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Mason & Co’s Tenth Sale.

CATALOGUE OF A

VALUABLE COLLECTION

BEING A PORTION OF THE

COLLECTION OF

Prof. MONTROVILLE WILSON DICKESON, CONSISTING OF

American Silver, and Copper Colonial and Washington Pieces, Miscellaneous Coins, Medals, Cards,

Tokens, &c., Pare Books, Pamphlets, Autographs, Prints, Minerals

and Curiosities,

TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION BY

THOMAS BIRCH & SON, Auctioneers,

No. 1110 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,

Wednesday, December 22d, 1869. Commencing at 2? o’clock.

Relics and Coins on Exhibition at 10 A. M.

JSg^Orders by mail or otherwise, will be promptly executed by Mason & Co., No. 50 North Tenth Street, Philadelphia ; A. C. Kline, No. 212 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia; Thomas Birch & Son, Auctioneers, Philadelphia; Edward Cogan, No. 68 William Street, New York.

E. C. MARKLEY & SON, PRINTERS, 422 LIBRARY STREET. OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.

CATALOGUE.

1 Monte Cards from the field of Palo Alto. • 1*0 2 South Sea Islander’s Boot embroidered. \o> 3 Buckle found on the New Orleans Battle-field.

S 4 Wood from the Royal George. 5 Confederate Shaving-box, &c.

VnJv fi Alligator, stuffed, 3 feet long; Louisiana, i 7 Anaconda do Ceylon,

i* 8 Bengal Boa do. ' 9 Lot of Snakes stuffed.

\ U 10 Lot of Porcelain Teeth ; 100. So 11 Odoriferous Matches from Temple in China. v.;a 12 Large Calculus from a horse.

13 Wooden Tweezers made in prison; 5 pair. 2 14 Mexican Bridle for breaking wild horses,

j 15 Tapa Cloth made by the Sandwich Islanders. \;r 16 do do do do figured, y 17 Pair of Choctaw Moccasins.

18 Bundle of Arrow Stems; Comanche. V-o 19 Sioux Fish Spear. L\ 20 China Lady’s Shoe, embroidered satin.

21 Pair of Turkish Slippers, u 22 Three iron-pointed Arrows; Africa.

VS' 23 Card Box. Vi 24 Aricare Scalp; mounted. 4 r 25 Blackfoot Moccasin. “ v' 26 Poncha, made of grass ; Sandwich Islands. L 27 Three boxes of fibrous Asbestos; Tennessee.

;> 28 Great Whip Snake of Ceylon, in spirits,

p. 29 Collection of Arrow Points ; stone ; 41 specimens. 30 do Encrinital stems; silex; 50 do

u. 31 do Corprolites, do 15 do

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B 35 do ■> 36 do

3 37 do , 38 do

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Collection of Orthoceratites; silicious; 15 specimens. Ohio Fossils; limestone; 50 do Carnelians, Jaspar, &c.; Mississippi; 40 spe¬

cimens. Carnelians ; Mississippi; 25 specimens. Silicate of Zinc; crystals; Pa.; 20 do. Sea Shells: 70 specimens. Grape, Canister, and Rifle Balls, from battle¬

field ; 7 specimens. different Ball and Cartridge used ; 4 specimens.

Out 40 Scrap-book for plates ; folio. 20 41 Navaculite; Arkansas hone stone ; fine. ^ ^ 42 Lithographic ; Galena ; very fine. Cp 43 Carnelian Slab; very fine; 2J by 1J inches.

44 Chalcedony Slab ; do W-o 45 Fortification Agate; do

46 Jaspar Agate; i+v 47 Map Agate ; $$48 Ribbon Agate; $ % 49 Three fortification Agates; very fine, lo 50 Lava from Mount Etna; do 3 by 2| inches. U 51 do do do 3 by 2\ do

Dw 52 Lot of small minerals; 25 specimens. \o 53 Stalactite and Rosett; Mammoth Cave; 2 specimens. IS* 54 Massive Asbestos ; Alabama ; 2 specimens.

