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The Michael Allen Collection Michael C. Allen, CPA, graduated from Pace University in 1982 with a B.B.A. Degree in Accounting. He later obtained his Masters Degree in Taxation, and opened his own firm in 1989. During his studies, Allen became fascinated by the history of the American financial system and the brilliant figures who developed it—namely Alexander Hamilton and his colleagues. As a collector, Allen has focused on letters and documents associated with the foundation of the banking system, the regulation of trade, and taxation policy in the United States. His singular focus and distinct eye for quality have allowed him to assemble one of the finest private collections of financial manuscripts that we have encountered.
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presidents and first ladies With North Carolina’s ratification of the Constitution, President Washington expands the United States finance system to its first new state 1. George Washington Letter Signed as President. Significant LS as president, signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 8 x 12.5, February 20, 1790. Letter to Governor Samuel Huntington of Connecticut, in full: “I have the honor to transmit to Your Excellency an Act passed in the second Session of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, entitled ‘an Act for giving effect to the several Acts therein mentioned, in respect to the State of North Carolina, and other purposes.’” Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 25.5 x 21.25. In fine condition.
On September 17, 1787, members of the Constitutional Convention, presided over by George Washington, signed the final draft of the Constitution of the United States. The document required ratification by a minimum of nine states before being placed into effect. By the time George Washington was officially inaugurated as president of the United States on April 30, 1789, just two of the original thirteen colonies—North Carolina and Rhode Island—had not yet ratified the Constitution. While both states feared the consolidation of power in a central government and protested the absence of a Bill of Rights, it became clear that they would be treated as foreign entities if they did not ratify—a worse fate, by all accounts. Acts passed in the first session of Congress applied only to the eleven states—among these were the important Tariff Act of 1789, and further acts regulating commerce along the coast. When North Carolina became the first new state to ratify the Constitution on November 21, 1789, it became a priority of the second session to enact legislation to enforce existing laws upon the new state. Thus, when the second session of the first Congress opened in 1790, it passed legislation that applied the same tariff and
revenue laws to North Carolina as existed in the rest of the states, divided the state into five districts, defined its ports of entry, and acknowledged that ‘by virtue of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, by the said State of North-Carolina,’ certain penalties were discontinued. President Washington signed the act into law on February 8th, and subsequently had to officially notify the governors of the states. With the present letter, he transmitted the text of the act to Connecticut Governor Samuel Huntington, who had previously been president of the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a framer of the Articles of Confederation. Later in 1790, President Washington would cede the task of notifying governors of new legislation to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. As a result, there are few known examples of such Washington letters in private hands. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $5000
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Rare handwritten letter from Mount Vernon, as George Washington fends off lawsuits in his final days
2. George Washington Autograph Letter Signed. ALS
signed “Go: Washington,” one page, 7.25 x 9, October 27, 1799. Handwritten letter to William Hartshorne, treasurer of the Potomac Company. From his Mount Vernon estate, Washington writes, in full: “Your favor of the 23d inst’t was not received until last night. For the information it gives concerning the suit of Mr. T. Herbert, I thank you.—I hope he will acquiesce in the decision, though unfavourable to his wishes; and no longer give trouble to others, and expence to himself, in prosecuting it.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light stains, primarily to the edges from old repairs on the reverse. One of Washington’s greatest interests in the period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the start of his presidency was the development of the picturesque Potomac River as a
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navigable inland transportation route. The Potowmack Company, formed to accomplish this task using a series of locks and canals, was formed in 1785 and Washington was named the company’s president; Hartshorne was elected treasurer. With an eye toward the greater good of the nation, Washington’s ambitions surpassed those of the ordinary businessman—he believed that improved infrastructure would strengthen the fledgling United States, with the Potomac Canal forming a literal link from east to west and binding together territories in a ‘chain which could never be broken.’ The project was beset by constant difficulty: insufficient funding and constant legal trouble—as evidenced in the present letter—contributed to the company’s ineffectiveness and eventual failure. Starting Bid $2500
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Boldly signed Revolutionary War–era free frank from Gen. Washington to ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne
3. George Washington Signed Free Frank. Fantastic Revolutionary War–era free-franked mailing cover, measuring 10 x 8.25 unfolded, addressed in another hand, “(Public Service), Brigad’r Gen’l Wayne, Philadelphia,” and boldly franked in the lower left, “Go: Washington.” A later presentation inscription, penned in the lower right corner by Alfred Graff, reads: “Give this to your son Alfred, it is Gen’l Washington’s signature, and Gen’l Wayne of Revolution memory.” Mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature), to an overall size of 27.5 x 18.5. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Any example of Washington’s autograph dating to the Revolutionary period is highly sought, but this example is particularly desirable as it is directed to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne,
whose daring tactics—and angry temperament—earned him the nickname ‘Mad Anthony.’ Considered to be one of the most brilliant Continental Army officers, Wayne commanded troops in the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777–1778 before famously leading the 1779 storming of the British fort at Stony Point, New York. In Charles Hamilton’s Collecting Autograph and Manuscripts, he writes: ‘At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, in 1775, Congress granted the franking privilege to members of the Continental Congress and to military personnel, thus allowing the speedy flow of official mail by either civil or military couriers…Washington used military couriers almost exclusively.’ From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $1000
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Rare brass ‘1789 Memorable Era’ button from Washington’s inauguration 4. George Washington Brass ‘Dated Eagle’ Inauguration Button. Sought-after brass shank button issued for the presidential inauguration of George Washington, 1.75˝ in diameter, with the front featuring a central eagle encircled with engraved text: “March the Fourth, 1789 Memorable Era.” Shank to reverse no longer present.
It has been majoritively accepted that this button was made shortly before March 4, 1789, the day Washington’s inauguration was originally scheduled. Likewise, it is believed that Washington’s inaugural suit of brown cloth from the Hartford Manufactory was adorned with gilt buttons decorated with an eagle by the engraver William Rollinson. However, no surviving examples have been located, and no direct relation between those buttons and the ‘Dated Eagle’ type offered here has been established. Starting Bid $200
Ornately displayed, substantial locks of George and Martha Washington’s hair
5. George Washington and Martha Washington Hair Display. Extraordinarily unique, well-documented shadowbox
display featuring locks of hair from both George Washington and Martha Washington, presented in an ornate circular floral frame, measuring 20˝ in diameter and 4.5˝ deep. The copious lock of George Washington’s grayish tan hair is tied together with a fine white thread and displayed within a locket-style bezel, while the ample strands of Martha Washington’s light gray hair are loosely held in a similarly ornate frame. Both are mounted on a blue navy felt base between a gilt American bald eagle, which has raised wings, a shield with 13 stars and 13 stripes, an olive branch in its right talon, and three arrows in its left. Appearing beneath each lock are separate engravings of George and Martha Washington. In fine condition.
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Accompanied by extensive provenance documentation, tracing the locks through the family of Anne Aylett Robinson, the grandniece of George Washington. Anne Aylett Robinson (1783–1804) was the daughter of Col. William Augustine Washington (1757–1810) and Jane (Jenny) Washington (1759–1791). Anne’s mother’s father was John Augustine Washington (1736–1787) whose brother was George Washington; Anne Aylett Robinson was therefore George Washington’s grandniece. She was the granddaughter of John Augustine Washington and Hannah Bushrod Washington (1738–1801). After Anne’s grandmother died, her husband William Robinson (1782–1857) and Hannah’s son, Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington (1785–1831) became co-executors of her grandmother’s estate. Starting Bid $10000
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Upon Vermont’s entry into the Union, Jefferson signs an act to enforce federal law on the new state
6. Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary of State. Significant broadside DS, signed as Secretary of
State, “Th: Jefferson,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, March 2, 1791. Broadside publishing an act passed by the Congress of the United States during its Third Session, headed, “An Act giving Effect to the Laws of the United States within the State of Vermont.” The act begins: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the third day of March next, all the laws of the United States, which are not locally inapplicable, ought to have, and shall have, the same force and effect within the state of Vermont, as elsewhere within the United States.” The act goes on to offer specifics regarding judicial districts and requirements, enumeration of inhabitants, and tax and duty collection. Imprinted at the conclusion with the names of Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington, and promi-
nently signed below in bold ink by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and three small stains to the right edge (as well as some staining to the blank integral leaf, in no way affecting the document itself). By an Act of Congress passed on February 18, 1791, Vermont was to be admitted into the United States on the fourth day of March, becoming the first state since the original thirteen colonies to join the Union. The present act deals with the definition of the new state’s federal judiciary, calls for a census, and handles matters of taxation in anticipation of its entry into the nation. The census, conducted promptly in 1791, found that 85,425 people lived there, making Vermont the third smallest state by population—only Rhode Island and Georgia were less populous. A significant early American document, marking the statehood of one of the country’s most scenic locales. Starting Bid $2500
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Rare, elegant dessert bowl from Jefferson’s White House china service
7. Thomas Jefferson White House China Dessert Bowl. Extraordinarily rare circa 1790s china dessert bowl
from Thomas Jefferson’s White House service. The stunningly beautiful white Chinese export porcelain serving plate measures 6.25˝ in diameter and 1˝ tall, and features painted blue borders with gilt fleur-de-lis edges. Center of the bowl bears an exceptional hand-painted design featuring Jefferson’s neoclassical shield studded with 13 gold stars enclosing the script initial “J,” surmounted by a plumed knight’s helmet. Restored to fine condition, with some repaired cracks to the base and most gilt designs worn away.
This particular gilt “J” dinner service has long been linked to Thomas Jefferson, including being published in Official White
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House China (mentioning early Chinese export) by M.B. Klapthor, with examples at one time on display at Monticello, the US State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, and the White House (before at least 1908). Jefferson’s 19th century direct lineal descendants strongly believed in Jefferson’s ownership of the 1790s “J” service, sought to re-acquire it, and then gifted four “J” pieces to the White House in the early 1900’s—where each piece has remained for over 100 years. An incredibly rare opportunity to acquire such an attractive piece of US history, as most, if not all, of the other china from the first three presidents were destroyed when the British ransacked and burned the Executive Mansion during the War of 1812. Starting Bid $1000
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“Gen’l Washington has informed me of these exchanges”—Gov. Jefferson oversees a prisoner trade during the Revolution 8. Thomas Jefferson Letter Signed. Revolutionary War–dated LS
signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.25 x 11.75, May 13, 1780. As governor of Virginia, Jefferson sends a letter from Richmond concerning a prisoner exchange authorized by General George Washington. In full: “Permission having been granted by Sir Henry Clinton to two American officers to come out on parole on condition that the same indulgence should be granted to Lord Torphichen and Lieut. Hadden of the Convention prisoners, and these gentlemen desiring of going to New York in the flag Patsy, now lying at this place, you will be pleased to furnish them with passports & take proper paroles. Mr. Hockesley & Mr. Collier of the Convention being also exchanged will be pleased to furnish them with passports to New York, taking such parole & prescribing such route as you shall deem proper; unless either of them should choose to go by the flag in which case the same measures will be taken by you as in the case of the gentlemen first abovementioned. Gen’l Washington has informed me of these exchanges.” Professionally backed and in very good to fine condition, with light toning, and tiny areas of paper loss, along the folds.
In the spring of 1780, General Washington arranged for the exchange of two American officers—Lieut. Robert Randolph and Lieut. Peregrine Fitzhugh, both of whom had been captured at Tappan, New York, in 1778—for British lieutenants James Lord Torpichem and James M. Hadden. Lieutenant Fitzhugh would spend the last two years of the war as an aide-de-camp of General George Washington. An exceptional war-dated letter connecting two of America’s most esteemed founding fathers. Starting Bid $1000
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Broadside act signed by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson upon the federal government’s move to Philadelphia
9. Thomas Jefferson Document Signed. Broadside DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 8 x 11.25, March 3, 1791. Broadside publishing an act passed by the Congress of the United States during its Third Session, in part: “An Act in addition to an Act, intituled, ‘An Act for establishing the Salaries of the Executive Officers of Government, with their Assistants and Clerks.’ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled…That there be allowed to the clerks employed in the several offices attached to the seat of government, in addition to their respective salaries, their reasonable and necessary
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expences incurred by the removal of Congress from the city of New-York, to the city of Philadelphia.” Imprinted at the conclusion with the names of Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington, and prominently signed below in bold ink by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. In fine condition. The passage of this act provided compensation for clerks in federal offices forced to move from New York to Philadelphia due to the relocation of Congress to that city after its second session, along with enhanced pay for other affected officials. Starting Bid $1000
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Handwritten letter from Madison to Jefferson in 1796, introducing a surprise guest to Monticello 10. James Madison Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Jefferson. ALS signed “J. Madison,
Jr.,” one page, 8 x 13, March 21, 1796. Handwritten letter to “Mr. Jefferson,” former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had retired to Monticello upon his resignation in 1793. In full: “At the desire of Mr. de Liancourt, I put into his hands this introduction to your remembrance of him as an acquaintance at Paris. He meditates a visit to the Southern States and expects to have the pleasure of taking Monticello in his route, either in going or returning. I need add nothing to your knowledge of his respectability & virtues I shall only say that the impression I have of both, induces me to concur cheerfully in the use he now makes of me.” Docketed on the reverse in Jefferson’s hand, “Madison, James, Phila. Mar. 21, 96, rec’d June 22.” Interestingly, the paper is watermarked with “GR” surmounted by a crown, representing King George III—from whom these correspondents had fought for independence. In fine condition, with repairs to tiny holes along the left edge. François Alexandre Frédéric, Duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747–1827), was a French philanthropist, author, political figure, and social reformer. Uninvited, he arrived at Monticello on June 22, 1796, bearing letters of introduction from William Branch Giles and James Madison, and remained for a week. On the topic of Liancourt in December 1795, Jefferson had remarked to Madison that he had little interest in ‘renewing a slight acquaintance, never valued.’ Nevertheless, he seems to have shown courteous hospitality to his unexpected guest. A fascinating piece of correspondence between founders, enhanced by the desirable docket in Jefferson’s hand. Starting Bid $500
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Treaty of Ghent negotiators John Quincy Adams and Albert Gallatin pursue a $6 million loan to bolster the war effort in 1814—rare complete US government loan package from the Treasury Secretary’s archives 13. John Quincy Adams and Albert Gallatin Letter Signed with Loan Document Archive. Important archive
of manuscripts from the collection of Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford, involving a proposed loan from Europe to support the United States government during the War of 1812. The US faced a $50 million shortfall in revenue, brought on by restricted trade, years of seizures of merchant ships, and the expense of the war. There was a real question as to whether the federal government would be able to continue to support the military during wartime. To meet this challenge, Congress authorized President James Madison to borrow up to $25 million. As structuring the loan into tranches would make it more palatable to the public, they first sought a loan in the amount of $6 million. Trusted diplomats John Quincy Adams and Albert Gallatin were already in Europe to begin negotiating the Treaty of Ghent, and they were charged with acquiring the loan at the same time.
On October 3, Gallatin wrote confidentially to the bankers Willem and Jan Willink in Amsterdam, who had been investors in the Louisiana Purchase, seeking funds up to $6 million. A true copy of this letter is included, bearing secretarial signatures of Gallatin and Adams. Gallatin received a response from the Willinks, explaining that they would be unable to lend the money on terms likely to be acceptable. The Ghent negotiators then wrote to Secretary Crawford with this news on October 16th to ask for his advice. Their letter is the highlight of this archive: ALS in Gallatin’s hand, signed by both, “Albert Gallatin” and “John Quincy Adams,” one page both sides, 7 x 8.75, Ghent, October 16, 1814. In part: “We received your letter of 26th September, and wrote immediately by Mr. Boyd to our bankers at Amsterdam on the subject of the loan. Their answer gives no hope of success at this time at that place; but as you will perceive it holds out some expectation that on the contingency of favorable circumstances, the object may be obtainable after the commencement of the ensuing year. We are of opinion that such enquiries should now be made at Paris, as may enable us to give the necessary information to our government by the next dispatch vessel; and we believe that if any considerable portion of the loan can be obtained by your operations, the residue will be raised at Amsterdam.
In what manner these enquiries should be made, without their object becoming public, you will be best able to judge. It is probable that the two houses of Hottinger and of Delessert, who have both some property in America, may be safely entrusted with the object…We enclose copies of the powers and instructions from the Treasury.” Included is the complete loan package enclosed with the letter, all in a secretarial hand but most with annotations by John Quincy Adams. These documents are: Manuscript copy of the document from the Secretary of Treasury authorizing Gallatin and Adams to seek a loan “not exceeding in the whole six millions of dollars” in Europe, with minor corrections in Adams’s hand (adding “said,” “the,” and “sum” to the text). Manuscript copy of the document from Secretary of State James Monroe affixing the seal of his office to a copy of the act of Congress, attesting to the authenticity of the Act, with two amendments in Adams’s hand (adding “shall” and “the”). Manuscript copy of the Act of Congress “to authorize a loan for a sum not exceeding twenty five millions of dollars,” amended several times in Adams’s hand (adding “thus borrowed,” “hereby,” “in,” “and,” “thus,” and “of,” with some repetition). Manuscript copy of an order by President James Madison authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, or his designates, to obtain the loan. As it turned out, the response from France was even less encouraging than the one from Holland. Crawford responded to Gallatin that he had ‘made sufficient enquiry to ascertain that no loan can be obtained in France upon terms which can be accepted.’ The budget shortfall thus went unsolved, forcing the United States to default on some of its debts in November 1814 with missed interest payments on bonds. Only the end of the war would put the nation on a more stable financial footing. We know of no similar documents to exist in private hands. This historic archive was originally obtained from a Crawford heir. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $5000
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11. James Madison Signed Check as President. Office
of Pay and Deposit of the Bank of Columbia ‘private account’ check, 6.75 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Madison as president, “James Madison,” payable to “A. B. or bearer” for $100, September 21, 1814. Mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 13.75 x 19.75. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, and a stain to the upper right. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $200
Handwritten response to nuisance news from the French minister: “It will not set fire to the Potowmack, the Seine or the Thames”
12. John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, September 9, 1817. Handwritten letter
to Richard Rush, his successor as United States Minister to the United Kingdom, marked “Private.” In full: “I am stepping into the carriage on my way to Washington, and have scarcely a moment to acknowledge to receipt of your two favours of the 2s inst. and their enclosures. I had previously received one from you of 23d ulto. and one from Mr. Brent of 1 inst. with enclosed Letters for me from Europe. If the Communication from the French Minister is as important as that which Lord Castlereagh took so much trouble to transmit, it will not set fire to the Potowmack, the Seine or the Thames.” Gorgeously mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 22.5 x 17. In fine condition. Adams wrote this letter when departing from his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, for Washington, DC, to assume his position as secretary of state in the cabinet of President James Monroe. Monroe took office on March 4, 1817, and recalled Adams from his diplomatic post in London to become the new secretary of state. In the interim period, Richard Rush acted in his place; once Adams arrived, Rush was appointed as minister to the United Kingdom. Adams finally arrived in Washington on September 20, and officially began his duties as secretary of state on September 22. Starting Bid $500
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President Jackson appoints Robert Maskell Patterson as Director of the US Mint
14. Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President. Manuscript DS as president, one page, 16 x 11.5, January 5, 1836. President Jackson appoints R. M. Patterson as “Director of the Mint of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. Beautifully mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait and medal commemorating Patterson to an overall size of 39 x 21; a window in the backing allows the medals reverse to be viewed, reading: “A parting token of regard from the officers and clerks of the mint, 1851.” The medal is extremely scarce and desirable in its own right, as one of just 28 struck. In fine condition. The appointee, Robert Maskell Patterson, was the son of former Mint Director Robert Patterson, Sr. (1806-24), and succeeded his brother-in-law, Samuel Moore (1824-35), in the position. Patterson’s term witnessed the introduction of steam power to the coining process, as well as many other mechanical and statutory improvements that made America’s coinage equal
or superior to that of European nations. He also oversaw the debut of several new coin issues, including the gold dollar and double eagle in 1849-50, and the silver three-cent piece in 1851. He supervised the creation of new designs for all of the existing denominations, as well as the restoration of silver dollar and gold eagle coinage during 1836-38. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $2500
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Early handwritten letter from Jackson as a 30-year-old Tennessee Senator 15. Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, December 19, 1797. Addressed from Philadelphia, a handwritten letter to his friend Colonel Robert Hays, in part: “I have been anxiously waiting to receive a line from you...I have not heard from any of my Cumberland friends since I left home however I will exercise patience until the next post and see what it may bring. With respect to news, business is not yet ripe for communicating—therefore will [not] touch upon foreign or domestick. With respect to Mercantile Transactions I have nothing certain on that head, but from the many failures, and the crowd of respectable citizens in Jail, Commerce wears a more dreary aspect than ever…had I only cash, bargains might be had in that line but, all confidence between man and man is at an end, therefore difficult to obtain credit…Make my respects to your lady and deliver the inclosed to Mrs. Jackson.” In very good to fine condition, with some light staining, and professional repairs to fold splits and seal-related paper loss. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed by Jackson, who adds his franking signature to the upper left corner: “Free, A. Jackson.” Starting Bid $500
Solemn 1845 letter on the death of an old friend, a spokesman for Jacksonian democracy 16. Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page, 7.5 x 8.25, January 2, 1845. Letter to Thomas Dawson, expressing his condolences over the loss of his father, Moses Dawson, in full: “Yours of the 19th ultimo has come to hand & found me scarcely able to wield my pen to acknowledge it. Your other letters come duly to hand, and I am sure no one with more heartfelt sincerity sympathized with you in your great bereavement on the death of your much lamented father. He was my friend, peace be to his name and consolation to his family. As it respects my letters to your father, you will please keep them, allways recollecting that they were written not for publication, but in haste and for his eye, as a friend.” Cloth-matted and framed with an engraving bearing a facsimile signature to an overall size of 14 x 23.5. In very good to fine condition, with apparent overall silking. Read more The Dawson Collection online at www. RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $300
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17. Martin Van Buren Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, November 23, 1855. Handwritten letter to “My dear Son,” in part: “I have a letter from Kimble fixing Wednesday of next week for your visit to me…I am not yet fairly over a cold I took coming home, & should not have a moment to entertain the idea of visiting N. York nor any other place this winter.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Accompanied by five handwritten letters by his son John Van Buren, a notable lawyer and politician in his own right. Starting Bid $200
18. Martin Van Buren Document Signed as President.
Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, 10.75 x 14.5, May 18, 1840. Scalloped-top ship’s pass issued to the “Schooner Benjamin DeWolf of Newport, Wm. H. Smyley master or commander…To Pass with her Company Passengers Goods and Merchandize without any hinderance seisure or molestation.” Signed at the conclusion by President Van Buren and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth.” Handsomely archivally mounted, matted, and framed under Tru-Vue UV Glass to an overall size of 15.75 x 19.75. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with small stains, minor loss along the vertical fold, and three cancellation holes affecting the signatures. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $200
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After the Louisiana Purchase, Gov. Harrison oversees the transition of government: “I have delayed in writing...to inform you of the final arrangement of our Government relative to Louisiana”
19. William Henry Harrison Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Will’m Henry Harrison,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 24, 1804. Handwritten letter as governor of the Indiana Territory to Col. Charles DeHault Delassus, lieutenant governor of Upper Louisiana. In part: “I have delayed writing to you for some time under the expectation of being able to inform you of the final arrangement of our Government relative to Louisiana. I am however disappointed—for as yet I have seen only the draft of a law on the subject which has not yet been adopted—but I believe that or something very like it will ultimately pass. For Upper Louisiana a Governor is to be appointed who is to be vested with all the powers of the late Governor Gen’l and the laws now in force are to prevail. The Commandants however of the several districts are to be appointed by the President.” After some discussion of the pay scale, he continues: “If your venerable father should determine to remain where he is assure him my friend that every exertion in my power will be made to procure for him one of these appointments. I am not
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by any means sure that I shall succeed, but my friends have some influence. I mean to write myself immediately to the President on the subject, and I have some reason to believe that he will respect my recommendation. I would like to know as soon as possible when you propose to take your departure, and if you go to New Orleans or embark at Philadelphia for Spain—in the latter case I would have the pleasure of seeing you here.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining, seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf which also slightly affects the left edge of the first page, and complete silking to the first page and address leaf; the second (signed) page is not silked. In 1804, after the conclusion of the Louisiana Purchase, Harrison—then serving as governor of the Indiana Territory—was assigned to administer the civilian government of the District of Louisiana. He remained in that position until the Louisiana Territory was formally established on July 4, 1805, and Brigadier General James Wilkinson assumed the duties of governor. Starting Bid $500
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President Tyler praises “your exalted merits as a jurist, and worth as a man” in a handwritten letter to Horace Binney
21. John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed as President.
ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, January 26, 1842. Letter to prominent Philadelphia lawyer Horace Binney, in full: “I took the liberty, on being informed of the death of Judge Hopkinson, of nominating you to the Senate as his successor to the judicial station so long and so usefully held by him. I did this without previously consulting you, upon the principle that it was every way my duty to make you a tender of the place in the only way in which it could officially be done—and to devolve upon you the privilege of declining or accepting as your own sense of what best became you to do so, should dictate. I felt also desirous of tendering you in a manner which could not be misunderstood on evidence of my own opinion of your exalted merits as a jurist, and worth as a man. In this opinion I am most happy now to inform you that the Senate
has fully concur’d, and that I shall forward you as soon as it can be made out, your commission in due form. I beg you to accept my sincere wishes for your health happiness and long life.” In fine condition. A staunch anti-Jacksonian, Binney had served in the House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835 before returning to Philadelphia to practice law. On January 13th, Tyler had submitted to the Senate the nomination of Binney to be a United States judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to replace the deceased Joseph Hopkinson. Although the Senate immediately confirmed the nomination, and despite the wishes of President Tyler, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and other members of the cabinet, Binney ultimately declined the judgeship. Starting Bid $200
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Two handwritten genealogies by Millard Fillmore, penned as a 19-year-old clerk and as the 53-yearold former president, containing five full signatures
22. Millard Fillmore (2) Autograph Manuscripts on His Father’s Genealogy with (5) Total Signatures. Noteworthy pair of autograph manuscripts in the hand of Millard Fillmore, who signs his name a total of five times throughout, with both manuscripts relating to the genealogy of his father, Nathaniel Fillmore. The first, penned by Fillmore as a 19-year-old law clerk, is a one-page chronological listing of his father’s family, 8 x 12.75, January 29, 1819, signed within the text, “Millard Fillmore” and at the conclusion, “Written by Millard Fillmore, Sempronius, Cayuga county state of N. York.” The second, more detailed manuscript was penned by Fillmore five-and-a-half months after leaving the presidency on August 23, 1853, 10 total pages, 7.75 x 9.75, signed three times in full: within the header, “Genealogy of Nathaniel Fillmore grand son of John Fillmore of Connecticut & his descendants, By Millard Fillmore of Buffalo, N.Y.”; within the text on the sixth page, “Millard Fillmore”; and in the docket on the reverse of last page: “Genealogy of Nath’l Fillmore’s Descendants, By Millard Fillmore, Sept. 8, 1853,” with Fillmore signing his initials below. In overall very good to fine condition, with partial separations to fragile folds of earlier document, and wear to upper left corner of some pages of the later document. Starting Bid $300
“The name of the Attorney General of New York is Chatfield, but his given name I do not recollect” 24. Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed as Vice President. Scarce ALS as vice president, one page, 8 x 10, April 6, 1850. Handwritten letter, in full: “I have your letter of the 4th inst. The name of the Attorney General of New York is Chatfield, but his given name I do not recollect. A letter addressed to ‘The Attorney General, Albany, N.Y.,’ will be sufficient.” In fine condition. Fillmore served as vice president for only 16 months before ascending to the presidency upon Zachary Taylor’s death, making any correspondence in this capacity quite rare. Starting Bid $200
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In the lead up to the 1839 Whig National Convention, Congressman Fillmore makes known “a very general conviction” that Henry Clay “ought not, and can not be our candidate for the Presidency”
23. Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 10, September 1, 1839. Handwritten letter to future New York State Senator Ephraim Gossin, candidly assessing Whig presidential hopefuls in the election of 1840. In part: “There seems to be a very general conviction here that Clay ought not, and can not be our candidate for the Presidency. The elections in Tennessee and Indiana have brushed the scales from the eyes of his most blind and enthusiastic advisors and supporters. The only thing to be apprehended is that they have seen their errors too late. That our case has become desperate. But the prospect now is that Clay and [William Henry] Harrison will both be dropped and [Winfield] Scott taken up. Either his name will run like a prairie fire or the nomination will fall still born from the convention. If the former we triumph, if the latter, the doom of whiggery is sealed forever, and we may as well at once bow our necks to the galling and servile yoke of locco focoism.” Addressed on the second integral page by Fillmore, who adds his franking signature in the upper right, “Free, M. Fillmore, M. C.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
“The President,” Buchanan informs a US consul, “has appointed me Secretary of State” 25. James Buchanan Circular Letter Signed. Circular letter signed on his first day as secretary of state, “James Buchanan,” one page, 8 x 11.75, March 10, 1845. Department of State circular letter, addressed to “A. D. Mann, U. S. Consul, Bremen,” in full: “I have the honor to inform you that the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has appointed me Secretary of State of the United States, and that I have this day entered upon the duties of that office.” In fine condition, with paper loss to the top and bottom edges, easily matted out. After taking office on March 10th, Buchanan served out his full term as secretary of state under James K. Polk, marked by some major accomplishments; namely, nearly doubling the territorial extent of the United States through the Oregon Treaty and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Starting Bid $300
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Historically important document rebuilding the North–South economy in 1865: President Lincoln grants a permit to transport cotton across “the national military lines”
26. Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President. Important manuscript DS as president, two pages, 7.75 x 13.25, March 7, 1865. Significant document issued from the Executive Mansion, permitting trade across military lines during the Civil War. In part: “Where Archibald D. Grieff of New Orleans, Louisiana, claims to own or control products of the insurrectionary states and to have arrangements whereby he will be able to bring such products within the national military lines, and sell and deliver them to agents authorized to purchase for the United States under the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, and the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury; It is ordered that all such products which an authorized agent of the government shall have agreed to purchase and the said Grieff shall have stipulated to deliver as shown by the certificate of the agent prescribed by Regulation VIII…
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And being transported or in store awaiting transportation in fulfillment of said stipulations and in pursuance of regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be free from seizure, detention or forfeiture to the United States, and officers of the army and navy and civil officers of the government will observe this order and will give the said Grieff and his agents and means of transportation and said products free and unmolested passage through the lines, other than blockaded lines, and safe contact within the lines while going for or returning with said products or while the said products are in store awaiting transportation for the purposes aforesaid.” In fine condition, with scattered staining. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $5000
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Important handwritten contract resolution by Abraham Lincoln, presiding over a disputed order for Austrian arms amidst the Civil War
27. Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed as President. Civil War–dated ALS as president, signed “A.
Lincoln,” one page, 8 x 10, Executive Mansion letterhead, April 23, 1862. Handwritten letter by President Lincoln, displaying his sharp legal talents while ensuring that the federal government is not subject to fraud in the requisition of arms during the Civil War. In full: “It is said that in the case of the contract of S. Dingle & Co., in relation to arms, a dispute has arisen as to the proper construction of a clause in an order signed by me, which clause is in these words ‘and that all not conforming thereto’ (the contract) ‘be appraised by the Ordnance officer at New York, and received at such place as he may determine.’ This order was prepared with reference
to a definite number of Arms expected to be delivered within a definite time, and not in reference to an indefinite number to be delivered in an indefinite time. I certainly did not expect that, under the clause in question, a lot of guns would be appraised at one price at one time, and another lot, of precisely the same quality, appraised at different prices at another time—I expected that when, under the clause, the price of a particular quality of gun was fixed, it would stand throughout the transaction, neither going down nor up—I still think this is the just construction.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity and grading from PSA/DNA, evaluating the autograph as a “9.” From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $5000
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28. Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President. Civil War-dated partly-printed vellum DS
as president, one page, 15.5 x 18.5, March 24, 1863. President Lincoln appoints John Long as a “Hospital Chaplain” in the service of the United States. Signed at the conclusion in ink by Abraham Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. A replacement homemade seal has been applied to the upper left. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining and toning, and the signatures several shades light. Three weeks earlier, President Lincoln signed into law the Enrollment Act of 1863, an act passed by Congress to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. Replacing the Militia Act from the year prior, the Enrollment Act became the first genuine national conscription law, which required the enrollment of every male citizen and any immigrants who had filed for citizenship, between 20 and 45 years of age, unless exempted by the Act. Starting Bid $1000
President Lincoln approves a Confederate discharge: “Sec, this man takes the oath of Dec. 8”
29. Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed as President. Civil War-dated ANS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” penned at the top of a letter sent by John E. Rohrer to Ohio Congressman Samuel S. Cox on behalf of John D. Davis, a Confederate prisoner of war at Camp Morton in Indianapolis. The letter, one page, both sides, 5 x 8, January 3, 1865, is penned in the upper right of the reverse by President Lincoln: “Sec, this man takes the oath of Dec. 8, 1863 & be discharged. A. Lincoln, Jan. 3, 1865.” Written from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the letter from Rohrer to Cox, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “I Recivt a paper from H. W. Wessells commissary genneral of prisoners informing me that my letter was laid before the Secretary of War...I am so Ergent on account of the boys health (as his health is very poor) and I am afeard if he stays their much longer that he will becom wors or perhaps die before he gets out do for him all you can.” In very good condition, with toning from prior display, and old tape stains, one of which touches several words of the endorsement. Starting Bid $500
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Handwritten letter from Andrew Johnson to the Treasury Secretary, asking for an accounting of the “Smithson fund”—the fortune that established the Smithsonian Institution
31. Andrew Johnson Autograph Letter Signed. Rare
ALS, one page, 8 x 10, January 28, 1850. Handwritten letter to Secretary of the Treasury William M. Meredith, in full: “Will you be kind enough to inform me what kind debentures the Smithson fund consist, the prospect of their being paid and when—the original amount received by the United States—the amount of interest paid out of the Treasury upon the same and whether that interest has been reinvested or vested in stocks of the U.S. In sum, I would like to know the precise condition of the fund and whether Arkansas and the other states holding the fund have paid back into the Treasury either interest or principal, or made any arrangements to do the same.” After signing the letter, Johnson signs again within his address: “Address—Andrew Johnson, House of Reps.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Johnson’s hand. Fully silked and professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet, and in fine condition. Ac-
companied by a custom-made quarter-leather clamshell case. The “Smithson Fund” held the fortune left to the United States by James Smithson in 1835, earmarked for the rather vague foundation of ‘an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge among men.’Amidst some controversy over how the funds should be used for that purpose, they were invested into state bonds; any interest earned would be allocated toward the same purpose. In this letter, Johnson requests an accounting of the state of the fund just as ground broke on the construction of the Smithsonian Institution’s first building, known as ‘The Castle.’ Johnson had long opposed the acceptance of the Smithson funds, out of a concern that American taxpayers would be stuck with the bill if the legacy proved insufficient for its lofty vision. A rare, twice-signed letter associated with one of America’s prized public institutions. Starting Bid $500
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“The truth is that the President has so many near to him—Cabinet officers, Senators and Representatives &c &c &c who make personal appeals for the places at the Two Academies that he finds it hard to save his own pet cases”
32. Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Letter Signed.
ALS signed “Rutherford B. Hayes,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, April 9, 1890. Handwritten letter to L. Clark Davis, assistant editor of the Public Ledger in Philadelphia, concerning a potential letter of recommendation for a commission to West Point or Annapolis. In part: “In this case I am ready to do whatever you wish. I must, however, frankly tell you how little it will probably avail. The present administration has been more than friendly and kind. Without asking often or much I have in all cases been gratified by considerate treatment, and always successful—properly so I think—except in one case and that was in the very case you present—not the individual, but the class of appointment. The truth is that the President has so many near to him—Cabinet officers, Senators and Representatives &c &c &c who make personal appeals for the places at the Two Academies that he finds it hard to save
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his own pet cases. My suggestion is that I write a personal letter introducing you to the President as a special friend of mine…If I merely write in behalf of the young man it will be known, of course, that I do it without personal knowledge of him. I cannot make any more cases, my cases. I am at the end of that string. Indeed I have presented more of them than I intended…I must say that the President’s appointments to the Academies are about as hard to get as the best place at his disposal.” He adds a brief postscript, signed “H.,” giving his schedule for travels to Philadelphia, New York, and Bermuda. In fine condition, with short splits to the ends of the folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Hayes’s own hand. A desirable, lengthy autograph letter by Hayes, neatly signed with his rare full signature. Starting Bid $200
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Roosevelt lobbies for trade unions in 1913: “Now here were young girls, many of them undeveloped children, toiling excessive hours each day, often in dark unsanitary conditions, generally for low wages”
33. Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed. TLS,
six pages, 8.5 x 10.5, January 24, 1913. Lengthy letter to Assemblyman Michael A. Schapp in New York City, commenting on labor unions and the right to organize, with several annotations by Roosevelt. In part: “It seems to me that in the interest of the people of New York it is now imperatively necessary that the Legislature of the State should undertake a thorough investigation into the labor conditions of the special industries severally designated as white goods, wrapper and kimona.” He goes on to enumerate his firsthand observations of the poor wages and conditions of young women immigrants working in textile factories: “The girls often support the whole family on their scanty sweatshop earnings...young girls, many of
them undeveloped children, toiling excessive hours each day, often in dark unsanitary conditions, generally for low wages, diminished in many cases by charges for machines, electric power, for needles and even for drinking water. These girls are to be the future mothers of part of our American citizenship of the next generation…We cannot as a community sit in apathy and permit these young girls to fight in the streets for a living wage and for hours and conditions of labor which shall not threaten their very lives.” In fine condition, with light edge toning to the first page. Accompanied by Harry A. Gordon’s five-page typed statement referred to by Roosevelt, a four-page TLS from Gordon to Schapp explaining his position, and a booklet entitled ‘Protocol of Peace in the Dress and Waist Industry.’ Starting Bid $1000
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Very early mid-1880s signed portrait of Theodore Roosevelt 34. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Photograph. Early and
exceptional circa mid-1880s original 3 x 4.5 albumen portrait of the young Theodore Roosevelt, affixed to its original 4.25 x 6.5 Charles L. Ritzmann mount, signed on the mount in ink, “Theodore Roosevelt.” Archivally mounted, matted, and framed under Tru-Vue UV Glas to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.75. In fine condition, with a faint stain to the left edge, and a slight crease to the lower right corner. Ritzmann was active in New York City as a seller of celebrity photographs from circa 1870s–1890s. Roosevelt first came to prominence with the publication of The Naval War of 1812 in 1882, which established him as a serious historian. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1882, 1883, and 1884, he earned a reputation as an ardent fighter of corruption and became known for his exhilarating hunting excursions in the Dakotas. He returned to public life in the 1890s, serving as a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, Police Commissioner of New York City, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy, before resigning to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. Returning from Cuba as a war hero, he was elected to the vice presidency on the McKinley-Roosevelt ticket, and ascended to the presidency upon McKinley’s death. A superb, ultra-early portrait of a great American. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $500
“If you bring back the treaty with the League of Nations in it, make more specific reservation of the Monroe Doctrine” 35. William H. Taft Correspondence Lot to Woodrow Wilson: (2) Typed Letters with Handwritten Notes and a Typed Memorandum. Fascinating grouping of
correspondence from William H. Taft to President Woodrow Wilson in relation to the impending ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, consisting of two typed letters and a typed memorandum, five pages in total, with each bearing handwritten notations by Taft. Each missive is accompanied by its rough draft. The first letter is dated March 18, 1919; the “Memorandum for the President,” is dated at the top in pencil by Taft, “March 19th 1919”; and the second letter, dated March 28, 1919, is addressed to Joseph Tumulty, the private secretary of President Wilson. In overall very good to fine condition, with creasing and edge wear to some of the pages. Starting Bid $200
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Superb quote-rich letter from Wilson “becoming a candidate for the Presidential nomination in 1912”—“I simply say I do not feel myself at all sure that I am qualified”
37. Woodrow Wilson Typed Letter Signed. TLS, one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, January 2, 1911. Letter to Lewis Minor Coleman, the U.S. District Attorney for East Tennessee, in part: “I can hardly say how I myself feel about the possibility of my becoming a candidate for the Presidential nomination in 1912. My present sincere belief is that I should saw wood at home and not think about 1912 at all….I simply say I do not feel myself at all sure that I am qualified. I can only feel grateful that so many of my friends feel that I am.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
38. Warren G. Harding Typed Letter Signed as President and Signed Check. Two items: a TLS as president, signed “Warren G. Harding,” one page, 6.75 x 7.5, White House letterhead, April 20, 1921, to Henry R. Schaffner, general business manager of The Marion Star, in part: “I am in receipt of the enclosed bill for dues to the Marion Club. It was my understanding that the Harding Company covered three memberships to the Club. I will be glad to have mine included in the list if that continues to be the arrangement”; and a Marion Star business check, 7.75 x 3, filled out and signed by Harding, “W. G. Harding,” payable to G. M. Knauer, Agent, for $44.78, April 1, 1908. Matted and framed together with a memorial cover and two images to an overall size of 23 x 20. In fine condition. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $200
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FDR’s annual message to the Boy Scouts, encouraging them “to live up to the highest ideals of the Scout Law in fulfilling our duty to God, to country and to our fellow men” 39. Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President. TLS as
president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, [annotated 1937 on the reverse]. Typed annual statement to the “Boy Scouts of America,” in full: “As the old year draws to a close and another year brings us new opportunities of usefulness we must, as faithful Scouts, renew our determination to live up to the highest ideals of the Scout Law in fulfilling our duty to God, to country and to our fellow men. In this spirit I wish all my fellow Scouts a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and soiling, a few small stains, a paperclip impression to the upper left corner, and a central vertical fold. The title of Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America has been given to every U.S. president since William Howard Taft. A fantastic association letter as FDR was a friend of the Boy Scouts of America. Starting Bid $200
“Since the sinking of the ‘Titanic’ some 250 life saving devices, boats, life-saving suits, preservers, etc., have been submitted, none of which have been found to have sufficient merit” 40. Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed. TLS as Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
signed “F. D. Roosevelt,” two pages, 8 x 10.5, Secretary of the Navy letterhead, October 29, 1914. Letter to Annabel Crinnion, in part: “The Department notes that you have been granted a patent for life-saving suits for war ships...In this connection, however, the Department advises you that since the sinking of the ‘Titanic’ some 250 life saving devices, boats, lifesaving suits, preservers, etc., have been submitted, none of which have been found to have sufficient merit to warrant their adoption.” In fine condition. Great content associated with the Titanic disaster and American ingenuity. Starting Bid $200
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FDR extends his best wishes for the dedication of “the Thomas Alva Edison bridge” 41. Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed as President. TLS
as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, November 29, 1940. Letter to Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey, in full: “It was good to get your letter of November 27, and to hear that you are ready to dedicate the Thomas Alva Edison bridge. I am sorry that I can not be present at these ceremonies, but if my present plans work out I expect to be on a brief vacation in the South on the fourteenth. Will you please be good enough to extend my sincere greetings to all those attending the dedication ceremonies,” with handwritten addition: “and especially to the Gov-Elect!” In very good to fine condition, with short splits to the ends of the three horizontal folds, a small stain to the lower left corner, and light soiling and toning to the edges. New Jersey’s “Gov-Elect” was Charles Edison, the great inventor’s son, who had served as Secretary of the Navy in FDR’s administration. An excellent association between great Americans. Starting Bid $200
Weighing national security against individual liberty during the Red Scare, President Truman opines on the “future of the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights” 43. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed as President. TTLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, July 16, 1951. Letter to the Hon. Charles H. Silver of New York, marked “Confidential.” In part: “I have been giving much thought to the future of the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights. I had hoped that the Congress would soon enact the legislation to exempt the members of the Commission and its staff from the conflict-of-interest statutes...I understand that you are one of the members for whom the conflict-of-interest statutes do create a problem. Consequently, it is my purpose to accept your resignation as soon as I am able…Until then, I think it is best for no announcement to be made on the matter.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing to the top and bottom blank areas, and heavier creasing to the left margin. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
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Ike writes home to Mamie from London, 1942: “We can always have something happen that will throw us into a storm!”
44. Dwight D. Eisenhower Autograph Letter Signed. World War II–dated ALS signed “Ike,” three pages, 6 x 9, August
16, [1942]. Handwritten letter to his wife Mamie, in full: “Sunday again! The days race by so rapidly that I cannot keep track. But I didn’t come to work this a.m. until 10:00, so I’ve already had my holiday! There’s been a hiatus in our mail receipts. Nothing from you this week—but Butch has had nothing either, so I’m sure it is just been connections somewhere. I hear a number of people saying they’ve had no recent mail. I’m not so busy today as usual. Have one more big conference (at 3:30) then the rest of the day should be quiet. Of course, we can always have something happen that will throw us into a storm!” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Exceedingly rare 1910 check from Eisenhower’s hometown job—just one year after finishing high school
45. Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Check. 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.” In fine condition, with expected check wear. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200
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“The competition faced by the Defense Department is the sternest in the world, that provided by the military might of the Soviet Union” 46. Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed as President. TLS as president, signed “D. E.,” two pages, 7 x 10.25,
White House letterhead, May 6, 1958. Letter to businessman Irving Geist. In part: “I am sure it is no news to you that I am engaged in an all-out effort to secure legislation under which the Defense Department may be organized to meet modern security requirements with maximum efficiency and minimum cost…As of today, the Defense Department must operate under a system, or lack of system, similar to one that, as I say, would not be tolerated by a successful business corporation. All of us know that the competition faced by the Defense Department is the sternest in the world, that provided by the military might of the Soviet Union. The single objective of the Defense Department is the nation’s security; in this it must be successful…In a successful company the Board of Directors operates through its Chief Executive Officer…I believe that, in a similar manner, the Secretary of Defense must, under broad policies prescribed by the Congress, make sure that the Defense establishment operates under a single direction.” In fine condition, with a stray ink mark near the signature. Eisenhower oversaw the first major reorganization of the Department of Defense in 1958, which streamlined departments and channels of authority. Starting Bid $200
Ike votes absentee in NYC: “Business affairs of Columbia University, of which I am President, requires me to be absent”
47. Dwight D. Eisenhower Document Signed. Partly-printed DS, one page, 7 x 15.5, October 13, 1950. Eisenhower’s “Affidavit and Application to the Board of Elections for Absentee Voters’ Ballots,” partially filled out in his hand with the reason for his absence: “Business affairs of Columbia University, of which I am President, requires me to be absent on a trip to Chicago.” In fine condition. The 1950 election saw Democrats lose twenty-eight seats to the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, and five seats in the U.S. Senate, setting the stage for Eisenhower’s landslide presidential victory in 1952. Starting Bid $200
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48. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Superb matte-finish 14 x
11 photo of John F. Kennedy seated with Senator George Smathers of Florida, affixed to its original 15.5 x 13.5 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen to the photographer, a Miami Herald photojournalist, “To Charles Trainor, with best wishes, John Kennedy.” Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 24.5 x 22.5. In fine condition, with light silvering to the perimeter of the image. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services.
In a 2017 piece for the Miami Herald, Trainor’s son discussed another image of JFK taken by his father, adding: “On March 10, 1962, my father was assigned to cover Kennedy at a fundraising event at the Fontainebleau hotel on Miami Beach. Kennedy was sitting at a long dinner table, in formal wear, next to his close friend Florida Sen. George Smathers.” Starting Bid $300
JFK writes one month after taking his Senate seat: “We have been terribly swamped these first few weeks”
49. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “John Kennedy,”
one page, 7 x 10, United States Senate letterhead, February 19, 1953. Letter to “Mr. Watson,” in full: “As we have been terribly swamped these first few weeks, I have been delayed in answering you as quickly as I had hoped. I am now securing the necessary information and you should hear from me again on it within a week.” A 1964 Kennedy memorial postage stamp with first day cancelation has been applied below. Archivally double-matted and framed under Tru-Vue Conservation Glass to an overall size of 15.5 x 18.5. In fine condition. Congressman Kennedy had won his Senate election in November 1962, and took his seat in the Senate on January 3, 1953. At the start of his first term, he focused on Massachusetts-specific issues by sponsoring bills to help the fishing, textile manufacturing, and watchmaking industries. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $200
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To Harry S. Truman IV: “Your great granduncle is my favorite president” 51. Jimmy Carter Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, April 14, 1986. Handwritten letter to Harry S. Truman IV, in full: “I have said many times that your great granduncle is my favorite president and one of history’s all time great leaders. He was strong, bold, honest, and a champion of freedom & human rights.” In very fine condition. A great association between plain-spoken Democratic presidents. Starting Bid $200
Rare early letter from Clinton at Yale, evoking the words of “a great southerner, Thomas Wolfe,” to console a close friend 53. Bill Clinton Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Bill,” one page, 5.5 x
8.5, Yale University letterhead, [1970]. Letter to Dale, in full: “Mother wrote to me a few days ago, telling of all the loss you have suffered in so short a time. And I thought I would write to you, though of course there is really nothing terribly profound I can say that would have much meaning compared to what you have just been through. Just before he died, a man I wish had been a friend of mine, a great southerner, Thomas Wolfe, wrote what seems to me a finer testament to the beauty and meaning of life, any life, than any religious statement I have read: ‘Something has spoken to me in the night, burning the tapers of the waning year; something has spoken in the night, and told me I shall die. I know not where. Saying: To lose the earth you know for greater knowing; to lose the life you have for greater life; to leave the friends you loved for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth—Whereon the pillars of this earth are founded, towards which the conscience of the world is tending—a wind is rising, and the rivers flow.’
I am thinking of you and hope you are getting through the days with characteristic grit. See you Christmas.” In fine condition, with some light creasing, and a clipped upper right corner. An early, touching letter of condolences from Clinton, written in his mid-twenties while attending Yale Law School. Clinton letters dating to this period, written on Yale letterhead, are quite rare, with this example all the more desirable given its thoughtful content and mention of the great Thomas Wolfe, whose posthumous work You Can’t Go Home Again Clinton cites as one of his favorite books. Starting Bid $200 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 37
The Clintons reimburse a $300 painting of Buddy the dog
54. Bill and Hillary Clinton Signed Check and Typed Letter Signed. Unusual combination of a TLS and check:
an intriguing TLS signed “Bill Clinton,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 2, 2001. Letter to Brian Ready, in full: “Hillary and I appreciate your friendship and generosity during this past year. However, to resolve all questions concerning the whole matter, we are sending you the enclosed check. We apologize for any inconvenience or difficulty this may cause. Thank you very much.” Includes the aforesaid personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by Hillary Clinton, “H. R. Clinton,” payable to Brian Ready for $300, February 2, 2001. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, as well as a provenance letter from Ready, dated November 20, 2009, in full: “I managed The Scarborough Gallery in Chappaqua, NY in 2000, where the Clinton’s had bought a home when Bill went out of office. An art salesman told me to buy a painting of a chocolate lab he had that looked like Buddy (their dog) and to give it to the Clinton’s as a ‘welcome to the neighborhood’ gift, which I did. I never heard anything until a few months later when I got a call from the Whitehouse [sic] asking me what the value of the painting was. Bill Clinton did wind up doing some picture framing with me, nothing big just repairs and small jobs. A
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few months after the call my name started coming out in all these newspapers (along with Sylvester Stallone and Jack Nicholson) as part of the $190k in gifts they had to return to people or pay for when Bill went out of office. A while after that I received this apology letter from Bill and the $300 check signed by Hillary.” In the weeks before the president left the White House and the first lady entered the Senate, the Clintons officially accepted over $190,000 worth of furniture, china, and other lavish parting gifts from a myriad of famous friends. Unaware that many of said gifts were presented solely to the White House, the Clintons transported the offerings, as well as other valuable presidential keepsakes, to their new five-bedroom house on 15 Old House Lane in Chappaqua, New York. The Clintons transition into public life sparked a controversy that additionally marred the first lady’s opening moments as a senator, a dual role she held for some 18 days. As a means to lesson public pressure, the Clintons returned much of the White House furniture, and reimbursed a total of $86,000 worth of gifts, including Ready’s $300 likeness of Buddy the chocolate Lab. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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President Bush looks forward to “a more hopeful and peaceful Middle East” 55. George W. Bush Typed Letter Signed as President. TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, June 18, 2008. Letter to Orry Ben-Porath, a senior advisor in the office of the President of Israel. In full: “Thank you for meeting with me during my trip back to Israel. I was honored to join you in celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary. It was a fitting opportunity to reaffirm the enduring friendship between our peoples. Our strong and close relationship is based on our love of liberty, devotion to justice, and respect for human dignity, and I look forward to continuing to work with you to help build a more hopeful and peaceful Middle East.” In very fine condition. President Bush had visited Israel in January 2008, returning in June to mark the 60th anniversary of the state’s founding. While in Israel, he addressed the Knesset and met with President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Starting Bid $200
Flown over the Capitol during the 2021 Inauguration of Joe Biden
56. Joe Biden 2021 Inauguration Flag. Very desirable 5´ x 8´ nylon American flag that was flown over the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. Includes a printed presentation certificate from Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton, in part: “This is to certify that the accompanying flag was flown over the United States Capitol on January 20, 2021. The flag was flown at the request of the Honorable Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Member of Congress, to commemorate the 59th Presidential Inauguration. On this historic occasion, Joseph R. Biden Jr. became the 46th President of the United States and Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, first African American, and first South Asian American to serve as Vice President of the United States.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original box. Starting Bid $200
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notables Declaration of Independence 127. Samuel Adams Signature.
