Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
By NH Auctions and Appraisals LLC
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Nov 6, 2021
41B Main Street Goffstown NH 03045, United States
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This sale has numerous rare items for auction to include; 1. A collection of rare maps to including a first edition Montresor map of New York ordered by General Gage, a Johannes van Kuelen map of the Hudson and New York; the Hermann Moll "Beaver Map"; the 1800 Plan of District of Columbia Washington; several others 2. Currier & Ives lithographs of the City of New York and the Port of New York. 3. Founder's portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton. 4. Seven reverse paintings on glass of Washington and Lafayette. 5. Houdon Washington sculpture and Washington marble sculpture 6. Several eagles to include a pair of eagle brackets, a carved eagle, and an eagle mirror. 7. Fine furniture to include an Effingham Embree Tall Clock, Seymour card table and dining table, two pairs of New York painted chairs, MA and VT sideboards, New Hampshire painted stand; several work tables and nightstands 8. Other collectibles to include, globes, boxes, Palmer Sundial, landscapes, and documents 9. Several textiles to include two 1821 cloth Declaration of Independence and Death of Washington textile 10. Unique items such as a large GAR poster; Balloon poster of 1831, old Railroad poster http://www.withingtonauction.com/
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LOT 19:
President Garfield Lot
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Sold for: $800
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$200 - $300
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President Garfield Lot
This is an interesting historical lot consisting of a framed announcement of President Garfield's assassination along with an autograph book and photograph. Framed is a telegraph describing the assassination of President James Garfield on July 2nd 1881, a picture of the late President is attached to the telegraph, along with an cut out of a newspaper which describes where the assassination took place, and describes that the President was dying - not dead yet. President Garfield would later die on September 19th. Accompanied is an autograph register with over 200 members of the 40th Congress (House of Representatives signatures out of 226 members) of the United States. Autographs include Schuyler Colfax as 17th Speaker of the House and latter Vice President, James Garfield later as the 20th President of the United States and several Civil veterans and Generals including Major General Nathaniel Banks. The 40th Congress was known for the impeachment of President Johnson. A photo of the 19th President of the United States is included as both Garfield and Rutherford B. Hayes were Civil War Generals and Ohio politicians. Hayes served in the 39th Congress and than became Governor of Ohio.
Date: Autograph book compiled Feb 1869
Dimension: Framed article and telegraph is 12" Length, 15 Height
Condition: Wear on the cover of the autograph register. Foxing on telegraph message, age on newspaper
