Lot 0065

[MASSACHUSETTS BAY]

Similar Sale History

View More Items in Militaria & War Memorabilia

Sold

Massachusetts Bay 1780 Appointment as Sergeant: Massachusetts Bay 1780 Appointment as Sergeant Manuscript Document Signed, “David Cushing Colo.”, 1p, 8” x 12”, Hingham, July 22, 1780. Not examined out of protective mylar hou

2022Massachusetts Bay 1780 Appointment as SergeantSee Sold Price

Sold

60144: [John Hancock]. State of Massachusetts-Bay. In t: [John Hancock]. State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, October 8, 1779. One printed page, 8.25" x 13", [Bos

202260144: [John Hancock]. State of Massachusetts-Bay. In tSee Sold Price

Sold

Rev. War Dated 1776 Commission of MA Naval Hero Simeon Sampson, Captain of "Armed Brigantine called: Rev. War Dated Commission of MA Naval Hero Simeon Sampson, Captain of "Armed Brigantine called the Independence" A contemporary clerical copy of an original Massachusetts Bay Colony document appointin

2022Rev. War Dated 1776 Commission of MA Naval Hero Simeon Sampson, Captain of "Armed Brigantine calledSee Sold Price

Sold

REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MASSACHUSETTS TAX ORDER, 1780: State of Massachusetts Bay tax raising document. The house of representatives dated June 14, 1780, read and concurred by John Hancock, Speaker, later to become first signer of Declaration of Independe

2024REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MASSACHUSETTS TAX ORDER, 1780See Sold Price

Sold

1780 Revolutionary War 6 Percent Commodity Bond: American Revolution 1780 Revolutionary War 6% “Commodities” Indexed Bond January 1, 1780-Dated Revolutionary War, State of Massachusetts Bay, “Commodities” Based Indexed Bond, Very Fine. Wonde

20171780 Revolutionary War 6 Percent Commodity BondSee Sold Price

Sold

1777 Rev War MassachusettsTreasury Anderson MA-8: American Revolution Unissued 1777 Revolutionary War "Sword-in-Hand" Vignette Massachusetts Bay Treasury Bond Certificate 1777-Dated Revolutionary War. Massachusetts Bay, Treasury Certificate. Rare Uni

20201777 Rev War MassachusettsTreasury Anderson MA-8See Sold Price

Sold

20221777 MASS. BAY Broadside Regarding Soldiers PaySee Sold Price

Sold

Two Framed Historic Documents: 1777 State of Massachusetts Bay 6% interest treasury certificate, issued to Ichabod Coffin in the amount 42 pounds, 17 shilling; 1865 Civil War discharge certificate for Frederick C. Carter, given at

2022Two Framed Historic DocumentsSee Sold Price

Sold

Revolutionary War: 1776 Massachusetts Document Signed: Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, one page, 14.25 x 12, September 19, 1776. Document issued by the "Government & People of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England," appointing George Leonard, Jr

2022Revolutionary War: 1776 Massachusetts Document SignedSee Sold Price

Sold

1780 MA. Revolutionary War Treasury Certificate: American Revolution Massachusetts Bay Revolutionary War Era Treasury Certificate January 1, 1780-Dated, Revolutionary War. Massachusetts Treasury Certificate. Anderson MA-20. Very Fine. State of Massa

20161780 MA. Revolutionary War Treasury CertificateSee Sold Price

Sold

1777 Sword in Hand Style Revolutionary War Bond: American Revolution "Sword in Hand" Vignette Style Revolutionary War State of Massachusetts Bay 6% Interest Treasury Loan Certificate December 1, 1777-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Partly-Printed Do

20221777 Sword in Hand Style Revolutionary War BondSee Sold Price

Sold

1779 Rev. War Massachusetts Advance Pay To Officers: Massachusetts Currency 1779 "Rattlesnake & Pine Tree" American Revolutionary War Vignetted Massachusetts Bay Treasury Loan Certificate April 26, 1779-Dated American Revolutionary War. State of Massach

20211779 Rev. War Massachusetts Advance Pay To OfficersSee Sold Price

Sold

1749 Document Re: First Parrish of Rowley (Ispswich): Colonial Manuscript Document Signed by John Northend, Jacob Jewett, Thomas Lambert, Thomas Gage, Humphrey Hobson, 1pp. quarto, Rowley, Massachusetts Bay in New England, January 15, 1749, sell a “pew

