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Jun. 01, 2024
Isaiah Thomas Detroit Pistons NBA Signed Basketball
Est: $75 - $125
An autographed Isaiah Thomas Detroit Pistons NBA signed Spalding Indoor/Outdoor All Conference basketball. Signed in silver ink and included with a Hall of Fame Sports COA #B1267. Sports Memorabilia, Autographs, Signatures, Collectibles, Basketball, NBA
Oakwood Auctions
Oct. 30, 2021
Isaiah Thomas Signed Custom Detroit Pistons. Certified By PAAS
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Isaiah Thomas Signed Custom Detroit Pistons. Certified By PAAS
Auctions 4 America
May. 18, 2019
Isaiah Thomas Freemason Engraving
Est: $300 - $400
Isaiah Thomas A rare engraving with plate mark of Thomas made by the Morning Star Lodge AF & AM Artist: C. R. Hardy Print Type: Engraving Date: 1922 Publisher: Morning Star Lodge Origin: American Demensions: 6 x 8" plate. Frame: 14" Frame: Wood Subject: Isaiah Thomas Notes & Literature: Worcester, Massachusetts "In this Town a number of gentlemen, requesting the same, received a Charter in April 1793 from the Massachusetts Grand Lodge for the holding of a lodge of Free Mason by the name of "The Morning Star Lodge." Isaiah Thomas was unanimously elected Master and on the 11th of June, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts meeting in Worcester for the purpose, he was installed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master John Cutler, and the Lodge was consecrated". There were 13 petitioners for this Charter and, after the Lodge was consecrated, Isaiah Thomas served at its Worshipful Master for six years and later became Grand Master. Condition Report: Fine Subject References: Free Masons Masonry
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Dec. 15, 2018
Isaiah Thomas Signed Wooden Printing Blocks
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Colonial America Four Isaiah Thomas Signed Wooden Printing Blocks Illustrating Knights & Castles Each Signed "I T" c. 1770, Lot of 4 Woodblock Printing Plates, Signed "I T" for Isaiah Thomas, all illustrating Knights and Castles, Choice Very Fine. These marvelous, original, hand-engraved, 2" x 2.5" wooden printing plates, all depict knights with plumed helmets and castles, and are likely from the same book. All are signed by prominent Colonial Massachusetts printer, Isaiah Thomas, and may be from one of the historical works he printed, "Elements of General History" (1789 edition), Chronicles of the Kings of England by Nathan Ben Saddi (1795 edition), or his history of France. It is also possible these cuts were used in one of his newspapers or his "New England Almanac." Two of these blocks show mounted knights approaching a castle, 1 shows knights and ladies standing outside a castle, and the last shows two mounted knights fighting a beast, possibly a bear. All are in very nice condition without significant flaws, except for the last mentioned block, which has a 1" crack in the lower right corner. These are attractive and interesting Colonial era woodblocks. A little research should reveal in what publication they were used.
