Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection 2015-12-17 Auction - 324 Price Results - Tom Hall Auctions Inc. in PA - Page 7
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Schnecksville, PA, United States
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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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Henry Wilson Signature: Signature on 1.25" t x 4.75" w cut paper, "Henry Wilson Mass." Henry Wilson (1812-1875) was a legislator and stateman who served as vice president from 1873-1875, under Ulysses S. Grant. Sold with
0142: Henry Wilson SignatureEst. $400-$600
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Colin Powell Autograph: 9.75" t x 8" w signed photograph of Colin Powell in full military uniform, with American flag back drop, signature lower center of white border. Condition - very clean
0143: Colin Powell AutographEst. $200-$400
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Fats Domino Autograph: 10" t x 8" w overall, photo size 6.75" t x 4.5" w depicting Fats Domino standing, leaning over piano keys, sporting large rings on fingers and gold star bracelet, signed by Fats Domino. "Best of
0144: Fats Domino AutographEst. $300-$500
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Fats Domino Autograph: 3" t x 5" w white card with Fats Domino autograph. Condition - clean
0145: Fats Domino AutographEst. $100-$200
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Sammy Davis Jr. Autograph: 9.75" t x 8" w photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. signed " Paul Peace & Love Sammy Davis Jr." Condition - fine
0146: Sammy Davis Jr. AutographEst. $100-$200
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"I Spy" Book, Signed By Bill Cosby: I Spy, Message from Moscow book, Brandon Keith, Whitman Publishing Company, 1966, signed on fronticepiece "Bill Cosby." Clean signature on hardback book, spine edges show wear, spine loosening.
0147: "I Spy" Book, Signed By Bill CosbyEst. $50-$150
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St. Louis Blues Movie Poster & Card: 22" t x 28" w poster advertising Nat King Cole, Bertha Kitt, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, by Paramount, 1958. Sold with movie lobby card 11" t x 13.75" w featuring Paramount's St.
0148: St. Louis Blues Movie Poster & CardEst. $150-$300
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2 Colorful Stereotypical Paper Cutouts: Stereotypical caricatures of african-Americans. (2) Valentine paper cutouts- 1 is 9.75" tall depicting African American girl with hearts & fold out fan. The 2nd is 7.5" tall depicting young
0150: 2 Colorful Stereotypical Paper CutoutsEst. $100-$200
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3 Colorful Stereotypical Paper Cutouts: Stereotypical caricatures of African-americans. 1) 11" tall Valentine cutout depicting 2 African American children together - boy holding gun and straight razor. 2) 11.5" tall paper cutout
0151: 3 Colorful Stereotypical Paper CutoutsEst. $150-$250
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Colored Domestic Help Advertising: 3 advertising pieces for Chas. H. Smith & Co., Richmond, Virginia for male or female colored house-servants. The pieces discuss what to expect, how to order, rates, logistics, etc. Majority of
0156: Colored Domestic Help AdvertisingEst. $50-$150
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Joe Louis "Tijuana Bible": 3" t x 4.25" w Joe Louis, The Pride of Harlem "Tijuana Bible," c. 1930s. These "comedic" pamphlets were very popular during the 1930s. The pamphlet portrays very crude and explicit sexual
0157: Joe Louis "Tijuana Bible"Est. $100-$200
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1811 Slave Document: Frederick County, Maryland, 1811, affidavit that the Negro man, William Beattle has been granted his freedom. He was described as being 19 years of age, 5.3" high, middling black in complexion
0158: 1811 Slave DocumentEst. $150-$300
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Two 1827 Government Reports Re: Slavery: 1827 Report of the Secretary of War, describes how the U.S. Army is using Indians to find runaway slaves in Florida. Good condition with expected wear on all the paper edges. 1827 President of
0160: Two 1827 Government Reports Re: SlaveryEst. $50-$150
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1858 Texas Slave Document: Gonzalez County & Fall County, Texas, 1858 court document describing the transfers of possession of one said Slave Stephen and the challenge of rightful possession. Condition excellent.
0162: 1858 Texas Slave DocumentEst. $100-$300
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1864 Court Martial Report & Payroll Record: Department of Virginia & North Carolina headquarters, 1864 court martial convened to adjudicate charge that Captain Dillenback, Co. F., 4th U.S. Colored Troops employed a Negro soldier as a
0163: 1864 Court Martial Report & Payroll RecordEst. $100-$200
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