20181749 Document Re: First Parrish of Rowley (Ispswich)See Sold Price

Sold

Defeat of Burgoyne in sermon 1778: Heading: Author: Payson, Phillips Title: A Sermon Preached before the Honorable Council, and the Honorable House of representatives, of the State of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, at Boston, May

2015Defeat of Burgoyne in sermon 1778See Sold Price

Sold

1787 Massachusetts Deed Sunderland: Title: 1787 Massachusetts Deed Sunderland Additional Information: Manuscript deed conveying land in Sunderland in Hampshire in Massachusetts Bay from Benjamin Dickinson, a Physician, to Selah Graves,

20221787 Massachusetts Deed SunderlandSee Sold Price

Sold

Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) American: Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) Ink & Gouache on Paper, Signed, Measures ( 4.5 x 7 inches ) w/frame ( 9.5 x 12 inches ) Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836 and growing up in Cambridge, Winslow Homer bec

2023Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) AmericanSee Sold Price

Related Militaria & War Memorabilia

54th Massachusetts Officer's Buttons: Group of two buttons, two shirt studs, and a masonic pin worn by John Whittier Messer Appleton (1832-1913), Captain in the famous 54th Massachusetts, a regiment primarily comprised of African American

May 14, 202454th Massachusetts Officer's Buttons

$175

54th Massachusetts Officer, KIA Fort Wagner: Oversize albumen studio half-length portrait. N.p., n.d. Oval image approx. ## x ## in. on original cardstock mount and in early frame. Captain Cabot Jackson Russell (1844-1863) was raised on the east

May 14, 202454th Massachusetts Officer, KIA Fort Wagner

$350

TUNIS, Edward (1897 – 1973). From Chesapeake Bay / Land of ...: TUNIS, Edward (1897 – 1973). From Chesapeake Bay / Land of Pleasant Living. 1959. Baltimore: National Brewing Co. Pictorial map on board with a pleasant view of Chesapeake Bay including illustra

May 16, 2024TUNIS, Edward (1897 – 1973). From Chesapeake Bay / Land of ...

$250

1942, B-25 AND P-51 BOMBER BAY TANKS: Title: "1942, B-25 AND P-51 BOMBER BAY TANKS" Artist/Source: Palmer, Alfred T. Medium: CONTEMPORARY DYE BASED PHOTOLITHOGRAPH Original Date/Period: WWII Dimensions: 8X10 or 10X8 ACCORDINGLY Origin: US

5 days Left1942, B-25 AND P-51 BOMBER BAY TANKS

$15

U.S.S. Hartford - Battle of Mobile Bay - Original Civil War Flown Flag Relic Presentation Display

$25

Framed Commonwealth of Massachusetts Civil War Service Document for Captain Addison Center: Framed Commonwealth of Massachusetts Civil War Service Document for Captain Addison Center, this was awarded to Captain Addison Center, a known Gloucester artist who assisted Fitz Henry Lane, (1830-18

May 11, 2024Framed Commonwealth of Massachusetts Civil War Service Document for Captain Addison Center

$100

[Civil War] Mother’s Permission: Teenage Son’s Enlistment: Adjutant’s copy of a document detailing Mary Lynch’s permission for her teenage son, Thomas, to enlist in the 47th Massachusetts Infantry. A sobering relic of one mother’s decision a

May 15, 2024[Civil War] Mother’s Permission: Teenage Son’s Enlistment

$100

Yousuf Karsh "Untitled" Print.: Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian-Canadian portrait photographer. He was born on December 23, 1908, in Mardin, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), and passed away on July 13, 2002, in Boston, Massachusetts, Unite

May 12, 2024Yousuf Karsh "Untitled" Print.

$100

Original 19thc Civil War Boston Newspaper: Civil War era Boston Massachusetts newspaper, Boston Evening Transcript dated April 19, 1864. 4pgs. News of the day, including updates from the war - General Grant appointing General McClellan to comm

May 11, 2024Original 19thc Civil War Boston Newspaper

$20

[Civil War] Captured at Gettysburg, Silver ID Badge: Excavated, ornate silver ID badge. Finely engraved: "J.M.M. / Fourth Battalion Rifles / B / 13th Mass Vol". Reverse lacking attachment pin. Provenance: Dug in Stafford County, Virginia, over 30 years

May 15, 2024[Civil War] Captured at Gettysburg, Silver ID Badge

$600

Washington's Death, Sermon Owned by Rev. War Veteran: [GEORGE WASHINGTON] Sermon on Washington's Death Owned by Rev War Veteran Peter Thacher (1751-1802). A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of General George Washington, and Preached Feb. 22, 1800. Boston:

