RR Auction: August 2018 Fine Autographs and Artifacts

Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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Harry Kleiman, Animation Expert When young Harry Kleiman’s family moved to Los Angeles in 1968, the cartoon fanatic—insatiable in his appetite for all things animated—began spending nearly every day after school visiting animation studios, learning about the process, and meeting the industry’s icons: Walter Lantz, Bob Clampett, Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Chuck Jones, Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, Ward Kimball, Grim Natwick, and Friz Freleng. These meetings sparked what would become his lifelong passion and business pursuit.

In 1980, Kleiman finished college and founded Collectors Paradise Galleries, attending dozens of conventions each year to buy, sell, and—his favorite—educate new collectors. In 1982, he was the first person to approach the Don Bluth Studio about selling their original cels from The Secret of Nimh. He also began making deals with Gary Goldman, offering cels from Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace. In 1984, he partnered Collectors Gallery in Studio City, where he was introduced to fellow animation enthusiasts from around the world.

Over the years, Kleiman accumulated one of the most impressive animation art collections in existence, portions of which he generously lent out to animation scholars to continue broadening the world’s understanding and appreciation of this beloved art form. As an animation veteran who has spent his life studying, buying, and selling, Kleiman is eager to branch out and educate the next generation. We are proud to be a part of his lifetime of passion.

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July 20 - August 8

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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

John is the founder of University Archives, a leading firm specializing in the appraisal and authentication of documents and manuscripts.

He is affiliated with multiple professional organizations dedicated to the autograph industry, was a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced upon request*

PSA/DNA

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

STEVE ZARELLI

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

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

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

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL

Roger has an extensive background as a full-time dealer in autographs and collectibles, and is a trusted authenticator in all areas of contemporary music. When supported by the REAL logo and Roger’s name, music-related autographs assume an added value. Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

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

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS

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

RENATO SAGGIORI

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

BRIAN GREEN AND MARIA GREEN, BRIAN AND MARIA GREEN CIVIL WAR SIGNATURES

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

JAMES CAMNER

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

RICH CONSOLA

Rich has studied Elvis Presley’s handwriting and signature for nearly 20 years, which has placed him in the forefront of Presley authenticators worldwide.

BECKETT AUTHENTICATION SERVICES

Beckett Authentication Services provides expert third party opinions on autographs from all genres and eras. Led by authentication experts Steve Grad and Brian Sobrero, the BAS experts have unmatched years of experience authenticating autographs, and are responsible for authenticating some of the rarest and most valuable items in the industry. With the most trusted and knowledgeable experts in the autograph authentication field, BAS authentication is a must for any autograph collector or dealer. * For more information on Letters of Authenticity call (800) 937-3880

CONTENTS

Presidents and First Ladies.................................................................................4 Notables............................................................................................................51 The Second World War...................................................................................106 Military.............................................................................................................131 Aviation............................................................................................................147 Space..............................................................................................................150 Art, Architecture, and Design...........................................................................158 Literature.........................................................................................................179 Music...............................................................................................................210 Classic Entertainment.....................................................................................240 The John Brennan Collection .........................................................................263 Sports............................................................................................................. 270 Comic Art and Animation ................................................................................274 Conditions of Sale.......................................................................................... 341

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presidents & first ladies

“George Washington” purchases a “dark bay horse” en route to Mount Vernon in 1773 1. George Washington.

Third-person ADS in Washington’s hand, signed within the text, “George Washington,” one page, 6.25 x 3, Philadelphia, June 2, 1773. Handwritten receipt, penned on the back of an advertisement for “Cards made by James McEvoy Card-maker in Ordinary to Her Majesty Piccadilly St. James’s,” in full: “Receiv’d from George Washington the Sum of Twenty three pounds Curr’y for a dark bay horse sold him at Publick Vendue.” Signed at the conclusion by John Lort.

Double-cloth-matted with a copy of the front of the advertisement, two color images of Washington, and a small engraved plaque to an overall size of 26 x 24.5.

In fine condition, with light show-through from writing on the reverse.

This document helps to trace Washington’s journey home after dropping off his stepson, John Parke Custis, at King’s College in New York (now Columbia University) on May 31st.

According to his diary, he arrived in Philadelphia at 9 o’clock in the morning on June 2nd, and apparently made this transaction for a horse later that day. He then continued south, passing through Baltimore on the 6th and arriving home at Mount Vernon on June 8th. One of the finest riders of his time, Washington actively participated in all facets of horsemanship, from breeding and racing to hunting and trading. This receipt holds distinction not only in its relation to the founding father’s favorite pastime, but also in its large, attractive signature—one of few full “George Washington” autographs that we have encountered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Unusual legal document by the 28-year-old John Adams 2. John Adams. Partly-printed ADS signed within the body, one page, 6 x 3.75, July 24, 1764. Legal document accomplished in Adams’s hand, in part: “I Thomas Vinton Jur of Braintree in the County of Suffolk, Blacksmith, constitute John Adams of Braintree aforesaid Esqr., my Attorney in all Causes moved and to be moved for me or against me…Witness my Hand and Seal this Twenty Fourth day of July Anno Domini 1764.” Signed at the conclusion by Thomas Vinton, Jr., and countersigned by John Adams’s brother, Peter Boylston Adams, as a witness. Across the top is a note in the hand of Adams’s eldest son, Charles Francis Adams, initialed “C. F. A.,” in full: “The filling up is all in the handwriting of J. A.” Affixed at the top edge to a slightly larger cardstock sheet. In fine condition. An interesting and early pre-war document boasting the autographs of three Adams family members. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Jefferson inventories his goods bound for Monticello 3. Thomas Jefferson. Exceptional manuscript written in the hand of Thomas Jefferson, unsigned, one page, 7.75 x 10, August 31, 1790. Secretary of State Jefferson inventories his goods bound for Monticello as the new American government moves from New York to Philadelphia, in full: “No 1. Paper press.

26.I. Cube. 10 cub. Feet / 2. Pembroke tables. 36.I. 26.I. 31.I. 15 1⁄2 [cubic feet] / 3. Press. under part. 57.I. 26.I. 27.I. 23 1⁄4 / 4. [Press] upper part. 58.I. 56.I. 18.I. 34 1⁄2 / 5. Side board. 64.I. 42.I. 32.I 50 / 6. Dining tables 58.I. 33.I. 26.I. 31 / 7. Chair — — 56.I. 29.I. 29.I. 26 1⁄2 / 8. Working table — — 39.I. 33.I. 7.I. 3 3⁄4 / 9. Cask of coffee containing about 100 lb. / 10. Box earthen ware, some chine, candlesticks, four barrels/one box containing 58 bacon hams, a hogshead, about a gross of empty bottles, 10 bottles cyder, handirons &c, mattresses, Servants bedsteads, kitchen tables, 5 pr. simple chairs, mahogany in mats, 6. arm chairs d’o, 1. green stool, 30 green chairs & 1. green stool, two boxes of Mr. Madison’s.” Front of sheet features ghosting of an apparently unpublished memorandum in Jefferson’s hand as an ink offset on the blank portions of the note. Reverse marked in another hand, “Mr. Jefferson’s Instructions.” In fine condition.

The temporary seat of federal government from March 1789 to December of 1790 was in New York. Following Washington’s departure from Mount Vernon on August 30, Jefferson prepared for his own return to Monticello on the first of September. Accompanied by James Madison, Jefferson spent nearly two months in Virginia before establishing himself at the new seat of the federal government in Philadelphia. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 5

4. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Desirable

partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Th: Jefferson” as president and “James Madison” as secretary of state, one page, 11.5 x 17.75, March 14, 1804. Scallop-topped ship’s pass issued to “Eastwick Pray master or commander, of the burthen of one hundred tons or thereabouts, mounted with no guns, navigated with seven men. To pass with her Company, Passengers, Goods and Merchandize, without any hindrance, seizure or molestation.”

Signed at the conclusion by President Jefferson, Secretary of State Madison, and countersigned by Collector of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Joseph Whipple. In very good condition, with heavy overall wrinkling, several tiny areas of vellum loss (one just impinging on one letter of Madison’s signature), and all handwriting, including the two signatures, very light but still legible. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

“As the span of remaining life becomes contracted,” notes the 73-year-old Madison, “it may exclude occupations which would otherwise be agreeable”

5. James Madison. ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, May 1, 1824. Letter to H. G. Spafford, in full: “I have rec’d your letter of Ap’l 4. on the subject of your Work just published. I am at a loss what to suggest as to the mode of transmitting it. If you can find a conveyance to Mr. Lesetts 2d Comptroller at Washington, he will be able to forward it thence. I will endeavor to remit thro’ the same channel the price of the volume. It is not easy to obtain a note of so small amount; nor convenient to send specie by the mail. I doubt not the value of your new publication; but I must be cautious in promising to perform the task you intimate. As the span of remaining life becomes contracted, it may exclude occupations which would otherwise be agreeable.” In fine condition, with professionally repaired paper loss to the upper left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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6. James Madison. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 10 x 15.5, June 7, 1809. Scallop-topped ship’s pass featuring large vignettes at the top portraying a ship and a lighthouse. Signed at the conclusion by President Madison and countersigned

by Secretary of State Robert Smith.

Lower left bears the original beige paper seal. In fine condition, with all writing, including the signature, very light but legible.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Monroe investigates the seizure of a Nantucket whaling ship off the coast of Valparaiso 7. James Monroe. LS as secretary of state, signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page both sides, 8 x 13, July 2, 1816. Letter to the Chevalier de Onis, in full: “It appears by a representation to this Government, made on the authority of the oath of Thomas Perkins of Boston, that the Ship Charles of Nantucket, Benjamin Wirth Commander, engaged in a Whaling voyage in the South Sea, having touched at Valparaiso, in October last, was seized there, by the officers of the Spanish government, for no other cause than that she had not a Sea Letter…It is also represented, as probably, that all the American vessels, which may arrive there, without Sea Letters, will experience the same fate…My object in this, is to request your interposition with the proper authorities in the Spanish Provinces, to obtain the discharge of the vessel which has been seized…

Before any of these vessels sailed, application was made by their owners, to the Department of the Treasury, for the Sea Letters specified by the 17. art. of the Treaty between the United States and Spain, of the 27th of October 1795. The application was duly considered, and a general Peace having taken place, it was concluded, that such a document was not necessary, to which effect, an answer was given to the parties by the Secretary of the Treasury. To this decision of the Government it was owing that these vessels took with them no Sea Letters. Under these circumstances I cannot doubt that you will readily interpose your good offices for the discharge of any vessels which may have been seized for this cause.” In fine condition, with light splitting to the fold and the hinge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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8. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. LS, signed “James Monroe” as president and “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, one page, 9 x 14.5, April 17, 1824. Official letter, in part: “Mr. Alexander Pillavoine, having produced to me his commission as Consul of His Majesty the King of France and Navarre for the Port of Baltimore, I do hereby recognize him as such, and declare him free to exercise and enjoy such functions, Powers and privileges as are allowed to the Consuls of the most friendly Powers. Signed at the conclusion by President Monroe and countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. The white paper seal affixed to the left side is soiled but intact. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, light toning, and some dampstaining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Reform which consists merely in a change of persons in office is not Administration” 9. John Quincy Adams. ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one

page, 7.75 x 9.75, July 14, 1829. Letter to Philip R. Kendall of Washington, in full: “I received with much pleasure your letter of 7th inst. and shall duly attend to the suggestions which it contains. I find myself here so much absorbed with my own private concerns, that the time fails me to think of the public. I have not even followed up the decisions upon the successive indictments against Dr. Watkins—I have regretted to be compelled to believe that if Law, Justice and humanity have been equally outraged in the prosecution against him, his own conduct has been such as to entitle him very little to the sympathy of his country. I enclose this Letter to my Son who has returned to Washington, and I request him to restore your Index to the Newspapers, and also the pamphlets which you had the goodness to lend me, and for which I tender you my thanks. If you have no immediate occasion for the Dissertation upon Parties, it may remain until my own visit to Washington next Winter. The searching process of reform appears to have given satisfaction in no part of the Country, but reform which consists merely in a change of persons in office is not Administration. That is yet to come. The judgment of the Nation upon it will follow. And thus that of Posterity, which may perhaps not be the same.” In fine condition, with a light block of toning, and old tape and paper loss to the integral address leaf and a few tiny edge chips. Adams had left the White House only four months earlier, where he was replaced as president by Andrew Jackson—. He soon grew bored in his retirement and returned to politics, winning a seat in the House of Representatives in the 1830 election; he continued to serve in Congress until his death in 1848. A fantastic autograph letter boasting his desirable thoughts on political reform. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 8 |

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Adams forbids the Boston Times from publishing his “lecture on the war between Great Britain and China” 10. John Quincy Adams. ALS signed “J. Q. Adams,” one

page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 27, 1841. Letter to George Roberts, editor of the Boston Times, about an essay on the First Opium War. In full: “I have seen with great surprise a statement in the Times of this day that the whole of my lecture on the war between Great Britain and China, would be published in the notion of next Friday. I lent the manuscript at your request to Mr. Mason, merely for his perusal, to make from such an abstract as he might have made upon hearing it delivered. When I put the manuscript into his hands, he asked me if I was willing that you should publish the whole I answered explicitly and positively no. That I could consent only to such an abstract as you had requested he might be enabled to make; nor did I even offer to allow him the perusal of any subsequent lecture that I may hereafter deliver on the same subject. I could make no such engagement, having already promised the manuscript to another person. I therefore forbid the publication in the notion of next Friday, which I could not but consider as a violation of the confidence which I had reposed in Mr. Mason, by the loan of the manuscript at your request.” Inlaid into a slightly larger sheet.

In fine condition, with light adhesive staining to the perimeter.

In 1839, trade tensions between Great Britain and China exploded into the First Opium War. Former president John Quincy Adams sided with the British, commenting that opium was ‘a mere incident to the dispute...the cause of the war is the kowtow—the arrogant and insupportable pretensions of China that she will hold commercial intercourse with the rest of mankind not upon terms of equal reciprocity, but upon the insulting and degrading forms of the relations between lord and vassal.’ The Royal Navy inflicted a series of decisive defeats to the Chinese, and the Qing Dynasty was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

11. John Quincy Adams.

Free franked mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.5, addressed in Adams’s hand to “Ephraim Kirby Esqr., Brownville, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “J. Q. Adams.” Cloth-matted and framed with an engraving to an overall size of 12.75 x 15.75. In very good to fine condition, with an opening-related tear passing through the address area. Kirby was a Revolutionary War soldier who published the first volume of law reports in the United States, served as the first General High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of the United States, and was the first judge of the Superior Court of the Mississippi Territory. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 9

Scarce third-person letter from President Jackson requesting “a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the fiscal year of 1830” 12. Andrew Jackson. Third-person ALS as president, signed within the text, “The President,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, no date but circa early 1831. Letter addressed to “Secretary of the Treasury,” Samuel D. Ingham, in full: “The President with his respects to the Secretary of the Treasury, will thank him at as early a day or his convenience will permit to furnish him with a statement of the receipts into the Treasury for the fiscal year of 1830, & with the expenditures. The amount of principle & interest of the Public debt paid in 1830—and whether any & if any what further provisions may be necessary for the better security of the revenue against smuggling—whether any, & if any, what changes would be beneficial on the credit system of duties—whether any additional ware Houses are necessary for Deposits of Foreign merchandise, to give greater security to the collection of our revenue, with any other information he may conceive it would be proper to be communicated to Congress at their next session.” In fine condition, with some light staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Presidential patent for an improved grist mill

13. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, three pages two sheets, 11.5 x 15, April 3, 1835. A patent issued to “Elisha Holton, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania in the United States, [who] hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement in the construction of a grist mill.” Nicely signed at the conclusion by President Jackson and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsythe and Attorney General Benjamin F. Butler. The document retains its embossed white paper seal and ribbons. The second page, still attached with its original pink ribbon, contains a detailed description of the patent signed by Holton; also inserted is a hand-drawn and colored diagram of his grist mill. In very good condition, with heavy intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), moderate scattered soiling, and most writing a bit faded (except for Jackson’s bold signature). An uncommon and highly desirable format.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Senator Jackson sends advice to his son— “It is all important for a youth coming into life to establish a character for truth, so that when he relates anything, that all who hears, will be certain that facts are as he relates them” 14. Andrew Jackson. Excellent ALS as a Tennessee senator, one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, February 12, 1824. Letter to his son and namesake, in part: “It is not only that it is gratifying to me to be informed of your, & your mother’s health, and that of little Hutchings, Syeoya, and the rest of the family: but it will accustom you to letter writing and greatly improve your hand, but learn and accustom you to write with ease: I therefore request that you will continue to write me every Sabbath. I do excuse for the mistake you have made about the number of cotton bales; but this ought to make you more careful hereafter, always to examine for yourself, and be certain where you have a doubt as to any fact, to make inquiry of those who can give you correct information you must attend to this my son; for it is all important for a youth coming into life to establish a character for truth, so that when he relates anything, that all who hear will be certain that facts are as he relates them. I thank you my son for the information of your mother’s health, and that your cousin Mulberry is staying with her; present my respects to your cousin, and my thanks for her kindness to your mother by staying with her in my absence.” Jackson adds his son’s name, “Master Andrew Jackson,” opposite his own signature, and then again on the reverse of the second integral page. The letter is inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with moderate staining, and an old repair to a fold on the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

15. Andrew Jackson. Large

ink signature as president, “Andrew Jackson,” on an off-white 7.5 x 1.75 slip clipped from a larger document, countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Nicely mounted, cloth-matted, and framed with a handsome engraved portrait to an overall size of 17 x 19. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Unissued ship’s pass signed by Jackson 16.

Andrew Jackson. Partly-

printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 15, no date.

Unissued scalloptopped ship’s pass, signed at the bottom by Jackson, and countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. The red paper seal has been removed. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 22, with the reverse of frame bearing an affixed Goodspeed’s Book Shop label. In very good to fine condition, with some light staining, the wafer seal absent, and the end of Jackson’s signature partially missing. Unissued presidentially signed documents are quite scarce, with this example all the more desirable given its attractive maritime vignette. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Van Buren seeks “one or two fair blooded cows, for milk”

17. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one

page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, August 14, 1843. Written from Saratoga Springs, a letter to Henry Simpson of Philadelphia, in full: “I had the pleasure to receive your friendly letter, enclosing one from Mr. Schaener, at this place. I am greatly obliged to Mr. S. for the friendly sentiments he expresses, & to yourself for the the perusal of them. Deeply impressed with a conviction of the sincerity, integrity, & inflexible steadiness which distinguishes the devotion of our Fellow Citizens of Goodness, decent to Democratic principle, I have, I am free to confess, through life been solicitous to deserve their good opinion. Evidence, like that you have had the goodness to communicate to me, & which shows that my efforts in that respect have not been altogether unavailing cannot therefore be otherwise than highly gratifying to me. Please to remember me kindly to Mr. Schaener, if you should happen to see him.” The reverse of the second integral page is addressed in Van Buren’s hand and franked in the upper portion, “Free, M. V. Buren.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and seal-related paper loss to the integral free-franked address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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18. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one

page both sides, 8 x 9.75, April 26, 1843. Letter to Erastus Corning, one of the founders of the New York Central Railroad, in part: “Will you have the goodness to let me know for what price you can obtain for me one or two fair blooded cows, for milk. You will recollect that I informed you that my Farmer propensities do not run in the cattle line…I have however a very fine Durham short horn bull, & I think I ought to give him better employment than my yard affords, if I can do it upon reasonable terms…I have put a sub-soil plough in operation to the amusement of some of my neighbors…I have no doubt of their becoming popular, even in this land of dutch obstinacy and regular habits.” Addressed on the reverse of second integral page by Van Buren, who has franked the upper portion, “Free, M. Van Buren.” In fine condition, with a small bit of seal-related paper loss to the integral free-franked address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

During his innovative ‘Log Cabin’ campaign, Harrison refuses to leave Ohio “pending the canvas for the Presidency” 19. William Henry Harrison. ALS as Whig candidate for president, signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 23, 1840. Letter to Rufus Reed, Thomas Sile, and “others of the Committee of Erie County Pennsylvania,” written from his farm in North Bend, Ohio, in part: “Your letter of the 7th Inst. was received…It would have afforded me great pleasure to be able to inform you that I could comply with the kind invitation which it contains.

But I have not yet brought my mind to the determination to relinquish the rule which I had prescribed to myself to not leave the State pending the canvas for the Presidency & should I ever determine to do so the receipt of several previous invitations (which in point of time would conflict with yours) will prevent me from being with you the day named in your letter.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral sheet in Harrison’s hand.

In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.

At the time of his nomination, Harrison was the oldest candidate to ever run for president. Democratic newspapers famously cast him as an old ‘granny’ who would rather ‘sit in his log cabin drinking hard cider’ than attend to the administration of the country. Rather than shy away from the criticism, the Harrison-Tyler ticket adopted the log cabin and hard cider as campaign motifs, along with the catchy slogan emphasizing his military credentials—‘Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.’ The public latched onto these symbols of the common man, and Harrison’s campaign events drew massive crowds. Although this letter declining to leave his home state may suggest a leisurely pace, Harrison was in fact the first presidential candidate to actively campaign. Between June and October he gave twenty-four addresses—however, in keeping with his ‘prescribed rule,’ every single one of them was in Ohio. Harrison went on to handily defeat the incumbent Martin Van Buren in the November election, carrying 19 of 26 states. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“I take no part in the question which is going on between the new and old system of banking” 20. John Tyler. ALS, one page

both sides, 7.5 x 9.5, March 28, 1854.

Letter to Colonel John Rutherford of Richmond, Virginia. Nearly a decade removed from his presidency, Tyler declines to weigh in on the question of the nation’s banking systems, in part: “I have…read with very great interest and pleasure the report of the Minority of the Committee on Banking, made to the House of Delegates by your son, for a copy of which I have been indebted either to yourself or to him. If from him, be pleased to express to him my sincere thanks for the favors he has done me. IF to yourself, I can only say as I do in all sincerity, that I fully enter into all your feelings of gratification and pride, in having a paper marked with so much ability, to emanate from him, who after your race on Earth shall be finished, is to become the representative of your name and reputation. I take no part in the question which is going on between the new and old system of banking, because I feel averse to mingle in the contests of the day, but this I may say without hazard, that the facts and arguments presented in Mr. Rutherford’s report will require an able pen to answer them.” Addressed on the integral address leaf in Tyler’s hand, and franked in the upper right, “J. Tyler.” In very good to fine condition, with some toning and staining, an ink stamp to the upper right corner, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Polk confers with his Treasury Secretary preceding the annexation of Texas 21. James K. Polk. ALS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 15, 1845. Letter to “Hon. R. J. Walker, Sec. of the Treasury,” in full: “I have an important letter from…Maj’r Donelson, of the 4th Inst.—Can you call on me at Coleman’s before 11 o’clock this morning?” In fine condition, with a short split to the end of one of the intersecting folds.

Andrew Jackson Donelson, the adopted son of President Andrew Jackson, had been instrumental in helping Polk to win the Democratic nomination for president in 1844. He was then appointed as the US charge d’affaires to the Republic of Texas, with the aim of aiding America’s annexation of Texas. On June 4th—as Polk mentions in this letter—Donelson wrote to report Mexican troop movements on the Rio Grande, indicating that he believed an invasion of Texas would follow immediately upon Texas’ ratification of the annexation resolution. In a letter written

by Polk to Donelson on the same day as this one, June 15th, he instructed him to let the Texas Convention vote for annexation on July 4th, promising to defend it: ‘The people of Texas, may be assured…that when she becomes a member of our Union, we will not only defend her but do her full and ample justice.’

Texas indeed voted for annexation on July 4, 1845, setting the stage for the Mexican-American War a year later.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 14 |

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22. James K. Polk. Partly-printed DS as president, one

page, 16 x 12.5, July 18, 1846. President Polk appoints Daniel Vaughan as “Naval Officer for the District of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Polk and countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In fine condition, with scattered light stains and a few edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fort Crawford’s commander makes suggestions to aid in “the permanency of our military establishment, the promotion of its harmony & to add to its efficiency” 23. Zachary Taylor. LS signed “Z. Taylor Col., 1st Reg’t, U.S. Inf’y, Comd’g,” one page, 7.75 x 10, January 21, 1835. Letter to General R. Jones, written from Taylor’s headquarters at Fort Crawford. In part: “Since my return to this place from a short leave of absence, your communication of Oct. 2, 1834 was placed in my hands with a Copy of the revised General Regulations, requesting that I would examine the same & suggest any improvements or alterations which might appear to me proper & necessary. After doing so I beg leave to propose a few additions & alterations, which are herewith enclosed & respectfully submitted for consideration: if they, with the reasons as given (in most instances for the same) are not stated in as courteous language, as others would have used on a like occasion, I can only say that not the slight disrespect to any individual was intended; my only object in the proposed changes being the permanency of our military establishment, the promotion of its harmony & to add to its efficiency; all of which I am vain enough to believe would in some measure be effected, were a portion at least, of the suggestions in question, adopted. On the contrary, should those whose duty it is to decide on them, differ with me, I shall be content; as I am not at all tenacious of my opinion as to the matters in question, for, so far as I am individually concerned, I feel note a particle of interest.” In fine condition, with professional repairs to small areas of paper loss, and reinforcement to fold splitting via complete silking to both sides.

Fort Crawford was a frontier outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, seated at the intersection of two of North America’s greatest water routes—the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers. Taylor commanded the fort from 1829 through 1837, only leaving when he was directed to Florida to participate in the Second Seminole War, where he served with distinction and earned the moniker ‘Old Rough and Ready.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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24. Zachary Taylor. Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Lt.

Col.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, June 30, 1829. Letter issued to Col. George Bomford, in full: “Herewith I have the honor to transmit you a Return of Ordnance & Ordnance Stores for the 2d Quarter of 1829.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Taylor. In fine condition, with light toning along, and professional reinforcements to, the two horizontal folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

26. MillardFillmore. Signed book: Universal History, from

the Earliest Account of Time, Vol. VI. London: T. Osborne, 1747. Rebound hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 532 pages. Signed on the title page with his ownership signature, “Millard Fillmore, Dec. 1, 1862.” The volume is complete with two fold-out plates featuring maps. Autographic condition: fine, with the rebound endpapers affixed tightly along the left margin, slightly obscuring portions of Fillmore’s penstrokes. Book condition: VG/None.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fillmore requests a copy of Daniel Webster’s eulogy 25. Millard Fillmore. LS as president, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, November 8, 1852.

Letter to Reverend Clement M. Butler, in full: “The undersigned having listened with sincere pleasure to the very eloquent and interesting sermon pronounced by you on the last Sunday evening, in commemoration of the eminent public and private character of the late Daniel Webster, would deeply regret that such a tribute to the memory of the illustrious deceased should be known only to the comparatively small number of the American people who were so fortunate as to hear it, and therefore respectfully ask you to furnish us with a copy for publication.” Signed at the conclusion by Fillmore, and countersigned by several members of Congress, including Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, D. W. Middleton, A. H. Lawrence, I. M. Carlisle, Richard Coxe, John W. Maury, Francis Marker, J. C. McGuire, Fitzhugh Coyle, and J. B. North. In fine condition, with light stains, and short splits along folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Days after the Siege of Veracruz— “Will they listen to proposals for peace or will they in their madness prolong the struggle?”

27. Franklin Pierce. Mexican–American War-dated ALS signed “Frank. Pierce,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, April 6, 1847. Written from Concord, New Hampshire, a letter to Colonel Caleb Cushing stationed in Matamoros, Mexico, in part: “I presume you looked for a letter from me at New Orleans altho’ I suppose one could hardly have reached there before some if it had been mailed on the night of our last interview. I pressed with much earnestness, in the right quarter, the subject on which we convers’d the night before you left Washington and am not without hopes that your services may be put in requisition in a diplomatic capacity. The news of Gen’l Taylors great victory at Buena Vista has of course given great satisfaction to the friends of the country. There was evidently much alarm at Washington & indeed throughout the union as the first rumours were received. The general impression seems to be that Vera Cruz is before this time in possession of our troops. If so what is to be the effect of these rouses upon the Mexican Government? Will they listen to proposals for peace or will they in their madness prolong the struggle? How does the present aspect of things impress your mind? The bitterness & violence of the opponents of the administration and the war seemed to me to have increased in this region since you left, at all events it is more open & unscrupulous. The base means resorted to to discourage enlistments for the New England Reg’t are almost beyond conception. Still the Reg’t is filling rapidly.” In fine condition.

Pierce would soon leave Concord to join the war, taking command of a brigade of reinforcements for General Winfield Scott’s army. Zachary Taylor had dealt a decisive blow to the Mexican Army at Buena Vista in late February, and Winfield Scott had captured Veracruz in March. Pierce reached the American-held port in late June, and began the perilous journey inland to join Scott’s forces, arriving in time to take part in the Battle of Contreras in August. Although his men won the fight, it was disastrous for Pierce—his horse, suddenly startled during a charge, tripped into a crevice and pinned him underneath, leaving him with a debilitating knee injury. The incident made it appear as though he fainted, and some of his soldiers believed him to be a coward. Pierce recovered to take part in the capture of Mexico City, and he was hailed as a war hero upon his return to Concord in December 1847. An interesting piece of wartime correspondence connecting two future presidents. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

28. Franklin Pierce. Ink signature, “Very respectfully, yr.

Obd’t Serv’t, Franklin Pierce,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 sheet.

Double-matted with a portrait of Pierce to an overall size of 10.75 x 18.25. In fine condition, with light wrinkling, and a fold above the sentiment. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Next to the consciousness of having acted honestly, the approbation of the wise & virtuous is the most agreeable reward” 29. James Buchanan. ALS as a Pennsylvania congressman, one page, 8 x 10, March 15, 1828. Written from Washington, D.C., a letter to John G. Kammer, concerning collection of debts to be assisted by William King, possibly the senator and future vice president, in full: “Immediately after the receipt of your letter I addressed a note to W. William King; but having received no answer, I went to George Town this morning, & had a conversation with him. He informed me that the reason why he had not attended to my letter was an injury which he had received in consequence of a fall from his horse.

He states that he has but little hope of ever being able to collect the accounts against the Miss Turners & Miss Hollingshead. He has better hopes in relation to those against Miss Stewart & Miss Holzman. He has promised to call upon all of them in the early part of next week & immediately give me information of the result. I shall then write to you again without delay. My apology for not having sooner attended to this business is that since the receipt of your letter I have been compelled to visit Lancaster. I thank you for the kind manner in which you have alluded to my public services. Next to the consciousness of having acted honestly, the approbation of the wise & virtuous is the most agreeable reward which can be conferred upon a public man.” In a postscript, Buchanan has added: “Please to present my best respects to our friend W. Grosh.” In fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A piece of Lincoln’s Springfield home 30. Abraham Lincoln.

Section of wood recovered from Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois, 1 x 3.25, affixed to the first page of a pamphlet entitled “Abraham Lincoln and His Last Resting Place,” published by the Royal Printing Company of Quincy, Illinois.

The page also bears a fountain pen signature and inscription in the hand of Herbert Wells Fay, the longtime custodian of the Lincoln Tomb: “To Prince Gelasio Caetoni, at Lincoln’s Tomb, March 9th 1923, accompanying a piece of wood from Lincoln’s Springfield home, H. W. Fay, custodian—.” Also includes a matte-finish 3.5 x 5 portrait of Lincoln attributed to Christopher S. German, the photographer to the president-elect, which is signed and inscribed on the reverse in fountain pen, “To Prince Caetoni, at Lincoln’s Tomb, Mar 19th 1923, H. W. Fay, custodian, owner of original negative—.” In fine condition, with a crease to the lower right corner of the presentation page. Fay worked as an editor for the DeKalb Review before serving as custodian of the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois in 1921. An avid collector of Lincolniana, Fay owned 90 different portraits of Abraham Lincoln as part of his enormous collection—all of which he housed in a utility room within the Springfield Tomb. Starting Bid $200

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Unusual appointment for an American consul in Peru, signed by two abolitionist presidents

31. Abraham Lincoln.

Extraordinary partly-printed DS as president, signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 20 x 15.75, January 22, 1862. Unusual document marked “Duplicate,” being an appointment for Charles F. Winslow of Massachusetts to be “Consul of the United States of America at Payta.” Crisply signed at the conclusion in ink by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The reverse bears a lengthy endorsement in Spanish, signed at the conclusion by Ramon Castilla, the president of Peru. In very good to fine condition, with overall light creasing, and tiny areas of paper loss at some of the the intersections of its multiple folds. By this document, President Lincoln named Charles F. Winslow, a Harvard Medical School–educated physician, diplomat, and world traveler, as the US Consul at Payta, Peru, a noted whaling port. This piece boasts an especially remarkable association: just as Lincoln was responsible for ending slavery in the United States, Castilla abolished slavery in Peru. A decidedly intriguing diplomatic appointment from the Lincoln administration, boasting an international pairing of bold, crisp presidential signatures.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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33. Andrew Johnson. LS as president, two pages on two

adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, Executive Mansion letterhead, June 18, 1867. Letter to George W. Childs, publisher of the Public Ledger in Philadelphia, in full: “I thank you for your invitation to attend the formal opening of the New Ledge Building, on the 20th instant, and regret that engagements, already formed, will not permit me to be present on an occasion of so much interest. I can only, therefore, tender you my congratulations upon the great success which has been achieved by your ability, energy, and integrity, and, in wishing for the Ledger continued prosperity, express the hope that in the dissemination of sound principles and useful knowledge, its influence for good may remain unabated.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have always regarded the Medical Corps of the regular Army as accomplished and able a body of men, taking them as a whole body, as can be found in the country of their, or any other, profession” 34. U. S. Grant. Civil War-dated ALS signed

“U. S. Grant, Maj. Genl.,” two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, October 28, 1863. Ulysses S. President.

Autograph Letter Signed, U.S. Grant, two full pages, quarto, , October 28, 1863. Written from Chattanooga, Tennessee, “Head Quarters, Mil. Div. of the Miss.,” a letter to Major General Henry W. Halleck, general in chief in Washington, in full: “I have been written to by officers of the Medical Department in reference to a change that it is expected will be made in the Surgeon Generalcy of the Army and asking me to write to you or the Secretary of War giving my views of what I thought due to the old Medical Corps in case a change is made.

I have always regarded the Medical Corps of the regular Army as accomplished and able a body of men, taking them as a whole body, as can be found in the country of their, or any other, profession. It seems to me with such able men, and with the experience they have had, that, if a change is to be made, it would be no more than justice to the old Medical Corps that Surgeon General Hammond’s successor should be taken from their number. As I have once before written I know the importance of having the heads of all the Departments at Washington filled by exactly the right sort of men and would not therefore recommend anyone for such a place without a trial.

In the same letter (it was addressed to the Secretary of War) I stated truly and concur what I knew & believed of Surgeon M. Mills fitness for the position, but only recommended him for Acting Surgeon General and to let him then prove his fitness. Asst.

Surgeon General Woods is another officer of the old Medical Corps in whos[e] zeal and fitness I would feel great confidence. I have not had the same personal acquaintance with him that I have had with Surg. Mills, but his administrations of affairs in the West certainly have been most satisfactory. I take great pleasure in calling the attention of those having the appointing power to the merits and claims, of these two tried officers.” Pages are inlaid into slightly larger sheets. In fine condition, with corner paper loss to the first page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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35. Andrew Johnson. ANS in pencil, one page, 3.75 x 2.5, February 1869. In full: “I would be pleased to have a few minutes conversation with Genl. Townsend if entirely convenient.” Affixed to a same-size card. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

36. U. S. Grant. Ink signature, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.,” on a white 3.25 x 2 card. Cloth-matted and framed with an engraving of Grant to an overall size of 14 x 19.25.

In fine condition, with a bit of light staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Boldly signed portrait of Grant as the US Army’s commander 37. U. S. Grant. Spectacular 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Grant in uniform, boldly signed in ink, “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.” In fine condition. President Lincoln promoted Grant to the rank of lieutenant general on March 2, 1864, giving him command of all Union Armies. An amazing piece of Civil War history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Hayes discovers an ancestral captain who “saved the life of General Harrison at Tippecanoe” 38. Rutherford B. Hayes. ALS signed “R. B.

Hayes,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, State of Ohio Executive Department letterhead, March 11, 1870. Letter to “Uncle Scott,” in part: “I have not pestered you with genealogy for a long time.

But I am more than ever interested-that is I have another boy, and to that extent family history is more interesting. We call him Scott R. Hayes.

We could not put on the Cook. In an unguarded moment I told Webb he might drop the Jonas and put in a middle name after Webb. The little rascal took Cook, at every place where there is room for his name in his books...it now stands Webb Cook Hayes. We are all very well. Lucy and little Scott particularly so. I am moved today to put a question.

I find in the 6th Vol New Engl Hist & Gen Register this notice of your Uncle Joel Cook Capt. Joel, Babylon, L. I., 19 Dec 1851. He was born at Wallingford CT Oct 12, 1760 & at the age of 16 entered the Army taking part in all the important battles of the Revolution. After Independence was gained he was promoted Captain, receiving his Commission from Jefferson. He was in every war of the United States to the present time except that with Mexico, & saved the life of General Harrison at Tippecanoe. All who knew him respected him...Now what are the parts about the battle of Tippecanoe?” In very good to fine condition, with light stains to the bottom, blocks of toning, and old mounting remnants on the lower right side of the reverse. According to an entry in Hayes’s diary, his Uncle Scott told him the story of Captain Joel Cook’s gallantry at Tippecanoe, where he defended William Henry Harrison and his men against a surprise attack by Native Americans and lost a finger during the fight. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

39. Rutherford B. Hayes. Highly desirable 4 x 6 cabinet photo of

Hayes in a near-profile pose by McKecknie & Oswald of Toledo, Ohio, crisply signed on the mount in ink, “Rutherford B. Hayes,” and dated 1886 in another hand. In very good to fine condition, with two trimmed edges, light scuffing to the image, and old mounting traces on the reverse. A sought-after format from Hayes, who was, at the time, the last living Republican president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Garfield boldly exercises his newfound power from the Executive Mansion 40. James A. Garfield. Rare partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, June 6, 1881. Extremely rare document issued from the Executive Mansion, suspending John T. Gibson from his postmaster position. In full: “You are hereby suspended from the office of Postmaster at Huntington, in the County of Cabell and State of West Virginia, in accordance with the terms of the 1768th section of the Revised Statutes of the United States.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion in bold black ink by President Garfield. In very good to fine condition, with splitting along horizontal folds reinforced with old tape on the reverse, a few small spots of foxing, and partial mirroring of Garfield’s signature from premature folding.

The statute cited allowed the president to suspend any civil officer, with the exception of judges, while Congress was in recess. A special session of the 47th US Congress had ended on May 20 and Garfield was shot on July 2, leaving him just over a month to utilize this ability. When he took office, the Post Office Department was the largest department in the federal government and highly prone to corruption—possibly the reason behind Gibson’s termination, which the Senate Journal simply describes as ‘for cause.’ Because of Garfield’s brief tenure in the White House his presidential documents are exceedingly scarce, with this particular example elevated by its immaculately penned signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

Garfield aids the inventor of a fraud-proof United States Bond 41. James A. Garfield. LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 5 x 7.75, Fortieth

Congress, U.S., House of Representatives letterhead, June 8, 1868. Letter to William C. White of Buffalo, New York, in full: “I have read your letter of the 4th with much interest, and have handed it, as you request, to Gen. Logan. As a member of the Ways & Means Committee he is a proper person to take steps for legislation on the subject.”

Includes Logan’s letter to Garfield, dated June 25th: “I herewith enclose to you the letter of W. C. White containing a sample of his invention of a United States Bond upon which he is confident that no fraud can be committed by reason of ‘Defective Coupons.’

The system which he presents seems to contain much merit; and the guard which he proposes to throw about our National Securities is unquestionably a timely invention.

I am under obligation to Mr. White for his kindness in calling my attention to his work & its purposes.“ In fine condition. John A. Logan was a former Union general, and at the time of this correspondence, served with Garfield in Congress. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare 1881 signature as president, plus a beautifully signed portrait 42. James A. Garfield. Two items: a stunning, crystal-clear

3.5 x 5 cabinet portrait of Garfield in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in black ink, “J. A. Garfield,” with a circular Harroun & Bierstadt blindstamp in the lower right; and a large ink signature as president, “James A. Garfield, April 16, 1881,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2 card. Both are double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10.25 x 14.75. In overall fine condition.

While awaiting transport at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station on July 12, 1881, President Garfield was shot in the arm and back by Charles Guiteau, an embittered attorney who was rejected for a pair of consulships. The wounded president lay in the White House for weeks as many of the nation’s greatest physicians and surgeons tended him. On September 6, Garfield was taken to the New Jersey seaside, where, for a few days, he appeared to be recuperating. The rally was short, however, and on September 19, 1881, he died from an infection and internal hemorrhaging. Because Garfield only actively served as president for less than four months, his presidential signatures are extremely rare. An exceptionally displayed pairing of crisply signed Garfield pieces. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Important 1874 letter on banking, inflation, and currency 43. James A. Garfield. LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” three pages

on two sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, House of Representatives letterhead, May 2, 1874. Letter to the Hon. John Peter Robison in Cleveland, in part: “I have been and am still greatly overworked and I hardly see any way out of it, while I hold my present position. My health is better than it was a few weeks ago, and I am trying to be as careful of myself as possible. I think we shall be able to settle on some bill relating to the currency that will be a compromise between the two opposing views. A bill that has two ideas in it, one free banking and the other the withdrawal and cancellation of greenbacks, say fifty percent of increase of bank note currency, would I think prevent inflation and at the same time give relief to the West and South. I fully believe the President’s veto has saved the country from great disaster and I have no doubt that the country will ultimately come to that conclusion. I doubt if Congress will be willing to increase taxes at this session. The repeal of the tax on tea and coffee was very unwise and did nobody any good except importers and foreign producers. But perhaps the restoration of the tax might increase the price for a while. So far as my work here is concerned, I think I am having more influence in the House than I have had before.” In very good to fine condition, with heavy intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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45. Chester A. Arthur. Civil

44. Chester A. Arthur. Attractive engraving of the exterior of the White House, 4.75 x 3.5, boldly signed below the vignette in black ink, “Chester A. Arthur.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “C. A. Arthur, Brig. Genl. & AA QMG, S.N.Y.,” one page, 8.5 x 14, January 13, 1862.

Receipt issued to W. H. N. Smith for “275 Pair Blue Cloth Pants @$4 12/100” amounting to a sum of $1,133. Signed at the conclusion by Arthur, and countersigned by the recipient. In very good to fine condition, with complete separation along two folds repaired on the reverse with archival tape. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Arthur was commissioned as a brigadier general and assigned to the New York state militia’s quartermaster department. He would be promoted to quartermaster general of the New York Militia on July 27, 1862, remaining in that post until January 1, 1863. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Harrison declines to opine on ‘Why the Confederacy Failed’ 46. Benjamin Harrison. TLS

signed “Benj. Harrison,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, personal letterhead, November 11, 1896. Letter to R. U. Johnson, editor of New York’s The Century Magazine, in full: “I have your letter of November 4th. I am very much obliged to you and to Mr. Gilder for your good opinion of my efforts in the campaign. It was not my purpose to go upon the stump again, but the danger signal seemed to be up, and Mr. Bryan’s success involved so much of humiliation and disaster to the country that I felt compelled to do what I could. I fear I will not be able to comply with your request to write something about the article of Mr. Rose in the November Century, entitled ‘Why the Confederacy Failed.’ I am under a good deal of pressure just now, with some work that I cannot postpone. I do not believe I will be able to write anything this winter other than the three supplementary articles which I have undertaken to write for the Ladies Home Journal. These, with my law business and a lecture which I have promised to give at Ann Arbor, will make a pretty full winter’s work for one who does not admit the use of the spur.” In fine condition, with slight splitting to the hinge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Harrison wrote this letter just after the 1896 presidential election in which McKinley had defeated William Jennings Bryan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I do not wonder that you find your cattle and your pastures more agreeable than politics”

47. Benjamin Harrison. ALS signed “Benj. Harrison,” two pages,

4.75 x 7.75, March 22, 1884. Letter to Jonathan P. Carr of Brookston, Indiana, in full: “I do not wonder that you find your cattle and your pastures more agreeable than politics. I feel that sort of longing for a quiet and decent life myself. For public life is subject to a multitude of little annoyances. But I do not think you will escape as easily as you think.

These will be calling upon you—& you can’t altogether resist them. My life here is one of exceeding drudgery and after all the work & worry I do not feel as if I am accomplishing much.” Double-matted and framed with a transcription to an overall size of 17 x 18.75. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have replied denying any promise not to be a candidate” 48. William McKinley. ALS as an Ohio

congressman, signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” four pages, 7.5 x 9.5, House of Representatives letterhead, February 5, 1882. Lengthy letter to Allen Carnes, in part: “I have replied denying any promise not to be a candidate etc….Laubie has not asserted the promise in the newspapers over his own signature nor has he appeared in any interview declaring that such a promise was made. It does seem to me that until he puts himself on record alleging the promise, I am not called upon to rust out after the unfounded stories of his friends…The story of the interview with Laubie could require some space to fully tell it. It occurs to me that the whole should be told to its proper understanding, I believe I have told you the story of the interview, long before the Laubie people charged a promise.

How would this do?…First that Mr. Aultman did not go to Salem to enter a protest against Laubie’s candidacy. Second, that he never heard of Laubie’s proposed candidacy until he reached Salem…Third, that he did not seek an interview with Laubie for the purpose of ascertaining the exact situation (about his candidacy) for he knew nothing about it until he met him. That he & Laubie met on the street by accident not by arrangement, and the possible candidacy of Laubie which he then announced to him was entirely new & surprising. 4th. That he never assured Laubie or anybody else that the campaign of 1880, would be McKinley’s last effort. Nor did he insist or request that Laubie should authorize him to announce publicly that he would not be a candidate. He never made any promise with Laubie…on this subject. He declined to make any promise of stipulation for McKinley and not only declined as McKinley’s friend to do so…Let the editor of the Rep. keep his hatchet sharp…for the next fray. Make the Aultman statement terse, pointed and full of genuine ring.” In fine condition, with multiple intersecting folds.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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49. William McKinley. ALS signed “Wm. McKinley, Jr.,” one page, 4.75 x 7.75, House

of Representatives letterhead, February 4, 1882. Letter to “Register Printing Co.,” in full: “Gentlemen: Enclosed permit me to hand you draft for $4.41 in pull of my subscription to your paper.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and soiling. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I suppose you saw that I was elected governor of New York, but I think I am proudest of having been Colonel of the Rough Riders” 50. Theodore Roosevelt. Excellent TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 28, 1898. Letter to historian William Laird Clowes, in full: “I understand your third volume is very nearly out. Pardon my troubling you, but have you an idea when the fourth will be issued, and will it contain my chapters? The reason for this anxiety, as you know, is that I cannot help hoping I can get my account of the War of 1812 out ahead of Mahan’s, for, of course, whatever he writes will utterly cast into the shade of what I write. I hope you are fairly well now. Of course it is too much to expect to see you on this side. I suppose you saw that I was elected governor of New York, but I think I am proudest of having been Colonel of the Rough Riders.” Roosevelt also made several ink corrections throughout the text in his own hand. In fine condition, with staining along the bottom from old adhesive residue on the reverse.

Having established himself as a serious historian after publishing The Naval War of 1812, Roosevelt was invited to contribute a chapter on the war for volume six of Clowes’s history of the Royal Navy. At the same time, Alfred Thayer Mahan, considered the greatest American strategist of his era, was working on his two-volume work dedicated to the war; Roosevelt was quick to acknowledge that such a comprehensive study by the foremost naval scholar in the country would overshadow his single chapter in Clowes’s book. Fortunately for Roosevelt, Alfred Thayer Mahan’s work did not appear in print until 1905.

Despite his vast accomplishments in academia and politics, Roosevelt always held his time leading the Rough Riders as his dearest achievement—after two terms as President, he still preferred to be called ‘Colonel Roosevelt,’ and considered the charge on San Juan Hill as ‘the great day of my life.’ Roosevelt would begin his governorship just four days after signing this letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 27

Roosevelt to the prospective head of the Suffrage Committee in the Progressive Service 51. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, two

pages, 7.5 x 9.5, The Outlook letterhead, February 18, 1913. Letter to Maud Nathan, in full: “Now may I ask very warmly that you head the Suffrage Committee in the Progressive Service? It is, in my judgment, essential that we have at the head of that committee a women who is known as much more than only an agitator for suffrage for women. She must be a convinced suffragist, eager for the cause; but she must also be identified in the public mind with other movements—that is, she must embody our principle, that we are for suffrage because women are not merely entitled to it as a right, but are entitled to it as a means of rendering more efficient service to the community as a whole.

Now, my dear Mrs. Nathan, you embody this principle...I need hardly say to you that there are few if any positions of leadership in our party so important as this, and I am tempted to say that there are none more important.” Roosevelt makes a few handwritten emendations to the text. In fine condition, with some very light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Limited edition of Roosevelt’s Big Game Hunting 52. Theodore Roosevelt. Desirable signed book: Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains.

First edition, limited issue, numbered 555/1000. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1899. Clothbound hardcover, 9 x 11.5, 476 pages. Signed below the frontispiece three-quarter-length portrait of Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform, “Theodore Roosevelt.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/ None, with a cracked front hinge, and light rubbing and soiling to spine and boards. The book, a combined edition of two of Roosevelt’s earlier volumes on hunting, is illustrated throughout with etchings and engravings by such notable artists of the day as Frederic Remington, A. B. Frost, and others. A superb, sought-after volume featuring an exceptional signed portrait of the rough-riding Roosevelt. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“The Government furnishes all that it can, but the Young Men’s Christian Association, with its executive experience in this and other wars, and with its elasticity, is able to do what the Government cannot do” 53. William H. Taft. World War I-dated TLS signed “Wm.

H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.25, personal letterhead, October 17, 1917. Letter to Mr. Fessenden, in part: “Experience fully adequate for knowing what is needed has convinced Dr. John R. Mott, and all others connected with the Young Men’s Christian Association, that the $4,000,000 already raised for war work to help our soldiers in their camps in this country and overseas, will have to be supplemented by $35,000,000 more to accomplish the valuable and indispensable objects of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Everyone, without exception, testifies in superlative language to the good which the Young Men’s Christian Association is doing in the British Army, in the French Army, and now among our own boys. Every father and mother who have a boy at the front, or in the cantonments, know through the boy that except for the Young Men’s Christian Association, life in the ranks would be intolerable. The Government furnishes all that it can, but the Young Men’s Christian Association, with its executive experience in this and other wars, and with its elasticity, is able to do what the Government cannot do.

The Red Cross attends to the wounded men and the sick men, the Young Men’s Christian Association to the unwounded… the men who are on duty or who are serving by waiting. The people of the United States have tried the Young Men’s Christian Association, and know it. They know that Dr. Mott never attempts anything that he does not succeed in; that he never asks for money that he does not know where every dollar is to go and to effect the purpose which he declares. It is really a great opportunity for those who are not able to serve in the trenches to do something that will directly contribute to winning this war, which this patriotic campaign for $35,000,000 offers.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

54. William H. Taft. ANS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 5.5 x 9, January 30, 1919.

Taft’s brief note, penned at the bottom of an extract written in a secretarial hand, in full: “I wish I had time to write this out in my own handwriting but I am much too pressed.”

The extract, headed “Squaring Terms of Peace with Right and Justice,” copied from the New York Herald (“courtesy of the Philadelphia Ledger, Nov. 11, 1918”), in full: “The greatest war is nearly over. Killing and wounding will cease but the burden of squaring the terms of peace with right and justice and practical operation is as great in its way as that of carrying on the war. The doubt in the minds of those who have hesitated in respect to the formation of the league (operations) is not as to its object, but as to the practical possibility of attaining this object. Those who press the league insist there is no escape from it if the peace conference is to result in anything effective. We must have a League of Nations to maintain the conditions which the treaty intends to create.

The world war has changed conditions, and its ending offers the greatest opportunity for progress in new paths.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size 12.25 x 15.75.

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

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“The strategy of the Republican management,” explains Wilson, “can be counted upon to be stupid, and it is always stupid to be insincere” 55. Woodrow Wilson. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, January 9, 1918. Letter to Kansas Congressman Jouett Shouse, in full: “It is extremely hard to reply to generous letters like yours of January eighth without seeming to do violence to my real personal sentiments, but the most I have felt at liberty to do (for reasons which I am sure you know) has been to give my advice to members of Congress when they have asked for it. Not as many have asked as I could wish. When they do ask, you know what the advice is. Personally, I am not afraid of the strategy of the Republican management. It can be counted upon to be stupid, and it is always stupid to be insincere, as in this instance I am sure it is.” In fine condition, with light intersecting folds, and a paperclip impression to the top edge.

Kansas congressman Shouse urged the president to invite prominent southern delegates to the White House and appeal to them, for the sake of the Democratic party, to vote for the woman suffrage amendment—at the time, only Arkansas gave women voting rights. Although he favored women’s suffrage at the state level, the results of the 1917 New York referendum prompted Wilson to fully support national suffrage. In a speech delivered to the Senate on September 30, 1918, Wilson reminded all in attendance of the role of women during wartime: ‘We have made partners of the women in this war; shall we admit them only to a partnership of suffering and sacrifice and toil and not to a partnership of privilege and right? This war could not have been fought, either by the other nations engaged or by America, if it had not been for the services of the women.’ On June 4, 1919, the 19th amendment received the votes necessary in the House and was submitted to the state legislatures for ratification. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson, 1913” 56. Woodrow Wilson. Vintage matte-finish 9.25 x 13.25 portrait of Wilson by

Harris & Ewing of Washington, D.C., signed in ink, “Sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson, 1913.” Lower left bears the photography studio blindstamp. Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine to very fine condition. A magnificent portrait signed

by Wilson in the first year of his presidency. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Harding endorses “a fair, clean fighter” for the Wisconsin senate 57. Warren G. Harding. Typewritten manuscript DS, one page, 6.25 x 8, no date but circa 1921. In full: “If we are to put America on the right track, and bring about the restoration of sound economic conditions in this country under a congress that makes the laws, it is just as important to elect a republican congress as it is to elect a republican president. It is through and by the republican party that constitutional government is to be resumed in America. I earnestly hope for the reelection of United States Senator Irvine L. Lenroot from Wisconsin. To my mind there is no abler man in the United States Senate than Mr. Lenroot. ‘He is one of the most genial and lovable men I have ever known, keen in debate, a fair, clean fighter, industrious, conscientious. He is a really big man. In the great days before us we need men like Senator Lenroot. He is a great American, and Wisconsin has reason to feel proud of him.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Irvine Luther Lenroot was a Republican politician from Wisconsin who served in the House of Representatives from 1909 to 1918 and in the United States Senate from 1918 to 1927.

He was Harding’s personal preference for vice president in 1920, but delegates instead chose to nominate Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“No one can make a Cabinet except the man in Executive authority”

58. Warren G. Harding. TLS, one page, 7 x 10.25, personal letterhead, Febru-

ary 9, 1921. Written from St. Augustine, Florida, a letter to George W. Hills, in full: “I beg to acknowledge yours of February 7th. It pleases me to have you write so enthusiastically in behalf of General Wood. I know how heartily his friends favor his appointment to a place in the Cabinet. It so happens, however, that no one can make a Cabinet except the man in Executive authority and he has his problems to solve and must work them out alone. The political bosses do not have so much influence over the situation as your letter would seem to indicate. I know of one administration coming into authority which takes into account some considerations other than those which are purely political. I can only write one thing truthfully and that is that I want to recognize the eminent abilities of General Wood, and hope to command the approval of his very enthusiastic affairs.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. In fine condition, with a tack hole to the top. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Home and community development are the foundation of American life” 59. Calvin Coolidge.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, September 4, 1924. Letter to W. J. Cameron, editor of Ford’s Dearborn Independent, in part: “Home and community development are the foundation of American life. Nothing can be more effective in increasing the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of each individual than the proper support given to the community’s interests and institutions. The good citizen and the good neighbor loyally supports the home community.” In fine condition, with some light toning and a few small spots. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. A fantastic, patriotic sentiment from a sitting president. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

60. Herbert Hoover. Scarce ALS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 1954. In full: “This is just to remind you of a holiday season 36 years ago—when we were young but not gay.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Complete Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt

61. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed book set: The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 13 volumes.

NY: Macmillan, 1938–1950. Signed on the first free end page of the sixth volume (“1940 Volume: War—and Aid to Democracies”) in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The signed volume is hardcover without dust jacket, 7 x 9.75, 741 pages; the twelve other volumes are hardcover and have their original dust jackets. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG-, with rubbing to boards and small chips, tears, and staining to dust jackets. Accompanied by a Macmillan slipcase which holds four books, split at the edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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FDR to the Family Welfare Committee— “Our distressed families need a good deal more than the things that merely keep them alive” 62. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, November 2, 1933. Letter to James G. Blaine in New York City, in full: “I am glad to send a message to the Family Welfare Committee of New York City.

This year I have said many times that the Government’s part in relief, great and important though it is, is nowhere near enough to meet existing conditions. Our distressed families need a good deal more than the things that merely keep them alive. Particularly, unemployed heads of families need the kind of social service which will maintain them in proper condition to fill jobs when jobs are opened for them. Only thus can the Administration’s recovery program have its proper cumulative effect. For recovery does not mean just some of the people. From personal observation I know about the family societies of New York. They have a vital and intensely important job to do this year. No one would deny that their work has been necessary since its inception. Now it is doubly so. If economic and social recovery do not go hand in hand, we will not be able to say truthfully that we have recovery. Yet by itself the Government—Federal, State and Municipal—cannot encompass recovery in the social field. The job is one which can only be handled by a partnership between Government on the one hand and public generosity on the other.” In fine condition, with a few light stains.

In March 1933, Roosevelt began the unenviable task of segueing from New York governor to American president at the very peak of the Great Depression. With unemployment at 25%, nearly 5,000 banks out of business, and a forlorn American public demanding that his New Deal programs expedite the recovery process, FDR’s first 100 days in office witnessed an unprecedented fifteen major laws enacted. The creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, in particular, addressed the needs of the poor and unemployed with an infusion of $500 million in state relief and finding rural job opportunities for over 250,000 young men. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

FDR passes the “Lend-Lease Bill” in 1941 63. Franklin D. Roosevelt. World War II–dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 11, 1941. Letter to Dudley Field Malone, an attorney who earned considerable fame as a defense lawyer for John T. Scopes in the famous 1925 ‘Monkey Trial.’ In full: “It was good of you to send me that message regarding the passage of the Lend-Lease Bill, and it is a great satisfaction to have your word of approval. Many thanks.” At the bottom, the Malone writes a note dated April 21, 1941, in full: “Dear Peter, Franklin D. Roosevelt would back your love of peace, and your faith in him. He gave this thought to me and I give it to you, dear friend.” In very good condition, with old tape remnants along trimmed edges, and light overall toning. FDR signed the ‘Lend-Lease Bill’ into law on the very same day, March 11, 1941, beginning the important program by which the United States provided the allied nations with supplies and materiel including food, oil, warships, aircraft, and weaponry. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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65. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

64. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vintage sepia

matte-finish 6.75 x 8.75 portrait of Roosevelt in a head-and-shoulders pose and wearing an up-brim hat, signed in fountain pen. Affixed to the original 8.25 x 10.5 studio mount, which is signed in the lower right by the photographer, “Brant.” In very good condition, with light soiling, stains to the top, and a tear to the top edge.

In spite of its flaws, this is an attractive and uncommon signed portrait of FDR. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

ANS signed “FDR,” one page, 4 x 6, June 1914. Handwritten dictation by Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, in full: “S & A, The department considers that eighteen months should be allowed by the Government as the time for rebuilding etc. & no penalty should accrue during that period.” Includes a typed letter from J. C. Wylie, dated January 5, 1947, forwarding the Roosevelt memo to his son, in part: “In clearing up a desk I find an endorsement by the Assistant Secretary of Navy to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts on F. H. Lovell & Co. Contract No. 17112 dated June, 1911 and a longhand endorsement signed by F.D.R., Assistant Secretary. This endorsement was written from my dictation between June 25th and 30th in 1914, and in 1935, remembering the circumstances very well, I asked the President of the United States if he would be good enough to send me this memorandum since it was a government record over 20 years old and explained that few men in my humble station have had the distinction of dictating to the President of the United States.” The Roosevelt memo is stapled to a larger sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by the transmittal letter from President Roosevelt’s secretary, M. A. LeHand, dated June 18, 1935, relaying the memo to Wylie. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The Russian situation is one of Russia’s own making” 66. Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 25, 1948. Letter to Dr. Phillips P. Elliott of Brooklyn, New York, in full: “I appreciated very much your letter of the eighteenth in regard to your visit on the thirteenth. I was very glad to have an opportunity to talk to you and to try to explain to you that the Russian situation is one of Russia’s own making. We have put forth every effort possible to get a peace by negotiation and, as I told you on that day, the Russians have not only not kept their agreements but they have obstructed the approach in the United Nations, which would cure the thing and they are still doing just that. All we can do is to keep trying.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelope.

When the Western powers of America, the United Kingdom, and France decided to coordinate their West Berlin occupation zones into the ‘Trizone,’ Stalin, desirous of transitioning Germany entire under Soviet rule, withdrew his representative from the Allied Control Council on March 20, 1948. The creation and subsequent introduction of the Deutsche Mark into the four German sectors on June 21st further aggravated Soviet plans and soon prompted their military to blockade all rail, road, and water communications between Berlin and the West. On June 26th the United States and Britain began to supply the city by air, a costly but ultimately highly effective transport maneuver that maintained for 11 months, until on May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the blockade. A fascinating letter relating to one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 34 |

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Bronze Star Medal citation for a Tangier codebreaker 67. Harry S. Truman.

DS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date. Citation for a Bronze Star Medal to Mr. Eden Brenes “as Assistant to the Office of Strategic Services Representative at Tangier from September 1944 to August 1945…On one occasion he led a raid resulting in the capture of personnel, codes and radio equipment of an enemy submarine directing station, thus contributing materially to a reduction of the submarine menace in adjoining waters.” Archivally double-matted and framed with Brenes’s Bronze Star and a portrait of Truman to an overall size of 20 x 16.5. In fine condition, with a uniform light shade of toning.

Although a civilian, Brenes’s contribution to the war effort earned him one of the armed force’s highest commendations. In the later years of World War II, the greatest threat to the Allied war effort came from attacks on their ship convoys in the North Atlantic, with a great deal of resources dedicated to breaking the codes used by German U-boats. It is no doubt that Mr. Brenes’s bold raid, “resulting in the capture of personnel, codes and radio equipment of an enemy submarine directing station,” gave Allied forces the edge they needed in fighting the Axis powers.

