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20515a. Framed photograph U. S. Revenue Steamer Levi Woodbury. 22" x 26" framed albumen photograph on mat. Photo is of the crew on deck. Moisture staining to mat but does not affect photographs  and can be matted out. Photo is clear, fair contrast. Original frames intact but worn, need re-gluing. $285 net. Reduced to $255. (no discounts apply)

31027. (mounted photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter McCulloch at Portland, Oregon c.1900. Clear, close mounted photo provides a wonderfully detailed view of the U.S. Revenue Cutter McCulloch from the stern. The McCulloch served as a United States Revenue Cutter Service cutter from 1897 to 1915, as a United States Coast Guard Cutter from 1915 to 1917, and as a United States Navy patrol vessel in 1917. She saw combat during the Spanish–American War during the Battle of Manila Bay with Commodore Dewey’s fleet and patrolled off the United States West Coast during World War I. In peacetime, she saw extensive service in the waters off the U.S. West Coast. She sank in 1917 after colliding with another steamer. She was built in Philadelphia of composite construction and launched in 1896. View measures 5 ¼” x 6 ¼” overall and is clean and clear. (VG+). $74.

30110. (photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Windom, Galveston, Texas c.1909. Unusually clear close view shows the Windom underway with signal flags displayed. Commissioned by Revenue Cutter Service on June 30, 1896, the Windom was a steel-hulled, single screw vessel, with an engine capable of generating 800 horsepower. She carried one small-caliber gun. The vessel served with the North Atlantic Squadron. This vessel was later renamed Comanche. Great detail, on postcard paper. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. Postmarked 1909. (VG+). $24.

27304. U. S. Revenue-Cutter Service. Specifications and Agreement for Repairs on U.S. Revenue Cutter Chase.  GPO. 1895. 9p. Soft wraps. Complete builders specifications for repairs on the Chase including deck fittings and plates, pumps, gangways. Hammocks, awnings, water-closets, cabins and wardroom, magazine and other spaces, masts and spars, sails, painting and much more. Contents quite clean, crisp. Light wear, light toning, a bit brittle. (VG).  $48.

3047. (mounted photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter c.1900. Clear close view shows what may be a US Revenue Cutter moored at  the dock. Note the wheeled signal cannon on the deck just to the left of the woman. Image measures 5” x 8” on 8” x 10” grey mount – one chip. On back in pencil “Lulu, Zesta & Allece Long ‘Pinta’ – The Revenue Cutter”.  Nice detailed view. (VG) $26.

1056c. (photo lot) Christening U.S. Revenue Cutter Guard c.1913. Wonderful lot of four original professional photographs detail the christening of the USS Guard in 1913. Photos are b/w and measure 8” x 10”. Two images show the lovely young woman as she lets the champaigne bottle go, striking the bow of the vessel, as RCS officers and yard workers look on. Third image shows the vessel as she is lowered into the water by a large crane. Third image shows RCS officers and finely dressed visitors posing for the camera. The USS Guard was a wooden hulled harbor craft built for the United States Revenue Cutter Service at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. She was launched October 20, 1913 and would be stationed at Friday Harbor, WA., and Seattle, WA. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War I, returned to the Coast Guard in 1919; decommissioned and sold in 1943. Displacement 52 tons. 67’7” length, 12’6” beam, 6’3” draft. One triple-expansion steam engine, fitted for oil. Compliment 10 men. Photos clear, crisp, some wear and creases to corners or edges. A superb set, rare views. (VG). $145.

25171b.c. (stationary) U. S. REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE LETTER SHEETS c.1900. Cover sheet includes Revenue Cutter Service letterhead with subject information on back. (2 sheets available) Light soiling on one, two original folds. $12 each.

25171. (stationary) U. S. REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE LETTER SHEETS. Cover sheet includes Revenue Cutter Service letterhead with subject information on back. Second style is blank on front, with subject information on back. (35 sheets available) 8” x 10 ½”. Light moisture to one corner. $5 each. 

2167. U. S. Revenue Cutter Service mailing tube. Tube was used to mail maps or plans and measures 18” long by 2” in diameter and is paper wrapped cardboard. Tube bears the original label bearing the printed return address of the “Treasury Department, Division of the Revenue-Cutter Service”. Tube is addressed to “2nd Lieut. of Engrs. N. B. Hall, USRCS c/o Commanding Officer,  U. S. Revenue Cutter Apache, Baltimore, Maryland. Moderately soiled but otherwise in good condition, well intact. (VG-).  $44.