Rare Revolutionary War-era signatures of Declaration signer Samuel Adams (“Sam’l Adams”) on a 6.5 x 3 slip clipped from the conclusion of a Massachusetts Supreme Executive Council document, also signed by fellow committee members Oliver Prescott, Henry Gardner, Moses Gill, Timothy Danielson, Dr. Joseph Gardner, Nathan Cushing, and others. In fine condition, with light toning to the central vertical fold. Accompanied by two engraved portraits of Adams, both with facsimile signatures. A unique grouping of important names from the American Revolution. Starting Bid $200
128. William Ellery Autograph Letter Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1727-1820). ALS signed “Wm. Ellery Coll.,” one page, 7 x 12, 1798. Handwritten letter as Collector of the Port of Newport to District Attorney David L. Barnes, in part: “Inclosed is a Writ against Michael Macomber for not delivering upon his License to me within three days after the expiration of the time for which it was granted; not within three days from their first arrival within this district, if she were absent from it at the time her License ought by Law to have been given up in case she had been then within this district.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Hancock faces retribution for his role in the Boston Tea Party
129. John Hancock Autograph Document Signed. ADS, signed “Your most hum. servt.,
John Hancock,” one page, 7.75 x 4.25, April 21, 1774. Handwritten bill of exchange addressed from Boston to his London bankers “Hayley & Hopkins,” in full: “Gentlemen, At thirty days sight of this my First Bill (Second & Third of same Tenor & Date unpaid) Please to pay to Messrs. Joseph Russelll & Son or order Two Hundred Pounds Sterl’g & Charge without further advice.” Handsomely mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 22 x 13; a color copy of the document’s verso on the frame’s backing shows that Russell, a wealthy merchant and later privateer, endorsed the note over to Bristol merchants Thomas & Griffiths, who were involved in the American trade. In very good to fine condition, with possible repairs to split folds (not examined out of the frame). On March 5, 1774, Hancock made an anti-British speech commemorating the Boston Massacre four years earlier. When word of his inflammatory words reached London, the British government and its great commercial interests determined that for both Hancock and Boston, this was the last straw. And although Hancock owed Hayley and Hopkins quite a lot of money (almost 11,000 pounds sterling), the Hancock Papers indicate that this very bill of exchange was bounced: Hayley and Hopkins refused to pay it. Dishonoring this check was a shot across the bow, a clear warning that Hancock could, and perhaps would, be financially ruined. Such action against one of America’s most successful merchants was a bold message. A famous and milestone document in the life of John Hancock, one that represents the blowback of political dissent that preceded the Revolution. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $2500 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 41
1765 lottery ticket for the reconstruction of Faneuil Hall, boldly signed by John Hancock
130. John Hancock Signed Lottery Ticket. Faneuil Hall lottery ticket, nicely signed at the bottom, “John Hancock,” 3.5 x
1.75, dated June 1765. The ticket reads, in full: “Faneuil-Hall Lottery, No. Five. The possessor of this ticket (No. 4134) is intitled to any Prize drawn against said Number, in a Lottery granted by an Act of the General Court of the Province of MassachusettsBay for Rebuilding Faneuil-Hall; subject to no Deduction.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining from old mounting residue on the back. In colonial times, lotteries were a highly regarded method of financing worthwhile projects—such as the rebuilding of Faneuil Hall, the famous Boston marketplace and meeting hall that had been destroyed in a 1761 fire. At the time, such money-making efforts were viewed as being akin to investments, and were endorsed by local leaders—as evidenced here, with Hancock signing as one of Boston’s five selectmen. Interestingly, Hancock came to disdain a public lottery as a method of fundraising, concluding that it encouraged gambling while producing meager results. Although thousands of such tickets were printed in Colonial America, not all were signed by Hancock, and only a small percentage of those signed examples have survived the centuries. Starting Bid $500
131. John Hart Signed Currency. Signer of
the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1713–1779). Choice Revolutionary War-dated Colonial New Jersey engraved bank note for “Three Shillings,” 4 x 2.25, issued as No. 44531, and reading: “This Bill of Three Shilling Proclamation, is emitted by a Law of the Colony of New-Jersey, passed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third. Dated March 25, 1776.” Signed at the conclusion by John Hart, Robert Smith, and John Sturm, Jr. Printed in Burlington, New Jersey by Isaac Collins, with reverse bearing the cautionary message: “To counterfeit is Death.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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132. Thomas Heyward, Jr. Document Signed. Signer of
the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1746– 1809). Partly-printed DS, signed “Tho. Heyward, Jr.,” one page, 13 x 8.25, August 14, 1787. Heyward issues a warrant for the arrest of Thomas Aikens “to answer to Daniel Legarie Junior Esquire, in a Plea of Debt, that he render to him one hundred and eighty eight pounds ten shillings lawful sterling money.” Boldly signed in the left margin by Heyward. In fine condition, with a vertical strip of toning. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $200
Rare handwritten and twice-signed document by William Hooper, concerning a theft in North Carolina
133. William Hooper Autograph Document Signed.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina (1742–1790). Rare ADS, signed “Will. Hooper, A.C.” and “Wm. Hooper, A.C.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 7, 1769. Handwritten legal document for a case in North Carolina, in part: “At a Superior Court of Justice begun and held at the Court House in the Town of Salisbury…The Jurors for Our Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oath present that William Davinport Late of Rowan County Labourer on the first day of January…with Force and Arms the dwelling house of William Coalney did brake and enter, one spinning wheel, one fine chest and fine table…All of the Value of Ten Pounds proclamation money of North Carolina then and there found did seise and carry away.” Signed at the conclusion and on the reverse by Hooper. In very good condition, with tears to the left edge, and heavy staining affecting appearance. Starting Bid $200
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Scarce handwritten letter from Hopkins as Rhode Island’s new governor amidst the French and Indian War: “Two companys of the Forces raised by this Colony will sail for Albany”
134. Stephen Hopkins Autograph Letter Signed.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) who served as the colony’s governor in the 1750s and 1760s. ALS signed “Step. Hopkins,” one page both sides, 6 x 7.25, June 5, 1755. Handwritten letter from Providence to William Shirley, the royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in full: “Your Excellency’s Letter accompany’d by extracts from Major General Johnson’s Letter and his instructions I received by express on Saturday Evening. And on Tuesday by the Post was favour’d with your other letter with the Resolve of your Great and General Court impowering your Excellency to take Five Hundred of the Forces raised for the Expedition to Crown Point with you in your Midland enterprise. The General Assembly of this Colony will meet on Monday next when I shall lay the several Matters recommended by you as also those mentioned by Genl. Johnson before them and shall not fail to do everything in my power to prevail with the Assembly to take effectual measures that all may be done therein that is fit for them to do. There is no doubt but they will acceed to the Vote for part of the Forces destined for Crown Point going to Niagra and one might as certainly promise for every other Article if they were not attended with more expence. Whatsoever the Assembly here do 44 |
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relative to the expeditions I will immediately communicate to your Excellency. Two companys of the Forces raised by this Colony will sail for Albany on Monday next and the others will follow in a few Days.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with partial separation along the hinge. The defeat and eventual death of General Edward Braddock at the Battle of the Monongahela on July 9, 1755, led to Shirley’s appointment as the new North American Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the French and Indian War. With his plans to capture Fort Niagara compromised, Shirley was forced to leave garrisons at Fort Oswego, Fort Bull, and Fort Williams, while William Johnson pushed onward with the allotted Rhode Island troops in his attempt to capture Fort St. Frederic at Crown Point, New York, which ultimately culminated in the bloody Battle of Lake George. The failed expeditions under the command of Shirley led to his replacement early the following year by John Campbell; both Forts Niagara and Crown Point would fall in 1759, with Johnson capturing the former and standing commander Jeffrey Amherst destroying the long-standing French outpost at Crown Point. Starting Bid $500
A linchpin of the complete Declaration set— a rare signature of Thomas Lynch, Jr.
136. Thomas Lynch, Jr. Signature. Exceedingly rare ink signature, “Lynch,” on an
off-white 1.75 x .75 slip, expertly mounted to a display sheet with an affixed handwritten letter of provenance from noted collector and historian Lyman C. Draper, in full: “This ‘Lynch’ signature was discovered & obtained since the printing of the Essay on the Autographs of the Signers, clipped from Vol. IV Swift’s Works, Lond. 1766, preserved in the family of a sister of T. Lynch, Jr. & is guaranteed to be genuine.” Double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait (featuring a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 15.5 x 18.75. In fine condition. Lyman C. Draper (1815-1891), Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, obtained a collection of clipped Lynch signatures from a descendant of Lynch between 1889 and 1891, the year of his death. Among these were a series of clipped signatures from the title pages of an eighteen-volume Works of Swift, apparently purchased by the young Lynch when he was a law student in England from 1766 to 1770. With the rise of autograph collecting in nineteenth-century America, one of the first areas of specialization was Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Apart from the Signers’ central role in American history and the unusual significance of their autographs—after all, writing their names is what ensured their immortality—obtaining all 56 represented a goal that, with a little determination, could be achieved by a resourceful collector. It quickly became evident, however, that there were two notorious ‘stoppers’ among the Signers: Button Gwinnett and Thomas Lynch, Jr. It is not entirely clear who is rarer—while Gwinnett was generally thought to be the rarest of all signers, recent studies have proclaimed Lynch as the scarcer of the two. This is an unusually bold, well-preserved example of Lynch’s signature. Starting Bid $2500
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135. Philip Livingston Document Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence from New York (1716-1778). Manuscript DS, signed “Phil. Livingston,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, March 13, 1765. Accounting document headed “Sales of 48 pipes Madeira Wine Received from on board The Brig. Ranger Capt. Derby, for Acct: Mr. Richard Derby,” tallying up the payments of various buyers, amounting to a total of £2025. Boldly signed at the conclusion by Livingston. In very good to fine condition, with scattered stains, edge tears, and splitting to the folds. Starting Bid $200
Handwritten letter as president of Continental Congress, enclosing “two Acts of Congress” to Rhode Island’s governor
137. Thomas McKean Autograph Letter Signed. Signer
of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1734-1817) who later served as a Revolutionary War officer, president of the Continental Congress, and governor of Pennsylvania. ALS signed “Tho. M:Kean President,” one page, 7.25 x 9, September 21, 1781. Handwritten circular letter to Governor William Greene of Rhode Island by McKean as president of Continental Congress, in full: “I have the honor to inclose your Excellency two Acts of Congress, of the 31st of August & 14th of September instant, for your information in matters relating to the Consular & Vice Consular powers.” In fine condition. McKean is rare in this form. Starting Bid $300
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Paine prosecutes a Loyalist who gave “Aid and Comfort” to the enemy during the Revolution 138. Robert Treat Paine Autograph Document Signed. 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. Revolutionary War–dated ADS, signed “R. T. Paine,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.25, January 1780. Handwritten legal brief in a case brought against Gibbs Atkins by Paine as attorney general for Massachusetts, in part: “Be it remembered that Robert Treat Paine Esq. Attorney General for the Government and People of the Massachusetts Bay in New England and in their behalf complains against…Gibbs Atkins of Boston aforesaid since the nineteenth day of April anno domini seventeen hundred and seventy five…being an inhabitant and member of the late province now state of Massachusetts Bay, levied war and conspired to levy war against the government and people of his Province, Colony and state, and then and there adhered to the King of Great Britain his Fleets and Armies Enemies of the said Province Colony and State, and then and there did give to them aid and comfort.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in very good to fine condition, with a block of toning to the second page, and splitting across the entire central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
139. Edward Rutledge Document Signed. Manuscript DS,
signed “Ed. Rutledge,” six pages, 13.25 x 16.25, circa 1794. Document issued to “the Judges of the Court of Equity of South Carolina,” relating to the sale of the estate of the deceased Ann Grame, “consisting among other things of a Plantation containing five hundred and fifty acres or thereabouts of Swamp land known by the name of Newton…and also a considerable number of Negroes.” Signed in the lower right of the final page by Edward Rutledge. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the folds, and small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200
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Rare triple-signed handwritten legal document by the New Jersey patriot 140. Richard Stockton Autograph Document Signed. Signer of the Declaration
of Independence from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress (1730–1781). ADS signed twice within the text, “Richard Stockton,” and at the conclusion, “Richard Stockton Atty,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.25, circa May 1764. Handwritten legal document, in part: “Jacob Moor of Bethlehem in the County of Hunterdon & Province of West New Jersey Innkeeper was summoned to answer unto Abraham Polhemus in a plea that he render unto him one hundred & fifty Pounds good & lawful Money…And Whereupon the s’d Abraham by Richard Stockton his Attorney says that Whereas the s’d Jacob…hath not paid.” Below his signature, Stockton writes: “Abraham Polhemus puts in his Place Richard Stockton his attorney against Jacob Moor…in a Plea of Debt.” Stockton also pens a lengthy passage concerning the debt obligation on the reverse, endorsed below by Jacob Moor. In very good to fine condition, with complete separation along the central horizontal fold, partially repaired with archival tape. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Stockton’s autograph material into the ‘very rare’ category among the Signers—an echelon second only to that occupied by the virtually unobtainable Gwinnett and Lynch. Starting Bid $200
141. Richard Stockton Letter Signed. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress (1730–1781). LS signed “Rich’d Stockton,” one page, 7.5 x 12.25, February 28, 1775. Letter to Samuel Shaw, issued by “Frederick Smyth Esq’r Chief Justice of the Province of New Jersey and Richard Stockton Esq’r one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of said Province,” in part: “We Reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your fidelity, Ability and prudences, Have thought fit to impower Authorize and appoint…you the said Samuel Shaw to take and Receive in the County of Gloucester all and every such Recognizance or Recognizances of Bail or Bails as any Person or Persons shall be willing or desirous to acknowledge or make before you.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by both Stockton and Smyth. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the hinge and horizontal folds, partially repaired with old tape. Starting Bid $200
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142. Matthew Thornton Document Signed. Manuscript DS,
signed twice, “Mathew Thornton,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 11, June 22, 1762. Legal document concerning the “Estate of Mary Anderson, late of Londonderry,” and the sale of several tracts of lands as authorized by the Judge of the Probate of Wills. Signed at the conclusion by Thornton as a witness, and also endorsed by him below as a Justice of the Peace, in part: “The above named James Cochran acknowledges the above instrument by him signed to be his free act & deed.” In very good to fine condition, with toning, soiling, and splitting to the folds and hinge. Starting Bid $200
Very rare real estate letter by the ailing John Witherspoon 143. John Witherspoon Letter Signed.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey (1723–1794), who served as an influential president of Princeton University and went on to sign the Articles of Confederation. Rare LS signed “Jno. Witherspoon,” one page both sides, 6 x 12.5, August 29, 1794. Letter concerning some potential real estate transactions toward the end of his life. From his country estate, “Tusculum,” outside Princeton, he opines on plots and prices, in part: “I have wrote you formerly on this subject and therefore shall only say in a few words that… the good land in general must be located many years ago so that what remains comprises of two kinds of lands quite sandy and barren & some small corners and intervals between other settlements the laying warrants upon which would be attended with so much difficulty and danger of law suits that it is better to take the warrant price for them which is commonly given by the adjacent proprietors.” In fine condition, with professionally repaired paper loss to the left edge. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Witherspoon’s autograph material into the ‘very rare’ category among the signers of the Declaration. Starting Bid $1000 Hundreds of more items are listed online at www.RRAuction.com | 49
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American Politicians
Important handwritten political letter on Zachary Taylor’s electoral odds: “I should confidently believe that the Philad’a Convention committed a great error in the nomination it made of Gen’l Taylor” 146. Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed
“H. Clay,” three pages, 8 x 10, August 24, 1848. Handwritten letter to Nicholas Dean, marked “Confidential,” discussing his misgivings about the Whigs’ presidential nomination of Zachary Taylor. In part: “I should confidently believe that the Philad’a Convention committed a great error in the nomination it made of Gen’l Taylor, if I did not distrust my own judgment upon a subject with which my name was associated. What will be the result of the nomination, I am not in possession of sufficient data to form a satisfactory opinion. The termination of elections in six states this month does not look very favorable to Gen’l Taylor. Of these, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa have gone for the other party, Kentucky for the Whigs and North Carolina also but with a fearfully diminished majority. With a different nomination, I believe that we should have carried three or four of these States…Gen’l Taylor has I think exhibited much instability and vacillation. He will inevitably fall into the hands of others, who will control his administration. I know not who they will be; but judging from my experience of poor weak human nature, they will be most likely those who will have fawned and flattered the most.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and soiling, and tape repairs to complete separations along folds. Starting Bid $300
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Rare pay order issued by Alexander Hamilton as Commanding General of the United States Army— one of two to reach the market in decades
147. Alexander Hamilton Document Signed as Commanding General. Rare partly-printed DS, signed “A.
Hamilton, M.G.,” one page, 9 x 7.25, no date but circa early 1800. Hamilton orders pay for his troops, in full: “Pay to Captain Benjamin Williamson Deputy Paymaster General on account of the Pay &c of the Troops under the immediate command of Genl. Hamilton to 31st Dec’r 1799—the sum of two thousand eight hundred and thirty two 73/100 Dollars, taking his receipt to be accountable therefor the toe Accountant of the Department of War.—And for so doing this shall be your Warrant.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Major General Hamilton during his brief six-month period as commanding general of the United States Army. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the fragile folds, and a tear and chip to the bottom edge. An extremely rare format, with records showing only one other Hamilton pay order for troops to reach the market in decades.
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Hamilton, following his important and influential term as Secretary of the Treasury in Washington’s administration, and having served with distinction during the Revolutionary War, returned to the US Army in 1798 as a major general. When Washington died on December 14, 1799, Hamilton assumed command of the Army as its senior officer. In that post, he was responsible for organizing troops in anticipation of a seemingly imminent war with France. Congress had authorized a temporary expansion of the US Army to meet the crisis, and Hamilton made preparations to march his troops through the South to conquer the North American colonies of France’s ally, Spain. By the time the Quasi-War cooled off and the Provisional Army was disbanded on June 15, 1800, around 4,100 men had been mobilized. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $1500
Activists and Social Leaders Poignant Mandela ‘freedom’ portrait inscribed to the original Newsweek photographer
149. Nelson Mandela Signed Photographic Print. Large color semi-glossy 12.5 x 16.5 photographic print of Nelson Mandela raising a fist following his release from Victor Verster Prison on February 11, 1990, signed and inscribed in black felt tip to Mark Peters, the photographer who captured this iconic image—”To Mark, best wishes, N. Mandela, 10. 7. 2000.” The print is affixed to a same-size piece of foamcore, with the reverse signed in black ballpoint by Peters. In fine condition, with two tiny surface dents in the upper left corner. Accompanied by a detailed signed certificate of authenticity from Peters, who recounts how he came to take the first published photograph of Mandela as a free man. A powerful association piece inscribed to the very man who captured this historic moment. Starting Bid $500
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Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Marshall’s handwritten opinion on a question involving “the act for incorporating the Bank of the United States” 151. John Marshall Autograph Judicial Opinion.
Important autograph judicial opinion signed in the third-person, “The Chief Justice,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, no date but circa 1817. Asked by Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford to weigh in on the question of a stock issuance by the Second Bank of the United States, Marshall opines on the validity of the government’s purchase of shares. In part: “The Chief Justice, as one of the commissioners of the sinking fund, submits to the consideration of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to his inquiry, the following opinion on the fifth section of the act for incorporating the Bank of the United States… If the act contained no limitation on the power of either, that which was first exercised would necessarily so far limit the other. If for example the United States should redeem 1 million of the debt, it is obvious that the bank would not afterwards sell the debt so redeemed; and if the bank should sell 1 million, that million would not be distinguishable from the mass of debt in circulation and would immediately resume its original character and qualities. On any other construction the one or the other power would be defeated. But the power of the bank to sell is limited. They cannot sell more than 2 millions of dollars in any one year, ‘nor sell any part thereof at any time within the United States, without previously giving notice of their situation to the Secretary of the Treasury, and offering the same to the United States for the period of 15 days at least, at the current price not excluding the rates aforesaid.’ Should the bank sell more than 2 millions in any one year such sale would transcend its power, but a sale to the amount of 2 millions if made without the United States is I think entirely unexceptionable. The debt so sold mixes with the general mass as if it had never been part of the capital of the Bank. If the sales be made within the United States an additional restriction is imposed on the power. The debt must be first offered to the Secretary of the Treasury. If he consents to become the purchaser, the transaction is closed. He may purchase at
less than the rates fixed in the act if the current price be less. The portion of the debt so sold could no longer be acted upon by the power of the Secretary to redeem. Should he decline purchasing, the Bank is at liberty to sell to any other person. To me it seems that the power of the Secretary to redeem this portion of the debt is gone forever in like manner as if he had been himself the purchaser. The two powers check and limit each other so far as neither is limited by the act. If either was to remain in full force to act on the portion of that on which the other had acted previously lawfully, the other would be useless.” Archivally mounted, suede-matted, and framed under Tru-Vue Optium Museum Acrylic with color copies of the two other pages and a portrait of Marshall to an overall size of 40 x 17.5. In very good to fine condition, with some wrinkling and creasing, and writing showing through from opposing sides. In 1817, amidst an era of high inflation and a credit bubble threatening financial stability, the bank’s president, William Jones, hoped to raise funds by selling more shares. He also hoped to inflate the value of the stock to raise more funds. However, the Act of Congress chartering the bank stipulated that the federal government had the right to purchase shares at a defined rate before any private sale, and limited the amount of stock that might be sold to $2 million per annum. So, when Jones prepared to issue the stock, Crawford informed him that the US Treasury would purchase the $2 million in full. In commenting on the division of powers and responsibilities of the United States Treasury and the Second Bank of the United States, Marshall demonstrates an extensive and specific grasp of the topic. In the end, his findings were consistent with the bank’s charter: that the power of the bank was limited, that it could only sell so much stock per year, and that the United States government could purchase the stock. Marshall’s handwritten decision was retained by Crawford, and this document was originally obtained from a Crawford heir. To our knowledge, it is the only handwritten John Marshall judicial opinion in private hands. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $7500
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Buisnessmen Learning new show-business tricks in Germany, Barnum promises: “I will yet astonish the Americans” 152. P. T. Barnum Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, three
pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, November 18, 1873. Handwritten letter to his publisher, asking that “one German copy & one English copy of my book” be sent to several individuals in Germany, giving their addresses. He continues, in part: “My health is gradually improving. Fear we can’t use many of my books next season on account of panic…I hope by fate to get to London from Italy & there lick my new book into shape—but may not publish it next year.” He adds two postscripts on the integral leaf, both signed with his initial “B.,” in part: “I am picking up a world of information in the show business, from results of which I will yet astonish the Americans…If Gorham has not sent me a statement of books on hand I hope you will do so. I’ll write another Appendix if there is probability of our needing more books next spring.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling to the first page. Starting Bid $200
Scientists and Inventors
153. Harvey Cushing Typed Letter Signed. Surgeon (1869–1939) who
pioneered many modern neurosurgical techniques and investigated the functions of the pituitary gland. TLS, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, Yale University School of Medicine letterhead, October 6, 1936. Letter to Professor John A. Timm of the Yale Chemistry department, concerning the nomination for that year’s Nobel Prize. In part: “I’ll take a flier at Gilbert Lewis who certainly deserves the award if anyone does. I was sorry not to have been at the Trumbull gathering the other night, but I have been rather hobbled. I shall hope to be more regular in attendance this coming year than I have heretofore been.” In fine condition. Gilbert Lewis, best known for his discovery of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs, was nominated 41 times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry—but never won it. Starting Bid $200
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154. Charles Darwin Signed and Handaddressed Envelope Panel. Hand-ad-
dressed envelope panel, 5 x 2.75, addressed by Darwin to the Lord Mayor of London, “Lord mayor, Mansion House, EC,” and signed in the lower left corner, “C. Darwin.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and soiling, and several tiny pin holes. From the collection of Stephen Adamson. Starting Bid $300
Edison takes a practical approach to simultaneous translation
155. Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed. TLS
signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, December 13, 1924. Letter to businessman and philanthropist Edward A. Filene, concerning simultaneous interpreting. In part: “I am wondering whether it is impracticable to prepare an address, in advance, before the delivery of such address by any of the delegates. For instance; suppose the Prime Minister of England or the French Premier read an address to the conference, could not copies of this address be prepared previously and given to the translators who could have it typed as fast as they translated it?...I do not at the present time see any practicable way to accomplish the objectives stated in your letter.” In fine condition, with some light creasing and edge toning. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Together with Alan Gordon Finlay, Filene would go on to design the ‘Filene-Finlay simultaneous translator,’ as used by the United Nations. Starting Bid $300
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Fascinating Edison company archive, highlighted by six memos and letters annotated in Thomas Edison’s hand— including a prototype for a phonograph label 158. Thomas Edison Archive.
