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Sully, Thomas

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Sully, Thomas
<Our item number 87297><B>Sully, Thomas.</B> &#40;1783-1872&#41; American portrait painter. Two Autograph Letters Signed &#34;<I>Tho Sully</I>,&#34; 1p each, 10&#34;x7½&#34;, Philadelphia, 1847 June 13 and 18. Fine. To J[ohn] Y[oung] Mason, President James Polk&#39;s Secretary of the Navy, regarding portraits of Polk and Mason that Sully has been commissioned to paint. On June 13, Sully says in part: &#34;<I>I addressed a letter to you…with particulars concerning the portrait which I am painting of the President and you. It would be well to have them framed here, and I should be glad to learn…which of the three kinds of Frames which I sent a list of is chosen</I>….&#34; Sully gives the cost of each type of frame in a postscript.<BR><BR>On June 18, Sully writes, in part: &#34;<I>I have finished the portraits of the President and Secretary Mason….I would be much gratified to be enabled to address each portrait to the proper Society; and to know the best route for their conveyance to Chapel Hill</I>….&#3 4; A three-line holograph postscript is initialed &#34;<I>TS</I>.&#34; In a penciled note on the verso, Secretary Mason gives instructions to answer Sully that &#34;…<I>the Societies prefer the 40 dollar frames--keep the portraits open, until the President visits Ph[iladelphi]a</I>--<I>then box them up, and send them to me with your bill. J.Y.M</I>.&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;800-1,200. <I><BR>Ex: James Ruddy Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 87297<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/087297.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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