Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2, with C.D.S. Lookout Mountain, Apr. 23, 1908, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Titled, Interior View of War Relic Museum, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Published by Rollins & Hardison, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Pair of lapel pins related to the above organization. #1- Stamped on face, Ill. Com'l. Mens Ass'n. Policy 340101. Chicago. Measures 1/2 inches in diameter. #2- ICMA, in gold letters with blue and white enamel background. Measures 3/8 inches in diameter. Both pins are missing the fastening stud but otherwise are in excellent condition. Circa turn of the 20th century (early 1900's).

"Straight poker hand"

Authentic, antique 1800's post Civil War period playing cards. Poker hand; a straight which includes the King of clubs, the Queen of diamonds, the Jack of spades, the 10 of spades and the 9 of hearts. Printed on thick card stock with yellow and pink patterned backs. Excellent condition. These would be great for a river boat or old west gambling display. Very interesting conversation piece and antique collectible.

Used, 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 envelope, with full color battle vignette of Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg. 1863 * Centennial * 1963. Official First Day Cover. Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, Gettysburg, Pa. C.D.S., Jul. 1, 1963, Gettysburg, Pa., with 5 cents Battle of Gettysburg postage stamp, stamped First Day Of Issue. Back flap has a tear in it but since the flap is sealed closed it only shows as a jagged line. This does not affect the front of the envelope. Displays nicely. Desirable Battle of Gettysburg Centennial souvenir.

Authentic, original woodcut engravings that were published on the front page of the May 10, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. General Ormsby M. Mitchel photographed by Anson with related article about General Mitchel, and A Rebel Captain Forcing Negroes to Load Cannon Under the Fire of Berdan's Sharpshooters Seen Through a Telescope From Our Lines, Sketched by Mr. Mead. 10 3/4 x 15 3/4. Harper's Weekly, date and their ornate illustrated masthead at the top.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published on the front page of the November 29, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Major General A.E. Burnside, Commander of the Army of the Potomac. Photographed by Brady. Old mailing label is affixed at the upper left edge. 10 1/2 x 16. Harper's Weekly, date and their ornate illustrated masthead is at the top.

(1708-1778) He was a British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt or Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as The Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766.

Pitt was the member of the British cabinet and its informal leader from 1756 to 1761 (with a brief interlude in 1757), during the Seven Years' War (known as...

Detroit Tigers All Time Great

(1934-2020) Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Nicknamed "Mr. Tiger," he played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, all for the Detroit Tigers. Inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 1980. Career highlights: lifetime batting average of .297; 3,007 hits; 399 home runs; 1,583 runs batted in; 18 time All Star; American League Batting Champion in 1955; had his uniform number 6 retired by the Tigers.

Signature: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, piece of card stock from advertisement, boldly signed in blue...

Commanded the 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg

6 1/2 x 3 1/2, commemorative envelope with beautiful illustration of Confederate General James Longstreet. Has a printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. C.D.S., Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 2004, stamped GETTYSBURG 141st Anniversary Station, with 37 cents Liberty holding American flag postage stamp. Excellent.

Died in 1863

Commander of the "Corcoran Irish Legion"

(1827-63) Born in Ireland, he emigrated to America in 1849 and in 1859 became colonel of the famed 69th New York Militia. He was a hero at 1st Bull Run where he was wounded and captured. Corcoran then became a pawn in a controversial chess game played by the Union and Confederate authorities where he was held hostage for reprisal in the event of the execution of the crews of captured privateers by the U.S. Navy. After being shuttled back and forth between a number of...

12 3/4 x 10 1/2, full color print, titled "Swords Into Plowshares." This poignant scene shows an ex-Confederate soldier wearing his old military kepi, trousers and boots while holding up a tin cup. His wife holds their baby while he takes a break from plowing his field. His horse and plow and cabin and outbuilding are in the background. Executed from an original painting by Mort Kunstler. Printed on quality stock, with vivid colors, this calendar print would look great framed in your office or den or for use with a Civil War historical...

22nd Colored Regiment Carrying the Confederate Works

Antique illustrations that were published in "Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War." Captions: #1: Siege of Petersburg- The Colored Infantry Bringing in Captured Guns Amid Cheers of the Ohio Troops. #2: The War in Virginia- The Twenty-Second Colored Regiment, Duncan's Brigade, Carrying the First Line of Confederate Works Before Petersburg. #3: The War in Virginia- The Eighteenth Army Corps Storming a Fort on the Right of the Confederate Line Before Petersburg,...

Cutting the Levees Above Lake Providence by Order of General U.S. Grant

Antique illustrations that were published in "Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War." Captions: #1: General Lafayette C. Baker. Descriptive text printed below the illustration. #2: Cutting The Levees Near The State Line Of Louisiana And Arkansas, Twenty Miles Above Lake Providence, By Order Of General Grant. #3: Lighthouse Jupiter Inlet, East Coast of Florida. 16 x 11. Circa 1894.

Colonel Lafayette C. Baker: (1826-68) As the head of...

Lapel stud featuring a raised bust vignette of President Grover Cleveland. Complete with fastening stud on the reverse. 5/8 inches in diameter. Very fine.

Grover Cleveland served as 22nd President of the United States, 1885-89, and 24th President of the United States, 1893-97.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in Harper's Weekly. Caption: Repairing the Levee at New Orleans at the Expense of the United States Government. Sketched by an Occasional Correspondent. 10 1/8 x 7 1/4.

Authentic, original woodcut engravings that were published in the November 8, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Captions: #1- Hancock, Maryland From the Camp of Ballier's "Bully Dutchmen"- Ninety Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sketched by Theodore R. Davis. #2- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station at Hancock. #3- Penalty of Selling Liquor to Soldiers at Hancock. #4- Passing Under the Canal to the Ford. 16 x 11. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

WBTS Trivia: One of the oldest settlements in western Maryland, Hancock derived...

20th Anniversary Issue

April 1982. Special All Art and Photography Edition. War Artists. Photographers in the Field. The Official Cameraman. Newsmen.

Finding The Hidden Images of the Civil War; A Spirit in my Feet. With Pen and Palette; Artists of the Civil War. Foldout of Winslow Homer's famous illustration of a Sharpshooter in a Tree. Andrew J. Russell; The Union Army's Forgotten Photographer. With a Special in the Shenandoah; From James Taylor's Diary and Sketchbook.

50 pages. Old mailing label on back cover. Light age...

Nicknamed "the Dominican Dandy," he was well known for his high leg kick

He was the first Dominican player, and the first foreign-born player ever elected to the Major League Baseball HOF

(1937-) Born in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic, nicknamed, "the Dominican Dandy," Juan Marichal was a right handed pitcher who was known for his enormously high leg leg. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, 1960-1975, most of them with the San Francisco Giants. His 18 wins in 1962 led the Giants to the World Series,...

35th Anniversary Issue

October 1996. 96 pages, profusely illustrated. Very desirable anniversary issue.

Articles include: African American Civil War Memorial. Bloody Charge at Petersburg. Imagining Civil War New York. The Hermannsburg Treasure Hunt. Flags of the Confederacy; Rebel Stars and Stripes. The Life of Confederate Brigadier General John Adams. Gallantry Under Fire; Could Colored Troops Stand Up to Real Combat? A Charge at New Market Heights Settled the Question Once and For All. The Medal of Honor. Air War Over Virginia;...

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the March 29, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida, Now Occupied by General Wright's Union Forces. Sketched by Mt. Theo. R. Davis. Date printed in the margin. 14 1/2 x 4 1/4.