Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 18

Military

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1330		Taiwan. Presentation Ivory Seal to Major William Steinfeld, Dated May 30, 1967. The stamp a slim rectangular block of fine grain ivory, now a mellow creme-light taffy color from handling and age. The base carved with four raised Chinese characters in reverse, which when stamped gives the Major's name in Chinese transliteration. The side of the seal with four vertical lines of finely incised characters stating that the seal was presented to the Major Steinfeld by Major-General Chu Wu-yu, Commandant of the Artillery School, for his services as advisor to the school's gunnery program. Seal intact and perfect, in original maroon cloth and red velvet box. Seal length: 2-3/4". Interesting and scarce. Not the usual sort of miltary memorabilia. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 1331		Appomattox Parole with Lee and Grant cdvs. Appomattox pass headed "Appomattox Court House, Va., April 10th, 1865," issued to Sgt. Brian Williams of Company H, 18th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, and signed by "Col William Thomas (Late C.S.A.)". Matted and framed to 12¾ x 11½". Trimmed unevenly, one closed vertical tear left of center, and uneven toning, none of which affects legibility. With a seated thigh-length Grant cdv, in uniform; a clear image with corner creases. Also, a copy of a Lee cdv. Appomattox paroles are scarce. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 1332		Archer, James Jay. Document Signed ("J.J. Archer") as "Capt 9th Inf Comdy" in the U.S. Army, May 27, 1859. Being a duplicate receipt for "Camp & Garrison Equipage" on blue, lined paper. With a chest-up carte de visite in Confederate uniform and a copy of a pre-war cdv, all matted and framed to 16 x 12". Overall very fine. Archer resigned his captain's commission in the regular army on March 14, 1861 and received the same rank in the Confederate service two days later. He was promoted brigadier general, CSA on June 3, 1862. After extensive combat service, Archer was captured on the first day of Gettysburg and imprisoned at Johnson's Island. The effects of his imprisonment would contribute to his death on October 24, 1864. A scarce signature. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1333		Beauregard, Pierre Gustave T. Carte de visite. Uniformed ¾ length portrait, published by Anthony from a Brady negative, matted and framed to 6½" x 8". Some fading to edges, faint crease at center, and a few dark specks. Overall, good condition and a striking portrait of the Confederate general who fired on Fort Sumter. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 1334		Buckner, Simon Bolivar. Autograph Note Signed ("S.B. Buckner"). One page, small quarto, Munfordville, Kentucky, August 7, 1907. A brief letter to an unknown addressee stating that "The address of Gen. G.W.C. Lee is to the care of his nephew, R. E. Lee, Jr, Washington DC. ". Transmittal fold, minor toning, else fine. Obviously written in an elderly hand, this letter dates to Buckner's 84th year and speaks of his involvement with his fellow officers well into his later years. Indeed, the comradeship shared by soldiers on both sides of the Civil War was notable for its longevity -- forged in the fires of battle as young men, their friendships remained active and sustained them until death. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 1335		Carte-de-Visite Album. A Civil War-era album with ten cartes de visite of generals. Included is CSA general Huger, along with nine Union generals: Burnside, Banks, Halleck, Pope, Butler, Hooker, Gilmore, Sigel, and McDowell. McDowell has a Brady imprint on the lower front mount; eight have backstamps of Anthony from Brady negatives, and one has a D. Appleton & Co., N.Y. backstamp. The upper corners of all ten have been trimmed to fit into the album and there is some fading and spotting; also, some edge damage to two loose cdvs (Burnside and Banks); the other eight have not been examined out of the album. All have penciled names in another hand on verso or lower mount. Condition varies from fair to good. Should be seen. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 1336		Chilton, Robert Hall. War-date Docket Signed ("R.H. Chilton") as Robert E. Lee's Chief of Staff. Cut from a document, the 1¾" x 3½"docket reads in full: "Reply forwarded & recommended By adv Genl Lee hdqrs anva [Army of Northern Virginia], Octr. 25/62 R H Chilton AAG." Blue lined paper with minor toning. Accompanied by a carte de visite by Vannerson & Jones, Richmond, with 2¢ revenue stamp on verso; a chest-up portrait with penciled ID, a small spot at lower edge, and minor blemish at center right edge. Matted and framed to 9 x 13½". Overall fine. Chilton wrote the famous lost order from the Antietam campaign. