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Lot 150
Sale 6356 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Jun 18, 2025
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$488
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Lot Description
[SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY]. 5 CDVs of Samuel F. B. MORSE (1791-1872), inventor of the telegraph system.
Seated portrait of a bearded Morse wearing a jacket decorated with his numerous medals and badges (Spotting, soiling, some wear to print; mount with significant soiling and wear including pin pricks/holes). New York: E. & H. T. Anthony. Publisher's imprint to verso (with negative credit to Brady's Gallery) along with ink identification and longer pencil inscription. -- Seated portrait of Morse with a shorter beard and undecorated jacket (toning, soiling to print; mount with soiling and wear). New York: D. Appleton & Co. Photographer's pictorial imprint to verso (with photography credit to A. A. Turner). -- Seated portrait of a contemplative Morse, looking slightly up and to the side as if in deep thought. He sits in a chair with upholstered and fringed armrest (significant toning, rips/tears to print; mount with tears, soiling, and other wear). New York: Bogardus. Photographer's imprint to verso along with ink identification. -- And 2 others. -- Together, 5 CDVs featuring Samuel F. B. Morse.
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey

