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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Early Pennsylvania Masonic Collection

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 407		1780 Bristol, PA Lodge #25 ALS. One page, with intregal addresss leaf, 13" x 7½". John Phillips requests membership under recommendation of U.S. Army Capt. Priestly. Very Good condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 408		1780 Philadelphia, PA - Letter to Bristol, PA - Captain Priestly. One page, 13" x 8", July 12, 1780, docketing on verso. Copy of letter to Lodge No. 25 in Bristol, PA requesting age entrance dispensation under 21 years. Letter carried by Capt. Priestly. Very Good with splits at folds\. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 409		1784 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Letter to Grand Master of PA Announcing New Lodge. Two pages plus integral address leaf and wax seal, 12½" x 7½", addressed "To the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted, Ancient York Masons in Philadelphia" announcing new lodge warrant. Beautifully penned and in Fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 410		1789 Lodge #2 Philadelphia. Return of Officers. One page, 7½" x 6", one side. Very Good with some tears and rough edges. Return of the Officers of Lodge No. 2, installed the 22nd December 1789. Lieut. Warden - James Sutter: Ensign PA. Musket Battalion 28 March 1776; 2nd Lieut. PA State Regiment 18 April 1777; Regiment Designated 18 April 1777; Regiment Designated 13th PA 12 Nov. 1777; Retired 1st July 1778. Sr. Warden - Alexander Rutherford. Master - Jacob Bankson Esq. 1st County Pres. or Mayor appointed by Geo. Washington under Marshall Law in U.S. Capital Philadelphia. Lodge No.2, 1st subordinate lodge of Grand Lodge of PA warrented by the King of England 1716. Estimated Value $250 - 300. (Source - Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army). View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 411		1791 White Horse Lodge #50, Chester County, PA. Six pages, sewn, 12½" x 8", ADS. Penned report with members names and beautiful Masonic seal attached. Very Good with some splits. Rare and quite unusual. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 412		1792-1800 - Grand Lodge of England (?). Large printed document, 18" x 14", with watermark "GR". The printed account audited and approved by the Committee of the Grand Lodge June 12, 1800. Fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 413		1793 White Horse, PA Lodge No. 50 Dues Paid. One page, two sides, 12½" x 8" on watermarked laid paper with docketing on integral leaf. Being the written document on December 14, 1793 at the regular meeting of Lodge No. 50 listing all members and dues. Fine condition and very rare. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 414		1798 Grand Lodge of Canada - List of Canadian Lodges. Partially printed document, 14" x 8½", signed by Grand Secretary with beautiful attached red seal. Fine with some tears on the edges. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 415		1798-1812 A group of 4 Expulsion and Accusation letters/documents. An interesting offering, two from Halifax, Nova Scotia and two from Philadelphia regarding impeachments, expulsions and accusations. We note that one has a red wax seal and another an unusual black wax seal. Very Good to Fine. Lot of 4 documents. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 416		1800 Lancaster, PA - Mason Widow Petition. June 12, 1800, Autograph manuscript from Lodge #43, one page plus docketing and address on integral leaf, 9½" x 8", with Masonic blind stamp seal. Petition for care of a widow and five small children. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 417		1801 Masonic Membership Certificate. One page penned certificate, 13" x 9", docketed on verso. For Samuel Hamilton, Master Mason membership Lodge 19, York, PA, May 7, 1801. Beautiful red seal plus Masonic geometric symbols. Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 418		1801-1819 Group of 21 different Stampless Covers. Without letter enclosures. Primarily addressed to Geo. Baker, Sec. of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania from various lodges including Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dates range from 1801 thru 1819, different towns CDS strikes including Boston, NY, Norfolk, VA. Includes some with "SHIP" or "PAID" strikes. All with normal file folds. An interesting early group in Fine or better condition. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 419		1801-1846 A group of 44 Different Masonic Letters. A grouping of different letters including two checks; mostly from the early 1800's, 1820's and 1830's. Worthy of further study. Lot of 44 documents. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 420		1802 Halifax, Nova Scotia Installation of Members. One page, two sides, 15" x 9½", Partially Printed Document Signed by the Grand Secretary with member installation notes. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 421		1803 Quebec, Canada Printed list of Masonic Lodges in Lower Canada. One page, two sides, 13" x 8", Printed Document Signed by the Grand Secretary. Fine condition. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 422		1804 Jenkin Town, PA - Petition for Warrant. Two pages with integral address leaf, 12½" x 7½", plus a fragment. Being a petition for a warrant for holding a Lodge near Jenkin Town in Pennsylvania, Lodge #102. Very Good condition. Lot of 2 documents. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 423		1804 Lodge #50, Pennsylvania - Worthington Reinstatement. One page signed document with beautiful Masonic red seal attached, 9" x 7½". Penned certificate from Lodge #50 for reinstatment of Wm. Worthington. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 424		1810-1811 Leather Bound Book of Minutes Forming a New Lodge. 57 hand penned pages bound in leather, 7 ½" x 5". "Rough Minutes of Association for forming a New Lodge of Ancient York Masons". Detailed written minutes of various meetings, Thomas Bradford is chairman of this record. Very Fine condition, in a fine hand that is easily discernible. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 425		1810-1980 Leather-bound By-laws of Union Lodge #121. Leather-bound book in custom gold-stamped inprinted fitted case, 9" x 6". Complete by-laws, with individual pen signatures of all its members from its inception, 1810-1980. Contains 1,157 different autographed names, membership dates and if resigned or deceased. Fine condition. Rare and highly unusual. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 426		1811-1822 Group of 9 different printed Masonic Circulars. Includes 10 with pen signatures. A very attractive offering, mostly in Very Fine condition. Lot of 9 documents. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 427		1812-1848 Group of 47 Masonic Stampless Covers all with letter enclosures. Majority of the Stampless Covers are from the 1820's. Consists of circle date stamped and town along with manuscript rate cover. From different Masonic Lodges in Pennsylvania. Deserves further study and research. Lot of 47 stampless covers wit. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 428		1814 Camp Brandywine Traveling Warrant. 2½ pages, 9½" x 7½", ALS with integral address leaf. September 24, 1814 traveling military warrent granted. Very Good. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 429		1814 Camp Dupont - Traveling Warrant. One page, 12½" x 7½", folded with integral address leaf, ALS. Regarding War of 1812 traveling military Lodge #140. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 430		1818 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Letter to Grand Master of Pennsylvania. 1½ pages, 13" x 8", with integral address leaf with large red wax seal attached. Printed and partially written front page containing various Nova Scotia lodges with written letter inside to the Grand Master of Pennsylvania. Fine condition. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 431		1818 Union Lodge Philadelphia By-laws. Twenty-four pages, bound in blue marbled paper, 5¼" x 4", the printed by-laws of the Union Lodge, founded in 1810. Very Fine condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 432		1821 Lancaster, PA. Grand Lodge Philadelphia, PA 11 page report. Beautifully penned and bound with faded red ribbon. Worthy of further study. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 433		1822 Lancaster, PA - Circular with James Buchanan's name printed in large type. One page printed document, 10" x 14", from Lodge #43, October 9, 1822 discussing negotiations, basically a grievances report, with the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Singed in larger type by four representative members of the Lodge including James Buchanan (later U.S. President). Very Good with some archival tape support at folds with splits. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 434		1823 Springfield, PA - Rare Early Canceled Stampless Cover. Dec. 27, 1823 to George Baker Sec. of Grand Lodge of Philadelphia "50¢" pen rate plus large black "Springfield PA" cancel plus "Jan 20". This early cancellation unlisted in Samson's Stampless Cat. Earliest listing for Springfield is 1849. Letter enclosure. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 435		1850 Washington Monument Society - Lithograph. One page, 10" x 8". Contempory 1850 lithographic reproduction of the signatures of the Washington National Monument Society. In a custom folder, Fine condition. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 436		1865-1909 24 Masonic Letters, Illustrations and Pamphlets. Interesting grouping including Grand Lodge of PA quarterly postcard announcement 1886 Grand Master Michael Nisbet; a letter written by Grand Master Richard Vaux May 1887; color print of Old Time Hall First Masonic Lodge in Phila; laying of the cornerstone of the New Masonic Temple in 1868; etc. Lot of 24 items. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 437		1906 Masonic Document. Partially printed and penned two page document, 14" x 8", listing all Lodge members of the Grand Lodge, being Past Masters by Election, including John Wanamaker. With secretarial signature of Wanamaker. Fine condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 438		1927 Frankart Cast Aluminum Cigar Lighter. Made for Crescent Shrine Temple of Trenton, New Jersey for the 53rd Annual Imperial Council Session held at the Hotel Chelsea Auditorium in Atlantic City, NJ on June 13, 1927. It measures 6" x 4¼" x 4" and works by pressing the wooden button on the back of the Shriners's red fez; this activates the electric coil burner. Bottom is loose but the lighter works; some paint loss on sides and very top. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 439		A Pair of early Masonic Election Returns. Consists of: Dec. 1799 Election Returns of Lodge #50 reported to the Grand Lodge Philadelphia, John Bull chosen master; Dec. 25, 1811 Pittsburgh, PA election results at Lodge #45. Report to Grand Lodge of PA with lodge seal and signatures. Very Good to Fine. Lot of 2 documents. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 440		Appointment by Lodge No. 50, of White Horse, Chester County, of a Representative to the Grand Lodge. Philadelphia, 1791. "Unanimously chosen" was Joseph Few to represent his lodge. Bold signatures of John Smith and Ezekiel Howell. Large lodge seal at left, with Masonic devices. Size: 8-1/2" x 10-3/4". Paper toned, with vivid ink. Some splits along the creases. Estimated Value $425 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 441		April 1785 Philadelphia, PA - Grand Lodge Report. One page, two sides (13" x 8"), ADS. A fine, early detalied report from the Grand Lodge in Philadelphia. Very Good with some splits and chips around the edges. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 442		August 3, 1797 - Petition to Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, "Saint Timoney Lodge". Autograph document, one page, both sides (13" x 7"), Petition for warrant to form a new Lodge called "St. Timoney" in Luzernne County, PA. Contains numerous signatures. Some archival tape and glue repairs, still clear and in Very Good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 443		Bristol, PA, June 1, 1789 ALS from Lodge No. 25. One page quarto, Fine, overall toning, partial fold separations. Letter signed by Wm. Mc Gwaine to Jonathan B. Smith regarding the separation of American Lodges from authority in Great Britain! Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 444		Cabinet Photo of Masonic Brother, James M. Forsyth, Commander, U.S. Navy. Dated 1890. Commander Forsyth in elegant pose left, wearing dress uniform. Written on back: "Admitted a member from Lodge No. 154, Lima, Peru. Jas. M. Forsyth -- Commander -- US Navy -- Jan. 1st 1890 -- ". Plus a thank you note by him in which he bemoans that we wasn't stationed on a good fighting ship ("Oh, how I would have liked to have been with Dewey!"). Both items in very fine condition. Card: 6-1/2" x 4-1/4". Lot of 2 documents. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $46
