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MORE AMMO FOR OUR CIVIL WAR AUCTION RR Auction is on a Civil War footing and we are currently mustering rare autographs, relics and artifacts of that era for auction in March.

If you have relevant weapons, maps, documents or autographs you wish to consign, please contact Elizebeth Otto at elizebeth@rrauction.com or (800) 937-3880.

WE’LL HELP YOU CONVERT YOUR BLUE AND GRAY INTO GREEN

The Auction Has Begun!

Bidding begins as soon as the catalog is posted online (January 27). At 6pm on WedNESDAY, February 15 the one hour extended bidding period begins followed immediately by the 30 Minute Rule.

All times in RRAuction guidelines and instructions are stated according to the Eastern (U.S.) time zone.

Contents Presidents & First Ladies ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 Notables ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������38 Military ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80 Space & Aviation �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������95 Art & Literature ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������115 Comic Art & Animation �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������145 Classic Music ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������151 Contemporary & Modern Music �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 156 Classic Entertainment ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 193 Sports �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������240

Upcoming Auctions American patriots

civil war

catalog 384

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Auction closes February 15, 2012 Consignor deadline January 11, 2012 Auction online January 27, 2012

Auction closes March 14, 2012 Consignor deadline February 10, 2012 Auction online February 24, 2012

Auction closes March 14, 2012 Consignor deadline February 10, 2012 Auction online February 24, 2012

Auction closes April 18, 2012 Consignor deadline March 9, 2012 Auction online March 23, 2012

Bob Eaton owner, acquisitions bob@rrauction.com

Bobby Livingston vice president of sales & marketing bl@rrauction.com

Bobby Eaton operations manager bobby@rrauction.com

Carla Eaton auction coordinator carla@rrauction.com

Tricia Eaton auction processing manager tricia@rrauction.com

Adam Karr shipping supervisor shipping@rrauction.com

Bill White lead authenticator bill@rrauction.com

Mike Nelson senior catalog writer mike@rrauction.com

Stacey Jordan customer service stacey@rrauction.com

Mandy Eaton-Casey finance manager mandy@rrauction.com

Jillian Locke catalog writer jillian@rrauction.com

Sarina Carlo art director sarina@rrauction.com

Elizebeth Otto consignment manager elizebeth@rrauction.com

Jessica Hinckley executive bidding assistant jessica@rrauction.com

Annie Nichols junior art director annie@rrauction.com

Robert S. Eaton Sr. 1940–2001

Erika Rosenfeld inventory processing assistant erika@rrauction.com

GENERAL RR AUCTION INFO R&R Auction Company, LLC, d/b/a RRAuction Licensed auctioneer: Carla Eaton, NH license #3029

CONTACT INFORMATION

5 Rt 101A, Suite 5 • Amherst, NH 03031 Local/International: 1-603-732-4280 Local/Int’l fax: 1-603-732-4288 Website: www.RRAuction.com Email bidding: Bid@RRAuction.com

HOURS

Office hours are Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. eastern; hours on the last night of the auction are dictated by the 30 Minute Rule (see below). Any item in the auction can be viewed in our offices during normal business hours. Please call to set up an appointment.

RRAUCTION’S POLICIES EXTENDED BIDDING & THE 30 MINUTE RULE

The final day of bidding for all lots is Wednesday, February 15. Any bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm. At that time, the Extended Bidding goes into affect. If you have not bid on a lot before 6 pm, you may not bid on that lot after 6 pm. Only those bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm. Hence, if you are the only bidder on a lot at 6 pm, that lot is awarded to you. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm.

All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm will remain OPEN to ALL bidders until 7 pm or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot. The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm. If you are the high bidder, raising your maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the auction at any time at its sole discretion.

POSTPONEMENT

PAYMENTS Payment is due by Monday, February 27, 2012, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Late payment may result in the suspension of your bidding privileges.

Credit cards and PayPal are only accepted up to $5,000 without prior arrangements; please contact Stacey Jordan.

Credit Card orders will be shipped first. Please send PayPal

payments to FinanceDepartment@rrauction. com. Overseas orders must be paid by credit card, paypal, or

wire. All checks, cashiers checks or money orders are payable to RRAuction Company, LLC. Orders paid by cashier check, money order, wire, Pay Pal or credit card are shipped upon receipt.

Personal and business checks are also accepted and orders paid via this method on winnings over $500 will ship 7 business days after receipt. Returned checks are subject to a $25 fee. We recommend paying by cashier’s check or money order.

Wire Information: Account number: 003880291609 Company name: R & R Auction Company, LLC Routing/Transit (ABA) Number: 0260-0959-3 SWIFT Address: BOFAUS3N

TERMS OF SALE A 20% buyer’s premium will be added to each winning bid, with a 2% premium discount for those paying by cash, check, money order, or wire. You are obligated

to honor any bid(s) you make, and you authorize us to charge your credit card for any unpaid winnings. In the event you fail to pay all amounts due, RR Auction reserves the right to resell the merchandise and will hold you responsible for the costs of resale, including a 10% seller’s commission, and also any difference between the resale prices and the price of your successful bids.

RETURNS

RR Auction may postpone the auction for a reasonable period of time as the result of any significant event (e.g., an Act of God, etc). In this unlikely event, bidders and consignors will be notified of the new closing date.

Every item is cataloged with the intent of accuracy. Improperly described items must be returned within three days of receipt. Please call us before returning any items. A merchandise credit will be issued in the case of a subjective, unresolvable dispute over condition.

GUARANTEES

CONSIGNORS

Each signed item is unconditionally guaranteed genuine without time limit. If a lot is declared to be not authentic, we may ask the purchaser to supply the written opinion of one competent authority acceptable to us. We will refund the original purchase price after documentation has been submitted.

The buyer’s only remedy under this guarantee is the cancellation of the sale and the refund of the purchase price.

Consignors are not allowed to bid on or withdraw their own lots. We will contact all consignors via mail, fax, or e-mail with their tentative final results the day after the auction ends.

SELLER RR Auction reserves the right to: (a) remove any item, (b) reject any bid, and (c) ban anyone from participating in this auction for any reason. We reserve the right to the final decision in all matters regarding this auction.

RR AUCTION’S BIDDING INFO REGISTRATION Your bidder number remains the same from auction to auction, but you must register to bid in each auction, even if you have already participated in past auctions. During registration, we will confirm your name, shipping address, phone number, e-mail, and method of payment if you are successful. Please provide any address or payment changes, or any special shipping requests, before the close of the auction.

NEW BIDDERS Bidders without a number must apply for one before they can participate in the auction. Fill out a New Bidder Application form online at http://rrauction.com/new_register. com, or request a form by mail or fax. Your bidder number will be issued only after all information has been verified.

PLACING BIDS By participating in the auction, you are accepting these Terms and Conditions. You are agreeing to the

alternative of dispute resolution by arbitration. Arbitration replaces the right to go to court, including the right to a jury trial.

If any dispute arises regarding payment, authenticity, grading, description, provenance, or any other matter pertaining to the auction, the bidder or a participant in the auction and/or RR Auction agree that the dispute shall go to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association. A.A.A. arbitration shall be conducted under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act and in a locale mutually convenient to both parties. Where a locale cannot be agreed upon the determination shall be made by the independent ADR institution. Any claim made by a bidder must be presented within one (1) year or it is barred. The prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. An award granted in arbitration is enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

MINIMUM BIDS Every item has a minimum bid (MB). No bids below this amount will be accepted.

MAXIMUM BIDS To maximize your chance of winning, we strongly encourage the use of maximum bids. For example, assume an item you want currently has a high bid of $100. Your bid would then be $110 (10% over $100), and you could tell us, “I’d like a maximum bid of $242 for that item.” We will enter your bid at $110, and we will then bid for you until the lot reaches your maximum of $242.

If competitive bids only reach $148, you would win the item at $163—10% over the highest previous bid. To prevent tie bids, all maximum bids should be made in proper increments. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the underbidder’s bid.

BID INCREMENTS Bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%.

CHECKING BIDS You can open, monitor, and/or raise bids as often as you wish.

However, all bidding is governed by the 30 Minute Rule and extended bidding. Extended bidding always goes into affect at 6 pm on the last day of the auction. At 7 pm, the extended bidding ends and the 30 Minute Rule goes into effect.

RESERVES Some lots may have a confidential reserve, below which the lot will not be sold.

CALLBACKS RRAuction offers a callback service on auction night for any bidder who has the high bid on an item whose current bid is over $1,000 and who has placed a maximum bid. At your request, we will call you if your maximum bid is topped. We will need your correct telephone number(s) where you can be reached until the auction closes. Callbacks begin after 6 pm on auction night.

You must request this service; it is not automatic. We make every effort to ensure that bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, we do not guarantee this service.

WITHDRAWING BIDS You are obligated to honor any bid(s) you make, and no bids may be withdrawn at any time. There are no exceptions; failure to comply will terminate all future bidding.

AFTER THE AUCTION WINNER NOTIFICATION We will notify all winners by email, phone, or fax by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16th. Auction results are available at rrauction.com.

SHIPPING All orders are now shipped FedEx and we must have your street address on file. At our discretion, some orders of high value may be sent via overnight or two-day service. Insurance is added to each invoice, with a minimum of $2 for the first $200 of value and 55¢ per $100 of value over $200. Oversized orders will have additional postage added to their invoices. Within the United States, rates for shipping and handling only are:

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TERMINOLOGY

INTERNET LOG-IN INSTRUCTIONS

CONDITION

Access our online catalog at www.RRAuction.com and register to become a bidder. We offer the most interactive online auction in the collectibles field. After you have completed the registration form, you will have access to:

Each item in the catalog is described with a statement indicating its overall condition. The condition of the items we offer generally falls into the following range: good—very good—fine—very fine. Treated as a scale of 1 to 4, good describes an item that has as many as several flaws, which are described in detail; very fine describes an item whose condition and appearance may be regarded as flawless and superior in every respect. Most of the items we offer are in fine condition, meaning that there are no serious flaws. While we make every effort to describe flaws that materially affect appearance and value, we generally do not specify minor or routine flaws, such as (but not limited to) pencil or secretarial notations, mailing folds to letters, normal aging to paper, or tiny bends or creases from normal handling. We encourage prospective bidders to examine the image(s) of each item closely and to contact us with specific inquiries regarding condition.

GROUP LOTS In descriptions of group lots of two or more items, every effort is made to mention any obvious flaws. Bidders should note that condition for group lots is given as a general statement or range, and that specific flaws to single items within the group may be omitted in the interest of catalog space. Questions about group lots, or specific items within a group lot, should be addressed before the close of the auction to Tricia Eaton (tricia@rrauction.com).

MATTED & FRAMED Many of the items offered for sale in our monthly auctions are described as matted and/or framed. We do not remove items from frames; the given dimensions of items housed in a frame and/ or mat indicate sight size only. Photographs and other ephemera used with matted and framed items are not subject to description and condition statements, nor are they considered a reason for return. Condition refers only to the item and not the mat or frame. Our terms of return apply only to the item and not the matting and framing. Any item that is removed from the frame cannot be returned. Returns are only accepted when there is an authenticity question or the description of the item is incorrect.

ALS — Autograph Letter Signed (a letter entirely handwritten and signed by the given personality)

AQS — Autograph Quotation Signed ANS — Autograph Note Signed (a short ALS) LS — Letter Signed (a letter in a secretary’s hand, but signed by the given personality)

SP — Signed Photo DS — Document Signed FDC — First Day Cover INSCRIBED — “Personalized”

• Real-time online bidding • Tracking of lots/consignments All auction and bidding regulations stated in the Terms and Conditions in the front of the catalog apply to online bidding.

OBTAINING A BIDDER NUMBER & PASSWORD Before you can bid on the internet, you need to obtain a bidder number and password. If you do not have a bidder number, just follow these few easy steps: 1. Go to www.RRAuction.com and click on the NEW BIDDER REGISTRATION button located under the log-in box.

Having trouble registering to bid online? Please give us a call at (603) 732-4280 or e-mail us at Stacey@RRAuction.com

2. You will then be sent to a registration page, on which you will enter your personal information. The safety of your personal information is ensured by top-of-the-line online security.

RRAuction does not share your information.

Please make sure to give accurate information so we can contact you with your bidder number. If you already get the catalog, your bidder number is located on the label on the envelope. Call or e-mail us for your password.

3. Your application will be proccessed within 24 to 48 hours (excluding non-business hours) as long as all information is received. You will be contacted with a bidder number and password.

CHANGING/ FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS After you have performed the steps above, you will be able to log in to your account and change your password. If you have forgotten your password, enter your bidder number, then click the FORGOTTEN PASSWORD button. We will automatically send your password to your e-mail address on file. If you have any problems changing your password, call or send an e-mail to Tricia@RRAuction.com.

THE RR AUCTION TEAM OF AUTHENTICATORS & CONSULTANTS BOB EATON AND BILL WHITE, RR AUCTION

AUCTION

After 30 years in business, during which time well over 1,000,000 signed items have crossed their paths, no one has had more daily exposure to autographs than Bob Eaton and Bill White. To date, RR Auction has published more than 370 consecutive monthly catalogs. Several award-winning, in-depth published studies have earned Bill a reputation as a trusted authenticator. Bob, a PSA/DNA authenticator, is well established as one of the foremost authenticators in the autograph industry.

Certificates of Authenticity

are complimentary with every lot sold.

RR Auction is committed to offering authentic autographs. This commitment is the foundation on which RR has built its reputation as a responsible, respectable auctioneer. Backing our commitment to authenticity, we are proud to offer a 100% Lifetime Money Back Guarantee on every signed item we sell. The Certificate of Authenticity that accompanies every signed item is good for the life of the piece regardless of owner.

While RR Auction is exclusively responsible for its guarantee, we are proud to work with a group of industry experts providing authentication services for autographed collectibles.

JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES John is the founder of University Archives, a leading firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of documents and manuscripts. He is affiliated with multiple professional organizations dedicated to the autograph industry, is a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator.

PSA/DNA

STEVE ZARELLI

PSA/DNA is the world’s leading third party autograph authentication company. Using state of the art technology, PSA/DNA created a security system to prevent counterfeiting, forgery and piracy. As the most respected service in the industry, PSA/DNA’s years of expertise and knowledge have established an impeccable reputation for providing professional, unbiased, expert opinions.

Letters of Authenticity

are available on certain lots.Priced upon request*

Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots.

Priced from $25 to $200*

STEVE ZARELLI Steve has been collecting and closely studying space and aviation autographs for over 15 years. He has been at the forefront of identifying deceptive forgeries and his findings have been published in the definitive space collecting reference, Relics of the Space Race, as well as the UACC’s Pen & Quill magazine. Steve was also a contributor to the UACC signature study, Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph.

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL Roger has an extensive background as a full-time dealer in autographs and collectibles, and is a trusted authenticator in all areas of contemporary music. When supported by the REAL logo and Roger’s name, music-related autographs assume an added value.

Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

FRANK CAIAZZO beatles autographs

Frank is the world’s leading authority on Beatles signed and handwritten material. Since he began his study in 1986, he has amassed the largest file of signed examples on the planet. Through decades of focused and diligent research, he has acquired great skill in identifying authentic Beatles autographs, and also has gained the insight necessary to accurately approximate the era in which they were signed.

RENATO SAGGIORI With more than 50 years in the European autograph market, Renato is considered an expert on the manuscripts of European royalty, scientists, painters, and writers. He is also considered the leading authority on papal autographs and manuscripts. His 2006 book, The Popes - Five Centuries of Signatures, is an indispensible reference tool.

BRIAN GREEN AND MARIA GREEN, BRIAN AND MARIA GREEN CIVIL WAR SIGNATURES Civil War Signatures

With more than 45 years combined experience in the field, Brian and Maria are two of the nation’s leading experts in Civil War autographs and manuscripts.

JAMES CAMNER, LA SCALA AUTOGRAPHS James is a leading classical music autograph dealer. With more than 35 years experience, he is a founding member of PADA, an authenticator for PSA/DNA, a member of the ABAA, and an author of over ten published books on related subjects.

RICH CONSOLA Rich has studied Elvis Presley’s handwriting and signature for nearly 20 years, which has placed him in the forefront of Presley authenticators worldwide. * For more information on Letters of Authenticity contact Tricia by phone at (603) 732-4280 ext. 114 or by email at Tricia@RRAuction.com

Rare finds from our founding fathers On February 15th, bidding closes for our

Thomas Jefferson to General George Washington. Silver spoons smithed by Paul

American Patriots Auction which features revolutionary rarities including letters from

Revere. Maps and battlefield dispatches from Valley Forge and

Declaration of Independence including Taylor, Lynch & Nelson. Perhaps Jefferson said Bunker Hill. Plus autographs and artifacts from over 40 signers of the

it best, “A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.� Auction online now at RRAuction.com.

www.RRAuction.com

presidents & first ladies To view items from presidents

George Washington through John Quincy Adams, please refer to our special American Patriots Catalog

1. Chester A. Arthur. Bold ink

signature, “Chester A. Arthur,” with “President of the U. S.” written under Arthur’s signature in an unknown hand, on an off-white slip.

Double matted and framed with a color portrait of Arthur and a small plaque to an overall size of 19.5 x 17.5. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning and a bit of scattered light spotting. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

4. James Buchanan.

Partial DS, one page, 11 x 13, September 2, 1848. Partial passport for an unidentified gentleman, listing some of his physical features on the left side, nicely signed at the bottom

by Buchanan. In good condition, with moderate areas of paper loss to left and right edges, scattered soiling and toning, intersecting storage folds, with one fold through a single letter of signature, and some minor fold separations and a nice clean signature area. None of the flaws affect the strong signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

5. George Bush. Partial DS

2. Chester A. Arthur. Partial ALS, one

page both sides, 7 x 4.5, Impelle Obstantia embossed letterhead, no date.

In the last few pages of a letter, Arthur writes to a Miss Townsend, in part: “Pray pardon my tardy response to your note of the 19th inst.

I left town so hurriedly on that day that a pile of letters remained unanswered and even unopened…” The letter then continues on the reverse in lieu of missing pages, “…to Washington in a few days, and have engagements for every evening in the meantime. I will be glad to take the opportunity when I come again some time next month.” In fine condition, with a strip of reparative tape along the left edge. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 13, 1992. President Bush signs the last page of a document, which also bears a printed signature of Dick Cheney, stating, “This action will not result in the Air Force exceeding the number of officers authorized to be serving in the grade of lieutenant general. I have attached an evaluation of General Armstrong’s performance in two joint duty assignments from the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.” Also features Dick Cheney’s printed signature. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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7. George W. Bush.

Signed book: Decision Points. Limited edition first edition, first printing (this being no. 4390). NY: Crown Publishers, 2010.

Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages.

Signed on the limitations page in black felt tip by Bush. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

8. George W. Bush. Felt tip

11. Jimmy Carter. Engraved vignette of Jimmy Carter, 6 x 8, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed under the image in black ink, “J. Carter.” In fine condition, with a trivial area of surface loss towards the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

signature, “George W. Bush,” on an off-white 6.5 x 8.5 sheet, to which was later added a printed quote from his address to the nation on September 11, 2001. In full: “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

12. Frances Cleveland. Original cabinet

9. George W. and Laura Bush. Two book-

plates: Decision Points, 4.25 x 3.75, signed in black felt tip, “George W. Bush”; and Spoken from the Heart, 4.25 x 3.75, signed in blue felt tip, “Laura Bush.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I’ve told my friend Oral Roberts about your admiration. He is really a fine man—& so are you!”

10. Jimmy Carter. Cordial ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal

letterhead from Plains, Georgia, July 3, 1975. Presidential candidate Carter writes to Bob Sowa of New Hampshire, in full: “I enjoyed being with you again, & really appreciate your friendship, your confidence, and your good criticism and advice.

I’ve told my friend Oral Roberts about your admiration. He is really a fine man—& so are you!” Light surface creasing, a faint block of toning from previous display, and two trivial adhesive remnants at the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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photo by C. M. Bell of Washington, D. C., 4.25 x 5.75, signed in ink as the First Lady, “Frances F. Cleveland, Nov. 87.”

Scattered light surface marks and soiling, and some irregular adhesion to the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

13. Bill Clinton. Ballpoint signature,

“Bill Clinton,” on a white slip, originally obtained in person. Matted with a color image of Clinton and Yitzhak Rabin to an overall size of 8 x 10. A couple creases and a repaired tear away from signature, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

14. Bill Clinton. Commemora-

tive program entitled ‘Holiday Reflections at the White House 2000,’ signifying the end of the Clinton’s eight years at the Executive Mansion, signed and inscribed on the cover in blue felt tip, “To the Tinnans with thanks, Bill Clinton.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

15. Bill Clinton. Mailing en-

velope, 9 x 6, containing election fund raising information for Hillary’s presidential campaign, signed on the front in black felt tip by Clinton. In fine condition, with mild handling wear and some scattered light creases. Measuring 4.5 by 2 inches makes this one of largest and boldest Clinton signatures you will find. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

16. Bill Clinton. Color glossy

11 x 7.25 photo of the president with the late author of the Kennedy family books, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jay Mulvaney, with best wishes, Bill Clinton.”

Suede-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 10.75. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

17. Bill Clinton. Signed book: Giving. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9.5, 240 pages.

Signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Bill Clinton.” In fine condition, with some trivial wear to the dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

18. Bill Clinton.

Signed book: Back to Work. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered surface marks to dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

19. Bill Clinton.

Menu from the Turnberry Isle Resort & Club for a dinner honoring Senator Bob Graham on March 13, 1997, 5.5 x 8.75, featuring a watercolor rendition of the establishment on the cover and a gold silken rope along the binding, signed in black felt tip on the first page, “Bill Clinton.”

In fine condition, with two pencil notations and mild handling wear.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

20. Bill and Hillary Clinton. Two books: a hardcover first edition of Back to Work, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Bill Clinton; and a softcover edition of Living History, signed on the title page in blue felt tip, “Hillary Rodham Clinton.” In fine condition, with some light wear to Hillary’s cover. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

21. Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. Leather-bound autograph book, 6 x 4.5, featuring ink signatures from 57 politicians including nearly every 1929 US State Senator, and Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover on individual consecutive pages, adding “March 4, 1929,” Hoovers first day as president. In fine condition, with mild wear to the cover. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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22. Calvin Coolidge. TLS, one page, 7 x 9.75, September

27, 1915. Coolidge sends thanks to a committee for their support of him and the Republican Party. In part: “I want you to know how much I appreciate the kind words you have spoken of me, and I hope you will express my thanks to any of your neighbors who have supported me. I wish you would tell your Committee members—the men who do the work and stand the criticism—that the time has come when Republicans do not have to apologize.”

Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a small plaque to an overall size of 22 x 18. In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a mild shade of toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

23. Calvin Coolidge. Dis-

tinguished vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 11 Harris & Ewing portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To the State High School Boys of Wisconsin, Calvin Coolidge.” In very good condition, with uniform block of toning, scattered spotting and soiling, and mild silvering to the darker areas of the image. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

24. Grace Coolidge. ALS,

two pages, 5.5 x 7, December 20, 1921. Letter declining an invitation on behalf of her and her husband. In part: “Mr. Coolidge and I are very sorry that we have an engagement which will prevent our accepting your kind invitation for Friday evening.” In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

25. Eisenhower Family.

FDC, postmarked October 14, 1969 and signed in black felt tip by four members of the Eisenhower family, including Milton, Edgar, John, and Mamie. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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26. Dwight and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Vintage matte-

finish 7 x 9 photo of the Eisenhowers departing their specially built cabin on the grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club, signed in the lower border in black ink

by Dwight Eisenhower and in brown ink by Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Framed to an overall size of 8 x 10.25.

Light overall irregular ink adhesion to Mamie’s signature, which remains completely legible, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

27. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition.

NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 559 pages. Signed on the dedication page in ink, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In very good condition, with uniform toning to the pages, rippling to the opening pages, a trivial area of surface loss to the half-title page over an area of light soiling, a faint paperclip impression to the half-title page and to the first free-end page, a loose, but intact front hinge, and some trivial wear to the cover. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Eisenhower’s secretary on White House letterhead. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“However, for a while at least, such things are just not possible for me” 28. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS signed “D. E.,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 8, 1966. Eisenhower regretfully declines an invitation to an event centering around one of his favorite pastimes—golf—in the aftermath of his two major heart attacks in 1965, writing, in full: “Many thanks for your greetings and the note. Without a doubt I would have enjoyed attending the All American Golf Dinner with you at the Waldorf tomorrow evening. However, for a while at least, such things are just not possible for me.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

President for a day

29. Thomas W. Ferry. Politician

and Senate leader (1827–1896) considered by some to have been president for one day, March 4, 1877, when Grant’s term had expired and Hayes refused to be sworn in on the Sabbath. Ink signature, “Yours truly, T. W. Ferry, Michi.,” on an off-white 5 x 3 slip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Ike thanks the governor of California for a barbecue recipe

31. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, July 26, 1957. Letter of thanks to California governor Goodwin J. Knight. In part: “Thank you so much for the recipe for California Barbecued Turkey that I find in the book presented to me by the delegates to the American legion’s 12th Annual Boys’ Nation. I am grateful to you for sending it along (and, incidentally, it sounds most intriguing), and to the two representatives from California who brought it to Washington.”

In very good condition, with scattered moderate toning, staple and staple hole to top left, and several pencil and ink notation to letter.

Several pages of correspondence involving the sending of the recipe are stapled to the letter. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

32. Millard Fillmore. Ink signature, “With the respects of Millard Fillmore, August 23, 1837” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip. Suede matted with an engraving of Fillmore and a small plaque to an overall size of 8.5 x 13.

In fine condition, with a light brush to date.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Limited edition of the Supreme Commander’s memoir of World War II, signed on its desirable D-Day order 30. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: Crusade in Europe. First edition, limited edition, this being No. 1025 of 1,426. NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with original acetate dust jacket and a green slipcase, 6.75 x 9.75, 559 pages. Signed in fountain pen on the prefatory page reproducing Eisenhower’s Order of the Day on D-Day, June 6, 1944, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In fine condition, the hinges have some give but are still strong. The slipcase is in very good condition, with moderate wear and areas of paper loss and separations to the corners and edges. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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33. Millard Fillmore.

Free franked address panel, 4.75 x 3, addressed in another hand to “Stephen Allen Esq, New York City,” and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillmore m. c.” Panel also bears a March 15, Buffalo, New York postmark. Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 10.25 x 12.25. Vertical crease lightly affecting portion of signature, a couple of ink cancellations, and a bit of light soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

34. Gerald Ford.

Signed book: A Vision for America. First edition limited edition of 500 copies (this being numbered 64/100, indicating it is a special edition of one of 100 that were bound in blue leather and slipcased, the rest of the 400 were in blue cloth and did not have a slipcase). Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980.

Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 10. Signed in blue ballpoint on the colophon page, “Gerald R. Ford.” In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

35. Gerald Ford. Limited edition color 16 x 26 lithograph entitled ‘Inclusive America, Under Attack,’ Ford’s Op-Ed piece that appeared in the August 8, 1999, issue of The New York Times, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” In fine condition, with a couple small corner tip creases. This is one of only ten of this particular type of lithograph created. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

36. Gerald Ford. Color glossy 8 x 10

photo of Ford sitting in the Oval Office, signed in silver ink, “Gerald R. Ford.” In fine condition, with a small area of surface loss and creasing to lower right corner tip.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“The unique photograph…has become commercialized and cheapened because thousands of copies of the photo have been autographed by the four of us” 37. Gerald Ford. TLS signed

“Gerald R. Ford,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. In part: “I am returning the photograph of the five Presidents…. I made a commitment with Presidents Reagan, Carter, Bush and Nixon that I would autograph a limited number of prints and no more. I intend to maintain that commitment, so I am returning to you the copy you forwarded to me.

The agreement was made in order to preserve the historical value of the five Presidents’ autographed photo. The unique photograph taken at the White House in 1981, with Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Ford has become commercialized and cheapened because thousands of copies of the photo have been autographed by the four of us. If at all possible, I will not permit the mistake to be repeated. Contrary to the irresponsible news stories, the five Presidents have not benefitted financially by this agreement. I assure you I have not.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I am in complete agreement with you that the burning of the American flag in New York City was shocking and intolerable” 38. Gerald Ford. TLS signed “Jerry Ford,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Minority Leader letterhead, April 21, 1967.

Letter to a woman in New York. In part: “I am in complete agreement with you that the burning of the American flag in New York City was shocking and intolerable. I thought you would be interested in seeing the enclosed copy of the bill…calling for severe punishment for such action…I can assure you that I will do everything possible to get Mr. Celler and his committee to hold hearings on this legislation to see what action may be necessary.” Scattered toning and spotting, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of the aforementioned bill as well as the original mailing envelope.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over” 39. Gerald Ford.

Souvenir typescript of Ford’s First Presidential Address on August 9, 1974, on three off-white 8.5 x 11 sheets, signed on the first page in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.”

Address reads, in part: “The oath that I have taken is the same oath that was taken by George Washington and by every president under the Constitution. But I assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts…I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk it. Those who nominated and confirmed me as vice president were my friends and are my friends…To the peoples and the governments of all friendly nations…I pledge an uninterrupted and sincere search for peace. American will remain strong and united, but its strength will remain dedicated to the safety and sanity of the entire family of man, as well as to our own precious freedom…My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

42. James A. Garfield. Crisp ink signa-

ture, “James A. Garfield, Hiram, Ohio,” on an off-white slip. Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 19.5 x 16.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

43. U. S. Grant. Ink signature, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.,” on an off-white lightly-lined slip. Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a biographical plaque, to an overall size of 19 x 17. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

40. Gerald Ford.

Stately 11 x 14 Lloyd Ostendorf print, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 22. In fine condition, with some trivial foxing to the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

41. Gerald and Betty Ford.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Fords after Gerald’s inauguration, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by Gerald and Betty Ford. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

44. U. S. Grant. Florid ink signature, “U.

S. Grant,” on an off-white 4 x 2 card. In fine condition, with some light rubbing and light mounting remnants on the reverse.

Accompanied by an unsigned carte-devisite photo of Grant. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

45. U. S. Grant’s Cabinet. Ink signatures

of six members of U. S. Grant’s cabinet and administration on individual off-white cards and slips, all approximately 3.75 x 2.5. Signers are: Hamilton Fish, George M. Robeson, William A. Richardson, C. Delano, George S. Boutwell, and M. R. Waite. In very good condition, with light toning to some signatures from magnetic album pages, a few small notations, and a couple light brushes. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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46. Warren G. Harding. Ink signature, “War-

ren G. Harding,” on an off-white clipped slip affixed to what appears to be an embossed White House envelope. Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a small biographical plaque to an overall size of 20.25 x 16.5. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

47. Warren G. Harding. Cordial TLS, one

page, 6.25 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, October 20, 1920.

Senator Harding writes to George W. Jessup, in full: “I have only time for a hasty line to thank you for your letter of October 14th, and for the telegram of the 12th. I appreciate very cordially the interest which prompted your communication.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, a few light areas of rubbing, and a fingerprint mark to the right edge. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

48. Benjamin Harrison and Cabinet. Ink sig-

natures of Benjamin Harrison, Vice President Levi Morton, James Blaine (Secretary of State), William Windom (Secretary of the Treasury), Redfield Proctor (Secretary of War), B. F. Tracy (Secretary of the Navy), John W. Noble (Secretary of the Interior), William H. H. Miller (Attorney of General), John Wanamaker (Postmaster General), J. M. Rusk (Secretary of Agriculture), Thomas B. Reed, and Caroline Scott Harrison on individual off-white slips. Uniform toning to all, some brushing over Harrison’s signature, and a few light pencil notations, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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49. Benjamin Harrison. Ink signature,

“Benj. Harrison, Inda,” on an off-white card.

Double matted and framed with a color portrait and small plaque to an overall size of 19 x 16. In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

50. Benjamin Harrison. Crisp

business check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Harrison, “Benj.

Harrison,” payable to Anna H. Morris for $75.00, January 13, 1890. In very good condition, with three light vertical folds, one passing through a single letter of the vibrant signature, a few darker areas of discoloration, and three cancellation cuts, two affecting the last name, and a trivial pencil notation. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Harrison signs off on provisions just one month before the end of the Northwest Indian War 51. William Henry Harrison. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H.

Harrison, aide de camp,” one page, 8.5 x 3.25, July 17, 1795. A receipt for rations for four men and one woman for a duration of two days, signed at the conclusion by Harrison. In very good condition, with uniform shade of toning, a few trivial areas of soiling, trimmed edges, and some light show through from an ink notation on the reverse.

Harrison, who was then serving as Anthony Wayne’s aide-de-camp, signed the Treaty of Greenville, ending the Northwest Indian War, on August 3. The provisions of the treaty, which involved ten Native American tribes, included the turning over of certain lands (large parts of Ohio and the site of present-day Chicago among them) to the United States and delineated an ‘official’—but often ignored—boundary between American and Indian holdings. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Shortly after Tippecanoe, Governor Harrison approves a house bill on territorial taxes

52. William Henry Harrison. Manuscript

DS, signed “Willm Henry Harrison,” one page, 9.75 x 15.5, December 17, 1811. Headed “An Act Representing the General Funds,” the document reads: “Whereas by a joint resolution passed at the first session of the third General assembly of this Territory entitled a resolution for ascertaining and collecting the…Territorial Tax. The auditor of public accounts was therein directed to raise and open certain accounts and also to procure from the general clerk of the courts of common pleases abstracts of lands taxed for Territorial purposes and for defraying the expense thereof. There was appropriated the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars and whereas the said auditor hath reported to this General Assembly that the aforesaid one hundred and fifty dollars has remained untouched. Therefore be it enacted by Legislature council and house of Representatives and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same that the said appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars be and the same is hereby transferred to the general fund of said Territory and to become part of the same as effectually as though the said resolution had never been passed.” Signed at the conclusion by Harrison, as well as by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Legislative Council. In very good condition, with a complete central horizontal separation (which could easily be repaired), intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and uniform toning, heavier at edges from previous display. Following his victory at Tippecanoe, Harrison was given command of the Army of the Northwest in the fall of 1812 and resigned as governor a few months later. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Hayes gives a plea for peace on the eve of his wife’s death: “Can we not be in harmony on such an occasion?”

53. Rutherford B. Hayes. ALS in Hayes’ florid hand, one page both sides, 4.25 x

7, August 2, 1889. Writing just a month after the death of his wife, ‘Lemonade Lucy,’ the former president writes to a woman in a letter marked “Confidential” at the top in his hand, in full: “The information you call for is, I think, correctly given by Miss Willard in her ‘Women and Temperance.’ Mrs. Hayes mourned over the divisions and controversies among Temperance workers. Of decided convictions herself, she was tolerant of the opinions of others. She did not, as so many do, think herself infallible. She was a Republican. I do not know when she joined the W. C. T. M. Was no doubt a member.

Now if you quote me, or refer to me as authority it will be a violation of confidence.

I have plainly written ‘Confidential’ at the head of this note. I am to be excused for saying this, because a person of good repute has just done what ought not to have been done in this respect. Begging your pardon for extreme caution,” and adding the post script, “Excuse me for saying further: I do not see the importance or necessity of your taking on controversial and irritating questions in a Memorial Service. Can we not be in harmony on such an occasion?,” initialing “H” at the conclusion. In fine condition, with a uniform block of light toning over most of the text, and a strip of mounting remnants along the bottom border of the reverse side. Accompanied by a steel etching of the 19th president. Although a supporter of anti-alcohol legislation, Lucy “was tolerant of the opinions of others. She did not, as so many do, think herself infallible.” Frances Willard, president of the WCTU, and the organization as a whole, was endlessly irritated at this sentiment, and Hayes makes a directed gesture in deflecting their ridicule when he states, “I have plainly written ‘Confidential’ at the head of this note,” adding, “I do not see the importance or necessity of your taking on controversial and irritating questions in a Memorial Service.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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57. Herbert Hoover.

54. Rutherford B. Hayes. Ink signature,

“R. B. Hayes, Fremont, O. 26 Mch. 1884,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card.

Matted and framed with a color portrait of Hayes, a presidential seal, and a small plaque to an overall size of 19.5 x 17.5. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and a small ding above signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

In a rare handwritten letter, Hoover attempts to satisfy a grammar stickler 55. Herbert Hoover.

Rare ALS signed “H,” one page, 6 x 8.5, no date. Letter to Dave. In full: “A friend makes a suggestion marked in pencil in the first paragraph on page 4. If you think it adds force you can telegraph Mr. Peckard to change it. I am doubtful whether it is any improvement, but he is a purist in style and may be right.” In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds, scattered creases and wrinkles, and a rough top edge. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Ink signature, “Herbert Hoover,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 slip. In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to portion of signature, and a uniform shade of toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

58. Herbert Hoover. Signed

book: On Growing Up. Later printing. NY: William Morrow & Company, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 160 pages.

Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover.” An inscription in another hand reads, “For: Dale Dydo, Christmas 1962.” A light shade of uniform toning to the pages, a price clip to the front interior flap of the dustjacket, with scattered light toning and wear to the exterior, otherwise fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

59. Herbert Hoover. Signed

book: The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Cabinet & The Presidency, 1920–1933. First edition, first printing. NY: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 405 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free-end page in black ink, “To Dale Dydo, With the Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover.” Light toning along the edges of the signature page and front pastedown page, a loose, but intact front hinge, two price clips to the front interior dustjacket, with mild wear and trivial areas of surface loss to the exterior cover, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

56. Herbert Hoover.

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 10, personal letterhead, September 5, 1951. Letter to Admiral William Pratt. In full: “I want you to know that I doubly appreciate your message upon my Des Moines speech from so old a friend.” Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a small name plaque to an overall size of 22 x 18. In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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60. Andrew Johnson. Bold ink signature,

“Andrew Johnson,” on an off-white slip clipped from a larger document.

Matted and framed with an engraved portrait and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 10 x 15.

In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

LBJ teases California’s former governor: “Your kind offer to come and help me with my teaching chores in Texas is most encouraging. Don’t think I won’t hold you to it” 61. Lyndon B. Johnson. TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead,

November 22, 1968. Letter to former governor of California, Edmund G. Brown. In full: “It was fine to hear from you and I look forward to seeing you and your good lady here in the White House in December. Your kind offer to come and help me with my teaching chores in Texas is most encouraging. Don’t think I won’t hold you to it. Lady Bird and I look forward to your visit soon.” In fine condition, with a received stamp to top left corner.

In November 1967, the Johnson administration launched a public relations campaign about progress in the Vietnam War announcing that the war was almost won and that an end to the war was near, but early 1968 painted a different picture. On January 21, the Viet Cong launched an attack on Kan Sahn, followed ten days later by the TET offensive, a massive attack culminating in the storming the U. S. Embassy in Saigon. At home, antiwar demonstrations broke out; Johnson’s popularity plummeted, resulting in the president’s statement that he would not seek reelection. On November 5, Republican Richard Nixon was elected to the Oval Office. Johnson was quoted as saying, “There’s nothing I can do about it anymore. So I might as well give up and put my energies in the one thing they cannot take away from me—and that is my ranch.”

After attending the inauguration of his successor, the ailing 60-year-old Johnson retired to the LBJ Ranch. He never returned to teaching, but removed to his ranch to write his memoirs (published in 1971) and to launch the the LBJ library at the University of Texas. Broken and despondent that his vision of ‘The Great Society’ and his presidency had been destroyed, he referred to his Great Society as a “beautiful woman” replaced by the “bitch” that was the Vietnam War. He died January 22, 1973, just days before the Vietnam War ended. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“But really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice.

And we shall overcome” 62. Lyndon B. Johnson. Felt tip signature,

“Lyndon B. Johnson,” on

an off-white 3.75 x 4.5

embossed bookplate, to which was later added a quote from Johnson’s

March 15, 1965, Special Message to Congress.

Quote reads, in full:

“Their cause must be our cause too. Because it is not just Negroes,

but really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of

bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.” Nicely triple matted

and framed with a Bachrach portrait of Johnson to an overall size of

20.5 x 16.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

63. Lyndon B. Johnson. Signed book: My

Hope for America. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1964.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 127 pages. Crisply signed on the half-title page in black ink. A loose, but intact hinge, a trivial brush towards the end of the signature, a pencil notation in another hand on the inside flap of the dustjacket, and scattered wear and soiling to the exterior, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

64. Jacqueline Kennedy and Betty Ford. Color glossy 10 x 8

photo of the exterior of the White House in winter time, signed in black felt tip by Jacqueline Kennedy and in gold ink by Betty Ford. In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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LBJ revels in lending a hand to America’s favorite pastime: “I hope that any time I can properly be of assistance that you feel free to call upon me” 65. Lyndon B. Johnson.

Brief TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, September 16, 1958.

Johnson writes to George Trautman of the National Association of Baseball Leagues, in full: “Thank you very much for your courtesy in sending me a copy of the News Release.

It was a pleasure to be helpful in this situation and I hope that any time I can properly be of assistance that you feel free to call upon me.” In fine condition, with light creasing and a stamp marking the date the letter was received. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Crisp and stately signature from the youngest president 67. John F. Kennedy. Ballpoint

signature, “John F. Kennedy,” on the reverse an offwhite 3.75 x 2.25 White House pass.

Double-matted and framed with a color copy of the front of the White House pass, and a small plaque to an overall size of 25 x 35. In fine condition, with some light creasing.

Oversized. RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

A wonderfully unique letter from young John-John, written in a child-like hand by his mother, Jackie 66. Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. ALS, one page, 6 x 8.25, La

Falconnerie letterhead. Written in Jacqueline Kennedy’s hand, she attempts to imitate the handwriting of a six-year-old John-John in a letter to his former nanny, Maud Shaw, with JFK Jr.’s young “John” signature at the conclusion. In full: “I hope to see you again shortly. My school is all right in Switzerland and my school is very nice in New York. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year & A Happy Easter and A Happy Thanksgiving.” Some scattered creasing and wrinkling, and some rough areas to the edges, otherwise fine condition.

Maud Shaw served as nanny to the young Kennedy children, and it was she who spirited Caroline and John, Jr. from the White House on the heels of their father’s assassination in 1963, taking them to the home of Janet Auchincloss, their maternal grandmother.

Auchincloss urged Shaw to break the news of Kennedy’s death to young Caroline, an action that reportedly created a rift between the nanny and Mrs. Kennedy; in March of 1965, Jacqueline informed Shaw that her services would no longer be necessary.

According to Clemens David Heyman’s book, Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, Jackie confided to friend, Evangeline Bruce, that she felt the children had “outgrown Maud Shaw,” whom she admitted was good with younger children, but could not tend to their “present needs.” Written while vacationing in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1966, this is a unique and unusual bit of correspondence depicting one of the earliest JFK, Jr. signatures to be found. According to the consignor, the item originated from Shaw’s estate.

Quite unusual to see Jackie and little John’s writing together on the same piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Kennedy sends deep appreciation for a “kind expression of sympathy” after his sister’s tragic death 68. John F. Kennedy. TLS signed “John F. Kennedy,” one page,

6.5 x 9, June 21, 1948, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead. In a letter of heartfelt thanks, Kennedy writes, in full: “I was very kind of you to write me. Certainly the support of friends is most helpful at this difficult time. I want you to know that I deeply appreciate your kind expression of sympathy.”

Intersecting folds, a faint paperclip impression towards the top left corner, and some irregular adhesion to the signature, otherwise fine condition. On May 13, 1948, Kennedy’s sister Kathleen (Lady Hartington) was killed in a plane crash in France. This letter of sympathy is undoubtedly referring to the tragic accident. RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

“Should we get together all Democrats for coffee hours—and talk to them about program…Hill Burton” 69. John F. Kennedy. Unsigned handwritten notes on a lightly-lined yellow 8 x 6 sheet.

Kennedy scribbles ten lines of notes, which read, “Should go ahead and recommend center to N.C.—textile Bill & groups; Should we get together all Democrats for coffee hours—and talk to them about program—balance off north & south interests; Textiles; Youth employment; Hill Burton.” Double matted and framed with two photos of Kennedy, one bearing a pre-printed signature and a plaque, to an overall size of 29.75 x 16.75. In fine condition. An interesting inside look into Kennedy’s thought process.

Kennedy’s notes most likely center around a letter he sent to the 1962 NAACP conference informing the group that the attorney general had intervened in a court case arguing the segregation clause in the Hill–Burton Act was unconstitutional. The Act was designed to improve the nation’s hospital system, designed not to discriminate based on race or color, although separate-but-equal facilities were allowed. The US Supreme Court struck down the segregation in 1963. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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70. Abraham Lincoln. Hand-

written endorsement, “And the pl[ainti]ff doth the like—Pearson & Lincoln p.q.,” written in the lower left corner of a legal brief. The one-page brief on a lightly-lined sheet, written in a clerk’s hand, measures 8 x 6.25, dated “April Term 1852,” and regards the case of Metcalf vs. Bennett. The defendant, through his attorney Cooper, claims that he is “not guilty of the said supposed several trespasses above laid to his charge, or any part thereof,” as alleged in Lincoln’s endorsement. Two horizontal folds, with small old tape repairs to both on reverse, a bit of scattered mild toning and foxing, and a small brush to end portion of text, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a complete typescript from the Lincoln Library in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, This document was originally a part of the Henry E. Luhrs collection. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

Lincoln purchases new footwear from friends in preparation for the famous Cooper Union Address that secured him the presidency 71. Abraham Lincoln. Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A Lincoln,” payable to Hurst & Matheny for $6.46, February 1, 1860. In very good to fine condition, with two unobtrusive cancellation cuts (one through beginning of signature, professionally reinforced on reverse), repair on reverse to a small hole in central blank area, and light toning to far right edge.

When Lincoln was a young lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, he lived in a room above Speed’s store where his friends would gather around the fireplace and swap stories. Among these men were Charles R. Hurst and Charles W. Matheny. Hurst, who ran a dry goods store, partnered with Matheny to create the mercantile where Lincoln frequently shopped. James, Matheny’s brother and an attorney, served as Lincoln’s best man at his wedding to Mary Todd.

On February 1, 1860, Lincoln purchased a new suit from tailors Woods and Henckle and probably new footwear from Hurst & Matheny using checks from the Springfield Marine a Fire Insurance Company in preparation for one of the most important speeches of his life. On February 23, the ‘prairie orator’ journeyed to New York and four days later, on February 27, he delivered his famous Cooper Union Address in which he elaborated his views on slavery, catapulting him to national attention and securing his presidential nomination and election. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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“I shall give my support to any reasonable legislation of this nature whenever it can be shown that there is disparagement between the veterans of one war and those of another when the entitlement is equal”

72. William McKinley. Partly-printed DS as president, one page,

18.75 x 14.75, January 18, 1901. President McKinley appoints Guido Hinchman to be Postmaster of Dover, New Jersey. Signed at the bottom by McKinley, and countersigned by Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith. Double matted and framed with a color portrait and plaque to an overall size of 34.5 x 22.5. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold and uniform toning, as well as some mirroring of seal and ribbon to lower right, some of which lightly affects the signature. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

73. William McKinley. TLS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, June 30, 1896. Governor McKinley writes to T. C. Iliff, Chaplain in Chief, Grand Army of the Republic, Salt Lake City, Utah, in full: “I beg that you accept my sincere thanks for your congratulatory letter of the 19th inst.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one passing through the bold signature, uniform toning with a heavier area along the vertical fold, scattered staple marks, two small areas of separation, and a faded pencil notation to the top right corner. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150) 74. Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter.

Two hardcover books with slipcases: The Memories of Richard Nixon, and Keeping Faith, each signed on the second free-end page in black felt tip.

In fine condition, with some rippling to Carter’s pages. Covers and slipcases are in very good condition, with mild wear and areas of discoloration and sunning to the spines. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

75. Richard Nixon. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Congress of the United States letterhead, March 24, 1948. Letter to a constituent.

In full: “Thank you for your letter of March 7 urging my support of H.R. 5311, extending pension benefits to World War I veterans. You may be sure that I shall give my support to any reasonable legislation of this nature whenever it can be shown that there is disparagement between the veterans of one war and those of another when the entitlement is equal.” In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“The results on November Eighth exceeded even my own most optimistic predictions and I am confident that we have now laid the foundation for even greater victories in the years ahead” 76. Richard Nixon. TLS signed

“Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, November 23, 1966. Nixon writes Cy and Audrey Laughter of the Laughter Corporation in Ohio. In full: “Due to a very heavy backlog of mail, this is the first opportunity I have had to tell you how much I appreciated your wire in which you referred so generously to my activities during the recent campaign. The results on November Eighth exceeded even my own most optimistic predictions and I am confident that we have now laid the foundation for even greater victories in the years ahead. I want to take this opportunity to extend my very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.” In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“As I look back over the past four decades, there is nothing more heartwarming than your continued expression of friendship” 77. Richard Nixon.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 13, 1987. Nixon sends a word of thanks to Alfred Love of Anchorage. In part: “Nineteen eightyseven is an especially significant year for me because it was just 40 years ago that I began my political career as a freshman member of the 80th Congress. As I look back over the past four decades, there is nothing more heartwarming than your continued expression of friendship.” In fine condition, with scattered wrinkles. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I am sure that with proper care you will spring back quickly like Eisenhower and Johnson” 78. Richard Nixon. TLS signed

“Dick Nixon,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 10, 1966. Nixon writes Ed Alley of Fairfax, Virginia. In part: “Until Rose Mary showed me the letter she had gotten from your wife (and our great friend and volunteer) I did not know that you had had a heart attack last year. The job you have been doing so expertly over the years for UPI is not a job for anyone who is not feeling like climbing mountains and I am glad that you are no longer trying to keep up that pace. I am sure that with proper care you will spring back quickly like Eisenhower and Johnson, to mention only two of the many top executives who have been able to come back and continue a busy and interesting life to say the least!” In fine condition, with a horizontal fold crossing his name and scattered wrinkling. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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79. Richard Nixon.

Signed book: The Real War. First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 341 pages.

Signed and inscribed on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, “Richard Nixon for Don Brotzman.” In fine condition, with some scattered creases, and light soiling and toning to dustjacket.

Brotzman was at one time a member of Congress from Colorado and later an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“The March 5 edition of the Chicago American contained some thoughts attributed to you which made mightily pleasant reading” 80. Richard Nixon.

TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7 x 9, Office of the Vice President letterhead, April 9, 1956.

Letter to Major General Julius Klein. In full: “The March 5 edition of the Chicago American contained some thoughts attributed to you which made mightily pleasant reading. Your strong words of support are most encouraging and I just wanted to let you know of my real appreciation.” In fine condition, with staple hole and pencil notation to top corners, and a bit of light soiling and creasing.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

81. Richard Nixon.

Ink signature, “Richard Nixon,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States”

82. Richard Nixon. Typed souvenir presidential resignation, one page, 5 x 8, on mock White House letterhead, dated August 9, 1974 (but signed later). Nixon’s famous communication to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: “Dear Mr. Secretary: I hereby resign the Office of President of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by Nixon. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

84. Richard Nixon.

TLS as president signed “R. N.,” one page, 6.75 x 9, embossed White House letterhead, January 4, 1971. Nixon writes to the Perkins McGuire, Chairman of the Commission on Government Procurement, in full: “Rose has given me the maple syrup which you were kind enough to send me, and I am particularly grateful for the personal effort you made to see that this special treat reached me in good order.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

“I am sure you will recall that dinner at the Sulgrave Club when I prevented Joe McCarthy from knocking out Drew Pearson!

Some of my friends think it was one of my greatest mistakes” 83. Richard Nixon. ALS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 13,

1989. Letter to Louise Tinsley (Tinny) Steinman. In full: “Your letter of April 8 brought back many pleasant memories of the years Pat & I have had the privilege of knowing you. I am sure you will recall that dinner at the Sulgrave Club when I prevented Joe McCarthy from knocking out Drew Pearson! Some of my friends think it was one of my greatest mistakes—Pat joins me in sending our warm regards.” In fine condition.

Tinny Steinman was a 27-year Washington socialite when she invited Senators Nixon and McCarthy, as well as columnist Drew Pearson, to a dinner at the exclusive Sulgrave Club on December 12, 1950. The journalist had been a thorn in McCarthy’s side for months, pointedly challenging the senator’s claims that communists had infiltrated key positions in the State Department, the military and American Institutions as well as jabbing him about his tax troubles in Wisconsin. Pearson’s criticisms made an implacable enemy out of the Republican and earlier in the year at another Washington dinner, the senator threatened the columnist that “Someday I’m going to get a hold of you and really break your arm.” When Steinman seated the two verbal combatants at the same table, it was only a matter of time before the two moved from trading barbs to something more physical. As the evening drew to a close, McCarthy confronted Pearson in the coat check room where he assaulted the veteran journalist. Nixon, a fledgling junior senator, stepped in and broke up the tussle and remembered in his memoirs that the columnist “grabbed his coat and ran from the room.” The future president also noted that McCarthy said, “You shouldn’t have stopped me, Dick.”

The universally hated Pearson found little sympathy among the Washingtonians who found the columnist’s tactics a bit too sleazy and below the belt. However, while the attack was overlooked and forgotten, the sparring continued and true to his word, McCarthy denounced the journalist on the senate floor, calling him “the voice of international communism” and “a Moscow-directed character assassin.” By 1954, McCarthyism waned and Vice President Nixon began attacking the Wisconsin senator under Eisenhower’s instruction; McCarthy’s influence ended as Nixon’s political ambitions powered him into the White House. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Ticket from Obama’s first town hall meeting as president, presented to the man who introduced him

85. Richard Nixon. Bookplate from The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, 4 x 5, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Jane Jones, With best wishes on Mother’s Day—1979 from Richard Nixon,” with introduction of inscription done in a calligrapher’s hand. In fine condition. Accompanied by a “Nixon’s The One,” campaign record. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

88. Barack Obama. Ticket for “A

86. Richard Nixon. TLS signed

“Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 23, 1968.

Presidential candidate Nixon writes to the Chairman of the Mission on Government Procurement, Perkins McGuire, in full: “Maury Stans has told me of the additional assistance you have been in his fund-raising activities. This note is to express my deep personal appreciation for your confidence and support as well as that of the members of your District of Columbia Committee.” In fine condition, with two rusty paperclip marks to the top edge. Maury Stans was the finance chairman for the Committee to Re-Elect Richard Nixon, and it was later discovered that some of the money he raised was used to finance the illegal activities of the Watergate Scandal. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Town Hall Meeting with President Barack Obama,” 3.25 x 7.25, held on February 9, 2009, at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana, signed on the front in black felt tip, as president, by Obama. In fine condition. Ticket was originally signed for Ed Neufeldt, a laid-off worker who introduced Obama at the Town Hall meeting, and had the president sign his ticket for his son-in-law. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Neufeldt’s daughter, and a copy of a signed photo of Obama and Neufeldt.

One of the first items signed by Obama as president! Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

Extremely rare handwritten letter from Obama’s campaign trail 87. Barack Obama. Scarce ALS signed “Barack,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter of thanks to a supporter. In full: “Thanks so much for taking the time to meet with me, and for the generous offer of support. It means a great deal! Enclosed is a copy of my book, in case you need to know more about the candidate.

Look forward to seeing you soon.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. The first Obama correspondence we have offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“It is due to him. It should be done” 90. James K. Polk. Endorsement as president signed “J. K. P.,” two pages on both sides of a mailing envelope, 7.75 x 9.75, March 12, 1847. Responding to a letter from Nathan Gattlin regarding William C. Wagley, Polk writes, in part: “Reference to the Secretary of War: Wm. Wagley’s case is an extremely hard one as he aided Capt…in raising his company of Dragoons in Kentucky, a fact which was not known, when the officers of the company were appointed. If it be possible…to give Mr. Wagley…in some other company, it is due to him. It should be done.” In very good condition, with uniform toning, a tear to the left edge, light writing from the address over which the response is penned, and some mild brushing to the text and signature. Accompanied by the original letter from Gattlin. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Enormous oversized limited edition of presidential portraits 91. Presidents. Signed book: The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents. Limited edition

#757. Washington, D. C. Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1901. Leatherbound hardcover, 16.5 x 20. With portraits of the presidents Washington through Theodore Roosevelt (all unsigned) and with inserted folio pages to accommodate documents, and additionally with an unsigned portrait of William H. Taft; a signed photogravure of Woodrow Wilson by G. Prince, New York; a 9.5 x 13 matte-finish Pach Bros. portrait of Calvin Coolidge, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frederick S. Peck, with kindest regards of Herbert Hoover”; and an 8 x 11 photo of a crayon sketch of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen to the artist who made the sketch. Presentation bookplate to Frederick S. Peck, dated March 20, 1906, is affixed to an opening page. In fine condition, with mild toning to edges of pages, some light mirroring to a few interior pages, and some scattered light wear to covers and spine. A most imposing volume. RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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Unusual oversized signed portrait of Reagan and his cabinet

92. Ronald Reagan and Cabinet. Color

satin-finish 23.5 x 19.5 photo of Ronald Reagan and his cabinet posing together, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Ronald Reagan, as president, George Bush, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Frank Carlucci, Bill Verity, Jim Burnley, Lauro Cavazos, Don Hodel, Ken Duberstein, Ann McLaughlin, Richard Lyng, John S. Herrington, Joseph Wright, Vernon Walters, Clayton Yeutter, Nicholas Brady, Dick Thornburgh, Samuel Pierce, Otis Bowen, and Beryl Sprinkel. Some scattered light surface marks and scratches to image, otherwise fine condition. The first signed photo of Reagan and his cabinet that we’ve encountered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

93. Ronald Reagan. Signed book:

An American Tribute to World Leaders. Washington, D.C.: World Leaders, Inc. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.75 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Robert White, Very Best Wishes Ronald Reagan May 1 – 94.” In fine condition, with a few edge tears and light rubbing to dustjacket.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

94. Ronald Reagan.

Signed book: Sincerely, Ronald Reagan. First edition, first printing.

Ottawa, Illinois: Green Hill Publishers, 1976.

Paperback, 4.25 x 7, 163 pages. Signed on the first free-end page in blue felt tip, “Ronald Reagan.” In very good condition, with uniform toning to the pages, light foxing to the inside cover, slight bowing from possible exposure to humidity, and scattered light wear and spotting to the cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I never doubted for a moment that on basic philosophy we’re in agreement” 95. Ronald Reagan. TLS signed

“Ron,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, State of California Governor’s Office letterhead, October 7, 1974. Reagan writes to Charles J. Broska, President of the Bank of Woodlake, in full: “I never doubted for a moment that on basic philosophy we’re in agreement.

With regard to the opening of the new bank, while I don’t know, of course, what my situation will be, if it is possible I will be delighted to join you.

So, when you have more details, let me know.” In fine condition, with a horizontal mailing fold passing through the first letter of the signature, some light toning and soiling to the bottom, and an office-received stamp. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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“I don’t have an extra saddle right now for Buzzy’s memorial, but I’ll keep him in mind whenever I’m at the Ranch” 96. Ronald Reagan. TLS as president signed “Ronald,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, March 4, 1985. Letter to Sam and Bertha Sisco. In full: “A quick note to apologize for not acknowledging the handsome leather birthday greeting. I did receive it and, as always, I am most appreciative of your handiwork. I don’t have an extra saddle right now for Buzzy’s memorial, but I’ll keep him in mind whenever I’m at the Ranch in case I come across something suitable. Again, my heartfelt thanks for your birthday gift.” A few spots of light soiling to top and bottom edges, and some light mirroring of letterhead along bottom, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, with several notations in another hand on the front. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

97. Ronald Reagan. Casual matte-finish 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To The Frankums, With Sincere Best Wishes, Ron.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing towards the top corners, and the signature and inscription light due to ink adhesion, but still legible. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Governor Reagan issues a California arrest warrant 98. Ronald Reagan. DS, one page with two stapled attachments, 8.5 x 14, July

30, 1974. A Requisition from the State of California Executive Department in which Reagan certifies “copies of information and supporting papers…are authentic and duly authenticated in accordance with the laws of the State of California,” and “that under the laws of this State, (name removed from description) stands charged with the crime of Violation of Section 288 and 273d of the Penal Code of California.”

Reagan further decrees that “(name removed from description), fugitive from justice, be arrested and secured and delivered to James A. Musick or authorized agent who is hereby authorized to receive, convey and transport him to this State, here to be dealt with according to law.” Scattered light creasing, faint toning, and a few trivial spots of soiling, not affecting the crisp signature, otherwise fine condition. The gold seal of The State of California is perfectly preserved and intact. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Immaculate invitation to the 50th American Presidential Inaugural Gala

100. Eleanor Roosevelt. White House

card, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Eleanor Roosevelt.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered trivial toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

99. Ronald Reagan.

Invitation to the 50th American Presidential Inaugural Gala at the Washington Convention Center on January 19, 1985, on an off-white, gold embossed 5 x 6.75 card, signed at the conclusion in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan.”

In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

101. Eleanor Roosevelt. FDC with a

cachet honoring the passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed under the cachet by Eleanor Roosevelt, and also signed by Roosevelt’s first vice president, John N. Garner. In fine condition, with some mild toning and a small blot to end of Garner’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Roosevelt promises the clean-up of the New York judicial system: “Corruption in our courts…shakes the very foundation of our society” 102. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS, three pages, 8 x 10.25, State of New York letterhead, September 11, 1930.

Letter to prominent lawyer and author William D. Guthrie, appointing him his representative in investigation of slander or accusations against New York judges. In part: “Where definite, supported charges of actual criminality were made against one magistrate, I directed the Attorney general of this state to prosecute the case, and superseded the local district attorney for that purpose. Since my action in these matters I have read in the press that vague rumors, anonymous accusations and whispered hints are in circulation concerning the higher courts, including the Supreme Court itself. I yield to none in abhorrence of corruption and venality in any form. Corruption in our courts in particular shakes the very foundation of our society…Public confidence and respect for law stands or falls with public confidence and respect for our courts. Unfounded rumor and scandal are deplorable in any case but if they are used unjustly to undermine confidence in our courts and our justices that constitutes treason of the most insidious kind. Anarchy in its worst form must rejoice at the efforts of mis-guided or ill-intentioned persons who publicly but anonymously by innuendo or otherwise spread unfounded rumors and unsupported hearsay about our courts and judges…I wish you would act as my representative in this matter and collect, digest and report to me on all of these rumors, accusations, suspicions, hearsay and all kinds of charges made against our courts and judges.” In fine condition.

With presidential aspirations on his mind, Roosevelt needed to clean up corruption in the court system, mainly the crooked Tammany Hall judges. In a bold speech given at Carnegie Hall, filled with the Tammany rank and file as well as his fellow Democrats, Roosevelt boldly and confidently promised, “If there is corruption in our courts, I will use every rightful power in the office of Governor to drive it out—and I will do this regardless of whether it affects, or may effect, any Democratic or Republican organization.” Roosevelt stayed true to his word, appointing the Seabury Commission and investigating various politicians, which led to the resignation of New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“If our ticket is successful on March 8, you will have made a most substantial contribution to that result” 103. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, State of New York letterhead, March 1, 1932. Letter to Edward Bickford of New Hampshire. In full: “Your generous action in becoming a candidate for alternate delegate to the national convention so as to avoid a contest for delegates among our own people has been brought to my attention.

May I express my appreciation of your unselfish attitude. If our ticket is successful on March 8, you will have made a most substantial contribution to that result.” Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 22.5 x 17. In very good condition, with uniform toning, with some heavier spots to edges. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“A real Boy or Girl Scout, in any case is a promise of a real American in later life, a man or a woman, conscious of his or her obligations to country and flag” 104. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber embossed letterhead, January 13, 1931. Governor Roosevelt writes to Orville Arnold of the Boy Scouts of America, in full: “In my opinion no one could successfully dispute the contention that the Boy Scout Movement in America, involving as it does early training in true sportsmanship, honorable pastimes, practical handicraft and manliness, contributes enormously to one of the country’s crying needs, good citizenship. The Scout Movement is a preliminary school in which boys and girls are imbued with a proper conception of American ideals. A real Boy or Girl Scout, in any case is a promise of a real American in later life, a man or a woman, conscious of his or her obligations to country and flag. The exception to this rule is a rarity. At least, that has been my personal experience and I regard it a personal and patriotic privilege to render assistance when it is possible.” In very good condition, with some trivial creasing and two binder holes along the left edge, two small areas of separation at the mailing folds, a small tack hole to each corner, and faded, but completely legible, print. A stately and impassioned letter from Roosevelt regarding one of the oldest cornerstones of the nation’s youth. Roosevelt was the first to enter the White House with a record as an active Scout leader. He was president of the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1934, hundreds of thousands of Scouts assembled to hear President Roosevelt’s broadcast appealing for help for the needy. They responded by collecting nearly two million articles of clothing, household furnishings, and other items for disadvantaged families. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Scarce and exquisite FDR White House card 105. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Rare and choice White House card,

boldly signed in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” In fine condition, a trivial crease to top left corner. A rare format in exceptional condition.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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FDR files a 1937 claim for his third of New York property once owned by his father 106. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Notarized DS as president, two pages, 8 x 13, June 21, 1937. Headed “In the Matter of acquiring title to Public Park bounded

by Congress and Myrtle Avenues and Leavitt Street in the Third Ward, Borough of Queens, City of New York.” In part, “Franklin D. Roosevelt, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he joined in the prayer for relief contained in the petition of John M. Hackett and Bankers Trust Company, Executors under the Last Will and Testament of James R. Roosevelt [FDR’s half-brother], deceased. That your deponent [FDR] has been informed that the City of New York on June 26th, 1912 acquired title to Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2 and 3 herein and made an award to an ‘Unknown Owner’ in the sum of 15,200. That your deponent has been further informed that your deponent’s father, James Roosevelt, died seized of 26 2/3% of the premises of which Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2 and 3 formed a part by virtue of a deed made by Eliza M. Leavitt to James Roosevelt, dated November 26th, 1877 and recorded in the office of the Clerk, now the Register, of the County of Queens on December 1st, 1877 in Liber 516 of Conveyances, at Page 21. That your deponent’s father died testate and his Will was duly admitted to probate in the Surrogate’s Court of Dutchess County on December 22nd, 1900 and in and by the terms of the Will one-third thereof was devised to your deponent upon his attaining the age of 21, one-third was devised to your deponent’s half-brother, James R. Roosevelt, and one-third to the Executors and Trustees under said Last Will and Testament inntrust to pay the income thereof to your deponent’s mother, Sara D. Roosevelt…That your deponent has been informed that he is entitled to one-third of 26 2/3% of the awards made for Damage Parcels Nos. 1, 2 and 3 herein and makes claim to the same…” In fine condition, with expected folds, with a horizontal fold through a couple letters of signature.

Accompanied by a seven-page document, the Last Will and Testament of FDR’s half-brother, James R. Roosevelt. Dated November 22, 1924, it includes two Codicils dated August 10, 1926 and November 8, 1926. There are penciled notes in an unidentified hand on the first page, one noting “JRR Died 5/7/27.” A paragraph in the Will is bracketed on page 6: “Twenty-fourth: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, and of every name and kind, I give, bequeath and devise unto my daughter Helen Roosevelt Robinson forever.”

On November 26, 1877, Eliza M. Leavitt sold her Queens property to James Roosevelt, FDR’s father. When he died in 1900, the land was equally divided in thirds, portioned to his sons James and Franklin and their mother Sara. The president’s share was held in trust until he became of age. In 1907, the Commissioners of Estimate were appointed to determine title to the property; a “Damage and Benefit” report was filed five years later when some of the land was purchased by eminent domain. This report assessed property value of the real estate and determining if taking a portion of the whole property devalued or benefited the “damage parcel.” When the state took some of the land to make improvements, a January 12, 1912 report awarded a $15,200 compensation to the “Unknown Owner” of the real estate and placed in escrow pending the title search.

In 1932, the New York City comptroller paid all the taxes and penalties on “Damage Parcels No. 1, 2, and 3, leaving a credit balance of $3.046.43. Two-thirds of the affected land belonged to the estate of his father, entitling the Roosevelt family to claim the remaining $3,046.43 credit. To collect the revenue, each heir needed to file a separate paperwork. On May 7, 1927 FDR, Sara and the heir of his brother’s estate, Helen R. Robinson each filed a petition claiming one third of the proceeds of the land sale. A scarce “family matters” document signed by one of the world’s greatest leaders, with unique annotations. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Rare oversized signed portrait of FDR’s unprecedented third inauguration

107. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historic vintage matte-finish 13 x 10 photo of Roosevelt being sworn in as president for the third time on the steps of the US Capitol, signed in fountain pen, as president “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Also signed “Charles E. Hughes, Jan 20, 1941,” as chief justice, “Cordell Hull,” as Secretary of State “H. A. Wallace,” as Vice President, and “Charles Elmore Cropley, January 20, 1941,” as clerk of the Supreme Court, who held Roosevelt’s family bible as Hughes administered the oath of office. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 15. Some light contrast and a bit of irregular ink adhesion to portions of Roosevelt’s signature, a few scattered light creases, and last letter of Wallace’s signature matted out, otherwise fine condition.

After serving eight years in the White House, FDR faced the difficult choice of running for office again, but worldwide events swayed him to run for an unprecedented third term. He must have felt the ominous tides of war after Hughes administered the oath and heard the thunder of guns when Supreme Court clerk Cropley dropped his family’s Dutch bible so soon after he had touched it and sworn the oath. In his inauguration speech, he declared, “In this day the task of the people is to save that Nation and its institutions from disruption from without.”

Isolationism in America was coming to an end and Roosevelt felt the pressure of unfolding world events as Winston Churchill on the day of his inauguration admonished neutral nations to support the Allied cause and Japan expanded in intelligence budget to $500,000 to spy on the United States. Surely as he delivered his speech, the president knew the threat as he spoke “In the face of great perils never before encountered, our strong purpose is to protect and to perpetuate the integrity of democracy. For this we muster the spirit of America, and the faith of America. We do not retreat. We are not content to stand still. As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.” On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor and America finally entered World War II. A remarkable image from an unprecedented and historically-significant event. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

The only known suppressed first issue featuring an inscription and uncorrected text: “This advance copy was changed to correct inaccuracies, etc. and I am glad that the public did not see this original” 108. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Scarce signed book: Looking Forward. Advance review copy. NY: The John Day Company, 1933. Softcover, 5 x 7.5, 279 pages.

Signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the first free-end page, “Dear Fred, This advance copy was changed to correct inaccuracies, etc. and I am glad that the public did not see this original,” adding “Fred B. Adams, Jr., Hyde Park & Rhinebeck, June 24, 1934.” Book is housed in a custom made chemise and Morocco backed slipcase, featuring a bookplate affixed to the front interior, mentioning the individual to whom the book is inscribed. Erased pencil notations along the top edge of the signature page, light wear to the cover, and vertical creasing from binding to the spine and cover, otherwise fine condition. Slipcase is in fine condition, with light wear. Only 150 copies of these books were readied for distribution to reviewers. Within 24 hours of their release, the White House implemented a recall for the correction of several significant changes…and fewer than 10 copies were recovered. This copy represents the book in its uncorrected form. Highly-desirable and exceptionally rare! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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TR anxiously awaits the arrival of a future Titanic survivor’s book, The Truth about Chickamauga

109. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, December 2, 1911. Letter to Archibald Gracie. In full: “The copy of the book has not yet come, but it doubtless soon will and I look forward to receiving it. I will write to you about it as soon as I have read it. While I have in The Outlook noticed two or three books as illustrating special theses of mine, both the editors of The Outlook and I think it unwise to do this where it can be avoided. I shall at once bring before them the proposal to have Dr. Polk or Charles King, by preference the former, review the book. Polk is one of the finest men I know. If, however, you think that King would be the best man, I will see if I can have him asked. Now when are you next coming to New York, when you can bring Mrs Gracie out in an auto for lunch to Oyster Bay? Of course the Winter is not a very good choice and if possible you would now better wait until Spring.” Scattered toning and soiling, primarily working in from edges, otherwise fine condition.

Gracie’s book, The Truth About Chickamauga, was published late in 1911, and the author here elicits a promise from the former president—now an associate editor—to have the work reviewed in the weekly journal. History perhaps better remembers Gracie as being one of the survivors of Titanic disaster, jumping from the bow as the vessel took its fatal plunge. In his pocket was a lengthy letter from Roosevelt. Gracie wrote of his personal experience in the April 27, 1912, issue of The Outlook, and how the iceberg ‘ripped him keep forward like a can-opener.’ He never fully recovered from the event and died eight months later. Unique associative content between two historic figures. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Unable to attend a Grand Army of the Republic Banquet, TR praises Civil War veterans, “because it is to them we owe the fact that we have a Nation at all” 110. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House let-

terhead, February 13, 1908. Roosevelt writes to George C. Ross, the Chairman of the Grand Army of the Republic Banquet Arrangements Committee, in full: “I thank you for the kind invitation to me to attend the banquet in honor of the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and regret that it will not be possible for me to accept.

I wish all success to the Grand Army gathering. There is no other set of men to whom we owe as much as to those represented in this gathering; because it is to them we owe the fact that we have a Nation at all.” Three horizontal mailing folds, some light creasing, uniform toning with a slightly heavier area along the top edge, and some trivial foxing, otherwise fine condition.

Roosevelt sends his regrets that he would be unable to attend the Grand Army of the Republic Banquet in honor of the Civil War veterans organization’s Commander-in-Chief Charles Germman Burton, which was held February 20 at Ebbitt House. Burton was only 15 when he enlisted in the army as a private of Company C, Nineteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, serving in the Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland, participating in the battle of Pittsburg Landing and in skirmishes before Corinth until October 1862 when he was discharged for “physical disability.”

Roosevelt’s special relationship with Civil War veterans began with his own family—his uncle’s experiences in war and his father’s guilt for not having served. To make up for this “lack of service,” his father became an advocate for veterans rights, advocating jobs for disabled veterans who had their hands and feet amputated. A frequent speaker at G.A.R. banquets and events, the president kept the contributions of Civil War veterans in the public’s eye lest their sacrifices be forgotten. In 1904, Roosevelt expanded the Civil War disability pensions to include old age benefits; under this program, thousands of Union Veterans became eligible for such noncontributory pensions. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Roosevelt signs a dignified portrait on the last full day of his presidency 111. Theodore Roosevelt.

Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8 oval portrait by George Prince, and affixed to its original 10 x 14 mount, signed on the mount under the image in black ink, as president, “Theodore Roosevelt, March 3d, 1909.” In very good condition, with tear to right side of photo, moderate toning to mount, a vertical separation along left side of mount, edge soiling from previous framing, mounting remnants on reverse, and a small pencil notation under image. Just days after the end of his administration, Roosevelt left for his well-known African safari.

Undoubtedly one of the last items signed by Roosevelt during his administration. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Health Commissioner Roosevelt approves a purchase 112. Theodore Roosevelt. DS, signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, April 10, 1896. Roosevelt approves the purchase of five dozen gum labels from the Dennison Manufacturing Company for $3.75, signed by Roosevelt as one of New York’s Health Commissioners. Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a name plaque to an overall size of 23.5 x 17. In good condition, with moderate toning and staining, some lightly affecting end of Roosevelt’s signature, central horizontal fold, and expected stamps and notations. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Roosevelt prepares the Navy for the inevitable 1898 Spanish-American War

113. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department,

Washington letterhead, April 28, 1897. As Assistance Secretary of the Navy, Roosevelt writes to Lieutenant Edwards F. Leiper, US Navy, in full: “On May 15th, 1897, you will regard yourself detached from duty at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and from such other duty as may have been assigned you, and will report to the Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy, on the same day, for duty on board the U. S. S. Monongahela.” Light show-through from printed endorsements on the reverse, bearing the signatures of the Superintendent of the Annapolis Naval Academy, and the Captain of the USS Monongahela, who acknowledges that Leiper has “Reported.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, some light soiling along the top mailing fold, show-through from docketing and endorsements on reverse, a faint paperclip impression to the top edge, and a few staple marks to the top left corner.

