FALL AMERICANA AUCTION - Session 1

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<p>Cowan’s is pleased to offer more than 800 lots of fine historical and decorative Americana during our special Fall Auction, November 20-21. On November 20 th more than 400 lots of rare historical Americana will be sold, including an exceptionally rare hand-painted flag presented by the Ladies of Gordonsville, Virginia to the "Greys" on the eve of the Civil War; a rare North Carolina First National Confederate Flag; George Barnard's photographic album documenting "Sherman's March"; a campaign flag from the 1860 presidential campaign featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln; many fine American Indian photographs by Gardner and Rhinehart; Revolutionary swords, including one by Samuel Drowne, and another from England, both identified; five Civil War presentation swords; a Colt Pocket Model revolver presented to a Gettysburg combatant; Civil War Achives and letter groups, and many other choice lots.
<p>On November 21st the offering will include more than 400 lots of American furniture, folk and decorative arts, including the Collection of Nan Gordon formerly of Cincinnati and now of Prescott, Arizona; fine furnishing from the Edwin and Barbara Charitable Remainder Trust of Cleveland, Ohio; transportation prints from the Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland, Ohio and other select consignments. This sale will begin with a fine selection of autographs of many American presidents, including Jefferson, three Lincoln documents; many presidential signed appointments; a fine inscribed Mark Twain photograph; an exceptional autograph book containing Lincoln's signature, George Armstrong Custer, and numerous Civil War generals and dignitaries.
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Rare Lewis Cass Campaign Pipe,52 - Rare Lewis Cass Campaign Pipe,
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Rare Lewis Cass Campaign Pipe,<p>redware of the Democratic Presidential candidate for 1848, defeated by the Whig, Z. Taylor. Cass was the fir...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Figural American Political Tobacco Pipes,53 - Figural American Political Tobacco Pipes,
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Figural American Political Tobacco Pipes,<p>lot of 3, all redware and approx. 2" long. Includes a head of George Washington with fluted ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Lincoln Campaign Portrait Flag,54 - Lincoln Campaign Portrait Flag,
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Lincoln Campaign Portrait Flag,<p>polished cotton, 12 x 17", likely from a continuous bolt, printed in red, white and blue. A known vari...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Lincoln Campaign Ferro in Shell,55 - Lincoln Campaign Ferro in Shell,
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Lincoln Campaign Ferro in Shell,<p>issued during the 1864 campaign. Image slightly dark on left side, else bright.FALSE
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Stephen Douglas Campaign Portrait Ribbon,56 - Stephen Douglas Campaign Portrait Ribbon,
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Stephen Douglas Campaign Portrait Ribbon,<p>printed in black on silk, 6.25 x 2.4." A splendid example, with bold portrait of Douglas and...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Douglas Johnson Ferro,57 - Douglas Johnson Ferro,
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Douglas Johnson Ferro,<p>with "Stephen Douglas, 1860" on obv. (Douglas portrait No. 1), and "Herschell Johnson, 1860" on r...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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George McClellan Campaign  Photo in Shell,58 - George McClellan Campaign Photo in Shell,
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George McClellan Campaign Photo in Shell,<p>brass matted, 20 x 26mm, gem-sized cardboard, with portrait of McClellan in uniform. These ubiqui...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scarce German Lincoln-Hamlin Paper Ballot,59 - Scarce German Lincoln-Hamlin Paper Ballot,
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Scarce German Lincoln-Hamlin Paper Ballot,<p>printed in black on yellow paper, 7 x 3.5." Topped by an eagle and flags framing a portrait...
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Two Lincoln Campaign Ballots From Indiana,60 - Two Lincoln Campaign Ballots From Indiana,
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Two Lincoln Campaign Ballots From Indiana,<p>both printed on paper, one black and white 6 x 3.5", one blue and white 4 x 2.75". Firs...
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Silk Ribbon From the 1864 Campaign,61 - Silk Ribbon From the 1864 Campaign,
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Silk Ribbon From the 1864 Campaign,<p>black on white, with "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved" surrounding an eagle and shield w...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ohio Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Ballot,62 - Ohio Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Ballot,
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Ohio Lincoln-Johnson Campaign Ballot,<p>printed on paper in blue and red ink, 8.5 x 3." A fine example of this ballot, with patriotic mo...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Montgomery Co, Ohio Lincoln Presidential Ballot,63 - Montgomery Co, Ohio Lincoln Presidential Ballot,
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Montgomery Co, Ohio Lincoln Presidential Ballot,<p>printed in blue and red ink on paper, 8.25 x 4.75. An unusually large ballot from the 1864...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Scarce Lincoln-Johnson Missouri Paper Ballot,64 - Scarce Lincoln-Johnson Missouri Paper Ballot,
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Scarce Lincoln-Johnson Missouri Paper Ballot,<p>framed, 11.5 x 4" overall. RADICAL UNION TICKET, probably issued in St. Louis, and listin...
