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Paper Americana - Printers & Engravers continued...
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2462 1833 D.A. Talboys Map of Asia, showing southwest Asia from the Mediterranean to India, black and white, approximately 18x17", produced by David Alphonso Talboys in Oxford, dated May 14, 1833, light toning along some folds and missing bottom left corner but overall Very Fine considering the age of the map, perfect for framing 75

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2463 1914 Lithographs from the Uffizi Royal Gallery in Florence, approximately 15 lithographs printed by Leo S. Olschki from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, most dated 1914, includes artists such as Da Vinci and D++rer, many with water damage and toning (some significant), but many are perfectly framable, an attractive and rare group 50

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2464 Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied "Travels in the Interiors of North America 1832-1834" reproduction folio, 48 prints from the travels of Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied in North America between 1832 and 1834, reprinted in Germany in 1980, showing a variety of natural scenes and Native Americans, all very clean and suitable for framing, an uncommon folio

SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:45 PM
Paper Americana - Railroad Related
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2465 Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad Company, 1849-53, 12 printed circulars regarding railroad business, interest on shares, etc, all with various Waterville Me cds' with "Paid" or numeral "5" rates, of interest to railroad researcher, Very Fine group. 75

SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:45 PM
Paper Americana Collections
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2466 24 Assorted Stereo View Cards, eight from the "American Scenery" series including Yosemite and NY Central Park, three by Charles Bierstadt including Yosemite and Niagara Falls, four by J.F. Jarvis including the White House, seven from the "Wonders of Ancient Ruins" series, and several others, generally fine but some staining and warping as expected, an interesting collection 50

SOLD for $50.00
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2467 Early 20th Century Scrapbooks, several Victorian/Edwardian scrapbooks (some have been disassembled due to deterioration), includes some great graphics/advertising including theater programs, magazine clippings, and so on, perfect for the fan of art and design from this era, an interesting look at a long-lost era 40

SOLD for $40.00
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2468 Accumulation of Militaria Items, primarily US but a small amount of worldwide, everything from remnants of a WWI soldier's scrapbook, a copy of Collier's Photographic History of the European War, a large number of paper items including discharge certificates, military magazines, etc, some insignia and overseas caps, vintage photos incl. WWI and aviation, postcards, and much more, ideal for the antique store or eBay dealer looking for interesting items, viewing a necessity 300

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2469 Sprawling Ephemera Collection, hundreds of items, including cigar labels, advertisements, stocks, magazines, programs, and much more, ranging from the 19th century all the way up through the last couple decades, generally F-VF throughout, many items that would be perfect for the eBay or antique store dealer, viewing is strongly recommended as this is a cornucopia of interesting material 300

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Paper Americana - Autographs
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2470 imageCorrespondence to Francis Ellingwood Abbot, radical theologian and editor of The Index. Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836-1903) was a philosopher and theologian, best known as the founder of the Free Religious Association (1867), editor of the weekly publication The Index (1870-1880), and President of the National Liberal League (1876). After studying the works of Charles Darwin, Abbot dedicated his life to reconciling the perceived difference between scientific study and religious revelation. His Free Religious Association rejected all religious authority, and was considered extremely radical for the time.rnHis criticisms of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism made Abbot a figure of national prominence, especially through the weekly publication of The Index. Abbot-+s radicalism made it difficult for him to find a steady career, although he did eventually find himself teaching at Harvard University--an appointment which was met with much backlash in the academic world.rnAbbot spent his entire adult life championing his unique theory of -½Free Religion,-+ which attracted considerable attention and debate on both sides of the Atlantic. However, personal tragedy struck in 1892, when his wife Katie died suddenly. After spending the last decade of his life studying and writing, Abbot ended his own life at his wife-+s grave site on October 23, 1903.rnrnAs evidenced by the covers contained in this lot, Abbot carried on correspondence with many of the most prominent scientists, philosophers, and writers of his day. These include:rnCharles Darwin (1809-1882), famed British scientist who helped to establish the modern understanding of evolution.rnCharles Voysey (1828-1912), British theist who was condemned by the Privy Council for heterodoxy.rnFrederick Maxse (1833-1900), British Royal Naval officer and radical political activist.rnGeorge Holyoake (1817-1906), British newspaper editor who coined the term -½secularism-+ in 1851.rnAnnie Besant (1847-1933), British activist who was prominent in the National Secular Society.rnThomas Butler Gunn (1826-1904), British illustrator and newspaper correspondent during the Civil War.rnMax M++ller (1823-1900), German philologist and one of the founders of comparative religion.rnAlan Greenwell (1824-1914), brother of British poet Dora Greenwell.rnrnEight of these covers are accompanied by photocopies of their original contents from the Harvard University Archives. The letters to Mr. Abbot, notably that from Charles Darwin (on his headed notepaper and revealing some of his own beliefs)) demonstrate the considerable attention he attracted from his contemporaries, and shed light on his radical religious beliefs. rnAll 10 covers are addressed to Abbot while he was editor of The Index; eight while the publication was based in Boston, and two to Toledo, Ohio. Based on the photocopied letters, the envelopes (including Darwin) appear to be addressed in the hand of the senders. A variety of frankings are represented, including adhesive stamps and postal stationery. Condition is generally F-VF; all 10 covers are pictured on the facing page. (Image 1) 200

