RR Auction: August 2015 Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS 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, was a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

PSA/DNA

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.

STEVE ZARELLI

Letters of Authenticity are availableon certain lots. Priced from $25 to $200*

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

Steve Zarelli is a recognized authority in the field of astronaut autographs. His findings have been published in the definitive space collecting reference Relics of the Space Race, and he has contributed articles to the UACC’s Pen & Quill magazine, Autograph Times magazine, and the UACC signature study Neil Armstrong: The Quest for His Autograph. Zarelli Space Authentication also provides authentication consulting services to James Spence Authentication (JSA), Sportscard Guaranty Authentic (SGC), and PSA/DNA Authentication. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

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*

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

For over 20 years Phil Sears has been the recognized world authority on Walt Disney’s autograph habits. Included among Phil-sears.com customers are the Walt Disney Company and the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sears’s items have been featured in Autograph Collector magazine, E Ticket magazine, Collect! magazine, and the biography Walt Disney’s Missouri. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS 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.

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presidents & first ladies

General Washington discharges a Yorktown veteran of Hazen’s Regiment in 1783

1. George Washington. Revolutionary War–dated partly-printed

DS, signed “Go: Washington,” one page both sides, 7 x 9.5, June 17, 1783. A discharge granted to “Louis Soso Soldier of the United States of America in…General Hazen’s Regiment, having faithfully served the United States five years nine Months.” Signed at the conclusion by Washington and countersigned by Joseph Trumbull and Benjamin Moors. Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse to a size of 11.5 x 14.25, and hinged against a cloth-matted and framed display featuring a plaque and engraved portrait to an overall size of 29.75 x 24. Repaired separations to intersecting folds (vertical folds passing through the first and last letters of the signature), a few repaired tears and scattered staining and soiling, otherwise very good condition.

Soso joined the 2nd Canadian Regiment under the command of Moses Hazen in 1777 or 1778. Little is known of his service except that he was found guilty under court martial in November 1782 for drawing his sword on Lieutenant John Sullivan of the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.

Soso was downgraded from sergeant to private and sentenced to one hundred lashes on his bare back. In general orders issued by George Washington on November 29, 1782, he approved the demotion but rescinded the corporal punishment. Hazen’s Regiment saw action during the Siege of Yorktown, most notably in the attacks on British redoubts on October 14, 1781, which shattered British defenses and brought an end to the battle five days later. Revolutionary War documents by Washington are of the utmost desirability, with this example concerning an especially important regiment. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000 4 | August 12, 2015 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

With trade obstructed, Adams promotes self-sufficiency from his new post in Britain

“Our friends in Boston are racking their Inventions to encourage Manufactures among themselves, and to explore new Channells of Commerce”

2. John Adams. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, September 25, 1785. Letter to “Mr. Boylston.” In part: “I received in due Season, your kind Congratulations on my Arrival in this Country…Our friends in Boston are racking their Inventions to encourage Manufactures among themselves, and to explore new Channells of Commerce, because Britain will not take in Payment for theirs such Remittances as our Country produces. In other Respects they are well and happy.” In very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds, one fold passing through a single letter of the signature, a few repaired tears, and circular areas of toning from seals.

Adams writes from his new home in Grosvenor Square, Westminster, a few months after arriving in England as the first American minister to the Court of St. James. Just two years removed from the Revolutionary War, Adams faced the difficult and important task of restoring relations with Great Britain. King George III was surprisingly receptive to Adams’s mission, but other government ministers, the press, and the public at large reviled him and the United States. He was confronted with restrictive trade policies that undermined American business interests, including laws against American vessels carrying certain goods into British ports, prohibitive duties, and refusals to negotiate. He clearly recognized the futility of his efforts early on—this letter comes from just four months after his arrival— and saw fit to direct Americans to develop a self-sufficient economy because relying on exports to Britain seemed doomed. An excellent letter from the perceptive founder as he examined the state of international trade. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Presidential intervention at West Point: “My venerable friend President Adams will frank this for me” 3. John Adams. Full free frank, measuring 9.75 x 7.75 unfolded with a 5 x 3.25 center panel, addressed in another hand to “Capt Partridge at the Military Academy, West Point, State of New York,” franked in the upper right by Adams, “Free,” and signed on the left side, “J. Adams.”

The original adjoining letter remains attached, written by “John Marston,” August 8, 1813, requesting a thirty day furlough for his son, Ward Marston, recently commission to be a cadet at West Point, reasoning, “I wish my son to be more perfect in some of the studies he is now pursuing, before he goes to the academy.” He writes that he had forwarded a letter through Vice President Elbridge Gerry two weeks earlier and had received no response, adding, “I fear that I omitted to pay the postage of my last letter…My venerable friend President Adams will frank this for me.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a few small edge tears, expected paper loss to the upper panel from seal removal, and a stray ink blot below Adams’s signature. Marston again relied on Adams in 1818, sending a letter to say that his son failed a mathematics test and was thus not promoted after four years at West Point, again hoping that Adams may intercede on his behalf. A fantastic piece revealing the relationships and patronage that informed the politics of early America. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Extraordinary hand-done Jefferson-Madison militia appointment during the politically charged 1802 ‘Republicanization’ of America’s defense 4. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Magnificent vellum

manuscript DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 15.5 x 14.25, August 4, 1802. President Jefferson appoints Walter Story Chandler as “Major of the first Legion of the Militia of the District of Columbia.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion

by President Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary of State Madison.

The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (vertical folds passing through single letters of each signature), scattered creases and wrinkles, and a trivial hole to lower right; overall an impeccable, remarkably clean and bright early American presidential appointment. Despite being similar in appearance to a typical partly-printed document, this example was accomplished entirely by hand; even the minutely detailed lettering at the top was done by a skilled calligrapher.

Thomas Jefferson’s presidency was largely defined by the tension between his Republicans and Alexander Hamilton’s Federalists, an ideological conflict easily observed in his administration’s military policy. Jefferson wanted to work toward having a very small standing peacetime army supported by militias in times of war, while Federalists advocated for a large regular army and proportionate budget. Congress introduced Jefferson’s policies with the Military Peace Establishment Act in March 1802, after which Federalist officers were purged from the corps in favor of loyal Republicans. This heavy-handed ‘Republicanization’ of the army resulted in numerous resignations by those who opposed the administration’s tactics. Several of Jefferson’s letters to Secretary of War Henry Dearborn from this period mention enclosures of multiple resignations, and at least nine officers in the District of Columbia militia resigned between July 20 and August 5. This commission for that very same militia was certainly made to fill one of the vacated positions. An extraordinary document embodying the greatest domestic political conflict of the nation’s early years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 6 | August 12, 2015 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

5. James Madison. Ink signature, “James Madison,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1 clipped slip. In fine condition, with a missing upper left corner tip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce free-franked autograph letter as president

6. James Madison. ALS as president, one page, 7.5 x 12.75, April 29, 1813. Letter to Governor Simon Snyder of Pennsylvania. In full: “I have received your letter of the 14th inst: accompanied by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania which will receive the attention requested.” Also hand-addressed on the reverse of the second integral sheet by Madison to “His Excellency, Governor Snyder, Harrisburg,” and franked in the upper right, “James Madison.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), scattered toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

The act Madison refers to concerned financing the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, which had began constructing a canal between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay in 1804 but stopped two years later for lack of funds. Pitched to Madison as a way to ‘establish a perfectly safe, easy and Rapid transportation of our Armies and the munitions of war through the interior of the Country... which would ever tend to operate as a cement to the Union between the States,’ the act required the federal government to purchase 750 shares of the company in order to continue construction. Congress declined to authorize federal subscription to the stock and work on the canal would not resume until 1824, supported by private investment.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Beautifully signed 1813 Madison-Monroe appointment 7. James Madison and James Monroe.

Partly-printed DS, signed “James Madison” as president and “Jas. Monroe” as secretary of state, one page, 15.75 x 9.75, November 11, 1813. President Madison appoints “Samuel Hart, of Pennsylvania…Collector under the act, entitled ‘An act for the assessment and collection of Direct Taxes and Internal Duties,’ passed on the 22d day of July, 1813.”

Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Madison and Secretary of State Monroe.

The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact with creases to a few points. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (a partial separation and small area of paper loss at the top of the central vertical fold), overall toning, and a few light stains; both signatures are superb, crisp examples. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I believe the medic once thought my corporal part on its way to St. Paul’s churchyard—but I did not think so myself” 8. James Monroe. ALS signed

“Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 27, 1785. Letter to statesman John Francis Mercer, the future governor of Maryland. In part: “I have been very ill lately of a pleurisy & have only so far recover’d as to move about a little—this disease hath confined me several days to my bed & I believe the medic once thought my corporal part on its way to St. Paul’s churchyard—but I did not think so myself…I find you are return’d to Annapolis. I hope you have your health for sickness is intollerable…I can give you no information of things in Congress, having been absent near a fortnight. I wish much to visit Virg’a. When will you be either there or here?” Also hand-addressed on the reverse of the second integral sheet by Monroe to “The honble John F. Mercer Esq’r, Annapolis,” and franked in the lower left, “Jas. Monroe.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and trivial soiling. Monroe was stricken by malaria while visiting swampland along the Mississippi River in 1785, probably what he was suffering from at the time he wrote this letter. He suffered sporadic episodes of fever throughout the rest of his life, including during his presidency in 1818. A rather humorous, early letter from his time as a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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9. James Monroe. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page,

13.25 x 8.5, August 6, 1819. President Monroe grants James Ewing of St. Charles County, Missouri, a parcel of “one hundred and forty five Acres and sixteen hundredths of an Acre of the Lands directed to be sold at St. Louis.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Monroe and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact.

Intersecting folds, soiling and seal remnants to edges, and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce boldly signed full Jackson free frank 10. Andrew Jackson. Full hand-addressed free frank, measuring 10 x

8 unfolded, with panel measuring 5 x 3.25, addressed in Jackson’s hand to “Master Edward G. W. Butler, George Town College, District Columbia,” and boldly franked along the top of the panel, “Free, Andrew Jackson.” Panel is also docketed by the recipient and dated July 17, 1844. In very good condition, with missing top left corner, partial separations to folds (none affecting panel or signature), scattered toning, and some show-through from transfer of ink from text. Jackson’s signature extends across the entire panel and measures an impressive 4.75˝ long. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

11. Andrew Jackson. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 8.25, January 1, 1838. Letter to James H. Dillon concerning the possibility of a challenge to Dillon’s title on his property. In part: “I hasten to inform you that the state of my health will not permit me to attend to your business, and I have no acquaintance in that Section of country to whom I could write. But surely after a possession of upwards of thirty years of the land, and quieted by a suit…it would be strange indeed, that a new title could be set up to destroy yours. It would give me pleasure was not my health so feeble, to comply with your request, but it is out of my power.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a plaque and engraved portrait to an overall size of 20.5 x 15.5. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), a mild overall block of toning, and a thin vertical stain passing through the first several lines of the letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 9

12. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one

page, 15.75 x 9.75, April 2, 1831. President Jackson grants Conrad States of Harrison County, Ohio, a parcel of land “at Steubenville Ohio, containing eighty acres and twenty-five hundredths of an acre.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. The crisp white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through the first letter of the signature), light toning and soiling, and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

13. Martin Van Buren. Full free frank as president, measuring 9.75 x 7.5 unfolded with a 5 x 3.5 center panel, addressed in another hand to “L. H. Wheeler, Mercht. Tailor, Broadway, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “Free, M. Van Buren.” The panel bears a ‘Free’ stamp and postmark of Washington, December 14, [1837]. The adjoining letter remains attached and is signed “A. Van Buren,” most likely the president’s eldest son, Abraham.

In very good condition, with two vertical folds through the center panel (one passing through a single letter of the signature), staining to the center, and a small area of paper loss at the top from seal removal. Accompanied by a 1953 certification from the American Philatelic Society Board of Examiners.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Excessively rare Tyler presidential land grant 14. John Tyler. Rare partly-printed vellum DS

as president, one page, 16 x 10, November 1, 1844. President Tyler grants Matthew Allen of Florida a parcel of land “as Subject to Sale at Tallahassee, Florida Territory, containing one hundred and sixty acres.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Tyler and countersigned by J. Williamson as recorder of the General Land Office.

Traces from an affixed seal remain in the lower left. In very good condition, with four vertical storage folds (one passing through a single letter of the signature) and scattered staining. President Andrew Jackson passed a law in 1833 allowing land grants to be secretarially signed, making authentically signed examples from 1834 and later extremely rare. The overwhelming majority of land grants from Tyler’s administration are signed by his son Robert, who served as President Tyler’s private secretary—only a handful of grants signed by John Tyler himself are known to exist. A true historical rarity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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15. John Tyler. Hand-addressed free-franked envelope, 4.5 x 2.5,

addressed in Tyler’s hand to “Alexander Gardiner, Esq., Clerk U. S. Circuit Ct., New York City,” and franked in the upper right, “J. Tyler.”

Envelope also bears a small secretarial notation dated July 14, 1847, and retains its wax seal on the reverse. Scattered light soiling and foxing, and slight pooling of ink to first letter of signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Superb Mexican-American War appointment for an officer seeking ‘Glory’ 16. James K. Polk. War-dated partly-printed

vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 18, March 25, 1847. President Polk appoints Isaac Bowen as “First Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Artillery, in the service of the United States.”

Signed at the conclusion by President Polk and countersigned by Secretary of War William L. Marcy. The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing between Polk’s first name and middle initial), moderate scattered toning and soiling, and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition. Bowen was a friend of D. H. Hill of the Fourth Artillery, now best remembered for his service in the Confederate Army. Both saw the war as a way to prove to the American people—who remained skeptical of the idea of a regular standing army—that the officers who graduated from the US Military Academy were indeed skilled soldiers rather than ‘epauletted loafers.’ A letter from Bowen written at the outset of the war in 1846 is quoted in Ricardo A. Herrera’s book For Liberty and the Republic, in which he wrote that as the First Artillery prepared to ‘march upon Monterey’ he hoped to ‘cover myself with that bubble ‘Glory’ which I am so anxious to obtain.’ The sweeping American victory in the Mexican-American War, which gave the United States most of its present land in the southwest, indeed proved the worth of the Army’s officers and became the defining element of Polk’s presidency. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 11

Desirable presidential correspondence with a senator 17. James K. Polk and Franklin Pierce. ALS as president, signed “James K. Polk,” one page, 8 x 10, June 9, 1846. Letter to Senator Lewis Cass, in full: “I desire to see you this afternoon. If it shall be convenient for you to do so, I will thank you to call about 6 o’clock.” Affixed at the bottom of the letter is an ink signature, “Yours truly, Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 4 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of Polk’s signature), scattered foxing and toning, and showthrough from adhesive to reverse of the Pierce slip. Pierce had befriended Polk during their time together in Congress, and as president Polk helped advance Pierce’s political career by appointing him attorney general of New Hampshire.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

19 . Zachary Taylor. Ink signature, “Your obt. Servt, Z. Taylor,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip clipped from a letter. In very good condition, with a toned horizontal fold (passing through the top of the signature), and scattered soiling and toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

20. Millard Fillmore.

18. Zachary Taylor. Choice manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor Col.

Comdg.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, circa March 1834. A “List of Quarter Master’s Stores expended & worn out in the public service at Fort Crawford…during 1st Quarter of the year 1834.” The table below details the used equipment and its application, including, “One felling axe, Worn out in public service,” “One broom, Used in Quarter Master’s Office,” “Six padlocks, Used on cell doors,” and “Eight oars, Worn out in public service.” Signed at the conclusion by J. B. W. Stockton and boldly countersigned by Taylor. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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ALS, one page, 5 x 4.25, December 27, 1872.

Letter to Louis Saroni, in full: “I regret that it is out of my power to comply with your request for an autograph of Henry Clay.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through two letters of the signature), scattered toning, showthrough from adhesive remnants to reverse, and a trimmed bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

21. Franklin Pierce. Partly-

printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, November 21, 1854.

President Pierce directs the secretary of state to “affix the Seal of the United States to a treaty concluded with the Shawnee tribe of Indians.”

Mild toning along horizontal folds and edges, and some light rippling along top edge, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a 1977 certificate of authenticity from Charles Hamilton. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Vouching for a constituent “highly recommended by many of the leading Democrats of the State”

22. Franklin Pierce.

Crisp franking signature, “Free Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 5.25 x 1 slip clipped from a larger address panel.

Matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Pierce bearing a facsimile signature to an overall size of 11.25 x 16.75. Vertical folds passing through initial portions of the signature, light soiling, and a closely cropped top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

24. James Buchanan. ALS, one page, 8 x 10, Washington, May 2, 1846. Letter of recommendation. In part: “The bearer hereof, Isaac Angnez…is highly recommended by many of the leading Democrats of the State. I understand you require some extra clerks & if you could give him temporary employment for a few weeks, I should consider it a personal favor.

He is a very worthy man.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

23. James Buchanan. ALS, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, August 26, 1853. Letter written as Ambassador to England, to W. William Richmond. In full: “On my arrival in the city a few days ago I received your favor of the 11th Instant. I very much regret that I cannot afford you any assistance in your application to be appointed Consul of the United States at Antwerp. Indeed, I have no doubt the place has already been filled, though I do not know the fact. You are mistaken in supposing that there have not been other applicants for the situation. I was committed in such a manner before I left the United States, that it would be improbable for me now to interfere in your favor, even if the place were still vacant.” The letter has been removably archivally sleeved in acid free Mylar. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Accompanied by two unsigned engravings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare 1859 check to Illinois College

25. Abraham Lincoln. Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company business check, 7.5 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to S. L. Whipple for Ills. College for $12.50, January 29, 1859.

Beautifully mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with a portrait of Lincoln to an overall size of 14.25 x 19.5. In fine condition, with expected cancellation cuts to the body, trivial foxing, and a bit of brushing to ink. Consignor notes that this check descended in the family of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, Lincoln’s great-grandson and the last of the president’s direct descendants.

Within weeks of writing this check Lincoln appeared at Illinois College as a speaker in a lecture series sponsored by the Phi Alpha Men’s Literary Society, where he delivered an address entitled ‘Discoveries and Inventions’ on February 12, 1859.

The recipient of this check was most likely Dr. Samuel L. Whipple, who in 1869 gave the college $10,000 for the founding of a preparatory school. A magnificent example of an extremely scarce format. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Scarce 1861 postmaster appointment

26. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed DS as president,

one page, 17.75 x 11.25, July 16, 1861. President Lincoln appoints Ezra Farrington as “Deputy Postmaster at Newburgh, in the State of New York.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln and countersigned

by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The embossed paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact but for two two tiny corner tips. Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), one small edge separation, a bit of soiling and a light stain to blank right margin, and show-through at the top edge from a mounting strip to reverse, otherwise fine condition.

Postmaster appointments from Lincoln’s term are quite uncommon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

27. Abraham Lincoln. Ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 2.25 x .5 clipped slip. A vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature and heavy overall soiling, otherwise very good condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Desirable 1865 Lincoln endorsement for a key aide to his administration 28. Abraham Lincoln. Civil War–dated handwritten

endorsement as president, “And I endorse Gov. Tod, A. Lincoln, Feb. 22, 1865,” one page, 5 x 3.75, penned beneath a manuscript endorsement signed by Ohio Governor David Tod, “I very cheerfully endorse the foregoing.

Very truly yours, David Tod.” A notation on the reverse, now concealed by framing, indicates that this was taken from an application for a clerkship by “Wm. Flenner.”

Nicely mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait and descriptive plaque to an overall size of 28 x 24.75. In very good condition, with noticeable repaired separations to intersecting folds (just trivially affecting the very tips of one letter in Lincoln’s endorsement and first letter of his signature), and scattered soiling. The plaque in the display observes Lincoln’s informal tone, in that he ‘endorses an endorsement by endorsing its endorser.’

Tod greatly aided Lincoln’s administration during his twoyear governorship, helping to deal with matters including draft evasion, the care of wounded soldiers, the defense of Cincinnati from Edmund Kirby-Smith’s threatened invasion, and organizing the state militia to respond to John Hunt Morgan’s raids across the Ohio River. It is also interesting to note that Lincoln’s endorsement dates to the 133rd anniversary of George Washington’s birth and ten days after his own 56th birthday, anniversaries which have since then become generally combined and observed as ‘Presidents Day’ in February. Oversized.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Presidential note to the secretary of state on the war-torn “New Orleans” 29. Abraham Lincoln. ANS as president signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 3.25 x 2, no date. A note to the secretary of state. In full: “These ladies say they live in New Orleans; have just returned from Europe, and wish to go home—Please see them.” Scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. An interesting note regarding two homeward-bound southerners, hoping to reach their destination with the war raging throughout the nation and the strong Union blockade of New Orleans.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“I had the pleasure of extending the right hand of fellowship with Abraham Lincoln last Tuesday night”

30. Abraham Lincoln Sighting. Handwritten letter mentioning Abraham Lincoln, three pages, 8.5 x 10.75, December 18, 1860. In part: “I had the pleasure of extending the right hand of fellowship with Abraham Lincoln last Tuesday night at the Burnet House. He passed through here on his way to Washington City…I never before saw such a crowd of people as there was out on Tuesday evening…Wilson and I…climbed up on an old porch where we could have had a fair view of the President but so many others got up there the old thing caved in and let us fall through so we had to give it up. We went to the Burnet House though and shook hands with him. He made two speeches while he was here…A great many of the Bell men are very well pleased with Abraham Lincoln. They say he will make the best President we ever had.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds (some with slight separations), and a few edge chips and tears. Starting Bid $200

32. Abraham Lincoln Assassination.

Black-bordered printed general orders, one page, 4.25 x 5.75, April 16, 1865. General Orders No. 15 issued by General George G. Meade to inform the Army of the Potomac of President Lincoln’s death. In part: “Official intelligence has been received of the death, by assassination, of the President of the United States…By this Army, this announcement will be received with profound sorrow, and deep horror and indignation…An honest man, a noble patriot, and sagacious statesman has fallen! No greater loss, at this particular moment, could have befallen our country.” Handsomely matted and framed with a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 11.5 x 14. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and trivial soiling. Starting Bid $200

31. Abraham Lincoln Sighting.

AMS describing a meeting with Abraham Lincoln near the end of the Civil War, signed “C. S. Ober,” two pages, 6.5 x 9, no date. In part: “Regarding my story of shaking hands with Lincoln at City Point Va, April 8th 65, he was dressed as I always seen him in black with stove pipe hat. He had spent his night on board of Admiral Porter flag ship, and was alone when shaking hands with the wounded. Seemed shocked with war, although surrounded with victory on every hand.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

33. Abraham Lincoln Assassination. Two periodicals from

the aftermath of President Lincoln’s assassination: an issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper from May 13, 1865, fourteen pages, 11.25 x 16.25, featuring a cover story about Boston Corbett and the shooting of John Wilkes Booth; and an issue of Harper’s Weekly from May 27, 1865, sixteen pages, 11 x 15.75, featuring stories about the trial of assassination conspirator Lewis Payne, the burial of President Lincoln, and the capture of Jefferson Davis. In overall very good condition, with pages disbound and significant chipping to the Leslie’s Illustrated. Starting Bid $200

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Rare presidential ‘Government Depository’ check from 1866 34. Andrew Johnson. Rare Government Depository First National Bank check, 8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Johnson as president, “Andrew Johnson,” made payable for $9,901.50, January 26, 1866. The ‘pay to’ line contains a lengthy bond calculation resulting in the total amount. Also bears an orange two-cent revenue stamp affixed to the upper right initialed by Johnson, “AJ.” In fine condition, with a few light vertical folds, a small tear to the lower left, expected cancellation cuts and bank notations, and slight soiling. A wonderfully attractive check featuring an ornate vignette of the bank building, with a sought-after Johnson signature as president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Uncovering deceit within the Union’s own forces 35. U. S. Grant. Civil War–dated

ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” two pages, 5 x 8, Headquarters Armies of the United States letterhead, January 19, 1865. Letter to Major General Edward O. C. Ord, written from City Point, Virginia, in full: “Your private note of this date is rec’d. I think your suggestion to appoint a Commission to investigate into the Norfolk trade matter a good one. I could not suggest better names for the Commission than those named by you. Go on with it and lose no time in having the Commission commence its work.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered mild dampstaining and mounting remnants to reverse edges lightly showing through.

When Major General Edward Ord took command of the XVIII Corps in 1864, he quickly raised suspicions of illicit trade with the blockaded Port of Norfolk by Union leaders in the department. He suggested that a commission be formed to investigate the trade carried on from the port to the interior of Virginia, focusing on the methods by which Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army received supplies. Grant approved instantly, and within two months 11 people were accused of trading with the enemy and held for trial. An excellent piece regarding the deceit that undermined the extensive Union blockade, and an example of the swift action that made Grant the Union’s star general. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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36. U. S. Grant.

Large and bold ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 slip. Matted and framed with a portrait of Grant to an overall size of 7 x 9. In fine condition, with uniform toning and trivial dampstaining to the right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

37. U. S. Grant. Partlyprinted DS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 19, 1874.

President Grant authorizes and directs “the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of J. M. Cooper.” Nicely signed at the conclusion by President Grant. In fine condition, with expected document wear. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

39. Rutherford B. Hayes. ALS

signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, November 29, 1885. Letter to a general. In part: “I am not quite sure, but my impression is that by the Loyal legion Constitution & rules of secrecy forbids the exposure of rejections. I mention this out of abundant caution in view of your article of Saturday.” Hayes also adds a brief postscript under his signature regarding the Woman Home Missionary Society and an upcoming talk at St. Paul’s Church. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and some light mirroring of ink. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

38. U. S. Grant.

ALS as president, one page, lightlylined, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, March 29, 1872. Letter to Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, in full: “Either day, Monday or Tuesday, will suit me to receive Mr. Roberts.” In fine condition, with an expected mailing fold touching the tips of the signature, and a missing upper left corner tip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

40. James A. Garfield. LS as president-elect signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 5 x 8, November 20, 1880. Letter to Lillie Israel, in full: “Accept my thanks for your kind congratulations in your letter of the 18th instant.”

In fine condition, with slight scattered soiling and an expected mailing fold passing through the bottom tips of the signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Following his decisive win over democratic candidate Winfield Scott Hancock in the 1880 presidential election, Garfield formally took office on March 4, 1881, less than four months after this letter was signed. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare presidential appointment of a former Union general to Peru 41. James A. Garfield. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, May 27, 1881. President Garfield directs the “Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to the envelope of my letter accrediting Stephen A. Hurlbut as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Peru.” In fine condition, with expected document wear. Hurlbut served as a Union general during the Civil War, going on to be appointed as minister resident to Columbia from 1869 to 1872. After a brief stint in Congress, Garfield assigned him to Peru.

This appointment dates to just five weeks before Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, an injury that proved fatal in September. As he was in office for a mere six months—and incapacitated for two—documents signed as president are very scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Diplomatic appointment for the son of a slave 42. Chester A. Arthur. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10,

May 1, 1882. President Arthur directs the secretary of state to “cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to envelope containing letter addressed to His Excellency The President of the Republic of Liberia, accrediting John H. Smyth as Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States of America.” In fine condition, with expected document wear and toning to edges. John Henry Smythe, born in 1844 as the son of a free African-American mother and slave father, attended Howard University Law School and worked as a Freedman’s Bureau agent in the Reconstruction South before beginning his career as a diplomat. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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43. Benjamin Harrison.

ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” one page, 5.5 x 8.25, Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller letterhead, May 22, 1880. Letter to Judge R. S. Taylor. In part: “Your letter and report on the situation of Jurors I found on my desk & have read both…I have signed the report and sent it to the papers for publication. There was not time for me to make a very careful study…but I’m satisfied with its outline.” In fine condition, with a light overall shade of toning, with slightly heavier spots to corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

44. Benjamin Harrison. Engraved

portrait of the exterior of the White House, 4.5 x 3.25, signed under the image in black ink. Matted and framed with a portrait of Harrison in a threequarter length pose to an overall size of 13 x 16. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

46. William McKinley. Partly-printed DS as president, one

page, 21.5 x 17, December 19, 1899. President McKinley appoints Natt F. Roberts as “Postmaster at Farmington in the County of Strafford, State of New Hampshire.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President McKinley and countersigned by the acting postmaster general. The gold seal and blue ribbon affixed to the lower left remain fully intact.

In fine condition, with mild foxing and soiling to the left side.

Accompanied by its seldom-seen original mailing tube. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Enormous 1888 portrait of Harrison as president-elect 45. Benjamin Harrison. Imposing 10 x 15.5 portrait of Harrison taken in 1888 by George Prince, affixed to a 26 x 21.5 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Benj. Harrison.” Toning to edges from previous display and a large repaired chip to the top edge of the mount, otherwise fine condition. Three weeks after Harrison was elected president in November 1888, the Washington Post reported that local photographer George Prince, whose studio was on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street, had gone to Indianapolis and ‘made a large photograph of General Harrison.’

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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47. Theodore Roosevelt. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22 x 17, January 2, 1904. President Roosevelt appoints Natt F. Roberts as “Postmaster at Farmington, in the County of Strafford, State of New Hampshire.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Postmaster General Henry C. Payne. The gold seal and red ribbon affixed to the lower left remain fully intact. Tightly rolled and in very good condition, with scattered bends and creases, and significant foxing and soiling to the left side.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Promoting the story of a Polish revolutionary exiled to Siberia and rescued by President Lincoln 48. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, United States Civil Service Commission letterhead, May 17, 1890. Letter to publisher George Putnam. In full: “This is to introduce you to my friend Mr. M. A. Myendorff, of Helena, Montana. Mr. Myendorff is by birth a Pole, and when very young took part in the Polish uprising in ’63, and was sent to Siberia. He has been writing an account of his adventures, which were very varied and remarkable for a mere boy to go through, he being but fourteen or fifteen years old at the time. He wishes to lay them before you, and I commend him to your courtesy.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving of Roosevelt.

Michael A. Meyendorff came from a family of Polish nobility and fought against Russia in the January Uprising of 1863, during which he was captured and sent to Siberia, presumably for life. Colonel Julian Allen, his half-brother, had fled Poland for America as a refugee and was serving on General Sherman’s staff in the Union Army when he heard of Meyendorff’s plight. Allen proceeded to go to Washington and petitioned President Lincoln to intercede, and soon negotiations were opened through the American ambassador and Meyendorff was turned over to the United States in 1866. While it does not appear that his memoirs were ever published, the University of Oregon holds a collection of his papers including an autobiographical manuscript. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I know very well about the cougar in a wild state” 49. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS as president, two

pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 27, 1905. Letter to Ellen Velvin. In part: “I have read your piece on the puma in ‘Wild Creatures Afield.’ But my dear Miss Velvin, in writing it I am sure you have been misled by reading Hudson’s really absurd fables—fables which it is incomprehensible to me that any trained, scientific man would have written. What are your own personal experiences, or those that Mr. Bostock told you about, of cougars in captivity? These I regard as of great importance; but Mr. Hudson’s stories are fit for a modern Aesop, though they are very charming reading. I know very well about the cougar in a wild state.” In fine condition, with light soiling and faint feathering to ink. One of Roosevelt’s famed hunting exploits came in Colorado in 1901, when, helped by his hunting dogs, he killed a cougar with a knife. Wonderful content revealing Roosevelt’s passion for big game. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

50. Theodore Roosevelt. Choice White House card boldly signed in black ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope postmarked 1908. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

51. Theodore Roosevelt. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 3.5, Sagamore Hill letterhead, September 16, 1916. Letter to “Bridger,” possibly Harry St. John Bridger, the British explorer and author, in full: “Are there duplicates of the photos that the writer enclosed desires? If not, I suppose that at his expense they could be made? Will you direct one of your clerks to answer him?” Letter has been neatly and removably encapsulated. Light overall feathering of ink to text and signature, a small crease to upper right corner, and trivial mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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52. William H. Taft. ALS signed

“ W m . H . Ta f t , ” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, On Board Twin Screw S.S. ‘Fort Victoria’ letterhead, December 28, 1920. Letter to Henry Smith, Secretary of the Colorado Education Association. In full: “I have your cordial letter of November 27th.

It had not been forwarded to me when on a long western trip and I only got it as I came on board. I can’t see my way to being in Colorado in October next. My regular program would keep [me] in New Haven during the past half of the school year, seven hours a week. I am sorry because your kind insistence makes me think you really wish me to come.” Small separation to central horizontal fold of second page, and light toning, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The Department of Justice will act in the spirit of entire fairness,” assures President Wilson after the enactment of new antitrust legislation 53. Woodrow Wilson. TLS as president, two pages,

7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 28, 1914.

Letter to Judge Morgan J. O’Brien. In part: “I submitted your recent letter to the Attorney General and have this comment from him in reply: He feels, in the first place, that the standard suggested of ‘present monopolistic potentiality,’ tested, no doubt, by the power to fix and maintain minimum prices, is too indefinite as a basis of policy. He points out…that it would seem to relate entirely to the second section of the Sherman Act which denounces monopolies of any part of trade or commerce. The first section of that Act denounces contracts, combinations, and conspiracies in restraint of trade or commerce…Such contracts, combinations, and conspiracies might grossly violate the Sherman Act without a combination having built up a ‘present monopolistic potentiality.’ I think that the business men of the country may rest assured that the Department of Justice will act in the spirit of entire fairness and impartiality.” In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (vertical fold passing through the first letter of the signature), overall soiling, and two punch holes near the top edge. In his presidential campaign, Wilson frequently vowed to eliminate monopolies. The referenced 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act banned monopolistic combinations that lessened or hampered trade; however, the government’s decision on when to take action remained inconsistent, and the prohibitions were vague and unclear, leaving businesses constantly uncertain and frustrated. In an attempt to clarify, the Clayton Act was passed on October 15, 1914, setting more specific guidelines on what constituted a violation of Sherman, providing a somewhat clearer picture. An interesting letter from an important time in US antitrust law.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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54. Warren G. Harding.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 24, 1922. Letter to Maurice Maschke, in full: “I wish you could tell me what you know about John K. Frye, of Cleveland. Apparently Mr. Frye is the only candidate before the Civil Service Commission who is qualifying for nomination to the Cleveland Post Office. This is a very interesting thing that he should be the only qualifying candidate and be unknown to everyone to whom I have been able to address an inquiry here in Washington.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and a few trivial spots of foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

55. Herbert Hoover. Three TLSs expressing his appreciation, each one page, personal and Secretary of Commerce letterhead, dated from June to November of 1928. One letter is addressed to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien; the remaining two are addressed to G. Alfred Lawrence. In overall fine condition, trivial creasing and soiling, and several horizontal folds one. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fully signed by the World War I debt commissions 56. Herbert Hoover. Fantastic matte-finish 9.75 x 8 photo of the members of the World War Foreign Debt Commission and the Belgian Commission, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by each member, including Herbert Hoover, Andrew W. Mellon, Frank B. Kellogg, Reed Smooth, Theodore E. Burton, Charles R. Crisp, Richard Olney, Edward N. Hurley, Garrard B. Winston, Arthur N. Young, and F. G. Blair of the Debt Commission, and Emile de Cartier, Emile Francqui, Felicien Cattier, Georges Theunis, Robert Silvercruys, and Andrew Terlinden of the Belgian Commission. A bit of dampstaining to the lower left affecting two signatures, a paperclip impression and dark mark to the upper border, and a bit of silvering to dark areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. The American group was led by Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon and established in 1922 to negotiate repayment agreements with foreign countries indebted to the United States in the aftermath of World War I, and in 1925 they came to a satisfactory agreement with the Belgian delegation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 25

Oversized Signal Corps portrait inscribed to a White House assistant 57. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Outstanding matte-finish 14 x 16.75 portrait of Roosevelt at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For James M. Barnes, from his friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Blindstamped in the lower right by the US Army Signal Corps. In very good condition, with small tears to the blank area above his head and right edge, light scattered bends and creases, and a portion of the signature and inscription a few shades light. An Illinois Democrat, Barnes served in Congress from 1939 to 1943 before being appointed as administrative assistant to President Roosevelt, a role he continued under Truman. An unusually large, crisp image with an excellent political association. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fabulous presentation from the president to his daughter

58. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed book: The Land of Sleepy Hollow. Letterpress edition, limited issue, numbered 24/600. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1887.

Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 75 pages with unpaginated photogravures. Warmly signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen to his daughter, “For Anna Roosevelt Dall, from her affectionate father, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1930.”

Autographic condition: very good, with scattered soiling, light foxing, and a couple semicircles of dampstaining to the right edge of the signed page. Book condition: G+/None, in a VG+ case. Accompanied by a presentation card from an apparent previous unrelated owner, dated 1889, and a custom-made blue cloth clamshell presentation case. Anna, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s oldest daughter, received this when she was 24 years old and a budding journalist who would soon become an associate editor of the magazine Babies Just Babies. A rare and beautiful book with a close Roosevelt family association.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 26 | August 12, 2015 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES

59. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president,

one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 8, 1943. Letter to Reverend Patrick Mee, in full: “Thank you for your nice letter. I am delighted that you have had this promotion for your own sake. It is richly deserved, but we are all going to miss you very much in Hyde Park. I shall always remember the four years that you were with us, and I wish you every possible success in your new parish.” Overall toning from previous display, and some scattered spots of foxing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

60. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 5, 1938. Letter to Honorable Mark W. Potter.

In full: “It was thoughtful of you to send me that gratifying telegram. I am glad to have your word of approval of my Message to the Congress.”

Scattered creases and a few small stains, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopy of the telegram referenced. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

62. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

DS, one page, 8.5 x 3.5, February 1, 1927. Promissory note signed

by Roosevelt as president of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for repayment in gold coin to himself for his personal funding of the foundation. Document reads in part: “On February 1st, 1934, at the Bank of America, New York City, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Inc., a corporation of the State of Delaware, promises, for value received, to pay to the order of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the sum of Ten thousand, dollars in gold coin.” Signed at the conclusion by Roosevelt and countersigned by his trusted advisor and onetime law partner, D. Basil O’Connor. A typed endorsement on the reverse reads, “The withinnamed payee waives presentment and notice of non-payment of the within note,” and is signed again

by Roosevelt. In very good condition, with evenly trimmed edges, a vertical and horizontal fold (the latter passing between two letters of the endorsement), scattered light creasing, trivial show-through from endorsement and signature to reverse, and a professionally restored area of paper loss to the bottom edge (affecting the bottom of the signature) with portions of the missing text restored. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce postage-free official White House envelope 61. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Rare official White House envelope ex-

empt from postage, 6.5 x 3.75, boldly signed in the return address area in fountain pen by Roosevelt. Addressed in type, “Arthur C. Litt, Esq., 1476 Broadway, New York, N. Y.” Postmarked at Washington, October 8, 1934. Light scattered creases and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Roosevelt signed in the upper left to simply indicate his identity as the sender, and the mailing envelope required no postage. As the president did not have franking privileges, Roosevelt free franks are essentially nonexistent. Given the close resemblance of this piece to a free frank in form and function, it is of the utmost desirability to philatelic and presidential collectors alike. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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64. Harry S. Truman. TLS as

63. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, boldly signed in fountain pen. Some rippling to horizontal edges, tape remnants to reverse, and a few edge and corner tip creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 19, 1947. Letter to Fred Lang, in part: “I can’t tell you how very much I appreciated your good telegram of the seventeenth in regard to Margaret’s appearance in Kansas City. Naturally it hit the old man where he lives.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing to left edge.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. The year of 1947 proved an integral one for budding opera singer Margaret Truman who, following her national radio debut in mid-March, appeared in several large-scale public performances around the country, including her aforementioned Kansas City concert on December 15, 1947. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Vice President Truman adjourns the Senate in memory of a longtime staffer 65. Harry S. Truman. Rare printed DS as vice president, one page, 10 x 15, January

29, 1945. Senate of the United States document headed, “Resolutions on the Death of Colonel Edwin A. Halsey.” In full: “Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Col. Edwin A. Halsey, late the Secretary of the Senate. Resolved, That the Acting Secretary of the Senate communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect of the memory of the deceased the Senate do now adjourn until Thursday next.” In very good condition, with scattered creases, toning, and soiling. Halsey’s entire career had been devoted to the Senate, advancing through the ranks after beginning as a page at age sixteen in 1897. He was also the secretary-treasurer of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and so was in frequent contact with Truman and his campaign headquarters during his senatorial campaigns. Items signed by Truman during his brief time as vice president are quite rare, and with its close political and personal association, this is an especially desirable example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Truman honors his VP’s lifetime of service 66. Harry S. Truman. ALS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75,

White House letterhead, March 7, 1951. Letter to Jane Hadley Barkley, the wife of Vice President Alben Barkley, in full: “I certainly appreciated your note about the presentation to Alben.

I enjoyed the ceremony very much and so did he. You should have come down and joined the party. I’m getting a lot of sleep and sunshine—but it is already monotonous!” In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in the president’s own hand. Nearly four decades after his first day in Congress, Vice President Alben Barkley was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on March 1, 1951. As a surprise gesture, President Truman appeared on the Senate floor to deliver the award along with a gavel made from timber recovered from the White House renovation of 1949–51. Truman ALSs as president are quite uncommon, this one even more so with such a crisp, legible middle initial. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

67. Harry S. Truman. TLS as presi-

dent, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 1, 1951.

Letter to Bishop Oxnam, in full: “I have received your telegram of February twentieth and want to thank you and the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church for your interest in wiring and letting me have this expression of your views. The flood crisis which now confronts the Republic of India is indeed alarming, and it is hoped that the Congress will take immediate steps to put into effect the program I recommended in my Message of February twelfth. So that you may have it for convenient reference, a copy of that Message is enclosed.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned copy of the referenced message. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

68. Harry S. Truman. Series 1935 D silver certificate one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in fountain pen. Central vertical fold and slight scattered creasing, otherwise fine condition. A highly desirable banknote, bringing to mind Truman’s famous desk sign, ‘The buck stops here!’ Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Oversized Harris & Ewing portrait of Truman’s team 69. Harry S. Truman and His Cabinet. Uncommon matte-

finish 15.25 x 10.75 photo of President Truman and his Cabinet gathered around a conference table, signed in the lower border in fountain pen by Harry S. Truman, Alben W. Barkley, Charles F. Brannan, Jesse M. Donaldson, John W. Snyder, Charles Sawyer, Maurice J. Tobin, James Forrestal, Dean G. Acheson, Tom C. Clark, and Julius A. Krug. The photo bears the white ink notation of the famous Harris & Ewing studio in the lower right corner of the image, and each signature is identified below. Matted and framed to an overall size of 21.75 x 17. In very good condition, with moderate scattered creases, several surface nicks and scratches to image, some scattered soiling, a tear to the top edge, and Snyder’s signature light but legible. A distinguished portrait of the men who helped shaped the country after the second World War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

An exceedingly rare check from his Abilene job, just one year after finishing high school 70. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Abilene

Manufacturing Company business check, 8.5 x 3, filled out by a company secretary, payable to Dwight Eisenhower for $8.75, July 9, 1910, endorsed on the reverse in pencil, “Dwight Eisenhower.”

Three vertical folds, expected bank stamps, a tiny tear to the right edge, and scattered creases, otherwise fine condition.

Eisenhower grew up in Abilene, Kansas, where he graduated from Abilene High School in the class of 1909. It seems that he worked only briefly at the Abilene Manufacturing Company during the summer of 1910, where he made steel bins for storing grain. The Eisenhower family’s financial situation made it impossible for both Dwight and his brother Edgar to attend college at the same time, so they formed a pact to alternate years studying and working to pay for each other’s tuition. Ike allowed Edgar to take a second year at college, and so he spent his first two years out of high school working in Abilene to help support his brother. Then, encouraged by a friend, he applied to the tuition-free military academies at Annapolis and West Point. Although eminently qualified for both, by this point Eisenhower’s years working had pushed him beyond the Naval Academy’s age limit and so, essentially by default, he received an appointment to West Point. Eisenhower checks of any sort are rare, and as an extremely early example symbolizing his period of growth from high school senior to West Point cadet this is a supremely desirable piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Amid buzz bombs on London, Ike reassures Mamie he was not “exceedingly reckless & ‘showing off’” by taking a flight over Normandy’s battlefields 71. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

War-dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, July 11, 1944. Letter home to his wife, Mamie, in part: “Lately I saw a piece in the paper which intimated that on 4th July in France I was exceedingly reckless & ‘showing off.’ Pay no attention to such tales. I’m most careful—and I’m not talking for effect. Ask Johnny [Eisenhower] how promptly I duck to the shelter when the ‘Buzzers’ come around! Tell him I spent the last 2 nights at the camp. I didn’t mean to upset you with ‘advice.’

I was merely philosophizing on the basis of what I thought John needs, etc. Forget it! I’m always a bit off key when I try to talk seriously—at least when I try to talk about John. (There goes the warning—now we’ll see whether I get an ‘imminent’ warning!) Just had a long letter from Milton. It appears that the motion picture thing may go forward. In a way I’m sorry, because from a personal viewpoint none of us has anything to gain—and some embarrassment might ensue. But there is a possibility of doing good, I think, so any personal embarrassment is worth chancing!” In fine condition.

On July 4, 1944, Eisenhower left his headquarters in Portsmouth to visit Allied positions in Normandy with General Omar Bradley; during his trip, he took what was supposed to be a quiet flight aboard a P-47 to get a better view of the battlefields. When he returned to the airstrip, he found himself surrounded by Signal Corps photographers and the story quickly made it to the press. Much to Eisenhower’s chagrin, the flight was characterized as a reckless stunt; even his personal aide, Sgt. Mickey McKeogh, described it as ‘one of the few unnecessary chances I ever saw him take.’ A superb wartime letter revealing a cross-section of Ike as both a courageous soldier and warm husband. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

72. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Uncommon 9 x 7.25 lightweight semi-glossy photo of

Eisenhower sitting in front of his medical staff, affixed to its original 16.25 x 15 mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountain pen, “To Howard—D.E.” The mat is affixed to the top of a same size mount. Reverse of the photo bears a Max Hill Weir photography stamp, and a caption sheet, entitled “The President and His Doctors,” is affixed to the reverse of the mount. In very good to fine condition, with an area of surface loss to the image, and lines of irregular toning from previous display to the mat. The recipient of this photo, Major General Howard M. Snyder, was Eisenhower’s personal physician during his presidency .Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Limited edition of the Supreme Commander’s memoir of World War II, signed on its desirable D-Day order 73. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: Cru-

sade in Europe. First edition, limited issue, numbered 897/1426. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover with slipcase, 7 x 10, 559 pages. Signed in fountain pen on a special prefatory page reproducing Eisenhower’s Order of the Day on D-Day, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None, in VG- slipcase. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

74. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Handsome matte-

finish 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo of Eisenhower in a suit and tie, calligraphically inscribed to a secret service agent, “To: James K. Fox,” and signed in fountain pen, “With lasting appreciation of his long and efficient service on the White House staff—and with best wishes, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In fine condition, with mild toning to edges. Accompanied by an inscribed photo of Eisenhower’s daughterin-law. A nice association between the president and one of his White House bodyguards. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

75. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 7, 1955. Letter to Dudley E. Whiting. In part: “On November 7, 1955, pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, I created, by Executive Order, an Emergency Board to investigate and report to the President respecting the dispute existing between the Albany Port District Railroad and other carriers and certain of their employees as indicated in the Executive Order…I am pleased to appoint you as a member of the Emergency Board and to designate you as chairman.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope and a photocopy of the text of the executive order. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

76. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Exceptional vintage glossy 9.5 x 5 photo of

Eisenhower admiring a small plane, signed at the bottom in black ink. Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 14. In fine condition, with unobtrusive crazing to the emulsion. An attractive and uncommonly seen image of the former US president and five-star general. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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77. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Official engraved White House invitation card for a luncheon

on May 12, 1953, one page, 5 x 4, signed at the top in fountain pen as president, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” The invitation is filled out in another hand for “Mr. Heller,” the Democratic Congressman Louis B. Heller. Light overall toning and a toned tape remnant to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. This luncheon marked the last of a series of twenty-five that the newly inaugurated Eisenhower held so that he could meet the members of Congress on an ‘informal basis.’ Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Presidents on Presidents: Eisenhower on Lincoln” 78. Dwight D. Eisenhower. DS, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 31,

1962. Agreement between Eisenhower and NBC for the former president to narrate a half-hour program entitled “Presidents on Presidents: Eisenhower on Lincoln,” with Eisenhower receiving $5,000 for his work, as well as additional payments for reruns and foreign distribution. Signed on the final page by Eisenhower, who also initials the last page twice.

In fine condition, with expected light document wear. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

The young congressman hopes to influence a naval assignment for a fellow Solomon Island vet 79. John F. Kennedy. TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.75 x 10.25, House of Representatives letterhead, March 21, 1950. Letter to John H. Artesani, a specialist aboard the USS Shenandoah, in full: “Further reference is made to your desire to secure an assignment to shore duty with the United States Navy. I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of the letter I have just received from Captain W. O. Burch, Head of the Enlisted Detailing Section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy, Washington 25, D.C., which speaks for itself. I have contacted the Commander, Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, in your behalf, and shall keep you posted as to the results of my efforts in that direction.” In very good condition, with overall creases and scattered stains. Like Kennedy, Artesani was a Boston native enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. He was serving aboard the USS O’Bannon near the Solomon Islands at the same time Kennedy was commanding PT-109 in the area. Kennedy’s heroism in rescuing his crew after PT-109 was rammed by a Japanese ship earned him nationwide recognition and later helped to propel his political career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 33

Striking image of Kennedy addressing a packed room of reporters during his 1960 campaign for the Democratic nomination

80. John F. Kennedy. Unusual vintage matte-finish 19.25 x 9 photo by Tony Spina of Senator John Kennedy at a March, 26, 1960 press

conference in Detroit, affixed to its original 19.5 x 11.75 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink to political correspondent and journalist Earl Mazo, “For Earl Mazo—with warmest regards, John Kennedy.” Double-matted and framed with Tru-Vue glass to an overall size of 25.5 x 17.75. Some light staining to background at upper portion of image, a few light surface creases, and a bit of light spotting to bottom of mount, otherwise fine condition.

According to archivists at the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne University, this remarkable photo was taken on the evening of March 26, 1960, during a brief press conference at the Sheraton Book-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. Seeking the Democratic nomination for the upcoming presidential election, Kennedy stood out in the Midwestern Democratic Convention; with this photo gracing the front page of The Detroit Free Press the following day, along with the announcement that the party heard the young senator’s ‘sound call to battle,’ he emerged as the clear front-runner heading in to the National Convention. Taken by Putlizer Prize-winning photographer Tony Spina—who would later go on to publish ‘This Was the President,’ featuring this photo on page 108—this photo shows a striking angle, capturing both the profile of Senator Kennedy and the crowd of journalists before him, reaching for his every word. The inscription to Earl Mazo holds special interest, as it was Mazo (a close contact and biographer of Richard Nixon, shown on the left of the photo looking directly into the camera) who went on to spearhead the investigation into the alleged Democratic voter fraud of the 1960 presidential election. A fantastic piece, combining historical importance, visual interest, and a notable recipient. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Long before announcing his own candidacy, JFK responds to “interest in being a delegate to the 1960 convention” 81. John F. Kennedy. TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United

States Senate letterhead, May 14, 1959. Letter to Al Zabriskie of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives. In part: “Thank you for your recent letter stating your position relative to recently conducted polls. I certainly appreciate the confidence you expressed in me and your thoughtfulness in writing concerning this. Regarding your interest in being a delegate to the 1960 convention, I am making this known to State Chairman John M. ‘Pat’ Lynch. In view of Pat’s position in this matter, I suggest you also make your interest known directly to him.”

In fine condition. Kennedy would not announce his candidacy for the presidency until January 2, 1960, nearly eight months after this letter.

