The Estate of Delaware Governor & Mrs. Elbert N. Carvel

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On Saturday, Oct. 14, Jos. C. O’Neal & Sons Auctioneers & Appraisers will be holding an auction from the Estate of Former Delaware Governor Elbert N. Carvel and Mrs. Ann Valliant Carvel at the O’Neal Auction Center in Laurel, Delaware. This single-event will consist of the antiques, furniture, art pottery, Delaware art, political ephemera and memorabilia, as well as personal effects from the Carvel estate.

Among the many items to be offered include a Potthast, Baltimore, Maryland mahogany 10 piece dining room set and sideboard that is described on page 35 of Cecilia Cohen’s book “Only in Delaware”; a mahogany slant-front desk carved with the State Seal of Delaware, made for Gov. Carvel by Franklin Kinnamon and one of only three known to have been made; a Van Briggle Pottery collection; as well as paintings by Delaware artist Henry Progar & other Delaware artists. Also being offered are numerous items of political history that include important letters and telegrams from Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton; signed and unsigned photographs of former Presidents; and over a half dozen scrapbooks put together by Mrs. Carvel that spans Gov. Carvel’s political career.
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NUR TEMPLE DELAWARE CAR PLATES201 - NUR TEMPLE DELAWARE CAR PLATES
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL NUR TEMPLE CAR PLATES. One is black porcelain and the other is metal. Both read "Delaware/Nur Temple"...
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TALL CEDARS DELAWARE FEZES202 - TALL CEDARS DELAWARE FEZES
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL TALL CEDARS FEZES. Both read "Tall Cedars/of Lebanon". One is green and reads "Evergreen/Forest ...
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION A203 - DELAWARE GOVERNOR CARVEL PRESENTATION A
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL PRESENTATION AWARD. Wooden wall plaque with applied metal Liberty Bell and plate that reads "The Honorable ...
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON CAR TAG204 - PRESIDENT JOHNSON CAR TAG
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PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON CAMPAIGN CAR TAG. White painted metal car tag is decorated with outline of the United States and reads "LBJ for th...
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NUR TEMPLE CAR TAG205 - NUR TEMPLE CAR TAG
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DELAWARE GOVERNOR ELBERT N. CARVEL NUR TEMPLE CAR TAG. Tag is decorated at left with New York 90th Imperial Council Session medal and reads "9...
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JOHN F. KENNEDY BOOK WITH LETTER206 - JOHN F. KENNEDY BOOK WITH LETTER
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JOHN F. KENNEDY BOOK WITH SIGNED LETTER. "The Strategy of Peace" by John F. Kennedy, Harper & Bros., New York, 1960. Book comes with...
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON BOOK207 - LYNDON B. JOHNSON BOOK
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON'S 1967 MESSAGES TO THE 90TH CONGRESS BOOK. Titled "No Retreat From Tomorrow". Book comes with typed letter boldly ...
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON BOOK208 - LYNDON B. JOHNSON BOOK
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON'S 1967 MESSAGES TO THE 90TH CONGRESS BOOK. Titled "No Retreat From Tomorrow". Book comes with typed letter facsimi...
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SIGNED PRESIDENT CARTER BOOK208A - SIGNED PRESIDENT CARTER BOOK
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“TALKING PEACE, A VISION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION” BY JIMMY CARTER AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Dutton Children’s Books, New York, 1993. Book has 3.5” x 5” not
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SIGNED JOHN G. TOWNSEND, JR. BOOK209 - SIGNED JOHN G. TOWNSEND, JR. BOOK
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CLEARING NEW GROUND, THE LIFE OF JOHN G. TOWNSEND, JR. BOOK. By Richard B. Carter, The Delaware Heritage Press, 2001. Book is signed on title page...
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SIGNED THE OHIO STORY BOOK210 - SIGNED THE OHIO STORY BOOK
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THE OHIO STORY BY FRANK SIEDEL AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Signed on first page "The Hon. Elbert N. Carvel/Best regards from Ohio/Frank Siedel". ...
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SIGNED CLEARING THE AIR BOOK211 - SIGNED CLEARING THE AIR BOOK
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CLEARING THE AIR BY EDWARD P. MORGAN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Van Rees Press, New York, 1963. Signed on first page "Edward P. Morgan". From ...
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SIGNED THE ROOSEVELT-MACARTHUR CONFLICT212 - SIGNED THE ROOSEVELT-MACARTHUR CONFLICT
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THE ROOSEVELT-MACARTHUR CONFLICT BY JAMES K. EYRE, JR. AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. The Craft Press, Inc., Chambersburg, Penn., 1950. Signed on title page ...
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SIGNED DIVIDENDS AND DEMOCRACY BOOK213 - SIGNED DIVIDENDS AND DEMOCRACY BOOK
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DIVIDENDS AND DEMOCRACY BY LEWIS D. GILBERT AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. American Research Council, New York, 1956. Signed on first page "Lewis D. Gil...
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SIGNED TALES OF DELAWARE BOOK214 - SIGNED TALES OF DELAWARE BOOK
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TALES OF DELAWARE BY ROGER A. MARTIN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. 1991. Signed on title page "12/15/91/Governor Carvel/Hope you like it./Roger A. Mart...
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SIGNED RUSSELL W. PETERSON DELAWARE BOO215 - SIGNED RUSSELL W. PETERSON DELAWARE BOO
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RUSSELL W. PETERSON, GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE, 1969-1973 BY CHRISTOPHER L. PERRY BOOK. Delaware Heritage Press, 1999. Signed by Governor Peterson on fir
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SIGNED THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION BOOK216 - SIGNED THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION BOOK
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THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION OF 1897, THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS SIGNED BOOK. The Delaware State Bar Association, 1997. Edited and signed by Harvey Be
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SIGNED BEACHES OF DELAWARE BOOK217 - SIGNED BEACHES OF DELAWARE BOOK
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THE BEACHES OF DELAWARE AND HISTORIC SUSSEX COUNTY BY KEVIN FLEMING & NANCY E. LYNCH AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. 1999. Signed by Fleming & Lynch o...
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SIGNED KENT ISLAND MARYLAND BOOK218 - SIGNED KENT ISLAND MARYLAND BOOK
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KENT ISLAND, THE LAND THAT ONCE WAS EDEN BY JANET FREEDMAN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, 2002. Signed on first page ...
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SIGNED 1958 DELAWARE BLUE BOOK219 - SIGNED 1958 DELAWARE BLUE BOOK
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DELAWARE BLUE BOOK 1958 BY ANREW ELLSWORTH BING AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Signed on first page "The good wishes of/Andrew E. Bing/To the Honorable &...
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