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2003 Americana May 8-9.

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., Este Ave 6270, Cincinnati OH 45232, United States
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Date of the auction: 17.05.2003

Lot number 1
Daguerreotype by James Presley Ball,

quarter plate, half case only, mat stamped "J.P. Ball" and "Cincinnati." A fine image of a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$920
Lot number 2
Daguerreotype of the "Elephant Store" in Plymouth, Ohio,

anonymous sixth plate, circa 1852. A bird's eye view, taken from a second story window showing a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$863
Lot number 3
Terrific Oversized Quarter Plate Daguerreotype,

anonymous, 3.5 x 4" plate in an embossed leather case. A great studio image, with a solar reflector...

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Lot number 4
Early Half Plate Daguerreotype,

anonymous, though judging from the case and mat style, likely taken in Philadelphia. A sensitively...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$805
Lot number 5
Sixth Plate Daguerreotype, Boy Holding Puppy by Head,

renders beautifully a classic pose of a child and his best friend, both probably eager to run...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
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US$1,265
Lot number 6
Early signed Brady daguerreotype,

quarter plate, in original mahogany veneer ogee frame, signed in plate along lower right of...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$1,093
Lot number 7
Daguerreotype of a Daguerreotypist,

quarter plate size, uncased in mat and preserver. He sits beside his sixth plate camera (appears to...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$2,013
Lot number 8
Daguerreotype of a Southern Dandy,

sixth plate size, in full leather case. A fine image of a casually posed fellow wearing a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$633
Lot number 9
Daguerreotype of a Carpenter,

sixth plate size, in full leather case. He proudly displays several large "plough" type planes, the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$1,495
Lot number 10
Splendid Postmortem Daguerreotype of Girl with Flowers,

anonymous, sixth plate size in full leather case. Fine horizontal pose with great lighting, showing...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$748
Lot number 11
Daguerreotype of an Accordion Player,

sixth plate size, in a full pressed paper case. He holds a true accordion, not a concertina, which...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$978
Lot number 12
S. Broadbent Signed Daguerrotype,

mounted in a geometric 6th plate dark brown geometric thermoplastic case. Hand-tinted portrait of a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$230
Lot number 13
Early American Daguerreotype Portrait,

anonymous sixth plate. In full, early leather case, with foil-covered paper mat typical of the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$633
Lot number 14
Daguerreotype Portraits, Living and Dead,

lot of 3, of the same man at different times in his adult life. The living portraits (daguerreotype...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$259
Lot number 15
Daguerreotype of Daniel Spencer, Revolutionary War Veteran,

quarter plate size in full leather case, with mat stamped "Carden&Co. 293 B.way." A fine image of...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,265
Lot number 16
Daguerreotype of Twin Little Girls PLUS,

lot of 3, including a sixth plate leather cased daguerreotype of two little girls that appear to be...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$230
Lot number 17
French Military Daguerreotype,

quarter plate portrait of a young uniformed Frenchman, mounted in period oval wood frame. Rear...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$460
Lot number 18
Oval Pendant Daguerreotype, Portrait of a Woman with Lock of Hair,

The woman, apparently dressed for winter, wears a heavy shawl, a brocade bodice, and holds her hat...

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Lot number 19
Rare Ambrotype of Church in the Kanawha Valley,

wonderfully composed half plate image of a brick church building with scaffolding surrounding a...

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Lot number 20
Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Early Church,

unusual architecture for a church, parishioners stand on a bi-lateral staircase leading to the...

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Price realised:
US$115
Lot number 21
Ambrotype of a Fireman in Helmet Reading "Franco-American 8",

sixth plate size in full pressed paper case. An image from the time when belonging to a fire company...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 22
Ambrotype of Man and Microscope,

quarter plate size. Anonymous studio pose of a young man and his son posed with a monocular...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,265
Lot number 23
Ambrotype of Hat Makers,

anonymous quarter plate size in full leather case. A fine occupational of three hat makers and their...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,093
Lot number 24
Ambrotype of Philadelphia Boot Maker,

signed on pad "Reimer. Philadelphia," sixth plate in full pressed paper case. He sits in his heavy...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$431
Lot number 25
Ambrotype By O.C. Benjamin,

Newark, N.Y., signed on felt mat, in 6th plate geometric Union case. An exceptional portrait, the...

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Lot number 26
Ambrotype of a Young Cobbler,

anonymous sixth plate in full leather case. He sits at his bench wearing a leather apron, holding a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$374
Lot number 27
Ruby Ambrotype of Minnesota Man with Flute,

sixth plate size, in a full leather case with pad stamped "J.W. Monell, Artist. St. Anthony, M.T...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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US$460
Lot number 28
Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of Man Holding Fur Hat,

depicts a rural-looking gentleman with tinted cheeks, bushy beard, unbuttoned plaid vest, and an...