He went on to earn the nomination on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention, narrowly defeating Lyndon B. Johnson after Robert Kennedy secured critical delegates at the last minute. A superb prepresidential letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Featured in Profiles in Courage 82. John F. Kennedy. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Sen-

ate letterhead, February 18, 1959. Letter to Mrs. Edgar Deen of Fort Worth, Texas. In part: “I am very happy to give you my permission to use the picture of Anne Hutchinson in Great Christian Women, and I look forward with much interest to reading your new book. Thank you for your kind reference to my speech before the U. S. Conference of Mayors last September.” Scattered creases and a rusty paperclip impression to the upper left, otherwise fine condition. Kennedy had featured Anne Hutchinson, a member of the early Massachusetts Puritan congregation, in his 1957 book Profiles in Courage, citing her for holding true to her ideals and standing up to her minister and Governor Winthrop in holding her own religious meetings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Fantastic campaign flyer signed at the Mingo County Courthouse 83. John F. Kennedy. Fantastic tri-fold campaign flyer for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, 3.75 x 9, boldly signed on the front in blue ballpoint. The flyer unfolds to a size of 11 x 17.5 and features several blurbs describing Kennedy’s qualities and achievements, describing him as a Pulitzer Prize winner, champion of labor, hard-hitting racket buster, fighter for durable peace, defender of civil liberties, and decorated war hero. In very good condition, with partial edge separations at folds, a few creases, light scuffs to the right of the signature, and toned tape remnants at the top and bottom. Consignor notes that this was originally obtained by his father in 1960 in front of the Mingo County Courthouse in Williamson, West Virginia. On April 25, 1960, Kennedy visited the towns of Williamson and Kermit in Mingo County, and spoke to a crowd in front of the courthouse about his candidacy in the upcoming Democratic primary. Facing off against the Congregationalist Hubert Humphrey in a state where religion was said to be a key factor, Kennedy unexpectedly won the West Virginia primary election on May 10, proving that a Catholic could be a viable national candidate. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

84. Kennedy Inauguration. Pair of 1961 District of Columbia license plates issued to Congressman George Hyde Fallon for the 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, 12 x 6, number “729,” featuring a design of the American flag in front of the US Capitol. Includes the inaugural registration certificate stating that they were issued on December 22, 1960, to Hon George H. Fallon of the Fourth District, Maryland. Text at the bottom reads, “This special inaugural registration will expire at midnight January 31, 1961.” In overall very good condition, with toning and adhesive remnants to the plates. Starting Bid $200

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85. John F. Kennedy: Malcolm Kilduff. Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff’s personally-owned and -used green vinyl souvenir document portfolio case, 15 x 11, giltstamped on the front with an Irish harp and text in English and Gaelic, reading: “Visit of President Kennedy to Ireland June 1963.” The portfolio contains a single pocket with a plastic zippered closure beneath the flap. Scattered marks, dings, and soiling from use, otherwise fine condition.

Originates from the estate of Malcolm Kilduff and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Erik L. Dorr. Kilduff was the ranking press secretary on the tragic trip to Dallas, and is best remembered for announcing the death of the president. A similar example was one of four inner portfolios in Kennedy’s black alligator briefcase at the time of his assassination, now held in the National Archives. Starting Bid $200

86. John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Iconic

matte-finish 11 x 14 photograph of the first family, showing President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline, and Caroline together, unsigned.

The reverse bears Lowe’s photographer’s stamp, reading: “Jacques / Lowe / 830 6th / Avenue / N.Y. 1, N.Y. / MU 4-0043.”

In very good condition, with scattered creases, a thin band of adhesive remnants to the upper left corner, edgewear, and some faint toning.

Lowe began working as John F. Kennedy’s campaign photographer in 1958 and documented his presidential administration until 1962.

Shortly after Lowe passed away in early 2001, his archive of negatives was destroyed with the World Trade Center. Starting Bid $200

88. Lyndon B. Johnson. Satin-finish 13.25 x 10.5 photo of President Johnson speaking with two men, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “To Jack Horner, That’s how high goes my affection for you, Lyndon B. Johnson.” Framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 12.5. In fine condition, with trivial soiling. Garnett ‘Jack’ Horner was the Washington Star’s White House reporter for over twenty years, covering Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt through Gerald Ford. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

87. Lyndon B. Johnson. Two items: a color glossy 8 x 10 portrait

of Johnson, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Arnold Gates, with warm best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson”; and a typed statement, signed “L. B. J.,” one page, 7 x 9, embossed personal letterhead, August 15, 1972. In full: “The magnificent effort which took America into space and to the moon represents, I believe, this nation at its best. We took a dream, we perfected the technology to make it real, and we followed it all the way. Our adventures in the new world of space proved once more that America can do what it wills itself to do, if it applies the muscle, the recourses, and the heart to get the job done.” In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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89. Lyndon B. Johnson. Semi–glossy 9.25 x 7.5 photo of President Johnson enjoying coffee with several others at a gathering in Corpus Christi, in 1957, affixed to its original 12.5 x 11.25 mount with a calligraphic inscription to Brown McCallum, signed to the right in black ink, “Lyndon B. Johnson.” Printed text on the mount indicates that the signature was obtained at the White House in December of 1968. Trivial dings to edges, a few small surface impressions, a horizontal crease to center of image, and portions of the printed text missing on the mount, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

90. Richard Nixon. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Nixon,

signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Joe Forest, with best wishes, from Richard Nixon.” Creasing to edges (heaviest to right side), and some scattered soiling and surface impressions, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed copy of Reagan’s 1994 Alzheimer’s announcement

91. Ronald Reagan. Souvenir photocopy of Reagan’s letter disclosing his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease to the American people, two

pages, 8.5 x 11, November 5, 1994, signed at the top in blue felt tip on the day after issuing the statement, “11-6-94, Ronald Reagan.” A typed transcript is stapled to the letter, also signed in blue felt tip by Reagan. In fine condition. Reagan’s disclosure of his condition raised a great amount of public awareness about the devastating affliction. An unusual twice-signed format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Discussing a screenwriter friend who “did the Jim Thorpe picture and the Monte Stratton story (Jimmy Stewart played Monte)” 92. Ronald Reagan. TLS as president signed “Ron,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 19, 1983. Letter to Dolores and Paul Ballachino, in part: “I know how you feel after the bypass surgery…A friend of mine, a very successful screenwriter, did the Jim Thorpe picture and the Monte Stratton story (Jimmy Stewart played Monte).

Just a short time ago my friend had a bypass operation…This summer he climbed 11,000 foot Mt. Jacinto in California. That was only a trial run for what he did next. He wrote me a couple months ago to tell me he had just returned from Nepal where he climbed Mt. Everest—27,000 feet—all the way to the top.

Now I’m not suggesting you take up mountain climbing. I just thought you’d like to know there isn’t much you can’t do after the wounds are healed. So if Dolores asked you to clear out the garage or get the cat down off the roof you’ll just have to do it.” In fine condition, with slight soiling to the signed page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

93. Bill Clinton. Book-

let of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996 introduced to the House of Representatives by Florida Congressman Bill Young, 96 pages, 7.25 x 10.75, signed and inscribed at the top in blue felt tip to Young, “To Bill Young, with appreciation, Bill Clinton.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an official envelope bearing Young’s printed free frank, on which he has written, “Clinton, sign my bill—FY 96 Defense $$, which he let become law without his signature.” President Clinton opposed the bill because it allocated more money for weapons programs than he believed necessary, but backed down from a veto threat and allowed the bill to become law without signing it after coming to an agreement with the Republicans. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

94. Presidents and Vice Presidents. An

off-white embossed vice presidential card, 6.25 x 3.25, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by five vice presidents, two of whom went on to become president: George Bush, Gerald Ford, Spiro Agnew, Walter Mondale, and Dan Quayle. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

95.

Four Presidents.

An off-white engraved president card, 4 x 2.25, signed in felt tip and ballpoint

by Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, and Bill Clinton. In fine condition, with slight haloing to Ford’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rarely seen oversized White House image signed by five 96. Five Presidents. Extremely desirable color 14 x 11 cardstock photo of the White House and its beautiful North Lawn garden, signed in the lower border in blue and black felt tip by Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. In very good condition, with scattered bends and creases, some slight soiling, and a bit of haloing to the Carter and Ford signatures. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Magnificent compilation of six presidents, from Nixon to Clinton 97. Six Presidents. Extraordinary engraving of the White House by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 8 x 6, signed in black felt tip by Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton. In fine condition. Items signed by this many presidents are exceedingly rare, particularly in so desirable a format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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98. Martin Van Buren Starting Bid $200

99. Martin Van Buren Starting Bid $200

100. Abraham Lincoln Starting Bid $200

101. Abraham Lincoln and William H. Seward

102. Rutherford B. Hayes

103. Grover Cleveland

104. Benjamin Harrison

105. Theodore Roosevelt

106. William H. Taft

109. William H. Taft

110. Calvin Coolidge

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107. William H. Taft Starting Bid $200

108. William H. Taft Starting Bid $200

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111. Herbert Hoover Starting Bid $200

112. Herbert Hoover Starting Bid $200

115. Harry S. Truman Starting Bid $200

118. Dwight D. Eisenhower Starting Bid $200

122. Richard Nixon Starting Bid $200

119. Lyndon B. Johnson Starting Bid $200

123. Richard Nixon Starting Bid $200

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113. Herbert Hoover

114. Harry S. Truman

116. Harry S. Truman

117. Harry S. Truman

120. Richard Nixon Starting Bid $200

121. Nixon, Ford, and Agnew

124. Richard Nixon

125. Richard Nixon

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126. Richard Nixon

127. Gerald Ford

128. Gerald Ford

129. Gerald Ford

130. Gerald Ford

131. Gerald Ford

132. Gerald Ford

133. Jimmy Carter

134. Ronald Reagan

135. Ronald Reagan

136. Ronald Reagan

137. Ronald Reagan

138. Ronald Reagan

139. Ronald Reagan

140. Ronald and Nancy Reagan

141. Ronald Reagan and George Bush

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142. George Bush Starting Bid $200

146. Bill Clinton Starting Bid $200

143. George Bush Starting Bid $200

144. George and Barbara Bush

145. The Bushes and the Quayles

147. Bill Clinton

148. Bill Clinton

149. Bill Clinton

151. George W. Bush

152. George W. Bush

155. George W. and Laura Bush

156. Barack Obama

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150. Bill Clinton Starting Bid $200

153. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200

154. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200

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notables

Declaration of Independence Signers 159. Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Signer of the Declara-

tion of Independence from Maryland (1737–1832) who was the longestlived among his colleagues. ALS signed “Ch. Carroll of Carrollton,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, January 19, 1779. Lengthy and detailed letter discussing business matters. In part: “I have thought for some time past that the commissions of Mr. Johnston are too great, yet as the capital circulated is small perhaps the commissions he has received…are not an adequate compensation for his services.” Intersecting folds with tiny edge separations, overall toning, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

160. George Clymer. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Penn-

sylvania (1739–1813). Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo. Clymer,” one page, 6.25 x 7.5, August 14, 1754. A contributor’s note sealed and delivered in the presence of Clymer. In part: “I William Coleman of the City of Philad’a, Merch’t, do promise to pay Charles Norris Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Hospital…the Sum of Twenty five pounds current money in Pennsylvania.” Signed at the conclusion by Clymer and countersigned by Hugh Roberts. A similar note for another party is printed above.

Light foxing and toning, show-through from docketing to reverse, and large portions removed (seemingly as cancellation cuts), otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving. Clymer’s parents died a year after his birth and he was taken into guardianship by his uncle, William Coleman, who was a close friend of Ben Franklin. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

161. William Ellery. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode

Island (1727–1820). Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Ellery, Colle.,” one page, 8.25 x 6.5, March 26, 1792. District of Newport document issued by Ellery as collector of customs, in part: “Robert Lawton Master of the Sloop Peggy of the Burthen of Sixty eight and half Tons, having complied with the Law for ‘Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other Purposes,’ is hereby permitted to proceed to the Port of New York.”

Signed below an embossed seal in the left margin by Ellery and countersigned by “Rob. Cooke.” Small edge separations to intersecting folds, a bit of paper loss to upper left, and a slit to a portion of the embossed seal, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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162. William Ellery. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727–1820). Ink signature, “Wm. Ellery,” on a light brown 3.25 x 1 slip clipped from a letter. Double-suede-matted with an engraved plaque and portrait of Ellery to an overall size of 17.25 x 12.5. In fine condition, with trivial soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1814 check by the ‘gerrymandering’ vice president 163. Elbridge Gerry. Signer of the Declaration of

Independence from Massachusetts (1744–1814) who later served as vice president under James Madison.

His name entered the language as a result of his support of politically advantageous redistricting, which became known as ‘gerrymandering.’ Bank check, 6.5 x 2.25, filled out and signed by Gerry as vice president, “E. Gerry,” payable to No. 5 for $10, April 11, 1814. Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with three vertical folds, overall toning, and a small cancellation punch to the center. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

164. Stephen Hopkins. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785). Partly-printed DS, signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page, 11.75 x 7.75, July 6, 1767. As governor of Rhode Island, Hopkins commissions Richard Updike as “Captain of the Third Company, or Train’d Band, of the Town of North Kingstown…And in Case of any Invasion of Assault of an Enemy…you are to gather together the Company under your Command…and with them, to the utmost of your Skill and Ability, you are to resist, expel, kill, and destroy the same, in order to preserve the Interest of His Majesty and His good Subjects in these Parts.” Signed at the conclusion by Governor Hopkins and countersigned by Henry Ward as secretary. The paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact.

In very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds, scattered toning and soiling, and trivial dampstaining to upper right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A charge of catastrophic violence submitted by the rare Declaration signer 165. William Hooper. Manuscript DS with substantial portions of the document filled out in Hooper’s hand, signed “Will. Hooper,” one page, 7.25 x 12, September 5, 1768. Legal document regarding the complaint of planter William Shenwillen of Anson County against James McNett, claiming that the latter “did Beat, Wound and ill treat [Shenwillen]…so that his life was greatly impaired of and then and there did other wrongs… to his great Damage and against the Peace of God and our Sovereign Lord.” Housed in an attractive custom-made presentation case. In very good condition, with small edge separations to horizontal folds, some show-through from docketing to reverse, and light staining to the left edge.

Hooper was appointed a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, and later to the Second Continental Congress, but much of his time was split between those duties and work in North Carolina, where he assisted in forming the new state government. Interestingly, due to matters in dealing with this new North Carolina government, Hooper missed the vote approving the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but arrived in time to sign it on August 2. Hooper is considered one of the rarest autographs of the Declaration signers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

166. Francis Hopkinson. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New

Jersey (1737–1791). ALS signed “Fra’s Hopkinson,” one page, 7.75 x 10, March 17, 1788. Letter to the president of the Supreme Executive Council in Pennsylvania. In part: “Enclosed is a certified account of fees received in my office during the quarter ending the 19th Instant. I have to request that your Honours would be pleased to grant me a warrant on the Treasury for £50 on account of salary.” A detailed statement on the matter is written on the reverse and signed at the conclusion by John Nicholson.

Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), show-through from Nicholson’s writing to reverse, and some haloing to ink.

Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Ordering the attentive survey of the ship Anna “to estimate the Amount of Damage, Wastage or Loss” 167. Francis Hopkinson. Manuscript DS, signed “Fras Hopkinson,” one page,

12.5 x 7.75, May 3, 1785. An order to examine a ship in the port of Philadelphia. In part: “Application having been made to Me by Richard Copplestone Master of the Ship or Vessel, called The Anna lately arrived from Bristol and now lying in this Port, for a Survey to be made on the said Ship You, or any two of you, taking to your Assistance my Ship-Carpenter or other Tradesman if you shall think it necessary so to do, are hereby directed and required diligently and carefully to Survey and examine as well the said Ship as the Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes laden on board… and you are to estimate the Amount of Damage, Wastage or Loss, if any.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Hopkinson as Judge of the Admirality of the Court. In very good condition, with vertical folds reinforced on reverse, a vertical fold passing through a single letter of signature, uniform toning, a bit heavier along folds, and a couple trivial edge chips. Accompanied by the report of the survey of the ship Anna, which reads, “at the Instance of Richard Copplestone Master of the Ship Anna from Bristol. We Thomas Pryor & Francis Gurney two of the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, duly appointed and attested according to Law, Have diligently and carefully surveyed and examined the Said Ship and found her Cargo well Stowed and properly Dunaged.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

168. Samuel Huntington. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut

(1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress. Manuscript DS, signed “Sam’l Huntington,” one page, 8.25 x 8, March 30, 1794. Treasury Office financial document, in full: “Rec’d from A. Kingsbury Treasurer one hundred & fifty pounds in full for grant of Assembly for first moiety of my Salary the Current year.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Huntington. In fine condition, with expected document wear and a horizontal fold passing through the bottom of the signature. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving and a contemporary true manuscript copy of the payment document issued by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Reimbursement for travel expenses to attend the 1792 “Election of a President & Vice President of the United States” 169. Thomas McKean. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734–1817) who later served as president of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. Manuscript DS, signed “Tho. M:Kean President,” one page, 8 x 5.5, December 5, 1792.

A pay order, in full: “Please pay Robert Johnson or order twenty one Dollars for seven Days travelling to, remaining at and returning from Harrisburgh, at an Election of a President & Vice President of the United States of America.”

Signed at the conclusion by McKean and countersigned below by the recipient to confirm receipt. Professionally restored to very good condition, with repairs to separated intersecting folds (one passing through a single letter of the signature), some dampstaining to the upper left, light foxing and toning, and several sets of cancellation cuts. Running unopposed, George Washington secured his second term in office in the election of 1792 by a unanimous decision; Adams defeated New York governor George Clinton to remain vice president for another four years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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170. Robert Morris. Important financier who signed the Declara-

tion of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution (1734–1806). LS signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.25, July 12, 1797. Letter to the “Trustees of the Aggregate Fund.”

In part: “We do not find a copy of the instrument of conveyance from James Greenleaf…you will oblige us by letting us have a copy thereof…There is no recital of the deed to the Trustees of the 9th May 1797 altho the property in that deed was evidently intended by both parties to form a part of the aggregate fund as appears from the correspondence during the negotiation…we suggest the propriety of an additional article to be executed for that purpose.”

Signed at the conclusion by Morris and countersigned by his business partner John Nicholson. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, toning and some chipping to edges, and stains along the left edge. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait and the original address panel, now detached from the letter. Morris, Nicholson, and Greenleaf formed the North American Land Company in the 1790s in a disastrous real estate speculation scheme that ultimately went bankrupt, resulting in Morris being held in debtor’s prison for over three years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare triple-signed legal complaint 171. Edward Rutledge. Revolu-

tionary War–dated ADS signed three times, “Edward Rutledge,” one page, 14.25 x 19, April 2, 1778. Lengthy legal document in which Rutledge draws up a complaint regarding a tenement eviction. In part: “The said John Right by Edward Rutledge his Attorney, complains that whereas the said Thomas Smith…demised to the said John Right the said Messuage or Tenement with Appurtenances to hold & occupy the same…the said Thomas Thrustout afterwards to wit…with Force & Arms into the same Messuage or Tenement entered and the said John Right from the same did eject and other Wrongs and Enormities to him did to his great Damage.” Signed within the body, at the conclusion, and on the reverse by Rutledge. In fine condition, with expected document wear, intersecting folds with small edge separations, and some show-through from docketing to reverse. After signing the Declaration—the youngest to do so, at age 26—Rutledge returned to South Carolina to take his seat in the General Assembly. Serving as captain of artillery in his state’s militia, he most notably fought at the Battle of Beaufort in 1779. Among the Declaration signers, Rutledge is one of the harder to find; boasting three clear signatures, this is a highly desirable piece.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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172. Robert Treat Paine.

Massachusetts lawyer (1731– 1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declaration of Independence.

Endorsement signature, “Paine,” at the conclusion of a manuscript legal document, one page, 3.75 x 6.25, dated August 1769. A legal bill in the amount of £2.5.10 for plaintiff’s expenses including transportation of forty miles and attendance of ten days. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, light soiling, and mild mirrored ink from a page no longer present. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

174. Oliver Wolcott. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut who commanded troops in the defense of New York during the American Revolution (1726–1797). Partly-printed DS, one page, 13 x 7.75, May 17, 1797. As governor of Connecticut, Wolcott appoints Ebenezer Lindsley, Jr., as “Captain of the First Troop in the Second Regiment of Cavalry of this State.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Wolcott and countersigned by Samuel Wyllys as secretary. The embossed paper seal affixed to the left side remains mostly intact. In very good condition, with three vertical folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), and scattered toning and soiling. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

175. William Williams.

173. Roger Sherman. Signer of the Declaration of Independence

from Connecticut (1721–1793) who was the only man to also sign the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution. Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 4.25, March 8, 1779.

Treasury Office financial document, in part: “Received of John Lawrence, Commissioner of the Loan Office for the State of Connecticut, One Sett of Bills of Exchange for 36 dollars & three Setts for 30 dollars Each—it being Interest arisen on Five Continental Certificates.”

Boldly signed at the conclusion by Sherman. In fine condition, with expected document wear and mild show-through from docketing to reverse. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731–1811).

Partly-printed DS, signed “W. Williams,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, May 27, 1789. Sheet of four uncut loan office documents, the first signed at the conclusion by Williams. In part: “Received of Oliver Wolcott, Comptroller of the Public Accounts, Seven pounds seven shillings and ten pence Lawful Money, in 5 Certificates; being for the Interest on 4 State Notes.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American Politicians and Leaders Responses to ‘Age Without Fear’ from the likes of Hoover, MacArthur, and Nimitz 176. American Leaders. Collection of twenty letters from important figures from a variety of fields, mostly Americans, written to author Charles Degan, including an ALS by Chester Nimitz and TLSs by Herbert Hoover, Douglas MacArthur, Bertrand Russell, Jonas Salk, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fannie Hurst, Bernard M. Baruch, Charles Coburn, Arnold Toynbee, Thomas E. Dewey, Adlai Stevenson, Henry A. Wallace, Henry Morgan, Alan Jackson, Herbert Lehman, Paul Dudley White, David Sarnoff, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Harry Emerson Fosdick.

Also includes a few letters from assistants of other figures, such as Helen Keller and Carl Sandburg, and secretarially signed letters from James Cagney and Helen Hayes. In overall fine condition, with the Toynbee letter torn in half. Accompanied by a first edition of Degan’s book, Age Without Fear, in which he uses examples of notable people who lived fulfilling lives even as they aged. Many of the responses here praise his work; for example, Nimitz writes: “I believe you are making a valuable contribution to the morale of people approaching retirement.” An interesting and unusually diverse collection of related material. Starting Bid $200

177. John C. Calhoun. American

politician (1782–1850) who served as vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. LS signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 17, 1822. Letter to Captain Jasper Parrish, in full: “I have received your letter of the 8th instant.

Your letter of the 11th Jany. was answered on the 13th instant. I have directed $100 to be remitted to you for the annuity due to young King for the half year ending 31st Decem. 1821. Capt. Jones’ salary cannot be remitted until an appropriation for the Indian Dept. is made by Congress.” Two areas of paper loss (affecting a single word of the text) and a block of irregular toning, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Calhoun bearing a pre-printed facsimile signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

178. Colonial New York.

Manuscript DS, signed “Matthias Nicolls,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, September 6, 1676. Document concerning an estate. In part: “Know all men by these presents I. J. Ambrose Sutton Late Inhabitant of…New Jersey & now in habitant of Staten Island have freely given and bequeaths unto Obadiah Holmes of the same Island all my house & land…as also twenty two heads of Cattle wch I have & am now possessed of upon the Island.” Signed in the left border by Matthias Nicolls, provincial secretary of New York.

Handsomely mounted, doublematted, and framed with a plaque to an overall size of 14 x 25. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, overall soiling, and show-through from docketing to reverse.

Nicolls is widely known as the principal author of the ‘Duke’s Laws’ legal code. Starting Bid $200

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179. Colonial Plymouth. Manuscript document, one page,

7.75 x 4.5, July 5, 1688. An invoice for Captain James Leonard, Jr., for goods purchased from a Boston merchant, headed: “Invoyce of Sundry merchandiz: Sem & Rubeul Ronsum to Plimoth…to Capt Leonard to make sale of for…John Pole.”

The invoice lists textiles and fabrics such as “thickback silks,” “Ribon,” and “brod callico buckram.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered creases. Starting Bid $200

180. Early American Politicians. Collection of

three ALSs, each by an early American politician, including: a 1782 letter by Federalist leader Fisher Ames, one page on a 8 x 3.25 slip; a 1795 letter

by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, one page on an 8 x 10 sheet; and an 1873 letter by Congressman John Scott Harrison, the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison, one page both sides on a lightly lined 5 x 8 sheet. In overall very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Stunning 1776 document investigating a treasonous plot to murder General Washington 181. Founding Fathers: Jay, Livingston, and Morris. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed by Philip Livingston, John Jay, and Gouverneur Morris, one page, 8 x 6, June 22, 1776. In part: “Forbes…says he never inlisted a soldier for the King in his Life. Says he will answer no questions. Asked if he knows Thomas Hickey will not answer. Says that he may perhaps tell us further if we will let him know the names of his accusers—Refuses to sign his Examination.” Paper loss to edges affecting a few words, otherwise fine condition.

Between its early date, fantastic content, and important combination of founding fathers—Livingston signed the Declaration of Independence, Jay was the first chief justice, and Morris signed the Constitution—this is an absolutely remarkable document. The man in question, Gilbert Forbes, was a gunsmith implicated in a conspiracy to kidnap and murder General George Washington. The whole case centered on Thomas Hickey, a member of Washington’s Life Guard who was already imprisoned for counterfeiting. Hickey bragged to a cellmate of the plot in which he, with the financial assistance of New York Mayor David Mathews and Royal Governor William Tryon, recruited and bribed others to join the British.

Forbes was brought in for questioning and admitted—eventually—that he had fallen into the scheme. Forbes was one of four witnesses called to testify against Hickey, charged with mutiny and sedition, at his trial the next day on June 23. Found guilty, Thomas Hickey was sentenced to death and hanged on June 28 in New York. Washington ordered that all men not on duty be present at Hickey’s execution in the hopes that Hickey’s ‘unhappy fate’ would serve as a warning to all. None of the other conspirators were tried, and an audience of 20,000 observed as Hickey became the first person executed for treason against what would become the United States. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 52 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

Rare 1794 Hamilton letter on repaying debts to France incurred during the Revolution 182. Alexander Hamilton. ALS signed “A. Hamilton,” one page, 8

x 10, January 12, 1794. Letter to Thomas Willing, president of the First National Bank of the United States. In full: “I will thank you to inform me how far it will be convenient for the Bank to go in discounts at the usual term to be renewed as heretofore for Mr. Delaforest [sic] upon the acceptances of the Treasury. The sums are, payable the 3d of Sep’r—272,250, payable the 5 of Nov—181,500: 453,750, Deduct already done—40,000.

D’s 413,750. Tis urgent I should know without delay.” Intersecting folds, light foxing and soiling, a couple tiny edge tears, and a seal remnant below the signature, otherwise fine condition.

In addition to committing its own troops to the American cause during the Revolutionary War, France provided financial support in loans amounting to eighteen million livres, or about seven million dollars. The postwar US government, suffering financial shortcomings under the Articles of Confederation, failed to keep up with its obligations and by 1786 had stopped repayment to France entirely. With the adoption of the Constitution in 1789, responsibility for managing the nation’s budget soon fell to Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. He made repaying foreign debts a priority, recognizing this as essential to maintaining international confidence in the American financial system. The man mentioned here, Antoine de Laforet, was the assistant to Jean Antoine Joseph Fauchet, French minister to the United States, who also pressed the fledgling government to repay its large debt. Both of the dates and dollar totals discussed in this letter appear in Hamilton’s report to Congress given at the beginning of January 1795, showing that they were indeed paid in full and on time. Concerning the financing of the Revolution and the national bank of Hamilton’s design, this letter presents ideal content inextricably tied to the very foundations of the United States. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

183. Thomas Hutchinson. Prominent Loyalist politician (1711–1780), and the last colonial governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay prior to the Revolution; replaced by British General Thomas Gage, he returned to England in 1774 and was never allowed to return to Massachusetts. Manuscript DS, signed “T. Hutchinson,” one page, 8 x 13, October 15, 1764. A document signed by Ephraim Man and John Stoddard concerning the estate and heirs of the Dyer family of Braintree. Hutchinson signs at the conclusion to “certifie that Ephraim Man & John Stoddard both of them persons well known to me made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration after having signed the same.” Tape-repaired partial separations to intersecting folds, two large ink blots affecting portions of the text, scattered foxing and soiling, and some chipping to edges, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Reed speaks out against seeing “the property of any of the Penns wantonly wasted & destroyed” 184. Joseph Reed. A president of the Continental Congress and signer of the Articles of Confederation (1741–1785) who also served as Washington’s aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. ALS signed “Jos: Reed,” one page, 7.25 x 11.75, March 16, 1780. Letter to Governor William Livingston of New Jersey. In part: “Inclosed is a Petition which I beg leave to request you will lay before the House of Assembly. I cannot believe the Hon: House can take any pleasure in seeing the property of any of the Penns wantonly wasted & destroyed, but when it happens to be that of one who has risqued life & fortune freely in the great contest, I am persuaded I may safely rely upon the justice and attention of the Assembly of New Jersey & expect a favorable reception…the Preservation of the Rights of Individuals in perfect Consistency with the Duty owing to the State.” In fine condition, with overall toning. With only their private lands and manors protected, the Penn family lost nearly a quarter-million acres of land held by their proprietorship with the passing of the Divesting Act of 1779. An impassioned letter with an interesting association to the storied family. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Activists and Social Leaders

185. Susan B. Anthony. Desirable AQS on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, signed at the conclusion, “Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N. Y., July 26, 1882.” Anthony pens a brief but meaningful quote, in full: “Equality of Rights for Women.” In fine condition. Accompanied by two commemorative FDCs and a block of stamps honoring Anthony. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I thank you very much for becoming a member of the Red Cross” 186. Clara Barton. ALS, one page both sides, 5 x 6.5, December 23, 1903. In part: “I thank you very much for becoming a member of the Red Cross…I made the membership fee so small, in order to let anyone who desired, become a member. All this is finally in view of establishing the new Dept of ‘First aid to the injured.’” Handsomely suede-matted and framed with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse to a size of 9.25 x 10.75, and hinged against a suede-matted and framed display featuring a plaque and image of Barton to an overall size of 22 x 18. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

188. Coretta Scott King. Signed book: My Life with

187. Helen Keller. Highly appealing matte-finish 6.5 x 9 photo of Keller when she graduated from Radcliffe College, affixed to its original 10.5 x 13.25 mount, signed on the mount in pencil, “Sincerely yours, Helen Keller, July 1904.” Also signed in the lower right in pencil by the photography studio, “Whitman ’04.” Framed to an overall size of 11.5 x 14.5. In fine condition. A wonderful, early piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Martin Luther King, Jr. First edition, first printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 372 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial wear to dust jacket and erased pencil notations to signed page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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189. Clara Zetkin.

German activist, political theorist, and advocate for women’s rights (1857-1933), credited with organizing the first international Women’s Day. ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.75 x 9, Die Gleichheit letterhead, March 14, 1914. Untranslated letter to Belgian socialist politician Camille Huysmans in which Zetkin recommends Bruno Schonlank and introduces his father as editor.

In fine condition, with light toning and chipping to edges. Two leading figures in the spreading of European socialism, Zetkin and Huysmans shared correspondence for decades; both placed great emphasis on disseminating information around the world, Zetkin publishing her SPD women’s newspaper Die Gleichheit [Equality], and Huysmans, a former journalist, circulating reports and periodical bulletins from the International Socialist Bureau, of which he was secretary until the start of the war in July of 1914. A rare letter from the outspoken women’s rights advocate. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Amazing Emancipation Proclamation cover from 1963 190. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Exceptional FDC with a cachet honoring the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther King.” In very fine condition. In addition to celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation, this cover captures the defining moment of King’s legacy: it is postmarked just twelve days before he led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, when he gave his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial—the landmark depicted in the cachet.

King referenced the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation to begin his speech, observing that ‘one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.’ An ideal piece in both content and condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Outstanding 1964 Man of the Year cover inscribed to noted journalist Chuck Stone 191. Martin Luther King, Jr. Exceptional magazine cover

from Time’s ‘Man of the Year’ magazine featuring a distinguished image of King, January 3, 1964, 8.25 x 11, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To my Friend, Chuck Stone, With Best Wishes and Warm Personal Regards, Martin Luther King, Jr.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 18. The cover is taped to its original back cover with thin strips of tape to the center of each border, and the back cover has been permanently affixed to the mat. In very good condition, with noticeable rubbing to upper left, creasing and chipping to edges, and aforementioned tape to borders. None of this detracts from the overall presentability of this spectacular piece. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. A desirable example with the typically seen obstructing mailing label not present.

Additionally accompanied by a 2010 letter of provenance from Chuck Stone’s wife Louise Davis Stone, reading in part: “Chuck called Martin and said, ‘you are on the cover of Time magazine,’ ‘Please autograph the cover.’ MLK said, ‘well, if I am the cover, maybe you will come work for me.’ Background: MLK had previously asked Chuck to work for him but Chuck declined because Chuck did not feel that he is non-violent. End of the story, Chuck mailed the cover to him and he autographed it and returned to Chuck.”

The recipient of this gift—a seldom-seen signed image of King—was famed newspaper editor, columnist, journalism professor, and activist Chuck Stone. In 1967, Dr. King asked Stone to become the executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Stone declined due to their philosophical differences and his hesitancy to move back to the South. He did later serve as the house advisor for the Martin Luther King Humanities House at the University of Delaware from 1986 to 1988. This piece is a one-of-a-kind treasure personally given by King to a close friend, colleague and legend. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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The American Civil Rights Collection of Chip Logan

Son of civil rights activists Marian Bruce Logan and Dr. Arthur Logan, Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan grew up amongst some of the most powerful figures of the movement. Putting her career as a cabaret singer on hold, Marian dedicated herself wholeheartedly to the cause, becoming the only northern board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘right arm’ in the New York area. Her importance to King takes center stage in this collection. Beyond their connection to the Kings, the Logans were also close to several other prominent African-American leaders of the day, including Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachel.

When Chip was baptized—by none other than Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King—Rachel stood by his side as his godmother, while influential guests such as jazz composer Billy Strayhorn joined in prayer. From the crucial 1963 March on Washington, to the inner workings of the SCLC, to an assortment of materials related to Jackie Robinson and his historic induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, this is a truly incredible collection that offers a seldom-seen behind-the-scenes glimpse into some of the most important events in American history. While the autographic material is clearly scarce and sought-after, the printed and photographic material is also exceptionally desirable. Many of these pieces are one-of-a-kind or so limited that they exist only in private hands or restricted archives, making this a rare opportunity for collectors and institutions alike to obtain first-hand materials from the civil rights movement.

Rare Nobel Prize photo inscribed to his Civil Rights collaborator 192. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unique glossy 10 x 8 photo of King with Marian Logan during the trip to Oslo for the Nobel Prize ceremonies, with the medal itself visible being held to the left of King, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Marian Logan, With Best Wishes and Warm Regards, Martin Luther King, Jr.” Professionally restored and in very good condition, with moderate scattered creases, signature and inscription re-inked during the restoration process, and a repaired area of surface loss to the top border affecting the top of the “R,” which has been drawn in. An exceedingly rare piece from this historic occasion. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Unable to attend Jackie Robinson’s Hall of Fame induction, Nixon sends a donation for “the Southern Voter Registration Drive now being conducted by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” 193. Richard Nixon. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 20,

1962. Letter to Alfred A. Duckett, replying to an invitation to the Jackie Robinson SCLC Hall of Fame Dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria on July 20, 1962. In part: “Of course the California campaign will require my being here at that time. However, you may rest assured my heart will be there with Jackie. I have written him earlier regarding his entrance to the Hall of Fame, and as I told him then, I don’t know who is honored more by the associtaion—Jackie Robinson or the Hall of Fame. I am happy to enclose my check for $100.00 aware that Jackie in his commendable charity will direct it to the Southern Voter Registration Drive now being conducted

by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” A note from one of Duckett’s secretaries stapled to the upper left bears a short pencil notation, “AD—Shouldn’t you or Jackie R. acknowledge this.” In fine condition. Duckett, an author, assisted King on two of his books and later collaborated with Jackie Robinson on his autobiography.

Robinson was active in politics throughout his post-baseball life, generally holding conservative beliefs and supporting the Republican candidate. He campaigned for Nixon in his 1960 run for president, denouncing Kennedy’s civil rights commitments as insincere. Even after Kennedy made his famous call to Coretta Scott King to help get her husband released from jail, Robinson remained devoted to Nixon. It wasn’t until 1964, when Republicans nominated Barry Goldwater—a staunch opponent of the Civil Rights Act—that he finally broke with the party.

He would later stand behind Hubert Humphrey, not his one-time friend Richard Nixon, in the 1968 presidential election. Regretting his inability to attend Robinson’s historic induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame due to his gubernatorial campaign, this is a phenomenal association piece, connection the future president, baseball legend, and Civil Rights hero. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

194. Jackie Robinson. Unsigned 8.5 x 11 program for the Jackie Robinson Southern Christian Leadership Conference [SCLC] Hall of Fame Dinner held at the WaldorfAstoria on July 20, 1962. In fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing portrait of the Civil Rights baseball icon 195. Jackie Robinson. Outstanding vintage glossy 8

x 10 Sports Illustrated photo of Robinson in his Brooklyn Dodgers cap, beautifully signed in bold fountain pen against his bright white jersey, “Best wishes, Jackie Robinson.” Moderate scattered surface creases (mostly to upper right), otherwise fine condition. A superb example between its choice signature and important Civil Rights association. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

196. Jackie Robinson. Three

letters from officials of the United States government to Lawrence Patterson of the Citizens Committee for Jackie Robinson, dated July 1962, replying to invitations to the Jackie Robinson SCLC Hall of Fame Dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria on July 20, 1962. Letters are from Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency Robert C. Weaver, and Congressman John V. Lindsay. Powell’s letter, in part: “Jackie Robinson…has been a symbol of true Americanism for all youth—black and white alike…his excellence in performance contributed greatly to the changed attitudes of many Americans towards the largest racial minority within our country.” In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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197. March on Washington.

Rare flyer for the tremendously important March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, issued by the National Office, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, outlining the goals of the upcoming march and movement as a whole.

Among the organizers of the march listed at the top are the especially notable ‘Big Six’ of Martin Luther King, Jr., James Farmer, John Lewis, Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, and Whitney Young. In very fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

199. March on Washington. Pamphlet entitled ‘Training in Nonviolence’ issued by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, four pages on two adjoining sheets, providing brief lessons in the concept of meeting conflict with nonviolence. Also includes a one-page typed sheet headed ‘Gandhi’s Rules for the Nonviolent Soldier,’ outlining the principles of satyagraha. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

198. March on Washington.

Booklet issued by the National Office of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, entitled ‘Organizing Manual No. 1,’ eight pages, 5.5 x 8.5, detailing the leaders of the event, its purpose, and the specific demands informing the march. It also calls for participants to publicize the march, organize transportation, organize the unemployed, and obtain official recognition from communities nationwide. Significant toning to three pages, otherwise fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

200. March on Washington. A printed booklet headed ‘Songs

for the March on Washington, August 28, 1963,’ ten pages, 8.5 x 11, providing lyrics to protest songs including ‘We Shall Overcome,’ ‘The Hammer Song,’ ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot,’ ‘This Land Is Your Land,’ and ‘Blowin in the Wind.’ Also includes a flyer for the Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, no date but circa summer 1965. Toning to edges and light scattered stains to the song booklet (primarily to first page), otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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201. March on Washington. Two informational sheets issued to “those travelling with the Medical Committee for Civil Rights” for the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, each one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, listing a brief itinerary for the day’s events and other information about the organization of their group. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

202. March on Washington. Two items: one informational sheet for the Medical Committee for Civil Rights, headed ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963,’ one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, listing the day’s schedule as well as information about their role in the historic event and relevant planning information; and one registration form for the Medical Committee of Civil Rights, one page, 8.5 x 11, which would have been used by committee members to RSVP or provide financial support for the march. In overall fine condition, with uniform toning. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

203. March on Washington. Exceptional grouping of ephemera

related to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, including: a rare flyer issued by the National Office, one page, 5.5 x 8.25, outlining the goals of the upcoming march and movement as a whole, with prominent organizers of the march listed at the top including Martin Luther King, Jr.; a printed booklet headed ‘Songs for the March on Washington, August 28, 1963,’ ten pages, 8.5 x 11, providing lyrics to protest songs including ‘We Shall Overcome,’ ‘The Hammer Song,’ ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot,’ ‘This Land Is Your Land,’ and ‘Blowin in the Wind’; three informational sheets for the Medical Committee for Civil Rights, each one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, listing the day’s schedule and various organizational procedures; and a registration form for the Medical Committee, one page, 8.5 x 11, which would have been used by members to RSVP or provide financial support for the march. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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204. The Black Revolution.

Pamphlet entitled ‘The Black Revolution’ by Thomas Merton, printed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 5.25 x 8.25, fourteen pages, no date but circa 1963.

In fine condition, with toning to edges. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

205. Refinement by Fire.

Pamphlet entitled ‘Refinement By Fire’ by R. Elizabeth Johns, printed by the SCLC Citizenship Education Program, 5.75 x 9, eight pages, no date. In very good condition, with toning to edges and a heavy horizontal crease to the front cover. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

206. Martin Luther King, Jr. A handsome wooden award constructed in the shape of a scroll, 13 x 13.5 x 6, bearing a large engraved plaque, reading, “The Olive H. Crosthwait Award.

The Chicago Insurance Association, as a token of esteem and in recognition of high professional attainment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Distinguished leader in the field of human rights, Ever-striving champion of equality of educational opportunities, Recognized for his imprint on the national character in the fight for civil rights, deems him worthy of special commendation.

Conferred on August Twenty-First, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-Three.” In very good condition, with scattered scuffs and dings, and an element of the award missing from the right side (perhaps a pen holder). From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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207. Martin Luther King, Jr. Five

handsome first-generation candid glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, all prominently featuring King meeting with and greeting others. One is stamped on the reverse by “Bert Smith Photos.” Scattered creasing and rippling (heaviest to the photo with a staircase in the background), otherwise overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

208. Martin Luther King, Jr. Five first-generation candid glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, primarily showing King conversing with others, including several close-ups. In overall fine condition, with mild scattered creases and surface spotting. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.Starting Bid $200

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209. Martin Luther King, Jr. Five first-generation candid glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, with three depicting King, including two showing him happily signing books for an excited admirer. In overall fine condition, with scattered creases and a small edge tear to one of the King photos. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

210. Martin Luther King, Jr. Two bifold souvenir cards issued

by the Henderson Travel Agency to members of the “1964 Nobel Prize Group Tour of Europe with Rev. Martin Luther King,” including one 8.5 x 6 card depicting Paris and the River Seine and one 6.5 x 9.5 card depicting the Obelisco Quirinale in Rome, both signed inside in ballpoint by “Freddy Henderson.” In overall fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

211. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection of material related to traveling as a member of King’s party to Oslo for his acceptance of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, including: a typed itinerary for the trip, December 3–14, 1964, bearing extensive notes in ballpoint throughout; two boarding passes and an Air France envelope; a pocket guide to Oslo from the Grand Hotel; and unused stationery and postcard from the Hotel Plaza-Athenee in Paris. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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212. Martin Luther King, Jr. Five first-generation glossy photos from a dinner during King’s trip to Oslo to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, including four 7 x 5 candid shots from the dinner and one 10 x 8 photo of the traveling party. The larger photo bears the photographer’s stamp of Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Moneta Sleet, Jr., of Ebony magazine. In overall fine condition, with light scattered creases.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

213. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King. Wonderful first-generation glossy 7 x 5 photo of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife during the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies, with Martin Luther showing off the medal and Coretta Scott holding the diploma box. In fine condition. A great candid image of this historic event. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

214. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection of material related to King’s ac-

ceptance of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, including: a small booklet of King’s ‘Nobel Lecture’ printed by Harper & Row in a limited edition of 2,000 copies “for distribution to friends of the House and of Dr. King”; two invitation cards from the ambassador of the United States to Norway for an informal buffet and a reception in honor of King to be held at the Villa Otium ambassador’s residence in Oslo; two cards in Norwegian, one for the Nobel ceremony on December 10, 1964, and one for King’s Nobel Prize lecture on the next day; a program in Norwegian for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on December 10; a carbon copy of the typed welcoming statement issued to the traveling party; a printed typescript of King’s acceptance statement; and a Western Union telegram from Dorothy I. Height to Marian Bruce, thanking her for being an ambassador for the National Council of Negro Women in the mission to Oslo. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by original transmittal envelopes for the invitations. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200 66 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

215. Martin Luther King, Jr. Four items

related to King’s acceptance of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, including: a program for a ‘Community Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Winner,’ held in New York on December 17, 1964; a printed typescript of the speech given by Gunnar Jahn, chairman of the Nobel Committee, at the award ceremony in Oslo on December 10, six pages, 8.5 x 11, headed “Not to be published before 3 p.m., Thursday 10th Dec., 1964”; a semi-glossy color 10 x 8 photo of Marian Bruce Logan at the Nobel Prize ceremony; and a newspaper clipping about the event. In overall very good to fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

216. Martin Luther King, Jr. Three original color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photos dated from December 1964 to January 1965, all featuring King as the lone subject. Some creasing and rippling due to adhesive remnants to reverse, and trivial surface loss to the corner tip of one photo, otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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217. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection of thirteen original glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid snapshots dated from 1964 to 1965, with seven depicting King (two are duplicates) and the balance showing various other attendees of an event. In overall very good condition, with some creases and rippling due to adhesive remnants to reverse, and a large area of paper loss to the center of a photo of King. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

218. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection of sixteen original color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid snapshots dated from December 1964 to January 1965, including three depicting Martin Luther King, Jr., one of Andrew Young, one of Ralph Abernathy, and the balance of other event and reception attendees. Some creases and rippling due to adhesive remnants to reverse, and a tear to the photo of Young, otherwise overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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219. Coretta Scott King. Collection of eleven 5 x 3.5 original candid photos from December 1964, both glossy and matte-finish, depicting Coretta Scott King in various group settings. Some creases and rippling due to adhesive remnants to reverse, otherwise overall fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

220. Coretta Scott King. Two items: a program for the ‘Freedom Concert’ held at the Town Hall in New York on November 15, 1964, four pages, 6.75 x 10, featuring Coretta Scott King as the ‘SopranoNarrator’; and a flyer advertising the event, one page, 8.5 x 11, featuring a large image of King, a brief description, and ticket information. In overall fine condition, with mild scattered creases and one tiny stain to the program. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

221. Coretta Scott King. Printed invitation card from Marian Bruce, one page, 4.5 x 6, November 5, [no year]. An invitation “for Tea to meet Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr.” In fine condition, with trivial soiling to upper left. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

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222. Coretta Scott King. TLS signed “Coretta,” one page, 6.5 x 9.25, personal letterhead, January 19, 1965. Letter to Arthur and Marian Logan, in part: “This was one of the best Christmas seasons we have ever had, and thank you both so very much for helping make it so! The children have been fascinated with the jungle gym ever since it arrived; it has kept them busy many a time when it was absolutely necessary that they be kept busy…

Also, thank you so very much for the beautiful picture of the three of you. Chip is one of the most darling children I have ever seen; I speak of him to friends often (as well as you two) so I’m glad I have evidence that he’s as remarkable as I say he is! Please give him a big hug from all of us.” Some creasing and soiling to upper and lower right corners, an evenly trimmed bottom edge, and an irregular box of toning, otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

223. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Three printed statements, totaling sixteen pages, 8.5 x 14, dated 1962–1965, including: a statement by Martin Luther King, Jr., given at the SCLC Executive Board Meeting in Baltimore on April 2, 1965; the resolutions adopted by the SCLC at the meeting of April 2; and an address by King delivered on March 25, 1965, during ceremonies at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March. Toning and an edge tear to the first page of one packet, otherwise overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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224. Lyndon B. Johnson. Two

unsigned items: an official booklet gilt-stamped on the front cover, “Remarks of the President to a Joint Session of Congress, The American Promise, March 15, 1965,” thirteen pages, 5.75 x 9, containing Johnson’s famous address given in the wake of the brutal violence against marchers in Selma; and an official printed White House correspondence card bearing a facsimile signature, one page, 6.25 x 3.5, offering thanks for “generous words about my voting rights message to Congress.” In overall fine condition, with a light block of toning and crease to one corner of the booklet. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

“Your contribution to the struggle for human rights,” writes MLK in 1965, “will help sustain staff that we have all over the state of Alabama working in voter registration and political education” 225. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carbon copy TLS, hand-signed in blue ballpoint, “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 23, 1965. Letter from King to Esther Harris, sent to Marian Bruce Logan. In part: “My friend and SCLC Board Member, Marian Logan, told me of your organization’s plan to make a contribution to SCLC…Your contribution to the struggle for human rights is needed and deeply appreciated. It will help sustain staff that we have all over the state of Alabama working in voter registration and political education. It is through cooperation or organizations like the ‘Smart Set’ that we have even been able to continue in the Deep South. I think that the theme of the ‘Smart Set Convention’ bespeaks the desires of persons of goodwill all over the nation. ‘Filling The Crack In The Liberty Bell’ is quite significant in this age of social change. Certainly, we all realize there are cracks and gaps to be filled in our whole system of justice and liberty.” In fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

The National Smart Set was an organization of upper class African-American women that supported causes relevant to their place—socially, politically, and otherwise—in America. This letter dates to one month after King helped to organize the marches from Selma to Montgomery to demand equality in voting rights. In the summer of 1965, the SCLC joined with other organizations to conduct massive voter registration drives throughout the south. Due in part to these efforts, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law in August. Excellent content from the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

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226. Martin Luther King, Jr. Printed invitation from Marian Bruce and her husband Dr. Arthur C. Logan, one page, 4.25 x 5.75, April 21, 1965. An invitation to “meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and lend support to The Voter Registration Campaign of The Southern Christian Leadership Conference,” with a blank partly-printed response card and envelope which would have been enclosed with the invitation. Also includes an earlier letter from King’s secretary Dora E. McDonald on SCLC letterhead, one page, October 27, 1964, sent to tell Bruce that King was on his ‘Get Out The Vote’ campaign but wanted to send thanks for a contribution. Invitation in fine condition; letter in very good condition with overall toning and scattered stains. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

227.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Two pamphlets: a folding pamphlet about the SCLC SCOPE [Summer Community Organization and Political Education] Project, six pages, 3.75 x 8.25, no date but circa summer 1965, describing issues of political disenfranchisement, educational deprivation, and poverty; and a folding pamphlet distributed by the SCLC entitled ‘Let There Be Understanding…Of The Call To Boycott In Alabama,’ eight pages, 4.75 x 8.5, no date but circa April 1965, outlining the reasons behind his call for an economic boycott against Alabama. Toning to the front of one pamphlet, otherwise overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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228. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Printed

annual report of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, twenty-one pages, 8.5 x 11, August 11, 1965. In part: “This year happens to be the tenth anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. That action opened a new era in the freedom struggle. It was an historic watershed in the history of the American Negro, marking the date on which he took his destiny in his own hands and began a march which was to shake the foundations of the nation.” In fine condition, with a paperclip mark to the top edge. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

229. Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Two items: a folding brochure entitled ‘This Is SCLC,’ eight pages, 4 x 8.5, no date, describing the history and mission of the organization; and an unused ‘Dollars for Freedom’ fundraising envelope depicting Martin Luther King, Jr., with an attached contribution certificate. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

230. Coretta Scott King. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the King family, signed and inscribed in the lower left in black felt tip, “To Arthur, Marian & Chip, with our love & best wishes, Coretta, Martin, Yoki, Marty, Dexter & Bunny.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, a large area of surface loss to reverse, and paper remnants to upper and right portions. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

231. Coretta Scott King. ALS signed “Coretta,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, June 16, 1966. Letter to Marian Logan, in full: “Here are a couple of newsletters which I thought you’d like to see, if you haven’t already. Also, I thought you’d be interested in this paper which Ed Clayton started. It’s a good paper but he only put out two issues and can’t seem to get the money to continue. I hope to see you in Missippi [sic]. I shall be going down a few days before the march culminates.” In fine condition, with a tiny tear and chip to left edge, and trivial toning and creasing. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Outraged at the “dastardly shooting of James Meredith,” MLK plans the 1966 March Against Fear

232. Martin Luther King, Jr. Two telegrams sent to Marian Bruce Logan by Martin Luther King, Jr., each two pages, 8.5 x 5.5, circa June

1966. Both concern the March Against Fear. One discusses the shooting of James Meredith, who initially planned the march as a solo venture but was shot and wounded on the second day, compelling other activists to continue in solidarity. In part: “The dastardly shooting of James Meredith has compelled the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to join…other organizations to continue his march in support of Negro voter registration and against the crippling fear which has so long enslaved our brothers in Mississippi.” The second further explains the plans for the march, in part: “The Mississippi march is scheduled to reach the Tougaloo College campus…This has to be the most successful march that we have ever had.” Logan added several notations to both. In overall fine condition, with intersecting folds and overall toning. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

“In view of the riots and the overall crisis that our nation faces, SCLC is going to have to assert itself even more” 233. Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS signed “Martin,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, August 7, 1967. Letter to Marian Bruce Logan. In part: “Our Board Meeting is approaching and we contemplate a very challenging and urgent session.

Your in depth thinking is certainly needed on the total agenda especially the crisis that we face in our cities. In view of the riots and the overall crisis that our nation faces, SCLC is going to have to assert itself even more and accelerate present programs to new dimensions. In order to implement this, your moral and financial support is greatly needed…Of the 1500 delegates that we expect, at least 500 will be coming to the Convention from Black Belt areas of the deep South and we are having to assume the expense of the majority of them. We feel, however, that it is necessary to encourage them to participate in the Convention in order to provide them with the information and inspiration they need to return to their deprived communities and carry on the fight for human dignity.”

Bruce added several pencil and ballpoint notations to the margins. In fine condition, with mild creases and a few trivial stains. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Violent race riots erupted all over the nation in the summer of 1967, the worst of which came in Newark and Detroit in mid-July. These two riots left nearly seventy dead and well over one thousand people injured. At the convention in August, King addressed the direction of the Civil Rights Movement in his famous address ‘Where Do We Go From Here?,’ in which he astutely commented on the riots and situation in America: ‘We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation.