An incredibly important citation and honor bestowed by Truman upon one of the men who selflessly served his country during World War II. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

68. Harry S. Truman. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April

29, 1963. Letter to Jacob Baal-Teshuva, editor of The Mission of Israel, in full: “I will, of course, be most happy to receive the first copy of the book and if it is not possible for me to be in New York, and it doesn’t look as if I will be, you can present it to Margaret for me. She will be glad to receive it.” Truman adds a handwritten postscript: “Margaret’s address is Mrs. Clifton Daniel, 830 Park Ave., N.Y. City.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and two other envelopes also addressed to Baal-Teshuva, all bearing pre-printed free franks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Eager to see Mamie once “the shooting stops” 69. Dwight D. Eisenhower. World

War II–dated ALS signed “Ike,” two pages, 7.75 x 10.5, April 9, [1945].

Letter to “My darling,” his wife Mamie, in part: “Lucius Clay just came in with your package and note. They were most welcome—not only my first word from you for a week, but you were so anxious to come on over here when you can that it made me feel good!

I had just been talking to another officer about the problem of devising a ‘policy,’ once the Germans stop fighting, under which I could get you over here quickly. It is difficult, of course, to do anything like that arbitrarily. I must not give others the chance to say ‘The boss doesn’t care how long he stays here, he has his family, while we (all the others) are still separated from ours.’ About such things it is impossible to ‘reason’—we have to be most careful. But when the shooting stops I’m going to figure out something—you can bet on that! We’ve been far too long apart. John left this morning for his new job. He spent a couple of days with me—and we had a grand time. He is terribly serious—I wish he’d have a bit more fun, or get more laughs out of life. However, he does have a great sense of humor. I’m certain that if you and I had to serve here indefinitely he’d be delighted to stay. It would be a tremendous help to me (but the ruination of his career) if he could stay right here all the time. God—how I hate to let him go whenever he comes to see me.” Includes the official Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force mailing envelope, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in type to his wife at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, signed on the left side in fountain pen with a censorship signature, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In fine condition, with uniform toning.

The day “when the shooting stops” and “Germans stop fighting” was not far off for Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. The unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, was less than a month away, and the immense repatriation of American soldiers from Europe was to begin a month later with Operation Magic Carpet. John Eisenhower graduated from West Point on the same day of the Normandy invasion, and soon thereafter was posted to Europe to help his father cope with the stresses of the ongoing campaign. He was allotted special treatment upon his arrival, assigned to intelligence and administrative duties in England and Germany by higher ups fretful of his father’s eye. When he volunteered for a front-line role in the Korean War during his father’s 1952 presidential campaign, John’s short stint in combat with an infantry battalion was replaced by a role in the safety of division headquarters. The anxiety felt by the Eisenhowers over the safety of their son cannot be understated; the couple’s loss of their first son, Doud, at the age of four, was a tragedy that nearly ended their marriage. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“When the armies of Communist tyranny thought quickly to smother the freedom of the people of the little nation of Korea, the United Nations needed less than two days to call the arms of the free to the aid of the attacked” 70.

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hand-edited

typed draft of a speech, headed “Speech for United Nations Day,” two pages, 8.5 x 14, dated in pencil, “for October 24, 1952,” signed and inscribed at the conclusion in fountain pen, “To: Frank Weil, Dwight D. Eisenhower.”

The speech features several handwritten additions (shown in italics) and deletions (shown in brackets) in Eisenhower’s hand. In part: “In the bright dawn of peace, just [six] seven years ago, the leaders of the free world constructed for their mutual security a new organization—the United Nations. It was inspired by faith in freedom’s future and dedicated to the proposition that all nations enjoy equal and inviolable right to peace and independence. Our day of peace has quickly darkened. We are now engaged in a difficult and dangerous world struggle with new foes of freedom.

Upon the eventual outcome of this test depends our whole tomorrow. Upon our wisdom and our fortitude in facing this test depends our whole worth as the heirs of those who died fighting other aggressors. Upon us depends the [whole] hope of freedom and of world peace. The United Nations Organization is both the symbol and the guardian of that hope. Like any symbol, it is an imperfect image of the ideal. At times it seems to all of us to be divided in its counsels, confused in its performance, at times a rather bewildering babble. Yet—in all of this—it merely reflects faithfully the confusions and anxieties of all free peoples—as they struggle to stay free.

As a guardian of our hopes, it is not a mightily armed sentry. It is the watchman that never lets our conscience sleep. It is the abiding reminder that every free nation [is his brother nation’s keeper] must be a supporter of freedom everywhere. It is the voice that warns free men [everywhere] whenever a free people is in peril. It is the voice that summons free men who are strong to the aid of free men who are weak. This is a great and solemn commission, and on the whole it has been bravely discharged. When the armies of Communist tyranny thought quickly to smother the freedom of the people of the little nation of Korea, the United Nations needed less than two days to call the arms of the free to the aid of the attacked. Neither them not at any other time of trial could the United Nations be asked to do more than this: to remind lovers of freedom to be ready to [fight for freedom] defend it.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 37

“It is the policy of our Government to encourage those activities which tend to re-educate the German people toward the development of democratic institutions” 71. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS, one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Chief of Staff letterhead, January 21, 1946. Letter to Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches in America. In full: “Following the receipt of your letter, I called to the attention of the Theater Commander your request that Bishop Wurm and Dr. Niemoller attend the meeting of the World Council of Churches in Geneva. Neither the Theater Commander nor the War Department has any objection to the attendance at the meeting of these two representatives of the German Church. The Theater Commander has informed me that he told Bishop Wurm and Dr. Niemoller of your invitation and advised them of the procedure to be followed in obtaining the necessary permits for leaving Germany. I understand that the Theater Commander is keeping you informed of this action. As you know, it is the policy of our Government to encourage those activities which tend to re-educate the German people toward the development of democratic institutions. I hope that the attendance of these representatives of the German Church at your meeting will be a further step in that direction.” In fine condition. A superb letter focused on the efforts to rebuild Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Shortly after earning the Republican nomination, Ike goes on the defensive—“What is the use of my saying that I am not a stooge of Dewey?”

72. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS signed “Ike,” one page, 8 x 10.5, personal let-

terhead, July 29, 1952. Letter to Brigadier General Benjamin F. Caffey, in full: “While there are no definite plans for me to come into Florida, I have a number of very urgent invitations from Republican leaders. If we do get down that way, we shall certainly try to see you. However, I must sadly record the fact that I am less the master of my own time than I have ever been in my whole life—and for many years I have been little more than a slave. I agree with you that people want a lot of definite and detailed statements and assurances, but I ask you—what is the use of my saying that I am not a stooge of Dewey? Actually Governor Dewey has never throughout this campaign offered me one single word of political advice. The most he has ever done is to criticize my appearance and my manner of speech. Yet if someone wants to spread the tale that I am any one’s stooge, I should think there would be little that I could do about it. Likewise, if some one alleges that I am a stooge of the Chicago Tribune, some one else would have to make the defense—if any is necessary. In your own section you can do more to inform people as to whether or not I would or could ever be a stooge of anybody than it would be possible for me to do. Mamie is standing up well, except for a very odd and painful neuralgia, and joins me in sending our very best to you both.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey was one of Eisenhower’s earliest and, almost certainly, most important political backers, announcing his support of the general as a possible presidential contender on October 15, 1950. Just as the ‘I like Ike’ slogan took wing across America, Dewey, the Republican party’s presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948, helped spearhead the grassroots ‘Draft Eisenhower’ movement in September 1951 and, two weeks later, at the National Governors’ Conference meeting, seven Republican governors endorsed Eisenhower’s candidacy. With Dewey’s political machine behind him, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination in mid-July 1952, not long before writing this very letter. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200 38 |

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As the Cold War heats up, Ike fears that Congress will undermine “our buttressing of free nations and our partnerships in defense against communist imperialism”

73. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Unsigned typed letter, dictated as president, two pages, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 14, 1960. Letter to Carl Shipley at the National Press Building, in part: “No doubt you saw in the press that Congress has just approved continuance of the mutual security program. This, however, merely gave authority to appropriate. The money itself has to be separately legislated. In this latter respect, the mutual security program is so gravely endangered that I feel impelled to let you know of it, with the thought that you may wish to join me in an attempt to avoid irreparable damage to our country…

If a crippling cut is made by the House, there will belittle prospect of recouping in the Senate. As indicated in the enclosure, cuts of a billion to a billion and a half dollars are being forecast by powerfully placed House Members. I cannot but trouble over this possibility as I deal with the great issues confronting the free world, indeed all humanity, in the Summit Conferences in Paris. It is incomprehensible to me that at this point in world affairs we should face the possibility of undermining, by our own hand, our buttressing of free nations and our partnerships in defense against communist imperialism. At stake here are the NATO and SEATO alliance structures, and the defense postures of South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Pakistan. Also at stake are the strivings of hundreds of millions of people who look to us for cooperation in making it possible for them to grow in freedom rather than succumbing to an atheistic materialism bent upon domination of the world.

So crucial are these matters that I presume, once again, to suggest a crusade for our country. Those in Congress who support mutual security need active encouragement to lead this effort; those undecided need encouragement to place national and international need above parochial, political and other lesser considerations; those opposed need indication that resistance to America’s mutual security program, bipartisan since its very beginning, is, in these times, the course of retreat and, ultimately, national crisis.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope and a typed transmittal letter from President Eisenhower’s deputy assistant Bryce N. Harlow, in part: “The President hurriedly dictated the attached letter to you just before he left for Paris. He considered it of such importance and urgency that it had to be sent to you without his signature.” Starting Bid $200

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74. Jacqueline Kennedy. ALS, one

page both sides, 5.25 x 3.75, blackbordered JFK mourning stationery letterhead, March 24, 1965. Letter to Charles Ficklin, the White House maitre d’, in full: “I was so very sad to hear that you had not been well—and pray that you will be feeling better soon. We think of you all the time—and miss your smile—and the way you always made everything so happy and so easy—and so perfect. The children send their love.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful rosary gifted to JFK and Jackie on the birth of their son 75. John and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Exquisite Rosary bead necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. Consisting of numerous small blue beads and links, the necklace measures approximately 18˝ in length, and features a small Jesus Christ medallion and silverfinished crucifix. Includes the original packet with “My Rosary” paper insert. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home.

I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.”

Starting Bid $300

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76. Jacqueline Kennedy. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Kennedy, “Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,” payable to Sophie Koslow for $25, December 24, 1980. In fine condition, with some light scattered foxing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A St. Christopher medallion for the newborn JFK, Jr. 77. John and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Highly desirable brass-finished St. Christopher medallion and necklace gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. The medal measures 1˝ in diameter, and features a raised design of the patron saint of travelers carrying the Christ child on his back, with the engraved text: “St. Christopher, Protect Us”; the reverse is plain and the chain measures 12.25˝ in length. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $300

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Religious gift for the birth of a Kennedy 78. John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Silver-finish Our Lady of the Snow

medallion and chain gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960.

The oval medal measures .75 x 1, and features a design of Virgin Mary holding the Christ child with the engraved text: “Our Lady of the Snows Pray for Us;” the reverse shows a small design of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Includes the original packet with paper insert noting that the included chain measures 18˝ in length. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $200

79. John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Silver-finish Miraculous Medal (Medal of Our Lady of Graces) gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. Measuring .5 x .75, the front of the oval medallion depicts the Virgin Mary with outspread cloak encircled with Italian text: “Mary conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee”; and the reverse features the Marian cross and marked “Italy” below. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Starting Bid $200

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80. John F. Kennedy. Unsigned handwritten notes on the reverse of the last page of a typescript, four pages, 8 x 10.5, stamp-dated February 14, 1956.

Mimeographed statement of Senator Stuart Symington given on the Senate floor about military preparedness. In part: “Recently there has been much talk about guided missiles. But there has been very little talk about current combat forces in being…We now know the Communists are ahead of us in the longrange ballistic missile field; and therefore we know that if there is one weapon critically needed, in quantity, to maintain the security of the free world, it is our new intercontinental jet bomber the B-52.” Kennedy’s illegible notes are penned in ink on the reverse of the last page and consist of about twenty-five words.

Also includes a similar typescript of remarks by Senator Kennedy at a town hall luncheon in Los Angeles, six pages, 8.5 x 14, April 13, 1956, with several lines struck through in ink. In very good condition, with toning and soiling. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Hoping to contain the spread of Communism, JFK authorizes military aid in 1963 81. John F. Kennedy. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House

letterhead, May 6, 1963. A “Memorandum for the Secretary of State, for the Under Secretary,” on the subject “Determination Under Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act.” In full: “Pursuant to Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, and in accordance with the recommendation contained in your letter of May 4, 1963, concurred in by the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and the Agency for International Development, I hereby direct the continuance of United States assistance to Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. You are hereby directed to inform the Chairmen of the sic Congressional Committees of this determination pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951.” In fine to very fine condition, with a faint paperclip impression to the top edge.

The Mutual Defense Assistance Act, passed by President Truman in 1949, was the first American military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era; the 1951 revision of the act banned US assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union. This became a cornerstone piece of legislation in America’s foreign policy of containment of Communism during the Cold War. With this document, President Kennedy directs the continuance of American military assistance to key allies abroad—Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. A highly desirable foreign policy piece from the Kennedy administration. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Building a committee for the “national center for the performing arts” 8 2 . J o h n F. Kennedy. TLS as

president, one page, 7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, May 16, 1962. Letter to Lewis Gruber, chairman of P. Lorillard and Company, in part: “During President Eisenhower’s Administration, he signed an Act of Congress creating a Board of Trustees charges with responsibility for planning and constructing and then operating a national center for the performing arts. This National Cultural Center is to be financed by voluntary contributions from the public, and will be constructed on a site in the Nation’s Capital designated by Congress.

We have been very interested in carrying forward this project, and I understand that you have talked with LeMoyne Billings concerning the National Cultural Center Journal, which is one of the interesting programs developed by the Trustees to help raise funds for the Center. It would give me great pleasure to appoint you to serve on my Business Committee for the National Cultural Center Journal. I hope that you will find it possible to help in this worthy cause.” In fine condition, with some creasing to the top and bottom edges. Accompanied by a booklet entitled “An Invitation to American Business and Industry on behalf of The National Cultural Center,” which notes Gruber as a member of the business committee.

The planned National Cultural Center on the Potomac had been approved by Congress during the Eisenhower administration but was not yet built. Less than two months after JFK’s assassination, Congress would designate this National Cultural Center as the ‘John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts’—commonly called the ‘Kennedy Center’ today. A fantastic presidential letter demonstrating JFK’s commitment to the American arts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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“We could never have been successful against the Republican sweep if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization” 83. John F. Kennedy. TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75,

United States Senate letterhead, January 30, 1953. Letter to “Myrtle,” in part: “Since I have been moving about continuously since the election, I have been delayed in writing to tell you how much I appreciate your assistance to the campaign. I am certain we could never have been successful against the Republican sweep if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization, an organization, in my opinion, which was the best that the state had ever seen. I fully realize that this victory was won by the people such as yourself who carried out the many arduous but necessary tasks which constitute political success, and I am very grateful for everything you did.” Handsomely cloth-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 27.5 x 19.75. In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Remarkable 1955 Reagan document: “Nine of suspected communist members have left the guild and one will soon be leaving” 84. Ronald Reagan. DS in pencil, eight pages, 8.5 x 11, January 19, 1955.

Document headed “Minutes of the Annual Membership Meeting of the Motion Picture Industry Council.” In part: “Allen Rivkin brought up the fact that…the MPA had attacked the Guild in the trade papers because of an anti-communist resolution that had been voted down…

He stated that nine of suspected communist members have left the guild and one will soon be leaving…[Art Arthur] felt sure that the next time the resolution came before the Writers’ Guild, it would pass. He said he was sure there are still some unknown communists in the Guild-writers who have eluded both the Guild and Management. He was afraid that just about the same time the MPIC released a statement to the press about their faith in the Writers, possibly next week something would be uncovered regarding the communists. If this should happen, all the prestige the MPIC has gained would be lost…Ronald Reagan was not in favor of Mr. Rivkin’s resolution as it was worded.” In fine condition. A fascinating document connecting Reagan’s acting and political careers, as 1950s Hollywood communism developed into 1980s international Cold War crisis. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“We should do all we can for those who through age or disability now find themselves in need of a helping hand” 85. Ronald Reagan. ALS as governor of California, signed “RR,” one page both sides, 6 x 9, October 3, 1967. Letter to Ruth Gates, in full: “Nancy gave me your letter and I’m glad to have the chance to answer and correct some mis-information you’ve evidently rec‘d. In our attempt to make our welfare and health programs more workable we haven’t changed the provisions for those over 65 at all. Nor have we cut back on aid to the blind. As a matter of fact our cuts were in such things as braces on teeth, dentures, reading glasses etc. so that we wouldn’t have to deny medical care or operations for those who are seriously ill. I assure you we have no intention of lumping everyone into a group with no regard to their individual situation.

This is why we want to pinpoint those who are cheating so we will be better able to help the deserving. I believe we should do all we can for those who through age or disability now find themselves in need of a helping hand. Certainly no one in this country should be denied a doctor because of inability to pay. If you have a problem and believe you have not been fairly heard please let me know and I’ll see that your letter is brought to the attention of the proper agencies.” Governor Reagan’s secretary, Cathy Davis, penned the date and recipient below Reagan’s signature, and drew a diagonal line in red ink across the front page, indicating that she had typed the letter. In fine condition.

On January 5, 1967, in his first inaugural address as governor, Reagan addressed California’s welfare crisis by declaring that he was ‘not going to perpetuate poverty by substituting a permanent dole for a paycheck.’ To ferret out “those who are cheating,” Reagan campaigned vigorously for revisions and cutbacks in the welfare system, confident that such measures, in addition to record tax hikes, would solve the bulk of the state’s fiscal problems. His allusion to the ‘welfare queen’ and his promise of sending ‘the welfare bums back to work’ rallied his supporters and paved the way for 1971’s landmark California Welfare Reform Act. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

86.

Ronald Reagan and George Bush.

Wonderful color satinfinish 8 x 10 threequarter-length photo of Reagan and Bush, signed and inscribed in black ink as president, “To Ron Wade, With Best Regards, Ronald Reagan,” and in black felt tip as vice president, “Ron Wade—Warm Personal Regards, George Bush.” In fine condition. The recipient, Ron Wade, was a floor leader at the 1988 Republican National Convention and was later appointed by Bush to his Presidential Inaugural Committee. He served as the regional director for Bush’s campaign races in 1980, 1988, and 1992. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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87.

Four Presidents.

Color 8 x 10 cardstock photo of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter gathered at the White House preparing to depart for Anwar Sadat’s funeral in 1981, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan,” “Gerald R. Ford, “J. Carter,” and “Richard Nixon.”

In fine condition, with light soiling, light paperclip impressions to the top edge, and light haloing to Carter’s signature. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

89. George Bush MB $200

90. George and Barbara Bush

91. George and Barbara Bush

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93. George W. and Barbara Bush

94. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

95. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

96. Frances Cleveland

97. Bill Clinton

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99. Bill and Chelsea Clinton

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92. George W. Bush

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101. Calvin Coolidge MB $200

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102. Dwight D. Eisenhower MB $200

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104. Dwight D. Eisenhower

105. Gerald Ford

106. Gerald Ford

107. Warren G. Harding

108. Benjamin Harrison

109. Herbert Hoover

110. Herbert Hoover MB $200

111. Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

113. Lyndon B. Johnson

114. John F. Kennedy

115. John F. Kennedy

117. John F. Kennedy

118. John F. Kennedy, Jr

119. Mary Todd Lincoln

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120. William McKinley

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122. Richard Nixon

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126. Barack Obama MB $200

127. Presidential Portraits

129. Ronald Reagan

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133. Ronald Reagan

134. Ronald and Nancy Reagan

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128. Presidents

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135. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt

136. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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138. William H. Taft

139. William H. Taft MB $200

140. Harry and Bess Truman

141. Harry and Bess Truman

142. Harry S. Truman

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144. Donald Trump

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146. Donald Trump and Mike Pence

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notables

Declaration of Independence 1788 land grant for Pennsylvania’s ‘Rosefield’

150. Benjamin Franklin. Vellum manuscript DS,

signed “B. Franklin,” one page, 15 x 13, March 14, 1788. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Franklin issues a land grant to John Lane for “a Certain Tract of Land called ‘The Rosefield.’” Signed on the left side below the affixed seal by Franklin, and countersigned by Charles Biddle as secretary. Impressively mounted, matted, and framed with a plaque and portrait to an overall size of 26.25 x 32.25. In very good condition, with wrinkling, creasing, some paper loss along the heavy intersecting folds, and paper loss to the left edge affecting the “B” of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

151. John Hancock. Manuscript document, one page, 8

x 4, March 19, 1764. A promissory note issued to Thomas Hancock by Thomas Williams, in full: “At Ten days sight please to pay to Mr. John Easson or Order the Sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars for Cash received to carry on His Majesty’s Works at this place.” John Hancock signs on behalf of his uncle at the conclusion: “Dec 31, 1764, Acc. Pd, Tho’s Hancock & Co.” In fine condition. After graduating from Harvard in 1754, Hancock joined his uncle and adoptive father Thomas Hancock’s merchant firm; John inherited the firm and family fortune after Thomas passed away in 1764, thus making him one of the wealthiest men in colonial America. Starting Bid $200

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152. Robert Morris. Partly-printed DS, signed “Rob’t Morris,” one page, 12.5

x 9.75, April 17, 1795. Document certifying that “James Bruce Nicholls of Alexandria is entitled to three Shares in the entire Property of the North American Land Company, the Dividend whereof shall not be less than Six Dollars on each Share Annually.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Morris as the company’s president and countersigned by James Marshall as secretary. Mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 18 x 15. In very good to fine condition, with some light toning, and small chips to the edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American Politicians and Leaders “I don‘t believe the least bit in this hot house forcing of young intelligence—let the fruit ripen hardily in the open air and bright sun” 153. Judah P. Benjamin. Scarce ALS signed “J. P. Benjamin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, October 12, 1872. Written from “Temple—London,” a letter to Mrs. Bradford, in full: “Just as I had made up my mind to write to you (with the enclosure you will find) I received your very kind and welcome letter of the 10th—I was reading at breakfast this morning one of my weekly Law Journals, and the obituary on Mr. Justice Giles struck me as containing some passages (which I have underscored) that form a complete answer to all your tribulations and distrust about Willie—I don‘t sympathize with you in the least—I am glad to hear that he is not ambitious, that he is fond of play, that he is crazy for boating and fishing, knowing as I do that he is a voracious reader and that body and mind are both growing and developing together. It is all very well for pedagogues to complain when a boy with Willie‘s exceptional abilities won’t ‘go in for honors’ that reflect credit on them, and that they should appeal to the natural pride of a mother for aid in over-stimulating youthful emulation, but I don‘t believe the least bit in this hot house forcing of young intelligence—let the fruit ripen hardily in the open air and bright sun—Give me a boy with an inquiring mind, fond of reading, and then let him have the usual opportunities for study under competent instructions, after that ‘leave him alone.‘ Let the influences of collegiate life, the quiet impression produced by the reverence and respect paid to eminent learning and scholastic attainments in the little world where he lives produce their natural effect, and sooner or later, if not in the university, then in after life, all that is strong within him will reach full development, and he will be a man.

The love of study can‘t be forced: it reveals itself sooner or later in every line mind and then it comes at last. One month of the labor of love is worth all of the enforced attention to tiresome tasks that at Willie’s age can be obtained. However, there‘s no use in preaching and that nothing you nor Bradford will assert to can bring comfortable philosophy on the subject. I am truly glad to hear that Bradford’s symptoms are less distressing than they were here, and I cheerfully give you the victory in our dispute about English climate, and in the face of such good news—a thousand kind memories and good wishes to you both.” In fine condition, with a couple of light tape stains, and a small edge chip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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154. Henry Clay. ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 9.75, February 7, 1836.

Letter to Elijah Haywood in Zanesville, Ohio. In part: “I am obliged by your letter, and am happy to find that my opinions against the Preemption system are strengthened by yours’, whose ample opportunity to judge of the operations was so far superior to any that I have had. I availed myself of some of your reports, but that of 1830 had escaped my recollection. The bill having passed to the other House, I will give to some its members a reference to that report. There was no withstanding the aggregate number of the Senators from the new States and the administration party combined.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Clay’s hand, and franked in the upper right, “Free, H. Clay.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing, slight soiling, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.

Henry Clay was violently opposed to preemption or Squatter’s Rights laws and fought against them in Congress for years. These laws were designed to allow American citizens who had built upon or were otherwise occupying federallyowned land to which they held no title to purchase the land, and were written to facilitate the population of the “new states” Clay mentions in his letter. Feeling that the laws rewarded illegal acts, Clay repeatedly railed against them, to no avail.

The Preemption Act of 1841 is credited with the settling of the Kansas and Nebraska Territories and the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny in North America. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

155.

Colonial Massachusetts.

Rare 1757 booklet of “Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts–Bay,” ten total pages, 7.75 x 11.75, consisting of pages 283–292, the sessions were “Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day of May 1756. And continued by sundry Prorogations and Adjournment, to the thirtieth Day of March Following, and then met.” Articles listed within are as such: “Chap. XXVII. An Act for the effectual preventing the Currency of the Bills of Credit of Connecticut, New–Hampshire, and Rhode–Island, within this Province”; “Chap. XXIX [XXVIII]. An Act laying an Embargo upon Ships and other Vessels in this Province”; “Chap. XXIX. An Act to prevent the Desertion of Soldiers during the present War with France, and the Loss of Arms, whether lent by his Majesty, or belonging to this Province”; “Chap. XXX. An Act for supplying the Treasury with the Sum of Twelve Thousand Pounds”; “Chap. XXXI. An Act appointing the Times for holding the Superior Courts of Judicature &c. in the Counties of Plymouth and Barnstable for the present Year”; “Chap. XXXII. An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen to enlist themselves in such Vessels of War as are or shall be Commissioned and fitted out by the Government during the present war with France”; “Chap. XXXIII. An Act for Enquiring into the Rateable Estates of the Province”; and “Chap. XXXIV. An Act for raising a Sum of Money by Lottery for the Encouragement of the Settlement called Germantown in the Town of Braintree.”

Bound into a presentation folder. In very good condition, with scattered foxing and toning. Starting Bid $200

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Pickering on “special pensions to a few soldiers who have lost their limbs”

156. Timothy Pickering. Postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under Washington (1745–1829). ALS signed “T. Pickering,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, March 5, 1816. Letter to Robert Rantoul, in part: “An act has been passed granting special pensions to a few soldiers who have lost their limbs. To those who have lost both arms, forty dollars a month. The soldiers are named in the act. John Crampersey is one. The Senate had proposed $15 a month. By a sudden motion (I was absent on a committee) 40 dollars was proposed in the House! and hastily adopted. The allowance is disproportioned to my & all other provisions to disabled officers & soldiers. You will probably soon see the act itself published in the Chronicle, where the U.S. laws are published.”

Addressed on the integral address leaf in Pickering’s hand, and franked in the upper right, “Free, T. Pickering.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral free-franked address leaf. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Archive belonging to the Bay State abolitionist 157. Charles Sumner. Collection of 17 items signed and/or written by Charles Sumner, including: an assemblage of 14 ALSs, amounting to 25 total pages, ranging in size from 4 x 6.75 to 8 x 10, dated between 1848 and 1872, each addressed either from Boston or Washington, with several marked “Senate Chamber”; an LS from March 31, no year, written from the “Senate Chamber” and addressed to Charles P. Eaton; an unsigned manuscript written in the hand of Sumner, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, September term 1843, headed “Interrogatives to William Savage, Esqr a witness,” which features questions like: “What is your occupation? And how long have you been engaged there?…Have you been an importer of Molasses from the Island of Cuba? If yea, when & to what extent?…Do you know what was the price of Molasses of fair quality is on the Island of Cuba”; and an ADS, signed at the conclusion, “Charles Sumner, Commissioner,” three pages, 7.75 x 13, November 25, 1842, consisting of a 15-part deposition made by William Savage, in part: “I am a merchant, & have been so for forty years…I have been mostly engaged in commerce with Cuba…I have imported a great deal of Molasses from Cuba at different periods, from 1804 to 1807 I was a large importer—from 1822 to 1825 I was a very large importer of molasses—in 1839 & 1840 & 1841 I imported eight or ten cargoes.” Includes an unsigned document relating to the Savage case. In overall very good to fine condition. Accompanied by an original mailing envelope, addressed in Sumner’s own hand. Starting Bid $200

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Love letter from a successful whaling voyage to Hawaii

158. Whaling. ALS signed “Edward,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.75, November 9, 1858. Letter to “My dear

Emily” from a young whaler named Edward, written from Maui, describing the great success of a whaling voyage to Hawaii, then known as the “Sandwich Islands.” In part: “Dearest I have not forgotten the night when we last met & parted & the vows we made, O How I long for the time to come when we can renew them. Dear Emily you must keep up your spirits till I return…

We have taken since we left Home 320 Sperm, 1000 Whale oil, 13,000 pounds of Bone so you see If success only follows me I shall soon be with the only one I love.” He pens a love poem on the second integral page, beginning, “Wake Emily, Wake the Silvery Moon / Is Beaming Bright through Cloudless Sky.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Activists and Social Leaders The women’s rights advocate sends materials on suffrage 159. Susan B. Anthony. ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x

11, National American Woman Suffrage Association letterhead, April 11, 1900. Letter to a “dear young friend,” in part: “Yours of yesterday is here—and I have put you up a most valuable lot of ammunition—1st, the Congressional Hearing speeches of 1894— containing a most careful & exhaustive compilation of testimony of Woman Suffrage in Wyoming…2d, the House Hearing of 1898—that contains a valuable statement on school suffrage…& one on & from each of the free states—Wyoming, Colorado, Utah & Idaho—then—3d, the Senate hearing of 1900—with unanswerable statements—from most reliable women—then the House report of 1900—has valuable papers on Economic reasons for Woman suffrage. Enquire at your various city libraries for History of Woman Suffrage & Life & March of S. B. A….Hope you will have a splendid debate.” In fine condition. A fantastic autograph letter concerning Anthony’s chief cause. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I want our American sea captains to see a good picture of our President” 160. Frederick Douglass. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 13, 1891. Letter to “Mr. Halford,” written from Port-au-Prince, in full: “I have a very excellent picture of President Harrison, but it is too small for the size of the U.S. Legation at this place. I want our American sea captains to see a good picture of our President. Could you cause one to be sent to me I would be much obliged to you.” In fine condition, with some light toning. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison appointed Douglass to be the United States’s minister resident and consul-general to the Republic of Haiti, a position in which he remained until July 1891. Intriguing content in a desirable autograph letter from the famed abolitionist. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

“You will,” writes Gandhi on the brink of Indian independence, “fully share in this freedom, only to breathe the air of freedom with your countrymen” 161. Mohandas Gandhi. Rare handwritten notes in English, unsigned, one page, 5.25 x 6.75. Gandhi’s notes penned on the reverse of a letter sent to him by a Western follower, dated March 10, 1946. In part: “Our India will have need of you. You have had your training. You will give India the benefit of that training. It would be sad only if after the trials and suffering that our soldiers have been through, they forget the lessons of their eyes, the moment the peril is lifted. But one thing you should remember, under remunerations and national Govt, you won’t be pampered. You won’t have all those lavish privileges which a foreign Govt. bribe you with at the expense of India. India is destitute. You can serve her only by showing her destitution and poverty.

Otherwise you will earn not the gratitude but the execration of your country…You will, I know, fully share in this freedom, only to breathe the air of freedom with your countrymen.” In fine condition.

After four decades of struggle for independence, a group of British cabinet ministers finally arrived in New Delhi in March of 1946 to begin negotiating a plan for the transition of power from Great Britain to an Indian coalition government. These remarkable notes weave together the events of the past—”the trials and suffering that our soldiers have been through”—with the hard facts of the future, in which India will need the experience of all its citizens to survive. With no foreign government to support the destitute nation, Gandhi admits that the road ahead will be difficult, but reinforces that the achievement of breathing “the air of freedom with your countrymen” will be a reality worth fighting for. An inspiring and highly desirable page of handwritten notes from this crucial turning point in Indian history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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162. Mohandas Gandhi. Sought-after ink signature, “M. K. Gandhi, 28–12–38, Segaon-Wardha,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted and framed with a large photo of the revered Indian peace activist to an overall size of 28 x 20.5. In fine condition.

The village Segaon (later renamed Sevagram), located on the outskirts of Wardha, served as the place of Gandhi’s ashram and his residence from 1936 to his death in 1948. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce 1938 photo of Keller with her dogs 164. Helen Keller. Vin-

163. Otto Frank. Father (18891980) of Jewish World War II diarist Anne Frank, and the only member of his family to survive the concentration camps. Scarce TLS in German, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, April 20, 1959. Untranslated letter about the Anne Frank Foundation and the United States’s growing interest in the institution. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

tage mattefinish 9.25 x 7.25 fulllength photo of Helen Keller sitting with her Great Dane and Anne Sullivan’s Scottish Terrier, signed and inscribed in pencil, “To Perry Finkelstein, wit h cordial greetings, Helen Keller, June 14th, 1938.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, and light silvering to darker areas of the image. Keller remains rare in signed photographs, with this example all the more desirable given its attractive size and canine subjects—dogs were a consistent source of companionship throughout Keller’s entire life. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Beautifully inscribed first edition of Strength to Love 165. Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed

book: Strength to Love. First edition. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 146 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “To Murray Stravers, With Best Wishes and appreciation for your support, Martin Luther King.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG, with small edge tears to the dust jacket.

A collection of Dr. King’s sermons on the topic of racial segregation in the United States, this is a fairly uncommon signed title. A beautiful presentation copy of this significant work. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“Malcolm X, Freedom Fighter”

166. Malcolm X. Visitor’s hardcover guest book, 11.25 x

8.25, signed on the reverse of the first page in red ballpoint, “Malcolm X,” listing his occupation as “Freedom Fighter,” and his address as “Hotel Theresa—Harlem, New York,” and dated by Malcolm “5/12/64.” Book is signed by 30 other guests, including Langston Hughes, Kwame Nkrumah (first president of Ghana), Sukarno (first president of Indonesia), Jomo Kenyatta (first president of Kenya), and several other dignitaries, with the last name signed on May 6, 1965. In fine condition, with light creasing, the binding a bit loose, and some light cover wear. A rare and impassioned signature from the civil rights icon. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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168. Florence Nightingale. Ink

167. Carrie A. Nation. Temperance agitator (1846-1911)

known for smashing saloons with a hatchet. ALS signed “C. N.,” one page on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of the Public School in Okemah, Oklahoma, September 28, 1908. Letter to Belle Gillham, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “How are you all this a.m. we Stayed over Sun— here, will leave hear for ‘Paden’ today, met old friend here & had a fine time, will get to Paden to day as it is only 20. mile.”

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

signature, “A verbal answer, please, by m e s s e n g e r, e v e r yours sincerely, F. Nightingale,” on an off-white 5 x 2 slip.

Matted and framed with a portrait of the nursing pioneer to an overall size of 12 x 16.25. In fine condition, with a bit of light staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Supreme Court “To prepare vigorously for war is the only sure way of preparing for a speedy and valuable peace” 169. John Jay. Revolutionary War–dated handwritten draft of a letter by Jay, unsigned, five pages on three sheets, 5.75 x 8, September 8, 1781. A draft to William Bingham written from San Ildefonso, Spain, with numerous handwritten corrections and emendations. Jay writes, in part: “The state of our affairs is flattering and affords reason to hope that the enemy will soon cease to deceive themselves and others by groundless expectations and conquests. Peace and negotiations…are the prevailing topics…here…I hope…our countrymen will not…be too much influenced by prospects which may prove no less delusive than they are pleasing. To prepare vigorously for war is the only sure way of preparing for a speedy and valuable peace.” Jay mentions the successes for the Duc de Crillon, then continues: “I make it a rule to be perfectly silent in all my letters…Much injustice is often done by taking reports as facts, and forming opinions of men from the suggestions which may arise from envy or interested partialities…I have lived too long to credit all I hear.”

He instructs Bingham to write him nothing which he would not like others to read, and recommends communicating via cipher.

He suggests using “Entick’s new spelling Dictionary printed at London in 1777…add 20 to the number of the Page and 10 to that of the word you use.” He provides examples and further instructions for using this numerical code, and supplies an additional alphabetic code for proper nouns not found in the dictionary. He concludes: “You will have it in your power to give me advices of…the state of parties, the view of leading individuals…[which] ought not to be public and can only be safely communicated in cipher.” In very good to fine condition, with tiny edge tears. During this period, Jay was serving as the first American minister to Spain, on a mission to get financial aid, commercial treaties, and recognition of American independence. Although Spain refused to recognize America’s independence until 1783, Jay did secure a loan of $170,000 to the US government. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Businessmen Barnum on his menagerie, a somersaulting pony, and New York’s Hippodrome 170. P. T. Barnum. Group of six items, including five ALSs

by P. T. Barnum and one check signed by John Ringling, chronicling the business dealings of ‘The Greatest Show on Earth.’ Includes: ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, Waldemere letterhead, April 23, 1877. In part: “I hope you will see the monkey mother & her infant 5 weeks old in my menagerie 27th St. She is a pattern for many a human mother in America. She fondles hugs kisses & nurses her baby with more apparent fondness than my mother ever exhibited in the same vocation! Also I hope you will see the baby lions & the…stallions. They are wonderful.”

ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page both sides, stamped personal letterhead, May 15, 1878. To “Reilly,” in part: “My managers and myself in consultation this year and last summer agreed that if the London show saw fit to abandon the plan of attacking us as they did early last year, we would not in any manner attack or stand in their way. Indeed as long as they pursue an honorable and legitimate course they and you have my best wishes.”

ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, P. T. Barnum’s New and Greatest Show on Earth letterhead, November 14, 1878.

To W. H. Vanderbilt, in full: “I have consulted my managers about the Hippodrome building & find they feel as if this is our last visit here. This makes twice that we have lost money here & we give it up. The expenses of the building are far too high for these times. The building requires many repairs, the roof leaks badly and the whole sadly needs painting.”

ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page, Barnum Building letterhead, February 10, 1881. To A. Houghton, in part: “I own only $2500 worth of Cattle Bonds and I never give them a thought…I am nearly 71 years old & have no ambition to embark in any enterprise. Any plan which the majority of bond holders prefer I shall undoubtedly agree to unless it involves the investment of more money.”

ALS signed “P. T. Barnum,” one page both sides, Paul Smith’s Adirondack Mountains letterhead, August 22, 1888. To his partner James A. Bailey, mentioning rival Philadelphia circus manager Adam Forepaugh. In part: “Forepaugh says our man Cook is slippery—cares only for Cook and needs watching badly…He says Adam is training a pony to turn a double back summersault.

He has 2 double summersault dogs, who perform at same time in one ring. He pays much less salaries than we do. He says that in Boston he turned them away at each & every performance.”

Full color Barnum & Bailey business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by John Ringling, “Jno. Ringling,” payable to M. B. Butler for $125, April 29, 1911.

In overall very good to fine condition. A fantastic archive lending insight into Barnum’s dealings as the premier American showman of the 19th century. Starting Bid $200

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172. Joseph Pulitzer.

171. Henry Ford.

Crisp ink signature, “Henry Ford,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 slip.

Handsomely clothmatted and framed with a portrait of the automotive pioneer to an overall size of 17 x 20. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce DS, one page, 8.5 x 14, January 15, 1896. Pulitzer appoints a proxy for a stockholders meeting, in part: “I, Joseph Pulitzer…do hereby constitute make and appoint Charles H. Jones…my proxy to represent me as a stockholder of the Pulitzer Publishing Company as to certain 1600 shares of the stock of said company by me sold to said Charles H. Jones on the 6th day of February, 1895… but which said shares of stock have not been transferred from me to said Charles H. Jones on the books of the said Pulitzer Publishing Company.” Signed at the conclusion by Pulitzer and also signed by Alfred Bates as a witness. Areas of scattered mild toning, otherwise fine condition. In 1878, Pulitzer had married Kate Davis, sister of William Leonard Davis. By the end of the 1880s, he was virtually blind and most of his documents were signed by secretaries, making this an especially rare offering.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors

173. Astronomers and Mathematicians. Group of nine autographs of astronomers and mathematicians, primarily comprised of letters, dated from 1787–1873, including: M. Chasles, J. B. J. Delambre, J. J. Le Français de Lalande (4), U. J. J. Leverrier (2), and A. Quetelet. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Bell extends his thanks to the Smithsonian for “specimen photostat pages” 175. Alexander Graham Bell. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5,

Beinn Bhreagh letterhead, August 4, 1920. Letter to Paul Brockett at the Smithsonian Library in Washington, D.C., in full: “Thank you for your note of July 16, with specimen photostat pages. The size of these is all right, though it should be borne in mind that a wide margin at the left-hand side will be required for binding. On the whole I think black on white would be better, especially where illustrations occur. There is a firm at 700 Tenth Street, in the same office building as the firm of patent attorneys, Mauro, Cameron, Lewis & Kerkam, who do photostat work at 15 cents a sheet. I would suggest your looking them up. I enclose a copy of a note of introduction which I am sending Mr. Larned E. Meacham who will be interested in the material you have collected.” In fine condition, with some light creasing, and light haloing to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

176. Robert Bunsen. German chemist (1811–

1899) who discovered the elements cesium and rubidium, and who developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. ALS in German, signed “R. W. Bunsen,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 9, April 17, 1875. Letter to “Paul,” giving some impressions from a travel through Italy, and sending greetings to the Prussian politician Georg Bunsen.

In fine condition, with a few repairs to small edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Exceptionally rare 1748 Bernoulli letter 177. Daniel Bernoulli. Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782) known for his applications of mathematics to fluid mechanics. ALS in French, one page, 7.25 x 9.75, July 7, 1748. In full (translated): “The honor to be associated to the most renowned company in the world is by itself without a doubt an inestimable price to any man sentient of glory, and all the circumstances converge to make it even more precious to me in particular. It is one [glory], Sir, to see that you are taking a part in my election and have no doubt that you have contributed to it in my favor. Please be assured of my true gratitude; also have the kindness to testify to that fact to all that you know having honored me by their suffrage. I am particularly congratulating myself, Sir, to have the honor to be your colleague and I hope that you will find me even more worthy of your commerce and that it would not only be only a commerce of civility. I desire more than ever to take advantage of your insight that I have always respected.”

In fine condition, with light foxing and edge toning. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

Radioactivity results from Curie’s lab 178. Marie Curie. Polish-born French physicist (1867–1934), she

and her husband Pierre discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, in 1898. In 1911 she won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died of leukemia brought about by her work with radioactive material.

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “M. Curie,” one page, 8 x 11.5, December 18, 1923. Untranslated certificate from Curie’s laboratory at the Institut du Radium, specifying the radioactive radium content in a given substance. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Darwin writes to his friend and fellow evolution theorist 179. Charles Darwin. Desirable ANS

signed “C. Darwin,” one page on a 4.75 x 3 postcard, postmarked October 27, 1872.

Written from his Down House in Beckenham, Kent, a brief note to fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, in full: “Can you tell me Mr. Fr. Geach’s address? I want to send him my book—.” Darwin adds the address on the reverse in his own hand. In fine condition.

In 1858, both Darwin and Wallace, through their own separate research, independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection. While essentially similar, their views on evolution did bear its differences: Darwin emphasized competition between individuals of the same species to survive and reproduce, whereas Wallace highlighted environmental pressures on varieties and species that forced them to adapt to their local conditions, which led populations in different locations to diverge. The men published the concept in a joint presentation of papers in 1858 entitled ‘On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection.’ A rare and interesting association from the foremost minds of evolutionary theory.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

One of Darwin’s last autographs 180. Charles Darwin. Extremely desirable ink

signature, “Charles Darwin, from your well-wisher, April 15, 1882,” on an off-white 5 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, with light show-through along the left edge from mounting traces on the reverse. Darwin would pass away just four days later on April 19, 1882.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“We are beating the needle machine people right along” 181. Thomas Edison. TLS signed “Thos. A. Edison,” one page, 7.5 x 10.5, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, February 1, 1923. Letter to W. H. Vernon, discussing the release of an Edison Disc Record. In full: “I have received your letter of Jan. 29th stating that you are sore because the Columbia have gotten out a ‘Mr. Gallagher’ record and that you don’t see why we didn’t get out this record. Let me say, for your information, that the Edison record No. 50970 ‘Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean’ was shipped on May 15, 1922 to dealers who ordered them. ‘Please apologize.’ We are beating the needle machine people right along.” Beautifully double-cloth matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 26.5 x 19.5. In very good to fine condition, with moderate overall creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Edisonian charity for a supplier of “medicinal oxygen and other medicinal gases” 182. Thomas Edison. Letter

to Thomas Edison from his son Charles, endorsed at the top by Thomas Edison in pencil, “OK if no fire risk to us, E,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, September 25, 1923. The ALS

by Charles Edison, in part: “Down at the salvage division there is a little tin building that stands out all by itself and formerly used as a garage for 4 cars. It is now idle.

I desire to rent this little building in the interest of a Mrs. Knight, who thru a series of misfortunes has become the object of my personal charity. For the past 25 years she has been supplying the principal hospitals in New England with medicinal oxygen and other medicinal gases…During the time she was laid up with pneumonia…and also recovering from having been smashed up by a truck her little business was in the hands of two men who properly looted it…She needs now a place to set up the laboratory & that’s what I want to use the little tin garage at salvage for. May I have your permission?” In fine condition, with uniform toning.

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Einstein muses on Kant and the Theory of Relativity

183. Albert Einstein. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,”

two pages, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, December 17, 1953. Remarkable letter to Max Fishler, in part (translated): “The question regarding Time and Space in connection with Kant’s philosophy is not an easy one to answer insofar as Kant’s view regarding Time and Space is interpreted differently by different people. It seems to me, however, that essentially Kant subscribes to the following view: Spatial thinking is not bound to sensible experience in the same sense as thinking with respect to corporeal objects. The spatial concepts are for him a priori, that is, given before any experience and to a certain degree inborn tools of perception and of thought. (Intuition a priori). To this fact does he refer back the indisputability of geometric propositions.

Today, however, hardly anyone doubts that the indisputability consists only in the sense that we are dealing with logical consequents from given axioms which even from the logical standpoint are intentionally postulated.

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dependence on that which is empirically given is hardly to be doubted.

We may say then,—as I see it, with justice—that all concepts, not only the mathematical ones, are a priori insofar as they are not logically deducible from naked experience. But this holds for all concepts, for the concepts of the empirical sciences not less than for the concepts of pure mathematics.

The general theory of relativity has in my opinion convincingly shown that the spatial character belongs to the objects of the physical world as a mere characteristic of it (i.e. fourdimensionality of space-time).

The contrast to Kant can be illustrated briefly through the short sentence: the inner space of a box is ‘real’ in the same sense as the box itself.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light handling wear. With Einstein’s introduction of the special and general theories of relativity, Immanuel Kant’s long-respected notions of a priori space and time were suddenly cast into doubt. This represented a major intellectual shift in the 20th century, and its implications reverberated throughout the arts and sciences alike. Overall, this is a complex, amazing Einstein letter discussing the impact of his most important discoveries on the philosophy of science. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $2500

Berlin University transcript signed twice by Einstein, professor of theoretical physics 184. Albert Einstein. Partly-printed DS,

signed “Einstein” and “A. Einstein,” one page, 11.5 x 8.75, May–August 1920. Official Berlin University transcript of Isaak Firk, a medical student, noting his attendance and payment at a series of lectures in physiology, experimental physics, inorganic chemistry, anatomy, histology, and theoretical physics. Einstein signs twice as professor of theoretical physics, adding dates of May and August 1920; also signed twice by four other professors.

The document bears several official university stamps. In very good condition, with creasing, light staining, short splits along intersecting folds, and a few small remnants of mounting tape to edges.

Einstein started teaching in Berlin in 1914, when his mentor Max Planck arranged for his appointment to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. This came with membership in the Berlin Academy of Sciences and a professorial rank permitting him to give lectures at Berlin University. It was during this period that he made some of his greatest contributions to science, and his theories of relativity earned growing admiration. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics—for his discovery of the photoelectric effect—in 1921, the year after signing this document. However, nationalism and anti-Semitic violence was growing in Germany, and he decided to spend much of the 1922–23 academic year traveling abroad. A decade later, he would leave Germany for good. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Extraordinary handwritten postcard from Einstein to his first wife 185. Albert Einstein. Remarkable ALS in German, signed “Albert,” one page on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, postmarked March 17, 1918. An untranslated letter to his first wife, physicist and mathematician Mileva Einstein, written from Berlin.

Addressed on the reverse in Einstein’s hand to “Mileva Einstein,” incorporating his full name, “Albert Einstein,” into the return address. In fine condition.

Einstein married Mileva Maric on January 6, 1903. Einstein’s marriage to Mileva, who was a mathematician, was both a personal and intellectual partnership: Einstein referred to Mileva as ‘a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am.’ They separated in 1914, and were officially divorced on February 14, 1919. Mileva would stay in Zurich, as would their boys, and Einstein supported them with nearly half of his salary; he would later place the award money from his 1921 Nobel Prize in a trust for their benefit. A highly desirable piece of handwritten family correspondence from the great genius of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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“I was enabled to freeze mercury in the red hot crucible” 186. Michael Faraday. British physicist and

chemist (1791–1867) best known for his development of the first dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetic induction. ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10, December 28, 1846. Letter to French chemist Pierre Hippolyte Boutigy in Paris, in part: “I always think of you and your experiments with great interest. Last June at the close of our Friday Evening meetings I gave our members an experimental illustration of your beautiful subject & showed them some of the results which you showed me. I added one which I do not see in your book though it comes near that made by M. Dumas & described p. 102; by virtue of your spheroidal state I was enabled to freeze mercury in the red hot crucible with the utmost facility. First the crucible was made…red hot. Then some ether introduced, then solid carbonic acid, and lastly, a metallic capsule holding about an ounce of mercury was dipped into the spheroidal mixture until the mercury was frozen which happened in two or three seconds. It seemed very strange to dip the liquid mercury into the red hot crucible and bring it out frozen.

I am not in good condition being under the Surgeon’s hands for an affection of the knee. This limited every occupation even writing.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Faraday’s hand. In fine condition, with a couple of light stains. Desirable scientific content in an unusually long letter by one of the great scientists of the 19th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

187. Alexander von Humboldt. German

naturalist and explorer (1769– 1859) who wrote Kosmos, a massive fivevolume study which attempted to unify the various branches of man’s knowledge.

ALS in French, signed “Le B’n de Humboldt,” one page, 7.25 x 9, no date. Letter to “M. de Zapfel,” adjutant of the Minister of War. Humboldt is committed to young people who have celebrated carnival and for whom he asks for mercy. In part (translated): “Who danced on Mardi Gras…[grace] for two young people that a carelessness can throw in the greatest embarrassment. The Minister having promised me their pardon.

They have expiated their fault by three weeks of stops.” In fine condition, with scattered light staining. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Fleming pens a prescription for penicillin 188. Alexander Fleming. Autograph

prescription, signed “Alexander Fleming, F.R.C.S.,” one page, 5 x 8, Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Service letterhead, October 9, 1947. Handwritten prescription, in full: “Mr. John Crawford, Penicillin lozenges, mitte L. use as directed.” In very good to fine condition, with paperclip impressions to the edges, and a block of toning from prior display. A remarkable autograph related to his groundbreaking discovery.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Fleming recovers from pneumonia, thanks to his discovery 189. Alexander Fleming. ALS

signed “Alex. Fleming,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, October 31, 1953. Letter to “Peggy,” in full: “Thank you very much. We would be delighted to be with you on Nov. 12th.

I think all is well with me now & I am off to Edinburgh on Monday.” Affixed opposite the half-title page inside a hardcover volume of The Life of Sir Alexander Fleming by Andre Maurois, second impression, published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1959.

The context of the letter is explained on pages 265–266: “In October 1953 he was due to make a speech at the opening of ‘Les Journees Medicales’ in Nice. Two days before the appointed date, he woke up with a high fever. He himself diagnosed pneumonia. His doctor confirmed this and immediately gave him an injection of penicillin. His fever abated in the course of the day.

The rapidity with which the penicillin had done its work enchanted him. ‘I had no idea it was so good!’ he said…He kept to his bed for a fortnight, and then got up too soon, since, as Rector of the University of Edinburgh, he had to be present at the installation of the Duke of Edinburgh as Chancellor.” In fine condition, with light rippling from being pasted down. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Ten luminaries of medicine 191. Medicine. Desirable grouping of 11 let-

ters and signatures from ten medical pioneers, including: Frederick Banting (TLS), Christiaan Barnard (commemorative cover), Denton Cooley (signature with heart sketch), Hermann von Helmholtz (ALS), Edward Jenner (partial ANS), Hans Adolf Krebs (ALS), Joseph Lister (ALS), Jonas Salk (FDC and TLS), Albert Schweitzer (ALS), and Rudolf Virchow (ALS). In overall fine condition.Starting Bid $200

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The founder of modern bacteriology continues his studies on malaria: “The continued monitoring of mosquitoes that appear in Vernato led into an interesting result”

192. Robert Koch. ALS in German, signed “R. Koch,” one page, 4.25 x 7, August 7, 1899. Letter to a young fellow, appar-

ently Giovanni Galli, who regularly compiled mosquito deliveries for Koch’s research. In part (translated): “The last parcels of mosquitoes, also the ones from Colico I received in good order. The continued monitoring of mosquitoes that appear in Vernato led into an interesting result. We found out that the same circumstances are existing like in other fever areas that are long way away, like Szilia and in the northern part of Germany in the swamp areas of the Weser. Unfortunately I won’t be able to continue my important studies as I have to leave in the next days Grosseto to travel via Rome and Naples to Batavia. Maybe we can continue the mosquito collection upon my return again.” In fine condition.

After decades of work with anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis, Robert Koch turned his attention to the study of malaria, both in Europe and abroad; upon his return from India and Africa, he published his findings, providing profound observations that remain central to our current understanding of the development and acquisition of immunity to the malaria parasite Plasmodium. Following his groundbreaking publication in 1898, he continued his studies on the subject in Italy and the tropics, where he confirmed the work of Ronald Ross. Both men would receive a Nobel Prize in the next five years. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Oppenheimer ponders what brought him fame— “Bombs”—and quotes ancient Greek poetry 193. Robert Oppenheimer. Handwritten responses by Oppenheimer to a series of four questions from “Whole World Inquiry,” one page, 8.25 x 12.25, April 24, 1958. The questions and Oppenheimer’s answers are as follows: 1. Were your scientific ‘debut’ easy or difficult? “1. Easy at school, very hard in research.”

2. Did means of living (another profession or a private income) enable you to make yourself known in science? or did you live solely through your work of laboratory?

“2. My father sent me through school.”

3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? which do you consider as your master-piece? “3. a) Bombs; b) position–theory.”

4. What is your ‘Maxim of Life’? Oppenheimer pens a quote in Greek from the ancient poet Pindar (translated): “4. Dear soul, do not pursue immortal life; exhaust the practicable technical resources, 3 Pyth.” Signed at the conclusion by Oppenheimer. In fine condition, with general light handling wear.

Oppenheimer uses this Greek quote from Pindar to open chapter four, ‘The Consequences of Action,’ in his book Uncommon Sense, with this translation provided as a footnote. Other translations of the line include, “Oh! My soul, do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible,” and “Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is possible.” The biography J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life by Abraham Pais describes the famous physicist as ‘elitist, an upper-class Manhattanite who knew Sanskrit, owned van Goghs, sailed yachts, and quoted the likes of Baudelaire, Rousseau, John Donne, and Pindar (in the original Greek) in his popular addresses.’ His most well-known adopted quote—keeping in line with the succinct “Bombs” answer offered here as the response to what made him famous—comes from the Bhagavad-Gita: ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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194. Robert Oppenheimer. Brilliant American physicist (1904-1967) who directed

the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the first atomic bomb. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 6.5, The Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, August 26, 1963. Letter to Norman Cousins of the Saturday Review, in full: “I very much liked your letter in the TIMES yesterday. I hope that you will like this very brief talk that I gave last June in Chicago. With warm good wishes.” In fine condition, with light creases and staple holes to the upper left corner.

Cousins was an American political journalist, author, and professor, who advocated on behalf of nuclear disarmament and world peace, which he promoted through his writings in the Saturday Review. Cousins also served as president of the World Federalist Association and chairman of the Committee for Sane Nuclear Policy. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

No longer able to teach, Pasteur eases his way into retirement 195. Louis Pasteur. ALS in French, signed “L. Pasteur,”

one page, 7.75 x 9.75, September 24, 1874. Letter to an unidentified dean and colleague, in full (translated): “On returning from vacation I find your letter of 12 September of the current year and the copy of the decision authorizing me, in response to the request I had made to the Minister, to claim my right to retirement. I hasten to thank you for the kind words you addressed to me on this occasion and for the assurances that you so kindly give me that you will propose to the assembled professors of the faculty to preserve my name on the list of its members as an honorary professor. I am greatly touched by this attention on your part and that much more as I have done nothing to merit this favor, since illness has prevented me from even occupying my chair. Also, I cannot support the idea of being relieved of functions which I didn’t fulfill and to deprive a colleague of an honorable and envied title. Already in 1871 I had requested being granted retirement. The Minister at the time, M. Jules Simon, refused to make a decision on my request from an excess of goodwill. Today I am happy to think that the faculty is going to be able to attach a titulary professorship to the chair which I occupied in name and which has been made famous by so many professors.” In fine condition, with corner creasing and a few light stains.

On account of his diminished health, Pasteur declared himself unfit to teach and in 1871 applied for retirement from his position as chemistry professor at the Sorbonne. He still wished to continue his research, however, and so he made requests to retain the directorship of his laboratory, in addition to appeals for a retirement pension and a national recompense based on his various contributions. In July 1874, the French Parliament bestowed upon him a lifetime salary of 12,000 francs per year, ensuring his financial security while he continued to pursue his studies. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare autograph letter from the fundamental quantum physicist 196.

Erwin Schrödinger. No-

bel Prize-winning Austrian theoretical physicist (1887–1961) who achieved fame for his contributions to quantum mechanics, known especially for formulating the wave equation as well as the popular ‘Schrodinger’s cat’ paradox. Rare ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.5, December 30, 1919.

Untranslated letter to a friend, written from Vienna, explaining his plans to move to Jena to live with his mother, now that his father has died. In very good to fine condition, with small pieces of archival tape to the edges, and areas of light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

197. Arnold Sommerfeld. German theoretical physicist (1868–1951) who

pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics. ALS in German, signed “A. Sommerfeld,” one page, 5.5 x 8.75, October 11, 1903. Letter to physicist Stefan Meyer, an eminent student of Boltzmann and pioneer of the study of radioactivity, who later served as director of the internationally renowned Vienna Institute for Radium Research. In part (translated): “Thank you very much for your…friendly communication, I transmit herewith my manuscript along with figures. I hope that the work will not or does not substantially exceed the desired amount of 1/2 sheet and would be very grateful if they can be included in the anniversary publication still.” In fine condition. At this time, Sommerfeld was working with Felix Klein, Ludwig Prandtl, and Rudolf Mehmke to standardize the definitions and notation of vector analysis. A desirable piece of correspondence between important early physicists. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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198. Hermann Weyl. German mathematician and theoretical physicist (1885–1955) and an associate of Einstein at Zurich and Princeton. Scarce ALS in German, signed “H. Weyl,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, September 30, 1922. Untranslated letter written from Zurich, addressed to translator Raffaele Contu, with mention of his 1918 work “Gravitation und Elektrizität.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Intellectuals 199. Roland Barthes. Lit-

erary theorist and philosopher (1915–1980) whose ideas explored a diverse range of subjects, including structuralism, semiotics, social theory, and others.

ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 11.5, College de France letterhead, May 1, 1977. Letter to Madame Irma Antonetti of the Italian Cultural Association in Turin. Barthes thanks her for her letter and her proposal; he has kept a very good remembrance of his collaboration with the cultural association. He writes that, most unfortunately, he does not travel any more (translated): “My mother’s health is not good, I have to stay close to her a lot and I cannot consider any movement.” Barthes regrets this very much and thanks Madame Antonetti for having thought of him, expressing his respectful sympathy for her. In very good to fine condition, with light diagonal creasing, and two file holes to the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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200. Jean le Rond d’Alembert. 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, 5.75 x 7.25, December 21.

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

201. Sigmund Freud. TLS in German, signed “Freud,” one page, 6 x 8.75, personal letterhead, September 10, 1924. Letter to a “Dear Colleague,” in part (translated): “Your letter of August 9th brought me a pleasant surprise and a disappointment. The latter was that your picture, which you wanted to add to the letter, was not included. I am here in the country, a few hours from Vienna.

When I return to the city at the beginning of October…I will hurry to send you the signed photograph…Hoping to hear and read more from you soon.” In very good condition, with moderate creasing, light soiling, and old tape residue at the corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Exceedingly rare letter from the important Dutch intellectual 202. Hugo Grotius. Dutch jurist and philosopher (1583–1645) who laid the foundations for international law with his book De jure belli ac pacis, and played a key role in the Arminianism-Calvinism debate.

Rare ALS in French, signed “H. de Groot,” one page, 6.25 x 8.75, March 28, 1642. Letter to Swabian military leader Christoph Martin von Degenfeld (1599–1653), under whom Grotius’s son had served in the Swedish army and to whom Grotius pledges his allegiance. In part (translated): “All of us who are here, the ladies, the son and the daughter, thank your Illustrete for the remembrance you have of us: and beg you to believe that what has been lacking in the treatment of your qualities is supplemented by the affection which has been, is, and will always be very sincere.” In fine condition, with a lower portion of the integral address leaf clipped off.

Degenfeld, who had distinguished himself in Wallenstein’s force, later fought for the Swedish side; after the Emperor’s victory in 1634, he had to flee to Strasbourg. He became High General of foreign cavalry in French services, but fell out with Cardinal Richelieu in the year of this letter and entered Venetian service as Governor-General of Dalmatia and Albania. This is probably Degenfeld’s new “lieu de repos” to which Grotius refers in his present letter. Grotius himself was at the time serving as Swedish ambassador in Paris. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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203. Karl Jaspers.

German psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969) who attempted to develop an innovative philosophical system. Two ALSs, totaling three pages on two sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, both dated 1922.