Early American History Auctions
Jul. 07, 2018
ISAIAH THOMAS Boston Celtics Signed Autographed Basketball Jersey Certified CoA
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Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics hand signed autographed basketball jersey. This hand signed item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (CoA): PAAS #27541
J Sugarman Auction
Jun. 16, 2018
Isaiah Thomas Freemason Engraving
Est: $300 - $400
Isaiah Thomas A rare engraving with plate mark of Thomas made by the Morning Star Lodge AF & AM Artist: C. R. Hardy Print Type: Engraving Dated: 1922 Publisher: Morning Star Lodge Origin: American Demensions: 6 x 8" plate. Frame: 14" Frame: Wood Subject: Isaiah Thomas Notes & Literature: Worcester, Massachusetts "In this Town a number of gentlemen, requesting the same, received a Charter in April 1793 from the Massachusetts Grand Lodge for the holding of a lodge of Free Mason by the name of "The Morning Star Lodge." Isaiah Thomas was unanimously elected Master and on the 11th of June, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts meeting in Worcester for the purpose, he was installed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master John Cutler, and the Lodge was consecrated". There were 13 petitioners for this Charter and, after the Lodge was consecrated, Isaiah Thomas served at its Worshipful Master for six years and later became Grand Master. Condition Report: Fine Subject References: Free Masons Masonry
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Mar. 31, 2018
Isaiah Thomas Freemason Engraving
Est: $300 - $400
Isaiah Thomas A rare engraving with plate mark of Thomas made by the Morning Star Lodge AF & AM Artist: C. R. Hardy Print Type: Engraving Dated: 1922 Publisher: Morning Star Lodge Origin: American Demensions: 6 x 8" plate. Frame: 14" Frame: Wood Subject: Isaiah Thomas Notes & Literature: Worcester, Massachusetts "In this Town a number of gentlemen, requesting the same, received a Charter in April 1793 from the Massachusetts Grand Lodge for the holding of a lodge of Free Mason by the name of "The Morning Star Lodge." Isaiah Thomas was unanimously elected Master and on the 11th of June, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts meeting in Worcester for the purpose, he was installed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master John Cutler, and the Lodge was consecrated". There were 13 petitioners for this Charter and, after the Lodge was consecrated, Isaiah Thomas served at its Worshipful Master for six years and later became Grand Master. Condition Report: Fine Subject Referemces: Free Masons Masonry
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Feb. 10, 2018
Isaiah Thomas Freemason Engraving
Est: $300 - $400
Isaiah Thomas A rare engraving with plate mark of Thomas made by the Morning Star Lodge AF & AM Artist: C. R. Hardy Print Type: Engraving Dated: 1922 Publisher: Morning Star Lodge Origin: American Demensions: 6 x 8" plate. Frame: 14" Frame: Wood Subject: Isaiah Thomas Notes & Literature: Worcester, Massachusetts "In this Town a number of gentlemen, requesting the same, received a Charter in April 1793 from the Massachusetts Grand Lodge for the holding of a lodge of Free Mason by the name of "The Morning Star Lodge." Isaiah Thomas was unanimously elected Master and on the 11th of June, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts meeting in Worcester for the purpose, he was installed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master John Cutler, and the Lodge was consecrated". There were 13 petitioners for this Charter and, after the Lodge was consecrated, Isaiah Thomas served at its Worshipful Master for six years and later became Grand Master. Condition Report: Fine Subject Referemces: Free Masons Masonry
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Jan. 27, 2018
Isaiah Thomas Freemason Engraving
Est: $300 - $400
Isaiah Thomas A rare engraving with plate mark of Thomas made by the Morning Star Lodge AF & AM Artist: C. R. Hardy Print Type: Engraving Dated: 1922 Publisher: Morning Star Lodge Origin: American Demensions: 6 x 8" plate. Frame: 14" Frame: Wood Subject: Isaiah Thomas Notes & Literature: Worcester, Massachusetts "In this Town a number of gentlemen, requesting the same, received a Charter in April 1793 from the Massachusetts Grand Lodge for the holding of a lodge of Free Mason by the name of "The Morning Star Lodge." Isaiah Thomas was unanimously elected Master and on the 11th of June, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts meeting in Worcester for the purpose, he was installed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master John Cutler, and the Lodge was consecrated". There were 13 petitioners for this Charter and, after the Lodge was consecrated, Isaiah Thomas served at its Worshipful Master for six years and later became Grand Master. Condition Report: Fine Subject Referemces: Free Masons Masonry
Orange County Estate Liquidators
Jan. 27, 2018
19 Post Rev. War Almanacks, 1784-1808
Est: $350 - $450