This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Remarkable signed compilation of King’s anti-Vietnam views 234. Martin Luther King, Jr. Publication

by the Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, entitled ‘Speak on the War in Vietnam,’ thirty pages, 8.25 x 10.75, April 1967, signed on the cover in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, Martin Luther King, Jr.” The booklet contains two of King’s speeches on the war, including ‘The Casualties of the War in Vietnam,’ given at The Nation Institute in Los Angeles on February 25, 1967, and ‘Beyond Vietnam,’ given at Riverside Church on April 4. Also includes addresses given by several other figures at the April 4 event and a transcript of the subsequent question and answer session.

Additional material published in the booklet includes a New York Times interview with King and his comments on the NAACP resolution of April 12, 1967.

In fine condition, with edge toning and mild soiling to covers. King’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ was one of his most important addresses and also one of his most controversial—he opposed the war but remained quiet about it until this point, fearing that involving himself in international affairs would interfere with civil rights progress on the domestic front. An extraordinary signed piece from one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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235. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Printed statement

by King given at the 1967 SCLC Annual Convention in Atlanta, twelve pages, 8.5 x 11, August 15, 1967. In part: “The policy makers of the white society have caused the darkness; they created the slums; they perpetuate unemployment, ignorance and poverty. It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society…The slums are the handiwork of a vicious system of the white society; Negroes live in them but do not make them any more than a prisoner makes a prison.” In fine condition, with trivial toning.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

236. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Five items

related to the 1967 SCLC convention: a booklet of the annual report given

by Martin Luther King, Jr., on August 16, 1967; an official SCLC Tenth Anniversary Convention program; a program and ticket for the Tenth Anniversay Banquet on August 14, 1967; and a brochure about the Job Corps. In overall fine condition.

From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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237.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Collection of printed documents concerning the 1967 SCLC Leadership Conference, totaling seventeen pages, including: general and daily schedules; a list of board members; a summary of the annual report to the board of directors; and Marian’s unsigned retained copy of a letter she sent to Martin Luther King, Jr., regarding “Project H,” which concerned affordable housing. In overall very good to fine condition, with a quadrant of the letter clipped out. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

238. Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Pamphlet entitled ‘Does Martin Luther King, Jr. have: The Right?

The Qualifications? The Duty? to speak out on Peace,’ issued by the SCLC under the supervision of National Executive Director Andrew Young, eight pages, 6 x 9, no date but circa April–May 1967.

The pamphlet reproduces several newspaper articles concerning King’s stance against the Vietnam War. A central vertical fold and mild toning, otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan.

Starting Bid $200

239. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Typed memo, unsigned, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 29, 1968. Carbon copy of a memo from King to Bayard Rustin, sent to Marian Bruce Logan, headed, “Memo on Spring Protest in Washington, D.C.” In part: “I submit that the aims and objectives should center on economic questions since I believe that the lack of income is the most serious problem for Negroes…A failure to achieve some major victories in the nation’s capital at this time will, I believe, increase frustration nationally. Thus, demands should be broad enough to insure some of them being won soon.” In fine condition, with expected document wear. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

240. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Two typed memos from Marian Bruce Logan to Martin Luther King, Jr., each six pages, 8.5 x 11, March 8, 1968, one of which is a draft extensively corrected and edited and the other a final typed version incorporating the revisions. The final draft is headed “1968 April Demonstrations in Washington D.C.,” in part: “This memorandum crystallizes out of a series of discussions and communications I have had with you concerning my reservations about the SCLC-sponsored April Demonstrations in Washington, D.C…To illustrate the explosive potential of the situation: The Demonstrations, as I understand, may not exceed a total of 3,000 participants at any one stage. Yet the Washington authorities are ready to put—indeed, will put—into the streets more than 10,000 Federal policemen and troops.

To say the least, this is an ominous sign of the repressive and violent new climate in which we are living.” In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 77

241. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Mimeographed document listing the addresses of board members of the SCLC,

five pages, 8.5 x 11, stamp-dated March 6, 1968. Among those listed are Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph D. Abernathy, Marian Bruce Logan, and John Lewis. The document bears several ballpoint notations and corrections. In fine condition, with overall toning. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

242.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Printed memo from Hosea L. Williams to members of the SCLC participating in the Washington Poor People’s Campaign, two pages, 8.5 x 11, April 28, 1968. Memo on the subject of “Mobilization of your Community.” In part: “It is ultimately important to the Poor People’s Campaign that your total city be mobilized to receive the caravan of Poor People on its way to the battle in Washington. It is necessary that a great part of our victory be won before we get to Washington. Remember, Dr. King died for this cause and we feel that the outcome in Washington may very well not only determine the future of the non-violent struggle but the destiny of mankind.” Also includes a copy of The Poor People’s Crusader, Volume No. 1, Atlanta, Georgia, February 15, 1969. In overall fine condition, with light creases and toning. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

243. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Printed finan-

cial report with a cover sheet reading “Analysis of Solidarity Day March Income and Expenses,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa June 1968.

A report submitted by Sterling Tucker containing a budget and itemized expenditures resulting in a $10,297.29 balance, $10,000 of which was returned to the SCLC. In fine condition, with expected document wear and toning to the cover sheet. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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244. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Program for the obsequies held for King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College on April 9, 1968, fourteen pages, 5.5 x 8.75, featuring a religious portrait of King on the cover. In fine condition. King and his father had both served as senior pastors at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where an initial funeral service was held for family and close friends; this was followed by a three-mile procession to Morehouse College, King’s alma mater, for a public service observed by over 100,000 people. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

245. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ticket for the public funeral services held for King at his alma mater, Morehouse College, 5.25 x 2, reading, “Admit, Services Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Morehouse College Only, April 9, 1968.” In very good condition, with light scattered creases, heavy diagonal creases to upper right, and a bit of soiling. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

246. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection of correspondence sent to Coretta Scott

King in the aftermath of her husband’s death, including: one letter from the day of the assassination, April 4, 1968, assuring her that “Mr. King is in heaven now & he is just as strong and great as he was on earth”; two cards; and a telegram from a radio station. In overall fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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247. Ralph Abernathy. TLS signed “Ralph,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, April 20, 1968.

Letter to Marian Bruce Logan, in full: “This is a personal note to send you the two enclosed copies of the Program we developed for Martin’s funeral. I don’t know if you already have a copy, but I do want to be sure that you and your family do have this last memento of our fallen Brother and Leader.” In fine condition, with slight creasing and toning (primarily to edges and upper portion). Accompanied by one of the referenced programs. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

249. Coretta Scott King. TLS

248. Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Collec-

tion of post-assassination SCLC material, including: carbon copies of statements by Marian Bruce Logan to the SCLC, one given at a 1968 banquet and one being her resignation statement from April 1969; a lengthy April 1969 report entitled ‘Statements of Demands for Rights of the Poor, Presented to Agencies of the U. S. Government by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’; printed meeting minutes of the SCLC annual conference; a press release; and a couple pieces of correspondence regarding general organization matters. In overall very good to fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

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signed “Coretta,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 14, 1969. Letter to Arthur and Marian Logan, i n f u l l : “ Yo u r thoughtfulness and kindness on the occasion of my birthday are very much appreciated. Friends such as you made the occasion a very happy one, and I am deeply grateful. With your continued encouragement and affection, I look forward to the coming year which will surely be full of brotherhood and fulfillment for us all.” King handwrites the greeting and adds a brief postscript at the conclusion, “You are always so thoughtful. How can I ever repay you? Thanks for everything.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

250. Arthur and Marian Logan. Archive of material associated with Arthur and Marian Logan, consisting of two items signed by Coretta Scott King, unsigned telegrams from various people including the King couple, and some other ephemera, including: a matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Marian and Coretta Scott King together, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To my dear friend Marian, with deep appreciation and warm personal regards—Coretta”; a TLS to Arthur Logan, signed “Coretta & the Children,” one page, personal letterhead, June 17, 1971, thanking him for his friendship as Father’s Day approaches, as “my children and I are painfully aware of the absence of our beloved father and devoted husband”; two unsigned telegrams from “Coretta and Martin” and “Coretta and Martin King,” one dated 1966, in part: “Thinking of your abiding support in the struggle for freedom and human dignity”; two telegrams from the King family regarding their sorrow following King’s assassination; four telegrams from J. E. Lowery concerning fundraising and events; a carbon copy typescript of Marian’s remarks before the directors of the SCLC in 1966; an official invitation to a 1966 conference at the White House; and a Christmas card bearing a facsimile signature of Coretta. In overall very good to fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Starting Bid $200

251. Coretta Scott King. TLS signed “Coretta,” one page, 8.5 x 11, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change letterhead, October 17, 1984. Letter to Marian Logan, in full: “Thank you for your interest in the Pilgrimage for Peace which we planned for the 20th Anniversary of Martin’s receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Because of their involvement with the 1984 Prizes, the governments of Norway and Sweden informed us that it would be better if we waited until the spring or another time to take the Pilgrimage. As of now, we do not have plans which we can share with you. However, we will keep you posted. Certainly, I was encouraged by your interest and I look forward to your being with us when we do reschedule the Pilgrimage for a future date.” In fine condition, with slight scattered toning. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

252. Billie Holiday. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Holiday on stage in a lovely dress, signed and inscribed in white ink, “For Marvin, Stay Happy Always, Billie Holiday.” Trivial creasing, surface loss to upper and lower right corner tips, and some rippling to top edge (near but not affecting Holiday’s magnetic smile), otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Warren Arthur ‘Chip’ Logan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Supreme Court

255. Oliver Ellsworth. Third chief justice of the United States (1745–1807) and delegate

to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the Bill of Rights. Revolutionary War–dated manuscript DS, signed “Oliv’r Ellsworth,” one page, 7.75 x 6, September 10, 1775. Pay order addressed to Treasurer John Lawrence.

In part: “Pay to Nathaniel Shaw Mercht the Sum of Two thousand pounds money in Bills, for supply of Militia of stores for use of the Colony.” Signed at the conclusion by Oliver Ellsworth and Thomas Seymour. Expertly mounted, double-matted, and framed with a plaque and an engraved portrait to an overall size of 13.75 x 26.75. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), a few edge chips, and some show-through from docketing to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Oversized portrait of the late 1960s Warren Court 256. Warren Court. Color satin-finish 8 x 11 photo of the justices inside an impressive area of the Supreme Court, affixed to a 10 x 13.5 mount, signed on the mount in various inks by all nine justices: Earl Warren; Hugo L. Black; William O. Douglas; Tom C. Clark; Potter Stewart; William J. Brennan, Jr.; John M. Harlan; Byron R. White; and Abe Fortas. Matted to an overall size of 15.5 x 19. In very good condition, noticeable creases to the upper left of the mount and lower right of the photo, subtle fading to the color image, and a few signatures light but legible (Warren, Brennan, and Fortas are particularly light, while Clark and Stewart are especially bold). This photograph was taken by the National Geographic Society while these nine justice presided over the Court, and is a highly desirable fully signed example, infrequently seen in this large format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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American West

257. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Ink signature, “W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill’,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card, with an ornate envelope addressed in Cody’s hand, “Miss Nellie Ellis, Woburn, Mass.”

Matted together beside a color postcard of Cody to an overall size of 16 x 12. In very good condition, with a band of toning passing through the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Geronimo and two Chiricahua leaders with exemplary provenance 258. Geronimo. Ink signature, “Geronimo,” on an off-

white 3.25 x 5 lightly-lined sheet also signed by the last Chiricahua chief, “Christian Naiche,” and the interpreter and leader of the Ndendai group of the Chiricahua band, “Asa Daklugie, Later elected Chief Fort Sill, Oklahoma.”

Lieutenant George Albert Purington of the 8th Infantry, who was in charge of Geronimo and his fellow prisoners at Fort Sill, also signs below Geronimo’s signature as a witness. Attractively suede-matted and framed with an unattributed pencil sketch of the great Apache warrior to an overall size of 17.5 x 21.75. In fine condition, with a stray ink mark affecting one letter of Geronimo’s signature and unobtrusive tears to the upper right. Originates from an autograph book belonging to Clara Schofield, the daughter of General John Schofield. A fantastic, welldocumented autograph of the Western legend along with the unusual addition of his two compatriots. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Houston’s personal copy of The History of England, boldly signed and initialed 259. Sam Houston. Signed

book: The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688.

NY: Inskeep & Bradford, 1810.

Hardcover, 5.5 x 9, 567 pages.

Boldly signed on the first free end page in ink, “Sam Houston,” and initialed on the front pastedown, “SH.” Also signed at the top of the first free end page by Tennessee judge John W. Overton, with his bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Autographic condition: very good, with heavy toning and dampstaining to the signed page (not affecting legibility or boldness of signature). Book condition: VG-/None (rebacked), in a NF custom-made clamshell case. This volume’s previous owner, John William Overton, was one of Tennessee’s most influential residents, serving as a judge on the state’s Supreme Court and as an advisor to President Andrew Jackson. Houston, taking a position as a local prosecutor, met Overton upon his arrival in Nashville in 1818 and the two became close friends. An exceptionally rare format for Houston, made ever more desirable by the bold signature and second set of initials. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

Pancho Villa extorts a mine owner—“The functioning of his mines depends upon the protection I have given him” 260. Francisco ‘Pancho’ Villa. Scarce ALS in pencil in Spanish, signed

“Francisco Villa,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 20, 1919. A quietly threatening letter to “Sr. Gerente,” manager of the Alvarado Mining and Milling Company, reminding him of protection money due, in part (translated): “You will remember that working under the best possible faith I told Mr. McQuatters the sum of $ 20,000.00 (twenty-thousand dollars). Last month I sent him a letter in El Paso charging him that and he hasn’t paid. You Sir have the influence to see to it that this money is put into the hands of Mr. Federico Jaccobby sometime during this month or otherwise our agreement is broken, proving to Mr. McQuatters that the functioning of his mines depends upon the protection I have given him.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), scattered creases, and a few edge chips, otherwise fine condition.

Following his unsuccessful military campaign at Celaya and the American incursion, Villa’s influence began to wane, and by the end of 1915, he had returned to his life as a guerilla leader in the mountains of Chihuahua. In 1918, he was hired as security for A.J. McQuatters, mining magnate and president of the Alvarado Mining and Milling Company in Parral, Chihuahua, who had recently bought nearly seven million acres of land from the Mexican Government from which to mine gold, silver, copper, and lead. Still highly respected and powerful in Chihuahua, Villa gently flexes his muscle in this letter to McQuatters’s manager, reminding him of the money owed for keeping his mines secure. Boasting a large, bold signature, this is an extraordinary letter from the revered Mexican revolutionary. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Notorious Figures Awaiting trial in his jail cell, James embraces his folk-hero status: “The people still comes.

I think I am making some friends” 261. Frank James. ALS signed with his true first name, “Al-

exander,” one page, 8 x 10.5, March 3, 1883. Letter written to his wife while jailed in Gallatin, Missouri, a month after his first legal victory as he awaited further charges. In part: “You just ‘bet your boots’ I was glad to hear from you. I am a little bit mad at you for asking me if ‘that was right.’ Don’t you know any thing you do is right with your ‘hubbie.’ I hope you will enjoy your visit I know you will I wish I was with you…The people still comes. I think I am making some friends. Be of good cheer I hope to be with one of these days. I wrote you yesterday and mailed the letter this morning so I expect you will get both at the same time.

If you do I will expect to get a long letter in reply. Ask my little man if he ever thinks of his papa. Tell him I think of my baby 40 hundred times a day. I had a nice Oyster supper sent me last night by a Mr. Williams of Texas who is now visiting here and a friend of ‘Old Dave Pools.’ I have just this moment had my attention called to the door, to receive some eggs sent by some kind lady from the country, and last but not least I am now wearing a beautiful button hole boquet [sic] sent by the belle of Gallatin I am dressed up and you ‘bet’ I am looking mighty fine, so the gals say. Of course they do not tell me so but I hear it all the ‘samie.’ Well now my dear ‘old flitter’ I must kiss you good bye.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds.

In September of 1882—five months after his brother Jesse was gunned down by fellow gang member Robert Ford—James turned himself in to Missouri governor Thomas Crittenden in Jefferson City, tired of running and hoping to avoid the same gruesome fate. He was held and put on trial in Gallatin, Missouri, for participating in two murders during a train robbery. Despite his criminal past, James became a local celebrity and enjoyed frequent visits from well-wishers nearby; his folk-hero status eventually helped him in the courtroom, leading the jury to acquit him after his trial. A fantastic letter telling of the unlikely perks—oyster dinners, fresh eggs, and flowers from the “belle of Gallatin”—of life behind bars. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

262. Lincoln Conspirators. Page from the Harper’s Weekly issue of July 1, 1865, 10.75 x 15.5, featuring engraved portraits of six conspirators accused of assisting John Wilkes Booth in the assassination plot against Lincoln: Lewis Powell, George A. Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, David E. Herold, Edman Spangler, and Michael O’Laughlen. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Two rare exhibits of the Warren Commission, highlighting the bond between Oswald and his mother

263. Lee Harvey Oswald. Mother’s Day card from 1959, signed “Love Lee xx,” sent to Marguerite Oswald, 3.75 x 7 closed, with a pre-printed sentiment inside, and signed at the bottom in black ballpoint by Oswald.

Reverse is also notated “Ex 266,” indicating this was an exhibit in the Warren Commission report, although it was unpublished. Card comes with its original mailing envelope, postmarked May 7, 1959, addressed by Oswald to, “Mrs. M. Oswald, 313 Templeton Dr., Fort Worth, Texas.” On the reverse, Mrs. Oswald has written several notations, including, “Hon. Herter, U.S. State Dept. Wash, DC,” “Hon. Jim Wright, Congressman 12th Dist. House affair building,” and “Hon. Lyndon Johnston [sic], U.S. Senator Washington D. C.,” written in another hand.

Also included is a 1956 Christmas card to Lee from his mother, signed twice, “Mother.” Card measures 4.75 x 6 closed, with a pre-printed message inside, and signed at the bottom by his mother. She also adds a handwritten note along the top which reads, “Hi—Your first Christmas away from home. Will miss you but happy to know you are in good hands. Be good. Mother.” Written on the back cover at a later date by Mrs. Oswald is, “A card I sent to Lee in 1956. In his sea-bag that he left at home after leaving the Marines in Sept. 1959, Marguerite Oswald.”

Reverse is also notated “Ex 268,” indicating this was an exhibit in the Warren Commission report, although it was unpublished. Expected light handling wear, with old tape, scattered toning and soiling, and creases to the Christmas card, otherwise fine condition.

Sometimes described as an overbearing and coddling mother, and other times described as negligent and unconcerned, Marguerite Oswald will forever remain an intriguing character in the story of Lee Harvey Oswald. Despite the varying speculation about the nature of their relationship, with many claiming that he left for the Army so young to escape her overly watchful eye, these letters reveal a loving bond between the mother-son pair. The tender card she sent on his first Christmas away from home in 1956 (which was found in his sea-bag three years later, as he left the country), paired with a sweet card he sent for Mother’s Day—not forgotten by the affectionate son, despite his Army duties and burgeoning plans to head to the Soviet Union—both made their way into the Warren Commission’s investigation just a few years later. Obsessed with her son’s innocence in the Kennedy assassination, Marguerite would later cling to ‘the Volumes,’ as she called the Commission’s published findings, pointing out inconsistencies to anyone who would listen. An insightful pairing of items, predating Oswald’s life-changing move to Russia. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500 86 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

Lee Harvey Oswald’s suit—“his only dress clothes”

264. Lee Harvey Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald’s personally-

owned and -worn gray wool two-piece suit, with his name finely embroidered in yellow thread on a tag above the inner pocket on the right side, “Lee H Oswald.” In fine condition, with general wear from use, several minor moth holes, and a bit of soiling.

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from his older brother, Robert L. Oswald, in part: “Lee Harvey Oswald purchased this suit while still in the Marine Corps during his time at Naval Air Facility Atsugi near Yokohama, Japan from September 1957 to October 1958. Beneath the left-hand inside jacket pocket, there is an outline where a manufacturer’s label appeared and matches the size of blue wool overcoat he purchased from Yokahama tailor named Kawashima…Apparently, his only dress clothes, Lee brought this suit along when he defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959 and it appears in at least three photographs dating from that period—including one taken on his wedding day on April 30, 1961. The suit is described briefly in the Warren Commission report: ‘Oswald owned one suit, of Russian make and purchase, poor fitting and of heavy fabric which, despite its unsuitability for the comates of Texas and Louisiana and his obvious discomfort, he wore on the few occasions that required dress.’” A remarkable piece with excellent provenance. Starting Bid $5000

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Businessmen 265. John Jacob Astor. Businessman

who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multimillionaire in the United States (1763– 1848). LS, one page, 8 x 9.75, March 23, 1827. Letter to William Matthews in Montreal.

In part: “In a letter just received from Mr. Rolette he desires you to procure for his outfit a Canadian Carpenter for three years whose wages should not exceed Two Hundred Dollars p. ann., and that he be subject to the ordinary duties of a voyageur. Among the men to be taken to Mackina we want a Baker also for Mr. Rolette.” Astor adds a postscript in his own hand at the conclusion. Intersecting folds passing through the signature and some light scattered staining, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

266. Andrew Carnegie. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, February 14, 1911.

Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in full: “I hear that Messrs. Devoy, Editor of ‘Gaelic American,’ and Denis Spellissy are talking of having a meeting of the Irish to protest against the proposed treaty between Britain and ourselves. Surely they hav[e] no good reason for this. The Liberal Party now in power has pledged itself to giv[e] Ireland home rule and it cannot withdraw its pledge, nor has it the slitest [sic] intention of doing so. I think the leaders of the Irish party on the other side would if necessary counsel those gentlemen to take no hostile action at present. Perhaps a word from you to them when a favorable opportunity occurs would be conclusiv[e].” Carnegie adds a handwritten postscript signed with his initials, stating that the treaty has been delayed. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature and the postscript). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Ideal format for this rare preeminent French chef 267.

Auguste Escoffier. Legendary

French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer (1846–1935) who was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisine. ALS in French, signed “A. Escoffier,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, Carleton Hotel letterhead, June 2, 1903. Escoffier writes to a gentleman regarding a reference he has supplied for a former assistant at the Savoy; and four handwritten draft menus for private dinners presented by Escoffier, each one page, two annotated with the names of the hosts and dated 1907–1908. One lists selections such as “Consommé Rossini,” “Saumon Royale,” “Caneton de Rouen a l’orange,” and “Fonds d’artichauts.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by two additional menus transcribed by one of his assistants. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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268. J. Paul Getty. Collection of seven checks, ranging in size from 8.25 x 3 to 8.5 x 3.5, six filled out in type and one filled out by Getty, all signed “J. Paul Getty,” dated between 1942 and 1946.

Vertical folds, punch and staple holes, and expected cancellation holes and bank stamps (stamps affecting portions of the signatures), otherwise overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

270. John D. Rockefeller. Car-

bon DS, one page, 8 x 13, October 20, 1900. An unusual legal document headed, “In the matter of the Requisition by Hon Jos. D. Sayers, Governor of the State of Texas, upon Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of the State of New York, for the surrender of John D. Rockefeller.” Rockefeller testifies that “he has been continuously a resident and inhabitant of the State of New York; that the only time he was ever in the State of Texas was in 1884, when he simply passed through a portion of the State on a railroad train.” Signed at the conclusion

by Rockefeller and countersigned by a notary public. In very good condition, with expected document wear, a large band of toning to the right side (passing through his middle initial), and scattered brushing to the text. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

271. John D. Rockefeller. TLS

269. William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies. Collection of four TLSs sent to Mary Cassiday, including two by Hearst, signed “W. R. Hearst,” and two by Davies, signed “Marion,” dated from 1940 to 1943. The letters from Hearst are short, offering thanks for birthday wishes and sending New Year’s greetings. Davies’s letters are slightly longer, with one offering an update on her health and the other apologizing for missing a wedding. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by all four original mailing envelopes as well as six original candid snapshots. Hearst had married Millicent Veronica Willson in 1903 and they had five sons together, but began to drift apart due to Hearst’s very public affair with Hollywood actress Marion Davies. By the mid1920s Davies’s relationship with Hearst would largely overshadow her career, and his presence even affected much of her prolific body of work—many of her films were backed by his financial support, and his incessant efforts to promote her career were ultimately detrimental.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

signed “John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 8, 1918. Letter to New York Supreme Court Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, in part: “Your amiability in being willing to serve the United War Work Campaign in any capacity whatever is deeply appreciated. I have asked Mr. Adrian Iselin to serve as Honorary Vice Chairman and have his acceptance. Therefore, with your kind permission I will put you down for the present as Vice Chairman, the position which you occupied for a brief period at the outset.” The text “United War Work Campaign” underlined in brown pencil by an unknown hand. Central vertical and horizontal folds (one vertical fold touching the tip of the first letter of the signature), slight soiling, and torn punch holes to top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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272. Henry Wells and William Fargo. Partly-printed DS, signed

“Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 12.25 x 8.5, October 13, 1865. Handsomely engraved certificate for three shares of capital stock in the American Express Company, issued to L. M. Hubby of Cleveland, signed at the conclusion by Wells as president and Fargo as secretary. In very good condition, with expected document wear and dampstaining to a large portion of the document (not affecting legibility). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors 275. Adolf von Baeyer. German chemist (1835–1917) who synthe-

sized indigo and was the 1905 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

ALS in German, signed “Adolf Baeyer,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.75, December 1, 1907. Untranslated letter to pharmacist Alfred Knapp, apologizing for not responding to his letter earlier. Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. Punch holes to left side, a few areas of surface loss (affecting portions of the writing), trivial creasing, and a partial separation to expected mailing fold, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

276. Robert Bunsen. German chemist (1811–1899) who dis-

covered the elements cesium and rubidium and who developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. Certificate for Herrn F. C. W. Vogel in Leipzig, signed “R. W. Bunsen, Prof. der Chemie,” one page, 6.5 x 5, October 29, 1854. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, overall creases, and a small area of paper loss to lower border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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277. Charles Darwin. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Darwin to “R. Suchsland, 25 Belle Vue St., Swansea, S. Wales.” Postmarked at London, March 19, 1866. In very good condition, with overall creasing and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

278. Thomas Edison. Oversized matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo of the inventor

seated with his hands clasped in his lap, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in black ink, “To F. W. Theis, Thomas A. Edison.” In very good condition, with scattered toning, chipping, and dampstaining to mount (affecting signature area), and some irregular adhesion to ink in the signature. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A crystal-clear portrait of the tremendously important innovator. Starting Bid $200

Einstein’s favorite memories of youth, the “games of captain and sailor such as we had long ago at Munich in the huge crate next to the factory” 279. Albert Einstein. ANS in German, signed “Albert,” penned at the conclu-

sion of a longer letter in French by his cousin Alice, written from Princeton to their cousin Alfred Koch in Geneva, one page on an airmail sheet, 7.25 x 12, September 5, 1949. Einstein’s note, in full (translated): “Cordial greetings from all of us while we are spending a few happy days here. Naturally, no games of captain and sailor such as we had long ago at Munich in the huge crate next to the factory.” The letter, signed “Alicette,” in part (translated): “News from you at last and it was a relief. So, thank you for your letter…that made me very happy and interested me. Happy that Alfi is doing better and better, and that Papi has recovered, also happy that Gaby was able to sort things for the apartment, and that Iris Alley is doing fine. Have her kind letter Alfredino, and am thanking her for it.—Am overburdened and overworked…our dear ones in Princeton work wonders. I am going back tonight for New York—I am leaving on Sept. 21 on the S.S. America and should arrive in Le Havre on Sept. 28.” An additional note in German by Albert’s sister Maja is penned below (translated), “The best and sweetest greetings and kisses from your Maja.” Intersecting folds, some dampstaining and soiling affecting the top of Alice’s letter, and show-through from airmail markings on the reverse, otherwise fine condition.

Born in 1879, Einstein grew up alongside his cousins in Munich until he was fifteen years old, when his family moved to Italy after the failure of his father’s company. This note recalls what must have been one of his favorite and most vivid memories of childhood—in another letter to Alfred, written three years later in 1952, Einstein remarks, ‘Much time has gone by since we were squatting in that marvelous crate at the Munich courtyard and played ship. You were a splendid captain.’ Beginning during his time as a young man studying at the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Einstein was able to live out this cherished boyhood game when he was introduced to sailing, which became one of his favorite pastimes.

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“Intention to print a new edition of Relativity” 280. Albert E in s t e i n . TL S

signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, June 22, 1946. Letter to John Cullen, the assistant general editor at London publisher Methuen & Co. In part: “I am in receipt of your letter of the 6th informing me of your intention to print a new edition of Relativity. I have to add a few remarks as an appendix to chapter 32 to bring it up to date.” In very good condition, with numerous intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), scattered creases, a few small edge tears, and a bit of paper loss and foxing at the top.

A new version of Einstein’s 1922 work on special and general relativity, The Meaning of Relativity, was republished in 1945 in America and 1946 in the UK to include a long appendix covering various topics, such as the cosmological implications of general relativity. Einstein first published his popular description of special relativity in 1916, while the 1922 book explained the theory with more technical detail. Given this content concerning his revisions to The Meaning of Relativity, this is an exceedingly desirable letter that demonstrates Einstein’s continuous dedication to refining his most important contribution to physics.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“The fight for the pacifist goal is more needed than ever” 281. Albert Einstein. World War II–dated TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal letterhead, March 30, 1942. Letter to John G. Moore. In full: “During the twenties I advocated repeatedly for refusal of military service. I am still of the opinion that to make war impossible is one of the most important goals of humanity. On the other hand I recognized that refusal of military service could not be endorsed any longer since in certain countries the resistance to compulsory military service became impossible. As long as these conditions prevail everyone has the duty to do his best to protect the rest of the world by doing his share in the fighting. The fight for the pacifist goal is more needed than ever in our time. The only means to reach this goal is, in my opinion, international organization for the enforcement of military security for the whole world.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), sets of staple holes along the edges, mounting remnants along the top, and a few small stains, otherwise fine condition. At the time of this letter, the United States had just entered the war and the Manhattan Project had begun about six months earlier.

In 1939, Einstein suppressed his pacifist ideals and played an integral role in convincing the US to develop atomic weaponry, only to later call it his greatest regret. As he makes clear in this letter, Einstein maintained his pacifist philosophy but recognized the necessity of military action in ending the war. After the war he co-founded the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists in an effort to warn the public of the dangers associated with the development of nuclear weapons. A remarkable letter commenting on his ideals as World War II barreled toward its zenith.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

282. Henry Ford. Uncommon matte-finish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Henry Ford whispering in Thomas Edison’s ear, signed in fountain pen by Ford. In fine condition. Ford and Edison were close friends and exchanged ideas, frequently traveled together, and eventually lived in the same neighborhood. As a tribute to his friend’s genius, Ford founded the Edison Institute in Detroit in 1929, where he collected and displayed American history ‘as written into things their hands made and used,’ with Edison’s Menlo Park laboratory transported and rebuilt as its centerpiece. A warm and friendly image of these titans of American innovation, neatly signed by the automotive pioneer. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The Nobel Prize winner writes on photosynthesis 283. James Franck. German-born physicist (1882–1964) who shared

the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work related to the laws governing the impact of electrons on atoms. Autograph manuscript, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. The first page of a draft for an article entitled “The photosynthesic conversion of light energy into chemical energy,” signed below the title as the author, “James Franck, Dept. of Chemistry, U. of Chicago.” A manuscript forwarding a “discussion of the assumptions on photosynthetic carbon dioxide reduction via photochemically provided reducing agents.” Franck made a few corrections and several words have been transcribed in another hand. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

284. John F. W. Herschel. British math-

ematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792– 1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering work in early photographic processes, including coining the word ‘photography’ itself. ALS signed “J. F. W. Herschel,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, no date.

Letter to J. Hudson of the Royal Society. In full: “I left my papers at the RS apartments the other evening—may I beg the favour of you to let the Porter bring them here as soon as convenient.” Also addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Herschel’s hand. In fine condition, with a spot of soiling to the upper left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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285. Sebastian Kneipp. Bavarian

priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure.

Scarce original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait of Kneipp, signed at the bottom of the image in black ink, “S. Kneipp.” Published

by Julius Grimm of Offenburg. In fine condition, with a few spots to image and light general wear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter inviting the ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ author to visit Mount Wilson 286. Edwin Hubble. ALS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, Mount Wilson Observatory letterhead, January 26, 1932. Letter to “Miss Loos.” In part: “The ‘dark of the moon’ run is arranged and it appears that the telescope will be free of apparatus on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Feb. 8, 9 and 10. You will be welcome on any of these dates but you will do well to plan early and be prepared to postpone matters a day or two if the weather looks discouraging. There are two possible ways of travelling—the auto-stage which makes on round trip a day, arriving about noon and leaving about 3:30 p.m., and your own cars. The stage relieves you of the trouble of driving a mountain road but demands that you spend the night on the mountain, presumably at the Hotel adjacent to the observatory grounds. A private car gives you more liberty if you do not mind the drive. You could come up any time during the day, the earlier the better, and return the same night. In any event, you should plan on an early supper at the Hotel and a visit to the dome immediately afterwards. There are reasons for the ‘immediately’ but they are too complicated to expound at the moment.” Intersecting folds, overall wrinkling, and light soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Astronomers connected with the Mount Wilson Observatory were allotted a few nights each month to use the facility’s massive telescopes, with times assigned according to the field in which they were working—‘light of the moon’ for those interested in spectroscopy, and ‘dark of the moon’ for direct photography. On nights that remained unscheduled, non-academic guests were occasionally allowed access. A resident of San Marino and a mover-and-shaker in nearby Los Angeles, Hubble was friends with many of Hollywood’s elite, including Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, and author and screenwriter Anita Loos, the recipient of this invitation. Letters from Hubble are exceedingly rare, and this one—combining his scientific and professional life at Mount Wilson with his interesting social life in Hollywood—is of the utmost desirability.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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A promise to lead “the fight against infectious diseases” 287. Robert Koch.

German medical scientist (1843–1910) regarded as the father of bacteriology.

He isolated the tuberculosis bacillus and the anthrax virus, and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. ALS in German, signed “R. Koch,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, May 8, 1896. Letter to the hygienist Giuseppe Sormani in Pavia, thanking him for “the honor which the Royal Italian Society of Hygiene has proved by this appointment to me,” and promising to continue his “research in the field of hygiene and in particular the fight against infectious diseases.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Koch’s hand. Italy was a center for the study of malaria during this period and in the spring of 1898 Koch would travel to Grosseto, the main town of the Tuscan Maremma, to carry out extensive research on the subject. In addition to his work on tuberculosis, Koch dedicated much of the rest of his life to research on the control of the mosquito-borne disease. A fine letter with excellent content concerning his groundbreaking studies. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

288. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz.

Dutch physicist (1853–1928) who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

Rare ALS in German, signed “H. A. Lorentz,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 19, 1910. Untranslated letter to fellow physicist Paul Hertz concerning a contribution to a scientific magazine.

In fine condition, with trivial creasing and a partial separation to expected mailing fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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289. Guglielmo Marconi. Pencil signature, “Yours sincerely, G. Marconi, Dec. 15—1919,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.75 card. Double-matted with an image of Marconi to an overall size of 12 x 18. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon draft for a Nobel Prize winner’s scientific text 290. Jacques Monod. French biologist

(1910–1976) who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis. Handwritten manuscript, unsigned, 8.25 x 10.5, four pages, no date. Draft of the complete text of an introduction to a work on peptides, heavily revised and corrected throughout

by Monod. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Work hard and don’t listen to others’ criticism” 291. Samuel F. B. Morse. Choice

AQS in French on an off-white 4.75 x 4.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Saml. F. B. Morse.” Morse pens a French proverb, in full (untranslated): “Faites bien, laisser dire.” Doublematted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 10.5 x 6.25. In fine condition. Morse invokes a French proverb, which essentially translates to ‘Work hard and don’t listen to others’ criticism,’ or ‘Do well, let them say what they will.’ An especially bold, clean example with a nice sentiment from the inventor of the telegraph. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Master of the Mint Isaac Newton receives funds for the “Coynage of Copper Half pence and farthings,” introduced in 1717 292. Isaac Newton. Manuscript DS, signed “Is. Newton,” one page both sides, 9.25 x 14.5, August 14, 1717.

Official document concerning the financing of the mint. In part: “In pursuance of a Warrant…That You Deliver and Pay of such his Ma’s Treasure as remains in your charge unto Sir Isaac Newton Kn’t Master and Worker of his Ma’s Mint or to his Assignees the Sum of five hundred Pounds… and upon account towards defraying the charge which the Coynage of Copper Half pence and farthings at the said Mint shall require to begin and carry on the same.” Signed on the front by several officials to approve the document and signed on the reverse by Newton to confirm receipt of the funds on September 4, 1717. A period docketing notation on the reverse of the second integral page also Image larger than actual size. identifies Newton as the recipient. Intersecting folds with small repairs to edge separations, scattered foxing and soiling, and some show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

On the recommendation of his friend Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Newton was appointed Warden of the Mint in 1696 and undertook the office of Master of the Mint the next year, a position he would hold for the last 30 years of his life. During the late 1690s so many copper halfpence and farthings were minted that they did not need to be produced under Queen Anne, whose reign lasted from 1701 to 1714. Responding to the inevitable shortage by the year of the present document, King George I issued a royal warrant in 1717 to introduce new copper coinage. Newton oversaw the production of the coins, which weighed the same as those previously struck but were smaller in diameter and thicker than the earlier issues; this allowed a deeper strike for finer relief. These halfpence were minted for just two years and returned to the larger size in 1719, when they were also slightly reduced in weight due to the rising cost of copper. Any autographic material from Newton is exceedingly rare, with this being an especially remarkable example given its important numismatic content.Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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“I do not believe at all that age or youth influences the results of vaccination” 293. Louis Pasteur. ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 5.25 x 8, December 3 [1885]. Letter to an unidentified correspondent, in full (translated): “I do not believe at all that age or youth influences the results of vaccination. If accidents occurred during the night of the vaccination, whatever the age of the individual, it was the result of impure vaccine or due to a wrongly performed procedure.” Central vertical and horizontal folds, a uniform block of toning from previous display, light soiling, erased pencil notations, and a few repaired tears, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

294.

Max Planck. Nobel

Prize–winning German physicist (1858–1947) who pioneered the understanding of quantum theory.

TLS in German, signed “Planck,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, President of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society letterhead, February 7, 1936. Untranslated letter to Professor Califano at the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, thanking him for a lengthy article marking the 25th anniversary of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and reiterating the importance of maintaining international scientific relations. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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295. William Ramsay. Scottish chemist (1852–1916) who discov-

ered the noble gases and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Three untranslated ALSs in French, two signed “William Ramsay” and one signed “W. Ramsay,” totaling ten pages, dated from 1894 to 1908. All are to Monsieur Olivier in Paris, discussing the English physicist John William Strutt, Ramsay’s time in London, the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, and a Congress in which he will be awarded a medal. In overall fine condition, with an irregular block of toning to the last page of one letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare set of letters from the Nobel Prize winner

296. Erwin Schrodinger. Three ALSs in German to his daughter’s friend Berthild Gerold, including: one signed “Erwin Schrodinger,” one page with a one-line postscript on the reverse, 5.75 x 8, October 10, 1952; one signed “Erwin Schr.,” three pages, 5.75 x 8, October 20, 1952; and one signed “Erwin Schr.,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies letterhead, October 30, 1952. All three letters concern quarrels between Berthild and Schrodinger’s daughter Ruth. One, in part (translated): “One cannot ask of you to live without heating during winter, and you are entitled to share all ‘amenities’ of the house. It’s terrible enough to have to speak of legal rights, but this is precisely what it’s about.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by all three original mailing envelopes. After fleeing the politically dangerous Austria in 1938 and serving various visiting professorships abroad, Schrodinger settled in Dublin to help establish the Institute for Advanced Studies in 1940. He became the Director of the School for Theoretical Physics, and remained there until his retirement in 1955, writing dozens of notable scientific publications during that time; one crucial book, What is Life?, went on to inspire the 18-year-old James Watson to begin his study of genetics. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Scarce correspondence between physicists 297. Johannes Stark. German physicist (1874–1957) and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1919. ALS in German, signed “J. Stark,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, September 9, 1903.

Letter to the Austrian physicist Stefan Meyer from the Institute for Radium Research concerning an essay which he had sent him. In fine condition, with mild toning and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The first Nobel laureate in medicine

298. Emil Adolf von Behring. German physiologist (1854–1917) who received the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901. ALS in German, signed “Behring,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, April 19, 1895. Letter to African explorer Oskar Borchert, in full (translated): “Just returned, please let me know when and where I can meet you tomorrow morning.” In very good condition, with overall foxing and soiling. Behring had discovered the diphtheria antitoxin four years earlier in 1890; in 1895, he took the position of director of the Institute of Hygiene at the Philipps University of Marburg. By this time immunization and treatment with the diphtheria serum was widespread, and the importance of his discovery garnered Behring international acclaim as a savior of children and heroic scientific researcher. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

299. James D. Watson. Origi-

nal sketch of a double helix DNA strand on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson, Nobel for DNA 1962.”

Watson labels the top and bottom of the strand with “Base pair, either A-T or G-C” and “DNA,” and adds below, “the average human chromosome has some 100 millions base pairs along its single DNA molecule.” In fine condition. Further enhanced by its lack of inscription, this is an exceptional, atypically detailed drawing by the revered geneticist.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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300. James D. Watson and Francis Crick. Souvenir type-

script, one page, 8.5 x 11, entitled ‘Jurassic Jitters,’ featuring two printed sketches of DNA strands at the bottom, and signed at the conclusion in blue ink, “Francis Crick,” and in black ink, “James D. Watson.” In part: “The Tyrannosaurus Rex is awesome, the velociraptors are fearsome. But moviegoers should not leave a showing of the hit ‘Jurassic Park’ with the mistaken notion that biotechnology is some kind of threat to mankind…Although real scientists have indeed recovered DNA from the era of dinosaurs, the giant beasts remain dead, with no change in sight.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Intellectuals Choice correspondence on his musical theory

301. Theodor Adorno. German sociologist, philosopher, and musicologist (1903–1969) known for his critical theory as a leading member

of the Frankfurt School. Four TLSs in German to Martin Lutschewitz, three signed “Th. W. Adorno” and one signed “Theodor W. Adorno,” totaling six pages, 8.25 x 11.5, personal letterhead, dated between 1955 and 1960. One letter, in part (translated): “Perhaps the current situation made your letter so especially meaningful to me since my debate with the so-called musical movement and the endlessly unfair behavior of such people as Twittenhoff, Borries, and Wiora (as opposed to Doflein, with whom I carry on a constant and fruitful correspondence) has forced me into extremely pointed wording. The discussion is about a fairly large piece, ‘Critique of the Musician,’ which will be broadcast in the Stuttgart evening program on May 25 and again on June 1.” In overall fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Accompanied by one original mailing envelope and full English translations for all letters. Adorno was accused of being too unfamiliar with the musical youth to have the right to judge it, and he had ongoing dialogues with his fellow academic musicologists, who he mentions—Erich Dolfein, Walter Wiora, Siefried Borris, and Wilhelm Twittenhoff. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

302. Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk. Austrian economist (1851–1914) who made important contributions to the development of the ‘Austrian School’ of economics. Personal calling card imprinted with Bohm-Bawerk’s name and position in the Ministry of Finance, 4 x 2.5, bearing a brief unsigned note in his hand in German offering good wishes. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

303. Martin Buber. Six untranslated ALSs in German, each signed “Buber,” total-

ing eight pages, dated throughout 1909. All are to the writer Abraham Halberthal in Hamburg concerning publishing matters, written while Buber was head of the Berlin publisher Rutten & Loening. In overall fine condition, with some small edge tears and light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare letter from the Dutch intellectual 304. Hugo Grotius.

Dutch jurist and philosopher (1583-1645) who laid the foundations for international law with his book De jure belli ac pacis, and played a key role in the ArminianismCalvinism debate. Exceedingly rare ALS in French, signed “H. de Groot,” one page, 6.25 x 8.75, March 28, 1642. Letter to the Swabian military leader Christoph Martin von Degenfeld, under whom Grotius’s son had served in the Swedish army and to whom Grotius pledges his allegiance. Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in his own hand.

In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered creases.

Following Emperor Ferdinand II’s victory against the Swedish resistence in 1634, Christoph von Degenfeld—having fought with the Swedes—was forced to flee to Strasbourg. He was named High General of foreign cavalry in French services, but after a falling out with Cardinal Richelieu the year of this letter, he entered Venetian service as Governor-General of Dalmatia and Albania.

Grotius himself was serving as Swedish ambassador in Paris at this time. Letters from Grotius’s hand are of the utmost rarity, this being the first we have offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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306. Carl Jung.

305. Friedrich Hayek. Influential economist (1899–1992) known for his defense of classical liberalism, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal for ‘pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations.’ Satin-finish 2.5 x 3.25 head–and– shoulders portrait of Hayek, signed at the bottom in black ink, “F. A. Hayek.” In fine condition, with evenly trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

TLS signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8 x 5.75, personal letterhead, December 12, 1952.

Letter to Clarisse Eggemann, in part: “Thank you for your kind Christmas letter. I was glad to hear something of you and of your life in the Beyond. What you tell me about the people and their superstitions there, interests me very much. Well, this spiritual unrest has spread over the whole world and I must say, I am grateful that I understand something of what is going on in the Unconscious of mankind, otherwise it would be just too horrible. It will interest you to know that Miss Schmid is no more my Secretary. She married a doctor this Fall and lives in Zurich.

I had a pretty bad autumn, and am just recovering slowly from heart trouble and the aftermath of an intestinal grippe.” Central vertical and horizontal folds, scattered creasing, light spots of foxing, and some dings to trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare signed cabinet photo taken in Marx’s backyard 307. Wilhelm Liebknecht. German social democrat (1826–1900) whose philosophy combined Marxist revolutionary theory with practical politics, leading him to become a principal founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Rare 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Liebknecht outdoors in front of an ivy-covered house believed to be the home of Karl Marx’s daughter Eleanor, signed in the lower border in ink, “Wilhelm Liebknecht.” Stamped on the reverse by photographer Robert Banks of Manchester, and bears a notation in another hand, “Taken at the Avelings house, London.” Light scattered soiling and some chipping to edges, otherwise fine condition.

In 1896 Liebknecht traveled to London and visited Eleanor Marx and her husband, Edward Aveling, at their home. An absolutely excellent association piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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308. Nobel Prize Winners. Collection of twenty items, primarily comprised of signatures

with a few letters and biographical sheets, each signed by a Nobel Prize–winning economist, including: Kenneth J. Arrow (signature); James M. Buchanan (signature and book page); Gerard Debreu (signature); Milton Friedman (signature); John R. Hicks (souvenir typescript); Lawrence Klein (signature); Wassily Leontief (signature); William A. Lewis (signature); James Meade (ALS); Merton Miller (signature); Paul A. Samuelson (signature); Theodor Schultz (two signatures); Herbert A. Simon (TLS); Robert M. Solow (signature); George J. Stigler (two signatures); Richard Stone (article); Jan Tinbergen (calling card); and James Tobin (signature). In overall fine condition. Accompanied by many original mailing envelopes and various newspaper clippings. Starting Bid $200

309. Bertrand Russell. Booklet entitled ‘History of the World in

Epitome,’ ten pages, 3.25 x 4.75, published by the Gaberbocchus Press on May 18, 1962, signed on the title page in blue ballpoint.

In fine condition, with a couple trivial creases. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“‘The Committee of 100’—for civil disobedience against nuclear warfare—is being formed and I should be grateful if you would join me on it” 310. Bertrand Russell. TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Octo-

ber 2, 1960. Written from Plas Penrhyn, a letter to R. E. Muirhead, in full: “The rapidity with which we are moving towards a nuclear calamity convinces me that events are moving too quickly for the present policy of our Campaign.

It is my conviction that the effectiveness of our Campaign is becoming dependent on its endorsing a programme of civil disobedience. I am going to make a statement at the first suitable opportunity expressing the hope that the Campaign will become convinced of the necessity of such a programme.

I should like to ask your support in carrying this into action.

A group of one hundred persons called ‘The Committee of 100’—for civil disobedience against nuclear warfare—is being formed and I should be grateful if you would join me on it. Could you favor me with an early reply?” Intersecting folds, staple holes to upper left corner, light soiling and creasing, and a few spots of discoloration and stray ink marks, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by a retained carbon copy of Muirhead’s reply, stating that he accepts the invitation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Religious Figures The revered priest and his boys send gratitude to a longtime benefactor, responsible for financing the early days of his Oratorio 311. Saint John Bosco. Italian priest (1815–1888), who, in recognition of his work on behalf of disadvantaged youth, was canonized in 1934. ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. Bosco Gio,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, October 11, 1858. Untranslated letter to Joseph Cotta, in which Bosco recalls a stay in his hometown of Castelnuovo di Asti with his children, and pays homage to his correspondent, offering “a token of my gratitude, and by all my boys.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds.

As John Bosco began his mission to improve the lives of orphan boys, seeking out shelter and employment, he faced widespread opposition from various quarters—the clergy, accusing him of stealing boys away from their parishes; nationalist politicians, certain that he was recruiting young men for the revolution; and average citizens, simply unhappy with the noise of hundreds of boys. Despite the controversy, Chevalier Joseph Cotta, a distinguished banker, senator, and philanthropist, became a major benefactor in his pursuits. Helping finance Bosco’s purchase of the Pinardi House in 1850, he played an important role in the start of the Oratorio. A wonderful and scarce letter offering heartfelt gratitude to a generous friend. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extremely rare 1643 autograph of the canonized educator 312. Joseph Calasanz. Spanish

Catholic priest and educator (1557– 1648) who founded the Pious Schools to provide free education to the sons of the poor and is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. ADS in Italian, signed “Jo Gioseppe della Madre di Dio,” one page, 7.75 x 5.25, April 8, 1643. A seven-line receipt for 100 Scudi to Giuseppe Bonanni, probably for a donation to one of the schools founded by Calasanz. Intersecting folds, overall toning and soiling, several repaired tears and areas of paper loss and ink erosion affecting writing throughout (including a few letters in the signature), otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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313. Mother Teresa.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Mother Teresa, signed in the lower border in blue ink, “God bless you, M. Teresa MC.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing to upper border. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

314. Pope Benedict XVI. Rare official Rawlings

American League (Budig) baseball signed in black ink on the sweet spot, “Joseph Card Ratzinger.” In fine condition, with light toning and scuffing. A desirable, uncommon format of the former head of the Catholic Church. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

315. Pope Pius XII. Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876–1958), he served as pope from 1939 until his death. Beautiful hand-illuminated manuscript vellum DS in Latin, signed “Pius PP XII,” one page, 11.25 x 16, September 18, 1952. In part (translated): “Most Holy Father, the members of the family of Eberhard Fisch, humbly prostrate at the feet of your Holiness, beg the Apostolic Benediction and a Plenary Indulgence to be gained at the hour of death.” A circular photo of Pope Pius XII is affixed at the top and encircled by a floral wreath. Some scattered bends and creases, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Five months before his appointment as the Patriarch of Venice 316.

Pope John XXIII. Italian Pope (1881–1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who ascended the papal throne in 1958 and served until his death. As the guiding force behind the historic Second Vatican Council, John ushered in the most sweeping reforms the Catholic Church had undergone in centuries. Scarce vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 photo of the future Pope posing outside with four other gentleman, signed and inscribed as Apostolic Nuncio to France on the reverse in blue ballpoint. Photo is dated in Italian in an unknown hand below the image, August 29, 1952. In fine condition, with a few light spots of soiling to edges and trivial wear to corner tips. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Teilhard’s famous prayer on death and dying 317. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man (1881–1955).

Lengthy AQS in French, one page, 7.75 x 10.5, no date. Teilhard pens a lengthy excerpt from a prayer in his important work Le Milieu Divin. In full (translated): “When the signs of age begin to mark my body (and still more when they touch my mind); when the ill that is to diminish me or carry me off strikes from without or is born within me; When the painful moment comes in which I suddenly awaken to the fact that I am ill or growing old; and above all at that last moment when I feel I am losing hold of myself and am absolutely passive within the hands of the great unknown forces that have formed me; in all these dark moments, O God, grant that I may understand that it is You (provided my faith is strong enough) who are painfully parting the fibers of my being in order to penetrate to the very marrow of my substance and bear me away within Yourself.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

World Leaders and Politicians 318.

Abd el-Kader. Al-

gerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion (1808–1883).

ALS in Arabic, one page, 5.25 x 8, November 30, 1851. Diplomatic letter to Alexandre Bellemare, interpreter to the Minister of Defense, informing him that he has arrived in Constantinople.