55 Collection of Imitation Gems, for study; 10 cards.

do 2 by li do do 4 by 2J do do 3 by 2J do do do

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58 C 59

20 60

2$' 62 »$ 63 do 64 2o 65

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68 ; 69 ar 70

71 72

oo 73

do Topaz Carnelian Onyx, &c.; 4 do do Chalcedony Carnelian Gold Stone ; 4 cards, do Cubic Pyrites and Galena ; 20 cards, do Garnets; locality on label; 15 do do Miscellaneous Stones, &c.; 25 do

Two Carnelian Blocks, for signet. One Chalcedony do do Bugs prepared for Ear-bobs and Pin. Carbuncle and Bloodstone ; sets ; 2 specimens. Two Oriental Topaz and Onyx; 3 pieces. Five Pearls, drilled for mounting; fine.

good color, fine shape, tinted; regular.

Two do do Three do do Two do do Two specimens of Lapis Lazula. Crucifixion ; from Mexico. Pair Comanche Moccasins. Figured Robe (Elkskin); Comanche ; very fine.

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Mo 74 Figured Robe (Buffalo); Comanche; very fine. \ OQ 75 Chinese Bow.

76 Two Silver Anchors ; inlaid with precious stones. 77 Piece of Petrified Palm Wood; Paraguay. 78 Case of Impanelled Glasses; containing 20 specimens of

Gold from as many mines in Brazil. 79 Double Headed, Double Spined, Eight Legged Lamb. Skel¬

eton perfect; unique. 80 Calf Born with Two Legs, Eyes in its Mouth. Skeleton

and Hide entire. Lived seven weeks; a valuable and unique specimen.

81 Shell Box, composed of many varieties of Shells; from Brazil.

82 Lot of Ivory Chess Men. Elaborately carved ; from China. t - 83 Geological Reconnoissances. 20 pamphlets.

1 84 Neglected Virtue—Comedy. Rare. London, 1696. 2$ 85 Map of Paris. Rare. W 86 Commonplace Book Garret Wall, N. J. 1799.

1.00 87 Carver’s Travels ; 8vo., half calf; rare. 1796. 88 Cerebro Spinal Axes; Pancoast,

fjj* 89 Large Invoice Book. v;j 90 Large and well selected Scrap Book. >4 91 Classiscope ; by P. A. Brown; rare. W 92 Correspondence between B. Franklin and Collins; on elec¬

tricity; 20 4to. pamphlets. 93 Bartram’s Travels; 8vo., sheep; rare; Philadelphia. 1791.

$0 94 Southeast View of Philadelphia; by Heap; from the Jer¬ sey shore.

95 Washington’s Farewell Address; illuminated. *3*96 City Politiques (Comedy); 4to.; London. 1683. 4s 97 Kline's Catalogue of Coins, &c.; scarce ; Philadel¬

phia. 1855. V** 98 Scientific Pamphlets; 20 in number.

99 Shooter’s Manual ; 12mo.; illustrated; Philadelphia. 1827. 3^100 Picture of Philadelphia; by J. Mease, M. D. ; with plate;

12mo.; sheep scare ; Philadelphia. 1811. S' 101 Geological Reconnoissance of Tennessee; scarce.

' t> 102 Constitutions of the United States; 25 copies. Vc>103 Almanacs; 1792-94 and 1800: uncirculated ; 3 lots.

q 104 First Established Health Laws, and Essay on Marriage ; 3 copies.

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COPPER PLATES AND LITHOGRAPHS.

b 105 Powder Magazine, Paris; Ruins of Amphitheatre at Bor¬ deaux ; Chateau Montmorem, &c.; 8 elegant views.

106 Plan of Noah’s Ark; Washington Crossing the Delaware, &c.; 3 folio plates.

107 Judgment of Solomon ; Crucifixion, &c.; 5 4to. plates. 108 Battle of Saratoga; Death of Warren, &c. ; 4 plates. 109 Fairmount Water Works; Hancock’s House, &c.; 4 plates.

ST 110 Shakspeare, Keene, Jefferson, Cook, Macklin, Mrs. Sid- dons and Master Paine; 7 rare portraits,

i 111 Portraits of the Poets ; 18 plates ; very fine. ;/ 112 Mercer at Princeton, &c.; 16 plates.

ftvvV 113 Hilbronn, &c.; 13 plates. 1 114 Views in the United States. 12 plates.

2 114J Chinese Josh ; Collossal Idol Pagoda, &c.; 4 plates. 1 115 Floral Plants; 7 plates. v 116 Brescia Hilbronn, &c.; 12 plates. 2- 117 Illustrative Plates; 25. t 118 Five Folio Plates. *' 119 Lord of the Vineyard, &c.; 2 plates. 2 120 Camp Chase, Seward, Carver, &c.; 5 views.

