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<p>Early American History Auctions, Inc. (EAHA) announces the release of the catalog for its August 23, 2003 Mail Bid Sale, consisting of 1,226 lots of Autographs, Coins, Currency, Civil War material, Prints, Maps, and other authentic, historic Americana with a total value of over $1,000,000.

<p>AUTOGRAPHS: Highlights of the Autograph section include an 1817 Autograph Letter Signed by John Quincy Adams, also initialed by him in a postscript (Est. $10,000-$14,000).

<p>The highlight of the Colonial America section is a 1758 "New York Gazette" newspaper with a report from Col. George Washington and with a Halfpence Tax Stamp imprinted on the back page (Est. $4,500-$6,500).

<p>In the Revolutionary War section, highlights include a c. 1778 Broadside Poem "American Taxation" (Est. 4,500-$6,500).

<p>Highlighting the Civil War Broadsides section is an April 15, 1861 "Telegram-Extra" Newspaper Broadside reporting the surrender of Fort Sumter (Est. $3,500-$5,500).

<p>COINS AND CURRENCY: Highlights of the Colonial Currency section include an exceedingly rare Massachusetts 30 Shillings 1775 "Sword In Hand" note (Est. $10,000-$14,000).

<p>COLONIAL COINAGE: A number of important United States Colonial Coins will be offered, including a pleasing 1652 Massachusetts "Oak Tree" Shilling, Noe 1 in Very Fine or better (Est. $5,250-$5,750)

<p>In the regular U.S. Coins section, highlights include a 1793 "Chain" Cent graded Fine-12 by PCGS (Est. $10,000-$14,000) and a 1907 Liberty Head Nickel struck on a Cent Planchet (Est. 5,000-$8,000).

<p>Additionally, there are sections of Obsolete Currency, Encased Postage, Posters, Newspapers, Political Ephemera, Judaica, Guns and Edged Weapons, Fossils and Cultural Artifacts, Antique Maps and more--some sixty-five major areas of historic collectibles.
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Lot 451: 2 Civil War Prints451 - Lot 451: 2 Civil War Prints
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>“BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING” and Print of a Nurse “LEAVING... FOR THE BATT...
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Lot 452: 3 3 Robert E. Lee Civil War Prints452 - Lot 452: 3 3 Robert E. Lee Civil War Prints
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>“SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE,” and Civil War Prints featuring Robert E. Lee, Lot of 3...
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Lot 453: 1887 Civil War Content Lithograph453 - Lot 453: 1887 Civil War Content Lithograph
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>1887 Color Lithograph, “Battle of Fort Donelson.”</b> By Kurz & Allison...
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Lot 454: 1887-1893, Six Civil War Prints454 - Lot 454: 1887-1893, Six Civil War Prints
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>1887-1893, Six Civil War Prints.</b> Includes four large prints (22” x 29” ...
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Lot 455: Monitor & Merrimac Lithograph, 1889455 - Lot 455: Monitor & Merrimac Lithograph, 1889
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>1889 Color Lithograph, “Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac.”</b> By Ku...
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Lot 456: Civil War Litho-Battle of Franklin456 - Lot 456: Civil War Litho-Battle of Franklin
Early American
<b>Civil War Prints</b><hr><b>1891 Color Lithograph, “Battle of Franklin.”</b> By Kurz & Allison of C...
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Lot 457: 1868, GENERAL ORDERS457 - Lot 457: 1868, GENERAL ORDERS
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<b>Civil War Publications</b><hr><b>1868, GENERAL ORDERS Nos. 1 to 104, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s O...
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Lot 458: 1868, History of the Late Civil War458 - Lot 458: 1868, History of the Late Civil War
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<b>Civil War Publications</b><hr><b>1868 “History of the Civil War”</b> <b>1868, “History o...
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Start Price : 420.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 459: David Dixon Porter, Civil War CDV459 - Lot 459: David Dixon Porter, Civil War CDV
Early American
<b>Civil War Confederate DV</b><hr><b>An uncommon pose of the celebrated Union admiral, David Dixon Porter, by Charles D. Fr...
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Lot 460: Woodcut Print of Civil War General460 - Lot 460: Woodcut Print of Civil War General
Early American
<b>Civil War Confederate DV</b><hr><b>Woodcut Print of Union General Nathaniel Prentice Banks, by L. Prang & Co., Boston...
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Lot 461: Connecticut GAR Mementos 1848-1899461 - Lot 461: Connecticut GAR Mementos 1848-1899
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>1849-1899, Large Grand Army of the Republic Cards, Covers & Mementos, Lot of 50, Av...
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Lot 462: Flagstaff Piece from Fort Sumpter462 - Lot 462: Flagstaff Piece from Fort Sumpter
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>1861, Piece of a Flagstaff from the First Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Fine.</b> ...
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Lot 463: c.1863 Civil War Military Song Book463 - Lot 463: c.1863 Civil War Military Song Book
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>Colorful Civil War Military Song Book</b> <b>c. 1863, Civil War Military...
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Start Price : 240.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lot 464: Three Civil War Union Music Sheets464 - Lot 464: Three Civil War Union Music Sheets
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>Three Civil War Union Music Sheets, with Illustrations by Charles Magnus, Choice Extrem...
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Lot 465: Miscellaneous Civil War Relics465 - Lot 465: Miscellaneous Civil War Relics
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>Miscellaneous Civil War Relics from Henry White, mixed condition.</b> Interestin...
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Lot 466: c. 1880 Confederate Reunion Flag466 - Lot 466: c. 1880 Confederate Reunion Flag
Early American
<b>Civil War Miscellaneous</b><hr><b>Interesting Confederate Parade Flag</b> <b>c. 1880 Confederate Reunion P...
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Start Price : 360.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lot 467: Undated Civil War Dog-Tag467 - Lot 467: Undated Civil War Dog-Tag
Early American
<b>Civil War DogTags</b><hr><b>Civil War Dog-Tag Issued </b> <b>Undated Civil War Dog-Tag, Issued, Choice Ve...
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lot 468: Logan and Lincoln Law Firm Book468 - Lot 468: Logan and Lincoln Law Firm Book
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Law Book from “Logan and Lincoln” Law Firm, Very Fine.</b> This legal book i...
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Start Price : 390.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 950.00
 