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:47 PM
2471 imageJames "Jimmy" Doolittle (American Pilot, 1896-1993), Oct. 13, 1932 Washington Bicentennial cover from the Southwestern Aviation Conference in Dallas, TX, signed by both Jimmy Doolittle and Dallas postmaster George C. Young, signature partially obscured by cancel, minor faults at top, still a very attractive cover signed before Doolittle immortalized his legacy during WWII (Image 1) 50

SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:48 PM
2472 imageFitzhugh Lee (1835-1905; CSA Cavalry General, 40th Gov of Virginia, Spanish-American War General), bold endorsement on "Soldiers Mail" cover with Office of Commanding General/ Seventh Army Corps printed cc, franked with 2c (222), tied by indistinct Havana, NYPO c.d.s., Very Fine and quite scarcernLee was the nephew of renowned CSA General Robert E. Lee. (Image 1) 75

SOLD for $140.00
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2473 imageFerdinand Maximillian (Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Emperor of Mexico; 1832-67) two ALS; March 1853 datelined "Villa Lazarovich" (the Trieste residence of Maximilian) and addressed to Julie Oldofredi-Hager (a German poet) with the accompanying unfranked envelope with boxed Trieste cancel; 1856 letter (in English) datelined "Triest" and signed as the "Archduke of Austria", includes some Mexico related items incl 1863 and 1865 ALS of Benito Juarez (Mexican President 1858/72) who ordered Maximilian's execution after his fall from power; also a letter from the US Consulate General at Tampico addressed to the Commanding Officer of the "USS Paul Jones" (a steam-gunboat) mentioning cruelty of the French to the Mexicans after Maximilian's defeat and a comparison between American and French naval vessels; finally an 1869 letter from the US Ambassador to Mexico (T.H. Nelson)recounting his arrival in Mexico and thanking recipient for the intro letter to General Gamboa; usual mixed condition but Fine overall (Image 1) 75

SOLD for $750.00
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2474 imageDeng Xiaoping (Paramount Leader of China, 1904-1997), February 2, 1979 cover commemorating Deng Xiaoping's visit to the Johnson Space Center at the request of President Jimmy Carter; the cachet depicts Xiaoping with astronaut Fred Haise in the cockpit of a shuttle; the owner of the cover visited China in 1986 and had Xiaoping autograph it in ballpoint pen; signature somewhat shaky due to Xiaoping's advanced age at the time; a photograph of the owner with Xiaoping provides excellent provenance; Very Fine, an attractive cover signed by one of the most preeminent political figures of the 20th century (Image 1) 1,000

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2475 U.S. Senators and Representatives of the 1840s/50s. a small booklet (6x7-+"; binding non-existent so basically the unbound signatures) with numerous autographs of the 1840s/50s incl most of the US Senators at the time including (in the order of the States as present in the book) South Carolina JC Calhoun (US Vice President 1825-32), AP Butler, Georgia (John) Macpherson Berrien, H Johnson, W Dawson, Alabama Ben Fitzpatrick, William King, Mississippi Jefferson Davis (later President of Confederate States), HS Foote, Louisiana Pierre Soule, H Johnson, Ohio Tho Corwin, W Allen, SP Chase (later US Treasury Secretary), Pennsylvania Dan'l Sturgeon, Simon Cameron, James Cooper, Virginia JM Mason, Robt Hunter, Massachusetts John Davis, Dan Webster (later US Secretary of State), Rhode Island John Clarke, Alb C Greene, Connecticut Roger Baldwin, John Niles, Truman Smith, New York John Dix, DS Dickinson, William H Seward (later US Secretary of State), New Jersey JW Miller, WL Dayton, North Carolina Geo E Badger, Willie Mangum, (tear in page affects both signatures), Iowa AC Dodge, GW Jones, Wisconsin IP Walker, Kentucky JR Underwood, Thomas Metcalfe, Tennessee HL Turney, Jno Bell, Indiana JD Bright, EA Hannegan, Jas Whitcomb, Illinois Sidney Breese, SA Douglas, Jas Shields, Missouri Thomas H Benton, David R Atchison, Arkansas Solon Borland, Michigan Alpheus Felch, Thomas Fitzgerald, Lewis Cass, Florida DL Yulee, James Westcott Jr, J Morton, etc., also includes signatures of many Members of the House of Representatives of the same period and a signature of Henry W Longfellow pasted onto the Pennsylvania page, virtually all of the signatures clear and legible though a few just affected by some paper aging, a Fine and fascinating volume 750

