2009 November Grand Format Americana Auction
| Sale Number: | 6032 |
| Location: | Heritage Auctions - Dallas 3500 Maple Ave 17th Floor Dallas, TX 75219 |
| Auction Date: | November 17th at 1 PM CT through November 18th |
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Session 1
Transportation
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Unknown Series $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.25" in size and irregular in shape. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, the beginning "L" of a serial number, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.25" in size and irregular in shape. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, the beginning "L" of a serial number, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #I02591811A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.25" in size and irregular in shape. It features a small portion of the Hamilton portrait, one partial serial number, a complete Minnesota "I" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.25" in size and irregular in shape. It features a small portion of the Hamilton portrait, one partial serial number, a complete Minnesota "I" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L03166965B. Series 1963A $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 1.75" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a tiny edge of the Hamilton portrait, one near-complete serial number, a near-complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 1.75" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a tiny edge of the Hamilton portrait, one near-complete serial number, a near-complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L34212082A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2.25" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a portion of the Hamilton portrait, one near-complete serial number, and a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2.25" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a portion of the Hamilton portrait, one near-complete serial number, and a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L03160387B. Series 1963A $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 1" x 0.75" in size and irregular in shape. It features a partial serial number and a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 1" x 0.75" in size and irregular in shape. It features a partial serial number and a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L34589413A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4.5" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and dark in color. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, one complete and one near-complete serial number, a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4.5" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and dark in color. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, one complete and one near-complete serial number, a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L51079019B. Series 1963A $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a small portion of the Hamilton portrait, one complete serial number, and a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 2" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features only a small portion of the Hamilton portrait, one complete serial number, and a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L73000558B. Series 1963A $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4.25" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and somewhat dark at the edges. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, two near-complete serial numbers, and a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4.25" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and somewhat dark at the edges. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, two near-complete serial numbers, and a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L47621840A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 3.75" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, two partial serial numbers, and a near-complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 3.75" x 1.5" in size and irregular in shape. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, two partial serial numbers, and a near-complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L20301456A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and dark in color. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, one complete and one partial serial number, a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is approximately 4" x 1.5" in size, irregular in shape, and dark in color. It features a near-complete Hamilton portrait, one complete and one partial serial number, a partial San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
"D. B. Cooper" 1971 Ransom Money. Serial #L06832736A. Series 1969 $20 Federal Reserve Note. Certified and encapsulated by PCGS Currency with a custom insert picturing the 1971 artist's sketch of the sunglasses-wearing skyjacker. Found by eight-year-old Brian Ingram along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington on February 10, 1980, this is one of the only known group of currency notes that can be linked to the historic and infamous event.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is in two pieces totaling approximately 4.5" x 1.5" in size, both irregular in shape, with one segment dark in color. It features a partial Hamilton portrait, two complete serial numbers, a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
All the notes from this group were damaged by their exposure to the elements. This present example is in two pieces totaling approximately 4.5" x 1.5" in size, both irregular in shape, with one segment dark in color. It features a partial Hamilton portrait, two complete serial numbers, a complete San Francisco "L" Reserve Bank designation, and the handwritten initials of the FBI agent who originally inventoried the bills soon after Ingram discovered them.
Western Expansion
Buffalo Bill Cody: Cased Medal and Two Watch Fobs. This lot includes a most striking bronze 38mm cased medal featuring a raised portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody with the caption "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Co." on the obverse and a raised star within a wreath and the caption "London 1892 Merit" on the reverse. A "Baddeley & Reynolds" mark appears beneath Cody's portrait. The medal is housed in a brown, nicely grained leather covered case with plush purple lining. It is, in short, a most attractive medal with light wear to the highlights. The two fobs are of similar design featuring jugate portraits of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill on the obverse, the bronze example showing much wear to the highlights; the silver-plated version with some wear to the plating.
Print: Large Framed Full Color Image of a Female Shootist, Circa 1900. The image, 17" high, is mounted on black velvet and in a period frame 25" x 27.5" (overall). The image, excised from a large advertisement is artfully trimmed and mounted. A few small breaks in the rope, else near fine.
Autographs
Annie Oakley Cabinet Card Signed. 4.25" x 6.5", no date (circa 1880s), Baker's Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. Young Ms. Oakley sits upright while holding a double-barrel shotgun with her gloved right hand.
She has neatly and boldly signed immediately below the photograph. Annie Oakley became famous when her future husband Frank Butler bet $100 that he could beat anyone in a shooting contest. He lost the bet to Annie, but won her heart. They performed their own act for a while, which included Annie regularly shooting ashes off Frank's cigarette. They later joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1885. Ironically, her greatest source of wealth came in later years when William Randolph Hurst's newspaper created a false story that she was using cocaine. She sued Hearst and won, netting her a sum that allowed her to be a philanthropist. Small thumbtack holes are in each corner with mounting remnants on verso; near fine.
She has neatly and boldly signed immediately below the photograph. Annie Oakley became famous when her future husband Frank Butler bet $100 that he could beat anyone in a shooting contest. He lost the bet to Annie, but won her heart. They performed their own act for a while, which included Annie regularly shooting ashes off Frank's cigarette. They later joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1885. Ironically, her greatest source of wealth came in later years when William Randolph Hurst's newspaper created a false story that she was using cocaine. She sued Hearst and won, netting her a sum that allowed her to be a philanthropist. Small thumbtack holes are in each corner with mounting remnants on verso; near fine.
Advertising
Advertising: Reverse Glass Red Rock Ginger Ale Sign, Circa 1895. 6" x 8". This wonderful pre-prohibition advertising sign has a chain frame and suspension. It is very sweet with an angelic girl sipping Red Rock Ginger Ale. Light fading, else very fine.
Antiques
[American Indian] Two Very Large Indian Theme Vases. One vase is 12" high, marked with the Ioga Warwick company mark and "412", picturing an Indian warrior, very fine, and, another vase, hand-painted, 15.5" high, marked "Louwelsa & Weller", "X337 / 2", and "R-10", artist signed with what appears to be "JD", repairs to the glaze at the lip, else fine.
Miscellaneous
[American Indian] Large Collection of Indian Theme Badges, Ribbons, and Buttons. There are forty-seven items in this collection including badges and ribbons from the Improved Order of Red Men, buttons from Indian motorcycles, and others. Most fine or better.
Autographs
John S. Mosby Signed and Annotated Autobiography: Mosby's War Reminiscences - Stuart's Cavalry Campaigns. (New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1898), first edition, 264 pages, red cloth covers with gilt lettering, octavo, signed, "Jno S. Mosby" with ink annotations on pages 10 and 263. Written by the Confederacy's "Grey Ghost," Mosby recounts the tactics that made him, and his fellow commander J.E.B. Stuart, so feared by Northern generals and soldiers alike. Weak hinge for front cover and minor damp staining on inside pages, else fine.
John S. Mosby: Signed Printed Portrait. Image size 4.375" x 6.125", matted and framed to 9" x 11". Signed in ink, "Jno S. Mosby" below a portrait of the "Grey Ghost" in the uniform of a Confederate colonel. The image is slightly askew in the frame and a hint of foxing, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Military & Patriotic
[John S. Mosby] Two Pieces of "Rose Canton" Chinese Porcelain Acquired on a Tour of China. A bowl and a pitcher are two pieces of a larger set. The bowl is 4.25" in diameter and the pitcher stands 5.25" high. The bowl has four panels, two with figures and two with flowers. The pitcher has floral motifs with insects and birds. The two pieces are sold with a photocopy of a letter from Margaret Mosby Jones, great-great-grandniece of John S. Mosby, stating that the china was purchased by the general on a tour of China while he was the United States Consul in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong (1879-1885). Modest surface wear, else fine.
Antiques
United States Thirty-eight Star Flag, Circa 1877. The flag, 140" x 68", is constructed of wool bunting. The stars, in an 8-7-8-7-8 configuration, are cut into the blue field and overlaid with white bunting. The hoist has a 1.5" reinforced channel with a rope halyard and one brass swivel. The thirty-eight star flag was authorized with the entrance of Colorado into the Union and remained the specified flag until July 4, 1890 when Idaho was granted statehood. The fly has repair at the bottom, moderate weakness at the hoist, and a few small holes, else very fine.
United States Thirty-six Star Flag. Printed on canvas bunting, 27" x 19.5", mounted on the original 28.5" wood pole (bottom end broken), the entire flag and pole are attractively framed (32" x 34" overall). Inside the frame is a descriptive gilt plaque noting that the 36 star flag was in use following Nevada's entry into the Union (1864-1867). Modest soiling, bright colors, thus very fine.
Transportation
Kitty Hawk Wright Flyer: Piece of Original Fabric on a Blank Presentation Certificate. 8.5" x 11", bearing a printed statement of authenticity signed by Lester D. Gardner, founder of Aviation Magazine. The statement reads as follows: "Original Fabric From Kitty Hawk 'Wright Flyer' Certification for [blank]. When Orville Wright, at my suggestion, assembled the Kitty Hawk machine for the first time, in 1916, at the opening of the new buildings of M.I.T. in Cambridge, he found that the original fabric could not be used and substituted new fabric of the identical material. When he died, his executors found that he had preserved some of the original coverings of the wings and entrusted several pieces of this most valuable relic to me for distribution to notable aeronautical friends. I certify that this piece was used in the first successful flight in history by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, N.C." A 1.125" x 1.25" square of fabric has been glued to the certificate. Extremely clean and crisp, thus near mint. Extremely rare blank certificate.
Accompanying this lot are two letters from the Paul K. Guillow company explaining how they came to be in possession of a piece of the original Wright Flyer given to them by Lester D. Gardner. This swatch and certificate was issued by them in 1978 on the 75th anniversary of the first powered manned flight. The Gardner signature is a facsimile. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Accompanying this lot are two letters from the Paul K. Guillow company explaining how they came to be in possession of a piece of the original Wright Flyer given to them by Lester D. Gardner. This swatch and certificate was issued by them in 1978 on the 75th anniversary of the first powered manned flight. The Gardner signature is a facsimile. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Zeppelin Flight Commemorative Medals: Lot of Eight. A fantastic lot of Zeppelin-related medals including: a 35mm medal commemorating the April 1, 1909 flight of LZ 3 from Friedrichshafen to Munich; 35mm medal commemorating the October, 1909 flight to various German cities; undated 35mm medal commemorating Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin; 45mm medal commemorating a zeppelin visit to Vienna, June 9, 1913; 50mm medal dated April 3, 1913, marking an incident where a German dirigible accidentally crossed into France in the tense year prior to WWI; 57mm German medal marking the February 2, 1916 incident whereby the zeppelin L 19 crashed off the coast of Britain and the British Navy refused to pick up survivors who as a result, perished; 32mm commemorative medal of the 1924 delivery flight across the Atlantic of the ZR III, later to be named the Los Angeles; and a 35mm medal commemorating the "Orient" flight of the LZ 27, Graf Zeppelin, March 24-28, 1929. All examples appear to be bronze and all are in excellent condition.
Charles Lindbergh: Lot of Four Medals and Copper Plaque Commemorating Lindbergh's New York to Paris Flight. The copper plaque measures 7.5" x 10.25" and commemorates Lindbergh's New York to Paris flight, May 20-21, 1927. The sculptor, L. L. Leach, has captured Lindbergh in profile wearing his aviator's helmet. There are four threaded mounted holes on the reverse side. Included are four 70mm commemorative medals, each a different variation on the Spirit of St. Louis/New York to Paris flight. All examples are in excellent condition.
Miscellaneous
Ohio Electric Chair "Who's Who" Souvenir Photograph Card, Circa 1905. 4.25" x 6.5", mounted on studio card. A rather macabre souvenir from the Ohio Penitentiary Annex with the curious claim, given the nature of the card, that their photos are "Made From Life". The front bears small studio portraits of 23 well-dressed Ohio murderers and a larger image of "Old Sparky" himself. The reverse gives the statistics of each man including his name, date of execution, name of victim, and location in Ohio where the crime was committed. The image has toned slightly otherwise it is in excellent condition.
Military & Patriotic
World War II: Large Bronze Plaque by Felix de Weldon Honoring the Contribution of the Motion Picture Industry to the War Effort. 14.5" x 16", mounted on a wooden plaque 20" x 25". The bronze plaque is shaped like a motion picture reel with Felix de Weldon's famous sculpture of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia in the center, beneath which is de Weldon's signature and the copyright date of 1945. Around it are scenes of the various contributions by the industry, including: combat photographers; movies for the troops; USO shows; shows aboard ships; recruiting; war bond premieres; and, Office of War Information and War Activities Committee. The bottom of the plaque bears the facsimile signatures of Robert P. Patterson Secretary of War, James Forrestal Secretary of the Navy, and Fred M. Vinson Secretary of the Treasury. At the bottom of the wooden plaque is a small bronzed plate that reads, "Eastern Bronze Tablet & Sign Co. / Designers - Manufacturers / New York, N.Y.". The wooden plaque has a few minor scuffs on the dry finish, but the bronze plaque is very fine.
Miscellaneous
American Red Cross: Large Framed Collection of United States Christmas Seals, 1907-1941. 29.5" x 53.5". This wonderful display has blocks of Christmas Seals from each year, starting with the original 1907 Christmas Seal stamp to the stamps for 1941, when the display was framed. Also included in the framed display are variation and proofs of several issues. This magnificent collection hung in the offices of the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.
The first United States Christmas Seals were printed by Ms. Emily Bissell when her cousin asked for her help in raising $300 necessary to keep a tuberculosis sanatorium in operation through the winter. Bissell got the idea for a sale of Christmas Seals from an article that referred to a successful sale of Christmas seals in 1904 in Denmark that raised $20,000 in the fight against TB. Bissell borrowed money from friends to print the first 50,000 Seals, got permission from the Wilmington postmaster to sell them in the post office lobby, and sold the first Christmas Seal on December 7, 1907. On her first day, Bissell raised $25. But when sales tapered off during the next several days, she realized that she was no longer on pace to reach her goal of $300. Desperate, she jumped on the train to Philadelphia, where she hoped to find a voice for her cause in The North American, one of the city's most popular newspapers. The newspaper ran articles under the heading, "Stamp Out Tuberculosis." Her Seals sold so quickly that she had to order another 250,000. The Philadelphia campaign caught the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt, who enthusiastically endorsed Bissell's Seals. By the end of the Christmas season, Emily Bissell had raised $3,000.
Ms. Bissell's Christmas Seal campaign was expanded across the nation, in 1908 with the official sponsorship of the American Red Cross. In its second year, the sale of Christmas Seals raised $135,000 against tuberculosis. In 1909, the campaign produced $250,000. The American Red Cross sponsored the Christmas Seal until 1919, when the National Tuberculosis Association assumed exclusive control of the project. The emblem of the National Tuberculosis Association, the double-barred cross, appeared for the first time on a Christmas Seal in 1920. The tradition continued and grew year after year through The Great Depression, and World War II. From the Collection of the American Red Cross. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
The first United States Christmas Seals were printed by Ms. Emily Bissell when her cousin asked for her help in raising $300 necessary to keep a tuberculosis sanatorium in operation through the winter. Bissell got the idea for a sale of Christmas Seals from an article that referred to a successful sale of Christmas seals in 1904 in Denmark that raised $20,000 in the fight against TB. Bissell borrowed money from friends to print the first 50,000 Seals, got permission from the Wilmington postmaster to sell them in the post office lobby, and sold the first Christmas Seal on December 7, 1907. On her first day, Bissell raised $25. But when sales tapered off during the next several days, she realized that she was no longer on pace to reach her goal of $300. Desperate, she jumped on the train to Philadelphia, where she hoped to find a voice for her cause in The North American, one of the city's most popular newspapers. The newspaper ran articles under the heading, "Stamp Out Tuberculosis." Her Seals sold so quickly that she had to order another 250,000. The Philadelphia campaign caught the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt, who enthusiastically endorsed Bissell's Seals. By the end of the Christmas season, Emily Bissell had raised $3,000.
Ms. Bissell's Christmas Seal campaign was expanded across the nation, in 1908 with the official sponsorship of the American Red Cross. In its second year, the sale of Christmas Seals raised $135,000 against tuberculosis. In 1909, the campaign produced $250,000. The American Red Cross sponsored the Christmas Seal until 1919, when the National Tuberculosis Association assumed exclusive control of the project. The emblem of the National Tuberculosis Association, the double-barred cross, appeared for the first time on a Christmas Seal in 1920. The tradition continued and grew year after year through The Great Depression, and World War II. From the Collection of the American Red Cross. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Antiques
Minstrel Mechanical Bank made by Saalheimer & Strauss, Germany, Circa 1928. Press lever and place coin on tongue. Release lever and coin is deposited. The tin bank has the instructions on the front. Condition: general surface wear. Working. Very good (95%). Size: 7".
Miscellaneous
Miniature Red Cross Facility Diorama. Contains early bisque dolls in Red Cross uniform in a miniature field hospital setting. There is no history as to when this display was used by the Red Cross Museum. The uniforms and nurses hats were all hand made with some identified as to their position in the hospital. Each of the 125 dolls are bisque and marked "Made in Germany". Tables, chairs, and serving pieces as well as miniature medicinal bottles are included in the display. There are some broken pieces in the set but it is obvious that certain care was taken to make the display as accurate as possible. The scene is completed by the metal stove and table grouping that signifies the efforts of the Red Cross to feed the needy or homeless in a time of disaster. From the collection of the American Red Cross.
Antiques
"Rose Percy" Doll with Extensive Wardrobe and Accessories, Sold in 1864 to Raise Funds for the Sanitary Commission, and on Display at the American Red Cross Museum since 1920. A 23" English poured wax doll with blue eyes and blond hair, maker unknown (possibly Charles Marsh or Herbert John Meech). Initially sold at the April 1864 Metropolitan Fair in New York to raise funds for the work of the Sanitary Commission, Rose Percy is being offered with an original wardrobe of clothing and collection of accessories that are second to none in scope, quality, or history. Rose was loaned for display to the American Red Cross in 1920 by her original owner, Mrs. Horace H. Chittenden (née Bertha Peters). Later, in 1954, the son and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Chittenden (whose father-in-law was Register of the U.S. Treasury under Abraham Lincoln) gifted Rose to that organization.
Rose Percy's history begins in 1862. She was most likely imported directly from London by the New York merchant whose window display caught the eyes of the young ladies of Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's boarding school. Rose is eternally in her late-pre or early teens, about the same age as the girls who took it as a labor of love to give her an extensive and beautiful hand sewn wardrobe, a project that took almost a year and a half. While some worked on the sewing and embroidery, others persuaded local merchants to donate not only the raw materials for the dainty and fashionable clothing, but also accessories befitting the most sophisticated of young ladies. New York dry goods merchant Arnold Constable donated much of the yard goods. The girls appealed to leading furrier Gunther's Sons for Rose's darling ermine fur accessories. Another local merchant, Tiffany & Co., created elegant jewelry, personalized "Miss Rose Percy" stationery, and other delicate items. The girls of the Hoffman boarding school donated Rose and her wardrobe to the Metropolitan Fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission in April 1864. The Sanitary Commission was the forerunner of today's American Red Cross and funds were needed to continue their ministry to the sick and wounded of the war. Among the treasures of the world on display for perusal or purchase at this massive bazaar sat Rose Percy on her own small sofa (not now present), along with her wardrobe and her favorite books, photo albums, and dressing accessories.
Rose Percy was first purchased by one of the female members of the wealthy New York Astor family who paid for her and then donated her back to the Sanitary Commission to raise additional money for their coffers. Tradition says that she was raffled off for $1200 to an unknown gentleman. We feel, based on the agreement of the fair planning committee to not hold raffles at the New York event, that she was more likely auctioned off for this sum, an amazing amount of money in 1864 to pay for a doll. (For comparison, please note that Abraham Lincoln's donated original handwritten draft of the Emancipation Proclamation sold for $3000 at a similar fair in Chicago.) This second owner donated the doll and clothing back to Mrs. Hoffman's boarding school. They, in turn, gave Rose Percy to a Doctor Peters where she became the "foster child" of his own daughter Bertha.
Many times during the next years and decades would Bertha allow her precious Rose Percy to travel to fairs and exhibitions, creating interest and raising money for various worthy causes. Her lovely face, her noble history, and her magnificent clothing never ceased to please and fascinate those who viewed her, those of all ages and both sexes. No one can count how much money she helped raise throughout the years. The eventual home for Rose became the American Red Cross Museum where Bertha Parker Chittenden, just before her death, placed her on permanent display in 1920 (an event covered widely in the press of the day) and where she would repose for most of the next eighty-five years. No organization better represents in today's world the undertaking of the Sanitary Commission during that tragic war long ago.
The condition of the doll itself is generally good. She has had two "facelifts," one in the 1930s and one in 1966. Her nose and right leg have a bit of heat damage and her right arm is loose. A foot has been replaced and her body stuffing has almost certainly been rearranged. Her wardrobe and accessories are generally in fine or better condition.
All in all, this is an extremely important grouping with an unbroken thread of provenance dating back to the Civil War, worthy of display in the finest institutional or private collections. Heritage wants to help the American Red Cross find Rose Percy a suitable new home where she can thrill and amaze many more generations to come. "If dolls had memories, hers would be of a proud past, filled with important days and happy associations." (Red Cross Bulletin, June 21, 1920). From the collection of the American Red Cross.
The Rose Percy Wardrobe and Accessories. All items are carefully wrapped and placed in archival quality boxes. A brief inventory is listed below, grouped by the contents of each box.
(1) Three hats: velvet with veil, flowers, and tie; velvet with bow and tie; and blue and white silk.
(2) Accessories including: six miniature books- Downy and Her Kittens, Dick Lee, The Lost Baby, Willie's Vacation Vol. 1, Willie's Vacation Vol.2, The Little Chimney Sweeper (all Boston: S. R. Urbino, 1864) (all with "Rose Percy" written in script on the front free endpaper); a Tiffany & Co. gold necklace with nine coral pendant drops in its original, custom-fitted, "RP" monogrammed plum leather lined in Tiffany blue velvet; a grooming kit in a lined wooden box; small leather case with "Miss Rose Percy" calling cards and original engraving plate (possibly by Tiffany); a set of dominoes in a wooden, slide-top box; a "Fairy Album" by J. E. Tilton of Boston, with inserted photos and Bertha Peters name written in the front; Tiffany & Co. matching buttons and a brooch in a fitted leather case with blue velvet lining; a sewing kit in a basket with thimble, pin cushion, etc.; and a box of monogrammed notepaper and envelopes in the original Tiffany & Co. box.
(3) Yellow taffeta dress and red ice-skating dress.
(4) Blue and white robe, flannel slip, and crocheted sweater.
(5) White silk dress with tartan ribbon trim and pink silk dress.
(6) Purple silk dress with black lace ribbon.
(7) Ermine fur coat, muffs, and collars, quilted bag, and wash bag with hairpins.
(8) Green coat with quilted lining, green dress, blue and white plaid dress, blue wool coat, and green cape with hood.
(9) White dickey, two white sleeves, and a white slip.
(10) Straw boater with flowers and a straw bonnet with fringe and tie.
(11) White short gown, white dickey, three white hankies, red and white hankie, two sleeves, and pair white pantaloons.
(12) Another group of accessories including: a blanket roll; a hairnet; a Tiffany fitted case for two bracelets (missing); a jump rope, a small photo album; pair of ice skates with bag; a hand fan; powder container with puff; views of Paris album; a wallet; clothes brush and matching hairbrush; purse with chain strap; and a purse with four original circulated coins from the period- three half dimes (1854 with arrows at date, 1857, and 1861) and one three cent silver (appears to be 1852).
(13) Black lace boots, brown half-boots, white button shoes, black button shoes, white leather gloves, knit bedroom slippers, white and blue leggings, blue and black leggings, red stockings, two pair white socks and one single, and one pair short white socks.
(14) Two white slips.
(15) White lawn dress, white dickey, and two slips.
(16) Pair lawn sleeves, fitted blouse, and loose blouse.
(17) Purple dress with black trim and green silk taffeta check dress.
(18) Dark green dress in silk taffeta with black trim.
(19) Green and white skirt with jacket, plaid dress, red dress with black trim and white sleeves.
(20) Blue wool dress with black trim and white sleeves.
(21) Blouse, two pair of pantaloons, five short gowns, five long gowns, and hoop half slip.
(22) White gauze dress.
A big thank you goes out to Antique Doll Collector magazine for providing us with an excellent article, "Remarkable Rose," that appeared in their May 2005 issue and to the author, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, for her painstaking research. Also, thanks to Virginia Mescher for her article "'Small but Mighty Host' Benefit and Fund Raising Dolls in the Civil War" and for providing us copies of Red Cross publications from 1920 and 1931. Copies of a number of newspaper and other articles used in our research are included with the lot. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Rose Percy's history begins in 1862. She was most likely imported directly from London by the New York merchant whose window display caught the eyes of the young ladies of Mrs. Ogden Hoffman's boarding school. Rose is eternally in her late-pre or early teens, about the same age as the girls who took it as a labor of love to give her an extensive and beautiful hand sewn wardrobe, a project that took almost a year and a half. While some worked on the sewing and embroidery, others persuaded local merchants to donate not only the raw materials for the dainty and fashionable clothing, but also accessories befitting the most sophisticated of young ladies. New York dry goods merchant Arnold Constable donated much of the yard goods. The girls appealed to leading furrier Gunther's Sons for Rose's darling ermine fur accessories. Another local merchant, Tiffany & Co., created elegant jewelry, personalized "Miss Rose Percy" stationery, and other delicate items. The girls of the Hoffman boarding school donated Rose and her wardrobe to the Metropolitan Fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission in April 1864. The Sanitary Commission was the forerunner of today's American Red Cross and funds were needed to continue their ministry to the sick and wounded of the war. Among the treasures of the world on display for perusal or purchase at this massive bazaar sat Rose Percy on her own small sofa (not now present), along with her wardrobe and her favorite books, photo albums, and dressing accessories.
Rose Percy was first purchased by one of the female members of the wealthy New York Astor family who paid for her and then donated her back to the Sanitary Commission to raise additional money for their coffers. Tradition says that she was raffled off for $1200 to an unknown gentleman. We feel, based on the agreement of the fair planning committee to not hold raffles at the New York event, that she was more likely auctioned off for this sum, an amazing amount of money in 1864 to pay for a doll. (For comparison, please note that Abraham Lincoln's donated original handwritten draft of the Emancipation Proclamation sold for $3000 at a similar fair in Chicago.) This second owner donated the doll and clothing back to Mrs. Hoffman's boarding school. They, in turn, gave Rose Percy to a Doctor Peters where she became the "foster child" of his own daughter Bertha.
Many times during the next years and decades would Bertha allow her precious Rose Percy to travel to fairs and exhibitions, creating interest and raising money for various worthy causes. Her lovely face, her noble history, and her magnificent clothing never ceased to please and fascinate those who viewed her, those of all ages and both sexes. No one can count how much money she helped raise throughout the years. The eventual home for Rose became the American Red Cross Museum where Bertha Parker Chittenden, just before her death, placed her on permanent display in 1920 (an event covered widely in the press of the day) and where she would repose for most of the next eighty-five years. No organization better represents in today's world the undertaking of the Sanitary Commission during that tragic war long ago.
The condition of the doll itself is generally good. She has had two "facelifts," one in the 1930s and one in 1966. Her nose and right leg have a bit of heat damage and her right arm is loose. A foot has been replaced and her body stuffing has almost certainly been rearranged. Her wardrobe and accessories are generally in fine or better condition.
All in all, this is an extremely important grouping with an unbroken thread of provenance dating back to the Civil War, worthy of display in the finest institutional or private collections. Heritage wants to help the American Red Cross find Rose Percy a suitable new home where she can thrill and amaze many more generations to come. "If dolls had memories, hers would be of a proud past, filled with important days and happy associations." (Red Cross Bulletin, June 21, 1920). From the collection of the American Red Cross.
The Rose Percy Wardrobe and Accessories. All items are carefully wrapped and placed in archival quality boxes. A brief inventory is listed below, grouped by the contents of each box.
(1) Three hats: velvet with veil, flowers, and tie; velvet with bow and tie; and blue and white silk.
(2) Accessories including: six miniature books- Downy and Her Kittens, Dick Lee, The Lost Baby, Willie's Vacation Vol. 1, Willie's Vacation Vol.2, The Little Chimney Sweeper (all Boston: S. R. Urbino, 1864) (all with "Rose Percy" written in script on the front free endpaper); a Tiffany & Co. gold necklace with nine coral pendant drops in its original, custom-fitted, "RP" monogrammed plum leather lined in Tiffany blue velvet; a grooming kit in a lined wooden box; small leather case with "Miss Rose Percy" calling cards and original engraving plate (possibly by Tiffany); a set of dominoes in a wooden, slide-top box; a "Fairy Album" by J. E. Tilton of Boston, with inserted photos and Bertha Peters name written in the front; Tiffany & Co. matching buttons and a brooch in a fitted leather case with blue velvet lining; a sewing kit in a basket with thimble, pin cushion, etc.; and a box of monogrammed notepaper and envelopes in the original Tiffany & Co. box.
(3) Yellow taffeta dress and red ice-skating dress.
(4) Blue and white robe, flannel slip, and crocheted sweater.
(5) White silk dress with tartan ribbon trim and pink silk dress.
(6) Purple silk dress with black lace ribbon.
(7) Ermine fur coat, muffs, and collars, quilted bag, and wash bag with hairpins.
(8) Green coat with quilted lining, green dress, blue and white plaid dress, blue wool coat, and green cape with hood.
(9) White dickey, two white sleeves, and a white slip.
(10) Straw boater with flowers and a straw bonnet with fringe and tie.
(11) White short gown, white dickey, three white hankies, red and white hankie, two sleeves, and pair white pantaloons.
(12) Another group of accessories including: a blanket roll; a hairnet; a Tiffany fitted case for two bracelets (missing); a jump rope, a small photo album; pair of ice skates with bag; a hand fan; powder container with puff; views of Paris album; a wallet; clothes brush and matching hairbrush; purse with chain strap; and a purse with four original circulated coins from the period- three half dimes (1854 with arrows at date, 1857, and 1861) and one three cent silver (appears to be 1852).
(13) Black lace boots, brown half-boots, white button shoes, black button shoes, white leather gloves, knit bedroom slippers, white and blue leggings, blue and black leggings, red stockings, two pair white socks and one single, and one pair short white socks.
(14) Two white slips.
(15) White lawn dress, white dickey, and two slips.
(16) Pair lawn sleeves, fitted blouse, and loose blouse.
(17) Purple dress with black trim and green silk taffeta check dress.
(18) Dark green dress in silk taffeta with black trim.
(19) Green and white skirt with jacket, plaid dress, red dress with black trim and white sleeves.
(20) Blue wool dress with black trim and white sleeves.
(21) Blouse, two pair of pantaloons, five short gowns, five long gowns, and hoop half slip.
(22) White gauze dress.
A big thank you goes out to Antique Doll Collector magazine for providing us with an excellent article, "Remarkable Rose," that appeared in their May 2005 issue and to the author, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, for her painstaking research. Also, thanks to Virginia Mescher for her article "'Small but Mighty Host' Benefit and Fund Raising Dolls in the Civil War" and for providing us copies of Red Cross publications from 1920 and 1931. Copies of a number of newspaper and other articles used in our research are included with the lot. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Military & Patriotic
Eighteenth Century Scrimshaw Carved American Powder Horn with Great Four-line Legend and Unique Figural Motifs.
11.5" overall with extensive coverage. One panel with antlered deer and sailing ships. Another depicts a group of four hunters with guns, one smoking a pipe, and one apparently an Indian, remarkably with a clear representation of his private parts. The hunters are accompanied by a dog, and in pursuit of an antlered deer in a depiction of woods. The panel with the legend shows considerable aging and portions of it are difficult to decipher. The first two lines are clearly "Powder & Ball/ Make Heroes Fall". The third line is "Stephen A." followed by ( ) AE XXII" The fourth line is apparently the surname, being difficult to read but "E...man" is clearly visible followed by what appears to be the date 1768. Doubtless discernible with careful examination. The top edge of the raised portion of the horn, just below the chip carving is "Anno Domini", with what was apparently a date but indecipherable. The horn displays a dark rich patina with no cracks, chips, or worm holes, and retains what appears to be the original wooden base plug. Indigenous to the Pennsylvania/ Maryland area, and a great American horn worthy of diligent research
11.5" overall with extensive coverage. One panel with antlered deer and sailing ships. Another depicts a group of four hunters with guns, one smoking a pipe, and one apparently an Indian, remarkably with a clear representation of his private parts. The hunters are accompanied by a dog, and in pursuit of an antlered deer in a depiction of woods. The panel with the legend shows considerable aging and portions of it are difficult to decipher. The first two lines are clearly "Powder & Ball/ Make Heroes Fall". The third line is "Stephen A." followed by ( ) AE XXII" The fourth line is apparently the surname, being difficult to read but "E...man" is clearly visible followed by what appears to be the date 1768. Doubtless discernible with careful examination. The top edge of the raised portion of the horn, just below the chip carving is "Anno Domini", with what was apparently a date but indecipherable. The horn displays a dark rich patina with no cracks, chips, or worm holes, and retains what appears to be the original wooden base plug. Indigenous to the Pennsylvania/ Maryland area, and a great American horn worthy of diligent research
Great American Scrimshaw Carved Powder Horn Employing Nautical Motifs, Circa 1800. 16" overall; the horn is indigenous to Maryland, with the subject very likely being a Chesapeake Bay port, possibly Baltimore. The horn has 100% coverage and depicts sailing vessels with a port city in the background. Sloops, schooners, frigates, many clearly flying the American flag. The larger vessels obviously U.S. Navy, with delineated gun ports, a total of seven vessels. Port city with dozens of individual buildings and rolling hills in the background. Definitely not generic, and doubtless identifiable with careful research. The carving is beautifully executed and incorporates geometric designs as borders and highlights. What appears to be the original wooden butt. The spout features two tiers each with eight facets. Wonderful condition with rich patina, just one small worm hole near the base. A great American powder horn displaying rare and desirable motifs.
Antiques
King George III: Hand Tinted Portrait on Sheet Glass. 11.5" x 13.75", attractive period frame (13.25" x 15.5" overall). Slightly darkened, but extremely well done with subtle shadowing. In very fine condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Painting: Hunter Wood, "Full Rigged Ship 'Tamar'". Watercolor, 15" x 11", signed lower right corner. The painting shows the Tamar at full sail on an open sea. The watercolor has the original French matte with hand-lettering that reads, "The Full Rigged Ship 'Tamar'", "2,112 Tons", and "Built by Sir Thomas Devitt". Also with the painting is the original sales label from Harry F. Marks Galleries and Bookshop, New York. Light soiling to the painting and toning to the mat, else very fine.
Painting: "Clipper Bark Rebecca Goddard, J. L, Hurd Master Mess to Tasiagi Goddard & Co. Owners, Boston 1860, Entering Marseilles", c. 1926. Watercolor on board, 26.75" x 20", signed in the lower right corner, "Fcois Roux a Marseilles, Janvier 1862". The painting shows the United States flag ship, the Rebecca Goddard at full sail with the French port city of Marseilles in the background. The verso is marked "Whatman Drawing Board" and has a pencil notation "Copy by John F. Leavitt / 9-13-26". John Faunce Leavitt (1905-1974) was a well known maritime writer, painter, shipbuilder, and curator of Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut. One or two foxing spots, else very fine.
Painting: "Bark Racehorse, Tasiagi Goddard & Co. Owners at Smyrna, 1862", c. 1926. Gouache on board, 24.5" x 15.5", unsigned, but in the style of Raffaele Corsini. The painting shows the United States flag ship, the Racehose at full sail with the hills of the Turkish port city of Smyrna in the background. The verso is marked "Whatman Drawing Board". Foxing to the left and top, else very fine.
Painting: Jay Arnold, "Sail and Steam". Oil on canvas laid on board, 20" x 16", signed in lower right corner and titled in lower left corner. The painting shows the yacht The Sea Cloud at full sail on the open seas. The Sea Cloud was built in 1931 to the exacting standards of the owners Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward Francis Hutton. Very fine.
Western Expansion
Painting: Untitled Painting of a Retriever, Circa 1890. Oil on canvas, 16" x 18", in a period frame, 22" x 24" (overall), unsigned. The painting shows a lean hunting dog with a bird in his mouth. Modest craquelure, else fine.
Painting: "The Race" by G. P. Ohlgart, Circa 1880. Oil on canvas, 32.25 x 22", in a large, attractive period frame, 39" x 29" (overall). The painting shows a mounted rider, dressed in buckskin clothes, racing ahead of four mounted Indians. One of the Indians is firing his rifle at the rider. To the horseman's right is another mounted Indian riding to cut him off. The last vestiges of light are on the horizon as night is falling. Signed "G. P. Ohlgart" in the lower left corner. Very minor paint loss and dark, else fine.
Painting: "Hunter in Fur Cap" by M. Eugenie Berte, Circa 1874. Oil on canvas, 20" x 24", in an attractive period frame, 26" x 29.75" (overall). The painting shows a pensive hunter dressed in buckskin clothes and wearing a fur (coonskin?) cap, next to a long gun. He sits on the rocky bank of a rushing stream. The trees in the background indicate the wilderness, but the wooden fence next to the hunter suggests that "civilization" is not far behind. The painting is signed in the lower right, "M. Eugenie Berte / '74 / New York". Modest craquelure and a repair to a small canvas tear in upper right corner, else fine.
Antiques
Painting: William Harnden Foster Painting: "Only One Shot". 20" x 26", oil on canvas. This evocative painting shows a hunter in a birchbark Ojibwe longnose hunting canoe, raising his Model 1899 Savage rifle for a shot at a leaping buck at water's edge. The vivid colors and soft lines are typical of Foster's work. The back is marked in pencil, "National Sportsman", a sporting magazine. Signed in the lower left corner "William Harnden Foster" and dated "1925". Some craquelure, minor paint loss, stretcher embossing, and two very small canvas tears, else fine.
Born in Andover, Massachusetts on July 22, 1886, Foster showed an early talent for art. He studied art at the Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston and at Howard Pyle Art Colony in Delaware. Pyle suggested Foster write a few words to go along with paintings he was submitting to Scribner's Magazine for publication. His paintings were accepted by Scribner's and Foster was commissioned to cover the building of the Panama Canal for the magazine. He went on to paint for numerous national magazines.
In addition to his full career as a writer and painter, William Foster was also an avid sportsman. He, and several hunting companions, developed a means to practice shooting fast moving objects which came to be called "Skeet." Foster wrote and illustrated a book based on his experiences with wing shooting, grouse, and dogs in book called New England Grouse Shooting. Foster died in 1941.
Born in Andover, Massachusetts on July 22, 1886, Foster showed an early talent for art. He studied art at the Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston and at Howard Pyle Art Colony in Delaware. Pyle suggested Foster write a few words to go along with paintings he was submitting to Scribner's Magazine for publication. His paintings were accepted by Scribner's and Foster was commissioned to cover the building of the Panama Canal for the magazine. He went on to paint for numerous national magazines.
In addition to his full career as a writer and painter, William Foster was also an avid sportsman. He, and several hunting companions, developed a means to practice shooting fast moving objects which came to be called "Skeet." Foster wrote and illustrated a book based on his experiences with wing shooting, grouse, and dogs in book called New England Grouse Shooting. Foster died in 1941.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving Pieces, Central Glass Co. and Columbian World's Fair, circa 1893. Includes: a large bread dish with five layered Morgan dollars in the bottom and ten Morgan dollars around the side, all dated 1892, 9.75" x 8" x 1.25" high; another bread dish with five layered Morgan dollars in the bottom and four Morgan dollars at the corners and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the side, 10" x 7" x 1.25" high; and, a cake plate, 10" diameter, the flute and rim style with ten Columbian Exposition coins. All the coins are frosted. The Seated Liberty coins have arrows on each side of the dates. Very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Glass Toothpick Holder and Relish Tray, circa 1893. The glass tray has four deep sections around a central, raised toothpick holder. Both the integral holder and the rim of the tray have a variation of the familiar flute and rim motif with the Columbian Exhibition "coins" in gilt, large around the base and smaller coins around the holder. 8.75" x 7.25" x 5" high. There are a few trivial chips around the base and on the points of the toothpick holder, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. Includes: a very large covered flute and rim style compote on a high pedestal with nine Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and the compote. The node has six Seated Liberty dimes and the lid has a knob comprised of two half dollars and three Morgan dollars stacked, with the obverse of one 1892 dollar showing, all the coins are frosted, 9.25" high with the lid; the other compote is similar, but has a flared bowl with nine frosted quarter dollar coins on both the lid and bowl. The node has six Seated Liberty dimes and the lid has a knob comprised of two half dollars and three Morgan dollars stacked, with the obverse of one 1892 dollar showing, all the coins are frosted. The Seated Liberty coins on the lid have arrows on each side of the dates; a small round bowl with nine Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the side, 5.75" in diameter and 1.75" high; and, a small round sauce bowl with six Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the side, 3.75" in diameter and 1.5" high. All the coins are frosted. The smaller compote has a yellowish tint where the bowl and stem are attached. A few minor chips, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving Pieces, Columbian World's Fair Glass, circa 1893. Includes: a very large covered flute and rim style compote on a high pedestal with nine Columbian Exhibition "coins" around the sides of both the lid and the compote. The node has six smaller coins and the lid has a knob comprised of two smaller and three dollar-sized coins stacked, 10.5" high with the lid; a small milk pitcher with Columbian Exhibition "coins" around the sides, 5.25" high, to the top of the lip; a similar celery vase, 6" high; and, a matching spooner, 4.5" high. All coins are frosted. The lid of the compote has a rough edge and modest chipping on the other pieces, else fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Three Open Compotes, Central Glass Co. and Columbian World's Fair Glass, circa 1893. The two largest compotes have nine Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side and six Seated Liberty dimes around the node, all the quarters are dated 1892 with arrows on each side of the date, 6.5" high and 8.25" in diameter, one of the compotes has a flared bowl and the other a rounded bowl. The third, and smaller compote, has nine quarter dollar size Columbian Exhibition "coins" around the side and six similar dime size coins around the node, 5,75" high and 6.5" in diameter. A few trivial chips and light wear, else very fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Three Graduated Coin Glass Kerosene Lamps, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. The lamps have bases in the traditional flute and rim style. The two smaller lamps have six Seated Liberty 1892 quarter dollar coins on the node, above the base. The largest lamp has six Seated Liberty 1892 half dollar coins. The squared reservoirs have coins on the panels. The two largest lamps have Morgan dollars and the smaller has 1892 Seated Liberty half dollars. The lamps are all topped by brass collars and measure 10.75", 9.25", and 8.5" high. The Seated Liberty half dollar coins have arrows on each side of the dates. All coins are unfrosted. Light wear, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Large Pitcher, Two Tall Glasses, One Short Glasses, and a Covered Glass Humidor, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. All are of the flute and rim style with unfrosted coins. The pitcher has six Seated Liberty half dollars around the base and stands 8.5" high. The glasses each have six Seated Liberty quarters around the base. The taller glasses are 6.25" high. The smaller glass is 4.75" high. All the glasses are 3" in diameter. The covered glass humidor has six Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the base. The knob on the lid is two quarters, two half dollars, and two silver dollars stacked with the obverse of an 1892 Morgan dollar showing, 7" high. The Seated Liberty coins have arrows on each side of the dates. Light wear, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Two Columbian World's Fair Kerosene Lamps, circa 1893. The lamps have bases in the traditional flute and rim style. The tall lamp, 9.5" high, has six "coins" on the node, above the base and four large coins on each panel of the squared reservoir. The pedestal finger lamp is 4.75" high with four coins around the base. Both lamps are topped by brass collars. Light wear, else fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Milk Pitcher, Two Water Glasses, and One Tumbler, 1893. All are of the flute and rim style with gilt Columbian Exposition "coins". The pitcher stands 5" high and is 3" in diameter. The water glasses are 6.5" high and 3" in diameter. The tumbler is 3.75" high and 2.75" in diameter. Some loss of gilt and normal wear, else fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving Pieces, Includes: two large, square relish dishes, each with a Morgan dollar at the corners and in the center, 6.5" square and 1.75" high; a toothpick holder with undated Morgan dollars on the sides, 3" high; a tumbler 3.75" high and 3" in diameter with an 1892 dated Morgan dollar in the bottom; and a rectangular dish of the flute and rim style with ten 1892 Seated Liberty half dollars around the sides and the reverse of a Morgan dollar in the bottom. The half dollars have arrows on both sides of the date. All are frosted coins. Minor chips, else near very fine.
World's Fair: 1893 Columbian Exhibition Jasperware Canister by W. T. Copeland & Sons. The blue canister pictures Columbus laying claim to the New World and measures 5.25" high by 5.25" in diameter. The raised image is in a cream colored glaze. The bottom is marked, "1893 / 'Columbus' / Made in England / by / W. T. Copeland & Sons / Stoke upon Trent / for / Burley & Co. / Chicago". The canister was designed by Frank E. Burley whose business, Burley & Co., was located on State Street in Chicago. In the 1892 edition of the Chicago Blue Book of Selected Names, Burley's firm ran an advertisement that proclaimed, "We bring to this city and offer for sale at reasonable prices, the choicest Table Wares, the richest Ornamental Pieces and the latest novelties in Ceramics secured by personal visit to the Art Centres of the Old World." Trivial cracks in the appliqués and very minor finish loss on one side below the image, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Six Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. Includes: a covered glass humidor in the flute and rim style with six Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the base. The knob on the lid is two quarters, two half dollars and two silver dollars stacked with the obverse of an 1892 Morgan dollar showing, 7" high; a flute and rim cake stand on a high pedestal with nine Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the bottom. The node has six 1892 Seated Liberty quarters (with arrows), 6.5" high; and four dessert bowls on a short foot with six Seated Liberty quarters on panels, 2.5" high and 3.75" in diameter. The knob of the humidor has some chipping, else all fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. Includes: a footed round vase with four frosted 1892 Morgan dollars around the side, 5" high and 4.5" in diameter; a water goblet in the flute and rim style with six frosted 1892 Seated Liberty half dollars around the side, 6.75" high by 3" in diameter; a similar water goblet, in the same size with six frosted Columbian Exposition "coins"; a handled mug with six frosted undated Morgan dollars around the side, 4.75" high and 2.75" in diameter; and another handled mug with four frosted and two unfrosted Columbian Exposition "coins", also 4.75" high and 2.75" in diameter, with a ground-down lip. The Seated Liberty half dollars have arrows by the dates. Light wear, else fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving and Glassware Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1892. Includes: a covered glass humidor in the flute and rim style with six Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the base. The knob on the lid is two quarters, two half dollars and two silver dollars stacked with the obverse of an 1892 "Seated Liberty" dollar showing, 7" high; a small water goblet, 6.25" high, with six undated Seated Liberty dimes around the side; a sherry glass, 4.75" high, with six Columbian Exposition "coins"; an aperitif glass, 4.25" high with six reverses of half dime coins on the side; and, a round relish dish with a scalloped top and six 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars (one unfrosted) around the side, 4.25" in diameter x 1.75" high. All pieces are of the flute and rim style and, except as noted, all the coins are frosted. Light wear, else fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving and Glassware Pieces, circa 1893. Includes: a single handled, small mouth glass syrup jug with a pewter lid and an integral interior spout. The spring-loaded lid is hinged with a thumb-piece. The lower half of the jug is flute and rim style with 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars, 7" high; a salt shaker, 3" high, with four 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the sides; a round relish dish with six 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side, 3.75" in diameter x 1.5" high; a tumbler, 3.75" high, with six undated Seated Liberty dimes around the side; and a toothpick holder with 1892 Morgan dollars on the sides, 3" high. All coins are unfrosted and all, except for the toothpick holder, are of the flute and rim style. Modest wear, else fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Serving and Glassware Pieces, circa 1893. Includes: a small milk pitcher with 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollar coins around the sides, 5" high; two round relish dishes with six 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side, 4.25" in diameter x 1.75" high; two tumblers, 3.75" high, with six undated Seated Liberty dimes around the sides; and a toothpick holder with 1892 Morgan dollars on the sides, 3" high. All coins are unfrosted and all, except for the toothpick holder, are of the flute and rim style. Modest wear, else fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Five Relish Dishes, Circa 1892. All are of the attractive flute and rim style. Four dishes, made by the Central Glass Co., Wheeling, West Virginia, have five layered Seated Liberty half dollars dated 1892 in the bottom and eight Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides. Two of those dishes are heavily frosted, one is lightly frosted, and one is unfrosted. The fifth relish dish is Columbian World's Fair Glass, in a similar pattern as the others, but with frosted "coins" depicting Christopher Columbus, "Americus Vespucius", and the coats-of-arms of Spain and the United States. All are 7.5" x 3.75". A few trivial chips, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Large Pitcher, Two Tall Glasses, and Two Short Glasses, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. All are of the flute and rim style with frosted coins. The pitcher has six Morgan dollars around the base and stands 9.5" high. The glasses each have six Seated Liberty quarters around the base dated 1892 with arrows on both sides of the date. The taller glasses, sometimes called "celery dishes", are 6.25" high. The smaller glasses are 4.75" high. All the glasses are 3" in diameter. A few trivial chips, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Lot of Six Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. Includes: a covered glass humidor in the flute and rim style with six Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the base. The knob on the lid is two quarters, two half dollars and two silver dollars stacked with the obverse of an 1892 Morgan dollar showing, 7" high; a flute and rim compote on a high pedestal with nine Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the side. The node has six Seated Liberty dimes and all the coins are frosted, 7" high; and three dessert bowls on a short foot with six Seated Liberty quarters on panels, 2.5" high and 3.75" in diameter. The base of the humidor has some chipping, else all fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Two Covered Butter Dishes, Circa 1893. Both dishes are of the traditional flute and rim style. One dish has the frosted Columbian World's Fair "coins" and the other with the Central Glass Co. frosted "coins", the lid with six Seated Liberty half dollars and a knob of three stacked silver dollars. The bottom of the second piece has five Morgan dollars. Each dish is 6.5" square and stands 5" high with the lid. The Central Glass dish has chipping at the corners and one chip on the knob, else fine. The Columbian dish is in excellent condition.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Glass Syrup Jug, Circa 1893. A single handled, small mouth jug has a pewter lid with an integral interior spout. The spring-loaded lid is hinged with a thumb-piece. The lower half of the jug is flute and rim style with frosted "coins" depicting Christopher Columbus, "Americus Vespucius", and the coats-of-arms of Spain and the United States. The jug, with the lid, stands 7" high. Excellent condition.
U.S. Coin Glass: Three Graduated Open Compotes, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. The largest compote has nine Seated Liberty half dollars around the side and six Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the node, all are dated 1892 with arrows on each side of the date, 7" high and 9.5" in diameter; the medium compote has nine Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side and six Seated Liberty dimes around the node, all are dated 1892, the quarters have arrows on each side of the date, 6.25" high and 8.25" in diameter; the smallest compote also has nine Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side and six Seated Liberty dimes around the node, all are dated 1892, but none have arrows, 5.75" high x 7" in diameter. A few trivial chips, else very fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Large Lot of Serving Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. Includes: a cake stand on a high pedestal with nine Morgan dollars on the top and six Seated Liberty quarters on the node, 10" in diameter and 6.75" high; cake stand with nine Morgan dollars around the plate and one in the center, 10" in diameter; large round bowl with nine Seated Liberty half dollars around the side, 2.75" high and 7.75" in diameter; large bread dish with five layered Morgan dollars in the bottom and ten Morgan dollars around the side, all dated 1892, 9.75" x 8" x 1.25" high; another bread dish with five layered Morgan dollars in the bottom and four Morgan dollars at the corners and six Seated Liberty half dollars around the side, 10" x 7" x 1.25" high; and a toothpick holder with undated Morgan dollars on the sides, 3" high. All the coins are frosted. The Seated Liberty coins have arrows on each side of the dates. A few trivial chips and light wear, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Large Lot of Dishes and Serving Pieces, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. Including: a lidded compote with nine Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the side and on the lid, a knob of two half dollars and three Morgan dollars stacked, with the obverse of one 1892 dollar showing, 7" high and 6" in diameter; a lidded relish dish with six undated Seated Liberty half dollars around the base and six 1892 dated Seated Liberty quarters around the lid, the knob of the lid is two quarters, two half dollars and two silver dollars stacked with the obverse of an 1892 Morgan dollar showing, 7" high and 3.75" in diameter; a set of six sauce dishes, each with six Seated Liberty quarter dollars around the sides, 3.75" in diameter and 1.5" high; and a toothpick holder with 1892 Morgan dollars on the sides, 3" high. All the coins are frosted. One small chip to the knob of the relish dish, a few trivial chips and light wear, else very fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Three Graduated Coin Glass Kerosene Lamps, Circa 1893. The lamps have bases in the traditional flute and rim style. Each lamp has six "coins" on the node, above the base. The reservoirs have plain panels. The lamps are all topped by a brass collars. The lamps measure 10", 9.5", and 8.5" high. The lamp that stands 9.5" has Columbian World's Fair "coins". The other two lamps have 1892 Seated Liberty quarter dollars. All are unfrosted. A few trivial chips around the bases, else fine or better.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Kerosene Milk Glass Lamp, Circa 1893. The lamp has a base that resembles the traditional flute and rim style found on other pieces of coin glass. Six of the exposition "coins" are on the node, above the base. The reservoir has Columbine flowers in panels. The lamp is topped by a brass collar, 10" high. Extremely light wear to the bottom, else near mint.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Glass Toothpick Holder and Relish Tray, Circa 1893. The glass tray has four deep sections around a central, raised toothpick holder. Both the integral holder and the rim of the tray have a variation of the familiar flute and rim motif with the Columbian Exhibition "coins" in gilt, large around the base and smaller coins around the holder. 8.75" x 7.25" x 5" high. There are a few trivial chips around the base and on the points of the toothpick holder, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Two Covered Compotes and Toothpick Holder, Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, West Virginia, Circa 1892. Including: a very large covered flute and rim style compote on a high pedestal with nine Seated Liberty quarters dated 1892 around the sides of both the lid and the compote. The node has six Seated Liberty dimes and the lid has a knob comprised of two half dollars and three Morgan dollars stacked, with the obverse of one 1892 dollar showing, all the coins are frosted, 10.5" high with the lid; the other compote is similar, but only has frosted coins on the lid, and stands 9" high. The compotes are sold with a four sided toothpick holder alternating the obverse and reverse of 1892 Morgan dollars. The coins on the toothpick holder are not frosted, 2.75" high. The edges of the toothpick holder are rough. The bases of both compotes have minor chips and the knob on the lid of the larger compote is chipped, else very fine.
U.S. Coin Glass: Columbian World's Fair Large Pitcher, One Water Glass, Two Wine Glasses, and Two Sherry Glasses, 1893. All are of the flute and rim style with gilt Columbian Exposition coins. The pitcher stands 8.75" high and is 4.25" in diameter. The water glass is 6" high and 3" in diameter. The wines glasses are 4.75" high and 2.25" in diameter. The sherry glasses are 4" high and 2" in diameter. All are excellent.
Print: "Battle of New Orleans and Death of Major General Packenham on the 8th of January 1815." [William E.] West, artist. J.[oseph] Yeager, engraver. Printed by Y.[erkes] Saurman. Published by McCarty and Davis, Philadelphia, June 1817. 23" x 18". Stauffer 3433. Groce & Wallace. William Cook, Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Vol. XLVIII, No. 4. Carl W. Dreppard's Three Battles of New Orleans. Evenly toned with chipping at the edges, else near fine.
In 1816 William McCarty published History of the American War, of eighteen hundred and twelve... as one of the first histories of the War of 1812. The book was the inspiration for McCarty publishing William E. West's (1788-1857) depiction of the Battle of New Orleans. The engraver of the McCarty print was Joseph Yeager (1792-1859) an active engraver and print seller from Philadelphia. The print shows the British perspective, depicting the carnage of their defeat and the death of their commander, Major-General Sir Edward Packenham.
In 1816 William McCarty published History of the American War, of eighteen hundred and twelve... as one of the first histories of the War of 1812. The book was the inspiration for McCarty publishing William E. West's (1788-1857) depiction of the Battle of New Orleans. The engraver of the McCarty print was Joseph Yeager (1792-1859) an active engraver and print seller from Philadelphia. The print shows the British perspective, depicting the carnage of their defeat and the death of their commander, Major-General Sir Edward Packenham.
Explorers
Print: "Mr. Charles Green, The Aeronaut" Mezzotint. (London: Hodgson & Graves, 1838), 20" x 26.5". Engraved by G. T. Payne from a painting by John Hollins. Very fine. Charles Green was the United Kingdom's most famous balloonist during the Nineteenth century. He experimented with coal gas as a cheaper and more readily available alternative to hydrogen for lifting power. His first ascent was in a coal gas balloon in 1821. He became a professional balloonist and had made 200 ascents by 1835. In 1836, he set a major long distance record in the balloon Royal Vauxhall, flying a distance of 480 miles. This record was not broken until 1907. By the time he retired in 1852, he had flown more than 500 times.
Western Expansion
Two-Sided Printed Broadside for the Wild West and Great Forepaugh Shows and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Excursion to the Show. 10.75" x 28.5", black, white, and red. The western broadside promises clowns, rampaging elephants, tightrope waking horses, female shootists, female lariat throwers, as well as reenactments of Custer's Battle of the Little Big Horn, and the "Atrocious Mountain Meadow Massacre". Very fine.
Antiques
"Stetsons Big Double Uncle Tom's Cabin Co." Two-Sided Printed Stage Play Broadside, Circa 1910. 10.5 x 28", black and white. Toned, repaired tears, else fine.
Western Expansion
Two-Sided Printed Broadside for a Stage Play about the Life of Jesse James, Circa 1930. 10.5 x 28", black and white on pink paper. Very fine.
Antiques
"I. W. Baird's Mammoth Minstrels Electric Quartette" Large Minstrel Show Poster, Circa 1880. 19.5" x 13" (sight Size), matted and framed 27" x 20.5" (overall). The poster, printed by the Great Western Printing, Engraving and Lithography Company of St. Louis, likely pictures the troupe's four principal singers, Billy McAllister, Harry Horton, Charles Howard, and Ned West. Baird's New Orleans style Mammoth Minstrels were very popular in the 1880s on the "burnt cork" circuit. Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Entertainment Collectibles
"John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels" Minstrel Show Advertising Poster, Circa 1910. "Seats Now On Sale." 42" x 28", chromolithography by the Donaldson Litho Co. of Newport, Kentucky. The outside of a gigantic venue shows a massive crowd in their finest attire arriving by automobile, by horse-drawn carriage, and on foot to attend this minstrel show. John W. Vogel, known as the "Minstrel King" was one of the top non-playing minstrel managers of the day; he got his start in the circus. The Big City Minstrels were founded in 1896. General edge roughness with multiple repairs on verso, a strip of another contemporary poster is pasted along the bottom (easily restored), three vertical folds, else very good.
"Messett's Musical Entertainers" Pair of Large Full Color Minstrel Show Advertising Posters. 14" x 42" (sight size), framed. This pair of the most sought after minstrel posters were printed by the Quigley Litho Co. of Kansas City, Missouri. Henrique Vivian Messetti was a member of a vaudeville-circus family. He first appeared on stage at the age of four. His parents settled in Los Angeles. He produced and toured in shows called "Messetti's Great Road Show" and "Messett's Musical Entertainers", which were performed in blackface. Messetti acted in several early motion pictures. In his later years, he dropped his first name and performed as a female impersonator. The posters have light folds, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Antiques
"Kar-Mi Performing the Most Startling Mystery of all India" Magic Show Advertising Poster, 1914. 41" x 28", chromolithography by the National Printing and Engraving Co. of New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, copyright by Joseph B. Hallworth. Kar-mi (Joseph Bryant Hallworth) is on stage shooting electric bolts from his fingers, levitating a skeleton holding a coffin marked "Selma" above the shocked and turbaned audience. Deep colors, one sharp 6" long crease, one edge tear, repairs on verso, else fine.
"De La Mano, the Champion Prestidigitateur, Is Coming." Magic Show Advertising Poster, Circa 1877. "Abidextrous Comedian, Arch Illusionist and Humorist." 14" x 42", on lightweight yellow paper, printed by The Courier Company Show Printing House of Buffalo, New York. Born Zell Dreitzehn to a wealthy Austrian circus-owning family, De La Mano was a skillful illusionist who toured Europe for decades before coming to the United States in 1876. It was on his third tour of this country, in 1882, that he mysteriously disappeared while investigating psychic phenomena at a farm in Westerlo, New York. A great poster with terrific graphic appeal. One horizontal fold, one tiny hole, and two short edge tears at right margin repaired on verso, else fine.
Entertainment Collectibles
"Kar-Mi Swallows a Loaded Gun Barrel" Magic Show Advertising Poster, 1914. "And shoots a cracker from a man's head." 41" x 28", chromolithography by the National Printing and Engraving Co. of New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, copyright by Joseph B. Hallworth. Kar-mi (Joseph Bryant Hallworth) is on stage dressed in a colorful robe with a gun barrel protruding from his mouth; he is shooting a cracker off the head of a blindfolded assistant while hundreds of turbaned Indians watch. Hallworth, earlier in his career, was known as Joe Van Victorina who, with his wife Lady Victorina, had a popular sword-swallowing act. Bright vivid colors, a few very minor edge repairs on verso, fine condition.
Antiques
"A. M. Palmer's Company Trilby" Stage Play Advertising Poster, Circa 1895. "Dramatized by Paul M. Potter By Arrangement with Harper Bros." 30" x 40", chromolithography by The Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati and New York. This poster, from the play based on the novel by George du Maurier, depicts the bearded hypnotist Svengali, arm raised, standing before the heroine Trilby. The play was produced by William Brady, legendary showman and sports promoter. Fold with weakness and slight paper loss, remains of an additional poster still attached at the lower border, edge tears, extensive tape repairs on verso, about very good overall.
"A. M. Palmer's Company Trilby" Stage Play Advertising Poster, Circa 1895. "Dramatized by Paul M. Potter By Arrangement with Harper Bros." 30" x 40", chromolithography by Metropolitan Print of New York, copyrighted by Harper Bros. This poster, from the successful play based on the famous novel by George du Maurier, depicts the roguish bearded hypnotist Svengali standing next to the seated heroine, the lovely Trilby. Albert M. Palmer was a noted New York theater manager in the late nineteenth century and "Trilby" was his greatest success. Fold with weakness and slight paper loss, remains of a second poster still attached at the lower border, edge tears, extensive tape repairs on verso, about very good overall.
Military & Patriotic
"I Want You for U.S. Army" World War I Uncle Sam Patriotic Poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917. 30" x 40.5". Printed for the United States Army. We're proud to offer possibly the most famous image ever printed in the United States! This poster is likely one of the most popular cultural icons our nation has seen. The poster is simple in its message and imagery. Uncle Sam pointing a strict finger at the viewer saying, "I Want You!" We have all seen this image thousands of times, yet its artist is probably one of the little known heroes of American pop culture. Flagg drew his inspiration from several sources; the 1916 Lord Kitchener poster published by David Allen & Sons, London, which depicts Lord Kitchener pointing his finger in the same forceful way and calling on Britons to enlist. Secondly, Uncle Sam, who became a national symbol for patriotic participation, was modeled on a self-portrait of Flagg himself. This image originally appeared on the cover of Leslie magazine, for which Flagg worked as an illustrator. It appeared on the July 6th, 1916 cover, saying "What are you doing for preparedness?" It did not appear with its, "I Want You" text until February 15th, 1917.
