PART II Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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PART II
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Americana Presidents & Vice Presidents Cabinet Members and Supreme Court
Royalty and Heads of State Science, Aviation, Space & Business Authors, Artists & Composers
Entertainment Notables & the Notorious! Sports
Lots 882 - 960
Lots 961 - 1090
Lots 1091 - 1137
Lots 1138 - 1205
Lots 1206 - 1300
Lots 1301 - 1355
Lots 1356 - 1460
Lots 1461 - 1523
Lots 1524 - 1568
Americana
882. SLAVE TRADE CHIEF’S “COIL” MANILLA Rare copper “coil”
manilla given only to a very high ranking tribal leader, likely made
in Birmingham and used in the British or American slave trade as
currency. This manilla would have permanently adorned the arm of
a high-ranking administrator or chief. Recovered in Nigeria.
$300-400
883. NIGERIAN TRADE MANILLAS Lot of three brass trade manillas
excavated in Nigeria. Manillas are armlets which served as a form of
commodity money among certain West African peoples. They also
became known as “slave trade money” after the Europeans started
using them to acquire slaves for the slave trade into the Americas.
Three types are present, including the okpoho, 2 1/2” dia., popo, 3
1/2” dia., and the scarcest, the queen manilla, 9 1/4”. Traces of a
decorative pattern are still evident on the largest example. All three
of these examples were cast in either Nantes or Birmingham. With
descriptive text.
$200-300
884. SLAVE TRADE ERA CROSS FROM BENIN Rare slave trade era
bronze crucifix from Benin, 9 1/4” x 5”, depicts a black Christ with
angels at his arms and Adam at his feet. This item was likely used,
most ironically, as an item for trade in slaves.
$150-200
885. CORONATION OF THE KING OF WHIDAH Ca. 1750 engraved
print of the coronation of the King of Whidah (now Benin), image
size 8 3/4” x 5 1/2”, entitled: “Coronation of the King of Whidah,
April 1725 from Marchais”. The king is shown seated before large
groups of drummers and armed warriors, with a large contingent
of well-dressed white slavers and traders seated at his left. Fine
condition.
$100-150
886. BRITISH MAP OF AFRICAN SLAVE REGIONS Scarce map: A
New & Accurate Map of Negroland and the Adjacent Countries
also Upper Guinea, showing the Principal European Settlements
& distinguishing wch. belong to England, Denmark...”, 17 3/4” x
14 1/4”, hand-colored copperplate engraving by Emanuel Bowen,
London, 1744. The map depicts eastern Africa as the common
European viewed it at the time: “Kingd. of Temian Anthropophages
or Men Eaters...Guinea whence they bring Jasper and Slaves...Tooth
Coast...Gold Coast...Slave Coast...”, and so on, with ports and rivers
also named. Very good.
$500-600
886A. BILL OF LADING FOR THE SHIPPING OF A SLAVE BY A
SLAVER TO NEW ORLEANS A rare antebellum partly-printed slave
document, 1p. oblong 8vo., being a bill of lading, Baltimore, March
30, 1853, for the safe passage of a slave named Thomas Bishop. The
document reads, in part: “Shipped by C. T. Maddox in and upon the
good Barque Pamphylia whereof is master for the present voyage
Dan’l. Shedd now riding at anchor in…Baltimore and bound for New
Orleans…One slave named Thomas Bishop…to be delivered at…
New Orleans…(the dangers of the Seas, and unavoidable escapes
excepted…Messrs Kendall Yoe & Co….paying freight for the said
slave Twenty dollars…”. The first we have seen of a document such
as this, with the word “Slave” being pre-printed upon the document.
Set in a ca. 1920s frame. Very small damped area at top does not
detract. The Pamphylia was a noted slaver. On 9/10th January 1860
she was detained by the HMS Triton with 700 slave on board, 200
youngsters. The slaves were removed to the Triton. and Pamphylia
was sent to St. Helena for adjudication.
$800-1,200
887. “LYNCH” FAMILY IRON SIGN A poignant house sign, ca. late 19th or early 20th century, made for the Lynch family. The 17 1/4” x 16
1/4” x 1/4” iron “cut-out” sign depicts a man suspended by a rope from a tree limb, with the family name “LYNCH” beneath. Painted black,
with three holes drilled at top. The sign was created from a flat iron sheet with the design cut using a torch. The mean-spirited owner was
clearly oblivious to the racial effect of his creation.
$600-800
888. N.Y. NATIONAL GUARD IS ARMED FOLLOWING JOHN BROWN’S EXECUTION Fine content A.L.S. on 7th Reg. N.Y. National Guard
letterhead, 1p. 4to., New York, Dec. 3, 1859, headed “Special Order no. 33”. Signing on behalf of Col. Marshall Lefferts, an adjutant orders
that a commissioned officer and squad of ten men: “...assemble fully armed and equipped...at your armory on Tuesday...for the purpose
of protecting Regimental property from any sudden attack...You will not allow any liquors in the armory...or any persons to pass in and
out...”. Radical abolitionist John Brown had been hanged a day earlier and authorities feared riots would break out as his body passed
through the city. Fine.
$150-200
889. “CAROLINA TWINS” SIAMESE TWINS Early carte de visite photo of the “Carolina Twins”, Millie and Christine McKoy (1851-1912) who
became sideshow attractions before their first birthday and after the end of slavery, toured with Barnum. This image was taken in 1866
and bears a revenue stamp on verso. A tad light and soiled at the margins, still quite good.
$250-350
890. “DINAH CROW” Rare sheet music, “Dinah Crow”, 3pp. 10” x 13”, “Composed and Arranged by J. H. Burdett of the Campbell Minstrels”,
New York, 1848, an obvious play on “Jim Crow” and also written in negro dialect. Held institutionally, but no previous auction records
evident. Margins a bit ragged, some soiling and light folds.
$200-300
891. “JIM CROW” SHEET MUSIC Early sheet music ”Jim Crow”, (Baltimore: George Willig, Jr.), ca. 1840s, 2pp., 9 1/2” x 13 1/2”, bears
an image of a fiddling slave on the cover and with lyrics written in dialect as would become the norm for such material during the 19th
century. In part: ”…My name’s Jim Crow…Oh de Ohio n--gers tink demslves so fine, But de Baltimr niggs Dey can drink wine…Oh de Coal
Black rose, Once was all de go, But now she find a ribal in Mister Jim Crow…”. Light foxing, very good condition. Sold with ”Emma Snow”,
New York, 1848, published for Campbell Minstrels. Very good.
$300-400
892. “THE CONTRABAND SCHOTTISCHE” 1861 sheet music, “The ‘Contraband’ Schottisch”, 6pp., 10 1/4” x 13 1/8”, composed by
Septimus Winner” (Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861) with a finely illustrated front cover engraved by Oliver & Ditson, Boston, Mass.
showing a slave master chasing several slaves who run for their freedom out the front door of the plantation house. Light foxing, else very
good. A “schottische” is a partnered country dance.
$150-200
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893. “THE SKIDMORE GUARD” SHEET MUSIC Sheet music: “The
Skidmore Guard” by Edward Harrigan (New York: William A. Pond,
1874), 5pp., large folio, 14” x 10 3/4”, the lyrics written in dialect as
would become the norm for such material during the 19th century:
“We represent de members of de noble colored troops, Who march
about do streets of York in French imperial suits...”. Some chips to
first page, else good condition.
$100-150
McCalley & Wyley are to pay said Nathan Slaughter the full sum
of one hundred fifty dollars for said year’s work…furnish said
Slaughter for his subsistence three & one half pounds (3 ½ lbs)
of bacon and other meats…and one peck of corn meal for each
week…& are to furnish him a truck patch of one fourth of one
acre of ground which he is allowed to cultivate for himself…said
Slaughter is not to keep any stock of his own upon said plantation
except hogs or pigs… employ for him a good and skillful physician
who shall be a graduate of some respectable medical college…
doctor bills…[are] to be deductible out of the wages…” On attached
leaf is an acknowledgement by Slaughter that he has been paid in
full. It is dated Dec. 27, 1866, and he signs again with his mark. One
split vertical fold, affecting none of the text, otherwise normal wear.
Boldly penned and easily read.
$200-300
894. “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN” Lot of two items, includes rare
illustrated souvenir program for Carl Laemmle’s 1927 silent film,
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, the entire cast pictured within, many scenes
from the film, plot synopsis, the making of the film, etc. Sold with
the children’s book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Little Folks Edition”, (New
York: Graham & Matlack), ca. 1915, 64pp. 8vo. Several pages loose,
broken at gutters, colorful front cover remains very good.
$100-150 902. HINTON R. HELPER (1829-1909), American writer; published
“The Impending Crisis of the South, and How to Meet It” (1857),
895. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) Book, “Uncle Tom’s
attacking slaveholding on economic grounds. A.L.S. “H. R. Helper”
Cabin, or, Life Among the Lowly,” by Harriett Beecher Stowe, the
as U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4pp, March 4, 1865,
World Syndicate Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and New
8vo, to Edward M. Davis , in Philadelphia, excellent content.
York City, no date, ca.1940s, abridged for use in schools, 159pp.
Reads in part: “…How do you feel after four years of war with the
Book has even toning throughout. Dust jacket is in color, with an
slaveholders?... if I mistake not, you have always, since your very
exaggerated image of a black faced child.
$60-80
first years of discretion, practiced the virtue of antagonism to the
896. (SLAVE AUCTIONEER`S ADVERTISING TOKEN) A scarce relic fiendish fraternity of Kidnappers and Slaveholders. But I have more
of the slave trade of the mid-1800’s, a copper promotional token, 1” particular reference to the four years of actual, hard, material way
dia., issued by the Charleston slave auction house of W. W. Wilbur. which, in defense of our own integrity, we have been constrained to
The obverse of the coin shows a standing auctioneer with gavel in wage with energy against the accursed enemies of the human race.
hand reading: “W. W. WILBUR AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANT Most of the results of the war thus far are well known, even here in
CHARLESTON, SO. CA. 1846” with the reverse bearing a palmetto far off Buenos Ayres…but of the future, we are of course, more or
tree. Worn at center of coin, still good condition.
$150-200 less like yourself, left to conjecture…We who are friendly toward
the Government of the United States, believing that it has merited
897. ABOLITIONIST SLAVE BOOK CALLS SLAVES “CITIZENS” Early
the confidence and support of all good men, of whatever name or
abolitionist slave book “Picture of Slavery in the United States”,
nation, have not, as yet, been able to see but one solution to the
by George Bourne (Middletown, Ct: Edwin Hunt), 1834. 228pp.
problem, and that is the complete establishment of the Union over
12mo., cloth boards, paper title on spine. An early abolitionist text
the irresponsible downfall of Slavery and the Slaveholders. May the
concerning the evils of slavery, with very interesting descriptions of
God of all grace keep our eyes from beholding any other solution…I
slaves as “citizens” and condemning “man-stealing”. A small number
believe that you have no purpose nor policy in subordination to
of illustrations also present include “Ladies Whipping Girls”, “Selling
principle…Write me, frankly and freely and let me know…how
Females By the Pound”, etc. Front cover loosening, spine worn and
and when the war will end…”.Edward M. Davis (1811-87) was an
cracked, covers soiled and worn, some foxing within.
$200-300
American merchant, and was deeply interested in the anti-Slavery
898. AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE RELICS Lot of ten relics recovered movement. During the Civil he served on the staff of General John C.
$150-200
in west Africa and believed to have been used in the African slave Fremont.
trade. Included are two brass manillas or armlets used by Europeans
903. KANSAS MINISTER HATES SLAVERY HYPOCRITES Minister’s
in trade, a larger twisted brass bracelet, an intricate brass cross,
letter, 4pp. 4to., Pittsburg [Kansas], Dec. 11, 1859, discusses slavery
restrung trade beads, lead ball, brass thimble, pipe bowl, Arab coin,
and the issues of the day. In part: “…No brutal slaveholders have
and iron spear tip. Also included is an (unrelated) reproduction set
come to your notice save those who were punished. Now as regards
of slave shackles.
$300-400
the inflicting of punishment, I presume it is the same in your county
899. BLACK AGITATION NEWSPAPERS Lot of two newspapers, as here…slavery…would retard the growth of the state…having
includes the Apr. 3, 1971 edition of RIGHT ON!, published by the Black been bred & born in a slave state men believe it to be a right…I hope
Panther Party, Bronx, NY, 20pp., varied content mainly illustrating I can honor such supporters of slavery. But if there is one man in this
discord within the party with an open letter from Bobby Hutton, world whom I despise it is the low mean ranting northern doughface
angry exchanges between Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver, and who says that slavery is wrong yet votes for its extension…It is so
news on ongoing trials and jailings of party leaders. Also present dishonorable…”. Very good. Kansas had abolished slavery earlier the
$100-150
is a newspaper issued by Christian Beacon: “Communist Agitation same year.
Among the Negroes Through Religion”, July, 1963, 12pp., quotes
904. LESTER MADDOX (1915-2003) American politician, Governor
publications and even J. Edgar Hoover to support its claim that since
of Georgia and a staunch segregationist who became famous when
1946 blacks had been seduced by organized churches which in fact
he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant,
were controlled by “reds”. Two pieces.
$75-100
threatening them with an axe handle. Axe handle, 36” long,
900. BOND SECURES THE EMANCIPATION OF A SLAVE An unusual inscribed and signed in black ink. Very good. A relic of a racist past.
$100-150
slave-related document, 1p. ob long 8vo., Washington Co., Va., Jan.
22, 1818. Signers Isaac Hammer and John Blair hold themselves
905. “A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF MRS. MARY JEMISON...
bound unto the Justice of Washington County in the sum of $1,000:
TAKEN BY THE INDIANS IN THE YEAR 1755...” Early printed book:
“...to be void on condition that Isaac Hammer shall well and truly
“A Narrative of The Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison Who Was Taken By
keep a Negro man named Jim this day emancipated by the county
The Indians in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age…
court...”. Very good. The two men put up a bond to guarantee that
containing an account of the Murder of her Father and his Family;
Hammer will support the newly-emancipated slave.
$150-200
Her Sufferings; Her Marriage to Two Indians. Her Troubles with
901. FREEDMAN IS BOUND TO HIS EMPLOYERS, DECEMBER, 1865 Her Children…”, by James E. Seaver. (Otley: William Walker). 1842.
Manuscript D.S., 2pp. legal folio, Madison Co., Al., Dec. 30, 1865, 192pp., small 12mo., in cloth. Mary Jemison (1743-1833) Mary was
an agreement for a freedman to work at a plantation for one year, captured by a band of six Shawnee Indians and four French trappers
signed by him with his mark. In part: “This indenture…between W.J. in 1755. Her story became the inspiration for the movie “The Last of
McCalley & J.R. Wyley of the first part & Nathan Slaughter Freedman The Mohicans”. Many fine wood cut engravings illustrate this book
of the Second part…said McCalley & Wyley have contracted with throughout. Front flyleaf inscribed, expected wear, small dampstain
$100-150
and agreed to hire said Nathan Slaughter to labor for them as a at bottom, few tiny insect holes, covers a bit worn.
common laborer & field hand upon a plantation…during the year
1866…doing such labor as is common & necessary in the production
of cotton & other agricultural products by a first class field hand…
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906. CHOCTAW INDIANS SELL THEIR LAND FOR SCRIP Interesting A.L.S. of Henry L. Martin, 2pp. 4to., “House of Reps.”, Feb. 23, 1853 to
Charles F. Fisher in Salisbury discussing the purchase of Indian lands with scrip. In part: “…the committee of the whole…have just added
the amendment…prepared by myself to the Indian appropriation bill with the single modification of the terms ‘reported on’…to that of
‘recommended’ by the commissioners…The change made in the law by this amendment in regard to the reception of scrip in payment for
any public land, I deem important, as it will increase the market value of the scrip…’the end justified the means’…not one word was said
against it…I think I can have it disposed of in some manner…to secure something like our rights, at least get something out of it…” Very
good. When land was sold out from under the Choctaw in the 1840s, tribe members were later reimbursed with scrip representing shares
in land to be later sold by the government. Of course, unscrupulous businessmen again swindled the Choctaw, often buying the scrip from
them for a fraction of its true value…
$200-300
907. INDIAN MOUNDS IN LOUISIANA Good content A.L.S., 2pp. 4to., New Orleans, Apr. 4, 1848. “Henry” writes a friend, in part: “...I have
been absent in Yazoo-lost in the swamps overflowed...all sorts of dangers and difficulties...swarms of mosquitoes, sand flies & harmless
Indian mounds whose bones did not disturb me & live Indians who stared at me as much to say (which they will do at any traveler) who are
you? Where did you come from?...To which I answered ‘Was-Kocs-ga g’mas gay ganse-sansea-Ka’ which was satisfactory in their dialect...”.
Fine.
$100-150
908. SALOON AND BILLIARDS LICENSE FOR PONY, MONTANA, 1909 Partly-printed D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Pony, Montana, Feb. 5,
1909 for which a Mr. Lake paid $17.00 in order to operate a saloon with billiards. Very good. In the late nineteenth century, Pony was a
prosperous gold-mining community with at least 5,000 residents.
$100-150
909. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD MANUSCRIPT Interesting manuscript “The Pacific Rail Road 1836 to 1869”, also bearing “No.
13” inked at top of cover, 35pp. 4to., a contemporary writing ca. 1870. The manuscript is a carefully-penned, well-written history of the
Transcontinental Rairoad from its conception to its completion, with additional reference to the road’s potential competition in Nicaragua,
the stringing of telegraph lines, the need for population centers along the route, etc. This may be a draft intended for later publication, or
a fair copy of an existing report, but in any event contains a wealth of detail and offers a contemporary perspective.
$200-300
910. “THE TRUE HISTORY OF DEACON GILES’S DISTILLERY” Rare imprint “The Dream, or, The True History of Deacon Giles’ Distillery and
Deacon Jones’ Brewery: Reported for the Benefit of Posterity …”, (New York: Printed for the publishers, ca. 1843). First published in Salem,
February 1835, the text is interspersed with four engravings of goings-on at the hellish distillery. Also present is the 11” x 9” fold-out
image which regrettably has a small hole at upper-right. Fold out and pages within the tract bears light dampstains at upper-right, largely
away from text, covers discolored and detached. Worthy of conservation. In 1835 Rev. George B. Cheever (1807-1890), the pastor of a
church in Salem, Mass. published, under the title of Deacon Giles’s Distillery, what purported to be a dream. Demons were represented as
working in the deacon’s distillery, and manufacturing ‘liquid damnation,’ ‘murder,’ ‘suicide,’ etc., for the human employer. Cheever was
assaulted in the streets of Salem, and was also prosecuted for slander by a certain rum-distilling deacon, who thought he recognized his
own portrait in the Deacon Giles of the dream. Cheever was convicted and imprisoned for a few days, but on his release returned at once
to the attack, publishing a follow-up “dream” about another deacon’s brewery.
$750-1,000
911. “THE COMPLETE FAMILY BREWER, 1789” Rare imprint: “The Complete Family Brewer, Or The Best Method of Brewing or making Any
Quantity of Good Strong Ale and Small Beer...For the Use of Private Families...”, 22pp. 8vo., published in London for J. Walker, Pater-Noster Row,
1789. Disbound. With preface headed: “Particularly Addressed to all Lovers of Home Brewed Beer”. The tract offers advice on selecting water,
malt and hops, brewing vessels, malt liquors, China ale, etc. Some spotting to first and last pages, else very good.
$150-250
912. BREWERIES AND BEER BREWING Fine grouping of early material concerning brewing and breweries. Included is an A.D.S., 1p. 4to.,
New York, 1795, a petition from one Samuel Atlee “Porter Brewer”, asking that as he has taken over a local brewery he may be considered
for citizenship (fold splits and wear); a May 30, 1839 signed invoice from a Dublin brewer itemizing “107 Casks Bottled Beer” to be shipped
from Liverpool to Philadelphia, with U.S. Customs document; 20pp. of ca. 1800 manuscript recipes for spruce beer, mead, ale with treacle,
etc.; and an 1810 American almanac with a recipe for beer within. Overall very good.
$150-200
913. BRITISH RECIPE FOR BREWING ALE AND PORTER IN THE 1700S Manuscript document, 3pp. legal folio, London, [n.d., ca. 1750] a
set of three recipes: “Instructions for Brewing of five Quarters of Malt to produce Twenty barrels of excellent Porter...for useing of Sugar
to its Greatest advantage in the brewing of ales...for preparing of stale liquor for Mixing along with new Brew also...”. Ingredients include
brown, amber and pale malts, “Spanish Juice...Kent hops...molasses...”. Very good.
$150-200
914. EARLY LIQUOR AUCTION Early newspaper, the Columbian Centinel, Boston, Jan.5, 1799, 4pp.sm. folio. Following an editorial attack
on Thomas Jefferson’s policy towards France, there appears on page three an advertisement for an auction of “100 pipes Old BRANDY...
excellent flavor’d 4th Proof...”. Very good.
$60-80
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915. TITANIC SINKING, AFTERMATH AND HEARINGS AS REPORTED IN OVER 75 COPIES OF THE
TIMES OF LONDON The sinking of the RMS TITANIC and its aftermath as reported in an extensive run
of the prestigious London newspaper, The Times, Nos. 39,861-39,938. London, Monday, April 2 through
Saturday, June 29, 1912. 77 issues, full folio, bound in one volume. (24 3/8 x 19 in.; 610 x 500 mm.).
A three-month run of this highly important newspaper covering the full period of the maiden voyage of
the “unsinkable” Titanic which foundered on the morning of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic after
colliding with an iceberg. Most issues reporting on the Titanic tragedy are United States newspapers
that have virtually no accounts of the Titanic’s actual sailing, nor any advertisements for its maiden
voyage. Excepting a few issues in early April, virtually every paper contains some account of the disaster
including the full testimony in the Courts of Inquiry which went through June. Every issue excepting
the April 2nd issue contains a White Star Line advertisement--the first to announce the Titanic’s maiden
voyage, the vessel’s next planned passage from Southampton, and finally, the day after the headlines
announced the disaster, only the mention of the Olympic’s schedule (the Titanic’s sister ship). But, for
many, the excitement is in reading the articles describing the ship and passengers of note about to make
the fateful maiden voyage. Among the numerous reports, articles, commentary and even a map of the
sinking area, is the following: “’THE TITANIC’ The White Star liner Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New
York, left Queenstown yesterday. She had a good passage from Cherbourg and arrived at the Irish port
shortly before noon. On her departure at 1:30 she had on board 350 saloon, 300 second, and 740 thirdclass passengers, 903 crew, and 3,814 sacks of mails.” The Times issues from 1912 are considered very
scarce. Although occasional American newspapers are located with Titanic reportage, British issues do
not often surface. And, it is the English newspapers, notably the great London Times, that report on the
Titanic’s maiden voyage before the disaster occurred, as the vessel was considered the pride of British
engineering. Probably the most complete coverage of the entire affair to be found in any newspaper. A
remarkable volume suitable for both collecting value and scholarly research. Missing first eight pages of
April 2nd issue and two pages of the June 29th issue, affecting no Titanic reports. Few occasional short
tears, papers clean and white with none of the browning normally seen contemporary U.S. newsprint.
Boards worn, detached. Altogether a very fine volume.
$3,000-4,000
916. CAPTAIN AND OFFICER-SIGNED SOUVENIR BROCHURE FROM THE QUEEN MARY’S FINAL
VOYAGE On Oct. 31, 1967 the elegant liner Queen Mary set sail from Southampton bound for her final
lay-up at Long Beach, Ca. where she arrived on Dec. 9. No longer economical, the vessel was sold to
the City of Long Beach to become a tourist attraction. Offered here is a stunning 10 1/2” x 13” 44pp.
book R.M.S. Queen Mary, issued by Cunard White Star, filled with photos and fold-outs depicting the
spectacular artwork and architectural details aboard the vessel, along with descriptive and historical text.
The first page bears two stamps incorporating the vessel’s finale sailing date of Oct. 31, 1967, along with her name and “THE LAST GREAT
CRUISE”. The page has been signed by all of the principal officers who served on the final cruise, including Capt. JOHN TREASURE JONES,
also signed by the Chief Engineer, Staff Captain, Staff Chief Engineer, Chief Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Surgeon, Chief Catering Officer,
Purser, and Chaplain. Additionally, the last signer, STACEY N. MILLER, notes she was “The Last Stowaway”. Miller, a young switchman,
stowed away in Lisbon hoping to obtain free passage home. A newspaper article describes his capture and is included. The cover of this
rare brochure is a bit soiled and rough but contents are very good. Also included are ten photographs, most 8” x 10”, showing the Queen
Mary and other liners in New York’s waters.
$300-400
917. THOMAS JONES THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE Three-draw
telescope made by Thomas Jones, Liverpool and so engraved on one
of the barrels, leather wrapped tube bears some scuffs, brass end
cap present. The barrel is also engraved “Samuel Prince 1826”, likely
a member of the New York shipping family of the era. Very good.
$350-450
918. IRISH POTATO FAMINE A.L.S from an unidentified writer from England, 3pp. legal folio, July 16, 1847, to William Davidson in New
York, interesting content re: his sentiments about moving to America (negative) and the terrible plight of the Irish at home. In part, “…you
speak about the great diversity of opinion that exists concerning America. I don’t wonder if it being so there will be as great a difference of
the situation they are placed in…whither good or bad especially in a strange country and I have no doubt but there are some who formed
a very high opinion of it at home may carry it out to a certain length there even in a middling situation but when people go so far and so
great an expense with a design to make themselves better and it turns out otherwise it will be very provoking for some time. I think the
advantages gained there will never compensate for what is lost here…that is if a family is not in a situation where they have bread and the
other comforts of life…if we know the comforts of life in a moderate way there’s no place like home…I do not wonder in the least at so
many families not having Bibles in their houses among such a mixed multitude of people from different countries. This summer we have
had upward of a hundred Irish people camped on the Roman road for the purpose of gathering wool…they are in a poor condition lean and
dirty beyond expression…carrying their dead and laying them down in a farmers outhouse…” The Irish Potato Famine occurred between
1845 and 1852. Approximately one million people died of starvation and another one million people emigrated, many to America. Some
soiling and small tears at folds, otherwise very good condition.
$100-150
919. IRISHMAN SEEK AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IN 1812 Interesting D.S., 1p. 4to., Frederick Co., Md., Feb. 10, 1812. John Cook seeks
American citizenship, in part: “…he is a Native of Ireland, was born, in the County Tyrone under allegiance to George the Third…that he
sailed from London Derry and arrived in the Port of Baltimore…has resided in the United States, ever since…and intends to reside in the
State of Maryland…he is desirous of becoming a Citizen of the United States and request that his report be registered agreeably to the Act
of Congress…1802 Entitled ‘An act to establish an Uniform rule for Naturalization…” Signed at bottom by applicant. WITH another very
similar D.S., 1p, Feb. 7, 1814, 4to, Frederick County, Maryland, seeking U.S. citizenship, also submitted by an Irishman who had been born
in County Donegal. Some weakness to folds, otherwise very good condition.
$100-150
920. TRADESMAN TINTYPE Tintype photograph, 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”, showing a tinsmith or silversmith standing full length with his upraised
hammer in hand. Some scuffs to image, just good. No case.
$75-100
110
Four verses of “America”
921.
SAMUEL
FRANCIS
SMITH
(1808-1895)
American
clergyman
and poet, author of our nation hymn
“America” (1832), otherwise known as
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”. Excellent
A.Ms.S. 2pp. 8vo., being four complete
verses of his anthem “America”
boldly penned and signed at bottom.
Signature bisected by a tear which is
nearly invisible unless viewed under
magnification, else very good, matted
with a photo of Smith and set in a black
wood frame.
$1,500-2,000
922. ANTIQUE COACH LANTERNS Matching pair of antique coach
lanterns, ca. 1870s, about 25 1/2” long, brass and tin construction
with hinged access door on one side and a fixture for securing
to a coach or gig on another side, The two glass panels on each
lantern bear a scallop shell design circling the edge of the glass. The
lanterns bears some dings and dents, and also bear a few period
repairs. They have been electrified for use today.
$300-400
923. ANTIQUE SHOTGUNS (2) Pair of antique shotguns, includes
a single shot 12 gauge with ejector, 19 3/4” barrel, wood stock
with steel butt plate, barrel marked only: “PAT’D APRIL 4TH 1893”,
serial no. 1017. Saddle ring. Sold with a single shot 10” gauge with
ejector, 18 1/4” barrel (cut down), wood stock cracked in two places
with a small section missing, barrel unmarked, action in working
order. Nice wall hangers.
$150-200
924. LARGE PEWTER INKWELL Large pewter inkwell, 8 7/8” dia. at
bottom, 3 1/4” tall with concentric ring design about the base and
body, ca. 1840. The well is served by a hinged cover, and it has six
openings for quills. Unmarked, in very good condition. $250-350
925. CA. 1868 REMINGTON DOUBLE DERRINGER Remington
Model 95 Double Derringer (“Over & Under Derringer”), one of the
most recognized and famous firearms in the world. This example is
stamped: “E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, N.Y. and ELLIOT’S PATENT
DEC. 12, 1865 on two lines on the rib above the upper barrel, thus
a “Type I, Late Production (aka Model 2)”, circa 1868-1888, of which
about 14,000 were produced. Low serial number 747 puts this
pistol’s creation most likely in 1868. Manual slide ejector is fitted
between the two barrels, and the hard black rubber grips are in fine
condition. Hinge is not cracked as is often the case. The action is
excellent. The Model 95 Double Derringer was designed by William
Elliot of Remington, who had previously designed an entire series of
popular and successful pocket pistols and derringers for the firm.
The pistol was patented by Elliot and Remington in 1865, and went
into production in 1866 through 1935!
$800-1,200
926. ENGLISH COPPERSMITH SEEKS CITIZENSHIP Partly printed
document, 1p, 1822, oblong 8vo., in part: “At an adjourned
District Court of the United States…at Newcastle…Delaware, on
the nineteenth day of November…one thousand eight hundred and
twenty two…before the honorable Judge….came into Court, Aaron
Bannister age Twenty three years…a native of England subject to
the King…residing in Wilmington…his occupation a Copper-Smithand made Oath in open Court, that it was bona fide his intention
to become a Citizen of the United States, and renounce forever all
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince…particularly to the
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain…”Signed at the bottom
by Thomas Witherspoon, clerk of the District Court, Dec 4, 1822,
certifying that this is a “true Copy of the Record.” Tear at fold and
light wear.
$100-150
927. GRANDFATHER INVOKES JEFFERSON AND ADAMS IN
MANUSCRIPT ADVISE TO HIS GRANDAUGHTER A good early
American grandfather’s bound advice booklet written for his
granddaughter “Sarah”, approx. 44pp. 12mo., paper wraps which
have several paper labels attached on the inside front and rear covers.
Many of the grandfather’s missives are short and sweet giving good
advice to his young granddaughter including some historical note:
“…Adams & Jefferson died the fourth of July 1826. President Monroe
died the 4th of July 1831…the last words of Thomas Jefferson were.
‘I resign my soul of my God & my daughter to my country.’ John
Adams near his end roused by the fire of the cannon & being told the
people were rejoicing for the 4th of July said: ‘It is a great & glorious
day’ and expired with the words, ‘Independence forever.’…when the
noise of the firing began at midnight, the dying Monroe, opened his
eyes inquiringly and when the cause was communicated to him a
look of intelligence indicated that he understood what the occasion
was…dear Sarah I think you will understand these instructions…I
am going to write some poetry…General Marquis La Fayette. His
sun rose in glory…the Rev. David Brainard was a missionary among
the Indians a great many years ago. I think...you will like to read
what he says of the little children learning to read…”. Ink blots to
covers only, else very good.
$150-200
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928. BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE & ATLANTIC RAILROAD MAP A
finely printed ca. 1900 railroad map, 13” x 9 1/4”, boldly entitled:
“MAP of the BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY
COMPANY…and MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VIRGINIA RAILWAY
COMPANY” showing the steam lines and railroad routes of both
companies in contrasting red and blue ink. Published by the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company, 1906. One
fold else very good.
$75-100
929. CARTE DE VISITE AND CABINET PHOTO ALBUMS Carte de
visite and cabinet photo album, one bearing an embossed leather
cover with gilt “Album” printed on spine, the other covered in yellow
satin. Neither contain photos. Very good.
$60-80
933. PHRENOLOGISTS STUDY U. S. GRANT Heavily illustrated
publication, “American Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated. A
Repository of Science, Literature, General Intelligence”, Vol. 38, No.,
3, published by Fowler and Wells, New York, Sep. 1863, 23pp. large
4to.. Phrenology is the study of facial features and characteristics
to determine personality and character. In this issue of the front
page article outlines the phrenological characteristics of Grant and
attributes his success to superior ancestral heritage. The article
reads, in small part: “…the bony structure…is wanting in nothing. His
constitution is excellent, his power of endurance great…his heart,
lungs, stomach, liver and other vital organs are well developed and
in good condition…these, with other indications, evince to us that
he is descended from a hardy and a long-lived stock…providing he
lives temperately and meets no accident, is good for many years…
General Grant is…a man of plain appearance, about five feet nine
inches in height, light hair, blue eyes…methodical and cautious…”.
Much more interesting content on Grant including his biography
up to that point which obviously does not included Chattanooga,
Lookout Mountain or his ascendance to the presidency. Other
articles include physiognomy of cheeks; family likeness; American
aborigines, and choosing a wife. Great quackery. Reinforced at the
spine
$100-150
934. TERRIER CDV Scarce fine carte de visite showing a cute terrier
full length and seated, backstamp by J. M. Adams, Terre Haute. Very
good. These photos are actually quite scarce as the pooches would
rarely sit still long enough for the exposure!
$75-100
930. HAWAIIAN GIRL AND OTHER CARTES DE VISITE Group of nine
cartes de visite, the most notable being a fine portrait of a young
lady identified as a native of Hawaii, along with eight European
images of various costumed locals, many hand-colored, along with
a montage image portraying British politicians as “The Distinguished
‘Gorilla’ Family”, obviously playing on Darwin’s theory. Very good.
$100-150
931. MARYLAND SUFFRAGE NEWS Women’s suffrage newspaper,
“Maryland Suffrage News Election Day Issue”, 4pp. sm. folio, Nov. 4,
1916, published by the Just Government League of Maryland. The
cover illustration shows a map of North America indicating which
states and provinces had to date approved the vote for women.
Within, the content chastises male voters and demands equality
for women...and not just in voting. Some really interesting content!
Some insect damage to margins, slight toning, still very good. It
would not be until the passage of the 19th Amendment, effective
January, 1919, that Maryland women would be allowed into the
voting booths.
$100-150
935. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “ALLIGATOR BAIT”
Photograph, 20 1/2” x 6 1/2” (sight) b/w, pictures nine naked black
babies with caption beneath “ALLIGATOR BAIT”, with additional
notation: “Copyright by McCreary & Branson, 1897 Knoxville,
Tenn”. Tack holes in two extreme corners, matted and framed
contemporaneously.
$200-300
936. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) ASHTRAYS AND
MATCH HOLDERS Good lot of five pieces of porcelain, all being
ashtrays, some with additional match and cigarette holders. Four
are marked as being made in Japan, one while the country was
occupied. Overall very good.
$150-200
932.
ORDER
OF
RED
MEN
“INDIAN”
HEADDRESS
Indian
headdress made for a
meeting of the Improved
Order of Red Men, fullsize with fur-decorated
feathers
all
around
headdress, the quills
individually
wrapped
in red thread, intricate
beadwork in a band at
the scalp and two loops
of beads each bearing a
bell which would frame
the wearer’s eyes. In
excellent
condition.
$200-300
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An impossible rarity?
937. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COLLECTIBLE)
BLACK
“GRUMPY” DOLL BY GUND
An excessively rare “Grumpy”
doll made by renowned dollmaker Gund, this example
bearing a dark brown face.
The free-standing doll, about
12” tall, bearts an original
“Gund Mfg. Co.” tag sewn on
the left side, and identifies
the character, also noting:
“Copyright
Walt
Disney
Prod.”. The verso of the
head is also stamped: “GUND
[Copyright] W.D.P.”.
The
head and beard are molded
flexible brown rubber with
painted details, plastic belt
with metal buckle, and
cloth clothing. Some stains
and wear consistent with
age, else very good. We
have been unable to find a
single example of this doll
elsewhere, and it may be
the rarest Disney collectible
available.
$400-600
949. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) JUNK MAN WITH PUSH
CART WIND-UP TOY Junk man with push cart wind-up toy, ca. 1940,
a spring operated mechanism beneath the cart is wound with a key.
It drives the wheels which pull the man forward, both of his leg
“walking” as the cart moves forward. In operating condition, though
mechanism is not very strong.
$150-200
950. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) MARIONETTE WITH
MARACAS Antique marionette with black face, red bow tie and
plastic maracas in each hand, 16” long overall, the figure dressed in
a white cotton dress suit with black painted wood shoes. Ca. 1940.
Rare!
$200-300
938. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “LITTLE BLACK SAMBO”
CLOCK Ca. 1930 “Little Black Sambo” alarm clock, 4” x 4” x 1 3/4”,
depicts Sambo’s encounter with a tiger on front, distinguished by
art-deco stylings on the number fonts. Casing and rim scratched,
not functioning.
$100-150
939. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “LITTLE BLACK SAMBO”
CLOCK Ca. 1930 “Little Black Sambo” alarm clock, 7” x 4 1/2” x
2”, depicts Sambo’s encounter with a tiger on front, with art-deco
stylings on the number fonts. Printed dial somewhat discolored,
casing and rim scratched, but clock functioning. Sold with a second
clock, non-functioning, a much later repro.
$100-150
940. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “MAMMY” MEMO
HOLDERS Lot of two “mammy” memo pad holders, each about 10
1/2” long, hollow-back, the older made of pressed cardboard with
“Mammy Memmo” trademark info on reverse, the newer one made
of plastic. Condition just good.
$100-150
941. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “MAMMY” MEMO
HOLDERS Lot of two “mammy” memo pad holders, each about
10 1/2” long, hollow-back, the older bearing “Mammy Memmo”
trademark info on reverse, the newer one made of white plastic,
paint fading. Condition very good.
$100-150
942. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “MAMMY” SAVINGS
BANK Unusual savings bank in the form of a 6 1/2” “mammy”,
bisque porcelain, likely American made ca. 1930s.
$100-150
943. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “OCCUPIED JAPAN”
ACCORDION PLAYER Porcelain figure of a black accordion player,
5” tall, very well painted, stamped on bottom: “MADE IN OCCUPIED
JAPAN”. Fine.
$75-100
944. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) “SNAKE EYES” BOARD
GAME Board game “Snake Eyes”, 11” x 7 1/2” box with various
caricatures printed thereon, game cards within include images of
a “mammy”, walking peanuts, glamour girls, etc. Maker Selchow &
Richter, ca. 1930s. Lacks dice and cup, else complete.
$100-150
945. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) BATHROOM HUMOR
Lot of five pieces, the largest 4” x 2 1/2”, some made in Japan, all
with toilet-related themes including a youth seated on a chamber
pot with a slice of watermelon, kids peering into outhouses, and a
toilet salt shaker. Overall very good.
$150-200
946. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) CHALKWARE MAN
WITH WATERMELON Painted chalkware ashtray, 4 1/2” wide, 3
1/4” tall, depicts a black man smiling with a slice of watermelon
in his hands, his feet wrapped around an ashtray.Some paint at
extremities is chipped, else very good.
$75-100
947. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) FIVE-PIECE BAND
Porcelain five-piece band, each figure about 2 3/4” tall and playing
variously drums, banjo, saxophone, clarinet, etc. Very good.
$150-200
948. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) FOLK ART “MAMMY”
DOLL Folk art “mammy” doll, a fairly recent reproduction of an
antique doll, 14 1/2” long overall, clothing aged, overall a fine
display piece.
$150-200
951. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) OVERSIZE SALT AND
PEPPER SHAKERS Scarce, early oversize pair of porcelain salt
and pepper shakers, ca. 1930s, each about 8” tall, in very good
condition. No markings.
$150-200
952. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) SALT AND PEPPER
SHAKERS Lot of two pairs of hand-painted porcelain salt and pepper
shakers, origin unknown, the first pair depicting a portly couple,
4 1/2” tall, ca. 1940s with slight crazing to glaze consistent with
age, the second pair souvenirs from New Orleans, ca.1930’s, some
damage to finish.
$150-200
SHAKERS Fine lot of three sets of salt and pepper shakers, two sets
5 1/2” tall, the third about 4” tall. The taller of the sets are marked
as being souvenirs from Philadelphia, and our nation’s capital,
Washington, D.C. Fine.
$200-300
SHAKERS Porceliain salt and pepper shakers with the much rarer
matching stove, the shakers each about 5” tall, the stove 5” x 3
3/4” x 3 1/2” tall, gilt trim and burners, and the top of the stove
removable for storage of matches, etc. within. Fine condition.
$200-300
SHAKERS Lot of four salt and pepper shakers, one pair black with
gold trim, made in Japan, another pair souvenirs from Augusta, Ga.,
about 4-5” tall. Fine.
$100-150
SHAKERS Group of three pairs of salt and pepper shakers, includes a
pair of “beatniks” with berets, made in Japan, carved wood “Erastus”
and “Liza” souvenirs from La Follette, Tn., and a pair of pink plastic
shakers, possibly from a picnic set. Very good.
$150-200
SHAKERS Earlier pair of salt and pepper shakers, each about 6” tall
and trimmed in gold paint, marked: “Hand Painted” in gold paint on
bottom, likely made in Japan ca. 1930s. Very good.
$100-150
958. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLE) SIX PIECE “AUNT
JEMIMA” GROUP Lot of six pieces of “Aunt Jemima” trademark
items, includes pair of plastic 5 1/2” salt and pepper shakers with
matching syrup dispenser, with a scarce 3 1/2” set still in original
shipping box. Very good.
$150-200
959. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLECTIBLES) BALANCE OF
COLLECTION Balance of collection, includes two salt and pepper
shakers (one plastic), Aunt Jemima syrup pourer, black “Betty Boop”,
debutante, Arab boy, plastic “Jolly Nig_er” bank, Sambo puzzle,
“Lucky Joe” promotional bank, Little Brown Koko children’s book,
four “Black Power” tokens, record album. Overall very good.
$300-400
960. (AFRICAN-AMERICAN COLLLECTIBLE) “MACK AND JACK”
AND “SAMBO” ALARM CLOCKS Ca. 1930 “Little Black Sambo”
alarm clock, 4 1/2” circular face with chrome trim, depicts Sambo’s
encounter with a tiger on front, with art-deco style number fonts.
Printed dial somewhat toned, rim oxidized, but clock functioning.
With the rare original box (torn) stamped “Sambo”. Sold with
a second clock, a later ca. 1942 Lux Time alarm clock, 5” wide,
picturing “Mack and Jack”. This clock also functions, trim oxidized.
$300-400
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Presidents & Politicians
961. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Important partlyprinted D.S. “Abraham Lincoln” as President,
1p. folio parchment, Washington, May 14,
1864, the appointment of William M. Wherry to
serve as “Aide-de-Camp with the rank of Major”,
effective from May 12th. Boldly signed by
Lincoln with a near-perfect signature at lowerright, also signed by his Secretary of War EDWIN
M. STANTON. Some light mailing folds and light
soiling which would easily clean-up, else very
good and ideal for display. WILLIAM M. WHERRY
(1836-1918) was a Medal of Honor recipient
and career army officer who would retire a
brigadier general. As a first lieutenant of the
3rd Missouri Vols. during the Civil War, Wherry
also served as aide-de-camp to Nathaniel Lyon.
He received the Medal of Honor for rallying his
men under heavy fire at the Battle of Wilson’s
Creek on August 10, 1861. He would be
brevetted brigadier general and serve until his
retirement in 1899. An important document,
and the first appointment for an “aide de camp”
we have encountered in nearly 30 years in the
trade.
$8,000-9,000
The only example on the original card,
and once thought to be a mourning ribbon!
