Alan York: American Presidents Part I

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The first part of a spectacular collection of presidential and election ephemera from the late Dr. York’s East Hampton estate. This auction will feature election memorabilia and ephemera from United States presidents, beginning with George Washington, and concluding with Abraham Lincoln.
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Pro-Slavery "Black Republican" 1856 Satirical Handbill96 - Pro-Slavery "Black Republican" 1856 Satirical Handbill
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Pro-slavery satirical handbill in the format of a theatrical performance announcement. Headed at top "National University, / Situated in N.Y. ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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John C. Fremont - 1856 Campaign Broadside97 - John C. Fremont - 1856 Campaign Broadside
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Folio campaign broadside boldly imprinted "FREMONT CLUB / Meeting, / Wednesday, August 13th, / F.W. Shepard, Esq. / From Boston, wil speak befo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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Fremont & Dayton - "The Champions of Freedom" Jugate98 - Fremont & Dayton - "The Champions of Freedom" Jugate
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Folio black and white lithograph with opposing oval portraits depicting Fremont and Dayton in bust length 3/4-profile poses. Top center features an A
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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John C. Fremont - Kansas Campaign Banner / Flag99 - John C. Fremont - Kansas Campaign Banner / Flag
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Blue dyed cotton linen panel boldly printed in black "FREMONT / KANSAS / FUSILIERS." Bears open ended 1" wide hems along either side ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
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John C. Fremont - Miscellaneous Ephemera100 - John C. Fremont - Miscellaneous Ephemera
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Comprises: 1.) Three carte de visite portraits of Fremont in uniform [one inscribed at bottom "Fremont"]. 2.) Two unused large 16mo postal...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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John C. Fremont & Wm. Dayton - Currier Campaign Jugate101 - John C. Fremont & Wm. Dayton - Currier Campaign Jugate
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Hand-colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier depicting the Republican nominees, John C. Fremont and William Dayton, beneath the Temple of Liberty and
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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John C. Fremont - Three Campaign Ribbons102 - John C. Fremont - Three Campaign Ribbons
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Comprises 1.) Pink and white striped "National Badge" ribbon "For President / J.C. Fremont / for Vice President / W.L. Dayton," ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
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Fremont & Dayton - Grand National Republican Banner103 - Fremont & Dayton - Grand National Republican Banner
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Hand-colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier depicting the Republican nominees, John C. Fremont and William Dayton, beneath the Temple of Liberty and
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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John C. Fremont - Campaign Portrait & Others104 - John C. Fremont - Campaign Portrait & Others
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Comprises 1.) Hand-colored lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, 1856, titled "John C. Fremont, Republican Candidate for Fifteenth Preside...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Three 1856 Election Tickets105 - Three 1856 Election Tickets
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Comprises 1.) Fillmore and Donelson ticket headed "American Ticket / November Election, 1856 / For President / Millard Fillmore / of New York /...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Rare Lincoln and Hamlin Republican Banner Jugate106 - Rare Lincoln and Hamlin Republican Banner Jugate
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Hand-colored lithograph jugate imprinted "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinios / President / Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine / Vice President."...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Lincoln, Bell & Everett  - 1860 "...Salt River" Cartoon107 - Lincoln, Bell & Everett - 1860 "...Salt River" Cartoon
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1860 Currier & Ives cartoon titled "Political 'Blondins' Crossing Salt River." The cartoon actually favors John Bell & Edw...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, et al.- 1860 Candidates Cartoon108 - Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, et al.- 1860 Candidates Cartoon
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Lithograph cartoon titled at bottom " 'Taking The Stump' or Stephen In Search Of His Mother." Depicts all four 1860 candidates, in...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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N. Currier - "The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856"109 - N. Currier - "The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856"
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Campaign lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, 1856 favoring Millard Fillmore, titled "The Great American Buck Hunt of 1856". A "...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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Lincoln - 1860 Currier & Ives "Woodpile" Cartoon110 - Lincoln - 1860 Currier & Ives "Woodpile" Cartoon
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Lithograph depicting political powerhouse Horace Greeley trying to persuade "Young America" that Lincoln and the Republican Party are not ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, et al.- 1860 Candidates Cartoon111 - Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, et al.- 1860 Candidates Cartoon
