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Printed & Manuscript African Americana
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Live bidding began: Mar 21, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT
New York, NY | 469 Lots
One of our largest African Americana auctions to date includes important documentation of the abolition movement, including a rare pamphlet by David Ruggles; catalogues and posters for exhibits by leading Black artists; previously unseen Black Panther material; material on Black-owned businesses; and the first auction appearance of a majestic poster for opera singer Sissieretta Jones.
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469 lots
(ABOLITION.) Sarah H. Bradford. Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman.
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(ABOLITION.) Sarah H. Bradford. Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$3,800
(ABOLITION.) Warner Mifflin. His abolitionist petition to President Washington and Congress,
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(ABOLITION.) Warner Mifflin. His abolitionist petition to President Washington and Congress,
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Passed
(ABOLITION.) Injured Humanity . . . What the Unhappy Children of Africa Endure from Those Who Call Themselves Christians.
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(ABOLITION.) Injured Humanity . . . What the Unhappy Children of Africa Endure from Those Who Call Themselves Christians.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$950
(ABOLITION.) Notice for the first annual Boston celebration of the abolition of the slave trade,
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(ABOLITION.) Notice for the first annual Boston celebration of the abolition of the slave trade,
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Passed
(ABOLITION.) The Genius of Universal Emancipation.
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(ABOLITION.) The Genius of Universal Emancipation.
Est.
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold
$2,200
(ABOLITION.) [David Ruggles.] The Abrogation of the Seventh Commandment, by the American Churches.
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(ABOLITION.) [David Ruggles.] The Abrogation of the Seventh Commandment, by the American Churches.
Est.
$6,000 - $9,000
Sold
$5,400
(ABOLITION.) "The Examiner--Extra: Address of the Anti-Slavery Society of Washington County," a broadside newspaper extra.
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(ABOLITION.) "The Examiner--Extra: Address of the Anti-Slavery Society of Washington County," a broadside newspaper extra.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$425
(ABOLITION.) "Am I Not a Woman & a Sister" liberty token.
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(ABOLITION.) "Am I Not a Woman & a Sister" liberty token.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$600
(ABOLITION.) The Liberty Bell, by Friends of Freedom.
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(ABOLITION.) The Liberty Bell, by Friends of Freedom.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Passed
(ABOLITION.) [Salmon P. Chase.] Principles and Measures of True Democracy: The Address of the Southern and Western Liberty
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(ABOLITION.) [Salmon P. Chase.] Principles and Measures of True Democracy: The Address of the Southern and Western Liberty
Est.
$1,200 - $1,800
Sold
$650
(ABOLITION.) [Thirza S. Pelton.] The Grave in the Wilderness: A Poem.
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(ABOLITION.) [Thirza S. Pelton.] The Grave in the Wilderness: A Poem.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$550
(ABOLITION.) The Fugitive Slaves' Appeal!! To the Clergy of Massachusetts.
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(ABOLITION.) The Fugitive Slaves' Appeal!! To the Clergy of Massachusetts.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$8,500
(ABOLITION.) Autographs for Freedom.
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(ABOLITION.) Autographs for Freedom.
Est.
$700 - $1,000
Sold
$500
(ABOLITION.) Territory of Nebraska. Council Documents--No. 2. An Act Prohibiting Slavery.
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(ABOLITION.) Territory of Nebraska. Council Documents--No. 2. An Act Prohibiting Slavery.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$800
(ABOLITION.) Louis Prang & Co., lithographers. The American Declaration of Independence Illustrated.
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(ABOLITION.) Louis Prang & Co., lithographers. The American Declaration of Independence Illustrated.
Est.
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold
$4,000
(ABOLITION.) Bound volume of "The Liberator" spanning the five Civil War years.
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(ABOLITION.) Bound volume of "The Liberator" spanning the five Civil War years.
Est.
$10,000 - $15,000
Sold
$5,200
(ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite album including portraits of Truth, Douglass, Phillips, Garrison, and other abolitionists.
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(ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite album including portraits of Truth, Douglass, Phillips, Garrison, and other abolitionists.
