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<b>NEW YORK YANKEES Clinch American League Pennant, October 3, 1964</b> 8 x 10, black and white photograph, taken in the New York Yankees locker room celebrating after they clinched the 1964 American League pennant against the Cleveland Indians, on October 3rd, 1964. Pictured in this historic group shot from left to right are Tony Kubek, Elston Howard, Pete Mikkleson, Phil Linz and Yogi Berra. Ironically Phil and Yogi pose with their arms around each other as the harmonica incident became a thing of the past especially after just winning the pennant. Autographed by Linz in a blue sharpie pen across his chest, Phil Linz. He has added a musical note after his name which is a reference to the famous harmonica incident on the Yankees team bus when he got into a beef with Manager Yogi Berra instigated by non other than the prankster, Mickey Mantle. The event happened following a Yankee road loss to the Chicago White Sox on August 20, 1964, as mentioned on the team bus. Linz was playing a version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his harmonica in the back of the team bus. Berra found his sad cowboy style version mixed with the children's nursery rhyme a bit mocking of the team, and told Linz to pipe down. Linz didn't hear him and kept playing. Berra became infuriated and called back from the front of the bus, "If you don't knock that off, I'm going to come back there and kick your ass." Linz still couldn't hear the words of Yogi over the music, so he asked Mickey Mantle, "What did he say?" Mantle ever the instigator, responded, "He said to play it louder" which Linz willingly complied to do on "The Mick's" prompting! Berra then walked to the back of the bus to confront Linz. By different accounts, Linz threw the harmonica to Berra or at him, or Berra knocked it out of his hand. Regardless, it became airborne, striking first baseman Joe Pepitone in the knee strongly enough to cut him. Phil Linz played Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1968 with the New York Yankees, 1962-65; the Philadelphia Phillies, 1966-67, and the New York Mets, 1967-68. Linz was mainly a utility infielder and he played 2nd, 3rd and short stop. His life time stats were: batting average, .235, home runs 11, and runs batted in 96. He was a member of the 1962 New York Yankees World Champions. Choice condition. Signed in person and witnessed by my good friend, Joe Zaccaro, of Real McCoy 2 Collectibles. Joe has been around this hobby for a few decades and has an impeccable reputation. Many of the autographs he sells come from private signing sessions he had with the players. Comes with a signed COA by Real McCoy 2 Collectibles and Joe Zacarro. Also comes with a color photo of Phil Linz from the signing holding his harmonica. Very desirable autographed 1964 photo content. Would make a great addition to any 1960's era New York Yankees collection. <u>TRIVIA</u>: The 1964 World Series was played between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees. St. Louis won the series in 7 games, their 7th World Championship at the time, and the series loss cost Yogi Berra his managerial position. In a weird circumstance of events the Yankees hired the World Series winning manager of the Cardinals, Johnny Keane, to replace Berra at the helm of the "Bronx Bombers" in 1965. Yogi Berra would sign a contract with the New York Mets in 1965 as a player-coach.   <b>1964 TOPPS BASEBALL CARD Member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame 6 Time American League All Star Led the American League in Strike Outs 5 times Named 1970 American League Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News</b> (1942-) He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. He also had short stints late in his career with the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates. A six-time All-Star, McDowell led the American League in strikeouts five times, and struck out over 300 batters in two seasons of his career. Standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall, well built, and powerful, his left-handed fastball was delivered with an unusually calm pitching motion, and then he would regularly unleash his pitches at over 100 m.p.h., not that common in the 1960's, (his fastest pitch was timed at 105 m.p.h.) which led to his memorable nickname, "Sudden Sam" McDowell. The batters would be lulled into a false sense of calmness at the plate with his casual and deliberate motion, but then all hell broke loose when he unleashed his pitches which were on top of the batters in a flash, and with such velocity that they had very little time to react. Thus once again Sam gained the very appropriate sobriquet as "Sudden Sam McDowell," who was feared by American League hitters during his entire career. His muscular 6 foot, 5 inch frame, put even more fear in the guys who had the pleasure of facing him. That big stride of his almost put him in the batters box after he released his next pitch. He finished with 2,453 career strikeouts which was an average of 8.86 strikeouts per nine innings. At the time of his retirement, his strikeout rate was bested by only two pitchers; Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. He ranks eighth all time on the list of career ten or more strikeout games with 74, tied with Bob Gibson. His 2,159 strikeouts as an Indian place him second all time on the team's career list, behind Bob Feller. In four MLB All-Star appearances, McDowell struck out twelve National League All-Stars in eight innings of work. <u><b>Statistics of Sam McDowell in 1965 and 1970:</u></b> <b>In 1965, Sam McDowell led the American League in the following key pitching categories:</b> E.R.A.: 2.18 Strike Outs: 325 Average Strike Outs per 9 Innings: 10.7 Average Hits Given up per 9 Innings: 5.9 Average Home Runs Given up per 9 Innings: 0.3 These amazing stats are comparable to the best pitchers in MLB history during any generation! In 1970, McDowell put together some extremely impressive pitching totals as well. He won 20 games, led the American League in innings pitched with 305, and also had over 300 strikeouts (304) for the second time in his MLB career. He threw a career-high 19 complete games, second in the American League that year to Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles, the 1970 American League, and World Series Champions. All this was combined with a stellar 2.92 ERA, and these stats led to Sam McDowell being named the "1970 American League Pitcher of the Year" by The Sporting News. McDowell ended up with a career total of 141 wins, a 3.17 E.R.A., and 2,453 strike outs, these mainly coming during his 11 years spent with the Cleveland Indians, a perennial last place, or bottom of the league standings ball club. We can only imagine what kind of record McDowell could have compiled if he played for a winning ball club? In my opinion he would be in the MLB Hall of Fame. The character of Sam Malone, the alcoholic ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher portrayed by Emmy Award winning actor Ted Danson, in the hit television comedy "Cheers," was based on the baseball life of Sam McDowell. <u>Sam McDowell Trivia</u>: Although Sam did pretty well in his head to head engagements against this particular Hall of Fame player, Sam personally told me that "Mickey Mantle, of the New York Yankees," was the toughest hitter he ever faced in his Major League Baseball career. This is an authentic original 1964 Topps baseball card No. 391, that has been autographed on the front "Sam McDowell" in a bold blue sharpie pen. Acquired directly from Sam McDowell who is a good neighbor friend of mine here in Florida. Excellent condition. Very desirable. I can sit and listen to Sam tell baseball stories all day long. He has a quite a few. <u>Trivia</u>: When I played in the 1971 American Legion World Series that was played at High Corbett Field, in Tucson, Arizona, this was the spring training home of the Cleveland Indians back in those days. So I got to pitch on the same mound and field that Sam did as well as so many other famous pitchers of that era who pitched in what was called the Cactus League back then which Sam and I got to reminisce about. Another piece of trivia for you is that the baseball movie comedy Major League I starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen and Corbin Bernsen, filmed their spring training scenes at this same High Corbett Field in Tucson. I got to talk to the guys about the fun of filming there. For those of you who don't know this Charlie Sheen was a very good baseball player and pitcher. Anybody who has played the game at a high level can easily see that his form and speed were at a very high level. I wanted to challenge him to a pitching duel when they filmed Major League II in Baltimore a few years later. This was when I lived in Gettysburg so it would have been an easy one hour drive to get down to Orioles Park at Camden Yards where they filmed a good part of the movie, but it never worked out because of insurance issues and the screen actors guild rules. <u>Tom Berenger Trivia</u>: Tom's entire catching ensemble including everything you can think of that was used in the film and was once part of the "Jake Taylor collection," and was used in the film "Major League" which even included his director's chair was once a proud part of the Len Rosa personal collection. I got every single item directly from my friend Tom Berenger with no middle person in between us. It was really very cool because Tom autographed every single individual piece on the item itself for me, and even was kind enough to write individual letters of authenticity for every single individual item. The collection was once featured in a major sports magazine several years ago.   <b>The Original Drummer of Elvis Presley Member of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame</b> 8 x 10, black and white photo, of Elvis Presley playing live on stage at the Louisiana Hayride, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1954. Elvis is at the front center of this view with his acoustic guitar strapped around his neck, while holding onto the tall microphone stand. It has been very boldly signed in black sharpie pen, To Lenny, D.J. Fontana. There is an imprint at the bottom, "D.J. AND ELVIS AT LOUISIANA HAYRIDE." Very rare from my personal collection obtained from DJ directly while visiting him at his home in Tennessee. The banner hanging behind the band is the Louisiana Hayride, KWKH radio ad banner. The Louisiana Hayride was primarily broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, between 1948 and 1960. Known as the "Cradle of the Stars," this very historic venue hosted legends like Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash, helping them launch their iconic careers. The Louisiana Hayride, hosted by Horace Logan, was broadcast live on KWKH radio, a very powerful radio station that reached a vast audience in the south. It later became a popular country music television show than ran until 1960. This photo was given to me personally by D.J. Fontana who became a friend of mine, and it was signed by him in person. I first met D.J. in New York City, in 1978, when I went to see the Broadway Musical, "Elvis; The Legend Lives," at the Palace Theater. This was one of the very first Elvis tribute shows ever done about the life story of Elvis Presley who had died the year before, on August 16, 1977. Starring as Elvis was a young Chicago native, Rick Saucedo, who was a talented musician, song writer, singer, and one of the very first Elvis tribute artists. What made the show even more authentic then just the fine performance given by Rick, was that the drummer in the show was D.J. Fontana, the original drummer of Elvis, along with vocalist Millie Kirkham, who had the heavenly high soprano voice heard on many of Elvis's early recordings and live shows. Millie Kirkham was something very special. To round out the cast in the show was Ray Walker, who was the bass singer of the original male backing vocal group, the Jordanaires, who Elvis used, on recordings, & early stage & TV performances. I had my camera with me that night and took many photos of the show. Afterwards, I hung around the stage area, and some of the original artist who performed with the real Elvis Presley came out to greet those of us fans who remained behind hoping to meet some of them. They did not disappoint us. D.J. Fontana was one of those who came out to greet the fans, and at that first meeting I felt lucky to be able to shake his hand and exchange a handful of words with him. It was a thrill, but it was also gone in a flash which soon became a distant memory. On one of my many trips to visit my dear friend Joe Moscheo, the great gospel musician, and member of The Imperials, and friend of Elvis Presley, also part of his touring and recording bands, Joe and I were invited to attend a private dinner where I got to meet some of the members of Elvis's band, among them his original drummer D.J. Fontana. I mentioned to D.J. that I had actually met him many years earlier when he was a cast member of the "Elvis; The Legend Lives" show on Broadway, in NYC, in 1978. He smiled and said, "Lordy that was a long time ago." When I told him that I took pictures of the show he got curious and asked me if I still had them. I told him yes I did, some place at home among all of the other things I collected since I was 7 years old. He expressed an interest to see them, and asked me to contact him if I ever came across them, and he gave me his contact info. Well, after diligently rummaging through boxes of old photos I found them, and called D.J. to tell him. He said the next time you come up to Nashville to visit Joe, bring them with you and you guys stop by the house for a visit. I was very excited about this prospect and couldn't wait to tell Joe the news. D.J. lived just south of Nashville in the same enclave that many of the most famous country stars lived. We made arrangements and a few months later I made the drive up to Nashville with visiting D.J. being very high on the agenda of things that Joe and I planned to do. We had a lovely visit and I got to hear some of the coolest stories any Elvis fan could ever dream of hearing. D.J. told us stories about the early 1950's when Elvis, Scotty, Bill and D.J. were on the road touring by car doing one night stands in the deep southwest under the name of the "Blue Moon Boys." I also got to meet D.J.'s lovely wife Karen, who became a good friend, and pen pal of mine. Alzheimer's ran in her family and when Joanne was later diagnosed with the horrible disease she helped encourage me, and sent me notes, cards, and poems to try and boost my spirits. What a lovely lady indeed. D.J. loved the pictures, and I gave him whichever ones he wanted to keep for himself. In return he gave me some neat pictures from his personal collection, and signed them for me, and he even gave me a pair of his drumsticks which he also signed. He was a very lovely man, and I enjoyed my friendship with him. One of the funniest stories D.J. ever told me was when Elvis had fallen asleep in their touring car, and as a prank the boys threw Elvis shoes out the window of the car and into a river they were passing over. When Elvis woke up and found out his shoes were missing and what they had done, he told them to turn around and go back to try and find them. They all laughed heartily and said, that is not going to happen Elvis, it was quite a ways back, and we threw them into a river. Elvis took it in good humor and didn't get mad and said oh well, the next town we come to let's stop and find a shoe store so I can buy a new pair of shoes! Elvis had a great sense of humor and he no doubt got even with the boys sometime in the future! Keep in mind that Elvis was the youngest, and least experienced of the group, as all three other members, Scotty, Bill and D.J. had served in the United States armed forces during the Korean War period, Scotty in the navy, and Bill and D.J. in the army. Years earlier before becoming friends with D.J., I met and became a very good friend of Joe Moscheo, who became a good friend of Elvis, and later was a member of the Imperials gospel group who backed Elvis on stage for some 500 live shows starting in Las Vegas in 1969, and they also recorded with Elvis on his gospel and Christmas albums. Joe earned a "Grammy Award" for Elvis's live stage version of "How Great Thou Art," and he is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He was a well known and very highly respected person around Nashville. Among his numerous roles besides being a member of The Imperials, he was the Vice President of Special Projects at BMI for 16 years, he also served on numerous boards including the Gospel Music Association, the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School. One of my biggest personal thrills I ever had was a visit with Joe when he took me to RCA Studio B, where Elvis and many other stars recorded, on a one on one personal tour. It was just the two of us in the entire studio and we visited everywhere you can imagine. We spent hours together inside those hallowed walls and Joe entertained me with some of the most fantastic Elvis stories I had ever heard, all from first hand accounts of his years spent with Elvis! Joe originally met Elvis in 1956 at the Ellis Auditorium, in Memphis, during one of the popular all night gospel sings held at the auditorium. At the time Joe was the piano player and a member of the gospel group the "Harmoneers," a well known group of that period. Elvis was not performing that night, but was there just as a fan to see some of his favorite gospel groups perform. He started attending these gospel sings at Ellis when he was a teenager at Humes High School in Memphis. It was on that particular night that Elvis met Joe Moscheo back stage. Here is a story Joe told me about that first meeting with Elvis. Joe sheepishly went up to Elvis who by this time was a huge national celebrity, and asked him for his autograph. Elvis, said OK, but on one condition, and that was that Joe had to give Elvis his autograph in return. Joe was blown away by Elvis's request when Elvis added, I know who you are Joe, I have been following you and the Harmoneers. A lifelong friendship was forged that evening in Memphis. You can see the Imperials perform on the screen as they appeared in the show, "Elvis That's The Way It Is." D.J. Fontana, was born under the given name Dominic Joseph Fontana, in Shreveport. Louisiana, on March 15, 1931, and was given the nickname of "D.J." He first met Elvis Presley while he was employed as the house drummer at the Louisiana Hayride in 1954. He sat in with Elvis and the boys one night, and never left. He performed with Elvis on most of his early radio, and television shows in the 1950's, his album recordings, and some of his movie soundtracks, making an occasional cameo appearance in a couple of his films, and he also played with Elvis on the famous, "1968 Comeback Special," the famous TV show that appeared on American TV in December 1968, and the whole world knew that the real Elvis Presley was back. Elvis re-splendid for part of that show in his iconic black leather suit, left his fans and the world in awe that night as "The King of Rock n' Roll" was back with a vengeance, and his skills and his on stage presence never lost a beat after his long layoff from live shows due to the obligation he had to fulfill with the Hollywood movie contracts that the Colonel talked him into signing. After his first 3 or 4 films, the movies were sub par travelogues but there was no arguing about their box office success which is all Colonel Parker concerned himself with. Elvis soon grew very tired of this low scale films and kept asking the colonel to get him some serious movie roles which fell upon deaf ears. Elvis who had signed a contract with the colonel as a minor at the age of 19 did not realize the huge mistake he made and he paid for it for the rest of his life with the denial of his artistic freedom. The colonel was a degenerate gambler and he used Elvis as his pawn to pay off his gambling debts so the money Elvis could produce was all Parker was interested in. TRIVIA: The original Bill Black bass is owned by the ex-Beatle Paul McCartney who you can watch playing it in a couple of his videos, one in particular where he plays with Scotty Moore, the original lead guitar player of Elvis, and the aforementioned D.J. Fontana. It was recorded around 2001, when the trio did their rendition of the first record that was ever released by Elvis, "That's All Right." Paul was given this iconic bass guitar as a gift from. his wife, the lovely Linda McCartney in the late 1970's. Other photos in my post include: The front facade of the Palace Theater, in New York City, with the ELVIS marquee where I first met D.J. Fontana. Rick Saucedo playing the role of Elvis Presley in his early career. He is flanked by the guys playing the role of The Jordainaires, with the gentleman on the far right being Ray Walker, one of the original Jordanaires, their bass singer, and one heck of a nice guy. At the far right of this image you can see D.J. behind his drum kit. He wears a pink shirt with the collar turned out over the lapels of his sports jacket. D.J. of course took all of the best photos that he appeared in at the NYC shows, which I was very pleased to give him. It was pure excitement to hang out with one of rock's most iconic drummer's, listen to first hand Elvis stories, and receive a couple of very cool gifts from him. This was one of the great highlights of my life.   By Matilda "Tillie" Pierce Alleman. 2022, Cedar Lakes Classics, 53 pages, soft covers, maps and illustrations. Brand new condition. Very desirable Gettysburg title. Tillie Pierce's "At Gettysburg" is an intriguing book that follows the life of 16 year old Tillie as she witnesses and experiences the Battle of Gettysburg. During the first day's fighting, Tillie's family moved her out of town to a farm, thinking she would be safer there. As it turned out, Tillie ended up right behind the Union rear lines on the second and third days of the battle. The farm where Tillie stayed became a field hospital, where the young girl witnessed much suffering and death. The book is considered to be a very accurate and firsthand source, not to mention a remarkable journey behind the front lines at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Autograph, Phil Linz $20.00

