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  • Fine CDV of Injured 7th Kansas Cavalry Veterans 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 97

    Fine CDV of Injured 7th Kansas Cavalry Veterans 

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Scarce CDV of The 23rd Connecticut Prisoners of War, Held in Texas 
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 98

    Scarce CDV of The 23rd Connecticut Prisoners of War, He...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Scarce CDV of Andersonville Prison Escapees 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 99

    Scarce CDV of Andersonville Prison Escapees 

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Abraham Lincoln CDV by E. Anthony, Taken Before the Cooper Union Speech 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 100

    Abraham Lincoln CDV by E. Anthony, Taken Before the Coo...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Three CDVs of Civil War-Era Personalities, Booth, Stowe, Garrison 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 101

    Three CDVs of Civil War-Era Personalities, Booth, Stowe...

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    $200 - $300
  • Two CDVs of Lincoln's Assassin, John Wilkes Booth 
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 102

    Two CDVs of Lincoln's Assassin, John Wilkes Booth 

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    $150 - $250
  • Fine Memorial CDV of Abraham Lincoln Reading to his Son Tad 
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 103

    Fine Memorial CDV of Abraham Lincoln Reading to his Son...

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    $500 - $700
  • [Civil War] Various Views of the Civil War 
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 104

    [Civil War] Various Views of the Civil War 

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    $400 - $600
  • Stereoview of a Dead Confederate Soldier at Petersburg 
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 105

    Stereoview of a Dead Confederate Soldier at Petersburg ...

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    $100 - $150
  • CDV of a White Southerner and African American Posed Arm in Arm 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 106

    CDV of a White Southerner and African American Posed Ar...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • 1899 North Carolina Senate Composite Photograph, Including the State's First Black Senator, Thomas O. Fuller 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 107

    1899 North Carolina Senate Composite Photograph, Includ...

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    $200 - $300
  • Photo Postcard of a Southern Double Lynching 
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 108

    Photo Postcard of a Southern Double Lynching 

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    $500 - $700
  • African American Stereoviews 
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 109

    African American Stereoviews 

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    $150 - $250
  • Slaves From New Orleans CDV Learning Is Wealth  
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 110

    Slaves From New Orleans CDV Learning Is Wealth  

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • CDV of Frederick Douglass by Curtis & Crosby of Maine 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 111

    CDV of Frederick Douglass by Curtis & Crosby of Maine 

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Radical Members of the Reconstruction-Era South Carolina Congress, Composite Photograph 
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 112

    Radical Members of the Reconstruction-Era South Carolin...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Group of Six Glass Plates, Four of Which Feature Gettysburg Subject Matter, Plus 
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 113

    Group of Six Glass Plates, Four of Which Feature Gettys...

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    $200 - $400
  • Reconstruction-Era Stereoview Cabin Home, Petersburg, Va. by Kilburn 
    Estimate
    $50 - $70
    Lot 114

    Reconstruction-Era Stereoview Cabin Home, Petersburg, V...

    Est.
    $50 - $70
  • Albumen Photograph of Union Troops At Jefferson Barracks, Missouri 
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 115

    Albumen Photograph of Union Troops At Jefferson Barrack...

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    $200 - $400
  • Union Belt Buckle 
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 116

    Union Belt Buckle 

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    $100 - $150
  • Scarce Quantrill's Raid Certificate 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 117

    Scarce Quantrill's Raid Certificate 

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Border Ruffian Code in Kansas 
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    $150 - $300
    Lot 118

    Border Ruffian Code in Kansas 

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    $150 - $300
  • Roster for the Kansas City, MO United Confederate Veterans 
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 119

    Roster for the Kansas City, MO United Confederate Veter...

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    $300 - $400
  • James H. Lane War Date Document, Signed 
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 120

    James H. Lane War Date Document, Signed 

    Est.
    $150 - $200
  • Southern Guerrilla Covers, PLUS 
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 121

    Southern Guerrilla Covers, PLUS 

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Group of Confederate Currency 
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 122

    Group of Confederate Currency 

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    $200 - $400
  • A Fine Group of Patriotic Civil War Covers 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 123

    A Fine Group of Patriotic Civil War Covers 

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Group of Military Discharge Certificates from the Mexican War and Civil War 
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 124

    Group of Military Discharge Certificates from the Mexic...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Missouri Oath of Allegiance Signed by Relative of 'Bloody Bill' Anderson 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 125

    Missouri Oath of Allegiance Signed by Relative of 'Bloo...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Rare James Lane Document 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 126

    Rare James Lane Document 

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    $300 - $400
  • Group of Cards and Clipped Signatures Signed by James Lane 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 127

    Group of Cards and Clipped Signatures Signed by James L...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • James Lane Free-Franked Envelopes 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 128

    James Lane Free-Franked Envelopes 

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Meerschaum Pipe of Major Albert P. Peabody 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 129

    Meerschaum Pipe of Major Albert P. Peabody 

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Man Armed With An 1851 Colt Navy Percussion Revolver 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 130

    Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Man Armed With An 1851 Colt ...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of A Man Armed With A Whitney Pocket Revolver 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 131

    Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of A Man Armed With A Whitne...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype Of A Texan Armed With An 1851 Colt Navy Revolver 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 132

    Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype Of A Texan Armed With An 185...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Civil War Era Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Bowie Knives 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 133

    Civil War Era Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Bowie Knives...

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    $300 - $500
  • Pair of Ninth Plate Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Percussion Pistols 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 134

    Pair of Ninth Plate Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Percus...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Two Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Bowie Knives and Pistols 
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 135

    Two Ambrotypes of Men Armed With Bowie Knives and Pisto...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  • Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Miner Armed With A Percussion Pistol 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 136

    Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Miner Armed With A Percussio...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Man Armed With a Pistol And A Huge Bowie Knife 
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 137

    Sixth Plate Ambrotype of A Man Armed With a Pistol And ...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Ruby Ambrotype of A Gentleman With a Pistol, In A Thermoplastic Frame 
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 138

    Ruby Ambrotype of A Gentleman With a Pistol, In A Therm...

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Tintype of a Man Armed With A Revolver and Bowie Knife 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 139

    Tintype of a Man Armed With A Revolver and Bowie Knife ...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Sixth Plate Tintype of A Young Boy Armed With A Colt 1860 Army Revolver 
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 140

    Sixth Plate Tintype of A Young Boy Armed With A Colt 18...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Two Sixth Plate Tintypes of Armed Frontiersmen 
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 141

    Two Sixth Plate Tintypes of Armed Frontiersmen 

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Tintype of A Gentleman With A Beals Army or Navy Revolver 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 142

    Tintype of A Gentleman With A Beals Army or Navy Revolv...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Tintype of A Western Gentleman With An 1873 Winchester Rifle 
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 143

    Tintype of A Western Gentleman With An 1873 Winchester ...

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Tintype of Three Cowboys 
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 144

    Tintype of Three Cowboys 

    Est.
    $200 - $300

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