962. THE RAREST LINCOLN PATRIOTIC RIBBON Offered is the rarest ribbon on card,
an 1864 Lincoln patriotic ribbon which until today has never been offered on the original
card, and has always been believed to be a mourning ribbon! The ribbon, a “stevengraph”,
2 1/8” x 5 1/8” and is mounted at top (bottom glue has come loose) to a 8” x 3 1/2” glossy
white card. The ribbon portrays the bearded president from the chest, up and gazing to
his left, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves and with his name “Lincoln” appearing
below. The card is imprinted with gilt filigree at the edges and reads: “WOVEN WITH BLACK
& WHITE SILK ON JACQUARD LOOM, For the Great Central Fair, By WM. H. HORSTMANN
& SONS, PHILADELPHIA”. Fine condition. The Great Central Fair was a large fair held in
Philadelphia in June, 1864 to benefit the Sanitary Commission. It occupied all of Logan
Square, and the main building alone occupied 200,000 sq. ft. Lincoln attended with Mary
and Tad-it was the only large Sanitary Fair he visited. Hortstmann, a military supplier,
undoubtedly had a booth at the exposition. Until now, it was believed that this ribbon was
a mourning ribbon, as no example has ever been seen set on the original card. Indeed,
American Political Ribbons and Badges by Sullivan and Fischer lists the ribbon as such
(ALM 9). Now the record must be re-written. A rare opportunity to obtain a truly unique ite
m.
$1,500-2,500
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963. THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) Third President of the United States, author and signer of the Declaration of Independence, ceased
the importation of slaves to America. Bold signature “Th: Jefferson” as President on a small section removed from a four-language ship’s
paper. Mounted and bearing a bit of mat burn at margins. The remaining portion of the original document Jefferson signed shows the
letters “hrist” from the last line in such papers: “In the year of our Lord Christ” with traces of the inked-in year of signing also present.
$3,000-4,000
Likely the first press account of Washington’s farewell
964.
CONTEMPORARY
COPY
OF
WASHINGTON’S
FAREWELL
TO
CONGRESS
Outstanding
autograph
manuscript, 3pp. legal folio, Annapolis,
Dec. 25 [1783], a contemporary copy of
Continental Congress Secretary Charles
Thomson’s
minutes
recording
the
arrival before Congress of Gen. George
Washington, the text of Washington’s
speech resigning as commander-in-chief
of the Continental Army, and the address
made by Washington’s contemporary,
President Thomas Mifflin, in accepting the
resignation. The account, undoubtedly
written by a journalist, concludes: “Extract
from the Minutes of Charles Thomson
Secretary. Here we must let fall the scene,
says an extract of a letter from a Genl.
present at the address, few tragedies ever
drew more tears from so many beautiful
eyes, as were affected by the moving
manner in which his Excellency took his
final leave of Congress after which he immediately set out for Virginia accompanied to South River by the Governor with the warmest
wishes of the City for [?], health & happiness. Long, Long may he enjoy them”. A few clean, short splits, else very good. No doubt the writer
had direct access to Thomson’s minutes, as this manuscript is dated two days
after Washington’s resignation at the Maryland State House. Maryland Historical
Magazine in 1942 attributed the concluding text to the editor of the Maryland
Gazette, and this same quote was later repeated in other newspapers, thus we
believe this may be the first press account of Washington’s resignation and return
to civilian life.
$2,000-3,000
965. JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the United States.
Kennedy faced-down the Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated
NASA, and signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Assassinated November 1963
by Lee Harvey Oswald. Excellent I.S.P. likely as president, 8” x 10” b/w, shows
Kennedy seated in a casual pose, his hands in his lap and looking away from the
camera, with rows of books on shelves behind him. Inscribed in blue ink: “To
Dorothy Watson with very best wishes John Kennedy”. Bottom margin bears a long,
very thin chip from an old crease, not intruding on image. The photo bears the ink
hand-stamped backstamp of photographer Jacques Lowe, indicating this was not
a mass-produced image but likely came from Kennedy’s personal stock. Watson
was an upper-level Kennedy campaign staff worker from whose estate this photo
originates. Accompanied also by an 8” x 10” photo of D.N.C. chairman Paul M.
Butler, whom Watson identifies as “My Boss”.
$3,000-4,000
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968. JAMES BUCHANAN (1791-1868) Fifteenth President of the
United States whose hands-off attitude toward states’ rights directly
contributed to the start of the Civil War. Uncommon D.S. as Secretary
of State under James K. Polk, 1p. 9 1/2” x 13 1/2”, Washington, Aug.
8, 1848, a passport issued to one Robert A. Parrish, Jr. setting forth
a physical description of the man, and bearing his signature and
that of Buchanan at bottom. A few tiny and trivial toned spots, light
soiling, else very good.
$300-400
969. JAMES BUCHANAN (1791-1868) Front panel of an envelope
addressed and franked by Buchanan: “Free James Buchanan Peter
Force Esquire Washington City”. Lightly toned, matted with an
engraving of Buchanan and descriptive text and set into an attractive
wood frame. PETER FORCE (1790-1868) was a politician, archivist,
and historian, most remembered for his American Archives and
historic document collection.
$200-300
966. RICHARD NIXON WHITTIER COLLEGE
TWICE-SIGNED 1933 YEARBOOK RICHARD
NIXON
(1913-1994)
Thirty-seventh
President of the United States who led during
the Vietnam War, re-opened diplomatic
ties with China and the U.S.S.R., resigned
his office due to the Watergate scandal. A
superb signed piece, the 1933 “Acropolis” yearbook issued by Whittier
College signed twice by junior (and future president) Richard Nixon.
This copy, originally owned by popular student Catherine Nanney.
Page 13 bears a 1 3/4” sq. chest, up photo of the 20 year-old Nixon in a
suit, above which he has written: “I’m sorry I didn’t get those RICHARD
NIXON (1913-1994) Thirty-seventh President of the United States who
led during the Vietnam War, re-opened diplomatic ties with China and
the U.S.S.R., resigned his office due to the Watergate scandal. A superb
signed piece, the 1933 “Acropolis” yearbook issued by Whittier College
signed twice by junior (and future president) Richard Nixon. This
copy, originally owned by popular student Catherine Nanney. Page 13
bears a 1 3/4” sq. chest, up photo of the 20 year-old Nixon in a suit,
above which he has written:
“I’m sorry I didn’t get those
society articles in better. I’ll
try to do better next time. The
way your mother is ‘behind us
students’, I hope to know you
better next year. Dick Nixon”.
Nixon signs a slightly small
portrait of himself “Dick Nixon”
on page 47 as a member of
the “Orthogonian Society”.
Ends of spine and corners a bit
worn, gilt printing on covers
less so, contents are very fine
and overall fine. With copies
of correspondence between
Nixon as vice president and
Nanney’s father. As a freshman
at Whittier College Nixon
helped organize the Orthogonians, a men’s club in sharp contrast to
the existing Franklins. “Orthogonian” meant “Square Shooters,” Nixon
explained in his memoirs; and in the college yearbook, Franklins were
pictured in tuxedos while Orthogonians wore open-necked shirts, as
befitted what Nixon termed “athletes and men who were working their
way through school.” Nixon’s school years were painfully shy...and
angry, leading many to believe that his experiences at Whittier made
him the controversial president he ultimately became.
$1,500-2,000
967. SPIRO T. AGNEW (1918-1996) Vice President of the United
States under Richard Nixon, forced to resign in disgrace following a
kick-back scandal. Lot of two items, includes an S.P. 8” x 10” color,
a portrait boldly signed, with a T.L.S. on his letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Annapolis, Sep. 4, 1974 declining to appear on a show hosted by
Dinah Shore. Two pieces.
$100-150
970. AARON BURR (1756-1836) Vice President under Jefferson
with whom he had been tied in the Presidential election of 1800,
defeated through the efforts of Alexander Hamilton who he later
killed in a duel. D.S. “A. Burr”, 1 p., legal folio, New York, May 1,
1831, an agreement between Burr, Joseph Townsend and James
W. Robinson. Robinson had purchased from Townsend four lots of
land at Broome and Elizabeth Streets in New York. Robinson was in
turn indebted to Burr, but in this document, Burr pledges his credit
against Robinson’s debt. As all three signatures bear lines drawn
through them, Burr’s pledge was likely unused. That area, part of
the Bowery, is now one of the fastest growing parts of New York.
$200-300
971. BARBARA BUSH Good lot of six items signed as wife of the
Vice President, five on official letterhead, two signed in full and the
balance with initials, and all but two A.L.S.s, sent to her personal
aid. Fairly routine content largely dealing with issues Mrs. Bush had
dealing with her computer. Overall fine.
$200-300
972. GEORGE H. BUSH (b. 1924) Forty-first President of the United
States who ordered the attack on Iraq to liberate Kuwait. Lot of
two items, includes an S.P. 8” x 10” color. a chest, up pose as vice
president signed in blue ink at bottom. Sold with a vice presidential
card with title and gold seal, also signed. Two pieces.
$100-150
973. GEORGE H. BUSH (b. 1924) Lot of two items, includes an S.P.
8” x 10” color. a chest, up pose as vice president signed in blue ink
at bottom. Sold with a vice presidential card with title and gold seal,
also signed. Some soiling to card, else very good. Two pieces.
$100-150
974. GEORGE H. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL GALA EXPENSE REPORTS
AND EPHEMERA Great grouping of ephemera includes: annotated
copy of the draft contract between the Republican Finance
Committee and Radio City Music Hall productions to produce the
“Presidential Inaugural Anniversary Gala” at the Kennedy Center,
Jan. 29, 1990; program for the event with note that performers
Randy Travis, Roberta Flack and Tony Bennett had not contributed; a
lengthy report describing the $761, 450 in expenses to produce the
show; a staff pass, six guest passes to the 1992 Republican National
Convention; planning for the Presidential Inaugural Anniversary
Gala, Feb. 4, 1991; etc.
$150-200
975. GEORGE H. BUSH V.P. STATIONERY AND ITINERARY
Interesting lot includes copy of Vice President George Bush’s busy
schedule for Apr.24, 1985 which included 30 minutes to meet with
the president, two blank White House envelopes, and two blank vice
presidential letter sheets. Very good.
$100-150
976. GEORGE H. BUSH...AND SONS Fine framed ensemble of items
signed members of the Bush Family. Includes President GEORGE
H. BUSH, an S.P. 8” x 10” color, a close-up smiling portrait signed
in silver ink at bottom; President GEORGE W. BUSH, a 1995 Texas
Statehood first day postal cover boldly signed in black marker; and
likely presidential candidate JEB BUSH, a Florida centennial postal
cover likewise boldly signed. All three items are double-matted with
descriptive text and set into a black wood frame. Fine. $200-300
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“Thank you for writing about the acts of war
committed against the United States...”
977. GEORGE W. BUSH (b. 1946) Forty-third President of the United
States who won his office after a hotly-contested election. Fine
content D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Washington, [n.d.], possibly signed as
President, a White House correspondence card with gold presidential
seal with pre-printed message concerning the Sep. 11, 2001 attack
on the World Trade Center in New York. In part: “...Thank you for
writing about the acts of war committed against the United States...
In the face of this evil, our country remains strong and united, a
beacon of freedom and opportunity...Our government continues to
function...We must remember that our Arab and Muslim American
citizens love our Nation and must be treated with dignity and
respect...I encourage all Americans to find a way to help...”. Printed
signature appears at bottom, with a large, bold blue ink signature
added by Bush at a later time at top. Fine.
$200-300
978. GEORGE W. BUSH (b. 1946) D.S., possibly as President, 1p. 4tp
on White House letterhead, Washington, “Loyalty Day, 2008” [April
22], Bush’s proclamation of “Loyalty Day”, cites the contributions
of servicemen and volunteer and, per Public Law 85-529, proclaims
May 1st of every year to be “Loyalty Day”. Bears printed signature at
bottom, beside which Bush has added an original signature in black
marker. Fine.
$200-300
979. GEORGE W. BUSH INAUGURATION TIFFANY PRESENTATION
CLOCK Presentation desk clock given as a gift to commemorate the
inauguration of George H. Bush a president , a Tiffany 3 1/4” x 3 1/2”
x 1 1/2” heavy brass case with white dial, Tiffany battery movement.
The top of the clock bears an engraving of an inaugural seal, while
the lower part of the case bears the engraved inauguration date of
January 20, 1989. Could use a little polishing, else very good.
$150-200
980. GEORGE W. BUSH VICE PRESIDENTIAL TRIP TO AFRICA AND
EASTERN EUROPE Briefing notebook for staffers of Vice President
George W. Bush titled: “Vice President Bush’s Visit to Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary and Austria”,
about 80pp.4to.in a three ring binder with dividers by country,
covers Bush’s trip of Sep. 11-21, 1983. The briefing opens with
a map showing the air route, distances and flight times. Other
data includes maps of each country, notes on gifts and customs,
health and medical information, demographic and political data,
biographies of key government personnel, etc. A small bound
booklet sets forth motorcade assignments, scheduled meetings and
attendees, hotel room assignments, attendees at dinners, etc. Also
included (unrelated) are four letters sent to Bush asking for money,
autographs, etc., including a bizarre letter asking to be appointed
official cartoonist including a copy of a very bizarre 20p. cartoon
featuring “Harry Mantis and Kickapoo Pony”.
$200-300
981. JAMES E. CARTER (b. 1924) Thirty-ninth President of the United
States who engineered a break-through in Arab-Israeli relations.
T.Q.S., 1p. 12mo., [n.p.], Mar. 26, 1979 [likely a later souvenir
copy], in part: “I am convinced that other Arab people need and
want peace. But some of their leaders are not yet willing to honor
these needs and desires...We must now demonstrate the advantages
of peace and expand its benefits to encompass all of those who have
suffered so much in the Middle East...” Matted with a large color
photo of Carter as president delivering a speech. Fine. $150-200
982. JAMES E. CARTER (b. 1924) S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, a repro of an
image of Carter in uniform while a midshipman at Annapolis ca.
1944, nicely signed at bottom in black marker. Fine.
$75-100
983. GROVER CLEVELAND (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of
the United States, supported civil service and fiscal reform. Partlyprinted D.S. as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Jan.
10, 1887, the appointment of John G. Leefe to serve as “Captain in
the Nineteenth Regiment of Infantry”. Boldly signed by Cleveland,
also signed by Secretary of War WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT. Mailing
folds, otherwise, clean, bright and fine condition. Leefe served as
a lieutenant colonel of the 162nd N.Y. Infantry in the Civil War. He
then took a commission as lieutenant in the 19th Infantry in which
he would serve for the next 33 years, commanding a regiment in the
Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico and in the Philippines.
$250-350
984. WILLIAM J. CLINTON (b. 1946) Forty-second President of the
United States, the first elected president to be impeached. I.S.P.
likely as president, 8” x 10” color, a seated pose inscribed to Proctor
Jones, an author of studies on U.S./Russian relations. Mounted on
canvas, very lightly rubbed image, else very good.
$250-300
985. WILLIAM J. CLINTON (b. 1946) Fine S.P. 8” x 10” color, boldly
signed in black marker for a miltray veteran, with his letter of
provenance. Fine.
$150-200
986. WILLIAM MCKINLEY (1843-1901) Twenty-fifth President of
the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii,
assassinated. Very early D.S. “Wm. McKinley Jr.”, 1p. 12mo., [Stark
Co., Ohio], October, 1867, a docket for an appeal signed as attorney
for a plaintiff. Tip ped to another sheet, slightly soiled. $100-150
987. CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933) Thirtieth President of the
United States who succeeded to the presidency upon the death of
Harding. I.S.P., likely as President, 10” x 14” b/w, a Harris & Ewing
chest, up portrait inscribed to Indian Rep. Fred S. Purnell and signed
in the white bottom margin. Chips at bottom right and top margin
could easily be trimmed or matted-out, lightly toned.
$200-300
988. CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933) Partly-printed D.S., a check
made out and signed by Coolidge as governor, Northampton, Apr.
21, 1921, makign a $50.00 payment to Mary W. Butler. Punch cancel
grazes signature, else very good.
$150-200
989. CALVIN COOLIDGE AND CHARLES G. DAWES CALVIN
COOLIDGE (1872-1933) Bold signature, with a seperate signature
of his vice president, CHARLES G. DAWES, both matted with a photo
of the pair standing together. Generally very good.
$100-150
990. CHARLES CURTIS (1860-1936) Vice President of the United
States under Herbert Hoover. I.S.P. as Vice President, 7 1/2” x 10
1/2” b/w, a Harris & Ewing chest, up portrait inscribed to a lady in
the white bottom margin, dated Jan. 25, 1933. Very good.
$100-150
991. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) 34th President of
the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe
during World War II and largely responsible for the successful
invasion on D-Day. Nice content T.L.S. as President on White House
letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Newport, Sep. 25, 1957 to Maj. Gen. R. W.
Stephens, Army Chief of Military History. Ike thanks the historian
for sending a volume on the Army in World War II: “...needless to say,
the entire history has the greatest of interest for me. I suspect also
that the volumes will be important in later years to my grandson,
who already is, or thinks he is, a ‘student’ of that conflict...”. One
fold, else very good. Ike’s grandson, David Eisenhower, was nine
years old at the time and would indeed become a student of history,
receiving his B.A. in history cum laude from Amherst College in
1970. Eisenhower was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history
in 1987 for his work Eisenhower: At War 1943-1945.
$400-500
992. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) Signed book Crusade
in Europe, (New York: Doubleday & Co.), 1948, 560pp. 8vo., no d/j.
First edition (following the signed limited). Inscribed and signed
on the half title page. Torn gutter between cover and first page,
one margin bears trivial dampstain affecting table of contents only,
overall very good.
$300-400
993. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) Nice content T.L.S. as
President on White House letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Oct. 31,
1960 to noted cartoonist and caricaturist Osacr Berger. In part: “...
Thank you for sending me a copy of the cartoon you drew in honor of
my seventieth birthday...as it appeared in a number of newspapers.
I like it very much and I am gratified by the compliment...”. One fold,
else near fine.
$200-300
994. MAMIE EISENHOWER First Lady, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower,
34th President of the United States. T.L.S. on White House letterhead
and signed in full as First Lady, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Apr. 2, 1958
sending warm birthday wishes to a friend. Folds, else very good.
$75-100
995. GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) 38th President of the United
States who assumed office upon the resignation of Richard Nixon,
who Ford later pardoned for any involvement in the Watergate
scandal. A neat signed item, a Rawlings “Big Stick” wood baseball
bat boldly signed “Gerald R. Ford” in black marker at the “business
end” of the bat. Fine condition, perfect to display with your Nixon
signed ball...
$200-300
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996. GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) Signed book Report of the
President’s Commission on teh Assassination of President John
F. Kennedy (Washington: U.S. Gov’t Printing Office), 1964. The
controversial report of the Warren Committee signed by Ford on a
page bearing a facsimile of the letter signed by committee members
submitting the original report. Spine a bit soiled and slightly worn,
else very good.
$200-300
997. GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) Bold signature on a white index
card, along with that of his wife, BETTY FORD on a second card.
Fine.
$75-100
998. GERALD R. FORD (1913-2006) T.L.S. on his congressional
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Mar. 30, 1971 concerning the end
of funding of a supersonic transport aircraft (SST). In part: “...The
House and Senate agreed with you and have voted to delete funds
for continuation of the work on prototypes...I was truly disappointed
that the Congress took the action is did...I hope that eventually the
whole matter will be resolved...I am sincere and concerned...”.Folds,
else fine. Public pressure and environmental concerns killed the
American SST program...and it is now effectively dead worldwide.
$150-200
999. GERALD R. FORD AND JIMMY CARTER Lot of two items, bold
signatures of Presidents GERALD R. FORD and JIMMY CARTER, each
nicely mated with a photo of the signed while in officer, Carter’s
also matted with his quote on “waging peace”. Fine.
$100-150
1000. JAMES A. GARFIELD (1831-1881) Twentieth President of
the United States, Union army major general, assassinated while in
office. Fine, bold signature on an album page, penned beside at
attractive printing of a flower, ca. 1878. With copy of an Appleton’s
engraving.
$350-400
1001. JAMES A. GARFIELD (1831-1881) Rare Civil War date signature
“J. A. Garfield” on a portion of a document, the paper toned,
signature slightly brushed. The verso bears a partial signature of a
Col. Moore[?] and appears to be a requisition which included “tent
poles”.
$150-200
1002. JAMES A. GARFIELD’S CALLING CARD A rare political item,
the 3” x 1 1/2” calling card of future president James A. Garfield,
simply imprinted: “J. A. Garfield”. Near fine condition.
$200-300
1003. LUCRETIA GARFIELD (1832-1918) First Lady, wife of James
A. Garfield. A.L.S. on black-bordered mourning stationery, Mentor,
“Thanksgiving Day”, 1896 to a lady. Good content on clergyman and
abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher, in part: “...I thank you for the copy
of Mr. Beecher’s sermon. To read it lifts the soul into exhaltation
even though it recalls the great sorrows that fell upon us at that
time. Mr. Beecher was such a divine man...I never listened to him
without feeling lifted...”. Top of second page abraded but with no ill
effect, else very good.
$150-200
1004. AL GORE AND JOE LIEBERMAN White House engraving
issued by the B.E.P., 8” x 6”, boldly signed by the nearly successful
team of AL GORE and JOE LIEBERMAN. Fine.
$100-150
1005. ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885) Eighteenth President of the
United States and Union lieutenant general. Fine bold signature on a
small card, affixed with tiny bits of tape at lower corners to a color
image of Grant and both set into a wood frame. Very good to fine.
$400-500
1006. FERROTYPE PHOTO OF ULYSSES S. GRANT Small ferrotype
photograph bearing an early war-date photo of Ulysses S. Grant
showing him in uniform from mid-chest, up, his name appearing
in print beneath. The circular image is set in a metal backing with
brass rim. The original use of this image is unknown-perhaps part
of a piece of lady’s jewelry. Fine.
$300-400
1007. BENJAMIN HARRISON (1833-1901) 23rd President of
the United States. Fine partly-printed D.S. as President, 1p. folio
parchment, Washington, July 1, 1891, the appointment of Louis A.
Kaiser to serve as “Ensign in the Navy”, boldly signed at bottom, also
signed by Secretary of the Navy BENJAMIN F. TRACY. Mailing folds,
else fine condition. Louis A. Kaiser (1870-1939) reached the rank of
captain and was also briefly in charge of the government on Guam.
He was a pioneer in the Navy on the use of wireless telegraphy,
conducting many early tests. In 1905, he demonstrated an 1100+
mile range while testing it aboard the USS Brooklyn.
$400-500
1008. BENJAMIN HARRISON (1833-1901) Fine bold signature:
“Benjamin Harrison Aug. 5 1900” written a year before his death on
a 3 1/2” x 2 1/2” card. Slight uneven toning, else very good.
$150-200
1009. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (1822-1893) Nineteenth President
of the United States and Union brigadier general. Partly-printed D.S.
as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, June 12, 1879, the
appointment of Calvin D. Cowles to serve as “First Lieutenant in the
Twenty-third Regiment of Infantry”, signed at bottom, also signed
by Secretary of War GEORGE W. MCCRARY. Mailing folds, else fine
condition. Cowles had a forty year career in the Army, serving in
the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, Philippines, and Cuban
occupation, retiring as colonel.
$300-400
1010. HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964) 31st President of the United
States whose attempts to reverse the course of the Great Depression
led to his defeat at the polls by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fine blue ink
signature of a Waldorf Hotel letter sheet. Fine.
$75-100
1011. ANDREW JOHNSON IMPEACHMENT TICKET FROM FIRST
DAY OF TRIAL Pass to attend the impeachment trial of President
Johnson, March 13, 1868, to sit in the “Gallery”. The pass, which has
been used, is missing the stub. The pass has a tiny chip at the top
left corner, else fine. This pass was used on the very first day of the
trial.
$400-500
1012. LYNDON B. JOHNSON (1908-1973) Thirty-sixth President of
the United States and creator of the “Great Society” social welfare
programs. America’s growing involvement in Vietnam led to his
declining a renomination as president. T.L.S. as president on White
House letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Sep. 26, 1968 to noted
cartoonist Oscar Berger thanking him for having sent an inscribed
copy of “The Presidents”. Fine.
$200-300
1013. LYNDON B. JOHNSON 1960 CAMPAIGN PHOTOS Group of
25 8” x 10” b/w photographs of Lyndon B. Johnson while candidate
for Vice President, shown in various settings both posed and candid,
giving speeches, with family members, stumping, etc. From a D.N.C.
staffer. Fine.
$150-200
1014. “KENNEDY CAMPAIGN SPECIAL” Great lot of eleven 8” x 10”
b/w photographs from Kennedy’s 1960 trip aboard the “Kennedy
Campaign Special”, a campaign train that apparently made a few
stops in California. Kennedy would address gathered crowds from
the rear platform. Most of the images show Kennedy speaking and
greeting admirers from the rear of the train. Fine. From the estate
of an upper-level D.N.C. staffer.
$150-200
1015. (JOHN F. KENNEDY) (1917-1963) A stunning pair of original
vintage photographs, 5” x 7” b/w each, showing John F. Kennedy
in an informal head and shoulders smiling pose, while the other
shows a gorgeous, early portrait of his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, in
an ornamented satin strapless evening gown and pearls with a satin
throw about her shoulders. Both photographs are housed in standup folder, printed with “Compliments of Dick English” on the front.
A most striking pair of images, very fine condition.
$200-300
1016. (JOHN F. KENNEDY) (1917-1963) Rare group of four JFK
images from the Gen. Chester Clifton estate, c. 1960’s, all with Cecil
Stoughton photographers imprint on the verso. Stoughton (19202008) is best known for being President Kennedy’s photographer
during his White House years. Stoughton took the only photograph
ever published showing John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Marilyn
Monroe together. He was present at the motorcade at which Kennedy
was assassinated, and was subsequently the only photographer on
board Air Force One when Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the
next President. Stoughton’s famous photograph of this event depicts
Johnson raising his hand in oath as he stood between his wife Lady
Bird Johnson and a still blood-spattered Jacqueline Kennedy. These
rare mounted images, three color and one b/w, measure 7 1/2” x
9 1/2”. Three of the images were taken in the Oval Office, and one
image taken outside. Of interest is the image of JFK seated at his desk,
a rare candid photo. Fine.
$200-300
1017. (JOHN F. KENNEDY) Pair of original candid photographs, each
5” x 4” b/w showing Kennedy with Lyndon Johnson at Hyannisport,
and Kennedy on a deck at his residence (vertical crease). Sold with
three secretary and autopen signed photos of Kennedy, signed
photos of PIERRE SALINGER and HENRY M. JACKSON, and nine
other photos of Kennedy and family, campaign associates, senators,
etc. From a D.N.C. staffer.
$100-150
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1018. JOHN F. KENNEDY CAMPAIGN PHOTOGRAPHS Lot of ten 8”
x 10” b/w photos showing John F. Kennedy in various images from
his 1960 presidential campaign, including a few images with Lyndon
Johnson at his home in Hyannisport (with a Boston photographer’s
backstamp), in a parade in Austin, Texas, and includes an image of
Frank Sinatra donating a dollar to the campaign (trimmed). Overall
very good. From the estate of a D.N.C. staffer.
$100-150
1019. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S 1959 CHRISTMAS CARD John F.
Kennedy’s 1959 Christmas card, 9 1/2” x 5 3/4” (opened), pictures
John, Jacqueline and young Caroline on the front in a moment of
leisure, the image flanked by poinsettia flowers at left. Within the
recipient, a Kennedy campaign staffer, pasted the same image from
another card at left, opposite the Christmas message: “Wishing you
a Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with Happiness Senator
and Mrs. John F. Kennedy”. Beneath the printed message is an
autopen signature of the future president: “Best-Jack”. Toned at
margins with a small stain at right, else very good.
$300-400
1020. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S 1959 CHRISTMAS CARD 9 1/2” x 5 3/4”
(opened), pictures John, Jacqueline and young Caroline on the front
in a moment of leisure, the image flanked by poinsettia flowers at
left. Within is Kennedy’s printed Christmas message: “Wishing you a
Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with Happiness Senator and
Mrs. John F. Kennedy”. Beneath the printed message is an autopen
signature of the future president: “Best-Jack”. Very light toning, else
fine.
$300-400
1021. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S 1959 CHRISTMAS CARD 9 1/2” x 5 3/4”
(opened), pictures John, Jacqueline and young Caroline on the front
in a moment of leisure, the image flanked by poinsettia flowers at
left. Within is Kennedy’s printed Christmas message: “Wishing you
a Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with Happiness Senator
and Mrs. John F. Kennedy”. Unsigned. From the files of a Kennedy
campaign worker. Near fine.
$300-400
1022. JOHN F. KENNEDY’S 1961-63 APPOINTMENT BOOK ON
MICROFILM Good lot of three reels of 1 1/4” microfilm photographs
of typed pages from John F. Kennedy’s presidential appointment
books for the years 1961-63. The reels each contain hundreds of
images of documents and are contained within two original labeled
cardboard boxes. Great research material.
$300-400
1023. THE ARREST OF LEE HARVEY OSWALD Rare T.Ms.S., 2pp.
4to., [Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963], a later copy of the incident report
submitted to Dallas Chief of Police J. E. Curry on the “Apprehension of
suspect in the Death of the President of the United States and Officer
J. D. Tippit”. The report, an exact copy of the original, sets forth all
of the details of the incidents from the time that Tippet’s shooting
was sent as an alert until Oswald was apprehended at the Texas
Theater. This typescript is actually signed by those who signed the
original: Patrolman MAURICE N. McDONALD who is credited with
the arrest, Detective PAUL BENTLEY, Sergeant of Police GERALD L.
HILL and Investigator RAY HAWKINS. Also included is a photocopy
of Oswald’s fingerprint card signed by McDonald at bottom, as well
as an 8” x 10” composite photo of McDonald, Oswald, Kennedy, and
a homicide report, again signed by McDonald who adds: “Captor of
Oswald 11-22-63”. Three pieces, fine.
$400-500
1024. JACQUELINE KENNEDY
TAKES AN UNEXPECTED FLYING
LESSON... A most rare and
unusual original 1969 photograph
by
Kennedy’s
long-time
photographer, Marshall Hawkins,
10” x 8” b/w, showing Jacqueline
Kennedy clad in jodhpurs, plaid
riding jacket, white gloves and
black helmet, in the midst of being
thrown head first and over a fence
by the horse she is riding! A truly
incredible “action shot” of the First
Lady, handsomely matted with
cream and framed in a gold-accent
wood frame. Mat bears title and
credit Hawkins, and is very likely in
Hawkins hand. Perfect for display!
$1,000 - $1,500
1025. (JACQUELINE KENNEDY) (1929-1994) First Lady and wife of
John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. Contemporary
photo, 7 3/4” x 10” b/w, an image of the First Lady seated with
Caroline by her side. Photographer Jacques Lowe hand-applied
backstamp on verso. Fine.
$150-200
1026. (JACQUELINE KENNEDY) (1929-1994) Contemporary photo,
7 3/4” x 10” b/w, an image of the First Lady seated with Caroline by
her side. Photographer Jacques Lowe hand-applied backstamp on
verso. Fine.
$150-200
1027. (JACQUELINE KENNEDY) (1929-1994) Group of 11
contemporary photographs, most 8” x 10”, various views of the
future First Lady, most taken during Kennedy’s 1960 presidential
campaign. From the estate of a high-level D.N.C. staffer. Fine.
$150-200
1028. “FUNERAL MARCH TO THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM
LINCOLN” Sheet music “Funeral March to the Memory of Abraham
Lincoln”, published by Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston, 1865, 5pp. 10”
x 13 1/2”, a funeral ballad for the piano. Lithograph cover by J.
H. Bufford, Boston. Sold by S. Releland, dealer in pianos and sheet
music. Light soiling with reinforced spine, else very good.
$100-150
1029. “GRAND REQUIEM MARCH TO THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM
LINCOLN” Sheet music: “Rest, Spirit, Rest Grand Requiem March
to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln”, by E. Hoffman published by
William A. Pond & Co., New York City, 1865, 7pp., 10” x 13 1/4”,
a grand funeral march without lyrics. Lithograph cover by Major &
Knapp, Broadway, New York. Sold by Beer & Schirmer, New York.
Light soiling with reinforced spine, else very good.
$100-150
1030. (ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMPAIGN BOOK) A rare 1860
presidential campaign book, entitled: “Wells’ Illustrated National
CAMPAIGN HAND-BOOK for 1860.” with much content devoted to the
campaign of future president Abraham Lincoln. The title page reads,
in part: “Lives of all The Candidates for President and Vice-President
including John Bell and Edward Everett, Candidates of the National
Union Party. Abraham Lincoln and Hanibal Hamlin, Candidates of
the National Republican Party. Steph. A. Douglas and Herschel V.
Johnson…The National Democratic Party. John C. Breckinridge and
Joseph Lane, Candidate…National Democratic Party. Sam Houston,
Independent Candidate for the Presidency. With Portraits of Each
Engraved Expressly for This Work from Ambrotyopes Taken from
Life. 57 Illustrations”, Vol. I of II, (Cincinnati and New York: Mack R.
Barnitz and J. G. Wells, respectively), 1860. Hand bound, embossed
cloth covers, 159pp. 8vo. A true piece of American political history:
each candidate’s portrait and biography is included in this work.
Abraham Lincoln’s biography begins with his portrait taken from
his Copper Union pose and, of course, his biography touches on
his views on slavery with excerpts taken from an 1837 legislative
response. In part: “…the following protest was presented to the
House…upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both
branches of the general assembly…the undersigned hereby
protest…they [the House] believe that the institution of slavery
is founded on both injustice and bad policy…the promulgation of
abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evil…they
believe that the Congress…has
no power…to interfere with the
institution of slavery…they believe
that the Congress…has the power,
under the Constitution, to abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia;
but that the power ought not to be
exercised…the difference between
these opinions and those contained
in said resolution, is their reason
for entering this protest…A.
Lincoln…” Hannibal Hamlin is also
examined, with a good part of the
book dedicated to sketches of the
lives of former presidents, texts of
important documents, including
the Fugitive Slave Act, etc. Small
tears at top and bottom of spine,
bumped, else quite good.
$250-350
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1031. 1861 AND 1864 ANTI-LINCOLN CAMPAIGN SONGS Two
groups of anti-Lincoln election song sheets, includes ca.1864
“Campaign Songs”, 6pp., 8vo., featuring ten individual song verses
all in support of George B. McClellan for president. Also included
is a ca. 1861 mounted song sheet boldly entitled: “Uncle Abe, or
A Hit At The Times”, presented in eight stanzas, reading, in part:
“…to New York, the great Gotham did he next wend his way, With
smiles as congenial as flowers in May, He was feasted and toasted,
by Aldermen fine, And made silly speeches made by drinking wine...
What has passed since that time you all well do know, The country’s
near ruined and a very bad show…”. The former bear a few marginal
chips, the latter is moderately foxed.
$150-200
1032. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ASSASSINATION CONSPIRATOR
RELICS A terrific relic display, a very small lock of two strands of
Abraham Lincoln’s hair, a section of wood from the gallows upon
which his assassins and their fellow conspirators were hanged on
July 7, 1865, along with a third relic, a 4” x 1 1/2” piece of lath and
nail taken from the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd who treated John
Wilkes Booth’s broken leg and was jailed and later pardoned by
Andrew Johnson. All three relics are attractively double-matted in
burgundy and gold with images of Lincoln, Booth and Mudd. The
hair was obtained from a larger lock given by Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs.
Caroline Wright, the wife of former Indiana Gov. Joseph Wright, sold
at Christie’s in 1992. The gallows relic was obtained by a guard
at the hanging who removed a large section of wood immediately
after the proceedings, just as souvenir hunters descended upon the
scene. The section of lath was obtained from the Dr. Samuel Mudd
Society, and it bears an ink descriptive stamp. Signed provenance
for all three relics accompanies.
$600-800
1033. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND ASSASSINATION CONSPIRATOR
RELICS A terrific relic display, a very small lock of two strands of
Abraham Lincoln’s hair, a section of wood from the gallows upon
which his assassins and their fellow conspirators were hanged on
July 7, 1865, along with a third relic, a 4” x 1 1/2” piece of lath and
nail taken from the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd who treated John
Wilkes Booth’s broken leg and was jailed and later pardoned by
Andrew Johnson. All three relics are attractively double-matted in
burgundy and gold with images of Lincoln, Booth and Mudd. The
hair was obtained from a larger lock given by Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs.
Caroline Wright, the wife of former Indiana Gov. Joseph Wright, sold
at Christie’s in 1992. The gallows relic was obtained by a guard
at the hanging who removed a large section of wood immediately
after the proceedings, just as souvenir hunters descended upon the
scene. The section of lath was obtained from the Dr. Samuel Mudd
Society, and it bears an ink descriptive stamp. Signed provenance
for all three relics accompanies.
$600-800
1034. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND FREDERICH DOUGLAS FUNERAL
MARCH SHEET MUSIC Two sets of sheet music, includes: “President
Lincoln’s Funeral March”, by E. Mack, published by Lee & Walker,
Philadelphia, 1865, 6pp. 10” x 13 1/2”, a funeral ballad for the
piano. Lithograph cover by T. Sinclair, Philadelphia. Sold by C. C.
Mellory, Pittsburg. With: “Douglas Funeral March”, composed by
George W. Hewitt, published by Lee & Walker, Philadelphia, 1861,
5pp. 11” x 14”, with illustrated lithograph cover bearing Douglas’
portrait. Light soiling with reinforced spine. Both bear a few tiny
marginal chips, otherwise very good.
$200-300
1035. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PATRIOTIC SONG SHEET Magnus
patriotic song sheet, “Abe Lincoln’s Union Wagon”, 5” x 8,”1864,
by James D. Gay, Philadelphia, color printed. Prominently displays
Lincoln and Liberty. Seven stanzas, in part: “...The Eagle of Columbia
in majesty and pride, Still soars aloft in glory the traitors have defied,
The flag we fondly cherish, the emblem of our will, Baptised in the
blood of heroes way down on Bunker Hill…”. Near fine.
$100-150
1036. DEDICATION OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL Superb signed
photo, 13” x 12” overall, a Harris & Ewing, Washington image showing
President WARREN G. HARDING, ROBERT TODD LINCOLN, son of
the assassinated president Abraham Lincoln, and Speaker of the
House JOSEPH G. CANNON at the official dedication of the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C. Each has boldly signed his name in
black ink beneath his respective image. Very slight silvering at the
extreme margins of the photo, else very good to fine. On May 30th,
1922 and at the advanced age of 78, Robert Todd Lincoln attended
the dedication of the memorial to his father Abraham Lincoln. It
would be the last public appearance of the distinguished politician
who would pass away four years later.
$600-800
1037. JOHN G. NICOLAY (1832-1901) Private secretary to
President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Consul at Paris, France (186569). He collaborated with John Hay (1838-1905), to publish the
official biography of the 16th President. Partly printed D.S., “Jno.
G. Niicolay, U.S. Consul” 1p, May 11, 1866, oblong 8vo, Paris,
acknowledging receipt of payment. Tissue thin paper. Irregular
margins and small tear at fold, otherwise very good condition.
$150-200
1038. JOHN HAY (1838-1905), American statesman; private
secretary and assistant to President Abraham Lincoln; U.S.
Secretary of State (1898-1905). L.S. as Acting Secretary of State,
2pp. 4to., Oct. 21, 1880 to J.D. Stevenson, Shipping Commissioner
of the United States. In part: “…I have to acknowledge receipt of
your letter…and to inform you in reply…that William Hart Jr,
of California was appointed Consul of the United States for Port
Louis, Mauritius, on the 15 of February 1854…”. WITH a signed
Department of State card. WITH a passport, 1p, 1900, with a
stamped signature of Hay. Three pieces.
$100-150
1039. LINCOLN AND GRANT EPHEMERA Lot of three ephemeral
items relating to Lincoln and Grant, includes: New York Times, Oct.
29, 1864, reporting on: “ELECTION FRAUDS...THE PROCEEDINGS
AT BALTIMORE...How Votes Were Manufactured by McClellan and
Seymour”, with war news from Petersburg, horiz. split on front
page; The Elton (La.) Eagle, Oct. 17, 1868, a Republican newspaper
reporting on Grant’s farewell to his troops with an additional front
page story on Ku Klux Klan workings within Carroll Parrish and
a competing newspaper’s inflammatory articles; and a pamphlet,
approx 30pp. 8vo., the text of Maine State Rep. David Stewart’s
Mar. 24, 1863 speech concerning the Emancipation Proclamation.
Three pcs.
$100-150
1040. LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS GALLOWS RELIC AND LINCOLN
LOCK OF HAIR A terrific relic display, a very small lock of three
strands of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, tastefully matted with a chip
of wood from the gallows upon which his assassins and their
fellow conspirators were hanged on July 7, 1865. The hair was
obtained from a larger lock given by Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Caroline
Wright, the wife of former Indiana Gov. Joseph Wright, sold at
Christie’s in 1992. The gallows relic was obtained by a guard at
the hanging who removed a large section of wood immediately
after the proceedings, just as souvenir hunters descended upon
the scene. The relics are triple-matted in gold, white and red felt
with images of Lincoln, a reward poster seeking Lincoln’s killers,
the conspirators just after they were hanged, and a printed
description. Provenance for both relics accompanies.
$300-400
1041. LINCOLN ELECTION-SOLDIER’S ABSENTEE BALLOT FORM
Scarce partly-printed Union soldier’s 1864 presidential campaign
soldier’s absentee voting ballot document, 1p. folio, “near
Richmond, Va., Oct. 30, 1864 in which 1st Lt. James Scott [Killed at
Fort Fisher, N. C., 2/11/65], Co. G, 47th N.Y. Infy. gives a certain
Capt. Charles Moore the right “to cast for me…my vote or ballot…
at the presidential election to be held on the 8th day of November,
1864”. Signed and made official by Lt. Charles W. Gallaer as
AAG10th Army Corps. Also included is the original partly-printed
transmittal cover basically reading the same as the document.
Both very good.
$100-150
1042. LINCOLN MOURNING RIBBON Mourning ribbon, 2 1/4” x
8”, white satin with black printing: “In Memory of our President.
LINCOLN TO DAY IS FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN.”.
Very good.
$200-300
1043. WILLIAM MCKINLEY (1843-1901) Twenty-fifth President of
the United States, acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii,
assassinated. Fine partly-printed D.S. as President, 1p. folio
parchment, Washington, January 29, 1900, the appointment of
Louis A. Kaiser to serve as “Lieutenant Junior Grade in the Navy”,
boldly signed at bottom, also signed by Secretary of the Navy
BIRKETT D. FRY. A few marginal toned spots, else fine condition.
Louis A. Kaiser (1870-1939) reached the rank of captain and
was also briefly in charge of the government on Guam. He was a
pioneer in the Navy on the use of wireless telegraphy, conducting
many early tests. In 1905, he demonstrated an 1100+ mile range
while testing it aboard the USS Brooklyn.
$400-500
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1044. WILLIAM MCKINLEY (1843-1901) D.S. as President, 1p.
folio parchment, Washington, Dec. 26, 1899, the appointment of
John G. Leefe as “Major of Infantry”. Co-signed by Secretary of War
ELIHU ROOT. Very boldly signed by both, bright and clean, fine
condition. Leefe served as a lieutenant colonel of the 162nd N.Y.
Infantry in the Civil War. He then took a commission as lieutenant
in the 19th Infantry in which he would serve for the next 33 years,
commanding a regiment in the Spanish-American War in Puerto
Rico and in the Philippines.
$300-400
1045. (IDA S. MCKINLEY) (1848-1907) First Lady, wife of William
McKinley, 25th U.S. President. Good content secretarially written and
signed letter on her monogrammed mourning letterhead, Canton,
Mar. 12, 1906, to her niece Katherine “Kittie” Endsley Mathews. In
part: “...I am as well as usual but still as unhappy. Last week I went
to the theater on Monday evening I saw ‘The Man on the Box’ and
on Friday evening, ‘The Virginian’. I do not take interest in anything
anymore but going to the theater occasionally takes my mind off
my trouble for a little while...” With a second secretarial letter, 3pp.
