Miles of History

<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Miles of History</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#84ADBB" Background="civilwar.jpg"> <A HREF="http://www.collectorsnet.com/cvdealer/cvdealer.html" target="_top">Civil War Dealers Rolodex </A>|<A HREF="file:///C|/index.html" target="_top">AMCNetwork Home</A> <CENTER> <H4 ALIGN=center>Auction Number XXXI</H4> <H2 ALIGN=center>Closes August 17, 1998</H2> <BR><IMG SRC="auction.gif" WIDTH=210 HEIGHT=49 BORDER=><BR><BR> <BR></H4></CENTER> <H4><CENTER>W E L C O M E<BR></H4><IMG SRC="bar6.gif" WIDTH=216 HEIGHT=5 BORDER=0><BR><BR></CENTER> <I>"Miles of History"</I> is a well established business that deals in historical memorabilia with particular emphasis on the American Civil War. Such diverse items as images, documents, weapons, uniform buttons & insignia, personal items, reunion material, authentic nineteenth century jewelry and a host of other items are offered. The organization conducts monthly mail auctions as well as attending major national shows. <CENTER><H4> G U I D E L I N E S</H4><IMG SRC="bar6.gif" WIDTH=216 HEIGHT=5 BORDER=0><BR><BR></CENTER> <P>All artifacts contained herein are guaranteed authentic and come with a five day inspection privilege. Any item varying significantly can be returned with a written explanation and, of course, in the same condition it was originally received in. There is a 10% buyer's premium and shipping & insurance associated with a successful bid is additional: $6 for small items, $8 for moderate sized purchases and $10 for most larger items. (These prices are for domestic United States only. International orders will be dealt with on an individual basis.) </P> <P>Minimum bid on any lot is $10 or 40% of Estimated Value (EV), whichever is greater. Successful bids under EV will not be reduced, whereas bids over the EV will be reduced to the EV or one advance over the next highest bid, whichever is greater. Bids must be in whole dollars and cannot be <I>"Buy Bids"</I> i.e. <I>"better all other bids to acquire this item." </I> Successful bidders will be invoiced within five business days. Payment must be received within ten (10) days and although personal checks are acceptable, they must clear the bank first and will delay shipment by two weeks. After ten days, a late payment fee of $25 will be assessed unless prior arrangements are made due to extenuating circumstances. Likewise, there is a returned check charge of $20 and, should it not be made good, bidder is no longer allowed to participate in future auctions. Payments may be by check or money orders (payable to "Miles of History") and VISA or MASTERCARD.</P> <P>Auction reserves right to withdraw any lot prior to sale closing and to resell any merchandise not paid for by a successful bidder. Auction may also, at its discretion, reject any bids from individuals that have failed to make prior payments in a timely fashion. Some lots do have reserves and should those minimums not be met, the items will either be carried over to a future auction or returned to the consignor.</P> <P>Bids can be made by mail, phone, or <a href="mailto:milesofhistory@charter.net">email: milesofhistory@earthlink.net </A> with auction disclosing the current high bid on the closing day only. Phone bids will be accepted until 10:00pm (Eastern Time) of the closing day. In the case of tie bids, the earliest one received prevails. Tennessee residents must pay appropriate sales tax unless a resale certificate is on file. </P><BR> <H4 ALIGN=center>Miles of History<BR>P.O. Box 599<BR>Sweetwater, TN 37874<BR>Phone: (423)337-2540</H4><BR> <HR> <P>Here is a list of sites you might also find of interest.<P> <A HREF="http://www.idevelop.com/atc/" target="_top">Atlantic Trading Company</A><P> <A HREF="http://www.erols.com/kfraser/" target="_top">Civil War Poetry and Music </A><P> <A HREF="http://www.ilinks.net/~rayder441/webzone/civil/civil.htm" TARGET="_top">CSA Online</A><P> <A HREF="http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/sites.htm" target="_top">Cyndi's List of Geneology Sites</A><P> <A HREF="http://www.ccia.com/~civilwar/cw.html " target="_top">Ken Turner's Civil War Homepage</A><P> </BODY> </HTML>