The USS Monongahela was a barkentine-rigged screw sloop-of-war that participated in the Union blockade against the Confederacy during the Civil War. Assigned to Admiral Farragut’s West Gulf Blockading Squadron, she served as his temporary flagship during the major assault on Port Hudson. In 1890, the sloop was refitted at the Portsmouth Naval Yard as a full-rigged ship to be used an apprentice training ship and on May 15, 1895 replaced the Constellation as the US Naval Academy Practice Ship, making annual cruises until war broke out with Spain in 1898.

Roosevelt had just been appointed to the post of assistant secretary of the navy by McKinley as a reward for his campaign support. The new secretary took an active part in naval expansion in which the New York Sun reported that “the liveliest spot in Washington...is the Navy Department. The decks are cleared for action. Acting Secretary Roosevelt…has the whole Navy bordering on a war footing. It remains only to sand down the decks and pipe to quarters for action.” After the sinking of the SS Maine in Havana Harbor, Spain and the United States entered a brief war in which the Spanish surrendered on July 17, 1898. Leiper, who served on the USS New Orleans during the Spanish American War, was called in as a witness in the court inquiry of Rear Admiral Schley and his “lack of enterprise” during the Santiago campaign. Dewey, a former commander of the Monongahela, supported Schley, but was in the minority. Though no action was taken against the admiral, he appealed the verdict to Roosevelt who confirmed the earlier verdict. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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115. William H. Taft. TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 24, 1914. Letter to Walter DeCamp. In full: “Upon my return from Minneapolis, I find your letter of March 12th, and I thank you for arranging the matter. I shall try to get up something for May 22nd.” Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a small plaque to an overall size of 22 x 18. In fine condition, with staple hole, crease, and pencil notation to top left, and the central horizontal fold touching the tops of a few letters of signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150) 116. Bess Tr u m a n .

114. William H. Taft. TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 8 x 10.5,

Supreme Court letterhead, December 24, 1928. Taft orders a book from Putnam in New York. In full: “Please send, with the enclosed card, the Life of Lincoln by Senator Beveridge, two volumes, to Mr. Horace D. Taft, Watertown, Connecticut.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered toning and creasing, office stamps on reverse, a couple small stamps and pencil notation, and a uniform shade of mild toning. Taft’s signature remains quite distinct and bold. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Two items: ALS, signed “Bess W. Truman,” two pages on two adjoined sheets, 6.25 x 8.25, no date, but postmarked February 7, 1951. Letter of condolence to Margaret Johnson. In part: “I am so sorry to hear the bad news about your mother…Am so sorry, too, that your father is in such a wretched condition. And how terribly he will miss your mother.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, and an 8 x 6 engraved vignette of the White House, signed in black ink, “Bess Wallace Truman.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Truman foreshadows the tumultuous 1948 Democratic convention 117. Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, January 7, 1948. Letter to Basil O’Connor, President of the American National Red Cross. In full: “I appreciated yours of December thirty-first with an invitation to appear at the American National Red Cross Convention to be held in San Francisco, California in June. I doubt the advisability of my appearance at that time—First, because the Congress no doubt will be winding up its business, and Second, because there are two political conventions in the immediate neighborhood of that date. I’ll be glad to talk with you about the situation sometime when you are down here.”

The conventions mentioned by Truman were the upcoming Republican and Democratic National conventions held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1948. Truman had shown strong support for the federal government’s involvement in civil rights, as evidenced by the speech he had given the year before, in front of the N.A.A.C.P. The result of this civil rights platform was that during the roll call of the convention, three dozen delegates stood up and walked off the convention floor in protest. The entire delegation from Mississippi, and half the Alabama delegation, just stood up and walked out. They were led by Strom Thurmond (at that time still a Democrat), and they went on to form the “States’ Rights Democratic Party” (better known by their nickname, the “Dixiecrats”) who convened their own convention in Alabama, and subsequently nominated Thurmond as their presidential nominee. Although Harry Truman was the sitting President of the United States, he was actually kept off the ballot in Alabama as a result of this defection. Newsweek magazine called the 1948 Democratic National Convention “the worst-managed, most dispirited convention in American history.” In fine condition, with a bit of trivial brushing to signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Let’s talk about this thing!”

118. Harry S. Truman. ANS, on the inside flap of a New York Central

ticket envelope, measuring 6 x 6.5 opened, no date. Truman writes, “Let’s talk about this thing!” Pencil calculations under Truman’s note, with more notations on outside of envelope, expected handling wear, and scattered light toning and creasing, otherwise fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

121. Harry S. Truman.

Early Treasurer of Jackson County, Missouri check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in type and crisply signed by Truman, payable to the Commission of Water Collection for $1524.53, January 11, 1933. In very good condition, with uniform toning, three small tears to the top edge, and the expected cancellation stamps and holes, the latter of which mildly affect the signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

President Truman appoints a Medical Corps Lieutenant

Dignified oversized, uninscribed photo of the 33rd president 119. Harry S. Truman.

Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 12 head-and-shoulders portrait, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “With kind regards from Harry S. Truman, Feb. 24, 1957.” In very good condition, with some light surface creasing moderate silvering to the darker areas of the image, a darkened area of discoloration affecting the very end of the signature, and some irregular ink adhesion to the signature. A crisp and stately example. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

122. Harry S. Truman. DS as president,

one page, 8 x 10.5, June 1, 1950. Truman appoints Robert Francis Erhard as a Lieutenant in the Medical Corps in the Naval Reserve of the United States Navy.

Signed at the conclusion

by President Truman, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy, Francis P. Matthews.

Light creasing along the left edge, some trivial corner creasing, and light toning along the border, otherwise fine condition. Imprinted seal is crisp and clean. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I hope you will accept my belated congratulations for having served so long and faithfully in your high calling” 120. Harry S. Truman. TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, November 28, 1966. Letter to Monsignor J. P. Johnston. In part: “I am a bit late in replying to your invitation to join in the celebration of your Fortieth Anniversary as a priest. I hope you will accept my belated congratulations for having served so long and faithfully in your high calling.”

Double matted and framed with a color portrait and small plaque to an overall size of 22 x 18. In fine condition, with a couple small spots, one over last name of signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Illuminated Truman presidential proclamation for a day of prayer to celebrate Germany’s unconditional surrender: “With God’s help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender” 123. Harry S. Truman. Impressive printed proclamation, one page, 14.5 x 21.5, May 8, 1945. A decorative calligraphic proclamation, issued the day following the German surrender, of a day of prayer to be celebrated on May 13, 1945. The text reads, in part: “The Allied Armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The Western World has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones. Our Armies of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering people, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done. The victory won in the West must now be won in the East. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. United the peace-loving nations have demonstrated in the West that their arms are stronger by far than the might of the dictators or the tyranny of military cliques that once called us soft and weak…Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945, to be a day of prayer. I call upon the people of the United States, whatever their faith, to unite in offering joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and to pray that he will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the ways of peace. I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.” [Note: This copy does not bear a seal.] In fine condition, with light horizontal curling from previous rolling. A Truman document of important historic interest and definite visual appeal.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

Handwritten Masonic letter and appointment, signed by Truman as a 33° Past Grand Master 124. Harry S. Truman. ALS signed “Harry,” one page, 8.5 x 11,

Grand Lodge of Missouri letterhead, November 27, 1940. Letter to John W. Snyder reads, in full: “Just had a telegram from Bess saying that the experts have decided not to operate on momma.

It sure took a load of bricks off my head. I had another leg & foot specialist look at her and he said ‘not now.’ I am wiring you today asking you to see Lou Holland. He’s a real big man and my friend.

You can trust him and he really wants to do something for Missouri.

No ax to grind himself. I’m doing a little ‘high hatting’ down here.

Hope to see you soon.”; and an ornate partly printed document, signed “John Wesley Snyder,” countersigned by the Sovereign Grand Commander 33° and Grand Secretary General 33° of the Supreme Council Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty Third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, 16 x 20.75, September 28, 1966. Signed in the upper left “Harry S. Truman 33° P G-M, 8-25-67 Mo.” In very good to fine condition, with punch holes and staple holes to top edge of letter, as well as an office stamp; and central horizontal fold to document, as well as some scattered light toning and soiling, and adhesive remnants to reverse. Truman became a Mason in 1909, ultimately being elected Grand Master of Missouri in 1940, and is considered to be the most active Mason of any president since George Washington. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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126. Martin Van Buren.

Ink signature, “M. V. Buren,” on an off-white 2.5 x .75 clipped slip affixed to a 4.25 x 1.75 off-white slip.

In fine condition, with scattered light toning and foxing. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

127. Woodrow Wilson. TLS, one page,

125. Harry S. Truman. Distinguished vintage matte-finish 10.75

x 13.75 portrait of the president, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Kindest regards to Rev. George P. Jentges, Harry S. Truman.”

Framed, without glass, to an overall size of 11.5 x 14.5. In very good condition, with several creases to the image, one of which passes through the last letter of the signature, and some trivial surface marks.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Truman’s secretary to Reverend Jentges, dated August 2, 1949. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

7.5 x 9, personal letterhead, November 9, 1912. Letter to Lloyd Woodrow. In full: “I am heartily glad to hear that your father passed through the operation successfully and is so much better. Please give him our warmest regards and congratulations, and accept also our thanks for your message.” Double matted and framed with a color portrait and a small plaque to an overall size of 22.5 x 16.5. Central horizontal and vertical fold, with vertical fold through a single letter of signature, and some scattered light toning and creasing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Wilson inscribes a portrait to French WWI leader Clémenceau

128. Woodrow Wilson. Captivating vintage matte-finish

8.25 x 12.25 Harris & Ewing portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To M. Clémenceau, With the best wishes, of Woodrow Wilson.” In very good condition, with a few light creases, some light soiling, silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, a tear to the top edge, and scattered ink spots towards the top right corner. Wilson inscribed to Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, prime minister of France from 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 who served as France’s Allie leader during the final year of WWI. Nicknamed ‘Le Tigre,’ Clemenceau was an integral voice, along with Wilson, in creating the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference.Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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129. Yuri Andropov. Appointed KGB chief in 1967, he became a full member of the Politburo in 1973. His firm handling of dissident movements enhanced his reputation, enabling him to be chosen as Brezhnev’s successor in 1983, but he died after less than 15 months in office. Russian greeting card, 4 x 8, bearing a Russian sentiment printed on the interior, and signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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131. Christiaan Barnard and Michael DeBakey. Three items:

glossy 8 x 10 of Barnard, signed in black felt tip; a clipped article from the September 5, 1983, issue of Newsweek, signed in blue ballpoint

by Barnard; and a glossy 5 x 7 of DeBakey, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

An important draft manuscript entitled “On some properties of Rays x and radium” on radium and radioactivity by its discoverer 132. Henri Becquerel. Superlative autograph manuscript, on both sides of a lightly-lined beige 9 x 13.75 legal sheet, entitled “On some properties of Rays x and radium” and signed at the top by the ‘father’ of radioactivity, who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie, (who had furthered researched the phenomenons discovered by Becquerel). In this heavily corrected paper the great French physicist discusses the very core of his famous discovery that had a deep impact on the 20th Century. Some calculations on the margins render even more significant this very first draft of a fundamental study that shows the pen of the great scientist flowing freely as his mind formulates elaborate reasonings. The first paragraph can be translated as: “It is known that the radiance of radium is composed of three radiation groups: firstly rays similar to x rays (V rays), secondly rays identical to collodical rays (rays β) and thirdly rays that have very little power to penetrate (rays χ) of which Mr. Ruthefurd observed their weak magnetic deviance, that are the exact opposite of rays β…” Two vertical folds, light creasing, some light toning to the top right edge, a trivial tear to the bottom edge, and a small area of paper loss to the top right corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Exceptionally rare war-dated letter: “I attribute the filure [sic] thus far, to the critical condition of Virginia, at the present time” 133. Edward Bates. Attorney general during the Civil War (1793–1869). War-dated ALS signed “Edw. Bates,” one lined page, both sides, 5 x 8, E. H. Owen embossed letterhead, May 4, 1864. Bates writes, in part: “I have not been able yet, to procure the desired leave for you to send a trunk of clothing to your sister in law at Lynchburg. I attribute the filure [sic] thus far, to the critical condition of Virginia, at the present time.

I write now, to say this much, & also to send, for your perusal, a letter which I have just now received from Mrs. Gordon, at Lynchburg Va. The letter, you will perceive, is old, bearing date March 9. It came unsealed, & by flag-boat, and was detained a long time, but I do not know on which side of the line. I send the letter, supposing that you would like to read it, & in the hope that it may administer some comfort to the elder Mrs. Gordon, so reverently mentioned, who, I presume, is your mother. Please return me Mrs. Gordon’s letter, as soon as conveniently may be, as I desire to use it, if I can, to ameliorate her condition. I write this, in haste, in my sick room.” In fine condition, with uniform shade of toning, and a trivial border of blueish rubbing to the first page from previous mounting. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, addressed, in Bates’ hand.

Penned during his last year as Attorney General to President Lincoln, Bates would resign in November of 1864 on account of his failing health, and also after Lincoln nominated Salmon P. Chase to Chief Justice, a position Bates had aspirations of filling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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134. Menachem Begin. FDC

with a cachet honoring The United Nations 25th Anniversary, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a light shadow from a removed piece of adhesive to the bottom of the cachet. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

140. Niels Bohr. Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. One of Bohr’s personal calling cards, 3 x 1.75, with an unsigned two-line notation in Bohr’s hand along the top. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, mild surface impressions, and mounting remnants to reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

135. David Ben-Gurion. Postal

cover in Hebrew, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in English in blue ink, “D. Ben Gurion,” and again in Hebrew. Matted with an unsigned photo to an overall size of 12 x 18. In fine condition, with two vertical folds, both affecting one letter of the English signature, and a circular postal cancellation stamp.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

136. David Ben-Gurion. LS in Hebrew, one

page, 5.25 x 8, June 19, 1968. Untranslated letter, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint.

Letter is affixed to the first free end page of one of Ben-Gurion’s hardcover books. In very good condition, with toning and rippling to letter from adhesive on reverse. Book is also in very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

137. David Ben-Gurion. Card-

stock 5 x 3.5 photo of Ben-Gurion writing, signed in blue ink, “D. Ben-Gurion.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and pre-printed compliments slip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

138. Joe Biden. Color glossy 8.5 x 11

half-length photo, signed in black felt tip, “Joe Biden.” In very fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Original sketch of the award-winning physicist

141. Niels Bohr. Original signed pencil sketch of Bohr, done by an admirer, on an off-white 5.25 x 8 sheet, signed below the image in fountain pen, “Niels Bohr.” Also signed in pencil by the artist. Matted and framed to an overall size of 10 x 14.25. In fine condition. A truly unique and dignified image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 142. Niels Bohr. Dan-

ish physicist (1885– 1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. Block of three Alfred Nobel postage stamps, 2.75 x .75, affixed to an offwhite 5.25 x 2.25 Russell G. Silvius autograph collection card, signed across the stamps in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to small portions of signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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143.

Books.

Ten hardcover books: Now, by Lauren Bacall; The Vanishing American Jew,

by Alan M. Dershowitz; And the Beat Goes On,

by Sonny Bono; Chutzpah, by Alan M. Dershowitz; Audition: A Memoir, by Barbara Walters; The Leveling Wind, by George F. Will; The Patient, by Michael Palmer; Blue Screen, by Robert B. Parker; Salesman in Beijing, by Arthur Miller; and The Longest Season, by Cal Ripkin, Jr. Each are signed, and some inscribed, by the author. In fine condition, with some light wear to the dustjackets. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

145. David Brewster. Scottish scien-

tist, inventor, and author (1781–1868) best known for his inventions and discoveries related to optics, including the kaleidoscope. Brief ALS signed “D. Brewster,” one page, 12.75 x 8, September 27, 1832. Brewster writes to Thomas Scott. In full: “I enclose a draft for £7 on the belief that the Balance of £1-14-6 is the last sum due by you to me for Turnips &c. I do not understand how you have been late to pay Land Tax for me. In haste….” The reverse bears the integral address panel, penned in his hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, light soiling and seal staining at edges, mild handling wear, and small separation at fold (affecting blank margin only). RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

144. Gail Borden, Jr. Inventor, surveyor, and publisher (1801–1874), and the inventor of condensed milk in 1856. DS,

signed “G. Borden & Tho. H. Borden,” one page, 9 x 3.25, no date. Brief document, written in Borden’s hand, stating a printing job was spoiled. In full: “Half of the other side was printed but a copy was not preserved this being only partly struck off, was left in the office.” Signed at the conclusion by Borden, also signing for his brother. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and damp staining, a central vertical fold, and a few light wrinkles. The Robert Davis Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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The famed Scopes attorney seeks to develop physical education in Nebraska 147. William Jennings Bryan. Ameri-

can politician (1860– 1925), three-time presidential candidate, secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson, and one of the attorneys in the 1925 Scopes Trial. TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, December 6, 1922. Letter to former Pennsylvania Governor Martin Brumbaugh. In part: “I am forwarding your letter to my brother in the hope that he may find it possible to recommend a system of physical development for the schools of Nebraska.” In fine condition, with uniform light toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Organizer of the Manhattan Project 149. Vannevar Bush. Engineer (1890–1974) known for his pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer of the Manhattan Project.

Vintage print of a Eugene Montgomery portrait of Bush working in his laboratory, 11 x 13.5, signed in and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Ralph & Terry Booth, with cordial regards, Vannevar Bush.” Print is affixed to an identical size board. In fine condition, with scattered light soiling to borders, as well as some slight rippling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

150. Richard E. Byrd. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Whitman which accompanied a Christmas gift. In full: “I send you this Xmas present with my warmest regards and all good wishes from the Byrds to the Whitmans for the new year.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I am still suffering from the fume poisoning I received at Advance Base” 148. Luther Burbank. Eminent Ameri-

can horticulturist and researcher (1849–1926) credited with developing hundreds of plant varieties and hybrids, including the spineless cactus, the Shasta daisy, and the Burbank potato.

Vintage sepia 3.75 x 6 cardstock photo of Burbank reading by some of his beloved cacti, signed in the bottom border in ink, “Sincerely, Luther Burbank.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and light mounting remnants on the reverse. Accompanied by a rare unsigned photograph of cacti. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

151. Richard E. Byrd. TLS signed “R. E. Byrd,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 27, 1936. Letter to Philip Kind. In part: “Through some inadvertence, your telegram to the Platform Committee of the Republican party has just reached me…It is very encouraging to have a man of your type ready to go into action behind me…I am way up here in Maine where I am ordered to take three months rest by my physician…I am still suffering from the fume poisoning I received at Advance Base.” A uniform shade of toning, staple hole to top left, and some scattered light creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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152. Herman Cain.

Four color satin-finish photos of the former presidential candidate, one 8 x 10, two 10 x 8, and one 12 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

154. Fidel Castro. Propaganda

booklet for The Year of Liberation by the Ministry of State-Republic de Cuba, signed on the first page under the opening statement entitled, ‘This is the New Cuba,’ in blue ink, “Fidel Castro.” In very good condition, with a few light creases, one of which passes through the end of the signature, light toning, some scattered light rubbing, and a tear to the front cover. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Not long after delivering his famous ‘History Will Absolve Me speech,’ Castro and his fellow Moncada Prisoners sign a letter of appreciation to a champion of their cause 153. Fidel Castro. Manuscript DS, in Spanish,

written in the hand of fellow Moncada prisoner Agustin Cartaya, one lined page, both sides, dated December 6, 1953, written while on the Isla de la Juventud. The manuscript reads, in full: “Kind and distinguished lady: Together with these sincere lines are attached the affection and respect from all my partners. I was motivated with the idea of writing you because of your admiration towards myself that made the fibers of my heart vibrate with an accelerated rate that was motivated by your eloquent lines. We read your poem and it left us all inspired by the kindness of your phrases, my partners and I, are very lovers of the poetry, that is why I take the opportunity to tell you that you are an excellent poetry writer.

In those difficult moments that I used to have with frequency I will remember your beautiful thoughts and incomparable ideals, this has been the formula that with effectiveness have changed during these days my sadness towards happiness. You know that our tasks are firm to serve the ideals, our formula of action demands continuity of our efforts that is why from here we will fight continually for our improving starting with the education and now lady I only have to say good bye wishing you together with all your family all…in this year and in the next.”

Signed at the conclusion, “Alcalde, Redondo, R. Castro, E. Camara, Juan Almeida, Andres Garcia, Mario Chanes, Francisco Gonzalez, Rosendo Menendes, Orlando Cortes, Gabriel Gil, Jose Ponce, Fidel Castro, Pedro Miret, Eduardo Rodriguez, Fidel Labrador, Ernest Tizol, Jesus Montane, Jose Suarez, Armando Mestro Martinez, Israel Tapanes, Julio Diaz, Benitez, Rene Bedia, Ramiro Valdes, Eduardo Montano and who subscribes Agustin D. Cartaya.” Paper loss to top and bottom edge, affecting several words of text at bottom, scattered foxing and irregular toning, intersecting storage folds, and rusty paperclip marks to top edge, otherwise very good condition.

On July 26, 1953, Castro and his brother, Raul, led a rebel attack on the Moncada Barracks, the second largest military garrison in Cuba, and one commanded by President Fulgencio Batista. The assault was a disaster, with 61 rebels killed in the fighting, and another one-third captured.

A handful of men, including Castro, escaped into the countryside but were soon apprehended. In October, he was sentenced to 15 years in the Presidio Modelo on the Isla de la Juventud for orchestrating the attack. He used his incarceration—from which this correspondence was penned—as an opportunity to further his cause. He meticulously sought to portray the injustices of the Batista regime—building a common ground for like-minded Cubans—and arranged his strategy for the next phase of his revolution, which he would successfully launch in 1959.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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158. Nathaniel Chapman. Leading Philadelphia

Just months after seizing power Castro signs a travel agent convention badge while touting Cuban tourism

155. Fidel Castro. Red plastic name tag from the American Society

of Travel Agents 29th World Travel Congress, Caribbean Convention, Havana, Cuba in October, 1959, signed in blue ballpoint, “Fidel Castro,” and also featuring two unidentified signatures. Tag bears the printed name of Arnold Davis. Light surface marks, two small holes to the revers where a pin was formally attached, and show-through from the adhesive, otherwise fine condition. Castro addressed the Congress in Havana, and lauded the the climate, culture, and people of Cuba to promote tourism, as normal relations with the United States still existed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

156. Nicolae Ceausescu. Longtime

and widely reviled leader of Communist Romania (1965–1989) who was executed following a coup in that country. Glossy 5.25 x 8.25 photo, signed in black felt tip along the bottom, “N. Ceausescu.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light spotting to finish.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope as well as a TLS from an official acknowledging the photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

physician (1780–1853). Vellum DS, in Latin, signed “N. Chapman,” one page, 13.25 x 11, February 15, 1818.

Chapman appoints Johanne J. Heintzleman a member of the Philadelphia Medical Society. Several intersecting folds, one passing through a single letter of the signature, scattered creasing, uniform toning with scattered, heavier areas, a few mild areas of soiling, and small tack holes to each corner, otherwise very good condition. Seal, worn but intact, is attached to an original pale teal ribbon hanging from the bottom edge of the document. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

159. Salmon P. Chase. Politi-

cian (1808–1873) who served as secretary of the treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln’s term, after which Lincoln appointed him chief justice of the Supreme Court. In that role Chase presided over the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 7.25 x 9, embossed letterhead, June 10, 1837. Chase writes, in part: “I have to acknowledge the honor of receiving your letter of the 3rd list. I accept, with pleasure this gratifying distinction, which your society has been pleased to confer upon me, though I am at a loss to know what there is in my reputation or character which entitles me to it. Oblige me, gentlemen, by making known to the society which you represent my acknowledgments for the honor it has done me, & accept for yourselves individually the assurance of my respect & best wishes.” Address panel written in Chase’s hand on reverse of the second integral page. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one lightly passing through the first letter of the signature, scattered creasing, toning, and an area of paper loss to the top edge of the address panel page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Personal calling card from the discoverer of the neutron 157. James Chadwick. Winner of the 1935 Nobel

Prize in Physics, he discovered and proved the existence of neutrons, thus paving the way towards the fission of uranium 235 and the creation of the atomic bomb. One of Chadwick’s embossed personal calling cards, 3 x 1.5, imprinted with “Sir James Chadwick, The Lodge, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,” and signed on the reverse, “J. Chadwick.” In fine condition, with a uniform mild shade of toning to signature side. An early example from around the time he received his Nobel Prize. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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160. Chinese Human Rights. Three

items: two printed reports entitled “China: Enforced Exile of Dissidents, Government ‘Re-Entry Blacklist’ Revealed,” 8.5 x 11, signed in black ink by Fang Lizhi and in green felt tip, in Chinese, by Wu’er Kaixi; and a souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, entitled “A Life Long Entwined with China’s Gulag,” signed at the bottom in English and Chinese by Harry Wu. In fine condition, with mild haloing to Kaixi’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Chrysler sends encouraging words to his son at Hotchkiss School: “I know that you are digging right in and going to make good at Hotchkiss one hundred percent. Work hard and play whenever you get an opportunity” 161. Walter Chrysler. Automotive mo-

gul (1875–1940) who founded the Chrysler Corporation. TLS signed “Dad,” one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, October 6, 1924. Chrysler writes to his son Walter at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, in part: “I returned from Detroit Saturday morning and found your fine letter. I do not want you to think that you have to answer my letters right away or answer all of them for I know you are busy with your studies and it takes a lot of your time…I had a cablegram from your Mother stating they arrived safely and had a pleasant trip. I presume by this time they are used to Paris again and having a good time….I am awfully glad you have ordered your suit and hope that you will like it. I will put the football game on my calendar for November 14th and will see if it is possible for us to get down there, and will try not to forget that parents are allowed on week-ends and will come down at the first opportunity. I know that you are digging right in and going to make good at Hotchkiss one hundred percent. Work hard and play whenever you get an opportunity.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Written just seven months before he founded the Chrysler company on June 6, 1925, Walter had introduced the first of the Chrysler line—the 70, a 6-cylinder advanced car at an affordable cost—in January of 1924.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I understand your sorrow about all that is happening in connection with Palestine” 162. Clementine Churchill. TLS

signed “Clementine S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, 28, Hyde Park Gate, London, S. W. 7 letterhead, August 28, 1947. The Baroness pens the greeting, “Dear Madame Torres,” and writes, in full: “I understand your sorrow about all that is happening in connection with Palestine and I regret that I must tell you that my Husband does not think he could intervene with the present Government with any success. Will you please accept my sincere and deep condolences in the death of your young Husband?” A central horizontal and vertical fold, the latter passing through the beginning of the signature, some light creasing, and faint mirroring towards the bottom edge from the print of the letterhead, otherwise fine condition.

Tensions between British soldiers and the Jewish population rose as the Jewish underground armies renewed efforts to overthrow British rule in 1947. Violence broke out between police, soldiers, and the Jewish underground in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other Jewish communities in July which resulted in at least five deaths and many more casualties among civilians as well as the military, police and extremists. When USS Exodus was rammed by a British destroyer, killing three Jewish passengers and resulting in the deportation of 4,500 Jewish Holocaust survivors to France, the violence exploded.

Against the looming threat of war in Palestine, Madame Torres’ wrote to Winston Churchill’s wife, Clementine, to intercede in the Palestine issue with the British government. On August 28, 1947, Churchill sent her sympathies to Torres on the death of her husband, but informed her that “my Husband does not think he could intervene with the present Government with any success.” Churchill had lost his influence at Parliament when the Labour Party roundly defeated the Conservative Party and Clement Attlee became prime minister. The United Nations called for the immediate termination of the mandate and a separate Jewish and Arab state created under international control.

On November 27, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly approved the partition and one day before the British Mandate expired, David Ben-Gurion, announced the birth of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948 on the ancient lands of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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163. Clementine Churchill. Christmas card, 7.5 x 6.25, featur-

ing a small reproduction of Winston Churchill’s painting, ‘Winter in Chartwell–1932’ on the front, signed inside beneath a printed sentiment in fountain pen, “& Love, Clementine Churchill.” Light toning and ripping, with mounting remnants on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

164. Winston Churchill. Ink signature and sentiment, “Yours faithfully, Winston S. Churchill,” on an off-white slip with an embossed Colonial House stamp to left. Matted with a portrait of Churchill to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.75. In very good condition, with a central vertical bend, signature a shade or two light, small spot above signature, and a uniform shade of mild toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Churchill opposes restrictions on foreign nationals: “I cannot conceive how we can now turn out into the streets (‘on ground of parentage’) men whom we trusted in positions of responsibility during the whole of the war” 165. Winston Churchill. Draft TLS signed in red ink “W. S. C.,” including two endorsement signatures, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, embossed War Office, Whitehall letterhead, May 17, 1919. As Secretary of State for War, Churchill writes, in full: “I am in full agreement with the memorandum of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the employment of persons in the Government service not of British or allied parentage.

I cannot conceive how we can now turn out into the streets (Churchill adds in red ink, “on ground of parentage”) men whom we trusted in positions of responsibility during the whole of the war.” Light creasing, some trivial soiling, a small punch hole to the top left corner, a small tear to the right edge, and two pencil notations, otherwise fine condition.

Churchill was alarmed by the treatment of returning colonial troops who had valiantly fought in World War I as members of the empire, but were treated as second-class citizens upon their return. Here he observes, “I cannot conceive how we can now turn out into the streets on ground of parentage men whom we trusted in positions of responsibility during the whole of the war.” The British Indian Army was greeted with the passing of the Rowlatt Act in which the colonial government could arrest any suspect without a warrant and imprison them without the benefit of trial or conviction. Gandhi had previously recruited many men in the mistaken belief that he could secure a promise of home rule but the deaths of over 114,000 Indian soldiers would be in vain. As restrictions on foreign nationals increased, he called for nonviolent protests; the British responded by mowing down over a thousand protesters including women and children on July 13, 1919. Known as the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre, it sparked the civil disobedience movement in India advocated by Gandhi and led to a plan to slowly Indianize the government, the first step towards home rule.

As World War I came to a close, the British struggled with unemployment and immigration problems at home, resulting in restrictions on foreign populations. Foreign nationals who already were required to register with police and subject to deportation, under the Alien Act of 1919 had their employment restricted, affecting Indian, Asian, and black seamen serving on British merchant ships and foreign nationals working as civil servants and jurists. The act fueled racism as whites preyed on the returning colonial veterans and other colored foreign nationals, calling them ‘The Black Peril,’ fearing that English white women were increasingly attracted to the aliens and contaminating their race. During the summer, unrest and violence broke out at British ports, increasing racial hostility and spreading to other parts of the empire including Jamaica and South Africa. The disturbances led to even greater restrictions on aliens in the 1920s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I am continually oppressed by the sense of the perils which surround us now. I am glad you are in a position where you can do much to ward them off” 166. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5,

personal letterhead, August 22, 1950. Letter of thanks to Sir Norman Brook. In full: “I have of course at once deleted the letter to Hardinge to which you refer in your letter of August 17. I am almost profoundly grateful to you for all the help you have given me in my seemingly unending toil. The reconstruction of the SUSPENSE AND STRAIN chapter was a masterpiece. I do not know how you can find the time and energy to help me so much with all the other exacting work you have to do. I am continually oppressed by the sense of the perils which surround us now. I am glad you are in a position where you can do much to ward them off. Old or young, one can only do ones best.” Letter is affixed to an identical sized sheet. In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, wrinkling and scattered toning from adhesive on reverse, and a punch hole to top left.

Between his two terms as prime minister, Churchill served as Leader of the Opposition and devoted considerable time to his six-volume memoir of the second world war. In this letter he thanks Brook, who had served as a Deputy Secretary to the War Committee during World War II, and who at the time was cabinet secretary, for his help in the editing of the thirty-first chapter of the fourth volume. In true diplomatic fashion, Churchill uses the opportunity of a letter of thanks to further align himself with Britain’s highest ranking civil servant. This move would serve him well less than a year later when he would be elected to his second term, over fifty years after first being elected to Parliament. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Churchill secretly thanks his cabinet secretary for “the very great help you have given me with my statement on the Hydrogen Bomb” 167. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5

x 9.5, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street letterhead, no date. Short letter to Sir Norman Brook. In full: “You do so much always, but I should particularly like to thank you for the very great help you have given me with my statement on the Hydrogen Bomb.” Churchill has also handwritten the greeting and a closing sentiment. Central horizontal and vertical fold, and a few creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition.

In secret papers by Brooks that have only been released in the past few years, it has been revealed that Churchill had heated arguments with his cabinet ministers over his desire for Britain to build a hydrogen bomb. He believed that the H-bomb was essential to keeping the Russians at bay, stating “[We] must be able to make it clear to Russia that they can’t stop effective retaliation.” Churchill experienced strong opposition from future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, but in the end got his way. Unique insight into a controversial issue that had been kept top secret until just recently. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Pristine “Buffalo Bill” double signature 168. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody.

Ink signature, “Yours truly, W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill,’ 1893,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill’s Wild West mailing envelope, addressed in Cody’s hand, to “Wm. A. Bell, Sigourney, Iowa,” as well as two original 4.75 x 3.75 sepia photos of Cody’s ranch in Ishwood, Wyoming, one showing his home, and the other showing a herd of his cattle. Also accompanying the signature is a 4.25 x 6.5 portrait of Cody, bearing a pre-printed signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

170. Jacques Cousteau.

Color 11 x 8.5 cardstock photo of Cousteau aboard a boat, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To Richard, JY Cousteau.” In fine condition, with some light edge dings and surface creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

171. Jacques Cousteau. Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Cindy, JY Cousteau.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

172. Dalai Lama. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with image a bit grainy. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exemplary portrait of a dignified ‘Buffalo Bill’ 169. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Vintage cabinet 6.75 x 9

portrait by Prince Studios of New York, signed and inscribed in the bottom border in ink, “W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill,’ To—W. S. Metz.” In very good condition, with a faint streak to the finish, scattered toning and light spotting to the mount, a trimmed top and bottom edge, and some slightly irregular adhesion to the signature and inscription. This photo raises the bar on the usual quality of Cody’s images. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Supersized image of the spiritual icon 173. Dalai Lama. Color 19.5 x 24

close-up poster of the spiritual icon, signed in blue felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with scattered light creasing and moderate brushing to the large signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“Mr. Darwin” humorously sends the signature of “Charles Darwin”

174. Charles Darwin. Clean and whimsical ink signature, “Mr. Darwin has much pleasure in sending his signature. Charles Darwin, Down, March 24, 1871,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 slip. Faint horizontal folds above and below the bold, superlative full signature, scattered light toning, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Darwin penned this third-person sentiment the year his second book on evolutionary theory, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, was published. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Danton forms a citizen’s infantry guard 175. Georges Danton. French statesman, one of the leading

figures of the French Revolution. A Parisian lawyer, he became a leader of the Cordeliers early in the Revolution and gained popular favor through his powerful oratory. A member of the Commune of Paris, he helped set the stage for the August 1792, attack on the Tuileries and the overthrow of the monarchy. In the new republic, he became minister of justice and virtual head of the Provisional Executive Council. On March 30, 1794, Danton and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government. The trial was a mockery, and Danton was guillotined. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Danton,” one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.5, August 25, 1792. A certified copy of a decree by the National Assembly regarding the creation of a citizen’s infantry guard. The five article document reads, in part: “No citizen other than those whose name will be inscribed on the list entered in the archives will be allowed to form these companies. The formation of these companies will be identical to that prescribed by decree of the seventeenth of the current month. Citizens having already received arms from the nation must bring those arms when they come to form those companies. These companies will be part of the same division of the National Guard.” In fine condition, with previous folds, a pencil notation to top edge, and some scattered mild toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $400)

“Vengence is mine saith the Lord and I will repay” 176. Jefferson Davis. AQS,

signed “Jefferson Davis,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 slip. Davis pens a quote from Romans 12. In full: “’Vengence is mine saith the Lord and I will repay.’ Jefferson Davis, 21st April 1882.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of mild toning and a rough bottom edge.

Accompanied by a $50 Confederate note with Jefferson’s image in the center, minted in Richmond, Virginia, on February 17, 1864. A thoughtprovoking quote from the deposed Confederate president, who still harbored strong beliefs in the Southern cause. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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177. Jefferson and Varina Davis. Two ink

signatures: “Respectfully yours, Jeffn Davis” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from the end of a letter; and “in responding to your letter, I am very truly yours, Varina Davis,” on an offwhite 4 x 3 slip clipped from the closing of a different letter. In very good condition, with two vertical folds, each passing through the signature, toning, scattered soiling, a separation to one of the folds of Jefferson’s signature; and light rubbing, a pencil notation, and adhesive remnants to Varina’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

178. Louis de Broglie. French physicist (1892–1987) known for his theory that matter has the properties of both particles and waves. ANS in French, on the front of one of his personal calling cards, 3.25 x 2.5, no date. Crisply penned brief note at the bottom of his card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 179. Charles de Gaulle. Un-

translated ANS in French signed “C. G.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 calling card with embossed name. Llight toning and some trivial brushing to the end of the signature and text, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in de Gaulle’s hand and postmarked 1961.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Spectacular photos of Diana and Mother Teresa obtained in-person during their incredible meeting in the Bronx 180. Diana and Mother Teresa.

Two different color glossy 8 x 10 photos of Diana and Mother Teresa holding hands, each signed in-person, one in blue felt tip, “Diana,” adding a small cross, and the other in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M. Teresa MC.” In fine condition, with trivial brushing towards the end of Diana’s signature and a few creases to upper right of Mother Teresa’s photo.

Accompanied by seven color photos of Diana and Mother Teresa taken by the collector’s father, who was a press photographer at the time.

Taken on June 18, 1997, at the Missionaries of Charity in the Bronx, NY, these photos represent the only signed images of the two women together. The collector obtained the signatures at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, and was so inspired by the event that he changed the course of his life’s work: “I know this was a magical moment, meeting two people who dedicated their lives to helping others…This moment led me to my current work as a social worker helping people with mental illness. Diana and Mother Teresa showed all the good we can become if we help others.” Within weeks of this meeting, both women were dead—Diana on August 31, 1997, and Mother Teresa less than a week later on September 5, 1997, making these the last signed images of the two patrons together.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to acquire a unique pairing of signed images with impeccable provenance. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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181. DNA: Francis Crick. FDC, post-

184.

DNA: James D. Watson. Two

marked August 17, 1990, signed in black felt tip, “Francis Crick, Nobel Medicine 1962.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

softcover books, Avoid Boring People and Genes, Girls, and Gamow, each signed on the title page on black ballpoint.

In fine condition, with some scattered creases to cover of second book. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

182.

DNA: Alec Jeffreys.

British geneticist responsible for creating the methods used for DNA fingerprinting and profiling. Benham color Commemorative Cover honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of DNA, featuring images of Dolly, the famed sheep that was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, and a two-pound piece, dated 2003, honoring the Double Helix. Cover is adorned with five stamps tracing the life of DNA, and signed in black felt tip, “Alec J. Jeffreys.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

185. DNA: James D. Watson. Signed book: The Torah.

Later printing. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1967. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 393 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ballpoint.

Pencil notation to half-title page, loose but intact front hinge, notations on rear pastedown, soiling to fore-edges, and scattered wear to covers and spine, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Choice, ornatelysigned 1880 letter introducing a telegraph company director 187. Thomas Edison. LS signed with his instantly recognizable ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.5 x 9, personal letterhead, February 9, 1880. Letter to E. H. Johnson in London. In full: “This will be handed to you by Mr. James H. Banker one of the directors of the W. U. Telegraph Co. Any attention shown him will be appreciated by me.” Partial separations along a couple of the intersecting folds, and some scattered light toning and creasing, otherwise fine condition. Less than two weeks before sending this letter, Edison received his patent for the light bulb. A superb and early example of Edison’s signature, on uncommon letterhead from Menlo Park. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Rare presentation copy of Edison Pioneers, signed by both Edison and one of the Pioneers’ organizers 188. Thomas Edison. Signed

book: Edison Pioneers: Constitution and By-Laws, 1918. Hardcover, 4.75 x 6.75, 15 pages. Signed below his image in ink, “Thos. A. Edison.”

Inscribed on the title page in another hand, “To my dear grandson Frederick Kingsbury White Dec. 25/1918. Fredk A. Scheffley who first suggested ‘Edison Pioneers’ and organized same Jany 28–1918.

His association with Mr. Edison began May 30th, 1881.” In very good condition, with uniform toning to the pages (and some scattered heavier spots), a loose but intact hinge, moderate silvering to Edison’s image, loss to spine and lower left corner, and some light rippling and spotting to the cover.

Frederick Scheffler joined Edison in 1881 as an electrical engineer, designing the second electric locomotive built for experimental purposes in Menlo Park, New Jersey. He was also one of the founders of the Edison Pioneers, a group of former employees and other associates of Thomas Edison who worked on his early projects. Formed on February 11, 1918, the objects of the association were “to bring together for social and intellectual intercourse the men who were associated with Thomas A. Edison in the days prior to 1886 in his work of invention and experimentation in the arts and sciences.” The first meeting took place on Edison’s 71st birthday, but he was not present, being “engaged in important government service.” Among the first officers was Scheffler, who served as treasurer. He was also a draftsman and in this book he inscribed an illustration of ‘Edison’s Second Electric Locomotive and Trailer’ with “Designed by Fredk A.Scheffler” appearing opposite page five. Scheffler and the other twenty-seven charter members of the Pioneers left a legacy of science and invention that revolutionized the world we live in today. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

“I consider most necessary the formation of Leagues in this country for the Labor groups in Palestine. For the Labor group is not only the very soul of the upbuilding work, but it is the one real effective bridge between the Jews and Arabs” 189. Albert Einstein. Printed message, signed “Albert Einstein,” two pages on two adjoining

sheets, 6 x 8, entitled “A Message from Prof. Albert Einstein to the Friends of Palestine.” The interior has a printed letter written in German in Einstein’s hand on the right side with a typed translation on the left. The letter, dated February 2, 1933, to Irma Levy Lindheim, former president of Hadassah, reads, in full: “Most Esteemed Mrs. Lindheim: Of course, I gladly accept your invitation. I consider most necessary the formation of Leagues in this country for the Labor groups in Palestine. For the Labor group is not only the very soul of the upbuilding work, but it is the one real effective bridge between the Jews and Arabs. Therefore, the support of the Labor group means the strengthening and the fortifying of the political position of the whole Jewish people of Palestine.” Signed on the front in black ink by Einstein. A central horizontal fold, mild toning, mainly to edges, and a few trivial edge separations, otherwise fine condition. It is interesting to note that this letter was written only three days after Hitler took over power in Germany. This prompted Einstein to move his family permanently to the United States, eventually settling in Princeton, New Jersey. Hitler made it known that Einstein would have been a primary target had he been in Germany during this time.

Prior to this move, Einstein participated in several visiting professorships at various universities in the States. This letter was written during one such visit to the California Institute of Technology.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Einstein sends a humorous thank you letter from Princeton

190. Albert Einstein. TLS in German signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal blindstamped letterhead, Princeton, April 3, 1936, to Dr. Charles D. Hart of Philadelphia. An amusing letter thanking Dr. Hart for a present: “I thank you very cordially for your lovely present, that will compete intensely with my forefinger.” It is left to our imagination what sort of present was likely to compete with Einstein’s forefinger. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one of which passes through a single letter of the signature, scattered light creasing, and a faded post script in pencil. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

“I am today forwarding under separate cover 500 personal identification fingerprint cards” 191.

FBI: Hoover and K e l l e y. Tw o

one-page TLSs, signed “J. E. Hoover” and “C. M. Kelley,” 8 x 10.5, the first dated December 29, 1941, the second dated October 29, 1975, both on Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead. In the first letter, Hoover writes to Lieutenant Yount of Los Angeles, in part: “In accordance with your request I am today forwarding under separate cover 500 personal identification fingerprint cards…I am enclosing a copy of our booklet entitled ‘The Identification Facilities of the FBI’ which I thought you might like to have”; and in the second letter, addressed to the Honorable Thomas M. Rees, House of Representatives, Clarence M. Kelley writes, in part: “The November, 1975, issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin contains an excellent article I thought you might find of interest. It is entitled ‘Rape and the Victim—A New Role for Law Enforcement,’ by Dr. John Stratton, Department Psychologist, Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles, California.” In fine condition, with light toning to both, a pencil notation to Hoover’s, and a faint paperclip impression to the top edge of Kelley’s. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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192. Female Politicians. Eighteen items

consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips and letters, each signed by a different politician.

Signers are: Golda Meir, Carrie Chapman Catt, Vijaya Pandit, Madame Chiang Kai Shek, Annie Longfellow Thorp, Dorothy Stratton, Florence Kahn, Margaret Chase Smith, Emily Bissell, Mary Woolley, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Ruth Pratt, Florence Sabin, Clare Booth Luce, Frances Perkins, Fola LaFollette, Rose McConnell Long, and Francis Dewey. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

193. Father E. J. Flanagan.

Vintage 8.75 x 11.5 paperstock portrait, signed in fountain pen, “Father Flanagan, Boys Town, Nebr., July ‘39.” In fine condition, with a horizontal crease lightly affecting the signature, and some light rippling towards the bottom.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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194. Alexander Fleming. Scottish bacteriologist

(1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. Ballpoint signature, “Alexander Fleming, May 17.

54,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4.25 album page. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

197. Thomas Franklin. American

photographer for The Bergen Record, best known for his photograph Raising the Flag at Ground Zero, which depicts firefighters raising the American flag at the World Trade Center after the attacks on September 11, 2001. Color 8.5 x 11 cardstock photo, ‘Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,’ signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Thomas E. Franklin.”

In fine condition, with a few scattered surface creases and bends.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1 9 8 . Vi v i a n Fuchs. British

Personal calling card from the life-saving scientist who discovered penicillin 195. Alexander Fleming. Scottish bacteriologist (1881–1955) who shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his role in the discovery and isolation of penicillin. One of Fleming’s personal calling cards, 3 x 1.5, imprinted with, “Sir Alexander Fleming, F.R.S., Professor of Bacteriology, University of London, St. Mary’s Hospital, W.2.,” signed on the reverse, “Alexander Fleming 30/8/53.” Some light soiling and surface wear to printed side, and a uniform shade of mild toning to signature side, otherwise fine condition. A less-common and quite interesting example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

explorer best known as the leader of the 1957 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the first expedition to cross Antarctica. Two felt tip signatures: “Vivian Fuchs, 1987,” on an off-white 6.5 x 8 sheet of Trans-Antarctic Expedition stationery, with Fuchs’ penning the line, “You may like to have this signature on a piece of the 1955–58 expedition paper” along the bottom of the page; and “Vivian Fuchs, 1987,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a central horizontal and vertical fold, and light toning to the card. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Freud dashes off a quick letter to a noted colleague 196. Sigmund Freud.

Pioneering and highly influential founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939) whose theories revolutionized the understanding of the human psyche.

ALS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 5.75 x 4, January 20, 1936. Brief untranslated letter to Dr. Heinrich Meng. Freud has also hand-addressed the address panel on the reverse. Nicely cloth matted and framed, so both sides may be viewed, with a portrait of Freud to an overall size of 14.25 x 23. In fine condition, with show-through from postal cancellations through first two lines of text, but not affecting legibility, and a uniform shade of mild toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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201. Newt Gingrich. Patriotic color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of an American flag, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

199. Indira Gandhi. Glossy 3.25 x

5.5 photo, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. A paperclip impression to top edge and a scratch to facial area, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and a 1983 letter from her office acknowledging the photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

202. Newt Gingrich. Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of a young Gingrich speaking from a podium, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

203. Newt Gingrich. NewsMax magazine, dated June 2007, featuring candidates on the cover, signed on the cover in blue felt tip by Gingrich. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Gandhi pens the phrase “Truth at any cost” as he’s denied a meeting with the Pope

200. Mohandas Gandhi. AQS, “Truth at any cost, M. K. Gandhi, Monte Mario, 12–13–31, Roma,” on a peach 6.25 x 3.75 album page featuring a stamp with his likeness. In fine condition, with light toning, a few stray marks, and an ink notation at the bottom of the signature in another hand. In December of 1931, Gandhi had traveled to Rome in hopes of gaining an audience with Pope Pius XI during his pursuit of Swaraj, hoping to enlist Catholica support; unfortunately, the date he requested, a Sunday, was revoked by the Pope, who cited it as a day of rest, and further expressed, “Gandhi might be ‘multo bravo’ as an individual, but that he didn’t see any particular reason why he should see him at the present juncture.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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204. Newt and Callista Gingrich. Two hardcover books: To Renew America, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “Newt Gingrich”; and Sweet Land of Liberty, signed on the first free-end page in black felt tip, “Callista &” “Newt Gingrich.” In fine condition, with some trivial wear to the dustjackets. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 205. Newt and Callista Gingrich. En-

graved vignette of the exterior of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed below the image in blue felt tip by both. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce and highly desirable signature of fabled Apache warrior Geronimo, obtained at the 1904 World’s Fair

206. Geronimo. Chiricahua Apache (1829–1909) who attained the

status of legend for his steadfast defense of Native American lands against the United States government. After decades of aggressive resistance, Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, on September 4, 1886. After years of imprisonment, followed by ‘military confinement,’ Geronimo became a celebrity, appearing at such venues as the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis (where he sold autographs to curiosity seekers) and in Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 inaugural parade, and dictating his autobiography.

He died of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma at the age of 79. Very rare pencil signature, “Geronimo,” in his distinctive block-printed hand, on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card. Signature was obtained at the time of the 1904 Democratic Convention, held in St. Louis during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Geronimo was taking part in the Exposition, where he was an important attraction, offering his signature and photograph for sale. Beautifully double cloth matted and framed by the Kenneth Rendell Gallery, with an Exposition Stockholder’s coupon ticket booklet, including a Photo Pass, a four-part guest’s ticket to the Democratic Convention, a Convention ‘Assistant Sergeant at Arms’ ribbon/button, an image of Geronimo and a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 18.5 x 29.5. In fine condition, with some scattered light soiling. The 1904 Democratic Convention was held in conjuction with the World’s Fair and the Summer Olympics. Geronimo was ‘on display’ in a teepee in the Ethnology Exhibit. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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207. John Paul Getty.

Nostalgic ALS signed “Paul,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7, Hotel Excelsior letterhead, August 20, 1932. Getty writes to his “Dearest Mama,” in full: “Just a line to let yo know I am thinking about you. I have been in Italy about a week, visiting Como, Milan, Genoa, now I am in Viareggio. Papa and you and I passed through Viareggio in 1927 on our way between Naples and Paris. The beach here is wonderful and I am enjoying the swimming & sailing very much. After a few days here I expect to motor to Naples and then go by boat to Merseilles & then drive to Paris. I expect to leave for home about the end of September. I would like to be in New York about Oct. 1st. I miss you very much and often think of the lovely trip in Italy we had in 1927.” In fine condition, with scattered light surface creasing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Getty’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

208. John Glubb. Last British pro-Consul of the region and commander of the Arab Legion during the crucial years between 1936 and 1956. He was witness to the collapse of Palestine and the final foundation and establishment of the State of Israel. ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, personal letterhead, November 10, 1980. Short letter to an admirer. In full: “Thank you for your letter of 29th October. I am enclosing herewith a photograph and signature as requested.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Gould signs off on a transfer of shares in the Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road Company...to himself 212.

Jay Gould. Partly-

printed DS signed “Jay Gould, Atty,” one page, 10.75 x 4, April 4, 1865.

Gould approves the transfer of 20 shares in the Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road Company to himself, as part of his project to consolidate the railroads in Vermont and northern New York. In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Medical diploma for a surgeon who took part in one of Robert Peary’s arctic expeditions 213. Samuel D. Gross. American academic trauma surgeon (1805–1884). He is the subject of Thomas Eakins’ painting, The Gross Clinic, one of the most significant American paintings of the nineteenth century. Vellum DS, in Latin, signed “S. D. Gross,” one page, 21.5 x 25.5, 1882. Medical school diploma from the Jefferson Medical College awarded to Robert N. Keely, Jr. who would go on to become a member of Robert E. Peary’s early Arctic expedition to Greenland from 1891–1892. Signed

by Gross and one other. In very good condition, with a central vertical crease, moderate rippling from being previously rolled, scattered creasing, light toning, with heavier areas along the edges, and a few small surface tears. Seal is lightly worn, but intact, and is attached to an original blue ribbon hanging from the bottom of the document.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

211. Jay Gould. Financier well known for his stock market manipu-

lation of railroad securities; he also tried to corner the gold market, causing the “Black Friday” stock market crash of September 1869.

DS, one page, 15.5 x 8, March 24, 1880. Stock certificate issued to W. E. Connor for “100 shares of the Capitol Stock of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company,” signed at the conclusion by Gould as president, the secretary, and signatures on the reverse.

In good to very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creasing and light soiling, uniform toning, some mild tears to the left and right edge, a cancellation stamp and holes, the latter affecting the signature, with a larger area of paper loss comprised of cancellation holes, and a receipt affixed to the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Hahn sends cordial thanks to the director of the Chemical Institute of the University of Istanbul for promoting the work of the Max-Planck-Society 214. Otto Hahn.

TLS in German, one page, 8.25 x 11 . 7 5 , D e r Prasident der Max-PlanckGesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften letterhead, June 19, 1951. As president of Max Planck Society for Advancement of Science, Hahn writes to Dr. F. L. Breusch, the director of the Chemical Institute of the University of Istanbul, research home of many prominent German physicists, including Albert Einstein, in part: “On June 18 this month the senate of the Max-Planck-Society has decided your affiliation as a promotional member. As the senate’s chairman I would like to warmly welcome you at the Max-Planck-Society and like to cordially thank you that you are willing to promote our work…Within this year, we will present to your members an extended yearbook. It will contain history of The Emperor Wilhelm Co. for the Promotion of Science and Research which was founded 40 years ago and has been liquidated in April this year.

Furthermore, it will describe constitution of the Max-Planck-Society.”

A central vertical and horizontal fold, light creasing with heavier areas to the horizontal edges, and light toning, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

215. Otto Hahn. German chemist (1879– 1968) who won the 1944 Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission. Block of three Alfred Nobel postage stamps, 2.75 x .75, affixed to an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 Russell G. Silvius autograph collection card, signed across the stamps in fountain pen. Vertical crease through middle and some light creasing to top left corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

216. Learned Hand.

Influential American jurist (1872–1961) best known for his opinions on contract law, economics, and the First Amendment. Commemorative cover with a color cachet honoring Washington’s Inauguration, signed in fountain pen across the top, “Learned Hand.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, uniform toning with heavier areas along the edges, and an address label affixed to the front. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

217. Werner Heisenberg. German theo-

retical physicist (1901– 1976) awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Block of three Alfred Nobel postage stamps, 2.75 x .75, affixed to an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 Russell G. Silvius autograph collection card, signed across the stamps in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to small portions of signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

218. Edmund Hillary. Black felt tip signature “Ed Hillary” on a white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

219. Edmund Hillary. Two signed

photos: color satin-finish 4 x 6 photo of Hillary at the seashore, signed in black ink, “Ed Hillary”; and a 3.5 x 6.25 paperstock photo of Hillary as High Commissioner to India, signed in black ink, “E. P. Hillary.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

220. Edmund Hillary. Five pristine satin-

finish 11 x 14 images of the Everest pioneer, including an image of Hillary on a 1953 cover of the Illustrated London News; his adventures as a beekeeper; helping construct a home for the needy; meeting with impoverished children; and a color composite photo of Hillary from birth to fame, each signed in blue felt tip, “Ed Hillary.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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225. Sam Houston. Partly-printed DS, one page,

12.75 x 8, June 2, 1828. Houston, as governor of Tennessee, commissions William Whitaker a “Second Major of the 54 Regiment of the Militia of this State.” Signed at the bottom by Houston and countersigned by Secretary of State Daniel Graham. Old tape repairs and reinforcements to intersecting folds on reverse, scattered toning and soiling, one vertical fold through a single letter of signature, and some scattered edge chipping, otherwise very good condition. The seal is cracked and worn, but intact Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

222. J. Edgar Hoover. Two items:

an FDC, with a cachet honoring the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scouts, signed under the stamp in blue ink, “J. Edgar Hoover”; and a one-page TLS, 8 x 10.25, FBI letterhead, dated April 18, 1952. Short letter reads, in part: “It is a pleasure to autograph the first day cover which you enclosed.” In fine condition, with uniform toning and some light soiling to letter. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

223. J. Edgar Hoover. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, FBI letterhead, May 13, 1969. Letter to Harry Thayer at H–W Radio, Inc. In part: “I can understand the concern which prompted you to write and would like to thank you for furnishing the advertisement to me. Since this may be of interest to another government agency, I have forwarded a copy of your communication and its enclosure to the Chief Postal Inspector.” In fine condition, with a paperclip impression to top edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 224. J. Edgar Hoover. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 9.5, FBI letterhead, January 12, 1965. Brief letter of thanks for birthday wishes. In full: “I have received your thoughtful message of birthday greetings and appreciate your kindness in remembering me on this occasion.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Verbose signature from the first President of the Republic of Texas 226. Sam Houston. Ornate ink signature, “Sam Houston,” on an

off-white 4.5 x 2.75 sheet clipped from the close of a letter or document.

In very good condition, with uniform toning, some light soiling and foxing, a thin area of paper above the signature, and irregularly trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

227. Alexander von Humboldt.

German naturalist and explorer (1769–1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive five-volume study which attempted to unify the various branches of Man’s knowledge. ANS on an off-white 4 x 2.5 clipped slip affixed to a slightly larger sheet. Humboldt pens a brief, untranslated note in German in his graceful hand, signed in ink, “A. V. Humboldt,” adding the date, “June 1855.” Uniform toning, some trivial foxing, and light rippling from the adhesive, otherwise fine condition. Sold together with a vintage portrait engraving.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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228. Israeli Prime Ministers.

Three items: ink signature, “Golda Meir,” on a light brown 2.5 x 4.25 trimmed card, with a photo of Meir affixed above signature; a souvenir printed copy of Harry S. Truman’s inaugural address, 11 x 8.5, signed in black felt tip below the first day of issue stamp by David Ben-Gurion; and a vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 11.5 photo of David Ben-Zvi, signed and inscribed in ballpoint, in Hebrew, to Dr. Rubenstein and his wife and dated 1957. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, creases, and scattered silvering to Ben-Zvi’s photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

229. Israeli Statesmen.

Five signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 3.25 x 5 up to 6 x 8, including three color, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective statesman pictured. Signers are: Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir(2), and Chaim Herzog. In fine condition. Each is accompanied by either its original mailing envelope or pre-printed compliments letter. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

230. Frederic and Irene Joliot-Curie.

Frederic was the 1935 Nobel Prize for Chemistry recipient; Irene was his wife and the daughter of Marie Curie. Two blocks of three Alfred Nobel postage stamps, 2.75 x .75, each affixed to an off-white 5.25 x 3.25 Russell G. Silvius autograph collection cards, signed across the stamps in fountain pen ”F. Joliot Curie,” and “I. Joliot Curie.” In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to small portions of signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“It is a fact that they do get well so frequently after simply opening the abdomen. The opening in Senn’s method of gastrostomy is at the apex of the pyramid” 232. William W. Keen. The first brain surgeon in the US (1837–

1932). FDR sought his expertise after his paralytic illness struck, and Keen went on to closely tend to six presidents. TLS signed “W. W. Keen,” three sides of two pages, 8.5 x 10.5, 1729 Chestnut St., Philadelphia letterhead, May 19, 1898. Keen writes to his daughter Margaret, in part: “I was really a good deal disturbed yesterday when I got home and found your letter awaiting me. I had no idea that you were sick….I wish you would be perfectly frank in all such cases and let me know when you are not well, so that I can feel confident that I shall be really posted as to your condition…I hardly thought you would read the lecture, as it was so technical…If I had been writing for the general public I should have used different terms. In one of my lectures I said that I feared they would think that the course was all ‘gas’…As to Miss Kreh getting well when I didn’t do anything, I confess I don’t understand it any more than you do, but it is a fact that they do get well so frequently after simply opening the abdomen. The opening in Senn’s method of gastrostomy is a the apex of the pyramid…” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one passing through a single letter of the signature, and some light creasing and mild overall toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“This hasn’t been altogether bad, it certainly gave me a feeling of what it is like to be a workingman.”

231. Adrian Kantrowitz. American cardiac surgeon (1918–2008) who performed the first pediatric heart transplant in 1967, just three days after Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant in South Africa. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Sinai Hospital of Detroit letterhead, August 7, 1978. Dr. Kantrowitz writes to Dennis Cooper, in full: “Thank you for your letter of July 16th.

I am pleased to learn that you are an FAA traffic controller. I am a pilot and we depend on you fellows all the time. You have done a marvelous job. The major difficulty that I had in becoming a physician was one of money. My family did no quite have enough money to send all of us to school so much of the time I had to work while I was in college and medical school. This hasn’t been altogether bad, it certainly gave me a feeling of what it is like to be a workingman.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one of which lightly passes through two letters of the signature, and light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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236. Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle and Earl Ruby. Two items: ANS,

signed “Earl Ruby,” Jack Ruby’s brother, written at the conclusion of a letter to Ruby about his brother. Earl Ruby writes, “Jack’s killing of Oswald was impulsive. Jack did not know Oswald.”; and a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ruby shooting Oswald, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To: Jack, James R. Leavelle.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

233. Helen Keller. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of Keller with

a dog on her lap, signed in pencil, “Cordially yours, Helen Keller.”

Moderate to heavy contrast to signature, scattered light soiling and staining to image and background, scattered silvering to darker areas of image, and some light creasing, mainly to corners, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I have no cause to suspect that you in any manner participated in the frauds committed by the late Auditor” 234. Amos Kendall. Politician (1789–1869) who served as US Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.

ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, June 4, 1829. Letter to John Martin, a recently dismissed Treasury officer.

In full: “In reply to yours of this date I have to state, that I have no cause to suspect that you in any manner participated in the frauds committed by the late Auditor, and that you were not removed from office on that account.” Second integral page bears an address panel in Kendall’s hand. Intersecting folds, pencil notation to lower left, and paper loss along hinge from red wax seal, otherwise fine condition. Four appointees were removed from the Treasury Department for various scandalous reasons. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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237. Robert F. Kennedy. Vin-

tage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Corinne Picard, With Best Wishes, Robert F. Kennedy.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, a few small areas of surface loss surrounding the signature, and an area of surface loss to each corner. Accompanied by a different glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kennedy, signed in black ballpoint, “With warm wishes, Ethel Kennedy, January 1970.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

238. Ted Kennedy. Program card for a Dinner Honoring Congressman William D. Hathaway on Feburary 4, 1968 in Lewiston, Maine, with Special Guest, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 5 x 6.5, signed and inscribed beneath his photo in black felt tip, “To Corinne Picard, My best wishes, Ted Kennedy, USA.” Scattered light surface marks to the cover, mounting remnants on the back cover, and four pieces of clear tape to the second integral page of the card, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Bobby defends his and JFK’s image, especially regarding the portrayal that they are controlled by their father 240. Robert F. Kennedy. TLS twice signed “Bob,” with handwritten postscript, two pages, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, April 18, 1957. A wonderful letter to Jack Anderson, who is considered one of the founders of modern investigative journalism. In part: “I enjoyed the article in the April 28 Parade very much, and appreciated the nice words it contained about my work as well as my brother. Although Jack left for Florida before I could show my advance copy to him, I am sure that he will also appreciate your observations on his career.

However, the article did contain three items which are inaccurate, and which I thought ought to be cleared for the record inasmuch as you maybe writing or commenting on our family again at some future time.

What bothers me about these items is not only what seems to be an attempt to weave a pattern indicating excessive parental control of otherwise helpless sons, but also because the inaccuracy of each of these items could have been determined with a minimum of checking.

1. You refer, in writing about Jack’s 1952 Senate campaign (which I managed, and knew from top to bottom), to “a large staff of speech writers--some getting $1,000 a week.” Jack’s only assistance on speeches came from three friends, none of them professional speech writers and certainly not “a large staff.” None of the three was paid.

Although Ralph Coughlan was in our headquarters for less than a month, as I recall, he produced no speeches whatsoever and was forced to leave the campaign on account of illness. Possibly the amount paid to him upon his departure could be calculated at the rate of $1,000 a week, considering the brief period he was there--but all in all I believe you will agree that the picture you draw in the magazine is inaccurate.

2. My father’s office staff in New York did not “arrange a switch” in houses for Jack and me, as you state. The facts of the matter are that, at the beginning of this year, I had no house, even under lease; and since Jack and Jackie were moving out of the McLean house to rent temporarily a home in Georgetown (which was in no way connected with previous houses I rented in Georgetown), it was natural that Ethel and I would move out to McLean. I can also say, having been here at the time (Jack was recuperating in Florida) that the office staff in New York had nothing whatsoever to do with finding the house in McLean for Jack and Jackie. Jackie was searching for a house off and on for nearly a year, with the help of a Washington real estate man who will certainly be surprised to read that the staff in New York found the house.

3. The story about “an ultra-swank New York restaurant” and Dad cutting off Jack’s signing privileges is wholly false, and serves only to present Jack in a humiliating light as financially incompetent. Dad has never controlled the signing privileges of any of us in any respect in any city at any time; nor did he ever attempt to cut them off. Since Jack has been getting a considerable salary as Congressman and Senator for eleven years, an income which Dad could not possibly affect, it doesn’t make sense to picture Jack’s credit as dependent upon the whims of his father. I cannot imagine your including such a fantastic story without troubling to check on its accuracy.

I do not want to imply that my concern over these items has blinded me to the many nice things you said about us, or the very fair picture you painted of Jack’s legislative record. Nevertheless I am sure that you would want to have these corrections for the future. Perhaps we can talk all this over next time you are up on the Hill.” Under his signature, Kennedy adds a brief postscript, which reads, “Jack, You made my mouth water describing that dessert. I hope you will drop in and see me. Bob.” In fine condition, with staple hole to top left and mild creases to lower right corners. Accompanied by a photocopy of Anderson’s article on the Kennedy brothers from Parade magazine.

While the article was a highly favorable portrayal of the family dynasty, Robert, who served as his brother’s campaign manager in 1952, pointedly corrected “the inaccuracy of each of these items could have been determined with a minimum of checking.” In the first point, JFK had hired former employee Joe Healey, longtime friend James Landis, and John Harriman of The Boston Globe to serve as his strategy team and help with his speeches. Some quarters claimed that the trio wrote most of his senatorial campaign speeches but the attorney argued these claims were exaggerated. Coughlan was a former editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch whom the candidate hired as his press agent.

By the spring of 1952, the campaign was not going well and the elder Kennedy rebuked the original campaign manager Mark Dalton who quit; RFK got the call to replace him and put the campaign back on track. It defined his future role in the family and he eventually earned the nickname “Brother Protector.” Initially, the elder Kennedy had not considered him as the brother to hold the family together, but he grew into the role with his diligence and personal strength. Unlike his brother who had been accused of being a spendthrift with little ambition, RFK was focused and results-oriented which made the patriarch rely on him during critical times and made the attorney the executor of his will. After JFK died, he became the family’s “heir apparent,” a senator grooming for a greater destiny, until he too was cut down by an assassin’s bullet. To this day, many pundits believed if he had lived, he would have been an even better president than his revered brother.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Exceedingly scarce image of the Cold War-era leader 241. Nikita Khrushchev. Soviet premier (1894–1971). Stately mattefinish 8.5 x 11 portrait of the leader in uniform, signed in fountain pen, with an added date in Russian. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and a trimmed edge. Khrushchev is rare in any form, and this image is the first we’ve encountered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Edward helps save his good friend Christopher Sykes from the brink of bankruptcy 242. King Edward VII. Clean and crisp ALS signed “A. E.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Coworth Park, Sunningdale letterhead, June 20. In a letter to Sir Charles Knoll, Edward writes, in full: “The contents of yr letter rec: this morning have given me the greatest pleasure. I have heard from Lucy Sylvia (?) & Xtopher. The latter ought (?) indeed be most grateful to his sister in law for having induced her husband to give him an allowance of 1000 pounds a year! & I hope he will show his gratitude towards her in every possible way….Sir Tutton (?) is most difficult to manage just now (?), so I was indeed agreeably surprized at so happy a solution.

You must also be very glad as you have worked so hard & so long in Xtopher’s interest. Today it proved incessantly at the Races—but it was lovely yesterday.” In fine condition.

Written at Coworth Park near the Ascot Racecourse, Edward acknowledges that he received the “greatest pleasure” upon reading Knoll’s letter that Christopher Sykes had received a 1000-pound yearly stipend from his brother Tatton. Sykes was the younger son of Sir Tatton Sykes, a popular breeder of thoroughbred race houses. From 1865-1892, he served as a Conservative member of Parliament in the House of Commons where he gave few speeches and became friends with Edward as Prince of Wales. He lavishly entertained the prince at his two homes while Edward made him the butt of his practical jokes and even humiliated him by pouring a decanter of brandy over his hand. Keeping up with the Prince of Wales and his entourage nearly bankrupted Sykes who was forced to sell Brantingham Thorpe and his London home in 1890. When Edward was made aware of his friend’s imminent bankruptcy by Sykes’ sister-in-law at Marlborough House, the future king helped to arrange that all his friend’s obligations were met. Two years later the MP lost his parliamentary seat, but after his death in 1898, Edward installed a tablet to his memory at Westminster Abbey. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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A rare 1517 letter to Sir Randolph Brereton, Chamberlain of the County of Palatine of Chester, appointing William Vernon as burgess 243. King Henry VIII. LS in Old English, boldly signed in the upper left corner, one page, 10 x 8.75, March 17, 1512. Letter to Sir Randolph Brereton, Chamberlain of the County Palatine of Chester, commanding that William Vernon of Middlewich, “reputed of good and honest conversacion,” should be appointed a burgess of the town “for thentertaynyng of good rule and advancement of Justice within the same,” upon payment of the usual fine to the exchequer in Chester. Address on reverse reads, “under our Signet at our Palays of Westminster.” In very good condition, with several intersecting folds and scattered moderate overall creasing, a few scattered spots of soiling, mild rubbing, an old erased pencil notation, and a few small dings to edges.

Sir Randolph Brereton, a close associate of Norfolk, held a significant position in Henry’s court, serving as the king’s knight of the body and alter knight-banneret, a reward for his conduct at the siege of Terouenne and Tournay given by Henry. His son, William, a Groom of the Privy Chamber and Chamberlain of Chester, was suspected of having an affair with Henry’s second wife, Ann Boleyn, and was beheaded on May 17, 1536.

There were two things Henry feared, the plague and the wrath of God. In 1517, he faced both. That year a plague swept over London and Henry retired to the country to protect his health, leaving Cardinal Wolsey, ill with “sweating sickness,” to run the state. Then while he was away on a hunting trip, the “Evil May” riots erupted in London in which rioters protesting the presence of immigrants temporarily took over the city. Henry sent Norfolk to put down the riots. The king continued to flee from residence to residence as the plague drew closer, and when members of his own court died he went into seclusion with a skeleton staff. He began to believe that God was angry with him for his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his brother’s widow, because of her inability to have a male heir. As misgivings festered, Ann Boleyn arrived at court in 1522, setting into movement a chain of events that would change the course of the Tudor dynasty and opening the way for the English Reformation. A rare, highly desirable document dating from a time of impending change, and actions that changed the course of English history. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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James divulges details of the “horrid conspiracy” aftermath in the plot to kill him and Charles II

244. King James II. Became King of England, King of Scots, and King

of Ireland in 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, or Kingdom of Ireland. Some of his subjects distrusted his religious policies and alleged despotism, leading a group of them to depose him in the Glorious Revolution. ALS signed with a paraph sometimes interpreted as “J,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, July 19, 1683. Letter to his niece Charlotte Fitzroy. In part: “I have not written to you since I came here having had so much business and so little tyme to myself that really I would not I could not, and…that I could hardly have begun to write you newse with out having made my letter long and that I had not the leasur to do, but now God be thanked there is so great a discovery of this horrid conspiracy, and some of them as you know are condemned, and will be executed tomorrow and the next day, that we have not so much bussinesse to do, the Prince of Denmark is come in to the River, and will I believe will be here this evening.” Second integral page is affixed to a slightly larger off-white sheet In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, and moderate toning along central vertical fold to both pages, not affecting legibility.

In 1683 conspirators met to plan the assassination of Catholic sympathizers Charles II and James II as they rode back from the Newmarket Races on April 1. Known as the Rye House Plot, details of the conspiracy leaked out on June 12, 1683. Richard Rumbold, owner of the manor Rye House, was to hide 100 troops at his property then ambush the king and his brother on the road. Fate intervened when a fire consumed half of Newmarket on March 22 and the races were canceled. Behind the plot were a mix of Whig politicans, nobles, army officers, Scotsmen and other minor players. On July 12, the trials began for the arrested and sentences handed down.

As the plot unraveled, James had been preparing for the July 28 marriage of his daughter Ann to Prince George of Denmark. The prince arrived the same day the duke wrote to Charlotte in which James confirmed the penalty dates for the convicted traitors: “some of them as you know are condemned, and will be executed tomorrow and the next day.” On July 20, Captain Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse were executed and July 21, William Lord Russell, son of the Earl of Bedford was beheaded. Charles II’s illegimate son James, the Duke of Monmouth, was banished to the Netherlands only to return two years later and to launch the Monmouth Rebellion to overthrow the new king, James II, in 1685. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Louis signs a marriage contract 245. King Louis XV. Ineffectual king of France from 1715 to 1774 who was dominated by his strong-willed and unscrupulous mistress, Madame de Pompadour. Advised of the growing discontent among his people, Louis prophetically observed “Après moi le déluge”—After me the flood—an apt prediction of the impending French Revolution. DS, in French, signed “Louis,” eleven pages on six sheets, 9 x 13.25, January 29, 1721. Rare marriage contract signed by the king and some 25 nobles and officials. Marriage contract for Jean Hollande, member of the King’s Guard, and Antoinette Blanchard. Among the signataries are the Duke of Villeroi, governor of Louis XV and the King’s life-long friend; the Duchess of Ventadour, the King’s governess until 1717; the Duke of Noailles, Marshal of France, Pierre-Yves de Bougainville, notary and member of the King’s Council, father of the explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, has signed twice at the end. A couple small pencil notations, and some scattered light soiling and ink marks, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

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In a rare letter written in German, and with his given name in the text, Lenin attempts to bring his supporters together 251. Vladimir Lenin. Soviet

political leader (1870–1924) who provided the guiding spirit of the October Revolution, which led to the downfall of the Russia’s imperial government and the birth of the Soviet Union. Lenin’s impassioned Marxist beliefs and personal charisma as first head of the Soviet state helped set the nation on a course that would have far-reaching, global ramifications until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Extremely rare ALS in German, signed “Lenin,” and also signed in the text, “Ulyanov,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, no date [but postmarked January 16, 1917]. Letter to Hern Berger.

In full (translated): “Dear Comrade! Comrade Bronski will be coming to see me tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 1/2 PM. Please come along. Address: Ulianov to Spiegelgasse 14, 2nd floor (at Kammerer’s) Zurich 1 (a few steps from Eintracht).

With kind regards.” Small separation to one edge of central horizontal fold, some light wrinkling and creasing, and a mild shade of overall toning, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Lenin’s hand to Berger, with his proper last name, “Ulyanov,” written in the return address area on the bottom of the reverse of the envelope.