8414c. Burroughs, Polly. THE GREAT ICE SHIP BEAR – Eighty-Nine Years in Polar Seas. New York . 1970. 104p. DJ. For more than forty-two years the U. S. Revenue Cutter Bear patrolled the waters of the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean and became celebrated for many dramatic rescues of trapped whalers. In the 1930’s she accompanied Admiral Byrd on his expeditions to Antarctica . Here is the story of the Bear in that heroic era of seamanship. Wonderfully illustrated with 37 vintage photographs. Difficult to find now. (F). $32.

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14320. (document) U. S. Revenue Marine [Cutter Service], Steamer Seneca c.1908. Typed letter on letterhead from Captain W. E. Reynolds, U.S.R.C.S., Inspector of Labor and Material regarding proposals for making sails, awnings, covers, etc. for the Revenue Steamer Seneca, now nearing completion at the Newport News Ship-Building and Dry-Dock Company. USRC Seneca was a cutter commissioned for the principal mission of locating and then destroying abandoned shipwrecks that were still afloat and were a menace to navigation. She was designed with excellent sea-keeping qualities, a long cruising range, good towing capabilities, and by necessity the capacity to store a large amount of munitions. Full 8” by 10 ½” letterhead, signed in hand by Captain Reynolds. Document has light soiling, corner bent from original crimping. Rare early Revenue Cutter document. (VG-). $44.

13147. [glass projection slide] U.S. Revenue Cutter Service or Navy Officers and Crew c.1900.  Rare early glass plate projection slides feature officers and crew posing for the camera. View included four ranking officers seated, lower ranking officers and seamen standing behind. Can’t be sure of insignia yet, may be either U.S. Revenue Cutter Service or Navy. Slide measures 3 ¼” x 4” and presents a good images. If projected you might be able to determine more. (VG+). $18.

13345b. na. Where the Ice Never Melts: The 1888 and 1889 Voyages of the U.S. Cutter Thetis. Graham Wilson (ed). Wolf Creek Books. 2005. 84p. Soft wraps. In 1889 the U.S. Steamer Thetis cruised the coast of Alaska, returning with some of the earliest photos of the area. This and other 19th-century Alaskan journeys of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Thetis are legendary. Fortunately, a rich history of photographs and first-person narratives preserved many of the vessel's adventures. The Thetis encountered indigenous peoples, Russian settlers and had fascinating adventures while surveying and policing remote coasts and islands. This exciting collection of photographs, never before published in its entirety, will capture the imagination of lovers of maritime tales and northern history. These superb images are accompanied by a rich description by Robert Gordon Butler, aboard for this unforgettable journey. Clean, crisp, only lightly read. (VG+).  $24.95.

13358. McCauley, Robert H., Jr. A U.S. Revenue Marine Officer's Uniform, ca. 1855. Military Collector & Historian, 26. Spring 1974. Pp. 21-23. Detailed article looks at an original daguerreotype of Henry Harwood Key, Officer, U.S. Revenue Marine and discusses his uniform with respect to Revenue Marine uniform regulations of the era. Quite detailed, great information. Full issue includes many other articles on early U.S. military uniforms and more. (VG+). $24.

B-310. (photograph) U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. c.1910. Unusual early photo shows assembly of Petty Officers and Warrant Officers posing for the camera. Photo measures 7 ½” x 9 ½” , backed with linen and is clear and clean in the image area. Margins have some soiling and edge wear. Good view of uniforms, rare view. (VG-). Reduced $136.

A-146. [calendar 1928] Manitowoc Savings Bank, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Prominent is a 7 ¼” x 9” photograph of a Manitowoc Harbor Scene in 1890 showing clear crisp images of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Andrew Johnson. The Andrew Johnson was a 499 ton side-wheeled cutter, built in Buffalo in 1865 and  mounting three guns, and manned by a compliment of 7 officers and 30 men. Also moored near her are the steamer Nevada, wrecker Favorite, and the tugs Monarch and Arctic. Beautiful clear, crisp view and superb for hanging in your Great Lakes office or den. (VG).  $78.

27179b. Kroll, C. Douglas. COMMODORE ELLSWORTH P. BERTHOLF – First Commandant of the Coast Guard. Annapolis. 2002. 160p. DJ. Written by a former Coast Guard officer, the book chronicles Bertholf’s colorful early career with the service when he patrolled the vast reaches of the Pacific, enforced maritime laws regulating the fishing, sealing, and whaling industries, participated in daring rescues, and transported Siberian reindeer from Russia to the starving Inuits. When Ellsworth P. Bertholf was court-martialed and dismissed from the Naval Academy for a hazing incident, no one could have predicted his future greatness. But undaunted by his experience at the academy, Bertholf pursued a career in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and by 1902 had earned a special Gold Medal of Honor from the U.S. Congress for his role in a dramatic overland relief expedition to Alaska. By 1915 he had bypassed twenty-two officers senior to him to become the first commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and went on to successfully steer his fledgling service through the trials of World War I. This biography of the man who has been called the savior of the Coast Guard offers a revealing portrait not only of Bertholf but also of the last years of the Revenue Cutter and Life-Saving Services and the early formative years of the Coast Guard. (F). $49.95.

