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 SMOKY MOUNTAINS BOOK230 - SIGNED SMOKY MOUNTAINS BOOK
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THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS BY LAURA THORNBOROUGH AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1946. Signed on title page "Inscribed by the a...
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SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK231 - SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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THE STORY OF THE WILMINGTON AND WESTERN RAILROAD BY ARTHUR G. VOLKMAN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1963.
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SIGNED FLAG FULL OF STARS BOOK232 - SIGNED FLAG FULL OF STARS BOOK
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A FLAG FULL OF STARS BY DON ROBERTSON AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1964. Signed on first page "For Gov. Elbert N. Ca...
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SIGNED END OF THE ROAD BOOK233 - SIGNED END OF THE ROAD BOOK
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THE END OF THE ROAD BY JOSEPH A.L. ERRIGO AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Vantage Press, New York, First Edition, 1969. Signed on first page "To my good ...
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SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK234 - SIGNED POLITICAL BOOK
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CONGRESS: THE SAPLESS BRANCH BY SENATOR JOSEPH S. CLARK. First Edition, 1964. Signed on first page "To My Friend/Bert Carvel/With increasingl...
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SIGNED ECONOMICS BOOK235 - SIGNED ECONOMICS BOOK
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE: THE ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS, AND CONTROL BY RUSSELL W. WILLEY AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Nopoly Press, Inc., Wilmington, DE, 1977. Signed o
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SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK236 - SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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MEMOIRS OF THE SENATE BY ROGER A. MARTIN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. 1995. Signed on title page "12/4/00/Our beloved Governor/Roger A. Martin". ...
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SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK237 - SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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SHERMAN W. TRIBBITT, GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE, 1973-1977 BY ROGER A. MARTIN AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. Delaware Heritage Press, 1998. Signed on title page &q...
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SIGNED JOHN SLOAN BOOK238 - SIGNED JOHN SLOAN BOOK
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN SLOAN SIGNED BOOK. The Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, 1961. Signed on first page "For Governor Carvel/with all k...
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SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK239 - SIGNED DELAWARE BOOK
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SMALL TOWN, U.S.A. BY AUBREY P. MURRAY AUTHOR SIGNED BOOK. 1992. Signed on back of first page "Aubrey P. Murray/To Gov. Carvel/Best Wishes/Au...
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