  

Autograph, Sam McDowell $15.00

  

Autographed Photograph, D. J. Fontana $100.00

  

At Gettysburg; What a Girl Saw and Heard $10.00
<b>87th Pennsylvania Infantry A Son of Gettysburg and Confidant of Jennie Wade</b> By Enrica D' Alessandro. Published by Schroeder Publications, Lynchburg, Va., 2012, 128 pages, illustrated, maps, and includes five previously unpublished letters from Jennie Wade to Jack Skelly. Brand new condition. Never read. This excellent book is out of print. This is the first book written about Jennie Wade's beau, Corporal Jack Skelly. At the age of 20, Jack Skelly, a Gettysburg resident, said to his mother, my country needs me, Mother. May I go? He left his home to volunteer in the Union Army from April of 1861 until June 1863. He initially served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry before joining the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry, the unit he was serving with when he was mortally wounded on June 15, 1863, at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia. Skelly died on July 12, 1863, in a Confederate hospital while a prisoner of war. His confidant, Jennie Wade was the only civilian fatality during the battle of Gettysburg, dying nine days earlier. The story of Jack Skelly and the Skelly family family includes 17 letters written between Jack and his mother Elizabeth, during the Civil War years. The book also discusses the relationship between Jack and Jennie. Also included are letters of Jack's brother, Charles, who also served in the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry and his father Johnston Skelly, Sr., who served in the 101st Pennsylvania Infantry. The book contains 36 letters, revealing social situations and life in war time Gettysburg, and what it was like for the Gettysburg citizens turned soldiers in the field.  <b>and September 7, 2018 CDS, New York, New York JOHN LENNON, THE BEATLES</b> 6 1/2 x 3 5/8, first day of issue commemorative cover with U.S.A. Forever postage stamp, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10199, with vignette of Lennon and his facsimile signature on the stamp. There is a beautiful very large printed signature in black of John Lennon that ties the postage stamp on the cover. Large circular vignette at the left, "THE CAVERN CLUB BEATLES, PAUL, JOHN, PETE, GEORGE" with their photographs wearing black leather jackets within. There is also a yellow oval at the lower center which reads, "Home of the Cavern Club, Mersey Beat." Illustration at the left pictures their original drummer Pete Best, circa 1962. The Beatles as a group and John Lennon as solo performer are both members of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. Mint condition. Very desirable Lennon/Beatles collectible. Born October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Murdered December 8, 1980, in New York City. John Lennon was murdered in the late evening of Monday, December 8, 1980 after returning to his home from a recording session at the Record Plant, in NYC, to his luxurious apartment in the Dakota Building on 72nd Street and Central Park West. The world collectively held its breath in utter heartache and disbelief as rock n' roll music lost one of its biggest icons and was never the same after that tragic night. I still feel the horrible pain deep in my soul right now as I write these words. RIP John. I made the pilgrimage over to the Dakota within the next couple of days as I was compelled to be as near to where John took his last breaths on this earth and where this heinous tragedy occurred. I was still in my camera buff days and took my .35 mm. camera and shot a couple of rolls of film. I also collected all of the New York City newspaper headlines and stories and put it all together in a beautiful scrapbook which of course I still have. Every once in a while I pull the scrapbook out and browsing through it still brings chills to my bones and a very deep sadness and longing to turn back the clock and somehow prevent this horrible episode from ever happening! The world was deprived of who knows how many future Lennon classics, and I know for a fact from some of my very well connected Beatles inside sources that John and Paul had agreed to do some songwriting and performing together like in the early days, in the not too distance future. I do not know if you know this but John and Paul actually did jam together in L.A. in the mid 1970's during what was called "John's Lost Weekend." John was producing an album by their close friend Harry Nilsson called "Pussycats," when a couple of dozen of their friends showed up during the session which evolved into a massive drunken jam. There are a couple of bootleg recordings that exist but unfortunately the quality is so poor it does not give us anything to add to the Lennon/McCartney catalog. John said to my friend, that everybody in the room kept staring at John and Paul to see what they were doing that nobody paid much attention to what they were playing themselves. Those same insiders have told me based on personal conversations they had with both John and Paul that it was very likely that some form of the four boys from Liverpool would have played and recorded together again. It would never have returned to being The Beatles again, and no touring as a group or album making was in the works, but depending how they felt a number of songs were once more a strong possibility. What I visualize would have been something similar to the "RINGO" album where they probably would have paired off in different combinations with the ultimate privilege being that all four may have played together on a song or two. On the "RINGO" album John, George and Ringo did all play together on one song which was the closest thing to a Beatles reunion there ever was! Those 4 boys loved each other, and they were tighter than brothers, and making music together was the ultimate joy of their lives. Who knows what may have happened. After all of the business problems were sorted out, and put in the past, and the door was open for them to heal and be close friends again, new possibilities were once again on the horizon. They were given the opportunity to just be the "lads" John, Paul, George and Ringo, and their camaraderie was slowly reforming and bringing the 4 brothers back together again. Footnote: This is a true story! Ringo came to the hospital to see George for the last time as his death was imminent his body ravaged with cancer. When Ringo told George he had to leave to go visit his extremely sick daughter Lee who was in the hospital fighting for her life, the old Beatle brotherhood was still on display in full force. The dying George looked up at Ringo in pure seriousness and love, and asked Ringo if he wanted him to go with him to visit his daughter. George was serious as he thought so much of Ringo and his entire family that he automatically put his own problems to the side and wanted to help his brother Ringo in his desperate time of need. He knew how devastated Ringo was and the love shared between these four Liverpool men was never stronger then at a time like that. That was the last time Ringo ever saw George and those last words George spoke to Ringo have stuck with him to this very day. Ringo tears up when he tells the story. would have meant that some form of The Beatles would have played together again. I had the absolute privilege of seeing John play live in concert post Beatles multi times. As many great concerts and legendary groups and individual artist that I saw perform in my lifetime, NONE of them gave me the goose bumps, and special feeling that I still feel very prevalent to this day, as having been so close in the presence of John's greatness and see him play and perform. I know for a fact from talking to others that he was extremely nervous as he always was before performing live, but from my 2nd row seat he seemed to be the "coolest cat" on the planet. I have close personal friends who knew John very well and played on many of his recordings, and on stage with him, that despite his sometimes cool exterior and cheeky English behavior, or "taking the mickey out of someone as the Brits liked to say," I have been told many times by these friends who knew him personally, that John was one of the sweetest men you would ever have the pleasure of knowing in your life." He was also a cat lover and always had a couple of them around as his companions and house pets. Show me a man who loves cats and I will show you a sincere and loving man. Paul used to tell a cute story when John was teasing him, John leaned in close, pulled up his eyeglasses to look Paul directly in the eyes, and said to Paul, "its only me mate," a reference to their childhood days when they grew up together as teenagers as close as brothers as all of The Beatles were to each other starting in their Liverpool days. John was the founding member of the Quarry Men which was formed with a bunch of his high school buddies taking their name from their school, Quarry Bank High School. The group later morphed into the legendary Beatles, by adding Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Peter Best and later Ringo Starr to replace Best on drums in August 1962, and ultimately became the most famous pop and rock band of all time. Lennon was without a doubt the leader, lead vocalist, harmony vocalist, multi instrumentalist, and songwriter. The songwriting duo of Lennon & McCartney were considered to be the most famous song writing team of all time. 6 1/2 x 3 5/8, first day of issue commemorative cover with U.S.A. Forever postage stamp, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10199, with vignette of Lennon and his facsimile signature on the stamp. There is a beautiful large printed signature in black of John Lennon that ties the postage stamp on the cover. Large circular vignette at the left, "THE CAVERN CLUB BEATLES, PAUL, JOHN, PETE, GEORGE" with their photographs wearing black leather jackets within. There is also a yellow oval at the lower center which reads, "Home of the Cavern Club, Mersey Beat." Illustration at the left pictures their original drummer Pete Best, circa 1962. The Beatles as a group and John Lennon as solo performer are both members of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. Mint condition.   <b>AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL CARD, PSA/DNA CERTIFIED</b> Marv Throneberry Autographed baseball card, 1982 Renata Galasso, #1. PSA/DNA Certified. Half view of the 1962 New York Mets fan favorite, "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry. Half view in Mets visitors jersey with NEW YORK emblazoned across his chest, with NY Mets hat. In Mets colors with blue borders and name imprinted on the front in orange, "MARV THRONEBERRY, 1ST BASE." Has a beautiful blue ink signature, "Marv Throneberry." Mint condition. Very desirable New York related signed baseball card. With stats on the back covering his 1962 New York Mets season and his lifetime statistics, etc. Descriptive text: One of the most popular New York Mets of all time. Marvelous Marv became the first player to play for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. During the '62 campaign, Marv hit 16 homers for the Mets, twice winning games with pinch hit homers, once when he came off the coaching lines to pinch hit! His unfailing good nature, even in the roughest of times won Marv the New York Writers "Good Guy Award" in January of 1963. <u>1962 Stats</u>: 125 Games Played 366 At Bats 87 Hits 11 Doubles 3 Triples 16 Home Runs 30 Runs Scored 49 R.B.I.'s .238 Batting Average 1 Stolen Base <u>Lifetime Stats</u>: 480 Games Played 1186 At Bats 281 Hits 37 Doubles 8 Triples 53 Home Runs 143 Runs Scored 170 R.B.I.'s .237 Batting Average 3 Stolen Bases Born on September 2, 1933 in Collierville, Tennessee. Died on June 23, 1994, Fisherville, Tennessee. <u>Teams Played For</u>: New York Yankees, 1955, 1958-1959 Kansas City Athletics, 1960-1961 Baltimore Orioles, 1961-1962 New York Mets, 1962-1963 The highlight of "Marvelous" Marv's career was being a member of the 1958 New York Yankees World Champions.   <b>THE JOURNEY HOME; MY LIFE IN PINSTRIPES, JORGE POSADA SIGNED FIRST EDITION</b> By Jorge Posada with Gary Brozek. Published by Harper Collins Books, New York, N.Y., 2015. Hard cover with dust jacket. 344 pages, index, illustrated. Beautifully signed on the title page in black sharpie pen. Signed in person at Book & Greetings, Livingston St., Northvale, N.J. Comes with printed flyer from the signing and also includes a color photograph of Jorge Posada signing the book. Mint condition. The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game. For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York Yankees baseball. A fixture behind home plate throughout the Yankees biggest successes, Jorge became the Yankees' star catcher almost immediately upon his arrival, and in the years that followed, his accomplishments, work ethic, and leadership established him as one of the greatest Yankees ever to put on the uniform. Now, in this long-awaited memoir, Jorge Posada details his journey to home plate, sharing a remarkable, generational account of his journey from the ball fields of Puerto Rico to the House that Ruth built. Offering a view from behind the mask unlike any other, Jorge discusses the key moments and plays that shaped teams and forged a legacy that came to define Yankee baseball for a generation. With pitch-by-pitch recall, Jorge looks back across the years, explaining how—as part of the Core Four alongside Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera—he helped to reestablish the Yankees as a dynasty and win five World Series. Going beyond his all-star career, Jorge also shares his life in full for the first time, examining how his remarkable journey to the big leagues began in the most unexpected of ways. Digging into his cultural roots in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba, Jorge illuminates three generations of cherished father-son relationships that have made him the man he is today. At the center is the deep bond he shares with his father and namesake, Jorge Sr, who escaped Cuba and would eventually mold his son to be a ball player, honing his talent and instilling in him the drive necessary to fulfill his childhood dream of playing in the Bronx. Complete with sixteen pages of color photographs, this touching and earnest memoir is a testament to hard work and a celebration of the generational gift of baseball between fathers and sons.

