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Collectibles, Original Historical Documents, Autographs, ancient to 21st Centuries, over 33 fields of interest. Largest-Circulation Catalogue of its kind, now on line. Established 1946. Cohasco, Inc.s Mail/Phone/Fax Auction and Fixed-Price items. Wide selection for the new or advanced collector, historian and dealer. All price ranges. Including: Aviation, Americana, Art, Authors, Automobiliana, Baseball, Black History, Checks, Civil War, Colonial, Confederate, Entertainment, Ephemera, Financial, First Ladies, Judaica, Legal, Letters, Louisiana, Maps and Prints, Medical and Science, Medieval, Military and Naval History, Mississippi, Movies, Music, Nazi, Newspapers and Periodicals, Old Books and Manuscripts, Photographica, Political, Presidential, Prints, Railroad, Revolutionary War, Southern History, Sports, Stock Certificates, Theatre, World, State and Local History, World Wars I and II, and a broad range of interesting, rare and unusual paper and other items.
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Amassed by a scholar over a period of decades101Amassed by a scholar over a period of decades
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Amassed by a scholar over a period of decades, this unique and significant collection of hundreds of original items includes manuscript maps, personal
Start Price : 40,000.00 | Estimate : 80,000.00 - 110,000.00
South Carolina Rice for Wine. Highly interest102South Carolina Rice for Wine. Highly interest
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South Carolina Rice for Wine. Highly interesting, lengthy letter, Thos. Higham, Charleston, Apr. 29, 1817, 3 pp., to Newton, Gordon, Murdock & S...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Of copper color.... Manuscript bill of sale,103Of copper color.... Manuscript bill of sale,
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Of copper color.... Manuscript bill of sale, Fayette County, Tenn., June 29, 1848, 7 3/4 x 1 0, 2 1/2 pp. For "...a negro slave by the name of ...
Start Price : 88.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Mulato boy called Henry.... Manuscript bill o104Mulato boy called Henry.... Manuscript bill o
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Mulato boy called Henry.... Manuscript bill of sale, Nicholas County, Kentucky, Sept. 5, 1820, 7 1/4 x 1 2 1/2 , 1 p., docketed. "I Thomas Math...
Start Price : 88.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Slaves of South Carolina. Niles' Weekly Regis105Slaves of South Carolina. Niles' Weekly Regis
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Slaves of South Carolina. Niles' Weekly Register, Baltimore, Mar. 2, 1816, 16 pp. "It is now a little more than a year since we closed a co...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Nat Turner Slave Revolt. Two issues of Niles106Nat Turner Slave Revolt. Two issues of Niles
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Nat Turner Slave Revolt. Two issues of Niles Weekly Register, Baltimore, reporting the historic Nat Turner slave revolt. Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, 1831, (
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Drought in the South. Letter of plantation ow107Drought in the South. Letter of plantation ow
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Drought in the South. Letter of plantation owner John A. Ray, Butler (Ala.), Apr. 23, 1855, 1 1/3 pp., 8 x 12 1/4 , to a family member in Georgia. &...
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 110.00
The Cooper Union Speech. One of the great wor201The Cooper Union Speech. One of the great wor
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The Cooper Union Speech. One of the great works of oratory of American history, and the speech which brought Lincoln to national attention. Feb. 27, 1
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 825.00
Full Plate Tintype. A significant Civil War r202Full Plate Tintype. A significant Civil War r
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Full Plate Tintype. A significant Civil War rarity: a full plate, identified tintype of Union soldier "Albert V. Smith, Enlisted at 19, died in...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Communicating in Code. Pamphlet, "The State o203Communicating in Code. Pamphlet, "The State o
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Communicating in Code. Pamphlet, "The State of the Union - Speech of Benjamin Wood, of New York, in the House of Representatives, May 16, 1862,...
Start Price : 33.00 | Estimate : 65.00 - 85.00
The Two Roads to Peace. 1864 Lincoln campaign204The Two Roads to Peace. 1864 Lincoln campaign
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The Two Roads to Peace. 1864 Lincoln campaign broadside, 9 1/4 x 1 2. "The election of Lincoln and Johnson is the death-knell of the Rebellion!...
Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for 88.00
Death of Lincoln. Two items: Old reprint of T205Death of Lincoln. Two items: Old reprint of T
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Death of Lincoln. Two items: Old reprint of The New York Herald, Apr. 15, 1865, reporting assassination. Heavy black mourning borders on columns. On p
Start Price : 63.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
John Wilkes Booth. Carte of Lincoln's assassi206John Wilkes Booth. Carte of Lincoln's assassi
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John Wilkes Booth. Carte of Lincoln's assassin. 2 1/2 x 4, a slightly larger size than usual. Two tiny pinholes near top edge, where once mounte...
Estimate : 175.00 - 275.00
Sold to floor for 145.00
John Wilkes Booth. Theatrical broadside, Jan.207John Wilkes Booth. Theatrical broadside, Jan.