Because of this posters extreme popularity it was reissued during World War II only with slightly different text. We are pleased to offer you this once in a lifetime chance to own this classic image. These posters are extremely rare and only come to auction every few years. As time moves forward they are going to become less and less available for sale. No collection should be without this cultural icon! The poster is currently in a frame, but has not been glued or taped. It is not linen backed and has never been mounted. The poster has only light toning and minor chipping along the edge (no more than ¼"), else in excellent condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Because of this posters extreme popularity it was reissued during World War II only with slightly different text. We are pleased to offer you this once in a lifetime chance to own this classic image. These posters are extremely rare and only come to auction every few years. As time moves forward they are going to become less and less available for sale. No collection should be without this cultural icon! The poster is currently in a frame, but has not been glued or taped. It is not linen backed and has never been mounted. The poster has only light toning and minor chipping along the edge (no more than ¼"), else in excellent condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
"I Am Telling You" World War I Uncle Sam Patriotic Poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1918. "On June 28th I expect you to enlist in the army of war savers to back up my army of fighters. W.S.S. Enlistment. The Torch of Liberty." 20" x 30", lithographed in bold red, white, and blue colors on white paper by the American Lithographic Co. of New York. Flagg's iconic Uncle Sam has his hands on his hips as he exhorts patriotic Americans to follow President Wilson's appeal given on June 18th: "I earnestly appeal to every man woman and child to pledge yourselves on or before the 28th of June, to save constantly and buy regularly Government securities. The person who buys War Savings Stamps transfers the purchasing power of his money to the United States Government until after the war. May there be none unenlisted in the great volunteer army of production and savings." Small corner tear at lower right with paper loss- repaired on verso, two other tiny edge tears also repaired on verso, colors bright, overall fine.
"Joan of Arc Saved France" World War I Patriotic Poster by Haskell Coffin, 1917-1918. "Women of America. Save Your Country. Buy War Savings Stamps. W.S.S. War Saving Stamps issued by the United States Government." 30" x 40", lithographed in bold red, white, and blue colors on white paper by the United States Printing & Lithographic Co. of New York. The Treasury Department used this icon to incite American women to do the same. During the war, over one billion dollars was raised by the sale of thrift stamps and war savings stamps, which were bought primarily by women and children. Haskell Coffin was one of the many illustrators who created a type of girl, the "Coffin girl" was just as well known in its time as the "Christy" or "Gibson" girl. This Joan of Arc poster is probably his best known piece. Several small edge tears repaired on verso, colors bright, overall fine.
Autographs
"I Want You for the Navy" World War I "Christy Girl" Recruiting Poster Signed by Howard Chandler Christy, 1917. 25.75" x 40.5". One of Christy's best known recruiting poster features a sultry young woman in a petty officer's jacket. Signed in ink "Howard Chandler Christy" below signature printed on the poster. Born in 1873, Christy died in 1952. Printed by Forbes of Boston. Considerable creasing, some paper loss, restoration, water stain, and linen backed, else near fine. Rare with Christy's signature.
General Historic Events
"Universal and International Exhibition of Brussels, April-November 1910" Large World's Fair Advertising Poster, Art by Henri Cassiers. 35" x 48", printed by J. E. Goossens, Brussels. The official English language poster for this exposition picturing an airship with flags waving as it flies over the Grand Palace. The Exposition Universelle et Interntaionale de Bruxelles ran from April 23-November 7, 1910 covering 222 acres and attracting thirteen million visitors. This is a gorgeous poster. Several folds, light overall toning, linen-backed, fine condition overall.
Entertainment Collectibles
"The Original Company Bunco in Arizona" Theatrical Poster, Circa 1907. 28" x 42". Presented by the J. L. Veronee Amusement Co., Bunco in Arizona was a play of the southwest, a vehicle for the star and author, Lillian Mortimer. Her character, Bunco, could ride, shoot, and throw a lasso and was the darling of the all the men in the county. Her love interest was a cowboy named Dick Gold. His partner, Jim, had problems over a mining claim with an Englishman named Heathercott. The plot lurched from one melodramatic twist to another. This play was cited by the New York Times in 1907 as one of the quintessential "penny dreadfuls" that proliferated on the New York stage. That aside, the poster is beautifully produced by the American Show Print Co. of Milwaukee shows a colorful Richard Henderson as the Indian Black Hawk. Glue residue below and a red paper sheet with prices to the right of the image. Several small edge tears repaired on verso, some chipping at the top, colors bright, else fine.
"Hollis E. Cooley Presents Arizona by Augustus Thomas" Theatrical Poster, Circa 1908. 28" x 41". The poster, in orange, blue, and green, dramatically advertises this stage play. Touted as "America's Greatest Play," Arizona was described by the New York Times as a drama of Western life that used the stock-in-trade of every melodramatic playwright: "the elderly husband with a young wife, the tempter, the noble young man who foils the tempter's wicked game, the fair sister of the wife for whose sake the noble youth acts, the other victim of the tempter, her father seeking his child's betrayer, etc...". While the plot of the play might have been hackneyed, the poster by the Russell Morgan Printing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio is attractive and original. There is a 9.75" additional sheet affixed to the bottom of the poster that announces that the play will be performed at the "Elgin Opera House" on April 15. Small tears repaired on verso and reinforcing at the folds, modest chipping at the edge else fine.
"Bunco in Arizona" Theatrical Poster, Circa 1907. 42" x 28". The full color poster features five cowboys on galloping steeds racing across the west. Three Indian braves, including Black Hawk, are slung over the saddles. The 1907 southwestern melodrama Bunco in Arizona listed among the actors in the stage company four genuine Indians. The poster describes Bunco in Arizona as the "Queen Bee of all comedy Dramas". The colors are bright and the poster, by the American Show Print Co. of Milwaukee, is very vivid and attractive. Several small edge tears repaired on verso and reinforcing at the folds, else fine.
Antiques
"Jesse James- This Money Belongs to Me." W. I. Swain's Western Spectacular Production Tent Show Poster. 40" x 26" chromolithograph by the Donaldson Litho Co. of Newport, Kentucky, circa 1920s. Colonel Swain was one of the largest and most successful tent showmen in the south. His Negro Minstrel shows travelled extensively, often setting up in a town and presenting a different show every night for a week. Swain's wife was active in the business and their son Kennedy worked in the tent show business well into the 1940s after his parents had retired to Texas. The Donaldson Litho Company produced numerous quality advertising and show posters from the late 1800s. Fabulous graphics. Fine condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
"A Texas Ranger- Stop! Move a Muscle and I'll Kill You." The Greatest Show of the Plains Poster. 40" x 26" chromolithograph by the National Printing and Engraving Co. of New York, Chicago, and St. Louis, circa early 1900s. A handsome and colorful poster likely for a travelling troupe where the lead character heroically protects the locals from bloodthirsty Indians. Fine condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Entertainment Collectibles
"The Phantom of the West" Serial Film Banner, 1931. 36" X 119". Tom Tyler stars in this ten episode Mascot Film "all talking" serial as a cowboy out to avenge the murder of his father. Banners from this period are virtually unknown to exist. This example has light dust shadows, minor color flaking on the fold-lines, and the tips have been folded with a grommet inserted on each corner. There are another four grommets on the edge. Very fine.
Antiques
"Bunco in Arizona" Theatrical Poster, Circa 1907. 28" x 42". The poster, titled "Treachery of the Tenderfoot", pictures the character Heathercott shooting a glass out of the hand of Jim, who was toasting his bride to be, in one of the many melodramatic twists in Bunco in Arizona. The poster is beautifully printed by the American Show Print Co. of Milwaukee. Glue residue at the lower border, edge tears, extensive tape repairs on verso, about very good overall.
Entertainment Collectibles
"Through the Centre of the Earth" The Blondells Musical Comedy Poster, Circa 1905. "Book by Edward Blondell. Music by Harry Von Tilzer." 20" x 30", chromolithography by The Gillin Print Co. of New York and Philadelphia. A large, green dragonlike creature dominates this poster with three human characters around. While Edward Blondell and his contributions to musical comedy are largely forgotten, composer Harry Von Tilzer is quite well known for songs such as "Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie" and "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl who Married Dear Old Dad." Dampstaining at bottom, general edge roughness and crinkling, several repairs on verso, colors bold and bright, overall very good condition.
Advertising
"C. L. Centlivre Brewing Co." Advertising Poster, Circa 1895. 37.5" x 24.5". This beautiful poster shows an aerial view of the Centlivre Brewing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded in 1862 by an immigrant from the Alsace region of France, Charles Louis Centlivre. The poster shows the brewhouse, office, store room, bottling works, cold storage, wagon shed, sables, and the residence of the Centlivre family. Along the streets, clogged with beer wagons, are two C. L. Centlivre electric street cars. Atop the Mansard-roofed brewhouse is a gilt metal sculpture of Charles Centlivre, a bowler held in his left hand and his right foot resting on a beer keg. The poster, bright and crisp, was printed by the Henderson Lithographing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Never trimmed and in near mint condition.
Transportation
"Red Star Line" Large Framed Advertising Poster Featuring S.S. Belgenland by H. Cassiers, Circa 1925. 24.5" x 22.5" (sight size), framed 28.25" x 26.25" (overall). The poster, on board, features the Belgenland sailing past a bearded Belgian sailor. The Red Star Line, the Belgian subsidiary of the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, was founded in 1871 and operated until 1934 when, due to the economic depression, they ceased trading. Built in 1917 as the troopship Belgic for the White Star Line, the ship was renamed the Belgenland and reverted to the Red Star in 1923. Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
"Red Star Line" Large Framed Advertising Poster by H. Cassiers. 26" x 22" (sight size), framed 29" x 25" (overall). The poster features a Red Star liner sailing past three bearded Belgian sailors. The Red Star Line, the Belgian subsidiary of the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, was founded in 1871 and operated until 1934 when, due to the economic depression, they ceased trading. Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
"Lehigh Valley Route to the Sea" Railroad Advertising Poster. 13.5" x 21.5", framed 15.5" x 23.5" (overall), printed by Poole Brothers of Chicago. The attractive poster depicts a young woman in a bathing costume floating past a seahorse. The Lehigh Valley Railroad operated for 130 years, from 1846 to 1976. Tack holes in the corners, minor creases, else fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
"Deutsche Lufthansa" 1936 Olympics Airline Advertising Poster. 18" x 26.5", art by Ludwig Hohlwein, chromolithography by Kunstanstalt A.G. of Munich. In this advertisement for Germany's Lufthansa airline, a large winged man wearing an Olympic wreath is soaring over the Brandenburg Gate with an Olympic flag flying at lower left and a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft at right with a Nazi flag on the vertical fin and the registration number "D-DLAG." It was a plane such as this that was used to carry the Olympic Torch from Athens to Berlin for the XI Olympiad. A handsome and uncommon poster for these extremely controversial Olympic games. A couple of minor stains, pinholes at top corners, and some edge tears repaired on verso, else fine.
"See Union Pacific's Latest High-Speed Streamline Train" Railroad Advertising Poster, 1934. "New 6 Car Train with 3 Pullman Sleeping Cars." At bottom: "On Exhibit Worcester Sunday November 4 - 10 A.M. - 9 P.M. Boston & Albany Station." 27" x 41", marked "Litho Print U.S.A." at lower right. The stark red and black graphics show a Union Pacific's diesel-electric M-10001, their second streamliner, coming down the tracks. This was the first such train to feature Pullman sleeping cars which were manufactured in Worcester. In 1934, this train made a transcontinental Los Angeles to New York run in under fifty-seven hours, a record that has never been broken. Some light soiling in lower border, minor repairs on verso, fine condition.
Autographs
Limited Edition Set Historic First Flights of Pan American Clippers by John T. McCoy, (New York: Pan American World Airways, 1963), one page and ten full color plates, 20" x 16", paper portfolio cover, first edition, limited edition of which this is number 19. Each plate in this set is signed by the artist, John T. McCoy, and the captain of the plane pictured. Among the pilot signatures is that of Charles Lindbergh. The plates include: Plate 1 - "Pan American's First Passenger Flight / Key West Florida to Havana, Cuba / January 16, 1928 / Fokker F-7"; Plate 2 - "Pan American Clipper Arrives Canal Zone with First Airmail from Miami, Florida, / Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh Commanding. February 6, 1929 / Sikorsky s-38"; Plate 3 - "Brazilian Clipper Arrives Rio de Janeiro to be Christened August 18, 1934 / Sikorsky S-42;" Plate 4 - "Philippine Clipper arrives Hong Kong / linking the United States and Asia by air. October 23, 1936 / Martin M-130"; Plate 5 - "Dixie Clipper completes first transatlantic passenger flight / New York to Lisbon, Portugal, June 29, 1939 / Boeing B-314"; Plate 6 - "Pan American inaugurates commercial landplane service into the Belgian Congo, January 19, 1946 / Douglas DC-4"; Plate 7 - "Pan American completes the first commercial Round-The-World flight / San Francisco, California, June 29, 1947 / Lockheed Constellation"; Plate 8 - "Clipper America, first airliner to service Operation Deep Freeze, / arrives McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, October 15, 1957 / Boeing B-377"; Plate 9 - "Pan American Jet Clipper Departs New York / for first scheduled jet passenger flight to Paris, October 26, 1958 / Boeing 707"; and, Plate 10 - "Clipper Young America Arrives in London / on the First Commercial Flight by the New Generation of Wide Body Jets, January 22, 1970 / Boeing 747". All are mint and perfect for framing.
Entertainment Collectibles
"Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" Serial Film Three Sheet Poster, 1940. Three sheet 41" x 26", 27", and 28". This twelve episode serial film was the last of three Flash Gordon serials made from 1936 to 1940 by Universal Pictures. The poster pictures Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon with Dale Arden. Looming in the background is Ming the Merciless the despotic ruler of the planet Mongo, menacing the Earth with "The Purple Death." Posters from the Flash Gordon series are some of the toughest to find in the serial genre. This full-color poster has fabulous artwork. These posters are exceedingly rare and usually command a premium price. There are pin holes, edge tears along the bottom, fold wear with separations, and extensive tape repairs on verso, else near fine.
"The Secrets of Wu Sin" Three Sheet Movie Poster, 1932. 43" x 81". This poster is an incredibly rare three sheet for this little-seen melodrama released by the Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation about a Chinese labor racket. Grant Withers and Lois Wilson play reporters investigating a sinister smuggling ring. This stone litho three sheet has a lurid image of an opium smoking villain in extremely bright and vivid colors. Mounted on linen. Very fine.
Session 2
Political
Anti-Stamp Act: 1766 Shank Button Which May Be the Very First American Political Item. This important button was recently excavated from the same New England site which yielded the 1789 GW button offered elsewhere in this catalog. Struck in copper or brass, it features a profile of British Prime Minister William Pitt surrounded by the words "No Stamp Act," with his name below the portrait. This 1765 tax law was particularly offensive to the American colonies, and was a major galvanizing factor leading to the American Revolution. We are certainly not aware of any other wearable item expressing a political sentiment, such as a button or badge, from this early time. It is quite reasonable to argue that this may be the earliest American political item. While apparently several other copies exist, this is the first that we have ever seen "in the flesh." The surface is typically eroded from over two centuries underground, but the color is an even chocolate brown, and Pitt's portrait and the lettering are clear. Original shank on verso. Diameter 25mm.
George Washington: Signed Artist's Proof of "Washington and His Family," a Mezzotint Portrait by William Sartain. (Philadelphia: Bradley & Co., 1884), 33" x 24.5 (overall). The engraving shows a seated, uniformed Washington surrounded by his family and allegorical symbols of America and Washington's life, on the table is a copy of the plan of the City of Washington, to the right is his sword, and to the left is an olive plant representing peace. Martha sits across the table and her two grandchildren flank Washington. At the door, is Washington's valet, William Lee. The proof is signed in pencil by Sartain in the lower right corner. Even light toning, else very fine.
George Washington: Classic 1789 "Long Live the President" Inaugural Shank Button. This button was recently excavated at a New England site which has yielded a number of fascinating artifacts. Struck in copper, it was originally covered with a gold wash, now mostly worn away. The underlying surface is exceptionally smooth and clean for an excavated example and the detail is quite sharp. Original shank on verso. Diameter 34mm.
George Washington: Coin Silver Star Medal, Circa 1825. The coin silver five-point star measures 3" wide, point-to-point and has a loop at top for a neck cord. The small (15mm) center stamping of a left facing bust of Washington, with his name above, was designed and engraved by Charles Cushing Wright, perhaps the foremost medalist and engraver of the early 19th century. During the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824, Wright, then a principal with the New York City engraving firm of Wright and Bale, produced a small medal with Washington on one side and Lafayette on the other (Baker 198). Medals were produced in gold, silver and white metal versions. The dies were also used to counter-stamp various circulating denominations, as well as this star. The center stamp is surrounded by an applied circle of silver laurel leaves. The edge of the star, both obverse and reverse, is decorated with an applied chased silver ornamental border. Since the star is unmarked in any way it is impossible to tell if its use was political, patriotic, or military. A scratched "A" on the backside, else extremely fine.
DeWitt Clinton: Superb Hand-Painted Stobwasser Snuffbox Picturing Madison's 1812 Opponent. Political collectors are familiar with these round, lidded snuffboxes depicting presidents and statesmen. Usually the portraits and decorations were decals, and these boxes were manufactured for broad distribution. But the highest forms of this genre were the magnificent hand-painted boxes by the Stobwasser Company of Brunswick, Germany. Founded in 1763, Stobwasser was internationally known for a century for the manufacture of a variety of high-quality household objects including snuffboxes, pipes, miniatures, and elegant furniture destined for the courts of Europe. Much like the products of companies like Tiffany and Lalique, objects made by Stobwasser are avidly collected, particularly in Germany.
Among the signature items for which the company was known were its beautifully painted snuffboxes, which depicted historical figures and scenes, individual's portraits, allegorical scenes, etc. Each box was signed, and also contained some sort of title, and on occasion more detailed text, lettered in a fine gold script. Apparently Stobwasser's work was of sufficient renown that special orders occasionally arrived from America. We recently examined a similar Andrew Jackson box by Stobwasser. Inside, in gold script, was not only Jackson's name, but also a patriotic Eagle and a stirring tribute to him as the victor of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
The present example depicts DeWitt Clinton, who was narrowly defeated by Madison in the presidential election of 1812 and enjoyed one of the most significant political careers of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Although a member of the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, Clinton represented a minority of the party who opposed Madison's war policies, and who joined with the Federalists to oppose him for reelection. It was a close election, and Clinton received 89 electoral votes to Madison's 128. Clinton (1769-1828) began his political career as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798. At various times he would serve as a U.S. senator from New York, mayor of New York City for three terms, governor of New York State, and president of the Erie Canal Commission, behind which he was the driving force. Clinton also organized the Historical Society of New York and served as its president, helped reorganize the American Academy of the Fine Arts and later served as its president, and was regent of the University of New York from 1808 through 1825.
With the exception of a few paper relics, collectibles honoring this 1812 presidential candidate are all but nonexistent. Accordingly, the snuffbox offered here must be considered one of the most important political display objects from this early era. Interestingly, at least one other very similar box was crafted. It was advertised and pictured in a 1999 issue of Maine Antiques Digest, and is extremely similar to the present example. However, as each image was hand-painted, small differences are apparent on careful comparison. Both boxes carry Clinton's name on the underside of the lid, and are signed by Stobwasser on the bottom. The box offered here carries the number 2481 along with the signature, while the one offered in 1999 was numbered by the maker as number 2439. We have not attempted to determine if is possible to date these boxes precisely from Stobwasser records. However, the style was certainly being produced at the time of Clinton's 1812 presidential campaign, and the portrait depicts a man in vigorous middle-age (Clinton was 43 in 1812). The Jackson box referenced earlier shows an uncharacteristically youthful Jackson, and was almost certainly produced to honor him following his 1815 triumph.
This Clinton box is in beautiful condition and, like the Jackson, in a large size- nearly 4" in diameter. The quality of the portraiture is apparent from the photographic image. A perhaps never to be repeated opportunity for the serious collector of early political display items.
Among the signature items for which the company was known were its beautifully painted snuffboxes, which depicted historical figures and scenes, individual's portraits, allegorical scenes, etc. Each box was signed, and also contained some sort of title, and on occasion more detailed text, lettered in a fine gold script. Apparently Stobwasser's work was of sufficient renown that special orders occasionally arrived from America. We recently examined a similar Andrew Jackson box by Stobwasser. Inside, in gold script, was not only Jackson's name, but also a patriotic Eagle and a stirring tribute to him as the victor of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
The present example depicts DeWitt Clinton, who was narrowly defeated by Madison in the presidential election of 1812 and enjoyed one of the most significant political careers of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Although a member of the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, Clinton represented a minority of the party who opposed Madison's war policies, and who joined with the Federalists to oppose him for reelection. It was a close election, and Clinton received 89 electoral votes to Madison's 128. Clinton (1769-1828) began his political career as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798. At various times he would serve as a U.S. senator from New York, mayor of New York City for three terms, governor of New York State, and president of the Erie Canal Commission, behind which he was the driving force. Clinton also organized the Historical Society of New York and served as its president, helped reorganize the American Academy of the Fine Arts and later served as its president, and was regent of the University of New York from 1808 through 1825.
With the exception of a few paper relics, collectibles honoring this 1812 presidential candidate are all but nonexistent. Accordingly, the snuffbox offered here must be considered one of the most important political display objects from this early era. Interestingly, at least one other very similar box was crafted. It was advertised and pictured in a 1999 issue of Maine Antiques Digest, and is extremely similar to the present example. However, as each image was hand-painted, small differences are apparent on careful comparison. Both boxes carry Clinton's name on the underside of the lid, and are signed by Stobwasser on the bottom. The box offered here carries the number 2481 along with the signature, while the one offered in 1999 was numbered by the maker as number 2439. We have not attempted to determine if is possible to date these boxes precisely from Stobwasser records. However, the style was certainly being produced at the time of Clinton's 1812 presidential campaign, and the portrait depicts a man in vigorous middle-age (Clinton was 43 in 1812). The Jackson box referenced earlier shows an uncharacteristically youthful Jackson, and was almost certainly produced to honor him following his 1815 triumph.
This Clinton box is in beautiful condition and, like the Jackson, in a large size- nearly 4" in diameter. The quality of the portraiture is apparent from the photographic image. A perhaps never to be repeated opportunity for the serious collector of early political display items.
James Monroe: Extremely Rare and Sought After Portrait Mug with His Name Spelled "Munroe". Certainly one of the most iconic of early three-dimensional political/ presidential items. The curved handle is attached to the side opposite the portrait, while a charming patriotic eagle transfer graces in each side. A matching version for John Quincy Adams is also known, suggesting that this cup may date from the transitional period in 1825 when Adams had been elected to succeed Monroe. This is the example from the legendary Kenton Broyles Collection, and the plate specimen from Hake's 1789-1916 volume, page 17, number 3001; it is in beautiful condition. Heritage was privileged to handle another example in our April 2004 Americana auction, where it drew fierce bidding before selling for $21,846. Height 2.625", diameter 2.875". Choice condition, with no restoration or repairs. An important opportunity for the serious collector of early political display items.
James Monroe: Exceedingly Rare 1820 Republican Convention Ticket. The precise use of this most unusual ticket seems a little unclear. It may have been distributed at a Rhode Island meeting of Republican stalwarts at which the party's electors for the federal Electoral College were selected, or it may have been distributed following that meeting and announcing the convention's selection. In any case, it names the four Rhode Island men chosen to vote for Monroe for his second term in office. Overall display condition is good, although there is an area of soiling as shown. The small piece incorporating the right border had been cleanly cut off and has been reattached, and there is a small piece missing along the bottom edge as shown. The borders have been trimmed, and there is seemingly unrelated old ink writing on verso. 4.25" x 3.625".
James Monroe: Profoundly Rare Papier-mâché Portrait Snuffbox. The lid bears a decal portrait of Monroe with his name above and "President of the United States" below. These boxes, found depicting presidents and statesmen through the 1850s, are highly prized and systematically collected. This Monroe example is one of the earliest depicting a sitting president, and especially desirable because there are so few collectable display items which are contemporary of his presidency. We know of only one other example of this important box. Overall condition is excellent for the type. There is none of the surface crazing which afflicts so many of these boxes, which doubtless occurred because some sort of lacquer was applied over the decal in manufacture. There is an area of professional restoration on the lid, a pie- shaped wedge extending from the rim at the "O" in Monroe down to his left temple, and then out to the rim at 3:00, noticeable only because the background color is somewhat darker in this area. This is the U.I. "Chick" Harris Collection example, sold by Slater's Americana in January, 2000 for $8364. Diameter 3.375".
John Quincy Adams: Unique Makeup Box, Similar to the Familiar Sewing Kits. Undoubtedly by the same maker as the sewing kits, it also has a hinged lid with the candidate's portrait under glass on the underside of the lid. On the top of the lid, the flags and slogan are printed in color on velvet-like material, surrounded by an embossed paper border. However, on the sewing boxes, the surface is convex over padding to create a pin cushion. This left the design vulnerable to wear, and so the sewing boxes tend to be found with the all-important decoration in worn, often barely decipherable, condition. This makeup box is in beautiful condition, surely the finest known example of this family of early campaign boxes. The sewing box version was made for both Jackson and Adams, and this fact, combined with the slogan, clearly identifies this as 1828 campaign issue. 5" x 3.625", with a height of 2.65". Original contents included.
John Adams: Period Engraving as President of the United States. Plate size 5.5" x 8.75", 7.5" x 11" overall, drawn and engraved by H. Houston. A period stippled engraved portrait of Adams captioned "His Excellency / John Adams, Esq. / President of the United States of America". With moderate foxing, mainly along the edges and not affecting the central portrait of Adams, otherwise very good.
John Quincy Adams: 1828 Prospectus for Our Country Newspaper, Hagers-Town, Maryland, Supporting the Adams Campaign. One page, 9.75" x 15.75", dated June 18, 1828. The presidential campaign of 1828 was an intensely personal affair, with both the supporters of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams reaching low in their attacks. In an effort to combat the "flood of false and spurious intelligence" and to "separate truth from error", Adams' supporters in Hagerstown [then called Hagers-Town], Maryland set about publishing their own newspaper "devoted to the support of the policy which has been so beneficially pursued by the present Administration, and will advocate...the re-election of John Quincy Adams." The prospectus is signed by twelve subscribers, including one woman. Our Country eventually published eighteen issues from July 4, 1828 to November 1, 1828. Our example has the usual fold-creases, with a few short splits in those creases, a couple of small areas of loss, and some scattered foxing, else it is in very good condition.
John Quincy Adams: Rare 1828 Election Broadside from Western Pennsylvania. Outstanding content, frequently mentioning the candidates by name. Jackson is accused of failing to support the American System of roads and canals to promote manufacture. The text of bills of sale allege that Jackson engaged in trafficking in Negro slaves, and he is accused of seeking to exert despotic control over state militias. Charges of a back room political deal between Clay and Adams are refuted, and the text of a letter from Bushrod Washington attesting to Adams' character and endorsing his re-election is reproduced. The text concludes with the charge that Jackson had received support from "British agents and British gold." Very good condition overall: slight edge roughness and scattered light discolorations detract minimally. 8.25" x 15.25".
Henry Clay: Scarce Ohio Coat-tail Ribbon. Picturing the 1844 Whig candidates for president and governor, a "one day event" issue for the Dayton Barbecue. An attractive design, on fancy silk with scalloped border as made. Light creasing and aging, overall excellent condition. Length 7.5".
Clay & Frelinghuysen: Rare Large 1844 Slogan Ribbon on Blue Silk. A Pennsylvania ribbon promoting a mass meeting at Harrisburg on September 17, 1844, it also supports Markle, the Whig gubernatorial candidate. Interestingly, the words "Shippensburg Delegation" have been stamped at the top in a different ink, suggesting that these ribbons may have been distributed at the rally and used to identify the various participating groups. Choice condition, with a few light horizontal creases, probably easily pressed or steamed out. Length 8.625".
Henry Clay: "Doings of Decency or 'Charity Covering a Multitude of Sins'" Lithograph Print. Published by J. Childs, 1844, 20.75" x 14". The print reprimands the disreputable Henry Clay for using his honorable vice presidential candidate Theodore Frelinghuysen, as cover to mask his sins in the 1844 presidential election. Evenly toned with small tears, chipping, and wrinkling, else near very good.
Clay & Frelinghuysen: Rare and Distinctive Variety of 1844 Silk Jugate Ribbon. The naïve, almost primitive portraits give this ribbon a "folk art" flavor unlike that of any other political ribbon design. With a few exceptions, jugate ribbons of this era are profoundly rare. This is the Sullivan and Fischer plate example, and we cannot state with certainty that we have seen another copy. Condition is basically quite nice, with light, even overall aging which detracts minimally. Length 7.25".
Henry Clay: Unusual 1829 Broadside. 10.25" x 13". This broadside announces the itinerary for a trip of political appearances by Clay, leaving Georgetown with stops in Frederick, Maryland and New-Market, Pennsylvania. "Persons desirous of paying this tribute of respect to this illustrious statesman are invited to attend at either of these two places." The lower portion of the broadside names Clay's honor guard of prominent escorts, etc. An attractive broadside, with the usual old fold creases, small old tape repairs, and light scattered foxing.
Autographs
Henry Clay: 1844 Autograph Letter Signed with Political Content, along with a Silk Campaign Ribbon. This July 1844 letter written from Ashland begins by thanking the addressee for a gift, and then launches into a tribute to Whig policies which will "secure in independence and prosperity... the whole union." Mounted for display many decades ago, probably in the 19th century, along with an attractive 1844 campaign ribbon. Great "period flavor," and in good condition with minor light aging. Overall measurements 19" x 10.75".
Political
Henry Clay: Stunning Reverse-on-Glass Portrait Brooch. The image is a richly colored decal, applied to the underside of the glass. It is similar in manufacture to the more familiar Zachary Taylor images found in a variety of forms, and probably by the same maker. However, this Clay version is much rarer: the only other example we can recall encountering was set into a change purse in the U.I. "Chick" Harris Collection. These objects are notoriously prone to flaking of the paint due to moisture coming between the decal and the glass. This Clay brooch exhibits a little of such flaking, but fortunately in unobtrusive areas: in the field to the right of Clay's head, and on the bottom of his shirt at six o'clock. Clay's portrait itself is in beautiful condition, as is the frame and original hinged pin, and the minor flaking does not distract the eye from the central appeal of the image. 1 7/16" x 1 13/16".
Henry Clay: Twenty-four Copies of the Whig Newspaper, That Same Old Coon, 1844. The newspaper, published in Dayton, Ohio, was largely a local weekly paper created to promote the 1844 Whig Party candidate Henry Clay. This bound series is lacking only one issue from April 12, to the last issue, dated November 16, 1844. The issues are attached using a water-soluble glue and could be separated easily if desired. Modest foxing, else fine.
Autographs
Andrew Jackson: Fine Presidentially-Signed Land Grant. Up until Jackson's presidency, all federal land transfers were actually signed by the president. But by midway through Jackson's term in office, presidential duties had become so demanding that secretaries were tasked to sign them on the president's behalf. However, this November 1829 example carries an outstanding large, bold, authentic Jackson signature. Moderate overall aging, as is usually the case with these documents, with a pleasing display presence. 14.75" x 9.5".
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Andrew Jackson: Rare and Sought After Silk Portrait Ribbon. The ribbons of Andrew Jackson have always held a place of special importance for collectors. In addition to being a charismatic figure, he was the first president in whose honor such ribbons appeared during his presidency. This "Our Welcome Guest" variety is perhaps the most coveted. The present example is in beautiful condition, with complete original selvage across top and bottom. It was, clearly at the time, neatly sewn onto a longer woven silk ribbon with a light pink plaid pattern. Several fine creases are noted for accuracy, but could probably be pressed or steamed out. Also, purely for accuracy, we note an extremely trivial light stain in the field above and to the left of the word "President." A very appealing example of this classic ribbon rarity. Length 7.5".
Andrew Jackson: Rare and Lovely 1820s Sewing Box. Unlike the more familiar versions made for both Jackson and Adams, this variety features the candidate's portrait under glass on the TOP of the lid along with an eagle and sprigs of green, all beautifully hand colored. Like so many such objects of this era, it was manufactured in France for the American market. Only a handful is known, three of which we have been privileged to handle. In 1992, the Political Gallery sold an example for $2800 despite several cracks in the glass. Heritage auctioned one in our November 13, 2007 Americana auction, where it fetched $5,377. The present specimen was formerly in the legendary Kenton Broyles collection, and is the plate example in the 1789-1916 Hake book, page 19, number 3010. In terms of overall display condition, this is probably the most pleasing of the three we have handled. The Jackson portrait insert on the lid is cleaner and brighter than the 2007 example, and it lacks the distracting cracks of the 1992 copy. For accuracy we note several minor defects, all of which are easily correctable by any good paper conservator. A small portion of the embossed paper border around the lid is missing at the lower right hand corner, there is an old Scotch tape repair at one corner of the lid on the side, and part of the paper lining of the interior of the box is torn away, including the paper hinge which once attached the lid. 5.25" x 3.5" x 2".
Andrew Jackson: His 1833 Inaugural Address Printed on Silk. Showing some trivial light aging, but overall, distinctly superior condition for the type. Not listed in Collins' Threads of History, and scarcer than the more frequently seen farewell address broadsides on silk. One small piece missing from the border near the upper right-hand corner. 9.5" x 11.25".
Andrew Jackson: Important Large 1832 Broadside on Silk Dealing with South Carolina and Nullification. Jackson announces and explains his firm resolve to resist by whatever means necessary South Carolina's dramatic attempt to nullify federal law within their state boundaries. This was one of the most important political and constitutional crises in American history. The broadside is similar but not identical to a version listed by Collins in Threads of History, page 82, no. 79. No printer's identification at bottom. Basically excellent display condition. There is one trivial 2½" fine tear extending up from the bottom edge, and a tiny piece missing from the top edge near the upper right-hand corner, but otherwise this silk is in excellent condition, and free of the staining and soiling found on many items of this type. Fine creases from being stored folded, easily steamed out, are noted for accuracy. 16.5" x 22.5".
Andrew Jackson: Extremely Rare 1833 Inaugural Program. Among the most collectable of political and presidential paper ephemera are official inaugural invitations, programs, etc. This Jackson example is the earliest invitation we have ever handled, and one of the most attractively designed. Four pages, with interior pages blank; possibly a proof copy for the cover. But for some trivial light age browning, it is in crisp, near mint condition. Light corner crease at lower right-hand corner mentioned only for accuracy. 5" x 7.625".
Andrew Johnson: Extremely Rare Cloth Bandana Picturing Him as President. Having ascended to his unsuccessful presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson was never a presidential candidate in his own right, and his great unpopularity did not inspire the usual spate of items commercially produced to honor a president in office. As a result, political and presidential collectors have few artifacts to choose from for this beleaguered president. This lavish, large cotton bandana, picturing him as president surrounded by four leading Union generals including Grant, is surely the premier Andrew Johnson display item. It is listed by Collins in Threads of History, page 170, no. 329 (oddly Collins classifies it as an 1864 item, even though it identifies him as president, an office he did not attain until April, 1865). Over the years we have seen but a single example prior to the discovery of the specimen offered here, and that copy may well have been the one illustrated in Collins' book.
This item has been professionally rebacked by expert textile conservator Jessica Hack (whose detailed report accompanies the item), and a few trivial small holes have been expertly inpainted. A few scattered small black marks detract minimally but must be noted for accuracy. Typically, the white background has evenly toned to a beige shade. Displays as near mint. 27" x 25".
This item has been professionally rebacked by expert textile conservator Jessica Hack (whose detailed report accompanies the item), and a few trivial small holes have been expertly inpainted. A few scattered small black marks detract minimally but must be noted for accuracy. Typically, the white background has evenly toned to a beige shade. Displays as near mint. 27" x 25".
Andrew Jackson: Impressive Broadside-Sized 1828 Campaign Pamphlet Denouncing Jackson. Content includes criticism of Jackson's performance as governor of Florida as well as an elaborate argument discrediting his performance in the 1824 presidential election, pointing out that, while Southern states that cast their electoral votes for Jackson received disproportionate votes because of their slave populations, in fact Adams soundly won the "free white vote." Great content as well as display presence. Very good overall condition, with minimal edge roughness and some typical deterioration along old fold lines. Minor discoloration on back page. 9" x 11".
Anti-Andrew Jackson: Largest Form of the Classic "Coffin Broadside." A man of action with strong principles and a fiery temper, Jackson found himself in the midst of many controversies over the course of his career. One of the most unrelenting was the criticism he received for an order he issued as a general during the war of 1812 for the execution of six Tennessee militia men. The issue was resurrected during the campaign in 1828, and was the subject of a number of anti-Jackson broadsides. The present example is the largest format, and is double-sided; the reverse displaying another broadside with details of the men's trial. Usually these coffin broadsides are found with significant condition issues. The present example is one of the cleanest we have seen, marred only by the slightest edge roughness and a little very light, unobtrusive water staining. An outstanding display piece from this early era of American politics. 15.25" x 25".
Daniel Webster: Rare Color-Tinted Portrait Brooch. This 1830s item is similar to a variety which was also made for Jackson and William Henry Harrison, but which was slightly larger and came in a fancier frame; we cannot recall having encountered this precise form previously. Excellent condition, with original slightly domed glass covering, and original vertical hinged pin on verso. 18mm x 23mm.
Daniel Webster was one of the most distinguished American statesmen never to receive a major party presidential nomination, but he was an important Whig presidential hopeful of the 1830s whose items are highly collectable. But this item is equally collectable as an example of one of the earliest wearable pinback badges depicting a political candidate.
Daniel Webster was one of the most distinguished American statesmen never to receive a major party presidential nomination, but he was an important Whig presidential hopeful of the 1830s whose items are highly collectable. But this item is equally collectable as an example of one of the earliest wearable pinback badges depicting a political candidate.
Anti-Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson: 1837 75¢ "Treasury Note" Parody Lithograph. Issued to poke fun at the often worthless fractional notes (sometimes called shinplasters) issued by banks and businesses, especially during the Panic of 1837. It attacks Van Buren and his predecessor's hard-money policies as the cause for the crisis. The main image at top depicts Van Buren as a winged monster with a pointed tail holding a torch riding atop a pile of Treasury Notes and weapons on a "Treasury Department" railroad car that is running over the men lying on the railroad tracks. The car is being pulled by a yoke of men under the whip of driver John C. Calhoun who responds to Van Buren's "John, keep a tight rein on them" with "Dam'me I will nullify them to a man." They are driving through an arch labeled "Wall Street" and "Safety Fund Banks." Following along behind are two men, one saying "I did not think John C. could crack such a good whip" and the other responding, "Oh! Matty has had him in training, the nullifying turncoat." The left panel graphic depicts Jackson as an old woman clothed in bunting standing next to a globe. The lower center image is of Senator Thomas Hart Benton (a Jackson and Van Buren supporter) as a large bug among text that reads, in part: "We Promise to pay out of the joint funds of the United States Treasury Seven Years after it is convenient..." "Signed" N[apoleon] Sarony and printed and published by H. Robinson of New York. 14.75" x 10.25". Very fine condition with three tiny edge nicks and one area of light dampstaining. There was originally an image of Andrew Jackson as a donkey at right that has been trimmed off. Still, a very rare and displayable political item.
William Henry Harrison: Unusually Large 1840s Sulfide Brooch. Distinctly different from the more familiar varieties, this example is larger and has a simpler frame with slightly rounded corners. Most significantly, the background color is a rich salmon, rather than the usual black. Overall condition is excellent, and certainly above average for this type. These sulfides were not well sealed, and were notoriously vulnerable to moisture seepage, which led the painted background to separate from the glass, often resulting in much of the paint flaking off completely. In this case, the background color is complete, although if one turns the piece back and forth in the light, one sees evidence of very minor moisture seepage. For accuracy, we note three minor tarnish spots on the frame; and the pin, easily restored, is missing on verso. 34mm x 24mm.
William Henry Harrison: Twelve Copies of the Whig Newspaper, The Axe, 1840. The newspaper, published in Cleveland, Ohio, was largely a local weekly paper created to promote the 1840 Whig Party candidate William Henry Harrison. Of the papers in this series, they sporadically run from July 9, to the last issue, dated November 12, 1840. Some weakness at the folds, light foxing, else fine.
William Henry Harrison: Twelve Issues of the Whig Newspaper, The Log Cabin, 1840. The newspaper, published in Dayton, Ohio, was largely a local weekly paper created to promote the 1840 Whig Party candidate William Henry Harrison. This bound series is a complete save for one issue from March 21, to the last issue, October 23, 1840. Considerable foxing and loose pages, else fine.
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James K. Polk: 1846 Appointment Document Signed. An attractive large 17" x 14" document, boldly signed, appointing one Peter Dixey as Collector of Customs for Marblehead, Massachusetts. Very clean display appearance, but brittle with age, and cleanly separating along a vertical center crease. Several other minor edge tears and partial separations detract minimally, with the only paper loss being a small chip missing on the top edge. Will show very nicely when securely framed under glass. Interestingly, this item comes with the original tin "mailing tube", with paper wrap addressed to Dixey at the comptroller's office in Marblehead.
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Polk & Dallas: Rare and Important "Pewter Rim" from 1844. These large badges, which featured the candidates' portraits under glass in a pewter frame, appeared in elections from 1828 through 1852. All are rare and highly prized by collectors. Among the most sought after are those issued for the Polk & Dallas ticket, as all types of campaign novelties for these candidates are rare. Polk & Dallas pewter rims came in two varieties, one with larger portraits, the other with smaller. The present example is of the latter type. There are almost certainly fewer than ten examples of both types in collections, but interestingly this is the third offered by Heritage over the past two years. The other two were both of the larger-head variety. One appeared in our August 2008 auction in conjunction with the American Political Items Collectors National Convention, where it sold for $10,755. The other was sold in our December 2008 auction, where it fetched $10,157. Of the three examples, the pewter frame itself is by far in the best condition on the present example, and has attached the original braided suspension ribbon. For complete accuracy we note that the portraits on each side exhibit an extremely trivial hint of very light water staining, which affects the display appeal and value minimally. Original glass on both sides is in perfect condition. Diameter 64mm.
James K. Polk: Important Brass Shell Badge from the 1844 Election. Listed by Sullivan as JP1844-7, it is clearly the mate to Henry Clay 1844-64. An especially important design, because the reverse features a star emblazoned with a capital "T", symbolic of Polk's support for the annexation of Texas, which would take place in 1845 following his election as president. Choice, nearly uncirculated condition, with a period hole at the top for suspension. Gilt brass shell, diameter 25mm.
James K. Polk: Attractive Silk Campaign Ribbon for "Young Hickory of Tennessee". Like all Polk campaign ribbons, this variety is very scarce, and especially so in this great condition. Attractive "serrated" edges as made on the silk ribbon itself. Full original selvage across the top. The bottom appears to have been trimmed at some point, not recently, but the proportions of the open space at top and bottom remain excellent. A very fine Polk ribbon for the specialist or for a generalist collector seeking a representative example. Length 5.625".
Zachary Taylor: Elegant Reverse-on-Glass Military Portrait in the Original Frame. These reverse-on-glass images are notorious for paint flaking on the underside. The present example, remarkably, has an absolutely perfect portrait, but there are some "veins" in the background as shown (a professional conservator could certainly mitigate this condition, or even repaint the entire field). Beautifully displayed in the original brass and thermoplastic frame. The portrait itself is 2.25" x 2.75", and the frame measures 4.175" x 5.375" overall. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Zachary Taylor: Most Unusual Lacquered Wood Jewelry Box with Reverse-on-Glass Portrait. A full face reverse-on-glass military portrait of Taylor has been inset in the center of the lid on this most unusual box, which is elaborately painted and inlaid with mother-of-pearl flowers on the four corners of the lid. Overall display condition is excellent, although the reverse-on-glass image suffers from some typical paint flaking. Fortunately this occurred mostly in the background, with one notable chip on Taylor's coat, and the face is largely intact. While the box is quite display-worthy in its present state, there is no doubt that a skilled restorer could greatly improve the appearance of the reverse-on-glass painting. We have seen these oval reverse portraits of Taylor decorating a variety of smaller objects, but this is the first in this form that we have encountered. A beautiful Victorian artifact. The box itself measures 10.25" x 7.75" x 4.25", while the portrait is 1.875" x 2.25".
Zachary Taylor: Colorful Stogie Case Featuring Taylor on Horseback. "Taylor Victor on the Rio Grande", it proclaims. A variety of designs were produced for Taylor and Winfield Scott, inspired by their Mexican War exploits. Many of these images are generic, and the present variety is particularly nice because Taylor is named below the portrait. Very good overall condition. There is one trivial chip in the field about Taylor's right hand, and the surface reveals the typical network of fine crazing often found on papier-mâché snuff boxes with similar decals. The case is complete, although the front and back covers are separated from the accordion-folded center section along the left side. Fine overall display appearance. 2.75" x 5.5".
Zachary Taylor: Rare Companion Piece to the Adjacent Cass Ribbon. Although Sullivan and Fischer list eleven different varieties of Taylor campaign ribbons, all are rare, with perhaps a few dozen examples at most known of all types. The present design, of which we know of no more than one or two other examples, is particularly important because it is the mate to LC- 3. The opportunity to acquire the pair from the same auction is an extraordinary one indeed. Condition is excellent, with several trivial small brown age marks noted for accuracy. Unlike the Cass, this Taylor ribbon does appear to have been trimmed at top and bottom, although this would appear to have occurred long ago. Nonetheless, its length is a full 6.25", matching the adjacent Cass example perfectly.
Zachary Taylor: "Gen. Taylor's Letters!! For Reference, by All Political Parties During the Presidential Campaign" Broadside. Two integral pages folded, 25" x 20" overall. Circa 1848. This broadside collects twenty-four letters written by Taylor chosen to highlight his wisdom and non-partisanship as he campaigned for President of the United States. One example shall suffice: "...I have to say, that I am not a party candidate, and if elected shall not be the president of a party, but the president of the whole people." Save for the usual fold creases and a few areas of foxing, the broadside remains in remarkable condition.
Zachary Taylor: Lovely and Unusual Portrait Fan. A variety we do not recall having seen previously. Military bust in center, with "Rough and Ready" above, and his name below. Battle vignettes to either side. Exceptional condition for this fragile form. Diameter 17", nicely custom framed to 25.5" x 15". This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Lewis Cass: "Holy Grail" For Collectors of 19th-Century Political Ribbons. Lewis Cass, Zachary Taylor's defeated opponent in 1848, has always been one of the toughest candidates for political collectors. With the exception of a couple of scarce, but obtainable, campaign medals, nearly all types of Cass campaign items are very rare. At the top of the ladder are silk campaign ribbons, essential not only to round out a selection of Cass campaign items, but, like the Cox & Roosevelt jugate button, necessary to complete a continuum of political ribbons which began with the candidates of the 1830s and continued through the 20th century. Sullivan and Fischer list four varieties of Cass ribbon, only two of which they were able to picture. The present copy is one of the unpictured varieties, LC 3. We are also aware of a single example of an unusual Cass & Butler jugate. However, it is undoubtedly safe to say that no more than perhaps a total of ten examples of all five varieties are known to the organized hobby. Highly important to serious ribbon specialists, the present specimen is in excellent condition and untrimmed, with full original selvage across the top and bottom and light, overall, even aging which seems to be exaggerated somewhat in the photo. The ribbon photographed slightly darker than it actually is, and when this occurs minor staining and aging tends to appear more intrusive than when the ribbon is actually viewed. Its condition is comparable to the U.I. "Chick" Harris example, auctioned by Slater's Americana in July 2001 for $18,400. A supreme opportunity, as it may well be years before another such ribbon appears in the marketplace. Length 6.25".
Lewis Cass: Satirical Cartoon Print from the 1848 Election. It projects a newly elected President Cass eager to sign a blank declaration of war against an unnamed country, with Taylor and Scott and his military lackeys (Taylor, having been defeated for the presidency in this scenario, is now demoted to drummer boy!). Very nice overall condition, with a few scattered brown spots which detract minimally. Two tiny holes at lower right-hand corner. 16.25" x 10.75".
Franklin Pierce: Remarkable Ornate Pressed-Brass Buckle. Approximately 2¼" x 1¾". This rare buckle is constructed of two pressed brass components; one featuring Pierce in uniform framed protectively by eagle's wings affixed to another composed of ornate floral designs. The reverse has a small integral catch and soldered mechanism for attaching a belt. This buckle is an homage to Pierce's service in the Mexican-American War. He was wounded in the leg during the Battle of Contreras but recovered and was able to participate in the capture of Mexico City. Pierce, in large part, parlayed his military service to help him win the presidency in 1852. A beautiful item in choice condition.
Pierce & King: Extremely Rare Jugate Silk Ribbon for the 1852 Democratic Ticket. Pierce comes in a close second to Cass in terms of overall rarity of campaign ribbons. As for Cass, Sullivan and Fischer list four varieties. As a general rule, jugate ribbons of this era are rare and more highly valued than the single picture style. However in the case of Pierce, this jugate design is probably the most readily available. Nonetheless there are certainly fewer than ten examples known to the organized hobby. Overall condition is excellent, and dramatically superior to the Fischer plate example. Only for strictest accuracy do we note one tiny original pinhole from wearing at the top, and several pinhead-sized spots in the field. A fine horizontal crease across the center does not affect wording or portraits; it is barely noticeable and it detracts minimally. Full original selvage across top and bottom. Length 6.25".
Winfield Scott: Exceedingly Rare Portrait Ribbon. This is the plate example from Sullivan and Fischer's American Political Ribbons and Ribbon Badges, page 99, number five, and is the only copy we have ever encountered. Fischer identifies it as made of embossed leather, however perhaps he was working only from a photograph. In fact, it is formed of embossed paper with gold foil surface, applied to a typical silk ribbon as background. A fine, high-relief military profile of the 1852 Whig candidate, with "The Hero of Columbia" on a streamer and "Scott" within a vine wreath below. Excellent condition, with one trivial edge flake in the gold foil noted for accuracy. Length 7.375". With the exception of the scarce but obtainable Lundy's Lane variety, Scott ribbons stand with those of Cass and Pierce as the rarest candidates of the ribbon era.
Scott & Graham: 1852 Currier "Grand National Banner" Campaign Poster. Currier published these colorful jugate posters for every presidential ticket from 1844 through 1876, and the series is avidly collected today. This example shows moderate typical age browning, but has nice wide borders and is undamaged.
James Buchanan: Engraved Official Inaugural Ball Invitation. Elegantly rendered on heavy card stock. Crisp near-mint condition, with some extremely trivial light moisture discoloration which detracts absolutely minimally. A fine representation of this highly collectable genre. 7" x 10.25".
James Buchanan: Rare Large Silk Portrait Kerchief. A 10.5" oval portrait with "BUCHANAN" in block letters below, in the center of a plain off-white field. Collins pictures a similar example (along with a Fremont mate) in Threads of History, but on the linen, page 144, no. 258. The portrait is evenly faded, and there is age browning along heavy creases as shown. This large kerchief was folded down to fit a smaller frame many decades ago, arranged so that the portrait would be in the upper left corner. Also displayed in this frame, using the kerchief as a background, were several other Buchanan artifacts, which came down through the family of a friend of Buchanan. Several very minor small separations along the fold lines detract minimally but must be noted. 25" x 26.5". Buchanan textile items of any kind are extremely rare, and, other than the Collins plate example, this is the only copy of this design of which we are aware.
James Buchanan: Rare 1856 Campaign Copper Shell Badge, with Original Hinged Pin on Verso. This popular rebus "Buck + cannon" design was made in both heavy metallic and thin shell forms, the latter being rarer and preferred by collectors. It is listed by Sullivan as JB1856-4 with a blank reverse. We cannot recall having previously encountered an example such as this one with a hinged pin. Choice condition with traces of original luster. One area of black, tar-like deposits along rim at 10:00 as shown, which may well prove to be cleanable. Slight fault in the metal, visible under magnification, just above the deposit area. Diameter 47mm.
This rare badge descended through the family of a Buchanan friend, and was long framed along with several other Buchanan items appearing in this auction, including a silk portrait handkerchief and an engraved inaugural invitation.
This rare badge descended through the family of a Buchanan friend, and was long framed along with several other Buchanan items appearing in this auction, including a silk portrait handkerchief and an engraved inaugural invitation.
Anti-James Buchanan: "Liberty, the Fair Maid of Kansas in the Hands of the 'Border Ruffians'" Print, [1856]. 19.5" x 14". In the foreground, Liberty, draped in an American flag, begs President Franklin Pierce, "Spare me!" To the left, James Buchanan and William Marcy, pick the pockets of a deceased victim of the Kansas chaos. To the right, Democratic Party leader Stephen A. Douglas scalps a farmer. Beside Douglas, Lewis Cass licks his lips and leers at Liberty. Uneven toning and chips at the edges, else near fine.
James Buchanan: Exceptional Large 1856 Campaign Ribbon on Pink Silk. A bold and appealing design not pictured by Sullivan and Fischer. Once one gets past a couple of readily obtainable varieties, the ribbons of Buchanan are deceptively scarce. This one is a beauty, and in choice condition but for a few trivial spots which detract minimally. A much larger ribbon than the usually-seen varieties, measuring 2.375" x 7.25".
Anti-James Buchanan: Large 1856-Dated Broadside. Measuring 10" x 16.75", this broadside was released by the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican state executive committee in October 1856. Excellent detailed content dealing with the machinations of the three contending parties (Democrats, Republicans, and Fillmore's American Party) in the state. It concludes, "A full vote in Pennsylvania on the fourth of November will settle forever the sectional controversy into which the country has been plunged by the scandalous measures of an administration which Mr. Buchanan has publicly approved and is pledged to maintain." Fine condition, with the slightest bit of edge roughness at the bottom, partially affecting a single line of type. Several trivial black surface marks noted for accuracy.
John C. Frémont: Large Albumin Portrait Presented by Fremont to His 1856 Running Mate William L. Dayton. A very strong, bold image measuring 5.375" x 7.5", housed in the original gilded wood frame. On the back of the frame is an old, brittle paper label, almost certainly nineteenth century, stating that it had been given to Dayton personally by the 1856 Republican candidate for president. The label also notes in pencil that the photo was taken by S. Root in 1856. An exceptional artifact from the very first GOP presidential nominee. Some minor wear on the 7.75" x 9.75" frame. Several trivial, tiny scuffs in the field of the photograph are noted only for strictest accuracy. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
John C. Frémont: Large, Unlisted Ribbon Badge From 1856. Similar in style to Sullivan and Fischer's Buchanan JB-4 from the same election, as well as to the familiar 1860 ribbons issued for all four candidates that year. These rare "Brady-esque" ribbons have always been highly prized by sophisticated collectors. Very good condition overall, with typical light aging. One minor 3/8" vertical separation in the field. Once one gets past several familiar styles, the Frémont ribbons are deceptively scarce. Length 7.75".
[Abraham Lincoln] Scarce Star Shaped Ferro Frame. With replaced image. Matching this fine example with the correct Lincoln image would give the buyer a very desirable example of this 1860 campaign item.
Abraham Lincoln: Civil War Era Staffordshire Ceramic Figure. Large and imposing, this figurine is one of the figural groups manufactured in the Staffordshire region of England in the mid-19th century, both for domestic sale and for export. Interestingly, Lincoln is depicted in garb more reminiscent of a European head of state than an American president. At 15.25" tall, and weighing some six pounds, this is certainly one of the most substantial Lincoln display items issued during his presidency. The figurine makes an excellent appearance, with a fine hairline at the top of the horse's left leg. The base shows normal shelf wear and age but no chips as you might expect. The coloration of the piece is regal.
Abraham Lincoln: Rare German-Language Campaign Ribbon. Translates to "For President... Abraham Lincoln." This diminutive ribbon might at first appear to have been cut down, but it has the original selvage (fine fringe) across top and bottom as made, and the tight placement of the wording in relation to the portrait further suggest that this was manufactured as a sort of "mini-ribbon." During the 1860s there were significant voter blocs of immigrants who, while qualified to vote, were still more comfortable with their native languages. We have seen a variety of 1860 and 1864 paper items targeting German-Americans, but this is the first silk ribbon we can recall seeing. The ribbon has been glued down to a cardboard backing by some long- ago collector, but there has been no adhesive bleed-through (it has been our experience that ribbons in this state can usually be successfully removed from the backing by a skilled conservator, but no attempt has been made to do so with this ribbon). Light overall aging detracts minimally, as photo shows. Length 3.5".
Lincoln & Hamlin: Classic 1860-Dated Campaign Ferrotype. A very fine example, with both portraits exceptionally clean and bright. Traces of original luster on the brass shell frame. Marred only by a minor dent in the frame at 8:00. Diameter 25mm.
Lincoln & Johnson: Popular 1864-Dated Campaign Ferrotype. A really lovely example which shows very well. The brass shell frame retains much of its original luster, and the tintype surfaces themselves have a generally near-mint appearance. There is one fine hairline scratch in the field to the left of Lincoln's portrait which detracts absolutely minimally, but with its bright, clear portraits and general presence this is an excellent representative example of this key issue. Diameter 24mm.
Abraham Lincoln: Rare Oval 1860 Ferrotype. Set into a fancy two-part brass shell frame, with "rope" border around, and original hinged pin on verso. Display appearance is choice despite two fine scratches, which do not penetrate the emulsion, and just a hint of trivial incipient crazing in the emulsion surface near the top. All in all, it would be hard to find a more pleasing copy. Height 21mm.
Abraham Lincoln: Superb Oval 1864 Pinback Ferrotype. In rather large, fancy brass shell frame, with original pin on verso. Unlisted by Sullivan in either Lincoln or McClellan forms. Overall in beautiful condition, although there are several small chips and a fine scratch in the field as shown. It is difficult to collect ferrotypes seriously unless one is willing to make compromises on condition. While the present example does have several small flaws, in our opinion its rarity and overall display presence far outweigh such drawbacks. Height 23mm, not including pin.
Abraham Lincoln: The Largest 1860 Lincoln & Hamlin Name Flag We Have Ever Encountered. Measuring an imposing 31" x 22.5", this flag possesses a display presence which really must be seen "in the flesh" to be fully appreciated. It is not listed by Collins in Threads of History, but he does picture a presumed Stephen Douglas mate from the Lincoln National Life Foundation Collection, page 157, no. 293, as well as a somewhat smaller 28" x 17" Lincoln version of the same design, page 156, no. 292. However, we cannot recall seeing such a large-format 1860 Lincoln flag offered for sale.
Overall appearance is exceptional for the type, with strong colors and minimal hints of general aging. One tiny hole above "President." The flag has been slightly shortened on the right side, undoubtedly to even out edge damage. Interestingly, there are several old repairs made by using pieces from a second flag of the same type. There is a small rectangular such repair, measuring approximately 1" x 2", on the upper edge, and four sections have been pieced together and neatly sewn into place to restore an area measuring approximately 8" x 6" in the upper right-hand corner. A 2.5" x 1.5" piece from another Lincoln flag, bearing the identical letters "LN", has been sewn into place to restore the last two letters of "LINCOLN." It is important to note that this restoration was accomplished using original portions from another flag, not modern material.
Evaluating the overall appeal of most political flags from this era is a subjective process, since very few have survived in immaculate condition. In the case of this Lincoln flag, we feel that the size and fine general appearance easily outweigh the vintage repairs.
Overall appearance is exceptional for the type, with strong colors and minimal hints of general aging. One tiny hole above "President." The flag has been slightly shortened on the right side, undoubtedly to even out edge damage. Interestingly, there are several old repairs made by using pieces from a second flag of the same type. There is a small rectangular such repair, measuring approximately 1" x 2", on the upper edge, and four sections have been pieced together and neatly sewn into place to restore an area measuring approximately 8" x 6" in the upper right-hand corner. A 2.5" x 1.5" piece from another Lincoln flag, bearing the identical letters "LN", has been sewn into place to restore the last two letters of "LINCOLN." It is important to note that this restoration was accomplished using original portions from another flag, not modern material.
Evaluating the overall appeal of most political flags from this era is a subjective process, since very few have survived in immaculate condition. In the case of this Lincoln flag, we feel that the size and fine general appearance easily outweigh the vintage repairs.
Lincoln & Johnson: Key 1864 Currier "Grand National Banner" Campaign Poster. Currier issued similar jugate designs for each presidential ticket from 1844 through 1876, and this series is avidly collected. While there are a number of scarce issues, three stand out as the top rarities of the series: the Bell & Everett and Breckinridge & Lane from 1860, and this 1864 Lincoln & Johnson. Further enhancing its appeal is the premium placed by collectors on all forms of Lincoln & Johnson jugate campaign items. To our recollection, this is only the second Lincoln & Johnson Currier we have handled, the other coming from the legendary U.I. "Chick" Harris Collection. Its rarity exceeds that of the 1860 Lincoln & Hamlin, which has traded many times in the $10,000 price range, by a factor of 10 to 1 or greater.
The present example is in excellent condition, with full original borders and no damage whatsoever. One small spot in the field to the right of Lincoln's portrait. The borders display a little light, even age browning, as is usually encountered in this genre; however, in this regard it is a well above average example, which could probably be professionally cleaned to display in mint condition if one felt the need. 11" x 13.5".
The present example is in excellent condition, with full original borders and no damage whatsoever. One small spot in the field to the right of Lincoln's portrait. The borders display a little light, even age browning, as is usually encountered in this genre; however, in this regard it is a well above average example, which could probably be professionally cleaned to display in mint condition if one felt the need. 11" x 13.5".
Abraham Lincoln: Rare and Colorful Charles Magnus Lithograph Celebrating the Union Victory. Rejoicing in the end of the war, it looks optimistically at the future, with clasped hands and the title "After a Little While." A crowd of men and boys doff their hats and cheer a mounted Lincoln: "All is right now! Hurrah!" To the right, a "Northern Fanatic" is imprisoned, and the crowd declares "That serves them right." Below, a "Southern Fanatic" suffers the same fate, while the crowd proclaims, "They won't do any more mischief". Below Lincoln is a red streamer reading "Union Henceforth Now and Forever," and below that is a mounted, chastened Jefferson Davis, by design totally dwarfed by the triumphant image of Lincoln basking in the rays of the sun. The New York lithographer Charles Magnus, who produced many of the familiar, colorful Civil War patriotic envelopes, put this print out. This much larger tour de force is one of the most sought-after Lincoln display pieces of the era. Excellent overall condition. Exposure to light has turned the paper an even beige tone, and a few scattered pinhead spots are noted for strictest accuracy. One fine, 1" edge tear at bottom. A small chip out of the left edge is easily matted out. Unusually wide borders, measuring 17.75" x 20.75". The only other specimen we have ever handled was in the March 2008 auction of the Edward C. Gillette collection. That example had much tighter borders, and measured 13.5" x 17". It received heavy bidding and sold for $8,365 against a pre-sale estimate of $4000 - 6000.
