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Item # 729471
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NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 28, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "Department Of The Gulf" "Encouraging Prospects in Texas" "Gen. Washburn Moving Upon Indianola & Lavacca" "The Navigation of the...
$27
1968 Tiny Tim debut album release ad...
Item # 729317
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1968
* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
* American musician - guitarist - singer
* Debut album release "God Bless Tiny Tim"
* "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"...
* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
* American musician - guitarist - singer
* Debut album release "God Bless Tiny Tim"
* "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"...
$85
John Elway & the Denver Broncos win the Superbowl...
Item # 729290
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THE DENVER POST, Denver, Colorado, January 26, 1998
Note: The Denver Post printed two versions for this date. This is the edition which shows John Elway holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy up in victory.
* Denver...
Note: The Denver Post printed two versions for this date. This is the edition which shows John Elway holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy up in victory.
* Denver...
$33
1983 "Styx" live L.A. concert advertisement...
Item # 729221
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8, 1983 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print...
$35
1982 "REO Speedwagon" live L.A. concert advertisement...
Item # 729179
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 19, 1982 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible...
$35
1982 "Jethro Tull" live L.A. concert advertisement...
Item # 729178
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 19, 1982 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible...
$35
Senator Charles Sumner's "State Suicide Theory"...
Item # 729175
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NEW YORK WORLD, Feb. 12, 1862 The front page has: "Important Resolutions Of Senator Sumner", which is followed by the full text of his historic series of resolutions outlining what quickly became known as his
...$98
Civil War Map of from New Orleans to Memphis, to Pensacola...
Item # 729174
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NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1862 The front page features a very nice map headed: "RETREAT OF THE REBEL ARMY FROM CORINTH" with the map showing from New Orleans to Memphis, to Pensacola.
Among the front page column heads...
Among the front page column heads...
$55
Elizabeth City and Harper's Ferry burned...
Item # 729173
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DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 1862 Page 2 of this issue features a report titled "THE LATE BURNING AT HARPER'S FERRY," detailing the destruction of portions of the town by Union forces.
...$60
Terrific report on the gold in California...
Item # 729171
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1849 Over two columns on page 2 are taken up with an excellent and very detailed letter headed: "Diluvial Gold Deposits of California". It begins: "The excitement of...
$120