Sale 565: Americana & More auction on July 23rd

On Thursday July 23rd, PBA Galleries will offer over 500 lots of Americana, Travel & Exploration, African American History, Maps, and Sports Memorabilia -- Phew!

Give yourself some time to peruse the massive auction catalogue, which can be found here:

Sale 565 Americana & More

Beyond the usual Americana books & ephemera, you can also buy model airplanes, blueprints for a Boeing Model 15, a George W. Bush signed baseball cap, and Gold Rush letters.

Among some of the unusual and archival lots you can acquire is archive related to California poet and frontiersman Joaquin Miller, including an unfinished portrait by George Innes:

Archive of Joaquin Miller

And there's an archive of Maria Mitchell material, including a drawing of a "comet seeker." Maria Mitchell was the first female professional astronomer.

Maria Mitchell archive

And you can purchase an original ship's wheel from the U.S.S. President Hayes:

Ship's wheel

Also, starting with Lot 378 are several lots of African Americana dating from 1817, much of it first-hand material such as hand-written letters, plus pamphlets, photographs, ephemera, books and more.

Plus a small run of maps, followed by a selection of sports memorabilia, including this important 18th century description of baseball:

18th Century description of baseball in German

There are some nice signed baseballs, and other sports memorabilia. Due to the variety this catalogue merits perusal. Good luck bidding!