Firearms, Militaria & Ephemera
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | 9:00 AM Eastern
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Firearms, Militaria & Ephemera
Thursday, July 30, 2020 | 9:00 AM Eastern
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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 – 9AM
Please join us for over 550 lots of antique firearms, swords, daggers, military hats, ephemera, and modern weapons. This is a live salesroom auction with live bidding, absentee bidding, phone bidding, and internet bidding available. There will be a gallery exhibition by appointment only (call 610-269-4040) starting Monday, July 27th at 10am.
Gallery Exhibition by appointment (call 610-269-4040) in Downingtown, PA:
Monday, July 27, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Thursday, July 30, 2020 (auction attendees only with seat reservation – call 610-269-4040) 8am to 9am
Please join us for over 550 lots of antique firearms, swords, daggers, military hats, ephemera, and modern weapons. This is a live salesroom auction with live bidding, absentee bidding, phone bidding, and internet bidding available. There will be a gallery exhibition by appointment only (call 610-269-4040) starting Monday, July 27th at 10am.
Gallery Exhibition by appointment (call 610-269-4040) in Downingtown, PA:
Monday, July 27, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 – 10am to 4pm
Thursday, July 30, 2020 (auction attendees only with seat reservation – call 610-269-4040) 8am to 9am
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Dolley Madison autographed poetic quotation, 1848
Lot # 51 (Sale Order: 51 of 559)
Dolley Madison autographed poetic quotation, dated July 27th, 1848, written to William W. Stickney (U.S. Attorney for the state of New Hampshire), inscribed The passions are like sounds of nature, only heard in her solitude. Our senses may captivate us with beauty; but in absence we forget or can conquer so artificial an impression. Our vanity may enamour us with rank; but the affections of vanity are traced in sand; but who can love genius and not feel that the sentiment it excites partakes of its own intenseness and its own immortality, 6 5/8" x 4 1/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Some mounting residue on corners of verso. | Estimate: $800-1200
Major Zachary Taylor signed Mexican War safe guar
Lot # 52 (Sale Order: 52 of 559)
Major Zachary Taylor signed Mexican War Army Safe Guard, partially printed, dated 25th April, 1847, inscribed Extract from the rules and Articles of War"Art. 55. Whosoever, belonging to the Armies of the United States, employed in foreign parts, shall force a Safe-guard, shall suffer death, not filled in, 9 3/4" x 7 3/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Fold lines, small pieces of tape on upper edge, minor stains. | Estimate: $500-700
Hardees Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, 1860
Lot # 53 (Sale Order: 53 of 559)
Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, in two volumes, W. J. Hardee, 1860, both books inscribed Robert Bache, Pittsfield, Mass. - 1st Lt. Co. K, 8th Regmt. MVM. | Condition Some wear to binding, overall excellent condition. | Estimate: $300-400
Report of the Secretary of War on camels 1857
Lot # 54 (Sale Order: 54 of 559)
Report of the Secretary of War, communicating… Information respecting the Purchase of Camels for the Purpose of Military Transportation, printed by A. O. P. Nicholson, 1857. The Use of Camels for U.S. Military Purposes? The War Department appropriated $30,000 in March 1855 for the importation of 75 camels. | Condition Lacking fold out plate, edge wear to cover, toning to pages. | Estimate: $100-150
An Element Course in Civil Engineering for cadets
Lot # 55 (Sale Order: 55 of 559)
An Element Course in Civil Engineering for the use of Cadets of the United States Military Academy, D. H. Mahan, 1860, front free end paper is signed Philip J. Kearney, New Orleans, 1860, Philip was a Major of the 11th New Jersey Infantry, nephew and namesake of Union General Philip Kearny, he succumbed to his wounds that he received at the Battle of Gettysburg, George was his brother who inherited his brother's effects. | Condition Wear to edges of cover. | Estimate: $200-300
Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers, 1861
Lot # 56 (Sale Order: 56 of 559)
Authorized Tactics USA, Instructions and Regulations for the Militia and Volunteers of the United States, Minor Knowlton, 1861. | Condition Discoloration to binding, otherwise very good condition. | Estimate: $150-250
Two Civil War related books
Lot # 57 (Sale Order: 57 of 559)
Two Civil War related books, to include National Guard Manual, Stephen R. Pinckney, 1864 and Modern War: it's Theory and Practice, Emeric Szabad, 1863. | Condition Both - Minor edge wear to cover, some stains and spotting to pages. | Estimate: $75-125
Revised U. S. Army Regulations, 1861
Lot # 58 (Sale Order: 58 of 559)
Revised U. S. Army Regulations, 1861, printed George Childs, Philadelphia, 1862. | Condition Some discoloration to cover and pages. | Estimate: $100-150
Hints to Riflemen, H. W. S. Cleveland, 1864.