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Early Lincoln Campaign  Biography,65 - Early Lincoln Campaign Biography,
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Early Lincoln Campaign Biography,<p>Life of Abraham Lincoln (of Illinois) With a Condensed View of His Most Important Speeches;..., Asher &am...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Unused Lincoln and Other Patriotic Covers,66 - Unused Lincoln and Other Patriotic Covers,
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Unused Lincoln and Other Patriotic Covers,<p>lot of 11. Includes four with images of a beardless Lincoln, two with beard, two with Lincoln and...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,67 - Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,
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Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,<p>medium folio, from 1864 depicting Lincoln acting like a fool, Fessenden (Secy. of Treasury) cr...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,68 - Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,
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Currier & Ives Lincoln Political Cartoon,<p>medium folio, from the 1860 Presidential campaign, entitled "The Great Exhibition of 1860...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Great Hand-Colored Lincoln Lithograph,69 - Great Hand-Colored Lincoln Lithograph,
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Great Hand-Colored Lincoln Lithograph,<p>showing bearded Lincoln, 22" x 38", in period grain painted frame, 26.5" x 32.5"....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Beardless Abe Lincoln Photo,70 - Beardless Abe Lincoln Photo,
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Beardless Abe Lincoln Photo,<p>early 20th century carbon photograph. Rare image, known as "The Giant Killer", taken by T.P. Pearson...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Scarce Lincoln Pose By Alexander Gardner,71 - Scarce Lincoln Pose By Alexander Gardner,
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Scarce Lincoln Pose By Alexander Gardner,<p>silver gelatin print, 9.25" x 12.5", with modern mat and frame. From a now lost glass p...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Wilkes Booth Theater Broadside,72 - John Wilkes Booth Theater Broadside,
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John Wilkes Booth Theater Broadside,<p>Boston Museum, Jan. 19, 1863. "In Rehearsal -- The Celebrated Opera Bouffe, The Doctor of Alcantar...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Death of Lincoln Medium Folio Currier and Ives,73 - Death of Lincoln Medium Folio Currier and Ives,
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Death of Lincoln Medium Folio Currier and Ives,<p>with Cabinet members, army officers, family & friends gathered around death bed, 13.5&qu...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ohio Lincoln Assassination Broadside Extra,74 - Ohio Lincoln Assassination Broadside Extra,
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Ohio Lincoln Assassination Broadside Extra,<p>Daily Ohio State Journal Saturday, April 15, 9 AM. 8 x 6." Announces the death of Lincoln ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lincoln Funeral Badge or Cravat,75 - Lincoln Funeral Badge or Cravat,
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Lincoln Funeral Badge or Cravat,<p>in black silk with silver tassels at each end. Manuscript note sewn to back "Badge worn as one of the...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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U.S. Grant Shell Stickpin,76 - U.S. Grant Shell Stickpin,
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U.S. Grant Shell Stickpin,<p>from the 1867 campaign. Albumen paper photograph mounted in brass shell with pin.<p>Image slightly soiled.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Grant-Colfax Indiana Handbill,77 - Grant-Colfax Indiana Handbill,
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Grant-Colfax Indiana Handbill,<p>from 1868 campaign, exhorting the reader to "Subscribe for the Indiana Radical!...For the Campaign!"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Scarce Horace Greeley Illustrated Campaign Sheet Music,78 - Scarce Horace Greeley Illustrated Campaign Sheet Music,
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Scarce Horace Greeley Illustrated Campaign Sheet Music,<p>with a portrait of Greeley and "OUR NEXT PRESIDENT" above and "HORACE...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Collection of Political Pattern Glass,79 - Collection of Political Pattern Glass,
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Collection of Political Pattern Glass,<p>lot of 4, all late Victorian. Includes 9.5" diameter scalloped edge bowl with frosted portrait o...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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James Garfield Memorial Letter Opener,80 - James Garfield Memorial Letter Opener,
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James Garfield Memorial Letter Opener,<p>molded copper, 9.5" total length. Features handle with rearing lion and scimitar-shaped blade w...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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James A. Garfield Memorial Ribbons,81 - James A. Garfield Memorial Ribbons,
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James A. Garfield Memorial Ribbons,<p>lot of 40 ribbons, from various cities and organizations. Ribbons range from 1.25 x 3" to about 2.7...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Garfield Campaign Booklet,82 - Garfield Campaign Booklet,
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Garfield Campaign Booklet,<p>in illustrated paper wraps, 8vo. entitled "Life of James A. Garfield Our Citizen-Soldier", Barclay &...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Cleveland & Thurman Campaign Textile,83 - Cleveland & Thurman Campaign Textile,
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Cleveland & Thurman Campaign Textile,<p>printed on cotton with circular portraits of each in black and white on red ground with "No S...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Blaine-Logan Political Textile,84 - Blaine-Logan Political Textile,
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Blaine-Logan Political Textile,<p>printed cotton bunting in red, white and blue with oval sepia portraits of "James G. Blaine" and &...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Unusual Benjamin Harrison Campaign Ribbon,85 - Unusual Benjamin Harrison Campaign Ribbon,
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Unusual Benjamin Harrison Campaign Ribbon,<p>printed in black on white silk, 9 x 3." Worn by Harrison supporters from the Indianapolis C...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Harrison-Morton Campaign Textile,86 - Harrison-Morton Campaign Textile,
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Harrison-Morton Campaign Textile,<p>printed linen with flags border, spread winged eagle, surmounting U.S. shield with ribbon banner in beak t...