My Country Needs Me; The Story of Johnst $15.00

  

John Lennon First Day Cover With Lennon $25.00

  

Autograph, Marv Throneberry, 1962 New Yo $75.00

  

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<b>A CIVIL WAR BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY</b> By Roger D. Hunt. Published by McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2011, soft covers, 7 x 10, 216 pages, bibliography, index, illustrated and acknowledgements. Brand new condition. An invaluable reference source that was compiled by one of the top photographic historians in the country, my old Gettysburg friend, and colleague, Mr. Roger D. Hunt. This superb book done documents the lives of Union army colonels through the use of biographical sketches, known photographs and engravings many of which are being published for the first time! An indispensable reference work on Union regimental commanders from these specific states of the Union that should be on the shelf of every Union Civil War collector. This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above rank of colonel, failing to gain promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general during the Civil War, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work. "Hunt's work sets a fine example for serious researchers to follow, a definitive biographical dictionary of many of the lesser known but important leaders of the Civil War." Source: Civil War News An extremely valuable addition to Civil War literature, this very useful work is bound to be of interest to historians and Civil War enthusiasts alike. Pictured on the front cover counter clockwise from the top are: Horace Park, Colonel 1st Ohio Infantry; Norval E, Welch, Michigan Infantry, KIA, and James H. Dayton, 4th West Virginia Infantry.   <b>The Untold Story Of Mal Evans The Beatles Roadie, Personal Assistant and Devoted Friend</b> By Kenneth Womack with use of the Mal Evans journal and archives courtesy of the Evans children. Published by Harper Collins, 195 Broadway, New York, 2023, First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket which features a photograph of Paul McCartney and Mal Evans which was taken in front of his Hillside Road home, Allerton, Liverpool. 580 pages, index, profusely illustrated. Light wear. Very fine. Very desirable. A must have for any serious Beatles library. Beatles fans all over the world have been waiting a very long time for the memoirs and first hand accounts of Mal Evans to be published. This is the first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and close personal friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles’ story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved "boys." He was there for the whole of the group’s remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Let It Be rooftop concert. Leaving a stable job as tele-communications engineer to serve as road manager for this fledgling band, Mal was the odd man out from the start—older, married with children, and without any music business experience. And yet he threw himself headlong into their world, traveling across the globe and making himself indispensable. In the years after the Beatles’ disbandment, "Big Mal" continued in their employ as each embarked upon solo careers. By 1974, he was determined to make his name as a songwriter and record producer, setting off for a new life in Los Angeles, where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976, on the verge of sharing his book with the world, Evans’s story came to a tragic end during a domestic standoff with the LAPD. For Beatles devotes, Mal’s life and untimely death have always been shrouded in mystery. For decades, his diaries, manuscripts, and vast collection of memorabilia was missing, seemingly lost forever…until now. Working with full access to Mal’s unpublished archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews, Beatles’ scholar and author Kenneth Womack affords readers with a full telling of Mal’s unknown story at the heart of the Beatles’ legend. Lavishly illustrated with unseen photos and ephemera from Mal’s archives, Living the Beatles’ Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four’s incredible story. <b><u>MAL EVANS</b></u>: Born on May 27, 1935, in Liverpool, England. He was shot to death by the Los Angeles Police Department, on January 4, 1976, at 40 years old, the same age John Lennon was when he was murdered in New York City, on December 8, 1980. Mal Evans was involved in what was termed a domestic dispute with his new girlfriend Fran Hughes, and he was tragically shot to death by the LAPD. Evans was very depressed and despondent and confused from being separated from his wife and two children in England, which came to a head when she asked him for a divorce just before Christmas. Evans was confused and incoherent from taking a heavy dose of Valium when 4 L.A. police officers arrived at his rented apartment. Mal had gone upstairs and grabbed a Winchester rifle, and when the police ordered him to drop it he pointed it at them. The officers repeatedly told Evans to put down the weapon but Evans refused, and 3 of the officers fired on him killing him instantly. Ironically he previously had been awarded the badge of "Honorary Sheriff of Los Angeles County" and met with a horrible ending for a man who was beloved by the four Beatles and their fans, and generally had a mild mannered disposition. It has been argued by historians that his death was a suicide by cop, as Evans had written a will the night before. Mal first met The Beatles when he worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant roadie, and over time, he became a constant companion to the group, being present on all of their tours, and after the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, at nearly all of their recording sessions. A constant presence in their inner circle, the Beatles occasionally used Evans as an extra musician; and he made many often uncredited contributions on most Beatles albums from Rubber Soul (1965) onwards. During the final years of the group, and continuing after their break-up in 1970, Evans worked as a record producer and continued to work with the individual Beatles on their solo projects. As a producer, his biggest hit was with the Badfinger top 10 hit "No Matter What."   <b>Mortally wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 2, 1863 From the personal collection of Surgeon & General Bernard John Dowling Irwin. Irwin has the distinct honor of being the first recipient of the Medal of Honor in U.S. military history by date of action, February 13, 1861</b> (1824-1863) Born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), he graduated in the West Point class of 1846, a class that furnished 24 general officers to the Union and Confederate armies during The War Between the States. He earned the brevets of captain and major during the Mexican War distinguishing himself at the Battle of Chapultepec. He was an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., from 1851-61. When Virginia seceded from the Union in May 1861, Jackson joined the Confederate Army. He distinguished himself as a brigade commander at the 1st Battle of Manassas, on July 21, 1861. He appeared on the field of battle just in the nick of time to furnish crucial reinforcements to the Confederate forces, and beat back a fierce Union assault. Confederate General Barnard E. Bee, shouted encouragement to his men by saying, look there stands Jackson like a stonewall, rally around the Virginians! From that July day forward, the sobriquet "STONEWALL" stuck with General Jackson forever! He waged a magnificent campaign of surprise and maneuver in the spring of 1862, against the Federal Army in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, in such places as Kernstown, Front Royal, Winchester, and Port Republic, in what became known as "Jackson's Valley Campaign. Using a combination of great audacity, excellent knowledge of the terrain, and the great ability to inspire his troops to great feats of marching and fighting, his men earned the nickname of "Jackson's Foot Cavalry." General Jackson was regarded by many military historians to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. military history. He would go on to fight in the Seven Days Battles in Virginia, the Battles of Cedar Mountain, 2nd Manassas, Chantilly, Harpers Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. It was at the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of General Robert E. Lee's greatest victories that General Stonewall Jackson would have his date with destiny, and he was mortally wounded by friendly fire on the evening of May 2, 1863. While he was returning from a night reconnaissance, Jackson and his staff came upon sentries of the 18th North Carolina Infantry, who mistook the group for a Union cavalry unit. In the confusion shots were fired and General Jackson was struck by 3 bullets, two in the left arm, and one in the right hand. Jackson's personal surgeon, Doctor Hunter Mc Guire, amputated his arm, and he was placed in an army ambulance and brought to a farmhouse at Guinea Station, Va., where he died 8 days later, on May 10, 1863, of complications from pneumonia. When General Robert E. Lee first learned of Jackson's wounding and the amputation of his left arm, he famously said you have lost your left arm, but I have lost my right arm, illustrating the place that Jackson held in Lee's eyes, and in his gallant Army of Northern Virginia. Lee wrote to Jackson after learning of his injuries: "Could I have directed events, I would have chosen for the good of the country to be disabled in your stead." Lee had not only lost a good friend, but his best tactical general. The loss of Jackson was catastrophic to the Confederacy. Historians believe that if Stonewall Jackson had been with Lee at Gettysburg, less than 2 months after his death, the epic 3 day battle in the small Pennsylvania farm town may very well have had a much different outcome. General Jackson's body was moved to the Governor's Mansion in Richmond for the public to mourn, and then was brought back to his beloved Lexington, Va., to be buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. Lexington, Va., was the town where Jackson taught at V.M.I., and lived in the only house he ever owned in his lifetime. In 1870, his commander General Robert E. Lee, would join his old comrade in eternal rest, as Lee was interred not far away in the chapel of Washington College, in Lexington. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Corners of the mount are very minutely trimmed. Bust view in Confederate general's uniform. Written in red period ink on the front mount is, "Lt. Genl. Thos. J. Jackson, C.S.A." which is written in period red ink on the front mount. Irwin specifically used red ink to identify all those generals in his collection who were killed during the war. Back mark, C.D. Fredricks & Co., New York, Habana and Paris. RARE. Irwin also ID the image in period ink on the reverse, "Lieut. Genl. Thos. J. Jackson, C.S.A., "Stonewall." Going back to his red ink he wrote, "Killed at Chancellosville, Va., May 1863. At 40." Written at the bottom of the reverse is, Genl. B.J.D. Irwin album No. 33. Excellent view. <b>History of United States Surgeon & General Bernard John Dowling Irwin Surgeon & General Irwin was the first United States Medal of Honor Recipient by date of action, February 13, 1861.</b> <b><u>GENERAL B.J.D. IRWIN</b></u>: (1830-1917) Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, he immigrated with his parents to the United States in the 1840s. He attended New York University from 1848 to 1849, and then served as a private in the New York Militia. In 1850, he entered Castleton Medical College, and he later transferred to New York Medical College, where he graduated in 1852. He served as a surgeon and physician at the State Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, NYC, until his appointment as assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army in 1856. He was an assistant army surgeon during the Apache Wars, and was the first Medal of Honor recipient chronologically by date of action. His actions on February 13, 1861, at Apache Pass, Arizona, are the earliest for which the Medal of Honor was awarded! The citation on his medal of honor reads; "Voluntarily took command of troops and attacked and defeated hostile Indians he met on the way. Surgeon Irwin volunteered to go to the rescue of 2d Lt. George N. Bascom, 7th U.S. Infantry, who, with 60 men, was trapped by Chiricahua Apaches under Cochise. Irwin and 14 men, not having horses, began the 100-mile march riding mules. After fighting and capturing Indians, recovering stolen horses and cattle, he reached Bascom's column and helped break his siege." Cochise, the Apache Indian chief, and a group of Apache warriors were accused of kidnapping a boy and a small group of U.S. soldiers in the Arizona Territory after the Army had captured Cochise's brother and nephews. When the Army refused to make a prisoner exchange, Cochise killed his prisoners. Soldiers then killed Cochise's brother and nephews. 2nd Lieutenant George Nicholas Bascom led a group of 60 men from the 7th U.S. Infantry after Cochise but was soon besieged, prompting a rescue mission by the army. In response to the siege of Bascom and his men, Irwin set out on a rescue mission with 14 men of the 1st U.S. Dragoons. He was able to catch up with the Apaches at Apache Pass in present day Arizona. He strategically placed his small unit around Cochise and his men, tricking the Apache leader into thinking that he had a much larger army with him. The Apaches fled and Bascom and his men were saved. Bascom and his men joined Irwin and together they were able to track Cochise into the mountains & rescued the young boy that Cochise had captured. The Medal of Honor did not exist during the time of the "Bascom Incident," and would not be established until a year later in 1862. However, the actions of Irwin were well remembered, and he was awarded the Medal of Honor just prior to his retirement. Irwin's actions were the earliest for which the Medal of Honor was awarded, predating the outbreak of the American Civil War. Irwin subsequently served with the Union army during the Civil War, and was promoted to captain in August 1861, and the next year was appointed medical director under Major General William "Bull" Nelson. He improvised one of the first field hospitals used by the U.S. Army at the Battle of Shiloh, on April 7, 1862. He was captured during the Battle of Richmond, Ky., while attempting to save the wounded General Nelson. He was promoted to major in September 1862, and after his release from a Rebel prison he became medical director in the Army of the Southwest. From 1863 to 1865, he was superintendent of the military hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and in March of 1865, he was brevetted to the rank of colonel. He was a companion of the California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and the Order of the Indian Wars of the United States. After the Civil War, Irwin served as a senior medical officer at several U.S. army posts, including West Point from 1873 to 1878. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in September 1885, to colonel in August 1890, and to brigadier general in April 1904. He died in Ontario, Canada, on December 15, 1917, and is buried in the West Point Cemetery, at the U.S. Military Academy, New York. His son George LeRoy Irwin, graduated from West Point in 1889, and served in World War I, becoming a Major General in the U.S. Army. His grandson Stafford LeRoy Irwin, graduated from West Point in 1915, and served in World War II, and became a Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army. His daughter, Amy Irwin Addams McCormick, was a nurse with the American Red Cross and served during World War I. General Irwin was an admirer and collector of photographs, and he put together a very large, and superb collection of Union and Confederate images. Interestingly, he collected photographs of both Rebels and Yankees alike. I have owned several famous military photograph albums before and never came across one that collected images from both sides of the rebellion. He numbered each individual image, and wrote a brief historical notation on each one. His was a superb Civil War image collection. Each image is rare because it is "one of a kind" having come from the Irwin album!  Remaining in fine original condition, this stoneware master ink stands approximately 9 3/16 inches tall and 3 ˝ inches in diameter. It bears the key marking <B>J. BOURNE & SON / DENBY POTTERY</B> as well as the <B>R. & J. ARNOLD</B> stamp for <I>Arnold’s Writing Fluid</I>. By the 1840s–1860s, P. & J. Arnold of London had become one of the most prominent exporters of writing fluid to America, with their stoneware‑bottled ink sold through stationers in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Richmond, Charleston, and other major cities. A major supplier of writing fluid to both Union and Confederate quartermasters during the Civil War, Arnold inks are well documented in surviving Union and Confederate inventories, private‑purchase receipts, and blockade‑runner cargo lists. An eye‑catching addition to any antique writing‑equipment grouping, this stoneware master ink will be of special interest to the Civil War collector—Union or Confederate. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