The first, dated May 4, 1922, is to to Alexander Amersdorffer, first secretary of the Prussian Academy of Arts, who had asked him for a professional opinion as to the case of the German painter Carl Blechen, who had died deranged in 1840. The second, dated September 2, 1922, is to his friend, the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in Jena, thanking him for his response to Jaspers’s pathography of Strindberg. In overall fine condition, with a few small pieces of tape to the edges. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope for the letter to Schultz.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The Swiss psychoanalyst declines a lecture— “I must take my somewhat unsteady state of health into account”

204. Carl Jung. TLS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,”

one page, 7.75 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 16, 1950. Letter to Herr R. Schoch, in full (translated): “Excuse me for this late reply to your friendly letter. Unfortunately, it is indeed impossible to commit myself for a lecture in person.

As I am told, however, Dr. K. Binswanger would be willing on principle to give it for me. But since he is burdened with work and obligations, and thus, as regards the date, several difficulties may have to be surmounted, I would like to ask you to contact him directly. His address is: Moussonstrasse 15, Zürich 44. As to my being there in person, I unfortunately cannot promise you anything in advance, as I must take my somewhat unsteady state of health into account. But if at all possible, I will be present at the lecture.” In fine condition, with an extremely thin strip of tape along the extreme left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Incredibly rare letter by Immanuel Kant, a titan of modern philosophy 205. Immanuel Kant. Central

figure of modern philosophy (1724–1804) best known for The Critique of Pure Reason.

Extremely rare ALS in German, signed “I. Kant,” one page, 7.5 x 7.75, December 20, 1799. Letter to his friend and pupil Johann Gottfried Kiesewetter, in part (translated): “Your well-informed message to me of the dispatch of the Teltow turnips was received with the greatest thanks. They have not arrived yet; presumably because of the path ruined by the frost, but I look forward to this gift on a daily basis.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and a light stain at the bottom.

Kant’s letters are exceedingly rare, this being the first we have offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Rare signature of the influential British economist 206. David Ricardo. Extremely influential classical

economist (1722–1823) known for developing the theory of comparative advantage. Scarce and desirable ink signature, “David Ricardo,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 slip clipped from a larger document. In fine condition, with light soiling and a tiny hole to the upper left. A superb offering from one of the most profound and significant thinkers in classical economics. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Schlick plans to “achieve nothing less than a revolutionary reform of philosophy”

207. Moritz Schlick. German philosopher and physicist (1882–1936) who was the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. ALS in German, signed “Moritz,” five pages, 5.25 x 8.5, January 7, 1929. Important letter to his friend, the actress Gerda Tardel. In part (translated): “I am again severely burdened with unpleasant tasks, especially scientific correspondence and reading dissertations, and I am thereby hampered in developing my own thoughts. But that makes no difference: I do manage to finish the really important things, and the more I encounter the true brilliance of genius, the less importance I attach to the normal professorial productions. In the meantime, a long-planned project, a series which I would like to edit and which I hope will achieve nothing less than a revolutionary reform of philosophy, is getting under way.” In fine condition, with creasing to the bottom edge. Together with Philipp Frankl, Schlick was soon to introduce the ‘Schriften zur wissenschaftlichen Weltauffassung,’ which he would go on to edit until his death. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“Let us hope for the propagation of truth & the abolition of error, in both hemispheres” 208. Arthur Schopenhauer. Important and highly influential German philosopher (1788–1860) best known for his often pessimistic works exploring the nature of reality, will, and desire. Exceptional AQS on a light blue 5.5 x 8.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Arthur Schopenhauer, Frankfurt am Main, June 12th 1855.” Schopenhauer pens an optimistic philosophical quote. In full: “Let us hope for the propagation of truth & the abolition of error, in both hemispheres.” In fine condition, with a horizontal fold below all writing and a few light wrinkles. An extraordinarily influential philosopher, Schopenhauer’s ideas resonated with such diverse scientific and cultural figures as Charles Darwin, Gustav Mahler, Albert Einstein, and Dylan Thomas. A highly sought-after example of the German philosopher, who remains extremely scarce in autographic material. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Adam Smith writes on his student’s fever: “I immediately sent for a Physician who ordered him to be blooded”

209. Adam Smith. Scottish moral professor and a respected pioneer of political economy (1723–1790) whose magnum

opus, The Wealth of Nations, is considered the first modern work of economics. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, March 10, 1760. Letter to the 1st Earl of Shelburne regarding the health of his son Thomas, then Smith’s student and lodger, in part: “I think it my Duty to inform your Lordship that Mr. Fitzmaurice has been for some days past ill of a slight fever, from which, however, he never appeared to be in the least danger and from which I hope he is now in a fair way of recovery.

He was seized with it on Wednesday last. I missed him that forenoon from the Class, which I had never done before and upon my return to my own house, I found him lying upon his bed and complaining of a headache. I immediately sent for a Physician who ordered him to be blooded. He was a good deal relieved by the bleeding, but became very feverish that evening. He continued so all next day but the day following found himself greatly relieved in consequence of a sweat and a sound Sleep. I should have written to your Lordship that evening, that is by Fridays post, for I could have written no sooner, but he appeared to be so much better and Dr. Black assured me positively that all danger was now over, and that he would probably be quite well next day, that I resolved to wait one other post before I wrote anything that could possibly alarm your Lordship…

Your Lordship, perhaps, may think that as I ventured to delay writing to you by last post, I ought not to have written by this: and I shall readily acknowledge that my behaviour in this respect is not very consistent. But when Mr. Fitzmaurice had a slight relapse on Saturday evening I felt so much uneasiness for not having written to your Lordship the day before that I resolved never to expose myself to the like; your Lordship my depend upon his being treated with the utmost care and attention.” In fine condition, with partial splitting along the hinge and a a bit of smudging to the closing sentiment.

During his tenure as a professor of logic and moral philosophy at Glasgow University, Smith graciously offered to share his residence with students who sought both housing and scholastic supervision, a tender he would uphold over the course of thirteen years. Beginning in 1759, Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, the youngest son of the 1st Earl of Shelburne, lodged and studied with Smith for two years before eventually moving on and becoming a Member of Parliament in 1761. Published in April of 1759, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith’s landmark book of ethical philosophy, embodied many of his Glasgow lectures, which in turn enhanced the standing of both the institution and Smith, whose noted genius and influential teachings attracted a generation of young minds to transfer to Glasgow. Representative of the unique concern Smith relayed to his students, this is an exceptionally rare and considerate letter penned less than a year after the publication of his classic work of sentiment and sympathy, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500

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Religious Figures Lengthy letter to the papal secret chamberlain 210.

Pope Benedict XV.

ALS in Italian, signed “Benedictus PP XV,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 9.25, December 20, 1917. Letter to the papal secret chamberlain Rudolf Gerlach in Munich, who had a leave of absence for military service from his office in the Vatican for convocation. In part (roughly translated): “I too have experienced great sorrow for his departure from Rome, and in this story I have seen evidence of the lack of freedom and independence…[Yet] she retained the title and the check, she has kept the apartment and the degree of seniority…If she had said that she had joined the Nunciature of Monaco, one would have thought that his duties to the Pope had ceased, and then could cause difficulties for his military situation in Bavaria; but, saying that it is simply conceded, it seems that his call…is impossible.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after 1519 letter from Clement VII

211. Pope Clement VII. Born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici in

1478, he served as pope from November 1523 until his death in 1534; the Sack of Rome and English Reformation occurred during his papacy. Extremely rare ALS as the Archbishop of Florence, one page, 7.75 x 9.25, April 9, 1519. Written from Rome, at the Apostolic Palace, a letter to Nicholas Victor, sending instructions to cease actions against an Italian nobleman concerning taxes owed to the Church, in full: “I have let Count Troylo Rossos know that he should not be molested about the taxes on his lands for the period of the Holiness of Our Lord which he possessed in Parma. And because the Count alleges to have paid us for that period, we cede in it the name of His Holiness. And although there is nothing whatever here to show for it I don’t want him to be bothered further in this matter. And so farewell.” In fine condition, with two seal-related stains.

Given that Clement VII penned this letter from the Apostolic Palace, he was very likely visiting his cousin, Leo X, who was then into the sixth year of his papacy. Letters entirely in the hand of Clement VII are excessively rare. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Ornate papal slipper of Pope Leo XIII

212. Pope Leo XIII. Lavish handmade velvet papal slipper attributed to Pope Leo XIII, measuring 10.75˝ long, featuring braided yellow-gold trim and a matching ornate embroidered design on the top of the foot, with a red ribbon and gold tassel shoelace.

The soft leather sole is annotated in ink, “Leon XIII.” The beautiful shoe is housed in an elegant brown velvet decorative box, with the lid featuring an ornate embroidered coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII. The care with which the slipper was stored is an indication of its value to the original owner. In fine condition, with expected wear. A magnificent papal piece. Starting Bid $300

The rare founder of Methodism: “Wherever you are, you will be under the Shadow of the Almighty” 213. John Wesley. Anglican cleric and theologian (1703–1791) who founded Methodism and was said to have preached 40,000 sermons in his lifetime. ALS, no date. Rare ALS signed “J. Wesley,” one page, 5.25 x 7.25, October 26, 1782. Letter to a woman named “Nelly,” addressed as “My Dear Sister,” in full: “For about a fortnight, I shall be out of town. I shall then stay in town a fortnight. Afterwards I shall only be in town on Saturdays & Sundays, till about the middle of December.

Then I shall hope to see you. You must strive, or you cannot conquer!

Wherever you are, you will be under the Shadow of the Almighty. And consequently will be just as safe as if you was sitting in your own apartment. Praise him, praise him evermore! Peace be with all your spirits!”

Matted to an overall size of 11.75 x 15.5, with an engraving of Wesley affixed to the reverse. The letter is affixed to a larger sheet and in very good condition, with trimmed edges and lightly mottled overall toning.

This is one of a scant few Wesley autographs we have encountered, and it is the very first letter—the others have been mere clipped signatures. Wesley wrote to many women, and the address as ‘Sister’ (as in this letter), was not uncommon. This letter may have been written to Ellen Gretton, to whom there are other extant Wesley letters from the same time, also addressed as both ‘Sister’ and ‘Nelly.’ After joining a Methodist society and given public addresses, Gretton married William Christian of Skillington on February 25, 1783. A supremely desirable example from one of the most important ministers of the 18th century.

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214. Brigham Young. LS, one page, 5.5 x 9.25, Deseret National Bank letterhead, June 27, 1873. In full: “In accordance with the request contained in your letter of the 14th ult. we herewith append the signatures of the officers of this Bank authorized to sign Drafts.” Signed at the conclusion by Young as president and Horace S. Eldredge as vice president.

Mounted and suede-matted with a portrait of Young to an overall size of 16.25 x 13.75. In very good condition, with several edge tears, paper loss to the letterhead, and Young’s signature noticeably bolder than all of the other light-but-legible handwriting on the letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

World Leaders

Appealing portrait of the ‘Father of the Turks’ 215. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkish army officer, statesman, and writer (1881–1938) credited as the founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Exceptional matte-finish 5.75 x 8.5 full-length portrait of Ataturk in formal attire, signed and inscribed in ink to the Gankaya Vezirkopru Turkish Power Society. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, some scratching and flecks of missing emulsion, and a tear to the upper right edge. A highly appealing inscribed photograph of the heroic Turkish reformer, whose autograph remains rare across all formats. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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216. Fidel Castro. Desirable DS in Spanish, one page, 8.5 x 10.75,

February 9, 1968. Official decree from “the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces,” in part (translated): “Due to their merits and as a fair recognition of the work done in the fulfillment of the tasks entrusted to them by the Homeland and the Revolution, the companions promoted to the rank of Commander are listed below: First Captain Juan Agustin Mendez Sierra / First Captain Hector Agustin Garcia Tamayo / First Captain Enrique Acevedo Gonzalez / First Captain Carlos Antonio Lahitte Lahera.” Signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint by Castro, and countersigned in black ink by Juan Almeida Bosque. In very good condition, with creasing, short edge tears, and paper loss to the top and the left side. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

218.

Winston Churchill. TLS signed

217. Chiang Kai-shek. Mattefinish 3.75 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo of Chiang Kai-shek, signed in fountain pen in Chinese. Reverse stamp-dated March 12, 1960, and bears a Wu Chung Yee photography stamp. In fine condition, with light silvering to the background. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Hyde Park letterhead, September 11, 1962. Letter to H. P. Moll, in full: “My wife and I are most interested to hear of the improvements you are carrying out at the West Essex Conservative Club. Thank you for writing to us. Unfortunately, owing to my accident, neither of us is accepting invitations for the autumn, but if you would later on let us know the date of the ceremony you contemplate, I would arrange for a member of my family to attend if you would like this. We hope that the alterations to the Club will give pleasure to all who use it.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold and a couple staple holes to top edge. Churchill’s accident—a broken leg suffered while vacationing in the French Riviera—began a slow but steady decline in his health and a gradual withdrawal from public life until his death on January 24, 1965. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I have to make an enormous series of arrangements for the supply of the Army which depend absolutely upon Raw Material” 219. Winston Churchill. World

War I-dated TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” two pages, 8 x 10, blindstamped Ministry of Munitions, Whitehall Place letterhead, January 25, 1918. A stern wartime letter to his colleague Joseph Paton Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay, on gaining essential military raw material from Spain and Norway.

In part: “Your letter of the 22nd inst. does nothing to relieve my anxiety. Whether importations of Ore from Northern Spain or from Narvick are considered, it is perfectly clear that shipments are now proceeding at a rate which must lead to a complete breakdown in the Iron and Steel production and so affect every industry concerned in the prosecution of the war. The Nitrate position is even more serious than the iron and steel, because in this case the whole supply is seaborne, and the entire process of ammunition filling will come to an abrupt arrest. It is, further, very difficult for me to proceed without any idea of what the future has in store. I failed entirely to obtain any answer on this point from your Department.

I have to make an enormous series of arrangements for the supply of the Army which depend absolutely upon Raw Material, and we cannot be told even generally within what limits we may expect to be supplied. I have been pressing for information on this vital point for more than three months without receiving anything in return except your invariable courtesy. I really do not know what to do…As it is we seem to be moving forward to a complete administrative breakdown. I do not know what expectations the Shipping Department had based the output of the West Cumberland Ore Field. During the four months September to December inclusive in which I have given personal attention to the development of this area, the output has been raised by 25% from 30,000 to just under 40,000 tons per week. Labour there is in a state of perpetual unrest, and I consider it very remarkable that we should have succeeded in procuring these results.” In addition to signing, Churchill has made one small handwritten correction to the text. In fine condition, with a torn file hole to the upper left corner.

Appointed to the post of Minister of Munitions in 1917, Churchill was responsible for the crucial task of overseeing and coordinating the production and distribution of munitions for the war effort. Like Germany, England relied heavily upon Spain and Sweden—both neutral in the war—for their iron ore, one of the most important materials in manufacturing ammunition. Clearly unsatisfied with Minister of Shipping Joseph Maclay’s speed in delivering these crucial materials, Churchill unleashes this harsh evaluation, remarking that after three months of inquiry, he has not received “anything in return except your invariable courtesy.” With heavy German reinforcements and new American troops pouring in to the Western Front following the armistice with Russia at the close of 1917, this harsh letter captures the tension of the final year of World War I, emphasizing the need for prompt supply and an immediate decisive victory to bring the war to an end. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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220. Richard Cobden.

Influential British statesman (1804–1865) associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League; an immensely important figure in classicalliberal thought in economics and international affairs.

ALS signed “R. Cobden,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, March 12, 1857. Letter to Henry Ashworth, in part: “I send you enclosed an introduction to the President of the United States [James Buchanan]…We are in the midst of a great commotion by the result of my motion on the Chinese war to which I confess I did not attach so much importance when it was first brought forward.—The vote was very honorable to the House, & whatever may be the result of the elections it will have a salutary effect in checking the propensity to violence & over bearing arrogance among our agents & officials abroad. I shall not attempt to go into any details of our political movements, for you will gather them from the newspapers. There is a great attempt to get up a Palmerston fever, but it is very much the work of cliques & coteries & will I expect soon collapse before a few public meetings.—The result of the coming elections nobody can foresee.—I suppose there will be no great change in relative strength of parties.” In fine condition, with show-through from writing to opposing sides. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Cobden’s hand. In this letter, Cobden references his objection to British escalation in the Second Opium War—a position that cost him his seat in parliament in the oncoming election, but which held true to his pacifist inclinations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The esteemed “Order of the Golden Kite” presented by Emperor Meiji

221. Emperor Meiji. DS in Japanese, one page, 23.25 x 17.75, April 1, 1906. Untranslated document in which the emperor of Japan confers the Order of the Golden Kite upon a distinguished member of the military. Includes the award medal with its black lacquered presentation case, as well as the document’s wooden box and black lacquered case. Tightly rolled and in fine condition. Also accompanied by a document for the Order of the Rising Sun, not signed by the emperor.

Established in 1890 by Emperor Meiji, the Order of the Golden Kite was a military award commemorating the mythic Jimmu Tenno, the ‘Romulus of Japan.’ It was awarded to soldiers and military officers who demonstrated bravery, leadership, or command in battle. This is one of the few orders made exclusively for the Japanese military, while most others could be given to civilians, diplomats, and other officials including those from other countries. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 85

222. Theodor Herzl. Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism

(1860–1904). Unusual color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Rome, dated and signed at the top by Herzl in Italian, “26.I.1904, saluti e bacci di Herzl.” Addressed on the reverse in another hand to the daughter of a Zionist delegate. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, slight edge chipping, and a crease passing through the signature. This desirable postcard dates to Herzl’s two-week trip to Italy, one day after his audience with Pope Pius X and three days after his meeting with Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III, during which he hoped to find support for the Zionist cause. A fantastic piece from Herzl’s historic trip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Charming letter on gardens and jewels 223. Napoleon: Josephine. First wife

of Napoleon and thus the first empress of the French (1763–1814).

AALS in French, signed “Josephine,” one page, 6 x 7.75, January 16, 1807. Letter to Martial Noel Pierre Daru, written on paper with an attractive decorative embossed border. In part (translated): “I have received with pleasure the notes you sent me about the plants of Pomerania and the Berlin Garden…I have been assured that there were also very rare plants in the gardens of the Elector of Hesse and in those of Hanover. I think these collections are not unworthy of our attention…Mr. Denon…reserved some things for me, such as cameos and turquoises. These latter have no value except to be made into ornaments for pretty ladies, to whom their color is wonderfully becoming. The Empress is no more devoid of a little coquetry than any other woman, but as the Emperor is her only object, she may well be pardoned.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a complete French transcription and English translation. Josephine was a passionate amateur botanist, and famously developed exotic gardens on the grounds of the Chateau de Malmaison outside Paris; the property achieved enduring fame for its unsurpassed rose gardens. Josephine is rare in autograph letters, and this example boasts especially desirable content.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Mirabeau cautions against greedy booksellers 224. Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau. Controver-

sial leader of the early stages of the French Revolution (1749–1791).

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Mirabeau fils,” one page on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, November 14, 1780. Letter to Mr. Boucher, who was considering pursuing a career in publishing.

In part: “I have nothing to say to your arrangement bookseller if you are perfectly sure of his honesty. But I warn you that if you’re not quite sure exactly, this is the most foolproof way to be stolen, because the MM. exaggerate advances as they want…They get to 4000 instead of 2000 and 2000 to sell their count…the author should have half….Infidelity is possible even from an honest man because of stealing under command…I wait three years to get back my money, as is the usual calculation of booksellers?…

Well, I do the best; but it’s out of this that I necessarily need money for my poor dress…it’s nonsense to distract the audience with a first edition without prints….If it does not say that mine will drop all other past, present, and future, I give my work for nothing if your bookseller knew his interests.” In fine condition, with ink erosion affecting a few words of text. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Mirabeau. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

225. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand.

Highly skilled and influential diplomat (17541838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe. ALS in French, signed “C. M. Talleyrand,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, November 24, 1795. Written during Talleyrand’s nearly two-year American exile, an untranslated letter to William L. Sonntag, thanking him for arranging accommodation and servants for him in New York, and remarking that he expects to be in Philadelphia the following week, “so it is from December 1st that my lease must begin.” In fine condition, with repaired seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Talleyrand had been in exile in America since early 1794, residing mostly in Philadelphia, where he supported himself by working as a bank agent, involved in commodity trading and real estate speculation. A fine memorial of Talleyrand’s brief exile in the fledgling United States. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Trotsky writes to “The Leadership of the Communist League of America (Opposition)” 226. Leon Trotsky. TLS in German, signed “With best communist regards, Thr.

L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.75 x 13, November 13, 1932. Letter addressed to “The Leadership of the Communist League of America (Opposition), in full (translated): “I wrote to you about our intention to ‘legalize’ comrade Field in one of our European sections for the duration of his work in Europe. At the time we anticipated a longer stay in Europe; but for financial reasons, that turned out to be impossible, and he has to return to America rather soon. That cancels our aforementioned plan which, in any case, would not have been executed without your consent. With regard to his future in America, Field’s plans, as far as I understood them after talking with him, are as follows: He will return with the best intention to work for the left wing opposition and to regain entry into the League. But, to be sure, not in the way Weisbord did. He will offer his services to the League without immediately attempting to renew his membership. I think he could render valuable services in attracting the intellectual Marxists (an activity, let’s say in the sense as laid out in my letter to Calverton). Because of our theoretical and political predominance against the party, we can expect a certain sympathy from the ‘academicians,’ and this sympathy could well be exploited to our advantage in a material as well ideal sense, without, however, handing over the organization to those elements. In working that way, Field might prove to belong to the organization himself, but you will be better able to judge that than we would from here. But I should insist that the relation to Field will be such that he can be further utilized in our international theoretical work. Again I should like to assure the leadership of the New York organization that I was, and still am, far from taking easy the decisions of your organization. What guides me in the whole matter is the necessity to preserve such a qualified man for our international work.” Trotsky has underlined a few sentences of the letter. In very good to fine condition, with some light staining, and areas of paper loss to the edges.

This desirable letter concerns internal strife within the American Communist movement, stemming from conflict between B. J. Field, Albert Weisbord, and others. Weisbord had led the first split in the American Trotskyist movement in 1931, when he founded the Communist League of Struggle; Weisbord remained aligned with Trotsky until 1934, when the group openly broke with him. Field would split from the Communist League of America in 1934, founding a separate leftist sect of ‘Fieldites.’ Here, Trotsky writes in support of Field—a skilled statistician, economist, and linguist—and makes recommendations for the betterment of the Communist movement in America. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce photo of the exiled Marxist

227. Leon Trotsky. Vintage matte-finish 4 x 5.75 halflength photo of Trotsky posing outside, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue fountain pen, “To my General Editor, M. Schachtmann, Leo Trotsky, 12/VI 1938.” In fine condition.

Exiled from the Soviet Union, Trotsky arrived in Mexico in January 1937 and took refuge in the home of Rivera and Frida Kahlo, where he lived until April 1939; he is also portrayed in one of Rivera’s murals along with Marx and Engels.

Trotsky remains rare in signed photos. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Royalty Catherine the Great tells an army commander to ready his troops, “in case the Turks want to reject the signing of a peace agreement” 228. Catherine the Great. Choice LS in

Russian, one page both sides, 7.25 x 9, December 25, 1791.

Letter to Mikhailo Vasilievich, in part (translated): “We received your reports of the 11th of this month and we are happy to see your care and preparation of all the army units entrusted to you for a state of readiness, in case the Turks want to reject the signing of a peace agreement. If this happens we will approve of your actions. We also support the order issued by you on repaying the 25,000 chervonets owed to Major-General Tamer of the Archipelago flotilla.

We will order that this amount of money will be paid back from our Treasury to the Army’s account. When Rear Admiral Gips and Captain Laurence’s fleet arrive order them to come here.” In fine to very fine condition. Russia’s second long war with the Turks, which began in 1787, was nearing a conclusion to Russia’s advantage. The Treaty of Jassay would be signed early the following year, resulting in substantial land gains for Russia. Consignor notes that this originates directly from the collection of noted autograph dealer Robert Batchelder. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

229. Elizabeth, Queen Mother. Christmas card from 1960 featuring an embossed royal crown on the front, measuring 18 x 7.75 open, with an affixed portrait of Queen Elizabeth seated and accompanied by her three grandchildren, signed inside below a printed greeting in bold black ink, “from Elizabeth R.” In fine condition, with light foxing to the front cover.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Unusual 1496 document on a ban of “gilded things” and “brocade in our kingdom”

230. Ferdinand and Isabella. LS in Spanish, signed by Ferdinand, “Yo el Rey [I the King],” and by Isabella, “Yo la Reyna [I the Queen],” one page, 8.5 x 6, December 7, 1496. Letter concerning a ban on brocade fabrics, in full (translated): “Dr. Alfonso Ramires de Villaescusa, our municipal royal representative in the town of Valladolid. We have ordered an extension for another two years of the deadline to no longer import or sell brocade in our kingdom, nor to gild or sell gilded things, nor to embroider anything with gold or silver, and the reason for this was proclaimed today in our court. We therefore order that you observe and cause to be observed in that said city what we have ordered and forbidden in our said letters and proclamations, and of necessary, that you have this proclaimed and do not consent that they be violated or infringed in any way, and that you do not do otherwise.” Countersigned in the lower right, “By order of the King and Queen, Juan de la Parra.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a trimmed top edge. Between 1485 and 1490, Alonso Ramirez de Villaescusa was sent to Toledo as a judge concerning property confiscated by the Inquisition. According to Elvira Viches in the book New World Gold, Queen Isabella banned imported brocade embroidered with thread made of precious metals, worried that her subjects were ‘squandering their fortunes, enriching foreign merchants and dissipating the national treasury.’ An interesting, exceptionally well-preserved document signed by the famed patrons of Christopher Columbus. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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King Charles II presides over peace in Europe 232. King Charles II. British monarch (1630–1685) who ushered in the Restoration of 1660 and ruled until his death.

Manuscript DS, signed “Charles R,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 11.75, April 11, 1678. King Charles II appoints a commission to negotiate an end to the Franco-Dutch War in Europe, naming several officials “to be Our Commissioners, to Treat with the Ministers or his Imperiall Majesty the Catholique King and the States Generall of the United Netherlands now presiding with Us, or such Ministers as shall be hereafter sent from the said Princes & States, joyntly or severally, such a stricht Union & Confederation between Us and his said Imperiall Majesty & Catholique Majesty as also the States Generall as shall be judged most requisite for the defends & security of Our respective Kingdomes.” The crisp white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains fully intact. In fine condition. These negotiations culminated in the Treaties of Nijmegen, the first of which was signed in August 1678, which established peace between France and the Dutch Republic after six years of hostilities; most significantly, the treaty fixed the northern border of France in very nearly its modern position. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

233. King Charles V. Holy Roman Emperor who, as Charles I, also ruled as king of Spain (1500–1558). Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed “Yo El Rey,” one page, 8.5 x 12.25, June 13, 1551.

Document to the president and listeners of Valladolid concerning intervention in a legal dispute, asking “that they come to review in two halls the proceedings of the Marquess de Aguilar and Dona Manrique regarding Villalumbroso.” In part: “On the part of the Marquess of Aguilar, our viceroy and general representative in the Principality of Catalonia, it has been reported to us that his predecessors having possessed the town of Villalumbroso for many years, to this part, Dona Antonia Manrique, daughter of the Marshall Don Jorge Manrique, demanded it of the Marquess his father in that said audience, and that, disregarding the fact that his house possessed it with a valid title, he was sentenced to restore it to the said Dona Antonia with the fruits and rents which he had taken in and will take in until real restitution, and having possessed it in good faith, he feels that he is being disadvantaged.” In very good to fine condition, with short splitting to folds, binding holes to the left side, and wear to the edges.

Accompanied by a full translation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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234. King George V. Partly-printed DS, signed “George R. I.,” one page, 11.5 x 14.5,

July 16, 1935. King George appoints Thomas Frederick Parker Calvert as “Commander of Our Royal Victorian Order.” Signed along the top by the king. Matted to a slightly larger size. In fine condition, with some light toning to the right edge. Accompanied by a 1919 appointment for Calvert bearing stamped signatures of King George V and Winston S. Churchill; a 1936 appointment for Calvert bearing a stamped signature of King Edward VIII; and a 1935 letter to Calvert from the registrar of the Royal Victorian Order. Also includes an official coronation program for King George V, and a colorful 6 x 7.25 silk depicting George V on horseback. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

George VI writes to the King of Iraq 235. King George VI. TLS as king, signed “Sir My Brother, Your Majesty’s Good Brother, George R. I.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9.25, embossed Royal letterhead, March 7, 1945. Letter to King Faisal I of Iraq, in full: “My Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, Knight Commander of My Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Commander of My Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Companion of My Distinguished Service Order, who has lately resided at Your Majesty’s Court in the character of My Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, being on the point of retiring from My Service, I cannot omit to inform Your Majesty of his recall. Having Myself had ample reason to be satisfied with the zeal, ability, and fidelity with which Sir Kinahan Cornwallis has executed My orders on all occasions during his Mission, I trust that Your Majesty will also have found his conduct deserving of Your approbation and esteem, and in this pleasing confidence I avail myself of the present opportunity to renew to You the assurances of the invariable friendship and cordial esteem with which I am.” In fine condition, with two file holes to the left edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

236. King Henry III. King of France (born 1551), the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, who reigned from 1574 until his assassination in 1589. Manuscript vellum DS, in French, signed “Henry,” one page, 18 x 9, no date. Untranslated. In fine condition, with creasing and light soiling, and expected trimming to the bottom. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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237. King Wilhelm I. ALS in German,

three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, April 24, 1884. Letter to Princess Marie von Württemberg, in part (translated): “Your Royal Highness has blessed me with such a gracious telegram on my birthday, that you must consider me an equally thankless, unalloyed mortal, to have received no thanks for your so gracious commemoration but I can only say a small thing, that what can not do my carelessness! Her telegram was one of the first which I received, and the following masses towered over it, so that in my illness, which was soon to follow, who kept me in bed for 4 days, I could not think of any writing nor work-shops.” In fine condition, with old adhesive residue along bottom edges. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

238. King Wilhelm II. Partly-printed DS, in German, one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, July 22, 1900. Untranslated official patent for a physician. In fine condition, with several intersecting folds. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

239. Prince Charles. Color satin-finish 10 x 7.25 photo of Charles

and his staff during his 1994 Royal Tour, affixed to its original 12 x 10 cardstock mount, signed on the mount in thick black ink, “Charles 1994.” Small creases to one corner of mount, otherwise fine condition.

Consignor notes that the photo was one of eleven presented by Charles to members of the staff, with this particular example given to Sergeant Ron Lewis, who is depicted in the center of the back row. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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240. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Fabulous 1982 Christmas card embossed on the front with the Prince of

Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their newborn son, Prince William, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “Cyril, from, Diana,” and in fountain pen, “Charles and.” In fine condition, with a trivial light stain to the left of Charles’s signature, and a small stray ink mark above the photo. Accompanied by a silk-bound hardcover copy of Earl Spencer’s Tribute to Diana Princess of Wales, published by Althorp in 1997, signed and inscribed on an introductory page in blue ink, “To Charlotte, Charles Spencer.” Includes the original Althorp presentation box. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

241. Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Christmas card embossed

with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their two young sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Valerie—from Charles and” and “Diana.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

242. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier. Felt tip signature, “Grace de Monaco,” and a black ink signature, “Rainier, Prince de Monaco,” on a white 5.75 x 3.75 deckle-edge card bearing a clipped image of the Royal couple, with Rainier signing over a portion of the image. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned glossy postcard. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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243. Princess Sophia. Princess of the United Kingdom (1777–1848) who was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King

George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; she is perhaps best known for the rumors surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to which she gave birth as a young woman. Two ALSs, signed “Sophia” and “S,” five total pages, both 4.5 x 7, no date.

Penned in her difficult-to-decipher hand, both letters feature familial and political content. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraving. Starting Bid $200

244. Queen Elizabeth II. Royal Christmas

and New Year card from 1977, with an embossed crest of “The Queen’s Silver Jubilee” on the front, measures 17 x 6 open, with the inside bearing a color photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip alighting from the royal carriage prior to the ceremony, signed and inscribed to the Queen Mother on the adjacent page in blue fountain pen, “Darling Mummy, With our love & [preprinted text] Lilibet, 1977.” The Prince Philip signature is autopen.

In fine condition, with some light soiling. An especially interesting signature from the queen, as she only ever signs with her nickname, “Lilibet,” for very close friends and family; the recipient being her mother in this special instance. She was given the nickname as a young child, and it is essentially only her immediate family members who are permitted to use it. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

245. Queen Elizabeth II. Scarce Royal Christmas and

New Year card from 1981, with the front featuring a delightful color image of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip posing alongside the newly wedded Princess Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales, measures 12 x 8.5 open, signed inside in fountain pen, “Lilibet, 1981.” The Prince Philip signature is autopen. In fine condition, with some light soiling. An especially interesting signature from the queen, as she only ever signs with her nickname, “Lilibet,” for very close friends and family. She was given the nickname as a young child, and it is essentially only her immediate family members who are permitted to use it. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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246. Queen Elizabeth II. Partly-printed DS, signed “Elizabeth R,” one page, 16.5 x 11.75, July 15, 2008. Queen Elizabeth II appoints Linda Mary Cross as “Our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Quito.” Signed boldly in the upper right corner by the queen. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a light central vertical fold. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

247. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Royal Christmas and New Year’s card from 1956, with a giltembossed crown on the front, measuring 13.75 x 9.75 open, featuring a wonderful photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip posing with their two young children on the deck of the HMY Britannia, signed in fountain pen, “Elizabeth R., 1956” and “Philip.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered foxing, heaviest to the front of the card. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

249. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Royal Christmas and New Year card with an embossed Order of the Garter seal on the front, measures 13.5 x 7.5 open, with the inside bearing a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip smiling from an automobile, signed on the adjacent page in black ink, “Elizabeth,” and in fountain pen, “& Philip.” Card retains its original white-and-green ribbon. In very good condition, with scattered foxing, heaviest to the front of the card. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Explorers and Archeologists King Tut’s discoverer on the reconstruction of an ancient artifact 250. Howard Carter. British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) whose discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s ‘Valley of the Kings’ proved to be one of the signal events in the history of archaeology. ALS, one page, 7 x 10.75, Luxor letterhead, January 28, 1934. Letter to fellow archaeologist Reginald Engelbach, in part: “I am pleased you have managed to reconstruct the tree marquee. I failed to put it together. There is a small gill-stone which belongs to it. Rather like a box, which had (originally) a feather cushion on top, but which was completely destroyed by insects. I think you will find that the crow-bar and four buttons belong to the lower part, but how, it is certainly puzzling. I shall be in Cairo shortly, I hope.” In very good condition, with overall creasing and some scattered light staining. Fascinating content from history’s most famous archaeologist, written to an important fellow Egyptologist—Engelbach is remembered for his compilation of a register of all artifacts belonging to the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

251. Robert Falcon Scott. Manuscript DS, signed “R. F. Scott,” one page, 8 x 13.25, H. M. S. Tauranga, June 8, 1904. Sailing orders addressed to Lieutenant William Colbeck of the S. S. Morning, docked in New Zealand. Orders read, in part: “Being in all aspects ready for sea, you are to proceed to England following the undermentioned instructions from Captain Scott…On leaving Lyttelton you will proceed to Plymouth, England, via Cape Horn. You will not delay on the voyage, and will not keep such latitude as will in any way risk detention from ice. If necessary you will call at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands to complete your supply of coal. On arrival in Plymouth Sound you will report your arrival to the Naval Commander.” Nicely matted and framed with an image of Scott on skis to an overall size of 20.25 x 20. In fine condition.

Three years into Scott’s Discovery Expedition-the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since Ross’s voyage sixty years earlier-he found his ship inescapably stuck in ice for the second time. Having already been freed once in 1902, the Discovery had exhausted their funds, forcing Royal Geographical Society president Sir Clements Markham to turn to the Admiralty for help.

Agreeing to foot the bill for a second relief expedition, they ordered the ships Morning and Terra Nova to meet Scott, adding that if they could not break Discovery free by February 25, 1904, the ship must be abandoned. Fortunately, after seven weeks of blasting and a swell in the waters, the ice broke and Discovery joined the two relief ships on their return, stopping in New Zealand before sailing home. Ordering the relief ship Morning back to England, this is an outstanding document from Scott’s first major Antarctic voyage. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“You will not delay on the voyage, and will not keep such latitude as will in any way risk detention from ice” 252. Henry M. Stanley. Author, explorer, and special correspondent for the New York Herald (1841– 1904), most famous for his inquiry, ‘Dr. Livingstone, I presume?,’ upon finding David Livingstone, a fellow explorer who had become lost in the wilds of Africa. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7, personal letterhead, January 9, 1901. Letter to Mr. Ridenig, in part: “This is a rare occasion being the first month of the year & the first of the new century and as it is not likely to be repeated during our lives may the Gods grant full effect to my good wishes to you & yours.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

American West Billy the Kid’s killer cuts a check 253. Pat Garrett. New Mexico lawman

(1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Geo. D. Bowman & Son bank check, 6.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Garrett, “P. F. Garrett,” payable to J. H. May for $75, December 18, 1900. Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 15 x 11; there is a window on the reverse so that May’s endorsement can be seen. In fine condition, with three unobtrusive vertical folds. A scarce and soughtafter autograph in any form, this is the first Garrett check we have ever offered. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Crime and punishment during the California Gold Rush—“One of the miners took him a way from the Sherif & stretched his neck” 254. Gold Rush. ALS signed “Edwin R. Bishop,” four pages on two

adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9.5, December 23, 1850. Written from Placerville in El Dorado County, California, Bishop writes a lengthy letter to his wife and daughter, Mary and Paulina, offering a unique glimpse into the mundane and often brutal realities of life in California during the Gold Rush. The letter, in part (spelling and grammar retained): “I…was very sick for aspell it has been two months since I have been able to labor any. You can tell folks that want to come to California they had beter stay at home or they not be sick for after a person gets so he can eat a little they can’t find it to eat without paying fifty times as mutch as it is worth & 1/2 ounce for every visit of the doctor I got so I could prospect a little a few days ago & set a man to work for me and then I was taken with the Rhumatism & now done nothing since. Doctor Bill & my being not able to work has been six hundred Dollars damage to me for I did not get much dirt throwed up…if I could have my health a year I could make a little money but there is hundreds and hundreds that dont any mor than pay their way. I expect you hear of some making a pile that is tru once in a while; but jist take a look at the number of miners in this little town. it is estimated that there is six thousand here. the digins are dug over & over again.”

Bishop’s account of the lynching: “The day after I maild my last leter there was a litle gambler cald Dick Staud another one of the miners took him a way from the Sherif & stretched his neck, they hung him to an oak limb & me could see the job done from our house.” In fine condition, with light staining, and writing showing through from opposing sides. Starting Bid $200

“It’s awful hot,” writes Buffalo Bill, “I am no good in hot weather” 255. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. ALS

signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 8.5 x 11, colorful The Chicago Shan-Kive and RoundUp letterhead, July 22, 1916. Written from Danbury, Connecticut, a letter to his attorney Henry Hersey,” in full: “You write the 600 paid Printing Co. up to and including week of July 22d—today. Please find draft for $100 to pay to include week 29 July. We are getting hit hard with the children’s epidemic. We are notified we are not to detrain at Poughkeepsie. It’s awful hot. I am no good in hot weather.”

Matted and framed with a portrait of Buffalo Bill to an overall size of 22 x 19. In fine condition, with a trivial hole above the letterhead. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

256. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.

Partly-printed DS, signed “A. L. de Sta. Anna,” one page, 17.5 x 12.75, June 28, 1866. Ornate unissued mortgage bond document issued by Santa Anna in the amount of $500, beautifully engraved with images of three properties he owned that he used to guarantee the bonds: his palace in Vera Cruz, Mexico; his palace in Turbaco; and his palace in St. Thomas. Crisply signed at the conclusion by Santa Anna. The affixed green and orange seals remain fully intact. Matted and framed to an overall size of 23 x 19. In very good to fine condition, with some light stains, and overall rippling, apparently from being affixed to some kind of backing. Upon his exile in 1855 to the United States, Santa Anna suffered major financial difficulties.

He was swindled out of most of his fortune by persons who claimed to be able to help him return to Mexico, citing their influence with the State Department. Virtually broke, Santa Anna resorted to issuing mortgage bonds like this one in an effort to finance his return and restore his country’s republican government. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 99

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Santa Anna on his exile from Mexico 257. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. ALS in Spanish, signed “Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna” (also signed within the text, “Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna”), five pages on three sheets, 8 x 11.5, February 1, 1849. Letter describing the circumstances leading to his exile in Jamaica, with “Copia” erased from the head of the first page. In part (translated): “In painfully contemplating the sad situation of the country and that in the position to which I had been reduced, I could do nothing to serve it, I decided to turn to the General Government so that I may be permitted to remove myself to foreign soil, and I did this in the terms expressed in the following note: ‘Esteem’d Sir, The world witnessed the solemnity with which I was called to the fatherland, the exile which was imposed on me as a consequence of our political misfortunes…Providence, wise and just, but inscrutable in its works, did not deign in this case to favor the Mexican people with victory…Such a lamentable circumstance the enemy bastards have been able to capitalize on to harass me without risk, going even as far as calling me a traitor, forgetting that they are able to make their grave offenses heard only because I was prodigal in granting them attention and benefits: in vain it was held out for them to see that my fortune had been ruined at the hand of the invaders; the rancor of theirs, even in their writings, my public duties, the honesty with which, as is my wont, I helped the soldier who marched to the field, without my being compensated, the obvious risks I had run in the field of battle, and finally, that before granting a disgraceful peace, I preferred the dangers of war. For which fortune has refused me her favors, and I was not fortunate in my undertakings…I am suffering patiently, defenselessly the outrages or perfidious insults which Mexican cowards inflicted me with in the press in the presence of the invaders, whom I had fought against, without their being detained by the discredit to which they were reducing their anguished country by such conduct.

of the bandits who roamed through here in sizeable parties, I had to spend more than two thousand pesos to maintain a small escort, which was necessary to this end, whereas by the cash reserves of the treasury I served without pay. In such circumstances, when my services seemed unnecessary, my situation being most deplorable, nobody could justifiably reproach me for tending to providing for my innocent family, and so in consequence I decided to look for asylum on foreign soil, where I would spend my last days in the tranquility which could not be found at all in that of my birth…I can assure you that the honorable distinctions with which the magnanimity of the nation has deigned to favor me for some services which I was obliged to render it will always live in my memory, and that my gratitude for your singular benevolence will be eternal. In this frame of mind, I have the honor to offer Y.E. the consideration of my particular appreciation. God and liberty, Tehuacan, January 22, 1848— Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.—Est.’d Sr. the Minister of War.—Queretaro.’

“Providence, wise and just, but inscrutable in its works, did not deign in this case to favor the Mexican people with victory”

As it turned out, so as to be able to live under the protection

In consequence of which the passport was sent me and a safe conduct from the enemy general, of which I made use in my march to the town of Antigua; in Cuya Barra I embarked on April 5, 1848 in the direction of this island, where I have been living since May 2. When I passed through Tehuacan, the above-mentioned substitute judge of the court of original jurisdiction appeared, who let it be known that it would be necessary to deal with the charge mentioned in the conclusion of the report together with me and I instructed him to send all of it to the section of the Grand Jury.” In fine condition, with marginal staining to the first page, and tiny binding holes along the left side. Following defeat in the Mexican-American War in 1848, Santa Anna went into exile in Kingston, Jamaica, where he remained for two years. In 1853, he was welcomed back to Mexico and reelected as the nation’s president. A lengthy and detailed chronicle from a difficult period of Santa Anna’s life.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Remarkable Relationships LEAD TO

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In the fall of 2018 we will be holding our Remarkable Rarities auction, featuring the most treasured names and cornerstone pieces for all devoted collectors. If you are ready to sell and looking for a company that cares about your items as much as you do, call us.

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259. American Politicians MB $200

262. Andy Card

263. Lewis Cass

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267. Dalai Lama

266. Dalai Lama

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270. Friedrich Ebert MB $200

271. William Fargo MB $200

260. David Ben-Gurion

261. John Wilkes Booth

264. Vint Cerf

265. Schuyler Colfax

268. John Dalton

269. Clarence Darrow

272. Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma

273. Cyrus W. Field and Edward Teller

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275. Jane Goodall and David Attenborough

276. Mikhail Gorbachev

277. James Hadfield

278. William Randolph Hearst

279. Martin Heidegger MB $200

280. Hell’s Angels: Barger and Christie

281. John F. W. Herschel

282. Helen Keller

283. Robert F. Kennedy

284. Coretta Scott King

285. Henry Kissinger

286. Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

287. Eugene Napoleon

288. Notables

289. Linus Pauling

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291. Nikolai Podgorny

292. Pope Benedict XVI

293. Francesco Redi

294. Eliphalet and Samuel Remington

295. Friedrich W. J. von Schelling

296. Margaret Thatcher

297. Titanic: Edwina MacKenzie

298. Daniel D. Tompkins

299. Desmond Tutu

300. US Department of Treasury

301. Daniel Webster

304. Henry Wilson

305. Fernando Wood

290. Radia Perlman MB $200

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302. Henry Wells and William Fargo MB $200

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303. Simon Wiesenthal MB $200

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The Second World War Significant khaki field jacket with rare AVG ‘Flying Tiger’ patch

306. Chinese-Made Field Jacket Belonging to George L. Paxton of the A.V.G. ‘Flying Tigers’. An

unlined, unlabeled, khaki cotton twill jacket with four-pocket front, and integral waist belt belonging to AVG Flying Tigers pilot George L. Paxton. The fabric is in excellent condition, without any rips or tears, although there are a few minor stains scattered throughout, but most noticeably on the left breast pocket, right sleeve, and at the hem. The left breast has ten sewn-in metal grommets for affixing decorations (ribbon bars, pilot’s wings, or medals), and the left shoulder has a rare powder blue silk and silver bullion embroidered American Volunteer Group ‘Flying Tiger’ unit patch. The patch is in excellent condition, but is only held by four stitches. The jacket has no other markings except for a very faint name stamped on the inside of the lower right pocket: “PAXTON” (George L. Paxton was the only AVG member with that last name).

The American Volunteer Group was formed by executive order in April of 1941, as an effort to aid the Nationalist Chinese in their fight against the Empire of Japan by giving them a corps of experienced pilots flying fairly modern aircraft. The 1st AVG flew Curtiss P-40 Warhawks and gained international fame as the “Flying Tigers.” The 1st AVG flew and fought as an independent arm until July of 1942, when it was disbanded and absorbed into the USAAF as the 23rd Fighter Group. George Paxton transferred into the AVG from the US Navy, having been assigned as a maritime patrol aviator with VP-44 flying out of San Diego previously. In the AVG, he flew as a P-40 flight leader, as well as serving as a staff officer, and is listed as one of the volunteers who stayed on for an extra two weeks while the AVG was absorbed by the USAAF. Afterwards, Paxton is listed as one of the contributors to “With General Chennault – The Story of the Flying Tigers” by Robert B. Hotz (1943). AVG items are extremely rare, and identified items even more so. This is a spectacular piece of history, and would make a splendid centerpiece to a Pacific War collection. Starting Bid $500

307. British Royal Air Force Irvin Flight Jacket. Iconic World War II-era

Irvin Royal Air Force fleece-lined leather flight jacket, the standard issue flying jacket used by British air crews during wartime. Made from heavyweight sheepskin with a thick natural wool insulation, the jacket features a wide collar (without inner label), long sleeves zipped to enable gauntlets to be worn, and a belt fitted around the waist area; original jackets like this were not issued with pockets. The front left breast bears a vintage leather 2.5 x 2 repair patch, with the left arm featuring a similar patch measuring 3 x 1.25; the two wrist zipper pulls bear ‘crown’ and Air Ministry marks, with “Made in England, DOT” on the opposite sides, and the main zipper pull is marked “Lightning.” In very good to fine condition, with expected wear around the cuffs; the leather remains supple and pliable. Vintage Irvin Royal Air Force flight jackets remain scarce and highly collectable. Starting Bid $200

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A letter “from warlord to warlord,” de Gaulle writes to FDR: “General de Gaulle, he has only one goal, to defeat the enemy wherever he is” 308. Charles de Gaulle. Handwritten draft of a letter

in French by Charles de Gaulle, unsigned but incorporating his name within the text, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, no date but circa 1943. Letter to “Monsieur le President,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt, about the war situation and their misunderstanding. In part (translated): “Mr. President, it is from warlord to warlord that I address you on this day where the staging triumphed the wellfounded human and political realities to give way to the theatralism of which the officer that I am totally stranger.

I know from your various writings and remarks, that they were held in public or in private, that your faith indisputably brings you to the side of General Giraud…But this respect displayed, must in no case come, by Interference, sow trouble, and beyond, discord in this formidable war machine that is France Libre. Neither you nor I are fooled by either one’s intentions. The Committee needs a chief, and not a myriad of sous-chefs, waiting for their orders for a telegram from the end of the seas. It is not a question, as I read under the infected pen of some Anglo-Saxon journalists, of the dangerous desire of General de Gaulle to cling, by usurping it, to a power that no man can. He has legitimately confided what men could have granted him since the enemy and those who betrayed the use of the Fatherland have deprived him of the right to decide for himself which figure he should follow. But what other man, from another country, from another continent, from another culture, could himself make the choice of one to the detriment of another, denying the historical reality to which they belong, rejecting the effort of the one who bore the honor of France in the first hours of his misfortune.

I have been, and am, this man that one seeks to crush. I was recognized and recognized by those who followed me in answering the call that was mine while France and her destiny seemed forever broken and whose history will tell, without waiting for the last witnesses to Silence forever, what will have been its significance in the conflict that the world is going through and from which it will perhaps never recover if we, allies of all times, are unable to see beyond the defeatist discourses and abject lies that from Berlin to London the pernicious do not fail to keep you, believing to serve France by freeing her from De Gaulle before even freeing her from the enemy. Our visions will probably one day oppose the new equilibrium of the world when peace will thrill our peoples in the joy and joy of Victory; they will probably also oppose the means with which France, free and sovereign, will hear her defense, far from the mechanical alliances that have already caused so much desolation on her soil while Washington was ignorant of bombs and ruin. But today, it is to war and to it alone that we must think, because without the war, no victory. Businessmen on all sides, the factious in the pay of the highest bidder will maintain the opposite, holding as only speech that there will be no victory with De Gaulle. General de Gaulle, meanwhile, does not care rumors and creases that slip between two morocco so much to dirty his name, his image that his work and that of his companions. General de Gaulle, he has only one goal, to defeat the enemy wherever he is and under any uniform whatsoever. With the help of his dear companions, present and future, he will be at your side to lead the fight against the enemies of peace and free peoples, without anyone being able to deprive him of this longing to serve the greatness and honor lost from his country.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $2500 www.RRAuction.com | 107

De Gaulle’s Bastille Day speech, 1941: “We see on the horizon all the data of Victory” 309. Charles de Gaulle.

Handwritten manuscript in French by Charles de Gaulle, signed within the heading, “Gen. de Gaulle,” one page, 8 x 10.75, July 14, 1941. A speech headed (translated): “Communique of Gen. de Gaulle to the Troops, 14.7.1941.” In full (translated): “To the soldiers, to the sailors, to the airmen, to the people of France. July 14 is for us the anniversary of faith and national hope. Faith because never, despite the tears of France, we have no longer firmly believed in her and in her destiny.

Hope because we see on the horizon all the data of Victory. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, Frenchmen, my dear companions, be firm, pure and faithful; because at the end of our troubles, there is the greatest glory in the world: that of men who have not yielded.” In fine condition.

General de Gaulle gave this rousing message during a Bastille Day ceremony at Marchand Stadium in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (then the capital of French Equatorial Africa), during which he awarded three soldiers with the Cross of Liberation. During this period, de Gaulle was leading the Free France movement, a governmentin-exile that continued to fight against the Axis powers after the fall of France. A superb wartime message from the exiled French leader. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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310. Captured German Flag. Large German Nazi flag

captured by American forces during World War II, measuring 48 x 53, featuring a sewn-on black-on-white swastika against a bright red field, with additional sewn “Marktredwitz 4” patches on each side. The white area surrounding the swastika has been signed on both sides by over 70 American servicemen (the majority of them signing on one side), most adding their hometowns. The flag features seven aluminum rings sewn along the hoist, and silver bullion fringe along three edges. In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining. Allied forces took Marktredwitz—an important Bavarian railway hub—in April 1945, during the decisive final stages of World War II in Europe.

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Eighth Air Force 600th Comb Squadron Headquarters Sign and Tunic.

Original hand-painted wooden sign removed from the headquarters of the 600th Bomb Squadron (398th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force) in Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England, measuring 23 x 19.25 x 1, and depicting the squadron’s insignia of a furious Daffy Duck carrying a red bomb with his webbed feet; the cloud and Daffy pieces are attached to the circular sky backdrop, which also features a few faint pencil signatures from members of the squad. Consignor notes that the sign was obtained by a 600th Bomb Squadron pilot, who brought it home as a souvenir.

Included with the sign is a beige pilot uniform summer tunic belonging to Captain Venizelos G. Pappas, a member of the 398th heavy bombardment group during World War II. Manufactured by M. O. Simon & Co., the jacket features an identification tag in a liner pocket: “Date 4/43, No. 46422, Cloth 117, Mr. V G Pappas,” with jacket bearing a ribbon bar (four oak leaves and three stars) and US and ‘propeller-wing’ collar insignia, with Army Air Force (AAF) patch and sterling silver captain bars to shoulders.

Also included is Pappas’s beige AAF’s officer’s shirt, manufactured by Kahn Tailoring Co. of Indianapolis, with felt AAF patch on the left shoulder. In overall very good condition, with the sign showing expected wear, and the upper portion of left wing and beak tip missing. Accompanied by supplementary material on Pappas and the 600th Bomb Squadron.

The 600th Bomb Squadron arrived in England in April 1944, and flew a number of combat missions, including the bombing and ‘softening’ of coastal targets along France’s Cherbourg Peninsula just prior to D-Day. The squad also supported ground troops in Operation Market Garden and in the Battle of the Bulge, as well as flying a number of other combat missions in Germany.

Augmented furthermore by Captain Pappas’s handsome pilot attire, this sign of the 600th remains a rare and historic piece of WWII Eighth Air Force memorabilia. Starting Bid $200

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Eisenhower’s D-Day order: “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade” 312. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Souvenir typescript of General Dwight Eisenhower’s ‘Order of the Day’ on June 6, 1944, delivered upon the D-Day invasion of France, 5.5 x 8.75, removed from one of Eisenhower’s limited edition Crusade in Europe books, signed at the conclusion in black ink by Eisenhower. The order reads, in part: “Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Forces: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you…But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41.

The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned!” Double-matted with a portrait of General Eisenhower to an overall size of 16 x 13.5. In fine to very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

313. Enola Gay. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of the 11-man crew

of the Hiroshima mission, shown posing below the Enola Gay bomber, signed in blue or black ink by seven crew members: “Morris Jeppson, (Weaponeer),” “Theodore Van Kirk,” “Thomas W. Ferebee,” “Paul W. Tibbets,” “George R. Caron,” “Richard H. Nelson,” and “Jacob Beser.” In fine condition, with two small areas of surface irregularity. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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A firsthand account of the Hiroshima blast 314. Enola Gay: George Caron. ALS signed “George R. Caron, Tail Gun-

ner–Enola Gay,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. In part: “We were on our bomb run to Hiroshima, Japan and I was in the tail turret of the Enola Gay. At 8:15 AM I have heard the bombardier say ‘Bomb Away’ over the intercom. We were at about 32,000 feet and Col. Tibbets, our pilot, put the airplane into a steep, driving right turn to get us as far away as possible from the first atomic bomb blast. Now I was facing the city and about 45 seconds later there was a tremendously bright flash. Even though I was wearing dense Polaroid goggles, I thought I was blinded. After the flash subsided, I took off the goggles and saw the first shock wave rising towards us. It hit the plane rather hard and close behind came a second shock wave. This time I called out over the intercom, ‘Here comes another one.’ As we got further away, the mushroom cloud came into view.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

One-of-a-kind photo signed by four WW2 generals 315. Four Generals. Amazing

vintage glossy 10 x 8 group photo of four of America’s greatest generals during World War II, signed in blue or black fountain pen, “Lucius D. Clay,” “Omar N. Bradley,” “Dwight D. Eisenhower” [as president], and “Douglas MacArthur.” Reverse bears a Daily Mirror credit stamp and typed notations indicating that the photo was taken in New York City in 1958, with each general signing that same year. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, three paperclip impressions along the edges, and surface impressions from something that was signed on top of this photo. A remarkable photo signed by four of America’s most revered military names. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Remarkable signed portrait of the famed ‘Dambuster’ 316. Guy Gibson. The first Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Force’s No. 617 Squadron (1918–1944) whose ‘Dam Busters’ raid in 1943 resulted in the destruction of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, and in June 1943 became the most highly decorated serviceman in the country. Gibson completed over 170 war operations before dying in action at the age of 26. Very rare vintage glossy 4.5 x 6.25 half-length portrait of Gibson seated with a pipe and wearing his military uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ben Twigg, with my kindest personal regards, yours, Guy Gibson, W/C, 15/9/44.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, and paper loss to the bottom edge, easily matted out.

Just four days after signing this photo, Gibson was shot down after a raid over Rheydt and MuenchenGladbach on September 19, 1944. He was officially declared missing as of November 29th, and then, following the recovery of his remains—along with those of Navigator Jim Warwick—his death was formally announced on January 8, 1945, although many had long assumed as much. In a letter to Gibson’s wife Eve, Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote on December 19th: ‘I had great admiration for him—the glorious Dam-buster. I had hoped that he would come into Parliament and make his way there after the stress of the war was over, but he never spared himself nor would allow others to spare him. We have lost in this officer one of the most splendid of all our fighting men. His name will not be forgotten; it will for ever be enshrined in the most wonderful records of our country.’ Only the second signed item we have ever offered of Gibson, and the first signed photograph—an astounding keepsake from an elusive hero of the second world war. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

317. Japanese Good Luck Flag. World War II–era personal ‘Good Luck’ flag of a Japanese soldier, 33 x 28, featuring a printed red ‘sun’ in the center of the white cotton field. Two corners are reinforced with leather triangles. It was customary for family and friends of the Japanese soldier to sign these ‘Good Luck Flags’ before he went off to battle. When unfurled on the ground, they would be used by Japanese soldiers as warnings to friendly aircraft not to strike. In very good condition, with scattered staining and fraying to edges. Starting Bid $200

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The career wardrobe of a WWII aerial gunner 318. William C. King’s Eighth Air Force Painted A-2 Flight Jacket and Uniforms. Remark-

able grouping of World War II military apparel belonging to Staff Sergeant William C. King, a B-24 aerial gunner with the 576th Bomb Squadron in Wendling, England.

The collection is highlighted by a brown leather Type A-2 flight jacket, size 36, with inside collar area stamped “K–2385” and twice “King, W. C., 14182385,” with manufacturer tag reading: “Type A-2, Drawing No. 30-1415, A. C. Order No. 1756, Property, Air Force, U. S. Army.” The back of the jacket features an excellent handpainted insignia of the Eighth Air Force Winged Star with a central B-24 dropping a total of 35 bombs, and the front left breast marked in white paint, “King.” The zippered jacket is in functional, original condition, with Conmar zipper to front, two front pouch buttoned pockets, and knit waist and cuffs.

Also includes: An Army Air Force (AAF) enlisted man’s tunic, size 38R, with inner collar area stamped “K–2385” and marked “King, K–12087,” and jacket exterior featuring Sergeant first class rank patches, AFF and Eighth Air Force patches, aerial gunner wings badge, collar insignia, and ribbon bars (Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Good Conduct, and Unit Citation). A wool AAF long-sleeve shirt, size 15 1⁄2 and 32, stamped in the inner collar, “K-2385,” with collar insignia and shoulders bearing Sergeant first class rank, AAF Training Command, and Eighth Air Force patches. An early United States Air Force (USAF) blue officer’s tunic, size 36B, with embroidered chest ribbon bars, US collar insignia, shoulder captain rank insignia, and numerous Air Force uniform buttons. A USAF blue officer’s visor cap with prominent US eagle pin, black strap with Air Force buttons, and underside of visor marked, “Capt. King.” In overall very good to fine condition.

Other accompaniments include: a glossy 7.5 x 9.5 photo of King wearing his pilot uniform with goggles, framed to a slightly larger size; King’s personal copy of a second edition of The Air Officer’s Guide: 1949 Edition, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the first free end page in black ink, “Lt. William C. King, Jr., A01856823, USAF,” with notable wear to dust jacket; handwritten notes from King’s widow, listing her husband’s various military career accomplishments, including: “392nd Bomb Group/756th Bomb Squad, 8th Air Force,” “Received Distinguished Flying Cross Air medal—4 bronze oak leaf clusters,” “American Campaign medal,” “World War II victory medal,” “Korean Service medal—4 service stars,” and many others; and printed information packets from the “392 Bomb Group” website, which indicates that King participated in a total of 39 bombing missions, rather then the 35 indicated by the bombs painted on the A-2 jacket. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 113

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Historic Japanese officer’s pistol and heirloom sword surrendered at war’s end in 1945 319. Japanese Sword and Pistol Surrendered by Col. Hitoshi Masaki. A Browning Model 1910 pistol and 350-year-

old wakizashi sword surrendered by Col. Hitoshi Masaki of the Imperial Japanese Army, the commander of the Japanese garrison on Hahajima, to American Col. Presley M. Rixey in October 1945.

The Browning Model 1910 pistol is serial #367423, 7.65mm (.32 ACP), 3 1/4˝ barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some minor freckling within the grooves. This Liege-proofed pistol has matching numbers on the frame and slide with the metal retaining 75-80% of the original commercial blue finish that has gray fading along the raised edges and areas of dark freckling along the sides of the slide, as well as on the top radius. The checkered “FN” composite grips are in fine shape with some mild flattening of the points and a few minuscule handling marks and scratches. Additionally, the right panel has warped slightly and now has a narrow gap at the heel of the butt on the right side. The pistol comes with two “FN” marked magazines, and is housed in a private purchase Japanese military flap holster with single belt loop and brass shoulder strap rings. The leather is scuffed, but still flexible and intact, and a small wooden identification tag is tied to one of the strap rings. This transfers as a modern firearm.

The wakizashi is an heirloom blade, not an issue or Showa era private purchase, and measures 31˝ overall with a 20 1/2˝ blade, signed on the tang by Banshuu-Juu Fujiwara Katsuuji (swordsmith in Harima and Osaka from 1661–1673). The sword mountings are not military and have ornate Kashira and Menuki (the Fuchi is covered by a military style leather collar with double snaps for securing the blade in its scabbard), as well as an iron Tsuba with abstract ‘cloud’ embellishments. The blade has numerous spots of freckling and minor scratches and blemishes along both sides, and is housed in a leather covered, wooden military scabbard. The leather has shrunk slightly and so the snap keepers are now slightly out of alignment. Attached to the hanger ring is a cloth identification tag with both Kanji and romanized information (including the name of the owner: “Colonel Hitoshi Masaki”).