Lot 445		1810 Leather-bound Masonic Union Lodge Visitor's Book. 13" x 8". Includes 375 different autographed names of Lodge members from Pennsylvania and other States. A-Z listings consisting of 375 names with their Lodge numbers beside. Includes Richard Bach of Lodge #19 (newspaper owner son-in-law of Ben Franklin) and John Barry Lodge #9. Many of these names need research as some were participants in the Revolutionary War and the later War of 1812. An incredible rare record of Masons in the early Federal days of the Republic. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 446		Dec. 28, 1818 Grand Lodge of Philadelphia - Stampless Cover. Folded into 8" 3½" stampless cover from G.L. of Lower Canada to the Sec. of the Grand Lodge of PA. in Red manuscript "Free to Standerd" and red pen "Whitehead P.M." (postmaster). In brown ink CDS "Derby VT". Unlisted as such in Samson catalog and earliest cancel listing for Derby, is 1822! Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 447		December 1795 - Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania #50. Large printed and penned document signed by Secretary Joseph Hemphill, 16" x 12½". Being the official returns of officers and members taken on St. John's Day, December 28, 1795. Very Good with some minor paper loss at splits and folds. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 448		December 1796-June 1797 - Account of Lodge #2, Philadelphia, PA. Magnificent oversize 33½" x 16½" document with 83 different pen names of all the members of this early Philadelphia Lodge on watermarked laid paper with gorgeous embossed Masonic was seal. This list most probably contains numerous participants in the Revolutionary War including John Barry. Very attractive and very rare. Very Fine condition. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 449		Early Masonic Photos - Secret hand signs and a Member photo. Two sepia photos 3½" x 3½"; portrait sepia hand signed William J. Wheeler is 5½" x 4". Names on verso. All in Fine to Very Fine condition. Lot of 3 photos. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 450		February 23, 1780 - Bristol, PA - Request for Warrant. One page with docketing on verso, 13" x 8". A written request to the Grand Master Masonic Council of Pennsylvania for a warrant for a Masonic Lodge in Bristol, signed by the officers. Very Good with some separations at the folds. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 451		February 29, 1808 - Masonic Membership Certificate. Partially printed document signed, 13" x 10", with attached blind seals and green ribbon. An impressive Masonic membership certificate to Samuel Black Jr. a regular Master Mason of Lodge #59 of Philadelphia, PA. Minor repairs at bottom, otherwise, Fine and quite rare. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 452		Grand Lodge of Wilkes Barre, PA Inquiry as to character. August 5, 1814 Wilkes Barre, PA. ALS 1 page Quarto (9½" x 8"). Regarding the character of Doyle E. Sweeney a Lieut. U.S. Army as an applicant for admission into the Lodge. Fine condition. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 453		Group of 4 documents each requesting a new Masonic Lodge. Consists of: June 1, 1795 Philadelphia. Envelope with notation being a petition for a lodge, warrant granted to be No. 66; April 5, 1805, Chattanooga, NC. To grand Lodge of PA, requesting charter; June 2, 1800 Philadelphia. Petition to the Grand Lodge asking for a warrant to establish a lodge in Upper Southfield TWP. Wayne, PA; Feb. 3, 1817, being a petition to Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for a warrant to establish a lodge in Danville Columbia County, PA. Lot of 4 documents. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 454		Group of 4 Masonic Letters to 4 different Pennsylvania Lodges. Consists of: Jan 16, 1798 Chester, PA. To the Grand Lodge of PA. Letter from Lodge #69 in Chester PA; June 14, 1803 Pittsburgh, PA. Lengthly letter discussing the conduct of Lodge #45 (signed by Hugh Scott); Sept. 11, 1812 Lancaster, PA. Letter written from Ephurata Lodge #46 signed by P.M. John Hart; July 21, 1829 Somerset County, PA. From Lodge #84 with beautiful black seal. Lot of 4 documents. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 455		January 4, 1798 - Grand Lodge of Ireland - Orphan Fund Circular. One page printed broadside, 12" 7½". For the children of Masons. Very Fine and very rare. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 456		January 7, 1804 Halifax, Nova Scotia to Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Folded letter, 9½" x 7½", informing of members resignation. Carries early New York CDS (circle date stamp) transit. Fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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