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13131. (reprint) Annual Report of the Chief of the Revenue Marine Bureau for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1873 Showing the Operations of the Revenue Marine and the Life-Saving Service. Wash. 1873. 74p. Soft wraps. This very early report of the Revenue Marine Service details the vessels employed in the service, those under construction or discontinued, expenses, stations, etc. In addition, report includes 56 page report on the operations of the Life-Saving Service which, at that time, was under the Revenue Marine. The first separate Report of the Life-Saving Service would not be published until 1876. Early Life-Saving Service report includes list of stations and Keepers in the three current Districts (Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Long Island and New Jersey), list of proposed stations (in Maine, New Hampshire, Mass., Virginia and North Carolina), report on experiments with life-boat and rocket apparatus, complete Regulations for the Government of the Life-Saving Service, signals for Life-Saving stations, Instructions and Drill in the Use of the Rocket and Mortar Apparatus, Rules for Management of Open Row-Boats in a Surf, Instructions for Saving Drowning Persons…., Forms and Reports, and more. Detailed early information of this service during its beginnings. (M). $26.

1251. (lot 4 mounted photos) Crew U.S. Revenue Cutter Apache c.1905. Rare lot of 4 crew photos taken while moored in Baltimore, are on original mounts and provide rare views of the crew posed on deck, at work and in both summer and winter uniforms. The Apache was originally launched as the Galveston but was renamed in 1904. She was a 190-foot, 416-ton, iron-hulled, twin screw steamer built by Reeder & Sons of Baltimore for $95,650. She entered service in 1891 as the Galveston and was decommissioned in 1937. She served along the Gulf coast out of Galveston and patrolled in defense of New Orleans during the Spanish American War. Afterwards, she assisted in flood relief efforts, was placed at the disposal of the governor of Texas, participated in Mardi Gras celebrations, transported local students "for educational purposes to study Galveston Harbor," patrolled regattas, sailed on winter cruises on the Chesapeake Bay, participated in fleet drills with the Navy, transported politicians and dignitaries, and investigated the conditions of local oyster beds. As of 1914 she was stationed at the mouth of the Chesapeake, boarding all departing foreign vessels for compliance with US neutrality laws. She continued for the rest of her Coast Guard career on the Chesapeake and surrounding waters and continued to carry out "VIP" duties, transporting various government officials on cruises around the Bay. The Army acquired her during World War II where she was outfitted as a radio transmitting vessel that later broadcasted General Douglas MacArthur's "I have returned" speech. Mounts are well worn with chips and areas removed, but photos are a bit better. Some corner chips, some staining, moderate soiling. Though not good condition, they are clear, close views, still with great details. Photos 3 ¼” x 4 ¼” on 5” x 6” mounts. Rare views. (G). $88.

25345. (stationary) U. S. COAST GUARD LETTER SHEETS. Early c.1916 letter sheet includes early letterhead comprised of Treasury shield with crossed anchors. 7 ½” x 10 ½”. $10 each. 

11158. (cabinet photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter. c.1890.  Port side view. 5 ½” x 8 ¼”. Clean, clear, close view. $165.

11159. (cabinet photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter. Same vessel, starboard side view. c.1890. 5 ½” x 8 ¼”. Close view, one spot, a few marks to mount. $130.

11160. (cabinet photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Morrill, Hotchkiss Rifle (six pounder), Charleston, S.C. c.1890. Identified on back. Clear, close. rare view of gun and mount. 5 ½” x 8 ¼”. $155.