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 1337		Calling Cards. A group of 24 items: 22 calling cards and two pieces of paper, 14 signed. Signed items include: Alexander H. Stephens (as MC of Ga. with date and place), Admiral David D. Porter, J.L. Chamberlain, John A. Dix (with autograph note on verso), Nathaniel P. Banks with place and date, W. S. Rosecrans with rank, Fitz John Porter (five cards with notations and signatures), Winfield Scott Hancock(2), John A. Bingham (special judge advocate in the trial of the Lincoln assassins), and J.S. Wadsworth (died from wounds received in the Wilderness). Also, unsigned calling cards from Mr. Dahlgren, R.M.T. Hunter (CSA Sec. of State), W.L. Dunn, M.D. (Mosley's surgeon-2 cards), Brig. Gen. Wool, Dr. Lovell (surgeon general, U.S. Army), Lieutenant Genl. Scott, Major General Schofield, and Rear Admiral James E. Jouett. Overall soiling; some cards have glue remnants on verso. Most in fair to good range. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1338		Cobb, Thomas R. R. Signature ("Tho R R Cobb"). Clipped signature, 4½ x ½"slip. Strong, dark signature. Page possibly treated. Fine. A scarce autograph. Cobb, younger brother to Howell Cobb, was a lawyer before the Civil War, noted for his book An Inquiry into the Law of Negro Slavery. Noted for his bravery, he led "Cobb's Legion" in the Seven Days' battles, at Second Manassas, and Antietam. Appointed Brig. Gen. on November 1, 1862, Cobb commanded his brigade under General Lafayette McLaws at Fredericksburg in December, 1862. While directing his troops at Sunken Road, Cobb was hit by a sniper's bullet, which severed an artery in his thigh, and he died within minutes. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1339		Colquitt, Alfred. Annotated Signature ("Alfred H. Colquitt / Georgia") on a 2 x 5½" piece of paper, with a waist-up carte de visite of Colquitt by E. & H.T. Anthony, matted and framed to 12" x 10¾". Aside from some minor specks and one very small area of discoloration at Colquitt's shoulder, a fine portrait and a nice clean signature. Both fine. The signature is probably post war; Colquitt served as Governor of Georgia from 1876-82, then in the U.S. Senate until his death in 1894. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1340		Cooper, Samuel. Signature and rank ("S. Cooper / Adjutant General") clipped from a letter with the closing, "Your Obt Servt," mounted and framed with a waist-up cdv (not examined out of frame) to 8¾ x 8½". There is a horizontal crease between the closing and signature, and two small spots of foxing; the overall condition is fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 1341		(Davis, Jefferson). Confederate electoral ticket for the November 6, 1861 election, paper, 6" x 4", headed by Jefferson Davis for president and Alexander H. Stephens for vice president, and listing the electoral ticket for the state at large, for the districts, and for Congress. The ticket was used by W.R. Mallory, who signed on the verso. Light toning. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 1342		Elmore, E. C. Partly-printed Document Signed as Treasurer of the Confederate States, one page, 4 x 7", Richmond, October 9, 1862. Blue printed form certifying that one hundred thousand dollars has been deposited "to the credit of the Treasurer of the Confederate States." Written vertically across the center is "Original." Upper left corner has small area of glue residue with paper remnant; old mounting strips at right and left margins on verso with some show-through. Boldly signed and in good condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 1343		Ericsson, John. Two cartes de visite of the inventor of the USS Monitor. The first image, a seated waist-up portrait, shows a young Ericsson. Mounted on a thin card, indicating a pre-Civil War date, there is minor foxing to the image and very minor buckling of the card. Overall, very good condition. The second image, another seated bust portrait, shows Ericsson later in life, likely in the mid-1860s, with Charles D. Fredricks, New York backmark, silver border. A few edge scrapes; faint marks on verso from tape removal; otherwise, a good strong image, about fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 1344		Ewell, Richard S. A waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of "Old Baldy" in uniform, with E. & H.T. Anthony backmark. Matted and framed to 6 x 8". Overall fine condition. Ewell was a West Pointer and veteran of two decades as a company officer, but he never made the adjustment as Stonewall Jackson's successor. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1345		Hampton, Wade. Clipped signature matted and framed with bust portrait cdv to 8¾ x 8¾". The signature ("Wade Hampton") is clear, possibly clipped from the bottom of an album page. There appears to be some adhesive residue or album page residue faintly visible through the paper, but the signature is in fine condition. The cdv bears the printed caption "Gov. Wade Hampton / Copyright 1887 by M.B. Brady." and, with the exception of a small flaw on Hampton's forehead and a small abrasion on the border, is in fine condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $98