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Lot number 29
Ambrotype of a Sailor with Buttons and Chest Pocket,

ninth plate size in a black geometric case. The gent in this self-confident pose sports a gold hoop...

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n. a.
Price realised:
US$242
Lot number 30
Half Plate Tintype of a Town,

wonderful image of two horse-drawn wagons stopped in the middle of a wide dirt road. The background...

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US$431
Lot number 31
Half Plate Tintype of Hardware Store,

storefront of "Case & Larkin. Hardware. Stoves. Tinware." Large rocks and timber planks, seen in the...

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Price realised:
US$219
Lot number 32
Two Whole Plate Tintypes of Rural Ohio,

wonderfully portraying the austere nature of farm life. First image depicts a large barn with four...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$575
Lot number 33
Tintypes from Ruggles Grove, Ohio,

lot of 5. Exciting images display the bellicose character of men at Camp "Susan", caught in...

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Price realised:
US$460
Lot number 34
Fine Group of Occupational and Other Tintypes,

lot of 12. Five wonderful cdv-sized tintypes of occupational scenes depicting a leather tanner, a...

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Price realised:
US$345
Lot number 35
Full Plate Tintype of Midwestern Hotel,

full frontal view of a beautiful, two-story hotel, surrounded by tinted trees. A purple martin...

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Price realised:
US$316
Lot number 36
Half Plate Tintype of Folk Art Rocking Horse,

mounted in a nice thermoplastic Union case which has fruit & flower designs. Condition:Slight bend...

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US$345
Lot number 37
Unusual Tintype of a Masked Woman,

6th plate in an octagonal floral Union case. A fine fun theatrical portrait! Condition:Image EXC...

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US$173
Lot number 38
Tintype of Coal Miners,

3.6" x 5.5" showing 6 young to middle-aged men seated on ground in front of a board & batten...

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US$288
Lot number 39
Half Plate Tintype of Children with Guns,

interesting 4" x 5" studio image of four children between 6 and 10 years of age, probably brothers...

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US$230
Lot number 40
Tintype of a Wallpaper Salesman,

quarter plate in a half leather case of a man in bowler hat holding a roll of wallpaper...

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US$81
Lot number 41
"On the Sofa" Postmortem tintypes,

lot of 2. Includes a quarter plate in thermoplastic Union case with design of hanging vase of...

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US$288
Lot number 42
Tintype of Sailors in Foul Weather Clothes,

anonymous quarter plate. A great Civil War era image, showing two sailors in oil cloth jackets and...

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US$518
Lot number 43
Daguerreian Image of Slavery from Virginia,

quarter plate size, in leather case with red velvet pad stamped "W.A. Pratt 139 Main St. Richmond...

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US$22,425
Lot number 44
Ambrotype of Abraham the Slave Master,

anonymous, sixth plate in pressed paper case, with period pencil identification behind the image...

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US$3,738
Lot number 45
Ambrotype of Virginia Slaves & White Charges,

sixth plate size in floral Union case with original inked inscription affixed to rear of image...

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US$5,175
Lot number 46
Tintype of an African-American Gentleman,

cdv-size sixth plate tintype in black, geometric Union Case(B 3-175). 1870s style image of a...

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US$207
Lot number 47
Ambrotypes of Free African Americans,

Condition:Some flaking of backing varnish, chip in side and at hinge of case, else VG...

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US$575
Lot number 48
Tintype of A Young African American Gentleman,

sixth plate size, in octagonal Union case with slip of paper behind with inscription "Sam, William...

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US$173
Lot number 49
Tintype of a Well-Dressed African-American Girl,

sixth plate, in embossed, pressed leather covered case. Girl is seated in an 1870s style chair...

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US$173
Lot number 50
Half Plate, Union Case "American Country Life 1",

Berg #1-11, Krainik #9, brown, with ambrotype of a man. Condition:Slight wear on corners and on back...

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US$460
Lot number 51
Full Plate Union Case of "Landing of Columbus",

(Berg 1-1, Krainik 1). Contains a ruby ambrotype of Freemason standing in full costume, holding a...

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Price realised:
US$2,013
Lot number 52
Very Rare "Horse Racing" Union Case,

quarter plate (Berg 1-46; Krainik 86), case set up for medal. Pad inscription "Mermod, Jaccard...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$978
Lot number 53
Half Plate, Union Case "American Country Life 2",

(Berg 1-12; Krainik 8), brown. Condition:VG+, with one tiny corner nick, bottom left...

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Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 54
Quarter Plate Union Cases,

lot of 4, including a black "Lyre in Wide Portal" (Berg 1-45; Karinik 44) with reverse being "The...

