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Telegraph, RPO and Express Ephemera

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WWII USN Navy USS Barb Submarine Flag & Ephemera Group: Personal USS Barb and archive of Admiral Robert W. McNitt, (July 29, 1915 - August 12, 2012) was an American United States Navy admiral who was dean of admissions at the United States Naval Academy fo

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19 Spanish-American War Ephemera Items, incl. Buttons: Nineteen (19) Spanish American War related ephemera items, including Yanko Spanko, The Yankee Pig, and Uncle Sam buttons. 1st-4th items: Four (4) Whitehead and Hoag, Newark, New Jersey buttons, includ

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1864 Civil War Photo US Military Telegraph Corps: Civil War Photos 1864 Alexander Gardner Civil War Albumen Photo April, 1864-Dated Civil War Albumen Photograph, "U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps," by Alexander Gardner, Very Fine. This exce

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Civil War Letters, Ephemera: To include: a handwritten signed pass in ink and pencil dated Aug 12, 1864 ordered by Jubal Early and Samuel J.C. Moore (appear to be their signatures,) detailing W. A. Christian to go to Henrico Coun

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Gold Selleck Silliman Signed For Connecticut Express Rider: Gold Selleck Silliman Signed For Connecticut Express Rider Isaac Sherwood submitted this account for payment of £2..19..10 for providing express services for Brigadier General Gold Selleck Silli

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9PC United States Civil War GAR WWI Army Ephemera: United States,19th-Early 20th Century Includes a GAR uniform with reproduction white shirt, GAR beaver hat decorated with GAR memorabilia, two tintype photographs of veterans, two WWI veteran hats, on

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Civil War Ephemera incl. Generals' Signatures: Archive of twelve (12) mostly Civil War related items, including signatures of seven (7) Generals and a letter alleging forced Union recruitment. 1st item: Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), major

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CIVIL WAR PAPER EPHEMERA: CIVIL WAR PAPER EPHEMERAAmerican, 19th century, paper ephemera. Eight (8) Civil War items consisting of a cdv of Brigadier-General Meriweather Jeff Thompson (Swamp Fox) (1826-1876) of Southeast Missou

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Estate Family Paper Ephemera Archives 19th C.: Estate compiled collection of family letters dating Early 19th century up until 1880's. Ireland and Boston, Mass. Possibly Civil War. Not inspected for content. Please see photograph preview or call.

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Antique Civil War Ephemera lot incl album full of CW: Antique Civil War Ephemera lot incl album full of CW documents & other 19thC correspondence together w approx 16 magazines "A History of the Civil War Illustrated" w outstanding Matthew B. Brady war p

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COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA: Including: (6) Letters home from Silas Westover of Vermont to his wife Annie, along with his Discharge Papers and Pass home from hospital, Pension Papers, speech given on his death at his GAR hall, co

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World War I Photographs and Ephemera.: World War I Photographs and Ephemera. 165 cards. Condition: Good with wear and toning.

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Collection of Civil War Ephemera: Includes as assortment of postcards and envelopes with Civil War themes. Harper’s Weekly Dec. 28, 1861. Rules & Regs book from GAR Encampment 1890. Encampment programs Wisconsin 1943, Chattanooga 19

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Connecticut Express Rider Seeks Payment for Services: Revolutionary WarFairfield, CT, November 29, 1780Connecticut Express Rider Seeks Payment for ServicesMDS[CONNECTICUT.] Joseph Perry, Manuscript Document Signed, Account with State of Connecticut, Nove

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CYRUS W FIELD Atlantic Telegraph Founder MLS: Autographs "Cyrus W. Field" Atlantic Telegraph Founder Signed Letter CYRUS W. FIELD (1819 " 1892). American Businessman and Financier who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the company that successfu

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1861 Adams Express Company $50,000 U.S. Govt Bond: Civil War Union Autographs 1861 Adams Express Company $50,000 Bond with U.S. Govt. to Conduct Business at Port Royal, South Carolina November 27, 1861-Dated Civil War Period, 3-page Partially-Printed

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A large group of items related to Telegraphs, Railway Post Office and Express companies. One Civil War 1865 US Military Order, large cloth TELEGRAPH ORDERS sign (worn with holes - Military?) , 12 RPO magazines, 1904 Mail Train Schedule (New England) #123, "How To" telegraph books an more.