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1892 Howard O. Edmonds Columbian Exposition Presentation Set. ...
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Description
1892 World's Columbian Exposition Presentation Set
Howard Owen Edmonds, Secretary
Unique
1892 Howard O. Edmonds Columbian Exposition Presentation
Set. This large and impressive collection of four World's
Columbian Exposition pieces was presented from Exposition President
Harlow Higinbotham to Howard O. Edmonds, secretary of the
Exposition. A February 24, 2010 letter from Robert C. Edmonds
explains the provenance:"These items were left to me by my cousin, Howard O. Edmonds II, who inherited them from his father, Thomas S. Edmonds ... the son of Howard Owen Edmonds, whose brother Samuel Owen Edmonds, was my grandfather."
Howard Owen Edmonds was a young man of about 26 years at the time of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition. He was born at Pottsville, Pennsylvania on January 27, 1867, and died at Cook County, Illinois on July 20, 1937. Edmonds accepted the position of secretary of the Exposition following the resignation of the Honorable Benjamin Butterworth. He earned a law degree from Lake Forest College and was admitted to the bar. Following a connection with the estate of Cyrus McCormick, he became associated with the Northern Trust Company in 1896, and remained there until his death. The Chicago Tribune published an obituary in the July 20, 1937 issue.
All four pieces are housed in a custom-made plastic holder with multiple layers to give the individual components the appearance of floating in air. The transmittal letter from Robert C. Edmonds is also included, addressed to Tom Hoffman.
The following items are included in this collection:
1. 1893 22K Gold Award Medal, Similar to Eglit-408, MS65 NGC (photo certificate). 193.0 grams, 63.6 mm. The obverse is the same as Eglit-408, while the reverse differs. An allegorical scene representing the exposition appears on the obverse with small letters, VEDDER, between the wheels near the bottom. The reverse is engraved in fancy script with an 11-line message: To / Howard Owen Edmonds / with gratitude for / and in recognition of / efficient service as secretary / of the / World's Columbian Exposition / Chicago 1893 / and as a token of the friendship / and esteem of its President / Harlow N. Higinbotham. The edge is marked 22K Gorham Mfg. Co.
This medal is typically seen in silver with a stamped award message on the reverse, leaving room to engrave the recipient's name. However, the gold version with a fully engraved reverse that is offered here is likely unique.
2. Round, Convex Lapel Pin, 14K Gold with Blue letters: WORLD'S / COLUMBIAN / SECRETARY / EXPOSITION, and H.O. EDWARDS engraved on the back. 23 mm., 6.5 grams.
3. Ribbon with Eagle, 18K Gold. 22.9 grams, 36.8 x 34.5 mm. The ribbon measures 43 x 105 mm. The gold and red ribbon has gilt letters SECRETARY / EXPOSITION. The Eagle has wings spread with a wreath, fasces, and a bar between the wings lettered WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. The back has a prepared punch for SPAULDING & C., and is engraved HOWARD O. EDMONDS.
4. Ribbon with a double bar copper hanger and attached medal, similar to Eglit-406, MS64 Brown NGC (photo certificate). The top bar is 42.9 x 11.9 mm., and is lettered WORLD'S / 1492 COLUMBIAN 1892 / EXPOSITION. The bottom bar is 41.3 x 6.5 mm., with SECRETARY engraved on the front and Howard O. Edmonds on the back. The gold and red ribbon is 37 x 40 mm. and is doubled. The attached 35 mm. medal, Eglit-334, features Columbus facing right on the obverse that is lettered CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS O L W, and his fleet on the reverse with the 11 line inscription: TO COM- / MEMORATE THE / DEDICATION OF THE / WORLD'S COLVMBIAN / EXPOSITION AT CHICAGO / ON THE FOVR HVNDREDTH / ANNIVERSARY OF THE / DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY / CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS / OCTOBER 21 / 1892.
As a presentation set specifically intended for Exposition Secretary Howard O. Edmonds, this collection of four pieces is undoubtedly unique, and represents an opportunity that may indeed be once in a lifetime, as it has never before been offered for public bidding competition.
From The Alan V. Weinberg Collection, Part II.
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Auction Info
2019 August 14 - 18 ANA World's Fair of Money US Coins Signature Auction - Chicago #1298 (go to Auction Home page)
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