Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 14

Coins, Collectibles and Memorabilia Auction

U.S. Civil War & Early Photography

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1595		[Jones, William E. 'Grumble']. Document. One page, quarto, Philadelphia, December 15, 1860. On "Department of Army Clothing and Equipage" letterhead. Being an receipt of payment for "Wm.E. Jones", for purchase of a Sibley Tent. Transmittal folds, one rough edge, else fine. Signed by C.W. Thomas as Assistant Quartermaster General. An interesting document, with links to three Civil War figures. Jones had retired from the Army a few years before and was farming at the time he bought the tent, which was invented by fellow U.S. Army officer and Confederate Army general, Henry Hopkins Sibley. Thomas, Assistant Quartermaster General, was a Brevet Major General on the Union side of the war. This document catches these warriors in peacetime, when the scope of the Civil War was unimaginable. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $86
Lot 1596		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1597		Kershaw, Joseph Brevard. Head and shoulders uniformed carte de visite, general's collar visible. Image mounted in an old cdv album page, matted and framed to 7½ x 9". Minor soil and toning to surface of image, card, and album page. Overall, very good to near fine condition. Handsome presentation of a dashing portrait. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 1598		Lamb, Jonathan J. Clipped signature and rank, wardate ("J.J. Lamb Col."). 3½ x 2½" slip, January 19, 1864. Blue paper, presumably clipped from an order. Includes endorsement "Approved & forwarded" above signature and "comd 4th & 5th Tenn Inf." below. Text below signature section indicates the document would be sent from "HeadQuarters Strahls Brig". Very good condition. Lamb, renowned for his courage, commanded the combined 4th and 5th Tennessee regiments, which had been consolidated after heavy losses at Murfreesboro, until he was mortally wounded at Ellsbury Ridge, Georgia in May 1864. This is a unique piece and, although we do wish the signature had not been clipped from the order, it is nonetheless a very desirable signature. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 1599		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1600		Lawton, Alexander Robert. Clipped signature and rank mounted with a uniformed bust portrait carte de visite. The signature and rank ("A R Lawton Q.M. Genl") appear after a letter's closing ("Very Respectfully"), making clear this signature is part of a larger document. The fragment appears to have been mounted on a card, as there is stock visible through three small holes. One vertical crease through the "La"; toning to the edges, as well as a darker stain and some show-through of text. The cdv is mounted on an ivory card with a double line border and is toned throughout with very minor, scattered foxing; there are two shallow stains at the top edge of the card and a very faint penciled ID in the field below the portrait. Overall the individual pieces are just in good condition, but the beautiful presentation compliments them to great effect. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1601		Lee, Fitzhugh. Signature ("Fitzhugh Lee") matted and framed to 8 ½ x 8½". There is a minor area of discoloration at the right edge of the signature that grazes the flourish at the end of the final "e", otherwise the signature card is in fine condition. There is minor soil and toning to the cdv, else it is in very good to fine condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1602		Lee, Fitzhugh. Panoramic photograph (11 x 3½") of "Gen. Fitzhugh's [sic] Lee and Staff Camp Columbia, Havana" by "Russell Bros." of Anniston, Alabama. Mounted and framed with a Typed Letter Signed ("Fitzhugh Lee") to 17½ x 17". There is a small area of discoloration on the top left corner of the image; scattered tiny chips and some soil; one very faint 1" long red pencil mark in the sky above the camp; minor silvering at right edge. The photo is in good to very good condition. TLS ("Fitzhugh Lee"). Quarto, Glasgow, Virginia, February 10, 1891. On Rockbridge Company letterhead. To Henry Lamb, Esq. Transmittal folds and minor toning to the edges. Very good condition. Lee's letter expresses regrets that due to the fact that his company duties are "so exacting, constant and pressing" that he would be unable to company with Lamb's request to "write an account of a battle". Presumably Mr. Lamb was seeking a first person account from one of the most respected Confederate generals. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1603		Lee, George Washington Custis. Carte de visite. Uniformed bust portrait by Anthony, as CSA colonel. Minor soil verso and to margins; pencil ID verso; very faint, scattered foxing. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 1604		Lee, Robert Edward. Uniformed chest portrait carte de visite, matted and framed to 6 x 8". C.D. Fredricks & Co. backmark. Minor foxing; one dark dot (pencil?) to left of Lee; pencil ID verso. Very good to near fine condition. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1605		Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870) Confederate war leader, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, later Commander of all Confederate forces. Lee's fortitude and grace after the Confederate loss gained him the respect of the entire nation. Cabinet size portrait of Lee in uniform, an unmounted image matted and framed to 8 x 9". There is some darkening around the edges of the portrait, possibly dampstaining or adhesive show-through. The image is strong and clear, however, and the overall condition is good to very good. Lee is pictured about 1862, in a colonel's uniform. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 1606		Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh. Carte de visite. Uniformed bust portrait, as CSA colonel, published by E & H.T. Anthony. Minor soil and toning to card; very faint, fine foxing to image; ink ID at bottom margin. Overall, very good to near fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1607		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1608		Longstreet, James. Uniformed bust portrait carte de visite mounted with a clipped 3 x 1" wardate signature and rank ("J. Longstreet / Maj. Genl"). Matted and framed to 9 x 9". Pen ID verso, no backmark; ink ID at bottom margin of card; card has double blue line border; minor toning to card and image; scattered faint foxing. Very good condition. Signature clip has faint writing verso, including "Capt." and a few other word fragments. Minor, even toning to clip. Good to very good condition. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 1609		Loring, William Wing. Lot of two items, the first being a carte de visite portrait of the General, no backmark. Mounted on a double-lined card, there is minor soil and a faint pencil ID at the bottom of the image, but the piece is in otherwise fine condition. Document Signed ("W.W. Loring"). Signed as Lieutenant Colonel at the Columbia Barracks in the Pacific Northwest. One page, small folio, Columbia Barracks, March 1851. Docketed verso. Being a hospital rations voucher/report. Folds with tiny edge separation at one intersection; minor toning at folds, else fine. Strong signature. A wonderful lot that illustrates some of Loring's long military career. As the Lieutenant Colonel at Columbia Barracks, Loring was respected by his men and did much of the day-to-day work of running the installation. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1610		Maffitt, John. Carte de visite. Seated portrait, captain's cap. Mounted on card with double blue lines, no back mark. Expected toning; minor soil to card; pencil ID verso; corners clipped. Overall, very good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 1611		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1612		Mallory, Stephen Russell. Signature ("S. R. Mallory / Florida"). 4¼ x 1½" page, possibly clipped from album. Minor toning to edges, minor ink bleed at "R" and "a". Bold ink. Very good to near fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $81
Lot 1613		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1614		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1615		Memminger, Christopher Gustavus. Document Signed ("C G Memminger"). As Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, 8¼ x 5", Richmond, May 19, 1862. Countersigned by E.C. Elmore, Treasurer to the Confederate States and Robert Tyler, Register of the Treasury. Being a transfer draft in the amount of $650,000. Stamp at bottom left reads "return to W.H.D. Blake/New York". Oily-appearing stain runs diagonally across document with a few dark spots scattered throughout, but the coverage over the signature is even and the signature remains clear; minor nicks and toning at edges; overall, good condition. Matted and framed with a copy of a cdv of Memminger to 13 ½x 15½". The printed transfer draft offered here can be viewed as a relic of the financial difficulties plaguing the Confederacy (for which Memminger was largely blamed) and we are delighted to offer such a unique piece. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1616		Moore, Samuel P. Document Signed ("S Moore"). As Surgeon General to the Confederate States of America. One page, small quarto, Richmond, February 23, 1863. On Confederate States of America/Surgeon General's Office letterhead. Being Special Orders regarding the return of one Private L.B. Lake to his regiment "without delay". Varying degrees (minor to severe) of foxing and toning throughout, most notable at edges; apparent staining on verso visible through paper at center fold at bottom edge; nicks and chips at edges; some edge separation at transmittal folds; 1" tear at top edge; center shows another assignment written lengthwise through the text of the special order, but it does not obscure the document and the signature is unaffected. Overall, fair condition. Framed and matted with a cdv copy to 13 x 16½". Confederate medical documents of any kind are very desirable and a piece signed by the respected Surgeon General Moore on his office stationery is a rare find, indeed. Estimated Value $650 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 1617		Mosby, John. Silver print portrait of Mosby seated, in civilian clothes; image is 2½ x 3½", matted and framed to 8 x 9". Minor plate imperfections visible; tiny nicks to a couple of edges, else fine. An unusual format of a somewhat familiar image. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1618		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1619		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1620		Pegram, John. Head portrait uniformed carte de visite, matted and framed to 6 x 8". Foxing and toning; very faint pencil ID at bottom edge of image; rounded top corners. Very good condition. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1621		[Pelham, John]. Two cartes de visite matted and framed to 12½ x 9", with glass on the back, leaving backmarks visible. The first cdv is a bust portrait of John Pelham, mounted on an ivory card with a double line border, published by Anthony. The second cdv is a scene in a union camp from Brady's Album Gallery, No. 417, "12lb Howitzer, captured by 17th Regt. N.Y.V." There is minor toning to both pieces, but they are in otherwise very good condition. Linking Pelham the artillery officer with a piece of equipment captured from a compatriots (the Brady card indicates the howitzer was captured from Captain Latham's troops at the Battle of Hanover Court House), this is a wonderful memoriam to the heroic young soldier. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,064
Lot 1622		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1623		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1624		Randolph, George Wythe. Letter Signed ("Geo W Randolph"). As Secretary of War. One page, 7¾ x 7", "War Department", Richmond, September 22, 1862. In black ink. To Jefferson Davis. Being an apparent cover letter for budgetary estimates involving supplies for the Engineering Bureau. Transmittal folds, top right corner missing (no text affected), very minor toning and soil to edges, one spot of old adhesive residue visible through paper at bottom right corner below text. Matted and framed with a copy of a cdv of Randolph to 13½ x 17". Overall, very good condition. A desirable wardate letter, given the scarcity of Randolph's signature and his brief stint as Secretary of War. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1625		Ripley, Roswell. Uniformed chest portrait carte de visite, mounted to a light pink card without backmark. Matted and framed to 7 x 8". Pencil ID verso; card is somewhat toned and there is adhesive residue to the margin above the image; minor toning and foxing to edges of card. Overall, very good to near fine condition. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1626		Robertson, Beverly H. Carte de visite framed and matted with calling card. Writing verso of the card is not identifiable, does not appear to be Robertson's hand -- card is mounted with printed "General Beverly Robertson" facing outward. There appears to be a developing defect which has resulted in a light strip along the bottom edge of Robertson's portrait, there is also an apparent mat burn at the same edge. Card is fine, overall, very good condition. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1627		Rodes, Robert Emmett. Carte de visite, uniformed portrait, trimmed to fit decorative card. Matted and framed to 7 x 8". Very faint toning to edges of card; one corner is slightly bumped; image shows minor toning, but is in otherwise wonderful condition. A lovely image of the young general who was killed in action. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 1628		Rosser, Thomas Lafayette. Autograph Letter Signed ("Thos Rosser"). One page, small quarto, Minneapolis, September 12, 1884. To General Marcus Wright. Tipped into an album page. Old adhesive residue visible through sheet; one small hole at top left corner, else very good condition. Matted and framed with a head portrait carte de visite of Rosser -- this piece shows some toning and streaking -- and a copy of a wardate carte de visite of Wright, overall size 14 x 13". A wonderful display piece -- two great images with a letter linking them. From the content of the letter it appears Rosser seeks assistance from Wright: "…You think that the information which I seek would occupy a copyist about 2 months -- well, that is not a big item and I wish you would go ahead and have it down as soon as possible…" Since 1878, General Wright had been with the War Department, charged with collecting confederate military papers and it seems likely Wright would have had access to material Rosser would need for memoirs, speeches and the like -- by the 1880s, notables on both sides of the lines were writing and speaking frequently about Civil War experiences. Wright's efforts with the War Department were quite successful and resulted in the publication of several volumes of Confederate history and papers. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1629		Semmes, Raphael. Document Signed ("Raph. Semmes Esq"), matted and framed with one carte de visite and one cdv copy to 13 x 13". One page, 7¾ x 2½", Georgetown, December 27, 1843. Being an order of payment for Union Bank dividends. Minor foxing and toning, docketing on verso faintly visible, possibly treated. Fine condition. The original cdv features Semmes seated with his hand on a Confederate flag: minor foxing and toning, very good condition. The copy cdv features a full-length, uniform picture of Semmes onboard the Alabama. A superior display piece featuring Semmes' extremely scarce signature and a hard-to-find carte de visite image. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 1630		Slack, William Yarnell. Document Signed ("Wm Y Slack") matted and framed with a cdv copy and a picture of the battle flag of the First Missouri Cavalry to 13 x 17½". One page, 8 x 8", Missouri, November 20, 1841. Being a legal agreement, Slack signs a bond towards appeal of a judgment. Two horizontal folds, minor wrinkles at edges, toning. Overall, very good condition. Postumously made a Brigadier General on April 17, 1862. A rare signature. Estimated Value $1,250 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1631		Smith, William. Document Signed ("Wm Smith"). As Governor of Virginia. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. One page, quarto, Virginia, July 7, 1864. Being an appointment of four men to justice of the peace in the fourth district of Montgomery. Two horizontal folds with minor toning at the folds, one of which runs directly under the signature. Overall, very good to fine condition. A desirable signature. An interesting document, as it appoints the four men to office "to continue until the first day of August 1868" -- a date long after the Union victory. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1632		Steuart, George Hume. Carte de visite. Uniformed chest portrait, as CSA colonel, by E. & H.T. Anthony. Minor soil and toning to card and image. Overall, near fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 1633		Stuart, James Ewell Brown (JEB). A true prize, Flora Stuart's own portrait of her beloved husband. Carte de visite-size uniformed portrait, held in a 3½ x 3" green leather case with a tooled flower basket design. The image is only slightly toned; the case is somewhat age-worn, but the color is true, the small hook clasp still works and the lovely frame around Stuart's image shows only minor aging. Flora and James Ewell Brown Stuart met on the Kansas frontier: her father was a career Army officer commanding troops at Fort Leavenworth and the newly graduated West Pointer Stuart was assigned to the Kansas outpost. Flora, a gifted horsewoman, began going on rides with Stuart, a deep attachment was formed and Stuart soon proposed. Married in 1855 and dedicated to each other, Flora and JEB worked together as the best military couples do and, when Stuart decided to honor his ties to the Confederacy, his wife supported him wholeheartedly in spite of her father's decision to fight for the Union. Over the course of the War, as Stuart's reputation for bravery and leadership grew, he knew his wife and children waited and feared for him. At some point during the conflict, Stuart sat for this portrait, surely knowing he would give one to his devoted wife. Shot on May 11, 1864, during the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Stuart died the next day, before his wife could reach his side. Devastated by his death, Flora kept this portrait with her until the time of her own death almost 60 years later. Honoring Stuart's memory, Flora never remarried and stayed in her widow's weeds until her own death. Descending down the Stuart line until it was given to the family biographer in 1970, this image, in its delicate green leather case, is a memento not only of one of the great generals of the Civil War, but also of one of the great love stories of the era. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Ralph Mitchell, son of Adele Mitchell, the noted Stuart historian, indicating the image was handed down in the Stuart family until Adele Mitchell received it as a gift and that Ralph Mitchell received it on the death of Adele. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1634		Stuart, James Ewell Brown (JEB). Carte de visite. Oval seated portrait in uniform, mounted on ivory card. Oval-style E. & H.T. Anthony backmark. Matted and framed to 6½ x 8". Pencil ID verso; minor toning to image and card, overall very fine. A beautiful portrait of one of the great figures of the Civil War. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 1635		Toombs, Robert. Signature ("R. Toombs"). Clipped signature on 2 x 1" slip, mounted on 5 x 4¾" card. Minor surface soil; very faint toning. Overall very good condition. Perfect for framing. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 1636		von Borcke, Johann August Heinrich Heros. Cabinet image, matted and framed to 8 x 11". Striking full-length portrait in uniform, strong sepia tone. With his plumed hat held to one side and his other hand resting on his sword, here von Borcke embodies his reputation as the "Gallant Knight of the Confederacy". Three tiny areas of flaking with loss of image at upper right corner, two equally small ones on von Borcke's forehead, one at his ear, and one at the bottom right of the image; one very small area of apparent adhesive residue on von Borcke's leg and one diagonal, clean crack at the bottom left corner are the only flaws to this otherwise beautiful image. Very good condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 1637		von Borcke, Johann August Heinrich Heros. Two cartes de visite matted side-by-side and framed to 11½ x 9¼". The first carte de visite is of English manufacture: an oval portrait, a full-length pose in uniform with one hand resting on the hip, applied to a cream-colored card. A penciled identification of the subject at the bottom of the page with the printed caption: "3 Cork/Mayfair/London". There is some minor toning and soil at the edges, and one spot (¾" long) at top right border. Very good condition.The second card is faded and quite toned, with noticeable soil and minor foxing; it appears that an unknown hand in the past may have attempted to touch-up part of von Borcke's hair. Still, a very desirable uniformed bust profile of von Borcke applied to a cream card. von Borcke's signature is penned underneath portrait and has faded with the image. Poor to fair condition. A beautiful pair framed with a glass back so that the first carte de visite's back stamp is clearly visible: "The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company 110 Regent Street". Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 1638		Walker, William Henry Talbot. Clipped signature and Federal rank ("W.H.T. Walker / Lt Col USA"). 4 x 1½" slip of blue paper. Hand smear to signature does not obscure name or rank; adhesive residue verso; a later hand has added "Rebel Gen" beneath the rank. Overall, a scarce signature in very good condition. Walker had a long career in the military, beginning with his time at West Point. Wounded in both the Seminole and the Mexican War, he served as commandant of Cadets at West Point until his December 1860 resignation. Active from the outset of hostilities, Walker was killed during the Atlanta Campaign. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 1639		Weisiger, David A. Check signed ("D.A. Weisiger") mounted and framed with a uniformed head portrait carte de visite to 14 x 9". Citizen's Savings Bank certificate of deposit dated March 9, 1870, Weisiger signs as cashier. Expected folds, minor toning to left edge, else fine. The cdv shows minor toning, is otherwise in fine condition. Weisiger's post-War employment with Citizen's Bank means the occasional check with his signature is available for purchase, but the cdv offered here is a scarce image. Estimated Value $1,250 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1640		Wilcox, Cadmus. Three uniformed cartes de visite, mounted and framed to 14 x 9½". Rare variants of Wilcox in uniform: head portrait mounted on a plain card, minor toning to edges, vertical line of soil faint on right edge of image; waist-length portrait mounted to double-lined ivory card, smudge at right margin, very faint wrinkle down center; chest portrait of Wilcox with heavy whiskers mounted on ivory double-lined card, faint toning to edges, very faint possible album mark around image. Overall, very good to fine condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1641		Wilcox, Cadmus and Hardee, William Joseph. Lot of two clipped signatures from illustrious West Pointers who went on to find fame on the battlefield ("C. Wilcox" and "W. J. Hardee"). Wilcox' signature is on a 4 x 2½" cream card and includes the date "Apl 8th /84"). There is a faint pencil ID at the top edge and the ink is somewhat faded, but it is a bold signature in very good condition. Hardee's signature appears as the closing to a letter ("Very truly yours,"). Signature and closing are in pencil on a blue 5 x 2" slip. The slip is ripped through the center, running through "Y" in "Yours" and "H" in "Hardee". Repaired verso with tape; mounting corner residue extant at top verso corners; faint creasing. The hand is strong, but the signature has faded over time. Still, Hardee's is a very desirable autograph and this is a nice opportunity. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 1642		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1643		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1644		Young, Pierce Manning Butler. Silver print cabinet card, possibly 1890, probably unpublished, mounted on an orange card with pencil ID on the bottom margin. Matted and framed to 7 x 8". A few minor plate defects and a small abrasion, otherwise very good condition. Removed from frame for inspection. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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