Impressive archive of papers from the collection of Edison inspector/salesman Hal Starrett, comprising several memos annotated in Edison’s hand, plus related correspondence. Highlights include: - Four-page typed memo by Starrett, headed “A Working Plan for Educating Junior Executives,” May 28, 1921, copiously annotated in pencil by Edison. The document outlines several suggestions for training efficient employees. Edison writes several comments in the margins: “I start them all as inspectors with a list of what they are to inspect or on a job which I teach them myself,” “Can’t do this successfully for any length of time,” “I intend to use A men on all work, even physics & chemistry,” and “Any A man who inspects a Dept for 2 or 3 months should be far more familiar with it than the ones I have had,” and “I want to get rid of complication. I want to try out the way I am now doing to get data & results, E.” - ALS to Edison from “Folsom,” asking for clarification about Starrett’s role in the chain of command, August 30, 1921, with Edison’s response penciled at the top: “Starrett I hold Folsom responsible for delivery of moulds to stock-house therefore you will be under him - but with reports received from other Depts. & inspectors you will have to send your comebacks to me direct, E.” - TLS from Starrett to Edison, December 7, 1921, with applied sketch of a proposed “advertising novelty in the form of a stereoscopic disc printed on cardboard,” for use on Edison phonograph discs. At the top, Edison writes in pencil: “Starrett—Explain to me, E.” - TLS from Starrett to Edison, January 5, 1923, requesting supplies for a Bound Brook location, tersely annotated in pencil by Edison with several replies: “Starrett, see me,” “We have excess office furniture here,” “No not yet,” and “Wrong you need 3.” - TLS from Starrett to Edison, January 5, 1923, asking to establish a standardized equipment list. At the top, Edison writes in pencil: “How can we do it on theory—this…is our first text, let us learn from this, E.”
- TLS from Starrett to Edison, January 5, 1923, providing a report on a shortage of certain phonograph models that has affected sales. At the top, Edison writes in pencil: “Put on desk.” Also in the archive are un-annotated memos from Starrett, including a report on the billing department of the Edison Storage Battery Division, a report on the inspection of the plating department, a letter concerning the sale of phonographs, and some correspondence associated with the Edison companies including a TLS from his secretary William Henry Meadowcroft. Additional intriguing items are a small wooden box with an Edison ‘umbrella’ signature carved into the bottom—unknown as to its origin—and a hardcover first edition book, Edison by Rex Beasley, signed and inscribed on the first free end page by Beasley. Consignor notes that all items in the archive originate from Beasley’s estate. In overall very good to fine condition, with some scattered toning and chipping to the papers. Starting Bid $200
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Scarce twice-signed Edison certificate for his latest innovation—cement
156. Thomas Edison Document Signed. Partly-printed DS, signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 15.5 x 8.25, August 19, 1899. Stock certificate issued to Thomas A. Edison for 1,000 shares of capital stock in The Edison Portland Cement Company, featuring a fabulous engraved portrait of the inventor at the top, signed on the receipt affixed to the left edge by Edison in black ink, “Thos. A. Edison,” and again on the reverse in green ink to approve the transfer of the stock, “Thomas A. Edison.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200
157. Thomas Edison Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed
“Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, February 18, 1927. Letter to Paul J. Kruesi, the son of Edison’s Menlo Park machinist John Kruesi. In full: “My friends have helped to make my recent birthday a notable and pleasant one. Your message of congratulation and good-will was received and appreciated, and gives me the opportunity to greet and to thank you for your kind remembrance of the occasion.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and small tears to the right edge, and a small hole to the upper left corner. Edison celebrated his 80th birthday on February 11th. Starting Bid $200
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Critical of his own writing, Einstein forwards a letter of guidance to New York math students: “Please put it in better English”
159. Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, The Institute for Advanced Study, School
of Mathematics, Fine Hall, Princeton letterhead, February 8, 1939. Letter to “the students of Mathematics in the West Winfield Central School,” in full: “Our best achievements are inspired not so much by a sense of duty but by the interest and pleasure in the subject. This is particularly true with our activities in the arts and the sciences. I wish you, therefore, that kind of pleasure and curiosity which is only strengthened by the difficulties we are encountering thereby.” Critical of his own writing, Einstein adds a brief postscript: “P.S. Please put it in better English.” Attractively matted and framed with a photo and the original mailing envelope, addressed to Mrs. Gertrude S. Scofield, to an overall size of 20 x 14.5. In fine condition. An exceptional—and entirely well-written—letter of guidance from Einstein to young math students in New York, one punctuated by the physicist’s insecurity in his own English. Starting Bid $1000
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Fulton offers a “comparative view of an engine and hand labour in making cables,” estimating cost savings for the French Navy 160. Robert Fulton Autograph Manuscript Signed.
AMS signed “Robert Fulton,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, March 7, 1799. Handwritten manuscript headed “Comparative view of an engine and hand labour in making cables,” estimating the amount of time and money saved by his technological innovations. In part: “Suppose by the spinning engine one man produces as much yarn as 20 this would reduce the work of spinning from 500 days to 25. 300 days labour seems to be allowed for laying the cable…In order to make the first rope of the able 4 men could certainly put the spools into the engine in one hour. As three such ropes are required, the labour would be 3 hours. The spools must then be put in the engine and the movements of the engine altered for cabling for this two hours are sufficient which together makes 5 hours work for 4 men but for contingencies estimate this at 4 days work. Hence the labour would stand thus; for spinning 25 days, for cabling 4 days, total 29 days instead of 300…the 300 days would incur an expense of 1200 Livres. Whereas my 29 days is but 49 Livres…By the same mode of calculations if the manual labour of the cordage for the Navy of France costs 3 millions per year, 2,333,3337 Livres may be saved.” In very good to fine condition, with a small clipped off area, and associated slice to the bottom of the hinge. Though perhaps best known for his invention of the steamboat, Fulton also developed naval weaponry for several nations— namely France, England, and America. His contributions in this realm included some of the world’s earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy, and the Nautilus submarine under a grant from Napoleon. In this instance, he aims to use his engine to support cost savings for the French Navy. Starting Bid $300
161. Joseph Guillotin Autograph Letter Signed. French physician and politician (1738–1814) whose name became synonymous with the ‘humane’ instrument of execution whose use he proposed to the government during the French Revolution. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Guillotin,” one page, 4.5 x 7, 1812. An untranslated handwritten letter to Le Mercier of the Senate. In fine condition, with corner loss to the integral address leaf, not affecting any handwriting. Starting Bid $200
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“We physicists have it much easier in some ways” 162. Werner Heisenberg Typed Letter Signed. TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute letterhead, October 18, 1966. Letter to German architect Wolf Drevermann, in full (translated): “Thank you very much for your letter and for your instructive essay on cities, rates, and fees; it addresses an actual problem which is, especially in Munich, quite harassing. The city planners and the City Council have a very difficult task to fulfill, and an even greater responsibility to bear, and I feel that we physicists have it much easier in some ways.” In fine condition, with two unobtrusive file holes to left border. Starting Bid $200
163. Pierre-Simon Laplace Document Signed. French scholar whose work was important to the development of mathematics, statistics, physics, and astronomy (1749-1827). Manuscript DS in French, signed “Laplace,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12.25, May 18, 1807. Untranslated official document concerning François Christophe de Kellermann, a Marshal of the Empire, signed at the conclusion by Laplace as chancellor of the Senate. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
164. Auguste Lumiere Letter Signed. Inventor of photographic equipment (1862–1954) who, with his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph and produced the first-ever motion picture in 1894. LS in French, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, fabulously illustrated Antoine Lumiere & Fils letterhead, April 13, 1892. Untranslated letter to Maurice Lhuillier in Chartres. In fine condition, with small binding holes along the left edge. Starting Bid $200
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165. Marcello Malpighi Autograph Letter Signed. Italian doctor
(1628–1694) who gave his name to several physiological features and played an important part in the discovery of the microscope and study of human physiology. ALS in Latin, signed “Marcellus Malpighius,” one page, 7.75 x 5.25, August 29, 1691. Handwritten letter, in part (translated): “I, Professor of Medicine…award to Giorgio Baglioni of Naples, this Medical Certificate of completion, and in good faith and with my own hand place my signature thereto.” In fine condition, with two small holes affecting nothing. Starting Bid $200
166. Elie Metchnikoff Autograph Letter Signed. Russian biologist and zoologist (1845-1916) best known for his pioneering research into the immune system for which he, with Paul Ehrlich, was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5.75, December 18. An untranslated handwritten letter to French art historian and essayist Élie Faure. In fine condition, with a small split to the end of the central horizontal fold. Starting Bid $200
167. Giovanni Battista Morgagni Autograph Letter Signed. Italian anatomist (1682-1771) celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology. Rare ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8, June 16, 1735. Untranslated handwritten letter by Morgagni. In very good to fine condition, with overall light staining, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200
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“My diamonds from the Sultan have arrived” 168. Samuel F. B. Morse Autograph Letter Signed.
ALS signed “Sam’l F. B. Morse,” one page, 8 x 10, December 26, 1848. Handwritten letter to Thomas R. Walker, in part: “We are all here at present, I mean by we, Self & wife, Charles & wife, Sidney, & wife and children, all at 97 Chambers St. I came down on business connected with a trial at Washington on the 27th of Jan’y and, I shall proceed tither with Sarah…Charles I think will do well, with his Uncle Sidney, whose prudence, and business tact will be of the greatest service to him. Everything goes on harmoniously. We had a Christmas meeting at my brother Richard’s yesterday, and a ‘right merrie tyme’ we had of it; we were all there. Remember me kindly to all cousins & relatives at your house, and in your neighborhood; tell cousin Sarah Anne, that my diamonds from the Sultan have arrived, I shall get them from the custom house in a day or two.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
169. Louis Pasteur Letter Signed. LS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,” one page, 4 x 5.25, September 14, 1869. Untranslated letter regarding a translation of Haberlandt. In fine condition, with a light rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
170. Henri Poincare Autograph Letter Signed. French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher of science (18541912) who famously formulated the ‘Poincare Conjecture,’ which went unsolved for nearly a century. ALS in French, signed “Poincare,” one page, 4.75 x 6.25, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter concerning a bulletin. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Rare signature of Morse’s telegraph collaborator 171. Alfred Vail Signature. American machinist and
inventor (1807–1859) who, along with Samuel Morse, was central in developing and commercializing American telegraphy between 1837 and 1844. Vail and Morse were the first two telegraph operators on Morse’s first experimental line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and he collaborated in the invention of Morse code. Ink signature, “Believe me your affectionate brother, Alfred Vail,” on an off-white 5 x .75 slip, affixed to the top of a fascinating handwritten transmittal letter by his brother George. George Vail’s letter, in part: “Before I close this I will endeavor to find an autograph of my Brother…I have no objection to your using my name in connexion with an article on the Telegraph…It is to be regretted that there are not more collectors of antiquities…many many valuable relics have fallen in my hands but the want of proper care of a suitable depot has caused their loss. Once I had a piece of the cane which Brooks broke over Sumner’s head. It is gone…I have now some papers which contain the drawings of the telegraph.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
Intellectuals
172. Jean le Rond d’Alembert Autograph Letter Signed.
French polymath (1717–1783) known for his contributions in the realms of mathematics, physics, philosophy, and music theory; he served as co-editor of the Encyclopedie until 1759. ALS in French, signed “D’Alembert,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, August 23, 1761. Untranslated handwritten letter to Abbé Pierre-Joseph Roussier, urging him to ask his brother to come and see him to discuss corrections to be made to a job. In very good condition, with scattered soiling, foxing, and staining, and repaired paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200
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“Alex’s ministers are either idiots or thieves. They are enemies of the emancipation of peasants”
173. Alexander Herzen Autograph Letter Signed. Russian writer and political thinker
(1812–1870) whose work holds an important place in the great Russian literary canon. Super rare ALS in French, signed “A. Herzen,” one page, 7.25 x 9, December 24, 1858. Letter with extremely interesting content, referring to Tsar Alexander II and to the emancipation of the serfs, Herzen’s greatest cause. In part (translated): “How can you ask which one is the relation between the ‘Bell’ and the Emperor Alex. and his ministers? Alex’s ministers are either idiots or thieves. They are enemies of the emancipation of peasants. Alex is better, but he is of such a feminine weakness…thus the necessity of chasing the rascals around him and urge the emancipation movement.” In fine condition, with a long diagonal crease. Starting Bid $500
175. Vilfredo Pareto Autograph Letter Signed. Economist, sociologist, and philosopher (1848–1923) known for his studies of income distribution and the analysis of individuals’ choices; the Pareto principle was named after him, based on his observations that 80% of the wealth in Italy belonged to about 20% of the population. ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, June 17, 1905. Untranslated handwritten letter by Pareto. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Rare handwritten letter in which Hume comments on Parliamentary elections, the siege in Holland, and his idea “of printing the Philosophical Essays” 174. David Hume Autograph Letter Signed. Tremendously influential Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, and economist (1711–1776) considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. Rare ALS, signed “David Hume,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 8.75, October 2, 1747. Handwritten letter to Scottish politician James Oswald of Dunnikier, in full: “I know not whether I ought to congratulate you upon the Success of your Elections, where you prevailed so unexpectedly. I think the present times are so calamitous, and our future Prospect so dismal, that it is a Misfortune to have any Concern in public affairs, which one cannot redress and where it is difficult to arrive at a proper degree of Insensibility or Philosophy, as long as one is in the Scene. You know my Sentiments were always a little gloomy on that head, & I am sorry to observe that all Accidents (besides the natural Course of Events) turn out against us. What a surprising Misfortune is this of Bergenop-zoom, which is almost unparalleled in modern History. I hear the Dutch Troops, besides their common cowardice & ill discipline are seized with an universal Panic. This Winter may perhaps decide the Fate of Holland: and then where are we? I shall not be much disappointed, if this prove the last Parliament, worthy the Name, we shall ever have in Britain. I cannot therefore congratulate you upon your having a Seat in it. I can only congratulate you upon the universal Joy & Satisfaction it gave to every Body, and this Popularity I doubt not but you will endeavour to preserve as more valuable than any thing that Politics can give you, especially in the present times. I have some thoughts of taking advantage of this short Interval of Liberty that is indulged me, and of printing the Philosophical Essays I left in your hands. Our friend Harry is against this as indiscreet. But in the first place, I think I am too deep engaged to think of a Retreat. In the second place, I see not what bad consequences follow in the present age, from the Character of an Infidel; especially if a man’s conduct be in other respects, irreproachable. What is your opinion? You told me that it would be requisite to give you a Power to receive from the Navy Office that small sum for which I left a Ticket with you. I have enclosed one which I hope will be sufficient. I should ask your Pardon for the Trouble, but as it will be least for you to desire some of your old friends about
these offices, to inform you when the ship is paid off, and I have made the less Scruple. I have no Thoughts of being at London this Winter, because Col. Abercromby thinks it will not be requisite in order to solicit our half pay. The Colonel has small hopes of Success in that matter. You will see him sometimes in the House, where he will inform you of the Obstacles, that occur. Hume-Campbell without my asking it offered to lend me his Assistance, in surmounting these obstacles. I thanked him, but desired him not to move, till the Col. should inform me of the proper time & persons to whom he should apply. The Col. thinks it depends altogether on the Secretary at War, who seems to be inexorable. As you travel with Mrs. Oswald, I cannot desire you to of so far out of your Way as to come to this Place. But if you would inform me of your Motions, I would wait on you with Pleasure at Berwick. Direct to me to the care of Mr. Will’m Stowe Merchant: For by that means, I shall receive your Letter presently. Otherwise it might be some days, & I miss you. You lent Sir James Johnstone a copy of Grotius, which he sent to me, desiring me to deliver it to you. But I had not an opportunity and therefore left it with Frazer who will deliver it to you.” In fine condition. This letter was published in 1825 as part of James Oswald’s collected correspondence with ‘distinguished men of the last century’; he and Hume exchanged many letters. Their correspondence is frequently quoted in scholarly works about Hume. Though packed with content regarding the political situation in Europe at the time—both at home in Great Britain’s Parliament, and abroad as the French Army captured the strategic Dutch border fortress of Bergen op Zoom—the most significant comment in this letter concerns the publication of Hume’s “Philosophical Essays,” referring to the manuscript of his landmark work, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. He mentions that Henry Home (“Our friend Harry”), a patron of the Scottish Enlightenment, was against publishing the “infidel” work, but that he is unconcerned about repercussions. Ultimately published in 1748, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is regarded as a classic in modern philosophical literature. Starting Bid $1000
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Religious Figures 176. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet Autograph Letter Signed. French bishop
and theologian (1627–1704) renowned for his sermons, and considered to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time. He served as court preacher to Louis XIV of France and tutor to his son, the Dauphin. ALS in French, signed “J. Benigne de Meaux,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7.75, July 20, 1669. Untranslated handwritten letter by Jacques-Benigne Bossuet. In very good to fine condition, with staining which does not at all affect readability. Starting Bid $200
177. Pope John XXIII Typed Letter Signed. Italian Pope born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963) 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 TLS in Italian, signed “A. G. Roncalli, n. a,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Nonciature Apostolique letterhead, August 5, 1949. Untranslated letter signed at the conclusion by the future Pope as the Nonce Apostolique. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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178. Cardinal Richelieu Document Signed. French cardinal and statesman (1585-1642) who served as chief minister from 1624 until his death, widely considered the world’s first prime minister. Scarce manuscript DS, signed “Card. Richelieu,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 13.5, July 30, 1637. Untranslated document concerning a lease for naval offices. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
World Leaders
179. Chen Cheng Signed Photograph. Chinese political and military leader (1897–1965) who was one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 5 head-and-shoulders photo of Chen Cheng, signed in ink in Chinese. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal letter from his office, dated December 31, 1963. Starting Bid $200
180. Tomas Masaryk Signed Photograph. Founder
and first President of Czechoslovakia (1850–1937). Vintage matte-finish 6 x 8.25 photo of Masaryk by noted Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol, affixed to its original 6.5 x 10.5 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “T. G. Masaryk, 4/VI ‘23.” In very good to fine condition, with trimming to the mount and silvering to the image. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200
181. Daniel O’Connell Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, fifteen pages on four
sets of adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, October 22, 1829. Lengthy handwritten letter to English philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham, commenting on law reform and Simon Bolivar’s efforts in South America. In small part: “My speech… was miserably reported. All or nearly all about law reform was left out…I have on more than one occasion since avowed myself to be a Bethemite—and that boast has found its way into many newspapers…As to an article on the Catholic association, I am utterly incompetent to write it. I was myself the prince mover of that body and I cannot be a judge of myself…This session—now or never—for law reform. We must begin the first day of this session before the King’s speech if possible. No delay, no vacation.” On Bolivar, he observes: “It was his generous persevering ardour that in spire of every motive to despair enabled him at length to crush the Spaniards in Columbia and thereby to lay the foundation of freedom in other and even very distant provinces. He first taught the natives that the Spaniards were not invincible. Then he established the perfect equalization of civil rights amongst all castes and colors.” Hand-addressed and free franked on two of the integral leaves in O’Connell’s hand, evidently posted in two separate transactions given its extreme length. In very good to fine condition, with moderately heavy toning, and seal related paper loss, to the address panel, which also serves as the letter’s final page. Starting Bid $200
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Before launching his rebellion against Agustin I of Mexico, Santa Anna begs him for command of Veracruz
183. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Letter Signed. Lengthy LS in Spanish, signed “Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna,” twelve pages on three sets of adjoining sheets, 8.5 x 12, Mexican Empire letterhead, April 23, 1822. Lengthy, important letter written in the immediate aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. It is remarkable in many ways: its author, presumed recipient (Agustin de Iturbide), date, subject (Veracruz), and anticipation of future political events in Mexico make it an important piece of world history. At this time, Agustin de Iturbide, was President of the First Council of the Regency of the Mexican Empire, and would be elected as Emperor Agustin I just one month later in May 1822. In this letter, Santa Anna outlines his accomplishments in the seven months of Mexican independence, and asks to be appointed to the governorship of Veracruz. In fine condition. This historic letter sets the stage for one of Mexico’s great political reversals: Iturbide did reward Santa Anna with the command of the vital port of Veracruz, but rescinded the appointment in November 1822 after receiving complaints about his behavior. Enraged, Santa Anna repudiated his former ally and rose up in rebellion against him. Forming a coalition with past insurgent leaders Vicente Guerrero and Nicolás Bravo, he devised the ‘Casa Mata Plan,’ which called for the end of the monarchy, restoration of the Constituent Congress, and creation of a republic. Santa Anna was successful in his scheme, and forced Iturbide’s abdication in March 1823. Starting Bid $300
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182. Maximilien Robespierre Document Signed. Fanatical idealist leader of the French
Revolution (1758–1794) who was arrested, tried, and executed for the ‘Reign of Terror.’ Scarce manuscript DS in French, signed “Robespierre,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 10.75, December 16, 1793. Document authorizing the payment of 1,200 livres for the purchase of subsistence for the French Army of Toulon. In fine condition. Accompanied by two engraved portraits of Robespierre. Starting Bid $300
Royalty
184. Countess Marie du Barry Autograph Document Signed. Infamous French courtesan (1743-1793) who was
the last mistress of Louis XV. Accused of aiding emigres from the Revolution, she was imprisoned, tried, and executed during the Reign of Terror. Third-person ADS in French, signed “M. de la Contesse du Barry,” one page, 7 x 4.5, July 9, 1788. Untranslated receipt penned in the hand of du Barry, incorporating her name within the text. In fine condition, with a small rusty paperclip impression to the left edge, and a small piece of old tape on the right edge. Starting Bid $200
185. King Charles IX of France. King of France (1550-
1574) from 1560 until his death, whose reign was fraught with religious conflict including the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre. Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 11.5 x 10.75, no date. Untranslated. In very good condition, with overall wrinkling and soiling, and two small holes in the lower left blank area. Starting Bid $200
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188. King Francis I Document Signed. King of France
