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1870 Fifteenth Amendment Celebration Print

Value: $1,800 Retail
Appraised by: Craig Flinner
Category: Prints & Posters
Episodes:
Vintage Baltimore 2021, Hour 1 (#2502)
Our 50 States Part 1 (#2128)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Baltimore, Hour 3 (#1203)
Appraisal

1956 N. Brown-Owned Gibson L-5C Guitar

Value: $16,000 Auction – $18,000 Auction
Appraised by: Richard Johnston
Category: Musical Instruments
Episodes:
American Stories (#2501)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Anaheim, Hour 1 (#1813)
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Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Book, ca. 1920

Value: $6,000 Retail – $7,500 Retail
Appraised by: Ken Sanders
Category: Books & Manuscripts
Episodes:
Women's Work (#2424)
Best of 20 (#2029)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Kansas City, Hour 2 (#1811)
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1879 Edward M. Bannister Landscape Oil

Value: $12,000 Auction – $18,000 Auction
Appraised by: Alasdair Nichol
Category: Paintings & Drawings
Episodes:
Vintage Milwaukee (#2417)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Milwaukee, Hour 3 (#1119)
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1951 Willie Mays Minneapolis Millers Jersey

Value: $40,000 Auction – $50,000 Auction
Appraised by: Simeon Lipman
Category: Sports Memorabilia
Episodes:
Vintage St. Paul (#2316)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Jackpot! (#1116)
St. Paul, Hour 2 (#0902)
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1864 Emancipation Proclamation Print

Value: $3,000 Retail – $3,500 Retail
Appraised by: Donald H. Cresswell
Category: Arms & Militaria
Episodes:
The Civil War Years (#2127)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Vintage Hartford (#1726)
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James Wormley Family Archive

Value: $7,500 None
Appraised by: Christopher Coover
Category: Books & Manuscripts
Episodes:
Vintage Cleveland (#2122)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Cleveland, Hour 1 (#0707)
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1929 Augusta Savage ’Gamin’ Sculpture

Value: $8,000 Retail – $10,000 Retail
Appraised by: Eric Silver
Category: Metalwork & Sculpture
Episodes:
Vintage Cleveland (#2122)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Cleveland, Hour 1 (#0707)
Roadshow Remembers (#1017)
Appraisal

1821 U.S. Citizenship Certificate

Value: $600 – $900
Appraised by: Philip Merrill
Category: Books & Manuscripts
Episodes:
Vintage Boston (#2025)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Boston, Hour 2 (#0608)
Jackpot! (#1116)
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Art Smith Silver Necklace, ca. 1960

Value: $10,000 Auction – $15,000 Auction
Appraised by: Gloria Lieberman
Category: Jewelry
Episodes:
Vintage Boston (#2025)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Boston, Hour 2 (#0608)
Tomorrow's Antiques (#0917)
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Signed Muhammad Ali Training Shoes, ca. 1975

Value: $15,000 Auction – $20,000 Auction
Appraised by: Grant Zahajko
Category: Sports Memorabilia
Episodes:
Knoxville, Hour 3 (#1821)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Appraisal

Babyland Rag Topsy-Turvy Doll, ca. 1905

Value: $850 Retail – $1,000 Retail
Appraised by: Floyd Jones
Category: Dolls
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Jacksonville, Hour 2 (#1823)
Appraisal

Charles Edward Minor Archive

Value: $2,500 Auction – $3,500 Auction
Appraised by: Gary Piattoni
Category: Arms & Militaria
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Hartford, Hour 1 (#1316)
Appraisal

’Dancing for Eels’ Oil Painting, ca. 1885

Value: $6,000 Auction – $9,000 Auction
Appraised by: Nancy Druckman
Category: Folk Art
Episodes:
Washington, Hour 1 (#1516)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
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Louis Armstrong Archive, ca. 1950

Value: $10,000 Auction – $15,000 Auction
Appraised by: Kathleen Guzman
Category: Collectibles
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Palm Springs, Hour 3 (#1303)
Appraisal

Dexter Gordon Photo Group, ca. 1950

Value: $15,000 Insurance
Appraised by: Laura Woolley
Category: Collectibles
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Anaheim, Hour 3 (#1815)
Appraisal

Martin Luther King, Jr. Archive

Value: $5,000 – $7,000
Appraised by: Tom Lecky
Category: Books & Manuscripts
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Raleigh, Hour 3 (#1403)
Appraisal

Cesar Chelor Plane, ca. 1755

Value: $6,000 Auction – $10,000 Auction
Appraised by: Lee Richmond 
Category: Tools & Implements
Episodes:
Washington, Hour 2 (#1517)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Appraisal

Henry Elmore Archive, ca. 1960

Value: $1,500 Auction – $2,500 Auction
Appraised by: Jasmani Francis
Category: Sports Memorabilia
Episodes:
Birmingham, Hour 1 (#1910)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
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1865 Abraham Lincoln Mourning Parade Banner

Value: $15,000 Auction – $25,000 Auction
Appraised by: Wes Cowan
Category: Photographs
Episodes:
Minneapolis, Hour 2 (#1617)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Appraisal

Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Signed By Robinson & Cobb

Value: $15,000 Insurance
Appraised by: Leila Dunbar
Category: Sports Memorabilia
Episodes:
Kansas City, Hour 1 (#1810)
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Appraisal

Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815

Value: $3,000 Auction – $4,000 Auction
Appraised by: Stephen C. Massey
Category: Books & Manuscripts
Episodes:
Celebrating Black Americana (#1934)
Las Vegas, Hour 1 (#1216)
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