38
Weber & Greene Ice Cream Soda Broadside.


Broadside titled "How Are You, Imposters!" advertising Weber...

100
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120
39
Lot 39
Early 19th Century Ice Broadside.


Broadside titled "Moliere's Pure Schuylkill Ice" from Charles...

200
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300
40
Lot 40
19th Cent. Ice Cream/Soda Ephemera.


Grouping of ephemera including 3 receipts for ice cream manuscript...

50
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70
41
Lot 41
19th Cent. Ice Ephemera.


Grouping of 5 receipts for ice being two from Henry Moliere...

50
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70
42
Lot 42
Grouping of 18th Century Philadelphia Rec


Grouping of 21 individual manuscript receipts dating from the 18th...

100
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120
43
Lot 43
19th Century Grocery and Tea Related Ephe


Grouping of 31 manuscripts and pre-printed with manuscript fill-in...

80
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100
44
Lot 44
19th Century Hotel Receipts.


Grouping of 4 hotel receipts being: 2 from Congress Hall, Cape...

40
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60
45
Lot 45
19th Century Landscape/Nursery Receipts.


Grouping of 5 receipts from various nurseries dating from the...

40
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60
46
Lot 46
19th Century Liquor/Beer Supplier Receipt


Grouping of 7 receipts from various suppliers of wines, liquors...

40
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60
47
Lot 47
19th Century Store Broadside.


Broadside advertising "Munson's New 99 Cent Store, 18 Hanover...

50
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70
48
Lot 48
19th Century Rooming House Broadside.


Broadside advertising Mrs. Munroe and Company, 109 Chauncy Street...

40
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50
49
Lot 49
19th Century Bakery Receipts.


Grouping of 4 receipts for bakery/confectioner (3 with illustrated...

40
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50
50
Lot 50
Grouping of 19th Century Commission Merch


Grouping of 3 price lists for commission merchants...

60
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80
51
Lot 51
Mail Express Broadside – 1856.


Broadside titled "C.B. Richard's Foreign Express Office, No...

200
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300
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