Historic Americana

J.Q. ADAMS SPEECH ON SATIN. A speech given by John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 15 March 1826, relating to the "Panama Missio...

J.Q. ADAMS SATIRE. A wonderful anonymous 11.25 x 18" hand-colored engraving entitled "The Peddlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort; a...

RARE ANDREW JACKSON CAMPAIGN EPHEMERA. Pair of Andrew Jackson medals -- one token, portrait on obverse, "Hero of New Orleans" legend on r...

ANDREW JACKSON HANDBILL. A wonderful Jackson handbill from 1832. "Jackson Voters BEWARE. Spurious Tickets are in circulation headed 'Jacks...

ANDREW JACKSON NOTIONS BOX. This cardboard box has a hand-colored engraving of "Andrew Jackson" under glass on the lid. The portrait of J...

GREAT GROUP OF ANDREW JACKSON "HARD TIMES" TOKENS. Group of Hard Times Tokens. Eight medals dating to financial panic of 1837-8, these &q...

ANDREW JACKSON MEMORIAL RIBBON. Fine black and white ribbon, with added black crepe rosette. Generally EXC, with a few tiny brown spots. PLEASE NOTE

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON CAMPAIGN TEXTILE. William Henry Harrison blue and white cotton material, 10.5" square. Classic log cabin and cider barr...

VAN BUREN-ADAMS HANDBILL. A wonderful 4 x 7.5" calligraphy handbill. "For President Martin Van Buren -- For Vice President -- Charles Fra...

1844 SILK RIBBON FROM NJ WHIG DELEGATION. Black & white silk ribbon, 2.5 x 7". "New Jersey Whig Delegation to the National Convention...

SCARCE MARTIN VAN BUREN CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Three items from 1840: MVB #1, white metal, 38mm.; #6 in copper, 29mm., #9 in darkened brass, 24mm.; togethe

RARE HENRY CLAY TEXAS CAMPAIGN FLAG. Printed cotton, 26.25 x 61." An exceptionally rare variant of this well-known Clay flag, with the added ...

HENRY CLAY CAMPAIGN RIBBON. "Henry Clay, The People's Choice" campaign ribbon. A larger piece than usually seen specimen, 3 x 7.5&quo...

NICE GROUP OF HENRY CLAY CAMPAIGN TOKENS. Three specimens: DeWitt #1844-18 in white metal, 36mm., honoring the "Great Convention Held at Balti...

SCARCE HENRY CLAY "COON" HAT BADGE. A great brass 5 x 3.5" shell pin from the 1844 election depicting a raccoon thumbing his nose. ...

HENRY CLAY HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH. This lithograph is entitled "Henry Clay of Kentucky," and was published by N. Currier in 1844 to coin...

INVITATION TO BALL FOR HENRY CLAY. An engraved invitation on coated stock to "...a BALL to be given at the Washington Assembly rooms on the e...

FINE HENRY CLAY MOURNING RIBBON. 1852 Henry Clay mourning ribbon. A Kentucky politician with an amazing record of public service, Clay ran for high o

HENRY CLAY MOURNING RIBBON. One of the prettiest designed Clay ribbons. A clean example of Sullivan/Fischer #HC-9, with the figure of "America...

POLK-DALLAS CAMPAIGN LITHOGRAPH. Jugate, hand-colored lithograph of James K. Polk (1845-49) and George M. Dallas, with flags and maps of Oregon and T