The sword and pistol were surrendered to Col. Presley M. Rixey, USMC, who took the surrender of the Japanese garrison on the Bonin Islands (Chichijima, Hahajima, and Anijima) in 1945. The actual signing of the surrender documents occurred on board the USS Dunlap on September 3, but the formal surrender ceremony did not occur until October when Col. Rixey and a detachment of USMC Police landed on Chichijima. There they accepted the surrender of about 14,000 troops, including the commanding officers: Vice Admiral Kunizo Mori (IJN) and Lt. General Yoshio Tachibana (IJA). About a week later, Col. Rixey traveled to Hahajima and held the surrender ceremony for its 6,500-man garrison.

A large group of original photographs is included in the lot, one showing Col. Rixey delivering a speech to the Hahajima garrison on its departure for repatriation on the Home Islands. Col. Masaki is standing behind him, and a typed note to his son (who aspired to become a USMC officer upon growing up) on the back reads: “Japanese Cadet translating my speech at evacuation ceremony Haha Jima, 10 December 1945. The Jap Commander, Colonel MASAKI presented his sword to me—and I am keeping it for you, another Colonel! This sword is 300 years old.”

The Bonin Island garrison had a particularly gruesome wartime history. Future president George H. W. Bush narrowly escaped capture after being shot down on a bombing raid targeting the radio towers on Chichijima on September 2, 1944. Nine other men who successfully escaped their burning aircraft on the raid were captured, executed, and their livers eaten by some of the officers. Col. Rixey and his staff first uncovered evidence of this grisly crime, and a formal investigation was conducted. Tried for war crimes afterwards, both V. Adm. Mori and Lt. Gen. Tachibana (along with two other junior officers) were convicted and hanged by Allied Occupation Authorities as punishment.

Accompanied by a notarized affidavit of provenance signed by Presley M. Rixey IV (Col. Rixey’s grandson), dated December 8, 2011, confirming the above information. A spectacular and historic World War II grouping boasting excellent provenance.

Starting Bid $1000

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320. Montgomery of Alamein. Souvenir typescript, one page, 8 x 11.5, signed at the conclusion in fountain pen, “Montgomery of Alamein, F.M., 1971.” The “Instrument of Surrender of All German Armed Forces in Holland, in Northwest Germany Including All Islands, and in Denmark,” containing seven provisions of the surrender. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a central horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

To the mother of a POW killed in the Sinyo Maru incident: “He, along with his comrades-in-arms who died on Bataan and Corregidor and in prison camps, gave his life for his country” 321. Douglas MacArthur. Remarkable archive related to American soldier Michael Leschuk, who was held as a prisoner of war by Japan and killed in an American bombing of a Japanese prison ship.

The collection is highlighted by a TLS by Douglas MacArthur to Leschuk’s mother, one page, 8 x 10.5, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific letterhead, November 21, 1945. In full: “My deepest sympathy goes to you in the death of your son, Second Lieutenant Michael Leschuk, who died in action against the enemy. You may have some consolation in the memory that he, along with his comrades-in-arms who died on Bataan and Corregidor and in prison camps, gave his life for his country. It was largely their magnificent courage and sacrifices which stopped the enemy in the Philippines and gave us the time to arm ourselves for our return to the Philippines and the final defeat of Japan. Their names will be enshrined in our country’s glory forever. In your son’s death I have lost a gallant comrade and mourn with you.”

Includes items chronicling Leschuk’s tragic experience overseas: a TLS from Leschuk to his mother from Manila, July 6, 1940, noting, “I like soldiering in the Philippines because it is much easier than in the States and I like the weather. The days go by fast and in October I’ll have completed a year over here. The only time I feel lonesome for the States is the nights I have to stay in the barracks”; a Western Union telegram dated May 15, 1943, to Leschuk’s mother from an adjutant general: “Report just received through the International Red Cross states that your son Second Lieutenant Michael Leschuk is a prisoner of war of the Japanese government”; and two Imperial Japanese Army POW postcards filled out with standard responses, one reading: “I keep praying that I shall see you again, Father & Eva.” Additionally includes a Christmas card from Leschuk, a glossy 1944 official US Navy photograph of General MacArthur on the ladder of the USS Nashville, and a newspaper clipping about Leschuk’s tragic death. In overall very good condition, with wrinkling, staining, and toning to the MacArthur letter, and various chips and large tears to the POW postcards.

Second Lieutenant Michael Leschuk was taken prisoner by the Japanese Army while fighting in the Philippines in 1942. He was among 750 American POWs held in the cargo holds of the Japanese ship Shinyo Maru. On September 7, 1944, the USS Paddle, not knowing of the prisoners on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao. Some Japanese guards shot at prisoners as they struggled to escape while the ship was sinking. In all, 668 POWs, including Michael Leschuk, were killed in the incident. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I hope you take Manila for your Birthday present” 322. Douglas MacArthur. World War II–dated fountain pen sig-

nature, “Happy birthday to you always, Douglas MacArthur,” at the head of a letter written to him on a 5 x 8 sheet, January 14, 1945.

The letter, by “Nancy Lee Bodvin,” reads: “I admire your splendid work in helping to win the war. I am a girl going on 11 yrs. I just found out that my birthday is on the same day as yours, January 26 and so I want to wish you a Happy Birthday…P.S. I hope you take Manila for your Birthday present.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked February 16, 1945, and bearing the censor signature of MacArthur’s aide, Lloyd A. Lehbras.

Also includes a contemporary local newspaper clipping describing Bodvin’s receipt of McArthur’s birthday wishes. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

324. Benito Mussolini. Handsome matte-finish 6.5 x 10 soft-focus portrait of Mussolini, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, and dated at Rome, January 25, 1932. Nicely cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.75 x 20. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Oppenheimer recognizes a Manhattan Project machinist’s “contribution to the development of the atomic bomb”

325. Robert Oppenheimer. TLS signed

“J. R. Oppenheimer,” one page, 8.5 x 11, P.O. Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico letterhead, October 1, 1945. Letter to William Clubb, in full: “This letter is to acknowledge your contribution to the development of the atomic bomb. The striking success of this project was only made possible by the work and sacrifices of the military members.

According to your group leader, you are to be commended for twelve months spent in the project machine shops engaged as a machinist in the fabrication of equipment and parts which were essential to the development of the atomic bomb. You and your colleagues have consistently turned out high quality work and throughout the long period of high pressure effort you have cheerfully cooperated in meeting the most urgent demands of the project.” In fine condition, with light staining along the left edge.

Accompanied by a bronze “Manhattan Project, A Bomb” worker’s pin with swivel locking clasp, and two printed certificates recognizing Clubb’s service as part of the Manhattan Project (one bearing the facsimile signature of President Harry S. Truman and the other bearing the facsimile signature of Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson). Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA for the Oppenheimer letter.

Sent two months after ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat Man’ were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, this remarkable letter acknowledges a military machinist’s contribution to the highly secretive Manhattan Project. After the nature of the Manhattan Project was revealed to the public, service pins were awarded to its workers—bronze given to those with less than a year of service, and silver to those with over a year of service. This letter features nondescript letterhead for “P.O. Box 1663,” an address that served all residents of Los Alamos—the ‘secret city’ at the heart of America’s early nuclear weapons program. A superb archive boasting a scarce and important autograph from the ‘father of the atomic bomb.’ Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Patton’s “warm thanks for much valuable assistance” in supplying the front 326. George S. Patton. Superb pairing of two WWII-era items signed by Patton to General R. B. Lord: an imposing matte-finish 7.25 x 9.5 photo of the general in uniform, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Gen. R. B. Lord, with warm thanks for much valuable assistance. G. S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen.,” matted to 10.25 x 12.75; and a TLS to Lord, signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10, Headquarters, Third United States Army letterhead, October 16, 1944, in full: “Thank you very much for your letter, and I wish to again express my gratitude for the regiments of cavalry which were, and continue to be, of outstanding value. I appreciate your wanting a photograph and trust that the enclosed meet with your desires.” In fine condition, with light toning, and a tiny hole, to the mat of the photo, and a tiny paperclip-related hole to the top edge of the letter. Includes an original ADSEC shoulder patch removed from Lord’s jacket, which can be seen in an included modern reprint photograph of Lord. Also accompanied by an additional modern reprint of a photo of Lord (the original inscribed to his wife), and an original photo of Lord in a courtroom setting, stamped “Confidential” on the reverse.

After the invasion of Normandy, General R. B. Lord was appointed Chief of Staff of S.O.S ‘Service of Supply’ and Communications. Headquartered in Paris, his duty was to procure and distribute supplies, equipment, and armament for the European Theater. As the war progressed, General Lord was reassigned to Reims, France, where he took over procurement, supplies, communication, equipment and armament for Southern France, which included supplying General Patton’s 3rd Army and the 7th Army as they moved north toward Germany. General Patton was gratefully indebted to Lord for moving supplies, equipment, and armament to the front. General Lord initiated the ‘Red Ball Express’ to equip General Patton on his aggressive movement through Southern France and Czechoslovakia. General Lord also supplied the British and French forces in his sector, and would later be present at the signing of the German surrender in Reims, France. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

“We visited the place where Igraine’s husband was killed by Uther Pendragon”

327. George S. Patton. ALS signed “GSP Jr.,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, color postcard of King Arthur’s Castle Hotel in Tintagel letterhead, July 9, no year but likely 1913. Written from Stratford-upon-Avon, a letter to his father, “Mr. Geo. S. Patton,” in full: “We drove here in a machine and stopped two nights and went to church Sunday. It is a fine place. Daniel is here. We visited the place where Igraine’s husband was killed by Uther Pendragon. Both well.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, and a short edge tear. A year after competing in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, the 27-year-old Patton returned to Europe in the summer of 1913 to undergo fencing techniques from Adjutant Charles Cléry at the cavalry school in Saumur, France. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The seven SHAEF commanders in 1944 328. SHAEF Commanders. Spectacular original glossy 9.75 x 8 Associated Press photo of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ‘High Command’ in London in February 1944, signed in fountain pen by all seven commanders pictured: “Dwight D. Eisenhower,” “Omar Bradley,” “B. H. Ramsay,” “Arthur Tedder,” “B. L. Montgomery,” “T. Leigh-Mallory,” and “W. B. Smith.” Annotated in the center in an unknown hand, “The High Command—London Feb. 44.” Reverse bears an Associated Press copyright stamp. In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing, a light vertical bend, and a tiny tear to the upper left corner tip. Featuring all members of SHAEF—Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, and Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith—this is an iconic photograph, extremely rare to find fully signed. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

329. Franz von Sonnleithner’s Tunic. Dr. Franz von Sonnleithner’s impressive double-breasted diplomatic tunic, constructed of high-quality gray-green wool with an open collar, with rows of four gilt buttons on each side, displaying an eagle and swastika superimposed over a globe.

On the left sleeve are three five-pointed gold star patches, indicating the rank of Generalconsul/Gesandter 1st class (Group II, Level 2). A ribbon bar adorns the left breast. The tunic is lined in green silk with a cut for wearing a dagger, and a label inside the inner breast pocket is annotated with Sonnleithner’s name and a date of January 2, 1939. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original 2008 Andreas Thies auction catalog in which the tunic is listed.

Franz von Sonnleithner was the diplomatic liaison between the Joachim von Ribbentrop’s Foreign Ministry in Berlin and Adolf Hitler’s ‘Wolf’s Lair’ headquarters in East Prussia during World War II. Most notably, Sonnleithner was present at the Wolf’s Lair conference on July 20, 1944, when Claus von Stauffenberg set off a bomb in an attempt to assassinate Hitler. Sonnleithner was wounded in the blast and thus became one of 23 people to receive the special Wound Badge of 20 July 1944. Following the war, Sonnleithner was a material witness during the Nuremberg Trials, testifying about the organization and operation of the Nazi Foreign Office. A rare and important uniform of a high-ranking German diplomat, and a beautiful piece associated with the famous 1944 attack on Hitler.

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WW2 battlefront map dated shortly before Germany’s surrender 330. World War II Battlefront Map. Remarkable military-used World War II Blondel map of the German battlefront, measuring 25 x 23.75, with copious markings in red wax pencil indicating the movements of troops and areas of Nazi resistance, and dated to the central panel, “May 6 [1945],” only a day before Germany officially surrendered to the Allies. Other notable markings include: the advance of Soviet armies from the East, with the names of the corresponding generals, and the advance of the 3rd Army, led by General Patton, towards Plzen, the easternmost point US forces were able to reach; compass-made concentric circles around Berlin, used to estimate distances from Nazi headquarters; areas of recent Nazi resistance such as Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Munich, and Lake Como in Italy (where Mussolini had recently been captured); the movements of the 1st and 9th, as well as that of Canadian forces into the Netherlands; and an accurate representation of the demarcation line between Western and Soviet forces. These crucial final moments of the European theater led to the capture of Berlin and the advance towards Prague, where the final major battle of Europe was fought. The map is laminated on both sides. In good condition, with splitting along the brittle intersecting folds. A splendid, albeit delicate, World War II artifact. Starting Bid $200

331. World War II Generals. Vintage glossy 6.75 x 4.75 photo of a delegation of American military personnel that traveled to Mexico, signed in fountain pen by many of those pictured, including: Jacob Devers, Carl Spaatz, Courtney Hodges, Jonathan Wainwright, Hoyt Vandenberg, Guy V. Henry, Hugh Gaffey, Louis E. Hibbs, John O’Daniel, George Beverly, R. J. Miranda, and one other. The reverse is annotated in pencil to identify those depicted, and is also marked, “May 2 to May 6, Kelly Fld. Texas to Mexico & Return.” In fine condition, with a few surface impression from identification notations on the reverse. An impressive array of key members of the American armed forces during World War II. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The jacket of an American airman held as a POW in Stalag-17 332. World War II Jacket: Manly S. Blackman. World

War II airman’s jacket of Master Sgt. Manly S. Blackman, who was assigned to the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group in Tunisia. Blackman was taken as a prisoner of war and held at Stalag-17 near Krems, Austria, from where he was liberated in May 1945. The jacket is size 35L, and it is adorned on the left breast with ribbon bars (one with a service star) and USAF air crew pilot’s wings. The right breast features a blue bar ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters. The sleeves have chevron rank patches as well as embroidered shoulder patches for the 9th Air Force and 15th Air Force. Includes a 1943 document filled out in type, appointing Blackman as staff sergeant, authorized by Keith K. Compton. In fine condition. The story of the American airmen held near Krems inspired the 1953 comedy-drama war film Stalag 17, which starred William Holden in an Osar-winning role.Starting Bid $200

333. World War II Airman’s Jacket. Standard issue

World War II airman’s jacket of an 8th Air Force staff sergeant, the left breast adorned with an embroidered pilot wings patch and multiple ribbon bars (with a total of two service stars and one oak leaf cluster). The sleeves feature chevron rank patches as well as embroidered shoulder patches for the 8th Air Force and Army Air Forces. In very good to fine condition, with loose threads to the embroidered wing patch and a few tiny holes to cloth. Starting Bid $200

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334. World War II Uniform: J. H. Hevener. Uniform

of Staff Sgt. J. H. Hevener, comprising his ‘Ike’ jacket, pants, enlisted man’s overseas hat, and belt. The ‘Ike’ jacket, which has Hevener’s name written in the back, is size 34R, and it is adorned on the left breast with a blue combat infantry marksman’s badge and ribbon bar with three service stars.

The right breast has a ‘Ruptured Duck’ honorable discharge patch. The sleeves feature chevron rank patches as well as embroidered shoulder patches for the 63rd Infantry Division and US Army Europe. The wool pants are size “W32/L34,” and are annotated inside with Hevener’s name. In overall fine condition. Also includes a World War II Victory Medal.

Starting Bid $200

335. World War II Uniform: 8th and 9th Air Force.

Desirable sergeant first class airman’s uniform from World War II, comprising a jacket and pants. The jacket is size 38R, and it is adorned with ribbon bars on the left breast, one featuring four service stars. The right breast has a ‘Ruptured Duck’ honorable discharge patch. The sleeves feature chevron rank patches as well as embroidered shoulder patches for the 8th Air Force and 9th Air Force. The wool pants are size “W30/ L31.” Includes six original candid photographs taken by the airman, as well as a Pennsylvania Railroad furlough coupon.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Archive from a decorated American bomber pilot

336. World War II Uniform and Archive: Theodore A. McConnell. Remarkable archive of material from B-24 bomber pilot 1st Lieutenant Theodore A. McConnell, who fought in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater during World War II, tallying 406 combat hours and 46 missions. The highlight is McConnell’s high-quality regulation officer’s tunic, size 36R, with stunning theater-made bullion CBI and 10th Air Force shoulder patches, theater-made ribbon bar and unit citation bar, and silver pilot’s wings. Additionally includes a piped enlisted man’s overseas hat, and a thick leather folder stamped “Pilot’s Navigation Kit, Air Corps, United States Army,” containing a vast assortment of ephemera related to McConnell’s military service.

Among the items contained inside the kit are: his cased Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster; McConnell’s 1942 “Service Yearbook” diary, with daily entries made throughout his training; two CBI blood chits (one on cotton and one on silk, the latter torn and frayed); several short snorters taped together; two folders filled with McConnell’s military flight records; several candid photographs; identification cards; an “Ellington Field, Class 43-1” yearbook; a disbound “Pilots’ Information File,” marked “Restricted”; an “Air Power: Key to Survival” softcover manual; a typed notebook from his time as a flight instructor in the 1950s; and various other documents, letters describing his missions, and assorted ephemera. In overall very good to fine condition, with one button replaced on the tunic. Starting Bid $200

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337. World War II Uniform: Lowell D. Pyle. Multiple uniforms

of B-24 bomber pilot Staff Sgt. Lowell D. Pyle, comprising two jackets, three shirts, three pairs of pants, two ties, three officer’s hats, two pilot’s flight caps, and two cloth belts, with an official Air Force garment bag (marked “Pyle, L. D., Capt....APO 710 Evil”). Includes: an olive drab Class ‘A’ sergeant’s jacket, size 38R, with 15th Air Force shoulder patch, ribbon bar with four service stars, sterling silver wings and propellor pin, machine gun pin, and overseas service cuff insignia; a khaki shirt with Army Air Forces shoulder patch; a khaki jacket with 5th Air Force and 4th Air Force shoulder patches, sterling silver wings, and ribbon bar with two service stars; a khaki shirt with a 15th Air Force shoulder patch; an olive drab shirt with a 15th Air Force shoulder patch; two pairs of khaki pants; and one pair of olive drab pants.

Includes a leather briefcase containing ephemera from Pyle’s service, including: several Japanese Government Peso notes issued in the Philippines during WWII; Pyle’s enlisted reserve corps card; a Quartermaster Corps card; a Civil Air Patrol D-4 rotating flight computer; a hardcover “Passing Light” 1944 yearbook from Lemoore Army Air Field; a few airfield maps and publications; and some other ephemera. In overall very good to fine condition. Starting Bid $200

338. World War II US M1 Fixed Bail Helmet with Camouflage Pattern. An

early, front seam ‘Steel Pot’ helmet manufactured by McCord Radiator with fixed chinstrap bails. The helmet retains about 60-70% of a theater-applied two-color camouflage finish over the original olive drab flocked paint. The pattern consists of irregular, rounded areas of tan paint with broad black borders with the original OD paint as the background. Large areas of ruddy brown oxidation are present both inside and out, with further flaking along the crown and various scratches and marks along the exterior. The metal rim has flaked to bright metal around the edge. The second type fiber-resin liner has short chip and crack along the back edge, with a heavily worn canvas liner (the leather comfort band is partially detached), worn exterior OD paint, and a crisp Firestone Tire Co. logo at the top of the crown. The liner strap is no longer present. WWII-era American camouflaged helmets are closely associated with paratrooper units, however other units and individuals field-modified their helmets as well, and this particular helmet is one of the latter group. This example is in about good condition, and would make a terrific example for a collection of Second World War US field gear. Starting Bid $200

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339. World War II US Navy M26 Life Preserver.

World War II–era official US Navy M26 life preserver made from olive drab oiled canvas, with two pockets to house the brass and steel CO2 canister with string attachment, four exterior loops to house the two brass-capped rubber inflation tubes, and a steel belt buckle. Stenciled with the date of manufacture, “Jan. 19, 1944,” unit number “TC 83,” with stenciled instructions for use, now obscured by an adhesive material. The M26 was required to be worn by all serving crew members of the US Navy whenever they were on duty or on watch, and this type of preserver saw extensive use during the D-Day invasion. In very good to fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Rodney Hilton Brown of The War Museum. Starting Bid $200

Superb “Memphis Blues” hand-painted A-2 bomber jacket 340. World War II USAAF B-26 Marauder Crew A-2 Flight Jacket with Painted Decorations. An at-

tractive dark brown leather, issue jacket with russet-brown elastique hem and cuffs. The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar snaps, and a hook and eye fastener at the throat (the hook portion is no longer present). The jacket was made by J.A. Dubow Mfg. Co. of Chicago, IL, and has the one-piece label peculiar to Dubow jackets made under the W535 AC 27798 contract.

The exterior leather is still supple and exhibits only minor wear and flaking along a few of the edge seams, and on the forearms of the sleeves. The cuffs are heavily frayed, and there are a few tiny holes in the hem fabric too.

The jacket is embellished with a large aircraft name on the back: “Memphis Blues,” and a mission tally on the front labeled “E.T.O.” (65 missions and a large “D” superimposed on the 38th mission).

The paint is in excellent condition with light flaking along some of the leather texture, but clear and crisp throughout.

A leather name strip is present on the left breast: “M. E. MITCHELL,” but a handwritten name is present on the interior: “LT. HEMPHILL – 572.” The interior of the jacket has a slightly stained, but otherwise fully intact brown linen lining.

Included with the jacket are two WWII black-and-white photographs. The first shows the crew of “Dode Lee’s Memphis Blues” standing in front of their aircraft (a Martin B-26 Marauder). The crew are wearing B-10 jackets in the photo, but the crewman second from the left has a mission tally box painted on the right breast that is nearly identical to this one. The second picture shows a six-man crew standing in front of a different B-26. The man standing in the second row left is the same gentleman with the tally box in the previous photograph. Starting Bid $300 126 |

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Hand-painted A-2 from the 8th Air Force’s “LuLu Bell” 341. World War II USAAF 8th Air Force A-2 Flight Jacket with Unit Patch and Painted Decorations. An

attractive dark brown leather, issue jacket with dark brown elastique hem and cuffs.

The jacket has a single, functional front zipper with collar snaps, and a hook and eye fastener at the throat. The jacket was made

by Poughkeepsie Leather Coat Co., and has a small size tag underneath the label (size 44). The exterior leather is still supple and exhibits minor wear with some noticeable scuffing and flaking along a few of the edge seams, and on the shoulders and sleeves.

The hem and cuffs exhibit almost no fraying, however there is heavy wear to the leather at the back of the collar, and even a few spots where the leather has worn through entirely. The jacket is embellished with a large, sewn 711th Bomb Squadron unit patch on the left breast, and owner’s painted owner’s nickname: “SKIPPY.” The patch has faded slightly with age, but is otherwise in excellent condition. An embroidered felt 8th Air Force patch is present on the left shoulder, and a heavily flaked US flag patch on the right. The back of the jacket is extensively embellished with a dark blue riband at the top with “LuLu BeLL” in yellow gothic letters, the 8th Air Force insignia flanked by “flak magnet,” and 65 mission emblems underneath. The paint is in fine shape, slightly crazed and flaked along the riband, and worn through on the mission tally, but everything is still visible and legible. The interior of the jacket has a lightly worn, intact brown linen lining with some darker stains, and a small right angle cut on the right side near the hem. A fairly recent handwritten note found in one of the pockets identifies the original owner of the jacket as one William W. “Skippy” Lee. The 711th Bomber Squadron was one of four squadrons in the 447th Bombardment Group (Heavy), and flew missions out of Rattlesden, England from late 1943 until the end of the War in 1945. This is a spectacular hand-painted 8th Air Force A-2 jacket. Starting Bid $300

342. World War II: Caterpillar Club.

Collection of six items related to the Caterpillar Club, an association formed by parachute pioneer Leslie Irvin for airmen who successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft and saved their lives through the use of a parachute. First, a TLS signed “Leslie L. Irvin,” one page, 4.5 x 7.75, Caterpillar Club letterhead, August 13, 1945, in part: “I am indeed glad that you were able to save your life with an Irvin chute, and have much pleasure in welcoming you as a member of the Club. I am enclosing herewith your Caterpillar Pin and membership card with our compliments.”

Second, the associated laminated Caterpillar Club card, 3.25 x 2.25, signed in blue ballpoint by Irvin. Next, two enameled 1.25 x .75 membership pins, and a similar secretarially signed typed letter welcoming Sgt. S. Powell to the club. And finally, a metal plaque engraved “In Memoriam, the Royal Air Force Escaping Society.” The first letter and membership card are mounted and matted to an overall size of 15 x 12.5; the second is mounted and matted with one of the pins to an overall size of 9.75 x 12.75.

In overall fine condition. Especially famous members of the Caterpillar Club include James Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and John Glenn. The name of the club was derived from the silk threads that made the original parachutes, the club’s motto being ‘Life depends on a silken thread.’ Starting Bid $200

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343. Hap Arnold

344. Battle of Britain

345. Omar Bradley

346. Lloyd Bucher

347. Captured German Flag Trophy

348. Kenneth F. Cramer

349. Doolittle Raiders

350. Ira C. Eaker

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352. Dwight D. Eisenhower

353. Dwight D. Eisenhower

354. Dwight D. Eisenhower

355. Dwight D. Eisenhower

356. Dwight D. Eisenhower

357. Enola Gay

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360. Enola Gay: Tibbets and Sweeney

359. Enola Gay: Tibbets and Ferebee

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361. European Front

363. James M. Gavin

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369. Benito Mussolini MB $200

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366. Jonas H. Ingram

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364. Generals

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365. Holocaust

362. Flying Tigers

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370. Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III MB $200

367. Douglas MacArthur MB $200

368. Anthony McAuliffe MB $200

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372. Pearl Harbor Survivors

373. Kurt Schuschnigg

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375. World War II

378. World War II Poster:

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382. World War II Poster: Remember Dec. 7th!

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380. World War II Poster: Bundles for Berlin MB $200

383. World War II Posters: Careless Talk MB $200

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379. World War II Poster: Award for Careless Talk

374. Women of WII

377. World War II

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381. World War II Poster: Miles of Hell to Tokyo!

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Desirable 38-star American flag, once displayed at Fort Benning 385. Indian Wars: 38-Star American Flag. Uncommon In-

dian Wars period (circa 1877–1890) 38-star American flag, measuring approximately 100˝ x 60˝, made from a wool bunting material, the blue canton featuring white cotton stars sewn on both sides. The 38 stars are arranged in a uniform 7/8/8/8/7 pattern. There are no metal grommets on the hoist, but rather an old braided rope cord sewn in with loops on either end. At the bottom of the hoist are two small modern museum identification tags; the consignor notes that this flag was displayed at the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia, for over thirty years. In very good condition, with some staining to the hoist, and a few holes and areas of fraying to the flag.

Starting Bid $200

386.WWI: 2nd Infantry Division Flag. Blue silk parade flag with gold

fringe honoring the United States 2nd Infantry Division’s participation in World War I, measuring 68 x 45, having a white star with intricately embroidered Indian head device at the center of both sides.

One side reads, “Second Division, A.E.F., 1917–1919,” in yellow, and the other side lists the names of the unit’s battles in red: “Chateau Thierry,” “Meuse Argonne,” “Mont Blanc,” “Saint Mihiel,” and “Soissons.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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“They are Deserting as it is Very troubelsom”— a lieutenant seeks Heath’s counsel on Fort Montgomery passes 387. William Heath. Uncommon ALS signed “L. Wood-

bery, Lt. Com’d,” one page, 8.25 x 5.5, November 7, 1780.

Written from Fort Montgomery, a letter to Major General William heath, in full: “As it is often The Case that parties Want to pass out of season who have not proper passes alltho I am Very Well Acquainted with them I have not let them pass according to the Gen’l orders Sir I should be glad to know if I should be safe to let them pass in cases of that kind if it be towards Camp as it Cant be Expected They are Deserting as it is Very troubelsom sending up with every party.” Letter is affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with foxing and staining, and old repairs to split folds. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Lafeyette writes to Monroe and Jefferson 389. Marquis de Lafayette.

388. Henry Knox. Revolutionary War general and founder of the military school that became West Point (1750–1806). ALS signed “H. Knox,” one page, 7.25 x 9, January 16, 1795. Letter to General Henry Jackson at Boston, in part: “The gentleman who will deliver you this is Mr. John George Williams who has an intention to visit the district of Maine and will perhaps form a settlement there. This Gentleman may remain some time in Boston. I pray you to cause him to experience the urbanity and hospitality of the place.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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ALS in English, signed “L.f.,” one page, 4.75 x 7, no date. In full: “Inclosed I send you two letters for Mrs. Crawford and Monroe calculated to be delivered to and by you. A bundle of letters sent by the post to the Havre will no doubt wait there for you. It is probable that my son who goes to town Tuesday may yet find you. If not he will forward the Letter to the president, and one to Mr. Jefferson if there remains behind you an opportunity to send it.” In fine condition, with professional repairs to paper loss at all four corners. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

390.

Revolutionary War. Sought-after ALS signed “William Trent,” one page both sides, 6.75 x 8.25, April 7, 1783. Letter to Joseph Simons of Lancaster, in full: “About ten Days past I came to this City in expectation of meeting you here, I brought all the Papers relating to the Lands I sold you. I was much disappointed at not meeting you as I was in Hopes We should have formed some Plan to pursue our Application; if we loose our Grant let those whose Penury have left no Person to attend the Business blame themselves. Mr. Wharton & Myself have paid some attention to the Business, but it cannot be expected we should give our Time & pay our own Expenses.

I request you will meet the Indiana Company by your Attorney, unless you can make it convenient to attend yourself as Matters of a very interesting Nature will then be brought before them. I hope Mr. Levy, to whom please to give my Compliments, will also attend in Person if He can make it Convenient, otherwise by his attorney. I hope you will prevail on the Executors of Capt. Callendar to attend as I am determined to give no more attention to the Business unless I have my Expenses paid, it is too hard to work for Nothing & find myself. We have every Reason to suppose that a spirited prosecution of the Business will now bring it to a happy Conclusion, a contrary Conduct will loose it forever. The Company are to meet on Thursday the…of this month, with my Compliments to Mrs. Simon.” In fine condition. A fur trader and merchant based in colonial Pennsylvania, Trent (1715–1787) was commissioned as a captain of the Virginia Regiment in the early stages of the French and Indian War, when he served on the western frontier with the young Lt. Colonel George Washington. Trent led an advance group who built forts and improved roads for troop access and defense of the western territory. Starting Bid $200

The Civil War hero plans a hike to “the streams & lakes that lie toward the foot of Katadin”

391. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. ALS signed “Joshua L. Chamberlain,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, September 24, 1904. Letter to Manly Hardy, in part: “Sarah sent me ‘The Penobscot Man’ and I have been reading it with greatest interest. It is a remarkable book, both the substance and the style of it…Reading this makes me want to go to the ‘West Branch’ myself…At least I want to go as far as Norcross and the streams & lakes that lie toward the foot of Katadin. There is a view there of which I want to hone a sketch made from my especial stand-point, and I would like to get that now, this season.”

In fine condition, with short splits to the horizontal fold. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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War-dated military report “including the march to Spotsylvania and the operations in front of that place” 392. Civil War. Civil War-dated DS, signed “Virgil M. Healy,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, August 8, 1864. Battle report issued to W. J. Rusling, written from “Head Quarters 8th N. J. Vols., Camp near Petersburg, Va.,” in full: “In compliance with Special order 209, Hd. Qrs. Army of the Potomac, dated August 5th 1864, I have the honor to report the following as the part taken by this regiment during the second Epoch of the campaign, ‘including the march to Spotsylvania and the operations in front of that place.’ May 8th Left bivouac at Chancellorsville and escorted the Train to Falls Church and bivouacked. May 9th Joined the brigade at Todds Tavern, and march to the left about 2 miles and threw up breastworks. In the afternoon the regiment left the breastworks and marched to the right about 3 miles and threw up breastworks across the Kitoklow Road and remained until 4 A.M. May 10th At 4 A.M. left the breastworks and marched to rejoin the Corps, and took up a position on the night of the Brown House, near Spottsylvania Court House and made a connection with the left of the 6th Corps about 9 AM. May 11th The regiment went on Picket along the Ny. River and connected with the right of the 9th Corps. May 12th About 5 A.M. and soon after the storming of the Rebel works, the regiment advanced across the Ny, and captured 2 officers and 40 men (Rebels) straggling through the woods and send them to the Provost Marshall, carried some 30 wounded men to the rear and had them taken to the hospital one man wounded on picket. May 13th & 14th On Picket.

May 15th Relieved from Picket and rejoined the Brigade and connected with the right of the 9th Corps in the breastworks and was shelled by the enemy during the day. May 16th Lay in the breastworks all day and strengthened them during the night, and built traverses. May 17th Moved to the rear about 12 mile and had an inspection of the regiment. May 18th Returned to the breastworks. May 19th About 1 oclock A.M. marched to the left about 4 miles and bivouacked. During the evening got under arms and marched (double quick) to repel an attack of the enemy on our train on the Fredericksburg turnpike and remained in line all night. May 20th Returned to our bivouac of the day previous.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

393. Civil War: Private Dalzell. Handwritten poem entitled “The Blue and Gray of 1867,” penned on two adjoined 7.75 x 12.5 lined sheets, with the upper border reading “as revised by Private Dalzell, May 30 1916.” Dalzell’s five-stanza revision of Francis Miles Finch’s famous 1867 poem, in part: “Let minute guns today intone / The Nation’s common loss, / And North and South be ever one / Beneath our Savior’s Cross / United men from sea to sea / Forever and a day / O brothers ever let us be / At peace like Blue and Gray Our Brother let us ever be at peace, like Blue and Gray. / While strife and hatred raged afar, / And e’en pursued the dead, / Kind nature hid the scars of War. /…The heavens wept in silent dew, / The sunshine blazed by day / And sweetly grass and flowers grew / Above the Blue and Gray. / So let the drum and trumpet lead / Processions to these shrines, / To pay the Nations’ mournful mead. / Of charity divine— / A coward only hate the dead, / Or evil speaks today / Beneath the Flag now overspread / Above the Blue and Gray.” Signed at the conclusion, “Private Dalzell, James M. Dalzell, Soldier’s Home, Dayton, O. June 2, 1916.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, and irregular toning to the first page. Starting Bid $200

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Davis seeks support in the wake of the bloody Battle of Atlanta 394. Jefferson Davis. Civil War-dated

ALS as president of the Confederate States, signed “Jeffer. Davis,” one page on a 7.25 x 4.25 sheet from The Southern Telegraph Company, August 1, 1864.

Message addressed to Colonel William M. Browne, the commander of Georgia conscripts in charge of raising troops, in full: “I did not propose to interrupt your operations but to object to your being relied on as a permanent part of the enrolling organization. I have now two Aides and my private Secretary has returned so that the pressure is diminished. Genl. Cobb is relied on to direct & control enrolments in Georgia as far as consistent.” In fine condition, with light stains from old tape repairs on the reverse.

Jefferson wrote this message ten days after the Union army was repulsed in the battle of Atlanta. On July 22, 1864, the Confederates defending Atlanta successfully repelled attacking Union forces, killing Union General James B. McPherson in the process.

Davis, who was aware of the heavy toll on his troops and an impending siege by General Sherman, sought reinforcements for Atlanta to withstand another Union assault. Both William M. Browne, the commander of Georgia conscripts, and Howell Cobb, a staunch secessionist and originally a member of the Provisional Congress (before he became a military general), were entrusted to supply more soldiers to the Atlanta area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

395. Jessie Benton Fremont.

ALS signed “J. B. Fremont,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, no date. Letter to Mr. Bartlett, in part: “I have just answered your two notes by a telegram asking you to make the name ‘Distinguished People I Have Known.’ Known is more true and explicit than Met. I have my aversions to certain words and ‘whom’ is on the black list. Four of my subjects are ‘materialized’ as my irreverent boys call my work. I hope they will do—but writing so fast I am sure they are too diffuse and too personal and I have not time to condense. Yesterday was a special dispensation for my Frank’s boys. We breathed the delicious air together all day—driving nearly thirty miles, or rather, loitering thirty miles of this lovely country side—glad to feel that Frank would have the same weather all winter. It will be a good climate anywhere to me if my work goes well and I can lift some of these heavy cares so unjustly forced on the general. And for the chance to help I shall always thank Mr. Bowser and you, for your continued air over it.” Although undated, the letter was written between 1864 and 1875, the period her family resided at Pocaho in the Hudson River Valley. Reverse of second integral page bears an ownership stamp from the famed Max Thorek Collection. In fine condition, with a bit of light toning. Accompanied by the original Max Thorek Autograph Collection folder. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Canvassing Mississippi prior to his first election, Davis writes home to his new wife 396. Jefferson Davis. ALS signed

“Jeffer: Davis,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 1, 1845. Letter to his “dear Wife,” Varina Davis, written from Woodville. In part: “Very many inquiries have been made concerning you by our relations here and great anxiety exhibited for your welfare, as well as much desire for a visit from you, the which I have promised should be made as soon as circumstances would permit. Our friends here are well, and like intelligence has recently arrived from Feliciana, whither Hugh and wife with Ellen Davis had gone before my arrival.

Pray take care of your health and as a means of promoting its entire restoration cultivate sober, rational reflection & a just confidence in those who are entitled to affection. Extravagance of feeling necessarily brings a consequent reaction as a physical result, not unfrequently justifies it as a moral consequence, for the first branch of this view see Hume’s Essay on Pleasure and Pain. I am well and my thoughts have been mainly on subjects into which at some future day you may, I hope enter, now they would have no other interest in your eyes than as connected with myself.

Speaking of your eyes I thank you for keeping my reflected image in so flattering a mirror.

I gave your Father a memorandum of my movements to which it is still my intention to conform, and from Port Gibson I must go into Warren County when my where my presence seems to be needed…Give my love to all the family & let your ways be such as to smooth down the little asperities that had arisen. Combativeness is not an anger of which a Lady should give manifestation anywhere, and home is not the arena in which a man should exhibit its existence. It has been hard for me to leave you and in my sleep I so certainly return to you that I never wake without believing myself with you. May God shelter you from harm as I know your own pure spirit will protect you from wilful sin.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Davis’s hand to “Mrs. Varina H. Davis, care of W. B. Howell, Natches, Mi.” In fine condition, with light overall wrinkling and a split to one fold in the integral address leaf. Jefferson Davis had married Varina just six months earlier, on February 26, 1845. At the time of this letter, he was a popular public speaker and had begun to actively campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives, which he would win in Mississippi’s forthcoming election. Known for his passionate and charismatic speeches, Davis spoke out in support of the annexation of Texas, and, as a member of the Southern planter class, soon became a chief opponent of abolitionists. A desirable, early letter from Davis as he embarked on his political career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

397. Robert E. Lee. Hand-addressed mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.25, addressed by Lee to “Mrs…Franklin St., 7th & 8th, Richmond, Virg’a,” and signed in the upper right corner, “R. E. Lee, Gen’l.” In very good condition, with light dampstaining, and the recipient’s name (undoubtedly his wife) clipped off and not present. Robert E. Lee’s family occupied what is now known as the ‘Stewart-Lee House’ from 1864 to mid-1865; the three-story brick townhouse still stands today at 707 E. Franklin Street in Richmond, on the block between 7th and 8th Street. A great Civil War–period autograph from the commander of the Confederate Army. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 136 |

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398. Robert E. Lee. Sought-after 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite

portrait of the legendary Confederate general, neatly signed in ink, “R. E. Lee.” Published by Vannerson & Jones of Richmond, Virginia. In very good to fine condition, with neatly trimmed edges, and light soiling and rubbing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

399. Nathaniel Lyon. Veteran of the Seminole and Mexican-American

Wars (1818-1861) who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict. Scarce ALS signed “N. Lyon,” one page, 7.75 x 10, July 4, 1860. Written from Fort Riley in Kansas, a letter to Charles De Vinaldi, in full: “I have been trying to find time to write you an article for this week but cannot do it. I have had my hands full of public matters. Your note of the 30th Ult. is received & though your suggestions are appropriate enough I cannot well conform to them as it is impossible for me to write plainer than I have done.” Affixed by the left edge to a slightly larger sheet. In very good condition, with old repairs to fold splits, light soiling and staining, and a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Near Vicksburg in 1863, Sherman lauds a surgeon in his command: “You have moved among our Soldiers sick & well, advising and counseling all in those precautionary and sanitary measures which prevent sickness” 400.

William T. Sherman. Civil War–dated

ALS signed “W. T. Sherman,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, March 6, 1863. From his “Camp before Vicksburg,” Sherman writes to D. W. Hartshorn, a surgeon under his command. In part: “I have learned that you are about to leave us on a visit to your family and that your absence may be prolonged beyond even your own calculations. I avail myself to the opportunity to express to you my sense of obligation to you for long and faithful service under my immediate Eye and attached to my personal staff. You reported to me a stranger by order of the late General C. F. Smith at Savannah, Tenn., about one year ago, and we have served together constantly ever since without losing a day. Though I may have seemed to you slow in acknowledging your service, I assure you I have ever borne official testimony to your patience…skill and administrative abilities. Without horse or ostentation you have moved among our Soldiers sick & well, advising and counseling all in those precautionary and sanitary measures which prevent sickness. You have demonstrated that the good of the sick is perfectly consistent with military Discipline in Keeping them at Home with their fellow soldiers in their Regimental Camps. You have commanded the respect of the Surgeons under your Charge, and maintained among them more kindness and harmony than can be found in any other Division or Corps, and by timely foresight have been ever prepared for the accidents of War. I know you possess the confidence of all the officers of all my Old Division as well as mine, and whenever you find yourself unattached I beg you will do me the favor to come to me…I cannot withhold my earnest wish that you will soon rejoin the Army of the Southwest. Until then I bid you goodbye and may God bless you for the good you have done among the soldiers of my command.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and staining, and slight splitting along the hinge. A desirable war-dated letter with excellent content, recognizing the significant contributions of a Civil War surgeon to the Union cause. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

401. George Dewey. Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 8.75 three-quarter-length portrait

of Dewey in uniform, affixed to the original 11 x 14 photographer’s mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To Arthur T. Brice Esq., with warm regards from, George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy, Jan’y 1913—.” Also signed on the mount by the photographer, “Clinedinst, Washington, D.C.” In very good to fine condition, with light silvering to the images, and some foxing and a strip of toning to the mount. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Incredible 460-year-old document from the legendary Genoese admiral, penned the year he began the fight to reclaim Corsica 402. Andrea Doria. Italian condottiero and admiral from Genoa (1466–1560).

LS in Italian, one page, 8.5 x 11.5, June 11, 1553. Letter to Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sicily, in part (translated): “Since, for my own nature, I cannot deny my help to whoever asks for it, I cannot deny it especially to those who are connected to me as relatives, as in the case of Messer Federico Spinola, master of Casale Mosetta in Dartonese. Therefore, I have to do it and am forced to beg Your Excellency to be agreeable, on account of your kindness and recommended by my affection, to order that, regarding taxation, the property of my relative mentioned above may not be aggravated by more taxes than what is sufficient to certify.

If you do this favor, that Your kindness will be pleased to accord to the named Messer Federico, it will be as if you did it to me and he will owe a not small debt.”

In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a couple stains at the top, and a circular area of toning from seal affixed to reverse.

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

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The CINCPAC’s Vietnam-era guestbook, signed by Johnson, Nixon, McNamara, Westmoreland, and hundreds more 403. Adm. U. S. Grant Sharp, Jr.’s Vietnam-era Guest Log. Official

guest logbook of Admiral Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp, Jr., Commander in Chief of the Pacific Command (CINCPAC), containing a museum-worthy collection of signatures by American politicians, military leaders, opinion makers, CIA operatives and diplomats who, together, formed and executed U.S. policy in Vietnam during the 1960’s. These 1,100+ signatures are contained on 95 pages within a large blue leather 12.5 x 14.75 logbook with gilt titling, “Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, Guest Log,” and satin moire endpapers. Pages run chronologically with the earliest appearing at the end of the book. Adm. Sharp’s headquarters in Honolulu required all guests—even the president, who noted his ‘’Duty Station’’ as Washington, D.C.—to sign-in and list their titles in the book.

These signatures, gathered contemporaneously during Sharp’s command, provide a window into Vietnam policy as it was being formulated, giving the date of each visitor as well as their name and “Title or Duty Station” The guestbook immediately portends future events in Vietnam, with the first page listing visitors in July–August 1964, amidst naval attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin that precipitated the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which dramatically escalated U.S. involvement in the war. During the next four years—July 29, 1968 is the last entry in the logbook—public opinion had tumultuously turned against the war that had then claimed over 35,000 U.S. lives.

During this four year period, here are some of the notables who visited the Pacific Command Center and signed the book: (1) President Lyndon B. Johnson in April 1968, shortly after announcing that he would not seek re-election; (2) Richard Nixon, who visited and signed the book twice, the first in August 1966 and the second in April 1967, both times writing “USNR” (U.S. Navy Retired) after his name; (3) General William Westmoreland, Commander of U.S. military operations in Vietnam; (4) General Creighton Abrams who succeeded Westmoreland in 1968; (5) Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; (6) General Omar Bradley (who served on LBJ’s ‘Wise Men’ advisory board during Vietnam); (7) General Maxwell Taylor who served as Ambassador to Vietnam in 1964; (8) General Curtis LeMay who memorably advised Vietnam to stop its aggression or ‘we’re going to bomb them back into the Stone Age’; (9) CIA’s Sherman Kent, ‘the father of intelligence analysis’; (10) Henry Luce, editor of Time Magazine who featured Admiral Sharp on its cover immediately after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident; (11) Vice President Hubert Humphrey; (12) Laos Ambassador William Sullivan, whom Westmoreland accused of hampering the war effort; (13) General Vang Pao, Commander of the CIA-trained ‘Secret Army’; (14) John Singlaub, founding member of the CIA who wrote after his name, “New Chief, SOG, USMACV,” the Special Ops force that conducted covert operations in Vietnam; (15) Dickey Chapelle, photojournalist who lost her life in Vietnam; (17) General Edward Lansdale of the OSS and CIA; (18) Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt, who died while swimming in 1967; (19) General Ira Eaker; (20) CIA agent Lloyd Lauderdale who developed the first advanced signals satellite; (21) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos; (22) CIA agent William Colby, architect of the infamous Phoenix Program in Vietnam; (23) Ray Cline, Directorate of Intelligence for the CIA; (24) General Harry Kinnard, who pioneered the method of sending troops into battle using helicopters; (25) General Holland ‘Howlin Mad’ Smith of Iwo Jima fame and the father of modern amphibious warfare.

In addition to these names, the 1,100+ more include the Mountbatten of Burma, USMC Commandant Wallace Green; Admiral Thomas Moorer, Chief of Naval Operations; General Joseph Nazzaro, CIC Strategic Air Command; General Earle Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Lewis Walt; General Lowell English (noted for his role in the defense of Khe Sanh); Raymond Burr of ‘Perry Mason’ fame, along with senators, congressman, and various generals, admirals, politicians, and diplomats from the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) countries. In fine condition. A truly outstanding, unique piece from America’s most controversial war. Starting Bid $500

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An intimate view of the French Revolution: “I love what is good and just in the Constitution; I detest everything in it that is unjust” 404. French Revolution: Marquis de Toulongeon.

War-dated ALS in French, signed “Toulongeon,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.25, December 17, 1791. Letter to Minister of War Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara. In part (translated): “I have received…the obliging letter that you were good enough to write me after your appointment as Minister of War. I was very flattered to find anew therein the feelings you gave me evidence of previously. Perhaps you know that that position was offered to me on behalf of the King. I went to Paris in person to say that I felt had neither the courage nor the means to fill it, and that having no other aim but that of serving the King and the public good usefully, that be able to prove myself, in my mind and in my heart I believed myself much better placed at the bead of a division, still made up of Regiments good and faithful to their duty. I returned to Besancon. I presume to say that there I enjoy the confidence of the troops and the esteem of the honest citizens whose number is considerable. Most of the members of the Department are pure scoundrels, without even a sense of decency; a municipality scarcely any better, since the retirement of the good Mr. Ordinaire, and of a few upright men like Bois-Gilbert, Carban, and others; a club composed of madmen; a hypocritical bishop who is very intolerant—these…are the people with whom I must deal, against whom I must ceaselessly resist in order not to further the horrors, the black deeds, the perfidies that they invent daily.

You can easily believe that I could not be the man of such individuals. I am a troublesome and impious person to them.

To hold me under chains would doubtlessly be greatly convenient to them. But since I have enough common sense never to have given them a hold on me…since they have seen that I have as much steadfastness in the good as they have in evil; they have understood that they had no means of getting rid of me except by corrupting and disorganizing the troops I command, very confident that if they succeeded in this aim or in getting them out from under my command I would not remain there after them. And in this they have seen clearly and have judged me accurately. These machinations took place simultaneously everywhere that I had troops, and all except the artillery have remained faithful to their duty. I love what is good and just in the Constitution; I detest everything in it that is unjust or makes it unworkable; such as you saw me, I am still, and will always be.

What is to be done in the present circumstances? That is the heart of the matter and I am going to give you my opinion

frankly in this regard. You are going to send a commissioner.

I hope that it won’t be an Abbe Mullot, and I am not afraid of such a choice from you. But even if he were an angel, how would he unravel the truth in the midst of this tangle of machinations, persecutions, false testimony, etc. The whole thing reduces itself to a quarrel incited in a bar, in which it is maintained (and that may be) that some cavalrymen—in order to provoke some volunteers—shouted ‘Long live the King and the Prince.’ There was a fight in the bar, both sides were angry. Two cavalrymen were killed by the volunteers with the same gunshot, and there were people wounded on both sides with saber blows. All that was not a major incident, but it was necessary to make one out of it in order to have a pretext to get the 22nd Regiment out. People took up arms on all sides and when the whole city was in an uproar, they imperiously ordered me to remove the regiment. I consented to this to have peace. And after it was done, peace returned, and they were satisfied.

Now, will you have the cavalry regiment removed from my division? I don’t need to tell you that if a single man goes, not a single officer will remain either in that one, nor even in the others, and that wherever they may go, they will not leave alone. The whole corps is aroused about the murder of two of their members and they will present a united front, officers, non-commissioned officers, and cavalrymen. I tell you that such a step would have a dangerous effect and would be a dangerous example. Do you wish to hold the troops of this division?…Change nothing more in the Besancon Troops and in my division, and then I shall guarantee you the discipline of the troops, their loyalty, and the tranquility of the whole region.

I insist about keeping only six artillery companies because the corps is in league with the Club and the populace; because they forced the barricade at the barracks on the day of the fifth; because the colonel and nine officers have already left.

There is the plan which the overall situation and the detailed knowledge I have of it suggests to me. That is the only one with which I can cooperate. You are aware…that in this letter there are many details which are for you alone and in confidence. But I owe them to you to guide you in the resolutions you will propose to the King.” In fine condition. Toulongeon, a member of the National Assembly, conveys the turbulent climate in Revolutionary France in this lengthy and eloquent letter. Situated in 1791—between the time of the storming of the Bastille and the rise of the Reign of Terror—this is a remarkable firsthand account that discusses the military, people, and politics of France during a time of turmoil. Starting Bid $200

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“Direct them towards Szczecin, after giving them a little rest, and reviewing them,” orders Napoleon amidst his Polish campaign in March 1807 405. Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Napol,” 7.25 x 8.75, March 11, 1807. Dating to the waning months of the War of the 4th Coalition when Napoleon’s forces were marching east and conquering modern day Poland, a lengthy letter to his minister of war, Henri Jacques Guillaime Clarke, in part (translated): “My intention is that the 2nd Italian regiment reports at Kolobrzeg, until the entire Italian division is present; that will permit us to return to the 19th of the Line here. Marshall Kellermann writes me that the 5th, 6th, and 8th provisional regiments have left. The 5th has been at Kassel a long time. Write to Kassel requesting that they send you the 5th, it will be replaced by the 9th. The 6th must be at Magdeburg, the 7th must have returned by the 5th. The 8th will arrive there the 17th. My intention is that we leave no one at Magdeburg, and that you direct everyone to Szczecin or to Kostrzyn.

Marshall Kellermann assures me that they are well armed and dressed. My managerial staff needs reinforcements for these eight provisional regts; I have thus ordered Mal Kellermann to have the last four regiments, that is, the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, depart as soon as they are organized. My intention is that, once they arrive in Berlin, you review them, let them rest several days, and give them coats and shoes. You will do the same thing at Kostrzyn. The 31st Light Infantry must arrive at Berlin.

Direct them towards Szczecin, after giving them a little rest, and reviewing them. I prefer that regiments pass by Szczecin rather than by Kostrzyn, because circumstances can render them exposed, and that they clear a passage from Marenberg to Torun…

The 45th of the Line arrives the 14th at Mainz and will proceed directly to Magdeburg. The 3rd Battalion of the 17th of the Line will begin marching March 2nd for Magdeburg. You will review them. If there are 800 men, dash them off to this regiment, without leaving them any time at Magdeburg. The 3rd Battalion of the 21st of the Line will have arrived at Mainz. Ask Marshall Kellermann when he arrives. On this, I pray that God keeps you in his holy care.” In fine condition. Francois-Christophe de Kellermann was a career soldier whose resistance against the Prussians at the Battle of Valmy earned him Napoleon’s great admiration. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

406. Napoleon. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Napole,” one page, 8 x 12.25, March 8, no year. Untranslated report from the minister of war to Napoleon, who signs his approval in the lower left corner. Cloth-matted and framed with an engraving to an overall size of 27.25 x 24. In fine condition, with a few light creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Napoleon demands examination of “altered documents” 407. Napoleon. LS in French, signed “Bonaparte,” one page,

7.25 x 9.25, ornate Bonaparte I, Consul de la Republique letterhead, August 13, 1802. Letter to General DeJean, in full: “Citizen Minister, I am sending you the statement that the Public Revenue Office Minister remitted to me. Please suggest to me what action to take to review the documents and have an explanation of expenditure made for the fiscal year 10. I was told to be sure that more than half accounting is made of altered documents.

I find in the fiscal year 10 800,000 francs to citizen Hamelin for grain supply to Corsica. This citizen has not provided grains in that island. Please take measures to acquire proofs on this item.” An endorsement to top left in another hand reads, “Sent back to the Funds Office to make inquiries and compare with Citizen Boinod’s accounting.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Napoleon had only been First Consul for a little over a week when he wrote this letter requesting measures to address financial abuses. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

“I much fear that I have not influence enough” 408. Horatio Nelson. ALS signed “Nelson & Bronte,” one

page, 7.5 x 9, March 16, 1802. Written from Merton, a letter to John Polion, in full: “I have been favor’d with your letter of the 3rd respecting your nephew but I much fear that I have not influence enough to get him either a Cadetship to India certainly not a Lieut’y in the Marines as his age precludes his entry into that service as I am told by a new regulation. The former I will certainly ask for of some of the Directors, and on all occasions I shall always be happy to think myself your old & attached friend.”

Reverse of second integral page addressed by Nelson, who adds his signature below, “Nelson & Bronte.” In very good condition, with creasing, and old repairs to fold splits and seal-related paper loss. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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409. Robert Baden-Powell

410. Civil War

411. Jefferson Davis

412. David G. Farragut

413. Edward S. Godfrey

414. James Longstreet

415. Erich Ludendorff MB $200

416. August von Mackensen

419. Winfield Scott

420. Philip H. Sheridan

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417. John J. Pershing MB $200

421. William T. Sherman MB $200

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418. Carl Schurz MB $200

422. William T. Sherman MB $200

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423. Viet Cong and North Vietnam Flags MB $200

aviation 424. Aviation Fabric. Group of six flown fabric presentations

created by the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum with fabric removed during restoration of historically important aircraft. Each swatch measures about 2 x 2 and is affixed to its respective 15 x 20 informational poster. Pieces include: two brown swatches from Calbraith Perry Rodgers’s Wright Brothers Vin Fiz; two brown swatches from the Curtiss NC-4 Flying Boat that made the first transatlantic flight in 1919; a dark brown swatch from Lt. Heinz von Beaulieu-Marconnay’s Fokker D-VII ‘U.10’; and a dark brown swatch from Oakley Kelly and John Macready’s Fokker T-2. Rolled and in overall very good to fine condition, with a crack and fold to the Fokker D-VII and folding to one Vin Fiz swatch (which has come detached, but easily reaffixed). Accompanied by the original information packets issued by National Air and Space Museum. Starting Bid $200

Striking early portrait of the transatlantic hero

425. Jacqueline Cochran. Fe-

male pilot (1906–1980) who was the first of her gender to break the sound barrier and is said to have more aviation records and awards than any pilot in the United States.

Matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cochran posing alongside an airplane, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “For Frank Milton Clements, With best wishes, Jacqueline Cochran.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

426. Charles Lindbergh. Crystal-clear vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the young aviator in a suit and tie, boldly signed in fountain pen, “Charles A. Lindbergh.” In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the lower left corner tip, a short tear and crease to the right side, and old mounting residue on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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427. Charles Lindbergh. Signed book: Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography. First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 363 pages. Signed on the title page in black ink, “Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.,” as well as by the author in blue ballpoint, “Bruce L. Larson.” In fine condition. Lindbergh wrote the forward to this biography of his father, who served as one of Minnesota’s congressmen from 1907 to 1917. The aviator very rarely signed with the “Jr.” suffix after his father’s death in 1924, with one exception being copies of this book.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

429. Igor Sikorsky. Pi-

428. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. Pilot Wiley Post (1898–1935), accompanied by navigator Harold Gatty (1903– 1957), set the speed record for around-the-world flight during a trip completed on July 1, 1931. Post later became the first pilot to circle the globe solo. He died, along with humorist Will Rogers, when a plane he was piloting crashed during takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow, Alaska. Bi-fold program for a banquet held by the National Aeronautic Association and Washington Board of Trade on July 6, 1931, in honor of Post and Gatty’s historic around-the-world flight, 5 x 8, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “Wiley Post” and “Harold Gatty.”

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

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oneering aviation engineer (1889–1972) who developed the first fourengine airplane and the first modern helicopter to be put into widespread use. TLS signed “I. Sikorsky,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Sikorsky Aircraft letterhead, June 22, 1966.

Letter to Henry E. Josten, editor and publisher at Curtiss Johnson Publications. In part: “I am glad to enclose a postal card which you may like to include in your exhibit. This helicopter, the VS-300, was presented to the Edison Institute Museum at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan after its final flight demonstrations on October 7, 1943…The VS-300 helicopter established a world record of endurance and is recognized as being the first successful helicopter produced in the Western Hemisphere.”

In fine condition, with two light paperclip impressions to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

430. Joe Sutter.

American engineer (1921-2016) for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747; Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine has described Sutter as the ‘father of the 747.’ Color 11 x 8.5 laserprint photo of the first Boeing 747 being introduced to onlookers at the Boeing Everett Factory on September 30, 1968, signed in black ink

by Sutter. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

433. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Orville Wright, “Wright Cycle Co., O. W.,” payable to E. K. Morris & Co. for $2.84, March 15, 1907.

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

434. Chuck Yeager. Two

431. Orville Wright. The Winters National Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Wright, payable to The Engineers Club for $0.85, June 9, 1917. In fine condition.

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folding 11 x 14 portfolio displays containing four covers signed

by Yeager, including: a flown FDC carried at Mach 1 on the 50th anniversary of supersonic flight, signed in black felt tip; three FDCs signed in pencil; and one FDC signed in black felt tip. Also includes an additional unsigned FDC marked “Flown at Mach 1 on the 50th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight by Brig. Gen. Charles E. ‘Chuck’ Yeager.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

432. Orville Wright. Vintage 6.25 x 4.5 cardstock photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight, captioned at the bottom ‘First Man-Flight, December 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, N. C.,” signed in the lower left in fountain pen. In very good condition, with creasing, soiling, a tear to the background above the plane, and old masking tape on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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space

435. Gus Grissom. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Grissom wearing a Mercury 7 lapel pin, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Willy, Gus Grissom.” In fine condition, with a few light creases and a paperclip impression to top edge.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

436. Gus Grissom. TLS

signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10, Project Mercury letterhead, April 27, 1961. Letter to “Mr. Aucoin,” in part: “It is encouraging to hear from people like you who are interested in our space program…I am sending some literature on Project Mercury and the Mercury Astronauts which should be of interest to you.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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437. Mercury Astronauts. Official glossy 8 x 10 blacknumbered NASA photo of the Big Joe 1 (Atlas 10-D) rocket, signed in blue ballpoint by Gordon Cooper, and in black felt tip

by Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Deke Slayton, and Wally Schirra. Reverse bears faded purple NASA caption text. In fine condition, with some light surface impressions.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

438.

Mercury Project.

Group of six photos signed

by Mercury Project personnel, including five of the Mercury Seven astronauts and public affairs o ff i c e r J o h n A. Powers. Includes five uninscribed official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of astronauts, each signed in ink by the subject, including: Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter, Deke Slayton, and John Glenn. The Powers photo is an official glossy 8 x 10 NASA photo of him posing with a model capsule, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “Now do good work! Best wishes, Shorty Powers.” In overall very good to fine condition.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

First on the Moon, fully signed by the Apollo 11 crew

439. Apollo 11. Magnificent signed book: First on the Moon. Book club edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 500 pages. Signed on the title page in felt tip and ballpoint by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with light nicks and edgewear to dust jacket. A supremely desirable, uninscribed example of the story of man’s first lunar landing.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $500

‘First Man on the Moon’ stamp sheet signed by the Apollo 11 crew 440. Apollo 11. Fantastic sheet of 32 ‘First Man on the Moon’ ten-cent stamps, 8 x 10, signed in felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Lightly affixed by one corner to a white sheet. In fine condition, with expected moderate signature contrast. A highly sought-after format, ideal in this uninscribed, fully-signed state. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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442. Neil Armstrong. Sought-after official color 8

x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed over his arm in bold black felt tip. In fine condition, with some light creasing and scuffing. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication.

Uninscribed white space suit photos of Armstrong represent one of the most coveted prizes in the entire field of space collecting. Starting Bid $300

443. Neil Armstrong.

Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Armstrong climbing into an early prototype of the Apollo 11 M-5 Lunar Excursion Module on October 6, 1964, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with creasing to the upper right corner. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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444. Neil Armstrong.

