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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Lincoln - "Lincoln Oder McClellan" - German Broadside145 - Lincoln - "Lincoln Oder McClellan" - German Broadside
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Broadside headed, in German, "Lincoln oder McClellan? / Un die Deutschen in Amerika," Loyal Publication Society of New York, 1863, large 8...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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Lincoln - 1864 "Lincoln Campaign Songster"146 - Lincoln - 1864 "Lincoln Campaign Songster"
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Lincoln songster with pictorial cover depicting the 16th President of The United States in a bust-length, 3/4 profile pose. Titled "Lincoln Cam...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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Lincoln - Presidential Sheet Music & Campaign Songster147 - Lincoln - Presidential Sheet Music & Campaign Songster
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Comprises 1). The President's Hymn "Give Thanks, All Ye People / in Response to the Proclamation / of the / President of the United States....
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[Lincoln] - Civil War Era Local Union Republican Ticket148 - [Lincoln] - Civil War Era Local Union Republican Ticket
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Union Republican Ticket printed in red ink and headed "Anderson District / for the Convention" having three names listed below an unusual ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Lincoln - 1864 Campaign "The Platforms" Handbill149 - Lincoln - 1864 Campaign "The Platforms" Handbill
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Pro-Lincoln handbill titled "The Platforms," 1864, 4to, 1 page. Contains lengthy descriptions contrasting the positions of the Lincoln &am...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln [Edward Everett]- 1864 Union Republican Tickets150 - Lincoln [Edward Everett]- 1864 Union Republican Tickets
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Comprises 1.) 1864 Union Republican Ticket for "Ward 4" listing "Edward Everett" and "Whiting Griswold" as presidentia...
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Lincoln - 1864 Anti-McClellan Cartoon151 - Lincoln - 1864 Anti-McClellan Cartoon
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Oblong small folio lithograph illustration, unsigned, 1864. Titled at bottom margin "Little Mac Trying To Dig His Way To The White House / But ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln et al. - 1864 "The True Issue..." Cartoon152 - Lincoln et al. - 1864 "The True Issue..." Cartoon
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Lithograph titled at bottom margin "The True Issue or 'Thats Whats The Matter," Currier & Ives, N.Y., 1864, oblong small folio...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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1864 Campaign - Anti-McClellan Cartoon153 - 1864 Campaign - Anti-McClellan Cartoon
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Lithograph titled "The Chicago Platform and Candidate," published by Currier & Ives, New York, N.Y., 1864." [13" H x 18"...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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McClellan & Pendleton - 1864 National Democratic Banner154 - McClellan & Pendleton - 1864 National Democratic Banner
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Hand-colored lithograph titled, in bottom margin, "Grand National Democratic Banner / Peace! Union! and Victory!" published by Currier &am...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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McClellan & Pendleton - 1864 National Democratic Banner155 - McClellan & Pendleton - 1864 National Democratic Banner
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Hand-colored lithograph with jugate portraits of McClellan and Pendelton contained within oak leaf surrounds below a vignette depicting lady liberty u
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
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George McClellan  - 1864 Campaign Ephemera156 - George McClellan - 1864 Campaign Ephemera
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Comprises 1.) National Democratic ticket "For President / George B. McClellan / of New Jersey / For Vice President / George H. Pendleton / of O...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
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Herschel Johnson - Lithograph Portrait and Envelope157 - Herschel Johnson - Lithograph Portrait and Envelope
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Comprises 1.) Lithograph titled "Hon. Herschel V. Johnson / Democratic Candidate for / Vice President of the United States," published by ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Lincoln - Large Steel Engraved Portrait158 - Lincoln - Large Steel Engraved Portrait
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Vintage engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4-profile, pose with oak leaf and laurel surround. Unsigned and undated.[Image:
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
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Lincoln - 1863 "...A Rebel Deeply Humiliated" Cartoon159 - Lincoln - 1863 "...A Rebel Deeply Humiliated" Cartoon
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Lithograph titled "Caving In, Or A Rebel 'Deeply Humiliated'," signed-in-the-plate "Ben[jamin Henry] Day del.", circa 18...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Lincoln and Johnson - Two Carte de Visite Portraits160 - Lincoln and Johnson - Two Carte de Visite Portraits
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Two Civil War era Carte de Visites with inset oval albumen print portraits contained within ornate embossed surrounds. Both printed on verso "...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - Family and Cabinet Members Carte de Visites161 - Lincoln - Family and Cabinet Members Carte de Visites
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Engraved images from well known original photographs comprising: 1.) Three portraits of Abraham Lincoln as President. 2.) Two portraits of Andrew John
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - Centennial Buttons and Mourning Ribbon162 - Lincoln - Centennial Buttons and Mourning Ribbon
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Comprises 1.) Color duotone button featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln against a gold background [1-1/8" Dia]. Bears original pin backing. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Lincoln  - Vintage and Modern Ephemera163 - Lincoln - Vintage and Modern Ephemera
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Comprises 1.) Abraham Lincoln mourning envelope featuring a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Lincoln with black 1/8" mourning borders [3-1...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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Lincoln - Impressive Silk Stevengraph Portrait164 - Lincoln - Impressive Silk Stevengraph Portrait
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Stevengraph portrait depicting Lincoln in a bust-length, 3/4 profile, pose. Image is contained within an ornate surround featuring an eagle and federa
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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[Lincoln] - John A. Logan Puck Illustration165 - [Lincoln] - John A. Logan Puck Illustration
