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Previous|1|Next Lot #4 Program for the first major US exhibition of Black master painter and American emigre Henry Ossawa Tanner View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Heading(African-American Art, 1908)Headline1908 1st US exhibition of Black master painter Henry Ossawa TannerDate Published1908 Lot #5 Original signed 1941 cartoon art by the first nationally-acclaimed Black cartoonist View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American art, 1941)Headline1941 original cartoon art, 1st famed African-American cartoonistDate Published1941 Lot #6 Rare Civil Rights-era Chicago Black Art Calendar in the WPA woodcut style View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(African-American Art, 1963)AuthorMargaret T. Burroughs and Charles G. Burroughs, compilersHeadlineRare WPA-style 1963 Chicago Black Art CalendarPublisherEbony Museum of Negro HistoryDate Published1963 Lot #7 Images of Dignity, The Drawings of Charles White View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$237.50StatusSold Heading(African-American Art, 1968, inscribed)HeadlineMaster artist Charles White, inscribed book, 1967PublisherWard Ritchie PressDate Published1967 Lot #8 Manuscript receipt/bill for services rendered by Dr. William Van Buren, including an injection to a slave View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1802)HeadlineReceipt for injecting a slaveDate PublishedJune 1, 1802 Lot #9 Massachusetts teacher letter as Maryland Slave overseer View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1842)HeadlineYankee teacher to Maryland Slave overseer, 1842 letterDate Published1842 Lot #10 Kentucky legal documents in a suit over ownership of a young female slave and her infant daughter View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1850)Headline1850 Kentucky legal documents about ownership of a female slave and her babyDate Published1850 Lot #11 Payment to a Confederate General for his slave's labor on "military fortifications" in South Carolina View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1864 Civil War)Headline1864 Civil War Document, Confederate General's slave in military laborDate Published1864 Lot #12 Black prisoner in Massachusetts protests racist injusticd during the Reconstruction days View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1869)Headline1859 Black prisoner in Massachusetts protests racist injusticdDate Published1869 Lot #13 ‘Colored Printer’ proposes a Black Republican newspaper in Florida during the 1884 presidential election View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1884)Headline1884 Florida 'Colored Printer' proposes Black Republican newspaperDate Published1884 Lot #14 Letter, Boston ‘Colored Voters’ Republican club in the 1884 presidential election View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1884)Headline1884 Boston 'Colored Voters' Republican Club in the presidential electionDate PublishedSept. 20, 1884 Lot #15 Baltimore Blacks fight racist voter discrimination View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1909)AuthorW.M. AlexanderHeadline1909 letter, Baltimore Blacks fight racist voter discriminationDate Published1909 Lot #16 Norris Wright Cuney, A Tribune of the Black People View details Estimate$100 - $200Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1913)AuthorHare, Maud CuneyHeadlineTexas Black political “boss”, 1913 biographyPublisherCrisis Publishing CompanyDate Published1913 Lot #17 'Father of Black History'Carter Woodson on Black History Week, 1928 letter View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1928)AuthorWoodson, C[arter] G.Headline1928 'Father of Black History' Carter WoodsonDate PublishedJanuary 4, 1929 Lot #18 Who's Who in Colored America: a Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Persons of African Descent in America, 1928-1929 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold HeadingAfrican-American, 1929)AuthorBoris, Joseph J, editorHeadlineWho's Who in Colored America, 1928-1929PublisherWho's Who in Colored America Corp.Date Published1929 Lot #19 Service Men’s Map of Washington / Full Information on Service Clubs, entertainment and Sightseeing... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1944 Map)Headline1944 GI Map of segregated World War II Washington, DCPublisherWar Hospitality Committee, Civilian War Service, courtesy of the Pepsi Cola Co.Date PublishedMay 15, 1944 Lot #20 Influential Black New York publisher warns, during World War II, of the "danger" to Blacks demanding their civil rights View details Estimate$200 - $400Sold for$225StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1944)AuthorC.B.PowellHeadline1944 Black publisher warns of "danger" to Blacks seeking civil rightsDate Published1944 Lot #21 Early ephemera of a Black folk singer at San Francisco's famous "hungry i" Club View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1953 San Francisco)HeadlineEphemera from famous SF "hungry i" ClubDate Publishedca. 