Intersecting folds and soiling and pinholes to lower left, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a period translation into French. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

319. David Ben-Gurion. TLS in Hebrew, two pages, 8.5 x 11, embossed letterhead, February 22, 1956. Interesting military content from soon before the Sinai Campaign. In part (translated): “Arab countries prepare war against Israel and Russia send arms to help him…Especially to Egypt tanks, helicopters, airplanes.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and light soiling.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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320. David Ben-Gurion. Untranslated ALS in

Hebrew, one page, 4.5 x 6, April 22, 1954. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Ben-Gurion’s hand. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

322. Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Attractive

lightweight satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, signed in Chinese in black felt tip, and again in English, “May Ling Song Chiang.” In fine condition, with trivial bends and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce Russian document from Brezhnev to Khrushchev, concerning Stalin’s university 321. Leonid Brezhnev. DS in Cyrillic, signed “Brezhnev,” one

page, 8.25 x 11.75, July 21, 1949. Letter to Nikita Khrushchev, who was serving as first secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, in part (translated): “The 50th anniversary of one of the largest metallurgical institutions of higher learning in our country—the I. V. Stalin Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgy Institute—will be celebrated on October 12, 1949. The institute’s multiyear history is inextricably linked to the development of Russian, primarily Soviet, metallurgical science and the metallurgy industry, as well as to the training of engineers and technicians for the metallurgy industry. The works of the institute’s professors and alumni have helped establish the precedence of domestic science in ferrous metallurgy, metal science, metal heat treatment, engineering mechanics, the elasticity theory, and applied mathematics…

Taking into account the distinguished service of the I. V. Stalin Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgy Institute in the development of our country’s metallurgy industry, we ask that you resolve to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this engineering institution.”

Intersecting folds, tears and small areas of paper loss to left edge, and expected document wear, otherwise fine condition.

Now known as the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, the institute named in this document was at one time named in honor of Josef Stalin, whose name can also be Romanized as ‘Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin,’ and thus “I. V. Stalin.” As a letter from Brezhnev to Khrushchev, this is a remarkable, early document connecting three figureheads of the Soviet Union.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Historically significant 26th of July Movement collection 323. Fidel Castro.

Exceptional archive of rare material from the Cuban Revolution, comprising a DS signed by Fidel Castro and Manuel Urrutia Lleo; a flag, banner, and sleeve patch for Castro’s revolutionary 26th of July Movement; an unsigned photo of Castro; and several booklets and other related ephemera from the period. More detailed descriptions of each piece follow: DS in Spanish, signed

by Fidel Castro as prime minister and by Manuel Urrutia Lleo as president, two pages, 8.75 x 13, July 14, 1959. An untranslated document outlining budgets for specific hospitals. Signed at the conclusion by Castro, Urrutia, and another official, and also initialed in the left margin of the first page by all three.

The document retains its affixed seal and ribbon, as well as the binding string. In very good condition, with scattered soiling, small edge tears, and cracks to the seal. Urrutia, who was the first president installed after Castro’s overthrow of the government, was forced to resign a month after signing this document after several disputes with Castro and under pressure from the sugar workers.

The cloth material from the 26th of July Movement is all in the traditional red and black colors and includes: a large 71 x 35 flag with white patch lettering sewn across the center, “M-26-7,” and holes on the side so it could be flown; a 34 x 16.5 banner of similar design with simple lettering in the center, “26,” and grommets with strings on the edges for hanging; an armband with string ties and stenciled white lettering, “26”; and a small ribbon with hand-painted lettering, “M 26 J,” pinned to a souvenir card identifying it as a “Bandera de la Libertad” to be preserved as a historical relic of the revolution. The name of the movement was derived from a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and reorganized in 1955 by Castro and a group of exiled revolutionaries, including his brother Raul and Camilo Cienfuegos, to establish a disciplined guerrilla force to overthrow the Batista regime.

Other ephemera includes a silver gelatin 8 x 10 photo of Castro in his military uniform with a 26th of July Movement patch and armband seen on his sleeve, taken circa 1957 while in the Sierra Maestra mountains; three different notes of guerrilla revolutionary currency in denominations of one and two pesos, no date but known issues of 1957–58; a booklet of two-peso ration coupons; a worn metal plate embossed with the rallying cry “Patria o Muerte [Homeland or Death]”; a tiny portrait of Camilo Cienfuegos stapled to a small paper flag; two 1940 publications of the Cuban constitution, one of which is leather-bound; and a contemporary printing of a speech given by Castro on March 2, 1959, during a labor rally in Havana. In overall very good condition, with foxing and soiling to several items. Accompanied by a modern 2004 printing of the Cuban constitution. A fabulous assemblage of seldom-seen items from revolutionary-era Cuba. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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325. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one

324. Winston Churchill. Fountain pen signature, “Winston S. Churchill, 1952,” on a light green 4.5 x 3.75 album page. Some toning to edges, creasing to upper left corner, and faint show-through from writing on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

page, 4.75 x 7, personal Chartwell letterhead, July 2, 1955. Letter to Desmond Flower. In part: “I will willingly lay the Foundation Stone for your new building‚ though I had hopes that Volume I of The History of the English Speaking Peoples would be published before April.”

Nicely double-matted with a portrait of Churchill to an overall size of 16.25 x 12. In fine condition. Flower was a publisher, book collector, and scholar who headed the Cassell & Co. publishing house, through whom Churchill published most of his writing, including the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples in 1956. Churchill laid the foundation stone for Cassell’s new building in London’s Red Lion Square in February 1956. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Honoring the success of British tanks in World War I 326. Winston Churchill. Menu for the Third Reunion Dinner of the Officers of the Tank Corps, held at the Hyde Park Hotel on November 19, 1921, 4 x 5.5, signed on the back cover in pencil by Winston Churchill, “W. Churchill,” General Sir Hugh Elles, “Hugh Elles,” and one other, “F. W. Butler (The Baron).” The menu retains its original decorative green and red ribbon on the left side of the cover. Attractively double-matted and framed unfolded with a portrait of Churchill to an overall size of 20.75 x 12.75, with a window on the reverse for viewing the menu inside. In very good condition, with moderate scattered soiling, brushing to graphite, and ink marks. This dinner was held to remember the British success at the Battle of Cambrai during World War I, in which Elles led 350 tanks into battle to great success in overcoming the seemingly impenetrable German trench defenses. Church bells rang throughout England in celebration, and each year the anniversary of the battle was commemorated as ‘Cambrai Day.’ As First Lord of the Admiralty, Churchill played an instrumental role in pushing the idea of armored tanks through the bureaucracy and onto the front lines.

A terrific association between Churchill’s experience in World War I, which he drew upon in his position as prime minister in the Second World War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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327. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to H. P. Moll, in full: “My wife and I are most interested to hear of the improvements you are carrying out at the West Essex Conservative Club. Thank you for writing to us. Unfortunately, owing to my accident, neither of us is accepting invitations for the autumn, but if you would later on let us know the date of the ceremony you contemplate, I would arrange for a member of my family to attend if you would like this. We hope that the alterations to the Club will give pleasure to all who use it.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold and a couple staple holes to top edge. Consignor notes that the letter is from the estate of Major Jack Churchill, Sir Winston’s brother. Churchill’s accident began a slow but steady decline in his health and a gradual withdrawal from public life until his death on January 24, 1965. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

328. Joseph Fouche. French statesman (1759–1820) who famously served as

Minister of Police under Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Fouche,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, March 9, 1808. Untranslated letter to the Minister of War Jean-Francois-Aime Dejean concerning a “list of English prisoners.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“So what was not possible in India has become possible there”

330. Mohandas Gandhi. ALS signed “Bapu,” one page both sides, 4.25 x 6.75, personal letterhead, December 8, 1938. Letter to “My dear Shanta.” In full: “So what was not possible in India has become possible there. Evidently God had planned for you to marry in London. I do hope the union will result in a perfect happiness for both of you. Do tell me something of your life partner’s story of his life. He is evidently doing most valuable work. I expect to see Muriel & Dorothy tomorrow. Agatha comes on the 10th. Mohodere is better.” Light toning and soiling, and a fragile central horizontal mailing fold, otherwise fine condition.

Written during a time when Gandhi and his followers struggled to end British colonial rule of India, this letter’s positive view of London is quite interesting. The recipient may be the Indian dancer and theater director Shanta Gandhi, who married Victor Kiernan in 1938; a Marxist historian, Kiernan emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of British imperialism and was also an important translator of Urdu poetry. The others mentioned in the letter are some of Gandhi’s closest associates—Muriel Lester, Dorothy Hogg, and Agatha Harrison. A warm, compassionate letter from the important peaceful activist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Rare Cuban bond by the famed revolutionary 332. Che Guevara. DS in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 14 x 10.75, May 30, 1960. Cuban National Bank bond for 1.5 million pesos, consolidating the national debt. Signed at the conclusion by Guevara as president of the bank. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold and a cancellation stamp and holes to the center. The bonds, which paid 4% interest, were to mature after fifteen years in 1975. Due to the rapid nationalization of industry in Cuba as well as Guevara’s mismanagement of the national bank, these bonds quickly lost value in the market, complicating the country’s efforts to refinance its sovereign debt. A trade embargo imposed by the United States further complicated matters, forcing Cuba to become financially dependent on the Soviet Union for support. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Khrushchev writes to Stalin on agricultural taxes

334. Nikita Khrushchev. DS in Cyrillic, signed “N. S. Khrushchev,” 333. Nikita Khrushchev. TLS in Cyrillic, signed “N. Khrushchev,” two pages, 8 x 11.25, November 29, 1948. Untranslated letter to Stalin about current revenue generated by the agricultural tax. In fine condition, with tears to the left edge. A desirable letter from the crucial post-war period, while the Soviet Union was successfully rebuilding its economy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

one page, 8 x 5.5, March 13, 1944. A typed governmental telegram.

In part (translated): “A shortage of cement is delaying the work associated with the reconstruction of the Kramatorsk plants. I request that you ensure the shipment of the Narkomstroy March plan figure of twenty carloads of cement, destination Yuzhnodonetsk railroad Kramatorsk station, recipient Donmashstroy OSMCh. Advise of execution.” Expected document wear and paper loss to the left edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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335. Nikita Khrushchev and Lazar Kaganovich. DS in Cy-

rillic, two pages, 7.5 x 11.75, August 23, 1947. An official document related to agricultural progress and unsuccessful grain stocking. In part (translated): “CMU and CCU consider that oblast has all the abilities to exceed August grain stocking up plan and bind you to take measures to get rid of the backlog for grain stocking up.” Signed at the conclusion in green fountain pen by Khrushchev and signed in pencil by Kaganovich. Heavily edited throughout in pencil. Expected document wear, paper loss to the left edge, and light soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

337. Golda Meir. Untranslated ALS in Hebrew, six pages, 6 x 9.5, Hotel McAlpin letterhead, April 27, 1937. Rusty paperclip marks to the top and filing holes to the right edge (affecting a few words), otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Impressive archive of official Mussolini documents

338. Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III. Collection of 14 untranslated DSs in Italian, totaling 32 pages, each approximately 9.5 x 14.5, dated between 1925 and 1937. All are signed at the conclusion by both leaders, “Mussolini” and “Vittorio Emanuele.” In overall very good to fine condition, with expected document wear.

Starting Bid $300

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Crisp arrest document concerning an Italian “accused of several robberies” 339. Napoleon. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Napol,” one page, 8 x 12.5, June 29, 1808. Document concerning an arrest. In part (translated): “The forenamed Francesco Vespignani, born in Modigliana territory, Tuscany, there accused of several robberies and arrested in Faenza, will be released to the French Authorities…Our Great Judges Ministers of Justice, and our Ministers of Foreign Relations of France and Italy are in charge, each and every one to the extent to which he’s concerned, of the execution of the Decree herewith.” In fine condition, with expected document wear and some trivial foxing. One of Napoleon’s most important achievements was the development of the Napoleonic Code, the basis for many legal systems around the world today. The ‘Code of Criminal Instruction’ was formalized and published in 1808, the year of this document. Outlined in the code are several different types of theft and their applicable punishments, which varied based on the severity of the crime. As a bold document associated with Napoleon’s influence in jurisprudence, this is an especially desirable document.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Napoleon seeks to resolve a discrepancy on troop numbers from Spain and Portugal 340. Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Np,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, May 1, 1811. Letter to a Major General. In part (translated): “I received both your statements about 2,000 men and 3,800 men on foot who have arrived from the Army of Portugal and the Army of Spain. It seems to me that the 2nd includes the 1st. You don’t give me sufficient explanation. You don’t send me a report on those who assembled a Salamanca for departure, and those who are to arrive. Give orders to Gen. Monthiou to hold back all the foot soldiers from the Cavalry and the Baggage Trains that will arrive from Spain or Portugal. Ask him to send you a report on the small depots in Pau, Auch and others so that I can see which ones I have at my disposal. You yourself are to send me a statement…about those who are to leave, either from the Army of Portugal, the Army of the South, of the Center, of Aragon, of the North.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds lightly passing through the signature, scattered creases, and a clipped corner. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Reaching the gates of Vienna, Napoleon harshly denies a bonus for a general 341. Napoleon. Autograph endorsement, “Refuse, Np,” penned in the left margin of a

manuscript document in French, signed “C. de Hunebourg,” one page, 8.75 x 12.75, May 10, 1809. Napoleon refuses the request of a general to be paid the salary of a major general for the period during which he commanded a division. In part (translated): “The General of the Brigade Poncet charged in the interim of the command of the 19th military division asks for the extraordinary treatment of 12,000 francs from your Majesty 1 April 1808 to the General of the Division in which he filled the function.” A horizontal fold passing through the endorsement, a few small edge tears, and some scattered staining and soiling, otherwise fine condition. On May 10, 1809, the day this report was written by Minister of War Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke, Napoleon reached the gates of Vienna, where he would accept the city’s surrender on the morning of May 13th. This was early in the War of the Fifth Coalition, and just weeks before he would personally suffer his first defeat in the Battle of Aspern-Essling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare official state letter from Ethiopia’s emperor to Germany’s president 342. Haile Selassie. Longtime Emperor of Ethiopia (1892–1975) who reigned from 1930 to 1974. Selassie is one of the most revered figures among followers of the Rastafari movement, whose members view him as a symbol of God incarnate. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, official Imperial Palace letterhead, December 11, 1955. Letter to Theodor Heuss, the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, in part: “We have deeply appreciated the gracious and generous gift of the figurines and flower holders in porcelain, which Your Excellency has sent to Us on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of Our Coronation, by the intermediary of the Special Representative Of Your Excellency to these ceremonies, His Excellency Dr. Hans Bidder, Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plentipotentiary of Germany in Ethiopia.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. The year before, Emperor Haile Selassie became the first foreign head of state to visit the Federal Republic of Germany, then generally referred to as West Germany. Selassie was interested in learning how the technical achievements of the west could be imported to his empire on the Horn of Africa, visiting steelworks and hospitals throughout Germany. The diplomatic bonds forged between the nations during this trip laid the foundation for strong ties today, and Germany remains one of the largest export markets for Ethiopian goods. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 118 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

343. Gustav Stresemann. German politician (1878–1929) who shared the

1926 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of Franco-German reconciliation following World War I. Vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 3.5 postcard photo of Stresemann sitting on a park bench and enjoying a newspaper, signed along the bottom in blue fountain pen, “Stresemann, Bad Wildungen, Sommer 1926.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. Slight silvering and some adhesive remnants to edges of postcard, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce 1643 pay order signed by the early Massachusetts colonial governor 344. Henry Vane. English Puritan (1613–1662) who was one of the most capable

administrators in Parliament during the Civil Wars between the Parliamentarians and Royalists. Manuscript DS, signed “H: Vane,” one page, 7 x 11.25, November 18, 1643.

In part: “By virtue of an ordinance of both Houses of Parliament…will & require you, Out of such treasure as now is or shall be remaining in your hands to pay unto Colonel James Temple Captain…Three pounds and five pounds, seven shillings, and three pence.” Signed at the conclusion by Vane and several other officials. Nicely mounted, double-matted, and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 21.5 x 18. In fine condition, with expected document wear, light soiling, and a few stray ink marks.

This dates to a few years after Vane’s return to England after serving as the colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The exiled Marxist’s publishing woes: “The most important question is my book on the Communist International” 345. Leon Trotsky. TLS in French, signed “L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11,

October 26, 1929. Letter to his lawyer in Paris, Gerard Rosenthal, written from Constantinople while living in exile. Trotsky expresses his dissatisfaction with Rieder, the publisher of the French edition of his autobiography, My Life, originally written and published in German. He comments on the poor quality of the translation, complains that the publisher’s subtitle was chosen without his input, and is concerned about the pace at which the work is proceeding, especially with regard to their postponing the publication of his other works. In part (translated): “The most important question is my book on the Communist International that he has yet to translate despite my repeated urgings. I need to know the date of publication of this book, to which I attach the utmost importance.” Trotsky made a few edits to the text in his own hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light overall wrinkling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“I am overcome by the terrible feeling that so far as the Jews are concerned, the Hitlerites have won the war” 346. Chaim Weizmann. Jewish chemist

and statesman (1874– 1952) who helped secure the Balfour Declaration of 1917, served as President of the World Zionist Organization, and became the first President of Israel. Archive of eight items consisting of seven letters in English and Hebrew (including one ALS) and one typed proclamation, ranging in date from 1914 to 1951 and totaling 20 pages on 19 sheets. Five are signed and one is hand-notated.

The letters are written to notable figures Field Marshall Jan Christian Smuts, Moshe Sharett, Walter Ettinghausen, and Israel Zangwill, and are incredibly rich in content, including thoughts of Europe after World War I, the settlement of Jews in Palestine, and secret questions about the congress of Zionists and about the “advancement of our aims in Palestine.” Two letters to Zangwill are unsigned: one is a retained carbon copy and one is a two-page TLS bearing a stamped signature. The six-page letter to Smuts is also unsigned, but is heavily notated in Weizmann’s hand. A selection of the letters follows: Two TLSs to Zangwill with outstanding Zionist content, signed “Ch. Weizmann,” each two pages, dated 1914. First, in part: “At the present historical moment, through which the civilized world is passing, we may hope that the powers, which are going to alter the map of Europe, will find time to consider the fate of 13 millions of Jews, who, no doubt represent a small nation, which has given to the world as much as any other nation.” Second, in part: “The Palestinian problem…is worthy of consideration, and I would like to emphasize the point, that a settlement of a comparatively small number of Jews—I spoke then of a million—which may be established in Palestine in the course of the next 30 or 40 years.”

Heavily-notated typed letter to Smuts, six pages, February 2, 1943, in part: “There is another aspect to the problem which is worth noting: Unconsciously, perhaps, the American public, and even certain quarters in Washington, have been affected by the anti-Semitic virus. The deadly poison of Hitlerism has spread far and wide. The propaganda that this is a ‘Jewish War’ is met not by counter-propaganda, but by a conspiracy of silence regarding the Jewish problem. Whereas the Nazi leaders remember us in every one of their blatant utterances, conversely, the leaders of the democracies, with rare exceptions, try to forget our existence. Often I am overcome by the terrible feeling that so far as the Jews are concerned, the Hitlerites have won the war.” In overall very good to fine condition.

Spanning Weizmann’s involvement in the Zionist movement in near entirety, this incredible archive is incredibly historically important. Contained within are the three earliest Weizmann letters we have ever offered, and letters with direct Zionist content are a highly sought after scarcity and the most desirable of any Weizmann autographic material. In the first letter, written just months after the beginning of World War I, Weizmann references the Russian occupation of Eastern Galicia, an Austrian province with a 13% Jewish population—suspecting that they were loyal to Austria, harsh laws were imposed against the Jewish community, ranging from censorship to imprisonment to deportation. The subsequent letters outline Weizmann’s innermost thoughts on establishing a Jewish state and his efforts to do so—a lifelong effort which came to fruition in 1948. A truly amazing archive of the utmost historical importance. Starting Bid $1000 120 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

Royalty 347. Archduke Ernest of Austria. Austrian prince as the son

of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain who promoted the counterreformation while governing the Archduchy of Austria (1553–1595). Manuscript DS in German, one page both sides, 8.5 x 12.5, November 15, 1583. Untranslated document issued from Vienna. The official seal affixed to the reverse remains mostly intact with some paper loss. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered foxing, toning to edges, and a bit of paper loss to left edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

348. British Royalty. Leatherbound hardcover guest book, 8 x 10, signed on the first 150 pages by over 2,000 individuals, dated from 1933 to 1949, including: Prince Albert in 1933, “Albert”; Edward VIII in 1934, “Edward P”; the Duke of Gloucester in 1937, “Henry”; George VI as Duke of Kent in 1938, “George,” and again as king in 1939, “George R. I.”; and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood in 1949, “Mary.” In fine condition, with edgewear and light soiling. Starting Bid $200

349. Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Empress of Austria and

Queen of Hungary as wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, known for her obsessive concern with her health and beauty (1837–1898). Manuscript DS in French, signed “Elisabeth,” one page both sides, 4 x 3.25, November 17, 1855. Document confirming receipt of her monthly apanage of 8333 guilders and 20 kreuzers [her allowance for November, out of a guaranteed yearly amount of 100,000 guilders] from the Imperial Court’s Disbursement Bureau, signed on the reverse by Empress Elisabeth. In fine condition, with light soiling and tack holes to one corner. These funds—essentially the Empress’s allowance for her private expenditures—were an explicit part of her marriage contract with Franz Joseph. A particularly early example, signed just a year and a half after the royal wedding. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 121

The Catholic monarchs secure provisions for their ‘flower among thorns’ 350. Ferdinand and Isabella. Span-

ish monarchs best known as the sponsors and patrons of Christopher Columbus. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed

by King Ferdinand V, “Yo el Rey,” and Queen Isabella, “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 8.75 x 10, November 28, 1488. Document concerning supplies for the ongoing war with Granada, ordering the cities and towns of Andalusia to allow the city of Loja to purchase provisions.

The body of the document is in the hand of the royal secretary, Fernado Alverez de Toledo. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, soiling, and significant dampstaining to the right side affecting half of Isabella’s signature.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Ferdinand.

Located in southern Andalusia, the town of Loja—affectionately referred to as the ‘flower among thorns’ by Isabella—had been seized from the Moors in 1486, four years into the Granada War. On the far western side of the Muslim stronghold, Loja’s capture was crucial in the monarch’s fight for Granada, the only area that had resisted the Reconquista, and thus, the only Arab Emirate in the otherwise unified Spain. Fighting would continue until 1492, when Muhammad XII finally surrendered the Emirate and the Alhambra palace to invading forces. A scarce and always sought-after document from Ferdinand and Isabella, actively fighting to complete their reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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351. Frederick the Great. LS in German,

one page, 7.25 x 9, January 10, 1776. Letter to Lieutenant Colonel von Boyen’s Regiment in Ingersleben, confirming receipt of a report from the 5th and expressing his satisfaction with the news. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (small separation at intersection). Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. An attractive letter, written just one day after Germany agreed to loan out their soldiers to Great Britain to help put down the rebellion in the Americas. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

352. King Edward VIII. Impressive display of items, including: an ANS, one page, 4.75 x 6, personal letterhead, no date, in full, “To Walter Edge, with best wishes, from Edward,” affixed to the cover of a printing of ‘The Farewell Speech of H. M. Edward VIII.’ The booklet has been disbound for display, and affixed to the last page is Walter Edge’s business card for his position as “Ambassador of the United States of America on Special Mission.” The final display element is one of the Duchess of Windsor’s personally-owned kidskin ivory gloves acquired from the Christies’ Rome sale of items belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Beautifully cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 27 x 28. Also includes three candid photos of the Duke and Duchess. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA for the ANS and a certificate of authenticity from University Archives for the display as a whole.

Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

353. King Frederick William IV. King of Prussia

(1795–1861) who ruled from 1840 until his death.

Untranslated ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, embossed crest letterhead, January 30, 1866. In fine condition Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

354. King George III. ALS signed “G. R.,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, March 15, 1783. Letter to Lord Sydney. In part: “Lord Sydney will acquaint Sir Geo. Yonge by a private letter that the proper Commission must be prepared appointing Mr. Estwick Secretary and Register of Chelsea Hospital and Mr. Henrey Smith joint Agent of the Invalids, and You will also acquaint Mr. Barre of my approbation of both persons.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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355. King Henry III of France. King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry

II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589.

Untranslated vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Henry,” one page, 22.5 x 19.5, 1586. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered soiling (mostly to edges and some areas of the main text, not affecting legibility), and a few areas of paper loss to the right side (affecting just a couple words of the body). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

356. King John II of Aragon. Son of Ferdinand I and Eleanor of Alburquerque known as John II the Faithless, as well as John II the Great (1398–1479), who ruled as king of Aragon from 1458 to 1479. Manuscript DS in Spanish, one page, 12 x 8.5, February 7, 1472.

Document submitted to the councilors of the city of Figueras in which the king declares that Guillem de Peralta, his treasurer, who lost to a careless bearer 391 gold florins, should not be held responsible for this sum in his accounts. Overall foxing and soiling, some paper loss and dampstaining to edges, and a large circular area of toning to the center from a seal affixed to the reverse, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Desirable 1697 ship’s pass from the Sun King 357. King Louis XIV.

King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the unparalleled glory of France during his 72-year reign.

Manuscript DS in French, signed “Louis,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 14, March 6, 1697.

Ship’s papers for Francois Constant Commander of the Flemish vessel “The Sire Francois of Nieuport” granting it safe passage and support, and authorizing it to carry goods and provisions “from our city of Dunkirk to Rotterdam on condition that said vessel’s cargo consist of merchandise and provisions that have been grown or manufactured in Our Kingdom.”

Signed at the conclusion by King Louis and countersigned by his illegitimate son Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Minister Phelypeaux, and the Dauphin. The paper seal beside the king’s signature is fully intact, as is the red wax seal on the adjoining page. In very good condition, with professional repairs and restorations, intersecting folds, overall toning, and scattered soiling. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The first Spanish Habsburg king 358. King Philip I of Castile. The son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and grandson of Charles the Bold, known as Philip the Handsome (1478–1506); he was the first member of the house of Habsburg to be King of Castile. He reigned with his wife Joanna the Mad, before passing away suddenly of typhoid fever at the age of 28.

Manuscript DS, signed “Philip,” one page, 11.5 x 8.5, December 21, 1505. Addressed to his treasurer in Lille, France, ordering him to sell his lands and manors of Flines les Raches, Coutiches, and Auchyles-Orchies to the lord of Lalang, who until then had wished to make an exchange. In part (translated): “He presented us a new request... whereas an agreement of sale could be reached, which we considered an acceptable deal, which we granted him.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds (vertical folds passing through two letters of the signature), light foxing, a few tears repaired with tape to reverse, and a professionally restored area of paper loss to the upper left corner. An exceedingly rare royal document. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

359. Maria Theresa. Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Partial ALS in German, unsigned, 7.25 x 9, no date but circa September 1756. Untranslated letter with military content concerning costs of pontoons and munitions for the army in facing Field Marshal Maximilian Browne. In fine condition. The Battle of Lobositz took place shortly after this letter, in which Frederick the Great’s army was prevented from continuing their invasion into Bohemia and forced to fall back to Saxony for the winter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

360. Maximilian I. King of Bavaria (born 1756) from 1806 until his death in 1825. Handwritten letter in French, unsigned, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, no date.

A corrected draft letter written to his French teacher Hippolyte Dore, who is on holiday at the spa of Karlsbad. The teacher’s rigorous corrections change the young student’s good wishes into more neutral phrases: the travel companion “Fortuna” is deleted, while the poetic “genie” attested to Dore is replaced with “talent.” Maximilian also describes his visit to a shooting ground in Mauer near Vienna, as well as the mysterious murder of a coachman (translated), “we discovered the first traces of blood…but the unfortunate corpse was found on the iron bridge leading to Penzing Hitzinger, the body was pierced by two stab wounds.” Much of Maximillian’s writing neatly bisected by the teacher’s hand, a small red wax seal remnant to first page, trivial creasing, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare strategic military orders from Peter the Great

361. Peter the Great. Russian czar (1672–1725) who ruled from 1682 until his death and was an instrumental force in the Westernization

and expansion of Russia into a major European power. LS in Cyrillic, one page both sides, 6.25 x 7.75, November 6, 1711. Untranslated letter to Field Marshal Count Sheremetev concerning giving both tactical and strategic orders. Peter I orders Sheremetev to move the Cossack troops to the opposite bank of the Dnieper and to destroy their dwellings. He instructs that seized troops are to be garrisoned at the fortress, but in order to mislead the Turks, rumors are to be circulated that it is Menshikov’s hired men who are settled there. The Polish senators should be told that the troops are garrisoned at the fortress provisionally until the King of Sweden reaches Turkey. The Field Marshal is also ordered not to stay in Poland too long. As to a request to be sent troops stationed at Riga for the winter, Peter advises that this will be impossible. In very good condition, with light dampstaining and toning, a mounting strip to one edge, and show-through from writing to opposing sides. Accompanied by a gorgeous custom-made leatherbound presentation folder.

These instructions demonstrate how Peter the Great was able to think both tactically and strategically, and highlight his close involvement with military affairs. At the time this letter was written, Russia was at war with two countries—a decade into a war against Sweden and one year into a battle with Turkey. Peter I directed most of the wars himself and also took part in some of the campaigns, emerging victorious over the Turks in 1713 and over Sweden in 1721. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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362. Princess Diana. Superb Christmas card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 12 x 8 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holiday greeting, signed and inscribed in black felt tip to the royal milliner, “Mr. Somerville, from us all, Diana.” In fine condition, with a red ink mark to front cover and trivial wear to corner tips. Philip Somerville was famous for making hats worn by the likes of Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana, and Kate Middleton. Somerville’s obituary in The Sunday Times said of his influence on Princess Diana’s fashion sense: ‘he helped to mould her style—and with it the country’s taste in hats.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

363. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Desirable Christmas

card with embossed coats of arms on the front, measuring 10.25 x 7.25 open, featuring a color photo of the royal family affixed inside opposite a printed holiday greeting, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To you both, from, Diana” and “Charles and.” In fine condition.

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365. Zita of BourbonParma. The wife (1892–

364. Princess Elisabeth Charlotte. German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, whose hereditary claim to the Palatinate was used as pretext to launch the Nine Years’ War. Ink signature, “Elisabeth Charlotte,” on an off-white 7 x 4 slip clipped from a letter. An early collector’s notation below identifies it as being removed from a letter dated March 19, 1712. In fine condition, with light toning and soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The last Habsburg empress

1989) of Emperor Charles of Austria, and thus the last Empress of Austria, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia after the division of Austria-Hungary following World War I. Partial ALS in German in pencil, signed “Zita,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.5, April 24, 1916. The last two pages of a letter concerning the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Austria, written on the blank pages of a typescript drafted and signed by Prince Zdenko Lobkowitz. Zita writes to her husband Charles to discuss the matter, which involves the Spanish embassy, and requests his decision. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Titanic & Maritime Mistaken identity in the wake of tragedy, denying compensation “under the impression she was the widow of George Green, a fireman who was lost in the ‘Titanic’” 366. George Green. Interesting archive of material concerning compensation paid to families of Titanic victims, consisting of paperwork submitted by the White Star Line to the law firm Hill Dickinson & Co., dated from April 3, 1915, to January 29, 1916, including: three ALSs from Theresa Green, the widow of passenger George Green; two typed letters on White Star Line letterhead to Hill Dickinson; three carbon copies of the White Star Line’s initial responses to Mrs. Green; and a carbon copy of a letter from the law firm briefly stating that they are responding to Mrs. Green.

Green’s initial letter to the White Star Line, signed “Theresa Green, Widow of George Green,” in full (spelling and grammar retained): “As a dependant, upon one of the much loved & greatly felt loss of one of the Victime of the Titanic. Finding the allowance from the Titanic Relief Fund inadequate to my needs. Is their any provision made by the White Star Company? or could you cooperate with the Titanic Relief Fund to make my provision better & do relieve me of the present difficulty in the maintenance of myself & children.” An incorrect pencil office notation below her signature, “Fireman,” resulted in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity—a fireman on the liner’s crew was also named “George Green”—that produced the rest of the correspondence.

The retained carbon copy of the White Star Line’s response, dated April 12, 1915—the three-year anniversary of the Titanic’s first full day at sea during the tragic voyage to New York—in part: “Regarding an increase in the allowance you receive from the ‘Titanic’ Relief Fund, we beg to point out that you have already received compensation from the White Star Line for the loss of your husband, and we regret we are unable to render you any further assistance.”

Mrs. Green responded to their letter on April 16, 1915, this time signed more specifically, “Theresa Green, Widow of George Green Pass.

327,” in part: “Thank’s for your letter in which you admit allowance has been made…But tis because I have not received any from you that I am now appealing. I may have been overlooked—perhaps there had been some mistake.”

The White Star Line immediately forwarded this correspondence to Hill Dickinson & Co., in part: “We enclose a letter we have received from Mrs. Green, who it appears is the widow of a third class passenger on the ‘Titanic’…our reply…was written under the impression she was the widow of George Green, a fireman who was lost in the ‘Titanic.’”

A carbon copy of the firm’s letter to Mrs. Green explains that the White Star Line’s response referred to funds from the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and “in stating that you had already received compensation they regret that owing to a similarity in the name they had confused your claim with that of the dependents of a member of the crew of the vessel. Our clients do not admit liability in respect of claims by the relatives of passengers and we regret therefore that we can make no offer in your case.”

In a third letter from Mrs. Green, January 28, 1916, she encloses a newspaper clipping (still present) about a £130,000 settlement agreed to by the White Star Line and writes, “If the enclosed report is correct as the widow of Passenger George Green on the Titanic am I to expect benefit.” The White Star Line’s last letter forwards her letter and clipping to Hill Dickinson, and in the last carbon copy the firm replies to Mrs. Green, “The newspaper cutting which you enclosed refers to a settlement made in America…we dot not think that you will be eligible to participate.”

Expected document wear including various creases and small edge tears, otherwise overall fine condition. George Green worked as a farrier in Surrey from 1901 to 1912, when he decided to emigrate with his family—Theresa and their three daughters—to America, planning to settle in the mining city of Lead, South Dakota. Despite receiving a weekly pension from the Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund, Theresa was unable to support the children and they had to be sent to three different homes. An utterly fascinating, though heartbreaking, archive from the difficult aftermath following the Titanic disaster.

Starting Bid $300

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367. William T. Stead and Eleanor Shuman. Nice pairing

of signatures: an ink signature, “W. T. Stead,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip; and an ink signature, “Eleanor Johnson Shuman,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In overall fine condition, with trivial soiling and a vertical fold (touching the tip of a single letter) to the Stead, and erased pencil notations to the Shuman. Accompanied by a 1912 hardcover copy of The Sinking of the TItanic. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Explorers and Archaeologists The British traveler observes politics in 1830s Greece

368. John Franklin. Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer (1786–1847) who perished, along with his entire crew, along the Northwest

Passage. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, July 31, 1834. Letter to G. W. Crowe, the English consul at Patras, about the war in Greece and Kolokotronis’s trial for treason. In part: “I have now but little time or inclination to enter into the busy & changeable field of our Home Politicks, as far as I can gather the present Cabinet will be allowed to carry the half measures which they have proposed for the security of Ireland. Their continuance in office does not appear to be grounded on any very firm basis, and it is generally admitted they have lost a good head by the retirement of Lord Grey. The result of the trial of Colocotroni & Calliopoli is disgraceful to any mind conversant with British justice. Allowing the evidence to have been defective and the Judges to have been divided in opinion could any conscience reconcile the judgment of death upon them. The King has done wisely in commuting their punishment and I trust that one of the first acts of his assuming the Government will be the granting them pardon. As for de Wrede if he can be proved guilty & sent to the Galleys he will have richly deserved it. I am glad the other conspirators have been set free…I trust the Bavarian troops have been taught circumspection & the danger of treating an enemy too lightly by the transactions in Maina…My books I hear arrived safe but cannot as yet be presented while the King remains at Argos.” Also addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Franklin’s hand and signed in the lower left of the panel. Intersecting folds, partial separation to adjoining fold, and a few repaired edge tears and paper loss from seal removal affecting a few words, otherwise fine condition. Franklin’s wife Jane was also a famous traveler and beginning the portion of this letter refers to her quarantine on the Aegean island of Syra, one of the locations travelers between the Near East and Europe were forced to wait out a quarantine period as outbreaks of the plague were still prevalent. He also offers his thoughts on the political situation in Greece, where the revered revolutionary Theodoros Kolokotronis was on trial for treason. A fascinating letter touching on several aspects of travel and world news in the early part of the 19th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 130 | August 12, 2015 | NOTABLES

In search of guidance for his two sons, shortly before venturing off to Zanzibar 369. David Livingstone. ALS, three pages

on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, June 8, 1865.

Letter to Peter Le Neve Foster, secretary to the Society of Arts. In part: “Can you favour me with any papers which give an idea of the examinations which are under gone by candidates for the ciivl service in India. Neither of my boys are fit as yet for it but I would like to shew them what is expected. One of them got prizes for Geography German French & Latin yesterday and seems likely to go on in these studies—another got a prize for drawing—I wish to set them to aim high.” Show-through and mirroring to ink, otherwise fine condition.

At the time of this letter, Livingstone was between expeditions tending to his bedridden mother in England; she would pass away later the same month. Upon her death, he began preparations for what would become his final expedition, returning to Africa six months later with a renewed determination to identify the source of the Nile. An interesting personal letter from the explorer’s brief respite at home. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

370. Ernest Shackleton. Bold fountain pen signature, “Ernest Shackleton, Explorer, 20. 4, [19]21,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 custommade collector’s card. In fine condition, with trivial haloing to the ink, and brushing to one letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

371. Henry M. Stanley. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, personal letterhead, April 11, 1895. Letter to James Forsythe, in part: “I have no criticism to make…but I think it as well to obtain from Mr. Lepbron some written statement from himself as to whether the memorial is according to his order & what my moiety is to account to.” Stanley has crossed out the printed address and added another, “Cadoxton Lodge, Neath, Glamorgan, S.W.,” with secretarial notations to upper left corner. Some soiling and creasing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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372. Konrad Adenauer Starting Bid $200

376. Simon Cameron Starting Bid $200

380. Chiang Kai-shek Starting Bid $200

384. Jonathan Dayton Starting Bid $200

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373. Susan B. Anthony Starting Bid $200

377. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Starting Bid $200

381. Chiang Kai-Shek Starting Bid $200

385. Eliphalet Dyer Starting Bid $200

374. Yasser Arafat and John Major

375. Capture of John Wilkes Booth

378. Chen-Ning Yang

379. Konstantin Chernenko

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382. Walter Chrysler Starting Bid $200

386. Auguste Forel Starting Bid $200

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383. Colonial Connecticut Starting Bid $200

387. William Franklin Starting Bid $200

388. Giovanni Gentile

389. Jane Goodall

390. Horace Greeley

391. Ernst Haeckel

392. Otto Hahn

393. Joseph Henry

394. Edmund Hillary

395. J. Edgar Hoover

396. King Frederik IX of Denmark

397. King George III

398. King George VI

399. King Hussein and Queen Noor

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400. King Philip IV of Spain Starting Bid $200

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401. Robert Todd Lincoln Starting Bid $200

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402. Edwina MacKenzie Starting Bid $200

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403. Mother Teresa

404. Max Nordau

405. Richard Owen

406. Politicians

407. Princess Mary

408. Albert Schweitzer

409. Byron Sunderland

410. Margaret Thatcher

412. Walter Ulbricht

413. Karl von Frisch

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411. Margaret Thatcher Starting Bid $200

414. Booker T. Washington Starting Bid $200

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415. James D. Watson Starting Bid $200

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416. Wilhelm II Starting Bid $200

military Sent “under a flag of truce” after his 1861 defeat at Harpers Ferry, the rare Confederate hopes to rescue his chaplain 420. Turner Ashby. Confederate cavalry commander (1828–1862) who achieved prominence as Stonewall Jackson’s cavalry commander in the Shenandoah Valley before being killed in the Battle of Good’s Farm.

Civil War–dated ALS signed “Lt. Col. T. Ashby, Commanding Calv. regiment,” one page, 7.25 x 6.25, October 17, 1861. Letter to the commanding officer at Harpers Ferry. In part: “Learning that the Rev. Mr. North was in the vicinity of the Ferry yesterday & not having been seen or heard from since & his family being very much concerned about him I send under a flag of truce the bearer to ascertain whether or not you can give any information respecting his whereabouts & if so to permit him to return home as he was not in arms.”

Professionally inlaid into a larger off-white sheet. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a few stray ink marks, and some show-through from docketing to reverse.

The day before sending this letter, Ashby’s forces had been defeated in the Battle of Bolivar Heights near Harpers Ferry, and Reverend North was among four Confederates captured.

He is mentioned in both Union and Confederate accounts of the battle. According to Union Colonel John W. Geary’s official report, he was the chaplain of Colonel Ashby’s command and said to have been present at every battle in Virginia to that point. A week later on October 23, the Confederate Richmond Daily Dispatch reported that North—whose horse was shot out from under him—remained in the hands of the enemy. The article alludes to this letter, relating that ‘a flag of truce was sent over the river’ by which they ascertained that the reverend was a prisoner but unhurt. It goes on to say that Reverend North is a ‘true-hearted Southerner and will not conceal his sentiments even to procure his release,’ but they hope he will be released because of his noncombatant status. War-dated ALSs by Ashby are rare and this example, sent across enemy lines, boasts especially interesting content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

421. John C. Breckinridge. Civil War–dated endorsement signature, “John C. Breckenridge,” penned on the reverse docketing panel of a document by William E. Curtiss concerning the transfer of soldiers between divisions, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, November 19, 1863. Breckinridge approves the request, which is also endorsed by M. A. Stovall, Alexander P. Stewart, Kinloh Falconer, and J. C. Brown. Expected document wear, light soiling, and portions of the signature a few shades light, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Penned to the enemy commander in 1778, hoping to free a redcoat officer

422. John Burgoyne. British army officer, politician, and dramatist (1722–1792) best known for his role in the American Revolution, where he surrendered his army of 5,000 men to American troops on October 17, 1777. War-dated LS signed “J. Burgoyne,” one page, 7 x 9.5, March 26, 1778. Letter to Major General William Heath. In full: “The commanding officer of your troops not being at Cambridge I am under the necessity of troubling you, with the inclosed complaint from Lieutenant Battersby an Officer of the Convention. He is now in the guard house which I think you will agree with me is an improper place for an officer though he might in the first instance be in the wrong.

Should an officer endanger his parole by being out at an improper hour—his being put in arrest, or confined to the Limits of the Barracks till the affair was enquired into I should think the worst that could happen to him in any country. I should be obliged Sir to you, if you would release Mr. Battersby from his present disagreeable situation.” Intersecting folds and light scattered foxing and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

This fascinating letter was sent after Burgoyne’s surrender but before his return to England, written while detained in a large mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Forwarding one of his lieutenant’s complaints to Continental Army General William Heath, he observes that imprisonment in a common guard house is too harsh a punishment for an officer and requests a more comfortable situation. In Heath’s response, which can be found in the twelfth volume of the Parliamentary Register, he writes that he strictly enforces delicate treatment of officers and that Battersby should have been confined in an ‘officer’s room’ rather than with ‘common prisoners.’ He goes on to apologize for their error in judgment, but points out that in British-controlled New York, the Continental Army’s ‘unfortunate officers are often sent to the provost for the smallest trifles, and sometimes they know not what for, and there remain for weeks.’ Burgoyne’s exchange with the Continental officer is especially interesting in tone, combining a dignified civility with the tension of nations at war. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Remarkable 1863 Civil War journal from a sergeant killed in action: “All prepared for the attack of Port Hudson at early dawn” 423. Francis A. Clary.

Personal leatherbound 1863 diary of Sgt. Francis A. Clary, 2.5 x 4, signed on the first page in ink, “F. A. Clary.” The diary contains terse entries penned almost daily from January 1 through April 13, and May 24 through June 13, the day before Clary was killed in action at the Battle of Port Hudson. The most notable entries begin on March 13, when he writes, “We commence our Grand Expedition toward Port Hudson.” The next day, “Marched 7 miles last night, & 10 more to day. Are now about 5 m. fr. Port Hudson…Hear the firing at Port Hudson distinctly. Occupy ground just deserted by the rebels.” On April 12, “Moved up a short distance from Pattersonville. Shelled a post of rebel cavalry & at 5 P.M. engaged a rebel battery. Fight lasted 35 min. Were driven back. A piece of shell struck only 2 ft. fr. me.” The fiercest fighting begins on May 27, “The cannonading has commenced…This has been a day of terrible slaughter.

2 shot in our regt.” On May 28, he gravely observes, “Dead and wounded are counted by hundreds.” On the 30th, he writes, “Several narrow escapes from the heavy guns of the enemy tearing down trees.” His last entry comes on June 13, “All prepared for the attack of Port Hudson at early dawn. I am in excellent health & spirits.” A pocket in the pack of the diary contains several clippings of inspirational texts. Also includes two full-length carte-de-visite portraits of Clary, one in a small frame, as well as a newspaper clipping mentioning his death. In overall fine condition. An outstanding firsthand account of a soldier’s journey during the Civil War. Starting Bid $500 136 | August 12, 2015 | MILITARY

424. George A. Custer. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.25 x 3, addressed

by Custer to his wife, “Mrs. Genl. Custer, Monroe, Mich,” bearing an affixed three-cent postage stamp and postmarked New York, April. In very good condition, with a torn left edge from opening, light creasing and soiling, and slight spreading to the writing (the postmark stamps trivially affecting two letters). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1873 check to his post’s laundress 425. George A. Custer. Planters National Bank check, 7 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Custer, “G. A. Custer,” payable to Mrs. Clifton for $20, February 14, 1873.

Attractively matted and framed with an original cabinet photo of Custer to an overall size of 18 x 11.5. In very good condition, with expected cancellation cuts to the body and heavy show-through from endorsements on the reverse (affecting the first letter of Custer’s signature). Making camp at Taylor Barracks in Elizabethtown, the 7th was busy monitoring activities of the Ku Klux Klan, fighting bushwhackers, and shutting down illegal distilleries. This check was issued to the post’s laundress, who had married the quartermaster’s clerk, Harry O. Clifton. She was a friend of Custer’s wife, Elizabeth ‘Libbie’ Custer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Rare 1874 document from Fort Abraham Lincoln, signed as commander of the 7th Cavalry 426. George A. Custer. Partly-printed DS, signed “G. A. Custer,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, June 23, 1874. As commander of the 7th Cavalry at Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory, Custer discharges one of his soldiers. In part: “Know Ye, That William Gambrill a Sergeant of Captain Charles E. Clarkes Company D of the Seventeenth Regiment of Infantry who was enlisted…to serve Five Years is hereby discharged from the Army of the United States in consequence of Expiration of term of Service. Said William Gambrill was born in Baltimore in the State of Maryland, is 24 years of age 5 feet 9 inches high sallow complexion Grey eyes Brown hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Farmer.” Signed at the conclusion by Custer and countersigned by Paymaster Augustus Henry Seward to confirm payment of his salary in full; also signed below by Captain Charles E. Clarke as testimony to Gambrill’s good character, specifying that he was “Sober, Honest, and Faithful in the discharge of duty.”

Heavy intersecting folds, overall soiling and dampstaining somewhat affecting legibility, and overall creasing, otherwise very good condition.

Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territories was General Custer’s final post, held from 1873 until his death in June of 1876. Nine days after signing this document, he moved his forces out of Fort Lincoln for a scouting mission to the Black Hills; after several weeks, they returned with information that the Sioux were not using the Hills. His next expedition to the same location would come two years later, and end with the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Documents signed

by Custer as commander of the 7th Cavalry are rare and always desirable.

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The Confederate president laments the “loss of my papers when my library in Misi. was pillaged by some of Gen’l Sherman’s troops” 427. Jefferson Davis. ALS, one lightly lined page both sides, 5 x 8,

August 12, 1885. Davis writes from Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Archibald Glenn. In part: “The supposition that Dr. Jno. Glenn was a member of my staff in Mexico is erroneous. The loss of my papers when my library in Misi. was pillaged by some of Gen’l Sherman’s troops, leaves me no record of the 1st Misi. Riflemen to which reference might be made…. D. M. Hollingsworth of New Orleans was in that Regt. and he may be able to answer your inquiry about your father. Archibald and David Glenn were dear and esteemed friends of my earlier days and are gratefully remembered for many deeds of kindness to me, both political and personal.” In very good condition, with professional archival reinforcement to horizontal mailing folds, light wrinkling and handling wear, and scattered soiling and staining (lightly touching signature). During the Battle of Vicksburg, Davis’s plantation home of Brierfield was pillaged by Union troops, who ransacked his furniture, letters, and books, leaving Davis—as referenced here—with many missing records. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Incredible 460-year-old document from the legendary Genoese admiral, penned the year he began the fight to reclaim Corsica 428. Andrea Doria. Italian condottiero and admiral from Genoa (1466–1560).

LS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 11.5, June 11, 1553. Letter to Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sicily, in part (translated): “Since, for my own nature, I cannot deny my help to whoever asks for it, I cannot deny it especially to those who are connected to me as relatives, as in the case of Messer Federico Spinola, master of Casale Mosetta in Dartonese. Therefore, I have to do it and am forced to beg Your Excellency to be agreeable, on account of your kindness and recommended by my affection, to order that, regarding taxation, the property of my relative mentioned above may not be aggravated by more taxes than what is sufficient to certify. If you do this favor, that Your kindness will be pleased to accord to the named Messer Federico, it will be as if you did it to me and he will owe a not small debt.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a couple stains at the top, and a circular area of toning from seal affixed to reverse.

A half a century after earning his place as Genoa’s finest naval commander, expelling the French from the city and reestablishing the republic under Spanish imperial protection—creating 28 Alberghi (clans) that formed the ruling class, including the Spinolas—87-year-old Andrea Doria returned to the seas in 1553. In response to the French seizure of Corsica, a crucial settlement due to its location on the sea route between Spain and Italy, he led a fleet of 15,000 men in a lengthy fight to reclaim the island. Within two years he had successfully cleared most of the coastal cities, enabling him to return home for good just shy of his 90th birthday. Written in his capacity as ‘perpetual censor’ of the city, a role that gave Doria remarkable influence over the councils of Genoa, securing tax relief for another high-power family member, this is a rare and interesting letter that stems from late in his military career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 138 | August 12, 2015 | MILITARY

Before he was ‘Stonewall,’ the West Point cadet enjoys “very fine music by the band. Among the tunes was Hail Columbia & Star Spangled Banner”

429. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson. Early ALS signed “T. J. J.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, January 1, 1846. Letter

to his sister Laura Jackson Arnold, written from West Point. In part: “Amid the scenes of mirth & joy by which I am now surrounded I grasp my pen to announce to you the reception of your hearthomast churning letter with it came feelings of joy which are more easy felt by the heart than expressed by the tongue or pen. Among the items of your letter I observed an improvement of your health & an accession to your family both of which are as agreeable to me as to yourself. I look with joyful anticipation to that day which I will have the pleasure of verbal instead of expository conversation with you as well as all my friends. The misfortune of Uncle Cummins brought to my heart feelings of regret & sympathy which time will never be able to erase. But I sincerely trust that he may ride clear from all harm which should be the case if as I have been informed that there was false evidence against him. I have not written home since my return from furlough neither have I received one from there. My standing at present is undecided but the examination commences to morrow the prospects are more favorable for me than they have ever been heretofore. It grieves me to think that in a short time I must be separated from amiable & meritorious friends…Last night we had very fine music by the band. Among the tunes was Hail Columbia & Star Spangled Banner. We have concerts every week by the brass band.

I could continue to wright [sic] until every line should be filled but being well satisfied that the foregoing will be as much as you could desire to read considering the hand in which it is written.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through last letter of the signature), scattered staining, and light show-through from writing on opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

In 1842, Jackson was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Because of his inadequate schooling, he had difficulty with the entrance examinations and began his studies at the bottom of his class. Displaying a dogged determination that was to characterize his life, however, he became one of the hardest working cadets in the academy, and moved steadily up the academic rankings; he graduated 17th out of 59 students in the Class of 1846. Jackson had a very close relationship with his sister, who was just two years younger, up until the beginning of the Civil War; as the war loomed, Laura Jackson Arnold became a staunch unionist and broke away from the family.