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Estimate : 175.00 - 225.00
 
 
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Unusual Benjamin Harrison-Washington Bunting,87 - Unusual Benjamin Harrison-Washington Bunting,
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Unusual Benjamin Harrison-Washington Bunting,<p>polychrome printed cotton on cream ground with oval portraits of Washington with "1789&qu...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Political Sheet Music Collection,88 - Political Sheet Music Collection,
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Political Sheet Music Collection,<p>lot of 13. Includes, "McKinley Grand March," 1896; "Tip and Ty: A New Comic Whig Glee,"...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cleveland-Thurman Jugate Campaign Ribbon,89 - Cleveland-Thurman Jugate Campaign Ribbon,
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Cleveland-Thurman Jugate Campaign Ribbon,<p>black, on pink silk, 9.25 x 2.75." Printed by Buford, Indianapolis.<p>Clean, with thre...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Two Fine Political Campaign Glasses,90 - Two Fine Political Campaign Glasses,
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Two Fine Political Campaign Glasses,<p>each clear glass with acid etched double oval portraits, 3.6" high. Includes Taft & Sherman, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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McKinley Dinner Loving Cup,91 - McKinley Dinner Loving Cup,
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McKinley Dinner Loving Cup,<p>silver-plated, with 3 handles which divide the cup into 3 panels. One panel is engraved with a monogram "CC...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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William McKinley Memorial Ribbons,92 - William McKinley Memorial Ribbons,
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William McKinley Memorial Ribbons,<p>lot of 46, various sizes and from various cities and organizations. Ribbons range from about 1 x 5" ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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McKinley Campaign and Memorial Collection,93 - McKinley Campaign and Memorial Collection,
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McKinley Campaign and Memorial Collection,<p>lot of 3. Includes a brass finished cast iron relief bust with kick prop rear and memorial laurel...
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Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Poster,94 - Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Poster,
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Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Poster,<p>1904. Chromolithographed poster with portraits of both candidates, flag and eagle on diagonal between t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Ribbons,95 - Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Ribbons,
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Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Ribbons,<p>including a large 9.25 x 3 white silk with blue printing example with portrait of T.R. and coat-tail suppo...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Roosevelt's Bears Buffalo Pottery Pitcher,96 - Roosevelt's Bears Buffalo Pottery Pitcher,
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Roosevelt's Bears Buffalo Pottery Pitcher,<p>lot of 2, includes the above pitcher, wonderfully decorated with transfer printed scenes of t...
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Rare W. J. Bryant Presidential Campaign Button,97 - Rare W. J. Bryant Presidential Campaign Button,
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Rare W. J. Bryant Presidential Campaign Button,<p>with the candidate riding a bicycle on a tight wire, the wire flying banners of "TRUST&...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Great Multicolored Republican Ribbons,98 - Great Multicolored Republican Ribbons,
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Great Multicolored Republican Ribbons,<p>lot of 7, all for state or local candidates in Pennsylvania in the 1906 and 1908 elections. All incl...
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Hoover & Smith Campaign Cello Pamphlet,99 - Hoover & Smith Campaign Cello Pamphlet,
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Hoover & Smith Campaign Cello Pamphlet,<p>9.25 x 5.5" overall, folded into thirds to 3 x 5.5". The front of the 2 outer flaps ha...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Scarce Kansas Nebraska Handbill,100 - Scarce Kansas Nebraska Handbill,
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Scarce Kansas Nebraska Handbill,<p>from the Indiana "American," 3 x 4.25". This notice alerted Hoosiers to the passage of the K...
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Fine Lithograph of John Brown,101 - Fine Lithograph of John Brown,
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Fine Lithograph of John Brown,<p>published by Currier & Ives and hand colored with period frame and acid free matting. Print entitled &qu...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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