As 1917 began, Lenin was in exile living in Zurich. He had failed to convince the Zimmerwald Conference to transform the imperialist war into a class war. He was out of sync with the popular opinion of his countrymen, and a revolution was starting in Russia without him. He could tell that change was coming and that he needed to be at the front of it. Here, he writes to a supporter encouraging him to meet with Lenin and Mieczyslav Bronski, a Polish socialist leader. A few weeks after this scheduled meeting, Bronski would bring news of Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication of the throne and he would find his way across war torn Europe back to Russia. Along the way he would write his April Theses to ramp up the support that lead to the October Revolution and his ascension to power. Letters by Lenin with his real name of “Ulyanov” written are extremely scarce, as are those in German, making this a very desirable piece from his last dark days before his meteoric rise to power.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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“It is important to desire peace, but to desire peace at any price will surely bring the country to war...or to servitude” 252. Andre Maginot. French civil servant, solider and Member

of Parliament (1877–1932) most notably remembered for the formation of the Maginot Line after WWI, which was comprised of a series of permanent concrete forts and field positions along France’s border with Germany. Scarce AQS in French signed “Maginot,” on an off-white 11.5 x 4.5 paperstock sheet. Maginot writes in full: “It is important to desire peace, but to desire peace at any price will surely bring the country to war...or to servitude.” In very good condition, with a horizontal fold lightly passing through the last letter of the signature, some light rubbing, a faint pencil notation, trimmed edges, and scattered light feathering to the ink of the text and signature. After Maginot persuaded Parliament to contribute 3.3 billion francs for his envisioned line of defense in 1930, he took ill at the end of December, 1931, and passed weeks later, never seeing the completion of his lofty goal. During WWII, the German would prove a more foreboding adversary than the fortress could withstand, circumventing the line through hills and marshlands which had been formerly impenetrable. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

253. John McCain. Four photos:

color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of McCain sitting with President Reagan in the Oval Office, signed in black felt tip, “‘RR,’ the Greatest! John McCain”; a color satin-finish 8 x 10 portrait of McCain, signed vertically in blue felt tip; and two 10 x 8s, glossy and satin-finish, of a young McCain during his time in the service, each signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy appearance to the military-era images. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

254. Robert McClelland. US statesman

(1807-1880), serving as U.S. Representative from Michigan, Governor of Michigan, and United States Secretary of the Interior. ALS signed “R. McClelland,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 9.75, December 16, 1833. Letter to John Hayward of Boston. In part: “In reply to your letter…for such public documents as may possess interest, and important information in regard to our Commercial and individual affairs, I have the honor to forward…a copy of the ‘Message and Accompanying documents.’” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through small portion of signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Bold signatures from three pivotal figures in McKinley’s assassination 255. William McKinley Assassination. Three ink signatures on

individual off-white slips, each measuring approximately 4.5 x 2.25, from key figures in the McKinley Assassination: “Matthew D.Mann,” the surgeon who operated on McKinley; “Truman C. White,” the prosecutor who sentenced McKinley’s assassin, Leon Czolgosz, to the electric chair; and “Loran L. Lewis,” Czolgosz’s defender. In very good condition, with scattered toning, pencil notations in another hand, and trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

256. Golda M e i r. P r i m e

Minister of Israel (1898–1978) from 1969 to 1974. ALS in Hebrew, three pages, 4.25 x 7.5, June 3, 1937. Letter to the “Secretariat,” regarding help to an immigrant to assist two boys in South Africa and notes the days without news are hard. In very good condition, with office stamp and notation to first page, rusty paperclip mark to top of pages, uniform toning, and reinforced punch holes to each page. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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2 6 1 . Va l e n t i n e Mott. American sur-

257. Golda Meir. Matte-finish 4 x 6.5 photo of Meir giving an interview, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a trivial crease to lower left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope as well as the pre-printed compliments slip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

258. Lise Meitner.

Austrian-Swedish physicist (1878–1968) who first identified nuclear fission. FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institute, signed on the front in black ink. In fine condition, with light block of toning over cachet. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

259. Robert A. Millikan. Nobel Prize–winning physicist who was the first to isolate the electron and measure its charge. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, February 11, 1947. In part: “I am writing to thank you for taking the trouble to write an appreciative letter of the part I had in that little pamphlet issued by the American Weekly.

The men who were interrogated as to their views I think were pretty largely ignorant of one another’s reaction to that request…I think the public generally thinks that scientists generally adhere to philosophical materialism, but no one of these six takes at all that sort of position.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered toning, pencil notations to lower left corner, and signature light, but legible. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 260. Samuel F. B. Morse. Inventor (1791–

1872) best known for his creation of Morse code. Elegant ink signature, “Sam F. B. Morse, 5 West 22 St,” on an off-white 3 x 1.75 card. In fine condition, with scattered toning and trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

geon (1785–1865) and founder of the New York University School of Medicine. ALS, one page, 7.75 x 4.75, embossed P & S letterhead, November 20, 1855.

Mott writes, in part: “Permit me to recommend to your favourable notice Dr. Tho. Andrews. He solicits the situation of District Physicians to your charity. Dr. A. is a Graduate in Medicine of the University of New York. He has been in practice for five years, & I believe him well qualified for the post he seeks.” Letter is affixed to a sheet of the same size. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creasing, light toning, show-through from adhesive remnants on the reverse, a sliver of paper loss towards the top left edge, and scattered light ink spots. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

262. Elijah Muhammad. Founder of the Na-

tion of Islam (1897–1975) who was accused of ordering the assassination of Malcolm X. Business check for the Honorable Elijah Muhammad Poor Fund, 7.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed

by Muhammad, payable to Jaser Zayad for $346.15, July 29, 1971. In fine condition, with bank stamp over portion of first name of signature, and light show-through from a stamp and endorsement on reverse.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

263. Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuelle III. Partly-printed DS, in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 14.5, July 3, 1929. An untranslated military document, providing a lengthy list of over 40 names, including commander of the milizia, Cesare Maria De Vecchi, signed at the conclusion, “Vittorio Emanuele” and “Mussolini.”

Expected stamps and notations, a central horizontal fold, and marginal binding holes to left edges, otherwise fine condition. Important to note that this is a military document, unlike the very common Mussolini decrees frequently available. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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264. Napoleon III. ALS in French, signed “Napoleon,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Letter written from his Chateau de Compiégne to Mr. d’Harnoncourt, a close collaborator. In full (translated): “I have given you my opinion.

If, against it, you decide to leave, I will be very sorry, but I like you too much to accept your resignation.”

In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, and some scattered light toning and wrinkling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

267. Sarah Palin. Time magazine featuring Palin on the cover, dated September 15, 2008, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some trivial light creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

268. Sarah Palin.

265. Thomas Peck Ochiltree. US Rep-

resentative from Texas (1837–1902) who also served in the Confederate Army in the First Texas Regiment. ALS signed “Thomas P. Ochiltree,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 9, House of Representatives U. S. letterhead, February 10, 1885. Brief letter complying with an autograph request. In full: “I comply with your request herewith & beg to remain…” Pencil notation to bottom portion of page, scattered toning, and a few creases, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Signed book: Going Rogue: An American Life. First edition limited edition, this being No. 1524 of 5,000. NY: HarperCollins, 2009.

Hardcover with textured slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, 413 pages. Signed on the limitations page in black ballpoint. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

266. Frederick Pabst.

Brewer (1836–1904) who founded the company which, in the 1890s, introduced the ‘Blue Ribbon’ brand, the ‘beer that made Milwaukee famous.’ Phillip Best Brewing Company stock certificate for one share signed “Fred Pabst” as president on the front, April 13, 1874, 12.25 x 7, including a receipt for Henry Best’s share affixed to the left-hand margin. Also signed on the reverse by Best. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, light toning, a trimmed right edge, a cancellation notation in blue pencil, and ink notations in another hand, none of which affect the crisp signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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269. Rosa Parks. Printed biographical sketch, one page, 8.5 x 11,

detailing Parks’s life, signed in the upper left corner in blue ballpoint, “Rosa L. Parks.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, as well as a 1991 letter from Parks’s assistant acknowledging the biography. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Impressive collection of editorial responses from a wide expanse of politicians in the aftermath of WWI

271. George Peabody. Pioneering American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869) who lent his support (and his name) to such venerable institutions as the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Original 2.5 x 4.5 carte-de-visite portrait of Peabody seated at a desk, by Mayall Photo of London, signed in the lower border in black ink, “George Peabody 1866.” In fine condition, with some mild toning to borders and a bit of light silvering to image.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 272. J. C. Penney.

American businessman and entrepreneur (1875–1971) who built a chain of eponymous retail stores and pioneered employee profit sharing.

Signed book: View from the Ninth Decade. First edition. NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1960. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 222 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Mr. Harold Colee, compliments and best wishes of the author—Sincerely, J. C. Penney.” In very good condition, with toning over signature and inscription, scattered toning to opening and closing pages as well as both pastedowns, loose hinges, sunning to spine, and light wear and water staining to covers and spine. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

273. Juan Peron. DS, in Span-

ish, one page, 10.25 x 13.75, no date. An untranslated document, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Juan Peron,” along with an unidentified signature below. In very good condition, with light creasing, lightlystreaked toning, with two overlaying lighter blocks of toning, and a small area of paper loss to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

274. Politicians. Collection of approximately 43 TLSs and statements, all addressed to Mr. Dennis A. Long, publisher of the Lowell Sunday Telegram, from respective politicians during the years of 1919 and 1922, including Newton D. Baker, Joseph C. Mason, Mark Thistlethwaite, George Holden Tinkham, A. P. Langtry, Channing H. Cox, Samuel E. Winslow, Morris Sheppard, David I. Walsh, Lawrence Y. Sherman, Carter Glass, Ralph Hayes, Allen T. Treadway, Charles Sumner Bird, Champ Clark, John Buckley, John Jacob Rogers, Reed Smoot, L. M. Hart, Miles Poindexter, and Alvan T. Fuller. In good to very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning, creasing, soiling and tearing, various editorial pencil notations, and one letter featuring a stamped signature,. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 275. George Pullman. American in-

ventor and industrialist (1831–1897) best known for developing the first successful railroad sleeping car. Hardcover booklet entitled Pullman Memorial Universalist Church Dedication Services, held on January 31, 1895, 7.5 x 10.25, 30 pages. Signed on the front blank page, “Compliments of Geo. W. Pullman.” In fine condition, with light overall toning to inside pages and a slight bend to the covers. Pullman is quite scarce in anything other than stock certificates. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

276.

Queen Victoria.

Stately ink signature, “Victoria R,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7 sheet of embossed letterhead, Osborne, December 8, 1845.

In very good condition, with three horizontal mailing folds, uniform toning, some light rubbing, two small staple marks to the top edge, and some trivial brushing to the end of the signature. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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280. Yitzhak Rabin.

Vintage Israeli commemorative cover with a color cachet, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Y. Rabin.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing.RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

277. Elizabeth, Queen Mother. Drummond Bank check, 8 x

281. Mitt Romney. Official Rawl-

3.5, filled out and signed by Elizabeth, Queen Mother“Elizabeth R,” payable to The Lady Katharine Leymour for £200.00, January 27, 1970. Three vertical folds, scattered light creasing, and two cancellation stamps, one of which only lightly grazes the first letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

278. Queen Victoria. DS,

signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 16 x 12, February 13, 1880. The Queen appoints Ralph Wise Nicholson as a Second Lieutenant in “Our Militia Forces from the Twenty first day of February 1880.” In very good condition, with three vertical folds, the first bearing a moderate area of separation, uniform toning, some scattered light spotting, and some light mirroring of text. Wax seal is worn, the red wax giving way to the gray seal beneath. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

ings Major League baseball, signed

by Romney on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

282. Mitt Romney.

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Romney acknowledging the crowd at the 2002 Winter Olympics, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“It is suggested that this radioactivity is the cause of the large deposits of sodium nitrate—‘Chile’ Saltpetre” 279. William Ramsay. British chemist (1852–1916) who discovered the noble gases and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ALS signed “W. Ramsay,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, University of London letterhead, December 5, 1908. Letter to Chris Taylor.

In part: “A similar sample was sent me from Chili or Peru about a year ago. A Frenchman appears to have received one too; & in a late number of the Comptes rendus de l’academie des Sciences, an investigation is described, in which it is stated to be due to the radioactivity of the soil & the air near it. It is suggested that this radioactivity is the cause of the large deposits of sodium nitrate—‘Chile’ Saltpetre—on the W. of the Andes. Could you tell me if any special deposits are found near when your sample turned violet? Borax, or nitrates, or so-called alkali? It is said to be due to the manganese in the glass; but I think that doubtful, for under the influence radium emanation all sodaglass turns violet, whether it contains manganese or not.” Uniform toning, with a few heavier spots, pencil notation under signature, and a Rawlins Collection label affixed to lower left corner of reverse, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Presenting his detailed account of the Kennedy administration to his son “to remind him of a great time in our history”

283. Mitt Romney.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Romney at the 2005 Veterans Presidential Inaugural Ball, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

288. Arthur M. Schlesinger, J r. A m e r i c a n

284. Jack Ruby.

Vegas Club business check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruby, payable to Dallas Times Herald for $50.00, October 10, 1960. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and a bank stamp to body, not affecting the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I cannot accept since I will be leaving then for the International Poliomyelitis Conference” 285. Jonas Salk. TLS signed “Jonas E. Salk,” one page, 7.75 x 11, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine letterhead, February 4, 1957. Letter declining an invitation to the University of Chattanooga.

In full: “I do appreciate your very cordial invitation to receive an honorary degree on 10 June. I regret I cannot accept since I will be leaving then for the International Poliomyelitis Conference, and our plans for travel to Europe, with our three boys, have been made for some time.” In fine condition, with some mild edge toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

286. Albert S c h w e i t z e r.

Endorsed check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed in another hand, payable to Schweitzer for $1.00, December 5, 1955. Endorsed on the reverse by Schweitzer. In fine condition, with a vertical fold, and expected cancellation stamps and holes, none affecting the endorsement. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

historian, social critic, and Pulitzer Prize winner.

(1917–2007).

Signed book: A Thousand Days.

First edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 1087 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Andy, to remind him of a great time in our history. With all love, Daddy.” In very good condition, with pencil notation and light toning to signed page, partially separated rear hinge, and scattered light wear to covers and spine. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

A legendary doctor on Christian and Jewish theology: “Jesus’ resurrection was a belief of the first Christians....

The Jewish people do not have the notion of reincarnation” 289. Albert Schweitzer. Interesting ALS on onionskin, in French, one page, 8.5 x 11, rubber-stamped personal letterhead, January 5, 1957. Schweitzer writes to John A. Eischbach. In part (translated): “Thank you kindly for your considerable donation to my hospital…. I was very interested in what you said about how you became familiar with my ideas and what they mean to you. Answer to question no. 1. The doctrine of Jesus’ resurrection was a belief of the first Christians. Paul was a witness to it. This belief was based on visions that Peter and Paul, as well as others, saw of Jesus in his supernatural glory. They were visions. This is clear from what Paul wrote in I Corinthians 15:5–8. According to this passage, there were also collective visions. The notion that the resurrected Jesus walked the earth, visited men, and spoke to them was formed later.

Question 2. The Jewish people do not have the notion of reincarnation.

According to the Old Testament, the prophet Elijah went to heaven in human form, like Henoch and others. God kept him in heaven in order to send him to earth as a mediator for the arrival of the Kingdom of God.” In fine condition, with faint mailing folds and some tiny edge chips.Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Two icons of the American West —Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill 295. Sitting Bull and William. F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Scarce large

ink signature, “Sitting Bull,” on an offwhite 3.25 x 2 card, with an ink notation in another hand reading “(See back of Card),” written at the bottom of the card; and a vintage 3 x 4.5 postcard photo of Cody atop his horse, signed vertically in fountain pen, “W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill.’” Both are exquisitely double cloth matted and framed by the Kenneth Rendell gallery, with two descriptive plaques and a photo of Sitting Bull in a full War Bonnet as he appeared in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, to an overall size of 23.25 x 19. Some scattered trivial soiling to Sitting Bull’s card, and a couple of diagonal creases to Cody’s photo, as well as a bit of scattered light silvering, otherwise fine condition. Sitting Bull joined Cody’s Wild West Show in 1885 and stayed for just four months. Despite enduring the taunts from the audience that identified him with the massacre at Little Big Horn, he was able to earn a small fortune by charging for his autograph and picture. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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An exceedingly rare document signed by both Smith and Wesson, stating their intention to form the Springfield & New London Rail Road Company 296. Smith and Wesson. Horace B. Smith and Daniel Wesson originally formed the Volcanic Repeating Arms company in 1852, and in 1856 went on to form their own eponymous legendary firearms company Extremely rare manuscript DS, signed “Horace Smith” (twice) and “D. B. Wesson” (in pencil), three pages, 7.25 x 20, no date. Document signed by Smith and Wesson, as well as 26 others, for subscribing to shares in the Springfield & New London Rail Road Company. In part: “We the undersigned do hereby associate ourselves together with the intention of forming a Corporation… locating constructing maintaining and operating a Rail Road for public use in the conveyance of persons and property. The name of said corporation shall be the Springfield and New London Rail Road Co. The terminal of said road shall be a convenient point in the city of Springfield, on the line of the Springfield Athol and Northeastern Rail Road for its northerly extremity…Its length as nearly as it can now be given will be eight (8) miles and will extend through a part of the city of Springfield and the whole of Longmeadow…The capital stock of said Corporation shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Divided into shares of One Hundred Dollars each. And the following persons all of Springfield are named to act as board of Directors until others are chosen by the Corporation.” Signed underneath, “Horace Smith, Springfield, One Share,” “Horace Smith, do, Nine Shares,” and signed in pencil, “D. B. Wesson, do, Ten Shares.” Double cloth matted and framed with a disarmed antique Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 Second Issue Spur Trigger Pocket Revolver, which has been partially refinished, to an overall size of 15 x 33. Horizontal folds, trimmed top edge, scattered toning and soiling, tape to vertical edges, and some stray ink marks, otherwise very good condition.

On January 6, 1875, the Springfield and New London Rail Road Company was incorporated in Massachusetts with the purpose of connecting the Connecticut Central Rail Road Company with the Springfield, Athol & Northampton Rail Road. This document refers to the purchase $150,000 shares in the railroad by the city of Springfield along with the approval for “the route and location of said rail-road” as one of the conditions established by the Board of Railroad Commissioners before incorporation was granted. Additional requirements included publishing the Articles of Association in the Springfield Daily Union, a certification that $200,000 has been subscribed to and 10% paid in cash and deposited in the bank, and a subscription sheet. Having met “all the requirements of law”, the new transportation company was certified on January 6. On November 14, 1876, the Springfield and New London Rail Road Company leased its railroad to the Connecticut Valley Rail Road Company for a term of five years retroactive to January 1. The railroad was later acquired by the New York & New England Company.

In 1875, the arms manufacturers had also just come out with their new .45 Schofield Revolver, one of the many successors to Smith and Wesson’s first offering, the Model No. 1 Spur Trigger Pocket Revolver series, manufactured from the 1850s-late 1860s. Named for General Schofield, the main benefit of this “top-break” revolver was the speed of its reloading capabilities. The Schofield replaced the 1873 Colt “Peacemaker” favored by the United States Army and the firearm became the weapon of choice in the west, used by such notables as the James Brothers, the Youngers, John Wesley Hardin, Bob Ford, Virgil Earp, and Buffalo Bill Cody. This extremely rare document is only the second such document signed by both Smith and Wesson to have been sold at public auction in at least 35 years. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

297. Toots Shor. Menu from the Toots Shor restaurant in New York, 10 x 14, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Shor, Walter Cronkite, Kim Novak, and Earl Wilson. Light toning and a few light spots of soiling, one lightly affecting two letters of Wilson’s signature, and a slightly rough top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“She went to the National pet shop and they told her that if there was anyone in the world who could cure her birds it was me” 298. Robert Stroud. TLS signed “Bob Stroud,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8 x 10.25, June 6, 1940. Letter to his sister Mamie. In part: “The birds are doing pretty good now. Those in the flight—these are birds that were turned into the flight after several nests in the cages gave me no birds—hatched eight birds in the last couple of days…I had a letter from a lady in St. Louis, in the same mail with your letter, telling me that all of her birds had died. She had about three hundred when she got a contagious disease in her flock. She went to the National pet shop and they told her that if there was anyone in the world who could cure her birds it was me. She had lost two hundred before writing to me, and the rest died before she got my letter. She did not tell me enough about the disease for me to be absolutely certain just what it was; but from what she did tell me it appeared to be a disease I could have cured easily had I known of it in time. She says that she will be in the market for my book as soon as it is out, and well she might be. Had she had it this time she could have saved all but the first two or three of her birds.” Intersecting mailing folds, a censored stamp to reverse, and uniform toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Their language is the same way, and is undoubtedly the most perfect language ever invented”

299. Robert Stroud. ALS signed at the conclusion, “Bob, Robert Stroud #594,” and

once at the top in the return address area, “Robert Stroud,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.25, March 12, 1955. In a letter to his sister, Mamie E. Stroud, Robert writes, in part: “I am still having a lot of fun with the Latin, and am stepping right along with it. I am doing o.k. with the Spanish…but not having dictionaries makes to hard to make the progress that I should. I could read either of those languages right now, if I had dictionaries and I will be reading the Latin well within a month or two. And, of course, I still spend a lot of time on the French, which in my opinion, is the most beautiful language of all of them. I am reading a French book now about Carthage during the time of Hamilcar—the father of Hannibal, which was about 230 or 240 years before Christ. I am finding very interesting, the things that some of these people were able to do is most amazing, when one considered what they had to do with. Those aqueducts the Romans built, for instance, were built of stones fitted without mortor [sic] of any kind, but so accurately so, that after 2000 years many of them are still standing…their language is the same way, and is undoubtedly the most perfect language ever invented.” Intersecting folds, light toning, and a few trivial areas of spotting, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“This book of mine will go over with a bang. We are selling about two copies per day as it is, wholly on word of mouth advertising” 300. Robert Stroud. Imprisoned for murder at the age of 18, Robert Stroud (1890–1963) spent more than 54 years in jail (47 in isolation), where he became a self-educated authority on birds and bird diseases and author of an important reference, Stroud’s Digest of the Diseases of Birds, published in 1942. ALS in pencil, signed “Bob, Robert Stroud,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 8 x 10, March 20, 1945. Letter written from Alcatraz to his sister Mamie. In part: “I got a letter yesterday from a woman with sick birds…I hope that things work out so that you can get all that fixing up done this summer, and it might, if my plans work out. We have a good sales campaign lined up for the book, and I think Mark has at least gotten things lined up to put it over…this book of mine will go over with a bang. We are selling about two copies per day as it is, wholly on word of mouth advertising.” Stroud has also added his full signature at the top of the letter, along with his Alcatraz address. In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds and a mild shade of overall toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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301. Supreme Court Justices. Five signa-

tures: three ballpoint signatures, “Potter Stewart,” “John Paul Stevens,” and “William J. Brennan, Jr.” on offwhite Supreme Court cards, each measuring 4.5 x 3.5; a blue felt tip signature and inscription, “For Dennis Arcieri, From Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U. S. Supreme Court, Feb. 1981,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 card; and a blue ballpoint signature, “William J. Brennan, Jr.,” on an offwhite 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion to Stevens’ signature, and some trivial brushing to the beginning of one of Brennan’s signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

302. Supreme Court Justices. Ink signa-

tures of Felix Frankfurter, Abe Fortas, Wm. O. Douglas, William H. Rehnquist, and Tom Clark (ins) on individual off-white 4.5 x 3.25 Supreme Court cards. In fine condition, with mild toning to a couple of cards and a light brush to Fortas’s signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

303. Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis. Vintage ink signature and

inscription, “For James Elmer Christie, With best wishes for the New Year, Louis D. Brandeis, Dec. 27th, 1916,” on an off-white 4 x 6 Supreme Court of the United States Memorandum sheet. Light toning along the top edge, some mild smudging and mirroring to the signature, and a horizontal fold lightly passing through the bottom of the signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I pray that, if confirmed by the Senate, I can serve the Court and the nation well” 305. Supreme Court: Sandra Day O’Connor. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 8, Court of Appeals, State of Arizona letterhead, no date. Short letter of thanks to an admirer. In part: “It has been heartwarming to read such encouraging messages.

I pray that, if confirmed by the Senate, I can serve the Court and the nation well.” Trimmed bottom edge, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Senator Taney pens a lengthy account of his own legal case 306. Supreme Court: Roger B. Taney. ADS,

signed at the top, “Roger B. Taney,” one page both sides, 8 x 13.25, March 5, 1817. Lengthy summary, written entirely in Taney’s hand, regarding the case “Roger B. Taney vs. Christian Kemp” in Frederick County. In very good condition, with horizontal mailing folds, partial separations along the hinge, scattered creasing and toning, rough edges, and some light spotting. Documented during his time as a Democratic state Senator for Maryland, Taney, having begun practicing law in 1799, was already established as one of the premier lawyers in the state. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“I regret that it is not practicable to establish a consular office at Taormina at the present time” 304. Supreme Court: Charles Evans Hughes. TLS signed “Charles E. Hughes,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, Department of State letterhead, August 4, 1921. Letter to Secretary of War John Weeks. In part: “I have received your letter…in regard to the possible appointment of Mr. Charles A. Williams, as American Consular at Taormina, Sicily…I regret that it is not practicable to establish a consular office at Taormina at the present time. Taormina is only about thirty miles distant from Catania where there is an American Consulate and it should not be difficult therefore for persons residing in Taormina to procure consular services, for there is railway communication between the two places.” Uniform toning to both pages, paperclip impression to top corner, and a few creases, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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307. Supreme Court: Rehnquist Court.

Engraving of the US Supreme Court building, signed in ink and felt tip by the Rehnquist Court: William Rehnquist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O’Connor, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, and Stephen Breyer. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory 8.5 x 11 photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip “To Bob Ragen, Edward Teller.”

Scattered creases, and a paperclip impression to top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

“A Happy New Year to you—if that be possible in a crazy world”

308. Supreme Court: Earl Warren. Vintage matte-finish

311. Norman Thomas. Ameri-

8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Michael L. Cook, with the best wishes of Earl Warren.” Scattered silvering to darker areas of image, and mild rippling to horizontal edges, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

309. Charles Maurice de TalleyrandPérigord. Highly

skilled and influential diplomat (1754–1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of LouisPhilippe, the last King of France. In the monthlong period between the fall of Napoleon and the return of Louis XVIII in early 1814, Talleyrand headed the provisional government of France, making him, if only briefly, the most powerful man in the nation. LS in French, signed “The Vice Grand Elector Charles Maurice,” one page, 6.25 x 7.75, February 23, 1809. Letter to Monsieur le Comte de Fontanes. In full (translated): “I am most grateful, Sir, for your assistance in the matter regarding Ms. Fercoc, that touched me highly. May I ask you to accept my thanks and the assurance of my best regards.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, one through a single letter of signature, and a uniform shade of mild toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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310. Edward Teller. Official

can politician and social activist (1884–1968) who was a six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. Two ANSs: one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 card, January 1, 1938. In a brief letter to “Art,” Thomas writes, in full: “A Happy New Year to you—if that be possible in a crazy world. Anyway, your card helped!”; and a quick ANS in pencil at the conclusion of a 8.5 x 11 TLS from Charles Wallis, Professor of English at Keuka College, in which the teacher asks Thomas what his favorite poem would be, to which Thomas replies, in full: “Alas—I’m very bad a [sic] favorites—food, books, music. Sorry.

Hope you’ll have better luck generally.” In fine condition, with a tear to the top edge, affecting the address, and intersecting folds and light creasing to the letter. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“When this you see, Remember me, the baby saved from the sea” 312. Titanic: Millvina Dean.

Souvenir reproduction White Star broadside, 8.25 x 11.75, for the 1912 maiden voyage of the Titanic, signed in blue ballpoint, with Dean adding lines from her famed poem, “When this you see, Remember me, the baby saved from the sea, With best wishes, Millvina Dean, The youngest Titanic survivor.” In fine condition, with light contrast to the poem. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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Travis draws up a will for an early Texan settler as he defends the interests of Anglo-Americans against the Mexican government

314. William Barret Travis. Will of Robert Clokey, written entirely in Travis’s hand, but not signed, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.5, dated September 14, 1835. In part: “In the name of Almighty God…I Robert Clokey…finding myself by Divine mercy sound & well, both of mind & body, believing and confessing as I do firmly believe & confess the mystery of the Holy Trinity & other sacraments & rites of the Holy Roman Catholic apostolic church, in the true faith & belief of which I have lived, do live, & protest to, live & die as a faithful Christian…to be prepared with a testamentary disposition, when it does arrive;…to avoid clearly those doubts and disputes which for want of such…may be passed after my decease; and not to have any temporal concern at the hour of death to prevent me from asking the God of all truth for the permission for which I hope for of all my sins…Having no legitimate children or other descendants, I leave to my wife, Mrs. Ann Montgomery… all my real and personal estate…together with all inheritances…And for the present I revoke & annul all other testaments or testamentary dispositions, made by me whether verbally or in writing, except this testament.” Signed vertically along the edge of the last page by Clokey. In very good condition, with uniform toning, some heavier spots of toning and foxing, light ink show-through and mirroring, and a fragile hinge.

Provenance: The Robert Davis Collection.

Robert Clokey received a land grant from Stephen Austin as part of the Second Colony on March 28, 1831 and settled in Washington County, Texas. Travis, a lawyer from Alabama, also received a land grant that year and set up law practice in Anahuac, traveling the county doing legal work for Anglo-Americans colonists such as Clokey prior to the Texas Revolution. He also represented the interests of slave-holders who wanted to recapture runaway slaves, dangerous work which put him at odds with the Mexican government. Travis was arrested but later freed when Texan settlers demanded his release, moving his law office to San Felipe. There, in 1834, he was elected secretary to the ayuntamiento and accepted into the government councils.

Tensions between the Anglo-Americans and the army continued to escalate as Domingo de Ugartechea, the Mexican commander of the fort at Velasco, attempted to block the Texans from transporting a cannon to Anahuac. When the fighting ended, about ten Texans and five Mexican troops were dead. A total of 27 were wounded on both sides and Ugartechea and his men returned to Mexico. The 1832 skirmish may have prompted Clokey, who ran a tavern in Velasco, to draw up this will. Clokey signed the will in September 14, 1835 and left everything to his wife, the former Mrs. Ann Montgomery. By 1835 Travis again was involved in the Anahuac troubles. In June, Andrew Briscoe had been jailed for arguing about some new taxes and in response, the fiery Travis gathered a small force and rode to Anahuac with a lone cannon. He ordered the Mexican soldiers out; Briscoe was freed and Travis became a folk hero to Texans who favored independence. RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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Early in the Russian Revolution, a powerful Trotsky grants a request

316. Leon Trotsky. Russian Communist leader (1879–1940) who, with Lenin, organized the Bolshevik seizure of power during the October Revolution of 1917. In 1929, five years after Lenin’s death, Stalin defeated Trotsky for control of the Communist Party and banished him from Russia. Trotsky spent most of the remainder of his life in Mexico, where he was assassinated with a pickaxe by a Stalinist agent. DS in Cyrillic, signed in blue pencil “Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 7, September 2, 1919. Document from the Chief of the Train of Crmsr., People’s Commissar of War and Navy Affairs, in full: “The rapport of train’s doctor Shtaker is given and asking Your permission to satisfy this petition,” to which Trotsky responds, “Vacation to be given.” Scattered light creasing, a vertical crease running parallel to the left edge, a few staple marks along the same edge, which is reinforced by a strip of adhesive on the reverse, uniform toning with scattered areas of heavier toning and light spotting, and pencil and ink notations, the latter of which lightly affects the top of the signature, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Barnburner John Van Buren nominates his father, the former president, as a third party candidate in the 1848 presidential election 317. John Van Buren. Lengthy and detailed ALS signed “J. Van

Buren,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, P & S embossed letterhead, June 19, 1848. In a letter brimming with political planning, Van Buren writes to Mr. Butler, in part: “There are 3 things to be done, & I write to you in haste that you may set them in motion.

1st. My father will write a letter to be laid before the Utica Convention.

He wishes his letter to be in reply to one from the City delegation to Utica asking him…

1st. To permit his name to be used for the Presy. but intimating that they can hardly expect this, to break the force of refusal.

IInd. If he cannot allow this then to favor them with his opinion & advice as to the action of the Balti. Convn., the propriety of the actions of the Utica delegates & the duty of supporting Cass & Butler. You and I ought to be delegates to the Utica Convn. & 14 other men as good.

The letter to Pa. shd. be signed by all but me, & you ought to write it.

2nd. We want an address for our Utica Convn. Will you write it? Get whatever you can from Tilden. Benton here will add some views about debt. honoring money &c.

3rd. We ought to raise about $2,000 for legitimate purposes of the campaign, to be disbursed by a Comm. composed of Fowler, Carrigan, Parker, Cardington & myself. I will pay $100 if necessary, & others ought to do the same.

Can you set these balls in motion? I speak on Monday at Rochester, Wednesday at Buffalo, Friday at Auburn. Everything looks amazingly well here & in Columbia Cass’s reception today was a painful spectacle even to me. 20 blackguards on horseback & 8 carriages half filled with…

Smith & Co. Literally nothing & nobody. Cordiality, of course, there was none,” adding the post script, “My father thinks our whole action

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at Utica should aim at our own State—that our candidate should be from the State, say Young & that perhaps the VP should be left open.

Nano…is most talked of for Governor.” Intersecting folds, some trivial creasing, some light spots of toning, and a few small pin holes at the edge of each page, otherwise fine condition.

When the 1848 Democratic Convention met in Baltimore on May 22, they adopted the two-thirds rule for selecting the presidential nominee, which called for the New York competing delegations to split their votes between the pro-Van Buren faction and the Hunkers, the conservative wing of the party. The radicals, Van Buren supporters known as Barnburners, withdrew from the convention unhappy with the compromise, and the remaining delegates refused to vote. Lewis Cass of Michigan became the nominee after winning a two-thirds majority on the fourth ballot.

The Barnburners, led by John Van Buren, staged a convention at Utica, New York, on June 22 to nominate his father, former president Martin Van Buren, for the presidency, feeling he had been robbed of a second Democratic party nod. The younger Van Buren began an effective campaign, supporting the working man and freeholders and aligned the Van Burens with the Free Soil Party. In the presidential match, Zachary Taylor beat Cass in the 1848 presidential election as the elder statesman became the spoiler when Cass lost the New York vote. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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318. Cornelius Vanderbilt. American

businessman and philanthropist (1843–1899) who succeeded his father and grandfather as head of the New York Central Railroad.

His mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, ‘The Breakers,’ is among the largest and most lavish private residences ever constructed. Vintage fountain pen signature, “C. Vanderbilt,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

319. Rudolf Virchow. German

doctor and politician (1821–1902), dubbed the “Father of Pathology,” who founded the field of social medicine. Untranslated ALS in German, signed “R. Virchow,” one page, 5 x 8, January 9, 1895.

Three small surface tears, a blue pencil notation, and an area of show-through from a mounting remnant on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

320. Watergate: Richardson and Ruckelshaus. Two

souvenir TLSs, each detailing the resignation of Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, William D. Ruckelshaus, and Attorney General, Elliot Richardson, during the Watergate scandal, each signed in ink at the conclusion by the respective official. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

322. Gideon Welles. Riggs & Co. business check, 7.5 x 2.25, filled

out and signed by Welles, payable to R. Lee (?) for $386.10, May 29, 1861. In fine condition, with light toning and three cancellation cuts, none of which affect the crisp signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“The organization is about to leave this station for the east with ultimate destination over seas” 324. Dean Witter.

Founder of the American stock brokerage firm (1887–1969) which made history as the first company to use electronic data processing. Scarce TLS signed “Dean G. Witter,” one page, 6 x 7, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters 91st Division, Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington letterhead, June 17, 1918. Witter writes to Phyllis Jacobsen of Salt Lake City, Utah, in full: “In reply to your letter of June 13, the Commanding General directs me to inform you he regrets that this request arrived too late for favorable action, which otherwise would have been taken. The organization is about to leave this station for the east with ultimate destination over seas.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, light creasing, and a small tear to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

321. Josiah Wedgwood. English potter

(1730-1795) credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. He was a member of the Darwin-Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin. Enormous vellum manuscript DS, signed “Jos. Wedgwood,” two pages, 31.5 x 28.5, October 30, 1779. A lengthy reconveyance of property located in Henbury in Chester County, signed at the bottom by Wedgwood, as well as the other involved parties, each signing next to a red wax seal. Each sheet bears a blue-and-silver paper seal, and the two pages have been joined at the bottom with four silk chords. In fine condition, with light toning to signature area and second page, moderate storage folds, and some scattered light spotting. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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326. American Aces.

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Twenty photos of various finishes, ranging in size from 5 x 3.5 to 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective American Ace pictured.

Signers are: William Sloan, Walker M. ‘Bud’ Mahurin, Bob Goebel, Alex Vraciu, Don Lopez (2), Richard Asbury, Jim Goodson, Herschel H. Green, Dick Rossi, Tex Hill, Ed Rector, Urban L. ‘Ben’ Drew, Gerald W. ‘Jerry’ Johnson, Jeff DeBlanc, Frank W. Klibbe, Lyndon O. Marshall, S. W. ‘Swede’ Vejtasa, Herman E. Ernst, and John Alison. In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Crisp military report detailing rank and compensation of those employed in the Wisconsin Territory 327. James J. Archer and Charles G. Harker. Archer

was a colonel of the 5th Texas, commanding the Texas brigade.

After the Battle of Seven Pines, he was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to A. P. Hill’s division. He is remembered for his leadership in the ‘Light Division,’ his efforts at Gaines Mill, the Manassas campaign, the capture of Harper’s Ferry and the Battle of Antietam. Harker was a Confederate Colonel, serving at Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, and at Stones River, where he earned the promotion to Brigadier General. He was mortally wounded on the battlefield at Kennesaw Mtn. Manuscript DS, signed “J. J. Archer” and “C. G. Harker,” one page of blue lightly-lined paper, 21.25 x 16.5, November 1859.

Military report from the Wisconsin Territory of persons and articles employed and hired in the field, signed with rank. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one of which passes through a single letter of each signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

328.

Band of Brothers.

Satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of the 101st Airborne parachuting, signed in black felt tip by Buck Compton and ‘Wild’ Bill Guarnere. Rolled and in fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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329. Battle of Britain.

Eighty-nine Battle of Britain memorial postcards, 6 x 4, featuring an image of the memorial at Capel el Ferne near Folkestone, each individually signed in ink or felt tip by a Battle of Britain pilot, with most adding missions and dates. Signers include A. J. Aldwinckle, C. Bamberger, J. Chamberlain, T. Dalton-Morgan, H. Evans, P. Fox, A. Gear, R. Haine, H. S. Imray, R. L. Jones, R. A. Kings, K. Lawrence, J. G. Millard, T. Neil, E. G. Parkin, G. Pushmann, W. A. Read, H. J. Riddle, E. Seabourne, T. Vigors, and W. Walker. A more comprehensive list is available for download at rrauction.com. In overall fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

330. Battle of Britain. Color postcard, 6 x 4, featuring an image of the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel le Ferne near Folkestone, signed in black felt tip by 13 pilots, with each adding their mission.

Signers are: A. G. Burdekin, B. W. Brown, N. H. D. Ramsay, T. B. Fitzgerald, J. C. F. Hayter, D. W. Hunt, R. A. McGowan, J. I. B. Walker, J. W. Pye, K. Dawick, M. M. Shand, A. A. Gawith, and J. G. Pattison.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

331. Bell X-1. Two FDCs, one signed in black felt tip by USAF Bell X-1 back up and chase pilot, Bob Hoover, and the other in black felt tip by NACA/NASA X-1 test pilot, Robert A. Champine. Doublematted with a photo of both men standing by an aircraft to an overall size of 12 x 18. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

332. Black Sheep Squadron.

Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Pappy Boyington wearing his pilot cap and goggles, signed in black felt tip by Jim Hill, Ed Harper, and Glenn Bowers; signed in blue felt tip by Fred Losch; and in black ballpoint by one other. In fine condition, with a trivial ink notation in the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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333. Louis-Alexandre Berthier. One of Napoleon’s favorite

Marshals (1753–1815). LS in French, signed “A. Berthier,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 4, 1812. Untranslated letter to another famous Marshal of Napoleon, Lefevre, Duke of Dantzig, during the tragic Russian campaign, transmitting military orders from Napoleon. The emperor also needs wheat grain to feed his troops and Marshal Bertier arranges with Marshal Duke of Dantzig for its transport. Central horizontal and vertical fold, with vertical fold through first letter of signature, a uniform shade of toning, and a few minor creases, otherwise fine condition. Any letter from the Russian campaign is quite scarce. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

334. Omar Bradley.

Signed book: A Soldier’s Story. First edition. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1951. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 618 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the title page, “To Allan, with best wishes, Omar N. Bradley.” In very good condition, with partially split front hinge, spine a bit loose, ding to edge of front board, as well as some scattered light staining. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

335. Simon Bolivar Buckner.

Confederate general (1823–1914) best remembered for submitting to Grant’s famous demand for unconditional surrender at the Battle of Fort Donelson. After the war, Buckner served as Governor of Kentucky, and, in 1896, as the unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate on the “Gold Democrats” ticket.

Ink signature, “S. B. Buckner,” and “Maj. Genl. Comdy” in another hand, on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 lightly-lined slip clipped from a letter or document, affixed to a slightly larger blue sheet. Light toning and show-through from adhesive on the reverse, trimmed edges, and the signature a shade light but completely legible, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“My son is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army and he’s looking into the Garand Rifle” 337. Mark W. Clark.

TLS signed “Mark Clark,” one page, 8.25 x 11, The Citadel letterhead, February 16, 1981. Letter to a gentleman in Kansas. In part: “My son is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army and he’s looking into the Garand Rifle and has told me he’ll write you directly when he gets the dope…With regards to my wife’s first book ‘Captain’s Bride, General’s Lady,’ it is out of print. The only thing to do is go to a good book store and request them to make a search for a copy…I, too, keep up to my neck in historical matters.” Letter is affixed by its top edge to the first free end page of a discarded library copy of Captain’s Bride, General’s Lady. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. The original mailing envelope is affixed to the front pastedown. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

338. Doolittle’s Raiders. Nine items:

color 18 x 12 poster of a B-25 medium bomber entitled ‘Payback Time!,’ signed in blue felt tip by R. E. Cole and Tom Griffin; and eight Doolittle Raider 3.5 x 2 cards, each signed black ink or pencil by Bill Bower, Hank Potter, Travis Hoover, Clayton J. Campbell, Charles McClure, Horace E. ‘Sally’ Crouch, Davy Jones, and Chase J. Nielsen. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

336. James H. Doolittle. Two commemorative covers, both

commemorating “First to fly ‘blind’ relying solely on instruments,” one with a stamped cachet honoring the first anniversary of Interstate Airlines (1929), the other with a stamped cachet honoring the dedication of the Goshen Municipal Airport (1929). Both signed in fountain pen, “J. H. Doolittle.” Scattered light toning and soiling, and collector’s stamps to reverse of both, as well as an affixed caption and fingerprint to one, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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339. Doolittle’s Raiders. CColor

11 x 15 print of Ross Greening’s famous painting entitled ‘Jimmy Leads the Way, Doolittle Tokyo Raid, 0820 18 April 1942,’ signed in pencil by 22 “Raiders,” including David J. Thatcher, R. E. Cole, Hank Potter, Joe Manske, J. R. Stork, Tom Griffin, and Travis Hoover.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 20.25 x 24. In very fine condition. Oversized.RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

343. Enola Gay and Bock’s Car. Two prints: limited edition color print entitled ‘Dawn, the World Changed Forever,’ #486/1000, 23.25 x 17.25, featuring the Enola Gay en route to Hiroshima and bearing a small informational silver plate, signed in pencil by Paul Tibbets, Tom Ferebee, Dutch Van Kirk, George Caron, Richard Nelson, and by the artist, William S. Phelps; and a second limited edition color print entitled ‘Lonely Flight to Destiny,’ #486/1000, featuring the Bock’s Car flying over Kokura and bearing a small informational silver plate, signed in pencil by Charles Albury, Fred J. Olivi, James Van Pelt, John D. Kuharek, Ray Gallagher, and by the artist, Craig Kodera. Housed in a 25 x 18 printed envelope entitled “The Men Who Brought the Dawn: The Atomic Missions of ‘Enola Gay’ and ‘Bock’s Car.’” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200) 344. Enola Gay: George Caron. Lim-

ited edition souvenir typescript entitled, ‘Hiroshima, I Saw It First, from the eyewitness account of Enola Gay tail gunner, George (Bob) Caron,’ thirty-nine pages, copyright 1993, #87/150. Signed on the third page in blue ink, “George R. Caron.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

341. Doolittle’s Raiders and Enola Gay. Souvenir DS, a

facsimile of the final page of the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945, 22 x 17, entitled Instrument of Surrender, signed in black or blue ink by 17 Doolittle Raiders and two Honorary Raiders, and by Paul Tibbets and Dutch Van Kirk of the Enola Gay crew. Displayed on a foam core mount to an overall size of 26 x 21. In fine condition.

Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

345. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. Glossy 7 x 5 photo of Tibbets chatting with three other officers, signed in black felt tip, “Paul W. Tibbets, Enola Gay, Hiroshima 0915 6 Aug 45.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

342. Enola Gay. Card-

stock 10 x 8 photo of Paul Tibbets, Thomas Ferebee, and Theodore Van Kirk posing in front of the Enola Gay, signed in blue felt tip by all three, with each crew member adding their flight assignment.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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346. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. Cardstock 8 x 10 photo of

the Hiroshima mushroom cloud, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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347. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets.

Original color 17.5 x 23.5 print entitled “I am looking forward to dictating peace to the United States in the White House at Washington,” –Admiral Yamamoto, featuring an image of the admiral and followed by the caption, “What do YOU say, AMERICA?” signed in black felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot, B29 Enola Gay, To Hiroshima, Japan, 6 Aug. 1945.”

Displayed on a foam core mount to an overall size of 22.5 x 28.5. In fine condition, with a central horizontal and vertical fold, as issued. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

348. Enola Gay: Dutch Van Kirk.

Three different glossy and satin-finish 10 x 8s, one color, one featuring the Hiroshima mushroom cloud, and the others of Van Kirk, each signed in blue felt tip, “Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator, Enola Gay, [Hiroshima] 6 Aug 1945.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

349.

Flying Tigers. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the A. V. G. Flying TIgers in flight near the China-Burma border in May of 1942, signed in black felt tip by Charlie Bond, Dick Rossi, R. T. Smith, Ed Rector, Bob Neale, and Tex Hill. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

351. John C. Fremont. Prominent Amer-

ican explorer, military officer, and politician (1813–1890) who mapped the Oregon Trail, played a prominent part in conquering California during the Mexican War, and ran in 1856 as the first Republican presidential candidate. Scarce ink signature, “J. C. Fremont, 2d. Lt. Topl. Engineers,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. Uniform toning, a few light spots of soiling, irregularly trimmed edges, and a stray ink mark passing through the signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Rare correspondence from the Cavalry leader 352. Wade Hampton. Confed-

erate military officer and politician (1818–1902) who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee’s Chief of Cavalry following Stuart’s death on the battlefield. Hampton later served as governor and senator from South Carolina. ALS, one page, lightlylined, 7.75 x 9.75, E. H. Owen embossed letterhead, December 6, 1872. Hampton writes, in part: “As you did not know before the meeting of our Board, whether any accommodation could be given to me I write to ask what determination was arrived at. I can give a sight-dft. on Memphis for $300…I should like to obtain that amt.” Intersecting folds, two of which lightly affect the last name of the signature, scattered light creases and wrinkles, and light toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Twice-signed 1869 mortgage bond from the Confederate calvary commander 350. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Confed-

erate general (1821–1877) who earned a reputation as the greatest cavalry officer of the Civil War. A subject of controversy even in his own lifetime, Forrest’s military legacy remains permanently clouded by his prewar career as a millionaire slave trader and, later, his role as first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Partly printed DS, signed twice “N. B. Forrest,” one page both sides, 16.75 x 20, September 1, 1869. A handsomely engraved (including a vignette of black cotton workers) first mortgage bond for the Selma Marion Memphis Railroad Company in the amount of $1,000. Thirty-three of the coupons remain attached to the lower portion. Forrest has signed as president of the company on both sides of the document. In very good condition, with a few small separations along intersecting folds (pinholes at intersections), some small tape repairs to paper loss to upper portion, scattered mild wrinkling and toning, and a few small spots of ink erosion. The signatures are dark and distinct. An ornate postbellum document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Hampton sends General Walker a lengthy correction of his History of the Second Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac: “Here we were sharply engaged for some hours before Hill made his attack & my men were deployed, dismounted, on both sides of the R.R. Hill’s first assault was repulsed, & when I saw him forming for a second one, I moved my whole force to the right, or east of the R.R.” 353. Wade Hampton. Confederate general and politician (1818–1902)

who replaced J. E. B. Stuart as Lee’s Chief of Cavalry following Stuart’s death on the battlefield. Hampton later served as governor and senator from South Carolina. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, May 17, 1887. Letter to General F. A. Walker thanking him for sending his History of the Second Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac, and pointing out a couple of errors. In full: “I have read with great interest the History of the 2nd Army Corp which you were kind enough to send to me, & as I know that you desire to have your work accurate, I write to call your attention to one or two minor mistakes in it. On your map of the Battlefield of Ream’s Sta-a rough copy of which is enclosed-you place two Regt’s of McGowan on the right of the R.R. facing Petersburg.

No part of his command was on that side of the R.R. nor were any confederate inf’try there during the fight. McGowan was on extreme right of the assaulting line.

The two cav. Divisions present were mine under command of Gen. M.C. Butler, & W.H.F. Lee’s under command of Col. J. Lucas Davis of the 10th Va. cav. Lee was sick & Absent. My Div’n crossed at Malone’s Bridge. When we first struck the enemy, & the other Div’n crossed the Rowanty by the Bridge on the Halifax Road, both concentrating at Malone’s Station. Here we were sharply engaged for some hours before Hill made his attack & my men were deployed, dismounted, on both sides of the R.R. Hill’s first assault was repulsed, & when I saw him forming for a second one, I moved my whole force to the right, or east of the R.R., my left resting on it, & as the inf’try attacked your front line, I struck that portion where you have, in your map, placed Gibbon.

The cav. unaided took this line & when it intersected the R.R. my men joined McGowan’s who were on the west of the Road. I spoke to McGowan at that point, for he was our old friend. So much as to the operations of my command, & now are you not mistaken in saying that your works were in advance of & to the west of, the R.R. My recollection is distinct that your front line was behind the Road. The embankment serving well for defensive purposes. I remained on the ground the day after the fight & I visited it several times afterwards, & I saw no works where your map [shows?] them, on the west of the road.

I have spoken to some of my officers, who were present, & to Gen. McGowan, who is now here, & they all concur in my opinion on this point.

There were a few rifle-pils covering your front, but they were at quite a distance from the R.R. On page 575, you say that ‘Hampton’s & W.H.F. Lee’s cav. Div’ns were sent across the James’ &c. At that time my Div’n, [or Butler’s 2 others], was on its way to the Valley, & we were camped on the night of 14th Aug. at Frederickshall Stn. about 50 miles from Richmond. That night, a [Y/D?] from Gen Lee recalled me, & I reached White’s Tavern, early on the 15th just after Gen Chambliss-who commanded a Brig. in W.H.F. Lee’s Div’n-was killed. I at once ordered the 1st & 2nd N.C. cav. of Lee’s other Brig. to dismount & attack. This they did with spirit driving the enemy across White Oak creek, & taking prisoners from four Inf’try Regts.” In fine condition, with faint edge toning to all pages. Reliving heated moments of battle, Hampton pens a vividly detailed recollection of his major victory during the Second Battle of Ream’s Station in 1864. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

354. Arthur T. Harris. Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1892–1984), aka “Bomber” Harris, best known

for his command of devastatingly effective British bombing efforts during World War II. Third-person TLS signed “Arthur T. Harris MRAF,” one page, 6 x 8, The Ferry House letterhead, May 1983. Letter reads, in full: “Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur T. Harris, Bt. thanks you for your interesting letter, but much regrets that there are no photographs as you request. However, an autograph is enclosed.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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355. Iwo Jima. Glossy 14 x 11 photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, signed in blue felt tip by WWII Medal of Honor recipients Jack Lucas, Hershel Williams, and George Wahlen. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

359. Japanese Surrender. Color glossy

356. Iwo Jima: Lindberg and Wells. Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of

Mount Suribachi, signed in black felt tip, “Charles W.Lindbergh, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10:30, A. M.” and “John K. Wells, C. O. 3rd Platoon, CO ‘E’ 2nd Bat. 28th Marines, 5th Marine Div. ‘Iwo Jima’ Feb. Mar. 1945.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

357. Iwo Jima: Charles Lindberg. Three items: satin-finish 8

x 10 photo of the first flag raising on Iwo Jima, signed in black felt tip, “Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10:30 A.M.”; a printed cloth 6 x 4 American flag, on a miniature stick, signed in black felt tip; and one of Lindberg’s business cards, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to top edge of photo. Accompanied by a printed program from Lindberg’s funeral service. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

10 x 8 photo of the Japanese surrender on the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945, signed in blue felt tip by R. E. Cole, Tom Griffin, Dutch Van Kirk, and Morris R. Jeppson. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

360. Korean Wa r. Vi b r a n t

color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Marilyn Monroe performing for a crowd of troops during the Korean War, signed in black or blue felt tip by seven Medal of Honor Recipients of the Korean War: Rudolfo Hernandez, Bill ‘Doc’ Charette, Duane Dewey, Hiroshi Miyamura, Robert Simanek, Thomas Hudner, and Ola Lee Mize, with many adding their year(s) of service. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Stonewall Jackson writes to Major Peyton at Headquarters in North Virginia

358. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. Appointed a briga-

dier general when the Civil War broke out, Jackson (1824–1863) organized a brigade of Virginians who fought at the first Battle of Bull Run. It was there that the unit was described as standing its ground like a ‘stone wall,’ and the name forever became attached to Jackson. Hours after victories at Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville, Jackson was accidentally shot by one of his own men and died eight days later. Unsigned envelope addressed in Jackson’s hand, 5.5 x 3. Jackson writes to “Major H. E. Peyton, A Inspector Genl., Hd. Qrs. A. N. Va., Culpeper C. House.” Henry E. Peyton, the recipient, then writes over the left end of the envelope, “Hand writing of Genl. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson…to my friend Col. J. Teal, S. F. Sept. 27, 1871.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing with a central vertical crease, areas of paper loss and bends to the corners, a few mild tears to the top edge, and Jackson’s writing a shade light, but completely legible. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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361. Felix von Luckner and Lowell Thomas. Signed book:

Count Luckner: The Sea Devil. First edition.

NY: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1927.

Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 308 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink by Luckner and in blue ink, “Dear Harold Stein—May you never have to walk the plank! Lowell Thomas.” Some mirroring of Luckner’s signature on opposite page, mild toning to inside pages, light sunning to spine, and some light rubbing to covers, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

362. Douglas MacArthur. Pristine signed book: Reminiscences.

Special limited edition, this being No. 962 of 1750. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1964. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.5 x 9.5, 438 pages. Signed on the limitations page in blue ink, “Douglas MacArthur.” In fine condition, with a bit of light wear to the slip case. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The legendary general inscribes for the first lady of California 364. Douglas MacArthur. Program from

an American Legion dinner in honor of MacArthur’s 75th birthday, 7.25 x 10.25, held on January 26, 1955, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ink to Virginia Knight, wife of then-California governor Goodwin Knight, “To A lovely lady—Douglas MacArthur.”

In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and mild handling wear. Accompanied by two original unsigned photos from the event. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

365. George C. Marshall. Early TLS signed with a seldom-seen “G. C. Marshall, Jr.,” one page, 7 x 9, American Expeditionary Forces, Office of the Commander in Chief letterhead, December 21, 1919.

Colonel Marshall responds to D. A. Long, publisher of the Lowell Sunday Telegram, in full: “General Pershing has received your letter of December 16th, which was forwarded to him from Washington, and he appreciates very much your courtesy in writing him asking for a message for the residents of the Lowell indsutrial [sic] community. Due to the large number of requests of this nature which the General has received, and the very strenuous inspection trip in which he is now engaged, he has not found it possible to prepare such a statement.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and uniform toning. A letter bearing fantastic association between Pershing, a legendary WWI general, and Marshall, who would come into his own greatness for leadership of the Allied victory in WWII. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

MacArthur writes to the California governor during election time: “The prize should have gone to you without contest”

363. Douglas MacArthur. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 27, 1958. Letter to California Governor Goodwin J. Knight. In part: “Thank you so much for your remembrance of my birthday. It was thoughtful of you and I appreciate it. Your message was inspiring, indeed. Best of luck in the campaign. The prize should have gone to you without contest.” Partial separations along horizontal folds, uniform toning, a few edge chips, scattered creases, and a couple of pencil notations and stamps, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I congratulate you that we have Mr. Fillmore as our candidate for the Presidency—I believe by energetic effort and timely exertion he can be elected” 366. Humphrey Marshall. Confederate general and congressman during the American Civil War. ALS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, February 27, 1856. Marshall writes, in full: “Your of this date came tonight—I owe you an apology for not acknowledging your letters before but I have been constantly sick for three weeks past and neglectful of everything. I cheerfully & gratefully acknowledge your prompt remittance to me of your check for $1500 as per my request and will return it to you in a very few days from this time, if I have to go into bank to obtain it for I have not heard from home yet,” adding the post script, “I congratulate you that we have Mr. Fillmore as our candidate for the Presidency—I believe by energetic effort and timely exertion he can be elected.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one of which lightly passes through the florid signature, uniform toning, a light area of soiling, a few trivial tears, and some trivial brushing to some of the text. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

367. George McClellan. Ink signature,

“Geo. B. McClellan, Maj. Genl USA,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with a horizontal fold under signature and some scattered light toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Dotty led the first B-29 bombing raid on Tokyo on Nov. 24, 1944” 368. Memphis Belle: Bob Morgan. TLS signed “Bob Mor-

gan,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, August 19, 1995. In a response to Larry Bowe of a Canadian Historical Society, Morgan writes, in part: “I’m enclosing a catalogue which my wife, Linda, recently prepared that has information on both the Belle and the B-29, Dauntless Dotty, that I commanded.

Dotty led the first B-29 bombing raid on Tokyo on Nov. 24, 1944…I don’t have a lot of time to keep regular correspondence. My wife has me on the lecture and personal appearance circuit, which we do on weekends, and I still work full time in the real estate business.” In fine condition, with some light creasing. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of the Memphis Belle and a printed biography. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

369. Military. Collection of 172 ink and pencil signatures on individual off-white cards, each measuring approximately 5 x 3, from various military figures. Signers include George S. Patton, Jr., Gabby Gabreski (4), Paul Tibbets, Gene Fluckey (2), Joe Foss, Robert S. Scott, Robin Olds (2), Tex Hill, Johnnie Johnson, Edward Teller, Frank ‘Pete’ Everest, Albert C. Wedemeyer, Joe Kittinger, Curtis E. LeMay (2), William J. ‘Pete’ Knight, and W. C. Westmoreland.

A more comprehensive list is available for download at rrauction.com.

In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

“It may help you to teach the Westminster boys how to write English!”

370. Montgomery of Alamein. ALS, one page, 8 x 10,

personal letterhead, January 10, 1969. In part: “You may like to have a copy of the Wellington Memorial Lecture which I delivered a the R. U. S. I. in September 24….It may help you to teach the Westminster boys how to write English! As a result of our conversation on the telephone I hope you will now, yourself, get somebody to instruct you in calligraphy. I am willing to do it for a small fee!” In fine condition, with three horizontal mailing folds and some trivial creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“We have a front in Europe stretching from the Baltic to Trieste, and we must be careful to treat this as one great problem” 371. Montgomery of Alamein. ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8, embossed stationery with Alamein adding “The War Offices,” July 28, 1948. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff writes, in full: “You may like to see the attached paper. We have a front in Europe stretching from the Baltic to Trieste, and we must be careful to treat this as one great problem. My conclusions about Trieste are in the Memorandum.” Scattered light creasing, a few trivial spots of toning, staple marks to the top edge, a trivial spot of rubbing below the signature, and mounting remnants along the left edge on the reverse, otherwise fine condition.

In September 1948 parties of the Brussels Treaty formed a military agency, the Western Union Defense Organization “to cooperate with the United Nations Security Council to maintain international peace and security.” The Field Marshal was appointed permanent Chairman of the Land, Naval and Air Commanders-in-Committee, until it was replaced

by NATO in 1951, and tapped Montgomery as its Deputy Supreme Commander Europe. An East-West war threatened postwar Trieste; it was widely assumed that a Yugoslav attack was likely and that the port could not be held, so the British, assisted by Americans, stationed troops as an emergency peacekeeping group.

Trieste, an important seaport on the Adriatic had surrendered to New Zealand troops in 1945, but Yugoslavia claimed the port. To reduce tensions between Italy and Yugoslavia, The Free Territory of Trieste was established as part of the peace treaty. When Alamein visited Trieste in 1948 to view the troops stationed there, the fear of an “Iron Curtain” developed from the Baltic to the Adriatic, making the territory the eastern edge of the division of Europe and signaling the beginning of the Cold War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Morgan issues an 1862 pass to Colonel Grenfell to secure an independent command and $250,000 of supplies for his Kentucky dragoons 372. John Hunt Morgan. Confederate general (1825–1864). Rare war-dated manu-

script DS, signed “Jno H. Morgan, Col Comd Brig,” one page, 7.25 x 10, September 20, 1862. Pass issued to Colonel G. St. Leger Grenfell reads, in full: “Colonel G. St. Leger Grenfell, the Assistant Adjutant General of my Brigade being about to proceed to Richmond, Va., on duty connected with my command. This is to request that all authorities both military & civil will give him every aid and assistance in furtherance of his object.” A short note written later by Grenfell is penned underneath to Colonel Freemantle reads, “I have much pleasure in sending you John H. Morgan’s autograph.

Sincerely, G. St. Leger Grenfell, Colonel & Inspector General Commanding, Army of Tennessee.” Two pencil notations to document, most likely in Freemantle’s hand reads, “Killed in Tennessee 1864,” and “Now a convict in Dry Tortugas 1865.” An endorsement is written through the text of the document and reads, “Transportation furnd in kind to Chattanooga.” Document is also docketed on the reverse, “Transportation furnished in Kenn to Knoxville, Tenn. W. D. Lappe, Trans Agt C.S.A.” Double matted and framed, so both sides may be viewed, with a portrait of Morgan and a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 25 x 21. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and aforementioned endorsement through text and pencil notations. Accompanied by a copy of Colonel Grenfell’s Wars which explains why Morgan sent him to Richmond.

In 1862, Morgan of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, operated under Bragg’s command and was actively seeking independence from his authority, employing Colonial Grenfell to intercede for him with the Confederate War Department. Grenfell was an English mercenary and an ex-consular official who Lee had attached to Morgan as an assistant adjutant general. Morgan issued a pass for Grenfell to go to Richmond, using his diplomatic skills to secure an independent command and $250,000 to purchase supplies. The British soldier of fortune achieved both and more, also acquiring any rations not available through Bragg’s own stores. In December 1862 Morgan was promoted to brigadier general and Grenfell became “frustrated with the independency of Colonel Morgan’s Kentucky dragoons,” parting company with Morgan to serve as General Wheeler’s Inspector General of Cavalry of the Army of Tennessee. On March 23, 1863, he met Colonel Freemantle, visiting the Army of Tennessee while on leave from his English unit, The Coldstream Guards.

In 1864, Grenfell resigned from the Confederacy, but was arrested for taking part in a failed attempt to establish a Northwestern Confederacy.

At his 1865 court martial, he was sentenced to death for his role in the Copperhead Conspiracy but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Confined at Fort Jefferson on Dry Tortugas, Florida, Grenfell and three other prisoners escaped by boat during a storm and were never heard from again. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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Uncommon endorsement of “Bonaparte,” as premier consul 373. Napoleon. Endorsement, boldly signed with his less

common “Bonaparte,” on the left side of a one page manuscript document, 8 x 12, dated July 27, 1802. Document is from the Department of the Ainse, this one being Prefecture from the Chateau Thierry. Light intersecting folds, a uniform shade of mild overall toning, several other notes and endorsements, and a small hole to lower left, otherwise fine condition. A lesser-seen form on Napoleon’s signature on a well-preserved document. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Patton gives his approval to an honorable discharge of a machine gunner 374. George S. Patton. Partly-printed DS, signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, September 2, 1933. General Patton signs an honorable discharge from the US Army for Thomas J. Rogers, “Sergeant, Machine Gun Troop Third Cavalry, by reason of Expiration term of service.” Rogers’ service record appears on reverse. Scattered toning, a few light spots of soiling, and two punch holes to the top, otherwise fine condition. A pristine signature from the revered general. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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The Red Baron signs an incredibly scarce first edition copy of his ‘contemptuous’ life story 376. Manfred von Richthofen. Fabled

German military pilot (1892–1918), known as the ‘Red Baron,’ who shot down 80 enemy planes in World War I before he was killed in action at age 25. Signed book: Der Rote Kampffliger. First edition. Berlin: Berlaa Ullftein & Co., 1917. Softcover, 4.25 x 6.5, 185 pages.

Signed at the top of the title page in black ink “Fhr. v. Richthofen,” adding what appears to be an inscription underneath. In very good condition, with uniform toning to pages, moderate wear and creasing to covers, and some light creasing and partial separation to spine.

The German-language title of this tome more accurately describes the moniker used by the pilot in his brief lifetime—‘Der Rote Kampfflieger,’ or ‘The Red Battle Flyer.’ Written as World War I still raged, the book is said to have suffered from the propaganda and censorship of the era. For his part, even though the work was attributed to Richthofen, the German captain said following its publication that its tone was too contemptuous, and that he was no longer such an insolent individual. As Richthofen did not survive the war, this is the only work of its kind directly attributable to him, and signed copies are virtually unobtainable. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

“President John F. Kennedy, after observing a successful launch of a Polaris missile from the USS ANDREW JACKSON in November 1963, said: ‘Once one has seen a Polaris firing, the efficacy of this weapon system as a deterrent is not debatable’” 377. Hyman Rickover. Typed manuscript, signed “H. G. Rickover,” one page, 8 x 10.5, February 13, 1967. Entitled “The Polaris Submarine,” manuscript reads, in part: “The USS WILL ROGERS is the last of 41 Polaris submarines authorized by Congress. The occasion seems appropriate for a brief summary of the purpose of the Polaris program. It was just a dozen years ago that the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS NAUTILUS, put to sea (17 January 1955). That same year the Navy began developing a ballistic missile for launching from a nuclear submarine.

The first such missile was launched from the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, 20 July 1960. It is the combination of nuclear propulsion with long-range atomic missiles that makes Polaris submarines virtually invulnerable and highly lethal weapon systems…President John F. Kennedy, after observing a successful launch of a Polaris missile from the USS ANDREW JACKSON in November 1963, said: ‘Once one has seen a Polaris firing, the efficacy of this weapon system as a deterrent is not debatable.’ And President Johnson, in his special message on national defense, 18 January 1965, announced that the administration proposed to develop a new missile system--Poseidon-to increase the striking power of our missile carrying submarines. The advantage to the United States is obvious. Any would-be aggressor is aware that we possess 41 Polaris submarines, whose location he does not know, each equipped with 16 missiles having destructive power greater than that of all explosives used in World War II. For him to attack the U.S. proper, unless he had previously destroyed our Polaris fleet, would be futile.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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378. Charles E. Rosendahl. Vice Ad-

miral in the United States Navy (1892–1977).

Three items: glossy 5 x 3.5 candid photo of Rosendahl leaning out of a command center, signed in fountain pen at the bottom, “C. E. Rosendahl”; one commemorative cover honoring the 15th Year of Service to the Fleet USS Bryce Canyon, postmarked September 15, 1965, signed in fountain pen just beneath the postmark; and a color postcard, 5.5 x 3.5, featuring a picture of the World War Monument, Seventh Regiment, New York, signed in fountain pen at the bottom on the reverse. Photo and commemorative cover in fine condition. Postcard in very good with scattered toning, multiple postage stamps, an area of paper loss to the bottom left corner, and notations in other hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

381. William T. Sherman. Ink signature, “W.

T. Sherman, General,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 card. Uniform toning, light pencil remnant to top right, and a touch of light soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

379.

Royal Air Force. Collection of

nine items, consisting of various sized signed photos, signatures, letters, and a commemorative cover, signed in ink and felt tip by various Royal Air Force members. Signers are: Ken Brown (2), Leonard Cheshire (2), Arthur T. Harris (2), Johnnie Johnson (2), Bob Stanford-Tuck. In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold to a Johnnie Johnson photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

380. Robert L. Scott.

Three items: TQS, one page, 8.5 x 11. Headed at the top, “Memorable Event,” in full: “The greatest thrill was the first time I ever flew with the Flying Tigers before I joined them. You see, they didn’t think much of us regular fliers. I had come in and gone to sleep under the mosquito netting, when a bunch of the Flying Tigers burst into my room. Not knowing what was happening, I grabbed the revolver I kept under my pillow and pointed it at them. They had come to ask if I would go on a mission with them, never thinking that I would. I readily agreed. They were really testing me out. At one point while we were up, someone in the group pointed out a Japanese train below and told me to attack it. I went diving down, straight for the train. I had just assumed that some of them were with me, but as I looked around I realized that I had no wing cover. They had sent me in alone to see what I was made of. From that point on I was in, and they became by best friends”; commemorative cover honoring Scott, signed in black ink; and a satin-finish 7 x 5 photo of Scott in the cockpit, signed in black felt tip, “Robert L. Scott, 23rd Fighter Group, China—1942 (22 kills).”

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“This therefore will be my last visit to West Point” 382. William T. Sherman. ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” three

pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the Untied States, Washington, D. C. letterhead, May 31, 1882.

Sherman writes to Colonel “Charley” H. Hoyt, in part: “I am much obliged for your letter and the details of trains & boats. I will probably come up in day time Saturday, June 10—reaching West Point by the train which leaves the city at 6:30 and arriving at 8:05—But of this I will advise you later…The family is getting ready for the summer at Oakland, Md., where Mrs. Sherman has taken a furnished house.

We are all pretty ready to return to St. Louis this fall for good—as the Retiring Bill will include me, the only open question being as to the rate of compensation after retirement. If my pay be reduced I will embark in some business—if not I will take no risk. This therefore will be my last visit to West Point.” Light creasing, a uniform shade of toning, and a small separation to the right edge of each page, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, addressed in Sherman’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

383. William T. Sherman.

Crisp and clean Riggs & Co. bank check, 7.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to Dfb. Mrs. A. M. Thackara for $16.70, February 24, 1882. Light toning, a central cancellation cut, and a finer cancellation imprint, reinforced on the reverse and lightly affecting the last letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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385. William T. Sherman. Dignified ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” one lightly-

lined page, 5 x 8, Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead, January 21, 1880. Sherman writes to Andrew H. H. Dawson, in full: “I thank you for the great compliment of your generous tender of hospitality on the occasion of the proposed celebration of Scotland Peasant Rock on the 28th inst. and regret extremely that public duties prevent my acceptance” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, two of which pass through two letters of the signature, uniform toning with some scattered light foxing and soiling, and a small area of separation to one of the horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Orders have come in, (confidential), and I am shoving off for Washington tomorrow”

386. Joseph Stilwell. War-dated ALS signed “Joe,” one page

both sides, 5.25 x 7.5. To Med. In part: “Orders have come in, (confidential), and I am shoving off for Washington tomorrow…

I want to thank you for all you have done for us while I have been bumming around here. Instead of the few days I thought it might be, it has stretched out to two and a half months, and I am very much afraid that I have proved to be a semi-permanent imposition rather than a temporary guest…The best of luck to you. You will hear from me again, I hope, but in the mean while keep your fingers crossed.” In fine condition, with scattered surface creasing, and two separate notations in another hand, one in pencil and one in ink. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, postmarked January 21, 1945. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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387. Gustavus W. Smith. Confederate general (1821–1896). Signed book: Sword and Gown. Author’s edition. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Leather-bound embossed hardcover, 5 x 7.25, 308 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free-end page in pencil, “Miss ‘Lizzie’ A—With compliments & best wishes of G. W. Smith—U, S, A, 1861.” In very good condition, with uniform toning to the body, scattered mild toning to the opening pages, with heavier areas along the edges, some light spotting and soiling, pencil notations in another hand to the opening and ending pages, rippling to the pages and covers, a loose, but intact hinge, mild wear to the cover, and fraying to the head and tail. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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A rare endorsement from the Battle of the Wilderness, signed exactly one week before Stuart’s untimely death 388. J. E. B. Stuart. Fabled Confederate general (1833–1864) best known for his consummate skill in reconnaissance and as a cavalry officer.

After leading successful offensive actions during the Northern Virginia Campaign—as well as a ‘late,’ disastrous showing at Gettysburg, which led to a personal rebuke by Lee—Stuart was killed during the Overland Campaign at the age of 31.

War-dated endorsement signed, “J. E. B. Stuart, Major Genl,” clipped from a larger document concerning the promotion of an officer. Endorsement reads, “Hd Qrs…Respectfully forwarded and recommended,” and is signed underneath

by Stuart. Double matted and framed with a color engraved portrait and a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 23.25 x 22. Front portion of document is affixed to reverse of frame. In fine condition, with last couple letters of signature a shade or two light due to decreased ink flow, and light show-through from writing on reverse.

In the spring of 1864, Grant launched the Overland Campaign offensive against Lee’s army with the Battle of the Wilderness. On May 4, two days after this endorsement was signed, Stuart’s cavalry was stretched along the Rapidan River to gather intelligence and report any movements. The battle took place the next day based, in part, on reports supplied by Stuart’s men but it was fought to a tactical draw. Grant disengaged and pushed his offensive towards the Confederate capital of Richmond. While Grant and Lee marched their troops towards Spotsylvania, Stuart’s cavalry fought delaying actions at Laurel Hill.

Sheridan, with Grant’s blessing, aggressively directed his cavalry to “move out in force against Stuart’s command and whip it.” The CSA general answered by sending his outnumbered force to intercept the Union troops. The two armies collided at the Battle of the Yellow Tavern on May 11 where the 1st Virginia Calvary mounted a countercharge, pushing Sheridan’s soldiers back. As Stuart fired his revolver at the retreating Michigan Calvary, a dismounted Union private, John Huff, shot and mortally wounded the general. He was taken to Richmond by ambulance and died the next day, effectively crippling the Confederate cavalry for the rest of the war.

Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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Taylor works to establish a Confederate secret society in 1869 to strike down Reconstruction exploitation of the South: “We are making a similar movement in each of the Southern States”

389. Richard Taylor. Confederate general (1826–1879) and the son of President Zachary Taylor ALS signed “R. Taylor,” three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 21, 1869. Letter to J. Hanson Thomas. In full: “Knowing how fully your sympathies are with us, I send you some circulars for distribution in Baltimore and other places in your state. We are making a similar movement in each of the Southern States.