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Lithograph titled at bottom "'Taking The Stump' or Stephen In Search Of His Mother." Depicts all four 1860 candidates, including B...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Lincoln - 1860 "...Political Gymnasium" Cartoon112 - Lincoln - 1860 "...Political Gymnasium" Cartoon
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Lithograph depicting all four 1860 presidential candidates, Seward, and newspaper publishers enjoying a workout. "Entered according to the act ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Lincoln - 1860 "Progressive Democracy" Cartoon113 - Lincoln - 1860 "Progressive Democracy" Cartoon
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Lithograph by Louis Maurer titled "Progressive Democracy - Prospect of a Smash Up", depicting the split in the Democratic Party. A carriag...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Lincoln -  1860 George Clark Ambrotype Pin114 - Lincoln - 1860 George Clark Ambrotype Pin
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George Clark ambrotype pin from the 1860 Campaign. Oval portrait depicting a clean shaven Lincoln in a bust-length [mid-chest], 3/4 profile pose. This
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln - 1860 "The Rail Candidate" Cartoon115 - Lincoln - 1860 "The Rail Candidate" Cartoon
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Lithograph depicting the republican nominee Abraham Lincoln uncomfortably straddling a rail carried by an African American man and abolitionist editor
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Lincoln - Wooden Blade Campaign Axe115A - Lincoln - Wooden Blade Campaign Axe
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Wonderful campaign symbol for the "Rail Splitter" candidate. Bears a carved wooden blade with [possibly later applied] metallic silver and...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Lincoln & Hamlin - Two 1860 Ballots116 - Lincoln & Hamlin - Two 1860 Ballots
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Printed Massachusetts "Republic Ticket" [9-1/4" x 4"] and Iowa "True Republican Ticket" [6-7/8" x 2-3/4"] el...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 "Union Candidates" Jugate117 - Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 "Union Candidates" Jugate
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Hand-colored lithograph depicting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson in a laurel surround bearing two cornucopias below and an eagle with spread wings
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Lincoln & Hamlin - 1860 Silk Campaign Ribbon118 - Lincoln & Hamlin - 1860 Silk Campaign Ribbon
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1860 printed champagne-tone silk campaign ribbon headed "Lincoln and Hamlin." Features an engraved portrait of Lincoln at center above a f...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Lincoln & Hamlin - 1860 Massachusetts Election Ticket119 - Lincoln & Hamlin - 1860 Massachusetts Election Ticket
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1860 paper ballot from Massachusetts. Headed "Lincoln & Hamlin / Ward 6 / Republican Ticket." Features an engraving naive portrait of ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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Lincoln - Circa 1861 Currier & Ives Portrait120 - Lincoln - Circa 1861 Currier & Ives Portrait
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Hand-colored,small folio, lithograph portrait of Lincoln, published by Currier & Ives, New York, circa 1861. Depicts Lincoln in a bust-length, 3...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 Electoral Tickets121 - Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 Electoral Tickets
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Comprises 1.) Maryland, Allegany County, ticket headed "The Union Forever! / For President, / Abraham Lincoln / For Vice-President, / Andrew Jo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Roll of Republican Convention 1860122 - Roll of Republican Convention 1860
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Printed folio, 1 page, broadside titled at head "Roll of the National Republican Convention. / Chicago, May 16th, 1860. Contains a complete li...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Lincoln - Cigar Box Labels (3)123 - Lincoln - Cigar Box Labels (3)
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Comprises three engraved cigar box labels in pink, yellow, and beige titled "Abraham Lincoln / Fabrica de Tabacos / de la meier hoja de la vuel...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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1860 Republican Wigwam Lithograph124 - 1860 Republican Wigwam Lithograph
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Lithograph titled at bottom margin "Republican Wigwam, / Erected by the Republicans of Chicago for the Campaign of 1860, capable of holding 10,...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Lincoln - 1860 Campaign Song Book125 - Lincoln - 1860 Campaign Song Book
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Songbook titled, on cover, "The Young Men's Republican Vocalist," published by A. Morris, New York, 1860,16mo, 40 pages. Features yell...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Autograph Letter To President-Elect Lincoln126 - Autograph Letter To President-Elect Lincoln
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Autograph letter signed "George N. Mayhew," Sank Rapids, Minnesota, November 20, 1860, 4to, 3/4 page. Addressed "To Hon. Abraham Lin...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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Abraham Lincoln - 1860 Republican Campaign Songster127 - Abraham Lincoln - 1860 Republican Campaign Songster
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Booklet "Wide Awake Vocalist / Rail Splitters' Song Book: Words and Music for the Republican Campaign of 1860," published by E.A. Dagg...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Lincoln & Johnson -  Pictorial 1864 Union Ticket128 - Lincoln & Johnson - Pictorial 1864 Union Ticket
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1864 doubled-sided California "Union Ticket". Verso features a view of the Battle of Cherbourg depicting the CSS Alabama being sunk by the...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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No Lot129 - No Lot
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This lot has been removed from the sale and will be offered in a future auction.