United States Revenue Cutter Gresham 

1028. (set 3 mounted photos) Crew, United States Revenue Cutter Gresham c.1900. Rare lot of three large 7 ½” x 9 ¾” on 11” x 14” mounts provide an unprecedented view of the vessel, and the crew posing on the deck of the USRC Gresham. Notice the eagle, the cat and the bosin whistles and many other items in this great view. USRC Gresham was built in 1896 by the Globe Iron Works Co., Cleveland, Ohio and commissioned on May 30, 1897. She had a length of 205.6, beam of 32, speed 14.5, complement of 103,  armament in 1898 was  two 6 pounders and one 1 pounder. She was tranferred to the Navy on March 24, 1898 returned to the Treasury Dept. in August that same year. She was again transfered to the Navy 1917 in World War I, returning to the Treasury in 1919. She was decommissioned in 1935 and  sold for scrap. She was reacquired by the Coast Guard and commissioned USCGC Gresham (CG1) on May 23, 1943, decommissioned 1944 and again sold for scrap. In 1946 she was converted to a tug and renamed T.V. Mcallister, sold in 1947 to the Weston Trading Company of Honduras and renamed the Palestine, scrapped in 1951 at Shemen Beach, Haifa, Isreal. Photos are on gray mounts, and show unusually clear detail of the men and the vessel. Views include crew on deck (clear and crisp), Gresham at anchor with crew on bow cleaning gun (?), print from photo of crew (not the Gresham) on bow drilling with guns (one tear to mount only, few spots on mount). Fine early lot. (VG+). $345. Reduced $265. 

U.S. Revenue Cutter Guard c.1913

1056b. (photo lot) Christening U.S. Revenue Cutter Guard c.1913. Wonderful lot of three original professional photographs detail the christening of the USS Guard in 1913. Photos are b/w and measure 8” x 10”. One image shows the lovely young woman as she lets the champaigne bottle go, striking the bow of the vessel, as RCS officers and yard workers look on. Second image shows the vessel as she is lowered into the water by a large crane. Third image shows RCS officers and finely dressed visitors posing for the camera. The USS Guard was a wooden hulled harbor craft built for the United States Revenue Cutter Service at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. She was launched October 20, 1913 and would be stationed at Friday Harbor, WA., and Seattle, WA. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War I, returned to the Coast Guard in 1919; decommissioned and sold in 1943. Displacement 52 tons. 67’7” length, 12’6” beam, 6’3” draft. One triple-expansion steam engine, fitted for oil. Compliment 10 men. Photos clear, crisp, some wear and creases to corner edges. A superb set, rare views. (VG). $125.

1017. (mounted photo) Burial of Capt N.J. Chevers U.S.R.C.S. retired c.1900. Early mounted view measures 4 ½” x 6 ½” on 6” x 8” mount shows gun salute being fired at the burial of retired Captain N.J. Chevers,  U.S.R.C.S Onondage. In this early view the casket and grave can be seen, with the officers and crew of the Onondaga surrounding the site. The back of photo is labeled: "Burial of Capt N.J. Chevers U.S.R.C.S. retired-St. Johns Episcopal Church, Hampton Va. Full military burial given by Onondaga's Officers and Crew- 73's Billy-". The Onondaga was an Algonquin Class Revenue Cutter, built in 1898 by the Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH. She was commissioned U.S.R.C. Onondaga on 24 October 1898; Acquired by the Navy 9 April 1917; Returned to the Treasury Department in 1919; Designated CG-5; Decommissioned 5 November 1919 at Baltimore, MD and sold for scrap. She had a complement 73 and armament of four 6-pounders. Image is clear, just a hint of foxing, a few marks and one 8” fold across the lower margin. (G+). $38.

22208. (photo) U.S. Revenue Steamer Windom under construction at Dubuque, La. C.1893. 10” x 13”. Commissioned by Revenue Cutter Service on June 30, 1896, the Windom was a steel-hulled, single screw vessel, with an engine capable of generating 800 horsepower. She carried one small-caliber gun. The vessel served with the North Atlantic Squadron. The vessel was commanded by Capt. S. E. Maguire, U.S.R.C.S. The Windom served with the Navy from March 24, 1898 until August 11, 1898. This vessel was later renamed Comanche. (VG). $58.

8420. (document) Transcript Journal U.S. Revenue Cutter Campbell Week Ending Saturday August 23rd., 1873. 12p. 8” x 12 ½”. Early transcript from the Journal of the U.S.R.C. Campbell was hand written for forwarding to headquarters on a weekly basis. Journal is divided by days and includes all activities engaged in by the ship’s crew as recorded by the Officer of the Deck and approved by the Captain (Capt. George W. Moor). Includes location, daily weather and sea conditions, work done on board by crew, numerous vessels boarded and examined, sailing miles, rations served, etc.  Area of operations include Fisher’s Island Sound, New London, Hog Neck, Greenport, Orient Point. The Campbell, officially named the James Campbell (there were at least four revenue cutters named Campbell), was stationed at New London and then at New York after the outbreak of  the Civil War. In 1863 she returned to New London where she served until 1875 when she was sold. Condition is clean and crisp, ink and pen easily readable. (VG+). $178. 

