Recent Arrivals from Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
Recent Arrivals from Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC
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1855 & 1859 - Pair of letters regarding the operation of one of the most productive gold mines in the East that generated over $1 million dollars in its first eight years of operation before the Civil War, approximately $35 million in today's money
by James Dorn
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1859
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£2,190.65
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Sleeoy Creek & Dorn's Mines, 1859. Envelope or Cover. Very good. One three-page and one two-page stampless folded letters. They were sent by James Dorn who owned two mines in partnership with his brother, William Burkhalter "Billy" Dorn, to Joseph Slocum, in New York and Savannah. Both letters are from South Carolina and bear free-frank manuscript postmarks as… Read more about this item Item Price
£2,190.65
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2015 - Robert Sabuda's Illume Winter Wonderland Village
by Robert Sabuda
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 2015
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£398.30
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2015. This is a very hard-to-find complete seven-piece set of illuminated Winter Wonderland pop-up table decorations created by paper engineer, Robert Sabuda, in 2015 and sold through UWP [Up with Paper] LUXE. Long out of print. None of the seven have ever been assembled.
Each comes with an electric tea light for internal illumination. I am not… Read more about this item Item Price
£398.30
1864 - A semi-literate manuscript document certifying a Pennsylvanian was medically unfit for military service illegally franked with postage stamps instead of revenue stamps
by Gainer P Kloom
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1864
- Binding
- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£278.81
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Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, 1864. Unbound. Very good. This one-page manuscript document measures approximately 5" x 8". It was executed at Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, on December 12, 1864, and is illegally franked with two pen-canceled postage stamps (Scott #65 3-cent Washington and Scott #73 2-cent Jackson).
The document reads
"Bfour me gainer Kloom one of… Read more about this item Item Price
£278.81
Circa 1855 - Matriculation Certificate for a young girl attending school in the Templeton, Massachusetts School District
by Stella Upham
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- Circa 185
- Binding
- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£199.15
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Templeton, Massachusetts, Circa 185. Unbound. Very good. This certificate measures approximately 9" x 11¼". It is titled "Wickham's Certificate of Membership for American Schools." It was issued to "Miss Stella Upham" as a member of the "School District of Templeton, Mass." Although undated, the form was copyrighted by O. O. Wickham in 1848 and printed by Gates &… Read more about this item Item Price
£199.15
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1815-1855 - Five related ciphering and accounting books from south central Pennsylvania
by William Pickering and others
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1855
- Binding
- String
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£995.75
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Adams and York Counties, Pennsylvania, 1855. String. Very good. This group consists of five homemade books of varying sizes; the smallest is 7¾" x12", the largest 8½" x 14". One ciphering book and one account book belonged to William Pickering. One ciphering book belonged to Jacob Pickering. One ciphering book belonged to David Hykes, and one account book… Read more about this item Item Price
£995.75
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1911-1948 - A wonderful scrapbook documenting the career of pioneering filmmaker, Robert C. Bruce
by Robert Cameron Bruce
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Album
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£3,584.70
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Various, 1948. Album. Very good. This heavy album measures approximately 11" x 14" x 2". It was likely compiled by Robert C. Bruce, Jr. to preserve the memory of his father. It contains over 115 pages loaded with around 150 photographs (ranging in size from 3½" x 5" to 10" x 13", theater programs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles,… Read more about this item Item Price
£3,584.70
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2011 - Ticket and Photograph of David Freese's famous home run from Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
by David Freese
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£119.49
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St. Louis, Missouri, 2011. Unbound. Very good. A season-ticket-holder ticket for Game 6 between the St. Louis Cardinal and Texas Rangers played at Busch Stadium. Also, an 8" x 10" autographed photo of David Freese's famous 12th inning walk-off home run that sent the series on to Game 7 along with a snapshot of Freese signing the larger… Read more about this item Item Price
£119.49
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1889 - A former Confederate prisoner-of-war who enlisted in the Union Army as a 'Galvanized Yankee," and fought against Native Americans in the Northwest during the Civil War files for an increase to his military pension
by H. S. Berlin to John H. Peeler
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1889
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£278.81
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Washington, DC to Caeser, North Carolina, 1889. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This grouping consists of three items:
A letter written to John H. Peeler at Caeser, North Carolina dated January 3rd, 1889, from H. S. Berlin, a "Solicitor of Claims" in Washington, DC, in reply from Peeler to submit a request for an increased… Read more about this item Item Price
£278.81
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1853 - A British exporter explains to the treasurer of the first major textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, that shipments of madder have been affected by a lack of available vessels but are unlikely to harmed by the "Russian affair" which should be quickly resolved
by James C. Collier to Ebenezer Chadwick
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1853
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£358.47
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Manchester, England to Boston, 1853. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This one-page stampless folded letter measuring 15" x 9 ½" unfolded is dated August 12th, 1853. It was sent by J. C. [James Collier] Harter & Company of Manchester, England to Ebnr [Ebenezer] Chadwick, treasurer of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company, in Boston. It bears a Manchester postmark dated… Read more about this item Item Price
£358.47
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1818 - Letter to an engineering supervisor contracted by the Army's Ordnance Service who was heading to Charleston to build a canal that would provide transportation between inland cities and the port
by Jno'en Fagan to "Mr. Robert Leckie
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1818
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£238.98
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Charleston, South Carolina, 1818. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This two-page folded letter measures about 15¾" x 10" unfolded. It is datelined Charleston April 8th, 1817, and was sent by Jnoen Fagan to "Mr. Robert Leckie / U. S. Ordnance Service / Augusta, Geo." It bears a red circular postmark reading "CHALSN SC / APR / 11" and… Read more about this item Item Price