May 14, 2024Washington's Death, Sermon Owned by Rev. War Veteran

$100

Black Western Pioneer, William A.G. Brown: Full-length studio CDV portrait of William A.G. Brown. [Virginia City, Nevada]: Sutterley Brothers, ca 1866. Period ink inscription to mount verso reads," Wm. A G Brown" alongside a partially oblitera

May 14, 2024Black Western Pioneer, William A.G. Brown

$100

Franklin (Peleg Franklin) Brownell (1857 - 1946) American: Franklin (Peleg Franklin) Brownell (1857 - 1946) American Oil on Canvas Measure 12"in H x 17"in W and 16 1/2"in H x 22"in W with frame Known for: Landscape, marine, genre, still life and portrait pain

3 days LeftFranklin (Peleg Franklin) Brownell (1857 - 1946) American

$100

[CIVIL WAR] Union Deserters Jump Overboard: “We lost three men on the trip. Two jumped overboard opposite New York. The guards fired at them, but I don't think they were hit.” Exciting, four-page letter that details the attempt of U

May 15, 2024[CIVIL WAR] Union Deserters Jump Overboard

$100

Thomas Hill (1829-1908), Stream in a western landscape: Thomas Hill(1829-1908)Stream in a western landscapeOil on boardSigned lower left: T. Hill12.25" H x 18.5" W Provenance: Sold: John Moran Auctioneers, Pasadena, CA, July 1, 1997, Lot 105A

5 days LeftThomas Hill (1829-1908), Stream in a western landscape

$1,500

Thomas Hill (1829-1908), "Crescent Lake - Yosemite Valley": Thomas Hill(1829-1908)"Crescent Lake - Yosemite Valley"Oil on canvasSigned lower right: T. Hill; titled in pencil verso20" H x 30" W Other Notes: Thomas Hill was born in Birmingham, England, and came

5 days LeftThomas Hill (1829-1908), "Crescent Lake - Yosemite Valley"

$9,000

More Items in Militaria & War Memorabilia

Gen. William T. Sherman's Sword & Trunk: General William T. Sherman’s wartime saber WITH military chest or trunk marked “Care Depot QR.MR. St. Louis. MO,” “W.T. Sherman,” and “Books.” One of the most significant lot

May 14, 2024Gen. William T. Sherman's Sword & Trunk

$13,500

Charleston "Free Badge" c. 1785: c. 1785. Charleston, South Carolina "free badge." ~42mm x 38mm. Oval copper planchet, single obverse die, struck in relief. Obverse bears a Phrygian cap (liberty cap) on a pole emblazoned “Free.&rdq

May 14, 2024Charleston "Free Badge" c. 1785

$4,100

Captured First National Confederate Flag (Nashville, Tennessee): 9-star First National Confederate Flag. Original red and white cotton-silk (weft/warp) machine-sewn stripes. Navy blue canton with 9 painted gold-gilt stars. Accompanied by an old note of provenance a

May 15, 2024Captured First National Confederate Flag (Nashville, Tennessee)

$4,600

Attr. Stonewall Jackson Daguerreotype, Mexican War Era Artillery Officer: Quarter plate daguerreotype of a US artillery lieutenant taken during the Mexican War era. Full leatherette case. A strikingly candid shot for the period, the subject’s stern expression belies his c

May 14, 2024Attr. Stonewall Jackson Daguerreotype, Mexican War Era Artillery Officer

$650

1842 “Porter” Slave Badge: Charleston, South Carolina "slave badge,” dated 1842. From the workshop of William M. Rouse, by city contract. This example was issued for a “Porter," a designation used to describe an enslave

May 14, 20241842 “Porter” Slave Badge

$1,500

George Washington Signed Discharge: Partly printed discharge document signed by George Washington, as Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States. Newburgh, [New York], 4 January 1783. 1 page, ## x ## in. Undersigned by Washin

May 14, 2024George Washington Signed Discharge

$2,700

[Ambrotype] Texas Confederate Soldier: Sixth plate ambrotype. Full leatherette case. Portrait of a possible Texas Confederate soldier. A silver star device was used to pin up the brim of his light-toned headgear, a look often seen in image

May 14, 2024[Ambrotype] Texas Confederate Soldier

$400

World War II German Winter Camo M40 Helmet: World War II German winter camouflage M40 steel helmet stahlhelm with (2) decals. No liner. Stamped on inside near edge with the following: "hkp66" indicating production by S?chsishe Emaillier und Sta