Abraham Lincoln: "Uncle Sam Protecting his Property against the Encroachments of his Cousin John" Lithograph Print. Published by E. Stauch, 1861, 15.5" x 12". Uncle Sam, in the form of a bearded Union soldier (resembling Abraham Lincoln), unceremoniously forces John Bull from a fenced garden where the latter has been poaching. Uncle Sam warns, "John, You lost your Non-interfering Principle. I'll lay it on your back again" while he wields a large stick "Principle of Non Enterference." The uniformed John Bull has a handful of cotton plants, more of which appear at right, where the artist has hidden several Negro faces among the plants. Jefferson Davis and "Beau-regard" are hanging from the tree. Evenly toned, else very good.
[Abraham Lincoln] White House Dinner Plate from the Lincoln Service. 9.5" in diameter, marked "Fabrique par Haviland & Co./ pour/ J. W. Boteler & Bro:/ Washington". This beautiful plate was one of the replacement plates ordered from J. W. Boteler & Brothers by the White House during the Grant and Arthur administrations. This plate, like the original pieces ordered by Mrs. Lincoln, were made by the French firm Haviland. One small chip on the rim at the 12:00 position, else very fine.
Abraham Lincoln: Magnificent, Colorful Banner Crafted from Elements of an 1860 Campaign Flag. The portrait at the center of this hand-sewn banner comes from an 1860 Lincoln flag, the only known complete example of which resides in the Lincoln National Life Foundation collection, and is pictured by Collins in Threads of History, page 160, no. 302. The red and white border immediately surrounding the portrait is formed of stripes from that same flag, whereas the outer starred blue border comes from a different period patriotic bunting. The central question, of course, deals with when and why the banner was constructed. Accordingly, we have commissioned a detailed analysis by Fonda Thomsen Ghiardi, who is widely acknowledged as the leading American expert on 19th-century flag materials and construction. A copy of her complete report is available on request. Ghiardi's conclusions: The banner is intact as originally assembled. The blue border fabric is not inconsistent with 1860 dating. Most significantly, the sewing threads are consistent with the mid-19th century time period. "Manufacturing changes in sewing threads brought on by the introduction of the sewing machine in the 1850s so completely changed the character of sewing threads, it is unlikely the piece was assembled much later. Machine style threads were fast to dominate the market."
A commonsense analysis also suggests that the banner was made in 1860 or very shortly thereafter. Its bright and colorful nature is not consistent with a memorial item, and it seems much more logical that, for whatever application, it was intended for use during the campaign, or possibly to celebrate Lincoln's victory or first inauguration. At some point the edges were folded under slightly to fit it into a period frame, but Ghiardi suggests that it appears to have been at one point sewn onto something larger. This may have been a more elaborate banner which was cut down to fit the frame, or the present panel may well have been the centerpiece for a patchwork quilt design.
In any case, it is a wonderful "period" Lincoln textile, and an appealing yet affordable substitute for a complete Lincoln portrait campaign flag, now selling well north of the $50,000 mark. Overall condition is excellent, with some minor damage along the right border near the lower right-hand corner. Strong, vibrant color. 17.5" x 20".
A commonsense analysis also suggests that the banner was made in 1860 or very shortly thereafter. Its bright and colorful nature is not consistent with a memorial item, and it seems much more logical that, for whatever application, it was intended for use during the campaign, or possibly to celebrate Lincoln's victory or first inauguration. At some point the edges were folded under slightly to fit it into a period frame, but Ghiardi suggests that it appears to have been at one point sewn onto something larger. This may have been a more elaborate banner which was cut down to fit the frame, or the present panel may well have been the centerpiece for a patchwork quilt design.
In any case, it is a wonderful "period" Lincoln textile, and an appealing yet affordable substitute for a complete Lincoln portrait campaign flag, now selling well north of the $50,000 mark. Overall condition is excellent, with some minor damage along the right border near the lower right-hand corner. Strong, vibrant color. 17.5" x 20".
Lincoln & Johnson: Rare 1864 Jugate Campaign Poster. A colorful and appealing design published by H. H. Lloyd & Co., 21 John St, New York. This is perhaps the third example we have encountered in thirty-five+ years. Light age browning, otherwise excellent condition. One fine edge tear, 2.25" in length, extending from the left edge into Lincoln's right arm. 15.75" x 12".
Abraham Lincoln: Currier & Ives Mezzotint, "The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track". 17.75" x 13.5". This election cartoon measures George McClellan's military failures against the successes of Ulysses S. Grant. At right Grant, portrayed as a bulldog sits on the tracks of the "Weldon Railroad," a Confederate supply route. He looks to incumbent President Abraham Lincoln and boasts, "I'm bound to take it." Grant is referring to Richmond, here represented by a doghouse, in which cowers Confederate president Jefferson Davis, flanked by generals Lee and Beauregard. Folds, toning, water stains, and tears. A Masonic emblem is glued to the print. Good.
[Abraham Lincoln]: Victor D. Brenner 1907-Dated Bronze Lincoln Plaque with a Textured Background, 7" x 9.5", mounted on Verde marble (8.5" x 10.75" overall) with the original easel back. This is a handsome plaque with the familiar bust of Lincoln facing right, as seen on the Lincoln cent. Below the bust is "ABRAHAM LINCOLN / **1809 * 1865**". On the lower right portion of the plaque is an oval with the initials of Victor D. Brenner and the date 1907. The wording "Copyright 1907 by V. D. Brenner" goes up the lower right edge. Excellent condition with a nice, even dark chocolate patina. A beautiful example with a scarce stippled background.
[Abraham Lincoln]: Victor D. Brenner 1907-Dated Bronze Lincoln Plaque, without the Usual Marble Backing, 7" x 9.5", with its original easel back. This is a handsome plaque with the familiar bust of Lincoln facing right, as seen on the Lincoln cent. Below the bust is "ABRAHAM LINCOLN / **1809 * 1865**". On the lower right portion of the plaque is an oval with the initials of Victor D. Brenner and the date 1907. The wording "Copyright 1907 by V. D. Brenner" goes up the lower right edge. Excellent condition with a nice even patina. A beautiful example of this sought-after bronze plaque.
The importance of this plaque would be difficult to overstate to Lincoln Cent collectors. Victor D Brenner, a Jewish Russian immigrant who was to become one of our nation's finest medalists and sculptors, issued it in 1907. In 1908, while sitting before Brenner for a Panama Canal medal with his likeness, Theodore Roosevelt saw this plaque and suggested its design for a new penny, executed in honor of the centennial of Lincoln's birth. It was the first American coin to bear the likeness of a president on its face and is still being minted to this day. Brenner had based the likeness on an original photograph taken by Anthony Berger at Brady's studio in February 1864. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
The importance of this plaque would be difficult to overstate to Lincoln Cent collectors. Victor D Brenner, a Jewish Russian immigrant who was to become one of our nation's finest medalists and sculptors, issued it in 1907. In 1908, while sitting before Brenner for a Panama Canal medal with his likeness, Theodore Roosevelt saw this plaque and suggested its design for a new penny, executed in honor of the centennial of Lincoln's birth. It was the first American coin to bear the likeness of a president on its face and is still being minted to this day. Brenner had based the likeness on an original photograph taken by Anthony Berger at Brady's studio in February 1864. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Lincoln and His Three 1860 Opponents: Fine Currier & Ives Cartoon Print. "Storming the Castle / 'Old Abe' on Guard." Lincoln, dressed as a Wide Awake, rushes to thwart the efforts of Bell, Douglas, and Breckinridge to enter the White House. Incumbent President Buchanan leans out a window and offers assistance to his vice president, Breckinridge. Excellent condition, with scattered light brown speckling which detracts minimally. Nicely mounted on old board. Easily removed and cleaned by any good paper conservator if one felt the need. 17.75" x 13".
Anti-Lincoln & Hamlin: Wonderful Large 1860 Ohio Campaign Broadside. "PREPARE FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1860!" it exhorts. "BLACK REPUBLICANISM, with its Sectional Candidates for President and Vice President, Lincoln and Hamlin, CAN NEVER SUCCEED!" it proclaims. The broadside that calls upon Ohio Democrats: "Our nominations will be made in a few days, and then the SHOUTS and HURRAHS will send dismay into the ranks of the enemies of the Democracy. GET UP YOUR CLUBS AT ONCE, for we shall PUBLISH THE FIRST (Democratic campaign) PAPER IMMEDIATELY UPON THE NOMINATIONS BEING MADE...." It promises that the Cleveland National Democrat will publish biographical sketches of the coming Democratic nominees, "which, alone, will be worth the subscription price of the Democrat." The text concludes, "We respectfully ask Postmasters, and all active Democrats who may receive this Prospectus, to exert themselves to extend the circulation of the Democrat." Fine creases as originally folded to fit into a mailing envelope, otherwise excellent condition. Archivally mounted. 7.5" x 19". An unusual and visually striking broadside that captures the political temper of the times.
Anti-Abraham Lincoln: Important Large, Full Color 1864 Campaign Cartoon Titled "The Miscegenation Ball." This mammoth 22" x 17.5" print was published by Bromley and Co., New York. It describes the scene: "The MISCEGENATION BALL at the Headquarters of the Lincoln Central Campaign Club, corner of Broadway and 23rd St New York September 22, 1864 being a perfect facsimile of the room..." It asserts, "No sooner were the formal proceedings and speeches hurried through with, than the room was cleared for a 'negro ball', which then and there took place!...On the floor during the progress of the ball were many of the accredited leaders of the Black Republican party,...Republican OFFICE HOLDERS, and prominent men of various degrees, and at least one PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR OF THE REPUBLICAN TICKET." The scene is of blacks and whites dancing and smooching together while a large portrait of Abe Lincoln looks down on the scene. In the lower left corner are listed the prices for additional copies of both black-and-white and colored copies of the cartoon (the color versions sold for $.35 each, or four for one dollar!). Almost without exception, political cartoon prints of this era were available only in black and white form. Size, color, and subject matter combine with rarity to make this a highly significant 1864 political poster. This is the only example we have ever encountered. With it came another of the series, also in color, which were sold in a late 1990s Chicago auction of the political collection of 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alfred M. Landon. It was glued down to a board many decades ago, but is now quite stable, and there has not been damaging or discoloring glue bleed-through. Light age browning and several trivial paper flaws do not detract.
[Abraham Lincoln] Robert Todd Lincoln's Engraved Coin Silver Hasty Pudding Medal, Circa 1863. 1.5" octagon. The obverse shows the club's symbol, hands holding a bowl and spoon dipping into the pudding pot, under the letters "H.P.C." and above a riband with, "Seges Votis Respondet". The reverse has a sphinx below "Concordia Discors" and above the engraved name, "R. T. Lincoln", which is above the founding date of the club, "1795". Nice dark patina. Excellent condition.
On March 10, 1881, The New York Times wrote of Robert Todd Lincoln's time in the Hasty Pudding Club during his years at Harvard University: "On Friday nights during Junior and Senior years Bob was one of the choicest spirits at the meetings of the 'Hasty Pudding Club,' a club, by the by, instituted, so tradition tells us, to perpetuate the glorious memory of Miles Standish, that sturdy Puritan Captain, and his incomparable gastronomic service to mankind in devising that sybaritic luxury, mush and molasses. In this time-honored club he [Lincoln] filled the august position of Vice-President... Here he also put to good use his familiarity with the attic stage, and no array of 'all the talent' on a play night was complete without his stellar radiance. And to this day tradition speaketh loud under the Cambridge elms of how Lincoln used to enact the villainy of Old Daddy Wylie, in Hardwicke's "Bachelor of Arts," or illustrated the swinging passion of the cruel parent Russet, in the 'Jealous Wife.' Of such were the uneventful but happy days of his youth - 'the golden time, the happy, the bright, the unforgotten' - so happy that when he recalls them the 'roses must surely blow and the nightingale sing by the calm Bendemeer.'"
On March 10, 1881, The New York Times wrote of Robert Todd Lincoln's time in the Hasty Pudding Club during his years at Harvard University: "On Friday nights during Junior and Senior years Bob was one of the choicest spirits at the meetings of the 'Hasty Pudding Club,' a club, by the by, instituted, so tradition tells us, to perpetuate the glorious memory of Miles Standish, that sturdy Puritan Captain, and his incomparable gastronomic service to mankind in devising that sybaritic luxury, mush and molasses. In this time-honored club he [Lincoln] filled the august position of Vice-President... Here he also put to good use his familiarity with the attic stage, and no array of 'all the talent' on a play night was complete without his stellar radiance. And to this day tradition speaketh loud under the Cambridge elms of how Lincoln used to enact the villainy of Old Daddy Wylie, in Hardwicke's "Bachelor of Arts," or illustrated the swinging passion of the cruel parent Russet, in the 'Jealous Wife.' Of such were the uneventful but happy days of his youth - 'the golden time, the happy, the bright, the unforgotten' - so happy that when he recalls them the 'roses must surely blow and the nightingale sing by the calm Bendemeer.'"
Lincoln & Hamlin: Large, Bold Unlisted 1860 Name Ribbon. While the design is simple, this imposing 2.875" x 7.625" ribbon makes quite a statement. Beautiful condition and a refreshing change of pace from the many Lincoln portrait ribbons which largely feature one of several standard images.
Abraham Lincoln: Large, Impressive 1860 Silk Campaign Ribbon. One of the most striking 1860 ribbons styles. Not pictured by Sullivan and Fischer, although they do illustrate two varieties which used the same portrait woodcut. Attractive light blue-green silk. Basically in good condition, with full original selvage across top and bottom. Moderate even, overall aging as shown, but no significant condition issues. Substantial 2.5" x 8.375" size.
Abraham Lincoln: Unlisted 1860 "Wide-Awakes" Silk Campaign Ribbon From Connecticut. Campaign items emanating from this legendary association of Lincoln torchlight parade marchers have always been particularly favored by collectors. This fine little ribbon might be presumed to have been trimmed at top and bottom, but it has full selvage on both edges as made; it was merely a diminutive design. Very slight bits of aging, excellent overall. Length 4.625".
Lincoln & Hamlin: Scarce Oversized 1860 Campaign Ferrotype. With a diameter of 30mm, this variety has considerably more display presence then the more familiar 24-26mm varieties. The exceptionally large and vulnerable tintype surfaces are excellent, marred only by an utterly trivial light irregularity in the field on the Hamlin side, noted for strictest accuracy. Much original luster on the brass shell frame. Each side carries the candidates named in the slogan "Free Soil & Free Men." This size and design can be found for all four 1860 candidates, and although they are relatively scarce, it is quite possible to assemble a most impressive set of the four.
Abraham Lincoln: Pristine 1864-Dated Ferrotype Pin with Original Silk Ribbon Backing. Lincoln was assassinated less than six months after the 1864 election, and apparently there were still large stores of leftover campaign items. A number of cardboard and tintype portraits seem to have been "recycled", used as elements in mourning badges. The dominant strip of black silk ribbon clearly indicates this to be the case here. Very choice condition. Overall dimensions 4.5" x 4.75".
Abraham Lincoln: Lock of Lincoln's Hair. Six strands of hair removed by surgeons to access the fatal wound. It was given by Mrs. Lincoln to Dr. Charles Taft, who attended the president on his deathbed. Taft willed his collection of mementos to his son, Charles C. Taft, who sold the hair lock with full documentation, in 1908. Its provenance has been continuously documented since. These hairs come with a certificate of authenticity from University Archives, Westport, Connecticut. Attractively matted with images of Lincoln. Very fine.
Abraham Lincoln: Lock of Lincoln's Hair. Ten strands of hair removed by surgeons to access the fatal wound. It was given by Mrs. Lincoln to Dr. Charles Taft, who attended the president on his deathbed. Taft willed his collection of mementos to his son, Charles C. Taft, who sold the hair lock with full documentation, in 1908. Its provenance has been continuously documented since. These hairs come with a certificate of authenticity from University Archives, Westport, Connecticut. Attractively matted and framed with images of Lincoln 14" x 26" (overall). Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Military & Patriotic
Jefferson Davis: Arriving at the Field of Battle at Bull's Run. 9" x 11", mounted on backing board. Artist unknown. Jeff Davis, in uniform and on horseback, visits the field of battle at Manassas to glean first-hand information of the battle, about July 21, 1861. The backing board is chipped for a few inches along the right edge and corner; there are a few small stains, else it is in very good condition.
Political
Breckinridge & Lane: Prohibitively Rare Currier & Ives "Grand National Banner" Campaign Poster. Currier published this popular series of prints for every presidential ticket from 1844 through 1876. Without a doubt the rarest is this 1860 issue for the candidates of the traditional Democratic Party. We cannot recall the last time an example appeared on the market. The second rarest of the series is the Bell & Everett from that same election. Heritage has handled one copy, which sold for $15,087 in December 2005 despite significant condition issues: the borders were very closely trimmed, and there was a large tear extending from the top edge down into Bell's portrait.
The present Breckinridge & Lane example is in very fine condition, with ample borders. The borders exhibit just a hint of the age browning typically seen on these Grand National Banners. For strictest accuracy we note a very slight irregularity along the upper portion of the right edge, and a tiny piece missing from the border at the upper right hand corner. All in all, this example is in distinctly superior condition for the type. 9.875" x 13.75".
The present Breckinridge & Lane example is in very fine condition, with ample borders. The borders exhibit just a hint of the age browning typically seen on these Grand National Banners. For strictest accuracy we note a very slight irregularity along the upper portion of the right edge, and a tiny piece missing from the border at the upper right hand corner. All in all, this example is in distinctly superior condition for the type. 9.875" x 13.75".
John C. Breckinridge: Monumentally Important 1860 Portrait Campaign Flag Banner. Campaign banners in the style of American flags made their first appearance with the 1840 candidacy of William Henry Harrison, and were made in a variety of sizes and styles for most presidential tickets up through the late 1800s. However, despite their apparent wide usage, a surprisingly small number have survived. Rarity and dynamic visual appeal have raised this category to the highest echelon of political campaign collectibles. Particularly prized are flags of 1860 and 1864, endorsing Abraham Lincoln and his various opponents. In 1860 the Democratic Party fragmented, and there were a total of four major presidential candidates: Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Bell, and Breckinridge, Buchanan's vice president during the previous term and the candidate of what was left of the historic Democratic Party. In his landmark reference work Threads of History, Herbert Collins lists and pictures a number of flag banners for the candidates of 1860. He illustrates six different varieties of Lincoln portrait flags, three for Stephen Douglas, and a single style for Bell. Conspicuously absent, however, are flags picturing candidate Breckinridge. Indeed, Collins lists only a single variety of Breckinridge & Lane name flag. The plate example resides in an institutional collection, and we are not aware of any example in private hands. Accordingly, the discovery of the present Breckinridge portrait flag beneath the floorboards of an old Philadelphia row house is an earthshaking event for political hobbyists. A handful of intrepid collectors of these rare political flags seek to obtain representative examples for all candidates for whom these flags were issued. It has long been presumed that, for all practical purposes, a Breckinridge flag was impossible to obtain, even though the existence of a flag with this design would seem logical, as the manufacturer did produce flags in this style for the other three 1860 candidates. Now, what may well be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself!
Overall display condition is excellent. The colors are good, and the only discoloration is the slightest hint of water staining, noticeable only if one makes a point of looking for it. There is a minor 4" horizontal tear, running parallel to the top edge about ½" into the blue field at the top left; however, there is no material missing. A couple of very small separations and holes do not detract, but are noted for accuracy. All in all, the flag is in distinctly superior condition for that era. Large 27" x 16.75" size, with terrific display presence. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Overall display condition is excellent. The colors are good, and the only discoloration is the slightest hint of water staining, noticeable only if one makes a point of looking for it. There is a minor 4" horizontal tear, running parallel to the top edge about ½" into the blue field at the top left; however, there is no material missing. A couple of very small separations and holes do not detract, but are noted for accuracy. All in all, the flag is in distinctly superior condition for that era. Large 27" x 16.75" size, with terrific display presence. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
John Bell: 1860 Campaign Broadside Advertising a Missouri Torchlight Procession. Attractive, bold display appearance, printed on unusual yellow stock: "All friends of the 'UNION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS,' are invited to attend and cooperate. Missouri City, Aug. 18, 1860." While Bell is not mentioned by name, this is a fine poster for a candidate whose campaign left few such artifacts. Collectors will find the torchlight procession subject matter particularly appealing. Minor light soiling and a bit of wrinkling, with a small piece missing from the lower right-hand corner. Very good overall display condition. 11" x 17.5".
George B. McClellan: An Extremely Rare and Important 1864 Campaign Lantern. Among sophisticated collectors of early political display items, virtually no category is more highly prized than the lanterns which were carried to illuminate nighttime rallies and torchlight parades. This remarkable McClellan example is one of the finest of that genre that we have ever encountered.
Constructed of opaque paper, with cardboard base and top, it folds open to form an 8.375" cube. A tin receptacle (not present) to hold a candle would be attached inside at the center of the base, allowing the light to shine through the paper and emphasize the silhouetted portrait and slogans.
This is the last remaining item from the legendary U.I. "Chick" Harris Collection. It was overlooked during the original auctions of most of the collection in 1998-2000, and was once again overlooked last year when Heritage auctioned the remaining items from the collection that Chick and Ceil had held back for their personal enjoyment. The lantern came to light only this summer, when the Harris home was being cleaned out to prepare it to be sold.
Chick discovered two similar lanterns many years ago, the other having slogans on all four sides and no portrait. That lantern was sold by Slater's Americana in December of 2000, when it fetched $7,523. The present example, featuring a portrait of McClellan and fabulous slogans, must surely be considered the more important of the two. The three slogan panels read, "Laws and No Jokes!", "The Union and Liberty", and "Shodyites are Nowhere!" "Shodyites" is actually a misspelling of Shoddyites, a disparaging term for contractors who were held to profit exorbitantly by the sale of inferior uniforms, foodstuffs, and other goods to the Union war effort. Not surprisingly, there were charges of political cronyism, alleging that political allies of the Republican administration benefited unduly from such contracts.
This lantern displays in near-mint condition, and appears never to have seen use. There were some separations along fold lines, as is usually the case with these fragile items. Accordingly, a professional paper conservator applied a novel technique to stabilize the lantern: typically such separations are repaired by reinforcing them from the inside, an imperfect solution since when the lantern is illuminated the repairs are obvious. In this case, the conservator completely relined each of the four panels with a thin paper coating, which reinforced all the separations and gave the lantern great overall stability and a perfect appearance. Original wire loop on top for carrying or suspension from a hook on the top of a pole. A museum quality artifact worthy of the most advanced collection.
Constructed of opaque paper, with cardboard base and top, it folds open to form an 8.375" cube. A tin receptacle (not present) to hold a candle would be attached inside at the center of the base, allowing the light to shine through the paper and emphasize the silhouetted portrait and slogans.
This is the last remaining item from the legendary U.I. "Chick" Harris Collection. It was overlooked during the original auctions of most of the collection in 1998-2000, and was once again overlooked last year when Heritage auctioned the remaining items from the collection that Chick and Ceil had held back for their personal enjoyment. The lantern came to light only this summer, when the Harris home was being cleaned out to prepare it to be sold.
Chick discovered two similar lanterns many years ago, the other having slogans on all four sides and no portrait. That lantern was sold by Slater's Americana in December of 2000, when it fetched $7,523. The present example, featuring a portrait of McClellan and fabulous slogans, must surely be considered the more important of the two. The three slogan panels read, "Laws and No Jokes!", "The Union and Liberty", and "Shodyites are Nowhere!" "Shodyites" is actually a misspelling of Shoddyites, a disparaging term for contractors who were held to profit exorbitantly by the sale of inferior uniforms, foodstuffs, and other goods to the Union war effort. Not surprisingly, there were charges of political cronyism, alleging that political allies of the Republican administration benefited unduly from such contracts.
This lantern displays in near-mint condition, and appears never to have seen use. There were some separations along fold lines, as is usually the case with these fragile items. Accordingly, a professional paper conservator applied a novel technique to stabilize the lantern: typically such separations are repaired by reinforcing them from the inside, an imperfect solution since when the lantern is illuminated the repairs are obvious. In this case, the conservator completely relined each of the four panels with a thin paper coating, which reinforced all the separations and gave the lantern great overall stability and a perfect appearance. Original wire loop on top for carrying or suspension from a hook on the top of a pole. A museum quality artifact worthy of the most advanced collection.
George B. McClellan: Very Rare Silk 1864 Campaign Ribbon. In terms of ribbon badges, McClellan is one of the toughest candidates of that era. Sullivan and Fischer list five varieties, only two of which they were able to picture. The present example is an unlisted variety. McClellan ribbons were once almost prohibitively rare, but over the last twenty years or so, it seems that a handful have surfaced in the hobby. Nonetheless, there are almost certainly well under twenty examples known in total of all varieties. The ribbon offered here has been significantly trimmed at top and bottom, now measuring only 3.75", and has scattered light soiling. It is still, however, a display-worthy example.
McClellan & Pendleton: Rare 1864 Ferrotype in Superb Condition. These velvet covered frames, with suspension loop at top, were used in 1860, and to a lesser extent through 1872. The cloth borders were particularly susceptible to wear and deterioration and very few examples have survived in this condition. The tintype inserts themselves are near mint, the only trivial flaw being some minor abrasion around the very edge on the Pendleton side. Note that the present example is a different variety from the one pictured by Sullivan as GMcC 1864-53. Diameter 23mm.
Anti-George B. McClellan: 1864 Currier and Ives Satirical Print. A two-faced McClellan attempts to stand on the infamous Chicago Platform, which is collapsing despite the efforts of various supporters including, the cartoon suggests, Jeff Davis and the devil. Crisp near-mint condition but for a couple of exceedingly trivial light moisture marks at the top, noted for accuracy. An exceptional example. 17.5" x 13".
Ulysses S. Grant: Walking Stick with Superb Ivory Portrait Head. An excellent image of Grant in civilian dress, with his name incused in block letters on the back of his neck. Although this cane appears to have been commercially produced, it is very high-quality and uses actual ivory, not a synthetic substitute. Original brass tip, rich dark brown hardwood shaft. Choice condition, and one of the nicest 19th century political/presidential canes we have encountered. The head measures 2½", overall length 36".
Grant & Colfax and Seymour & Blair: Two Stunning, Pristine Jugate Pins from the 1868 Election. Both varieties are scarce, particularly the Seymour. But they are almost unheard of in this spectacular condition. The only negative is a (replaceable) missing pin on the reverse of the Seymour & Blair. Both are plate specimens from Hake's 1789-1916 volume, pages 74 and 79. Probably a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire such a choice and perfectly matched pair. Each measures 1" x 0.75".
Grant & Colfax: Rare Jugate Pewter Box from the 1868 Campaign. 2.75" in diameter, and approximately 0.875" thick, with a hinged lid, it was quite possibly intended as a snuffbox. Relief portraits of the candidates face each other, with their names above and "1869-1873" below. Those dates indicated only a (warranted) optimism, however; this box was clearly issued during the campaign, as the same manufacturer also produced a matching box for the Democratic ticket of Seymour & Blair. Excellent condition, and one of the nicest collectable Grant 3-D items with clear campaign origins.
Ulysses S. Grant: Rare and Attractive Large 1872 Campaign Ferrotype. The unlisted mate to adjacent Greeley example. The 1872 ferrotypes are much rarer than those of 1868, probably because the near certainty of Grant's re-election discouraged expenditures for campaign novelties. Original pin on verso. Overall appearance is bright and choice; however the ferrotype surface does exhibit one fine scratch and a couple of minor marks in the field. This example and its Greeley mate present the classic dilemma for collectors of ferrotypes: neither is technically in perfect condition; however both copies have an attractive display presence. Given their rarity, one might never have the opportunity to purchase either again, and almost certainly not as a pair. For what it is worth, we will offer our own perspective on this dilemma. It is easy and, if one can afford it, justifiable to maintain very strict condition standards on items which are readily available. However, in the case of rare and attractive examples such as these two 1872 ferros, we would apply a more lenient standard. If the item has suffered damage which is intrusive and distracting, this might be a sufficient deterrent to purchasing it, and in any case would justify a significant price adjustment. But when the overall appearance is pleasing, we would be more flexible, particularly considering the fragile and vulnerable surfaces of ferrotype badges.
Grant & Wilson: Rare Jugate 1872 Campaign Flag. Within this highly prized category, portrait flags trump name flags, and jugate portrait flags trump single portrait ones. And 1872 Grant & Wilson items trump those of the less rare 1868 Grant & Colfax ticket. This striking flag is unquestionably the premier Grant campaign item! Very similar in style to the example illustrated by Collins in Threads of History, page 184, no. 366. One of only several known examples.
Condition is also exceptional for a flag of this type: the cloth itself is crisp, and the colors are particularly fresh and bold. Two trivial bits of fabric missing from the edges as shown, near the upper left and lower right corners. An area of soiling in the white border at the upper left hand corner, and some very light soiling down the right side, probably the portion of the flag which was left exposed when it was stored rolled up for many years. 12" x 7.375", custom framed to 17" x 12". This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Condition is also exceptional for a flag of this type: the cloth itself is crisp, and the colors are particularly fresh and bold. Two trivial bits of fabric missing from the edges as shown, near the upper left and lower right corners. An area of soiling in the white border at the upper left hand corner, and some very light soiling down the right side, probably the portion of the flag which was left exposed when it was stored rolled up for many years. 12" x 7.375", custom framed to 17" x 12". This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Grant & Wilson: Rare, Fancy 1872 Jugate Ferrotype Pin. Not to be confused with the relatively common 1868 Grant and Colfax variety, also found in this gilt brass shell frame. Jugate badges for the 1872 candidates are many times rare than those from 1868, perhaps owing to the near certainty of Grant's reelection. It may well be that neither the justifiably confident Republicans nor the hopelessly disillusioned Democrats felt the necessity to spend money on campaign novelties that year. The present example is in beautiful condition, with original pin on verso. Diameter 0.875".
Seymour & Blair: Stunning and Most Unusual Jugate Ferrotype in Pristine Condition. While the single-picture companion piece also offered here is seen from time to time, this is the only example of which we are aware of this jugate beauty. Absolutely as pristine as the day it was made, with original pin on verso, of course. It is rare enough these days to find even a common ferrotype variety for sale in this condition. The appearance of a possibly unique variety, a jugate no less, is a special occasion indeed.
Horatio Seymour: Rare and Beautiful Oval Ferrotype in Pristine Condition. The companion piece to the adjacent jugate, clearly by the same manufacturer. Condition is equally choice, although the beaded border on this single-picture variety is not gilded by the maker, as was the border on the jugate. We have seen only several examples, none of which have approached the condition of this copy. Another very special ferrotype, which really should remain together with its jugate companion piece.
Horace Greeley: Rare 1872 Portrait in Fancy Openwork Brass Frame. Seasoned collectors know that campaign badges for Greeley are perhaps the toughest of the 1860-1892 era. This beauty has an exceptionally bright and strong image, and a very pleasing overall appearance despite a couple of fine surface scratches and a small chip above Greeley's right eye. Original pin on verso. This is the plate example from Hake's 1789-1916 volume, page 81, number 3025. Diameter 23mm.
Horace Greeley: Rare and Attractive Large 1872 Campaign Ferrotype. Neither this Greeley version nor its adjacent Grant mate is pictured by Sullivan. An unusual and appealing format, with a fairly large oval image set into a fancy round brass shell frame. Condition is very choice but for a surface dimple on Greeley's coat, just above the "GR" in his name, a defect which detracts minimally. Original pin on verso. Diameter 24mm.
Rutherford B. Hayes: Fancy 1876 Ferrotype Pin in Spectacular Condition. Marvelous silvered brass shell frame features eagle, flags, and "E Pluribus Unum" on streamer below the oval portrait. Virtually mint condition, and surely an unimprovable example. Replaced straight pin on verso. Height 30mm.
Hayes & Wheeler: Choice 1876 Jugate Ferrotype. This conjoined portrait jugate is in beautiful condition. Under high magnification, one notes a few utterly trivial surface specks, noted for accuracy. There is a tarnish spot on the brass rim at 9:00, and a very minor slight impression on the ferro surface. However, overall condition is distinctly superior for the type. Original clip, rather than pin, as made, on verso. Diameter 22mm.
Tilden & Hendricks: Mate to the Adjacent Hayes & Wheeler Jugate Ferrotype. An exceptionally bright and strong image, virtually flawless but for one trivial speck in the field near the top. Pin missing from verso. A highly pleasing example. Diameter 22mm.
Tilden & Hendricks: Extremely Rare 1876 Jugate Political Bandana. 1876 was the year of America's Centennial, and this theme is found on many campaign items of that year. Like its Hayes & Wheeler counterpart, this bandana pictures the candidates along with the Father of our Country, and proclaims them the "Centennial Democratic Candidates for 1876." Perhaps because of the Centennial connection, items from this election have always been highly prized by collectors. This bandana is a particularly rare example. While it is listed by Collins in Threads of History (page 213, no. 455), the one pictured in that volume is part of the Smithsonian's collection, and it is our impression that at most one or two other examples may be known in the hobby. Overall display condition is very good, as photo shows. There are several small holes or tears which detract minimally, and two more significant edge tears at 3:00 which have been somewhat repaired as the bandana was professionally mounted. Minor light aging also detracts minimally. 24" x 28".
Tilden & Hendricks: Scarce 1876 Cardboard Jugate. ¾" x 1". A key jugate with one small spot on Tilden's neck otherwise in choice condition, with original pin.
Tilden & Hendricks: Choice Large 1876 Ferrotype. Set into a hollow shell frame with unusual black and silver painted geometric decoration. Minor flaking of the paint blends into the complex design and is barely noticeable. The tin type itself is an unimprovably bright and choice example. Original pin on verso. Diameter 28mm.
Ulysses S. Grant and the 1880 Hopefuls: "Presidential Contest" Cigar Box. This wonderful cigar box with an inside label picturing the contestants, atop high wheeled bicycles, competing to be the presidential nominees in 1880. Lightly tinted this comical political scene is in exceptional condition as is the large size store display box these cigars were displayed in. Complete with end label and tax stamp, this box measures 19.25" x 9.25" x 1.25" deep and in incredible condition.
James A. Garfield: Scarce Single Portrait 1880 Campaign Bandana. Along with its Hancock mate in similar blue coloration, this is one of the most distinctive and prized of 1880s bandanas. Listed by Collins in Threads of History on page 222, number 480. The present example is one of the nicest and cleanest we have encountered. 23" x 22".
Hancock & English: Superb Accordion Paper Lantern Picturing the Candidates. Nice examples of early paper parade lanterns number very few. But rare indeed is this lantern for the Democratic candidates of the 1880 campaign. Displaying crisp portraits of the Hancock and English and colorfully decorated with stars, this piece has excellent display presence and is very near mint with only a few very fine, minor areas of separation to the paper. The metal candle holder and the handle are original and intact; you will not find another nearly as nice.
Winfield S. Hancock: Choice, Fancy 1880 Ferrotype Pin. 30mm x 40mm. A near-mint beauty with full luster on the brass shell frame. For strictest accuracy we note a trivial loss of emulsion at the nine o'clock position and some light surface crazing, otherwise it is a gorgeous example for a very tough candidate.
Hancock & English: Impressive and Rare 1880 Jugate Ribbon. Most 1880 campaign items are scarce, particularly those of this Democratic ticket; Sullivan and Fischer picture only two jugate ribbon varieties. The present design is unlisted, although they do picture its Garfield and Arthur mate, JAG-4. Very fine condition, quite exceptional for the type, with only a couple of utterly trivial small stains near the top. Substantial 2.5" x 7.375" size, with strong display appeal.
James B. Weaver: Very Scarce 1892 Third-Party Ribbon. Weaver was the candidate of the populist People's Party. And while a variety of campaign novelties were produced for his candidacy, all are scarce. This elegant light green variety is unlisted by Sullivan and Fischer. Great condition, with original selvage across top and bottom. Length is 6".
Weaver & Chambers: Exceedingly Rare 1880 Greenback Labor Jugate Ribbon on Vivid Green Silk. A highly important third-party ribbon, the only example we can ever recall having encountered. All Weaver items are scarce, and most of those which do exist date from his 1892 People's Party candidacy. Sullivan and Fischer list eleven varieties of Weaver ribbons, only four of which they were able to picture. All but one, a single -picture Greenback Labor variety, date from 1892. For the serious and sophisticated specialist in early third-party political items, the appearance of this jugate design is of an importance which cannot be overstated. The ribbon is in very good condition, undamaged, and with light overall soiling as shown. Length 5.375".
Grover Cleveland: Most Unusual Campaign Bandana. This is the first example we have encountered of this distinctive design, executed in black and white with gray and red accents on the typical linen. The set-up costs of producing a bandana design must have been substantial, because it is amazing how few significant variants seem to have been made. The vast majority of political bandanas of the 1880s and 1890s consist of a handful of familiar, widely distributed designs. This kerchief is somewhat evenly faded, and has several small areas of brown staining, but it is nonetheless a significant example. 17" x 17.5".
Cleveland & Thurman: 1888 Jugate Campaign Banner. 14.5" x 22". A beautiful printed textile campaign banner from the unsuccessful 1888 Democratic ticket of Grover Cleveland and Allan G. Thurman, featuring jugate oval portraits. Above the portraits in an American eagle with a scroll that reads, "Let the Eagle Scream", below is an attractive pattern on red and white stripes. The banner is unhemmed with water stains in the right, else very fine.
Cleveland & Hendricks: Large 1884 Campaign Flag on the Original Stick. A very impressive large flag in essentially crisp, as new condition. "For President" and "For Vice President" in small red letters above the large candidates' names in black. Some moderate water staining along the right edge of the flag, undoubtedly the result of this portion having been left exposed when the flag was stored rolled up. Unevenness of the blue background in the upper left-hand corner would appear to have resulted from wear because that portion of the flag has come loose from the stick, allowing the stick to rub against the flag surface while it was rolled. Flag itself measures 57" x 27". Stick is 60", cut with a groove into which the left edge of the flag is inserted.
Cleveland & Thurman: Mammoth 1888 Ambrotype Jugate Badge. This dramatic 5.25" item is perhaps the most imposing 19th century political photo badge. The emulsion forming the 1888-dated image of the two running mates is on the underside of a 1.75" glass disk, which is set into an elaborate brass shell badge, with original pin clasp on verso. This variety is notorious for significant flaking of the emulsion, but the present example is exceptionally nice in that regard, with only the tiniest hint of flaking on the extreme perimeter. The item is listed by Sullivan as GC 1888-54, and the specimen offered here is clearly superior to Sullivan's plate example. Our example does exhibit a little very trivial damage seen on most of these, including Sullivan's plate copy. There were originally tiny, very delicate finials at the top of each flag below the portraits, but these have broken off. Also a small piece broken off from the anchor suspended at the bottom which, of course, detracts minimally.
Blaine & Logan: 1884 Jugate Campaign Fabric. One repeat from an extended banner which might have encircled a speaker's rostrum at a Blaine political rally. Basically excellent condition, although just a little on the light side (this textile is not found with deep, vivid red and blue tones, however). 22.5" x 24".
Benjamin Harrison: Three Repeats of a Colorful 1889 Patriotic Fabric. This popular design features Harrison and Washington, and celebrates both Harrison's inauguration and the 100th anniversary of Washington's first inauguration. Beautiful condition, and much too nice to cut apart. 22.5" x 56".
Harrison & Morton and Cleveland & Thurman: Three 1888 "Beach Ball" Paper Lanterns. These colorful lanterns are formed of panels which when folded out "inflate" to form a sphere of approximately 22", which contained a lit candle, and were typically strung to illuminate nighttime political functions. The two Harrisons are similar, but not identical varieties. Each includes panels picturing both the presidential and vice presidential candidates, as well as a log cabin, but slogans and devices on other panels vary. The somewhat scarcer Cleveland example has both Democratic candidates, and Democratic imagery such as roosters and a red bandana. Both Harrisons are complete and inflatable, although one shows some soiling and repair. The Cleveland is complete and in fairly nice shape, but is separated along one fold line and partially along another; it could be fairly easily repaired to display opened up. The flexible metal stretchers are absent, as is the case with most examples of this type. Overall, above-average condition for this category.
Benjamin Harrison: White House Breakfast Plate from the Harrison Service. 8.5" in diameter, marked in green "T & V/ Limoges/ France" and in gold "France/ Decore Pour/ M. W. Beveridge./ Washington, D. C./ Harrison 1892". This magnificent plate, made by Tressemannes and Vogt of Limoges, is part of the original 1892 White House order from M. W. Beveridge, a Washington china importer. This plate is in near mint condition. An outstanding example!
Harrison & Morton: Nine Colorful 1888 Campaign Bandanas Sewn Together into One Sheet. Almost certainly intended to be applied as the backing of a quilt which was never completed. With its bold colors and design, this variety has always been one of collectors' favorite bandana designs. Particularly striking in this beautiful condition, this is a wonderful large display item for someone with a wall which can accommodate it. Each bandana approximately 23" x 23".
George Washington: Classic "Long Live the President" GW Inaugural Button. This brass example has been excavated, as have so many of this series. Accordingly, the surface exhibits moderate, but even porosity. Good detail, original slightly flattened shank. Nice, consistent color. Diameter 34mm.
William Henry Harrison: Very Choice 1840 Sulfide Brooch. A tiny chip in the glass at one corner seems really irrelevant, as this is one of the finest condition sulfides we have encountered. The vast majority of these sought-after sulfide pins have condition problems, often of a serious nature. Original pin on reverse. 15/16" x ¾".
Cleveland & Thurman: Scarce 1888 Horseshoe Mounted Jugate Ferrotype. 1 1/8" x 1½". Brass pinback horseshoe with beautiful red, white, and blue enameling and captioned "Luck Victory 1888", with a jugate ferrotype of the candidates inset. Ferrotype remains clear and the example is in very good condition overall.
Harrison & Reid: Unique 1892 Lithographed Tin Pinback Badge. We have never encountered this distinctive design before. It was made by the same manufacturer as the familiar single picture Harrison litho pins which were distributed in large numbers. Quite probably, this was a manufacturer's sample or trial which was never commercially issued. As the photo demonstrates, there are a number of tiny pits and chips in the paint surface, although the portraits are complete and quite clear. Given its obvious rarity and status, it's almost certainly the first pinback jugate of the "modern era." It is eminently collectible even in this less-than-perfect state. Diameter 1¼".
McKinley & Roosevelt: Massive 4" Jugate Button. Perhaps the most familiar jugate button design of this early era, it was used for both 1900 tickets (the Bryan & Stevenson version had a silver background), and was produced in at least seven sizes ranging from 7/8" to 10". This 4" version is the second-to-largest, and is in great condition. Most larger celluloids in this era had an easel-back or were made to be suspended from a badge. The present example, however, has a concave metal back and original wearing pin with clasp as made. Only for strictest accuracy do we note the couple of utterly trivial light, fine surface scratches; this is a beautiful example.
McKinley, Roosevelt, and Yates: Impressive Badge From The "1900 Illinois Republican State Headquarters". This choice, lustrous beauty contains a richly tinted 1¼" celluloid. While the celluloid itself is a known commodity, we cannot recall encountering it in this lovely form.
Bryan & Stevenson: "Stand by the Republic," One of the Top 1900 Jugate Varieties. This 1¼" design from Rock Island, Illinois is on some of the most sophisticated want lists in the hobby. Here we have a choice and beautifully centered example; even the button paper is near mint.
Bryan & Bennett: Mint Example of this Popular West Virginia Coat-tail. The majority of known specimens of this variety exhibit staining and/or other defects. This is the finest example we've ever encountered; even the back paper is virtually mint. Seasoned collectors will recognize the special opportunity. Size: 1 1/4".
William Jennings Bryan: Colorful 1¼" 1908 Rarity. Many hobbyists believe that political button designs reached their zenith in the 1908 election, and this bold, stunning beauty certainly supports that contention. Choice and perfectly centered; simply a breathtaking specimen.
William Jennings Bryan: Four Choice, Scarce 1896 Celluloids. It is tough to find these 1896 buttons in such beautiful condition. The Cook County and jugate examples are lapel studs, the other two pinbacks. Sizes ¾" - 1¼", shown to scale.
William Jennings Bryan: Choice Large 1908 Campaign Badge. Incorporating a beautifully tinted sepia 2¼" celluloid of a mature Bryan making his third and last run at the presidency. Condition is magnificent, and these large early badges command a substantial premium when found so.
William Jennings Bryan: Dramatic Large Illinois Badge from the 1908 Democratic Convention. Issued to delegates at the Denver convention, it touts the little-known fact that Bryan, generally thought of as being from Nebraska, was in fact born in Illinois. Suspended from a 2 1/8" black and white celluloid pinback are a colorful ribbon and an oval celluloid hanging from a connecting ribbon reading "Bryan's birthplace." The portrait celluloid itself should not be confused with a similar sepia version; this variety is a real photo image. Overall the badge is in great condition. Length 9".
William Jennings Bryan: Classic Mechanical Skeleton Stickpin. A painted brass shell skeleton dangles from a spring. On his chest is a shield reading "16 to 1 is dead," which opens to reveal Bryan's portrait. One of the most ingenious mechanical political pins of the era, and in choice condition. Overall height 2".
William Jennings Bryan: Massive 5" Oval Celluloid. This 1908 pose in sepia is familiar on smaller sized buttons, but rare in this impressive size. Cardboard insert back with original wire easel. Great condition, and a perfect Bryan centerpiece.
Eugene V. Debs: Classic 1920 "Convict Button." This wonderful design features the Socialist candidate in prison garb, with prison bars in the background. Great condition, with strong red color; this variety tends to come with the color somewhat faded. Diameter 1".
Roosevelt & Johnson: Rare 1¾" Jugate Button. One of the most dramatic varieties of this sought after 1912 jugate for the Progressive "Bull Moose" ticket. Nicely centered and in excellent condition. All Roosevelt & Johnson jugates range from scarce to rare, valued from a little over $2000 to $10,000-plus. As a representative example, this impressive version is an ideal choice.
We cannot resist relating the story of Geary Vlk's acquisition of this particular button (at least as told to us years ago). Geary, in his typical unassuming attire, went to an antique show in suburban Chicago. A dealer's showcase contained a shirt cardboard of earlier political pin backs. Most were standard varieties of TR, Parker, etc., and carried price tags of about 50% over prevailing retail values. In the center of the board was this Roosevelt & Johnson, with a box drawn around it and the notation "price on request." With understandable trepidation Geary inquired as to the asking price. The older dealer sized him up and responded, "Son, you can't afford that button." Geary replied that actually he could, and could he please be given a price. After several more attempts to discourage his customer, the dealer will finally looked down his nose and said, "Son, that button is FIVE.....HUNDRED......DOLLARS!" The rest, of course, is history, but Geary did tell me that he went through the motions of haggling for a few moments, lest the dealer realize he had blundered and pull the button back.
We cannot resist relating the story of Geary Vlk's acquisition of this particular button (at least as told to us years ago). Geary, in his typical unassuming attire, went to an antique show in suburban Chicago. A dealer's showcase contained a shirt cardboard of earlier political pin backs. Most were standard varieties of TR, Parker, etc., and carried price tags of about 50% over prevailing retail values. In the center of the board was this Roosevelt & Johnson, with a box drawn around it and the notation "price on request." With understandable trepidation Geary inquired as to the asking price. The older dealer sized him up and responded, "Son, you can't afford that button." Geary replied that actually he could, and could he please be given a price. After several more attempts to discourage his customer, the dealer will finally looked down his nose and said, "Son, that button is FIVE.....HUNDRED......DOLLARS!" The rest, of course, is history, but Geary did tell me that he went through the motions of haggling for a few moments, lest the dealer realize he had blundered and pull the button back.
Theodore Roosevelt: Exceptionally Rare Type of "Equality" Button. Among the most highly prized of political pin backs are a series of TR designs illustrating the theme of "equality." Most were inspired by Roosevelt's entertaining of Booker T. Washington at the White House. However this rare variant deals with equal protection under the law for working men and business tycoons alike. Only a handful are known. Excellent condition. Diameter 1¼".
Theodore Roosevelt: Rare Pair of 2 1/8" Iowa "One Day Event" Beauties. Both are rare. In fact, we cannot recall having handled the single-portrait variety before. Great bold color, and both are in perfectly matching, choice condition. The single picture button has a typical pinback configuration, while the other has a colorful street fair celluloid insert.
Roosevelt & Fairbanks and Parker & Davis: Fine Pair of 1¼" 1904 Jugates. A nicely matched pair of uncommon jugates in great condition. Interestingly, they were distributed by two different jobbers. The Parker & Davis carries the back paper of the F.F. Pulver Co. of Rochester, New York, while the Roosevelt & Fairbanks was distributed by Miller in New York City.
Roosevelt & Fairbanks and Parker & Davis: Pair of Scarce and Colorful 1904 Jugates. A great design, and especially nice as a matched pair. Both have a little bit of rim foxing. In the case of the Parker, it does not show when the button is viewed from the front. On the TR it is visible at 2:30, but not terribly objectionable. A very display-worthy pair for anyone who is not hyper condition-conscious. Diameter of each 1¼".
Roosevelt & Johnson: Rare 1912 Jugate. Jugate varieties from TR's 1912 Bull Moose candidacy are all rare and sought after. The present design, found in several sizes, is a particularly popular one with the Bull Moose and "Progressives" at the top. The vast majority of these sepia pins are light to varying degrees, and this rich brown example is one of the nicest we have seen in that regard. Unfortunately there are some small celluloid cracks toward the top, but they are visible only under magnification or if the light hits at just the right angle. Still a very collectable example of this desirable jugate.
Theodore Roosevelt: Great 1912 "Hat in the Ring" Cartoon Design. Few political buttons exceed the popularity of those celebrating TR's memorable entry into the 1912 race. This 1¼" variety is one of the most graphic and especially desirable in this very choice condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Group of Four "Rough Rider" Pinbacks. Two 7/8" size and two in 1¼" size as shown. The two gold-background varieties are in very choice condition. The other two have excellent appearances, but each does have a few very light, small scattered fox marks, which are not distracting or offensive. A very nice grouping with this popular theme.
Parker & Davis: Rare 1¼" 1904 "Four Leaf Clover" Quadragate. This appealing design, also featuring Washington and Jefferson, is found in 7/8" and 1¾" sizes as well, and all are very scarce. For some reason, this variety tends to be found with staining. This choice example is as fine as any we have encountered, and is a most attractive acquisition for a ticket most of whose jugates tend to be in predictable designs.
Parker & Davis: Spectacular Specimen of this Colorful 1¼" Jugate. A unique and distinctive design, which is especially desirable in this great condition. If any button of this era deserves to be called "mint," this example qualifies! Even the Reading Ribbon Badge back paper is as crisp and fresh as the day it was made.
Alton B. Parker: Rare 1904 Design. There were remarkably few non-portrait designs for this obscure 1904 candidate. This is one of the rarest and most distinctive, with Parker's name superimposed over an L-square. What the symbolism represents we do not know, but it makes for an interesting design. Choice condition. Diameter 7/8".
Taft & Sherman and Wilson & Marshall: Two Superb Jugate Watch Fobs. Each featuring a bold red, white, and blue 1¼" celluloid in very choice condition. The Taft version is found more frequently with smaller portraits. This design is not only scarcer but a perfect match to the Wilson & Marshall. Although there is minor damage to the leather fob itself on the Wilson & Marshall, the condition on these two celluloids is unimprovable, with reds and blues as deep and strong as can be found on any buttons of this era.
Taft & Sherman: One of the Most Striking 1908 Jugate Designs. This bold 1¼" beauty is difficult to find in this fine condition. For strictest accuracy, we note a light pinpoint spot above Sherman's left shoulder, and that the back paper is discolored. However, this remains a distinctly superior example of this variety.
Taft & Sherman: Colorful 1¼" Jugate Pinback. A very tough variety to find in nice condition. The overwhelming majority seem to suffer from stains, cracks, and other significant problems. This one is a beauty, save for a tiny celluloid separation along the collet at 9:00, very slightly visible. Still an example which would be hard to improve on.
William Howard Taft: Mammoth 6" Button with Great Slogan. One of only several specimens we have encountered, and the only one in this great condition. For strictest accuracy, we note several very trivial small surface bumps which detract absolutely minimally. Cardboard insert back, which once held the original pin for wearing, now absent. What a great Taft centerpiece!
William Howard Taft: "Commercial Men for Taft". This rare and colorful 1¼" design is a collector favorite for 1908. A beautiful example, and nicely centered, which can be a problem with this variety.
Taft and Roosevelt: Extremely Rare Large 1908 Slogan Button. We cannot recall having seen this great 2 1/8" variety before. Unfortunately, there are scattered light fox marks as shown. However, they are evenly distributed, and the button retains an acceptable appearance for display. One of the most unusual items in the Vlk Collection.
Taft & Sherman: Jugate Inaugural Badge. 2.5" x 10". The blue silk ribbon is suspended by a bar with a celluloid insert that reads "New York". Below the bard is a gilt eagle and the United States capitol building, attached by another ribbon, is a Taft and Sherman portrait badge. The full ribbon reads, "Richmond/ Republican/ County Committee/ Inauguration/ Taft and Sherman/ Washington, D.C./ 1909". The ribbon is trimmed with gilt wire. Exceptionally fine condition.
Wilson & Marshall and Hughes & Fairbanks: Rare Matched Pair of 7/8" 1916 Jugates A familiar design for 1912, particularly in the Taft & Sherman version, it saw very limited use in 1916. We are not aware of more than a half-dozen copies, if that many, of the Hughes & Fairbanks. Choice condition.
Wilson & Marshall: "I've Paid My $1". This bold and distinctive design is one of the most desirable of Wilson & Marshall jugates. In our opinion it has always been undervalued. The hobby has a long collective memory, and the fact that a small "find" of this design occurred in the early 1970s has always seemed to hold its value back, despite the fact that they were disseminated long ago. Centering can be a problem with this variety, but this one is dead on and in very choice condition. It would be hard to imagine a better example.
Wilson & Marshall & Carlin: Very Scarce Trigate Button. Such coat-tail issues are highly prized by collectors, particularly when they include both presidential and vice presidential candidates. The present example is especially desirable because Wilson & Marshall picture pins of 1¼" size and larger are all scarce. Excellent condition.
Wilson & Marshall: Rare, Elegantly Simple 7/8" Jugate Design. A very tough variety which seldom appears on the market. Choice condition.
Woodrow Wilson: Two Choice 1¼" Pinback Varieties. Both are scarce and beautifully colorful designs, and especially desirable in such choice condition.
Woodrow Wilson: Three Scarce 7/8" Slogan Pin Varieties. A group of three very desirable designs. Two are in great condition, while the McCarthy coat-tail button shows light, even perimeter foxing. Important "8 hour day" and "America First" themes.
Charles Evans Hughes: Colorful 1¼" Design from the 1916 Campaign. Hughes presidential campaign buttons larger than 7/8" size all range from scarce to rare. This red, white, and blue design is a beauty in great condition.
Charles Evans Hughes: Rare 1¼" Slogan Pin. Once one gets past a handful of common, nationally-distributed designs, the buttons of this 1916 GOP candidate are deceptively scarce, especially in sizes of 1¼" or larger. The original 1896-1972 Hake book lists seventy-five different varieties for Hughes, compared to eighty-seven for Harding and fifty-nine for Cox. This bold 1¼" word pin is in top condition, and adds an appealing dimension to any Hughes grouping.
Woman's Suffrage: Most Unusual "Ballot for Women" Design. We have certainly never handled this distinctive variety. Striking green color shows some inconsistency, probably as made. Otherwise, great condition. Diameter 7/8".
Woman's Suffrage: Nice Group of Gold-Background Pinback Buttons. 3/4" to 7/8" sizes as shown. Several uncommon varieties, including an unusual celluloid "ribbon". Choice condition.
Harding & Coolidge: Key 1920 Jugate. All varieties of jugate designs for this ticket are rare, and this is among the more difficult designs. Spectacular condition; even the button paper on the back is pristine. Diameter 7/8".
Warren G. Harding: Companion Piece to the Classic Cox "Best Ever" Watch Fob. As with the Cox version, also offered in this catalog, a previous owner has carefully filed off the metal strap loop at the top. Otherwise in great condition. Quite frankly, these colorful beauties do display better in this modified form, and we would consider the alteration to be of minimal importance. Diameter 1¾"
Harding & Coolidge: Key 7/8" Jugate from 1920. The third toughest candidate combination in pinback buttons. While there are a variety of different designs, all are rare and command at least four-figure price tags. The present example has scattered spots and light foxing, but they tend to blend in with the design. A very respectable example for the collector with a limited budget.
Cox and Harding: Large and Dramatic Pair of 1¾" 1920 Pinbacks. We doubt that there are more than several such matched pairs in collections. Condition is beautiful. One really needs to see these buttons "in person" to appreciate the visual impact of this larger size. They would make a great centerpiece for anyone's 1920 display.
Warren G. Harding: Choice and Appealing 1920 Campaign Badge. Incorporating a 1¼" celluloid found only in this form. A tough item for a tough candidate in superb condition.
Harding and Cox Watch Fobs: Choice Pair of 1920 Campaign Items. Incorporating 1¼" celluloids, and in unimprovable condition. Both are quite scarce individually, and the chance to pick up such a perfectly matched pair is rare indeed.
James M. Cox: Classic "Best Ever" 1¾" Celluloid. One of the most prized of all political celluloids for its marvelous design and rarity. Not wishing to offend customers of either political persuasion, the issuer, a Chicago clothier, had them produced for both 1920 presidential candidates. Originally a mirror-back watch fob, it has had the metal loop at the top of the strap carefully filed away by a previous collector-owner who preferred not to display it with the metal projection showing at the top. Otherwise in great condition.
James M. Cox: Tough 1¼" Sepia Design. A particularly hard variety to find in this beautiful condition, as these often come with light stains in the field.
James M. Cox: Rare 1¼" Design. The wide, plain white border would show any staining or toning. Not surprisingly, it seems like when this tough variety does appear, it tends to be in imperfect condition. This one is a beauty, and perfectly centered.
James M. Cox: Rare Giant Portrait Button. 6"; Bastian Brothers maker mark on the rim. A monstrously large button featuring Cox's portrait in the center surrounded by red, white, and blue designs. The surface has a few moderately sized blemishes, one at the 1:00 position affecting the "D" in "President"; and two others at the 3:00 position, one of which affects Cox's left ear. The original mounting apparatus on the reverse is missing but has been replaced with a glued-on large pin. Taken in whole, an extremely rare button in very good condition.
James M. Cox: Collection of Eight Small Name Buttons. Ranging in size from ½" to ¾" and in excellent condition. Some undoubtedly date from Cox's gubernatorial campaigns. A nice grouping which includes several deceptively scarce size variants.
Davis & Bryan: Profoundly Rare and Important 1¼" Jugate Button. Second only to the Cox & Roosevelt jugate in desirability are the Davis & Bryan jugates of 1924. There are actually fewer designs for Davis & Bryan than for Cox & Roosevelt. In both cases, the 1¼" examples command a substantial premium over the 7/8" varieties. Three different designs of Davis & Bryan jugates are known to exist in 1¼" size, with perhaps eight to ten total copies identified. Over the years, we have handled at least a dozen Cox & Roosevelt jugates, but this is only the third 1¼" Davis & Bryan. The present example comes from the legendary Mark Jacobs find of the 1980s, and was obtained directly from Mark by Geary Vlk. This design is also found in 7/8" size, and all specimens we have seen were on the light side. While the present example is a bit light as well, it is in fact stronger than most, and is in otherwise essentially mint condition. A tremendous opportunity for the serious jugate specialist.
John W. Davis: 1¼" Sepia Gem. While it is scarce enough in 7/8" size, this variety is deceptively rare in this larger version. Offered here is a choice and unimprovable example.
Teapot Dome: Very Rare 1" Celluloid Cartoon Pin. The Teapot Dome oil scandal was one of the hottest issues of the 1924 election, and occasioned the issue of a variety of clever cartoon buttons. All are scarce, and this variety particularly so. Great condition.
Hoover & Curtis: Rare 1929-Dated Inaugural Jugate Design. This striking 1¼" variety is in superb condition. We have long felt that with its unusual blue and gold coloration, it has been undervalued by the hobby, perhaps due to some collectors' preference for campaign over inaugural designs.
Hoover & Curtis: Colorful 1¼" Jugate. This great design was produced for Roosevelt and Garner as well. In our opinion, they have always been undervalued because relatively convincing reproductions made circa 1960s have long plagued the hobby. However, these are among the nicest jugate designs of that era, and given their level of scarcity, deserve to be priced higher. Great condition.
Herbert Hoover: Rare 3½" Celluloid Button. A simple but powerful design, in great condition with original pin on verso. Although within several elections they would become commonplace, such large buttons from the 1920s are seldom encountered. Please note the accompanying Al Smith mate, presenting what is probably a unique opportunity to own these as a pair.
Al Smith: Rare and Colorful 1928 Jugate. This 7/8" beauty adds a touch of color for a candidate whose buttons tend, on the whole, to be a little drab. Great condition, and very hard to find so; often these are found yellowed or stained. Under magnification, one sees pinpoint spots on the portraits, which are characteristic and occurred in the manufacture of this variety. For strictest accuracy, we note an utterly trivial small surface blemish between the shoulders of the two candidates but this remains a superior example.
Al Smith: Four Scarce Sepia Celluloids. Four choice examples of this striking design: 1", 1¾", 2 1/8", and a beautiful fob incorporating a 1¼" celluloid. The largest size is particularly rare. Typically, the larger two examples are a bit lighter, as made. This is because the enlargement of the photo made the image less intense, but these two are top-quality examples.
Al Smith: Extremely Rare 3½" Celluloid Pinback. While we have encountered the accompanying Hoover mate once or twice before, we cannot recall having seen this great centerpiece button previously. Condition is choice. For accuracy we note that the inserted pin on verso is broken, but easily replaced. On the curl is printed the name of the obscure maker, Short & Roehm of Newark, New Jersey.
Al Smith: Impressive Large 2½" Celluloid Button. Larger-size buttons for this 1928 candidate are scarce, and this beauty is a choice example.
Al Smith: Three Super and Rare Slogan Buttons. The classic 7/8" "No Oil on Al" refers, of course, to the Teapot Dome scandal, and is generally thought to be a 1924 hopeful item. The 1¼" gold-bordered "Hello Al" is by an obscure Milwaukee button maker, F. E. Jens Co. The 1¼" "Hello Al, Goodbye Cal" is a top want among Smith and Coolidge specialists alike, and sports a suspended china mug on which is written in gold letters "It's up to you." All three are in great condition, and present an important opportunity for the sophisticated hobbyist.
Roosevelt & Garner: Pristine Jugate Rarity. This striking design appeared for candidates in 1908 and in 1912, but then went into hibernation until it reappeared in 1928, when it was used for both tickets. In our previous auction, Heritage sold a very choice 1928 pair, and this 1932 version is every bit their equal in condition. An unimprovable example, always considered somewhat rarer than the 1928 versions.
Bastian Brothers Jugates: Four Classic 7/8" Examples. Includes: a matched pair of Hoover & Curtis and Roosevelt & Garner from 1932; a 1936 Landon & Knox; and the scarcest variety- a 1936 Roosevelt & Garner with star above. All in superb condition. A great opportunity to pick up all four at once!
Roosevelt & Curley: Fine Set of Three 2 1/8" Coat-tail Jugates. Identical in design except for different slogans at the top; the "Work and Wages" is scarcer then the "Economic Security." Offered here are two celluloid pin backs and a cardboard disk to which a pin on verso has been attached for wearing. Excellent condition.