Colonels in Blue; Michigan, Ohio & West $35.00

  

Living The Beatles Legend $15.00

  

CDV, General Thomas J. " Stonewall&q $350.00

  

c. 1840–1860 – ‘R. & J. ARNOLD’ Writing $145.00
Best known for his patented wooden surgical splints, Dr. Almiron M. Day patented several splint designs in the 1850s through the mid-1860s, including arm, leg, shoulder and collarbone splint designs for the purpose of immobilizing injuries. All widely adopted by Union Army surgeons, Dr. Day’s splints were used extensively in the army hospitals during the Civil War. A notable innovation in Civil War-era battlefield medicine and now prized by collectors and historians alike, examples of Dr. Day’s splints are on display at the National Civil War Medical Museum in Frederick, Maryland, and the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ( see also: Dammann’s <I>’Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments and Equipment.’</I> The subject Day’s surgical leg splint was adjustable and shaped to support leg, ankle and heel and is offered here in complete, functional and as used with good evidence of period use and tattering while remaining pleasing condition . Untouched and left as found pure and as set aside decades ago, this offering is best described by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal. An outstanding item for the Civil War enthusiast. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  A reflection of our personal preference for those utilitarian personal items that were little valued and so frequently used up and cast aside so as to be nearly nonexistent today, we acquired this as new Civil War vintage hair comb years ago in a period store of sutler packet. Not a big deal to the unenchanted but a true rarity to the deep dish personal item enthusiast, this horn comb even retains its paper wrapper! A standout in any soldier’s personal item grouping. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>  Best described by the accompanying illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this Order of the Golden Cross device measures approximately 1 inch square. It remains in fine condition, complete with its original <I>T-back</I> fastening pin and a period inscription to E. R. Fairfield. This piece was acquired from among the North Carolina descendant keepsakes of <B>Erasmus R. Fairfield</B>, who served with the <B>33rd North Carolina Infantry</B>. Entering military service in 1861<I> 'for the duration of the war’</I>, Fairfield served with the 33rd N.C. through many of the Civil War’s most significant engagements, including New Bern, the Seven Days Battles, Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. By the time the remnants of the 33rd NC surrendered on April 9, 1865, <U>only 11 officers and 108 men remained.</U> In the decades following the war, Fairfield became a pillar of his community, most notably recognized by the establishment of the <B>E. R. Fairfield Masonic Lodge, No. 520</B>. He was also an active member of the Order of the Golden Cross, a fraternal benefit society founded in 1876. While this device is certainly post-Civil War, it remains a desirable Confederate veteran-related item and a scarce piece of fraternal history in its own right. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this percussion cap revolver bullet mold is maker marked ‘MANHATTAN FIREARMS MANUF'G CO. N.Y.’ and remains in pleasing original condition while showing good age and evidence of period use. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

Day’s Patent Civil War vintage SURGICAL $235.00

  

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33rd N. Carolina Veteran’s United Order $145.00

  

Civil War vintage - . 36 Cal. Manhattan F $185.00
<b>The People, The Moments, The Traditions</b> Exquisite hard cover book, 9 1/2 x 12, over 158 pages, profusely illustrated with superb photographs highlighting the 100 seasons of this historic New York Giants football franchise. There are also plenty of biographies, and stories about the club, its players, coaches, owners and so much more. If you are a New York Giants football fan this book is a must have. It will give you hour upon hour of enjoyment especially when you get together with other New York Giants fans. The book is in brand new condition. Extremely desirable.   Revised edition featuring a front cover photo of the Mets manager, former National League All Star shortstop, Bud Harrelson. 128 pages, and profusely illustrated, with photos, statistics, rosters, schedule, etc. The book shows some very light wear, but it is in overall very fine condition. A desirable addition to any Mets collection. The 1990 New York Mets had two managers that year. They started the season off with Davey Johnson who was their 1986 World Championship manager, who was fired on May 29th, after the team started off their season with a 20-22 record. Bud Harrelson was brought in from his 3rd base coaching position to take over leading the team and under his tutelage the Mets finished the 1990 season with a 91-71 record to finish up in second place in the National League Eastern Division 4 games behind the division winning Pittsburgh Pirates. TRIVIA; Bud Harrelson was elected as a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame as a shortstop in 1986. Some of the star players on the 1990 New York Mets roster were Dwight Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson, David Cone, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, John Franco, Todd Hundley, and Kevin McReynolds.   CONGRATULATIONS! You have received a game used jersey card from the Upper Deck Company, LLC. On the front of this card is an authentic piece of a jersey worn by Tom Seaver in an Official Mets MLB Game. We hope you enjoy this piece of Major League Baseball History as we at Upper Deck continue to keep you as close as you can get! Richard P. McWilliam, CEO. The Upper Deck Company, LLC. Upper Deck, Legendary Cuts, and the card hologram are TMs of the Upper Deck Company, , LLC, 2004. @2004- The Upper Deck, LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. respectively M.L.B. com. Includes logos of the New York Mets, Upper Deck, M.L.B., Cooperstown Collection, and National Baseball Hall of Fame. # LSW-TS. <u>Tom Seaver</u>: Born in Fresno, California, November 17, 1944. Died Calistoga, California, on August 31, 2020. Nicknamed, "Tom Terrific," and "The Franchise." <u>MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LIFETIME STATISTICS</u>: Played 20 MLB seasons with the Mets, Reds, White Sox and Red Sox MLB won-lost record, 311-205 Career E.R.A. 2.86 Career Strike Out Total 3,640 Seaver recorded a 4–0 no-hitter for the Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978, at Riverfront Stadium, in Cincinnati Seaver threw five one-hitters for the Mets, including two games in which no-hit bids were broken up in the ninth inning His feat of striking out ten consecutive batters has only been matched one other time, by Aaron Nola of the Phillies in 2021 Tom Seaver and Walter Johnson are the only two MLB pitchers to have 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts, and an earned run average under 3.00 MLB All Star player 12 times World Series Champ in 1969 with the New York Mets 3 time National League Cy Young winner, 1969, 1973 and 1975 National League Rookie of the Year in 1967 3 time National League Wins Leader, 1969, 1975 and 1981 3 time National League E.R.A. Leader, 1970, 1971, and 1973 5 time National League Strike Out Leader, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1976 The Mets retired Seaver's uniform number 41 in 1988 in a Tom Seaver Day ceremony, making him the franchise's first player to be so honored Seaver was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 1992, with the then-highest percentage of votes with 98.84% He was named on 425 out of 430 ballots. Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. On April 15, 2022, at their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Mets unveiled a 10-foot statue of Tom Seaver in front of Citi Field, Flushing, New York   Group lot of twelve authentic, original 3 1/2 x 2 1/2, black and white Topps Beatles trading cards from 1964. Each card has a printed facsimile autograph of a different member of the Beatles printed in blue on the face of the card. Printed in red/orange letters on the back of each card is 2ND SERIES, with the individual card numbers, and the initials T.C.G. (Topps Chewing Gum) Printed in the U.S.A. Very fine condition. The 1964 black and white Beatles cards were released in three distinct series with a combined total of 165 cards. The 1964 Topps Chewing Gum Beatles cards consisted of multiple sets featuring studio shots, candid moments, and portraits. The 2nd Series includes cards #61 to #115. This group lot includes cards: 63, 65, 66, 72, 78, 85, 89, 91, 92, 97, 102, 110. Nice starter set to build on. These 1964 Topps Beatles cards are still extremely popular today.