1952 Lot #24 Letter linking anti-slavery cause to prophecy of the United Nations View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(American Peace Movement, 1849)Headline1840 Anti=slavery cause and the first American Peace MovementrDate Published1849 Lot #25 Two manuscript documents, stating the contributions of the various states to the war effort and the number of troops supplied by each View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(American Revolution)HeadlineFunding & troops for the RevolutionDate PublishedLate 18th/early 19th century Lot #26 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler with a memoir of her life and character by Benjamin Lundy View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Heading(Anti-slavery woman poet, 1836AuthorChandler, Elizabeth MargaretHeadline1836 Firstanti-slavery woman poet in AmericaDate Published1836 Lot #27 Letter, women's anti-slavery political demonstration in New York during the 1856 presidential election View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Anti-Slavery women, 1856 election)AuthorH.E. [Putel?]Headline1856 letter, anti-slavery women political demonstrationDate Published1856 Lot #28 Women Abolitionists of Philadelphia before the Mexican-American War View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Anti-Slavery, Women Abolitionists, 1845)HeadlineAnti-slavery women of Philadelphia in 1945Date Published1845 Lot #33 NASA color photograph, signed by Neil Armstrong View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorArmstrong, Neil A.HeadlineSigned photograph of Neil ArmstrongDate PublishedNo date Lot #46 Joe Louis vs Billy Conn, Polo Grounds, New York. June 18, 1941 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Boxing)HeadlineProgram for Joe Louis vs Billy ConnPublisherHarry M. StevensDate Published1941 Lot #53 Three works on California and New Mexico from the Biblioteca Aportacion Historica View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(California & New Mexico)HeadlineEarly exploration of Caiifornia & New MexicoPublisherBiblioteca Aportacion HistoricaDate Published1944 & 1947 Lot #93 Roster of Officers & Civil Agents on duty in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands [with] two circular letters relating to the Bureau - all framed together View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Civil War - Reconstruction)HeadlineRoster of agents in Georgia Freedman's Bureau 1868Date Published1868 Lot #112 Letter from Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives and future Vice President, to Mr. L. Sykes, Jr., regarding a letter of introduction View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorColfax, SchuylerHeadlineLetter from Speaker Colfax with franked envelopeDate PublishedFeb. 16, 1866 Lot #122 Letter of a West Point Cadet, a future Union General in the Civil War, criticizing Charles Dickens' book about his American travels View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Dickens West Point critic, Civil War General, 1843)AuthorCharles S[mith] HamiltonHeadline1843 Future Civil War General critiques Charles Dickens' anti-American "prejudice"Date Published1843 Lot #140 The Challenge to Liberty View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorHoover, HerbertHeadlineHerbert Hoover The Challenge to Liberty signedPublisherScribner'sDate Published1934 Lot #158 Proclamation of Emancipation - lithographed portrait within the text View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$531.25StatusSold Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)AuthorPratt, W. H.HeadlineLincoln in Emancipation Proclamation textPublisherW. H. PrattDate Published1865 Lot #168 Engraved document on parchment, signed by Thomas McKean as Governor of Pennsylvania, being a grant of land in western Pennsylvania View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMcKean, Thomas, Signer from DelawareHeadlineThomas McKean Signer from DelawareDate PublishedAugust 13, 1806 Lot #171 Land grant document, signed by James Monroe as President View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$450StatusSold AuthorMonroe, JamesHeadlineLand Grant signed by James MonroeDate PublishedFebruary 6, 1818 Lot #175 Certificate for ten shares in the North American Land Company, signed by Morris as President of the company, made out to John Barker Church View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold AuthorMorris, Robert, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineRobert Morris, Signer & Fiinancier of the RevolutionDate PublishedMay 8, 1795 Lot #185 Handwritten land survey by a New Jersey statesman and Rutgers College benefactor View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(New Jersey, 1848)AuthorJames ParkerHeadline1848 New Jersey land survey by Rutger College benefactorDate Published1848 Lot #200 Signature of George Ross, on a receipt View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorRoss, George, Signer from PennsylvaniaHeadlineGeorge Ross Signer from PennsylvaniaDate PublishedJune 28, 1768 Lot #224 Document Signed by Oliver Wolcott as Governor (i.e. "Captain General and Commander in Chief") of the State of Connecticut, appointing Abel Gates a lieutenant in the militia View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold AuthorWolcott, Oliver, Signer from ConnecticutHeadlineOliver Wolcott Signer from ConnecticutDate PublishedOct. 