8vo., Canton, Sep. 22, 1903, also to Mathews being an affectionate
letter with family news, and inquiring about her next visit. Sold with
four stereoscopic slides concerning McKinley’s death, two showing
the late president and his wife surrounded by flowers, the other
two being a portrait of McKinley and a view of his cortege. Latter
two images just good. Along with commemorative postcards, local
invitation to a memorial service, statue unveiling, etc. Mrs. McKinley
did not have any surviving children, both daughters having died in
infancy. Their deaths greatly impacted her health, already fragile,
and she developed epilepsy. She relied heavily on her nieces and
extended family members for support; her relationship to niece
“Kittie” was particularly close. Fine.
$100-150
1052. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) A manufactured “souvenir”
T.L.S., 1p. 8vo., a legitimate blue ink Nixon signature about which
has been printed a White House letterhead and the text of his
famous Aug. 9, 1974 letter to Henry Kissinger: “I hereby resign the
Office of President of the United States”. Matching corrective ink has
been applied to the paper to cover two or three words previously
typed or typed in error.
$300-400
1053. RICHARD M. NIXON AND REPUBLICAN BIGWIGS Great group
photo, 10” x 8” b/w, shows ex-President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
RICHARD M. NIXON, BARRY GOLDWATER, and THOMAS E. DEWEY
in a three-quarter length standing pose while chatting, signed by
the latter three beneath their respective images. Fine. The group
met in 1964 as the Republican Cordinating Committee to discuss
strategy for the 1966 Congressional elections, attack Democratic
policies, and comment on the star power of candidate John Lindsay.
With clippings.
$400-500
1054. RICHARD NIXON (1913-1994) I.S.P. 5” x 7” b/w photo of
Nixon with a smiling middle-aged woman and inscribed: “To Ruth
H. Fisher with best wishes from Richard Nixon”. Offered together
with a copy of the same photograph (unsigned) as well as a second
image of Nixon and Fisher speaking to another individual. All three
dated on verso “Whiteface Inn-1965.” Three pieces in very good to
fine condition.
$200-300
1055. RICHARD NIXON AND HIS ATTORNEYS GENERAL
Exceptional signed photo, 8” x 10” color, shows President RICHARD
NIXON full-length and standing outside the White House, flanked
by incoming Attorney General RICHARD KLEINDIENST (1923-2000)
at his left, and outgoing Attorney General JOHN MITCHELL (19131988). All three have signed on the 11” x 14” mat, though Nixon’s
signature is an autopen. Mat bears scattered tricial stains, clear of
signatures. Within a few short years, the careers of all three men
would be ruined by the Watergate and related scandals.
$200-300
1056. MARINA OSWALD (b.1941) Widow of presidential assassin
Lee Harvey Oswald. D.S. “Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald” penned as an
endorsement on the verso of a check dated Dec. 1, 1963 (eight days
after the assassination). An Ohio woman apparently pitied Oswald’s
widow and sent her $10.00. With a printed acknowledgement in
black borders: “Thank you Mrs. Marina N. Oswald and children”.
Possibly a proxy signature, sold as is.
$100-150
1046. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831) Partly-printed D.S. “Jas. Monroe”
as Governor of Virginia, 1p. sm. folio parchment, Richmond, Mar.
11, 1801, a grant of 77 acres of land in Washington County to one
Allen McDaniel. Typical folds, toning, and a few tiny holes along
folds, signature still very good.
$400-500
1047. JAMES MONROE (1758-1831) Partly-printed D.S. as president,
1p. sm. folio, Washington, Mar. 16, 1818, a grant of 200 acres of land
unto Ebenezer Storer, a Revolutionary War veteran who had served
in a Massachusetts regiment, given as a reward for his service and
to promote “propagating the Gospel among the Heathen”. Typical
folds and light foxing mainly in margins, Monroe’s signature is
sharp and dark.
$400-500
1048. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) S.P. 10” x 8” b/w, a ca.
1960 photo with another gentleman, signed later in blue marker.
Light crease at lower right, else very good.
$150-200
1049. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) Full signature on the
face of an Artcraft first day cover picturing Nixon and canceled in
Washington on the day of his second inauguration, Jan. 20, 1973.
Fine.
$100-150
1050. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) Bold signature on the face
of a cover bearing four Vatican stamps and canceled at Vatican City
on Mar. 2, 1969 honoring Nixon’s visit to Italy and the Vatican. Fine.
Sold with a bookplate inscribed and signed by Nixon to be inserted
into his memoirs “R N”. Two pieces.
$150-200
1051. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) D.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.],
a color image of the Seal of the United States, signed in blue ink at
top. Tiny bit of tape above signature, else very good.
$100-150
1057. FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-1869) Fourteenth President of the
United States who initiated the Gadsden Purchase, opening up the
Northwest for settlement. Scarce partly-printed D.S. as President, 1p.
folio parchment, Washington, Aug. 18, 1856, the naval appointment
of Philip S. Wales to serve as “Assistant Surgeon in the Navy”, signed
at bottom, also signed by Secretary of the Navy JOHN C. DOBBIN.
Mailing folds, a few very lightly toned areas, else fine condition.
$600-700
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1058. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) Fortieth President of the
United States who served for two terms (1981-1989) and contributed
to the fall of European Communism. Candid I.S.P. 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”
color, an informal shot of Reagan and NANCY REAGAN at an event,
inscribed at top by Reagan: “To Lorraine & Wag with friendship &
warm regard...Ron”, while Nancy signs “Nancy”. Fine condition.
Accompanied by an original invitation to Reagan’s inauguration,
two membership cards for the Ronald Reagan Fan Club (secretarial
signatures); a membership card for the Jane Wyman fan club; a
small image of Reagan from a film, signed secretarially, and another
unsigned candid image.
$200-300
1065. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) Signed first day cover,
postmarked Nov. 18, 1955, with vignette of Theodore Roosevelt.
Fine.
$75-100
1059. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) I.S.P. 7 1/2” x 9” (sight),
possibly as President, a image of Reagan greeting a lady in his office,
inscribed and signed in the white bottom margin. Fine, matted and
framed.
$250-350
1060. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) Fine signature while an actor
on a pale yellow album page. Fine.
$100-150
1061. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) T.L.S. on his personal
letterhead with gold presidential seal, 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Oct. 5, 1989
to Lucille Canzeri. Reagan wishes the lady a speedy recovery from
surgery, adding: “Having just recently had surgery myself, I can
honestly say that the best medecine is the loving care of family and
friends. While Joe can’t be with you...I know his heart is at your
side...”. Fine. Canzeri’s husband Joseph was a Reagan White House
aide doing everything from arranging seating on Air Force One to
directing traffic in white tie and tails. Reagan had had fluid removed
from his brain a month earlier, caused by a fall from a horse.
$250-350
1062. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) Blue ink signature as
Governor on his card. Card is torn and bears a few spots, one
slightly affecting signature.
$100-150
1063. RONALD REAGAN JELLY BEAN JAR AND STOCKINGS GIVEN
TO A TERMINALLY ILL CHILD A touching collection of items
given by then-President Ronald Reagan to young Amy Benham of
Westport, Washington in 1983. Benham had been granted a visit
to the White House to light the National Christmas Tree as a gift
from the Make A Wish Foundation following her diagnosis with
terminal Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She said she hoped that he tree
lighting would be seen: “all the way to Heaven”. Included is a sealed
jar of “Jelly Belly” jelly beans bearing a printed presidential seal and
printed Reagan signature on the jar and blue box; two White House
(unmarked) security badges; three ornate stockings given to the girl
and her parents at the White House as Christmas gifts; a VHS tape
with all the major newscasts of the visit and the Christmas program
that was televised; her Sep. 5, 1985 to Mar. 6, 1986 handwritten
journal signed on the cover, the contents showing the young girl’s
strength in the face of her imminent death; and news clippings, a
photo, and the text of Reagan’s remarks upon the lighting of the
tree. Amy Benham died on Oct. 22, 1986.
$800-1,200
1064. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) First Lady, wife of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States. Eleanor
was active in a wide range of liberal and humanitarian projects. Small,
full signature on the verso of a 1957 American Airlines postcard
showing Chicago from the air, the message area describing the
writer as sitting next to Mrs. Roosevelt: “the most wonderful girl”.
Very good.
$40-60
1066. THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) Twenty-sixth
President of the United States who started the Panama Canal, settled
the Russo-Japanese War, broke up Standard Oil and encouraged
conservation. Important partly-printed D.S.as President, 1p. folio
parchment, Washington, Dec. 20, 1904, the promotion of Robert
C. Richardson to serve as “Second Lieutenant of Cavalry”. Cosigned by Secretary of War and future president WILLIAM H. TAFT.
Two areas of paper loss to the left of Taft’s signature have been
professionally repaired and the loss affected only two words of text
and grazed Taft’s signature. Engrossment just a tad light, margins
toned, but completely cleaned, stabilized and encapsulated, with
report. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954) served as a senior
staff officer in the A.E.F. and during World War II was appointed
commanding general of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas
and Military Governor of Hawaii.
$1,500-2,000
1067. THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) Partly-printed D.S.as
President, 1p. folio, Washington, June 23, 1904, the promotion of
Robert C. Richardson to “Second Lieutenant of Cavalry”. Co-signed
by Secretary of War and future president WILLIAM H. TAFT. Dust
soiling at right should easily clean-up, else boldly signed and very
good. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954) served as a senior
staff officer in the A.E.F. and during World War II was appointed
commanding general of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas
and Military Governor of Hawaii.
$1,500-2,000
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Truman awards the Legion of Merit to a
Russian colonel
1068. THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) Partly-printed D.S.
as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Dec. 26, 1901, the
appointment of John G. Leefe as Lieutenant Colonel. Co-signed by
Secretary of War ELIHU ROOT. A few tiny chips at margins, and “R”
in Roosevelt’s signature a tad light, else very good. Leefe served as
a lieutenant colonel of the 162nd N.Y. Infantry in the Civil War. He
then took a commission as lieutenant in the 19th Infantry in which
he would serve for the next 33 years, commanding a regiment in the
Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico and in the Philippines.
$400-600
1069. THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) Fine partly-printed D.S.
as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Mar. 9, 1906, the
appointment of Louis A. Kaiser to serve at “Lieutenant Commander
in the Navy”, boldly signed at bottom, also signed by future Secretary
of the Navy TRUMAN NEWBERRY. Very light toning at top, else near
fine. Louis A. Kaiser (1870-1939) reached the rank of Captain and
was also briefly in charge of the government on Guam. He was a
pioneer in the Navy on the use of wireless telegraphy, conducting
many early tests. In 1905, he demonstrated an 1100+ mile range
while testing it aboard the USS Brooklyn.
$500-700
1070. ERNEST THOMPSON SETON (1860-1946) American
naturalist and writer, instrumental in founding of the Boy Scouts of
America. Fine bold signature on a card, beneath which he has added
his typical “wolf print”. Small bit of soiling in two corners, else very
good, matted with two images.
$100-150
1071. WILLIAM H. TAFT (1857-1930) Twenty-seventh President of
the United States and Supreme Court Chief Justice. Fine association
D.S. as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, June 10, 1911,
the appointment of future general Robert C. Richardson, Jr. to
First Lieutenant of Cavalry. Co-signed by ROBERT SHAW OLIVER
as Acting Secretary of War. Taft’s last name a tad light, else fine.
ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954) would later serve as
a senior staff officer in the A.E.F. and during World War II was
appointed commanding general of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific
Ocean Areas and Military Governor of Hawaii.
$500-700
1072. WILLIAM H. TAFT (1857-1930) Important partly-printed D.S.
as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, Mar. 3, 1913, the
promotion of future general Robert C. Richardson, Jr. to the rank
of First Lieutenant of Infantry. Co-signed by HENRY L. STIMSON as
Secretary of War. Fine. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954)
would later serve as a senior staff officer in the A.E.F. and during
World War II was appointed commanding general of U.S. Army
forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas and Military Governor of Hawaii.
$500-700
1074. HARRY TRUMAN
(1884-1972) 33rd President
of the United States who led
the country in the closing
days of World War II and
through the rebuilding of
Europe under the Marshall
Plan and the Korean War.
Rare typed D.S. “Harry
Truman”
as
President,
1p. 4to.,on White House
Letterhead.,
Washington,
[n.d.,
c.
April
1946]
awarding
a
“CITATION
FOR THE LEGION OF MERIT
Degree of Legionnaire”
unto “Guards Colonel Boris
Ilitch Mutovin, Red Army,
displayed
exceptionally
meritorious conduct in the
performance of outstanding
services from 17 June to 1 October 1945 as head of the Political
Section of the 116th Guards Infantry Division of the XXXIII Russian
Guards Infantry Corps.”>” Accompanied by Mutovin’s offical citation
document, signed by Secretary of War, ROBERT P. PATTERSON,
1p. oblong folio, Washington, May 22, 1946. Together, two pieces
in fine condition.
$750-1,000
1075. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) Fine I.S.P., likely as President,
11” x 14” b/w, a chest up portrait inscribed to a lady. Tiny corner
crease and a marginal crease, negligible scratch above inscription,
overall very good.
$200-300
1076. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. as President on White
House letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., Jan. 13, 1951 to Oscar Berger (19011997), well-known caricaturist and cartoonist. In part: “Your book
FAMOUS FACES has afforded me much pleasure. I certainly do
appreciate your sending it...”. Folds, else very good.
$150-200
1077. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. on his personal
letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Independence, Nov. 13, 1964 sending an
admirer his autograph. Fine. Sold with White House cards bearing
printed signatures of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, Gerald and
Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and Richard Nixon, and
printed signed (facsimile) notes by Jimmy Carter and Ronald
Reagan.
$100-150
1078. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. on his Independence,
Mo. personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Apr. 18, 1969 to five-term
Alabama Sen. J. Lister Hill. Truman apologizes for not writing to his
old colleague sooner following a hospital stay, adding: “...I am glad
to report that I am feeling fine again. The Florida sunshine did me a
lot of good and we got a good rest...” Fine.
$150-200
1073. WILLIAM H. TAFT (1857-1930) Fine, large signature on a
card.
$100-150
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1079. HARRY S. TRUMAN HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. as
President on White House letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., Feb. 4, 1948 to
Oscar Berger (1901-1997), well-known caricaturist and cartoonist.
In part: “...I have just recently got around to a complete reading of
‘Aesop’s Fables’...When we study the sayings of the ancient Greek
and Roman phIlosophers...along with King James’ version of the
Bible, there is nothing new that can be said with regard to human
action...”. Folds, signature slightly reinforced in three or four spots
(and unnecessarily so), else very good.
$100-150
1080. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. as President on White
House letterhead, 1p. sm. 4to., May 3, 1952 to Oscar Berger (19011997), well-known caricaturist and cartoonist. Truman thanks the
artist for sending his “My VICTIMS” which he compliments as being:
“...richly illustrated throughout with interesting caricatures of
familiar faces all over the world...”. One fold else very good.
$150-200
1081. HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) T.L.S. on his personal
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Nov. 8, 1968 to Oscar Berger (1901-1997),
well-known caricaturist and cartoonist thanking him for sending an
inscribed copy of his book “The Presidents”. Folds, else fine.
$100-150
write it? Get whatever you can from Tilden Benton here will add
some views about debt, honoring money...We ought to raise about
$2,000...Cass’s reception today was a painful spectacle even to
me. 20 blackguards on horseback...Literally nothing and nobody...
our whole action at Utica should aim at our own State...”. Fine. In
1848, John Van Buren was the leader of the Barnburner faction
of the Democratic Party, which repudiated the 1848 Democratic
Convention held in Baltimore. The Barnburners met for a State
Convention in Utica, New York and nominated Van Buren’s father
as their presidential candidate. On August 9 the Free Soil Party
endorsed this nomination, as Van Buren had hoped. However, Lewis
Cass ended up on the Democratic ticket and Van Buren failed to win
a single state. Zachary Taylor won the presidency, but Van Buren’s
votes in New York cost Cass the election.
$300-400
1087. WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL DOILIES Pair of rare paper
doilies with fanciful border, each 9” x 9” and folded into a triangle,
each bearing an oval image of Washington. The doilies are printed
on fine, thin paper and appear to have been made ca. 1890, likely to
celebrate the centennial of Washington’s inauguration. Very good.
$100-150
1082. PAINTING OF HARRY S. TRUMAN George Alsop (1883-1957)
American painter and photographer. Portrait of Harry Truman, a fine
oil on canvas, 21 1/4” x 25 1/2” (sight), ca. 1950. Fine.
$200-300
1083. JOHN TYLER, SR. (1747-1813) 15th Governor of Virginia
(1808–1811) and the father of the president of the same name.
Partly-printed D.S. as governor, 1p. folio parchment, Richmond, July
26, 1809, a grant of 47 acres in Washington County to one James
Sproles. Stain at center, folds, still good.
$150-200
1084. MARTIN VAN
BUREN (1782-1862)
Eighth President of
the United States,
Secretary of State and
a close ally of Andrew
Jackson. Partly-printed
D.S.
as
President,
1p. folio parchment,
Washington, Apr. 1,
1839, the appointment
of Osborne Cross to
serve as “Captain in
the First Regiment of
Infantry”, signed at
bottom, also signed by
Secretary of War JOEL
P. POINSETT. Slight
toning along folds
and a few toned spots
at margins, else very
good.
$300-400
1085. MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862) Front panel of an envelope
addressed and franked by Van Buren: “Free M. Van Buren Theodore
Miller Esquire Hudson N. York”. Lightly toned, matted with an
engraving of Van Buren and descriptive text and set into an attractive
wood frame. Miller was a judge of the Court of Appeals.
$200-300
1086. JOHN VAN BUREN SEEKS THE “FREE SOIL” NOMINATION
FOR HIS FATHER JOHN VAN BUREN (1810-1866) Second son of
President Martin Van Buren, an influential politician and campaigned
for his father. Fine content A.L.S., 3pp. 8vo., [n.p.], to “Mr. Butler”,
likely Benjamin Butler illustrating the strength of the Van Buren
political machine in New York.. In part: “...My father will write a
letter to be laid before the Utica Convention...in reply to one from
the City delegation to Utica asking him to...permit his name to be
used for the Presy. but intimating that they can hardly allow this...
If he cannot allow this then to favor them with his opinion & advise
as to the action of the Balti. Convention...& the duty of supporting
Cass & Butler...We want an address for the Utica Convn. Will you
1088. WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924) Twenty-eighth President of
the United States who passed sweeping reform laws, gave women
the right to vote, and led the United States through World War I
setting the ground work for the League of Nations. Unusual partlyprinted D.S. as President, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, January
29, 1900, the naval appointment of Norman R. Sullivan to serve
as “Passed Assistant Surgeon in the Navy”, signed at bottom, also
signed by Secretary of the Navy JOSEPHUS DANIELS. Blank margins
were folded over approx. 1/2” when previously framed, else very
good.
$300-400
1089. PRESIDENTIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS AND EPHEMERA Lot of
12 items includes Vice President George H. Bush Christmas cards
from 1987, 1988 and 1989 (2), all including pictures of his entire
family including George W. Bush, with the balance being “Welcome
to the White House” Christmas publications given to White House
visitors describing the ornamentation and decor, these from the
years 1983, 1984, 1988 (4), 1997 and 1999. Very good.
$150-200
1090. PRESIDENTIAL EASTER EGGS Lot of eight very collectible
presidential Easter eggs issued in connection with the widely
anticipated “Easter egg roll” sponsored by the President and First
Lady on the White House lawn. Included are three wooden eggs of
the type collected by children participating in the event, 1996, 1998
and 2000, bearing facsimile signatures of the Clintons and images
of the White House, along with souvenir glass eggs, various colors,
two from the 2001, two from 2002 and one from 2007 events.
Seven pieces.
$200-300
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Cabinet Members & Supreme Court
1091. BERNARD BARUCH (1870-1965) American businessman and
statesman and a close personal adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
T.L.S. on American Commission to Negotiate Peace letterhead,
1p. oblong 8vo., Paris, Mar. 29, 1919, to a captain of a sanitary
train expressing his happiness that his correspondent is doing well
and extending good wishes to his father. Old glue on verso shows
through a bit, with a marginal tear. Good.
$60-80
1099. LEWIS CASS (1782-1866) American politician and soldier;
general in War of 1812; Governor of Michigan Territory, Secretary of
War and Secretary of State, Senator. Partly printed D.S. as Secretary of
State, 1p. folio, Feb. 8, 1860, a passport issued to Osamus H. Butler.
Silked on verso, with light soiling. WITH another partly printed D.S.,
as Secretary of State, 1p, Feb. 28, 1859, folio, a passport issued to
Robert M. Pratt. Very nice condition.
$100-150
1092. THOMAS F. BAYARD (1828-1898) American politician from
Delaware; Senator, Secretary of State. Partly printed D.S.as Secretary
of State, 1p. folio, Dec. 17, 1887, a “Special Passport” issued to
Alvey A. Adee (1842-1924), “Second Assistant Secretary of State...
about proceeding abroad”. Very good.
$100-150
1100. JOHN M. CLAYTON (1796-1856) American politician and
statesman from Delaware; U.S. Senator, Secretary of State. Circular
signed, 1p. 4to., Mar. 8, 1849, announcing his appointment
as Secretary of State: “…I have the honor to inform you that the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate has
appointed me, Secretary of State…and that I have this day entered
upon the duties of that office…”. Small hole not affecting text,
otherwise very good condition.
$100-150
1093. THOMAS F. BAYARD (1828-1898) Partly printed D.S. “T.F.
Bayard” as Secretary of State, 1p. folio, Mar. 25, 1885, a “Special
Passport” issued to Edward J. Phelps (1822-1900), who had just been
appointed U.S. Minister to Great Britain. Reads in part, “…Know Ye,
that the bearer hereof, Edward J. Phelps, has been appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to
Great Britain and is about proceeding thither, accompanied by his
suite…”. When you open the integral leaf there is a huge watermark
of the Seal of the United States and the phrase “E Pluribus Unum”.
Fine condition.
$100-150
1094. JAMES G. BLAINE (1830-1893) American politician from
Maine; Republican nominee for U.S. President in 1884, narrowly
losing to Democrat Grover Cleveland. Partly-printed D.S. as Secretary
of State, 1p. folio, Washington, May 28, 1881, a “Special Passport”
issued to Thomas C.T. Crain as Vice Consul of the United States
at Milan, Italy. Comes with second document, a regular passport,
1881, with a stamped signature of Blaine.
$100-150
foxing, else very good. Framed.
1095.
MONTGOMERY
BLAIR
(1813-1883)
American politician who
defended
Dred
Scott
before the Supreme Court,
later served as Lincoln’s
Postmaster
General.
Partly-printed
D.S.
as
Postmaster General, 1p.
folio, Washington, Aug. 6,
1864, the appointment of
Cyrus Brewster to serve
as Postmaster at Readville
Station,
Mass.
Slight
$150-200
1096. (JAMES G. BLAINE) A great ca. 1870 CDV of James G. Blaine
(1830-1893). Near fine.
$75-100
1097. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (1860-1925), American politician
and orator known as “The Great Commoner”; three time Democratic
nominee for President. Partly-printed D.S. “W.J. Bryan” as Secretary of
State, 1p. folio. Washington, June 4, 1914, folio, a “Special Passport”
issued to Samuel Sokobin, “a citizen of the United States, Student
Interpreter of the United States in China…about to proceed to his
post...” Samuel Sokobin (1893-1987) was an American consular
official in China from 1914 to 1940. This passport expired, and
was cancelled by drawing a thin red line through Bryan’s signature
and cut cancelling the seal. With another partly printed D.S. “W.J.
Bryan” as Secretary of State, 1p, Jan. 14, 1915, folio, also a “Special
Passport”, issued to Anne Regan Fuller who is wife of Stuart
Jamieson Fuller, “Consul General of the United States at Large for
the Inspection District of Eastern Asia”. Comes with third document,
a regular passport, 1913, with a printed signature of Bryan.
$150-200
1098. JOHN C. CALHOUN (1782-1850) American politician from
South Carolina. Partly printed D.S. “J.C. Calhoun” as Secretary
of State, 1p, Sep. 6, 1844, folio, a passport issued to Charles H.
Meeker. General wear, with toning and some holes at folds. Boldly
signed.
$100-150
1101. JOHN M. CLAYTON (1796-1856) L.S. as Secretary of State,
1p. 4to., May 11, 1850, to Massachusetts Congressman Joseph
Grinnell sending dispatches to Canton, China. In part: “…Agreeably
to the request contained in the letter of Gideon Nye Jr…I transmit
herewith a package for him, containing Dispatches for our Legation
at Canton, with a special Passport, which I will thank you to forward
to his address…”. WITH a partly printed D.S. as Secretary of State,
1p. folio, May 4, 1850, passport issued to E.G. Higginbotham.
Document is attached to its original leather case. The letter is in
very good condition, the document shows moderate wear.
$100-150
1102. HENRY CLAY (1777-1852) American politician, the “Great
Pacificator” who supported the Missouri Compromise and the
Compromise of 1850 which sought to avoid a civil war on the issue
of states’ rights and slavery. Bold signature cut from a letter. A few
tears above, but not affecting signature.
$100-150
1103. HENRY CLAY (1777-1852), Partly printed D.S. “H Clay”
as Secretary of State, 1p. folio, Jan. 10, 1827, a passport issued
to Captain John Carns. Silked on verso, with even browning and
general wear. Bold signature.
$200-300
1104. HENRY CLAY (1777-1852) Partly-printed D.S. “H Clay” as
Secretary of State, 1p. folio, May 6, 1829, a passport issued to
Captain John Carns. Bold signature, a clean split and some chips at
bottom, evenly toned.
$150-200
1105. HUEY P. LONG (1893-1935) Governor of Louisiana, “The
Kingfish” was noted for his demagoguery and political machinations.
Assassinated while a U.S. Senator. T.L.S. as Governor on official
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Baton Rouge, Dec. 9, 1929 to a lady complying
with her rtequest for an autograph. Fine condition, double-matted
with a portrait and set into a gilt wood frame.
$100-150
1106. NORRIS COTTON (1900-1989) American Republican
politician from New Hampshire, voted against the ivil Rights Act of
1964. Good content T.L.S. on his Senate letterhead, 1p. 4to., Mar.
23, 1973, in part: “...we must not, under any circumstances, grant
unconditional amnesty to those who fled the country and permitted
others to fight and die for them...”. Light stain and soiling, still quite
good. It would be four years before Carter would allow amnesty for
draft evaders.
$60-80
1107. GEORGE H. DERN (1872-1936) Secretary of War (1933-36)
and Governor of Utah. Important partly-printed D.S. as Secretary
of War, 1p. folio parchment, Washington, July 18, 1935, the
appointment of Robert C. Richardson, Jr. to the rank of “Colonel
of Cavalry”. Fine. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954) would
later serve as a senior staff officer in the A.E.F. and during World
War II was appointed commanding general of U.S. Army forces in the
Pacific Ocean Areas and Military Governor of Hawaii.
$150-200
1108. JOHN FOSTER DULLES (1888-1959) Secretary of State under
Eisenhower who promoted “brinksmanship” and active intervention
against communism. T.L.S. on official letterhead as Secretary of
State, 1p. 4to., Washington, Dec. 29, 1954 sending holiday greetings
to noted cartoonist Oscar Berger. Very good.
$75-100
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1109. WILLIAM M. EVARTS (1818-1901), American politician and
statesman from New York; Attorney General of the U.S. (1868-69);
U.S. Secretary of State (1877-81); U.S. Senator (1885-91). He was
chief counsel for President Andrew Johnson at his impeachment
trial. Partly printed D.S. as Secretary of State, 1p. folio, June 8,
1880, a “Special Passport” issued to “His Honor William H. Hunt,
Judge of the Court of Claims of the United States...about proceeding
abroad, accompanied by his wife...”. William H. Hunt (1823-84) was
an American lawyer and statesman; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims
(1878-81); U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1881-82); U.S. Minister to
Russia (1882-84). Couple of holes, mostly at folds. WITH an L.S.
as Secretary of State, pp. 4to., Mar. 16, 1878, to Ellwood Evans,
in Olympia, Washington Territory. Reads in part: “…The President
having appointed you to be an honorary Commissioner…at the
International Industrial Exposition to be held in Paris in 1878, I
hereby enclose your Commission…I also enclose a blank form of
the oath of allegiance…” Signed on verso. Horizontal fold repair
on verso, not affecting text or signature. WITH, another passport,
1880, with a stamped signature of Evarts. Three pcs.
$100-150
1110. HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893) American politician and
statesman from New York; Governor (1849-51); U.S. Senator (185157); U.S. Secretary of State (1869-77). Partly printed D.S. as Secretary
of State, 1p. folio, July 11, 1876, a “Special Passport” issued to “A.M.
Hancock, Consul of the United States at Malaga, Spain...[who]is
about proceeding thither, accompanied by his wife, two children
and a servant...”. A few very minor pinholes at folds, otherwise very
good condition.
$100-150
1111. HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893) L.S. as Secretary of State,
4pp. 4to., Dec 5, 1870 to Augustus Wilson re: the damage of his
property in Cuba. Reads in part: “…Your memorial asking the
interposition of this Government to obtain remuneration for injuries
to your property in Cuba ‘by armed forces claiming to be soldiers
of the Republic of Cuba,’ has been received. It is inferred that the
aggressors, by whom the injuries to your property…claimed to be
a party of the insurgents, who…have sought by arms to supersede
the authority of Spain in Cuba. Before deciding that it may or may
not be proper to make a demand against Spain…it will be important
to have a more detailed statement of the occurrences…In many
cases of reclamations which have been made on Spain…that Govt.
has controverted the claim of citizenship when it appeared that the
person had been born within her territory…Among the evidences of
right to the protection of this Government in the case of claims for
losses of property in Cuba…is the payment of the taxes and duties
with regard to income…as required by the Internal Revenue Laws of
the U.S….”. Some soiling and light wear at folds.
$100-150
1112. HAMILTON FISH (1808-93) L.S. as Secretary of State, 2pp.,
April 7, 1869, small folio, to Aaron Young, U.S. Consul, Rio Grande
do Sul, Brazil. Interesting content, in part: “…The President has
learned with concern that many citizens of the United States who
have emigrated to Brazil, as colonists…with the hope of improving
their condition, are now desirous of returning to their homes and
allegiance. The Commanding officers of our national vessels on
the Brazil Station have been directed to receive on board…all such
persons who may be indigent…You are instructed to give to all of
these colonists…such aid as may be in your power…”. Very good.
$100-150
1113. HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893) L.S. as Secretary of State, 2pp.
4to., Sep. 7, 1869 to Horace Capron, Commissioner of Agriculture.
In part: “…the President directs me to communicate to you his order
that in honor to the memory of the Honorable J.A. Rawlins, late
Secretary of War, who died on yesterday at twelve minutes past four
o’clock P.M. the Executive Department shall be draped in mourning
for a period of thirty days and that they be closed from the morning
of the 8th instant until after the obsequies of the deceased have
been solemnized…” John A. Rawlins (1831-1869) was a Union
general in the Civil War and a confidante of Ulysses S. Grant.
$60-80
1114. HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893) Collection of five partly
printed D.S.s as Secretary of State, 1p. folio each, 1870-74. All
are passports, each signed in full. WITH another passport, with
a stamped signature. Average light wear. Nice, presentable
documents. Two pieces.
$200-300
1115. JOHN FORSYTH (1780-1841) American politician from
Virginia; served several terms as member of the U.S. House of
Representatives; Senator, Secretary of State. Partly printed D.S. as
Secretary of State, 1p. folio, Apr. 15, 1839, passport issued to Elisa
V. Ashton. Several other pages are stitched to the left vertical edge.
Inside there are two additional passports, front and back of one
page, both are issued to Elisa V. Ashton, dated June 17, 1839, and
signed by ANDREW STEVENSON as U.S. Minister to Great Britain.
There are well over 35 entry stamps, with various signatures.
ANDREW STEVENSON (1784-1857) had previously served as Speaker
of the U.S. of Representatives (1827-34). He was the U.S. Minister to
Great Britain from 1836 to 1841. Document has some soiling and
small tears, mostly at folds.
$100-150
1116. JOHN FORSYTH (1780-1841) L.S., as Secretary of State, 1p.
4to., Dec. 18, 1837 to Charles Turner in New York. Interesting
content, in part: “…I have to inform you that if you will frame or
caused to be framed a memorial to this Department under oath,
setting forth the particulars of your complaint again the Mexican
government, and will transmit the same with such original
documentary proof as you may have…the case will be taken into
consideration….”. With another L.S. as Secretary of State, 1p. 4to.,
May 14, 1839, to Gilbert Davis in New York. In part: “…I enclose you
a carriers passport, together with a passport for Mr. Delavan & a
packet for our Minister at Vienna, but as the Despatches are not of
sufficient importance to allow of any expense to the Department…
you can leave it with Mr. Bedient, the Agent…at New York….”. WITH
a partly-printed D.S. as Secretary of State, 2pp. 4to., Sep. 15, 1838,
in part: “…I certify that John D. Clark, whose name is subscribed to
the paper hereunto annexed…binding the same…a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia…”.
Three pieces.
$100-150
1117. FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN (1817-1885) American
politician from New Jersey; U.S. Senator (1866-69, 1871-77); U.S.
Secretary of State (1881-85). Partly printed D.S. as Secretary of
State, 1p. folio, Jan. 23, 1884, a “Special Passport” issued to Edward
E. White, who ‘”has been appointed Consul of the United States at
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, and is about proceeding thither.” Within
is a gigantic watermark of the seal of the United States. Some small
tears mostly at folds, otherwise very good condition. With another
document, a passport with stamped signature of Frelinghuysen.
$100-150
1118. FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN (1817-1885) Lot of two items,
includes: L.S. as Secretary of State, 2pp. 4to., July 17, 1884 re: trade
with Central and South America. In part: “...I have to inform you
that as soon as instructions are prepared for the Commissioners
appointed to ascertain the best modes of securing more intimate
commercial relations between the United States and the several
Countries of Central and South America, you will be furnished with
a copy thereof. The instructions are not yet matured to give you
any definite information…”. WITH an A.L.S. as Secretary of State,
2pp. 4to. to former Union Brevet Brig. Gen. Adam Badeau, Consul
General of the U.S. in Havana, letter of recommendation: “…At the
instance of the Honorable Postmaster General I beg to introduce to
you by this letter Mr. H. B. Plant, of New York City, President of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad and the Southern Express
Company, who visits Havana to investigate certain commercial
matters…”. Two pieces.
$75-100
1119. JOHN HAY (1838-1905), American statesman; private
secretary and assistant to President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Secretary
of State (1898-1905). Partly printed D.S. as Secretary of State,
1p. folio, Apr. 16, 1901, a “”Special Passport” issued to Alvey A.
Adee (1842-1924), “a citizen of the United States, Second Assistant
Secretary of State...proceeding abroad...”. Endorsed twice on verso
by JEAN JULES JUSSERAND, 1903 and 1906, as French Ambassador
to the U.S. Jean Jules Jusserand (1855-1932) was a noted author
and diplomat. Also endorsed twice on verso by JULES CAMDON
(1845-1935), 1901 and 1902, as French Ambassador to the U.S.
Light toning and a few small holes, mostly at folds.
$75-100
1120. ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968) American politician who
successfully managed his brother John’s presidential campaign and
was later appointed Attorney General. He was assassinated in 1968
while running for president. I.S.P. 5” x 7” b/w, a chest, up pose
as Attorney General, inscribed and signed at bottom in black ink.
Fine.
$250-350
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1121. ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968) Bold full signature on his
Attorney General calling card. Fine.
$100-150
1122. ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925-1968) Scarce S.P. 7” x 9” b/w, a
chest, up pose as Attorney General, signed at bottom. Signature a
bit faded, else fine.
$200-300
1123. FIORELLO LAGUARDIA (1882-1947) Mayor of New York who
fought corruption and fostered many civil works projects. Lot of six
T.L.S.s as Mayor on official letterhead, each 1p. 4to. and 8vo., New
York, 1942-44, to LaGuardia Airport Manager Ken Behr all inviting
him to various official events honoring foreign dignitaries. Very
good.
$200-300
1124. FRANCIS PERKINS (1882-1965) American politician and
Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor who supervised his “New Deal”
programs, the first woman cabinet member. Her book The Roosevelt
I Knew, (New York: Viking Press), 1946. First edition, 408pp. 8vo.,
inscribed and signed on the front flyleaf. Some toning to signature,
no d/j, else very good.
$75-100
1125. THOMAS M. RANDOLPH (1768-1828) Governor of Virginia,
a close friend of Thomas Jefferson and the husband of Jefferson’s
daughter, he lived with the President during his years in the Executive
Mansion. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. folio parchment, Richmond, Nov.
1, 1822, a grant of fifty acres in Washington County to one James
Sprouls. Stain at center, folds, still good.
$100-150
1126. THOMAS M. RANDOLPH (1768-1828) Partly-printed D.S., 1p. folio
parchment, Richmond, July 1, 1820, a grant of 105 acres in Washington
County to Joseph and William Rhea. Very good. $
100-150
1127. WILLIAM H. SEWARD (1801-1872) American politician and
Lincoln’s Secretary of State, responsible for preventing official
European recognition of the Confederacy. Partly printed D.S. as
Secretary of State, 1p. folio vellum, May 6, 1862, a passport issued
to Mrs. Amelia Farguhar[?]. Still attached to its original carrier.
Several entry stamps on verso, with appropriate signatures. Couple
of small holes at folds, otherwise very good condition. WITH another
passport, 1868, with a stamped signature of Seward. also still
attached to its carrier.
$100-150
1128. WILLIAM H. SEWARD (1801-1872) Partly printed D.S., as
Secretary of State, Dec. 8, 1863, a passport issued to “Francis H.
Upton, accompanied by his wife, minor Daughter and Servant”.
Small tear at fold, otherwise very good condition.
$100-150
1129. WILLIAM H. SEWARD (1801-1872) Partly printed D.S. as
Secretary of State, 1p. folio vellum, June 15, 1864, a passport
issued to Russell Harper Root. Small tears at fold, and light soiling,
$100-150
Sumner recovers from the beating by Brooks:
“I am not strong enough to do anything...”
1131. DANIEL WEBSTER (1782-1852) American statesman. Partly
printed D.S. “Danl Webster” as Secretary of State, 1p.folio, Jan. 24,
1851, a passport issued to the American Jewish leader Adolphus
S. Solomons (1826-1910) who was: “...proceeding to Berlin, via
London, bearing Despatches from this Department to the Legation
of the United States there…”. Some foxing and small tears at folds,
$150-200
1132. DANIEL WEBSTER (1782-1852) Partly printed D.S. “Danl
Webster” as Secretary of State, 1p.folio, May 4, 1852, a passport
issued to Benjamin C. Ward who was traveling “...accompanied by
his daughters...”. Very good.
$150-200
1133. DANIEL WEBSTER (1782-1852) Partly printed D.S. “Danl
Webster” as Secretary of State, 1p. folio, Washington, June 25,
1852, a passport issued to Charles Tappan who was traveling
“accompanied by his wife and children”. Still attached to its original
carrier, multiple visas stamped within. Some tears at folds, and
general soiling.
$150-200
1134. (POLITICIANS) Lot of six items includes signed photos of
MAMIE EISENHOWER, JAMES FULBRIGHT, ROSALYNN CARTER
and NELSON ROCKEFELLER (heavily damaged), a thank-you letter
as First Lady by BESS TRUMAN, and a souvenir poem signed by
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
$75-100
1135. CABINET OFFICERS AND POLITICIANS Group of six items
signed by various politicians, includes infamous “red”-baiting Sen.
JOSEPH MCCARTHY signature, also signatures (some mounted)
of JOHN W. NOBLE, WILLIAM A. RICHARDSON, EDWARDS
PIERREPONT, WILLIAM M. MEREDITH, and a 1952 T.L.S. by ADLAI
STEVENSON as Governor. Very good.
$100-150
1136. SECRETARIES OF STATE Collection of five documents issued
by U.S. Secretaries of State, all are passports. Includes: ABEL P.
UPSHUR (1790-1844). D.S., 1p, Sept. 14, 1843, folio, issued to
William J Moorhead, some toning; WILLIAM L. MARCY (1786-1857).
D.S., 1p, Feb. 14, 1855, folio, issued to Joseph B. Austin, “Consul
of the United States at Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela”, some toning;
HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893). D.S, 1p, April 6, 1871, folio, split
folds; Elihu Root (1845-1937). D.S. with printed signature, 1p., Nov.
14, 1908, folio, issued to Samuel E. Stokes; WITH Robert Lansing
(1864-1928). D.S. with printed signature, 1p, March 10, 1916, folio,
issued to Anna G.M. Lincoln. Five pcs.
$150-200
1137. SECRETARIES OF STATE Collection of six documents or
letters signed by Secretaries of State. Includes: HAMILTON FISH
(1808-1893). L.S., 1p, May 29, 1876, 4to, to the noted author and
Unitarian minister Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909): “…In reply to
your note…I write to inform you that it appears from the records of
the Department that Daniel Clarke was U.S. Consul at New Orleans
at the date of the transfer of that city, and that there was no Vice
Consul of this government at that place…”, (light brushing of ink);
THOMAS F BAYARD (1828-1898). L.S.,1 1/3pp, Apr. 27, 1886, 4to,
to Sen. Charles F. Manderson: “…I have the honor to inform you
that I have today caused to be returned to Maj. Ben Perley Poore,
in accordance with your requests, the sheets of the Congressional
Directory, duly corrected…I will thank you to cause the Department
to be supplied with three hundred copies of the new edition of the
Directory…”; JAMES D PORTER, JR. (1828-1912). D.S. as Acting
Secretary of State, 1p, March, 25, 1886, folio, Special Passport, issued
to Charles P. Phelps: “…appointed Second Secretary of Legation of
the United States at London, England”; WILLIAM L. MARCY (17861857). D.S., 1p, Aug. 10, 1854, folio, passport, issued to Robert B.
Campbell (1787-1862), “Consul of the United States for the port of
London”, split horizontal fold and some toning; RICHARD OLNEY
(1835-1917). D.S., 1p, June 16, 1896, folio, Special Passport issued
to Ernest A. Man, “Consul of the United States at Bergen, Norway”,
several tears, affecting text but not signature; Elihu Root (18451937). document, with printed signature, 1p, May 8, 1906, folio,
passport, issued to Michael Stern. Six pcs.
$300-400
1130. CHARLES SUMNER (1811-1874) American senator and a
strident abolitionist, his vitriolic attacks on slavery on the Senate floor
resulted in a vicious beating by South Carolina Rep. Preston R. Brooks. Fine content A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., Philadelphia, Sep. 20, 1856. While still
recovering from the beating administered to him by Rep. Preston Brooks four months earlier, Sumner writes to Vermont Sen. Solomon Foot. In
part: “...I hope you will be able to comply with the strong desire here & keep the cause by your presence. I am not strong enough to do anything.
I am still under the constant care of a physician. For two months & more I have been in Pennsylvania, & though I have not had the advantage of
mingling actively with the people, yet I have observed darkly the tendencies...this state will become for Fremont. But work remains to be done.
You are needed...”. Folds, old mounting traces in blank corners on verso, else very good. John C. Fremont was the first presidential candidate
of the new Republican Party in 1856. It crusaded for free farms (homesteads) and against the Slave Power. He would be defeated by James
Buchanan whose idleness would bring the country to the brink of war.
$750-1,000
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Heads of State
above document. Signers include: Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of
Londonberry (1769-1822), “Castlereagh,” 1817 (split fold); Comte
Granville, “Granville”, 1834 (some tears); and Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,
5th Marquess of Lansdowne, “Lansdowne”, 1901 (nice condition).
$100-150
1147. GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978) Prime Minister of Israel who led the
nation in the October, 1973 war against the Arabs. Signature as Prime
Minister in english characters on the verso of a 1978 check making
a donation. With a letter thanking the sender for his gift. Ink cancel
slightly affects signature.