I write also to Gen. Brent, asking him to confer with you as to the best manner of accomplishing the object proposed. No one else in Maryland will be written to. Please convey to Mrs. Thomas and your family the kindest regards of Mrs. Taylor and myself.” In very good condition, with slight separations along horizontal folds, scattered light soiling, heavier to first page, staple hole to top left, and a pencil notation under signature.

Upon his return home to New Orleans, Taylor, the brother-in law of Jefferson Davis, found his estate had been confiscated and sold, and was forced to sell his two horses in order to bring his wife and children home. Having seen what he called the “deplorable conditions” in the south, the general bitterly opposed Reconstruction believing that Republicans and Northern “carpetbaggers” sought to exploit the South for financial gain and power. His 1878 memoirs, Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War, an examination of the Civil War and the Reconstruction era under Johnson and Grant, is still highly recommended today.

Taylor worked with the Democratic party to strike down Reconstruction, but when “Republican Radical Reconstruction” policies passed, the Confederacy found itself at the mercy of their new masters, the United States Army, and while white southerners lost their right to vote and hold office, blacks got the right to vote. Unhappy Confederate veterans formed secret societies from 1867-1870 to promote white supremacy and to oppose the Republican party. Among the better known groups were the Klu Klux Klan and the upscale Knights of the White Camelia.

The letter signed by the general may have been an attempt to start a secret society in Maryland to oppose Reconstruction and illustrates the deep dissatisfaction of post-war Confederate veterans. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

390. VJ Day Kiss. Iconic satin-finish

8 x 10 photo of ‘The Kiss’ between nurse Edith C. Shain and sailor Carl D. Muscarella, on August 14, 1945, signed in black felt tip by Shain and Muscarella.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

391. Duke of Wellington.

British soldier and statesman (1769–1852) who earned immortality for his stunning defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and who later served in the British government, including a brief tenure as Prime Minister. Third person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 5, February 12, 1842.

In part: “The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments…and in acknowledging the receipt of his note…recommends to him happily to the Noble Lord.” Scattered toning, central horizontal fold, and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Impressive gathering of WWII notables, including Gabby Gabreski, Tex Hill, and Pappy Boyington 394. World War II. Collec-

tion of 105 items, consisting of letters, FDCs, envelopes, photos, and signatures, each signed in ink by individuals involved in WWII. Signers include Charles W. Lindberg (3), Gabby Gabreski, Tex Hill, Pappy Boyington, Frank C. Mahin, S. W. ‘Swede’ Vejtasa, Hap Arnold, Carl S. Muscarello and Edith Shain, Kermit A. Tyler, Wallace E. Strobel, Dave E. Severance, John H. Towers, William H. Simpson, Charles H. Older, Mitchell Paige, E. A. Pollock, James D. Ramage, H. E. Regan, George J. Richards, M. B. Ridgeway, Michael T. Russo, Raymond F. Metcalfe, C. L. Mullins, Jr., Lauris Norstad, John McCrea, Joseph Malta, E. J. Marquart, Clarence Ames Martin, Curtis E. LeMay, Barney M. Giles, Oveta Culp Hobby, J. L. Holloway, Jr., Robert S. Johnson (2), Robert L. Eichelberger, Ira C. Eaker, L. E. Denfeld, James P. S. Devereux, Desmond J. Doss, Charles K. Duncan, Richard E. Bush, Mark Clark, J. Lawton Collins, John E. Dahlquist, William F. Dean, Patrick Bellinger, George I. Black, and Arthur D. Struble. In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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space & aviation 397. Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell. Tri-fold color program,

measuring 5.75 x 11 closed, honoring the 40th anniversary of the Gemini XII mission, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell, both adding their mission underneath. In fine condition. Accompanied by copies of photos taken at time of signing.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

401. Buzz Aldrin. Two hardcover books: Look to the Stars, signed on the title page in blue felt tip by Aldrin and illustrator Wendell Minor; and Magnificent Desolation, signed on the half-title page in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

402. Buzz Aldrin. Personal

398. Buzz Aldrin.

Superb color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Aldrin on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “’Magnificent Desolation’ Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI LMP.” In very fine condition. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

399. Buzz Aldrin.

Signed book: Magnificent Desolation. First edition, first printing.

NY: Harmony Books, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 326 pages. Signed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

400. Buzz Aldrin. Two hardcover books, Look to the Stars and Reaching for the Moon, each signed on the title page by Aldrin, with illustrator Wendell Minor signing Reaching for the Moon as well. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Aldrin, “Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.,” payable to Westward Ho Market for $167.88, November 29, 1981. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

403.

A LT Crew: Lousma and Fullerton.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of the first touchdown of the Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise, signed in black felt tip “Jack Lousma” and “Gordon Fullerton.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

404. Apollo 9.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 9 lunar module performing maneuvers in earth orbit, signed in blue felt tip by Dave Scott and Rusty Schweikart, and in green felt tip by Jim McDivitt, with all three adding their mission assignments. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for McDivitt, and a photo taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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405. Apollo 11. Four items: DS, one page, 11 x 8.5, reading in part: “Department of Defense, Manager for Manned Space Flight Support Operations, Be it known by these presents that QM2 Kenneth H. Hoback served in support of Department of Defense operations during the Apollo XI mission, the first Moon landing flight in July 1969,” signed in black felt tip “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “Michael Collins”; DS, one page 8 x 10.5, Helmsman Qualification certificate for QM3 Kenneth H. Hoback, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Best wishes to Kenny Hoback—Neil Armstrong” and “Buzz Aldrin”; a color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Armstrong posing in his spacesuit against a lunar background, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Kenny & ‘The Hornet,’ Neil Armstrong”; and a color 11 x 17 print for the USS Hornet Museum event ‘Splashdown! Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Apollo 11 & 12,’ July 16–25, 2004, signed in black ballpoint by Alan Bean, Hoback, a crew member of the Hornet, and a NASA team leader. In overall fine condition, with a few scattered light creases, scattered toning to the documents, and a few spots of soiling to the Defense Department certificate. Accompanied by a letter of commendation to the sailor from his commanding officer. The Armstrong photo and the Defense Department certificate are accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA/DNA; the Collins signature is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Rare oversized 1969 photograph of the Apollo 11 lunar landing inscribed to a retiring Air Force Colonel 406. Apollo 11. Color vintage semi-glossy 19.75

x 16 photo of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, with Buzz Aldrin descending to the moon’s surface, featuring an Apollo 11 patch affixed to the top left corner, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Art Salkin, With best wishes, Buzz Aldrin, July 20, 1969,” “Neil Armstrong,” and “Michael Collins.” Top edge of the photo is affixed to a cardstock mount of the same size. In very good condition, with some light creasing, rippling and surface marks from possible exposure to moisture, a few trivial areas of surface loss at the edges, and trimmed edges.

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Art Salkin was a World War II veteran who moved to Los Angeles after the war to work for Technicolor in their sales and PR departments. He joined the reserves, handling public relations for the Air Force before reporting for full-time duty during the Korean War Conflict and remained in the reserves until he retired from the Air Force circa 1969-1970. Salkin continued working in the film industry, as well as providing PR work through the Air Force with NASA. This signed 1969 photograph by the Apollo 11 flight crew was gifted to him for work he had done for NASA from a colleague. Large and particularly striking, this image was taken on the first day of the lunar landing, making it especially rare and highly-desirable, with an exceptionally bold Armstrong signature. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

407. Apollo 11: Aldrin and Collins.

Breath-taking color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the earthrise over the lunar horizon, signed in silver ink, “Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI, July 20, 1969,” and “Michael Collins, Apollo XI, July 20, 1969.”

In very fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace for Collins and a photo of Aldrin taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

408. Apollo 12. Apollo 12 prime

recovery ship postal cover with a cachet honoring the recovery force, signed in blue ballpoint by Richard Gordon, black ink by Charles Conrad, and black ballpoint by Alan Bean, also signed by the captain of the USS Hornet and the helicopter recovery pilot. In fine condition, with slight overlap to Gordon, Conrad, Bean, and the captain’s signatures and light postal cancellation to Gordon’s signature. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Scott Cornish. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Apollo 12. Apollo 12 splashdown postal cover, with a cachet honoring the recovery of the capsule, signed in ballpoint and ink by Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Richard Gordon, and two recovery personnel. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition, with Bean’s signature having a slightly fuzzy appearance. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

412. Apollo 13: Jerry Bostick.

Color 10 x 8 composite NASA photo of the Apollo 13 mission, signed in silver ink “Jerry Bostick, Flight Dynamics Officer—the mission, Technical Advisor—the movie.” In fine condition, with a few scattered bends. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

410. Apollo 12: Bean and Gordon. Color

satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 12 lunar lander approaching the surface of the moon, signed in silver ink, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12,” and “’LM Departure, Richard Gordon, Apollo XII CMP.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by photos taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

413. Apollo 15. German government postcard with an ink-stamped cachet commemorating the Apollo 15 mission, 5.75 x 4, signed in black ink by Dave Scott, Al Worden, Jim Irwin, and Robert R. Gilruth. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150) 414. Apollo 16. Color

satin-finish 9.5 x 7.5 color photo of the Apollo 16 crew standing in front of a lunar background with their mission logo, signed in blue felt tip

by Ken Mattingly, John Young, and Charlie Duke, inscribed in blue felt tip by Young, “To Larry, with many thanks and best wishes, Apollo 16, Ps. Simulation alone is not enough.” Affixed to a 10.5 x 8.25 size mount. In very good condition, with cracking to emulsion throughout, emulsion missing from upper right corner tip, and slight fading to the image. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Scott Cornish. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

415. Apollo 17: Gene Cernan. Color

Superb set of Apollo 13 crew signatures 411. Apollo 13. Bold felt tip signatures, “The Apollo 13 Crew— James Lovell,” “Fred Haise,” and “Jack Swigert,” on an off-white 6.25 x 8 sheet. In fine condition, with horizontal fold below signatures, and some mild toning and wrinkling. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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very limited edition 19 x 13 manuscript print entitled “The Last Words Ever Spoken,” numbered #44/45, bearing an image of Cernan on the lunar surface and a printed quotation of his last words spoken on the moon, signed in black felt tip underneath the image, with Cernan writing out the final words ever spoken by man on the moon: “And as we leave the Moon at ‘Taurus—Littrow,’ we leave as we came…and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind,” and signed underneath, “Gene Cernan.” In fine condition. In the years since leaving the moon, Cernan has rarely inscribed this quote in full, and as such few examples exist. This copy is one of only 45 examples that were created, and one of only 36 authorized for sale to collectors by Cernan. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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416. Apollo-Soyuz. Color 10 x 8 NASA composite photo of the crew and the Apollo Soyuz Test Project in orbit, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition. Provenance: The Deke Slayton Family Collection. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 417. Apollo-Soyuz. Color 10

x 8 NASA composite photo of an artist’s rendering of the ApolloSoyuz Test Project in space and their crews, signed in black felt tip

by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition.

Provenance: The Deke Slayton Family Collection.Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

419. Neil Armstrong. Color

NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, trimmed to a size of 7.5 x 9.5, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To Steinulf Oden, best wishes, Neil Armstrong.”

Aforementioned trimming, and a few scattered light creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

In a rare business tie-in, the first man on the moon aids in the re-launch of Thermalite 420. Neil Armstrong. Color

418. Neil Armstrong. Desirable color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong posing in his spacesuit against a lunar backdrop, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple paperclip impressions to top left, and a couple trivial bends. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Scott Cornish. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

printed invitation, 4 x 6.25, to a luncheon to launch the Thermalite Lift-Off Campaign, held at The Savoy in London on February 15, 1985, featuring Armstrong as the guest of honor.

Signed in the upper left corner in blue felt tip by Armstrong. In fine condition, with recipient’s name printed in blue ballpoint on the invitation line and a perforated right edge. Accompanied by a two-page press release for the Thermalite sales promotion, in which Armstrong presented three prizes of trips to view a shuttle launch, as well as Thermalite’s biography of Armstrong. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Extremely early Armstrong signature in a rare 1947 Wapakoneta yearbook 421. Neil Armstrong. The Retrospect yearbook, dating from Armstrong’s senior year at Blume High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio in 1947, hardcover, 8 x 11, 88 pages. Armstrong’s senior portrait is at the top of page 12, and signed in ink under his activities, “Neil Armstrong.” Among the activities he participated in during his three years at school are “Band (2,3,4) Vice-President 4,” and “Student Council 3,4.” Armstrong is pictured an additional six times in the yearbook, two in the band (one with the other officers), two for Student Council (one with the other officers), and two with the Senior Hi–Y, whose information reads, in part: “Clean Living–self-discipline in everyday life, Clean Speech–decency in conversation, Clean Scholarship–honesty in school, Clean Sportmanship–fairness in athletics.” In fine condition, with inside pages detached from covers, loose front hinge, expected handling wear, and light wear and soiling to covers.

Twenty-two years before his name would be etched into the history books, young Mr. Armstrong was associated with less-stellar—but no less noteworthy—pursuits such as band and student council. At age 16, he graduated 11th in his class of 78 students. His dedication to such creeds as those endorsed by the Senior Hi–Y, including “clean living,” “self-discipline,” and “decency,” would go on to serve him well in life—especially in the Apollo 11 moon landing and the demands of a post-NASA life as a living legend. Extremely uncommon in such early material! Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Armstrong goes to Australia to attend a space-themed insurance awards banquet 422. Neil Armstrong. Pro-

gram from the 1989 AMP Award Winners dinner, measuring 4 x 8.25 closed, held on January 20, 1989, at the Wentworth Sheraton Hotel, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Armstrong.

In fine condition, with a crease to top left corner and mild handling wear. In January 1989, Armstrong was the guest of Australia’s largest Mutual Assurance Society (AMP). He was present at the Sales winners banquet which had as its theme ‘Who Dares Wins.’ Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Shortly after his return from the moon, Armstrong serves as Grand Marshal in a West Virginia parade 423. Neil Armstrong. Program page, 7.75 x 9.75, titled at the

top, “Sailor Among the Stars,” featuring an image of Armstrong in his space suit, with the caption stating “Honorary Parade Marshal, Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong.” Page also bears a printed biography of Armstrong’s NASA and teaching career, as well as his personal life.

Final paragraph states “He will appear as honorary parade marshal during the Forest Festival grand feature parade, Oct. 3.” Signed in the upper right in blue ballpoint by Armstrong. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder, grading the item “8 NM–MT.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity and grading from PSA/DNA, grading the autograph an “8.” The Mountain State Forest Festival was held in Elkins, West Virginia in October 1969, where Armstrong served as the Grand Marshall for the Grand Feature Parade. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

424. Astronauts. An Eve-

ning with the Astronauts program, 5.5 x 8.5, two pages on two adjoining sheets, signed inside in blue ballpoint “Jack Swigert,” “Gene Cernan,” “D. K. Slayton,” and in red felt tip “Ron Evans.” The event was held December 10, 1971. Creasing and a scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

425. Astronauts. Seven items: six signed 8 x 10 color NASA photos and one signed photo, each signed in ink by the respective astronaut pictured. Signers are: Vance Brand (adding “Space is the Place!”), Daniel Brandenstein, John Fabian, Dale Gardner, Owen Garriott, Norman Thagard, and Paul Weitz. In overall fine condition, with some creasing and bends to a few photos, and a tear to Garriott’s photo along the right side repaired on the reverse with tape. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

426.

Astronauts.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 10 mission, signed in blue and black ink by Tom Stafford, Alan Bean, Ron Evans, Deke Slayton, Gene Cernan, Jack Lousma, and Karol Bobko. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

427. Aviators. Three items: FDC honoring the Golden Anniversary

of the United States Air Mail Service, signed in black felt tip, “Jacqueline Cochran”; commemorative cover honoring first flights of air mail, signed in fountain pen, “Earle Ovington”; and a blue ballpoint signature, “Paul W. Tibbets,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Some light rubbing and faint pencil notations to Cochran’s cover, light rubbing to Ovington’s, and light toning and a stamp to Tibbet’s card, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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428. Astronauts: One Shot Hunt. Intriguing matte-finish 10 x 8 photo

of NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts on a hunting expedition, all wearing “One Shot Hunt Team, Lander, Wyo.” baseball caps, and posing with three Native American guides, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Dave Scott, Alexei Leonov, Valeri Kubasov, Stu Roosa, and Vladimir Shatalov; in blue felt tip by Ron Evans, and in black ballpoint by Joe Allen. In fine condition, with Allen’s signature light, but legible. Accompanied by laserprint photos of Dave Scott taken at time of signing, as well as a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace.

According to the original consignor, he acquired Scott’s signature in the United Kingdom. During that encounter, the former astronaut explained that during a training exercise, the astronauts and cosmonauts were invited by Native Americans in Wyoming to participate in a “one-shot hunt.” Each man was armed with a rifle and one gunshot cartridge, and the person who got the kill was the overall winner. The consignor explained that Scott had remarked that not even he had a copy of this photo! An unusual pose that originates from the private collection of deceased astronaut Ron Evans. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

432. Robert Cardenas.

429. Alan Bean. NASA ‘Mis-

Interesting 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Cardenas in front of his aircraft, signed in black felt tip “Bob Cardenas.” In fine condition, with a lower left corner bend. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

sion Report’ publication for Apollo 12, 16 pages, 8 x 10.5, signed in black felt tip on the cover “The Adventure of a Lifetime, Alan Bean,” adding a sketch of a star following his sentiment. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

433. Scott Carpenter.

430. Frank Borman. Color

satin-finish 19 x 15 photo of the earth rise taken from lunar orbit, signed in silver ink, “Frank Borman ‘Apollo 8.’” Rolled and in fine condition, with a few scattered surface creases. Photo is housed in its original mailing tube. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Carpenter onboard a helicopter following his Mercury flight, signed in black felt tip “Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, 1962.” In fine condition with a couple of bends.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Comical photo of the 2TV1 crew —Brand, Kerwin, and Engle

431. Brand, Kerwin, and Engle. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the 2TV1 crew, signed in black felt tip by Vance Brand, Joe Kerwin, and Joe Engle. The 2TV1 was a ‘mission’ conducted on Earth in a vacuum chamber simulating a space trip in an Apollo module as accurately as possible. This unique pose shows the strain and camaraderie forged during such exercises as Brand hides behind dark glasses, Kerwin twirls flowers in his hand, and a seemingly exhausted Engle ‘relaxes’ with an intravenous tube in his right arm. In fine condition with a couple of creases, a paperclip impression at the lower left corner, and Brand retracing his signature.Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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434. Scott Carpenter. Color

satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Carpenter preparing for his Mercury flight, signed in blue felt tip, “Scott Carpenter, Aurora 7, 24 May, 1962.”

In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

435. Gene Cernan. Original page from the malfunction

checklist flown and used aboard the Apollo 17 mission, 7.5 x 10.5 with an integral file tab, signed in black felt tip “Carried to Surface of the Moon on Board Lunar Module ‘Challenger.’

Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII.” The two-sided sheet, dated July 12, 1972, includes procedural flow charts related to the operation of gas canisters and the like. Toning to tab and three punch holes along the left side, otherwise fine condition. A scarce and notable relic from America’s last manned moon mission to date! Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“The landing on the moon, orchestrated within this now almost natural environment, was perhaps the most demanding dozen minutes of my lifetime”

436. Gene Cernan. Souvenir typescript, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, entitled “One Man’s Being There,” featured as one of the forewords in A Century of Triumph: The History of Aviation. In part: “when one departs his home in earth orbit and leaves behind the safety of his own planet, things suddenly become ‘different’…The landing on the moon, orchestrated within this now almost natural environment, was perhaps the most demanding dozen minutes of my lifetime…This moment in history of ‘One Man’s Being There…’ is now the legacy of a nation—a rare privilege I’m proud to share with you.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

437. Alan Cobham. English aviation pioneer (1894–1973), who, as a member of the Royal Flying Corps in World War 1, became renowned as a long distance pilot. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Cobham in his pilot gear, signed in fountain pen, “Alan J. Cobham.”

Encapsulated in a protective PSA/DNA cover. In very good condition, with a horizontal crease above the bottom border, light toning, a mild area of soiling next to the signature, and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

438. Michael Collins. Crystal

clear color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Collins training in a command module simulator, signed in silver ink, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA..…(MB $100)

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439. Michael Collins. Color

443. Gordon Cooper. Color

8 x 10 photo of Collins posing in his spacesuit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few small surface creases and dings.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cooper in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip “Gordon Cooper, Faith 7, 1963.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

440. Charles Conrad and Dick Gordon. Glossy 8 x 10 composite

photo of the recovery of the Gemini capsule, signed in blue and black ballpoint by Charles Conrad and Dick Gordon, and also signed by two recovery personnel. All but Conrad have added a mission notation. In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks and a couple of stray ink marks. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

444. Bill Dana. Vintage M-2 cover postmarked at Edwards Air Force Base, signed in black felt tip “Bill Dana.” Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“My spacesuit worn on Faith 7 flight, Gordon Cooper” 441. Gordon Cooper. Glossy 10 x 8

photo of the NASA suit once worn by Gordon Cooper in Project Mercury, appropriately signed in blue felt tip “My spacesuit worn on Faith 7 flight, Gordon Cooper.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

442. Gordon Cooper. Glossy 10 x 8

NASA photo showing Cooper preparing for his Project Mercury flight, signed in blue felt tip “Gordon Cooper.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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445. Bill Dana. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dana in

the Dyna-Soar trainer in flight, signed in black felt tip “Bill Dana.” In fine condition, with a few bends. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

446. Kurt Debus. Former Ger-

many V-2 rocket scientist (1908– 1983) who in 1962 became the first director of the Kennedy Space Center. Department of Defense data sheet entitled White Sands Missile Range, 8 x 10.5, 12 pages, signed in black felt tip “Kurt H. Debus.” In fine condition with an upper left corner crease and stapled at the top left. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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450. Pete Everest.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Everest posing alongside his X-2, signed in black felt tip, “‘Pete’ Everest.” In fine condition, with a few light bends. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

451. Werner Franz.

Crew member and survivor of the Hindenburg disaster. Striking 8 x 10 cardstock photo of the Hindenburg enveloped in flames, signed in black felt tip, “Werner Franz.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

447. Amelia Earhart. Original vintage signed pencil sketch of a caricature of Earhart, done in another hand, on an off-white 8.75 x 12 sheet. In fine condition, with paper loss to corner tips and scattered light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

448. Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham. Commemorative

cover bearing a stamped Apollo 7 cachet, signed in blue ink by Donn Eisele, and in blue felt tip by Walt Cunningham. Cover also bears a Wally Schirra autopen signature. Accompanied by a preprinted thank-you card from Walt Cunningham noting this was originally purchased from his private collection. In fine condition, with several ballpoint notations to address area, and a paperclip impression to top edge. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

452. Gordon Fullerton. United States

Air Force officer, NASA astronaut, and research pilot at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Facility.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Fullerton in his cockpit, signed in black felt tip “Work hard!

Gordon Fullerton.” In fine condition, with bend to the lower right edge. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

449. Ron Evans. Let’s Fly to

the Moon: The Ultimate Personal Experience cassette tapes signed on the front of the insert in blue felt tip “Best Regards, Ron Evans.” In fine condition with some edge wear to the insert. The cassettes are included. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

453. Yuri Gagarin. Official Kniga cover, issued by the official USSR Philatelic agency, with a cachet honoring the Soviet space program, signed in the upper left in black ink by Gagarin. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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454. Gemini 3. Printed invitation, 4 x 5, for a dinner dance in honor of the Gemini 3 astronauts, held at the Gold Room of the Ramada Inn on April 30, 1965, signed in blue ballpoint by Gus Grissom and John Young. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

458. Bob Gilliland. Scale model of the SR-71A Blackbird, signed in black felt tip on a plaque affixed to the stand. In very fine condition.

Accompanied by a color 11 x 8.5 laser print image of Gilliland bearing a pre-printed signature which reads, “Robert J. Gilliland, Experimental Test Pilot, Lockheed Skunk Works, First Flight SR-71, 22 December 1964, 11-6-03.” RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

455. Gemini 6 and 7. Glossy 10 x 8 NASA

photo of the Gemini 6 and 7 astronauts with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey presenting the Harmon Aviation trophy to the astronauts, signed in black felt tip

by Wally Schirra, Tom Stafford, James Lovell, and Frank Borman. In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks. Accompanied by a vintage ink signature of Hubert Humphrey on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

456. Gemini 9. Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan posing in their spacesuits, signed in black ballpoint, “Best regards, Tom Stafford,” and in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Gene Cernan.” Paperclip impressions to right edge and an impression from a previous signature attempt by Stafford in the upper left, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 457.

Gemini Astronauts.

Manned Spacecraft Center Gemini VII and Gemini VI fact sheet, dated January 1966, 8.5 x 11, 24 pages.

Signed on the cover in felt tip and ink by Gemini astronauts James Lovell, Frank Borman, Wally Schirra, and Tom Stafford. In fine condition, with a light brush to Schirra’s signature. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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459. John Glenn and Gordon Cooper. Original 5 x 7.5 invitation to the 25th anniversary celebration of America’s first manned orbital flight, signed in black felt tip on the front cover “John Glenn” and signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the second page “To Ray—Gordon Cooper.” Also signed by astronaut Rick Hauck. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

460. John Glenn and Thomas G. Lanphier. Homemade commemorative cover on a 6.5 x 3.5 airmail envelope. Bold collector’s handwritten cachet reads, “Commemorating ‘Project Mercury’ outer space launching of Astronaut John Glenn, USMC on Feb. 20, 1962 at Cape Canaveral, Florida,” and inscribed in the same hand, “To Geo. L. Kerns, Act. Chaplain, USN—WW I,” and signed in black ink over the stamp by Glenn, “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” and signed vertically by Thomas Lanphier, the fighter pilot who shot down the plane carrying Admiral Yamamoto. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to Glenn’s signature and additional information and clipped photo affixed to reverse. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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461. John Glenn. Color glossy

464. John Glenn. FDC bearing

10 x 8 photo of John Glenn at a podium following his Mercury flight, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple of tiny corner bends and areas of scuffing to the emulsion. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

a February 20, 1962, Cape Canaveral postmark, signed in the upper left in black ink, “J. H. Glenn, Jr.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

462. John Glenn.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the first anniversary of Glenn’s flight, signed in black felt tip “John Glenn,” and also signed by the captain of the recovery carrier. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition, with light haloing around Glenn’s signature. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

“Each flight is a stepping stone in our ever-expanding manned space flight research program” 463. John Glenn.

TLS signed “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, February 15, 1963. Letter of thanks to an admirer.

In part: “I would like to thank you for your interest and thoughtfulness in writing to me about the flight of the Friendship 7 spacecraft…A great deal of valuable information was obtained from my flight and the flights of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Scott Carpenter. Each flight is a stepping stone in our ever-expanding manned space flight research program.” In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, and some scattered light edge creases. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

465. John Glenn. Color

glossy 11 x 14 photo of the lift off of Glenn’s Mercury mission, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

466. John Glenn.

Signed book: John Glenn: A Memoir. First edition, first printing.

NY: Bantam Books, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 422 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on the halftitle page, “Best regards–John Glenn.” A gift presentation to first free end page, scattered light wear to dustjacket, and a ding to lower right corner of back cover, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

467. Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad. Gemini 11 crew-

signed postal cover, signed in black ballpoint

by Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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A month after becoming the second American in space—and almost a fatality: “Your reaction as a fellow American has been most heart-warming and encouraging to me. I am very proud to have been a part of this step in our space program” 468. Gus Grissom. TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 23, 1961. A typed form letter of thanks to a supporter. In full: “Thank you for your congratulations and thoughtfulness. Your reaction as a fellow American has been most heart-warming and encouraging to me. I am very proud to have been a part of this step in our space program. Due to the thousands of letters received I cannot take time to answer all your questions individually. Instead, I am enclosing some material which may be of help to you.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one slightly affecting the first stroke of signature, and a mild block of toning to right side over signature, as well as some other scattered toning and edge dings.

One month earlier, Grissom made headlines as the second American astronaut to make a suborbital flight…and the first to court disaster when, after splashdown, explosive bolts on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule detonated unexpectedly, flooding the spacecraft and nearly killing him. Grissom perished in a fire aboard Apollo I in 1967. A ‘full’ signature from one of the first casualties of the space race. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

471. Fred Haise. Color satinfinish 8 x 10 photo of Haise in his spacesuit posing with a globe of the moon, signed in blue felt tip, “Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

472. Julius Hatry. Ger-

469. Gus Grissom. Color vintage 8 x 10 cardstock photo of a

drenched Grissom talking on a telephone, still clad in his spacesuit, signed in blue ballpoint, “V. I. Grissom.” In fine condition. Scarce, and highly desirable, in this size and uninscribed format. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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man aircraft designer and builder (1906–2000) best remembered for his contributions to sailplane development in the early 20th century and for building the world’s first purpose-built rocket plane. Unique 8 x 10 composite cardstock photo of Hatry, signed in blue felt tip.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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473. Bob Hoover. Veteran

fighter pilot, test pilot, and ‘master of aerobatics.’ Composite scale model of Hoover’s Sabreliner aircraft, signed on the wing in green felt tip, “Bob Hoover.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

474. Jim Irwin and Al Worden. Color

11 x 14 bookweight photo of the Apollo 15 crew and the Apollo 15 lift-off, signed in ink by Jim Irwin and Al Worden. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

475. Jim Irwin and Al Worden. Two identical

limited edition flown British commemorative covers, with cachets honoring NASA’s Space Program, flown by B.C.A.L. and the Royal Air Force, each signed on the front in brown ink by Al Worden and in black ink by Jim Irwin. In fine condition, with a small address label affixed to both covers. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

477. Gene Kranz. Color satinfinish 10 x 8 photo of Kranz watching Fred Haise’s broadcast in Mission Control, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Kranz, ‘White’ Flight.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Lindbergh signs a first edition during his unwavering speech at an America First rally in 1941 479. Charles Lindbergh. Signed

book: We. First edition. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1927.

Hardcover, 6 x 8.25.

Signed on the first free-end page in black ink, “Charles A. Lindbergh, Des Moines, Sept. 11, 1941.” Scattered toning to the pages, a few stray marks on the front pastedown page, and a loose, but intact hinge, otherwise fine condition. Outstanding first edition, crisply signed by the fearless pioneer. After publicly opposing the US’s involvement in WWII, Lindbergh was criticized by President Roosevelt, who called him a “defeatist and appeaser” after the pilot suggested a neutrality pact with Germany. The day he signed this book, Lindbergh would deliver his controversial “Who Are the War Agitators?” speech in Des Moines, Iowa, calling attention to British and Jewish leaders who sought to involve the US in the war, a dialogue many would later deem as anti-Semitic. Lindbergh fervently denied this sentiment, but nevertheless, stood by his beliefs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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480. Charles Lindbergh. Ink signature, “C. A. Lindbergh, November 20, 1933,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 Republica Portuguesa card. Scattered light toning and soiling, a couple corner creases, and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

483. James Lovell and Frank Borman. Commemorative air-

mail cover, 6.5 x 3.5, 1965, with a stamped cachet honoring the Gemini 7 mission, signed in various inks by James Lovell, Frank Borman, and station director Virgil True. Recipient’s stamped name at lower right, otherwise fine, clean condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Impressive image inscribed to the son of the owner of The New York Sun, publisher of the noted editorial ‘Lindbergh Flies Alone’ 481. Charles Lindbergh. Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 Wilson Mantor bust portrait, signed

and inscribed in fountain pen on its original 10 x 13.5 mount, “To Thomas W. Dewart, Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh, June 1933.” Photo is housed in its original presentation folder. In fine condition, with a crack to the mount as well as missing top right corner tip, and edge wear, light dampstaining, and a partial separation to hinge of folder.

Lindbergh became an All-American hero when he made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic from May 20-21, 1927, flying from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis, a singleengine monoplane. He signed this portrait in 1933 for Dewart, the president and publisher of the influential New York Sun newspaper. Dewart’s father, William T. Dewart, had invited Lindbergh to The Sun Club on July 16, 1927 where the aviator was presented with a silver copy of Harold Anderson’s famous editorial, ‘Lindbergh Flies Alone,’ which had been written while the pilot was still in flight. A great photo with direct ties to his famous 1927 nonstop transcontinental flight. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Huge portrait from Lindbergh’s weekend of boating and picnicking in Canada during his 1927 nationwide tour 482. Charles Lindbergh. Vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Lindbergh facing the camera, plate in hand, during an outdoor picnic on July 30 or 31, 1927, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Mr. Timothy Burns, Sincerely, Charles A. Lindbergh.” Timothy Burns, chairman of the Buffalo Lindbergh reception committee, hosted the weekend. In fine condition, with minor corner tip creases, some scattered light silvering to darker areas, and mild curling to vertical edges.

Accompanied by a photocopy of a typed letter from Lindbergh written ten years later to Timothy Burns in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The photograph here offered is one of the photographs he signed and returned to Burns with the letter written from England on September 28, 1937. Lindbergh wrote, in full, “Thank you very much for sending the extra set of photographs for my wife. I am returning one set with this letter. The face of the man in the boat with Mrs. Burns is rather indistinct but I believe it is Kusterer who, as you may remember, went in advance of our tour to make the necessary arrangements in regard to landing, programme, etc. Kusterer is the man in the lower right hand corner of the other picture of the out-board motorboat.” Also included are reproductions of two of the photographs of Lindbergh which were returned by the aviator to Burns. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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487. Jim McDivitt. Laser print 10 x 8 photo of McDivitt being honored

by President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed at the bottom white border in green felt tip “Jim McDivitt.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Novaspace. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

484. Ken Mattingly. Color 8 x

10 NASA photo of Mattingly in his space suit, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

488. Jim McDivitt. Vintage 485. Robert McCall.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of McCall’s rendition of the Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous, signed in black ink, “Robert T. McCall, 4-07.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

486. Robert McCall.

Five original signed pastel sketches in color on individual FDCs and commemorative covers, ranging in size from 6.5 x 3.75 up to 7.5 x 4.25. Subjects include orbiting satellites, a space shuttle launch, a UFO, and a colorful landscape. Two of the sketches cover the entire cover. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of McDivitt in a business suit, signed in black ballpoint “Best Wishes, James A. McDivitt.” In fine condition, with a few small creases and a strip of silvering along the bottom of the image. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

489. Jim McDivitt. Color 8 x 10

NASA photo of McDivitt in his white spacesuit, signed in green felt tip “Jim McDivitt.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

America’s ‘real space cowboys’ in an oversized format 490. Mercury 7. Color satin-finish 14 x 10 photo of all

seven Mercury astronauts in their flight gear with a jet in the background, signed vertcally in ink, “Scott Carpenter,” “Gordon Cooper,” “J. H. Glenn, Jr.,” “Gus Grissom,” “W. M. Schirra, Jr.,” “Alan B. Shepard, Jr.,” and “D. K. Slayton.”

Schirra’s signature has faded over time and is difficult to distinguish. In very good condition, with rippling, scattered creasing and light staining, scattered spots of soiling, a few spots of edge chipping, and surface marks with a diagonal mark crossing the center of the page and passing through Shepard’s name. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original owner who explains that she was employed at Cape Canaveral in the early 1960s and was friends with many of the astronauts, affording her the opportunity to get the image signed—which they did with their much-less-common ‘formal’ autographs. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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495. Edgar Mitchell. Color

glossy 10 x 8 photo of Alan Shepard on the lunar surface with the mobile equipment transport, signed in gold ink, “Alan Shepard and the MET. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial surface dings. Apollo 14 was the only mission to have a mobile equipment transport. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

491. Mercury 7. Postal cover, postmarked July 17, 1962,

signed on the front in black felt tip by Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, and Gordon Cooper, in blue ballpoint by Virgil I. Grissom, and in black ballpoint by Deke Slayton. In fine condition, with expected postal cancellation and light pencil lines beneath each signature. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Scott Cornish. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

496. Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 14 insurance cover, signed on the front in blue ballpoint, “Official crew cover from my personal collection, Edgar Mitchell.” Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

492. Edgar Mitchell. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the moon, signed in silver ink “Reorienting the TV camera, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 LMP.” In fine condition with a couple of small surface bends. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

493. Edgar Mitchell. NASA

497. Edgar Mitchell. Two signed photos: color 8 x 10 NASA ‘red-numbered’ photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14”; and a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in blue ink, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo XIV LMP.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and impressions to ‘red-numbered’ photo. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

publication entitled ‘Apollo 14 Flight to Fra Mauro,’ 8 x 10.5, signed in black felt tip on the cover “What an adventure! Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 14 moonwalker.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

498. Edgar Mitchell. Two

494. Edgar Mitchell. Satinfinish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in silver felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, 6th man on the moon.” In fine condition with couple tiny bends and creases.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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signed photos: color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14,” with a small certificate of authenticity from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation affixed to the reverse; and a color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Mitchell posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black ink. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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499. Brian O’Leary.

Recently deceased astronaut (1940–2011) who was a member of the Group 6 class.

The members of this group were known as the scientist-astronauts, intended to train for the Apollo Applications Program – a follow-on to the Apollo Program, which was ultimately canceled.

Printed commemorative poem entitled ‘Brothers in the Eternal Cold’ by Archibald MacLeish, one page, 8 x 11. Poem, written to commemorate man’s first trip to the moon concludes: “To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold—brothers who know now they are truly brothers.”

Signed in the border in blue felt tip by O’Leary. Page also bears a First Day Issue of the Apollo 8 stamp, postmarked Houston, Texas, May 5, 1969. In fine condition, with some light edge toning and a small pencil notation to bottom edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

502. Sally Ride. Color 11 x 8.25 Rockwell International magazine photo of a space shuttle in orbit signed in blue felt tip “Sally K. Ride.”

Several scattered bends and creases and a slight brush to Ride’s middle initial, otherwise fine condition. None of the defects take away from the attractive image or signature. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

503. Sally Ride. Color 8 x 10

NASA photo, signed in black felt tip. Three punch holes to left edge, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

504. Wally Schirra. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo as Schirra enters his Mercury capsule, neatly signed in silver ink “Wally Schirra.”

In fine condition with a few bends.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“Wally Schirra, MA-9 CapCom” 505. Wally Schirra.

501. Judy Resnik. One of seven astronauts who perished in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. Color 8 x 10 NASA photo, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes!

Judy Resnik.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Schirra monitoring a flight, signed in blue felt tip “Wally Schirra, MA-9 CapCom.” Scattered creases, bends, and silvering to the darker portions, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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506. Wally Schirra. Glossy 8 x 10

NASA photo of a joyful Schirra outside Mercury Control Center, signed in blue felt tip “Wally Schirra.” In fine condition, with some light bends and creases. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

507. Dave Scott. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Scott posing in his spacesuit with a model of the lunar rover, signed in blue felt tip, “Dave Scott, 7th man on the moon, Apollo 15.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA..…(MB $150)

508. Skylab. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a space shuttle lifting off, signed in black felt tip by Paul Weitz, Story Musgrave, Don Peterson, and Karol ‘Bo’ Bobko. In fine condition with a few bends. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

511.

STS-2. Two color satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, one showing Richard Truly in weightless flight signed in black felt tip and the other showing Truly and Joe Engle inspecting their shuttle signed black felt tip “Richard Truly” and “Joe Engle.” In fine condition, with a few scattered creases. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 5 1 2 . Va l e n t i n a Tereshkova. Satin-

finish 10 x 8 photo of Tereshkova in her capsule, signed in gold ink in English and Russian, adding “Vostok–6.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

513. Guenter Wendt. German-

509. Skylab: Brand and Lind. Color satin-finish 8

American engineer (1923-2010) noted for his work in the US manned space program. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Apollo 11 crew preparing for their historic mission, signed in black felt tip “Guenter Wendt, Apollo XI Padleader.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

514. Chuck Yeager.

x 10 photo of Vance Brand and Don Lind in their spacesuits standing near a Skylab model, signed in black felt tip “V. Brand” and “Don Lind.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

510. Deke Slayton.

Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Slayton, “Donald K. Slayton,” payable to Marjory Slayton for $1744.23, December 12, 1984. In fine condition, with bank stamp to body and a small pencil notation to top edge. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager outdoors, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

516. Chuck Yeager.

Nice 1/32 scale composite model of a Northrop X-4 Bantam signed in black felt tip on the wing “Chuck Yeager.”

In very fine condition.

Accompanied by a photo taken at the time of signing. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Space & Aviation

517. Ansel Adams.

art & literature

“I had always...wanted to draw for the New Yorker”

Exhibit program from a 1982 show entitled “The Unknown Ansel Adams,” 8.5 x 11, signed on the title page in black felt tip by Adams. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

521. Charles Addams. American car-

518. Ansel Adams.

Magnificent 15 x 12 book photo entitled ‘Yosemite Fall and Apple Blossoms,’ signed in the lower border in black felt tip. Matted and framed to an overall size of 20.25 x 17.25. In fine condition, with signature a shade or two light, but still completely legible. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

toonist (1912–1988) best known for his clever, macabre sense of humor. His most famous creation was the Addams Family. ALS signed “Chas Addams,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, The New Yorker letterhead, January 31, 1985.

Addams provides a brief synopsis of his career to an admirer. In full: “I had always, or since I was a pubert, wanted to draw for the New Yorker. I sold the first drawing when in art school—which I attended for one year & thus encouraged, became a free lancer.” In fine condition, with light creasing and a central horizontal mailing fold. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

522. Louisa May Alcott. Elegant ink

519. Charles Addams and Al Capp.

Bold ink signature, “Chas. Addams, New York, 1958,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and an ink signature, “Al Capp,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.5 card, affixed to a 3.5 x 6 off-white card, along with a clipped photo. In fine condition, with uniform toning and a couple spots to Addams’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

signature, “L. A. Alcott,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip. Matted with a book photo of the author and an identifying slip to an overall size of 13 x 11. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Addams adds a risque sketch of Grandmama

520. Charles Addams. Signed book: The Groaning Board. First edition, first printing. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1964. Hardcover, 9 x 11.25, 88 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Marianne, and you think I’m sick—and I think you’re pretty. Chas Addams 1964.”

Next to his signature, Addams adds a sketch of a bikini-clad Grandmama Addams knee deep in water. In fine condition, with an inconsequential light stain to blank area of signed page and some minor wear to dustjacket (tiny chip to top edge of spine). Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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523. Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Dutch painter (1836–1912).

525. Authors. FDC

ALS signed “L. Alma-Tadema,” one page, 3.75 x 6, personal letterhead, February 13, 1892. Alma-Tadema apologizes for missing a meeting.

In part: “My wife is only recovering from the third relapse of influenza since Xmas & I fully intended coming to tell you all about it last night when I was ultimately prevented from doing so by migraine of which I am not quite free of as yet.” Central horizontal and vertical fold, with vertical fold through a single letter of signature, uniform shade of toning, and mounting remnant to top left, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“The supreme challenge for a writer is to get on paper some of the facts and spirit of nature. It’s not easy. In fact, it’s impossible”

with a cachet honoring Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, signed in black ink by James Michener, Danielle Steel, Wallace Stegner, Leon Uris, and Sidney Sheldon, and in blue ballpoint by John Updike. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

526. Authors. Four

souvenir typescripts on separate 8.5 x 11 pages, each signed in felt tip by the respective author.

Signers are: Norman Mailer (Tough Guys Don’t Dance) Robert Bloch (Psycho), John le Carre (The Russia House), and Dean Koontz (Cold Fire). In overall fine condition, with le Carre making a correction to his name on the typescript. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

524. Brooks Atkinson. Collec-

tion of nine TLSs, dated from June of 1956 through May of 1965, all on New York Times letterhead and all addressed to either John P. Sullivan or David Jackson, both theatre fans who took an active role in communicating their many approvals of, and qualms with, Atkinson’s work. In one letter, Atkinson thanks Mr. Jackson for his letter, adding a short, handwritten note at the bottom, “Let me add my admiration for the depth and range of your memory and information”; in a letter to Mr. Sullivan, the editor comments, “I’m sorry you don’t like my columns on our fine feathered friends. Max Gordon, the Broadway producer, agrees with you. But since I enjoy birds I’m happy to know that what I write about them pleases many readers. The supreme challenge for a writer is to get on paper some of the facts and spirit of nature. It’s not easy. In fact, it’s impossible”; in another letter to Mr. Sullivan, Atkinson muses, “Although you are irritated with me I have enjoyed your spirited and pungent letter. I like people who object, and that is what I like the Becks…They quite understand that I do not accept their philosophy, which is anarchism.

But I am always curious about people who defy common sense, in particularly if they are cultivated people like the Becks and have civil manners. I guess I like lost causes”; and finally, concluding with a letter to Mr. Jackson dated April 15, 1965, Atkinson bids a farewell to his life’s work: “I wish I could go to England for any reason, and specifically to write about some of the plays you mention. But after 42 years on the staff of The Times I am retiring at the end of this month.” In fine condition, with light toning, some trivial creasing, and intersecting folds to one letter. Accompanied by a TLS sent on Atkinson’s behalf by his secretary, and 10 original mailing envelopes.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Carnegie, Howells, Burroughs, and others celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Author’s Club 527. The Authors Club. Hardcover program, 5 x 7, 10 pages, for the Tenth Anniversary of the Author’s Club, held at the Hotel St. Denis on February 28, 1893. Signed inside by 21 attendees, including Andrew Carnegie, John Burroughs, George W. Cable, William D. Howells, R. H. Stoddard, Edmund Clarence Stedman, and actor Joe Jefferson. Seventeen years later, Robert Underwood Johnson signed, dated June 13, 1910, and added, “nunc pro tunc” (now for then). Also signed by Brander Matthews, R. W. Gilder, and Clarence Clough Buel.

In fine condition, with toning to front and end blanks, some light wear and rubbing to covers, and pencil check marks next to the signers on the guest list in the back. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200) 528. Richard Avedon. Quirky 30 x 24 close-up poster of Charlie Chaplin simulating devil horns, promoting the Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944–1994 exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art, signed in black felt tip, “Avedon.”

Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Jarring collection from the artistic master of macabre 529. Francis Bacon.

Important British painter (1909–1992) best known for his grotesque, sometimes violent imagery often incorporating flayed human figures. Catalog for the Recent Paintings, 1968–1974 exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 20–June 29, 1975, 10.75 x 8.5, signed and inscribed on the second page in purple felt tip, “For Charlotte, with all best wishes, Francis Bacon.” Light toning, an unidentified signature on the title page, and some light wear to the cover, otherwise fine condition. One of only a handful of items we’ve offered from the controversial artist, this fantastic catalog bears a crisp and vibrant signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

532. John Barth. Novelist and short story writer. Glossy 10 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in brown ink.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

530. James M. Barrie. ALS

signed “James Barrie,” one page, 3.75 x 5.5, Leinster Corner, Lancaster Gate, W. letterhead, January 27, 1806. A brief letter in Barrie’s difficult to decipher hand, affixed to a sheet of the same size. In fine condition, with clipped corners.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

533. Ray Bradbury. Signed book: The Stories of Ray Bradbury.

First edition. Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 884 pages. Signed and inscribed in brown felt tip on the first free-end page, “For Gerry Burg! From (inserting downward pointing arrows) Ray Bradbury, Good Wishes!,” adding a whimsical sketch of a horned character, and dating it in red felt tip, “Aug. 15, 1982.” A loose, but intact front hinge, price clip to the interior dustjacket, and some light wear to the edges, head and spine of the dustjacket, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

A scarce example—a first edition, featuring a whimsical self-portrait from the beloved children’s author 531. Ludwig Bemelmans. Belgian-born American author and illustrator (1898–1962) best known for his now-classic series of Madeleine children’s books. Signed book: Life Class. First edition. NY: Viking Press, 1938. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 260 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in fountain pen, “To Betty Enlon, from Ludwig Bemelmans, Nov. 10, ‘38,” adding a self-portrait sketch with a small dog. In very good condition, with uniform toning, some light toning to boards and pastedowns, an ink notation from a previous owner on the first free-end page, a loose and slightly separated front hinge, and a loose, but intact back hinge; the dustjacket is in good condition, with the front panel detached from the spine, and some paper loss to the head of the spine.

This piece represents the best of the highly-coveted author’s work—a rare piece of original art coupled with his magical words, illustrating the full breadth of the artist’s talents. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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534. Georges Braque. Important

French painter (1882– 1963) who, along with Picasso, was one of the seminal figures in the development of Cubism.

Signed book: Braque le Patron by Jean Paulhan. First edition, first printing. Paris: GeneveParis, 1946. Softcover, 7.5 x 10, 171 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to famed photographer Mariette Lachaud, “For Mariette Lachaud, Souvenir of Varengeville, 20 Oct 46, G. Braque,” and in French by the author, “For Mariette, who does such beautiful portraits of Braque, In friendship, Oct. 9, 46, Jean Paulhan.” In fine condition, with light rubbing and creasing to covers and spine.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

535. Dan Brown. Signed book:

The DaVinci Code. First edition, first printing. NY: Doubleday, 2003.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 545 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I agree that there is ground for argument in the whole matter of the repatriation of Korean prisoners” 536. Pearl S. Buck. TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, November 28, 1952. The author writes to Jay Lavenson. In full: “Thank you very much for sending me the clipping from the New York Times. It is very interesting. I agree that there is ground for argument in the whole matter of the repatriation of Korean prisoners.” Faint paperclip impression, a spot of mild soiling to blank lower portion, and intersecting mailing folds, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

538. William S. Burroughs. Nearly as

well known for his prodigious intake of drugs and sometimes bizarre antics as for his writing, Burroughs drew heavily on his own life for inspiration in producing such novels as Junkie and the legendary Naked Lunch. Signed book: The Wild Boys. Later printing. NY: Grove Press Inc., 1971. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 184 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page, “For Angelo J. Lewis, all the best from the wild boys, William S. Burroughs, Feb. 12, 1972.” In fine condition, with scattered creases, tears, and toning to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I thought this story terrific, one of the few things on TV recently I could accept 100%—and this is just a tip-off to one man’s opinion” 539. James M. Cain. American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity.

TLS signed “Jim,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, February 4, 1960. Cain writes to H. N. Swanson, the famed Hollywood agent known as “Swanie,” in full: “I forgot to mention, in the note I wrote you Sunday, what I meant to say about Harold Swanton, credited with the Wagon Train story featuring Tommy Sands. For all I know, he may be a big TV writer, already fixed up with an agent, and perhaps handled by you. However, for what it’s worth, I thought this story terrific, one of the few things on TV recently I could accept 100%—and this is just a tip-off to one man’s opinion, in case you want to sign him, or try to. While I am on the subject, another writer who impressed me, by one of the Trackdowns he wrote, was Christopher Knopf, son of Eddie. Am hard at work, and you should have a script from me soon.” Trimmed edges, a few faint pencil notations at the top, and a Swanson stamp to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

537. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Personal check, 7.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Ruth Baird for $3.75, January 14, 1938. In very good condition, with three vertical folds, two through single letters of signature, cancellation holes and stamp to beginning of signature, small ink spot to left edge and some mild toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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543. Agatha Christie.

Ballpoint signature, “Agatha Christie,” on an offwhite 5.25 x 3.5 card, with a clipped photo affixed to top left. In fine condition, with a bit of trivial skipping to signature and some scattered light toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

540. Truman Capote. Felt tip signature, “T. Capote,” on an off-white 3 x 5 card with typed collector’s notations along bottom. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

544. Tom Clancy.

“I am always glad to hear that my narratives ring true to those who know & love that country as I do”

Signed book: Red Rabbit. Limited first edition of 550 copies (this copy No. 499). NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002.

Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25. Signed in black felt tip on the limitation page. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear to slipcase. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

541. Willa Cather.

Distinguished Pulitzer Prize–winning American author (1876–1947) of such classics as O Pioneers! and My Antonia.

ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, March 14, 1928. Letter to Benjamin MacDonald who sent his compliments for Death Comes for the Archbishop. In part: “Since I had the pleasure of receiving your kind letter many things have prevented me from thanking you. My father had a sudden attack of angina…and I hurried to New York. I had been there only a few days when he had a severe attack and died in a few moments. I hurried home again, bringing a number of unanswered letters with me…I am always glad to hear that my narratives ring true to those who know & love that country as I do.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, as well as a copy of the letter sent to Cather by MacDonald.

In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, and some mild edge toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

545. Samuel L. Clemens. Fantastic ink signature, “Mark

Twain,” on a white 3 x 1.5 card. In fine condition, with light toning and mounting remnants on reverse. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Marlowe’s creator attempts to bring him to the big screen, nine years before Play Back hits the shelves

542. Raymond Chandler. Detective novelist (1888–1959) best known for The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. His seven novels center around tough but honest private investigator Philip Marlowe. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 20, 1947. Agreement between Chandler and Universal Pictures for the author to prepare a final screenplay for a story called “Play Back.” Signed in the lower left by Chandler and also signed by two studio executives. In fine condition, with staple hole to top left, a bit of light edge toning, and office stamp to lower right. Of all Chandler’s novels, Play Back is the only one never to have been filmed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Clemens references a recent submission to a Boston literary magazine...one that would rile French novelist Paul Bourget and his associates 546. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, November 30, 1894. Letter to General [Lloyd S.] Bryce. In full: “I am located here for the winter–with gout in both ankles; but it is passing away, after a three-weeks’ attack. I am glad you have got that article, & I wish I could write one on Joan of Arc, but through illness in my family & my own person have now lost two solid months & am away [sic] behind – hand on my engagements. It will take me all the winter to catch up, I think. I don’t suppose I shall have a chance to do any extra work in all that time.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered toning and soiling, a bit heavier to lower blank portion of second page, missing lower left corner tip of second page, and slight show-through from a mounting remnant to top left.

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Bryce was editor and publisher of America’s first literary magazine, the Boston-based North American Review, when he received this letter from Clemens. Clemens was a frequent contributor to the publication, including one sent several weeks earlier entitled ‘What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us,’ in which a recent work by the French writer was criticized. In that submission, he wrote that ‘no foreigner can report [on America’s] interior—its soul, its life, its speech, its thought.’

A unique correspondence referencing an article that would raise the ire of the French. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

547. Samuel L. Clemens. Commanding 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard

photo, signed in ink, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain, 1905.” In good condition, with light toning, scattered soiling and surface marks, a few trivial spots of surface loss at the edges, heavy silvering to the darker areas of the image, and mounting remnants on the reverse. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Twain deprecates his artistic ability as he struggles with his own technique 548. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “S. L. Clemens, Mark Twain,” two pages, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, Hartford, April 13, 1877. Letter to Miss Holmes. In full: “It gives me great pleasure to comply with your request. You will perceive that after seven years’ devotion to Art I have improved considerably in figure drawing. I regard figure-drawing as my specialty although some think I am as good at landscapes & still life, these persons even carrying compliment so far as to say they cannot tell my landscapes from my still life, nor either of them from my marine views. In this portrait the President is not saying ‘Now I lay me down to Sleep.’ (See note under picture for explanation of the situation.)” The picture is not present. In very good condition, with text somewhat faded but still legible, a central horizontal fold, staple holes to top right, and a uniform shade of mild toning.

As Clemens wrote this letter, he deprecated his artistic ability with a slight jab at President Hayes. The “Miss Holmes” referred to here could be the English illustrator, watercolor artist and teacher Rhoda Holmes, who later married Burr H. Nicholls and moved to New York City. The humorist, who traveled extensively, spent part of 1871 in London and possibly could have met the artist while abroad.

While the author had been deprived of formal art education as a youth, he began sketching in his notebooks early on. Always the consummate observer, Clemens later wrote in a 1907 letter to Dorothy Quick, “I have never had a drawing lesson myself, but I know the great value of that art in training the eye to observe—also to see things as they are.” Despite his lack of training, he used his drawings as mock-ups and guides for artists he hired to illustrate his books, working closely with them to render polished drawings that conveyed his vision; then with his brother Orion, selected the final art to be used before the novels went to press. As an adult, Clemens tried to study art, but never cultivated a theory of aesthetics or any consistent attitude, but openly expressed his opinions on art critics in his travelogues such as Innocents Abroad. However, he admired painting and preferred artists who appealed to the common man…as did his own writings. Pre-certified…(MB $200)

Responding to a well-known cinematographer, Cocteau hopes: “My only joy is to ensure that others put their strength and their youth in the service of an art rendered vile by the golden calf” 549. Jean Cocteau. ALS in French, signed “A big kiss, Jean Cocteau,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, December 31, 1953. Letter to John Schmitz regarding a film. In part (translated): “You will do wonders in Mexico on the theme of races and turrets. I became very ill in Madrid and I can’t seem to find my equilibrium. My only joy is to ensure that others put their strength and their youth in the service of an art rendered vile by the golden calf.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and some scattered creasing and wrinkling. Schmitz worked as a cinematographer and camera operator on many films including Little Women and Ben-Hur. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Let us save the to-morrows for work” 550. Samuel L. Clemens. AQS, signed “Mark Twain,” on a 4.5 x 2 off-white slip, dated February 20, 1908. Clemens writes, “Let us save the to-morrows for work. Truly yours, Mark Twain,” and inscribed at the bottom, “Mrs. H. W. Marsh.”

Slip is affixed to the lower portion of a 4.25 x 6.5 matte-finish portrait of Clemens in a dark suit. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling to slip and a bit of light silvering to image. An ever-desirable satiric example of Twain’s trademark tone. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Cocteau adds an original drawing of Orpheus to his Le Groupe des Six 551. Jean Cocteau.

Original blue ink drawing of Orpheus with his lyre on an original 14 x 21 rigid poster for a 1950 exhibition at CDMI in Paris honoring Le Groupe des Six. Poster features a printed composite Cocteau caricature of the composers (Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, and Tailleferre), with Cocteau adding his drawing to the left side, signing underneath, “Jean.” Some light bleeding to ink in sketch, uniform toning to poster, several creases, with a repaired tear to right side, and some light foxing and soiling, otherwise very good condition. Le Groupe des Six shared a bond with cubism and French surrealistis such as Cocteau and Paul Éluard. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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552. Noel Coward. Signed book: Present Indicative. Limited edition

of 301 copies (this copy No. 173). NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1937. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 8.25, 371 pages. Signed on the limitations page in blue ink. In fine condition, with pencil notations to inside front cover and first free end page, and some scattered mild toning to covers. Slipcase shows some scattered light wear and a few small areas of surface loss. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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To Zelda Fitzgerald

553. Noel Coward. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Coward bringing a cigarette to his lips, signed and inscribed in-person in blue felt tip “To Saul from Noel Coward.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s ink date notation of February 9, 1970, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a few trivial edge dings and creases. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

557. Benjamin de Casseres. American jour-

554. Noel Coward.

Printed ‘thank-you’ note on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card bearing the sentiment, “Mr. Noel Coward thanks you very much for your charming letter and is most grateful for the kind things you say,” signed at the conclusion

by Coward. In fine condition, with uniform toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

555. Countee Cullen. Signed book:

Color. Later printing.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 108 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free-end page in ink, “For Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Abbott, Sincerely, Countie Cullen.” Light uniform toning throughout, an ink notation in another hand on the signature page, a loose, but intact hinge, trivial wear to the cover, and light chipping to the label on the spine, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

556. Alphonse Daudet. French nov-

elist (1840–1897). Brief untranslated ALS in French signed in purple ink “A. D.,” on a personal calling card, 4 x 2.5. In very good condition, with light toning, a few trivial spots and stray ink marks, and two pieces of clear tape. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

nalist and author (1873– 1945). ALS signed “Bio de Casseres, Benjamin de Casseres, Christmas 1931, New York City,” one page, 5 x 6. de Casseres writes to Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, in full: “Here’s the latest news about the Virgin Birth.” In fine condition, with light toning and a few light areas of smudging. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Mr. Charles Dickens presents his compliments to Miss Dixon, and regrets that he must class her application among vast numbers of others to which he cannot respond” 558. Charles Dickens. Brief

third-person ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, on black-bordered Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, January 12, 1864.

Dickens responds to an applicant, in full: “Mr. Charles Dickens presents his compliments to Miss Dixon, and regrets that he must class her application among vast numbers of others to which he cannot respond.” In very good condition, with four horizontal mailing folds, one of which passes through a line of text, light creasing, scattered toning and spotting, and haloing to the letterhead. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Dickens’ hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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559. J. P. Donleavy. Irish American author associated with the Kitchen Sink artists and the Angry Young Men. Donleavy is best known for his critically acclaimed first novel, The Ginger Man. TLS, one onion skin page, 8 x 10, Hawthorne Cottage, Maughold Green, Maughold, Isle of Man letterhead, June 14, 1965. Donleavy writes to Robert Angus of Master Artists Corporation, in full: “I hereby license you to give a professional production of The Ginger Man in the city of Beverly Hills under the following terms: 1. The first performance shall take place within six months of the date of this letter and shall be continuous.

2. The sum of $150 is hereby paid as an advance against a royalty of 10% of the gross receipts less tax, an accounting to be made within two weeks following the completion of each week’s performances.

3. The author’s name to be attached to the title The Ginger Man in any use whatsoever of title and in all advertising.

4. One copy of all reviews will be sent to author.” Light creasing and a faint rusty paperclip impression towards the top right corner and towards the bottom, beneath the text, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 560. Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac. French artist (1884–

In an uncommon format, Frost sends his poem, ‘On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Hear Us Talk),’ during Christmas of 1949 562. Robert Frost. Nostalgic

holiday Greetings from Robert Frost card, December 1949, 5 x 3, featuring the poem, ‘On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To Hear Us Talk),’ signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the title page, “Robert to you, Helen.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $150)

563. Robert Frost.

Signed book: In the Clearing. First edition.

NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 101 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Phoebe H. Stevens from Robert Frost with best regards, Cambridge Oct 31, 62.” In fine condition, with a couple small edge tears, creases, and areas of wear to clipped dustjacket, as well as a few small pinholes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1974). ALS in French, signed “A. D. de Segonzac,” on a self-contained 4.5 x 5.5 air mail envelope, no date.

Short letter to the organizers of the Autumn Art Salon in the Grand Palais, authorizing them to sell his painting listed in the catalogue for the sum of 1,000 francs. In fine condition, with central horizontal fold, light adhesive remnants to edges, and a few creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Original visually striking Erte theatrical costume design 561. Erte. Russian-born French artist and designer (1892–1990) who was one of the leading figures of the Art Deco movement. Vibrant gouache painting of a theatrical costume design on a 10 x 14 off-white sheet. Design shows a blond woman draped in a brilliant blue dress with elaborate sleeve and a butterfly motif. Signed in blank ink, “Erte.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 23. Affixed to the reverse of the frame is “A Collectors’ Circle Edition,” label, stating this design to be “Edition No. 8553 / Published by Circle Gallery, LTD.” In fine condition.

A rare opportunity to acquire an original work from the diversely-talented artist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Gardner hawks a non-Perry Mason story for syndication: “It is somewhat more sophisticated than the Mason books, the characters have more legitimate sex appeal” 564. Erle Stanley Gardner. Lawyer-turned-writer (1889–1970) best known as the

creator of fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. TLS, two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 9, 1938. Letter to William Chapman at the International Press Bureau.

In part: “I have several books which might be available for syndication, depending somewhat upon the proposition…From a business standpoint, I am not certain but what syndication of ‘The Case of the Substitute Face’ might possibly stand in the way of a magazine serialization of the next Mason story. However, if the proposition is right, I am willing to take a chance. In case none of the Perry Mason stories is available, you might be interested in ‘Murder Up My Sleeve,’ which was published as a one-shot novel in Cosmopolitan last fall. In my opinion, this book really has something for syndication material. It is somewhat more sophisticated than the Mason books, the characters have more legitimate sex appeal, and there is, in addition, some authentic Chinese background of environment and philosophy which is quite timely right at present.” In very good condition, with uniform toning over both pages of text and signature from previous display, rusty staple hole to top left, pencil notation to top of first page, and some light wrinkling. With the success of his Perry Mason books, Gardner gradually reduced his contributions to pulp magazines, eventually withdrawing from the medium entirely, except for non-fiction articles. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

565. Erle Stanley Gardner.

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 5 photo of Gardner at his desk in his hunting lodge, signed in fountain pen.

In very good to fine condition, with moderate contrast to signature and some scattered light silvering to darker areas of image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

566. Allen Ginsberg. Signed book: Howl and Other Poems.

Later printing. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1983. Softcover, 5 x 6.25, 48 pages. Signed on the title page, “Allen Ginsberg 6/20/85.” In fine condition, with some light wear and toning to covers. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Outstanding collection of letters, poems, and notes with wonderful association to some of Ginsberg’s closest companions: “I think of my poems to Neal/dead for years now, Jack underground/invisible—their faces rise in my mind” 567. Allen Ginsberg. Eclectic archive of nine items signed “Allen” or

“Allen Ginsberg,” including an envelope, a souvenir transcript, a postcard, a handwritten poem, three ALSs, two ANSs, and an autographed copy of his poem, ‘T. V. Baby,’ featuring a letter to “Mary & Claude” on the last page, all dated between 1968 and 1991. The majority of the notes and letters are addressed to “Herb,” “Peter” (Ginsberg’s lifelong partner) or Steven Taylor, his longtime musical accompanist.

A selection of the correspondence follows: October 28, 1968—In part: “This is the first & original draft of TV Baby—Charlie Plepnell (?) gave it the full title. It was originally written on typewriter this way, a little blueprinted, & then Charlie edited it once & I went on & finished editing thereafter.” April 20, 1973—“‘Returning to the Country’—Reading Sung poems, I think of my poems to Neal/dead for years now, Jack underground/invisible—their faces rise in my mind/Did I write truthfully of them?

In later times/I saw them little, not much difference they’re dead/They live in books and memory, strong as on earth.” July 11, 1983—On the reverse of an envelope addressed to Steven Taylor, Ginsberg writes: “P. S. Please remind Anne Waldman to bring my brass statue of Vajrasattva to Boulder for Peter’s mantra practice use—Om Vajrasattva Hum!”

January 16, 1985—Note on a book page featuring a printed sketch of Ginsberg by LaVigne: “For Herb I haven’t met, Robert LaVigne lives in poverty at 2226 1’st Avenue Seattle Washington 98121—Had driven taxies early 1980’s—In need of money to buy paint & canvas & continue his excellent genius on-going work.” June 20, 1989—To Peter, referencing David Rome, a close friend and a former aide to the Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chogyam Trungpa, Ginsberg writes: “Probably meeting David Rome here 8:15pm or so for supper. Join us.” April 19, 1991: “Please put this Melville poetry book (only one copy needed) on reserve for Prof. Ginsberg’s course.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, toning, and soiling. A truly unique and insightful gathering of written materials, spanning the years that the Beat Poets would create their radical legacy. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I had never written or seen a script before accepting the ‘Shane’ assignment”

568. Edward Gorey. Fantastic

limited edition 12 x 18 poster entitled ‘Thoughtful Alphabet No. 14,’ numbered #20/100, signed in black ink, “Edward Gorey.” Rolled and in fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

571. A. B. Guthrie, Jr. American novel-

569. Zane Grey. Bank

check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Grey, payable to Mrs. L. D. Mitchell for $300.00, January 10, 1928. Cancellation holes to body, small punch hole to center, and show-through from endorsement along right edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Snatching up the buckskin robe he covered Nashta and held her close, while his stone face, like that of a god, mutely bade his father to visit upon them both the death they welcomed” 570. Zane Grey. Exceptional

handwritten, unsigned pencil manuscript page from Grey’s novel, Blue Feather, on a lightly-lined beige 8 x 12.5 sheet, bearing a blind-stamped estate stamp. Zane writes, in part:“’Strip the maiden!’ he commanded. ‘Let nothing I do see that which lost him a son!’ The warrior stared above dilating nostrils… abstinent in all ways of the flesh, indifferent to their squaws, quivered under the birth of a worship to beauty. They saw a slim form, white as driven-snow, fragile, like the flower that leaned from the wall of the precipice. Blue Feather wrenched mightily to burst the throngs that bound him. Snatching up the buckskin robe he covered Nashta and held her close, while his stone face, like that of a god, mutely bade his father to visit upon them both the death they welcomed.” A uniform shade of toning, light creasing and tears to the edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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ist, screenwriter, and historian (1901–1991).

Guthrie was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for the novel, The Way West. TQS on a beige 7 x 5 sheet. Guthrie writes, in full: “Writers don’t retain, because they haven’t been given, copies of their sreeen [sic] plays. So I can’t quote from ‘Shane.’ My recollections of the months I spent writing it are altogether pleasant. Principally, that’s because of the director, George Stevens. He was great. When I advanced a suggestion, he was quick to examine and accept it. I had similar assistance from him. Not every screen writer is so lucky. I had never written or seen a script before accepting the ‘Shane’ assignment. I spent the first three days in Hollywood studying others’ work. Then I had a conference with Stevens and went to work. The time it took?

About six months.” In fine condition, with a bit of trivial soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

572. Erich Heckel. Ger-

man painter and printmaker (1883–1970). TLS in German, one page, 8 x 5.75, August 17, 1948. Untranslated letter to Dr. Schmidt. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and a light shade of toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

573. Al Hirschfeld. Signed book: Hirschfeld by Hirschfeld. First

edition, first printing. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.5 x 11.25, 224 pages. Signed on the title page in blue felt tip, “Hirschfeld,” adding an original sketch of a hand, and signed throughout the book by 82 celebrities, including Al Pacino, George C. Scott, Tony Perkins, Doug Henning, Neil Simon, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Yip Harburg, and Eubie Blake. A more comprehensive list is available for download at rrauction.com. In very good condition, with uniform blocks of toning to the front and end pages, a loose, but intact hinge, price clip to the interior dustjacket, and light wear and some tears to the outside of the dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“John P. Sullivan has purchased a drawing of mine of Mae West for $250.00” 574. Al Hirschfeld. TLS signed

“Hirschfeld,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 17, 1966. Hirschfeld writes, in full: “John P. Sullivan has purchased a drawing of mine of Mae West for $250.00.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and uniform toning. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

575. Al Hirschfeld. Two FDCs, each featuring a color silk cachet honoring the Americana series, and each signed in black ink, “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Holmes sends thanks to the author of the acclaimed poem, ‘The Magic Laugh’ 577. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ALS, one

page, 4.5 x 7, 296 Beacon Street letterhead, October 16, 1892. In a letter to A. O. Kaplan, author of the poem, ‘The Magic Laugh,’ Holmes writes, in full: “I find my table so loaded with presentation volumes on my return to the city that I can do no more at present than acknowledge their reception. Please accept my thanks for your quality illustration from ‘The Magic Laugh.’” Light toning and rubbing, and adhesive remnants from previous mounting running along the left edge, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Holmes’s hand and affixed to the blank second integral page of the letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!”

Holmes pens the desirable closing stanza of ‘The Chambered Nautilus’ 576. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. AQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5 sheet. Holmes pens a stanza from ‘The Chambered Nautilus.’ In full: “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll!

Leave thy low-vaulted past!

Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!”

Signed at the conclusion, “Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, Dec. 8th 1870.” Cloth matted and framed with a nice Andrew Wyeth print of a woman in bed (thought to be Wyeth’s mother-in-law on her bed during the final illness of her life, a chambered nautilus on her hope chest), to an overall size of 21.75 x 22. In fine condition, with a vertical crease to right side, and a mild shade of toning. A superb example from arguably his best known work. Oversized.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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578. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Eminent American writer

(1809–1894) best known for his collection The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and the muchanthologized poem ‘The Chambered Nautilus.’ Ink signature, “Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, Nov. 2d 1885,” on a 4.5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

579. Theodore Edward Hook.

English man of letters (1788– 1841). Original signed ink sketch of a man in profile on an off-white 4.5 x 7.5 sheet signed in the bottom left corner “By Theodore Hook.”

Vertical bend, scattered creases, areas of toning, brush to the first letter of his last name, and showthrough from writing on opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Dignified image of the beloved author, signed during her last days 581. Julia Ward Howe. Eerie 6 x 8 image of an artist’s rendition

affixed to a sheet of cardboard of the same size, signed in ink, “Julie Ward Howe, Sept. 30th, 1910.” Scattered light creasing, trimmed edges, marks from previous display in a magnetic photo album on reverse, and the signature a shade or two light, but completely legible, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I accept the terms offered in your letter for a lecture” 580. Julia Ward Howe. Author, suffragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ ALS, two pages, 3.5 x 5.25, March 2, 1896.

Howe writes to Mrs. Hoyt. In full: “This is to say that I accept the terms offered in your letter for a lecture on the evening of March 26th. These were, twenty dollars and entertainment one night. I shall hope to hear from you later as to your choice of a subject….” Intersecting folds and a few small stains, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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The Blackboard Jungle “This is the garbage can of the educational system” 582. Evan Hunter.

American author and screenwriter (1926– 2005), who wrote under a handful of pen names, including Ed McBain, Richard Marsten, Hunt Collins, and Curt Cannon. AQS, one page on an off-white 7.75 x 5.75 sheet. Hunter writes: “This is the garbage can of the educational system, The Blackboard Jungle, Evan Hunter.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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An insightful collection of musings and critiques from the leader of modern thought: “How sadly I realize that his sweet reasonableness made him abhorrent to both parties, who went on with their wars and afraid only in denouncing the apostle of good will, intelligence and compromise” 583. Aldous Huxley. Influential British writer (1894–1963) best

known for the twentieth-century classics Brave New World and The Doors of Perception. Fascinating collection of five ALSs and one TLS, each signed “Aldous” dating from 1938 to 1963, all to writer Claire Nicholas White and her sculptor husband, Robert White, discussing his own works and critiquing her novel.

December 30, 1938–Untranslated letter in French thanking Claire for a poem February 14, 1949-In part: “We keep on expecting to go to Wrightwood but the snow keeps on falling and the wind keeps on blowing and the frost keeps on freezing and the doctor keeps on saying that the least arctic place in Southern California is this one…We vegetate in this desert, enjoying the beauty of sand dunes and the first flowers, of date palms and canyons and mountains covered with snow. In the intervals I have been writing some essays and making a dramatization of Ape and Essence. Oerhaps [sic] somebody some time will put it on. Who knows?”

July 10, 1962-In part: “Thank you for your letter & the check which I will use for Bonnie Maman’s needs in emergencies or to provide an occasional treat. Her health remains good, on the whole, and she runs her life remarkably well. I am glad you liked Island. It has had a curiously mixed reception—some people enthusiastic, others intensely hostile, nobody, it seems, indifferent…Every one of the world’s great tragedies from Aeschylus to Shakespeare—is concerned with the kind of things that one reads on the front pages of the tabloids—murder and sexual scandals.”

November 17, 1962-“Thank you for your sweet letter. It is always a great delight to see you & Bobby & the children and an enduring satisfaction to know that Matthew and his children have put down a set of subsidiary roots at St. James. Alas for Erasmus! How I shd [sic] like to be like him! And how sadly I realize that his sweet reasonableness made him abhorrent to both parties, who went on with their wars and afraid only in denouncing the apostle of good will, intelligence and compromise.”

March 9, 1963-Huxley critiques his friend’s work.

In part: “I take the opportunity provided by a flight to Rome…to write you about The Death of the Orange Trees. I read it with a great deal of pleasure—for it is full of good things, well said—but also with twinges every now and then of disappointment—for there were things, I thought, which might have been better. What was good was the overall picture…things which might have been better were the relations between…her painter husband, which were never made very clear. E.g. were they sexually compatible?…Dear Claire, if I make these criticisms, it is not for the sake of carping, but simply because the rest of the book is so good that I feel you could do still better next time.”

No date-In the archive’s final letter, Huxley writes beneath a typed statement: “Here is the article with suggested emendation. Krishnamurti is not a vedantist, nor is Gerald Heard—tho’ both have affinities with Vedanta.