186. King Charles IX of Sweden Document Signed.
King of Sweden (1550–1611) who reigned from 1604 until his death, and is remembered for championing the Protestant cause amidst a period of religious strife. Manuscript DS, signed “Carolis,” one page, 8 x 12.75, March 7, 1611. Untranslated document prominently signed at the conclusion by King Charles IX. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
187. King Charles VIII of France. Monarch of the House
of Valois (1470–1498) who ruled as King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Rare untranslated manuscript DS in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 7.5 x 6, 1481. Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with a repaired tear to the left edge, and three small holes near the right edge. Starting Bid $200
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(born 1494) who reigned from 1515 until his death in 1547. Known as the ‘Father and Restorer of Letters,’ the cultured and well-read Francis, himself a poet, ushered in the Renaissance in France with generous support for a number of writers and ambitious construction projects. Vellum manuscript DS in French, signed “Francoys,” one page, 13 x 8, no date. Untranslated. In very good condition, with overall soiling and toning, two small holes to the left edge, trimming to the bottom edge, and some skipping to the signature. Starting Bid $200
189. King James II Letter Signed. The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. LS in Latin, signed “Jacobus R,” one page both sides, 7.25 x 11.5, May 27, 1688. Untranslated letter to Frederic William of Brandenburg, with handwritten salutation by King James II. In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
Unique birthday card boasting a handwritten note by Princess Diana, signed by the young William
190. Prince William and Princess Diana Signed Card. Desirable greeting card featuring the famous
‘Bubbles’ painting by John Everett Millais, measuring 5 x 7 closed, featuring a handwritten note inside by Princess Diana, “To Mervyn, Wishing you a very happy birthday, with love from,” and signed by the very young Prince William at age four or five, “William.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200
191. Princess Diana and Prince Charles Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed “Charles” and “Yours most sincerely,
and Diana,” one page, 8 x 13, Buckingham Palace letterhead, October 7, 1981. Letter to W. A. Suttill, in part: “We would both like to thank you very much indeed for your most kind contribution to the wedding present which the Duchy has given us. We really are delighted with the mahogany library table which will look splendid in our home at Highgrove and is exactly the right period for the house.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning to the edges, heavier along the bottom fold. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
192. Princess Diana and Prince Charles Signed Christmas Card. Royal Christmas card from 1983 with embossed in gold on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 10.5 x 7.25 open, featuring an affixed color photo of Charles in a kilt and Diana sitting on a swing with toddler Prince William, signed inside in fountain pen, “from Charles and” and “Diana.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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193. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Oversized Photograph. Impressive color matte-finish 16
x 20 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, originally taken by photographer Desmond Groves at Windsor Castle on April 12, 1971, affixed to the original 21 x 25.25 mount, which is signed in the lower border in black ink, “Elizabeth R, 1979” and “Philip.” Lower right corner of the photo bears a gold photographer’s stamp. In fine condition, with a small stain to the right edge of the mount, and fading to the signatures. Starting Bid $200
Titanic and Maritime
194. Titanic: Albert and Vera Dick Marconigram. Original Marconigram sent by two survivors of the Titanic while
aboard the Carpathia, undated and stamped “Not Transmitted,” written in pencil on an 8.25 x 4.5 Western Union cablegram, that is affixed to a 8.75 x 5.75 sheet of Marconi International Marine Communication Company telegram paper. The cablegram reads: “To Agnes Dick / Cadogan, Block, Calgary Alberta / Both safe boarded Carpathia quite comfortable everything most thankful / Best Vera.” The top of the Marconi sheet is annotated in pencil: “$4.85. Paid SCH.” In fine condition. This document was obtained by Titanic Historical Society members John and Vera Gillespie from John Booth, the author of the book, Titanic Signals of Disaster, published by White Star in 1993. Starting Bid $200
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Exceptionally rare letter from a Titanic hero, penned on a ‘launch day’ postcard in March 1912, while awaiting the ship’s first sea trials, less than two weeks before the ocean liner’s ill-fated voyage to New York (April 10-14)
197. Titanic: Jack Phillips. Senior wireless operator on board the Titanic (1887–1912) who was one of the true heroes
of the disaster. As the Titanic was sinking, Phillips worked tirelessly to send wireless messages to other ships to enlist their assistance with the rescue of the Titanic’s passengers and crew. ALS signed “Love, Jack,” penned on the reverse a glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo postcard of the Titanic launching at Belfast on May 31, 1911. Postmarked at Belfast on March 7 (no year, but likely 1912 given the postcard image). A handwritten postcard to his sister, Miss Elsie Phillips, in full: “Very busy working late. Hope to leave on Monday & arrive Soton [a nickname for Southampton] Wednesday afternoon. Hope you quite OK. Heard from Ethel yesterday.” Phillips has added in the address panel, “Miss E. Phillips, Ryde Hse School, Ripley, Woking Surrey.” In fine condition. Titanic was completed in Belfast, Ireland, the week of March 27–31, 1912. Its first sea trials began Tuesday April 2, travelling to Southampton, UK on Wednesday, April 3rd. It is believed the word “Saton” was Phillips’s abbreviation/ reference for Southampton. During his career, Phillips kept in frequent touch with his sister, Elsie, and she saved almost 300 postcards he sent to her during this time. This card, however, holds particular significance as it was written in late March 1912, days before Titanic’s sea trials and weeks before her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, and contains an image of the ship. Phillips often chose postcards which depicted the ship on which he served; according to our research, only five of the 300 postcards retained by Elsie had any relation to Titanic, and only two featured the ship as the front photograph. Starting Bid $500
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198. Titanic: Ridsdale and Leslie (2) Marconigrams. Two original Marconigrams sent by two survivors of the Titanic while aboard the Carpathia. Both are stamped “Not Transmitted” and affixed to opposite sides of a page taken from an evidence book used by the British Enquiry during their 1912 investigation; these pages are accordingly numbered as 66 and 67. The first is written on a New York Harbor Quarantine (NYHQ) telegram form affixed to a Marconi International Marine Communication Company telegram sheet, issued on board “Carpathia” and dated to “April 1912,” reads: “Miss Theakstone, Dirk Deighton, Wetherby, Yorkshire, England / Arrived Safely—Lucy / forward to Lizzy.” The second, written on a Western Union cablegram, reads: “Rothes—Coupon—New York / Both safe.” Lower section of reverse reveals the endorsement, “Countess Rothes.” The cablegram is likewise affixed to a Marconi sheet. In overall fine condition. These documents were obtained by Titanic Historical Society members John and Vera Gillespie from John Booth, the author of the book, Titanic Signals of Disaster, published by White Star in 1993. Starting Bid $200
Explorers and Archeologists The rarest of the polar explorers, Swedish balloonist Andrée
199. Salomon August Andrée Autograph Letter Signed. Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar
explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon (1854–1897). ALS in French, signed “S. A. Andree,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.75, September 15, 1895. Handwritten letter concerning the “possibility of using hydrogen in tubes,” giving some specific requirements, prices, and related data. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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200. Richard Francis Burton Autograph Letter Signed. English
explorer, translator, writer, soldier, and diplomat (1821-1890). He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. ALS signed “Rich’d F. Burton,” one page, 4 x 5.25, November 10, [no year]. Handwritten letter to Reginald Cocks concerning a club invitation, in part: “I dine with Sir R. Murchison on Monday next. But I hope still to be a member of the Kosmos.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge, light show-through from old mounting remnants on the back, and a newspaper clipping affixed to the bottom edge. Roderick Murchison was a noted geologist, remembered as the first to describe and investigate the Silurian system. Starting Bid $200
Captivating candids from Byrd’s first Antarctic expedition—50+ photos capturing ship life on the ‘City of New York’ and at the ‘Little America’ base
201. Richard E. Byrd Archive of (56) Photographs. Exceptional archive of 56 original vintage glossy 5.75 x 3.5 candid
photographs from Richard E. Byrd’s first Antarctic expedition in 1928–1930, most with contemporary ink captions on the reverse. Includes pictures of life on Byrd’s flagship ‘City of New York,’ Byrd’s Fairchild FC-2W2 ‘Stars and Stripes’ monoplane (including the plane’s assembly and it being loaded off on to the ice), crewmen with their tents and dogsleds on the ice at the ‘Little America’ Antarctic exploration base, sailmaker John Jacobson, First Officer Charles McGuinness, icebergs, and the Antarctic landscape. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Rare financial document signed by the lost French voyager
202. Jean-Francois de Galaupe, comte de Laperouse Document Signed. French Naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania (1741–c. 1788). Rare manuscript DS in French, signed “Laperouse,” one page, 6 x 4, August 19, 1781. Financial document, in part (translated): “I beg Mr. Green to give two dollars to the American people carrying this ticket.” Laperouse adds the penultimate line in his own hand. The reverse is endorsed with a statement that the monies were received. In fine condition, with a few light stains. Starting Bid $300
“To a wise man, all places on God’s Earth are ports and happy havens” 203. Henry M. Stanley Autograph Quotation Signed. AQS on a 5.25
x 7.5 sheet, in full: “’To a wise man, all places on God’s Earth are ports and happy havens.’ (Bula Matari).’ Henry M. Stanley, Aug’t 16th 1891.” Below, he notes: “’Bula Matari’ means ‘Rockbreaker,’” and writes the date once more. In fine condition, with some light creasing and a trimmed top edge. ‘Bula Matari’ was Stanley’s name among locals in Congo. Starting Bid $200
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American West 204. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody Signed Ticket. Rare
complete 1901 ticket for “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World,” 4.75 x 2.25, issued as No. 2056, signed below in pencil, “W. F. Cody.” In fine condition, with the signature a couple of shades light. Starting Bid $200
Notorious Figures Rare document signed by the prosecutor who helped engineer the Reign of Terror
205. Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville Document Signed. French revolutionary and public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal (1746–1795). He personified the ruthlessness of the Reign of Terror and claimed among his victims Marie Antoinette and Georges Danton. After the fall of Robespierre, Fouquier-Tinville was himself tried and guillotined. Scarce partlyprinted DS, in French, signed “A. Q. Fouquier,” one page, 7.5 x 10, May 25, 1794. As public prosecutor, Fouquier acknowledges receipt of the proceedings of the negotiator Mr. Bernard Doat. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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“I desire you to assist in the trial of my case”— Garfield’s assassin seeks legal help amidst his murder trial
206. Charles Guiteau Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, November 22, 1881. Handwritten letter to attorney John D. Townsend, seeking legal aid amidst his trial for the assassination of President James A. Garfield. In full: “I desire you to assist in the trial of my case & I invite you to meet me in Court at your earliest convenience. I send this with Mr. Scoville’s approbation. Please let me hear from you at once.” In very good to fine condition, with a diagonal slice across the upper blank area repaired on the reverse. Guiteau was formally indicted for the murder of President Garfield on October 14, 1881, pleading not guilty, and the trial
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began in Washington on November 17, 1881—just five days before he wrote this letter. Although Guiteau would insist on trying to represent himself during the entire trial, the court appointed Leigh Robinson to defend him. Robinson retired from the case after just a few days, and Guiteau’s brother-in-law George Scoville—a real estate attorney—then became lead counsel for the defense, feeling obliged to represent his family member. Townsend, who had earned a reputation as ‘The Fighting Lawyer,’ evidently declined Guiteau’s plea, and the assassin was found guilty and sentenced to death on January 25, 1882. Starting Bid $300
The inspiration for the classic 1973 film Papillon 207. Papillon: Henri Charriere Document Signed. Convicted
murderer and author of Papillon (19061973), an account of his time in a penal colony in French Guiana, later turned into a film starring Steve McQueen. DS, 20 pages, 8.75 x 14, April 1, 1970. Lengthy agreement between Charriere and the Walter Reade Organization, granting the company the film rights to his book Papillon. Charriere will receive $400,000 for the rights, divided into two equal payments, with the company being granted certain artistic license in the telling of the story. Signed on the final page by Charriere, publisher Robert Laffont, and a representative of the Walter Reade Organization, all of which have initialed each preceding page. Several pages bear handwritten corrections. A separate photocopied one-page addendum is also included, listing six directors attached to the project, including Roman Polanski, Robert Aldrich, and Sam Peckinpah. In fine condition, with the last page detached but present. Starting Bid $200
The executioner of King Louis XVI 208. Charles-Henri Sanson Letter Signed. The royal executioner of France
during the reign of King Louis XVI, and High Executioner of the First French Republic who (1739–1806) administered capital punishment in the city of Paris for over forty years, and by his own hand executed nearly 3,000 people, including the King himself. Rare LS in French, signed “Sanson,” one page, 8 x 12.5, May 27, 1818. An untranslated letter to the prefect of the French department of Seineet-Oise in Versailles. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and staining. Starting Bid $200
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military Important news of the Clinton-Arbuthnot Peace Declaration, prizes taken by Capt. John Paul Jones, and the Battle of Cowpens
316. The Connecticut Gazette; and the Universal Intelligencer (March 2, 1781). The Connecticut Gazette; and the Universal Intelligencer, March 2, 1781 (New-London, printed by Timothy Green). Contains important news of the news of the Clinton-Arbuthnot Peace Declaration, prizes taken by Capt. John Paul Jones, and the Battle of Cowpens. Starting Bid $500
317. USS Constitution 1973 Oak Restoration Pen Stand. Impressive dual pen stand made from wood reclaimed
during the 1973 restoration of the USS Constitution. The stand measures 15.5 x 4.5 x 3, with a plastic pen holder and miniature brass cannon to either side, and the upper central block affixed with an engraved plaque: “Made of Oak Removed from the USS Constitution (IX-21) During Restoration 1973.” The two original pens are included. In fine condition, with the left plastic pen holder cracked and loose. Starting Bid $200
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318. USS Constitution 1927 Bronze Restoration Ashtray. Foundry cast bronze ashtray made from metal reclaimed during the 1927 restoration of the USS Constitution. The ashtray measures 6.25 x 4.5 x 1, with bowl featuring an embossed design of the three-masted heavy frigate, with raised text: “Old Ironsides, Launched 1797, 1804 Tripoli, 1812 Guerriere Java, 1815 Cyane Levant, U.S. Frigate Constitution.” The ashtray rim bears two holders and text: “This material was taken from the U.S. Frigate Constitution, Keel laid 1794, rebuilding 1927.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
320. Robert E. Lee Signed Carte-de-Visite Photograph. Uncommon 2.25 x 3.5 carte-de-visite photo of Lee
in formal attire, boldly signed in ink, “R. E. Lee.” Displayed in a hand-cut mat and framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 7.75, with a typed provenance note: “This picture was given to my grandmother Annis Adaline McCarty when she was a girl by Robert E. Lee. She was born October 1, 1829, the year Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point with honors. She married September 18, 1855 to Lewis Leander Poats, V.” In very good condition, with fading to the image and clear tape over most of the signature. Starting Bid $300
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Amidst runaway inflation and Gen. Grant on the horizon, Jefferson Davis submits estimates of “sums needed for the support of the Government” to the Confederate Congress
319. Jefferson Davis Letter Signed. Civil War–dated
LS, signed “Jefferson Davis,” one page, 7.5 x 9, February 12, 1864. Letter sent from Richmond to the “Senate and House of Representatives” of the Confederate States of America, in full: “I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting our Estimate of additional sums needed for the support of the Government. I recommend an appropriation of the amount specified for the purposes indicated.” Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 25.75 x 19.5. In fine condition, with some light creasing. Unlike the North, which had an economy bolstered by commercial and manufacturing interests, the rural South’s wealth was largely concentrated in agrarian land and slaves. As efforts to raise revenue through taxation were ineffective, Jefferson Davis’s administration turned to loans and the sale of bonds to finance the war effort. By the spring of 1863, crushing inflation motivated Richmond to enact comprehensive legislation that included a progressive income tax, levies on certain goods, excise and license duties, and a ten-percent tax on agricultural products (to be paid with those crops, rather than the CSA’s own depreciating cash). Although these policies kept the 86 |
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Confederacy’s armies from starving, the government’s financial situation remained dire. In early 1864, the Confederate Treasury Department submitted an urgent report to President Davis, outlining the funds necessary to continue running the government—everything from the War Department to the Post Office—for the first half of the year, amounting to over $3.6 million. With this letter, Davis placed the report before the Confederate Congress. The Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America records this letter, and the fact that action on it began the same day. On February 17th, Congress passed an omnibus package related to taxes, currency, and loans, on top of a new conscription bill. The financial acts authorized unlimited borrowing and mandated the exchange of Treasury notes for bonds, in a last ditch effort to curtail inflation. By the time these policies were implemented in April 1864, General U. S. Grant was readying his Overland Campaign, and within a year he would capture Richmond. With Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, the Confederacy’s notes and bonds were rendered all but worthless. From The Michael Allen Collection. Starting Bid $1500
Napoleon prepares his troops for the Siege of Riga in 1812 321. Napoleon Letter Signed. LS in French,
signed “Nap.,” one page both sides, 7 x 9, August 1, 1812. Letter written to General Berthier at the beginning of the invasion of Russia, with instructions to the Étienne Macdonald, Duke of Taranto, about the equipage of officers of siege from Tilsitt who have to prepare for the siege of Riga. He also promises to present “decorations de la legion” to the best soldiers. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
322. Napoleon Signed Endorsement. LS in French sent to Napoleon
by Berruyer, Squadron Chief of the 11th Regiment of Hussars, and endorsed by Napoleon, “Bonaparte,” one page, 9.25 x 14, February 19, 1802. In part: “As chief of the squadron for nine years in the 11th Regiment of Hussars, I made the campaign which was followed by the Treaty of Campo-Fornio… where I had the pleasure of meriting your attention. I rejoined my Corps after the Treaty. I then commanded it with the Army of Italy. After the Battle of la Trebia, where I was injured, and the Regiment destroyed, the General in Chief gave me proof of his satisfaction and named me to the position of Chief of Brigade of my troop The generals under whom I had served and all the regiment viewed my promotion with pleasure. For three years, the place was vacant because of the dismissal of Brigade Chief Avice. He was my friend; I knew that libel was the cause of his disgrace; I refused and urged his reintegration. You wished well, General, to know and to repair the injustice which was done to him. Today, this Brigade Chief is taking steps to obtain his retirement. If I am not permitted, General Consul, to obtain the position close to you which I have the honor to ask of you, dare I solicit a post which I refused in time, and which will be to me all the more honorable that I will take it from you.” Napoleon endorses the letter in the upper left, granting the man a sum of money and letter of satisfaction. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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377. Amelia Earhart Signed Program. Attractive program
for the ‘Explorer Club Ladies Night,’ held on November 7, 1932, with the front cover featuring an artistic portrait of the guest of honor, 5 x 6.75, signed vertically in fountain pen by Amelia Earhart. In fine condition, with two thin stains to the top of the front cover. Starting Bid $200
Handwritten letter from Lindbergh to the designer of the Spirit of St. Louis 378. Charles Lindbergh Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, June 13, 1934. Handwritten letter to aeronautical engineer Donald A. Hall, designer of the Spirit of St. Louis. In full: “Thank you very much for your letter. I am forwarding it to Harry Knight in St. Louis, who is one of the men interested in the design I wrote you about. I will let you know as soon as I hear from him.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Lindbergh’s hand to Donald Hall at “Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.” Starting Bid $200
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379. Charles Lindbergh Signature. Bold ink signature, “Charles A. Lindbergh,” on an off-white 3.25 x .75 slip, double-matted with a portrait and a section of an airmail envelope flown on the Spirit of St. Louis. Framed to an overall size of 13 x 17. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200
380. Joseph-Michel Montgolfier. Unique archive of Montgolfier family correspondence, including one letter by JosephMichel Montgolfier, who (with brother Jacques-Etienne) invented the first successful hot-air balloon, and two letters by their father, Pierre. Includes: ALS in French by Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, signed “J. Montgolfier,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, July 7, 1800. Untranslated handwritten letter discussing the family’s financial difficulties connected with their scientific work, noting that he they are taking into in consideration tobacco investments in Virginia. ALS by Pierre Montgolfier, signed “Montgolfier,” five pages on adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8.5, no date. Handwritten letter to his daughter with commentary on the “machine aerostatique.” Unsigned handwritten letter in French by Pierre Montgolfier, four pages on adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8.5, with pencil date notation of November 21, 1783. Untranslated letter to his daughter about the experience with the M. de Montgolfier aerostatique machine with reference to Benjamin Franklin, American representative in Paris, on the last page. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Seven-foot-long original AP teletype covering the Apollo 11 moon landing, signed by Buzz Aldrin
386. Buzz Aldrin. Rare original Associated Press teletype roll regarding the Apollo 11 lunar landing, one page, 8.5 x 82,
signed in black felt tip, “Buzz Aldrin, ‘Magnificent Desolation.’” The teletype is headed, “URGENT, News Directors (Bureaus) the Houston Broadcast Center is taking over the main wire for moon-walk coverage. Bureaus should not break the circuit,” with the bulletin continuing, in part: “The moon astronauts have started to de-pressurize their lunar lander cabin. They are venting the oxygen from the small cabin into the near vacuum of the lunar atmosphere…Cabin de-pressurization aboard the lunar module has been completed and astronaut Neil Armstrong is about to open the hatch…After the oxygen was vented from the cabin, Aldrin said: ‘Let me see if it will open now.’ Armstrong was to be the first to emerge from the lander…A near-vacuum prevails on the lunar surface. At precisely 10:39 P.M., the astronauts said the ‘hatch is coming open.’ Armstrong will back out of the cabin and find his footing on the nine-step ladder…Apollo Commander Neil Armstrong has started down the ladder of the L-M and a picture flashed from the moon at 10:53 P.M. (EDT)…Flash, Armstrong steps onto the moon…So far, Armstrong said, he was finding no trouble in walking around…After saying ‘One small step,’ Armstrong added the words: ‘one giant leap for mankind.’” Starting Bid $200
387. Neil Armstrong Signed Lithograph. Limited edition 15.75 x 24.5 lithograph of Neil Armstrong in his flight suit prior to the Apollo 11 mission, numbered 680/1000, signed in pencil by history’s first moonwalker. Also signed in pencil by the artist, Paul Calle, beneath his preprinted signature. Attractively double-matted and framed with a typed caption to an overall size of 22.25 x 34.25. In very fine condition. This handsome, highly desirable item is the only individual print edition that Armstrong signed and remains among the most sought-after of all NASArelated lithographs. Starting Bid $300
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388. Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Commander Armstrong wearing his white space suit and posing in front of a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To R. E. Ward—Best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Cover signed by the Apollo 13 prime crew and key members of the recovery team
389. Apollo 13 Signed Prime Recovery Ship Cover. Apollo 13
recovery cover with a stamped cachet honoring the US Navy Pacific Recovery Force, postmarked aboard USS Iwo Jima on April 17, 1970, signed in black ink by Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert. Also signed by Leland E. Kirkemo, captain of the Iwo Jima; Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the Pacific Recovery Forces; and Chuck B. Smiley, pilot of the recovery helicopter. Corner-mounted to a presentation sheet featuring images of the crew and their successful recovery. In very fine condition, with very subtle haloing to Haise’s signature. An excellent Apollo 13 piece with an unusual combination of autographs. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200
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art, architecture, and design
The great painter of Paris theatre attends an opera by “the infamous Reyer, the lord of the score”
416. Edgar Degas Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in French, signed “Degas,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x
6.5, no date. Letter to a friend discussing the opera, with mentions of composer/critic Ernest Reyer and singer Rose Caron, renowned for her interpretations of Brunehild in Reyer’s Sigurd. In part (translated): “So when are you coming back? I’m asking you that, forgetting that you like the open fields, and that you are a garden-lover; it is there that I shall come one of these days to drop a Wagnerian cobblestone on your head. Thus, ‘twas I, the boor—subtly dominating the domain of modern plasticity, but more usually the imbiber of the honey of [the bees] of Hymettus from the opera Sigurd. I saw it again, and failed to meet Reyer at Muller’s cafe, to the right of the monument. The divine Mademoiselle Caron; I compared her (to her face) to the figures of Puvis de Chavanne, who she didn’t know about. Rhythm… rhythm! [I hope] that your good wife will give it back to me someday soon, in front of the infamous Reyer, the lord of the score.” In fine condition, with a slight brush to the signature. Degas’ frequent visits to the opera, ballet, and café-concerts provided him with plenty of subjects for his artwork, which included two of the characters mentioned here: rough drawings of Reyer are present in sketchbooks from circa 1877, and he painted a portrait of Mme. Caron around 1892. A great letter evoking his consuming love of the theatre. Starting Bid $300
417. Eugene Delacroix Autograph Letter Signed. French artist (1798–1863) who takes a place in the first rank of painters in the Romantic tradition and whose mastery of color and technique inspired both the Impressionist and Symbolist schools. ALS in French, signed “E. Delacroix,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Untranslated handwritten letter to a gentleman. In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
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Ingres recommends “one of the most distinguished artists among those who devote themselves to the historical landscape”
418. Jean Auguste Ingres Autograph Letter Signed. Esteemed French Neoclassical painter (1780–1867) whose portraits are considered an influential precursor to modern art. ALS in French, signed “J. Ingres, Member de l’Institut,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.5, May 7, 1846. Handwritten letter to Hygin-Auguste Cavé, director in the government department of the Beaux-Arts, recommending his friend and fellow painter Alexandre Desgoffe, “one of the most distinguished artists among those who devote themselves to the historical landscape, of which the Poussins are the sublime inventors: a serious, noble, and high genre.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Rare early Morandi drawing 419. Giorgio Morandi Signed Sketch. Italian painter and printmaker (1890–1964) who specialized in still life paintings of simple subjects. Charming original fountain pen sketch of a person in profile accomplished by Morandi on an off-white 6.25 x 8.25 album page, filled in with text by Morandi and signed in the lower corner, “Giorgio Morandi.” Written in Italian, the text pertains to the publication of Antonio Baldini’s 1929 book La Dolce Calamita, which he illustrated. In fine condition, with some light folds and faint stains. Starting Bid $1000
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1969 Galerie Rosengart exhibition catalog, inscribed by Picasso with a charming original sketch
420. Pablo Picasso Signed Exhibition Catalog with Sketch. Exhibition catalog entitled “Picasso: Aujourd’hui” from the Galerie Rosengart in Lucerne, 1969, 4.75 x 7.25, signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “Pour Madame Graindorge, Picasso, le 21.11.69,” playfully sketching a face at the bottom. The catalog’s softcover wrappers colorfully reproduce a Picasso sketch, with his facsimile signature printed in the upper left corner. In fine condition, with the first page of the introductory essay detached but present. “Madame Graindorge” is presumably the wife of Fernand Graindorge, a noted patron of modern art whose collection included works by Picasso, Magritte, Arp, Matisse, and Le Corbusier. Starting Bid $500
421. Pablo Picasso: Steve Kaufman Signed Silkscreen. American pop artist (1960-2010)
who began his career in Andy Warhol’s ‘Factory.’ Impressive color limited edition printer’s proof silkscreen artwork reproducing Picasso’s powerful ‘Guernica’ scene with a portrait of the famed artist superimposed over the right side, on unstretched 47 x 27 canvas, numbered 2/50 PP, signed on the reverse in black felt tip, “SAK.” Rolled and in very good condition, with some rippling to canvas, and a bit of cracking to paint. Starting Bid $200
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Sir Joshua Reynolds receives payment for paintings
422. Joshua Reynolds Autograph Document Signed. Revered English portrait painter (1723–1792) remembered for his promotion of the ‘Grand Style.’ ADS, signed “J. Reynolds,” one page, 7.75 x 3, August 18, 1786. Handwritten receipt for a payment for paintings, in full: “Received August 18th 1786 from Woodcock the sum of two hundred and sixty one pounds ten shillings, for Pictures done for the late Earl of Tenet, in full of all demand.” In fine condition, with light soiling and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
comic art and animation Beautifully signed letter from Disney, who touches on his governmentcommissioned WWII efforts
457. Walt Disney Typed Letter Signed. World War II-dated TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 23, 1942. Letter to Dorothy Vicaji, in full: “Thank you for your note and wire. However, even without knowing anything about your story idea, I am not in a position to give it consideration, as we are operating under a very full program this year. In addition to our regular output of product, we are working on special films for the Government, and although your idea is based on the timely theme of Victory, I do not see how we could possibly fit it into our production program. However, I do appreciate your thoughtfulness in offering us the subject for consideration.” In fine condition, with light creasing to the bottom corners, and light show-through at the top from old mounting remnants on the back. Starting Bid $300
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literature
Extremely rare autograph letter by Lord Byron
464. Lord Byron Autograph Letter Signed. Highly influential British poet, politician, soldier, and adventurer (1788–1824) who takes a place as the most colorful literary figure of the Romantic era; his works include such classics as Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and Don Juan. Rare ALS signed “N. B.,” one page, 7.25 x 9.5, April 16, 1823. Handwritten letter to Mr. Hislop, in full: “I thank you—it is all very well—but as I am entirely of your opinion as to the servants being leagued together, I desire that you will apply to the Consul General (I have already written to him this day) or to the police—and state the facts, and take what steps may be proper in the case. I authorize you to do so. I do this to save time—and I beg you to make what haste you can.” On the reverse is a deposition sworn by Rebecca Cole, evidently unrelated to the letter. In very good to fine condition, with creasing, overall soiling, and an area of repaired paper loss to the left edge. Byron is very rare in handwritten letters. Starting Bid $300
465. Raymond Chandler: First Edition of The Lady in the Lake. Scarce unsigned book:
The Lady in the Lake. First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Hardcover with dust jacket (publisher’s printed price of $2.00 present on inner front flap), 5.5 x 7.75, 216 pages. Book condition: VG/VG, with professional restorations to dust jacket including small areas of repaired losses and color infill at spine ends and edges. The Lady in the Lake takes Detective Philip Marlowe out of Los Angeles to investigate the disappearance of a wealthy businessman’s estranged wife. Starting Bid $200
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467. Thomas De Quincey Autograph Letter Signed.