$100-150
1138. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (1874-1965) British Prime Minister who
led England through the Blitz and orchestrated the British liberation of
occupied Europe and Germany. Churchill is today considered perhaps
the greatest statesman of this century. Typed D.S., 8” x 4”, Surrey July
21, 1955, Churchill’s claim for a refund of a surtax due to him, with
instruction for its remittance to Lloyd’s Bank. Fine, a good example for
display.
$750-1,000
1139. VICTORIA (1819-1901) Queen of England, reigned during the
Crimean and Boer Wars, abolished the East India Company, brought
Disraeli to power as Prime Minister, and is considered the symbol of
a unified British Empire. Fine S.P., 5” x 7” b/w, an image of the Queen
seated at a table with white veil, tiara, diamond necklace, and a pearl
bracelet with a miniature painting of Albert. Boldly signed in black ink
at bottom right and dated 1899. Double-matted and framed.
$400-600
1140. QUEEN VICTORIA MEDALLION Scarce two-sided medallion, ca.
1863, 1 1/4” dia., bears metallic disc at center with printed image
of Victoria and Albert on one side, with the Prince of Wales on the
reverse, both sides of the medallion bearing a laurel leaf wreath.
$100-150
1141. BRITISH ROYAL SEAL HAND-PAINTED TILE Antique ca.
1860 hand-painted porcelain tile, 8” x 8”, bears the British royal seal
incorporating a gilt lion, unicorn, crown, knight’s helmet, and Latin
mottos.
$150-200
1142. CLEMENT ATLEE (1883-1967) Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Lot of two T.L.S.s as Prime Minister with holograph salutation and
subscription on 10 Downing Street letterhead, each 1p. 4to., 1948
and 1951, to Oscar Berger (1901-1997), well-known caricaturist and
cartoonist thanking him for sending copies of his books. $100-150
1143. CLEMENTINE S. CHURCHILL Wife of Winston Churchill (18741965), British Prime Minister. Lot of two postal covers, one a 1965
first day cover honoring Winston Churchill, both boldly signed in full.
Fine.
$75-100
1144. EDWARD AND WALLIS, DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
Bold signatures of both “Edward” and “Wallis” adding their titles as
Duke and Duchess of Windsor, executed on a white 3 1/2” x 5 1/2”
card. Fine.
$200-300
1145. EDWARD VIII (1894-1972) King of England whose abdication of
the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson rocked
Great Britain and led to his spending the balance of his life in selfimposed exile. Fine S.P. “Edward”, 4 3/4” x 6 3/4” b/w, showing him
in military uniform full-length and saluting, Wallis Windsor standing at
his side. Fine.
$300-400
1146. GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK 4th Earl of Clarendon (180070), English statesman; served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
under four Prime Ministers. Partly printed D.S. “Clarendon”, 1p, March
15, 1855, folio, London, travel document, requesting that “in the name
of Her Majesty, all those whom it may concern to allow Mr. George
Wallis (British Subject) going to Paris, on Her Majesty’s Service, to pass
freely…” George Wallis (1811-91), was an English artist and museum
curator. In 1855, he was appointed Special Superintendent of British
and Colonial Manufactures, which were displayed at the International
Exhibition in Paris. Fine.Comes with three additional D.S.s, similar to
1148. GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE IMPRINT Scarce 1949
Government of Palestine Dept. of Antiquities imprint, “A Short Guide
to the Exhibition Illustrating the Stone and Bronze Ages in Palestine”,
by J. H. Iliffe (London: William Clowes & Sons), 40pp. 8vo., fine. Issued
for the Palestine Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem in the year that
Israel was founded.
$75-100
1149. MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-1993) Israeli Prime Minster and
Nobel Prize winner who started his political life as a member of
extremist independence groups. Israeli first day postal cover honoring
the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, Mar. 26, 1979, signed in Hebrew and
English. Fine, with a similar cover issued in Cairo with a peace stamp,
canceled the same day. Two pieces.
$150-200
1150. MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-1993) First day postal cover honoring
the first state visit of an Israeli leader to Egypt, Apr. 2, 1979, canceled
at Ben Gurion Airport, signed in Hebrew and English. Fine.
$100-150
1151. MENACHEM BEGIN (1913-1993) Signature in English and
Hebrew characters on the face of an Israeli first day postcard honoring
peace, Mar. 26, 1979. Fine.
$75-100
1152. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AND JOSEPHINE PAINTINGS ON
IVORY Fine lot of two original ca. oil paintings on thin sheets of
ivory depicting NAPOLEON BONAPARTE and his wife, JOSEPHINE DE
BEAUHARNAIS, his first
wife. The paintings, each
approx. 4” x 3”, are set into
ivory frames which bear
wood trim at the edges,
the portraits themselves
surrounded by floral design
brass trim. The verso of
each piece is covered in
old French newspaper and
is identified in ink in a ca.
1900 hand. The artist cites Delaroche and Gerard as inspiration for
the Napoleon and Josephine portraits respectively. The interior of the
glass covering the Josephine portrait should be cleaned, else fine.
$500-700
1153. CHARLES X (1757-1836) King of France who regained the
throne upon the Restoration (1824), his draconian rule brought about
the July 27 Revolution which led to his abdication. Envelope, 3 1/2” x
2 1/4”, bearing a four-line address by the king, with a later description
above. Very good.
$100-150
1154. EARLY FRENCH PASSPORTS Collection of three partly printed
D.S.s, 1 page each, dated from 1793 to 1859, folio, signed by French
consuls and other officials. The locations include municipality of Saint
Jean D’Angely, Charente-Maritime department (southwestern France),
1793; Baleares (Spanish name for the Balearic Islands), 1859; and
Valence (southeastern France), 1839. Each of the documents has at least
one entry stamp on verso, and is signed by an official. The back of the
1859 document is covered from top to bottom with ten entry stamps.
Some wear, with tears largely at folds and average soiling.
$200-300
1155. FRANCOIS DE CALLIERES (1645-1717) French diplomat and
writer, a special envoy of Louis XIV who signed the Peace of Ryswick
in 1697. His treatise on diplomacy became the textbook on the
subject in th 18th century. D.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., Paris, July 16, 1711.
Untranslated. A few stains in the text, tipped to another page, still very
good.
$100-150
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1156. INESSA ARMAND (18741920) French-born Revolutionary,
one of the most important women
in the movement, and purported
mistress of Vladimir Lenin. She was
appointed as an executive member
of the Moscow Soviet after the
October Revolution, also fought for
female equality in the communist
party. Very rare manuscript D.S. 1p.
folio, Moscow, Sept. 13, 1918, in
Cyrillic, in which Armand approves
a job application, noting “satisfied
application” in her hand and
signing at bottom. One lined paper,
two marginal tears reinforced with
tape on verso, typical, numerous
dockets, folds and a rusted paper
clip impression at top, good to very
good.
$400-500
1157. NO LOT.
1158. VINCENT AURIOL (1884-1966) French politician who served
as the first president of the Fourth Republic from 1947 to 1954.
Lot of two items signed as president, both sent to Oscar Berger
(1901-1997), well-known caricaturist and cartoonist. Includes an
A.L.S., 1p. 16mo., [n.p.], Dec. 28, 1948, thanking Berger “with all
my heart” for sending his book “A la Carte”, along with a T.L.S. on
official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Paris, May 30, 1952 thanking Berger for
sending his “My Victims”. Very good.
$150-200
1159. JEROME BONAPARTE (1784-1860) French marshal and
brother of Napoleon, distinguished himself at Waterloo and in 1852
was made President of the French Senate. Partial A.L.S. 1p. oblong
12mo., [n.p., n.d.], the closing to a letter offering respects and
signed “Jerome”. Mounted, very good.
$100-150
In the wake of Waterloo, negotiations with
Napoleon are rejected
1159A. AUGUSTUS OF PRUSSIA (1779-1843) Prussian general,
youngest son of Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, brother of Frederick
the Great; distinguished himself at the Battles of Leipzig and Waterloo.
Fine content manuscript L.S. penned shortly after Waterloo, signed
“Auguste Prince de Prusse” 2pp. legal folio, June 27, [docketed in pencil
1815], to an unnamed Napoleonic general, possibly Louis-Gabriel
Suchet, who negotiated peace after the bloody battle and avoided
the occupation of Lyon. Writing on the back of the Prussians’ decisive
victory at Waterloo and en route to Paris, Augustus hastens to reject
any negotiations with the defeated Emperor. In part: “...Proposals
that were made by General [Charles Antoine] Morand have not been
accepted by Marshal Blücher, because he is not going to enter into
negotiations neither with Bonaparte nor his accomplices. So you
cannot have any doubt about the proposals made by General Morand,
I give you the original letter and ask you to return it to me. I received
the official news this morning that a deputation from the chamber
of peace and representing the nation was announced to the Prince
of Blucher asking him to accept an armistice under conditions they
wish they may prescribe. The Marshal, who was already well close
to La Fere, and which is the position...abandoned, marched toward
Paris without stopping. I am not able therefore to accept the armistice
which you offer me, and I persist in [demanding] the conditions I have
made in my letter. This is because I believe that you are a soldier full
of honor, and who I flatter myself prefers the interest of our country to
that of a Brigand, of whom you were an accomplice, if you stay in the
party which the nation has abandoned. I ask you, Mr. General, to send
me tomorrow morning a positive response, and to think it still depends
on you to ensure a strong garrison and...save the town of Maubeuge
from a certain ruin...”. He adds in a postscript: “...I gave orders to
my outposts to not pull in any parliamentarians you would send me
and, to avoid any misunderstanding, I ask you to not to be preceded
by a drum...”. Augustus headed the 2d corps of the Prussian Army
after Waterloo and was responsible for the siege the fort at Maubeuge
-- which, after a bitter resistance of nearly three weeks under the
command of General Latour -- would fall on July 12. Old tape repair at
bottom, otherwise very good condition, worthy of further research.
$700-900
1160. WILHELM II (1859-1941) “Kaiser Wilhelm”, Emperor of
Germany and King of Prussia, a socially progressive ruler whose
reign ended with Germany’s defeat in World War I. A superb oversize
presentation S.P. delivered by one of the kaiser’s closest American
friends to a man who would one day lead all American army forces
against the Japanese in the Pacific. The enormous 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”
photo shows Kaiser Wilhelm in military uniform with Iron Crosses
and Pour le Merite gazing sternly at the viewer. At lower left he has
signed in purple indelibel pencil and added: “Doorn 1930”. At top
appears an A.N.S. by POULTNEY BIGELOW (1855-1954), American
journalist and author, a close friend and biographer of the kaiser
and for a while a supporter of Hitler and Mussolini. Bigelow writes:
“This picture was entrusted to me by His Majesty Wm. II for Colonel
Richardson, commandant of the U.S. Military Academy-West Point &
thus my happy task ends” Signed and dated 1930. At bottom, Gen.
ROBERT C. RICHARDSON, JR. (1882-1954), who would command
Army forces in the Pacific in World War II, notes: “Sent by the Kaiser
to Col. Robert C. Richardson after the Kaiser’s grandson had been
entertained at West Point”. Fine condition.
$1,000-1,500
1161. PAUL VON HINDENBURG (1847-1934) German general and
politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenberg and in Poland, forced
to yield the Chancellor’s office to Hitler in 1933. Partly-printed D.S.,
1p.large 4to., Berlin, June 7, 1932, a certificate officially thanking
military lawyer Gustav Rotermund for having provided forty years of
service to his country. A few wrinkles and a tiny edge tear, else very
good.
$150-200
1162. PAUL VON HINDENBURG (1847-1934) German general and
politician, crushed the Russians at Tannenberg and in Poland, forced
to yield the Chancellor’s office to Hitler in 1933. Partly-printed
D.S., 1p.large 4to., Berlin, Nov. 9, 1931, the promotion of Gustav
Rotermund within the ranks of the military legal department. Cosigned by WILHELM GROENER as Minister of Defense. Very good.
$150-200
1163. ERICH HONECKER (1912-1994) German communist politician
who led East Germany from 1971 until the weeks preceding the fall
of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Signed book, a collection of his speeches
and picturing him on the cover, printed in Bulgarian, 1988, signed
and dated on the title page. Very good.
$100-150
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1168. (FRANCISCO FRANCO) (1892-1975) Spanish soldier and
dictator who led Nationalist forces in defeating Republicans, dictator
(1936-75). Partly-printed D.S. with stamped signature, 1p. sm. folio,
Madrid, May 31, 1955, accepting the credentials of Charles K.
Ludewig as American Consul in Barcelona. Fine.
$75-100
1169. KING PAUL OF GREECE (1901-1964) King of Greece from
1947 until his death. His daughter, Sofia, is now the Queen of Spain.
S.P. as Prince, 8” x 10” b/w in military uniform, signed and dated
1939. Fine.
$150-200
1170. MARIE OF ROMANIA (1875-1938) Last Queen consort of
Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I. Signed book On Tour
With Queen Marie, by Constance Morris, (New York: McBride & Co.),
1927, signed on the dedication page. One corner badly bumped,
spine sunned.
$75-100
1171. TODOR ZHIVKOV (1911-1998) Communist head of state of
Bulgaria from 1954 until1989. His rule marked a period of political
and economic stability for Bulgaria, marked both by complete
submission to Soviet directives[and a desire for expanding ties with
the West. Rare signed greeting card bearing gilt party seal, boldly
signed within. Sold with a 7 1/2” dia. wall plaque with silver finish
showing Lenin giving a speech, a small dent at left.
$150-200
A Brezhnev signed document
from World War II
1164. BENITO MUSSOLINI INSCRIBES HIS PHOTO TO A FUTURE
AMERICAN FOUR-STAR GENERAL (1883-1945) Italian dictator
whose fascist supporters marched on Rome, securing him power;
allied with Hitler, after many military and political setbacks he
was captured and executed at war’s end by partisans. Amazing
I.S.P. 11” x 15” (sight), an image of the dictator from the chest,
up as he glances downward, boldly inscribed in Italian: To Major
Robert Charlawood Richardson Mussolini Rome 10 Feb. 1928-VI”.
Fine, in a period frame. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON (1882-1954)
commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (Hawaiian Department) during
the height of World War II in 1943. During that time he was also
the military governor of Hawaii and Commanding General of all U.S.
Army forces, air and ground, in the Pacific. At the time this photo
was signed, Richardson was military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in
Rome.
$1,000-1,500
1165. BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883-1945) Partly-printed D.S.
“Mussolini” 2pp. legal folio, Rome, Apr. 14, 1927, in Italian.
Untranslated, but appears to concern the promotion or pay of
several named carabinieri. Additionally signed by King VICTOR
EMANUEL II (1869-1947) with a huge signature measuring more
than 5” long. Folds, a chip to one corner and at left margin from
disbinding, otherwise very good.
$200-300
1166. BENITO MUSSOLINI (1883-1945) Partly-printed D.S. 1p.
folio, San Rossore, Oct. 23, 1925, a document honoring a recipient
for some governmental work, boldly signed at bottom right and
additionally by the king VITTORIO EMANUELE III”. Nicely matted
and ready to frame.
$200-300
1167. MARY OF MODENA
(1658-1718) Queen of England,
Scotland and Ireland as the
second wife of James II. Exiled
to France, the “Queen over the
water”-as the Jacobites called
her-lived with her husband and
children in the Château de SaintGermain-en-Laye, provided by
King Louis XIV. Manuscript L.S.
“Marie R” as Queen, 1p. 8vo.,
St. Germain en laye, May 4,
1716 to the Bishop of St. Omer,
in French. The queen thanks
the bishop for having donated
a large canonicat to a mutual
friend, which she believes will
do much good. Near fine.
$400-500
1172. LEONID BREZHNEV (19061982) Soviet leader who engineered
the ouster of Khrushchev, chairman
of the Presidium, and established
the Brezhnev Doctrine entitling the
Soviet Union to interfere in affairs
of Warsaw Pact countries. Very early
D.S., 1p.legal folio, [n.p.], Aug. 20,
1944, in Russian. Largely untranslated
but certainly a report of 18th Army
Major Ivan Petrovich Scherbak, a
lecturer in the political department.
Colonel Brezhnez, then 38 years old
and head of the 18th Army’s political
department, signs with indelible pencil
at bottom. Very rare from this early
date!
$400-600
1173. ALEXANDRA KOLLONTAY
(1872-1952) Russian revolutionary and personal friend of Lenin, one
of the first feminists of Russia and the first female ambassador in
history. Partial war-date T.L.S. as ambassador on onionskin, 1p. 8vo.,
Moscow, Mar. 2, 1941 asks for a pension to be given to a veteran
with 15 years service in the embassy who had also organized the
delivery of volunteers and weapons to Spain. Co-signed by ANASTAS
I. MIKOYAN (1895- 1978) Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman during
the mandates of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev. Ragged
margins else very good.
$150-200
1174. GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA (1890-1958) Daughter
of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Alexandra Georgievna of
Greece, by marriage Princess of Sweden. Lot of two signed books,
includes A Princess in Exile, 1932, and Education of a Princess,
1930. Very good.
$100-150
1175. LAZAR KAGANOVICH (1893-1991) Soviet politician who
served the governmewnt from Lenin to Khruschev, and was the
only Jew to serve on Stalin’s cabinet and in the Council of Ministers.
War-date D.S. as People’s Commissar of Railroad, 1p. 8vo., Moscow,
1941 to Commissar of Foreign Trade Anastas Mikoyan mentioning
the purchase of railroad cars from the U.S. Boldly signed, trimmed
at margins.
$150-200
1176. MIKHAIL GORBACHEV (b. 1931) General Secretary of
the Soviet Union’s Communist Party who instituted policies of
government openness and restructuring. Fine S.P. 10” x 8” color
showing Gorbachev at a podium as he is awarded the Ronald
Reagan Freedom Award, boldly signed and framed. Limited edition
no. 57/250. Fine.
$150-200
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1177. YURI ANDROPOV (1914-1984) Soviet Premier who ruled for a brief 15 months following the death of Leonid Brezhnev in 1982.
During his tenure as head of the KGB, he ruthlessly suppressed the “Prague Spring” of 1968. 1981 printed insert from a greeting card, 7”
x 4 3/4”, bears a typed inscription to the recipient and bold ink signature at bottom. Fine.
$200-300
1178. ORIGINAL RUSSIAN COMMUNIST YOUTH PARTY ID A passport-style ID card of a young member of the Communist Youth party
from 1984. The linen-bound ID, which measures just 3” x 4” when closed, features an image of Lenin on the cover and within the personal
details of one German Alexandrovich Kodzartok, b. 1968 in the Berezovski region. Fine condition.
$75-100
1179. (KIM ILSUNG) (1912-1994) Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as North Korea, from its
establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. An ornate award document for a North Korean medal issued to Bulgarian politician Milko
Balev, signed in type by the North Korean leader. In gold embossed leather case. Fine.
$200-300
1180. ERNESTO “CHE” GUEVARA (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist
revolutionary and guerrilla leader, allied with Fidel and Raul Castro in
their successful revolutionary activities, headed Cuba’s finances, led
revolutionary activities in the Congo and in Bolivia where he was captured
and executed. Partly-printed D.S. “Che”, 1p. oblong 4to., [Havana],
December, 1961, a Ministry of Industries honorable mention award given
to Armando Vega of La Ambrosia Industrial for his outstanding work in
increasing production. A few tiny foxed spots and wrinkles, else very
good.
$1,500-2,000
1181. ERNESTO “CHE” GUEVARA (1928-1967) Partly-printed D.S.
“Che”, 1p. 16” x 11 1/2”, [n.p.], January, 1962, Ministry of Industry
Honorable Mention certificate awarded to Manuel Cortina Perez for
his outstanding efforts in increasing or improving production at “Gas
Factory No. 2 Evelio Rodriguez”, signed by Guevara as Minister of
Industries. Multiple creases, spotting throughout, but signature is
strong and still presentable.
$1,000-1,500
1182. HO CHI MINH (1890-1969) Vietnamese Communist leader and the principal
force behind the Vietnamese struggle against French colonial rule and American
intervention, and whose name became synonymous with the North Vietnamese and
the Viet Cong. Superb and excessively rare S.P. “Ho Chi Minh”, 9” x 6” b/w, a candid
photo showing Minh crouching while surrounded by young children during a visit
to the Soviet Union, boldly signed in blue ink. Fine. From the caretaker of Leonid
Brezhnev’s dacha outside Moscow.
$1,500-2,000
1183. CELIA SANCHEZ (1920-1980) Participant in the Cuban Revolution and a close
friend and consort of Fidel Castro. She made the arrangements in the southwest
coast region of Cuba for the Granma landing, and was responsible for organising
reinforcements once the revolutionaries landed. Printed D.S. as Councillor of State,
8pp. 12 1/2” x 13”, Havana, Apr. 7, 1979, the official transmittal of the National
Order of Jose Marti to Bulgarian dictator Todor Yivkov. Fine.
$150-200
1184. ANTIONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA (1794-1876) Mexican general and
politician, a President of Mexico who sought to crush the Texas Revolution, seizing
the Alamo only be defeated by Sam Houston at San Jacinto. Rare partly-printed D.S.
“A. L. Santa Anna” 1p. folio [17” x 11”], Jan. 3, 1854, the year he was removed from
power. A letters patent to Manuel Guitierrez de Rozas for his new chocolate making
machine, countersigned by four others, bearing fine and large vignette at top of
the Mexican Eagle and serpent head, as well as paper seal at lower left adjacent to
signature. Folds, else very good.
$600-700
1185. JOSE LOPEZ PORTILLO (1920-2004) 51st President of Mexico from 1976 to
1982, widely accused of corruption. Partlyprinted D.S., 4pp. sm. folio, Mexico City, May
8, 1978, the award of the “Condecoracion del
Aguila Azteca” first class to Bulgarian Cabinet
Chief Milko Balev. Fine.
$100-150
1186. EVA PERON (1919-1952) Wife of Argentinian President Juan Peron who struggled to obtain
improved peasant welfare, woman suffrage, and heallth and labor reforms. Partial (?) A.L.S. “Eva” on
the verso of a voter registration form, five lines boldly penned and signed. Untranslated. $200-300
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Emperor Hirohito awards the Order of the Sacred Treasure Grand Cross
1187. HIROHITO (1901-1989) Emperor of
Japan revered as a god by his people, leader
of Japan through World War II who ultimately
made the decision to capitulate. Most attractive
D.S., 1p. 23 1/2” x 18”, [Tokyo, Showa 11th
year, Dec. 7, 1936], the award of the Order of
the Sacred Treasure Grand Cross to Tetsutaro
Inoue of Kyoto University. Rolled, in fine
condition with a magnificent, huge signature
and chop, in the original (cracked) presentation
box.
$3,000-4,000
1188. (RAMA V OF SIAM) Chulalongkorn
(1853-1910) King of Siam. His reign was
characterized by the modernization of Siam,
immense government and social reforms, and
territorial cessions to the British Empire and
French Indochina. Rare pair of carte de visite
photos, each 2 1/2” x 4”, depicting individually
the king from chest, up in military uniform,
and half-length in royal garb. No backstamp,
very good.
$200-300
1189. CHIANG KAI SHEK (1887-1975) Chinese political and military leader; served as President of the Republic of China for 30 years until
his death. Signature as President, in Chinese. Mounting traces on verso, otherwise very good.
$200-300
1192. CHINESE PROPAGANDA PHOTOGRAPHS, CA. 1990 Presentation album of fifty 12” x 9” color photographs from the estate of Milko
Balev, Chief of the Bulgarian Cabinet. The photos are clearly intended to present a “modernized” China to the West. Subjects include a few
images of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, a Bulgarian delegation, and many scenes of Chinese industry, agriculture, medicine, industry, retail
goods, and cultural and pastoral images. The photos are presented within a brown faux leather zippered presentation case with gilt letters
attached thereto. Near fine.
$300-400
1193. ENGRAVING OF THE PORCELAIN TOWER OF NANKING Hand-colored
French engraving: “Vue de Tour Porcellaine a Nanking en Chine”, 18 1/2” x 14 1/2”,
engraved by F. Habermann after Neuhof. Fine condition. The tower is a pagoda
constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, mostly destroyed in
the 19th century during the Taiping Rebellion. In 2010 Wang Jianlin, a Chinese
businessman, donated one billion yuan (US$156 million) to the city of Nanjing for
its reconstruction.
$300-400
1194. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHINA,
CA. 1860 Fine lot of 17 carte de visite
photographs of Chinese nationals
and scenes from China from about
1860, some hand colored. Included
are images of women dressing hair,
seated in traditional garb, and “a
mandarin’s wife”, farmers, musicians,
merchants, theater, and scenes of Shanghai, Hong Kong and Canton. A few images slightly
faded, else very good.
$300-400
1195. PHOTOGRAPHS OF INDIA, CA. 1860 Lot of
ten carte de visite photos of various representative
Indians, ca. 1860, includes “thugs”, street vendors, mat weavers, a high cast Hindu woman, a
Brahmin, etc. Some bear stamp of Bourne and Shepard, India while three photos were made
locally and are mounted on the reverse of trimmed photos and other scrap available to the
photographer.
$150-200
1196. BRITISH SUBJECT’S CHINA CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION Partly printed D.S. by the
British Consul in Shanghai, 1p. 4to., Jan. 30, 1869, a “…Certificate of Registration, For the year
1869. I hereby certify that J.B. Robertson is duly registered in this Consulate as a British Subject…”
Comes with a Chinese document, likely a residency permit, issued to British subjects.
$100-150
1197. ANWAR SADAT (1918-1981) President of Egypt who initiated the Arab-Israeli war of 1973
and later, with Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter, hammered-out a peace treaty with Israel.
Assassinated. Retouched color photo of Sadat showing him as President in military uniform from
the waist, up, boldly inscribed and signed in Arabic and English characters. Color has slightly
faded, else fine. Mounted.
$300-400
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1202. EARLY EUROPEAN PASSPORTS Collection of 14 documents
and letters, 1816 to 1904 (mostly 1840-60), many are European
passports. Includes HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3rd Viscount
Palmerston (1784-1865), English statesman, twice Prime Minister
(1855-58, 1859-65). Partly printed D.S., “Palmerston” as Foreign
Minister, 1p, Nov. 9, 1848, folio (silked on verso and some wear).
Locations include: Marseille, France; Bayonne, France; Seville, Spain;
Bern Switzerland; and Copenhagen, Brazil, Denmark. Many of the
documents have ornate letterheads and the majority is in good
condition.
$200-300
1198. SAID BIN SULTAN AL-SAID (1791-1856), Sultan of Muscat
and Oman and of Zanzibar (1804, 1806-56). He strengthened Omani
control of the East African coast and encouraged its commercial
development; made Zanzibar principal power in its region and the
commercial capital of the western Indian Ocean. Historic content
manuscript L.S., “Said Bin” 1p. 8vo., July 11, 1850 to Charles Ward,
American Consul in Zanzibar. Translated contemporaneously in
pencil at right, it reads in part: “…Your honorable letter has received
by me and I understand it and reality is that in one former letter to
you…we have no more to say to it, and Peace may be on you.” Very
good condition. This letter almost resulted in war with the Sultan
and his nation. On July 4, 1850, the Sultan refused to allow a 21
gun salute honoring the American flag. Ward demanded a written
apology, which the Sultan here refuses. Ward was so incensed that
he closed down the consulate and sailed for home. The following
March, he wrote a letter to the State Department recommending
that a war ship be sent to Zanzibar to force the Sultan to give a
formal apology or to suffer military consequence. On December 2,
1851, the USS Susquehanna anchored at Zanzibar to ultimatum:
town would be bombarded unless the required apology was made
immediately. The sultan’s governor acquiesced, and American
honor was satisfied.
$800-1,200
1199. ANGLO-EGYPTIAN WAR OF 1882 Lot of two photographs of
members of the International Committee in Egyptian Claims, each
26” x 19”, showing the various international delegates gathered in
Alexandria in 1885 to discuss payments the Egyptians would be
forced to make for destruction caused by shelling by British vessels
offshore. The shelling, in all likelihood, was undertaken to solidify
British presence in Egypt, rather than to put down “anarchy” as the
British claimed. It would be another fifty years before the British
fully withdrew from Egypt. The photos are slightly faded, mounts
are spotted and stained, with one mount bearing a tear right to
the edge of the photo. Printed results of the conference are also
present: Egypt was required to pay foreigners 107 million francs, an
astronomical sum which kept the country bankrupt for decades.
$200-300
1200. PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARABS, CA. 1860 Fine grouping of
twelve carte de visite photos of Arab men and women taken ca.
1860. The images of the ladies are particularly impressive, some
being fully covered, other images show armed men in traditional
garb, a merchant, and Col. Meerza Ali Khan. Overall near fine.
$100-150
1201. EARLY EUROPEAN PASSPORTS A collection of five early
passports, 1 page folio each, 1818-1891, includes: D.S., 1891,
Edinburgh, Scotland, signed by John Boyd, Lord Provost, allowing
a “Naturalised British Subject” to travel to the continent of Europe,
with five entry stamps on verso, including Russia, with appropriate
signatures; D.S., 1818, Spain, allowing Dr. Roberto Stevens to sail
to America, with 20 entry stamps on verso and attached sheet, with
necessary signatures (some soiling and small holes at folds); D.S.,
1820,Naples, Italy, passport for an American to travel to Rome;
D.S., 1851, Cadiz, France; and D.S., 1861, from Trieste, France (now
Italy). Unless noted, documents are in very good condition.
$100-150
1203. MIXED PASSPORT LOT Collection of eight passports in their
original wraps, 1857-1945 (all but one is from the 20th century), six
are American. One of the more interesting was issued to Abraham Seth
Schwartz, Sep. 28, 1945. Stapled to inside back cover is the notice: “…
Military Permit, issued by the Joint Chiefs of State…permission to enter
Philippine Islands…”. Two of the documents are “Diplomat Passports”.
One is issued to Joan Corcoran Sokobin, “the wife of Samuel Sokobin,
a Consul of United States of America,” dated Dec. 1, 1940. The other
is issued to Cynthia Jane Sobokni, “the daughter of Samuel Sokobin,
a Consul of United States of America,” dated May 2, 1940. Samuel
Sokobin (1893-1987) was an American consular official in China from
1914 to 1940. Average wear.
$100-150
1204. PASSPORT OF RICHARD RANDOLPH, WORLD TRAVELLER
Collection of several documents, including passport and travel
related items, 1834 to 1837, contained in a red leather holder with
the embossed name of the owner to whom all the documents were
issued, one “Richard Randolph”. Randolph’s passport, issued in
1834, is signed by Secretary of State LOUIS MCLANE (1786-1857).
The documents are in several different languages, including Arabic,
with more than 40 entry stamps throughout. There is a pencil
translation for one of the documents included, in small part: “To
the Authorities. Be it known that the American charge des affairs
resident in Constantinople one of eyes approved of…has presented
sealed Takria of American Nobleman Richard Zandof…from
Constantinople for the purpose of traveling by land and by water
to Smyrna…and to...Cairo, and to Tripoli of Syria and to Jerusalem
the Holy City…By the Grand Sultan of Turkey at Constantinople...”
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire at this time was Mahmud II (17891830). Other pencil notes read: “…[to] the United States Consular
Agents at Said…Jaffa, Jerusalem…” Another document is on the
letterhead of Fernando II (1810-59), King the Two Sicilies (183059), and is signed by two officials from a prefect of police. There
are dozens of visas stamped within the travel book showing that
Randolph had taveled throughout the Middle East, Europe, and
Russia, and each visa bear a unique stamp. An absolutely incredible
assemblage of period travel documents!
$200-300
1205. RALPH BUNCHE (1904-1971) African-American diplomat,
Secretary for Political Affairs for the U.N., awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1948 for his efforts to bring peace to Palestine. Fine content
T.L.S. on as Under Secretary General on official U.N. letterhead,
1p. 4to., [n.p.], Mar. 24, 1969. In part: “…I note your opinions
on U Thant. You are entitled to them but I disagree with them
completely and may be pardoned for feeling that I am in a rather
better position to reach such a judgment than you…U Thant has
performed the functions of Secretary-General with great wisdom,
skill and distinction…”. Some soiling and a small marginal tear, else
very good.
$100-150
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Science, Aviation, Space & Business
1211. CHARLES H. BEST (1899-1978) Canadian physiologist who,
with Banting, discovered insulin, choline and histaminase. Bold
signature penned at the top of a 1962 schoolgirl’s letter requesting
same. Very good.
$75-100
1212. GLENN SEABORG (1912-1999) American scientist whose
involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten
transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry. S.P. 8 1/2” x 11” color, chest-up portrait. Fine.
$75-100
1213. HUDSON MAXIM (1853-1927) American inventor and
explosives expert, invented high explosive maximite, smokeless
powder, and torpedo propellant. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead,
1p. 4to., Brooklyn, Feb. 8, 1905 to writer Fearing Gill: “...we shall
not try to feed a multitude with a few fishes, but shall kill the fatted
calf, leave the wine cellar open, and unguarded. Come early and
stay late...”. Folds else very good.
$100-150
1214. JAMES D. WATSON (b. 1928) American molecular biologist,
geneticist and zoologist, best known as a co-discoverer of the
structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick. Awarded the 1962
Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Full signature on the face of
a 1990 Swedish Nobel Prize commemorative cover. Fine.
$100-150
1206. THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931) American inventor of the
electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name
a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor of the century.
Superlative S.P. 7 3/4” x 10 1/2” overall (sight), a chest-up pose of
the inventor looking intently at the camera with flasks and beakers
visible on the shelves behind him, boldly signed at bottom. Matted
showing signature only, small stain at top of mount not affecting
image, overall very good. Matted and framed. $1,200-1,500
1215. JAMES D. WATSON (b. 1928) Full signature adding “Nobel
Medicine ‘62” on the face of a 2001 American Nobel Prize
commemorative cover. Fine.
$150-200
1216. JAMES D. WATSON (b. 1928) Lot of three 2003 checks sent to
Watson as donations to his Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, endorsed
by him on verso. Very good.
$150-200
1217. JAMES D. WATSON (b. 1928) Printed D.S., 11” x 8 1/2”, a
chemical and diagrammatic drawing with explanation of a DNA
molecule, signed at top by Watson. The image has a postage stamp
and postal cancel at top margin: the stamp could be easily soakedoff.
$150-200
1218. JAMES D. WATSON AND FRANCIS CRICK—JAMES D.
WATSON (b. 1928) A pair of 2003 personal checks, one made out
to each of the scientists as a donation, and signed by each on the
verso. Very good.
$200-300
1207. ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) American physicist whose
Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships
revolutionized the field of physics. Signature and date: “A. Einstein
[19]50” on a 2 1/4” x 1/2” slip of paper. Fine.
$700-900
WATSON (b. 1928) American molecular biologist, geneticist and
zoologist, best known as a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
in 1953 with FRANCIS CRICK (1916-2004). Both were awarded the
1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Scarce S.P., 7 3/4” X
9 1/2” in green tones, a reprint of an image of Watson and Crick
smiling as they casually pose before a model and drawing of the
famous DNA double helix. Boldly signed by each, with Crick adding:
“photoed April 21, 1953”. Fine.
$500-700
WATSON (b. 1928) Colorful British Post first day postal cover, 8
1/2” x 5” bearing four comical stamps and Crick’s quote: “We have
discovered the secret of life”, canceled Feb. 25, 2003 and signed by
both on the face. Fine.
$200-300
1210. GEORGE EASTMAN (1854-1932) American inventor and
industrialist, perfected the process of making photographic dry plates,
invented the box camera and founded the Eastman Kodak Company.
Excellent S.P. 4 1/4” x 6” b/w, a fine half-length seated pose in his
later years, signed in black ink at bottom. Contrast fair to good, else
fine.
$200-300
WATSON (b. 1928) A pair of blocks of twenty American 34 cent
postage stamps honoring the Nobel Prize and picturing Alfred
Nobel and two versions of the prize, the blocks individually signed
in the gutter by Watson (twice) and Crick. Fine.
$250-350
WATSON (b. 1928) A pair of signed items, includes a 2001 first
day postal cover honoring an American Nobel stamp, signed by
Crick, and a 11” x 8 1/2” chemical and diagrammatic drawing with
explanation of a DNA molecule, signed at top by Watson. The image
has a postage stamp and postal cancel at top margin: the stamp
could be easily soaked-off. Two pieces, fine.
$200-300
WATSON (b. 1928) Printed D.S., 11” x 8 1/2”, a chemical and
diagrammatic drawing with explanation of a DNA molecule, signed
at top by Crick and at bottom by Watson. The image has a postage
stamp and postal cancel at top margin: the stamp could be easily
soaked-off.
$300-400
1222. OTTO HAHN (1879-1968) German chemist who, with the
radiochemist Fritz Strassmann, is credited with the discovery of
nuclear fission. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in
1944 and shared the Enrico Fermi Award in 1966 with Strassmann
and Lise Meitner. Typed D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., [Gottlingen, ca.
1954], in German sending thanks for a map of Austria. File holes in
one margin, else fine.
$75-100
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Signed and presented by Lindbergh to his
godfather before the date of publication!
1223. SIMON LAKE (1866-1945) American naval architect who
invented the first submarine to operate successfully in the open
sea. Lot of two items, includes an A.Q.S. 1p. oblong 8vo., New
York, 1939 to Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle sending
birthday greetings: “...[Laemmle] has given pleasure and education
to millions...From a pioneer of submarine navigation who wishes
by means of motion pictures to open up to mankind the beauty and
mysteries of the ‘under sea world’...”, with slight glue show-through,
sold with a 1937 check engrossed and signed by Lake, punch cancel
affecting one letter in signature. Two pieces.
$100-150
1224. JOHN FRANKLIN (1786-1847) English polar explorer who
led four expeditions to discover the Northwest Passage, succeeded
on his last attempt but perished nonetheless. Manuscript L.S. “John
Franklin”, 1p. legal folio, “Government House”, Aug. 29, 1837 to
A. Y. Spearman. In part: “...I have the honour to transmit for the
information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury a
Statement of the Revenue and Expenditures of this Colony...together
with a return of the expenditure from the Military Chest for the
quarter ending the 30th June last...”. Mounted, light edge soiling,
else fine. Franklin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van
Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in 1836, but was removed from office in
1843. He did not endear himself with the local civil servants, who
particularly disliked his humane ideals and his attempts to reform
the Tasmanian penal colony.
$700-900
1225. CRASH OF THE HINDENBURG-ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS Lot
of eight original 5 3/4” x 3 1/2” b/w photographs from the estate
of Ken Behr, Manager of Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. All of
the photos bears stamps on the verso with the airship’s name and
“Naval Air Station LAKEHURST, N.J.”, with six additionally bearing the
stamped date “May 6”, the day the airship crashed. Of the “May 6”
photos, four show the airship on what is clearly a landing approach.
Three dramatic images show the craft burning in mid air and on the
ground. The remaining two images show the vessel landing or taking
off at some other time. Fine condition. We have been unable to find
similar views elsewhere, thus these may be unique.
$400-600
1226. ANTHONY FIALA (1869-1950) American arctic explorer and
photographer, from 1903 to 1905, he was in command of the Ziegler
Polar Expedition, and in 1914 accompanied Theodore Roosevelt in
an exploration of Brazil. His signed book Fighting the Polar Ice, (New
York: Doubleday, Page & Co.), first American edition, large 8vo, 296pp.
with a large folding color map of the Franz Josef Archipelago, color
frontispiece, eight color plates, 148 duotone plates and illustrations
from photographs, including maps and portraits; original pictorial
green cloth stamped in gilt on spine, blindstamp vignette on upper
cover, ends of spine bumped and rubbed, as are corners, front flyleaf
and opp. page toned, first pages loosening from binding, all else fine.
Narrative of the Ziegler Polar Expedition to Franz Josef Land, 190305, lked by Fiala, inscribed on the half-title page: “To my good friend
George W. Hood with best wishes of Anthony Fiala Jan 25/35”. Also
included is a 1903 menu from a dinner honoring Fiala and picturing
him, and a list of his 1931-32 lectures.
$250-350
1227. “FLIGHTS” PRINTS BY FRANK LEMON FOR WRIGHT
AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION Rare, complete set of prints
and presentation folder of historic moments of flight “Flights:
Unforgettable Exploits of the Air”, by artist Frank Lemon, produced in
a limited set of 500 by Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1928. The
pochoir prints, each approx. 17” x 21”, depict flights by the Wright
Brother, Charles Lindbergh, Robert E. Byrd, Albert C. Read, Louis C.
Bleriot, Charles Kingsford-Smith, and John A. Macready and Oakley
Kelly. In fine condition.
$700-900
1228. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH (1902-1974) American aviator who,
in his “Spirit of St. Louis”, was the first to fly solo non-stop across the
Atlantic Ocean. Superb association signed book “Charles” given by
Lindbergh to his godfather and favorite relative prior to its official
date of publication! The book is Lindbergh’s memoir The Spirit of
St. Louis, (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons), 1953, first edition
with “[A]” on copyright page, 562pp. 8vo., in blue cloth with silver
printing on spine and cover. Lindbergh has boldly inscribed the title
page: “To Jerry and Betty Land, with best wishes and in appreciation
of very helpful criticism. Charles August, 1953. Publication date is
Sept. 14th”. Lacking dust jacket, corners and spine ends rubbed,
contents fine. EMORY SCOTT “JERRY” LAND (1879-1971) was a Navy
vice-admiral who oversaw the earliest construction of America’s
submarine fleet, as well as the design and construction of America’s
Liberty ships during World War II. Anne Lindbergh called Land
Charles’ “closest relative”.
$800-1,200
1229. “TASCHENBUCH DER LUFTWAFFE” German cigarette card
book, “Taschenbuch der Luftwaffe”, includes 102 small captioned
images of pre-war Luftwaffe aircraft and those of other nations, also
some experimental craft which appear to have no business at all
flying anywhere near any inhabited structures. Covers very slightly
worn, else very good.
$75-100
1230. (AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY) Collection of nine autographs,
mostly signed cards. Includes: BOB HOPE (1903-2003), comedian
(3); TED KEY (1912-2008), cartoonist, a sketch of Hazel; WILLIAM
THORNTON, astronaut; CHARLES CONRAD (1930-99), astronaut
(2); JIM LOVELL, astronaut; and JOSEPH P ALLEN, astronaut. Two
have added an inscription. All are mounted or have mounting
traces.
$100-150
1231. (AVIATORS) First day cover signed by four noted American
pilots: JOE FOSS (1915-2003), awarded Medal of Honor in World War
II for action during the Guadalcanal Campaign; CHUCK YEAGER,
the first man confirmed to have traveled faster than the speed of
sound (1947); SCOTT CROSSFIELD (1921-2006), X-15 test pilot;
and GORDON FULLERTON (1936-2013). Fine.
$75-100
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1232. AMELIA EARHART AND VINTAGE AVIATION PHOTOS Lot of
about 70 vintage aviation photographs, various sizes, includes two
candid 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” images of Amelia Earhart standing before a
commercial aircraft, Edward, Duke of Windsor, LaGuardia honoring
Douglas Corrigan, an officer of the Hindenburg with the airship in
the background, an autogiro, wrecked private aircraft, commercial
aircraft including Northwest, United, TWA, United, mail biplanes,
aerial views, etc. Generally very good. From the estate of Ken Behr,
Manager of Floyd Bennett Airfield.
$200-300
1233. AVIATION IN NEW YORK A fine archive of material from
the files of Ken Behr, manager of both Floyd Bennett air field and
LaGuardia Airport in New York in the Twenties and Thirties. 21 1/2”
x 23” 1940 blueprint of Floyd Bennett Field signed by Commissioner
of Docks John McKenzie showing the various strips at the field, flight
limitations by horsepower over and under 100 HP, and the 14 rules for
use of the facility. Also included is a small quantity of correspondence,
about 15 letters and copies, concerning acceptance of the rules
(proposed by Behr), Behr’s appointment, and operational matters. Five
items concern the commissioning of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Floyd
Bennett, June 2, 1941, including two tickets, map, etc. Also present is
a ca. 1943 application in blank for airline operators to apply for space
at the newly constructed Idlewild Airport (later JFK) in which applicants
details their needs for space. Two 12 1/2” sq. maps, included, show
the location of seaplane ramps and airports in New York ca. 1935.