Lot # 59 (Sale Order: 59 of 559)
Hints to Riflemen, H. W. S. Cleveland, 1864. | Condition Minor cover wear, toning to pages. | Estimate: $75-125
Stephen W. Kearny handwritten letter
Lot # 60 (Sale Order: 60 of 559)
Stephen W. Kearny handwritten letter, Washington dated March 1, '48, written to Alfred A. Caster, Esq., Philadelphia, acknowledging receipt, Kearny was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army, serving from 1812-1848, 6" x 4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Creases, light toning. | Estimate: $100-200
Jefferson Davis signed document
Lot # 61 (Sale Order: 61 of 559)
Jefferson Davis signed correspondence, off Smithville N. C., dated May 14th, 1853, addressed to Henry K. Craig, Ordinance Department, Washington City, D.C., written by William B. Whitehead, Capt. U. S. Revenue Cutter James C. Dobbin, requesting approval for condemned shot to be used for ballast, the verso with a brief opinion signed by Henry Craig, and Recommendation Approved, signed Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, the Dobbin was the only revenue cutter based in the South to escape to the North before the Civil War, 9 3/4" x 7 3/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Verso with tape repair to fold separation | Estimate: $500-700
Large William H. Horstmann & Sons advertisement
Lot # 62 (Sale Order: 62 of 559)
Large William H. Horstmann & Sons advertisement page, no. 223 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, with large listing of various military goods, to include Army and Navy caps, swords, epaulettes, drums, cloths & cassimere's, plumes etc., verso with a map of Pennsylvania, page from Johnson Atlas, ca. 1856, 18 1/2" x 15 1/2". | Condition Light toning mainly to edges. | Estimate: $100-200
Seven military lithographs, Currier etc.
Lot # 63 (Sale Order: 63 of 559)
Seven military lithographs, to include an A. Winch published Major General John C. Fremont, 16 1/2" x 13 1/2"; Currier & Ives Major General George B. McClellan; Currier & Ives Home From the War; N. Currier Lieut. General Ulysses S. Grant; N. Currier Major General Winfield Scott; N. Currier General Taylor and Staff; and N. Currier Washington - crossing the Delaware. | Condition Most with stains, toning, foxing, small losses and edge tears. | Estimate: $150-250
Collection of twenty Civil War soldier letters
Lot # 64 (Sale Order: 64 of 559)
Collection of twenty Civil War soldier letters, most from Leonard H. Secor of the 4th Heavy Artillery, New York, Company A., of note are three letters, to include a letter referencing him being referred to as a Doubleday Wildcat written on T. D. Doubleday letterhead, written from Ft. Marcy Va.; a second letter written by Sayton (?) Smith, referring to Col. Kitching"has had his foot taken off and is doing well", Kitching died from his wounds less than two months later; and a third letter signed by Frederick R. Hall of Company E, 6th NY Heavy Artillery, written at Yorktown, Va."I will enclose a ring mad(e) of the tree called the king of the ??? suley, there was a negrow (sic)that lived in the tree for two weeks and he shot 20 of our pickets and findly (sic) there was a sharp shoter (sic) that watched him for three days and shot him they called him Californey Jow (sic) this was when McClelland was here you minte (sic) of red (sic) of it" This same event story was written about in Black Confederates and Afro-Yankees in Civil War Virginia by Ervin Jordan, page 223. | Condition As expected, creases, stains and wear, overall good to very good. | Estimate: $300-500
William M."Boss" Tweed, signed portrait
Lot # 65 (Sale Order: 65 of 559)
William M."Boss" Tweed, signed engraved portrait, inscribed with respects of Wm. M. Tweed, 1858, Tweed was a New York City politician known as the leader of Tammany Hall, convicted of corruption and imprisoned where he died in 1878, 11" x 8 3/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Some water stains to lower edge, toning. | Estimate: $400-800
James Buchanan signed military land grant
Lot # 66 (Sale Order: 66 of 559)
James Buchanan signed military land grant, dated 1859, to Mary Bailey, widow of Samuel Bailey, who served in the War of 1812, 15 3/4" w. | Condition Large center paper loss from mouse, large center stain, signature still bold and complete. | Estimate: $75-125
Signed CDV of Brigadier General Robert Anderson
Lot # 67 (Sale Order: 67 of 559)
Signed carte de visite of Union Brigadier General Robert Anderson, he was a West Point graduate and the Union Commander at the first battle of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in April of 1861, photographed by Wenderoth & Taylor, published by McAllister & Bro., Philadelphia, 4" x 2 1/2". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Overall very clean and sharp, very minor background stains. | Estimate: $200-400
