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).

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 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...

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.

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...

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.

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;...

1863 dated portrait

Antique engraved portrait of a seated Benjamin Franklin. Executed from the original painting by Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York, 1863. With printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. Light age toning. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4. Very desirable likeness of one of our most famous founding fathers, statesmen and inventors of the 18th century! Very suitable for framing or display.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Salem, Mass., Jul. 1, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

Celluloid button with vignette of the Republic elephant logo at center with GOP on the elephant's body, and Landon printed on top, and Knox printed below. With yellow felt sunflower backing and straight pin fastener. 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Excellent.

Alfred M. Landon, served as Governor of Kansas, 1933-37, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1936, losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Frank Knox, was the Republican Vice Presidential candidate on the Landon ticket in 1936. He served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, during WWII,...

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color photograph. Descriptive text on the reverse: R.E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Virginia. Only three letters mark this Monument. Lee; the South thought no more were needed. C.D.S., Summerton, S.C., Feb. 4, 1970, with 6 cents Franklin D. Roosevelt postage stamp.

"One of the most exciting books of this or any year." The New York Time

By Walter Lord. Published by Henry Holt And Company, New York, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 209 pages, index, with double inside cover pages in the front and the back of the book showing illustrations of the Boat Deck And Tank (Bottom Deck) of the RMS Titanic. Excellent condition. Rare and very desirable 1955 edition!

There is a very nice presentation written in ink on the second blank page at the front of the book as follows:

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By Otis K. Rice. The University Press of Kentucky, 1982. Hardcover with illustration on the front cover. 150 pages, illustrated, index. Brand new, unread condition. The remarkable story of America's greatest known feuding families! Very desirable.

Testimonials from the back cover:

"This lean and judicious little book represents the first serious scholarly attempt to sort out truth from myths in the Hatfield-McCoy feud. The author is a careful and steady craftsman, and this work easily sets for its subject the new standard- one that...

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1984 gold medal winner in the individual all-around competition. Retton also won two silver medals, and two bronze medals in the '84 Olympics

(1968-) Born in Fairmont, West Virginia. An American gymnast, she participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, and also two silver medals, and two bronze medals. Her performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States. Her gold medal win was historic as Retton was the first American woman to win the...