Alfred E. Neuman Endorses the New Deal. This classic 1¼" 1940 cartoon rarity has always been one of the most sought after button issues of that campaign. It ranks high among Willkie collectors, but as an anti-FDR is collected by Roosevelt specialists as well. Beautiful condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Two Great 2 1/8" "Veterans Choice" Buttons. While both are scarce, to our experience the white-bordered version is by far the tougher of the two. Both in beautiful condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Elegant and Unusual Pair, One a Pocket Mirror. A 2 1/8" round pinback, along with a 2 5/8" oval pocket mirror. Obviously, both are by the same manufacturer. The subtle color tinting is unlike anything seen on similar designs, and it seems likely that these are manufacturer's trial issues. Choice condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Classic "Montana Silver Dollar Club" Design. This 1¼" variety with coat-tail candidates' names is considered one of the best FDR picture pin varieties. A very distinctive FDR portrait, to our knowledge not seen on any other button designs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Most Unusual 3½" Celluloid Word Button. Unquestionably one of the top FDR word buttons, especially in this choice condition. Cardboard insert back with original pin.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Classic "Groundhogs of Virginia" 2 1/8" Button. Every collector would include this ingratiating design on his list of "top ten" FDR buttons. Condition is near mint but for a trivial small cut running from the R in "groundhogs" toward the rim.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rare Wyoming Labor Design. This 1" gem is one of the best non-portrait FDR buttons. Delightful graphics, labor connection, and small western state origin combine with rarity to place this design on many advanced want lists. Great condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rare Large FDR Re-election Pinback. Probably from 1936, this 2 1/8" beauty is in choice condition.
Alf Landon: Colorful "Land-On Washington" Classic. If collectors were required to limit their collections to just ten pinback designs, there would be few who would omit this iconic 1¼" design. Unfortunately, a number of the known examples presumably came from the same original source and were poorly stored, as they exhibit varying degrees of foxing. Offered here is a choice and unimprovable example.
Anti-Alf Landon: Terrific 1936 Comic Design. Many times rarer than the familiar "Land on Washington" design, this has always been an underrated item in our opinion. A very choice example of this 1¼" item.
Anti-Alf Landon: One Of The Best "Anti-Candidate" Button Designs. Rarity, great slogan, and a bold, colorful design combine to make this an all-time collector favorite. The sunflower, of course, was the ubiquitous campaign symbol of the Kansas governor's candidacy. But a Depression-weary electorate placed more faith in FDR's programs, and Landon suffered one of the worst defeats in American political history. Choice condition. Diameter 2 1/8".
Wendell Willkie: Classic "Out at Third" Cartoon Design. Certainly the most valuable Willkie pinback, and one of the most sought after of all pinback button varieties. Willkie and FDR are dressed as baseball players, and Willkie is shown tagging FDR out as he slides into third base (a reference to Roosevelt's 1940 third term candidacy). A similar design in the same 1¼" size also exists, but the features are much more generic, whereas Willkie and FDR are clearly recognizable here. Only perhaps half-dozen examples are known. Superb condition; it is hard to imagine that a superior example could exist.
Joe Louis for Willkie. A scarce and highly popular 1¼" button, with crossover appeal to boxing collectors as well. Major sports figures were among the earliest "celebrity endorsers" of political candidates, and a half-dozen different slogan and portrait buttons touted the champ's support for the 1940 GOP standard-bearer. Great condition.
Uncle Sam Hanging Hitler: Original Store Display Card of Mechanical Buttons. You pull the lever at 9:00, and Uncle Sam pulls a rope hanging "Der Fuhrer" on this classic 1¾" litho tin button from World War II. Included here are ten buttons in great condition, on an 11" x 13" cardboard store display, which is in very good shape with slight aging. Also present is the original brown paper envelope in which the card was distributed, which proclaims it "The greatest novelty item of the year/ a big profit item/ fast seller/ a 'demand' item"!
We cannot resist relating an anecdote, an experience which taught us a bit of humility. In the early 1990s we visited a general antiques show, where a dealer was offering one of these mechanical buttons at a price of $125. Not expecting to be able to purchase it, we thought we would offer a little helpful advice, and informed the dealer that we were nationally recognized auctioneers who typically handled several examples of this button each year, and that they routinely sold in the $50 - $60 price range. The dealer's response: "Thank you very much for your input. However, I had three of these buttons, and I have been putting them out for $125. The first two have sold. Perhaps you need some new customers!" Whether one considers this a $50 button or $125 one, this display card is a great World War II collectible!
We cannot resist relating an anecdote, an experience which taught us a bit of humility. In the early 1990s we visited a general antiques show, where a dealer was offering one of these mechanical buttons at a price of $125. Not expecting to be able to purchase it, we thought we would offer a little helpful advice, and informed the dealer that we were nationally recognized auctioneers who typically handled several examples of this button each year, and that they routinely sold in the $50 - $60 price range. The dealer's response: "Thank you very much for your input. However, I had three of these buttons, and I have been putting them out for $125. The first two have sold. Perhaps you need some new customers!" Whether one considers this a $50 button or $125 one, this display card is a great World War II collectible!
Harry S Truman: Sought After 7/8" District Judge Variety. A very popular button with generalists and Truman specialists alike, it is one of the most desired buttons issued early in the political careers of presidential candidates. Beautiful condition.
Harry S Truman: Rarest 4" Version of this Scarce Inaugural Design. While this variety is scarce in the smaller sizes, it is far rarer in this largest version. Unfortunately, the condition is not perfect. There is a fine cut running from the bottom of Truman's right lens down to his neck, and also several minor speckles on his chin and right cheek. Nonetheless, the button presents well, as the photo shows, and represents an affordable compromise for the serious Truman specialist.
Harry S Truman: Rare 1¼" Variety. Most often seen in 7/8" form, where it mates with a Barkley version. Some minor rim foxing is barely visible from the front, and detracts minimally from this tough variety.
Harry S Truman: One of the Nicest 1948 Slogan Varieties. This bold 2" design with its great slogans would stand out in any Truman display. Beautiful condition.
Harry S Truman: Extremely Rare "Forward with Truman" Variant. This 2" blue and white design is certainly one of the toughest of Truman slogan pins. We cannot recall ever having handled another example. Choice condition.
Harry S Truman: Rare 3½" Variant. A scarce but familiar design features the slogan with a star. However, we cannot recall ever having encountered this version. Excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: One of the Best Truman Word Pins. A 2" coat-tail button from Missouri, in choice condition.
Truman and Dewey: Scarce Pair of 1¼" 1948 Campaign Celluloids. Excellent condition except for a fairly minor rim chip on the Truman & Barkley at 8:00, barely visible when viewed from the front.
Harry S Truman: Outstanding Pair of Philadelphia Badge Designs. These word pins are similar in design to the familiar 3½" and 9" portrait buttons by this same manufacturer. To our experience, the 7/8" is the rarer of the two, but both are tough and absent from many advanced Truman collections. Choice condition.
Harry S Truman: Rare Cigarette Case and Lighter. The brass and maroon-enameled cigarette case, 4.5" x 3", carries a delightful slogan, "I swiped this from Harry S. Truman." The lighter, 1.375" x 2.75", features Truman's name and an image of the White House. Both in great condition.
Harry S Truman: Scarce 9" Beauty by Philadelphia Badge. This crisp but simple design with its bold colors has always been a collector favorite. Beautiful condition.
Harry S Truman: Plaster and Wood Shelf Bracket Removed from the White House. The cream colored painted bracket has a bronze finish plaque on the back that reads, "Original White House Material / Removed in 1950". The bracket is 6.5" wide, 7" long, and 4" deep. Some cracking and plaster loss, else fine.
JFK, Ike, Mamie, Adlai, Rocky, and Dick: 6" Advertising Button Picturing All. All the top candidates of the 1950s are featured on this appealing pinback cellular button, put out by one of the leading button makers of that era. A great item for specialists in five candidates - as well as First Lady items!
Stevenson & Kefauver: Rare Chicago Slogan Pin in all Three Colors. This 2 1/8" variety is scarce in all forms, and to our experience particularly so in the tan version. All three are in superior condition for large litho buttons. The silver one is absolutely mint, and the other two are "minty" with very minor surface abrasions as shown- distinctly superior condition for this variety. Here is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a beautifully matched set of all three.
John F. Kennedy: Wonderful Trio of 1956 V.P. Buttons. There was a brief but electric movement for JFK at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, where these items were distributed. All three are very scarce, as is the ribbon attached to one, which is in itself quite collectable. Beautiful condition and a rare opportunity to acquire the complete set in one fell swoop. Button diameters 2¼".
Nixon and Rockefeller: Rare 3½" 1960 Hopeful Design. With real photo portraits, this is clearly a manufacturer's trial issue. A very striking design, in beautiful condition, save for a trivial manufacturing blemish on Rockefellers left temple, noted for accuracy.
Nixon and Humphrey: Most Unusual Pair of 3½" Buttons. We have never encountered these delightful designs before, nor had several seasoned specialists in buttons of this era that we consulted. Surely they should rank among the top items from the 1968 election. Condition is excellent, although both exhibit the slightest hint of soiling in the field, to a lesser extent than is encountered in most large white-background buttons of this era.
William McKinley: The Sought After "Factory Pin." A thriving factory is superimposed over a metal dinner pail, a popular Republican symbol of prosperity. "Do you smoke?...Yes, since 1896! That's what MCKINLEY promised." This delightful 2 1/8" design was issued to support McKinley's 1900 reelection campaign, and is considered a "must have" by most serious collectors of political buttons of that era. A notoriously difficult variety to find in top condition. Most suffer from some combination of foxing, celluloid cracks, lamination problems, etc., but this is a beautiful example, and truly problem-free.
McKinley and Bryan: Classic "Eclipse" Button from the 1900 Campaign. This notion of one candidate eclipsing the other was a popular one that year, as several different button designs appeared incorporating this theme. Interestingly, despite the popularity of the theme, all are rare today. The present example, with its rich, deep sepia tones, is one of the most appealing. Condition is spectacular- virtually mint. The closest thing to a defect is a paper flake on the Indianapolis Photo Button Co. back paper. Diameter 1¼".
McKinley & Roosevelt: Stunning Example of One of the Rarest and Most Sought After Jugate Varieties. This 1¼" red, white, blue ,and gold beauty, along with its Bryan & Stevenson mate, are among the top jugates of the 1900 campaign. On the rare occasions when this variety does appear on the market, it tends to come with condition issues. The present example is essentially pristine, and surely the finest known. Only for strictest accuracy do we note an utterly trivial light spot beside TR's left ear and a tiny and very fine hair's-width celluloid separation along the metal back at 1:00. An awesome button, especially from this era.
McKinley & Hobart: Fabulous 1896 Cloth Campaign Banner in Choice Condition. The themes of prosperity and patriotism dominate this complex design, which epitomizes the Republican campaign of 1896. Surely it is one of the top political display pieces from that landmark election. We can recall seeing two other examples over the years, both of which suffered from significant condition issues. This example is in crisp, virtually near-mint condition, almost unheard of in political banners of that era. An important opportunity, particularly for those collectors who refuse to compromise on condition. 24" x 35.5".
McKinley & Roosevelt: "Full Dinner Pail" Tin Lantern. A collector favorite, these are usually found with assorted dents and surface rust, but this beauty is in excellent shape. The mounting for a candle is inside as well as the original paper to accentuate the lantern's slogans "McKinley and Roosevelt" and "Four Years More of the Full Dinner Pail" glowing through. McKinley's first term had been one of prosperity, and American workers still vividly remembered the troubled economic times of Cleveland's second term, 1893-1897. Accordingly, this full dinner pail theme resonated with voters in 1900, and is to be found on a wide range of campaign novelties of that year. Height 8.625", not counting original handle.
McKinley & Roosevelt: Mammoth Campaign Jugate Celluloid Badge. 10", by Whitehead and Hoag. The badge has staining along the edge and light surface wear, else very good.
McKinley & Hobart: Stunning 1½" 1896 Jugate Design. This scarce and elegant variety is one of the nicest jugates from the first national campaign in which celluloid buttons were widely distributed. Great condition.
McKinley & Roosevelt: Gorgeous 1¼" 1900 Jugate with Advertising for an Indianapolis Tailor. It is amazing how familiar design elements from common button varieties can be combined to produce such a distinctive and striking appearance. An extremely rare local issue for "Henry Deutsch Popular Price Tailor," it has a very choice appearance, with exceptionally bold reds and blues. A shadow-like discoloration at the bottom tends to blend in and detracts little from this great button. Filled metal back, no pin as made.
William McKinley: Rare, Dramatic 2 1/8" Ohio Design. This 1900-dated beauty is particularly desirable for its union labor connection. In the context of today's politics, it may seem strange for a labor union to be endorsing a Republican candidate, but in 1900, American Labor, grateful for four years of prosperity under McKinley, strongly supported the Republican ticket. Great condition, and it is especially hard to find large-sized buttons of this era so.
McKinley & Roosevelt: Celluloid Covered Photo Albums. Color and celluloid were the new products to appear on novelty items in the 1890s to 1900. These three photo albums picture McKinley, Roosevelt and the Heroes of the Spanish American War. The McKinley album has some staining around the closure and edges, where the Roosevelt picturing his family, is quite colorful and free of staining, although showing a small crack on Mrs. Roosevelt's hand. slightly discolored the Spanish American Heroes has one split near the binding.
McKinley & Hobart: Unusual Two-Sided "Flag." On the original heavy, golden-painted wood "stick," which probably served both as a walking stick and as a means to wave the flag at rallies and parades. Unusual jugate design, with "SOUND MONEY" on reverse side. Not listed in Threads of History. Excellent condition except for soiling on right side, the area that was probably exposed when it was stored rolled up. While multi-colored textiles are often challenging to clean, black-and-white ones like the present example often respond well to professional cleaning, which has not been attempted in this case. 13.5" x 9". Walking stick measures 32".
Anti-William Jennings Bryan: Colorful 1896 Campaign Poster. This great satirical poster is considered one of the high points of late 19th-century political lithography. Printed by the Gugler Litho. Co., Chicago and Milwaukee, it seeks to depict what would befall the nation if Brian were elected. A shame-faced Uncle Sam apologizes to American labor for a debased dollar, while Bryan leads a wagon train bearing silver bars from the mines to the US mint. Driving the wagons are Democrat and populist icons: Watson, Sewall, Tillman, and Altgeld. A storekeeper apologizes for increased prices of her goods, the inevitable result of a dollar now worth $.53. Excellent condition and a surprisingly difficult poster to find so. Most examples we have handled over the years have either been restored or showed imperfections. 26.5" x 19".
Bryan & Stevenson: Very Rare 1¾" "First Voters" Jugate. "First Voters" buttons have long been a prized subcategory among collectors, and this 1900-dated example is one of the rarest of that genre. Basically excellent condition, although there is a little light staining affecting the "S" and "UB" in "... Voter's Club." The button still displays very nicely, and it should deter only the most fanatically condition-conscious bidder. We have never handled another example.
Eugene V. Debs: Rarest Design of the Famed 1920 "Convict Button" Series. Rather than being identified by name, Debs is simply "Convict no 2253" on this classic third-party button. Debs ran his fifth and final quixotic presidential campaign from his prison cell in 1920. All convict button varieties are scarce and highly valued by collectors. The more familiar designs depict him in prison garb behind bars, but sophisticated specialists recognize the rarity of this version. Choice condition. Diameter 7/8".
Debs & Hanford: Colorful 1¼" Jugate for the 1904 Socialist Party Ticket. This complex design incorporating American laborers and symbols of American prosperity is considered one of the most beautiful political button designs of this era. For some reason, this particular button seems to have been notoriously prone to spotting and staining; the overwhelming majority that we have seen over the years are imperfect to varying degrees. The present example has a very choice appearance, with a couple of trivial small brown marks noticeable only on the most careful examination. On the reverse side there are some small, pinhead sized brown spots along the metal collet. Overall, a far above average example, which will satisfy all but the most rigorously condition-conscious collectors.
Debs & Seidel: Spectacular Cigar Box Label for the 1912 Socialist Candidates. Clearly stogies were not reserved for the plutocrats of the day, as this label invites us to "Smoke Socialist Leaders Cigars." This embossed, multicolor label is in a large 10" x 6" format, and is almost certainly a printer's proof copy, as we cannot recall having encountered another example. Near-mint condition, with the"1912" date neatly added in ink below the candidates' portraits. Debs paper items are avidly collected, and it is not unusual for rare varieties of postcards to sell in excess of $1000.
Theodore Roosevelt: Classic "Equality" Design. One of several varieties, all rare, which were inspired by TR's invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House. The first issue, which derives from a popular print of the day, pictures a clearly recognizable Washington. This design is believed to have been issued in a positive spirit, honoring this break-through event: the first invitation of a black man to dine with the president. However, the present variety and at least one other are generally thought to be of an "anti-" nature. Instead of a distinguished Washington, it depicts a casually slouched, generic black man, and is thought to have represented the critical reaction in some circles to Roosevelt's gesture. The present variety is particularly prized by collectors because it is the only one in vivid color. This is a very choice example; even the W. F. Miller back paper is near mint. Diameter 1¼".
Theodore Roosevelt: Premiere 1912 TR Single-Picture Button Design. Even in an auction such as this, where truly exceptional celluloids abound, this 1¼" button is a standout. TR's portrait is in the center of a bold red, white, and blue shield, with an L- Square below. At the top is proclaimed "A SQUARE DEAL," while the bottom reads "National Presidential Club 1912". No button back paper present, and the manufacturer's name does not appear on the button itself. Collectors have always had a special affection for items from Roosevelt's 1912 Bull Moose candidacy, and this is reflected in market values. There cannot be more than several examples extant of this remarkable design, and the present copy is in very choice condition (please note that what may appear as several small spots, one of them on his forehead, are in fact concentrations of printer's ink which occurred in manufacture). A button that should incite much bidding competition from Roosevelt specialists and sophisticated generalists alike.
Roosevelt & Fairbanks: Spectacular 1¾" 1904 Jugate Design. An uncommon but familiar design in smaller sizes from the 1900 campaign, it is much rarer in this 1904 version, and especially imposing in this large size. Choice condition, with bold, strong coloration often lacking in 1900 examples in this style. A worthy centerpiece for the most advanced Roosevelt collection.
Roosevelt & Johnson: Beautiful Jugate Badge for this 1912 "Bull Moose" Ticket. Although technically a third-party ticket, Roosevelt and Johnson outpolled the regular Republican ticket of Taft & Sherman in 1912. Accordingly, most hobbyists, even those who eschew third-party items, actively seek items from this upstart party. While a number of Roosevelt & Johnson jugate varieties exist, all are rare, and most are thought to have been manufacturers' samples or limited-distribution items such as the present example put out by the Progressive Party of Wisconsin.
A pristine 1¼" celluloid is suspended from a red silk ribbon reading "Wisconsin State Convention Progressive Party 1912". To our experience, this is an unusual color; usually these ribbons are dark blue. The ribbon itself is also in superb condition, which is very rarely seen. All Roosevelt & Johnson jugate items are rare, of course, and this choice specimen is an ideal representative example. Overall length 3.5".
A pristine 1¼" celluloid is suspended from a red silk ribbon reading "Wisconsin State Convention Progressive Party 1912". To our experience, this is an unusual color; usually these ribbons are dark blue. The ribbon itself is also in superb condition, which is very rarely seen. All Roosevelt & Johnson jugate items are rare, of course, and this choice specimen is an ideal representative example. Overall length 3.5".
Theodore Roosevelt: San Juan Hill Campaign Pinback. 1¼". A pinback that has it all. Bold color and exceptional design gives it a broad appeal; this is truly an outstanding addition to any collection. Near mint condition
Theodore Roosevelt: Classic "Mechanical" Political Pin. This deep-relief brass shell item depicts Teddy in Rough Rider hat, and has always been a collector favorite. His hinged mouth springs open to read "Give them hell boys"! Choice condition, with original pin on verso. An increasingly hard item to find in such nice shape.
Theodore Roosevelt: Rare Ohio "Republican Camp" Souvenir Badge. Badge approximately 40mm in diameter; overall 3". Roosevelt is depicted in this drawn portrait wearing his iconic Rough Rider uniform. The brass-framed portrait button is suspended from a stamped brass pendant via a 1.125" wide red, white, and blue silk ribbon. The badge was issued in conjunction with Roosevelt's appearance in Akron on September 23, 1899, as Governor of New York when he gave a speech to thousands from the grandstand in Grace Park to kick off the Ohio Republican Gubernatorial campaign. Roosevelt's image loomed large after his exploits the year before with his famous Rough Riders and their famous charge up San Juan Hill. Though the caption lettering has moderately faded the overall condition of this rare badge is near excellent.
Theodore Roosevelt: Rare 1" 1917-dated Pinback. "Americanism 1917" at top, "Remember Teddy and San Juan Hill" below. TR is pictured not in a Rough Rider uniform, but in that of a World War I doughboy. Condition is choice, although for accuracy we must note two minor imperfections: high magnification discloses two very small, fine celluloid cracks, and there is a tiny and barely detectable celluloid separation along the collet at 5:30. Overall a beautiful example of a rare and important TR design. This is the plate specimen from the original 1896-1972 Hake volume, page 67, number 251.
Theodore Roosevelt: Unusual 1904-dated Design from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This catalog presents so many varieties which we have not previously encountered that we suspect you will become almost as tired of reading this comment as we will become of writing it! However, the special nature of these offerings compels us to make this observation again and again. This colorful variety celebrates the second anniversary of the Harrisburg Republican Club. Overall appearance is choice, although careful examination discloses several minor surface bumps and light trivial moisture marks, which must be noted. This is the plate specimen from Hake's 1789-1916 volume, page 191, number 3238.
Theodore Roosevelt: Rare and Important 1908 Anti-Third Term Word Button. This most unusual red and cream 1¾" button asks, "Where does he stand now?" It carries a 1904 TR quote in which he states that he would under no circumstances accept nomination for another term of office. A second 1907 quote confirms that he has not changed and shall not change that decision. However, the allure of Washington was great even in those days, and, like those congressmen who signed term-limit pledges in the 1990s, Roosevelt found it hard to walk away. He seemed to be considering running for a third term in 1908, and many encouraged him to do so. This distinctive button sought to put the brakes on that third term movement. The only example we have ever seen, and in beautiful condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Unusual Cloth Flag on the Original Stick. TR's portrait along with the music and lyrics for "God Save our President"...."A New National Hymn," sung to the tune of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." Copyrighted 1902 by J.M. Petermann, New York. The blue border with five-pointed stars actually runs all around the perimeter, but a patriot of the time had added strips of repeating American flags across the top and bottom as shown (a nice touch, actually). Light general aging, and some moderate water staining as shown. Quite presentable overall display presence. Flag 11.5" x 9.25", original stick 26" in length.
Parker & Davis: Deceptively Rare 1¼" Jugate Variety. While this design is one of the most familiar jugate formats from 1900, we cannot recall having encountered another example of this Parker & Davis version. Choice condition. This is the plate example from Hake's 1789-1916 volume, page 196, number 3017.
Parker & Davis: Rare and Distinctive 1¼" 1904 Jugate Design. This seldom-offered variety is surely one of the most attractive jugate designs from that campaign. This example is in spectacular near-mint condition; even the Keystone Badge back paper is crisp and flawless.
Taft & Sherman: One of the Great Jugate Button Designs of 1908. Very rare with only several known to the hobby. this example is in unimprovable condition with its back paper intact. In the early 1990s, this pin changed hands at the$11,000 price level. A monumental jugate!
Woodrow Wilson: One of the Rarest and Most Memorable Single-Picture Wilson Button Varieties. It is generally the case that when a button comes with a Whitehead and Hoag back paper, it is a widely distributed variety. However, this example is an exception to the rule. This is the plate specimen from Hake's original 1896-1972 volume, page 93, number 36. We cannot recall having seen another example offered for sale. The union labor association and wonderful slogan, "Remember your Friends, Defeat your Enemies", combine with rarity to make this a top Wilson variety. Condition is choice, although for strictest accuracy we note one trivial fine surface scratch in the field.
Autographs
Woodrow Wilson: Cabinet Card Signed, Circa 1880s, on Verso "With love from Cousin Woodrow". Imprinted by Pach Bros., New York City on lower margin. This likeness of a crisp, young Wilson dates to a period of transition in the future president's life. In 1883, he left a fledgling law practice in Atlanta in order to pursue an academic career and had joined Princeton's faculty by 1890. Wilson's portrait sitting with the Pach Brothers would have occurred between 1885 and 1890 given the address on the imprint. The brothers - Augustus, Oscar, and Godfrey - operated a successful studio well into the 20th century and were experienced as celebrity portrait photographers. Wilson was a return customer as there exists a well-documented Pach portrait of him taken in 1912. Toned with light soiling not affecting image. Fine condition.
Political
Woman's Suffrage: "Votes for Women" Ceramic Cat Figurine. The slogan below this 3.5" ceramic cat reads "Votes for Women." About the time this novelty was being produced the Suffrage cause had reached a fever pitch, so it is no surprise that women involved in the movement were compared to screaming cats. Condition is very near mint.
Woman's Suffrage: "I Want My Vote" Ceramic Cat Figurine. Expressing the desires of a large percentage of women during the early part of the 19th century, the slogan below this 3.5" ceramic cat reads " I want my vote!". Condition is very near mint with a manufacturer's flaw in the base, as made, with glaze on top.
Woman's Suffrage: Papier-mâché Suffrage Egg. This egg is an extremely rare item. Unmarked, but most likely made in Germany, this item was produced as an Easter novelty that would have been filled with candy and hung from a tree. Pictured on this example are rabbits and chickens as angry suffragettes lobbying for the vote. Inside, the fleur-de-lis lining and paper lace trim is clean and intact. Outside, some of the paper trim along both edges of the egg's seam is missing and the shellac coating has toned with age, else this 3.5" x 5" papier-mâché egg is in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Royal Doulton Salt and Pepper Shakers. This pair of glazed shakers mimics a couple at odds with each other over the suffrage movement. Her apron wants the "Votes for Women" while his implies there will be more "Toil for Men" if she gets it. Inspired by an early Leslie Harradine design, this set was produced in 1996. Each piece stands 3.5" tall, is complete with stoppers, and in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Royal Doulton "Votes for Women" Figurine. This 1977 porcelain figurine stands 10" tall with a 4.5" base. On the bottom, below the Royal Doulton hallmark, reads "VOTES FOR WOMEN H.N. 2816." This figurine is in excellent condition, without chips, cracks, or repairs.
Woman's Suffrage: Ceramic Cat Bud Vase The slogan below this 3.5" ceramic cat reads "Votes for Women." Comparing suffragettes to screaming cats, this novelty was produced in several versions. Without the top of his head, this one makes a very nice bud vase. In excellent condition with only two minute chips in the glaze along the tail.
Woman's Suffrage: Deck of Playing Cards. A complete boxed set, including two jokers and an Auction Bridge Table of Points. The vignette on the back pictures Justice standing before a rising sun surrounded by a purple border containing "Vote for Women" banners. This is the rarer of two types of playing cards produced by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company. The set measures approximately 2.5" x 3.5" x .5". The box has come unglued along one side and has some tears and bends on the open end. All of the cards are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Deck of Playing Cards. This boxed set includes all fifty-two playing cards and an Auction Bridge Table of Points. This is the rarer of two types of playing cards produced by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company. The vignette on the back pictures Justice standing before a rising sun surrounded by a blue border containing "Vote for Women" banners. The set measures approximately 2.5" x 3.5" x .5". The box has come unglued along one side and has some tears and bends on the open end. All of the cards are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Susan B. Anthony Silver Spoon. This 5.5", sterling silver souvenir spoon has a profile of Susan B. Anthony on the top of the handle with her name and the statement "Political Equality" lettered below it. The reverse is engraved to "T.C. Hall 1893" and stamped with a unidentified, but possibly Shepard, maker's hallmark and "Sterling." Fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Anti-Suffrage Old Maid Card Game. The images on these cards depict men as, intelligent, honest, prosperous, benevolent, etc. while the one image of a female is, ironically, the "Old Maid" casting her vote. The subliminal message intended is that the vote may come at great expense to a single woman's future. Measuring 2" x 3" x 3/8", this deck is missing mates to two cards. Good condition, with minor toning and paper loss.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Real Photo Suffrage Play Postcards.
Both for and against the suffragist movement were often the subject of theatrical plays. This set of five cards is from one such play (unnamed). Four of the five have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are in excellent condition.
Both for and against the suffragist movement were often the subject of theatrical plays. This set of five cards is from one such play (unnamed). Four of the five have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two Suffrage Pencils. Being the same color and printed with the same slogan, these unused 7.5" pencils appear to be identical, but the lettering on one is slightly different that the other. The erasers on both have hardened with age, otherwise these very rare items of suffrage memorabilia are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Votes for Women Die-Cut Daisy. This item has long been a favorite of suffrage collectors. Its value is in the design and not in its rarity. Measures 4.5" x 2.75". In excellent condition with minute toning and foxing.
Woman's Suffrage: "Sarah's Suffrage Victory" Pinback Button. This 1½" "Sarah's Suffrage Victory" green, yellow, and black celluloid button comes with a regular pin back instead of the usual affixed clasp. In fine condition, it will make a colorful addition to any suffrage or cause collection.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffragette Bottle. Most likely, this 6", molded glass figural bottle came filled with bitters or novelty candy. This rare example still has much of its original paint, particularly the gilt within the incised letters across the bottles base. The metal cap is also original to the piece. Very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffragette Papier-mâché Figure. The aggressive nature of the prohibitionist suffragette is characterized in the expression of this hand painted, 5" novelty figure. This example is complete with her cap feather, wire glasses, and paper stopper. Very good condition with only minor chips to the hat, umbrella, and base.
Woman's Suffrage: Forty-six Comic Postcards. This lot offers an excellent assortment of the more common variety of suffrage postcards. An ideal starter set for the beginner collector. All measure 3.5" x 5.5" and are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Votes for Women Felt Pennant. 28" x 8". Features black lettering on light yellow felt. Very good to fine condition. Not common. Framed. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Spinner or Whirl-a-Gig. Features a silver bird upon which the words "Votes for Women" are inscribed. The flag at the top is partially torn, but reads "Victory". The flag, while incomplete here, has usually been missing from the few examples to hit the market. This example is likely in the best condition of all known copies of this version.
Woman's Suffrage: NAWSA 1912 Convention Spoon. This ornate sterling silver souvenir spoon was made by the Massachusetts based Watson Co. to commemorate the 1912 convention of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "National Woman Suffrage Convention 1912" is written in raised letters within the spoon's bowl. Up the handle, front and verso, are images of people, places, and things important in Philadelphian history. This 4" spoon is mildly tarnished, else in near mint condition.
Autographs
Woman's Suffrage: Susan B. Anthony Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 5.5" x 8.5", National Woman Suffrage Association letterhead, December 14, 1886, Washington, D.C., to Senator Blair. The New Hampshire republican, Henry Blair, served in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1890. In December 1885, he introduced a bill to extend suffrage to women, but it received no hearing. As a supporter of the movement, Blair continue to call up the resolution throughout his term. Anthony writes, in part: "Please telephone me if the speech is ready for us to come up and direct the envelopes..." Fine condition with a minor stain affecting the "y" in Anthony's signature.
Photography
Woman's Suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Carte de Visite. Elizabeth Cady vowed to fill the void in her family left by the death of her brother. She worked hard to obtain the finest education available to her at Troy Female Seminary. When she married abolitionist Henry Brewster Stanton in 1840, she had already observed enough about the legal relationships between men and women to insist that the word "obey" be dropped from the ceremony. With Lucretia Mott, she founded the famous 1848 Women's Rights Convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, and drafted the convention's Declaration of Sentiments. Stanton is often remembered in connection with her friend and fellow reformer Susan B. Anthony. Offered here is a superb half-length portrait carte de visite, likely from the late 1870s. Measures 2.5" x 4" and, with very mild toning, in excellent condition.
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Woman's Suffrage: Postcard and Source Illustration. This unused postcard was published by the National Woman Suffrage Association. The source for its image was an illustration for Booth Tarkington's short story "Dorothy Speaks in Meeting." This same image was reproduced on page 10 in the February 1915 issue of The American Magazine. A copy of that page is included in this lot. There is a small area of paper loss in the middle, lower edge and a slight crease across the lower right corner of the card, otherwise it is in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two "Votes for Women" Pinback Buttons. Although these buttons are virtually identical on the front, one was made by a Philadelphia Manufacturer and the other by one from New York City. They were probably issued in 1915 for the Eastern campaign, which involved the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Each measures 11/4", are deeply colored, and in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two "Equal Suffrage" Pinback Buttons. These two buttons, which both proclaim "Equal Suffrage," are variations of one another. The first, made by R.A. Koch of Ohio, is of slightly lighter blue in terms of print. The second, by Bastian Brothers of New York, is printed with blue/black lettering. The back papers are intact on verso. They each measure ¾" and are in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two November 2nd Suffrage Referendum Pinback Buttons. This lot consists of two "Vote Yes Nov. 2" buttons, which were issued for the 1915 New York State Referendum, sometimes referred to as "The Empire State Campaign." The black on light yellow, 7/8" celluloid was probably issued by Carrie Chapman Catt's Woman's Suffrage Party, a New York City based group, because the colors of the button are the same those of her organization. The other item is the standard "Votes for Women" celluloid, but this 3/4" variety has two celluloid ribbons attached. Both buttons are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Women's Political Union-Related Pinback Buttons. The WPU was a New York State based organization with several state affiliates that was founded by Harriot Stanton Blatch, the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The largest button measures 1" and may be from Maryland as the manufacturer listed on the back paper is from Washington, D.C. The 7/8" button is from New Jersey and very similar in design. This one is a rare variety, but is slightly stained. Note the slogan reads "woman" instead of "women" as commonly seen on suffrage pieces. The remaining three buttons measure ¾" and ½" respectively, with the two smallest buttons being identical. All are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "Woman's Land Army" Pinback Button. As WWI continued, fewer men were available in America to harvest crops; therefore in 1918, suffrage leaders helped form the Woman's Land Army to provide women to take the men's place. Suffragists even contacted an overalls company to provide suitable farm clothes for women. This 1¼" celluloid is one of the most attractive pins you will find in any category. In excellent condition, it would be a worthy addition to any comprehensive woman suffrage collection.
Woman's Suffrage: Three Pennsylvania Pinback Buttons. Included in this lot are two Pennsylvania suffrage keystone buttons and a very scarce "Pennsylvania League of Women Citizens" button. All measure ¾" and, except for some minute staining on the Citizens button, all are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "Vote Citizenship Suffrage Amendment" Pinback Button. This 1" button is one of the few to be issued by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the most mainstream and nationally visible of the pro-suffrage groups. The pin on this example is slightly sprung, but the front is in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "Equal Rights" Pinback Button. This 7/8" celluloid button is extremely rare and missing from most collections. In very good condition with some minute staining around the edge.
Woman's Suffrage: "Why" Pinback Button. This 3/4" celluloid button queries "Why" the franchise has not been extended to women. It is black and gold, the suffrage colors, and came from the Albany, New York area. In excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two "Women's Oversea Hospital" Pinback Buttons. During WWI, the National American Woman Suffrage Association wanted to help with the war effort. Early in 1918, they organized a Women's Oversea Hospital unit and sent doctors, nurses, ambulances and supplies to the European front. Many collectors are unaware that these buttons are actual suffrage items. A small copy of literary reference is included with this lot. Both buttons measure 7/8" . There is a minor stain on the tan button, but the blue celluloid is in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Indiana Suffrage Pinback Button. A small cache of this button was found about fifteen years ago. Since the dissolution of that supply, this piece is once again in demand. This celluloid measures 5/8" and is in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "Patriotism" Pinback Button. The colorful graphics on this button have always appealed to collectors. A small jar of these appeared in Brimfield about twenty years ago, but few become available today. This example measures ¾" and is in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two Small Felt Pennants. These two small felt pennants were probably used for the 1915 Eastern campaign, perhaps in New York. The smaller of the two measures 3.75" x 1", is complete with its original stick pin, and is in very fine condition. The larger pennant measures 4.5" x 1.5". It has been trimmed or torn down the left edge, otherwise is in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two Suffrage Ribbons. The 4.25" x 1.5" "Votes for Women" ribbon is in excellent condition. The 7" x 1" "Political Equality Club" ribbon is in good condition with some minor fraying, thread separation, and staining. Susan B. Anthony was instrumental in establishing Political Equality Clubs throughout the country, and this ribbon could be from any one of them. A nice grouping.
Woman's Suffrage: Twelve Miscellaneous Items This lot consists of two fans and ten pinback buttons. Both of the 7" square fans have suffered some damage. One is missing an upper corner while the other is broken in half horizontally, has a large paper chip, and is missing the bottom half of its handle. The New Jersey 1¼" button is quite rare, but heavily foxed. The 1¼" pin picturing three women is probably Temperance or a women's club button. The largest of the remaining buttons is definitely suffrage, but there is no evidence that the rest are. Of those, all but one are in very good condition. The Franchise celluloid has a cracked face and is missing its pin.
Woman's Suffrage: Hughes and Wilson Suffrage Position Fan. This 7" square fan, distributed by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, pictures the presidential candidates for 1916 and outlines their positions on the women's suffrage plank. Overall this fan is in very good condition, with some slight stains and a couple of small wrinkles.
Woman's Suffrage: Two New Jersey 1915 Referendum Pinback Buttons. These two rare buttons, one a 1¼" celluloid issued by the Women's Political Union of New Jersey, and the other, a 5/8" celluloid distributed by the larger New Jersey Woman Suffrage Party, were intended for the 1915 suffrage referendum in New Jersey. October 19 was chosen as the day for the vote because it was new voter registration day in the state. The NJWPU pin is slightly faded, otherwise both buttons are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Set of Twenty-nine Cargill Suffrage Cards. Perhaps the most famous set of postcards issued by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, of which Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the most prominent officers, is this set printed by the Cargill Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Proceeds were divided between the publisher and the organization. Most of these cards were slogan cards. The rarest, dealing with special sex legislation, was withdrawn from sale early because of its controversial message and is missing from most collections. Here is a chance to own one of the keystones to any good collection of suffrage cards or suffrage items in general.
Woman's Suffrage: Complete Walter Wellman Post Card Set. This lot is the complete set of sixteen cards that forms Walter Wellman's "The Suffragette" series. The idea was to depict women in roles traditionally considered to be the province of men. The key card is the female Teddy Roosevelt piece labeled "Our Next Presidentess." While these cards are known, it is very difficult to complete the set. Some bends, but good to very fine overall condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Photo Cards Depicting Cats and Dogs in a Suffrage Theme. This lot consists of fifteen different cats and dogs photo cards, along with that of a parrot, all with suffrage themes. Some of these cards are sets, others are individual pieces with a few of those being very scarce. Lot includes three of a wounded cat suffragette, a group of dachshunds, cats and dogs wearing placards, etc. Good to very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Jane Addams and Pageant Troupe Cards. This lot contains five interesting American real photo postcards of women campaigning for suffrage. The best of the lot, although not necessarily the rarest, pictures Jane Addams of Hull House fame in a touring car draped with a "Votes for Women" banner. Another pictures a group of Pennsylvania women, two of whom wear suffrage sashes, poised before the "Women's Liberty Bell." In 1915, these suffragettes trucked this replica of the Liberty Bell through every county in Pennsylvania in an effort to win the franchise that year. Although not as distinguished, the other postcards in this grouping are scarce. Two are unused, three have been posted. Each example measures 5.5" x 3.5" and all are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Eleven American NAWSA Postcards with Envelope. Within this group is a complete set, with original envelope, of real photo postcards from the National American Woman Suffrage Association's March 3, 1913, demonstration preceding the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson. The five additional postcards from the same set included in this lot. These are most interesting in that there are comments about the images written on the verso of each one, no doubt by the hand of someone who had been there. Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer, Baltimore, Maryland. All measure 5.5" x 3.5" each and are in very fine condition with minor toning and slightly frayed corners.
Woman's Suffrage: Eleven American NAWSA Postcards with Envelope. The National American Woman Suffrage Association, through Leet Brothers Publishers, issued a set of six cards of scenes from the March 3, 1913, demonstration that preceded the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson. This set came in both a black and white and a sepia version. Included in this lot is the complete set of the black and white with the original posted envelope, two additional black and whites, and three sepias. One sepia has been posted, the remaining postcards are unused. All measure 5.5" x 3.5" each and are in very fine condition with minor toning and slightly frayed corners.
Woman's Suffrage: Thirty-two Dunstan Weiler Postcards. The postcards in this set by the Dunstan-Weiler Lithograph Company are perhaps the most common cards known. Their detailed and colorful graphics attract even non-suffrage collectors. This group consist of two complete sets of twelve cards each, one with white outer borders, the other with gold. There is also a partial third set of eight postcards. This set also has gold borders, but the characters within the images are embossed. Nineteen postcards are unused, the remainder has been posted. Each measures 3.5" x 5.5". They are all in fine condition with some overall toning, minute foxing, and slight fraying to corners.
Woman's Suffrage: Two Bound Volumes of Equal Rights. In February 1923, the National Woman's Party began publishing the Equal Rights, a weekly newspaper dedicated to the suffrage movement. Offered here are two bound volumes, No. 19 and No. 20, containing issues from early February 1933 through December 1934. From the Library of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C., these copies are in excellent condition with only mild abrasions to the edges of the marbleized paper covered board binders and cloth spines.
Woman's Suffrage: Oversized Virginia Suffrage and Four Propaganda Postcards. This oversized postcard features a woman chained to three other people with the legend "Linked Together by Law." The reverse points out that "In Virginia all citizens are allowed to vote except criminals, idiots, insane people, and women and children." There are several bends in this card, but its extreme rarity transcends condition. It measures 7" x 5.5". The other four cards are also very desirable, not only for their graphics, but also because at least three and possibly all four were issued by suffrage organizations and not by commercial publishers. The policeman and the ballot box postcard continues the theme of the oversized card, pointing out who can vote and who cannot. A hobo is casting a ballot, but a respectable woman is turned away. Another postcard shows an alcoholic with the ability to vote, but the hand that rocks the cradle cannot. Several of these images have appeared on the covers of suffrage journals. One of the smaller postcards is unused, while the remaining three have been posted. All measure 5.5" x 3.5" and are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Puck Color Cover Picturing Belva Lockwood as the Nominee of the Women's Right's Party, 1884. 9.25" x 12.75" (sight size), attractively matted and framed (13" x 16.75" overall), the cover pictures Lockwood, "The Political Columbine", and Benjamin Butler, "The Political Clown". Clean, very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Sylvia Pankhurst Clarion Cup and Saucer. Designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, this lovely cup and saucer set was produced by H.M. Williamson & Son at their Longton Factory in England for the Women's Social and Political Union. This set is ivory china banded in green. Both pieces are adorned with the WSPU green and purple clarion emblem. The saucer measures 5" and the cup approximately 2.5" x 3". Both are in pristine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: 1907 English Sterling Salt Shaker. Produced by Cornelius Saunders & Francis Shepard, this 3" silver shaker depicts a suffragette "sidewalk demonstrator" wearing a "Votes for Women" sandwich sign. There are accents of gold overlay around the figures base and collar and across the bonnet. The figures facial features are very detailed and stylized for such a diminutive piece. Only one of the celluloid signs remains, else in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Twelve Miller and Lang Postcards. The most colorful and graphic of English comic suffrage cards were those put out by the firm of Miller and Lang as part of their "National Series." Some of these cards are marked Miller and Lang while others are not. Of particular interest are the forced feeding and women in prison cards that make light of something that was horrific and life-threatening at times. Two are unused, ten have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Eleven Miller and Lang Postcards. None of these cards are specifically marked Miller and Land, but do have their "National Series" logo on the back. Though comic in nature, these postcards provide a look at the attitudes prevalent at the time with regards to a woman's right to vote. Six are unused, five have been posted. Each example measure about 5.5' x 3.5". All are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Sixteen Miscellaneous Suffrage Leader Postcards. This is a nice lot of postcards portraying various English suffrage leaders, several of whom are identified on the front of the card. Some of the leaders included here were not necessarily ranked among the most important making their images extremely rare. Fourteen are unused, two have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Four Postcards from the Suffrage Atelier. The Suffrage Atelier was founded in 1909 as an arts and crafts society working for the enfranchisement of women. Unlike their counterparts who submitted work to the Artists' Suffrage League, the artists of the Atelier did not have to be professionally trained. They designed cartoons, posters, and postcards and received a percentage of the profits from the sale of their work. Cards from the Atelier are more difficult to come by than cards from the Artists' League. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are unused and in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Eight Suffrage Sabotage Cards. In an effort to win the vote, some of the more militant suffragists destroyed private property. In retaliation, Bristol students destroyed the local suffragists' headquarters. Pictured here is the devastation that occurred during the burning of the St. Catherine's Church, the Whitekirk Church, the residence of Mr. Arthur du Cros, a member of Parliament, and the aftermath of the students revenge on the Bristol headquarters. Six are unused, two have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". All are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Nine Comic Cards From the Reliable Series. Some of the better designed comic English suffrage cards are those made as part of the Reliable Series. Depicted here are satires of suffragettes in prison, at the House of Commons, at Big Ben, and in several other gender challenging situations. Of this group, four are unused and five have been posted. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". Other than one removed postage stamp and one mild bend crack, all are in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Complete Set of Six Ellam Postcards. Published by Misch & Co. this "The Suffragette", Series No. 946, was illustrated by Ellam. In this set, he uses animals against a green backdrop to satirize actual people and events in the suffrage movement ("cur hardy" is Kier Hardy, the storming of Parliament, the locking up of a suffragette, etc.). Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5". Three of the cards have been posted. Two have minor breaks and fraying to their corners. The rest are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Eighteen Emmeline Pankhurst Photo Cards. The first part of this lot consists of eleven different photo cards of Emmeline Pankhurst, the founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, and England's most famous suffrage leader. Among the better cards are Mrs. Pankhurst with her daughter Christabel, several photos of her entering a car, and a number that were sold at W.S.P.U. shops throughout the country. A nice lot in very fine to excellent condition with some unusual cards.
The second part of this lot includes seven postcards of Emmeline Pankhurst's three daughters who were extremely active in the suffrage movement, Christabel, Sylvia (the artist) and Adela. Views of Christabel are easy enough to come by, but those of Adela and Sylvia are not too common. A nice lot in generally fine to better condition.
The second part of this lot includes seven postcards of Emmeline Pankhurst's three daughters who were extremely active in the suffrage movement, Christabel, Sylvia (the artist) and Adela. Views of Christabel are easy enough to come by, but those of Adela and Sylvia are not too common. A nice lot in generally fine to better condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Set of "Fooligan" English Postcards Produced by Philco Publishing, these six postcards were illustrated by Ellam. The group appears to be a complete set, but the individual cards are from three different series. In each of these anti-suffrage postcards is depicted a uniformed policeman, the "fooligan", who has unwittingly fallen to the wiles of a cunning suffragette. Each example measures approximately 3.5" x 5.5". Two of the six cards have been posted. All have light toning and very minor edge abrasions, else in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Twelve English Pro and Anti-Suffrage Postcards. Published by the Birn Brothers of London, these scarce suffrage postcards are based on the popular children's rhyme "This is the House that Jack Built." The verse title is changed to read "This is the House that Man Built" with "house" referring to the British House of Parliament. The six postcards from series No. E. 19 mock the movement with images of suffragettes caught in demeaning situations. Those pictured in the six from series No. E. 23 support the movement by depicting suffragettes as intelligent and proper. Three of these postcards are unused, while the rest have been posted. Each example measures 3.5" x 5.5". All are in excellent condition with only minor toning and one small corner bend throughout the group.
Woman's Suffrage: Minerva Club China Bowl. The Minerva was a residential club founded by the Women's Freedom League in 1920. Housed on the west side of Brunswick Square, London, the premises were paid for and furnished by Dr. Elizabeth Knight, including purpose-designed china. Offered here is a 6.5" bowl from that set. Just below the banded rim is the club's insignia. Slight overall crazing and some loss to the outer gilt edge, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Rare Large Version Satirical Tobacco Jar. This English ceramic tobacco jar features an angry suffragette dressed in the W.S.P.U.'s official colors of purple, green, and white with the legend "I Say Down with [t]he Trousers." The hat is removable to store tobacco inside the jar. This piece comes in two sizes, 5" and 6". As one might expect there is some chipping and rubbed paint areas to the edges where the hat fits the hairline. This is the scarce, larger version, and it is missing in most of the more sophisticated English collections.
Woman's Suffrage: Thirteen English Comic Postcards. Nine of these cards were published by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Six of those comprise a complete set of series No. 777. The image of the woman with the feather in her hat is probably meant to be a satire of Lydia Becker, an early suffragist, who was known for wearing Tyrolean hats. The other three Faulkner's are from series No. 1029. The remaining four postcards are from two separate series. Five of the postcards in this group are unused. All measure 5.5" x 3.5" and are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Eight English Suffrage Postcards. 3.5" x 5.5", in very good condition. A fabulous lot with great graphics featuring an example from the Oxford Women Students Society for Woman's Suffrage, another from the Women Writers' Suffrage League, and a card featuring a facsimile of Emmeline Pankhurst's temporary prison discharge. Pankhurst was imprisoned and released several times due to ill health, no doubt exacerbated by her frequent hunger strikes. Additional examples include a woman's rights card that asks, among other things, to end the white slave traffic, and is parodied specifically by a second card, with a woman holding up a "No Votes Thank You" sign. Also noteworthy are three Women's Social & Political Union organization cards.
Woman's Suffrage: Eleven Real Photo English Postcards. Highlighting this group of cards is one from a W.S.P.U. bazaar, where, among other things, one could purchase suffrage badges and jewelry, tea sets, postcards and postcard albums, literature, etc. It is a classic image that has been reproduced in several English histories of the suffrage movement. The next five cards all deal with a procession on June 17, 1911 and make a nice grouping. There is a bend on one of the cards that has to be mentioned. You might find these cards available for sale by English dealers at individual prices of $150-$200 each.
Warren G. Harding: Deceptively Rare 1¼" Pinback. Not to be confused with a similar variety, which also has a plain white background. This choice beauty, with St. Louis Button Co. back paper, is the first example we can ever recall handling. This is the 1896-1972 Hake book plate specimen, page 103, number 12.
Warren G. Harding: Campaign Pennant for Governor of Ohio. The younger portrait and similarity to a known miniature Harding for Governor celluloid tab clearly identify this as a gubernatorial item, one which we have not encountered previously. The colors are very bright, and the gauze cloth shows only very minor staining into the portrait and some of the lettering, with one obvious stain on the letter "A". Length 24".
Items from the early state and local campaigns of future presidential candidates have always been highly prized by collectors, but this unusual pennant should have a particular appeal to specialists in Ohio governor items.
Items from the early state and local campaigns of future presidential candidates have always been highly prized by collectors, but this unusual pennant should have a particular appeal to specialists in Ohio governor items.
Harding & Coolidge: Elegant, Large-Size 1920 Jugate Campaign Poster. Very rich graphics, and in near-mint condition but for one trivial 1½" edge tear near the lower right-hand corner. A seldom offered variety in impressive 28" x 21" size.
Harding through Reagan: Collection of 106 Different Window Stickers. An exceptional grouping put together over three decades by a discerning collector, and including both classic and highly unusual varieties, some the only examples we have seen. Contains: Harding-1, Davis-1, Smith-2, Hoover-6, FDR-10, Landon-7, Willkie- 31, Dewey-3, Truman-2, Mac Arthur-1, Stevenson-4, Eisenhower-8, JFK-5, Nixon-9, Goldwater-3, LBJ-4, G. Wallace-2, Humphrey-2, McGovern-1, and Reagan-5. Virtually all are in crisp, mint condition. Once one gets past the familiar common designs, these window stickers are deceptively scarce, and this grouping presents an exceptional opportunity indeed.
John W. Davis: Most Uncommon 1924 "Teapot Dome" Variety. The U.S. Capitol is superimposed over the image of a teapot. The Teapot Dome scandal was a major embarrassment to the Harding administration, and the Democrats sought to maximize its political impact in the next presidential election. However, the issue gained little traction against the candidacy of Coolidge, who was personally untainted by the backroom dealings. But modern day political collectors remain grateful for the entertaining campaign items inspired by the affair. While the ¾" button offered here is listed by Hake in his 1920 - 1976 volume, page 22, no. 2020, we cannot recall seeing an example for sale. Choice condition.
Cox & Roosevelt: Spectacular and Unique Jugate Window Sticker. Cox & Roosevelt jugates are, of course, the "Holy Grail" items of political button collecting. Although there are some fifty copies of the half dozen different varieties known, they sell consistently for prices ranging from $20,000 to as much as $100,000. By comparison, this elegant and colorful 7.75" x 4" die-cut paper sticker seems to be a bargain indeed. Widely believed to be the only example in the hobby, it was purchased by the consignor in 1998 for $4500. Very choice condition, as crisp and fresh as the day it was made. A very special opportunity for the astute collector.
James M. Cox: One of the Top Items for This Tough 1920 Candidate. Rarity, imposing 2 1/8" size, and bold red, white blue, and gold colors combine to make this a key Cox rarity. The colors of the flag are so bold that the button almost seems three-dimensional, and the "Home County Cox Club" ribbon adds even more display appeal. Condition is choice, with even the back paper crisp and fresh. For strictest accuracy we note two minor defects on the ribbon, one above the T in "Butler," and one in the lower right corner. A terrific centerpiece for any Cox collection. Length including ribbon 6.25".
Cox & Roosevelt: Key 1920 Jugate Campaign Poster. A beautiful poster in crisp near-mint condition. 16.5" x 11".
Cox and Harding: Wonderful Matched Pair of Cloth Campaign Hats. These colorful beanies can be displayed open as 3-D items, or folded flat as centerpieces in a button frame. Each is in great condition, and quite rare. The opportunity to acquire them as a matched pair is a special one indeed! Diameter of each is 8.5".
Calvin Coolidge: Rare Early, Large Oval Pinback, the Hake Book Plate Specimen. The youthful image identifies it as almost certainly a 1920 vice presidential issue, if not an even earlier gubernatorial button. There is some very minor light foxing near the edge, which tends to blend into the sepia background, and there are perhaps a dozen scattered soft surface bumps, noticeable only when the light strikes the surface at a certain angle. Overall display condition is quite presentable, especially for such a significant item; we cannot recall ever having handled another example. Measures 2¾" x 1 7/8".
Calvin Coolidge: Dramatic 1¾" Sepia Pinback. This design was issued in several sizes, of which this is the largest and rarest. A powerful presence, and in beautiful condition. This is the plate example from the original 1896-1972 Hake book, page 111, number 12.
Davis & Bryan: Second Rarest Jugate Pinback. Exceeded in scarcity only by the legendary Cox & Roosevelt. This 7/8" 1924 beauty by Bastian Bros. is a choice example. Always tough, these have made fewer and fewer appearances on the market in recent years, and are, in our opinion, relatively undervalued considering their key nature in putting together a jugate button run.
John W. Davis: Monumental 4" Celluloid. This dramatic button and its Coolidge mate would form the perfect centerpiece for any 1924 collection. Basically in beautiful display condition, with the sometimes-missing cardboard easel intact on the back. As is often the case with this particular variety, there are scattered small surface bumps, visible only when the light strikes at the right angle, but there is no trace of the faint water staining which is often seen on these. A rare opportunity: perhaps only the third or fourth example we have handled in thirty+ years. Diameter 4".
LaFollette & Wheeler: Fine 1924 Jugate Campaign Poster. A very attractive sepia/cream design for this "Fearless and Incorruptible" third-party ticket. Quite scarce, and in near-mint condition but for a little extremely trivial light browning at the lower right hand corner. 14.5" x 15".
Al Smith: Iconic "American Liberty Smith" 1¼" Pinback. This marvelous and colorful design, featuring the Statue of Liberty, is one of the most recognizable and sought after of all political button varieties. Offered here is the plate specimen from Hake's 1920-1976 volume, page 33, number 2018. Condition is basically choice, and we would cite this as an essentially unimprovable example but for some trivial light surface scrapes around 10:00, which detract absolutely minimally.
Al Smith: Great 7/8" Brown Derby Variety. Smith's trademark brown derby hat inspired a variety of buttons and badges, of which this is arguably the rarest and best - as supported by the fact that this example auctioned for upwards of $2000 some years ago when it made its last appearance. Wonderful "What's under your hat?" slogan, and in choice condition.
Smith & Robinson: Rare 1928 Presidential Campaign Megaphone. 9.5" x 12", printed by Williams & Marcus Company. A clever and useful bit of campaign material in the form of a megaphone and featuring jugate portraits on either side of Al Smith and his running mate Joseph Robinson set against a red, white, and blue shield with the caption "Shout Out for Smith [and] Robinson". Some old creases in the paper, otherwise in very good condition.
Thomas & Maurer: Rare 1928 Socialist Jugate Poster. This bold and attractive design very rarely appears on the market. Overall display appearance is fine, although it is marred by small pieces missing from three corners (an easy restoration). A very slight trace of soiling is mentioned for accuracy. The only example we can ever recall having handled of this important third-party poster. 17.5" x 21.5".
Roosevelt & Lausche: Very Scarce 2 1/8" Ohio Coat-tail Jugate Button. A striking, bold black & white design and one of the tougher FDR coat-tail varieties. Fine shape.
Roosevelt & Garner: Important and Possibly Unique Black-and-White Sample. This design is of course familiar in its red, white, and blue production version. However, this distinctive black-and-white version is a profound rarity. This is the plate example from Hake's 1896-1972 volume, page 133, number 10, and it is the only specimen we know of. A most important acquisition for the serious FDR specialist or jugate collector. To make the opportunity even more enticing, the equally rare Landon & Knox mate is also offered in this auction. Choice condition. Diameter 1¼".
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rare and Beautiful 1¼" Georgia Beauty. This outstanding design, in choice condition, must surely rank as one of the top single-picture FDR button varieties. We cannot recall seeing another example offered for sale.
Autographs
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Historic Roosevelt Family Indenture Dated 1796. March 1, 1796 (filed March 4, 1796). Three pages, folio, New York.
This is a fantastic large autograph legal document relating to FDR's paternal great grandparents, Jacobus (James) (1760-1847) and Maria Roosevelt (1759-1810). This historic document required one thousand pounds in currency be conveyed to Ahasuerus Turk for the Roosevelt's purchase of a lot in southern Manhattan on Maiden Lane. Both James' large signature and his wife's smaller one appear at the bottom of the document. A section of the document is missing which unfortunately affects the last two letters of James' "Roosevelt", and the same missing piece affects a small portion of the "t" at the end of Maria's signature. Document has separated at the folds into eight sections, with some toning to the paper, else legible, bright and in very good condition. Though the condition of this document has suffered, it can easily be returned to its original state with professional restoration. The Roosevelt family was some of the earliest citizens of New York City and this important colonial document provides a historic genealogical link from them to FDR and later Roosevelts.
This is a fantastic large autograph legal document relating to FDR's paternal great grandparents, Jacobus (James) (1760-1847) and Maria Roosevelt (1759-1810). This historic document required one thousand pounds in currency be conveyed to Ahasuerus Turk for the Roosevelt's purchase of a lot in southern Manhattan on Maiden Lane. Both James' large signature and his wife's smaller one appear at the bottom of the document. A section of the document is missing which unfortunately affects the last two letters of James' "Roosevelt", and the same missing piece affects a small portion of the "t" at the end of Maria's signature. Document has separated at the folds into eight sections, with some toning to the paper, else legible, bright and in very good condition. Though the condition of this document has suffered, it can easily be returned to its original state with professional restoration. The Roosevelt family was some of the earliest citizens of New York City and this important colonial document provides a historic genealogical link from them to FDR and later Roosevelts.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Collection with His Annotations. This lot of original autograph items from FDR's personal collection includes: (1) Ida M. Tarbell calling card, no date, 3.25" x 2.5", signed on verso, with magazine photo, four-page article from Human Life magazine, and information page including FDR's handwritten notes "Authoress / biography of Lincoln / 'History of the Standard Oil Company'"; (2) Justin Winsor two Autograph Letters, November 14, 1892, and December 15, 1894, Cambridge, Massachusetts, one page each, 5" x 8", personal letterhead, mounted to larger sheet, with newspaper obituary and information page including FDR's handwritten notes "famous librarian / librarian of Harvard"; (3) John Bach McMaster Autograph Letter, March 4, 1896, Philadelphia, one page, 5.25" x 8", University of Pennsylvania letterhead, mounted to larger sheet with etching and information page including FDR's handwritten notes "historian / professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania 1882"; and (4) Powhatan Bouldin Autograph Letter to Mrs. Lucy Randolph Blodget, March 26, 1896, Virginia, one page, 5.5" x 8.5", mounted to larger sheet with original envelope and information page including FDR's handwritten notes; letter includes a mention of John Randolph, whose death led to the Congressional term of Bouldin's father, Thomas, in the U.S. House of Representatives during 1833-34. Very good to fine, with original folds, some foxing, wear, and brittleness due to age.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Note Signed (Third Person) Likely from his Harvard Years. January 3 [circa 1903]. Hyde Park, New York. One page. 4.5" x 7", Hyde Park on the Hudson letterhead. To Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan. A very early handwritten letter; FDR writes: "Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts with pleasure Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan's kind invitation for Monday evening, January the nineteenth./ January third". This was almost certainly written while he was at home for Christmas holiday before returning to Cambridge to resume his studies at Harvard. A fabulous letter in exceptionally nice condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Senator. January 29, 1912. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". The Senate of the State of New York letterhead. To John Hackett of Poughkeepsie, New York. FDR writes to one of his attorneys regarding the application for a water grant by William Barber, and the absence of records at both the New York land board and the legislature. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. Paper toned, with the usual fold creases, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Archive of Seven Typed Letters Signed to George E. Schryver. 1912 through 1914. All letters one page. Two letters on New York Senate letterhead; five on Assistant Secretary of the Navy letterhead. 8" x 10.5" and 7" x 9.25". To George E. Schryver of New York. An archive of seven typed letters with beautiful FDR signatures to George E. Schryver. Though Mr. Schryver's relationship to FDR is uncertain it can be deduced that he had business interests in New York that involved the collector for the Port of New York. Six of the seven letters deal with this routine business matter. One letter amongst the group stands out, however due to its fine political content. The letter, dated November 19, 1912 (just after FDR's successful run for re-election to the Senate) on New York Senate letterhead reads: "My dear Mr. Schryver:/ I am just up after my illness [typhoid fever], and expect to return to Hyde Park tomorrow. I was very much pleased to get your letter, and it did much to encourage me before election. There were a few of the old fashioned professionals like our friend Cleary who do not seem to have played a fair game on election day, but the loss along those lines was more than made up by the increased vote I received from the Republican and independent farmers throughout the district, with the result that my majority seems to be considerably larger than two years ago. I am glad to say also that Herrick was elected County Clerk./ I hope everything is going all right with you, and I may see you after I return to New York, about December 15th." An incredible archive from early in FDR's political career. All letters with the usual fold creases, a few slightly toned, else all with strong FDR signatures and in at least very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. 1913. Washington, D.C. Two pages. 7" x 9.25", Assistant Navy Secretary letterhead. To Mr. Hamlin of Boston, Massachusetts. From early in his career at the Navy Department, FDR declines an invitation. In full: "Dear Mr. Hamlin - / I find I can only be in Boston a few hours, arriving at eight and leaving again at five on Monday./ I should much like to have a talk with you and you are both so good to ask me to stay with you - I shall be at the Navy Yard all the time except for a [Harvard] Class luncheon at one o'clock somewhere down Town - so I fear we cannot connect this time./ Please give my warmest regards to Mrs. Hamlin./ Very sincerely, Franklin D. Roosevelt." Near very good condition. Ink has blurred and there is paper loss at top. Entire text is readable.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed "FDR" as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. One page, 4" x 6", [Washington, D.C.], circa 1913-1920. In this undated memo FDR writes concerning acquisition of property for the U.S. Navy: "Solicitor Of course we want in time to get this land & it would be good to get it now, but this is a matter which the Sec'y must decide as it is late in the year to ask more money FDR". Paper slightly toned with a central vertical and horizontal fold crease, else very good.
Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt: Typed Letters Signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy and Former First Lady. FDR: March 21, 1919. Washington, D.C. One page. 7.5" x 6.5". Navy Department letterhead. ER: April 20, 1955. Hyde Park, New York. One page. 6" x 6.5". Val-Kill Cottage letterhead. These two typed letters, signed "Franklin Roosevelt" and "Eleanor Roosevelt" respectively, have been matted and framed to 22" x 27". Also included in the display are a reproduction 8" x 10" black-and-white candid photo of FDR and ER, and photocopies of two U.S. Treasury checks made out to FDR, dated November 29, 1933, and March 30, 1935. Original folds, two hole punches top margin (ER), age toning, signatures faded to brown, else fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed Regarding Al Smith's Candidacy. June 30, 1924. Hyde Park, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". FDR's personal letterhead. To: Frank J. McGirr, Milltown, New Jersey. FDR writes regarding Mr. McGirr's support of New York Governor Alfred E. Smith's run for the Democratic nomination for President in 1924: "My dear Mr. McGirr:/ Thank you very much for your letter of the fourteenth. I very much appreciate your good wishes and the work you are doing in New Jersey to further the Governor's candidacy./ Very sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". With the usual fold creases, affixed to cardboard backing, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Note Signed. June 27. No place. One page, 7" x 4.25" sight size, card stock. To William Hart. Written entirely in FDR's own hand, "Telegram/ June 27/ William Hart/ Columbus, Georgia/ Are you coming to Marion on your trip. Please wire./ Franklin D. Roosevelt." The note is matted and very attractively framed along with a Bureau of Engraving and Printing lithograph of FDR and a plaque below FDR's lithograph which states: "Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)/ 32nd President of the U.S./ 1933-1945", (19" x 29" overall). Light soiling, else very fine.
FDR traveled to Marion, Massachusetts to seek rehabilitation of his legs before he focused on the waters in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he met Mr. And Mrs. Hart. The Harts of Columbus, Georgia were the couple who owned a small cottage near Warm Springs where FDR first stayed during his initial visit to Warm Springs on October 3, 1923. FDR stayed in the Harts' cottage regularly during his first few visits. When FDR started buying up land around Warm Springs in 1926, he purchased property from the Harts. Therefore, this note may have been written as a prelude to purchasing lands from the Harts in what would become the renovated Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
FDR traveled to Marion, Massachusetts to seek rehabilitation of his legs before he focused on the waters in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he met Mr. And Mrs. Hart. The Harts of Columbus, Georgia were the couple who owned a small cottage near Warm Springs where FDR first stayed during his initial visit to Warm Springs on October 3, 1923. FDR stayed in the Harts' cottage regularly during his first few visits. When FDR started buying up land around Warm Springs in 1926, he purchased property from the Harts. Therefore, this note may have been written as a prelude to purchasing lands from the Harts in what would become the renovated Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Ten Typed Letters Signed as President of the American Construction Council. April 19, 1926. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 7.25" x 10.5". Vice President Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. To: Mr. [Dwight L.] Hoopingarner, Executive of the American Construction Council. FDR writes, "I sent you back the letters which I think are excellent. All goes well here and I shall be back in about two weeks. Very sincerely yours, FDR". Fine condition.
There are also nine additional Typed Letters Signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" included in this archive, as follows: January 29, 1926 (three so dated- six no date). No place. One page each. 7.25" x 10.5". Vice President Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. Eight of the nine letters have typewritten addressed envelopes of matching style to the letterheads stapled to them. To prominent civic, business, and industry leaders: C.P. Coleman, President of Worthington Pump and Machinery Company; E.J. Cornish, President of the National Lead Company; Judge Elbert H. Gary; Charles Hayden, President of Hayden Stone Company; Louis Horowitz, President of Thompson-Starrett Company; William Fellowes Morgan, Chairman of Merchants Refrigerating Company; C.D. Seger, President of the United States Rubber Company; A.M. Stewart, Chairman of the Board of James Stuart and Company; and C.H. Wooley, President of American Radiator Company. Fine condition.
These letters have identical typed content as follows, in full, "I had hoped to get a chance to talk with you before going away but not being able to do so I want to ask that you give personally five or ten minutes of your time to Mr. Dwight L. Hoopingarner who will see you on my behalf. Mr. Hoopingarner is associated with me as the Executive of the American Construction Council which Secretary Hoover and I organized in 1922, and which, as you may recall, I have been serving as President since that time./ I am sure you will agree with me that the idea back of this movement, dealing as it does with the economic problems of the construction industry in its largest sense and their relation to the permanent prosperity of the nation, is one of the biggest conceptions ever inaugurated in modern industry, and should, with the safeguards that are provided for its conduct, command the hearty support of forward looking business men./ Very sincerely yours..."
Ironically, these letters all mention (then) Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover who, of course, would later unsuccessfully run as an incumbent against Roosevelt for the presidency in 1932. It's safe to say that these two men did not agree politically but apparently were able to co-exist as leaders of this Council. To learn more as to what the American Construction Council was supposed to accomplish, we turn to a period news report. The New York Times of May 15, 1922 published an article about its formation. Under the headline "F.D. ROOSEVELT TO BE BUILDING ARBITER" it reads, in part, "Taking as its main purposes the restoration of public confidence in the building industry and the need for the union of all clements in an effort to raise its standards and efficiency, announcement has been made of the formation of the American Construction Council, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as Chairman./ Mr. Roosevelt will have the direction of the organized construction industry in somewhat the same manner as Judge Kenesaw M. Landis and Will H. Hays act as supreme arbiters in the baseball and motion picture industries. Mr. Roosevelt, however, will receive no pay./ The American Construction Council will be formally organized at meetings to be held on June 18 and 19, at which Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover will preside. Mr. Roosevelt will take charge next Fall, when he hopes to be fully recovered from his illness..."
There are also nine additional Typed Letters Signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" included in this archive, as follows: January 29, 1926 (three so dated- six no date). No place. One page each. 7.25" x 10.5". Vice President Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. Eight of the nine letters have typewritten addressed envelopes of matching style to the letterheads stapled to them. To prominent civic, business, and industry leaders: C.P. Coleman, President of Worthington Pump and Machinery Company; E.J. Cornish, President of the National Lead Company; Judge Elbert H. Gary; Charles Hayden, President of Hayden Stone Company; Louis Horowitz, President of Thompson-Starrett Company; William Fellowes Morgan, Chairman of Merchants Refrigerating Company; C.D. Seger, President of the United States Rubber Company; A.M. Stewart, Chairman of the Board of James Stuart and Company; and C.H. Wooley, President of American Radiator Company. Fine condition.
These letters have identical typed content as follows, in full, "I had hoped to get a chance to talk with you before going away but not being able to do so I want to ask that you give personally five or ten minutes of your time to Mr. Dwight L. Hoopingarner who will see you on my behalf. Mr. Hoopingarner is associated with me as the Executive of the American Construction Council which Secretary Hoover and I organized in 1922, and which, as you may recall, I have been serving as President since that time./ I am sure you will agree with me that the idea back of this movement, dealing as it does with the economic problems of the construction industry in its largest sense and their relation to the permanent prosperity of the nation, is one of the biggest conceptions ever inaugurated in modern industry, and should, with the safeguards that are provided for its conduct, command the hearty support of forward looking business men./ Very sincerely yours..."
Ironically, these letters all mention (then) Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover who, of course, would later unsuccessfully run as an incumbent against Roosevelt for the presidency in 1932. It's safe to say that these two men did not agree politically but apparently were able to co-exist as leaders of this Council. To learn more as to what the American Construction Council was supposed to accomplish, we turn to a period news report. The New York Times of May 15, 1922 published an article about its formation. Under the headline "F.D. ROOSEVELT TO BE BUILDING ARBITER" it reads, in part, "Taking as its main purposes the restoration of public confidence in the building industry and the need for the union of all clements in an effort to raise its standards and efficiency, announcement has been made of the formation of the American Construction Council, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as Chairman./ Mr. Roosevelt will have the direction of the organized construction industry in somewhat the same manner as Judge Kenesaw M. Landis and Will H. Hays act as supreme arbiters in the baseball and motion picture industries. Mr. Roosevelt, however, will receive no pay./ The American Construction Council will be formally organized at meetings to be held on June 18 and 19, at which Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover will preside. Mr. Roosevelt will take charge next Fall, when he hopes to be fully recovered from his illness..."
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as President of the American Construction Council. April 10, 1926. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 8.5" x 11". American Construction Company, New York letterhead. To: Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. FDR writes: "Dear Mr. Rockefeller: No doubt you know something of the American Construction Council which Secretary Hoover and I organized in 1922 and which I have been serving as President since that time. The Council has within its resources done a splendid service in dealing with the economic problems of the construction industry and their relations to the public, but to insure its permanency and increase its effectiveness we are organizing what is to be known as the American Construction Foundation which will have control of the Council's funds in perpetuity and be prepared to carry out its objectives at all times. A million dollar fund is being sought for this purpose and will be trusted through the Foundation which is itself to be incorporated. Literature explaining the work of the Council is enclosed. Will you serve as one of the Trustees of this Foundation, assuming of course the completion of satisfactory arrangements as to details? I cannot urge upon you too strongly this opportunity for a real and lasting service to the public and to the permanent prosperity of the country." This letter contains very special content, including the ironic and specific mention of his collaborative efforts with none other than Herbert Hoover, not to mention the "permanent prosperity" of the United States! The American Construction Council was founded as a trade association that attempted to bring order into the building business. Even toning, small splits and two small areas of loss along edges, else very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Unsigned Autograph Financial Notes for the Warm Springs Georgia Foundation. Circa 1927. Two pages. 8.5" x 11". In ink. Written on the verso of Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead. FDR makes financial notes for his Warm Springs Foundation for calendar years 1926 and 1927. At the head of page one he's written: "Memo of Advances to E. T. Curtis, Manager" and he goes on to list the advances by date, type of expenditure and amount. This micro level of management to the Warm Springs Georgia Foundation certainly speaks volumes as to FDR's commitment and involvement with the project. Slightly toned and with a paper clip crease along the top edge of each page, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed with Holographic Notation. April 7, 1927. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 7.25" x 10.5". Vice President Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead. To Mr. R. C. Estes, Atlanta, Georgia Chamber of Commerce Bldg. FDR writes, in full, "Dear Mr. Estes:/ I am awfully sorry about Mr. Cook's accident. It is too bad and I do hope he will have no complications and will make a rapid recovery./ I inclose check for $40.56 for the blue prints of the whole property ($85 for preview bill - total $125.45)./ I spoke to Mr. Cook about our contemplated steam plant to heat the hotel and cottages, and possibly provide power. Would you be good enough to let me know the names of two or three high-class firms in Atlanta to inspect the lay-out and give me plans and estimates./ Very sincerely yours..." The Georgia Warm Springs Foundation (now known as the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation) was founded in 1927 by Roosevelt and three others as a treatment center and refuge for polio patients. The facility featured hydrotherapy as a method for soothing pain and treating the disease. The facility is still in operation. Folds, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed "FDR". October 28, [1927]. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 6" x 7". On Warm Springs, Georgia letterhead. A short letter written entirely in FDR's hand that likely deals with some business of the Warm Springs Foundation. It reads: "Dear Mr. Crowley/ Thanks for the cheque $500/ which came just after I had/ written you about it yesterday./ Yours/ FDR". The letter bears the Roosevelt & O'Connor docket stamp in the upper right corner. FDR rarely used the Warm Springs, Georgia letterhead, making this example rather rare. Bold and bright with two filing holes along the left margin one of which affects the "D" of "Dear" in the salutation and an old horizontal fold crease in the center of the page. Near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed "FDR". Postmarked February 10, 1928. Warm Springs, Georgia. Two pages. 6" x 7". On Warm Springs, Georgia letterhead. Sold with the original transmittal envelope. To Mr. Dwight L. Hoopingarner, New York, New York. FDR writes to Dwight L. Hoopingarner, President of the American Construction Council. The American Construction Council. He briefly discusses some minor business matters and then turns to the more personal matter of the health of his trusted assistant and dear friend Marguerite A. "Missy" LeHand. He writes: "Dear Hoopy/ That statement of the/ Adirondack Co. looks very/ good./ Jo Johnson comes on Sat./ for at least a day./ The Tonto Springs proposition/ I am not keen about unless/ it can be got for 1/2/ the present figure The/ Adairs are in great trouble/ Missy is laid up with/ quite a bad heart attack but/ is being very good & Miss/ Blackberry takes excellent/ care of her./ As ever/ FDR". At times FDR's relationship with Missy LeHand was deemed scandalous and though she preceded him in death, he made provision in his will to cover her medical expenses from income from his estate. Slight toning to paper with some minor fading to ink and a central horizontal fold crease, and additional light cockling, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Document Signed in the Third Person "F D Roosevelt" Regarding Warm Springs Finances.
One page, 8.5" x 11", on Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead, New York, September 22, 1928. These being Roosevelt's notes regarding the finances of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. Roosevelt heads his notes, "Paid Cheques for the following bills" and then lists five checks for various paid bills including one each to his secretary Missy Le Hand, his mother Mrs. James Roosevelt, and to himself (thus the third person signature). Written just shortly before his election as governor of New York and shows his active interest and participation in the financial dealings of the foundation. Docketed "File for Warm Springs account". Fine condition with multiple light folds.
One page, 8.5" x 11", on Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead, New York, September 22, 1928. These being Roosevelt's notes regarding the finances of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. Roosevelt heads his notes, "Paid Cheques for the following bills" and then lists five checks for various paid bills including one each to his secretary Missy Le Hand, his mother Mrs. James Roosevelt, and to himself (thus the third person signature). Written just shortly before his election as governor of New York and shows his active interest and participation in the financial dealings of the foundation. Docketed "File for Warm Springs account". Fine condition with multiple light folds.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Document Signed. May 29, 1929. St. Louis, Missouri. 8.5" x 3.25" bank check from Joseph Wetheimer to FDR for $25 drawn upon the Franklin Bank. On the verso of the check, in FDR's hand is written: "Pay to order of/ James Jackson/ Treas./ Franklin D. Roosevelt." Below FDR's signature of endorsement is the black ink stamp "Pay to order of/ Harvard Class of 1904" followed by the signature of Mr. Jackson. Below Mr. Jackson's signature on the verso of the check below FDR's signature is the blue ink stamp "Pay to the Order of/ State Street Trust Co./ For Account of Harvard Class of 1904/ Robert H. Gardiner, Treas." Further, on the verso of the check is a green ink stamp clearing the check by the Franklin Bank of St. Louis, as well as a red ink stamp clearing the check by the State Street Trust Co. of Boston for Harvard University. Evidently FDR signed over this check to Harvard University for his class dues or for payment for an event occurring at that time commemorating FDR's 25th anniversary of graduation from Harvard University. Moderate browning and soiling, canceled with perforations, else good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. July 15, 1929. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To Daniel W. Blumenthal, New York, New York. FDR writes a letter concerning the City Trust investigations, headed by one of FDR's least favorite persons, Robert Moses. FDR writes: "Dear Mr. Blumenthal:/ I have your letter of July eleventh, which I read with a great deal of interest. I have read the report of Commissioner Moses and intend to give most careful consideration to the recommendations which it contains. Beyond this I intend to make a survey and study on a larger scope of the suggestions he makes for the remedial legislation to the end that by the time the legislature meets I will be able to submit recommendations that will be of a lasting nature, that we may never again experience such conditions as we have recently faced./ I appreciate the tender of support of yourself and associates and wish to assure you that I am always pleased to receive any suggestions or comment you may ever care to bring to my attention./ Sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". With the usual folds, light type, else very good.
Robert Moses was appointed under the Moreland Act by Acting Governor Herbert H. Lehman when FDR was at Warm Springs, Georgia, to head an investigation of banking practices that was a major unfolding scandal at the time. FDR would never have approved the appointment given his animosity towards Moses. The final report issued by Moses is what FDR refers to in his letter to Blumenthal, and interestingly he downplays the report stating that he will survey and study the issue on a larger scope. FDR ended up referring the report issued by Moses without recommendation to the legislature's Joint Committee on Banking and Investment Trusts, and subsequently FDR appointed a special Commission on Revision of the Banking Law, to which, in a sharply pointed snub, he did not name Robert Moses. Robert Moses was a ranking member of the "kitchen cabinet" in the administration of Alfred E. Smith, FDR's predecessor as New York governor.
Robert Moses was appointed under the Moreland Act by Acting Governor Herbert H. Lehman when FDR was at Warm Springs, Georgia, to head an investigation of banking practices that was a major unfolding scandal at the time. FDR would never have approved the appointment given his animosity towards Moses. The final report issued by Moses is what FDR refers to in his letter to Blumenthal, and interestingly he downplays the report stating that he will survey and study the issue on a larger scope. FDR ended up referring the report issued by Moses without recommendation to the legislature's Joint Committee on Banking and Investment Trusts, and subsequently FDR appointed a special Commission on Revision of the Banking Law, to which, in a sharply pointed snub, he did not name Robert Moses. Robert Moses was a ranking member of the "kitchen cabinet" in the administration of Alfred E. Smith, FDR's predecessor as New York governor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. July 19, 1929. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To John Knight, Arcade, New York. A very historic invitation letter by FDR to one of his leading Republican opponents in the state legislature, Senator John Knight, Republican Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. FDR writes: "Dear Senator:/ Before leaving on the further trip of inspection I wish to renew the invitation that you join me enroute at any point that may be convenient to you. In the absence of any interruption whatever a splendid opportunity presents itself to go over these matters of state in which we are all so intensely interested./ With kind regards, I am/ Sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". This letter represents FDR's attempts at working with the Republican opposition in overcoming special interests in the creation of a major new water navigation route to the Midwest United States, as well as the public generation of electric power. With the usual fold creases, else very good with a bold signature.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. July 1, 1929. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Basil ("Doc") O'Connor. In this letter to his friend and law partner, "Doc" O'Connor, FDR writes (in part): "I enclose letter from George Foster Peabody in regard to the colored swimming pool. Please note and send it on with the plans to Arthur E. Carpenter." George Foster Peabody (1852-1938) was a New York banker and philanthropist who sold the property at Warm Springs, Georgia, to FDR. It was at Peabody's suggestion that FDR first visited the springs in 1924. Arthur E. Carpenter was the manager of the Foundation at the time of this letter to O'Connor, including FDR's reference to the "colored" swimming pool at Warm Springs, then part of the segregationist South. The Roosevelt and O'Connor dated stamp is at top right. The original envelope is included. Original folds, two-hole punched along left edge, minor wear, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed "F.D.R." No date, two pages, 5.5" x 9", Poughkeepsie, New York, on Hyde Park-On-Hudson letterhead, to "Doc" (D. Basil O'Connor), New York. FDR writes to his friend and law partner: "Dear Doc-/ I think Louis is right about the importance of this - will you write me as soon as you've seen B.? Also please read enclosed proposed letter to Knight. Julius Henry Cohen drew it. What do you think of the advisability of sending it?/ Yes/ FDR."
In a letter extant to Senator Knight and dated July 19, 1929, Governor Roosevelt invites the senator to join him for an inspection trip of the St. Lawrence and during the inspection tour to discuss important issues. It is possible that this July 19, 1929, letter is the one to which FDR refers in this letter to Doc O'Connor. It's not a stretch to assume that this letter was tied to FDR's desire to open the Midwestern United States to the Atlantic Ocean and harness hydro power from the St. Lawrence River. This move was opposed by the Republican Party and it is likely that FDR was trying to sway Republican Senator Knight, one of his staunchest foes, to see things his way. Slightly toned at the edges, with the usual fold creases, else fine.
In a letter extant to Senator Knight and dated July 19, 1929, Governor Roosevelt invites the senator to join him for an inspection trip of the St. Lawrence and during the inspection tour to discuss important issues. It is possible that this July 19, 1929, letter is the one to which FDR refers in this letter to Doc O'Connor. It's not a stretch to assume that this letter was tied to FDR's desire to open the Midwestern United States to the Atlantic Ocean and harness hydro power from the St. Lawrence River. This move was opposed by the Republican Party and it is likely that FDR was trying to sway Republican Senator Knight, one of his staunchest foes, to see things his way. Slightly toned at the edges, with the usual fold creases, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Warm Springs Property Acquisition. April 14. New York. One page. 8.5" x 11", Roosevelt & O'Connor letterhead. To Arnold T. Koch, junior member of the law firm. FDR writes: "Dear Mr. Koch/ I have to get the surveyor from Atlanta to get the dimensions for the Hardaway lots, and will send them in about 10 days./ Sincerely yours...". Roosevelt first went to Warm Springs in October 1924 upon the recommendation of George Foster Peabody who suggested that the warm, buoyant waters there might be of benefit to his paralysis. He fell in love with the waters and the resort and, in 1926, purchased it to create a center for the hydrotherapeutic treatment of polio victims. He established the non-profit Georgia Warm Springs Foundation and continued to develop the facility by purchasing adjacent properties. As this letter shows, he was very "hands-on" in matters regarding Warm Springs. Near fine condition with folds, a small tear at lower right corner, and some paperclip staining.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Basil O'Connor Typed Letter Signed with Roosevelt Autograph Note Signed "FDR". December 9, 1930. New York. One page. 8" x 10". Roosevelt and O'Connor law firm letterhead. From D. Basil "Doc" O'Connor, New York. FDR has added a short note of sixteen words in pencil at the bottom of a letter from his law partner Basil O'Connor about the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. O'Connor writes: "Dear Franklin:-/ I know you will be glad to learn that Wilson has accepted his election as a Trustee./ Faithfully yours,/ [signed] Doc". FDR's note back to O'Connor is in pencil and reads, "Will you prepare a letter for me to sign, I don't know his name or address./ FDR". With the usual fold creases, two filing holes along the left margin, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. March 19, 1931. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To Norris C. Bakke, Sterling, Colorado. An interesting letter with intriguing content in which FDR responds to a letter from Norris Bakke, a constituent of Colorado Senator Edward Prentiss Costigan informing him of an upcoming lunch date with the Senator and assuring Bakke that "no possible political expediency will ever influence my acts, official or unofficial, when the question of what is right or what is wrong is involved." One wonders what concerns Bakke had expressed about Senator Costigan in his letter to FDR. With the usual fold creases, uneven toning, else very good with a bold signature.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor Regarding Massachusetts Primary. April 22, 1932. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". Executive Chamber letterhead. To Joseph Santosuosso, Boston, Massachusetts. This letter was written while FDR was Governor of New York and Democratic candidate for President of the United States, with fabulous historical content related to FDR's ill-fated entry into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1932 Democratic Primary. FDR writes: "My dear Mr. Santosuosso: -/ This is just a line to express to you my appreciation for your splendid work and efforts in my behalf in Massachusetts./ I feel certain that the voters will respond in a gratifying way to the splendid campaign which you have conducted./ I am looking forward to the pleasure of meeting you personally in the very near future./ Very sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". A very interesting and historic letter by FDR, written on the eve of a rare grand electoral defeat by the future president of the United States. Mailing folds and filing holes, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. June 25, 1932. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". Gold embossed Executive Chamber letterhead. To Joseph P. Omlor of Amarillo, Texas. This letter was written just two days before the start of the 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Roosevelt, the party's nominee, promised in his landmark acceptance speech, "...a new deal for the American people." FDR writes: "It was pleasant to hear from one who, like myself, was a veteran of the great war. I appreciate the militant [the word "militant" is corrected in FDR's holograph] spirit of your letter and your desire to fight through to the finish. Whatever the outcome at Chicago, the past weeks have shown me how many warm friends I have throughout the country, and I am glad to add you to their number./ Very sincerely yours..." Roosevelt apparently thought it proper, in order to impress a voter from opponent John Nance Garner's home state, to elevate himself to "veteran of the great war." He did not serve in the armed forces but rather as a civilian Assistant Secretary of the Navy. FDR knew how his distant cousin Teddy Roosevelt's path to the White House was assisted by military heroics in the Spanish-American War and desperately wanted a Naval Commission in 1918. He was reminded by Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels thought that his service in Washington was much more important to the war effort than anything he would do in the Navy. One can imagine what would happen today if a candidate claimed to be a veteran like Roosevelt does here! Mailing folds, two tiny stains, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor (President-Elect). November 19, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8.5" x 11". Executive Mansion letterhead. To Alabama Congressman J. Lister Hill. In this letter to J. Lister Hill (1894-1984), a congressman and, later, senator from Alabama, FDR writes (in part): "It meant much to me to have your word of congratulation and good will. Now I can only thank you briefly, but I will look forward to hearing from you again, and hope you will continue to give me the benefit of your advice and cooperation during the days which lie ahead." Original folds, some foxing and minor creasing, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor (President-Elect). December 28, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8.5" x 11". Executive Mansion letterhead. Original transmittal envelope included. To William J. French of Newburgh, New York. In this letter, FDR offers advice to an unemployed man who has fallen on hard times during the Great Depression. The president-elect writes (in part): "I remember your father very well, of course, and you yourself when you were a small boy. I wish I could suggest something definite in regard to employment. May I suggest that you go over to Middletown and see Dr. Robert Woodman, Superintendent of Middletown State Hospital, and show him this letter. It is possible that they may have some work there. As you know, most State positions are under the civil service, but there is sometimes work for chauffeurs or messengers." Original folds, signature slightly faded to brown, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Note as President. No date [circa 1934-35], No place. 7.5" x 10.5". One page. In pencil. FDR compiles a list of sums with headings such as "G. F.P. 1934-35 $19,000", "W.H.W. Past Due $10,000", and "F.D.R. Past Due $13,031.01". Further research may shed light on the specific purpose of FDR's list. Three horizontal fold creases, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as President. December 27, 1935. Washington, D.C. One page. 7"x 9". White House letterhead. To Mr. David Sarnoff, New York City. FDR writes "The very kind message of Christmas greetings from you and Mrs. Sarnoff pleased us immensely. Very many thanks for it." David Sarnoff (1891-1971) was instrumental in creating the National Broadcasting Company in 1926, and as president of RCA was actively engaged in developing television. During World War II, Sarnoff served in Europe with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, constructing radio communication facilities for the Allied armed forces. Multiple folds, light staining, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Note Signed "FDR" as President. -No date or place [1933-1936]. One page. 4" x 5.5". In pencil. To [Henry Wallace], Secretary of Agriculture. A delightfully mysterious note written by FDR in his own hand to his Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace. He writes: "Sec'y of Agric./ Can we take care of/ Brankhart even as a/ temporary matter? Will/ you talk with Sen. Murphy/ - I think it is really/ politically [underlined] important/ FDR". Cursory investigation yielded nothing on a "Brankhart" or perhaps "Brunkhart" but we might speculate that he had Iowa connections since Roosevelt suggested enlisting the help of Iowa senator Richard Louis Murphy in the matter. Certainly worthy of further research. Toned with a few small stains and with several fold creases. Very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.: 1936 Harvard College Report Card. July 10, 1936. On a printed 8.5" x 11" form and completed in typescript. An amazing document pertaining to FDR and Eleanor's fifth born child (and the second of their children to bear the Jr. moniker). The report card was sent directly to FDR at the White House. Results indicate that the junior FDR was not an exceptional student, in fact rather average. It seems he typically earned "As" and "Bs" with a blemish here and there. An extraordinarily personal document. Slightly toned with a few tears along the left margin not affecting text. The document has been mounted to a larger backing sheet via adhesive top corner mounts, else it is in very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as President. June 16, 1938. Washington, D.C. One page, 8" x 8.75". White House letterhead. To Charles R. Hook, Middletown, Ohio. A fabulous and historically significant typed letter in which FDR writes: "My dear Mr. Hook:/ It is with great pleasure that I have learned that you have accepted the invitation of the Secretary of Labor to cooperate in the preparation of a report on industrial relations in Great Britain./ In view of the many comments that have come to my attention relative to industrial relations in Great Britain, I feel that there is a definite need for an impartial report which will adequately portray the real situation that prevails in British industry. I trust that, through conferring with British Government officials, industrial leaders, and labor officials, you will be in a position to report to the Secretary of Labor not only on the exact status of labor-employer relations in England, but also on the evolution of the established and accepted procedures that account for the current state of industrial relations in that country./ Very cordially yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". With the usual fold creases, light toning on both sides, else fine.
Charles Ruffin Hook was an industrialist and longtime (1930-1959) president and chairman of the board of Armco Steel Corporation, one of the nation's largest steel plants. Hook also served as president of the National Association of Manufacturers, as well as president and chairman of Junior Achievement during the 1940s and 1950s. Under Hook's leadership, Junior Achievement grew from a regional program in the Northeastern United States into a national organization. The Commission produced a report entitled the Report of the Commission on industrial relations in Great Britain.
Charles Ruffin Hook was an industrialist and longtime (1930-1959) president and chairman of the board of Armco Steel Corporation, one of the nation's largest steel plants. Hook also served as president of the National Association of Manufacturers, as well as president and chairman of Junior Achievement during the 1940s and 1950s. Under Hook's leadership, Junior Achievement grew from a regional program in the Northeastern United States into a national organization. The Commission produced a report entitled the Report of the Commission on industrial relations in Great Britain.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Framed Display including Signed Five-Cent Stamp Sheet. This elegantly matted and framed (16.75" x 24.25") display includes: (1) sheet of ten Louisa May Alcott five-cent stamps, issued February 5, 1940, signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt" in the selvage; (2) 3" bronze FDR memorial medallion; (3) block of four six-cent FDR stamps, issued January 7, 1968; (4) block of four 20-cent FDR stamps, issued January 30, 1982; and (5) one 22-cent FDR stamp, issued May 22, 1986. Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as President. September 26, 1940. Washington, D.C. One page. 7" x 9". White House letterhead with original transmittal envelope. To Senator Lister Hill, Washington, D.C. FDR writes "I have your letter and I am sure you know how much I would like to go to Alabama. I am afraid, however, that I shall not have an opportunity very soon...". Joseph Lister Hill (1894-1984) was a Democratic United States Senator from Alabama. A political moderate, Senator Hill was a Roosevelt supporter and, in fact, nominated FDR as the Democratic presidential candidate for 1940. Fold, else very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as President. September 12, 1942. Washington, D. C. One page, 6.75" x 8.75". White House letterhead. To George Rublee, Washington, D.C. FDR writes: "Dear George:/ Such letters as yours are most heartening and I do appreciate your kindness in writing to me. It is good to know that you are so fully in accord with the objectives of the address./ Very sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". The address to which FDR is referring in thanking Rublee was the President's Message to Congress on Stabilizing the Economy of September 7, 1942. In the speech FDR reiterates his seven-point position for stabilizing the economy by keeping the cost of living from spiraling up for the period of the war. With the usual fold crease, light toning, else very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Note Signed "FDR" as President. No date or place [1941-1945]. One page. 5" x 8". Lined paper. In pencil. To Henry Wallace, Vice President. FDR pencils a quick note to his vice president gently urging him to speak at an upcoming meeting of the Federal Home Owners Loan Board. He writes: "Henry Wallace/ Fed. Home Owners Loan Bd./ Regional Meeting in/ Winston Salem - NC./ April 2-11/ Can V. P. speak?/ I hope so [underlined]/ FDR". The Home Owners Loan Act was one of FDR's New Deal programs designed to stimulate building, refinance mortgages and prevent foreclosures. An interesting document giving some insight in how FDR dealt with his senior cabinet members. Paper slightly toned with a central vertical and horizontal fold crease. Small area of loss at the top left corner not affecting text. Very good.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: Photos Inscribed and Signed. No dates. 8" x 10", each matted and framed to 12" x 15.5". This pair of signed portraits was presented to Navy Lieutenant Chester Hammond. The FDR photo is inscribed, in full: "To Lieutenant Chester Hammond, U.S.N. / from his friend Franklin D. Roosevelt". The ER photo is inscribed, in full: "To Lieutenant Chester Hammond / with good wishes / Eleanor Roosevelt." Minor foxing and age toning on ER, ink somewhat faded on both, else near fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Miscellaneous
George T. Bye, Eleanor's Literary Agent: Large Archive of Photographs and Correspondence.
Approximately 100 individual items. George T. Bye was a noted literary agent among whose many clients included Eleanor Roosevelt. It must have been through his connection with Eleanor that he developed connections at the White House. Included in this marvelous collection are several letters on White House letterhead from White House staff in response to various requests George Bye had made. There are also several letters on business letterhead addressed to Bye and declining offers to contribute money to the Roosevelt Library. The archive also contains dozens of interesting photographs, mainly of aircraft, pilots, and aviation related topics, as well as many portraits of personalities of the day. These fabulous images provide a wonderful glimpse at the early years of commercial passenger aviation and include many shots of remarkable passenger aircraft interiors. The majority in at least very good condition.
Approximately 100 individual items. George T. Bye was a noted literary agent among whose many clients included Eleanor Roosevelt. It must have been through his connection with Eleanor that he developed connections at the White House. Included in this marvelous collection are several letters on White House letterhead from White House staff in response to various requests George Bye had made. There are also several letters on business letterhead addressed to Bye and declining offers to contribute money to the Roosevelt Library. The archive also contains dozens of interesting photographs, mainly of aircraft, pilots, and aviation related topics, as well as many portraits of personalities of the day. These fabulous images provide a wonderful glimpse at the early years of commercial passenger aviation and include many shots of remarkable passenger aircraft interiors. The majority in at least very good condition.
Political
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Oil Painting of FDR by Francisco Walter Planke. 1957. 19.5" x 23.5". This original portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt painted in 1957 and signed by the artist "Francisco Walter Planke 22-X-1957." The painting is done in oil on board. It is in an ornate heavy wood frame, 24.5" x 28.5" overall. Mr. Planke devoted most of his work to painting portraits of relevant political personalities of his time. Very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Etching Signed by Artist Oskar Stossel. 14" x 18", double-matted and framed to 23" x 27". This print of Oskar Stossel's etching showing FDR at his White House desk is signed by the artist "Stossel" in the lower right margin. Some edge wear (matted out), else near fine. Includes a COA from Dorotheum Internet Auctions, Vienna. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Anti-Roosevelt and Hoover: One of the Top Political Automobile License Attachments. This black-painted cast metal attachment draws on an 1840 William Henry Harrison campaign slogan to disparage both 1932 candidates: "Tip the canoe," it encourages in high- relief letters, "Roosevelt... Hoover too." Undoubtedly an expression of depression-weary frustration, it incorporates a horseshoe and wings into the design, the symbolism of which we cannot explain. This is the example which appeared and excited considerable interest in an online auction; we cannot recall ever having seen another. Surface wear to the black paint, otherwise excellent condition. Diameter 10".
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Table Scarf and Matching Cushion Covers Presented to Franklin and Eleanor by Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
1942. Table scarf: 36" x 36"; cushion covers: 17.5" x 17.5". Madame Chiang Kai-shek presented these beautiful gifts to the President and First Lady during a trip to the White House during WWII. These exquisite items were ultimately acquired by Lillian Rogers Parks, a maid at the White House, and author of My Thirty Years: Backstairs at the White House. In a one-page, typed letter on White House letterhead and dated April 12, 1983 which accompanies the lot, Parks reveals that after FDR's death Eleanor called in a few staff members and invited them "take what you want now, because the rest is going to Hyde Park and you will never have another chance." Parks took these items and several other things.
The fringed table scarf and rope-bordered cushions are peach colored and exquisitely hand-embroidered with variegated colors of pink, rose and purple. These are amazing personal items with wonderful provenance. Fine condition.
1942. Table scarf: 36" x 36"; cushion covers: 17.5" x 17.5". Madame Chiang Kai-shek presented these beautiful gifts to the President and First Lady during a trip to the White House during WWII. These exquisite items were ultimately acquired by Lillian Rogers Parks, a maid at the White House, and author of My Thirty Years: Backstairs at the White House. In a one-page, typed letter on White House letterhead and dated April 12, 1983 which accompanies the lot, Parks reveals that after FDR's death Eleanor called in a few staff members and invited them "take what you want now, because the rest is going to Hyde Park and you will never have another chance." Parks took these items and several other things.
The fringed table scarf and rope-bordered cushions are peach colored and exquisitely hand-embroidered with variegated colors of pink, rose and purple. These are amazing personal items with wonderful provenance. Fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill: Sitting Sculptures By Thomas F. Clark. FDR: March 13, 1996, 15" H x 9" W x 10" D, Certificate Number 232756; Churchill: January 23, 1991, 13" H x 9" W x 11" D, Certificate Number 458965, Cairn Studio, Ltd., Davidson, North Carolina. Dr. Thomas F. Clark is a well-known sculptor in the U.S. figurine industry. These signed FDR and Churchill first editions are from his "Great People in History" series. Each includes a COA from Cairn Studio. Minor wear, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 42-inch Wooden Statue on 24-inch Pedestal. Circa 1950s. 42" x 13" x 13" on 24" x 17" x 17" plywood pedestal. This remarkably lifelike statue of FDR wearing his Naval cape and holding his cane in his right hand comes complete with his trademark pince-nez and cigarette holder. A truly one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional likeness of the 32nd President of the United States. Very fine condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin Roosevelt: Large Wrought Iron Pen Tray. Presented by FDR to Frank Scheider, the husband of Melvina Thompson Scheider, Eleanor Roosevelt's personal secretary. The pen tray features a three-dimensional and large rose, the symbol of the Roosevelt family. It measures 11.5" x 6," and 3" high to the tip of one of the rose petals. The bottom of the tray is marked "Rancraft" or "Crancraft". On the bottom of the tray is taped the following note: "Presented to Uncle Frank Scheider by President FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt."
Malvina Thompson, known to her friends as "Tommy," was a fixture in the Roosevelt household, as critical to Eleanor's life as Missy was to Franklin's. Short and stocky, with brown hair and a continual wrinkle in the bridge of her nose, the forty-eight-year old Tommy had started working for Eleanor when Franklin was Governor of New York. She had married Frank Scheider, a teacher in the New York public schools, in 1921 and divorced him in 1939. She had no children. She had her own room in every Roosevelt house: a sitting room and bedroom in The White House, a bedroom in Eleanor's Greenwich Village apartment, and a suite of rooms at Val Kill, Eleanor's cottage at Hyde Park.
"Tommy" Thompson died April 12, 1953, eight years to the day after FDR, from a brain hemorrhage (like FDR), after a 12 day hospitalization. Eleanor Roosevelt was devastated. She later wrote, "When she [Thompson] died, I learned for the first time what being alone was like."
Malvina Thompson, known to her friends as "Tommy," was a fixture in the Roosevelt household, as critical to Eleanor's life as Missy was to Franklin's. Short and stocky, with brown hair and a continual wrinkle in the bridge of her nose, the forty-eight-year old Tommy had started working for Eleanor when Franklin was Governor of New York. She had married Frank Scheider, a teacher in the New York public schools, in 1921 and divorced him in 1939. She had no children. She had her own room in every Roosevelt house: a sitting room and bedroom in The White House, a bedroom in Eleanor's Greenwich Village apartment, and a suite of rooms at Val Kill, Eleanor's cottage at Hyde Park.
"Tommy" Thompson died April 12, 1953, eight years to the day after FDR, from a brain hemorrhage (like FDR), after a 12 day hospitalization. Eleanor Roosevelt was devastated. She later wrote, "When she [Thompson] died, I learned for the first time what being alone was like."
Autographs
James Roosevelt Personal Correspondence Archive. A massive collection of over a thousand signatures, photographs, and documents from James Roosevelt, the oldest son of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. This primary document collection contains typed and handwritten letters, memoranda, and notes, as well as receipts, telegrams, including an entire file of condolences sent to James Roosevelt, and carbons of his response letters, regarding the passing of his grandmother, FDR's mother Sara Delano Roosevelt, on September 7, 1941.
The vast majority of the items date from the early 1940s. For example, there is a letter from legendary Hollywood director George Marshall; another is a framed citation from American Airlines naming your father as "Honorary Admiral of the Fleet." There are also manuals from the Marine Corps, war correspondence, orders and top-secret reports, fascinating letters from Hollywood, script pitches for Hollywood films, as well as personal letters from Roosevelt family friends.
There is also a special handwritten letter by penned by Lord Louis Mountbatten during Great Britain's fight alone in the months shortly before Pearl Harbor. This personal letter from Lord Mountbatten to the son of FDR demonstrates the importance that personal relationships played in the alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The text of Mountbatten's letter to Jimmy Roosevelt is very interesting, as well as personal in content. This letter is four-pages on letterhead from Broadlands, Mountbatten's Hampshire estate. Mountbatten wrote, in part, to Jimmy Roosevelt: "I had a long talk about your various schemes and he has asked me to come and see him at the Embassy this week. The P.M., First Lord, First Sea Lord. Secretary of Air, Chief of Air Staff were all most enthusiastic about your various schemes. I hope the President will be able to carry as many of them out as possible." Mountbatten's postscript reads: "The more I think of it the more I feel we are both right in wanting to have uniforms worn by British Naval Officers in the U.S. What luck have you had? I'd be glad to know because it will affect my luggage." Though James Roosevelt was no longer "officially" a Presidential Assistant, he obviously continued to work for his father as is evident by this letter.
There is also a large collection of materials related to the third wife of James Roosevelt, Gladys Irene Owen Kitchenmaster Roosevelt, married to James Roosevelt from 1956 to 1969. This large Irene Roosevelt collection contains numerous memorabilia relating to her family, husband James Roosevelt and various professional and social activities. The Irene Roosevelt sub-collection of James Roosevelt material consists of 117 mostly black and white photographs, mostly of which are 8" x 10," including a black and white photograph of Gene Barry, signed by him and addressed to Irene, a 35MM contact sheet of images pertaining to Irene and her family, a Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential birthday ball program signed and addressed to Irene by Meyer Davis who conducted his orchestra at the ball, letters, invitations, a diplomatic United States passport, type written speeches given by Irene to various organizations and thank you letters from organizations.
The vast majority of the items date from the early 1940s. For example, there is a letter from legendary Hollywood director George Marshall; another is a framed citation from American Airlines naming your father as "Honorary Admiral of the Fleet." There are also manuals from the Marine Corps, war correspondence, orders and top-secret reports, fascinating letters from Hollywood, script pitches for Hollywood films, as well as personal letters from Roosevelt family friends.
There is also a special handwritten letter by penned by Lord Louis Mountbatten during Great Britain's fight alone in the months shortly before Pearl Harbor. This personal letter from Lord Mountbatten to the son of FDR demonstrates the importance that personal relationships played in the alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The text of Mountbatten's letter to Jimmy Roosevelt is very interesting, as well as personal in content. This letter is four-pages on letterhead from Broadlands, Mountbatten's Hampshire estate. Mountbatten wrote, in part, to Jimmy Roosevelt: "I had a long talk about your various schemes and he has asked me to come and see him at the Embassy this week. The P.M., First Lord, First Sea Lord. Secretary of Air, Chief of Air Staff were all most enthusiastic about your various schemes. I hope the President will be able to carry as many of them out as possible." Mountbatten's postscript reads: "The more I think of it the more I feel we are both right in wanting to have uniforms worn by British Naval Officers in the U.S. What luck have you had? I'd be glad to know because it will affect my luggage." Though James Roosevelt was no longer "officially" a Presidential Assistant, he obviously continued to work for his father as is evident by this letter.
There is also a large collection of materials related to the third wife of James Roosevelt, Gladys Irene Owen Kitchenmaster Roosevelt, married to James Roosevelt from 1956 to 1969. This large Irene Roosevelt collection contains numerous memorabilia relating to her family, husband James Roosevelt and various professional and social activities. The Irene Roosevelt sub-collection of James Roosevelt material consists of 117 mostly black and white photographs, mostly of which are 8" x 10," including a black and white photograph of Gene Barry, signed by him and addressed to Irene, a 35MM contact sheet of images pertaining to Irene and her family, a Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential birthday ball program signed and addressed to Irene by Meyer Davis who conducted his orchestra at the ball, letters, invitations, a diplomatic United States passport, type written speeches given by Irene to various organizations and thank you letters from organizations.
Political
Harold L. Ickes Personal Stamp Collection. A massive collection from FDR's long-serving Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes, several hundred stamped envelopes addressed to Ickes and his long-serving assistant William McCrillis, as well as many envelopes addressed to FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.
The envelopes addressed to Ickes and McCrillis come from every conceivable branch and department in American government and society during the 1930s and 1940s, and many contain signatures on the envelopes themselves: from The White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, executive departments and New Deal agencies, branches of the military, labor leaders, celebrities and cultural figures such as Theodore Dreiser [signed] and Joe Louis, scientists such as Guglielmo Marconi [signed], as well as from multiple state and local governments. There are also envelopes from embassies, foreign governments, intelligence agencies, businesses, colleges and universities, public and private associations, newspapers and other media services, private citizens both in America and abroad. Several of the envelopes express the sender's appreciation or disdain for the recipient of the letter, addressing Ickes, for example, as: "Aluminum Monopoly Breaker," "Our Next President," "Dictater #2 [sic]," "The Slimy Mouthed Serpent from Hell", "Minister of Propaganda," "Common Scold #1," "Stalin's Mouthpiece and Stooge," "To a certain creature who calls himself Ickes (Ickesovitchski)," among many other fascinating addresses given to Mr. Ickes. Also in this Ickes collection are hundreds of postal stamps and postal stickers both domestic and international. Evidently Mr. Ickes took some pleasure in saving the envelopes from those who corresponded with him. FDR interested Ickes in philately.
Harold LeClaire Ickes (1874-1952) was a lawyer, public official, journalist, and author, born in Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Chicago, he reported for Chicago newspapers (1897 -1900) but soon became involved in Republican reform politics and a civic-minded law practice. Prominent in the Progressive Party (1912-1916), he changed affiliation, backed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and was appointed interior secretary (1933-1946). As Public Works Administration director (1933-1939) he angered private utilities by curbing their power and providing low-cost public utilities and housing. Blunt and outspoken, he often quarreled with journalists and fellow officials. During World War II he was administrator of solid fuels, petroleum, fisheries, and coalmines. In 1946 he resigned in protest of President Harry S. Truman's appointment of an oilman as navy undersecretary. He supported Truman, joining the staff of The New Republic in 1949. His books include Autobiography of a Curmudgeon (1943) and the Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes (1953-1954).
The envelopes addressed to Ickes and McCrillis come from every conceivable branch and department in American government and society during the 1930s and 1940s, and many contain signatures on the envelopes themselves: from The White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, executive departments and New Deal agencies, branches of the military, labor leaders, celebrities and cultural figures such as Theodore Dreiser [signed] and Joe Louis, scientists such as Guglielmo Marconi [signed], as well as from multiple state and local governments. There are also envelopes from embassies, foreign governments, intelligence agencies, businesses, colleges and universities, public and private associations, newspapers and other media services, private citizens both in America and abroad. Several of the envelopes express the sender's appreciation or disdain for the recipient of the letter, addressing Ickes, for example, as: "Aluminum Monopoly Breaker," "Our Next President," "Dictater #2 [sic]," "The Slimy Mouthed Serpent from Hell", "Minister of Propaganda," "Common Scold #1," "Stalin's Mouthpiece and Stooge," "To a certain creature who calls himself Ickes (Ickesovitchski)," among many other fascinating addresses given to Mr. Ickes. Also in this Ickes collection are hundreds of postal stamps and postal stickers both domestic and international. Evidently Mr. Ickes took some pleasure in saving the envelopes from those who corresponded with him. FDR interested Ickes in philately.
Harold LeClaire Ickes (1874-1952) was a lawyer, public official, journalist, and author, born in Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the University of Chicago, he reported for Chicago newspapers (1897 -1900) but soon became involved in Republican reform politics and a civic-minded law practice. Prominent in the Progressive Party (1912-1916), he changed affiliation, backed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and was appointed interior secretary (1933-1946). As Public Works Administration director (1933-1939) he angered private utilities by curbing their power and providing low-cost public utilities and housing. Blunt and outspoken, he often quarreled with journalists and fellow officials. During World War II he was administrator of solid fuels, petroleum, fisheries, and coalmines. In 1946 he resigned in protest of President Harry S. Truman's appointment of an oilman as navy undersecretary. He supported Truman, joining the staff of The New Republic in 1949. His books include Autobiography of a Curmudgeon (1943) and the Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes (1953-1954).
Landon & Knox: Important and Possibly Unique Black-and-White Sample. The brown and yellow version of this design, found in several sizes, is perhaps the most ubiquitous jugate variety of the 1930s. However, this bold and striking 1¼" black-and-white version is another matter entirely. This is the plate specimen from Hake's 1896-1972 volume, page 148, number 9. We cannot recall ever having seen another example offered for sale. Choice condition and a highly important opportunity for the serious Landon specialist or advanced jugate collector. Please note that the equally desirable Roosevelt & Garner mate is also offered in this catalog.
Alf Landon: Unique and Distinctive 7/8" Sample Design. We know of no other example of this variety. It is the plate specimen from Hake's original 1896-1972 volume, page 150, number 37. Condition is choice; what might appear to be a spot on the rim at 9:30 is in fact ink deposited in manufacture. It is interesting how new varieties of button designs seem to show up with some regularity for certain candidates, while this is almost never the case for others. Landon is one of those candidates for whom, once one gets past the standard of familiar varieties, it is very difficult to obtain anything truly unusual, particularly in the way of a picture pin.
Alf Landon: Rare Size Variant of this Familiar Design. We cannot recall having encountered this 1¼" version previously. We picture it here along with the scarce, but well known 1" size (not included) to demonstrate the dramatic difference which ¼" can make in the display presence of such a button. This is the plate specimen from the original 1896-1972 Hake book, page 151, number 69. Choice condition.
Wendell Willkie: Rare 2¼" Massachusetts Coat-tail. This elusive variety is sought by Willkie specialists, coat-tail button collectors, and Massachusetts local enthusiasts alike. Great condition.
Joe Louis and Wendell Willkie: Scarce 1940 Campaign Button. Republicans made much of the fact that the "Brown Bomber" supported their presidential candidate in 1940, and produced a variety of similar campaign novelties, now very popular with political and sports collectors alike. Great condition. Diameter 1¼".
Wendell Willkie: Two Very Rare Pinback Varieties. One 7/8", the other 1¼". Both very seldom seen in the marketplace. Beautiful condition, although for strictest accuracy we note several utterly trivial light rim spots at 10:30 on the Willkie-Dawson.
Wendell Willkie: Rare "G.O.P. Women Shawnee County" Variant. This 1½" rarity should not be confused with a couple of similar and readily-obtainable designs; this is the first example we have ever handled. Particularly desirable because of the women in politics connection. Choice appearance, although we must note a little, utterly trivial light foxing in a couple of areas on the rim, just barely visible from the front at 11:00 -12:00, which should not deter even the condition-conscious collector.
Wendell Willkie: Campaign Banner. Made of oil cloth and cotton, measures 98" x 42". The central portrait of Willkie is in very good condition with only minor wear and folding creases. An excellent opportunity to display a collector's favorite candidate.
Anti-Truman: Extremely Rare 1¼" Button Variety. This is the plate specimen from the original 1896-1972 Hake book, page 170, number 65. But we cannot recall ever having encountered another example. We spoke with one longtime Truman specialist, now inactive, who stated that it had long been on his want list, but that he'd never been able to obtain it. It is a crisp design and a well-made button; however there is no manufacturer's identification on the curl or inserted back paper. We do not know the back story behind the slogan, and would be grateful for any helpful feedback. In any case, a button that will excite considerable interest from Truman collectors.
Anti-Truman: Colorful 1948 Classic. By far the most valuable and desirable variants on this humorous theme. An item avidly sought by Truman and Dewey specialists, as well as sophisticated generalist collectors. Choice condition. Diameter 1¾"
Harry S Truman: Key 1¾" "Students for Truman". Despite its unassuming appearance, this is one of the most elusive of Truman slogan buttons, absent from many of the most advanced specialist collections. The student connection makes it especially appealing. Choice condition, and sure to inspire spirited bidding competition.
Douglas MacArthur: Dramatic, Rare 9" Button. Surely the perfect centerpiece for any MacArthur collection! Great "Man of the Hour" slogan. Choice condition. We can recall seeing only a couple of other examples over the years. McArthur was a presidential hopeful in both 1948 and 1952.
Stevenson & Kefauver: Supremely Rare White-Background Variant of the Familiar 3½" Jugate. Made by Philadelphia Badge, this was undoubtedly a sample, and one we have never before handled. The color contrast is so striking and attractive that one cannot help but wonder why the company ultimately chose to produce them with the light tan background, rather than in this combination. Choice condition.
Adlai Stevenson: One of the Rarest and Most Visually Arresting of Stevenson Portrait Pinbacks. This 3" beauty undoubtedly dates from 1952 judging from the youthful Stevenson image. The first example we have ever handled, and in choice condition.
Kennedy & Johnson: Key 3" Jugate Pinback. This litho variety is especially tough in this superb, virtually perfect condition. One of the scarcest Kennedy jugates, and not to be confused with the familiar 1956 Stevenson & Kefauver variety of similar design.
John F. Kennedy: Classic 1956 Democratic Convention Button. It dubs the World War II hero "A Profile in Courage," drawing on the popularity of his recently published book. JFK did not succeed in winning the nomination that year, but the impression he made on the conventioneers set the stage for his remarkable 1960 ascent to the presidency. Great condition. Diameter 2 1/8".
John F. Kennedy: Rare and Popular "Youth" Item From 1960. This bold 2 1/8" red, white, and blue variety is prized by Kennedy specialists and generalist collectors alike. The collecting of youth-oriented political items is a popular area of specialization. Beautiful condition.
Autographs
John F. Kennedy Signed (as a Student) Copy of Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand. (New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1932]). 8vo. Boldly signed in black ink "John F. Kennedy/ French IV/ Mr. Procter" on the front free endpaper under the penciled name of his elder brother, Joe Kennedy, who was a student at Choate from 1933-1934 and certainly used the book before John. John, who crossed out the name of his elder brother, has written his name in some form lightly in pencil thirteen times throughout the book (on pages 34, opposite 48, 50, 53, 63, 71, 114, 115, 118, 121, 123, 125, and opposite 128). Doodles and notes in the same hand also occur on pages v of the introduction (a grammar correction to the text), 51 (an elephant), opposite 128 (a house), 110 (handwritten in pencil "When are you coming out for wrestling?/ Joe Kennedy"), and 177 (underlining of "John the Fearless of Burgundy" in the text). On the tail, Joe Kristan, a previous owner (his name is also written on the front paste-down endpaper below the name of "Jules Kristan") has printed his name over the handwritten name of "Joe Kennedy".
John Kennedy graduated from Choate, a private university preparatory boarding school for boys grades 9-12 in Wallingford, Connecticut, in June 1935 and went on to graduate from Harvard. This book, in blue buckram, is lightly worn, certainly from being used by several students, including the Kennedy brothers. Fine condition.
John Kennedy graduated from Choate, a private university preparatory boarding school for boys grades 9-12 in Wallingford, Connecticut, in June 1935 and went on to graduate from Harvard. This book, in blue buckram, is lightly worn, certainly from being used by several students, including the Kennedy brothers. Fine condition.
John F. Kennedy Annotated Typed Letter Unsigned and Autograph Notes. The letter is one page, 6.75" x 9", April 29, 1963, Washington, D.C., on White House stationery to economist Leon H. Keyerling. The notes are on one page, 5.25" x 8", n.d., n.p., United States Senate memorandum sheet in green ink. Scuffs on the notes and staple holes in upper left on letter, else fine.
Political
[John F. Kennedy] Jacqueline Kennedy's Two-Piece Black Silk Satin Dress. The top has a bateau neckline with a centered front rhinestone button. It has three-quarter sleeves and a black zipper. The straight line skirt has a side zipper and a back, hem-slit opening. The label is "Bonwit Teller" another label says "Tailored by Sloat / Pure Silk New York". The dress was given to Mrs. Kennedy's personal secretary, Mary B. Gallagher, during one of Mrs. Kennedy's periodic closet cleaning sessions. Ms. Gallagher helped with the cleanings at Mrs. Kennedy's three Washington residences: 3307 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1956-1960); the White House (1961-1963); and, 3017 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1964). The dress is accompanied by a signed, typed letter from Mary Barelli Gallagher, former secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1956) and personal secretary to Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1956-1964), stating that Mrs. Kennedy gave her the dress. The closet cleanings are referenced on page 51 in Ms. Gallagher's 1969 book, My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy. Very fine.
[John F. Kennedy] Two Silver Baby Spoons Given to John F. Kennedy, Jr. These two spoons were among the many baby gifts that arrived at the Georgetown home of President-elect and Mrs. Kennedy following the birth of their son, John Jr. on November 25, 1960. Mrs. Kennedy had her personal secretary prepare thank you notes and offered several of the gifts to the secretary, Mary B. Gallagher. These were among the items given to Ms. Gallagher at that time. The spoons are accompanied by a signed, typed letter from Mary Barelli Gallagher, former secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1956) and personal secretary to Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1956-1964), stating that Mrs. Kennedy gave her the spoons in December 1960. The baby gifts are referenced on pages 61-62 in Ms. Gallagher's 1969 book, My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy. Very fine.
[John F. Kennedy] Jacqueline Kennedy's Monogrammed Light Blue Half-Slip. This slip is monogrammed "JBK" in an embroidered pattern of cream lace ribbon and floral design at the front hemline. The slip was given to Mrs. Kennedy's personal secretary, Mary B. Gallagher, during one of Mrs. Kennedy's periodic closet cleaning sessions. Ms. Gallagher helped with the cleanings at Mrs. Kennedy's three Washington residences: 3307 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1956-1960); the White House (1961-1963); and, 3017 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1964). The slip is accompanied by a signed, typed letter from Mary Barelli Gallagher, former secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1956) and personal secretary to Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1956-1964), stating that Mrs. Kennedy gave her the slip. The closet cleanings are referenced on page 51 in Ms. Gallagher's 1969 book, My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy. Very fine.
[John F. Kennedy] Jacqueline Kennedy's Handmade "Thank You" Card for Clark Clifford. In 1960 John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie were looking for a weekend home close to Washington that would allow them to get away from the demands of the capitol. They found the perfect property at "Glen Ora" in Middleburg, Virginia. "Glen Ora", owned by Mrs. Gladys Raymond Tartiere, was a 400 acre estate with stables that particularly appealed to Mrs. Kennedy, an avid horsewoman. The problem was that Mrs. Tartiere had no interest in selling or leasing her home to the Kennedys. The matter was turned over to Kennedy's personal attorney Clark Clifford, a former advisor to President Harry S. Truman. Clifford used his considerable charm to persuade the reluctant Mrs. Tartiere accommodate the Kennedys. In time, Clifford prevailed. While Mrs. Tartiere steadfastly refused to sell, she did agree to lease her home while a country home was built for the Kennedys nearby. Clifford wrote in his autobiography, Counsel to the President, "A few days after the deal was completed, I received by messenger from the White House the most treasured 'payment' I ever received from a client." The payment was this sweet card, handmade by the First Lady.
The card, bordered in lace cut from paper doilies, pictures a bemedaled Clifford, dressed in a morning suit walking up to the Tartiere home, the owner peeking out from behind the curtains. In one hand Clifford carries a wrapped gift, roses, and a bottle of champagne, and in the other, his briefcase with several documents tucked inside entitled, "Places of Exile", "Tortures", and "List of Jails". The ink drawing indicates the "carrot and stick" approach Clifford successfully used on Mrs. Tartiere. The card measures 9" x 11.5" and is attractively matted and framed with a picture of Mrs. Kennedy, 23" x 20" overall. This card was featured on the cover of the auction of the Clark and Margery Clifford estate in December 2000. Lovingly kept by Clifford, thus in excellent condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
The card, bordered in lace cut from paper doilies, pictures a bemedaled Clifford, dressed in a morning suit walking up to the Tartiere home, the owner peeking out from behind the curtains. In one hand Clifford carries a wrapped gift, roses, and a bottle of champagne, and in the other, his briefcase with several documents tucked inside entitled, "Places of Exile", "Tortures", and "List of Jails". The ink drawing indicates the "carrot and stick" approach Clifford successfully used on Mrs. Tartiere. The card measures 9" x 11.5" and is attractively matted and framed with a picture of Mrs. Kennedy, 23" x 20" overall. This card was featured on the cover of the auction of the Clark and Margery Clifford estate in December 2000. Lovingly kept by Clifford, thus in excellent condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
[John F. Kennedy] Jacqueline Kennedy's Black and White Polka Dot Hat. This hat, with an upturned brim and white band, is a size 10 and has the original retailer's tag that reads, "JCS 80 1817 Blk-Wht 226 - Size 10". The hat was given to Mrs. Kennedy's personal secretary, Mary B. Gallagher, during one of Mrs. Kennedy's periodic closet cleaning sessions. Ms. Gallagher helped with the cleanings at Mrs. Kennedy's three Washington residences: 3307 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1956-1960); the White House (1961-1963); and, 3017 N Street N.W., Georgetown (1964). The hat is accompanied by a signed, typed letter from Mary Barelli Gallagher, former secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1956) and personal secretary to Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1956-1964), stating that Mrs. Kennedy gave her the hat. The closet cleanings are referenced on page 51 in Ms. Gallagher's 1969 book, My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy. Accompanied by a round hatbox from "Woodward & Lothrop" of Washington, D.C.. Very fine.
John F. Kennedy: Lock of President Kennedy's Hair. Offered here are several strands of hair cut by barber Harry Gelbart of Los Angeles in July of 1963. These rare strands come with provenance from John Reznikoff, president of University Archives. Attractively matted and framed with a picture of Kennedy at his Oval Office desk, 13" x 17.5" (overall). Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
John F. Kennedy: Gilt Plaque Presented to Kennedy by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. 1962, 2.5" x 3.5", in the original fitted presentation case. The obverse of the plaque pictures Lady Liberty surrounded by a crowd of faces and "America's Democratic Legacy" above. The reverse is engraved "Presented by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith to John F. Kennedy President of the United States for Distinguished Contribution to the Enrichment of America's Democratic Legacy, 1962". The plaque is accompanied by a signed, typed letter from Mary Barelli Gallagher, former secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1953-1956) and personal secretary to Mrs. John F. Kennedy (1956-1964), stating that Mrs. Kennedy gave her the plaque in August 1964. The plaque is referenced on page 392 in Ms. Gallagher's 1969 book, My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy. Light wear to the gilt finish, else very fine.
