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 - Wooden Blade Campaign Axe115A - Lincoln - Wooden Blade Campaign Axe
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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
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Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 Electoral Tickets121 - Lincoln & Johnson - 1864 Electoral Tickets
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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
Roland Auctions New York
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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