Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 24

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Political Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 544		Gardner, Alexander. Photograph Signed, "Alexander Gardner 7 July 1865 Penitentiary, Washington" on the 7 5/8 x 9½ in. mount. The 6¾ x 8½ in photograph shows the adjusting of the ropes on Mrs. Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, who had been tried and convicted of being John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The photograph is age toned and three corners are clipped; a vertical crease runs through the left edge of the scaffold and a smaller, diagonal crease is in the left corner, both from affixing the photo to the mount. The photo is slightly faded in the corners only, the central image being clear, and the mount has some soiling. Although Gardner photographs of the hanging of the Booth co-conspirators exist, one of these signed by Gardner is exceedingly rare. This photograph was purchased in 1997 from Cowan's Historic Americana Auctions for $8,700. Alexander Gardner (1821-82) was born in Scotland. He came to America in 1856 and soon went to work for famed photographer Matthew Brady. In 1858, Gardner was put in charge of Brady's Washington gallery. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Gardner was much in demand by soldiers who wanted to be photographed at the Brady Studio. When Brady decided to make a photographic record of the war, Gardner was one of the photographers he sent throughout the country. Granted the honorary rank of captain on the staff of General George McClellan in November 1861, Gardner photographed the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and the siege of Petersburg. The photographs he took of the execution of Surratt, Powell, Atzerodt and Herold rank among his most famous. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 545		Lincoln, Abraham. Engraving of Abraham Lincoln by William E. Marshall, after a painting by Marshall, Signed and Inscribed in the lower right border, "To Mr. W.A Cooper with complmts of Wm E. Marshall, Oct. 1899." The 23 x 17½ inch, chest-up portrait of Lincoln, turned slightly to his left, is set in an oval. "ABRAHAM LINCOLN" is below the portrait; at the top center edge of the lower border is "Painted and Engraved by Wm E. Marshall." The painting and engraving were made c. 1866; the engraving received wide circulation at the time. There is some uneven toning, primarily visible in the borders, and less so down the center of Lincoln's face. It is housed in a 33¾ x 28 inch period wood frame; the toned matting has a couple of dampstains at the lower edge. Overall Good to Very Good. An impressive portrait. Born in New York in 1837, William Edgar Marshall became a vignette engraver for the American Bank Note Company in 1858. He studied painting in Paris from 1863-65 and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865. He returned to the United States and painted and engraved this portrait of Abraham Lincoln. He was best known for his portrait engravings, among which were Washington, Grant, Longfellow, James G. Blaine, Winfield S. Hancock, James A. Garfield, Henry Ward Beecher, and James Fenimore Cooper. Most of the engravings were after paintings by himself. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 546		"President Lincoln and Family." Engraving by A.B. Walter from a painting by F. Schell, published by John Dainty, Philadelphia, 1865, 14 x 11 in. A portrait of Lincoln and his wife, surrounded by Robert and Tad, with a portrait of Willie, who had died in February 1862, hanging on the wall. Dampstain in the lower third of the print affects title and runs across lower portion of Mary's skirt, over to the right margin. Very Good. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 547		Recollections Of A Man And Woman Who Knew Lincoln. Letters and notes sent to John E. Boos, an avid Lincoln collector, by Lucy A. Lamon and R.C. Keyes, giving accounts of encounters with Abraham Lincoln. Lucy writes 4 pages from Paris, Illinois in 1932 that Ward H. Lamon, her husband's cousin, was partners with Lincoln in Bloomington and Danville. "Ward Lamon went to the White House before going away on government business and begged Mr. Lincoln to not go to the theatre while he was away - but he thought that was foolishness, and would not promise - and was killed while Lamon was away…." She reports a conversation at a dinner her husband attended where Lincoln was present and said he never read any fiction except Shakespeare. She adds, "I have seen Mr. Lincoln at my father's residence. At the time I took my first steps I heard him in my uncle's grove make a political speech in 1856--and again in 1858. My father had died…and he