 
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Lot 469: Book on Abraham Lincoln, 1899469 - Lot 469: Book on Abraham Lincoln, 1899
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1899, “Religious Views of Abraham Lincoln,” by Orrin Henry Pennell, Scranton Printi...
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Lot 470: Lincoln Related Civil War Letter470 - Lot 470: Lincoln Related Civil War Letter
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<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Lincoln “Looks Like An Old Farmer,” Soldier Writes</b> <b>February 1...
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Lot 471: Abraham Lincoln Medal, 1875471 - Lot 471: Abraham Lincoln Medal, 1875
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Abraham Lincoln Medal struck on an Egyptian AH1293 (1875) 20 Qirsh, Extremely Fine or better.&l...
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Lot 472: 1860,1868 MA Election Ballots472 - Lot 472: 1860,1868 MA Election Ballots
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1860 and 1868. Massachusetts Election Ballots for the 1860 Republican Lincoln-Hamlin ticket, a...
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Lot 473: Edwin Booth Boston Theatre Playbill473 - Lot 473: Edwin Booth Boston Theatre Playbill
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>(EDWIN BOOTH), American actor and theatrical manager; brother of the Lincoln assassin, John Wil...
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Lot 474: High Relief Lincoln Plaque, 1909474 - Lot 474: High Relief Lincoln Plaque, 1909
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Large, High Relief Lincoln Plaque, Extremely Fine.</b> Oval, 12” x 10,” cons...
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Lot 475: NY Herald Newspaper-Lincoln Funeral475 - Lot 475: NY Herald Newspaper-Lincoln Funeral
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>April 24, 1865, NEW YORK HERALD Coverage of Lincoln’s Funeral, Edited by James Gordon Ben...
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Lot 476: 1860 Lincoln Campaign Ferrotype476 - Lot 476: 1860 Lincoln Campaign Ferrotype
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1860 Abraham Lincoln Campaign Ferrotype, Very Fine or better.</b> DeWitt AL 1860-139, Ki...
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Start Price : 480.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lot 477: Gardner CDV of Abraham Lincoln477 - Lot 477: Gardner CDV of Abraham Lincoln
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Abraham Lincoln by Gardner</b> <b>CDV of Abraham Lincoln by Gardner, Choice Extr...
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Start Price : 390.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 950.00
 
 
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Lot 478: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin478 - Lot 478: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1864 Abraham Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin, Fine.</b> DeWitt 1864-106, King 171 variant. 1...
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Start Price : 270.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
 
 
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Lot 479: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin479 - Lot 479: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1864 Abraham Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin, Choice About New.</b> DeWitt AL-104, King 164. ...
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Start Price : 480.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lot 480: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin480 - Lot 480: 1864 Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>1864 Abraham Lincoln Ferrotype Stickpin, Choice About New.</b> DeWitt 1864-106, King 171...
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Start Price : 270.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
 