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Color lithograph depicting John Logan holding a paper in front of Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and William Seward that says "No interference...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
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Lincoln - Three Portrait Mourning Ribbons166 - Lincoln - Three Portrait Mourning Ribbons
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Comprises 1.) Black and white silk ribbon featuring a bust-length, 1/2 profile, vignette portrait of Abraham Lincoln surmounted by a silk rosette with
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Lincoln - Three Mourning Ribbons167 - Lincoln - Three Mourning Ribbons
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Comprising 1.) Ribbon issued in the wake of Lincoln's assassination. Features mourning borders and reads "We Mourn the Nation's Loss / ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - Three Stevengraph Portrait Mourning Ribbons168 - Lincoln - Three Stevengraph Portrait Mourning Ribbons
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Three ribbons composed of woven purple, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. All are boldly titled at bottom "The Late Lamented Pres...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
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Lincoln - Stevengraph Inaugral & Mourning Ribbons169 - Lincoln - Stevengraph Inaugral & Mourning Ribbons
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Two Stevengraph ribbons composed of woven red, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. The smaller, inaugural ribbon, is imprinted at bottom...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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Lincoln - "Sermon...on...Death of President Lincoln"170 - Lincoln - "Sermon...on...Death of President Lincoln"
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Printed booklet titled on cover "Sermon / on the / Occasion of the / Death of President Lincoln Preached in the South Baptist Church, Hartford,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Lincoln - Mourning Ephemera Group171 - Lincoln - Mourning Ephemera Group
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Comprises 1.) Two printed mourning song sheets by Charles Magnus of New York, titled "The Nation Mourns," featuring a vignette along the u...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Lincoln - French Silk Stevengraph Mourning Portrait172 - Lincoln - French Silk Stevengraph Mourning Portrait
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Features a bust-length, 3/4 profile, portrait of Abraham Lincoln surrounded laurel leaves with an eagle below. Signed in the weave "Depose 1865...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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Lincoln - Four Silk Portrait Mourning Ribbons173 - Lincoln - Four Silk Portrait Mourning Ribbons
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Comprises 1.) Silk ribbon featuring an 1/8" black mourning border and text that reads "We Mourn a Beloved Patriot and Statesman / Born Feb...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Lincoln - Two Memorial Broadsides174 - Lincoln - Two Memorial Broadsides
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Comprises: 1.) Lithograph printed in silver and black, titled "In Memoriam. Good Friday Passion Week MDCCCLXV". A poetic dirge by A. J. H....
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lincoln - Two Stevengraph Mourning Ribbons & Other175 - Lincoln - Two Stevengraph Mourning Ribbons & Other
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Two sizes of identical design ribbons composed of woven red, blue, and black silk against white backgrounds. Both feature elaborate ornamentation and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - Providence Union League Memorial Broadside176 - Lincoln - Providence Union League Memorial Broadside
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Boldly printed folio broadside headed "UNION LEAGUE / Remember Lincoln!...are requested to unite in commemorating the death of our beloved brot...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Lincoln - Three Memorial Medals177 - Lincoln - Three Memorial Medals
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Comprises: 1.) White metal with obverse depicting a weeping willow and funerary urn bearing legend "A Sigh, The Absent Claim, The Dead, A Tear....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - 1865 Hand-Colored Biographical Broadside178 - Lincoln - 1865 Hand-Colored Biographical Broadside
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Large hand-colored broadside featuring many brief paragraphs about significant events in Lincoln's life and divided into columns. The title, pri...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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Lincoln - 1865 New York Observer Newspaper & Others179 - Lincoln - 1865 New York Observer Newspaper & Others
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Newspaper featuring biographical articles, memorial poems, and news of Abraham Lincoln's funeral. Bears mourning borders between each column. Ac...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Fremont & Cochrane - Banner of the Radical Democracy180 - Fremont & Cochrane - Banner of the Radical Democracy
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Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, titled "Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy / for 1864". Features jugate portra...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Fremont & Cochrane - Banner of the Radical Democracy181 - Fremont & Cochrane - Banner of the Radical Democracy
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Hand-colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives, titled "Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy / for 1864". Features jugate portra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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1860 Campaign - Anti John Bell "Traitor" Ephemera182 - 1860 Campaign - Anti John Bell "Traitor" Ephemera
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Comprises four envelopes featuring a bust-length portrait of John Bell. Three feature red ink "Traitor" hand stamps across Bell's imag...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Bell & Everett - 1860 Campaign Ephemera183 - Bell & Everett - 1860 Campaign Ephemera
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Comprises 1.) Edward Everett's signature on a clipped paper strip [1-3/8" H x 3-5/8" W]. Mounted on conforming backing sheet, age-toni...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Edward Everett - Autograph Letter Signed and Other184 - Edward Everett - Autograph Letter Signed and Other
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Autograph Letter Signed "Edward Everett," 2-1/8 pages, 8vo, no place, "Thursday 27th," no year. Addressed to Mrs. Fish, Evere...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Bell & Everett - 1860 National Union Banner185 - Bell & Everett - 1860 National Union Banner
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Hand-colored lithograph titled "Grand National Union Banner for 1860 / The Candidates and Their Platform", published by Currier & Ives...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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