Newsweek magazine cover from July 21, 1969, showing Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, 8.25 x 11, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Susan Pine, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with a light diagonal crease to the lower right. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Following the tenth anniversary of Apollo 11, history’s first moonwalker weighs in on the state of spaceflight: “Let us hope that progress over the next ten years with an operational Space Shuttle will be even more gratifying”

445. Neil Armstrong. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, University of Cincinnati letterhead, August 1, 1979. Letter to Ralph L. Benson, in part: “I very much appreciate the many letters I am receiving in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of Apollo 11. It’s very heartening to realize that so many people recall the event with such enthusiasm. I wish that time would permit an individual reply to all who write, but I hope this note will provide an acceptable substitute. The continued progress in both manned and unmanned space flight over the past decade has been most heartening. Let us hope that progress over the next ten years with an operational Space Shuttle will be even more gratifying.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

446. Neil Armstrong. Color vintage 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To all the Browne’s, With Best Wishes from Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong.”

Typed collector’s notations on the reverse indicate that it was signed in May 1969. In fine condition. Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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447. Neil Armstrong. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph

of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Doug—Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with a small crease and light paperclip impression to the top edge.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

448. Jim Irwin. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Irwin posing in his white space suit with a lunar globe, signed and inscribed in thin black felt tip, “To Flemming, My Best Wishes For Your Life, Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” who adds a small crescent moon. In fine condition, with a small crease on his right arm.

Pre-certified Zarelli Space Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Five of Challenger’s ill-fated crew 449.

Space Shuttle Challenger.

Superb collection of five official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew of the tragic STS-51-L Space Shuttle Challenger mission, each signed in black felt tip by the subject. Includes: Dick Scobee (inscribed to “John”), Judy Resnik, Michael J. Smith (inscribed to “Al”), Ellison Onizuka, and Ron McNair (inscribed to “Alan”). In overall fine condition, with small ink annotations to the reverse of a few of the lithos. An uncommon and desirable grouping. Precertified Zarelli Space Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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450. Aerospace Pioneers

451. Buzz Aldrin

452. Buzz Aldrin

453. Buzz Aldrin

454. Buzz Aldrin

455. Buzz Aldrin

456. Buzz Aldrin

457. Buzz Aldrin

458. Buzz Aldrin

459. Buzz Aldrin

460. Buzz Aldrin

461. Apollo Astronauts

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462. Apollo 12 MB $200

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463. Apollo Astronauts MB $200

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465. Neil Armstrong

464. Apollo Astronauts

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467. Alan Bean MB $200

471. Charles Conrad MB $200

475. Yuri Gagarin MB $200

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466. Neil Armstrong MB $200

468. Gene Cernan

469. Gene Cernan

470. Gene Cernan

472. Charlie Duke

473. Farouk El-Baz

474. Ron Evans

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476. Gemini 6 MB $200

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477. Gemini 7 MB $200

478. Jim Irwin

479. Ken Mattingly

481. Edgar Mitchell

482. Edgar Mitchell

483. Edgar Mitchell

484. Sally Ride

485. Sally Ride

486. Wally Schirra

487. Alan Shepard MB $200

488. Space Shuttle Challenger

491. John Young

492. John Young

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489. Test Pilots MB $200

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490. Georg von Tiesenhausen MB $200

480. Mercury and Gemini MB $200

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art, architecture, and design 493. Francis Bacon. Important British painter (1909–1992) best known for his grotesque, sometimes violent imagery often incorporating flayed human figures.

ALS, one page, 5.75 x 7.25, August 5, 1980. Letter to “Mr. Dyson,” in part: “There are very few large reproductions of my work, but there is a book coming out in the autumn of extended conversations with David Sylvester which I will send you when it appears.” In fine condition, with a trimmed bottom edge. First published in 1980, Interviews with Francis Bacon by David Sylvester compiled multiple interviews conducted with the artist between 1962 and 1979, and it is widely considered to be a classic text of modern art. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

494. Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi. ALS in French,

signed “A. Bartholdi,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, June 3, 1884. Letter to friend and fellow Statue of Liberty collaborator Georges Glaenzer, in part: “I have not received any more news either about your dear father-in-law, or about the Committee, or about the copyright that I sent as a last resort, asking which one was valid and to be signed. Didn’t it reach you? 1 sent it last December 3rd. I did receive a letter from Mr. Butler, to which I replied from Colmar. He gave me some general news but did not speak to me about the copyright. I asked him to give me news about it—that was already some time ago, in the month of March, I believe. Since I do not have copies of my letters, I do not remember exactly, but I am afraid my letter got lost. Please let me know what the situation is. I am sending you enclosed herewith [not present] a letter from an autograph collector. Since the Committee has a collection of them, I think it would be best to negotiate with him in return for a contribution. I sent 3000 of them last year, in autumn. I have a communication from a newspaper in St. Louis, very painful to read. So there are people who think I am getting a ‘deal’ when I have sacrificed more than 100,000 francs in the twelve years that I have been involved in the work of the Franco-American Union! Some time ago I wrote Mr. Evarts to ask him to give a little note to the newspapers so that they would not use the names ‘Bartholdi’s Statue’—’Bartholdi’s Fund’ etc, names which suggest that I am involved in a business matter. Couldn’t the Committee one day publish a little item in that regard, in order not to leave unchallenged ideas that are so unfair to me? My mother was terribly sick for two months. I have been back in Paris only since May first, and I found such an accumulation of work and problems that my head was a bit muddled from it. In any event, everything relating to the statue is fine.” In very good to fine condition, with old repairs to a slice through the text two lines above the signature. Accompanied by an English translation. Bartholdi and Glaenzer collaborated extensively during the process of fundraising for, fabricating, and overseeing the permanent placement of the Statue of Liberty. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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495. Carlo Bugatti.

Italian decorator, designer, and manufacturer of Art Nouveau furniture, models of jewelry, and musical instruments (1856– 1940) who was the father of automaker Ettore Bugatti. Exceptional and very rare original ink wash sketch of a figure on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet, signed in the lower left, “Bugatti Carlo.” Dated in the lower right at Milan, January 1, 1886. In very good to fine condition, with light foxing and toning. In 1880, after studying at the Académie des Beaux Arts in Paris, Bugatti moved to Milan to begin his furniture business. A highly desirable piece of original artwork from an early point in his career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

497. Carlo Carra.

Italian painter (1881– 1966) associated with Futurism. ALS in Italian, one page, 5.75 x 9, L’Ambrosiano letterhead, Forte dei Marmi, July 22, 1936.

Letter to “Bertocchi,” translated in full: “I believe it is now useless that you write the article on my exhibition at the Biennalle.

Too much time has passed, and I would now have to ask the newspaper director of the ‘Ambrosiano’ again. Let’s leave it for next time. Yes, my address stays the same, via Pascoli, 18. I have received your previous letters as I prepared to leave for the sea and because I left them in Milan I did not have your address and it was impossible to answer.” In fine condition, with light wrinking. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I wish I could show you our wine cellar here—it would warm your heart, & your belly” 496. Alexander Calder. ALS signed “Sandy,” one page, 8.25

x 10.5, November 14, 1963. Letter to his friend and banker Mr. Beverly Iszard, in full: “Here are 3 checks which please deposit for me. Here, the weather has been quite good. But there was frost last night. I will have a show in Paris in 8 days or so. I wish I could show you our wine cellar here—it would warm your heart, & your belly.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Amazing sketches by Paul Cezanne

498. Paul Cezanne. Extraordinary original pencil sketches by Paul Cezanne on both sides of an off-white 7 x 9.5 sketch book page, accomplished during his early years: one side features a study of a nude man after an old master; the other side features sketches of a single reclining male figure, two faces in profile, and two feet, along with several numerical annotations.

In very good condition, with scattered foxing and staining, a thin strip of old tape along one edge, and a short edge tear. Starting Bid $5000

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“Allow the person sent by the Durand-Ruel Gallery to take my painting” 499. Mary Cassatt. ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.75 x 6.75, Mesnil-Beaufresne letterhead, September 14, [no year]. Letter to her biographer, art critic Achille Segard. In part (translated): “Mr. Durand-Ruel has just communicated to me his answer to your letter. I will ask you if you would be so kind as to tell your employee to allow the person sent by the Durand-Ruel Gallery to take my painting in your house. I would like to do what I have to do during my stay here in Paris where I have all the models and the proper place to work and October would be a little late if I leave Paris for the south of France.” In fine condition. Paul Durand-Ruel was the most important commercial advocate of the Impressionists, and counted Degas, Monet, Manet, Pissarro, and Renoir amongst his other artists. A neatly penned, highly desirable letter directly related to her artwork.Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Starting Bid $300

Artistically inscribed by the great modernist 500. Marc Chagall. Signed book: Chagall by Raymond Cogniat. Paris: Flammarion.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 11.25, 95 pages. Artistically signed and inscribed on the halftitle page in colored pencil, “Pour Edith et Maurice Schlogel, en souvenir, Marc Chagall, 1966,” with an additional fantastic sketch of two green figures to the right of a multicolored spectacle. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Chagall hopes to display a recently sold painting at the Salon of Independent Artists 501. Marc Chagall. ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, January 21. Letter to French art dealer Berthe Weill, in full: “I hope that you are well after receiving all the world’s good well-wishes. One will cherish the good memory of that gay evening inspired as it was with your good humor.

I would like to request that if the buyer of my last painting permits me, I will exhibit it at the retrospective exposition of the Salon of Independent Artists. I don’t have paintings at my house—everything is currently exhibited, the majority in America, several others a little everywhere, and after all people said that it is a good painting worthy of being exhibited.

I would be very grateful if you would give me news.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“My principality would experience everlasting peace because no one would want such a small field” 502. Gaston Chaissac. French painter (1910–1964) who described his style as ‘modern rustic’ and enjoyed the company of the artistic and intellectual elite of his day. Handwritten drafts in French for two different pieces, each signed at the conclusion “G. Chaissac,” one gridded page both sides, 6.5 x 8.75, no date but circa 1946. The first describes a priest, Father Berletot, who entered the seminary at age eleven and was appointed as pastor of an important parish. This passage, in part (translated): “He deserves to be a bishop but a bishop is also a director and Father Berletot is too intellectual and too evolved to be a brilliant administrator. Rather he wants to be a senior priest because he could have a beneficial influence on the priests of his district.” The second text was published in the third issue of Centres, a magazine founded in Limoges by Rene Rougerie. In part (translated): “My dream would be to be a count and have a county, because I’d rather not be count without a county…Being prince I would not mind either, a prince with a principality naturally. As I am very ambitious with a little principality of two hundred square meters I would be satisfied. Prince de Boulogne would fit like a glove and I would wear a blue Persian uniform with faux buttons to make it more impressive…My principality would experience everlasting peace because no one would want such a small field.” In fine condition, with a few trivial stains. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 162 |

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Huge signature inscribed to a French ad agency

503. Salvador Dali. Large and ornate felt tip signature and

inscription, “A La Publicite a Wallace et Draeger, Hommage de Dali, 1972,” on an off-white 5.75 x 8 card. In fine condition. Wallace & Draeger was a premier French ad agency of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Unique, large painted signature by the great artist

505. Salvador Dali. Signed book: Dali de Draeger. First edition, limited issue of 1500. France: Draeger, 1968. Hardcover with dust jacket, 11.5 x 12. Prominently signed opposite the title page in red paint, “Dali, 1971,” adding a crown at the top. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. A fantastic and soughtafter ‘original painting’ by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Large and impressive surrealist sketch-within-a-print 504. Salvador Dali.

Magnificent original twice-signed ballpoint sketch accomplished inside a folding print of one of his works published in 1965 by Hoechst Iberica S. A., measuring 17 x 11.75 open, prominently signed and inscribed at the top, “A Charlie, Salvador Dali,” and signed again at the bottom, “Hommage, Dali.” Dali draws a marvelous landscape with a castle and hills in the background, two figures casting shadows in the foreground, and an ant on the left side. The reverse features a pre-printed facsimile of Dali’s autograph. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Dali discusses his work 506. Salvador Dali. Rare ALS in French, one page, 6.5 x 8.75, no date.

Untranslated letter to a journalist, mentioning his work “La femme aux tiroirs.”

In fine condition.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

David authorizes an etching of ‘Belisarius Begging for Alms’ 507. Jacques-Louis David. French painter (1748–1825)

and master of the Neoclassical style whose most famous works include ‘The Death of Marat’ and several portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte. Rare LS in French, signed “David,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 9, 1790. Written to the Count d’Anguilliers, keeper of the King’s buildings, who had purchased David’s famous early painting ‘Belisaire demandant l’aumone,’ executed in 1780. In part (translated): “M. Conde, my pupil having asked you by Monsieur Poncet for permission to engrave my picture of Belisaire, you have had the honor, Sir, to grant it only when I have given it my Consent; penetrated by your delicacy I hasten to join these gentlemen to beg you to use all your rights of ownership. I now have to thank them for having given me an opportunity to assure you of my respect.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds, and uniform mild toning. This letter was written one year after the storming of the Bastille, at an early stage of the French Revolution, of which the painter was an early enthusiast. David had used intermediaries to obtain the Count’s permission to execute an engraving after his painting by his pupil, the etcher Jean Conde (who would die four years later). The painting in question, today in the Musee du Louvre, is the second, slightly smaller and reduced version (1784) of the famous ‘Bélisaire demandant l’aumône [Belisarius Begging for Alms]’ (1780). An interesting letter from a momentous period, referring to an important early work by the great master. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The influential Impressionist writes to the Carmen librettist 508. Edgar Degas. Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4 x 5, no date. Letter to his close friend, Ludovic Halevy, the writer and librettist of Carmen, informing him that he will not be able to attend dinner, but promises that he will come visit. In fine condition. Degas executed gelatin silver prints of numerous members of the Halevy family. A superb artistic association piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Duchamp recommends a Belgian Surrealist to the Guggenheim and MoMA 509. Marcel Duchamp. ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, November 14, 1962. Letter to his friend and fellow artist Marcel Marien, telling him to write to two key figures of the New York museums. In part (translated): “Regarding Mr. Messer he awaits your letter and you will likely be asked to come and see: Mr. Messer, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, New York NY. Regarding Mr. Seitz he will answer your letter if you write it: Mr. Seitz, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd street, New York City.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Duchamp’s hand.

Marcel Marien (1920-1993) was a Belgian surrealist writer, essayist, poet, and editor, but also a photographer, filmmaker, and creator of collages and unusual objects. This letter presents a number of outstanding associations in the modern art scene: Thomas Messer was the longtime director of the Guggenheim Museum, serving for 27 years from 1961 to 1988 (thus far the longest tenure of any director of the city’s major art institutions). Seitz was the curator of the Department of Painting and Sculpture Exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art from 1960 to 1970; he was both a studio artist and historian, bridging the divide between academic criticism and the practice of studio art. He was largely responsible for raising the study of contemporary art to an academic discipline. Marien only lived in New York for a single year, and in 1963 set out for Communist China to work as a translator on the French edition of the magazine China Under Construction. A truly exquisite and historically intriguing piece connecting the movers-and-shakers of the art world during this period. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 165

Touching deathbed sketch by the Fauvist: “The father sleeps his last sleep peacefully” 510. Othon Friesz. French artist (1879–1949) of the Fauvist move-

ment and close friend of Raoul Dufy. Original ink sketch of his father on his deathbed on an off-white 8.25 x 8.25 sheet, dated December 9, 1924, with a brief note in French by Friesz below describing it, in part (translated): “I wanted to let you know how the father sleeps his last sleep peacefully.” In fine condition, with edge repairs on the reverse showing along the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Impressionist friends plan their “next Friday excursion” 511. Edouard Manet. Important 19th century French painter (1832–1883) whose works were a seminal influence on the impressionists of the succeeding generation. ALS in French, signed “E. Manet,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date but circa 1860s. Letter to the painter Frederic Bazille. In part (translated): “Do you think we are going to do our next Friday excursion. Answer me.” In fine condition, with light foxing and toning. In addition to Manet, Bazille counted the fellow impressionists Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet among his close friends. This group of friends met together at a local cafe every Thursday and occasionally went on painting excursions to the beautiful countryside.

A superb association among artists. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Magnificent sketch for the founder of Art de France 512. Andre Masson. French artist (1896–1987) associated with the movements of Cubism and Surrealism. ALS in French, one page, 7.25 x 10, May 17, 1967. Untranslated letter to important French bookseller Pierre Beres, adding a large sketch of a cityscape with gondolas rowing in the foreground. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned press photo and an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. In 1960, Beres had founded the Art de France, an annual review published until 1964 that included lithographs by Masson as well as the likes of Max Ernst, Pierre Soulages, Raoul Ubac, and Jacques Villon. By this time Masson’s style began departing from the abstraction that characterized his earlier work and the influence of Impressionism began to appear instead—something evident in the fabulous sketch he incorporates into this letter. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

513. Henri Matisse. ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 6 x 7.25, Hotel Terminus letterhead, June 8, 1934. Letter to Emile, in full (translated): “I had a good trip and had an excellent afternoon off, as I had left all my worries at home—I forgot something very important: It’s Vichy caramel for Claude—You have to take four boxes from the tobacco shop and wrap them up and mail them as soon as possible. It’s red round boxes with a blue stripe on it which it says ‘Vichy cost 2 fr.’ I hope all is well; I recommend you well Raudi and Gika—Try to distract them; a walk goes a long way but be careful with cars.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Vivid original Peter Max artwork 514. Peter Max. Fantastic original artwork entitled ‘Cosmic Series: Charlotte Ver. I #3,’ accomplished in mixed media on paper in 2015, 16 x 12, signed at the top in multicolored paint, “Max.” Mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 29.5 x 25.5, and signed and inscribed on the frame’s backing in silver ink, “For Michael, love Max, 2015.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original Peter Max certificate of authenticity, a photo of Max posing beside the piece, and the original invoice.

A striking, vibrant example of Max’s use of vivid colors and bold brushstrokes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

515. Joan Miro. ALS in Spanish, signed “Miro,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, personal letterhead, September 1, 1974. Letter to Leonard Lyons in New York, thanking him for some newspapers he had sent him, and hoping to meet soon. In fine condition, with creasing along the top edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Miro’s hand.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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516. Joan Miro. ALS in Spanish, signed “Miro,” one page, 8.5 x 11, June 7, 1947. Untranslated letter to documentary filmmaker Richard de Rochemont, his “distinguished friend,” asking that he phone him at his number in New York. Scattered spots of foxing and intersecting folds (two folds passing through a single letter of the signature), otherwise fine condition. He completed his painting ‘Personnage’ while staying with de Rochemont during his initial visit to America in 1947.

Miro would later dedicate the work to the award-winning filmmaker. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Affable 1902 letter from Monet to an important French art critic

517. Claude Monet. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining

sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, December 25, 1902. Letter to influential art critic and author Gustave Geffroy, in which he thanks Geffroy for his letter and apologizes for missing him when he was recently in Paris. Monet discusses family matters, thanks Geffroy for sending him his book Le Louvre, and mentions that he never received a copy of his previous book Belleville. In a postscript, Monet asks Geffroy to wish the painter Carriere well and to send his regards for a speedy recovery. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Monet’s own hand. Geffroy was a founding member of the literary organization Academie Goncourt in 1900 and is noted as one of the earliest historians of the Impressionist movement. He championed Monet after meeting him in Belle-Ile-en-Mer in 1886, where Monet busied himself painting the local oceanside rock formations, works which astounded the Paris art world when first exhibited in 1887.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Monet negotiates the sale of his ‘Norwegian’ canvases 518. Claude Monet.

ALS in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, Giverny par Vernon letterhead, January 7, 1918. Letter to a friend, in part (translated): “I am sorry for having to postpone my journey to Paris, but I have been troubled with rheumatic pains and with this weather I have to be cautious, especially with the difficult circumstances in Paris: I am now an old fool who has to take care of himself and be cautious. That’s why I will wait until the weather will be a little milder.

Still, if Tessier and Mr. Halvadsen are coming, would you please let me know in advance and tell me how they will be coming and at what time they will arrive? By the way, I wanted to tell you that, as I have already written to you, I am referring to 3 or 4 views of Norway at the indicated price and that apart from that I will not take less than the higher price and that I absolutely do not want to sell at these conditions. If those gentlemen like the (famous) views of Norway, they could take them with them, but I have no picture of them.

Regarding the painting of the garden, I don’t think it is good and I don’t allow you to deliver it. Besides, if it was not for you, I would prefer not to sell anything, keeping those which I find acceptable…By the rest, I am very disgusted.” In fine condition.

In the winter of 1895, on the advice of his son-in-law Jacques Hoschede, Claude Monet undertook a long trip to Norway to find new inspirations. In one of the most taxing painting campaigns of his career, Monet was awestruck but initially frustrated in his search for good motifs amid the snowy landscape. He ultimately painted 29 Norwegian scenes during his stay, including at least six views of Sandvika, a village near Christiania whose iron bridge may have reminded him of the Japanese bridge at his home in Giverny. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

520. Camille Pissarro. Acclaimed Impressionist and Neo-

Impressionist painter (1830–1903). ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 6.5, March 10, 1881. Letter to painter Armand Gautier, in part (translated): “I regret to have missed the appointment you give me. My wife sent me your letter last night, I only have it this morning and it is impossible to go to Paris today, I will go to Paris Sunday I will spend your home Monday or Tuesday I can not specify. I will leave for Pontoise, I work here.” In fine condition, with uniform toning to the first page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Boldly penned to his lithographer assembling a limited edition suite 521. Camille Pissarro. ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” one page, 4.25 x 7, June 1, 1900. Letter to Georges William Thornley. In full (translated): “I have received your message announcing that you are finally in possession of the famous preface, I am truly delighted for this, I hope that you will be able to hustle things on. I regret very much to be obligated to delay my trip to Paris, in addition to started studies that are holding me back here, but even if it were not for this major consideration, I could not leave here before the 10 and having given hospitality to friend Teissier rue de Rivoli consequently I could not see you until around that period unless of an exceptional and unexpected occasion. Pay my respects to Miss Thornlay and my warm greetings to you.” In fine condition. An acclaimed printmaker, Thornley collaborated with Pissarro in 1900 to publish a limited edition suite of lithographs. It featured a preface by Gustave Geffroy, an art critic who championed the impressionist movement, which Pissarro mentions in this letter. Desirable artistic content regarding the publication of his work.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

522. Frederic Remington. ALS signed “Frederic R.,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, Players Club letterhead, no date. Letter to actor Ottis Skinner, in full: “I have your nice notice this morning. You have got red blood in your neck. I am very thankful and its one on me. Fact is—d—the critics. You went up and you understood what I am driving at and told the folks that what I call the highest critism [sic]—I cant paint and that aint all my faults either since people are out gunning for moats, but I ain’t giving the snap away, to the Press. Any d— idiot can tell what’s wrong but its takes 4 stories above one’s eyebrows to keep what’s ‘right.’ Thank you old man. I’ll remember you & I’ll be at your funeral if you are buried by the corporation. We will do a turn some day.” A rust mark to first page, light scattered soiling, and a tape-repaired tear to top edge of signed page, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

523. Auguste Rodin. Untranslated ALS in French, signed

“Rodin,” one page, 4.5 x 5, April 9, 1889. Handsomely matted and framed with a picture of Rodin sitting with a woman to an overall size of 22 x 16.75. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and staining. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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524. Auguste Rodin. LS in French, signed “Aug. Rodin,” one page, 5 x 6.5, personal letterhead, April 16, 1905. Untranslated letter mentioning a lecture. In fine condition, with some very faint edge toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“My Merzbau is a heap of ruins,” tells the influential German artist in an extraordinary handwritten timeline, “but the Museum of Modern Art…will help me to reconstruct it” 525. Kurt Schwitters. Scarce ALS in pencil, two pages

both sides, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 7.5, October 10, 1946. Letter to Alexander Dorner, former curator of the Lower Saxony State Museum and head of the Kestner Society, in part: “1936.

Helma traveled between Oslo and Hanover and went the last time 1939 back to Hanover. Then she was not allowed to go to Norway again, when war started. 1940. Ernst and I had to flee again to England. We lived merely in London.

I had no connection with Helma…I had a one man show in Modern Art Gallery in London 1944. I painted all the time and did very nice small sculptures. On the exhibition came a telegram. Helma had died. Of cancer. I did not even know that she was ill. Later I heard, that all my property in Hanover has been bombed. My Merzbau is a heap of ruins. But the Museum of Modern Art, Director Sweeney, will help me to reconstruct it. I shall perhaps in March get permission to go to Hanover, I need a permit…From 25.3.47–18.5.47 shall be an exhibition collages In the Mus. of Modern Art NY. They will exhibit many of my collages…Now I would like to exhibit in USA soon also my very good oil pictures and sculptures. Where?

Can you help me?” In fine condition, with a rough top edge.

Living in Hanover, Germany, through the first World War, Kurt Schwitters reinvented his artistic style into what he dubbed Merz, most frequently taking the shape of abstract collages made from fragments of found objects—an attempt at making aesthetic sense of the chaotic world around him while interjecting witty commentary on current events. After gaining widespread fame in 1919 from his exhibition at Der Sturm, he began to create his first Merzbau, a transformed interior space within his family house in Hanover. He had completed one room and just begun to expand, when he was forced to flee, having become a target of the Nazi party for his ‘Degenerate Art.’ Remaining in exile with his son Ernst, first in Norway, then in London, it was not until 1944 that he learned of his double loss: the death of his wife Helma, and the destruction of his beloved Merzbau in Hanover during an Allied bombing raid. Despite having suffered two strokes, Schwitters continued his artistic pursuits without pause; learning that he would be receiving a 1000-pound fellowship from MoMA in New York, he set to work on his newest space, the Merzbarn in Elterwater, at the start of 1947; he would continue until his death in January. An excellent account of the years of chaos from an immeasurably influential artist who, despite constant wartime struggle and interference, never stopped creating new work, always sought out by the world’s finest museums and galleries. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300 172 |

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526. Paul Signac. French neo-impressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style.

Fabulous original unsigned pencil sketches of a European landscape accomplished by Signac on an off-white 8.25 x 10.25 sheet, the reverse bearing wonderful annotations in Signac’s hand, along with three more sketches of figures. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

527. Mark Tobey. American painter (1890–1976) whose densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism.

ALS, one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to “Mr. Fall,” in part: “Thank you for giving me a few lines. I have had rather hard things but hope it will be better by the end of the month.

I’m very sorry I can’t go on with you but there are better times. I haven’t been in U.S.A. for several years perhaps I can get some ideas as it would be good for me. My place is all turned up & down hoping to get better ideas.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

528. Jan Toorop. Dutch-Indonesian painter (1858–1928)

who worked in various styles, including Symbolism and Art Noveau. Scarce matte-finish 4.5 x 3 photo of Toorop working on a portrait, affixed to an 8 x 6.25 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “J. Toorop.” In fine condition, with scattered light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Struggling in sobriety, Lautrec turns to his mother— “I have an appointment at the printer on Friday, can you give me lunch, even meager?”

529. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

ALS in French, signed “Henri,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 6.75, no date. Letter to his mother, Adele de Toulouse-Lautrec, in full (translated): “I will not come to Rue de Douai on Thursday, as Georges will take me to lunch in Rueil.

Please try and come tomorrow afternoon.

We will arrange our little businesses so that we will not miss each other.” Lautrec adds a postscript, “I have an appointment at the printer on Friday, can you give me lunch, even meager?” In fine condition.

Lautrec’s relationship with his mother, certainly the most important in his short life of 36 years, was very close and often very strained. In an attempt to control his alcoholism and improve his health in the late 1890s, Adele restricted most of his movements, controlled his finances, and even briefly institutionalized him. Mentioned in this letter [believed to have been written around 1899] is his dear friend George Sene, one of the few who supported him through this dark stage of his life. Despite his condition, he was still creating artwork, noting an appointment with the printer of his famous posters. Incredibly rare in any form, this tender letter to his mother written during his final period of struggle is a remarkable piece, showing that his art remained a priority to the end. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

“My designs are too big to carry, but I’ll be at my studio” 530. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Important French painter and printmaker (1864–1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a place among the most iconic images of the era. ALS in French, signed “TLautrec,” one page, 5 x 3, [November 29, 1893]. Letter to art critic Gustave Geffroy. In full (translated): “My designs are too big to carry, but I’ll be at my studio at 4 o’clock—today and tomorrow, all afternoon. Come and see them, please. We must be ready on 2 December.” In fine condition, with some brushing to the ink.

Published in The Letters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, edited

by Herbert D. Schimmel, and accompanied by a photocopy of the page with the corresponding text. The “designs” that Lautrec mentions is a reference to six paintings made to be reproduced in color to illustrate Geffroy’s article, ‘Le Plaisir a Paris: Les Bals et le carnaval,’ in Le Figaro Illustre, No. 47, February 1894.

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531. Maurice de Vlaminck.

French artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. ALS in French, signed “Vlaminck,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 6 x 7.75, La Tourilliere letterhead, no date but circa 1927. Letter to his editor, in part (translated): “I received your letter and your New Year’s wishes that I am sending back to you in a friendly way. For the name of the author put Maurice Vlaminck.

I’ve written to Delpeuch, editor of Grasse Normandie, that he send you a copy…I write very little right now and my memoirs, as you say, do not move forward.” In fine condition. The book Grasse Normandie by Gabriel Reuillard, illustrated by Vlaminck, was published by Andre Delpeuch in 1926. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Volk sculpts a lifelike Lincoln 532. Leonard Volk. American sculptor (1828–1895) notable for making one of only two life masks of Lincoln. Fantastic 4 x 7.75 mounted photo of Volk’s sculpture of Abraham Lincoln for Rochester, New York’s ‘Soldiers and Sailors Monument,’ signed on the reverse in ink, “Abraham Lincoln from the Bronze Statue for the city of Rochester, New York. To Hon. H. S. Greenleaf, with the compliments of Leonard W. Volk, Sculptor, 1892.” In fine condition, with light soiling to the signed side, and light rubbing and scratching to the image side. Rochester’s ‘Soldiers and Sailors Monument,’ located in Washington Square Park and dedicated on Memorial Day, 1892, features a ten-foot-tall bronze statue of Lincoln at the top, sculpted by Volk. According to a May 31, 1892, report in the Rochester Morning Herald, Volk was uniquely qualified for the job ‘because he had taken casts of the President’s face and hands from life.’ Several of Lincoln’s intimates, who traveled to Rochester for the grand unveiling, described it as the most accurate portrayal that they had ever seen. A superb inscribed photograph of this historic piece of American art. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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533. Giovanni Volpato. Italian engraver, excavator,

dealer in antiquities, and manufacturer of biscuit porcelain figurines (1735–1803). ALS in Italian, signed “Gio. Volpato,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 11, September 7, 1767. Untranslated letter to Giambattista Remondini at Bassano. Addressed on the integral address leaf in Volpato’s hand. In fine condition, with scattered light staining, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Warhol’s ten-part 1975 take on Mick Jagger 534. Andy Warhol.

Highly soughtafter complete ten postcard set of Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger screenprint series from 1975, each 4 x 6.25, each signed on the front in black felt tip by Warhol. Reverse of each card is numbered 1–10.

Includes the original Multiples Inc./ Castelli Graphics folder, advertising the forthcoming Seabird Editions prints of these portraits, which were released in a limited edition of 250. In overall fine condition. Having first met in 1963, Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger formed a working relationship during the height of their fame in the early 1970s. Consisting of ten photos he had taken of the Rolling Stones frontman, the series of screen prints vividly represented Warhol’s stylistic shift from found imagery to a more ‘handmade’ approach, paying tribute to his friend and subject with neutral tones, bursts of color, and a marked focus on Jagger’s sex appeal and rock star persona. A highly desirable and seldom-offered collection. Starting Bid $500

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Original blueprint for Fallingwater

535. Frank Lloyd Wright. Desirable original blueprint for Fallingwater, one page, 32 x 20, titled along the lower border, “Edgar J. Kaufmann Owner Bear Run PA, Guest Wing Foundation Details Etc, Frank Lloyd Wright, Arch’t,” dated February 15, 1939, and marked “G–11,” the floor plan is identified as sheet “No. 7” for “Guest & Service Wing Add,” and features sections “C,” “D,” “DW,” and “EE.” Rolled and in fine condition, with light creasing along the left edge.

Considered one of Wright’s crowning achievements, Fallingwater embodies his organic philosophy in its integration with the striking natural surroundings. The residence was designed in 1935 and constructed between 1936 and 1939 for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., president of the Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann’s Department Store. His son, Edgar, Jr., was fascinated with Wright’s ideas and studied briefly under him as a resident apprentice in architecture at the Taliesin East School and Studio. Starting Bid $500

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536. Giorgio de Chirico

537. Robert Crumb

538. Jean Dubuffet

539. Lyonel Feininger

540. R. B. Kitaj

541. Fernand Leger

542. Frederick Opper MB $200

543. Jose Clemente Orozco

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544. Diego Rivera

545. James Tissot

546. Donatella Versace

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547. Paul Wallot

548. Andy Warhol

549. Andy Warhol

550. Andy Warhol

551. Stanford White

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Beautiful poetry by the Danish legend

literature

552. Hans Christian Andersen.

Beloved Danish author (1805–1875) best known for such classic fairy tales as The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Fantastic autograph poems in Danish and French, one page, 13 x 10.25, signed at the conclusion, “Souvenir de H. C. Andersen, Paris 26 April 1843.” Andersen pens four bilingual stanzas of one of his poems, headed “Le Soldat” on the French side. In very good to fine condition, with a repaired central vertical separation. An impressive autograph piece from the famed writer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

Rare handwritten letter by the legendary fairy tale author 553. Hans Christian Andersen. ALS in Danish, signed “H. C. Andersen,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, May 23, 1863. Letter to Mrs. Melchior, in part (translated): “You and your husband were extremely good and attentive towards me; your friendly letter, which I received this morning, is another proof thereof; but, unfortunately, I will not be able to come today…I am invited this whole week and have accepted the invitations…P.S. May I come to dinner next week?”

In fine condition, with short splits along folds. A beautiful specimen from the famed writer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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554. James M. Bailey. American journalist (1841–1894) who served in the Civil War and established the Danbury News.

ALS signed “J. M. Bailey,” two pages both sides, 8 x 10, Office of The Danbury News letterhead, December 11, 1873. An autobiographical letter discussing the history of his newspaper, which became famous for its wit and humorous presentation of both real and fictitious news items. In part: “There is but little for me to add to what has already been printed. I was born in Albany Sept. 25, 1841, and am consequently 32 years old, and got the bulk of my education from public schools. My first article was intended to be humorous, and was published in the New York Weekly Mercury in September 1860. I contributed short articles of a like nature to that paper, but nothing in my present line, for a year or so. In the army (served 3 years in the 17th Conn. Vols), I was a contributor to the Danbury Times, writing up camp incidents. In August 1865 an army comrade, Timothy Donovan, and myself purchased the Danbury Times, and made our debut in journalism. I took charge of the editorial work. Newspaper work being new to me, and the business not in a very healthy condition, it was a matter of serious study to fix upon the best course to pursue to make the paper successful.

I realized early that the first object was to make the Times desired by the reader, and that advertising would naturally follow. I slighted the local department, and threw my weight on the editorial columns. The result was not flattering to our pockets, however much the country may have been benefited. I next tried short articles of general interest and made columns of news and gossip briefs that were highly edifying to my parents, but didn’t seem to touch the public pulse. Finally, I struck the local vein, and by becoming a maniac on the subject, success came. We spared no trouble nor money to get local news fresh, and the result was most gratifying. This was in 1868, I believe. In ‘69 I commenced the paragraphing which has since made the News familiar.” He goes on to discuss the circulation numbers of his newspaper and its production process. In very good condition, with soiling, light staining, and old mounting residue along edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Balzac recommends a painter “whose name is not famous in France yet, although he has great talent” 555. Honore de Balzac. Desirable ALS

in French, signed “de Balzac,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, [circa February 1835]. Letter of recommendation to Baron Gerard for the Swiss painter Louis-Aime Grosclaude, in part (translated): “Yesterday I saw an artist whose name is not famous in France yet, although he has great talent, it is M. Gros-Claude of Geneva. He desires…to show you his paintings, which he exhibits at the museum…he has nothing else to ask of you but your opinion, and that of Mademoiselle Godefroid. He is a great friend of Schnetz.” In fine condition, with a few small pieces of archival tape along the edges, and old mounting remnants along the back of the hinge. Louis-Aime Grosclaude (1784–1882) was a student of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, and exhibited at the Paris Salon since 1833. Balzac had made his acquaintance in Geneva the previous year; Gerard would later write to Balzac that Grosclaude was ‘quite simply a man of talent.’ Published in Balzac, Correspondance I, Bibliotheque de la Pleiade, no. 35-21. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“They are horrors and monstrosities that would abort your pregnant readers”— Baudelaire on his “prose poems”

556. Charles Baudelaire. Rare ALS in French, one page, 4.25 x 5.25, February 15, [1865]. Letter to Louis Marcelin, artistic director of La Vie Parisienne. In part (translated): “An extreme need of money will be my excuse for you if I take you back to the Habitations Imaginaires, and if I ask you to hand them over to Julien Lemer who will do what he likes.—In truth I am not lucky with you. I hope I will compensate you at home with a package of prose poems. I have about thirty on my table but they are horrors and monstrosities that would abort your pregnant readers.” In fine condition, with a few light stains and some trivial paper loss to the hinge. A fascinating letter, particularly as “Habitations Imaginaires” is a reference to Baudelaire’s French translations of short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Intriguing content in this sought-after autograph letter by the noted French poet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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557. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.

559. Max Brod.

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Caron de Beaumarchais,” one page, 7.5 x 9, May 16, 1779. A neatly penned letter, in part (translated): “My case had to be judged on Tuesday but it has been postponed to Saturday with the most inadequate delay for myself. I cannot unfortunately go to Rocheforte for the dinner on Thursday because I have promised to sign the sentence even without reading it and to do so I need to wait until the sentence is given. It will be, if you don’t mind, for one of the first evenings of next week when I will have the pleasure of renew my esteem with a glass in my hands.” In fine condition, with some creasing to the right half. Beaumarchais engaged in a series of costly court battles in the later part of his life, jeopardizing his fortune and reputation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

558. Hermann Broch. Austrian

author (1886– 1951) considered one of the major modernists and remembered for his 1945 novel The Death of Virgil, which he began writing while imprisoned in a concentration camp after the Anschluss in 1938. ALS in German, signed “H. Broch,” one page, 5.75 x 4, postmarked October 13, 1933. Letter to the publisher Gottfried Bermann Fischer, about the printing of his novel The Unknown Quantity. In part (translated): “In my manuscript ending yesterday I forgot to make italics for the poem on page 165. I may ask you to add this. Moreover, I expect your decision whether you want to put the poem at the beginning or at the current place.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Prague-born writer and composer (1884– 1968) who was an associate and confidant of Franz Kafka and mentor to Franz Werfel. ALS, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, stamped personal letterhead, September 19, 1947.

Letter to Dr. Mayer, in part (translated): “You have on the book page of the ‘Palestine Post’ from 12. IX. Two articles on Kafka and Kafka interpretation. I believe that your readers will be interested in this, as well as my opinion on this question, which is so closely associated with my name. And that’s why I wrote an enclosed article.” In fine condition, with two file holes to the left side.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

560. Raymond Chandler.

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, June 25, 1953. Letter to “Swanie,” his agent H. N. Swanson, concerning the plagiarism of his work, in part: “Surely if that is so, it is up to you to recover the check for the story on which we made a deal. Bay City Blues is not of course your baby, but it might be possible to get an undertaking from them to print an apology and state the facts. I don’t know much about N. Y. state criminal law, but I know how to find out. If this is larceny, then there should be a remedy. I have in mind to ask Harry Steeger for a total reassignment of all rights to all my stories published in any magazine they own, and to offer him as inducement a right of one republication of any story of mine outside the ‘cannibalized’ group, but a non-assignable right which must be used by a magazine at the time owned by Popular. However, I await your advice and approval. Maybe I don’t have to offer him anything.” Chandler makes a few handwritten corrections to the text, and the upper left bears ink notations in another hand. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Let us save the tomorrows for work” 561. Samuel L. Clemens. Striking matte-finish 4 x 5.5

portrait of Clemens on an off-white 10.25 x 7 mount, boldly signed and inscribed on the mount with a witty AQS: “To Lady Campbell Clarke, greeting & salutation—and these, to-wit: Let us save the tomorrows for work. Truly yours, Mark Twain, New York, Aug. 3/07.” In fine condition, with light toning to the edges and corners, and moderate silvering to the image.

A highly appealing, boldly signed piece. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

“I wish to finish printing Mercedes, without delay”— Cooper sails to New York 562. James Fenimore Cooper. ALS signed “J.

Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 7.75 x 8.5, October 16, 1840.

Letter announcing his impending arrival in New York to his publishers, written aboard the USS Macedonian, in full: “I sail for New York to-morrow in this ship. We shall probably get in on Monday, and I hope to be in Philadelphia by the 20th, when I wish to finish printing Mercedes, without delay. I write that the printers may be in readiness, as I desire to return home by the 3d prox. in order to assist in making Martin Van Buren, President of the U. States of America.” Affixed at the bottom edge to an off-white sheet. In fine condition, with a clean slice passing through the upper half of the letter body. The book referenced here, Mercedes of Castile; or, The Voyage to Cathay, was Cooper’s tale of the preparations and expedition of Christopher Columbus to the New World. A desirable letter on publishing, made even more fascinating by Cooper’s interest in national politics—the incumbent Van Buren would lose to William Henry Harrison in the 1840 presidential election. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

563.

Gregory Corso.

American poet (1930– 2001) and the youngest of the inner circle of Beat Generation writers. Scarce pairing of original felt tip sketches

by Gregory Corso on individual off-white 8.5 x 11 sheets, both signed below in black ink, “G. Corso, 1984, N.Y.C.” The first sketch shows an Hasidic rabbi holding the Torah and saying “[To] be or not [to] be, what iss der question?” The second sketch shows an African American man with watermelon, cap, and bow-tie, and reads: “I’s to be or is not to be, is I is or is I isn’t, dat is de question!” In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Hart Crane evokes Melville and Poe during a cruise from New York to London 564. Hart Crane. ALS signed

“Hart,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Cunard Line letterhead, December 9, 1928. Letter to his good friend Samuel Loveman of New York’s Rowfant Book Shop, written aboard the “Tuscania, Off Newfoundland,” in part: “Ahoy Sam! The ship is rearing like a high-strung broncho—and I’m out walking the quarter deck much of the time—enjoying the rythmical lift and plunge of it. We’ve had high seas running and sleet and rain since Sandy Hook and I’ve been down for every meal. O it’s great! The bad gin pains are leaving my head—and taking only the bad memories with them—not the pleasant thoughts of you and Mary and others. This is a pleasant boat—not at all crowded—and such nice people. English servants know how to be pleasant as well as efficient. And of course I would be given the only really handsome English waiter in the salon! Rather tough food—but I’m getting used to it. The whisky—which is all I’ve tried thus far — is like balm of Giliad—or whatever Poe said. A little goes a long ways—and really doesn’t sadden one.” As a postscript, he adds: “Melville makes fine reading on this trip.” In fine condition, with light show-through from writing on opposing sides. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in his own hand.

A fabulous letter, as Crane speaks of two titans of American literature—Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. He specifically alludes to a line from Poe’s classic, The Raven: ‘Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore! Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore.’’ In the postscript, he makes reference to Melville’s famed seafaring tales, including his magnum opus Moby Dick. The recipient, Samuel Loveman, was a poet, critic, and bookseller known for his associations and correspondence with Crane and H. P. Lovecraft. An absolutely beautiful specimen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Dickens references “the Birmingham Shakespeare collection”

565. Charles Dickens. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Gad’s Hill Place letterhead, March 3, 1870. Letter to a gentleman, in full: “I should be heartily ashamed of myself for not having sooner acknowledged the receipt of your kind note and the enclosed amazing verses, if I had not the excuse of constant occupation to offer you. Even so armed I feel a little sheepish. H. Jones is a wonderful creature, and I feel truly obliged to you for your introduction to him for I have had more than one good laugh over his wonderful account of himself.” He adds a noteworthy postscript: “What a pity you can’t shut him up in one of the imperfectly filled cases in the Birmingham Shakespeare collection.” Loosely bound in soft leather wrappers.

In fine condition. Dickens is likely referring to the collection of ’Our Shakespeare Club,’ co-founded in 1861 by George Dawson, who desired to establish in Birmingham a Shakespeare Library containing ‘every edition and every translation of Shakespeare; all the commentators, good, bad and indifferent; in short, every book connected with the life or works of our great poet.’ The club’s collection ultimately became what is now the ‘Shakespeare Memorial Room’ on the top floor of the Library of Birmingham.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 184 |

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566. Charles Dickens.

Hand-addressed and franked black-bordered mailing envelope, 5 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to a fellow author, “R. H. Horne Esquire, Beaumont Cottage, College Road, Chalk Farm Lane, Hampstead Road, London,” and franked in the lower left, “Charles Dickens.”

Attractively mounted, clothmatted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 17 x 24. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Scarce letters from the renowned sci-fi author

567. Philip K. Dick. American writer (1928–1982) known for his works of science fiction, including The Man in the High Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Ubik, and A Scanner Darkly; acclaimed film adaptations of his works include Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report. Uncommon pair of TLSs, each signed “Phil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 6–7, 1979. Both to Professor Patricia S. Warrick. The first, in part; “Thank you for the issue of Extrapolation with your article; I appreciate it. Also, I am excited that the Highcastle essay will be appearing in SF Studies; it’s an excellent article. the reviews of it are right on. Right now I am in the process of buying my apartment. They are really fixing up this building—turning it from a prison into a garden…My cardiologist made me stop working for the time being, so I haven’t written anything except a short story that appeared (is appearing right now) in a new publication called Rolling Stone College Papers. They paid me well and did a half million print-run. The story is handsome in its art work—a two page illo. I am sending you under separate cover the bound page proofs of a story collection of mine that will appear next year.

You’re mentioned in the story notes at the end…I particularly want to know what you think of the introduction, which is quite extensive and of which I am terribly, terribly proud. It has been published separately in the U.K. in Foundation.”

The second, in part: “I’ve now read over your article in Extrapolation again (that is, I read it originally in typescript) and I wanted to tell you that I am really impressed by it. Certainly it is a superb article…There is also another matter—I never thanked you for the big book on reincarnation that you sent me months ago. I was truly fascinated by it…This heart condition of mine is traumatic to me because three of my role models died prematurely of heart conditions: (1) My stepfather. (2). My boss when I was in high school and in my early twenties; he was only forty-eight—effort syndrome. (3) My best friend Will Cook the Western writer; he dropped dead in his late forties—again, effort syndrome. In other words, in terms of Script Analysis, I am programmed to die of heart trouble due to effort syndrome. In 1974 while I had my little boy Christopher at the doctor for a checkup the nurse took my blood pressure and it was 278 over 173. They hospitalized me immediately. My bp went down and in a week they released me, but they never found the cause for such a massive elevation. The doctor accused me of taking uppers, which I wasn’t.

Right now I’m on all sorts of medication. I spend a lot of time resting.” In fine condition. In these foreboding letters, Dick accurately predicts his early death—just three years later, at the age of 53, he would pass away from a stroke. Starting Bid $200

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Du Bois’s seminal The Souls of Black Folk 568. W. E. B. Du Bois. Influential writer, educator, and civil rights activist (1868–1963) best known as the cofounder of the NAACP. Signed book: The Souls of Black Folk. Limited fiftieth anniversary edition. NY: The Blue Heron Press, Inc., 1953. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 264 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the colophon affixed to the first free end page in black ink, “To Lillian: W. E. B. DuBois.” Autographic condition: fine.

Book condition: VG+/None, with minor rubbing to corners and slight soiling to spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

The ‘Noah Webster’ of Germany 569. Konrad Duden. Noted German philologist (1829–1911) who strove for the unification of German orthography and founded the well-known German language dictionary Duden. ALS in German, signed “Konrad,” six pages on three sheets, 5.5 x 8.75, May 31, 1893.

Detailed and substantial letter o his sister Hermine Weber, about unpleasant family and money matters. In part (translated): “But I do not want to say another word, although the bitterness overwhelms me when I think of the whole family. But since you say that it still does not seem clear how we are standing together, especially since August lied to you that a nice sum will come out at the liquidation, I must at least communicate the facts to you, at the danger of repeating something you already know.”

He follows this with a detailed description of the dubious financial reasons for his rift with his brother August, then goes on to provide news of his son, Eduard: “As I write this, my dear Eduard swims on the ocean, bound for America. He spent a few months in London, where he had a moderately paid post, and was asked if he would accept a job in Chicago. As difficult as it was to let him go, we gladly give our blessing since we must acknowledge his desire to see something of the world as fully justified.” In fine condition, with scattered light soiling. Accompanied by an unrelated envelope addressed to Hermine Weber in an unknown hand, postmarked 1905.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Acknowledging a donation to the Concord Free Public Library 570. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Partly-printed DS, signed “R. Waldo Emerson,” one page, 5.5 x 8, December 19, 1876. Document issued to writer William Leighton, Jr., in full: “The Library Committee gratefully acknowledge the receipt from you of two copies of the ‘Sons of Godwin,’ as a gift to the Concord Free Public Library.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Emerson as chairman of the committee. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Leighton’s work, The Sons of Godwin: A Tragedy, was published by J. B. Lippincott in 1877. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I see no reason why a man should not write about anything he wants to”

571. William Faulkner.

Rare ALS signed “Wm. Faulkner,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 16, 1937.

Letter to William Stevens at Swarthmore College, in full: “Thank you for your letter about ‘Jefferson’ article.

I see no reason why a man should not write about anything he wants to, granted he either knows about it or feels deeply and sincerely about it. Carry on with it and good luck to you.” In fine condition, with two light spots of toning to the right edge. Accompanied by the original Twentieth Century-Fox mailing envelope addressed in Faulkner’s hand, incorporating his signature, “Wm. Faulkner,” in the return address area.

The original recipient, William Stevens, earned his B.A. from Swarthmore in the same year with a thesis titled ‘The Jefferson Chronicles of William Faulkner.’ Jefferson, the fictional town in a number of Faulkner’s works, was based on Oxford, Mississippi, where the author lived for most of his life. Faulkner’s screenwriting stint in Hollywood in the late 1930s and early 1940s provided an important source of income that his “serious” works did not. While he refused to adapt any of his own works to the screen, Faulkner did produce screenplays for a handful of classics (and contributed to several more), including The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not. A fantastic, elusive handwritten letter by a major figure of modern literature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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572. William Faulkner. Signed book: Notes on

a Horsethief. First edition, limited issue, numbered 764/975. Greenville, MI: The Levee Press, 1950.

Hardcover, 6 x 9.5, 71 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen by William Faulkner. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

Handwritten research notes used for Salammbo

573. Gustave Flaubert. Celebrated French novelist (1821-1880) best known for his classics Madame Bovary, Salammbo, and A Sentimental Education. Lengthy handwritten manuscript in French by Flaubert, unsigned, three pages on two sheets, 8.75 x 11.75, no date but circa 1857. Flaubert’s handwritten transcript of an ancient Greek letter from Hyppolochus to Lincee, which he used as a reference for the opening feast scenes of his famous novel Salammbo. In part (translated): “Caranus, having a nuptial feast in Macedonia, invited twenty parasites. As soon as they were placed at table, each of them was given a bottle of silver. They had received each before entering the hall a strip of gold estimated five gold Ecus....For us, happy for the rest of our days, because of the feast of Caranus, we are looking for possessions, country houses, slaves to buy, with the presents he has given us.” In fine condition, with horizontal folds and some light ink offsetting. A remarkable and important piece from the revered French author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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The Hemingways hope to protect the beautiful Finca Vigia countryside: “No man can make the Yumuri Valley but one man can keep the sight of it unspoiled for millions” 574.

Ernest Hemingway. Unique

archive of seventeen items, highlighted by one page of unsigned handwritten notes by Ernest Hemingway.

Also includes six typed carbon copy letters from Mary Hemingway to Cuban lawyer Dr. Mario Lazo, two signed in carbon, “Mary” or “Mary Hemingway”; three typed drafts of Mary Hemingway’s letter to President Batista, with Ernest Hemingway’s edits, most notably the phrase “be a monument” on “First Draft” of August 1, 1958 letter; one typed translation of Mary Hemingway’s letter, docketed at the top right corner, “For Mrs. Hemingway”; four typed responses from Lazo to Mary Hemingway; and two photocopied memos in Spanish.

Ernest Hemingway’s handwritten notes, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa summer 1958, in part: “This road, if kept as beautiful and unspoiled as it is, will always be a monument to those who built it. It is easy of access due to a prodigious engineering feat, the tunnel, and it gives those who come to the new great hotels a drive as beautiful as any in the world. No man can make the Yumuri Valley but one man can keep the sight of it unspoiled for millions. This is entirely aside from the great utilitarian service of the road of which there is no need to speak. If you keep its beauty from being destroyed I think you will always be proud of your action. I will close this letter and not bother you further.”

Mary Hemingway was spurred to write to Lazo after she became concerned about the possibility that billboards would ruin the view on a new scenic road on the Via Blanca. Her first letter, June 23, 1958, in part: “The other day Ernest and I drove over the wonderful new Via Monumental and then out along the Via Blanca…The two roads together provide an unusually beautiful drive, following the sea to Boca de Jeruco then lifting and curving into the hills with a lovely new vista every moment of lush valleys, groves of royal palms, a glimpse of the sea again at Canasi, and inland a long ridge of handsome, rugged hills. The drive gave us a great sense of freedom and beauty.” She closes the letter asking if there is a way to prevent spoiling the view with signboards. Lazo responds enthusiastically in a June 25, 1958, letter, agreeing with Hemingway and saying that he will take up the matter with the “proper authorities.”

She also writes to President Fulgencio Batista using the points from her husband’s handwritten notes as a model, including most of his last paragraph verbatim. Two different carbon drafts of this letter, dated August 4, 1958, are present. A later letter from Lazo informs Hemingway that the President was receptive to her argument. The Cuban Revolution, and Batista’s overthrow of weeks before, however, thwarted any attempt at reaching a definitive point in the matter. Lazo’s final letter to Hemingway, dated March 16, 1959, informs, vaguely, “the purpose of this letter is to let you know that we are still very much interested in the billboard matter and feel sure that one of these days we will capture the hill.” Mary’s final letter of April 13, 1959, written in Castro’s Cuba, ends: “I’m sorry to be going away from Cuba in these times when so many people have so much hope. Like you, we never take any part in Cuban politics, but always wish the best for the Cuban pueblo.” In overall very good to fine condition with scattered creasing, wrinkling, soiling, staple holes, and rust spots. Starting Bid $200

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Written to a “Mercury” spy under his Kemsley cover 575. Ian Fleming. TLS signed “Yours ever, Ian F.,” one page, 8 x 10, Kemsley House letterhead, July 21, 1955. Letter to journalist and spy Antony Terry, in full: “I must thank you for the staunch way in which you are feeding me with Atticus paragraphs, which are all either on the nail or very close to it. They are quite excellent and no other correspondent is nearly so fruitful. Once again, when you are called upon for help, you have given it in fuller measure than was asked for and produced your usual high quality journalism. I must say looking back on your years of service for Mercury, I can think of no correspondent with anything approaching your record, and I do hope you realise how much your services are appreciated everywhere in this building and not least by me.” In fine condition, with two file holes to the left side.

While working as foreign manager of the Kemsley newspaper group’s Sunday Times, Fleming hired Terry to be posted in Germany. Utilizing this legitimate news organization as a cover, Fleming also ran an intelligence outfit known as Mercury which used foreign correspondents to gather information in sensitive foreign zones— Terry was one such correspondent. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The one who will receive Jesus on the simple soul of love will live eternal life with Him” 576. Max Jacob. Important French poet, painter, writer, and critic (1876–1944) who converted from Judaism to Catholicism at age 39.

Handwritten manuscript in French by Jacob, one page, 7 x 9.75, no date. A meditation on his love for Catholicism, entitled “Palm Sunday.” In part (translated): “You will live in sorrow as you live in sin because sin cannot get enough of himself and what cannot get enough of will suffer. Sin cannot control himself and what cannot control himself is troubled. Where there is trouble cannot be quiet and where there is no quiet there is no happiness. Jesus alone will make you get out of sin. So bless his coming in all the ways possible. Bless the coming of Jesus he only comes with love, with all the love of your soul…then the deliverance from sin will come.

The city expresses the joy on behalf of all cities and all nations: he just resurrecting the area known. He will resurrect the world after having resurrected himself…Resurrect us by him and with him. Find innocence because innocence is power and strength…the good, is happiness. Yes, Jesus entering in Jerusalem, it is happiness entering our lives for time and eternity. For the time, because the exemption of sin is happiness, for eternity because the one who will receive Jesus on the simple soul of love will live eternal life with Him. That all our minds cry out loud with the disciples: ‘Hosanna!’

And our bones cry like stones…The world will respond like the Pharisees, but he cannot silence our joy.” In very good condition, with moderate uniform toning, scattered creases, and various small edge tears. Accompanied by a vintage unsigned glossy press photo.

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579. Francis Scott Key.

577. Henrik Ibsen. Revered Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures of modern drama. Wonderful 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Ibsen in a long black coat, boldly signed on the mount in ink, “Henrik Ibsen.” Published

by Jos. Albert of Munich. In fine condition, with trimmed top and right edges.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Handwritten endorsement, signed “F. S. Key,” on a partial manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, May 18, 1831.

Document addressed to John Marbury of Georgetown, which restates promissory notes made between Patrick and Lloyd Magruder with George Magruder. Endorsed and signed at the bottom by Key, who writes, “Admitted as if proved & sworn before auditor,” and countersigned by Brice Selby, clerk of Montgomery County, Maryland. In very good condition, with tears and paper loss along the edges, and old repairs to the back of fragile folds. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

578. Ken Kesey. Signed book: Sometimes

a Great Notion. First edition, first printing.

NY: The Viking Press, 1964. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, 6 x 8.75, 628 pages.

Artistically signed and inscribed on the first free end page in ink, “For Joe, Ken Kesey.” Kesey fills the entire page with a green, blue, and purple design. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG-, with a small spot of toning and surface loss to the front pastedown, and substantial wear and creasing to dust jacket.

An uncommon example of Kesey’s second novel. While One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is certainly more famous, many critics consider Sometimes a Great Notion to be Kesey’s magnum opus. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Fantastic handwritten poetry by the the Pulitzer Prize winner

580. Harper Lee. Signed book: To Kill a Mock-

ingbird. 40th Anniversary Edition, first printing (with “1” in the number line). NY: HarperCollins, 1999.

Hardcover with “35th Anniversary Edition” dust jacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 323 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “To Lila—best wishes! Harper Lee.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

582. Robert Lowell. American poet (1917–1977) considered an important part of the confessional poetry movement.

Lowell’s hand-corrected draft for the poem “Waiting out the Storm (From 1917 to ‘77),” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.5, featuring a hand-corrected typed poem at the top, followed by additional handwritten verses below and on the reverse.

In fine condition. A rare and important manuscript offering a glimpse into one of modern poetry’s strongest voices. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“The South is another world,” writes Lee, “and Monroeville contained snugly in that strange locale” 581. Harper Lee. ALS signed “Harper,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5, personal monogrammed letterhead, April 1, 2009. Letter to her friend Felice Itzkoff, in full: “You know I am crazy, so I don’t think I’ve thanked you for the colossal mailing with the Lincoln series stamps. You will go bankrupt if you continue to send things first class, so don’t! You are so something else, that nearly 1/2 our village citizens look forward to hearing from my Yankee Clipper! Honestly, (and I don’t have to tell you—you’ve been there!) the South is another world, and Monroeville contained snugly in that strange locale—nothing, naturally, has happened, so I’ll stop!” Lee adds “(my day)” below the date. In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Lee’s own hand.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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583. Guy de Maupassant.

French naturalist writer (1850-1893) considered the greatest French author of short stories. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 4 x 6.5, personal letterhead, no date. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

584. Octave Mirbeau. French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde (1848–1917). AMS signed “Octave Mirbeau,” three pages, 7 x 9, no date but circa February 1900. Untranslated manuscript headed “Questions Sociales [Social Questions],” published in Le Journal on February 18, 1900. The piece comprises an amusing dialogue between an unknown interlocutor, a mysterious visitor, and Mirbeau himself, about the project ‘Theatre populaire.’ Beginning in 1899, Mirbeau, along with Romain Rolland, Maurice Pottecher, Lucien Descaves, Emile Zola and others, joined the committee convened by the Revue d’Art Dramatique for the creation and defense of popular theater. Fervent defenders of a democratization of the spectacle, they fought for a return of the theater to its essence, a spectacle for the common people and not only the elite, whose mission is educational and not mercantile. In fine condition, with slight edge chipping, mild toning, and creasing to the last page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

A note to her nephew, written not long before her untimely passing

585. Margaret Mitchell. ANS signed “John and Margaret Marsh,” one page on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard featuring a ‘Double Barreled Cannon,’ postmarked Athens, Georgia, February 20, 1949. A brief note to her nephew Sims Maddox of Atlanta, referring to the cannon on the postcard front, in full: “Dear Sims—this would be nice for your front yard.” In fine condition. Mitchell tragically died less than six months after writing this letter when she was hit by a drunken motorist while attempting to cross a street. Most Mitchell autographs on the market are signed typed letters, making this personal handwritten note to her nephew particularly desirable. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Lengthy and entertaining manuscript for famed actor Sacha Guitry’s ‘The Letters of Mr. Pic’

586. Anna de Noailles. Romanian-French writer (1876–1933) friendly with the intellectual, literary, and artistic elite of the

day including Marcel Proust, Andre Gide, Paul Valery, and Jean Cocteau; Rodin sculpted her portrait in 1906. AMS intended to be published by the French magazine Le Courrier de Monsieur Pic, 13 pages, 10.5 x 8.25, no date. The manuscript is inscribed at the top, “À Monsieur Sacha Guitry, en témoignage de mon admiration [as a gesture of my admiration], Anna,” and signed again at the conclusion, “Anna de Noailles.” In part (translated): “I saw you, I spoke with you, I was charmed by your studied and courteous grace, yet you intimidate me! Nevertheless I have tackled all questions of interest to human thoughts with the most famous, diverse, revered persons and during these deferential discussions it was rare when I did not suddenly hear these interlocutors laden with glory, weighed down by years-sometimes by stoutness-and altitude call ‘mon petit’ [my darling]. This is the element of being shy but unhappy this expansive shyness reaches familiarity….Why do you inspire in me this reserve that puts me in an awkward position? I think I found it; it is because you are particularly so elegant!…I have the same optimistic tendency, dear Mr. Pic, I have a positive outlook on the future. I believe in eternal things, in the sun and heavens splendors, in intelligence of mankind, in its kindness, in the curious and thinly veiled wisdom but at the end being certain of destiny.” In fine condition.