I have omitted Prabhavananda’s name, because the significant fact is not that he personally is in S. Calif. but that the Vedanta Society has branches all over the USA, in S. America & in many European countries & their monks are trained in India to run these various branches.” In overall very good to fine condition, with some punch holes, wrinkling and creasing, light to mild toning, and scattered stains. .

Known for his novel Brave New World, numerous essays and short stories, as well as the editing of the magazine Oxford Poetry, it is not surprising that White would solicit Huxley’s input. He happily obliged in one letter here, noting how the work in question was “full of good things…but also with twinges every now and then of disappointment.”

By the end of his life Huxley was considered by some to be a highly regarded intellectual—another point highlighted by his references to envy of Desiderius Eraumus and Jiddu Krishnamurti—both also serving as a commentary on his interest in spiritual subjects. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

584. Irish Authors. Four items: An AQS, signed “Albert

Perceval Graves,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card. Graves pens 12 bars from his famous ballad Father O’Flynn, signed at the conclusion and dated October 23, 1911; a signed hardcover first edition of Brendan Behan’s Island, signed in fountain pen on the title page by Brendan Behan and illustrator Paul Hogarth; and two hardcover books, a limited edition of An Irish Faustus, signed by Lawrence Durrell, as well as an unsigned first edition of Clea. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“The fame of George Washington is enshrined in the existence, and grows with the growth of your great republic”

585. Stephen King.

Signed book: 11/22/63.

First edition. NY: Scribner, 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5. Signed on the title page in blue ink, “Stephen King.” In fine condition. Accompanied by nine color photos taken at the time of signing, a flier from the event, and a full-page letter of provenance from the collector detailing all the events leading up to the book signing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

589. Frederick Leighton. English

586. Stephen King.

Signed book: Under the Dome. First edition, first printing. NY: Scribner, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 1074 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

painter and sculptor (1830-1896). ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, April 3, 1889. Leighton writes, in full: “I have to acknowledge your letter of the 19th. I fear that, courteous and flattering as your request is, I cannot altogether sympathise with its object.

The fame of George Washington is enshrined in the existence, and grows with the growth of your great republic. Its pure and undying light cannot, I think, be enhanced by the publication of the utterances of persons like myself, in whom, indeed, the venturing of our opinion in such an occasion would deem to me to smack of impertinence.” In very good condition, with light creasing, uniform toning, and rippling to the repaired second page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Gigantic Lantz cell with 20 characters

587. Walter Lantz. Huge limited edition hand-painted animation cel

entitled ‘Screwballs,’ #44/200, 39 x 12, featuring Woody Woodpecker and 19 other Walter Lantz characters engaged in a game of baseball, signed in black felt tip by Lantz and presented against a pre-printed color background. A central vertical fold to cel and background, as well as some light rippling and curling to both, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

590. Andre Lhote. French sculptor and painter (1885–1962).

Vintage ink signature and French sentiment on an off-white 5.75 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

588. Fernand Leger. French artist (1881–1955) best known for his brightly

colored, cubist- and machine-age–influenced abstractions. Ballpoint signature and French sentiment, “F. Leger,” on the correspondence side of an off-white 6 x 4 deckle-edge picture postcard. Postal cancellation over sentiment, scattered mild toning, and surface marks and impressions to image side, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Lewis instructs a friend upon his trip to New Orleans, “Be prepared with the vintage Coca-Cola” 591. Sinclair Lewis. ALS signed “S. L.,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 25. Lewis writes to Father Edward J. Murphy, in full: “It looks as tho [sic] Lewis Browne (read his ‘This Believing World’) & I will have several days in New Orleans, between Univ. of La. & Univ. of Iowa.

Be prepared with the vintage Coca-Cola. I can’t give exact dates, & our agent might fill in another date, but otherwise, we’ll be in N. O. about Nov. 9th to 13th. Marcella is really writing a story! More of that when I see you. I leave here Oct. 4th–300 C. P. W. will be my only address.” In very good condition, with uniform toning with a few darker areas along the edges, show-through from writing on the reverse, as well as mounting remnants, and haloing to the text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The day his latest short story runs in a San Francisco newspaper, the “Call of the Wild” author reveals “I am writing a play, & do not know when I shall tackle any more short stories.”

592. Jack London. Popular American novelist (1876–1916), best known for such adventure classics as The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and White Fang, who drew his writings from his experiences as a prospector, hobo, pirate, gentleman farmer, reformer, and war correspondent.

Though plagued by addiction to drugs and alcohol, London wrote prolifically and was the highest-paid American writer of his day. ALS, two pages, 9.25 x 6, November 10, 1904. Letter to Sidney Armer in Berkeley, California. In part: “Since my return from the Far East I have written only two short stories, & both are off and away. Just now I am writing a play, & do not know when I shall tackle any more short stories. Also, I have been so disgusted with illustrations that I have never bothered with them, leaving the whole thing to the magazine & book publishers.”

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Professional repairs to folds on reverse of second page, light uniform toning, bisecting vertical mailing folds, and a few wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. Five months earlier, London had returned from a trip to Asia where he had served as a correspondent, visiting China and Korea, and held for court-martial by the Japanese. The day this letter was written, he published a story in the San Francisco Examiner entitled, “Big Socialist Vote is Fraught with Meaning, Great Socialist Vote Explained” which offered a greeting to Russian Socialists from Japanese Socialists, using his new international fame to speak for his Japanese comrades. The day after this letter was written, London was granted a divorce from his first wife, Bessie. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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593. Jack London.

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed

by London, payable to Pacific Rural Press for $12.75, stamp-dated October 18, 1911. Central vertical fold through a single letter of signature, a stamp and cancellation holes to body, with holes lightly affecting signature and a bit of mild toning, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by a 1965 TLS from London’s daughter Joan, commenting on her book Jack London and His Times, as well as an unsigned sepia 7 x 10 photo of London. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

595. Thomas Mann. Highly

influential, Nobel Prize–winning German novelist and social critic (1875–1955).

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the ordinance of 1787, signed on the front in black ink.

In fine condition, with mild toning and a small tear to top edge and back flap. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Manet prepares for his impending death 594. Edouard Manet. Important 19th century French painter (1832–1883) whose works, including such well-known images as ‘The Luncheon on the Grass’ and ‘Olympia,’ were a seminal influence on the impressionists of the succeeding generation. Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Ed. Manet,” one page, 8 x 10, January 1, 1881. Untranslated document is a certificate of membership to the Société Arti & Amicitiae. Document appears to be mounted to a similar size board and is framed with an original pen and ink portrait of Manet by noted American artist Scott Prior and a color reproduction of one of his works to an overall size of 30.5 x 25. Three horizontal folds, a stamp to lower left, a couple edge chips and mild rippling from mounting, otherwise fine condition.

The Société Arti & Amicitiae of Paris was founded by a group of talented men and means to establish a nursing and retirement home for artists of all kinds, including painters, writers, musicians, scientists, and architects which also provided a pension for widows and their children if a member died penniless. Among its first subscriptions were Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, all of whom pledged to adhere to the statutes of the company and as shareholders pay an admission fee of five francs plus a contribution of 24 francs per year.

By 1879, Manet’s health was rapidly deteriorating. Originally believing himself to be suffering from rheumatism, the painter had previously employed several different homeopaths to treat his condition which alternated between hydrotherapy and rest cures, but the syphilis diagnosis had been made too late. His doctors warned the artist about taking too many treatments and too many drugs, but in looking for pain relief he ignored their advice. In 1881, he joined the Société Arti & Amicitiae in preparation for his impending death and on April 6, 1883, he took to his bed. Shortly thereafter he developed gangrene probably due to overuse of ergot. His leg was amputated and he died a painful death eleven days after the operation. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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596. Peter Max. Vibrantly colored original artwork, entitled ‘Sunset Sail,’ mixed media on an 8.5 x 11 sunburst sheet.

Max has highlighted a 3.25 x 3.25 printed color image of ‘Sunset Sail,’ which Max has embellished with thick and colorful brushstrokes to both the image and surrounding areas, and signed in mixed color paint “Max.” Printed on the reverse is the following statement: “This Peter Max work entitled ‘Sunset Sail’ is a variation color combination (and brush strokes) from his original artworks of the same title on paper,” and also bears a 2008 Peter Max copyright stamp. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

597. Peter Max. Color 24 x 27.5 poster entitled ‘Make Every Day Earth Day,’ signed in black felt tip, “Max 92.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial creasing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptionally scarce letter from the afflicted author

599. Carson McCullers. American writer

(1917–1967). From the age of 29, paralysis of one side confined her to a wheelchair. Her work reflects the sadness of lonely people, and her first book, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, distinguished her immediately as a novelist of note.

She wrote the best and the bulk of her work in a six-year burst through World War II, including the novella The Ballad of the Sad Café, which was dramatized by Edward Albee. Notoriously rare TLS, one page, 8 x 10, January 15, 1952. McCullers writes to Mr. Seward, in full: “Thank you for your kind letter of Jan. 11. It is most encouraging to receive such appreciation as yours. Enclosed in a photograph which I hope will be suitable for your office.” In fine condition, with some trivial surface creasing and a small tear to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

600. James Michener. Signed book: Space.

First edition, later printing. NY: Random House, 1982. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 622 pages. Signed and inscribed on the halftitle page, “To Gene & Sandy Fictos, James A. Michener 1982.” In fine condition, with scattered toning to inside and outside of dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

601. George Moore.

598. Peter Max. Color 24 x 34 poster entitled Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1992, signed in black felt tip, “Max 92.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial edge creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Signed book: The Brook Kerith. Limited first edition of 375 copies (this copy No. 152). London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1929. Hardcover (bound in full vellum) with slipcase, 6.75 x 10.5, 361 pages. Signed on the limitations page

by Moore and illustrator Stephen Gooden. In fine condition, with some light mirroring under signatures, and some light wear and foxing to spine. Slipcase shows scattered soiling, toning, and wear. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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An original Miller watercolor, once part of the collection of Tony Curtis

602. Henry Miller. Original painting by Henry Miller, watercolor and graphite on handmade paper, 17.75 x 18, depicting a man, a tree, and a goat, with a sun shining in the sky. Signed in ink in the lower center, “Henry Miller 102/63,” likely indicating a date of 1963. In fine condition. this painting was originally acquired from the estate of Tony Curtis.

Miller was a household name when he lived in Big Sur, California and because of his notoriety, the author sold his home in September 1962 and moved to Pacific Palisades where he became friends with actor and fellow artist, Tony Curtis. About this time, he created a number of watercolors which he donated to nonprofit organizations. Over his lifetime, he painted over 2000 watercolors but sold few, preferring to give them to friends or sometimes trade them for food and supplies. Despite his prolific output as an artist, he continues to be best remembered for his novels, including his highly controversial masterpiece, Tropic of Cancer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Uninscribed first edition, first printing of Gone With the Wind 603. Margaret Mitchell. American author

(1900–1949) whose single novel, Gone With the Wind, became one of the best-sellers of all time and spawned one of the most fabled movies in Hollywood history. She died after being struck by a speeding car at the age of 48. Signed book: Gone With the Wind. First edition, first printing (with “May 1936” on the copyright page). NY: Macmillan Company, 1936. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9, 1037 pages. Neatly signed in fountain pen on the first free end page, “Margaret Mitchell.” Light toning and foxing to signed page and both pastedowns, partially cracked front and rear hinge, light toning to pages, light toning staining to boards, fragmentary dustjacket retains only its front and rear panels and flaps, which have been repaired with old tape, with only a small section of the spine remaining, otherwise very good condition. Due to overwhelming demands upon her, Mitchell signed copies of her novel only for a short time after publication, even denying friends and relatives; signed copies are thus quite uncommon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

604. Henry Moore. Intriguing 4

x 6 book photo of one of Moore’s celebrated sculptures, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Henry Moore.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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605. Thomas Nast.

American political cartoonist and illustrator (1840–1902) best known for devising the donkey and elephant symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties and the familiar ‘American’ version of Santa Claus. Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Nast, “Th: Nast,” payable to Wright & DeCoster for $8.50, May 12, 1893. Three vertical folds, cancellation cuts to body, expected stamps and a trimmed bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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After refusing several times, Nabokov finally agrees to allow Lolita to be adapted as a musical 606. Vladimir Nabokov. DS, fif-

teen pages, 8.5 x 11, September 16, 1970. Agreement between Nabokov “(the ‘Author’)” and “Norman Twain c/o Fitelson & Mayers…(hereinafter referred to as ‘Producer’)…and G. P. Putnam’s Sons…c/o Irving P. Lazar…(hereinafter referred to as the ‘Owner’),” regarding Nabokov’s novel, Lolita, “(hereinafter called the ‘Work’),” in which the author “grants to the Producer the sole and exclusive right to cause a dramaticmusical adaptation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Play’) to be written based upon and utilizing the said Work, and to produce the Play, or cause same to be produced, on the regular speaking stage throughout the world,” signed at the conclusion

by Nabokov, Twain, and the owner of G. P. Putnman’s Sons, with Nabokov also initialing each page. In very good condition, with light creasing, an erased pencil notation to the top right corner, a staple to the top left corner, a faint paperclip impression to the top edge of the first page, and one loose page.

Upon its publication, Lolita became an instant sensation. In the US, it was into a third printing within days, selling 100,000 copies in its first three weeks. Scores of producers tried to get rights to produce their version of this work and Nabokov turned them down steadfastly saying that to make a real twelve-year-old girl play the part, particularly on stage night after night, “would be sinful and immoral.” In 1970 he recanted upon the condition that the adaptation be done by John Bery and Alan Jay Lerner, stating that “Mr. Lerner is a most talented and excellent classicist. If you have to make a musical version of Lolita, he is the one to do it.” Here is the agreement that lead to the musical that generated almost as much public backlash as the book itself.Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

607. LeRoy Neiman. Color 24 x 36 print, for the 102nd U. S. Open at Bethpage in 2002, signed in black felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with some scattered light creases and show-through from tape on reverse.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

608. LeRoy Neiman. Color 23.5 x 32.78

poster of a frontiersman standing with a rifle before the American flag, signed in the bottom border in pencil, “LeRoy Neiman,” and signed by Chairman of the 1988 National Savings Bonds campaign, John F. McGuillicuddy. In very good condition, with a horizontal bend along the bottom border, scattered surface creasing, a few impressions, and scattered light foxing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

610. John O’Hara.

American author (1905– 1970) who wrote such classic modern novels as Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8. DS, one page with an attachment, 8.5 x 11, March 11, 1959.

Employment agreement renewal between O’Hara and the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, extending the contract from May 15, 1959, to August 13, 1959. Signed at the conclusion by O’Hara. Light toning and creasing, a staple and two small staple marks to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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The only Poe check known to exist, composed entirely in his hand!

611. Edgar Allan Poe. Virtually nonexistent personal check, written entirely in Poe’s hand, 6.5 x 2.5, payable to Harnden & Co. for $30.00, May 14, 1846. Poe instructs his lawyer, L. A. Godey, Esq, “At three days’ sight, please pay to the order of Harnden & Co. Thirty Dollars, and charge the same to my account. New York. May 14, 1846. Edgar A. Poe.” Docketing on the reverse in another hand reading, “E. A. Poe, May 15/46, $30.-,” and “Harnden Co.” In very good condition, with several vertical creases and some light surface creasing, scattered light soiling, a few trivial ink spots, light show-through from the docketing on the reverse, and three expected cancellation lines through the signature.

Louis A. Godey, an American publisher, bookseller and editor, owned Godey’s Magazine and The Lady’s Book, and from May-October 1846 ran a series of articles by Poe entitled “The Literati of New York City,” resulting in anonymous letters “requesting us to be careful what we allow Mr. Poe to say of New York authors.” Godey defended the author by replying, “We are not to be intimidated by a threat or the loss of friends, or turned from our purpose…Mr. Poe has been ill, but we have letters from him of very recent dates, also a new batch of the

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Literati, which show anything but feebleness either in body or mind.”

Poe sent his articles via Harden & Co., the first express company which sent mail via rail; the publisher, in turn, would see that Harnden was paid for its services. That year Poe also brought a libel suit against editor Hiram Fuller and the Evening Mirror which had called the writer “a poor creature…in a condition of sad, wretched imbecility” (July 20, 1846) as well as having a “habit of misrepresentation…and malignity is so much a part of his nature, that he continually goes out of his way to do ill-natured things” (July 23, 1846). Some of this verbal abuse stemmed between the very public feud between Poe and one of the newspaper’s writers, Thomas Dunn English, whom he knew but in the “Literati” stated “I do not personally know Mr. English.” It was a lie, but the Mirror’s vicious, unrelenting libel on Poe resulted in the court upholding the author’s suit and he received $225 in damages. This extremely rare check is the only known check written entirely in Poe’s hand, and offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Previously auctioned at Sotheby’s in 2001. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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I’ll call you Tuesday or Wednesday, but if I haven’t called you Wednesday late, the chances are I won’t be coming to town at all during that week” 612. John O’Hara. TLS signed in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, Quogue, Long Island, NY letterhead, no date. O’Hara sends a brief letter to fellow writer, Eckert Goodman, in full: “About an interview on your circus page, I am not sure when I am coming to town again, although it looks like next Tuesday, the 23rd, when I’ll be in New York overnight. I’ll call you Tuesday or Wednesday, but if I haven’t called you Wednesday late, the chances are I won’t be coming to town at all during that week.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one of which passes through a single letter of the signature, uniform toning, a tear to the top edge and a few small tears to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

613. Katherine Anne Porter. Pulitzer Prize–

winning American writer (1890–1980) best known for such enduring stories as “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and the novel Ship of Fools. Signed book: French Song-Book. First edition, first printing. NY: Harrison of Paris, 1933. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8 x 11, 76 pages. Signed on the limitations page indicating this is a limited edition of 595 copies (this being #378). In fine condition, with mild toning to pages, as well as two small labels affixed to inside of front and back cover. Dustjacket has some mild toning and soiling, and a couple small edge tears.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

614. Mario Puzo.

Author of The Godfather. After two previous critically acclaimed but unpopular novels, Puzo produced what has been described as the fastestselling novel in American history. Puzo shared the Academy Award with Francis Ford Coppola for their screenplays for The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974). Immaculate glossy 8.5 x 6.5 photo of the writer seated at a restaurant, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Tim, Best Wishes, Mario Puzo.” In fine condition. According to the collector, who had been in press at the time, he met Puzo at the BBC in 1980. When he spotted Puzo and approached him, other collectors who were hanging around for a similar chance descended, to which Puzo replied, “Who am I?” They hadn’t a clue, and the collector got this fantastic image signed. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

The mother of Objectivism signs her powerful novel, We the Living 615. Ayn Rand. Signed book: We the Living. Later printing.

NY: Signet Books, 1963. Paperback, 4.25 x 7, 446 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the title page in blue ballpoint, “To Michael Levin, Cordially, Ayn Rand, 2/28/73.” In very good condition, with uniform toning to the pages and inside cover, the first free-end pages and half-title page have been removed, and scattered toning, rubbing, and soiling to the exterior cover, with an area of separation at the head of the spine.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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616. Auguste Rodin. Seminal and highly lauded French sculptor (1840–1917) whose works, including the iconic ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker,’ earned him a place among the most influential artistic figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ALS in French, signed “Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date, but postmarked April 1909. Letter to Miss Emilia Cimino. Rodin invites a close collaborator to come to see him with the famous American dancer Loïe Fuller. In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold, some scattered light creases, and a uniform shade of toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Fuller was a great collector of Rodin’s works and was highly influential in introducing the artist and his sculptures to the American public. Rodin referred to her as “an innovative American artist a woman of genius, with all the resources of talent whom I have admired for a number of years.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 617. Edmond Rostand. French playwright

most noted for Cyrano de Bergerac. Fountain pen signature and inscription, in French, “To Doctor Jacquemin whose science and kindness I’ve seen.

With my deep affection and my gratitude as a former administrator, Edmond Rostand 1916” on a light brown heavy stock 6.5 x 7.5 album page, with an attractive circular portrait affixed above signature. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

618. Nelly Sachs. Poet and playwright (1891–1970) who fled from Nazi Germany in 1940 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966.

ALS in German, on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, December 15, 1958. Postcard to her “dear friend Susanne Klingeberg,” in rememberance of “the Sweden of Selma Lagerlof,” and mentioning another Swedish Nobel Prize recipient. In fine condition, with some mild edge toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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In a letter brimming with literary and philosophical debate, Sayers touches upon Mandonnet, Siger, and one of her favorite subjects, Dante: “By the way, some people might fall on you for saying that Dante was ‘usually so well-informed.’

There are gaps in his information, on which certain critics (Mandonnet is one) are apt to lay stress” 619. Dorothy Sayers. British

author (1893– 1957) best known for her series of mysteries featuring fictional detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Substantial TLS signed “Dorothy L. Sayers,” five pages, 8 x 10, 24, Newland Street, Witham, Essex letterhead, January 31, 1949. Sayers types a lengthy letter to Dr. S. J. Curtis of the University of Leeds, discussing her views on Dante, scholarship, and philosophy, in part: “By the way, some people might fall on you for saying that Dante was ‘usually so well-informed.’ There are gaps in his information, on which certain critics (Mandonnet is one) are apt to lay stress. But he is generally pretty accurate about anything to do with theology. He mixes up Hugh Capet with his son, and mistakes a character in Terence for a real person, and that sort of thing; but I cannot believe that he just didn’t know that Siger was condemned for Averroism. Because he is clearly interested in Averroism, or he wouldn’t be at such pains to make his own orthodoxy evident on the crucial points. I’m glad you think that quotation an illuminating one.

The really operative clause is, perhaps, qui ejus libros suscipiunt expondendso. I mean, those are the words which seem to define the responsibility of the scholar to his text. If you undertake to expound a text, it is your duty to expound that text, whatever you may think in your private capacity. To save you the trouble of hunting through Mandonnet for it, you will find it in Chapter IX. I haven’t noted the page ref., but it is just before the passage on Boethius of Dacia—on the right-hand page, I think, with the Latin text in a footnote. I don’t think you really need to make acknowledgments to me for pointing out something in the book you lent me yourself! But I am happy to be associated with the inquiry in any way. Would you be an angel and insert into my name the ‘L’ which distinguishes me from the Miss Dorothy Sayers who gives light entertainment with the balalaika? I always use that form of signature on title-pages, etc.” Scattered creasing and wrinkles, uniform toning, two rusty paperclip impressions to the first page and a faint impression to each subsequent page, and a trivial area of paper loss to the right edge of the first page, otherwise fine condition.

Sayers was infamous for making people utilize her middle initial, as she believed it helped with the proper pronunciation of her last name.

In this heady correspondence, the acclaimed author touches upon some of her favorite masters of western thought, including Siger of Brabant and Dante; Sayers considered her translation of the Divine Comedy to be her best work. Stunning content from the acclaimed mystery writer. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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620. Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac. French artist (1884–

1974). TLS in French, signed “Segonzac,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, May 27, 1932. In full (translated): “If it is possible for you, I will be pleased to receive you at my studio next Tuesday at 10:30.” In very good condition, with light soiling, toning, and wrinkling, fold touching signature, and slightly irregular ink flow to portion of signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Huge Sendak sketch over three feet in size

621. Maurice Sendak. Popular author and illustrator (born 1928)

of such children’s classics as Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. Gigantic original signed felt tip sketch of an unhappy man waving from inside a pot or kettle on an off-white 30 x 40 piece of fairly thick posterboard. Signed in the lower right corner in red felt tip by Sendak. In very good condition, with tear to bottom edge, some scattered creases, missing top right corner, and scattered toning, spotting, and soiling. Sketch was originally from the estate of Stanley Cohen, an agent for comic illustrators. Quite possibly the largest Sendak sketch ever made. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

622. George Bernard Shaw.

Ink signature, “G. Bernard Shaw 20/12/23,” on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 Egon Kemeny collector’s card.

Uniform mild toning, pencil remnants to lower right, and a few creases, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Original full-length sketch of a Wild Thing

623. Maurice Sendak. Original signed pencil full-length sketch of Emil the Wild Thing on an off-white 8.25 x 11 sheet of heavy stock tracing paper. In fine condition, with small tear to left edge and light curling to horizontal edges. Sendak sketches of any subject are not common, even more so from his most famous work. RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

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“Myself, I wish, many readers like you” 624. Isaac Bashevis Singer.

TLS signed “Isaac B. Singer,” one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, December 20, 1966. Singer writes to Mr. Cook, in full: “I was very happy to receive your good letter and the kind words you expressed about my works. Of course I will be happy to autograph the book the moment it comes and to send it back to you. Having readers of your kind and encourages me a great deal. Let me just express my gratitude to you and to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Myself, I wish, many readers like you.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and a faint pencil notation to the left bottom corner.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

625. John Steinbeck. Crisp and bold

ballpoint signature, “John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3.25 clipped slip. In fine condition, with uneven edges which could be easily matted out. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

626. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Crisp ink signature on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 card, bearing the printed name ‘Dudley Payne Lewis.’

Matted with a printed image of the author and an identifying slip to an overall size of 11.5 x 10. A trivial spot of surface loss below the signature, a light spot of soiling lightly affecting the last name, and a pencil notation, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Trust in the Lord and Do good” 627. Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Distinguished author (1811–1896) whose epochal 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the issue of slavery to the forefront of American consciousness and became one of the classics of 19th century literature.

AQS from Psalm 37:3. Beecher Stowe writes, “Trust in the Lord and Do good, from your friend, Harriet Beecher Stowe, April 7, 1891,” on an off-white 4.5 x 7 lightly-lined sheet. In fine condition. Brief and poignant words from the fervent abolitionist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

628. Jesse Stuart. Ameri-

can writer (1907– 1984) who is best known for his works centering around Southern Appalachia. ALS signed “Jesse,” one page, 8.5 x 11, May 11, 1960.

Stuart writes, in part: “Have just r e c e i ve d yo u r card-greetings…

And of course it’s same as a letter.

And a letter or message from a friend brings back memories…In four years my wife and I have been to NYC only one time—and I love Manhattan—it’s a beautiful giant— Of course we’ll be in NYC again. Have a book on Dad—and he was quite a man—to be published this autumn. Then my wife, daughter, and I will go to Egypt this summer to stay a year. I shall be teaching in the American University in Cairo.” Light toning, creasing, and a few faint pencil notations towards the top, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Rare and possibly unpublished lyrics to Tagore’s ‘Song’ 629. Rabindranath Tagore. Untranslated, eloquently-penned lyrics

in Bengali to ‘Song’ on an off-white 8 x 10 thin sheet, signed at the conclusion by Tagore. In very good condition, with uniform toning, scattered spotting and foxing, trimmed edges, and clipped corners.

Tagore, the 1913 Nobel laureate poet, was also a writer, philosopher, painter, and songwriter who became the ambassador of Indian culture for the world. He began writing at the age of eight, was the first nonwesterner to receive the Nobel Prize for literature, and is remembered for his poetry which has been described as “spiritual” and “magical.” He personally described writing poetry as a “kind of secret and forbidden delight” and predicted he would be best remembered for his songs.

Among his best-known works are Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World); his song “Jana Gana Mana” became India’s National Anthem on December 27, 1911. In his lifetime, he wrote 2,230 songs and became so popular that the impact of his work in Bengali rivaled Shakespeare’s influence on the English-speaking world. One of his notebooks containing 12 songs sold for over $170,000, and these untranslated lyrics may be an unpublished one. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

The ever-gracious author sends thanks for “the honour done me” 630. Alfred Lord Tennyson. Brief ALS

signed “A. Tennyson,” one page, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Farringford letterhead, March 16, 1865. Tennyson writes, in full: “Many thanks for your kind intimation of the honour done me. The card has not yet arrived.” In fine condition, with some trivial toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

Thurber plans to honor the doctor who was part of JFK’s inspiration for the Peace Corps 631. James Thurber.

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, May 5, 1960. Letter to Spyros Skouras at Committee Headquarters. In full: “I shall be glad to become a member of your Committee in honor of the great Dr. Tom Dooley, and I appreciate your asking me to join it.” Some scattered light edge soiling, and creasing and wrinkling to bottom portion, otherwise fine condition. Dooley became famous for his humanitarian activities in South East Asia during the late 1950s until his early death from cancer. He would author three popular, inspirational books that described his humanitarian activities. Dooley’s legacy continues through the work of the Dooley Foundation-Intermed International.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I shall be very glad to have you include ‘Walter Mitty’ in your and Robert Penn Warren’s ‘Understanding Fiction’...but The New Yorker’s great big built in legal department has to go through some ritual about it” 632. James Thurber. TLS signed in pencil, one page, 8.5 x 11, West Cornwall, Connecticut letterhead, January 2, 1959. Thurber grants permission to reprint one of his notable works to Cleanth Brooks of Davenport College, in full: “I shall be very glad to have you include ‘Walter Mitty’ in your and Robert Penn Warren’s ‘Understanding Fiction’ and to grant Canadian rights as well, but The New Yorker’s great big built in legal department has to go through some ritual about it, too, such as assigning their standard copyright and credit line. Write to Miss D. E. Terry, The New Yorker, 25 West 43rd Street, and mention this letter.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one of which passes through the first letter of the signature, light surface creasing, a staple mark to the top left corner, some trivial mirroring from the “J” of the signature, and light brushing to the end of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

635. George Sylvester Viereck. German-American poet

633. John Updike. Three books: Golf Dreams, signed in black ink on the title page, “John Updike”; Towards the End of Time, signed on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page in blue felt tip; and Terrorist, signed on the title page in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with rubbing to the dustjacket of the first book. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

634. Leo Tolstoy. Crisp ink signature on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 lightly-lined folded sheet. An intersecting vertical and horizontal crease towards the left edge, some trivial creasing, and scattered light foxing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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(1884–1962) who gained worldwide fame in the first decade of the twentieth century. He was also widely known as a pro-Nazi propagandist, organizing a gathering of 20,000 ‘Friends of New Germany’ at Madison Square Garden in 1934.

After being indicted and convicted under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Viereck was imprisoned from 1942–1947. Matte-finish 4 x 5.5 portrait by Roe Studios of New York, affixed to a 6 x 8 original mount, signed in the bottom border in ink, “George Sylvester Viereck.” In fine condition, with mild surface rubbing and a few trivial marks, and a small tack hole to the top edge of the mount. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

636. Andy Warhol. Light cardstock 4 x 9 photo, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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641. H. G. Wells. At-

637. Andy Warhol. An August

tractive vintage fountain pen signature, “H. G. Wells,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 slip. A light central vertical fold lightly grazing the end of the signature, a paperclip impression to the center, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1980 issue of Warhol’s Interview magazine, 11 x 16, featuring Debra Winger on the cover, signed vertically on the front cover in black felt tip by Warhol. Horizontal tear to cover, some light creasing and handling wear, and uniform toning to inside pages, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

642. Benjamin West.

638. William Wegman. Color

23 x 28 poster of a dog wearing a fur jacket, holding another dog on a leash, signed in black felt tip, “William Wegman 94.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial creasing, and light rubbing to the bottom left corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

639. William Wegman. Color 24 x 38 promotional poster for the Wegman’s World exhibition at the Walker Art Center from December 5, 1982–January 16, 1983, featuring a photo of a dog holding up its paw to reveal pink Revlon nail polish, signed below the image in black felt tip, “William Wegman, 94,” adding a small sketch of a dog’s head. Rolled and in fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

640. William Wegman. Color 24 x 36 poster entitled ‘Image World, Whitney Museum of Art, November 8, 1989 to February 18, 1990,’ featuring two dogs in bed and watching television, signed in black felt tip, “William Wegman,” adding a sketch of a dog’s head with a halo hovering above, and the initials “M. R.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Distinguished Anglo-American artist (1738–1820) best known for his largescale paintings of historical scenes. Self-contained ANS, one page, 7.25 x 2.5, December 3, 1817.

Final portion of a longer letter reads, in full: “My respectful compliments to your sisters—and yourself be assured, that I am yours with sincerity.” In fine condition, with two vertical folds and some scattered mild toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

643. Dorothy West.

Acclaimed writer who played an integral role in the Harlem Renaissance (1907–1998). West is best known for her novels, The Living is Easy and The Wedding.

Two items: scarce TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. West writes to Dr. William Plumley, in full: “I would like to apologize for my delay in responding to your letters. I did phone you in June to let you know of my regret that I am unable to attend ‘Blues in America.’ Due to my writing schedule and age I no longer travel or lecture. I am deeply honored of your interest in my work. I have enclosed two photographs of myself which I hope will be of interest in your project”; and a 4.25 x 6 postcard photo, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Best wishes!

Dorothy West.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

644. Michael Whelan. Vibrant color 12 x 19 print entitled ‘Dragon Lord,’ signed in gold ink, “Michael Whelan.” In fine condition, with a trivial bend towards the bottom border and light contrast to the signature against the gold background. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“A real aunt—that is to say unmarried and with a large income”

645. Oscar Wilde. Colorful ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, 16, Tite Street, Chelsea, S. W. letterhead, no date. Wilde regretfully cancels dinners plans with his friend, Mr. Reid, in full: “I write in absolute despair—I find that Wednesday is the birthday of an aunt...(a real aunt—that is to say unmarried and with a large income) as we had been engaged to dine with her for the last month—So I must give up my delightful dinner with you—I had quite forgotten when her birthday was, and had only a dim memory of a family party looming in the distance. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am—as I always enjoy my dinners with you immensely—and should like to have met your Oxford friend. Yours in humiliation.” Uniform toning, heavier along the right edge of the second integral page, some scattered light staining and rubbing, and a mild separation at the bottom of the hinge, otherwise fine condition. Wilde’s witty remark bears semblance to his beloved character Aunt Cecily from his acclaimed play, The Importance of Being Earnest, which, incidentally, would be his last play. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

“I am a fervent admirer of your stuff and was very flattered when Somerset Maugham in his The Vagrant Mood bracketed us together” 648. P. G. Wodehouse.

646. Tennessee Williams. Signed book: Summer and Smoke.

NY: New Directions, 1948. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 130 pages. Signed in blue ballpoint and felt tip on the half-title page, the reverse of that page, and the title page by Tennessee Williams and 22 original cast members of the 1976 television adaptation, Eccentricities of a Nightingale, including Blythe Danner, Frank Langella, Geraldine Page, and also by Tennesse Williams. In fine condition, with uniform toning to the pages, and a loose, but intact hinge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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TLS, one page, 9.5 x 6, August 16, 1954. Letter to author and screenwriter Sidney J. Perelman. In part: “I am a fervent admirer of your stuff and was very flattered when Somerset Maugham in his The Vagrant Mood bracketed us together. I love your current New Yorker series…My private opinion is that nobody reads anything in the New Yorker these days except your contributions.” Light overall toning, several staple holes to top edge, and some scattered light creasing and wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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comic art & animation

“Eh, what’s up, Doc?”

653. Jim Davis. Two

items: TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, Garfield letterhead, June 4, 1993.

Davis writes to an admirer, in full: “Thank you for your very kind letter. I am delighted you enjoy Garfield and thank you for following his daily antics. I am happy to autograph the enclosed item for you. I will do my best to keep you entertained”; and a red felt tip signature, “Jim Davis,” on a white 4.5 x 6 paperstock sheet featuring Garfield and Odie. In fine condition, with a central vertical line and slightly dark strip of rubbing running parallel to the left edge of the letter. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

650. Mel Blanc. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Blanc providing the voice of Bugs Bunny while surrounded by his animated friends, signed in black felt tip, “Eh, what’s up, Doc? Bugs Bunny & Gang, Mel Blanc.” In fine condition, with a bit of irregular ink adhesion to the signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

651. Mel Blanc. Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Blanc surrounded by his animated friends, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “Hi Roy, Mel Blanc 7/13/79.” In fine condition, with a light vertical crease to left edge and a stamped quote to lower right. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Gigantic L’il Abner portrait 652. Al Capp.

Huge ink and watercolor profile portrait of L’il Abber in a polkadot tie and straw hat on a 15 x 20 off-white artist’s board, signed and inscribed in ink in the lower left, “Drawn (by hand) on order of the Ladies of the Shady Hill Bazaar—Al Capp.” Matted to an overall size of 20 x 24. In fine condition. A visually striking image and one of the largest examples we have ever seen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

654. Jim Davis. Two

items: TLS signed in red felt tip, 5.75 x 8.75 on Garfield letterhead, featuring the famed cat with a chunk of paper in his mouth and a jagged chunk missing from the top left corner, dated April 1986. Davis writes, in full: “Thank you for your very kind letter. I am delighted you enjoy Garfield and thank you for following the strip.

I have an enclosed an autographed print that I hope you will enjoy. I will do my best to keep you entertained”; and a printed sketch, signed and inscribed in red felt tip, “To Maureen, Best! Jim Davis,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6.25 card featuring a printed image of Garfield. In fine condition, with light toning to the letter. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

655. Gene Deitch. Hand-painted animation cel, 12 x 9, featuring Tom running after Jerry in the desert. Signed in black felt tip, “Gene Deitch, copyright MGM,” and set against a pre-printed color background. Double-matted to an overall size of 18 x 15. In fine condition, with the signature a shade light. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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656. Walt Disney. Signed book: Walt Disney’s Treasury. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Hardcover, 10 x 13, 140 pages. Signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the title page, “To Dave & Jean, Best wishes, Walt Disney.” In very good condition, with weak, but intact spine, some mild toning to fore-edges, a few pencil notations to table of contents, missing spine, and some peeling and loss to protective outer coating. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

657. Walt Disney. Crisp vintage green

ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Kim—Walt Disney,” on an off-white 6 x 9.25 sheet of United Air Lines letterhead.

Light surface creasing and toning, and the central horizontal fold lightly grazing the last letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Mickey Mouse Club fan card signed by its founder 658. Walt Disney. Original vintage 7 x 5 Mickey Mouse Club fan card, featuring

all 14 child Mouseketeers as well as their two adult counterparts, Jimmy Dodd and Roy ‘The Big Moose-keteer’ Williams, on the front, and signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Walt Disney.” Matted and framed, so both sides can be viewed, along with a photocopy of the front and a glossy photo of Disney holding several stuffed toys in front of a KABC television camera, to an overall size of 12 x 28. Central horizontal and vertical fold, with vertical fold through two letters of signature, and mild toning over signature, otherwise fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Disney sends a desirable 1957 Gold Pass to the sitting governor of California 660. Walt Disney. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Disney-

land Inc. letterhead, March 19, 1957. Letter to California Governor Goodwin J. Knight. In full: “I regret very much that I was unable to be present and personally accept the plaque which you so graciously awarded to Disneyland on February 22nd. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to read your words of greeting and am deeply appreciative of the many kind thoughts which you expressed. All of us at Disneyland are proud to have received this recognition from you, and the members of my staff here join me in sending thanks. I am enclosing your Gold Pass for 1957 and hope you will have many occasions to use it. If there are ever any special favors you would like in the handling of your guests, please have someone contact either my office at the studio…or Jack Sayers at the Park…and arrangements will be made to extend all the courtesies of Disneyland to you and your guests.”

Stapled to the letter is a Governor’s Office memo, dated February 18, 1957, with a subject of “Presentation of scroll to Walt Disney 2/23/57,” and reads, in part: “Arrangements have been made…for the Governor to present the Dinseyland scroll…at the Disneyland City Hall just across the parking lot from the Disneyland Hotel…Mr. Hanna says that arrangements have been made for full press coverage of this event.” Accompanied by an original crayon sketch

by Roy Williams of the Mickey Mouse Club, on a 10 x 6 off-white sheet. Entitled “Big Shot Table,” Williams’s sketch depicts seven people seated at a draped table with a microphone on top. Also accompanied by a glossy 10 x 8 Walter Fisk Mirror News photo of two women having lunch at Disneyland, while being serenaded by a Mariachi band.

The women are wearing “Editor’s Day at Disneyland” ribbons. In very good condition, with scattered areas of toning, small slip stapled to front of letter, pencil notation to top edge, and a governor’s office stamp touching the end of Disney’s signature.

In 1956, Disney issued the first Gold Pass to Jack Wrather and his family to express his gratitude; Art Linkletter and JFK also received one of the first Gold Passes. Such passes were mainly given to investors, business associates, and friends of the Disney family. They are extremely rare and this scarce 1957 pass permitted Governor Knight and five guests year-long access to the park. Issued annually, these limited passes were signed by Disney himself until 1966.

A letter of great association, made all the better by its excellent accompanying sketch by Roy Williams! Williams, a staff artist, appeared in the Mickey Mouse Club as the Big Mooseketeer, suggesting and creating (with staff help) the Micky Mouse ears worn by the cast. The popular children’s program was Disney’s second television venture, helping to finance and promote the building of Disneyland.Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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661. Walt Disney. Personal check, 8.25 x

3, filled out in another hand and boldly signed

by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney Special Account for $450.00, May 30, 1951. Light show-through from endorsement on reverse, a red pencil notation, and the expected cancellation stamps and holes which affect the first halves of Disney’s first and last name, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Superb photo of Disney as a Gaucho 666. Walt Disney. Vintage matte-finish 9 x 7 photo of Disney on horseback dressed as an Argentinian gaucho, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Bill Branch, with my best wishes, Walt Disney.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 12. In fine condition, with some mild rippling and last few letters of signature a shade or two light due to decreased ink flow. In 1941, Disney and some of his artists from his studio set out on a tour of South America. The trip was part of the US State Department’s Good Neighbor program, intended to foster goodwill in South America to prevent the spread of Nazism in the Western Hemisphere. Walt and his artists visited several countries, finding artistic inspiration that would result in the films Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

667. Stan Goldberg. Original 664. Marcia Fertig.

Limited edition handpainted animation cel, #207/250, 14 x 11, showing Tom and Jerry skiing down snowy slopes. Cel bears a 1991 Turner Home Entertainment, Inc. limited edition gold stamp. Signed in black felt tip by Fertig, and set against a pre-printed color satin-finish background. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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artwork for a 31-panel Archie comic #525 story titled “The Thinker,” on six 11.5 x 17.5 sheets of artist’s cardstock, dated February 15, 2002. This is the complete original artwork for the story, inked by Goldberg and shows Archie trying to be a preventative thinker, with the expected results. Included is a photocopy of the entire comic, signed in black felt tip, “This is my original pencil art for #525— Stan Goldberg.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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668. Dave Graue. Original

hand-inked fourpanel Alley Oop daily comic strip, dated January 9, 1974, on a 20.25 x 6.25 sheet of off-white artist’s cardstock. Strip shows Alley Oop being sent out to collect Booja Berries, and being told not to confuse the colors. Signed and inscribed in the third panel, “For Wendell Davis—with best wishes, Dave Graue,” and also signed in the last panel in black ink, “Graue 1–9.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 24.5 x 11.5. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light edge toning.

Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

672. Ted Key. Two original signed ink and colored pencil sketches on separate 8.5 x 11 off-white heavy stock sheets. One sketch shows Hazel hanging laundry while a mudcovered child lumbers past; the second shows four separate footballthemed panels. Key has added his name and address on the reverse of the first drawing. Wrinkling, creasing, and scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

669. Johnny Hart. Seven paperback books: I, B. C.; Take a Bow, B. C.; There’s a Fly in My Swill; B. C. is Alive and Well!; The Wizard’s Back; B. C. Truckin’ on Down; and Remember the Golden Rule!, each signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Johnny Hart.” In fine condition, with toning to the pages and light wear to the covers. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

673. Stan Lee. Spider-Man, India, issued by Marvel Comics, Direct Edition, 6.5 x 10, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Stan Lee.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

674. Stan Lee. The Spectacular Spider-Man Giant-sized 200th issue comic book, featuring Spider Man and the Green Goblin on the cover, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Lee. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

670. Bob Kane. Original felt tip

sketch of Two Face on a white 4 x 6 card, signed and inscribed, “For Chelsea, From ‘Two Face,’ Bats wishes, Bob Kane.” In fine condition, with a trivial spot of soiling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

671. Bil Keane.

Original vintage signed ink and felt tip sketch of the Family Circus members on an off-white 4.25 x 2 card, signed and inscribed, “Best wishes to Mrs. John H. Mason! Bil Keane and the Family Circus.” In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of soiling and a lightly trimmed top edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

675. Todd McFarlane. Spawn comic book, issued by Image Comics, dated May 10, 6.75 x 10, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “Todd McFarlane.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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680. Myron Waldman. Limited edition sericel, #337/500, 10.75 x 14, featuring Casper weighing himself on an oversized scale, which, to his surprise, is pointing to zero.

Signed in gold ink by Waldman, and set against a pre-printed color matte-finish background. Cel bears a 1995 Harvey Comics, Inc. limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

676. Dick Moores. Original

signed pencil sketch of a beloved Gasoline Alley character on a light tan 6.25 x 10.25 sheet of Gasoline Alley stationery signed and inscribed “Thank you, Fay, for writing! Best wishes, Fay Collins!

Dick Moores.” In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

677. Art Spiegelman. Signed book:

In the Shadow of No Towers. First edition, first printing. NY: Pantheon Books, 2004.

Hardcover, 10 x 14.5.

Signed on the inside front cover in silver ink.

In very good condition, with surface marks, scratches, dings, and impressions, mainly to front cover, as well as a couple areas of surface loss to front cover.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

678. Myron Waldman. Limited edition

hand-painted animation cel, #74/250, 13.5 x 10.25, featuring Popeye playing a guitar on the beach for Olive Oyl to hula, while Bluto angrily peeks out from a bush in the background. Cel bears a 1990 Toon Limited Art Edition gold stamp. Signed in gold ink by Waldman, and set against a pre-printed color satin-finish background.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

681. Myron Waldman. Fantastic limited

edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Curtain Call,’ #146/200, 17.5 x 13.5, featuring Betty Boop emerging from behind a curtain.

Signed in black felt tip by Waldman, and set against a pre-printed color lithographic background.

Cel bears a 1997 King Features Syndicate Inc. limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

682. Myron Waldman. Limited edition

hand-painted animation cel, #111/125, 16.5 x 13.25, entitled ‘Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor,’ as Popeye serves simultaneous fistfuls to Sinbad and a large vulture. Signed in black felt tip by Waldman, and set against a pre-printed color satin-finish background. Cel bears a 1997 King Features Syndicate Inc. limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

679. Myron Waldman. Limited edition hand-painted animation cel, #103/250, 12.5 x 10.5, picturing Popeye handing a genie a can of spinach while an angry villain looks on. Signed in gold ink by Waldman, and set against a pre-printed color glossy-finish background.

Cel bears a 1990 King Features Syndicate Inc. limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition, with some slight chipping to the signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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683. Wilhelm Backhaus. German pianist

classic music

(1884–1969) known for his interpretation of romantic music. Untranslated ANS in German signed “Wilhelm Backhaus, 27. Januar 1929,” on a trimmed off-white 6 x 3.25 card. In fine condition, with a light pencil notation to the top right corner. Accompanied by a handsome, unsigned photo and two vintage clippings for recitals in 1929.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

686. Irving Berlin.

Vintage green fountain pen signature, “Irving Berlin,” on a pink 5 x 4 album page. The reverse side bears a signature and inscription from film director, Frank Lloyd.

Scattered light creasing, toning along the edges, some trivial soiling, and an ink notation at the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

687. Robert Casadesus. AMQS on an

off-white 5 x 3 card.

Casadesus pens four bars of music to ‘Kochel 491, Mozart,’ signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint below, “To Bill Hagenaucz, with my kindest regards, Robert Casadesus, Nov. 1970.”

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

684. Béla Bartok. Hungarian-born musician (1881–1945) who,

through his far-reaching endeavors as composer, performer, educator, and ethnomusicolgist, emerged as one of the most forceful and influential creative personalities of the 20th century. LS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, June 23, 1907. Letter to Schlesinger’s Music Publishers in Berlin. In part: “I have received the musical pieces you sent and give you my many thanks. If you haven’t exhausted your friendliness, I request that you send me the musical pieces on the enclosed list.” At this time Bartok’s career was just getting started. He had just begun collecting folk songs in 1904, and his String Quartet No. 1 and short piano pieces from 1908 are the first to display his unique compositional voice. In fine condition, with some mild toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

685. Enrico Caruso. LS, one page, lightly-lined, 5.75 x

9, Hotel Savoy letterhead, no date. Letter to an unidentified woman. In full: “I have bought the cup & saucer today as requested, & it will be forwarded to you today by the people I ordered it from.” Horizontal mailing fold through tops of a couple letters of signature, scattered light toning and foxing, and a small pencil notation to lower right, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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692. William S. Gilbert. British

lyricist (1836–1911) best known for his 14 comic operas written in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. Signed book: W. S. Gilbert’s Original Plays: First Series. An uncommon presentation edition. London: Chatto and Windus, 1894. Hardcover, 5 x 6.5, 242 pages. Signed on the author’s note page, “Yours faithfully, W. S. Gilbert, 11 Dec 1903.” In very good condition, with partially cracked hinges, pencil and ink notations to opening pages, some light rippling to front cover, as well as some corner bumps and light soiling. Presentation copies are quite scarce, and when found they are typically signed ‘with the compliments of the author.’ RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

688. Pablo Casals. Brief ALS

signed “Pau Casals,” on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, January 1935. Casals writes, “Thank you for your note.”

In very good condition, with some light creasing, uniform toning, scattered light rubbing, and postal marks, none of which affect the crisp signature. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

689. Female Opera Stars. Twelve ink sig-

natures on individual offwhite cards, each measuring approximately 3.5 x 2.5, with most affixed to 8 x 10.5 black scrapbook pages featuring vintage clips and images of the respective opera star. Signers are: Kirsten Flagstad, Rise Stevens, Elisabeth Rethberg, Frances Alda, Louise Homer, Grace Moore, Emma Calve, Amelita Galli-Curci, Nellie Melba, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Frida Leider, and Lydia Lindgren. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

690. Female Opera Stars. Three

vintage photos, ranging in size from 3.25 x 5.25 to 7 x 9.5, each affixed to a 8 x 10.5 black scrapbook page, and featuring a dramatic image of a female opera star. Signers are: Lotte Lehmann, Lucrezia Bori, and Maria Jeritza. Scattered light rubbing to Bori’s image, silvering to the darker areas of Jeritza’s image and some trivial blurring to Lehmann’s signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by vintage clippings and images. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

691. Mary Garden. Scottish soprano (1874–1967). Vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Heath W. Winslow, best wishes—Mary Garden.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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693. Alexander Girardi. Actor and singer

(1850-1918), associated with Johann Strauss and the Golden Age of the Viennese Operetta. Vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard three-quarter length photo, signed vertically in fountain pen, “Alexander Girardi, March 1901.”

Accompanied by a color postcard showing him with actress Hansi Niese in his most famous role as “Valentin” in which he sang the renowned “Hobellied” (Planing Song). In fine condition, with silvering to lower portion of image, and scattered light ink marks to left edge, lightly affecting first name of signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

One of the rarest great 19th century composers

694. Mikhail Glinka.

Beautifully penned ALS in Italian, to the music critic Isidoro Cambiasi, December 6 [1832] one page, 4.75 x 7. Letters of Glinka can only been obtained from the short period he spent in Italy from 1830. His relatorship with his musical publisher, the famous house Ricordi, was mediated through Cambiasi: “When I asked you to give me the pleasure of coming to my house at two, I had forgotten I had an appointment at two thirty.

I therefore beg you to anticipate in half hour your very kind visit. A thousand salutations to your very kind wife Cirilla and beleve me your very affectionate friend, Michele Glinka.” In very good condition, with light intersecting folds, scattered moderate surface creasing, uniform toning, some scattered light spots of soiling, and a professionally repaired tear towards the bottom edge. The first Glinka we have ever offered. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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695. Josef Hoffmann. AMQS on an

off-white 4 x 2.5 card.

Hoffmann pens a detailed bar from an unidentified work, noting at the top, “Vivace!,” and signing underneath, “Josef Hoffmann, Merion, Pa. 1929.” In fine condition, with small old catalog description affixed to top edge, pencil notation to bottom, and a mild shade of overall toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

696. Jan Kubelik. Enormously popular Czech-born violin virtuoso (1880–1940). Pristine vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.5 original cabinet photo by Marceau of New York, featuring the virtuoso seated in an elaborately engraved chair, affixed to a mount to an overall size of 4.5 x 6.75, floridly signed in the bottom border in ink, “Jan Kubelik, 20–II–1902.” In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

697. Frederic Lamond. Scottish classi-

cal pianist and composer (1868–1948). Vintage purple ink signature on a beige 6.5 x 4 album page, with a small cutout of biographical information affixed below the signature. A light pencil notation, small tears to both punch holes along the left edge, and light brushing to the first letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

698. Franz Lehar.

Popular Austrian composer (1870–1948) of ‘light’ classical music, best known for his operetta, ‘The Merry Widow.’

Brief, untranslated ANS in German, signed “Lehar,” on an off-white 6 x 4 black-bordered card, no date. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Leoncavallo pens several bars from Roland 699. Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Italian composer (1857–1919) best known for his operas, particularly the beloved repertoire staple ‘Pagliacci’ (1892).

AMQS signed “R. Leoncavallo,” on the correspondence side of a postcard bearing images of Leoncavallo and Bellini. The composer pens four bars of music and lyrics from Act II of Roland, signing underneath, “R. Leoncavallo, Lisbon 25 marzo 1906.” Postcard also bears a March 27, 1906, postal cancellation. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling and a postage stamp and cancellation to lower left.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

700. Male Opera Stars. Ten

items: nine ink signatures on individual off-white cards, each measuring approximately 3.5 x 2.25, four of which are affixed to 8 x 10.5 black scrapbook pages with vintage newspaper clippings and images of the respective opera star. Signers are: Feodor Chaliapin, Titta Ruffo, Antonio Scotti, Giovanni Martinelli (2), Otto Goritz, Cesare Nesi, Karl Jorn, Joseph Tressi, and Craig Campbell; and a vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Richard Tauber from Das Lied der Liebe, signed in ink, “Richard Tauber, 1932.” Scattered light toning and soiling to the signatures, and light rippling and a stray ink mark to the photo, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

701. Pietro Mascagni. Italian

composer (1863–1945) whose 1890 masterpiece ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ takes a place among the most beloved staples of the operatic repertoire. ALS in Italian, signed “P. Mascagni,” one page, 7 x 10.5, November 13, 1914. Letter to Corrado Ricci explaining that he will not be able to be in Rome for the meeting of the permanent commission for music as he will have to stay in Livorno. Central horizontal and vertical fold, several colored pencil lines and notations, and an office stamp to right side, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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702. Giacomo Meyerbeer.

German-born composer (1791– 1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le Diable. ALS in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 4.5 x 5, June 25, 1855. Brief letter to an unidentified recipient. In full: “I authorize Mr. Horton to make a copy of the Italian recitatives which I composed for L’Etoile Du Nord [The North Star] for Messrs Cramer & Beale.” Cramer and Beale were London music publishers and instrument makers. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

703. Giacomo Meyerbeer. ALS

in French, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Letter asking for an appointment with the painter Camille Roqueplan. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling, mainly to the edges, and pencil notation to lower left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

705. Dmitri Shostakovich.

Soviet composer (1906–1975) whose fifteen symphonies occupy a place of central performance in the orchestral literature of the twentieth century.

ALS in Russian, signed “D. Shostakovich,” one page, 8 x 5.75, May 28, 1970. Shostakovich sends birthday wishes to Pavel Alekseevich.

In full (translated): “My warm greetings with your birthday. You are 50 years old. I wish you good health, success in your work, and happiness and good luck.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, one through a single letter of signature, and a few creases and wrinkles.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

706. John Philip Sousa. AMQS on an

off-white sheet of Dr. Harry Small’s Academy of Music stationery, 7.25 x 5, signed “John Philip Sousa, Feb. ‘00.” Sousa pens three bars of music, notating underneath “dolce.” Two vertical creases, one each through a single letter of signature, scattered toning, heavier to the left edge, a couple small edge tears, trimmed bottom edge, and show-through from adhesive on reverse, otherwise very good condition. Sousa’s quote and signature remain very prominent and bold. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

707. Luisa Tetrazzini.

Beautifully penned letter from the prolific composer

704. Giacomo Puccini. Italian composer (1858–1924) who earned a central place in the operatic pantheon with such repertoire staples as ‘La boheme,’ ‘Madama Butterfly,’ and ‘Tosca.’ Brief ALS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 5.25, Caffe Biffi Milano letterhead, January 11, 1902.

Puccini writes to Pillora, inquiring as to why he did not see her on Thursday. Central horizontal and vertical fold, scattered light creasing, a rough bottom edge, and a trivial stray ink mark, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Immensely popular Italian operatic soprano (1871–1940) renowned for the acrobatic skill of her brilliant coloratura voice. The dish Turkey Tetrazzini was named in her honor. Vintage mattefinish 3.5 x 5.5 portrait affixed to an 8 x 10.5 scrapbook page, signed in fountain pen, “Souvenir from Luisa Tetrazzini, Boston Mass, 27th Nov. 1930.” In fine condition, with some light soiling and trimmed edges. Accompanied by vintage newspaper clippings and images. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce excerpt from Verdi’s ‘Otello’

708. Giuseppe Verdi. Ornately-penned AMQS, in Italian, on an off-white 7.5 x 4.5 sheet. Verdi pens three bars of music and lyrics from Otello, “ora e per sempre addio sante memorie,” which translates into, “now and for ever—addio holy memories,” adding a sentiment and signed below, “G. Verdi, Rome, 18 April 1893.” In very good condition, with uniform toning, heavier along the right edge, and scattered areas of spotting and soiling. Amongst all of Verdi’s musical quotes, material from this particular composition has proven the most elusive and rarely seen. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

During a time of personal uncertainty, Wagner laments: “My life is, always has been, exposed to an unending stream of upheavals and uncertainties that inadvertently reflected unfavorably on my personal relationships”

710. Richard Wagner. ALS in German, 5.25 x 8, February 6, 1859.

A beautifully penned letter and address panel in Wagner’s florid hand, translated, in full: “I am indeed highly indebted to you for the kindness and generosity you have extended to me as a friend. Please don’t be angry with me for allowing this conduct of mine to eventually border on intrusiveness. My life is, always has been, exposed to an unending stream of upheavals and uncertainties that inadvertently reflected unfavorably on my personal relationships, as much as I would have wanted avoiding this. I very much regret that the general character of my life’s circumstances often encroached on so many people close to me. Assuming you are pretty well informed of my current situation through the Bülows, a family and friends very dear to me. Consequently you probably know that in these difficult and uncertain times, the sluggish flow of my earnings, which ordinarily would certainly be adequate, causes me much grief and worry. An independently wealthy friend would therefore be of great help by providing the means and support needed to balance these fluctuations. Regrettably, just now I am not so fortunate and thus over the course of this year find myself in considerable financial difficulties. While prospects for a good, I venture to say, abundant flow of income exist, only failed to materialize so far.

As I see it, my needs and requirements, mostly caused by extraordinary strokes of fate are unforeseen and cannot be calculated in advance.

This much for now, as an explanation for the nerve I recently displayed by asking for more patience with repayment of the sum of money you loaned to me in December of last year. I am enormously indebted for your most generous response and want you to know how much I appreciate this extra ordinary gesture of friendship. Please accept, in addition to my thanks, my sincere and unconditional offer for any service in return.” In very good condition, with a light diagonal crease and scattered light creasing, uniform toning, scattered light soiling, and a few areas of paper loss that have been professionally restored.

When Wagner wrote this letter he was recovering from a tumultuous period in his personal life. He had befriended Otto and Mathilde Wesen-

donck in Zurich in 1852. An admirer of his music, Otto rented Wagner and his wife Minna a small house on his estate in 1857. Wagner became infatuated with his patron’s wife, the poet-writer Mathilde, who returned his affections while being careful not to endanger her own marriage. The likely unconsummated love affair inspired the composer to stop work on the Ring in favor of Tristan und Isolde, a work infused with his passion for Mathilde. When Wagner’s wife intercepted a letter he wrote for Mathilde in the summer of 1858, the affair came to an unpleasant end and Wagner removed to Venice alone, where he would complete the second act to Tristan.

When he wrote this letter in February of 1859, Wagner’s residence in Venice was becoming untenable. In addition to suffering poor health and police harassment from the Austrian authorities, he had run out of money. In March, the unstable political situation between the Italian nationalists and Austrian military finally prompted Wagner to leave Venice for Lucerne, where he would finish Tristan und Isolde in August.

The “Bülows” mentioned in the letter refer to pianist Hans von Bülow and his wife, Cosima Liszt. A few years after this letter was written, Wagner and Cosima would embark on a brazen love affair lasting many years. Cosima would eventually divorce von Bülow to become Wagner’s second wife. A remarkable and candid letter, written during a vulnerable period in the composer’s life.Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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contemporary music 712. 60s Music. Two

albums: Midnight Ride, signed in silver ink by Paul Revere and in blue felt tip by Mark Lindsay; and Once Upon a Dream, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Felix Cavaliere. The records are included. In fine condition, with a discount cut and corner wear to the Rascals’ album. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

For Those About to Rock AC/DC. Color limited edition 22 x 27.5 lithograph entitled ‘For Those About to Rock’, numbered #AP21/50, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams. Rolled and in fine condition. Accompanied by a composite photo of all five members taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

715. AC/DC: Angus Young.

White pickguard for a standard-size strat, signed in blue felt tip, with Young adding a quick self-portrait caricature. In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

716. Adele. Rolling Stone magazine featuring Adele on the cover, dated April 28, 2011, 8 x 10.75. signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Adele.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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717. Aerosmith: Steven Tyler. Natural wood-finish Crescent

six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the pickguard in silver ink. In fine condition, with a trivial brush to signature. Oversized. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Honoring their most successful album, Back in Black 714.

AC/DC.

Color limited edition 22 x 28 artist’s proof lithograph of their Back in Black album, numbered #AP47/50, signed in black felt tip by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams.

Rolled and in fine condition. Accompanied by a composite photo taken at time of private signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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718. Albums. Collection of 35 albums, each signed in ink or felt

tip by the respective musicians. Signers are: K. C. and the Sunshine Band (K. C.), Hall and Oates, Stephanie Mills, Whispers (signed by three), Pat Metheny, Kathy Mattea, The Pointer Sisters (Anita), Steve Winwood, Tom Rush, Foreigner (Gramm), Glen Campbell, REO Speedwagon (Cronin, Hall, and Doughty), Pat Boone, Gloria Gaynor, Wayne Newton, Crystal Gayle, Sheila E., Stanley Clarke, Oak Ridge Boys, Jean Luc Ponty, Hot Tuna (Kaukonen and Casady), Tony Orlando, Kool & the Gang (signed by six), Bobby Vinton, Captain & Tennille (Tennille), Phillip Bailey, Three Dog Night (Negron), Billy Joel, Dionne Warwick, Peter Wolf, Judy Collins, America (Bunnell and Beckley), Al Stewart, and Johnny Mathis. In very good to fine condition, with scattered rubbing and edge wear, stickers, price clips, and ‘rings of wear.’ RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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719.

Albums. Collection of 30 albums, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective musicians. Signers are: Billy Joel, Peter Wolf, Judy Collins, America (Bunnell and Beckley), Al DiMeola, Rick Wakeman, Sheena Easton, B. J. Thomas, Gino Vannelli, Steve Morse, Utopia (Todd Rundgren), Johnny Mathias, Elvin Bishop, Marshall Crenshaw, Gary Puckett, Roy Clark, Peabo Bryson, Al Stewart, Righteous Brothers (Bill Medley), The Babys (Phillips and Waite), Paul Revere & The Raiders (Lindsay), Charley Pride, Roger Glover, Beach Boys (Love), Englebert Humperdinck, Richie Furay, Savoy Brown (Simmonds), George Benson, Poco (Young and Cotton), and Paul Anka. In very good to fine condition, with scattered rubbing and edge wear, stickers, price clips, and ‘rings of wear.’ RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

724. Louis Armstrong and Band.

Vintage ballpoint signatures of Louis Armstrong and five of his band members including Jewell Brown, Danny Barcelona, and Billy Kyle on a beige 5.25 x 2.75 trimmed program page. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and slight show-through from printing on reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

725. Louis Armstrong.

Program for Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group, October 26, 1963, at the Sharon High School, two pages, 8.25 x 11, signed vertically on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Louis Armstrong.” In very good condition, with a central vertical crease, some light creasing, uniform toning, and a few trivial spots of soiling.

Accompanied by two unsigned photos from the concert.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

720. Alice in Chains. White unused coated 10˝ Attack drumhead, signed in black felt tip

by Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez, and William DuVall. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

721. Alice in Chains. Facelift CD signed

on the front in black felt tip by Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Inez. In fine condition, with a price sticker to the front of the case. The CD is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

722. Allman Brothers: Gregg Allman. Nice wood-finish Fender

Squier ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue ink, “Thanks, Gregg Allman.”

In fine condition. Oversized. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

723. Andrews Sisters. Three signatures: two vintage fountain pen signatures on individual album pages, 5.5 x 4.5, one reading, “To Francis, Maxene Andrews,” featuring a dated ink notation of 11/4/39, and the other reading, “To Francis, Sincerely, LaVerne Andrews,” featuring the same dated notation; and a felt tip signature, “Patty Andrews,” on a yellow 6 x 4 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned glossy photo of the singers. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

726. Louis Armstrong.

Cover from a program for Louis Armstrong, Ambassador of Jazz, and his Concert Group, 9 x 12, boldly signed on the front in fountain pen, “Louis Armstrong.”

In very good condition, with scattered light creasing and toning, and a few light spots of soiling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

727. The Association. Printed

souvenir lyrics to ‘Along Comes Mary’ on a light-blue 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ink by Jim Yester, adding “Keep it Playing,” Ted Bluechel, Russ Giguere, and Jules Alexander (vertically). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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728. The B-52s. The B-52’s album signed

on the front in blue felt tip by Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, and Keith Strickland. In fine condition, with faint ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

729. The B-52s. Unused white 10˝ Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, and Keith Strickland. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

730. Bad Company. Burnin’ Sky album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, and Mick Ralphs. Some light soiling, mild edge wear, and a faint ‘ring of wear’ to the back cover, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

734. The Band. Islands album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm. Moderate ‘ring of wear’ to front cover and scattered corner creases, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 735. Beach Boys.

Blue-bodied Autograph Pro ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed in blue felt tip on the white pickguard by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

731. Bad Company.

Felt tip signatures, “Mick Ralphs,” “Paul Rodgers,” “Simon Kirke,” and one other, on a white 8 x 5 card.

In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

732. Bad Company. Felt tip sig-

natures of Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs, and Paul Rodgers on an off-white 5 x 3.5 sheet affixed to an identical size card. In very good condition, with intersecting folds lightly affecting small portions of a couple of signatures, scattered toning and paper loss, and some light haloing to signatures. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The Beach Boys drummer signs his critically acclaimed debut solo album

736. Beach Boys: Dennis Wilson. Pacific Ocean Blue album signed on the inside gatefold in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear to covers. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

733. Badfinger. Scarce felt tip signatures of Pete Ham, Joey Molland, Mike Gibbings, and Tom Evans on an off-white 5 x 3.75 album page, with one band member adding “All the best in ‘73,” and collector’s typed notation along bottom.

In fine condition, with small marginal binding holes to right edge and some light toning. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Superb Hoffmann portrait of the Fab Four 737.

Beatles. Vintage glossy 8.5 x 6.5 second generation Dezo Hoffmann photo of the Fab Four in jackets and ties, with Paul, John, and George with their guitars, signed in blue ballpoint, “Paul McCartney,” “George Harrison,” “John Lennon,” and “Ringo Starr.” In fine condition, with some light marks to finish, some light contrast to parts of a couple of signatures, and a couple light surface impressions of other signatures, presumably from the photo being in a pile to be signed. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. An exceptionally well-preserved and uninscribed example from the height of Beatlemania. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $1000)

Early 1963 image of the Fab Four, signed by John, Paul, and Ringo 738. Beatles. Vintage cardstock 6 x 8 group photo of the Fab Four, signed in black ballpoint by John Lennon, and in blue ballpoint

by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. In good to very good condition, with scattered light creasing, one passing through the end of Ringo’s signature, scattered adhesive remnants to the borders with some extending to the image, mounting remnants on the reverse, light contrast Starr’s signature, and Lennon’s signature a shade light. Accompanied by a plaque of provenance. A terrific collection of classic signatures, acquired by a fan backstage at the Adelphi Cinema Theatre in Slough, England on May 18, 1963. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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739. Beatles: Pete Best. Unused coated

10” Attack drumhead signed in black felt tip, “Pete Best, The Beatles.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

740. Beatles: George Harrison. Apple Records Inc. business check, 7.75 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Harrison, payable to Times Newspapers Ltd. for £16, May 20, 1971. Two punch holes to top, stamps to center of check, lightly affecting first letter of signature, and a light red ink cancellation through signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Perry Cox. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

741. Beatles: George Harrison.

743. Beatles: Lennon and Harrison. Vintage blue ballpoint

Cloud Nine album signed in black felt tip

by George Harrison.

Trimmed edges, the front and back cover permanently affixed together, and some scattered creases and surface marks, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

742. Beatles: Jann Haworth.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Haworth. In fine condition, with scattered light soiling and rubbing. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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John and George send love from the Beatles signature, “To Carol, Love from Beatles, John Lennon” and vintage ink signature “George Harrison” on an off-white 3.5 x 4.5 album page.

In fine condition, with a bit of light wrinkling and a few faint spots of toning, some affecting Lennon’s name. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from a relative of the original recipient explaining that he had given an autograph book to Lennon for the band’s autographs at the London Palladium in July 1964, as well as a letter of authenticity from Tracks. Intriguingly, it would still be possible to complete this set as McCartney and Starr still occasionally sign! Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

744. Beatles: Klaus Voormann. Revolver

CD signed on the front in black felt tip by Voormann. In fine condition.

The CD is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce Lennon signed Maclen Music business check 745. Beatles: John Lennon. Rare Maclen (Music) Ltd. business check, 8 x 4, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Lennon , payable to A.K.G. Equipment Limited for £12-15-6, July 4, 1970. Punched holes to top, staple hole to top left corner, bank stamp over beginning of signature, and several thin cancellation lines through a few letters of signature, these are part of the bank cancellation process,they are normal for these checks and do not detract from value of the document, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Perry Cox stating the check bears “one of the best quality signatures I’ve ever seen,” as well as a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo. Lennon checks are quite uncommon, particularly those drawn from his publishing company. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

746. Beatles: Andy White.

Besides Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, Andy White has the distinction of being the only musician in history to play drums on an official Beatles release during their tenure as an active recording group. On September 11, 1962, Andy White sat in for the recording of The Beatles first single ‘Love Me Do.’ Cardstock 8.5 x 11 photo of White at his drum set, signed in blue felt tip on the bass drum head, “Love Me Do, Andy White.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

747. Harry Belafonte. Vintage

glossy 9.5 x 7.5 publicity photo of Belafonte in the 1959 film, Odds Against Tomorrow, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Peter, Harry Belafonte.”

A couple crease, some trivial surface marks and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

748. Tony Bennett. Volume IV: Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits album signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial ‘ring of wear’ to the back cover. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

749. Tony Bennett. Sheet music

to ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ 8.5 x 10.5, three pages, signed on the front in black felt tip, “‘Tony’ Bennett.” In fine condition, with light toning and a trivial adhesive remnant to the top right corner.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

750. Irving Berlin.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Francis Scott Key, signed in blue ballpoint

by Berlin. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

751. Chuck Berry.

Signed book: Chuck Berry: The Autobiography. First edition, first printing. NY: Harmony Books, 1987. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 346 pages. Signed in black ink on the first free end page. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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752. Big Audio Dynamite. The

Bottom Line album signed on the front in black felt tip by Mick Jones, Don Letts, Greg Roberts, and Leo Williams. Light corner wear, two price stickers to the front cover, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

753. Black Sabbath. Ink and felt

tip signatures of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, adding “Sabs 11/9/09” on a light blue 5.75 x 3.5 custom-made collector’s card. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

757. Blues Legends. The Blues, Volume I album signed on the front in silver ink or blue felt tip by 31 blues legends. Signers are: Ruth Brown, Pinetop Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmy Dawkins, Henry Gray, Guitar Shorty, John Mayall, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Denise LaSalle, Roy C, Buckwheat Zydeco, Chuck Brown, Little Freddie King, Bob Stroger, Mel Waiters, Joe Louis Walker, Lil Ed, Duke Robillard, John Lee Hooker Jr., Tracy Nelson, Harvey Mandel, Zac Harmon, Roosevelt Dean, Ruthie Foster, Earl Christopher, Tom Principato, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Aubrey Ghent, Big Joe Maher, Corey Harris, and Wanda Johnson. In fine condition, with a trivial spot of adhesive remnant and a trivial ‘ring of wear’ to the front. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150) 758. Andrea Bocelli. White unused 10˝

754. Art Blakey. DS,

one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 3, 1956.

Shaw Artists Corporation contract for “the personal service of musicians…in the orchestra under the leadership of Art Blakey,” to play “The Pad…Nite Club” for the agreed upon pay of $450.00, “to be paid at the end of engagement,” signed in blue ballpoint at the conclusion, “Art Blakey,” with “(Leader)” added in another hand, along with other signatures. Double-matted with a close-up image of the orchestral leader to an overall size of 20.75 x 15.75. In very good condition, with three horizontal folds, a few trivial spots of soiling, a staple mark and pencil notation at the top border, and a stamp dated December 12, 1956, on the left edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

755. Blondie. Parallel Lines album signed

on the front in blue felt tip by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, and Clem Burke. A bend to the top right corner, light edge wear, and mild ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

756. Blue Oyster Cult. Extrater-

restrial Live album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, and Allen Lanier. In fine condition, with some light edge wear and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip, “Andrea Bocelli.” In fine condition, with a trivial smudge to the first letter of the signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

759. Jerry Bock.

AMQS on an off-white 8.75 x 3.75 sheet of musically lined paper.

Bock pens four bars of music to ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ adding the lyrics, “To Life, To Life, L’Chai-im,” signed below, “Jerry Bock.” In fine condition, with a faint paperclip impression to the top left corner and trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

760. Bon Jovi. The Circle CD booklet signed on the front cover in silver ink by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Tico [Torres], and David Bryan. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

761. James Brown. Glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with signature a shade light, but completely legible. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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762. Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was

an important British composer, widely regarded as the greatest since Purcell, whose wide-ranging body of work takes a place among the most distinguished oeuvres in the history of British music. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes, the War Requiem, and scores of choral works that have come to be regarded as modern classics. His life partner, Peter Pears (1910–1986), was a well-regarded tenor who premiered several of Britten’s vocal works. Printed musical score to “Saint Nicolas,” 7.5 x 10.5, 33 pages, signed on the first inside page by both Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten. Score is housed in a custom clamshell box. In very good condition, with scattered toning, soiling, and creasing to front cover, mild toning to signed page, and some professional reinforcement to binding. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

763. James Brown. Glossy 8

766. Cab Calloway. Glossy 8

x 10 publicity photo for Brown’s Living in America pay-per-view, signed in blue felt tip, “My Best, James Brown, God bless you.” In fine condition, with scattered light creases and surface dings. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

764. Boudleaux Bryant. One

part (along with wife, Felice Bryant) of the famed country-pop music writing duo responsible for such staples as ‘Rocky Top,’ ‘Love Hurts,’ and most Everly Brothers hits (Bird Dog, Problems, Devoted To You, etc.). Sheet music to ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of musically lined paper, signed and inscribed across the top in black felt tip, “Mr. Weaver, Thanks for including us in your museum, Boudleaux Bryant.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, uniform toning, a small area of paper loss to the top right corner, some trivial rippling across the top, and a light area of soiling affecting the end of the inscription, and a small tear to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

765. The Buckinghams. Five ink or pencil

signatures of Nick, Dennis, Carl, Marty, and Jon Jon Buckingham on a peach 5 x 6 album page.