Nineteen (19) Post Revolutionary War Almanacks, including Thomas, West, and Low. Octavos, self wrappers, stitched, approx. 22-24 double sided pages. 1st-3rd items: "Thomas's Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, New Hampshire & Vermont Almanack, With an Ephemeris, for the Year(s) of Our Lord 1788, 1789, and 1797", printed by Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), Worcester. 1788 edition features "Proceedings of the Federal Convention" with one of the earliest printings of the Constitution of the United States, followed by George Washingtonís signature in typeset. "Thomas's Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, New Hampshire & Vermont Almanack, With an Ephemeris, for the Year of Our Lord 1789", printed by Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), Worcester. 1789 edition includes documentation of the "Transit of Mercury over the Sun's Disk; vi(s)ible to all the inhabitants of the United States, on the 5th of November, 1789", with "Explanation of the Plate" and accompanying woodcut engraving. Also includes woodcut engraving of "The Anatomy of Man's Body, as governed by the twelve Constellations, viz." on following page. All editions with engraved woodcuts corresponding to calendar months. Almanacks range in size from 7" H x 4" W to 7 3/4" H x 4 5/8" W. 4th-5th items: "The North-American Calendar, or, The Rhode-Island Almanack, For the Year(s) of Our Lord Christ 1784 and 1787" by Benjamin West (1730-1813), printed and (s)old by Solomon Southwick, Newport, 1784 edition, printed and (s)old by Bennett Wheeler, Providence, 1787 edition. 1787 edition includes three-and-a-half page account of the discovery of the planet Herschel (Uranus) with woodcut engraving of lunar eclipse on second page. Almanacks range in size from 6 7/8" H x 3 7/8" W to 7 1/4" H x 4" W. 6th-17th items: "An Astronomical Diary: or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Aera, 1784" by Dr. Nathanael Low (1740-1808), printed by Thomas and John Fleet, Boston. 1784 edition includes five page "Address To the inhabitants of the United States of America..." in which the author (Low) discusses the recent end to the American Revolutionary War and "...wi(s)hes health, peace, and pro(s)perity in this life, and con(s)ummate felicity in the life to come, forever" to his readers, dated September 30, 1783. 1795 edition includes a census of males and females per each state (16) with a column for "exce(s)s". 6 1/4" H x 4" W to 7 3/4" H x 4 1/2" W. 18th item: "An Astronomical Diary, Kalender, or Almanack, For the Year of Our Lord, 1791" by Nehemiah Strong (1729-1807), printed by Elisha Babcock, Hartford. Includes the "Story of General Putnam and the Wolf" with accompanying woodcut engraving. 6 5/8" H x 4 1/8" W. 19th item: "An Astronomical Diary, or Almanac, For the Year of Our Lord, 1808" by Daniel Sewall (1755-1842), printed by Stephen Sewall and Company, for Thomas and Tappan, Portsmouth. 7" H x 4 5/8" W. Provenance: Private Knoxville, TN collection. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 14, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Autographed Basketball
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In Good Condition. This Item Does Not Have Certificate Of Authenticity. Ejs Auction & Consignment Does Not Authenticate Memorabilia Nor Substantiate The Authenticity Of Autographs With Or Without Certificates Of Authenticity. Sh12419
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jul. 06, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 102455 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
Jul. 06, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Jersey Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 101720 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
Jun. 01, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Jersey Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 101721 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
May. 19, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Jersey Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 101609 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
May. 19, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Jersey Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 101719 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
May. 18, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball Jersey Certified Coa
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This hand signed item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: Pinpoint Signature Authentication Services P.S.A.S. Cert # 101719 http://psascert.com/
J Sugarman Auction
Apr. 19, 2017
Isaiah Thomas Boston Celtics signed autographed Basketball PAAS Coa
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This is a beautifully hand signed Item comes with a certificate of authenticity from: PAAS # 11246 http://paasaa.com/
J Sugarman Auction
Aug. 27, 2016
1788 ISAIAH THOMAS Signed Letter, American Newspaper Publisher and Printer
Est: $1,000 - $1,600
Autographs Rare 1788 Manuscript Letter Signed Isaiah Thomas ISAIAH THOMAS (1749-1831). American newspaper publisher and author who performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. June 30, 1788-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed, "Isaiah Thomas," Worcester, (Mass.), 1 page, 7.25" x 12", on laid period paper, Choice Very Fine. This Letter is to a Mr. Carey, (very likely Mathew Carey (1760-1839) an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in response to a prior letter that Thomas had received. Here Thomas replies, in part: "... I am sorry to inform you that I have not obtained one customer for that work notwithstanding. I have advertised it repeatedly. ... I shall be very happy to have it in my power to assist in vending this, or any of your publications. ... (Signed) Isaiah Thomas." Expected folds and minor scattered stains and pinholes along left margin having some paper loss around original wax seal. Overall in nice condition having a very large 3.25" long signature "Isaiah Thomas" with his flourish below.