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2476 ASTRONAUT AUTOGRAPHS INCLUDING JUDITH RESNIK signed "Judy Resnik" on a NASA photograph, John Young and Bob Crippen on a NASA photograph, Don Peterson on a NASA photograph, John Glenn on a black & white, Stanley C. White, Astronaut Flight Surgeon on U.S. Scott #1194 plate block, Buzz Aldrin on two books and Marshall Islands First Day Ceremony program. Overall very fine. 200

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:50 PM
2477 OVER 370 AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL COVERS generally from the 1980's-1990's. Mostly first day and event covers. Includes many Hall-of Famers: Bob Feller, George Kell, Enos Slaughter, Rick Ferrell, Red Schoendienst... many more. Also a Kareem Adbul Jabbar signed Gateway cover. Generally F-VF. 500

SOLD for $600.00
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2478 AUTOGRAPHED SPORTS COVERS PLUS BONUS A nice group of live signed sports covers including two Gateway Wayne Gretzky covers, a Gateway Paul "Bear" Bryant, two Zaso Pete Rose covers, a Zaso Brooks Robinson, a Naismith FDC signed by Red Auerbach and a Lou Boudreau/Stan Musial signed cover. The bonus is about 45 photos with printed signatures of 1971 New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies (includes some "Hall of Famers"), Fine group 150

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-18, 04:51 PM
Paper Americana - Presidential Autographs
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
2479 imageJames Monroe (1785-1831; 5th President 1817-25) bold "James Monroe" free frank on folded cover addressed in his hand to Dr. James W. Wallace, Warrenton, Virginia, additional "Aldie, Va." manuscript and matching "Free", vert. file fold through "a" of "James", Very Fine.rnMonroe, one of the most versatile of the founding fathers, served in the Revolutionary War and was wounded at the Battle of Trenton. He served in the Continental Congress and one of Virginia's first Senators (1790-94). Washington appointed him Minister to France but was recalled for privately opposing Jay's Treaty with England. He was then Governor of Virginia (1799-1802) until Jefferson asked him to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with France. He was then appointed by Jefferson as the Minister to Great Britain followed by a stint as Madison's Secretary of State and Secretary of War. Monroe was elected President in 1816 and re-elected unopposed in 1820, Monroe presided over the "Era of Good Feelings", bought Florida from Spain, and signed the Missouri Compromise but the highlight of his administration was the Monroe Doctrine, which warned Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere, and is still invoked in the present day. rnThe addressee, Dr James Wallace, was born in 1769 and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a surgeon in the 2nd Virginia regiment and the private physician of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. (Image 1) 300

SOLD for $675.00
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2480 imageJohn Quincy Adams (1767-1848, 6th US President 1825-29), bold manuscript free frank "J.Q. Adams" on folded letter sheet addressed in his infirm hand to Hon. Edward A. Newton Pittsfield, Mass., cover silked on interior, Extremely Fine.rnSon of 2nd President John Adams, he served as the Minister to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia and Great Britain, negotiated the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812and served as Pres Monroe's Secretary of State during his entire term in office. Historians generally concur that he was one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history. In 1824, he ran against Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, and though Jackson received more votes, the election was thrown into the House of Representatives. There, House Speaker Clay swayed members to vote for Adams, who then appointed Clay Secretary of State. Following his defeat in 1828, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Massachusetts, where he served from 1831 until his death.rnThe addressee, Edward Newton, was a businessman born in Nova Scotia who worked in the Far East who, upon returning to Pittsfield, became active in the local religious scene. rn (Image 1) 150

SOLD for $325.00
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2481 imageMillard Fillmore (1800-74; 13th President 1850-53), ms. "Free M. Fillmore" free frank on cover addressed in his hand to "Samuel Blake, Esq Boston Mass", Buffalo, N.Y. May 26 large double circle date stamp, straight line "Free" handstamp, flap torn, Very Fine and choice.rnFillmore served iin the House of Representatives from 1833-1835 and 1837-1843 and was Vice President under Zachary Taylor from 1849-50, ascending to the Presidency on July 9, 1850, following the death of President Taylor. He failed to get the Whig presidential nomination in 1852 and retired to his Buffalo home where he became active in civic activities including helping to establish the University of Buffalo. (Image 1) 300

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