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1991 saw the Mariners have their first winning season in franchise history. The foundation of the mid 1990's playoff teams had been laid. 25 members of the team have signed this OAL (B.Brown) baseball. Highlights include, Ken Griffey Jr. Tino Martinez, Jay Buhner, Eric Hanson, Pete O'Brien, Scott...
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Hammerin' Hank has signed a ONL baseball Jackie Robinson commemorative baseball on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint. He has also numbered the ball 1807/1947 to commemorate the year Robinson broke the color line. Aaron also played in the Negro Leagues, facing harsh racist taunts and threatening le...
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Twenty-six signatures appear on this OAL (MacPhail) ball, including Berra, Winfield, Griffey, Righetti, Cerone, Randolph, Pinella and more. Signature quality ranges from 8-9/10 in black ball-point ink with the exception of the Winfield. Some light toning is also visible throughout.
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Headlined by a team-signed 1982 AL All-Star team-signed ball, this lot also includes two New York Yankees multi-signed balls, circa early-1980's. The All-Star ball is signed on an OAL (Mac Phail) ball, and features 27 signatures averaging 8-9/10 blue and black ball-point ink, including the follow...
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The New York Yankee's are finely represented in this collection of signed 8" x 10" photographs. The collection includes signatures of Don Larsen, Tom Henrich, Virgil Trucks, Gene Woodling, Ralph Branca, and Marv Thornberry.
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reporting to his mother that he is "uninjured" after "our sad disaster", which was due in full to the "incompetent field officers." This letter includes a detailed account of the battle from this Connecticut private's point of view, along with the narrative of how...
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Latham", an heir of "Nathaniel Mason, a Captain of three years . . . deceased." (This grant was in accordance with a 1790 act granting Revolutionary War veterans land northwest of the Ohio River.) The document is countersigned by Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ewing, Sr. C...
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archive, which also contains a piece of his felt Hardee hat fragmentized by a bullet at the First Battle of Bull Run, dates from July 9, 1861, through December 17, 1864. Each letter is written to his cousin, George H. Fernald of New York City, and is in its transmittal envelope. Many of the lette...
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The letter is four integral pages written on pages one and two and addressed on page four, 8" x 9.75", New Haven, Connecticut, April 12, 1847, and postmarked the same day. Samuel Colt writes asking that Wesson bore and rifle two long barrels that Colt expressed to him that day. Colt explains that...
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Villa commands that "10 rifles Mauser" be given to Captain Joaquin Terrazas for use by his men. The order is signed, "Francisco Villa" as "El General en Jefe". On August 29, 1913 Villa's Division of the North was locked in battle with Victoriano Huerta's federal forces in the State of ...
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(1) The period fair copy of an Abraham Lincoln letter, dated September 4, 1864, from the "Executive Mansion" is written to Quaker Eliza Gurney, "My Esteemed Friend." The war-weary president writes, "We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this, b...
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before the Battle of Hampton Roads. The first letter, four pages, 5.25" x 7.75", November 11, 1861, was written from the "U.S.S. Frigate Minnesota, Hampton Roads, Virginia." After bestowing brotherly advice to the young Perley Stone, Edwin writes, "as regards the infernal...
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page, 7.5" x 4.5", February 24 [1863], Richmond. The telegram, not in President Davis' hand, was sent through the Southern Telegraph Companies to "Gov. M. L. Bonham" and received at Columbia, South Carolina. It reads, "Though the Proposed term is but half of the authorized by Confed...
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Although the diary is for the year 1863, he began the diary in 1862, as there are seven pages of entries covering important occurrences during the last few months of that year. Of most note: "December 1862 11th attacked fredericksburg heavy Canonanading shelled the rebels out the city we cros...
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cardboard backing, 2.25" x 3"; with a small blue ribbon at the base. Accompanied by the original transmittal letter (with envelope) sending the cockade as a token of affection from a Mattie Crosby of Blairsville, South Carolina to a W. L. Byers. Also included is a contemporary copy of Byers obitu...
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writes his wife, "Friday . . . the Rebs attacked our lines in right good earnest and a sharp fight was kept up all the afternoon. The rebs suffered very severely. . . . The fight was desperate but the rebs were severely punished. They were actually piled up in heaps." Wright's regiment...