Early American History Auctions
Aug. 27, 2016
Isaiah Thomas Autograph Receipt Signed for his Newspaper: The Massachusetts Spy
Est: $1,000 - $1,800
Autographs "Isaiah Thomas" Signed Receipt "The Massachusetts Spy" ISAIAH THOMAS (1749-1831). American newspaper publisher and author who performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. c. March 1, 1772 Pre Revolutionary War, Partly-Printed Document Signed, "Isaiah Thomas," (Boston), measuring 3" x 7.75", Very Fine. Being a receipt for six shillings and eight pence from Dr. Elisha Story for Thomas' newspaper, "The Massachusetts Spy" from March 1, 1771 to March 1, 1772. Thomas acknowledges "Received the contents" and appears to have engrossed the document, as well as signing it. Toned, with fold splits at edges; uneven top margin and two tape remnants on verso. The ink and signature are dark... Thomas was one of the most important and influential Colonial printers. He began publishing the anti-British "The Massachusetts Spy" in 1770. On April 16, 1775, he moved his press from Boston and three days later he fought at Lexington and Concord. Thomas published an eyewitness account. After the American Revolutionary War, his business prospered and he began publishing books, including the first "Mother Goose," the first Bible printed in English in the U.S. and the first dictionary printed in the U.S. (Perry's dictionary). Isaiah Thomas (January 30, 1749 - April 4, 1831) was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. Thomas was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was apprenticed on July 7, 1756 to Zechariah Fowle, a Boston printer, with whom, after working as a printer in Halifax, Portsmouth (New Hampshire) and Charleston (South Carolina), he formed a partnership in 1770. The partnership was formed to publish the Massachusetts Spy, and lasted for three months, after which Thomas continued publication alone. For the paper's motto, he chose "Open to all parties, but influenced by none." Initially it came out three times each week, then (under his sole ownership) as a semi-weekly, and beginning in 1771, as a weekly. The paper soon espoused the Whig cause and was the object of government efforts to suppress it. In 1771 Gov. Thomas Hutchinson ordered the attorney general to prosecute Thomas, but the grand jury failed to find cause for indictment. In Boston, in 1774, Thomas also published the Royal American Magazine, which was continued for a short time by Joseph Greenleaf, and which contained many printed Engravings by Paul Revere.
Early American History Auctions
Jun. 12, 2015
THOMAS, Isaiah (1750-1831).The History of Printing in America. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1810.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
THOMAS, Isaiah (1750-1831). The History of Printing in America. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1810. 2 volumes, 8° (206 x 130 mm). 5 engraved plates (2 folding). (Some occasional spotting or browning.) Contemporary sheep, flat spines gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt; green chemises and quarter morocco slipcase (some wear to the extremities and slight chipping to the spine). Provenance: Benjamin F. Thomas (signatures on flyleaf and title-page); given to C.G. Perry (gift inscription on flyleaf); Laird U. Park, Jr. (1922-2001) Philadelphian, Americana collector (sold Sotheby’s New York, 29 November 2000, lot 348). FIRST EDITION. "Amidst the darkness which surrounds the discovery of many of the arts, it has been ascertained that it is practicable to trace the Introduction and progress of Printing, in the northern part of America, to the period of the revolution. A history of this kind has not, until now, been attempted, although the subject, in one point of view, is more interesting to us than to any other nation. We are able to convey to posterity a correct account of the manner in which we have grown up to be an independent people, and can delineate the progress of the useful and polite arts among us with a degree of certainty which cannot be attained by the nations of the old world, in respect to themselves” (p.10, Preface). Thomas founded the American Antiquarian Society in 1812, and he donated his personal library to help form the organization's collection. Grolier American 29; Howes T-168; Sabin 95495; Streeter sale 7:4176.