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Lincoln & Johnson - Four 1864 Union Tickets130 - Lincoln & Johnson - Four 1864 Union Tickets
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Group of four Union tickets. Three bear vignettes featuring: 1.) A buoy labeled "Our Country" surmounted by a waving American flag. 2.) B...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Breckinridge & Lane - 1860 National Democratic Banner131 - Breckinridge & Lane - 1860 National Democratic Banner
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Hand-colored lithograph featuring oval jugate portraits of Breckinridge and Lane. Both candidates' images are contained within laurel leaf surro...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Breckinridge & Lane - Campaign Tickets and Pamphlets132 - Breckinridge & Lane - Campaign Tickets and Pamphlets
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Comprises 1.) Democratic ticket "For President / John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky / For Vice President / Joseph Lane, of Oregon" bearing ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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John C. Breckinridge - Silk Campaign Ribbon133 - John C. Breckinridge - Silk Campaign Ribbon
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Silk ribbon with engraved portrait of John C. Breckinridge after the Mathew Brady photograph and facsimile signature below [7" H x 2-5/8" ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Breckinridge & Lane - 1860 Ferrotype Jugate Pin134 - Breckinridge & Lane - 1860 Ferrotype Jugate Pin
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Scarce specimen considered to be among the first ferrotype jugate pins produced for the 1860 Presidential campaign. [Overall 7/8" Diameter / Im...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Douglas & Johnson - National Democrat Banner Jugate135 - Douglas & Johnson - National Democrat Banner Jugate
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Hand-colored lithograph with oval portraits of Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson contained in a laurel surround and surmounted by a Lady Libe
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Douglas & Johnson - 1860 Pictorial Campaign Flag136 - Douglas & Johnson - 1860 Pictorial Campaign Flag
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Glazed cotton flag printed in blue "For President / Stephen A. Douglas / Vice President / Herschel V. Johnson". Blue field at top left bea...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00) = 15,000.00
 
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Douglas & Johnson - Election Ballots (2)137 - Douglas & Johnson - Election Ballots (2)
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Comprises 1.) "Democratic National Ticket" for "Douglas and Johnson." Contains additional races including: Erasmus D. Beach for ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Douglas & Johnson - Silk Portrait Ribbon138 - Douglas & Johnson - Silk Portrait Ribbon
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Blue silk ribbon imprinted "Douglas and Johnson / The Union Now and Forever", featuring a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Stephen Do...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Stephen Douglas - 1860 Campaign Portrait139 - Stephen Douglas - 1860 Campaign Portrait
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Hand-colored lithograph published by Kellogg in Hartford, 1860. Titled in bottom margin "Stephen A. Douglas, Democratic Candidate for Sixteenth...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Stephen Douglas - Portrait and 1860 Pamphlet140 - Stephen Douglas - Portrait and 1860 Pamphlet
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Comprises 1.) Waist-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Stephen A. Douglas imprinted at bottom "S. A. Douglas." [3-5/8" H x 2-3/8" ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Hannibal Hamlin - Ceramic Tray141 - Hannibal Hamlin - Ceramic Tray
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Green ceramic tray featuring a portrait of Hannibal Hamlin with "Honorable Hannibal Hamlin Ex. Vice President of the United States" letter...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Lincoln - 1864 "Your Plan and Mine" Cartoon142 - Lincoln - 1864 "Your Plan and Mine" Cartoon
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Lithograph titled "Your Plan and Mine", contrasting the democratic and republican plans for the prosecution of the war. McClellan offers a...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Lincoln - 1864 Carved Bone and Ferrotype Portrait Ring143 - Lincoln - 1864 Carved Bone and Ferrotype Portrait Ring
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Ladies' carved bone ring featuring an inset circular ferrotype portrait of Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4 profile, pose below the text "Linc...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Lincoln - 1861 and 1864 Presidential Ribbons144 - Lincoln - 1861 and 1864 Presidential Ribbons
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Comprises: 1.) Black printed champagne-tone silk ribbon headed "Citizens' Committee / Lincoln Reception / Philadelphia, February, 1861.&quo...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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