Both Thomas and Laura were raised by the “Uncle Cummins” mentioned in the letter, who had gotten into some legal trouble. He had discovered a vein of silver near his property in 1844 and began to counterfeit half-dollar coins of lead with a thin coat of silver; after several months, a federal grand jury indicted him for forgery and 26 counts of counterfeiting. A wonderful and historically important letter from Jackson’s time at West Point. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“All the troops we can get are needed here”— Hood’s urgent plea after losing Nashville 430. John Bell Hood. Confederate general (1831–1879) known for his recklessness who commanded forces at important battles including Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg. Very rare war-dated handwritten telegram, signed “J. B. Hood, Genl.,” one page, 7.5 x 4, near Nashville, December 19, 1864. Telegram to General P. G. T. Beauregard. In full: “Can Bakers brigad[e] of this army now at Mobile be ret[urned] all the troops we can get are needed here. I would be glad to know the news from the Sherman C…hear nothing here.” In very good condition, with paper loss to right edge affecting several words of text, uniform fragile toning, three vertical folds, and scattered creases. Hood had just suffered a decisive defeat in the Battle of Nashville at the hand of his former West Point instructor, Union General George H. Thomas, on December 15 and 16. It was one of the greatest Union victories of the war, devastating Hood’s army and effectively ending his career. Although Hood blamed the debacle on his subordinates, he resigned a few weeks later and never reassigned to a field command. Hood is scarce in general, as are rebel telegrams—particularly those of such great historical significance. A truly outstanding piece of correspondence between important Confederate officers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

431. William Heath. Distinguished major general in the Continental Army (1737–1814)

who organized and trained the undisciplined forces at Cambridge before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “W. Heath, M. Genl” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 3, 1778. Pay order submitted to Deputy Paymaster Ebenezer Hancock. In part: “Sir Pay Major Jona. Pollard one Hundred Dollars in full of his pay as my aid De Camp for the Months of February & March 1778, for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant Given at Head Quarters.” Affixed to a slightly larger mount. In very good condition, with some repaired tears and paper loss to edges, and overall dampstaining (affecting appearance but not legibility).

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

432. Robert E. Lee. Ink signature,

“Very resp’y your obt servt, R. E. Lee,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1 slip clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Includes an ALS from his wife, signed “Mary Custis Lee,” transmitting the autograph. In fine condition, with irregularly trimmed edges; transmittal letter in very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Fantastic pairing of the Civil War rivals

433. Robert E. Lee and U. S. Grant. Two items: a Civil War–dated

LS signed “R. E. Lee, Genl,” at the conclusion of a letter of recommendation by William Clarke, one page, 7.75 x 7.25, October 15, 1862, in full: “Having great confidence in the recommendation of Genl. Ransom & Col Clarke, I do not hesitate to recommend Mr. Valk for the position of Asst Qr. Mr. Believing from his testimonials that he will prove an active & efficient officer, his position & services claim something for him from the Government”; and a Civil War–dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Majr Genl,” one page, 7.25 x 7.25, January 16, 1864, in full: “Please send the bearer of this, Mrs. Bransford under Flag of Truce, to the Confederate lines.” Expertly doublematted and framed with a plaque and two original carte-de-visite portraits to an overall size of 26.5 x 21.5. In good to very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds, staining and soiling, and some chipping to edges. Both desirable items on their own, the Grant letter is especially interesting, allowing passage of the mother of a prominent Confederate officer—most likely Captain John S. Bransford of the Army of the Tennessee—to return home to Confederate lines “under Flag of Truce.” A desirable pair of war-dated letters from the opposing military leaders of the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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434. Chester Nimitz. World War II–era printed notice in English and Japanese, signed “C. W. Nimitz,” one page, 15 x 13, no date. A notice headed “Proclamation No. 1” addressed to “The People of the Marshall Islands.” In part: “In prosecuting their war against the Japansese it has become necessary for the armed forces of the United States under my command to occupy this and other islands of the Marshall Islands…In order to preserve law and order and provide for the safety and welfare both of my forces and of yourselves, it is necessary to establish Military Government in the islands occupied by United States Forces.” Tightly rolled with scattered creases and a few small edge tears, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Desirable 1815 USS Java pay order 435. Oliver Hazard Perry. American military officer (1785–1819) who served in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. ADS, signed “O. H. Perry,” one page, 7.75 x 5.75, July 22, 1815. Pay order submitted to Edward Fitzgerald on the USS Java.

In full: “Please pay Mr. John H. Barney or order one hundred and nineteen dollars & eighty eight cents on account.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered soiling, show-through from docketing and a large stray ink blot to reverse, and some chipping, small tears, and paper loss to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“If we fight Japan—which God grant— we will be beaten to a pulp” 436. George S. Patton. ALS signed “George Patton,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, West Point letterhead, January 24, 1909.

Letter to his mother regarding his class trip to the Watervliet Arsenal, where large caliber cannons were manufactured. In part (spelling and grammar retained): “We had a hell of a trip yesterday up to Water Vliet Arsenal at Albany…We saw a lot and learned above all things how much it costs to kill a man. They have machines so big they are hard to describe, laithes two hundred feet long out turning like a carriage wheel as far as ease of motion is concerned. Yet there was a sad thing in connection with it too. We have not got manned enough field guns by half to fight a battle like Sedan. We have not got organized a single siege battery and yet the straps were hardly working to one fourth their capacity. If we fight Japan—which God grant—we will be beaten to a pulp until this great and glorious bunch of grafting politicians are all hung and the Army gets what it should.

We have not got enough men to police N. Y. state much less enter a war…If we don’t have a war and a big one pretty damned soon the army won’t be a fit place for any man to stay. Beat[rice Ayer] is in Va. now but she is coming up here next Sunday—God willing.” In fine to very fine condition, with a mailing fold touching the first letter of his last name. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Penned in the year he graduated from West Point, this exceptional letter demonstrates Patton’s early abilities as a military tactician and strategist. Patton would get his “war and a big one” within a few years as World War I broke out, in which he played a major role. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Pickett submits an 1848 Mexican-American War bounty to Longstreet, his future Gettysburg commander

437. George E. Pickett. Partly-printed DS, signed “G. E. Pickett. Lt & r Adjt 8th Infy,” one page, 15 x 12.5, May 1848. Document headed “Recruiting Account of Lieut. Geo. E. Pickett of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry for the month of May 1848 Tacubaya, Mexico Recruiting Station.” The document lists a new soldier recruited by the 23-year-old Pickett, “Jose Perez,” enlisted for a period of “5 Yrs,” and “Assigned to Co. F 8 Infy May 3, 1848.”

Pickett boldly signs below. An account table on the reverse reads: “Cash received of Lt. James Longstreet Dollars 109 Cents 50,” which includes the “Bounty paid Pvt Jose Perez for enlisting in U.S. Army.” Intersecting folds, an area of repaired paper loss to a column left of Pickett’s signature, and a few stray ink spots.

Longstreet and Pickett became good friends while serving together in the 8th Infantry, fighting side-by-side in the Mexican-American War. This document was issued at Tacubaya nearby Chapultepec Castle, the site of their greatest triumph of the war. During the Battle of Chapultepec in September 1847, Longstreet was wounded while charging up the hill with his regimental colors and passed the flag on to Pickett. Laboring on, Pickett was the first soldier to reach the top of the castle’s walls and fought his way to the roof of the palace, unfurling the flag over the fortress and announcing its surrender. The two officers remained friends and joined the Confederate Army, with Pickett commanding a division in Longstreet’s corps. At Gettysburg General Robert E. Lee ordered Longstreet to advance on the Union forces, an order transferred to his friend that resulted in the disastrous ‘Pickett’s Charge.’ An uncommon and excellent association document between the future Confederate officers. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Fantastic twice-signed letter disciplining his men 438. George E. Pickett. Virginia-born

Confederate officer (1825–1875) who famously led the eponymous ill-fated charge at Gettysburg. Twice-signed ALS signed “G. E. Pickett, Capt. 9th Infy, Comg Post,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 3, 1857. Letter to Major W. W. Mackall, penned from “Military Post Bellingham.” In full: “I have the honor to enclose charges and specifications against Pvts. George Middleton, George Fleming, and William O’Neill Comp’y ‘D’ 9th Infy.” Also endorsed on the reverse entirely in Pickett’s hand and signed in the same manner: “Military Post Bellingham Bay WT, March 3, 1857, G. E. Pickett Capt. 9th Infy Comg Post, Forwarding Charges vs. Geo. Middleton & others, Company ‘D’ 9th Infy.” In fine condition, with a light band of toning along upper horizontal fold. Pickett oversaw the construction of Fort Bellingham, situated in the northwest corner of the Washington Territory near the Canadian border, beginning in August 1856. He remained there with the 9th Infantry for three years, where they were tasked with fighting Indians on the frontier and defending the border. Pickett established a reputation for harsh discipline out of necessity, as his unruly soldiers were prone to desertion, drunkenness, and petty crimes. A scarce letter associated with Pickett’s experience during his early command. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Vivid 1862 British account of the Taiping Rebellion 439. Taiping Rebellion. ALS signed “George Royle,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.25 x

11.75, engraved ‘Shanghai’ letterhead, May 20, 1862. Lengthy letter to his cousin Hester, written from the H. M. Gunboat Havoc in Kinkiang. In part: “It is not my intention to compete with the newspapers in telling you news, for a general rule you get the most correct information in the newspapers, at this distance inland we only hear faint rumours. But it is my opinion that the Tai-pings or rebels are getting a very severe beating. I wish I could come in for a share of the fighting. This vessel has captured 7 or 8 Imperial War junks since we have been in the river for different offices, but they never resist us. On one occasion we took more prisoners than the whole of our ship’s company numbered...The people here are at times very insolent and it can never be said to be safe to walk through the streets for there is no saying at what moment you might not be killed on the spot by some of these malevolent rascals, but I take my chance with the rest and trust to providence and a big stick and occasionally to a revolver.” In very good condition, with a noticeable tear to the center, partial separations along extremely fragile middle fold (item was not unfolded to image it due to fragility), and slight show-through from writing to opposing sides.

Beginning in 1850, the Taiping Rebellion was a radical political and religious upheaval in which the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom attempted to overthrow the ruling Manchu Qing dynasty. The Qing government besieged the Taiping armies throughout the rebellion, eventually defeating them in 1864 with the aid of British and French forces. A lengthy, interesting description of the conflict and day-to-day life from the perspective of a European observer and participant. Starting Bid $300

Lincoln requests “Dixies Land”—“I said Mr. President that’s a Confederate tune, he smiled and said it was but we’ve captured it” 440. Union Band Leader. ALS by a Union band

leader, one page, 5 x 7, 1892. Letter describing playing for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. In part: “I am the only one in the band living now. Whally died last fall. Still play the cornet, I was out Memorial Day & I had the honor to blow the taps…Major Frickey… said I must play Dixie as I played it for President Lincoln at Grants Head Quarters at City Point in 1865 where Lincoln called for Dixies Land, he put hand on my shoulder and said Mr. Leader will you please play Dixies Land I said Mr. President that’s a Confederate tune, he smiled and said it was but we’ve captured it, it was the Pert. [sic] favorite tune & he called for it every time we serenaded him.” In fine condition, with light creases and a couple small edge tears. Starting Bid $200

An 1864 encounter with “old Abe” at Ford’s Theatre 441. Union Soldier. Civil War–dated ALS signed “Wm. Henry Shelton,” three pages both sides, 5 x 7.5, April 9, 1864. Letter describing an encounter with Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre. In part: “Monday evening I heard Edwin Forest as Macbeth at Ford’s theater. The royal family occupied a box and formed the main attraction between the scenes. Mrs. Lincoln had a lady friend with her and each was clad in a real ermine cape surmounted by a white hat and feather…It is not expected that I should speak of the clothes of Abraham the father…I was a little surprised on the next evening at the German Opera to see the Lincoln family again. A gentleman who sat next to me said rather sneeringly that he believed the president attended the theater instead of going to church. I told him that perhaps we ought to be at church instead. He said every man was his own judge of that, and added ‘old Abe included.’” Matted and framed with a plaque and partial transcription to an overall size of 26 x 13, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200 144 | August 12, 2015 | MILITARY

“I consider it my duty to state, that General Grant was drunk in St. Louis” 442. Union Soldier. Civil War–dated ALS signed “F. A. Dick,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 28, 1862. Letter to Attorney General Edward Bates. In part: “Seeing it stated that the late attack by Rosecrans upon Price at Iuka failed, for want of co-operation by Genl. Grant, I consider it my duty to state, that General Grant was drunk in St. Louis on Friday the 26th…I did not see him myself, but Henry J. Blow met & talked with him, and stated to me that the Genl. was ‘as [drunk] tight as a brick.’ Believing, as I do, that much of our ill success results from drunken officers, I intend to do my duty in reporting such crime upon their part, so that the facts may reach those who have power to apply the remedy…I make this fact as to Grant known, because I have heard it denied that he now drinks—If drunk in St. Louis on the 26th, he may be drunk in command of his army a few days later.” Dick struck through the word “drunk” and changed it to “tight” in relating to what Blow told him. Endorsed on the reverse by Bates, “Respectfully referred to the Secy of War. Mr. Dick is a lawyer of fair standing, at St. Louis, & brother in law to Frank Blair. Edwd. Bates.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds with tape-repaired edge separations, light soiling, and brushing to in a few words. This letter is quoted in the sixth volume of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter from Mississippi’s major general, mere days before the establishment of the regular Confederate States Army 443. Earl Van Dorn. Confederate general (1820–1863) noted for

his defeats at Pea Ridge and Corinth in 1862. Known as an impulsive, emotional womanizer, he was murdered by a civilian who claimed that Van Dorn had carried on an affair with his wife. Civil War–dated ADS, signed “Earl Van Dorn, Majr Gnl Army of Miss,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 12, 1861. Van Dorn’s Special Orders No. 1, issued from the Head Quarters of the Army of Mississippi in Jackson. In part: “The chiefs of the different staff departments will…make lists of articles already ordered, or contracted for, with estimate of cost, and submit the same to the Major General. Upon these reports instructions will be given for the purchase of all other necessary supplies to arm and equip completely the Division…All the necessary blank forms will be at once printed and distributed to the different officers according to the Regulations adopted by the Military Board.” Stray ink marks and blots affecting some of the writing, otherwise fine condition. When his homestate of Mississippi seceded on January 9, 1861—the second state to do so—van Dorn resigned his U.S. Army commission and joined the state’s militia. He was quickly promoted to major general and commander of the state forces when Jefferson Davis was selected as the Confederate president in February, and immediately began organizing his troops. Four days after signing these orders, he resigned the position to join the newly established Confederate States Army with the rank of colonel; he was given command of their forces in Texas, arriving in Galveston in early April. An outstanding letter from the formative days of the Confederacy.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Outstanding 1627 letter from Ferdinand II’s strongest military leader, maintaining control of his newly occupied lands 444. Albrecht von Wallenstein. Military leader and politician (1583–1634) who fought on behalf of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II in the Thirty Years’ War, becoming the supreme commander of the armies of the Habsburg Monarchy. ALS in German, one page, 8.25 x 12.25, November 12, 1627. Letter to Colonel Hans Georg von Arnim, in part (translated): “As Colonel Hausmann is now traveling to you, I wanted to ask you once more to maintain sharp discipline so as to prevent the country’s ruin, which would throw them and later the poor into desperation. Keep a close grasp on the contributions and taxes from the towns, such as the 4000 men from Rostock and the 1000 horses from Stralsund and Stettin, so that we may use them in case of need. Have the artillery cast in Lübeck or wherever you wish as soon as possible so that the guns may be ready by spring. The island of Rügen must be strongly fortified.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and mild scattered creasing and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

The year before penning this letter, Wallenstein had completed his successful march north against the Danes, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and Jutland before finding himself at a standstill; with a strong army but no naval fleet, he was unable to reach the Danish capital, Copenhagen. In 1929, the Treaty of Lubeck offered temporary relief in the war-torn region, giving Wallenstein a few years of peace before Sweden intervened and fighting resumed. Items signed by Wallenstein are exceedingly rare and sought-after, especially with direct military content from the height of the Thirty Years’ War, which he would not survive to see concluded. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Uncommon 1783 documents for “his Excellency General Washingtons life guard” 445. George Washington’s Life Guard.

Three Revolutionary War–dated one-page DSs concerning Henry Wakelee, a member of Washington’s guard: a manuscript certification of his service, signed by three selectmen and a justice of the peace, March 6, 1783, in full: “This may certifie that Henry Wakelee a Corpl in Collo Warners Regiment was in actual service in Jan’y 1780 and is now In his Excellency General Washingtons life guard”; and two partly-printed documents signed by Wakelee, both March 18, 1783, confirming that he received payment for balances due. In fine condition, with expected document wear and light toning. On March 11, 1776, Washington ordered the commanding officers in the Continental Army to nominate four men of high character from their regiments that would be selected from in order to form his personal guard. It went by several monikers, including ‘His Excellency’s Guard,’ ‘The Washington Life Guard,’ and ‘Washington’s Body Guard.’ An uncommon grouping on an interesting subject. Starting Bid $200 146 | August 12, 2015 | MILITARY

weapons, uniforms, & artifacts 446. 14th New Jersey Regiment. ANS signed “Jos. Brown,” one page, 5 x 3, in full, “A piece of the old Flag of the 14th New Jersey regt, carried in many a Battle,” with a loose 3.5˝ long fragment of maroon flag fabric and a golden braided thread. The note is affixed to the reverse of a letter from Brown to his mother sent home from the front, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, March 6, 1865, in which he apologizes for not writing more often and sends some money so she can buy him some tobacco and pens. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, tape-repaired tears, moderate to heavy soiling, and some chipping and toning to edges. Brown served in the 14th New Jersey from 1862 through the end of the war and was one of just one hundred men from the regiment to survive. They saw substantial action throughout, including at the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Shenandoah Valley, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg. Starting Bid $200

447. Allen and Thurber Percussion Pepperbox Pistol. This is a double action design with a bar hammer marked “ALLEN’S PATENT.” It has a 4˝ long six shot .31 caliber barrel cluster marked in the flutes with “ALLEN & THURBER,” and “WORCESTER,” plus “PATENTED 1837 CAST STEEL.” It has a hand-engraved nipple shield that is separately affixed, and engraved frame and backstrap, and bag-shaped walnut grips. The frame is gray, the barrel cluster has a dark patina with extensive fine pitting on the barrels and nipple shield and light pitting on the triggerguard. The grips are each missing a small chip at the top front and have been nicely refinished. The mechanism works well. This was made between 1847 and 1865.

This is an antique pistol and transfers with no federal restrictions. Starting Bid $200

448. Civil War Model 1861 Rifle-Musket.

Civil War Model 1861 Rifle-Musket by Springfield Armory. A .58 caliber musket with a standard 40˝ barrel with a very good bore secured by three bands. The lockplate and breech are both dated “1862.” The left side of the stock has a fine condition “ESA” inspector’s cartouche and a second cartouche that is lightly rubbed and hard to read. All of the metal has been cleaned and has fine abrasive scratches with some scattered fine pitting. The arsenal markings on the breech are in very good condition and those in the lockplate are in excellent condition. The stock has some added oil finish but has not been sanded and has good edges. There is a short hairline age crack behind the lock recess that is unobtrusive. The stock overall is in fine condition with relatively few handling marks. The Springfield was the most widely used US Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. Given their status as an iconic Civil War weapon, Springfield rifles are of the utmost desirability. Oversized. Starting Bid $300

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Single action Starr carried by a major in the 15th Wisconsin 449. Civil War Model 1863 Revolver.

Civil War Model 1863 Starr Percussion Single Action Revolver carried by Major George Wilson of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, serial number 37957, featuring an 8˝ barrel with a .44 caliber bore. This is a martially marked revolver with matching serial numbers. All of the factory lettering on the metal is sharp and the one-piece walnut grip shows light wear with a partially legible inspector’s cartouche on the left side and the right side having only a trace. The mechanism is in perfect working order and the metal retains over 80% bright factory blue with most of the finish loss on the grip straps. The bore is bright and the chambers also retain most of the factory blue. The hammer retains most of the original case colors with those on the front of the loading lever turning gray. Provenance: Rebel Relics.

On November 12, 1861, George Wilson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Co. B of the Wisconsin 15th Volunteer Infantry, and he ascended through the ranks until being promoted to major in 1863. Fighting in twenty-six engagements during his more than three years of service, Wilson was wounded at Stones River in 1862 and Chickamauga in 1863. The regiment suffered heavy casualties at Chickamauga and Major Wilson assumed command of the 15th Wisconsin until July 1864. In 1885, Wilson was one of the veterans hired by the government to write histories of Wisconsin’s Civil War regiments. This revolver would be difficult to improve upon. Starting Bid $500

450. Civil War Revolver. Civil War Allen & Wheelock

Second Type Sidehammer Revolver, serial number 546, caliber .32 rimfire with a six shot cylinder and a 4˝ long octagonal barrel. These revolvers were made between 1859 and 1862 and were a popular private purchase secondary weapon for both Union officers and enlisted men. This example has matching numbers and is in very good working condition. All of the metal has a light gray patina with only minor faint pitting. The walnut grips show minor handling marks and retain a good deal of original finish. As an antique gun this will transfer without any restrictions. Starting Bid $200

451 Civil War Relics. Interesting collection of six Civil War relics, in-

cluding: an identified tin canteen with canvas cover and strap bearing the initials “W. N.,” having belonged to Weed Nims of the 12th Iowa; a ‘bullseye’ canteen with a star on the face and original cork stopper intact; a tin coffee pot; a tin cup; a tin plate; and a tin pail. In overall very good to fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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452. Civil War–Era Artifacts. Five Civil War–era items, including: a package of Pure Yellow Bank tobacco from W. H. Goodwin & Co. in its original wrapper; a package of Queen of the Valley fine cut chewing tobacco from J. W. Loomis in its original wrapper; a set of unused matches; an 1863 five-cent US fractional currency note; and an 1864 fifty-cent Confederate note. In overall very good to fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

453.

Confederate Belt. Civil War–period leather belt of the style worn by Confederate soldiers, measuring approximately 38˝ long and 3˝ wide, featuring two thin leather straps clasped with two leather buckles. In very good condition, with some cracking and flaking to dry leather. Provenance: Rebel Relics. Starting Bid $200

454. Confederate ‘D’ Guard Bowie Knife. Unmarked Confederate ‘D’ Guard Bowie knife measuring 24.5˝ in overall length

with a 19˝ double-edged blade with a spear point. The hilt has a dark wood grip that appears to be walnut and an iron ‘D’ shaped guard with a forward curving quillon. The guard itself is dark with age and has fine pitting, and the grip shows some smoothed over fine splinters with a couple of short age cracks near the blade; overall it is sound and in good condition. The sharp blade has a dark gray patina and has no nicks with the tip slightly blunted, and exhibits some faint pitting at the tip and light pitting at the guard. In general the knife shows its age and use but has not been abused. This type of unmarked Bowie knife is typical of the local blacksmithmade knives popular among Southerners at the war’s beginning. Although these Bowie ‘sidekicks’ were made by the thousands early on, many were later thrown away by rebel soldiers who did not want to carry the extra weight and thus today are scarce Civil War collectibles. Starting Bid $300

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458. Confederate Flag. Beige

455. Confederate Belt Buckle. Attractive two-part belt buckle with a ‘snake’ pattern, 3.5 x 2.5, designed to accommodate a two-inch leather belt. The ornate decoration in the center depicts a two-headed serpent with a beak. From the collection of the Lotz House Museum in Franklin, Tennessee. Provenance: Rebel Relics. Starting Bid $200

fabric swatch from a battle flag of the 5th Texas Infantry commanded by John B. Hood, 2 x 1.75, removed from a flag belonging to Ensign W. C. Clarke, the flag bearer of the regiment. Doublematted and framed with descriptive text and reproduced images of Hood and the intact flag to an overall size of 12.75 x 15.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Historical Shop. Starting Bid $200

459. Confederate Infantry.

456. Confederate Block A. Scarce Confederate local

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Block ‘A’ brass button as worn on the uniform of a Southern enlisted artilleryman, measuring approximately 1˝ in diameter, with a face featuring the simple Roman block letter “A” displayed against a plain background. In fine condition, with an attractive patina. Starting Bid $200

457.

Confederate Block C. Confederate

Block ‘C’ brass button as worn on the uniform coat of a Southern cavalryman, measuring approximately 1˝ in diameter, with a face featuring a stippled, Roman block letter “C” displayed against a smooth background with a raised edge.

Exhibits a backmark of “H Image larger than actual size.

T & B, Manchester.” Some toning and surface rubbing, otherwise fine condition. Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $200

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460. Confederate Navy.

Coat-size brass button as worn on the uniform coat of Confederate soldiers, measuring approximately 1˝ in diameter, with a gilt face featuring a stippled letter “I” in an ornate script displayed on an unlined field.

Exhibits a backmark of “Halfmann & Taylor, Montgomery, Alabamd [sic].” In fine condition. Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $200

Cuff-size brass button as worn on Confederate naval uniforms, measuring approximately .5˝ in diameter, with a face featuring the letters “CN” below crossed cannons with a fouled anchor device on a line field. Exhibits a backmark of “Courtney & Tennent.” In fine condition.

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Commander George Tarry Sinclair purchased many of these buttons from Gilbert M. Tennent for expected use on the CSS Texas. Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $200

461. Confederate Light Artillery Saber. Confederate Light

Artillery saber with an unmarked 31 3/8˝ blade featuring a fuller stopped at the ricasso. The blade washer is absent and the 3/8˝ gap between the hilt and the blade is large enough to call into question whether the blade is original to the hilt, although the blade does appear to be of Southern manufacture. Blade is in good condition with a dark patina. The cast brass ‘D’ guard and Phrygian helmet-shaped pommel appear to be original to the hilt, which has a spiral-carved wood grip with only remnants of a dark brown leather covering. The grip is missing wood along the lower edge of the tang and retains almost all of a twisted wire binding. The scabbard is of all brass construction, including the rings, and has a couple of dents and several blade imprint marks along its lower edge which have not cut through the metal. The scabbard appears to be original to the hilt and has a light brown patina; it fits the blade well but is about an inch longer than necessary. The top of the scabbard has several illegible lightly scratched initials, perhaps those of a former owner. Although unmarked, this sword is similar to some made by Thomas, Griswold & Co. of New Orleans. Starting Bid $500

462. Gettysburg Bullet Cartridges. Three unfired Civil War cartridges, including two .52 caliber Spencer cartridges and one .54 Burnside cartridge, obtained by John Geiselman from the Dr. Hill collection of Gettysburg items. Most likely recovered soon after the battle. Includes Geiselman’s small porcelain dish for display and a handwritten tag, “Dr Hill Col.” In overall fine condition, with scattered rust marks and discoloration. Starting Bid $200

463. Libby Prison. Section of wood from an original beam

from Libby Prison, measuring approximately 3.75 x 3 x .25, double-matted with descriptive text and two reproduced images of the prison to an overall size of 14 x 11. In fine condition.

Provenance: The Horse Soldier. Starting Bid $200

464. Union Cavalry Spurs. Choice pair of intact Federal regulation brass cavalry spurs of wartime manufacture in a large size, measuring 3.5˝ across the boot opening and 5.25˝ long, with each spur shank exhibiting strap loop cutouts with squared inside corners.

Attached to each neck is a freewheeling, sharp 14-tooth iron rowel.

Possibly cleaned and in fine condition. Provenance: The Horse Soldier.

Starting Bid $200

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Flowers presented to a Union soldier by President Lincoln in 1861 465. Union Soldier’s Lincoln Memento. Unique arrangement of dried

flowers presented to a Union soldier by President Lincoln at the beginning of the war, affixed to a 4.5 x 6 card with a period ink description at the bottom, “These flowers presented to Christian E. Rahr of Co. B. 5th Reg. M. V. M. in the White House garden by President Abraham Lincoln in the first part of May 1861.” Framed to an overall size of 5.5 x 9. In fine condition. Accompanied by an extensive packet of research material on Rahr. He enlisted in the 5th Massachusetts on April 19, 1861, and his regiment was in Washington on April 29. A copy of his 1910 obituary is present and mentions that he received flowers from Lincoln upon enlisting in the Union Army. An incredible memento presented from the president to one of his soldiers as the war between the states began. Starting Bid $300

Image larger than actual size.

466. The Vicksburg Daily Citizen. Copy of the Confederate newspaper The Vicksburg Daily Citizen ‘Grant Edition’ reproduced in 1885, one page, 13 x 19, headed “This is a Re-Production of The Vicksburg Daily Citizen.

Printed on Wall-Paper, July 2, 1863, before the surrender to Gen. U. S. Grant.” In very good condition, with chipping to edges and poor registration. Starting Bid $200

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467. Virginia Soldier. Coat-size brass button as worn on many Virginia soldiers’ uniforms, measuring approximately 1˝ in diameter, featuring a Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia on the face. Exhibits a backmark of “W. G. Mintzer. Phild.” In fine condition. A superior example of this appealing button.

Starting Bid $200

468. Robert Baden-Powell Starting Bid $200

469. William Bainbridge Starting Bid $200

472. Civil War

Starting Bid $250

475. Edmund P. Gaines Starting Bid $200

479. O. O. Howard Starting Bid $200

470. Omar Bradley

471. Zebulon Butler

473. Enola Gay

474. John C. Fremont

477. Winfield Scott Hancock

478. Paul von Hindenburg

481. Iwo Jima: John H. Bradley

482. Iwo Jima: Joe Rosenthal

Starting Bid $200

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476. Thomas Green Starting Bid $200

480. O. O. Howard Starting Bid $200

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483. Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf

484. Henry Knox

Starting Bid $200

486. Douglas MacArthur

487. John P. McCown

489. Montgomery of Alamein

490. John J. Pershing

Starting Bid $200

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493. Winfield Scott Starting Bid $200

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485. Douglas MacArthur

Starting Bid $200

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488. James McHenry and Arthur St. Clair Starting Bid $200

491. Erwin Rommel

492. Edwin M. Stanton

494. Union Soldier

495. William Washington

Starting Bid $200

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aviation Uncommon “ballon monté” letter detailing a besieged Paris in 1870 496. Balloon Mail. ALS in French, signed

“Marguerite,” three pages on two adjoining onionskin sheets, 5 x 8, November 29, 1870.

Untranslated letter providing a vivid account of the situation in the starving city of Paris after ten weeks of siege by Prussian forces, which ultimately led to French surrender in the Franco-Prussian War. The address panel on the reverse of the last page has a note, “par ballon monté,” and is postmarked with the date of departure from Paris, November 29, and date of arrival in Saint Marcellin, December 5. Show-through from writing to opposing sides and paper loss to the edge of the last page from seal removal affecting a few words, otherwise fine condition. Used as an early airmail service, balloons were the only means of communication from within the besieged city of Paris to the rest of France. About sixtyfive of these trips were made, nearly all arriving at their intended destination. The phrase “ballon monté” penned on the address panel indicates that it was to be carried by a manned balloon, versus an unmanned one. Starting Bid $200

Large 1929 signature of the ‘Queen of the Air’ 498.

Amelia Earhart. Desirable

497. Claude Dornier. German airplane builder (1884–

1969) known for the Dornier Do 18 and the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat. Four items, including: a 1933 ALS about creating a family tree; a 1934 ANS offering thanks for birthday wishes; a 1935 TLS concerning an annual contribution; and a 1940 ALS offering thanks for a “book about Manzell.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by several newspaper clippings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

fountain pen signature, “Amelia M. Earhart, January 24, 1929,” on a light blue 5.75 x 3 album page. Nicely doublematted and framed with a portrait of the aviatrix to an overall size of 12.5 x 18.5. In fine condition. Earhart had earned international recognition six months earlier when she became the first woman to make a transatlantic flight, and in 1929 became involved with competitive racing in the Women’s Air Derby.

A choice autograph from the early period of her fame. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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499. Charles Lindbergh. Fountain pen signature,

“C. A. Lindbergh,” on a lightly lined off-white 5.75 x 1.5 slip affixed to the front pastedown of a first edition, later printing hardcover copy of Lindbergh’s memoir We. Slight soiling and creasing to the slip, and mild soiling and sunning to covers and spine of book, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Super pairing of the Lindberghs with their famed ‘Tingmissartoq’ seaplane 500. Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Two fabulous mattefinish 7.75 x 9.75 candid photos depicting the pioneering couple with their Lockheed Model 8 Sirius, individually signed in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh” and “Anne Lindbergh.”

In overall fine condition, with uniformly trimmed edges. During their 1933 trip to Greenland, this famous plane was named ‘Tingmissartoq’ by an Inuit boy, meaning ‘one who flies like a big bird.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

501. Orville Wright. The City National Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to E. F. Kimmel for $100, April 9, 1924.

Central vertical folds, a small tear to top edge, show-through from mounting remnants to reverse, and expected bank stamps, notations, and cancellation holes, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Orville signs the release for an unclaimed $25,000 flight prize 502. Orville Wright. Two items: a carbon DS, signed in ink, “Orville Wright,” one page, 8.5 x 14, October 29, 1928, in part: “W.E. Easterwood, Jr…trusted with the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank a prize in the sum of $25,000.00 to be given to the first aviator making a successful flight from Dallas, Texas, to Hong Kong, China, or vice versa, by airplane within a period of three hundred hours without making more than three stops in said flight, said flight to be made at any time between the first day of August, 1927 and midnight of September 15, 1928, Dallas time; and…whereas, there has been no successful contestant… the National Aeronautic Association of U.S.A…does hereby authorize…said Dallas Trust and Savings Bank to return said $25,000.00 to said W.E. Easterwood, Jr.” Signed at the conclusion by Wright as Chairman of the Contest Committee, and also signed by secretary C. F. Schory and notary public H. S. Miller. Second item is a TLS, signed “Orville Wright,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, October 30, 1928. Letter to C. F. Schory, in full: “I am enclosing herewith the release forms from the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank for the Easterwood prize. I see your signature is required.”

In overall fine condition, with a crease to upper left and expected wear to document, and an office notation to the letter. Accompanied by a blank two-page entry form for the Dallas to Hong Kong flight contest, as well as a similar entry form for a contest for a Dallas to Rome flight.

Following his service in World War I, Colonel William Edward Easterwood adopted Dallas as his hometown and became the city’s official greeter—and unofficial ‘goodwill ambassador’—using his wealth and charm to turn a spotlight on his city. An aviation enthusiast and member of the NAA himself, he began offering prizes for record flights to or from Dallas: Rome to Dallas, Dallas to Hong Kong, and the first one-stop flight from Paris to New York to Dallas (completed in 1930 by the French Flyers Coste and Bellonte). Unfortunately, only the Paris-Dallas flight was achieved, leaving the other prize money unclaimed. Confirming that “there has been no successful contestant,” Orville returns the $25,000 to the Texas spokesman. An interesting set of papers highlighting the adventurous spirit of early American aviation. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

503. X-15. Flown limited edition com-

memorative cover, 9.25 x 4, with a cachet honoring the X-15 rocket pilots, 247/1500, flown over Edwards Air Force Base by Joe Engle, signed in pencil by Engle, Scott Crossfield, Bill Dana, and William ‘Pete’ Knight. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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space 505. Alan Shepard. Official

color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of the Mercury-Redstone 3 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, signed in black felt tip, “Alan Shepard, MR–3.” In fine condition, with a few trivial creases.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

506. Gemini 5. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Gemini 5 crew in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad.

In fine condition, with some unobtrusive surface impressions. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

509. Gemini 11. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Gemini 11 crew after mission recovery, signed in black felt tip by Richard Gordon and Charles Conrad.

In fine condition. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

510.

Gemini 12.

Color glossy 11 x 8.5 double–weight McDonnell Aircraft Corporation photo of a diver jumping into the Atlantic during recovery of the Gemini 12 capsule, signed in black felt tip by James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin.

In fine condition, with trivial creasing and surface impressions, and a label affixed to lower right corner. From the Leon Ford Collection.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

507. Gemini 6.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the crew of Gemini 6, signed in black felt tip, “Tom Stafford, Plt.” and “Wally Schirra, Cdr. GT–6.”

In fine condition.

From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

508. Gemini 9. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the crew of Gemini 9 in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip, “Tom Stafford, Gemini IX CDR,” and in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan.” In fine condition, with a slightly trimmed top edge. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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511. Edward H. White II. Exceptional official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of White in his Gemini space suit posing with a model rocket, signed in black ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Rare official NASA portrait of the Apollo 1 astronaut 512. Roger Chaffee.

Scarce official 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Chaffee in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in the lower right in black ink, “To C i n d y, w i t h best wishes, Roger B. Chaffee.” In fine condition, with a trivial paperclip impression to top edge, and moderate contrast to the signature and inscription against his dark suit. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

513. Gus Grissom. Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Grissom, “Virgil I. Grissom,” payable to Fort Eustis Exchange for $10.24, December 29, 1960, endorsed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Grissom, “Virgil I. Grissom, Capt., 22450A, NASA STG, Langley AFB.” A slightly trimmed top edge, strips of tape to edges of reverse, and expected cancellation holes (affecting one letter of the signature) and bank stamps (affecting the endorsement), otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

514. Gus Grissom. Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Grissom, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Regards to Harold Fareese, Virgil I. Grissom.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

515. Apollo 9. Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.25 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. Kranz,” noting the mission as Apollo “9,” with “A” and “V” stamped below. In fine condition, with a punch hole to top and some peeling to the laminate. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Kranz, in part: “The Apollo 9 MCC badge issued in my name that accompanies this letter, is from my personal collection of space memorabilia.” From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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516. Apollo 9. Color official NASA 10 x 8 lithograph of the Apollo 9 crew posing in their white space suits, signed in black felt tip by Jim McDivitt and Dave Scott, and in black ink by Rusty Schweickart. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

517.

Apollo 11. Three 8 x 10

photos: an official color NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To J…Neil Armstrong”; a satinfinish photo of Aldrin in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI”; and a satin-finish photo of Collins in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “Michael Collins.” In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered creases to the Armstrong lithograph and the name in Armstrong’s inscription struck out in black felt tip. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

518. Apollo 11. Commemorative program entitled “The

First Lunar Landing: As Told by The Astronauts,” celebrating the 20th anniversary of the event, 9 x 12, 24 pages, signed on the back cover in black ink by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Scattered rubbing to front cover, some light toning and soiling to back cover, and slight feathering to Collins’s signature, otherwise fine condition. NASA’s Office of Public Affairs capitalized on the achievements of the successful Apollo 11 mission by releasing a commemorative program that transcribed a post-flight press conference held by Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $500

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July 1969 letter of thanks for a supporter’s depiction of “the first hotel complex on the surface of the moon” 519. Apollo 11. TLS signed by the entire Apollo 11 prime crew, “Neil Armstrong,” “Buzz Aldrin,” and “Mike Collins,” one page, 8 x 9.5, NASA letterhead, July 8, 1969. Letter to Ramada Inn representative Jimmy Starr, in full: “Thank you very much for your recent letter of best wishes along with a copy of your Annual Report depicting the first hotel complex on the surface of the moon. We of the crew of Apollo XI sincerely appreciate your interest in our activities and are grateful for your support.” Slight creasing to upper left corner, dings to evenly trimmed bottom edge, and a light block of toning from previous display, otherwise fine condition. Made all the more desirable by its unusual content, this uncommon letter was signed by the crew just eight days before the launch of their historic moon-landing mission.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

Bold uninscribed official NASA litho of the first man on the moon 520. Neil Armstrong. Highly desirable uninscribed official color 8

x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a small paperclip impression to top edge. Uninscribed photos of Armstrong represent one of the most coveted prizes in the entire field of space collecting. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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521. Neil Armstrong. Scarce personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Armstrong, “N. A. Armstrong,” payable to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy for $50, December 5, 1987. Ink notation written in another hand in the memo field. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps. Accompanied by an unsigned glossy photo of Armstrong. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

522. Neil Armstrong. Program for the National Civil Service League’s 16th career service awards held on May 8, 1970, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 4 x 9, signed on the inside beside his photo in black ballpoint by Armstrong. The front cover also bears a blue ballpoint signature from Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

524. Neil Armstrong. Appealing color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Bonnie, with best wishes—Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with slight irregular ink adhesion to the inscription and signature, a ding to top edge, and trivial creasing. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

525. Neil Armstrong.

523. Neil Armstrong. Ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Stamp Club FDC with a cachet honoring the moon landing, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To John Vetter—with best of luck, Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing and soiling. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

529. Apollo 12. Kranz’s laminated Apollo badge for the NASA

526. Neil Armstrong. Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Armstrong

posing in his white spacesuit in front of a lunar background, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Kim—Neil Armstrong.” A stray mark to the top border and an autopen signature touching a portion of the authentic one, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

527. Michael Collins. Uncommon color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the command module Columbia floating in lunar orbit, signed in black felt tip, “Michael Collins, ‘Columbia’ Pilot, Apollo XI—July 1969.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

528. Michael Collins.

Signed book: Carrying the Fire. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9.25, 478 pages. Signed on a free end page in blue ink, “Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP, July 16–24, 1969.”

Small tears and creasing to dust jacket, trivial spots of soiling to signed page and textblock edges, otherwise fine condition. An uncommon, uninscribed signed book made all the more desirable by Collins’s inclusion of his historic Apollo 11 mission. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Manned Spacecraft Center, Mission Control Center-Houston, 2.5 x 3.75, stamped with his name, “Eugene F. Kranz,” noting the mission as Apollo “12,” with “A” and “V” stamped below. In fine condition, with a punch hole to top. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Kranz, in part: “The Apollo 12 MCC badge issued in my name that accompanies this letter, is from my personal collection of space memorabilia.” From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

530. Apollo 12.

Glossy secondgeneration 10 x 8 NASA photo of the lunar surface with the Apollo 12 lunar module on the horizon, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard Gordon. In fine condition. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

531. Apollo 12. Com-

memorative cover with a ‘Man on the Moon’ cachet honoring the Apollo program, postmarked November 14, 1969, signed in black felt tip by Charles Conrad, in blue ballpoint by Dick Gordon, and in black ballpoint by Alan Bean. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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532. Alan Bean. Vivid color limited edition 40 x 13 giclee print on stretched canvas entitled ‘Apollo Moonscape, an Explorer Artist’s Vision,’ numbered 15/80, prominently signed in the lower border in silver ink. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the publisher, The Greenwich Workshop. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

533. Alan Bean. Color limited edition 12 x 14 giclee print on stretched canvas entitled ‘A Jewel in the Heavens,’ numbered 15/150, signed in the lower left in gold ink. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the publisher, The Greenwich Workshop.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

535. Apollo 13. Commemorative cover with a cachet

honoring the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black felt tip

by James Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise. In fine condition. From the Leon Ford Collection. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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534. Apollo 13. Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the damaged Apollo 13 command module, signed in silver ink, “Short circuited wires caused a fire, expanding gaseous oxygen and combustion products. April 14, 1970, Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP,” “Gene Kranz,” and “James Lovell, The damaged Apollo 13 service module ‘Odyssey’ after the explosion!” who adds an arrow pointing to the destroyed panel. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

536. Alan Shepard.

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Shepard posing in his white space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission insignia, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Trent, with best wishes—Alan Shepard.”

In fine condition, with trivial soiling, and unobtrusive stray ink marks to his hairline. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

537. Dave Scott. Photo

booklet entitled ‘Apollo 15: At Hadley Base,’ published by the NASA’s office of public affairs in 1971, 32 pages, 12 x 9, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR.” In fine condition, with some noticeable creases near the spine. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

538. John Young. Handsome color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Young in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Jerry, Best Regards, John Young.” In fine condition, with trivial edgewear, and a spot of scuffing and irregular toning to lower border from a removed piece of tape. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

539. Gene Cernan.

Color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the moon’s surface with the lunar module and rover in the background, signed in black felt tip, “‘…We leave as we came and, God willing we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. God speed the crew of Apollo XVII,’ Gene Cernan, Commander, Dec. 1972.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

540. Christa McAuliffe.

Challenger STS51-L launch day postal cover with a stamped cachet honoring the tragic mission, signed in black ballpoint, “S. C. McAuliffe.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

541. Apollo-Soyuz. Unbound printed ASTP final flight plan prepared by the Johnson Space Center, 8 x 10.5, dated May 15, 1975, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Tom Stafford, Cdr., ASTP—The very first International Space Station.” Brand has humorously signed inside on page 2-5 in black felt tip, “‘Where’s the vodka toast?’ Vance Brand, ASTP CMP.” Housed in a modern binder. In fine condition, with small tears to a few of the binding holes on the left side. Accompanied by photos of both Stafford and Brand taken at the time of signing.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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542. Astronauts. Nice collection of nineteen photos of various

astronauts and NASA personnel, mostly glossy and satin-finish, ranging in size from 7 x 5 to 14 x 11, each signed and inscribed in felt tip to Leon Ford, including: Charlie Duke; Al Worden; Walt Cunningham; John Glenn; Bob Crippen (2); Dee O’Hara (3); Paul Weitz; Robert Gibson (2); Charles Gemar; Rhea Seddon; Bruce Melnick; Brian Duffy; Mark C. Lee; Don Williams; Sam Beddingfield; Dominic Gori, Michael Foreman, Gregory Johnson, and Robert Behnken. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by four original letters from the Astronaut Autograph Club. A wonderful assortment of signed photos from the collection of Leon Ford, whose legacy lives on with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, promoting and enriching STEM (science, technology, electronics and math) education programs around the country. Starting Bid $200

543. STS-3. Flown American flag carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia,

5.75 x 3.75, affixed to an 11 x 8.5 presentation sheet bearing printed signatures of astronauts Jack Lousma and Richard Fullerton, as well as NASA administrator James M. Beggs. Presented to “Susan A. Lehman,” the sheet bears images of the mission insignia and the launch of the STS–3, and reads, “This flag was flown aboard the third flight of the Space Shuttle ‘Columbia’ as it completed 130 revolutions of the Earth and travelled 3.4 million miles. It is presented to you in recognition of the significant contribution you made to the success of the mission.” A uniform block of toning to flag, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an announcement from the Goddard Space Flight Center concerning the dispersal of STS–3 certificates. Starting Bid $200

544. Paul Weitz. Exceptional collection of flown ‘gag’

photos, each signed and flight-certified in felt tip, “Carried on STS-6 in our FDF, Paul Weitz CDR,” with humorous speech bubbles taped to each photo, including: an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Weitz performing a preflight check; an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Paul Weitz, F. Curtis Michel, and Jim Irwin relaxing while training at the Panama Jungle Survival School; an official satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the Skylab 2 prelaunch activity; and an official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of the Skylab crew returning home. In overall fine condition, with light spotting and filing holes to top and bottom edges. Accompanied by three signed letters of provenance from Weitz, and an unsigned photo of Weitz holding one of the gag photos. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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space artifacts

“Flown aboard Apollo 9, March 3–13, 1969” 545. Apollo 9.

Flown embroidered Apollo 9 mission patch, measuring 3.5” i n d i a m e t e r, signed and flight-certified on the reverse in blue felt tip, “Flown on Apollo 9, Dave Scott CMP.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 9 patch included with this letter was flown aboard Apollo 9, March 3–13, 1969…This Apollo 9 patch has been in my personal collection since we returned from the mission.” Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Lunar surface Silver Snoopy pin 546. Apollo 15. Flown sterling ‘Silver Snoopy’ pin, ‘Type IV’ carried on board Apollo 15, and carried in the pocket of Dave Scott’s space suit during all three mission EVAs. Pin measures approximately .5˝ tall, and is marked on the reverse with a lowercase “r,” stamped “Sterling,” and also stamped “United Features Syndicate,” underneath the pin.

Pin also retains its clutch back and is pinned to a white 5 x 3 card on which Scott has written in black felt tip, “Apollo 15 Snoopy Pin (carried in pocket on [lunar] surface) Dave Scott, Sept 29, 2014.” Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Dave Scott stating, in part, “I hereby certify that the Silver Snoopy Pin included with this letter was carried in the pocket of my A7L-B spacesuit during Apollo 15…This Snoopy Pin was carried during each of our three EVAs at Hadley Apennine site, including the highest point reached on Hadley Delta Mountain. The location of the pocket in which the Snoopy Pin was carried can be seen in the photo above.” A small printed photo of Scott on the lunar surface is at the top of the letter identifying the pocket. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $300

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Rarely seen oversized American flag, “flown in lunar orbit for 6 days aboard the Apollo 15 Endeavor spaceship” 547. Apollo 15. Supremely desirable flown American flag, 11.5 x

7.75, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint by Commander David Scott, “This flag was flown in lunar orbit for 6 days aboard the Apollo 15 Endeavor spaceship, July 26–August 7, 1971. Dave Scott, CDR.” In fine condition, with vertical folds through the center and near the right edge, and some light wrinkling near the edges. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Dave Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the large United States flag included with this letter…is from my personal collection and flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavour during Apollo 15, July 26–August 7, 1971…After orbiting the Moon for a day in preparation for the landing, Jim Irwin and I landed the lunar module ‘Falcon’ on the Moon between Hadley Rille and the Apennine Mountains…During the three days we were on the Moon, Al Worden flew the ‘Endeavor’ solo in lunar orbit…The ‘Falcon’ remained on the lunar surface for 66 hours and 54 minutes, after which we launched and completed a direct rendezvous…and docking with the…‘Endeavor’ in lunar orbit, after which we spent two more days in lunar orbit conducting scientific experiments and photography…This large Apollo 15 US Flag has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” Flown flags are usually considerably smaller than this example, and as a flag of the United States—the first and only nation to put man on the moon—it is one of the most sought-after formats in the hobby. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

548. Apollo 15. Flown single-sided cue card carried into lunar orbit during the Apollo

15 mission, 4 x 7, signed and flight-certified along the right border in blue ballpoint, “Flown into lunar orbit for 6 days during Apollo 15, Dave Scott CDR.” The card is headed “SIM Pwr Down” and provides procedures for shutting down the instruments in the SIM Bay, listing equipment such as “Map Cam,” “Laser Altm,” “Gamma Ray Exp,” “Pan Cam,” and “X-Ray.” A swatch of Velcro is affixed to the reverse so that it could be attached to various panels within the spacecraft. In very good condition, with stains to the lower half. Accompanied by an extremely detailed signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the ‘SIM PWR DOWN’ Cue Card included with this letter was flown aboard Apollo 15…The Cue Card lists a precise sequence of operations to power down (or turn off) the prime scientific instruments contained in the Service Module Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) Bay…This ‘SIM PWR DOWN’ Cue Card has been in my personal collection since returning to Earth.” His letter also provides comprehensive information about the functions of the different instruments listed on this card, with special attention paid to the X-Ray Spectrometer, which was used for both lunar surface operations and to investigate the potential existence of ‘Black Holes.’

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

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Lunar license plate carried on all three Apollo 15 moonwalks 549. Apollo 15. Flown aluminum ‘lunar rover license

plate,’ 1.3 x 0.8, marked with the registration number “LRV 001,” with “MOON” as the home state, the year 1971, and the NASA and Boeing logos in the corners. Astronaut Dave Scott carried this on all three lunar EVAs, including on the lunar rover. In fine condition. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the miniature metal Lunar Rover license plate…included with this letter was carried on Apollo Lunar Rover No. 1 for three days of surface exploration during Apollo 15…I carried these license plates in a pocket of my Apollo A7L-B EVA Spacesuit…during our nearly three day stay on the Moon…In commemoration of the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), the first vehicle to be driven on another world, I designed and had produced these small license plate replicas for use as presentation mementos after our mission to the Moon.” Starting Bid $500

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Made with flown silver from the storied ‘1715 Spanish Plate Fleet’ 550.

Apollo 15.

Apollo 15 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5 in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 15 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the reverse with the launch date of July 26, 1971, moon landing date of July 30, 1971, and return date of August 7, 1971, encircled by the words “Man’s Flight Through Life Is SusImages are larger than actual size tained by the Power of His Knowledge.”

The sterling silver medal is serial numbered “230” on the edge and includes its original matching case. Condition is mint state. Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Dave Scott, in part: “I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 medallion number ‘230’ included with this letter is from my personal collection and contains silver from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet that was flown aboard Apollo 15, July 26–August 7, 1971…

Prior to the mission, 304 medallions were struck…due to spacecraft weight limitations, only 127 medallions were actually carried on the flight.

However, in my Personal Preference Kit (PPK) I carried a Spanish silver bar salvaged from the treasure of the Spanish ‘Plate Fleet’ that was destroyed by a hurricane in 1715. After the mission the Robbins Company re-struck the 177 medallions that had not flown and included the flown Spanish silver bar in the mix…Thus the unflown medallions…actually contain this flown Spanish Plate Fleet treasure silver that was carried to the Moon during the mission. This Apollo 15 serial number ‘192’ has been in my personal collection since the mission.” Starting Bid $500

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551. Richard Gordon. Gordon’s Apollo 15 training-used lunar orbit monitoring chart, folded to 10.5 x 8, signed in black ballpoint, “Used in training on Apollo 15, Richard Gordon.” The sheet is identified in the lower right as “Orbit Monitor Chart, Apollo 15, July 26, 1971, SKB 32100115-384, S/N, 1st Edition May 3, 1971,” with an affixed label, “Gordon.” The chart is 18 pages long and taped together in a continuous loop. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

552. Apollo. A model of the Apollo Command Module rotation controller handle, measuring 4.5˝ tall, signed on the side in gold ink

by Richard Gordon. The controller is mounted on a 5 x 7 solid walnut base and bears two engraved plaques, reading, “Apollo Control Handle Molded From An Actual Apollo Rotation Control,” and “Signed By Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon.” In fine condition.

