The WWI MC AFC order, decorations andmedals of Wing Commander William Harold Nelson Shakespeare, pilot of the first trans European flight by a commercial aeroplane, 1919, The Most Excellent Order of the British...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR BROADSIDE, PRINTED1776 Massachusetts Militia broadside printed by Benjamin Edes. An important Revolutionary War broadside published in 1776 regarding the mustering of a militia. Text: IN THE...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR, MASSACHUSETTS TAXORDER, 1780 State of Massachusetts Bay tax raising document. The house of representatives dated June 14, 1780, read and concurred by John Hancock, Speaker, later to become...
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERALORDERS 1791 A general orders broadside marked Head-quarters, Boston, April 12th, 1791. 1 page. Printed by Thomas Adams, and signed in print by William Donnison (1757-1834),...
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PERPETUAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS, PRINTED1789 The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, From the Commencement of the Constitution, in October 1780, to the Last Wednesday in May, 1789. To Which are...
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WAR OF 1812, BROADSIDE ORDERS, MASSACHUSETTSWar of 1812 General Orders. A broadside from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated July 18, 1814. This demand directive set quantities of men needed for the militia. Nicely...
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ORDER BOX MASSACHUSETTS, 19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 5". WIDTH 8.25". DEPTH 5.5".ORDER BOX, Massachusetts, 19th Century, In pine under green paint. Front with "H. Howe's Order-Box Holliston." in yellow lettering surrounded...
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RARE CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS ORDER FORTHE PROCUREMENT OF FIRE BUCKETS 7.25" X 6" SIGHT. FRAMED. THE PROCUREMENT OF FIRE BUCKETS, Reads "Concord Dec 12 1835 To Mr. [...] Long You are hereby notified to provide...
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A VINTAGE AMERICAN SHIP'S BRASS ENGINEORDER TELEGRAPH ... ORDER TELEGRAPH AND BELL, BY HENSCHEL CO., MASSACHUSETTES, SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, in polished brass and wall mounted with an external circular compressed...
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FRANCIS HENRY RICHARDSON (AMERICAN,MASSACHUSETTS, 1859...Francis Henry Richardson (American, Massachusetts, 1859 - 1934), "Goose Farmer", oil on canvas, signed lower right "F.H. Richardson", 20 1/4" x 25 1/4"....
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FRANK VINING SMITH (AMERICAN, MASSACHUSETTS,1879 - 196...Frank Vining Smith (American, Massachusetts, 1879 - 1967), "What's it Say Ma?", mother bear and cubs, oil on board, signed lower right "Frank Vining Smith", 27...
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CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN ARMORIAL PLATEAND SAUCER, RAT...comprising: circa 1750, saucer with Rattray coat of arms, shield with central white stripe, flanked by stripes, each having three gilt crosses, surmounted...
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REGENCY STYLE SIDE TABLE, THE TOP ACHRISTOFLE SILVER PLATED TWO HANDLED TRAY, SET IN A FAUX BAMBOO MAHOGANY BASERegency Style Side Table, the top a CHRISTOFLE Silver Plated Two Handled Tray, set in a faux bamboo...
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1882 MODEL EBEN PIERCE BRASS HARPOONGUN NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, LATE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 38". GUN, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Late 19th Century, Stamped in several places "2" and "3". All mechanized parts...
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FOUR 19TH CENTURY PAMPHLETS PERTAININGTO MASSACHUSETTS - RHODE ISLAND BOUNDARY DISPUTES TO MASSACHUSETTS - RHODE ISLAND BOUNDARY DISPUTES 1-2) Two copies of "Argument, in the Case Rhode-Island Against Massachusetts",...
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ESTHER WILLIAMS, NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS,IOWA (1907 - 1969), ABOVE PARIS, LITHOGRAPH, 10 1/2"H X 12 1/2"W (SIGHT), 12 1/2"H X 17 1/2"W (MAT)Esther Williams, New York, Massachusetts, Iowa, (1907 - 1969) Above Paris,...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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FINE FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETARY,POSSIBLY SEYMOUR, NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTSIn three parts.
7 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 40 x 21 in.
Note: This secretary is an early example of the Northeastern Massachusetts style...
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LOT OF THREE DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE: AN1813-14PAYROLL ACCOUNT ADDRESSED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO RETURN J MEIGS (THE “INDIAN AGENT” FOR THE CHEROKEE. AN “INDIAN AGENT” WAS SOMEONE AUTHORIZED TO INTERACT...
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LOT OF FOUR 19TH C. CANVAS BACKED MAPS.TOINCLUDE: TWO COPIES OF PLAN OF THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS, FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEYS BY J. C. SIDNEY, C. E. PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CLARK, PHILADELPHIA, 1850,...
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1782 DOCUMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,ON THE BIRTH OF THE DAUPHINE OF FRANCE True Copy, attested by John Avery, First Secretary 1780-1806, reading: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, In Senate, June 4th, 1782. Ordered...
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AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINESE EXPORT SCOTSMENPLATE An extremely rare Chinese Export Jacobite Highlanders plate for the Scottish Market. Early Qianlong Era, 1741-45 decorated in Famille Rose enamels with two members of...
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George W. Dinckel (OH/MA 1891-1976)Seascapeoil on canvas signed ''George Dinckel'' lower right illegible remnants of label en verso presented in its likely original gilt and gesso frame.Dinckel initially studied...
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George W. Dinckel (OH/MA 1891-1976)Landscapeoil on artist's board signed ''George Dinckel'' lower right titled ''Early Snow at Brettan Woods'' en verso in pencil presented in giltwood and gesso frame.Dinckel...
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Fine and Extensive One Hundred and Sixty-Nine-PieceSet of Hand-Crafted Stone Associates Sterling Silver Flatware, 1957-1975, by Ernest W. Lehtonen, Gardner, Massachusetts, in the "Hanoverian Mid-Rib" pattern (number 57),...
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Colonel Francis Parker 32nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive 38 war-date letters 1860-1862. During the first days of the secession crisis in December 1860 Francis J. Parker wrote to Massachusetts Gov. John...
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William R. Carr 12th Massachusetts Vols.KIA Gettysburg Civil War Archive 9 letters from Sgt. William R. Carr 1861-1863. Plus 6 related family letters. The war letters start with Carr??Ts May 17 1861 admission to...
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Private Dexter Butterfield 2nd MassachusettsVolunteers Civil War Archive The lot includes the following: 3 diaries; 9 documents; sergeant's promotion paper; presentation bible given to Butterfield by comrade MWIA Chancellorsville;...
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Louis Marx "Busy Bridge" toy, marked"Busy Bridge Louis Marx & Comp.", 7-7/8 x 24 in. Probably in good running order (pulley string needs replacing), several small dents, very minor paint chips and surface dust,...
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M1851 Colt Navy Presented to CaptainMichael Grealish by Col George H. Hoyt .36 cal. 7.5" octagonal barrel S/N 132996. Single line New York address. Factory engraved with one-piece ivory grips.? Blued finish...
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[Civil War Ephemera] Two telegraphson Baltimore & Ohio Railroads on telegraph letterhead the first from George William Brown to John Work Garrett April 21 1861 informing him that he had met with President Lincoln...
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1691 Pilgrim document, nine-line manuscriptsubpoena dated September 14, 1691, "Benjamin Peirce [?] as principle [sic]" ordered to "appear at the next county court to be heard at Cambridg [sic]"...
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Charles Frodsham marine chronometer,silvered dial marked "Charles Frodsham…London", serial number 2513, fine boss mounts, 5-1/2 in. diameter, in a fine double-lidded rosewood box marked "Chas...
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USS Yankee Naval Cruiser on the CubanBlockade 1898 Crewmembers' Hand-Carved Board Lot features unique board hand carved with names of members of the USS Yankee crew U.S. and Cuban flags and a ship's wheel 49...
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Circa 1849 English Pop-Up Poetry ValentineCollected by Esther Howland English 19th century ?ca 1849. Pop-up valentine with a paper lace border a monochrome lithograph having a hand-colored floral bouquet at center...
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John Hancock signed document, partiallyprinted payment order to Henry Gardner, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to pay "John Holder, late Captain in Colo. Nixon's Reg't., the Sum of...
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