New York Football Giants, 100 Seasons $45.00

  

1990 New York Mets Yearbook $15.00

  

Tom Seaver Legendary Uniform Swatch Card $35.00

  

1964 Group Lot of Topps Beatles Trading $20.00
<b>"Key Member of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia" He Was Elvis's Road Manager and one of his closest friends being co-best man at the wedding of Elvis & Priscilla on May 1, 1967</b> (1938-2016) Nicknamed "Diamond Joe Esposito," he was born in Chicago, Illinois, and his first face to face meeting with Elvis Presley was when they were both serving in the U.S. Army together in 1958 at an Army base in Friedberg, West Germany. They quickly became lifelong friends with Esposito becoming the right hand man of Elvis in 1960. After Elvis completed the movie contracts he had signed through Colonel Tom Parker in the 1960's, he returned to active live touring bringing his stage band on the road with him and Joe Espositio became his road manager. Esposito served as co-best man, with Marty Lacker at Elvis's 1967 wedding in Las Vegas, while Esposito's wife, Joanie, served as the matron of honor, and Priscilla’s sister Michelle was the maid of honor. After the death of Elvis Presley, on August 16, 1977, at Graceland, the home of Elvis in Memphis, Tenn., Joe was a main consultant on multiple Elvis projects, and was considered to be one of the most respected sources on Elvis Presley in the world. His home movies are featured in many projects including the CBS Primetime Special, "Elvis By the Presleys." Esposito had three children; daughters Debbie and Cindy and son Anthony. Joe Esposito died on November 23, 2016, after a year of declining health. His daughter mentioned that the cause of death was complications caused by dementia. Joe published a half dozen books on the life of Elvis Presley and he also made numerous appearances in the motion picture films of the King, Elvis Presley. The films Joe Esposito appeared in include: Kid Gallahad, It Happened at the World's Fair, Kissin' Cousins, Viva Las Vegas, Roustabout, Spinout, Clambake, Stay Away Joe, Live a Little, Love a Little, The Trouble With Girls, Elvis That's The Way It Is, Elvis on Tour, and This Is Elvis. 8 x 10, black and white photograph, of Elvis Presley standing side by side with Joe Esposito. The photo is beautifully signed in black sharpie pen by Joe: "To Lenny, Keep Rockin' To "Elvis," TCB (Taking Care of Business), Joe E., 2008. "TCB" was the famous catch phrase used by Elvis, "Taking Care of Business," and the lightning bolt indicated in a flash. The signed photo was obtained by me in person. He had some very special pieces of jewelry made up by his friend, Memphis jeweler, Lowell Hays, with the "T.C.B." logo within a lightning bolt design which added the meaning, "Takin' Care of Business in a Flash." These were prized possessions by all that received them directly from from Elvis who personally put them around the neck of the gift's recipient making them all lifelong memories. The "T.C.B." necklace and ring shown below are from my own personal collection which were gifted to me by my very dear friend, the late Joe Moscheo, one of the leaders of Elvis Presley's back up gospel group, "The Imperials." The "Imperials" were part of the original live touring band that accompanied Elvis in his comeback residency at The International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1969, and they also traveled with him on the road doing many live performances around the country, doing some 500 shows in total including "The Houston Astrodome." where they accompanied Presley during his six record breaking attendance concert appearances at the Houston Astro Dome in the fall of 1970. They also recorded with Elvis at RCA studios in Nashville and Los Angeles on his gospel albums and his Christmas albums. I was extremely fortunate enough to be taken on personal tours of these studios by Joe, a dream of a lifetime for me. This one was made directly by Lowell Hays himself from the original molds so that whenever Elvis wanted to order more of them to give out as gifts. Lowell had the original molds. I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, and know the right people. and I was gifted a gold "TCB" necklace, and ring. Elvis also had Lowell make him some "TLC" necklaces for his lady family and friends which of course stood for, "Tender Loving Care." These were also extremely precious gifts that Elvis enjoyed giving out to some of the most beautiful ladies in his life. He loved to give them out and he personally put the necklaces around these ladies necks! Joe Moscheo, gave me one of the Elvis "TLC" necklaces to my wife Joanne whom he adored for Christmas one year after spending time with him at his home in Nashville. During one Christmas I gave Joanne's "TLC" necklace to a very special lady and dear friend of mine who literally saved my life. She became my personal care giver for well over a year and gave me all of the kindest "TLC" that I could ever need to get through the most devastating days, and darkest nights that ever filled my heart with the rawest depression, and emotions that I had ever experienced in my entire life when Joanne passed away from Alzheimer's disease. Joanne was my absolute everything, and we worked together in my War Between The States business for well over 25 years. Being with her at work, and traveling all over the country meeting all kinds of wonderful people from ever corner of America was a great blessing that I can't put into words. She was even a big New York sports fan and we always watched the Mets, Yankees, Giants, Jets and Knicks on television, and we also took in many games in person when our schedule would allow us to. One year she surprised me with a tremendous birthday gift, box seats in the 3rd row right behind the Yankees dugout at Baltimore against the Orioles. It was a very close low scoring game in which the Yankees won with Alex Rodriquez hitting the game winning home run, and Mariano Rivera getting the save. As an unplanned, unexpected bonus we sat right next to Brian Cashman, the Yankees General Manager at the time. He was very pleasant to us and we talked baseball all night. It was just one of those perfect nights we are sometimes all very lucky to experience. The other cool thing about watching the Yankees play in Baltimore which I did many times is that there were just as many Yankees fans there as there were Orioles fans. We were all decked out in our Yankees gear and did not have to worry about being jumped by the home town faithful. I saw many Orioles games in old Memorial Park, and the newer Camden Yards Stadiums, and I say this with all due respect, what a difference in the very comfortable, laid back feeling there are at the Orioles home games compared to say New York. After Joanne died, I struggled like never before, and I lost my will to live not having any family or close friends left near by me. By this time time my spinal disease crippled me and I could no longer travel or do much at all. This very dear young lady that I hired as my care giver was very perceptive and she sensed how brokenhearted I was, and how difficult it was for me to carry on alone without Joanne, so she adopted me as her "Grandfather." What a huge thrill of a lifetime. On my birthday one year she came over to visit me on her day off and gave me this very special card that said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA" with a lovely handwritten note in the card that said I never had a grandfather, but if I could hand pick one man in this whole world I would choose you, and she became the only family I ever needed. She was a perfect companion, and treated me with the utmost respect, compassion, and acted like a complete lady at all times! I could not have ever expected to be with a more caring young woman in my life. I too felt very strongly, that since I never was blessed with children or grandchildren, I did not have to look any further to find the absolute best there ever was! She gave me a singular purpose to live and carry on the fight, and never give up on life. I sincerely hope she knows that she is totally responsible for giving me another chance at life, and I owe you my life. I hope I can prove worthy of what a tremendous blessing our Lord bestowed upon me, through you, and I truly hope that I can make you proud of what I do with whatever God has left on this earth for me to accomplish. I do not think he would have kept me around unless he had plans for me. Never having had children or grandchildren of my own this loving gesture by this young lady was one of the greatest gifts I ever have received in my life, and she was directly responsible for giving me a special reason to live and keep fighting. This beautiful, kind, caring and lovely young lady literally saved my life without a doubt not asking anything in return. She ended up giving birth to her first child, a beautiful girl, and she quit the care giving company she worked for to stay home and raise her baby. I have since lost touch with her, which saddens me greatly, but if she happens to read this message I will never forget your unselfish actions, and how you saved this grieving old man's life from misery, doom and gloom. I was on death's doorstep until you walked into my life out of the blue, and answered my humble prayers, and gave me a reason to fight back which ultimately saved my life! Where ever you are my sweet young lady friend, I will be forever, and eternally grateful to you. May God always protect you, keep you, your baby, and your family safe, and please know that you will have a special, loving place in my heart forever. I sincerely hope that our paths cross again some day, and if not, please know that you did a wonderful thing for this lonely old man. GOD bless you! The necklace and the ring pictured here are from my own personal collection and are NOT FOR SALE.  While nearly all period examples Civil War friendship rings were handmade by soldiers using salvaged materials like bone or gutta-percha, there were also various commercially manufactured friendship rings available for purchase in the era. Rarely encountered today, these commercially made examples were most frequently purchased at home to be sent to a loved one at war or worn by a at home as token of love and support. This rarely surviving commercial example remains in pleasing all original condition with good evidence of age, originality and period use. Displaying a good amount of dark tarnish as comes to silver with time a significant feature to the Civil War collector will be that its large man’s size 9 ľ indicates that this example was solder worn rather than being worn by a loved one at home. Set off by a hart augmented by a patriotic anchor and crossed cannons this ring will make a nice addition to any Civil War grouping. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this seldom found original U.S. Mod. 1821 infantry shako plate measures 3 1/8 in width with two period proper soldered on wire fastening loops. Struck from sheet brass in that sharp detail that knowledgeable collectors demand as evidence of period authenticity, this rare offering sports a most appealing natural age patina as additional good evidence of age and originality. Worn on the <I>bell crown</I> leather shako by regular U.S. Army units and state militias during the 1820s through the Mexican-American War era, surplus plates left in federal and state arsenals saw limited use into the Civil War. (see: Stanly Philips - <I>Excavated Artifacts of the Civil War</I> supplement 1, pages 111 & 113) <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this vintage mermaid pipe tamper will make a nice addition to any antique pipe or tobacco grouping. Measuring 3 Ľ inches in total length its hand carved bone mermaid figure it will be of special interest to the nautical enthusiast. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

Autograph, Joe Esposito $15.00

  

Civil War vintage - patriotic FRENDSHIP $145.00

  

Original! Mod. 1821 US Shako Hat Plate $175.00

  

antique carved bone Pipe Tamper $155.00
Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this Confederate postal cover bears a pair of the 1863/64 Jefferson Davis, 10c stamps designed and engraved by Frederick Halpin, (CSA #12, Type II). Of particular interest to the historian will be that the cover is addressed to <U>Mis Regina<B><I> ‘Lily’</I> Harrison</U></B> daughter to<B>James Thomas Harrison</B> Confederate delegate to the Montgomery Convention that formed the Confederate States, delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress (1861–62) and member of the Confederate Congress for the entire war , representing Mississippi. Of additional interest and likely most importance to Confederate historians will be that<I> ‘Mis Lily Harrison’</I> <U>became the wife of</U> Confederate <B>Lt. Gen. Stephen Dill Lee</B> who likely authored the cover to his beloved future wife <I>Lily</I>. While we are not <I>expert</I> the penned address seems by comparison likely to be in the hand of the Lt. Gen. Stephen Lee. Further, Lee’s existing letters to Regina Harrison refer to her by her middle name <I>Lily</I>. A desirable Confederate historical remnant above and beyond the Jefferson Davis postage stamps. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  A desirable item, this delicately brass hinged trinket box is made from a tiger cowrie shell. Attractive and durable, this item was suitable for travel and storing of small personal items such as jewelry, medication, tobacco snuff and so on. The box offers a beautiful natural pattern in shades of brown, cream, and gold, making it a stylish addition to any vintage personal collection. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Nicely preserved with no condition issues and offering the two piece mold seam collectors appreciate, this Dr. J. HOSTETTE’S STOMACH BITTERS ,18 FLUID OZ. marked amber bottle stands approximately 9 inches. Formulated by Dr. Jacob Hostetter 1853 and commercialized by his son the <I>’cure’</I> became so widely used in the mid-19th century that it was actually <B> government rationed </B>to Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Though marketed as a remedy for various ailments, Hostette’s bitters were most widely appreciated for the alcohol content becoming staple in saloons across America. An attractive piece of Americana for the Civil War enthusiasts, this attractive bottle will fit nicely in any frontier Western or period saloon grouping. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Easily referenced in Neuman’s <I>Collector’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution</I>, Bill Dancy’s <I>’ Discovering Virginia's Colonial Artifacts’</I> and a Guilford Court House National Park Service Museum display, such early forged iron sickles with the long sweeping blade are frequently touted for their Revolutionary War military use. While true, such hand sickle’s though true enough they were a common farm utility in their time. That said they were heavily used in the period and have seldom survived. This example remains in untouched, totally original condition and will make a nice addition to any period collection. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>

CS Postal Cover- to Daughter of CSA Cong $175.00

  

vintage - Tiger Cowrie Shell – TRINKET $55.00

  

blown 2 piece mold Dr. J. HOSTETTE’S STO $125.00

  