1 day LeftWorld War II German Winter Camo M40 Helmet

$225

Captured Bowie Knife w/ Period Note of Provenance: Captured Confederate D-hilt Bowie knife. [Kenansville, North Carolina]: [Louis Froelich factory]. With original metal and leather sheath with affixed period notes. First note with only remnants. Secon

May 15, 2024Captured Bowie Knife w/ Period Note of Provenance

$1,100

[Civil War] Bullet Which Nearly Killed Soldier: Lead bullet encased in gold acorn fob with chain. Finely engraved: "W.D. Fiske / 14th Regt. C V / Fredericksburg / Dec 17, 1863." Acorn approx. 1 1/2 x 1 in. Overall length 6 1/2 in. Published in "Her

May 15, 2024[Civil War] Bullet Which Nearly Killed Soldier

$1,300

[CIVIL WAR] 1st Texas Infantry in Camp: Outdoor half plate ambrotype of the 1st Texas Infantry. Full leatherette case. Significant, large half plate ambrotype of members of the 1st Texas Infantry at ‘Splinterville,’ the regiment’s win

May 14, 2024[CIVIL WAR] 1st Texas Infantry in Camp

$2,700

[HANCOCK, John] Washington’s Spy, Officer’s Commission: Partly printed document signed by John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress, for Epaphras Bull (1748-1781). [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], 10 January 1777. 1 page, ## x ## in. Completed in

May 14, 2024[HANCOCK, John] Washington’s Spy, Officer’s Commission

$1,200

[CIVIL WAR] Black Soldier & Wife: CDV-sized tintype photograph WITH gem-sized tintype. Full thermoplastic case. Portrait of an unknown African American Civil War soldier who holds the rank of sergeant. He looks directly at the camera

May 14, 2024[CIVIL WAR] Black Soldier & Wife

$1,600

Historic Einstein Signed Program from Lincoln University Visit: Conferences on Objectives. Lincoln University, [Oxford], Pennsylvania, 3 May 1946. SIGNED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN. Tipped into Horace Mann Bond (1904-1972). The Education of the Negro in the American Socia

May 14, 2024Historic Einstein Signed Program from Lincoln University Visit

$550

The Drop Execution of Lincoln Conspirators Albumen: Unmounted albumen photograph. Alexander Gardner (1821-1882). Ink inscription to verso reads: "Hanging Lincoln conspirators" alongside later numerical notations. ~4 1/2 x ~3 1/2 in. A grisly outdoor vi

May 14, 2024The Drop Execution of Lincoln Conspirators Albumen

$450

[CIVIL WAR] Captured Confederate Canteen: Wooden drum canteen with iron hardware. "C.S.A." painted in white ink/paint to side. Period ink inscribed label affixed to side reading in full: "Confederate Canteen Captured from a Confederate soldie

May 15, 2024[CIVIL WAR] Captured Confederate Canteen

$1,600

Recommended Collectibles

May 14, 2024Gen. William T. Sherman's Sword & Trunk

$13,500

Charles Schulz Peanuts "Best Wishes" Signed 7x10 Drawn Snoopy Sketch BAS Slabbed: Charles Schulz Peanuts "Best Wishes" Signed 7x10 Drawn Snoopy Sketch BAS Slabbed Autograph Authentication: Beckett Original/Reproduction: Original Product Coa: Beckett Product Signed By Name: Charles

15 hrs LeftCharles Schulz Peanuts "Best Wishes" Signed 7x10 Drawn Snoopy Sketch BAS Slabbed

$530

May 14, 2024Charleston "Free Badge" c. 1785

$4,100

May 15, 2024Captured First National Confederate Flag (Nashville, Tennessee)

$4,600

$20 Morgan Silver Dollar Bank Roll CC & CC Ends BU: $20 Morgan Silver Dollar Bank Roll CC & CC Ends BU STOCK PHOTO WEIGHT INDICATES BU

2 days Left$20 Morgan Silver Dollar Bank Roll CC & CC Ends BU

$2,750

$100 Morgan Silver Dollar Wax Sealed Bank Bag BU: $100 Morgan Silver Dollar Wax Sealed Bank Bag BU STOCK PHOTO WEIGHT INDICATES BU

2 days Left$100 Morgan Silver Dollar Wax Sealed Bank Bag BU

$5,250

May 14, 2024Attr. Stonewall Jackson Daguerreotype, Mexican War Era Artillery Officer

