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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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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