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<P>Early American History Auctions, Inc. announces its June 2003 Mail Bid Sale, consisting of 1,601 lots of Autographs, Coins, Currency, Civil War Material, Prints, Maps, and other Authentic, Historic Americana. <P>AUTOGRAPHS: Highlights of the Autograph section include a 1774 order from Cadwallader Colden, the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York, to provide money to quarter British troops in private dwellings (a major grievance leading to the American Revolution). <P>Highlighting the section of Washington-related items is a complete five-volume, 1804-1807 set of John Marshall's "The Life of George Washington" (including the rare atlas) (Est. $4,000-$6,000). <P>COINS AND CURRENCY: Highlights of the Colonial and Continental Currency section include a remarkable 1766 Georgia ÒSavannah Court-HouseÓ £1 note (Est. $5,000-$6,000), an exceedingly rare Massachusetts $1 1776 ÒSword In HandÓ issue (Est. $9,500-$12,500); one of the finest known Vermont notes, an Extremely Fine 2s6d of February 1781 (Est $18,000-$24,000); and an extremely rare Anderson ÒVermont-1Ó Treasury Office Note (Est $10,000-$12,000). <P>Topping the Obsolete Currency section is an incredible and perhaps unique full color $2 Specimen Note from The Old Colony Bank of Plymouth (Est. $3,500-$4,500) <P>U.S. COINAGE: A number of important United States Coins will be offered, including an impressive 1851 Augustus Humbert, United States Assayer $50 ÒSlug,Ó .880 Thousand, in About Uncirculated-50 (Est. $15,000-$18,000). <P>In the Western Americana section, top billing goes to an 1882 Cabinet Card of Jesse JamesÕ Corpse by James W. Graham (Est. $4,500-$5,500). <P>Additionally, there are sections of 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 505: 1844, Slavery Bill of Sale505 - Lot 505: 1844, Slavery Bill of Sale
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Slave Sale In The Republic of Texas</b> <b>1844 Bill of Sale For a 16 Year-Old Gir...
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Lot 506: Alabama Slave Hire Receipt, 1845506 - Lot 506: Alabama Slave Hire Receipt, 1845
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Alabama Slave Hire Receipt</b> <b>1845. Certification That Four Slaves Have Been ...
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Lot 507: 1847, Slavery Bill of Sale, Texas507 - Lot 507: 1847, Slavery Bill of Sale, Texas
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>'Tennessee' Sold For $430 in Texas</b> <b>1847 Bill of Sale For 16 Year-Ol...
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Lot 508: 1848 Petition, Slavery Related, TX508 - Lot 508: 1848 Petition, Slavery Related, TX
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1848 Petition to Recover The 'Negro Boy Ben.'</b> Manuscript Document, being the p...
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Lot 509: 1849 Sale of Chenango Plantation509 - Lot 509: 1849 Sale of Chenango Plantation
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Chenango Plantation Is Sold - With Its 61 Named Slaves! Once A Base For Slave Smuggling</b&g...
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Lot 510: 1851, Slavery Bill of Sale510 - Lot 510: 1851, Slavery Bill of Sale
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Selling Sarah For $400</b> <b>1851 Bill of Sale Warranting That Sarah Is Sound in...
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Lot 511: 1856, Slavery Sale Appeal511 - Lot 511: 1856, Slavery Sale Appeal
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Contested Ownership of Sarah and Child</b> <b>1856 Appeal to the Texas Supreme Co...
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Lot 512: Rare 1856 Slavery Document, MS512 - Lot 512: Rare 1856 Slavery Document, MS
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Free Negro Seeks Permission To Cross Bridge Daily!</b> <b>1856. Rare Document In W...
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Lot 513: 1851 Texas Slavery Related Document513 - Lot 513: 1851 Texas Slavery Related Document
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>A Negro Man, John, Is Appraised At $800</b> <b>1851. Pursuant to A Levy, A Texa...
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Lot 514: 1857 Slavery Bill of Sale514 - Lot 514: 1857 Slavery Bill of Sale
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Sale of 'A Slave For Life'</b> <b>1857 BILL OF SALE. Harrison, Age Abou...
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Lot 515: 1859 Execuror's Slavery Document515 - Lot 515: 1859 Execuror's Slavery Document
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>1859, ExecutorÕs Document Recording the Disposition of Slaves.</b> 12 pages, 12.5'...
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Lot 516: 1861 Inventory of Seven Slaves516 - Lot 516: 1861 Inventory of Seven Slaves
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Slaves Inventoried For Will</b> <b>1861. Names and Prices of Seven Slaves - Some...