went immediately after the talk in the grove to see my mother. I saw him after he became President at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia…." R.C. Keyes, who was born in 1848, writes from Springfield, Illinois to Boos in 1940 and 1945. He remembers passing Lincoln on his horse (Old Robin) and Lincoln and his father speaking, seeing Lincoln and Steven Douglas in the streets, Lincoln's growing whiskers ("I thought the whiskers improved his looks very much"), seeing Lincoln as he waited for election results, etc. He describes saying goodby to Lincoln when he left for the White House, then meeting the funeral train, the body lying in state, etc. Very interesting recollections. Overall Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 548		Abraham Lincoln. [1931, Art Cinema]. With Walter Houston and Una Merkel. U.S. Six sheet. Linen-backed. Condition: B+. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 549		Buttré, J.C. Abraham Lincoln. Buttré engraving of Lincoln from a Matthew Brady photograph, published by Buttré in New York, 1864, 18 x 14 inches. Patriotic vignettes, designed by W. Momberger, surround the waist-up, bearded portrait of Lincoln. Some overall toning; mining edge chipping, easily matted out. An exceptionally attractive engraving, ideal for framing. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 550		Lincoln, Abraham. Mourning carte de visite paying tribute to Lincoln. Entitled "Columbia's Indignation," with 1865 copyright entered by H.W. Horton of Boston. Below the title is "Make A Chain, For The Land Is Full Of Bloody Crimes." A portrait of Lincoln sits on a mourning-draped table, above which perches an eagle on a patriotic shield. A sad Lady Liberty stands beside the portrait in front of a star-studded drape. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 551		(Adams and Jefferson). The Massachusetts Spy, Worcester, July 12, 1826, 20¾ x 15 inches. Page 2 report announcing "the death of two of the greatest men of our country, accompanied by the most remarkable coincidence of circumstances, attending any event…John Adams and Thomas Jefferson are no more…." More commentary regarding these two political giants, followed by another account of the "Death of John Adams," beginning, "On Tuesday last closed the half century since the patriots and sages of this country proclaimed its independence and with its parting rays the spirit of the elder Adams ascended to heaven…." Two small tears at spine and outer margin; minor dampstains and soiling at edges. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 552		The Disputed 1876 Hayes-Tilden Presidential Election. In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes ran as the Republican candidate for President, against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden won the popular vote with 4,284,020 votes to Hayes' 4,036,572; however, Tilden was short one electoral vote for a majority. The returns of South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, and Oregon were disputed, and the controversy dragged on until Congress created an electoral commission to decide the result. The commission was made up of eight Republicans and seven Democrats, who voted along party lines. Hayes was awarded all the disputed returns, thus giving him a majority of one in the electoral college. Hayes made a behind-closed-doors deal with Southern Democrats to end Reconstruction, thus ensuring white control and reversing the gains that blacks had made during Reconstruction. This lot is made up of two items from the 1876 Presidential election: (1) A folio manuscript document with notation on verso signed "Acting Secretary, Treasury Department [Charles F. Conant], February 24, 1887," and reading, "This paper was handed to me by Mr. Z. Moses, Clerk to Mr. Ferry, Vice President, with the statement that the names appearing thereon were those of the messengers bringing the electoral votes from the several states mentioned which were allowed and counted, but to whom the President of the Senate could not, on account of complications, give the certificates." Inside are the names of messengers from Oregon, Florida, and Louisiana, the last two being among the four Southern States who submitted two sets of electoral votes. It was Florida's final vote that turned the election to Hayes (2) A letter dated March 2, 1877, 5:30 AM (the day the electoral commission gave the vote to Hayes) from John P. Bigelow, on Willard's Hotel stationery, Wash. D.C., addressed to Acting Secretary of the Treasury Charles F. Conant, with a "you are there" account of the final tally! In part, "At 4:40 this morning I cabled to our London office count completed 4:10 AM, Hayes declared elected…I have been on the floor of the House sixteen hours and as it is now after five o'clock will probably be late at the Dept…." Scarce and historical. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 553		(Kennedy, John F.). Engraved invitation to the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon, scheduled for November 22, 1963 at 12 noon and honoring President and Mrs. Kennedy, Vice-President and Mrs. Johnson, and Governor and Mrs. Connally. The presidential motor cade was on its way to this luncheon when the President was mortally wounded and Governor Connally critically injured. A 5¢ Kennedy stamp and 1964 Dallas postmark were added to the top of the invitation. A few ink specks, else Fine. Also included is an 8 x 10 in. color litho on cardstock of the assassination scene, an engraved certificate with a printed Kennedy signature honoring Paul J. Moylon for his service in Armed Forces, and a color postcard of JFK from a Backrach photo. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 554		(Kennedy, John F.). Custom walnut cigar box engraved "President Kennedy," across the cover, 13 x 2½ x 2 in., made for President-elect Kennedy. Some scuffing at corners and clasp is missing. Accompanied by a notebook with an original letter from K. Galli, Managing Director of Alhambra Industries, Inc. in Manila, Philippines, June 8 1977, to Mr. Del Barto in Louisiana. Mr. Galli states that "This box for sure was made in our factory and contained one jumbo cigar also manufactured in our company….If my memory serves me correctly, we had an order of between 10 to 20 such boxes before the inauguration…for President-Elect Kennedy…." Together with 17 photocopies from the Kennedy Library of letters and documents regarding cigars sent to President Kennedy by the President, Vice President, and Ambassador of the Philippines. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 555		McKinnley Campaign Print, 1896. Impressive campaign piece in period, original frame, 28¾ x 22 in. The chest-up portrait of McKinnley has his campaign slogan "Protection / Prosperity" on either side of "1896"; facsimile signature is at the bottom. A colorful wreath of leaves and berries encloses most of the portrait, against a background of flags. Printed using a heavy-inking technique which almost gives the appearance of cloth. Several edge tears are not very obvious; tears behind "1896" are more obvious, and one branches in two places about an inch into the top of McKinnley's head; at least half of the portrait has scratched places in the ink, almost making it appear behind a veil. Blemishes not as intrusive from a distance. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 556		Presidential Campaign Buttons. Framed display of 63 campaign buttons, primarily for presidential elections. They include McKinley/Roosevelt, Wilson/Glynn, Roosevelt/Truman, Roosevelt/Wallace, Hoover/Curtis, Eisenhower/Nixon, Stevenson/Kefauver, Bryan/Sewall, Landon/Knox, McGovern/Shriver, McCarthy, Humphrey/Muskie, Dewey/Warren, Warren G. Harding, Wendell Wilkie, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon/Agnew, Goldwater/Miller, T.R., Alfred E. Smith, Alton B. Parker, Charles E. Hughes, Gen. MacArthur, and others. One distinctive button says, "If you liked Hitler, you'll love Wallace." Overall size is 23 x 26½ inches; one nick in frame, else Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 557		(Presidential Succession Act). March 13, 1792, THE MARYLAND JOURNAL AND BALTIMORE ADVERTISER, 4 pages, 18¾ x 11¼ inches, printed by W. Goddard and James Angell. Page 3 reports the "Proceedings of the Second Congress," notable for its detailed account of "An Act relative to the Election of a President and Vice-President of the United states, and declaring the Officers who shall act as President in case of vacancies…." Known as the Presidential Succession Act, it is signed in type by George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Jonathan Trumbull. Very faint dampstain, else Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 558		(Thirty-Second Congress, March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). Broadside, "Alphabetical List of Representatives in the Thirty-second Congress of the United States, With Their Post Offices," 16 x 13 inches, printed by Hamilton, Washington. The 32nd Congress served under President Millard Fillmore and handled some of this nation's most volatile pre-Civil War problems. Among the members are several who would later play prominent roles in the war, including John C. Breckinridge, Albert G. Brown, Thomas L. Clingman, Thomas A. Hendricks, Andrew Johnson, Alexander Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens, and Robert Toombs. A few edge tears at folds and several pinholes at folds. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold