My friends over at Scott L. Winslow & Associates have a hot series of July ephemera auctions coming up. The first session--an eBay
LIVE! exclusive on July 19--features historical documents, autographs
, manuscripts, and Americana. The following Saturday, July, 26, 2008, Winslow will hold a simultaneous print and eBay LIVE! auction, which begins at 1 pm EST and will feature a range of fine lots that include autographs and Americana as well as assorted historical documents. Session three of this auction series will be entirely devoted to an assortment of Stocks & Bonds. (If you missed it, check out yesterday's interview with railroad stocks & bonds guy, Terry Cox.) This final Stock & Bond Only session is an eBay LIVE! exclusive event and will take place on Monday, July 28, 2008, at 1 pm EST.
According to Winslow, some highlights from this upcoming print and Web auction include: A ship-board letter penned by the wife of a passenger aboard the RMS Titanic describing the opulent vessel and her sadness at the departure of her husband. An assortment of Abraham Lincoln related items, including a number of fine mourning prints perfect for display. A diverse offering of First Lady and Presidential related lots. An exceptional assortment political and military content letters pertaining to the American Civil War, including an illustrated first-hand account of the execution of a Union deserter by firing squad. An eye catching advertising broadside for R.J. Gatling’s Wheat Drill, an early patented invention from the inventor of the Gatling gun. An insightful 1938 letter from American statesman Joseph Grew concerning the increasing tensions between the United States and Japan. A selection of content rich letters penned from the Californian and Alaskan frontiers. A number of lengthy letters concerning the treatment and living conditions of slaves during the years leading up to America’s Civil War, including a detailed ten page letter concerning slavery in Louisiana. A selection of political and military letters from the period of America’s Revolution, including a petition to secure the release of noted speculator William Duer, whose 1793 financial collapse served as the catalyst for America’s first major financial crisis.
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