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John Wilkes Booth. Theatrical broadside, Jan. 20, 1863, appearing in "Lady of Lyons" at Boston Museum. 6 x 15. Booth's name, in bold t...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 1,820.00
Lincoln Campaign Token in Silver. Splendid si208Lincoln Campaign Token in Silver. Splendid si
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Lincoln Campaign Token in Silver. Splendid silver 1864 campaign token, with flattering likeness of Lincoln on obverse. On reverse: "Abraham Lin...
Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00
Sold to floor for 63.00
Music of the Rebellion. Group of four pieces209Music of the Rebellion. Group of four pieces
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Music of the Rebellion. Group of four pieces of Civil War sheet music: 1) "I Wish I Was In Dixie's Land," by Dan Emmett, Firth, Pond, ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Prelude to War. Group of five important pamph210Prelude to War. Group of five important pamph
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Prelude to War. Group of five important pamphlets, 1834-1848: 1) "Fugitive Slave Bill," 1850, 36 pp. History of this legislation that chan...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Volunteers Roll of Honor. By Wesley Bradshaw.211Volunteers Roll of Honor. By Wesley Bradshaw.
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Volunteers Roll of Honor. By Wesley Bradshaw. Booklet, collection of "noble and praiseworthy deeds...performed in the cause of the Union."...
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 110.00
Dismissed by Lincoln. Group of five Union Gen212Dismissed by Lincoln. Group of five Union Gen
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Dismissed by Lincoln. Group of five Union General Orders, 1863-64, 7 pp. in all. Including articles which may be sold by sutlers; Col. John Vanvalkenb
Start Price : 63.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Two-volume set of213Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Two-volume set of
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Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Two-volume set of the Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments. Printed by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Start Price : 63.00 | Estimate : 125.00 - 175.00
Death Sentences. Two Union General Orders, 18214Death Sentences. Two Union General Orders, 18
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Death Sentences. Two Union General Orders, 1863, 18 pp. in all, describing courts martial of numerous soldiers. In all cases, Pres. Lincoln lessened e
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Inciting Insurrection Postwar. Significant A.215Inciting Insurrection Postwar. Significant A.
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Inciting Insurrection Postwar. Significant A.L.S. of Donn Piatt, Cincinnati-born founder of the Capital (1871-80), a Washington weekly, in which he tr
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Relics of Identified Soldier. Cabinet photo,216Relics of Identified Soldier. Cabinet photo,
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Relics of Identified Soldier. Cabinet photo, about Civil War era. Name on verso Robert Longenhagen, shown in uniform, bugle insignia, three campaign r
Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 63.00
Drummer Boy. Ambrotype, c. 1861, of young tee217Drummer Boy. Ambrotype, c. 1861, of young tee
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Drummer Boy. Ambrotype, c. 1861, of young teenage boy, his blonde hair neatly combed, a strap over one shoulder supporting a large military drum. Wear
Start Price : 475.00 | Estimate : 950.00 - 1,650.00
Charles Sumner. Senator during Civil War, abo218Charles Sumner. Senator during Civil War, abo
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Charles Sumner. Senator during Civil War, abolitionist, and victim of a beating in the Senate from which he never fully recovered. Brief A.L.S., (18)6
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 110.00
Edward Everett. "The other speaker" at Gettys219Edward Everett. "The other speaker" at Gettys
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Edward Everett. "The other speaker" at Gettysburg on the occasion of Lincoln's fabled address; abolitionist, Gov. of Mass., Secretary ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
A Union Rarity. Signature of (Rev.) Samuel Fi220A Union Rarity. Signature of (Rev.) Samuel Fi
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A Union Rarity. Signature of (Rev.) Samuel Fisk, in pencil on small glazed card. Left his post as Connecticut clergyman to join Union Army; prisoner a
Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 110.00 - 140.00
How Lee was Whipped.... Very scarce Civil War221How Lee was Whipped.... Very scarce Civil War
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How Lee was Whipped.... Very scarce Civil War songsheet, "How Lee was Whipped at Gettysburg," printed in red and blue, "written and s...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Leslie's "The Soldier in Our Civil War." Two222Leslie's "The Soldier in Our Civil War." Two
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Leslie's "The Soldier in Our Civil War." Two vol. set, oversize (12 x 17), about 900 pp., illustrations on nearly every page, includin...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Gen. Lew Wallace. Lower half of check, includ223Gen. Lew Wallace. Lower half of check, includ
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Gen. Lew Wallace. Lower half of check, including his signature.