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Lot 517: Civil War Letters, Slavery Content517 - Lot 517: Civil War Letters, Slavery Content
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>'I donÕt think they will ever succeed much enlisting negroes.'</b> <b>...
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Lot 518: Former Slave, Now Civil War Soldier518 - Lot 518: Former Slave, Now Civil War Soldier
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Former Slave Grants Power of Attorney to Collect Bounty as a Union Soldier!</b> <b>...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 519: 1905 Lottery Ticket - Whites Only519 - Lot 519: 1905 Lottery Ticket - Whites Only
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>October 19, 1905, Land lottery ticket from McKitterick Heights, OH, Choice Very Fine.</b> ...
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Lot 520: Iron Wrist Shackles Slave Style520 - Lot 520: Iron Wrist Shackles Slave Style
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Early Iron Wrist Shackles</b> <b>19th Century 'Slave' Style Wrist Shackles...
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Lot 521: 1818 Newspaper - Columbian Centinel521 - Lot 521: 1818 Newspaper - Columbian Centinel
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Congress Abolishes Slave Trade & 'The War With The Seminoles'</b> <b>...
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Lot 522: c.1864 CDV of Black Reading Book522 - Lot 522: c.1864 CDV of Black Reading Book
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>c. 1864, 'Learning is Wealth' CDV, by S. Tackaberry, NY, Choice Very Fine.</b> Fan...
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Lot 523: Phot Collage of 38th Congress, 1865523 - Lot 523: Phot Collage of 38th Congress, 1865
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Members of Congress Who Approved 13th Amendment Outlawing Slavery</b> <b>(THIRTEEN...
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Lot 525: Lincoln Photo & Emancipation Proc. 525 - Lot 525: Lincoln Photo & Emancipation Proc.
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<b>Black History</b><hr><b>Unusual Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation</b> <b>c. 1864 Lincoln Photo Super-Impos...
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Lot 526: c.1948 Black Sambo's Pancakes Card526 - Lot 526: c.1948 Black Sambo's Pancakes Card
Early American
<b>Black History</b><hr><b>'Black SamboÕs Pancakes'</b> <b>c. 1948, 'Black SamboÕs Panc...
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Lot 527: World War I Broadside527 - Lot 527: World War I Broadside
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<b>Modern Wars</b><hr><b>America Enters World War I</b> <b>World War I Broadside: 'WAR PROCLAMATION OF PR...
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Lot 528: c.1770,Silver Medallion w. Painting528 - Lot 528: c.1770,Silver Medallion w. Painting
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<b>Paintings</b><hr><b>c. 1770, Silver Medallion with Miniature Painting of a Colonial Gentleman, Choice Extremely Fine.<...
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Lot 529: Original Black Folk Art Painting529 - Lot 529: Original Black Folk Art Painting
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<b>Paintings</b><hr><b>Original Black Folk Art Painting</b> <b>c. 1990s, Black Folk Art Painting: 'Baptis...
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Lot 530: Original Rembrandt Etching530 - Lot 530: Original Rembrandt Etching
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>Original 'Rembrandt' Etching 'Christ at Emmaus...' </b> <b>1654, Rembrand...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Lot 531: Original Rembrandt Etching531 - Lot 531: Original Rembrandt Etching
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>Original Rembrandt Etching Of A Local Physician</b> <b>c. 1665, Rembrandt Van Rijn Etchin...
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Lot 532: c. 1744, Whaling Print, London532 - Lot 532: c. 1744, Whaling Print, London
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1744, Whaling Print, (London), Choice Extremely Fine.</b> 6.5' x 9.75' uncolored coppe...
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Lot 533: c. 1740s, Lot of 3 Whaling Prints533 - Lot 533: c. 1740s, Lot of 3 Whaling Prints
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1744-1746, Lot of 3 Whaling Prints, London, England, Choice Extremely Fine.</b> Three uncolore...
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Lot 534: c.1783 Battle Print, English534 - Lot 534: c.1783 Battle Print, English
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'The Celebrated Battle of Culloden in Scotland; in which the Rebels were subdued, (up...
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Lot 535: c.1783 Battle Print, English535 - Lot 535: c.1783 Battle Print, English
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'The renowned Battle of Hastings in Sussex, fought by Harold 2 and William, Duke of N...
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Lot 536: c.1783 King John Print, English536 - Lot 536: c.1783 King John Print, English
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who take up Arms...
