Lot
3582 
Balance of Consignment, 1844-1909, Very eclectic group of items, including 1880's illustrated circular for Boston Fish Wharves, Civil War 1861 soldier's letter home, another discussing the probable killing of some friends in battle; an c. 1861 cover with college fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon illustrated corner card addressed to soldier in 2nd Regt. U.S. Sharp Shooters at Washington, D.C.; several post cards with ethnic cartoons; couple 3¢ 1869 covers with nice advertising; 1851 letter N.Y. to London discussing the China Trade in tea & silk; another letter from Mobile discussing yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans and Mobile; 1909 large advertising postcard with Abercrombie & Fitch sporting clothes illustrations; most interesting contents here. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500
Lot 3583
Civil War Documents, 1861-1865, interesting group of 12 or so items, including printed General Orders regarding fortifying stockades, retiring disabled officers, medical discharges; promotion recommendation from E.E. Fenton, M.C. from NY; and a Magnus handcolored illustrated song sheet "The Volunteer"; please inspect.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot 3584
Shipping Documents, 1840-1891, interesting group of 22 items: letters, receipts, 1855 elaborately engraved express exchange notes Adams Express, Wells Fargo & Co. handstamps, 1865 United States Express Co., 1874 Southern Express Co. document with nice railroad illustration, 1891 Malheur (Oregon) Stage Co. large way-bill; West Jersey Express Co. Cape Island money envelope; 1883 Silver City, New Mexico, money order advice; several elaborately engraved shipping documents; several Black Ball Line Liverpool Ship Letters; etc., please examine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $250
Lot 3585
Stock & Bond Certificate Group, of over 80 mostly stock certificates; a nice variety with mining including 1903 American Eagle Mining Co., 1899 Findley Gold Mining Co., 1937 Humbolt Mining Co., etc., 19 railway certificates with 1888 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co.m, 1889 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Co. Gold Bond, 1903 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., 1885 West Shore Railroad Co. Bond, etc., others including Oil & Coal companies, Pan-American World Airways, Inc., etc.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $550
Lot
3586
Trade Card Advertising & Victorian Graphics, 1880-1920, a fabulous hoard of over 1,000 trade cards & related ephemera, from a longtime collector; most items are full color images, and include "cut-outs" mounted in several scrap book type volumes, with a vast array of charming images of beautiful women, children, animals, comic characters, etc; the trade cards are arranged in clear display pages, often with similar themed cards grouped together; the topics are almost endless but include stationers, drug stores, "dollar" and "99¢" stores, novelty, general merchandise, shoe stores, dry goods, art stores; household goods such as furniture, carpets, wall paper, house paint, sewing machines including Singer, hardware & fishing tackle, cutlery, pianos & organs; many clothiers including Lord & Taylor, Best & Co., Jordan Marsh; food & cooking related such as yeast, baking powders, flour, coffee (such as Chase & Sandborn), tea, spices; canned goods such as Heinz (all 57 varieties), wines & liquors, cute "Borden" milk wagon, crackers including "Zu Zu" by National Biscuit Co., chocolate & cocoa, "Tabasco" hot sauce; cigarettes, jewelry & fine watches, photographers, florists, rooms for rent, manufacturing opticians, and on and on ad finitem; also included are dozens of illustrated auction catalogs, many with prices realized, several illustrated reference books, guide to trade card collecting, etc; overall condition is excellent, a few flaws to be expected, in person examination strongly recommended. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,000