May Militaria & Autograph

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This auction includes 483 lots of select militaria, ephemera, books, and autographs.
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BLACKFACE MUSICAL POSTER451 - BLACKFACE MUSICAL POSTER
Fairhilll Auction
Original poster for a musical comedy show in Arlington, West Virginia with a caricature of a man in black face. The poster reads, 'This is a rea...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
 
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CIVIL WAR OFFICERS BOOKS452 - CIVIL WAR OFFICERS BOOKS
Fairhilll Auction
McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union', by George B. McClellan, Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887, 678 pages. 9 x 6.5 inches. &#...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 21.00BP) = 91.00
 
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CONFEDERATES BOOKS (2)453 - CONFEDERATES BOOKS (2)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of two books about Confederate soldiers, 'Life of General McCulloch' and 'Two Little Confederates'. Approximately 9 x 6 inches.
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (30.00 + 9.00BP) = 39.00
 
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EARLY 20TH C PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PINS (11)454 - EARLY 20TH C PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PINS (11)
Fairhilll Auction
Eleven Americana pins dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s including Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, and William Jennings Bryan, Genera
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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GAR GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MEDALS (7)455 - GAR GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MEDALS (7)
Fairhilll Auction
Group of seven medals and badges for the Grand Army of the Republic. Badges include Representative for the 40th G.A.R. Encampment in 1906, the 48th G.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 260.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 36.00BP) = 156.00
 
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GE REFRIGERATOR CIRCUS PAPER PLAYSET456 - GE REFRIGERATOR CIRCUS PAPER PLAYSET
Fairhilll Auction
Unopened GE refrigerator paper playset of 'Big Top Circus'. The six-sheet set includes papers for folding into different circus characters a...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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GENERAL THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER BOOK457 - GENERAL THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER BOOK
Fairhilll Auction
Memoirs of Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher: Comprising the Leading Events of His Career: Chronologically Arranged with Selections from his Speeches, Lectu
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Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 60.00BP) = 260.00
 
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KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN HERO CROSS458 - KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN HERO CROSS
Fairhilll Auction
1Knights of the Ku Klux Klan 1866 - 1915 Hero Cross medal, depicting Confederate general and early Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest at center, benea
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (280.00 + 84.00BP) = 364.00
 
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LIQUOR AND TOBACCO REVENUE TAX STAMPS (8)459 - LIQUOR AND TOBACCO REVENUE TAX STAMPS (8)
Fairhilll Auction
Eight sheets of canceled Internal Revenue tax stamps dating from 1876 to 1885 for liquor or tobacco manufacturers. One stamp is stamped and signed wit
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 6.00BP) = 26.00
 
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MASONIC PINS AND PARAPHENALIA (30)460 - MASONIC PINS AND PARAPHENALIA (30)
Fairhilll Auction
Assorted Freemason pins, rings, and other paraphernalia. Some pieces damaged. Sold as-is.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 36.00BP) = 156.00
 
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ODD FELLOWS ROBE461 - ODD FELLOWS ROBE
Fairhilll Auction
Black robe featuring the skull and crossbones insignia of the Odd Fellows. The robe buttons up the front with the skull and crossbones patch on the ri
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 60.00BP) = 260.00
 
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ORIGINAL 1920'S KU KLUX KLAN PHOTOGRAPHS (3)462 - ORIGINAL 1920'S KU KLUX KLAN PHOTOGRAPHS (3)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of three original 1920's photographs of Ku Klux Klan groups marching through the streets. The photographs show hooded Klan members dressed i...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to floor for (360.00 + 108.00BP) = 468.00
 
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PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD SERGEANT PROMOTION463 - PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD SERGEANT PROMOTION
Fairhilll Auction
Promotion document of William Briggle to Fourth Sergeant in the 'F' Company of the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry of the Pennsylvania Natio...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT (2)464 - PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT (2)
Fairhilll Auction
Set of two books titled, 'Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant in Two Volumes'. Volumes I and II. Published by Charles L. Webster & Company in...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 30.00BP) = 130.00
 
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POST-CIVIL WAR 6TH REGIMENT IOWA LADDER BADGE465 - POST-CIVIL WAR 6TH REGIMENT IOWA LADDER BADGE
Fairhilll Auction
6th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, Company L, ladder badge named to H.P. Wiltse. Engraved on badge, 'Vol. Cav. War 1861-5' with two Cavalry crossed...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to floor for (240.00 + 72.00BP) = 312.00
 
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PROHIBITION ERA ALCOHOL PERMITS (6)466 - PROHIBITION ERA ALCOHOL PERMITS (6)
Fairhilll Auction
Six permits to purchase alcohol in New Jersey during the Prohibition era. Each sheet is stamped and inscribed with orders for alcohol from 'D. K...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 12.00BP) = 52.00
 
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SONS OF UNION VETERANS BADGES AND RIBBON (4)467 - SONS OF UNION VETERANS BADGES AND RIBBON (4)
Fairhilll Auction
Group of three badges and one ribbon. Two 'Sons of Veterans' badges, ca. 1900. One is maker's marked, 'Robbin's Co. - Attleboro,...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 15.00BP) = 65.00
 
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THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER OF AMERICA BY JOHN A LOGAN468 - THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER OF AMERICA BY JOHN A LOGAN
Fairhilll Auction
The Volunteer Soldier of America' by John A. Logan, R.S. Peale & Company Publishers 1887, 706 pages, hardback, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. John Alexan...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (30.00 + 9.00BP) = 39.00
 
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THE WEDDING OF THE CHINEE AND THE COON469 - THE WEDDING OF THE CHINEE AND THE COON
Fairhilll Auction
Sheet music 'The Wedding of the Chinee and the Coon' 'Comic Song and Chorus', published by Howley, Haviland & Co., New York, 189...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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TICKET STUB ARMY-NAVY GAME 1941470 - TICKET STUB ARMY-NAVY GAME 1941
Fairhilll Auction
Ticket stub for the football game between the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy held in 1941. The ticket shows the se
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS ANNUAL REUNION471 - UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS ANNUAL REUNION
Fairhilll Auction
Official stationary of the United Confederate Veterans 28th Annual Reunion held in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1918. Letterhead has a list of the members of th
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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VINTAGE FIREFIGHTER BELT BUCKLE472 - VINTAGE FIREFIGHTER BELT BUCKLE
Fairhilll Auction
America's Heroe's' belt buckle with raised relief design of firefighters on a horse drawn carriage with containers of water. On the vers...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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WILD WEST BOOKS (5)473 - WILD WEST BOOKS (5)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of five books about the West, Davy Crockett, and the Pony Express. Two books are signed by their authors, Charles L. Skelton and Monte Barett.
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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BEETHOVEN DEATH MASK474 - BEETHOVEN DEATH MASK
Fairhilll Auction
Cast bronze death mask of Ludwig von Beethoven, renown German composer and pianist, who died in 1827. Research shows similar matching death mask in ex
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 180.00BP) = 780.00
 
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J EDGAR HOOVER475 - J EDGAR HOOVER
Fairhilll Auction
(1895-1972) First Director of the FBI. Portrait signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen to a female admirer dated 'To Marjorie L. Binger Best ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 160.00
 
 
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EISENHOWER FIVE STAR PLATE476 - EISENHOWER FIVE STAR PLATE
Fairhilll Auction
General Dwight D. Eisenhower Five-Star plate with Eisenhower's printed signature. The companion letter has the printed signature of Robert L. Sc...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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FDR INAUGURATION PROGRAM AND INVITATION (2)477 - FDR INAUGURATION PROGRAM AND INVITATION (2)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of two items, first an invitation to the inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 with a picture of Roosevelt and John Garner, his
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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INAUGURAL PROGRAMS OF TRUMAN AND EISENHOWER (4)478 - INAUGURAL PROGRAMS OF TRUMAN AND EISENHOWER (4)
Fairhilll Auction
Three Official Inaugural Programs of 1949, 1953, and 1957 and a signed photo of Hubert Humphrey. The programs are for the inauguration of Harry Truman
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BUTTONS (38)479 - PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BUTTONS (38)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of thirty-eight items including thirty-six political campaign buttons for Nixon, Agnew, Eagleton, McGovern, Wallace, Reagan, Bush, Kennedy, Goldwa
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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PRESIDENTS AND US GOVERNMENT BOOKS (5)480 - PRESIDENTS AND US GOVERNMENT BOOKS (5)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of five books about Presidents or the US Government: 1. 'Protecting the President: The Inside Story of a Secret Service Agent', by Denni...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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RICHARD NIXON SIX CRISES SIGNED 1ST ED481 - RICHARD NIXON SIX CRISES SIGNED 1ST ED
Fairhilll Auction
(1913-1994) 37th President of the United States serving from 1969 to 1974. Signed front flyleaf of his book 'Six Crises', first ed., Doubled...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 42.00BP) = 182.00
 
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US FIRST LADIES BOOKS (3)482 - US FIRST LADIES BOOKS (3)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of three books signed by Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton: 1. 'Nancy', by Nancy Reagan with Billy Libby, William Morrow a...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to floor for (60.00 + 18.00BP) = 78.00
 
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US PRESIDENTS SIGNED BOOKS (7)483 - US PRESIDENTS SIGNED BOOKS (7)
Fairhilll Auction
Lot of six books signed by US Presidents: 1. '41: A Portrait of My Father', by George W. Bush, Crown Publishers, 2014, 294 pages, hardcover,...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (220.00 + 66.00BP) = 286.00
 
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