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Price realised:
US$690
Lot number 55
Three Union Cases,

includes "The Faithful Hound" in brown, double sixth plate case (Berg 1-14; Krainik 89), with 2...

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Price realised:
US$489
Lot number 56
Four Sixth Plate Union Cases,

includes "Bobby Shafto," black (Berg 1-65; Krainik 135), with no image but liners intact, listed as...

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US$431
Lot number 57
Two Union Cases,

includes quarter plate "Washington Monument, Richmond, VA." (Berg 1-17S; Krainik 21), black, with...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$489
Lot number 58
Three Scarce Union Cases,

includes double ninth plate "Children Playing with Toys" (Berg 1-48; Krainik 559), brown, with "A...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$489
Lot number 59
Four Union Cases,

includes sixth plate "Fireman Saving Child" (Berg 1-96; Krainik 118), brown, with a tintype portrait...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$546
Lot number 60
Four Patriotic Sixth Plate Union Cases,

Includes "Liberty 2" (Berg 1-67S; Krainik 107), brown, with tintype of woman, original seal. PLUS...

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n. a.
Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 61
Patriotic Union Cases with Images of Civil War Soldiers,

lot of 3. Includes ninth plate "The Union and Constitution" (Berg 1-129; Krainik 373), brown, with...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$920
Lot number 62
Sixth Plate Historic and Patriotic Union Cases,

Lot of 4. "The Indian Monument, Havana, Cuba" (Berg 1-60; Krainik 126), black, with ambrotype of...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,035
Lot number 63
Four Fanciful Ninth Plate Union Cases,

includes "Fairy Emerging from Rose" (Berg 1-139; Krainik 401), black, with ambrotype of a man. PLUS...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$403
Lot number 64
Three Sixteenth Plate Union Cases,

includes oval "Catching Butterflies 2" (Berg 1-172; Krainik 672), brown, with ambrotype of a man...

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n. a.
Price realised:
US$748
Lot number 65
Union Case "Beehive 1, Farm Motif",

(Berg 1-90; Krainik 121), containing a tintype of two men drinking and smoking cigars...

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Price realised:
US$161
Lot number 66
Full Plate Thermoplastic Floral Wall Frame,

with tintype portrait of 2 seated gentlemen. Frame is "Four Roses" (Berg 7-10). Condition:Frame is...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$345
Lot number 67
Three Thermoplastic Wall Frames,

includes a quarter plate floral (Berg 7-21), with daguerrotype of a gentleman. PLUS a floral and a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$431
Lot number 68
Union Case Box, with "Landing of Columbus",

(Berg 1-1; Krainik 1), lid in dark brown with walnut box, cove molding at bottom, pine secondary, in...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 69
Two Thermoplastic Wall Frames,

both oval geometric, includes a quarter and a sixth plate, brown and black. 6th plate frame with...

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US$173
Lot number 70
Large Group of Dags and Cases,

lot of 14, including a fine signed "Potter Cin. O." (Henry H. Potter, listed 1853-55, Cincinnati...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$748
Lot number 71
Fine Early Sixth Plate Embossed Leather Daguerreotype Case,

in red morocco with gilt roses, daguerreotype of two young ladies. Condition:Case is EXC., image...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$460
Lot number 72
CDV of an Intellectual Dog, PLUS

cdv-sized tintype of two gents and their dogs. The intellectual dog pauses a moment from his reading...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$115
Lot number 73
Important Early Mammoth Cave Albumen Photograph,

oval, 7.25 x 5.25" mounted on larger 8 x 10" board, with costumes of several sitters tinted. Not...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$575
Lot number 74
Important Early Mammoth Cave CDV by Waldack,

with imprint of Charles Waldack, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1866. Waldack, a Cincinnati photographer...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$489
Lot number 75
CDV of Two Hunters,

each holding a percussion long rifle, dressed in overcoats, heavy boots and hats with powder horns...

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Price realised:
US$104
Lot number 76
Cabinet Cards of a Boy and Toy Train,

lot of 2. Portraits show a Victorian boy playing with his cast iron train. Cards are embossed...

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Price realised:
US$633
Lot number 77
Boudoir Cards of 1890 Louisville Tornado,

lot of 28, all with imprint of "W. Stuber & Bro., Tornado Views Louisville, March 27, 1890," each...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,380
Lot number 78
Fine Group of Louisville, Kentucky Stereoviews,

lot of 47, all regular sized mounts, save for two cabinet sized. Includes 27 from the 1890 tornado...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,380
Lot number 79
Rare Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set,

"Panama Canal" (100). Contains scenic images of the Panamanian countryside, village life, and the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$748
Lot number 80
Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set,

"Yosemite Valley" (24) with guide book. Set tours Yosemite revealing the breathtakingly majestic...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$431
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