EXTREMELY RARE DUELING BROADSIDES, PETERSBURG VIRGINIA 1825

EXTREMELY RARE DUELING BROADSIDES, PETERSBURG VIRGINIA 1825. Rarely offered are orig printed dueling broadsides. We can find no more than 3 or 4 examples listed in any literature. This particular pair is from the renowned collection of Norm Flayderman, and are pictured in his monumental reference on American firearms Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms, 9th Edition, pg. 449. This pair of broadsides is also pictured in Mr. Flaydermans article in Gun Digest, “About Dueling & Dueling Pistols, Throwing Down a Gauntlet”, pg 125 with this description. “Public challenge to a Duel (popularly referred to as “posting” an individual for a real or imagined slur, misbehavior, or other wrongdoing, etc.). Publicly posting printed broadsides or posters such as these was a conveniently proper and customary manner to challenge a transgressor to a duel. The act of bringing the accusation to public notice could hardly be ignored by the party thus disgraced. In Petersburg, Virginia, on March 12, 1825 William Noble publicly challenged Marius Gilliam to a duel for the reasons so-described here. Two days later Gilliam made public his refusal to the duel (highly unusual) naming, in turn his adversary William Noble” … an unprincipled vagabond and scoundrel.” These mementos of that altercation may suggest a duel dodged… or perhaps a more bitter one in the offing?” This would be an interesting research project to find out what happened to Mr. Nobel and Mr. Gilliam back in antebellum Virginia. CONDITION: These two broadsides overall are in very good condition, the larger of the two measures about 8 x 9″, has bottom left corner missing, as can be seen in photographs, and water stain to right bottom corner. The smaller broadside measures about 7-3/4″ x 6″, has chipping at top edge and is missing upper left corner. Paper reductions do not effect text on either of these broadsides, there is an area on each broadside showing light fading where these were orig framed and matted. Both broadsides have several folds, but all in all are in very good condition. 4-42556 JS150 (7,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2328	$4,600.00	EXTREMELY RARE DUELING BROADSIDES, PETERSBURG VIRGINIA 1825. Rarely offered are orig printed dueling broadsides. We can find no more than 3 or 4 examples listed in any literature. This particular pair is from the renowned collection of Norm Flayderman, and are pictured in his monumental reference on American firearms Flayderman’s Guide to Antique Firearms, 9th Edition, pg. 449. This pair of broadsides is also pictured in Mr. Flaydermans article in Gun Digest, “About Dueling & Dueling Pistols, Throwing Down a Gauntlet”, pg 125 with this description. “Public challenge to a Duel (popularly referred to as “posting” an individual for a real or imagined slur, misbehavior, or other wrongdoing, etc.). Publicly posting printed broadsides or posters such as these was a conveniently proper and customary manner to challenge a transgressor to a duel. The act of bringing the accusation to public notice could hardly be ignored by the party thus disgraced. In Petersburg, Virginia, on March 12, 1825 William Noble publicly challenged Marius Gilliam to a duel for the reasons so-described here. Two days later Gilliam made public his refusal to the duel (highly unusual) naming, in turn his adversary William Noble” … an unprincipled vagabond and scoundrel.” These mementos of that altercation may suggest a duel dodged… or perhaps a more bitter one in the offing?” This would be an interesting research project to find out what happened to Mr. Nobel and Mr. Gilliam back in antebellum Virginia. CONDITION: These two broadsides overall are in very good condition, the larger of the two measures about 8 x 9″, has bottom left corner missing, as can be seen in photographs, and water stain to right bottom corner. The smaller broadside measures about 7-3/4″ x 6″, has chipping at top edge and is missing upper left corner. Paper reductions do not effect text on either of these broadsides, there is an area on each broadside showing light fading where these were orig framed and matted. Both broadsides have several folds, but all in all are in very good condition. 4-42556 JS150 (7,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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