29116. [cabinet photograph] SEAMAN / CADET, UNITED STATES REVENUE STEAMER “SALMON P. CHASE”. Rare cabinet photograph by O’Neil (photographers) of New Bedford, Mass. shows a young seaman or cadet posing for the camera. On the seaman’s hat tally is clearly visible the name "CHASE". The Salmon P. Chase, named after Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, was built as a three-masted barque at Philadelphia in 1878 with a hull length of 106-feet, accommodations for a dozen cadets, and the lines of a clipper ship. The Chase went into service in the summer of 1878, with its home port at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Here she served as the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction's training ship. She made cadet cruises to Europe, the Azores, the West Indies, and along the eastern coast of the U.S. Photo measures 4 ¼” x 6 ½” on mount, and shows great detail of the uniform and backdrop. Photo has just a bit of light foxing, but is otherwise clear and quite presentable. (VG+).  $134.

29147. (document) Treasury Department. U.S. Revenue Steamer Grant c.1888. Original official document on Treasury Department stationery advising Revenue Cutter Service, Third Lt. J. A. Hull of the Revenue Steamer Grant that he is “relieved from duty temporarily and placed ‘waiting orders’….” Size: 8” x 10” on official letterhead, written in hand by the Assistant Secretary. Dated October 18, 1888. Only very light expected wear to original folds, clean, crisp, easily readable. (VG+). $96.

        22500. United States Revenue Cutter Service. THE UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN 1898. Wash. 1899. 49 p. Original blue soft wraps. Published as the “official record” showing the active and conspicuous part taken by the United States Revenue Cutter Service in the war with Spain . There were, in cooperation with the Navy, 13 revenue cutters carrying 61 guns, 98 officers and 562 enlisted men engaged in operations with Admiral Sampson’s fleet and Admiral Dewey’s fleet at Manila , and on the Pacific coast. In addition to these cutters, there were 7 others engaged in patrolling and guarding mine fields in various harbors from Boston to New Orleans . This detailed report provides a day-by-day look at the operations of the service. Extremely scarce and important document, filled with information and great reading. Unusually clean, crisp. (VG+) $134.

2917. (document) N. Broughton Devereux, Chief, U.S. Revenue Marine. April 28, 1870. Rare document signed in hand by N. Broughton Devereux - The 1st Chief of the Marine Revenue Service during Civil War Reconstruction from 1869-1871. Document authorizes the Collector of Customs at Baltimore Maryland to pay "Mrs. E. Sullivan for rent of rooms for the use of the Board of Examiners, U. S. Revenue Marine Service for month of April 1870 at a sum of  $100. In 1849 the Revenue Marine Bureau was dissolved, and the Revenue Marine fell under the control the Commissioner of Customs until the Revenue Marine Bureau was again established in 1869. The first Commissioner was N. Broughton Devereux (1869-1871). Following Devereux's service was the noted Sumner I. Kimball (1871- 1878), Ezra Clark (1878-1885) and, from 1885-1889 Peter Bonnett. The booming coastal trade had a significant impact on the U.S Revenue Cutter Service. As the ever-larger Schooners wrecked on the coast with spectacular losses to lives and property, the American public demanded improvements in cutters, Lifesaving Stations, and aids to navigation. Such demands, combined with increased operations in Alaskan waters following the purchase of Alaska Territory from Russia in 1867, led to the reorganization of the service. George S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury under President U.S. Grant, led the reorganization. He appointed N. Broughton Devereux Chief of an interim Revenue Marine Bureau consisting of the Revenue Cutter Service, the Steamboat Inspection Service, the Marine Hospital Service, and the Life Saving Service. Devereux took charge on July 1, 1869 and set to work by establishing two boards to overhaul the Revenue Cutter Service. One Board, headed by Captain John Faunce, was charged with investigating personnel matters, and the other, under Captain Carlisle T. Patterson of the Coast Survey, was directed by Deveruex to analyze the Cutter Fleet. Devereux appointed 11 men with diverse backgrounds to Patterson's Board because he believed that analysis of the Service's Cutters was critical. Devereux used this information in his multiple reports to Congress in 1869-1870 where he requested, among other things, the construction of new cutters and propeller - driven Steamers...Deveruex also classified Cutters by their tonnage...[Source: The Coast Guard Expands, 1865-1915 By Irving H. King]. Document is in original ink, clear and most readable. (VG+). $165. 

27392. (cabinet photo) Seaman, U. S. Revenue Cutter Oliver Wolcott c.1890 by New Photo Gallery, Port Townsend, Washington Territory. Rare early albumen portrait photograph shows a seaman of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Oliver Wolcott. On his cap, the name “Wolcott” can be read on the tally. The "U.S.R.C. Oliver Wolcott" was a well-known early steam-driven cutter employed in patrolling arctic waters and the suppression of smuggling after the purchase of Alaska in 1867. Condition is very good, with only light wear and a hint of soiling. There is an very minor bump to the extreme upper left corner of the mount and a tiny and inconsequential surface rub at the arm. (VG). $148. 