Autographs
Jack Ruby Autograph Letters Signed. Four fascinating letters written by Jack Ruby, the killer of JFK's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.
(1) Three pages, 6" x 4", written from 505 Main Street, Dallas, Texas (the Dallas jail), February 7, 1964, to "Miss Jenseen D. Petersen", in pencil, with original stamped envelope addressed by Ruby. In this letter, Ruby writes about his four dogs. Fine.
(2) Three pages, 6" x 4", written from 505 Main Street, Dallas, Texas (the Dallas jail), March 29, 1964, to "Mrs. Patrick (Joan) O'Connell", in pencil, with original stamped envelope addressed by Ruby. In part: "This letter should have been written many weeks ago, but with the trial and other complications, please do forgive me." Earlier that month, Ruby was convicted of murder with malice. He received the death penalty. Fine.
(3) Eighteen pages, 6" x 4", n.p., March 21, 1966, to "Dear Friend Thomas", in pencil. Thomas E. "Tub" Miller was a prisoner in the Dallas County Jail for eight months. During this time, he became well-acquainted with Ruby. This fascinating letter begins with Ruby requesting to be remembered for his better qualities: "Someday I hope you will look back and remember the nicer qualities and what made me tick." He continues the letter by writing about "the many projects we spoke about" which includes many stories about Ruby's life as a night club manager working with famous performers of the time. In part: "How Jimmie Dickens had berated Hank Williams for his not wanting to visit my club when they came in for the Tennessee - North Carolina game at the cotton Bowl, and telling Hank that he should kiss my feet (literally) for the way I sacrificed my time and staying away from my club so I could look after him when he was in one inebriated condition. My run in with Tex Ritter. . . .My falling out with Bob Wills. . . . Tennessee Ernie Ford. . . ." A very remarkable letter! Fine.
(4) Also included is an autograph note signed and written in pencil, one page, 8" x 5", n.p., October 5, 1966. In full: "I have no desire in suing the attorneys./ Jack Ruby." By this date, the appellate court had decided on a new trial and on this date-October 5, 1966-ruled that a change of venue at the original trial should have been granted. He died before the trial on January 3, 1967. Fine.
(1) Three pages, 6" x 4", written from 505 Main Street, Dallas, Texas (the Dallas jail), February 7, 1964, to "Miss Jenseen D. Petersen", in pencil, with original stamped envelope addressed by Ruby. In this letter, Ruby writes about his four dogs. Fine.
(2) Three pages, 6" x 4", written from 505 Main Street, Dallas, Texas (the Dallas jail), March 29, 1964, to "Mrs. Patrick (Joan) O'Connell", in pencil, with original stamped envelope addressed by Ruby. In part: "This letter should have been written many weeks ago, but with the trial and other complications, please do forgive me." Earlier that month, Ruby was convicted of murder with malice. He received the death penalty. Fine.
(3) Eighteen pages, 6" x 4", n.p., March 21, 1966, to "Dear Friend Thomas", in pencil. Thomas E. "Tub" Miller was a prisoner in the Dallas County Jail for eight months. During this time, he became well-acquainted with Ruby. This fascinating letter begins with Ruby requesting to be remembered for his better qualities: "Someday I hope you will look back and remember the nicer qualities and what made me tick." He continues the letter by writing about "the many projects we spoke about" which includes many stories about Ruby's life as a night club manager working with famous performers of the time. In part: "How Jimmie Dickens had berated Hank Williams for his not wanting to visit my club when they came in for the Tennessee - North Carolina game at the cotton Bowl, and telling Hank that he should kiss my feet (literally) for the way I sacrificed my time and staying away from my club so I could look after him when he was in one inebriated condition. My run in with Tex Ritter. . . .My falling out with Bob Wills. . . . Tennessee Ernie Ford. . . ." A very remarkable letter! Fine.
(4) Also included is an autograph note signed and written in pencil, one page, 8" x 5", n.p., October 5, 1966. In full: "I have no desire in suing the attorneys./ Jack Ruby." By this date, the appellate court had decided on a new trial and on this date-October 5, 1966-ruled that a change of venue at the original trial should have been granted. He died before the trial on January 3, 1967. Fine.
Political
Johnson & Humphrey: Key Union Labor-Related Jugate. This National Maritime Union issue is not to be confused with the common variant lacking the slogan in the center. It is one of the toughest of Johnson & Humphrey jugates. Please note that what appears to be a black mark at the center is printer's ink and not a condition issue. Only the second example of this rare 3½" button which we can recall handling.
Johnson & Humphrey: Rare Gold-Background Sample Jugate. One of the more familiar 3½" designs in its normal coloration, but we cannot recall having seen this clearly sample version previously. An important offering for the serious LBJ specialist.
Barry Goldwater: Rare Variety of Large 6" Button. The first example we can recall handling of this colorful and distinctive design, which has the feel of a sample button. Beautiful condition.
Barry Goldwater: Very Rare Sample Issue. We cannot recall having seen this gold background, 2¼" variety offered previously. Almost certainly a manufacturer's sample and as such should be of great interest to serious Goldwater specialists.
Ronald Reagan: The Key 1980 California Delegation Button. This colorful 4" beauty from the 1980 Republican National Convention, picturing Reagan in a cowboy hat, is considered by many to be the most desirable Reagan pinback rarity. Choice condition.
Ronald Reagan: 12" Presidential China Service Plate and Matching Cup. This 12" white china plate and matching cup, designed by Robert Floyd of Fritz and Floyd of Dallas, Texas, features the Seal of the President of the United States in the center with a cobalt blue, red, and gold decorative border. Each piece is marked "White House Service by Robert C. Floyd, Fox and Floyd, Inc. Fine China, 1983" in gold lettering on the bottom. This design was then used in the White House, at Camp David, and on Air Force One. Both pieces are in excellent condition.
Ronald Reagan: Metal Charger with the Seal of the President of the United States. A beautiful 10.75" plate used to set places at meals. It carries the presidential seal and the manufacturer's mark, "The Wilton Co.", along with a color photo of Ronald and Nancy Reagan seated at a table set with these chargers. Mint.
Presidency: Pair of Leather Cowboy Boots with Seal of the President of the United States. The stitched leather boots each have a full-color embroidered cloth patch of the Seal of the President of the United States sewn to the front. Unnamed. size 6 1/2 D.
Session 3
Antiques
"The Most Healthful Nation" Full Color Poster from the National Dairy Council, Circa 1919. 20" x 30", metal edge on top and bottom. The poster, stamped "Carver Pasteurized", recommends the American family increase its spending on milk and milk products from 20 percent to 44 percent. Repairs and taped reinforcement on the back, else fine.
Western Expansion
Painting: Untitled Painting of a Gold Camp, Circa 1930. Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, 23.5" x 24", in an attractive frame, 27" x 28.25" (overall), unsigned. The painting shows a fanciful scene of settlers panning for gold. A man on the riverbank has a small sluice. On both banks are women in children, rare sights at a gold camp. Fine.
Military & Patriotic
"Boys and Girls! You Can Help your Uncle Sam Win the War" World War I Savings Stamp Patriotic Poster by James Montgomery Flagg, 1918. 20" x 30". This full color poster pictures a young boy and girl with Flagg's iconic Uncle Sam. Very fine.
"Fight or Buy Bonds: Third Liberty Loan" World War I Patriotic Poster by Howard Chandler Christy. 20" x 30". This full color poster pictures America holding the flag while troops march behind her. Very fine.
Explorers
Set of Four Hand-Painted Plates by J. Siguier Commemorating Early French Balloon Flights. 9.5", each signed "J. Siguier". The plates picture: the July 15, 1784 flight of the Duc de Chartres, the Roberts brothers, and Colin; the January 7, 1785 flight across the English Chanel by Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries; the balloon flight marking the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, December 2, 1804; and, the September 13, 1791 flight marking the acceptance of the French constitution by King Louis XVI. One plate is marked with a gold coronet above an "X" with a dot in each quadrant. The other three plates are just marked with the "X" and dots. All are fine and very attractive.
Western Expansion
[American West] Pair of Leather Western Cuffs. 5.75" long, 4.5" at the bottom and 5.5" at the top. These cuffs have brass studs on both the front and back and leather laces. The leather is still very supple with just a touch of verdigris at the studs, else very fine.
Antiques
[American Indian] Three Indian Theme Painted China Items. Includes: a hand-painted tobacco jar, 6.5" high, with figural lid, marked "C. Beasen/ Jan 1, 1915", the jar has an attractive hand-painted image of an Indian in full headdress and peace pipe motifs, the lid has a pipe, cigar, and matches with the painted initials, "E. M. F.", very fine; Indian Theme Hand-Painted Mug, 5.75" high, marked "E.S.T.", the handle is a gilt dragon, very fine; and, a large hand-colored portrait plate of Spotted Wolf, 13" in diameter, marked "Haynes/ Balto", fine.
[American Indian] Four Indian Theme Items. Includes: a large pitcher with a color transfer image of an Indian brave on one side and "Tuscarora Club/ 1909/ Horace E. Chase" on the other side, 12.25" high, unmarked, very fine; a large, deep portrait plate with a colored transfer image of Hattie Tom, a Chiricahua Apache woman, hand-painted highlights and rim decoration, 14.25", with the John Haddock & Sons Royal Vitreous company mark, chip on rim, else near fine; large pottery bust of Iron Tail, 16.5" high, hand-painted, unmarked, missing the feather and light surface scratches, else fine; and a large chalk bust of an "Iroqoi" [sic] chief, 15" high, hand-painted, unmarked, light surface scratches, else fine.
[American Indian] Four Indian Theme Items. Includes: two tobacco jars with hand colored images of Indians, one jar has a metal lid, 5.5" overall, marked "T & V / Limoges / France" (Tressemannes and Vogt) in green; the other jar has a composition lid, 6.25" high overall, marked "C. F. M. Co / Nakara"; an oval plaque (2.5" x 3") with a hand-colored transfer of an Indian, framed (4.5" x 6.5" overall); and a round (3") enameled plaque with a hand-colored transfer of an Indian. All four pieces are very fine.
[American Indian] Three Indian Theme Majolica Tobacco Jars. Including: one jar with a recumbent Indian smoking a pipe, 7.75" high x 6" wide, marked "8307 / 78"; another with a crawling Indian, 8.75" high x 5.25", with an indistinct mark; and, another with a seated Indian with a pipe, 8.25", marked "8309". The second has a repaired chip, all have chips to the headdress, else very good.
[American Indian] Three Indian Theme Tobacco Jars with Hand Colored Images of Indians. One jar has a metal lid, 7" overall, unmarked, another jar has a china lid, 7" high, marked "E. M. C.", and a third, on milk glass has a dramatic hand-colored transfer image of an Indian, 7.5" high, with brass lid, unmarked. All three jars are very fine.
[American Indian] Three Indian Theme Tobacco Jars. Includes: one jar with a seated Indian with a pipe, 8.25", marked with the Goebel 1935-1949 wide crown company mark and "DX 431/0"; a barrel tobacco jar with a three-dimensional Indian chief on top, 9" high, marked "JM I / 3378"; and, a green jasperware tobacco jar with a trophy-of-arms with war bonnets, spears, tomahawks, shields, and peace pipes, 6" high, with intertwined "HG" or "GH" below a rising sun with "Dep / 499" underneath. The last has an Indian chief on top. Chips to the headdress of the barrel jar, else all fine.
[American Indian] Four Indian Theme Items. Includes: a milk glass vase with a hand colored image of an Indian chief, 11.5" high, unmarked; a china pitcher with transfer images of Indians chiefs on both side, 7.5" high, marked "Sebring"; a pitcher that pictures an Indian warrior, 7.25" high, marked with the Ioga Warwick company mark and "412"; and another pitcher that has a nice image of Indians on horseback in a buffalo hunt, 7" high with a teal green buffalo and "Buffalo Pottery". All pieces have moderate cracklature, light staining, and minor chips at the rim, else fine.
Advertising
[Benjamin Franklin] Glazed China Jules Hauel Almond Cream Jar. 3.5" in diameter and 1.5" high. The white glazed jar pictures Benjamin Franklin in the center with "Premiums awarded by the Franklin Institute of Penna" below. Around the decorated edge it reads, "Jules Hauel Perfumer/ 120 Chestnut St./ Philadelphia" and a riband with "Almond Cream". A couple of slight chips on the rim, else very fine.
Antiques
[American Indian] Van Briggle Indian Vase. 11.75" high. Marked "Van Briggle/ Colo. Spgs." and the company mark. Light cracklature, else very fine.
[American Indian] Indian Theme Hand Painted Imperial Nippon Vase. 8.75" high, marked with the Imperial Nippon company mark and "Hand Painted Imperial Nippon". The vase has a nice image of an Indian in a canoe with birds and a diaper motif at the top. Very fine.
Military & Patriotic
Maritime China: Two China Patriotic Pitchers. Includes: one commemorative pearlware pitcher (or cream jug) has hand-colored, raised images of "Admiral Nelson" and "Captain Berry" and two warships on each side and the raised names on the neck of the pitcher, 6" high, unmarked; and an antique, large patriotic Swedish hand-colored china pitcher with nautical scenes, a metaphorical figure representing Sweden, and three young men headed to sea, 9.25" high, unmarked. The large pitcher has a chip on the rim of the base and a few tiny chips along the top, else fine.
Antiques
"A Seaman's Wife's Reckoning" Colored Etching, Circa 1812. 15" x 10", Thomas Rowlandson. Shadow ink stains, toned, else fine.
Transportation
Burnell Poole "Bangalore" Engraving, Circa 1929. 18" x 13" (sight size), matted 22" x 17.5" (overall). The engraving shows the British clipper ship Bangalore at full sail in open seas. Signed in pencil in lower right corner and titled, also in pencil, in the lower left corner. It has a mark and pencil edition numbers in the upper left corner. This is copy 12 of an edition of 100. Toned at the edges, else near fine.
Explorers
Two Celestial Maps by Henricus Hondius. including: Haemisphaeri Graphicum Coeli ti et, VM Sceno Australe Stella Terra and Hemisphae Alis Coeli Sphaeri Gra- RII Bore et Terrae Casceno Phia, (Amstelaedami: apud Petrum Schenk et Gerardum Valk, [between 1680 and 1699]), both 23.25" x 21". Two colored engraved celestial maps with constellations and signs of the zodiac. Darkly toned, chipped edges, and soiling along the edges, else good. Perhaps later copies.
Antiques
"Battle of New Orleans" Full Color Chromolithograph Art Print. (Chicago: Kurz & Allison Art Publishers, 1890), 28" x 22". Lightly toned, chipped at the edges, and water stain below the image at the bottom, else near fine.
Explorers
Aeronautical Prints: Lot of Three. Including: "A Messsieurs les Souscripteurs", colored etching , 15" x 11.25", the print, in a very nice French matte, shows a large white balloon surrounded by a large crowd of people; "Moyen infaillible de diriger les Ballons", colored engraving, 11.25" x 14.25"; and, "Engraving of the First Carriage , the 'Ariel'", (London: Ackermann & Co., 1843), 15.5" x 13". All are toned, with minor soiling, else very fine.
Antiques
Three Early American Patriotic Engravings. Including: a hand-colored mezzotint of the Last Words of Captain Nathan Hale, 12" x 10.5, mounted on board; a French engraving of John Paul Jones, "Commodore au Service des Etats-Unis de l'Amerique", 10" x 12", trimmed; and an allegorical engraving of America, 10.25" x 16.25". All are chipped at the edges, toned, and foxed, thus, good.
General Historic Events
Commemorative Medals and Medallions: Lot of Five. A diverse lot including: a silver, 52mm Melbourne Centennial medal, 1888, "Davis Sewing Machine Company" on the rim; silver 56mm 1934 Maryland Tercentenary Medal, pinback; bronze 50mm 1904 St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition medal; bronze 44mm 1893 medal commemorating Maryland's participation in the Columbian Exposition (missing suspension loop); and a 43mm x 63mm bronze plaque Comité Français des Expositions a L'Étranger. All examples in very good condition.
Photography
Stereoviews: Lot of Eleven with Western Themes. Various publishers including Keystone, Jackson, Fisher, Strohmeyer and Wyman, and William Raw. The lot includes four wonderful stereo scenes of Alaska's Klondike gold fields; four scenes of Yosemite valley; Long's Peak in Estes Park, Colorado; Phoebe's Arch at Palmer Lake, Colorado; and the punishment horse at Fort Bridger. A few examples may be slightly faded; otherwise they are in very good condition.
Military & Patriotic
George A. Custer: Lot of Five Images. An exceptional lot of images from the career of George Custer including a 4" x 5.75" image of George and Libbie Custer, and Tom Custer taken near the end of the Civil War; a 4" x 5.5" image mounted on studio backing board of George and Libbie (with some spotting as from the original); a 2" x 3.25" image of Custer seated and not wearing a hat (slightly faded); and two images, one 3.75" x 5.25", the other 3.5" x 5.25" mounted on studio board of Custer seated, arms folded and wearing a hat. Several examples have mounting remnants on the reverse side; otherwise they are all in very good condition.
Transportation
Nineteenth Century Airship Medals: Lot of Six. Included are four 50mm medals, souvenirs of Henry Giffard giant captive balloon from the 1878 Paris Exposition. Giffard had designed the balloon to carry 52 passengers so it may well be that these souvenir medals were given to those intrepid souls who went for an ascent. One of the examples is engraved with a woman's name and dated November 5. The obverse of each medal shows Giffard's balloon over the Paris skyline with the caption "Panorama de Paris 1878"; the obverse is captioned "Souvenir de Mon. Ascension Dans le Grand Ballon Captif a Vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard". Also included is a 34mm medal commemorating "The Great Airship" over New York City and a 50mm medal commemorating various balloon flights in 1783. The obverse reads: "AUDACIA-FELIX" (Fortune favors audacity). Below the balloon, the legend "AERA PERMEARUNT XXI NOV. L. F. DARLANDES ET F. PILATRE. I. DEC. J. A. C. CHARLES ET M. N. ROBERT ANNO MDCCLXXXIII" ( On the 21st of November, L. F. D'Arlandes and F. Pilatre; on the 1st of December J.A.C. Charles and M.N. Robert, in the year 1783, navigated the air). The reverse reads: "PATEFACTO PER AERA ITINERE A. JOSEPHO ET STEPHANO MONTGOLFIER V. JUNII MDCCLXXXIII REI MEMORIAM POSTERITATI TRADI JUSSIT LUDOVICUS XVI. ANNO MDCCLXXXIII" (Struck in commemoration of the aerial journey of Joseph and Stephan Montgolfier on the 5th of June 1783, as a remembrance to posterity by order of Louis XVI). All examples are in excellent condition.
Photography
[Western Americana] William Henry Jackson Albumen Print "The 'W' Pike's Peak Carriage Road", Circa 1880. 9.25" x 7" (9.5" x 8" including original mount). Jackson's credit, title and inventory number "3408," in the negative. The back has photographic archive stamps, labels, and notations. Light surface wear, chipping at the corners of the mount, else fine.
[Western Americana] Cowboy Cabinet Card. 4.25" x 6.5". The subject of this photo is wearing a fringed buckskin jacket, fringed shotgun chaps, and embroidered leather gauntlets. The cabinet card is marked as coming from C.E. Fry & Son of London. The back has photographic archive stamps, labels, and notations. Light surface wear, else fine.
[Early Vaudeville] "Baby Bindley" Carte de Visite, Circa 1870. 2.5" x 3.75". The charming CDV pictures a costumed young girl next to a table, with a banner that reads, "Baby Bindley". On the table are glasses in various size and color, filled with water creating a glass harp, which, when rubbed, produced an ethereal sound. "Baby Bindley" appeared on stage with her father, "Professor" William Bindley in the 1870s and 1880s. Trimmed at the bottom, else fine.
Antiques
United States Thirty-seven Star Flag. Printed on silk, 23.5" x 16", attractively framed. The 37 star flag was in use following Nebraska's entry into the Union (1867-1876). Very light soiling, bright colors, thus very fine.
Political
John Nance Garner: His Turquoise Ring Engraved with His Birth Date. The silver ring features a large mounted natural turquoise stone and is engraved "Jno Nance/ Garner/ Nov. 22, 1868" inside the band. Garner undoubtedly had large fingers as this is a rather large ring. John Nance Garner was the 32nd Vice President of the United States, serving under Franklin D. Roosevelt and a beloved figure in Texas politics. The ring is worn, but still remains in excellent condition.
George Washington: Washington and Revolutionary War Commemorative Medallions. Includes: a large 114mm George Washington inaugural commemorative designed and modeled by Philip Martiny; a 76mm commemorative of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775-1925 mad by "Whitehead and Hoag" and rim stamped "James M. Curley - Mayor of Boston"; a bronze 50mm Centennial of Yorktown 1781-1881 designed by P. L. Krider of Philadelphia; a 40mm George Washington bronze commemorative medallion; and a 38mm American Revolution Bicentennial "Sons of Liberty" medallion. All examples are in very good condition with some wear to the highlights and light tarnishing.
John Quincy Adams: "John Q. Adams, President of the United States", Circa 1826. 14" x 18", by Thomas Gimbrede. This stipple and line engraving of John Quincy Adams was executed while Adams was president. The eagle, lyre, and star symbols that appear in the background were adopted by Adams for his personal seal as representative of the United States. Dark, but evenly toned, else very fine.
Henry Clay: 1844 Whig Convention "Mind Your Own Business" Ribbon. Approximately 3.25" x 9.25", framed under glass to an overall size of 3.75" x 10". A handsome ribbon featuring a central portrait Clay set below an eagle surrounded by symbols of commerce and set above a vignette of Clay behind a team of plow horses on his Ashland farm. Clay utilized his persona as the Farmer of Ashland to great political advantage, having learned from the success of W. H. Harrison's 1840 campaign, when the aristocratic Harrison was marketed with images of a log cabin and hard cider barrel. Clay's Ashland "farm" was in fact a lavish estate, and there is little likelihood he ever did any plowing there! The silk has uniformly toned; otherwise it is a beautiful design in very good condition.
Daniel Webster: Sewing Box with Painting of Webster Farm. 10.25" x 9.25" x 4.25. The paper covered wood box originally held Silk Lustre thread from the Hamilton Mills of Lowell Massachusetts. The top was painted with a primitive, bucolic farm scene of Daniel Webster standing by a fence with his yellow home in the background and grazing cows in the foreground. Below the scene is painted, "Hon. Daniel Webster's Farm, At, Marshfield, Mass." Lowell is only 63 miles from Marshfield. Light chipping to the paper at the edges and soiling on top, else, very good. From the U. I. "Chick" and Cecilia Harris Collection.
William Henry Harrison: "Spring Garden" Log Cabin Glass Flask from the 1840 Campaign. 6.25" high aqua-tinted one-pint flask. The front of the flask has a tree without leaves and a log cabin, the symbol of Harrison's campaign. The back has a fouled anchor in the center with a riband reading "Spring Garden" above, and below, another riband that reads, "Glassworks". Very fine.
Abraham Lincoln: Spectacular Woven Silk Portrait. 7.75" x 10", framed under glass. This amazingly detailed woven portrait of Lincoln, made in Europe, likely France. It is marked "Carquillen Tex...Allardet del." below the portrait. Fine condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Abraham Lincoln: "Abraham Lincoln" Hand Colored Lithograph Print. Published by F. P. Whiting, 87 Fulton St., New York, 1863, 11" x 16". Lincoln is seated in this portrait with the Emancipation Proclamation sitting on the table. Heavily toned with water damage, else good.
Bell & Everett: Beautiful 1860 Ferrotype. 24mm. The obverse reads "John Bell" and the reverse "Edward Everett". With some light discoloration to the brass and with crazing to the emulsion of Bell's portrait and darkening and hazing to the Everett portrait. Still, a fabulous ferro in very good condition.
Douglas & Johnson: 1860-Dated Ferrotype. 25mm. While the Johnson image is sharp, there is a loss of emulsion obscuring Douglas's forehead and the brass rim has a few small areas of discoloration, otherwise in very good condition.
Grant & Colfax: 1868 Jugate Ferrotype. 18mm. An attractive variety, with conjoined busts and with the "Grant and Colfax" caption above the portraits. The image is sharp but has toned a bit, otherwise in very good condition with the original pin.
Ulysses S. Grant: Rare Grant Inaugural Reception Invitation Proof. 12" x 9.75", Philps & Solomons, Washington, D. C. (printers). Incredibly rare proof for the invitation to Grant's inauguration reception held on March 4, 1869. The design is filled with patriotic iconography including a bust of Grant in the Roman style above which is written "Let Us Have Peace", Winged Victory, Columbia, and after the upheaval of the Civil War, vignettes of "swords into plow shares" and the horn of plenty to reflect upon healing the nation and moving forward. A very rare, perhaps unique item from Grant's inaugural. The paper has toned and there is a damp stain over a large portion of the scene, otherwise it is in very good condition.
Grant & Colfax and Seymour & Blair: Most Unusual Pair Of Chewing Gum Wrappers from the 1868 Election. We have never seen these before, and it is particularly unique to find them as a pair! The Seymour is in better overall shape, although a little faded. The Grant has some water staining and edge chipping, but still contains the original contents (badly deteriorated). Both have glue residue on backs from old album mounting. Each 2.75" x 1.5". From the U. I. "Chick" and Cecilia Harris Collection.
Horatio Seymour: Beautiful 1868 Campaign Ferrotype. 26mm. Delicate pressed brass frame with a sharp portrait of Seymour. Image has a few small scattered spots, none of which affect Seymour's image. With the original pin, in near fine condition.
Horace Greeley: Rare 1872 Ferrotype Pin in Pristine Condition. 20mm. The brass shell frame retains most of its original luster, and the ferro itself has sadly lost some of the finish removing a portion of "Horace" and all of "Greeley" with a few other trivial spots of loss. Original pin on reverse, of course. All in all, a good example.
James A. Garfield: Fabulous 1880 Garfield Shell. 26mm. Beautiful plated brass tin, floral in design with a portrait of Garfield which has darkened and displays some minor loss of emulsion at the edges. Garfield (1831-81) served as President for less than seven months when he was assassinated by Charles Guiteau. Very good condition retaining the original pin.
Cleveland & Thurman: Key 1888 Campaign Jugate Photo Badge. Approximately 1½" x 2". A classic design with only minimal wear to the luster of the brass shell and light fading to the candidate's portraits, ever in very good condition with the original pin.
Cleveland & Hendricks: Printed Jugate Campaign Kerchief, 1884. 15" x 15.5" (sight size), attractively matted and framed (18.75" x 19" overall). The kerchief has a blue border and pictures Cleveland and Hendricks. Light soiling, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Cleveland & Harrison and Blaine & Logan: Matching 1884 Campaign Charms with Back to Back Portraits. 23mm. Matching charms in excellent condition.
Cleveland & Stevenson and Harrison & Reid: Pair of Jugate Portrait Plates. 9.25". The plates have reddish images of the candidates and the date 1892. Both are marked on the bottom "Dresden Warranted China". Repairs and chips to both plates. From the U. I. "Chick" and Cecilia Harris Collection.
Blaine & Logan: Lot of Five Miscellaneous Items from the 1884 Campaign. A lot of five fine items from the GOP candidates including a classic "Plumed Knight" brass pin; a most unusual large oval coat-tail pin cast in heavy metal; two enameled pins with inlaid letters (one minus the "B"; the other with a minor chip); and a metal match safe with spring-loaded top. All items in excellent condition with the exception of the noted defects.
James G. Blaine: Whimsical Mechanical "Nose Thumber". 42mm. Among the most fascinating category of political novelties are the wide variety of items produced in the late 1800s and early 1900s with moving parts. Among the classics of this genre are the brass mechanical "nose thumbers": you pressed on the top of the hat and the candidate's arm would pop out and he would thumb his nose (at the opposition). In addition to the Blaine variety there were also examples made for Garfield, Hancock, Cleveland, and McKinley, and then the design was "re-discovered" in 1920, when a Harding version was produced. It is in excellent condition and much scarcer than the Garfield version.
Harrison and Cleveland: Matched Pair of Badges With Cardboard Portraits. 2" x 1¾". The portraits are mounted in impressive pressed-metal eagle motif badges, both in excellent shape though the Harrison portrait is a bit lighter and there are some trivial spots and a missing pin on the Cleveland.
Benjamin Harrison: Exceptional Brass Match Safe and Portrait Badge. A superb lot including a classic Harrison figural brass match safe, complete with the often-missing lid and release button but with lower hinge absent; and an unusual large-size cardboard portrait badge in a brass foil frame and attached to a red, white and blue ribbon. Both items are in excellent condition.
Harrison & Morton: Very Choice 1888 Jugate Badge. 1½" x 2½" overall. This is what is termed a "condition rarity." This variety is fairly easy to find with soiled and/or faded photos. But this gem has as fine and perfectly matched pair of images as we have ever seen on a badge of this type. Pinned to a crisp original ribbon.
Benjamin Harrison: Six Portrait Pins and Lapel Studs. The largest is 1½" and the smallest is 5/8". All have strong photos and are in excellent condition.
Benjamin Harrison: Three Portrait Pieces. Includes: a scarce 1892 Harrison & Reid jugate, missing the suspension bar, 1¼" wide; a very unusual and desirable etched celluloid image in a gilt horseshoe frame, 1" x 1¼"; and a pinback 1892 litho portrait button, 1¼" with light paint chips, else all excellent.
Harrison & Morton, Cleveland & Thurman, and Blaine & Logan: Three Scarce 1884 and 1888 Enameled Stickpins. The largest is 1 1/8" in diameter and the other two are 7/8". The round pin with the Cleveland banner is particularly nice. The Blaine is missing the pin, else all in excellent condition.
James B. Weaver: Pair of Scarce Populist Party Studs. ¾". Weaver's "People's Party" grew into the Populist movement which propelled William Jennings Bryan to prominence over the following decade and radicalized the Democratic Party. Weaver won 8.5% of the popular vote in 1892, and 22 electoral votes! Excellent examples.
William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan: Three Great Matched Pairs of Jugate Pinbacks. All 1¼", various makers. Lovely matched examples of the opposing candidates from the 1900 campaign, all in excellent condition.
McKinley & Roosevelt: "Commerce and Industries" Jugate Pin. 1¼". This design represents two incredibly detailed vignettes of both industry and commerce. A lovely example with light surface wear, otherwise near fine condition.
William McKinley: Matched Pair of Colorful Campaign Pinbacks. Each 1¼"; one with Whitehead and Hoag backmark; the other, Mertz Button Company. The lot features a McKinley and Roosevelt "Commerce and Industries" jugate variety and a "McKinley and Prosperity" single portrait variant. Both are in well-centered and in choice condition. Difficult to find these variations in this condition.
1896 and 1900 Campaigns: Five Jugate Pinbacks. Better varieties, including: two 7/8" McKinley & Roosevelt jugates; a 7/8" Bryan & Stevenson, and two Bryan & Sewall varieties. The "Protection/ Prosperity" jugate (rare in 1¼" size, more so in this size) has some minor rim foxing at 3:00, while the "James" variety has a bit more foxing as shown, but is still in quite collectible condition.
McKinley & Roosevelt and Bryan & Stevenson: Two Great Matched Jugate Button Pairs from the 1900 Presidential Campaign. A fantastic lot consisting of two matched Whitehead and Hoag-made 2 1/8" jugates: one featuring the Bryan & Stevenson Democratic ticket and the other the McKinley & Roosevelt Republican ticket; and smaller 1¼" Whitehead and Hoag jugate versions. All examples in excellent condition with the exception of the large McKinley & Roosevelt which displays some trivial crazing to the surface.
William McKinley: Lot of Four McKinley Coat-tail Buttons. An interesting assortment of coat-tail buttons including: a 7/8" jugate stud-back of McKinley and Clough; a 7/8" jugate of McKinley and Scofield; a 1¼" trigate featuring McKinley, Roosevelt, and an unidentified candidate; and finally, an impressive black-backed trigate featuring McKinley, Roosevelt, and Bliss. All examples in excellent condition with the exception of the white-background trigate which has some trivial edge spots.
William McKinley: Pair of Great 1896 "Mechanicals." A pressed-brass elephant marked "GOP", opens to reveal the "protection" slogan. Complete with the original pin on the reverse. Lot includes a rare McKinley brass whistle, but missing a part. Both in excellent condition.
William McKinley: Pair of Choice Peoria, Illinois Presidential Campaign Ribbon Badges. Buttons measure 1¾"; ribbons and mounts measure 2 3/8" x 9¼". These campaign ribbon badges, one from McKinley's 1896 campaign and the other from his successful 1900 re-election campaign with running mate Theodore Roosevelt, are gloriously beautiful examples remaining bright and complete down to the gold wire fringe. The 1896 version was issued by the Union Veteran Club of Peoria and features a celluloid button within a thin brass frame with McKinley's portrait suitably captioned "Maj. Wm McKinley" suspended by a flag adorned ribbon from an enameled pendant set atop a red fringed ribbon. This remarkable example features a rather grand Whitehead and Hoag paper label on the reverse. As stated the ribbon badge is in choice condition with only some trivial tarnishing to the gilt-stamped lettering on the ribbon. The other badge, issued by the Fremont Pioneer Club of Peoria features a celluloid portrait of Fremont suspended from a ribbon with crossed flags set atop a red, white and blue fringed ribbon and suspended from a beautiful stamped-brass eagle and flag patriotic motif pendant. This example was manufactured by John A. Bush of Peoria, Illinois. Both ribbon badges would be hard to upgrade.
William McKinley: Political Campaign Button. 1¼", "Protection, Expansion, Prosperity", a colorful beauty with factory motifs and the Great White Fleet. In our estimation this example has always been undervalued. In excellent condition.
William McKinley: Great 1900 Presidential Pinback with Superb Imagery. 1¼"; Whitehead and Hoag backmark. This button incorporates two pictures to complete a slogan: "Count Me For [McKinley] and a Full [Dinner Pail]." A hard-to-find variety in excellent condition.
Bryan and McKinley: Three 1896 Campaign Items. An interesting group of items including: a two-sided watch fob charm with the portraits of Bryan and his running mate, Sewall; a portrait of Bryan inset on a brass shell in the form of a dust broom; and a pressed brass novelty featuring McKinley atop the GOP elephant. All items are in excellent condition.
William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan: Matching Pair of Tin Oval Plates. 16" oval, with an early 1896 portrait of each candidate. A scuff along Bryan's cheek and mouth, with another to the right of his head. Tiny paint loss on the McKinley tray. Light cracklature, but the color is bright. Aside from the above mentioned issues, both trays are fine.
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt: Rare Jugate Veterans' Union Pinback. 1¼" with a 2¾" red, white, and blue ribbon suspended beneath; Whitehead and Hoag backmark. The two rivals appear on the same badge in support of the Chautauqua Veterans' Union annual reunion, August 15-16, 1902. Above each man's head is the date of his particular military service: 1861, the Civil War for Bryan and 1898, the Spanish-American War for Roosevelt. The button design is beautiful with a deep blue background accented with decorative gold highlights around the portraits. A scarce pinback in choice condition.
Bryan & Kern: Superb 1908 Campaign Jugate Button. 1¾". A superb, unimprovable example of this imposing large 1908-dated jugate. These sepia jugates are underrated, especially large varieties such as this in such choice condition.
Bryan & Stevenson: Stunning 1900 Jugate Presidential Campaign Button. 1½". A virtually mint example of this hard-to-find style.
William Jennings Bryan: Large 1908 Celluloid Portrait Button with the Original Flag Ribbon. 2¼"; J. H. Shaw, Philadelphia backmark. An impressive button with a striking sepia portrait of Bryan. In excellent condition.
William Jennings Bryan: Three Colorful 1¼" Celluloid Portrait Buttons. Includes a beautiful portrait button mounted on a leather watch fob; and two pinbacks- "Let the People Rule" and a multi-color example. All are in excellent condition.
William Jennings Bryan: Lot of Six Better Portrait Pinbacks. 7/8" - 1½" sizes. A great selection of Bryan designs, all in excellent condition except for a few trivial light speckles on one of the 7/8" examples.
William Jennings Bryan: Pair of Rare 1896 and 1908 Campaign Varieties. Two tough variants including a 1908 example, 1¼" pinback, manufactured by J. M. Goodell, Austin, Illinois and a 7/8" stud from the 1896 election with the legend "We Cannot Elect Bryan and 'Carrie' Watson" - a reference to temperance advocate Carrie Nation. The stud is in excellent condition; the pinback has some areas of moderate browning.
William Jennings Bryan: Three Scarce 1908 Presidential Campaign Portrait Pinbacks. 1¼". Three beautiful variants from William J. Bryan's failed 1908 campaign, all featuring identical portraits on slightly different backgrounds. An impressive group in excellent condition.
William Jennings Bryan: Glass Front Printed Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. 12" x 8". The sepia portrait was made by Miller & Liberman, 1017 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even toning, and separated chain else very good. From the Edward C. Gillette Collection.
Third Party Candidates: Large Group of Twelve Pinback Buttons and One Lapel Stud for Various Political Parties, 1896-1940. Includes buttons for: Lemke & O'Brien of the Union Party; Browder & Ford of the Communist Party; Chafin & Watkins of the Prohibition Party; Palmer & Buckner of the Gold Democratic Party; John G. Woolley of the Prohibition Party; La Follette & Wheeler of the Progressive Party; Benson & Kirkpatrick and Thomas & Krueger of the Socialist Party. The one stud, 7/8", is for John Palmer of the Gold Democratic Party. Most buttons are 1" and generally in very fine or better condition.
Debs & Hanford: 1904 Socialist Jugate Button. 1¼", Whitehead and Hoag backmark. Eugene V. Debs is one of the most popular "Third Party" candidates among collectors, having sought the presidency in five of the six elections between 1900 and 1920. Interestingly, all of the many button varieties produced for Debs are scarce to rare, with the starting price level nearly $200. This attractive, larger-size jugate is in great shape, exhibiting light edge foxing as found on a high percentage of known examples.
Debs & Seidel: 1912 7/8" Socialist Jugate Pinback. A particularly attractive button with a rich sepia scheme and in choice condition.
Debs & Seidel: 1912 7/8" Socialist Jugate. This stunning jugate displays rich sepia portraits of the candidate and with the exception of some trivial scratches to the button surface, is in choice condition.
Roosevelt & Fairbanks: Scarce 1904 Jugates. 1¼", with Baltimore Badge & Novelty company backmark. Two scarcer jugate varieties with modest edge-foxing to both but still quite presentable.
Roosevelt & Fairbanks: 1904 Jugate Pinback Button. 1¼"; with a Whitehead and Hoag backmark. This stunning jugate features both candidates surmounted by an eagle who is spreading its wings over both men; an American flag is below; all backed by a bright gold color. A stunning variety in choice condition.
Roosevelt and Parker: Pair of Matched 1904 Campaign Jugates. 1¼". These colorful matched pinbacks feature jugate portraits of Roosevelt & Fairbanks and their opponents Parker & Davis. Both examples are in excellent condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Classic "Stand Pat" Poker Hand Pinback. 1¼". Here we have Teddy holding the winning hand on this classic celluloid which has only minor surface wear, otherwise in very good condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Beautiful Large Sepia Portrait Button. 3½". A classic TR button in fine condition, original pin missing.
Roosevelt and Parker, Taft and Wilson: Matched Pairs. Two colorful 7/8" and 1¼" matched pairs for the 1904 and 1912 opponents. All in excellent condition.
Theodore Roosevelt & Alton B. Parker: Matched Pair of Color Portrait Buttons. 1¼", with F. F. Pulver Company, Rochester, New York backmarks. Both examples in excellent condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Trio of Exceptional Portrait Buttons. Includes a sepia 1½" variety in a detailed brass frame; a colorful blue-bordered 1¼" version; and a 1" "Roosevelt Club/ Denver" example. All in excellent condition but for several small, fine cracks in the celluloid of the "Denver" example.
Theodore Roosevelt: Three Great TR Campaign Items. A diverse lot including a 1½" sepia portrait button (rare in this size); a colorful 1¼" celluloid button inset on a leather watch fob; and a Roosevelt & Fairbanks brass fob. All examples in excellent condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Beautiful Sepia Portrait Delegate's Badge. 3½"; A. R. Lopez, Boston, Massachusetts backmark. A striking dark sepia portrait of TR affixed to a short length of red, white, and blue ribbon and suspended from a brass-framed pendant. With the exception of a bit of lamination imperfection on the edge at the 8:00 position, it is in near mint condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: "We Want Him For President" Campaign Button. 1¼"; with Whitehead and Hoag backmark. The color tinting remains rich on this seldom seen beauty. In choice condition.
Theodore Roosevelt: Scarce "Bull Moose" 1912 Presidential Campaign Button. 7/8". An exceptional pinback featuring Teddy Roosevelt's portrait superimposed upon his iconic bull moose. The button is captioned "Progressive Candidate for President The Man of the Hour". With the exception of some utterly trivial abrasion (seen under magnification), this is a superior example.
Theodore Roosevelt: Trio of Amazingly Colorful Pinbacks. Three gorgeous examples of political pinbacks including two 1¼" varieties (one with a Whitehead and Hoag backmark; the other made by F. F. Pulver Company) with tinted Teddy portraits, and a third version, measuring 7/8", featuring a black-and-white portrait. All examples in excellent condition.
Parker & Davis: Pair of Colorful 1904 Jugate Pinbacks. 1¼", with Whitehead & Hoag backmarks. The "over and under" variety has just a hint of foxing, but is an overall superior example of this variety. The "Miss Liberty" variety has some minor edge spots. Both are quite nice.
Parker & Davis: Choice 1904 Campaign "Shure Mike" Jugate Pinback. 1¼"; with J. Florsheim, Chicago, Illinois backmark. Jugate busts of the Democratic candidates are shown with an enigmatic rooster crowing, "Shure Mike". This type is usually found with staining but this is an excellent example. A classic button, hard-to-find in this condition.
Alton B. Parker: Three 1¼" Color Portrait Pinbacks. These beauties for the 1904 Democratic candidate are in fine condition except for version with the star at the top is missing the collet on the reverse (easily replaced with one from a low-value button).
Alton B. Parker: Pair of Colorful 1¼" Portrait Campaign Buttons. Two wonderfully colorful Parker pinbacks: one manufactured by Whitehead and Hoag; the other by the Baltimore Badge and Novelty Company. Seldom found in this excellent condition.
Alton B. Parker: Super Pressed-Brass Badge on the Original Cardboard Backing. Pin 1½" x 1¾"; card 2¾" x 3½". A stunning rub-on brass badge featuring a sepia portrait of Parker in the center of a red, white, and blue shield suspended from a patriotic eagle-and-flag motif. Some minimal paint loss, else a choice example.
Parker & Davis: 1904 "White Elephant" Pinback. 1½". This colorful celluloid pinback was issued in support of Parker & Davis in 1904. "Uncle Sam's White Elephant", shackled by "Protection" and "The Trusts", stands upon the football of "The People". "Rah! Rah! Rah! A Safety's the Score! Parker & Davis 1904." Near fine with some light scratching to surface, otherwise with deep and vibrant colors, a particularly pleasing example of a must-have classic!
Alton B. Parker: Rare Pre-Presidential New York Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals Button. 7/8" celluloid with a National Equipment Company, New York backmark. A marvelous campaign button, circa 1897, for Parker's successful run for Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Parker served in this capacity until 1904 when he resigned and ran a failed campaign for president as the Democratic nominee. A rare button in choice, virtually unimprovable condition.
Taft & Sherman: Three Better Pinback Varieties. Includes two 7/8" jugates in excellent condition and an extraordinary 1¾" color litho example, quite rare in this large size. The latter button has a couple of tiny bits of inconsequential rim foxing, and a couple of minor bumps, but overall should satisfy any but the most condition-focused collector.
Taft & Sherman: Beautiful 1¼" Celluloid Jugate on Leather Fob. With the exception of a small mark in the field, this example is in excellent condition.
William Howard Taft: Scarce Taft and Roosevelt "United" 1908 Presidential Campaign Button. 1"; F. A. Breitenbach backmark. A popular button among collectors, this choice colorful beauty is almost perfect save for a few trivial brown speckles along the collet on the reverse. Nonetheless, this would be a hard example to improve upon.
William Howard Taft: Unusual Variety of 1¼" "Billy Possum" Button. Reserved and conservative, Taft was a sharp contrast to Teddy Roosevelt, the gregarious extrovert who preceded him. As a candidate and as President-elect, he had given cartoonists and humorists little to work with. But then, early in 1909, Taft appeared at a dinner in Georgia, where he feasted on "possum and taters." In a moment of uncharacteristic levity, Taft declared that he was "for 'possum' first, last, and all the time!", and Billy Possum was born. Cartoonists portrayed Taft as a Possum, and a variety of toys and china objects appeared with his theme. One stuffed possum toy was marked "goodbye Teddy Bear, hello Billy Possum." But these efforts failed to humanize Taft, who failed to achieve the popularity of his colorful predecessor. Running for re-election in 1912, Taft would finish a distant third behind Woodrow Wilson and his former mentor Roosevelt, who was running on the Bull Moose ticket. While we have encountered dozens of Billy Possum items over the years, we have never seen this attractive button before. Our research failed to unearth any explanation for the spelling of "Klub." One might be tempted to posit some connection to the notorious Ku Klux Klan, but that organization had really not re-emerged as a major national force in 1909. Excellent condition.
William Howard Taft: Pair of Beautiful 1¼" Color Pinbacks. Both examples in excellent condition.
Taft and Bryan: Two Colorful Matched Pairs of 1908 Pinback Designs. All 7/8" with various backmarks. Beautiful matched pairs of pinbacks representing each of the opposing candidates. One pair features the candidate's portraits inset into the Liberty Bell and set against a red, white and blue background; the other has the candidates portraits in a gold-bordered shield set against a blue background. Each pair is quite fetching and in beautiful condition.
William Howard Taft: Four Colorful 7/8" Portrait Pinbacks. Various makers. Four different versions, each featuring Taft's portrait and all in fine condition.
William Howard Taft: Trio of Colorful Pinback Portrait Buttons. Featured are two 1¼" varieties and a 7/8" example. The red, white, and blue examples are 1912 designs, while the red-bordered variant is 1908. All are in excellent condition.
Early 20th Century Political Campaign Post Cards: Lot of Seventeen. A fantastic lot including several William Howard Taft variations - humorous and serious; several clever and colorful Theodore Roosevelt examples; an Alton Parker and Henry Davis jugate; a Wilson and Davis jugate; and a youth temperance movement example. Some examples have been posted, others are unused, but all are in generally very good condition.
Democratic National Convention: Lot of Six Badges. A great array of convention badges including a 1908 Denver Delegate's badge; a 1912 Baltimore Doorkeeper's badge; 1920 San Francisco Alternate's badge; 1924 New York Delegate's badge; 1928 Houston Alternate's badge and a 1952 Chicago Page's badge. All examples in excellent condition except the 1908 example which has some moderate fraying to the ribbon.
Woodrow Wilson: Trio of Scarce Celluloid Items. Fantastic and interesting lot including: a great 2 1/8" WWI slogan button, "Watch Wilson Wallop Wilhelm"; an oval advertising pocket mirror featuring Wilson, Washington and Lincoln (with some light surface deposits on the advertising side); and an advertising watch fob with Wilson and other WWI-period heads of state. All items in fine shape except as noted.
Wilson & Marshall: Beautiful 1916 Jugate Brooch. 1¼" x 1½". Oval sepia celluloid portrait of the candidates in a fancy gilt shell metal frame. This variety is notorious for condition problems, notably fading and serious horizontal bands caused when the pins were affixed to the reverse. Though the image is slightly faded, likely as it was issued, it remains a fine example.
Woodrow Wilson: Five Coat-tail Jugate Pinbacks. All five examples are in excellent condition and include a 1¼", two 1" and two 7/8" varieties. Four include the "Peace & Prosperity" slogan and one bears the labor slogan "Champions of the 8 Hour Law".
Woodrow Wilson: Nine Exceptional Wilson Portrait Campaign Buttons. 7/8" to 1¼" sizes. All are in excellent condition except for one trivial flaw at the bottom of the blue Wilson portrait button.
Woodrow Wilson: Four Beautiful 7/8" Color Portrait Buttons. Extraordinarily colorful varieties in excellent condition except for a minor rim separation on one example.
Woodrow Wilson: Two Scarce Portrait Celluloid Buttons. Beautiful examples including a 1¼" pinback in choice condition and a ¾" disk variety, holed at the top for a straight pin insert with an advertisement for "Messer's Charcoal Gum" on the verso. Both are in excellent condition.
Woodrow Wilson: Two Impressive Celluloid Portrait Buttons. 1¾". A particularly nice lot of two portrait buttons, one a mirror-back, the other pinback and both in excellent condition.
Wilson and Hughes: Three Great Matched Pairs From the 1916 Campaign. The lot includes two pairs of matched 7/8" portrait buttons and a matched pair of 1" celluloids inset onto metal fobs with a horseshoe design. All examples are in excellent condition.
Presidential Hopefuls: Large Group of Eight Pinback Buttons and One Badge, 1912-1952. Includes buttons for: Harry Byrd, Lynn J. Frazier, Huey Long, Hiram Johnson, Champ Clark, opposition to Robert Taft, and one that reads "Voss for President". The lone badge is for 1920 Presidential hopeful Frank O. Lowden. The largest button is 2¼" and the smallest is 5/8". The badge measures 3½" including the ribbon and suspension bar. All are very fine or better. Outstanding group with several scarce and rare examples.
Hughes & Fairbanks: Excellent 1916 Jugate Brooch. 1¼" x 1½". Oval sepia celluloid portrait and fancy gilt shell metal frame. This variety is known for condition problems, usually found with fading and serious horizontal bands caused when the pins were affixed to the reverse. This example has a couple of trivial imperfections but lacks the horizontal bend found on most examples, still an above average specimen.
Charles Evans Hughes: Nine Better Pinbacks from the 1916 Campaign. 7/8" - 1¼" sizes. A beautiful and diverse group of Hughes campaign buttons including several portrait buttons, labor association buttons, and a coat-tail variety. All are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Variety of Eight Different Cupid Cards. This cards in this group, some of which are hand colored, are very appealing. A few minor flaws, but generally in very fine condition, and one of the most attractive sets of suffrage cards that you will find.
Woman's Suffrage: The Suffragist Arousing Her Sisters. Three of the four cards in this lot depict Ella Buchanan's statue, completed in 1911, of the allegorical figure of the suffragist arousing her sisters. One card even serves as an advertising piece for postcards and statuettes of the image. The fourth card in this lot is a photo of Mary LaNell in the pose of Buchanan's suffragist. Three of the four cards are unposted and the grouping as a whole is in good to very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Forty-one Advertising Novelties. Merchants on both sides of the cause used the suffrage movement to promote their products. Both are represented in this large collection of paper advertisements. Sizes range from 2" x 2.5" to 6.25" x 8.25". Overall toning with some foxing and moisture stains, else all in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Thirteen Miscellaneous Playing Cards. Five of these cards represent four different varieties of "Votes for Women" standard playing cards. The remaining eight cards are comical in nature and from the suffrage version of the "Old Maid" or "Go Fish" card games. All measure 2.25" x 3.5" and are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Miniature Doily. A very lovely and delicate tatted lace doily which bears the slogan "Votes for Women" at its center. Measures 4.5" x 3.5" and in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "No Suffragette of Mine" Armband. This 1.5" x 23" armband was worn by the anti-suffrage demonstrator. Paint stamped on felt, this example is in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Deck of Playing Cards. This deck of "Votes for Women" playing cards is without a box, but complete, with all fifty-two cards. Each card measures 2.25" x 3.5". All are in good condition with minor bends, abrasions, and slight paper loss.
Woman's Suffrage: Black Suffragette Bisque Statuette. This statuette is attributed to Schafer and Vater, a porcelain company founded in Rudolstadt, Germany in 1896. While they made a number of various bisque items such as planters and hair receivers, they are especially famous for a series of twenty or so statuettes on suffrage themes. Most of these were distributed in England, but a few were sold in America. The most famous example is this one, called the "Sojourner Truth" statue, although there is no evidence that Schafer and Vater ever tried to link the black grotesque to the famous American ex-slave. This statuette comes in two sizes, 6" and 7.5". This is the taller version, by far the rarer of the two. Some discoloration with age, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Large Lot of Anti- and Pro-Suffrage Buttons. The largest of the eight buttons is 1¼" and the smallest is ¾". Most in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Poster. 13.5" x 18.5", attractively framed (19.25" x 24" overall), the vibrant poster reads, "Vote/ for/ Woman's/ Suffrage/ Oct. 19". Very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Poster. 19.5" x 9.5", attractively framed, the poster reads, "Thousands of women are paying taxes" and then asks, "Isn't it common justice that they should have a voice in making the laws which spend those taxes?" Clean, very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Large Lot of Magazine Covers featuring Suffrage Themes. Including: Fun Section of the New York Times, June 29, 1913; Saturday Evening Post, December 30, 1911; Leslie's, August 7, 1920; Puck, February 20, 1915; Collier's, November 4, 1917; The Country Gentleman, January 11, 1913, and others. Various sizes. Some are entire magazines. Most fine or better.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Seven Issues of Equal Rights and Two Issues of The Suffragist. A fantastic selection of women's rights periodicals ranging from 1913 through 1933. All issues contain about six or seven pages each, and each is filled with news and photos specific to voting and women's rights issues. An additional front cover (only) of Equal Rights is included. Ten items total. All are in generally very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Wonderful Cabinet Photo of a Group of California Woman Suffragists. 8" x 6", mounted on board to an overall size of 12" x 10". A superb group shot of seven identically dressed women, one beating a drum, and one carrying a sign reading "We Demand Equal Rights WE Will Vote". Excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Pair of Colorful Illustrations. Two period illustrations of suffragists including a color illustration of a "patriotic" American suffragette measuring 6.5" x 9.5", mounted on board to an overall size of 11" x 14"; and a 5" x 8" illustration of an English suffragist, matted to an overall size of 9" x 12". Both illustrations are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Inez Milholland National Woman's Party "Forward Into Light" Poster. 8.5" x 7.25". The martyr of the American suffrage movement, Inez Milholland, was elevated to sainthood in this wonderfully evocative illustration, still used today on the stationery of the National Woman's Party. In fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: 1895 Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Flyer and 1915 Farmington Valley Herald With Anti-Suffrage Content. Two great items of ephemera from the struggle for women's voting rights including a 1915 Connecticut newspaper with a short article about a local woman's anti-suffrage meeting; and a handbill issued by the Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women. The newspaper has toned and is slightly brittle as is common with old newsprint and the handbill is split in the fold crease, otherwise they are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Tobacco Advertising Trolley Sign. This trolley sign, which measures 19" x 13", combines both a suffrage reference as well as an ad for Velvet Pipe Tobacco. The suffrage reference is in the form of a Pictorial News Co. photo of 25,000 suffragists on parade along Fifth Avenue in New York. Made of paper instead of the traditional cardboard. Nice condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: "Votes For Women - Pioneer Escort" Ribbon and Celluloid Button. Button 1¼" , ribbon 7.5", with a Rudolph Brothers, Philadelphia backmark. Though the button is a known item, the "Pioneer Escort" ribbon to which it is attached is not. Both parts of this badge are in excellent condition, and the combination makes for a very attractive and unique display piece.
Woman's Suffrage: "Ohio Next" Button. ¾", with an R. A. Koch Company Badge & Button, Cleveland, Ohio backmark. This blue on gold pinback button features six stars with the legend "Ohio Next". The button was issued in 1911, just after California had joined the list of suffrage states. Suffragists were now looking towards Ohio as the next state that they hoped to add to the column. Bright and in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Eight Better Comic Cards. This lot includes: post cards of a boy dressed up as Uncle Sam that was published by the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company; a paper moon cowboy with a comic suffrage message in the background; two varieties of a suffragette cat with attitude, one of which is a "squeaky card"; suffragettes challenging George Washington; an ingénue at a rally; and two versions of a young girl serving tea to a bored lad. Very good to excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Five Miscellaneous Postcards. Even though Anna Howard Shaw, one-time head of NAWSA, was one of the most noted of suffrage leaders, her image seldom appears on postcards. The example in this lot, with its brilliant colors and designs, is definitely the best of the few that exist. This rare card is unused and in excellent condition. The lot is rounded off with two designs of women holding "Votes for Women" banners, a "Beatitudes of a Suffragist" card, and a previously unknown card of a bust of Anthony done by her friend, Mrs. Adelaide Johnson. A few bends on this card, but a nice group overall.
Woman's Suffrage: Rose O'Neill Kewpie Doll Card. Rose O'Neill, the creator of the Kewpie Doll, was an ardent suffragist who lent her work to the movement. This particular card of four of her Kewpies carrying a banner that says "Vote for Our Mothers" is generally regarded as the most attractive of her several postcards. It certainly is the rarest, and once brought over $700 at a New York postcard auction about fifteen years ago. Some very minor rounding of the edges, but generally in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Fifteen Whimsical Color "Vote for Wimmen" Postcards by Cobb Shinn. Each example measures 3.5" x 5.5" with a T. P. & Co. backmark and each is in very good condition. Fifteen post cards in a series that depict little girls in a variety of cute predicaments featuring a suffrage theme. These postcards would have you believe that the best way to secure a woman's right to vote was through employing her feminine charms to influence the male of the species.
Woman's Suffrage: Four Real Photo Postcards. 5.5" x 3.5". Fine condition. A small collection of four beautifully clear real photo postcards featuring marching suffragists in various locales across the United States. One particularly nice example features a woman driving a decorated horse-drawn carriage annotated on the reverse "Dear Cousin, Clara drove the team, Votes for Women at the carnival in Georgetown. I though you would like one. Cousin Annie". In another example you can just make out the writing on a sign carried by a group of suffragists: "Let Ohio Women Vote". There is one anti-suffrage example in the group featuring a horse-drawn float with the banner "Vote No on Woman Suffrage". An impressive lot.
Woman's Suffrage: "The Militant Suffrage Song" Songsheet. Published by The World, January 23, 1910, "As sung in Charles Dillingham's Musical Comedy Success 'The Old Town'... Now appearing at the Globe Theatre 46th St. and Broadway..." Very good condition with some staining and tattering.
Woman's Suffrage: 1914 Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage Annual Report and 1915 Agenda. The annual report is bound in paper wraps, 11.25" x 9" oblong format, and contains 64 pages of photographs and text outlining the work of the CUWS for 1914. It contains excellent information and many interesting photos of suffrage marches in Washington, D.C. The agenda is for a June 2, 1915 meeting held during the Panama Pacific Exposition and lists the speakers scheduled to address the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Both pieces are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Five Anti-Suffrage Leaflets and Publications. Various sizes. Circa 1912-13. Includes four leaflets and tracts with titles such as "Do Women Want the Vote?", "Anti-Suffrage Notes", "Some Reasons Why We Oppose Votes For Women", and a copy of The Woman's Protest, a monthly publication opposed to woman suffrage. All examples are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Important Publicity Record of the Elizabeth League of Women Voters and Album of News Clippings. This lot includes a scrapbook which contains on the inside cover a typed message that this is the Publicity Record for the Elizabeth League of Women Voters for 1925-1926. "This is started with the hope that each succeeding publicity chairman will add her year's record, and with regret that it begins with 1925 instead of with 1920!" The scrapbook contains news clippings and publications by the League from May of 1925 through May of 1926, each item being carefully mounted. Front cover detached and back cover missing. Accompanying this piece is an album in which suffrage news clipping, generally from New Jersey Newspapers, have been placed in plastic binders. A nice record of period events as they were reported.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Twenty-four National American Woman Suffrage Association Leaflets. Various sizes. A fabulous lot of NAWSA leaflets dating to about 1917. All examples are in generally very good condition, with a very few displaying some loss at the edges.
Woman's Suffrage: A Collection of Seventy-nine Trousers and Harem Skirts Postcards. Although these postcards are common, this collection is in many ways very unique. All seventy-nine cards are, in one way or another, related to women's rights and men's fear about the resultant world if women are given the franchise. Many of these postcards address the issue of "trousers" as a debate over who will wear the pants in the family if women achieve their rights. The balance of the collection relates to the Harem skirt, which was introduced to the world by a Paris designer in 1911. The Harem skirt in some ways was a more modern version of the Bloomer skirt, which was popularized in Amelia Bloomer's paper, The Lily, beginning in the early 1850s. The woman's movement of the 19th century was not only a suffrage movement but dealt with the issue of woman's rights in general. Part of that concern was the elimination of the restrictive dress of women, hence the popularity of the Bloomer skirt among many suffragists. This is a very nice collection that represents the part of cultural history in which suffrage emerged as a major force for change. Thirty-three of these postcards are unused. All measure 3.5" x 5.5" and are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Fourteen Suffrage Publications. A group of includes early issues of The Woman's Advocate, The Business Woman's Journal, and Brown's Magazine, plus addresses by noted suffrage supporter's and a copy of Deborah Knox Livingston's memorial. Overall toning and foxing with some fold lines, minute tears and paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "The New Woman" and "Women's Rights" Stereoviews. A group of twenty-four. One is a tribute to Miss Frances E. Willard, President of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The remaining twenty-three are spoofs of women and men in role reversals, some in color. Overall toning with mild foxing, and some paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Broadsides. A group of five anti-suffrage broadsides. These colorful items measure from 6" x 8.5" to 7" x 10.25". Overall toning and mild foxing, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Large Group of Leaflets and Booklets. Twenty-seven suffrage documents including copies of the 1909 Constitution and By-laws of the New York Equal Franchise Society, A Brief Synopsis of the Laws of the State of New Jersey Relating to Women and Children, and Correspondence Course in Suffrage, as well as, an assortment of handbills, fliers, and invitations. All in very good condition with overall toning, and some minor tears and paper chips.
Woman's Suffrage: "Votes for Women" Armband. A black on gold, "Votes for Women" felt armband. Measures 1.5" x 24". Very clean and in overall fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Programs and Fliers. A group of three parade programs, one debate program, and one rally flier. All date between 1913 and 1915. Overall toning, with some fold lines, and minor tears and paper chips, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Documents. An assortment of suffrage pamphlets, leaflets, and correspondence. Overall toning, with some fold lines, and paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Pamphlets. A group of six addresses delivered by notable suffrage supporters including Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Overall toning, with some fold lines, and minor paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Leaflets. An assortment of sixteen leaflets. One is a copy of Susan B. Anthony's February 1884 address to the Congressional Committee in favor of a national amendment for woman suffrage. Three are general reports on the movements progress. The remainder address suffrage questions, such as, "May women not take part in making laws which they must obey?" Overall toning, with some fold lines, and minor paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Nineteenth Century Suffrage Leaflets. A group of five special report leaflets. Included is: "Woman Suffrage on Trial," a report by Alice Stone Blackwell; "Rhode Island Women," the address made by Mrs. E.B. Chace before the R.I. Woman Suffrage Association, October 1891; an excerpt of Col. Higginson's speech at a Woman Suffrage Convention in Philadelphia, 1887; and two general reports on the movement in the Washington Territory and Wyoming. All toned with age, some fold lines, and minute paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Literature. A group of six suffrage handbills and fliers and a 1920 woman voter registration form. All toned with fold lines, minute tears, and paper loss, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Congressional Speeches on Suffrage. A group of five speeches, includes: two by Hon. Thomas B. Catron of New Mexico, 1915 and 1916; one by Hon. Thomas W. Palmer of Michigan, 1885; one by Hon. John F. Sharfroth of Colorado, 1916, and one by Hon. Edward T. Taylor of Colorado, 1912. All toned with age, moderate foxing and paper chips, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Songs and Poems. A group of eight items including five lyric sheets, one music score, and two poems. All toned with age, some fold lines, and paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Theatre Programs. A group of six programs dating from 1910 through 1913. Included are Any Man, two copies of When Women Vote, Married to a Suffragette, A Suffragette Baby, and The Suffragettes. All are toned, mildly foxed, with minor paper chips, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: NWSA 1881 Convention Program. A program for the 13th Annual Convention of the Woman's Suffrage Association held at the Tremont Temple in Boston, Massachusetts, May 26 and 27, 1881. Measures approximately 6" x 9.25". Has been previously folded in quarters and thumbtacked in the upper corners. Overall toning with some minor chips and tears along the edges, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: The People's Institute Meeting Program. A program from the March 25, 1914, meeting where Harriet May Mills gave her address "Susan B. Anthony: A Woman Pioneer." The verso of the program outlines the scheduled events for the following four weeks. Overall toning with minor wrinkles and a few small tears. A centered horizontal fold line, else in very good condition. Measures 6.5" x 10.5".
