July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
Catalog “Americana Rarissima A Notable Selection of Books, Broadsides, Letters Also Paintings of Famous Americans From Various Collections, Including Those of the Late Prof. Edward Tuckerman of Amherst, Mass. The Late Judd Stewart of Plainfield, N.J., Frank M. Bristol of Chattanooga, Tenn. The American Antiquarian Society of Worcester, Massachusetts.” with over 700 lots “To Be Sold At Unrestricted Public Sale...December 6th and 7th, 1921 Under the Management of The American Art Association, Madison Square South, New York City.” with some outrageous pieces all with prices realized noted in ink, including Thomas Jefferson’s 1775 diary which sold for $610, the 13th Amendment for $280, Jefferson Davis’ acceptance letter allowing Virginia into the Confederacy for $30, and much more, including Lincoln letters, Ben Franklin letters, Stonewall Jackson oil painting, Washington hair lock, and more.
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