![Lot of Us 1894 bureau issue unwatermarked and 30 cent Jefferson - black: 1894 bureau issue unwatermarkedIn 1894 the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which had been producing currency for the United States for some time, took over the production of postage stamps. Pri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8802/326102/176737376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714809815)
American Engraving
![Lot of Us 1894 bureau issue unwatermarked and 30 cent Jefferson - black: 1894 bureau issue unwatermarkedIn 1894 the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which had been producing currency for the United States for some time, took over the production of postage stamps. Pri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8802/326102/176737376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714809815)
![Old Franz-Hanfstaengl Framed Etching Engraving: Old Franz-Hanfstaengl Framed Etching Engraving. Approx Window Size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches - Approx Painting Size: 16 x 20 x 2 inches. Good condition , See photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6190/333102/179822464_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285615)
![Original Hand Pulled Ink Wood Cut engraving Painting: Original Hand Pulled Ink Wood Cut engraving Painting. Size : 14 x 17 inches. Good condition. See photos.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6190/331842/179018914_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717515383)
![Lot of 2 Pencil Signed, John T. Fitzgerald Engraving Painting: Lot of 2 Pencil Signed, John T. Fitzgerald Engraving. Pencil Signed Print, John T. Fitzgerald.engraving "The Vulture Mine" Measurements : Window:17"1/2 x 13"1/2. Frame: 25"3/4 x 21"3/4. -- Measurement](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6190/333102/179822513_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285615)
![Old Hand Colored Engraving Painting: Old Hand Colored Engraving Painting - . Approximate Window Size: 10 X 14 Inches: Approximate Frame Size: 15 1/2 X 20 x 2 Inches. Good vintage condition. See photos as part of the description.We pack &](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6190/333102/179822441_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285615)
![Beecher Stowe, Uncle Toms Cabin, Complete 2vol. 1st US Ed. 1852, illustrated: "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published by John P. Jewett, 1852, set by Hobart & Robbins, printed by Geo. C. Rand, First Edition with "1852" on the bottom of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176568835_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Godeys Americanized Paris Fashions, 1847 Victorian Engraving, Framed: "Godey's Americanized Paris Fashions", Victorian plate from 1847' Godey Magazine: original 1847 hand colored engraving framed in antique picture mat and glass frame. The engraving is c.5.1/4" x 7.1/2"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176364538_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Feeding the Swans, 1860s, Antique Victorian Engraving, Oak Wood Frame: "Feeding the Swans" plate from the 'Peterson's Magazine', 1860s, steel engraving, stated "Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers," framed in picture mat and oak wood glass frame. The engraved picture](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176343251_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Franklin Almanac 1830 Philadelphia, McCarty & Davis, Essays: "Franklin Almanac, For The Year of Our Lord 1830, Being The second after Bissextile, Or Leap Year. Arranged after the System of the German Calendars. Containing: The Rising, Setting, and Eclipses of t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176564073_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![US Sloop of War Brooklyn, Antique Wood Engraving 1866, Framed: "The United States Sloop of War "Brooklyn"," original antique wood engraving from the "Harper's History of Great Rebellion" (1866) framed with picture mat and vintage wooden glass frame. Original page](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176568505_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Tupper, Complete Poetical Works, Authorized Edition 1860s: "The Complete Poetical Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper, A.M., F.R.S., of Christ Church, Oxford", Authorized Edition, published by Levitt and Allen, New York, undated (1860s); illustrated with frontisp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176343700_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Sawyer, Rose of Sharon, 1854 Ed. illustrated by Wright Smith, Stories, Poetry: "The Rose of Sharon a Religious Souvenir for MDCCCLIV", edited by C.M. Sawyer, published by A Tompkins & B.B. Mussey & Co. Boston, 1854; illustrated with engravings by Hezekiah Wright Smith. Hard boar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176403672_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Mother, 1860s, Antique Victorian Engraving, Oak Wood Frame: "Mother" plate from the 'Peterson's Magazine', 1860s, steel engraving, stated "Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers," framed in picture mat and oak wood glass frame. The engraved picture is c.5" x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176343233_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Antique Victorian Engraving, The Forest Cleaner, 1860s, Oak Wood Frame: "The Forest Cleaner" plate from the 'Peterson's Magazine', 1860s, steel engraving, stated "Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers," framed in picture mat and oak wood glass frame. The engraved pictur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176210324_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Antique Victorian Engraving, The Distressed Bachelor, 1860s, Oak Wood Frame: "The Distressed Bachelor" plate from the 'Peterson's Magazine', 1860s, steel engraving, stated "Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers," framed in picture mat and oak wood glass frame. The engraved p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176210322_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Antique Victorian Engraving, Mother and Child, 1870s, Oak Wood Frame: "Mother and Child" plate from the 'Peterson's Magazine', 1870s, steel engraving, stated "Engraved and printed by Illman Brothers," framed in picture mat and oak wood glass frame. The engraved picture](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176210315_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Thirteen Months in Rebel Army, 1st US Edition 1863, Civil War CSA: "Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army - Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176570905_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Optic, Galligasken, General Ulysses Grant, 1st US Ed. 1868, illustrated: "Our Standard-Bearer; or, The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant: His Youth, His Manhood, His Campaigns, and His Eminent Services in the Reconstruction of the Nation Hai Sword Has Redeemed:" as Seen and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176570506_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
![Parton, Life Times of Benjamin Franklin, Complete 2vol. 1st US Ed. 1864 illustrated: "Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" by James Parton, published by Mason Brothers, New York, 1864. Complete in two volumes. First edition with '1864' on the title page and copyright 1864 by Mason Bro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6304/326876/176564075_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716298906)
News about American Engraving
![Colonial Boston engraving and Paul Revere war bond lead Early American’s June 8 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/178057835_1_x.jpg)
Colonial Boston engraving and Paul Revere war bond lead Early American’s June 8 sale
WINCHESTER, VA — An original printing of a well-known image of colonial Boston will be offered at Early American History Auctions on Saturday, June 8. The circa-1761 engraving of a view of the city after a drawing by the Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Pownall (1722-1805), has an estimate of $10,000-$12,000. The complete catalog is […]
![Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trillium-Antique-Prints-and-Rare-Books-April-6-Mark-Catesby.jpeg)
Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights
Mark Catesby, Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving, $5,555 FRANKLIN, TN – Mark Catesby (1683-1749) was born in England, but after traveling to South Carolina, he became America’s first naturalist and illustrator. A century before Audubon, he published the seminal Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of […]
![Original Salvador Dali engraving turns up at thrift shop](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FEAT12813554_1_x-1.jpg)
Original Salvador Dali engraving turns up at thrift shop
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) – An original Salvador Dali wood engraving hangs on the wall of Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head after being discovered among the donated items of an Outer Banks thrift shop.
![Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/2009_0312_lincoln.jpg)
Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch
WASHINGTON (AP) – For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the […]