British author (1785-1859) best remembered for his nowclassic memoir of his experiments with drugs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. ALS signed “T. de Q.,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, October 19. Handwritten letter to Thomas Constable in Edinburgh, in part: “I was utterly at a loss how to proceed this morning from absolute inability to get over. But your messenger has made it poss. to suggest a resource. To-morrow morn’g at 1/2 past 8 a friend’s carriage calls here to carry me into Edinburgh. From the Surgeon, who I see at a quarter past 9, I will come to Thistle Street…I send two distinct portions or sequences of copy: one marked B.1-2-3-4-5-6-9-8 and a footnote to B4, the other marked F1-2-3-4-5-6-9-8-910-11. I grieve to have caused you so much inconvenience.” In very good to fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200
Lewis Carroll plans to present a finely bound Alice in Wonderland to the Duchess of Albany
469. Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “C. L. Dodgson,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, August 2, 1889. Handwritten letter to “Miss Maxwell,” Ethel Heron-Maxwell, the Lady of Honor of the Duchess of Albany, in charge of her children, Princess Alice and Prince Charles-Edward. In full: “They have been an enormous time, binding the copy of ‘Alice Underground’ which I hope to present to the Duchess: but they have promised to send it now, & expect to receive it today. What had I better do with it? As I see in the papers that H.R.H. is gone, or just going, abroad. Shall I send it to you to forward to her? Or is she so constantly moving about, that it would be better to keep it until she returns to England?” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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Dickens refuses a loan to his brother: “All sorts of people make similar requests (including father who is as well off as if he had put by ten thousand pounds) and I cannot do such things forever”
468. Charles Dickens Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “C.D.,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, November 9, 1850.
Handwritten letter to his younger brother, Frederick Dickens, in part: “I am sorry that I cannot advance you the large sum you ask me for. All sorts of people make similar requests (including father who is as well off as if he had put by ten thousand pounds) and I cannot do such things forever. But I feel quite certain that if Milton wrote to Laffins, requesting a certain delay, and hinting that he was sure, if the matter were made known to me, I should consider such request reasonable…Thursday at one exactly is the day of the Rehearsal. As I plainly see that the Theatre could never be put up without me, I shall go down…at 5 that same afternoon. If you can go so soon, I will take you.” In very good to fine condition, with a small rusty paperclip impression to the top of the first page, light toning to the edge of the second page, and trimming to the blank integral address leaf. Frederick Dickens was the inspiration for two different Freds in his brother’s books: the jovial nephew of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and the dissolute brother of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop. Like their father, he constantly struggled with his finances and was constantly in debt; Charles refused to help. In 1862, Fred Dickens was held in debtor’s prison after his refusal to pay alimony, and he spent the rest of his life in gin-soaked poverty. Starting Bid $200
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Scarce, distinguished portrait of the crime fiction pioneer 470. Arthur Conan Doyle Signed Photograph. Vintage
matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of Conan Doyle in profile, by Elliot & Fry of New York, affixed to its original 8 x 11 photographer’s mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “With cordial remembrance, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ap. 13/13.” Also signed below the image in pencil, “Elliot & Fry.” In fine condition, with a professionally repaired upper left corner to the mount. In 1913, Doyle would publish the second book in his ‘Professor Challenger’ series, The Poison Belt, and the oft-anthologized short story, ‘The Horror of the Heights.’ A rare portrait benefited from its immaculate condition. Starting Bid $300
471. Victor Hugo Autograph Letter Signed. ALS in French, signed “Victor H.,” one page, 4.5 x 7.25, March 8, [no year]. Untranslated handwritten letter by Hugo. In fine condition, with two small rusty paperclip impressions to the top edge. Starting Bid $200
472. Jack Kerouac Signed Check. Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, “Jack Kerouac,” payable to Macy’s for $26.31, June 4, 1958. In fine condition, with some ink transfer from bank stamps. Kerouac had published On the Road just nine months earlier, and followed up with The Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums in 1958. Starting Bid $200
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“Literary agency is not by any means confined to drawing up contracts between authors of unsurpassed genius and publishers of embarrassing generosity”
473. Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed. TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, May 31, 1895. Letter to the editor of The Critic
in New York City, with several handwritten corrections throughout. in part: “Is it not possible that some of your remarks, in the Critic of the 25th May, about Literary agents would have been better for a little qualification? They give the impression that the agent sits at his ease drawing commissions from authors’ sales year in and year out, for making bargains which the publisher would have made just as freely had he dealt with the author direct…Literary agency is not by any means confined to drawing up contracts between authors of unsurpassed genius and publishers of embarrassing generosity. There is also the litter matter, which most men in any profession hate, of collecting monies when they fall due. Looking at the Literary agent merely as a collector, is he paid so very much more than other collectors, or are his difficulties less?…It is his business to know which ventures are sound and which are likely to fail…He must know when and where an unauthorized publication is secretly run into the market, and must stand ready to block its way at once.” In fine condition, with light creasing and staple holes to the upper right corner, and a small rusty paperclip impression to the top edge of the second page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, hand-addressed and signed by Kipling. Starting Bid $200
First edition of The Moonshine War, presented to Richard Widmark 474. Elmore Leonard Signed Book. Signed book: The Moonshine War. First edition. NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 236 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page in blue ballpoint, “For Richard Widmark, hoping we’ll meet later on—Elmore Leonard, Sept. 1969.” In fine condition, with a price-clipped dust jacket that also bears slight wear to spine. Books signed by their author and presented to a well-known actor from its adaptation are quite rare and desirable. Starting Bid $200
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475. Ira Levin Signed Book and Typed Letter Signed. Signed book: Rosemary’s Baby. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 245 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black felt tip, “To Matt Stiller, With all good wishes, Ira Levin, 11/1/91.” The epigraph adjacent to the copyright page has been struck through. Includes a TLS from Levin, November 1, 1991, in part: “It’s interesting that someone crossed out the epigraph in this copy of RB. Shortly after the book became a best seller, Dr. Eastman complained to Random House, and the quote—for which no one had bothered to seek permission—was eliminated from subsequent printings.” In overall fine condition, with slight wear to dust jacket, mainly to edges and spine. Starting Bid $200
Advice to the father of an aspiring writer: “Tell him to study, sweat, work, and burn the midnight oil, and he will win to success” 476. Jack London Typed Letter Signed. TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 6.5,
personal letterhead, January 3, 1913. Letter to “Comrade Dowell,” the father of an aspiring writer, in part: “Now considering your boy Ivan’s work, the sample of which I am returning herewith. Please do not let him be downcast when I say that his present sample would not be publishable in any first-class magazine; because I wish immediately to add that Ivan has just precisely what I had before I succeeded in selling to the magazines. He has vision, passion, power, grip,—but it is all undisciplined. What he must do is to lick himself and his output into shape.” In fine condition, with light toning. Accompanied by the original hand-addressed mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200
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Handwritten letter by Alexander Pope, congratulating Judge Fortescue on “being removed from ye pain of sitting upon Life & Death”
477. Alexander Pope Handwritten Letter. Brilliant, highly influential British poet (1688-1744) best known for his satire
Rape of the Lock and his editions of Homer and Shakespeare. Handwritten letter by Alexander Pope, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, November 1, 1741. Handwritten letter to the Right Honorable William Fortescue, in part: “I was going to give you some account of myself, after so long an absence…when ye news of yr removal to the Rolls makes me address you as a Publick Person, with a hearty congratulation…I am sorry at the same time to condole with you upon any Indisposition as a Private Man. Your happiness of all kinds, & in all states, I sincerely wish. Therefore I desire to hear you are as I wish you, first well, & then happy. I have often thought this particular advancement wd contribute much to ye ease…especially I congratulate you upon being removed from ye pain of sitting upon Life & Death; for I know yr compassionate Temper. You will laugh wn I add, that I rejoyce you are, by this, removed, & forced to a Better House, free from ye smoke & confin’d prospect of Bell-yard, wch Ive never been contented with, tho you were.” He adds an interesting postscript regarding some medical cures on the opposite page. In very good to fine condition, with splitting to the vertical folds, and a tear to the last page, apparently the result of the signature being torn off at some point. Starting Bid $200
478. Bram Stoker Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Bram Stoker,”
one page, 8 x 10, Lyceum Theatre letterhead, June 8, 1900. Handwritten letter to American dramatic critic and author William Winter, in full: “Hearty thanks for your letters & the poem which I shall always value. We had a lovely voyage & are all bit & up to our eyes in work.” In fine condition, with a short tear to the right edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope neatly addressed in Stoker’s hand; the docket “Bram Stoker” on the front of the envelope is in William Winter’s hand. Stoker worked as business manager for Henry Irving’s world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London between 1879 and 1898, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels—his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula, published in 1897. Starting Bid $200
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479. August Strindberg Signed Photograph. Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849-1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. Superior 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Strindberg by Lina Tonn of Lund, Sweden, beautifully signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200
“It is rather comical that Lord Ferrers said his Pater on the gallows and that a man who is going to be hanged asks for his daily bread”
480. Voltaire Letter Signed. LS in French, signed “Voltaire,”
one page, 7.25 x 9, February 2, 1764. Letter written from his home at Ferney, sent to bookseller and magistrate Paul Vaillant, sheriff of London. In full (translated): “I have waited in vain, Monsieur, for the packet you announce to arrive in order to reply to your letter of the 16th of November. I have no news of it. Something must have gone wrong; I am finally going to write to Versailles for information, even though I have renounced all the world’s courts. I thank you for your report that was in your letter. It is rather comical that Lord Ferrers said his Pater on the gallows and that a man who is going to be hanged asks for his daily bread. For my part, being quite old, quite infirm, and nearly blind, I am content with saying, ‘Thy will be done.’” In very good condition, with creasing, edge tears, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. As sheriff in 1760, Valliant oversaw the execution of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers—the last peer to be hanged—following his conviction for murdering his steward. Starting Bid $300
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481. Noah Webster Handwritten Dictionary Fragment. Author and lexicographer (1758-1843) who published the first comprehensive dictionary of American English. Partial unsigned handwritten manuscript by Noah Webster on an off-white 7.5 x 1 slip, being a fragment from a manuscript draft for his historic dictionary in which he defines “Shamanism” on one side, and “Romanticism” and “Rondel” on the other. In full: “Sham-an-ism, n, The idolatrous worship or religion of the Ostiaks, Samoids & other Finnish tribes,” and “Roman-ti-cism, n, The state of being Romantic, or fantastic. Ron-del, n, In Fortification, a small round tower, erected at the foot of a bastion, &c.” In fine condition, with a small rusty paperclip impression to the edge. Starting Bid $200
Wordsworth exchanges books with a fellow writer: “I have felt a lively interest in your destiny as a Poet”
482. William Wordsworth Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Wm. Wordsworth,” three pages, 4.5 x 7.5, no date.
Handwritten letter to Scottish-born hymn writer and poet James Montgomery, acknowledging receipt of “your Volumes & the little Book belonging to my Daughter, which you have been so good as to enrich with a most valuable contribution.” He continues, in part: “For these tokens of your regard, & for the accompanying letter, accept our joint thanks. I can assure you with truth, that from the time when I first read your Wanderer of Switzerland with the little Pieces annexed, I have felt a lively interest in your destiny as a Poet; & though much out of the way of new books, I have become acquainted with your works…I cannot deny myself the satisfaction of expressing a firm belief that neither morality nor religion can have suffered from our writings—& with respect to yours, I know that both have been greatly benefitted by them…My Publisher has been directed to forward to you… the 1st Vol. of my New Edition, & the others as they successfully appear. As the book could not conveniently be sent to you through my hands, I have ventured to write a few lines upon this slip of paper to be attached to it, which I trust will give you a pleasure akin to what I received from the lines written by your own hand on the fly leaf of your first volume.” In fine condition, with a couple of small rusty paperclip impressions. Starting Bid $200
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music 546. Johannes Brahms. Famed German composer (1833–1897) whose works in the Classical spirit, written in the midst of the Romantic era, take a place among the most enduring music of the 19th century. Among his best-known works are four symphonies, numerous concerti, all manner of chamber and keyboard works, and the large-scale choral masterpiece German Requiem. ALS in German, signed “J. Brahms,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.25 postcard, no date. Untranslated letter to his close friend, the music critic Max Kalbeck. In fine condition. From the collection of Stephen Adamson. Starting Bid $200
547. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Rare signed complete
Russian musical score for his opera Pan Voyevoda, 9.5 x 12.25, 249 pages, inscribed on the title page in Cyrillic by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and signed with his initials, “N. R. K.,” and dated September 20, 1904. In very good condition, with one word in the inscription struck through, scattered light foxing and toning to the signed page, along with repaired paper loss to its lower right corner; the covers show heavy wear, soiling, and repaired edge loss. Pan Voyevoda debuted in St. Petersburg in October 1904, conducted by Vaclav Suk. From the collection of Stephen Adamson. Starting Bid $200
548. Giuseppe Verdi Document Signed. Partly-printed
DS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 3.25 x 8.5, July 25, 1897. Partial return receipt from the postal administration, filled out in a secretarial hand and signed at the conclusion by Giuseppe Verdi. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. From the collection of Stephen Adamson. Starting Bid $200
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549. Miles Davis Quintet Signed Program. Program from the Miles Davis Quintet’s 1960 UK Tour, 16 pages, 8.25 x
10.5, signed and inscribed inside in fountain pen, “Miles Davis!,” “To John, Sonny Stitt,” “Wynton Kelly,” “Best, Paul Chambers,” and “Good Luck, Jimmie Cobb.” Also signed on the first page by producer/promoter Norman Granz. In fine condition, with the set list filled out in pencil in an unknown hand. Starting Bid $200
551. Thelonius Monk Signed Album. Ge-
550. Jerome Kern Autograph Musical Quotation Signed. World War II-dated AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 11
sheet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For John Craven, from, Jerome Kern, October 1941.” Kern adds several bars of music to his immortal song ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris,’ with Kern adding a line above, “The Last Time I Saw Paris Her heart was warm and gay.” In fine condition, with light edge toning. A superlative AMQS for a poignant and historically important award-winning song written by a truly genius composer. Starting Bid $200
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nius of Modern Music: Volume 2 compilation album by Thelonious Monk, who has signed the back cover in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with a small area of sticker-related surface loss to the upper left corner. The record is not included. Starting Bid $200
Pristine 1963 Parlophone promo card signed by the Beatles
552. Beatles Signed Parlophone Promo Card. Choice circa 1963 Parlophone Records promo card depicting the Beatles wearing matching dark suits, 5.75 x 3.5, perfectly signed on the reverse in ink, “John Lennon, xxx,” “Ringo Starr, xxx,” “Paul McCartney, xxx,” and “George Harrison.” The picture on the front of the card was taken by Angus McBean at the E. M. I. House in Manchester, England, on January 21, 1963. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks, noting that the autographs were obtained at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool on May 26, 1963. A gorgeous, highly sought-after format boasting ideal examples of the Beatles’ early signatures. Starting Bid $1000
553. Beatles Signed 1963 Program. Rare
vintage red-and-white ‘The Beatles Show’ program for a performance held at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth, England, on November 13, 1963, measures 8 x 10.25, eight pages, signed and inscribed on the inside front cover above their respective seated images in fountain pen, “To Jenny, love from, George Harrison, xxx,” “Ringo Starr,” “Paul McCartney,” and” John Lennon.” In very good condition, with overall creasing, a central vertical fold, and fading to the signatures, more so to Harrison and Starr. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $1000
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554. Beatles: George Harrison. Help! soundtrack album by the Beatles, signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint by
George Harrison. In very good to fine condition, with scattered scuffing and rubbing to the covers, a partial separation to one edge, and light edge wear. The record is not included. Starting Bid $200
555. Beatles: Al Hirschfeld. Limited edition color 16.25 x 22.5 lithograph on Japanese rice paper of an Al Hirschfeld work entitled ‘The Beatles: John Lennon, Peace & Liberty,’ numbered 125/300, signed in the lower right in pencil, “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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556. Beatles: Lennon and Ono Signed Book. Signed book: Grapefruit. First Touchstone paperback printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1971. Paperback, 5.25 x 5.25. Signed on the first free end page in black ink, “John Lennon” and “Love & Peace, Yoko Ono.” In very good condition, with dampstaining to the spine and covers, extending into the interior of the book, including the signed page. Starting Bid $200
557. Beatles: John Lennon. Limited edition 28.5 x 21.5 lithograph entitled ‘John & Yoko’ from Lennon’s infamous ‘Bag One’ portfolio, numbered 205/300, prominently signed in pencil, “John Lennon.” The oversized print shows John’s head stacked on top of Yoko’s. Matted and framed to an overall size of 35.25 x 28.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200
558. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album by the Beatles, signed nicely on the upper front cover in black felt tip by Paul McCartney. In fine condition. The record is not included. Starting Bid $200
559. Beatles: Paul and Linda McCartney Signed Print. Unique 20.25 x 17.5 print of a painting of Paul McCartney with an arm around his wife, Linda, signed in green ink, “All the breast! Paul McCartney, Martinique ‘76,” and “Beautiful, Thanks, Love, Linda McCartney,” adding a smiley face under her signature. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 27.25 x 24.25. In fine condition, with several small chips of surface loss to lower left, and some scattered light toning and soiling. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from Perry Cox and REAL, a photo of Paul, Linda, and the artist, Christianne, posing with her original drawing from which this print was made, and a printed letter of provenance from the artist detailing how she met Paul and Linda in Martinique in 1976. Starting Bid $200
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560. Beatles: Ringo Starr. Limited edition color 21 x 17 giclee print entitled ‘Chef Alamode,’ numbered 18/100, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Ringo, 05.” Includes its original foamcore backing. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Signed by Clapton for an extra in The Who’s ‘Tommy’ film
561. Eric Clapton Signed Album. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album (Polydor UK stereo pressing) signed and
inscribed on the front cover in black ink to an extra in The Who’s ‘Tommy’ film, “To Bruce, Eric Clapton,” with Clapton adding a psychedelic sketch. In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing, rippling, and edge wear. The record is included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “In the summer of 1974 students at Portsmouth Polytechnic were invited to be extras on a Ken Russell film – ‘Tommy.’ For one scene – the Marilyn Monroe one with Eric Clapton as a guitar-playing preacher, we were paid cash. For the Elton John ‘Pinball Wizard’ scene we were rewarded with a ticket for a ‘Who’ concert at the Portsmouth Guildhall. This scene was filmed at the King’s Theatre, Southsea on the 9th and 10th of May 1974. I provided both the invitation and the concert ticket. The copy of the ‘Layla’ album signed by Eric Clapton on the front of the sleeve and dedicated to myself, Bruce, was obtained during a break in filming, just outside the Royal Marine Church in Eastney (which had closed the previous year), within the grounds of the Royal Marines Barracks. I believe it was Tuesday 7th May 1974.” Includes the referenced ‘extra invitation’ instruction sheet and ticket stub for The Who’s private concert. Starting Bid $300
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Rare Island Records ‘Satisfy My Soul / Smile Jamaica’ single signed by Bob Marley & the Wailers 562. Bob Marley and The Wailers Signed 45 RPM Single. Desirable UK
Island Records 45 RPM single for ‘Satisfy My Soul / Smile Jamaica’ by Bob Marley & the Wailers, signed on the reverse of the sleeve in black ballpoint, “Rasta Love, Bob Marley”; twice by backing vocalist Marcia Griffiths, “Rasta—One Love—Marcia” and “One Love, Marcia”; the guitarist, “One Love, Junior Marvin”; Jamaican soccer star and owner of Tuff Gong records, “Allan Cole, Tuff Wailers”; and their manager, “Don Taylor, (Manager).” The front has been signed in black ballpoint by the drummer, “Carlton Barrett, Wailers Drummer”; guitarist, “Earl Smith, Jah Love”; famed bassist, “Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, Bass”; and backing vocalist Judy Mowatt, “Love Always, Judy.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and clear tape along the bottom edge. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $500
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Huge color portrait inscribed by Elvis in ‘68
563. Elvis Presley Signed Oversized Print. Huge vintage color 15.5 x 19.5 print of Elvis in a red jacket, originally done by June Kelly, prominently signed and inscribed in felt tip, “To Gari, Speedway 1968, 18 yrs. old? Love, Elvis Presley.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 29. In fine condition, with a crease in the upper left background area that extends into Presley’s hair. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Elvis starred as a racecar driver opposite Nancy Sinatra in the 1968 film Speedway, alluded to in this inscription. A fantastic, highly displayable piece signed by the legendary entertainer. Starting Bid $300
Queen signs in Liverpool during their 1979 Crazy Tour 564. Queen Signatures.
Rare mailing envelope, 7 x 5, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint by Queen and their manager John Reid during their 1979 Crazy Tour: “To David, Best wishes, Freddie Mercury, xx,” “Brian May, xxxxxxx,” “with love, John Deacon, Thanks for the photo’s of the Band,” “Roger Taylor,” and “John Reid.” Annotated along the bottom by a collector, “December 7th, 1979.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks, noting that the autographs were obtained backstage at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England on December 7, 1979, after the recipient had presented the band with some photographs. Starting Bid $500
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Huge original painting of the Stones’ iconic logo, rendered by its designer 565. Rolling Stones: John Pasche Original Artwork. British art designer (born 1945) best known for designing the Rolling Stones’ logo as a student in 1970. Original artwork of the iconic Rolling Stones ‘tongue and lips’ logo accomplished in gouache and pencil by John Pasche on a 31.5 x 31.5 sheet, signed below in pencil by the artist, “John Pasche.” In fine condition. An exceptional, oversized painting of one of the most iconic, instantly recognizable pop artworks of the modern era. Starting Bid $500
Gold record presented to the Rolling Stones in Germany during their ‘67 European Tour 566. Rolling Stones Gold Record: ‘Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)’.
Desirable gold-plated German Decca Records pressing of the group’s first compilation album, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), presented to the Rolling Stones on March 29, 1967, in Bremen, Germany, where they played early on during their European Tour. Band members Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, and Charlie Watts were photographed posing with the discs during a press conference at the Stadthalle. Mounted against a purple background and framed to an overall size of 13.25 x 13.25; the frame’s backing bears an affixed Christie’s auction label. In fine condition. The record presented to Bill Wyman was sold at Julien’s last year; the recipient of this example is not documented. Starting Bid $300
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567. Rolling Stones Signatures and Guitar Pick Display. Felt tip sig-
natures, “Love, Keith Richards,” “Mick Jagger,” “Ronnie Wood,” “Love, Bill Wyman,” and “Love, Charlie Boy,” on an off-white 4.25 x 7.75 sheet. Includes backstage passes for Stones concerts from their 1989 Steel Wheels and 1994-95 Voodoo Lounge Tours, Keith Richards’ Biff Hitler Trio guitar pick, and sheets signed by touring musicians Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizell, Bobby Keys, and Chuck Leavell. Matted and framed together with several live photos of the band to an overall size 34.25 x 34.75. In fine condition. The consignor worked security for the Stones’ dressing room when they appeared at the Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 14, 1989, the date he obtained the autographs, and where he was presented the guitar pick by Keith Richards’ guitar tech. Starting Bid $200
568. Peter Tosh Signed Photograph. Scarce glossy 8 x 10 Rolling
Stones Records publicity photo of Tosh in an up-close pose, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Peter Tosh, Rasta.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
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Rare, early Who photo signed for a friend and early fan club member 569. The Who Signed Photograph. Extraordinary vintage circa 1964 semi-glossy 6.25 x 8.25 photo of The Who posing with their instruments, signed in the lower border in blue ballpoint by Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwistle (signing as “John Brown”). In fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “It was in 1963 that I was introduced to Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend by my association with the then drummer, Doug Sandom, the band being called The Detours. I joined them at rehearsals at such places as the Notre Dame Church Hall in Leicester Square, and at various gigs over the next two years—during which time they changed their name to The High Numbers, and then to The Who. Gigs included (amongst many others) support group to Wee Wille Harris at The Goldhawk Club in Shepherds Bush, and to The Rolling Stones at St. Mary’s Hall, Hotham Road, Putney. After Doug Sandom left the band in April 1964 I gradually lost touch with the rest of the group—but I remained a member (30 A) of The Who Fan Club. The Who signed photo includes Keith Moon who replaced Doug Sandom, and John signed himself as ‘Brown’ as he said he was embarrassed about his surname.” Starting Bid $1000
Fully signed Track Records promo shot of The Who 570. The Who Signed Photograph. Exceptional vintage glossy
8 x 10 Track Records publicity photo of The Who, signed in ballpoint by Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwistle. In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and a tack hole to the top border. A classic, vintage signed portrait of the legendary rock group. Starting Bid $300
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classic entertainment 683. Chang and Eng Bunker Signed Photograph. World-famous
681. Fred and Adele Astaire Signed Photograph.
Stunning early vintage matte-finish 5.25 x 3.25 portrait of the couple, signed in fountain pen, “Fred Astaire” and “Adele Astaire.” Blindstamped in the lower left by photographer S. Georges of London. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
conjoined twins (1811-1874) born in Siam (now Thailand) from which the phrase ‘Siamese twins’ is derived. They toured the world in various curiosity shows and were occasionally promoted by P. T. Barnum. Uncommon 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Chang and Eng Bunker side-by-side, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Eng” and “& Chang.” Published by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
682. Marlon Brando Signed Photograph. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 studio por-
trait of Brando in his prime, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Sondra, Marlon Brando.” In very good to fine condition, with a small scratch under Brando’s lower lip, and the inscription traced over at some point by the recipient. Accompanied by a vintage glossy 5 x 3.5 photo of Brando in his car, taken at the time of signing. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of provenance from the original recipient, Sondra McLean, who vacationed in LA during the summers of 1954, 1955, and 1956, and used the majority of her weekdays staking out the MGM studio parking lot for the arrival and departure of Hollywood celebrities. Starting Bid $200
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684. James Dean Original Photograph by Roy Schatt.