1 121 Coin Plates; 7 pieces. r 122 Surgical Plates; 7 pieces.

123 Views, &c.; 15 plates. * 124 German Costumes ; 15 plates.

125 Geological Map; Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean. 126 Defenders of our Country, &c. ; 8 plates.

2 127 Champion Billiard Players ; 2 plates ; folio. 128 Dickens and Lady; photographs; folio.

n 129 12 pieces 130 13 do

t- 1-31 12 do 'AH 132 12 do

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133 <•> do 134 4 do 185 3 do

( 136 3 do

COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS, &c.

pieces of English and French coins, large and small. Canadian coins; uncirculated. Chinese coins ; different sizes. English, French and Haytien coins. Liberia cent; different types. Clay, Webster, Scott, &c.; medallets. Allabach, Wurfflein and Omnibus card. Lovell s Copper, Brass and Nickel cards; un¬

circulated.

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3 137 3 pieces

138 4 do \ u* 139 2 do

140 2 do

\ 4-141 2 do \ $4-142 52 do

Gv 143 30 do

144 2 do 145 2 do

1 146 3 do

W 147 6 do

\ 0 148 2 Medals

l Q 149 2 do 150 2 do

\o 151 2 do 152 2 do

uncirculated. Washington Speel Munze ; proofs. Flanigan’s Punch Bowl; uncirculated. Allabach and Marshall cards; uncirculated. California Gold Hunter, 1849 ; do Political Tokens and Business Cards first un¬

circulated. Political Tokens and Business Cards; very

good. Ship and Shield ; North Carolina ; brass. Eagle and Stars ; brass. Siege of Boston, Lincoln Medallet and Cali¬

fornia Counter. Fac similes of Ancient Coins, &c. ; dollar size. Napoleon; 16 and 24; electrotype. Pius Y and IX ; 20 and 24 ; do Pius VIII and Clemens X; 22 and 26;

silver ; electrotype. Pius VI and Gregory XVI; 28; electrotype. Vernon and 6 Ships, &c. ; fine; 24; do

i o 158 Zach. Taylor Medal; Palo Alto, &c. ; albetinum ; 20. $ 154 Charles Wilson Peale; copper pnnctured. U 155 Libertie Sous La Loi; copper; fine; 20.

j £ 156 Portugese Medal; 26 fine electrotypes. 7.$ 157 Kliber Monument; 1840; 40 do \ t> 158 Louis Philip; very fine; silver plated ; 46 electrotypes. I 159 Thomason’s Metalic Vase; very fine; 34 ' do

%c 160 Union of Erie with Allantic; very fine; 54 do 161 Dr. Martin Luther; very fine and rare ; 69 do 162 Meckley’s Hare Pine Tree Shillings; 2 pieces; do

3 : 163 Washington and Independence, &c.; 3 do do 164 Catholic Total Abstenence Medals; do

i c- 165 Keystone H. R. A. Chapter, No. 175 ; type metal.

UNITED STATES COPPER CENTS.

Up 166 1793 Chain “ Ameri.very fair; excessively rare. Ip 167 1793 Chain; very good; very rare. / y ^ 168 1793 Wreath; Twig at regular angles; very good; rare. it* 169 1793 Wreath; twig the same as above; good.

170 1793 Liberty Cap; extra good on both sides; very rare. ICC 171 1794 Extra fine; good color; close date.

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\ i172 1794 Extra fine; dark color ; broad date. 173 1795 Thin die; dark color; very fair. ,

) 174 1795 Thick die ; extra good; lettered edge. 175 1795 Thick die; good; lettered edge.

t 176 1796 Liberty Cap; very good; 2 specimens. \\ 177 1797 Whole die; extra good; 2 do

178 1798 Small Planchet; extra good ; 2 do 179 1800 over 1799; extra good; 2 do

\C 180 1800 Fine dark color; extra good; 2 do 181 1801 1,000; extra good; scarce.

V* 182 1801 United; very fair; very scarce. 183 1801 1,100; very good.

' 184 1802 1,100; extra good; 2 specimens. 185 1803 Light color; very fine.