An appealing and beautifully signed presentation of this exacting CM hand controller replica. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

553. LM Coldplate. A metal LM Coldplate made by Avco Aerostructures Division and used for cooling electronics, 25 x 3, labeled in black text as“Cold Plate Assy” and “Mfg. Part No. 16-10006-3,” with additional part numbers engraved below, “Unit No. SN 199” and “Serial No. AVO26.” Sealed in a brittle plastic bag bearing affixed warning labels on both sides, reading, “Do Not Open, Except in Controlled Environmental Facility.” In fine condition, with some toning to metal and plastic. Provenance: Charles Bell Estate. Starting Bid $200

554. LM Protective Cover. Small clear plastic LM protective cover with a Velcro swatch affixed to the reverse, 2 x 1, bearing black text reading, “Remove Before Flight, LDW420P10119-9,” and red text, “E/I LDW 10110SN2.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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555. LM Surge Tank. A cylindrical Lunar Module Surge Tank, a part of the Environmental Control System, measuring approximately 7˝ long and 3˝ in diameter, sealed in its plastic bag with the original NASA parts label, noting: “Manufacturer’s Part No. LDW330-10040-1,” “Contract No. NAS 9-1100,” “Date of Packaging 1-31-69,” and “Cleanliness Level LSP-14-0011 Level G.” The bag bears several affixed warning labels reading, “Do Not Open, Except in Controlled Environmental Facility.” In fine condition, with general soiling. Provenance: Charles Bell Estate. Starting Bid $200

556. Saturn V. Saturn V launch vehicle Exploding

Bridge Wire (EBW) Firing Unit mounted on a 19 x 8 plywood board, with a George C. Marshall Space Flight Center metal tag reading, “EBW Firing Unit 40M39515-127, Assy No. 48344 A, Serial No. 1027, Mfd by Simm. Prec. Gla, Norwich. N. Y., Accept Date 8/71, Wt (LB) 3.27.” Both the metal tag and board bear red stamps designating the equipment as “Non-Flight.”

In fine condition. The EBW Firing Unit was used to activate charges for stage separation. Provenance: Charles Bell Estate. Starting Bid $200

One of 248 unflown Robbins medallions made for the first Space Shuttle flight 557. STS-1. Unflown STS-1 Robbins medal, approximately 1.5˝ in diameter, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia.

The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, John Young and Bob Crippen, and is engraved with the launch date of April 12, 1981, and landing date of April 14, 1981. The medal is serial numbered Images are larger than actual size “315” and is accompanied by its original case, also labeled “315.” Condition is mint state. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Dave Scott stating, in part: “I hereby certify that the STS-1 silver medallion number ‘315’ included with this letter is from my personal collection…Prior to the mission, 359 medallions were struck by Robbins; however, only 111 were actually carried on the mission.” Starting Bid $200

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558. John Glenn Starting Bid $200

559. John Glenn

560. Mercury Astronauts

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561. Gemini

562. Gemini Astronauts

563. Buzz Aldrin

564. Buzz Aldrin

565. Buzz Aldrin

566. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins

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567. Apollo 12 Starting Bid $200

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568. Charles Conrad Starting Bid $200

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569. Jim Irwin

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570. Charlie Duke Starting Bid $200

571. Ken Mattingly Starting Bid $200

572. Apollo: Stafford, Haise, Cernan Starting Bid $200

573. Bruce McCandless Starting Bid $200

574. Moonwalkers

575. Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz

576. Hand-Illustrated Covers

577. Wernher Von Braun

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578. Space Shuttle Starting Bid $200

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579. Space Shuttle Starting Bid $200

580. STS-2

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art, architecture, & design 581. Richard Avedon. Signed book: In the American West.

First edition, first printing. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. Hardcover, 11.25 x 14.25, 184 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink, “Avedon ’85.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic inscribed concept photograph of Mount Rushmore 582. Gutzon Borglum. Extraordinary matte-finish

10.25 x 13.5 photo of an early clay model of Mount Rushmore, thoughtfully signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Greetings to you dear confreres in memory of a wonderful Evening spent with wonderful men and Lorine—to which you added so much to your fine speech—asking and not answering the Eternal urge this artist ever makes to record the greatest in their great moments—to you dear Ralph my affection & love, Gutzon Borglum, Washington, June 6, 1929.” In fine condition.

The recipient, Ralph Bradford, was a close friend of Borglum and the manager of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Congress, who employed him while planning the redevelopment of the Corpus Christi waterfront in the late 1920s. Lorine Jones Spontz was the president of the Chamber of Commerce and also a member of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. Borglum hosted a dinner for the commission on June 6, 1929, at Washington’s Willard Hotel, and must have had these concept photographs at the dinner to distribute to his benefactors. With construction already underway, it would be another five years before the first of the presidents’ faces would reach completion. An absolutely exquisite piece featuring an image we have never previously encountered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 174 | August 12, 2015 | ART, ARCHITECTURE, & DESIGN

“I wish I could show you our wine cellar here— it would warm your heart, & your belly” 583. Alexander Calder. Fantastic archive of correspondence from Calder

to his friend and banker Mr. Beverly Iszard, comprised of 19 ALSs, all signed “Sandy” except for one signed “Sandy Calder,” dated 1953 to 1970. The letters amount to a total of 16 pages plus four postcards, all four depicting Calder’s artwork on the front; one postcard features a drawing of a wine glass and mentions gallery owner Klaus Perls. Three additional letters feature sketches of wine glasses as well, and all letters primarily consist of general content regarding finances and directing Iszard to deposit checks, with a few also mentioning Calder’s shows and exhibitions. A letter of November 28, 1953, in part: “I have just spent 3 weeks in Paris following my Circus.

I think the results will be good—but haven’t seen them as yet.” A letter of October 7, 1963, in part: “We are all fine. And I will have an exhibition in Paris—Galerie Maeght—about Nov. 15.” One month later, on November 14, 1963, he writes, in part: “I will have a show in Paris in 8 days or so—I wish I could show you our wine cellar here—it would warm your heart, & your belly.” A letter of December 18, 1968, in part: “I am sorry not to have seen your gentle visage this trip, and to have [his sketch of clinking glasses] with you!” This letter is accompanied by the original mailing envelope, which is addressed in Calder’s hand and includes a sketch of a dancing woman. All together, there are ten original mailing envelopes addressed in Calder’s hand, nine of which include his handwritten surname, “Calder,” in the return address area. In overall fine condition.

An intriguing collection that includes a number of sketches and a mention of one of his most famous works, his “Circus” (commonly called the ‘Cirque Calder’). He worked on the whimsical collection of wire models and sculptures using of practically any material he desired—the Whitney lists wire, wood, metal, cloth, yarn, paper, cardboard, leather, string, rubber tubing, corks, buttons, rhinestones, pipe cleaners, and bottle caps as his medium. During his time in Paris, Calder gave more than 200 live ‘performances’ with the kinetic sculptural series. An exceptional archive of material with an abundance of immensely desirable sketches. Starting Bid $10000

“I would rather study peace than war” 584. George Catlin. American artist, author,

and traveler (1796–1872) best known for his Indian Gallery, a monumental collection of paintings documenting the quickly vanishing customs, costumes, and cultures of various Native American peoples in their natural environment. ALS signed “G. C.,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date, but circa 1840. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, in part: “Returning too late from Preston I could not reach your house on Sunday evening & my avocations since have been such as to prevent me as yet from calling on you. I leave at an early hour tomorrow (Tuesday) for Manchester…In any correspondence you may have relative to Col. Sherburne I pray that (though you are at liberty to make use of the information I have given you) you will make little use of my name as you well can, as I would rather study peace than war with such a person.” In fine condition, with pencil notation under signature and some small holes along hinge. Catlin struggled to sell his work in America and hoped for success across the Atlantic, first leaving for a tour of European capitals in 1839, where he initially attracted crowds to his Indian Gallery in London, Brussels, and Paris. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s pioneering work in photojournalism elevated the genre of candid street photography

to fine art in its ability to capture what he termed the ‘Decisive Moment.’ He founded the iconic Magnum Photos cooperative in 1947 with a group of other important photojournalists, who split up assignments among the members to cover news around the globe. Cartier-Bresson was first assigned to China and India, where he covered the last stages of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and left as the Communist regime took power. These

photos come from his return to China in the late 1950s, when he traveled thousands of miles throughout the country to depict Chinese life during the ‘Great Leap Forward.’ These photographs were printed during the

same period they were taken, confirmed by his appropriate inkstamp on the reverse, making them extremely sought-after by collectors.

585. Henri Cartier-Bresson. Unsigned mattefinish 11.5 x 7.75 photo of workers in a Chinese kitchen, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Henri Cartier-Bresson & Magnum Photos.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial creases.

Starting Bid $200

586. Henri Cartier-Bresson. Unsigned mattefinish 11.75 x 7.75 photo of a Chinese factory worker, bearing a photographer’s stamp on the reverse by “Henri Cartier-Bresson & Magnum Photos.” In fine condition, with trivial corner tip dings. Starting Bid $200

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Beautiful New Year’s lithograph

587. Marc Chagall. Colorful lithograph print folded as a lettercard,

4.5 x 5.5 when closed, signed inside in blue ballpoint by Chagall below a New Year’s greeting, and adorned with a fabulous ballpoint and colored pencil sketch of a hand throwing confetti. In fine condition. A superlative example of the artist’s characteristic style. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

588. Marc Chagall. Signed book: Marc Chagall: Juin-Octobre

1959. Paris: Palais du Louvre—Pavillon de Marsan, 1959. Softcover, 6.25 x 8.25, 476 pages. Signed and inscribed on an opening page in French in blue ballpoint (translated), “For Herman, in good memory, Marc Chagall, Antibes, 1971.” Autographic condition: fine, with trivial wear and toning to front inner hinge. Book condition: VG-/None. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare handwritten letter from the father of photography 589. Louis Daguerre. ALS in French, signed “Daguerre,” one page, 5 x 8, no date. Letter to Mr. Damptain, in full (translated): “In case you can make available the funds corresponding to this document you will oblige me greatly by giving them to the bearer.” Also addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Daguerre’s hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered staining and soiling (near but not affecting the signature), and brushing to ink at the bottom. Handwritten material from this photographic pioneer is exceptionally rare; this is only the second signed Daguerre item we have offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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590. Gustave Eiffel. Personal calling card imprinted with Eiffel’s name and Paris address, 4 x 2.25, bearing a brief unsigned note in French in his own hand. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Discussing his music with the surrealist filmmaker Henri Storck

592. Helen Frankenthaler. American

abstract expressionist painter (1928–2011) who was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting for over six decades. Attractive satinfinish 8 x 10 portrait of Frankenthaler, signed in the upper left in blue ink. Blindstamped in the lower right by Pach Bros.

In fine condition. Taken

by Oscar White, president of the Pach Brothers corporation, this is Frankenthaler’s official photo for the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

593. Gisele Freund.

591. James Ensor. Belgian painter and printmaker (1860–1949)

who was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism. ALS in French, one page, 8.75 x 10.75, personal letterhead, March 1931.

Untranslated letter to Belgian author, filmmaker, and documentarian Henri Storck regarding a piece of music that Ensor had composed in 1923, and which Storck was hoping to use in one of his films. Partial separations to central vertical and horizontal folds, trivial creasing, and some chipping and paper loss to right edge, otherwise fine condition.

Though best known for his artwork, Ensor was also an accomplished self-taught musician, composing his own pieces as early as 1905.

Influenced by Ensor’s surrealist paintings, the avant-garde filmmaker Storck incorporated many themes of Flemish expressionism into his own movies, and even depicted Ensor—a frequent visitor at the Storck household—in the 1931 short film Idyll at the Beach. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 178 | August 12, 2015 | ART, ARCHITECTURE, & DESIGN

German-born French photographer and photojournalist (1908–2000) who was famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers and artists. ALS in French, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 25, 1988. Letter to an unidentified scholar, in part (translated): “It is only now that I have discovered your letter of 17-12-87, and the presentation of your thesis, very interesting. I was absent from Paris during one academic year.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and a crease to upper right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

594. HAP Grieshaber.

German artist (1909– 1981) whose preferred medium involved large format woodcuts. Impressive color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Grieshaber, signed and inscribed in German in black ink, adding the date, “24/X/74.”

Reverse bears a Paul Swiridoff Schwabisch Hall photography stamp.

In fine condition, with trivial creasing to edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Commentary on the artistic world of postwar Germany

597. Erich Heckel. German painter and printmaker (1883–1970) who

595. Keith Haring. A softcover Artstudio publication in French from winter 1988, 8.25 x 10.5, 121 pages. Signed and inscribed in the border of a two-page spread of his 1986 work ‘Sans tire’ in black felt tip, “For Roy—K. Haring,” adding a sketch of one of his typical figures.

Mirrored ink on the opposite page and a bit of haloing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

596. Raoul Hausmann.

Artist and writer (1886– 1971) who was a key figure in the Berlin Dada movement. TLS in German, signed “Hausmann,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, July 28, 1965. Letter to the Berlin gallery owner Werner Kunze about sending him the present collection of drafts. The three drafts total eight pages and are carbon copy typescripts in German of pieces entitled ‘Leitner Josef,’ ‘Meeting with Franz Kafka,’ and ‘Paraphysics of NeoDandyism.’ In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

was a founding member of the Die Brucke group. Collection of twelve untranslated letters in German, consisting of six ALSs and six TLSs, dated from 1947 to 1956. All are to the German painter Emil Bizer and many include artistic content, including letters on sending a drawing, the German sculptor Emmy Roeder, the founding of a professional association, the Badische Secession, and a portfolio of drawings to be given to painter Karl Hofer as a birthday present. In overall fine condition. A nice selection of correspondence between colleagues filled with references to art and artists of the era. Starting Bid $300

598. Winslow Homer. ALS in

pencil, signed “Winslow Homer N. A.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, November 2, 1892. A letter of recommendation, in full: “Thomas Murrey—has been employed by my Father for the past four months. He has been very faithful to the interests of his employer during that time, & under the most provoking conditions has preserved a pleasant manner, doing his work cheerfully. He is strictly temperate. I reccommend [sic] him to any one who chooses to direct him in any industry.” Intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and scattered creases and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 179

Rare letter from the Dutch artist as he struggles to find his footing 599. Johan Jongkind. ALS in French, signed “Jongkind,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, April 30, 1858. In part (translated): “Last night I received your letter of the 28th, and I thank you for the hundred francs. I am pleased by the success and everything you said…I thank you for the news that Mr. Marchand received my picture, he has not written yet. Now I work at another picture of skaters and winter effect which…I will send to you next Monday…pray as usual to give me at once the news of the good reception. My dear Martin, if you can send me one hundred francs to 10 May you oblige me. Meanwhile my noble friend so I can not tell you the nice thing because my mind is suffering or rather it makes me suffer a lot…It should be hoped that God will sustain me.” Toning to edges, a few small tears, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

Despite his relative success selling paintings while living in Paris, Jongkind struggled to make ends meet and, in 1856, moved back to Holland where his expenses were far less. He painted prodigiously, and continued to send his work to art dealer Pierre-Firmin Martin, one of his most active promoters in Paris (likely the recipient of this letter). Martin took it upon himself to submit one of the artist’s paintings to the Salon de Dijon in 1858, where it won a second class medal. Longing to return to France but unable to get his finances in order, Jongkind became the unexpected recipient of the Paris art community’s generosity in 1860, when over 80 artists and collectors contributed work to a fundraising sale to bring him back to their city. He returned shortly after debt-free and determined to find his place in the art world. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Summering at Lake Attersee, the primary subject of his landscapes

600. Gustav Klimt. Scarce ALS in German, signed “Gustav,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting a beautiful view of Lake Attersee, August 6, 1908. Untranslated letter to his sister, “Frau Anna Klimt,” prominently incorporating his last name in the address area. In very good condition, with scattered staining. Beginning in the late 1890s Klimt summered at Lake Attersee with the Floge family, which included his own lifelong companion Emilie Floge and her younger sister Helene, the widow of his brother Ernst Klimt. It is sometimes suggested that Klimt’s most famous gold leaf painting, ‘The Kiss,’ depicts himself and Emilie as the entwined lovers. Lake Attersee and its surrounding landscape became the subject of nearly all of Klimt’s non-figural pieces, which present a drastic departure from his typical style with their impressionistic sensibility. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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For a potential collaboration with Christoph Wieland: “Indicate to me a few passages therein which you would wish to see drawn, and upon which I will then base my paintings”

601. Angelica Kauffman. Swiss-born Austrian neoclassical painter (1741–1807) who was one of two female founding members of the Royal Academy in London. ALS in German, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, November 18, 1792. Letter to Christoph Martin Wieland in Weimar, who had asked her for illustrations, in part (translated): “Do accept herewith in kindness my best thanks for everything—especially for the favor you have shown me. As concerns the drawing, it would be my pleasure to try and serve you; I have known for several years the excellent poem Oberon, and have read it various times, and always with delight; it contains a wealth of thoughts and images. Now I beg of you, my most honored friend, indicate to me a few passages therein which you would wish to see drawn, and upon which I will then base my paintings, so I shall be certain not to err in my choice.” Intersecting folds and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. From the collection of Count Victor Wimpffen, Rome, 1900.

German poet and writer Christoph Martin Wieland reached out to Kauffman in September of 1792 at the urging of his friend and neighbor, Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. With his Collected Works being gathered and prepared for publication, he hoped for a few illustrations from Kauffman for his poetic masterpiece ‘Oberon.’ Despite both parties’ enthusiasm for the project, their collaboration never came to fruition; Johann Heinrich Ramberg, who had done significant illustration work for Wieland, threatened to withdraw his efforts if any other artists were employed, thus ending talk of Kauffman’s potential involvement. Handwritten material from Kauffman is exceedingly rare, and with it’s excellent content regarding her illustrations in combination with a major voice in German poetry, this is an outstanding piece.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“Half the time we don’t know whether we’re Budding Artists, or Blooming Fools” 602. Franz Kline. Notable American abstract expressionist painter (1910–1962). ALS signed “Franz,” three pages both sides, 6.25 x 8, October 25, 1931. Letter to Lavona Edgar about his life at Boston University. In part: “I have a roommate. He’s from Maine. Tonight we bought a Drip-o-Lite coffee percolator, so we laugh to each other while eating doughnuts & drinking coffee. Our mid-nite luncheon. He with me is a supposedly art student, half the time we don’t know whether we’re Budding Artists, or Blooming Fools, but we’re happy and get along fine together.” A tear to the edge of the first page, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand, a 1931 commencement program from Leighton High School with Kline’s name listed, and a 1929 Leighton High School football schedule. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

603. Oska Kokoschka.

Austrian artist, poet, and playwright (1914– 1980) known for his intensely vivid expressionistic portraits and landscapes. Vintage semi-glossy 12.25 x 11.25 photo of Kokoschka lecturing students in an auditorium, signed in fountain pen, “Oskar Kokoschka, 1. Juli ‘51, Hamburg.” Reverse bears several Hoffenreich copyright stamps.

In very good condition, with trimmed edges, scattered creasing, some small surface tears to edges, and a faint vertical band of soiling. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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604. Jose Madrazo y Agudo. Neoclas-

sical Spanish painter (1781–1859) who helped to establish the Prado Museum. Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Jose de Madrazo,” one page, 8.25 x 12.25, March 28, 1856. A certificate awarded on behalf of the “Society for the Protection of Fine Arts, created with the noble objective of improving the status of artists.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and mild foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Extraordinary 1893 archive arranging for the first exhibition of The Scream

605. Edvard Munch. Collection of five ALSs in Danish, each signed “E. Munch” or “Edv. Munch,” totaling six pages, no dates but four postmarked 1893; and a bold ink signature and inscription on an off-white card. All are to the German critic, writer, and collector Julius Elias.

Most content discusses arrangements for the 1893 Berlin exhibition at which The Scream was first exhibited, including: a remark that he has “brought the said picture up to my studio”; a request for the address of Dora Hitz as he would like to include her two rejected paintings in their exhibition; a statement that the exhibition has been fixed for December, although the day is not yet certain; a request for the names of journalists whom he might contact in connection with the exhibition; an inquiry concerning portfolios of lithographs and woodcuts he would like to find buyers for; a mention of the poet Jonas Lie; and Christmas greetings. In overall very good to fine condition, with some toning and soiling to edges, and a bit of paper loss to the edge of one letter affecting one word. Munch first achieved notoriety in Berlin in 1892, when a solo exhibition of his works at the conservative Berlin Artists Association was shut down after a week due to public outrage. Painted in 1893, The Scream was first exhibited as part of the six-painting series titled The Frieze of Life, which Munch continued to work on over the course of the decade. Featuring multiple letters focused on the exhibition that revealed Munch’s incredibly famous work to the world, this is an absolutely exceptional collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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606. Giacomo Manzu. Italian sculptor (1908–1991) best known

for his religious works in bronze. Collection of eight letters in Italian, comprised of four LSs and four TLSs, signed “Giacomo Manzu” and “Manzu,” totaling nine pages, dated 1949–1950. All are to to Marcelo de Ridder, gallery owner and art dealer in Buenos Aires, concerning an exhibition of his works de Ridder is organizing for late 1949. One letter, in part (translated): “The Santa Crux left the port of Genoa today, carrying my works to Buenos Aires…The exhibition should be arranged so that the light falls on the sculptures as you will see in the photographs. I recommend that the central room consist of these works: girl on chair—cardinal—Susanna and Francesca Blanch.”

Another, in part (translated): “My exhibition has opened and closed unbeknownst to me, and without my having received the slightest notification from its organizers, despite my repeated requests which were never answered. I did not even receive a catalogue of the exhibition.

I am truly amazed at this, could you try to at least have the courtesy to let me know where my works are now.” In overall fine condition.

Accompanied by complete translations for all letters. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

608. Francis Picabia. French avant-garde painter, poet, and typographist (1879–1953) who was an early major figure of the Dada movement. ALS in French in pencil, one page, 8 x 4.25, October 30, 1919. In full (translated): “I authorize Mr. Brissy to photograph my paintings exhibited at the Salon d’Automne.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and light creases. Picabia caused a sensation at the 1919 Salon d’Autome with the display of paintings in his machinist style, including ‘The Child Carburetor,’ the likes of which had not yet been exhibited in Paris. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

607. Ernst May. German

architect and city planner (1886–1970) who applied urban design techniques to the city of Frankfurt during the Weimar Republic period.

Uncommon 6.75 x 9.5 book photo of Ernst May, signed in the lower left in blue ink, “May.” In fine condition, with light scattered toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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609. Pablo Picasso. Czechoslovakian postage stamp

affixed to an off-white 3.75 x 2.75 card, signed in blue ballpoint, “Picasso.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A note to his longtime friend and confidante 610. Pablo Picasso. ANS in French, signed “Picasso,” one page, 10.5 x 8.25, March 10, 1959, “‘La Californie,’ Cannes, A. M.” Brief untranslated note to his housekeeper Ines Sassier, forwarding a letter along to her husband. Central vertical and horizontal folds and haloing to the ink, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Ministry of Culture Communication. Picasso met Ines Sassier while vacationing in Mougins in 1936 and, delighted by her charm, promptly welcomed both her and her sister to the staff at his Rue de Boétie apartment. She remained Picasso’s close friend, advisor, cook, and confidante for more than three decades. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Exceptionally bold signature and inscription to the book’s translator 611. Pablo Picasso.

Signed book: Documents Iconographiques. Geneva: Pierre Cailler, 1954. Originally published as a softcover, this copy has been bound within leather boards (original wraps contained within), 5.25 x 7.75, 330 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black ink to the translation, “Pour Alfred Rosset, Picasso, Paris le 4.3.55.” Also signed and inscribed on the title page in ballpoint by Picasso’s close friend and secretary Jaime Sabartes, who wrote the preface. In fine condition, with scuffs and rubbing to spine and trivial wear to edges. Picasso first met Sabartes in 1899 when they were both just eighteen years old and began a lifelong friendship. Sabartes initiated the establishment of the Museu Picasso in Barcelona with the donation of his personal collection, which consisted of nearly six hundred of Picasso’s works. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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612. Pablo Picasso. Desir-

able color postcard depicting Picasso’s 1901 painting ‘La Corrida,’ 5.75 x 4, signed vertically in the left border in black ballpoint, “Picasso.” Nicely double-matted and framed with a portrait of the artist to an overall size of 11.75 x 15.75. In fine condition, with label remnants to lower left corner of frame. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

613. Frederic Remington. ALS signed “Frederic R.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, Players Club letterhead, no date.

Letter to actor Ottis Skinner, in full: “I have your nice notice this morning.

You have got red blood in your neck. I am very thankful and its one on me. Fact is—d—the critics. You went up and you understood what I am driving at and told the folks that what I call the highest critism [sic]—I cant paint and that aint all my faults either since people are out gunning for moats, but I ain’t giving the snap away, to the Press.

Any d— idiot can tell what’s wrong but its takes 4 stories above one’s eyebrows to keep what’s ‘right.’ Thank you old man. I’ll remember you & I’ll be at your funeral if you are buried by the corporation. We will do a turn some day.” A rust mark to first page, light scattered soiling, and a tape-repaired tear to top edge of signed page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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614. Charles M. Russell. Eminent American artist and illustrator (1864–1926) best known for his evocative images of the people and landscapes of the American West. Ink signature, “C. M. Russell,” on an off-white 5.25 x 3 album page affixed to the first free end page of a hardcover first edition of his book Trails Plowed Under. In very good condition, with irregular overall toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

615. Johann Gottfried Schadow. German sculptor (1764–1850) regarded as the founder of the modern Berlin school of sculptors. ALS in German, signed “Dr: G. Schadow,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7, June 9, 1831. Untranslated letter to an “old revered friend” with a recommendation for the landscape and marine painter Wilhelm Krause.

Heavy show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“In 1924 I illustrated A. A. Milne’s ‘When We Were Very Young’ and 2 years later ‘Winnie the Pooh’” 616. Ernest Shepard. ALS signed “Ernest H. Shepard,” one page, 5.25 x 7,

October 26, 1967. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: “I am indeed glad to know of the success of your venture and I hope that your new book will meet with great success. By all means reprint my letter. I am particularly pleased to know that schools, parents and teachers showed such interest. I am returning you the typescript of my letter and, as you will see, have added something that may be of interest to you personally.” In fine condition. The aforementioned typescript is included, and bears a lengthy handwritten postscript, in part: “I started working for ‘Punch’ when I was 26 and fifteen years later, when I came back from 3 years service as a gunner in the 1914 war, I was elected to the Punch ‘Table’ staff. In 1924 I illustrated A. A. Milne’s ‘When We Were Very Young’ and 2 years later ‘Winnie the Pooh’ followed by ‘Now We Are Six’ and ‘The House at Pooh Corner.’” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope (addressed in Shepard’s hand), and a photocopy of the original letter sent to Byrne. Byrne ran a program at New York City’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning Junior High School where she asked major literary and artistic figures for recollections of what books inspired them; some responses were published in the 1971 book Attacks of Taste. Fine content from the influential children’s illustrator about the books that inspired him as a young boy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Correspondence on the Salon des Independants 617. Paul Signac. French neoimpressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style.

Two untranslated ALSs in French: one signed “Paul Signac,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Societe des Artistes Independants letterhead, no date but circa January 1922; and one signed “P. Signac,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard depicting Cote d’Azur, postmarked 1923. Signac writes to Albert Bergevin regarding the exhibition at the Grand Palais, presenting his wishes and saying he hopes to meet during the exhibition.

Light scattered creases and foxing, a small tear to the left edge of the first letter, and surface loss to one corner of the postcard, otherwise overall fine condition. Bergevin was a painter and engraver who exhibited at the Salon d’Automne from 1909 to 1938 and at the Salon des Independants from 1910 to 1929, both of which took place at the Grand Palais in 1923. A wonderful pairing of letters concerning the great Salon exhibitions of the early 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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618. Andy Warhol. Iconic exhibition book showing his artwork entitled ‘Red Elvis, 1962,’ 8 x 10.25, boldly signed and inscribed along the bottom in black felt tip, “Robyn / Andy Warhol.” Removed from the 1978 German exhibition book entitled ‘Andy Warhol: Ein Buch zur Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Zurich [A Book for the Exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich].’ In fine condition. Consignor notes that this originates from the personal collection of artist Robyn Geddes, who worked for Andy Warhol at The Factory from 1978 to 1983. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

619. Andy Warhol. Superb color postcard depicting Warhol’s 1985 painting of Queen Elizabeth II, entitled ‘Reigning Queens,’ 4 x 6, signed in the lower border in black felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful illustrated edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel 620. N. C. Wyeth and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Signed book: The Yearling. First edition, limited issue of 770. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939. Hardcover with slipcase, 7.5 x 9.75, 400 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen by both Wyeth and Rawlings. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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621. Marc Chagall

622. Lovis Corinth

623. Gustave Dore

624. Duane Hanson

625. Erich Heckel

626. Al Hirschfeld

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631. Christian Rohlfs Starting Bid $200

632. Otto Wagner Starting Bid $200

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comic art & animation 633. Robert Crumb. Signed book: Sophie Crumb: Evolution of a Crazy Artist. First edition, first printing. NY: W. W. Norton and Company, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 10, 271 pages. Signed on the title page in black ink, “R. Crumb” and “Sophie Crumb.” In fine condition, with slight creasing and a small tear to top edge of dust jacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

634. Donald Duck. Original model sheet of Donald Duck accomplished in colored pencil on a sheet of untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, showing how the classic character is drawn for various expressions and actions. Scattered creases and uniform toning, otherwise fine condition. These model sheets were copied and distributed to the animators to ensure continuity for the various character expressions and mannerisms. Starting Bid $200

635. Walt Disney. Impressive ballpoint signature, “Walt Disney,”

on an off-white 5.5 x 4 sheet of personal Mickey Mouse stationery. A central vertical fold passing through the first letter of his last name, mild scattered creases, and slight show-through from mounting remnants to edges on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from noted Disney expert Phil Sears, as well as a letter from a previous owner stating that the signature was acquired by his grandmother after meeting Disney in 1957. Mickey Mouse items signed by Disney are surprisingly scarce, making this piece of Disney’s personalized stationery an exceptionally desirable autographed piece. Starting Bid $300

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A generous pledge to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

636. Walt Disney. Personal check, 8.75 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Kalamazoo Inst.

Fine Arts–Permanent Col. Fund for $2000, April 9, 1964. Ink notation written in another hand in the memo field confirms the check is the third installment of a five-year pledge made by Disney. In fine condition, with a vertical fold, and expected bank stamps, notations, and cancellation holes (affecting the tips of two letters of the signature). Accompanied by an unsigned glossy photo of Disney. At the behest of his neighbor Donald Gilmore, a Kalamazoo native and one of the original sponsors of Disneyland, Walt Disney made several large pledges to Michigan’s Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, a nonprofit organization focused on ‘stimulating the appreciation and creation of art.’ An excellent connection to one of Walt’s early supporters, and the midwestern art scene where he began his animation career. Pre-certified Phil Sears. Starting Bid $500

637. Johnny Quest.

(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1964) Original matched set of production cels featuring Johnny and Dr. Quest from Johnny Quest, showing them seated in front of a satchel. Character images measure 4.5 x 6 and 4.75 x 7.5, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

639. Stan Lee.

Color satin-finish 17 x 11 full-length photo of Spiderman, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition, with a Stan Lee authenticity label affixed to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

638. Bob Kane.

Original signed felt tip sketch of Batman on a white 9 x 7.5 sheet, titled at the top and signed below, “Batman, ‘Bats’ wishes—Bob Kane.”

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 12.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

640. Stan Lee. Color glossy

14.75 x 20 photo of the Avengers, signed in silver ink. In fine condition, with a Stan Lee authenticity label affixed to the lower right corner, and an evenly trimmed right edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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641. Charles Schulz.

Signed book: Snoopy: Not Your Average Dog. Limited first edition, numbered 1349/2000. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1996.

Hardcover with slipcase, 9.25 x 9.25, 78 pages.

Signed in black felt tip on a blank front page. The original 3-D glasses that accompanied the book are included. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None, in a VG+ slipcase.Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

642. Charles Schulz.

Color 10 x 14 print of Snoopy and Woodstock fishing, designed and printed exclusively for the Zebco fishing equipment company in 1980, signed and inscribed in the lower border in black felt tip, “For Terry, with best wishes, Charles M. Schulz.” Framed to an overall size of 13 x 17.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

643. Myron Waldman.

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Just a Taste,’ numbered 33/250, 13.5 x 11, showing Popeye letting a genie taste a pinch of his favorite delicacy. Signed in gold ink by Waldman and set against a pre-printed background. Cel bears a 1990 King Features limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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644. Myron Waldman.

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Wimpy’s Cafe,’ numbered 51/250, 14.5 x 11, depicting Popeye and Olive Oyl dancing inside the cafe. Signed in gold ink by Waldman and set against a preprinted background. Cel bears a 1990 King Features limited edition gold stamp. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

645. Myron Waldman. Lim-

ited edition handpainted animation cel entitled ‘Day at the Beach,’ numbered 199/200, 13 x 11, depicting Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee’Pea lounging in the sand.

Signed in black ink by Waldman and set against a pre-printed background. Cel bears a 1998 King Features limited edition gold stamp.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

literature 646. Katherine Lee Bates. Educator and

poet (1859–1929) best known for the lyrics to the iconic patriotic song “America the Beautiful.”

Signed book: America the Beautiful and Other Poems. First edition.

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1911. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 305 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ink. Includes a 3.5 x 6.25 sheet bearing the poem ‘Epiphany’ by Bates, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Christmas Greetings from, K. L. B.” Ownership notation to first free end page, some light toning to covers and spine, a few small tears to textblock, and the binding a bit loose, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

647. Samuel Beckett.

Signed book: More Pricks Than Kicks. Limited edition, numbered 69/100.

London: Calder & Boyers, 1970. Hardcover with slipcase, 5.25 x 8, 204 pages. Signed on the reverse of the title page in black felt tip, “69, Samuel Beckett.” In fine condition, with toning to spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

649. Charles Bukowski. Signed book: You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense. First edition, limited issue, numbered 81/100. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Hardcover handbound in boards by Earle Gray, 6.25 x 9.25, 313 pages. Signed on the colophon in black felt tip by Bukowski, “Charles Bukowski,” and also signed in black felt tip, “Buk, 7/86,” on an original color print bound into this version of the book. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Inscribed to the original Jane Parker

648. Andre Breton.

ALS in French, signed “AB,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Thirdperson letter apologizing for his absence. In full (translated): “Andre Breton presents his deepest apologies to the gentlemen of the Gallery Lausanne. Strictly necessary to be absent this afternoon, he was unable to prevent the lack of address and telephone number in the directory.” In fine condition, with light creases and a tack hole to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

650. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Signed book: Tarzan and the City of Gold. First edition. Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1933.

Hardcover with facsimile dust jacket, 5.25 x 7.5, 316 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in fountain pen, “To Maureen Farrow, with best wishes, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzana.” Autographic condition: fine condition, with two trivial spots of dampstaining to edges, and a uniform block of toning to signed page. Book condition: VG-/ NF (facsimile dust jacket). Following her debut starring role as Jane in the 1932 film Tarzan: The Ape Man, Farrow—husband to director John Farrow and mother to actress Mia Farrow—reprised her role as the iconic damsel in distress in five other Tarzan movies between 1934 and 1942. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Scarce document from Ravenna, supporting one of his closest companions 651. Lord Byron. ADS, signed “Byron,” one page, 7

x 4.5, Ravenna, January 29, 1820. Pay order addressed to “Messrs Manson & Co., Pall Mall, London.” In part: “Please to pay to William Fletcher or order, the sum of twenty six pounds six shillings.” Endorsed by Fletcher on the reverse. In very good condition, with a cancellation notation through Byron’s signature, heavy foxing, and mounting remnants to right edge. Led to Ravenna by his love of the enchanting—and married—Teresa Guiccioli, Byron spent two years in the historic city, continuing work on Don Juan and completing the third of his four diaries.

The recipient of funds in this document, William Fletcher, was a devoted valet to Byron; by his side from 1804 until the latter’s death twenty years later, he was one of the closest and most consistent figures in the poet’s life. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“I have been working, and working steadily and single-mindedly, on a new book for the past five, almost six years. Now it is almost finished. The title is: ‘In Cold Blood’” 652. Truman Capote. ALS signed “T. Capote,” one page both sides, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, November 23, 1964. Letter to William Gray, in full: “Bless you for writing me such a kind letter! I greatly appreciate your interest and tender concern. The fact is, I have been working, and working steadily and singlemindedly, on a new book for the past five, almost six years. Now it is almost finished. The title is: ‘In Cold Blood’; it is quite a long book (for me), and I think it is good—and I hope you will too. Again, thank you. I am a most fortunate writer to have a reader-friend like you.” In fine condition, with a few light scattered spots of soiling. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Capote and the original mailing envelope, addressed in Capote’s own hand. Inspired by a short mention of a multiple-murder in rural Kansas, Capote devoted nearly six years of his life to researching and writing his groundbreaking ‘non-fiction novel.’ Upon its publication in 1966, In Cold Blood achieved worldwide literary acclaim, making Capote one of the most highly sought writers of his day. A superb letter with explicit reference to his most famous work, written as he labored to finish it. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Hoping to deliver news of victory to the Pope in an excessively rare 1524 letter 653. Baldassare Castiglione. Prominent author (1478–1529) most famous for The Book of the Courtier, considered the definitive account of Renaissance court life. Extremely rare LS in Italian, signed “Vostro come bon fratello, B. Castiglione,” one page, 8.5 x 11.5, April 30, 1524.

Untranslated letter written on the day of the Battle of Sesia to Capino da Capo, a soldier in the imperial service. Castiglione desires to have a defeat of King Francis I reported to him immediately, so that he can be the first to bring this good news to Pope Clement VII, who, at that time, was allied with Charles V. In very good condition, with an area of paper loss to the top edge, a few small edge tears and ink erosion (slightly affecting a few words of writing but not the signature), and scattered creases and soiling. Accompanied by a full transcript. The Spanish-Imperial forces commanded by Don Carlos de Lannoy inflicted a decisive defeat over the French forces during the Battle of Sesia, a pivotal moment in the Italian War of 1521–26. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

654. Paul Celan. Pseud-

onym of the poet and translator Paul Antschel (1920–1970), one of the major German-language poets of the postWorld War II era.

Uncommon ALS in German, one page, 8.75 x 11, November 25, 1957. Letter to Hans Rudolf Hilty, editor of the literary magazine Hortulus. Celan writes that he wants to send him either a poem or a translation, and invites him to visit in Paris. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds. Celan was awarded the Bremen Literature Prize in 1958. A sought-after letter with fine literary associations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

655. Paul Claudel. French

poet, dramatist, and diplomat (1868–1955) whose devout Catholicism informed his writing.

Two untranslated ALSs in French, each signed “Claudel,” totaling three pages, dated 1946. Both are to his publisher Egloff and mention his book Contacts et Circumstances. In overall fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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On donating to an authors’ pension fund: “Few are worth keeping alive to old age; among this group I include myself” 656. Raymond Chandler. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, January 23,

1949. Interesting letter to the Society of Authors in London, in part: “I was about to write a check for the fund for something or other, but decided that I didn’t know what it was for, or they were for, and although I am generous to the point of idiocy I do occasionally wonder about these things. For instance there is the Fighting Fund…I do not see where it is spending any money or what for and what it intends to fight. Perhaps something has been sent to me that would explain this and I am just being stupid. Also, there is the Pension Fund.

Who gets pensioned and why? If this fund is to provide care for indigent authors, it may or may not be a project of which I should approve. It depends on the authors. Many should be liquidated early in their careers. Few are worth keeping alive to old age; among this group I include myself. But of course one could carry this too far. What is an author after all? Over here I should say an author was a writer who has begun to take himself seriously. In England you are more polite.” In fine condition. Signed in full. A humorous yet perceptive letter revealing Chandler’s opinion of his colleagues. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Corrections of any kind are nearly always a mistake” 657. Agatha Christie. ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal

letterhead, September 29, 1967. Letter to E. B. Byrne, in part: “I am so glad your project met with such wide appreciation—I certainly give you full permission to reprint my letter to you in book form. I am quite content to leave it as written—later additions & deletions—or indeed corrections of any kind are nearly always a mistake.” In fine condition, with expected horizontal mailing fold passing through the signature.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and a glossy photo of Christie. Byrne ran a program at New York City’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning Junior High School where she asked major literary and artistic figures for recollections of what books inspired them; some responses were published in the 1971 book Attacks of Taste. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed while working on Tom Sawyer 658. Samuel L. Clemens. First National Bank of Hartford check,

8 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemens, “Saml. L. Clemens,” payable to Weatherby, Knous & Co. for $18.12, June 19, 1875.

Two faint vertical folds (one passing through a single letter of the signature), some spreading to ink in first letter of signature, and a rough left edge, otherwise fine condition. The first major publication to loosely portray Clemens’s upbringing on the Mississippi River, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876, only a year after this check was signed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Clemens tours Chicago, two days before toasting U.S. Grant at a reunion of the Army of the Tennessee 659. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS in pencil, signed “Saml,” two pages on two lightly-lined adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 11 [1879].

Letter to his wife, in full: “George & I walked over 76 miles yesterday, round about the town, inspecting the outsides of beautiful & costly dwellings, the water-works machinery, the street decorations for the Grant reception, & so forth, & had a good time.—He went west last night & I went to three theatres with a lot of newspaper men; staid but a few minutes at two of them, but saw a whole act at the third.

It was the first act of Pinafore, admirably done by children—little children, like ours. The characters were most excellently taken—it was a marvel to see it. The singing was often delightful.

I was home & in bed at 10 o’clock. Drank 11 gallons of Appalinaris water & 1 glass of lager during the evening; drank one Scotch whiskey in bed, read 2 hours, & went to sleep without needing the other punch.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Two days after writing this letter, Clemens delivered an uproarious speech in honor of Ulysses S. Grant at a reunion banquet for the Army of the Tennessee held at Chicago’s Palmer House. Concluding with a description of ‘the future illustrious commander-in-chief’ as a baby ‘trying to find some way to get his big toe into his mouth,’ Clemens earned the wholehearted laughter of the otherwise stoic general by concluding, ‘If the child is but a prophecy of the man, there are mighty few who will doubt that he succeeded.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce stoic depiction of the American icon 660. Samuel L. Clemens. Handsome vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 German postcard photo of Twain in profile, wearing a top hat and standing with his arms placed behind his back, signed vertically in black ink, “Very truly yours, Mark Twain, Jan. /06.”

Slight edgewear and creasing along top and bottom edges, some light silvering, and trivial spreading to a single letter of the signature, otherwise fine condition. A seldomseen, dignified pose of the revered novelist. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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661. Joseph Conrad. Signed book: The Secret Agent. Limited edition, numbered 315/1000. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1923. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 9, 185 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen. In very good condition, with foxing to textblock edges and frontispiece, and sunning and wear to edges and spine of dust jacket. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Wonderful handwritten portion of his 1833 novel, The Headsman 662. James Fenimore Cooper. Fabu-

lous handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14.25, no date but circa 1832–1833. A page from Cooper’s manuscript for The Headsman, or the Abbaye of Vigneron.

The present manuscript, which covers the content found from pages 159 to 166 of the 1833 Paris edition, and contains a conversation between the future baroness Adelheid de Willading and the commoner Sigismund Steinbach. Encapsulated in a Mylar sleeve.

Heavy overall staining and soiling, several large repaired tears, and repaired paper loss to a few small areas, otherwise very good condition. This excerpt features the novel’s two leading characters: Adelheid, the beautiful daughter of Melchior, Baron de Willading, and Sigismund, secret son of the headsman Balthazar, and if discovered, heir to the dreaded position of public executioner.

Cooper deftly weaves the tale of this pair, desperately in love but unable to marry because of their vastly different social stations, to provide an insightful sociopolitical critique of the gruesome hereditary position. A rare and fantastic fragment. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Hart Crane lives out the “‘Tristram’ verse of Swinburne” 663. Hart Crane. Rare ALS signed “Hart,” one page on a 5.25 x 3.25 postcard depicting the Cunard RMS Tuscania, [December 13, 1928]. Letter to Samuel Loveman in Brooklyn. In full: “Gorgeous weather all the way.

Today is like the ‘Tristram’ verse of Swinburne. Millions of sea gulls following us, and soaring overhead with such a flood of golden light as seems almost tropical. The coast of Cornwall in sight, and Plymouth by tea time.” Light creases and a light spot of dampstaining affecting two words, otherwise fine condition. Crane greatly admired the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, whose influence is apparent in his work, most notably his masterful ‘The Bridge,’ which shares many similarities with ‘Tristram of Lyonesse.’ The comparison Crane draws here between his seafaring journey and Swinburne’s epic is particularly apt, as ‘Tristram’ begins with a ship arriving in Cornwall. A rare letter highlighted by its poetic language and literary content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

“One is not born, but rather becomes, woman” 664. Simone de Beauvoir. French ex-

istentialist, writer, and social essayist (1908– 1986). AQS in French on an off-white 8.25 x 11.5 sheet bearing an affixed biographical clipping, signed at the bottom, “S de Beauvoir.”

Beauvoir pens a brief quote from her important feminist work The Second Sex, in full: “On ne nait pas femme, on le devient—(Deuxieme Sexe),” which famously translates to “One is not born, but rather becomes, woman.” Affixed to a slightly smaller sheet of cardstock. In fine condition, with trivial soiling, creasing, and wear to corner tips. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

665. Charles Dickens. Sought-after ink signature, “Friday Twelfth May, 1865, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on a light blue 4.5 x 2.5 slip clipped from a sheet of his personal Gad’s Hill Place letterhead. In fine condition, with a few tiny pinholes to the top and just above the signature. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Limited edition 1931 short story collection 666. William Faulkner. Signed book: These 13. First edition,

limited issue, numbered 98/299. NY: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1931. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 358 pages. Crisply signed on the colophon in fountain pen. Autographic condition: fine. Book condtion: VG/None. No longer in print, this is a highly sought-after title. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Fitzgerald’s debut novel inscribed to a fellow Princeton classmate 6 6 7 . F. S c o t t Fitzgerald. Signed

book: This Side of Paradise. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1920.

Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.75, 305 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in bold fountain pen, “To Spencer Jones ’14, from F. Scott Fitzgerald ’17.”

Autographic condition: mild toning to signed page, a few stray ink marks, and trivial feathering to ink, otherwise fine. Book condition: VG-/None.

Though Fitzgerald did not complete his studies and graduate with the class of 1917, his years at Princeton permanently shaped his life and career. It was in this world of privilege that he devoted himself to finding his voice as a writer, and there that he met the people who would later reappear as characters in his novels—most notably Ginevra King, the muse behind many of his female characters, including Daisy Buchanan. In 1919, Fitzgerald completed and successfully pitched This Side of Paradise to Scribners; integrating 80 pages of an unpublished novel he had written while at Princeton, and telling the tale of an attractive Princeton student—certainly based on himself—the novel is inseparable from his university years. Inscribed to a fellow Princeton classmate, this is a fantastic association piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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668. Dashiell Hammett. ALS,

one page, 7.25 x 10.5, November 17, no year. Letter to “Miss Blue.” In full: “My wife and I are very sorry we can’t wriggle out of a previous engagement and accept your kind invitation for Friday evening.”

In fine condition, with light soiling near the top and bottom edges.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

669. Dashiell Hammett. DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, June 11, 1937. Contract between Hammett and MGM in which he agrees to “give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over, forever, unto said Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the ‘purchaser,’ that certain story, adaptation, continuity entitled ‘Third Thin Man Story.’” In fine condition and signed in full, with expected document wear and tears to filing holes at the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

670. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Collection of three items in Haw-

thorne’s hand, including: an ink signature, “Nath’l Hawthorne,” on an off-white slip clipped from a check; a handwritten entry clipped from his diary, one page both sides, 3.5 x 2.25, August 5 and 9, 1858, in part: “After breakfast walked into town, called at the Bank & read papers”; and a handwritten entry clipped from his diary, one page, 1.5 x 3, no date, beginning, “So ends 1858.” Also includes a twopage ALS from Hawthorne’s daughter transmitting the handwriting samples of her father. In overall very good to fine condition, with a stain affecting a portion of the clipped signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

671. Ernest Hemingway. Signed book: A Farewell to

Arms. Volume 4935 of the Collection of British and American Authors series. Liepzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, no date.

Hardcover with slipcase, 4.5 x 6.25, 320 pages. Signed and inscribed in ink on a front blank page, “To Ed Kennedy with very best wishes, Ernest Hemingway, Valencia, 1937.”

Autographic condition: very good, with scattered toning and foxing to signed page, as well as a Hebrew stamp along top edge. Book condition: G+/None, in an attractive custom-made case, covered in navy cloth with a leather spine, gilt titles, and five raised bands. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“May the ink in my bottle turn to Old Crow on the day that I hesitate to use it” 672. O. Henry. Short story writer born William Sydney Porter (1862–1910) known for his use of the surprise ending. ALS signed “Sydney Porter,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, February 17, 1907. Letter to Mr. Black, in full: “May the ink in my bottle turn to Old Crow on the day that I hesitate to use it at the desire of you and the still dear ‘World.’ You can bet your variegated sacks that I will send you an Easter story for the sake of old times and present good will. I suppose about 2000 words; and that same time within three weeks or so will be time enough. I am going on a week or 10 days trip about the last of this week, but I can get the story to you sure by the middle of March. Unless you advise me to do the contrary I will consider the time all right. Be glad to do it for you.

All sorts of regards.” In fine condition, with erased pencil notations and a spot of soiling. Laced with Henry’s characteristic wit, this letter includes references to both his passion for short-story writing and his appetite for drink, a vice that would ultimately consume him just three years after this letter was written. A crisply signed example from a scribe who remains rare in any format. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Flawless portrait of the greatest dramatist since Shakespeare

673. Hermann Hesse. ALS in German, signed “H. Hesse,” one

page, 5.75 x 8.25, Bremgarten Castle letterhead, July 1943. Untranslated letter to his friend, the lecturer Georg Goetz in Copenhagen, regarding the loss of his sister Adele. Moderate scattered creases, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Hesse’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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674. Henrik Ibsen. Choice original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet bust portrait of the spectacled and heavily whiskered playwright, signed in the lower right in black ink, “Henrik Ibsen.” In very fine condition, with a couple of news clippings affixed to the reverse. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. All autograph material of Ibsen is avidly sought, and signed images are particularly scarce. Starting Bid $300

Concerned about poor translations, Ibsen writes to his German publisher 675. Henrik Ibsen. ALS in

German, one page, 7 x 4.5, August 20, 1894. Letter to the German author Julius Elias, urging German impresarios to use only translations authorized by himself for the performance of his works. In fine condition, with intersecting folds (two vertical folds lightly passing through letters of the signature).

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in his own hand. Elias was a German art historian, literary historian, and translator, perhaps best known as the copublisher of fourteen volumes of Ibsen’s works translated to German. Ibsen was fluent in German and often insisted on checking and revising the German translations of his plays to ensure their quality. At the time of this letter Ibsen was writing the play Little Eyolf, which premiered in Berlin on January 12, 1895. A desirable letter from one of the greatest figures in world literature that directly concerns the international perception of his works. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Crisp triple-signed check 676. Jack Kerouac. Desirable triplesigned personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to “Jack Kerouac” for $75, October 28, 1958. Also endorsed on the reverse by Kerouac. In fine condition, with expected bank stamps and cancellation holes (affecting portions of the payee and endorsement signatures).

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Lamenting literary censorship in Britain where he “cannot find any printer,” Joyce responds to “kind words about my book Ulysses”

677. James Joyce. Extraordinary pair of ALSs, each one page, 8.25 x 10.5, dated 1918–1919. The first, November 1, 1918, in part: “As I have been so long absent from Ireland you must forgive me if I say that I am afraid I have forgotten you. Allow me however to thank you for your very friendly letter and for your kind words about my book Ulysses. Eight installments have now appeared in the Little Review of New York but unfortunately the Egoist (London) cannot find any printer to set up these chapters. They have also been delayed by my illness this year—a grave malady of the eyes to which I am subject. I beg you to convey my thanks also to your friend whose encouragement I appreciate very much. I have asked my friend Mr. Pound to send you some other chapters, if he has them.” The second, June 1, 1919, in part: “I enclose a snapshot taken by a friend of mine after my illness. I hope it will serve your purpose.” In overall very good condition, with intersecting folds with partial separations, vertical folds passing through single letters of each signature, and a few small edge tears.

Joyce encountered difficulties with his controversial masterpiece Ulysses in both Great Britain and the United States, with publishers reluctant to print the uncensored work due to obscenity laws. The editors of The Little Review supported subversive material and were willing to take the risk, but even they had trouble finding a printer; the Egoist faced an even greater challenge in the UK because both publishers and printers were liable to prosecution. These were realized in September 1920, when charges were brought against The Little Review after the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice lodged a complaint. The Little Review lost the ensuing legal battle and ceased its serialization of Ulysses, which was banned in the United States until 1933. It was also officially banned in Britain after a book-form version was successfully published in Paris in 1922, and remained illegal there until 1936. Handwritten letters by Joyce are extremely rare, especially those discussing his magnum opus and its important place in the history of artistic expression. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Phenomenal handwritten manuscript from his celebrated translation of the Iliad

678. Nikos Kazantzakis. Autograph manuscript in Greek,

signed “N. Kazantzakis,” eleven pages, 6.75 x 13.75, no date but circa 1940s. A complete draft of the famous ‘Hoplopoiia’ section of the Iliad, in which the god Hephaistus fashions new armor for Achilles, including a magnificent shield. The majority of this manuscript is made up of the detailed description of the shield, which is regarded as a paramount passage in Western literature. The shield displays the heavenly bodies, a city at peace and at war, country life, dancing youths and maidens, and the all-enclosing ocean stream. The manuscript is extensively hand-corrected and edited throughout; a notation by Kazantzakis states that this version is not to be considered final and will require further revisions as to orthography and accentuation. General wear, overall toning, and rusty paperclip marks, otherwise fine condition.