Finally, there is a large 20” x 14” spiral bound publication: New
York City’s Future in the Air, 54pp., issued by American Airlines in
1943. The publication was the airlines’ attempt to convince the city
to construct additional airports and use tangent runways vs. parallel
runways. Essentially, there would be a central terminal with runways
emanating from gates much like spokes on a bicycle wheel. This
extremely detailed and diagrammed proposal was made during the
planning of Idlewild Airport (JFK) and was obviously never adopted.
Very good.
$200-300
1234. BESSIE OWEN (b. 1896) American aviator, set multiple
distance records including a zig-zag flight of some 11,000 miles
from Paris to China in 1935, and took the first aerial photos of
Dachau. Her signed book Aerial Vagabond, (New York: Liveright
Publishing Corp.), 1941, first edition. 260pp. 8vo. inscribed on the
half-title page to the Manager of Floyd Bennett Air Field: “To Ken
Behr Happy Landings Bessie Owen”. Fine, with tattered dust jacket.
$75-100
1235. DIEUDONNE COSTE (1898-1973) French aviator who made
the first non-stop flight from Paris-New York (1930). Bold signature
on a large album page, also signed by his fellow pilot JOSEPH
LE BRIX (1899-1931). The page bears a third, indistinguishable
signature and is dated Nov. 14, 1927. In the Breguet 19 Le Brix
and Costes made a round-the-world trip between October 1927
and April 1928, traveling 57,000 km with a total flying time of 350
hours.
$100-150
1236. DOUGLAS CORRIGAN “Wrong-Way Corrigan”, American
aviator of the Thirties who set out in his plane promising to fly
west and ended up making a trans-Atlantic crossing. His minor
miscalculation brought him national fame. His signed autobiography
That’s My Story (New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.), 1938. 222pp. 8vo.,
illustrated, inscribed and signed on the front flyleaf and dated Feb.
27, 1939. Some slight toning to signed page, else very good, with
slightly chipped dust jacket.
$75-100
1237. DOUGLAS CORRIGAN Superb association I.S.P., 4” x 2 3/4”
b/w, an image of Corrigan in the cockpit of his plane, inscribed
“To Ken Behr Douglas Corrigan 12-31-38”. With signed transmittal
envelope addressed to Behr, the manager of Floyd Bennett Field
from whence Corrigan flew across the Atlantic-possibly with Behr’s
advance knowledge! Fine condition. Before his take off, Corrigan
asked Behr which runway to use, and Behr told him to use any
runway as long as he didn’t take off to the west, in the direction of
the administration building where Behr had his office. As recorded
in Corrigan’s autobiography, Behr wished him “Bon Voyage” prior to
take-off, perhaps in a nod to Corrigan’s intentions to fly the Atlantic.
Upon take off at 5:15 in the morning Corrigan headed east and
kept going. Behr later swore publicly he had no foreknowledge of
Corrigan’s intentions. From Behr’s estate.
$200-300
1238. EARLE OVINGTON (1879-1936) First U.S. Air Mail pilot
(1911), formerly an assistant to Thomas Edison. A postal cover
honoring Ovington’s achievements, cancelled Santa Barbara, Nov.
9, 1930, signed at middle and additionally signed by pioneering
aviator and stunt flyer AL WILSON. Very good.
$60-80
1239. HOWARD HUGHES AND AVIATION Lot of three items,
includes two original candid photos, each 3 1/2” x 6”, showing
Hughes and Jackie Cochran’s Northrop Gamma 2G, NR13761,
likely taken at Floyd Bennett field in New York at the completion
of Hughes’ record-setting transcontinental flight on Jan. 14, 1936.
Also included is a carbon copy of a “Memorandum to Police Officers”
concerning Hughes’ July 10, 1938 departure on an around-theworld flight from Floyd Bennett. The 3pp. 4to. memo concerns
wording of passes to be given to authorized press and business
representatives, each color-coded, the christening of the aircraft,
and the take-off. Signed by ALBERT LODWICK, Hughes’ business
partner and fellow aviation enthusiast. Very good.
$200-300
1240. LAURA INGALLS (1901-1967) Record-setting American pilot,
set the solo woman’s distance record (17,000 miles), once performed
980 continuous loops in her DH Gypsy Moth and 714 consecutive
barrel rolls, and was the firsat woman to hold a transport license.
Vintage I.S.P. 10” x 8” b/w showing her atop her aircraft, inscribed
and signed Nov. 29, 1936 at Floyd Bennett Airport (now LaGuardia).
Very good.
$100-150
1241. PEGGY SALAMAN English aviatrix. As a 19 year old pilot, she
broke the speed record from London to Cape Town (South Africa),
with a time of 5 days, 6 hours, and 40 minutes, knocking more than a
full day off the previous best. She took off on Oct. 30, 1931, arriving
at her destination on Nov. 5, 1931. A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., London, Dec.
13, 1931, nice content regarding her recently completed flight. In
part: “…Thank you for your letter of congratulations. Mr. [Gordon]
Store is in Kimberly, so I cannot get his autograph to add to your
collection. I enclose a snap shot of the lion cubs Juba and Joker and
myself. I had the cubs 2,705 miles in the plane, that is the distance
from Juba to Kimberly. The Mayor of Kimberly sent the cubs down
to Cape Town by train 507 miles, from Cape Town to Southampton
they came with me by sea 6,000 miles…” Gordon Store was her copilot on the trip. The mentioned “snap shot” is not with the letter.
Light wear, otherwise very good condition.
$75-100
1242. PIONEERS OF AVIATION Lot of items signed by pioneers of
aviation, aces, and test pilots, including dinner reply cards signed
by CASEY JONES, REED M. CHAMBERS, BORIS SERGIEVSKY, LEE
GEHLBACH, DEAN I. LAMB, ALEXANDER DE SEVERSKY, JACK
WRIGHT, and FRANK COFFYN, a 1931 thank you letter signed by
FRANK HAWKS, two letters on official National Air Races letterhead
signed with his first name by CLIFF HENDERSON, and a friendly
content letter by ROSCOE TURNER on his ornate letterhead signed
with his first name. Also present are five 4” x 6” mounted photos of
Turner wing-walking, hanging from landing gear, etc. Very good.
$200-300
1243. POLAR EXPLORERS Lot of two S.P.’s, each 8” x 10”, includes
HUBERT WILKINS (1888-1958) Australian explorer and aviator,
on the expeditions of Stefansson and Shackleton, edge faults
and some crazing to image, and RICHARD E. BYRD (1888-1957)
American aviator and explorer, first to fly over the South Pole and
established the base “Little America”, torn above his head, indented
and scuffed.
$75-100
1244. RICHARD E. BYRD (1888-1957) American aviator and
explorer, first to fly over the South Pole and established the base
“Little America”. T.L.S. “Dick” on Navy Dept. letterhead, 1p. 4to.,
Washington, Nov. 4, 1946. Byrd congratulates Maj. Polan Banks on
“getting some more Medals”, and mentions: “This Expedition will
be announced in public within two or three weeks. We don’t want
certain other nations to know about it until it is too late for them to
go down…”. Fine. Sold with an unrelated Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Second Cancellation postal cover, cancelled at Little America on Jan.
30, 1935, received and canceled in San Francisco 15 months later,
Mar. 25, 1935. Unopened. Operation Highjump followed, involving
15 Navy ships and multiple aircraft mapping an are of the Antarctic
half the size of the U.S.
$100-150
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1245. RICHARD E. BYRD (1888-1957) Great piece of postal history, a postal cover issued by the U.S. Postmaster General’s Office, bears
four thee-cent Byrd Antarctic Expedition II stamps and numbered gutter, postmarked at Little America, Antarctica, Jan. 31, 1934 and
signed on the face: “R. E. Byrd”. The verso of the envelope bears a receiving postmark: “LITTLE AMERICA MAIL RECEIVED SAN FRANCISCO”
and is dated Mar. 11, 1935-15 months later! A rubber stamp on the face of the envelope explains: “THIS LETTER HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR
ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSPORTATION AT LITTLE AMERICA, ANTARCTICA”. A printed notice within, issued by the Postal
Service, announces the issue of the stamp, its usage, and a fifty cent additional charge to send it to Antarctica. Very good.
$100-150
1246. RICHARD HALLIBURTON (1900-1939) American explorer and writer, lost at sea in a typhoon while sailing a junk to San Francisco.
His book, Book of Marvels The Occident, (New York: Bobbs-Merrill), 1937. 314pp. 8vo., no d/j, a travelogue signed on the illustrated first
flyleaf. Very good.
$60-80
1247. SAMUEL P. LANGLEY (1834-1906) American aviation pioneer who explored the possibility of flight by heavier-than-air machines and
actually succeeded in inventing such a machine which flew over the Potomac for 3,000 feet. T.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., Washington, May 9, 1899,
on letterhead of the Smithsonian Institute to Francis Woodbridge, a young man in care of the wife of Otho Michaelis. Michaelis was a US
Army Signal Corps officer attached to Langley’s 1881 expedition to Mount Whitney, and a close personal friend. In part: “...I am going with
another gentleman to Europe, expecting to sail on the seventeenth of this month from Boston, in the ‘Canada’, and to be gone an indefinite
time...I had arranged to take with me a young man connected with the Smithsonian...but I have reflected that I would rather have someone
on whom I could better [rely]...telegraph me ‘I accept’...”. With holograph closing: “Your affectionate Godfather S. P. Langley”. Very good.
$200-300
1248. (AVIATORS) Collection of six autographs of American aviators: JAMES H. DOOLITTLE (1896-1993), awarded the Medal of Honor
in World War II, signed first day cover, “J.H. Doolittle” honoring some of his accomplishments, Sept. 5, 1975, Memphis, Tenn.; CHUCK
YEAGER, the first man confirmed to have traveled faster than the speed of sound (1947), signed first day cover, honoring the 50th
anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, postmarked Dec. 7, 1991; JACQUELINE COCHRAN (1906-80), early aviatrix, two signed first day
covers, both illustrated with planes, postmarked Dayton, Ohio, May 29, 1953, and Washington D.C., May 15, 1968; SCOTT CROSSFIELD
(1921-2006), X-15 test pilot, signed first day cover, honoring the era of supersonic flight, postmarked Sept. 30, 1996, Edwards, California;
and CURTIS E. LEMAY (1906-90), Air Force General, a copy of his 1964 “Physical Evaluation” form signed by him.
$100-150
1249. RUSSIAN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION DEVICE Russian celestial navigation device likely used on an aircraft ca. 1960s, essentially a
globe of the night sky showing various objects in the night sky labeled in Russian, including “Argo” and “Andromeda”, the globe enclosed
within two steel rings with four quadrants of ninety degrees each. The globe and rings fit within an a padded aluminum case with handle,
overall dimensions 9 1/2” dia, 8 1/2” tall, labeled: “3G-OM1.1”. Very good.
$200-300
1250. NO LOT.
1251. FATAL AIR CRASH RELICS Lot of two relics from fatal air crashes, the first a test pilot’s safety harness, heavily soiled, with test
approval stamps dated 1934. The belt has been cleanly cut through, not doubt in an effort to quickly remove the deceased wearer from
the aircraft. A period ink notation on the belt reads: “SAFETY BELT OF LIEUT. R. M. GIOVANNOLI KILLED MARCH 8, 1936. LOGAN FIELD”.
Lt. Robert Giovannoli was killed at Logan Field, outside Baltimore, when the wing of his pursuit plane detached as he came out of a dive.
The previous October he had saved two men from the burning wreck of a B-17 at Wright Field. The second relic is small section of yellow
aluminum, about 24” x 17”, marked: “Nose taken from Taylor Cub airplane in which Leonard Sobelman was killed Oct. 3, 1937”.
$150-200
1252. MOON-FLOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FLAG National
Geographic flag undoubtedly flown to the moon and back aboard Apollo
8, 3 1/4” x 2 1/8” polyester, bearing the name of the society and its
colors of blue brown and green. The flag is mounted upon a 24” x 20”
color photo of the earth taken from above the moon, inscribed: “To:
Melvin M. Payne With Best Wishes” and signed by Apollo 8 astronauts
FRANK BORMAN, JAMES LOVELL and BILL ANDERS. The signatures
have faded extensively but remain legible. This is a typical flown flag
presentation, and was obtained directly from Payne’s estate. MELVIN M.
PAYNE (1911-1990) was Chairman of the National Geographic Society,
was a scientific leader within, and served the society for over 55 years.
$2,000-3,000
1253. APOLLO 11 A great association item, a 7 1/2” x 5 1/2” photo and
caption removed from the July 25, 1969 issue of Time magazine. The
image shows either Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin standing beside a leg
of the lunar module, with Armstrong’s famous quote paraphrased in red
below: “A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND”. The image is signed in black ink by
NEIL ARMSTRONG, MICHAEL COLLINS (who adds “Apollo XI”), and BUZZ
ALDRIN who adds sentiment, signing in blue marker which is just a tad
weak. Very good, and a great example for framing.
$1,500-2,000
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1254. NEIL ARMSTRONG (1930-2012) American astronaut and commander of the
Apollo 11 mission, the first man to walk on the Moon. Excellent, scarce NASA photo
showing Armstrong in pressure suit and with his helmet in hand, standing before an
image of the moon. Boldly signed in blue ink and not inscribed. Very fine. A hologram
authentication signature ia affixed at lower-left and could be carefully removed.
$2,000-3,000
1255. NEIL ARMSTRONG Very fine
I.S.P. , 8” x 10” color, an official NASA
photo of Armstrong in pressuree suit
with his helmet in hand, an image of
the moon in the background. Boldly
signed in dark blue marker and in very
fine condition.
$1,500-2,000
1256. NEIL ARMSTRONG...AND FRIENDS! Bold red ink inscription and signature on the face of a
1970 menu for a dinner benefitting the Eisenhower Medical Center and picturing the late president.
Also signed by widow MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER, BOB HOPE (both in pencil), WALTER SCHIRRA,
WILLIAM C. WESTMORELAND, LAURIS NORSTAD, RAY BOLGER, TERRENCE CARDINAL COOKE,
DAVID EISENHOWER, and another Eisenhower family member. Fine.
$800-1,200
1257. BUZZ ALDRIN (b. 1930) American astronaut and pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module who
walked the Moon with Neil Armstrong. Superb oversized S.P. “Buzz Aldrin”, 21” x 33” (sight), an
image of Aldrin on the moon’s surface facing an American flag, captioned at bottom: “We Came in
Peace for All Mankind...”, boldly signed in silver ink. Fine, matted and framed.
$300-400
1258. ALAN SHEPARD (1923-1998) American astronaut, a member of the Mercury team and
the first American in space. S.P. 8” x 10” color, shows Shepard in civilian garb seated before an
American flag, ca, 1960, signed in blue ballpoint. Fine.
$150-200
1259. ALAN SHEPARD (1923-1998) Terrific 17” x 29” color poster issued by NASA celebrating the
25th anniversary of Shepard’s flight on Freedom 7 in 1961, bears three images of Shepard’s liftoff, beside a huge portrait of him in pressure suit seated in the cabin, boldly inscribed and signed
adding “Reach for the stars!”. Matted and in fine condition.
$200-300
1260. ALAN SHEPARD, JR. (1923-1998) American astronaut; the first American in space. S.P. 8” x
10” color, a NASA image as commander of Apollo 14, nicely signed in black ink. Fine.
$100-150
1261. ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV AND PAVEL POPOVICH Lot of two signed photos, each 3 1/2” x 5
1/2”, mounted printed images of ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV (b. 1929) Russian cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 3 and became the third Russian
in space, and PAVEL POPOVICH, Russian cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 4 becoming the fourth Russian in space. Both photos are tied by
the signatures to the mounts. Fine.
$75-100
1262. APOLLO XII First day postal cover honoring the Apollo XII mission to the moon, cancelled at Kennedy Space Center on launch date
Nov. 14, 1969 signed by astronauts CHARLES CONRAD, JR., ALAN BEAN and RICHARD GORDON. Also signed by artist PAUL CALLE.
Fine.
$150-200
1263. APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION Lot of four signed cover commeorating the joint 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission, includes two covers each
signed by American astronauts DEKE SLAYTON, TOM STAFFORD and VANCE BRAND, and two additional A.S.T.P. commemorative covers,
same date and cancel, signed individually by cosmonauts ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV and ALEXEI LEONEV Four pieces, fine.
$150-200
1264. BUZZ ALDRIN (b. 1930) Check signed with his original legal name “Edwin E. Aldrin Jr” and imprinted with both “Buzz” and “Edwin”
first names, Los Angeles, Apr. 24, 1979, makes a $95.00 payment to an individual. Fine. In 1988 Aldrin legally changed his name-it’s
claimed he detested the name “Edwin”.
$200-300
1265. BUZZ ALDRIN (b. 1930) His book Encounter With Tiber, (New York: Warner Books), 1996. First edition, 560pp. with dust jacket,
boldly signed on the title page. Fine.
$150-200
1266. COSMONAUT SIGNED ATTACHE CASE Black corrugated plastic attache case, 15” x 11” x 2” given to participants in the
11th Congress of Association of Space Explorers held in 1995 in Poland. Signed in silver ink by 19 attendees, including MIRASLAW
HERMASZEWSKI, BERTALON FARKAS, MICHAEL BAKER, TOYOHIRO AKIYAMA, CHARLES PRECOURT, ALEXANDER ALEXANDROV,
ROBERT “HOOT” GIBSON, and fellow cosmonauts, Russians KUBASOV, MUSABAYEV, SOLOVYOV, LYAKHOV, VOLKOV, V. TITOV,
DEZHUROV, ARTSEBARSKY, SAVINYKH, IVANCHEKOV, and others. Near fine.
$200-300
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1267. COSMONAUT SIGNED CITATION Unissued partly-printed
Soviet space citation issued in 1977 to honor the twentieth
anniversary of the Soviet space program, 4pp. 4to., signed by
13 early cosmonauts, many now deceased. Includes: TITOV,
SHATALOV, BEREGEVOY, GORBATKO, KHRUNOV, ARTYUKHIN,
ZUDOV, GLAZKOV, KOVALYONOK, POPOVICH, DEMIN, VOLYNOV
and LAZAREV. Fine.
$100-150
1268. COSMONAUT SIGNED SPACE CITATIONS Fine lot of three
unissued partly-printed Soviet space citations, total 6pp. 4to., each
bearing in all fifteen signatures of earlier cosmonauts, many now
deceased. Includes: TITOV, SHATALOV, GORBATKO, GLAZKOV,
REMEK, RUKAVISHNIKOV, IVANOV, DEMIN, KHRUNOV, ZUDOV,
ARTYUKHIN, LAZAREV, KOVALYONOK, and BEREGEVOY. Fine.
$150-200
1269. COSMONAUTS Lot of three signed photos of three of Russia’s
earliest cosmonauts. Includes color 6” x 8” images of PAVEL
POPOVICH and ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV in dress military uniforms,
along with a slightly smaller early b/w postcard photo signed by
German Titov. Three pieces, fine.
$100-150
1270. EDGAR MITCHELL (b. 1930) American astronaut who took
part in the Apollo 14 mission in which the uplands region north
of the Fra Mauro crater on the Moon was explored by Mitchell and
Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Fine S.P., 10” x 8” color shows
Mitchell on the lunar surface, boldly signed in silver ink: “Edgar
Mitchell Apollo 14”. Fine.
$75-100
1271. JAMES C. FLETCHER (1919-1991) Two-time Administrator of
NASA, first from April 27, 1971, to May 1, 1977, and again from
May 12, 1986, to April 8, 1989. Lot of three items, includes a silver
Tiffany & Co. “Replica of Lord Nelson’s Sword”, with additional
engraving: “Dr. James C. Fletcher”, 9 1/4” long, manuscript journal
signed of his overseas trip to Europe, June 21 to Aug. 22, 1934,
including visits to London, Scandinavia, Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and
Cherbourg, and a NASA STS-26 Ames-Dryden pass bearing Fletcher’s
name. Three pieces.
$150-200
1272. JAMES IRWIN (d. 1996) American astronaut and moonwalker,
active in the Apollo program. I.S.P., 10” x 8” color, shows Irwin
saluting the flag on the moon’s surface whilst standing beside the
moon “buggy” and LEM, boldly inscribed; “Kate His Love From the
Moon Jim Irwin”. Fine.
$100-150
1273. SALLY RIDE (1951-2012) American astronaut, the first
American woman in space. Official NASA 8” x 10” color photo,
signed by Ride in blue marker at left. Fine.
$75-100
1274. SOVIET COSMONAUTS Lot of six partly-printed citations,
all 1p. 8vo., ca. 1977, signed in total by ten various cosmonauts.
Includes: TITOV, KOVALYONOK, IVANCHEKOV, SHATALOV,
GORBATKO, GLAZKOV, SHATALOV, REMEK, ROZHDESTVENSKY,
and HERMASZEWSKI. Fine.
$75-100
1275. SOVIET DOGS IN SPACE MEDALS Three Russian medallions
made of space used alloy, issued 2005-07, 1 1/4” dia., individually
picture Russia’s first space pioneers...dogs, and images of the craft
that carried them The famous Laika is included. Limited edition of
300 sets.
$200 - 300
1276. VANCE BRAND (b. 1931) American astronaut, pilot of the
ASTP, commander of three early shuttle missions. S.P. 8” x 10”
color, an official NASA image, boldly signed. Fine.
$60-80
1277. WALTER SCHIRRA (b. 1923) American astronaut, the
only astronaut to fly all three types of manned spacecraft. 1965
children’s “Wonder Book” titled: “Into Space With the Astronauts”
picturing Schirra on the cover, boldly signed by him at lower-right.
Very good.
$75-100
1278. JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913) American banker
and financier who founded J.P. Morgan & Co., reorganized American
railroads and founded U.S. Steel. Partly-printed D.S., 6pp. folio, [New
York] June 30, 1886, a $1000, 4% 100-year mortgage bond for the
New Jersey Junction Railroad Co. Morgan signs the verso of the
certificate as a trustee together with HENRY C. FAHNESTOCK. The
bond includes all but one of the $20 redemption coupons which are
neatly attached to the certificate at one margin. A superb example
of the work of the American Bank Note Company with an ornate
border and vignette of a harbor scene and another larger engraving
of the Hudson Valley with steamships and railroads in view. Fine
condition.
$400-600
1279. GEORGE M. PULLMAN (1831-1897) American industrialist,
designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded
a company town, Pullman, for his workers. His company also hired
African-American men to staff the Pullman cars, who became known
and widely respected as Pullman porters, providing elite service.
Rare A.L.S. on “Pullman’s Palace Car Company” letterhead, 1p.
4to., New York, Oct. 13, 1873 to C. W. Angell introducing John L.
Geiger of London who: “...had brought letters from our friends in
England...extend to him such courtesies as may be in your power...”.
Very good, matted and framed.
$400-500
1280. HOWARD ELLIOTT (1860-1928) President of Northern Pacific
Railway and president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad beginning in 1913. Signed book “The Truth About the
Railroads”, (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.), 1913. 260pp. 8vo. A
lengthy inscription on the front flyleaf urges the recipient to develop
a “healthy mind and character” to deal with issues he foresees
the country will have over the next 25 years. Page toned, else very
good.
$100-150
1281. DANIEL K. LUDWIG (1897-1992) American shipping magnate
and billionaire. Even though he was one of the wealthiest men of
his day, with operations spanning 23 countries, his name was little
known. T.L.S. with his initials “D.K.” on his personal letterhead, 1p.
4to., New York, Mar. 8, 1974 to singer Lanny Ross sending a copy of
a memorandum he has received from Bermuda and promising that
Ross’ friend will receive “special attention”. Fine.
$150-200
1282. DONALD TRUMP American financier, deal maker and
gambling mogul, once near bankruptcy, he recovered his wealth
and remains in the public eye. Series 1980 one hundred dollar bill,
boldly signed in blue ink by Trump at right. Bill is worn, else very
good.
$100-150
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1283. EARLY BOSTON SHIPPING DOCUMENTS Collection of five
D.S.s, 1836 to 1848, all dealing with shipping matters relating the
Port of Boston and Charlestown. Partly printed D.S. “Charles Ward,
U.S. Consul,” 2pp (single sheet), May 16, 1846, folio. Reads in
small part: “…We, J. Hogt Master, and G.F. White Mate, on the Bark
Catalpa…arrived from Port of Boston…do solemnly swear, that the
goods and merchandise…described in the preceding Certificate…
were actually delivered…”. CHARLES WARD (1816-76), American
merchant and, U.S. Consul at Zanzibar (1846-50). Not the most
diplomatic person, his explosive relationship with Sultan Seyyid Said
nearly ended all United States-Zanzibarian trade. WITH another partly
printed D.S., by the Naval Officer, 1p, Dec. 22, 1848, folio, from the
port of Boston and Charlestown, Mass., to “…Certify all whom it
may concern, that Samuel Benson Master or Commander of the Ship
Aldebaran burthen 380 Tons…mounted with Two Guns, navigated
with fifteen men, American built, and bound for East Indies…” WITH
two documents very similar to last one listed, 1 page each, 1839 &
1842, ships leaving the Port of Boston and Charlestown, for the East
Indies, and signed by the Naval Officer. WITH another partly printed
D.S., 1p, March 24, 1836, folio, District of Boston and Charlestown.
Reads in part: “BILL OF HEALTH…to all to whom these Presents
shall come; WE, the Collector and Naval-Officer…Certify and make
known, that the Captain, Officers, Seamen and Passengers of the
Barque called United States…now ready to proceed on a voyage
to East Indies…are all in good health…That no plague…at present
exists…”. Signed by the Collector and the Naval Officer. Overall very
good condition.
$150-200
1284. DUTCH EAST INDIES, PENANG, HONG KONG AMERICAN
CONSUL DOCUMENTS Partly printed D.S., 2pp (single sheet)
oblong folio, Sep. 6, 1845, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta,
Indonesia), shipping manifest for an American vessel leaving
for Boston, in Dutch. Endorsed at bottom left corner by the U.S.
Consular Agent, “This is to certify that the above Special Coffee
was shipped at this port and is the Produce of Netherlands India…”
Nicely signed, with his seal added. WITH another partly printed D.S.,
1p, June 12, 1841, folio, Batavia, Dutch East Indies, in Dutch, for a
shipment to Boston. WITH two other D.S., 2pp each (single sheets),
1847 and 1851, from the ports of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales
Island., shipping documents for American vessels arriving from
Boston. Each is signed, one by “C. C. Currier, Consular agent of the
U.S.A.” Light soiling and minor wear, otherwise very good condition.
4 documents.
$100-150
1285. AMERICAN TRADE WITH THE FAR EAST, EARLY 1800S
Collection of 25 documents and letters, 1809 to 1871 (most from
the 1840s) regarding trade and shipping matters, most from
Manila, Singapore, and Batavia (Dutch East Indies). Content touches
on financial matters, cargo manifests, landing certificates, fees due,
etc. Several are signed by U.S. Consuls. Included are five letters from
the firm Russell & Sturgis, each is signed “Russell & Sturgis,” 1840s,
from Manila, to London merchants, re: financial and shipping
matters. RUSSELL STURGIS (1805-87), went to Harvard College
at age 12, and then briefly practiced law in Boston. He sailed for
Canton, China in 1833 on behalf of an opium smuggler, John Perkins
Cushing. He was a partner in the firms: Russell & Sturgis of Manila;
Russell & Sturgis Company of Canton; and Russell & Company. WITH
a document, Debenture Certificate, 2pp, 1843, folio, from Batavia,
part of their cargo was “Forty nine Baskets Champagne’. WITH three
D.S.s, “J. Balestier” as U.S. Consul at Singapore, 1 page each, oblong
folio, re financial matters. JOSEPH BALESTIER (1788-1858) was an
American merchant, and U.S. Consul at Singapore. His wife, Maria,
was the daughter of Paul Revere. Much more. Light wear, overall
very good condition.
$200-300
1286. AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY VIGNETTES Collection of
26 proof engravings from the American Bank Note Company cut as
samples and pasted to either side of a 12” x 14” album page. The
page appears to have been kept either by American Bank Note or
a related engraver as some images are marked “INACTIVE” and all
have reference numbers. Images include farming scenes, American
state seals, and images related thereto. Some soiling and toning but
generally very good. The American Bank Note Co. is famous for its
printing of currency, postage stamps and stock certificates.
$300-400
1287. AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY VIGNETTES Collection of
over 60 proof engravings from the American Bank Note Company
cut as samples and pasted to either side of a 12” x 14” album page.
The page appears to have been kept either by American Bank Note
or a related engraver as some images are marked “INACTIVE” and all
have reference numbers. Images include locomotives, street cars,
steam ships, Liberty, eagles, gargoyles, and images related thereto.
Some soiling and toning but generally very good. The American
Bank Note Co. is famous for its printing of currency, postage stamps
and stock certificates.
$300-500
1288. AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY VIGNETTES Collection of
13 proof engravings from the American Bank Note Company cut
as samples and pasted to either side of a 12” x 14” album page.
The page appears to have been kept either by American Bank Note
or a related engraver as some images are marked “INACTIVE” and
all have reference numbers. Images include Abraham Lincoln,
Alexander Hamilton, eagles (including the eagle used as the symbol
of Mexico), and pastoral scenes. Some soiling and toning but
generally very good. The American Bank Note Co. is famous for its
printing of currency, postage stamps and stock certificates.
$300-400
1289. AMERICAN CONSULAR DOCUMENTS FROM EUROPEAN
PORTS, 1700S AND 1800S Collection of approximately 25 letters
and documents from American consular officials dating from 1796
to 1904 (mostly 1830-1860). Included is: CHARLES EMORY SMITH
(1842-1908), American journalist and statesman; U.S. Postmaster
General; U.S. Minister to Russia (1842-1908). A.L.S., as Minister to
Russia, 1p, Dec. 6, 1890, 8vo, friendly content. WITH NATHANIEL
BEVERLY TUCKER (1820-90), journalist and diplomat; served the
Confederacy as an economic agent to England and France. A.L.S.
“Beverly Tucker” as U.S. Consul at Liverpool, England, 1 1/2pp,
April 30, 1858, 8vo, trying to apprehend a man named “Gish.”
WITH HENRY COOK HALL (1820-1901), American diplomat. Partly
printed D.S., “Henry C Hall”, as U.S. Consul at Havana, Cuba, 1p,
March 27, 1869, 4to, re purchases. WITH ROBERT MONTGOMERY
(1754-?), Irish merchant; appointed by President Thomas Jefferson
to be U.S. Consul at Alicante, Spain (1793). Partly printed D.S.,
“Robt. Mongomery, Consul,” 1p, Dec. 3, 1805, folio, from Alicante,
Spain, “Port Charges of the American Ship Recovery, Captain
William Freeman…” WITH FRANCIS BARBER OGDEN (1783-1857),
American diplomat. Partly printed D.S., “Fras B Ogden,” as U.S,
Consul at Liverpool, England, 1p, June 25, 1834, 8vo. WITH SAMUEL
WILLIAMS, American diplomat; U.S. Consul at Hamburg (1796-97);
U.S. Consul at London (1797-1801). Partly printed D.S., “S. Williams”
as U.S. Consul at Hamburg, 2pp, Dec. 29, 1797, 8vo, re the arrival of
a ship from Philadelphia. A few of the other locations found in this
collection include: Londonderry, Ireland; Belfast, Ireland; Glasgow,
Scotland; Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Bremen (Germany). Expected
light wear. Much more! Overall very good condition.
$300-400
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1290. “THE EFFECTS OF BEER” Great early publication: “The Effects
of Beer Upon Those Who Make and Drink It. A Statistical Sketch”, by
G. Thomann. Issued by the United States Brewers Assoc., New York,
1886. 46pp. 8vo., front cover bears a chip, back cover missing. An
amazing treatise claiming the incredible health benefits of beer,
disclaiming any association with alcoholism, liver damage or weight
gain, and containing a lengthy statistical table showing the fine
medical condition of brewery employees.
$100-150
1291. BREWERIANA-ADVERTISING Eclectic grouping of brewery
advertising, includes the desireable 12pp. 16mo. booklet “Eat,
Drink and be Merry” issued by Moerlein’s Brewery with superb
illustrations within; a 20pp. booklet “Secrets” hyping malt extract
and offering useful tidbits of info, issued by P. H. Best Brewing
Co., 18 examples of playing cards issued by various brewers, 15
matchbook covers, almost all promoting defunct breweries; trade
card from Burton Brewery, Boston; “Epoch Making Events” booklet
issued in 1914 by Annheuser Busch; two Olympia Beer cartoon wall
hangings (stained), etc.
$200-300
1292. BREWERIANA-PABST BREWING COMPANY Lot of four early
Pabst advertising items, includes a small 5pp. clay-coated writing
pad, worn; “100 Points of Perfection” distributed at the 1890
Columbia Exposition promoting malt extract; a 3” x 6” color trade
card; and a 7 1/8” long die cut intended to be attached to a bottle as
a marketing gimmick, bearing a tiny waterstain at upper-right. Rare
items!
$100-150
George II “ACT for the Making good Beer”; an 1850 tavern license
issued to a man from Gravesend (Brooklyn), N.Y.; four American and
British newspapers 1752-90 with articles on breweries or brewing
recipes; Waukesha-Milwaukee Brewing Co. letterhead, etc. A few
newspapers are a bit ragged, else very good.
$150-200
1295. FRENCH BREWERY
ENGRAVINGS CA. 1775
Fine group of five 10” x 15
1/2” French engravings
of brewery equipment
and operations, along
with descriptive list as
published in Diderot’s
encyclopedia.
Almost
every element of the
process is diagrammed,
including vats, fir pits,
tongs, kettles, hoists,
horses grinding grain,
storerooms, fermenting
vats, barrels, and so
on. Also included is an
octavo engraving from
the 1832 Philadelphia
edition of the Edinburgh
Encyclopedia
titled
“Brewing”showing
nine
pieces of machinery used
in the proces. Disbound,
in fine condition and
suitable for framing.
$300-400
1296. PARLIAMENTARY ACT TO PROTECT TRADE AND BREWERS,
1734 Rare imprint: “An Act for the more effectual preventing the
clandestine Importation of foreign Hops into Great Britain and
Ireland, and to prevent the adulterating or sophisticating of Hops, to
alter the Colour or Scent thereof.”, 6pp. 7 1/2” x 11 1/4”, (London:
John Baskett), first printing disbound from a sessional volume thus
limited to about 1,100 copies. The act emanated from a meeting
of Parliament commenced at Westminster on Jan. 23, 1727 and
it essentially concerns itself with imposing duties upon imported
hops-some of which came from America. Light toning, else very
good and perhaps one of the earliest beer-related imprints extant.
$200-300
1297. PITTSBURGH PURE BEER BREWING COMPANY STOCK Rare
stock certificate for 100 shares in the Pittsburgh Pure Beer Breweing
Company, issued to William N. Andrews in Pittsburgh in May 6,
1898, illustrated with a sheaf of wheat and uncanceled. Signed by
the treasurer and the president, one J. T. Keil, printed by Western
Bank Note Co. The company folded the following year. Fine.
$200-300
1298. LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY STOCK CERTIFICATE Stock
certificate for one hundred shares of Class A stock in the Lincoln
Motor Company, unissued, signed ca. 1920 in blank by printed by
vice-president WILFRED LELAND and treasurer WILLIAM T. NASH.
Toned at upper-left, else fine.
$75-100
1293. BREWERIANA-TRADE CARDS Lot of five rare trade cards,
includes two 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” color cards with mythical scenes issued
by the Chaefer-Meyer Brewing Co., Louisville, one bearing corners
chipped, both with mounting remnanats; a 4 1/4” x 1 3/4” card
promoting “Geo. Ehret’s Celebrated New York Lager on Draught”; a
5” x 3” H. Clausen trade card (surface abraded); and a Feigenspan’s
Finest die cut card (mounting remnants).
$150-200
1294. BREWERY AND LIQUOR EPHEMERA Good lot of brewery and
liquor ephemera, includes: printed British law, 6pp. 4to., printed by
John Baskett, 1734, Parliament under George II taxes ale and beer
in Montrose, with a second printed law, 2pp. 8vo., Philadelphia, a
1299. MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY BOND Beautiful $1000 bond
certificate from the Mexican Central Railway Company Limited, dated
July 1, 1881, 14 ½”x10,” payable in 1911. Ornate border around it,
with a vignette of the Mexican Snake and Eagle coat of arms. Signed
by the company president and clerk. Printed by the American Bank
Company, New York and Boston. Comes with 39 of its original 40
coupons. The railway was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1880,
opening the main line in March, 1884 linking Mexico City to Ciudad
Juarez, across from El Paso. Fine
$100-150
1300. PEERLESS WHEEL COMPANY STOCK Rare stock certificate
for two $5.00 shares in the Peerless Wheel Company, a Delaware
corporation. The certificate bears a side view of a coupe, and was
issued on Dec. 7, 1916 by company president Robert H. Taft. Fine.
$200-300
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Authors, Artists & Composers
1301. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) American
writer, a Nobel prize winner and author of For Whom
the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and
the Sea, and other classic novels. Fine association
pair of signed items, includes a signed check “Ernest
M. Hemingway”, Havana, Dec. 23, 1954, making a
$100.00 payment to Robert Herrera. Endorsed
on verso. Ink cancels somewhat affect signature.
Sold with an A.N.S. on Hemingway’s Finca Vigia
letterhead, 1p. 4to., [n.d., ca. Dec. 23, 1954], a note
which presumably accompanied the check: “Merry
Christmas Don Monstruo Mister Papa”. Folds,
else fine. Herrera, a Spaniard who fled to Cuba
following the Franco takeover, was a close friend to
Hemingway. Two pieces.
$1,000-1,500
1302. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) Fine engrossed and signed
check “Ernest Hemingway”, Havana, Nov. 29, 1952 drawn on the Bank
of Boston and making a $15.00 payment to “Portador” (the bearer).
Endorsed on verso by Roberto Herrera, a Spanish expatriate and
Hemingway’s close friend in Cuba. Cancellation stamp barely grazed
one letter in signature, else very good.
$1,000 - $1,200
“You ever write me another letter like that and I’ll beat the shit out of you…”
1303. ERNEST AND GREGORY HEMINGWAY “HATE”
CORRESPONDENCE Extraordinary grouping includes
2 1/3” negatives of two vitriolic letters from 21 yearold son Gregory Hemingway to his father, Nov 3 1nd
13, 1952, and two of the author’s types responses,
also with printed positives of the letters and other
(unrelated) material from the estate of Hemingway’s
close friend and confidante, Spaniard Roberto Herrera
who also lived in Cuba. Gregory writes from Los
Angeles only a few months after his mother Pauline’s
death. The woman had died following Gregory’s arrest,
most likely due to an existing heart or adrenal condition
brought on by a call from Ernest concerning the arrest.
In reaction to an apparently accusatory message, his
son attacks: “...You ever write me another letter like
that and I’ll beat the shit out of you...When mother
died...you accused me of killing her...As far as I am
concerned, you can go to hell...”. Gregory also makes
clear references to Hemingway’s drinking, calling him
a “gin-soaked monster”, and blasts his father again and
again for abusing his mother mentally. He continues:
“...You accused me of killing her-said it was my arrest that killed her...Did you think that little scene did her any good?...you accused
me, you cocksucker...You will never look toward yourself”. Much more revealing content. Days later, Hemingway replied in a T.L.S., also
photographed: “...if in your present state, it makes you happy to hate me, go ahead and hate me...But please do now write silly letters
about beating up your father, and do not write criminal letters to anyone, any time...This letter was criminally insane...It is my duty as
your father to warn you...Your father, who is heartily ashamed of you, Ernest Hemingway...”. He also noted on the envelope of the letter:
“To be [photographed] Week cabled Nov. 12”. Whom did Hemingway cable, and why were Gregory’s letter and Hemingway’s response
photographed? And why were the photographs entrusted to the care of his close Cuban friend, Roberto Herrera? The father and son would
never meet again. Also in the grouping are two candid photos of Hemingway hunting with Herrera and friends in Cuba, original slide of
Finca Vigia, and two Cuban publications eulogizing Hemingway.
$750-1,000
1304. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ (1927-2014) Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Considered one of the
most significant authors of the 20th century, he wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Love in the Time of Cholera”. I.S.P. “Gabriel”,
7” x 4 3/4” color, an image of the author seated with Bulgarian politician Milko Balev, also dated 1975. Very good.
$200-300
1305. EUGENE O’NEILL (1888-1953) American author who rose from being a derelict seaman to write The Iceman Cometh and Emperor
Jones and to win a Pulitzer Prize. His book Strange Interlude, (New York: Boni & Liverwright), 1928. 298pp. large 8vo., a special edition
limited to 775 copies, this one no. 228. Signed on front limitation page. Spine cracking on one edge at top, else very good.
$200-300
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1312. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) Fine association pair of signed
items, includes a signed check “Ernest M. Hemingway”, Havana, Dec. 24,
1954, making a $100.00 payment to Robert Herrera. Endorsed on verso.
Ink cancels somewhat affect signature. Sold with an A.N on Hemingway’s
Finca Vigia envelope which presumably accompanied the check: “Merry
Christmas Roberto Happy New Year”. Envelope stained. Herrera, a
Spaniard who fled to Cuba following the Franco takeover, was a close
friend to Hemingway. Two pieces.
$600-800
1313. ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) Subscription and signature:
“yours etc, Ernest Hemingway”. Light toning from previous matting,
else very good.
$400-500
1314. MORRIS JASTROW, JR. (1861-1921) American orientalist and
librarian associated with the University of Pennsylvania. Signed book
“The War and the Baghdad Railway”, (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott &
Co.), 1918, bearing a lengthy inscription with signature on the front
flyleaf, July 2, 1918.
$60-80
1315. EDWIN MARKHAM (1852-1940) American poet who achieved
phenomenal success with his poem of social protest “The Man With
the Hoe”. Lot of two items, includes an S.P. 4 1/2” x 7 1/2” signed
and dated 1936, along with a printed copy of his poem “The Ode to
Columbus”, signed at bottom. Very good.
$60-80
1306. PIERRE AUGUSTIN CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS (1732-1799)
French author, watchmaker and merchant who spearheaded early
French covert efforts to supply the Continental Army before France
entered the war in 1778. A.L.S. “Beaumarchais”, 1p. 4to., [n.p.],
1786 to a Mr. Gourel, in French. In part: “I ask of you pardon, my
friend...but I will be engaged...for tomorrow. I have absent-mindedly
accepted to dine with the Viscount of Marbonne[?]...”. He asks if
another day may be as suitable to his friend and awaits a response.
Folds, otherwise fine condition and ideal for display.
$1,200-1,500
1307. RALPH WALDO EMERSON
(1803-1882) American poet and
friend of Alcott, Thoreau and
Hawthorne, he was the American
advocate of transcendentalism.
Fine A.Q.S. on an 8vo. sheet, [n.p.,
n.d.], two lines from his poem
“Friendship”: Give the gem which
dims the moon, To the noblest, or
to none.”. Boldly signed. Folds, else
near fine.
$500-600
1308. PETER BENCHLEY (1940-2006), American author, best
known for “Jaws.” T.Ms.S., 1p. 4to., from his book “The Deep”. Also
signed by the stars of the movie, JACQUELINE BISSET and NICK
NOLTE. Fine.
$100-150
1309. VINCENT BLASCO-IBANEZ (1867-1928) Spanish novelist and
an ardent republican, author of Flor de mayo. I.S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2”
b/w, a chest, up profile, Menton, 1927. Fine.
$100-150
1310. RAY BRADBURY (1920-2012) American science fiction writer.
Two of his books, both paperbacks, “The Illustrated Man” and
“Dandelion Wine”, (New York: Bantam Books), 1978. Both are boldly
signed in blue marker on the first page. Fine.$100-150
1311. WILLA CATHER (1873-1947) American author whose fiction
is characterized by a strong sense of place, the subtle presentation
of human relationships, an often unconventional narrative structure,
and a style of clarity and beauty. Scarce S.P. 5” x 7” b/w, a halflength pose boldly signed. Fine.