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as a participant at the Second Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 16, 1864): "I have been in three battles since I come down here. The first was not very hard but yesterday we had a dreadful time. we had drove the rebels within seven miles of Richmond and they got reinforcements. Sunday night and M...
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and seeing General Grant: "While I was crossing the battlefield where our boys took the rebel works on the Weldon R.R. I picked up a gun barrel and shall take it home with me. . . . [at Fort Davis] I could see our line of pickets and the line of Rebel pickets a little way beyond. Th...
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Harbor, and Petersburg. On May 6, 1864, Bruso writes about fighting at the Battle of the Wilderness: "In line of Battle on the north side of Mine River. Terrible fighting on the early part of the day. Behind the Breast works all day. Made Pits. One man of Co. E. Wounded. . . . layed in Pits fo...
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went on to serve in the Confederacy (following the war, Williams annotated many signatures with the individual's service information). Some individuals simply signed their names and hometowns, while others wrote lengthy (up to two pages) letters to Williams. Williams, of Winchester, V...
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21, 1865. Both diaries contain daily entries with content on the Siege of Petersburg and the war's end.

The 1864 diary, 3" x 6", begins on January 1, 1864, and continues through January 29, 1865 (Moore has used the "Memoranda" section at the end of the diary for his January 1865 entries). ...
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heart-rending letter shortly after the "Rebs turned us loose." In part: "Thank God I am out of prison well and now have the blessed privilege of writing freely my feelings to you. . . . I have to write to inform Mr. Wilks's family that Richard died in prison at Andersonville. . . . ...
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the transmittal envelope, is signed, though the signature is indiscernible. The letter contains information about the influx of soldiers into Baltimore "on their way to the 'Hospitals'." In part: "The news from the Army seems to be coming in all right now. 'Vicksburg' and 'Port Huds...
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of Fairmount Springs, Pennsylvania, 150 miles north of Gettysburg. The letter, which comes with transmittal envelope, contains information on Union troop movements following the Battle of Gettysburg. "Lucky in getting this sheet of paper," Creveling writes (in part): "Well we have d...
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detailing the execution of five deserters: "We were out to witness the execution of five deserters belonging to the 1st Div. of the corps. They were substitutes and deserted while on the way to the Division. The corps was drawn up in line of column by divisions. The men were marched along the ...
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hearty", but asks that his mother send him cheese, salt, sugar, spice, soap, licorice, paper, and "any other articles you can think of that a prisoner may need." He also asks for "my Young Men's 'book of Knowledge & Rhetoric'. . . . Now don't look at expense. I want all I...
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the Confederate defeat at the Battle of New Bern. An exasperated General Hill writes in part: "The picket line from Mt. Roanoke to Wilmington is about 175 miles being a curved line. I have written to Genl. [Beverly] Robertson to know what is the least force which can cover it. The r...
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thirty-two year old tentmaker from Massachusetts, writes to an unnamed recipient about recent Confederate attacks and assistance by former slaves: "The rebels have attacked Newbern and they have had quite a tussel, but have ben driven back. . . . We had about 200 nigers at work falling logs ac...
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diligent in writing daily in his journal, often expressing his hope to one day write some good news. Many of his entries, though, contain news of battles, skirmishes, or "rebel" sightings. During the spring Siege of Fort Sumter, Dilley wrote, "Moved up the Island about noon[...
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articles. The young musician kept a detailed record of his service during the Civil War by writing a diary and collecting newspaper articles. In his pocket diary (3.5" x 6"), he recorded in one-line entries daily events beginning June 1, 1862, while "stationed Key West" and ...
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Division of the Mississippi" letterhead, "Maj. Genl. [O. O.] Howard. Commd. Army of the Tenn." This important letter was written less than three weeks before Sherman sent his famous telegram presenting President Lincoln with his Christmas present of "th...
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(1840-1922) of Wisconsin enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1861. He qualified for the famous Berdan's Sharpshooter Corps, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. "G". Corps and fought at Mechanicsville, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of P...
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the eldest, enlisted as a 1st lieutenant in October 1861 serving in Co. "I", 1st Maine Cavalry. Collins, who served as a sergeant in the same company and regiment, was killed in August 1864. Francis enlisted as an eighteen-year-old private in 1862, serving in Co. "K", 27th Maine Infantry; He must...