W-'-C 186 1804 Broken die; extra good; very distinct; rare. Imf 187 1804 do good; . do

L 188 1804 Restrike; bright and bronze; 2 specimens. 189 1805 Extra good; rare; 2 do

#$“190 1806 Very good; 2 do [ 191 1807 Extra good; 2 do

q 192 1808 Very good; 2 do , 193 1809 Extra good; 2 do

194 1810 Extra good; 2 do 3.V 195 1811 over 1810; extra good; 2 do

2 7*'196 1811 Extra fine. 1$ 197 181*? Fine; 2 specimens. L 198 1813 Very fine.

199 1813 Fine; 2 do 200 1814 Uncirculated; dark olive; 2 specimens. 201 1816 do broken die; bright; 2 specimens,

if*. 202 1816 do perfect die ; light; 2 do life 203 1817 * do close date; bright; 2 do

\ $© 204 1817 15 stars; very fine; 2 specimens. 3t 205 1818 Uncirculated; 2 specimens. .,r206 1819 do bright; 2 specimens.

207 1820 Fine ; 2 specimens, ; w* 208 1821 Extra good for this date ; 2 do **.209 1822 Very fine; 2 do

210 1823 Fair; 2 do 7 211 1824 Fair for date; 2 do

212 1825 Fair for date; 2 do 213 1826 do 2 do 214 1827 Fine; 2 do 215 1828 Fair; 2 do

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f 218 1831 do 2 do <-219 1832 do 2 do -f 220 1833 do 2 do

221 1834 Very fine ; 2 do 222 1835 Fine; 2 do

$~223 1836 Fine broken die ; 2 do tf* 224 1837 Fine; 2 do

l o 225 1838 Very fine; 2 do & 236 1839 Booby Head; very fine; 2 do \o 227 1839 Head of 1838; fine.

ST 228 1840 Very fine; 2 do 229 1841 do 2 do 230 1842 do 2 do 231 1843 do 2 do 232 1844 do 2 do

-•233 1845 do 2 do 234 1846 do 2 do 235 1847 do 2 do 236 1848 do 2 do 237 1849 do 2 do 238 1850 Uncirculated ; bright; 2 do 239 1851 do * do 2 do 240 1852 do do 2 do

<241 1853 do do 2 do 242 1854 do do 2 do 243 1855 do do 2 do 244 1856 do do 2 do 245 1857 do do

date; 4 specimens. small and large

UNITED STATES HALF-CENTS.

15$ 246 1793 Extra good; rare. 247 1794 Good; rare.

OvA'248 1795 Fair; scarce. 249 1797 Very good. 250 1800 Fair. 251 1803 Fair; 2 specimens. 252 1804 Very good; 2 specimens. 253 1805 do 2 do 254 1806 Good; 2 do 255 1807 Fair; 2 do

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} 256 1808 Fair; 2 specimens. ^257 1809 Very good; 2 do

l258 1810 Good. •^•*259 1811 Good for date. I c 260 1825 Extra good; 2 specimens. ! o 261 1826 Very fine; 2 do • ( d 262 1828 Extra fine ; 2 do u 263 1828 12 stars; extra fine; 2 specimens, vo 261 1829; very fine; 2 specimens. \d 265 1832 ; do 2 do

266 1833 ; uncirculated; 2 do 267 1835 do light olive; 2 specim 268 1835 do do 2 do 269 1849 do do 2 do 270 1850 do bright; 2 do 271 1851 do do 2 do 272 1853 do light olive; 2 do 273 1854 do bright ; 2 do

i 274 1855 do do 2 do 275 1856 do do 2 do 276 1857 do do 2 do

UNITED STATES NICKEL CENTS, &c.

3 277 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861,1862, 1863,1864; 8 pieces in each set; uncirculated, and 5 sets.

ly,r 278 1848 Rep. Del. Cent De. Amer., gold ; uncirculated. 5c: 279 1578 Elizabeth Sixpence fair; silver,

ho 280 1758 Sixpence of George II; uncirculated. 4k 281 1830 Rep. Del. Cent De. Amer. Shilling. rj 282 1858 Two uncirculated Dimes. H 283 1835 and 1836 Dime ; very fine; 2 specimens.