686. James Dean Original Photograph by Roy Schatt.
685. James Dean Original Photograph by Roy Schatt.
687. James Dean Original Photograph by Roy Schatt.
Original semi-glossy 13 x 17 silver gelatin photograph of James Dean walking down West 68th Street in 1954, signed in the lower border in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In fine condition, with a few small creases, and light rippling to the top and bottom edges. Starting Bid $200
Original semi-glossy 17 x 14 silver gelatin photograph of James Dean with a cigarette in hand, looking out the window of his apartment on West 68th Street in 1954, signed in the lower left in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In very good to fine condition, with light rippling to the bottom edge, and scattered creases, one of which touches Dean’s cheek. Starting Bid $200
Original matte-finish 16 x 20 silver gelatin photograph of James Dean in a dark topcoat in 1954, signed in the lower right corner in pencil by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In very fine condition, with a tiny crease to the lower right corner.Starting Bid $200
Original semi-glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin photograph of James Dean shirtless and using a light meter in Roy Schatt’s backyard in 1954, signed on the reverse in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. Matted to an overall size of 14 x 14. In very good to fine condition, with light wrinkling to the bottom of the photo, and a horizontal crease across the top which passes across Dean’s head.Starting Bid $200
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688. Greta Garbo Signed Check. Chase Manhattan Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Garbo, “Greta Garbo,” payable to D.E.G.I. for $2510.67, April 1, 1984. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
689. Gone With the Wind: Vivien Leigh. Exquisite glossy 7.25 x 9 close-up photo of Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara from the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind, signed neatly in blue ballpoint. Archivally double-matted and framed with UV-resistant museum glass to an overall size of 14 x 16. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. A highly desirable portrait of Leigh in her timeless Oscar-winning role. Starting Bid $200
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690. Oliver Hardy Signed Photograph. Superb vintage
matte-finish 9.25 x 12.75 oversized photo of Oliver Hardy as the villainous Sharkey Nye, without his eye patch, from the 1927 silent film No Man’s Law, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen to Stan Laurel’s early agent Claude Bostock, “’Claude,’ This is the way I felt after my horse ran second. Best to you, Oliver Hardy, 1925.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
691. Rita Hayworth Signed Photograph. Exceptional vintage glossy 8 x
10 full-length photo of Hayworth in a two-piece outfit, posing with one hand on her hip and one behind her head, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Nick, Best always, Rita Hayworth.” In fine condition. A great glamour photo of the iconic actress. Starting Bid $200
Amazingly early Hepburn photograph, signed at the age of 16
692. Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Audrey Hepburn years before embarking on an acting career, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “With love from Audrey, December 1945.” Reverse bears a “Studio Orsa” stamp. In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder identifying it as an original ‘Type I’ photograph, and grading the autograph an “8.” Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. An incredibly early portrait of the future movie icon, taken the same year she moved with her family to Amsterdam to begin ballet training, and three years before she first appeared on film as a stewardess in 1948’s Dutch in Seven Lessons. Starting Bid $300
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“At last I am coming to thank you for your wonderful cable of good wishes for ‘Ondine’” 694. Audrey Hepburn Typed Letter Signed. TLS signed
“Audrey,” one page, 6.25 x 8, May 17, 1954. Written from New York’s 46th Street Theatre, a letter to Rupert Allen of Look Magazine, in full: “At last I am coming to thank you for your wonderful cable of good wishes for ‘Ondine’...Please know how much your kind thoughts have meant to me, and how very very happy they made me. I do so hope that you are well and not eating too much chocolate cake.” Hepburn adds a handwritten addition: “And see me! Lots of love to Jean and Jimmy and to you.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the March 23, 1954 issue of Look Magazine, which features Hepburn on the front cover. Starting Bid $200
693. Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph. Gorgeous
vintage glossy 8 x 10 double weight Paramount Pictures publicity photo of Audrey Hepburn from circa 1952, signed nicely in blue ink. In fine condition, with a few light surface creases. In the same year this photo was taken, Hepburn starred in her first significant role in Secret People before being discovered for William Wyler’s Roman Holiday. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200
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695. Alfred Hitchcock Signed Photograph. Vintage
glossy 8 x 10 sepia-tone photo of the legendary director early into his film career, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Wally, from, Alfred J. Hitchcock.” In fine condition. A splendid and unusually early portrait of Hitchcock—such examples are quite rare and seldom encountered. Starting Bid $200
696. George Hurrell: Humphrey Bogart. Outstanding original limited edition 16 x 20 silver gelatin photograph of Humphrey Bogart smoking a cigarette, numbered 81/250, signed in the lower border in black ink by legendary photographer George Hurrell. Matted and framed to an overall size of 23.25 x 27.25. In very fine condition. A superb close-up of the great actor. Starting Bid $200
Massive limited edition 4-foot tall portrait of Jean Harlow by George Hurrell 697. George Hurrell: Jean Harlow. Mam-
moth original limited edition matte-finish 35 x 47.5 silver gelatin photograph of Jean Harlow posing on a polar bear-skin rug, numbered 30/60, signed in the lower right corner in white ink, “Hurrell.” Impressively matted and framed to an overall size of 42.5 x 54.5. In very fine condition. An iconic and captivating portrait captured by Hollywood’s premier glamour photographer, rendered in a breathtakingly impressive size. Starting Bid $500
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Stunning Monroe portrait presented to her wardrobe assistant, “Thanks for holding my belly in—But lets leave my fanny out”
698. Marilyn Monroe Signed Oversized Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Monroe reclining
on a pillow and wearing a low-cut dress and diamond jewelry, a pose from circa 1953, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Ann—Thanks for holding my belly in—But lets leave my fanny out, Marilyn Monroe.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, creasing to the upper and lower left corners, overall irregular silvering, and three file holes to the left edge, which could be matted out. An exquisite oversized portrait of Marilyn made all the more desirable by its wonderfully ‘cheeky’ inscription. Starting Bid $1000
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699. Marilyn Monroe Original Photograph by Roy Schatt. Original semi-glossy 8 x 10 silver gelatin photo of Marilyn Monroe wearing a hat with no makeup in 1955, signed on the reverse in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $300
700. Marilyn Monroe Original Photograph by Roy Schatt. Original matte-finish 11 x 14.25 photo of Marilyn
Monroe pointing in a diner while telling Schatt not to take her photograph, signed at the bottom in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In fine condition, with a light crease to the left of the signature, and a slightly uneven left edge. Starting Bid $200
701. Marilyn Monroe Signature. Vintage ballpoint signature and inscription, “To Bob, Love & Kisses, Marilyn Monroe,” penned at the bottom of a “Special Orders” military document issued from “Headquarters, Norton Air Force Base,” dated July 29, 1954, 8 x 10.5, which is also signed and inscribed by Vivian Blaine, Lurene Tuttle, and Leon Ames, the latter two from the Life With Father television show. In fine condition. The consignor notes that the Monroe autograph was obtained when she was returning from a USO tour in Korea. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300
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702. Marilyn Monroe Original Photograph by Roy Schatt. Original glossy
8 x 10 photo of Marilyn Monroe at the Actors Studio in 1955, signed in the right margin in ink by the photographer, “Roy Schatt.” Reverse also bears Roy Schatt credit stamps. In fine condition, with light rippling to the top and bottom edges, and a faint vertical bend behind Marilyn’s head. Starting Bid $200
Rare Rat Pack signed baseball, featuring Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Lawford, and Bishop
703. Rat Pack Signed Baseball. Exceedingly rare official Reach American League (Cronin) baseball signed in black
ink on the sweet spot by Frank Sinatra, and on the side panels by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, and a light layer of some type of spray-on coating. Consignor notes that this ball was donated to the 2017 Dean Martin Festival Scholarship Auction by Albert ‘Moky’ Faccinto, Sr., who was president of Caesar’s Palace and a Steubenville native. Faccinto was good friends with Dino and Frank. He adds: “Even Deana Martin and her husband, John, confronted me, after I won the ball, that they were humorously upset—they arrived late and missed the auction.” A virtually unheard of and highly sought after format. Starting Bid $200
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“The last typewriter he ever used”—portable typewriter belonging to The Twilight Zone creator
704. Rod Serling’s Personally-Owned and -Used Typewriter. Early 1970s gray-tone Adler Contessa Deluxe portable typewriter (serial number 10054743) personally-owned and -used by noted screenwriter and playwright Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone fame. Includes its black plastic cover with carrying handle. In fine condition, with some paint stains to the case top, and expected signs of use to the machine. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Serling’s daughter Jodi, who identifies this typewriter as the last used by her father prior to his death at the age of 50 on June 28, 1975. It reads, in part: “Writing was easy for my dad when he was at home in California…But when the family would encamp for Lake Cayuga in the summer months…He would finger pick his ideas, concepts, thoughts, letters and scripts on a manual typewriter. An ancient beast called an Adler Contessa Deluxe...this is a most important and remarkable machine because it was the last typewriter he ever used.” Starting Bid $500
705. Rudolph Valentino Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 oversized photo of Rudolph Valentino as Lt. Vladimir Dubrovsky in the 1925 silent film The Eagle, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jack Gamese, Sincerely, Rudolph Valentino.” In very good to fine condition, with a crease to Valentino’s hat, some scratches to his right sleeve, two edge tears, and some chipping to borders. Starting Bid $200
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sports
830. Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics Torch. Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics torch used during the Olympic relay and presented to Paula Andrews, who served as the Mayor of the Olympic Village. Comprised of aluminum with a maple handle, the torch measures 23.5˝ in length, and is emblazoned on the handle with pictograms of ten Winter Olympic sports. The top inscribed with raised text in English and French, “XV Olympic Winter Games Calgary Alberta Canada 1988,” with underside of bowl engraved: “COA/A.O.C. 1979–1986”; the ball at the base of the handle is engraved with the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius.” The bowl bears some marks and wax remnants.
Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance from Andrews, who states: “As a thank you for my work I received a few gifts. Some I regifted to other volunteers, or donated to the town and Nordic Centre, and some, such as a set of medals and participation medallions, a torch used in the torch relay and a sculpture of a horse I was given for my work on the OCO ‘88 Board, are in today’s Olympic Auction.” Starting Bid $1000
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831. Bob Fitzsimmons Signature. Legendary boxer (1863-1917) who accrued world championships in three weight classes: the middleweight title in 1891, the heavyweight title in 1897, and the light-heavyweight title in 1903. Vintage ink signature, “Robert Fitzsimmons,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 sheet. Matted and framed with a photo to an overall size of 8.25 x 13.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
Exceptional signature from ‘The Iron Horse’
832. Lou Gehrig Signature. Very desirable fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Alan, Kindest Regards, Lou Gehrig,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 business card. In fine condition. A clean, beautiful example of Gehrig’s sought-after autograph. Starting Bid $300
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833. Michael Jordan Signed Commemorative Cover. Postal cover postmarked at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on June 30, 1985, signed in blue ballpoint by Michael Jordan, in black ballpoint by Danny Schayes, and in blue felt tip by Micheal Ray Richardson. In fine condition. Accompanied by a cover signed by just Schayes. A choice exemplar of Jordan’s rookie-era signature. Starting Bid $200
Exceedingly rare Mathewson check dating to his retirement in the Adirondacks
834. Christy Mathewson Signed Check - PSA/DNA MINT 9. Adirondack National Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Christy Mathewson, payable to cash for $50, April 22, 1922. In fine condition, with two small areas of edge paper loss. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder, grading the autograph as “MINT 9.”
By this time in his life, Mathewson had contracted tuberculosis and moved to the frigid climate of Saranac Lake, New York, where he sought respite at the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. He passed away in 1925, and was laid to rest at Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to his beloved Bucknell University. Mathewson remains rare across all signed formats, with this check displaying his neat, bold handwriting. Starting Bid $1000
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Early, uninscribed portrait of the Dodgers great 835. Jackie Robinson Signed Photograph.
Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 publicity photo of Robinson by the James J. Kriegsmann Studio of New York, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Sincerely, Jackie Robinson.” In fine condition, with scattered small creases, and faint stains to the corners from old adhesive residue on the back. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. An awesome early portrait of the barrier-breaking baseball legend. Starting Bid $200
836. Babe Ruth Signed One Dollar Bill. Series 1938 C one dollar bill, signed on the portrait side in fountain pen by Babe Ruth. The bank note is also signed in black ink by Yankees second baseman George Henry ‘Snuffy’ Stirnweiss. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 12. In very good condition, with overall soiling, creasing, and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
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Pristine pairing of Ruth and Mack
837. Babe Ruth and Connie Mack Signatures. Vintage off-white autograph album page, 6 x 4.25, signed in pencil, “Babe Ruth,” and in fountain pen, “Connie Mack.” In fine condition, with a tiny tear to the top edge. A desirable and well-preserved tandem of Hall of Fame signatures. Starting Bid $500
838. Ayrton Senna Document Signed. Brazilian racing
driver (1960–1994) who won three Formula One world championships and is considered by many as the greatest racing driver of all time; he was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Scarce DS in Portuguese, signed “Ayrton,” one page, 6.5 x 4.25, November 27, 1984. A legal identification card for Banco Nacional S/A, filled out in type and signed in the center in blue ballpoint by Senna. The card lists personal information for Senna and his father, Milton da Silva, with an applied label to upper portion identifying the account as Ayrton Senna Prom. Empreendimentos Ltd.” The card lists Senna’s profession as “Piloto.” Includes two other bank account cards related to “Ayrton Senna Promoções e Empreendimentos Ltd,” dating to 1991. In fine condition, with some light edge toning. Starting Bid $200
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839. Honus Wagner Signed Program. Vintage program for the “Champions 1947” Greentree Volunteer Fire Department Jrs., of the City County League, 5.5 x 8.5, signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Honus Wagner, as well as by boxer Fritzie Zivic and pro baseball player Frank Gustine. In fine condition, with partial separation along the hinge, and paper loss to the back page from prior mounting. Starting Bid $200
20. William Henry Harrison Document Signed Starting Bid $200
30. Lincoln Cabinet Lot of (14) Items Starting Bid $200
36. William H. Taft Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
42. Harry S. Truman Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
50. John F. Kennedy: Cecil Stoughton Starting Bid $200
52. Jimmy Carter (15) Documents Signed Starting Bid $200
57. John Adams Signature Starting Bid $200
58. John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
59. Chester A. Arthur Signature Starting Bid $200
60. Joe Biden Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
61. Joe Biden: 2021 Inauguration Flag Starting Bid $200
62. Joe Biden Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
63. George Bush Typed Letter Signed as Vice President Starting Bid $100
64. George Bush Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
65. George Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200
66. George Bush Autograph Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200
67. George and Barbara Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200
68. George W. Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200
69. George W. Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200
70. George W. Bush Signed Book Starting Bid $200
71. George W. Bush Typed Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200
72. Jimmy Carter and Zbigniew Brzezinski (2) Signed Books Starting Bid $100
73. Grover Cleveland Autograph Document Signed Starting Bid $200
74. Bill Clinton Signed Book Starting Bid $200
75. Bill Clinton Signed Book Starting Bid $200
76. Bill Clinton TwiceSigned Book Starting Bid $200
77. Bill Clinton Signed Postcard Starting Bid $200
78. Calvin Coolidge Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
79. Dwight D. Eisenhower (3) Signatures Starting Bid $200
80. Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
81. Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
82. Gerald Ford Signed Book Starting Bid $200
83. Gerald Ford Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
84. Gerald Ford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
85. Gerald Ford (2) Signed Mini Books Starting Bid $200
86. Lucretia Garfield Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
87. Warren G. Harding Document Signed Starting Bid $200
88. Warren G. Harding Signed Check Starting Bid $200
89. Herbert Hoover Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
90. Herbert Hoover Signed Book Starting Bid $200
91. Herbert Hoover Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
92. Herbert Hoover Signed Book Starting Bid $200
93. Herbert Hoover Signed Book Starting Bid $200
94. John and Robert Kennedy Assassination (5) Newspapers Starting Bid $200
95. Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200
96. Lyndon B. Johnson Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
97. Lyndon B. Johnson Signature Starting Bid $200
98. Lyndon B. Johnson Signed Book Starting Bid $200
99. John F. Kennedy 1961 Inaugural Gala Program Starting Bid $200
100. John F. Kennedy 1962 'Birthday Party' Ticket and Program Starting Bid $200
101. Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln Carte-de-Visite Starting Bid $200
102. James Monroe Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
103. Richard Nixon 1973 Inauguration Flag Starting Bid $200
104. Richard Nixon Signed Book Starting Bid $200
105. Richard Nixon Signed Book Starting Bid $200
106. Barack Obama Signed Book Starting Bid $200
107. Michelle Obama Signed Book Starting Bid $200
108. Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200
109. Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
110. Franklin Pierce Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
111. Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
112. Franklin Pierce Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
113. Nancy Reagan Annotated Schedule Starting Bid $200
114. Ronald Reagan Signature Starting Bid $200
115. Eleanor Roosevelt Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
116. Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
117. Franklin D. Roosevelt Document Signed Starting Bid $200
118. Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
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373. US Navy Recognition/Teaching Battleship Models Starting Bid $200
374. Gideon Welles Document Signed Starting Bid $200
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376. Duke of Wellington Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
381. Aviation: First Flights (4) Smithsonian Relic Fabric Displays Starting Bid $200
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385. Alberto Santos-Dumont Signed Postcard Starting Bid $200
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391. Frank Borman Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
392. Michael Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
393. Cosmonauts (2) Books Signed by Leonov, Belyayev, and Titov
394. Fred Haise Signed Baseball and Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
395. Jim Irwin Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
396. Alexei Leonov and Vladimir Shatalov Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
398. Valentina Tereshkova (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
399. Al Worden Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
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397. Sally Ride and STS-41G Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
403. Al Worden's Apollo 15 Crew-Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
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412. Al Worden's Apollo 15 Insurance Cover Starting Bid $200
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426. Audubon Imperial Quadruped Print Starting Bid $200
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428. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Signature Starting Bid $200
429. Gutzon Borglum Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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431. Charles-Francois Daubigny Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
432. Edouard Detaille Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
433. Ron Galella Signed Book Starting Bid $200
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437. Frederick MacMonnies Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
438. Alexander McQueen Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
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440. Alexander McQueen: 'No. 13' Invitation Starting Bid $200
441. Alexander McQueen: 'Taxi Driver' Overview Starting Bid $200
442. Alexander McQueen: 'The Dance of the Twisted Bull' Invitation Starting Bid $200
443. Alexander McQueen: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' Invitation Starting Bid $200
444. Alexander McQueen: 'The Overlook' Invitation Starting Bid $200
445. Alexander McQueen: 'Untitled' Ticket Starting Bid $200
446. Alexander McQueen: Conduit Store Opening Invitation Starting Bid $200
447. Felix Nadar Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
448. Norman Rockwell Signed Book Starting Bid $200
449. Felicien Rops Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
450. John Singer Sargent Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
451. John Singer Sargent Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
452. Ralph Steadman Signed Book with Sketch Starting Bid $200
453. Alberto Vargas Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
454. Horace Vernet Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
455. Andy Warhol Signed Book Starting Bid $200
456. James Abbott McNeill Whistler Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
458. Matt Groening Signed Magazine with Sketches Starting Bid $200
459. Matt Groening Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
460. Matt Groening Signed Production Drawing Starting Bid $200
461. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera Signed Limited Edition Cel Starting Bid $200
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483. Conrad Aiken Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
484. Isaac Asimov Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
485. James Baldwin Signed Book Starting Bid $200
486. Earl Derr Biggers Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
487. Josh Billings Signed Photograph and Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
488. Ray Bradbury Signed Book Starting Bid $200
489. Charles Bukowski Signed Book Starting Bid $200
490. John Burroughs Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
491. Hall Caine Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
492. Thomas Carlyle Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
494. Arthur C. Clarke Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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498. Deliverance: James Dickey Signed Book and Photograph Starting Bid $200
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493. Francois
Rene de Chateaubriand Autograph Letter Signed
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511. Colette de Jouvenel Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
512. Ken Kesey Signed Book Starting Bid $200
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519. Heinrich Mann Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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522. John Masefield Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
523. W. Somerset Maugham 524. Moby Dick: Jeremiah N. Signed Print Reynolds Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
526. Richard Price Signed Book Starting Bid $200
527. Ellery Queen: Manfred Bennington Lee Starting Bid $200
530. Sir Walter Scott Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
528. Robert Ripley Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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521. Gabriel García Márquez Signature Starting Bid $200
525. Notables Starting Bid $200
529. Sax Rohmer Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
533. Georges Simenon Original Sketch Starting Bid $200
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535. Mickey Spillane (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
536. Tom Stoppard Signed Book Starting Bid $200
537. Tom Stoppard Signed Playscript for 'Jumpers' Starting Bid $200
538. Alfred Lord Tennyson Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
539. William Makepeace Thackeray Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
540. Evelyn Waugh (2) Autograph Letters Signed Starting Bid $200
541. Noah Webster Document Signed Starting Bid $200
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545. Emile Zola Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
574. Charles Gounod Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
575. Charles Gounod Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
576. Vladimir Horowitz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
577. Alan Hovhaness Starting Bid $200
578. David Oistrakh Signed Sheet Music Starting Bid $200
579. Gioachino Rossini Document Signed Starting Bid $200
580. Miklos Rozsa Signed Book Starting Bid $200
581. Pablo de Sarasate Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
582. Josef Stransky Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
583. Virgil Thomson Signed Book Starting Bid $200
584. Ray Charles Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
585. Duke Ellington Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
586. Dizzy Gillespie Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
588. The Ink Spots Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
589. B. B. King Signed Album Starting Bid $200
590. Edith Piaf Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
591. Stephen Sondheim Signed Book Starting Bid $200
592. John Philip Sousa (2) Signed Sheet Music Booklets Starting Bid $200
593. Muddy Waters Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
594. Muddy Waters Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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596. Harry Chapin Document Signed Starting Bid $200
597. The Animals Signed Program Starting Bid $200
598. Bad Company Signed CD Starting Bid $200
599. Beach Boys: Brian Wilson Starting Bid $200
600. Beatles: George Harrison Starting Bid $200
601. Beatles: George Martin Starting Bid $200
602. Beatles: Paul McCartney Starting Bid $200
603. Beatles: Paul McCartney Starting Bid $200
604. Beatles: Paul McCartney Starting Bid $200
605. Beatles: Ringo Starr Starting Bid $200
606. Beatles: Ringo Starr Starting Bid $200
607. Beatles: Ringo Starr Starting Bid $200
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610. Better Than Ezra Signed CD Starting Bid $200
611. The Black Crowes Signed CD Starting Bid $200
612. Black Sabbath Signed Pickguard and Ronnie James Dio Signature Starting Bid $200
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616. Jimmy Buffett Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
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618. Eric Clapton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
619. Eric Clapton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
620. Eric Clapton Signed CD Booklet Poster Starting Bid $200
621. Joe Cocker Signed CD Starting Bid $200
622. The Concert for New York City Photograph by Danny Clinch Starting Bid $200
623. Concrete Blonde Signed CD Starting Bid $200
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625. The Cult Signed CD Starting Bid $200
626. Damn Yankees Signed CD Starting Bid $200
628. Dire Straits Signed CD Starting Bid $200
629. Dokken Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
630. The Doors: Jim Morrison Starting Bid $200
631. The Fabulous Poodles Signatures Starting Bid $100
632. Foo Fighters Photograph by Danny Clinch Starting Bid $200
633. Foreigner Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
634. Genesis Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
635. Great White Signed CD Starting Bid $200
636. Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 Saville Theatre Program Starting Bid $200
637. Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 Brighton Dome Ticket Starting Bid $200
638. Herman's Hermits and Tom Jones Signed Program Starting Bid $200
639. The Hollies Signatures Starting Bid $200
640. INXS Signed Album Starting Bid $200
642. Elton John Original Costume Sketch Starting Bid $200
643. Elton John Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
644. Lenny Kravitz Signed CD Starting Bid $200
645. Bob Marley Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
646. N.E.R.D. Signed CD Starting Bid $200
647. Nirvana: Grohl and Novoselic Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
648. Roy Orbison TwiceSigned Program Starting Bid $200
649. Pantera Signed CD Starting Bid $200
650. Pink Floyd: Mason and Wright Signatures Starting Bid $200
651. Prince Collection of (28) Single Albums Starting Bid $200
652. Queen Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
653. Queen: Brian May Starting Bid $200
654. Rolling Stones: Andrew Loog Oldham (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
655. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards Starting Bid $200
656. Skid Row Signed CD Starting Bid $200
657. Small Faces Signed Promo Card Starting Bid $200
658. Bruce Springsteen Signed Album Starting Bid $200
659. Bruce Springsteen Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
662. Stone Temple Pilots Signed CD Starting Bid $200
664. Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Starting Bid $200
665. Warrant Signed CD Starting Bid $200
666. Warrant Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
667. The Who: John Entwistle Starting Bid $200
668. The Who: Pete Townshend Starting Bid $200
669. The Who: Pete Townshend Starting Bid $200
670. Steve Winwood Signed CD Starting Bid $200
671. ZZ Top Signed Drum Head Starting Bid $200
672. Green Day Photograph by Danny Clinch Starting Bid $200
673. Sex Pistols Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
674. Sid Vicious Print by Richard E. Aaron Starting Bid $200
675. Janet Jackson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
676. Michael Jackson Signature Starting Bid $200
677. Carole King Signed CD Starting Bid $200
678. George Michael Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
679. George Michael Signed Album Starting Bid $200
680. Rihanna Signed Book Starting Bid $200
706. Ursula Andress Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
707. Julie Andrews Document Signed Starting Bid $200
708. Fred Astaire Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
709. Lionel Atwill Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
710. Ernest Bachrach: Lucille Ball Starting Bid $200
711. Ernest Bachrach: Fay Wray Starting Bid $200
712. Carroll Baker Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
713. Lucille Ball Signed Check Starting Bid $100
714. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Document Signed Starting Bid $200
715. Theda Bara Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
716. Ingmar Bergman Signed Book Starting Bid $200
717. Bernardo Bertolucci Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
718. Edwin Booth Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
719. Edwin Booth (2) Signed 720. Walter Brennan Signed Items Photograph Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
721. George Brent Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
722. Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner Signed Album Starting Bid $200
723. Billie Burke Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
724. James Cagney Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
725. Henry Calvin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
726. Montgomery Clift Signature Starting Bid $200
727. Hume Cronyn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
728. Bette Davis Original Photograph by Scotty Welbourne Starting Bid $200
729. Daniel Day-Lewis Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
730. Johnny Depp Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
731. Johnny Depp Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
732. Leonardo DiCaprio Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
733. Marlene Dietrich Signed Book Starting Bid $200
734. Directors Lot of (13) Signed Items Starting Bid $200
735. Divine Signed Odorama Card Starting Bid $200
736. Robert Duvall Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
737. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
739. Harrison Ford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
740. Michael J. Fox Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
741. Frankenstein: Glenn Strange Starting Bid $200
742. Clark Gable Signed Check Starting Bid $200
743. Greta Garbo (5) Original Photographs Starting Bid $200
744. Greta Garbo (5) Original Photographs Starting Bid $200
745. Greta Garbo Original Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull Starting Bid $200
746. Greta Garbo Original Photograph Starting Bid $200
747. Ava Gardner Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
748. John Garfield Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
749. Gone With the Wind: Hattie McDaniel Starting Bid $200
750. Betty Grable Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
751. Edmund Gwenn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
752. Gene Hackman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
753. Susan Hayward Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
754. Rita Hayworth Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
756. Jon-Erik Hexum Signed 757. Dustin Hoffman Signed 758. Hogan's Heroes: Photograph Photograph Klemperer, Clary, and Askin Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200 Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
755. Katharine Hepburn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
759. Judy Holliday Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
760. Tim Holt Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
761. George Hurrell: Marlene Dietrich Starting Bid $200
762. John Huston Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
763. Edmund Kean Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
764. Harvey Keitel Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
765. Gene Kelly Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
766. Stanley Kubrick Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
767. Fritz Lang Document Signed Starting Bid $200
768. Janet Leigh Original Coloring Book Artwork Starting Bid $200
769. Vivien Leigh Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
770. Oscar Levant Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