In fine condition, with scattered creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

x 10 photo of Calloway in a white tie and tails, signed in blue felt tip, “Hi De Ho, Cab Calloway.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creases, a couple fingerprints, and light finish loss along bottom edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

767. The Cars. The Cars album

signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, and David Robinson.

Some trivial creasing, an adhesive remnant towards the top right corner, an ink notation, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

768. James Cavanaugh and John Redmond. DS, one page

both sides, 8.25 x 13.5, no date.

Copyright agreement in which Cavanaugh and Redmond sell the “right, title and interest in and to a certain title, song, words, music and musical work entitled: ‘Adi-AdiAdios’” to T. B. Harms Company for “the sum of one dollar,” signed twice at the conclusion by each artist and Nat Simon. Three horizontal folds, light creasing, uniform toning, and a small area of paper loss to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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769.

Celebrities.

Cream-colored Premier ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body and white pickguard in blue felt tip by 13 celebrities from music, entertainment, and sports. Signers include: Alice Cooper, Dave Osbourne, Cheech Marin, Mickey Jones, Dweezil Zappa, Steve Guttenberg, Neil Lomax, Eric Dickerson, George Gervin, Matthew Lawrence, Jan Stenerud, Hal Linden, and William Devane. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

770. Cher. Unused white 10˝ Remo drum-

head, signed in blue felt tip, “Cher.” In fine condition, with some light rubbing and a few trivial spots of soiling, one of which lightly affects the signature. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

771. Cher. FY Dynamic DM-202

white microphone, signed on the handle in black felt tip, “Believe, Cher.” In very good condition, with the top portion of the mouth piece detached. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

772. Chicago. Glossy 10 x 8 group publicity photo, signed in blue

felt tip by Peter Cetera, adding the inscription, “Henry, Thanks for Everything,” Terry Kath, Jim Pankow, Danny Seraphine, Walt Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, and Robert Lamm. In very good condition, with scattered light creasing and rippling, three small tears to the bottom edge, and light contrast to a couple of the signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

773. Chickenfoot. Unused white 14˝ Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith, and Joe Satriani. In fine condition, with some trivial spotting. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Highly desirable Clapton guitar signed on the body

774. Eric Clapton. Black-bodied Vantage ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in blue ink. In fine condition, with a bit of irregular ink adhesion to signature. Clapton guitars signed on the body are less common and much more desirable. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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775. Eric Clapton. Color tex-

tured 8 x 10 photo of a young Clapton on stage, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy appearance. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

777. Leonard Cohen. Captivating glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of Cohen gazing skyward, signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with a few light fingerprint marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

778. The Commodores. Off-white 8˝ tambourine, signed on the head in black felt tip by William King, adding “Commodores 2011,” and Walter Orange, adding “Commodore 2011, Mr. Brick ‘House.’” In very good condition, with typical discoloration and irregularities, and slightly irregular ink adhesion to both, with some mild wearing to King’s sentiment. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 779. Alice Cooper. Welcome to My Nightmare album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip

by Alice Cooper, Steve Hunter, Prakash John, and Dick Wagner. In fine condition, with a few stray ink marks and a mild ‘ring of wear’ to front cover. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Gorgeous and highly desirable image of the beloved mover and shaker of country music 776. Patsy Cline. Lovely vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the singer in her beautifully stylized cowgirl attire, signed in blue ballpoint, “Thanks, Patsy Cline.” A few light creases, surface impressions lightly affecting the left portion of the facial area, and a notation on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

780. Alice Cooper. School’s Out album signed on the front in black felt tip by Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith, adding “School’s out forever!.” A bend to the bottom right corner, a price clip to the bottom left corner, and light contrast to a few of the signatures, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

781. Elvis Costello.

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Costello belting out a note, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light contrast to the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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782. Elvis Costello. Color satin-

787. The Cure. Disintegration album flat signed on the front in blue felt tip by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Jason Cooper, and Roger O’Donnell. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

finish 12 x 12 photo of Costello standing next to the only lamp in an otherwise dark room, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with two light fingerprint marks to the top edge. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

783. Creed. Unused white coated 10˝ At-

tack drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips. In fine condition, with a trivial stray ink mark. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

784. Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Sunburst-finish Indiana ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip and ink by John Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug ‘Cosmo’ Clifford.

In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

785. Creedence Clearwater Revival. Off-white 6˝

tambourine, signed on the head in blue felt tip by Stu Cook and Doug ‘Cosmo’ Clifford, who adds “CCR,” and “Born on the Bayou!”

Typical slight irregularities and discoloration to skin, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Curtin pens the Flintstones’ theme song “originally written for tympani and orchestra” 788. Hoyt Curtin. American

composer and music producer (1922–2000) whose legacy includes the scores that brought Hanna-Barbera’s animated world to life. AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 7 sheet of musically lined paper. Curtin pens four bars to ‘Meet the Flintstones,’ theme song, signed below, “Best of Luck, Sincerely, Hoyt Curtin,” adding the post-script, “The theme was originally written for tympani and orchestra. Bill Hanna wrote the lyrics and I recorded it for Jazz band and chorus, H. S. C.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing to the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

789. Dick Dale. Surfers’ Choice album

signed on the front in black felt tip, “Dick Dale.”

In very good condition, with a separation along the top edge with a strip of reparative tape running halfway across, a moderate area of paper loss to the top edge, a bend to the bottom right corner, scattered toning, and ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptionally scarce signature of the voice behind ‘Bad, Bad Leroy Brown’ 786. Jim Croce. American singer-songwriter (1943–1973) who tragically died in a

plane crash at age 30, his hit songs included ‘Time in a Bottle,’ ‘You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,’ and ‘Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.’ Felt tip signature, “Jim Croce,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning, with some heavier areas along the edges. Signature originates from noted Hollywood collector Buddy George Marshall. A fantastic legacy from the acclaimed songwriter.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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790. Leslie Daniels and Martin Mull.

793. Deep Purple. Felt tip sig-

DS, signed “Leslie N. Daniels and Martin I. Mull,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 14, July 22, 1968.

Contract in which the “the Composers” assign their musical composition, ‘Chinese New Year Waltz,’ to Ryerson Music Publishers Inc. “in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration…” Light toning and creasing, pencil and ink notations, two small staple marks to the top left corner, and two punch holes to the top, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

791. Bobby Darin. DS, four

stapled pages, 8.5 x 11, August 28, 1957. Twoyear management agreement with Al Lewis and Don Kirchner outlining the terms of their “personal managership,” including the understanding that “we are engaged in a similar capacity for other persons, and you agree that we are not obligated to devote our time and attention exclusively to you. However, it is clearly understood that in the event your earnings should reach $3,000.00 per week, then and in that event, we agree that at least one of us shall devote the major portion of our time to representing you as your manager,” and also, that Darin agrees “to pay us a sum equal to forty (40%) per cent of your gross compensation as and when received by you.” In fine condition, with light toning, and two small tears to the bottom edge of the front and back cover.

Agreement is housed in its original folder. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

792. Bobby Darin.

Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.25 publicity photo of Darin from Gunfight in Abilene, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “For Pierre, De Bonne Sante, Bobby Darin.”

Darin’s French inscription translates to “Good Health.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

natures of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, and Ian Paice, on individual off-white cards, each measuring approximately 4.25 x 2.75. Double-matted and framed with a promotional image of the band and a “Dressing Room” sign to an overall size of 22.25 x 26.25. In fine condition.

Oversized. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

794. Deep Purple. White unused 8˝ Remo

drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Roger Glover, Ian Paice, and Don Airey, and in black felt tip by Ian Gillan. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

795. Def Leppard. Euphoria 1999–2000 World Tour program, 9.5 x 13.5, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Phil Collen, Joe Elliot, Rick Savage, Rick Allen, and Vivian Campbell. In fine condition, with some mild handling wear and a few dings and creases to front cover. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

796. Devo. Are We Not Men

album signed on the front in black felt tip, “Bob 1,” “Bob 2,” “Jerry of Devo,” and “Mark,” who adds an additional signature to the back cover. In very good condition, with a few light spots of soiling, some mild surface loss towards the bottom border, light wear, and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

797. Devo. White unused coated

10˝ Attack drumhead, signed in blue felt tip, “Bob 1,” “Bob 2, Devo,” “Jerry,” adding a doodle, and “Mark.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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803. Ronnie James Dio.

798. Bo Diddley. The London Bo Diddley Sessions album signed

inside in blue ink “Bo Diddley 1979” (adding something above his name that may be an inscription). Also signed in ink by session musicians Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, and Eddie Hardin. In fine condition, with faint edge wear and a bit of toning along the spine.

The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainblow album signed on the front in black felt tip, “Ronnie James Dio.” In fine condition, with some trivial surface impressions and faint ‘rings of wear.’ The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

804. Celine Dion. Sheet music to ‘The Power of Love,’ 9 x 12, seven pages, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Love, Celine Dion.” In very good condition, with a pronounced horizontal bend towards the bottom of all pages, some light creasing and rubbing, and a small tear to the bottom edge. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

799. Dio. Color 6 x

4.25 Dio fan club photo, signed in black felt tip

by Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Tracy G, and Jeff Pilson. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

800. Ronnie James Dio. Intermission album signed on the front in silver ink, “Ronnie James Dio.” In fine condition, with two stickers, one promotional and one price, to the top right corner, and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

805. Fats Domino. Blueberry Hill! album signed on the front in black felt tip, “Luck, Fats Domino.”

Some light rubbing, two small marks to the top left corner, and scattered mild soiling on the back cover, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

801. Ronnie James Dio.

Color glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of the legendary front man performing, signed in silver ink, “Ronnie James Dio.” In fine condition, with a trivial surface mark. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

802. Ronnie James Dio. White pickguard for a standard-size stratocaster, signed in blue felt tip, “Ronnie James Dio.” In fine condition, with a light circular spot of discoloration.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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806. Fats Domino. Four items: Fats’ Hits and The Legendary

Music Man, Fats Domino albums, each signed on the front in black felt tip, “Luck, Fats Domino”; and two glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, the first a color caricature of the man and his piano, and the other an image of Domino smiling and performing, each signed in black felt tip. The records are included. In fine condition, with light creasing and light ‘rings of wear’ to the albums. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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807. Doobie Brothers. Racy color satin-

812. Emerson, Lake and Palmer. White

finish 18 x 12 Warner Brothers promotional composite photo for Toulouse Street, featuring scantily clad band members and equally scantily clad groupies, signed in silver ink or blue felt tip by Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Mike Hossack, John McFee, and Bill Payne. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

808. The Doors.

Black-bodied S101 ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, bearing the group’s name on the body, signed in felt tip on the white pickguard

by Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger. In fine condition, with Krieger’s signature a shade or two lighter than the others. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

809. Duran Duran. Rio album signed on the front in black felt tip

by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor. In fine condition, with mild wear and scattered paper loss to the edges, and faint ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Electric Universe album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, and Verdine White. In fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

813. English Beat. White 6˝ tambourine,

signed on the head in red felt tip, by David Wakeling, adding “English Beat!” with a musical note, and later adding the lyrics “Save it for later!” in black felt tip. A faint red hue to the center of the head from the signature, and typical discoloration, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

814. Eurythmics. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) album signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Annie Lenox and Dave Stewart.

Trivial corner bends, a price sticker to the back cover, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 815. Everly Brothers. Unused white 10˝ Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Don and Phil Everly. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

816. Everly Brothers. Sheet 810. Duran Duran. Self titled album signed in black felt tip by all five members. A few scattered minor creases, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included.Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

811. Earth, Wind and Fire.

unused 14˝ Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, and Carl Palmer. In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

music to ‘All I Have to do is Dream,’ 9 x 12, two pages, signed on the front in black felt tip by Phil and Don Everly. In fine condition, with scattered creasing and toning.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

817. Everly Brothers. Color glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo, signed in blue felt tip by Phil and Don Everly. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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818. Marianne Faithfull. Go

Away from My World album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Marianne Faithfull.” Some light toning, a trivial adhesive remnant towards the top edge, and a slight bend to the top right corner, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

824. Foghat. Vibrant color glossy

14 x 11 composite photo of the band performing, signed in silver ink by Charlie Huhn, Roger Earl, Craig MacGregor, and Bryan Bassett.

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

825. Foo Fighters. Crisp color satin-

819. Marianne Faithfull.

Marianne Faithfull’s Greatest Hits album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. Light wear and soiling to covers, and partial separations to each edge, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

820. Fergie. Risque color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the discretely topless singer, signed in silver ink. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

finish 11 x 14 group photo, signed in black felt tip. by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Pat Smear, and signed in blue felt tip by Nate Mendel. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

826. Foreigner. Agent Provocateur album flat signed in blue felt tip by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. In fine condition, with a few small edge dings. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 827. Peter Frampton. Frampton Comes Alive! album signed on the front in silver ink, “Peter Frampton.” In fine condition, with light ‘rings of wear’ to the front and back. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

821. Bryan Ferry. Roxy Music—

Greatest Hits album signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

822. Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Abraca Jobim album signed on the back in blue ballpoint, “Sincerely, Ella Fitzgerald.” In fine condition, with light contrast to the flowing signature. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

828. Peter Frampton. Gray-bodied Gib-

son Epiphone Junior electric guitar, signed on the body in gold ink

by Frampton. In fine condition, with a few light surface marks to body and a warranty label affixed to pickguard. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

823. The Fixx. Three items: handwritten souvenir lyrics to ‘Saved by Zero’ on an off-

white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint by Cy Curnin; 45 rpm single for ‘Saved

by Zero,’ signed on the front in blue felt tip by original band members Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jaime West-Oram, and Adam Woods; and a cardstock 10 x 8 Paradise Artists promotional photo, signed in black felt tip by all four members. Scattered toning and light ‘rings of wear’ to the single, and some light toning and trivial surface marks to the photo, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce tax form filled out and signed by the Queen of Soul

829. Aretha Franklin. DS, signed “A. Franklin,” one page both

sides, 8 x 3, January 29, 1978. Franklin’s 1978 W–4 form, filled out

by Franklin, printing her name, address, Social Security number and claiming one dependant, and signing at the bottom. In fine condition, with trimmed horizontal edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

830. Aretha Franklin. White

pickguard for a standard-size stratocaster, signed in blue felt tip, “Best, Aretha Franklin.” In fine condition, with some trivial scattered light scuff marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

831. Aretha Franklin. Aretha

album signed on the front in black felt tip, “Aretha, 2011.” In fine condition, with a bend to the bottom right corner and a discount cut to the top edge. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

834. J. Geils Band. Full House album signed on the front in blue felt tip by J. Geils, Magic Dick, Danny Klein, Seth Justman, and in silver ink by Peter Wolf. A few light areas of surface loss along the edge, light bends to the top corners, a clear piece of tape to the top right corner, and faint ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 835. George Thorogood and the Destroyers. 2120 South

832. Aretha Franklin. Love All the Hurt Away album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Aretha, 2011,” adding a smiley face. In fine condition, with a discount cut at the bottom edge, along with some light edge wear and creasing. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Michigan Ave. album signed on the front in black felt tip by George Thorogood, Bill Blough, Buddy Leach, Jeff Simon, adding a sketch of a snare drum, and Jim Suhler. In fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

833. Peter Gabriel.

Peter Gabriel album signed on the front in blue felt tip. Some trivial soiling, a small hole through the top right corner, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

836. George Gershwin. Bold ink signature on an off-

white 4.25 x 1 clipped slip from a check, affixed to a slightly larger cloth cardstock mount. In very good condition, with uniform toning, mounting remnants on the reverse, cancellation holes lightly affecting the first name of the signature, and a red cancellation stamp affecting the middle portion of the last name. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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The maestro pens a lengthy inscription to “A Baltimore boy who made good in the big city,” and musical quote to his biography 837. George Gershwin. Signed book: George Gershwin by Isaac Goldberg. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1931. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8, 305 pages. Magnificently signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the reverse of an opening page bearing a printed caricature, “For Robert Garland, A Baltimore boy who made good in the big city. With admiration, George Gershwin. Sept. 29, 1931.” Remarkably, he has added nine bars from ‘Second Rhapsody,’ adding “Slowly” and “Slow Theme from 2nd Rhapsody.” In fine condition, with Garland stamping his name opposite the signed page and on the title page, and a pencil notation to the first free-end page, light soiling to the boards and spine (a bit heavier in places). The volume is housed in a very nice archival, museum-quality custom-made blue morocco clamshell box. The “Baltimore boy who made good in the big city” praised

by Gershwin was a famed New York World-Telegram drama critic originally from Baltimore whose last name...according to one Hollywood legend...was adopted by a young Frances Gumm for her transformation into Judy Garland. A one-of-a-kind and beautifully preserved example signed in the midst of Gershwin’s most successful years. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

840. Grateful Dead: Tom Constanten. Skeletons from the

838. Albert Glasser. Prolific

composer (1916-1998) of musical scores for B-movies during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. He scored approximately 200 films during his career. AMQS on a beige 8.5 x 11 sheet of musically lined paper. Glasser pens 16 bars of ‘The Amazing Colossal Man,’ signed below the title, “Music by Albert Glasser.” In very good condition, with some light creasing, a strip of clear tape fastening the top portion to the larger part of the sheet, bearing the title and signature, to the bottom portion, some trivial stray ink marks, and a few scuffed areas from corrections. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

839. The Go-Go’s. Beauty and

the Beat album signed on the front in black felt tip by Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, and Gina Schock.

In fine condition, with a trivial area of surface loss to the top edge.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Closet album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Constanten, adding the opening verse of ‘Truckin.’ “Truckin got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin, like the do-dah man; Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.”

In fine condition, with some light rubbing and wear to covers. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

841. Grateful Dead: Stanley Mouse. Color 19 x 27.5 poster

entitled ‘One More Saturday Night,’ featuring the Dead’s trademark skeleton in a suit and top hat, signed in gold ink, “S. Mouse,” adding his signature sketch of a Grateful Dead bear. Rolled and in fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

842. Grateful Dead: Bob Weir. Black-bodied

Galveston ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to pickguard. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

847. Heart. Red-bodied S101 model ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200) 848. Heart. Color 10 x 8 cardstock

photo of the Wilson sisters, signed in silver ink by Ann and Nancy Wilson, with Wilson adding a small winged heart sketch. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

843. Guess Who. Off-white 6˝ tambourine,

signed in the head in blue felt tip by Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Jim Kale, and Garry Peterson. Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

849. Heart. Passionworks album signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Ann and Nancy Wilson, adding a small sketch of a heart with wings. In fine condition, with a price sticker to the top right corner, and a light ‘ring of wear’ to the front.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

844. Guess Who. American

Woman album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Gary Peterson, and Jim Kale. In very good condition, with some light creasing, a bit of wax on the back cover, some light contrast to Peterson’s signature, and light ‘rings of wear. ’The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

850. Susanna Hoffs. Color satin-finish 18 x 12 photo of the Bangles front woman sprawled on a boardwalk, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

845. Guns ‘N’ Roses: Axl Rose. White pickguard for a

standard-size stratocaster, signed in blue felt tip, “Axl.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

846. Buddy Guy. Sensational

glossy 12 x 18 photo of the man and his guitar, signed upside-down in blue felt tip, “Buddy Guy 2011.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

851. Lena Horne.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo for Horne’s upcoming film Ziegfeld Follies, credited on the reverse to Willinger, signed and inscribed later in black felt tip “To Irvin, Sincerely, Lena Horne.” In very good condition, with brushing to first name of signature and inscription, scattered creases, mainly to top left, and light surface marks and impressions. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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852. Hooters. Nervous Night

857. James Gang. Red-bodied

album signed on the front in silver ink by Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, David Uosikkinen, John Lilley, and Andy King. In fine condition, with light corner bends and mild ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Bridgeport ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Joe Walsh, Dale Peters, and Jim Fox. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

853. Irish Tenors. Unused white 10˝ Remo drumhead, signed in black felt tip by Ronan Tynan and Anthony Kearns, adding “Best Wishes,” and on the front in blue felt tip by Finbar Wright. In fine condition, with the end of Wright’s signature a bit faded. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

854. Iron Maiden. Somewhere

in Time album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Steve Harris, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, and Nicko McBrain. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and faint ‘rings of wear.’ The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

10 x 8 cardstock photo of Jackson during the USA for Africa recording sessions for ‘We Are the World,’ signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some light contrast to signature. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson/REAL. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

6˝ tambourine, signed on the head in black felt tip, “‘Sweet lady…with the Nasty Voice,’ Wanda Jackson, ‘11.” Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

174

Jazz Greats.

Picture postcard of the sun deck at The Senator Hotel in Atlantic City, 5.25 x 3.5, signed on the reverse in fountain pen by Louis Armstrong, Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Jack Teagarden, and ‘Big’ Sid Catlett. In very good condition, with a central vertical creases affecting small portions of a couple of signatures, Catlett’s signature fairly light, but legible, scattered creases, and some surface loss to image side. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

859. Jefferson Airplane.

855. Michael Jackson. Color

856. Wanda Jackson. Off-white

858.

Wood-finish Fender Squier ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Jack Casady, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, and Marty Balin, adding “Volunteers of America.” In fine condition. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

860. Jefferson Starship. Spit-

fire album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, and David Freiberg, and in silver ink by Craig Chaquico. In very good condition, with scattered edge and corner creases, mild ‘ring of wear’ and scattered surface rubbing. The record is included.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

861.

Jethro Tull.

Ballpoint and felt tip signatures of Ian Anderson, Clive Bunker, Glenn Cornick, and Mick Abrahams on a white 5 x 3 custom-made collector’s card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

867. Tom Jones and Dionne Warwick. Two items: black

862. Jethro Tull. Ink and felt tip signatures of Ian Anderson, Glenn Cornick, Clive Bunker, and Mick Abrahams on individual white 5 x 3 custom-made collectors’ cards. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Sony F-V100 microphone, signed on the handle in silver ink, “Tom Jones”; and a black Stageworks DM-270 microphone, signed on the handle in silver ink, “Dionne.” In fine condition, with some light scuffing to Warwick’s microphone. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

868. Journey. Cap-

863. Joan Jett. Glossy 8 x 10

tured album signed on the inside record sleeve in blue felt tip by Gregg Rolie, Valory, and Jonathan Cain, and again in silver ink by Gregg Rolie. In fine condition, with light contrast to two of the signatures. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Blackheart Records publicity photo, signed in black felt tip, “Rock On! Love, Joan Jett.” In fine condition, with some scattered light rubbing to emulsion. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

869. Judas Priest. Unleashed 864. Billy Joel. The Stranger

album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Billy Joel.” In fine condition, with a light crease to the top left corner, and two light ‘rings of wear.’

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

in the East album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K. K. Downing, and Ian Hill. In fine condition, with some adhesive remnant to the top right corner and light ‘rings of wear.’

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

870. Judas Priest. White unused coated 10˝ Attack drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton, and Ian Hill. In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of scuffing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

865. Billy Joel. Ever-

last right-handed boxing glove signed on the top in black felt tip, “Billy Joel.” In fine condition, with some scattered marks and a blurred quality to the signature due to the texture of the material. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

866. Elton John. Someday

Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado) CD signed on the front cover of the booklet in black felt tip. In fine condition, with broken hinges and cracks to case. The CD is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

871. The Judds. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the famed motherdaughter country duo, signed in blue felt tip, “Love, Naomi,” and “Love, Wynonna,” adding a small musical note. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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872. Jerome Kern. Vintage blue pencil signature, “Jerome Kern,” on a light yellow 5 x 4.5 album page with a gold star and clipped photo affixed to page. Page is affixed to a slightly larger off-white sheet. In fine condition, with some light rippling and trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

878. Lenny Kravitz.

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Kravitz lounging with his guitar, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial bend to the top left corner and slight contrast to the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

873. B. B. King. B. B. King

in London album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “B. B. King.”

A small price hole towards the bottom left edge, a price sticker to the back cover, and mild ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

879. Kris Kristofferson. Off-white 6˝ tambourine, signed on the head in blue felt tip.

Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

880. Gene Krupa. Vintage 874. B. B. King. White unused 10˝ Remo

drumhead, boldly signed in blue felt tip, “B. B. King.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

875. The Kinks: Ray Davies. Sheet

glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Krupa behind his drum kit, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Lyman, every good wish, Gene Krupa.” In fine condition, with some scattered light bends and creases and some light curling to horizontal edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

music to the beginning of their classic song ‘Lola,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by Davies. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

881. Adam Lambert. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo, signed in silver ink, “Adam Lambert.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

876. Mark Knopfler. Brothers

in Arms album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Mark Knopfler.”

Some light creasing, a few trivial spots of soiling, and mild ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

877. Mark Knopfler. White unused 10˝ Remo drumhead, signed over a central, circular white sticker in blue felt tip, “Mark Knopfler.” In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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882. Led Zeppelin: Jason Bonham. Color 17.5 x 25 English

newspaper sandwich board poster, ‘Led Zep Storm London,’ signed in black felt tip, “Jason Bonham.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds and scattered moderate creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

883. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

888. Lovin’ Spoonful. The Very

Signed book: Hound Dog. First edition, later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 322 pages. Signed in black felt tip across the two-page title page by Jerry Leiber, adding “Is that all there is?” and Mike Stoller. In fine condition, with light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Best of the Lovin’ Spoonful album signed on the front in blue felt tip

by John Sebastian, Joe Butler, Jerry Yester, and Steve Boone. A retail sticker to the top left corner, a price clip to the top right corner, a stray ink mark, and light ‘rings of wear’, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

889. Lovin’ Spoonful. Sheet music to the beginning of ‘Do You Believe In Magic,’ one page, 7.5 x 11, signed in blue ballpoint by John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Joe Butler, and Jerry Yester. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

884. Little Anthony and the Imperials. Color glossy 12 x 12

photo of the album art for the single ‘I’m on the Outside (Looking In),’ signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Little Anthony Gourdine, Clarence Collins, and Ernest Wright. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

885. Los Lobos. Color satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo of a promotional poster for their December 15–16 performances at The Fillmore, signed in silver ink by Cesar Rosas, David Hidalgo, Conrad Lozano, Louie Perez, and Steve Berlin. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

886.

Love and Rockets. Kundalini Express album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, and David J., with someone adding a sketch of a smiley face. In fine condition, with some light creasing and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

890. Lovin’ Spoonful. Souvenir handwritten lyrics of the first verse of ‘Do You Believe In Magic,’ written out by Joe Butler, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom by John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Joe Butler, and Jerry Yester. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

891. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sheet music to

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ on five white 8.5 x 11 sheets, signed on the first page in blue felt tip by Artimus Pyle, Bob Burns, Leslie Hawkins, and Joe Billingsley. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

887. Loverboy. Printed souvenir

lyrics to ‘Working for the Weekend’ on a light-blue 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black felt tip by all four original members: Mike Reno, Paul Dean, adding “Professor of lyric corrections,” as he has made two small edits, Doug Johnson, and Matt Frenette. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

892. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Skynyrd ‘Hell House,’ signed in blue felt tip, “Artimus Pyle, This is Hell House.

R.V.Z,” and “Bob Burns.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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893. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the band sitting on a curb in front of a store, signed in various color ink and felt tip by Bob Burns, Artimus Pyle, Leslie Hawkins, adding “Tuesdays Gone,” and Jo Jo Billingsly, adding, “That Smell.” In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

897. Madonna. Very nice glossy 8 x 10 Sire Records publicity photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Frank, Love, Madonna.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100) 894. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Artimus Pyle. Souvenir handwritten

lyrics to part of the second verse of ”Freebird” on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet of Skynyrd stationery, signed “Artimus Pyle, Lynyrd Skynyrd RVZ.” In part: “And if I stay here with you girl, things just couldn’t be the same, cause I’m as free as a bird now.” In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

895. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Artimus Pyle.

White unused coated 10˝ Attack drumhead, signed in blue felt tip, “Artimus Pyle, RVZ, Lynyrd Skynyrd, RRHOF, 2006,” adding a sizable sketch of his drum set and symbols. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

896. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Artimus Pyle. Souvenir typescript

signed “Artimus Pyle,” on a yellow 8.5 x 11 sheet with a color printed Lynyrd Skynyrd logo at the top.

Quote reads, in full: “My name is Artimus Pyle. I am a survivor of the Lynyrd Skynyrd October 20th, 1977 plane crash. I flew the plane many times and know every detail of our last flight. We were embarking on a 95 city world tour going back to Europe, Japan, and Australia for the first time. Sixty miles from our destination of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on our final approach at 9000 feet, we ran out of fuel and started to spiral down. We hit the Mississippi pine trees and all motion stopped within 10 seconds of impact. I knew the only thing that would help my friends was immediate assistance from first hand responders. I made my way through the swamp to a farm house and brought help back to the site. I feel that my marine corps training provided me with the ability to make life saving decisions. Although my injuries were severe, they were nothing compared to that of my friends, The music will live in our hearts forever and the memory of that day will be etched in my mind till the day I die.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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898. Kal Mann. American lyricist

(1917–2001) behind such hits as Elvis Presley’s ‘Teddy Bear,’ and Charlie Gracie’s and Andy Williams’s ‘Butterfly.’ AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of musically lined paper. Mann pens eight bars from ‘Let’s Twist Again,’ and the lyrics, “Let’s twist a-gain/Like we did last sum-mer/Yeah—Let’s twist a-gain/Like we did last year,” signed at the top, “Words by Kal Mann, Music by Dave Appell and Kal Mann,” and signed below, “Kal Mann.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

899. Ziggy Marley.

Black-bodied Fender Squier ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the pickguard in black felt tip, “One Love, Ziggy Marley.”

In fine condition, with a ding to the body to the right of the pickguard. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

900. Bob Marley’s Wailers.

Nostalgic color satin-finish 12 x 18 close-up photo of Bob Marley performing, signed in blue felt tip

by Junior Marvin, Donald Kinsey, Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, Al Anderson, and legendary Dub Reggae producer, Lee Scratch Perry. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and two light fingerprint marks RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

906. Johnny Mercer.

901. Marshall Tucker Band: Doug Gray. Printed souvenir lyr-

ics to ‘Can’t You See,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by the song’s writer and vocalist Doug Gray. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

902. Dave Matthews. White

pickguard for a standard-size stratocaster, signed in black felt tip, “Dave Matthews.” In fine condition, with scattered light scuffing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

903. Barry McGuire. Sheet

music to ‘Eve of Destruction’ on five white 8.5 x 11 sheets, signed on the first page in blue felt tip.

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

904. Megadeth. White unused 10˝ Remo drumhead, signed in black felt tip by Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chris Broderick, and Shawn Drover. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

905. Melanie. Printed souvenir

lyrics to ‘Brand New Key,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in the lower right corner in blue felt tip by Melanie, adding a small flower sketch. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

DS, signed “John H. Mercer,” two pages both sides, 8.5 x 16.5, June 23, 1964. Agreement between Mercer, partner Don Borzage, and Kacy Music Publishing Company for rights to the song ‘Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life.’ In part, “50%…of all net sums received by the Publisher in respect of regular piano copies, orchestrations, band arrangements…and/or other copies of the composition sold to any country other than the United States and Canada” and “10%… of the wholesale selling price…of each copy sold and paid for in the United States and Canada.” The original cover letter is stapled to the contract. In fine condition, with horizontal folds and creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

907. Metallica. Blackbodied Gibson Epiphone Junior electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Jason Newsted, all signing first names only. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks to body. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

908. Kylie Minogue. Color satinfinish 11 x 14 photo of the sultry singer in a revealing white gown, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial smudges.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

909.

Moby Grape.

Textured matte-finish 12 x 8.5 laser print group photo, signed in blue felt tip by Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson, and signed in silver ink by Peter Lewis. Some light creasing towards the right edge, a few scattered surface marks, and a bit of a grainy appearance, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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916.

910. Van Morrison. Keep it

Simple CD signed on the cover in silver ink, “Van Morrison.” In fine condition. The CD is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

911.

Motorhead.

Commanding color satin-finish 14 x 11 group photo, signed in silver ink by Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee, and Phil Campbell. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Musicians.

Twelve albums: Boots (Nancy Sinatra); Leontyne Price; Highlights from Handel’s Julius Caesar; The Mills Bros.

Greatest Hits; The Wheel of Hurt (Margaret Whiting); Lauren Bacall–Woman of the Year; Too Marvelous for Words (Frankie Laine); Nobody but Lou (Lou Rawls); The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky/Boston Pops Orchestra); The Song of Easter (Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians and The Waring Chapel Choir); 20 (Harry Conick, Jr.); Harry Conick, Jr., each signed, and some inscribed, by the respective musician(s). In very good to fine condition, with light to moderate wear to the covers, light soiling, some areas of separation and paper loss, and mild ‘rings of wear.’ Records are included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

912. Motorhead. White unused 14˝ Remo

917. Olivia Newton-John.

drumhead, signed in black felt tip by Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee, and Phil Campbell.

In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Lovely glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed in silver ink, “Love & light, Olivia NewtonJohn.” In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

913. Mountain. Bright

blue-bodied Crestwood ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink by Leslie West and Corky Laing, adding “U R the Mississippi Queen.” In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

918. Ted Nugent. Cat Scratch Fever album signed boldly on the front in blue felt tip, “Ted Nugent.” In fine condition, with light creasing to the top edge and a retail sticker towards the top left corner. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

914. Peter Murphy. Unused 10˝ cymbal,

signed in blue felt tip, “Love Pete Murphy,” adding a small heart. In fine condition, with some trivial scuffing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

915. The Music Explosion.

Color 11 x 8.25 magazine photo, signed in black felt tip by Rick [Nesta] and Burton [Stahl], and signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Eileen, Lots of Love, Bob.” A central vertical crease, light toning and creasing, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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919. Sinead O’Connor. Black-

bodied six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in bright blue ink. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and a small crack to back of body. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

920. The Outlaws. Color glossy 14 x 11 group photo, signed in blue felt tip by Randy Threet, Chris Anderson, Henry Paul, and Monte Yoho, and signed in black felt tip by Billy Crain. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

926. Tom Petty. Black-

921. The Outlaws. Printed sou-

bodied Indiana ‘telecaster-style’ electric guitar, signed in black felt tip on the pearloid pickguard by Petty. In fine condition.

Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

venir lyrics to ‘There Goes Another Love Song,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by Henry Paul, Monte Yoho, Billy Crain, Chris Anderson, and Randy Threet.

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

927. Tom Petty. Hard Promises album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip.

Scattered creases, mild album impression, discount cut to top edge, and a gold stamp to front cover, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

922. Graham Parker. Handwrit-

ten souvenir lyrics to ‘Watch the Moon Come Down’ on a light-blue 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “Graham Parker, Feb. 2003.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

923. Les Paul. Small

cream colored pickguard, signed in blue felt tip, “Les Paul.” In fine condition, with light surface scuffing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

929. Pink Floyd: Waters and Mason.

924. Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder. Black-bodied Gibson

Epiphone Junior electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink

by Vedder. Scattered dimpling to bottom portion of body under signature and some scattered light surface scratches, otherwise fine condition. Oversized. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

925. Peter, Paul, and Mary.

In the Wind album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. A trivial bend and a small separation to the bottom right corner, two ink notations on the back cover, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

928. Pink Floyd: Nick Mason. Unused off-white coated 14” Remo drumhead, signed in blue felt tip by Mason. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The Wall album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

In very good condition, with scattered soiling, mild ‘ring of wear,’ a couple of corner creases, and a price label affixed to reverse. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

930. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters. Red-

bodied Danelectro electric guitar, signed on the body in-person in black felt tip, “You Better Run, Roger Waters.” Originally obtained by in-person specialist Mike Wehrmann. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

931. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters.

White pickguard for a standard-size strat, signed in blue felt tip. Scattered light surface marks and scratches and some light soiling to top, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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932. Poco. Nice sun-

burst-finish Laurel sixstring acoustic guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Paul Cotton, Rusty Young, George Lawrence, and Jack Sundrud. In fine condition.

Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

935. The Pretenders. In-person felt tip signatures of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon, and James HoneymanScott on a red 6 x 4.25 card. Card is removably presented on a larger sheet with a group photo. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

933. Preservation Hall Jazz Band. New Orleans’ Sweet Emma

and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band album signed on the back in black felt tip by Willie Humphrey, Percy Humphrey, Josiah Frazier, Jim Robinson, Lucien Barbarin, and in black ballpoint by James “Sing” Miller. Light toning, Miller’s signature a shade or two light, and light ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

936. John Prine. Off-white 8˝ tambourine, signed on the head in blue felt tip. Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Gigantic Presley standee of ‘The King’ in his iconic gold lame suit 934. Elvis Presley. Huge Elvis promotional standee

display for “Elvis Exclusively on RCA,” 21 x 28, used in the 1970s, featuring a giant image of a young Presley in his gold lamé suit, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Janet, Nancy, Carol, Judy, Pat and Catherine from Elvis Presely,” with a date notation of 1970 in another hand under signature. Consignor notes the signature was acquired at a Las Vegas concert. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling, several edge creases and tears, lower right corner pulling away from cardboard backing, and a small swath of soiling through last letter of Presley’s signature. Presley wore the iconic gold lame suit for the first time on March 28, 1957, during a performance in Chicago. He wore the complete suit just two more times after that. This is certainly one of the largest and most visually striking images of Presley available. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Scarce ‘Queen the Complete Works’ signed box set

937. Queen. Fabulous ‘Queen the Complete Works’ box set, includ-

ing a signed album, 1971–1985 tour itinerary, map of countries in which Queen has appeared, a ‘Complete Works’ booklet, and album volumes I—XIV. Album XIV is boldly signed in silver ink by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon, and in black felt tip by Roger Taylor. In fine condition, with a small stain on the album below May’s signature, and some wear to the box. In 1985, EMI produced 3000 of these box sets, with each retailing at $500. A select few, such as the scarce set being offered here, came with a fully signed volume XIV LP in the box.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

938. Queen. A Night at the Opera 180 gram album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip

by Brian May and in black felt tip

by Roger Taylor. In fine condition, with a couple corner creases. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

939. Question Mark and the Mysterians. Printed souvenir

lyrics to ‘96 Tears’ on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “Question Mark, 96 Tears Forever”; signed in silver ink by Frank Lugo, adding “Bass,” and Bobby Balderrama; and signed in black felt tip by Robert Martinez and Frank Rodriguez. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

940. Buck Ram. Songwriter and music producer (1907–1991). Some of Ram’s work can be heard through the likes of Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Webb, and Tina Turner. DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, January 28, 1955.

Royalty contract between American Music, Inc. and Buck Ram regarding the song, ‘Enchanted,’ in which Ram will receive a “royalty of four cents upon each and every separate pianoforte copy of the above named song(s) sold in the United States and Canada and paid for to Publisher.” Ram also initials in green ink where the four cents was corrected from the original three cents. Light creasing, a horizontal crease and punch holes along the top edge, staple marks to each of the top corners, a corrective ink notation and a faint pencil notation in another hand, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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941. The Ramones. Color 17.5

943. Return to Forever. Romantic Warrior album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, and Lenny White. In fine condition, with some light edge wear and mild ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

x 22.5 poster entitled 20th Anniversary Tour, signed in black felt tip

by Johnny, Marky, C. J., and Joey.

Rolled and in fine condition, with a central vertical crease and light contrast to Joey’s signature. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

944. Richard Rodgers. Semi942. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Anthony Kiedis. Black Sony

F-V100 microphone, signed on the handle in silver ink, “Anthony Kiedis.” In fine condition, with scattered light marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip “To Richard Harrington, Sincerely, Richard Rodgers.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface impressions. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Superb displayable Stones guitar 945. Rolling Stones. Beautiful sunburst-bodied Fender

Squier ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in blue ink by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. Accompanied by photos of all five, taken at time of signing. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Vintage photo of the original Stones 946. Rolling Stones. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 group photo, signed in black ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts. In good condition, with staining to upper left, moderate contrast to Wyman’s and Watts’s signatures, scattered creases and surface impressions, and a staple hole to each corner. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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The Stones commemorate one of their biggest-selling albums 947.

Rolling Stones. Color lim-

ited edition 22.5 x 26.5 print of their Some Girls album cover, numbered #72/90, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ron Wood. Rolled and in fine condition.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

950. Rolling Stones: Bill Wyman. Unused 10” Remo drum-

head, neatly signed in the center in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

951. Laurence Rosenthal.

AMQS on a 4 x 3 off-white card, Rosenthal pens three bars of music to ‘Fantasy Island,’ signing “For Donald, Best wishes, Laurence Rosenthal” and adding the title at the top of the card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

948. Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood.

Signed book: Ronnie.

First American edition.

NY: St. Martin’s Press.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 358 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on the first free end page “Ronnie Wood ’07.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

952. Rush. Permanent Waves album

signed on the front in black felt tip by Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, adding the inscription, “To Terry,” and Alex Lifeson. In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of soiling and light wear to the edges. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

953. Sade. Promise album signed on

the front in silver ink, “Love, Sade, x.” In fine condition, with light edge wear and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

954. Sade. Color glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo, signed in the bottom border in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Limited edition Lucky Man box 949. Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood. Lucky Man Box collection

featuring a limited edition 7 x 7 screenprint of Wood’s ‘Lucky Man’ #90/750, and signed in gold ink “Wood,” a 45 rpm single of the song ‘Lucky Man,’ and a certificate of authenticity bearing a pre-printed signature of Wood. All are housed in a beautiful black matte box which presents the interior contents with a faux art frame. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

955. Scorpions. World Wide Live album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, and Herman Rarebell. In fine condition, with a trivial bend to the bottom left corner, and faint ‘rings of wear.’

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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959. Paul Simon.

956. The Searchers. Handwrit-

Black-bodied Austin Bazaar ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to pickguard. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

ten souvenir lyrics to ‘Needles and Pins’ on an off-white 8.25 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “Regards, Frank Allan, 2008,” adding “By Sonny Bono & Jack Nitzsche, written down by Frank Allen of The Searchers” next to the title. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

957. Sex Pistols: Johnny Rotten. Early color glossy 8.5 x

11 photo of the famed front man giving it all he has on stage, signed in blue felt tip, “Johnny Rotten.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

958. Tot Seymour and Vee Lawnhurst.

Lyricist and pianist/composer dubbed “the first successful team of girl song writers in popular music history” by their publishing company, Famous Music. The duo joined forces in 1935 to write a string of number one Hit Parade songs for their roster of artists, including ‘And Then Some,’ ‘Cross Patch,’ ‘Us on a Bus,’ ‘What’s the Name of that Song,’ ‘No One Other,’ ‘Accent on Youth,’ and ‘Please Keep Me in Your Dreams.’ DS, one page both sides, 13.5 x 8.5, March 1935. The Power singer/song-writer duo sign a copyright agreement with the T. B. Harms Company for their song ‘Sunday-Go-To-Meetin’ Time,’ each signing in full at the conclusion. In very good condition, with three horizontal folds, one passing through Lawnhurst’s signture, a small area of separation to one of the folds, uniform toning, a bend to the top right corner, and a light, rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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960. Frank Sinatra. Sizable, well-loved scrapbook brimming with a wide array of letters, cards, programs, tickets, and photos from an admirer of Frank Sinatra who was also granted permission to start a fan club in his name. Amongst the various pieces of memorabilia one authentic Sinatra piece: an original program for Light Up Time, a musical performed in association with Lucky Strike cigarettes on November 1, 1949, 8.5 x 11, starring Sinatra, signed and inscribed in pencil on the front page, “For Joyce—Fondly, Frank Sinatra.” The scrapbook also features the accoutrements of a box of chocolates Sinatra sent to the collector, including a mailing tag, ribbon, and pressed flower. The volume is tied together at the spine with a thick brown cord. Uniform toning, scattered tears on rough edges, and some light to moderate soiling, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 961. Frank Sinatra. Glossy

10 x 8 publicity cardstock photo of Sinatra and Gene Kelly in Anchors Away, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Hi Howard! Best, Frank Sinatra.” Moderate smudging to the inscription and first half of the signature, and irregular ink adhesion, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

Ol’ Blue Eyes signs ‘Ol’ Man River’ at the Steele Pier 962. Frank Sinatra. ‘Ol’ Man River’

record album, from Show Boat, Columbia Records label, signed on the label in fountain pen, “Frank Sinatra.”

Framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 15.75.

In very good condition, with moderate contrast to signature, some surface marks and impressions to label, as well as a bit of light edge loss. Signature was originally acquired by a fan at a concert at the Steele Pier in Atlantic City in the early to mid-1940s. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

963. Grace Slick. Glossy 8 x

10 RCA Records publicity photo, signed in black felt tip, “Love, Grace Slick.” In very fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

966. Snoop Dogg. Color glossy 12 x 12 photo of the Dr. Dre album, The Chronic, signed in silver ink, “Snoop Dogg.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

967. Stephen Sondheim.

Newsweek magazine from April 23, 1973, featuring Sondheim on the cover, signed on the cover in blue felt tip. Small separation to hinge, mild handling wear, and light toning to inside pages, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

964. Patti Smith. Dramatic satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Smith lounging in a limousine, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

968. Igor Stravinsky.

965. The Smiths. Color glossy 12 x 12 signed photo of the Smith’s self-titled album, signed in black felt tip by Johnny Marr and in blue felt tip by Andy Rourke. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Program, 5.75 x 8.75, for the San Francisco Symphony’s February 1966 performance in which Stravinsky was a guest conductor, Signed inside in black ink by Stravinsky under his image. In fine condition, with light overall handling wear, and paper loss to second page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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969. Spanky and Our Gang.

973. Steppenwolf: John Kay.

DS, signed “Spanky McFarlane,” “Nigel Pickering,” “Malcolm Hale,” and “Paul Back,” (with the latter three deceased) one page, 8.5 x 11, stamp dated April 25, 1967. A General Artists Corporation Exclusive Agency Contract with Spanky and Our Gang. Some trivial creasing, two small staple marks towards the top, and a slight indent to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Printed souvenir lyrics to ‘Born to Be Wild,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, signed in blue felt tip by the song’s writer and vocalist John Kay. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

974. Rod Stewart. Color glossy 8

970. Bruce Springsteen. The Wild, The

Innocent & The E Street Shuffle album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with diagonal crease to top right corner, some scattered surface wear and edge creases, light ‘ring of wear’ and a bit of irregular adhesion to signature. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

971. Bruce Springsteen. Born in the USA

x 10 photo of the singer leaning over a chair, signed vertically in-person in blue felt tip, “Rod Stewart.” In fine condition, with some light creasing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

975. Rod Stewart. Never a Dull

Moment album signed vertically on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a Gold Record Award sticker affixed to the front and mild contrast to the signature.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

album signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a crease to the top right corner and a trivial ‘ring of wear’ to the front.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

976. Rod Stewart. Inside album sleeve to Foot Loose and Fancy Free, signed on the image side in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some minor corner creases and a light impression from album. The album is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 972. Steppenwolf: John Kay.

Red-bodied Copley stratocaster electric guitar, nicely signed on the body in blue ink, “John Kay, Born to Be Wild.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks to body. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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977. Stone Temple Pilots. No. 4 album flat signed on the front in blue felt tip by Scott Weiland, Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, and Eric Kretz. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

978. Strawberry Alarm Clock. Color

glossy 10 x 8 group publicity photo, signed in black felt tip by Howie Anderson, George Bunnell, Gene Gunnells, Randy Seol, Mark Weitz, and one other.

In fine condition, with light brushing to a couple signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

983. Talking Heads. Satin-fin-

ish 8 x 10 Sire Records promotional group photo, signed in blue felt tip

by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

984. James Taylor.

979. Stryper. In God We Trust

Deep-red sunburst-finish Copley six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Taylor. In fine condition. Oversized.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

album signed on the front in black felt tip by Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet, Oz Fox, and Tim Gaines. In fine condition, with a price sticker to the top right corner, and mild ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

980. Styx. The Grand Illusion album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Dennis DeYoung, James ‘JY’ Young, Tommy Shaw, and Chuck Panozzo. Scattered edge and corner creases and some light rubbing to front cover, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

985. James Taylor.

Two albums: That’s Why I’m Here, and Greatest Hits, the first signed in blue felt tip, and the second in black felt tip, both on the front covers. Records are included. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to the bottom right corner of the first album, and light rubbing and toning to the second album.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

986. Tears for Fears. Songs

981. Styx. Satin-finish 10 x 8

from the Big Chair album flat signed on the front in blue felt tip by Roland Orzabal and Curtis Smith. In fine condition, with a couple light bends and some light contrast to small portions of both signatures.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

photo, signed in blue felt tip by Tommy Shaw, Dennis DeYoung, James ‘JY’ Young, and Chuck Panazzo. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

982.

Talking Heads. Naked album signed on the front in blue felt tip by David Byrne, and in black felt tip by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. Mild edge wear, two retail stickers to the top left corner, and a light ‘ring of wear’ to the back cover, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

987. Teena Marie. Robbery album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Lady Tee.” In fine condition, with light bends to three corners, and light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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988. Thin Lizzy. Color satin-finish 18 x 12 group photo of the band in sunglasses, signed in black felt tip by Scott Gorham, Brian Downey, Darren Wharton, Vivian Campbell, Ricky Warwick, and Marco Mendoza. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

993. Twisted Sister. Stay Hungry album signed on the front in black felt tip by Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda, A. J. Pero, and Mark Mendoza. Two light creases passing through one of the signatures, some light edge wear, and a faint ‘ring of wear’ to the back cover, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

989. Thin Lizzy. Jailbreak album signed boldly on the front in blue felt tip by Scott Gorham and Brian Downey. In fine condition, with a light spot of soiling over a trivial area of surface loss at the right edge, and light rubbing along the edges.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

990. Richard Thompson. Color satin-finish

12 x 18 photo entitled I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

994. Twisted Sister. Come Out

and Play album signed on the front in silver ink by Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, and Jay Jay French, and in black felt tip by A. J. Pero and Mark Mendoza. In fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

995. U2: Bono and The Edge.

Glossy 10 x 8 Island Records promotional composite photo, signed in blue felt tip by Bono and The Edge. In fine condition, with a small crease to lower right corner. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

991. Toto. Toto promotional copy album signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint and black felt tip by Steve Porcaro, David Paich, David Hungate, Jeff Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball. In very good condition, with gold promotional stamp on back cover, scattered edge creasing, and surface marks and small holes to bottom portion of back cover. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

992. Tina Turner. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Queen of Tottenham onstage in a sequined dress, signed in blue felt tip, “Tina Turner.” A light crease to the top right corner, scattered light surface marks, and a few trivial fingerprint impressions, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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996. Carrie Underwood. Gorgeous color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

997. Steve Vai.

Two glossy 8 x 10 photos, one color, each featuring the guitar master with the instrument of his success, and each signed in blue felt tip, “Steve Vai, 11/09.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

998. Van Halen. Color glossy 8 x 10

group photo, signed in blue felt tip by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, and Alex Van Halen. In fine condition, with some light contrast to Eddie’s signature. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1004. War. Off-white 10˝ tambourine, signed on the head in blue felt tip by Lee Oscar, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Ray Brown, adding “Why Can’t We Be Friends!”, Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson, and Howard E. Scott, with nearly each member adding the year “2011.” Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 1005.

White Stripes. Ink signatures, “Jack White III,” and “Meg White,” on a white 4.25 x 3 custom-made collector’s card.

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

999. Vanilla Fudge. Natural

wood-finish Copley six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip by Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Bill Pascali, adding the band’s name and Vince Martell, adding “You Keep Me Hanging On.” In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1000. Vanilla Fudge. Near the Beginning

album, signed in black felt tip and gold ink “Peace, Carmine Appice,” “Vince Martell, Vanilla Fudge,” “Tim Bogert,” and “All the best, Mark Stein.” A few creases and light edge wear, and a purple dot affixed to top right, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1001. Vanilla Fudge. Vanilla Fudge

album signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Mark Stein, Vince Martell, Tim Bogart, Carmine Appice. Light toning, some trivial soiling, some light surface loss to the bottom left corner, and two stickers and a light adhesive remnant to the top right corner, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1002. Vanilla Fudge. Glossy 8 x 10

ATCO Records promotional photo, signed in blue felt tip by Mark Stein, Carmine Appice, and Vince Martell. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1003. The Ventures. Felt tip signatures of Don Wilson, Gerry McGee, Leon Taylor, and Bob Bogle on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card.

Double-matted and framed with a group photo and three custom Ventures picks to an overall size of 13.25 x 19.25. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1006. The Who: Daltrey and Townshend. Color glossy 10 x 8

photo of The Who on stage, signed in silver ink by Roger Daltrey and in blue felt tip by Pete Townshend.

In fine condition, with some light contrast to Townshend’s signature.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1007. John Williams. Sheet music to the “Theme from ‘Jurassic Park,’” 9 x 12, five pages, signed on the second page in black felt tip, “John Williams.” In fine condition, with light creasing and surface marks.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1008. John Williams. Color satin-finish 11 x 14 head-and-shoulders photo, signed boldly in silver ink, “John Williams.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1009. Lucinda Williams. Offwhite 10˝ tambourine, signed on the head in black felt tip. Typical discoloration and slight irregularities, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1010. Wilson Phillips. Rolling Stone

1015. Young Rascals. Black-bodied

magazine featuring Wilson Phillips, dated May 2, 1991, 10 x 12, signed in black felt tip by Chynna Phillips, and Carnie and Wendy Wilson. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and some light toning. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1011. Edgar and J o h n n y W i n t e r.

Black-bodied Copley ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Edgar Winter and in black felt tip by Johnny Winter. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

Signature Series ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, with the band’s name on the body, signed in blue felt tip and ink on the pearloid pickguard by Felix Cavaliere, adding “Groovin,’” Gene Cornish, Eddie Brigati, and Dino Danelli. In fine condition, with a couple small cracks to top corners of body, not affecting overall appearance. Oversized.

RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1016. The Zombies.

Tiger-maple–finish Copley six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in blue felt tip by Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Jim Rodford, Keith Avery, adding “She’s not there”) and Steve Rodford. In fine condition. Oversized. RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1012. Woodstock. Color glossy

14 x 11 photo of the cover of the Woodstock soundtrack album, signed in blue felt tip by Johnny Winter, Wavy Gravy, Edgar Winter, Garth Hudson, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, John Sebastian, Fito de la Parra, Larry Taylor, Harvey Mandell, Juma Sultan, Steve Knight, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, and Tom Constanten.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

1013. The Yardbirds.

Attractive sunburst-finish S101 ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, bearing the band’s name on the body, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Ben King, Chris Dreja, John Idan, Billy Miskimmin, and Jim McCarty. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA..…(MB $200)

1014. Yo-Yo Ma. Miniature 8˝

cello, complete with tiny bow and hard case, signed on the body in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light wear to the case. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1017. The Zombies.

Vintage ballpoint signatures of Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Paul Atkinson, Hugh Grundy, and Chris White on a pink album page. Double matted and framed with a group photo to an overall size of 16 x 14. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1018.

ZZ Top. Commanding color satin-finish 11 x 14 group photo, signed in black felt tip by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. In fine condition, with light contrast to Beard’s signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1019. ZZ Top. Eliminator album

signed on the front in black felt tip by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. In fine condition, with two light ‘rings of wear.’ The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1020. Actresses. Three vintage

photos: a glossy 8 x 10 of Jessie Ralph, Grace Moore and her husband on a movie set, signed and inscribed in fountain pen by Moore, and also signed by her husband; a pearl-finish double weight 10 x 8 photo of Betty Furness, Madge Evans, Una Merkel, and Russell Hardie posing together, signed in fountain pen by Furness, and accompanied by a TLS from Hardie regarding the photo, signed first name only; and a glossy 8 x 10 of Frances Dee and Joel McCrea sitting on a fence of a horse corral, signed and inscribed by Dee. Reverse of photos bear collector’s stamps and ink dates of when the signatures were acquired. In very good overall condition. Saul Goodman Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1021. Addams Family: Lisa Loring. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of

Wednesday burying some fairy tales, signed in black felt tip, “Love…Lisa Loring, Wednesday.”

In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1022. Herbert Anderson.

Handsome vintage mattefinish 8 x 10 half-length photo of Anderson in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Mary, Best wishes, Herbert Anderson.”

In fine condition, with some creasing to the top corners and light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1024. Pedro Armendariz. Mexican-born

actor who played Kerim Bey in From Russia with Love. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, prompted by his impending slow death from cancer. He was one of 91 people, along with John Wayne, Susan Hayward, and Agnes Moorehead, whose cancer was attributed to their exposure to radioactivity while working on the 1956 film The Conqueror. Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Para Georgia, Sinceramente, Pedro Armendariz,” on an off-white 6 x 4.75 album page with typed collector’s notations and a small clipped photo affixed to lower right. In very good condition, with scattered edge tears, vertical toning from magnetic album, other scattered toning, and two punch holes to left edge. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1025. Lionel Atwill.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Lionel Atwill,” on a pink 4 x 3 album page. In fine condition, with light toning and an ink notation at the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1026. Lauren Bacall. Two dif-

ferent satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Bacall, including one of Bacall in the throes of passion with Humphrey Bogart, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1023. Fred Astaire.

Vintage red fountain pen signature, “Fred Astaire,” on a salmon 4.5 x 4 album page. Light toning, some trivial soiling, and an ink notation at the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1027. Lauren Bacall. Color

glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in-person in black felt tip, “Lauren Bacall.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1028. Lauren Bacall.

Signed book: Now. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 214 pages. Signed in black felt tip on the half-title page. A pronounced spot of soiling on the first free-end page, some mild streaking on the front pastedown, and some light wear to the dustjacket, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1031. Brigitte Bardot. Satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo of Bardot in a corset and stockings, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1029. Josephine Baker. ALS

signed “J. Baker,” one page, 6 x 7.75, Savoy Hotel London letterhead, June 23, 1967. Brief letter to an admirer. In full: “I got your letter and I do thank you for it. I am so sorry to not have a photo.”

A few creases, caption remnant to top edge, and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

Engaging image of the Black Venus in her prime 1030. Josephine Baker.

Alluring vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Baker performing with a grandiose plumage of feathers, signed in fountain pen, “Souvenir de Josephine Baker, Paris, 1936.” In fine condition, with some trivial brushing to “Paris.” A fantastic moment captured, featuring Baker in the throes of what she did best.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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photo of Bardot in a corset, nicely signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Barrymore and the cast and crew present a script of The Great Man Votes to Hedda Hopper 1033. John Barrymore. Leather-

bound presentation script from The Great Man Votes, presented to Hedda Hopper, 6.75 x 9, 138 pages, with Hopper’s name embossed on the front cover. Signed on an opening page in fountain pen by Barrymore, director Garson Kanin, and six other cast and crew members, including Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, Donald McBride, and Cliff Reid. In very good condition, with mild toning to top and fore-edges, some dings to bottom of pages, small separation to reinforced front hinge, partial separation to front cover, and expected light wear and surface loss to covers and spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1034. Lionel Barrymore. Vin-

tage fountain pen signature, “Lionel Barrymore,” on an off-white 4.5 x 4 album page. Uniform toning, with some heavier areas along the edges, and an ink notation along the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1035. Anne Baxter. Two dif-

ferent glossy 10 x 8 photos: Warner Bros publicity photo of the striking actress in a phone booth from The Blue Gardenia, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Anne Baxter, 1973”; and a publicity shot of Baxter breaking bread from the 1955 film, Bedevilled, each signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Anne Baxter.” Scattered light creasing, toning along the edges, and a small tack hole to each corner of the first image, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1036. Cecil Beaton.

Academy Award–winning British photographer and costume and production designer (1904–1980). ALS signed “Cecil,” on a 5.25 x 3.5 picture postcard, no date. Postcard to Anita Loos in Beaton’s difficult to decipher hand. In part; “Darling, I’m going to the Beverly Hills Hotel…and would appreciate it of you mind writing Louella [Parsons] & telling her I’m coming…Am just off to my 1st lecture.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1037. Cecil Beaton.

ALS signed “Cecil,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Simon Fleer in Beaton’s difficult to decipher hand.

In part: “How very kind of you to give me the books—more than kind—generous—thoughtful—magnanimous—friendly in the extreme—I am touched. Am delighted to think you’re forging ahead with yr play—Here’s trusting it may develop well.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1038. Warren Beatty.

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Beatty from Shampoo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, With best wishes, Warren Beatty.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1039. Joan Bennett and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Pristine

vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bennett and Fairbanks in Green Hell, signed in fountain pen by both. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1040. Constance Bennett.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Leila Gayfor—With my best wishes, Constance Bennett.” In very good condition, with signature and inscription fairly light, but still legible, scattered creases and surface marks, and creasing and impressions to edges, with a bit of edge loss along top. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1041. Joan Bennett.

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 of Bennett posing with Joel McCrea in a Private Worlds promotional photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Joan Bennett.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of June 4, 1936, the date the signature was acquired.

Scattered light creasing and some silvering along top edge, otherwise fine condition. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1042. Richard Bennett. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount publicity photo of Bennett in profile, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Richard Bennett.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of October 26, 1935, the date the signature was acquired.

In very good condition, with ink spot to facial area, scattered creases, soiling, and surface marks, as well as scattered rubbing to emulsion. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1043. Ingrid Bergman. ALS in German, signed “Ingrid,” one

page both sides, 6 x 4, February 2, 1967. Untranslated letter to Raymond Rouleau, renowned French stage and film director who directed Bergman in Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler in Paris, 1962. Central vertical crease, small spot of soiling to upper left, and a pencil notation along top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1044. Milton Berle. Vintage pearl-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To ‘Ray’ ‘Watch your cues.’ Sincerely, Milton Berle.” Trimmed edges, some scattered light creases, and a small spot to inscription, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1045. Joey Bishop. Color glossy 8

x 10 photo of the ‘Rat Pack’ posing by the Sands marquee, signed in black felt tip, “With good wishes, Joey Bishop.” In fine condition, with a light crease to lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1046. Jacqueline Bisset. Alluring glossy 8 x 10 photo of the beauty showering in a bikini, signed in black felt tip, “All the best, Jacqueline Bisset.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1047. Ann Blyth. Two dif-

ferent satin-finish photos, one 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in blue felt tip, “Best wishes, Ann Blyth.” In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Bogie, decidedly out of character, beautifully signed in-person in 1939 1048. Humphrey Bogart. Charming vintage glossy 8 x 10

photo of Bogart playfully holding a small statue of a dog standing on its hind legs, as a real terrier strikes the same pose on a stool in front of Bogart, credited on the reverse to Clifton L. Kling, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Best wishes, Humphrey Bogart.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of February 10, 1939, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a semi-circular crease to lower portion of image, and a few other minor creases and ripples. A charming photo with an exceptional signature. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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WWI Navy veteran Bogart volunteers himself and his yacht in 1944 for service in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 1049. Humphrey Bogart. DS, one onionskin page, 8 x 10.5, no date. Application for License to Operate Vessel in Territorial Waters of the United States or to Depart Therefrom, issued by the Navy Department of the United States Coast Guard. Document is blank with the exception of Bogart’s eloquent signature in the middle of the page, right below the attestation, “A License is hereby requested to operate the vessel described above for the purpose and on the waters specified. I certify that the statements made in this application are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.” Intersecting folds, a couple of trivial separations along the folds, a bit of light creasing and toning, and a trivial spot of soiling to the left of the crisp signature, otherwise fine condition.

In 1944, Bogart volunteered his beloved yacht Santana (as well as himself) for service with the Coast Guard Temporary Reserve, a civilian, volunteer branch of the Coast Guard and the Temporary Reserve comprised of individuals who served in the Coast Guard on a part-time basis. During actual service the temporary reservists were members of the military, but off-duty, they reverted back to civilian status. The volunteers, using private vessels offered for service in the Coast Guard, conducted coastal patrols, stood watch, provided port security, and other work that enabled regular Coast Guardsmen for service overseas.

Bogie reported once a week for duty, setting sail on his yacht from Balboa, California, for weekly patrols. On these occasions, he rendezvoused with model turned actress Lauren Bacall, whom he had met on the set of To Have and Have Not; they would marry in 1945, spending many happy hours aboard Bogart’s boats moored at Newport Bay. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

1050. Bonanza: Greene and Landon.

Two photos: matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Greene as Ben Cartwright from Bonanza, signed and inscribed in green ink, “To John—Best wishes, Lorne Greene;” and a matte-finish 5 x 7 photo of Landon as ‘Little’ Joe Cartwright, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To John, Best Wishes, Michael Landon.”

In fine condition, with some creasing to each image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1052. Richard Boone. Vintage glossy

10 x 8 United Artists promotional photo from I Bury the Living, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, from Richard Boone.” Scattered light creasing to the edges, a few trivial edge tears, and a stray ink mark, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1051. Books. Three hardcover books and two signed photos: Lena, signed and

inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “To John Sullivan, Merry Christmas, from ‘Lena,’ Nov. ‘65” and a Cabin in the Sky photograph signed “Hi, Lena Horne”; Alec Guinness, signed on the title page in fountain pen; and Who Could Ask for Anything More, signed on the title page in blue felt tip, “Ethel Merman”; and a glossy 5 x 7 headand-shoulders photo of Merman, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Best Wishes—Ethel Merman.” In very good condition, with a price clip, scattered wear, and a few small tears to Horne’s dustjacket; mild wear and paper loss to the spine and tail of Guinness’s dustjacket; a stamp from a previous owner to the second free-end page of Merman’s book, along with a loose, but intact front hinge, and mild wear to the dustjacket; and light creasing to the Merman photo.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1053. Ernest Borgnine. Satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo of Borgnine as Quinton McHale, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1057. Marlon Brando. Unique ballpoint signature on an off-white 14.75 x 2.5 Kyoto paper chopsticks holder, featuring orange circles and black Japanese lettering on the signature side, and the logos for Japan Air Lines and Air France on the reverse. In very good condition, with vertical crease, scattered creasing, light toning and wear, and an ink notation on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1054. Ernest Borgnine. Satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo of Borgnine from his Academy Award-winning role as Marty, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1055. Frank Borzage. Academy Award–winning director of Seventh Heaven and Bad Girl (1894–1962).

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Frank Borzage,” on an off-white 4.5 x 5 album page, with a small clipped portrait affixed under signature. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1058. Lloyd Bridges.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bridges as Mike Nelson from Sea Hunt, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1059.

Louise Brooks. Crisp and

clean vintage fountain pen signature, “Louise Brooks,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page with a small clipped image of Brooks affixed to the bottom right corner.

In fine condition, with light toning along the edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1060. Horst Buchholz. Vintage glossy 8

1056. Clara Bow. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Clara Bow,” on an off-white 2.5 x 1.5 clipped card. In very good condition, with uniform light toning, light rubbing under signature, and irregular edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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x 10 20th Century Fox promotional photo for Nine Hours to Rama, inscribed in French, in-person, in fountain pen, and signed “Horst Buchholz.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing.Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1061. George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscription, “To John, Gracie Allen,” and “& George Burns,” on an off-white 5 x 4.5 album page with collector’s notation to lower right corner. In fine condition, with overall toning and a trimmed left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1062. Michael Caine. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures promotional photo for Hurry Sundown, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Michael Caine.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1066. Leo Carrillo. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Carrillo as Pancho, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1067. Casablanca: Madeleine LeBeau. Cardstock 10

x 8 photo of Humphrey Bogart threatening a Nazi in Rick’s bar while Yvonne looks on, signed in blue felt tip, “Madeleine LeBeau.”

In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy appearance. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1068. Casablanca: S. Z. Sakall. Vintage 1063. Rory Calhoun. Vintage

glossy 9 x 7 publicity photo of Calhoun and Martha Hyer from Red Sundown, signed in-person in fountain pen, “Rory Calhoun.”

In fine condition, with some light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1064. Corinne Calvet. Commanding

glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip, “Corinne Calvet.”

In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing, light toning, a trivial stain near the facial area, and some light discoloration along the top edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1065. Art Carney. Satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Carney coming out of a man hole, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light edge and corner tip creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

matte-finish 4 x 5 headand-shoulders photo of Sazal as Carl from Casablanca, signed in blue ballpoint, “S. Z. Sakall.”

In very good condition, with a faint central horizontal crease, light toning, a few surface marks, light rippling along the top edge, some light silvering to the darker areas of the image, and mild brushing to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1069. William Castle. Famed

B-movie director and producer (1914–1977) known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted. Scarce glossy 8 x 10 photo of Castle sitting in his personalized producer’s chair, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For April Marie, My pal, William Castle.” In fine condition, with a few light bends and creases, and scattered speckling to finish.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Fantastic signed image of Chaplin pictured with Mabel Normand 1070. Charlie Chaplin. Nostalgic vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Chaplin and Mabel Normand from one of their various films together, as featured in the 1960 documentary, When Comedy Was King, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Beatrice, Charlie Chaplin.” A light area of toning to the bottom edge, some light surface marks, and a bit of a grainy appearance, otherwise fine condition. Featuring a crisp and clean signature, this image captures a joyous moment between Chaplin and tragic actress, Mabel Normand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Chaplin leans out of his train car for a glowing shot with comedian companion, Jack Fitchett 1071. Charlie Chaplin. Terrific vintage glossy 5.75 x 4 photo of Chaplin and Jack Fitchett, manager of The Palace Theatre, mounted to a slightly larger board and signed in fountain pen, “Charlie Chaplin.”

In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks and a few trivial spots of soiling. A friend of Chaplin’s, Fitchett performed alongside the comedian in the 1929 film, The Mumming Birds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1072. Checks. Three

personal and business checks, ranging in size from 6 x 3.25 up to 8.5 x 3.5, each filled out in type and signed by Red Skelton, Glenn Ford, and Doris Day respectively. Ford has also endorsed the reverse of his check. In fine condition, with expected stamps and holes, with one stamp lightly affecting Skelton’s signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1073. Maurice Chevalier. Signed book: I

Remember It Well. First edition, first printing. NY: Macmillan Company, 1970. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 221 pages. Nicely signed in blue ink on the first free end page. In fine condition, with mild toning to dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1074. Child Stars.

Five glossy 8 x 10 photos of famed child stars, each signed in felt tip by the respective actor or actress pictured. Signers are: Ken Osmond, Jeannie Russell, Lisa Loring, Billy Mumy, and Margaret O’Brien. In fine condition, with an ink notation in another hand to Loring’s image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“It reminded me—among other masterpieces—of your ‘One way passage’” 1075. Rene C l a i r. F r e n c h

director (1898– 1981) best known for such films as À nous la liberté and The Ghost Goes West. ALS signed “Rene,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, July 15, 1975. Clair writes, to “Tay,” in full: “I love your book. I got a lot of smiles and laughs out of it. And some emotion too when it reminded me—among other masterpieces—of your ‘One way passage.’ And what a fascinating picture of the Hollywood world!” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1076. Montgomery Clift.

Crisp vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Saul, Montgomery Clift,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a trivial stray ink mark. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1077. James Coburn. Vintage

glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Coburn from The Americanization of Emily, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “To Peter, James Coburn.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1078. Claudette Colbert. Vin-

tage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Colbert posing pool-side, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Saul, Affectionately, Claudette.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s ink date notation of September 24, 1954, the date the signature was acquired.

In fine condition. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Colbert hastily pens her hectic schedule in this vast assortment of correspondence, exclaiming, “I’ve missed my beautiful ocean!”

1079. Claudette Colbert. Assortment of 19 letters, cards, and postcards, each addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, thanking him for the “clippings” and “lovely stockings,” and describing her hectic filming and rehearsal schedule: “I shall go to Paris on 6 November, then to Barbados the 17th thru Thanksgiving & back to N. Y. end of November & back to Bellerive 5 January till I must return for rehearsals in late March—I’ve missed my beautiful ocean!”

Light toning, mild show-through on letters with writing on both sides, and horizontal mailing folds, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by 15 original mailing envelopes addressed in Colbert’s hand, and an invitation to a party on her behalf. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1082. Gary Cooper. Playbill

1080. Claudette Colbert. Two glossy 10 x 8 promotional photos,

one from Remember the Day and one from Zaza, each signed in black felt tip. Stamp on reverse of each indicates photos came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. In fine condition, with scattered light creases and surface marks and mounting remnants to reverse of one photo.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1081. Joan Collins. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Vina, Best wishes, Joan Collins.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creases and surface impressions. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

for the Broadhurst Theatre’s presentation of Just to Remind You, September 18, 1931, 16 pages, 7 x 9.5, signed on the front in fountain pen, “Gary Cooper.” Uniform toning and moderate contrast to the signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by two original tickets and the miniature envelope in which they were originally held.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1083. Buster Crabbe. Vintage glossy 10

x 8 photo as Flash Gordon, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Sandy and Dennis, Best Wishes, Buster Crabbe.” In fine condition, with a small tear to the top edge along with three slight dings from previous binder storage. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“What we are after are facts in black in white and money in the bank—not promises and reputation that we can’t cash in on” 1084. Charles J. Correll. Radio comedian (1890–1972) famous for his work with the Amos

‘n’ Andy Show, as the voice of main character, Andy Brown. TLS signed “Chas. J. Correll,” two pages, 8.25 x 17.75, WGN letterhead, January 29, 1928. Correll writes to his “Uncle Joe,” in part: “I don’t know whether Mother has told you or not but we may leave the Tribune when our contrast is up which is the 14th of February. They have all rights to ‘Sam ‘n’ Henry’ and won’t give us much of anything except what we can pick up around close to Chicago so this year they have us another contract to sign with not even an increase in salary which of course didn’t go so well and we shopped around a little. As a result we have been offered over $3000 a year each more to go with the Daily News over their station (W–M–A–Q) with the additional attraction of having a daily comic strip on the sport page and the opportunity of making records of our stuff and syndicating them to other broadcasting stations throughout the country…As soon as the Tribune found out we were going to leave they have been offering all sorts of promises—but we can’t live on promises. It’s great to have a big reputation and whatever ‘fame’ is connected with ‘Sam ‘n’ Henry’ but many is the wonderful composer such as Beethoven that died in some attic of starvation nearly and what we are after are facts in black in white and money in the bank—not promises and reputation that we can’t cash in on.” Matted and framed with two photos picturing Correll and his partner as ‘Sam ‘n’ Henry’ and then as ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ (just as the letter itself bridges both acts), to an overall size of 18.5 x 22.5. In very good condition, with intersecting folds and scattered creases, uniform toning, a few light spots of soiling, a small tear to the right edge, a tack hole to the top edge, two small pieces of tape, and a pencil notation. This letter was written on the day the final ‘Sam ‘n’ Henry’ show was broadcast and it provides the backstory for the ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ show that was to follow.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Fantastic array of personal correspondence spanning 30 years

1085. Joan Crawford. Collection of 11 TLSs boldy signed “Joan,”

dated 1943 through 1975, each addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman. In a letter dated January 22, 1953, Crawford recounts a particularly trying holiday at her house, which “was a really hectic place at Christmas with all the children home and no help. Then the virus hit us and the babies were ill all through the Holidays. Then it finally got around to me.” In a letter dated almost two years later, on May 13, 1955, the actress writes, “Not only am I going to Europe, but by now you must have read the wonderful news. I’m so terribly happy, and only wish that everyone in the world could be as happy as I am now, and intend to be always.” And in a letter written in December of that same year, Crawford pens a brief post-script at the bottom of a TLS: “Thank you for your lovely Christmas card.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and toning. Accompanied by 11 original mailing envelopes. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“I take it you are deep in preparations for ‘My Fair Lady.’

