Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

Presidential Ephemera

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 623		Arthur, Chester A. Two sepia toned cartes de visite of Arthur. One image shows him as an elegantly clad young man; the other image is a bust portrait of a more mature Arthur as the 1880 Republican vice presidential nominee. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 10½ x 11 in. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 624		Grant, Ulysses S. - Commemorative Grant Silhouette Cast Iron Plaque. High relief bust silhouette of Grant in uniform, unsigned, 10½ in. diameter and ½ in. deep, 3½ lbs, c. late 19th century. Engraved above the image "FIDUS ET AUDAX" (loyal and unquestioning) and flanked below "1822 / 1885". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $72
Lot 625		Grant, Ulysses S. - Funeral. Four items: 1) Sepia toned photo entitled "The Prayer Being Heard At the Tomb", 10 x 11½ in., c. 1886, by the U.S. Inst. Photo Co. #58; 2) Handsome portrait print of General Grant, 13 x 10 in. black & white with yellow highlighting, published by Currier & Ives, New York, n.d.; 3) 36 Star American Flag, silk, red white & blue, 16 x 12 in., with identifying letter envelope stating "Flag carried by Mrs.J.J. Ingalls at Grant's funeral."; and 4) Decorative Memorial ribbon including a small round sepia picture of Grant, black silk with silver trim and tassels, 8" x 2½ in. All four items are matted together to an overall size of 29 x 25 in. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $990
Lot 626		Grant, Ulysses S. Wood Bust. Carved folk-art wood bust of General Grant, 16 x 8 x 7 in., signed "H. R. W.", artist unknown, n.p., n.d. Together with "The American Civil War Book and Grant Album", William H. Allen, New York, 1894. Oblong folio 11 x 14 in., green cloth gold embossed cover. Slight separation top front cover board. Spine intact. Light age toning. Overall very good condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 627		Johnson, Andrew Three Impeachment Tickets. Three admittance tickets to the Gallery of the U.S. Senate for the "Impeachment of the President": orange ticket (minor toning) dated March 23, 1868; cream ticket (mostly covered by dark toning) dated April 14, 1868; and white ticket (moderately toned) dated May 26, 1868. Orange and white tickets are 3 x 3½ in.; cream ticket has stub attached and is 3 x 5 in. "All with facsimile signature of George T. Brown, Sergeant-at Arms. On February 24, 1865, the House voted to impeach Johnson by a vote of 126 to 47. On May 26, 1868, the Senate acquitted the President by a vote of 35 to 19, only one vote short of the two-thirds required for conviction. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 628		Lincoln and Family. Oval photograph of a composite image using Brady's photograph of Lincoln reading to Tad, superimposing an image of Mrs. Lincoln seated next to Lincoln and Robert in military uniform standing behind his father's chair, sepia toned, 7½ x 5 in., framed to an overall size of 14½ x 12¼ in. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 629		Lincoln, Abraham. Mezzotint, proof, engraved by John Sartain of Philadelphia, PA, published by R.R. Landon, Agt. 88 Lake St. Chicago, Ill. Image: 21½ x 15¼ in.; sheet: 25¼ x 20½ in. Linen backed. A full-length, seated portrait of Lincoln, his body facing left and his face facing front. He holds a quill pen in his right hand, which rests on a table holding a bust of Jackson, some books, newspapers, etc. Printed at lower left is: "The head after a Photograph from life, the Picture by Boyle." In right foreground are a globe and a roll inscribed "Campaign of 1864." Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $475
Lot 630		Lincoln, Abraham - Life Mask and Hands after Leonard Volk. Plaster Lincoln life mask, 12 x 8 x 7 in., cast by American sculptor, Leonard Volk, April 1860. Volk later cast Lincoln's hands, each approximately 3 x 6 x 3 in. Lincoln's right hand was still swollen from shaking so many supporters' hands after his Republican Party nomination.for President. To steady his hand in the mold, Lincoln cut off a piece of a broom handle to hold for the casting. Volk later placed the piece of handle in the cast displayed here. Lincoln remembered the first sitting for Volk, in 1860 in Chicago, as "anything but agreeable";` not surprising, as the mask hardened so fast he had trouble pulling it off. Mask and hand castings presented here are from P.P. Caproni & Bro., Caproni Casts Made in U.S.A, Boston, c.1909. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 631		Lincoln, Abraham - "The New York Herald" April 21, 1865. Reporting on the death of President Lincoln, 8 pages, New York, dated Friday, April 21, 1865. Columns with black mourning borders. Light age toning and wear throughout. Some paper chipping on bottom borders. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 632		Lincoln, Abraham - Orotone Portrait. Gold-toned print of a handsome 49-year-old Lincoln, 10 x 8 in., framed to an overall size of 13 x 11 in., copyright by L. K. Dewein, Los Angeles, Ca. Mr. Dewein has attached to the back of the frame a brief printed history of the original negative made in 1858 by photographer H.H. Cole of Peoria and Pekin, Illinois. Mr. Dewein states that Mr. Cole personally presented the negative to him. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 633		Lincoln, Abraham - Printed Portrait. Sepia-toned portrait, 16½ x 11½ in., n.p., c. 1865, by J.W. Dodge. Printed "A. Lincoln" signature below the image. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865, by John W. Dodge, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York." Matted and framed to an overall size of 26 x 24 in. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 634		Lincoln, Abraham and Mary - Cartes de Visite and Vintage Photograph. Three cartes de visite : one of President Lincoln, one of Mary Lincoln; the third is a Lincoln family portrait. All in very good condition. Lot also includes a sepia-toned photo of The Funeral Car that conveyed the remains of President Lincoln from the Executive Mansion to the Capitol on April 19th, 1865, 5 x 7 in. Light staining throughout. Photo framed to an overall size of 11 x 13 in. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $228
Lot 635		Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Oval bust tintype portrait of President Lincoln, sepia toned, 2 x 1½ in. Framed to an overall size of 5 x 4 in. with gold filigree matting. Together with a carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, matted and framed to an overall size of 10½ x 8½ in. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 636		Reagan, Ronald - Collection of Presidential Memorabilia. Consisting of: 1) Three large Commemorative Presidential bronze medals; 2) Two small Commemorative Presidential silver medals; 3) 1981 Inauguration Invitation printed and embossed with a gold Inaugural Seal; 4) Secretarially-signed photograph of President Reagan, glossy color print, 8½ x 7½ in.; 5) Small engraved Presidential portrait; 6) Twelve commemorative stamps; 7) Five campaign buttons; 8) Commemorative 2011 Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration enameled pin; 9) President Reagan commemorative 5" silver souvenir spoon; 10) Printed excerpt from Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Address ("With all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage and our strength…We have every right to dream heroic dreams."); 11) Brief printed Reagan biographical timeline. All the items presented are handsomely matted together and framed to an overall size of 24 x 34½ in. (A decorative Reagan First Day Cover, dated February 9, 2005, postmarked Simi Valley, CA. 93065 and six assorted pictures of Reagan, have been attached to the back of the frame. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408