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Pageant-Tableau Program. A program for the Woman Suffrage Addresses and Pageant Tableau held at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, May 2, 1913. Dr. Anna Shaw officiated while Colonel Theodore Roosevelt gave the evening's address. Measures 7" x 9". In excellent condition save a small tear on the lower edge of the back page.
Woman's Suffrage: Henry Ward Beecher Address. Published by the Woman's Journal of Boston, Massachusetts, this small booklet contains the speech given by Henry Ward Beecher at the Cooper Institute in New York, February 2, 1860. Measures 4.75" x 7.5". Overall toning and foxing, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Emma Beckwith Articles. Included in this group: a letter from Hattie E. Merrill to Mrs. Beckwith on Indiana Woman Suffrage Association stationary; a receipt to Mrs. A. D. Morgan for a payment of $20 for an equal rights meeting; a postcard addressed to Mrs. Emma Beckwith; and her official contest of the election of John M. Clancy as Member of the House of Representatives stating it was unconstitutional without her vote. All but the postcard have been mounted to poster board. All are toned with minor folds, tears, and some moisture stains, else very good condition.
Autographs
Woman's Suffrage: Anna Dickinson Signature, Autograph Letter Signed, and Cartes de Visite. As a young abolitionist, Anna Dickinson was the first women to ever to address congress. She lectured on the women's rights and, because she supported the continuation of the Civil War, was known as the war's Joan of Arc. Here are two of her CDVs, a music dealer's ad adorned with her picture, an 1865 signature clipped from her correspondence, and an autograph letter signed she posted to Charles Rugg in 1869 with original envelope of transmittal. All in very good to fine condition.
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Woman's Suffrage: Two Suffrage Blotters. Novelty "give-aways" such as these, were effective tools used to advertise and promote the suffrage movement. The larger "Equal Suffrage" is a generic variety measuring 9.5" x 4". The smaller "Votes for Women", 6" x 3.5", was produced by the Women's Political Union in their organization's colors. Both from New York. Both in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson Suffrage Fliers. The 7" x 5" flier quotes from a 1918 speech by Roosevelt on one side and one from a 1917 speech by Wilson on the other, in which both supported the suffrage movement. The accompanying 7" x 11" handbill, distributed by the suffrage headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, also declares that President Wilson, as well as a formidable list of other Democratic leaders, have pledged their support to the movement. Both toned with age and slightly wrinkled, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Belva Lockwood Speech Pamphlet. A copy of the resolution delivered by Belva Lockwood to the Congress of Law Reform and the Fifth International Peace Congress at World's Columbian Exhibition during August 1893. Approximately 6" x 9.5". Overall toning and mild paper chips to the cover, else in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Fourteen Suffrage Postcards. All of these 5.5" x 3.25" postcards are invitations to suffrage meetings held between 1901 and 1917 in Washington DC, and various other cities in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Thirteen have been posted. All are moderately toned with mild paper chips, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "Votes for Women" Miniature Banner. A miniature suffrage banner handmade from satin ribbon and a toothpick. The "Votes for Women" slogan is handwritten in ink. This little novelty was most likely made to add to table or pastry decorations for a specific suffrage event. The is a small break to the upper tip of the toothpick which lead to a short tear in the ribbon, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Suffrage Convention Programs. An assortment of New Jersey and New York suffrage convention programs dated 1913 through 1917. Minor toning and fold lines, else all in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Harvard-Yale-Princeton Triangular Debate Program. An eight page program for the Sixth Annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton Triangular Debate, March 17, 1914. Measures 6.25" x 9.5". Overall toning, a central horizontal fold line, and very slight paper chips in the bottom edge, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Michigan Equal Suffrage Association Items Price List. A bi-fold price list of all literature, buttons, and banners sold through the organization's headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Measures 6.25" x 7". Overall toning and a horizontal fold line through the center, else in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Letters and Stationery. A collection of six letters from suffrage supporters on the official stationary of various American suffrage organizations, one typed invitation to a NYSWSP Mass Meeting, an official NCW envelope addressed to Susan B. Anthony, and a blank sheet of stationary from the Soldier's Club. All in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Women's Petition Against Slavery. An 8.5" x 10.5" form used by female abolitionists to solicit signatures in support of the Emancipation Proclamation. This example is without signatures. Two fold lines and overall toning from age, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Nine Suffrage Leader Photographs. Among this impressive group are images of Jane Addams, Elizabeth Lowe Watson, Alice Paul, and others. Most include typed narratives. All in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: 1915 Photograph of the Springfield Massachusetts Equal Suffrage League An 8.5" x 7.75" photograph taken on the steps of their Springfield, Massachusetts headquarters. Overall toning, some faint pencil lines and smudges, and some paper chips to the mounting board, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Lucretia Mott Carte de Visite. A 2.5" x 4" calling card of Lucretia Mott, founder of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. Mott is also credited as America's first feminist and the initiator of women's political advocacy. Overall toning with minute foxing, else excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Victoria Woodhull Carte de Visite. A 2.5" x 4" calling card of the social reformist and first female stockbroker, Victoria Woodhull. Overall toning and minute paper chips to corners, else in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Anna Howard Shaw Tickets. A collection of tickets for five different speaking engagements by the Rev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. The "Convention Week" at the Poli's Theatre has a hand written message on the back. The "Anti-Suffrage Fallacies Shown Up" has some paper loss from tape on the right side and two thumbtack holes in the upper left corner. The "Lecture in Court House" has a vertical tear in the bottom edge, a moisture stain on the right, and paper chips to both right corners, else all in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Wyoming Equal Rights Spoon. From the Sterling Silver Mfg. Co. of Providence, Rhode Island is this 5" sterling silver commemorative spoon. The handle is quite ornate with Wyoming in raised letters down the handle's shank and images both front and back. Slightly tarnished, else excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Mrs. Alva Belmont Suffrage Money. A 1¼" x 1" stamped metal token circulated by the Political Equality Association. One side reads "Votes for Women" while the other is is stamped "5 cents" to commemorate Alva Belmont's, the association's founder, statement that she would "give 5 cents for the whole lot." Mrs. Belmont donated large sums of money to the suffrage movement as well as office and retreat facilities. Near mint condition.
Woman's Suffrage: "VOTES FOR WOMEN 1915" Pinback Button on a Miniature Knitted Bag. The colorful, sunrise version button measures 7/8" and is pinned to a slightly larger miniature knitted bag. The knitting needles are painted toothpicks. Slight discoloration of yarn due to age, else excellent condition.
Autographs
Woman's Suffrage: Suffrage Leaders Autograph Material. A group of signed notes, letters, and photographs of suffrage leaders. Included are signatures of Jeannette Rankin, Carrie Chapman Catt, Julia Ward Howe, and Ida M. Tarbell. All in very fine condition.
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Woman's Suffrage: Harriet May Mills Correspondence. Four letters to and from the Mills family including the original stamped envelopes of transmittal including a thank you note to Miss Mills for an impromptu address from Mrs. Howe, Director of The People's Institute, and an unsigned campaign letter from Harriet May Mills' committee to endorse her for the position of secretary of state. All toned with age, else in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: 38th Annual NAWSA Convention Postcard Advertisement. This 5.5" x 3.5" postcard is from a mass mailing designed to advertise the February 1906, National American Woman-Suffrage Association convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Printed on one side is an image and quote of the famous social activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The postcard was stamped, but never addressed. Other than minute staining and impressions from album corners, this card is in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Henry Ward Beecher Cabinet Cards. Three photo cabinet cards, one of the famous Henry Ward Beecher and two of his wife, Eunice White Beecher. Beecher was the younger brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a prominent clergyman, abolitionist, and social reformer during the 1800s. One of his wife's cards has her name written in ink below her image. Each card measures 4.25" x 6.5" and is very good condition with some foxing and minor abrasions.
Woman's Suffrage: Susan B. Anthony Birthday Celebration Program Card. Highly revered for her contributions to the equal rights movement, Susan B. Anthony's 85th birthday was literally celebrated from coast to coast. Here is a program from the event hosted by friends in her own city of Rochester, New York where, on the eventful day, Miss Anthony received visitors at the home of William and Mary Gannett. On the cover of this program is a photograph of Susan and her mother, Mary. Inside are quotes from speeches and correspondence made by both women. Measuring 6.25" x 5", this example is in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Fourteen Comic Photo Postcards. All different. Most are common, a few are unusual, all satirize some aspect of the suffrage movement. Five are unused. Each measure 3.5" x 5.5" . All are in overall good condition with some minor bends and smudges.
Woman's Suffrage: Plaster Plaque of Susan B. Anthony. A 7.75" plaster bust plaque of Susan B. Anthony. Embedded on the verso is a 3" x 2" brass plate which reads "Copyright, June 1887 by Mary S. Anthony, Endorsed by the Political Equality Club of Rochester, N.Y." Slightly discolored from age, else in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Three Suffrage Magazines. During the suffrage movement, many publications were founded solely for the purpose of promoting the cause while others supported the cause with periodic articles. Included in this lot a February 8, 1919, edition of the Maryland Suffrage News, a May-June 1926 edition of The International Woman Suffrage News, and an August 14, 1869, edition of the Appletons' Journal. All in very good condition with light toning, foxing, and fold lines.
Woman's Suffrage: Large Collection of Magazine Articles. This collection of approximately thirty different articles and clippings from pre-1920 popular magazines makes for fascinating reading for those interested in historical social context. Articles on why the vote would be injurious to women, what California's women did with their ballots, Wyoming as pioneer for the franchise, the militant woman (includes photo of dirigible with "Votes for Women" emblazoned on it), why I do not believe in equal suffrage, bios of Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, etc.!
Woman's Suffrage: Large Collection of Twenty Magazines, Newspapers, and Articles. Includes: McClure's, New York Times, Harper's Weekly, Saturday Evening Post, Woman's World, and many others. Various dates, most 1895-1920. Most pieces are very good or better.
Woman's Suffrage: 1872 Wild Oats Journal. Offered here is a copy of the June 6, 1892, Wild Oats journal, published by Winchell, Small & Co. of New York. Wild Oats was an illustrated journal of "Fun, Satire, Burlesque, Hits at Persons and Events of the Day." Its proprietors offered to pay "liberally" for "humorous or satirical articles." Measures 11.5" x 16.25" folded. This example is in good condition with overall toning and multiple small bends and tears.
Woman's Suffrage: Five Life Magazines with Suffrage Covers. A reflection of its time, the original Life magazine, published from 1883 through the early 1930s, gave its readers a glimpse of society, literature, and politics tempered with some humor and exceptional illustrations. The five issues included in this lot date from 1909 to 1920 and every cover references the suffrage movement. All measure 9" x 11" and, save overall toning and minute stains, are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Nine Issues of the Woman's Journal, and One of Lucifer the Light-Bearer. Founded in 1870, after the post-Civil War split in the women's movement, the Woman's Journal represented the views of what was considered the more conservative of the two branches. On a weekly basis, Lucy Stone and her husband Henry Browne Blackwell addressed a broad segment of a middle-class female society interested in women's rights. They printed speeches, debates, and convention notes that pertained to suffrage for women and, on the lighter side, also featured short stories, poems, and columns. They would not, however, run any advertisements for tobacco, liquor, or drugs or approach subjects they thought "scandalous." The nine issues included in this lot range in dates from January 1897 to January 1917. While Woman's Journal concentrated on getting the vote, the Lucifer the Light-Bearer focused on other causes such as free love and anarchy. This issue is dated May 1894. With overall toning and some bends, tears, and fraying from age, all are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Five State Postcards. All five of these cards are very rare. (1) The New York postcard is an invitation to a suffrage meeting. This was produced in 1915, the year the suffragists focused on winning referenda in four large eastern states- New York, Pennsylvania., Massachusetts, and New Jersey. This example has mild toning and foxing. (2) The real photo postcard pictures the touring of the life size replica of the Liberty Bell called the Women's Liberty Bell. As part of the Pennsylvania campaign, it traveled over 4,000 miles passing through every county in the state. (3) The Missouri postcard's message states that women need the vote not to be like men, as the detractors to the franchise claim, but to effectively carry out their role as women. (4) The Maryland card is an advertisement for the suffrage play "The Convert". Distributed by the Just Government League, it is actually an English Stock Card that was imported to America and printed with an American message. This example has light staining on the lower left corner and slight bend marks on the upper right. (5) The California postcard is nice, although it has some abrasions on the front and remnants of album mounting on all four corners. All measure 5.5" x 3.5" and, other than conditions already noted, are very good.
Woman's Suffrage: Thirteen Postcards by Bernhardt Wall. Children were frequent images on suffrage postcards. In part, it allowed the publisher to produce a non-offensive card about a subject that was highly controversial. This lot consists of two sets plus two additional postcards. One set of six postcards, series 6342, headers read "Votes for Women." The companion set of five postcards, series 6385, are the same images but the WO in "Women" is crossed out to produce a satirically different message. All but one of the group have been posted. Each example measures 3.5" x 5.5". All are in very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Forty-one American Cartoon and Comic Postcards. The variety of postcards in this lot are all relatively common, except one unusual one which illustrates a pair of Dutch children. Eighteen are unused, twenty-three have been posted. All measure approximately 5.5" x 3.5". Some have minute stains and cracks, but overall, all are in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two 1915 "Votes for Women" Pinback Buttons. Both buttons measure 7/16" and are inscribed "Votes for Women 1915." One is black on yellow; the other is gold on blue. The latter variety the rarer of the two. Both are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: New York WPU Referendum Pinback Button This attractive 1¼" celluloid button was issued by the Women's Political Union for the November 2, 1915, suffrage referendum in New York. The massive campaign failed, but this reminder of that monumental effort is a classic addition to any suffrage collection.
Woman's Suffrage: Two "Yes" Pinback Buttons. The first of these two celluloid buttons was issued by Harriot Stanton Blatch's Women's Political Union. What is unusual about this piece is that it is not printed in the organization's standard colors of purple, green, and white. The other button, which boldly declares "Yes," is a suffrage pin from Australia, the only known button from that country. Both pins measure 7/8" and are in good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Three Printing Blocks. Etched copper plates mounted to wood, these blocks produced three different varieties of "Votes for Women" buttons. Measuring 4" x 3" to 5" x 3.5", all are well used and in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Two Printing Blocks. Etched copper plates attached to wood, therefore designed for use with an offset press and mass production. The 5" x 4" block is a wallpaper that produced celluloid button fronts. The smaller is a typical feminist scene that might have decorated post or playing cards or simply illustrated a newspaper or magazine article. The smaller block has some staining on the bottom, else both are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Poster. 19.75" x 10.75", attractively framed, the poster calls for the men of New Jersey to, "Vote YES on Woman's Suffrage/ October 19". Chipping, tears, and repairs, else near very good. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Poster. 22" x 14", attractively framed, the poster compares American women and enemy aliens, pointing out that the aliens have the right to vote, but in most states American women are denied the vote. Clean, very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Nine English Comic Postcards. This lot contains some nice original artwork. There is a water color postcard labeled "suffragette," which was signed by Carles. Another is an unsigned French painting of an English card. The original is included for comparison. There is also a postcard decorated with a postage stamp montage in the shape of a suffragette. Her bag, shoes, and hat are hand painted in the official colors of the WSPU. Because of its graphics and subject matter, the North Pole postcard is very rare. The "Christabear" postcard is a parody on the name "Christabel," the infamous militant daughter of the founder of the WSPU, Emmeline Pankhurst. The pavement artist, stuffed animal dog "Votes for Women," and the comic photo would all be nice additions to any collection. Each example measures 3.5" x 5.5" and is in very very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Great English Broadside, a Demand for Lloyd George to Allow them to Serve. This 6.5" x 9.5", green letters on white, broadside was issued to urge women to attend a procession to demand that Lloyd George allow women a more serious role in helping with the war effort. The verso was used by someone to write a play, and some of the letters have bled through the document. Still, a historic piece and nicely framed. It quotes Mrs. Pankhurst and serves as an advertisement for the Suffragette. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Set of Six Comic Suffragette Militancy Cards. Suffragist destruction did not necessarily always entail arson, and it was a common comic theme to illustrate women destroying shop windows with their hammers. This rare complete set of six fits within that tradition. Very good to fine condition. Difficult to find complete.
Woman's Suffrage: Seventeen English Color Comic Photo Cards. There were numerous satires of the suffrage movement done in color with photographs of real people dressed up as Bobbies and Suffragettes. In very good to fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Seventeen Different English Comic Cards. This lot consists of seventeen different English suffrage cards from different publishers. Subjects include storks, children, golliwogs, bossy women controlling their husbands, a rooster who is told by his feminist wife to lay half the eggs, and a rat that promises to take care of the suffragettes. A nice group in good to very fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Nine Cards of WSPU Leaders. Pictured on these cards are various leaders of the Women's Social and Political Union, including Gladice Keevil, Mr. and Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence, Annie Kenny, Christabel Pankhurst, Mrs. Tuke, Mrs. Massy, Lady Constance Lytton, and Mrs. How Martyn (in prison garb). Most of these cards were sold in W.S.P.U. shops around the country. Silvia Pankhurst even designed a postcard album for them. In general very good condition. A great grouping!
Woman's Suffrage: Sixteen Different English Suffrage Cards. Subjects in this comic lot include a woman being force fed in prison, a phrenologist reading the bumps on the head of a suffragette, a woman proposing to a man, a group of suffragettes demanding "husbands for old maids," a stump speaker being carried away by a Bobbie, and a woman handing a birthday card to a suffragette in prison. This is the most colorful of the lots in this current auction, and the condition of the cards is generally very good to very fine.
Woman's Suffrage: Lot of Sixteen English Color Comic Suffrage Postcards. Each example measures about 5.5" x 3.5" and all examples are in very good condition. A fabulous selection of comic post cards with comic suffrage themes done as only the English can. Though comic in nature, these postcards do provide a look at the attitudes prevalent at the time with regards a woman's right to vote.
Woman's Suffrage: 1913 "Suffragettes" Sheet Music. Seven pages; 10" x 14"; copyright 1913 by Phillips & Page, London. Though Montague Ewing's music may arguably to good, his lyrics leave a bit to be desired: "Vote for Women! Votes for Women! Votes for Women! Yes we don't think!", repeat as necessary. Great color cover featuring two coy suffragettes marching in protest. In excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Hand-Colored Print "Universal Suffrage. or_ the Scum Uppermost__!!!!" Published July 7, 1819 by G. Humphrey, London, 9.5" x 14" (sight size), attractively matted and framed (14.5" x 18.75" overall). Clean and very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Photo of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies of Scotland Meeting in Edinburgh, Circa 1912. 11.5" x 7.25" (sight size), attractively matted and framed (16.5" x 12" overall). One crease in the lower left corner, else fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Woman's Suffrage: Two WSPU Census Resistance Tickets. The census resistance was a highly symbolic tool used by the Women's Social and Political Union to draw attention to their cause by disrupting the machinery of the state. All night events were planned to keep the women out of the home during the time the enumerators were counting residents, thereby sabotaging numbers that effected taxation, etc. These tickets were for entertainment at the Scala Theatre, followed by skating, April 3, 1911, London. Both measure 4.5" x 3" and are in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: English Photographs. A group of four suffrage photographs; one of a Wall Street demonstration, two of Sylvia Pankhurst, and one of Christabel Pankhurst with Mary Patton Hudson, an anti-suffragist. Accompanying this photograph is a type-written note stating that Christabel said she would never have posed for the shot had she known at the time who the other woman was. Also included is a letter from Mary Baker to Rev. H. Cecil, a June 13, 1908 demonstration pass, a newspaper printing plate with Christabel Pankhurst's picture, and a leaflet "The Kaiser's Despair." All in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Invitation to an 1899 International Congress of Women. This invitation is to meet the members of the London International Congress of Women feted at Gunnersbury, the Rothschild estate, July 4, 1899. The card measures 7.25" x 4.25" and, with some toning and mild abrasions, is in very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Suffragette Handkerchief. A 17.5" x 19" silk handkerchief embroidered with the three-quarter figure of a marching suffragette. Some weave separation along the hem seams and a couple of minute stains, else in excellent condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Twelve English Suffrage Newspapers. Among this group are two 1911 issues of The Common Cause, nine 1912 issues of The Free Woman, and one 1909 issue of Votes for Women. Overall toning, with some fold lines, minute tears, and paper chips, else very good condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Seven English Pamphlets The highlight of this collection is an extremely rare pamphlet, "America and the War", written by Christabel Pankhurst and published by the WSPU in 1914. Other items of note are a colorful pamphlet from the National Union of Woman's Suffrage Societies by A. Maude Royden on "How Women Use the Vote," a booklet published by the Women's Freedom League on "Working Women and the Vote," and four others. All three titles mentioned are in excellent condition. The other four are split along the spines.
Woman's Suffrage: 1913 English Suffrage Calendar. Each year the Women's Social and Political Union issued seasonal cards at the end of the year. Most of these cards were designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, daughter of the WSPU founder, Emmeline Pankhurst. This folding calendar is one of the more spectacular of those cards, particularly with its die cut initials across the top. This rare example is done in the Union's official colors of purple, green, and white. It measures 9.75" x 5.5" and has been inscribed. Save some mild toning, smudging, and one very faint bend mark, this calendar is in fine condition.
Woman's Suffrage: Rare Arcadian Crested China "She Shall Have Votes" Whimsy. Approximately 3" tall. A humorous souvenir made available to tourists while on holiday in the Essex town of Shoeburyness and representative of the attitudes towards the woman's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom at the time. Seen from one direction the viewer sees a face representing the flower of English beauty; when viewed from the opposite direction one sees the typical caricature of a bonneted dowdy suffragette. The implication being that votes for women would somehow spoil the classic beauty of England's fair woman folk. The color remains strong, albeit the gilt border at the bottom and along the rim of her bonnet have worn significantly and the bottom edge has a few micro-chips on the surface, otherwise it is in excellent condition.
Prohibition: Group of Four Pinback Buttons and One Badge. The buttons, including some scare varieties, are all 7/8". The badge measures 3" including the ribbon and suspension bar. The ribbon has some splitting; else all are very fine or better. A great group.
Harding and Cox: Three Matched Pairs of 1920 Presidential Watch Fobs. Includes two sets of jugates, one of pressed brass, the others with flat backs, in gold and silver-like colors. Also a scarce pair of high-relief, single-picture Cox and Harding. All in all, a very nice group in excellent condition.
Warren G. Harding: Two Scarce 7/8" Pinbacks and a 1¾" Charles Hughes Button. All buttons are in excellent condition. The pinback version of the Hughes is tougher than the fob variety, and is generally preferred.
Warren G. Harding: Unusual 1" Size Sepia Celluloid Portrait Button on Leather Fob. An impressive portrait button, just slightly off-center, else in excellent condition.
Warren G. Harding: Rare 7/8" Size "Smiling Harding" Campaign Button. This classic button is from Harding's successful 1920 campaign for president. Frequently found in the 1¼" size, this smaller size is rarely seen. In excellent condition though the centering is slightly off.
Harding and Cox: Rare Matched Pair of 5/8" Celluloid Buttons. This unusual size pinback button features the portrait of the candidate surrounded by a brass rim. Both examples are in excellent condition.
Warren G. Harding: Four Great Campaign Items. This lot consists of: two 1¼" pinbacks, including the classic "smiling Harding"; a mechanical "nose thumber"; and a scarcer high-relief variety jugate watch fob (not the type of which a hoard was once found). With the exception of a surface cut to the celluloid of the "smiling Harding" button, everything is in excellent condition.
Warren G. Harding: Massive 3½" Memorial Advertising Paperweight Mirror. Bastian Brothers maker mark on the edge. A quite unusual memorial item featuring a paperweight/ mirror with button-like celluloid top. The reverse displays advertising for an Army/ Navy military sales company. Excellent condition.
Cox & Roosevelt: Pair of Jugate Watch Fobs From the 1920 Presidential Campaign. Stamped and plated brass suspended from leather straps. Fobs measure about 1.25" x 1.5", straps measure 4". The identical fobs feature portraits of James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt surmounted by a bold American eagle and below the portraits "Our Choice". Though the ticket was unsuccessful, it provided valuable experience for FDR's future campaigns. These fobs may represent FDR's last unsuccessful campaign for political office in his career. About fine condition.
James M. Cox: Portrait Campaign Pinback. 1¼". A handsome portrait pinback button, nicely centered with only trivial surface wear, otherwise in excellent condition.
James M. Cox: Rare 1920 Campaign Button. 7/8"; St. Louis Button Co. backmark. A beautiful portrait pinback button in excellent condition.
Calvin Coolidge: Trio of Campaign Items. This lot includes a rare 7/8" jugate tab with relief portraits of Coolidge and Dawes; a classic 7/8" Bastian Brothers jugate (has a couple of small celluloid cracks); and an uncommon ¾" "Keep Coolidge" example.
Calvin Coolidge: Choice Coat-tail Trigate Pocket Mirror. 2". A hard-to-find item, especially in this condition. Our example is virtually mint except for the discoloration around the perimeter of the mirror surface.
Coolidge & Dawes: Pristine Litho 7/8" Jugate. Unimprovably choice example of this beautiful and perfectly centered design and a very scarce variety.
Coolidge & Dawes: 1924 "Albany County" Jugate. 1"; Bastian Brothers backmark. The only variant produced by Bastian Brothers during its 1924-1932 black-background jugate series. Local "Albany County" legend and larger 1" size. Fine, perfectly centered example of this scarce jugate.
Calvin Coolidge: Colorful 1924 Campaign Button. 1¾"; Joe Hizer Novelty Company, Philadelphia backmark. A colorful exception to the generally drab buttons of the 1920s in great condition, with minor toning to the white field.
Calvin Coolidge: Very Rare Variety Pinback Complete with Original Ribbon. 1¼". While this variety may have a rather nondescript appearance, it is very seldom offered, and is significant since this distinctive Coolidge image appears only on this item. Overall in excellent condition with a hint of light mottling in the field. On the rare occasion this button comes up for sale it is usually seen with major staining, this example however is in superior condition.
Calvin Coolidge: Three Scarce Celluloids. This exciting lot is comprised of: a ¾" "Cal" pinback; a 7/8" "National Coolidge College Clubs" variety; and a 7/8" portrait button inset on an ornate metal fob. All items are in excellent condition.
John W. Davis: 1924 Presidential Campaign Portrait Button. 7/8"; St. Louis Button Company backmark. A fine button, slightly off-center, with a distinctive portrait of Davis.
John W. Davis: Pair of Exceptional 1924 Portrait Pinbacks. 7/8". Each bears the slogan "For President John W. Davis" and features bright portraits. Excellent examples from this rather elusive candidate.
Davis & Bryan: 1924 "National League Young Democrats" Campaign Pinback. 7/8", Greenduck Company backmark. Moderate wear to the surface, else very good.
John W. Davis: Choice 1924 "John W. Davis For President Club" Pinback. 7/8". There are several scarce local varieties of this pinback but this perfectly centered version is not marked with a location. Nonetheless, it is one of the better varieties and is in excellent condition.
Hoover & Curtis: Scarce "For All of U.S." Jugate Button Design. 1¼". Like its Roosevelt & Garner mate, this is one of the most attractive jugate designs of that era. Both have been widely copied in a couple of reproduction series, but this is the "Real McCoy." Vibrant appearance, trivial wear, otherwise fine condition.
Herbert Hoover: Choice Hoover Coat-tail Trigate Celluloid Pocket Mirror. 2". A hard-to-find item, especially in this condition. Our example is choice except for minor clouding to the mirror.
Hoover & Curtis and Smith & Robinson: Matched Pair of 1928 Tin-litho Campaign Jugates. 7/8", with Greenduck Company, Chicago backmarks. Identical designs featuring the opposing tickets. The Smith is beautiful; the Hoover has several fine horizontal lines, as made, and a trivial small rim scratch at the 3:00 position, but it is still excellent overall.
Herbert Hoover: Scarce Large Variety Portrait Button. 2¼"; Bainbridge Badge and Button Company, Syracuse, New York backmark. A hard-to-find button in this clean condition.
Herbert Hoover: "Regular Republican Candidates" Pinback. 1¾". A colorful, large variety originally distributed in Pennsylvania. Usually encountered with surface bumps making a choice example like this one hard to find.
Herbert Hoover: Lot of Nine Better Campaign Pinbacks. Assorted sizes, various makers. A wonderful assortment of slogan buttons, pins, and great 1932 pocket mirror with the slogan "It's An Elephant's Job - No Time for "Donkey-Business"!". All examples are in excellent condition.
Hoover and Smith: Matched 2" Oval Celluloid Portrait Pinbacks. Two beauties from the 1928 presidential campaign. With the exception of some trivial scratches to the Hoover example, both are in excellent condition.
Al Smith: Lot of Five Better Pinback Varieties. 7/8" to 1", with various maker marks. Includes four portrait varieties and one slogan example. All in excellent condition except for a small dent at the 6:30 position of the brown-bordered variant.
Al Smith: Two Scarce 7/8" Portrait Pinbacks. Exceptional buttons in excellent condition.
Roosevelt & Curley: Dramatic Large Coat-tail Jugate from the 1932 Campaign. 2 1/8". This design is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful of all jugate buttons. It also comes in a Roosevelt-Garner version, deemed by most to be the best FDR jugate. Curley was the mayor of Boston and a powerful political boss. Usually with buttons of this type the local candidate is seeking to ride on the coat-tails of the presidential candidate. In the case of this issue, it might well have been the other way around. It comes in two versions, the other reading "Economic Security" at the top. This is the scarcer version, in excellent shape but for several light surface scratches.
Roosevelt & Truman: Jugate Campaign Button. 1½". In choice condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Roosevelt & Curley "Economic Security" Jugate Campaign Coat-tail Button. 2¼", with a Universal Badge Company backmark. A large button featuring portraits of FDR and James Michael Curley. Curley served in many capacities in Massachusetts including several terms as mayor of Boston, governor, and Congressman. The button has some trivial soiling to the front, else is in very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alf Landon: Lot of Three Mechanical Pencils. Each measure 4" in length. This lot includes a matched pair of 1936-dated jugates plus a "salesman's friend" advertising variety picturing both rival candidates. All examples in nice condition save for some tarnishing to the metal pieces and darkening to erasers.
Roosevelt & Wallace and Willkie & McNary: Matched Pair of 1940 Campaign Jugates. 7/8"; manufactured by St. Louis Button Company. A beautiful pair. Excellent condition.
Roosevelt & Wallace: Two Varieties of 1940 Jugate Buttons. A lot of two campaign pinbacks, one a 7/8", Greenduck Company made example in excellent condition; the other a scarce, choice 7/8" front/back variety for which a Willkie & McNary mate was also made.
Roosevelt and Horner: Four Great Illinois Coat-tail Pinbacks. Sizes from ¾" to 1¼". The most unusual is the enameled lapel stud, which we we've not encountered before. All examples in excellent condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Group Lot of Eight Tin-Litho Pinbacks. Various sizes, various makers. An outstanding assortment of FDR buttons from virtually all periods of his presidential career with several nice portrait variants, a coat-tail, and a couple of labor-related types. All examples are in excellent condition with the exception of the Roosevelt and Regan coat tail which is slightly dimpled.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Tough, Early Roosevelt for U.S. Senator Pinback. 7/8", with a Whitehead and Hoag backmark. With its unique, youthful portrait of Roosevelt, this has always been a collector favorite. Most if not all examples come from a "Mason Jar Find" by legendary New York collector Stanley King. However, that group has long ago been assimilated, and this item appears less and less frequently. A handsome example in fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Highly Unusual 7/8" Portrait Pinback. This button presents a most distinctive and youthful photographic image of FDR which we cannot recall having seen on any other button variety. Unfortunately, there is no button paper, so we can only speculate as to the possible manufacturer. Choice condition. This is the plate specimen from the original 1896-1972 Hake book, page 139, number 119.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Scarce Colorful FDR "Keep Pennsylvania Liberal" Portrait Button. 3½". This variety would make an excellent centerpiece for any FDR collection. Excellent condition, although there is glue residue at the 9:00 position of the edge and glue residue on the cardboard back insert. No pin, as made.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Pair of Uncommon FDR 7/8" Portrait Buttons. Two variants with identical portraits and designs but with different captions expressing the same idea. One is captioned "Roosevelt is Worth My Buck"; the other "He is Worth My Dollar". Both in choice condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Trio of 6" FDR Portrait Buttons. While none of these giants are common, two are deceptively rare. While one sees the gold background version from time to time, its silver mate is quite unusual, as is the color portrait version (a common image in the smaller size, but most uncommon in 6" size). All three are in excellent condition. Note the interesting card on the verso of the color variety.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rare "Dollar Defense Division" Pinback. 1¼". This seldom seen FDR portrait variety remains bright and in choice condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Essex County Women's League" Portrait Button. 7/8". FDR's portrait is framed within a heart on this interesting and beautiful variety. Excellent condition and one of the best portrait button varieties in this size.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Pair of Scarce Labor Union Pinbacks. Two colorful FDR pinbacks with labor themes including a 7/8" "Labor's Non-Partisan League" example and a 1" "Carry On Millinery Workers Union" variety. Both examples are in beautiful condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Two Matched 1932 and 1940 Campaign Pairs. A great lot featuring two matched portrait fobs with 7/8" portraits of the outgoing President Hoover and the incoming FDR inset on metal backs and two matched 1¾" portrait pinbacks featuring FDR and his opponent Wendell Willkie. Both pairs are in excellent condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Scarce Campaign Pinbacks. Includes a much sought after ¾" "We Rose With Roosevelt", two 7/8" varieties including a coat-tail example; and a 1" portrait pinback. With the exception of some foxing on the coat-tail button, all examples are in excellent condition.
Roosevelt and Landon: Pair of Felt Campaign Portrait Pins. 1 1/8" pins with candidate's real photos, under glass and set atop a felt sunflower for Landon and the Democratic donkey for FDR. Both examples are in excellent condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Metal Watch Case and Cigarette Lighter. Both in fine condition, although the works and dial are missing from the pocket watch. Nice items, which fit in a Riker mount for display. Watch case diameter 1.8", lighter 1.25" x 1.9".
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Roosevelt Ohio 1940" Campaign Pinback. 1¾", Southard Calendar and Printing Company, Columbus, Ohio backmark. Trivial wear to surface, else in near fine condition.
Roosevelt & Truman: Great Group of Seven 1944 Litho Buttons. Various sizes. A varied assortment of lithos featuring FDR and Truman, in excellent or better condition, save for a small paint scrape at the center of the 1¼" variety with shield.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Two Inaugural Felt Pennants, 1937 and 1941. Fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Classic "Okay America" 1933 Souvenir Inauguration Badge. Celluloid button 2 1/8"; suspended from a pendant for an overall length of 3¾". Excellent condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Large Lot of Administrative Correspondence and Related Ephemera from FDR's Tenure as Governor of New York. Thirteen individual items. The lot includes four typed letters signed by Governor Roosevelt's secretary Guernsey T. Cross on State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead; two transmittal envelopes bearing the printed return address of the State of New York Executive Chamber; a 1933 dated typed letter on State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead signed by New York governor Herbert H. Lehman; a 1929 inauguration program; a 1929 dinner program given in Governor Roosevelt's honor; political pamphlets, and other ephemera. All items are in very good condition or better.
Autographs
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Legal Document Concerning a Lawsuit Signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy. March 5, 1915. Washington, D.C. Signature on one page, 8.5" x 14". United States of American, Navy Department letterhead. Complete legal documents/ depositions of a lawsuit involving the Navy Department of the United States of America and a Navy contractor for unfinished work on construction of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois during the administration of FDR's cousin Theodore Roosevelt in 1907. The cover sheet, with official Navy Department, United States of America blue ribbon embossed seal, is signed on March 4, 1915 by Franklin D. Roosevelt as Acting Secretary of the Navy. The text of the cover page reads, in part: "I hereby certify that the annexed are true copies of reports and other documents relating to the contract of May 31, 1907, between the Noel Construction Company and the United States for the construction of ten buildings at the naval training station, Great Lakes, Ill., on file in this Department." The deposition itself consists of 100-plus pages (measuring 8.5" x 12.5"), and contains occasional penciled marginalia. Also included in this lot is a 6" x 9.25" document prepared for the Court of Appeals, District of Columbia in October, 1919, in slim stapled wraps with the court's red rubber stamp to cover and with a vertical fold down the middle. Toning, tears, and chips (none affecting signature), generally very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Document Signed as Acting Secretary of the Navy. August 4, 1919. Washington, D.C. One page with second endorsement on verso. 8" x 10.5". Partly-printed official Navy document, completed by typewriter. Re: Detachment Orders for Lieutenant John Jay Keegan, Medical Corps. This document details Lieutenant Keegan's separation from active duty at the end of the Great War "by direction of the President." Signed by several others including the Auditor of the Navy Department. Mailing folds and crinkling, staple holes, light soiling, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed. May 31, 1923. New York. One page. 8" x 6", Emmet, Marvin & Roosevelt letterhead. To T. M. Salisbury of New York City. FDR writes: "My dear Mr. Salisbury:/ I am very glad to inclose the two little sheets with my autograph for yourself and your friend./ Very sincerely yours..." After losing the 1920 vice-presidential election, Roosevelt went to work for an old, established law firm (founded in 1806). He was there as partner from 1920 until 1924. During that same period he also served as vice president of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. The vast majority of correspondence found for those years are on personal or Fidelity letterheads, thus rare in this form. Several folds, else fine. Trimmed.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Note Signed "FDR". July 13, 1926. New York City. One page. 7.25" x 9.75". Vice President of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead. To Basil O'Connor. FDR humorously writes to his law partner, in full, "Dear Basil:/ Read the enclosed at your leisure - it may be of interest when we get some rich female client who is about to marry an Englishman./ Sincerely..." Mentioned item not included. The signature is slightly "brushed", else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as Vice President of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. [No date]. New York. One page. 7.25" x 10.5". Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland letterhead. [Unaddressed]. FDR authors his resignation from the Federal International Investment Trust Organization Committee. FDR and Georges St. Jean began organizing the Federal International Investment Trust with an idea of selling American goods through the Federal International Investment Trust to foreign purchasers. The foreign purchasers then deposited into the trust securities that were guaranteed by foreign banks. American investors paid cash into the Trust. The cash was used to pay the American goods manufacturers for their products. In return for their investment of cash, the American investors received debentures or bonds collateralized by the foreign securities. In this letter FDR appears to back out of the project: "Since the first of the year Mr. St. Jean and I have worked on plans for a Federal International Investment Trust and it is a source of great disappointment to withdraw from the Organization Committee which is supporting the charter...". Presumably he signed multiple copies of his resignation letter unsure to who each would be sent to. Paper slightly toned, with the usual fold creases, signature slightly faded, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. April 25, 1929. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 8" x 10.5". Gold-embossed Executive Chamber letterhead. To Mr. Shrady, New York City. FDR writes, "I have been very glad to autograph the picture and am returning it herewith." (Photo not present.) Given the personal reply, evidently FDR was not yet being inundated with requests for autographs, a situation that would change in the near future. Multiple folds, else near fine
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Memo Signed "FDR" as New York Governor. February 11, 1930. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5", State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To John F. Curry. A very interesting memorandum for the Honorable John F. Curry, in which FDR is soliciting feedback from Tammany Hall regarding a judicial appointment. FDR writes: "Memorandum for Hon. John F. Curry/ I inclose a letter from Justice Dowling in regard to the Appellate Division vacancy. Will you read it and send it back?/ FDR". On the left margin is the handwritten notation (in an unknown hand): "Read/ No comment at this time." John F. Curry of New York was not only a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928 and 1932, but more importantly the Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall at the time this letter. This 1930 memo to Curry shows first hand how FDR consulted with Tammany at the time in context of appointments to various New York State government-related positions. Very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor Regarding Prison Reform. June 18, 1930. Albany, New York. Two pages. 8" x 10.5", Executive Chamber letterhead. To Honorable Sanford Bates, Justice Department, Washington. FDR writes, in full: "My dear Mr. Bates:/ I can tell you a little more in this note than was possible over the telephone to El Paso. As you probably know, the last Legislature at the last moment authorized the creation of a wholly new Parole system for the State of New York. This system has been divorced from the Department of Corrections and placed, at my urging, as a separate division of the Executive Department-in other words, it reports directly to the Governor./ The Commission is to consist of three members, at a salary of $12,000 each./ Since the Legislature adjourned I have been in consultation with a great many of our friends, whose opinion I value highly on social welfare and penological problems, and it has been very interesting to me to know that without exception they have agreed with me that you are the one person who could best initiate and carry out the new State policy. That is why I much hope that you will consider seriously the request that comes, not only from me, but from many of your friends, that you accept an appointment as a member of this Commission and it Chairman./ I realize, of course, the very important work which you now have in connection with the Federal Prisons and, at the same time, I am wondering if you will not very shortly feel that you have carried through your organization work in Washington and that the rest of the task can be accomplished by others. The only need for immediate decision lies in the fact that appointments must be made before July first, in order that the Commission may inaugurate the work./ After going over the problem of the appointments, I have come to the conclusion that there should be on the Board, in the other tow places, a man with judicial experience, who, at the same time, has made a long study of social and penal problems. Therefore, I have asked former Supreme Court Justice Irving Goldsmith in that capacity. Further, I have thought that the other place should be filled by a man expert in parole and probation work, and I have asked Mr. Bernard J. Fagan, Chief Probation Officer of the Children's Court in New York, who is probably the best equipped man we have in the State. It would be possible for me to appoint a temporary third member for the purpose of organization if you feel that you can come a little later on in his place./ I hope much that you will give this very deep consideration, and I know you realize the very great importance of the new Parole system in New York-if it works out successfully it ought to be of the greatest possible value, no only in our State but as a guidance for other States./ I shall be at Hyde Park-telephone Poughkeepsie 545-next Sunday, June 22nd, and all of the following week in Albany until Thursday afternoon, June 26th, when I leave for the Governors' Conference in Salt Lake City./ Very sincerely yours..." At the time of this letter, Bates was Superintendent of Prisons at the Department of Justice and was preparing the legislation that would create the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He would hold the position of Director from 1930 until 1937. Paper is fine with folds and binding holes but the typewriting is extremely faded. The signature is bold. An interesting and historically important letter.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. August 11, 1930. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Honorable Sanford Bates of the Justice Department, Washington, D.C. In this brief letter to Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Sanford Bates, FDR writes (in part): "Many thanks for your note. I hope that you will have a delightful trip. Do come and see me when you get back in the autumn." Bates, his assistant James V. Bennett, Attorney General Homer Cummings, and FDR saw how prisons acted as crime factories and thought there might be better ways to protect the nation against the mistakes of "the man who is a criminal by force of circumstances, the accidental offender, the feeble-minded, the under-privileged and the sorely tempted." Original folds, four rectangular hole punches and minor wear along left edge, else near fine. Includes a COA from Gallery of History, Inc.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. September 9, 1930. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To D. W. Easom of Cornelius, North Carolina. Mentioning a gift received from a supporter in North Carolina, FDR writes (in part): "Thank you for your nice note. That was a delicious watermelon and we all enjoyed it so much. We appreciate very much your thought of us." Original folds, minor soiling and wear, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. December 9, 1930. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 8" x 10.5". Gold-embossed Executive Chamber letterhead with original transmittal envelope. To Ralph E.. Brassil, Oak Park, Illinois. FDR writes, "I am very glad indeed to autograph the air mail envelopes sent to me by you and Mr. Fenn and I have mailed them from Albany. I too am a collector." Mailing folds, toning, else about fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. December 3, 1930. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Robert L. Gerry of New York City. FDR writes (in part): "I did not have an opportunity while at Warm Springs to thank you for your telegram of congratulations, but I want you to know that I am very grateful. It was good of you to think of me. I am looking forward to your visit next month. Please give my regards to Mary." Original folds, minor wear, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Document Signed as New York Governor. January 1, 1931. Albany, New York. One page. 8.5" x 13". New York Executive Chamber letterhead with vignette in upper left corner and 2.5" diameter gold embossed state seal. Honorable Isaac M. Kapper is named an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Isaac M. Kapper, born in 1864, was an Associate Justice of New York Supreme Court Second District from 1913 to 1933 and, per this appointment, a Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court Second Department until 1933. 2.75" tear at upper fold, minor stains, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed with Holographic Notation as New York Governor. May 4, 1931. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Milton A. Miller of Portland, Oregon. In this letter to teacher and politician Milton Miller, FDR writes (in part): "My duties as Governor unfortunately make it almost impossible to get as far west as Oregon during the next two years, particularly as on account of my mother's illness I am stealing a few weeks to go abroad and visit her. If you happen to be coming east, however, I shall be only too glad to see you and talk with you. The only things I happen to have covering anything I have done or said are those prepared for use in the last Gubernatorial campaign. I will have them looked up and sent to you. I appreciate your interest in my career very much and hope you will keep in touch with me." FDR added the handwritten notation "Personal" above the recipient's address. Original folds, small stain upper left corner, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. August 3, 1931. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Ferris E. Reeve of New York City. In response to an invitation to provide a welcome for the Governor of Mississippi, FDR writes (in part): "In reply to your letter of July fifteenth I have been very glad to designate the Honorable Mark Graves, a member of the State Department of Taxation and Finance, to represent me at the joint meeting of the New York City Kiwanis Club, the Merchants' Association of New York and the Chamber of Commerce, since plans to which I am already committed make it impossible for me to be present. Commissioner Graves is very well informed on all matters of state and I am confident that his discussion of any subject he may deem fitting for the occasion will be most interesting. I appreciate your kind invitation and particularly regret my inability to welcome Governor Murphree to the State of New York." Original folds, some toning, creases, soiling and wear, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Document Signed as New York Governor. August 7, 1931. Albany, New York. One page, 8.5" x 11.75", on State of New Executive Chamber letterhead with large New York state seal. Appointing Harry E. Lewis, Kings County, New York. A judicial appointment of the Honorable Harry E. Lewis, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial District, to preside over a special session of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, New York, concerning the case against the City Trust Company. The document reads in part: "It appearing to my satisfaction that the public interest requires it;/ THEREFORE, In accordance with the statute in such case made and provided, I do hereby appoint an Extraordinary Special and Trial Term of the Supreme Court for the County of Kings to be held at the Court House, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on the ninth day of September, 1931, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day and to continue so long as may be necessary for the purpose of trying any or all indictments now pending in the Supreme Court, County of Kings, arising out of the management and affairs of the City Trust Company, its predecessor and allied or related institutions, and for such other and further proceedings as may be necessary or incidental to such trial or trials; and I do hereby designate/ Honorable Harry E. Lewis/ of the County of Kings, who is a Justice of the Supreme Court, Second Judicial District, to hold the said Extraordinary Special and Trial Term as hereinbefore described...". This special proclamation and appointment of Justice Lewis is very historic because it concerns a major banking scandal during FDR's tenure of office as Governor of New York. Following an investigation of the collapse of the City Trust Company and the conviction of the former Superintendent of Banks, Frank H. Warder, FDR took action and created the Banking Board in 1932 to advise and cooperate with the Banking Department in the formulation of banking standards and to exercise power to approve or disapprove the issuance of bank charters and licenses and the establishment of branch banks, again highlighting FDR's progressive policies as Governor of New York. Three filing holes in the left margin and a large penciled "x" across the face of the document not affecting FDR's signature. Weakness at the folds and a couple of light tears at the top. Slight smudge to the last few letters of the last name, else very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Note Signed "FDR" as New York Governor. October 3, 1931. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To "Major Farrell and Captain Brandt". FDR writes: "Memorandum for Major Farrell and Captain Brandt/ I should much appreciate it if this man Mr. Harvey Kingsley could be taken on as a foreman. He is just the kind we need. He has been under Mr. Brown for many years. He is, of course, now out of work./ Would you drop me a line if and when he can be employed?/ FDR". This memorandum would illustrate FDR's personal attention to the more mundane matters of state government, and his compassion in hiring Mr. Kingsley who obviously has been affected by the worsening tide of the Great Depression. With the usual fold creases, and filing holes on the left margin, otherwise with a bold signature in very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. November 21, 1931. Warm Springs, Georgia. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Walter J. Crafts, Treasurer of Volunteers of America, Inc., New York City. FDR writes (in part): "I am glad to send you a small check for the work of the Volunteers of America. I only wish I could make it more." Includes Volunteers of America envelope. Original folds, minor toning at edges, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed "FDR" as New York Governor. November 10, 1931. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To Jesse I. Strauss, New York, New York. FDR writes to the Honorable Jesse I. Strauss, then the Chairman of the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, regarding FDR's major state government initiative to combat the Great Depression: "Dear Jesse:/ I inclose a letter from Mr. Mastick and I really agree with him that it is important that you stay on the Tax Commission at least until the report is made. Mastick tells me verbally that you do not have to do any work but he wants to be able to talk with you before the report goes in. As ever..." With the usual fold creases, else very good.
As the Great Depression worsened after 1929, FDR moved farther to the political left, mobilizing the state government to provide relief and to aid in economic recovery. In the fall of 1931 he persuaded the Republican-dominated legislature to establish the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA), which eventually provided unemployment assistance to ten percent of New York's families. FDR's aggressive approach to the economic problems of his state, along with his overwhelming electoral victory in 1930, boosted FDR into the front ranks of contenders for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1932.
As the Great Depression worsened after 1929, FDR moved farther to the political left, mobilizing the state government to provide relief and to aid in economic recovery. In the fall of 1931 he persuaded the Republican-dominated legislature to establish the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA), which eventually provided unemployment assistance to ten percent of New York's families. FDR's aggressive approach to the economic problems of his state, along with his overwhelming electoral victory in 1930, boosted FDR into the front ranks of contenders for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1932.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. December 29, 1931. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To S. J. Woolf of New York City. In this letter to artist and lithographer S. J. Woolf, FDR writes (in part): "I am delighted with your book and it is mighty good of you to send me this advance copy. Not only have you caught the real spirit of the subjects in the drawings but I like your keen insight in the text. Nothing could have been better done." Woolf was a successful lithographer and was working for Time Magazine at the time of this letter. Original folds, small crease and minor soiling at right edge, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. December 15, 1931. Albany, New York. One page, 8" x 10.5". State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. To Dr. Louis Edelman, Washington, D.C. FDR writes to Dr. Louis Edelman of Washington, D.C.: "Dear Doctor Edelman:/ Thanks much for your nice letter of December twelfth. I am glad that you enjoyed the radio speech./ I trust that if you are in Albany at any time, you will call to see me./ Very sincerely yours,/ Franklin D. Roosevelt". With the usual folds, uneven toning, else very good. A striking example of FDR's signature.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. May 21, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To A. J. Hawkins of Eminence, Missouri. In this letter to a supporter, FDR writes (in part): "Just a line to thank you for your letter telling me a little more about yourself. It makes me all the more grateful that I have the support of such a loyal Democrat as you. I know that I have many warm friends in Missouri and am delighted to know that you are numbered among them and am looking forward to having an opportunity to thank you in person at some not too distant date." Original folds, minor stains along left edge, slight wear, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed with Holographic Correction as New York Governor. June 20, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To C. M. Connell of Fairmont, West Virginia. FDR writes (in full): "Dear [Mr. Connell: crossed out by FDR] Charlie [handwritten]: I have your letter just as I am leaving Albany, and I want to thank you for writing me. I understand the situation perfectly and I want you to come to see me after the Convention. Will you call my Secretary at the Executive Mansion for an appointment after the first of July? Very sincerely yours," signed, "Franklin D. Roosevelt". There is another handwritten notation, in pencil, presumably by Mr. Connell, including the name and address of FDR's "Secretary at the Executive Mansion," Marguerite A. "Missy" LeHand. Original folds, minor wear, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. July 29, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". State of New York letterhead. To Leighton Shields of St. Louis, Missouri. FDR writes to a key supporter (in part): "Many thanks for that nice letter of July 11th. I regret the delay in replying to it. Mr. Baumhoff sent me the snapshot of you and Mrs. Shields, and I am very glad to have it. My autographed photograph is being forwarded to you under separate cover, and with it go my best wishes." Original folds, minor foxing, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. August 4, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8.5" x 11". Executive Mansion letterhead. To Edythe H. Barlow of Atlanta, Georgia. In this letter declining membership in a religious organization, FDR writes (in part): "I am sorry at my delay in answering your letter of July 16th. I regret very much that I cannot become a member of the Circle on Faith and Gratitude. You, of course, realize that if I were to join any organization such as this it would become necessary for me to accept invitations to join a great many organizations, whose aims I know nothing about. It would be impossible for me to make any distinction between organizations throughout the United States. I hope you appreciate this difficulty, and that you will therefore understand my declination. I trust that you will convey this message to Mrs. Reynolds, who seems to be the Founder of your Circle." Extra original folds, three-hole punched along left edge, minor creases and wear, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. August 3, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. State of New York letterhead. To Frank Walker of New York City. FDR writes to his close political aide, Frank Walker of the Democratic National Committee (in part): "This will introduce Mr. George St. Jean, an old friend of mine who is anxious to be of assistance to you in your work. He desires an opportunity to go over the entire matter with you." Original folds, minor wear and soiling, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as New York Governor. August 1, 1932. Albany, New York. One page. 8" x 10.5". Executive Chamber letterhead. To The Honorable Hernand Behn, president of International Telephone and Telegraph. FDR writes to Behn, who is in St. Jean-de-Luz, France, concerned about the telephone executive's health, "I had known of your illness, but did not realize how serious it had been and I hope that you are rapidly getting on your feet again." Double original folds flattened, light paper clip marks at the top left, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Typed Memorandum Signed "FDR" as President. December 24, 1934. Washington, D.C. 5.25" x 8". White House stationery. To The Attorney General, The Postmaster General and The Secretary of the Interior. FDR writes "Will you please get together on the problem of the Judgeship in Puerto Rico? A careful study of the situation leads me to agree with Dr. Gruening that the suggestion of implementing Mr. Horton with two able assistants is not a good one...". Under FDR Gruening became Director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions of the Department of the Interior (1934-1939). Folds, minor crinkling and light soiling, else fine.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Two Typed Letters Signed as First Lady. As follows: (1) April 3, 1937. Washington, D.C. One page. 6" x 9". (2) April 8, 1937. Washington, D.C. One page, 6" x 9". Signed "E. R." Both of these letters were written on White House stationery during the beginning of FDR's second term to one of his key political allies, Postmaster General and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee James A. Farley. Both display Mrs. Roosevelt's political connections regarding patronage. Both in fine condition.
Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt: Signed Postage Stamps. No date [1940-1945]. Two pieces of card stock containing mounted postage stamps, across which FDR and ER have signed their names, 2.75" x 4" and 5" x 3" respectively. This lot contains two signed items. The first is an uncut series of four five-cent stamps (issued in 1940) honoring Dr. Walter Reed, an accomplished physician and medical research scientist, over which FDR has boldly signed his name on a diagonal. The uncut group is intact with full selvedge, never hinged. The second item is the three-cent stamp honoring FDR (issued in 1945) with "1882-1945" printed beneath his portrait and an image of the White House; ER has signed her name diagonally across the single stamp, with the signature extending beyond the stamp's edges. Both items are in beautiful condition, and, as FDR was a lifelong philatelist, this lot has special significance.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Endorsement Signed "FDR" on Typed Letter Signed from Sumner Welles. October 16, 1941. Washington, D.C. One page. 8" x 10.5". State Department letterhead. To Franklin D. Roosevelt. This letter to FDR from Sumner Welles includes the latter's recommendations of Museum of Modern Art Executive Vice President John E. Abbott and Painter and Sculptor George Biddle to serve on the federal Art Committee "during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942." In the top margin, Roosevelt wrote in black ink (in full) "S W / OK / FDR". The letter has been beautifully double-matted and framed, with an 8" x 10" color reproduction of a noted painting of FDR, to an overall size of 25" x 21.5". Original folds, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as First Lady and as Assistant Director of the Office of Civilian Defense. October 31, 1941. Washington, D.C. One page, 8" x 10.5". Office of Civilian Defense letterhead. To Mrs. Dorothy McAllister, Grand Rapids, Michigan. As war loomed on the horizon, Eleanor Roosevelt's wish was that American women become involved in the war effort. At her urging, FDR asked Florence Kerr, head of the WPA Community Service Projects, to draw up a plan to make use of women volunteers. Mrs. Roosevelt worked closely with Kerr to produce a document that helped in ultimately creating the Office of Civilian Defense, established by Executive Order in May, 1941. This letter, to Dorothy McAllister, Director of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee, was one sent to many women across the country encouraging them to attend an upcoming organizational meeting of the OCD. The letter, written a scant few weeks before America's entry into the war, reads, in part: "Dear Mrs. McAllister: Miss Davison, who heads the women's activities of the Office of Civilian Defense, is calling a meeting of the heads of national women's organizations for all day Saturday, November 8th, at the Government Auditorium... I hope it will be possible for you to attend this meeting, if you are anywhere in this part of the country, as I think it will be very valuable for you to be in touch with the facts and discussions which will come out of this meeting. Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt, Assistant Director." Usual folds, faint toning, light discoloration from paper clip to recto and verso, else fine.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed as First Lady. May 30, 1942. Washington, D.C. One page, 6" x 9.25". White House letterhead. To Lady Dunn. Mrs. Roosevelt writes in a short letter dated just six months after America's entry into World War II: "Dear Lady Dunn: I have your letter and am very glad to hear from you again. I appreciate your feeling about my going to England and wish very much that I could go, but at the moment it is not possible. All good wishes to you. Sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." Lady Dunn was Marcia Anastasia Christoforides (1910-1994) who had recently married Canadian-born financier and industrialist Sir James Dunn (and who would, after Dunn's death, marry Lord Beaverbrook, former member of Churchill's War Cabinet). With the usual fold creases as well as a couple of vertical creases, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Signature as Commander in Chief. No date or place [1933-1945]. Lower right corner border area cut from larger photo. 6" x 1.75". FDR has signed this photo as president and added his military title after his name. Part of the inscription has been excised; it reads, in full: "io Central U.S.N./ from Franklin D. Roosevelt- C. in C.". A very desirable and uncommon form of his signature. Stain away from signature, tape on verso, else fine.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Signed Letters From Eleanor Roosevelt, Sara Delano Roosevelt, and Anna Roosevelt Boettiger. This lot contains signed letters from three generations of Roosevelt women: Eleanor Roosevelt, December 14, 1945. A typed one-page letter on "Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt" stationery, signed "Eleanor Roosevelt." To Linnea [Calder], a member of the family that oversaw the Roosevelt home on Campobello, regarding the disposition of property on Campobello per FDR's will; Sara Delano Roosevelt, FDR's mother: October 1 (no year). A handwritten two-page letter on "Hyde Park, Dutchess County" stationery, signed "S.D. Roosevelt." To a Mr. Vanderbilt, thanking him for gifts; and Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, daughter of FDR and Eleanor, September 25, 1945. A typed one-page letter on "Mrs. John Boettiger" stationery (Mercer Island), signed "Anna Roosevelt Boettiger." To Mr. Daniel J. Tobin of Indianapolis, thanking him for an article that he had either written or published in The International Teamster, titled "Victory is Epitaph For Roosevelt." Staple to transmittal envelope. All with the usual folds, all in fine condition.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Two Typed Letters Signed.
April 5, 1960 - New York City, on "Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt" letterhead; and August 30, 1962 - Hyde Park, New York, on "Val-Kill Cottage" letterhead. Both letters are one page, and both measure 6" by approximately 7". To Mr. [Dick] Tuck; and to [D. Basil] "Doc" [O'Connor]. The first letter reads, in full: "Dear Mr. Tuck: I was interested to read the article on Mr. Powell. It is certainly a damning one. Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." Dick Tuck was the legendary political prankster who made a career out of making life miserable for Richard Nixon. It is uncertain who "Powell" was. The second letter is written to FDR's former law partner and reads, in full: "Dear 'Doc': Thank you for your kind invitation to serve on the Honorary Committee for the world premiere of 'The Longest Day'. I am happy to accept. With every good wish, Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." This letter, written just a couple of months before her death, concerns The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck's epic World War II film about D-Day based on Cornelius Ryan's book. Each sheet folded once with minimal toning; 1960 letter has the word "used" written in ink in another hand in the bottom right corner of the recto, and the 1962 letter has a penciled notation on the verso. Both letters fine.
