Posted 12 years ago
AuctionHun…
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Early hand colored reward of merit. The graphics are great. One depicts George Washington, another depicts an Indian. The other graphics look very patriotic. I am looking for help with the age, maker, and value of this piece.
I think these are great but unfortunately it appears their value is nominal. Yours has great graphics that distinguishes it from the ordinary. If "Betsy [can't read the name] was someone famous, I would think that would add a little value. You might want to do a quick search of their name.
Here are the current listings on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/dsc/i.html?_nkw=reward+of+merit&_sacat=156495&LH_TitleDesc=1&_odkw=&_osacat=156495
Hi These rewards were given to students in 1800's as a acheivement award . Beautiful graphics . A Great find . Thanks for sharing it
here is a link to some of history on them
http://www.ancestorville.com/blogs/articles/1616272-rewards-of-merit-history-19th-c-vintage-antique-paper
That is a really neat engraving.
Style is similar to Patriotic covers of the Civil War era and I would suspect that this is from about 1860- 1880.
Value is minimal but in no way detracts from its universal appeal as a Patriotic/ Americana collectible.
Scott
Here are a few example sold on ebay recently . They were made in many designs
Hope this helps :-)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-diff-Early-School-Rewards-Merit-/400242709057?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d30531241
Thanks everyone. Solver, I did a search for the name but I could not find anything.
Thanks Manikin, for the listings, however I could not find another one like mine.
Thanks for help with the date Scottvez.
Oops I think me and scott and solver all hit reply at once :-)
I got this in a box lot with other paper for $15. Do you think I did ok?
It depends on what else was in the box.
These routinely sell in the $4- $10 range.
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Thanks Scottvez. I got some Civil War era checks, postcards, and other weird paper items.
I just found out that the teacher who is mention on this died in 1861.
War era paper is desirable. It all depends on content. A military related item will have universal appeal with Civil War collectors. A civilian item (such as a check) will have appeal depending on location.
"Weird" items will always have a market! Folks are always interested in the unusual.
You probably did fine with the auction.
Thanks Scottvez. I also bought a ca. 1932 Circus scrapbook the belonged to one of the first members of the Circus Fan Association. I paid $20 for that but there is 99 pages of Circus related paper.
Post your circus scrapbook.
Original advertisements and photographs are very desirable.
Scott
I will do that soon.
I just posted photos. The site will not allow me to mark this post as "Mystery Solved".
I don't know