27383. [document] U. S. Revenue Marine [Cutter Service], Form #8, RECEIPT FOR RATIONS DELIVERED ON BOARD UNITED STATES REVENUE STEAMER MOCCASIN . c.1875. Full 8 ½” x 14” form sheet, printed both sides is filled out for rations for the US Revenue Steamer Moccasin for the month ending March 31st, 1875. Form lists the various rations and amounts delivered for 13 persons for 31 days. Form is signed by  Lieutenant A[lbert] Buhner when the supplies were received. Form is printed, and then filled out in ink. Form is clean, light overall browning and to original folds. Rare early Revenue Cutter document. (VG-).  $78.

United States Revenue Cutter Service Dinnerware

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21407a-f. [document] U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. c.1891. Seven sheets available, each printed both sides with U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. Each form is filled out for rations for the US Revenue Cutter "Dix" at Galveston, Texas and dated in the 1890’s. Form lists the number of officers, seamen, boys, firemen and coal-passers and the rations needed for each, rations on hand, and cost. Forms are each signed by the Captain or 1st. Lieutenant, and then receipted by the Lieutenant when the supplies were received. Forms are printed, and then filled out in ink. Each page is double sided [ie. two forms]. Some moisture stained but overall bright. Six sheets available, each different with different signatures but all RC Dix. (G+). $26 each.

2792. [glass negative] U. S. Revenue Cutter Levi Woodbury. c.1900. Unusual b/w glass negative featuring the U. S. Revenue Cutter Levi Woodbury in the ice in Penobscot Bay off Searsport, Maine. The USRC Mahoning was a steam-powered revenue cutter built in 1863-64 at Philadelphia  and was one of six Pawtuxet-class tenders that entered service that year. This class was the first steam-powered cutters to enter service since the 1840s. Their contracts called for hulls of oak, locust, and white oak with iron diagonal bracing. Their machinery was considered to be too complicated, however, and all save Mahoning had only a short career. She was placed in commission in the Revenue Marine on 18 July 1864 and she patrolled the American coastline from Massachusetts to Maine for the major portion of her active career. On 5 June 1873, she was renamed Levi Woodbury and continued her patrols of the New England coast through the last quarter of the 19th century from her base at Portland, Maine. On 19 July 1915, after the creation of the Coast Guard, the Woodbury was placed out of commission at Portland, having been one of the longest serving cutter in the Revenue Cutter Service's history. The negative is large 4” x 5” and would provide a large clear print. We have included a computer generated print with this negative for your information. A superb, clear image. (VG).   $88 net.

 2051. (souvenir cup & saucer) c.1900 A petite, bright commemorative cup and saucer featuring a beautiful, detailed full color image of “U. S. Revenue Cutter Windom, Port Arthur, Texas” on a rose color background. The delicate, bright cup measures 2 ¼” in diameter and 2 ¼” high with a 4 3/8” saucer, and both are enhanced by a beautiful decorative gilt trim. Labeled “Made in Austria ….” Very clean, no cracks or checks, a very detailed, pretty little item for your display. Such RCS china is extremely scarce. (VG+). $88.

U.S. REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE DISCHARGE PAPERS. Seaman / Fireman George Frederick

#25168. U.S. REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE DISCHARGE PAPERS. Seaman / Fireman George Frederick. 4 YEARS. 1904,1905,1907,1908.
2 DIFFERENT STYLES 1901-1905, 1907-1909:
1904 discharged as a Seaman from the U.S. STEAMER MORRILL.
1905 discharged as a SEAMEN AT LOOKOUT.
1907 discharged as a Seaman from the U.S.R.C. MACKINAC.
1908 discharged as a Seaman from the U.S.R.C. MACKINAC. Reason for discharge Vessel going out of Commission, Note on discharge "Re-enlisted on Mackinac April 21,1909".

Civil Service / Light-House Service Notice of Rating 1909
Civil Service / Light-House Service Notice of Rating for position of Assistant Keeper 1911
9 pieces at $58 each. 
25166. U. S. Revenue Cutter Service pocket notebook $145 (shown above)
U. S. Revenue Cutter Service letter sheets $5 each (35 sheets available, 2 styles) Light moisture to one corner.

In 1911 George Frederick became a lighthouse keeper at the Whitefish Point Lighthouse on Lake Superior in Michigan. That same year he past away at Whitefish Point.