April 5, 1960 - New York City, on "Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt" letterhead; and August 30, 1962 - Hyde Park, New York, on "Val-Kill Cottage" letterhead. Both letters are one page, and both measure 6" by approximately 7". To Mr. [Dick] Tuck; and to [D. Basil] "Doc" [O'Connor]. The first letter reads, in full: "Dear Mr. Tuck: I was interested to read the article on Mr. Powell. It is certainly a damning one. Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." Dick Tuck was the legendary political prankster who made a career out of making life miserable for Richard Nixon. It is uncertain who "Powell" was. The second letter is written to FDR's former law partner and reads, in full: "Dear 'Doc': Thank you for your kind invitation to serve on the Honorary Committee for the world premiere of 'The Longest Day'. I am happy to accept. With every good wish, Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt." This letter, written just a couple of months before her death, concerns The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck's epic World War II film about D-Day based on Cornelius Ryan's book. Each sheet folded once with minimal toning; 1960 letter has the word "used" written in ink in another hand in the bottom right corner of the recto, and the 1962 letter has a penciled notation on the verso. Both letters fine.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Typed Letter Signed with Free Franked Original Envelope. February 10, 1961. New York. One page. 6" x 7", personal letterhead. To Dr. Aida Sloan of Pacific Palisades, California. Eleanor writes: "Dear Dr. Sloan:/ I want to thank you so very much for again making a contribution to the Memorial Research Fund in my husband's name./ Your loyalty to my husband's memory is deeply appreciated./ With every good wish,/ Very sincerely yours..." Included is the original transmittal envelope with her stamped "Anna Eleanor Roosevelt FREE" frank. Very fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Sons Signature Archive. Consisting of the following: John Roosevelt- typed letter signed and dated July 30, 1962; Elliot Roosevelt- three typed letters signed and dated July 28, 1949, October 14, 1949, and June 30, 1966; Franklin Roosevelt, Jr.- typed letter signed and dated March 7, 1963, balance due statement to Harvard University, Harvard 1937 convocation program, autograph note signed, Associated Press photo (September 15, 1934), Franklin, Jr., and James Roosevelt signatures on single blank page, Franklin, Jr. and John Roosevelt signed envelope; and James Roosevelt- autograph note signed, James Roosevelt signed photograph of FDR. All are in fine to very fine condition.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Five Prints Signed by Artist "Stoessel." No date. 20" x 26". This print features a reproduction of a sketch of FDR at his desk in the White House. Each of the five copies is signed in pencil by the artist, "Stoessel," in the lower margin. Small edge tears, creases, chipping, else near fine, rolled.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Pencil Sketches for Wood Carving. July 13, 1982. 18.5" x 9.5". Matted and framed to 24" x 16". This pencil sketch of FDR, intended as a plan for a 40" wood carving, includes three poses. The sheet is signed and dated by the artist at lower right. Light creases and soiling, else fine. Frame has many chips and nicks. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Ten Oversize Items. 1933-1945. This lot includes (1) "Lest We Forget" 1933 full-page poster from magazine; (2) M. A. Rasko artwork of FDR, 1934, 11" x 16", from magazine; (3) June 11, 1939, 17" x 12" B&W photo of FDR and King George of Britain; (4) Sunday News, May 27, 1945, FDR cover, 11" x 15.25", featuring unfinished Elizabeth Shoutmatoff painting; (5) Robert Lawson sketch of FDR, 7" x 9" on 11" x 15" sheet; (6) "Norman" original New Deal editorial cartoon, 14" x 19.5"; (7) 11" x 14" B&W candid of FDR on fishing trip; (8) 13" x 16.5" print of FDR with inscription in lower margin: "To Colonel Marvin H. McIntyre. Compliments of Stephen L. Newman"; (9) 18" x 14" 1934 Postmaster appointment document with printed signature; and (10) 11" x 16" cloth portrait of FDR. Very good to fine, with minor wear, age toning, small tears, and chipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Printed Copy of Frank O. Salisbury's Portrait of FDR. Modern. 16" x 20", on stretched canvas. The painting upon which this copy is based, Salisbury's "official" portrait of FDR, was originally commissioned by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and now hangs in The White House. The President is wearing a dark suit and is seated at his desk, with his face almost in profile. The portrait was unveiled by the President's mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt (Sara Delano Roosevelt), an Honorary Member of the Society, at the Society on March 26, 1935. Excellent condition. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Posters, Prints, and Calendar Art. Circa 1933-1944. This lot of five items includes (1) "President F. D. Roosevelt" 1930s rolled calendar art, 16" x 39.5"; (2) FDR and Cabinet 16" x 10" B&W photo matted and framed to 20" x 13"; (3) FDR and ER 11" x 13"color print, matted and framed to 20" x 23"; (4) FDR Navy Scene 8" x 10" color print in 12" x 15" frame; (5) Roosevelt and Truman 1944 Campaign Poster, 11" x 15", framed to 15" x 18.5". Overall very good to near fine, with age toning, some small tears and paper loss. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Miscellaneous Collection of Ephemera Including Reports, Caricatures, and Booklets. Eleven different items. A diverse collection of FDR-era reports including a 1937 report on the Administrative Management in the Government of the United States issued by the President's Committee on Administration Management; a 1937 Final Report of the Business Associates Division of Men's League for Franklin D. Roosevelt with a program for the associations dinner; a 1941 Georgia Warm Springs Foundation annual report; a 1938 National Emergency Council Report on Economic Conditions of the South; a charming patriotic caricature of FDR drawn by a precocious 13 year old artist with the holograph note "Drawn Dec. 8, 1941/ 1st day of war with Japs."; and other clippings, pamphlets, etc. All items in very good condition or better (not all items shown in photo).
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of FDR Library Items including Reproduction Artwork. 1940-2003. Various sizes. This lot of approximately two dozen items includes "First Annual Report of the Archivist of the United States as to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1939-1940," admission tickets and brochures for the library, etchings, and reproductions of artwork owned by FDR held in the collections of the library at Hyde Park. General wear, else fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Collection of Historical Audio Recordings with Much Roosevelt Content. Lot includes: set of five FDR radio broadcast records, all vintage coated cardboard picture disks copyright 1945 by National Voice Library,
including Fireside Chat On Defense (broadcast December 29, 1940), Report of Nazi Attack (October 27, 1941), Declaration of War (December 8, 1941), State of the Union (January 6, 1943), and D-Day Prayer (June 6, 1944); Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Years That Changed the Nation- Two full-color filmstrips and two 12" LP records. With teacher's manual. Library markings present. 1969; Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio- Four LP records. Some Roosevelt speeches; I Can Hear It Now...by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly- One LP record, narrated by Murrow, containing "the authentic sounds and voices of the men who made history" during the years of and leading up to World War II; The Years to Remember- One LP record, narrated by Frank Knight. "The most dramatic and important newscasts in radio history. Exactly as you heard them when they changes the course of human events."; Great Moments of Oratory. Vol. 8.- One LP record. "The words that made history." For young people; Ballad For FDR- Two 78 rpm records. An original production from radio station WNEW produced following FDR's death. Written by Milton Robertson and composed and sung by Tom Glazer. Asch Records; An unidentified 7" reel of quarter-inch-wide audio recording tape. A letter accompanying the reel muses it may be a tape of "Val and Eleanor."; and a collection of 36 audio cassette tapes comprised of speeches and reports broadcast on the radio during the '30s and '40s. These recordings were recorded by radio station personnel and later transferred to cassettes with technical improvements. Personalities and events included in this collection include Charles Lindbergh, Calvin Coolidge, Adolf Hitler, the Hindenberg disaster, Lowell, Thomas, Walter Winchell, Artie Shaw, several dramatic radio shows, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast, and several addresses by FDR. A fabulous primary collection of recorded radio content and speeches. All items in this lot are in very good or better condition.
including Fireside Chat On Defense (broadcast December 29, 1940), Report of Nazi Attack (October 27, 1941), Declaration of War (December 8, 1941), State of the Union (January 6, 1943), and D-Day Prayer (June 6, 1944); Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Years That Changed the Nation- Two full-color filmstrips and two 12" LP records. With teacher's manual. Library markings present. 1969; Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio- Four LP records. Some Roosevelt speeches; I Can Hear It Now...by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly- One LP record, narrated by Murrow, containing "the authentic sounds and voices of the men who made history" during the years of and leading up to World War II; The Years to Remember- One LP record, narrated by Frank Knight. "The most dramatic and important newscasts in radio history. Exactly as you heard them when they changes the course of human events."; Great Moments of Oratory. Vol. 8.- One LP record. "The words that made history." For young people; Ballad For FDR- Two 78 rpm records. An original production from radio station WNEW produced following FDR's death. Written by Milton Robertson and composed and sung by Tom Glazer. Asch Records; An unidentified 7" reel of quarter-inch-wide audio recording tape. A letter accompanying the reel muses it may be a tape of "Val and Eleanor."; and a collection of 36 audio cassette tapes comprised of speeches and reports broadcast on the radio during the '30s and '40s. These recordings were recorded by radio station personnel and later transferred to cassettes with technical improvements. Personalities and events included in this collection include Charles Lindbergh, Calvin Coolidge, Adolf Hitler, the Hindenberg disaster, Lowell, Thomas, Walter Winchell, Artie Shaw, several dramatic radio shows, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast, and several addresses by FDR. A fabulous primary collection of recorded radio content and speeches. All items in this lot are in very good or better condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Original Auction Catalogs for FDR's Stamp Collection. The four original catalogues from "The Postage Stamp Collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt" auctioned by H. R. Harmer, Inc., Philatelic Auctioneers of New York at Parke-Bernet Galleries. FDR was an avid collector of stamps and autographs. His rather large collection of stamps was auctioned in four sessions during 1946. The first session, held February 4 and 5, 1946, sold his United States and Latin American stamps; the second session held April 1 and 2, 1946, included stamps from all over the world; the third and fourth smaller sessions were held in July and December of 1946 and disposed of the miscellany of his collection. There are realized price sheets laid into the first two volumes. The first two auction catalogs contain copies of letters of greetings from President Harry S. Truman who referred to FDR as "this country's number one stamp collector...The Franklin D. Roosevelt Stamp Collection is tangible evidence of the international consciousness of a great leader." Eleanor Roosevelt also writes a greeting to potential bidders in which she states: "whether this collection is sold intact or broken up, I hope that whoever acquires the stamps, will acquire with them some of my husband's interest and power to lose himself in the occupation of the moment, which is the secret of complete relaxation. These stamps gave my husband great pleasure and I hope they will continue to bring pleasure and good luck to those who may handle them in the days to come." There are also greetings and permissions to sell the stamps by the Executors of FDR's Last Will and Testament, including his son James Roosevelt, former law partner Basil O'Connor, and personal attorney Henry T. Hackett. A wonderful original memento that catalogues FDR's great stamp collection as well as its disposition after his death. Wraps toned with some light scattered foxing, else all volumes in very good condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: On Our Way Rare 1934 Salesman's Sample Copy. (New York: The John Day Company, 1934) 5.25" x 7.75". 26 printed pages. Blue cloth-bound with gold titles on front cover and spine. Dust jacket. On Our Way, published on April 12, 1934, is FDR's own account of the accomplishments and future goals of the National Recovery Administration. This volume is a scarce salesman's "dummy" copy, including only the first nine pages of Chapter Seven, a history of the NRA. The other printed pages include order forms for the complete book. The remaining pages are blank. Fine with light wear. Dust jacket is near fine with light wear and tiny edge tears.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Fifteen FDR Dolls. 1980s-2000s. This lot of Roosevelt dolls includes: (1) an Effanbee FDR doll, 15.5" tall, in original box; (2) an Effanbee Eleanor Roosevelt doll, 15" tall, in original box; (3) a realistic FDR doll with wheelchair, braces, cigarette in holder, ashtray pen, and hat, 11.5" tall (standing); (4) an ER doll from the United States Historical Society "Great American Women" series, 5.5" tall, #6448 of 9500, in the original box; (5) FDR talking action figure by Toypresidents, 13" tall, in original box; (6) ER porcelain figural decanter from the McCormick Distilling Company, 12.5" tall; (7-9) three Effanbee FDR dolls, 15.5" tall; (10-11) two Effanbee ER dolls, 15" tall; (12) FDR plush doll, 10"; (13) FDR doll with walking stick, glasses, cigarette holder, and stand, 13" tall; (14-15) FDR and ER dolls, hand-painted heads and handmade clothes, FDR 12.5" and ER 12" tall. Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Thirteen Busts. 1933-1997. 2.5" x 1.5" x 1.5" to 13" x 5" x 6". This extensive lot of FDR busts includes nine composed of various types of metal and four cast in ceramic. One (a 7" x 3.5" x 3.5" bust from Chesapeake Reproductions) is mounted on a wooden base, while another (a large, 13" x 5" x 6" ceramic head) has been separated from its wooden pedestal. Near fine to very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Nine Items. 1976-1999. This lot includes: (1-2) a pair of 12.5" x 2.25" x 3.5" Lionel "O" Scale "F. D. Roosevelt Presidential Campaign Cars," Milwaukee Road No. 9527, dating from c. 1976, red plastic with red, white, and blue bunting, and two "Vote Roosevelt for Pres" signs on both sides; (3) 6.5" x 3" x 2.5" ceramic miniature replica of FDR's 1936 Ford Phaeton with special manual controls used in Hyde Park, from the FDR Presidential Library and Museum; (4) 4" x 2.5" x 2.25" 1988 Sebastian Miniature ceramic figurine, numbered 670 of 2000, of FDR and his beloved Scottie, Fala, during one of his legendary "fireside chats," signed on the bottom by the artist; (5) 6.5" x 2.5" x 3.5" Danbury Mint ceramic miniature of FDR's home in Hyde Park, from the collection "Homes of the Presidents"; (6) 3.5" x 2.25" x 1" 1983 Sebastian Miniature ceramic figurine of a cape-wearing FDR at a podium; (7) 4" x 1.75" x 2" 1988 Matchbox metal miniature of the 1937 Dodge Airflow United States Postal Service mail truck, with a 32-cent FDR stamp on each side; (8) 10" x 2.5" x 3" Road Signature steel replica of FDR's 1938 Cadillac V-16 Presidential Limousine, mounted on 14" x 6" x .75" plastic base; and (9) 9.75" x 3.25" x .75" 1999 particle board miniature of FDR's summer cottages on Campobello Island, manufactured by Fernwood of Maine. Some wear, else near fine-fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Roosevelt Figurines and Commemorative Souvenirs. This lot of fifteen items contains three plates (one with FDR's profile, manufactured by Knowles; one with hand-colored depiction of "The Little White House" in Warm Springs, Georgia, "made exclusively for Stuckey's"; and one with a portrait of FDR surrounded by images from "The Little White House," "made exclusively for the Little White House Souvenir Shop"); all plates in pristine condition. Also included are nine FDR figurines of varying sizes, ranging from 2" to 10" tall; all in fine condition (the Bosley bobblehead is still in its box), except for one 8" tall figure that has inexpert repairs to head and legs. Also in this lot is an Alfred Meakin-manufactured bowl and a small glass, both featuring FDR and Churchill ("The Champions of Democracy). Lastly, a Sunshine Biscuit tin, measuring 10" across and 3.25" deep, featuring the White House on the lid and all the presidents (through FDR) around the sides; tin is fading with some rust.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Eight Vintage FDR Items. 1930s-1940s. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1-5) five "The New Deal" barrel mugs, 4" high, general glaze crazing and a few minor chips; (6) inlaid wood tray with reverse painted decoration and real butterfly wings, 20.75" x 13", "V" for Victory appears below a lithograph of FDR surrounded by two American flags, above which is the American eagle, below is a scene of Sugarloaf above Rio de Janeiro, made in Brazil as a souvenir; (7) State Department appointment document naming John Carter Vincent of Georgia as "Foreign Service Officer of Class Four", signed by Sumner Welles as Acting Secretary of State and with the printed signature of FDR, affixed with a large paper seal of the United States, November 16, 1939, 23" x 19", with original transmittal tube; (8) memorial certificate "In grateful memory of/ Henry Francis Rudolph/ who died in the service of his country at/ Pearl Harbor, attached U.S.S. Aaron Ward, 7 December 1941", the certificate has a printed FDR signature and a full color, embossed Seal of the United States, 12" x 14.75", with original transmittal tube. Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Ten Vintage FDR Items. 1930s-1990s. This lot includes: (1) bronze-finish portrait of Roosevelt on a wood plaque, 5" x 7"; (2) round composition portrait easel-back plaque of Roosevelt with an eagle above and his name below, 7.5" x 10"; (3) cast aluminum portrait plaque of Roosevelt, 6" x 8"; (4) bronze-finish standing table plaque of FDR and Mayor Anton Cermak, showing the two men above the words, "I'm glad it was me instead of you", 4" x 5"; (5) terracotta portrait plaque of Roosevelt painted gold, 5" x 8"; (6) plaster portrait plaque of Roosevelt, 9" x 11.5" (several repairs); (7) frosted glass and silver metal portrait paperweight of FDR, 3"; (8) Eleanor Roosevelt Baccarat paperweight with purple highlights, signed "David 1971", 2.5"; (9) Woodrow Wilson Baccarat paperweight with blue highlights, signed, 2.5"; (10) Franklin Roosevelt crystal paperweight with purple highlights, produced and signed by the Cristalleries d'Albret, France, # 1924 or 2000, with certificate of Authenticity and original box, 2.75". Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Five Framed Portraits. 1933-1945. This lot of framed FDR portraits includes (1) 14.5" x 18.5" reproduction of 1933 color painting; (2) 10" x 18.5" United States Defense Savings Bonds poster; (3) 12" x 15" Washington Times-Herald portrait with facsimile signature and date "Franklin D. Roosevelt / January 20th 1941"; (4) 12.5" x 16.5" print of color painting; and (5) 12.5" x 16.5" print of 1943 Elizabeth Shoumatoff painting. Very good to fine, with some wear (mostly on frames). This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Eight Vintage FDR Items. 1930s-1940s. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) gilt gesso and wood portrait plaque with the bas relief of FDR with an American eagle, "Peace and Prosperity" and a facsimile of FDR's signature below, 8.5" x 10"; (2) blue felt pennant picturing FDR with "Inauguration January 20th 1937 Wash. D.C. to the right, 27" x 10.5"; (3) laminated wood portrait plaque featuring FDR, 5.25" x 7.25"; (4) bronze portrait plaque featuring FDR, 4.75" x 7.25", signed "Valentine"; (5) portrait plaque with thermometer featuring FDR, 5" x 7"; (6) flower pot holder with portrait tile featuring FDR, 4.25" x 4.25"; (7) pink throw pillow featuring FDR, 17"; (8) child's straw hat with a ribbon band and applied fabric labels "Win With Roosevelt Garner", size 6, the label reads, "Robert B. Johnston, 53 Main St., Bradford, Pa." (not pictured). Minor wear, else fine-very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Four Vintage FDR Items. 1930s-1940s. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) "F.D.R. The Man of the Hour" clock, 10" x 15.25" x 4.25", depicting Roosevelt in a suit at the wheel of state (a sailboat is depicted near the base), the General Electric clock movement and clock face have been replaced with contemporary parts; (2) bronze-finished portrait plaque, 3.75" x 5.25", mounted in a modern frames (6" x 8" overall); (3) gold bronze-finished portrait plaque, 5" x 8", in the original box; (4) copper portrait plaque with the bas relief of FDR on a nicely patinated shield, with an American eagle and "U.S.A." above, 6.5" x 10.5". Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Eight Vintage FDR Items.
1930s-1940s. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) copper portrait plaque with the bas relief of FDR on a nicely patinated shield, with an American eagle and "U.S.A." above, 6.5" x 10.5"; (2) framed color picture of FDR above the words "Our Leader to Prosperity", 6.75" x 12.75; (3) textile banner picturing FDR with his name above and "Acclaimed by all America" "For President" below, 8.5" x 12", in a modern frame; (4) textile banner picturing FDR with "win With" above and "Franklin D. Roosevelt " "Our Next President" below, on the original wood hanger, 9" x 11.5"; (5) green felt pennant picturing FDR looming above a campfire with "FDR - AFL - CIO Children's Camp" to the right, 17.75" x 7.75"; (6) green felt pennant picturing FDR surrounded by flags and topped by an eagle with "Inauguration 1937 Washington D.C. to the right, 27.25" x 10.5"; (7-8) two commissions for Lieutenant Commander Harry A. Giltner, Surgeon, U.S.N.R., December 1, 1919, both signed by the Acting Secretary of the Navy "Thomas Washington", 9.5" x 14.5", in the original transmittal tube. Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
1930s-1940s. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) copper portrait plaque with the bas relief of FDR on a nicely patinated shield, with an American eagle and "U.S.A." above, 6.5" x 10.5"; (2) framed color picture of FDR above the words "Our Leader to Prosperity", 6.75" x 12.75; (3) textile banner picturing FDR with his name above and "Acclaimed by all America" "For President" below, 8.5" x 12", in a modern frame; (4) textile banner picturing FDR with "win With" above and "Franklin D. Roosevelt " "Our Next President" below, on the original wood hanger, 9" x 11.5"; (5) green felt pennant picturing FDR looming above a campfire with "FDR - AFL - CIO Children's Camp" to the right, 17.75" x 7.75"; (6) green felt pennant picturing FDR surrounded by flags and topped by an eagle with "Inauguration 1937 Washington D.C. to the right, 27.25" x 10.5"; (7-8) two commissions for Lieutenant Commander Harry A. Giltner, Surgeon, U.S.N.R., December 1, 1919, both signed by the Acting Secretary of the Navy "Thomas Washington", 9.5" x 14.5", in the original transmittal tube. Minor wear, else fine-very fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Whimsical FDR Figural Bottle Stopper. Hand-painted ceramic bust mounted on cork stopper, circa 1948. 4" tall x 2" wide. With "Achatit made in Germany" maker's mark. The Achatit factory based in Cologne, Germany are well-known for their celebrity line of figural bottle stoppers. This example, probably produced in the late 1940s or early 1950s, is a perfect caricature of the FDR of the World War II era. In uniform with our charming FDR example, Achatit also produced examples of Stalin, Churchill and Truman. The condition is quite remarkable and would make a light-hearted addition to any FDR collection. Fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Thirty-Three FDR Administration-Related Items. 1932-1945. Various sizes. This lot features: a matted and signed portrait of Postmaster James A. Farley; programs for the 1937 Farley Testimonial Dinner and Barkley-Logan Dinner at Washington's Mayflower Hotel; nine signed silhouette images of prominent politicians connected to FDR including Albert Ritchie, Albert E. Smith, Gifford Pinchot, Clifford Walker, and E. F. Dunne; a 1941 Inauguration schedule; official Secret Service documents; New York Democratic Committee documents; a typed letter signed from Grace G. Tully, dated September 19, 1941, on White House letterhead; an official chart of the FDR Administration; two telegrams sent by Eleanor Roosevelt; and photographs of the White House secretaries, cabinet members, Congressmen, and Supreme Court Justices. General wear and age toning, else very good to fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democratic Text Book 1920 and Ten Speak-o-Phone Records. The book features the platform of the Cox & Roosevelt ticket for 1920. (Democratic National Committee, 1920). 509 pages. 4.5" x 9". Wear, creases, staining, else very good. The ten 12" Speak-o-Phone records (New York: Speak-o-Phone, 1932) feature FDR speeches from the 1932 campaign. Some wear, scratches, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Two Campaign License Plates. As follows: 1932 presidential campaign tin license plate. 10.75" x 2.75". "Roosevelt / For President" printed in black lettering on white background. Some rusting. Very good. 1936 presidential campaign re-election tin license plate. 10" x 5.5". "Carry On / Roosevelt / I'll Help" printed in blue and red on white background. Some rusting, strip of Velcro adhered to reverse. Very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Three License Plate Tags. 1932-1936. This lot of license plate tags includes one from the 1932 campaign, "We Need Roosevelt" (6.25" x 4.5"); and two from the 1936 campaign: "Re-elect Roosevelt" (5.5" x 3.5") and "On with Roosevelt" (10" x 4"). Wear, scratches, slight bends, and rust, else good-very good.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four License Plate Tags. 1932-1936. This lot includes two small "Roosevelt" license plate tags (4.5" x 4" and 5.5" x 2.5") and two larger tags, "Roosevelt" (10.5" x 2.75") and "Roosevelt for Repeal and Prosperity" (10.75" x 3.5"). Wear, some rust, else near fine.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Clever FDR "Nodder" Campaign Memento From His Historic Third Run for President.
Molded hard rubber, resin or ceramic. 3" tall x 2.5" wide. An amusing item from FDR's 1940 campaign for re-election (for the third time). Molded into the reverse of FDR's grinning face is posed the question: "Going to Run 3rd Term Just Tap My Chin". For the answer you simply put the rocker on a level surface and give FDR's chin a slight tap which sets his grinning face into an enthusiastic fit of affirmative head nodding. A more clever bit of FDR memorabilia you would travel far to find. Near fine.
Molded hard rubber, resin or ceramic. 3" tall x 2.5" wide. An amusing item from FDR's 1940 campaign for re-election (for the third time). Molded into the reverse of FDR's grinning face is posed the question: "Going to Run 3rd Term Just Tap My Chin". For the answer you simply put the rocker on a level surface and give FDR's chin a slight tap which sets his grinning face into an enthusiastic fit of affirmative head nodding. A more clever bit of FDR memorabilia you would travel far to find. Near fine.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek: Sleeve from Bed Jacket Acquired During Visit to Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1942. 5.25" x 5.25". This sleeve from a pink, quilted and lined bed jacket worn by Madame Chiang Kai-shek was retained by White House staff member Lillian Parks Rogers after she shortened the sleeves of the garment during a VIP visit to the White House. Included with the fabric is a one page, 7" x 10" typed letter on White House letterhead, signed by Lillian Parks Rogers, who describes the visit and item in detail. Fine condition.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Three Wedgwood FDR Cameos. Two identical 2.25" in diameter; one oblong 1.75" x 2.25". Fine. This attractive lot includes two circular examples where the white cameo of FDR stand out starkly against the black background. On the reverse of each example is marked: "Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Number [167 on one; 507 on the other]/ Limited Edition of 1,000" with the Wedgwood maker's mark below. The mold for this image is the same one used for the sulphide paperweights made by Cristal d'Albret in France. The other example in blue jasper features left facing profiles of Franklin and Eleanor with "Roosevelt" beneath. The reverse is maker marked Wedgwood with the date "80" (1980).
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Twelve Items. 1918-1949. Very good to fine, with some wear, age toning, and small tears. This extensive lot of twelve FDR items includes: (1) October 21, 1918, Washington and Vicinity phone book, 8" x 10.5", 323 pages, and 148-page business section, with FDR's address and phone number on page 236; (2) 4" x 5" B&W photo of FDR signing the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935; (3) Keystone View Company stereoscope card of FDR at his desk; (4) "The President's Birthday Ball, Wednesday Evening, January 30th 1935," 6.5" x 10", signed on the final page by Eddie Cantor, Joe Penner, Dan Rubinoff, Floyd Ebbins, Ray Perkins, Harry McNaughton, and others; (5) "Massachusetts Democratic State Pre-Primary Convention Souvenir Book 1936," 9" x 12"; (6) "The Democratic National Convention 1936," 6.25" x 9.25" hardcover booklet promoting the "Special Autographed Deluxe Edition" of the official convention book; (7) The Democratic National Convention 1936, 11" x 14" softcover book, 394 pages; (8) Who's Who in the Major Leagues: Baseball, 10th Edition, 1942, 6" x 9.25", 128 pages, with inside front cover featuring a photo of FDR and the quote, "I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going"; (9) "The Nude Deal" anti-Roosevelt propaganda flyer, 5.75" x 3.5"; (10) 4" x 5" B&W photo of FDR at his desk; (11) "A Nation Mourns!" two envelopes with news of the death of FDR, 6.5" x 3.75" each; and (12) "Franklin D. Roosevelt and Hyde Park: Personal Recollections of Eleanor Roosevelt," 1949, 6" x 9", 18 pages.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Four Vintage Items. 1930s. Minor wear, else fine-very fine. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) "F.D.R. The Man of the Hour" clock, 7" x 11" x 3", by the Gibraltar Electric Clock Company of New Jersey, depicting Roosevelt in sailor's garb at the wheel of a sailboat (which is also depicted near the base), and including bulb and 6" x 4" glass globe; (2) 4" x 5" wood wall plaque featuring a fine painted portrait of a young FDR; (3) 4" x 4.25" ceramic tile featuring the image from Perskie's notable 1932 lithograph of FDR; and (4) 6.5" x 2.5" x 2" carved brown briar pipe featuring the head of FDR as the bowl, and including the inscription "F. D. Roosevelt, real briar, made in France."
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Souvenir Lot of Six Vintage FDR Items. 1930s-1940s. Minor wear, else fine-very fine. This lot of vintage FDR souvenir items includes: (1) inlaid wood portrait plaque of Roosevelt, 11.5" x 14"; (2) wooden gavel with a small brass plaque from the Franklin Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission, 11.75"; (3) wooden plaque with a printed portrait of FDR by A. M. Orlick, 1933, 3.5" x 4.5"; (4) pocket watch with an embossed image of FDR on the case surrounded by "1882-1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt", the dial is marked "Arnek / 17 Jewels Incablock /Swiss Made", 2", with a glass display dome; (5) heavy bronze portrait plaque with FDR's image in bas relief in front of the word "Prosperity", with "Our President" above and "Franklin D. Roosevelt" below, 8.75" x 11.5"; and (6) "Roosevelt At the Wheel of a New Deal" clock, 9.25" x 13.5, by the Gibraltar Electric Clock Company of New Jersey, depicting Roosevelt at the wheel of the "Ship of State."
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Three Posters and One Campaign Flyer. 1934-1942. Very good to near fine: two posters, now rolled, have original folds and some separation along fold lines; one poster is rolled with minor wear and small tears; the flyer has some age toning, edge wear, and small tears. This lot of four campaign and wartime items includes: (1) "Vote for the Candidates of the Roosevelt Democracy in Pennsylvania" poster, 1934, 28" x 42"; (2) "Every Man, Woman and Child is a Partner" poster, 1942 War Production Board, 40" x 28"; (3) Office of War Information Poster No. 13, 1942, 28" x 40"; and (4) "What Every Woman Should Know-How to Get Her Man" Democratic Campaign Flyer, 4 pages, 11.5" x 16".
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Lot of Five FDR Items. 1940-42. Various sizes. Lot consists of the following: (1) 1940 campaign poster for FDR reading "Carry On With Franklin D. Roosevelt" with black and white photographic portrait measuring 13" x 19". Very fine. (2) 1940 campaign poster for H. A. Wallace reading "For Vice-President Henry A. Wallace" with black and white photographic portrait measuring 13" x 19". Very fine. (3) 1940, framed newspaper spread titled" The Democratic Party's Candidates" from a newspaper identified only as The Sunday News and dated October 13, 1940. Centerfold, measuring 22" x 14.75", features full-color photographic portraits of FDR and Wallace. Gilt frame measures 28" x 20.5". Folds, creases, tape repairs, else very good. (4) 1941 invitation to FDR's third inauguration on January 20, framed between a portrait and printed signature of FDR and a portrait and printed signature of vice president H. A. Wallace, both measuring 6.25" x 9.75". Black frame measures 24" x 14.25". Foxing to invitation and portraits. Framed scuffed. (Not pictured) (5) 1942 Certificate of Appointment [of a Member of the Committee Celebrating the] Diamond Jubilee Birthday Celebration, National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Name of appointee is blank. 17.5" x 15". (Not pictured). Minimal creasing, else fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Autographs
Grace Tully, FDR's Personal Secretary, Archive. A wonderful and historic collection from Grace G. Tully, FDR's personal secretary. Included in the collection is an anniversary program for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Day Dinner hosted in Washington, D.C. by the Americans for Democratic Action; a Franklin D. Roosevelt Day Dinner invitation and program, January 28, 1956; a Program for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission in Warm Springs, Georgia, with a letter to Ms. Tully dated April 17, 1953 from C. F. Palmer, the Chairman of the FDR Warm Springs Memorial Commission, as well as the original carbon copy of the "Introduction of Honorable William D. Hassett, formerly Secretary to President Roosevelt by Charles F. Palmer, Chairman" along with original copies of Mr. Hassett's remarks and address at Warm Springs, Georgia, on April 12, 1953; Ms. Tully's copy of the Collections of Manuscripts and Archives in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York, 1969 with a letter to Ms. Tully dated February 27, 1970 from James E. O'Neill, Director of the FDR Library; and the large 10 x 12 ½" Report to the President and Congress by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission dated May 30, 1978; the report that laid the foundations for the construction and ultimate dedication of the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C. in May, 1997. On the inside cover of the book is the inscription "Happy Birthday to Ms. Grace Tully" with numerous signatures, and on the next page a calligraphic poem written below the words "The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial" in black ink: "Old F.D.R. was asked one day/ While standing with Ms. Tully/ 'Bout his demand for excellent work/ Which nothing seemed to sully// He paused as if to think/ Tho' his response was right at hand/ He smiled and said 'All credit goes/ To Grace, by which I stand." A fabulous and personal collection belonging to Grace G. Tully, one of FDR's closest associates for many years. Very good to fine condition.
Political
Alf Landon: Lot of Seven Portrait Pinbacks. 5/8" to 1¾" sizes. Includes six sepia variations and one colorful Landon & Knox jugate. All examples in choice condition.
Landon & Knox: Uncommon 1¾" Jugate Button with Original Ribbon. Button 1¾"; ribbon 2" wide with overall length of 5"; American Badge Company, Chicago, Illinois backmark. This is a common jugate in the 7/8" size but this larger 1¾" size, coupled with its superior condition, is another matter entirely.
Alf Landon: Scarce 2¼" Portrait Button. This large beauty is one of the toughest Landon single portrait varieties, scarcer in our opinion than the large notification design in the same size. Excellent condition.
Alf Landon: Very Rare "Ohio Women for Landon" Pinback. ¾". This colorful 1936-dated litho features Landon's ubiquitous Kansas sunflower and is in choice condition.
Alf Landon: Three Campaign "Sunflowers" From the 1936 Election. This lot features two celluloid buttons, one a 2" pinback; the other a 1¼" celluloid on yellow felt petals, and a 4½" metal license attachment in the form of a sunflower. We don't recall seeing another license attachment of this type. All items in excellent condition.
Chicago Mayor Edward Kelly's Personal Badge from the 1940 Democratic National Convention. 1¾" x 5¾"; Bastian Brothers backmark. Kelly was a key Democratic politician making this item particularly attractive to Illinois local collectors as well as collectors of convention badges. Personalized by way of two engraved pendants one reading "Edward J. Kelly"; and below another "Mayor of Chicago". With some wear to the metal surfaces and slight fading to ribbon, else in very good condition.
Wendell Willkie: Five Exceptional Tin-Litho Pinbacks. Various sizes and makers. Three great slogan buttons and two Willkie & McNary jugate varieties round out this lot of "better" Willkie-related campaign pinbacks.
Wendell Willkie: Pair of Presidential Campaign Pinback Buttons. This lot features a 1" jugate of Willkie & McNary with the caption "The American Way of Life" and a 7/8" Willkie-ite" example. Both pinbacks are in excellent condition.
Wendell Willkie: Lot of Five 1940 Presidential Campaign Pinback Buttons and Ribbons. A wonderfully representative assortment of Willkie campaign memorabilia including: a 2¼" stark celluloid "Willkie" in red letters on a white background with an attached "Willkie" ribbon; a 2" celluloid portrait button captioned "Willkie For President" with a St. Louis Button Company backmark, missing the pin; a 1¾" celluloid "Life Begins in '40 Win With Willkie" button; a Willkie acceptance day ribbon measuring 2" x 6" issued by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee; and a Willkie Notification Day ribbon for Champaign County, Illinois measuring 2" x 6". Each ribbon is suspended from a red, white, and blue brass-framed pendant and each bear the maker's mark of Charles M. Geraghty, Chicago. The ribbons are moderately wrinkled and are in need of some minor pressing to straighten them out; otherwise all examples are in very good condition.
Wendell Willkie: Rarest Willkie Portrait Button. 2¼"; Steiner Engraving & Badge Company backmark. One of the rarest picture button varieties for this candidate, this example is in great condition except for one trivial light moisture mark in the field by his right ear, and another by the edge at the 3:00 position.
Willkie & McNary: Rare Jugate License Plate Attachment. 10" x 4". Very light paint loss, else very fine.
Thomas Dewey: Lot of Four 1944 Election Pinbacks. Includes a choice 1" St. Louis Button jugate of Dewey & Bricker; a scarce 1¼" "Mother" button in very good overall condition; and two "No 4th Term" varieties in excellent condition.
Dewey & Warren: Lot of Nine 1948 Campaign Pinbacks. Sizes from 5/8" to 1¼". A nice selection of buttons including four jugate varieties and some Dewey single portrait examples. All specimens in excellent condition.
Thomas Dewey: Beautiful 1948 Anti-Truman Button. 1¾". "Get Your [Ass] Off the Grass! It's Dewey", great slogan, great condition.
Dewey & Warren: Unusual Large Coat-tail Button and Companion Piece. Each 4". The coat-tail button has "I'm For Raub" between Dewey's and Warren's names. Possibly related to Paul S. Raub, from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, who was a delegate to the 1944 Republican National Convention. Light surface wear, else great condition.
Harry S Truman: Two Scarce Truman & Barkley Metal License Plate Attachments. The largest is 9¾" x 2¾". The round attachment is 5¼" high. Near excellent.
Truman & Barkley: Jugate Campaign Button. 1¼", Emress Novelty backmark. A sharp button with trivial wear to the surface, else excellent condition.
Truman & Barkley: Classic Jugate Campaign Button. 3½". Features sepia portraits of both men with color flag and stars in the background. For strictest accuracy we mention two small celluloid spots on Barkley's cheek., otherwise very fine.
Truman & Barkley and Dewey & Warren: Matched Pair of Emress Jugate Buttons. Both with original back papers, 1¼" in diameter, and in excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: 1949 Inauguration Pinback. 1¼". A smiling Truman looks straight forward with the caption "Inauguration of Harry S. Truman Jan. 20, 1949 President of the United States". Attached to the button is a small portion of red, white and blue ribbon from which is suspended a small brass charm. Other than a few small holes in the silk ribbon, the button is in fine condition.
Harry S Truman: Scarce 2¼" Presidential Slogan Button. With the "Give 'em H---, Harry!" slogan and issued as a souvenir of an appreciation dinner in 1955. Excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Lot of Four Portrait Buttons. Each measures 1¼". A variety of Truman portrait varieties including three celluloid examples and one shank button. All examples are in excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Rare Presidential Campaign Button. 7/8". A blue-tinted portrait of Truman with the caption "Truman For President". One of the few Truman portrait varieties in this size. Excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Five Beautiful Portrait Pinbacks. A most stunning assortment of Truman pinbacks including a large 2½", a single 2¼", and three 1¾" examples. All are in excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Scarce 3½" "I'm Just Wild About Harry" Pinback. A scarce design in excellent condition.
Truman & Barkley: Lot of Six Name Buttons. Various sizes from 7/8" to 1". The lot includes three celluloid and three litho types with several tough variants included. All are in excellent condition with the exception of some slight browning on two of the celluloid examples which we note for accuracy.
Harry S Truman: Scarce Slogan Pinback in Choice Condition. 1½". Most uncommon slogan button, usually found foxed or spotted when they are encountered at all. This example is well-centered and in choice condition.
Harry S Truman: Very Scarce Large Post-Presidential Button. 4". The Circus Saints and Sinners club was formed in the 1920s in New York. Its purpose was to provide assistance to old and down-and-out circus performers. Is it possible that Truman was a keynote speaker for one of their events? In excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Rare 1¼" Campaign Button. A simple, yet captivating red, white, and blue pinback with the caption "President Truman". Excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: Five Different Varieties of "Harry" Name Pins. The largest is 2 1/8" and the smallest is 5/8". Minor soiling to the "I Miss Ike" button, else all are excellent.
Harry S Truman: Two Variants of the "True-Man" Slogan Pin. Both are 1½" and in excellent condition.
Harry S Truman: 1949 Inaugural Medal. 51mm. This medal was designed by C. Paul Jennewein. Wear is obvious on the raised features of the bust of Truman. The reverse is very fine.
Harry S Truman: Lot of Five 1949 Inaugural Badges. Various sizes. A fine group of Truman inaugural items including: two Inaugural Committee badges (one marked "Vice Chairman"), and three other examples including a rare official Washington, D.C. police inaugural commemorative badge. All items are in fine condition.
Harry S Truman: Official Bronze Inaugural Medal. 50mm. Uncirculated condition with the slightest traces of tarnish spots noted for accuracy.
Harry S Truman: 1949 "I'm Just Wild About Harry" Inaugural Button. 2 1/8". A choice example with a great slogan.
Harry S Truman: 1949 Inaugural License Plate, District of Columbia. 12.5" x 6.25". Bears the number "1903". Two additional holes punched at the lower edge slightly affecting a couple of letters in "District of Columbia"; else it is in excellent condition.
Harry S Truman Standing Sculpture By Thomas F. Clark. January 9, 1992, 15" H x 7" W x 3.5" D, Cairn Studio, Ltd., Davidson, North Carolina, Certificate Number 815277. Dr. Thomas F. Clark is a well-known sculptor in the U.S. figurine industry. This is the signed first edition Truman entry in his "Great People in History" series. Very fine. Includes a COA from Cairn Studio. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.
Douglas MacArthur: Lot of Five Pinback Buttons and Mirror. Various sizes. A super group of five better buttons, 1" to 2½" in size. The lot includes a colorful "I Shall Return" pocket mirror; a very scarce "500 Lb. Waste Paper Award" button; a large black-and-white portrait button with attached "Howdy General" ribbon from Ft. Worth, Texas (we've not seen another); a "Welcome Home" button; and a Junior MacArthur Legion button. All examples are in excellent condition.
Eisenhower & Nixon: Three Large Color Jugate Pinbacks. 3½". All examples in superb condition.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Most Unusual Slogan Pin Referencing His Democratic Opponent. While we have seen several similar buttons employing such plays on words, we cannot recall having encountered this particular variety. Should be of great interest to Eisenhower and Stevenson collectors alike. Choice condition. Diameter 2 1/8".
Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Woman Power For Eisenhower" Pinback. 1½". This imaginative design is one of the Eisenhower's considered a "must have" by specialist and generalist collectors alike. Excellent condition.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Mothers for Mamie" Slogan Pinback. 1½". One of the most after Ike slogan pinbacks. In excellent condition.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Very Rare Official Staff Button. This choice 2¼" beauty is yet another Vlk Collection specimen we cannot recall encountering before. Buttons with "official" or "staff" designations are always sought after because of their presumed limited distribution, and here we have both on the same button!
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Two Scarce Ike "Baby" Varieties.
Includes the "Time for a Change / I Like Ike" button, 1¼", and the photographic "Eisenhower Will Guard My Future" 7/8" button. The last is particularly tough to come by. Both are excellent.
Includes the "Time for a Change / I Like Ike" button, 1¼", and the photographic "Eisenhower Will Guard My Future" 7/8" button. The last is particularly tough to come by. Both are excellent.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Five Scarce Ike Pinback Buttons, Includes one that reads, "Ike Likes Willie and Jerry". The largest is 4" and the smallest is 2". All are excellent.
Adlai Stevenson: Three Pinback Buttons. Includes: two Stevenson & Kefauver jugate buttons, 3½"; and an "Arizona Likes Adlai" button, 3". All excellent condition
Adlai Stevenson: Lot of Three Giant Pinbacks. Three "better" giants including two tough 4" pinback lithos and an always popular 6" variety. The CIO variety is quite tough, especially in this near mint condition. The others are in excellent condition as well.
Adlai Stevenson: Rare Sepia Portrait Pinback. 2¼". An unassuming, but most unusual, variety with a youthful portrait, possible from 1952 or even an earlier Illinois election. Fairly minor moisture damage at the 10:00 and 12:00 position but does not detract significantly. The first example of this variety that we can recall seeing.
Adlai Stevenson: Five Uncommon Pinbacks. Various sizes. A superb lot of five Stevenson pinbacks including a most unusual 1" "For Nov./ Stevenson/ For Years" example as well as an interesting porcelain "hole in the shoe" variety, hand colored before firing, which we've not seen before. A great group in excellent conditions.
Adlai Stevenson: Wonderful "Food Mart" Word Pinback. 1¼". One of the better Stevenson work pinbacks in very good condition.
Adlai Stevenson: Rare 2 5/8" "Staff" Button in Yellow. With a clear center to reveal the staffer's name. Most unusual. Some edge staining at the top as shown, but still an important button for the sophisticated Stevenson specialist.
Adlai Stevenson: Two Rare Pinback Buttons. One reads "California All the Way with Adlai" and the other, "2 Strikes are Not Out I'm for Adlai". The first measures 3" and the second 3½". Both are excellent.
John F. Kennedy: Three Kennedy Coat-tail Pinback Buttons. Includes: a Kennedy and Vanden Heuvel jugate button, 1¾"; a Kennedy and "Stan's the Man", 1½"; and a Kennedy and Gallagher, 1¼". The last is particularly hard to find this nice. All are in great condition.
John F. Kennedy: Scarce 1960 Minnesota Coat-tail Button. A tough and distinctive 2¼" variety that has always been a collector favorite. Excellent condition.
John F. Kennedy: The Classic 3½" "Shoeworkers" Variety. Scarce and always a great collector favorite. An unimprovably choice specimen.
John F. Kennedy: Rare Campaign Pinback of Kennedy Shaking Hands with a Middle-Eastern Dignitary Captioned in Arabic. 1 5/8". Further research could provide positive identification of the dignitary Kennedy is shaking hands with. As the button was manufactured in the U.S., it is possible that the unidentified man is a leader in the Arab-American community who has thrown his support behind Kennedy. With smudges at the 12:00 and 5:00 positions, else in near fine condition.
John F. Kennedy: Classic "Shoeworkers For Kennedy" Button. 3½"; Emress maker mark along back rim. Among the most collectable sub-categories of political buttons are those issued by various union and labor groups in support of candidates. This scarce variety is a beloved collector favorite. This is a very choice virtually pristine example.
John F. Kennedy: "USC Trojans For Kennedy" 2" Pinback. A choice example of one of the most popular JFK varieties.
"Prostitutes Vote For Nixon or Kennedy" Humorous 1960 Campaign Button. 2½". A button eagerly sought by collectors of both candidates. In excellent condition.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Group of Eight LBJ Pinback Buttons. Includes: a jugate button featuring LBJ and King Olav V of Norway from the king's state visit in 1968, 1¼"; a button that reads, "All the Way with LBJ But Don't go Near the YMCA", referring to a top LBJ aide caught in a compromising position in the bathroom of the YMCA, 4"; a coat-tail jugate button with "eLect Blatt Johnson", featuring images of LBJ and Genevieve Blatt, candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania in 1964, 3½"; a button welcoming LBJ to New South Wales in 1966, 1¼"; and four others. All excellent.
Lyndon Johnson & Barry Goldwater: Trio of Interesting 1964 Campaign Buttons. Includes: a 2½" "Prostitutes! Vote for Johnson or Goldwater We Don't Care Who Gets In"; a 2¼" radio station tie-in "WTRY Great 98 Teen Election" pinback (missing pin); and a 1¼" "Vote Against Johnson and Goldwater" button. The "Teen Election" button, besides missing the pin, is moderately soiled along the edges and top.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Large Collection of Fifty-seven Anti-LBJ Pinback Buttons and Coins. A wonderful collection with examples produced by Republicans as well as anti-war protesters. Various sizes. All very fine or better.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Pair of Bill Signing Pens and Typed Letter Signed. Includes two pens in their original boxes with typed descriptions of the bills for which they were used in signing and a one page typed letter on White House letterhead, to Representative George P. Miller, dated August 15, 1968, signed by Barefoot Sanders gifting a pen used in signing H. R. 3136, an Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make a study to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the increased use of the metric system in the United States. One pen is of the older style; the other a ball point. All items in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Eleven 1964 Campaign Pinbacks. This lot includes six large 3½" varieties including: two Goldwater & Miller "Vote Republican" jugate variants; a "That Same Old Coon" example; a rare "Kennedy for King Goldwater for President in '64"; and two other examples. Also included: a 3" "Goldwater in '64" portrait button; three 1¾" slogan buttons and a 1½" "Drink Gold Water Daily". All examples show only trivial wear and are in overall excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Rare Barry and Peggy Goldwater Jugate Button. 3". A classic rarity from a one-day event featuring the 1964 Republican presidential candidate with his wife and the caption "Indiana's Favorite Family". One of the nicest we have seen of a button typically found with surface wear.
Barry Goldwater: Four Choice 1964 Campaign Pinbacks. A lot of three pinback buttons featuring: a classic 2½" "Extremism in the Defense of Liberty..." example; a large 3½" Young Americans for Freedom stark red portrait button featuring Goldwater sans glasses; a 1¾" "I Still Back Barry"; and a 2¼" "He is my Choice" example. Though a couple of the examples are slightly off center, all buttons are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Eight Color Portrait Campaign Buttons. Sizes from ¾" to 3½". Includes matching sets of a blue and a white background portrait pinbacks in 3½", 1¾", and ¾" sizes and two other variants. A handsome lot of pinbacks in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Fantastic Large Collection of Campaign Pinbacks. Over fifty-five pinback campaign buttons from various periods in Goldwater's career and of various sizes ranging from 7/8" to 3½" featuring several portrait varieties (with and without glasses) and many, many slogan types. Goldwater's running mate Bill Miller gets equal time in this lot with several nice portrait pins and slogan pins (some from his Congressional race) as well. Honorable mention goes to the pinback with the naked woman atop the letter "e" (as in Bare-E). All examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Six Campaign Buttons. Includes: a 2½" "Goldwater and Humphrey"; a 2¼" "I'm Still MAD About Barry"; a 1 7/8" plastic "Goldwater Peoples Choice; and 1¼" examples of "Goldwater Forever", "Goldwater '64", and "Watch Barry Get Elected on Channel 28". All examples are generally in excellent condition though the "I'm Still Mad" button has a few scratches to the surface.
Barry Goldwater: Two "The Goldwater Band Wagon is Rolling Along Hop On!" 3½" Pinbacks. This slogan button was issued in several colors but the orange variety is the toughest of the lot to find. Both examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Rare Navajo "Goldwater La Tei Ya-ni" 2" Pinback. Goldwater's Arizona grass-roots support couldn't be better illustrated than with this example which has become quite difficult to find in good condition. This example, though just slightly off-center is in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Five "Goldwater in '64" Portrait Button Variants. Four 3½" and one 3" sepia portrait button all with subtle variations featuring in some cases different portraits or different text layout. All examples in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Trio of Unusual Black-and-White 3" Pinbacks. Includes: "Stop Cronkite", perhaps referring to Cronkite's skewering of Goldwater for not attending Kennedy's funeral; "Hohenzollern Goldwater", a reference to Goldwater's trip to Germany where he allegedly spoke to a right-wing German youth group; and a "Republican National Cowvention" example. All examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Very Large "In Your Guts You Know He's Nuts" Anti-Goldwater Campaign Button. 3½". A clever play off of Goldwater's "In Your Heart You Know He's Right" slogan. Scare and always popular. In excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: 3½" Democratic Lyndon Tree. An incredibly nice example of this popular Goldwater pin. Suggests that the "Democratic Lyndon Tree" has roots in the Bobby Baker and Billy Sol Estes scandals, "Racial Violence," "Viet Nam," etc. Interesting that it would cite Vietnam as a problem, and the anti-war movement had really not swung into gear in 1964. One of the hobby's modern classics that just keeps going up in value the deeper its roots grow. Excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Ten Press and Public Relations-Related GOP 1964 National Convention Pinbacks. Sizes from 2" to 4". Includes a large 4" "Public Relations Page" button and a smaller 3½" page's button; "Goldwater-Miller "Guest" and "Press" buttons; two "I Was There" buttons; three NBC News buttons; and a CBS News California Primary button.
Barry Goldwater: Striking 1¼" "We Need Goldwater President" Campaign Button. A handsome button, seldom encountered with a gold U.S. set against a dark blue background, making for a simple, yet fetching design. In very good condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Ten 1½" "Greeks for Goldwater" 1964 Campaign Pinbacks. Could this be every known color of this button? No two colors alike. All in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Large Lot of Goldwater Campaign Pinbacks Variants. Sizes from ¾" to 1 5/8". An instant collection of twenty-seven Goldwater slogan pinbacks based mainly on the black on gold format with a few gold on black examples in for good measure. Aside from the standard "Goldwater" slogan buttons there are examples including "Gals for Goldwater", "H2O", "AuH2O", "Goldwater in 1864" , "Goldwater/ Miller", "26 Million Club", variations of the "Goldwater for President 1964" type, and even a gold button without slogan. No two are exactly alike. All are in very good to excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Forty Large 1964 Presidential Campaign Pinbacks with Many Anti-Goldwater and Anti-Johnson Examples. A perfect companion to the lot featuring the smaller variety pinbacks, this amazing lot features forty pinbacks ranging in size from 2½" to a massive 6". There are many snarky examples from both Goldwater's camp as well as Johnson's. For example, there are: several variants of the "Bury Goldwater" slogan; several examples on the theme of "Goldwater in '64, Hotwater in '65, Bread'nwater in '66"; "In Your Guts You Know He's Nuts"; and a to-the-point "I Hate Barry" example. Poor Lady Bird takes the brunt of abuse for the Johnson team with "Ladybird Start Packing the Goldwaters are Coming", "Let's Light Up the White House and Clean Out the Bird House", "We Don't Want Lady Bird Either" and several other mean-spirited types. Also included are many portrait and slogan varieties. A brilliant lot, in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Lot of Approximately Ninety Small Pinbacks including Anti-Goldwater Varieties. An exceptional and large lot of small 1964 campaign pinbacks ranging from 7/8" to 1¼". There are many gems among the included examples including: several with the famous "In Your Heart You Know He's Right" slogan; several portrait examples; many anti-Johnson types including "Bye Bye Birds", "Lady Bird, Lady Bird, Fly Away"; a couple of coat-tail varieties; and several anti-Goldwater types such as "Bury Barry", "No General Strangewater For America", "Think! Miller Could Be Pres.", and "Beat Barry Join Citizens for Johnson". This lot would form the basis of a rather nice Goldwater pinback collection. All examples in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Massive Collection of 1964 Presidential Campaign Pins, Cuff Links, Masculine Jewelry. An amazing collection of approximately forty-five examples of metal memorabilia from Goldwater's 1964 campaign. The lot includes several examples of pins using the clever "AuH2O" slogan; cuff links and tie tacks featuring the GOP elephant wearing Goldwater's trademark black-framed glasses; two Barry bolo ties; money clips, charms, in short, an instant collection of Goldwater memorabilia. All examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Gigantic Assortment of Goldwater Campaign Jewelry. Has a losing Presidential candidate ever generated more campaign memorabilia than Barry Goldwater? This lot is comprised of over fifty charms, pins, necklaces, ear rings, bracelet, tie tacks, and pendants featuring the Goldwater name or likeness. The jewelry comes in every conceivable shape and form including the ubiquitous GOP elephant wearing Barry's trademark glasses (and even a few examples of the Democratic donkey wearing them!) and several examples make clever use of Goldwater's name. A fantastic lot, an instant collection, and all in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Large Collection of 1964 Presidential Campaign Badges and Pins. Over twenty-five examples of Goldwater badges including six 2¾" x 1¾" plastic varieties with the "I'm For Goldwater" and "I'm For AuH2O" slogans; several other examples of plastic badges with various slogans; a plastic Republican National Convention guest badge; a clever mechanical plastic "Panic Button" badge; an Assistant Sergeant at Arms badge for the 1964 Republican Convention in San Francisco; and several additional slogan pins. All examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Huge Collection of 1964 Pinbacks, Assorted Sizes, Assorted Slogans. A fantastic selection of approximately thirty-five Goldwater slogan pinbacks from his unsuccessful 1964 Presidential campaign including several variants of the "GOParty" button (a few mentioning his running mate, William Miller) ranging in size from 5/8" to 4"; several different examples of the "Democrats for Goldwater" button; and two plastic bottle caps. All examples are in excellent condition.
Barry Goldwater: Most Unusual 1¾" Variant. A number of items appeared during the 1964 campaign with this "AuH2O" theme (using the chemical symbols for gold and water). We cannot recall ever having had this particular one, however. Choice condition, with a trivial spot on the rim at 10:00, not visible from the front, noted strictly for accuracy.
Barry Goldwater: Five Scarce Gold Finished Pinback Buttons. Includes an anti-Goldwater button that reads, "Bury Goldwater". The three largest are 2¼" and the smallest button is 1¼". All excellent.
Richard Nixon: Lot of Nine 1960 Campaign Pinbacks. Sizes from 7/8" to 1¾". A nice cross section of buttons including a jugate, a few slogan examples and miscellaneous others, all in very good condition except the Loyola Union example which displays some overall mottling.
Nixon and Rockefeller: 1960 Presidential Hopeful Button. 2½"; with Emress Specialty Company, New York back stamp. A classic design in near mint condition.
Richard Nixon: Large Celluloid "For Peace and Prosperity Vote Straight Republican" Campaign Button. 4". One of the best single-portrait Nixon varieties. Mint condition but for a minuscule celluloid separation on the back, noted for accuracy.
Richard Nixon: Classic 1960 "Not For Sale" Large Pinback. 4". Fine condition.
Richard Nixon: Most Unusual 1960 Coat-tail Item. We cannot recall previously encountering this distinctive red, white, and blue variety. This is the plate specimen in Hake's 1920-1976 volume, page 137. Choice condition. Diameter 1¾".
Richard Nixon: Two Rare 1960 Slogan Pins. These 7/8" varieties are seldom offered, and are in beautiful condition
Richard Nixon: Lot of Four Large Coat-tail and Anti-Nixon Pinback Buttons. Sizes from 3" to 4". Includes two coat tail varieties and two great anti-Nixon buttons one featuring a cartoon of Nixon with the caption "Rube, Where Are You Now That I Need You?" as he attempts to run the U.S. via a Rube Goldberg set of Tinker toys and a fabulous button featuring Nixon as emperor and his staff marching without clothes issued by the Fund for New Priorities in America. All examples in excellent condition.
Richard Nixon: Three Anti-Nixon Caricature Buttons. Includes a "Nixon/ Gone with the Wind -1972" and two different 1972 Nixon "Voters Award" buttons, all 3". All are excellent.
Hubert Humphrey: Lot of Five Miscellaneous Campaign Pinbacks. Four 2¼" and one large 3 3/8" example. A nice lot of better Humphrey buttons including two portrait buttons, gold and silver "HHH" examples, and a large button featuring the candidate's wives. All examples in excellent condition.
George McGovern: Classic Peter Max Designed "McGovern For President" Button. 1½". One of the most sought after McGovern buttons, in excellent condition.
George McGovern: "Skinny Cat For McGovern" 1972 Pinback. 2¼". A 1972 election classic in excellent condition.
George McGovern: Lot of Five 1972 Presidential Campaign Buttons. Five button variations from George McGovern's failed 1972 bid for president including: two 3" examples featuring variations of the dove of peace motif; a 1¾" McGovern as Superman variant; a 1½" example "Vote Liberal/ McGovern-72-Shriver"; and the infamous 1¼" "Liberated Ladies Like McGovern & Shriver" version. All examples with the exception of the "Liberated Ladies" bear the union maker's mark. All are in choice condition.
George McGovern: Five Choice 1972 Presidential Campaign Pinbacks. All 3". These wonderful buttons wonderfully capture the mood of the time and include many of the icons that have come to be associated with McGovern's ill-fated run for President. All examples in excellent condition.
Ford & Dole: 4" 1976 Presidential Campaign Jugate. Slight scuffing to surface, and missing pin assembly (perhaps the badge is un-crimped and never had one), otherwise in near excellent condition.
Gerald Ford: Lot of Seven Campaign Pinbacks. Various sizes from 1¾" to 4". A nice selection of Ford pinbacks including a 3½" "Fordzie Happy Days Are Here Again". All examples in very good condition (one not pictured).
Gerald Ford: Choice Pair of 1976 Campaign Buttons. Each 2¼". Two choice pinbacks including a "Good For 4 More Years Vote Ford" complete with Ford Model T and a boxing GOP elephant with the caption "Ford". Both examples in excellent condition.
1976 Presidential Candidates: "Circuit Board" Badge and Button Group. A lot of four campaign items featuring the primary candidates from the 1976 Presidential campaign including three unique 3½" x 2" circuit-board badges for Ford, Reagan and Carter which at one time would power a small red light on the face of each badge though sadly they have long since ceased to work. Also included is a 3" Carter & Ford "Overland Station Salutes America Take Your Pick" pinback. With the exception of the flaws noted all examples are in very good condition.
Jimmy Carter: Trio of Presidential Campaign Buttons. Includes a 2¼" "I Work For Peanuts", a 2¼" "Carter-Stevenson Democrats for 1976", and a 3 3/8" "Re-Elect Carter 1980". All examples in excellent condition.
Jimmy Carter: Lot of Seven Presidential Campaign Pinbacks. Sizes from 2¼" to 3½". An interesting lot featuring two coat-tail examples, a Carter-Mondale Minnesota staff button, state association buttons, and a 1977 inaugural pinback - "Peanut Days Go Jimmy Go! McCook, Neb.". All examples in about excellent condition.
Ronald Reagan: Five Large 1980 Campaign Buttons. Includes: a 4" Louisiana "Ours After 102 Years" button; 3" varieties for Kansas, Utah and Iowa; and a 3" example "Panic Button", issued by Cesco Safety Products. All examples in excellent condition.
Reagan & Bush: Lot of Nine 1984 Republican Convention and Miscellaneous Pinbacks. Sizes from 3" to 4". From the heady days of the 1984 campaign and the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas are four delegation pinbacks representing Illinois, Nebraska, and Nevada. Other examples include buttons from Washington state, Louisiana, and the New Jersey Small Business Owners. Of particular mention is a large "I Shot J.R....I despise bleeding heart liberals!" example and a "Das Beste Oder Nichts" example from the 1985 inaugural. All examples in excellent condition.
Mondale & Ferraro: Trio of Large 1984 Campaign Pinbacks. The ill-fated duo are well represented here by: a 3½" "Steelworkers Together for Mondale/Ferraro"; a 3" "Mondale Ferraro '84" jugate issued by the Big Stone County (Minnesota) Democratic Farmers League; and a 3" American Federation of Government Employees Local 2391 "San Francisco Where the Winning Ticket Was Launched" example. With the exception of a few trivial scratches to the surface of the Big Stone issue, all are in excellent condition.
Walter Mondale: Trio of Large 1984 Campaign Buttons. Includes a 4" "Labor for Mondale" button issued by the Minnesota AFL-CIO; a 3" "Erin Go Bragh"; and a 3" anti-Mondale "Gorby-Mondale For New Leadership" button. All examples are in excellent condition.
George H. W. Bush & Robert Dole: Lot of Ten Pinbacks From Their 1988 and 1996 Respective Presidential Campaigns. Sizes from 2 1/8" to 4". A varied assortment of state specific buttons, convention examples and a coat tail. All examples in about excellent condition.
Dukakis & Bentsen: Lot of Nine 1988 Campaign Pinbacks. Sizes from 1¾" to 4". This lot includes a coat tail example, state support buttons for Florida and Alaska, a pair of Democratic National Convention types, among others. All are in excellent condition with the exception of the 4" "Mike & Genevieve" button which has a small dent on Dukakis's neck.
Clinton & Gore: Lot of Eight 1996 Presidential Campaign Buttons. Includes: four 1996 Democratic National Convention variants (three 3" and one 2½") and a 3" "Hats Off to Hillary"; an oval "Yalies" anti-Clinton example; and two 2¼" varieties. All examples in excellent condition.
Bill Clinton: Lot of Six Campaign Buttons. Sizes from 2" to 4". This fabulous lot includes: a "Clinton Governor" example; two examples from the 1992 Democratic National Convention; a 1992 "Letter Carriers for Clinton Gore"; a "Montana is Clinton Country"; and a large 1993 inaugural button featuring Clinton playing his sax. All examples in excellent condition.
Bush & Cheney: Lot of Thirteen Campaign Pinbacks including Coat-tail Varieties. Sizes ranging from 1" to 4". A fine selection of pinbacks from the 2000 and 2004 campaigns featuring several state coat tail examples, Bush and Cheney caricature buttons, and two Donald Rumsfeld Congressional campaign types. All examples in about excellent condition.
Gore & Kerry: Lot of Six 2000 Presidential Campaign Buttons. Sizes from 2¼" to 3 3/8". Includes caricature buttons of each candidate and a caricature jugate; and three Democratic National Convention variants. All examples in excellent condition.
J. Doyle Dewitt: A Century of Campaign Buttons: 1789-1889. (Hartford, Connecticut: J. Doyle Dewitt, 1959). First edition, in original cloth with gilt lettering. The book provides descriptions of medals, tokens, buttons, and ferrotypes from United States political campaigns, 1789-1889. Detailed and profusely illustrated. Excellent and scarce.
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