$250-350
1316. EDGAR LEE MASTERS (1868-1950) American poet, biographer,
and dramatist, the author of Spoon River Anthology and The New Star
Chamber. His book The Serpent in the Wilderness, (New York: Sheldon
Dick), 1933. 92pp. 4to. Masters’ collection of poetry, a limited edition
no. 18/400, signed on the rear limitation page. Also present, tipped to
the front flyleaf, is a 13-line poem in Masters’ hand in pencil entitled:
Jack High Has a Son. Spine and covers slightly soiled, corners bumped,
else very good.
$150-200
1317. EUGENE O’NEILL (1888-1953) His book The Hairy Ape, (New
York: Horace Liverwright), 1929. 116pp. 8vo., a special edition
illustrated by Alexander King and limited to 775 copies, this one no.
320. Signed on front limitation page. With dust wrapper which lacks
spine, else very good to fine.
$200-300
1318. EUGENE O’NEILL (1888-1953) His book Anna Christie, (New
York: Horace Liverwright), 1929. 162pp. 8vo., a special edition
illustrated by Alexander King and limited to 775 copies, this one no.
153. Signed on front limitation page. With dust wrapper, in slip case
(damaged), overall very good to fine.
$200-300
1319. ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate and
playwright. Check made out and signed “Tennyson” in the body
and “A Tennyson” in signature area, 7” x 3 1/4”, London, Apr. 25,
1873 making a 27 pound payment for his son Hallam Tennyson. Ink
cancel crosses signature, else very good.
$150-200
1320. LOWELL THOMAS (1892-1981) American journalist and author
whose writings centered on his overseas adventures. Pair of signed
items, includes an S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, an early chest, up portrait signed
later in black marker, and a 1967 T.L.S. on his personal letterhead
mentioning that his handwriting is “deplorable”. Fine.
$100-150
1321. JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) American cartoonist and writer
of numerous books, short stories, and essays. Managing editor of the
New Yorker (1927-33). S.P. 4” x 6” b/w, a casual seated pose signed in
blue ink. Fine.
$300-400
1322. (AUTHORS) Collection of 19 autographs. Includes: LOWELL
THOMAS (1892-1981), signed first day cover, commemorating the
25th Anniversary of Voice of America, postmarked Washington, D.C.,
Aug. 1, 1967; KENNETH KESEY (1935-2001), best known for “One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1962), T.Ms.S. “Is There an End to
the Kerouac Highway”, 1p, nd, 4to; KURT VONNEGUT (1922-2007),
T.Ms.S., “Slapstick”, 1p, nd, 4to; WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY (1925-2008),
signed 3”x5” card; DEAN KOONTZ, signed and inscribed 3”x5”
card, “To Jean-Fear nada, zip, zero, nothing! Dean Koonth, 12/7.99”;
WILLIAM P. BLATTY, signed 3”x5” card; JOHN UPDIKE (1932-2009),
signed 3”x5” card; ANNE RICE, signed card; MARY HIGGINS CLARK,
signed 3”x5” card; JACQUELINE SUZANNE (1918-74), signature;
ARTHUR C CLARK (1917-2008), signed 3”x5” card; NORMAN
MAILER, signed 3”x5 card; JOYCE CAROL OATES, signed 3”x5” card;
TOM CLANCY (1947-2013), signed 3”x5” card; GAY TALESE, signed
3”x5” card; LEON URIS (1924-2003), signed 3”x5” card; ELMORE
LEONARD (1925-2013), signed 3”x5” card; LORRAINE DAY, signed
3”x5” card; and SUE GRAFTON, signed card. Fine.
$200-300
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1323. PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor whose changing,
powerful thematic style made him the foremost artist of the 20th century. Fine S.P.
10 1/2” x 15” b/w overall, a printed image of the great artist standing before some
of his pottery creations, captioned: “Picasso at Vallauris” and signed in pencil:
“Pour Vololine ton ami Picasso le 12.6.62”. Ex: Galerie Beyeler, Paris. Fine.
$1,500-2,000
1324. PABLO PICASSO (18811973) S.P. 14 3/4” x 11”, a
color image of one of his
creations in clay, tipped to a
mount which in turn is signed
in pencil: “Pour Vololine ton
ami Picasso le 12.6.62”. Image
is scuffed at lower-right and
should be restored, else fine.
$750-1,000
1325. ARTHUR “WEEGEE” FELIG (1899-1968)
Photographer and photojournalist, known for his
stark black and white street photography. Rare
signed book, his Naked City (New York: Essential
Books), 1945. 246pp. 8vo., a probable first in the
“smooth finish” cloth cover. A collection of the great
Weegee’s most memorable photographs in his first
book, inscribed to “Raymond Huether” (believed to
be a police officer on one of Weegee’s photos), and
signed “Weegee 1945”. Another inscription appears
on the same page by one “Joseph Mulcahy”, who likely
obtained the book for Huether. Covers and spine a bit
soiled, corners slightly bumped, else very good. Rare.
$1,200-1,500
1326. ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) American artist and the founder of pop art who gained instant notoriety with his depictions of the
Campbell soup can and Brillo boxes. Printed color image of Warhol’s portrait of Mick Jagger, 8 1/2” x 9”, likely cut from a gallery catalog
and boldly signed at bottom in black marker. Fine condition, mounted on foam board.
$600-800
1327. NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978)
American painter and illustrator known
for his homey, American genre paintings.
Bold inscription and original drawing on
the blank cover of an octavo Croatian cruise
lines menu, wishing a couple a “Happy,
happy anniversary” on behalf of Rockwell
and his family. At bottom he has added his
trademark drawing, a forlorn pooch with a
can tied to his tail, and initialed the drawing
‘N. R.”. Fine.
$1,000-1,500
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1331. ERTE (ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF) (1892-1990) French designer
who was one of the leading exponents of the Art Deco style of the
1920’s and 1930’s. Rare original signed ink drawing on a 8 1/2” x
7” portion of an album page, an image of two black cats, one with its
back raised in anger, drawn in Erte’s unique style and boldly signed
by him beneath. Near fine condition.
$600-800
1332. CHAIM GROSS (1904-1991) American painter and sculptor of
a style much similar to that of Marc Chagall. Signed print “Blessing
the Wine”, 18 1/2” x 23”, limited no. 5/100, signed and dated 1966.
Matted, near fine.
$150-200
1328. ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) American artist, a leader
of the pop art movement who utilized comic art as the basis for
his paintings. Original meticulously-drawn and colored sketch on
a white 6” x 8 1/2” card depicting a pink table lamp with white
shade, executed with black ink and coral watercolor with traces of
a pencil outline still visible, signed at bottom in black marker. Fine
condition.
$1,500-2,000
1333. LEROY NEIMAN Popular American sports artist and illustrator.
Good lot of four color images of his paintings, each about 6” x
7”, inscribed and signed, includes the floor of the London Stock
Exchange, skiers, the 16th Hole at Cypress, and a bartender. Fine.
$100-150
Peter Max sketches ideas for a George Bush
campaign poster
1329. PETER MAX
American pop artist
remembered for his
psychedelic posters
promoting
rock
bands and events
of
the
1960’s.
Original
sketch
on a cloth napkin
signed four times,
19” x 19”, a study
for a fundraising
promotion
for
George H. Bush’s
1988
presidential
campaign
using
Bush’s famous catch
phrase “a thousand
points of light”. Max
writes out Bush’s
quote, then sketches
four promotional pieces he would make using that theme, including
lithographs, posters, and original paintings. At bottom he suggests
that the pieces include: “President & artist’s signatures”. Matted and
framed. Max ultimately produced the now-famous “Flag with Heart”
for the campaign.
$800-1,200
1330. MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) French artist whose naive style
incorporating subjects of Russian and Jewish life made him one of
the foremost artists of this century. A.L.S. 1p. 12mo., Vence, 1954,
in Hebrew. Untranslated. Light soiling, else very good.
$300-400
1334. PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) S.P. 14 3/4” x 11”, a color
image of one of his creations in clay, tipped to a mount which in
turn is signed in pencil: “Pour Vololine ton ami Picasso le 12.6.62”.
Image is scuffed at lower-right and should be restored, else very
good.
$750-1,000
1335. NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) Lot of two signed first
day postal covers, one a 1960 cover honoring the Boy Scouts, the
second honoring home delivery of the mail and bearing a stamp
designed by Rockwell. Very good.
$150-200
1336. NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) Lot of two items, includes
a good content T.L.S. “Norman” on his personal letterhead, 1p.
4to., Stockbridge, July 16, 1969 to fellow Famoust Artists School
staff member Walt Reed. In part: “...you asked me also for large
reproductions of THE FOUR FREEDOMS. I found out that the U.S.
Government Printing Office did not have any large prints, and even
the smaller prints...are out of print and there is no way I know of
getting them from The Curtis Publishing Company...”. Sold with a
signature on a small octavo sheet: “sincerely Norman Rockwell”.
Both pieces are fine and would frame nicely.
$200-300
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1337. NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) Good content T.L.S.
“Norman” on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Stockbridge, Apr. 16,
1968 to fellow Famous Artists School staff member Walt Reed. In part:
“...I am writing to Mr. Freelen...I haven’t anything to sell him but it is nice
to be asked...I only wish there were some way I could get Doubleday...
to make a reprint of THE NORMAN ROCKWELL ALBUM. They are all
sold out...the editor doesn’t seem interested in republishing it...Thank
you for your interest in the presidential candidate series. I just got a
letter today from the Kennedy people saying they liked the one I did of
him very much , which amazes me since he is getting his hair cut and I
made a special point of that amazing hairdo he had...”. Paperclip stain
at top, folds, else very good.
$200-300
1338. NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) Signed color illustration,
10” x 8”, a printing of Rockwell’s painting of a huckster pitching an
icebox on a sled to an Eskimo couple who seem entranced by his
show. Boldly signed at bottom in dark pencil. Fine.
$200-300
1339. RAPHAEL SOYER (1899-1987) American painter whose
works enjoy wide popular appeal. Two signed chromolithographs:
“Immigrants“ no 112/150, heavy bond paper, 20” x 22 1/2” in a
green matted frame (detached) the second untitled, depicting two
men playing a game, and boys going swimming, 19 1/2” x 25 1/2”
signed lower right, 7/25. Bothy overall very good.
$100-150
1340. ISAAC SOYER (1902-1981) Social realist painter often
portraying working class people, employed by the WPA. Signed
artist’s proof: “Portrait of a Young Girl”, inscribed and signed in
pencil at bottom: “To Sue & Israel with love”. 13 1/2” x 19 1/2”,
framed.
$200-300
1346. WILLIAM HOGARTH ENGRAVING “STROLLING ACTRESSES
DRESSING IN A BARN” Copperplate engraving by William Hogarth,
“Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn”, image size 16 7/8” x 21
1/8”, sheet size 18 3/4” x 25 1/2”, some foxing evident in the
margins, and a very light vertical crease, overall very good. The Art
Institute of Chicago describes the engraving: “A copy of the 1737
Act of Parliament Against Strolling Players next to the bed reveals
that this is the unlicensed troop’s last performance before these
lower-class, professional women will be forced to turn to other
occupations. This is a female-dominated space, in which male
characters are represented by masquerading women. The actresses,
centered around the topsy-turvy rendition of Diana, the goddess
of chastity, appear independent and professional, unsullied by the
male voyeur peering at them from a crack in the roof”. $400-600
1347. CHINESE BONE CARVINGS Lot of two Chinse carved sections of
bone, each 11 1/4” long, depicting male and female figures. Fairly well
executed and hand-colored, with wood pedestals.
$200-300
1348. LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1992) American composer and
conductor whose works frequently reflected American themes. Bold,
full signature on a 16mo. card, Fine.
$100-150
1349. LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1992) S.P. 3 1/2” x 6” b/w, a
printed image of the composer on the cover of a Columbia records
pamphlet, signed with a fine-nibbed pen. Very good.
$100-150
1341. ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) American artist and the founder
of pop art who gained instant notoriety with his depictions of the
Campbell soup can and Brillo boxes. Printed color image of Warhol’s
iconic portrait of Liza Minelli, 8 1/4” x 9”, likely cut from a catalog
of Warhol’s works. Boldly signed at bottom in black marker. Fine
condition, mounted on foam board.
$400-600
1350. ALEXANDRE BRAILKOWSKY (1896-1976) Russian classical
pianist, specialized in Chopin. A.M.Q.S. on a 7 3/4” x 5 1/2” sheet,
four bars from Chopin’s Concerto, Opus 11, boldly penned, signed,
and dated July 17, 1939. Fine.
$200-300
1351. HOWARD HANSON (1896-1981) American composer,
conductor, educator, and champion of American classical music,
directed the Eastman School of Music. A.M.Q.S. on a small card, two
bars of “Romantic” from his Symphony No. 2, boldly inscribed and
signed. Fine.
$100-150
1342. ANDY WARHOL AND JAMIE WYETH (1928-1987) Signature
and inscription under a color image of his portrait of Jamie Wyeth,
from a tri-fold promotional program “Andy Warhol & Jamie Wyeth,
Portraits of Each Other,” 1976, Coe Kerr Gallery, New York. WITH an
A.N.S. from JAMIE WYETH on his correspondence card, thank you
message. Fine.
$400-500
1352. GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (1911-2007) Italian operatic composer
and librettist whose works derive from Puccini and Mascagni. Fine
and unusual A.M.Q.S. penned on a 7” x 4 1/2” sheet, a spiral drawing
of one measure of music in blue ink marked “Andantino”, inscribed
in black ink to “the cab” and signed upside down. A curious, quirky
and beautiful item, fine condition.
$300-400
1343. JAMIE WYETH Contemporary American realist painter. A pair
of autographs, includes a signed postcard of his “Wicker” (1979) and
a signed and inscribed first day cover honoring American Folk Art,
postmarked Sept. 25, 1980. Fine.
$100-150
1353. COLE PORTER (1891-1964) American composer and lyricist
of the classic musicals Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate, and Can-Can.
His songs include “Let’s Do It” and “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”,
among many others. Fine full signature on an album page. Very
slight uneven toning, else fine.
$150-200
1344. PAT OLIPHANT (b. 1935) Editorial cartoonist whose career
spans more than fifty years. His trademark is a small penguin
character named Punk, who is often seen making a comment about
the subject of the panel. Original cartoon, 17” x 11 1/2”, shows
President Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin reveling
and enjoying fine cigars following a sumptuous meal as a figure
representing the American tax payer is presented the check. Punk
comments: “Well, so much for balancing the budget!”.
$150-200
1354. SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) Russian composer,
pianist and conductor whose works include three symphonies,
concertos, chamber music, and piano pieces. Fine signature on the
front page of a ca. 1940 Boston Symphony Hall program featuring
a performance. Last page affixed to an album page, a few light
creases.
$200-300
1355. GIUSEPPE DI STEFFANO (1921-2008) Italian operatic tenor
1345. RUDOLPH WENDELIN Original pencil and ink sketch of who sang professionally for fifty years. Vintage I.S.P., 8” x 10” b/w in
Smokey, 8 ½” x 11” on blue card stock, signed and dated at bottom: character, inscribed to Lt. Gen. Robert E. Richardson, Jr. Very good.
$100-150
“Smokey, Rudolph Wendelin, ‘94”. Fine.
$150-200
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Entertainment
A prop Sinatra insisted was on stage with him for every show of his last twelve years...
and at his last performance!
1356.
FRANK
SINATRA’S
PERSONAL
STAGE
PERFORMANCE BAR STOOL One of the greatest Frank
Sinatra personality items one could obtain, the iconic
four-legged black stool which he used at every concert at
which he performed world-wide from 1985, until his last
performance in Palm Springs on February 25, 1995. The
custom-made stool bears several coats of flat-black paint
and stands 31” tall overall and 14” x 14” at the base. It
bears a 12” diameter cushion with round black bead
trim, the cushion affixed to a circular piece of painted
chipboard with a ball-bearing swivel fitted out of view so
that the cushion can easily turn. The cushion bears a 4”
x 2” repair made with black tape to the top surface. Fans
of Sinatra (and film evidence) document the presence of
the chair everywhere Sinatra publicly sang. As a matter of
fact, Sinatra performed with only two items onstage: this
stool and a microphone. The stool was usually used in his
more melancholy, barroom ballads, or later, as Sinatra tired
toward the end of a show. This relic, comparable to Michael
Jackson’s bejeweled glove, comes with sterling provenance.
Three original letters of provenance accompany the lot.
The first is signed by Carmel Malin, a professional concert
violinist who performed with Sinatra for over 35 years. She
recalls the chair: “...always being present, on stage, when
Mr. Sinatra performed. He considered it part of his act...”.
The second letter is from Paul Malignaggi who is now
Production Manager and Music Contractor for Frank Sinatra,
Jr. and was Assistant Production Manager for Frank Sinatra
since 1985 until his retirement. Malignaggi was with Sinatra
on every one of his tours, domestic and international, and
states that the stool “was used by him at every show and
concert...he would undertake for the rest of his life.” He
concludes: “I was present at Mr. Sinatra’s final concert
performance (six songs) at Palm Springs in February,
1995, and the stool was present at that event as well. The
stool bears a repair made to the seat with black ‘gaffer’s’
tape-I made the repair myself in the late 1980s...”. The
third letter, the most significant, is from Henry Cattaneo,
Sinatra’s production manager who also produced Sinatra’s
last three albums. His letter of provenance reads, in part:
“...[the stool] was made for Mr. Sinatra in the mid-1980s
after he complained that his jacket would hang up on his
old stool, and he could not easily turn to face the orchestra
or the audience. This stool traveled with Mr. Sinatra to every
show where he performed. It was also with him, and used
by him, at his last commercial performance. Interestingly, Mr. Sinatra would always pick up and reposition this stool before every show,
even if he moved it only an inch!...”. Both Mr. Malignaggi and Mr. Cattaneo’s signed letters bear photographs of the stool. Also present are
two still photos from recent Youtube videos of 1989 and 1993 Sinatra concerts clearly showing the stool. Finally, there is a CD cassette
case and descriptive insert from Sinatra’s 2009 album Frank Sinatra Live at the Meadowlands”, the cover showing Sinatra seated on this
very stool. The insert is signed by the album’s producer, Mr. Henry Cattaneo, who wrote the letter of provenance above. A great souvenir
of “Ol’ Blue Eyes”!
$6,000-8,000
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A hand-painted poster displayed at Centennial Hall, Adelaide
1357. THE ONLY EXISTING POSTER FROM THE BEATLES 1964
AUSTRALIA CONCERT TOUR One-of-a-kind 52” x 61” hand-painted
poster advertising The Beatles debut appearance in Australia on June 12,
1964. Thought to be the only known concert poster from any of the four
cities in which The Beatles performed during their one and only visit to
Australia, our own exhaustive research indicates no other posters, printed
or hand-painted, were produced for the Australian concerts. Had it not
been for the inclusion of Adelaide to the tour, many months after the
original agreement between Melbourne promoter Kenn Brodziak and
Beatles manager Brian Epstein was being negotiated to bring The Beatles
to Australia, this lone surviving artifact would never have been produced.
This unique, one-of-a-kind, poster is hand-painted on two expansive
sheets of white paper to an overall size of 52” x 61”. The unknown artist
employed two faithful renderings of iconic Beatles images; the famous
“dropped T” Beatles logo and equally famous summer 1963 portrait by
Dezo Hoffman. It is mounted to heavy wood backing comprising a series
of 1” x 4” slats with three cross braces. The overall weight is nearly fifty
pounds. It may have been a portion of the original wall from which it hung
in 1964. The poster does show wear, with some brittle cracks in the paint,
a few tears, a bit of discoloration to a few spots and chipping to the upper
left portion. Nevertheless, it is at this time a unique poster, and actually a
piece of art in itself! It was Adelaide disc jockey Bob Francis who, in early
1964, sent a petition containing the names of eighty-thousand Beatle fans
to Brodziak; an effort which finally secured the addition of Adelaide to
the tour. We suspect this poster was most likely produced immediately
afterwards for display at Adelaide’s Centennial Hall after the initial concert
date of June 12th was added to the Beatles itinerary. The phenomenon
known as “Beatlemania” had swept Great Britain as “She Loves You” and
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” set radio play and sales records. Though
worldwide fame for The Beatles was on the immediate horizon at the close
of 1963, Brian Epstein honored the original agreed upon fee of 2,500
pounds for the four-city tour in June 1964. It was George Harrison who
asked Brodziak, upon arrival in Sydney, “You got us at the old price, didn’t you?” When Brodziak replied “yes,” he said George” didn’t seem
to mind.” Beatles fans turned out en masse upon the group’s airport arrival from Hong Kong at noon on June 12, 1964, with an estimate of
200,000 lining the route from Adelaide to a public reception at Town Hall nine miles away, in what would prove to be the biggest reception
of The Beatles entire career. Fifty thousand ticket requests were received for the twelve thousand available seats for the four concerts on
June 12th and 13th. On their first night, the Beatles took to the stage for their thirty-minute set which consisted of: I Saw Her Standing
There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, Can’t Buy Me Love, This Boy, Twist
and Shout, and Long Tall Sally. The Adelaide visit came to an end when the group and their entourage flew to Melbourne on the afternoon
of June 14th. By the time of the tour’s conclusion on June 30th, The Beatles had played twenty concerts in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney
and Brisbane, interspersed with a visit to New Zealand for twelve shows in four cities.
$4,000-6,000
A decorative toilet cover from Presley’s Los Angeles home
1358. ELVIS PRESLEY’S “THRONE”
FROM HIS LOS ANGELES HOME An
evocative relic from the “King of Rock and
Roll”, a decorative wood and rattan chair
once used to conceal a toilet in Presley’s
grand home at 1174 Hillcrest Drive, Los
Angeles. The chair, which measures 28”
wide x 36” tall x 20” deep bears a hinged
seat which may be raised revealing a
second seat which accommodated the
user and was placed directly over a
conventional commode. The chair bears
white paint trimmed in light green with
gilt filigree design, almost completely
intact. In 1967 Presley moved into his
huge Los Angeles home with his new
wife, Priscilla. Following their divorce,
the residence was sold fully furnished,
as Elvis stated: “The home is so perfect
not even an ashtray should be moved.”
In 1980, the contents of the house
were sold at the Hollywood Palladium
auction, where this item was purchased
by museum owner Mike L. Moon. Moon
opened the Elvis Museum in Pigeon
Forge, Tn. in 1979. The museum, now
sold, contained Elvis memorabilia from
the collections of Mr. Moon, Ed Enoch
of The Stamps, Elvis’ first cousin Billy
Smith, and “Memphis Mafia” members
Marty Lacker and Sonny West. The collection has been dubbed “World’s Largest Private Collection of Elvis Memorabilia”. The chair is
accompanied by Moon’s signed letter of authenticity.
$7,000-9,000
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1359. ELVIS PRESLEY FILM STILLS Collection of ten unsigned
photographs, 4to, b/w. Hollywood stills from his movies Tickle Me
(two different); Easy Come, Easy Go (two different); Fun in Acapulco;
Roustabout (two different); Charro; Jailhouse Rock; and Blue Hawaii.
Overall very good condition.
$150-200
1366. BRIGITTE BARDOT (b. 1934) French actress, billed as a “sex
kitten”. Very revealing I.S.P., 8” x 10” b/w, shows some of her best
assets. Fine.
$75-100
1367. CLAYTON “PEG LEG” BATES (1907-1998) American dancer
and entertainer, appeared 58 times on Ed Sullivan, was the first
black to own a resort in the Catskills’ “Borscht Belt”. Vintage I.S.P. 8”
x 10” b/w, boldly signed.
$100-150
1368. INGRID BERGMAN (1913-1982) Swedish actress; winner
of three Academy Awards. A.N.S. on a correspondence card: “ …
Best wishes for the holidays from Barcelona where we are opening
‘Joan’ next week. Then all the way to Sweden…” Comes with original
envelope addressed in her hand.
$100-150
1369. INGRID BERGMAN Vintage signed album page: “Ingrid
Bergman, 1950” Also signed by Austrian actor KURT KASZNAR
(1913-79). Verso is signed by: JACK BENNY, American comedian
and actor CURZIO MALAPARTE. Comes from a book kept by the
concierge of the Grand Hotel in Rome.
$100-150
1370. BIG BAND LEADERS AND MUSICIANS Large group of items
signed by Big Band leaders, musicians, singers, etc., mostly photos,
some condition problems here and there. Includes photos of FRANK
MUNN, NELSON EDDY, HARRY JAMES, RAY ANTHONY, TOMMY
DORSEY, TEX WEEMS (2), TEX BENEKE, BOB ASTOR, MEL LEWIS,
KNOBBY LEE, JOHN CHARLES THOMAS, as well as signatures of
RUBY NEWMAN, ART SHAW, JAN GARBER, JOHHNY MUNCE, NAT
BRANDWYNNE, LARRY CLINTON, RUSS MORGAN, MAXINE GRAY,
and others. About 25 pcs.
$150-200
1371. JAMES CAGNEY (1899-1980), Academy Award winning actor
and dancer. S.P. “Jim Cagney”, 10” x 8” b/w, scene from “Yankee
Doodle Dandy”.
$100-150
1360. HUMPHREY BOGART (1899-1957) American film actor
and star of the immensely popular films The Maltese Falcon, The
Treasure of Sierra Madre, and The African Queen, to name a few.
Vintage I.S.P., 7 1/4” x 9” b/w, a chest, up studio portrait in a tux,
boldly inscribed to the Cuban Magazine “Bohemia” with their archival
stamp on verso. Some soiling and scattered surface wrinkles, else
very good.
$1,200-1,500
1372. JAMES CAGNEY (1899-1986) I.S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, a later copy
of a movie still, a close -up portrait inscribed and signed near the
right margin. Very good.
$100-150
1373. CAB CALLOWAY (1907-1993) American musician and
bandleader most remembered for his hit song “Minnie the Moocher”.
Rawlings Bobby Brown American League baseball boldly signed
in blue ballpoint: “Hi di Ho Cab Calloway”. Light toning, else very
good.
$100-150
1361. LOUIS ARMSTRONG...AND HIS ALL-STARS Excellent
program for “Louis Armstrong and his All Stars”, 24pp. large 4to.,
ca. 1960. This pictorial program bears Armstrong’s biography
and commentary on his music. The center two-page spread shows
Armstrong in various poses singing and playing, some of the lyrics
from “Hello, Dolly”, and a list of his songs, and Armstrong has
signed in ink just above his head. In the rear of the program, his
“All Stars” have also signed by their respective images, including
double bassist ARVEL SHAW, pianist BILLY KYLE, vocalist JEWEL
BROWN, drummer DANNY BARCELONA, trombonist RUSSELL “BIG
CHIEF” MOORE and multi-instrumentalist EDDI SHU. Very good
and a rare combination.
$300-400
1374. EDDIE CANTOR (1892-1964), American comedian and actor.
Vintage I.S.P., 8” x 10” b/w, chest up portrait looking off to the side,
boldly signed.
$75-100
1362. LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1900-1971) “Satchmo”, American jazz
musician and inventor of scat singing, remembered for his trumpet
excellence and raspy singing. I.S.P. 9” x 6 1/4” b/w, a candid of
Armstrong playing his cornet, boldly inscribed and signed in black
marker. Contrast fair, tack holes in corners barely detract.
$200-300
1377. MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888-1972) French singer and actor
known for his straw hat and charming manner. Fun S.P. 8” x 10”
b/w, an image of Chevalier helping actress Jeanette MacDonald
make a set of footprints to be placed on the Walk of Fame outside
Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Boldly signed and dated
1955. Tack holes at top corners, and dated “1934” in another hand
at bottom, else fine.
$75-100
1363. LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1900-1971) Fine ca. 1950 program for
Armstrong’s performances, 26pp. 9” x 12”, bearing a great cover
illustration of Armstrong singing, boldly signed by him on the
cover: “Louis Armstrong Satch”. A couple of letters in signature are
blurred, cover has a spot and slight soiling, else very good and ideal
for framing.
$150-200
1364. TALLULAH BANKHEAD (1903-1968) American stage and
screen actress who appeared in Lifeboat and A Royal Scandal. Find
pair of signed items, a 3 1/4” x 5” vintage glosssy S.P. “Best Wishes,
Tallulah Bankhead”, affixed to an album page also signed and
annotated by her: “I seem to be the only one among the elite who
doesn’t know you Billy. Good luck from Tallulah Bankhead”. Tiny
tear affects two letters in signature, else very good.
$150-200
1365. TALLULAH BANKHEAD (1903-1968) Large, bold signature
nicely matted with an early photo. Fine.
$100-150
1375. JOHNNY CASH (1932-2003) American country music and
rock music singer and songwriter and the husband of June Carter
Cash. S.P. 4” x 6” color, an artist’s image of Cash in his prime,
signed in blue ink at lower-left. Very good.
$100-150
1376. LON CHANEY, JR. (1906-1973) American horror film star,
remembered for his role in The Wolfman and as “Lenny” in Of Mice
and Men. Fine signature on an album page: “Luck Art Lon Chaney”.
Smudge at lower left, else very good.
$300-400
1378. NAT KING COLE (1919-1965) American singer and musician
remembered for his songs “Unforgettable” and “The Christmas
Song”. Fine pencil signature attractively matted with a photo of Cole
standing at a microphone. Ready to frame.
$100-150
1379. BUSTER CRABBE (1908-1983) American athlete and actor,
won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400m freestyle swimming,
portrayed Flash Gordon and Tarzan on the screen. Fine S.P. 8” x 10”
b/w, a copy of a vintage image showing him full-length in riding
gear, boldly signed across his chest. Matted and ready to frame.
$75-100
1380. JOAN CRAWFORD (1908-1977) American actress, an
Academy Award winner for her role in Mildred Pierce. Superb, very
early matte finish S.P., 5” x 7” b/w, ca. 1930, a bare-shouldered
portrait of the star signed: “Lovingly, Joan Crawford”. Unobtrusive
marginal creases, else fine.
$200-300
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1381. JOAN CRAWFORD (1908-1977) T.L.S. on her personal
letterhead, 2pp. 8vo., New York, June 26, 1963 to a couple. In
part: “...I hope by now you have had a little rest. Conventions can
be extremely tiring, especially for the President and his wife who
must be ‘on’ every minute. Aren’t you glad I declined you dinner
invitation...”. Nicely matted with a photo and envelope, ready to
frame.
$100-150
1382. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE (1923-1965), American actress, the
first African/American actress to be nominated for the Best Actress
Academy Award, for her performance in “Carmen Jones” (1954).
Signed and inscribed album sheet.
$100-150
1383. BETTE DAVIS (1908-1989) American dramatic actress and
two-time Academy Award winner. Rare A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.],
to singer and songwriter Lanny Ross. Davis sends Ross a painting,
presumably for a charity sale, by artist “Stanley Underwood[?]”.
She adds: “...he is our foremost marine painter-very famous for
his moonlights. I also think his water colors are lovely...”. Fine.
$100-150
1384. BETTE DAVIS (1908-1989) I.S.P. , 8” x 10” b/w, chest up
portrait: “For Broadway, from Bette Davis”.
$100-150
1385. BETTE DAVIS (1908-1989) Fine bold black signature at the
bottom of a reproduction of the cover of a Modern Screen magazine
cover picturing her. Light creases at top and vandalism caused by
PSA/DNA sticker affixed at bottom, else very good.
$100-150
1386. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND (b. 1916) American actress best
remembered as the patient and loving Melanie in Gone With the
Wind. T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Paris, Feb. 21, 1987 mentioning her receipt
of a gift on Lincoln’s birthday and sending thanks from herself
and family. Nicely matted with an 8” x 10” still from a film. Fine.
$75-100
1387. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND (b. 1916) S.P. 7 3/4” x 10” b/w, a
1949 artist’s printed portrait of the star as she appeared in The
Heiress, boldly signed in blue marker. Matted, fine.
$75-100
1388. MARLENE DIETRICH (1901-1993) Sultry German-born actress
and singer, got her start in cabarets, later became a movie star in
“The Blue Angel” and “Destry Rides Again”, often romancing her costars. Sultry chest, up pose in a sequined dress, boldly signed in
black marker later in life. Fine.
$100-150
1389. DUKE ELLINGTON...AND FRIENDS DUKE ELLINGTON (18991974) American band leader and composer of such hits as “Mood
Indigo”, “Ko Ko” and “Sophisticated Lady”. Vintage I.S.P. 8” x 10”
b/w, a chest, up pose signed in blue ballpoint with just a couple of
marginal creases, sold with additional I.S.P.s of LIONEL HAMPTON,
LA VERN BAKER, DOROTHY DONEGAN (stained), and a magazine
cover picturing and signed by CLEO LAINE. Overall very good to
fine.
$200-300
1390. HENRY FONDA (1905-1982) American film and stage actor
best known for his portrayal of upright, reasonable heroes. S.P. 7
1/4” x 9 1/2”, a still from “Drums Along the Mohawk”, signed near
center with fair contrast. Fine.
$75-100
1391. MEL GIBSON Controversial Australian actor. I.S.P., 8” x 10”,
b/w, chest up portrait.
$100-150
1392. LILLIAN AND DOROTHY GISH LILLIAN GISH (1893-1993)
and DOROTHY GISH (1898-1968), American actresses and sisters.
A pair of S.P.s, 5” x 7” b/w, portraits. Trimmed margins, otherwise
very good condition.
$100-150
1393. LILLIAN GISH (1896-1993) American film actress who
appeared in over 100 films and was one of the silent era’s greatest
stars. Three signed items, includes an S.P., 10” x 8” b/w, scene from
a movie; and two signed magazine photographs, each 5” x 8,” b/w.
Very good.
$100-150
1394. LEO GORCEY (1915-1969) American actor, a small tough guy
who was a gang leader in the Dead End Kids and Bowery Boys film
series. Full signature in pencil, nicely matted with an 8” x 10” photo
of Gorcey in character, Fine.
$75-100
1395. WILLIAM S. HART (1872-1946) American actor and a hero of
the silent westerns, including “Gunfighter” and “Wild Bill Hickok”.
Fine I.S.P. “Bill Hart”, 7 1/2” x 9 1/2” b/w, a 1919 studio pose boldly
signed. Very good.
$200-250
1396. JIM HENSON (1936-1990) American puppeteer, creator of
The Muppets and a co-creator of the children’s series Sesame Street.
S.P. 8” x 10” color, an image of Henson surrounded by many of his
creations, boldly signed in black marker at top. Fine.
$150-200
1397. KATHARINE HEPBURN (1909-2003) American actress and
Academy Award winner who was perfect playing opposite costar Spencer Tracy. Good lot of five brief T.L.S.s on her personal
letterhead, each 1p. 8vo., [Old Saybrook], 1992-94, largely thank
you notes, encouragement, etc. sent to the same correspondent.
Fine.
$200-300
1398. KATHARINE HEPBURN (1909-2003) Good lot of five brief
T.L.S.s on her personal letterhead, each 1p. 8vo., [Old Saybrook],
1990-92, largely thank you notes, encouragement, etc. sent to the
same correspondent. Very good.
$200-300
1399. KONSTANTIN OUMANSKY (1902-1945) Soviet Ambassador
to the U.S. upon the outbreak of the war and the U.S. entry into
hostilities, later ambassador to Mexico where he was killed in a plane
crash. T.L.S. as Ambassador to the U.S. on official letterhead, 1p.
4to., Washington, July 30, 1941 to Ken Behr, manager of LaGuardia
Airport thanking him for photos sent. Very good.
$75-100
1400. ALFRED HITCHCOCK (1899-1980) English film director and
a master of suspense and technique, his films included “Psycho”
and “North by Northwest”. Most desirable self-portrait caricature
signed on the reverse of a 1962 program honoring the Motion
Picture Pioneer of the Year. The program is also signed by recipient
MILTON RACKMIL, ADOLPH ZUKOR, singer JACKIE WILSON, ROSS
HUNTER, SPYROS SKOURAS, ROCK HUDSON, JOSEPH E. LEVINE,
and others. Light soiling, else fine.
$400-500
1401. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN (1967-2014) American actor
and director, prolific in both film and theater from the early 1990s
until his death at age 46 from a drug overdose. Academy Award
recipient. Scarce S.P. 10” x 8” color, a still signed in blue marker ca.
1005.
$150-200
1402. BOB HOPE (1903-2003) American comedian and film actor,
winner of four special Academy Awards.. I.S.P. 10” x 8,” b/w outdoor
pose with his wife and dog. Also signed and inscribed by his wife,
DELORES HOPE (1909-2011), who adds date. She began her career
as a singer and was married to Bob for 69 years.
$100-150
1403. BOB HOPE GETS “ROASTED”! Program for the Feb. 27, 1953
Friars Club “roast” of Bob Hope, held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel,
New York. The spiral bound program, about 125pp. 4to., pictures
Hope on the cover and a history of the club and tributes to Hope
within. The cover is signed by club president MILTON BERLE, also
signed by BOB HOPE, Vice President ALBEN BARCLAY, BERNARD
BARUCH, Mayor VINCENT IMPELLITERRI, FRED ALLEN, TOM
BURKE, and others. Cover worn a bit, still good condition.
$150-200
1404. EMIL JANNINGS (1886-1950) German actor awarded the
Academy Award for his role in “The Way of All Flesh (1927) and a
co-star with Dietrich in “The Blue Angel”. S.P. 3 1/2” x 5 1/2” sepia,
a profile portrait boldly signed at bottom. Very good.
$150-200
“I could do all my duties like a good girl in
order to get away on the tenth…”
1405. GRACE KELLY (1929-1982) Beautiful American actress who
gave up her film career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956.
Rare A.L.S. “Grace” on her personal monogram letterhead, 4pp.
8vo., [Monaco], Mar. 28, 1964 to a friend. In part: “...I found your
enchanting gift-it is too delightful...We are off for a week in Portugal
shortly & then will come back on Rainier’s new dream yacht-I
haven’t seen it yet and am dying of curiosity-Am busy being serious
and business-like so I could do all my duties like a good girl in order
to get away on the tenth...”. Fine, framed so all sides viewable, with
envelope.
$300-400
1406. VIVIEN LEIGH (1913-1967) English film actress best known
for her Academy Award-winning role as Scarlett in “Gone With the
Wind”. T.L.S. on her personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Broadway Theatre,
New York, May 21, 1963. In part: “…I am delighted to know that you
enjoyed ‘Tovaritch’. Thank you for taking the trouble to write…The
Cast Album recording was made last Sunday…”. Vertical fold, else
fine.
$150-200
150
1407. VIVIEN LEIGH (1913-1967) T.L.S. on hotel letterhead, 1p 8vo.,
Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 1963. In part: “…I hope that when you see
‘Tovaritch’ you will enjoy it as much as you did my film ‘Streetcar
Named Desire’…”. Tape remnants at three margins, and a clean tear
just beneath signature, still good.
$150-200
1418. SMOKEY ROBINSON (b. 1940) American R&B and Pop singersongwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Nice
souvenir, his bold red signature on a circular white label affixed to
a limited edition “gold record” etched with the names of some of his
hits. Framed.
$100-150
1408. LIBERACE (1919-1987) American pianist known for his
flamboyant costumes and jewelry, and the omnipresent candelabra.
Small photo and biography boldly signed “Liberace love!”, matted
with a fine 8” x 10” photo of the entertainer in his prime standing
beside his piano. Fine.
$75-100
1419. ROY ROGERS (1911-1998) Country signer turned Western
film actor who succeeded Gene Autry as “The King of Cowboy’s”.
S.P., 10” x 8,” b/w, also signed by GALE STORM (1922-2009),
actress and singer. They played opposite each other in the movie
“Red River Valley” (1941).
$100-150
1409. GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA Italian actress. Vintage signed album
sheet. Also signed by noted Italian actress SILVANA PAMPANINI.
Verso is signed by American singer LENA HORNE (1917-2010),
“Most sincerely, Lena Horne, Rome 1952”. Comes from a book kept
by the concierge of the Grand Hotel in Rome.
$60-80
1420. MICKEY ROONEY (1920-2014) Diminutive American actor
who played opposite Judy Garland in the Andy Hardy series. I.S.P. 7
1/2” x 9 1/2” (sight), an original vintage pencil and pastel portrait
of Rooney, inscibed and signed at bottom. Fair contrast, else fine.
Framed.
$100-150
1410. GEORGE LUCAS (b. 1944) American filmmaker responsible
for the creation of a number of the most profitable movies in
history, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Lucas
is also responsible for many technical innovations in filmmaking,
especially special effects. Pair of signed items, includes a paperstock
signed photo, 3” x 5 1/2” b/w, along with a Star Wars “Duel of the
Lightsabers” trading card signed at bottom. Fine.
$100-150
1421. HAROLD RUSSELL (1914-2002) Canadian-American World
War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors
to win an Academy Award. He portrayed a disabled vet in The Best
Years of Our Lives, having lost two hands defusing a bomb. Large
pencil signature on a 1947 Armistice Day dinner manu. Some
soiling.
$75-100
1411. GROUCHO MARX (1890-1977) American comedian. Signed
3” x 5” card: “Groucho.”
$75-100
Hollywood goes to war!
1412. LOUIS B. MAYER (1885-1957) American film producer, a
founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (M.G.M.) who discovered Clark
Gable, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and Rudolph Valentino. Fine
content T.L.S. on MGM letterhead, 1p. 4to., Culver City, June
22, 1943 to Lieut. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, Jr. who had been
appointed to command all Army forces in the Pacific and to serve
as Military Governor of Hawaii. In part: “...It pleases me to have our
Government and the High Command recognize your ability...We
also have our problems, and it is quite a job making the type of
pictures we are producing today...so that they will be particularly
good for the Armed Forces. I was deeply interested...in talking with
Mr. Murray...in charge of buying all films for the Army...there are
now 1100 theaters in Army Camps...the first thing to be done...
is to make 16mm prints which are sent all over the world for the
servicemen...”. File holes and a fairly large damp stain at top left,
docketed at bottom, else very good.
$300-400
1413. LIFE MASK OF LAURENCE OLIVIER (1907-1989) English actor,
producer, and director, acclaimed as one of the most accomplished
of 20th-century actors, particularly in Shakespearean roles. Life
mask of Olivier, white plaster, 9 3/4” tall, in excellent condition.
$100-150
1414. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (1935-2007) Italian operatic tenor
who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one
of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. S.P. 8” x 10”
b/w, a bust portrait boldly signed in black marker, 1982. Fine.
$100-150
1415. ELVIS PRESLEY (1935-1977) Full signature on an oval piece
of paper, likely cut from the face of a program or other souvenir
item. One tiny hole, else very good.
$300-400
1416. ELVIS PRESLEY CONCERT TOUR JACKET AND BACKSTAGE
PASS A great Elvis tour item, a red nylon baseball jacket from a ca.
1970s Presley tour with an original backstage pass still affixed to
the chest. The medium-sized jacket, made by Howe Athletic Apparel
in Memphis, bears a large embroidered “Elvis IN CONCERT” patch
sewn to the left breast. The left sleeve also has a Presley trademark
“T C B” lightning bolt logo patch sewn thereto. Finally, above the
chest patch is a paper stick-on patch reading: “ELVIS ON TOUR
SHOW MEMBER BACKSTAGE PASS”. The jacket is a reproduction
of those given to members of the Memphis Mafia, but the pass
has certainly been on the jacket for years. Fine condition, but
sold as-is.
$150-200
1417. EDWARD G. ROBINSON (1893-1972) American film star who
most often portrayed gangsters, probably best in “Little Caesar”.
I.S.P. 5” x 7”, a casual seated pose, with fair contrast.
$100-150
1422. CARLOS SANTANA SIGNED LITHOGRAPH Santana’s blending
of Latin rhythms, rock, jazz and blues over the past forty-two years
has earned the virtuoso guitarist ten Grammys and membership in
the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. This lithograph, featuring art by Rudy
Gutierrez and a quote by Carlos Santana, was issued to coincide
with the release of 2002’s “Shaman” And was signed by Santana in
black felt tip during a visit to Arista Records’ New York headquarters.
19.5” x 24” overall.