284 1850 and 1853 Dime; uncirculated; gilt; 3 specimens. 4 S 285 1697 William III Sixpence. ktf 286 1795 Half Dime; good for date, c;0 287 1795 Half Dime; poor. 41 288 1800 Half Dime; very fine. % 289 1828 and 1832 Half Dime ; very fair. 'I 290 1837 Half Dime with and without stars; fine; 2 speci¬

mens.

291 1858 Half Dime; uncirculated; 2 specimens. // 292 Knight’s Mineral Water Card ; silver. r. 293 1851 Six Orleans Three Cent Pieces; uncirculated; silver ;

rare.

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294 Three Cent Pieces from 1851 to 1861; 12 pieces. 295 do do wanting 1854 and 5; 10 do

do do 1854, 5 and 6; 9 do do 1858 ; uncirculated ; 6 do do 1859; do 9 do * do 1860; do 10 do

d 300 Andrew Johnson 17th President; small medallet; 6 pieces.

295 296

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299

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301 >302 6' 303

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313 314

^ 315 316

COLONIALS, &c.

1773 Virginia Penny; uncirculated; red. 1773 do fair. 1783 Nova Constellation ; U. S. Script; good. 1785 do do U. S. Roman capitals; good. 1783 do ko U. S. do do do 1785 do do U. S. Script; good. 1785 Vermontenseum Res Publica ; fair. 1787 Auctori Connec; rare punctuation; very fine.

do punctuation do 2 sprn’s. do *. • do do do do . * • do do do do . * • do do do do • • do rare; do do sf: sje do do do do * * facing right; rare; very fine

1787 1787 1787 1787 1787 1787 1788 1786 Nova Caesarea; long slim handles and beam ; scarce;

fine. 1786 Nova Caesarea; thick handles and beam ; scarce ; fine. 1786 1786 1787 1787 1787 1787 1788

1787 1788 1788

do small ball handles; do do do large do rare; do do extra long do do do do large do do do do large plough; do do small do very fine. do straight beam ; scarce ; do

Vermon. Auctori; connect head; rare : do do George III head; do do George II do good. do George I do very good.

1788 Massachusetts Cent; very good. 1788 do do do Talbot, Allum and Lee ; poor.

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1S 333 Nova Eborac; good. \$ 334 United States; very good ; brass. jq 335 1837 Feuchtwanger’s Composition Three Cent ; uncirc’d.

Ouk336 1837 do do One do do 337 1832 Centinental Medal, Feb. 22; albitenura ; ^do 338 1792 Trial Piece for U. S. Cent; copper and albitenum. 339 Sommer Islands; copper, brass and albitenum ; undated. 340 Continental Seals; sett 4' pieces; albitenum proofs.

^ 341 Continental Currency (restrike) ; uncirculated. , 341J Industry, Liberty, Parent of Science; 1792; one cent;

large ; electrotype. 342 Abrm. Lincoln ; A Foe to Traitors medallet; size 20 ; un¬

circulated. ^ 343 Maryland Institute ; small medal; bronze,

li e 344 do , do large brilliant,.proof; unfilled. 345 Somers Navis Americana; bronze proof. 346 Franklin and Montzon ; 28; fair.

\ v 347 Spontineo Equiti Claro ; 36 ; do (- 348 Lot containing 20 Auctori Connec; fair.

349 do 20 do do 350 do 25 Nova* Caesarea ; do 351 do 20 do do 352 do 5 Virginia Pennies ; do

COLONIAL MONEY.

New Jersey.

353 5 notes, 3,12 and 15s, A and B ; undated ; June 22, 1756. 354 4 do 12 and l'5s, A and B; do Dec. 31, 1756. 355 10 do 18c?, 3, 6, 12 and 15s, A, B, C, D ; uncirculated;

, Dec. 31, 1763. 356 9

357 7 358 6 359 2 360 3 361 3

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18c?, 3, 6, 12 and 15s, A, B, C, D ; uncirculated ; Dec. 31, 1763.

Is 18J, 3, 6, 12, 15 and 30s; unc’lted ; Mar. 1,1776. Is 18c?, 3, 12, 15 and 30s; do do 1776. 3 and 6c£, red and blue ; do 15, 30s, and 3X ; red letters ; do 15, 30s, and 3£ ; black do do

1776.

do 1776. do 1776. do 1776.

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Pennsylvania.

do May. 1,1775. do June 1, 1759. poor; do 1759. fair; June 18, 1764.