Lot 1346		Hollins, George Nichols. Carte de visite. Bust portrait in US Navy uniform, by E. Anthony (backmark with gallery vignette). Image was re-touched before publication. Burgundy border. Minor foxing; pencil ID verso. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1347		Hughes, Thomas R. Signature with rank and address ("Thos. R. Hughes / Lt Col 20 Ten Cavalry / Address / Clifton / Ten"). Hughes was a Confederate prisoner of war and this clip is taken from an autograph album compiled at the time of his imprisonment on Johnson's Island, Ohio. Captured on May 28, 1864, near Molton, Alabama, Hughes was sent to the military prison in Lexington, Kentucky and then on to Johnson's Island. He received parole on July 25, 1865. Minor toning and soiling. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $35
Lot 1348		Imboden, John Daniel. Handsome stereoview chest-up portrait of Imboden in uniform, mounted on yellow card. ID label pasted on verso: "Prominent Portraits / No. 5469 / Major Gen. Imboden C.S.A. / Published by E & H.T. Anthony & Co. / …New York"; an owner's name is penciled on verso with "cavalry at Gettysburg" (Imboden escorted the ambulances from Gettysburg). Scattered foxing to background and damage at tips of mount; minor paper loss on verso from lifting of old tape. The portrait itself is strong and clear, the image on the left being somewhat darker. Overall, very good condition. Stereoviews of Confederate officers are rare. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1349		Imboden, John Daniel. Autograph Letter Signed ("J.D. Imboden"). One page, quarto, Richmond, April 9, 1868. On lined paper. To the depot agent at the Tomahawk depot in Powhatan, Virginia. Transmittal envelope included, affixed to lower half of page. One minor ink smear; transmittal folds; small tear at bottom corner; minor tape remnants at top edge. Very good to fine condition. After hostilities ceased, Imboden returned to Virginia, working as a lawyer and promoting Virginia as a place to settle -- hoping to reinvigorate the state so hard-hit by the War. The letter offered here is an interesting one, as Imboden is facilitating the visit of a New Yorker to a farm for sale: "…the bearer of this goes up to look at a little farm of 98 ½ acres of land belonging to Mr. Jno D. Lublett of Coalfield…will you please direct him the way to it, or introduce him to some one who knows the property…". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $138
Lot 1350		Kean, Robert G. Hill. Document Signed ("R.G. H. Kean"). As Chief of the Bureau of War. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, small quarto, Richmond, December 12, 1864. To Capt. Williams, Assistant Quarter Master of Cobb's Legion. Being a notification of failure to submit quarterly reports. Transmittal folds; ink used to fill in blanks is fading, signature ink is strong; one light ink blot at "n". Overall, fine condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 1351		Lee, Fitzhugh. Typed Letter Signed, one page, 7" x 8", Glasgow, Va., Feb. 16, 1891. On Rockbridge Company letterhead, to Henry T. Lamb, regretting that his duties are "so exacting, constant and pressing, that I…will not be able to find time to comply with your request to write an account of a battle." The signature is huge and beautiful. Accompanied by a panoramic photograph (11½" x 3½") of "Gen. Fitzhugh's [sic] Lee and Staff Camp Columbia, Havana" by "Russell Bros." of Anniston, Alabama. Both items are matted and framed together to 17¼" x 17¼"; lower edge of frame is damaged. After the Civil War, Fitzhugh, nephew to General Robert E. Lee, served as Governor of Virginia (1886-90), as consul general at Havana (1896-98), and as major general of volunteers in the Spanish-American War, which is when this photograph would have been taken. Lee was military governor of Havana in 1899. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1352		Lomax, Lunsford Lindsay. Signature with rank ("L.L. Lomax / Maj Genl. C.S.A.") on a 1¾" x 3" piece of paper, matted and framed, with a copy of a seated image of Lomax, to 12" x 8½". Clearly written. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 1353		Lot of 19 Tintypes and Ambrotypes. There are ten 1/6 plates (approximately 2-5/8 x 3¼ in.), eight 1/9 plates (approximately 2 x 2½ in.), and one 1/16 plate (approximately 1-3/8 x 1-5/8 in.), c. 1850s and 1860s. The images are of men, women, and children in civilian clothes, as well as one of a memorial bust; some silvering at edges and fading, buy most are good to very good. Most of the cases are wood frames with geometric designs and varying degrees of wear; a few covers are loose or detached. A rare oval thermoplastic case, 1/9 plate, is in excellent condition; the tintype it holds is of a gentleman with hand-tinted cheeks. A 1/6 thermoplastic case holds a double image--a man and boy on one side and a woman and girl on the other. An interesting assortment. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details	Realized $201