Known as much for his social life as his prolific theatrical work—moving in Paris’s elite circles and marrying five up-and-coming actresses over the course of his career—Sacha Guitry enlisted his personal connections to create a short series of letters for his magazine, ‘The Letters of Mr. Pic.’ This lengthy submission from fellow socialite and writer Anna de Noailles, filled with fawning praise of the title character, offers a lighthearted counterpoint to much of her celebrated poetry, known for its ecstatic, often violent, and frequently tragic undercurrents. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

587. Boris Pasternak. Russian writer and translator (1890–1960) whose

novel Doctor Zhivago takes a place among the central works of twentieth-century literature. ALS in French, signed “B. Pasternak,” one page, 5 x 8, February 25, 1934. A brief note apologizing for his delay, which was caused by illness. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Pasternak defends the target of a Stalinist purge 588. Boris Pasternak. ALS in Cyrillic, one page, 5.75 x 8.25, February 6, 1936.

Letter to politician Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shcherbakov, a founding member of the Soviet Writers’ Union, written during Stalin’s purges. Pasternak expresses concern about another writer who has probably been put into prison, imploring Shcherbakov (translated) “to please do something to change the decision of the revision commission. It appears unfair to me and wrong not only in the case of E. N. Chebotarevsky— where it is scandalously obvious—but regarding others who were fired. Why destroy what was created under such hardship?” In fine condition, with strips of light toning.

Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, accomplished in Pasternak’s hand.

Pasternak, in the face of pressure against the arts by Stalin’s regime, stopped writing poetry altogether for nine years, beginning in 1934. However, his willingness to speak up on behalf of his fellow writers did not abate—this letter is a remarkable display of courage in a time when one could be sentenced to internal exile to the Gulag, or even death, for the slightest deviation from the party line. Among the writers who lost their lives in Stalin’s purges were Osip Mandelstam and Isaak Babel, two of the greatest Russian writers of the 20th century. This superb example, an intervention on behalf of a persecuted writer, is one of the earliest known Pasternak letters. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Scarce letter by the esteemed author of In Search of Lost Time

589. Marcel Proust. French writer (1871–1922) known for the monumental sixteen-volume In Search of Lost Time, regarded as one of the greatest achievements in world literature. ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, June 18, 1917. A lengthy, typical letter from Proust, written from his Paris apartment at 102 Boulevard Haussmann. Proust asks his correspondent to excuse him if his illness has forbidden him to say earlier how sad he was with his correspondent’s loss; he wonders if the late lady was the wife of a couple that he used to see often. In part (translated): “Please tell the widow that I would send my best and also please tell your son who once showed such sympathy towards my book.” In fine condition. A particularly interesting letter, as at this time Proust had only published two books: Pleasures and Days, a collection of prose poems and novellas released in 1896; and Swann’s Way, the first volume of In Search of Lost Time, published in 1913. A beautiful example by the great French author. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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Rand approves a new article for The Objectivist— “The Newly Silent Screen” by Kay Nolte Smith 590. Ayn Rand. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, May 5, 1971. Official letter addressed

to Kay Nolte Smith, in part: “This letter will constitute the entire understanding between you and The Objectivist, Inc. with regard to the written work named below…We are purchasing for possible publication in The Objectivist, subject to the conditions set forth below, the exclusive magazine, pamphlet and book rights to a work written by you, entitled: The Newly Silent Screen.” Signed at the conclusion in ballpoint by both Rand and Smith, with the former adding her initials to an emendation on the sixth condition. Included is a holiday greeting card with snowflakes and Christmas trees, 4.25 x 5.5, with inside bearing preprinted text: “Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Connor (Ayn Rand).” In fine condition, with faint edge toning. Smith was an American novelist, essayist, and translator who was for a time a member of Rand’s literary circle. The successor to The Objectivist Newsletter, The Objectivist was a magazine published monthly from January 1966 to September 1971, and featured contributors like economists Alan Greenspan and George Reisman, historian Robert Hessen, neurophysiologist Robert Efron, novelist Erika Holzer, and philosopher Leonard Peikof. Smith’s The Newly Silent Screen was published in the magazine’s June 1971 issue. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

591. Rainer Maria Rilke. Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist (1875–1926) who takes a place among the most highly regarded figures in early modern literature. ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, Chateau de Muzot sur Sierre, Valais letterhead, November 21, 1923. Untranslated letter offering reflections at the end of his life. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

592. Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve. Influential French

literary critic (1804–1869). ALS in French, signed “SainteBeuve,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, May 3, 1867. Neatly penned letter to French literary historian Gustave Le Brisoys Desnoiresterres. In part (translated): “The volume

by Mr. L’Abbe Maynard proved that the subject is in the agenda: your merit will be treated without bias and to identify major listed without glossing over the pettiness & miseries. Only everything must be made his point, and all of this great existence, which was such a significant event in the history of the human mind must subordinate, without deleting them, many wrongs & many individual faults.” In fine condition, with a couple small stains. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Handwritten notes from the revered French polymath

593. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Magnificent handwritten manuscript in French, unsigned, five pages, 8.5 x 11, no date. An interesting collection of handwritten mathematical expressions and notes by Saint-Exupery.

In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and staple holes to the upper left corner. Saint-Exupery loved mathematical enigmas and riddles, and possessed superior skills in the subject, making this an especially desirable piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

Sand plans to visit Flaubert 594. George Sand. ALS in French, signed “G. Sand,” one page, 5.25 x 8, May 17, 1868. Letter to her old friend and fellow writer Gustave Flaubert, referencing the imminent birth of the child of Esther Lambert, wife of the painter Eugene Lambert; she also mentions a dinner with Prince Jerome Napoleon. In full (translated): “I have a little respite since we do not cause childbirth. I hope to go for two days to this dear Croisset: but do not leave on Thursday, I give dinner to the prince at Magny’s and I told him that I will hold you by force. Tell me yes, very quickly. I kiss you and I love you.” In fine condition.

Published as letter LXXIX in the 1904 collection Correspondance entre George Sand et Gustave Flaubert. Flaubert promptly replied on the next day, stating that he would not be able to dine with her on Wednesday, and that he would not see her until she went to Croisset. An extraordinary literary association piece. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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The existentialist writes to his love interest 595. Jean-Paul Sartre.

ALS in French, signed at the head of the first page, “J. P. Sartre,” six pages both sides, 6 x 7.75, annotated July 21, 1937. Lengthy untranslated letter to French theatre actress Wanda Kosakiewicz. In fine condition. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture.

Kosakiewicz was a love interest of Sartre and the younger sister of Olga Kosakiewicz, a student of the existentialist philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir, Sartre’s lifelong companion. Sartre wrote that Wanda was one of the reasons that his friendship with Albert Camus went sour. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

596. Friedrich von Schlegel. German poet, critic, philologist, and scholar

(1772–1829). ALS in French, signed “Schlegel, professeur de Cologne,” one page, 5 x 7.25, November 23, [1806]. Letter to Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior Joseph–Marie de Gerando, in part (translated): “I have the honour to give you a letter from Me. De Stael on Tuesday. I hope that she will be able to get through to you, otherwise it would be regrettable.” Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page in Schlegel’s hand. In fine condition, with the lower third of the integral address leaf missing. Schlegel and his wife traveled to Aubergenville in late 1806, staying with his brother and Madame de Stael until April of the following year. It was during this period that de Stael was busy preparing her manuscript of Corinne for publication. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Sought-after first edition of Where the Wild Things Are, signed by the author-illustrator

597. Maurice Sendak. Signed book: Where the Wild Things Are. First edition, with “Library of Congress catalog card num-

ber: 63-21253” on title page. NY: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover, 10 x 9.25. Signed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint, “Maurice Sendak.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None, with minor edgewear and toning to boards. A superb example of this classic work. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

599. Gertrude Stein.

598. Jean-Paul Sartre. Handwritten manuscript in French

by Sartre, unsigned, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Fragment of a manuscript relative to commitment, in part (translated): “Conditioned by the singular history of individuals within the general movement of history. They nonetheless translate a universal experience: that of action, quite simply, and, in particular, the action of others. Because, for those who are engaged in a business, it happens frequently.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

ALS signed “Gertrude,” four pages on two sheets, 8 x 10.5, April 30.

Letter to Maurice, in part: “I am awfully sad that I had to return the proof back because I wanted so much to keep it, it is lovely drawing paper…two of the drawings I think are the best Francis ever did, the one for the ballad and the one for the melodrama, they are all lovely but these are superlative, we have carefully counted the few mistakes that there were, will you see that they are all corrected, I would like it to be perfect. Yes we would like to come to Dublin, nothing would please us more.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“There is no such animal as a totalitarian Socialist, Individualist, Democrat, Tory, or Whig: there are only human beings, described by Carlyle as mostly fools”

600. George Bernard Shaw. Questionnaire, signed at the

conclusion, “’First serial right’ to International News Service, G. Bernard Shaw, 25 Jany 1948,” three pages on two sheets, 8 x 10.25, International News Service letterhead, sent to Shaw

by James E. Brown. Brown presents four questions to Shaw in his letter, which Shaw answers in dark red ink. Questionnaire reads, “1.) Do you approve of Mr. Bevin’s proposals for a western European union? [Shaw:] I do not see what else Mr. Bevin can do under the circumstances than play for what union he can get in Europe or elsewhere out of politically uneducated electorates and pseudo-statesmen who do not know what their shibboleths mean…2.) Do you believe some measure of material prosperity in western Europe will halt the spread of Communism? [Shaw:] No. I believe that the spread of Communism will enormously increase the material prosperity of the world if civilization be not wrecked by childish rulers playing with atomic bombs and the like. Even the atomic may be superseded by the discovery of a poison gas lighter than air, which will kill men without destroying their works. That would civilize us if anything can.

3.) Do you agree with Mr. Churchill that the western powers ‘should bring matters to a head’ with the Soviet Union before the Russians perfect the atom bomb? [Shaw:] That depends on what the head is. A thick head may mean war. A clear head may save the situation, for a while at least. The clearest head available at present is Stalin’s; but no man is more dangerously misunderstood both here and in the U. S. S. R. where his official supremacy is in fact as precarious that we in the west should give him all the support and countenance in our power. Stalin is a Communist in principle; but so was Trotsky, who declared him to be a vulgar ugly upstart poisoner, and would have had him shot had he supplanted him in the

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Politbureau. The issue between them was between Fabian tactics…It is for us to back Stalin as an arch Fabian against the world, including Russia.

4.) Do you feel the ‘straight speaking’ to Russia now in vogue in Britain and the U. S. A. will prevent war between the East and West by forcing Soviet Russia to delay or halt her world expansion policy? [Shaw:] There has been no straight speaking except from Stalin, who stands for Socialism In A Single Country as against Imperialist expansion. He knows that Soviet Russia cannot afford another war, and has to beware of warmongers in Russia as well (or ill) as in America and the British Commonwealth. He has to deal with Churchillian Tory Democracy, alias Fascism or the annexation of Fabianism for the benefit of the private owners of the natural sources of production, and Labour Party chiefs like ours, who are actually to the Right of Mr. Churchill with their senseless denunciations of Communism as such, and of Totalitarianism, which is Anarchism; for a law that is not totalitarian is no law. The real mischief is the silly notion that constitutional policy can be totalitarian. All civilisation begins and endures with Communism. Nobody proposes to decommunise our streets, bridges, water, police, courts of justice and the rest, nor to abolish Cobdenist free trade utterly.

Without Communism we should starve. Without Cobdenism we should stagnate. Without Fascism betwixt and between the transition to Socialism would not work. There is no such animal as a totalitarian Socialist, Individualist, Democrat, Tory, or Whig: there are only human beings, described by Carlyle as mostly fools. But I must bid you gooday, as I doubt whether you understand a word I am saying.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered wrinkling. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

Shaw requests the good treatment of his friend Lord Alfred Douglas, the paramour of Oscar Wilde 601. George Bernard Shaw. TLS signed “G. B. S.,” one page,

8 x 10, personal letterhead, July 5, 1938. Letter to Sir Almoth Wright at St. Mary’s Hospital, in full: “Yesterday a patient went into the Almroth Wright Ward for an operation. Being, as he says, ‘slightly frightened’ he begs me to pray for him. I am some doubt as to whether my prayers to heaven would be much of a recommendation; but a prayer to you to be kind to him seems practical. He is Lord Alfred Douglas, whose father, old Queensberry, ruined him (purposely, he believes) by announcing that he was being corrupted by Oscar Wilde.

He was a very beautiful youth and quite considerable poet; and he stuck to Wilde through thick and thin, with the result that he never shook off his father’s imputation, though he was victorious in all the lawsuits that followed. He is now a pious Catholic and a teetotaller, but he still has an infantile complex that is amusing, especially as he is quite conscious of it himself. Tell the students that he is not a homosexualist, and that his brother the Marquess is a great figure in the hospital world. I am at present floored by pernicious anemia.

They are injecting liver hormone; and my blood count is running up (probably because I am resting) but for the moment I am hors de combat.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a research booklet. A fascinating letter from Shaw regarding the state of his friend and fellow poet Lord Alfred Douglas, the friend and lover of Oscar Wilde.

Shaw’s friendship and correspondence with Douglas served as the basis for Anthony Wynn’s play Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Uncommon Steinbeck ALS, declining an Esquire symposium at Chapel Hill 602. John Steinbeck. ALS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February

2, 1965. Letter to editor and artist Byron Dobell, in full: “Thank you for your invitation to participate in the Esquire Symposium. I can’t do it but I am deeply sensible of the compliment of being asked.” In fine condition, with a light diagonal crease to the left side. The managing editor of Esquire during the 1960s, Dobell invited Steinbeck to participate in the Esquire Magazine Literary Symposium scheduled as part of the 1st Annual Fine Arts Festival at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, between March 30–April 5, 1965. Steinbeck would have been part of a two-panel discussion examining ‘The Novelist as Journalist.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“I am tired of your double talk,” Steinbeck sets his son straight, “You are too old for this childish nonsense” 603. John Steinbeck.

ALS signed “Father,” three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 13, no date. Letter to his son Thom, in part: “I am tired of your double talk. I have never let you down, and you take this as weakness. It is the usual thing when caught in a wrong to blame other people and finally to retire into anger, the usual baby thing. You are too old for this. You got caught in a fraud—and a fraud is theft. If you were a little older you would get up to two years in prison for it. It was stupid of you to think the telephone company would not catch up with you. It is the oldest trick in the world and they wouldn’t be in business long if they couldn’t handle it.

The same is true of all other stealing…Get out of this dream world. You aren’t getting away with anything. I told you long ago that your reputation is all you have…When caught, you blame other people…I asked to be allowed to do my work—work you live on and then this and many more things…I repeat—you are not getting away with anything. If you continue, you will increasingly be known as a fraud and no one will trust you anywhere with anything…You are too old for this childish nonsense.

It’s stupid baby stuff…

It was a lazy cheating attempt to get away with something at the expense of someone else. It was also an attempt to prove yourself a big shot which you are not—or rich which you are not and I am not. I am struggling to support you and your mother and everyone else around me…I suggest that you get a job this summer, if you can, and pay back the people whose money you have taken. The world does not owe you a thing…I am thoroughly angry with you.”

The unsigned postscript, written on a second, slightly smaller page, reads, in part: “Now the oldest and simplest thing for you to do it not to read this letter. That’s not good enough. The second is to fall into despair which is a kind of self pity. The only brave thing would be to admit your fault and for the right reasons—to buckle down and make a change. If you don’t—you will find yourself sinking deeper and deeper into a sadder mess, not an object of pity but one of contempt…I respond very well to honesty but you will find that your child-like hustling is now over.” In very good condition, with heavy overall creasing and wrinkling, and a few edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

604. John Steinbeck. Signed book: Of Mice and Men. Later print-

ing. Stockholm: Zephyr Books, 1945. Softcover with dust jacket, 4.75 x 7.25, 186 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black ink by Steinbeck.

Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/VG, with the binding threads securing the signed page somewhat stretched and loose, and a few chips and edge tears to the dust jacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Thomas mulls over a potential autobiography, “a hotchpotch of a book”

605. Dylan Thomas. Splendid ALS, three pages, 5.25 x 7, January 6, 1953. Written from the “Boat House” in Laugharne, a letter to British author and editor Ernest Franklin Bozman, in part: “Thank you for your last letter of the 2nd of January, in which you mentioned the possibility of an autobiography, especially in relation to my early years. Well, of course, I have produced a more-or-less autobiography in my ‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.’ And I really haven’t enough desire, or material, to try to write another, And the childhood broadcast you mentioned—I’m afraid I don’t know which one it was—is one of only six similar broadcasts: not nearly enough for even the smallest book. These six were, incidentally: Two on Memories of Christmas, one of Memories of August Bank Holiday, one called just Memories of Childhood & the other Early One Morning and the other, in dramatic radio form, called Return to Swansea. I have also a recent short story, about the adolescent period, called The Followers. In an American book of mine, published by New Directions, called ‘The World I Breathe’—a book of verse and prose—there are five stories which haven’t appeared in an English book: 2 of them haven’t appeared in any periodical. These five are: The Holy Six, A Prospect of the Sea, The Burning Baby, Prologue to an Adventure, The School for Witches, and are all very young & violent and romantic. There are also, in periodicals, 4 stories of a similar kind: The Lemon, The Horse’s Ha, The Vest, The True Story. I think that the broadcast reminiscences, all fairly rigorously innocent, together with the death—& blood other group typified by the Burning Baby, could make an interesting volume: especially if somehow through a longish introduction, through an introductory story, or through some as–yet–unthought of prose—…I could explain their origins & bring them closer together. If you would be interested in this, I could have the five stories from ‘The World I Breathe’ typed out, write to a friend on the BBC to gather together the reminiscent broadcast, of which, unfortunately, I have no copy, and ask John Alexander Rolph, my bibliographist–to–be, to find the four stories in the old, fled periodicals. Perhaps we could discuss this on the 20th or 21st?” Thomas adds a lengthy postscript: “This wd, I realize, be a hotchpotch of a book, but the separate items cd be introduced, in some way, so as to make them cohere into a kind of oblique autobiography: a growing–up told (a) in stories written while growing up, and (b) in memories of childhood written when grown up.” In fine condition, with a few light stains, and staple holes to the upper left corners.

For the final four years of his tragically short life, Thomas lived at the Boathouse in Laugharne, working and writing in the upper shed with its inspiring views of four estuaries. This wonderful letter, which boasts a surplus of Thomas titles both famous and unfamiliar, was written to editor Ernest Franklin Bozman of J. D. Dent and Sons, a company that published several Thomas books “of verse and prose,” including Twenty-Five Poems from 1936, Deaths and Entrances from 1946, and the referenced Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog in 1940. Thomas would pass just ten months later on November 9, 1953. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Turgenev laments his failure as a dramatist, confessing: “I didn’t possess the stuff of the dramatic poet”

606. Ivan Turgenev. Highly influential Russian author (1818–1883) whose 1862 novel Fathers and Sons remains one of the pillars of nineteenth-century literature. ALS in German, signed “Iwan Turgenjew,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, February 2, 1878. Letter to “Miss Paoli,” in full (translated): “I hasten to reply to your kind letter. In fact, from the very beginning of my career as an author I wrote plays (the last one in 1851), but I very soon became convinced that I didn?’t possess the stuff of the dramatic poet, for only the evolution of the characters interested me, not their conflicts. Moreover my pieces have met with no success. But as you have shown a friendly interest in my affairs, I allow myself to send you my Scenes of Russian Life, in which you will find two plays—a comedy in two acts and one in one act. The last one is not even planned for the stage. You will most likely share my opinion about my dramatic skills. I was very pleased to hear from you again; I hope that you are doing well and asks you to receive the assurance of my highest esteem.” In fine condition, with the paper a bit thin along the left edge where a mounting strip was apparently once removed. A remarkable autobiographical reflection on his career as a writer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Verne on translations of his Voyages Extraordinaires 607. Jules Verne. ALS in French, one page, 4 x 5.25, February 20, 1892. Letter about the translation of his Voyages Extraordinaires, in full (translated): “An unfortunate combination of circumstances meant that I only saw these days your letter of the 20th. I hasten to answer you. With regard to the Extraordinary Voyages, the Hetzel house must have treaties for the translation abroad. I think you could go to this house with respect to the proposal you want to make to me. Receive the assurance of all my consideration.” In fine condition.

Originally published between 1863 and 1905, the Voyages Extraordinaires is a sequence of 54 of Verne’s novels; according to Verne’s editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel, the goal of the Voyages was ‘to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format...the history of the universe.’ Among the best known works in the series are Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

608. Voltaire. ALS in French, signed “V,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no date. An intimate and charming letter to his close friend the Count d’Argental, in full (translated): “Dear Protector of My Soul, I have not made any blunder as I have done nothing at all. I have seen no man nor priest this Thursday. I will see the kindest of men and I very much hope I can honor him beforehand.” After his signature, Voltaire requests news of d’Argental’s wife, asking: “How is the other angel?”

In very good condition, with scattered light foxing and staining. Voltaire commonly referred to d’Argental as his ‘guardian angel.’Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Remarkable oversized Oscar Wilde portrait 609. Oscar Wilde. Magnificent matte-finish 7.5 x 9.75 mounted portrait of Wilde in a near-profile closeup pose, signed in ink, “with best wishes from Oscar Wilde.” In fine condition, with a surface scratch to the upper blank area and light wear to the trimmed edges.

Much larger than typically seen, this would make an impressive and wonderful framed display. A truly spectacular signed portrait of the esteemed British scribe.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

611. Emile Zola.

610. Virginia Woolf. Sought-after ink signature,

“Virginia Woolf,” on a blue 3.25 x 1.75 slip affixed to a beige 4.75 x 8 sheet; attached below the signature is a blue 4.5 x 3.5 envelope panel addressed in Woolf’s own hand: “Harda Kamp, Fresno, U. S. A.” postmarked March 4, 1927. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

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ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, October 22, 1883.

Letter to a writer regarding an appointment, in part (translated): “Since I want to save you the trip to Medan, which is very painful in the rainy season, it would be best for you to meet next Saturday, 27, at my home in Paris, where I am going.

Come at ten in the morning.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an 1899 ALS by his wife, Alexandrine Zola, mentioning the Dreyfus Affair. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

613. Authors and Artists

612. Sholem Asch

614. Saul Bellow

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615. Heinrich Boll MB $200

616. Ray Bradbury MB $200

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617. Charles Bukowski MB $200

618. Edgar Rice Burroughs MB $200

619. Dale Carnegie MB $200

623. Michael Crichton MB $200

620. Raymond Chandler MB $200

624. Theodore Dreiser MB $200

621. Colette MB $200

625. Alexandre Dumas, fils MB $200

622. James Fenimore Cooper MB $200

626. T. S. Eliot MB $200

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627. Allen Ginsberg

628. Dashiell Hammett

629. Bret Harte

630. Joseph Heller

631. Michael Herr

632. Hermann Hesse

633. William Dean Howells

634. Langston Hughes

636. Jack Kerouac: Larry Rivers

637. Timothy Leary

638. Harper Lee

640. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

641. Pierre Louys

642. W. Somerset Maugham

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635. Eugene Ionesco MB $200

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643. Thomas Moore MB $200

644. Nobel Prize Winners: Literature MB $200

645. Nobel Prize Winners: Literature MB $200

646. James Whitcomb Riley

647. Francoise Sagan

648. Carl Sandburg

649. Carl Sandburg

650. Carl Sandburg

651. George Santayana

652. Maurice Sendak

653. Maurice Sendak

654. William Shakespeare

655. Claude Simon

656. Tasha Tudor

657. E. B. White

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music Borodin writes to a young conductor, mentioning the important opera Prince Igor

658. Alexander Borodin. Important Russian composer (1833–1877) dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of

art music. ALS in French, signed “A. Borodin,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8.25, December 9, 1885. Letter to the young Belgian conductor Theodore Jadoul, written from St. Petersburg. In part (translated): “Do not be angry with me. I am very guilty before you. On arrival home I had to go to Moscow immediately. Then my wife’s illness, my own, a lot of trouble as a consequence of all this. Then business work over my head.” He also explains why he could not send the fragments from his famous opera Prince Igor: “It was impossible for me to send the pieces as I must revise them under the present circumstances and I lack the time to undertake this work.” In fine condition, with small splits to the fold and hinge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, accomplished in Borodin’s hand. Perhaps the finest Borodin letter to ever come to market. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

659. Claude Debussy. ALS in French, signed “Cl. Debussy,” one page, 4.75 x 8, no date. Letter to a gentleman, asking to return a book on Goya to the concierge (translated): “Would like to give the porter the volume on Goya (in the Grand Collection of Engravers).”

In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and two strips of light toning, one of which covers the signature. Debussy’s familiarity with Francisco Goya’s work was well known, and the title of his piano suite ‘En blanc et noir’ (originally titled ‘Caprices en blanc et noir’) was inspired by Goya’s ‘Los caprichos,’ a portfolio of eighty prints. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Marvelous musical quote from the ‘New World’ composer 661. Antonin Dvorak. Esteemed Czech composer (1841–1904) of orchestral and chamber music, best known for his Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World.’ Superb AMQS

by Dvorak on an off-white 7 x 8.25 album page, prominently signed and inscribed below, “Antonin Dvorak,” and dated at London, May 4, 1885. Dvorak boldly pens nine bars in a two-staff system. The reverse bears a large ink signature of distinguished pianist Clara Schumann, “Clara Schumann, London, April 1886.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

660. Edvard Grieg.

Important Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the incidental music to Peer Gynt and the Holberg suite.

Handsome AMQS on an off-white 6.75 x 8.25 album page, crisply signed below, “Edvard Greig,” and dated at London, May 2, 1888. Grieg boldly pens six bars from his Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8. The reverse bears an AMQS by English violinist John Tiplady Carrodus. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

662. Franz Lehar. Austro-Hungarian composer (1870–1948) best known for his operettas. AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 3.5 sheet, signed below and dated May 16, 1912. Lehar neatly pens eight bars of music from one of his works. Affixed to a same-size card and in fine condition, with faint offsetting from another musical snippet. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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“Beethoven’s last quartettes, which I have heard two of, seem very baroque to me”

663. Niccolo Paganini. Amazing ALS in Italian, signed “N. Paganini,” one page both sides, 8.75 x 10.25, July 1, 1828.

Letter to a Genoa-born ship owner and merchant Agostino Samengo, who also practiced music and served as Paganini’s host when visiting Trieste. In part (translated): “I am happy to let you know that the cembalo you have assigned me with and which you should have received by now…is so well done that it frightens me and all the professor friends of mine by the perfection you desired and it is done in a way that, once in use, it will reach an even higher level of perfection, if this is possible, as the mentioned professors and the manufacturer assure…The invoice attached speaks of 512 Florence guilders but I have paid no more than 500 of it as this amount included my obligation towards you and for this sum to which you have to add the good packaging the cembalo was sold by Graf. In the piano you will find my pencil signature in the sounding board and you will also find the music stand according to your wish. I will consign four of my pictures to a merchant who is a friend of yours, whose name I do not remember, who will leave for Trieste in a few days. Yesterday evening I gave the thirteenth performance and now I count on recovering as I feel sicker than ever. Beethoven’s last quartettes, which I have heard two of, seem very baroque to me… Have you again given my capriccio in E?” Intersecting folds, a few small edge tears, paper loss from seal removal affecting a couple words, and show-through from writing to opposing sides, otherwise fine condition.

At the time of this letter, Paganini had just embarked on the concert tour that changed his career forever; finally breaking out of Parma and Genoa, he spent two-and-a-half years performing in every major city in Germany, Poland, and Bohemia, before heading to Paris and Britain for another four years of intensive performing. His showy presentation and astonishing technical ability made him an international sensation. His comment on Beethoven’s last quartettes also provides a wonderful association, as Paganini was known to intersperse overtures from the Beethoven symphonies into his own music in his concert programs.

Unfortunately, he just missed his chance to meet the master composer—Beethoven passed away in Vienna in March 1827, while Paganini arrived in Vienna in March 1828 during his tour of Europe. A fantastic letter from a crucial time in the violin virtuoso’s career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Unique dual musical quote, featuring Puccini’s “Tosca” 664. Giacomo Puccini. Superb double AMQS in pencil on both sides of a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard featuring a portrait of Puccini in profile. On the front, Puccini pens two bars from an untitled work, adding an inscription above and signing below, “Giacomo Puccini, 1914.” On the reverse, the composer has penned two bars from his great opera “Tosca,” signing below, “Giacomo Puccini.” In fine condition. A spectacular example from the esteemed Italian opera composer. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

“Bohème is late and all on account of the libretto”

665. Giacomo Puccini. Scarce ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 8, 1894. In part (translated): “Unfortunately, Bohème is late and all on account of the libretto. It will be finished God only knows when!…Meanwhile I have some other work in mind which I shall write to you about. For now there is no news, other than my Bohemian work––high and dry!” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

During a luncheon in March 1893, Puccini met with fellow composer Ruggero Leoncavallo to discuss their upcoming works.

Puccini informed his friend that he had begun writing La Boheme, to which a stunned Leoncavallo responded that he too was adapting the Henry Murger novel, and that he was also using a libretto he had offered to Puccini some time before. An angry exchange soon followed, with Puccini refusing Leoncavallo’s request to abandon the project. Their subsequent rivalry strengthened Puccini’s artistic resolve, but his intermittent trips to oversee productions of Manon Lescaut, and his interference with the efforts of his Boheme librettists, Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, delayed the completion of the libretto until August 1894.

Puccini ultimately finished his La Boheme fifteen months ahead of Leoncavallo, with Puccini’s version premiering at the Teatro Regio on February 1, 1896, with a young Arturo Toscanini serving as conductor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Rare Rachmaninoff portrait from 1942 666. Sergei Rachmaninoff. Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.75 photo

of the virtuoso seated and playing the piano in a half-length profile pose by New York photographer Herman Mishkin, signed and inscribed in white fountain pen, “To Katharine Anderson, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1942.” In fine condition, with lightly trimmed borders and a few small creases. In June 1942, Rachmaninoff and his wife moved from New York to the warmer climate of Beverly Hills in an attempt to improve the composer’s health. A tour in the late fall only worsened his condition, and after canceling the remaining dates, Rachmaninoff returned to California and was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma. He performed his last recital on February 17th, and passed away a month later on March 28, 1943. An exquisite portrait signed late in the career of the Russian master. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $300

A quote from Piano Concerto No. 2 667. Sergei Rachmaninoff. AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 sheet, crisply signed below in ink, “Sergei Rachmaninoff, Boston, 20 December, 1909.” Rachmaninoff pens four bars from his “2nd Concerto for Piano, op. 18.” In fine condition, with a somewhat irregularly trimmed right edge. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of his most enduringly popular pieces, and established his fame as a concerto composer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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668. Maurice Ravel. Highly influential

French composer (1875-1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored orchestral music, and virtuosic piano pieces. ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5, personal letterhead, no date.

Letter to French politician and theater critic Georges Pioch, asking where and when to send a musical manuscript he had promised as a contribution for a music album. In very good condition, with a large tear extending from the top edge to the first line of the letter, and tiny areas of paper loss to upper corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

671. Henri Vieuxtemps. Belgian composer and violinist (1820–1881) considered an essential part of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. Handsome 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the composer by an Antwerp photography studio, signed in the lower border in ink, “H. Vieuxtemps,” and signed and inscribed on the reverse in French by Vieuxtemps, with a date of January 1877 and the addition of a two-bar autograph musical quotation. In fine condition, with a thin strip of mounting tape along the left edge of the image side, and light soiling to the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

An aria from Ermione

669. Gioacchino Rossini. Important Italian composer (1792–1868) who became one of the seminal figures in the history of opera with such repertoire staples as The Barber of Seville and William Tell. Early autograph musical manuscript, signed “G. Rossini,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.75 x 8.75, June 26, 1824. The renowned composer pens 26 bars of music and lyrics, being an arrangement for soprano and piano of the aria ‘Un empia mel rapi,’ from the second act of his tragic opera Ermione. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and staining, a repaired tear passing through the top of Rossini’s last name, and archival tape to complete separation along the hinge. This is one of the earliest Rossini manuscripts to be sold in the past 30 years—a truly spectacular example.Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $500

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“All the world’s a jest”— a quote from Verdi’s “Falstaff” 670. Giuseppe Verdi. Extremely desirable AMQS on an off-white 8.5 x 5.75 album page, signed “G. Verdui,” and dated 1896. Verdi pens two bars from his acclaimed opera “Falstaff,” writing the lyrics in Italian below: “Tutto nel mondo e burla l’uom [All the world’s a jest].” In fine condition, with faint foxing and toning. Falstaff premiered at Milan’s La Scala on February 9, 1893, three years before Verdi penned the present quotation.

The last of his 28 operas, Falstaff represents his second comedy and the third Verdi composition inspired by a Shakespearean play—the others being Macbeth and Otello. His choice of quotation derives from the conclusion of Act III, during which Sir John Falstaff asserts ‘All the world’s a jest, man is born a joker.’ A rare repertoire staple from the Italian master. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

672. Richard Wagner. ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Oc-

tober 23, no year. Untranslated letter to “Herr Fritzsche,” presumably his publisher, to whom he returns proof sheets, and agrees to certain proposals concerning the latter. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, splitting along intersecting folds, and a light block of toning from prior display; second integral page detached but present.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $300

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Superlative portrait of the ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ composer 673. Richard Wagner. Important German composer (1813–1883) who single-handedly revolutionized opera and attained status as one of the most influential geniuses in the history of music. Rare and exceptional 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of the revered composer as a young man, signed on the mount in ink, “Richard Wagner.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $500

Lengthy handwritten letter from “Satchmo,” thanking a German friend for his “last shipment of Lip Salve” 674. Louis Armstrong.

Scarce ALS signed “Satchmo, Louis Armstrong,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, January 20, 1970.

Letter to Erich Kauffmann, in full: “Enclosed is a ‘TAPE’ that was recorded from the television show that I had when I was the Guest on the Dick Cavett Show a real live show. I thought that you and the family would like to have it. I received all of your letters and as always I enjoyed reading them, so did my dear wife Lucille. She sends her love along with mine to you and your wonderful family. I also received the last shipment of Lip Salve that you sent to me. Also the big cans, which Lucille keep in the refrigerator. Every time I look into those cans, they look very fresh and delicious to eat. But Mr. Kauffmann, you forget to mail to me the bill. Please my dear friend, I am ready to send a check to you which will cover everything. Send to me the bill as soon as you can and I will gladly pay you. Because I am always relaxed when I have a lot of Lip Salve. And for God sake you must make it forever. I went down to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to do a T.V. show on the Mike Douglas show. And while Lucille and I were in Philadelphia we got in touch with Mr. Gruner. I met him in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania—years ago when he was the agent for Mr. Franz Schuritz ‘Lip Salve’—Ansatz Crème. He is still around + seems to be in good shape maybe you might feel like dropping him a card, or etc…We send best to you and your family. Also we wish you all lots of Happiness.” The letter is written on the back of copies of Armstrong’s diet plan, “Lose Weight, the Satchmo Way!” In very good to fine condition, with a progressively heavier diagonal crease. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Armstrong’s own hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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Handwritten music for Eubie Blake’s “I’m Just Wild About Harry”

675. Eubie Blake. Autograph musical manu-

script in pencil by Eubie Blake, seven pages on four musically-lined sheets, 9.5 x 12.5, no date but marked on each page with Blake’s 1959 registration with Local 802. Blake writes out the piano music and lyrics to his 1921 song “I’m Just Wild About Harry,” originally from the Broadway show Shuffle Along and later adopted by Harry S. Truman for his 1948 presidential campaign.

The first page is headed, “’I’m Just Wild About Harry,’ The New Arrangement for Miss Swann, Words by Noble Sissle, Music by Eubie Blake.”

The lyrics, in part: “I’m just wild a-bout Har-ry— / And Har-ry’s wild a-bout me— / The heav’n-ly bliss-es of his kiss-es / fill me with ec-sta-sy.” On the front page, in ink, Blake apologizes: “Sorry about this number in lead powder.” In fine condition. This manuscript was a gift from Blake to his close friend and protege, Jim Hession. A highly desirable piece of jazz history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

676. Miles Davis.

Glossy 5 x 7 CBS Records publicity photo of Davis in a halflength seated pose holding his trumpet, signed in blue felt tip.

In very fine condition.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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677. Miles Davis. Vintage ballpoint signature, “Miles Davis,” on an off-white 4.75 x 3 card bearing an affixed image of the virtuoso trumpeter. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned glossy photo of Davis playing with bassist Ron Carter. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

678. George Gershwin. Personal check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in

another hand and boldly signed by Gershwin, “George Gershwin,” payable to I. H. Simpson Hardware Co. for $25.09, August 2, 1932.

In very good to fine condition, with the signature cleanly excised and reattached with tape to reverse. A beautiful autograph of the famed ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ composer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

“I have listened to the album, Ballads From The Dust Bowl,” Guthrie writes, preparing to reissue “HARD TRAVELING” and “PASTURES OF PLENTY” on Folkways Records 679. Woody Guthrie. TLS, signed, “Woody Guthrie,” one page, lightly-

lined, 7.5 x 9.75, March 19, 1946. Letter to Moe Asch and Marian Distler.

In full: “I have listened to the album, Ballads From The Dust Bowl, and like the cover better than I thought I did. I think this cover will look better to a customer on a shelf or in a window than it does to me, and this is how David Stone Martin wanted it to look. Cathy had a hard time making out what the man was doing, what he was sitting in, and what he was looking at.

The Letter and Words to the Songs on the inside front cover are too small to read. It is like hunting back into the archives of folk songs for something that is right there in front of you. Would like to see these words put in the backside also so as to blow up to bigger size. But I know that it takes practice to get very good at anything and even after you get good at it takes money. And even after you get money it takes time and labor. The order that I like the records are: MY NEW FOUND LAND / PASTURES OF PLENTY / HARD TRAVELING / RAMBLING BLUES / CURFEW / TALKING COLUMBIA.

Shirley is Nineteen, she lives with us and watches Cathy, she belongs to the AYD and gets lots of Daily Worker Subs. She just now heard the recording, The Curfew Blow, and asked me what it was about. I said I didn’t know. She asked did I make it up? I told her yes. She asked, ‘About anything specific?’ And I just stood here by the fonograf [sic] and looked down towards the floor. I guess I can criticize other folks records lots plainer than I can my own. I would for this and other similiar [sic] reasons get a big kick out of looking at all comment favorable and not so favorable that you stir up with the Ballads from the Dustbowl.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, light creasing to three corners, a bit heavier to top right, otherwise fine condition.

Humorously addressed, “DEAR MOE: ASCH’S CRASHES, / DEAR MARIAN: DITSLER’S DISCS,” this letter to the founders of legendary Folkways Records reads as pure Woody Guthrie from start to finish. When the musician found Victor RCA unwilling to reissue his first commercial album, Ballads From the Dust Bowl, he authorized Folkways to copy the discs and put out its own version. In reading this incredible letter, packed with important references, it is hard not to imagine the spirited musician punching the keys of his old typewriter in his Mermaid Avenue apartment. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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Monk and Stitt play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 680. Thelonious Monk and Sonny Stitt. Vintage program for the 3rd Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival held between April 26–30, 1972, twenty pages, 8.5 x 11, signed inside on the same page next to their respective images in blue ballpoint, “Thelonious Monk,” and in blue fountain pen, “Sonny Stitt.” In fine condition, with light toning to the covers; interior pages are clean an unaffected. Monk and Stitt were members of an all-star ensemble “The Giants of Jazz,” which also included Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding, Al McKibbon, and Art Blakley, all of whose images are on the same page of the program. They had toured and recorded in Europe in 1970 and 1971. The group performed on Saturday, April 29th at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium during the festival’s ‘Night of Stars,’ appearing alongside other acts like Nina Simone, B. B. King, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, the Tuxedo Brass Band, and the Mardi Gras Indians. Idiosyncratic pianist, composer, and arranger, Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) takes a place among the most innovative and influential figures of modern jazz. Prolific American saxophonist Sonny Stitt (1924–1982) is best known for his work in the bebop and hard bop styles.Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Cole Porter to Peggy Wood, on her role in The Cat and the Fiddle

681. Cole Porter. ALS signed “Cole,” two pages both sides, 5.25 x 7.25, The Travellers letterhead, February 8, 1932. Letter

to singer-actress Peggy Wood, in part: “I saw by the papers, &, last night, lear’d from Cockie, that you rehearsing in the Cat & the Fiddle. I can’t tell you how happy I am. It’s a great show &, I’m sure, even better for London than for New York. And you will make a great person of that part. I have been so worried about you. And this is the reason I write you. For no one ever behaved as beautifully as you did during the long delays of our dead Star Dust. If I can, I shall be there to cheer you on your opening night.” In fine condition. Less than a month later, on March 4, 1932, the Jerome Kern–Otto Harbach musical The Cat and the Fiddle made its London debut, with Peggy Wood playing the role of Shirley Sheridan. A fantastic musical association piece. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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EMI cocktail party invitation signed by the Beatles in 1963 682. Beatles. Uncommon 5.75 x 4.5 EMI Records invitation for a lunchtime cocktail party “to be given in honour of Britain’s top recording group The Beatles” at the EMI House in London on November 18, 1963, signed neatly on the reverse in blue ballpoint by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. The invitation is numbered “27” and is issued to “Mrs. B. LeHoine.” In fine condition, with a few light stains on the invitation side. Just prior to this cocktail reception, the Beatles attended a special ceremony at EMI House at which EMI chairman Joseph Lockwood presented the band with silver discs to mark the 250,000-plus sales of Please Please Me and the soon-to-bereleased With the Beatles. Legendary producer George Martin then gave each of them smaller discs to mark the sales of the Twist and Shout EP, and music editor Gerald Marks presented them with silver discs for the Twist and Shout EP and ‘She Loves You’ single. A fantastic fully signed piece from this historic event in Beatles history.Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

The Beatles play Scotland, sign for one of the McKinley Sisters in 1964 683. Beatles. Vintage ballpoint signatures and inscription,

“Beatles, To Jeanette, lots of love from a friend of the Beatles, Paul McCartney,” “John Lennon,” “Ringo Starr,” and “George Harrison,” on a light blue 5.75 x 7.5 sheet. The autographs were obtained by Jeanette McKinley of the McKinleys, a Scottish pop duo who were on the same bill as the Beatles at a concert at the ABC Cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 29, 1964. Includes a handwritten letter of provenance from McKinley, in part: “I, Jeanette Gallacher…along with my late sister Sheila performed as the McKinlay Sisters. We appeared as support act for The Beatles at several concerts. At one of the concerts, A.B.C. Edinburgh in April 1964, the Beatles signed their autographs in my presence.”

In very good condition, with creasing, trimmed edges, and several small tears touching Lennon’s signature.

Accompanied by a vintage Scottish Beat newsletter from February 1964, which shows the Beatles on the front cover, and “The Fabulous McKinley Sisters” on the back; a partial copy of the Edinburgh Evening News from April 29, 1964, with headline “Capital Beatles! Fab! They’re Here At Last!,” with the back page featuring an article on “The Swingin’ M’Kinleys”; and a two-page section of the Edinburgh Evening News from April 18, 2003, which features an article on Jeanette Gallacher and her musical past, as well as an image of the offered Beatles sheet. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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Phenomenal full set of Beatles signatures, signed en route to their final 1966 USA tour 684. Beatles. Vintage circa 1966 ballpoint signatures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the reverse of an offwhite 6 x 8 British European Airways stationery sheet. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and intersecting folds.

The consignor notes: “These autographs were collected by my father and given as a gift to my mother, when they were still dating in 1966. Both of my parents were working in the VIP lounge at Heathrow airport in London, England. My father was a wine sommelier working his way through college and my mother was a waitress. The Beatles were on their way to tour America. This trip actually ended up being their last commercial tour of the USA. The autographs have been in my family ever since. I am hoping that they will find a way to a place where they can be appreciated as well as the romantic story that had them collected all those years ago.” The Beatles’ 1966 tour of America marked their final commercial concert tour, and included historic shows at Shea Stadium and Candlestick Park. Following this tour they dedicated themselves to recording in the studio, and their lack of public appearances made their autographs even harder to get. A simply ideal set of Beatles autographs—crisply signed and well-spaced, a superb display piece.piece. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

Scarce early concert program, signed a day before recording ‘She Loves You’ 685. Beatles. Original program from the Beatles’ concert

at the ABC Cinema in Great Yarmouth on June 30, 1963, 13 x 8.5 opened, signed in blue ballpoint by all four near their group photo: “John Lennon xxx,” “George Harrison xxx,” “Paul McCartney xxx,” and “Ringo Starr xxx”; Paul has also added an inscription, “To Judith, Love from the Beatles.” Billed as “Britain’s Fabulous Disc Stars,” the Beatles went last on a program of eight numbers (plus intermission) that also included the Terry Young Combo, the Brook Brothers, and others. On the following day, July 1, 1963, the Beatles went into the studio to record their quintessential early hit ‘She Loves You,’ the first single by the group to top both the British and American charts.

In very good condition, with scattered soiling and faint staining, intersecting light folds, wrinkling, and a few tack hole; the signatures are dark and clear. A fantastic, historic relic of the Beatles’ early success. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $1000

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686. Beatles: Harrison and Starr. Bold vintage ballpoint

signatures, “Ringo Starr” and “George Harrison,” on an offwhite 4 x 2.25 card, with the McCartney and Lennon signatures believed to be in the hand of their road manager Neil Aspinall.

In fine condition, with mild overall creasing and a clipped lower right corner. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

688. Beatles: George Harrison. Sought-after glossy 8

x 10 close-up photo of Harrison from the late 1970s, signed nicely in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Scarce pop-up Christmas card from the Harrisons 687. Beatles: George Harrison. Wonderful pop-up Christmas card from the Har-

rison family, measuring 5.25 x 5.75 x 5.75 open, revealing a Middle Eastern doorway with a color portrait of Harrison standing with his son and wife, signed below in blue ink, “George,” who adds an Om symbol and cross to upper corners, and in black ink, “Olivia” and “Dhani.” In very good to fine condition, with a repaired tear to the right of the image. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the son of the original recipient, in part: “My father, a renowned recording studio designer, Eddie Veale, designed George’s home recording studio back in 1973. Eddie worked closely with George throughout the former Beatles life on both his studio and estate, Friar Park, and every year we would receive a Christmas card and hamper from the Harrison family.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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“John had a wildly sentimental nature, and imaginative genius for wishful thinking and braggadocio that I attributed to his sad and difficult upbringing in Liverpool�

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Moving letter on John Lennon’s philosophy and the troubles in Ireland 689. Beatles: Yoko Ono. ALS, signed twice, “Yoko Ono,” eight pages, 8 x 10, circa 1987. Long letter to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, signed at the head and at the conclusion. In part: “I have been thinking very seriously about the events of the last weeks and I am writing to you in hopes that you can exert some influence on a situation I find very disturbing…I keep thinking of my dear dear late husband and his wish—his mania—that mankind could somehow be jolted into the realization that peace is our greatest and richest heritage—the one heirloom which we must pass onto our children or be doomed. Have we forgotten our children? Lately it seems we have. Child abuse, aids, children living in midtown hotels—these are headlines in our life that shock or revolt but we adults we are safely ensconced in our world and the suffering of others is frequently nothing more than cocktail part chatter. But what about our children?

I will never forget as I was growing up in Japan just before the war we thought would never happen and my family and I were forced to pick up stakes and begin a new life as immigrants here in NY (Parkchester as a matter of fact where my father taught violin to the rich and bored children of stockbrokers and merchants) there was a brief period of fame for a deeply religious Buddhist monk whom every one called the Little Monk because even for the Japanese he was small (4´ 2˝). Though I was quite young at the time I can see still his piercing brown eyes as he spoke in the Garden of the Lively Lily Pads. He seemed to burn with an interior fire and yet he was not at all forbidding but radiated humor and contentment. Yet his message was neither funny nor smug. He warned us then that we were on our way to horrible cataclysm and unless we could bury our grudges, our grudges would bury us. Well, you know how right he was and I heard later that he died tragically ministering to radiation victims in Hiroshima. They say he died of a broken heart. And so he might have.

But we continue to nurture our grudges. You know, my son Sean, is now 12 years old and he, Sean, is 1/2 Irish. Half Irish and 1/2 Japanese. His father and I were of very different racial and religious backgrounds and sometimes our points of view did less than absolutely mesh. It always seemed to me that John had a wildly sentimental nature, and imaginative genius for wishful thinking and braggadocio that I attributed to his sad and difficult upbringing in Liverpool. As you know, he was abandoned by his father (who was an alcoholic) when he was 3 and brought up by a scholarly but somewhat inhibited aunt who tried in vain to inculcate in John a love of Latin and medieval English philosophy—for instance the somewhat naive but fascinating theories of Ethelred the Youngest who believed all life to be a battle between imagination and reality—imagination responsible for our moments of euphoria and love and reality inducing our moments of pain, birth, death and growth. John denied all this and felt that only imagination and creativity spurred human growth, that being bogged down in reality stunted mankind. He always felt that we should try to find the mystery in reality and it took a while by John’s aunt finally saw the method in his madness.

But John’s preoccupations went with him inside the small jar upon the end table where all that was worldly of him remains.

The small jar carved with the serpent of existence and the cicada of eternal melodies who rises from its winter grave to fill the air with melodies all the more wonderful for having been stilled for so long.

But my son’s songs which are the point of this letter and the songs of so many Irish boys like him in Northern Ireland, why I ask myself do the Irish continue to fight these horrendous medieval battles over Catholicism and Protestantism? As a woman raised in neither culture I confess that I find the differences between the 2 cults mystifying. Both believe in the Cristus—in turning the other cheek—in blessing one’s enemies yet both seem to find that Christ’s real message was that the world wasn’t big enough for both of them and like some old time Western—one sect or the other much bite the dust. How do I explain this to Sean? The violence in N. Ireland fills one with horror. I know that an Irish politician like yourself works tirelessly for peace and reconciliation there. If there is anything I can do won’t you let me know? I am well aware that my reputation for eccentricity sometimes makes my efforts counter productive. Ironically someone firmly ensconced within the system has the greatest power and the least inclination to change things. Please let me know what if anything I can do. I cannot believe that my own son must grow up and ‘take sides’ or deny his own ethnicity.” In fine condition. Senator Moynihan’s gracious response can be found in the book entitled Daniel Patrick Moynihan: A Portrait in Letters of an American Visionary, in which he asks to speak with Sean about the situation in Ireland during an upcoming trip to New York. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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690. Beatles: George Harrison. Original album cover proof for Cloud Nine, unfolded, measuring 25.75 x 13.25, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “To Dave, George Harrison.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 29 x 16.25. In fine condition, with two areas of slight creasing (one between Harrison’s cheek and inscription).

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

691. Beatles: McCartney and Starr. Vintage glossy

4.25 x 3.25 candid deckle-edge photo of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney speaking with employees in a London camera shop in 1963, signed on the reverse in black ink by the pictured Beatles. In very good condition, with light soling and overall creasing. Accompanied by a typed letter of provenance from the prior owner: “The photo was taken in about 1962/63 in a camera shop in London by the name of ‘Westminster Cameras.’ By a friend of my wife and I who worked there called Ray Ingram, he lived in Bexleyheath Kent.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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692. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Circa mid-1980s ballpoint

signature, “Paul McCartney,” on the reverse of a color 3.5 x 5.5 postcard of The Devon Doorway pub and restaurant in Heswall, Wirral. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the granddaughter of the original recipient, in part: “Paul McCartney was visiting the Wirral and was outside a card shop on Telegraph Road, Heswall. He was presumably visiting his brother Mike McCartney who lived in the nearby village of Gayton. The postcard the signature is on depicts a local restaurant—The Devon Doorway. The postcards were sold at the card shop.” Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Spectacular uninscribed 1969 portrait of The Doors frontman 693. The Doors: Jim Morrison.

Extremely rare vintage glossy 4 x 8 photo of the influential Doors frontman staring directly into the camera, prominently signed in blue felt tip, “J. Morrison.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a light bend passing through the lower part of Morrison’s neck and shirt collar. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. This iconic portrait was captured circa 1969 at Venice Pier by noted rock photographer Henry Diltz.

The Doors came to be one of the most popular and successful American rock bands of all time, and Morrison one of rock’s most legendary frontmen. Morrison remains highly elusive across all signed formats, with this striking example representing one of few signed photos we have ever offered. Elevated furthermore by its lack of an inscription, this is an immensely desirable and seldom-encountered signed image of the counterculture icon—a truly superlative piece. Starting Bid $1000

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Fully signed Columbia test pressing of Hotel California 694. The Eagles. Rare vinyl test pressing of the classic 1976 Eagles album Hotel California, signed on the sleeve in felt tip by Don Henley, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, and Glenn Frey, with an inscription at the top, “To Robert—Thanks from The Eagles.” The sleeve is also annotated “7E-1084 A/B,” which signifies the Asylum Records US release of the LP. The disc bears “Columbia Record Productions, Santa Maria, Test Pressing” labels on both sides. Etched into the ‘dead wax’ matrix areas are: “7E 1084 A-2RE CSM, ‘Is It 6 O’Clock Yet?’” and “7E-1084 B-4RE CSM, ‘V.O.L. Is Five Piece Live.’” In very good condition, with light scuffing and staining, and separation along the top edge of the sleeve. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. The ‘secret messages’ engraved in the run-out groove were included on the original release, with the latter referencing the album’s sixth track, ‘Victim of Love,’ which was recorded in a live studio session with no overdubbing. The iconic album topped the charts for a total of eight weeks, and won Grammy Awards for the singles ‘Hotel California’ (Record of the Year) and ‘New Kid in Town’ (Best Arrangement for Voices). A fabulous group-signed test pressing of a true classic. Starting Bid $200

Superb 1971 signatures of the Jackson 5 695. Jackson Five. Spectacular early

vintage ballpoint signatures of Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine, and Tito Jackson on a pink 4.5 x 4.25 album page, annotated with a date of May 29, 1971.

Handsomely matted and framed with a publicity photo of the group to an overall size of 16.5 x 24. In fine condition, with light show-through from an unidentified signature on the reverse. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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696. Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Second Helping album signed on the covers in ballpoint and felt tip by Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zandt, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Billy Powell, Ed King, and J. J. Cale, with a couple signing first names only. The album is split and unfolded, matted, and framed to an overall size of 28.25 x 16. In fine condition, with a clipped corner and moderate contrast to several of the signatures.

The record is not included.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

698. Grateful Dead: Garcia and Hart. Blues for Allah album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart. In fine condition, with some edgewear and a discount cut to lower right corner tip. The record is not included. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

698. Elvis Presley. Vintage 7.25 x 8.75 program photo of

Presley in a fantastic full-length pose from early in his career, portraying ‘The King’ singing and playing the guitar while on stage, signed crisply over his suit in blue ballpoint, “Love you, Elvis Presley.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 15.5. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a diagonal crease across the image. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

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Private Presley reports to duty 699. Elvis Presley. Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 full-length photo of Presley seated in his US Army uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Stephanie, from, Elvis Presley.” Affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing, and poor-to-moderate contrast to the handwriting. Presley was one of the most well-known entertainers in the world at the time he was drafted into the US Army, and he served as a regular soldier from March 1958 to March 1960. He was first sent to Texas for training at Fort Hood before being assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany. This had a profound effect on his life and career—while in Germany he met his future wife Priscilla, was introduced to amphetamines, and as a result of his generous patriotic service, earned the respect of an older generation of Americans, many of whom had previously viewed him in a negative light. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

The Stones play the Ken Colyer Club in 1963 700. Rolling Stones. Vintage set of three

glossy 3.5 x 5 photos of the Rolling Stones performing at London’s Ken Colyer Club (Studio 51) in March/April 1963, with each photo signed on the reverse in black ink or blue ballpoint by the pictured musician: “Brian Jones”; “Bill Wyman” and “Mick Jagger”; and “Charlie Boy, xxx” and “Keith Richard.” Reverse of photos bear “Agfa” watermarks. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $300

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701. The Temptations. Lively felt tip sketch of the Temptations during a performance on an off-white 13.75 x 10.5 sheet, drawn by an artist named “Andy,” and signed at the top in felt tip by David Ruffin, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards, and Eddie Kendricks, with two adding inscriptions to the artist. Impressively custom double-matted and framed with a photo of the band and engraved nameplates to an overall size of 24.5 x 35.5. In fine condition. Temptations items including Ruffin are quite uncommon, as he left the band in 1968 and passed away in 1991. A large and visually appealing one-of-a-kind piece. Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

702. U2. Color glossy

13.25 x 15.5 photo of U2 seated on a floor together during their Achtung Baby era, signed around the border in black felt tip, “Bono, 91,” “Larry,” “Adam,” and “Edge.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $200

703. U2. Pop double

album signed on each side of the two inner sleeves in blue or black felt tip by the pictured musician: “Bono, 2000,” “Adam Clayton,” “Larry Mullen,” and “Edge.” In fine condition. The records are included.

Pre-certified REAL. Starting Bid $200

Phenomenal skull ring, personally-owned by the Texas guitar slinger 704. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Stevie Ray Vaughan’s personally-owned and -worn sterling silver skull ring, weighing 19 gm, worn on stage by the legendary guitarist in the late 1980s. In fine condition, with a slightly indented band. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Broken Homes frontman Michael Doman, in part: “I am a professional musician whose early career crossed paths with SRV during the years 1987-1991. I played dozens of shows with SRV and Double Trouble as an opening act while a member of the MCA recording act Broken Homes. I came into ownership of this piece of jewelry by accident. We opened the east coast leg of a Double Trouble tour in the late 1980s.

One memorable date was staged at the Capital Theater in northern New Jersey, near my parents’ home in Philadelphia. My group was a critical favorite and scheduled to be photographed for a future issue of Rolling Stone magazine following Stevie’s performance. While visiting my parents while on a break, I left behind a suitcase with my jewelry and stage clothes. It was too late to retrieve it for the show or the photo shoot.

Stevie had come off stage and noticed I was upset. He solved my problem by removing his scarves and jewelry and giving them to me for the photo session. It has been a long time but I remember the scarves were wet and there was probably enough DNA to clone a new SRV. I introduced him to my parents and awe-struck friends as he left the building. At the end of the shoot I put Stevie’s stuff into two large Tupperware containers with the intention of returning them to him as soon as possible. The return never happened. When I rang him at the hotel he said to bring the items to the next show, but we weren’t scheduled to play together for a few nights and the items ended up sitting forgotten in a road case…until I discovered them 10 years later, still in my Mothers’ Tupperware. The ring was owned and worn by the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan.” Starting Bid $200

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705. Gottfried von Einem

706. Dominik Finkes

707. Fromental Halevy

708. Franz Lehar

709. Nellie Melba and Victor Maurel

710. Anton Reicha

711. Heinrich Reinhardt

712. Max von Schillings

713. Cannonball Adderley

714. Sidney Bechet

715. Mike Bloomfield MB $200

716. Mother Maybelle Carter

717. Serge Chaloff

718. Cow Cow Davenport

719. Duke Ellington

720. Dexter Gordon

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721. Dexter Gordon

722. Buddy Guy

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723. Buddy Guy MB $200

724. John Hammond

725. Lionel Hampton

726. Coleman Hawkins

727. Smokey Hogg

728. John Lee Hooker

729. Jazz

730. Jazz

731. Jo Ann Kelly

732. Jerome Kern

733. Whistlin’ Alex Moore

734. Jimmy Reed

735. Sonny Rollins

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736. Sonny Rollins MB $200

740. T-Bone Walker MB $200

737. Singers

738. John Philip Sousa

739. Otis Spann

741. Mercy Dee Walton

742. Junior Wells and Buddy Guy

743. John Williams

746. Bad Company: Paul Rodgers

747. Bangles

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744. Peter, Paul, and Mary

745. James Taylor

748. Beatles: Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach

749. Beatles: Ringo Starr

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750. Beatles: Klaus Voormann MB $200

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751. Jeff Beck MB $200

752. Black Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne

753. Blue Oyster Cult

754. Graham Bond

755. Cheap Trick

756. Chickenfoot: Hagar and Satriani

757. Eric Clapton

758. Alice Cooper

759. Alice Cooper

760. Crosby, Stills, and Nash

761. Bobby Darin

762. Def Leppard

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763. Def Leppard

764. Neil Diamond

765. Neil Diamond

766. Fats Domino

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767. Bob Dorough MB $200

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768. The Eagles MB $200

772. The Firm MB $200

776. Guns N’ Roses MB $200

780. Bob Hite MB $200

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769. The Eagles: Don Henley

770. Marianne Faithfull MB $200

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773. Foreigner

771. Fillmore East MB $200

774. Aretha Franklin

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778. Jimi Hendrix Experience: Noel Redding

779. Don Henley

781. The Jam

783. Elton John

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782. Jefferson Starship MB $200

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784. The Kinks

785. KISS

787. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant

788. Loggins and Messina

789. Meat Loaf

790. Steve Miller

791. The Moody Blues

792. Motley Crue

793. Les Paul

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794. Pink Floyd

795. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

796. Poco

797. The Pogues

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786. KISS

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798. Lionel Richie MB $200

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799. Rolling Stones

800. Linda Ronstadt

801. Smashing Pumpkins

802. Patti Smith

803. Patti Smith

805. Bruce Springsteen

806. Bruce Springsteen

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804. Souther–Hillman–Furay Band

807. Cat Stevens

808. Tin Machine MB $200

809. Twisted Sister

810. Twisted Sister

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811. U2

812. Van Halen

813. Van Halen

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814. Van Halen MB $200

815. Warrant

816. Whitesnake

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817. Edgar and Johnny Winter

818. Johnny Winter MB $200

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819. Woodstock

820. Yes

821. Frank Zappa

822. The Zombies

823. ABBA

824. Beastie Boys

825. Bee Gees

826. Debbie Gibson

827. George Michael

828. Run-DMC

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classic entertainment The final film to star both Abbott and Costello 830. Abbott and Costello. Notable

DS, signed “Bud Abbott” and “Lou Costello,” one page, 8.5 x 11, March 30, 1956.