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Washington during Civil War. Letter, Nov. 22,224Washington during Civil War. Letter, Nov. 22,
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Washington during Civil War. Letter, Nov. 22, 1862, 3 pp., from H. Sikes to Lt. Ed K. Russell, 1st Long Island Volunteers. Excellent content: "...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Of the Un225Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Of the Un
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Of the United States. Impressive document, 18 x 23, appointing Lt. Col. Chas. Rodman Paul, signed by Union Gen. Wi
Start Price : 88.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
Lincoln Replaces McClellan. General Orders, W226Lincoln Replaces McClellan. General Orders, W
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Lincoln Replaces McClellan. General Orders, Washington, Nov. 5, 1862, "by direction of the Pres...Maj. Gen. McClellan is relieved from the comm...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Medical & Surgical History.... Of the War of227Medical & Surgical History.... Of the War of
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Medical & Surgical History.... Of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65. Second issue, 1875, 2 vols. from set: Part 1 of Vol. 2 (650 pp.), and Part ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Little Eva. Song sheet, 1852, dedicated to Ha228Little Eva. Song sheet, 1852, dedicated to Ha
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Little Eva. Song sheet, 1852, dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Illustration on cover of Uncle Tom and Eva. For piano and voice, 6 pp., 10 x 13 1/2
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
From the Home Front. Letter, Mar. 23, 1862, 4229From the Home Front. Letter, Mar. 23, 1862, 4
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From the Home Front. Letter, Mar. 23, 1862, 4 pp., from young woman to brother in Army, presenting a full picture of life during the Civil War from th
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 90.00
These robbers and assassins.... Printed Union230These robbers and assassins.... Printed Union
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These robbers and assassins.... Printed Union General Orders, Missouri State Militia, St. Louis, May 29, 1862, 5 x 8, 2 pp. "The enemies of the...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Prelude to Gettysburg. Printed Union General231Prelude to Gettysburg. Printed Union General
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Prelude to Gettysburg. Printed Union General Orders, Washington, June 24, 1863, 4 1/2 x 7, 1 p. "Maj. Gen. W.S. Hancock, United States Voluntee...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Court Martial of Henry Wirz. A significant it232Court Martial of Henry Wirz. A significant it
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Court Martial of Henry Wirz. A significant item: Printed Union General Orders, Washington, Nov. 6, 1865, 16 pp., comprising the court martial of Capt.
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Alabama's Confederate Constitution. Highly im302Alabama's Confederate Constitution. Highly im
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Alabama's Confederate Constitution. Highly important imprint: Ordinances and Constitution of the State of Alabama, with the Constitution of the ...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
Confederate Cloth Bunting. Exceptionally appe303Confederate Cloth Bunting. Exceptionally appe
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Confederate Cloth Bunting. Exceptionally appealing, lengthy piece of red, white, and Confederate-grey cotton gauze bunting, 21" x 14 feet. Beli...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Two Speeches of Judah P. Benjamin. 1) "On the304Two Speeches of Judah P. Benjamin. 1) "On the
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Two Speeches of Judah P. Benjamin. 1) "On the Kansas Question," May 2, 1856, 15 pp. Edge toned, else fine. 2) On the invasion of one of th...
Start Price : 88.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
$2 Confederate Bill. Desirable currency, port305$2 Confederate Bill. Desirable currency, port
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$2 Confederate Bill. Desirable currency, portrait of Judah P. Benjamin, Feb. 11, 1864. Printed by Keating & Ball. Criswell T-70. Blind handling ...
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 85.00
$10 Confederate Currency. Vignette of horses306$10 Confederate Currency. Vignette of horses
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$10 Confederate Currency. Vignette of horses with cannon, and portrait of R.M.T. Hunter. Criswell T-68. Uncirculated.
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 80.00
Confederate Bond. $1000, depicting Stonewall307Confederate Bond. $1000, depicting Stonewall
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Confederate Bond. $1000, depicting Stonewall Jackson. On pink paper. Seven coupons attached (one damaged). Criswell #122.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
$1000 Bond. Portrait of Jefferson Davis and R308$1000 Bond. Portrait of Jefferson Davis and R
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$1000 Bond. Portrait of Jefferson Davis and Richmond, on rarer blue-white paper. Seven coupons attached. Signed by Tyler as Registrar of Treasury, Mar
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
The First and Last Gasps of the Confederacy.309The First and Last Gasps of the Confederacy.
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The First and Last Gasps of the Confederacy. A sensational duo: a pair of pamphlets, reflecting the beginnings and end of the Confederate States of Am
Estimate : 10.00 - 20.00
Sold to floor for 1.00
Secret Session. Set of three pamphlets, Ordin310Secret Session. Set of three pamphlets, Ordin
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Secret Session. Set of three pamphlets, Ordinances Adopted by the Convention of Virginia, in Secret Session, in April and May 1861, 44 pp. Ordinances
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Southern Imprint. Song sheet printed in Augus311Southern Imprint. Song sheet printed in Augus
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Southern Imprint. Song sheet printed in Augusta, Ga., Jan. 1864, "Rock Beside the Sea," by Converse. Decorative cover design. Additional t...
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Richmond Fortification. 1862, sentencing citi312Richmond Fortification. 1862, sentencing citi
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Richmond Fortification. 1862, sentencing citizen Michael Kearney to thirty days labor on fortifications near city of Richmond, and Tobias Pearsall to
Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00