W-01. Strobridge, Truman R. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Wash. U. S. Coast Guard. June 1982. 148p. Soft wraps. An important research text, provides a comprehensive listing of writings related to the US Coast Guard, from archival, fictional, historic and technical sources listed alphabetically by author and by topic. Included are descriptions of content and publication information. Subject index includes: Administration and Organization, aids to navigation, Aviation, Biographies, Civil War, Cutters, Training, Equipment and Facilities, Expeditions, Flags Ensigns Pennants and Customs, Icebreaking, Law Enforcement, Medicine and Science, Minorities, Port Security, Prohibition Era, Revenue Cutter Service, Search and Rescue, Spanish-American War, Uniforms, World War I and II, and much more. Extremely valuable for research or collectors. Clean, crisp. (VG+). $34.  

  26324b. (voucher forms) U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. Four-part form #2020 ½  for the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Voucher for Light and Heat for Officers of the Revenue-Cutter Service. Clean, not filled out, four-sided form is dated 1907 and was used for reimbursement to officers for fuel used for heat and light. (VG+).  $48.

Historic Vessels of the United States Revenue Marine and Coast Guard

These large 11”h x 17”w black line printed profile views of vessels of the Service were published by the Coast Guard for the Bicentennial. These detailed views depict the various types of vessels in typical configurations and clearly show every detail of the vessel. Establishing the exact configuration of many of these vessels was something of a challenge, as photos or plans of many of these vessels no longer exist. Using original deck plans, photographs of the time, profiles obtained from the National Archives, or descriptions of alterations and various other sources, the artists have been able to reconstruct how these rare vessels probably appeared during these periods. Printed in black on white, heavy stock, this fine collection of views is suitable for framing and would be a fine way to decorate your hallway or den. Some include written detailed historical sketch and description of configuration, usage and historical source material. Clean, crisp, may be some bending near edges but can be easily matted out. #20166 @ $14.75 ea.

Early Sailing Cutters

Coast Guard Vessels of the Prohibition Era

j. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CHELAN 1928 ~ 1941

The Coast Guard and Amphibious Warfare 1941 - 1945

s. U.S.S. JOSEPH T. DICKMAN 1941 ~ 1946. Manned by the Coast Guard.

t. U.S.S. LST 785 1944 ~ 1946. Manned by the U.S. Coast Guard.

World War II Coast Guard Cutters

k. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SEA CLOUD 1942 ~ 1943

l. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter COBB 1943 ~ 1946

Coast Guard and Coast Guard-Manned Vessels of World War II

q. U.S. Army Supply Vessel FS-550 1944 ~ 1945. Manned by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Post World War II Coast Guard and Coast Guard-Manned Vessels

x. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter POLAR SEA commissioned 1978-.

y. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter LEGARE commissioned 1990-.

z. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary MARLIN 300. 1997-.

aa. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE. 1994 configuration.

2766. (photo) Instrument Room, U. S. Revenue Cutter c.1910. Close, clear photo of early U. S. Revenue Cutter instrument bench including a number of electrical controls, recording barograph, what appears to be a volt meter for reading thermocouples, and other equipment. On the wall can be seen a broadside reading “United States Revenue-Cutter Service, Weekly Routine ….”  Close clear real photo image shows the rare view of this early equipment and the first that I have ever seen taken in the interior of the vessel. Clear, close b/w images on postcard paper. 3 ½” x 5 ½”, not postmarked. (VG+). $88.

2754. (stereoview) U. S. Revenue Marine Steamer, New Orleans, La. c.1910. Rare stereoview is hand colored and provides a view from the bow of a U. S. Revenue Steamer moored at the dock. Clearly visible on the bow are “U.S.R.M.” This view came from a collection of New Orleans views and is clear and close, though a bit light. Rare to find views of revenue cutters in any form. (VG). $34.

 The following four items are from the same family estate and relate to the same RCS officer:

25305a. (portrait photograph) U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. Superb portrait of a cadet before his graduation from the Academy. Photo measures 4 ½” x 6 ½” on 8” x 11” paper. Image is close, clear, chip to corner, perfect for framing. (VG-). $68 net.

25164a. (photo) U. S. Revenue Cutter Itasca Crew Photo c.1908. The USS Itasca was commissioned in 1893 and in the summer of 1907 through 1908, the Revenue Cadets made their cruise. Taken at LeHarve, France in 1908, photo shows excellent details of the crew in their uniforms posing for the camera. Measuring 4 ½” x 6”, photo is clear and crisp, though chipped and worn on the edges. One corner fold. Still a rare close view. (G+). $44.