I know you will do a magnificent job” 1086. Joan Crawford. TLS signed

“Joan,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, February 14, 1963. In a letter to film director, George Cukor, Crawford writes, in part: “Thank you so much for your sweet, sweet Valentine’s Day telegram. I see it was sent from Burbank, and so I take it you are deep in preparations for ‘My Fair Lady.’ I know you will do a magnificent job.” In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1087. Bing Crosby.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Richard Harrington, every good wish, Bing Crosby.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial corner tip creases. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1088. Laird Cregar. Actor (1913–1944) best remembered for the titular role in The Lodger.

He died from a heart attack at age 31. Vintage ink signature, “Laird Cregar,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with some mild edge toning and a bit of light skipping of ink. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1089. Joe Dallesandro. Cap-

tivating vintage glossy 10 x 8 promotional photo for Andy Warhol’s Trash, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Joe Dallesandro, 75.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and surface rubbing. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1090. Marion Davies. Gorgeous vintage

matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 head-and-shoulders deckle-edged photo of Davis in an oversized checkered hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lew, With all good wishes, Marion Davies.” In fine condition, with a vertical fold lightly passing through the facial area, a few scattered light creases, some of which lightly affect the signature and inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Cukor raves to Cole Porter about the filming of his 1949 Oscar-nominated film, Adam’s Rib: “We are half-way through the picture and so far so good. If I were pressed, I would say ‘So far...... better than good…However, I mustn’t take all the bows.

Spencer Tracy…carries the picture—he appears in every scene” 1091. George Cukor. TLS signed “George,” two thin pages, 8 x 10,

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios LTD. letterhead, July 14, 1948. In a letter to composer, Cole Porter, Cukor writes, in part: “We are half-way through the picture and so far so good. If I were pressed, I would say ‘So far……better than good.’ In fact there is real danger of us becoming smug! We are ahead of schedule by about four days. That is no mean accomplishment because the English take their picture-making at a much more leisurely clip than you Hollywoodians do—and it has been said by my enemies that I am a very slow director. But no longer!

However, I mustn’t take all the bows. Spencer Tracy, who carries the picture—he appears in every scene, is so wonderfully accomplished and such a sure actor that we are able to do long, long scenes, five pages in fact, in one take. That is how we manage to get on with it so well….I think we are talking an awful lot about me and my picture….so I will say one thing more. We are rather pleased with the quality of the stuff we are getting, but you will be the judge of that when we have a great big Premeerr [sic] at the Iris on Hollywood Boulevard….After I finish, which according to present computations will be in the early part of August, I hope to take a little trip to Paris, France, and maybe as far as Rome, Italy, and then home sometime in September. I feel sure that I am missing all kinds of delightful lunches and dinners and galas with you. I am even longing to hear Kay Francis tell of her feud with Miriam Hopkins again—or am I going to far? I hope, dear Cole, that you are well and happy, that your work is going on as you wish it to, and that your life—and your pool are full.” In fine condition, with two light paperclip impressions and staple marks to the top left corners. A fantastically insightful letter from the acclaimed director. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1092. Bette Davis. Captivating

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Davis in a bejeweled gown, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface impressions and light corner creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1093. Bette Davis. Glossy 8 x

10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Paul from Bette Davis.” Scattered light surface marks and impressions, creasing to left edge, and some light streaking to emulsion, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“It means Cupid’s dart—or arrow—instead of being shot because of love—in this case is shot for gold-money!”

1094. Bette Davis. ANS, one side of a beige postcard, 5.5 x 3.25,

postmarked May 18, 1936. In a brief note to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, Davis writes, in full: “The title ‘Golden Arrow’—as compared with the average moving picture title seems to me to make unusually good sense. It means Cupid’s dart—or arrow—instead of being shot because of love—in this case is shot for gold-money!” In fine condition, with uniform toning with some heavier areas, and some trivial creasing to the bottom right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1095. Doris Day. Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a young Day in a leather skirt and sequined beret, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1099. Angie Dickinson. Fetch-

ing color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a bare-shouldered Dickinson, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1096. Cecil B. de Mille. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 1, 1952. de Mille writes, in part: “Your letter telling me that you are willing to serve on the Public Information Committee is very good news to the American Cancer Society and to me…As soon as I have had the necessary coordinating talks with the National Headquarters in New York, I shall set a date for our first meeting and notify you of the time and place.” Intersecting folds, one passing through a single letter of the signature, uniform toning with a darker spot to the top right corner, and a small staple mark to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1097. Lya de Putti. Vintage glossy double-weight 9.25 x 11.5 head-and-shoulders photo of de Putti swathed in a feather boa, signed and inscribed in Hungarian in fountain pen. In fine condition, with scattered light surface impressions and mild silvering to some of the darker areas of the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1098. Dennis the Menace: North and Anderson. Glossy

8 x 10 publicity photo, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Bill, Best Wishes, Jay North, Dennis the Menace” and “Hi Bill—Best wishes, Herb Anderson.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“My costumes were designed to make me look that way (a cheap, pudgy trollop)” 1100. Marlene Dietrich. Two items: TLS, two pages, 8.25 x 11.

In a letter to William K. Everson of the New School at the Museum of Modern Art, regarding his recent review of her Film Series 51, New York, Dietrich writes, in part: “You seem to wonder how it was possible that I appeared in the Film youx reviewed Die Frau Nach Der Man Sich Sehnt’ made in 1929—looking ‘slender and elegant’ and then, only one year later, appeared as the ‘plump and pudgy’ ‘Lola’ in the Film ‘Blue Angel.’ My costumes were designed to make me look that way (a cheap, pudgy trollop)…But, the most important element are the camera angles….Also, the lenses play a large part in achieving the goal the director is after…This letter is not meant to be a lesson…I only wanted to enlighten you and inform you that no human being can change in appearance in a few months to such an extent that you describe without the help of all the facts I mentioned above”; and a felt tip signature, “Many thanks—keep on doing it! Love, Marlene,” on a white 5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a red ‘copied’ stamp to the top of the letter. Accompanied by two original mailing envelopes, one of which is addressed in Dietrich’s hand, and a letter featuring a printed signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Eastwood borrows a copy of his 1969 film, Paint Your Wagon, from Paramount

1101. Kirk Douglas. Debonair

vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo from Seven Days in May, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Peter—Kirk Douglas.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and some trivial surface impressions. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1102. Melvyn Douglas. Com-

manding vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Douglas from The Americanization of Emily, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Melvyn Douglas.”

In fine condition, with some light creasing and trivial surface marks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1103. Irene Dunne. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Saul, from Irene Dunne.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of November 17, 1935, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface impressions. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1104. Irene Dunne. Vintage

matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To the Penny Singleton Fan Club, with sincere good wishes, Irene Dunn.” In fine condition, with a trivial crease to bottom border.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1105. Robert Duvall. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo from his memorable performance in Apocalypse Now, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1106. Clint Eastwood. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1971.

Agreement between Eastwood and Paramount Pictures Corporation acknowledging the receipt of the “16mm print of the motion picture photoplay entitled ‘Paint Your Wagon,’” lent to Eastwood upon the condition that “upon request from Paramount, you will return said print to Paramount.” In very good condition, with three horizontal mailing folds, scattered light surface creasing, and mild toning, staple marks and two torn punch holes to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1107. Clint Eastwood. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Eastwood as Josey Wales shooting up a town, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1108. Nelson Eddy. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Myrna Reed, continued good wishes from Nelson Eddy 1953.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial corner tip creases and a hint of light silvering to one edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1109. Barbara Eden. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Eden in a ruffled bikini, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1110. Anita Ekberg. Two glossy

photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, the first a publicity photo of Ekberg from the film The Alphabet Murders, and the other a publicity photo of the actress and Jack Palance from The Man Inside, each signed in-person in fountain pen, “Anita Ekberg.” In fine condition, with a few trivial creases to the first image, and some light streaking to the second photo.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1111. Mary Ellis. American–born British stage star (1897–2003) best known for her roles in the genre of musical theatre. After appearing with the Metropolitan Opera, including opposite Enrico Caruso, and then acting on Broadway, she emigrated to England, where she became famous. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Mary Ellis.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of May 13, 1937, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks and dings. The Saul Goodman collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Creature from the Black Lagoon “First an intense silence, then a voice: voice—’In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth...’”

1113. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Dashing vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “D. Fairbanks, Jr.” In fine condition, with a trivial area of discoloration to the chin. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1114. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Vintage

matte-finish sepia 8 x 10 photo of the swashbuckling, ever-smiling hero of the silent screen, signed in fountain pen, adding a brief sentiment and the date “1928.” In fine condition, with some creasing and staining to the border of the photo, not affecting the writing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1112. Harry Essex. Screenwriter

(1910–1997) whose 50-year-career include such cult classics as Creature from the Black Lagoon, It Came from Outer Space, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, and Dragnet. AQS on a yellow 7 x 5 sheet. Essex writes an excerpt from the screenplay of The Creature from the Black Lagoon: “Fade In: Ext. Cosmic Dust (Nebulae) Revolving in outer space…A ball of smoke intended to depict earth’s formation out of the gaseous materials. The B. G. is deep blackness. First an intense silence, then a voice: voice—’In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth…,’” signed below, “Harry Essex.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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of Fairbanks posing outside with sports agent Christy Walsh, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Christy Walsh from Douglas Fairbanks. Best always, 1924.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and a bit of trivial silvering to darker areas of image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1116. Peter Falk. Vintage glossy

1120. Jose Ferrer. Vintage

10 x 8 publicity photo from the film Husbands, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Peter Falk.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and slightly irregular ink adhesion to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1117. George Fawcett. Ameri-

can stage and film actor of the silent film era (1860–1939), appearing in 151 films during his career. Captivating vintage sepia matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 Russell Ball portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to famed opera singer, Ernestine Schumann–Heink, “To Dear Wonderful Madame Shumann Heink, This carries with it what all the world gives to you, Great love and adoration, George Fawcett, Hollywood, Sept 16–28,” with Ball signing in white pencil towards the bottom right corner. In very good condition, with toning along the edges, a few repaired tears to the left edge, moderate silvering to the darker areas of the image, and some scuffing to the finish over the inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1118. Alice Faye. Pretty vintage glossy

8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “Saul ‘Best always’ Alice Faye.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of October 25, 1937, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with lightly trimmed top edge and some scattered light surface marks. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1119. Louise Fazenda. Character actress (1895–1962) who made over 300 movie appearances from 1913–1927.

She later went on to become a highly regarded philanthropist. Vintage pearlfinish 8 x 10 double weight Clarence Sinclair Bull MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Sol [sic] – Lots of good wishes, Louise Fazenda.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of April 30, 1936, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition. The Saul Goodman collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders publicity photo from Miss Sadie Thompson, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “A Pierre, Jose Ferrer.” Scattered light creasing, a trivial spot of soiling, and a small tear to the right edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1121. Peter Finch. Vintage

glossy 9.25 x 7 publicity photo of Finch and Audrey Hepburn in The Nun’s Story, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Peter Finch.” Scattered light creases and surface marks, light wear to the finish, show-through from stamp on reverse, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1122. Jane Fonda. Glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo of a young Fonda, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1123. John Ford.

Highly respected, multiple-Oscar-winning American film director (1894–1973) who helmed such classics as Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Searchers. Rare glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ford lounging with a cigar, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Johnnie with affection, from Timmy’s gran’pop, John Ford.” Scattered surface creasing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1124. Bob Fosse. Glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Fosse from Give a Girl a Break, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Bob Fosse.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and surface dings. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1125. Jodie Foster. Early glossy 8 x 10 1975 United Artists publicity photo of Foster as a teenager, signed in-person, during the era, in black felt tip, “Jodie Foster,” adding a small heart. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and mild brushing to the end of the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptionally scarce image of the Freaks star, in the making

1126. Freaks: Henry Victor.

English-born, German-raised character actor (1892–1945). Henry is best known for three classic horror films, including The Mummy, King of the Zombies, and Freaks. He died tragically at the age of 52 from a brain tumor. Early vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo of Victor during his days as a young trapeze artist, signed and inscribed in ink, “Best wishes from your Pal Victor to my little partner Giss.” Affixed to a 14 x 11 mounted image of Victor in his role as Hercules in the cult classic, Freaks. Creasing, mild wear to the edges, moderate staining and silvering, and poor contrast to the signature and inscription against the dark background, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1127. Annette Funicello. Vin-

tage ink signature and inscription, “To Amy, Love and Luck always!

From Mousketeer Annette,” on a light pink 4.5 x 6 album page. In fine condition, with small circular toning to marginal binding holes at bottom, easily matted out. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1128. Clark Gable. Adorable vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Clark Gable and wife, Sylvia Ashley, with their dogs, signed in fountain pen, “Sylvia” and “& Clark,” adding “With our love.” Some light corner creasing, a bit of trivial rubbing at the top right corner, and Gable’s signature fairly light, but still legible, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1129. Greer Garson.

Gathering of 19 letters and Christmas cards, all addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, thanking him for the various clippings and news he sends. In a letter dated March 6, 1990, Garson writes, in part: “It is always a joy to see your scrawly writing on an envelope and know there will be a fat consignment of New York press comments about the current theatre.” Concluding one particular Christmas card, Garson writes, in part: “The world of beauty, grace & vigor that is dance continues to give us inspiration, more needed than ever.” In fine condition, with some light creasing and toning. Accompanied by nine original mailing envelopes, five of which are addressed in Garson’s hand, and a small envelope with two ticket stubs from the Broadhurst Theatre, reserving tickets for Goodman that were charged to Garson’s account. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1130. Ava Gardner.

Two photos: glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gardner leaning against a wall, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Richard, Best always, Ava Gardner”; and a 6 x 8 magazine photo of Gardner draped in fur, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Richard, Ava Gardner.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 8.25 x 10.25. Some spotting to finish of glossy photo, and scattered foxing to magazine photo, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1134. Gone with the Wind: Leslie Howard. Vintage fountain

pen signature, “Leslie Howard,” on a purple 5 x 4 album page. Light creasing, toning along the edges, and an ink notation to the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1131. John Gielgud. Early vin-

tage matte-finish 6.5 x 8 half-length photo of the young actor, signed in fountain pen, “John Gielgudwith my very good wishes, 1932.”

Some light surface marks, a few lightly affecting the facial area, a trimmed edge, and some light silvering to the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1132. Martin Goldsmith. Writer behind

such classic B-movies as Detour, Blind Spot, and The Narrow Margin.

TQS signed “Martin Goldsmith, Sept. 1988,” on a yellow 7 x 5 card. A quote from the film, Detour, in full: “Remember, a dollar is just a piece of paper crawling with germs,” continuing, “from the 1945 motion picture by Martin Goldsmith, starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage, directed by Edgar Ulmer.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1135. Gone with the Wind: Vivien Leigh. Commanding vintage fountain pen signature, “Vivien Leigh,” on an off-white 4 x 3 album page.

In fine condition, with mild toning and an ink notation at the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 1136. Gone With the Wind: Thomas Mitchell. Vintage pencil

signature and inscription, “To Alton Walker, Best always, Thomas Mitchell,” on the reverse of an offwhite 3.5 x 2 California Studios, Inc. business card. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1133. Gone With the Wind.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of a poster for the film, signed in black felt tip by Olivia de Havilland, Butterfly McQueen, Ann Rutherford, Rand Brooks, and William Bakewell, and signed in purple felt tip by Cammie King, all adding their character names. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1137. Cary Grant.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Cary Grant,” on a yellow 6 x 4.5 album page, with a clipped image of Grant affixed to the middle of the page.

In fine condition, with light creasing and a trivial stray ink mark. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1138. Sid Grauman. Vintage

fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Helma, I have two swell lots at Hollywood & Western which I desire to dispose of, Kindy [sic] make offer and oblige, The X Prologue King, Sid Grauman,” on a green 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with mild toning along the edges. Accompanied by an unsigned color postcard of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1139. D. W. Griffith. Vintage

fountain pen signature, “D. W. Griffith,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 card. Double-matted with a handsome photo of Griffith in a jacket and hat, to an overall size of 12 x 16. In fine condition, with uniform toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Wiser after his first divorce, the legendary director signs a 1936 prenuptial agreement with his second wife 1140. D. W. Griffith. Remarkable DS, signed “David

Wark Griffith,” two pages, 8.5 x 13, March 2, 1936. A marriage agreement between Griffith and his second wife, Evelyn Baldwin, in which Griffith “covenants and agrees to and does hereby sell, assign transfer and set over to said Evelyn Baldwin all the right, title and interest which said David Wark Griffith now has in and to, and which may hereafter accrue to him, under the annuity contract with the Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut…to pay annually to said Griffith the the sum of…$5,632.80, on the 1st day of March, 1923, and an equal amount on the 1st day of each and every succeeding March during the lifetime of said David Wark Griffith; and the said Evelyn Baldwin hereby agrees that the transfer and assignment to her of said rights and said annuity payments in and under said annuity agreement, and in consideration of the rights and interest sold…This agreement shall become effective only on the consummation of said proposed marriage between the parties hereto and if such marriage does not take place, or is not consummated, then this agreement shall be null and void.” Also signed at the conclusion by Baldwin. Uniform toning, a staple mark to each corner of both pages, and an inch-long tear to the top edge of the second page, otherwise fine condition.

When Griffith met Baldwin at a 1927 New York charity event held at the Astor Hotel, it is said he walked around her checking photographic angles and declared, “You’re Little Nell.” He intended to cast her in The Old Curiousity Shop, but she never appeared in the film, appearing instead in the 1931 talkie The Struggle, a financial bomb which turned out to be Griffith’s final feature film. By that time, Baldwin and the famed silent film director were a couple…but he was still married to his first wife, Linda Arvidson.

Arvidson was a young actress who worked with Griffith at the Grand Opera House in San Francisco. When the earthquake struck the city, she joined him on tour, reuniting in Boston where they married in 1906 at the Old North Church, but in 1911 she left him on the grounds of infidelity.

Rumors circulated that she had married the director to escape the destitution of San Francisco and that her demands for money strained the marriage. He filed for divorce in his home state of Kentucky without notifying her; she tried to contest the filing, asking for an accounting of income.

That experience no doubt inspired this prenuptial agreement with Baldwin, whom he would marry in April 1936, one week before he received the first honorary Oscar. Later that year the Griffith Corporation slipped into receivership. Forced into retirement, Griffith, who had crafted the film classic The Birth of a Nation, sank into depression and alcoholism and in 1947, Baldwin would file for divorce. A truly one-of-a-kind document, and a highly personal look into the private world of the greatest silent film director of all time. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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11 4 1 . E d m u n d Gwenn and Victor McLaglen. Two scarce

vintage green fountain pen signatures from Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winners, “Edmund Gwenn,” and “Victor McLaglen,” on opposite sides of an off-white 4.5 x 4 album page, along with another green fountain pen signature, “Robert Douglas.” Some trivial creasing, uniform toning, light mounting remnants along the right edge of Gwenn’s side, and ink notations along the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1145. Richard Harris. Early

vintage glossy 7 x 9 head-andshoulders photo, signed in-person in fountain pen, “Richard Harris.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1146. Dolores Hart. Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hart clad in a bathing suit and looking back over her shoulder, signed in black felt tip, “Love, Dolores Hart.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1142. Huntz Hall. Glossy 8 x

10 photo, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1147. June Havoc.

1143. John Halliday. Actor

(1880–1947) best remembered as Seth Lord, father of Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) in the film The Philadelphia Story. Vintage sepia glossy 8 x 10 Paramount promotional photo of Halliday posing casually, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “John Halliday to Saul.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of December 28, 1936, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a central vertical streak through image, and a few light surface marks. Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of March 25, 1936, the date the signature was acquired. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1144. Joy Harmon.

Glossy 14 x 11 photo of Harmon as the car-washing ‘Lucille’ in Cool Hand Luke, signed in blue felt tip, “Joyfully yours—Joy Harmon.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Collection of 12 items, including one TLS, two ALSs, three greeting cards, four postcards, and two personally-designed color cards from Rock Spring Farm, featuring Havoc’s favorite farm animals. each signed in ink, “Havoc.” In one card, postmarked March 17, 2001, Havoc heralds exciting news, in part: “I’ve just been inducted into the ‘Theatre Hall of Fame,’ a glorious event for me—I’m still in the clouds—now, in my 88th year, it is so special.” Some light creasing and toning, stray ink marks, and some trivial bleeding to the text, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by four original mailing envelopes addressed in Havoc’s hand, three clippings, and a candid photo of an older Havoc, lounging on her porch. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1148. Goldie Hawn. Vintage

glossy 7.75 x 9.5 publicity photo of the young actress, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “Pierre, love Goldie Hawn.”

Light creasing towards the top right corner, a few surface dings, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1149. Sterling Hayden. Vin-

tage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Hayden and Vera Ralston from Timberjack, signed in-person in fountain pen, “Sterling Hayden.”

Scattered light creasing, a light horizontal crease, some faint streaking to the finish, and a small area of surface loss to the bottom border, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1152. Paul Henreid. Captivating vintage sepia matte-finish 10.75 x 14 Warner Bros Bert Six photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Good luck, Major Burton! Paul Henreid.” In very good condition, with a few light creases, a bend to the top left corner, some light rippling to the left and top edge, some silvering to the darker areas of the image, and a lightly trimmed edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1153. Jim Henson. Color glossy

8 x 10 photo of Henson surrounded by his Muppet friends, signed in the bottom border in green felt tip. In fine condition, with some light fading to color of ink, still completely legible. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1150. Will Hays.

Postmaster general in the Harding administration (1879–1954) who later headed the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, in which capacity he oversaw enforcement of the notorious ‘Production Code’ that imposed strict censorship guidelines on all Hollywood films for decades. TLS signed “Will H. Hays,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, Inc. letterhead, July 31, 1925. Short letter to Jimmy Starr and Cinematters. In full: “During my visit here I have been seeing with interest and appreciation your clever ‘Cinematters.’

This is splendid. This constructive help is thoroughly appreciated.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and mild toning, heavier to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1151. Rita Hayworth.

Christmas card, measuring 7 x 5 closed, signed inside in black ink, “Wishing you a happy Christmas and Happy New Year—Rita H.” Notation on back of card indicates “Found in Rita Hayworth’s trash in Beverly Hills 1979.” In fine condition. Accompanied by another greeting card, sent to Hayworth from her daughter Becky. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1154. Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer. Two blue ballpoint

signatures, “Audrey Hepburn” and actor/husband “Mel Ferrer,” on the reverse side of a color postcard, 6 x 4, featuring an image of The Greenland Room. In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1155. Audrey Hepburn. Vintage glossy 10

x 8 Warner Bros promotional photo for The Nun’s Story, signed and inscribed in-person in blue ballpoint, “Pour Pierre, Audrey Hepburn.” Some light surface creasing, a slight vertical crease, some light rippling along the top edge, and a light bend to the bottom right corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1156. Audrey Hepburn. Love-

ly vintage pearlfinish 8 x 10 photo of the young Hepburn, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Giorgio, best wishes, Audrey Hepburn.” Some scattered light creasing and surface marks, and light showthrough from mounting remnants on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Signed photos from this stage in Hepburn’s career are quite desirable. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Sad news but I like to know if someone sort of disappears that way” 1159. Katharine Hepburn.

Brief TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, May 26, 1994. Hepburn writes to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, in full: “Thank you for your letter about Madeline— Sad news but I like to know if someone sort of disappears that way—So it was good of you to bother.” In fine condition, with some light creasing.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1157. Katharine Hepburn. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, February 16, 1995. Brief letter of thanks to an admirer. In full: “Yours is such a charming letter—Thank you for all your good thoughts—and for bothering.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Haunting Bachrach portrait of the Academy Award-winning actress, also signed by the famed photographer 1158. Katharine Hepburn. Dramatic vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 10.25 photo, affixed

to a 8.75 x 11.5 cardstock mount, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Walter Bruce, with unlimited thanks for his wonderful receipts, Katharine Hepburn,” and also signed in the bottom border in pencil, “Ernest Bachrach, ‘35.” In good to very good condition, with moderate surface creasing over the facial area, trimmed edges, a small area of paper loss to the top left corner, a tack hole to the bottom border, and light contrast to the signature and inscription. This most captivating image of Hepburn could benefit from restoration for an attractive display piece. A very unusual combination of signatures.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1160. Katharine Hepburn. Bold vintage foun-

tain pen signature, “Katharine Hepburn,” on an off-white 5.25 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with light vertical toning from a magnetic photo album. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1162. Jean Hersholt.

Prolific character actor (1886–1956) best known for playing Shirley Temple’s grandfather in Heidi; and also well known for his humanitarian efforts; the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, a special Oscar, was established in his honor. Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Mrs. Mable Parkhouse, with my sincere wishes, Jean Hersholt, ‘Doctor Christian’ Feb. 14–1941.”

Framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 14.75. In very good to fine condition, with scattered silvering to image, background, and signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1163. Wendy Hiller.

Academy Award-winning film and stage actress (1912–2003). Collection of six ALSs, each addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, and all sending thanks for Goodman’s “cuttings” and well wishes. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, light toning, and some rough edges. Accompanied by four original mailing envelopes, each addressed in Hiller’s hand.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1164. Hogan’s Heroes. Seven

ink signatures from the cast of Hogan’s Heroes on album pages, each measuring approximately 5 x 4, five of which feature a small clipped image of the respective actor. Signers are: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, Richard Dawson, Larry Hovis (ins), Robert Clary, Leon Askin (ins), and one other. Matted and framed with an image from the television series to an overall size of 31.5 x 24.5. In fine condition, with some light creasing and toning.

Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1165. William Holden. Vintage glossy

8 x 10 promotional photo of Holden and Kim Novak from Picnic, signed in fountain pen, “William Holden.” In fine condition, with some mild creasing to the top left corner, and scattered light spotting to the finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1166. Judy Holliday. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Janice, best—Judy Holliday.” In very good condition, with scattered bends, creases, and surface impressions, and a diagonal scratch across upper third of image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1172. Edward Everett Horton. Dapper vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Horton in top hat, overcoat, and white gloves standing in front of a fireplace, signed in fountain pen, “Edward Everett Horton Sept–37.” Staple and tack holes to each corner, and some scattered silvering, primarily to right side, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

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1173. Rock Hudson.

Captivating vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor from the 1956 film, Giant, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Peter, Rock Hudson.”

In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a trivial surface impression. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1175. Juliet Hunt. Beautiful

deaf-mute magician. Rare vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in white artist’s pencil “To Ralph, a most wonderful ‘Doctor’ I ever met–With my most sincere wishes from Juliet Hunt, Xmas 1941.” In fine condition, with a few light corner tip creases. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Beautifully composed “Behind the Scenes with the Magicians” archive, compiled by Namreh the Magician, featuring his SAM card signed by Houdini, as well as Blackstone, Okito, and Kellar 1177. Harry Houdini. A fantastic magic archive, entitled “An Exhibit of Mystic Lore,” pasted down and presented on 24 showbards, each measuring 22 x 28. Archive was originally purchased from the son of Herman L. Weber. Weber was also known as ‘Namreh the Magician,’ and ‘Weber the Wizard.’ His son states: “In the 1930’s and ‘40’s my father, Herman L. Weber, traveled with his magic stage show from coast to coast twice. Prior to his shows my father or his assistants would line up my dad’s 24 showboards, ‘An Exhibit of Mystic Lore,’ in theatre lobbies or along the hallways of the colleges and schools where he performed.”

Collection is highlighted by a Society of American Magicians membership card, 4 x 2.5, issued to Herman L. Weber for the year 1919, signed in blue ink on the front, “Harry Houdini;” and an ink signature, “Houdini, Monument 8260 278 W 113th St. 3.15 Tell em who you are El off at 110th,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card, affixed to a larger letter signed by Houdini’s secretary.

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Other notable pieces include a vintage photo of Harry Blackstone performing an illusion, signed and inscribed in fountain pen; an ink signature “Harry Kellar,” clipped from the return address of a mailing envelope; and a 1918 TLS from the magician Okito, signed as “Theo Bamberg.”

Interesting and illustrated brochure about Houdini and his boyhood.

Colorful lobby card for a Houdini short film “The Grim Game.”

Colorful Houdini advertisement offering $10,000 to any medium who could prove his craft.

New York Hippodrome program featuring an excellent portrait of Houdini.

Outstanding 18” x 10” oversized original photograph of the 1921 banquet for the Society of American Magicians. Photographed are: everyone who was anyone in magic at this time including Houdini, Thurston, Blackstone, Dunnenger, Hardine, and of course Weber himself.

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Other items from the American Society of Magicians include other membership cards, and official correspondence on letterhead from 1918. There is a significant amount of autographed material. A letter from 1896 written by C. B. Shindel, with outstanding magic content. There is another letter from 1896 regarding the purchase of tricks and written to A. N. Lindermuth. Several additional photographs and letters from the 1890s including original photographs of some tricks, One display card treats Black Magic and includes various printouts on the subject, with some early broadsheets.

There is a magnificent oversized photo as well as a telegram, signed by “Durbin.”

Also present on this card is an 1896 letter to Lindermuth from another magician, discussing Durbin, as well as an outstanding chromolithograph advertisement for Durbin.

A few other great magicians are represented by signed photos (a few of the greats) including McDonald Birch, Servias Le Roy, Blackstone, and Meyerberg.

Very colorful letterheads of dealers of magic are on the card entitled “Magic Dealers, Old and New.”These are extremely collectible.

Equally attractive artwork is on the card entitled “Magic Catalogs” ranging from 25c to $1.50 each.

Letterheads (and in some cases, letters) include Blackstone, Keller, Thurston, Wilfred the Wizard, Amuso the Magician, Powell & Company, and Alexander.

Outstanding early magician advertising is represented by Thurston, Tarbell, Brush, Voorhees, and Barrington.

An interesting card titled “First Man Transported by Radio.”

An excellent group of magician’s business cards, includes Thurston, Jane Thurston (she takes after her dad) Laurant, Shulte-all told there are 26 cards.

A sheet of early Playbills includes Houdini from 1926, Blackstone, Thurston, Namreh.

This obviously well-loved collection presents in overall very good condition, with expected toning and aging, some detached pieces. One of the most interesting and well-presented collections you will ever see. RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

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1182. Sybil Jason. Vintage

1178. John Huston. Glossy 8 x 10

Universal Pictures promotional photo for The Secret Passion, signed in black felt tip, “John Huston.” In fine condition, with light toning and some trivial corner creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1179. Betty Hutton. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hutton as Annie Oakley, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Peter—with my very best wishes— Sincerely, Betty Hutton.” In very good condition, with vertical creasing, some scattered light silvering, and a couple of light spots and irregular adhesion to signature and inscription. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the young actress holding a stuffed toy dog, signed in-person in fountain pen, as a 10-year-old, “With love, Sybil Jason.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of May 7, 1937, the date the signature was acquired. In very good condition, with central vertical crease as well as several other noticeable creases. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1183. Al Jolson. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Al Jolson,” on a light orange 4.5 x 6 album page. In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1180. Emil Jannings.

Chilling vintage 5.5 x 3.5 German postcard photo of Jannings in the 1939 film Robert Koch, The Antagonist of Death, signed in fountain pen, “E. Jannings.” In fine condition, with some mild silvering to the darker areas of the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1181. Van Johnson.

Collection of 11 pieces of correspondence signed “Van,” including an ALS, nine TLSs, and a greeting card, each addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, in which Johnson pours over his day-to-day, mentioning his films, his celebrity acquaintances, and his incredulously busy schedule: “Hold your hats! I’ve got another morning off!…I’ve just finished another Gillespie also Thrill of a Romance in technicolor…now I’m going into Waldorf with Turner…but first, we’re going to Mexico City to do some color shots of the floating gardens for a little item called (hold your breath) Early to Wed…Williams, Ball, Wynn, and Me…a remake of Libeled Lady…” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light creasing. Accompanied by nine original mailing envelopes, one of which is addressed in Johnson’s hand, and a flyer for ‘Come on Strong.’ RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1184. Al Jolson. Vintage

fountain pen signature, “Al Jolson,” on a light yellow 6 x 4 album page, with collector’s notations and a 1943 date under signature. In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and notations directly under signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1185. Edmund Kean.

Considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day. He was born in 1789 of uncertain parentage but rose to considerable fame and wealth on the European and American stage.

ALS signed “E. Kean,” one page, 4 x 6.25, no date. Letter to a gentleman in his difficult to decipher hand. In part: “Will you be kind enough to send by bearer a couple of orders for Friday evening.” Double cloth matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Kean as Sir Giles Overreach to an overall size of 14 x 11.75. In very good condition, with horizontal folds and scattered toning and soiling, and some mirroring of ink. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1186. Grace Kelly. Regal

color 4 x 6 postcard photo, signed in black felt tip, “Grace de Monaco.” In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to top edge and a few trivial surface marks. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope postmarked 1972. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1187. Paul Kelly. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Paul Kelly.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of May 7, 1936, the date the signature was acquired. Printed information on reverse states Kelly is “as he appears in a forthcoming MGM picture.” Scattered creases, surface marks, and impressions, otherwise fine condition. The Saul Goodman collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

One of Kovacs’s final 20th Century Fox personnel statements 1188. Ernie Kovacs. Quirkily

brilliant entertainer (1919–1962) whose freewheeling sense of humor and sense of visual style made him one of the most distinctive personalities in the early days of television. He died in an auto crash while driving the notoriously ‘unsafe at any speed’ Chevrolet Corvair.

DS, one page, 8.25 x 5.5, no date (but circa 1960). Kovacs’s Twentieth Century Fox employee personnel statement, mostly filled out in another hand. In the lower portion, Kovacs answers three questions, writing down his wife’s name. “Edith Adams Kovacs,” and his emergency contact, “Treasury Department.” Several office notations, two punch holes to top, and some scattered light creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1189. Stanley Kramer. Glossy

8 x 10 photo of Kramer peering through a camera lens, signed in blue felt tip, “All the best, Stanley Kramer.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1190. Carl Laemmle.

Founder (1867–1939) of Universal Studios and one of the most influential figures in the earliest years of the American film industry. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Carl Laemmle,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card with typed collector’s notations above and below signature. In fine condition, with uniform toning, a couple of edge dings, and a few mild creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“There is no doubt that you have real showmanship ideas in your play ‘Rayhanah’” 1191. Jesse Lasky.

Key founder of Paramount Pictures and pioneering Hollywood producer (1880–1958).

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures letterhead, August 29, 1951. Lasky responds to Denison Clift, in part: “There is no doubt that you have real showmanship ideas in your play ‘Rayhanah.’ The subject matter should be extremely colorful and interesting and certainly as exciting as Twentieth Century’s production of ‘David and Bathsheba.’ It happens that I am just embarking on a picture that will take all of my time for a year and I, therefore, am not in a position to consider anything else for the present. I would recommend that you submit your play to the M.G.M. story department, and I wish it would be brought to Darryl Zanuck’s attention at Twentieth Century.” Intersecting folds, one passing through two letters of the crisp signature, light toning, and a few small staple marks at the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1195. Peter Lawford. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros publicity photo of Lawford being held-up by a Santa Claus statue, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “For Pierre, Peter Lawford.” In very good condition, with some light creasing, two faint streaks to the finish, a tear to the left edge, and mild contrast to the signature and inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1192. Veronica Lake.

Vintage clipped 2.5 x 2.5 book photo of Lake displaying her peek-aboo hairstyle, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1193. Laurel a n d H a r d y.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Stan Laurel,” and a ballpoint signature, “Oliver Hardy,” on a 2.25 x 2 off-white slip.

Double-matted and framed with a photo of the comedic duo and a gold commemorative plaque to an overall size of 13.5 x 16.5. In fine condition, with some light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1196. David Lean. Film director (1908–1991) best remembered for his adaptations of Charles Dickens’s novels, as well as epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia. FDC with a cachet honoring D. W. Griffith, signed in black ballpoint, “David Lean, Tahiti, July ‘78.” In fine condition, with a few light creases and a couple of small tape remnants to front. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1197. Vivien Leigh. Captivating vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with mild contrast to the signature, and slightly irregular ink adhesion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

“Mr. Hardy is still the same-eight months now and no improvement...really tragic” 1194. Stan Laurel. TLS signed “Stan xxx,” two pages on one self-contained

air mail/envelope letter, 12 x 7, May 12, 1957. Letter to his friend Mary Rutter. In part, “Intended to drop you a line, to tell you of the pleasant surprise I had last month-Wee Georgie Wood dropped in to see me…Anyway needless to tell you we had a grand time together reminiscing, we have been friends for many years, in fact we met & worked together in Levy & Cardwell’s juvenile Pant Co. in 1907…

Eda & I are renting our house & are going to move into an apartment in Santa Monica facing the Ocean…Mr. Hardy is still the same-eight months now and no improvement, poor fellow, it’s very discouraging-really tragic.” Expected folds, several spots of toning, and expected handling wear, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1199. Harold Lloyd.

1198. Margaret Leighton. Four photos, each measuring approximately 3.5 x 5, three identical matte-finish images and one glamorous pearl-finish shot, each of the three identical photos signed in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Margaret Leighton,” and the pearl-finish image signed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Best Wishes, Margaret Leighton.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Florid vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Saul from Harold Lloyd,” adding a small sketch of a pair of glasses, on an off-white 4 x 2.5 album page. In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Hollywood bigwigs including Lombard, Cooper, and Capra unite to help The Community Chest win back the support of the movie industry via a 1940 campaign drive 1200. Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, William Wellman and Frank Capra. Incredible TLS signed by Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper, Norma Shearer,

Ronald Colman, Frank Capra, William Wellman, and Joel McCrea, one page, 8.5 x 11, Special Committee, Community Chest, Beverly Hills letterhead, April 2, 1940.

In an impassioned request to MGM Vice President, Edward J. Mannix, the Special Committee of the Community Chest writes, in full: “Those of us whose names appear in printed form here met the other night to discuss confidentially and fearlessly our relationship to the Community Chest and the problems, doubts and responsibilities arising out of the matter from an industry standpoint. Some of us came to oppose, to fight. During a four hour meeting, with no outside influence present, we learned for the first time Community Chest facts which converted us as one to the cause of this organized charitable distributing agency that makes possible 88 separate charities within our community.

We learned that 94 cents out of every dollar goes into the hands of the needy; that only 6 cents out of each dollar is required for administrative expenses. We learned we may designate, in giving our contribution to the Community Chest, the charity or charities of the 88 to which we wish our money to go, in full or in part. We learned this community which we are a part, is in need of our help and the Chest IS the best means with which to handle the serious problem of those in need. We learned too that an educational program is needed in behalf of the Community Chest so everyone else will know, as we now know, that the Chest truly deserves our support. We want you to be with us, help us. It is imperative for some of us to give a little more to make up our $200,000 shortage for the Community Chest.” Some trivial creasing and a staple mark to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. A very uncommon reunion of authentic signatures of four major films stars and two great directors.

Up to and after World War II, The Community Chest was America’s foremost relief fund, but in 1940 Hollywood balked when movie relief organizations were passed over for increased benefits after donating $365,000 in 1939. To make up for the estimated 50% shortfall, the Special Committee for the Beverly Hills Community Chest sent this April 2nd solicitation letter to Mannix, seeking a donation to help close the deficit.

By December 19, the film industry rang up a total of $465,708 in contributions and as a result, movie relief organizations such as the Hollywood Guild, the Motion Picture Relief Fund, the Assistance League, and the Screen Actors’ Guild received a 47% funding increase.

Lombard, known for her charitable work, attended war bond rallies to raise money; after a fundraiser in Indiana which raised over $2 million in defense bonds, she boarded a TWA flight home. The plane crashed outside Las Vegas on January 16, 1942, killing all aboard including Lombard, her mother and 15 army servicemen. She is considered the first United States woman casualty of the World War II and in 1944, the Liberty ship SS Carole Lombard was christened and launched in her honor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“ I have no objection to any sequences from the film ‘Wild Is the Wind,’ in which I appear”

1201. Gina Lollobrigida.

Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 head-andshoulders postcard photo, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks and a bit of finish chipping to left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1205. Anna Magnani. Italian actress

1202. Sophia Loren. Sexy

satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Loren in short shorts, signed in blue felt tip; and a color 10 x 8 cardstock MGM promotional photo for Ghosts, Italian Style, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

(1908–1973) who won an Academy Award for her role in the 1955 film The Rose Tattoo.

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Agreement between Magnani and Paramount Pictures. In full: “This is to certify that I have no objection to any sequences from the film ‘Wild Is the Wind,’ in which I appear, being used by Dr. Derry Moore in his documentary film on George Cukor.” In fine condition, with a few scattered creases and a paperclip impression and soiling to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1206. Man From UNCLE. Glossy 8 x 10 photo from the show, signed in black felt tip by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. In fine condition, with a few scattered fingerprints. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1203. Sophia Loren.

Two different risque satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Loren, signed in blue and black felt tip respectively. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1204. Ernst Lubitsch. Legendary film

director (1892–1947) best known for his sophisticated comedies and the fabled ‘Lubitsch touch.’ Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures promotional photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen. In very good condition, with light creasing and soiling to the edges, scattered rubbing to the finish, and slightly irregular ink adhesion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1207. Jayne Mansfield. Vintage glossy

6.75 x 9 photo of the beautiful actress striking a pose, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Milt! I’ve enjoyed being with you at the Plantation so much! Lovingly! Jayne Mansfield.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, with bottom edge trimmed right to signature, tack hole to top right, several small pieces of tape to edges and a few surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1208. Jayne Mansfield. Vintage glossy 8

x 10 photo of Mansfield as Midnight Franklin, an original publicity still from the 1960 film Too Hot to Handle, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Peter, Lovingly, Jayne Mansfield.” In very good condition, with a tiny edge tear, irregular ink adhesion to signature and inscription, a few small bends (one lightly touching inscription), and scattered dings and rubs, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Pristine signature from the man who first embodied both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1209. Richard Mansfield.

One of the last of the great romantic actors in the United States, Richard Mansfield achieved fame in the late 1800s for portrayals of various Shakespearean characters. Vintage ink signature, “Richard Mansfield,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.5 sheet clipped from personal stationery. In fine condition, with light toning and trimmed edges. Accompanied by an unsigned copy of an image of Mansfield in his 1888 role as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; a role he played so well, that a theatre-goer called him in as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case, claiming no one could switch personas so quickly and fluidly without being in some way homicidal! Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1211. Dean Martin. Food and beverage check, 3.5 x 8.5 from the Beverly Hills Tennis Club, signed at the bottom in pencil by Martin. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1212. Dean Martin. Vintage

ink signature, “To Jack—Dean Martin,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 album page with collector’s notation to lower right corner. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1213. Mary Martin. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Best wishes always, Mary Martin.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of August 12, 1940, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with light to moderate contrast to portions of signature and inscription. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

In correspondence spanning three decades, the acclaimed ballerina thanks an admirer for “the lovely stockings” 1210. Alicia Markova. English ballerina and choreographer (1910–2004). Collection of 51 articles of correspondence between the ballerina and esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, consisting of a variety of ALSs, postcards, and greeting and Christmas cards dated from 1958 through 1989, all thanking Goodman for various gifts, most notably, “the lovely stockings.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, toning, and some rough edges. Accompanied by 22 original envelopes, all addressed in Markova’s hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1214. Tony Martin. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo of Martin holding a pipe, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “Saul, sincere best wishes, Tony Martin.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of December 30, 1936, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a few light corner creases and edge dings. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1217. James Mason. Debonair

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mason in a tuxedo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1218. Raymond Massey.

Exceedingly rare portrait of the most elusive Marx brother inscribed to “Old Sawbones”

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Massey wearing a top hat as Abraham Lincoln, signed in blue felt tip, “With my best wishes, Raymond Massey.” In fine condition, with slight toning and rippling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1215. Gummo Marx.

One of the legendary Marx brothers (1892– 1977) who worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, but left acting when he was drafted into the US Army during World War I. Rare vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Old Sawbones from his steadiest patient, Gummo.” In very good condition, with some fading and irregular ink adhesion to signature and inscription, trimmed edges, a few corner creases, and a couple areas of light discoloration. After the war, Gummo, who never liked being on stage, went into the raincoat business, and then formed a theatrical agency with his brother Zeppo. The first signed photo of Gummo we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1219. Virginia Mayo. Color glossy 8

x 10 photo of the actress in a halter top and shorts, signed in black felt tip, “Sincerely, Virginia Mayo.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1220. Leo McCarey. Academy

Award–winning director (1898– 1969). Vintage ink signature and inscription, “To Lee—My best! Leo McCarey,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1221. Roddy McDowall. Vin1216. Giulietta Masina. Color vintage 4 x 6 postcard photo featuring a promotional poster for Fellini’s La Strada, signed in blue ink, “Giulietta Masina.” In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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tage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the young McDowell in a jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Lee, With all my very best wishes, Roddy McDowell.” Light irregular ink adhesion to signature and inscription, a few creases, and some mild rippling to emulsion, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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A spirited collection of correspondence from the actress, containing the instructions, “Keep your body, mind and soul clean at all “times & you will achieve that God-like feeling” 1222. Dorothy McGuire. A vast assortment of 23 items, including ALSs, postcards, and greeting cards, all addressed to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, thanking him for various “clips,” “notices,” and “reviews” he has sent to the actress over the course of 20 years, from 1979 through 1999. One particular card, featuring a small kitten on the front, bears the note, “Bless your Heart—and the rest of your anatomy—and The ‘spirit’ it ‘Houses.’ In other and better words, ‘All of You,’” while in another, McGuire writes, in part: “The next two weeks are ‘theatre-going’—the Neil Simon play—’Laughter of the 23rd Floor’—and at the Mark Taper Theatre—Terrance McNally’s Master Class. You’re too young to be stepping in and out of the hospital…This is a quote from a book called Natural Remedies for Better Health—by Ingrid Sherman. ‘Keep your body, mind and soul clean at all times & you will achieve that God-like feeling.’ Onward with wellness, Dorothy McG.” In overall fine condition, with some light toning and creasing. Each of the 12 letters are accompanied by their original mailing envelopes, addressed in McGuire’s hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1223. Patrick McGoohan.

Striking vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of McGoohan in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “For Pierre, Good luck always, Patrick McGoohan.” In fine condition, with a light bend to the bottom left corner.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1224. McHale’s Navy.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of some cast members in a PT 73-themed golf cart, signed in black felt tip

by Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Bold, crisp signature of McQueen as a member of the First Artists Production Company 1225. Steve McQueen. DS, seven pages, boldly

signed on the third page by McQueen, 8.5 x 11, February 28, 1977. Inducement and Adherence section specifically addressing McQueen’s responsibilities in order to induce First Artists, as the production company, and Warner Bros, Inc. as the distributor, to execute the agreement with McQueen’s production company, Solar Productions, Inc. The “Additional Terms” makes mention of the “litigation arising from the ‘Old Times’ controversy,” in which Warner Bros. “shall pay to First Artists $75,432.26...and Warner shall have, and First Artists hereby grants to Warner, an undivided two-thirds interest...” Light toning, multiple staple marks to each top left corner, and two punch holes to the top of each page, otherwise fine condition.

First Artists was set up in 1969 by Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, and Barbra Streisand to exercise more control over their projects. McQueen joined in 1972. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Monroe submits payment to her assistant and personal secretary, May Reis 1226. Marilyn Monroe. Colonial Trust Company bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in type and signed

by Monroe, payable to May Reis for $25.00, September 17, 1958. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold, some trivial surface creasing, and the expected cancellation holes and stamps, the latter of which affect the first half of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

“I am a prisoner at the train station, with the impossibility of absenting myself”

1229. Yves Montand. Vintage

glossy 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “A Pierre, Yves Montand.” In fine condition, with some trivial surface creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1227. Georges Melies. French filmmaker

(1861-1938) famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. ALS in French, signed “G. Melies,” one page, 5 x 7, October 28, 1929. Letter to a gentleman referring to his position running a toy kiosk (just as shown in Hugo) at the Montparnasse train station in Paris. In full (translated): “Unfortunately impossible today; I am a prisoner at the train station, with the impossibility of absenting myself, my wife being bedridden.

It is not serious, an enormous and very painful boil which prevents her from dressing, but I believe it will be finished by tomorrow. I will not be able to be free for the photo at all except for Saturday (if there is no obstacle on the part of the photographic studio).” In fine condition, with some light wrinkling to edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1228. Tom Mix. Vintage fountain

pen signature, “Tom Mix,” on a yellow 5 x 4 album page. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and an ink notation at the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1230. Colleen Moore. Vintage

sepia matte-finish 6.5 x 8.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Marjorie Browne, with my best wishes, Colleen Moore.”

Trimmed edges, mounting remnants on reverse, paperclip impression to top edge, and a couple small corner creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1231. Grace Moore. Breathless vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Saul-Grace Moore.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s ink date of September 1934, the date the signature was acquired. In very good condition, with scattered surface impressions and creases, a few small dings, mild rippling to emulsion, and some light brushing to the signature.

Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1232. Zero Mostel.

Two identical Hirschfeld prints of Mostel as Peter Pan, 11 x 14, one signed in blue ink and the other signed in black ink below the images, “Zero Mostel.” In fine condition, with a frame of light toning to one, and uniform toning to the other, with some trivial corner creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1234. Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding.

Two vintage photos: matte-finish 5 x 6.5 image of Neagle in costume from her roll in the 1934 film, Nell Gwynn, signed in fountain pen, “Good wishes, Anna Neagle,” and a 13.75 x 10.5 Ronnie Pilgrim publicity photo of Neagle and Wilding for their 1948 film, Spring in Park Lane, signed in fountain pen, “All good wishes, Anna Neagle” and “Best wishes, Michael Wilding.” In very good condition, with scattered light foxing and moderate contrast to the signature and inscription on Neagle’s photo, and moderate silvering to the darker areas of Neagle and Wilding’s image, with poor contrast to Wilding’s signature against the dark background, and rough edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1235. Patricia Neal. Seductive

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Neal lounging on a cushion, signed in brown felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial spot of ink towards the bottom border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“Heart condition or not will justifiably annihilate any potential Daisy Maes wave-ing their hoop-skirts a la Scarlet O’Hara” 1233. Nita Naldi. American silent film actress (1894-1961), she appeared with Valentino in Blood and Sand and the silent Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. ALS signed “Mitchells Moonbeam Mac Naldi Mac Swine,” four pages both sides, 6 x 9.25, Hotel Wentworth letterhead, July 26, 1957. In a wildly animated letter to her “Lil Abner,” Naldi writes, in part: “Sometimes Moonbeam gets a bit lonesome in the sinister serenity of my bungalow here while resting the dear old Hasty Heart…

Naldi takes over with strange compulsions to phone my Lil Abner…

Could this location be confused with Tuxedo Park? Octavio was practically raped & violently pursued by several Social Registered Hostesses!??!…he seems to be quite a success as ‘The Man Who came to dinner at Tuxedo Park’ & has so many return engagements that Design for Devastation is driven to restricted schedules with the Merson Mauler—She informed me that she has changed & re-cast the entire ‘caste’ of her ‘Gad Tidings’ production—Several leading men & not leading with their pant’s zippers un-opened—fell by the wayside—Vesuvius’ axe can be as cold as the demolishing love— lava can be torrid…Hope Carl Chases’ blonde number is not giving me interference—heart condition or not will justifiably annihilate any potential Daisy Maes wave-ing their hoop-skirts a al Scarlet O’Hara…”

Uniform toning, scattered areas of soiling, a strip of adhesive remnants along the top of the second page, and a few small areas of separation along the horizontal mailing folds, with one passing between the two lines of the signature, otherwise very good condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Naldi’s hand and signed in the return address area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1236. Jack Nicholson. Fantas-

tic vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Nicholson from The Last Detail, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Thanks, Jack Nicholson.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and some light rippling to emulsion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1237. Notables. Collection of seven commemorative covers, ranging in size from 4.75 x 3 up to 6.5 x 3.5, signed in fountain pen by a total of 12 notables, including Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles M. Schwab (2), Simon Lake, Alfred Smith, Major General A. W. Greely, Bobbie Trout, and Elinor Smith. In very good overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1238. Pat O’Brien. Handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Pictures photo, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen “To Saul, Good luck, Pat O’Brien.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of December 12, 1935, the date the signature was acquired.

In very good condition, with scattered creases to image and edges. The Saul Goodman collection. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1243. Merle Oberon. Mesmer-

izing vintage matte-finish 8 x 7.25 photo of Oberon draped in black, signed in fountain pen. Scattered creases, trimmed edges, and some mild silvering to the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1244. Odd Couple. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo featuring the two enthralled by a colorful bird perched on Felix’s hand, signed in black felt tip by Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1239. Pat O’Brien.

Intriguing vintage mattefinish 10 x 8 photo of O’Brien smoking a cigar and reading the paper, signed and inscribed in white pencil, “To Agatha, Best Wishes, Pat O’Brien.” In fine condition, with mild silvering to some of the darker areas of the image. Accompanied by the original Pat O’Brien/Warner Bros. photo mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1240. Una O’Connor. Vintage

green fountain pen signature, “Best wishes, Una O’Connor,” on a yellow 5 x 4 album page. Some trivial soiling, a few stray ink marks, light show-through from signature on reverse, and an ink notation at the bottom border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1245. Warner Oland. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Warner Oland.”

Edge dings and creases, some stray ink marks and surface rubbing, and moderate contrast to the signature, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1246. Oliver. Nostalgic glossy 10 x 8 photo of a scene from Oliver, signed in blue felt tip by Ron Moody, Mark Lester, and Jack Wild. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1241. Maureen O’Hara. Lovely color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple trivial edge dings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1247. Laurence Olivier.

1242. Merle Oberon. Gorgeous vintage textured matte-finish 6 x 8 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Minna—With fond love, Merle, 1959.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Superb glossy 8 x 10 photo of Olivier as Hamlet, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light vertical streaking to the finish. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1252. Luciana Paluzzi. Glossy 1248. Laurence Olivier. Dapper

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Olivier seated on the arm of a chair, signed in blue felt tip.

In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

10 x 8 publicity photo of Paluzzi as Fiona Volpe from Thunderball, signed in blue felt tip, “Love, Luciana Paluzzi.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1253. Fess Parker. Glossy 8 x

10 photo of Parker as Davy Crockett, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Gordon ‘Porky’ Lee’s nostalgic first edition of Our Gang

1249. Our Gang. Signed book: Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1977. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 288 pages. Signed in ink and felt tip throughout the book by four Our Gang members, the author, and by Gordon ‘Porky’ Lee an astounding 17 times! Signers are: ‘Sunshine Sammy,’ Dorothy DeBorba, Joe Cobb, Gary Jesger, and Richard Bann (author). Gordon has written the name and phone numbers of Hal Roach star, Rosina Lawrence, on the inside of the front cover, and on the title page, Lee has penned, “This first edition copy of Our Gang is my personal copy.” In very good condition, with scattered light toning and soiling to the pages, a small tear to the right edge of the half-title page, creasing, a few edges tears and a missing bottom right corner to the cover, along with some mild paper loss to the spine and tail. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 1250. Our Gang and Little Rascals. Five different images of

varying finishes, each measuring approximately 10 x 8, all depicting scenes and characters from the famed series, Our Gang and Little Rascals, and each signed in felt tip by a respective actor. Signers are: Joe Cobb, Tommy ‘Butch’ Bond, Gordon ‘Porky’ Lee, Darwood ‘Waldo’ Kaye, and Ernest L. Weckbaugh. In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy quality to Weckbaugh’s image. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1251. Al Pacino. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo from Dog Day Afternoon, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Al Pacino.” In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1254. Gregory Peck. Vintage glossy 8

x 10 20th Century Fox promotional photo for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Tim, Gregory Peck.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1255. Gregory Peck. Glossy 8 x 10 Universal promotional photo for The World in His Arms, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Roger, All the best, Yours, Gregory Peck.” In very good condition, with a few small edge tears, scattered creases, some light border toning, and vertical streaking to finish.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1256. George Peppard. Vin-

tage glossy 8 x 10 Warmer Bros promotional photo for The Third Day, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “For Peter, George Peppard.” In fine condition, with some scattered surface creasing and light vertical streaking to the finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1260. Luise Rainer.

1257. William Powell and Myrna Loy. Two signatures: florid

fountain pen signature, “William Powell,” on a pink 5 x 4 album page; and a green fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Cyril, Myrna Loy,” on a pink 5 x 4 album page. In very good condition, with light creasing, uniform toning with heavier areas along the edges, some trivial soiling, and ink notations to both. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1258. Otto Preminger. Semi-

glossy cardstock 7.5 x 10 photo of the director poised in contemplation, signed in the bottom border in black ink. In fine condition, with some light brushing to the end of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1259. Luise Rainer and Robert Young. Color glossy 10 x 8

photo of a lobby card for The Toy Wife, signed in black felt tip, “Luise Rainer” and “Robert Young.” In fine condition, with a faint paperclip impression to the left edge. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the actress wearing a flowerembroidered blouse and studying a small photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Saul Goodman-my MOST faithful and charming fan-with all my kindest wishes, Luise Rainer.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s ink date notation of August 19, 1950, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with trivial surface marks. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1261. Sally Rand.

Gorgeous glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Rand shielding herself with a huge plumage of feathers, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Joe, a fellow Missourian, Your fan. Sally Rand.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Four Rat Pack icons, together once again

1262. Rat Pack. Four vintage items: pink pencil signature, “Sincerely, Frank Sinatra,” on a pink 2 x 3.5 album page; a blue ballpoint signature, “Dean Martin,” on a textured off-white 4 x 3 sheet; a vintage glossy 2.5 x 3 photo of Lawford strolling shirtless down a walk way in Oceans 11, signed in fountain pen; and an ink signature, “My Best, Sammy Davis, Jr.,” on a beige 4.75 x 3 sheet. Matted with the famous shot of the four Rat Pack members playing pool to an overall size of 37 x 28. In fine condition, with a few trivial stray ink marks, a partially matted-out inscription to Davis’s signature and a mild crease, lightly affecting the first name. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Young romance thwarted by a dominant father is always a good premise, & when that father is the Prince of Wales, later George IV…we add colour & intrigue” 1263. Basil Rathbone. Lengthy ALS, three pages, 6.5 x 10, January 20, 1951. Letter

to Mr. Underwood concerning Rathbone’s hope for a new play. In part, “I believe that the play ‘The First Gentleman’ has both merit & distinction besides commercial values.

Young romance thwarted by a dominant father is always a good premise, & when that father is the Prince of Wales, later George IV a vain Scotist, but potentially a brilliant statesman (a fact little known) we add colour & intrigue…It is my hope to produce ‘The First Gentleman’ & play the Prince of Wales. Discussing its production with several people prominent in different Depts. of the theatre, it would seem that the production should have a capitol of $80,000 - possibly less, possibly more.” All three pages are matted with three glossy photos of Rathbone from throughout his career to an overall size of 29 x 24. In fine condition. A lengthy letter brimming with outstanding theatrical content.

Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Haunting oversized portrait of Rathbone as Hamlet

1264. Basil Rathbone. Captivating vintage double-weight matte-finish 11 x 14 Hal Phyfe portrait of Rathbone in the 1916 theatrical production of Hamlet, signed in black ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Basil Rathbone,” and Phyfe signing in red pencil below the image. Some vertical creasing along the left edge, toning, and an ink notation to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. An exceptional early image of Rathbone from his theatre days. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1265. Basil Rathbone. Vintage playbill

for The Arena’s production of Julius Caesar, signed on the cover in fountain pen, “Basil Rathbone,” and seven other cast members.

In very good condition, with a vertical crease passing through two letters of Rathbone’s signature, uniform toning, a small, darker area along the right edge, and a cardstock mount of the same size affixed to the back cover. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1266. Diana Rigg.

Vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 George Whitear publicity photo of Riggs and George Lazenby from the 1969 film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Diana Rigg.” Scattered light surface creasing, a faint impression towards the top, and trimmed edges, and light contrast to the signature and inscription, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1267. Edward G. Robinson and Josh Logan. DS, one on-

1270. Will Rogers. Vintage

ionskin page, 8.5 x 11, December 14, 1955.

Amendment to an agreement between Robinson and Logan in regards to the play Middle of the Night. Logan promises to deliver the box office receipts to Robinson at the end of each performance as well as providing a chauffeur-driven Cadillac “no earlier than a 1954 model.” Signed at the bottom in blue ink

by Robinson and in green ink by Logan. In fine condition, with punch and staple holes to top, small notation to bottom, and expected folds.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy photo of Rogers looking dapper in a tuxedo, trimmed to a size of 4.5 x 6.75, signed in fountain pen. Photo is affixed to a 5 x 7 card with information regarding Rogers written on the reverse by a previous owner, stating the photo was signed in the early 1930s. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, scattered light creases and surface marks, and light irregular adhesion to signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1271. Eva Marie Saint. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Saint and Cary Grant in North by Northwest, signed in black felt tip, “All best—Eva Marie Saint.” In very fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1268. Bill Robinson. American en-

tertainer (1878–1949), nicknamed ‘Bojangles,’ who was one of the bestknown dancer-actors of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Bill Robinson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slip affixed to an identical size card. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1272. Roy Scheider. Vintage

glossy 9.5 x 6.75 photo of Scheider and Gene Hackman from The French Connection, signed and inscribed in-person in blue ink, “To Peter, Best wishes, Roy Scheider.”

In fine condition, with trimmed edges and light contrast to the signature and inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Robinson writes of his admiration for Eleanor Roosevelt and his 1959 film, A Hole in the Head 1269. Edward G. Robinson. TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, October 5, 1959.

Letter to an admirer. In part: “You ask, ‘In your opinion, who is the greatest living American and why?’ The first part of your question is easily answered,––Eleanor Roosevelt; but to adequately answer the second part, volumes would be required. Eleanor Roosevelt’s great work in the realm of human relations, both on a national and international scale, is well known, but only history will give perspective to the magnitude of her accomplishments. She shared with her husband…love and compassion for all people, and directed her role as the First Lady, not to the traditional function of superficial social activity, but in service to humanity’s needs, declining to merely pay lip service to a theory of the brotherhood of man, but working to make it a living ideal…we Americans should be proud of her, and grateful for her generous givingness.” In fine condition, with a light vertical fold through a single letter of signature and a bit of trivial soiling. An insightful and articulate letter from the actor who would appropriately receive the first Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award four years later in 1963. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1273. Romy Schneider. Re-

spected Vienna-born actress (1938–1982) whose death, though officially ruled heart failure, was believed by many to have been a suicide induced by a string of personal tragedies, including the accidental death of her 14-year-old son. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.25 doubleweight head-and-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear to finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1274. George C. Scott. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott in his Academy Award-winning role as Patton, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1275. Lizabeth Scott. Two pho-

tos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, satin-finish and glossy, one featuring the sultry actress in a sleek evening gown, and the other capturing a moment between Scott and Humphrey Bogart while dining, each signed in black felt tip by Scott. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1276. Mack Sennett.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Mack Sennett,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 lightly-lined slip clipped from a larger page. Slip is affixed to the bottom portion of an unsigned glossy 8 x 10 photo. Toning and an ink notation to right edge, light show-through from writing on reverse, and a few stray ink marks and other signatures, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1277. Rod Serling. Glossy 5

x 7 head-and-shoulders photo of Serling holding a cigarette, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For John, All best, Rod Serling.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, rippling along the left edge, and two surface dings, one of which mildly affects the first name of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1278. Rod Serling. Personal

check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed

by Serling, payable to Dr. Louis Pritikin for $7.00, October 30, 1967, adding in the memo field, “Medical-Rod.” Some trivial brushing to the text, some light show-through from a cancellation stamp on the reverse, and the expected cancellation holes, none of which effect the crisp signature, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1279. Sebastian Shaw. English ac-

tor, director, novelist, playwright, and poet (1905–1994) widely known for his Shakespearean roles, though perhaps most famously remembered for his small role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader revealed at the end of Star Wars Return of the Jedi. Felt tip signature, “Sebastian Shaw,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning, with some darker areas along the edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1280. Dick Shawn.

Pristine vintage glossy 10 x 8 20th Century Fox publicity photo of Shawn and Robert Emhardt in the 1960 film, Wake Me When It’s Over, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “To Peter, Dick Shawn.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1281. Norma Shearer. Classy

1285. Ann Sothern. Vintage

vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 headand-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lee Dyer, With best wishes, from Norma Shearer.” Scattered creases, one lightly affecting the facial area, light rippling along the top edge, and some trivial silvering, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Sothern looking over her shoulder, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Raymond—’Wonder Boy’—from Ann.” In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1282. Johnny Sheffield. Glossy 10 x 8

photo of Tarzan, Jane, Boy, and Cheetah in a tree, signed in blue felt tip, “Johnny Sheffield, ‘Boy.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1283. Buffalo Bob Smith. AMQS on a

white 8.5 x 7 sheet of musically lined paper. Smith pens three bars of music and lyrics from the Howdy Doody theme song, signed below, “Always, Howdy Doody & Buffalo Bill.” In fine condition, with light haloing to the quote and signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1286. James Stewart. Card-

stock 8 x 10 photo of Elwood P. Dowd, signed in black felt tip, “James Stewart,” adding sketch of Harvey the rabbit. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1287. Nick Stewart. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Stewart as Lightnin’ on the Amos ’n’ Andy show, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“A giant pole collapsed and hit me full on! Murderous time” 1284. Ann Sothern. Four items: two ALSs on personal stationery, the first dated October 31, 1951, and the other dated September 14, 1977, in which Sothern writes to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman.

In the first letter, she thanks Goodman for the “lovely flowers for my opening!,” and in the second, she writes, in part: “I am getting to feel much better. Had a bad accident to my back in Jacksonville Fla on the stage ‘73. A giant pole collapsed and hit me full on! Murderous time, since—but after much therapy and hospitalization things are improving”; a color Christmas postcard, 5.75 x 3.5; and a religious Christmas card, 5 x 6.5, which Sothern signs in red felt tip, “A.” In fine condition, with some light creasing. Accompanied by two original mailing envelopes, addressed in Sothern’s hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I really didn’t know I was ever that young!”

1288. James Stewart. TLS,

“Dancing & breathing are synonymous with me. So, am quite sure it’ll be ‘back to the game’!”

1292.

Maria Tallchief. The first

one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 21, 1968.

Short letter of thanks to a fan. In full: “Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness in sending me the old movie magazine. I really didn’t know I was ever that young!” In fine condition, with a light vertical crease through a single letter of signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1289. Tempest Storm. Racy color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the performer in a revealing bikini, signed in black felt tip, “Tempest Storm ‘Queen of Burlesque,’ 1/19/11.’” In fine condition, with some scattered light creasing. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

native-American prima ballerina, renowned for her work with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the New York City Ballet. Collection of 24 ALSs between the ballerina and esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, dating from 1954 to 1981, in which Tallchief sends thanks to Goodman for various presents, including stockings, shoes, and cakes, and discusses her dancing schedule. In one particular letter, Tallchief talks of her down time, in part: “Pleasant for a change, just to be home! As things stand now, shall definitely start to dance again, hopefully by spring. Of course, one never knows, & it’s stupid to make definite plans for the future. However, dancing & breathing are synonymous with me. So, am quite sure it’ll be ‘back to the game’!” In overall fine condition, with scattered light creasing, toning, and rubbing. Accompanied by 23 original mailing envelopes, each addressed in Tallchief’s hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1290. Susan Strasberg.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Strasberg looking forlornly at the camera, signed and inscribed in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and surface marks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1293. Shirley Temple. Two vintage ink signatures: “Shirley Temple Agar,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card; and “Shirley Temple,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with scattered toning to both signatures.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1294. Three Stooges: Nita Bieber. Glossy 1291. Superman: Noel Neill. Two differ-

ent glossy 8 x 10 photos, one featuring Noel as Lois Lane, the other of Lois Lane and Superman, each signed in blue felt tip, “Noel Neill.”

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

10 x 8 composite photo of Bieber in the clutches of Moe, Larry, and Curly in Rhythm and Weep, signed in black ballpoint, “Best wishes, Nita Bieber.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce note expressing Tate’s unbridled thoughts on her first major film: “You know we are starting the movie over with Deborah Kerr. Thank God” 1295. Sharon Tate. Promising American actress (born 1943) and wife of director Roman Polanski who was propelled into infamy when she was murdered by the Manson Family at the age of 26, in the notorious killing spree that shook the nation in the summer of 1969. Christmas card, signed “Love, Sharon xxxxx,” measuring 5.5 x 7 closed, with a color image of The Adoration of the Shepherds on the front cover. Inside bears a pre-printed sentiment, beneath which Tate writes, “I will be leaving for home the 24th of Dec. You know we are starting the movie over with Deborah Kerr. Thank God.” Scattered light creases, and scattered toning to inside of card and back cover, some lightly affecting a few words of note and signature, otherwise fine condition. Tate is referencing her 1966 film Eye of the Devil, starring David Niven and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in 1965, it marked Tate’s first major role in a film. She was cast by Filmways executive Martin Ransohoff, who hailed her as his great discovery. Tate is rare in any form, and any correspondence, particularly regarding her acting, are few and far between.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1296. Gene Tierney. Intriguing color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tierney clutching the sculpture of a small white hand, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1297. Gene Tierney. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the sultry actress lounging in a lacey dress, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Tierney.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

and 40th A. R. Dance Orchestra member, Clyde W. Hornburg, featuring an imprinted logo on the front, “My Life in the Service,” 4.5 x 6, containing pages of signatures and photos of fellow soldiers and military personnel under the “My Buddies in the Service” section, diary entries dating from August of 1942 through January of 1943, as well as seven ink signatures of Hollywood icons in the “Civilians I Have Met” section. Signers are: Kay Francis, Joan Blondell, June Havoc (ins), Carole Landis (ins), Marilyn Maxwell (ins), Ingrid Bergman, and Jack Benny. In very good condition, with scattered light toning, creasing, and rippling to the pages, a loose, but intact hinge, and mild to moderate wear and creasing to the cover. Accompanied by 18 photos of the Lucky 7th band performing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1300. Peter Ustinov.

1298. Lana Turner.

Two different glossy 8 x 10 photos of the captivating actress, each signed and inscribed in red ink, “For Pat Springer, Sincerely, Lana Turner.” In fine condition, with light toning to the edges of both. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1299. USO Tour. Black leather scrapbook of military technician

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publicity photo of Ustinov as Ambassador Manuel Pineda from The Comedians, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Peter Ustinov,” adding a sentiment in French. In fine condition, with some scattered light creasing and light rippling along the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1301. Rudolph Va l e n t i n o .

Crisp and bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Best wishes and good luck, Rudolph Valentino,” on a yellow 7.5 x 4.5 album page. Scattered surface creasing, a vertical crease running parallel to the left edge, paper loss towards the top right corner, a faded pencil notation and an ink notation, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1302. Mamie Van Doren. Three glam-

orous glossy 8 x 10 photos of Van Doren, including one color, each signed in black felt tip, “Love, Mamie Van Doren.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1303. Conrad Veidt. Vintage red fountain pen signature, “Conrad Veidt, 1935,” on a light blue 4.5 x 4 album page. Mild toning along the edges, a trivial spot of soiling at the left edge, and an ink notation at the top border, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1304. Lupe Velez. Bold vintage red fountain pen signature, “Best luck, Lupe Velez,” on an off-white 4 x 3 album page. Features Edna Best’s signature on reverse. A couple of creases, uniform toning, and an ink notation at the bottom border, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1305. Robert Wagner. Vintage glossy

7.75 x 9.75 publicity photo of Wagner posing with his six-shooter, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Gerald— With my best to you‚ Robert Wagner.” In fine condition, with a bit of light vertical streaking and a bit of irregular adhesion to inscription. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1306. Robert Wagner. Handsome color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Wagner, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The Fraternal Order of the Eagles enlists Weissmuller’s oratory expertise 1307. Johnny Weissmuller. DS

signed in pink ballpoint, “Johnny Weissmuller,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 20, 1977. An agreement between Sutter Hospitals Medical Research Foundation, in which “it is mutually agreed between the two parties hereinabove stated that for an Honorarium of $1,000 plus first class airfare for Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Weissmuller from Las Vegas, Nevada to Minneapolis, Minnesota and return hotel expenses…Johnny Weissmuller hereby agrees to appear at the annual sports banquet of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles to be held…

July 27th and also agrees to appear before the convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the convention of the ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles…” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a trivial spot of soiling. Accompanied by a copy of the $1,000 check cut to Weissmuller, and two souvenir typescripts.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1308. Johnny Weissmuller. Ballpoint sig-

nature, “Johnny Weissmuller, Best wishes, Tarzan,” on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card with typed collector’s notations along bottom. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1309. Orson Welles. Glossy 8

1313. Wizard of Oz: Buddy Ebsen.

x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with scattered creases, surface marks, and impressions.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Nostalgic satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Ebsen posing as the Tin Man, the role that nearly killed him due to a make-up allergy, signed in gold ink. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1310. Mae West. Vin-

tage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount publicity photo of West wrapped in fur, signed and inscribed inperson in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Mae West.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of April 12, 1938, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a few scattered creases and surface marks. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1311. Mae West. Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with scattered creases and surface marks, and a brush to beginning of signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“You are one of the persons appearing in the still from ‘The Wizard of Oz’” 1314. Wizard of Oz: Jack Haley. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11,

March 9, 1959. On behalf of London Records Inc., a company compiling an album entitled “‘Academy Award Winners,’ which will feature every award-winning song from 1934–1957,” including ‘Over the Rainbow,’ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer requests Haley’s permission to “reproduce (with identifying caption) a still taken from each of said motion pictures for inclusion on the album, and we are extremely anxious to cooperate with them. You are one of the persons appearing in the still from ‘The Wizard of Oz.’” Trivial creasing, light toning with faint areas of spotting, a small staple mark to the top left corner, and two punch holes to the top, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1315. Wizard of Oz: Jack Haley. Three

business checks from Lake Pillsbury Properties, all 8.5 x 3.5, all dated from 1969–1970, and all filled out in type and signed by Haley. Expected stamps and holes, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptionally scarce signature on Blandick’s personal calling card 1312. Wizard of Oz: Clara Blandick. American character actress (1880–1962). In 1939, after a wellregarded stage career and a string of small, often uncredited movie parts, Blandick landed her most memorable role—Auntie Em in MGM’s The Wizard of Oz. After Oz, Blandick returned to supporting and bit roles and committed suicide by suffocation at the age of 81. Rare and bold embossed personal calling card, 3 x 2, eloquently signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “Yours very truly, Clara Blandick, May 1907.” A light block of toning at the top edge, some trivial foxing, and a few stray ink marks, otherwise fine condition. Signed nearly 20 years before Blandick’s defining role as Auntie Em, this early example heralds from the character actress’s theater days. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1316. Wizard of Oz: E. Y. Harburg.

1320. Natalie Wood.

Lyricist (1896–1981) who wrote the lyrics to the standards, ‘Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,’ ‘April in Paris,’ and ‘It’s Only a Paper Moon’ as well as all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz. TLS signed “E. Y. Harburg,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, August 5, 1978. Short letter to a clergyman. In part: “I could think of nothing more beautiful than your Golden Rose bush growing outside my Martha’s Vineyard cottage.” In fine condition, with an old catalog entry taped to the bottom of the page, which could be matted out.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1317. Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr. Exceptional vintage fountain

pen signature, “Please accept this with my sincere appreciation, Bert Lahr,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Morgan pens a polite—and pleading— letter to the Don of Hollywood 1318. Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan. ALS

signed “Frank,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal Beverly Hills letterhead, no date. Morgan writes to Eddie Mannix, in full: “I just want to drop you a line & express to you my very deep appreciation of your understanding of my feelings in the recent situation, & my sincere thanks for your attitude. In a fairly long career in show-business I don’t think I have ever had a manager or anyone that I have ever worked with who didn’t believe that I have always played fair with them. I have a happy & sometimes unhappy faculty of being able to see the other fellows point of view—almost too clearly—& it tends to make me minimize my own—I’m only saying all this because you must have been made to get the wrong impression of my attitude—& for that I am genuinely sorry—don’t believe it again, please—at least not without hearing it from me. I think you a good person & I’d value a hell of a lot your thinking well of me—& that’s all.” In fine condition, with light toning and staple marks to the top left corners. Vice President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Eddie Mannix was both a beloved and feared man. Rumored to have had part in the death of his first wife, as well as Three Stooges founder, Ted Healy, and Superman star, George Reeves, who had an open affair with Mannix’s second wife, the executive never faced charges and remained a mainstay in the Hollywood community, counting Clark Gable, James Stewart, and Robert Taylor among his close friends.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Charming 7 x 9 semi-glossy ABC Television promotional photo of Wood for The Cracker Factory, signed in purple felt tip. ABC promotional information is affixed to reverse. In fine condition.