 
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Lot 481: c.1865 Lithograph,Lincoln & Family481 - Lot 481: c.1865 Lithograph,Lincoln & Family
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>c. 1865 Lithograph, “Lincoln and Family,” Very Fine.</b> Image is 16.5&rdquo...
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Lot 482:19th Cent. Platinum Print of Lincoln482 - Lot 482:19th Cent. Platinum Print of Lincoln
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Platinum Print of Lincoln Taken From Hessler</b> <b>Late 19th Century Platinum P...
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Start Price : 540.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lot 483: Lincoln Mourning Ribbon, c. 1865483 - Lot 483: Lincoln Mourning Ribbon, c. 1865
Early American
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>Lincoln Mourning Ribbon, c. 1865, Very Fine</b> Black mourning ribbon with “P. S. ...
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Start Price : 360.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lot 484: Slavery Related Book, 1832 History484 - Lot 484: Slavery Related Book, 1832 History
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1832 Book, “CLAIMS OF THE AFRICANS: or the History of the American Colonization Society,&rd...
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Lot 485:Slavery Related Signed Document 1806485 - Lot 485:Slavery Related Signed Document 1806
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Washington’s Neighbor Invests In a Schooner - And Two Slaves</b> <b>July 11...
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Start Price : 240.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lot 486: Slavery Related MS Document, 1820486 - Lot 486: Slavery Related MS Document, 1820
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>October 1820, Rare Manuscript Handbill for a Runaway Slave in Jail, Adams County, Mississippi, Ch...
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Start Price : 330.00 | Estimate : 550.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Lot 487: 1834 Tax Receipt for Slaves, MS487 - Lot 487: 1834 Tax Receipt for Slaves, MS
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1834 Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves And Other Property, Choice Very Fine</b> Partly Prin...
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Lot 488: 1843 Slavery Related Document, MS488 - Lot 488: 1843 Slavery Related Document, MS
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1843, Document Assessing Division of Nine Slaves in Mississippi, Wilkinson County, Choice Very Fi...
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Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lot 489: 1844 Receipt -Taxes Paid On Slaves489 - Lot 489: 1844 Receipt -Taxes Paid On Slaves
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1844 Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves And Other Property, Choice Extremely Fine</b> Partly...
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Lot 490: 1845 Letter, Slavery Content, MS490 - Lot 490: 1845 Letter, Slavery Content, MS
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Rare Commentary about a Runaway Slave Who Begged His Master to Take Him Back</b> <b&g...
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Start Price : 480.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lot 491:Black Historic Content Document,1862491 - Lot 491:Black Historic Content Document,1862
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>June 9, 1862, Document: “...Extracts from Letters Received by the Educational Commission of...
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Lot 492: 1855 Receipt-Taxes Paid On Slaves492 - Lot 492: 1855 Receipt-Taxes Paid On Slaves
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1855 Receipt For Taxes Paid On Slaves And Other Property, Choice Extremely Fine</b> Partly...
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Lot 493: c1870, Reprographic Stereoview Card493 - Lot 493: c1870, Reprographic Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Comic Gems - Black Satire Advertising Card</b> <b>c. 1870, Reprographic Stereoview...
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Lot 494: c.1890 Stereoview Card, Slavery494 - Lot 494: c.1890 Stereoview Card, Slavery
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Cotton is King.</b> <b>c. 1890, Color Reprographic Stereoview Card, “Cotton ...
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Lot 495: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card495 - Lot 495: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>c. 1900, Color Reprographic Stereoview Card: “How De Debil Do Dey Make A Bike Anyway,&rdquo...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 225.00
 
 
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Lot 496: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card496 - Lot 496: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>c. 1900, Color Reprographic Stereoview Card, “Down in Dixie,” Very Fine.</b> A...
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Lot 497: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card497 - Lot 497: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>“Mrs. Newlywed’s New Wench Cook”</b> <b>c. 1900, Color Reprograp...
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Lot 498: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card498 - Lot 498: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>c. 1900, Color Reprographic Stereoview Card, “Native Cane Grinders In Sunny Florida,”...
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Lot 499: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card499 - Lot 499: Black Content c1900 Stereoview Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>c. 1900, Color Reprographic Sterioview Card, “The Three Shiners - Three Little Negroes In A...
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Lot 500: c.1900 15 Postcards, Black History500 - Lot 500: c.1900 15 Postcards, Black History
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>15 Postcards depicting African Americans from the Turn of the Century, Average Very Fine</b>...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
 
 
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