JK-8. [cabinet photograph] U. S. Revenue Cutter McCulloch. c.1880’s. Original portrait cabinet photograph of a seaman of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. This wonderful posed portrait photograph shows a young seaman posing at a large caliber gun on the McCulloch. Clearly visible is the band on his cap lettered "U.S.R.C. McCulloch". Photo measures 4 ½" x 6 ½" on 7" x 9" mount. Clean, clear, and crisp, a wonderful image and quite rare. Scribed in ink on base of photo is "P. Marcelo….". (VG+). $328 net.

20434. [cabinet photo] U. S. REVENUE STEAMER DEXTER – Starboard Watch 1898. By Eugene Paul Tilghman, New Bedford. Wonderful period cabinet photo shows the U. S. Revenue Steamer Dexter moored in New Bedford Harbor. Photo measures 4 5/8" x 6 5/8" on 7" x 9" mat, and shows great detail of the starboard side of the vessel. Printed label beneath the photo "U. S. Revenue Str. Dexter, Starboard Watch 1898." On the back it is noted that photographer Eugent Paul Tilghman was one of only two black photographers in New Bedford and one of only a few in New England. Mr. Tilghman was born in New Bedford on June 13, 1858 and passed away on December 23, 1909. During his career he lived at #163 Williams Street in New Bedford. Mr. Tilghman was one of the few photographers in the area allowed to take official Revenue Cutter Service photographs, making this view important both for the subject but for the photographer himself. Quite clear and close view. Mat is heavily chipped and moisture stained, which affects the photo in some areas. Some wear but photo itself intact. (G-). $128 net.

A-146. [calendar 1928] Manitowoc Savings Bank, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Prominent is a 7 ¼" x 9" photograph of a Manitowoc Harbor Scene in 1890 showing clear crisp images of the US Revenue Cutter Andrew Johnson. The Andrew Johnson was a 499 ton side-wheeled cutter, built in Buffalo in 1865 and mounting three guns, and manned by a compliment of 7 officers and 30 men. Also moored near her are the steamer Nevada, wrecker Favorite, and the tugs Monarch and Arctic. Beautiful clear, crisp view and superb for hanging in your Great Lakes office or den. (VG). $78.

21407a-f. [document] U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. c.1891. Seven sheets available, each printed both sides with U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. Each form is filled out for rations for the US Revemnue Cutter "Dix" at Galveston, Texas and dated in the 1890’s. Form lists the number of officers, seamen, boys, firemen and coal-passers and the rations needed for each, rations on hand, and cost. Forms are each signed by the Captain or 1st. Lieutenant, and then receipted by the Lieutenant when the supplies were received. Forms are printed, and then filled out in ink. Each page is double sided [ie. two forms]. Some moisture stained but overall bright. Six sheets available, each different with different signatures but all RC Dix. (G+). $26 each.

466. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TRANSMITTING AN ESTIMATE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1817. Wash. Davis. 1817. Folio size. 54p. Includes appropriations for all departments including detailed estimates for the Light-House Establishment (3p.). In addition to oil and supplies, includes appropriations for buil21407a-c. [document] U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. c.1891. Seven sheets available, each printed both sides with U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Form 2007, Requisition for Rations. Each form is filled out for rations for the US Revemnue Cutter "Dix" at Galveston, Texas and dated in the 1890’s. Form lists the number of officers, seamen, boys, firemen and coal-passers and the rations needed for each, rations on hand, and cost. Forms are each signed by the Captain or 1st. Lieutenant, and then receipted by the Lieutenant when the supplies were received. Forms are printed, and then filled out in ink. Each page is double sided [ie. two forms]. Some moisture stained but overall bright. Six sheets available, each different with different signatures but all RC Dix. (G+). $26 each.

22470. United States Revenue Cutter Service. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1912. Wash. 1913. 137p. Includes extensive details of operations and of rescues throughout the year. Also details personnel, assistance to vessels, construction and repairs, evaluation of new equipment, ice patrols, removal of derelicts, special reports on saving of life, promotions, new vessels, the Academy, and much more. Quite detailed, exceptionally difficult to find these reports. Overall clean, tight, unusually good condition. Rebound in hard cover library binding. (VG+). $258 net.

A-134. [receipt] US Revenue Cutter Service. Rare printed receipt from George Wolf, Collector of Customs in Philadelphia for $105 in compensation delivered to Francis Sheppard for services as oarsman in the United States Revenue Barge for the quarter ending September 31, 1840. Signed by Francis Sheppard with his mark and witnessed, the printed form is filled out in ink. 6 ½" x 8" document is clean and crisp and provides a rare insight into the service. (VG+). $54.