Wells, Fargo, and Company Reward broadside, issued by John J. Valentine, General Superintendent, San Francisco, CA, dated 1875, reading "REWARD! Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Box, containing $160 in Gold Notes, was robbed this morning, by one man, on the route from Sonora to Milton…$250 And one-fourth of any money recovered, will be paid for […]
Lot 638: Presidential Memorabilia, incl. Hayes/Wheeler Ribbons, Reagan TLS, 50 Pcs.
Fifty (50) Assorted United States Presidential related items and ephemera including pins, buttons, letter, postcards, and playing cards. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) President Rutherford Birchard Hayes and Vice President William Almon Wheeler 1876 campaign woven silk jugate ribbons, both depicting portraits of the candidates surrounded by red, blue, and black lettering against a cream background. […]
Lot 639: JFK Inaugural Invitation, Calendar and Rare Political Button
Invitation to the January 20, 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, and rare 1961 Nashville Tennessean Special Train to the Inauguration Button. Invitation is embossed and stamped with a gilt seal. Comes with the original envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Speights, postmarked 30 December 1960 from Washington, D.C. A calendar of inaugural […]
Lot 635: 2 Prints of Baltimore including Sachse Bird's Eye View
2 early prints of Baltimore, including a rare early lithograph view by Edward Sachse. 1st item: "BALTIMORE, Drawn from Nature and On Stone by E. Sachse," printed by Sachse & Co., Baltimore, depicting the city from the north with the Washington Monument in the foreground. Framed under glass in an antique veneered wooden frame with […]
Lot 636: 1876 Centennial Exposition & Philadelphia Souvenirs plus 4 CDVs, 14 Items
A collection of ten (10) souvenirs from Philadelphia and the 1876 Centennial Exposition, plus four (4) Civil War era CDVs with Revenue Stamps, fourteen (14) items. Souvenirs include one (1) unused soap cake depicting Memorial Hall; two (2) Rowland & Sprogle Carbonated Stone Centennial Exposition salt cellars with labels on bottom advertising that they were […]
Lot 632: 7 Keuffel & Esser Slide Rules
Seven (7) Keuffel & Esser (K&E) duplex slide rules, including two (2) 4160 Chemist's slide rules; one (1) N4081-5 20" Log Log Decitrig slide rule; one (1) 68-1200 Log Log Duplex slide rule; one (1) 4080-5 Log Log Trig slide rule; one (1) 4093-5 Log Log Vector slide rule; and one (1) 68-1308 20" Log […]
Lot 633: William Birch engraving, Preparation for War to Defend Commerce
William Russell Birch (Pennsylvania/United Kingdom,1755-1834) hand-colored, copperplate engraving on wove paper, titled "Preparation for War to Defend Commerce." Depicts the building of the Frigate Philadelphia in dry-dock in Joshus Humphrey's shipyard in Pennsylvania, just before the war between the United States and Tripoli (also known as the First Barbary War). Signature, title, and publication information […]
Lot 634: 4 Nautical Prints: Journeys of Victory; Currier & Ives Red Jacket & The Great Western Steam Ship
Three (3) Scarce Nautical prints. 1st item: Currier and Ives (American, 1834-1907) lithograph on paper, CLIPPER SHIP RED JACKET, IN THE ICE OFF CAPE HORN ON HER PASSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA TO LIVERPOOL. Housed under glass in a burlwood frame. Image: 8 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Sight: 12 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W […]
Lot 630: English 18K Pocket Aneroid Compensated Barometer
English 18K pocket aneroid compensated barometer and altimeter. Drum form comprised of a silvered dial marked with barometric range from 23-31 inches of mercury, meteorological headings "Rain," "Change," "Fair", altimeter readings and an open center revealing the works. Additionally marked "Compensated" lower edge. Outer edge of 18K case marked 750 and back of case with […]
Lot 631: 2 French Pocket Aneroid Barometers
1st item: French pocket aneroid barometer, by Jules Richard, #234, comprised of a white enameled dial marked with barometric range from 71-80 inches of mercury, lower dial edge marked "JR, Barometre, Brevete, SGDG". Works marked "Richard A Paris, #234" together with the Jules Richard hallmark. Housed in a sterling silver case with checkered engraving, Minerva […]