Signed CDV of Simon Cameron
Lot # 68 (Sale Order: 68 of 559)
Signed carte de visite of Simon Cameron, an American businessman and politician, Pennsylvania United States Senator, and United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Civil War, 4" x 2 3/8". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Verso with surface paper loss | Estimate: $200-300
Abraham Lincoln Civil War military appointment
Lot # 69 (Sale Order: 69 of 559)
Abraham Lincoln Civil War military appointment, dated 17th, May, 1861, for Giles B. Overton, Captain in the fourteenth regiment of infantry, 17" x 13 1/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Glued down to board, fading. | Estimate: $3000-4000
Franz Sigel Civil War signed letter, 1862
Lot # 70 (Sale Order: 70 of 559)
Franz Sigel Civil War signed letter, Sherryville, July 20, 1862, addressed to General, mentions General Hatch, an enemy concentration at Gordonsville, Captain Hackett having the pontoon bridge completed, etc., 9 3/4" x 7 3/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Fold lines, overall very good condition. | Estimate: $100-200
2 Robert Barstow, Massachusetts Civil War documen
Lot # 71 (Sale Order: 71 of 559)
Two Robert Barstow, Hanover Massachusetts Civil War documents, to include an American Ship Masters Association Certificate certifying Robert Barstow as an Approved Shipmaster, dated December 2nd, 1862 and a Discharge from the United States of America Navy Department signed by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, for Acting Master Robert Barstow, U. S. Navy, Hanover Mass., dated February 18th, 1867. | Condition Some toning and discoloration, light creases | Estimate: $200-300
Philadelphia Public Ledger - Extra Civil War news
Lot # 72 (Sale Order: 72 of 559)
Philadelphia Public Ledger - Extra Civil War newspaper, dated July 4th, 1863, with reports on the Battle of Gettysburg, single sheet, printed recto only, includes the printed Official Dispatch from General Meade, address of President Lincoln, 12 1/4" w. | Condition Creases, small stains, edge tears | Estimate: $100-200
John Eugene Smith, Civil War signed pay voucher
Lot # 73 (Sale Order: 73 of 559)
John Eugene Smith, Civil War Union General signed pay voucher, Memphis, Tenn., dated March 13th, 1863, partially printed, signed twice, included in the remarks section certifying that he had been appointed to Brigadier General during the quarter, also listed are three black servants Albert, James, Joseph, 11 1/4" x 9 1/4". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Folded, tape repairs at fold lines on verso. | Estimate: $150-250
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lincoln assassination
Lot # 74 (Sale Order: 74 of 559)
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lincoln assassination newspaper, dated Saturday, April 15, 1865, this paper’s first report of the assassination, headlines read: Murder of President Lincoln! His Assassination Last Night at Ford’s Theater in Washington! J. Wilkes Booth Supposed Murderer, together with the New Orleans Times, April 20th, 1865, with the report of Abraham Lincoln's Assassination. Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Normal age wear, rough edges and some minor stains, overall very good condition. | Estimate: $200-300
Civil War letter signed by John Dahlgren, 1864
Lot # 75 (Sale Order: 75 of 559)
Civil War letter of Naval interest signed by John Dahlgren, dated July 20th, 1864, from the flag steamer Philadelphia off Moris Island, S.C., addressed to Commander Thos. H. Patterson, commanding USS James Adger, inscribed Sir, the rebel pirate"Florida" made her appearance near the capes of the Chesapeake, and destroyed some vessels. It is not improbable that she may come within the limits of the Squardron. In view of these facts, you will please direct the"Williams" at Murrells Inlet and the Flambeau at Cape Roman to choose stations within signal distance of the"James Adger" and where the guns of wither made be heard by you. In case of an attack by the"Florida" or any other rebel cruiser, you will communicate the fact to the vessels on the Station to the northward and southward of you, and very exertion must be made to ensure her capture. Signed J. Dahlgren Rear Admiral, Commanding S. A. B. Squadron, two pages, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". Provenance: The Ephemera Collection of Joseph Rubinfine, Merritt Island, Florida. | Condition Two fold creases, otherwise excellent. | Estimate: $300-500