Original! 1700s / very early 1800s – fo $125.00
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say this touching memorial rhyme is easily read, and remains in pleasing period condition with no tears or repairs. The sonnet was penned by <U>Cpt. Enoch G. Adams</U> who was a 23 year old graduate of Yale and teacher when he enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Private of Co. D of the soon to be hard fought <B>2nd New Hampshire Infantry</B>. Promoted to Sargent 10/1/1861, wounded at the Battle of Williamsburg on 5/51862, then commissioned 2nd Lieut 8/10/1862. Discharged for promotion on 5/6/1864 when he was promoted Captain of the <B>1st Regt. U. S. Volunteers</B> Capt. Adams was <U>in command of the 1st USV for 4 months in which as senior Capt. and acting Colonel.</U> After the War he lived for a time in National Military Home, KY. He died in Berwick, Maine in 1901. The sonnet reads as follows: <CENTER> <B>Verse #1</B> My brave lad he sleeps in his faded coat of blue In his lonely grave unknown, lie the heart that beat so true He sank faint and hungry among the famished brave <I>Chorus</I> No more the bugle calls the weary one Rest noble spirit in thy grave unknown I shall find you and know you among the good and true Where a robe of white is given for the faded coat of blue He cried give me water and just one little crumb And my Mother she will bless you through all the years to come Oh tell my sweet sister so gentle, good and true That I'll meet her up in heaven in my faded coat of blue <B>Verse #2</B> Oh he said my dear comrades you cannot take me home But you'll mark, mark my grave for Mother she will find it if she comes I fear she will not know me among the good and true When a robe of white is given for the faded coats of blue <I>Chorus</I> No dear one was by him to close his sweet blue, blue eyes And no gentle one was nigh him to give him sweet replies No stone marks the sod over my bed so brave and true In his lonely grave he sleeps in his faded coat of blue In his lonely grave he sleeps in his faded coat of blue <I>Chorus</I></CENTER> <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>1969 Major League Baseball World Series Ron Swoboda, New York Mets, "The Catch"</b> Game 4 of the 1969 World Series between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, was played at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York, on October 15, 1969. Mets right fielder Ron Swoboda arguable made one of the greatest catches in World Series history when he executed a diving catch of a low sinking line drive hit by the Orioles perennial gold glove third baseman, and All Star, Brooks Robinson. It was the top of the ninth inning with Mets ace Tom Seaver and the highly underdog New Yorkers clinging on to a narrow 1-0 lead when Swododa stepped into the baseball history books. With one out and Oriole runners on 1st and third, Brooks Robinson hit a low sinking liner to Swoboda who had been playing straight away. As the ball was heading for the right center gap Swoboda dove and made a spectacular catch probably saving the game for the Mets. Frank Robinson scampered home after the catch to tie the score at 1-1. The game went into the 10th inning with Orioles Manager Earl Weaver electing to go with right handed relief specialist Dick Hall to start the inning. Hall finished the 1969 regular season with a sparkling 1.92 E.R.A. The first batter he faced was Mets catcher Jerry Grote who promptly doubled to left field to lead off the Mets 10th. Mets Manager Gil Hodges decided to pull Grote, the potential winning run, for a much faster runner and brought in the speedy outfielder Rod Gaspar to run for him. Hall then intentionally walked Mets infielder Al Weis to put Mets runners on first and second to set up a potential double play. Tom Seaver was the next scheduled Mets hitter and Hodges pulled him for a pinch hitter, and brought in their back up catcher, the left handed hitting J.C. Martin to bat for Seaver. Weaver then decided to bring in another one of his ace relievers, the left handed Pete Richert to face Martin. Martin then placed a bunt down the first base line forcing pitcher Richert to field it. Richert wheeled to 1st base for what seemed like an easy out, but instead his throw hit Martin in the wrist and bounced down the first base line into right field which allowed Gaspar to easy cross home plate with the Mets winning run, as they scored a 2-1 victory in ten innings putting the Mets into a commanding 3 games to 1 advantage in the World Series. Weaver and the Orioles immediately protested claiming that Martin had run inside of the 1st base line before he was hit by Richert's throw, but their argument went to no avail as the umpiring crew saw the play differently ruling in favor of the Mets that there was no interference by J.C. Martin on the play. Martin’s walk-off bunt was only the second one in postseason MLB history, the first one occurring in the 1914 World Series between the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Ron Swoboda Autographed 8 x 10 color photograph. The photo depicts Swoboda scrambling to his feet after the catch in order to throw the ball into the Mets infield to prevent further advancement by the Oriole base runner. The picture has been beautifully signed in blue sharpie pen with a large and bold signature, "Ron Swoboda, "THE CATCH," '69 W.S. Champs. Choice condition and ready to frame and hang in your favorite room. I obtained this in person and it has been part of my Len Rosa personal collection. Trivia: The attendance at Shea Stadium for Game #4 of the 1969 World Series was 57,367.   Best described here by our photographs as to condition and eye appeal, this important grouping was acquired by us several years ago when it surfaced intact from a Rhode Island estate and will come with our letter of provenance. The group includes Bvt. Brig. General James Shaw Jr.’s<U> ninth plate daguerreotype portrait</U>, illustrated here alongside a period CDV image for comparison, (See also Roger Hunt’s Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue, p. 549, and Findagrave.com.) his <I><U>‘Christian’s Pocket Book’</I></U> carried while serving as Colonel of the 10th Rhode Island, and <U> U.S. staff officer’s button</U>. As his earlier staff buttons would have been Rhode Island state buttons this offering is thought to be a remnant of Shaw’s later Federal service with the 7th U.S. Colored Troops. Most noted for commanding the hard fought <B>7th U.S. Colored Troops</B>, the Rhode Island native, James Shaw Jr. served as Colonel of the <B>10th Rhode Island Infantry</B>, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the <B>12th Rhode Island Infantry</B>, before assuming command of the 7th USCT. He later led the <B>First Brigade, Second Division, XXV Corps</B>, the <U> only all Black corps in U.S. history.</U> Brevetted Brigadier General for <I>‘meritorious services during the war’</U>, Shaw was also instrumental in shaping the <B>Grand Army of the Republic’s</B> rules, regulations, and rituals adopted in 1869. A fuller appreciation of Shaw’s extensive Civil War service—and of the historical significance of the 7th U.S. Colored Troops—may be quickly obtained through any modern AI or archival search.<B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!   <b>New York Yankees Player & Coach Member of 17 World Series Champion Yankees Teams</b> (1910-2002) Born in San Francisco, California. He spent his entire seventeen-year Major League Baseball playing career, 1932-1948, playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. After his retirement as a player, he became the team's third base coach for an additional twenty seasons. From 1932 to 1968, Crosetti won a combined total of 17 World Series Championships, 8 as a player, and 9 as a coach. <u><b>CAREER PLAYING STATISTICS</u></b>: Batting Average: .245 Home Runs: 98 Runs Batted In: 649 Runs Scored: 1,006 Base on Balls: 792 Stolen Bases: 113 Member of the American League All Star Team: 1936 & 1939 American League Stolen Base Leader 1938 17 Time World Series Champion <u><b>CROSETTI TRIVIA</u></b>: Led the American League in Plate Appearances Twice, 1938 & 1939 Led the American League in Stolen Bases, 1938 Led A.L. in Being Hit by Pitch 8 Times, 1934, 1936-1940, 1942 and 1945 Became 3rd Base Coach of the Yankees in 1947 It is said that Crosetti waved home 16,000 runners in 25 years in the third-base coaching box Frank Crosetti, nicknamed "The Crow," died in 2002 at the age of 91 <b><u>AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH</b></u>: 3 1/2 x 5, black and white photograph of Crosetti wearing his New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed in black pen at the right side of the image. From 64 year old personal collection of Len Rosa. Excellent condition.

2nd New Hampshire soldier authored - FA $145.00

  

Autograph, Ron Swododa, New York Mets $35.00

  

7th US Colored Troops - Bvt. Brig. Gener $1750.00

  

Autograph, Frank Crosetti, New York Yank $20.00
This original copyright 1865 <I>’Armature Drama’</I> was published in wraps consisting of 20, 7 3/8 x 4 ľ inch pages and remains in excellent, complete condition with no tears, stains or other issues while offering good evidence of age and originality. A farcical ammeter play, <I>Wanted a Male Cook</I> is written in colloquial jargon complete with costume and stage prompts. Likely published just after the Civil War, in the back this play book offers several advertisements for additional plays to include <I>’A NEW GRAND ARMY DRAMA – THE SPY OF GETTYABURG’</I>. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Marked <B> S.S.STEWART</B> over <B>THE STUDENT 215</B>, this desirable old banjo measures 29 inches in total length with a 10 ľ inch diameter pot and remains in exceptionally nice original condition with the exception of one missing tension hook. Best described here by our illustrations as to physical specifics. The natural finish neck features a dark rosewood stained headstock and fretboard set off by natural pearl fret indicators. The rim is of beautifully figured birds eye maple. Originally designed by Samuel Swaim Stewart who was one of the most influential American banjo makers of the late 19th century the STUDENT was intended as an entry-level instrument affordable in the time while maintaining quality and craftsmanship. An especially nice all original old banjo.<B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, this unusual pair of Pat. 1862 sheet iron <I>cart de visite</I> frames house images of <B>Capt. Burbank Spiller</B> of Co. C <B>5th Maine Volunteer Infantry</B> and his wife Lucinda (<I>Lulu</I> Spiller. While both photo mounts were trimmed to accommodate these scarce metal frames, both are backmarked by Portland, Maine photographer George M. Howe and both are period identified in what clearly appears to be Capt. Spiller’s hand. (see period example signature) Commissioned on June 24, 1861 as 2nd Lt. of Co. K of the soon to be hard fought 5th Maine Infantry, Spiller was promoted to 1st Lt. on September23, 1861 then to Capt. Co. C on June 15,1863. A pleasing pair of images of a Civil War man and wife pair, the rarely encountered patent frames will be of special interest to the period collector. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!   <b>Negro League Baseball Star MLB Hall of Fame Nominated for the MLB All Century Team</b> (1903-1991) Born in Starkville, Misissippi, he was a center fielder, and pitcher, in the Negro Baseball League, and in the Mexican League, from 1922-1946. He is considered to have been one of the very fastest men ever to play the game. Legend has it that "Cool Papa" was so fast that he could turn off the light switch on the wall and be in bed before the lights turned off. He was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell began his professional career with the St. Louis Stars, as a pitcher in 1922. By 1924, Bell began working on his defensive skills and started to make appearances in the outfield. Bell made the permanent move to center field, and learned how to switch hit which enhanced his biggest asset that of his speed. He was now a couple steps closer to first base. Pitchers quickly realized that they could not afford to walk Bell as he was very capable of stealing 2nd and third base before they could even catch their breath, and then easily score a run, or force the pitcher to balk. Bell was described as being so fast that he once scored from first on a sacrifice bunt. Bell led the Stars to league titles in 1928, 1930, and 1931. While with the Stars, he played alongside close friend and shortstop Willie Wells and first baseman Mule Suttles. Teammate Ted Page commented on the clean off-the-field lifestyle that Bell lived. He said that Bell was "an even better man off the field than he was on it. He was honest. He was kind. He was a clean liver. In fact, in all of the years I've known him, I've never seen him smoke, take a drink or even say one cuss word. In 1999, Bell was ranked 66th on The Sporting News list of Baseball's Greatest Players, one of five players so honored who played all or most of their career in the Negro leagues, and was nominated for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He was named to the Washington Nationals Ring of Honor for his "significant contribution to the game of baseball in Washington, D.C." as part of the Homestead Grays on August 10, 2010. "Cool Papa" played on many different Negro League teams during his historic career. Among them were: the St. Louis Stars, Chicago American Giants, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Kansas City Monarchs, Detroit Wolves, and the Homestaed Grays. Negro League career batting statistics: Batting average: .325 Home Runs: 57 R.B.I.'s: 596 Negro League career pitching record: Win-Loss Record: 20-15 E.R.A.: 4.53 Strikeouts: 146 He was a two time Negro League world series champion, 1943 and 1944 He was an 8 time Negro League All Star He was elected as a member of the MLB Hall of Fame in 1974 Card Signature: 5 x 3, index card, boldly signed in ink, James "Cool Papa" Bell. Excellent condition. Extremely desirable Negro League autograph. ***Please note that the Negro League statistics were oftentimes incomplete.

original! Civil War era published Farcic $50.00

  

exceptionally nice S. S. Stewart’s STU $325.00

  

5th Maine Inf. Capt. Spiller & wife in $165.00

  

Autograph, James Cool Papa Bell $50.00
Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say this rarely found <B> DIXON & SON </B> <I>peace flask</I> remains in excellent condition while offering a pleasing untouched age patina and good evidence of period use and handling. Long considered the most attractive of U. S. martial issue powder flasks, this example will be just the thing for the collector looking for a nice pure example that demonstrates good evidence of period use. Otherwise functional and complete, actual use will require replacement of the internal charger spring. (see also: Howard Crouch’s (Excavated) <I>Civil War Artifacts - A Guide for the Historian</I> <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Standing approximately 8 ˝ inches and just under 3 inches in diameter, this classic old stoneware beer bottle is marked <I>GRAY – PORTOBELLO </I>. One of the most notable manufacturers, Gray, operated the Midlothian Potteries in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1858. They specialized in stoneware bottles, spirit jars, and chemist containers, all of which were found their way in quantity to the US and Confederacy. With good evidence of age and originality while remaining in pleasing original condition this classic old 1800s bottle will display well. An attractive period item without spending a lot of money. Now that is a rarity! <B>Don't forget to give our search feature a try</B> for special wants. A simple <B>key word</B> in lower case works best. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !  Titled <I>’Plan of Gettysburg with the battlefield of July 2nd & 3rd, 1863 and the National Cemetery’</I>, this offering was done by mid 1800s lithographer Augustus Meisel of Boston and may be referenced in the Library of Congress collection. In a nicely frameable 18X26 inch size the sheet shows battlefield troop positions, roads, railroads, streams, and a few houses as well as an insert plan for the Gettysburg National Cemetery. In pleasing condition on its face with folds that may be ironed out, the sheet has two minor seam separations are archivally repaired on the back. A nice period display item for the Gettysburg enthusiast without breaking the bank. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   Of special interest to American history enthusiasts, this centennial year 1876 carte de visite by Moore Bros. of Springfield offers a view of the offsprings of a Revolutionary War British POW, the 92 year old identical twins and <U>Springfield US Armory veterans</U>, Daniel and James Prince. Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal, the photo is accompanied by a period printed history of the <I>parentage and history of the twin brothers</I>. (A <I>ChatGPT</I> inquiry will produce much corroborating material.) A British soldier under Gen. Burgoyne, Daniel and James Prince's father was taken prisoner of war upon the 1777 capture of Burgoyne’s army at the Battle of Saratoga. Whin the defeated British troops were marched acrost country to Boston as prisoners of war Daniel Prince senior escaped while passing through Massachusetts an subsequently became a US citizen taking permanent residence in Williamsburg, Mass. where identical twins Daniel and James were born in 1784. Twin Daniel (photo left) entered the Springfield Armory in 1799 as an apprentices and worked his way up to serve as an arms inspector serving until 1827. He died in 1876 at the age of 92. Brother James was a farmer before entering the Springfield Armory as a laborer in 1810. In 1812 he began service as a government teamster before removing to Goshen, Mass in 1821 where he was engaged in farming. He died in 1878 at the age of 94. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

U. S. military issue PEACE FLASK $325.00

  

19th century STONEWARE BEER BOTTLE $55.00

  

Gettysburg Battlefield & National Cemete $75.00

  

Historic Americana - 1876 CDV – 92 year $65.00
Offered here untouched and as found after decades of storage, this 19th century boatswain’s pipe shows heavy period use and good evidence of period originality while remaining solid and pleasing to the eye. Due to its high pitch the pipe it could be heard over activities in bad weather or combat and was used by the Navy Boatswain to pass commands to the crew. Will set well in any Civil War era nautical grouping without breaking the bank. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  A relic of the old south, this vestige of our years of searching out such treasures will best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal. This desirable Confederate vet. walking stick is composed of a natural stick topped by a stout home carved bone <I><B>YANKE</I></B> skull. Measuring 35 1/2 inches in length and remains in pleasing condition while offering good evidence age and authenticity. Most likely just post-Civil War, this stick is a scarce example of an understandable but very carefully expressed lingering Southern resistance in the early <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  A visually impressive addition to any 19th century band instrument or headgear grouping, this size 7 Ľ bandsman shako remains in pleasing condition while offering good evidence of age, originality and period use. Set off by its bright color, and classic <I>bell crown</I> design, this eye appealing shako is totally original and complete retaining its original US Army Model 1881 eagle front plate.<B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described here by our photos as to content and condition, suffice it to say that per <I>Soldiers of Florida in the Civil War</I> and the<I>Biographical Rosters of Florida’s Soldiers 1861-1865</I>, William W. Hubbard enlisted at Fernandina, Florida on July 1,1861 and was mustered in as a <U>musician</U> Co. B <B>2nd Florida Infantry</B>. Promoted to <U>Hospital Steward</U> on January 11,1864, he was detailed to Lake City Hospital, Fla. on March 15,1864, Date and method of discharge not given. Further information is available in the September 19,1907 <I>Perth Amboy Evening News</I> obituary for Dr. William Ward Hubbard as the article advises that , <I>’ When the civil war broke out he enlisted in the 2nd Florida Regiment. He was afterward sent to a hospital in Virginia where he served during the remaining three years. After the war he went to medical college in Virginia from which institution he graduated. He also graduated from Bellevue in New York’</I>. The <I>U. S. School Catalogs 1765 1935 - Alumni of Medical Schools - New York University</I> lists William Ward Hubbard simply as <I>’surg. Conf. Army’</I> and lists his residence as Perth Amboy. Clearly a post-Civil War image, this period identified musician then hospital steward 2nd Florida, Confederate veteran is worthy of an appreciative home. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

vintage Navy BOATSWAIN’S PIPE $65.00

  

Carved Bone ‘YANKE’ Skull - CONFEDERAT $375.00

  

1880s Band Shako $245.00

  

Civil War Confederate Veteran - Dr. Wm. $225.00
Another treasure from our many years of seeking out such things, (see www.MaineLegacy.com) this exceptionally desirable Mod. 1842 emanated from the remains of Bosworth G. A. R. Post Department of Maine in Portland when the post was unceremoniously dismantled in the 1960s with much of its content scattered hither and yon. This likely early Civil War Confederate issue, Mod. 1842 <U>remains excellent condition</U> with good evidence of period use and carrying while offering crisp wood with pleasing natural age patina on wood and metal with crisp martial markings on both. The lock is mechanically excellent, with most of the internal parts retaining a large majority of their bright, fire-blued finish. The lock plate is marked US H. ASTON MIDDtn CONN 1852. Of special interest to the Confederate collector, the US on the US JPC P barrel marking bears obviously period peening obliteration. Per our internet research ( ChatGPT is a good start.) this particular obliteration method is attributed to pistols taken from the Alabama Mt. Vernon Arsenal. While it's difficult to find documentation on the exact obliteration process used by each of the various Confederate state arsenals, it is well established that many a captured or early war CS state arsenal US Mod. 1842 suffered this indignity by chisel crosshatching or peening. The stock remains in very pleasing condition with sharp edges and offers two crisp script inspection cartouches on the side flat, the final ordnance acceptance stamp W.A.T. in script of William A. Thornton and just forward of that the JCB inspection stamp of Joseph C. Bragg, perhaps familiar to collectors from his inspection of Colt Dragoons. In short, this arm remains in unmolested exceptional condition throughout while offering desirable evidence of light period use and carrying. Representing both the beginning and the end of an era in US military handguns, the Mod.1842 pistol was both the first official percussion ignition pistol to be adopted by the US military and the last of the large bore, single shot, smooth bore pistols to be issued in any quantity. The Model 1842 was .54 caliber with an 8 ˝ inch long smooth bore barrel intended to use the same round ball as the US Model 1841 Mississippi Rifle. A general service arm issued to the infantry, cavalry, dragoons, and artillery, like its flintlock predecessors, the Mod. 1842 had a large bulbous capped butt specifically designed to allow the weapon’s use as a club after discharge. Primarily issued from 1845 through 1851 the Mod.1842 saw heavy use in the Mexican / American War with large inventories transferred to state arsenals between 1855 and 1859. This included thousands to southern state arsenals, especially Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 these large Southern state stores of the Mod. 1842 saw issue in these now Confederate states. This piece has been of particular interest to us over the years by virtue of the fact that it emanated from the Portland Bosworth G.A.R. collection particularly known to us as containing many a captured CS treasure. We have always felt that its extra nice condition especially for Confederate use was an indication that the piece was an early Civil War re-capture. Ultimately passed to the Maine GAR Post #2 by a veteran member for inclusion in their collection, the pistol was deassessed to a local historian upon destruction of the Bosworth Hall in the 1960s, then acquired by us to be maintained as part of our personal collection. (see: www.MaineLegacy.com for a sampling ) Now in our 80s it is time to find an appreciative new home. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Remaining on its original 12 by 10 inch photographers mount, this 6 by 4 1/8 inch sepia photo remains in excellent condition with sharp focus and strong contrast. Titled <I>The Armory Abbotsford</I> it depicts the extensive antique firearms and edged weapons collection room in the home of Scottish novelist, poet and historian, Sir Walter Scott. Scott’s extensive collection of arms, armor, weapons and artefacts from Scottish and other histories is worthy of a detailed <I>look see</>. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Usually found in round birch wood boxes, this is the first and only tinned sheet iron Dr. Chilton's Fever and Ague Cure box we have encountered in our decades of seeking out such relics. Produced by Comstock & Brother and still bearing his period label, this rare tin pocket container remains in excellent original condition while offering desirable evidence of period use and originality. Produced under the company name Comstock and Brother until 1850, Comstock medicines included Indian Vegetable Elixir and Comstock’s Nerve and Bone Liniment among others. All popular mid-19th century cures. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!   <b>THE LAST 30 GAME WINNER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY</b> (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 games in MLB. That occurred in 1968, when his record was 31-6, with a 1.96 E.R.A., 280 strike outs, 336 innings pitched, and 28 complete games. You will never see these kind of statistics in MLB ever again!! Never!! 8 x 10, color photograph, signed in blue sharpie ink, Denny McLain, 31-6, 1968. Cy 68/69. Excellent condition. Wearing his gray flannel Detroit Tigers away game uniform. 31-6 was his win loss record in 1968 which he inscribes next to his record. He then adds his two Cy Young Award years, 1968-1969. In person signing, RC Collectibles, N.J., with COA with tamper proof matching hologram stickers. One is on the COA card, while the 2nd one is at the lower right corner of the photograph

Especially nice! likely Confederate i $1750.00

  

vintage Sir Walter Scott – ARMS COLLECTI $55.00

  

Dr. Chilton's Fever and Ague Cure Pill B $55.00

  

Autograph, Denny McClain, Detroit Tigers $25.00
<b>Includes the historical last interview done of John Lennon in the Dakota Building only hours before he was murdered!</b> 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 experience ‘being there’ with her rock ’n’ roll confessional. Dave Sholin, former RKO exec/executive producer; current air personality/assistant programmer, KSJJ/KGMX. Rock reporter Laurie Kaye interviewed John Lennon just hours before he was murdered in 1980 outside New York's famous Dakota apartments and even ran into his assassin (whom she refuses to cite by name) on the street outside, and here she recounts the story of that fateful night, the centerpiece of this memoir about the life of a Southern California girl with a troubled childhood who got to live out her dream by interviewing many of the most famous rock stars of the time. Name dropping? Well, they say it ain’t bragging if you really did it and Laurie Kaye has really done it. These stories about so many culturally important people are exciting and illuminating. I read this book with pleasure and amazement. I know that you will dig it, too! Chris Frantz, Drummer/co-founder Talking Heads. On December 8, 1980, twenty-something year old rock journalist Laurie Kaye entered the legendary Dakota apartments on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to co-conduct an interview with her longtime idol, John Lennon. It was the last interview Lennon would ever give—just hours later, outside that same building, Lennon was shot dead by a twenty-five-year-old man (whom Kaye refuses to refer to by name) whom Kaye herself had encountered after finishing the interview and stepping outside onto the street. Kaye has beaten herself up ever since over her failure to recognize that the assassin—who blocked her path and harassed her with questions like "Did you talk to him?" "Did you get his autograph?" posed a danger and should have been reported. Now, as we approach the forty-fifth anniversary of Lennon's death, Kaye reflects how she rose from teen runaway from a dysfunctional family to expatriate studying Balinese dancing in Indonesia to journalist, writer, and producer with credits including RKO Presents The Beatles/The Beatles from Liverpool to Legend, at the tender age of twenty-one, and the Lord of the Rings DVD release, plus interviews with such titans of the music industry as Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Talking Heads, The Ramones, David Bowie, and Mick Jagger, whom she put on hold so that he could listen to her newscast before getting down to business. But it was the day she shared a loveseat with John Lennon and watched him push his iconic granny glasses down the length of his nose and smile at her in agreement that remains indelibly etched in her mind—both the best and worst day of her life. Laurie Kaye began her career in radio at KFRC-AM San Francisco, for years one of the nation’s greatest top 40 stations, where she started as an intern and worked her way up to on-air reporter and anchor. She wrote and co-produced numerous radio rock specials for RKO, including RKO Presents the Beatles (later expanded and re-titled as The Beatles from Liverpool to Legend), and The Top 100 of the 1970’s before moving on to write Dick Clark’s weekly radio countdown show and syndicated newspaper column. Kaye then moved on to television and film as a writer, producer, and casting director, where she still works today, handling both creative content and line producing for docuseries pilots. This book won a Writer’s Digest Award the year it was released, 4th place in the Memoir/Personal Essay category of their annual writing competition! Front cover by Grammy-winning artist and director Mick Haggerty.   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 historian Bruce Catton. Fantastic pictures, some full page, walking you through those fateful days of, November 22-25, 1963, when the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The book also covers the arrival of the Kennedy's at Love Field, Dallas, Lee Harvey Oswald in police custody, his murder by Jack Ruby, Kennedy's body lying in State in Washington, D.C., and his funeral procession leading to his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The book is in very fine to excellent condition with strong covers and spine, no tears, and no writing on any of the pages. The book shows normal aging. Extremely desirable local New Jersey issue. Finding this exact version of the book today might be very hard to do since it was sold locally by The Herald News, one of the leading newspapers serving the Lyndhurst area which many of the town's residents read. I am the original owner, purchasing it in 1964. Rare. I still remember those days very vividly. At the time of Kennedy's assassination I was a grammar school student at Roosevelt School in Lyndhurst. It happened on Friday, November 22, 1963. When the word reached our school it was decided out of respect for the president to send all of the students home. I also remember when we got home my parents would not allow us to go out and play so our typical touch football games on 10th Street were cancelled that day. As most of America was glued to our television screens so was the Rosa family. Like most Italian families did on Sunday, my family were all seated around the dining room table settling in to enjoy our typical early Sunday afternoon macaroni meal when much to our surprise and shock we watched stunned as Jack Ruby shot and killed the accused assassin of President Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, live on national television. At the time Oswald was being transferred by sheriff's deputies in the basement of the Dallas police station.   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, 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage. From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates' last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation. Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before. "Excellent ... Rich in detail ... Remarkably even-handed ... (Trudeau) imbues the narrative with a sense of immediacy, without sacrificing his view of the big picture." - CNN "Noah Andre Trudeau has crafted a narrative history that takes the full measure of the Gettysburg campaign’s baffling complexity. He probes the doubts and fears of its participants, Union and Confederate alike, and vividly recounts the experiences of beleaguered civilians caught in the crossfire. . . . A splendid book." - Philadelphia Inquirer. America's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage. From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates' last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation. Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before.   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 Weekly as per my research. 9 3/4 x 6 1/2. Excellent condition. <u>Senator Robert W. Barnwell</u>: (1801-82) Born in Beaufort, South Carolina. A delegate to the Confederate secession convention, he caste a deciding vote for Jefferson Davis to be the President of the C.S.A. He served in the Confederate States Senate from 1861-1865, playing a crucial role in secession, and the formation of the Confederacy, while his cousin Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), also from Beaufort, and a fervent secessionist, was a key figure in the Confederacy as well, serving in the Provisional Confederate Congress. This steel plate engraving as stated above was printed in Harper's Weekly. Oftentimes when I buy a large collection of Civil War illustrated newspapers many of them are damaged and can not be sold as complete issues. What is common is to sell individual engravings separately, which are very popular, as you are purchasing a genuine piece of Civil War history and they are an inexpensive way to put together a nice collection of war time illustrations that were drawn by some of the best artist in the country during that period. Since action photography had not been perfected at this time, these illustrators brought the next best thing into the parlors of Civil War families.

