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8 Book – Number-crunching: Compendium of Practical
Arithmetic, Alexander Watt, 1806.
Philadelphia. 112pps,
rebound beautifully in leather and marbled covers, title in gold on
spine. This was the personal copy of Benjamin Rush, and Rush has
signed twice, once on fly leaf, next on the title page. Excellent con-
dition, unique. ................................................................
Est. $500-1000
Books - Travel
Russia
9 Russia: Baedeker’s 1914.
With Teheran, Port Arthur and Peking,
590pps,maps present, very good clean copy in traditional red bind-
ing. ................................................................................
Est. $30-60
10 Russia: Pocket Guide to the Soviet Union, First edition 1932
Issued by In tourist, Moscow. Two maps bound in, 706pps, very fine.
Est. $40-75
Scripophily - Anniversary
Ohio
11 Celebrating Their 175th Anniversary, Procter & Gamble Co.,
Specimen Stock.
Ohio, ND (ca. 1960-70’s), Odd Shares, Black on
blue border and underprint, Company logo top center of man in the
moon with stars with “Established 1837” at vignette base, SPECI-
MEN overprints and POC’s, Uncirculated condition, ABNC.
Est. $150-250
Ephemera - Political
12 Whitney, Richard (1888-1974) President, New York Stock
Exchange. Economic Law in Business.
Pamphlet of a talk before
the Merchants’ Association of New York at the Astor Hotel,
September 17, 1931. 20pps, First edition, excellent. .......
Est. $40-65
13 Whitney, Richard (1888-1974) President, New York Stock
Exchange. Short Selling.
Pamphlet of a talk before the Hartford
Chamber of Commerce and CBS, October 16, 1931, 20pps, First
edition, grey cover, excellent. Whitney spoke widely on issues
of the day before he was sent to Sing-Sing for embezzlement in
1938. .............................................................................
Est. $40-65
Ephemera - Scientific
14 Edison Home Phonograph: Manufactured in Orange, NJ.
Manufactured in Orange, NJ under patents from 1898-1905; serial
number 282252. A beautifully restored machine working perfectly
with seven records in their cozy holders. Hear it to believe it! Earlier,
but heavier than the SONY Walkman… ........................
Est. $500-800
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Numismatics - Historic
New York
15 Civil War Sesquicentennial - New York Coin Club Medal Trio
Set # 6, Including Silver Medal.
Lot of 3 medals, all from NY
Numismatic Coin Club, Includes 4.4 ounce .999 Silver medal, bronze
medal and one other medal, All with same design. All are in CU con-
dition. Rare set #6. .......................................................
Est. $350-500
Foreign Banknotes
LIBERIA
16 Maryland State Colonization Society, 1837 Issue.
Harper,
Maryland in Liberia and Baltimore, Maryland, November 1837. $1.
P-S115rp, 1883 reprint banknote, black and light brown on pink
paper with goat in middle. Payable at the Government Store in
Harper, Maryland in Liberia. Crisp XF with 4 light vertical folds,
otherwise a pristine note. The Maryland State Colonization Society
was responsible for founding the Republic of Maryland in West
Africa, a short lived independent state that in 1857 was annexed by
Liberia. .........................................................................
Est. $300-500
Pennsylvania
17 Andrew Carnegie Medal in White Metal.
PA, ND (ca.1900-1940),
2 inch diameter, portrait of Carnegie with name at top, back is
blank, Choice XF condition with toning and original patina. Carnegie
was responsible for forming U.S. Steel. ........................
Est. $100-200
18 Alexander Hamilton Commemorative Medal.
ND (ca. 1920-
1980), 3 inches in diameter, Portrait on face with birth date and his
name and back with seal. AU to Uncirculated condition. Alexander
Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist,
political philosopher and the first United States Secretary of the
Treasury. .......................................................................
Est. $120-240
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