Official letter from United Artists Corporation, in part: “This will confirm our understanding and agreement amending that certain agreement entitled the ‘Financing Agreement’…and amending that certain agreement entitled the ‘Distribution Agreement’…relating to the photoplay Dance with Me Henry.” Signed at the conclusion by both in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. Released on December 14, 1956, Dance with Me, Henry was the final film to feature both Abbott and Costello, a duo that appeared together in a total of 36 films since 1940, the year in which they made their movie debut in One Night in the Tropics. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

832. Luis Bunuel. Highly influential Spanish-born filmmaker of surrealist tendencies whose Un chien andalou (1928) remains an icon of avant-garde cinema. Though he remained controversial for the duration of his career, he attained a measure of Hollywood respectability with Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Laminated Mexican firearm registration card from the Secretary of National Defense, 4.5 x 3, No. A487192, issued to “Luis Bunuel Portoles” who signs in blue ballpoint and adds his fingerprint to the right side. The reverse of the card lists the firearm as a .22 caliber buntline pistol, and is dated February 23, 1974. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

833. Lou Costello.

831. Marlon Brando. ANS on an off-white 6 x 4 card. A brief note to Linda and Harry, in full: “I want to wish you my very best and hope some day we might meet.” Pencil notations to upper right date the note to June 1, 1954. In fine condition, with old mounting residue on the reverse. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Early vintage glossy 6 x 8.75 photo of a young Costello in knickers, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lee—My roomate and Pal always you should get the best of luck from your Pal & Wop roomate, Lou Costello, 1929, ‘Good Old Lee.’” Reverse bears a “Best Show in Town” stamp. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, and trimmed edges which impinge upon the signature and sentiment. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Tremendous letter archive offering a rare inside look at the life of Lenny Bruce 834. Lenny Bruce. Fasci-

nating archive of autograph letters and notes from controversial stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce, dating between 1960 and 1966, and consisting of over 40 pages written in pencil and ballpoint, with several examples signed either “Len” or “Lenny,” with some bearing his surname. Much of the collection is addressed to ‘Count’ Lewis DePasquale, a jazz keyboardist and organist who, after meeting Bruce in January 1960, became his right-hand man and frequent collaborator.

The archive is comprised of three ALSs and six ANSs, three unsigned letters, three unsigned notes, and 12 pages of ‘free-style’ handwritten notes penned by Bruce on Hotel Mark, Atlantic City letterhead, with Bruce incorporating his signature twice.

“Lenny why do you keep womans jerly in your house trick to get women in there. Come up to my aparment & see my ear rings”

Highlights include (spelling and grammar retained): A two-page unsigned letter to “Sally Marr,” the stage name of Bruce’s mother, Sadie Kitchenberg Schneider, in full: “Check & see if my black attaché case with the Goya Bean labels on it is up stairs it has value. If there was a theft I am sure I’am insured for it. And proble a lot of other stuff. That will cover you. The bracelet I nerver gave you and the ring for that reason, Lenny why do you keep womans jerly in your house trick to get women in there. Come up to my aparment & see my ear rings. Love your gonifing son.”

A four-page unsigned letter to Max Gordon, a jazz promoter who founded the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City and who later opened the Blue Angel in midtown Manhattan, in part: “This is an excerpt of wire I sent I.T.A. Please, Please, Max I know that I like Jackie Gleason and never liked Bud Abbot & Lou Costolo. Played miniature golf but never bowled, wouldn’t drink out of a glass with lipstick on it. Will fress up strange shmushskie…Sad clowns are goyish. All I think of when I look at Emmet Kelly pictures is some old bum made cissy on the radiator…The Blue Angel is like sending prize orchids in a steam heated car.” Bruce adds his address at the conclusion, “8825 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.,” the residence he was found after succumbing to a drug overdose on August 3, 1966.

The archive also features: two vintage glossy 3.25 x 4.5 candid photos of Bruce sitting in a court room; a partial mailing envelope addressed by Bruce; a copy of a note to Count; a United Airlines shipping receipt listing “Lenny Bruce” as the shipper, listing the item as “LK cont live dog,” with a weight of 87 lbs; and a letter and a note written by DePasquale. In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered creasing and tears. Starting Bid $500

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“I’ll even do a love scene with Gable” 835. Clark Gable. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, September 17, 1946. Republic Productions consent form in which Gable grants permission “to use my name as contained in the lyrics of the song written by Harold Adamson and James McHugh entitled ‘It Could Happen to Me,’ a copy of which lyrics have been submitted to me for my approval.” Accompanied by a three-page typed transcript of the song’s lyrics, featuring the line, “I’ll even do a love scene with Gable,” with his surname underlined in red. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and staple holes to the top. The song was featured in the comedy film Hit Parade of 1947, starring Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin, and William Frawley. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

“Everything is so uncertain one becomes afraid of everything” 836. Greta Garbo. ALS signed “G. G.,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, postmarked October 24, 1941. Letter to her friend and confidant Robert Reud, in part: “Only a few lines about nothing. Thank you for wires. You said I would buy a house is that really so! I thought a house would fly to me, but no house can also see in the stars if I should buy real estate so called paying real estate. I have one offered to me but god knows what to do. Maybe if you looked closely at your planets that they could tell! Everything is so uncertain one becomes afraid of everything. Do you know if I am coming to N. Y. I have sort of vaguely thought of it. But I don’t know. If I do, have you a place to live in, for a ‘star.’

But I may go somewhere else first, and then N. Y. later. If you cannot tell where I am going, I will just have to leave it to the Lord. Whenever it is I shall always be glad to see you again. Besides all that is there going to be peace? I am sure you have not said your prayers, so you must start now.

But we will talk that over when I see you. Bless you and please don’t forget me.” Garbo adds to the top of the first page: “Don’t mind the spelling, I have no dictionary with me.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Garbo’s own hand.

In 1927, following the release of Flesh and the Devil, MGM producer Irving Thalberg decided that Garbo’s next film venture would be the gold-digger melodrama Women Love Diamonds. Garbo immediately refused, much to the ire of studio head Louis B. Mayer, who threatened to have her deported unless she adhere to studio demands. When the press caught wind of the story, Garbo received an outpouring of support letters from around the world, with one fan in particular, Robert Reud, even offering to marry her to save her from deportation. His kind words of encouragement sparked a friendship that would last for many years.

Garbo relied on him to aid in many of her business decisions—she may have consulted Reud concerning her abrupt retirement from film in 1941 (the year of this letter), or about the real estate transactions she mentions here. Right after she retired, she began buying real estate and at one time she owned much of what is now Rodeo Drive. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

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Garbo agrees to reshoot scenes for her ‘condemned’ final film, Two-Faced Woman 837. Greta Garbo.

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, MGM Pictures letterhead, September 4, 1941. Official letter from Loew’s Incorporated, in part: “Under date of August 23, 1941 we confirmed our advice to you that your services in the photoplay referred to in our contract with you dated November 20, 1940 were completed as of the close of August 22, 1941. Accordingly, no compensation is payable to you under said contract after August 22, 1941. It is now agreed by and between us that in the event we require your additional services in being photographed and/or recorded in connection with retakes, added scenes, sound track or changes in said photoplay, you agree to render such services in connection therewith as and when we may request. Compensation for said additional services shall be at the rate of Five Thousand Dollars…per week.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen

by Garbo. In fine condition, with a couple of light stains to the top. This contract relates to Garbo’s final film, the George Cukor-directed romantic comedy Two-Faced Woman. The movie was released by MGM on November 30, 1941, but only after several scenes were re-shot following its unusual C-rating (condemned) from the National Legion of Decency, which cited the film’s ‘immoral and un-Christian attitude toward marriage and its obligations: impudently suggestive scenes, dialogue, and situations: suggestive costumes.’ After the retakes were finished (which Cukor took no part in), the film received an acceptable B-rating, but it was still banned in several cities, such as Boston, Providence, Omaha, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

838. Greta Garbo.

Chase Manhattan Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in type and signed boldly by Garbo, payable to Joseph Lombardo for $63, November 19, 1963. In fine condition. From the estate of Greta Garbo. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Original Hitchcock sketch from the year of Psycho 839. Alfred Hitchcock. Original ball-

point self-portrait sketch of Hitchcock’s immediately recognizable profile on an off-white 5.5 x 8.25 sheet, signed below by the director who adds the date, “30/9, 1960.” In fine to very fine condition. A wonderful signature– sketch dating to the year of his suspense masterpiece, Psycho.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

840. Dustin Hoffman. DS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, April 21, 1969. A release form, in full: “In consideration of the publicity to be given to me and which may arise herefrom, my consent is hereby irrevocably given to you, your assignees and licensee, and to the Chicago Tribune–New York News Syndicate, Inc., and its subscribers and licensees, to use my name, picture, or portrait, in publications for editorial or promotional purposes, excluding, however, commercial advertising.” Signed at the conclusion by Hoffman. In fine condition. In his fourth film role, Hoffman received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Enrico Salvatore ‘Ratso’ Rizzo in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Houdini recommends a creator of magic effects 841. Harry Houdini.

TLS signed “Houdini,” one page, 8 x 7, November 13, 1925. Letter to English stage magician Will Goldston, in part: “I know Gwynn of Swissvale, Pa. very well. My dealings with him have been very pleasant. He is fairly well fixed, has a lovely home, two very wonderful children, clever wife who assists him and some property. Should judge he is thoroughly reliable. I like him very much and have obtained a number of effects from him and have no doubt that he will be O.K.” Nicely cloth-matted and framed with a magazine cover portrait to an overall size of 16 x 26. In fine condition, with light soiling and intersecting folds.

“Gwynn” is presumably a reference to Jack Gwynne, an American illusionist and creator of magic effects. In 1925, after seeing a performance by Gwynne at Kaufman’s Department Store in Pittsburgh, Houdini hired him to build several props for the Houdini show—these included an original ‘Disappearing Chicken’ trick that was featured by Houdini until his death in October 1926. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Houdini at the Hippodrome 842. Harry Houdini. TLS signed “Houdini,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, New York Hippodrome letterhead, May 7, 1918. Letter to Edwin Fayette Rice, in part: “Your description of Churchill is so good that I am going to use the letter in toto…Churchill is not the man whose picture I mailed you, because Prof. Vixie also looked like Churchill. You see when a stout man wore Creepers they all looked alike, and if you ever saw, and I know you have scrutinized the old family albums, you seen the old fellows look alike.” Affixed to a larger mount and in very good to fine condition, with a few areas of paper loss along the edges, and some adhesive to the border. Houdini debuted his famed ‘vanishing elephant’ trick at the Hippodrome earlier in the year, making this letterhead especially significant. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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843. Harry Houdini. Scarce original German flyer

promoting a public stunt by Harry Houdini, one page, 9.5 x 6.5, October 22, 1913. The flyer is headed “Herausforderung der Krankenwarter an Houdini [Challenge the ambulance to Houdini!],” and reads, in part (roughly translated): “Mr. Houdini, here. We, the undersigned, are asking you to release yourself from a special coercive force. We will undress you, wrap you in two thick sheets, put them on a sickbed and tie them with four strong straps over your chest, hips, knees and ankles and then fasten them to the bedside. Over this your helpless and already tied shape we want to shed 10 to 20 buckets of water, to make a solution of knots directly impossible. We make the condition that if you accept this request, you must free yourself from the public eye, so do not use a canopy, curtain, etc. to prove that you are not working with accomplices, hidden sinking, etc.”

The flyer lists three attendants and continues: “Houdini accepts this challenge on the condition that forced coercion requires a medical practitioner to ensure that Houdini is not unnecessarily tormented and is not at risk of becoming anemic. This exciting experiment takes place Friday, October 24, 1913, in the evening, in the circus of the circus Corty-Althoff, Stuttgart.” In fine condition, with a few short edge tears. Starting Bid $200

“The Mystery Master, Harry Houdini” 844. Harry Houdini. Stunning vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 8.5 close-up portrait of famed magician, fabulously signed in fountain pen, “The Mystery Master, Harry Houdini.” In very good condition, with light soiling and trimmed edges.

A brilliant signed photograph of the legendary illusionist and escape artist. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $300

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845. Harry Houdini. Partly-printed DS, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, July 18, 1921. Stock certificate for ten shares of the Houdini Picture Corporation issued to Anna Elizabeth Bowland. Signed at the conclusion by Houdini as president of the company and countersigned by R. P. Risley as secretary. A Citizens National Bank transfer receipt is affixed to the upper left. In very good to fine condition, with the signature light but entirely legible.

Chartered by the State of New York on February 26, 1921, the Houdini Picture Corporation was involved in three Houdini silents: The Soul of Bronze (1921), The Man from Beyond (1922), and Haldane of the Secret Service (1923). Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

The 20-year-old Grace writes to a married businessman 846. Grace Kelly. Early ALS

signed “Grace,” two pages both sides, 6 x 9, Seaview Country Club letterhead, [postmarked April 8, 1950]. Letter to Nathaniel C. W. Gennett, Jr. In part: “Well, everyone has left to play golf—except Bobby Rea who can be heard all over the club right now getting himself ready to go out—I had settled down with ‘A Rage to Live’ got through ten pages—then lost my head completely and decided to write a letter…Right now you’re probably soaking up all the sun in Florida and I’m so jealous I can’t stand it—If this day doesn’t improve soon I think I’ll go back to bed—They have even convescated the slot machines so there is absolutely nothing to do but drink—and I can’t fight that this afternoon—Even my card playing buddies have disappeared—I would even settle for a hot game of chinese checkers but all available players are in the bar—and try to drag someone away from that. For the first time in ages I am experiencing the frustration of having nothing to do—Darling, have a wonderful Easter—I know you will—having all the children with you.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Kelly’s hand. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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848. Grace Kelly.

Glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Grace Kelly as Tracy Samantha Lord and Frank Sinatra as Mike Connor from the 1956 musical comedy High Society, signed neatly in black felt tip by Kelly. In fine condition, with some light creases and surface impressions.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

850. Grace Kelly. Beauti847. Grace Kelly. Color glossy 8 x 9.75 half-

length photo of Kelly in a lovely profile pose, signed neatly in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

ful glossy 3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo of Kelly reading a book on Louis Armstrong, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

California 1950 exemption certificate signed twice by “Grace P. Kelly” 849.

Kelly.

Grace

DS, signed twice “Grace P. Kelly,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 3.5, August 2, 1950. Certificate of non-residence and claim for personal exemption from the state of California, with Kelly affirming that she resides at “140 E. 63rd St., New York, N. Y., N. Y.,” and notes that, as a single person, she is entitled to personal exemptions of $2,000 for the year 1950. Signed at the conclusion by Kelly, and then again on the reverse with her temporary address at the “Beverly Hills Hotel.” The certificate lists “Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.” as the withholding agent. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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851. Laurel and Hardy. Classic vin-

853. Marx Brothers. Mar-

tage glossy 9 x 6.25 photo of the comedic duo side-by-side in their bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My Best Wishes Always Hal! Stan Laurel” and “Oliver Hardy.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.75 x 14.25. In very good to fine condition, with light scuffing and creasing, primarily to the corners. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Ghoulish display of the great Count Dracula actor

velous set of four ink signatures of the Marx Brothers, “Groucho Marx,” “Chico Marx,” “Harpo Marx,” and “Zeppo Marx,” on individual slips and cards of various sizes. Nicely matted and framed with a portrait of the famed comedy family to an overall size of 17 x 29. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

854.

Steve McQueen. DS, one

page, 8.5 x 11, June 1, 1972. Solar Plastics Engineering Company document, appointing Michael Rutman, Joel Jacobson, and Gerald Breslauer to serve as the corporation’s directors.

Boldly signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by McQueen as the company’s sole shareholder. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

852. Bela Lugosi. Vintage

fountain pen signature, “Bela Lugosi,” on an off-white 3.75 x 4.25 sheet. The signature is double-matted and framed within an elaborate wooden casket with glass front, measuring 14 x 30.5 x 5, with accompanying engraved plaque and a photo of Lugosi as Count Dracula.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

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855.

Steve McQueen. Stun-

ning painting of legendary Hollywood action hero Steve McQueen, oil on stretched canvas, 20 x 24, signed in the lower right in red paint by the artist, “K. Carson.” The circa 1970s portrait aptly captures McQueen’s cool visage. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Monroe partners with William Morris in 1949

857. Marilyn Monroe. DS, two pages, 8.5 x 14, March 2, 1949. William Morris Agency management contract in which Monroe agrees to engage the company as her “sole and exclusive personal representative and adviser in the television field throughout the world for a period of three years…for a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the gross return from the television field earned and received by me during the term.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion in green ink by Monroe, and countersigned by an agency representative. In fine condition.

Following an uneventful six-month contract with Columbia Pictures, Monroe signed on with the William Morris Agency and began dating the firm’s vice president, Johnny Hyde. Smitten with the young actress, Hyde purportedly paid for her to undergo minor plastic surgery, and was then instrumental in landing Monroe a walk-on part in the Marx Brothers’ 1949 musical comedy Love Happy. With Hyde’s persistence, Monroe appeared in a total of six films the following year, including memorable parts in John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle and Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve. Monroe’s incredible sex appeal enabled Hyde to negotiate a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox in December 1950, a deal that soon made her a household name.

A remarkably early Monroe contract. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

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Agency contract signed in Monroe’s breakthrough year

858. Marilyn Monroe. DS, six pages, 8.5 x 11, December 5, 1950. William Morris Agency management contract in which Monroe agrees to pay a commission of 10% of her earnings to the agency for a period of three years. Beautifully signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Monroe, and countersigned by an agency representative. In fine condition.

Following an uneventful six-month contract with Columbia Pictures, Monroe signed on with the William Morris Agency and began dating the firm’s vice president, Johnny Hyde. Smitten with the young actress, Hyde purportedly paid for her to undergo minor plastic surgery, and was then instrumental in landing Monroe a walk-on part in the Marx Brothers’ 1949 musical comedy Love Happy. With Hyde’s persistence, Monroe appeared in a total of six films the following year, including memorable parts in John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle and Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve. Monroe’s incredible sex appeal enabled Hyde to negotiate a lucrative seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox only a few days before his own death on December 18, 1950—a parting gift that soon made Monroe a household name. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $1000

859. Marilyn Monroe. Choice vintage

in-person green ink signature and inscription, “For Emily, Best wishes, Marilyn Monroe,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with a small clipped photo of Monroe affixed to lower right. Matted and framed with a lovely glossy photo of Monroe leaning out of a window to an overall size of 12.75 x 19.25. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $500

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Monroe’s dialogue study from Odet’s Golden Boy 860. Marilyn Monroe. Rare pencil notations written entirely in the hand of Marilyn Monroe, unsigned, one page, lightly lined, 8 x 12.5, no date but circa 1956, seldom-seen “MMM” letterhead.

The notes consist of a partial dialogue for the character of Lorna from Clifford Odet’s 1937 play Golden Boy, in full: “Success and fame or just a lousy living—your lucky you won’t have to worry about those things / Unless Tom Moody’s a liar / I like him / No I never did—thats the Carousel that music. Did you ever ride on one of those / weren’t you ever a kid for God’s sake / Why / I wouldn’t have taken that too serious / Lot of horses trot around here—the rich know how to live—You’ll be rich / Whats that / No when I came out of the cocoon I was a butterfly and butterflies don’t work / He goes up to see his kid on Tuesday night—Its a sick kid, a girl. His wife leaves it at her mothers house / What are you hinting at / Why think about it / I don’t why should you.”

In fine condition, with some tears and creasing to the top edge.

Not long after her marriage to Arthur Miller, Monroe began using the moniker ‘Marilyn Monroe Miller,’ the basis for the “MMM” letterhead. Around this same time period Monroe had become determined to improve herself as an actress, studying and training under Lee and Paula Strasberg while living in New York City. Her performance in the 1956 film Bus Stop earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

861. Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe Productions check, 8 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Monroe, “Marilyn Monroe,” payable to Arthur Young & Company for $3,250, September 29, 1961. Double-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 16.5 x 24.5. In fine condition; the check has come loose within the mat, but could easily be put back in place.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $500

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Receipt for an after-hours salon treatment at the Beverly Hills Hotel 862. Marilyn Monroe. Pink salon receipt from Elizabeth

Arden, signed in the center in pencil, “Marilyn Monroe,” one page, 5.5 x 8, no date. A receipt for Monroe’s “after hours out treatment” at the Beverly Hills Hotel, including a wax treatment and facial. In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left and two torn file holes to the top. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

863. Paul Newman.

Handsome painting of Hollywood legend Paul Newman, oil on stretched canvas, 20 x 24, signed in the lower right in red paint by the artist, “K. Carson.” The circa 1970s portrait keenly depicts the fabled film star and philanthropist. In fine condition. In fine condition, with scattered foxing to surface. Starting Bid $200

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864. George Reeves. American

actor (1914–1959) who is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman; his death at the age of 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic.

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Pearl, George Reeves,” on a green 4.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with a clipping and some toning, all of which could be matted out. Accompanied by a small newspaper photo of Reeves which was once affixed to the page. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

865. Frank Sinatra. Vin-

tage glossy 8.25 x 10 publicity photo of Sinatra by James J. Kriegmann of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joe, Sincerely, Frank Sinatra.”

Another hand has added a second inscription in green ink. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, and a heavier horizontal crease across the whole image, passing through Sinatra’s lower lip. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

866. Frank Sinatra. Vintage

pencil signature and inscription, “To Marian, With Best Wishes, Frank Sinatra,” on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.25 postcard from Monte Proser’s Copacabana.

In fine condition, with light soiling, and two small tape stains away from the signature. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after vintage photo of Luke, Leia, and Han Solo—signed at the time of the premiere

867. Star Wars. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, and Han Solo from the classic 1977 sci-fi film Star Wars, signed in blue felt tip by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford. In fine condition, with a light stain to the lower border. Consignor notes that the signatures were obtained at New York’s Plaza and Sherry-Netherland hotels when Star Wars premiered in 1977.

An extremely desirable image with a cast of full signatures. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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Stewart teams up with Hitchcock for ‘Vertigo’ 868. James Stewart. DS, thirteen pag-

es, 8.5 x 11, March 4, 1957. Contract between Paramount Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, and James Stewart, in which the latter agrees to “act, play and perform the leading male role in the motion picture photoplay tentatively entitled From Amongst the Dead.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Stewart, who adds his initials to emendations made on pages 1 and 11. Includes a two-page addendum to the contract, in which Paramount lends “the services of James Stewart” to Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions. In fine condition, with usual document wear. This fantastic movie contract relates to the lead casting for Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece Vertigo, a film that was adapted from the French novel D’entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. Stewart was cast as John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson, a former police detective forced into early retirement because an incident in the line of duty has caused him to develop acrophobia and vertigo. Scottie is soon hired by an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a private investigator to follow Gavin’s wife Madeleine, who he believes is in danger. Although Vertigo earned mixed reviews upon initial release, the film is often cited as a classic Hitchcock work and one of the defining films of his career. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

869. Elizabeth Taylor. DS, two

pages, 8.5 x 11, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Culver City, California letterhead, September 25, 1950.

Official letter from Loew’s Incorporated, in full: “We hand you herewith our check in the sum of One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Seven and 95/100 Dollars ($1,697.95), (less proper deductions), being the amount payable to you from commercial tie-ups, as set forth in the attached statement dated July 25, 1950.” The document is boldly signed “Elizabeth Taylor” and is also signed by “Sara Sothern Taylor,” Elizabeth Taylor’s mother. The schedule noted in the document is attached and lists “Elizabeth Taylor Tie-Ups” as Cinderella Hat Company and Leo Glass & Co. In fine condition, with a small clear corner mount affixed to the lower right corner area. Precertified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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870. Three Stooges. Spectacular set of pencil signatures of the Three Stooges, “Larry (Stooge) Fine,” “Best Wishes, Curly,” and “Moe (Stooge) Howard,” on individual off-white 3.5 x 2.5 slips. Impressively cloth-matted and framed with a trio of portraits to an overall size of 33.5 x 19.5. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

The Stooges from ‘Mutts to You’ 871.

Three Stooges. Vintage glossy 9.75 x 8 Columbia Pictures publicity still photo of Moe, Larry, and Curly all trying to steer a car at the same time during the 1934 short film Mutts to You, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Ruth, Best wishes, Moe,” “Larry,” and “Curly.” Curly has also added “3 Stooges,” next to Moe’s inscription. Archivally double-suedematted and framed to an overall size of 17 x 15. In very good condition, with trimmed right edge, scattered surface marks and creasing, heavier to the corners, small tear and paper loss to lower edge and light adhesive remnant to top edge. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $300

872. Rudolph Valentino. Citizens Trust and Savings Bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Valentino, “R. Valentino,” payable to Walter M. Murphy Co. for $200, July 20, 1921. In fine condition, with light showthrough from old mounting remnants on the reverse. Based in Pasadena, the Walter M. Murphy Co. was a custom automobile maker best known for its cars based on Duesenberg bodies. The company catered especially to the Hollywood elite, counting Rudolph Valentino, Buster Keaton, Gary Cooper, John Barrymore, and Howard Hughes amongst its notable customers.Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

874. John Wayne. Vintage ballpoint signature, “John Wayne,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75 album page. Cloth-matted and framed with a photo of the Western star to an overall size of 16 x 23. In fine condition, with some skipping to Wayne’s last name and flecks of golding to the included image. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication.

Starting Bid $200

875. Natalie Wood. Attractive glossy 8 x 10.25

Twentieth Century Fox publicity photo of Wood as Gretchen from the 1952 film The Star, signed in blue ballpoint, “Natalie Wood Wagner.” In fine condition, with some light creasing, a circular impression to her forehead, and light toning from a small tape repair to reverse of signature. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

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876. Academy Award Winners

877. Actors

880. Actors and Actresses

884. All in the Family

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888. Batman: West and Ward MB $200

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879. Actors and Actresses

881. Actresses

882. Actresses

883. Actresses

885. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

886. Lauren Bacall

887. Brigitte Bardot

889. Anne Baxter

890. Warren Beatty

891. Ingrid Bergman

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878. Actors

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892. Ingrid Bergman and Ann Todd

893. Harry Blackstone

896. Richard Burton

897. James Cagney and Mae Clarke

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894. Brady Bunch

900. CHIPs

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903. Creature from the Black Lagoon

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898. Jeff Chandler MB $200

901. Joan Crawford

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904. Olivia de Havilland

905. Diff’rent Strokes

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895. Yul Brynner

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899. Art Carney

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902. Creature From the Black Lagoon MB $200

906. Maria Felix MB $200

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907. W. C. Fields MB $200

911. Clark Gable MB $200

908. Joan Fontaine

909. Harrison Ford

910. Harrison Ford

912. Ava Gardner

913. Ava Gardner

914. John Garfield

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915. Gilligan’s Island

916. Jackie Gleason

917. Gone With the Wind

918. Good Times

919. Cary Grant

920. Cary Grant

921. Alec Guinness

922. Rita Hayworth

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923. Tippi Hedren MB $200

927. Katharine Hepburn MB $200

924. Hugh Hefner MB $200

928. William Holden MB $200

925. Hugh Hefner

926. Audrey Hepburn

929. Derek Jarman MB $200

930. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier

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931. Margot Kidder

932. Val Kilmer

933. Carl Laemmle, Jr

934. Hedy Lamarr

935. Hedy Lamarr

936. Michael Landon

937. Fritz Lang

938. Stan Laurel

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939. Laurel and Hardy

940. Heath Ledger

941. Janet Leigh

942. Janet Leigh

943. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

944. Lotte Lenya

945. Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens

946. Peter Lorre

947. Jayne Mansfield

948. Monty Python

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951. Kim Novak MB $200

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952. Peter O’Toole MB $200

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949. Paul Newman MB $200

953. Laurence Olivier MB $200

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950. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward MB $200

954. Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine MB $200

955. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr

956. Police Woman MB $200

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959. Jay Silverheels MB $200

957. Hal Roach MB $200

958. Rocky Horror Picture Show MB $200

960. Sons of Anarchy MB $200

961. Ann Sothern MB $200

962. The Sound of Music MB $200

963. Star Wars: Jake Lunt Davies

964. Star Wars: John Dykstra

965. Star Wars: Carrie Fisher

966. George Stevens

967. James Stewart

968. James Stewart

969. James Stewart and Kim Novak

970. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich

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971. James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich

972. Tarzan

973. Elizabeth Taylor

975. The Terminator

976. Gene Tierney

977. Gene Tierney

978. Claire Trevor

979. Robert Walker

980. The Waltons

981. Ethel Waters

982. Raquel Welch

983. Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton

984. Fay Wray

985. William Wyler

986. Ed Wynn

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The John Brennan Collection John Brennan’s in-person autograph collecting spans more than four decades, from New York City to Los Angeles to outside the U.S. His passion for the hobby has brought him in contact with hundreds of famous faces across all genres. This May we presented our inaugural offering from the John Brennan Collection, which focused on autographs from some of modern music’s most legendary names. This month, we’re pleased to feature a different side of his collection, with more than 100 of Brennan’s favorite autographs from Hollywood, music and beyond.

987.

Aerosmith.

Get Your Wings album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford, and in black felt tip by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. In fine condition, with light scuffing. The record is not included. Pre-certified REAL. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

989. Paul Newman.

Color glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Newman wearing a racing jacket, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified Beckett Authentication. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

990. Bruce Springsteen. The River

988. The Clash. Sandinista! album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, and Topper Headon, with all four also signing on the lyric booklet. In overall fine condition. The records are included.

Pre-certified REAL. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light creases. The records are included. Precertified REAL. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

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991. AC/DC: Angus Young

992. Baldwin Brothers

993. Beck

994. Tony Bennett

995. Chuck Berry MB $200

996. Chuck Berry and Johnnie Johnson

997. Blind Melon

998. Blind Melon

999. Mel Brooks

1000. James Brown

1001. Tim Burton

1002. Mariah Carey

1003. Tom Cruise

1004. Robert De Niro

1005. Johnny Depp

1006. Bo Diddley

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1008. Robert Downey, Jr

1007. Marlene Dietrich

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1010. The Everly Brothers MB $200

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1014. Michael J. Fox MB $200

1018. Mel Gibson MB $200

1012. The Faces

1011. The Everly Brothers

1015. Peter Frampton

1016. Aretha Franklin

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1019. Grand Funk Railroad MB $200

1009. Clint Eastwood MB $200

1013. Harrison Ford MB $200

1017. Genesis MB $200

1020. Hugh Grant MB $200

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1021. Matt Groening MB $200

1025. Dustin Hoffman

1028. Billy Joel

1029. Angelina Jolie

1031. Judas Priest

1032. Mike Judge

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1024. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera MB $200

1023. Tom Hanks

1022. Matt Groening

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1026. Dennis Hopper

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1030. Chuck Jones MB $200

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1027. James Bond: Roger Moore

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1033. Mike Judge MB $200

1034. B. B. King MB $200

1035. Led Zeppelin: John Paul Jones

1036. Jerry Lewis

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1038. Courtney Love

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1039. Courtney Love

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1041. Seth MacFarlane MB $200

1044. Midnight Cowboy MB $200

1037. Ray Liotta

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1045. Liza Minnelli MB $200

1042. Dean Martin MB $200

1046. Paul Newman MB $200

1040. George Lucas MB $200

1043. John Cougar Mellencamp MB $200

1047. Jack Nicholson MB $200

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1048. Rudolf Nureyev

1049. Peter O’Toole

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1052. Al Pacino MB $200

1056. Pink Floyd: Roger Waters

1058. Brad Pitt

1059. Keanu Reeves

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1051. Ozzy Osbourne

1053. Trey Parker

1054. Luciano Pavarotti

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1055. Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder MB $200

1050. Gary Oldman

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1057. Queen: May and Taylor

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1060. Sonny Rollins MB $200

1061. Scorpions MB $200

1062. Gil Scott-Heron MB $200

1063. Paul Simon MB $200

1064. Smashing Pumpkins: Billy Corgan

1065. Cat Stevens

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1066. Cat Stevens

1067. Rod Stewart

1068. Barbra Streisand

1069. The Supremes

1070. The Supremes

1071. U2: Bono

1072. UFO

1073. Raquel Welch

1074. Wham!

1075. The Who: Pete Townshend

1076. Kate Winslet

1077. Neil Young

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sports Before leaving for the war, a Yale alumni reflects on fonder times: “The ruder game of ball you are now playing will not soon efface from your memory the many jovial afternoons we spent at base ball” 1078. Baseball. ALS signed “Anthony Higgins,” one page

both sides, 8 x 11.5, no year. Written from St. Georges, Delaware, a letter to his classmate Thomas, in full: “Away there on the Potomac you must be now realizing what as yet is fact to most of us only for the future, that College life is over. and that it is the grandest, best place that God ever blest a man to get into.

The ruder game of ball you are now playing will not soon efface from your memory the many jovial afternoons we spent at base ball; and all the glorious recollections which cling to this old seat of learning, to those who were our friends at that age when of all ages, friendship is most dear, will not soon pass from memory. The class is justly proud of the man who gave up all to fly to the protection of the Capital of its country, and will doubtless watch with interest those who along with you uphold its honor in the glorious work of preserving our nationality. Old fellow in this game may you not play at ‘short -stop’ and my prayer is that you may be blessed at the end of a glorious life to tell your children around you, how in rushing to the rescue of your country you bid good bye to that institution and those noble companions who have done more than anything else, except your own right arm to make you what you are. God bless you.” In fine condition. Accompanied by an engraving of Higgins (1840–1912), a graduate of Yale University in 1861 who served in the summer of 1864 in Company B of the 7th Delaware militia, protecting railroads around Washington and Baltimore from Confederate raiders. Starting Bid $200

Vintage post-swing photo of the Bambino 1079. Babe Ruth. Classic matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Ruth in his Yankees pinstripe pants, showing off his mighty swing, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my good friend Jack Musante, Sincerely, Babe Ruth 3-12-47.”

Archivally triple-cloth-matted in a pinstripe theme and framed to an overall size of 17 x 19; the mat is cut slightly irregularly on the left side to fit the full inscription. In very good to fine condition, with some scattered light foxing and spotting and a crease or small tear to the lower left edge; the signature and inscription are bold and attractive, ideally signed against the light background. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. The month after signing this photo, on April 27, 1947, the Yankees celebrated ‘Babe Ruth Day’ at Yankee stadium, honoring the slugger and his legendary career. Starting Bid $500

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Amid civil unrest, Robinson supports students jailed for sit-ins 1080. Jackie Robinson. Student Emergency Fund check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Robinson, “Jackie Robinson,” payable to Student Emergency Fund for $1240.24, March 5, 1962. Also signed by Marian B. Logan, a longtime associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication and grading holder, evaluating the autograph as “NM-MT 8.” In fine condition. In April 1960, Robinson and Logan founded the Student Emergency Fund as a means to ‘help Negro and white students jailed in sit-in demonstrations in the South.’ Starting Bid $200

“The American Negro as a group will be accepted by Americans just as soon as he proves his equality culturally and spiritually” 1081. Gene Tunney. TLS signed “Gene,” two pages, 7.25

x 10.5, Stamford Building Company letterhead, April 8, 1949.

Letter to Robert Richart Gros, in part: “Since beginning this letter, I have received the copy of your answer to Cuthbert FitzHerbert’s query about the Negro problem and the Mississippi Senators. I don’t know whether I told you that I have become Chairman of the Urban League Fund-raising Campaign for 1949. The Urban League is an organization dedicated to the education of the citizens of the United States on the Negro problem, which in a word means equal opportunity in industry in accordance with their educational preparation and fitness. I have learned a great deal about the Negro problem since I have taken this job, and with this knowledge I wish to congratulate you on your understanding of that problem. You put your finger on the very part of the difficulty when you mention education.

Much of our prejudice toward color comes from ignorance. Actually, the American Negro is no more like his African cousins or the natives of the land whence he came than we are like Neanderthal men. The American Negro, without exception, has a good infusion of white blood. Also, the American Negro is a development of physical selection. Women slaves were serviced by men slaves, just as mares of the racetrack are service by great sires. This accounts for much of the physical superiority of the Negro. The intelligent man’s objection to the Negro as a companion is not based upon the color of his skin, but largely on his cultural immaturity. The American Negro as a group will be accepted by Americans just as soon as he proves his equality culturally and spiritually.

Aristotle said, ‘The worst injustice is to treat two unequal things equally.’ That is what racial legislation would mean. You cannot legislate morality and character. What happened during the Reconstruction Period was the fruit of ignorance. Senator Thaddeus Stevens was living with a Mulatto and his love for her was only equal to his hatred for the Confederates. He was the instigator of all those dreadful performances of the carpetbaggers and laws giving the illiterate, unprepared for citizenship, freed slaves the right to vote. Had Lincoln lived, the change would have been more evolutionary than Thaddeus Stevens’ revolution.

Lincoln made the great socialogical bull of history when he said, ‘All men are created equal.’ Men are not created equal. Not one percent of the people of the world are gifted with brains enough to contribute to the progress of the world. As a matter of fact, less than one-half of one percent ever gives us scientific inventions and cultural advancement. Men are born equal only in their opportunity for eternal destiny.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1082. Muhammad Ali

1083. Muhammad Ali

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1084. Muhammad Ali

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1085. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Don King MB $200

1086. Baseball Hall of Famers MB $200

1089. Baseball: 300 Game Winners MB $200

1092. Kerry Collins and Tony Boselli MB $200

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1087. Baseball Hall of Famers

1088. Baseball Hall of Famers

1090. Baseball: 3000 Hit Club

1091. Boston Celtics

1094. Joe DiMaggio

1095. Dale Earnhardt

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1093. Jack Dempsey MB $200

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1096. Gertrude Ederle MB $200

1100. Graham Hill

1097. Wayne Gretzky MB $200

1101. Evel Knievel

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1104. NY Yankees

1105. Pele

1108. Bob Sweikert

1109. Tennis Stars

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1098. Walter Hagen MB $200

1102. Mickey Mantle MB $200

1099. Heavyweight Boxers MB $200

1103. Mantle, DiMaggio, and Williams MB $200

1106. Max Schmeling

1107. Payne Stewart

1110. Ted Williams

1111. Tiger Woods

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comic art and animation 1113. Chris Renaud Group of (3) Sketches. Terrific trio of original felt tip sketches by Chris Renaud on individual white 5 x 8 sheets, each signed by Renaud and depicting a character from the popular Despicable Me series: including: Gru the super villain with his striped scarf; a kingly Minion, with robe, crown, and scepter, holding a teddy bear; and a one-eyed Minion waving and yelling: “Bello!” In overall very fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

1115. Mort W a l k e r sketch of Beetle Bailey. Original

1114. Cartoonists Group Lot. Eight items: six FDCs,

each signed by a different cartoonist with an original sketch: Mort Walker, Tom Wilson, Brad Anderson, Bil Keane, Dan Piraro, and Ron Ferdinand; an FDC signed “G. B. Trudeau”; and a black felt tip signature, “Best wishes, Reg Smythe,” with a sketch of Andy Capp, on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

felt tip sketch of Private Beetle Bailey on a white 10.75 x 9 sheet, signed below by Mort Walker. In fine condition, with a Beckett Authenticity label affixed to lower left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. From The John Brennan In-person Autograph Collection. Starting Bid $200

1116. Rolly Crump Group of (4) Signed Photos. Four color laserprint photos, 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 8.5, each signed in

black ink by acclaimed Disney Imagineer Rolly Crump, including: a photo of Crump standing alongside Walt Disney and his model for the Tower of the Four Winds; two photos featuring designs and advertisements for oddities found in The Haunted Mansion’s planned entrance exhibit, Museum of the Weird; and a photo featuring a design of the enchanted Romani wagon, which later became Madame Leota’s Cart. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Wrightson’s terrific Frankenstein portfolio

1117. Bernie Wrightson Signed Limited Edition Portfolio. Extremely appeal-

ing limited edition portfolio of Bernie Wrightson’s illustrations for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein, published by Les Editions du Triton in 1980, numbered 175/2000, consisting of six mesmerizing 11.25 x 15.75 prints of Wrightson’s artwork for the classic horror novel. Includes the original portfolio folder, which is signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Berni Wrightson, To Joe G.” In fine condition, with some light toning to the cover.

A DC Comics artist in the seventies and co-creator of fan-favorite Swamp Thing, Wrightson drew 50 pen and ink illustrations to accompany Mary Shelly’s gothic masterpiece Frankenstein between 1976 and 1982. Wrightson originally penned the illustrations for his own amusement, intent on mimicking the engraved style of illustration popular when Shelley’s story first saw print. His private project soon caught wind, however, and in 1983 Marvel Comics published a special edition of Frankenstein incorporating 43 of Wrightson’s beautiful illustrations. But before the Marvel edition was published, a set of three six-plate portfolio collections were released: two by Tyrannosaurus Press and a third by French publisher Les Editions Du Triton. This portfolio—the third—contains illustrations not used in the final book. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1118. George Wildman Group of (3) Sketches.

Tremendous set of three original sketches by George Wildman of main characters from the Popeye comic strip, each accomplished in ink on white 4 x 6 sheets, with Wildman signing and dating below each sketch, “Geo. Wildman, 10/2015,” and adding a speech bubble to each character, including: Popeye (“I yam what I yam!!”, Olive Oyl (“Wow!!”), and Wimpy (“Yummmmy!!”). In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Fleischer Studios Rare Popeye production drawing for 1934’s Sock-a-Bye, Baby

1119. Popeye and Swee’Pea production drawing from Sock-a-Bye, Baby. (Fleischer Studios, 1934) Terrific

original production drawing featuring Popeye and Swee’Pea from Sock-a-Bye, Baby, showing Popeye doing his best to literally zip up the mouth of the wailing infant. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 11 x 8.5 animation paper marked “34” in the upper right corner. Image measures 5.25 x 6.5.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1120. Myron Waldman signed limited edition cel.

Limited edition hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Betty on Stage,’ numbered 132/200, 9.5 x 11.5, signed in black ink by noted Fleischer Studios animator Myron Waldman. Set against a pre-printed musical background and matted to an overall size of 16 x 20. Cel bears a 1999 King Features seal to lower right. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1121. Myron Waldman signed limited edition cel.

Limited edition artist’s proof hand-painted animation cel entitled ‘Photo Op’ featuring characters from Popeye and Betty Boop, numbered A.P. 34/50, 12.25 x 10.25, signed in black ink by noted Fleischer Studios animator Myron Waldman. Set against a pre-printed 13.75 x 11.75 background. Cel bears a 2000 King Features seal to lower right. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 276 |

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1122. Koko the Clown Original Painting. Fantastic

original painting done by artist Arthur K. Miller, mixed media on canvas, 24.5 x 49, featuring a full-length portrayal of iconic Fleischer cartoon character Koko the Clown, with the text, “’Out of the Inkwell,’ ‘Ko-Ko’ the Klown, A Max Fleischer Cartoon.” Intentionally distressed for vintage appeal, signed at the bottom by Miller with his last name, and titled, dated, and signed again on the reverse edge in black felt tip, “’Ko-Ko the Klown (circa 1924), 2014, Arthur K. Miller.” Rolled and in fine condition. An artist from York Beach, Maine, Arthur K. Miller’s work has graced the covers of many publications and was featured in a one-man show at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Starting Bid $200

Walt Disney

1123. Walt Disney Signed Check. Desirable personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney Special Acct. for $1900, May 28, 1963. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from noted Disney expert Phil Sears and an unsigned color photo of Disney. Starting Bid $300

1124. Disneyland Press Releases. Group of four circa 1955–56 Disneyland press

releases, totaling 18 pages, 8.5 x 11, all on “News from Disneyland” letterhead. The subjects of the releases are “Vacation At Disneyland,” “A Visit To Disneyland,” “Building A Dream,” and “Walt Disney Biography.” The “Vacation at Disneyland” press release provides a visitor count of 2,006,362, which makes it pre-date Disneyland’s first anniversary; similar press releases for Disneyland announce the first year’s attendance to have been 3,642,597. “A Visit to Disneyland” dates to slightly later, as it provides the first year’s attendance as “more than 3 1/2 million.” In overall fine condition, with occasional underlining in an unknown hand. These scarce press releases offer invaluable insight into the creation and early marketing efforts for Disneyland, which opened on July 17, 1955. Starting Bid $200

A in-depth tour behind the scenes of how Walt Disney creates magic on the big screen 1125. The Art of Animation First Edition Book. Rare unsigned first edition book: The Art of Animation by Bob Thomas. First edition. NY: Golden Press, 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.5 x 11.25, 181 pages.

In near mint condition. This special book is for a collector looking for a near perfect copy—rare in this condition, it would be hard to find a better copy. Starting Bid $200

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Rare medal awarded only to ‘Ruler of the Realm’ volunteers 1126. Sword in the Stone presentation medal from Disneyland.

Scarce original

Sword in the Stone presentation medal from Disneyland, measuring 2.5˝ in diameter, suspended from its original purple ribbon.

The front features a raised image of Merlin and Arthur attempting to pull the sword from the anvil, and the reverse bears the Disneyland logo encircled with text, “The Happiest Place on Earth.” In fine condition. These medals were presented during a beloved Fantasy Land ceremony to a young volunteer at the park who would help Merlin remove the sword and be proclaimed ‘Ruler of the Realm.’ Medals from this now defunct ceremony were not available for sale at any of the parks and are now quite uncommon. Starting Bid $200

Sought-after production drawing from Mickey’s debut 1127. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Steamboat Willie.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1928) Original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Steamboat Willie, showing the iconic mouse’s head, body, and arms with drum mallets. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked “220” in the lower corner. Image measures 5.25 x 3. In fine condition, with a missing upper left corner tip. During a wonderful musical sequence, Mickey cheerfully opens a bull’s mouth to play percussion on the oversized teeth. A remarkably early and desirable production drawing from the debut of Mickey Mouse, and the first Disney cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Starting Bid $300

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1128. Mickey Mouse and Black Pete production drawing from Touchdown Mickey. (Walt Disney Studios,

1130. The Big Bad Wolf production drawing from The Big Bad Wolf. (Walt Disney Studios, 1934) Original

1932) Original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse and Black Pete from Touchdown Mickey, showing the athletic mouse evading his brutish tackler. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked “22” in the lower right corner. Image measures 7.75 x 2.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

production drawing featuring the title character from The Big Bad Wolf, showing the wolf on all fours in a hungry and stealthy pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, with the lower right corner numbered “53.”

Image measures 6 x 2.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1129. Mickey and Minnie Mouse production drawing from Mickey’s Mellerdrammer. (Walt Disney Studios,

1131. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Mickey’s Fire Brigade. (Walt Disney Studios, 1935) Original

1933) Original production drawing featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse from Mickey’s Mellerdrammer, showing the two mice wearing their stage costumes, with Mickey running to pull the curtain rope. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked “76” in the lower right corner. Image measures 4 x 4.5. In fine condition, a tiny tear to left edge. Starting Bid $200

production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Mickey’s Fire Brigade, showing the heroic mouse wearing his fire helmet.

Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked “50” in the upper right corner. Image measures 3 x 3.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Extremely rare early color cel of Disney’s iconic Mouse duo 1132. Mickey and Minnie Mouse production cel. (Walt

Disney Studios, circa 1936) Extremely rare original production cel featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse dancing together, from an early Disney production. Images measure 2.5 x 4 (Mickey) and 2.25 x 4.25 (Minnie) on a full 12 x 9.75 celluloid animation sheet with pegholes. In fine condition, with rippling to edges and light yellowing to the celluloid. A fantastic, vibrant example from a very early color Mickey Mouse film—Mickey’s first official color film, The Band Concert, produced in 3-strip Technicolor, was released in 1935. A very rare complete cel of this classic cartoon couple. Starting Bid $300

1133. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Mickey’s Garden. (Walt Disney Studios, 1935) Original

production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Mickey’s Garden, showing the determined mouse holding his bug spray canister as he attempts to rid his garden of insects.

Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, marked “76” in the right corners.

Image measures 3.25 x 4. In fine condition. Released on July 13, 1935, Mickey’s Garden marks the second Mickey Mouse cartoon shot in Technicolor and the first color appearance of Pluto. The cartoon is also notable as it was the first color cartoon where Mickey speaks. Starting Bid $200

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1134. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Mickey’s Circus. (Walt Disney Studios, 1936) Wonderful

original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Mickey’s Circus, showing the ringmaster mouse balancing on a tightrope after having been shot from a cannon with Donald Duck. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “65” in the right corners. Image measures 11.5 x 4.5. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Rare original Boat Builders key master panoramic background with recreated one-of-a-kind cel set-up 1135. Watercolor key master panoramic background from Boat Builders, with recreated Goofy cel set-up. (Walt Disney Studios, 1936) Original watercolor

key master panoramic production background from the animated short film Boat Builders, showing wooden platform with nail barrel and the hull to a large unfinished boat. A matching hand-painted cel of Goofy and ship boards, recreated in 1994 by the Walt Disney Studios Ink and Paint Department, has been neatly trimmed and applied to the background, resulting in a one-of-a-kind cel set-up of Scene 13A, in which Goofy inspects his handy work. Images measure 3.5 x 6 (Goofy) and 2 x 4.5 (boards), with a mat opening of 15.75 x 8.75.

The piece has the gold Walt Disney Company seal to lower left. Matted and framed to an overall size of 28 x 21; the frame features a window in the backing for viewing the reverse of the background, which is marked: “Prod. RM7,” “Scene 13A,” “Animator Strickland,” and is stamp-dated December 2, 1937. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Walt Disney Company. Starting Bid $200

Gorgeous Snow White cel with Walt Disney autograph 1136.

Snow White production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with Walt Disney signature. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1937) Original production cel featuring Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the princess holding a sleepy rabbit in her arms. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a star background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 3 x 3.75, with a mat opening of 7.5 x 7.25.

Cloth-matted and framed with a fountain pen signature, “Walt Disney,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.5 card, to an overall size of 19 x 21.75. In fine condition.

An exceptional display piece honoring the first Disney princess and the man behind the mouse. Pre-certified Phil Sears COA. Starting Bid $1000

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Five dwarfs from Snow White, as prepared by Disney’s Courvoisier Galleries 1137. Bashful, Doc, Sneezy, Happy, and Sleepy production cels from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1937) Marvelous original production cel featuring Bashful, Doc, Sneezy, Happy, and Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, portraying the five dwarfs looking left with uncertain expressions; the purple stocking cap of Dopey can be seen between Happy and Sleepy. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Total character image measures 10 x 6.25, with a mat opening of 12 x 8.25. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 23.75 x 20. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $500

Snow White’s dwarfs head to work in the mines 1138. Dopey, Grumpy, and Doc production cels from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Rare original production cels featuring Dopey, Grumpy, and Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing Doc holding a lantern as he leads Grumpy and Dopey, both carrying pickaxes, during the film’s memorable mine scene. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Images measure 5.5 x 4.5 and 3 x 4.25 (Doc), with a mat opening of 9.5 x 7.5. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 20.25 x 18.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

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Wonderful Courvoisier set-up of three of Snow White’s dwarfs 1139. Happy, Doc, and Sneezy production cels from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1937) Original production cels with special effects featuring Happy, Doc, and Sneezy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the three dwarfs preparing to wash their faces and hands during the film’s memorable washing sequence, which features the song ‘Bluddle-Uddle-UmDum.’ The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale.

Images measure 3.25 x 4 (Happy), 2.75 x 3.25 (Doc), 2.5 x 4 (Sneezy), and 6.75 x 2 (wash basin), with a mat opening of 9.75 x 7. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 21 x 18.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Three musical dwarfs from Snow White

1140. Happy, Bashful, and Sneezy production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production cel featuring Happy, Bashful, and Sneezy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the three dwarfs standing side-by-side and playing instruments.

The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 5 x 4, with a mat opening of 5.75 x 5. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.75 x 16. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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1141. Sneezy, Bashful, and Doc production cels from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios,

1937) Original production cels of Sneezy, Bashful, and Doc, with various forest animals, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing Doc holding a lantern and giving instructions to Sneezy and Bashful as a group of squirrels and birds look on. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Images measure 6 x 3.5 (dwarfs), 1.5 x 1.5 (squirrel), and 2.5 x 1.75 (squirrel and birds), with a mat opening of 8.5 x 8. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 17.75. The piece has the original Disney label on the reverse. In fine condition, with a small tear to left of background. Starting Bid $300

1142. Happy and Dopey production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Excellent original production cel featuring Happy and Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the two wide-eyed dwarfs side-by-side in full-figure poses. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 4 x 3.75, with a mat opening of 4.5 x 5.75. Archivally doublecloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 15.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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1143. Dopey and Bunnies production cels from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production cels of Dopey and two bunnies from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, depicting the youngest dwarf standing in front of two inquisitive rabbits. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Images measure 2.5 x 4.25 (Dopey) and 1.75 x 2 (bunnies), with a mat opening of 5.25 x 5.25. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 15.25. The piece has the original Disney label on the reverse. In fine condition, with cracking and lifting to sections of Dopey’s robe. Starting Bid $300

Wicked Witch holding her poison apple 1144. Wicked Witch production drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Superb

original production drawing featuring the Wicked Witch from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing her holding the the poison apple; the apple dangles from a string clutched between her wicked fingers. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, marked “17 1/2, K-M” in the lower corner. Image measures 4.5 x 6.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1145. Doc production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Appealing

original production cel featuring Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the leader of the dwarfs in a decidedly bashful full-length pose. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a star background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Character image measures 2 x 4.25, with a mat opening of 6.75 x 8.5. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.75 x 18.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1146. Sneezy, Happy, Bashful, and Sleepy production drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production drawing featuring Sneezy, Happy, Bashful, and Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the four dwarfs whistling with their hands behind their backs. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “131A” in the lower right corner. Total image measures 9.5 x 5.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Original concept painting for the ‘Whistle While You Work’ scene 1147. Snow White concept painting by Frank Follmer from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios,

1937) Brilliant original concept painting by Frank Follmer for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the title character holding a broom and dirty sock as she cleans the dwarfs cottage during the classic ‘Whistle While You Work’ scene. Accomplished in gouache on an 18 x 11 artist sheet, and signed in the lower right corner in pencil by Follmer. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a copy of a 1997 letter from the Disney Archives attesting to Follmer’s role at Disney. Follmer worked at Walt Disney Studios from the late 1930s through the early 1940s, assisting on projects like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. He alienated Walt Disney when he organized a strike against the studio, and ultimately left to join the Navy. Starting Bid $200

1148. Bashful production storyboard drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios,

1937) Original production storyboard drawing featuring Bashful from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the dwarf in a coy half-length pose. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on trimmed 7.25 x 6.25 animation paper, marked “24” in the lower left corner. Image measures 2.5 x 3.75. In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners. Starting Bid $200

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1149. Happy production storyboard drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Stu-

dios, 1937) Original production storyboard drawing featuring Happy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, portraying the jubilant dwarf wagging a finger in a half-length pose. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on trimmed 7 x 6 animation paper, marked “22” in the lower left corner. Image measures 3.5 x 4. In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners. Starting Bid $200

1150. Snow White production drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production drawing by Grim Natwick of Snow White for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the classic Disney princess holding a spoon in a three-quarterlength pose. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “38” in the lower right corner. Image measures 4.75 x 7.25. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

1151. Doc production drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original

production drawing featuring Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing the dwarf leader in a perturbed halflength pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “108” in the upper right corner. Image measures 4.5 x 4.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Handsome Courvoisier display for Little Hiawatha 1152. Little Hiawatha production cel from Little Hiawatha. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production cel

featuring Little Hiawatha from Little Hiawatha. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 2.25 x 5, with a mat opening of 5 x 5.75. Attractively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 14.25. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse.

In fine condition. A wonderful display piece celebrating a classic episode and character from the Silly Symphonies series.

Starting Bid $200

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1153. Pluto production drawing from an animated short. (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production draw-

ing of Pluto from an early Disney animated short, showing Mickey’s faithful hound with his nose raised high in the air.

Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, with lower right marked “116” and the left side stamped “Reg. to B.G.” Image measures 6.5 x 5.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

A Walt Disney caricature from his 1938 Oscar winner 1154. Matador production cel from Ferdinand the Bull.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) Original production cel featuring the matador from Ferdinand the Bull, showing him in the ring holding a bouquet of flowers as a female audience member looks on from above; the sombrero hats of other spectators are seen to her side. The matador is a caricature of Walt Disney himself; other bullring workers in the cartoon were based on other Disney staffers. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. The matador image measures 4.75 x 6.5 and the audience member and sombreros measure 6.5 x 2.25, with a mat opening of 8.5 x 10.5. Matted to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. The piece has the original Disney label on the reverse, identifying it as “The Story of Ferdinand,” the original title of Munro Leaf’s story which Disney adapted under the title Ferdinand the Bull.

In very good to fine condition, with heavy dampstaining to the mat. This classic early Disney cartoon won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). Starting Bid $200

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1155. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Brave Little Tailor. (Walt Disney Studios, 1938) Original produc-

tion drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Brave Little Tailor, showing the mouse lying down in a full-length pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “56” in the lower right corner. Image measures 3.5 x 3.25. In fine condition. Brave Little Tailor was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1939, but lost to Disney’s own Ferdinand the Bull. Starting Bid $200

Pluto and friends from The Pointer 1156. Pluto master model sheet drawings from The Pointer. (Walt Disney Studios, 1939) Extremely rare

original master model sheet drawings featuring Pluto and various other critters from The Pointer. The sheet consists of a total of 22 character images, measuring between 1.25 x 1.25 and 12 x 4.25, each accomplished in graphite and colored pencil. The forest animals include a rabbit, squirrel, skunk, chipmunk, raccoon, and birds, with each depicted in various states of emotion and activity. The drawings are affixed to an untrimmed 18.25 x 15 sheet of animation paper, numbered “#11” and titled “The Pointer, RM–72,” and features a set of three artist instructions: “For baby skunk use a smaller model, with tail a bit shorter,” “Note—With exception of skunk model, all other animals are same as used in ‘Snow White.’ Consult those models for color,” and “Comparative size of Pluto, and various little animals, quail and baby quail.” In fine condition, with two missing drawings to right side. Starting Bid $200

1157. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Society Dog Show. (Walt Disney Studios, 1939) Original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Society Dog Show, showing Mickey crawling after a powder can Pluto sneezed away. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “38” in the lower right corner. Image measures 5.75 x 3. In fine condition. The cartoon is notable in that it was the last appearance of Mickey’s older character design, primarily the dotted eyes in the design. Starting Bid $200

1158. Donald Duck and Studio Cop production drawings from The Autograph Hound. (Walt Dis-

ney Studios, 1939) Original production drawings of Donald Duck and the Security Guard from The Autograph Hound, both of which portray the characters frustrated and surrounded by falling books. Both are accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 sheets of animation paper, with the Donald sheet marked “D-21” and the guard sheet identified as “C-21.” Images measure 7.5 x 6.75 (Donald with books) and 10.5 x 7.75 (Guard with books). In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1159. Goofy production drawing from Goofy and Wilbur. (Walt Disney Studios, 1939) Original production

drawing featuring Goofy from Goofy and Wilbur, showing Goofy holding a pair of fish that his grasshopper friend helped him catch. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “79� in the lower right corner. Image measures 5 x 4.75. In fine condition. The cartoon is notable in that it was the first cartoon to feature Goofy in a solo role without Mickey Mouse and/or Donald Duck. Starting Bid $200

1161. Jiminy Cricket and Seagulls production cels from Pinocchio. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original

production cels featuring Jiminy Cricket and seagulls from Pinocchio, showing the conscientious cricket floating in a bottle in the ocean as three gulls circle him. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. The Jiminy and bottle image measures 3.25 x 4 and the foreground seagull image measures 3.25 x 3.25, with a mat opening of 8.5 x 7.

Displayed in a new acid-free mat by S/R Laboratories Animation Art Conservation Center to an overall size of 14.5 x 13.5.

The piece has a Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition. A dramatic Courvoisier set-up from a Disney classic. Starting Bid $300

1160. Jiminy Cricket production cel from Pinocchio. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production cel

of Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, showing the iconic Disney character, with hobo clothes, umbrella, and travel bag, as he was pictured at the start of the classic Disney film.

The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale.

Image measures 3 x 3.5, with a mat opening of 5.25 x 5.

Cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 17.5.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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Scarce cel of Figaro the kitten from Pinocchio 1162. Figaro production cel from Pinocchio. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1940) Original production cel featuring Figaro from Pinocchio, showing Geppetto’s pet kitten wearing a handkerchief and sitting in a high chair. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 4 x 3.75, with a mat opening of 7˝ in diameter. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 18.75 x 18.75.

In fine condition. Figaro was Walt Disney’s favorite character in Pinocchio. He adored the kitten so much that once production on Pinocchio was completed, Disney made him the pet of Minnie Mouse, replacing Fifi the Peke. Starting Bid $200

1163. Figaro and Cleo production cels from Pinocchio. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production

cels featuring Figaro and Cleo from Pinocchio, showing the pets of Geppetto and Pinocchio together on a table. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Images measure 3.5 x 4.25 (Figaro) and 1 x 2.25 (Cleo), with a mat opening of 6 x 5.75. Displayed in a new acid-free mat by conservator R. J. Stark to an overall size of 14.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. A cute set-up of these adorable characters. Starting Bid $200

1164. Jiminy Cricket production cel from Pinocchio.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production cel featuring Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, showing the compassionate cricket leaning on his cane in a surprised full-length pose. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 1.25 x 2, with a mat opening of 3.5 x 3.25. Matted and framed to an overall size of 8.25 x 9. In fine condition. A delightfully cute display of the iconic Disney character. Starting Bid $200

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1165. Jiminy Cricket production cel from Pinocchio.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Desirable original production cel featuring Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, showing a full-length profile depiction of the pint-sized character falling with an upturned umbrella. The cel has been trimmed and applied to an airbrushed background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 2.75 x 4.5, with a mat opening of 6.25 x 7.

Mat dimensions are 13 x 15. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

1166. Jiminy Cricket production drawing from Pinocchio. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production drawing featuring Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, showing the normally mirthful cricket in a furious half-length pose. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, with the lower right marked “35” and stamped “Prod.

2002, Seq. 8.3, Scene 62.” Image measures 2.25 x 3. Includes the original mat display. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning. Starting Bid $200

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1167. Stromboli production drawing from Pinocchio.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production drawing featuring Stromboli from Pinocchio, showing the short-tempered puppeteer with his arm raised in frustration. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “C-119” in the lower right. Image measures 8 x 7. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1168. Mickey Mouse watercolor concept painting from Fantasia.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Vivid original watercolor concept painting featuring Mickey Mouse from Fantasia, showing the iconic character in his magic hat as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, commanding the broom to carry buckets of water. Accomplished in watercolor on an 8.5 x 7 sheet of heavyweight art paper, stamped on the reverse, “Return This Material to Art Props Dept.” In fine condition, with small tack holes to corners. A marvelous portrayal of this much-beloved character in a classic scene from a pioneering Disney feature. Starting Bid $500

Mickey’s whirlpool dream as Yen Sid’s apprentice

1169. Mickey Mouse concept painting from Fantasia. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1940) Original concept painting featuring Mickey Mouse from Fantasia, showing him on Yen Sid’s book in a whirlpool from the dream sequence of the film’s ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ segment.

Accomplished in gouache on an 8.5 x 6.5 sheet of heavyweight art paper, stamped on the reverse, “To Art Props Dept.” In fine condition, with small tack holes to corners.