862 1 note, 20s, B. Franklin ; ext’lv rare; fair ; Feb. 28, 1746. 363 1 do 15s, do do do Jan. 1, 1756. 364 1 do 20s, Franklin & Hall; do 365 4 do 1,10, 15 and 20s, do do 366 2 do 5 and 20s, do do 367 2 do 5s, do do

jT,.. 368 6 do Is 18c?, 2, 26(7, 5 and 20s ; poor ; rare; Mar. 10,1769. 369 3 do Is 18c?, A and B; fair; rare; April 3, 1772. 370 8 do 18c?, 2, 5, 10, 14, 15, 20 and 50s; uncirculated;

October 10, 1773. 371 7 do Is 18(7, 2, 26c?, 10, 20 and 30s ; fine ; Oct. 25, 1775. 372 10 do "3c?, 4, 6 and 9c?, small, A and B ; do Oct. 25,1775. 373 2 do 20s; fair; April 25, 1776.

Delaware.

374 1 note, 20s, Franklin & Hall; rare , June 1, 1759. 5 375 5 do 2, 4, 5, 10 and 20s; scarce; May 1, 1777.

376 5 do 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 dolls ; long ; scarce ; Apl. 10, li 74. ■ 377 10 do J, J, i f, 1J, 2, 2i 4, 6 and 8 dolls ; Dec. 7, 1775. 378 9 do i, i, I, li, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 dolls; Aug. 14, 1776.

Miscellaneous.

? 379 5 notes, Confederate Banks, in all 52 dollars. 380 1 do do Non-taxable Certificate, $500.

0v»V 381 1 do do Voucher, filled up, 1863. Muster Roll, Capt. Sylvester Taylor’s, 382 1 do do

with names and remarks ; rare ; 1864. 5D 384 Broken Bank Notes, 52 dollars.

385 Loan Script, Commonwealth of Penna. rare ; 1786. 386 Genuine Promise to Pay, 2 Cents; 18 inches; curious; 1837.

U 387 Schuylkill Bank Notes, 3, 5, 6J, 12J and 25 cents, issued July 4th, 1815; extremely rare.

4-d 888 Letter of Marqe, as issued in 1776 ; rare. •nd 389 Lot of Uncancelled Postage Stamps.

^T390 do Cancelled do X 391 Blood’s Penny Post Stamps, Henry Clay ; uncirculated. SX 392 Andrew Jackson, N. S.; 8 lines ; 1845. >0 393 do Funeral Notice ; 1845. iC 394 do L., facsimile ; 1845.

lu 395 Isaac Lea, A. L. S.; 1848.

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396 William Meredith, A. A. S.; 1858. 397 Hiram Ketchum, A. L. S.; 1830.

as 398 Robert Morris, A. L. S. ; prison ; 1797. Du1 399 do A. L. S.; do 1797.

400 do A. L. S. ; do 1797. i. 401 Elisha Boudinot, A. L. S. ; 2 pages ; 1810. « 402 Nicholas Biddle, A. N. S.; 1832.

fa' 403 J. B. Booth, A. L. S. a. 404 Wm. Beach, M. D., A. L. S. ; founder of N. Y. Museum;

1847. «' 405 Simon Cameron, A. L. S, ; 1827.

406 Lucretia Chapman, A. L. S. ; 2 pages ; 1832. lu. 407 J. Fenimore Cooper, A. L. S. ^ 1844.

-^408 Gen. Thomas Cadwalader, A. L. S. ; 1822. 409 Mathew Carey, A. L. S.

‘ 410 T. B. Dallas,‘A. L. S. ; 1823. •< 411 G. M. Dallas, A. L. S' ; 1830.

412 Millard Filmore, A. L. S. ; very fine ; 1853. PvJ 413 Redwood Fisher, A. L. S. ; 1830.

• 414 Thomas Hamblin, A. L. S. 415 Elizabeth Hamblin, A. L. S.

^ 416 Baron Alexander Humbolt, F. S., reply to the authors of the Rosetta Storm.

417 Harrison Hall, A. L. S. ; 2 pages. 418 C. J. Ingersoll, A. N. S. 419 Thomas A. P. C. Jones, A. L. S.; 1832. 420 Charles Naylor, A. L. S. ; 1838. 421 Col. A. M. Provost, A. L. S. ; fine ; 1838. 422 Zacry Poulson, A. L. S. ; elegant letter ; 1844.

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