Natalie often said in interviews that her character in The Cracker Factory was her all time favorite role. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Cordial collection of letters and cards from the Father Knows Best star: “Robert Young was a fine person & a splendid actor. We had 6 most enjoyable years together with never a cross word—WOW!” 1321. Jane Wyatt. Array of 19 items, consisting of an ALS and greeting cards from Wyatt to esteemed collector, Saul Goodman, dating from 1966 to 2001, each bearing words of thanks for various clippings or articles. One particular card bears a recollection of Robert Young’s funeral, in part: “Robert Young was a fine person & a splendid actor. We had 6 most enjoyable years together with never a cross word—WOW!…at the funeral they showed a 1/2 movie, made by his stand-in, of his years at MGM. It was great then to hear Bob saying ‘I love you’ to all those big MGM stars—Joan Crawford etc etc Even Hedy Lamar [sic].” Scattered light creasing, toning, and adhesive remnants, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by 11 original mailing envelopes, 10 of which are addressed in Wyatt’s hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1322. Fred Zinnemann. Academy Award–winning director of High Noon, From Here to Eternity, A Man for All Seasons, etc. Semi-glossy 3.5 x 5.5 photo, signed in blue ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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sports 1323. Hank Aaron. Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Aaron taking a knee in his Milwaukee Braves uniform, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple light bends and creases. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1327. Muhammad Ali. Color giclee print on canvas, 28 x 39, commemorating his historic knockout of Sonny Liston, signed at the bottom in black felt tip by Ali. Rolled and in fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1324. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kareem putting up a sky hook over a defender, signed in silver ink, “Abdul-Jabbar.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1325. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Original

Daily News, New York’s Picture Paper, March 9, 1971, Volume 52, 75 pages, 11 x 15, featuring the headline, “Joe Wins by Decision,” signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “Muhammad Ali, 6–2–89,” and in silver ink, “Joe Frazier.” Uniform toning, scattered light creasing, and a rough top edge with some scattered tearing, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1326. Muhammad Ali.

AQS on the reverse of a collector’s letter to Ali, 8 x 5, with Ali writing, “To Tony from Muhammad Ali, three time World H. W. boxing Champion, and the greatest boxer of all time, after me there will never be another, July 27-84.” In fine condition, with two vertical mailing folds passing through his signature and text, some mild toning, and light show-through from text on opposing sides. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Unique ring bell signed by The Greatest 1328. Muhammad Ali. Black ring bell, measuring 10” in diameter, signed on the top in gold ink, “Muhammad Ali ‘97.”

Bell is affixed to a 16 x 11 wooden mount along with its hammer. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1329. Muhammad Ali. Glossy 10 x 8 com-

posite promotional photo for HBO’s Boxing’s Greatest Knockouts, showing Ali taunting a fallen Sonny Liston signed in black felt tip, “Muhammad Ali 9-2888.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Ali signs a huge boxing glove in his final year as heavyweight champ 1330. Muhammad Ali. Oversized gold Everlast boxing glove, approximately 24” long, listing all the Hall of Famers who have used Everlast gloves, signed at the front area in blue ballpoint, “Muhammad Ali 1978.”

In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1331. Alexis Arguello. Everlast right-handed boxing glove signed on the top in black felt tip, “Alexis Arguello.” In fine condition, with a few trivial marks. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1332. Henry Armstrong.

Boxer

(1912–1988) who simultaneously held the featherweight, welterweight, and lightweight championships in 1938.

Full-length 7.5 x 9.5 cardstock photo of Armstrong in his prime, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint “Sincerely for an ardent friend & admirer, V. J. Nunes from Henry Armstrong.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 16.25. In fine condition, with a few light bends. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1333. Abe Attell. Boxing Hall

of Famer (18841970) who was featherweight boxing champion of the world 1901–1912. Attell later became one of the instigators of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal. Vintage glossy 5 x 7 promotional photo of Attell in a pugilistic pose featuring the caption, ‘Former World’s Featherweight Champion,’ signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To My Friend, James M. Wiggins, From the little Champ, Abe Attell.” Scattered light rubbing, and overlapping ink to the beginning of the inscription from a failed first attempt, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1334. Frank “Home Run” Baker. Baseball Hall of Famer considered one of the premiere power hitters during baseball’s dead-ball era. Vintage fountain pen signature, “J. Franklin Baker,” on a light green 4.25 x 1 slip clipped from a check and affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card. Vertical crease through a single letter of signature, cancellation holes over opening stroke of signature, pencil notation above signature, and a trivial brush to last name, otherwise fine condition. Scarce in any form. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1335. Roger Bannister. Dra-

1339. Baseball Hall of Famers. Three Perez

matic satin-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Bannister crossing the tape after breaking the four-minute mile, signed in blue felt tip. Double matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Steele color postcards from various series, each numbered 491/10,000 on the reverse, signed on the front in blue felt tip by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are Rick Ferrell, Monte Irvin, and Earl Weaver. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks to Irvin’s card. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1336. Ed Barrow.

Bank check, 7.75 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Barrow, “E. G. Barrow,” payable to Collector Internal Revenue for $750.00, June 12, 1951, with “Feb. Inc. Tax Payment, date 6/15/51,” penned in the notes field. Light toning, a faint paperclip impression to the top edge, and cancellation stamps and holes, none of which affect the grandiose signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1340. Baseball Hall of Famers. Collec-

tion of 11 Hall of Fame Induction programs, each signed on the cover in ink or felt tip by an inductee of that year. Signers are: Jim Bunning, Phil Niekro, Larry Doby, Tony Perez, Bill Mazeroski, Tom Seaver, Rollie Fingers, Fergie Jenkins, Jim Palmer, Enos Slaughter, Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and Brooks Robinson. In fine condition, with expected handling wear. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1337. Baseball Hall of Famers. Three checks: a personal check

filled out and signed by George Weiss from 1970; a bank check filled out and signed by Earl Combs; and a Jacksonville Baseball Company business check, filled out in type and signed by William Terry. In very good condition, with expected bank stamps and holes. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1338. Baseball Hall of Famers. Eleven items, 10 signatures

on various size cards, and one signed photo, each signed in ink by a different Hall of Famer. Signers are: Bill Dickey, Wm. H. Bill Terry, Jesse Haines, Earle Combs, Branch Rickey, ‘Red’ Ruffing, George Kelly, Warren Spahn, Dave Bancroft, and Harry Hooper. Also included is a signature of ‘Lefty’ O’Doul. Most of the signatures are affixed to larger off-white cards along with clipped photos. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Four Hall of Fame balls from ‘Doc’ Gooden’s collection

1341. Baseball Hall of Famers. Four official Rawlings American and National League baseballs, each signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint to pitcher Dwight Gooden on either the sweet spot or side panel by a different Hall of Famer. Signers are: Eddie Mathews, Luis Aparicio, Bob Lemon, and George Kell. In very good condition, with scattered toning to balls. Balls originate from the collection of former pitcher Dwight Gooden. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 1342. Baseball: 300 Win Club.

Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in black ballpoint by five 300 game winners: Warren Spahn (ss), Early Wynn, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, and Don Sutton, with each player adding their total victories. In very good condition, with light overall toning to ball and a couple signatures a shade or two light. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1346. Chuck Bednarik. Glossy

16 x 23.25 laser print photo of Bednarik standing over an unconscious Frank Gifford, signed in black felt tip, “This fucking game is over, Chuck Bednarik HOF 67, Sorry Frank.” Rolled and in fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1343. Baseball: 500 Home Run Club. Official Rawlings

1347. Bill Belichick. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Belichick raising the Lombardi trophy, signed in silver ink, “Bill Belichick SB XXXVI & SB XXXVIII.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

National League baseball signed in blue and black ballpoint by six members of the 500 Home Run Club: Ted Williams, Willie Mays (ss), Eddie Mathews, Willie McCovey, Frank Robinson, and Harmon Killebrew, with each player adding their career total. In very good condition, with overall light toning to ball and some signatures a shade or two light, but completely legible. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1344. Baseball: Negro Leagues. Limited

edition print titled ‘Negro League Legends,’ numbered AP 116/375, 20 x 16, signed in blue felt tip by Lester Lockett, Joe Barnes, ‘Double Duty’ [Ted Radcliffe], Buck O’Neil, Casey Jones, Josh Johnson, and Bobby Robinson, and also signed in pencil by the artist, R. Michael Armstrong; and a limited edition 16 x 20 composite print of Buck O’Neil, #AP80/175, signed in blue felt tip by O’Neil, as well as by the artist. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1345. Basketball Coaches. Collection

of 11 signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 5 x 7 up to 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective coach pictured. Signers are: John Chaney, Tubby Smith, John Wooden, Jim Calhoun (2), Denny Crum, Rick Pitino, Geno Auriemma, Mike Krzyzewski, Bruce Weber, and Pat Summit.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Influential NFL commissioner who coined the phrase, ‘On any given Sunday …’

1348. Bert Bell. Com-

missioner of the NFL; his television policies of home team blackouts and one-league, onenetwork led to NFL’s financial growth. He also coined the phrase, ‘On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team.’ TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, National Football League letterhead, December 7, 1955. Letter to Paul Helms of the Helms Athletic Foundation. In part: “I certainly want to congratulate you on the wonderful work which the Helms Athletic Foundation is doing. Again thanking you for your interest in the National Football League and in professional football.” In fine condition, with horizontal fold through signature, red pencil mark to bottom portion, and a bit of mild toning.

A scarce offering from one of football’s great leaders who guided the league to new heights in popularity. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1353. Max Carey.

1349. Boston Celtics. Color

16.5 x 22 poster entitled ‘The Big Three,’ showing Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, and Kevin McHale posing with their championship trophies, signed in blue felt tip by all three. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1350. George Brett.

Six items: three color glossy and satin-finish photos of Brett in his Royals uniform, each signed in blue felt tip; a cover from the June 21, 1976, issue of Sports Illustrated, signed in green felt tip; and an official Rawlings American League baseball, signed on a side panel in black ballpoint. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1351. British Open Championship. Yellow

2007 British Open Championship, Carnoustie golf flag, 19.5 x 13.5, signed in black felt tip (and one in red) by 12 champions: Signers are: Pádraig Harrington, Lee Trevino, Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, Mark O’Meara, Ernie Els, David Duvall, Justin Leonard, Tom Lehman, Nick Price, Stewart Cink, and Bob Charles. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

Early 6.5 x 8.5 magazine photo of Carey warming up on the field, signed in blue ballpoint. Uniform toning, a small tear to the left edge, some slight discoloration towards the top edge, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Intimidating photo of The Ambling Alp 1354. Primo Carnera. Un-

common vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of the musclebound boxer against a curtained backdrop, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Richie Burch from Primo Carnera.” In very good condition, with light contrast to signature and inscription, tack hole to each top corner, a couple creases to top edge, and scattered silvering to the dark background. An intense early image.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1355. Wilt Chamberlain. Signed

1352. Brookyn Dodgers. Two identical color glossy 10 x 8 photos titled “1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Winning Pitchers,” each signed in blue felt tip by Clem Labine, Johnny Podres, and Roger Craig. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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book: A View from Above. First edition.

NY: Villard Books, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 290 pages. Signed and inscribed on the reverse of the first free end page, “To Ron, Peace, Wilt Chamberlain.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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The iconic Grandmasters: Fischer, Spassky, and Kasparov

1356. Chess. Three items: Russian chess

magazine, The Chess Bulletin, dated May 1958, 8.75 x 11.25, 27 pages, signed on the first page in blue ink, “Bobby Fischer”; Russian handaddressed air mail envelope, 6.25 x 4.5, signed below the address panel in blue ballpoint, “B. Spassky”; and a glossy 6 x 4.25 photo of Gary Kasparov, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good condition, with detached covers, uniform toning to pages, scattered damp staining, and a few partial separations along fragile binding of the newspaper, light creasing to the envelope, and scattered light surface marks to the photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1357. Potsy Clark. Athletic

1359.

Cleveland Browns.

director and football coach (1894– 1972), Clark amassed a college coaching career of 40–45–7 after coaching at Michigan State University, University of Kansas, Butler University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He then went on to become head coach of the National Football League’s Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions and the Brooklyn Dodgers, compiling a record of 64–42–12. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Brooklyn Dodgers Football Club Incorporated letterhead, December 7, 1937. Clark writes to the Ohio State Athletic Department, in full: “We are enclosing one of our questionnaires, which we would suggest you fill out and return to us immediately. It is necessary that we have this information to complete our record of your past athletic history.” In fine condition, with some trivial surface creasing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and the questionnaire. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Cardstock 20 x 16 team photo of the 1964 Browns, signed in black felt tip by 41 team members, including: Jim Brown, Larry Benz, Tom Goosby, Ed Bettridge, Frank Parker, Gene Hickerson, Dick Modzelewski, Galen Fiss, Gary Collins, Mick Lucci, Walt Roberts, Jim Ninowski, Bobby Franklin, Paul Warfield, Bob Gain, John Morrow, Clifton McNeil, Lowell Caylor, Tom Hutchinson, Paul Wiggin, Jim Kanicki, Bill Glass, Dick Schafrath, Ross Fichtner, Walter Beach, Dale Memmelaar, Rogers Shoal, John Brewer, Sidney Williams, Frank Parker, Leroy Kelly, and Bernie Parrish. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1358. Fred Clarke. Hall of Famer (1872–1960) who led the Pirates to four pennants as well as the 1909 World Series championship. Black and white Hall of Fame plaque card signed along the bottom in blue ink, “Fred C. Clarke.” Card is affixed to a slightly larger off-white card. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1360. Ty Cobb. Bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Cobb,

“Tyrus R. Cobb,” payable to California Water Service Co. for $11.66, February 15, 1958. A faint vertical crease, light show-through from cancellation stamps on the reverse, and some cancellation holes lightly affecting the first letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1361. Nadia Comaneci. Color glossy

8 x 10 photo of Comaneci from the 1976 Summer Olympics, signed in silver ink.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1362. Joe Cronin. Three items:

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10, American League letterhead, August 14, 1963. Polite letter of thanks to a Cooperstown inn employee. In part: “It was nice visiting with you at Cooperstown and we thank you for your many courtesies.”; a mattefinish 3.25 x 5.5 photo of Cronin in his Red Sox uniform, signed in black ballpoint; and an ink signature, “Best wishes, Joe Cronin,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with some mild toning and typed notation to signed card. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1363. Joe Cronin. DS, signed

“Joseph E. Cronin,” one page of onionskin paper, 8.5 x 11, June 29, 1951. In a Uniform Agreement for the Assignment of a Player’s Contract to or by a Major League Club, Cronin signs Fred Hatfield to the Bostom American League Baseall Co. for $500. In very good condition, with light creasing and toning, staple marks to the top left corner, two adhesive strips at the top edge from previous display, and two officiating stamps, one of which lightly affects the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1364. Glenn Cunningham. USA Track

and Field Hall of Famer (1909-1988) considered by many to be the greatest American miler of all time, despite his legs having been badly burned as a child. Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Dear Jay, Here’s wishing you every success in all your endeavors.

Personal Regards, Glenn Cunningham,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card.

In fine condition, with uniform toning. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1366. Al Davis.

Football Hall of Famer and owner of the Oakland Raiders. Oakland Raiders business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Davis, “Allen Davis,” payable to C. F. & B. Builders, Inc., for $56,108.00, August 9, 1978. In fine condition, with show-through from a cancellation stamp on the reverse, and one on the front, only slightly affecting the first letter of the signature.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I am working at Columbia Movie Studio on the Life of the Late General George S. Patton…I served with the General when he was a 2nd Lt in Pershing Expedition” 1367. Man Mountain Dean. Professional wrestler of

the early 1900s. ALS signed “Man Mt Dean,” one page both sides, 6 x 9.25, Stanley Hotel letterhead, October 31. Letter to a friend. In part: “I am working at Columbia Movie Studio on the Life of the Late General George S. Patton Old Blood and Guts don’t know it or not but as M/ Sgt Frank S. Leavitt my real monicker (Man Mt Dean is a nom de Plume) I served with the General when he was a 2nd Lt in Pershing Expedition into Mexico Vera Cruz 1914 and through Nogales Arizona…the first world war I in the tank Corps…until we shoved off for North Africa landing twice…also all through Sicily…then back to states in military Internal Intelligence as a personal combat instructor.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning and a couple trivial spots. Very interesting first-hand account of Dean’s prominent military career serving along side the legendary general, with the inclusion of his real name, makes this a letter of exceptional content and quality. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1368. Jack Dempsey. Intimidating 8 x 10 book photo of Dempsey in his prime, signed in red felt tip, “Good luck, Jack Dempsey”; and a typed statistical sheet, 7 x 10, regarding Dempsey’s classic fight with Luis Firpo, in which Dempsey earned a staggering $120,000 per fighting minute, and featuring a postage stamp of George Bellows’s classic portrait of the fight, signed in blue felt tip by Dempsey. Both are matted and framed together to an overall size of 21.75 x 18. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1369. Joe DiMaggio. Color

1372. Don Drysdale. Hand-

glossy 8 x 10 photo of DiMaggio posing in his Yankee pinstripes, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and rubbing to finish.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1370. Joe DiMaggio. Felt tip signature, “Best Wishes, Joe DiMaggio,” on an off-white 5 x 8 card with a color image of a mature DiMaggio affixed to the center. In fine condition, with light toning.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

signed limited edition (2074/2500) cold-cast porcelain Salvino figurine of Drysdale on the mound for Brooklyn, signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original box and Salvino certificate of authenticity.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1373. Roberto Duran. Ever-

last right-handed boxing glove signed on the top in black felt tip, “Roberto Duran.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1374. Leo Durocher. Signed book:

1371. Don Drysdale. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Drysdale in his Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered surface marks inherent to the original photo.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Nice Guys Finish Last.

First edition, first printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1975. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 448 pages.

Signed in blue ballpoint on the second free end page by Durocher. In fine condition, with pencil notation to top of signed page, and some light wear, toning, and soiling to dustjacket.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1380. Curt Flood.

1375. Dale Earnhardt. Three items: 1994 AC Delco 200/500

baseball cap, signed on the front in black felt tip; a 1997 TV Guide, featuring Earnhardt on the cover, signed on the front cover in black felt tip; and a color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Earnhardt holding a trophy, signed in black felt tip. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $150)

1376. Dale Earnhardt, Sr and Jr. Jeff Hamilton Racing Collection

Goodwrench racing jacket, with an embroidered Earnhardt signature over right breast, signed on the front in black felt tip by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1377. Bob Feller. Two

different satin-finish 11 x 14 photos of a young Feller in his Cleveland uniform, each signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1379. Happy Felton. Brook-

lyn Dodger announcer and host of the legendary “Knot Hole Gang” show who died in 1964. Booklet for the 1957 edition of Baseball Rules, Playing and Scoring, 4 x 5.5, 63 pages, signed on the inside cover in blue ballpoint by Felton and one other. Uniform toning and expected wear, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Curt Flood Youth Foundation business check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Flood, payable to Pacific Bell for $65.01, December 27, 1993. Encapsulated in a protective PSA/DNA cover. Scattered light creases with a faint central vertical crease, and haloing to the signature and other writing, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1381.

Football.

Collection of 10 items consisting of signatures and ALSs on various size slips, cards, sheets, and government postcards, each signed by a former football player or coach, with a couple listing the best players they have seen play. Signers are: Norm Standlee, Vic Janowicz, Bill Osmanski, Chuck Bernard, George McAfee, Corby Davis, Joe Sterneman, Al Wistert, Vernon Huffman, and Roy Horstmann. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds to letters, and mounting remnants to many of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1382. Football. Ink and felt tip signatures of 68 football players on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards. Signers are: Donny Anderson, Ben Apuna, Fred Arbanas, Bob Asher, James Bakken, Brian Baldinger (2), Tom Banks (2), Pete Bannazek, Dick Bass, Chuck Bednarik, Rolf Benirschke (2), Bill Bergen, Bill Brown, Bobby Brown, Ed Budde, Norm Bulak, Ronnie Bull (2), Gino Cappelletti, Gary Cuozzo, Don Cockcroft (2), Irv Cross, Troy Davis (2), John Dockery, Joe Dudek, Fred Evans, Gary Fencik (2), Gus Ferrotte (2), Galen Fiss, Ike Forte, Dan Fouts, Sam Gash (2), Charlie Joyner, Chuck Knox (2), Tommy Kramer, Dante Lavelli (2), Ed LeBaron, Bob Lilly, Tom Mack, Gino Marchetti, Paul Martha (2), Frank Maznicki, Earl Morrall (3), Craig Morton, George Musso, Jerry Rhome, Bill Romanowski, Lou Saban (2), Joe Scarpati, Bob Skoronski, Charley Trippi, Stu Voight (2), and James Wilde. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 1383.

Football Coaches.

Three hardcover books: Football My Way, signed by Joe Paterno; Bobby Bowden’s Tales from the Seminole Sideline, signed by Bowden; and A Dynasty in Blue: 25 Years of Michigan Football Glory, signed “Bo Schembechler.” In fine condition, with light toning and foxing to the pastedown and first free-end page of Paterno’s book.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1384. Football Hall of Famers. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a football, signed in blue and black felt tip by 10 Hall of Famers: Andy Robustelli, Bob Lilly, Ernie Stautner, Sammy Baugh, Jim Parker, Joe Schmidt, Sonny Jurgensen, Dan Fouts, Dave Wilcox, and Chuck Bednarik. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1388. Joe Frazier. Color giclée print on canvas, 26.5 x 36.5 celebrating Frazier’s victory over Muhammad Ali, signed in gold ink. Rolled and in fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1385. Football Hall of Famers. Set of 23

color Pro Football Hall of Fame limited edition Goal Line Art cards, 4 x 6, each featuring an image by artist Gary Thomas of a different Hall of Famer, and each signed in blue felt tip by the respective athlete pictured. Signers are: Doug Atkins, Morris ‘Red’ Badgro, Raymond Berry, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Blount, George Connor, Tom Fears, Dan Fouts, Paul Hornung, Dick ‘Night Train’ Lane, Larry Little, Don Maynard, George McAfee, Bobby Mitchell, Ozzie Newsome, Merlin Olsen, Jim Parker, Pete Pihos, Jim Ringo, Billy Shaw, Charley Taylor, Larry Wilson, and Willie Wood. Cards come in original box. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1386. Football: Army Championship. Collection of

16 items consisting of signatures and brief ALSs on various size slips, cards, sheets, and government postcards, each signed by a former player. Signers are: Doc Blanchard, DeWitt Coulter, Arnold Tucker (2), Thomas ‘Shorty’ McWilliams, Dick Walterhouse, Edgar Garbisch, Dick Pitzer, Jack Green, Al Nemetz, Joe Steffy, Art Gerometta, Jim Enos, Goble Bryant, Elwyn Rowan, and Bobby Stuart. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds, and mounting remnants to many of the corners. Oversized.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1387. Whitey Ford and NY Mets. Official National

League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel

by Ford and also signed by seven others, including Keith Hernandez, Bud Harrelson, Mudcat Grant, and Tug McGraw.

“Donated by the New York Mets Foundation,” is printed where the ball’s label should be. Scattered light toning, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1389. Joe Frazier. Everlast Boxing robe signed in blue felt tip on the front. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1390. Joe Frazier. Everlast left-

handed boxing glove signed on the top in black felt tip by Frazier. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1391. Golf: PGA Championship. Yellow 2008 PGA Cham-

pionship, Oakland Hills golf flag, 20 x 13.75, signed in felt tip by 16 former champions. Signers are: Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Jeff Sluman, Larry Nelson, Doug Ford, Martin Kaymer, Bobby Nichols, Shaun Michael, Hubert Green, Vijay Singh, Nick Price, Al Geiberger, Don January, Wayne Grady, Y. E. Yang, and Dow Finsterwald. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1392. Golf: US Open Championship. Red 2009 US Open,

Bethpage Black golf flag, 22.75 x 13.75, signed in black felt tip by 20 champions. Signers are: Lucas Glover, Fuzzy Zoeller, Jim Furyk, Corey Pavin, Jack Fleck (2), Gary Player, Hubert Green, Tom Kite, Scott Simpson, Larry Nelson, Ernie Els, Hale Irwin, Gene Littler, Lee Trevino, Lou Graham, Nick Price, Billy Casper, Curtis Strange, and Andy North. In fine condition, with one of the signatures faded to a light orange color. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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1397. Clark Griffith.

Baseball Hall of Famer (1869-1955) who was a pitcher, manager, and owner. Ballpoint signature, “Clark Griffith,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1.25 card affixed to a 6 x 3.5 off-white card, along with a small photo. In fine condition, with photo extending over top edge of card. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1393. Red Grange.

Rare limited edition Pro Football Hall of Fame color 4 x 6 cardstock artist’s rendering of Grange running with the ball, No. 12 from set No. 829/5,000, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

Halas extends an offer for the 1939 season 1398. George Halas. Pro football Hall

1394. Red Grange. Glossy 8 x

10 close-up photo of Grange wearing his weathered helmet, signed in blue felt tip, “Sincerely, ‘Red Grange.’” In fine condition, with an authentication label affixed to the bottom right corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1395. Wayne Gretzky. Sports

Illustrated magazine, dated June 1, 1987, featuring Gretzky on the cover, signed on the cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of light soiling near bottom and an address label affixed to lower left corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1396. Wayne Gretzky. Two items: color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Gretzky on the ice in his Rangers uniform, signed in blue felt tip; and a Sports Illustrated magazine featuring the hockey icon on the cover, dated April 26, 1999, 8 x 10.5, signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing to both.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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of Famer (1895–1983) who was associated with the Chicago Bears and the National Football League from their inception in 1920 until his death. TLS signed “Geo. S. Halas,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Chicago Bears Football Club letterhead, July 5, 1939. As President of the Chicago Bears Football Club, Halas writes to Gust Zarnas of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, an All American at Ohio State and a College Football Hall of Famer, in full: “We are enclosing a contract in triplicate for the coming Season. We again would like to have you with us and wish you would kindly sign and return all three copies of the contract for execution by the Club and your copy will be returned to you immediately. I would like to hear from you at your convenience.

The reporting date will be Monday, August 14th and we will again train at St. John’s Military Academy at Delafield, Wis.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered light creasing, uniform toning, and a few trivial stray marks. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1399. Gabby Hartnett. Baseball Hall of

Famer (1900–1972) who played with the Chicago Cubs and was the 1935 MVP. Ballpoint signature, “Leo ‘Gabby’ Hartnett,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card. Card is affixed to 6 x 3.5 off-white card, along with a clipped photo of Hartnett.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1400. Harry Heilmann. Hall of Fame

baseball player (1894– 1951) who played on the Detroit Tigers under Ty Cobb, his manager and mentor. Heilmann won four batting titles between 1921 and 1927 and came within nine hits of hitting .400 each year. After his 17-year playing career ended, he broadcast Tigers games for another 17 years.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Harry E. Heilmann,” one page, 8.25 x 3.5, February 14, 1927. Sixty day promissory note for $700 between Heilmann and the Griswold National Bank of Detroit, signed at the bottom

by Heilmann, who adds his address underneath his signature. Note is affixed to a slightly larger sheet of heavy cardstock. In very good condition, with bank stamp over portion of signature, several creases, another office stamp and notation, and light toning. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1404. Horse Racing: John Longden.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Longden in the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle atop Count Fleet, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1405. Horse Racing: Edgar Prado. Color

satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Prado atop Barbaro at the Kentucky Derby, signed in blue felt tip.

Rolled and in fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1401. Hockey. Sixteen

signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 4.5 x 2.5 up to 4 x 6, each signed in felt tip or ink by the respective player pictured. Signers are: Larry Hillman, Don Marcotte (2), Ken Hodge, Alan Stanley, Bobby Clarke, John Wensink, Brett Hull, Ted Lindsay (2), John Bucyk, Ralph Backstrom, Dave Keon, Red Kelly, and Henri Richard (2). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1406. Horse Racing: Mike Smith. Two dif-

ferent color satinfinish 10 x 8 photos of Smith atop Zenyatta in the Breeder’s Cup, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1402. Ben Hogan.

Hogan Oil Co. business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Hogan, “W. Ben Hogan,” payable to Jack Bowles for $4,473.82, November 8, 1990. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and some trivial show-through from cancellation stamps on reverse. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1407. Horse Racing: Triple Crown Winners.

Color high quality laser print 20 x 16 composite photo honoring Secretariat, Affirmed, and Seattle Slew, signed in blue felt tip by jockeys Ron Turcotte, Steve Cauthen, and Jean Cruguet.

Rolled and in fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1408. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Color

1403. Horse Racing: Jean Cruguet. Two identical color glossy

10 x 8 photos of Cruguet atop Seattle Slew, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 20 x 16 composite photo honoring the 25th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown, signed in blue felt tip; and a semi-glossy 20 x 16 photo of Turcotte winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an amazing 31 lengths atop Secretariat, signed in blue felt tip, “73 Triple Crown, Ron Turcotte.”

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1409. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Color satin-finish 20 x 16

1414. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Color satin-finish 11

photo of Turcotte winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an amazing 31 lengths atop Secretariat, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some light vertical creases. Rolled.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

x 14 photo of Bird and Johnson standing side-by-side during a free throw, signed in silver ink by both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. In very fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1410. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte.

1415. Junior Johnson. Glossy 10 x 8 photo

Color 13 x 19 mini poster for the film Secretariat, signed in blue felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

of the ‘Last American Hero’ posing next to his race car, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a crease to top left corner.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1411. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Two

color satin-finish photos, one 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, of Turcotte atop Secretariat, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1412. Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter.

Four items: glossy 10 x 8 AP Wire photo, signed in blue ballpoint; a 1968 scorecard, signed on the front cover in black felt tip; a color glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Hunter in his Yankees uniform, signed in blue felt tip; and a ballpoint signature on a white card with typed statistical information. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1413. Jackie Jensen. Football and baseball star who was the American League MVP with the Boston Red Sox in 1958.

Crisp 8 x 10 paperstock photo of Jensen in batting stance, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Loren—My best wishes always, Jackie Jensen.” Light creasing and toning, and slight contrast to the signature and inscription, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1416. Bobby Jones. Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo seated on a bench,

signed and inscribed post-stroke in black felt tip, “To Jeff Baker, With best wishes, Robert T. Jones, Jr.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, slightly affecting the facial area, light toning, and a few trivial areas of foxing. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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1421. Sandy Koufax. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Koufax on the mound for the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed in blue felt tip. Scattered light surface marks and rubbing to finish, as well as some light vertical streaking, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1417. Michael Jordan. Nike Air Jordan Jumpman high-top sneaker, size 13, signed on the side in silver ink by Jordan. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200) 1418. Louis ‘Kid’ Kaplan. Boxing Hall of Famer (1901-1970) considered one of the best Ukranian boxers. Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Kaplan as the retired world featherweight champion, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To My Pal, Bill, Best Wishes From Louis Kid Kaplan, 1010 RM. Aug. 5, 48.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and light surface rubbing. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

8 photo of the Klitschko brothers standing in a pool, signed in black felt tip by Wladimir Klitschko and in blue felt tip by Vitali Klitschko.

In fine condition, with a few small corner tip creases. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Koufax on the mound in his Dodgers uniform, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with thin strip of discoloration along right edge. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

limited edition Mitchell & Ness Cooperstown Collection replica Los Angeles Dodgers baseball jersey, with sewn-on letters and numbers, numbered 101/169, signed in blue felt tip on a commemorative patch on the front. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1423. Sandy Koufax. Hand-

1419. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. Color glossy 11.75 x

1420. Sandy Koufax. Color

1422. Sandy Koufax. Official

signed limited edition (2074/2500) cold-cast porcelain Salvino figurine of Koufax on the mound for Brooklyn, signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original box and Salvino certificate of authenticity. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I like playing for the Steelers & I think of both running & passing” 1424. Bobby Layne. Brief ALS,

one side of a postcard featuring Layne’s image on the front, 3.25 x 5.5, postmarked January 6, 1960. Layne writes to an admirer, in full: “I like playing for the Steelers & I think of both running & passing.” In very good condition, with scattered light toning and spotting, a few rusty paperclip impressions, and toning to the image.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1429. Roger Maris.

1425. Lennox Lewis. Intimidat-

Perfect ballpoint signature, “Roger Maris,” on an off-white 3.25 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

ing 8.25 x 10.5 cardstock photo, signed in gold ink, “Best wishes, Lennox Lewis ‘98.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1426. Tom Lombardo. Quar-

terback and Captain of the 1944 Army undefeated National Championship team (1923-1950) that also featured Davis and Blanchard and who crushed their opposition by scoring 504 points to their opponents’ 35. He died in Korea in 1950 only five years after graduation while leading his men in an assault on an enemy position.

ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Army Athletic Association, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY letterhead, October 1. In part: “I attempted to locate the addresses of the men you desired but was not too successful. Bob St. Onge, Bob MacKinnon, and Doug Kenna are stationed here with me and you can contact them by using the same address. I hope you enjoy the Army-Cornell game. I won’t be here as I will be scouting.” In fine condition, with some light wrinkling. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1427. Mantle, Mays, and Killebrew. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo

of the three Hall of Famers posing together before a game, signed in blue felt tip by Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle.

In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1430. Roger Maris.

Signed book: The Kansas City Athletics. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1956. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 222 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue felt tip, “Best regards, Roger Maris.” Scattered toning, small tears, and creasing to dustjacket, with a small portion of the bottom edge of back of jacket affixed to back cover, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1431. Rube Marquard. ALS, one page, 7 x 7, no date. Letter of thanks after a trip. In part, “Jane and I had a nice trip home. Although I had a tough with my sunburn my eye is still swolling [sic] but I will be alright in a few days.” In very good condition, with a few partial separations along intersecting folds, uniform toning, and a few edge chips. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1428. Mickey Mantle. Official Rawlings American League baseball

signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Mickey Mantle No. 7.” Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with two authentication labels affixed to ball. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence as well as a full letter of authenticity and grading from PSA, grading the autograph a “9,” the ball a “6,” and the overall grade a “7.5.” RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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1436. Miracle on Ice. Color glossy 10

1432. Willie Mays and Ernie Banks. Glossy 8 x 10 photo

x 8 photo of Jim Craig in net for the US Olympic team, signed in various color felt tip by Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione, Jack O’Callahan, Steve Janaszak, Steve Christoff, Dave Silk, Mike Ramsey, Craig Patrick, Ken Morrow, and Buzz Schnieder. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

of Mays and Banks posing with Banks’s book Mr. Cub, in front of some adoring young fans, signed in blue felt tip by Willie Mays and Ernie Banks. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1433. John McKay. Glossy 8 x

10 photo of McKay giving instruction on the field, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Original Leon Wolf portrait of the Giants legend 1437. Johnny Mize and Leon Wolf.

Original oil painting of Johnny Mize in his Giants uniform, done by renowned artist Leon Wolf, on a 16 x 20 canvas. Signed in blue felt tip by Mize, and also signed in paint by Wolf.

Framed to an overall size of 17 x 21.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1434. Rube Melton. Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies (1917–1971). Early 6 x 8.75 paperstock photo of Melton finishing a pitch, signed in blue ink.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1438. Montreal Canadiens. Glossy 10 x 8

photo of three Canadien legends on the ice, signed in blue felt tip by Boom Boom Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, and Maurice Richard. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1435. Yao Ming. Limited edition color glossy 19.5 x 15.5 Upper Deck Signature Slams photo of Ming, #37/100, signed in black felt tip. Framed to an overall size of 25 x 21. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Upper Deck. Oversized.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1439. Stan Musial. Official Rawlings Adirondack Pro Stan Musial

model baseball bat signed in blue felt tip on the barrel. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1444. NY Giants and Chicago Cardinals.

1440. Byron Nelson. Glossy 8

x 10 photo of Nelson completing a swing, signed in black felt tip, “Byron Nelson.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1441. Ernie Nevers. Football Hall of Famer who once scored 40 points for the Chicago Cardinals in a 1929 NFL game. Lime green postcard, 3.5 x 5.5, featuring a bronze bust of Nevers, signed vertically in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with a few light impressions to the top edge. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1442. Lamar ‘Skeeter’ Newsome. Shortstop for the Philadel-

phia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-torso George Burke photo of Newsome in his Red Sox uniform, signed in fountain pen, “To a great friend— Best Wishes, Lamar ‘Skeeter’ Newsome.” Light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, some trivial brushing to one letter of the sentiment, and an authentication label affixed to the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1443. Notre Dame Football.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Notre Dame’s golden dome, signed in black felt tip by Johnny Lujack, Ara Parseghian, Johnny Laettner, Joe Theismann, and Bob Kuechenberg. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Fantastic program for the NY Giants vs. the Chicago Cardinals at Polo Grounds, October 27, 1935, 7 x 10, signed on the front in pencil by 15 athletes. Signers are: Doug Russell, Hal Pangle, Burt Pearson, Dave Cook, Howard Tipton, Paul Pardonner, Bill Volek, Bob Newman, Ted Isaacson, Lou Gordon, Al Nichelini, Tony Blazine, Jr., Ike Peterson, and Phil Sarboe.

In very good condition, with a central vertical crease, light surface creasing, and toning. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1445. NY Knicks.

Two 4.25 x 6 cut sections of basketball floorboard, one signed in black felt tip by Walt Frazier, the other signed by Bill Bradley.

In very good condition, with expected wear, surface loss, and scuffing, some lightly affecting Frazier’s signature. Accompanied by two Knicks metal stands.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1446. NY Yankees. Four signed photos: clipped 8 x 4.5 news-

paper photo of the 1945 World Champion Detroit Tigers, signed in blue ballpoint by Stubby Overmire and Hank Greenberg, and affixed to a slightly larger black sheet. Photo also bears several clubhouse signatures; a 6 x 9 Yankees issued paperstock photo of Cliff Mapes, signed in blue ballpoint; a 6 x 9 Yankees issued paperstock photo of Bill Bevens, signed in black felt tip; and a clipped 7.5 x 7.5 magazine photo, featuring an image of the 1914 Athletics, signed in blue ballpoint by ‘Bullet’ Joe Bush. In fine condition, with toning and tape to edges of Bevins’s photo. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA for the Overmire photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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1447. NY Mets. Color 18 x 24

print honoring the 30th anniversary of the 1973 Mets pennant-winning team, signed in blue felt tip by 16 members of the team, including: Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Grote, Duffy Dyer, Bud Harrelson, Jim McAndrew, Rusty Staub, and Joe Pignatano. Also signed in pencil by the artist. Rolled and in fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1451. NY Yankees. Ink signatures of four difficult-to-acquire New York Yankees players on individual cards. Signers are Frank Delahanty, Norm Branch, Bubbles Hargrave (ins), and Zack Taylor. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1448. NY Yankees .

Vintage ink signatures of Lyn Lary, Roy Weatherly, Paul ‘Ivy’ Andrews, and Oral Hildebrand on individual album pages, with a caption and clipped photo affixed to Hildebrand’s page. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1449. NY Yankees.

Collection of five items consisting of clipped newspaper photos, signatures on various size cards, and one questionnaire, each signed by a different former Yankee.

Signers are: Ray Mack, Dick Wakefield, Marty McHale, Vic Raschi, and Milton Gaston, who has filled out and signed a questionnaire. In very good overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1450. NY Yankees. Collec-

tion of 18 New Yo r k Ya n k e e paychecks, various sizes, dated from the 1970s and 1980s, each endorsed on the reverse by a different Yankee. Signers are: Michael Burke, Whitey Ford, Jim Kaat, Jesse Barfield, Bernie Allen, Neil Allen, Ed Figueroa, Bucky Dent, Dale Berra, Steve Balboni, Rick Cerone, Matty Alou, Clete Boyer, Felipe Alou, Sandy Alomar, Stan Bahnsen, Jay Buhner, and Jim Beattie. In very good condition, with expected folds and bank stamps. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1452. NY Yankees. Print titled ‘1956 World Champions,’ 16 x 20, signed in blue felt tip by 17 members of the 1956 World Champion Yankees: Moose Skowron, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter, Jerry Lumpe, Bobby Richardson, Hank Bauer, Irv Noren, Andy Carey, Gil McDougald, Tommy Byrne, Whitey Ford, Don Larsen, Johnny Kucks, Jim Coates, Sonny Dixon, and Norm Siebern. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1453. NY Yankees: 1910s. Ballpoint sig-

natures of 10 New York Yankee players from the 1910s on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, some lined. Signers are: Carroll Brown, Derrill Pratt, Zinn Beck, Jesse Buckles (ins), Sam Vick, Alex Ferguson, J. H. Hannah, Bob McGraw, Luther Nelson, and Walter Alexander (ins). In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1454. NY Yankees: 1910s. Ink signatures

of 10 New York Yankees from the 1910s on individual off-white cards.

Signers are: George Halas (ins), Ralph Stuart ‘Pep’ Young, Chester Hoff, Ray Fisher, Lefty O’Doul, Ernie Shore, Marty McHale, Sammy Vick, Johnnie Priest, and Roger Peckinpaugh. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1455. NY Yankees: 1920s. Ink signatures of 10

members of the New York Yankees during the 1920s on various off-white cards and slips. Signers are: Mike McNally, Garland Braxton, Al DeVormer, ‘Bots’ Nekola, Roy Luebbe, Al Shealy, Hank Severeid, Roy Sherid, H. W. ‘Rip’ Collins, and ‘Hienie’ Odom. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1456. NY Yankees: 1920s. Ink signatures

of 10 New York Yankees from the 1920s on individual off-white cards, all approximately 5 x 3.

Signers are: Paul ‘Pee Wee’ Wanninger, Norman McMillan, Ray French, Hinkey Haines, Lefty Barnes, Rosy Ryan, Tom Zachary, Oscar Roettger, Sam Byrd, and Bill Dickey. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1460. NY Yankees: 1961 World Series Champs. Ink and felt

1457. NY Yankees: 1930s. Ink signatures of 10 New York Yankees from the 1930s on individual off-white cards, all approximately 5 x 3. Signers are: Dusty Cooke, Foster Edwards (ins), Oral Hildebrand, Owen Carroll, Frank Makosky, Monte Pearson (ins), Ken Holloway, Dan MacFayden, Pete Appleton, and Babe Dahlgren. Old tape and toning to Pearson’s signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

tip signatures of 38 members of the 1961 World Champion New York Yankees on individual cards, all approximately 5 x 3, with a couple signers adding brief inscriptions. Signers are: Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Clete Boyer, Johnny Blanchard, Deron Johnson, Tom Tresh, Jesse Gonder, Earl Torgeson, Hal Reniff, Ryne Duren, Ralph Houk, Bill Stafford, Wally Moses, John Sain, Frank Crosetti, Elston Howard, Jim Hegan, Tony Kubek, Luis Arroyo, Jim Coates, Al Downing, Art Ditmar, Bob Turley, Rollie Sheldon, Tex Clevenger, Bud Daley, Ralph Terry, John James, Joe DeMaestri, Bill Gardner, Bobby Richardson, Bob Hale, Bob Cerv, Bill Skowron, Hector Lopez, Lee Thomas, Jack Reed, and Yogi Berra, who has signed a Baseball Hi-Lites card. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1461. NY Yankees: John Allen. Scarce

1458. NY Yankees: 1930s. Ink signatures of 10 New York Yan-

kees from the 1930s on individual off-white cards or slips. Signers are: Jimmie Reese, Eddie Farrell (ins), Wes Ferrell, Russ Van Atta, Zack Taylor (ins), Myril Hoag, Harry Rice, Jimmie DeShong (ins), Cy Perkins, and Walter ‘Jumbo’ Brown. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1459.

NY Yankees: 1934.

Vintage fountain pen signatures of 11 members of the 1934 New York Yankees on a light pink 4.5 x 5.75 album page. Signers are: Russ Van Atta, Dan MacFayden, Zack Taylor, Ben Chapman, Sam Byrd, John Broaca, George Selkirk, J[immie] DeShong, Art Jorgens, Frank Crosetti, and Don Heffner.

In fine condition, with a couple light creases, and blue check marks next to three signatures. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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vintage ink signature, “Johnny Allen,” on a pink 6 x 4.25 album page, with a clipped photo of Allen affixed above signature.

In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1462. NY Yankees: Jimmy Austin. Base-

ball infielder immortalized in the Charles M. Conlon photo as the third baseman trying to avoid Ty Cobb’s spikes on a stolen base. Vintage ballpoint signature, “Jimmy Austin,” on a 5 x 3 trimmed government postcard (postmarked April 18), with typed collector’s notation along the top. In fine condition, with trimmed edges and a bit of trivial soiling.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I do not remember Casey [Stengel] asking me to try and get some information in regards to Byrd” 1463. NY Yankees: Frank Crosetti. ALS, two pages, 7.25 x 10, Novem-

ber 13, 1953. Crosetti writes to the Yankees general manager about a pitcher on the Athletics. In part: “I do not remember Casey [Stengel] asking me to try and get some information in regards to Byrd. I would like to see him in a Yankee uniform if he could be had…How he will fare on a winning club, where there is more pressure, no one knows.”; a glossy 10 x 8 photo of the 1932 Yankees, signed in black felt tip by Crosetti and in blue ballpoint by Red Ruffing; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of the 1948 Yankees, signed in black felt tip by Crosetti. In fine condition, with uniform toning to both pages of letter. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1465. NY Yankees: Joe Gordon. Two items: 3.25 x

5.25 exhibit card of Gordon making a leaping catch, signed in blue ballpoint; and a color 1.75 x 2.25 1943 Yankee stamp, signed in black ink. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Have had a very bad spring for training until the past week…They call us the Worlds Champs just the same”

1464. NY Yankees: Art Fletcher. Shortstop, manager, and coach

(1885–1950) who was associated with two New York City baseball dynasties. ALS signed “Arthur Fletcher,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, 1942. Letter to a friend, written while coaching the Yankees. In part: “We have been hard at it down here lately. Have had a very bad spring for training until the past week…We finally got the hold outs lined up but haven’t inserted many of them in the line-up so far. Only have 3 playing, Rizzuto, Henrich, and Gordon, who played regular last season…They call us the Worlds Champs just the same. Our punch has been lacking as you can see by the averages enclosed.

Ruffing finally arrived Monday.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, uniform toning, and a small tear to bottom edge. Great insight from the start of another season.

The Yankees would rally during spring training under coach Fletcher and manager Joe McCarthy, winning the American League pennant behind Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, and Bill Dickey, but dropping the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1466. NY Yankees: Highlanders 1910s.

Ink and ballpoint signatures of six former New York Highlander players from the 1910s on individual off-white cards, some lined. Signers are: J. G. ‘Johnnie’ Priest, adding biographical information, George Batten, Fred Mitchell, Curtis Coleman, Eugene Elliott, and John C. Martin. In fine overall condition, with some scattered light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1467. NY Yankees: Highlanders 1910s.

Ballpoint signatures of 10 New York Highlander players from the 1910s, on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards. Signers are: Ernie Krueger, Duffy Lewis, Allen Russell, Albert Wickland, ‘Bullet’ Joe Bush, Fred Hoffman, Lee Magee, Ray ‘Slim’ Caldwell, Jack Fournier, and Gus H. Fisher. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Here’s to those that wish us well.

Those that don’t can go to (?)”

1468. NY Yankees: Ernie Johnson. Major League shortstop (1888–1952) who played for the White Sox, Terriers, Browns, and Yankees. Endorsed American League Baseball Club of New York business check, 9 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Jabob Rupert and Ed Barrow, payable to E. R. Johnson for $571.56, July 15, 1924. Endorsed on the reverse in red ink, “E. R. Johnson, Pay to the order of US Mortgage and Trust Co. NY.” Two vertical folds, cancellation holes to body, several stamps to reverse, one over portion of endorsement, and a James Spence authentication label affixed to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1469. NY Yankees: Knickerbocker and O’Neill. Vintage ink

signatures, “Bill Knickerbocker,” and “Steve O’Neill,” on individual 6 x 4.25 colored album pages, with a clipped photo of the player affixed to the respective page. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

fountain pen signature, “Here’s to those that wish us well. Those that don’t can go to (?). ‘Al’ Mamaux, July 6, 1935,” on a light yellow 4.5 x 6 album page. In fine condition, with a few edge creases and ink notation to bottom edge. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Maris signs an uncommon Post trading card for a Yankee bat boy 1473. NY Yankees: Roger Maris. Scarce

1470. NY Yankees: Tony Lazzeri. Vintage 5

x 5.5 book photo the 1933 Who’s Who, signed in black ink. Uniform toning to page, irregular edges, and trimmed top edge right against signature, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1471. NY Yankees: Duke Maas. Rare vintage 3.25 x 5.5

postcard photo of Maas in his Yankees uniform, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint. Postcard has been addressed in an unknown hand, and postmarked from Maas’s hometown, Utica, New York, December 9, 1958. In fine condition, with a bit of trivial soiling, and light postmarks to image side. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1472. NY Yankees: Al Mamaux. Vintage

1962 Post Cereal trading card, 3.5 x 2.75, signed on the image side in black ballpoint.

Some scattered light toning and soiling, and some light contrast to last name of signature, otherwise fine condition. Originally acquired by a New York Yankees batboy. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1474. NY Yankees: Carl Mays.

American League pitcher, unfortunately remembered for one tragic, misguided pitch that struck Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman in the head. Chapman collapsed at home plate and died the next day at a New York hospital without ever regaining consciousness. Ballpoint signature, “Carl W. Mays,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1475. NY Yankees: Bill McKechnie. Longtime baseball man-

ager who, with 1892 wins, ranks eleventh on the all-time list; he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Vintage ballpoint signature, “Bill McKechnie,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In very good condition, with signature a couple shades light, but completely legible, and a uniform block of toning over signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1476. NY Yankees: Roger Peckinpaugh. Five items con-

sisting of three signed photos of various sizes, each signed in ballpoint; a replica trading card, signed in blue ballpoint; and a ballpoint signature on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1477. NY Yankees: Jake Powell. Major League outfielder

(1908–1948) who played for the Yankees, Senators, and Phillies.

He committed suicide while in police custody after being arrested for passing bad checks. Very rare vintage ink signature, “Jake Powell,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 card.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1478. NY Yankees: Phil Rizzuto. Collection of seven items: four

signed 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 glossy and satin-finish photos, three color, each signed in ballpoint or felt tip; color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed and inscribed on the reverse; a gold Hall of Fame plaque card, signed and inscribed in black felt tip; and a ballpoint signature on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1479. NY Yankees: Red Rolfe.

Vintage matte-finish 4 x 6 George Burke photo of Rolfe in his Yankees uniform, signed in black ink. In very good condition, with scattered silvering to background, small tear to right edge, and mounting remnants to reverse.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1480. NY Yankees: Wally Schang. Vintage ink signature,

“’Wally’ Schang,” on a green 6 x 4.25 album page, with a clipped photo affixed above signature. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered trivial soiling. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1481. NY Yankees: Aaron Ward. Vintage ballpoint signature,

“Aaron L. Ward,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lined notebook sheet, with a collector’s notation under signature.

In fine condition, with a mild shade of toning, with a few slightly heavier spots. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1482. NY Yankees: Jack Warhop. Ink

signature, “Thank you for your interest in me.

Jack Warhop,” on an off-white 5 x 3 trimmed government postcard (postmarked 3/1/1954).

In fine condition, with trimmed edges, a bit of light toning, and slight postal marks above sentiment. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The new Heisman winner lists his toughest opponents 1483. Davey O’Brien. College

Football Hall of Famer (1917–1977) and 1938 Heisman Trophy winner.

ANS signed “David O’Brien,” on a 3.25 x 5.25 government postcard, no date, but postmarked December 5, 1938. Short note to a collector in response to the best players he played against in college. In full: “Thanks for your letter. I would say Dick Todd of A&M, Patterson of Baylor & Dewell of SMU.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, scattered light soiling and toning, postmark over beginning of signature, and mounting remnants to corners. In 1938, O’Brien, of TCU, became the first player to win the Heisman during the same season his team won the national championship. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Team ball from the Raiders’ first ever AFL game in 1960 1484. Oakland Raiders. Official Spalding American Football League football, from the Raiders first ever pre-season game in the AFL,

labeled in an unknown hand, “Won–0 Lost–1 1960 Oakland 13 Dallas 20, Kezar Stadium S. F.,” signed in ballpoint on the side panels by 35 members of the 1960 Oakland Raiders. Signers include: Jim Otto, Eddie Erdelatz, Babe Parilli, Tony Teresa, Ernie Jorge (Asst Coach), Ramon Armstrong, Tom Flores, Gene Prebola, Wayne Crow, Joe Cannavino, Charlie Hardy, Al Goldstein, Don ‘The Bruiser’ Manoukian, Ed Cody (Asst Coach), Don Deskins, Dalton Truax, Bob Dougherty, Alex Bravo, Billy R. Locklin, Ron Sabal, John Harris, Carmen Cavalli, Billy Lott, Larry Barnes, Jerry Epps, Mac Tharnes, and Brad Joyers. In good to very good condition, with scattered wear, scuffing and rubbing to side panels, light contrast to some signatures, some signatures light, but mostly legible, and ball slightly underinflated. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Raiders trainer George Anderson, which reads, in full: “I, George Anderson was the longtime trainer for the Oakland Raiders during their time in the AFL & NFL. The years that I spent with the Raiders allowed me the opportunity to obtain certain pieces of memorabilia.

I obtained this particular football after the Oakland Raiders’ first official preseason football game played on July 31, 1960. The Raiders lost the game 20–13 to the Dallas Texans. This game represented the first game ever played by the team.” The AFL granted the Raiders a franchise on January 30, 1960. The first pre-season game was played by the Raiders against the Dallas Texans on July 31, 1960, and the first regular game on their home ground was played on the 11th of September in the same year. The Raiders finished their first season with a record of 6-8. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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1488. Jesse Owens. Fantastic

1485. Shaquille O’Neal. Official Spald-

ing NBA basketball signed in black felt tip on a side panel. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1486.

Olympics.

Collection of 19 signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 up to 4 x 6, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective Olympian pictured. Signers are: Franz Klammer, Bruce Jenner, John Naber, Bonnie Blair (2), Alberto Tomba, Carl Lewis (2), Cathy Rigby, Greg Louganis, Joan Benoit Samuelson (2), Nadia Comaneci, Tom Courtney, Phil Mahre, Mark Grimmette, Franco Columbu, Shannon Miller, and Brian Martin. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Owens sprinting on the track, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Harry, My best to you always—Jesse Owens, 36 Olympics.” Light creasing to the left edge, three partial binder holes to the right edge, and a bit of a grainy quality, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1489. Manny Pacquiao. A pair of bright

yellow Team Pacquiao 20-ounce boxing gloves, each nicely signed on the top in black felt tip by Pacquiao. In fine condition. Accompanied by two photos taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1490. Manny Pacquiao. Three satin-

finish 10 x 8 photos of Pacquiao in the ring against two different opponents, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1491. Manny Pacquiao. Three different

color satin-finish 10 x 8 photos of Pacquiao in the ring against Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, each signed in black felt tip by Pacquiao. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1487. Bobby Orr. Official NHL metallic pewter replica of the Stanley

Cup trophy from the Bruin’s 1970 championship, 3 x 7.5, complete in original packaging which measures 5 x 9.25, signed above the championship medallion in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a holographic authentication label affixed to the bottom of the box, and the expected wear to the packaging. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Great North Road, Orr’s memorabilia company.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1492. Manny Pacquiao. Team Pacquiao

red and white righthanded 20- ounce boxing glove signed in black felt tip on the top. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1493. Manny Pacquiao. Black

boxing trunks signed in silver ink on the front. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to bottom. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1498. Dustin Pedroia. Two items: color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Pedroia at the plate for the Red Sox, signed in blue felt tip; and an official Rawlings Major League baseball, signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot.

In fine condition, with some stray ink marks to a side panel of the ball.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1494. Satchel Paige. Gold Hall of Fame plaque card signed in the upper left corner in blue ballpoint.

In fine condition, with some light finish loss to top left corner above signature and a bit of irregular ink adhesion. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1495. Arnold Palmer. Program

for The Masters Tournament, Scoring Records and Statistics, 1934–1969, 27 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Arnold Palmer.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning with heavier areas along the edges, and some mild rubbing. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1496. Joe Paterno. Official Rid-

1499. Michael Phelps. Sports

Illustrated magazine, dated August 4, 2004, featuring Phelps on the cover, signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with mild handling wear and address label printed in lower left.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1500. Philadelphia A’s 1953.

Vintage ballpoint signatures of nine members of the 1953 Philadelphia A’s on an off-white 3.25 x 5.5 government postcard (postmarked 9/21/1953). Signers are: Harry Byrd, Bobo Newsom, Eddie Robinson, Elmer Valo, Dave Philley, Bing Miller, Spider Wilhelm, Morrie Martin, and Carmen Mauro.

In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light toning and soiling.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

dell Penn State mini-football helmet signed in blue felt tip on the side, “Joe Paterno.” Housed in original packaging. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1497. Floyd Patterson. Everlast left-

handed boxing glove signed on the top in black felt tip, “Floyd Patterson.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1501. J. J. Reddick.

Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Reddick putting up a shot against North Carolina as the ‘Cameron Crazies’ watch in the background, signed in blue felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to bottom. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1502. Grantland Rice. Sports-

caster (1880–1954) who would christen a legend when he thus began his report on a 1924 Notre Dame matchup: ‘Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again…’ Vintage vertical fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Grantland Rice,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page, with typed collector’s notation and a clipped photo affixed to lower right corner. Light vertical toning from magnetic album page, pencil notations to left edge, and some mild edge toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1503. Robin Roberts. Official

Rawlings National League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Robin Roberts 1950 Whiz Kids.” In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1506. Pete Rose. Official Rawlings Major

League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on a side panel, “I’m sorry I bet on baseball. Pete Rose.” In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to ball. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1507. Pete Rose. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Pete Rose 3x WS Champs.”

In very fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to ball. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100) 1508. Pete Rose. Magazine cover from the July 18, 1970, issue of The Sporting News, signed in blue felt tip. In very good condition, with central horizontal fold, uniform toning to edges, a few edge tears, and a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1504. Alex Rodriguez. Six color glossy

11 x 14 photos of Rodriguez at the plate for the Seattle Mariners, each signed in blue felt tip.

Some scattered light bends and creasing, spotting to finish, and a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner of each photo, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1505. Alex Rodriguez.

Limited edition composite giclee print on canvas, 23.5 x 29.5, #12/15, honoring Rodriguez’s 500th home run, signed in blue felt tip, “Alex Rodriguez 500 HR 8.4.07.”

Framed to an overall size of 28.25 x 34.25. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light surface rubbing. Oversized. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare vintage photo of the greatest Celtic ever

1509. Bill Russell. Basketball Hall of Famer who was a five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6’ 9” Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell’s thirteen-year career. Rare vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Russell in his Celtics uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Lou Lalla Jr., Bill Russell.” In fine condition, with light to moderate contrast to signature and inscription, and a couple light surface marks. Quite uncommon in vintage examples. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Ruth and Hoover sign together despite Ruth’s tongue-in-cheek comment on their salaries 1510. Babe Ruth and Herbert Hoover. Vintage pencil signatures, “Babe Ruth” and “Herbert Hoover,” on an off-white 4 x 2.25 slip. Staple hole near bottom and some light creasing, otherwise fine condition. Signatures were obtained on November 11, 1933, when Hoover and his wife were in Los Angeles to see the Stanford Cardinals beat the USC Trojans, which Ruth also attended. Accompanied by a clipped news photo of Ruth and Hoover posing together at the event. One of Ruth’s most famous quotations came in 1930 when he was earning an $80,000 salary for the season. A reporter suggested perhaps Ruth was overpaid, since Hoover was only earning $75,000 as President of the United States, to which Ruth is reported to have replied, ‘I know, but I had a better year than Hoover.’

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

1513. Max Schmeling.

1511. Nolan Ryan. Official Rawl-

ings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Nolan Ryan, All Time K King.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1512. Fred Saigh.

Owner of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1948– 1953. Brief TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, St. Louis National Baseball Club, Inc. letterhead, March 16, 1950. Saigh writes to Bobbie Miller, in full: “Thanks for your nice letter. The Cardinals will do well in 1950. Here are your autographed cards.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one passing through the last letter of the signature, and some light wrinkling. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Two glossy 8 x 10 photos, one of Schmeling in his prime, signed in black felt tip; and a color photo of the June 24, 1929, issue of Time, also signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1514. Everett Scott. Major League shortstop whose

record of 1307 consecutive games was broken by Lou Gehrig. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Everett Scott, Red Sox,” on an off-white 4 x 1 card affixed to an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce letter from the ‘razzle-dazzle’ coach

1515. Francis Schmidt. College Football Hall of Famer

Francis ‘Close the Gates of Mercy’ Schmidt (1885–1944) was a celebrated college football coach known for his trick plays and ‘razzle-dazzle offense.’ Rare ALS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, Ohio State University letterhead, July 16, 1936.

Schmidt writes to Gus [Zarnas] College Football Hall of Famer and All American, in part: “Ernie and I will be in Pitt Saterday [sic] noon or afternoon…2 fellows we know there are Dr. Thomas & Dr. H. Ward Ewalt Jr…Will have some sort of a meeting there about 6 or 630 or 7—We have been going out each afternoon 4:45–6:00 9x has helped some. Cris has been out pretty regular at RG. Pitt will be pretty tough. We can be just as tough…No use of me writing about how hot it is here if U are working in a steel mill—I leave here July 26 for Texas (coaching school) and some real hot weather. It’s so hot there Gus that they feed the chickens cracked ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs,” adding the post script, “Remember Sept. 10 Sure Union Eats. Gus, in the picture the fellow with ‘26’ on is the toughest Guard in Penn—& that includes Pittsburg.” Intersecting folds, one passing through a single letter of the signature, light creasing, and some trivial toning, otherwise fine condition. This crisp letter is the first item we’ve ever encountered from the celebrated coach. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Schmidt’s hand. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1519. Duke Snider.

1516. Tom Seaver. Official Rawlings Ma-

Two different color glossy 11 x 14 photos of Snider in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

jor League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Tom Seaver 311 W’s.” In fine condition, with a couple scattered spots to ball. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1517. Phil Simms. Replica New

York Giants football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to number. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1518. Mike Singletary. Replica Chicago Bears football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. Light overall haloing to signature, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1520. Duke Snider. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in black ballpoint on a side panel, “Duke Snider’s Idols: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial.” In fine condition, with an authentication label affixed to ball.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1521. Tris Speaker. Seventh player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1888–1958) and the greatest center fielder of his day. Vintage 3.5 x 5.25 postcard photo of Speaker in his Indians uniform, nicely signed in fountain pen.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

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1522. Sports Dinner Program. Program cover for the 15th

Annual B’Nai B’rith Sports Lodge Awards Bill Corum Memorial Dinner held at the Americana Hotel, New York, January 22, 1966, signed in ballpoint and pencil on the first page by 12 attendees including Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Namath, signing “Joe Willie Namath,” Crazylegs Hirsch, Maury Wills, Ron Swoboda, Weeb Eubank, Junius Kellogg, Tucker Frederickson, Mel Stottlemyre, Bill Gallo, Barney Ross, and Joe Morrison. In fine condition, with expected handling wear, soiling to back cover, some stray pencil marks to inside pages, and some creases to front cover.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1525. St. Louis Browns. Vin-

tage ink signatures of 12 members of the 1937 St. Louis Browns on an off-white 3.25 x 5.5 government postcard, postmarked August 27, 1937. Signers are: Emil Bildilli, Gabby Street, Bill Knickerbocker, Oral Hildebrand, Joe Vosmik, Nig Lipscomb, Tom Heath, Tom Carey, Sam West, Chief Hogsett, Eddie Baecht, and Ethan Allen. In fine condition, with uniform toning and a horizontal crease through portion of West’s signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1526. St. Louis Browns. Vin-

1523. Sports Illustrated Cards. Collection of 47 Sports Illus-

trated trading cards, each signed on the front in ink or felt tip by the respective athlete pictured. Signers are: Bo Belinsky, Jim Bouton, Lou Brock (4), Bill Buckner, Jeff Burroughs, David Clyde, Darrell Evans, Bob Feller, Rollie Fingers (2), Bob Forsch (2), Bob Gibson (3), Bob Horner, Al Hrabosky, Fergie Jenkins (2), Randy Jones, Harmon Killebrew (2), Dave Kingman, Ed Kranepool (2), Bill Lee, Sparky Lyle, Eddie Mathews, Sam McDowell, Al Oliver, Dave Parker (2), Gaylord Perry, Rico Petrocelli, Johhny Podres, Ron Santo (2), Paul Splittorff, Frank Thomas (2), Mike Torrez, Harry Walker, Earl Weaver, and Maury Wills. Each card is encapsulated in a Lucite holder. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1524.

St. Louis Browns. Vintage ink

signatures of seven members of the 1927 St. Louis Browns on an off-white 4 x 2.5 card. Signers are: George Sisler, Ernie Nevers, Spencer Adams, Ken Williams, Otis Miller, Walter Stewart, and Win Ballou. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with clipped corners and edges and a touch of trivial soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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tage fountain pens signatures of 13 members of the 1934 St. Louis Browns on both sides of a light blue 4.5 x 5.75 album page. Signers are: Jack Knott, Bill McAfee, Dick Coffman, Harlond Clift, Jack Burns, Ollie Bejma, Debs Garms, Al Strange, Paul Andrews, ‘Buck’ Newsom, Ed Wells, Rollie Helmsley, and Chas. O’Leary. In fine condition, with some mild edge toning, collector’s notation at top, and a couple light creases. Page originally came from an autograph book belonging to Lefty Grove’s daughter. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1527. Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Renowned athletic coach (1862–1965) whose versatile skills earned him places in both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Basketball Hall of Fame. TLS signed “A. A. Stagg,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, December 13, 1950.

Stagg accepts an invitation to a football award program. In full: “You were very kind to invite me to attend the Fourteenth Annual All Southern California Board of Football Wards program…It so happens that I expect to be in Los Angeles at that time and I shall be very happy to accept your kind invitation.” Stagg also adds a short handwritten postscript which reads “Have written for reservations at Hotel Figueroa.” In fine condition, with a few light creases, and a staple to top left corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1532. Jim Tyrer. Offensive tackle (1939– 1980) whose career saw him in action for the American League, where he played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, and the National League, where he served with the Chiefs and Washington Redskins. After a series of failed business ventures, Tyrer shots his wife, and then turned the gun on himself. Promotional 7.5 x 10.25 cardstock photo featuring Tyrer sprinting in his Chiefs uniform, signed and inscribed in red ballpoint, “Leo—Best Wishes & Regards, Jim Tyrer, ‘World Champs.’” In fine condition, with light toning and trimmed edges. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1528. George Steinbrenner.

Three items: a 1986 Yankees yearbook, signed on the front cover in black felt tip; a Rawlings official League baseball, signed on a side panel in blue ballpoint; and a Doubleday Field tote bag, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with some light spreading to signature on ball. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1529. George Steinbrenner. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of The Boss in front of the Babe Ruth memorial at Yankee Stadium, signed and inscribed in silver ink, “To Jim, Best wishes, George Steinbrenner.” In fine condition, with some slight contrast to the signature.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1530. Tony Stewart. Three items: bright

orange plastic replica Home Depot car hood, 26 x 23, signed in black felt tip; die cast metal Home Depot racing car, signed on the hood in black felt tip; and color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of Stewart posing with his car, also signed in black felt tip. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1531. Tennis Legends. Set of 48 Leg-

ends trading cards, 29 of which are signed in ink or felt tip by the respective tennis star pictured.

Signers are Rod Laver, Stan Smith, Ros Fairbank, Owen Davidson, Kathy Jordan, Tony Trabert, Sherwood Stewart, Wendy Turnbull, Roy Emerson, Pam Shriver, Bob Lutz, Colin Dibley, Bernard Bartzen, Dennis Ralston, Ilana Kloss, Ken Rosewall, Tom Gorman, Tracy Austin, JoAnne Russell, Hank Pfister, Marty Riessen, Fred Stolle, Tom Okker, Cliff Drysdale, John Lloyd, Cliff Richey, Dick Stockton, Anne Smith, and John Newcombe. Cards are housed in original box. In fine condition, with light brushing to Lutz’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1533. Johnny Unitas. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Unitas ready to launch the ball, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1534.

US Olympic Team.

Color glossy 12 x 12 promotional photo from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, signed in black or blue felt tip by 61 Olympic athletes and eight Paralympic athletes. Signers are: Hannah Kearney, Meryl Davis, Megan McJames, Josh Applegate (coach), Steven Holcomb, Curtis Tomasevicz, Nick Cunningham, John Napier, Jamie Moriarty, Torin Koos, Andrew Newell, James Southam, Elizabeth Stephen, John Benton, Jeff Isaacson, Chris Plys, Mirai Nagasu, Tanith Belbin, Ben Agosto, Evan Bates, Emily Samuelson, Amanda Evora, Mark Ladwig, Jeremy Barrett, Hannah Kearney, Emily Cook, Lacy Schnoor, Ashley Caldwell, Kacey Bellamy, Julie Chu, Erika Lawler, Brianne McLaughlin, Angela Ruggiero, Molly Schaus, Kelli Stack, Karen Thatcher, Hilary Knight, Lisa Chesson, Jinelle Zaugg, Dan Joye, Johnny Spillane, Katherine Reutter, Travis Jayner, Jordan Malone, Zach Lund, Katie Uhlaender, Seth Wescott, Louie Vito, Gregory Bretz, Lindsey Jacobellis, Kelly Clark, Elena Hight, Faye Gulini, Brian Hewson, Mitchell Whitmore, Lauren Cholewinski, Maria Lamb, Elli Ochowicz, Nancy Swider-Peltz Jr., Jen Rodriguez, Heather Richardson, Rebekah Bradford, Brad Emmerson, Taylor Lipsett, Alexi Salamone, Jimmy Connelly, Bradley Washburn, Kelly Underkofler, and Ricci Kilgore. In fine condition, with some trivial brushing to a few of the signatures. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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1535. Dazzy Vance.

Baseball Hall of Famer (1891–1961) who was the dominant National League pitcher of the 1920s. Ballpoint signature, “’Dazzy’ Vance,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 card. Card is affixed to the lower portion of an off-white 3.5 x 6 card with a clipped photo of Vance affixed above. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

ink signatures of 18 members of the 1942 Washington Senators on an off-white 7 x 5.5 sheet. Signers are: Bobo Newsom, Benny Bengough, Ray Scarborough, Dutch Leonard, Clyde Milan, Early Wynn, Stan Spence, Roberta Estella, Bob Repass, Jake Early, John Sullivan, Mickey Vernon, Alex Carrasquel, Al Evans, Walter Masterson, Bill Trotter, Bruce Campbell, and Ellis Clary. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, a few stray ink marks, and some scattered light soiling. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1539. Jerry West.

1536.

Vintage Sports. Thirty items

consisting of signatures, letters, and photos on various size slips, cards, sheets, and government postcards, each signed by a former athlete.

Signers are: Wes Santee, Joe Frazier, Stan Musial, Ted Lyons, Alf Engen, Gloria Callen, Urban Faber, Jim ‘Doc’ Counsilman, Carl Hubbell, Joe Verdeur, Alan Ford, Bryan Grant, Johnny Weismuller, Murray Rose, Wally Rio, Leroy ‘Lefty’ Edwards, George Kojak, Dick Button, Kit Klein, Joe Cronin (2), Hal Newhouser, Jack Shea, John Tener, Gus Sonnenberg, George Sisler, Joe Kramer, Joe McCarthy, Cornelius Warmerdam, and Earl Averill. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds to letters, and mounting remnants to many of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Two hand-signed limited edition cold-cast porcelain Salvino figurines entitled “Mr. Clutch,” of West putting up a shot for the Lakers, one in his home jersey and one in his road jersey, each signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original box and Salvino certificate of authenticity. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1540. Ted Williams. Color satinfinish 16 x 20 photo of Williams taking a practice swing, signed in blue felt tip. Photo is affixed to an identical size piece of foamcore. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1537. Eddie Waitkus. First

baseman (1919–1972) who played for the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Baltimore Orioles and was the inspiration for ‘The Natural.’ Ballpoint signature, “Ed Waitkus,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1541. Ted Williams. Life

magazine from September 1, 1941, featuring Williams on the cover, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, handling wear, and mild toning to covers.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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1542. Ted Williams. Limited

edition Official Fotoball Autograph Series Boston Red Sox baseball, #549/1000, signed in ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Ted Williams.” In fine condition, with a mild spot of toning towards the end of the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1545. Ted Williams.

Original program from the 1946 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, 9 x 12, 38 pages.

Nicely signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Williams. A few loose pages, expected handling and age wear, and a slightly musty odor, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1543. Ted Williams. Program for the Sixth Anniversary

of the Ted Williams Museum in Hernando, Florida, 8.5 x 11, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “Ted Williams.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and light contrast to the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1544. Ted Williams.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Williams holding a batters’ stance in his Red Sox uniform, signed boldly in blue felt tip, “Ted Williams.”

In fine condition, with a few trivial surface dings.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1546. John Wooden. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wooden in his UCLA warm-up jacket, signed in black felt tip. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 16.5. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1547. John Wooden.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Wooden making a speech, signed in silver ink, “Best wishes, John Wooden, UCLA.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1548. Tiger Woods.

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 limited edition Upper Deck photo of Woods winning the 2008 US Open, #57/100, signed in black felt tip on a holographic Upper Deck label affixed to the photo.

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1551. Carl Yastrzemski. Color 17 x 11.75 lithograph entitled ‘A Tribute to Carl Yastrzemski by Leroy Neiman, Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Triple Crown 1967–1997,’ signed in blue ballpoint, “Carl Yastrzemski.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 22.75. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1552. Carl Yastrzemski. Color

1549. Albert ‘Chalky’ Wright. African American featherweight

boxer (1912–1957) whose career spanned twenty years, from 1928– 1948. Wright achieved a record of 160 wins, and is considered one of the greatest punchers of all time. Ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Bobby Miller, I enjoyed every one of the 346 fites [sic] I had. May the best of the best be yours always, Albert ‘Chalky’ Wright,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lightly-lined card. In fine condition, with uniform toning.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

glossy 8 x 10 composite photo of Ya s t r z e m ski, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1550. Carl Yastrzemski. Three

items: color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Yaz in his Red Sox uniform in 1967, signed in blue felt tip; a color 4.75 x 7 Topps photo from 1980, signed in blue felt tip above a pre-printed signature; and a ballpoint signature, “Carl Yastrzemski,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card.

In fine condition, with scattered toning and soiling to card. Signature is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1553. Tom Yawkey.

Vintage pencil signature, “Tom Yawkey,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip. In fine condition, with closely clipped bottom edge, some mild toning, and light remnants of an erased signature above Yawkey’s. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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