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Lot 1012 |
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(Alexander I) (1777-1825), Tsar of Russia 1801-25, reared by his Grandmother Catherine the Great.
Annotated Document, 8 pages, 8 x 12½", an interesting document annotated by the Emperor in the margins concerning Baron Stroganoff, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1013 |
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U.S. Astronauts - the original Mercury seven, Invitation (6¼ x 9) to a White House award ceremony, October 10, 1963, at which President John F. Kennedy presented the Robert J. Collier trophy to "The Original Seven-Man Team of U.S. Astronauts". Signed by all seven (from top to bottom): Gus Grissom, J.A. Glenn Jr., Alan Shepard, W. M. Schirra Jr., Scott Carpenter, D.A. Slayton and Gordon Cooper; minor mounting flaws on verso, Very Fine. A wonderful "Right Stuff"collectable.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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John Bell (1797-1869), 1860 Presidential Candidate against Lincoln, attorney, and plantation owner.
Free Franked "Free J. Bell" envelope to William G. Brownlow (later Gov. of Tenn. 1865-69) at Knoxville, Tenn., blue "Nashville Ten. Sep 26 1859" c.d.s. with matching "Free" h.s., with long 1859 ALS about his political philosophy; faults, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Brando, Marlon, Jr. (1924-2004), actor, signed magazine photo as Robert E. Lee Clayton in a scene from the 1976 movie "Missouri Breaks"; 8 x 11, bold signature in Sharpie, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Brando, Marlon, Jr., another signed magazine photo from the same article, again with Brando as Clayton; 8 x 11,F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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1927, July 29 — Byrd Transatlantic Airmail Flight, An historical scrapbook of the flight consisting of nine vintage photos, six with News Agency handstamps, six magazine photos five picture postcards and various news clippings, all neatly annotated in white ink on black. One photo is signed by Byrd (crease through the signature). Another and a picture postcard show Byrd's plane America half sunk in the Atlantic just off the beach at Ver-sur-Mer, France, the latter being signed by M. Ducane, Directress of the Postes at Ver-sur-Mer. A cover that was carried on the flight is no longer present, but there is an original carbon copy of a letter to Ms. Ducane from John Kiely, Postmaster of NYC, who swore Byrd in as a Government Mail Messenger, requesting that she autograph the flown cover which he encloses. Also included is a National Geographic article recounting the flight written by Byrd. A fascinating assemblage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Clymer, George (1739-1813), Pennsylvania signer of the Declaration of Independence, Merchant.
Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp. plus separated address leaf, 8x6.25, New York City, Aug. 1789, signed "Geo. Clymer" as a representative from Pennsylvania with its original integral free franked "Free G. Clymer" address leaf to fellow Signer of the Declaration of Independence, James Wilson, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A CHOICE ALS WITH INTERESTING POLITICAL CONTENT BETWEEN TWO SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION.
In this letter, George Clymer notes that before receiving James Wilson's letter: "Till receipt of yours this evening I had determined ag[ains]t meeting our assembly believing my presence would rather injure than aid the cause of the Convention, or any other cause I should attach myself to, so full are all our letters of the resoundings of rage and violence against us for a late vote. If it however is thought my duty to meet a storm I will not fail to do it. But when I shall quit this place is not certain. Thursday a question concerning permanent residency (to establish citizenship) is to be brought on by the Penn'a. delegates. This I suppose will end in nothing, but the issue would be in part attributed to any one who should leave the question. - If at the same moment I ought to take in another place, here is a Choice of curses left for me. - having learnt that I was not sent here to judge but to be judged."
Wilson was attending Pennsylvania's Constitutional Convention where delegates were re-working the Commonwealth's 1776 Constitution.
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Crawford, Thomas (1814-57), American sculptor.