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Lot 537: c.1783 Naval Battle Print, English537 - Lot 537: c.1783 Naval Battle Print, English
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'The Glorious Defeat of the Invincible Spanish Armada, by the English Fleet, between ...
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Lot 538:c.1783 Print, Great Seals of England538 - Lot 538:c.1783 Print, Great Seals of England
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'The Great Seals of England, from William the Conqueror to Edward II: Accurately take...
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Lot 539:c.1783 Print, Great Seals of England539 - Lot 539:c.1783 Print, Great Seals of England
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1783 Print, 'The Great Seals of England, from Edward III to Edward VI: Accurately taken from the ...
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Lot 540: c.1796 Pacific Print, London540 - Lot 540: c.1796 Pacific Print, London
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>c. 1796, 'VIEW OF THE CITY OF TEN-TCHOO-FOO...' Published by G. Nicol, London, England, Fine.<...
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Lot 541: 1857 San Francisco Print 541 - Lot 541: 1857 San Francisco Print
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>San Francisco Print from BillÕs 'History of the World'</b> <b>1857, 'SAN...
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Lot 542: 19th Century Insurance policies542 - Lot 542: 19th Century Insurance policies
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>1858-1890s Lot of Illustrated Insurance Policies, Lot of 19, Choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine.</b&g...
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Lot 543: 1861 Book, Famous American Prints543 - Lot 543: 1861 Book, Famous American Prints
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>Fifty-Seven 'National Portrait Gallery' Prints </b> <b>1861 Book, 'National ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Lot 544: 18 Ntl. Portrait Gallery Magazines544 - Lot 544: 18 Ntl. Portrait Gallery Magazines
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>18 'National Portrait Gallery' Magazines </b> <b>1861-1862, 24 Parts in 18 Insta...
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Lot 545: 3 Prang Signed Cards, 1869-1899545 - Lot 545: 3 Prang Signed Cards, 1869-1899
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>1869-1899, Printed Material and Signature by Louis Prang, Boston, MA, Lot of 5, Choice Very Fine.</b&...
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Lot 546:1870 Engraving of Christopher Gadsen546 - Lot 546:1870 Engraving of Christopher Gadsen
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>'DonÕt Tread On Me'</b> <b>CHRISTOPHER GADSDEN. Revolutionary general and pa...
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Lot 547: 1876 Centennial Roll Down Chart547 - Lot 547: 1876 Centennial Roll Down Chart
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>'THE CENTENNIAL OF OUR REPUBLIC'</b> <b>1876, 'THE CENTENNIAL OF OUR REPUBLIC...
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Lot 548: Albert Rosenthal Engraving, 1888548 - Lot 548: Albert Rosenthal Engraving, 1888
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>GEORGE READ. Revolutionary patriot, Member of the Continental Congress, and Signer of the Declaration o...
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Lot 549: Albert Rosenthal Engraving, J. Wilson549 - Lot 549: Albert Rosenthal Engraving, J. Wilson
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>JAMES WILSON. Member of the Continental Congress, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Con...
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Lot 550:Albert Rosenthal Engraving ,R.Morris550 - Lot 550:Albert Rosenthal Engraving ,R.Morris
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>The Stuart Portrait of Morris</b> <b>ROBERT MORRIS. Revolutionary patriot and Signer of t...
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Lot 551: Albert Rosenthal Engraving,Rutledge551 - Lot 551: Albert Rosenthal Engraving,Rutledge
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>JOHN RUTLEDGE. Revolutionary statesman, Signer of the Constitution, and Associate Justice of the Supreme...
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Lot 552: 1908 West Point Graduate's Diploma552 - Lot 552: 1908 West Point Graduate's Diploma
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>1908 West Point GraduateÕs Diploma, Very Fine.</b> 20' x 13.75,' partially printed o...
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Lot 553: 1911 Society of Cincinnati Doc.553 - Lot 553: 1911 Society of Cincinnati Doc.
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>Printed from the original metal plate made in 1783!</b> <b>(SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI).</b...
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Lot 554: Max Rosenthal Engraving, D. Howell554 - Lot 554: Max Rosenthal Engraving, D. Howell
Early American
<b>Prints</b><hr><b>DAVID HOWELL. Member of the Continental Congress, Rhode Island Jurist - and Brown UniversityÕs firs...
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Lot 555: Max Rosenthal Engraving, J.Mercer555 - Lot 555: Max Rosenthal Engraving, J.Mercer
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<b>Prints</b><hr><b>JOHN FRANCIS MERCER. Revolutionary Soldier, Member of the Continental Congress, Representative to Congre...
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