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served in the Army of the Potomac until June 6, 1863, when he was discharged. Before his discharge, though, he records some of what he witnessed and experienced as a soldier. On Monday, April 6, he was present at a "big review of all of the Cavalry to day by Abe. Lincoln and Secty [Vic...
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Postcard measures 3.25" x 5.5", and is addressed in Mosby's hand on the verso to "Major E. Leroy Sweetzer" of Boston Massachusetts with a Washington, D.C. postal stamp dated August 25, 1906. Light soiling and toning. otherwise near fine and very attractive.

Mosby earned his nick...
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Written as U.S. senator from Mississippi and addressed to "C.J. Faulkner" declining an invitation due to illness. "We delayed from time to time an answer to your polite invitation being still hopeful that we should be able to accept it, but our continued illness lasted until we quit...
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news. Robert E. Johnston was in "Co. 'F.' 40th Ala. Reg." He enlisted as a private and seems to have survived the war. Reporting on a relative wounded in battle, he writes, "William . . . was wounded in the fight of the 24th of Sept. He was wounded in the breast and shoulder and wou...
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A large period albumen (image 6.5" x 5.25", mounted to an overall size of 7.5" x 6.5") is identified on the mount as "General Albert Kantz - Major General Godfrey Weitzel Civil War 1864". Some foxing to the mount, with good contrast and detail on the albumen.
Two cartes de visit...
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letters are on lined-paper, 6.5" x 8", dated early February 1864 and addressed to Captain Richard H. Watkins ("Co. K Stuarts Cavalry"). All have minor bleed-through.

More specifically, these letters contain information transmitted between officers in Stuart's Cavalry ...
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Maxim was the son of Hiram S. Maxim (inventor of the machine gun) and nephew of Hudson Maxim (inventor of smokeless gunpowder). This archive includes six original blueprints for silencers (and related parts) from Maxim's Silent Firearms Co. of New York, including one for "Springfield .30 Exper...
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Two pages in ink, front and back of 5.5" x 8" plain sheet, no date [March 1933], no place [Michigan City Penitentiary, Indiana]. It was the age-old case of a young man, brought up in an honest, God-fearing family, who fell in with the wrong crowd of friends and paid for it with his freedom, and e...
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The first item is a Life Insurance Policy for $1000 on the Life of John Dillinger with a photostatic copy of his signed application. Four conjoined pages of 12.5" x 18.5" with two smaller attachments (one the application stat), preprinted and filled in by typewriter with facsimile sign...
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Written in pencil on two 5" x 7.75" pages of a plain four page foldover lettersheet, this letter starts on the last page (four) (written horizontally) and continues on page three inside (written vertically), September 29, 1933, no place [Lima prison], to his father, John W. Dillinger. In this let...
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personal information, including addresses for communicating with relatives and money. The chaplain has written numerous notes covering various subjects throughout this 4" x 6" book. He has written the addresses of soldiers (and relatives) with instructions to write them. On one page is written a ...
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Official Major League (Selig) baseball is signed by Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays. Ball has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 9 for the autograph and 9 for the ball for the combined score as listed. Authentication from PSA/DNA. ...
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Official Major League (Selig) baseball is signed by Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey FordBall has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 9 for the autograph and 9 for the ball for the combined score as listed. Authentication from PSA/DNA. Pleas...
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Official American League (Brown) baseball is signed by Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams. Green Diamond Sports, Inc. authentication sticker is still affixed on panel above signature. Ball has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 9 for th...
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Center field hero Duke Snider has applied an exquisite sweet spot signature, along with "Duke of Flatbush" inscription. Ball has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 9 for the autograph and 9 for the ball for the combined score as listed. <...
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Hall of Fame Dodgers ace Don Newcombe has places a great example of his coveted signature to the provided OML orb. Ball has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 8 for the autograph and 9 for the ball for the combined score as listed. Aut...
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Official Major League (Selig) baseball is signed by Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith. Ball has been encapsulated by PSA/DNA for protection and unquestioned authenticity, earning a grade of 10 for the autograph and 10 for the ball for the combined score as listed. Authentication from PSA/DNA....

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