$650

(4) Stan Lee Claremont Wiacek & Cockrum Signed The Uncanny X-Men 158 Comic BAS: (4) Stan Lee Claremont Wiacek & Cockrum Signed The Uncanny X-Men 158 Comic BAS Industry: Movies Original/Reproduction: Original Autograph Authentication: Beckett Product Coa: Beckett Product Signed By

2 days Left(4) Stan Lee Claremont Wiacek & Cockrum Signed The Uncanny X-Men 158 Comic BAS

$410

Oyster Bay Long Island NY Vintage Color Reproduction Map 22 x 36: Oyster Bay Long Island NY Vintage Color Reproduction Map 22 x 36 Unit Of Sale: Single Piece Antique: No Size: 22 x 36 Image Color: Color Material: Paper Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint Sub

3 days LeftOyster Bay Long Island NY Vintage Color Reproduction Map 22 x 36

$10

May 14, 20241842 “Porter” Slave Badge

$1,500

Sigmund Freud Signed & Framed 4.5x5.75 Letter Dated August 29 1933 BAS: Sigmund Freud Signed & Framed 4.5x5.75 Letter Dated August 29 1933 BAS Autograph Authentication: Beckett Original/Reproduction: Original Product Coa: Beckett Product Signed By Name: Sigmund Freud Pre-

4 days LeftSigmund Freud Signed & Framed 4.5x5.75 Letter Dated August 29 1933 BAS

$140

1840-Dated France Bronze Medal Napoleons Ashes Brenet NGC MS66BN: 1840-Dated France Bronze Medal Napoleons Ashes Brenet NGC MS66BN Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated Grading Service: NGC Certification Number: 6273311003 Grade: MS66 Year Of Issue: 1840 Pre-Owned T

18 hrs Left1840-Dated France Bronze Medal Napoleons Ashes Brenet NGC MS66BN

$520

A Signed Antique Japanese Katana Samurai Sword: **DUE TO THIS LOT BEING CLASSED AS A WEAPON IT MUST BE PAID VIA BANK WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK.** A Signed Antique Japanese Katana Samurai Sword. Measure 33" Overall, Blade 25 3/4". Provenance:

May 18, 2024A Signed Antique Japanese Katana Samurai Sword

$750

May 14, 2024George Washington Signed Discharge

$2,700

Crica 1900 Oak Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Unique Horn. & Hardware - Dated 1905- 1907 - hgt 39": Crica 1900 Oak Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Unique Horn. & Hardware - Dated 1905- 1907 - hgt 39" dia. Of horn 18" at outlet. Good playing condition. Found in Zumbro Falls MN home.

2 days LeftCrica 1900 Oak Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Unique Horn. & Hardware - Dated 1905- 1907 - hgt 39"

$425

1846 Slave Dealer's Token: Original slave auctioneer token of W. W. Wilbur, South Carolina and dated 1846. Tokens such as these were a common form of marketing one’s business or trade in the 19th Century. The obverse reads ��

May 14, 20241846 Slave Dealer's Token

$275

Item Details

Description

Massachusetts Bay Council appoints a Justice of the Peace. Partly printed DS, 1p, 9½"x15½", Watertown, MA, Sep 6, 1775. Large paper seal at upper left. Headed "George the Third...," the Council appoints "...our Truly and well-beloved Benjamin Hall Esq. to be one of Our Justices to keep Our Peace in our County of Middlesex within our Province of the Massachusetts Bay..". Boldly signed by the ardent patriot Perez Morton (1751-1837). Signed also along the left margin by members of the Council, including James Otis (1725-1783) who wrote “The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved” (1764); Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810); Harvard Professor and scientist John Winthrop, (1714-1779) as "J Winthrop"; Caleb Cushing; Benjamin Greenleaf; Samuel Holten (1738-1816), who later represented MA in the Continental Congress; Moses Gill (1734-1800), active in MA politics after the war; and others. The document is boldly signed and darkly engrossed. Archival fold repairs on verso, light scattered foxing; else VG. Nice example.

Buyer's Premium

[MASSACHUSETTS BAY]

Name: [MASSACHUSETTS BAY]
SKU: 8572298
Price: 2000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

See Sold Price

Starting Price $1,200

Sell a Similar Item

Shipping & Pickup Options

Item located in UPLAND, CA, us

See Policy for Shipping

Payment

Signature House

UPLAND, CA, United States95 Followers