ALS, Rome (Italy) August 6, 1855, 3¼ pp., 10 x 8", with integral address leaf showing Rome forwarded and Liverpool transit, to his friend Charles C. Perkins in Boston, who was a writer and art critic, the letter reads in part, "I shall not attempt to express my gratification while reading your approval of the Beethoven statue backed as it was by the handsomely expressed opinion of the Music Journal…", includes comments on travel plans and Beethoven, Fine and uncommon autograph.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Hitler, Adolf, Signed and inscribed book, 1935, "Jugend-Berge und Freiheit", a hardbound compilation of three smaller photo books by official Nazi Party photographer, Heinrich Hoffman. The three are Jugend um Hitler, the title page of which is signed and dated by Hitler, Hitlet in Seinen Bergen), and Parteitag der Freiheit; 286 sepia toned propaganda photos in about 270 pages; four pages at beginning of third section are loose, otherwise Fine and most unusual.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935), U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1902-1932), fought in Civil War and wounded three times. ANS, 5 x 3½ Washington, D.C., March 13, 1929, to Mrs. Emanuel Ellenbarger, in full: "Please accept my thanks for your kind letter an its pleasant reminiscences of ‘Old, unhappy far off things and battles long ago’. Very Sincerely Yours, O.W. Holmes". Includes envelope of transmittal addressed in Holmes’ hand, the two being professionally matted and framed, along with a photograph, to an overall 17 x 15, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Laurens, Henry (1724-1792), President of the Second Continental Congress, Merchant.
Autograph Letter Signed, 1pp. with integral address panel, 13x8", York Town, 19 March 1778, signed "Henry Laurens" as President of Congress with its original integral free franked "Henry Laurens" address leaf to Richard Caswell as Governor of North Carolina at New Bernstein; document archivally edged with leafs sealed together, Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810), U.S. Revolutionary War General, First Secretary of War (1781-83) under the Articles of Confederation.
Free Franked "B. Lincoln" as Major General on folded cover with "Public" endorsement to Groton, Conn., endorsed "Genl Lincoln, Aug. 10th 1782" at left, a Very Fine revolutionary war military free frank.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Mantle, Mickey Charles (1931-1995), baseball player, signed 8 x 10 photo, MLB imprint and 1989 copyright date on verso, small light corner crease at lower right, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Monroe, Marilyn [Norma Jean Mortenson/Baker] (1926-1962), actress, cut signature in brown ink on heavy tan paper, 5¾ x 2¾ Very Fine. COA from the J.D. DiMaggio Co.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Peron, [Maria] Eva [Duarte de], "Evita" (1919-1952), First Lady of Argentina, 1946-1952; only South American First Lady ever to appear on the cover of Time magazine, TLS, 8½ x 6½ Dec 18, 1946, to a Mrs. Zulema N. de Barros; vertical file fold through signature, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Presley, Elvis Aaron (1935-1977), ground-breaking Rock & Roll singer, cut signature in blue ink, 3¾ x 3; slightly browned along right edge, F-VF. COA from Manny G's Sports Cards & Memorabilia.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Warren, Earl (1881-1974), Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, wrote Brown v Board of Education [desegregation] and Miranda v Arizona [due process].
Signed Photo, 10 x 12, c.1967-69, Supreme Court building surrounded by oval portraits of the nine Justices, each has signed below his portrait, besides Warren there is William O. Douglas, John M. Harlan, Potter Stewart, Abe Fortas, Byron White, William Brennan, Thurgood Marshall [Marshall has written over the "Th" in his black ink signature with blue ink] and Hugo Black. Crease at lower right corner. Matted with an inset identification plaque and framed to 33 x 27 overall.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Wayne, John [Morrison, Marion Michael] (1907-1979), actor, "the Duke", signed 8 x 10 photo, "Good Luck, John Wayne" in blue Sharpie, Very Fine. COA from Old Pro Sports.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1030 |
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Orville Wright, on cacheted 1928 cover commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Wright Brothers' first flight, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Wright, Orville (1871-1948), Aviation pioneer, signed check, Dec 24, 1920, drawn on the City National Bank of Dayton, O. in the amount of $20, beautifully matted and framed to an overall 17x24 with a photo of Orville making the first flight while brother Wilbur looks on, Very Fine with a Kenneth Lawrence COA.
Estimate 500 - 750
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1917 Masonic 32° Award Certificate, large (16 x 11¾) canvas-backed parchment certificate elevating one Henry Archibald Harris to "Prince of the Royal Secret, 32°"by the Chicago Consistory of the Scottish Rite of Free Masons. Around the margins are the signatures of dozens of prominent Masons who passed through Chicago in the 1920s, '30s and '40s, among them Warren G. Harding (undated), John J. Pershing (Oct 1922), J. Edgar Hoover (July 1936), Earl Warren (Aug 1945) and Harry S. New (Apr 1922). Some splitting of parchment surface along folds (none of which affect the signatures) but the backing is intact. A fascinating and scarce Masonic document.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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