$100-150
1423. PETE SEEGER (1919-2014), Iconic singer and songwriter.
Three postcard A.L.S.s, “Old Pete,” 1968, 2008, and 2009, to Eric
Kener (?). In part: “…I am keeping all the stuff you send me…I’ll
be on a plane to Calif. tomorrow and hope to read ‘em all…I need
to know how to spell your last name. I copied the scrawl on the
envelope…I wish I could help, but at age 89, with literally bushels
of mail to answer, all I can do is admire you & your camera…” He
sketches a banjo after each signature. Fine.
$150-200
1424. PETE SEEGER (1919-2014) A.M.Q.S., three bars of music,
with the words: “and ne-ver know why”, written on a 8 /1” x 5” lined
sheet. Fine.
$75-100
1425. ARTIE SHAW (1910-2004) American clarinetist, composer,
and bandleader. Group of five 78 RPM records contained within a
ca. 1950 album “Artie Shaw Plays ‘An Album of Popular Music’”,
including works by Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Coward, etc., signed on
the white label on front cover. Some soiling, records are fine.
$75-100
1426. FRANK SINATRA (1915-1998) American singer and actor
and a widely-popular sensation during his entire fifty year career.
Excellent early I.S.P. 7 1/2” x 9 1/4” b/w. an early chest, up pose
nicely inscribed and signed. Trimmed, wrinkled, with a small hole at
top, yet certainly well-worthy of restoration!
$400-500
1427. JAMES STEWART (1908-1997) American film actor, star of
“Harvey” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”, among many others. S.P. 4” x
5”, a later bust profile signed in black ink with fair contrast. Fine.
$100-150
1428. BARBRA STREISAND (b. 1942) American actress and singer
renowned for the range and strength of her voice, Academy Award
winner (1968). T.L.S. 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], July 27, 1964 to a fan: “…
We performers thrive on applause-both vocal and written-and it’s
heartwarming to know that there are wonderful people like you in
the audience…”. Fine.
$150-200
1429. SHIRLEY TEMPLE (1928-2014) Child film star of the Thirties
who sang and danced with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in many films
and became a national sensation. Her signature “Shirley Temple” in
black ink on a rectangular sticker affixed to a 1983 limited edition
plate picturing her in various roles from her youth. Fine. $100-150
1430. SHIRLEY TEMPLE (1928-2014) Lot of two items, includes an
S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, a repro of a childhood photo signed later, and an
inscription and signature on a card. Two pieces, fine.
$100-150
151
1431. LANA TURNER (1921-1995) American actress and sex
symbol. I.S.P. 10” x 8,” b/w, portrait. Fine.
$100-150
1432. ETHEL WATERS (1897-1977) African-American singer and
actress who brought black urban blues into the mainstream. She
began her career after moving to New York City in 1919, at the start
of the Harlem Renaissance. Fine vintage I.S.P. 8” x 10” sepia, a great
publicity shot by Murray Korman showing Waters in a chest, up pose
smiling broadly and draped with a fur, boldly inscribed and signed
in blue ink. Fine condition.
$200-300
1433. (JOHN WAYNE) John Wayne’s calling card bearing his printed
signature on verso: “Good luck John Wayne”. Some light wear.
$75-100
1434. NATALIE WOOD (1938-1981) American actress, star in West
Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause. Signed album page, “With
love, Natalie Wood.” Also signed and inscribed by actor WARREN
BEATTY, “Best wishes-to Salvatore, Warren Beatty, 5/6/1962”. On
verso is the signature of Italian opera singer TITO GOBBI (1913-84).
This page came from a book kept by the concierge of the Grand
Hotel in Rome. Wood and Beatty had starred together in “Splendor
in the Grass” in 1961.
$100-150
1435. “SOPRANOS” CAST SIGNED LOUISVILLE SLUGGER BAT An
evocative relic of one of television’s greatest series, The Sopranos,
namely a Model 180 Louisville Slugger signed by eight of the primary
stars of the show. Those signing in bold blue marker include: JAMES
GANDOLFINI, EDIE FALCO, MICHAEL IMPERIOLI, LORRAINE
BRACCO, DOMINIC CHIANESE, STEVE VAN ZANDT, TONY SIRICO,
and JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER.. Fine condition. The Sopranos aired 86
episodes before the last episode left viewers...in the dark.
$400-500
1436. “THE AVENGERS” PATRICK MACNEE, English actor, best
known for his role as Jonathan Steed in the television series “The
Avengers” (1961-69) and DIANA RIGG, English actress, who played
the role of Emma Peel (1965-68) in that classic series. Photograph,
8” x 10,” smiling pose, signed by both. Fine.
$100-150
1437. “THE ODD COUPLE” Photograph, 8” x 10”, b/w, a still
from the television series “The Odd Couple,” which ran from 1970
to 1975. Signed by the stars JACK KLUGMAN (1922-2012), who
played Oscar Madison; and TONY RANDALL (1920-2004), who
played Felix Unger.
$100-150
1438. (DR. KILDARE) LEW AYRES (1908-96), American actor;
played Dr. James Kildare in the movies. S.P., “Best wishes, Lew Ayres,
1986”, 7” x 8 ½,” b/w. Also signed by LORRAINE DAY (1920-2007),
actress. She adds: “Photo, 1939” indicating that this image came
from one of the two Dr. Kildare movies that these two made in that
year. Couple of light wrinkles, otherwise very good condition.
$75-100
1439. (THE HONEYMOONERS) Collection of four autographs
of the stars of the classic television series, “The Honeymooners.”
Includes JACKIE GLEASON (1916-87), S.P., postcard size, brown
tones; AUDREY MEADOWS (1922-96), S.P., 8”x10,”, b/w, smiling
portrait; ART CARNEY (1918-2003), signed 3”x5” card; and JOYCE
RANDOLPH, signed 3”x5” card, “Joyce Randolph, ‘Trixie Norton’”.
$100-150
1440. STAR TREK Good lot of six items related to the famous sci-fi
television series, includes signed 8” x 10” cast photos of WILLIAM
SHATNER, NICHELLE NICHOLS, and GRACE LEE WHITNEY, JAMES
DOOHAN signature on white cardboard behind an acetate image
of the Enterprise, rare ca. 1968 officer’s “commission”, with
proxy signature of Gene Roddenberry and “James T. Kirk”, with an
unrelated S.P. of DAVID PROWSE who portrayed Darth Vader. Very
good.
$150-200
1441. EARLY WESTERN FILM STARS Lot of five S.P.s, three signed
by early western film notables, includes JACK RANDALL (19061945), died of a heart attack on the set; LLOYD “ARKANSAS SLIM”
ANDREWS (1906-1992), a “sidekick in many film, early photo,
VICTOR “CHIEF THUNDER CLOUD” DANIELS (1899-1955), one of
the first to portray “Tonto”, and two others. Only fair condition with
edge faults, soiling, etc.
$100-150
1442. (ACTORS AND ENTERTAINERS) Collection of 42 autographs.
Includes: CATHERINE DENEUVE, French actress, S.P., 10”x8,” color,
portrait; CYD CHARISSE (1922-2008), actress and dancer, S.P.,
10”x8,” full length pose; JUDY TENUTA, comedienne, I.S.P., “Dear
Love Slave-you make me feel like a woman! It could happen, Love,
Judy Tenuta,” 8”x10,”, b/w, half length pose; ELINOR FAIR (190357), actress, S.P., 7 ½”X9 ½,” b/w, half-length pose; DEBORAH
KERR (1921-2007), actress, vintage signature and inscription; ANN
PARKER, actress, S.P., 10”x8,” b/w, scene from movie (small tear
and light wrinkling); WHOOPI GOLDBERG, comedienne, signed
newspaper article; SOPHIA LOREN, Italian actress, S.P., 8”x10,”,
b/w, soaking wet standing role from a movie; LISA BONET, actress,
S.P., 10”x8,” b/w, scene from “Angel Heart”; SHARON STONE,
actress, S.P., 5”x7,” b/w, portrait; STEPHANIE BEACHAM, actress,
signed 3”x5” card, with unsigned topless photograph; JACQUELINE
BISSET, actress, signed 3”x5” card; GARY TRUDEAU, cartoonist,
signed 3”x5” card; JULIE CHRISTIE, actress, S.P., 4”x6,” b/w,
smiling portrait; LIZABETH SCOTT, actress, signed 3”x5” card;
JANET GAYNOR (1906-84), signed 3”x5” card; ANNE JEFFREYS,
actress, signed 3”x5” card; BARBARA FELDON, actress, signed
3”x5” card; GALE STORM (1922-2009), actress, signed 3”x5”
card, adds “God bless you!”; RITA MORENO, actress, signed 3”x5”
card; STEPHANIE SEYMOUR, actress, signed 3”x5” card; DYAN
CANNON, actress, signed 3”x5” card, adds “God Bless You”; NANCY
ALLEN, actress, signed 3”x5” card; KATHLEEN TURNER, signed
and inscribed 3”x5” card; ANGELA BASSETT, actress, signed 3”x5”
card; PATRICK MACNEE, actor, signed 3”x5” card, “Pat Macnee”;
PATRICK MCGOOHAN(1928-2009), actor, signed and inscribed
3”x5” card; STEVE LAWRENCE, singer, signed and inscribed 3”x5”
card; JAMES GARNER, actor, signed 3”x5” card; TONY RANDALL
(1920-2004) actor, signed 3”x5” card; GARY COLLINS (1938-2002),
actor, signed 3”x5” card; ANITA BAKER, singer, signed 3”x5” card;
JOHN SEBASTIAN, actor, signed 3”x5” card; KEN BURNS, director
and producer of documentary films, signed 3”x5” card; DAVE
BRUBAKER, jazz pianist, signed 3”x5” card; JAMIE FARR, actor,
signed 3”x5” card; GLADYS KNIGHT, singer, signed 3”x5” card;
JOHN GIELGUD (1904-2000), signed card; QUENTIN TARANTINO,
actor, signed 3”x5” card; CHERYL TIEGS, model, signed 3”x5”
card; WERNER KLEMPERER (1920-2000), actor, signed 3”x5” card;
PEGGY FLEMING, ice skater, signed ice skating card; GRACE SLICK,
singer, signed and inscribed 3”x5” card; and DAVID MCCALLUM,
actor, signed 3”x5” car. Overall very good to fine condition.
$150-200
1443. (ACTORS) Collection of ten autographs, includes: JAMES
STEWART (1908-97), S.P., 4”x6,” b/w, in role as Charles Lindbergh;
RICHARD SIMMONS (1913-2003), actor, S.P., “Dick Simmons, AKA
Sgt. Preston,” 8”x10,” color, scene from “Sergeant Preston of the
Yukon”; LASH LARUE (1921-96), actor, S.P., 10”x8,”, b/w, full length
pose as a cowboy; RICHARD PRYOR (1940-2005), comedian, I.S.P.,
8”x10,” b/w, performing; DUSTIN HOFFMAN, actor, S.P., 8 ¼”x10
½,” color, 3/4 length pose from “The Graduate,” paperstock; SEAN
PENN, actor, S.P., 8”x10,” color, outdoor seated pose; WERNER
KLEMPERER (1920-2000), German actor, S.P., 8”X10,” b/w, portrait;
CHRISTOPHER LEE, English actor, S.P., 8”x10,” color, full length
pose in role; VINCENT PRICE (1911-93), actor, S.P., 8”x10,” b/w,
portrait; and CLAYTON MOORE (1914-99), actor, signed 3”x5”
card, “Clayton Moore, Lone Ranger.”
$200-300
1444. (ACTRESSES) Collection of nine signed photographs of
actresses, each photo black and white, 8” x 10”. Includes: BRIGITTE
BARDOT, full length topless pose; JANET LEIGH (1927-2004),
full length pose looking at “Mother’s” chair, from the 1960 film
“Psycho”: WYNNE GIBSON (1905-87), portrait; BARBARA FELDON,
portrait, adds inscription; NICOLE KIDMAN, Academy Award
winner, portrait, adds inscription; LAUREN BACALL, in Humphrey
Bogart’s arms; VIVICA A. FOX, full length seated pose, adds date;
HALLE BERRY, Academy Award winner, full length pose; and JULIE
CHRISTIE, Academy Award winner, in swimsuit, on a boat. Fine.
$100-150
1445. (ACTRESSES) Collection of ten signed photographs of wellknown actresses. Each is black and white and measures 8” x 10.”
Includes: JANET LEIGH (1927-2004), full length pose looking at
“Mother’s” chair, from the 1960 film “Psycho”; VERA RALSTON (19192003), half-length glamour pose, adds date “1-3-83”; JANE GREER
(1924-2001), half-length pose; ANN RUTHERFORD(1917-2012),
played Scarlett O’Hara’s sister in “Gone With the Wind,” full length
pose in bathing suit; SILVIA SIDNEY (1910-99), portrait; IRISH
MCCALLA (1928-2002), seductive pose; VERA ZORINA (1917-2003),
full length ballet pose; MYRNA LOY (1905-93), portrait; VIRGINIA
VALE (1920-2006), full length seated pose; and LAUREN BACALL,
full length standing pose. None are inscribed. Fine.
$150-200
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1446. (AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY) Collection of 22 autographs,
includes: ROBB ARMSTRONG, cartoonist, original ink sketch of
a boy and a girl, image size 8 ½”x6,”on his colorful Jump Start
stationary, inscribed “To…from the ‘JumpStart’ Family and Robb
Armstrong”; JIM DAVIS, cartoonist, T.L.S., 1p, Oct. 15, 1992, 8vo,
Garfield the Cat letterhead, thank you message; DAN PIRARO,
artist, best known for his cartoon “Bizarro,” A.L.S, 1p, nd, 4to,
excellent content re his life and values; JERRY ROBBINS (1918-98),
ballet dancer, T.L.S., “Jerry,” 1p, June 2, 1982, 4to, New York City
Ballet letterhead, redirecting a letter; K.T. PHILLIPS, T.L.S., 1p, June
4, 1982, 4to, to Mikhail Baryshnikov, at the American Ballet Theatre,
scathing content re the dancing of Susan Jaffe; HULK HOGAN,
wrestling, signed 3”x5” card; KURT VONNEGUT (1922-2007),
author, signed 3”x5” card; WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY (1925-2008), writer
and political commentator, signed 3”x5” card; 7LEON URIS(19242003), author, signed 3”x5” card; GAY TALESE, author, signed
3”x5” card; GARRY TRUDEAU, cartoonist, original signed sketch,
on a 3”x5” card; PATRICK MACNEE, actor, signed 3”x5” card; DAVE
BRUBECK (1920-2012), jazz pianist, signed 3”x5” card; NEIL SIMON,
writer, signed 3”x5” card; DEAN KOONTZ, author, signature and
inscription; TOM CLANCY (1947-2013), author, signed 3”x5” card;
LISA BONET, actress, signed 3”x5” card; JULIE CHRISTIE, actress,
signed 3”x5” card; BARBARA FELDON, actress, signed 3”x5” card;
GLADYS KNIGHT, singer, signed 3”x5” card; CHERYL TIEGS model,
signed 3”x5” card; and PEGGY FLEMING, ice skater, signed ice
skating card. The collection comes with about a dozen other items,
mostly autographed items that are not identified.
$150-200
1447. (BALLET) Postcard size photograph, b/w, ballet scene,
signed by Soviet-born Israeli dancers VALERY PANOV and GALINA
PANOVA. They were also married. Mounted, otherwise very good
condition.
$75-100
1448. (ENTERTAINERS) Collection of ten autographs, includes: JOAN
FONTAINE (1917-2013), Academy Award winning actress, signed
print, portrait, 8”x10 1/2,” b/w; DEANNA DURBIN (1921-2013)
Canadian actress, I.S.P., 4 ½”X6,” b/w, smiling pose; CLAUDETTE
COLBERT (1903-96), French actress, S.P., 9”X8,”, b/w, paper stock,
portrait as Cleopatra; MARION MACK (1902-89), actress, I.S.P.,
10”x8,” b/w, scene from “The General”; ERIC CLAPTON, English
singer, S.P., 3”x5 ½,” b/w, portrait; RICHARD PRYOR (1940-2005),
comedian, S.P., 10”x8,” b/w, scene from “The Toy.”;JAMES CAAN,
actor, signed newspaper photograph, 7”X9,” color, portrait; VANNA
WHITE, Wheel of Fortune, S.P., 8”Xx10,” b/w, smiling pose; SOPHIA
LOREN, actress, S.P., 4”X6,” b/w, portrait; and VANESSA WILLIAMS,
actress and singer, S.P., 5”x7,”, portrait. Comes with a 8”X10,” color
cast photograph of the show “LA Law,”, with printed signatures on
verso.
$200-300
1449. (PIN-UPS AND MODELS) Collection of 14 signed photographs.
Includes: BLAZE STARR, stripper, S.P., 8”X10,” b/w, full length
topless pose; JACQUELINE BISSET, actress, S.P., 10”X8,”, b/w,
sitting on a boat; ANGIE DICKENSON. actress, S.P., 8”X10,”, seated
pose; DANA DELANY, actress, S.P., color, half length pose; ANGIE
EUERBACH, actress, S.P., 10”x8,” seated pose; VENDELA KIRSEBOM,
Norwegian/Swedish actress, S.P., “Vendela,” 8”x10,”, color, running;
CINDY CRAWFORD, model, S.P., 10”x8,” color, seductive pose;
CHERYL TIEGS, model, S.P., 8”x10,” color; KATHY IRELAND, model,
S.P., 8”X10,” color, in a bikini; CAROLINE MUNRO, actress, S.P.,
adds “007, Naomi,” 8:x10,” color; KIM ALEXIS, model and actress,
SP, 8”X10,” color, in bathing suit; TRACY SCOGGINS, actress, S.P.,
8”x10,”, color, in bathing suit; and SOPHIA LOREN, Italian actress,
S.P., 7”X9 ½,” b/w, portrait. Comes with one unidentified SP, 8”x10,”
full length pose. Overall fine condition.
$150-200
1450. (SINGERS AND MUSICIANS) Lot of eight items, includes:
BRANFORD MARCELIS, musician and band leader, S.P., 7”X9,”, b/w,
standing pose; LIZA MINNELLI,singer and actress, S.P., “Love, Liza,”
draws a small heart after signature, color, poster from “Cabaret”;
FLORENCE LARUE, singer, S.P., 10”x8,” smiling portrait; GLADYS
KNIGHT singer, S.P., 8”x10,” b/w, smiling half-length pose; JOAN
JETT, rock guitarist and singer, signed 3”x5” card; ERIC CLAPTON,
singer, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, S.P., 8”X10;” color, full
length pose; and CAROL BRUCE (1919-2007), singer and dancer,
S.P., 10”x8,” scene from “Behind the Eight Ball” (some pinholes and
light wrinkling). Comes with an attractive color photograph of blues
singer B.B. King, with a stamped signature. Unless noted, overall
very good condition
$150-200
1451. (SPORTS AUTOGRAPHS) Collection of four autographs,
includes: WAYNE GRETSKY, Hockey Hall of Fame, S.P., “Wayne
Gretsky, 99,” 8” x 10,” color, portrait in uniform; JOHN WOODEN
(1910-2010), legendary basketball coach, his Pyramid of Success,
11” x 8 1/2,” color, signed, with lengthy inscription; JOHNNY
UNITAS (1933-2002), Pro Football Hall of Fame, signed magazine
photograph, image size 7” x 5,” action scene; and OTTO GRAHAM
(1921-2003), Pro Football Hall of Fame, signed limited edition print,
#422/1500, 8 1/2” x 11,” color;
$150-200
1452. (STAR TREK) Collection of three Star Trek signed items, from
the original television series. Includes: WILLIAM SHATNER, played
Captain Kirk, S.P., 4”X5” b/w, portrait in uniform; JAMES DOOHAN
(1920-2005), played Mr. Scott, S.P., 10”x8,”, b/w, smiling portrait
in uniform; and DEFOREST KELLEY (1920-99), played Dr. McCoy,
I.S.P., 10”X8,” b/w, seated pose from the show.
$200-300
1453. ACTORS AND ENTERTAINERS Lot of 18 items signed
by noted actors, includes signed photos of JIM CARREY, TONY
CURTIS, LARRY HAGMAN, BARBARA FELDON, JOHN GOODMAN,
covers signed by TED DANSON, BETTY WHITE, MARTIN SHEEN,
JUNE ALLYSON, LAUREN BACALL, RICHARD DREYFUSS, JOHN
TRAVOLTA, etc. Very good, sold as a lot.
$200-300
1454. ACTORS AND ENTERTAINERS Lot of seven items signed
by noted actors and entertainers, all attractively matted with large
photographs of the subject, each ready for framing. Included are
signatures of MARY MARTIN, DANNY KAYE, RONALD COLMAN
and EDGAR BERGEN, a 1946 check signed by ROSALIND RUSSELL,
a 1964 thank you letter from JIMMY DURANTE, and a Hercules
Unchained” lobby card signed by STEVE REEVES. Overall very
good.
$200-250
1455. ACTORS AND ENTERTAINERS Lot of 12 signed photos,
includes BETTY GRABLE (“Betty”), CLORIS LEACHMAN, PERRY
COMO, RED SKELTON, CAROL BURNETT, BOB NEWHART, JERRY
LEWIS, WILLIAM CONRAD, FRED WARING, and others.
$100-150
1456. AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY Lot of seven pieces signed
by seven very different individuals, includes signed photos of
LAWRENCE WELK (early, creases), MILDRED CHAPLIN (stained,
corner damage), and RICHARD DIX, signatures of SAM SNEAD,
RICHARD ROGERS, and BING CROSBY (short-snorter), and JOHN
GARFIELD (pencil).
$75-100
1457. AUTOGRAPH MISCELLANY Miscellaneous group of
autographs, almost all signed photos, includes PRINCE ALBERT
OF MONACO, AL HAIG, JANE RUSSELL, PEGYY FLEMING, LILY
TOMLIN, CHEVY CHASE, CINDY CRAWFORD, ROBERT CARRADINE,
FLORENCE HENDERSON,. JOHN AGAR, DOROTHY MCGUIRE, BEA
ARTHUR, LONI ANDERSON, etc.
$75-100
1458. SINGERS AND ENTERTAINERS Mixed lot of items signed by
various entertainers, includes signed albums of SOPHIE TUCKER
and PEARL BAILEY, (both soiled and damaged), signed photos of
NELSON EDDY, LAWRENCE WELK, JOHNNY CARSON, CHERYL
TEIGS, PATTY DUKE ASTIN, BOBBY VINTON, STEPIN FETCHIT,
and programs signed by MYRNA LOY (2) and RUBY KEELER. Good,
some flaws.
$100-150
1459. (JOHN LENNON) Fine signed digital color print of John
Lennon, by noted Lennon photographer Allan Tannenbaum, “John
Lennon 1980”, signed and numbered by Tannenbaum. Artists proof
no. 1/5. Archivally matted and framed to 47” x 36” (sight).
$300-400
1460. (JAMES TAYLOR CONCERT POSTERS) On June 12, 1970,
James Taylor made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of twentytwo, embarking on a prominent stage career that continues to
this day. Offered are a pair of 13” x 21” original posters from the
performance showing Taylor seated on a stool with guitar in hand.
Ticket prices were a maximum of $6.00. Light marginal toning, else
fine.
$100-150
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Notables & the Notorious!
“God bless you in our struggle for
freedom and human dignity…”
1461. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968)
Clergyman and civil rights leader who advocated
nonviolent but active and massive confrontation in
order to obtain rights for blacks. Superb candid signed
photo, 10” x 6 1/2” (sight), a ca. 1968 image of King
addressing a predominantly black crowd of onlookers,
apparently at a housing project, his left hand raised
as he makes a point. King has inscribed the photo
in blue ballpoint at center: “To Ray, God bless you in
our struggle for freedom and human dignity. Martin
Luther King Jr.”. The photo bears a few nominal surface
creases and tiny tears at upper margin and upper-right
corner, but is otherwise very good. Attractively matted
with gold fillets and blue cloth with a brass biographical
plaque, all set into a gilt wood frame. Rarely are Kingsigned photos found with an excellent combination of
a powerful image with inspiring inscription.
$6,000-8,000
1462. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PROGRAM Very
early program for an appearance by King, prior to
any of the marches or protests for which he is widely
remembered. The 22pp. large 4to program promotes
an appearance by King, Mahalia Jackson, Sammy
Davis, Jr. and Floyd Patterson at Pittsburgh’s Forbes
Field on July 9, 1961 to benefit the NAACP and King’s S.C.L.C. Patrons and advertisers are listed, as well as the day’s events which also
included awards being given to Count Basie and Roberto Clemente. Near the end of the program, Dr. Kelly M. Smith introduced “Alabama
and Mississippi Freedom Riders”. The Summer of 1961 saw the height of activism by the Freedom Riders, who met violence and saw their
buses burned at the hands of the Klan and local police. Very good.
$200-300
1463. MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997) Yugoslav Catholic nun called the “Saint of the Gutters” for her work with the poor of Calcutta. T.L.S.
on the verso of a small flyer bearing her photo, 1p. 4” x 3 1/2”, Calcutta, Dec. 13, 1994: “...Keep the joy of loving Jesus in your heart and
share that joy with all through loving acts of service...Happy Christmas. Let us pray...”. Boldly signed, and fine.
$150-200
1464. MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997) Her signature on the verso of a 1995 contribution check, partly affected by a cancel.
$75-100
1465. ROSA PARKS (1913-2005) American civil rights leader whose refusal to move to the back of a bus sparked a boycott and led to
a concerted civil rights movement. Bold signature “Rosa L. Parks” on the face of a Martin Luther King Jr. first day commemorative cover
canceled in Atlanta, Jan. 13, 1979. Some pencil notations.
$75-100
1466. RUSSIAN ENAMEL BLESSING CROSS Russian 19th Century Orthodox blessing cross,
brass with blue and white enamel, 8” x 4 1/4” with an image of the crucified Christ at the top
of the icon with two kneeling angels just below and a representation of the skull of Adam in
the bottom third of the cross. The obverse of this icon shows engraved prayers from top to
bottom. Wear consistent with use, very good.
$350-450
1467. RUSSIAN TORAH POINTERS Pair of finely crafted Russian sterling silver Torah pointers,
each about 12” long and of different designs, both bearing menorahs, rabbinical figures at
top, and braided wire decoration, with one having a cabochon stone affixed, the other a seal
of the Russian Empire. Relatively newly fabricated, although hallmarks show very early dates.
Near fine.$400-600
1468. RUSSIAN JEWISH SCENT CONTAINER Pair of ornate sterling silver scent containers
originating in Russia, each 3” tall with wire filigree base supporting an eagle which in turn
supports a globed topped with a braid Star of David and cabochon stone. Hallmarks indicate
manufacture in 1894, but likely made much later. Fine.
$300-400
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1469. ST. RADEGONDE EXPELS A DEMON Engraving “St.
Radegonde” from the Bartsch 1799 edition of the engravings of
Leonard Beck (1480-1542) entitled “Images de Saints et Saintes,”
originally executed for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (14591519). The 11 1/2” x 16 1/4” engraving depicts St. Radegonde
casting a demon from the body of a woman as a man lies at her feet.
Radegonde, wife of King Chlotar I (son of Clovis), founded a nunnery
which she joined and is said to have performed numerous miracles
before her death on August 13, 1587. Disbound, fine condition.
$300-400
1470. WHITE JADE DEVOTIONAL RING A 1 1/8” white jade ring
affixed with a section of white ribbon to a pribted document, 1p.
oblong 8vo., the text in Latin which indicates that the ring was
given as a wedding gift and was a symbol of bridal devotion. The
document bears a handwritten notation that appears it was issued
during the administration of Pope Innocent IX (1591), although we
cannot be certain. A white paper seal is affixed at bottom. At some
later time, the document was mounted to a wood board and set into
a more modern frame. Tiny losses here and there, still very good.
$200-300
1471. 1823 RIVAL SERMON Early religious tract: “Future Rewards
and Punishments. The Substance of a Discourse Delivered Before
the New England Conference of Methodists Ministers...”, by Rev.
Wilbur Fisk, Providence, 1823, 32pp., string bound. In part: “...The
Bible is the history of God, as the Creator and moral Governor of
the world. It teaches man the relations he stands in to God, and the
obligations he is under to Him It also holds put to man motives to
obedience. These motives, none can doubt, are designed to have an
influence on those to whom they are addressed. And as they make
up a considerable part in the volume of revelation, and are every
where in the Scriptures represented in an important light, it is very
evident that the influence they are designed to have in the divine
administration is very essential. It is necessary, therefore, that they
should be rightly understood…”. Minor toning, a few chips at spine,
else very good.
$100-150
1472. BILLY GRAHAM (b. 1918) American evangelical minister. His
book Angels: God’s Secret Agents, (New York: Doubleday & Co.),
1975. First edition, 175pp. 8vo., with d/j. Inscribed, adding “God
Bless You” and biblical citation on front flyleaf. Fine.
$75-100
1473. FRANCIS MURPHY (1836-1907) American temperance
evangelist, said to have induced 16 million to sign a pledge
to abstain from alcohol. I.S.P., a cabinet photo inscribed to a
fellow temperance leader, “a true Christian gentleman”. Slight
discoloration, still good.
$100-150
1474. RELIC OF THE MISSION SAN LUIS REY Relic of the Spanish
Mission San Luis Rey at what is now Oceanside, California, a 11”
x 3 1/2” x 1 3/4” section of wood water pipe or gutter likely from
the original church structure. The very old section of wood is worm
eaten at bottom, and bears a ca. 1900 ink notation on top: “San
Louis [sic] Rey Mission, California From A M Lakeman”. $200-300
1475. PRISONER-MADE FOLK ART CRUCIFIX Folk art crucifix said
to have been made by a prisoner at the Mansfied Reformatory, also
known as the Ohio State Reformatory which operated from 1886 to
1959. The 10 1/2” tall ca. 1950 cross is made of hundreds of used
wooden matchsticks which have been glued to a frame made of
match boxes. The cross was then sprinkled with glitter and a wood
Jesus figure was applied at center. Some of the matches have been
lost. Consigned by a prominent Gettysburg museum.
$150-200
1476. SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH (1808-1895) American clergyman
and poet, author of our nation hymn “America” (1832), otherwise
known as “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”. A.L.S. S. F. Smith”, 1p. 8vo.,
Newton Center, Oct. 19, 1895, less than a month before his death.
Smith writes a lady setting forth his train travel plans for West
Bridgewater, adding: “...I anticipate much pleasure in the visit, & I
hope it may be one of pleasure & profit to yourselves & the young
ladies...”.Folds, else very good.
$150-200
1477. WILLIAM A. PINKERTON (1846-1923) President of the Pinkerton Detective Agency
founded by his father, Allan Pinkerton. William continued the family tradition, also
becoming heavily involved in tracking criminals in the West. Fine I.S.P. 7” x 9” b/w, a
seated pose signed June 10, 1922, also signed by photographer Moffett. Trivial damp
stain at upper-left mentioned only for accuracy, else very good.
$150-200
1478. RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI (b. 1944) Mayor of New York who received much praise
for his handling of the Twin Towers disaster, prosecuted John Gotti and other Mafia
big shots, also a candidate for the presidency. Rawlings official Bud Selig MLB baseball
signed in blue ink. Fine condition, cased.
$75-100
1479. J. EDGAR HOOVER (1895-1972) Controversial Director of the F.B.I. who built the
organization into the world’s finest investigative agency. Testy T.L.S. to an agent on official
letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Apr. 28, 1959, scolds the agent for mistitling a report
which reflects: “...insufficient care on your part and there was no acceptable excuse...
give closer attention to detail...so that a similar delinquency will not be chargeable to
you...”. File holes at top, else fine. The agent was reporting on a correspondent for a
magazine issued by the Italian Communist Party.
$100-150
1480. J. EDGAR HOOVER (1895-1972) T.L.S. on official letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington,
Oct. 14, 1959 to noted cartoonist Oscar Berger. Hoover thanks Berger for sending a
copy of “American Artist”, but declines to sit for a portrait, citing: “...the heavy pressure
of official matters...requires me to travel...often at a moment’s notice”. Very good. Of
course, it would have been completely out of character for Hoover to have permitted an
artist to caricature him!
$100-150
1481. J. EDGAR HOOVER (1895-1972) T.L.S. on F.B.I. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington,
July 22, 1969, thanks a man for sending him a magazine article concerning Henry J.
Anslinger which Hoover “thoroughly enjoyed”. Fine. Anslinger served as assistant
prohibition commissioner in the Bureau of Prohibition, before being appointed as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department’s
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
$75-100
1482. JAMES R. HOFFA (1913-1975) American labor leader and President of the Teamsters accused by the Kennedy administration of
corruption and finally convicted, disappeared after his pardon by Richard Nixon attempt to regain control of the union. Bold signature
“James R. Hoffa” penned at the bottom of a 1962 schoolgirl’s letter requesting same. Very good. Hoffa was being investigated by R.F.K.’s
“Get Hoffa” squad at the time.
$100-150
1483. ROBERT RIPLEY (1893-1949) American cartoonist made famous by his popular strip “Believe It Or Not”. His bold artist’s signature
nicely matted with three 8” x 10” photos showing Ripley in candid photos, some with some of the oddities which made him famous.
Fine.
$75-100
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1484. WILLIAM M. “BILL” TILGHMAN (1854-1924) Western lawman who served as City Marshall in Dodge City, deputy sheriff under Bat
Masterson and later as a U.S. marshal teamed-up with Chris Madsen and Heck Thomas to pursue the Doolin Gang and bring law to the
town of Perry. Exceptionally rare good content A.L.S. “Wm. Tilghman”, 3pp. 4to., Chandler, Ok., Oct. 18, 1899 on Charles B. Wilson legal
letterhead in dark pencil. He writes an associate, in part: “…I returned the Rush warrant yesterday and Beebe came in on the noon train
raising the devil about it. He wanted to go before the commissioner and make another complaint and the only way I could stop him was to
tell him I was going to Muscogee today…I have promised him the warrant would be here…and I would have Rush here Monday afternoon.
I told him I had the warrant approved by the U.S. Attorney…If the warrant is not here…I think he will make a new complaint. He says this
is a very important case and the Postal Department has instructed him to stay here…[I] would like to make the arrest Monday morning at
Stroud…” Folds, else very good.
$1,500-2,000
1485. FRANK CANTON (1849-1927) Born “Joe Horner”, Canton was a frontier bank robber-turned-lawman and was the top enforcer of the
Wyoming Stock Grower’s Association. Later, Canton became Sheriff of Johnson County and was used by the cattlemen to wipe out settlers
during the “Johnson County War”. Finally, his nerves wrecked, Canton served as a Deputy U.S. Marshall under Judge Isaac Parker before
going to Alaska to tame the gold town of Dawson. Partly-printed D.S. “F. M. Canton”, 1p. legal folio, Oklahoma Terr., Oct. 25, 1895, a
certification that one George Horner, likely a relative, had rode with a posse to serve a writ and was entitled to be paid. Signed three times
by Canton, also signed by U.S. Marshal E. D. NIX. A clean split near bottom has been repaired on verso, else very good.
$500-600
1486. HECK THOMAS AND HIS POSSE TRACK OUTLAWS Voucher for payment to a posse which included lawman Heck Thomas and
which tracked outlaws for seven days in Indian Territory, 1p. legal folio, Guthrie, Oct. 2, 1896, requesting payment of $236 for expenses
incurred in the U.S. case against William Jones, William Crittenden and E. V. Nix, charged with aiding U.S. prisoners to escape from jail. The
types certification at bottom shows that Thomas and his posse rode 235 miles in seven days chasing the outlaws who were heading for
lands of the Creek Nation. The men were never apprehended. Very good.
$200-300
1487. EVETT DUMAS NIX (1861-1946) U.S. Marshal in the late 19th century handling the jurisdiction that included the Oklahoma Territory.
Nix organized a special elite group of one hundred marshals, including Heck Thomas, Bill Tilghman, and Chris Madsen to halt the Doolin
Dalton Gang. Rare partly-printed D.S. “E. D. Nix”, 2pp. legal folio, Guthrie, Ok., Nov. 26, 1894, an order that Nix receive prisoner Lewis
Cartwright, charged with horse theft, and stealing a pistol and cash. Very good.
$200-300
1488. CHARLES S. STOBIE “MOUTAIN CHARLIE” (1845-1931) Indian
fighter, scout, buffalo hunter, member of the Ute Tribe, and noted
western artist who documented the declining years of the Plains
Indians. Cabinet photograph, 7” x 4 7/8”, depicts Stobie full length
and in a prone position as he aims a lever action rifle to the left. A
corner of the photo has been cut away, else very good. Verso bears ink
identification: “Chas. S. Stobie ‘Mountain Charlie””.
$1,000-1,500
1489. “THE JAMES AND YOUNGER BROTHERS” SALESMAN’S SAMPLE Rare salesman’s sample of Illustrated Lives and Adventures of
Frank and Jesse James and the Younger Brothers, The Noted Western Outlaws, by Hon. J. A Dacus (St. Louis: N. D. Thompson & Co.), 1882.
Approx. 250 of the complete 458pp. are present, with the two different binding samples affixed to the inside front cover. Promotional
advertisement is the last page, along with two pages of handwritten orders taken by this sample book’s owner. In rough shape with front
and rear covers loosening from spine, toning to contents, a few sketches in blank areas-still a rare copy.
$150-200
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1490. AL JENNINGS GANG ROBS A TRAIN Pair of 1897-98 letters pertaining to a train robbery committed by the Al Jennings Gang,
includes: an A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Shawnee, Ok., Nov. 15, 1897 in which Dep. U.S. Marshal N. M. Douglass writes U.S. Marshal C. H. Thompson.
In part: “...I have served warrants in my possession for the train robbers. I suppose they will be all right if I can execute them...I heard
today that they were in the neighborhood of Keokuk Falls Saturday...”. In his postscript, Douglass asks for blankets and a sum in order
to post a bond. C. H. “Canada” Thompson was a well-known marshal and agent for the Rock Island Railroad. The second letter is a T.L.S.
on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. letterhead, 1p. 4to., Apr. 16, 1898 also to Thompson: “...please send me a list showing the
amounts collected from the government by employees sent to Guthrie to identify (“Dynamite”) Dick West, in order that we may audit their
claims...”. On Oct. 1, 1897 the Jennings Gang attempted a bold robbery of the railroad’s station at Purcell, Ok. Twice they attempted to
blow the safe in an express car, and having failed, they robbed passengers. The gang was captured a month later, with “Dynamite” Dick
West killed in a different shoot-out. First letter bears a small hole in text and tiny chips at margins, else both are very good.
$300-400
1491. JAMES AND YOUNGER GANG PHOTOGRAPHS Fine group of early photos, largely members of the James-Younger Gang, most 3”
x 3 1/2” and all but one handstamped on verso: “Sumner Studio, Northfield, Minn.” on verso. Includes post mortems of Miller, Pitts and
Stiles, Jim Younger, and Bob Younger after his capture, Jesse and Frank James, Joseph Heywood, the bank teller killed during the raid, an
image of the posse, and a view of the First National Bank in Northfield, Mn., the scene of the abortive bank robbery on Sep. 7, 1876. These
stamped photos were sold by Sumner in his studio in downtown Northfield until it was closed, no later than 1915. The photos were on
display at the Shilling Museum until it also closed and the contents sold at auction. Fine condition.
$500-600
1492. ANTIQUE RANCH VEST A piece of cowboy gear rarely seen in modern times, an early ranch vest used to “break” horses by literally
fixing the rider to the horse using wires and straps. The heavy canvas vest bears four strips of thick leather sewn to the front and back,
each bearing strong iron loops, with two also having heavy wire loops. The vest was sewn onto the rider using the brass grommets at front,
and two crotch straps fitted at bottom-once you were tied to the beast, you were there for good. We would date this item ca. 1920 or so,
and have never seen anything similar.
$200-300
1493. 1834 RAPIST IS JUDGED GUILTY A.Ms.S, a written verdict, 8” x 12,” 4pp., Erie County, Aug. 10, 1834, in part: “... the grand jurors...
that in the course of a long and careful reexamination of the testimony in these indictments of Rape and the indictment of Riot found and
return... to the court.. we have become satisfied that the following persons are also guilty of a wicked and felonious rape upon the body of
Nancy Burns viz Wm Harper & Lorintine Miller & David Bitterly... and that the persons named by pursued for the arrest and punishment....”
The document is then signed by each member of the jury. Very good.
$100-150
1494. HORACE GREELEY (1811-1872) American journalist and founder of the New York Tribune which advocated abolition, and universal
amnesty and suffrage. Greeley also posted bail for Jefferson Davis. A.L.S. on Tribune letterhead, 3pp. 8vo., New York, Feb. 20, 1861
sending encouragement and advice to a candidate for alderman: “…You will be tempted to let robberies pass silently…you will yet be ‘voted
in’…” and promising the backing of his newspapers. A few spots, else very good.
$150-200
Mark David Chapman explains why he killed John Lennon
1495. MARK DAVID CHAPMAN (b. 1955) American
murderer of Beatle John Lennon, whom he shot outside
his apartment on Dec. 8, 1980. Astounding group of
four letters written by Chapman to the NYPD officer
who arrested him describing his motivation in killing
John Lennon and urging the policeman to read J. D.
Sallinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. In all there are four
typed letters, each 1p. 4to. and signed “Mark”, written
two years after his conviction and sent to NYPD officer
Stephen Spiro who had arrested Chapman at the scene
of the murder. These frightening letters read, in small
part: “[Attica Prison, Jan. 15, 1983]...I’ll not forget the
first time we met...is there any way that you can help
me locate my copy of The Catcher in the Rye that was
taken from me on the night of my arrest?...I remember
you telling your partner-very excitedly-that you KNEW
something big was going to happen to you on that
evening...I would like you to tell me more of this if
possible...Steven, have you read The Catcher in the
Rye yet? I would like you to read it and tell me what
you think of it...in the copy that was taken from me I
had written “This is my statement’. I am wondering if
you now understand this...[Attica, Jan. 28, 1983] I have
felt close to you. It is something that would happen to
Holden Caulfield...in The Catcher in the Rye. Please reread this book. It will explain a lot of what happened...
on the night of December 8...do you remember the
young woman in Saigon during the Vietnam war who
immolated herself...She believed so strongly in her
purpose...rather than continue living in this phony
world...Poems were found on her...The Catcher in
the Rye is my statement...Holden couldn’t handle the
phoniness any more...Holden took a fall also -- a horrible one...This is what happened to me...the book takes place in New York City. It is
around Christmas time...[Attica, Mar. 10] I am investigating many such ‘unusual’ occurrences surrounding the death of John Lennon...I
am labeling it a phenomenon...I will let you decide whether Mr. Lennon was a phony or not. His own words shoot his life-purpose full of
holes...Lennon was a phony of highest degree but there were other who could -- and would -- have served the same purpose...But why not
read The Catcher in the Rye and see what Holden has to say about all this?...Do you realize what phoniness does to this world?...24,000
beautiful children die EVERY DAY from starvation...Compare the life of Lennon with that of singer Harry Chapin...Lennon sat in a bed and
imagined. Why wasn’t he rolling up his denims and getting busy?...”. Chapman’s last letter consisted of but a single sentence: “Read The
Catcher in the Rye.”. Chapman has been denied probation seven times and remains one of the most vilified murderers ever incarcerated.
$4,000-6,000
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He may have murdered 160 patients to
obtain their estates...
1496. DR. JOHN BODKIN ADAMS WALKING STICK JOHN
BODKIN ADAMS (1899-1983) Irish physician and alleged
serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, more than 160 of his
patients died in suspicious circumstances. Of these, 132 left
him money or items in their wills. He was acquitted of the
murder of one patient in 1957. Another count of murder was
withdrawn by the prosecution in what was later described as
“an abuse of process” by the presiding judge. Many patients
had been given “special injections” of substances Adams
refused to describe. He would also isolate patients from
their relatives, hindering contact between them. Rare Adams
relic, a 34 1/2” stained oak walking stick ironically bearing
a repeating design of shamrocks. The top of the cane bears
a simple brass cap and is engraved at the bottom in small
black letters: “DR. J. B. ADAMS. EASTBOURNE.” Adams spent
most of his adult life in Eastbourne. Very good, de-accessed
from the Gettysburg Museum of History and said to have
been from Adams’ estate.