16, 1797 Lot #258 Letter from John Cryder in London, to is business associate William Wetmore, just returned to New York from Canton, China View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(China Trade - Opium War)AuthorCryder, JohnHeadlineChina Trade letter 1839 Opium WarDate PublishedDec. 5, 1839 Lot #259 Letter to William Wetmore in London, from a principal at the Bagham Bros. firm in Calcutta, India, discussing in detail the opium trade View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Sold for$1,125StatusSold Heading(China Trade - Opium)HeadlineChina Opium Trade Letter 1838Date Published4th June 1838 Lot #261 Letter from Joseph Archer in Canton to William Wetmore in London, regarding trade, credit and related matters View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(China Trade)AuthorArcher, JosephHeadlineChina Trade letter from Canton 1837Date PublishedMay 24, 1837 Lot #262 Letter to William Wetmore in London from business partner Joseph Archer in Canton, China, notifying him of a shipment being sent View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(China Trade)AuthorArcher, JosephHeadlineChina Trade letter from Canton 1837Date PublishedMay 24, 1837 Lot #264 Letter from Josiah L. Wetmore in London, to William S. Wetmore in Canton, regarding business matters in relation to the sale and shipment of Norwich Camlets to China View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(China Trade)AuthorWetmore, Josiah F.HeadlineThe camlet trade to India & ChinaDate Published4th August 1848 Lot #288 Journal of Midshipman James McFadden on a cruise aboard the U.S.S. Dakotah, from Panama Bay down the coast of South America to Peru and then Chile, plus his Annapolis student notebook and two friendship albums View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorGrimes, James McFaddenHeadlineMidshipman's journal of naval cruise 1868Date Published1860-1894 Lot #302 Manuscript military orders for British cavalry advance and rear guard formations in India issued to the 15th King's Hussars stationed in Bangalore View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(India)AuthorHorne, G., & B.V. GrenthamHeadlineMs. orders for troop movements in British India 1848Date PublishedNovember 19th, 1848 Lot #317 Small archive of official communications during the Mexican Revolution, 1913, between consulates View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Heading(Mexican Revolution - Borderlands)HeadlineConsular communications during Mexican Revolution 1913Date Published1913 Lot #318 File relating to to the shooting by policemen in Baja California of two American citizens in Baja California, one fatally, during the Mexican Revolution View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Mexican Revolution - Execution of Amercian Citizen)HeadlineAmerican executed during Mexican RevolutionDate Published1914 Lot #320 Small group of documents relating to Americans in the Frontera Norte View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico - Baja California)HeadlineAmericans in northern MexicoDate Published1864-1870 Lot #321 Group of documents on the Diegueño Indians of northern Baja California View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Mexico - Borderland Natives)HeadlineBorderland Indians of MexicoDate Publishedc.1895-1910 Lot #322 Patente del habito de el tercero orden de penitencia de Nuestro Seraphico Padre S. Francisco View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Mexico - Religious Orders)HeadlineMexican Religious Orders 1790Date PublishedAugust, 1790 Lot #324 Document signed by Juan Bautista Ceballos as interim president of Mexico View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Mexico)AuthorCeballos, Juan BautistaHeadlineSigned by Mexican president 1853Date PublishedJanuary 21, 1853 Lot #342 Navigator's log and course-calculation book for voyages aboard three steamers in the service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Heading(Pacific Mail Steamship Company)HeadlineNavigator's course book for Pacific steamships 1918Date Published1918-1919 Lot #498 Two requests for Mexican citizenship, made in Ensenada, contained in one file folder View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$87.50StatusSold Heading(Mexico - Baja California)HeadlineRequesting Mexican citizenship 1901Date Published1901 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next