Est.
$8,000 - $12,000
Sold
$17,000
(ABOLITION.) The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, on the front page of the New York Semi-Weekly Tribune.
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(ABOLITION.) The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, on the front page of the New York Semi-Weekly Tribune.
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Passed
(ABOLITION.) Three letters to abolitionist General Clinton Fisk regarding the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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(ABOLITION.) Three letters to abolitionist General Clinton Fisk regarding the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold
$550
(ABOLITION.) Abraham Lincoln. Carte-de-visite rendering of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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(ABOLITION.) Abraham Lincoln. Carte-de-visite rendering of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$550
(ABOLITION.) James W. Watts, engraver; after Herrick. Reading the Emancipation Proclamation.
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(ABOLITION.) James W. Watts, engraver; after Herrick. Reading the Emancipation Proclamation.
Est.
$400 - $600
Sold
$225
(ABOLITION.) Blank petition circulated by the Women's Loyal National League, seeking full emancipation.
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(ABOLITION.) Blank petition circulated by the Women's Loyal National League, seeking full emancipation.
Est.
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$900
(ABOLITION.) Pennsylvania soldier's letter regarding the 40-acre plots being distributed to freedmen.
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(ABOLITION.) Pennsylvania soldier's letter regarding the 40-acre plots being distributed to freedmen.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$325
(ABOLITION.) Front-page headline on the passage of the 13th Amendment,
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(ABOLITION.) Front-page headline on the passage of the 13th Amendment,
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Passed
(ABOLITION.) Charles Terry Collins. A Yale student's essay titled "The Amendment of the Constitution Abolishing Slavery."
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(ABOLITION.) Charles Terry Collins. A Yale student's essay titled "The Amendment of the Constitution Abolishing Slavery."
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$1,200
(ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite portrait of General Gordon Granger, the man who proclaimed the end of slavery on Juneteenth.
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(ABOLITION.) Carte-de-visite portrait of General Gordon Granger, the man who proclaimed the end of slavery on Juneteenth.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$325
(ABOLITION.) Horace Heath, calligrapher. Miniature printing of the 15th Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.
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(ABOLITION.) Horace Heath, calligrapher. Miniature printing of the 15th Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold
$650
(AFRICA.) Issue of the scarce Liberian missionary newspaper, "Africa's Luminary."
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(AFRICA.) Issue of the scarce Liberian missionary newspaper, "Africa's Luminary."
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$950
(AFRICA.) Nelson Mandela. Long Walk to Freedom.
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(AFRICA.) Nelson Mandela. Long Walk to Freedom.
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$750
(ART.) Early sketchbook and later sketches by Masood Ali Wilbert Warren.
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(ART.) Early sketchbook and later sketches by Masood Ali Wilbert Warren.
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Sold
$400
(ART.) Exhibition, 37 Negro Artists.
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(ART.) Exhibition, 37 Negro Artists.
Est.
$1,200 - $1,800
Sold
$2,400
(ART.) Charles White. Two portfolios: "Six Drawings" (incomplete) and "I Have a Dream Portfolio."
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(ART.) Charles White. Two portfolios: "Six Drawings" (incomplete) and "I Have a Dream Portfolio."
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold
$2,200
(ART.) Pair of posters for exhibitions by sculptor Richard Hunt.
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(ART.) Pair of posters for exhibitions by sculptor Richard Hunt.
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Passed
(ART.) Resolution of the Black Arts Kultural Alliance.
34
(ART.) Resolution of the Black Arts Kultural Alliance.
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Sold
$425
(ART.) Dana Chandler Jr. The Black Revolutionary Family.
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(ART.) Dana Chandler Jr. The Black Revolutionary Family.
Est.
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold
$1,200
(ART.) Dana Chandler, Jr. Pair of prints: "Together Brothers" and "Lil Junkies."
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(ART.) Dana Chandler, Jr. Pair of prints: "Together Brothers" and "Lil Junkies."
Est.
$2,500 - $3,500
Sold
$1,300
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