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Autograph, Denny McClain, Detroit Tigers

THE LAST 30 GAME WINNER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY

(1949-) Born in Markham, Illinois. He was a right handed pitcher in MLB from 1963-72, having stints with the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics, and Atlanta Braves. His career stats are as follows: 131 wins, 91 losses, 3.39 E.R.A., 1,282 strike outs, 3 time All-Star, American League MVP 1968, 2 time Cy Young Award Winner, 1968-69, 2 time American League Wins Leader, 1968-69, World Series Champ in 1968 with the Detroit Tigers. McLain was the last pitcher to win 30...  

Confessions of a Rock N' Roll Name Dropper

Includes the historical last interview done of John Lennon in the Dakota Building only hours before he was murdered!

By Laurie Kaye. Published by Fayetteville Mafia Press, 2023. Soft cover, 230 pages, illustrated. New condition.

Her inspiring story culminates in the scoop of the decade, a joyous interview with John and Yoko, ending with the sudden tragedy that shattered her psyche and shook the whole world. Madeline Bocaro, author, In Your Mind;The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono.

Laurie Kaye makes it possible for readers to...
Circa: 2023
ISBN: 194902458X  

Four Days The Historical Record of the Death of President Kennedy

Compiled by United Press International and American Heritage Magazine. The Herald News. Published by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. Copyright 1964. There is a color photograph of President John F. Kennedy sitting in the back seat of the presidential limousine with its top down on the front cover. "THE HERALD NEWS" is also boldly printed on the front cover. Hard cover, 11 x 8 1/2. 143 pages. Front cover has some light scattered age toning mostly around the outer edges. Profusely illustrated. Introduction by noted Civil War author and...
Circa: 1964  

Gettysburg; A Testing of Courage

By Noah Andre Trudeau. Published by Harpers Perennial, 2003. Hardcover with dust jacket, 720 pages, illustrated, brand new still in the original shrink wrap. Mint condition.

Noah Andre Trudeau is the author of Gettysburg. He has won the Civil War Round Table of New York's Fletcher Pratt Award and the Jerry Coffey Memorial Prize. A former executive producer at National Public Radio, he lives in Washington, D.C.

America's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside July 1,2,3,...
Circa: 2003
ISBN: 9780060931865  

Slaves Partying In Senator Barnwell's Home, Beaufort, S.C.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving with a very detailed scene of slaves celebrating in the Beaufort, South Carolina parlor of their master, Senator Robert W. Barnwell. This illustration was published in 1862 in Harper's Weekly, New York. Caption: Scene In The Parlor Of Mr. Barnwell's House At Beaufort, South Carolina. Note the "Dixie's Land" sheet music on the piano is upside down. Sketched By Our Special Artist. Although this particular engraving is undated, it definitely appeared on the front page of the January 18, 1862 issue of Harper's...  

Engraving, Feeding The Negro Children at Beaufort, S.C.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving, that was published in Harper's Weekly, New York. Caption: Feeding The Negro Children Under Charge of the Military Authorities at Hilton Head, S.C. Although this particular illustration is undated, it was definitely published in the June 14, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly which is easily backed up by internet research. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2. Very fine condition.

This is an authentic 1862 steel engraving that was originally found in the famous Harper's Weekly Illustrated newspaper published in New York. When I buy large...  

Autograph, Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Boxing Champ

Smokin' Joe Frazier Signed Business Card

World Heavyweight Boxing Champ

1964 Olympic Gold Medalist

Joe Frazier Lot Including His Signed Business Card

"Smokin" Joe" Frazier, well known by his nickname, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina on January 12, 1944. He died at age 67 on November 7, 2011, at Philadelphia, Pa., and is interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

He won the gold medal in the heavyweight boxing division at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Frazier turned pro in 1965, with...  

1863 State of South Carolina 10 Cents Note

Imprinted fractional note, with vignette of South Carolina State Seal, the palmetto tree, at the center. The Bank of the State of South Carolina 10, 10, Will Pay Bearer On Demand "In Current Funds." Ten Cents over print in blue. Feb. 1, 1863. Signed in ink at the bottom. Ten, Issued under Act Feb., 1863, is printed in red on the reverse. There is a small area of paper loss at the first letter of the signature which was caused by ink burn. Overall a very nice war date example of a Southern States bank note.  

Autograph, Priscilla Presley

Wife of Elvis Presley

LIMITED EDITION 17/25

Born on May 25, 1945, at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, in Brooklyn, New York. Her biggest claim to fame of course was being the first and only wife of the iconic singer and actor, Elvis Presley. Her biological father, James F. Wagner, from Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania, married Priscilla's mother, Anna Iverson, on August 10, 1944. Wagner was a United States Naval pilot and was killed in a plane crash on November 3, 1945, when Priscilla was just 6 months old. In 1948, her mother Anna...  

CDV, Statesman Edward Everett

United States Congressman and Senator

United States Secretary of State

Governor of Massachusetts

He gave the keynote speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863

(1794-1865) Famous orator and statesman. He made many famous speeches for the Union cause, the best known being his 2 hour oration preceding President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. During his very distinguished career he served as U.S. Congressman,...  

Autograph, General Henry C. Corbin

Colonel of the 14th United States Colored Infantry Regiment who he gallantly lead in the Civil War battles of Decatur, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee

Commanded African-American troops, the "Buffalo Soldiers" in the U.S. Army in the 1860's and 1870's

Was present as an aide at the death of assassinated President James A. Garfield

He was promoted to Lieutenant General, in 1906, making him the senior ranking officer on active duty in the United States Army

(1842-1909) He was born in Monroe Township, Clermont...  

National President Abraham Lincoln Monument

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois

Stereoscopic, cabinet size photographs of the National President Abraham Lincoln Monument in Springfield, Illinois. This is a close up view of the military figures that flank President Lincoln, and it is titled, "Artillery Group." There is a detailed description on the reverse of the card explaining the artillery group depicted on this monument. Photographed by J.A.W. Pittman, for J.C. Power. Also includes the names of the Executive Committee, with the date April 18, 1882, and more. Imprint...