As Greece struggled through the German occupation in the early 1940s, Kazantzakis and the scholar Yannis Kakridis began the massive undertaking of translating Homer’s Iliad from classical to modern Greek. After a decade of translation and revision, the pair finally completed their work in 1953, only to find that no publisher would accept it. Finally deciding to fund the publication themselves, the translators privately printed the first edition of this now-classic work in 1955. Handwritten material from Kazantzakis is outstandingly rare; containing one of the most celebrated passages of the Iliad, heavily revised throughout, this is an absolutely remarkable piece in the literary legacy of Greece.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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679. Ken Kesey.

683. D. H. Lawrence. Signed book:

Signed book: The Day After Superman Died.

First edition, limited issue, numbered 184/300.

Northridge: Lord John Press, 1980. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 48 pages.

Signed on the colophon in blue ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

The Story of Doctor Manente. First edition, limited issue, numbered 181/200. Florence: G. Orioli, 1929. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 119 pages. Neatly signed on the colophon in fountain pen. Autographic condition: fine.

Book condition: VG-/None. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

680. Francis Scott Key. Auto-

graph check, 7.75 x 3.75, filled out entirely in Key’s hand and signed, “F. S. Key,” payable to Mr. N. Hickman for $26, December 4, 1839. In very good condition, with vertical folds, expected cancellation cuts and bank notations, and a punch hole to the center and cuts to the top (affecting the date area).

Accompanied by a 1909 handwritten transmittal letter from Key’s granddaughter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

681. Rudyard Kipling. Signed

book: Sea and Sussex. First edition, limited issue, numbered 47/150. NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926.

Hardcover, 9.25 x 11.25, 95 pages.

Signed on the colophon in black ink. In fine condition, with light foxing to the signed page and textblock edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

684. Jack London. ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, April 23, 1902. Letter to Paul Lemperly, in full: “Thank you very much for the clipping. I had not seen it.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds with a partial separation to top edge (one vertical fold passing through two letters of the signature).

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

682. Karl Kraus. Austrian writer and journalist (1874–1936) best known for his satire.

Ink signature in German (translated), “Many thanks and best wishes, Karl Kraus, 27 April 18,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 postcard. Addressed on the reverse in Kraus’s hand to the writer Alois Essigmann. In fine condition, with a few stray ink marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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685. Arthur Miller. Signed book: Death of a Salesman. Limited

illustrated edition, numbered 106/500. NY: Viking Press, 1981.

Hardcover with slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 139 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some sunning to the spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Not all the characters are noble and brave. Some years of research have convinced me that there were almost as many Scoundrels in the Sixties as there are today”

686. Margaret Mitchell. ALS signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5, April 13, 1936. Letter to Miss

Martha Angley. In part: “I’m glad if the information I sent you was of interest. I hope you will like the book—but it isn’t a ‘White Columns in the Moonlight—Cape jessamine in Miss Melissy’s hair’ kind of book. And not all the characters are noble and brave. Some years of research have convinced me that there were almost as many Scoundrels in the Sixties as there are today. But I hope you like my Scoundrels!

Yes, I should so like to meet you but as for an interview—well it should be entertaining for if you’ve never interviewed anyone, I’ve never been interviewed! My first impulse is to ask you to come out to supper the first night you are here but—let me tell you my situation. My publication date is, presumably, May 5. But it has been changed so often that for all I know it may be changed again. I have promised several people dates from the 5th to the week end. I know I have a tea on the fifth and one on the seventh. And the dear Lord knows what over the week end. But if publication date is postponed I will not have a thing to do. So you see, I’m up in the air. So will you do this? As soon as you get to town, telephone me. If I’m not here, please leave your number…I would like to make a definite date but I just can’t, right now.” In fine condition, with light soiling and some brushing to ink. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope (now laminated) addressed in Mitchell’s hand, incorporating her initials, “M. M. M.,” in the return address on the flap.

The recipient of this letter, Martha Angley, was a student at Georgia State College for Women who had selected Mitchell as the subject of her term paper on ‘an up-and-coming Southern writer.’ When approached with the idea earlier in the month, Mitchell replied quite graciously, noting that because the book was not yet published she hadn’t ‘felt very much like an author until now.’ As indicated in this letter, the publication date for Gone With the Wind had been changed several times; as anticipated, it was again changed from May to June 30, delaying her instantaneous rise to fame. A charming letter written during the calm before the storm, just two months before her magnum opus hit the shelves.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Mitchell points Gone With the Wind director David Selznick to ‘The English Language in the South’ 687. Margaret Mitchell. Signed book: Southern Treasury of Life and Literature. Authors edition. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1937. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9, 748 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “To David Selznick from Margaret Mitchell, (see page 350).” Autographic condition: fine, with light toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/VG-. The page that Mitchell points Selznick to begins an essay

by Cleanth Brooks, Jr., titled ‘The English Language in the South,’ which discusses, among other subjects, “negro” pronunciation.

Screenwriter Sidney Howard had been struggling to adapt Mitchell’s novel into a screenplay, largely due to the particular language nuances of the book, especially with the black characters; this rare offering from Mitchell to Selznick was seemingly a friendly attempt to offer some guidance. A fantastic piece connecting the literary masterpiece to its Hollywood creators. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

688. Margaret Mitchell and Olivia de Havilland. Two TLSs to John W. Draper, an

English professor at West Virginia University: one signed “Margaret Mitchell Marsh,” one page, 7.25 x 11, personal letterhead, July 26, 1937, in part: “Thank you so very much for the many kind things you wrote about my novel.

Thank you so very much for praising Melanie.

So many of my readers overlook her because the flamboyance of Scarlett casts her in the shade. I am so glad you thought her ‘a great lady’ indeed. I appreciate your interest in the matter of the French translation of ‘Gone With the Wind’ and I am flattered that you took the trouble to write to Professor Dottin about it. I realize how much of the flavor of a book can be lost in translation and I sincerely hope that the French version of my book is an excellent one. However, I have no say in the matter, as I have put the sales of foreign rights and translations in the hands of an agent, Miss Marion Saunders…so, may I suggest that you or Professor Dottin get into connection with her.”

Second is a TLS signed “Olivia de Havilland,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, September 10, 1971, in part: “I am sure you understand how much I appreciated your kindness in sending me your perceptive article concerning Gone With The Wind, which, together with a copy of Margaret Mitchell’s letter to you of July 26th, 1937, appeared in the University Bulletin. Your penetrating comments regarding the character of Melanie were of special interest to me, of course.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by both original mailing envelopes, an article in which Draper discusses Mitchell’s letter, and Draper’s personally owned copy of the book, signed on the first free end page, “Leslie Draper” and “This is one of the greatest novels in all literature. John W. Draper.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 208 | August 12, 2015 | LITERATURE

689. Dorothy Parker. Signed

book: After Such Pleasures. Limited first edition, numbered 1 8 6 / 2 5 0 . N Y: Vi k i n g P r e s s , 1933. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 232 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen.

In fine condition, with an ownership bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

691. Mario Puzo. Blue ballpoint signature, “Mario Puzo,” on a 4 x 2.75 bookplate. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Godfather, in VG/VG- condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 692. Ayn Rand.

690. Gordon Parks. Ameri-

can photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006) who is best known for his Life Magazine photographic essays and for directing the 1971 film Shaft. Two books: a hardcover first edition of The Learning Tree, signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “For Joe Collins, with my good wishes, Gordon Parks”; and a hardcover first edition of Voices in the Mirror, signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “For Joe Collins, with my very best wishes— Gordon Parks.” In overall fine condition, with trivial creasing and wear to dust jackets, and trivial soiling to textblock edges. Parks became the first African American to direct a Hollywood film when he adapted his semiautobiographical novel The Learning Tree in 1969. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Signed book: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal.

First edition, first printing. NY: New American Library, 1966. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 309 pages. Signed on the second free end page in blue ballpoint. Autographic condition: fine, with a mild shade of toning to signed page. Book condition: VG+/None. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

693. James Whitcomb Riley. Ameri-

can author and poet (1849–1916) best known for writing in ‘Hoosier’ dialect and for his children’s poems. Uncommon 6.75 x 9.75 imperial cabinet photo of Riley seated in a chair, signed in the lower right in black ink, “Very truly and gratefully your friend—James Whitcomb Riley.” Published by W. H. Potter of Indianapolis. In very good condition, with some wear to corner tips to mount (lower left corner tip missing), light scattered soiling and foxing, and a crack to left edge. A large, desirable portrait of the esteemed poet, a man who remains elusive in signed photos. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Remarkable WWII–era archive: “It is but the hors d'oeuvres to the big meal to come when the Germans are able to release their machines from the Volga”

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694. Sean O’Casey. Exceptional archive of approximately sixty autograph and typed letters, most signed “Sean,” ranging in date from 1933-1952. Letters are to MacDonald Ebenezer Cornelius [formerly McElroy], the son of O’Casey’s close friend, former business manager, and best man at his wedding, Billy ‘Mac’ McElroy. Mac was a coal merchant who had invested money in the 1926 London runs of both Juno and the Paycock and The Plough and the Stars; he was the inspiration for O’Casey’s play The Silver Tassie.

later, we found out that the wagon we stood beside was packed with explosives. Eileen pelted off to do some bandaging, while I pulled me trousers up, & adopted the merry nonchalant look of the bugger that has come safe, after being terrified to shaking hands with death. I met quite a lot of people looking at the damage, all of them wearing the air of the bull-dog breed. And it’s the only way to take it, for it is but the hors d’oeuvres to the big meal to come when the Germans are able to release their machines from the Volga.”

Many of the letters were written from Totnes during World War II, while his correspondent endured the Blitz in London, providing a running commentary on news coming in from the front, with lively pen-and-ink sketches in some of the letters.

Another, in part: “The dissolution of the 3 International has no significance just now. A hell of a lot of things have dissolved since this war began, & one thing more doesn’t count a lot. This war is a big enough thing with which to grapple, without having to bother about an International. Should Shitler win, it would mean the dissolution of everything, including the International.” A third offers a straightforward glimpse into O’Casey’s shifting opinion of Churchill: “I was terribly mistaken in this man. I thought he wasn’t what he is. He is undoubtedly a great man.”

One especially interesting letter describes his experience of an air raid on Totnes, dated October 1942, while news of the breakout at El Alamein was coming in. In part (spelling retained): “Last Wednesday, the sun shone cheerily here. I was helping Eileen to wash up a collection of crockery, when with a whizz and whizz, that made the house shake, an airoplane swept about over the house. Aha, says I, looking out of the scullery window, & catching a squint of the boyo going over the garage roof, aha, ses I, your engines outa order; & went back to the washing again, when a whizz & a whiz & whiz-bang went over us again, & this time where we were rocked like a cradle in the deep. We rushed into the front part of the house for safety, but that was rocking worse than the back, so back with us again, holding hands, to the back, but that was rocking more than the front; so off with us again—asking each other where’d we better go? quick like—to the front, but this part seemed to be splitting over our heads, before our faces, and behind our backs…the world as well as the house seemed to be splitting asunder. ‘Aw, be God’ says I, ‘I’ll die in the open air’, & tugged & tugged at the window, forgettin to shove back the blasted catch, & near breakin’ me arms trying to open what couldn’t be opened. But I tore open a side window, & out we tore over the garden & on to the road to come to rest beside a military wagon with some soldiers behind it, to discover that what I thought was an engine outa order was an air-raid on Totnes. Part of the station is down, some houses down, & almost all Totnes distitute of ceiling & window. Focke Wulfes they were, & wait till I tell you: half an hour

Several letters also contain interesting content on subjects other than the war. One on the writer G. K. Chesterton, in part: “What a charlatanic shit he was to be sure. What a gay goboy he was! The Bell Branch of the Roman Catholic Church; the Bell Boy in the porch of heaven.

God hid nothing from Chesterton…He was ably encouraged by Belloc. The greatest genius that ever lived, who carried about with him a penny catechism in one pocket and a fourpenny thriller in another.”

Another on painter Alfred Munnings, in part: “Munnings? I didn’t read about him. He is, is he not, as Joyce would ask, the painter of white & black and brown horses? Anyway, he thought aloud, and said his say. That was something to his credit, though he said it in a rage. It was the rage, though, of mediocrity against genius. Whether we like or dislike the forms Picasso’s genius takes, the fellow is a stratospheric height above Munnings as an imaginative, daring, and prophetic artist.”

In overall very good to fine condition, with edge tears and creasing to many letters, some dampstaining, and general wear. Accompanied by many carbons of Cornelius’s letters to O’Casey; about thirty letters

by Sean’s wife, Eileen O’Casey; and a few letters by Augustus and Dorelia John. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 211

“Maryland! My Maryland”

695. James R. Randall. Rare AMS, five pages, 7.75 x 10.a5, December 14, 1894. A full autograph copy of Randall’s Civil War Anthem,

“My Maryland!” In part: “I hear the distant thunder-hum, / Maryland! / The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum, / Maryland! / She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb / Huzz! she spurns the Northern scum! / She breathes! she burns! she’ll come! she’ll come! / Maryland! My Maryland!” At the conclusion, Randall writes, “Originally Composed in April 1861, at the Fausse Riviere, Parish of Pointe Coupee, La, and copied, Dec’r 14, 1894, in Baltimore, Md. for my friend Capt. H. P. Goddard.” Each sheet is encapsulated in a Mylar sleeve. In very good condition, with repairs to separated folds and some repaired paper loss to top edge (not affecting any writing). The recipient, Henry Perkins Goddard, was a distinguished Civil War officer and journalist who was seriously wounded at Chancellorsville and later wrote extensively on Reconstruction.

Autograph copies of this piece are generally found only as one or two stanzas and rarely encountered in this complete nine-stanza form.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

697. George Sand.

696. Romain Rolland. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, September 20, 1938. Untranslated letter to the German writer and journalist Heinz Stroh in Prague, who had sent him his biography on Edvard Benes. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 7.75, blindstamped monogrammed letterhead, June 16, 1856. Letter to a fellow author, in full (translated): “I don’t want to delay anymore to acknowledge receipt of the books you have been very kind to send me. I haven’t yet had an opportunity to read them but I do know how much they are appreciated. I would have loved to read them before answering you but I am now swamped with obligations and cannot spare any time before several weeks, but if I delayed my answer I did not want you to believe me indifferent to your kind remembrance and to the precious sympathy you expressed so kindly. Please accept my sincere gratitude and warm compliments.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a small blot of ink to upper left corner, trivial surface loss and adhesive remnants along left edge, scattered foxing, and slight show-through from tape to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I kiss you”—the French philosopher to one of his many mistresses 698. Jean-Paul Sartre. Scarce ANS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,”

one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. A note dashed off to his lover, Michelle Vian. In full (translated): “Here it is my love. Bon voyage to Carol [sic].

I kiss you.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds.

Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, simply addressed in Sartre’s hand, “Michelle.” Born in 1948, Carole was the daughter of Michelle and her husband Boris Vian; Sartre and Michelle Vian began their relationship in 1949, and would eventually destroy Vian’s marriage.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

699. Samuel Francis Smith.

Unusually long AQS on an off-white 5.75 x 12 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “S. F. Smith.” Smith pens the four original verses of ‘America’ in their entirety. In part: “My country, ’tis of thee, / Sweet land of liberty, / Of thee I sing; / Land where my fathers died, / Land of the pilgrims’ pride, / From every mountain side, / Let freedom ring.” In very good condition, with repaired separations to intersecting folds, a couple small tears, and soiling to the lower right. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Remarkable letter from one Nobel laureate to another, both leading voices against labor camps 700. Alexander Solzhenitsyn. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, August 25, 1987. Letter to writer and political activist Elie Wiesel, in full: “No, I cannot accept your idea in your letter of August 17. A literary work describes any event immediately from many (and sometimes contradictory) sides, it gives a volume representation of reality, and readers can draw from it sometimes quite different conclusions.

Any publicistic work, any political speech unavoidably simplifies and coarsens events, makes them unilinear, attaches to them an overly insistent vector. Thus, no—this is not at all an author’s task.”

In fine condition.

Though frequently connected in literary criticism for their eyewitness accounts of life in a labor camp—Solzhenitsyn writing about the atrocities of the Soviet Gulag, and Wiesel telling the horrors of life in a Nazi concentration camp—the two authors held major differences in both approach and objective, as is evident in this sharp letter. Despite their differences, Wiesel frequently defended Solzhenitsyn; the year before this letter was written, the publication of an expanded version of August 1914 led to mass outcry that the latter was an anti-Semite.

Wiesel publicly spoke out against these charges, remarking that the author was ‘too intelligent, too honest, too courageous, too great a writer. For Solzhenitsyn to be an anti-Semite would be wholly out of character.’ Letters by the prolific Russian writer are quite scarce in general, and with its important literary association, this one in particular is an exceedingly desirable example. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

701. Ivan Turgenev. Personal calling card imprinted with Turgenev’s name and address in Baden-Baden, Germany, 3.25 x 2, bearing a brief unsigned note in German in his own hand. Affixed to a larger card. In fine condition, with light foxing. Accompanied by an unsigned portrait and a postcard depicting the author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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702. Kurt Vonnegut. Signed book: Slaughterhouse-Five. First

edition, later printing. NY: Delacorte Press, 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 186 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “Peace—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.” In fine condition, with slight edgewear and sunning to spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I fear that I have not put duskiness enough into my night & moonlight walks”

703. Henry David Thoreau. Fantastic handwritten manuscript, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, no date but circa 1854. A page

from Thoreau’s draft for his ‘Moonlight’ lecture delivered at Leyden Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on October 7, 1854. In part: “I complain of arctic voyageurs that in their accounts they do not enough remind us directly or indirectly of the peculiar dreariness of the scenery—and the perpetual twilight of the arctic night. So he whose theme is moon light will find it difficult to illustrate it with the light of the moon alone though this I think is necessary. I fear that I have not put duskiness enough into my night & moonlight walks. Every sentence should contain some twilight or night, at least the light in it should be the yellow or creamy light of the moon with at most a silvery radiance—or the fine beams of stars and not the white or dazzling light of day. Occasionally a mere phosphorescence or gleaming as from rotten wood—Nor should any complain if at rare intervals it is uncertain & wandering, far over treacherous bogs like an ignis fatuus. The peculiar dusky serenity of the sentences must not allow the hearer to forget that it is evening or night, though I do not warn him that it is dark of the darkness—Otherwise he will of course presume a day light atmosphere. If my pages were written in larger character, I would extinguish these lamps & standing by a window read them by the light of the moon alone.” Thoreau makes a few corrections and emendations to the text. A central horizontal band of toning and pinholes to left edge, otherwise fine condition. The first portion of this passage appears on page 59 of Volume 8 of Thoreau’s Journal as published by Houghton Mifflin in 1906.

Thoreau delivered his ‘Moonlight’ lecture at Leyden Hall in Plymouth in October of 1854, just two months after the publication of Walden.

Benjamin Marston Watson, a Harvard classmate, and his wife Mary Russell Watson, a close friend of the Emersons, invited Thoreau to speak as a part of their Sunday lecture series organized to provide those who preferred not to go to church an alternative gathering. This speech, delivered before fellow Trancendentalists and intellectuals, beautifully captures the language and style exhibited in Walden, making it an exceptionally desirable piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Crisply penned letter from the year of his Dictionnaire Philosophique 704. Voltaire. ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7.5, no date but a

docketing notation to the reverse indicates the letter was received at Ferney on August 4, 1764. A terse message to a gentleman, seemingly regarding a misunderstanding. In full (translated): “I have asked for nothing other than an explanation. You have been good enough to give it to me. I thank you for it. I have the honor of being, with all the feelings that you deserve, Sir, your very humble and obedient servant.” In very good condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds with small taperepaired edge separations, mirrored ink from a letter or document no longer present, and slight soiling. Whatever the disagreement may have been, it gave Voltaire the opportunity for displaying his most elegant and ironic contempt, observing all the polite formalities of correspondence, while inserting subtle hints of his disdain. This letter also marks a notable year in Voltaire’s career, as it saw the publication of his Dictionnaire Philosophique, one of his best-known philosophical works. Handwritten letters from Voltaire are rarely as neat and clearly signed as in this interesting one-page example. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

705. H. G. Wells. TLS signed “H. G.,” one page, 7 x 4.5, personal letterhead, March 14, 1944. Letter to British official Ronald Storrs.

In full: “I’m just pulling out of a bad nose dive myself but I’m in good hands and getting better every day. I will ponder your notes but I’m too ill and obsessed yet to discuss them.” Storrs added a pencil notation at the conclusion concerning the last sentence, “I never asked him to: they were in reply to his.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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706. Walt Whitman. National State Bank of Camden check, 6.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Whitman, “Walt Whitman,” payable for “Seventy Dollars,” August 27, 1887. A torn right edge affecting a portion of the date, scattered toning and soiling, and a crease, vertical fold, and cancellation cut (all of which are affecting portions of the signature and payable amount), otherwise very good condition; all of Whitman’s writing remains crisp and bold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Beautifully signed ‘centennial’ portrait 707. Walt Whitman. Iconic 4 x 5.5 albumen portrait of Whitman originally taken in September 1872 in Brooklyn by photographer G. Frank Pearsall, nicely signed at the bottom in black ink, “Walt Whitman, 1876.” Trimmed and permanently mounted to a piece of heavy cardstock. In very good condition, with a tear extending from right edge to left hand, and portions of paper loss mainly confined to edges (most of which could be easily matted out); signature remains exceptionally bold and unaffected. This was likely removed from the book Two Rivulets, a collection of Whitman’s poetry which featured this photographic portrait as its frontispiece. It was published in 1876 along with the sixth edition of Leaves of Grass as part of a two-volume set known as the ‘Centennial Edition.’ A wonderful sought-after image of the ‘father of free verse.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

708. Thornton Wilder. Vintage sepia matte-finish 7.75 x 11 head-and-shoulders portrait of Thornton, signed and inscribed in the lower right in fountain pen, “For Lee Keedick, with all the best regards, Thornton Wilder.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. In fine condition, with portions of the signature and inscription a shade or two light. In addition to Wilder, Keedick was a notable lecture agent for several high profile speakers, including Howard Carter, Kitty Hart, Norman Cousins, and John Mason Brown. A scarce and impressively sized photo of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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711. W. H. Auden

712. Authors

713. Authors

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714. James Baldwin

715. Thomas Bernhard

716. Pierre Boulle

717. William Cullen Bryant

718. Charles Bukowski

719. Edgar Rice Burroughs

720. Edgar Rice Burroughs

721. William S. Burroughs

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722. Truman Capote Starting Bid $200

723. Willa Cather Starting Bid $200

724. Francois Rene de Chateaubriand

725. Dr. Seuss

726. Theodore Dreiser

727. John Dunning

728. Robert Frost

729. Allen Ginsberg

730. William Goldman

731. Robert Graves

732. Graham Greene

733. Graham Greene

734. Zane Grey

736. Aldous Huxley

737. Eugene Ionesco

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735. Nathaniel Hawthorne Starting Bid $200

738. Stephen King Starting Bid $200

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739. Stephen King

740. Stephen King

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743. Prosper Merimee

741. Sinclair Lewis Starting Bid $200

742. Jack London Starting Bid $200

744. Edna St. Vincent Millay

745. Thomas Moore

746. Henri Murger

747. Eugene O’Neill

748. Erich Maria Remarque

749. Jean-Paul Sartre

750. Samuel Francis Smith

751. Sigrid Undset

752. Alfred de Vigny

753. Edgar Wallace

754. Tennessee Williams

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classic music 755. Conductors and Composers. Impressive set of fountain pen signatures on a light blue 6.25 x 5 album page, including: Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli (ins), Bruno Walter, Wilhelm Furtwangler, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Some toning to edges, slight creasing and scuffing to left edge, and an ink notation to lower left corner, otherwise fine condition. A desirable array of some of history’s foremost classical musicians. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

756. Peter Cornelius. German compos-

er, music critic, poet, and translator (1824–1874).

AMS in German on the reverse of a 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of himself, June 24, 1866. An untranslated fourteen-line poem by Cornelius, signed and inscribed at the conclusion, “M. V. Reinhold—P. C.” In fine condition, with mild toning and soiling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

757. Claude Debussy. Desirable

ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 5.25, personal letterhead, September 1, 1910. Letter to a gentleman in which Debussy indicates that he is only free until 5:00 that day and has not received a telegram, and thus is unsure what to do.

An overall block of moderate toning from previous display and a couple large chips to the right edge (not affecting any writing), otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon letter from the esteemed Norwegian composer 758. Edvard Grieg. Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with

a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the incidental music to Peer Gynt and the Holberg suite. ALS in Norwegian, one page, 4.5 x 7, April 1, 1902. Untranslated letter to the photographer Fred Riise, informing him that he is not feeling well and that he would contact him before he leaves if he is doing better. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning from previous display, and a diagonal crease.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Outstandingly rare musical manuscript, Mahler’s adaptation of a Weber classic 759. Gustav Mahler.

Handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, one page, 10.5 x 13.5, no date but circa 1907. A sketch leaf from Mahler’s adaptation of Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Oberon.

Headed “Melodrama Nro 1a,” the piece begins with Oberon’s lines, written in the upper right margin by Mahler. This is followed by the scene with Oberon, Puck, Hyon, and Sherasmin, and concludes with the first two bars of “Nro 3, Visions.” Extensively hand-corrected and revised by Mahler. In fine condition, with a few small edge tears.

Carl Maria von Weber’s work played an important role in Mahler’s career, from one of his first successes in his conducting days—a performance of his favorite opera, Weber’s Der Freischutz—to his climb to fame in the late 1880s. While living in Leipzig, he befriended Carl von Weber, the composer’s grandson, and agreed to complete the unfinished opera Die drei Pintos; transcribing and orchestrating the existing music, and augmenting it with pieces of Weber’s other work as well as some of his own new compositions, Mahler impressed a full and distinguished house for the Stadttheater premiere in 1888. A fantastic musical sketch connecting Mahler with his influential predecessor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Rare autograph document for his Op. 62 suite dedicated to Clara Schumann

760. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Fantastic ADS in French, one page, 7.5 x 10, May 26, 1845. Superlative autograph document in which Mendelssohn sells “the property of my Oeuvre 67 (Book of Six Romances sans Paroles for solo Piano) for Italy to Mr. G. Ricordi of Milan.� In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, expected document wear, and a faint stain below the last name in his signature. Composed between 1842 and 1844, Mendelssohn dedicated his Op. 62 to the distinguished pianist Clara Schumann. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“Beethoven’s last quartettes, which I have heard two of, seem very baroque to me”

762. Niccolo Paganini. ALS in Italian, signed “N. Paganini,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 10.25, July 1, 1828. Letter to a Genoa-born ship

owner and merchant Agostino Samengo, who also practiced music and served as Paganini’s host when visiting Trieste. In part (translated): “I am happy to let you know that the cembalo you have assigned me with and which you should have received by now…is so well done that it frightens me and all the professor friends of mine by the perfection you desired and it is done in a way that, once in use, it will reach an even higher level of perfection, if this is possible, as the mentioned professors and the manufacturer assure…The invoice attached speaks of 512 Florence guilders but I have paid no more than 500 of it as this amount included my obligation towards you and for this sum to which you have to add the good packaging the cembalo was sold by Graf. In the piano you will find my pencil signature in the sounding board and you will also find the music stand according to your wish. I will consign four of my pictures to a merchant who is a friend of yours, whose name I do not remember, who will leave for Trieste in a few days. Yesterday evening I gave the thirteenth performance and now I count on recovering as I feel sicker than ever. Beethoven’s last quartettes, which I have heard two of, seem very baroque to me… Have you again given my capriccio in E?” Intersecting folds, a few small edge tears, paper loss from seal removal affecting a couple words, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

At the time of this letter, Paganini had just embarked on the concert tour that changed his career forever; finally breaking out of Parma and Genoa, he spent two-and-a-half years performing in every major city in Germany, Poland, and Bohemia, before heading to Paris and Britain for another four years of intensive performing. His showy presentation and astonishing technical ability made him an international sensation.

His comment on Beethoven’s last quartettes also provides a wonderful association, as Paganini was known to intersperse overtures from the Beethoven symphonies into his own music in his concert programs. Unfortunately, he just missed his chance to meet the master composer— Beethoven passed away in Vienna in March 1827, while Paganini arrived in Vienna in March 1828 during his tour of Europe. A fantastic letter from a crucial time in the violin virtuoso’s career.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000 224 | August 12, 2015 | CLASSIC MUSIC

Fantastic response to Massenet’s praise— “Thanks for your charming article on my Boheme” 763. Giacomo Puccini. Boldly penned ALS in French, one page,

5 x 5.5, June 5, 1898. Letter to “Cher maitre,” identified at the top in pencil as the accomplished composer Jules Massenet. In part (translated): “Please accept my most sincere thanks for your charming article on my Boheme. Accept this expression of my gratitude.” In fine condition. La Boheme, Puccini’s fourth opera, was his first major success and arguably his greatest work. It debuted in Turin in February 1896 and was quickly adopted into the international repertory.

As Massenet was one of the leading French opera composers of the era, his compliments would have been especially well appreciated.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

764. Sergei Rachmaninoff. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, July 22,

1922. Letter to Berthold Neuer at the Knabe Piano Company. In part: “Even when I am in Europe you have no respite from my requests.

I know that Eldon Joubert is working in your office, and my request consists in the following: would you be so kind as to send him to meet me at the pier. I am sailing August 22nd on the ‘Reliance,’ HamburgAmerica Line. Mr. Joubert knows every one at the custom house and could be of great assistance to me.” Double-matted and framed with a portrait of Rachmaninoff at his piano to an overall size of 22 x 18.

In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (the vertical fold passing through the first letter of the signature), light overall creases, and trivial soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

765. Maurice Ravel. Rare pearl-finish 5.5 x 7.5 photo of sculptor Leon Leyritz’s Art Deco bust of Ravel, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to a flautist in the Cleveland Orchestra, “To Laurent Torno, sincerely, Maurice Ravel.” A pencil notation on the reverse of the mat reads, “1928, Ravel conducted Cleveland Symphony while I was a member, acted as his interpreter.” Matted to an overall size of 10 x 12. In fine condition. Ravel considered the Leyritz bust his best portrait, and Torno was later first flute with the St. Louis Symphony for several years—an excellent musical association. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The main theme of Bolero, beautifully penned by its composer 766. M au ri ce Ravel. Stunning

autograph musical manuscript signed “Maurice Ravel,” one page, 10.5 x 13.75, no date.

Ravel pens the complete theme of his most famous work, adding the title at the top, “Bolero.” The music is comprised of 17 measures in C major, with the full theme enunciated by the first solo flute in 3/4 time. At the beginning, Ravel indicates “Tempo di Bolero, moderato assai,” where a quarter note equals 66. In fine condition, with two small tears to the bottom edge and the staff lines uniformly faded but for a block at the bottom (all of Ravel’s writing remains strong and bold).

Far and away Ravel’s most famous work, Bolero was originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, premiering to great success on November 22, 1928. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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767. Arnold Schonberg.

Austrian-born composer (1874– 1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history of 20th century music.

AMQS on an off-white 3.5 x 4.5 folded sheet, signed in black ink, “Autograph, Arnold Schoenberg, 7.XI.1933.”

Schoenberg pens two bars of music from an unidentified work. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

768. Robert Schumann. Highly important German composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and art songs, made him one of the central figures of the German Romantic tradition. ADS in German, signed “R. Schumann,” one page, 6.25 x 3, November 2, 1839. Document confirming the receipt of five Saxonian thalers from Mr. Whessling. Affixed at the left edge to a larger card. In fine condition, with three vertical folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature) and an irregularly trimmed top edge.

From the collection of the German theologian Hermann Dembowski.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

769. Gaspare Spontini. Highly desirable AMQS on an offwhite 10 x 6.75 sheet of musical manuscript paper, signed at the bottom in black ink, “Spontini, 6 Mai 1845, Paris.” Spontini pens nine intricate bars of music and lyrics from O Nume Tutelar, from the second act of his most famous opera La Vestale, with the lyrics in French. In fine condition, with binding holes to left edge and a bit of mild toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

770. Johann Strauss II. Partly-printed DS, signed “Johann Strauss,” one page, 11.5 x 4.5, September 9, 1875. A payment of 450 marks to August Cranz, who was the original publisher of many works by the elder and younger Strausses. In fine condition, with expected document wear. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Early letter about Diaghilev and adaptations of his first opera, The Nightingale 771. Igor Stravinsky.

ALS in French, signed “Stravinsky,” one page both sides, 4 x 2.75, January 2, 1920. Letter to Pierre Montreux and his wife in Paris, two of his friends. In full (translated): “Happy New Year is what I wish you from all my heart.

We are very grateful for your telegram. I will come to Paris on the 10th. I just expect that Diaghilev will reach an agreement with my London representative, Chester, for the contract of the ‘Chant du Rossignol.’ If he doesn’t, I’m tied up. I have myself very precise obligations towards Kling (Chester). I really hope Diaghilev will quickly settle this subject. In any case I would ask you to reserve me a room at the Maurice Hotel.” In fine condition. Stravinsky first achieved international fame with the three ballets commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for the the Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and, most importantly, The Rite of Spring (1913). Here, Stravinsky refers to his 1917 symphonic poem, ‘Le Chant du Rossignol,’ adapted from his first opera, Le Rossignol [The Nightingale], which was first performed in 1914 by the Ballets Russes at the Palais Garnier in Paris. The symphonic poem was then turned into a ballet and debuted in February 1920, two months after this letter.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Striking carte-de-visite portrait 772. Richard Wagner. Magnificent 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite

portrait of the composer in profile, signed vertically on the right side in bold black ink, “Richard Wagner.” This image was captured during an 1877 sitting with Elliott & Fry in London. Affixed to an attractive gold brocade background and presented in an Art Nouveau frame to an overall size of 5.25 x 8. In fine condition. During this period of his life, Wagner was beginning to seriously work on his last completed opera, Parsifal, which he had conceived two decades earlier while contemplating the 13th-century epic poem that tells the story of the Arthurian knight Percival and his quest for the Holy Grail. The opera would premiere at the Bayreuth Festival five years later in 1882, one year before his death. A superlative example of one of the most soughtafter musical autographs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Rare proof for his 1872 ‘Letter to an Actor on Acting’

773. Richard Wagner. Hand-corrected proof in German, three adjoining pages, 5.75 x 13, November 9, 1872, with an ANS signed “RW” affixed at the conclusion.

The galley proof for Wagner’s essay ‘Letter to an Actor on Acting,’ extensively hand-edited and corrected by Wagner, who adds several small corrections within the text and many ink notations to the margins. Affixed to a same-size sheet for reinforcement. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, some small tears and chips to edges, and a bit of toning and soiling. In the essay, Wagner discusses the psychological conditions of the actor within the theatre business. He was a prolific writer with a keen critical eye for the arts, and often turned to theatre for subject matter. An extremely rare piece from the profoundly influential composer.Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Wonderful manuscript from the German Romantic 774. Carl Maria von Weber. German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school (1786–1826). Autograph musical manuscript, signed at the top, “C. M. v. Weber,” one page both sides, 13.25 x 7.5, no date. Weber pens thirty-six bars of “Tafellied,” writing the text of the first verse of A. F. E. Langbein’s ‘Der Zauberbaum [The Magic Tree]’ under the staves. The second, third, and fourth verses are penned in the margins. In very good condition, with a few vertical folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), several chips and tears to edges (affecting some of the writing), and some scattered soiling. Accompanied by a letter from the head of the music department of the Berlin State Library confirming authenticity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

775. Alexander von Zemlinsky. Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher

(1871-1942). TLS in German, one page, 8.75 x 11, Society for Private Musical Performances letterhead, January 31, 1923. Untranslated letter to a doctor regarding the details of a lecture on Schoenberg’s ‘Jacob’s Ladder.’ Zemlinsky adds several handwritten emendations, with an unknown hand having written “Magistratsrat Seifert” in the lower left corner. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one horizontal fold touching the tip of a single letter of the signature), scattered creasing and soiling, and several tape-repaired tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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776. Julius Benedict Starting Bid $200

779. Nadia Boulanger Starting Bid $200

780. Pablo Casals Starting Bid $200

777. Hector Berlioz

778. Ernest Bloch

781. Sergiu Celibidache Starting Bid $200

782. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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783. Vincent d’Indy

784. Edmund Eysler

785. Edwin Fischer

786. Friedrich von Flotow

787. Josephine Fodor-Mainville

788. Wilhelm Furtwangler

789. Niels Gade

790. Emil Gilels

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791. Victor Herbert

792. Paul Hindemith

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794. Hans Knappertsbusch Starting Bid $200

797. Carl Orff

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801. Arnold Schonberg Starting Bid $200

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795. Erich Wolfgang Korngold

796. Nathan Milstein

799. Arthur Rubinstein

800. John Philip Sousa

802. Arturo Toscanini

803. Fritz Wunderlich

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798. Albert Roussel

793. Joseph Joachim

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contemporary music 805. Beatles. Alternate version of the 1964 American or Canadian Beatles tour program, 9

x 12, reading “Beatles Ltd” in white text on the purple cover. The program primarily contains large, uncaptioned images of the various members of the band. In very good condition, with rubbing and scattered creases (primarily near corners and spine). Starting Bid $200

Fantastic fully signed Fab Four 806. Beatles. Choice vintage ballpoint

signatures, “John Lennon,” “Paul McCartney,” “George Harrison,” and “Ringo Starr,” on a light green 4.5 x 3.25 album page. In fine condition, with trivial skipping to one letter of Lennon’s signature.

An exceedingly desirable example as an uninscribed single page. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

807. Beatles. Full set of vintage Beatles signatures on individual off-white slips, each approximately 3 x 2, including ballpoint signatures

of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, and a pencil signature of George Harrison. Irregularly trimmed edges and toned adhesive remnants to corners, otherwise overall fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of the group. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $500

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A worn-out Harrison sends greetings from Hamburg— “John says hello...Paul and Ringo say hello too!”

808. Beatles: George Harrison. Rare and early

ALS signed “Lots of love from George Harrison, XXXXXX,” one page, 7 x 5.5, no date [but circa 1962]. Letter to Carol, written from Hamburg, Germany, in full: “Many thanks for the letter and ‘lovely’ photographs of us at the Majestic.

You were right… I hadn’t seen them before and I usually see them all! If you can send along the others sometime we’d love to see them. By the way, John says hello and thanks for his photo and card.

Maybe next time you’ll send him his hat!! [Just kidding!].

Sorry for such a short letter Carol. It’s late here, we’ve been playing quite a bit and we’re all very tired. I promise to write again soon. Hope to see you when we get back home.” After signing, Harrison adds a postscript which reads, “Paul and Ringo say hello too!” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a bit of trivial toning to right edge.

Harrison’s mention of the “lovely” Majestic photographs indicates that this letter was penned during one of the final two jaunts to Hamburg by the road-weary band in late 1962. The first of 17 bookings for the group at the Majestic Ballroom in Liverpool commenced on June 28, 1962, with four additional appearances by year’s end. Enjoying the success of their first Parlophone Records single, ‘Love Me Do’ (released on October 5th), the band begrudgingly left their country and fan base to honor a contract that called for a total of 91 hours on the Star Club stage during a pair of two-week stints in November and December. After their last appearance on New Year’s Eve 1962, The Beatles would not return to Germany until June 1966 during their final concert tour. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

809. Beatles: George Harrison. Ballpoint signature, “George

Harrison,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 business card.

In fine condition, with trivial soiling and some skipping to the first letter of the signature. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in person at a supermarket in Tahoe City. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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810. Beatles: George Harrison. Unusual vintage circa 1963–1964 glossy 3.25 x 3.5 snapshot photo of a television showing Harrison during a performance, neatly signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “George Harrison.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

811. Beatles: John Lennon.

Crisp ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 slip. Nicely matted within a 17.5 x 22.5 poster of Bob Gruen’s iconic image of Lennon with his arms crossed, and framed to an overall size of 18.25 x 23.25. Slight skipping to portions of the signature, light scattered foxing and toning, and a diagonal crease passing through two letters of the first name, otherwise fine condition. Consignor notes that the signature was obtained in person in the early 1970s on Lexington Avenue and 54th Street in New York City. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

“John Lennon, Bag 1” and “Yoko Ono Lennon” in 1969 812. Beatles: John Lennon. Fantastic leatherbound guest book from the famous Just Looking boutique located at 88 Kings Road in Chelsea, 8.25 x 5.5, signed inside by over 175 notable individuals between 1968 and 1973, including John and Yoko in late 1969 in blue ballpoint, “John Lennon, Bag 1” and “Yoko Ono Lennon.” Other signers include: Aretha Franklin, Bill Wyman (2), Carl Wilson, Peter Frampton, Peter Noone, Keith Emerson, Dusty Springfield, Maynard Ferguson, Bianca Jagger, Natalie Wood (2), Lauren Bacall, Sidney Poitier, Jack Lemmon, Mel Ferrer, Jack Weston, Joan Collins, Twiggy, Raquel Welch, Mia Farrow, Ursula Andress, Claudia Cardinale, Britt Ekland, Shirley Bassey, Claire Bloom, Hildegarde, Diana Rigg, and Stirling Moss. Repaired separations to binding and some scattered soiling inside, otherwise fine condition. John and Yoko got married on March 20, 1969, and soon introduced their concept of ‘Bagism’ to the world. Lennon also created his controversial ‘Bag One’ artwork and presented it to Yoko as a wedding gift, making this an especially relevant and rarely seen variation of Lennon’s autograph. Combining Lennon with dozens of other icons of the era, this is an extraordinary piece. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 235

815. Beatles: Mimi Smith. ALS signed

813. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Unusual vintage circa 1963–1964

glossy 3.25 x 3.5 snapshot photo of a television showing McCartney during a performance, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Love, Paul McCartney, xxx.” In very good condition, with scattered creases, light soiling, and a tiny tear to the right edge. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Scarce McCartney-signed Yellow Submarine

“Mimi,” one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, January 21, 1981.

Poignant letter written one month after John Lennon’s death. In part: “I have spoken to Yoko again this evening. She says she can’t open any letters as she is too upset just now. So perhaps you had better leave it a while later. The shock of the shooting is just too much. I’m doing my best to try and accept the awful truth.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds and slight overall haloing to ink.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

816. Beatles: R i n g o S t a r r.

Glossy 9.75 x 7.75 head-andshoulders photo of Starr, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good condition, with a small tape-repaired tear to top edge, scattered creasing, and some skipping to the signature. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

817. Beatles: Ringo Starr.

814. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Yellow Submarine album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with slight rubbing and edgewear, and a price sticker affixed to back cover. The record is included. A boldly signed copy of the 1969 soundtrack, the first signed Yellow Submarine we have offered. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300 236 | August 12, 2015 | CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Color 6.25 x 6.25 cardstock photo of the Beatles, signed in black felt tip, “Ringo.”

In fine condition, with a slight horizontal bend, trivial creasing to top edge, and a slightly grainy quality to the image. Precertified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Bopper sings the blues: “Memories got me felling way down low” 818. Big Bopper. Stage name of J. P. Richardson (1930–1959) whose big

voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He tragically died in a plane crash along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. Handwritten lyrics, unsigned, one lined page, 3.25 x 6.5, no date. The Big Bopper pens the lyrics to an apparently unpublished song entitled “Dim Dim Lights, (Music Soft & Slow).” In part (spelling and grammar retained): “Dim, Dim Lights Music soft & slow / Memories got me felling [sic] way down low / People around me / a laughin and a dancing / But I keep thinking / of Past romancing.”

Handsomely double-matted and framed with two images to an overall size of 15.25 x 22. In fine condition. Although this song went unrecorded, it was probably inspired by—or served as the inspiration for—early rock and roller Bill Haley’s 1955 hit, ‘Dim, Dim the Lights, (I Want Some Atmosphere).’ A very bold, clean example of the Big Bopper’s songwriting talents. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA and a full letter of authenticity from REAL. The James Collings Collection. Starting Bid $200

Fully signed ‘White Room’ Japanese picture sleeve

819. Eric Clapton. Rare limited edition 16.5 x 11.75 lithograph of Clapton’s artwork for the What Are You Like exhibition, showing Clapton on stage daydreaming of some of his favorite things, numbered 3/50, signed in the lower left in black felt tip. In fine condition, with slight creasing and dings to corners. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

820. Cream. Polydor Records 45 rpm record sleeve for the Japanese single of ‘White Room / Those Were The Days,’ signed on the front in blue felt tip by Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce.

Creasing to edges and the signatures overlapping each other, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 237

Full handwritten lyrics for Cash’s first smash hit 821. Johnny Cash. Hand-

written lyrics to Cash’s hit song ‘I Walk the Line’ on a white 9 x 11.25 sheet, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Johnny Cash, 1956.” Cash pens four verses from the song, in part: “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine / I keep my eyes wide open all the time / I keep the ends out for the tie that binds / Because you’re mine, I walk the line / I find it very easy to be true / I find myself alone when each days thru / Yes I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you / Because you’re mine I walk the line.”

Cash makes a pair of corrections, and adds “Repeat Verse 1” at the conclusion. In fine condition, with a spot of trivial brushing. Written

by Cash for his first wife Vivian Liberto while he was stationed as an Air Force radio operator in Germany, ‘I Walk the Line’ was recorded in 1956 and became Cash’s first number one Billboard hit, remaining on the record charts for over 43 weeks and selling over two million copies. A wonderful, complete lyric sheet, crisply penned by the man in black in the year of its release. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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The legendary jam band’s original five members 822. Grateful Dead. Cream-bodied Fender Squier Stratocaster elec-

tric guitar, signed on the pickguard in blue felt tip by Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzmann, and on the body by Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart.

Light scuffing and a few dings to body, trivial irregular ink adhesion to a single letter of the Garcia signature, and a few marks affecting a portion of the Hart signature, otherwise fine condition. Signed by all five original members—the band’s formation now celebrating its 50th anniversary—this is a fantastic piece for any Dead collector. Oversized. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $500

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Handsome portrait of the esteemed American composer

824. George Gershwin. Dis-

823. George Gershwin. Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Gershwin, payable to Quaker Ridge Golf Club for $3, September 6, 1933. In fine condition, with a vertical fold (trivially affecting a portion of the last name) and expected bank stamps and cancellation holes. Gershwin composed the music for two plays in 1933—Pardon My English and Let’Em Eat Cake, the sequel to the Pulitzer prize-winning Of Thee I Sing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

tinguished vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Gershwin in near-profile

by Nicholas Haz, signed vertically and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Miss Mary Case Hart, Every good wish, George Gershwin, Feb. 1930.”

In very good condition, with a few diagonal creases, trivial silvering, and trimmed edges.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Fantastic 1969 receipt for cash “from ‘Are You Experienced’ account” 825. Jimi Hendrix. DS, one page, 8 x 11, November 3, 1969. A typed receipt on Michael Jeffrey Management, Inc., letterhead. In full: “Received from G. Stickells, cash, from ‘Are You Experienced’ account, the sum of $3,500.00.” In fine condition, with a horizontal fold passing through Hendrix’s signature and expected document wear. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. During this period Jimi was recording demos with with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums—the Band of Gypsys—at Record Plant in New York, where Hendrix had recorded much of Electric Ladyland. They developed much of their repertoire through improvisational jamming during these sessions but never recorded final tracks at Record Plant. A fabulous document from shortly after Hendrix’s performance at Woodstock, signed as he worked to advance his musical style with the Band of Gypsys. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $500

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826. Billie Holiday. Magnificent vintage glossy 8 x 10

head-and-shoulders publicity photo of the legendary jazz singer, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Denis, Best of everything always, Billie Holiday.” In fine condition, with light scattered creases and a tack hole to the lower border.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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See page 81 for another fantastic photo of the jazz legend from the collection of Chip Logan.

827. Michael Jackson. Handwritten notes on the subject of religion, unsigned, one page, 6 x 9, no date. A page of Jackson’s notes, headed “Love.” In part: “Agape love,=love between God and neighbor.

John 13:34 a commandment to love one another, not a request to love but a command…John 4:7–10 loved us so much he gave his son, to wash our sins…Pray ask Jehovah to forgive those who sin against us.” In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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828. Jefferson Airplane. Official floaterstyle RIAA gold sales award presented “to Paul Kantner to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the Grunt Records long-playing record album ‘Surrealistic Pillow.’” Signed and inscribed on the original frame backing in black felt tip, “Thanks for helping out! Grace Slick,” “To Judy, with all our love, Thanks, Paul Kanter, Starship, 83,” “Judy—Love, Marty Balin,” “Jack Casady,” and “Mickey Thomas,” and in silver ink, “To Judy—Thanks ever so much, love, David Freiberg” and “To Judy, Love & Best Wishes, Pete Sears.” Framed with its disc, plate, and a small image of the album cover to an overall size of 16.75 x 20.75. In very good condition, with the disc label detached and loose in frame, light chipping to the frame, and some tears, creasing, and a tape-repaired lower left corner to backing. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Rare oversized action shot of the Zeppelin drummer 829. Led Zeppelin: John Bonham. Rare

vintage matte-finish 12 x 10 photo of Bonham at his drum kit, signed against the bright white background in blue ballpoint, “Best Wishes, John Bonham.”

In very good condition, with a large tape-repaired tear extending from the top edge through the left side of his face, moderate scattered creases, and a couple trivial moisture spots to the first letter of his signature. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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830. Led Zeppelin: Plant and Page. Scarce Stairway To Heaven

Special 20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition promo pack featuring a 7˝ vinyl record and CD contained within an 8.25 x 12 pop-up folder, signed inside in black felt tip by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Includes the original story sheet. In very good condition, with one of the pop-up elements detached from the folder base. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

831. Madonna. Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed

by Madonna, “Madonna Ciccone,” payable to Dalia Bernadino for $100, June 5, 1988. Madonna adds “Man, Wax” to the memo field.

A central vertical fold, staple holes to upper left, trivial soiling and creasing, and expected bank stamps (affecting the first name of the signature), otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

833. The McCoys. Indiana rock group best known for their 1965 single ‘Hang On Sloopy.’

Uncommon glossy 10 x 8 Willard Alexander publicity photo of The McCoys, signed in blue ballpoint by Rick Zehringer, Randy Zehringer, Ronnie Brandon, and Randy Jo Hobbs. In very good condition, with dampstaining and surface loss to upper portion (affecting portions of the signatures). Originates from the collection of record producer and entertainer Timothy D. Kehr. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 834. The Motels. Glossy 10 x

832. The Mamas and the Papas. DS, one page, 8.5 x

11, September 25, 1967. Document canceling and nullifying a prior agreement with Dunhill Records. Signed at the conclusion in ink by John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Dennis Doherty, and Cass Elliot, and countersigned by the president of Dunhill Records. Punch and staple holes to top edge, two small tears to right edge, and trivial creasing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

8 Capitol Records publicity photo of The Motels, signed in black felt tip by Marty Jourard and Guy Perry, and in black ink by Martha Davis, Michael Goodroe, Scott Thurston, and Brian Glascock, with Davis and Goodroe signing first names only. In fine condition, with slight haloing to the Jourard signature and moderate contrast to the Goodroe signature against his dark shirt. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 243

Monk comes to terms with the haunting melody of ‘Ruby, My Dear’ 835. Thelonious Monk. Idiosyncratic pia-

nist, composer, and arranger (1917–1982) who takes a place among the most innovative and influential figures of modern jazz. DS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, February 6, 1945. Agreement between Monk and Monogram Music to publish Monk’s song entitled ‘Ruby,’ receiving royalties of three cents per copy for sheet music or orchestrations and “50% of the net amount of all royalties from commercial phonograph records, transcriptions, synchronizing fees, or foreign royalties which are received by the Publisher from the exploitation of the Composition.”

Nicely signed on the reverse in fountain pen and countersigned by Walter Fuller. Written adjacent to the typed title of the song in an unknown hand, “Manhatan [sic] Moods,” the song’s original title.

