Scarce printed broadside on silk, commemorating the “Augusta Resolves,” a declaration adopted February 22, 1775 by six representatives of Augusta County in Colonial Virginia, supporting Congress’s resistance to the Intolerable Acts during the buildup to the American Revolution. The Resolves were originally published in the Virginia Gazette, and if a manuscript version survives, its current whereabouts are a mystery. […]
Lot 498: Early George Washington Portrait, poss. James Peale, ex-Dudensing
Oil on paper mounted to panel portrait of President George Washington, manner of James Peale, Sr. (Maryland/Pennsylvania, 1749-1831). Washington appears in bust-length, three-quarters view and wears a powdered wig, black coat, and white cravat. 19th c. or earlier. Unsigned. With label en verso inscribed “Property of / Frank Dudensing / James Peale / FD 114 […]
Lot 497: Dr. Thomas Walker Family Powder Horn, VA/KY interest, plus SOC Certificate
18th C. Powder Horn, by direct descent in the family of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715-1794), the explorer known as the first American of European descent to discover Kentucky. The horn features a domed butt cap and inscription “MADE BY DR. THOS WALKER OF VA FOR HIS VISIT TO KY IN 1750.” (Note that the inscribed […]
Lot 496: Theodore Roosevelt Signed Commission
President Theodore Roosevelt signed military commission, partially printed parchment, with official seal impressed lower left, appointing Clarence LeR. Cole as a captain in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army. Signed by Roosevelt and Secretary of War Luke E. Wright and dated May 13, 1908. Matted under glass in a reeded gilt frame. Sight: 17 1/2 […]
Lot 495: Walter Johnson 3 Campaign Buttons, Framed
Three (3) framed scarce campaign buttons for Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher-turned political candidate Walter Johnson, 1940. Following his retirement from baseball, the famous Washington Senators pitcher ran (unsuccessfully) as a Republican for a U.S. Congressional seat in Maryland. He used buttons featuring a baseball design, including the scarce “For Congress” button at right and the even harder […]
Lot 494: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos 47M, 50M, 50H1, 51M; Arago Crater
Four (4) original large-format vintage gelatin silver prints on glossy paper from NASA’s Second Lunar Orbiter mission, November 18-25, 1966. The photographs are designated 47M, 50M, 50H1, and 51M lower left. The areas photographed show the western part of the Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis), specifically Arago C crater and surrounding area. Arago C is one of 4 satellite craters near the […]
Lot 493: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos 93H1, 93H2, 93H3, 94M; Sinus Medii
Four (4) original large-format vintage gelatin silver prints on glossy paper from NASA’s Second Lunar Orbiter mission, November 18-25, 1966. The photographs are designated 93H1, 93H2, 93H3, and 94M lower left. They concentrate on an area in the center of Sinus Medii; potential landing site 3 for the Apollo missions. Unframed. Sheets measure 24 in H x 20 in W. A total of 215 “sets” of […]
Lot 492: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos 81M, 112M, 114M, 114H2 Armstrong Crater
Four (4) original large-format vintage gelatin silver prints on glossy paper from NASA’s Second Lunar Orbiter mission, November 18-25, 1966. The photographs are designated 81M, 112M, 114M, and 114H2 lower left. Photograph 81M is of Armstrong Crater, in the southern part of the Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis). Named after Neil Armstrong, it is approximately 50 kilometers to the northeast of the eventual Apollo 11 […]
Lot 491: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos 147H1, 148M, 149M, 149H1; Mare Insularum
Four (4) original large-format vintage gelatin silver prints on glossy paper from NASA’s Second Lunar Orbiter mission, November 18-25, 1966. The photographs are designated 147H1, 148M, 149M, and 149H1 lower left, covering a small crater-strewn area of the Mare Insularum, west of Reinhold crater and north/northeast of Lansberg crater. Unframed. Sheets measure 24 in H x 20 in W. A total of 215 “sets” […]
Lot 490: NASA Apollo 17 Gene Cernan Signed Photo of Moon
Astronaut Gene Cernan (American, 1934-2017) signed NASA photo from the Apollo 17 Lunar Landing in 1972, showing ALSEP equipment placed on the surface of the moon. The photograph is mounted to a white mat autographed by Cernan, the 11th and most recent person to have walked on the moon, and bears his personal inscription to Jesse Stallings […]
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