Christie's
Jul. 13, 2011
Autographs - Isaiah Thomas
Est: $100 - $200
Important colonial-era American printer and publisher (1749-1831), second in renown only to Benjamin Franklin. In addition to authoring a massive History of Printing in America, one of the classics on the subject, Thomas also performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Manuscript DS, one page, 9 x 3.5, April 24, 1788. Receipt issued to Dwight Foster for "the sum of Seven Shillings and six pence in full for Mags. delivered." Signed at the conclusion by Thomas. Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, paper loss to right edge, and uniform toning, otherwise fine condition.
RR Auction
Oct. 09, 2010
ISAIAH THOMAS
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
ISAIAH THOMAS (1749 - 1831) American printer and publisher of the Massachusetts Spy, printed the first American Bible in English, founded the American Antiquarian Society. Rare and fine printing content A.L.S. "I Thomas" 2pp. legal folio, Worcester, Aug. 28, 1800 to the booksellers, Thomas & Thomas in Walpole, [N.H.], writing, in full: "When you issue a Proposal for a book to be printed, or advertise one published by the Coy. in the Museum, why not mention who issue[d] the proposal, and who publish[ed] the book? In the Virginia Gaz[ette] I observe the spirit of the Museum has for its intended publisher Alexander Thomas, Junr. not T[homas] & T[homas] - every press but what I have sold is not in use, except a new Mahogany one, which will cost many dollars to fix it - besides I do not think it would pay the pay to transport a Press to Walpole and back again. Two presses can do a great deal of Work, and properly managed be more than sufficient for the hands Mr. C. Keeps. The indorsements on your note, I had from Wheeler amount to somewhat more than your Statement. - so says Mr. Brigham, who compared them. Merriam told me to Say, the Receipt on the other note is not found yet, and Wheeler tho' paid will not deliver it up till it is.-- I believe you have done as well as you could with Goldthwait, I always suspected we should be perplexed to get payment from him. If we could have our Espanaisse 2 or 3 months, I would endeavor to loan 3 or 4 pages more of Types. Have you written the Booksellers at the Southward, and have you Advertised that it is in the Press? We must not make the works too common - you are in too much haste to get rid of books you are concerned in publishing - they all get to the Market at once the public [will] blow upon them." With integral address leaf in Thomas' hand who adds "Free" and bears a black "Worcester Sept 1" postmark. On the side of the address panel, Thomas has added a short postscript: "Was Merriam to have Winchester in Sheets or bound? My agreement for binding?" The "Merriam" to whom Thomas refers is Ebenezer Merriam who was a former employee of Thomas. Later members of the Merriam family would establish the Springfield firm of G. & C. Merriam who upon the death of Noah Webster in 1843, acquired the rights to publish his dictionary. The printing firm of Thomas & Thomas was established in Walpole, N.H. in 1793 by Isaiah Thomas in partnership with David Carlisle, Jr. a former apprentice in his Worcester, Mass. shop and operated it as a printing house and bookstore. Thomas furnished the press, types and a large stock of books while Carlisle managed the day-to -day affairs. In the same year the press began publication of the New Hampshire Journal. Thomas retired from the firm in 1796, but Carlisle suffered a series of financial embarrassments that caused him to abandon the house and flee to Canada in 1797. The House again came into Thomas' possession and he ran it in conjunction with Alexander Thomas, who ran the day-to-day operations. (Source, Benjamin Thomas Hill, ed., The Diary of Isaiah Thomas, 1805-1828 (Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1909), pp. 7-8n.) Light toning at folds, light foxing, expected folds else very good to fine condition.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 24, 2010
[ Books ]
Est: $800 - $1,200
Revere, Paul, engraver) **. Bookplate of Isaiah Thomas, engraved by Paul Revere. Engraved bookplate. 10.7x8.5 cm. (41/4x31/2"). [Boston]: c.1798 The second bookplate by Revere for his friend Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), printer, publisher and founder of the American Antiquarian Society. Bingham, Paul Revere's Engravings, plate 53; Allen, American Bookplates, 853. A little spotting, some glue residue on verso, very good.
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