Punch holes to top edge, scattered small edge tears and chips, and three horizontal creases, otherwise fine condition. Originally dubbed ‘Manhattan Moods,’ Monk changed the name of the song to ‘Ruby’ as an ode to Rubie Richardson—the best friend of his older sister Marion and Monk’s first love—and for the simple reason that he deemed it a better fit. First recorded in 1947 and then redone in 1950 as a feature for his early mentor, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, the song is often regarded as Monk’s most romantic piece. Starting Bid $200

Eye-catching guitar signed by all four members

836. Pink Floyd. Bright blue-bodied Fender Squier ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink by David Gilmour, and on the white pickguard in various color felt tip by Roger Waters, Rick Wright, and Nick Mason. In fine condition. Accompanied by four photos taken at time of signing and a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Guitars signed by all four band members are rather uncommon and highly desired by collectors. Oversized. Starting Bid $300

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Exceptional fully signed Dark Side of the Moon 837. Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon

album signed and inscribed on the front cover in gold ink, “To Keith, David Gilmore,” “Roger Waters,” “Nick Mason,” and in silver ink, “Richard Wright.” In fine condition, with some creasing to lower left corner, and slight irregular ink adhesion to portions of Waters’s signature. The record is included. Consignor notes that the Gilmore, Wright, and Mason signatures were obtained following a concert at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1987; the Waters signature was obtained at a later date. Accompanied by a ticket stub from the aforementioned performance. A boldly signed example of their groundbreaking album, which spent an unprecedented 741 weeks on the Billboard charts. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

Love Me Tender publicity photo signed in 1957 838. Elvis Presley. Vintage

glossy 8 x 9.75 publicity photo for Love Me Tender, with Elvis in a striped shirt and cowboy hat, bearing a stamped signature next to the image; signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “To De De and Sharon, Elvis Presley.” In very good condition, with moderate noticeable creasing and impressions from Presley’s signature showing through to image side; the reverse shows lesser creasing and is overall very clean and attractive. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, Sharon Bastley, stating, in part: “My father worked as a policeman in St. Louis, Mo. He also worked security at Kiel Auditorium…circa 1955, when Elvis performed there…While on duty at the performance, Dad acquired the glossy photo that I have directly from Elvis…Elvis stayed at the Chase Hotel…Dad had Elvis sign the back of this photo to my sister DeDee and myself.” Presley played the Kiel Auditorium on March 29, 1957, to a sold out crowd of 11,000 wearing his iconic gold lame suit. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Signed at the Las Vegas slots in 1964 839. Elvis Presley. Vintage circa 1964 ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Susan, Elvis Presley,” on an off-white 6.75 x 3.5 casino ‘game credit record’ card. Moderate scattered creases, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient’s daughter, Susan, in part: “In 1964, my mother visited my aunt...and her uncle accompanied them to Las Vegas...My mother was at a slot machine and looked through to the other side and saw Elvis Presley across from her. (You need to picture this little 5´ lady).

She scurried around the machines and told him that her daughter (me) was an ardent fan and could she have his autograph for me. She said he ‘looked at me like, sure lady, for your daughter?’ but asked my name and then signed the card to me.” A nice signature with a charming Las Vegas backstory. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Christmas with Queen 840.

Queen.

Christmas card featuring a multicultural nativity scene on the front, measuring 5.25 x 3.25 closed, signed inside around a printed holiday greeting in felt tip and ballpoint by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

841. Otis Redding. DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, April 19, 1966.

Agreement between Redding and International Performers Corporation in which he agrees to “furnish the services of himself plus nine additional musicians and/or vocalists for a period of one week…Artist further agrees that while appearing at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, that the Producer shall present one live television and one live radio show at no extra cost.”

Signed at the bottom of the first page in blue ballpoint by Redding, “Otis Redding,” and initialed on the second page, “OR,” with a secretarial signature below. In very good condition, with expected document wear, scattered soiling, and several rust marks. From the archives of agent and founder of Capricorn records Phil Walden. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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842. Jimmie Rodgers. ALS in pencil, signed “James,” three pages, 7.75 x 4.75,

March 2, 1920. Letter to his aunt, Dara Bozeman. In part: “I know I have been slow about writing to you but I have been going from place to place, and haven’t had time to write, and I am going to send your $10.00 dollars soon as I can possibly get it, but aunt Dara I have had to pawn my watch to get money to eat on. I have a very good job working between Delta Point La and Shreveport but having a hard time.” Includes an original mailing envelope from a different letter to his aunt, postmarked January 2, 1928, with the primary address in another hand but return address written by Rodgers, incorporating his full name, “Jimmie Rodgers.” Suede-matted and framed with an album cover to an overall size of 22.25 x 22.25. Two vertical folds (one passing through the last letter of the signature), a small tear to the bottom of the first page, and a few creases, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The one you’ve been waiting for” 843. Rolling Stones. Fantastic vintage circa 1965 promotional ad for Out of Our Heads clipped from a newspaper or magazine, 10.25 x 7.75, signed in red ballpoint by Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Bill Wyman, and in blue ballpoint by Keith Richards and Charlie Watts. Toned tape remnants to edges, one small piece of tape affecting Jones’s signature, and a couple tiny stains, otherwise fine condition. The ad bills their third studio album as “The one you’ve been waiting for” and “a great new LP.” A highly desirable larger-than-usual fully signed example.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

845. Rolling Stones. Program for the Rolling Stones’

Urban Jungle European tour of 1990, 11 x 14, signed inside on the first two pages in black felt tip by Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts (ins), Bill Wyman, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Bobby Keys, Chuck Leavell, and Bernard Fowler. The Watts and Wyman signatures a shade light, a central vertical crease to the front cover, and slight scattered creasing to front and back covers, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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“Exile on Main St.” guitar signed by six Stones

846. Rolling Stones. Light cream-bodied Fender Squire Telecaster electric guitar, signed on the pickguard in felt tip by Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman, and on the body by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Mick Taylor, who adds “Exile on Main St.” The pickup selector switch cleanly snapped off but still present, otherwise fine condition. A gorgeous guitar highlighted by the presence of six band members and Taylor’s reference to the group’s mammoth 1972 double album. Oversized. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $500

Exceptional multi-signed Let It Bleed album 847. Rolling Stones. Let It Bleed album signed boldly on the front cover in felt tip

by Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, and Keith Richards, who adds, “Happy Birthday, Love.” Also signed by keyboard players Ian Stewart and Nicky Hopkins, who adds “Best Wishes.” In fine condition, with some light edgewear and trivial rubbing to lower portion, in no way affecting the signatures. The record is not included. A superb example of the Stones’ tenth full-length release, signed by a remarkable seven band members.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Lyrics for Tattoo You’s liner notes, corrected

by Jagger himself

850. Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Dallas-based rock

band best known for the hits ‘Wooly Bully’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood.’ Scarce glossy 10 x 8 MGM Records publicity photo of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Sam the Sham,” “To Tim, Best of luck, Todd,” “To Tim, Best Wishes, Billy Bennett,” “For Tim, Best Always, Tony Gerace (Bass Guitar),” and “To Tim, All the Best, Frankie,” who adds a musical note. In fine condition, with slight soiling and surface loss to lower border, and a few stray ink marks and trivial spreading to the Bennett inscription.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

851. Sex Pistols.

848. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger. Typed lyrics for ‘Hang Fire,’ one page, 8.5 x 11, copied Rolling Stones letterhead, circa 1981.

Jagger corrected the lyrics in his own hand, adding “Hang Fire” three times and “Put it on the wire” twice, as well as crossing out a few lines and correcting a typo. In fine condition, with a few mild creases.

These lyrics were originally typed out by an assistant to use in the production of liner notes for Tattoo You; Jagger then corrected any mistakes. Original Rolling Stones lyrics are extremely rare and only a handful have come to market. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the original lineup of the Sex Pistols, signed in black felt tip by Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, and Glen Matlock. In fine condition, with trivial scuffing to a portion of Matlock’s first name. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

849. The Runaways. Desir-

able collection of fourteen firstgeneration color satin-finish candid photos of The Runaways taken during a performance at Cleveland’s Agora Ballroom in July 1976, each approximately 3.25 x 3.5, four signed and inscribed on the reverse in ballpoint by the musician pictured, “To Mike, Rock-n-Roll! Love, Joan Jett,” “To Mike, All my love, Sandy West,” “Mike, Get a new picture! I look awful here! If you do get a new one, send it to me! Love, Jackie Fox,” and “Lita Ford.” In overall fine condition, with trivial toning and the Jett signature a shade light. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 249

Rare fully signed Sex Pistols single from the day Sid Vicious played nice 852. Sex Pistols. Virgin Re-

cords 45 rpm record of the Sex Pistols single ‘Holidays in the Sun / Satellite,’ signed on the reverse of the picture sleeve by the full band in black felt tip, “Sid,” “Steve Jones,” “Paul Cook,” and “Johnny Rotten.” Light scattered creases, a couple tiny edge tears, and a bit of trivial skipping to ink, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance describing the circumstances of the signing. The original recipient obtained these autographs when he attended the first of the Sex Pistols’ two shows at Ivanhoe’s nightclub in Huddersfield, England, on Christmas Day 1977—one of the most unusual gigs they ever played. They put on a matinee show to benefit the children of British firefighters, who had been on strike for nine weeks and were struggling to support their families. The Sex Pistols brought badges, stickers, and posters for the kids, as well as a giant cake. They even omitted the swear words from their songs because of the children, returning to their typical uncensored lyrics for the later performance that evening. These would be the last shows the Sex Pistols played in the UK, as they broke up just a few weeks later in mid-January. Fully signed Sex Pistols items are scarce given the band’s brief existence and early death of Sid Vicious, with this example enhanced by its interesting story. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

853. Frank Sinatra. Excep-

tional color glossy 10.5 x 13.25 photo of Sinatra, signed on his cuff in blue felt tip.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 20.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from a friend of the original recipient, in full: “This photo was signed in Atlantic City, NJ by Sinatra for my friend Don Hurley, an A. C. police officer who worked P/T for Sinatra as a bodyguard when Sinatra visited. The photo was signed in Don’s presence.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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854. U2. Original pressing of their October album signed on the

front cover in black felt tip, “Bono,” “Larry,” “Edge,” and “Adam.” Some brushing to the Edge signature, light creasing and edgewear, and a small sticker affixed to upper right corner, otherwise fine condition.

The record is included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

855. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Texas Flood album signed on the back cover in black felt tip, “Stevie Ray Vaughan, ‘89,” “Tommy Shannon,” “Chris Layton,” and “Reese Wynans.” In very good condition, with areas of surface loss along top edge, trivial soiling, slight creasing to edges, and irregular adhesion to the signatures; the Vaughan signature remains bold and clear. The record is included. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Choice fully signed Polydor press photo 856. The Who. Vintage glossy 5 x 7 Polydor Records German press

photo of The Who, signed in blue ballpoint by Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Roger Daltrey. In fine condition, with the Townshend and Moon signatures overlapping, and a bit of light contrast to portions of signatures against dark areas of the image. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

857. The Who. Signed book: The Who: Maximum R&B. First edition. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1982. Softcover, 10.25 x 11, 168 pages. Signed on the inside of the front cover in blue ballpoint by John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, and Kenney Jones, and in black felt tip by Pete Townshend, who signs again on the adjacent full band image. Trivial stray ink marks to inside of the front cover, show-through from signatures to reverse, light creasing, and slight adhesive remnants from removed price tag to front cover, otherwise fine condition. A nice assemblage of the post-Moon lineup in a desirable title, the definitive Who guidebook. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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858. The 5th Dimension Starting Bid $200

861. Bay City Rollers

862. Beach Boys

865. Black Sabbath

866. The Buckinghams

Starting Bid $200

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869. Joe Cocker’s Big Blues Band Starting Bid $200

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870. Deep Purple Starting Bid $200

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859. G. G. Allin

860. Louis Armstrong

863. Bunny Berigan

864. Leonard Bernstein

867. Chicago

868. Joe Cocker

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871. The Doors Starting Bid $200

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872. Grand Funk Railroad Starting Bid $200

873. Heart

874. Jan and Dean

875. Maurice Jarre

876. Jethro Tull

877. Elton John

878. B. B. King

879. B. B. King

880. Jerry Lee Lewis

882. Morrissey

883. Rick Nelson

886. The Police

887. Procol Harum

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881. Kris Kristofferson Starting Bid $200

884. The Osmonds Starting Bid $200

885. Edith Piaf Starting Bid $200

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888. Ratt

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892. Sam and Dave Starting Bid $200

895. Bruce Springsteen Starting Bid $200

889. REO Speedwagon Starting Bid $200

890. David Ruffin Starting Bid $200

893. Del Shannon and Barry Sadler Starting Bid $200

896. Steppenwolf Starting Bid $200

899. Ten Years After Starting Bid $200

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897. Talking Heads Starting Bid $200

900. Van Halen Starting Bid $200

891. Rush

Starting Bid $200

894. Patti Smith Starting Bid $200

898. James Taylor Starting Bid $200

901. Whitesnake Starting Bid $200

classic entertainment Impressive assortment of two hundred books

902. Actors, Athletes, and Celebrities. Diverse collection of two hundred books, mostly hardcover, each signed by a different actor,

actress, athlete, or celebrity, including: Tony Blair, Jimmy Connors, Buster Crabbe, Carrie Fisher, Helen Hayes, Charlton Heston, Stan Lee, Sugar Ray Leonard, Annie Leibovitz, Sophia Loren, Frank McCourt, Roger Moore, and Shaquille O’Neal. In overall fine condition. A complete list of signers and titles is available online at RRAuction.com. Interested parties are encouraged to view the collection in person at our offices or call us with specific inquiries, as this collection is sold as-is and no returns will be accepted. Starting Bid $500

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903. Actors and Actresses. Collection of twelve ink and fountain pen signatures from various actors and actresses, primarily consisting of 6 x 4.25 album pages bearing affixed images of the signers, including: Ronald Colman, Mary Astor, Charles Coburn, Melvyn Douglas, Joan Fontaine, Van Heflin, Mary Martin, Mercedes McCambridge, Ray Milland, Allen Jenkins (slip), Zasu Pitts (slip), and Cecil B. DeMille (check). In overall fine condition, with light creasing, trimmed corners and edges to the slips, and a vertical fold, and expected bank stamps and cancellation holes to the check. Starting Bid $200

Exceedingly rare portrait of Amos ‘n’ Andy’s scheming ‘Kingfish’ 904. Amos and Andy: Tim Moore. Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Moore in his classic TV role, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “My best wishes to Sue, Tim Moore, ‘Kingfish,’ Amos ‘n’ Andy, TV.” In fine condition, with some creasing to corners, and slight silvering to dark areas of the background. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. An ideal and virtually unobtainable signed photo of the elusive comic actor—the only example we have ever seen. Starting Bid $200

‘Hel-l-o-o-o-!” from Andy 905. Amos and Andy: Spencer Williams. Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Williams chomping on a cigar and tipping his hat, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To: Sue, from ‘Andy,’ ‘Hel-l-o-o-o-!,’ Spencer Williams Jr, ‘Andy’—Amos N’ Andy, T.V.” In fine condition, with slight creasing to lower borders, and a few trivial spots of soiling. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Williams is extremely difficult to find in any format, especially signed photos of this size, making this an exceptionally desirable piece. Starting Bid $200

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Handsome Spurr portrait of the rotund silent star

906. Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle. Striking vintage sepia matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Arbuckle in a handsome suit and tie, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Dear Ann, There will always be a smile for you, Roscoe.” Blindstamped in the lower right by renowned Hollywood photographer Melbourne Spurr. In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners and uniformly trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

908. P. T. Barnum. ALS, one

page, 8.25 x 10.75, Barnum’s American Museum letterhead, February 27, 1861. Letter to William Shires, encouraging him to open a similar museum in Cincinnati. In full: “I really hope you will succeed in getting up a Museum in Cincinnatti [sic]. If you do so I shall be glad to keep up an interchange of curiosities, for, during the time you were with me I found you competent, correct, energetic & in my opinion, just the man to get up and manage a Museum with great success in Cincinatti [sic]. I trust you will go ahead & get one up.”

Affixed to a brown 10.25 x 13.25 album page from the period. Also includes an 1861 broadside advertising Barnum’s Great Exhibition of Living Wonders, identifying Barnum as the exhibition’s proprietor and Shires as the manager, 6 x 8, affixed to a similar album page. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, trivial foxing, and chipping to edges of the brittle album pages. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

907. Josephine Baker.

Vintage glossy 9.25 x 11.75 Columbia Disques promotional photo of Baker by Studio Lorelle of Paris, signed in fountain pen, “Souvenir de Josephine Baker, 1934.” In very good condition, with scattered surface impressions, tack holes and creasing to corners, dings to edges, and some light soiling. As Baker is uncommon in signed photos of this size, this is an impressive, gorgeous example of the cabaret starlet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

909. Lionel Barrymore. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Barrymore wearing a bow tie, signed in blue ballpoint, “Sincerely, Lionel Barrymore.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Beaton sketches one of his favorite models: “I knew every detail of your face & drew it in every disguise you ever wore” 910. Cecil Beaton. ALS in pencil, signed “Cecil,” one page both

sides, 5.75 x 7.5, Shepheard’s Hotel letterhead, May 1942. Letter to Alice, in part: “You won’t realize it was a thrill for me to take these little snapshots of you. I have taken so many thousands! But you don’t know what a favorite you have always been of mine…when I knew every detail of your face & drew it in every disguise you ever wore. It made me suddenly remember a photograph of you in a field of corn…I have sent the two marked V to ‘Vogue.’” Beaton has added two sketches of a female face below his signature. In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds (both passing through small portions of the signature), and some light creasing. The first original art we have seen from the award-winning photographer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

911. Ingmar Bergman. Five letters in Swedish, including one ALS and four TLSs, most signed “Ingmar,” totaling seven pages, dated from 1964 to 1992. All are to Swedish writer and journalist Ingmar Bjorksten. One Letter dated May 18, 1992, in part (translated): “The editing of Backanterna prevented me from doing it. If you like to have a massive surge of adrenaline, you should begin to cut a videotape with the length of 60.000 meters (30 hours) electronically. This is insufferable work, which nearly brought me to hospital (I never worked electronically before, but I thought I should learn something new at my advanced age…Being angry every day is not useful, at least not for me.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by four original mailing envelopes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fantastic image of Casablanca’s leading lady 912. Ingrid Bergman. Scarce glossy 10 x 8 photo of the iconic ‘As Time Goes By’ scene from the 1942 film Casablanca, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with two small spots inherent to the original negative.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. A scarce and highly desirable signed image, the first of this classic Hollywood moment we have offered.

Starting Bid $200

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The Swedish beauty as French heroine Joan of Arc

Superb portrait of Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick, Dr. Watson 915. Nigel Bruce. Vintage

913. Ingrid Bergman. Exceptional vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo

of Bergman in her iconic role as Joan of Arc, signed in black ink.

In fine condition, with mild creases and a few surface impressions.

Signed photos from this role are scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a Watson-esque Bruce smoking a pipe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To ‘Marg’ with affectionate good wishes, Nigel Bruce, 1945.” In fine condition, with a few nicks and dings to borders and a tiny tear to the right edge.

Bruce was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in the series of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films produced between 1939 and 1946, with his close friend Basil Rathbone playing the titular character; during this same period they starred in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, appearing together in 220 episodes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

916. Humphrey Bogart. Ballpoint signature, “Humphrey Bogart,” 914. Milton Berle. Striking vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait

of a young and debonair Berle by Maurice Seymour, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mush, Milton Berle, June 6/37.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 18. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

on an off-white 3.75 x 3.25 slip. Double-matted and framed with an image of Bogart to an overall size of 17.75 x 22.75. In fine to very good condition, with a partial separation to a diagonal crease along top edge (passing through the top of the last letter of the signature), light toning and soiling, and show-through from tape to reverse. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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917. Francis X. Bushman. American

920. John Carradine.

silent film actor and director (1883–1966) who is best remembered for his role as Messala in the 1925 epic Ben-Hur. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Bushman, payable to his son Ralph E. Bushman for $160, August 20, 1956. In fine condition, with light vertical folds (two passing through two letters of the signature), a spot of soiling, and expected bank stamps, notations, and cancellation holes. Often credited as Francis X. Bushman, Jr., Ralph Everly Bushman appeared in fifty-five films during his career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

918. Henry Calvin.

American comic actor (1918–1975) best known for his role as Sergeant Garcia on the 1950s TV series Zorro. Glossy 8.5 x 10 head–and–shoulders photo of Calvin in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Howard Davis—with warmest personal regards and best wishes always, H. Calvin, 1950.”

In fine condition, with some toning to edges and a notation to lower right corner inherent to the original negative. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

919. Marcel Carne. French film director (1906–1996) who was influential in the poetic realism movement. Glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo of Carne peering through a movie camera, signed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with scattered creasing and scuffing, light soiling, and two small tears to left edge (one repaired with tape). Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Striking matte-finish 8 x 10 United Artists publicity photo of Carradine as Mr. Hatfield from the 1939 film Stagecoach, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, John Carradine.” Reverse bears a Cinelandia stamp. In fine condition, light soiling to borders, a stray ink mark, and toning to left edge. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce photo of the actor who immortalized Dr. Henry Frankenstein

921. Colin Clive. British actor (1900–1937) who earned a place in film history for his performances as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders portrait of Clive, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Colin Clive.” Blindstamped in the lower left corner by Bruno of Hollywood. In fine condition, with a crease to upper right corner, and slight edgewear and surface dings to lower portion. An impressive and uncommonly seen portrait of the famed horror actor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Best Actress Tony Award for the 1974 musical adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun

923. Virginia Capers. Exceptionally desirable American Theater Wing Antoinette Perry Award, commonly known as the ‘Tony,’ the medal measuring 2.75″ in diameter and held in its original 8.25˝ tall stand, engraved on the reverse, “The League of New York Theatres and Producers, Inc. Presents to Virginia Capers, Actress—Musical Star, ‘Raisin,’ For Distinguished Achievement in Theatre, 1974.” The front of the medal features the traditional symbolic dramatic masks raised in relief, encircled with the text, “Antoinette Perry Award.” The black base measures 3.75 x 3.75 and bears an affixed plaque engraved, “American Theatre Wing Tony Award.” Some scattered tarnishing, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by four unsigned photos of Capers.

Virginia Capers (1925–2004) was an accomplished AfricanAmerican actress who studied voice at Julliard and made her Broadway debut in 1957. In Raisin, the musical theatre adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Capers captivated audiences as Mama Lena Younger in the lead role and earned this esteemed Tony Award for her efforts. On the whole, the production was widely acclaimed and received a total of nine Tony nominations, also winning for Best Musical. While Dihann Carroll and Leslie Uggams had received Tonys prior to Capers, they were not the sole recipients in those years; in 1962, both Carroll and Anna Maria Alberghetti won in the same category, and in 1968 Uggams won along with Patricia Routledge. Capers was the first African-American woman to be the sole recipient of this distinguished award. Considering the musical’s relevant subject matter in an era when civil rights remained at the forefront of domestic politics, this highly desirable award holds a special place in both Broadway and American history. Starting Bid $2500 www.RRAuction.com | 261

Striking oversized Pach Bros. portrait 924. Charlie Chaplin.

Outstanding vintage mattefinish 9.75 x 13 formal portrait of Chaplin, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Alice, with love from your old friend, Charlie.” Signed in the lower left in pencil by the photography studio, “Pach Bros., NY.” Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 21.5. Some scattered surface marks, skipping to the last few letters of his signature, and silvering along the bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

926. Bette Davis. Beauti-

ful glossy 7.75 x 9.75 close-up photo of a young Davis wrapped in a fur, signed in black felt tip.

Double-matted to an overall size of 13.25 x 16.25.

In fine condition, with a couple trivial surface dings.

Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

927. Sean Flynn. American

actor and photojournalist (born 1941), son of Errol Flynn, who disappeared in Cambodia in 1970 during an assignment covering the Vietnam War. It is believed that Flynn was killed by the Khmer Rouge in 1971, and he was declared legally dead in 1984. Glossy 9 x 6.75 photo of Flynn from the 1964 film Mission to Venice, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with evenly trimmed edges, trivial soiling to upper left corner, and slight show-through from writing to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

928. Cary Grant.

925. Bette Davis. Lovely vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 12.75 portrait

of Davis in near-profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Horace C. Tracy, from Bette Davis.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 21.5. In fine condition, with slight silvering and creasing to edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of Grant, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joseph Boiler, with appreciation and good wishes, Cary Grant.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 17.5. In fine condition, with scattered spots of toning to left side. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

929. Audrey Hepburn. Glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of Hepburn from the 1959 film The Nun’s Story, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “Pour Andre, Audrey Hepburn.” Reverse bears a Warner Brothers photography stamp. In fine condition, with evenly trimmed edges and a small crease to upper left corner tip. Hepburn received an Academy Award nomination for Best Leading Actress for her role as Sister Luke.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

930. Alfred Hitchcock. Magnificent vintage semi-glossy 10.5 x 13.5 portrait of Hitchcock engulfed in shadow, nicely signed in white pencil. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 19.75 x 22.5. In fine condition, with some trivial surface impressions. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I vanish 12 elephants per week, and twill be hard to continue, as they may get scarce” 931. Harry Houdini. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, February 27, 1918. Letter to journalist and fellow magician Edwin Fay Rice, in part: “Kit Clarke was in to see the show tiday [sic] at the Hippodrome, and saw the Elephant disappear.

They come high but must have them. I vanish 12 elephants per week, and twill be hard to continue, as they may get scarce. Hoover may even be after me, for you k[n]ow 12 elephants amounts to a lot of meat. Don’t forget to go [o] ver Kit Clark’s Gift show article, and see what additions and improvements as well as corrections you mqy [sic] find ot [sic] add. If you want another copy of copies let me know.”

Nicely matted and framed with a portrait of the illusionist to an overall size of 18.75 x 15.25. In fine condition, with slightly pronounced central vertical fold.

Debuting at New York’s colossal Hippodrome Theater, Houdini’s famous vanishing elephant trick involved a fiveton, eight-foot tall elephant and an even larger cabinet into which it would be coaxed. The doors would close, the curtains would drop, and a dozen men would spin the cabinet until the structure’s back was facing the audience; when opened to the crowd, the elephant was ‘vanished.’ An excellent letter referring to one of his largest-scale tricks. The James Collings Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Spectacular portrait of the illusionist 932. Harry Houdini. Splendid matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Houdini in profile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my old Pal of Twenty years Dr. R. B. Lothian, Good Luck, Houdini, March 2/20, To S. G. A.” Handsomely doublesuede-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.75 x 16.75.

In fine condition. The recipient is probably Robert Bain Lothian, a prominent physician in Glasgow. Houdini toured the United Kingdom in 1920 as a part of his ongoing crusade to debunk beliefs in spirits and the occult. It was during March that he first met Arthur Conan Doyle, a staunch believer in spiritualism, with whom he formed a famous friendship.

An absolutely exquisite portrait signed during an important period of Houdini’s international fame. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Kelly at her most glamorous 933. Grace Kelly. Beautiful

semi–glossy 7 x 9 photo of Kelly resting a hand on her cheek, signed in the lower right in black felt tip.

Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 18.5. In fine condition.

An enchanting, uninscribed image of the adored actress-turned-princess. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Kubrick endorses a request “to borrow prints of ‘2001’ and ‘Lolita’” 934. Stanley Kubrick. Uncommon TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, August 9, 1972.

Letter to Rex McGee, in part: “With respect to Fear and Desire, I’m afraid I don’t know where any prints can be found. With respect to attending the USC Cinema Retrospective, much as I would like to do it, I am afraid that my schedule would not permit me to. I suggest that you write to Douglas Netter at MGM in Culver City, and say to him that we have corresponded, and that I have asked you to get in touch with him in order to borrow prints of ‘2001’ and ‘Lolita.’ I don’t guarantee results, but I think that if anyone will do this for you, he will.” In fine condition, with light overall toning and trivial dings to bottom edge. A great letter mentioning two of his most acclaimed films.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Choice uninscribed Laurel and Hardy

935. Laurel and Hardy. Superlative matte-finish 6.75 x 4.75 photo of the pair side-by-side in their trademark bowler hats, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Stan Laurel” and “Oliver Hardy.” Attractively double-matted to an overall size of 12.5 x 10.75. In very fine condition.

An exceptional example in terrific condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

937. Vivien Leigh. Partially colorized vintage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, signed in the lower right in fountain pen. In fine condition, with the signature a couple shades light. A lovely example of one of Hollywood’s most desirable signed photographs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

938. Vivien Leigh. Elegant vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo

of Leigh from the 1942 play The Doctor’s Dilemma, signed in fountain pen, “With best wishes, Vivien Leigh.” Double-matted to an overall size of 13 x 16. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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939. Sergio Leone. Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the ‘Spaghetti

Western’ genre (1929–1989). Satin-finish 4 x 5.75 photo of Leone working at his desk, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with one stray ink mark. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The debonair Count Dracula 940. Bela Lugosi. Excessively desirable vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait of

Lugosi in his role as Count Dracula, prominently signed in fountain pen against his white shirt, “Sincerely, Bela Lugosi.” Handsomely double-matted in blood-red and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.75. In fine condition, with a few insignificant surface creases. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. A supremely desirable image from the unforgettable 1931 Universal horror classic. Starting Bid $300

Rare fully signed Marx Brothers close-up 941. Marx Brothers. Vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 7 photo of the Marx Brothers in a fantastic three-in-a-row pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Regards to Mollie, from Groucho Marx,” “Harpo,” and “Chico.” Nicely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 15.5. In fine condition, with a small spot of discoloration to the upper left and Chico’s signature a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Important archive of Schrader’s papers from the production of his Japanese masterpiece, Mishima 942. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

Archive of material from the estate of Academy Award–nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader that follows the genesis and production of his 1985 Japaneselanguage film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, which was based on the life and work of novelist Yukio Mishima. First is an item from the inspiration of the film, a rare signed Japanese softcover limited edition artist print of Behind the Closed Door, numbered 402/525, 8.5 x 10.75, signed on a free end page in Japanese in blue ballpoint by Yukio Mishima.

The film’s conception is represented by the English-language material present in the archive, the first being a typed film treatment for Mishima by Paul and Leonard Schrader, 14 pages, outlining their purpose and offering a synopsis of the plot; this is followed by a brief typed draft, 26 pages, identified on the title page as “Exhibit B, ‘First Draft Script’”; an additional 46-page draft reveals substantial revisions to “Exhibit B” in addition to the increased length; and a final English script, presumably a final or close-to-final draft, nearly triples this in length, totaling 108 pages.

Perhaps most interesting are four working scripts in Japanese, 9.5 x 9.25, 176 pages, three bearing a few handwritten notations inside, and one heavily annotated on nearly every page, with many additional handwritten note sheets stapled within. Notes are untranslated yet demonstrate immense dedication to the film’s production.

The final items come from post-production work, and include 12 glossy 6.5 x 4.75 photos showing various aspects of the seppuku scene, a press folder containing 14 glossy 10 x 8 promotional stills from the movie and over 50 pages of information about the production, and a thick spiral-bound press kit. Also included is a hardcover Japanese edition of the 1986 Mishima book, 5.25 x 7.5, 270 pages, signed and inscribed in Japanese on the first free end page to Len and Chieko Schrader by the film’s star, Ken Ogata.

Yukio Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century, and the film does him justice. An extraordinary archive that demonstrates the impressive depth with which the Schrader brothers approached the film. Starting Bid $200

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943. Thomas Mitchell. Ac-

tor (1892–1962) who portrayed Scarlett O’Hara’s father in Gone with the Wind and Uncle Billy in It’s a Wonderful Life. Choice vintage glossy 7.75 x 9 photo of Mitchell wearing a cap and striped tie, signed in fountain pen. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 15.

In fine condition. The James Collings Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

944. Kim Novak. Seductive

glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Novak posing in a negligee, signed in black ink. Double-matted to an overall size of 13.25 x 16.25.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

945. Arthur Penn. American director and producer (1922–2010) who earned critical acclaim for the films The Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde, Alice’s Restaurant, and Little Big Man. Two photos: a satin-finish 4 x 5 portrait of Penn, signed in the lower right in black ink; and a glossy 10 x 8 Warner Brothers publicity photo of Penn on the set of his 1989 film Penn & Teller Get Killed, humorously signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Matt again, Arthur Penn.”

Reverse of the satin-finish bears a Paul Kolnik photography stamp. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an original mailing envelope.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

20th Century Fox accommodates the emerging starlet in 1952 946. Marilyn Monroe. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11,

June 5, 1952. An agreement between 20th Century Fox and Monroe concerning adjustments in Monroe’s compensation schedule under her original 1950 agreement with the studio. In part: “Pursuant to your request to have your salary pro-rated over the balance of Option (a) of your contract, this will confirm our mutual understanding…Please understand that this arrangement is for your convenience only, and in no way affects your original contract, nor does it affect any additional monies due you.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Monroe and countersigned

by Paymaster A. W. DeWeese. In fine condition, with expected document wear.

Only days after Monroe executed this contract, she flew to New York to begin filming Niagara, spending the week upstate and the weekends in New York City with her new boyfriend, Joe DiMaggio, who she had begun dating early in the year. It was in 1952 that Monroe began her rapid rise to stardom as she took on more substantial film roles. She had appeared on the cover of Life in April, who billed her as ‘The Talk of Hollywood.’ Then, in September 1952, Fox released Monkey Business in which she appeared with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers—it was in that film that Monroe appeared with her signature platinum-blond hair. As a document from the start of Monroe’s apotheotic rise to pop culture superstar, this is an extraordinary and significant contract. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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947. Gregory Peck. Handsome vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9 photo of Peck from early in his career, signed in fountain pen. Double-matted to an overall size of 12.75 x 15.75. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

948. Rod Serling. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Cayuga Productions, ‘The Twilight Zone’ letterhead, March 21, 1960. Letter to Joseph Campbell, in part: “In all honesty, I didn’t read your script with great and intensive concentration. I ‘browsed’—simply because there just was nothing I could do with it even if I’d have fallen in love with it at first sight. As you may know, I wrote Rank and File for CBS and that seems to have pretty much answered what little need there was for a definitive labor story or at least an attempt at a definitive labor story. Beyond this, since I’m only producing a half hour series and would have no need for any hour material of this specialized nature, it was pretty academic even to peruse it as little as I did.” Some toning to edges, two small areas of discoloration to left edge, slight show-through from office notation to reverse, and trivial creasing to upper left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter of thanks after her wedding to Polanski: “The reception was so packed—I couldn’t even find Roman” 949. Sharon Tate. American actress (born 1943) and wife of director Roman Polanski who was murdered by the Manson Family in 1969. Rare ALS signed “Roman & Sharon,” one page, 8.25 x 11, floral stationery letterhead, no date but postmarked March 7, 1968.

Letter to Anna Willoughby, in full: “Sorry I didn’t get to chat with you—but the reception was so packed—I couldn’t even find Roman. Thank you so much for the mugs—I want you to know those are the only 2 cups we have in the house! We should be on our way back in a month or so—we hope to see you then.” In fine condition, with trivial toning to expected mailing folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Tate’s own hand, and a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Tate and Polanski were married in January of 1968, and followed the ceremony with a star-studded reception at the Playboy Club, where Hefner’s bunnies served champagne to the likes of Joan Collins, Michael Caine, James Fox, and John Mills. This letter’s recipient, dancer Anna Willoughby, would later appear in Polanski’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth—a gory 1970 retelling created as he dealt with the murder of his beloved bride. A scarce letter penned just two months after the highly publicized marriage—and only a year before her tragic end at the hands of the Manson Family. Starting Bid $300

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951. Howard Thurston. Stage magician from Ohio (1869–1936),

950. Shirley Temple. Adorable vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9.25 photo of Temple leaning her head on her shoulder, signed in fountain pen, “Love, Shirley Temple.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 19. In fine condition, with her last name a shade light. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

whose enormous traveling magic show required eight train cars to transport his props across the country. Remarkable vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders portrait of a suited Thurston published

by Ohio’s Baker Art Gallery, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For one of the many ‘Johnny Jones,’ Cordially, Howard Thurston, April/30.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 15. In fine condition, with a bit of discoloration to the left background. The James Collings Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I send you information for my ‘Journal of Shooting of Fahrenheit 451’” 952. Francois Truffaut. TLS in French, signed “Francois,” one onionskin page,

8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, August 8, 1980. Letter to the writer Stanley Hochman in New York, in part (translated): “I send you information for the small French book…The American Night and my ‘Journal of Shooting of Fahrenheit 451’…The first text was published by Grove Press in America but the second could possibly be a little interesting and economic work…Gallimard finally decided to take an interest in a little cinema and they have created a collection directed

by Jean Narboni of Cahiers du Cinema. They seem interested in a translation of your Faulkner and Film; I hope they contact you shortly.” Truffant makes a few handwritten emendations to the text. In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds, a date stamp to upper right, and some creasing to upper portion.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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953. TV Stars.

Collection of approximately 95 credit card receipts from Hollywood’s Le Dome Restaurant, most circa late 1980s, 4.75 x 3.25, signed by an array of celebrities, including: Peter Falk, Diahann Carroll, Connie Stevens, Lee Majors, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Polly Bergen, Goldie Hawn, Don Knotts, David Hasselhoff, Mark Harmon, John Ritter, Florence Henderson, Don Johnson, Angie Dickinson, Jaclyn Smith, Robin Givens, Audrey Landers, Ed Asner, Vanna White, Lisa Hartman, Betty White, Sally Struthers, Merv Griffin, Joan Collins, Catherine Bach, and seventy others. In overall fine condition. Le Dome Restaurant on Sunset Strip was one of Hollywood’s hotspots for the rich and famous, becoming one of the most popular celebrity hangouts of the 1980s. A unique format with a classic Hollywood association. Starting Bid $200

Remarkable early portrait of the future rough-and-tumble gunslinger 955. John Wayne.

Exceptionally early vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 portrait of Wayne in profile, contained within an 11 x 14.5 presentation mat, handsomely signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To John Day, Best Wishes, John Wayne.”

In very good condition, with toning and a few stains to the mat, a crease to the upper left border of the mat, chipping to mat edges, and a bit of soiling just below the inscription.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

956. Erich von Stroheim. Vin-

tage glossy 4 x 5.5 photo of von Stroheim as Captain von Rauffenstein in the 1937 film La Grande Illusion, signed on the front in fountain pen, “Good luck!

Erich von Stroheim,” and inscribed on the reverse, “For your little daughter.” Trimmed edges, crazing to emulsion, and slight showthrough from inscription to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

954. Vintage Hollywood Lobby Cards. Great collection of 71 vintage lobby cards from a wide array of films, highlighted by one for The Rough House starring Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle and one for Captains of the Clouds starring James Cagney. Other especially notable films included are: Bambi, The Chaplin Revue, King Kong (1976), The Magnificent Seven, Sunset Boulevard, and Swan Lake.

Also accompanied by German stills for The Magnificent Seven, stills for S.O.B., and stills for Beneath the Planet of the Apes. In overall very good to fine condition. Please visit RRAuction.com for a complete list of included films. Starting Bid $200

957. Natalie Wood. Vintage glossy 2.5 x 4 photo of Wood as a child actress, signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with trivial edgewear and surface impressions. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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958. Actors and Actresses

959. Actors and Actresses

960. Actresses

962. Lauren Bacall

963. Sarah Bernhardt

964. Claude Berri

965. Harry Blackstone, Sr

966. Walter Brennan

967. Richard Burton

968. Harry Cohn

969. Gary Cooper

970. Buster Crabbe

971. Joan Crawford

972. Joan Crawford

973. Bing Crosby

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961. Actresses Starting Bid $200

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974. Alain Delon

975. Marlene Dietrich

976. Clint Eastwood

977. Clint Eastwood

978. W. C. Fields

979. Barry Fitzgerald Starting Bid $200

980. Bramwell Fletcher and Helen Chandler

981. Loie Fuller

982. Clark Gable

983. Ava Gardner

984. Ava Gardner

985. Jean Luc Godard

986. Gone With the Wind: Olivia de Havilland

987. Cary Grant

988. Edmund Gwenn

989. William Holden

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990. Carolyn Jones

991. Edgar Kennedy

992. Christopher Lee

993. Myrna Loy

994. Groucho Marx

995. Toshiro Mifune

996. Vic Morrow

997. The Nelsons

998. Mary Pickford

999. Otto Preminger

1000. Claude Rains

1001. Basil Rathbone

1002. Robert Redford

1003. Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott

1004. Jean Renoir

1005. Ken Russell

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1006. Sabu

1007. Will Sampson

1008. George Sanders

1009. Red Skelton

1010. Star Trek Starting Bid $200

1011. James Stewart and Doris Day

1012. Robert Taylor

1013. Lana Turner

1014. Josef von Sternberg

1015. Max von Sydow

1016. Harry Warner

1017. Lina Wertmuller

1018. Mae West

1019. Wizard of Oz: Jack Haley

1020. Natalie Wood

1021. Young Frankenstein: Wilder and Garr

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sports

1022. Muhammad Ali. AQS on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of

Muhammad Ali Farms letterhead, signed and inscribed within a handdrawn ring in black ballpoint, “To Frank Sparti, from Muhammad Ali, Service for God, is the rent we pay for our room on Earth, Serve God, He is the Goal, 7–26–88,” with a small sketch of Earth incorporated into the quote. In fine condition, with two small spots of soiling. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Ali’s own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1025. Baseball: 500 Home Run Club. Color 17 x 23 print of of Ron Lewis’s 500 Home Run Club artwork, signed in blue felt tip by all eleven players depicted: Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Harmon Killebrew, Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Reggie Jackson, Eddie Mathews, and Willie McCovey.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 23.25 x 29.25. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 1026. Baseball: Gold Glove Winners. Fantas-

1023. Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker.

Ballpoint signature, “Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 clipped card affixed to a larger 3.5 x 6 card bearing an affixed image of Baker. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1024. Baseball: 500 Home Run Club. Official Rawlings National League (White) baseball signed in blue ballpoint by six members of the 500 Home Run Club. Signers are: Eddie Mathews, Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, and Mike Schmidt. Light scuffing and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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tic color satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of nineteen Gold Glove Award–winners from throughout baseball history, signed below in gold ink by each player pictured, including: Cal Ripken, Jr., Don Mattingly, Brooks Robinson, Minnie Minoso, Jim Kaat, Amos Otis, Mike Norris, Paul Blair, Eric Davis, Larry Bowa, Maury Wills, Joe Rudi, Chuck Knoblauch, Bill Freehan, Randy Hundley, Dave Radar, Jose Lind, Rick Reuschel, and Ellis Valentine. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA label affixed to the lower corner. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Rare 1972 check signed one week before his 3,000th hit 1027. Roberto Clemente. Choice

personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Clemente, “Roberto Clemente,” payable to The Bellevue Stratford for $50.24, September 23, 1972. In fine condition. This dates to exactly one week before Clemente obtained his 3,000th hit, which came in a game against the Mets at Three Rivers Stadium on September 30. An immensely desirable piece from the Hall of Famer’s final season. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

A gift for Ring Lardner from the ring and racing legends 1028. James J. Jeffries and Barney Oldfield.

Unique semi-glossy 9.25 x 12 photo of the heavyweight boxer and auto racing pioneer together in front of an automobile, affixed to a 12 x 15.25 mount, signed and inscribed at the top in fountain pen to famed sportswriter Ring Lardner, “To my friend Lardner, You know me, Barry Oldfield” and, “To my southern friend, Yours, Jas. J. Jeffries.”

A date notation of February 4, 1911, is penned in the upper left corner. In very good condition, with an overall block of toning from previous display, an area of soiling to the right side of the mount, trimmed mount edges, and scattered surface marks and rubbing. Oldfield and Jeffries were good friends, and both had recently squared off against the great Jack Johnson in their respective sports—Jeffries was famously dealt his only loss in the ring by Johnson seven months earlier in July, while Oldfield had beaten Johnson in two auto races after being challenged by him in October. The pair had also made the papers six weeks earlier when they were thrown from a car while speeding down a road at forty miles per hour. An excellent association piece between sporting giants of the early 20th century.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1031. Mantle, DiMaggio, and Williams.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the three Hall of Famers posing together with their bats on their shoulders, signed in blue felt tip by Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams. In fine condition, with slight creasing to lower right corner, and a small bend touching a single letter of the DiMaggio signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1029. Jimmie Foxx. Beautiful large

fountain pen signature, “Jimmie Foxx,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 slip affixed to a larger 3.75 x 6 card bearing an affixed image of Foxx finishing a mighty swing. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Early Fryer portrait of the legendary golfer 1030. Bobby Jones.

Vintage sepia glossy 8 x 9.75 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my friend Francis Powers, with best regards, Bob Jones.” Reverse bears the photographer’s stamp of famed Hollywood photographer Elmer Fryer. Light scattered surface marks and creases, significant fading to a couple letters in his signature, and a trivially trimmed top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

1032. Roger Maris. Desirable 1962 Topps #1 baseball card of Roger Maris featuring his record-setting stat line from the previous season on the reverse, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good condition, with some soiling, edge and corner wear, and a light horizontal crease. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1033. Mel Ott. Blue fountain pen sig-

nature, “Mel Ott,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 clipped card affixed to a larger 3.75 x 6 card bearing an affixed image of Ott. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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JACKIE ROBINSON?

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Striking boldly signed portrait 1034. Babe Ruth. Outstanding

matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 headshot of Ruth gazing into the distance, signed and inscribed against the stark white background in bold fountain pen, “To my good friends Marie & Pat, From Babe Ruth.” Double-cloth-matted and framed with a photo of Ruth finishing a swing to an overall size of 22 x 18.5. A few surface creases and slight brushing to signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

1035. Babe Ruth. Immaculate fountain pen signature, “Babe Ruth,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Attractively matted with a photo of Ruth finishing a swing to an overall size of 11.75 x 16.5. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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1931 Yankees team-signed baseball with seven Hall of Famers, including Ruth and Gehrig 1036. Babe Ruth and 1931 Yankees. Official Spalding No.

3RC baseball signed in blue ink on the sweet spot and side panels by sixteen members of the 1931 Yankees, including: Babe Ruth (ss), Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Bill Dickey, Earle Combs, Red Ruffing, Henry Johnson, Cy Perkins, Lyn Lary, Jimmie Reese, Myril Hoag, Joe Sewell, George W. Pipgrass, Arthur Fletcher, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Andrews. Also bears clubhouse signatures of Joe McCarthy and Sam Byrd. In very good condition, with scattered scuffs and soiling (affecting some areas of the Ruth and Gehrig signatures), and most signatures at least a few shades light (lightest being Lazzeri, Sewell, Wells, and Pipgras). Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. A tremendously desirable assemblage of legendary talent, highlighted by Ruth and Gehrig. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

The Bambino, his ‘Broadway’ teammate, and a cast member of No, No, Nanette 1037. Babe Ruth and Lyn Lary. Wonderful matte-finish 7 x 7.75 photo of Ruth with his wife Claire, teammate Lyn Lary, and his wife, actress Mary Lawlor, boldly signed in fountain pen, “Babe Ruth,” “Lyn Lary,” and “Mary Lawlor Lary.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 19.5. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. This signed photo presents several wonderful associations. Lyn Lary played shortstop for the Yankees between 1929 and 1934, Ruth’s last years with the club. The two became good friends and Ruth nicknamed him ‘Broadway’ because he loved the theater in New York and was one of the best-dressed ballplayers in the league—as is evident in this photograph.

Even more interesting is Mary Lawlor, who was one of the original cast members of the musical No, No, Nanette, infamously produced by Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee.

In the lore of the ‘Curse of the Bambino,’ Frazee sold Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees in order to finance the show, resulting in the franchise’s decades-long World Series drought. A remarkable combination of Ruthian myth embodied in a single, boldly signed photo. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Massive bust of Jim Thorpe, originally destined for display at the US Capitol 1038. Jim Thorpe. Large original bust of Thorpe with a lovely bronze-

like finish, measuring approximately 14 x 16 atop a 10 x 10 x 6 base, with a plaque affixed to the front which begins, “Jim Thorpe, Native American Indian, The Greatest Athlete of the Century.” Bust is signed in the mold by well-known Oklahoma artist Andrew M. Lester, and bears a truly remarkable resemblance to the storied athlete. Jim Thorpe was not only one of the greatest Olympians in history, but also a Major League Baseball player and founding player and member of the National Football League. The bronzed bust is accompanied by an impressive binder full of associated material, including correspondence between Raleigh DeGeer Amyx and artist Andrew Lester, with Lester answering an incredibly detailed fourpage questionnaire from Mr. Amyx recounting his meeting with Thorpe, the techniques used in creating the bust, and information on his artistic career. Also included is correspondence between Mr. Amyx and Thorpe’s granddaughter Gail, as well as information on Lester, photos of the bust, and photos and photocopied newspaper articles on Thorpe’s major athletic accomplishments.

Andrew Lester and Jim Thorpe first met at a Sears store in Oklahoma City in 1932. The violent weather outside prevented a large crowd, and Lester and Thorpe spent over two hours alone, the latter remarking at one point, ‘I know you will make a bust of me.’ The original bronze bust was made in 1972 for Lester’s one-man show which debuted in 1976, and was later donated to the Miwok Mountain Tribe near Yosemite Park. The bust offered here was originally intended to be presented to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill for permanent display in the US Capitol by Thorpe’s son, Carl Thorpe (who lived within one mile of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx and served President Ronald Reagan in the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington).

However, Carl’s sudden death prevented the delivery of this original signed bust to the Capitol. A truly remarkable piece of art, paying tribute to one of the greatest athletes of all time. Oversized. Starting Bid $500

1039. Pat Tillman. Football player (1976–

2004) who left the NFL to enlist in the US Army following the September 11th attacks; he was killed in a friendly fire incident while deployed in Afghanistan. Official Wilson NFL Arizona Cardinals football signed in black felt tip on the white side panels by approximately 40 members of the 2001 Arizona Cardinals including Pat Tillman, Jake Plummer, David Barrett, Dave Brown, L. J. Shelton, Chris Dishman, Corey Chavous, Kwamie Lassiter, Barron Tanner, Terry Hardy, Anthony Clement, Tom Burke, Sekou Sanyika, Fred Wakefield, Tom Knight, and Ronald McKinnon. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1040. Hank Aaron

1041. Muhammad Ali

1042. Muhammad Ali

1044. Muhammad Ali

1045. Muhammad Ali

1046. All-American Girls Professional Baseball

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1043. Muhammad Ali Starting Bid $200

1047. Baseball Hall of Fame Executives Starting Bid $200

1048. Baseball

1049. Baseball

1050. Baseball Hall of Famers

1051. Baseball Hall of Famers

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1052. Baseball Hall of Famers Starting Bid $200

1054. Wade Boggs

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1056. Lou Boudreau and Bob Lemon

1057. Roy Campanella

1058. Bill Carrigan

1059. Roger Clemens

1060. Mickey Cochrane

1061. Eddie Collins

1062. Chuck Connors

1063. Kiki Cuyler

1064. Paul ‘Daffy’ Dean

1065. Eric Dickerson

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1055. Jim Bottomley

1053. Baseball Integration

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1066. Joe DiMaggio Starting Bid $200

1070. Houston Rockets Starting Bid $200

1071. Carl Hubbell Starting Bid $200

1073. Billie Jean King and Rod Laver Starting Bid $200

1076. Mickey Mantle Starting Bid $200

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1077. Mickey Mantle Starting Bid $200

1068. Hugh Duffy Starting Bid $200

1069. Rogers Hornsby Starting Bid $200

1072. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Starting Bid $200

1074. Kenesaw M. Landis

1075. Mickey Mantle

1078. Roger Maris

1079. Charles ‘Kid’ Nichols

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1080. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus

1081. Wally Pipp

1082. Pittsburgh Pirates: 1960

1083. Cal Ripken, Jr

1084. Pittsburgh Pirates: 1971

1085. Mariano Rivera

1086. Casey Stengel

1087. Jacob Ruppert and Ed Barrow

1088. Masahiro Tanaka

1089. Bill Tilden

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1090. Mike Trout Starting Bid $200

1091. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio Starting Bid $200

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1092. Tiger Woods Starting Bid $200

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1093. Tiger Woods Starting Bid $200

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Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 22.5% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed Auctions (the “Buyer’s Timed Premium”), and a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on live Auctions (the “Buyer’s Live Premium,” together with the Buyer’s Timed Premium, the “Buyer’s Premium”).

For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is later. All purchases delivered to Massachusetts are subject to applicable Massachusetts sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number.

Bidding: Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s), rather than the strict reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS OF VALUATION CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES. RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the cor-

rect lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot, even if the Bidder has made a mistake.

All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder.

Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder. RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession.

Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the indebtedness is paid.

By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction.

RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders.

In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatsoever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned.

Bidding Options: Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, fac-

simile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any in-person, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid.

When identical mail or facsimile bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins.

In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis.

Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid.

Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced.

Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder

from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment

occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

Conducting the Auction: RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages.

RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auction’s record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale.

Reserves: Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own.

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all

of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies.

Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, salesrelated expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest.

Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Warranties: RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold “as is” and “where is”. By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title.

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly.

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records).

Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

FIREARMS. RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm.

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any

warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received

by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended

by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be

submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale.

The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Conditions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties’ agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”).

In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction.

Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.

Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. 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 under Bidder’s bid.

Successful Bids: The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid. RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice.

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor.

RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a

bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids.

Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction.

Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/ EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). 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 EST/ EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion.

Bidding - Internet – Live Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction.

Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the re-

serve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www.liveauctioneers.com, www.invaluable.com and www. icollector.com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids. Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium.

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited. If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing.

RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions.

Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.

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