$300-400
1497. CHARLES MANSON (b.1934) Drifter whose “family”
committed the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969. So far has
eluded the gas chamber. Rare self-portrait which Manson
appears to have personalized with the addition of about
twenty strands of brown and gray hair glued to the top of
his head, 3 1/2” x 6 1/2” on red paper, signed “Charles Mac
Manson” with a swastika across his signature at bottom.
Manson adds the “Mac” to his signature because he believes
that he is marketed in the same manner that MacDonalds
sells hamburgers. Matted.
$400-600
1498. JOHN WAYNE GACY (1942-1994) Notorious mass murderer
of over thirty young men whom he buried beneath his home,
executed after many appeals and postponements. Original acrylic
painting on art board, 14” x 18”, depicts Minnie Mouse and is so
titled by Gacy who signs at lower-right. On verso he signs twice
again, writing: “Enjoy Minnie as much as I enjoyed doing it for you”.
Fine.
$400-600
1499. JOHN WAYNE GACY (1942-1994) Set of five pencil portraits
of western characters on a 12” x 18” sheet, signed in pencil at
bottom, also signed in full in ink. Very good.
$300-400
1500. JOHN WAYNE GACY (1942-1994) Set of eight portraits of
ladies on a 12” x 18” sheet, one bearing a face being half male, half
female, signed in pencil at bottom, also signed in full in ink. Very
good.
$300-400
1501. JOHN WAYNE GACY (1942-1994) T.L.S. “John” with holograph
postscript, 3pp. 4to., Menard, July 15, 1988. In part: “...I am an
open minded liberal, trusting, gullible...Hot weather sex do it in
the shower...if everything was so cut and dry about my guilt, why
haven’t I been put to death?...there are 156 issues on my direct
appeal...It’s like a house of cards, no matter how big they bill me
as a monster...I know how stupid the public is once they have been
brainwashed...”. Very good.
$100-150
1502. CHARLES MANSON
(b.1934) Very rare A.M.Q.S.
“C M” with the ubiquitous
swastika
through
his
signature, 2pp. 4to., [Prison
in Tamal Co., Ca.], Oct. 20,
1986. Manson pens 16
bars of music for guitar
and lyrics, the song titled:
“You-U-Improvise”. In part:
“Everything is the song It’s
been there all along in the
Silence of your heart In the
songs that your sing In the
allways of the hallways in
everything in everything...”
He continues: “...it’s not
easy to put it on paper.
I’ve not wrote music for
YEARS they took my guitar
so some little person could
play important...I never did write music down, I always used a tapeCan you score this for me...I’m not permitted to do anything...”. Sold
with a guitar pick (presumably Manson’s) and holograph transmittal
envelope. Fine. Some speculate that Manson’s murderers actually
went to the Tate house by accident, meaning to go to the nearby
home of a music producer who had scorned Manson’s efforts to
obtain a recording contract.
$400-600
1503. CHARLES MANSON (b.1934) Original signed drawing, 1p.
4to., an abstract geometric sketch with ghost-like figures at upperright, stylistically signed in full at lower-right. On verso Manson pens
an A.L.S. to a gay man with revealing content. In part: “...I learnt
a lot about sex in prison...the center of a man is his sex...all the
dogs lay down & offer their sex...Homosexuals hold the balls & can
teach sex & the motions of staff. Greeks & Romans were up on that...
they only used women for having babys...So you can tell me old son
how does it feel to be on your own like a rolling stone...”. Sold with
an original candid photo of Manson, 5” x 3 1/2” color.
$200-300
1504. CHARLES MANSON (b.1934) A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Corcoran, Ca.
(in prison), Mar. 8, 1993 to a USMC corporal at Camp Pendleton.
In part: “...I could always whip jarheads like you...I just said that
to wrinkle up your forehead I can see you HUFF & PUFF & your
neck puffing out...I can say or write anything I want & the first
amendment...will get you to protect me...go to your grave yards
of the USMC & see thay are all still standing there...who died
4 my RIGHTS...GIT BACK to Earth you can’t say what is or is not
HISTORY...”. With transmittal envelope.
$100-150
1505. RICHARD RAMIREZ (1960-2014) Mexican American serial
killer awaiting execution on California’s death row. Ramirez was
dubbed the “Night Stalker” by the news media as he terrorized
California with a series of murders during the first half of 1985. S.P.
7” x 8” b/w, a laser-print photo inscribed and signed at lower-left,
with signed transmittal envelope from San Quentin. Two pieces.
$150-200
1506. JEREMY BRYAN JONES American serial killer, convicted
in 2005 of rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital
murder, believed to be involved in at least 11 other murders across
the country, some using the alias “Oklahoma”. Pair of disturbing
hand-drawn and colored images, a skull and disfigured face, each
signed on the drawing and within, and on one image he has twice
added “Oklahoma”. Fine.
$150-200
1507. JAMES EARL RAY (1928-1998) Assassin of Martin Luther
King whom he killed in Memphis in 1968. Lot of three signed
items, includes: 1994 Christmas card sent to his brother, signed
“Jim” and J. E. RAY”, mentions that a friend had visited but failed
to arrive in time to meet another visitor and plans to meet a local
talk show commentator; with a T.L.S. “Later Jim”, 1p. 4to. [prison],
mentioning that he had appeared on the Maury Povich Show along
with “Bughouse Anna” [ex-wife Anna Sandhu] who had claimed that
Ray and his brother had threatened to kill her. With return envelope
signed in full. Three pieces.
$100-150
1508. JAMES EARL RAY (1928-1998) Signed lithograph “James Earl
Ray”, 19” x 15 1/2”, a copy of his painting: “The Legion in the battle
for Dien Bienphu, Vietnam-1954”, boldly signed at lower right.
Matted, fine.
$60-80
1509. NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON/RONALD GOLDMAN CRIME
SCENE TAPE Approx. one foot section of yellow plastic L.A.P.D.
crime scene tape from the site of the murders of Nicole Brown
Simpson and Ronald Goldman at 875 S. Bundy, Los Angeles, June
12, 1994. This crime relic is numbered 42/187. Amazingly, O. J.
Simpson walked following a lengthy trial marked by a totally inept
prosecution.
$100-150
1510. GLASS NEGATIVES OF A LYNCHING AND BURNING OF
BLACKS Rare lot of three 6 1/4” x 4 1/2” glass negatives portraying
one or more particularly gruesome murders of black men ca. 1930s.
Two of the images depicts the body of a man whose body has been
essentially cremated in a field. A third image shows a black man
who had been tied by the neck to a tree in a corn field-his head has
been cleanly severed from his torso which lies below him. Large
positives of the negatives have been made. We have been unable to
determine the dates or locations of these murders, but such scenes
were not uncommon.
$700-900
158
1511. JOHN DILLINGER BANK ROBBERY RELIC An original piece
of embossed tin ceiling tile, 6”x6 ½”, once part of the ceiling at the
American Trades Bank in Racine, Wi. which was robbed by John Dillinger
and three others at 2:20 PM, Nov. 20, 1933. Part of the ceiling was
damaged during the shoot-out in the bank. Dillinger escaped with three
hostages, fleeing in his car. Comes with a note of authenticity: “The
Racine Art Museum, which is located in the former American Trades
Building in Racine Wisconsin removed the bank’s original tin ceiling
during renovations and sold it to Joyce and Charles Bond in order to
raise funds for the museum. This original six inch piece of the American
Trades Bank ceiling was cut by me from a two foot square piece
acquired by me directly from the Bonds…”. Less than a year after this
bank robbery ( July 22, 1934), Dillinger was shot and killed by the F.B.I.
outside a Chicago theatre.
$200-300
1512. DESERT INN KEY An early key from the famous Desert Inn, a
Las Vegas hotel/casino that operated from April 24, 1950, to August
28, 2000. Designed by noted New York architect Jack Lessman, it was
the fifth resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip. The original name was
Wilbur Clark’s Desert Inn. Wilbur Clark originally began building the
resort, but when he ran out of money, the Cleveland mob led by Moe
Dalitz took over the construction. Clark became the public front man
of the resort while Dalitz remained quietly in the background as the
principal owner. Much of the financing came from the American National
Insurance Company (ANICO), which at the time had indirect ties to the
Cleveland crime syndicate and the Maceo crime syndicate in Galveston,
Texas. The resort would eventually be renamed Desert Inn, and was
affectionately called the “DI” by Las Vegas locals and regular guests. The
Desert Inn’s most famous guest, businessman Howard Hughes, arrived
on Thanksgiving Day 1966, renting the hotel’s entire top two floors.
After staying past his initial ten-day reservation, he was asked to leave
in December so that the resort could accommodate the high rollers who
had been promised those suites. Instead of leaving, Hughes decided
to start negotiations to buy the Desert Inn. On March 1, 1967, Hughes
purchased the resort from Dalitz for around $13 million.
$100-150
1513. “RED CHANNELS” Rare book, Red Channels, (New York: American
Business Consultants, Inc.), June, 1950. This publication, issued by the
anti-Communist organization “Counterattack”, lists hundreds of actors,
actresses, and other individuals associated with the entertainment and
news media, and lists the organizations with which they are affiliated
which “Counterattack” deems to be Socialist or Communist associated.
Each organization is also described in the appendix. Among those
chosen for attention is Orson Welles, Howard K. Smith, Edward G.
Robinson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dashiell Hammett, Langston Hughes, Ruth
Gordon, Will Geer, Lee J. Cobb, Leonard Bernstein, and many others.
Paper boards soiled a bit with corners creased, pencil notation on cover
reads: “Exhibit A.
$100-150
1515. 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS TICKET Ticket for admittance
to the boxing hall at the ill-fated 1972 Munich Olympics, 5 3/4”
x 4”, apparently used. The ticket is printed on both sides, with a
schematic of the hall on recto, and the Olympic village shown on the
reverse. Folds and light soiling (on reverse), else very good. On Sep.
5 and 6, 11 members of the Israeli delegation were taken hostage
by PLO terrorists and murdered.
$75-100
1516. 1700S GERMAN PEWTER LABOR
GUILD GOBLET Presentation 1739 pewter
guild goblet presented to a German
craftsman, likely upon his entry to a
guild or for services to the organization.
The trophy stands 18 3/4” tall and bears
a removable cap at top upon which is
fixed a standing man holding a banner.
The top of the goblet is engraved:
“IN THE HONORABLE GUILD OF THE
MASTER BRICKLAYERS IN THE TOWN OF
SACHSENBURG 1739”. About the center
are four lion’s heads in relief and from
one is suspended a small pewter shield
with the name of the awardee “V. Zeller”.
Very good.
$400-600
1517.
COMMEMORATIVE
MEDALS
Grouping of nine commemorative medals,
includes Navy bronze medals, 2 1/2”
dia. honoring Cassin, McCall, Blakeley,
Perry and Henley, along with N.Y.U. Hall
of Fame medallions with cases honoring
Bell, Morse, Westinghouse, and Joseph
Henry. Naval medals bear some tarnish.
$200-300
1518.
FOSSIL
AMMONITE
Fossil
ammonite, 5” diameter in matrix, 9”
overall and self-standing, highly-polished
and very attractive, a nice item for the
desk top.
$100-150
1519. FOSSIL GROUPING
Fine grouping of four
ancient fossils, includes
3 3/4” magalodon shark
tooth
(Florida),
mako
shark tooth in matrix
(Saharian Sea), 3” trilobite
(Saharian Sea), and clam
shell (Virginia). Overall very
good.
$100-150
1520. LARGE DISPLAY OF ORTHOCERAS FOSSILS Large display
of orthoceras (“straight horn”) fossils, a genus of extinct nautiloid
cephalopod. This approx. 15” x 20” display has been highly
polished and is especially attractive, a fine gift for the budding
archaeologist.
$150-200
1521. ORTHOCERAS FOSSIL GROUPING Orthoceras (“straight
horn”) fossils, a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod, in black
matrix, about 3”, professionally polished and cut into a 6” long
teardrop design. Fine.
$100-150
1514. “HATE LITERATURE” THROUGH THE DECADES Large grouping
of various “hate literature” extreme right-wing crackpot groups which
had varying degrees of political influence from the Thirties to the Sixties.
A great variety of material ranging from a biography of Fr. Charles
Coughlin to a vile “Here Comes Whiteman” comic issued by the American
Nazi Party under George Lincoln Rockwell. Also present is a great deal of
anti-Semitic literature, some overt and some veiled, some even issued
by Catholic clergymen. The Ku Klux Klan is represented in an antiKnights of Columbus item, there is a copy of Rockwell’s “Thunderbolt”
newspaper, and other racial items are present. There is also a great
deal of material concerning “red-baiting”, from Congressional imprints
of committee hearings to publications praising Sen. Joseph McCarthy,
and much more lunacy far too extensive to describe here. About fifty
pieces, very good.
$300-400
1522. TOOTH FROM A WOOLY MAMMOTH A superb (and
affordable!) fossil, a large segment of tooth from a wooly mammoth.
The enormous chopper fragment measures about 4” x 6 1/2” and is
identified as a “M3 L. Bover [?]”, recovered in 1980.
$75-100
1523. SANDERS PRICE GUIDE TO AUTOGRAPHS, SIGNED Limited
edition hardbound copy of the fourth edition of Sanders Price Guide
to Autographs, (Alexander, NC: Alexander Books), 1997. Hardcover,
608pp. Signed on the front flyleaf by author and actor GEORGE
SANDERS, and by co-authors HELEN SANDERS and RALPH
ROBERTS. Fine. A great tripdown Memory Lane!
$75-100
159
Sports
1532. TOM SEAVER Baseball Hall of Fame. Collection of three S.P.s, 8”
x 10” each, color, in New York Mets uniforms, different poses. Fine.
$75-100
1533. “ALL-TIME GREATS” BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS Lot of six
“All-Time Greats” signed postcard photos signed by: AL KALINE, JOE
SEWELL, LOU BOUDREAU, JOCKO CONLON (signed twice), CHARLES
GEHRINGER, and BOB FELLER. Very good.
$100-150
1534. “YANKEE DYNASTY” SIGNED CARDS Lot of three signed
“Yankee Dynasty” trading cards, picturing and signed by DIXIE
WALKER, BABE DAHLGREN and CHARLIE KELLER, with a postcard
photo signed by BILL DICKEY. Fine.
$100-150
1535. (BASEBALL NOTABLES) Set of five ca. 1933 album pages
bearing the signatures of about 45 major league baseball players,
including some Hall of Famers. Included is: PAUL WANER, LLOYD
WANER, ARKIE VAUGHAN, JOE SEWELL, DOC CRANDALL, Pirates
Manager GEORGE GIBSON, BEN CANTWELL, BILL URBANSKI, HARRY
GOWDY, RED HARGRAVE, HUCK BETTS, BUCK JORDAN, WAITE HOYT,
and others. Very good.
$100-150
1524. 500 HOME-RUN HITTERS SIGNED BASEBALL Rawlings Bobby
Brown Official American League baseball signed by twelve 500 career
home run hitters. TED WILLIAMS and MICKEY MANTLE have signed
on the sweet spot, signed elsewhere by WILLIE MAYS, MIKE SCHMIDT,
ERNIE BANKS, EDDIE MATHEWS, EDDIE MURRAY, HANK AARON,
HARMON KILLEBREW, WILLIE MCCOVEY, REGGIE JACKSON, and
FRANK ROBINSON. Signed in several different inks at different times,
a few light toned spots, still a solid 8/10 overall.
$1,000-1,500
1525. JOE DIMAGGIO (1914-1999) Baseball Hall of Famer, a legendary
member of the N.Y. Yankees, dubbed “Joltin’ Joe” and “The Yankee
Clipper”, he hit safely in 56 consecutive games, married Marilyn
Monroe and had the highway running the length of West Manhattan
renamed in his honor. Lot of two signed items, includes a strip of
four “stage coach” postage stamps, along with a “Baseball’s All-Time
Greats” baseball card signed across the face. Fine.
$200-300
1526. JOE DIMAGGIO (1914-1999) Fine S.P., a composite photo
using five images from DiMaggio in his prime, limited set no.
519/1941, boldly signed by DiMaggio in blue marker and set
on a wood base with brass “Images of a Legend” plaque. Fine.
$200-300
1527. MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995) Yankee Hall of Famer who hit
536 home runs and was a Triple Crown winner and three-time M.V.P.
Fine S.P., 8” x 10” color, a Leon Wolf painting of Mantle front and back,
boldly signed in blue marker. Fine.
$200-300
1528. MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995) I.S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, an image
of Mantle in a batting stance, inscribed and signed in red ink. Lowerright creased, else very good. Photo supplied by Yankees…and rolling
paper makers E-Z Wider!
$150-200
1529. MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995) Blue marker signature on a
white card. Slight water staining.
$75-100
1530. PETE ROSE’S 1970 HOUNDSTOOTH JACKET AND TROUSERS
A relic of the golden years of Cincinnati slugger Pete Rose, a
houndstooth jacket and gray trouser worn by Rose ca. 1970. The
Italian wool jacket, a 46R tailored by Danielli in Venice, bears within
a rectangular black patch embroidered in gold bullion: “Pete Rose
HIT KING 14”. It bears four matching buttons and has no vent. The
trousers, made by Hamilton, Cincinnati, have angled pockets and no
cuffs nor pleats. Overall fine.
$150-200
1531. NOLAN RYAN (b. 1947) Baseball pitcher with an astounding
fastball, Hall of Famer. Fine lot of nine in-person signed photos,
includes three 8” x 10” color action photos, two as a Texas Ranger, a
3” x 5” b/w photo while pitching, three 3” x 5” candids, and two 4” x
6” candids, all nicely signed and in fine condition.
$150-200
1536. (BASEBALL) Varied group of items, includes SANDY KOUFAX
bold black ink incription and signature on a card, BILL DICKEY
signature at the top of a gold Hall of Fame plaque card, Upper Deck
baseball card containing a swatch of a 2001 NOLAN RYAN game-used
jersey, and a 1960 Rexall Hall of Fame booklet, 23pp. 12mo., features
Babe Ruth on the cover. Very good.
$75-100
1537. (BASEBALL) Program from “The 1st Annual Phil Rizzuto
Celebrity Golf Classic”, 16pp, Aug. 12, 1991, 7” x 8 1/2.” Signed on
front cover by PHIL RIZZUTO (1917-2007), Baseball Hall of Fame, and
by BOBBY THOMSON (1917-2007), baseball great, remembered for
his “Shot Heard Round the World.” Signed again by PHIL RIZZUTO, on
the inside. Also signed within by HECTOR LOPEZ, baseball player;
GENE HERMANSKI (1920-2010), baseball player who spent most of
his career playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers; EDDIE BRACKEN (19152002), actor; and GIL MCDOOGLE (1928-2010), baseball player, who
spent his entire 10 year career with the New York Yankees. $75-100
1538. (BASEBALL) Collection of six autographs, includes: TOM
SEAVER, Hall of Fame, S.P., “Tom Seaver, HOF, ‘92,” 8”X10,” color,
pitching pose in Mets uniform; ROGER CLEMONS, pitcher, SP, 10”x8,”
in Red Sox uniform; TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002), signed Gold Hall of
Fame plaque postcard signed; JAMES “COOL PAPA” BELL, (1903-91),
), signed Gold Hall of Fame plaque postcard; WILLIE MAYS, Hall of
Fame, signed card, with color portrait; and BOBBY THOMSON (19172007), baseball great, remembered for his “Shot Heard Round the
World,” signed newspaper article.
$250-350
1539. 1944 CHAMPION ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Signatures of 11
members of the World Series-winning 1944 St. Louis Cardinals on a
single sheet, includes <PEPPER MARTIN, STAN MUSIAL,TED WILKS,
HARRY BRECHEEN, MICKEY BURNETT, GEORGE MUNGER, DANNY
LITWHILER, FRED SCHMIDT, MAX LANIER, DEBS GARMS and one
other. One vertical fold, toned a bit, still quite good.
$300-400
1540. HALL OF FAMER AND OTHER SIGNED PHOTOS, PLAQUE
CARDS Lot of twelve signed items, includes gold Hall of Fame plaque
cards signed by CHARLES GEHRINGER, LEFTY GOMEZ, LLOYD
WANER and EARLE COMBS, with signed photos of DUKE SNIDER,
BILL DICKEY, HANK GREENBERY, ED LOPAT, STAN MUSIAL,
JOHNNY SAIN, BOBBY THOMSON and ART ROONEY (damaged).
$150-200
1541. HALL OF FAMERS AND BASEBALL GREATS Lot of 13
signatures, includes CASEY STENGEL, HANK AARON, EDDIE ROUSH
(2), BABE DAHLGREN, BILLY HERMAN, STANLEY COVELESKI,
BROOKS ROBINSON, WILBUR COOPER, JOHNNY HOPP, JOCKO
CONLAN, GLENN WRIGHT, and EARLE COMBS. Very good.
$150-200
160
1542. BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL NOTABLES Good lot of more
than 20 signatures of various noted baseball and football players,
includes: CHARLES GEHRINGER, FRANK FRISCH, BILLY MARTIN,
BURLEIGH GRIMES, ROCKY BLEIER, JUAN MARICHAL, BOB
FELLER, BILL MAZEROSKI, DICK GROAT, BROOKS ROBINSON,
VADA PINSON, JOHNNY PODRES, BILLY HERMAN, TERRY
“MOON” MULLINS, JOE GREENE, JOHN SAIN, BOB LEMON, and
others. Generally very good.
$150-200
1553. ROCKY MARCIANO (1923-1969) American boxing
heavyweight champion who retired undefeated after 49 fights.
I.S.P. 8” x 10” b/w, a promotional boxing stance pose inscribed and
signed in blue ballpoint. A few letters in signature are light, light
crease at left and tack holes in corner-estimated accordingly.
$200-300
1543. BASEBALL GREATS Lot of four items signed by baseball
stars, includes JOHNNY MIZE T.L.S. 1p. 4to., St. Augustine, [n.d.],
thanks a man for sending pictures and promising to sign photos
sent to him; TOMMY HENRICH bold signature on a card; CHARLES
GEHRINGER bold signature on a card, and ROCCO COLAVITO,
personal signed 1968 check. Each item is tastefully matted with
an 8” x 10” photo, ready to frame.
$150-200
1554. VINTAGE BOXING TICKETS Lot of an unused ticket and
stubs to major boxing events, includes the stub from the July 4,
1923 Dempsey vs. Gibbons fight in Shelby, Montana, the ringside
seat costing its owner a hefty $50.00. Mounted. The second item
is an unused ticket to the closed circuit televising of the Cassius
Clay vs. Sonny Liston fight, May 25, 1965, the viewing arena being
the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pa. Finally, there is a stub for the
fantasy 1969 fight between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali.
Three pieces.
$100-150
1544. BASEBALL NOTABLES Lot of 13 signed photos of baseball
greats, each image about 4” x 5” and almost all b/w, includes:
LLOYD WANER, BROOKS ROBINSON, FELIX MILLAN, EARLE
AVERILL (2), BILL MAZEROSKI, AL OLIVER, LOU BURDETTE,
STEVE CARLTON, DAVE JOHNSON, BOB MOOSE, and others.
Very good.
$200-300
1555. “PATRON” CURRIER & IVES LITHOGRAPH Currier & Ives
hand-colored 14” x 10” (sight) 1887 lithograph “The Celebrated
Trotting Stallion PATRON By Pancoast Dam by Cuyler Record 2:14
1/4”, matted. A tought lithograph to find, but marred somewhat by
dark spotting, largely at bottom. Matted. Estimated accordingly.
$200-300
1545. BASEBALL, R.F.K., AND TELEVISION Program for the New
York Baseball Writers 26th “Eating and Oratorical Contest” held
at the Waldorf Astoria on Feb. 6, 1949, 4pp. 8vo., with a listing
of the various “acts” to be presented, some by major writers and
baseball players. The front page commentary laments: “Television
may put us all out of business...tomorrow you might be televised
right back to Keokuk”. The separate 8pp. guest list includes 24
year old Robert F. Kennedy, then studying journalism at Harvard.
$75-100
1546. ANTONIO MARGARITO AND CARLOS CINTRON Red
Everlast size 14 boxing glove boldly signed in black marker by
welterweight champions ANTONIO MARGARITO(38-8-0) and
KERMIT CINTRON (35-5-2) who twice furiously battled each other
for the championship. Margarito’s reputation has been marred by
claims that his wraps were loaded with plaster of Paris!
$75-100
1547. FLOYD PATTERSON (1935-2006) American heavyweight
boxing champion, the first to regain a title after losing it. I.S.P. 8”
x 10” b/w, an image of Patterson landing a solid left on the jaw
of opponent Muhammad Ali, boldly inscribed and signed. Fine.
$75-100
1548. GERRY COONEY AND BOBBY CYZY Red Everlast boxing
glove, size 14, boldly signed by heavyweight boxer GERRY
COONEY and lightweight and cruiserweight champion BOBBY
CYZY. Fine condition.
$75-100
1549. JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983) “Manassa Mauler”, American
boxing heavyweight champion and one of the greatest of all time.
Pair of signed items, includes a 22” x 9 1/2” (opened) photo holder
from Dempsey’s restaurant, a repro of James Montgomery Flagg’s
painting of the Dempsey-Willard fight at left, an original photo 8”
x 10” photo of Dempsey seated with three other men at a table,
inscribed and signed at top. Sold with a second, earlier photo holder,
also inscribed but lacking photo. Overall good to very good.
$75-100
1550. JACK SHARKEY (1902-1994) American heavyweight boxing
champion. Bold inscription and signature on a card, with an 8” x
10” photo with printed signature. Sold with RICHIE “KID” TANNER
(1916-1963), small cigarette card-sized photo, a boxing image
signed and dated 1948. Three pieces, very good.
$75-100
1551. JOE LOUIS VS. MAX SCHMELLING PROMOTIONAL
MATCHES Rare promotional matchbook, 3 1/2” x 4 1/4” (closed),
outside shows the two boxers and “Tune in on the Biggest Match
Yet! Joe Lewis vs. Max Schmeling. Broadcast By Buick, June 18th,
1936”. Verso offers reasons to buy a Buick. Within are illustrations
of fight announcers, a 1936 Buick, and a few remaining matches.
Mounting traces on verso would probably wash off. One example
of this matchbook was sold for $500.
$150-200
1556. CURRIER & IVES PRINT OF TROTTER “OCCIDENT” Currier
& Ives print, 16” x 12”, a hand-colored image captioned: “The
Caliofornia Wonder OCCIDENT Owned by Gov. L. Stanford. Time
in harness, a private trial of speed. 2:19 2:19 2:19”. Some slight
offset toning still quite good. Sold with a second Currier & Ives
print, this of the trotter “GLOSTER”, matted to 14” x 10 1/4”, but
heavily stained with two long tears at bottom. Two pieces.
$400-500
1557. (EARLY WRESTLING) Last page of an A.L.S. by John Probst,
1p. 8 ½”x11” with wrestling content: “…going to Chicago…May
go to Baltimore next week to wrestle Frank Lynch…” Written on
an exceptional vintage letterhead, with two images of Jack Olsen,
the “American Middleweight Champion Wrestler”. Light toning,
$100-150
1558. (FOOTBALL GREATS) Collection of five autographs,
includes: JOHNNY UNITAS, S.P., 7” X 11,” b/w, action caricature,
paper stock; OZZIE NEWSOME, inducted into Pro Football Hall
of Fame (1994), current General Manager of Baltimore Ravens,
signature on a 5” X 8,” car dealership promotion; PAUL WARFIELD,
inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (1983), signed postcard
size action scene; TROY AIKMAN, inducted into Pro Football Hall
of Fame (2006), S.P., color, 10” x 8,” in uniform, holding a football;
and OTTO GRAHAM (1921-2003), inducted into Pro Football Hall
of Fame, signed postcard size action scene.
$150-200
1552. MUHAMMAD ALI (b. 1942) American boxer and three time
heavyweight champion, stripped of his title for refusing military
service. S.P. 8” x 10” color showing the champ punching a speed
bag, signed later in black marker. Very good.
$100-150
161
1565. WILLIE MOSCONI (1913-1991) American billiards champion
and trick-shot specialist, considered one of the greatest pool
players. A neat Mosconi item, an official size and weight number
“11” pool ball boldly signed in full by Mosconi in gold sharpie.
Very good. From the Goldberg sale of Mosconi’s personal effects
consigned by his widow, Flora Mosconi, April, 2005.
$75-100
1566. WILLIE MOSCONI (1913-1993) Regulation orange number 5
pool ball boldly signed in black ink. Fine.
$100-150
1567. ALL PITTSBURGH, ALL THE TIME! Lot of about twenty
pieces, includes S.P.s signed by BILL MAZEROSKI, ELROY FACE and
HARVEY HADDIX, VERNON LAW, DICK STUART, ELROY FACE (3),
BOB SKINNER, BILL VIRDON, BOB CHESNES, PHIL GARNER, STAN
ROJEK, BOB SKINNER, BILL MAZEROSKI, L. C. GREENWOOD,
HARRY BRIGHT, ROCKY BLEIER, and others. Condition varies, just
good.
$200-300
1559. (JIM THORPE 1909 FOOTBALL SIDELINE PASS) Very rare and
desirable “Side Line Bench” pass the Nov. 20, 1909 football game
between the Carlisle Indians, for whom the legendary Jim Thorpe
played, and Brown University. The red pass is 3 3/8” square, and is
printed on one side with the rights and privileges attendant thereto.
The team, coached by Pop Warner, played Brown in New York and
lost 8-21, finishing the year with a very respectable 8-3-1 record.
Verso scuffed form prior mounting, else fine with original string
attachment.
$400-600
1560. ARNOLD PALMER (b. 1929) American professional golfer.
Signature in slightly-worn black marker on an unused August
National score card. Very good.
$100-150
1561. ARNOLD PALMER (b. 1929) Bold signature in black marker
accomplished on the blue brim of a white Odyssey Golf club cap.
Fine.
$100-150
1562. ART ROONEY (19011988) American football
executive, the founder and
owner of the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Fine content A.L.S.
on the verso of a 6 1/2” x 5
1/4” color postcard picturing
his 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers,
Pittsburgh, April 30, 1974 to
his daughter Ethel. In part:
“...I am grateful to you...in
sending me the articles on
Cum Posey. They were well
put together. It was very good
fortune to have Cum as one on my closest friends. Ours was a loyal,
deep friendship. He was a great man...”. Light soiling. Cumberland
“Cum” Posey (1890-1946) was a black American baseball player,
manager, and team owner in the Negro leagues. Posey played with
the Homestead Grays in 1911, was manager by 1916, and became
owner in the early 1920s. In a quarter-century running the team,
he built it into one of the powerhouse franchises of black baseball,
winning numerous pennants, including nine consecutively from
1937-45.
$250-350
1568. CAMEL SCROTUM POWDER FLASK Undoubtedly an item
that would be the jewel of any armaments collection, an 8” long
antique dried camel scrotum from the Middle East, crafted for use
as a powder flask. Very carefully stitched at top, the flask has been
intricately incised with a palm plant and geometric designs. A metal
fitting is attached to which was once fitted a leather carrying strap.
Stopper no longer present. Angry camel not included.
$400-500
1563. BEN HOGAN (1912-1997) American golfer, four-time winner
of the U.S. Open and twice winner of the Masters. T.L.S. on his
corporate letterhead, 1p. 4to., Fort Worth, Feb. 14, 1990 thanking a
man for his complimentary letter and regretting that he cannot send
a photo as his supply had run out a long time past. Fine.
$100-150
1564. SIDNEY CROSBY (b. 1987) Canadian professional hockey
player, captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and undoubtedly bound
for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Pittsburgh Penguins game program
“Icetime”, signed on the cover by Crosby. According to provenance
accompanying the program (which is sealed in a plastic sleeve), the
programe is from the game at which Crosby first had ice time and
also scored a goal, Oct. 8, 2005, and was signed by him on Mar. 16,
2008. Fine.
$75-100
162
END OF SALE
Prices Realized, February 2014 Auction (buyer’s premium not included)
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100
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109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
Hammer
$15,000
$4,750
$3,000
$18,000
$3,750
$7,000
$650
$160
$80
$280
$140
$90
$320
$650
$100
$90
$120
$40
$200
$1,400
$140
$140
$200
$140
$80
$70
$50
$70
$80
$140
$70
$140
$200
$280
$50
$380
$90
$140
$100
$120
$700
$60
$220
$100
$200
$950
$340
$90
$2,000
$260
$220
$50
$480
$280
$280
$240
$200
$500
$550
$460
$300
$220
$460
$100
$30
$30
$220
$120
$600
$950
$550
$280
$400
$6,500
$1,800
$1,700
$320
$160
$140
$120
$400
$240
$120
$950
$90
$650
$500
$320
$750
$200
$180
$100
$100
$60
Lot
Hammer
Lot
Hammer
Lot
Hammer
Lot
Hammer
119
121
122
123
124
125
126
128
131
133
134
135
136
137
139
140
142
143
144
145
147
149
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217
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220
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
241
242
243
$160
$460
$420
$160
$700
$100
$50
$550
$380
$140
$90
$2,250
$180
$120
$220
$600
$1,300
$200
$120
$80
$160
$160
$200
$200
$2,750
$900
$240
$50
$160
$240
$380
$360
$200
$180
$260
$420
$220
$340
$300
$140
$160
$140
$160
$260
$50
$160
$120
$120
$850
$1,200
$550
$320
$160
$70
$80
$180
$160
$60
$260
$140
$320
$100
$100
$180
$50
$8,000
$70
$160
$220
$70
$380
$30
$100
$320
$100
$140
$100
$500
$90
$260
$120
$120
$440
$200
$1,300
$280
$200
$650
$100
$220
$200
$100
$240
$700
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
254
255
256
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
266
271
288
289
292
293
298
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300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
310
311
315
317
318
319
320
321
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324
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326
327
328
329
330
331
332
334
336
337
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
356
357
358
361
362
363
364
365
367
368
369
371
372
373
374
375
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
$50
$200
$400
$200
$70
$140
$120
$140
$80
$100
$80
$120
$100
$120
$100
$140
$120
$100
$100
$100
$100
$80
$100
$100
$100
$160
$3,750
$3,500
$1,100
$360
$420
$240
$2,000
$950
$750
$750
$100
$120
$40
$850
$550
$500
$120
$70
$80
$280
$120
$550
$400
$260
$100
$200
$220
$140
$40
$100
$200
$260
$280
$40
$140
$60
$50
$460
$650
$750
$280
$4,000
$1,100
$2,750
$1,300
$3,750
$240
$160
$460
$70
$140
$340
$70
$70
$100
$600
$550
$700
$220
$90
$120
$340
$140
$100
$550
$200
$80
$280
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
400
401
403
404
405
406
407
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
427
428
429
431
432
433
434
435
436
439
441
444
447
450
452
453
455
456
459
460
462
463
464
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
474
475
476
477
479
481
482
483
486
487
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
498
500
502
503
504
505
506
508
509
510
512
513
$420
$600
$60
$100
$80
$20
$120
$120
$40
$140
$90
$360
$300
$260
$460
$850
$380
$380
$160
$4,250
$2,250
$1,700
$1,200
$1,300
$280
$300
$360
$220
$800
$260
$80
$320
$70
$40
$400
$260
$30
$650
$600
$550
$460
$140
$120
$260
$50
$90
$550
$650
$80
$80
$80
$140
$180
$60
$40
$80
$140
$280
$460
$100
$50
$140
$50
$50
$500
$320
$100
$280
$480
$80
$70
$100
$14,000
$3,250
$6,000
$16,000
$280
$1,200
$4,000
$2,500
$3,500
$3,250
$1,000
$2,000
$420
$120
$200
$50
$480
$300
$800
$750
$100
$1,500
514
516
518
519
520
521
522
525
527
528
529
530
532
534
535
537
539
540
541
542
543
546
549
550
551
554
555
556
558
559
561
563
564
570
571
572
573
574
576
579
584
585
591
592
593
596
597
598
599
600
602
603
604
609
611
612
615
617
619
622
627
628
631
634
638
641
644
645
646
647
649
650
660
661
662
663
664
666
669
670
671
673
674
675
677
680
681
682
686
687
688
689
690
692
$380
$100
$120
$120
$200
$500
$1,000
$30
$1,600
$320
$240
$260
$50
$950
$100
$120
$280
$1,900
$650
$200
$280
$70
$220
$460
$600
$380
$160
$140
$50
$220
$80
$100
$140
$950
$500
$440
$700
$90
$850
$320
$100
$140
$90
$240
$90
$3,250
$850
$3,000
$1,200
$420
$120
$80
$80
$360
$320
$400
$160
$1,100
$600
$200
$800
$360
$950
$1,100
$380
$160
$340
$1,100
$420
$280
$60
$400
$60
$220
$140
$30
$90
$160
$60
$70
$90
$160
$120
$90
$900
$180
$400
$80
$1,300
$130
$420
$120
$1,100
$380
Lot
693
694
696
697
700
702
704
707
709
710
712
713
714
715
716
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
728
730
732
733
734
736
737
738
739
740
741
743
744
745
746
747
748
752
753
756
758
760
761
762
767
770
771
774
775
779
780
784
785
787
790
791
792
793
794
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
806
808
809
810
811
813
815
816
817
818
819
821
822
823
824
825
827
828
829
831
833
836
843
844
Hammer
$220
$120
$220
$50
$90
$30
$50
$180
$100
$60
$480
$280
$420
$100
$90
$140
$80
$180
$90
$20
$60
$220
$15
$60
$90
$100
$160
$120
$140
$600
$240
$120
$100
$120
$200
$80
$160
$200
$80
$180
$200
$2,750
$1,200
$160
$100
$140
$300
$800
$240
$280
$700
$180
$1,200
$2,000
$2,750
$220
$50
$260
$90
$280
$30
$120
$3,500
$140
$60
$70
$90
$200
$120
$80
$420
$480
$80
$4,250
$1,500
$160
$60
$120
$850
$160
$160
$300
$120
$50
$120
$360
$750
$280
$360
$650
$380
$5,500
$1,100
$100
Lot
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
857
858
859
860
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
872
873
875
877
878
879
881
882
886
887
888
890
891
892
894
896
898
900
901
902
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
913
914
915
916
918
919
920
922
923
924
926
928
929
932
933
934
935
936
940
944
946
947
948
950
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
968
970
972
973
Hammer
$70
$60
$140
$180
$30
$50
$70
$360
$100
$80
$180
$700
$90
$90
$480
$500
$120
$80
$90
$160
$200
$160
$220
$120
$420
$80
$100
$80
$50
$90
$1,500
$500
$70
$70
$60
$360
$90
$160
$40
$200
$50
$80
$380
$200
$800
$220
$100
$120
$120
$200
$70
$140
$80
$140
$200
$160
$800
$140
$500
$600
$140
$40
$120
$120
$100
$340
$200
$60
$160
$100
$100
$120
$40
$180
$160
$400
$320
$70
$80
$80
$120
$100
$550
$280
$160
$130
$100
$120
$80
$200
$650
$80
$50
$160
Lot
974
976
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
999
1001
1002
1003
1005
1006
1007
1008
1010
1011
1013
1016
1017
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
1030
1031
1032
1033
1034
1035
1036
1039
1040
1042
1044
1046
1047
1048
1050
1051
1052
1054
1055
1056
1058
1059
1060
1061
1062
1063
1065
1066
1067
1069
1070
1071
1072
1073
1074
1075
1077
1078
1079
1080
1081
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086
1087
1088
1089
Hammer
$70
$100
$120
$120
$140
$90
$50
$140
$260
$1,600
$1,100
$150
$2,250
$400
$120
$180
$360
$420
$160
$160
$60
$40
$100
$140
$100
$100
$30
$800
$220
$180
$50
$260
$320
$320
$300
$140
$6,000
$1,300
$1,500
$900
$500
$320
$50
$120
$80
$180
$320
$80
$60
$300
$30
$240
$200
$160
$420
$140
$100
$70
$50
$220
$70
$220
$70
$90
$160
$200
$420
$120
$140
$400
$70
$40
$50
$20
$200
$50
$950
$100
$30
$90
$800
$80
$100
$2,750
$160
$260
$440
$220
$240
$140
$60
$380
$200
$180
Lot
1090
1091
1092
1093
1095
1096
1097
1098
1099
1100
1100A
1101
1102
1103
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1117
1121
1122
1125
1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1137
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1148
1149
1150
1151
1152
1153
1155
1157
1158
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165
1166
1168
1169
1170
1172
1173
1175
1176
1177
1178
1179
1180
1182
1183
1184
1185
1186
1187
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
1195
1197
1198
1200
1201
1202
1203
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
Hammer
Lot
Hammer
$550
$400
$180
$80
$460
$100
$140
$220
$1,700
$1,100
$950
$140
$600
$460
$60
$60
$220
$300
$8,000
$800
$80
$340
$70
$240
$950
$340
$80
$100
$320
$120
$60
$240
$70
$160
$950
$90
$100
$340
$320
$200
$440
$420
$220
$140
$120
$100
$120
$380
$30
$30
$240
$280
$100
$90
$200
$100
$100
$100
$100
$200
$340
$50
$100
$140
$460
$50
$100
$200
$480
$50
$50
$40
$30
$140
$50
$60
$70
$120
$140
$70
$160
$1,300
$2,750
$650
$120
$900
$380
$340
$100
$160
$200
$280
$120
$160
$220
$80
$140
$550
1211
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
1218
1219
1220
1221
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
1228
1229
1230
1231
1232
1233
1235
1236
1237
1238
1241
1243
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
1249
1250
1251
1252
1255
1256
1258
1259
1260
1261
1262
1263
1264
1265
1266
1267
1268
1269
1272
1273
1274
1275
1276
1277
1278
1280
1282
1283
1284
1285
1286
1287
1288
1289
1290
1293
1294
1296
1297
1298
1299
1300
1301
1303
1305
1306
1311
1312
1313
1314
1315
1317
1318
1319
1320
1322
1323
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1331
1332
$100
$400
$160
$500
$140
$90
$120
$50
$160
$200
$120
$180
$360
$320
$650
$80
$50
$850
$70
$1,300
$460
$120
$120
$180
$30
$90
$600
$30
$70
$200
$90
$140
$60
$90
$2,250
$700
$160
$120
$700
$70
$240
$180
$80
$70
$360
$50
$320
$160
$160
$90
$120
$180
$50
$40
$240
$90
$90
$70
$30
$50
$60
$60
$480
$480
$420
$60
$60
$200
$90
$80
$280
$40
$100
$70
$80
$1,300
$650
$120
$750
$550
$160
$240
$80
$70
$100
$50
$140
$60
$220
$1,700
$100
$2,000
$280
$600
$1,200
$1,100
$220
$80
Lot
1333
1334
1335
1337
1338
1339
1340
1341
1343
1344
1345
1346
1348
1349
1350
1351
1353
1354
1355
1356
1358
1359
1361
1362
1363
1364
1365
1366
1367
1368
1370
1373
1374
1377
1378
1379
1380
1382
1383
1384
1386
1387
1388
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Hammer
$220
$200
$70
$80
$60
$200
$30
$2,000
$380
$360
$360
$50
$320
$50
$90
$340
$220
$120
$1,400
$2,250
$460
$500
$70
$440
$100
$100
$180
$200
$100
$160
$120
$180
$70
$160
$50
$420
$220
$320
$90
$90
$90
$120
$100
$80
$80
$90
$50
$50
$420
$80
$90
$160
$200
$100
$120
$220
$550
$30
$650
$50
$100
$100
$300
$1,200
$50
$140
$120
$80
$120
$100
$340
$90
$50
$400
$60
$80
$50
$220
$160
$30
$60
$50
$50
$160
$40
$120
$180
$140
$200
$120
$80
$50
$70
$80
$200
$550
$100
$400
Lot
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1471
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Hammer
$200
$60
$50
$40
$240
$240
$120
$30
$120
$60
$40
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$60
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A historic account of the arrest
and murder of Joseph Smith
written by a Mormon at
Nauvoo...the son of church
leader Sidney Rigdon
Adolf Hitler awards Albert
Kesselring the Knight's
Cross of the Iron Cross
Alexander
Alexander
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PART II Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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