771. Jenny Lind (2) Autograph Letters Signed Starting Bid $200
772. John Malkovich Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
773. Lee Marvin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
774. Leo McCarey and Charles Boyer Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
775. Butterfly McQueen Signed Photograph and Postcard Starting Bid $200
776. Toshiro Mifune Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
777. Sal Mineo Document Signed Starting Bid $200
778. Mission: Impossible Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
779. Marilyn Monroe Photograph by Andre de Dienes Starting Bid $200
780. Marilyn Monroe Limited Edition Photograph by Frank Worth Starting Bid $200
781. Marilyn Monroe 1955 'The Lure of Lace' Calendar Starting Bid $200
782. Marilyn Monroe 1955 'Golden Dreams' Calendar Starting Bid $200
783. Ennio Morricone Signed CD Starting Bid $200
784. Conrad Nagel Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
785. Commodore Nutt Signature Starting Bid $200
786. Al Pacino Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
787. Gregory Peck and Debbie Reynolds Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
788. River Phoenix Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
789. Roman Polanski Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
790. Gilda Radner Signed Cut-Out Doll Book Starting Bid $200
791. Robert Redford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
792. Robert Redford Signed 793. Keanu Reeves and Alex 794. Jean Renoir Document Photograph Winter Signed Photograph Signed Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
796. Diana Rigg Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
797. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
798. Rod Serling Signed Check Starting Bid $200
795. Alan Rickman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
799. Anna Nicole Smith Signed Calendar Page Starting Bid $200
800. Steven Spielberg Document Signed Starting Bid $200
801. Steven Spielberg Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
802. Sylvester Stallone Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
803. Star Wars Multi-Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
804. Star Wars: Baker and Daniels Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
805. Star Wars: Bulloch and Wingreen Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
806. Star Wars: Jeremy Bulloch Starting Bid $200
807. Star Wars: Carrie Fisher Starting Bid $200
808. Star Wars: James Earl Jones Starting Bid $200
809. Star Wars: Frank Oz Starting Bid $200
810. Star Wars: Daisy Ridley Starting Bid $200
811. James Stewart Signed Book and (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
812. James Stewart and Ginger Rogers Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
813. Margaret Sullavan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
814. Superman: Kirk Alyn Starting Bid $200
815. Gloria Swanson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
816. Elizabeth Taylor Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
817. Titanic: DiCaprio, Winslet, and Cameron Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
818. Charles B. Tripp Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
819. Christopher Walken Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
820. Johnny Weissmuller Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
821. Orson Welles and Associates Signed Book Starting Bid $200
822. William Wellman Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
823. Pearl White Signed Check Starting Bid $200
824. Billy Wilder (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
825. Gene Wilder Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
826. Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger Starting Bid $200
827. Wizard of Oz: Munchkins Starting Bid $200
828. Fay Wray Signed Book Starting Bid $200
829. Fred Zinnemann Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
840. Muhammad Ali Signed Cover Starting Bid $200
841. Muhammad Ali Signed Trading Card Starting Bid $200
842. Auto Racing Starting Bid $100
843. Baseball (8) Signed Covers Starting Bid $100
844. Baseball Starting Bid $100
845. Baseball All-Stars (17) Signed Covers Starting Bid $100
846. Baseball Hall of Fame Perez-Steele Card Sets with (36) Signed Starting Bid $200
847. Baseball Hall of Fame Perez-Steele Card Sets with (39) Signed Starting Bid $200
848. Baseball Hall of Fame (26) Signed Perez-Steele Cards Starting Bid $200
849. Baseball Hall of Fame (14) Signed Perez-Steele Cards Starting Bid $200
850. Baseball Hall of Fame (30) Signed Perez-Steele Cards Starting Bid $200
851. Baseball Hall of Fame 852. Baseball Hall of Famers 853. Baseball Hall of Famers Hitters (4) Signed Baseballs Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
854. Baseball Hall of Famers 855. Baseball Hall of Famers 856. Baseball Hall of Famers 857. Baseball Hall of Famers (16) Signed Covers Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200 (12) Signed Covers Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $100
858. Baseball Hall of Famers 859. Baseball Hall of Famers 860. Baseball Hall of Famers 861. Baseball Hall of Famers Starting Bid $100 Starting Bid $100 Starting Bid $100 Starting Bid $100
862. Baseball Hall of Famers 863. Baseball Infielders: Starting Bid $100 Traynor, Cronin, Gehringer, and Sisler Signatures Starting Bid $200
864. Baseball Pitchers (20) Signed Covers Starting Bid $200
865. Baseball Sluggers (9) Signed Covers with Willie Mays Starting Bid $100
866. Baseball: World Series Heroes Starting Bid $200
867. Basketball Coaches (5) Signed Athletic Award Starting Bid $200
868. Basketball Hall of Famers Starting Bid $200
869. Basketball Hall of Famers Starting Bid $100
870. Charlie Blackmon Signed Baseball Starting Bid $100
871. Boston Red Sox: Yawkey and Griffith Document Signed Starting Bid $200
872. Jim Bottomley Signature Starting Bid $200
873. Paul 'Bear' Bryant (2) Signed Covers Starting Bid $200
874. Jose Raul Capablanca Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
875. 'Wahoo' Sam Crawford 876. Tony DeMarco's Signed Hall of Fame Card Personally Owned and Worn Starting Bid $200 Boxing Gloves with (4) Additional Signed Items Starting Bid $200
877. DiMaggio Brothers (3) Signatures Starting Bid $200
878. DiMaggio Brothers Signatures Starting Bid $100
879. Bob Feller and Dwight Gooden (10) Gateway Covers Starting Bid $100
880. Football Starting Bid $100
881. Football Hall of Famers Starting Bid $200
882. Hank Greenberg Signed Hall of Fame Postcard Starting Bid $200
883. Wayne Gretzky Signed Trading Card Starting Bid $200
884. Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux Signed Lithograph Starting Bid $200
885. Hockey 500 Goal Scorers (16) Multi-signed Lithograph Starting Bid $200
886. Rogers Hornsby Signature Starting Bid $200
887. Horse Racing: Robert B. Parker Starting Bid $200
888. R. William Jones Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
889. Larry Lajoie Signature Starting Bid $200
890. Kenesaw M. Landis Signed Newspaper Photograph Starting Bid $200
891. Los Angeles and Sarajevo 1984 Olympics Calgary Organizing Committee Medal Starting Bid $200
892. Mickey Mantle Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200
893. Mickey Mantle Signed Book Starting Bid $200
894. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays Signed FDC Starting Bid $100
895. Willie Mosconi Signed Poster Starting Bid $200
896. Joe Namath Signed Book Starting Bid $100
897. Negro League Hall of Famers (14) Signed Covers Starting Bid $100
898. New England Patriots Replica Super Bowl LI Lombardi Trophy Starting Bid $200
899. New York Baseball Heroes (23) Signed Covers Starting Bid $100
900. Jack Nicklaus Signed Golf Ball and Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
901. Greg Norman's Personally-Owned and Used Titleist 905R Driver Starting Bid $200
902. David Ortiz Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200
903. Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics Participation Medal Starting Bid $200
904. Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics Participation Watch by Seiko Starting Bid $200
905. Young Stribling Signature and Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
906. Johnny Unitas Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
910. Ted Williams Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
907. Dazzy Vance Signature 908. Bill Veeck Signed Book Starting Bid $200 Starting Bid $200
911. Ted Williams
and Joe DiMaggio Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
912. John Wooden (6) Signed Items Starting Bid $100
909. Ted Williams Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200
913. Tiger Woods Signed Magazine Cover Starting Bid $200
Conditions of Sale ANYONE EITHER REGISTERING TO BID OR PLACING A BID (“BIDDER”) ACCEPTS THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ENTERS INTO A LEGALLY, BINDING, ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT WITH R&R AUCTION COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC (“RR AUCTION”) TOGETHER WITH BIDDER, THE “PARTIES”). This Agreement contains important provisions that control rights and liabilities, and specifically has provisions governing how disputes are handled as well as LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY that can be imposed upon RR Auction, WAIVER OF JURY and ARBITRATION PROVISIONS. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. The following terms and conditions (“Conditions of Sale”) constitute the sole terms and conditions under which RR Auction will offer for sale and sell the property on its website, and/or described in the catalog of items for auction (the “Catalog”). These Conditions of Sale constitute a binding agreement between the Parties with respect to the auction in which Bidder participates (the “Auction”). By bidding at the Auction, whether in person, through an agent or representative, by telephone, facsimile, online, absentee bid, or by any other form of bid or by any other means, Bidder acknowledges the thorough reading and understanding of all of these Conditions of Sale, all descriptions of items in the Catalog, and all matters incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to be fully bound thereby.
Section 1 The Parties1.1 RR Auction and Auction This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction.com Internet site. The Auction is conducted under these Conditions of Sale. Announcements and corrections from the podium at live auctions and those made through the Conditions of Sale appearing on the Internet at RRauction.com supersede those in the printed Catalog. 1.2 Bidder Bidder shall mean the original Bidder on the property offered for sale by RR Auction and not any subsequent owner or other person who may acquire or have acquired an interest therein. If Bidder is an agent, the agency must be disclosed in writing to RR Auction prior to the time of sale, otherwise the benefits of the warranty shall be limited to the agent and not transferable to the undisclosed principal. The rights granted to Bidder under these Conditions of Sale are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise without the express written assent of RR Auction. Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey these Conditions of Sale or any of the rights herein, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred on any Bidder by these Conditions of Sale, and no third party is intended as a beneficiary of these Conditions of Sale. Bids will not be accepted from minor persons under eighteen (18) years of age without a parent or legal guardian’s written consent containing an acknowledgment of the Conditions of Sale herein and indicating their agreement to be bound thereby on behalf of the Bidder. All Bidders must meet RR Auction’s qualifications to bid. Any Bidder who is not a client in good standing of RR Auction may be disqualified at RR Auction’s sole option and will not be awarded lots. Such determination may be made by RR Auction in its sole and unlimited discretion, at any time prior to, during, or even after the close of the Auction. RR Auction reserves the right to exclude any person from the Auction. If an entity places a bid, then the person executing the bid on behalf of the entity agrees to personally guarantee payment for any successful bid and agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale in addition to company for whom the Bidder is acting By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. Section 2 Bidding Privileges
2.1 In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established an account with RR Auction must either furnish satisfactory credit information (including two collectibles-related business references) or supply additional information if requested, well in advance of the Auction. Bidders who are not members of RRAuction.com should pre-register before the close of the Auction to allow adequate time to contact references. Privileges will be granted at the sole discretion of RR Auction. Additionally, Bidders who have not previously established credit or who wish to bid in excess of their established credit history may be required to provide a cash deposit prior to RR Auction’s acceptance of a bid. Check writing privileges and immediate delivery of merchandise may also be determined by pre-approval of credit based on a combination of criteria: RRAuction.com history, related industry references, bank verification, a credit bureau report and/or a personal guarantee for a corporate or partnership entity in advance of the Auction venue. 2.2 Bidder providing any false or misleading information provided in connection with the registration shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Sale and in addition to any other remedies at law shall excuse RR Auction from performance under these Conditions of Sale, including the right to any refund. 2.2 Bidding privileges may be revoked without notice, for any reason, at the sole discretion of RR Auction . Section 3 Buyer’s Premium 3.1 The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed and live Auctions. Buyer’s premium for our Sports Auctions is 20%. 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 earlier. Bidder’s failure to pay any payment in full when due required shall constitute a material breach, and in addition to other damages available under contract or law, at RR Auction’s election, RR Auction may cancel the sale and require full premium still be due along with interest at 1.5% per month from the date of breach, or at the maximum legally allowable rate. Section 4 Bidding 4.1 Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s) and independent investigation, rather than the any reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. Bidder affirms that it regards any statements made by RR Auction concerning the item as solely opinion and that Bidder is making its own inspection and independent evaluation of the goods, and is not relying upon any description or statements by RR Auction (including as to quality, authenticity, provenance, ownership, liens existing, on goods legality, or value) in making its determination to bid on or purchase an item. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 4.2 RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct 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 reoffering 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. 4.3 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. 4.4 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 and Bidder has fully satisfied any outstanding financial obligations to RR Auction (including as it concerns aby other lots). RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder. 4.5 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 upon the earlier of shipment to Bidder or in Bidder’s possession. 4.6 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 lien consisting of a senior security interest (or purchase
money security interest to the extent applicable) in such sums or items to the fullest extent applicable, authorizes RR Auction to file documents concerning the interest, and Bidder agrees to execute any further 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 fees and expenses, until the indebtedness is paid. 4.7 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. 4.8 RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders. Section 5 Bidding Options 5.1 Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, 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. 5.2 When identical 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. 5.3 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. 5.4 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. Section 6 Payment
tion’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. 6.5 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. 6.7 If RR Auction refers any unpaid invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay and shall be liable for RR Auction’s attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction in addition to the invoice amount and interest the greater of 1.5% per month or at the maximum legally allowable rate from date of invoice to collection. 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. 6.8 RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder (as well as to the extent it is a consignor any other monies owed or due to 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. 6.9 All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. RR Auction clients with an invoice totaling $1,000 or under will have the option to pay by VISA, Mastercard, Discover or Paypal. All Paypal payments must be sent to FinanceDepartment@ rrauction.com. Authorize.net, a third-party service provider contracted by RR Auction for processing on-line payments, charges a nonrefundable service fee of 3%, which will be added to your final invoice should you pay by credit/debit card. Section 7 Sales Tax RR Auction is a remote seller and we are now required to collect Sales/Use Tax from our bidders. The states that we have nexus in we will be required to collect and remit sales tax on your behalf. Each state has different requirements to meet nexus. When RR Auction has achieved a certain monetary and/or invoice threshold in each state we will apply sales tax to your total invoice. Please go to our terms on our website to see the states that are affected.
6.1 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 sixty (60) 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.
If we have not achieved nexus in a particular state it is still your responsibility to pay sales tax on your purchases.
6.2 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.
If you have a resale number please email Sue@RRAuction.com or fax to (603) 732-4288 a copy of your state resale certificate and you will be exempt from paying sales tax.
6.3 All sales for total invoices greater than $1,000 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. 6.4 All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auc-
The sales tax rate is determined by the State, Country, and City where purchases are shipped to. If you decide to pick up your purchases at our New Hampshire location you will not be required to pay sales tax. The State of New Hampshire does not have a general sales and use tax. All purchases picked up at our Massachusetts location will be taxed at the current rate of 6.25%. Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses. The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. ¤ 7213.2.
Section 8 Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges Bidder is liable for shipping and handling and providing accurate information as to shipping or delivery locations and arranging for such. 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. Section 9 Title Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices of Bidder (including those pertaining to the item(s) at issue) and amounts owed to RR Auction 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. Section 10 Rights Reserved RR Auction reserves the right, at any time before, during or after an auction has ended to: withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, cancel any bid, 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, cancellation, or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone at any time. Section 11 Conducting the Auction 11.1 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. 11.2 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 Auctions 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. 11.3 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. RR Auction may execute bids consecutively or otherwise up to one bid increment below the reserve. 11.4 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. 11.5 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). 11.6 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. 11.7 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. 11.8 Maximum Bids In 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. 11.9 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. 11.10 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. 11.11 Bidding in 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. 11.12 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. During live internet or live auction, 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 or bids (successively or otherwise) 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. All auctions for lots are with reserve unless specifically stated otherwise. 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. 11.13 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 ”donot-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. 11.14 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. Section 12 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 material breach or 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 subpart (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, sales-related 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 Bidder’s property in RR Auction’s possession or to which title has not yet passed to 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. Section 13 Warranties
13.1 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, trademark, or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) related to the item, or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title. 13.2 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. 13.3 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. 13.4 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 “AC”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The AC inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the AC and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. Section 14 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. Section 15 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 Bidder and by an authorized officer of RR Auction 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. Section 16 Bidder’s Remedies 16.1 Except as stated expressly herein, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy related to or pertaining to items it bids upon, views, or purchases from RR Auction, and any claims by Bidder related to authenticity, ownership, condition, title or value, shall be against Consignor only. 16.2 This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder as against
RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, officers, managers, employees or agents), or in any way arising out of, related to, or in connection with these Conditions of Sale, , and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. Time is of the essence with respect to these procedures. 16.3 Title to Items 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, satisfactory to 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 may 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 (if any made), RR Auction may disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and may assign to Bidder all or some of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and/or assignment, all responsibility and liability of RR Auction, if any, with respect to said lot or item shall automatically terminate related to or arising from these Conditions of Sale or such transaction operating as a complete waiver and general release by Bidder as to RR Auction and its agents, contractors, and affiliates, as to any and all claims concerning or related to the item, if any . RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction by 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. 16.4 Authenticity Challenge Process (1) If Bidder wishes to dispute or challenge the Authenticity of the lot or item (including asserting that it is incorrect), Bidder must adhere to the following procedure: Within 30 days of the Auction Date, Bidder must present written evidence to RR Auction, that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field (and one recognized by RR Auction within its discretion) and send the physical item or lot at issue to RR Auction along with all evidence relied upon by Bidder for contesting the Authenticity. (“Authenticity Challenge Process”) “Authenticity” shall mean a gross discrepancy in the between the description, genuiness, or attribution of the item as represented by RR Auction in the Catalog or at the auction, and the item. If RR Auction concurs that the lot is not Authentic as was represented (it is sole discretion), Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, agents, employees, and contractors) shall be a refund of the purchase price of the subject item paid by Bidder, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable by Bidder. If RR Auction does not agree with the assertion by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale. Strict adherence to the Authenticity Challenge Process is a condition of standing for Bidder to initiate suit or claim. (2) So long as Bidder has complied with the Authenticity Challenge Process, any claim, suit or action, by Bidder concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity, or related to the authenticity of the item must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Auction Date and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale. 16.5 Other Issues. Any dispute or claim by Bidder against RR Auction (or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors)) other than Authenticity, concerning any item or lot bid upon, or purchased, including value, title, condition, bidding process, or description must be asserted (if at all) in the following manner: (1) If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially or grossly incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), or there is any other gross material issue pertaining to the item or lot, the item or lot may be returned 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 with explanation in writing.. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and a certificate of auction, then the description in the certificate of auction (“Lot Challenge Process”). 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 within the period of time stated herein or not materially or grossly in deviation from the description. Such a refund is subject to RR Auction’s sole discretionary review, and any request for refund must be made concurrently with returning the physical item or lot to RR Auction. Any item not returned within said frame will constitute acceptance of the item and a waiver and release of any and all claims by Bidder pertaining to the item other than with respect to authenticity; and (2) Provided that the Bidder has engaged in the Lot Challenge Process, any
claim concerning such must be brought no later than one (1) year of the Auction Date for the item or lot at issue and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale. NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED OR PROVIDED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BIDDERS OR AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH SHALL BE A COMPLETE DEFENSE TO ANY CLAIMS BY BIDDER RELATED TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE, ANY AUCTION OR BID. 16.6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. For any and all claims by Bidder arising out of or related to this Agreement, Bidder’s viewing, bid, or purchase of items, or any agreement between the Parties, or otherwise, Bidder agrees that to the fullest extent such can be limited under the law, Bidder shall have no right to recover and hereby waives any and all rights to recover from against RR Auction or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors, consequential or indirect damages, lost profits damages, punitive, exemplary, statutory (or multiplier damages), physical or emotional distress damages, general or special damages of any kind (beyond amounts actually paid by Bidder for item(s) at issue), and in the event of recovery of any damages whatsoever, such shall be limited by the amounts actually paid by Bidder to RR Auction for the item(s) at issue in such claim, or if no money was paid to RR Auction by Bidder for items at issue, or there items are at issue, the amount of $150.00. Section 17 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. Section 18 Headings Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer. Section 19 Entire Agreement Except to the extent Bidder is also a consignor (in which case the terms of the consignment agreement shall also govern), these Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the Parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the auction 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 or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts of the agreement and remainder of the sections or terms and provisions of the section and all sections shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way. Section 20 Governing Law and Enforcement 20.1 The Parties agree that all 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. 20.2 The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, any other related agreement(s), along with all claims between the Parties, including those arising out of or related to such are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute between the Parties, including but not limited to those 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 Boston, Massachusetts, unless the Consumer Arbitration Rules apply, in which case, such rules and venue will govern. 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 also recover all of its related fees and costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, if RR Auction prevails, such recovery, in addition to all remedies available at agreement or law, shall include the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. Federal arbitration law, including the Federal Arbitration Act apply to this agreement to arbitrate and its related provisions. The arbitration and all related proceedings shall be held strictly confidential and all documents and discovery shall be held confidential and not used, published or disclosed publically or to anyone outside the Parties or expert consultants or counsel who shall agree to hold such confidential.
(along with its officers, directors, agents, contractors, and affiliates) from and against any and all claims, costs, fees, damages, and liabilities arising out of or related to these Conditions of Sale, view of items, or lots, bidding, or participation in any auction by RR Auction, and/or or in any way connected to any item you viewed, bid upon or purchased through RR Auction.
20.3 The Parties consent to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all claims between the Parties except as provided specifically herein and may seek confirmation of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in any Court of competent jurisdiction, including the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. To the extent such is necessary under the law, RR Auction may enforce the Arbitration award against Bidder and any related Party in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as RR Auction consenting to jurisdiction or venue in any location outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For Residents of California:
THE PARTIES MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER AS A CLASS OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLAIMED CLASS, OR IN A REPRESENTATIVE ACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED, THE CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OF THE OTHER CANNOT BE CONSOLIDATED OR JOINED WITH MORE THAN ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON OR ENTITIES’ CLAIMS. NO INJUNCTIVE OR DECLATORY RELIEF SOUGHT BY BIDDER IF ANY, CAN AFFECT OR BE ORDERED TO AFFECT ANY OTHER BIDDERS OR PERSONS.
A written express warranty is provided with each autographed collectible, as required by law. This dealer may be surety bonded or otherwise insured to ensure the authenticity of any autographed collectible sold by this dealer.
20.4 Except as provided specifically in these Conditions of Sale in Bidder’s Remedies against RR Auction (along with its affiliates, directors, agents, officers, employees, and contractors) for any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other related agreement(s), brought by Bidder must be brought within the earlier of the Auction Date as it pertains to the item(s) at issue or no later than one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances occurred giving rise to the alleged claim, without exception. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute bar to and release of any claims by Bidder initiated after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale. 20.5 To the fullest extent under applicable law and except as specifically stated herein Bidder hereby holds harmless, releases and discharges RR Auction and its agents, officer’s directors, affiliates, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, damages, causes of action, suits, demands, losses, debts, and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected existing prior to these Conditions of Sale. Bidder agrees to the Conditions of Sale and upon each instance that Bidder participates in any auction, bids, or otherwise agrees to such terms and reaffirms this release as of the date of so participating or agreeing unless Bidder otherwise provides clear written notice to RR Auction prior to so bidding. 20.6 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. 20.7 Liquidated Damages for Specific Breaches In the event that Bidder provides false information in connection with registering for bidding, fails to correct or update information or breaches the Conditions of Sale by failing to pay the purchase price when due after becoming the winning bidder, as liquidated damages associated with such breaches, R&R may obtain from Bidder the greater of (1) 150% the reserve of the item (if any); (2) the amount bidder bid; or (3), the full amount that bidder would have otherwise paid. Bidder will also be liable for an additional 20% of such amount to account for additional administrative costs, shipping, additional advertising, and other damages and liabilities fees that are difficult to calculate on an item-by-item basis. 20.8 Indemnity. Bidder agrees to defend, indemnify, hold harmless RR Auction
Section 21: State-by-State Law Issues This Auction is being conducted in and the sale shall take place in the State of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding, the foregoing, should these terms and conditions violate the law of any State should that state’s law be found to govern, or any provision herein determined to be invalid, the clause itself and the remainder of the Agreement shall be valid to the fullest extent allowed. Also, to the extent other states law apply to any transaction arising out of the Agreement (without admitting such), RR Auction states:
SALE OF AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLES: AS REQUIRED BY LAW, A DEALER WHO SELLS TO A CONSUMER ANY COLLECTIBLE DESCRIBED AS BEING AUTOGRAPHED MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXPRESS WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF SALE. THIS DEALER MAY BE SURETY BONDED OR OTHERWISE INSURED TO ENSURE THE AUTHENTICITY OF ANY AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLE SOLD BY THIS DEALER.
Section 22 Glossary of Condition terms Information provided to prospective Bidders with respect of any lot, including any pre-sale estimate, whether written or oral, and information in any catalogue, condition or other report, commentary or valuation, is not a representation of fact but rather a statement of opinion held by RR Auction. Use of the following terms constitutes an opinion as follows: VERY FINE describes an item believed to be in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance. FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that we believe to show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors. VERY GOOD describes an item that we believe exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example). GOOD describes an item which we believe to have obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise believed to be exceedingly rare or important. Bidder may call and request further details and information about RR Auction’s opinions concerning any item via phone or email which shall provided in RR Auction’s discretion. Certificate of Auction, Certificate of Authenticity and Goods Acquired: Bidder warrants that Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall not purposely deface, destroy, dismember, cut-up into parts the item or Lot purchased at auction from RR Auction and in the event such shall occur whether purposefully or accidently, Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall refrain from advertising, promoting, or marketing the item as having been purchased from RR Auction and shall in no event display, expressly claim, or imply that the item was certified or auctioned in such state by RR Auction. As liquidated damages for such breach, Bidder agrees to be liable to RR Auction for the greater of the amount of three (3) times the hammer price of the item along with all other fees and costs as otherwise provided in this Terms of Sale.
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