£238.98
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1844 - A letter from an Army officer who resigned his commission to become one of the very first American missionaries in China relating his initial impressions upon arriving in Macao in route to Ningbo
by Michael Simpson Culbertson
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1844
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£995.75
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Macao, 1844. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This three-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 15½" x 10". It is datelined "Macao. Nov. 7th, 1844, and was sent by Michael Simpson Culbertson to his father, a banker in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. In care of Walter Lowrie, New York City. It was carried privately to New York where Mr. Lowrie placed… Read more about this item Item Price
£995.75
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Circa 1855 -Rockingham Glaze, Flint Enamel, Bennington Pottery Book Flask - Medium Brown
by Lyman, Fenton & Co
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1855
- Binding
- Not Applicable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£298.72
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Benningtoon, Vermont, 1855. Not Applicable. Very good. We recently acquired two Bennington, flint enamel, Rockingham Glaze pottery book flasks. They bear no maker's' marks but almost certainly were the products of Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT. 1849-1858. They appear to have been made from the same form; both measure approximately 4¼" x 5" x 2" and hold… Read more about this item Item Price
£298.72
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1844 - Letter home from a man who traveled from New Hampshire to Alabama to retrieve the personal effects of his brother-in-law
by Horace Brooks
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1844
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£119.49
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Gainesville, Alabama, 1844. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This three-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 15" x 10" unfolded. Two pages were written by Horace Brooks in Gainesville, Alabama to his brother, Ira, at Franconia, New Hampshire and one page was written to his sister, Dolly Whitney. It is dated December 8. It bears a circular Gainesville postmark… Read more about this item Item Price
£119.49
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1882 - An ornate Mardi Gras invitation to the Rex Ball compliments of the Duke of Chastn
by Rex Organization
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1882
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£677.11
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 1882. Envelope or Cover. Very good. Invitation to the 1882 Rex Mardi Gras Ball, "The Pursuit of Pleasure," of 1882, enclosed in its original accompanying envelope. The ball was held on February 21, 1882.
Charles Briton III designed the invitation. Folded, it is a king in his royal purple robes and measures… Read more about this item Item Price
£677.11
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Circa 1855 -Rockingham Glaze, Flint Enamel, Bennington Pottery Book Flasks - Deep Brown
by Lyman, Fenton & Co
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1855
- Binding
- Not Applicable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
- Item Price
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£238.98
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Bennington, Vermont, 1855. Not Applicable. Very good. We recently acquired two Bennington, flint enamel, Rockingham Glaze pottery book flasks. They bear no maker's' marks but almost certainly were the products of Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT. 1849-1858. They appear to have been made from the same form; both measure approximately 4¼" x 5" x 2" and hold… Read more about this item Item Price
£238.98
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1858 - A humorous and detailed sea voyage journal kept by a molasses importer who traveled from New York City to St. Thomas in the West Indies
by Charles "Charlie" Mortimer Catlin
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1858
- Binding
- Envelope or Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£1,194.90
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Bark Ilva in route to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, 1858. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This 13-page journal dated "13th January / 58," was sent by Charlie [Charles Mortimer] Catlin to his mother via his brother, N. W. S. [Nicholas William Stuyvesant] Caitlin care of Chastelain, Ponvert & Company [a New York molasses importing firm] where they… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,194.90
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1877-1965 - Archive of materials related to General Richard Henry Pratt, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Robert Utley's publication of Pratt's memoirs
by General Richard Henry Pratt & Robert Utley
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1965
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£1,792.35
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Various, 1965. Very good. This lot consists of nine items.
1) One is a cabinet card taken by Havens of Savannah, Georgia that has been annotated "My first and only whiskers Fla. 1877". In civilian clothes but taken in Florida while Pratt was a First Lieutenant in the 10th Cavalry Regiment and in charge of… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,792.35
1907 - Photograph of a booming California gold mining town that is a ghost town today
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1907
- Binding
- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£238.98
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Skidoo, California, 1907. Unbound. Very good. When this 5" x 7" photograph of Skidoo, California was taken in 1907, one year after the Skidoo mine opened, when it had around 700 residents and was a booming gold rush town. Today it is a ghost town in Death Valley National Park. In nice shape. . The Skidoo mine operated… Read more about this item Item Price
£238.98
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1912 - Souvenir of a one room Colorado school house with a photograph of the school on the front and the teacher inside
by Olive J. Hawley
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Ribbon
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£119.49
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Stove Prairie,Colorado, 1912. Ribbon. Very good. This hand-made two-leaf souvenir, perhaps distributed at a school event, measures approximately 3" x 6¾". A decorative blue ribbon is attached to the spine and a 2¼" square photo, titled "Olive J. Hawley's / first school / Stove Prairie Col / March 29.12". Under magnification, one can see Hawley on the schoolhouse… Read more about this item Item Price
£119.49
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Between 1512 and 1520 - Leaf from the Biblia cum concordantijs (Bible with concordances), printed by Jacob Sacon for Koberger.
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1520
- Binding
- Disbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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£39.83
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Lyon, France: Jacob Sacon for Anton Koberger, 1520. Disbound. Very good. Anton Koberger, the godfather of Albrecht Dürer, was a German goldsmith, printer, publisher most famous for his printing of the Nuremberg Chronicle, a landmark early universal history. He also printed a series of Bibles between 1512 and 1520.
This leaf (9½" x 13½") is from… Read more about this item Item Price
£39.83
