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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ JANUARY 15TH - NEW!!! - Bill Gavin Collection - Breast Plate Found at the Harris Farm - The Last Battle at Spotsylvania -    This relic came from Gavin's display case #20 which had relics that were identified as having been found at the Harris Farm. The Battle at the Harris Farm was the last action of the Battle of Spotsylvania. The battle occurred as General Ewell attempted to determine Union movements as Grant began to prepare his men to once again move around the Confederate flank. Most of the Union soldiers in the battle were from the heavy artillery units that were recently brought from the Washington defenses. The breast plate is a little beat up with some cracks and small pieces missing from the edge. A chunk of lead is missing, but most of it is there. It has one of Gavin's original handwritten labels on it. A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer. -
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Item Number BG02001 Price - $125.00 -
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful Battle Damaged Cartridge Box Plate found by Relic Hunting Legend Stanley Phillips on the Salem Church Battlefield -      This is a really great relic that was recovered by one of the legends in the Civil War relic hunting world! This cartridge box plate, has a well-defined dent on its top rim. Phillips original detailed label (which is included with the plate) indicates that he believed that the damage could have been caused by a fired minie ball glancing off the edge. The label also indicates that Phillips dug the plate and that he has had it for a good number of years. It was purchased from Phillips in the late 1970s so, I am assuming that the plate was dug in the early 1970s, 1960s or 1950s. Phillips was the author of the well-known book Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War. The collector who purchased this plate from Phillips has had it in their collection until I acquired it this year. The plate does not have its iron hooks and there are a couple of digger scrapes in the lead (yes, even the legends sometimes do this). I will include a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance. - Item Number -R244 Price - $395.00-
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Antietam - U.S. Plate Skin - Soldier Carved Letters -   This U.S. plate skin has had the letters partially cut out by a soldier. It looks like he intended to cut the letters out entirely (there are cut lines along the outside of part of the U and S where the letter has not been removed) but never finished for some reason. This was acquired from the same relic hunter who had the Dunker Church items that I am currently selling. He said that this skin was also found at Antietam but did not give me more specific information than that. It looks like there is a little bit of stringy glue on the back, so I suspect it was in a display at some point. The skin looks like it may have been cleaned a bit too much. I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance. - Item Number - A336 Price - $60.00-
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Very Nice Non-Dug Model 1851 Sword Belt Plate -    This is a very pretty model 1851 sword belt plate. This example has the wide applied
tongue on the back. It is made of heavy brass. It was found at an estate sale in New York and was a part of a
New York collection for several years. It is in excellent condition with only minor wear. I will include a letter,
signed by me, with the provenance.
- Item Number -R230 Price - $275.00-
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Antietam - Breast Plate from the Francis Lord Collection Excellent Provenance! -    This breast plate originally came from the collection of Dr. Francis Lord - famous Civil War historian and author of the very famous series The Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia, a book set that almost every Civil War collector has used at one time or another and that many of us own. Dr. Lord, a World War II veteran, was a lifelong collector and was very well respected in the Civil War community. He passed away in 2006. This breast plate, which was found at Antietam, was acquired by a Civil War collector in 1982 from the shop Confederate Metal Detector Sales in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with the Francis Lord provenance. It has been in this individual's collection until this year when I acquired it. The plate is missing a part of the lower left quadrant, does not have the iron hooks, and is missing some lead. There are also some rust bleeds in the face. Despite the condition, it is a very desirable piece because it came from the Lord Collection. The provevance is absolutely solid! I will include a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance. - Item Number - A292 SALE PENDING-
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Bill Gavin Collection - Piece of a U.S. Plate Skin Found at the Confederate Camp at Moss Neck ,Va - Jackson's Corps
  This relic came from Gavin's display case number 15 which housed relics identified as having been found at the Confederate 1862-1863 winter camp at Moss Neck. This is a small piece of a U.S. plate skin showing a part of the "S". A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg. -
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- Item Number BG01508 Price - $16.00-
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bill Gavin Collection - Part of a U.S. Plate Skin found at Camp Santee - A.P. Hill's Division Camp at Corbin, Virginia -   This relic came from Gavin's display case #004 which contained relics that were identified as having been found at Hill's 1862-1863 winter camp - "Camp Santee" - at Corbin, Va. This is a portion of the skin from a U.S. plate. The fragment, which is 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 inches has more than half of the U and a tiny part of the S. It still has dirt on it. A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg. -
Item Number BG00403 Price - $30.00-
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bill Gavin Collection - Part of a U.S. Plate Skin Recovered at Confederate Camp Bartow (WV) with Original Label -     This relic was acquired from a riker case which housed a variety of relics from different battlefields identified by Gavin's handwritten labels. Almost half of a U.S. plate skin that still has Gavin's original handwritten label (actually tape, although it is no longer attached) - "Camp Bartow". Camp Bartow was established by Georgia troops of General Henry R. Jackson in the summer of 1861 after the Battle of Rich Mountain. The camp, which guarded the Staunton-Parkersburg Road was plagued with disease and was abandoned in November of 1861. A letter, signed by me, with provenance information will be provided by the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg. - - Item Number BG19601 Price - $40.00-
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bill Gavin Collection - Flattened U.S. Plate Skin found at A.P. Hill's Division Camp at Corbin, Virginia -   This relic came from Gavin's display case with relics that were identified as having been found at Hill's 1862-1863 winter camp at Corbin, Va. A U.S. plate skin that has been intentionally flattened. It is in three pieces - two large and one very small - and some of it appears to be missing. A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg. -
Item Number BG18503 Price - $50.00 NOW $40.00-
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