Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection 2015-12-17 Auction - 324 Price Results - Tom Hall Auctions Inc. in PA - Page 5
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Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2015 AT 10AM DOORS OPEN AUCTION DAY AT 9AM EARLY PREVIEWS INCLUDE SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH FROM 12-4, MONDAY DECEMBER 14TH FROM 4PM-7PM, TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH 9AM-2PM AND WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16TH 12NOON-4PM 4644 RT. 309, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA. 18078 This Collection represents more than a quarter of a decade of discerning collecting, spanning African-American history from the Revolutionary War through the 20th century. Each and every piece contains African-American content. In addition to the historical significance of the entire Collection, the condition of virtually all the pieces leans to the fine and very fine. The Collection is wide-ranging and focuses on the historical place of the African-American in American society. While the Collection depicts the more somber moments in American history, including slavery and prejudice, this Collection also celebrates and features the many ?Firsts? achieved by African-Americans, e.g., the first elected to office, the first aviator, the first tennis player, the first baseball player, the first umpire, etc. Some of these ?Firsts? are well-known and heralded in our history, others are quiet achievers. Categories of this Collection include: Military ? Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI and WWII; Slavery; Western Cowboys & Soldiers (The Buffalo Soldiers); Political; Social; Stereotypical Advertising and Caricatures; Sports including the Negro Baseball League and 1954 signed Brooklyn Dodgers baseball, musical and other miscellaneous. The Collection spans these categories, featuring and tracking history through fine and rare hand-written documents ? important by content and/or by a famous person in our history. One example is a 1932 hand-written letter by George Washington Carver, former slave turned into the great botanist and agricultural innovator, on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (founded by Booker T. Washington) letterhead, to one of his bright students, ?My very own precious boy, Mr. Davis.?
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Confederate Currency 1863: $100.00 Confederate currency, Jan. 2, 1863 - CS 41 - Cancelled. F+. Image in center top of Richmond, Va. currency depicts African-American slaves working the field.
0094: Confederate Currency 1863Est. $60-$70
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Currency - 4 Broken Bank Notes + 2 Other: Two 10c State of North Carolina, 1862 - EF. Image in center depicts African-American behind horse-drawn plow in field. $1.00 Georgia - Bank of Commerce - 1857 - G. Image on lower left depicts
0099: Currency - 4 Broken Bank Notes + 2 OtherEst. $70-$100
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Hard Time Token & Brit. Anti-Slavery Token: HT #81 - "Am I Not A Woman and A Sister" = 1838 - VF Coin depicts an African-American female slave kneeling and holding upright her shackled wrists. British Anti-Slavery token "Am I Not a Man and
0100: Hard Time Token & Brit. Anti-Slavery TokenEst. $200-$400
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4 Civil War Tokens & 1 Merchant Token: 3 "Lilberty and No Slavery" tokens - 1863 - Fuld # 36/340 - R2; two are EF and 1 is AU. 1 Merchant's Civil War Token on obverse - stocking and 1863; reverse - "North Star" around large star. A.
0101: 4 Civil War Tokens & 1 Merchant TokenEst. $75-$125
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Photo Album of A Tour of South, Early 1900s: Photo album, c. 1910, of a Caucasian's family's tour through the South. Contains approx 340 pictures of various touring spots and local town scenes, and thus captures approx. 77 images of
0105: Photo Album of A Tour of South, Early 1900sEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Conservatoire Africain Poster: 31.5" x 16.75" image size poster depicting man in blackface attire & dressing for Mardi Gras holding blackface baby, "Oeuvre des Creches, Mardi Gras," c. 1910. Conservatoire Africain was an odd
0108: Conservatoire Africain PosterEst. $600-$800
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15th Amendment Caricature Card: 4.25" x 6.50" African-American Caricature card " Effect of the 15th Amendment", Condtion - very good, slight discoloration on upper edge of card and slight crease lower right corner but does not
0109: 15th Amendment Caricature CardEst. $200-$400
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Reward Poster West Virginia: 11" x t x 8.5" w Reward $50.00 Arrest poster, c. 1920s, , for the arrest of A.B. Williams, alias A.B. Olman and William Smith, alias Coles. Poster describes particulars of the 2 Negros being
0110: Reward Poster West VirginiaEst. $200-$400
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African American Chain Gang Photo: 4.25" t x 6" w, photo of African American "Chain Gang" working dirt road. Condition - some discoloration to both edges otherwise fine crisp image.
0111: African American Chain Gang PhotoEst. $100-$200
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Lot of 2 African-American Prisoner Cards: 1) 3.5" t x 6" w, card with photo depicting 2 mug shots of African-American wanted at Ohio State Reformitory; details on reverse of card describe his physical build, name and violations, c.
0112: Lot of 2 African-American Prisoner CardsEst. $300-$500
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Ticket For Colored Cemetery Supper: 2" t x 3.25" w, "Colored Cemetery Supper" admission ticket, 25c A glimpse into segregation. Condtion - black ink on bluish paper, some discoloration otherwise very good.
0113: Ticket For Colored Cemetery SupperEst. $50-$100
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Jim Crow Era Segregation RR Sign: 6.35" t x 9.25" w sign, including frame, image size is 4.75" t x 7.25" w. This is a double-sided Knoxville Railway and Light Co. segregation sign, on one side it reads " Notice - This Part of the
0114: Jim Crow Era Segregation RR SignEst. $800-$1,200
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WW 2 "United We Win" Poster: 28.25" t x 22" w, WW2 poster "UNITED WE WIN" poster depicts African-American and White workers riveting nails against the back drop of the American flag above them. OWI poster #38 by the War
0116: WW 2 "United We Win" PosterEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Lot of 2 WW2 Photos: 1) 6.25" t x 9.5" w, photo depicting the 10th Cavalry at Camp Lusitania France. Condition - creases and discoloration. 2) 10" t x 15.5" w, photo of the African American WW2 Company 305, depicting
0117: Lot of 2 WW2 PhotosEst. $50-$150
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