Lot 1354		Mahone, William. Signature and date ("Wm Mahone / 1888 Virginia"). On verso of printed calling card, "General Mahone / Virginia". Minor toning and soiling. Overall, very good condition. A bold signature suitable for mounting. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1355		Martin, James Green. Document Signed ("J.G. Martin / a.q.m."). One page, 7½ x 5" (Schuylkill Arsenal, Pennsylvania, 1856). Being a funds requisition for making clothing. Docket verso partly cut away, as lower part of document appears to be removed. Strong signature, a relic of his years in the U.S. Army. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1356		Maury, Matthew Fontaine. Carte de visite. Seated portrait of the CSA naval lieutenant, in civilian clothing, published by Anthony from a Brady negative. Toning to edges of image and card; faint dark spotting throughout, probably from developing process; mounted upside down in relation to backmark. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1357		Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou. Document Signed ("Francis T. Nicholls"). As Governor of Louisiana. One page, folio, New Orleans, March 19, 1879. Signing intertext of another printed document, Nicholls acknowledges receipt of state obligations. Folds with minor edge separation; minor hand-smudging at the signature; the initial document is somewhat tattered, but the area and text with Nicholls' signature are in good condition. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 1358		Ould, Robert. Partial Autograph Letter Signed ("Robt Ould"), 8 x 3¼", n.p., n.d. Being the final four lines of a letter, which seems to be requesting a governmental appointment for a friend, with closing ("Yours Very truly"). Bold, large signature. Uneven upper edge and light toning, else very good to near fine. Ould made his mark in the CSA as chief of the Bureau of Exchange of Prisoners. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1359		Patriotic Envelopes. Thirteen envelopes, all but two related to the Civil War. A 15¼" x 22" frame displays four colorful envelopes, two with "Union" vignettes, one featuring McClellan, and "A Secession Envelope" features the Confederate flag. An 11¾" x 9¾" frame holds two envelopes with Lincoln's image, a patriotic shield and two colored American flags. Seven loose envelopes include Lincoln and Hamlin, Lincoln and Johnson, two of Lincoln (one with a red, white, and blue patriotic shield), a "Secession Flag" in red, white, and blue, and two of Stephen A. Douglas (one used); five have some staining; the remainder, light toning only. Overall Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 1360		Pike, Albert. Carte de visite, "E. & H.T. Anthony" backmark. A chest-up image of the Confederate commissioner to the Indians. Minor foxing, clipped corners, very strong image. Near fine. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $81
Lot 1361		Randolph, George Wythe. Letter Signed ("Geo W Randolph") as Confederate Secretary of War, one page, 6¾" x 7¾", "War Department," Richmond, September 22, 1862. Addressed "To the President," [Jefferson Davis], advising him that he is submitting "duplicate estimates to supply the deficiencies in the Engneer appropriations for Engineering purposes," the reasons for the deficiency having been given in a letter to the Chief of the Bureau. Upper left corner missing, affecting nothing, and light toning. Matted and attractively framed with a copy of a cdv of Randolph to 13½ x 17". Overall, very good condition. A desirable war-date letter. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1362		Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) American army officer who fought in the War of 1812, the Blackhawk War, the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. Nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers," he was general in chief, U.S. army, from 1841-61. He was appointed lieutenant general in 1852 and ran unsuccessfully the same year as the Whig candidate for president against Franklin Pierce. Document Signed as general in chief, one page, 7¼ x 6¾ in., Head quarters of the Army, Washington, July 20, 1861. Being a military pass for the U.S. senator from Iowa: "Pass Hon James W. Grimes U.S. Senate to our advanced posts and back. He will be treated with respect and consideration by all officers and soldiers in the service of the United States." Countersigned by Asst. Adjt. Genl. E.D. Townsend, who was Scott's Chief of Staff. The page is affixed to a larger sheet, with a small image of Scott and three postage stamps bearing his image, all of which is matted and framed to an overall size of 12½ x 15½ in. In November 1861, the 75-year-old Scott would be replaced by George McClellan. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 1363		Iron "Slave Shackles." Southern United States, c. 1830-1850. A pair of interlocking wrist shackles of the type often associated with the South Carolina (probably Charleston) slave markets. The figure eight manacles in working order, complete with square-headed, spiral-threaded key. Key stamped with number "9" or "6." The shackles also stamped, with "16" on one side. In very fine condition with old even iron brown patina. Width: 4-3/4". A fascinating, if less than glamorous, piece of American history. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1364		Smith, William. Document Signed ("Wm Smith") as Governor of Virginia. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, quarto, Virginia, July 7, 1864. Being an appointment of four men as justice of the peace in the fourth district of Montgomery. Two horizontal folds with minor toning at the folds, one of which runs directly under the signature. Overall, very good to fine condition. "Extra Billy" saw extensive Civil War service and was one of Lee's more colorful officers. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1365		Sprague, Governor and Mrs. Two cartes de visite, one of "Govr Sprague" of Rhode Island, by E. Anthony, N.Y., a waist-up portrait in uniform, and a full-length portrait of Kate Chase (daughter of Lincoln's secretary of the treasury), prior to their 1863 marriage, by Anthony from a Brady negative, with a cancelled 2¢ revenue stamp. Sprague's CDV has some minor foxing and soiling; his wife-to-be has clipped corners and some staining and discoloration around the edges; his is very good, hers is about fair. The marriage turned out to be a most unhappy one. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1366		Farragut, David G. and Porter, David D (1801-70) and (1813-91), Union admirals. Card signed with rank, "D.G. Farragut / Vice Admiral," 3½ x 2 1/8 in., n.p., n.d. Boldly signed some time between December 23, 1864, the date on which he was given the rank which had been established for him one day earlier, and July 25, 1866, when he was promoted to Admiral, the first in the U.S. Navy to hold this rank. Also, Signature and closing, "Yours very truly David D. Porter," cut from a letter, 5 x 1½ in., n.p., n.d. Show-through from writing on verso and glue stains in right and left margins, not affecting signature. Farragut had been practically adopted by Porter's father, Commodore David Porter, as a young boy of nine. The two foster brothers joined forces in March 1862 for the capture of New Orleans. Porter was appointed Vice Admiral in 1866 and Admiral in 1870. Both signatures are matted and framed with stamps honoring them and other naval heroes. Overall size is 12½ x 15½ in. Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 1367		Wise, Henry. Autograph Note Signed as Governor of Virginia, one page, octavo, Richmond, September 14, 1858. To Lewis Gotthold, Esq., honoring a request for an autograph. Minor marginal chipping and light soiling, else very good. John Brown was hanged during Wise's tenure as governor. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1368		Wright, Marcus. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, quarto, Washington DC, May 16, 1910. On War Department letterhead, to Cal Cook. Very good condition, but for toning, fine. One of the most prolific writers about the Confederacy, Wright contributed over 50 biographical sketches to Appleton's Cyclopedia and authored at least six books about the Civil War. This letter apparently refers to one of the books he will be publishing: "……Prof J.H. Reynolds…is not well informed in Confederate history…You do know about Confederate history. Let me renew my request that I send you my manuscript, you can judge of its merits to better negotiate for its sale, I am terribly in need of the money…." Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1369		Buffalo Soldier Stereoviews C. Lot of five cards: one photographic stereocard and four colored lithographs with stereo images (no publisher's imprint). The actual stereocard is titled "9120 -- Troop K, 10th U.S. Cavalry, Camp Chickamauga, Ga., U.S.A."and published by Keystone View Company, copyright 1898, B.L. Singley". Buffalo soldiers took part in the Spanish American War and were part of the charge up San Juan Hill. Card shows wear and one broken area at lower edge; images have some slight fading, else very good. Four color lithographs are titled: "Cavalry on March" (2), "Cavalry Troop Review," and "Recreation Time." Two are damaged by water stains or broken corners, although most of images are intact; two have minor soiling, else good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1370		Orations, Tracts, Booklets. Thirty-five speeches, commentaries, tracts, etc., on Lincoln, slavery, and Civil War-related subjects, dated from 1835 to 1927, but most published during the Civil War. A complete list is available upon request. They include: "The Anti-Slavery Record," 1835, by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, N.Y.; "The Destruction of Republicanism the Object of the Rebellion," 1863, by the Emancipation League; "Brief Narrative of Incidents in the War in Missouri….," 1863, Boston; "McClellan Who He is, What He Has Done,"1863, by Sinclair Tousey; "A Speech of Hon. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, on the State of the Union….," 1861; "General Lee at Gettysburg….," by James Power Smith, 1905; "…Speech of William H. Seward on the occasion of The Fall of Atlanta,"1864; "Speech of Senator S.A. Douglas…on the State of the Union," 1861; "Security and Reconciliation for the Future, Propositions and Arguments on the Reorganization of the Rebel States," by Charles Sumner, 1865; "Narrative of Privations and Sufferings of United States Officers & Soldiers While Prisoners of War," U.S. Sanitary Commission, 1864-65; and "Oration," a commemorative speech for Abraham Lincoln, 1865. Lengths vary; many are bound with string. An interesting collection, held in two leatherette volumes. Very Good to Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 1371		Railroad Bridge Stereoview. Stereoview titled "Destruction of a Railroad Bridge," from The War Photograph & Exhibition Company of Linden, Connecticut. A caption on the verso notes: "Both armies had a reckless habit of leaving the roads and bridges in a condition which ought not to have been permitted by the selectmen of the towns through which the army passed…" Two shallow, square areas of paper loss verso from early mounting,else fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 1372		Three Early Historic Documents. 1. Partly-printed Document Signed "W.G. Brownlow" as Governor of Tennessee, on parchment, July 26, 1865, Nashville, elephant folio. Appointing Joseph M. McKillen as "First Lieutenant in the 8th Regiment of Cavalry of Tennessee Volunteers in the service of the United States…" Filled-in portion is very light; some age yellowing and part of seal is missing. Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union and the first state to rejoin. 2. An 1877 certificate of membership to Henry Fisbeck from the Washington Fire Engine Company in Eastchester, N.Y., with a vignette of an old horse-drawn fire engine. 3. An 1850 vellum dipoma in Latin from Concord College in Schenectady, N.Y. With a large vignette of Wisdom Attended By Fame and Happiness. Total of 3 documents. Overall condition is fair or better. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1373		A Collection of Spanish America War Ribbons and Buttons. United States, c. 1898. Included are two pinback buttons, celluloid-covered, each with same image of the Maine steaming forward, the only differences being the placing of the U.S. flag and the word, "Maine." Both with black edging for mourning. One made by Robert Johns of Chicago. A third, quite similar, but image of the battleship reversed, and this with U.S. flag (thirteen stars 'n' stripes) ribbon. And one more, fairly elaborate and perhaps privately made rather commercially assembled, with pin having gold-edged U.S. flag (with 36 stars) on dark blue ground. This pinned to a sewn rosette with streamers, in red, white, and blue satin --- the white printed with "Remember the Maine," and "M. & M. Association, L.A., California." More of the same with three being all metal pins: Circular pin of the "Battleship Maine," enameled image of the ship within arabesque frame, the whole within wreath-like border composed of coiled ship's rope; a larger pin, with zigzag-like hanger ("Manila for the Maine"), with pendant having portrait of Dewey within star, framed by wreath; and another (made in Milwaukee), the hanger enameled as the U.S. flag, bow-shaped, with star pendant holding small aluminum coin with image of the ship ("Remember the Maine"), and on the back, the flag of Cuba ("Cuba Must be Free"). Lastly, two pendants, each with portrait of Dewey, the larger with usual Maine, the smaller with "Dewey's Flagship Olympia." Most all show use, but are very fine or better. The last pristine, with proof-like fields. Lengths: 3/4" to 8-1/2". A nifty little collection. Lot of 9 pieces. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 1374		A Historic Admiral Dewey Folding Fan. United States, c. 1898-1905. Wood and cloth fan, well made for these type of momentos, with printed portrait of Dewey, in naval uniform, three-quarters facing and to the right. His image within wreath and flanked by two U.S. eagles on shields, holding banner inscribed "E Pluribus Unum." Dewey printed in black, on white oil-cloth fabric. Wooden swinging handles with brass ferrules at ends, and deeply inletted so that when fan is closed, it is completely encased and protected, as if inside a box. Fan proper, very fine plus, with minor occasional edge soiling. Handles with smooth patina from use. Height, open: 13-1/2". A choice example, and well preserved, for this ephemeral material. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1375		A Large and Impressive Metal Plate of Admiral Dewey. United States, c. 1898. The oval tray fairly deep, with facing three-quarters right bust of Dewey, distinguishedly graying and mustached, wearing his naval uniform, against muted green background. The handsome border in black and dark green, with repeated pattern of U.S. eagles, stars, and crossed flags. Plate appears to have been used for awhile, then pierced to hang on the wall. Overall condition very good, with modest rubbing to edges, and some trivial flaking of paint here and there. Nevertheless, choice condition for its size. Width: 18-1/2". Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 1376		A Pair of "Remember the Maine" 8-1/2" Plates, by Bennett Pottery. United States, c.1898. Plates with same blue and red painted borders, and transfer design of a banner-like illustration of the Maine, with "U.S.S. Battleship Maine, Destroyed in Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898." This resting above a tilted U.S. Shield, flanked by palm fronds, stacked arms, and a wreath over crossed swords. Above, an eagle, on shield, faces a smoking offering in a classical tripod. The bird holds a banner, emblazoned with: "Remember the Maine." The design similarly colored on both plates, but one with more subdued colors. Reverse with wreath and crown markings of the Bennett Pottery Company, and below, "Patent Applied For." Both plates intact and choice, with usual light craquelure to the glaze. Lot of 2. An example of this same plate can be seen in the Smithsonian in the Marcus Benjamin Collection, catalog no. 379,456. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1377		"Remember the Maine" Covered Dish in Fine Cobalt Glass. United States, c. 1898. A delightful replica of the U.S.S. Battleship Maine, rendered as a two piece covered dish. The base with American shield at bow, and porthole windows around, and a gracefully draped anchor on one side. The superstructure-lid, nicely detailed, with chimneys and gun turrets and all. In pristine condition. In fact, so pristine that the maker didn't clean off the molding flashing, so that the lid sits on the base a little uneven. Length: 7-1/4". Along with this, a clear glass tumbler, with fired on design in white of the battlship, along with "Rember the Maine" above. Glass with tiny chip on the rim, otherwise pristine. Lot of 2 pieces. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1378		"Remember the Maine" Patriotic Scarf. United States, c. 1898. Another printed silk or satin scarf, in a more homespun style, but still a commercially made work. Celebrating victory in the Philippines, the scarf displays portraits of President McKinley, Admiral Dewey, and Dewey's commander of his flagship, Captain Charles V. Gridley. Surrounding the three are a the usual decorative accoutrements: banners and bunting, shields, flags, anchor and cannons, etc. The inscriptions read: "The 'Maine' Well Remembered," and "Manila Captured, August 13th, 1898." Scarf with additional contemporary border with tinted zones in rose and indigo. Condition very fine to excellent, with slight yellowing, a couple of rust spots, and one small tape stain. Textile professionally mounted in matted frame. Visible size: 18" x 18". Rare! This is the first of its type that we've seen. Captain Gridley was the commander of the USFS Olympia, the flagship of Dewey's Asiatic Squadron, at the Battle of Manila Bay. At the beginning of the battle, Dewey uttered the sentence that became one of the most famous statements in American naval history, which at the same time also immortalized the Olympia's ailing captain: "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1379		"Rember the Maine," In All Its Old Glory! United States, c. 1898. A large cotton or muslin scarf (or banner?), vividly printed in red, blue, and black. At center, a finely detailed illustration of the battleship Maine, with "Remember the Maine" below. Beneath, U.S. shield with 46 stars. The wide border of symmetrical sections of Old Glory proudly waving. Scarf exceptionally preserved, the colors quite fresh, but fraying to side hems. Also on this theme, a printed silk of Old Glory (of thirteen stars variety), with the Maine slogan. Ribbon very fine, but ends frayed. Along with this, a small and delicately embroidered handkerchief with central printed photographic image of the Maine, perhaps in New York harbor. There is a narrow triangular flaw in the print where the cloth had folded over during the printing process. Hanky nicely preserved, the white now an even beige overall, with a few intermittent very light stains. Scarf: 23-1/2" x 24". Handkerchief: 11" x 11". Ribbon: 4-1/4" x 2-1/4". Lot of 3. Lesser known examples of this class of memorabilia. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196

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