Confessions of a Rock N' Roll Name Dropp $20.00

  

Four Days The Historical Record of the D $20.00

  

Gettysburg; A Testing of Courage $20.00

  

Slaves Partying In Senator Barnwell's Ho $15.00
Not a big deal but worthy of preservation and an appreciative home, this post war briar tobacco pipe sports a <B>2nd Army Corps</B> device on it’s mouthpiece. With good evidence of period smoking while remaining in pleasing condition, this vintage pipe will display well in any Civil War veteran grouping. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!  Best described by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, this cutlery griped belt knife will be familiar to Civil War enthusiast as the flashy style weapon embellished the waist belt of many a soldier’s portrait tintype or cdv. This example measures 9 3/4 inches in total with a 5 7/8 inch blade. Remaining in pleasing original condition, the blade is faint but discernably marked <I>J & HR Hounam, Sheffield</I> who produced high-quality pen, pocket, farriers' and fixed blade knives. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!   A rare offering from our decades of collecting Manie images, this early Civil War 6th plate tintype of brothers <B>Charles R.</B> & <B>George M. Delano</B> emanated from a small group of Maine Averall family tintypes. As to provenance, each photo in the group bore an early 1900’s gummed label identification authored by Ira Dunn Averill (1871-1933) the son of Benjamin Dunn Averill and William S. Averill both of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. (see our items: 63521 & 63523 ) While specifically how the Delano brothers image was maintained in the Averill family group will require some additional research, we did find that Averill family member Frank W. Averill served in the 1st Maine Cavalry with the Delano brothers. Charles and George Delano of Turner, Maine entered Civil War service together when they were mustered in on October 31,1861 as Privates of Co. G <B>1st Maine Cavalry</B>. Charles Delano would be killed in action with the circumstances of his death and burial recounted in detail on pages 258 & 259 of Tobie’s, <I>History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861–1865</I>. available in full at Archive.org . (<U>For a full article and more formal later Civil War image of Charles Delano</U>, Google: <B>The Death and Burial of Private Charles R. Delano of the 1st Maine Cavalry – Iron Brigader</B> Our letter attesting to the above will be included with the tintype. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!   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 lots of these Harper's it is inevitable that several of the issues are incomplete, torn, stained, etc. They can not be sold as complete issues because of the major damage to them. So it has long been a tradition to salvage as many of the individual engravings as possible and sell them on their own. If you attend the Civil War shows you will always see an art dealer have these Harper's engravings framed. There are many important historical scenes that can be very expensive, especially complete front covers, and they make wonderful displays. These smaller ones are perfect for the beginning collector. You can put them with a letter, document, autograph, or even make your own display or collection by putting them together with similar themed engravings, dates, places, etc. This is an inexpensive way to have an authentic, original piece of 1862 Civil War history.

Post Civil War 2nd CORPS veteran – TOBAC $55.00

  

19th century Sheffield - cutlery handle $195.00

  

1st Maine Cavalry Delano Brothers – 6th $425.00

  

Engraving, Feeding The Negro Children at $10.00
<b>Smokin' Joe Frazier Signed Business Card World Heavyweight Boxing Champ 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Frazier Lot Including His Signed Business Card</b> "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 his trainer Yancey "Yank" Durham at his side. Known for his strength, durability, and formidable left hand, and the relentless pressure fighting style he put on his opponents. In 1971, Frazier became the first boxer to ever defeat Ali, with a unanimous decision in the highly anticipated "Fight of the Century." at Madison Square Garden, and he was the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973. Two years later, he lost his title to George Foreman. Frazier's last world-title challenge came in 1975, when he was beaten by Ali in a brutal rubber match, known as the "Thrilla in Manila." He retired in 1976 after a second loss to Foreman but made a comeback in 1981, before retiring for good with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. 27 of Frazier's 32 wins were by knockout. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Frazier to be one of the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. Ring magazine named him "Fighter of the Year" in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1975. Ring magazine ranked him the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time. He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, having been a part of the inaugural induction class of 1990. His style was often compared with that of Henry Armstrong and occasionally Rocky Marciano and was dependent on bobbing, weaving, and relentless pressure to wear down his opponents. His best-known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. In his career, he lost to only two fighters, both former Olympic and world heavyweight champions: twice to Muhammad Ali, and twice to George Foreman. Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011. By November 2011, he was under hospice care in Philadelphia, where he died on November 7th at the age of 67. Upon hearing of Frazier's death, Muhammad Ali said, "The world has lost a great champion. I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration." <u>Joe Frazier Lot Including His Autograph</u>: Includes a 3 1/2 x 2 1/4, imprinted business card. Imprinted on the front of the card is their telephone number at the upper left, 215-221-0444. Below that at the center is, ' SMOKIN' JOE FRAZIER & SON'S LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC. 2917 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19132. Prestigious service available for weddings and other occasions when luxury is a must. Rolls Royce Phantom V Limousine and Cadillac's Available. The card is very nicely signed on the reverse in blue ball point pen, Joe Frazier. Also included are a pair of 1983 Olympic related boxing trading cards featuring a beautiful black and white photo of Frazier with raised fist on the front of the cards and descriptive text on the reverse. The grouping also comes with a limited edition color art card done by Edward Vela featuring Muhammed Ali, and Joe Frazier boxing in the ring. This is card 10 of only 50 made, and is signed by Edward Villa in blue ink on the reverse.   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.  An outstanding decorator, this seldom offered all original and heavily ivory decorated musket will be best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal. This late 1700’s / early 1800s <I>Jefferdar,</I> Balkan shoulder arm is fitted with a 51 ˝ inch, 56 caliber smooth bore barrel and measures a full 65 inches in total length. An early form of the flintlock, which became popular throughout the Ottoman Empire, such elaborately decorated, examples are thought to have been made specifically for the Ottoman Imperial Guard or as high-status arms rather than as military use muskets. (Examples of ivory-inlaid Ottoman guns are included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.) This offering remains in pleasing, un-molested, original condition with good evidence fine but period crude artisan work of the time and place. Due to age and the potential of damage we have not removed the miquelet lock for inspection and while all indications are that it is complete, pulling cock to firing position offers resistance such that we have not done so as a precaution. The frizzen is freely operating and there are no indications that the lock has removed in modern times. Most surprisingly for its age, this highly decorated piece retains <U>all</U> of its elaborate ivory and silver wire inlay. A rare and impressive <I>’wall hanger’</I>, this piece will display well in any number of settings. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! <B>Antique Ivory</B> notation: The purchaser agrees that while we believe this offering and its components to be antique in origin (see: Federal Exemption for Antique Ivory under U.S. Law 50 C.F.R. § 17.40) The Seller has made no claim regarding the item’s compliance with state, or international wildlife laws beyond this belief.   <b>Wife of Elvis Presley LIMITED EDITION 17/25</b> 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 remarried U.S. Air Force Major, Paul Beaulieu, a native of Quebec, Canada. Priscilla officially changed her last name to Beaulieu, on April 17, 1950, when she was five years old. Due to Major Beaulieu's army career, her family moved around a lot so she lived at many different army bases. He was reassigned to Weisbaden, West Germany in 1959. Later that year, Priscilla was hanging around the rec center on the base looking rather bored and lonesome missing her friends in Texas where her stepfather was last stationed before the move to West Germany. It was here that she met Currie Grant, a U.S. Air Force officer who knew Elvis, and was stationed on the same base. Obviously trying to attract Priscilla's attention, Grant asked Priscilla if she knew who Elvis Presley was. Priscilla responded, of course, what teenage kid doesn't know who Elvis is. Currie then told Priscilla he knew Elvis, and invited her to a party Elvis was having at his rented home, in Bad Nauheim, near the base. At first Priscilla didn't believe Grant, and than said she would have to get permission from her parents who reluctantly agreed with a strict curfew. At the time of their first meeting, on September 13, 1959, Priscilla was only 14 years old, while Elvis was 24. According to their story Elvis was very lonely and missing home, and more than anything his beloved mother, Gladys, who Elvis worshiped, and had very recently died that left the grieving Elvis with a broken heart. Elvis found Priscilla mature for her age, and felt comfortable talking to her with stories about his mom, his birth place in Tupelo, Miss., growing up poor in the South, and of Memphis where he now had Graceland. Elvis left West Germany on March 2, 1960, upon his discharge from military service. Priscilla and Elvis talked on the phone sporadically over the next 2 years, but she was convinced she would never see him again. Then in February 1962, Elvis invited Priscilla to visit him in Los Angeles. After much pleading with her parents they allowed her to go, but only after Elvis agree to a long laundry list of guide lines. Her second visit to see Elvis was at Christmas of 1962 at Graceland. Again a bevy of rules were set down which Elvis readily agreed to obey. In March of 1963, 2 months before her 18th birthday, Elvis invited Priscilla to relocate to Memphis, but before she was allowed to make this very bold move to Memphis, as part of an agreement, Major Beaulieu supposedly got certain assurances from Elvis, one being that Elvis would eventually marry Priscilla. Shortly before Christmas of 1966, the Colonel, and RCA Records were pressuring Elvis to marry her or risk violating the morals' clause in his contract. So just before Christmas Elvis proposed to her. The couple got married in a very private ceremony in the suite of the owner of the Aladdin Hotel, in Las Vegas, on May 1, 1967. The ceremony, arranged by Colonel Parker for publicity, lasted only eight minutes, and was followed by a press conference, and a $10,000 breakfast reception attended by representatives from MGM, RCA, and the William Morris Agency. The wedding caused a lot of tension with several of Elvis's closest friends, including Red West, who was excluded from the ceremony. Although Parker bore most of the blame, the resentment lingered for years. Elvis and Priscilla's only child, Lisa Marie Presley, was born exactly 9 months later on February 1, 1968. The famous couple separated on February 24, 1972, filed for a divorce on Elvis's 38th birthday, January 8, 1973, and it was finalized on October 9, 1973. They agreed to share joint custody of Lisa Marie who happened to be staying with her father at Graceland as a 9 year old little girl on August 16, 1977 when her father died. Elvis and Priscilla were married from 1967 to 1973. After their divorce Priscilla was active in several different business ventures, including a clothing boutique, her own line of perfumes, a worldwide line of bed linens called the Priscilla Presley Collection, and was active in charity work, and much more. She also appeared in many television shows, and movie films. Her most famous television role was that of Jenna Wade in the prime time hit series Dallas. After 5 seasons and 143 episodes Priscilla left the show. In 1988, she starred opposite Leslie Nielson in the hit comedy film, "Naked Gun." She would go on to act in the next two movies in the series: The Naked Gun 2 1/2, The Smell of Fear (1991), and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). All three films performed solidly at the box office. She also appeared in many other films, TV shows and specials. Priscilla Presley later co-founded and chaired Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), which oversaw the public opening of Graceland as a museum. <u>Limited Edition Signature Card With Inscription</u>: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2, Leaf collectors card. Published by Leaf Trading Cards, Printed in the USA, 2012. This is card 17 of 25. Color photo of Priscilla at top center of the card. Priscilla Presley, Inscriptions. Written in blue sharpie pen is the following beautiful handwritten inscription and signature: "I have spent many years at Graceland and have a lot of great memories. Priscilla Presley." Authentic Signature/Inscription. On the reverse of the card is printed I-PP2. Inscriptions. You have received an autographed and inscribed insert card from Leaf Trading Cards. This card bears the authentic autograph and inscription of: PRISCILLA PRESLEY. Leaf guarantees that the autograph and inscription on this card are authentic. We hope you enjoy this piece of history. Leaf Pop Century. Very desirable card, with inscription related to the home of Elvis Presley, in Memphis, Tennessee, the iconic GRACELAND. Near mint/mint condition. RARE.

Autograph, Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Boxi $75.00

  

1863 State of South Carolina 10 Cents No $20.00

  

late 18th early 19 century Ivory mounted $795.00

  

Autograph, Priscilla Presley $495.00


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