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Lot withdrawn - bids not acceptedANNIE OAKLEY Signed Check, 1926THOMAS HART BENTON Lithograph of Jesse James
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Clearwater, FL, United States
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The American Sale

Our greatest collection ever of American historical pieces. Theodore Roosevelt’s personal pocket watch, a gift from his sister in 1898; Annie Oakley’s carriage clock, signed check and books from her library; Portrait of Sitting Bull, oil on canvas by Caroline Weldon, 1890; A collection of more than 100 signed documents, including U.S. presidents, military leaders, authors; More than 100 American firearms, including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Starr, Winchester, Remington, Browning and others; 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle baseball card, graded PSA 7; Native American items; Fine selection of original 19C images, including tintypes, daguerreotypes, cabinet photos and CDVs, with many historical subjects Other fine art items include two signed lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton, as well as original art by Ludwig Bemelmans, Florida Highwayman Willie Reagan, Adam Emory Albright, Pablo Antonio Milan, William Huston and more. Also included are sculptures by Daniel Chester French and Frederic Remington. Most of the signed documents and letters haven’t been offered for sale in more than a generation, if ever. Autographed items include pieces signed by Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, John Quincy Adams, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Tyler, two signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Pershing, P.G.T. Beauregard, Douglas MacArthur, Annie Oakley, Admiral David Farragut, and dozens of others.
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COLT 1849 Pocket Model, 1860: 1849 Pocket Model Colt, made in 1860, serial 177256. Trigger guard stamped with a 2 and a G. This item can be shipped in-house.
0150: COLT 1849 Pocket Model, 1860Est. $600-$1,200
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Confederate Navy Letter to Gen. Beauregard: Important handwritten letter from CSA Navy Captain John Randolph Tucker to General PGT Beauregard requesting the commission of Samuel Bell to Tucker's flagship, dated December 15, 1864. Tucker
0151: Confederate Navy Letter to Gen. BeauregardEst. $300-$600
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ROBERT E. LEE, Document Signed 1866: Grade report signed by ROBERT E. LEE as president of Washington College in Virginia (now Washington & Lee University). Letter of authentication by James Spence (JSA). Collector notation under
0152: ROBERT E. LEE, Document Signed 1866Est. $500-$1,000
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JEFFERSON DAVIS Cut Signature JSA: Signature of Confederate States of America president JEFFERSON DAVIS on card. Measures 1-3/4" x 3-3/4". Comes with letter of authentication by James Spence (JSA). This document is one of several
0153: JEFFERSON DAVIS Cut Signature JSAEst. $400-$800
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Admiral DAVID FARRAGUT, 1864 ALS: Handwritten and signed letter by Admiral David G. Farragut, Union flag officer in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. Written from the Hartford, the flagship in the Battle of Mobile Bay, which was
0154: Admiral DAVID FARRAGUT, 1864 ALSEst. $400-$800
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Confederate Document, Georgia Editor: Legal document (of sorts) signed by J.W. Fears, editor of the Albany Patriot (Georgia) in 1865. Document appears to claim an exemption for seven bales of cotton as not bound to a Confederate
0156: Confederate Document, Georgia EditorEst. $200-$400
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SEMINOLE WARS Florida Governor ALS: A July 1857 letter from James E. Broome, Florida's third governor (in office October 1853 to October 1857), to Col. John Monroe, commander of the Federal troops in Florida during the Seminole Wars.
0157: SEMINOLE WARS Florida Governor ALSEst. $300-$600
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1864 Confederate Letter, South Carolina: Letter from Confederate soldier, John P. Matheson, in the Office of Chief Quartermaster, South Carolina, to a family friend, a physician in Williamsburg, William S. Boyd, M.D., regarding the delivery
0159: 1864 Confederate Letter, South CarolinaEst. $200-$400
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CONFEDERATE GENERALS Six Signatures: Cut signatures of Confederate generals FITZHUGH LEE, JOE WHEELER, EVANDER LAW, JOSEPH JOHNSTON, JEFFERSON C. DAVIS and WADE HAMPTON. This lot is part of a grouping of several dozen important signed
0160: CONFEDERATE GENERALS Six SignaturesEst. $300-$600
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Charleston SC Mayor 1863 Signed Document: Travel pass signed by William Henry Smith, mayor of Charleston, S.C., in May 1863. Issued to Dr. William Boyd (see lot #159). Measures about 3-1/8" x 8". This document is one of several dozen
0161: Charleston SC Mayor 1863 Signed DocumentEst. $200-$400
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PGT BEAUREGARD Signed Check, New Orleans: 1879 check for $85 from Mutual National Bank of New Orleans, signed "G.T. Beauregard" by the legendary Confederate general, written to A.N.T. Beauregard, presumed to be a relative. Measures 2-3/4" x
0162: PGT BEAUREGARD Signed Check, New OrleansEst. $500-$1,000
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BATTLE OF GAINES MILL, Soldier's Letter: Optimistic six-page letter written by a Union soldier and dated June 22, 1862, five days before the Battle of Gaines Mill, aka the Battle of Chickahominy River. Evidently it was intended for
0164: BATTLE OF GAINES MILL, Soldier's LetterEst. $500-$1,000
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CIVIL WAR DIARY, Hot Air Balloon Recon: Five pages from an 1862 Union soldier's diary with fascinating content -- nearly all related to movement and combat -- including two accounts of Professor Thaddeus Lowe, Chief Aeronaut of the Union
0165: CIVIL WAR DIARY, Hot Air Balloon ReconEst. $400-$800
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1780 New Hampshire Colonial $1 Note, AU50: Graded About Uncirculated by PMG (AU-50) April 29, 1780, one dollar colonial note. Fr#NH-179. Very high grade for this issue. Provenance: Family heirloom, obtained from direct descendant of Spanish
0168: 1780 New Hampshire Colonial $1 Note, AU50Est. $500-$1,000
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