A magnificent example of original concept artwork from a memorable scene of this classic animated film. Starting Bid $500

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Rare conceptual artwork for the ‘Ave Maria’ finale of Fantasia 1170. Ave Maria concept production cel from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios,

1940) Beautiful original concept production cel of the ‘Ave Maria’ sequence from Fantasia, depicting a ghostly line of torchbearers as they walk through the predawn woods during the film’s final segment. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. The line of figures measures 12 x 1.5, with overall dimensions of 12.75 x 9.75. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Very rare Courvoisier set-up from Fantasia’s ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ 1171. Autumn Fairies production cel from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production cel featuring Autumn Fairies from Fantasia, showing a group of fluttering pixies during the musical segment, ‘Waltz of the Flowers,’ the final sequence from the film’s gorgeous Nutcracker Suite. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared

by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Fairy images measure between .75 x .5 and 1.75 x 1.5, with a mat opening of 17 x 9.5.

Matted and framed to an overall size of 29 x 21.75. In fine condition.

Walt Disney was so impressed by the look and mood of the story sketches for The Nutcracker Suite that he asked his staff to avoid hard ink outlines as a way to more closely mimic the pastel and painterly look of the inspirational artwork. The windblown seeds in the milkweed ballet in ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ required delicate inking, drybrush work, and airbrushing, which required creating a mask for every individual cel to keep certain areas free of paint. Starting Bid $300

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1172. Chernabog and Demons production drawings from Fantasia. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1940) Original matched set of production drawings featuring Chernabog from Fantasia, combining to show his emergence as the demon lord of Bald Mountain during the film’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ segment: one shows the winged Chernabog towering atop the mountain, and the other shows the demons swirling around him. Both are accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, numbered “155” and “G155.” The Chernabog image measures 7.75 x 7, and the whirlwind of demons image measures 9.75 x 3.5. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1173. Chernabog production drawings from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Keymaster set of three original

production drawings featuring Chernabog from Fantasia, with smoke effects and lightning from the ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ segment. All are accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, numbered “7,” “C7,” and “L7.” The Chernabog image measures 6.75 x 8, the smoke image measures 8.5 x 6.5, and the lightning image measures 11 x 11. In overall fine condition. A fantastic matched keymaster set of three original production drawings from a memorable Disney classic. Starting Bid $200

1174. Yen Sid production drawing from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production drawing featuring Yen Sid from the ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ sequence of Fantasia, showing the powerful sorcerer with his arms raised high in the air. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “D44A” in the lower corner. Image measures 11.5 x 9. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1175. Centaur and Centaurette concept production drawing from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940)

Original concept production drawing featuring a Centaur and Centaurette from Fantasia, showing the mythological pair playing around a tree during the film’s ‘Pastoral Symphony’ segment. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper. Image measures 6.75 x 6. In fine condition, slight creasing to right side and a small tear to bottom edge. A wonderfully realized concept drawing from Fantasia.

Starting Bid $200

1177. Goofy production drawing from Tugboat Mickey. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Superb original produc-

tion drawing featuring Goofy from Tugboat Mickey, showing him falling and holding a shovel. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “14” in the lower right. Image measures 6 x 5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1176. Chernabog production drawing from Fantasia. (Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production drawings of Chernabog and a swarm of ghosts from the harrowing ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ sequence from Fantasia. The Chernabog drawing shows the monstrous demon as he unfolds his wings over the mountain top, and the ghosts drawing depicts a plume of flying souls as they are summoned by the Chernabog. Both are accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 sheets of animation paper. Images measure 4.5 x 7 (Chernabog) and 10.75 x 2.5 (ghosts). In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1178. Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Donald and Daisy Duck watercolor concept painting by Frank Follmer from a Mickey Mouse cartoon.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Marvelous original watercolor concept painting by Frank Follmer featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Donald and Daisy Duck for a Mickey Mouse cartoon. The scene depicts a bedridden and sick Donald Duck being tended to by his three friends, with Minnie reading him a book, Daisy offering him hot soup, and Mickey running into the bedroom with a carton of ice cream. Accomplished in gouache on an 18 x 12 artist sheet, and signed in the lower right corner in pencil by Follmer. In fine condition, with a small punch hole to lower section. Accompanied by a copy of a 1997 letter from the Disney Archives attesting to Follmer’s role at Disney. Follmer worked at Walt Disney Studios from the late 1930s through the early 1940s, assisting on projects like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. He alienated Walt Disney when he organized a strike against the studio, and ultimately left to join the Navy. Starting Bid $200

1179. Dumbo production cel from Dumbo. (Walt Disney Studios, 1941) Original production cel featuring Dumbo from Dumbo, showing the young elephant tripping over his large ears with a small doll stationed on his back. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Image measures 5.25 x 4.75, with a mat opening of 8 x 7. Mat dimensions are 15 x 13.25. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse, which notes that of “this series only 30 available.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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1180. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Canine Caddy. (Walt Disney Studios, 1941) Original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from Canine Caddy, showing the mouse golfer leaning over and lining up a putt. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “56” in the lower right corner. Image measures 5x 4.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1181. Donald Duck production drawing from Truant Officer Donald. (Walt Disney Studios, 1941) Original production drawing featuring Donald Duck from Truant Officer Donald, showing him in his officer’s uniform with a big starshaped badge. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, marked “12” in the lower right. Image measures 4.75 x 4.75. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Desirable Bambi and Thumper display from Disney Courvoisier Galleries 1182. Bambi and Thumper production cels from Bambi.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1942) Wonderful original production cels of Bambi and Thumper from Bambi, depicting the fawn and bunny interacting in attractive full-length poses. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Images measure 4.5 x 4.5 (Bambi) and 2 x 2.25 (Thumper), with a mat opening of 9.25 x 7.

Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 18.25.

The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition, with some rippling to the images. Starting Bid $300 298 |

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Brilliant Mary Blair concept painting of Cinderella’s midnight escape

1183. Mary Blair concept painting from Cinderella. (Walt Disney Studios, 1950) Exquisite original concept painting

by Mary Blair for Cinderella, showing the title character fleeing from the castle in her white ball gown, with her lead foot bare and a single glass slipper left glowing on the winding staircase. An impressive rendering of the interior castle just moments before midnight, Blair highlights the room in gorgeous purple detail, adding chandelier, balustrades, floor pattern, and even quizzical looks from the row of castle guards. Accomplished in tempera on 19.75 x 9.5 artist’s board. In fine condition, with tack holes to borders. Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It’s a Small World), and her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World’s Contemporary Hotel concourse. A striking work of art for one of Disney’s most enchanting fairytales. Starting Bid $1000

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1184. Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles production cel from The Three Caballeros.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1944) Vibrant original production cel featuring Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros, showing the three ‘caballeros’ riding atop a rainbow-colored pony. The cel has been trimmed to the image, measuring 8.25 x 5, and applied to a new 16 x 12.5 cel. In fine condition. A desirable example from this early live-action animated musical. Starting Bid $200

1186. Wicked Stepmother production color model drawing from Cinderella. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1950) Original production color model drawing featuring the Wicked Stepmother from Cinderella, which shows the film’s antagonist holding a cup of tea in a half-length pose with notations to left and right, “Dark stepmother in bed.”

Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 10 animation paper, identified in the lower right as “Production No. 2063, Seq. No. .6, No. 121.” Image measures 6 x 7. In fine condition, with staple holes to upper left. Starting Bid $200

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1185. Wicked Stepmother production cel from Cinderella. (Walt Disney Studios, 1950) Original production cel featuring the Wicked Stepmother from Cinderella, portraying Lady Tremaine in an exquisite full-length walking pose. Image measures 3.75 x 7.5, with overall dimensions of 15.5 x 12.5. Cel is marked “45” in the lower right corner. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Mary Blair The Cheshire Cat loses his head in a fabulous concept painting 1187. Mary Blair concept painting of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1951) Exceptional original concept painting by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland, showing the grinning Cheshire Cat in a tree, holding up his upside-down head on a single extended finger. Blair beautifully renders the shadows and tree’s texture in this fantastic moonlit scene, highlighted by one of the most desirable Disney characters of all-time at its center. Accomplished in tempera on 9.25 x 7.75 artist’s board. Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 13.5. Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It’s a Small World), and her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World’s Contemporary Hotel concourse.

A brilliant, vivid piece of concept artwork featuring the enormously sought-after Cheshire Cat. Starting Bid $1000

Alice nears the end of the rabbit hole 1188. Mary Blair concept painting from Alice in Wonderland. (Walt Disney Studios,

1951) Rare original concept painting by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland, showing Alice walking along a surreal checkered path as she nears the end of her descent down the rabbit hole. Blair has imagined Alice, balancing herself with outstretched arms, against a dreamlike backdrop of clouds, trees, cuckoo clocks, and living room furniture. Accomplished in tempera on 19 x 9.25 artist’s board. In fine condition, with tack holes at corners. Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It’s a Small World), and her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World’s Contemporary Hotel concourse. A sought-after example of Blair’s original artwork, made all the more desirable by its large size and fantastical ‘rabbit hole’ imagery. Starting Bid $1000 www.RRAuction.com | 301

Original painting of Tweedledum and Tweedledee 1189. Mary Blair concept painting from Alice in Wonderland. (Walt Disney Studios, 1951) Fabulous original concept painting by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland, showing a back view of Alice with arms akimbo and casting a shadow on Tweedledum and Tweedledee, whom appear lost in conversation. The scene is vividly realized against a lush green lawn, with Alice’s vexation toward the talkative twins accentuated by her stern stance and long shadow. Accomplished in tempera on 10 x 8.75 artist’s board. In fine condition, with tack holes to corners. Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It’s a Small World), and her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World’s Contemporary Hotel concourse. A brilliant piece of original artwork from the influential Blair, with a vivid rendering of Wonderland’s mischievous brothers. Starting Bid $1000

Rare full-figure cel of the Cheshire Cat 1190. Cheshire Cat production cel from Alice in Wonderland. (Walt Disney Studios,

1951) Exceptional original production cel of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, showing the mischievous yellow-eyed feline smiling from a tree limb. The cel is placed on a matching lithograph background. Character image measures 7.5 x 5, with a mat opening of 15 x 11. Framed with a Walt Disney Studios mat to an overall size of 23.25 x 20.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

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1191. Mickey Mouse production cel from Plutopia.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1951) Original production cel featuring Mickey Mouse from Plutopia, showing the iconic mouse dressed in full clothes as he enters through a lit doorway. The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Image measures 4.75 x 4.5, with overall dimensions of 15.5 x 13.25.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1193. Captain Hook production cel from Peter Pan.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Original production cel featuring Captain Hook from Peter Pan, depicting the one-handed pirate in an angry waist-up pose. Image measures 5 x 6.75, with overall dimensions of 16 x 12.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Goofy and son go hunting in Father’s Lion 1192. Goofy and son production key master background set-up from Father’s Lion. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1952) Rare original production key master background set-up featuring Goofy and Goofy, Jr. from Father’s Lion, showing the father-and-son duo on their hunting trip, with Goofy holding his shotgun and his son armed with his popgun in excited full-length poses. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted production background.

Images measure 5.5 x 5.75 (Goofy) and 2.5 x 3.75 (Goofy, Jr.), with a mat opening of 9.75 x 8. Framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 16.5, with the mat bearing an “Original WDP” stamp. Reverse of the frame bears the original Walt Disney Productions label, which identifies the cartoon as “Foul Hunting.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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Amazing original concept drawing of Pan’s trip to Neverland 1194. Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael, and John pastel concept drawing from Peter Pan. (Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Extremely rare original concept drawing featuring Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael, and John from Peter Pan, showing the three Darling children soaring across a star-filled sky with Peter Pan as they make their way to Neverland. Accomplished in pastel on 9 x 8 artist’s paper. In fine condition. According to author J. M. Barrie, Neverland is near the ‘stars of the milky way’ and it is reached ‘always at the time of sunrise.’ A brilliantly realized original pastel creation filled with vibrant color and a remarkable sense of imagination. Starting Bid $200

Magnificent publicity cel of Peter Pan 1195. Peter Pan publicity cel from Peter Pan. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1953) Original publicity cel of the title character from Peter Pan, showing the flying leader of the Lost Boys with arms akimbo in a fabulous full-length pose. Image measures 4.5 x 9, with a mat opening of 8.5 x 10.5. Double-matted to an overall size of 15 x 17. Reverse of mat bears a gold seal from Gallery Lainzberg. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Smee production cel from Peter Pan. (Walt

1196. Captain Hook production cel from Peter Pan.

Disney Studios, 1953) Original production cel featuring Mr. Smee from Peter Pan, showing Captain Hook’s right-hand man leaning over in a full-length pose.

Image measures 3.75 x 2.75, with overall dimensions of 16 x 12.5. The cel is marked “638” in the lower right corner. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1197. Michael production cel from Peter Pan. (Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Original production cel featuring Michael from Peter Pan, showing the young Darling boy seated with Native American headband and paint. Lower corner of cel marked “A–45.” Image measures 1.75 x 5, with overall dimensions of 16 x 12.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1199. Jiminy Cricket production cel. (Walt Disney Studios, circa 1954) Large original production cel featuring Pinocchio’s Jiminy Cricket from a mid-1950s Disney production, showing the conscientious cricket strolling through the street, using his umbrella as a cane. The cel is placed on a hand-painted custom-prepared watercolor background.

Image measures 4.25 x 6.5, with a mat opening of 4.75 x 7. Framed to an overall size of 9.5 x 11.5. In fine condition, with a thin crack to the paint in his top hat. A very attractive set-up featuring a fantastic, full-figure cel of an iconic Disney character. Starting Bid $200

(Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Original production cel featuring Captain Hook from Peter Pan, showing the Lost Boys nemesis seated on a barrel in a dejected three-quarter-length pose.

The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background of a pirate ship. Image measures 5.75 x 6.5, with a mat opening of 12.75 x 9. Matted to an overall size of 20 x 16. Lower portion of cel marked, “2074, Seq. 4, Sc. 27.3.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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Earle’s romantic concept design for Lady and the Tramp

1200. Eyvind Earle concept painting from Lady and the Tramp. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955) Original panoramic concept painting by Eyvind Earle for Lady and the Tramp, depicting the two dogs seated and overlooking a gorgeous waterfront with steepled backdrop and starry sky, a scene which would inspire the film’s romantic ‘Bella Notte’ sequence. Accomplished in tempera on 22 x 9 artist’s board, signed in the lower right corner in paint, “Eyvind Earle.” In fine condition. Disney artist Eyvind Earle, who later became Sleeping Beauty’s production designer, created almost 50 miniature concept sketches for the ‘Bella Notte’ sequence and was a key contributor to the classic film. A simply gorgeous original piece of Disney art. Starting Bid $1000

The sinister Siamese cats of Lady and the Tramp 1201. Si and Am production cels from Lady and the Tramp. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955)

Extremely desirable original production cels featuring Si and Am from Lady and the Tramp, showing the two devious Siamese cats as they attempt to eat the family bird. The cels are placed on a beautiful watercolor custom background designed to accurately match the original production drawing; consignor notes that the background dates to circa 2000 and that it was hand-painted by a Disney artist for his own collection. Images measure 4.25 x 4 (top cat), 3.5 x 3 (bottom cat), and 4.5 x 9.5 (birdcage), with a mat opening of 14.25 x 11.

Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 24 x 20.75. In fine condition. A gorgeous, high-demand cel set-up featuring two of Disney’s most memorable felines. Starting Bid $300

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1202. Tramp production cels from Lady and the Tramp. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955) Original production cels

featuring Tramp from Lady and the Tramp, showing the stray mongrel smiling up at a befuddled policeman. The Tramp cel has been trimmed and applied to the policeman cel, which measures 15.5 x 12.5, and has been placed on a color copy background. Character images measure 4.75 x 8.25 (policeman) and 3.75 x 5 (Tramp). In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1204. Mickey Mouse production drawing from the opening of Round-up Day from the Mickey Mouse Club Show. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955) Original produc-

tion drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from the opening of Round-up Day from the Mickey Mouse Club Show, showing Mickey wearing a cowboy outfit in an excited full-length pose.

Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, with the lower right corner marked “427.” Image measures 3.5 x 3.75. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Rare, large production drawing of Tony from Lady and the Tramp

1205. Donald Duck production cel from the Disneyland television show At Home with Donald Duck.

1203. Tony production drawing from Lady and the Tramp. (Walt Disney Studios, 1955) Superb original production drawing featuring Tony from Lady and the Tramp, showing the restaurant chef and Tramp’s affectionate friend singing and playing the accordion during the film’s memorable ‘Bella Notte’ sequence. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, with lower right corner marked “73.” Image measures 10.5 x 10.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

(Walt Disney Studios, 1956) Original production cel featuring Donald Duck from the Disneyland television show At Home with Donald Duck, showing the short-tempered duck with hands at his sides and wearing a party hat. Image measures 4 x 6.5, with overall dimensions of 16 x 12.5. The lower right corner of cel is marked “11.” In fine condition. Directed by Jack Hannah and C. August Nichols, ‘At Home with Donald Duck,’ later retitled ‘Happy Birthday, Donald,’ aired on November 21, 1956, as episode 11 of season three of The Wonderful World of Disney. Starting Bid $200

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1206. Original Mickey Mouse Production Artwork from a Disneyland TV Show. (Walt Disney Studios, 1958) Vibrant original hand-painted produc-

tion artwork from a prop scrapbook used in the Disneyland TV show ‘Four Tales on a Mouse,’ accomplished in gouache on an irregularly trimmed 10.25 x 8.25 sheet, showing Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald Duck surrounding a large birthday cake. In the beginning of the episode, Walt Disney himself flips through the pages of the scrapbook; the artworks within serve as interstitial transitions between the live action and cartoon portions of the show.

In fine condition, with some light staining. The consignor notes that this was presented to him by a Disney fan/collector as a gift for his contributions to a series of Laserdisc compilations from the Disneyland television shows. A detailed piece featuring Disney’s beloved cast of characters. Starting Bid $200

Earle’s panoramic concept of Maleficent atop her tower

1207. Eyvind Earle concept painting from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original panoramic con-

cept painting by Eyvind Earle featuring Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, showing the evil sorceress on top of her immense castle tower, getting ready to turn into the dragon. Accomplished in tempera on 26.25 x 8.5 artist’s board, signed in the lower right corner in paint, “Eyvind Earle.” In fine condition, with tack holes to corners. Disney artist Eyvind Earle was Sleeping Beauty’s production designer, and Disney gave him a significant amount of freedom in designing the settings and selecting colors for the film. Earle also painted the majority of the backgrounds himself, and his stylistic influence is readily apparent in the final product. A large, superior piece of original artwork by a Disney legend. Starting Bid $1000

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1208. Briar Rose production cel from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production

cel of Briar Rose from Sleeping Beauty, showing the lovely Princess Aurora walking through the woods with her berry basket. The cel is placed on a color lithograph background.

Character image measures 3 x 6.5, with a mat opening of 9.5 x 7.5. Archivally cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 20 x 17.75. In fine condition, with slight waving to cel. Starting Bid $200

1209. Prince Phillip production cel from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production cel

featuring Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty, showing the heroic prince holding the Shield of Virtue, a magical armament given to Philip by the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. The cel is placed on a color copy background of a castle’s stone walls.

Image measures 7.25 x 6.75, with overall dimensions of 18 x 13.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1210. Maleficent production drawing from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production

drawing featuring Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, showing the evil sorceress in a vindictive full-length pose. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 16.5 x 12.5 animation paper, marked “322” in the lower right corner. Image measures 8.25 x 6. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1213. Flora and Merryweather production cel from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original

1211. Briar Rose production drawing from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Attractive original pro-

duction drawing featuring Briar Rose from Sleeping Beauty, showing her walking in a lovely full-length pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, marked “139” in the lower right corner. Image measures 4.5 x 7.5. In fine condition. A large and desirable rendering of this classic Disney princess. Starting Bid $200

1212. Maleficent production drawing from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Fantastic original production drawing featuring Maleficent as a dragon from Sleeping Beauty, depicting the immense horned dragon with its toothsome mouth agape in a ferocious close-up pose.

Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, marked “5A” in the lower right corner. Image measures 10.25 x 8.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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production cel featuring Flora and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty, portraying two of Princess Aurora’s fairy godmothers making her celebratory dress. Image measures 8.5 x 5.5, with a mat opening of 9.25 x 6.25. Mat dimensions are 12 x 9.

Reverse of the backing bears a gold label stating that it is an original hand-painted celluloid actually used in a Walt Disney production, and was released exclusively by the Art Corner at Disneyland. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1214. Flora production cel from Sleeping Beauty.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production cel featuring Flora from Sleeping Beauty, showing her at full-length in her fairy outfit with wings and magic wand. The cel is placed on a solid blue background. Image measures 4.5 x 6, with a mat opening of 4.5 x 6. Mat dimensions are 8 x 10. In fine condition. An ideal pose of Princess Aurora’s good orange fairy godmother. Starting Bid $200

1215. Prince Phillip production drawing from Sleeping Beauty. (Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original

production drawing of Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty by famed animator Milt Kahl, showing the prince sitting in water as he says ‘No carrots’ to his horse Samson. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, with lower right corner marked “167.” Image measures 7.5 x 5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Very rare early concept design for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride by Marc Davis 1216. Pirates of the Caribbean ride concept painting by Marc Davis.

(Walt Disney Studios, circa 1960s) Immensely rare and desirable original concept painting by Marc Davis for Disneyland’s famous dark ride attraction Pirates of the Caribbean, depicting a pair of pirates aboard a sinking jolly boat, one man still rowing and the other perched atop the bow, with their loot, several jugs of rum, floating away. Davis captures the otherwise desperate scene with great humor and detail, as neither pirate appears overly concerned with their gloomy predicament or the loss of their alcoholic bounty, and the artwork’s bold style and carefree temperament is in keeping with that of the long-running attraction and Disney’s blockbuster film series. Accomplished in ink and watercolor on untrimmed 16.5 x 13.25 heavyweight art paper, with Davis signing in pencil in the lower right. In fine condition, with tack holes to corners.

One of Disney’s Nine Old Men, the legendary core animators of early Disney films, Davis joined Disney in 1935 as an apprentice animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He continued to work on classic films like Bambi, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland, and then later transferred to Disney’s Imagineering team where he contributed whimsical story and character concepts for Disneyland attractions like the Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Davis is probably best known as the father of some of Disney’s most memorable animated women, including Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and Tinker Bell from Peter Pan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

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Outstanding pirate encounter by one of Disney’s ‘Nine Old Men’ 1217. Pirates of the Caribbean ride concept painting

by Marc Davis. (Walt

Disney Studios, circa 1960s) Extremely rare original concept painting by Marc Davis for Disneyland’s famous dark ride attraction Pirates of the Caribbean, depicting a pair of startled crewmen as they discover a menacing pirate hunkered below a large waving ‘Jolly Roger’ flag.

Davis captures the scene brilliantly, with the pirate’s bright outfit dominating the ship’s otherwise gloomy deck, a blast of color sure to surprise even the most fearless of sailors. Accomplished in watercolor on untrimmed 15 x 11.75 heavyweight art paper, with the total image measuring 14 x 11.5. In fine condition, with tack holes to corners.

One of Disney’s Nine Old Men, the legendary core animators of early Disney films, Davis joined Disney in 1935 as an apprentice animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He continued to work on classic films like Bambi, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland, and then later transferred to Disney’s Imagineering team where he contributed whimsical story and character concepts for Disneyland attractions like the Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Davis is probably best known as the father of some of Disney’s most memorable animated women, including Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and Tinker Bell from Peter Pan. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $1000

1218. Cruella de Vil production cel from 101 Dalmatians. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1961) Original production cel featuring Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians, showing the wealthy, fur-wearing villainess in a furious half-length pose. Image measures 6.25 x 7.75, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1219. Chip ‘n’ Dale production cels from Disneyland TV Show. (Walt Disney Studios, circa 1960s) Original produc-

tion cel featuring Chip ‘n’ Dale from the Disneyland TV Show.

The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Total image measures 6.25 x 4.75, with a mat opening of 10 x 8.

The dimensions of the special mat are 14 x 12. Reverse of the backing bears a gold label stating that it is an original handpainted celluloid actually used in a Walt Disney production, and was released exclusively at Disneyland. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

1220. Baloo and Kaa production cels from The Jungle Book. (Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Impressive original

production cels featuring Baloo and Kaa from The Jungle Book, showing the friendly bear looking up at the dangerous snake. The cels are placed on a solid blue background. The large character images measure 8.5 x 7.25 (Baloo) and 10 x 4 (Kaa), with overall dimensions of 12 x 9.25. Reverse of the backing bears a gold label stating that it is an original handpainted celluloid actually used in a Walt Disney production, and was released exclusively at Disneyland. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

1221. Baloo production drawing from The Jungle Book. (Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Original production

drawing featuring Baloo from The Jungle Book, showing the classic character in a surprised close-up pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper. Image measures 6.5 x 7. In fine condition. The Jungle Book was the last feature film that Walt Disney personally worked on.

Starting Bid $200

1222. Mowgli production cel from The Jungle Book.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1967) Original production cel featuring Mowgli from The Jungle Book, showing the wolf-raised child in a somber half-length pose. The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Image measures 4.25 x 7.75, with a mat opening of 14.75 x 9.25. Matted and framed to an overall size of 23.5 x 17.5. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. In fine condition, with tape-repaired slits to frame backing from previous restoration. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Walt Disney Company.

Starting Bid $200

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1223. Donald Duck production cel and drawing. (Walt Disney

Studios) Original production cel and matching production drawing featuring Donald Duck as Sherlock Holmes looking through an oversized magnifying glass.

The cel is set against a preprinted color background of a castle full of gold.

Character image measures 2.5 x 2.75, with a mat opening of 9.5 x 7.5. Individually framed to 15.75 x 12.75. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1224. Madame Medusa concept storyboard painting from The Rescuers. (Walt Disney Studios, 1977) Rare

original concept storyboard paintings by Ken Anderson of Madame Medusa and a background setting from The Rescuers, showing the redheaded treasure huntress in a full-length pose standing in her riverboat bedroom, with floral room divider, vanity dresser, and desk with illuminated treasure map. Both the Madame Medusa and background images are accomplished in watercolor; the Medusa image measures 2 x 6 and has been trimmed and applied to an overlapping animation cel, with the detailed bedroom background filling out the entirety of a 10.75 x 7 sheet, which has been affixed to a 16 x 12.5 artist’s board.

In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1225. Bernard, Miss Bianca, and Orville limited edition cel from The Rescuers. (Walt Disney Studios, 1977) Original limited edition cel entitled ‘Albatross Airlines,’ numbered 117/500, featuring Bernard, Miss Bianca, and Orville from The Rescuers. Total image measures 14.75 x 9.75, with a mat opening of 14.75 x 11.25. Framed to an overall size of 21 x 17.5.

The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1226. Elliott the dragon production drawing from Pete’s Dragon. (Walt Disney Studios, 1977) Original production drawing featuring Elliott the dragon from Pete’s Dragon, showing a close-up image of the dragon in a somber mood.

Accomplished in colored pencil on untrimmed 15.5 x 12.5 animation paper, marked “147” in the lower right corner. Image measures 9.5 x 9.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1227. Mickey Mouse production cel. (Walt Disney

Studios, circa 1970s–80s) Original production cel featuring Mickey Mouse in a safari outfit looking up at trees, likely from a 1970s–80s television cartoon. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 2 x 2.5, with overall dimensions of 13 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1228. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck production cels from a Disney Channel intro. (Walt Disney Stu-

dios, 1983) Original production cels featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck from an intro to a Disney Channel cartoon, showing Donald in a state of surprise as Mickey leaps from a yellow package. The cels are stapled and placed on a nonmatching hand-painted Disney production background. Images measure 2.75 x 3.75 (Donald) and 3.5 x 3.25 (Mickey), with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10. The top cel has the silver Walt Disney Productions seal to left side. In overall fine condition. A great animated set-up featuring two of Disney’s most cherished characters. Starting Bid $200

1229. Gurgi production cel from The Black Cauldron.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1985) Original production cel featuring Gurgi from The Black Cauldron, showing the small, gopherlike creature in a state of alarm. The cel is slightly trimmed to 15.75 x 12.25. Image measures 5.25 x 7. The piece has a Walt Disney Productions seal to lower left. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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1232. Eeyore and Piglet production cel from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. (Walt Disney Studios,

1988) Original production cel featuring Eeyore and Piglet from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which shows the miniature pig leading his larger donkey friend. The cel, marked as “A29,” is placed on a matching Disney color copy background.

Image measures 6.25 x 3.25, with overall dimensions of 14.25 x 11. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

1231. Oliver, Dodger, Tito, Rita, Francis, and Einstein production cel from Oliver & Company. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1988) Original production cel featuring Oliver, Dodger, Tito, Rita, Francis, and Einstein from Oliver & Company, showing them all together on a city sidewalk. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Character images range in size from 1.75 x 1.75 to 5 x 7, with a mat opening of 15.5 x 10.25.

Framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 15.25. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower left. In fine condition.

A wonderful cel portraying the full animal cast of the Charles Dickens–inspired animated feature. Starting Bid $200

1233. Winnie the Pooh production cel from The New Adventure of Winnie the Pooh. (Walt Disney Studios,

1988) Original production cel featuring Winnie the Pooh from The New Adventure of Winnie the Pooh, showing the lovable bear in an attractive half-length pose. The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Image measures 4.25 x 5.5, with overall dimensions of 14.5 x 11. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. Housed in its original Animated Animations display. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Animated Animations. Starting Bid $200

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1236. Ariel and Flounder production cels from The Little Mermaid. (Walt Disney Studios, 1989) Original 1234. Ludwig Von Drake and Dewey Duck production cel. (Walt Disney Studios) Original production cel featuring

Ludwig Von Drake and Dewey Duck from a Disney cartoon.

Images measure 5 x 7 (Ludwig) and 2.75 x 3.75 (Dewey), with a mat opening of 9.5 x 7.5. Framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1235. Ariel and Ursula production cels from The Little Mermaid. (Walt Disney Studios, 1989) Original production

cels featuring Ariel and Ursula from The Little Mermaid, showing the mermaid princess and villainous sea witch side-by-side, with an additional bubble effect overlay. The cels are placed on a photographic color copy background. Image measures 6.75 x 5.5, with overall dimensions of 13 x 10.5. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

production cels featuring Ariel and Flounder from The Little Mermaid, showing Ariel twirling around while swimming with her fishy companion under the sea. The cels are placed on a color copy background. Images measure 10 x 7 (Ariel) and 3 x 2.5 (Flounder), with overall dimensions of 17 x 12.5. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower right. In fine condition. A fantastic set-up featuring large images of these two beloved modern Disney characters. Starting Bid $200

1237. Ariel production cel from The Little Mermaid.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1989) Original production cel featuring Ariel from The Little Mermaid, showing the beloved heroine in her secret underwater grotto, filled with a treasure trove of antiques and artifacts. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 4.5 x 7, with a mat opening of 15 x 9.5. Framed to an overall size of 21.5 x 15.75. The piece has the silver Walt Disney Company seal to lower left, and a Disney certificate of authenticity to the frame’s backing. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1238. Scuttle and Sebastian production cel from The Little Mermaid. (Walt Disney Studios, 1989) Original

production cel featuring Scuttle and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, showing the large seagull teasing the beloved singing crab on the shore. The cel is placed on a hand-painted custom prepared background. Image measures 4.5 x 6, with a mat opening of 16 x 11.5. Framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 18. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1240. Mickey Mouse production cel from The Prince and the Pauper. (Walt Disney Studios, 1990) Original pro-

duction cel featuring Mickey Mouse from The Prince and the Pauper, showing Mickey, or his doppelganger, in a princely outfit. Image measures 3 x 6, with overall dimensions of 13 x 10.5. Lower right corner bears the silver Walt Disney Company seal and is marked “385.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1241. Bambi, Bambi’s mother, Friend Owl, and others watercolor painting for a Disney collector’s plate.

1239. Winnie the Pooh production cel. Original production cel featuring Winnie the Pooh holding a jar of his honey, believed to be from the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh TV show from the 1980s. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 3.75 x 5.25, with overall dimensions of 13.5 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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(Walt Disney Studios, circa 1990s) Rare original watercolor painting featuring Bambi, his mother, Friend Owl, and other animals for a collector’s plate entitled ‘The New Prince Is Born,’ as part of The Disney Collection, First Edition Series.

This vibrantly colored original artwork depicts the moment Bambi is introduced to his forest friends. Total image measures 12.25 x 13, with overall dimensions of 13.5 x 17.5. Housed in its original display folder. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1242. Ariel and Flounder production cels from The Little Mermaid television show. (Walt Disney Studios,

1992) Vibrantly colored original production cels featuring Ariel and Flounder from The Little Mermaid television show. The cels are stapled to a vivid hand-painted production background.

Images measure 3 x 3.75 (Flounder with bubble effects) and 4.75 x 5.75 (Ariel), with overall dimensions of 15 x 10.75. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1243. Ariel and King Triton production cel from The Little Mermaid television show. (Walt Disney Studios,

1992) Original production cel featuring Ariel and King Triton from The Little Mermaid television show. The cel is placed on a matching color copy background. Image measures 9.75 x 7.25, with a mat opening of 9.75 x 7.75. Mat dimensions are 17 x 15. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Walt Disney Company certificate of authenticity. Starting Bid $200

1244. Jack Skellington and Zero concept storyboard from The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1993) Original storyboard concept drawing of Jack Skellington and Zero from Tim Burton’s animated dark fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, depicting Skellington dressed as Santa Claus and soaring over a graveyard in his custom casket-sleigh driven by three skeleton reindeer, his trusty ghost dog Zero flying close behind. Accomplished in pastel and colored pencil on black 18.25 x 8.25 artist’s board. In fine condition. A rare and excellent display piece celebrating the wildly popular stop-motion animated film. Starting Bid $300

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1245. Jack Skellington, Zero, and Santa Claus concept storyboard from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

(Walt Disney Studios, 1993) Original storyboard concept drawing of several characters from Tim Burton’s animated dark fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, depicting characters like Jack Skellington, his ghost dog Zero, Santa Claus, Doctor Finklestein, the Mayor of Halloween Town, and Scary Teddy. Accomplished in pastel and colored pencil on black 21 x 8.5 artist’s board. In fine condition. A remarkably imagined and considerably rare concept storyboard featuring six characters from Burton’s classic union of Halloween and Christmas. Starting Bid $300

Jack Skellington and his Halloween Town neighbors

1246. Jack Skellington and Zero concept storyboard from The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1993) Original storyboard concept drawing of several characters from Tim Burton’s animated dark fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, depicting characters like Jack Skellington, his ghost dog Zero, Wolfman, Cyclops, Mummy Boy, Bat Kid, Creature Under the Stairs, and Corpse Kid. Accomplished in pastel and colored pencil on black 18.25 x 8.25 artist’s board.

In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners. A terrifically rare concept storyboard featuring some of Halloween Town’s most notorious residents. Starting Bid $300

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Fantastic storyboard design of the ‘Pumpkin King’

1247. Sally and Zero concept storyboard from The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Walt Disney Studios, 1993)

Original storyboard concept drawing of Sally and Zero from Tim Burton’s animated dark fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, showing the red-nosed ghost dog floating above a full-length image of Sally in her colorful stitched rags, with the border and background embellished in green and the upper section reading in white, “Sally–Zero.”

Accomplished in pastel and colored pencil on black 6.5 x 18.5 artist’s board. In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners. A wonderful rare concept sketch of Jack Skellington’s most trusted friends. Starting Bid $300

1248. Jack Skellington concept storyboard from The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Walt Disney

Studios, 1993) Original storyboard concept drawing of Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s animated dark fantasy The Nightmare Before Christmas, showing the happy-go-lucky ‘Pumpkin King’ in a wonderful full-length pose wearing his trademark Gothic-style tuxedo, with the border and background embellished in purple and the lower section reading in white, “Jack.” Accomplished in pastel and colored pencil on black 6.5 x 18.5 artist’s board. In fine condition, with tack holes to upper corners. Starting Bid $300

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1249. Snow White, the Prince, and the Seven Dwarfs limited edition cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Walt Disney Studios,

1995) Original limited edition hand-painted cel entitled ‘Happily Ever After,’ numbered 291/500, featuring Snow White, the Prince, and the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The cel is placed on a printed color background. Total character image measures 14.75 x 9, with a mat opening of 16.5 x 11.5. Framed to an overall size of 22.75 x 17.75. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a Walt Disney Company certificate of authenticity. Starting Bid $200

1250. Group of (3) Disney Sericels. Group of three limited edition 13 x 10 Walt Disney Company sericels, individually matted and framed to 19.25 x 16.25. Includes: Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia (limited to 1000); Mickey Mouse golfing from Canine Caddy (limited to 2500); and Perdita and puppies from 101 Dalmatians (limited to 1000).

In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1251. Pocahontas Lithograph and Sericel. Two Pocahontas items: a huge limited

edition color 23 x 36 lithograph of Pocahontas

by Drew Struzan, numbered 34/500, signed in the lower border in pencil by the artist, doublematted and framed to an overall size of 30 x 42; and a limited edition 13 x 10 sericel entitled ‘Woodland Friends,’ showing Pocahontas surrounded by critters, released in an edition of 5000, double-matted and framed to an overall size of 21.5 x 18.5. In overall fine condition.

Both are accompanied by Walt Disney Company certificates of authenticity. Starting Bid $200

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Beautiful ‘Flight to Neverland’ cel set-up 1252. Peter Pan characters production cel and master background set-up from Disney’s Musical Memories collector’s plate entitled ‘Flight to Neverland’. (Walt

Disney Studios, 1996) Very rare original production cel and master background set-up featuring several Peter Pan characters for the Disney’s Musical Memories collector’s plate entitled ‘Flight to Neverland.’ The design depicts Peter Pan with the three Darling children, Captain Hook battling with the crocodile TickTock, Nana the Newfoundland dog, a quartet of mermaids, and the fairy Tinker Bell. The cel is placed on a fabulous matching hand-painted production background that blends a child’s bedroom with the magic of Neverland. Archivally triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 21.75 x 23.75, with a mat opening of 12.5˝ in diameter. Frame backing features a Disney Collectibles copyright stamp and an Alvin White Studio label identifying the set-up’s four main artists: Alvin S. White (designer), Brad Landreth (layout artist), Laureen Burger (pencil artist), and Timothy Barnes (illustrator). In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1254. Ariel production key master background set-up from The Little Mermaid II.

1253. Mickey Mouse limited edition hand-painted cel from Disney World. (Walt Disney Studios, 1999–2000)

Original limited edition hand-painted cel featuring Mickey Mouse as Fantasia’s ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ entitled ‘Millennium Magic,’ sold only in 1999–2000 in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at Disney World. These cels were painted for the ‘Magic of Disney Animation’ series. The cel is placed on a printed color background. Image measures 4.5 x 5.5, with overall dimensions of 13 x 10.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Disney/MGM ‘Ink and Paint Collection’ brochure, noting that this limited edition cel was released in December 1999 and retired in December 2000. Starting Bid $200

(Walt Disney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawing featuring Ariel from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, showing the princess in an attractive close-up pose aboard a ship. The cel is placed on a hand-painted production background from the same film, marked in the lower border, “LM II, Seq. 1.5, SC 18.5.” Image measures 6.5 x 6.25, with overall dimensions of 15 x 11.75. The matching production drawing is accomplished in graphite on an untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 sheet of animation paper, marked below, “1.5, 18.5, AR 33.” Also includes an 11 x 17 camera exposure sheet from Walt Disney Animation Canada, annotated in graphite and color pencil, with upper border designated as “Seq. 1.5,” “Scene 18.5,” “Footage 2 +10,” “Animator Marc,” and “Prod. #4354–700.” Both the cel and drawing bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

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1255. Melody production key master background setup from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. (Walt

Disney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawing featuring Melody from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, showing the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric holding her locket in a half-length pose, with her mermaid waist visible and floating air bubbles. The cel is placed on a hand-painted production background from the same film, marked in the lower border, “Mermaid II, Seq. 12, SC 52.” Image measures 6 x 6.75, with overall dimensions of 19 x 13.5. The matching production drawing is accomplished in graphite on an untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 sheet of animation paper, marked below, “MD–161.” Also includes three 11 x 17 camera exposure sheets from Walt Disney Animation Canada, each copiously annotated in graphite and color pencil, with upper border of each designated as “Seq. 12,” “Scene 52,” “Footage 10:06,” “Animator Marc,” and “Prod. #4354–700.” Both the cel and drawing bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

1256. Melody and King Triton production key master background set-up from The Little Mermaid II. (Walt Disney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawings featuring Melody, King Triton, Tip, and Dash from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, showing Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric, seated with Tip the penguin and Dash the walrus as she appeals to her grandfather King Triton. The cel is placed on a beautiful hand-painted production background from the same film, marked in the left and right borders, “LM II, Seq. 20, SC 27.” Character images measure 6.25 x 7.5 (Triton) and 4 x 3.25 (Melody with Tip and Dash), with overall dimensions of 25 x 11.25. The matching production drawings are accomplished in graphite on individual untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 sheets of animation paper. Also includes a taped-together 17.25 x 17.5 camera exposure sheet from Walt Disney Animation Canada, copiously annotated in graphite and color pencil, dated May 12, 1999, with upper border designated as “Seq. 20, SC. 27.” The cel and drawings each bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

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1257. Melody and Sebastian production cel from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. (Walt Disney Studios,

2000) Original production cel featuring Melody and Sebastian from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, showing the young mermaid resting on a rock as she confides in Sebastian. The cel is placed on a matching color copy background. Images measure 5 x 6.5 (Melody) and 4 x 2.75 (Sebastian), with overall dimensions of 16 x 12. The piece has the silver Walt Disney seal to lower left. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

1258. Roo production key master background set-up from The Tigger Movie. (Walt Dis-

ney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawings featuring Roo from The Tigger Movie, depicting the young kangaroo wearing his pajamas and poised to leap from a dresser after having just crashed into its various toys. The cels are placed on a fantastic handpainted production background from the same film. Total image measures 10.5 x 5, with overall dimensions of 17.5 x 13. The three matching production drawings are accomplished in graphite on individual untrimmed 16.5 x 11.75 sheets of animation paper. Also includes a ‘Winnie the Pooh & the Family Tree’ production folder, marked as “Prod. 4357–700, Seq. 2–60, Scene 4.2, Footage 6:00,” with director’s notes in English and Japanese: “Don’t animate Roo looking too much in pain. His determination should make the crash comedic, not painful. He gets up again right away.” Included with the folder are two Walt Disney Pictures & Television camera exposure sheets, both 16.25 x 17, copiously annotated in graphite and color pencil for the same filming sequence. The cel and drawings each bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition, with a missing corner tip to one drawing. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Released in early 2000, The Tigger Movie was originally titled Winnie the Pooh and the Family Tree. Starting Bid $200

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1259. Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore production key master background set-up from The Tigger Movie. (Walt

Disney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawings featuring Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore from The Tigger Movie, depicting the mother kangaroo setting her son down on a table as Eeyore watches.

The cels are placed on a fantastic hand-painted production background from the same film. Total image measures 10.25 x 7, with a mat opening of 16.75 x 11.5. The cel is double-matted and framed to an overall size of 25 x 19.5. The two matching production drawings are accomplished in graphite on individual untrimmed 16.5 x 11.75 sheets of animation paper. Also includes a set of three Walt Disney Pictures & Television camera exposure sheets, each 16.25 x 17, copiously annotated in graphite and color pencil in English and Japanese and marked “Production 4357–700, Sequence, 2.90, Scene 5, Footage 8:10,” with scene synopsis reading: “F. S. Kanga sets Roo down on the table, reaches into her pouch, pulls out a scarf and wraps it around Roo. Eeyore looks on from the left of screen.” The cel and drawings each bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Starting Bid $200

1260. Kanga and Roo production key master background set-up from The Tigger Movie. (Walt Disney Studios, 2000) Original production key master background set-up and matching production drawing featuring Kanga and Roo from The Tigger Movie, showing the mother kangaroo holding her son, who watches her talk to an off-screen Friend Owl. The cel is placed on an excellent hand-painted production background from the same film. Image measures 8.25 x 9.5, with overall dimensions of 17.75 x 12.25. The matching production drawing is accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 16.5 x 11.75 animation paper, and is marked along the top, “A-17” and “A-28.” Also includes a ‘Winnie the Pooh & the Family Tree’ production folder, marked as “Prod. 4357–700, Seq. 2.80, Scene 4, Footage 6:08,” with director’s notes in English and Japanese. Attached to the folder are two Walt Disney Pictures & Television camera exposure sheets, both 16.25 x 17, annotated in graphite for the same filming sequence with additional small Kanga and Roo sketches. Both the cel and drawing bear silver Walt Disney stamps. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney Enterprises, Inc. Released in early 2000, The Tigger Movie was originally titled Winnie the Pooh and the Family Tree. Starting Bid $200

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1261. Dopey limited edition hand-painted cel from Disney World. (Walt Disney Studios, 2005) Original limited

edition hand-painted cel featuring Dopey with spilled cans of paint entitled ‘All Mixed Up,’ sold only in 2005 in the DisneyMGM Studios theme park at Disney World. These cels were painted for the ‘Magic of Disney Animation’ series. The cel is placed on a printed color background. Character image measures 5.5 x 5, with overall dimensions of 13 x 10.5. Presented in its original folder. In fine condition. Accompanied by a color 7 x 5 ‘The Art of Disney’ postcard depicting this very artwork, signed around the borders in black felt tip by all seven animators that worked on the project, which was available for only one day in 2005. Accompanied by a Disney/MGM ‘Ink and Paint Collection’ brochure, depicting the ‘All Mixed-Up’ cel on the front. Starting Bid $200

1263. Oliver and Dodger prototype cel from Oliver & Company. (Walt Disney Studios, 2013) Rare original hand-

painted prototype cel featuring Oliver and Dodger from Oliver & Company, used to create the limited edition cel sold only at the Disney Soda Fountain Shop & Studio Store in Hollywood in 2013. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 7 x 7, with a mat opening of 11.25 x 8.25. Mat dimensions are 17 x 14.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Disney. This is the rare original prototype cel from which all others were made, released in a limited edition of 50. Starting Bid $200

1262. Dumbo limited edition cel from Disney World. (Walt Disney Studios, 2008) Original limited edition hand-painted cel featuring Dumbo flying through the air beside a train, entitled ‘Dumbo,’ sold only in 2008 in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park at Disney World. This cel was painted for the ‘Magic of Disney Animation’ series. The cel is placed on a printed color background. Character image measures 4.5 x 4.75, with a mat opening of 12 x 10. Framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 16.5.

Includes a color 7 x 5 postcard signed in black felt tip by artists Costa Alavezos, Sharon K. Vincent, James Bonserio, Erin Magill, Theodora M. DeLaney, Lynn Rippberger, and David Rippberger. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Phil Sears and Disney. Starting Bid $200

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Warner Brothers

1264. Bugs Bunny production drawing from A Hare Grows in Manhattan. (Warner Brothers Studios, 1946)

Original production drawing featuring Bugs Bunny from A Hare Grows in Manhattan, showing Bugs wearing a straw hat and walking confidently with his arms behind his back. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper, with lower right marked “9A” and bearing an affixed “Warner Bros. Cartoons” label. Image measures 2.75 x 6. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1266. Sniffles production drawing from a Looney Tunes cartoon. (Warner Brothers Studios, circa 1940s)

Original production drawing featuring Sniffles from a Looney Tunes cartoon, showing the constantly frightened mouse in an exaggerated full-length running pose. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper. Image measures 3.25 x 3.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1265. Batman and Robin production cel and sketches from The New Adventures of Batman. (Warner Brothers

Studios, 1977) Original production cel and sketches featuring Batman and Robin from the television series The New Adventures of Batman: the cel features Robin mid-throw, with the character image measuring 5 x 8.25, set against a hand-painted gradient background with dimensions of 13.5 x 10.5; the two sketches show Batman in action, with character images measuring 11.5 x 8 and 5.75 x 5.75, both accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper. The cel bears a ‘Royal Animated Art’ seal to the lower right corner. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1267. Bugs Bunny production cel and drawing from B u g s B u n n y ’s Thanksgiving Diet. (Warner Broth-

ers Studios, 1979) Original production cel and matching production drawing featuring Bugs Bunny from Bugs Bunny’s Thanksgiving Diet, showing him as ‘Diet Doctor Bugs Bunny.’

Character images measure 2.25 x 3.5, with mat openings of 11 x 9. Framed sideby-side to an overall size of 35 x 20. In fine condition. Bugs Bunny’s Thanksgiving Diet was a thirty-minute animated television special released on November 15, 1979. Starting Bid $200

1268. Sniffles production drawing from a Looney Tunes cartoon. (Warner Brothers Studios, circa 1940s)

Original production drawing featuring Sniffles from a Looney Tunes cartoon, showing the startled mouse wearing his sailor cap and scarf in a full-length seated pose, with the artist adding a “reflection” sketch to the right side. Accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12 x 9.5 animation paper marked “15” and “1.”

Sniffles measures 2 x 2.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1269. Bugs Bunny original publicity drawing by Virgil Ross. (Warner Brothers Studios, circa 1980s) Origi-

nal publicity drawing of Bugs Bunny by Virgil Ross, showing the rabbit with comb and straight-edge razor, based on the cartoon Rabbit of Seville, signed below in pencil by Ross.

Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 10.5 x 12.5 animation paper. Image measures 7 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1270. Bugs Bunny and the Sheriff of Nottingham original publicity drawing by Virgil Ross. (Warner Brothers Studios, circa 1980s) Original publicity drawing of Bugs Bunny and the Sheriff of Nottingham by Virgil Ross, showing Bugs as he’s about to knight the sheriff with his scepter, a scene made famous in the cartoon Rabbit Hood, signed below in pencil by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper. Images measure 6 x 3.75 (sheriff) and 5 x 8. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1271. Bugs Bunny and Tasmanian Devil publicity drawing by Virgil Ross. (Warner Brothers Studios, circa

1990s) Original publicity drawing by Virgil Ross of Bugs Bunny and Tasmanian Devil, based on the ‘Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare’ cartoon, signed below in pencil by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on slightly trimmed 12.5 x 10.25 animation paper, with total image measuring 8.75 x 8. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

1272. The Grinch publicity drawing by Virgil Ross.

(Warner Brothers Studios, circa 1990s) Original publicity drawing

by Virgil Ross of the Grinch, showing the green, cave-dwelling creature in an enraged full-length pose, signed below in pencil

by Ross. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on slightly trimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper. Image measures 10.25 x 7. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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MGM Studio

1273. Tom production cel from Tom and Jerry. (MGM

Studios, 1964) Original production cel featuring Tom from the Tom and Jerry episode ‘The Year Of The Mouse,’ showing the beloved mouse-chasing tomcat with a pink chandelier on his head. Image measures 7 x 8, with a mat opening of 11 x 9. Framed to an overall size of 19.75 x 17.75. The cel has a gold Linda Jones Enterprises seal to the lower left, as well as a “M.G.M. 1964” copyright notation. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Walter Lantz

1274. Walter Lantz sketch of Woody Woodpecker. Original felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker accomplished by Lantz on a white 7.75 x 9.75 cardstock board, signed and inscribed below, “To Bonnie, Walter Lantz, 1991.” In fine condition, with very slight overall fading. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1275. Group of (10) Woody Woodpecker Production Drawings and a Walter Lantz Signed Check. (Walter Lantz Productions, 1971–1972) Group

of ten original production drawings of Woody Woodpecker, all showing the iconic character in a choice pose, most with marked with colors to be used. All are accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 sheets of animation paper. Character images range in size from 2.25 x 2.25 to 4.5 x 2.75. Each cartoon is identified in pencil on the reverse, including ‘Gold Diggin’ Woodpecker,’ ‘Kitty from the City,’ ‘The Reluctant Recruit,’ and ‘Woody’s Magic Touch.’ Also includes a twice-signed Walter Lantz Productions payroll check, February 26, 1972, payable to Lantz for $460, signed at the conclusion and endorsed on the reverse, “Walter Lantz.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Hanna-Barbera Studios

1276. The Flintstones production cel. Original pro-

duction cel featuring Flintstones characters Wilma, Betty, Bam Bam, and Pebbles outside Bedrock Country Club, likely from a commercial or 1980s–90s TV show. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Total character image measures 3.5 x 2.25, with overall dimensions of 13 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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1277. Bam Bam limited edition cel from The Flintstones. (Hanna-Barbera Studios) Original limited edition

hand-painted cel entitled ‘Bam Bam’s Reluctant Buddy’ featuring the Flintstone child dragging a purple dinosaur by the tail, numbered 32/300, signed in black felt tip by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. The cel is placed on a photographic color copy background. Total image measures 8.25 x 6.5, with overall dimensions of 14 x 11. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

1278. The Flintstones limited edition cel. (HannaBarbera Studios) Original limited edition hand-painted cel entitled ‘Flintstones Windshield Wiper’ featuring the Flintstone family in their famous stone-age vehicle, numbered 52/300, signed in black felt tip by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. The cel is placed on a photographic color copy background. Total image measures 8.75 x 7.25, with overall dimensions of 14 x 11. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Bill Melendez Productions

1279. Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry production cel from a TV commercial. (Bill Melendez

Productions, 1973) Uncommon original production cel featuring Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry for a monster cereal television commercial produced by the General Mills Corporation, showing the three ghouls riding a tandem bike and holding up their respective cereal boxes, which are affixed to the cel. Image measures 7.5 x 4.5, with overall dimensions of 17 x 13.5. The cel is placed on a color photo background and marked “C29” in the lower right corner. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Peanuts 1280. Charles Schulz sketch of Charlie Brown. Desirable origi-

1281. Charles S c h u l z Signed Book.

1282. Snoopy and Sally production cel from The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show. (Bill Melendez

1283. Snoopy and Peppermint Patty production cel from It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown. (Bill Melendez

nal unsigned pencil sketch of Charlie Brown accomplished by Charles Schulz on an off-white 4 x 6 sheet.

In fine condition, with a small ink notation to top corner. This drawing was originally done for an advertising agency in San Francisco around 1970, which handled an account for Butter Nut Bread, and was acquired from an agency employee. Starting Bid $200

Productions, 1983) Original production cel featuring Snoopy and Sally from The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, which shows Charlie Brown’s younger sister holding Snoopy under his arms. The cel has been trimmed and placed on a matching studio copy background. Image measures 2.75 x 3, with overall dimensions of 13.5 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Signed book: Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz. First e d i t i o n . N Y: Pharos Books, 1989. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 256 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black felt tip, “For Muffy and Beverly with friendship and admiration, Charles M. Schulz.” In fine condition, with light wear to the dust jacket.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Productions, 1974) Original production cel featuring Snoopy and Peppermint Patty from It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown, showing a masked Patty scaring Detective Snoopy whom she believes is playing cops and robbers. The cel is marked below, “’Mystery,’ 60, PP11.” Image measures 7.25 x 5.75, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1284. Snoopy production cel and matching production drawing from a Peanuts special. (Bill Melendez

Productions, circa 1980s) Original production cel and matching production drawing featuring Snoopy from a Peanuts special, showing Charlie Brown’s pet dog seated, wearing a cap, and laughing diabolically. Image measures 2.75 x 3, with overall dimensions of 12. x 10.5. The cel is marked, “4, S-140.” The matching production drawing is accomplished in graphite on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper, and is marked in the lower right corner, “S-140.” In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1286. Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus production cels from a Peanuts cartoon. (Bill Melendez Produc-

tions, circa 1980s) Original production cels featuring Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus from a Peanuts cartoon, showing Lucy delightfully watching her brother angrily confront a perplexed Charlie Brown in a classroom. The cels are stapled to their original hand-painted production background. Images measure 2.75 x 2.5 (Linus and Charlie Brown) and 1.5 x 2.5 (Lucy), with overall dimensions of 13.5 x 10.5. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1285. Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus production cels from a Peanuts cartoon. (Bill Melendez Productions,

circa 1980s) Original production cels featuring Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus from a Peanuts cartoon, showing the three youngsters standing in a doorway and waiting for partygoers.

The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background and bears a facsimile “Schulz” signature. Images measure 1.75 x 3.75 (Charlie Brown) and 1.75 x 3 (Lucy) and 1.25 x 3 (Linus), with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1287. Snoopy production cel from a Peanuts cartoon.

(Bill Melendez Productions, circa 1980s) Original production cel featuring Snoopy from a Peanuts cartoon, showing the beloved beagle in a drowsy state. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 2.25 x 3.5, with overall dimensions of 13.5 x 11. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Don Bluth

1288. Mrs. Brisby and Jeremy the crow production cel from The Secret of NIMH. (Don Bluth Productions,

1982) Original production cel featuring Mrs. Brisby and Jeremy the crow from The Secret of NIMH, showing the clumsy crow standing over the determined Brisby matriarch. Image measures 3 x 4, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5, with lower border marked “71A, 25, 109.” In fine condition. A wonderful cel from an unsung animation classic. Starting Bid $200

1289. Mrs. Brisby production cel from The Secret of NIMH. (Don Bluth Productions, 1982) Original production cel featuring Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of NIMH, showing the courageous field mouse with a concerned expression.

Image measures 3.5 x 5.5, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5, marked along the lower border, “8, 50, 151.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1290. Jenner production cel from The Secret of NIMH.

(Don Bluth Productions, 1982) Original production cel featuring Jenner from The Secret of NIMH, showing the ruthless rat screaming in pain. Image measures 7.5 x 8.75, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5, and marked in the lower border, “14H, 73, 17.” In fine condition. An excellent portrayal of the film’s memorable villain. Starting Bid $200

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1291. Dirk the Daring production cel from Dragon’s Lair video game. (Don Bluth Productions, 1983) Original

production cel and matching production drawing featuring Dirk the Daring from the Dragon’s Lair video game, showing the death-defying Dirk frightened and losing his balance. The cel is placed on a matching color copy background of one of the game’s many pitfalls. Image measures 5.75 x 5.75, with overall dimensions of 12.75 x 10.75. The cel is marked, “Blk, 3K154, 01, F-1, 31.” The matching production drawing, accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper, is marked “Dirk, 001–F-1, BG” and lists the various parts of Dirk’s outfit and body. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1292. Dirk the Daring production cel from Dragon’s Lair video game. (Don Bluth Productions, 1983) Excellent original

production cel featuring Dirk the Daring from the Dragon’s Lair video game, showing the determined knight seated on a stone wall and looking into an overhead opening. The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Image measures 6 x 8.75, with overall dimensions of 17 x 13.5. The lower portion of cel is marked, “255, G-3, 5.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1293. Dirk the Daring and dragon studio publicity cel from Dragon’s Lair video game. (Don Bluth Productions,

1983) Wonderful original studio publicity cel featuring Dirk the Daring and the dragon from the Dragon’s Lair video game, depicting the heroic knight with sword in hand prepared to face off with the towering dragon inside its lair. The cel is placed on a matching studio copy background. Images measure 2 x 3.25 (Dirk) and 10.5 x 8 (dragon), with overall dimensions of 17 x 13.5.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Van Eaton Galleries. Starting Bid $200

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Filmation 1294. Dorothy and Scarecrow production cels from Journey Back to Oz. (Filmation Studios, 1972) Original production cel

and production background featuring Dorothy presenting a crown to the Scarecrow from Journey Back to Oz. The cel is placed on a vivid original hand-painted production background. Total image measures 11 x 8.5, with overall dimensions of 14.75 x 10.5. In fine condition.

An official sequel to the classic 1939 MGM film, Filmation’s Journey Back to Oz began production in 1962 but ran out of funding and was halted for nearly eight years. Most notably, this would have been Liza Minnelli’s first major credited role—following in her mother Judy Garland’s footsteps as the voice of Dorothy—as her part was recorded in 1963. The movie was finally completed in 1971, then released in the UK in 1972 and the US in 1974. An extremely attractive, appealing piece. Starting Bid $200

1295. Snow White production cel from Happily Ever After. (Filmation Studios,

1990) Original production cel featuring Show White from Happily Ever After, showing a close-up of the fairytale princess in a blue and purple gown. Signed on the left side in black felt tip by the film’s producer, Lou Scheimer. The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 8.5 x 7.75, with a mat opening of 11.75 x 9.25. Framed to an overall size of 18.25 x 16.25. In fine condition. Also includes a limited edition 13 x 10 Walt Disney Company sericel of Snow White dancing with Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released in an edition of 5000, double-matted and framed to an overall size of 21.5 x 18.5. Starting Bid $200

1296. Group of (3) Pink Panther Production Cels and (2) Production Drawings. (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, 1980s) Three original hand-inked, hand-painted production cels and two production drawings (one matching, and one nearly matching) featuring Pink Panther from The Pink Panther TV show, showing the title character in various poses. Character images measure about 3 x 4, with overall dimensions of 12.5 x 10.5. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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DIC Entertainment

1297. Dennis the Menace production cel from Dennis the Menace. (DIC Entertainment, circa 1986–1988) Original

production cel featuring Dennis the Menace finishing a beverage inside a saloon from the Dennis the Menace animated television series, signed in black felt tip by the actor who played the role in the original CBS sitcom, “Jay North, Dennis the Menace.”

The cel is placed on a color copy background. Image measures 4.25 x 4.75, with a mat opening of 9.75 x 8.75. Framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 14.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified Beckett Authentication. Starting Bid $200

Format Films

1298. Lone Ranger and Silver production cel from The Lone Ranger animated television series. (Format

Films, 1966) Original production cel featuring The Lone Ranger and Silver from The Lone Ranger animated television series, signed in black felt tip by animator and Format Films founder Herbert Klynn. The cel depicts the Lone Ranger seated atop his great white stallion, and is marked in the lower right, “4D, RLH 15.” The cel is placed on the original production background, which is labeled “LR-18 BG 8.” Image measures 9.75 x 7.75, with overall dimensions of 13.25 x 10.5. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

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1299. Tonto production cels from The Lone Ranger animated television series. (Format Films, 1966) Original

production cels featuring Tonto from The Lone Ranger animated television series, signed in black felt tip by animator and Format Films founder Herbert Klynn. The cels depicts Tonto seated atop a brown horse as they make their way through a Native American camp. The cels are placed on the original production background, which is labeled “LR-9 BG 23.” Images measure 6.75 x 6.25 (Tonto and horse) and 12.5 x 7.5 (teepees), with overall dimensions of 13 x 10.5. In overall fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

Terrytoons 1300. Terrytoons ‘Free Lunch’ Production Background Painting. (Terry-

toons, 1940s) Original handpainted master production background from an unspecified Terrytoons theatrical short, accomplished in gouache on a 13 x 9.75 artist board. The background depicts the interior of a Western saloon with dented spittoon, “Free Lunch” sign, and a ‘wanted’ poster for “Bad Bill Bunion.” In fine condition.

Given the referenced ‘wanted’ poster, this background was likely used for the 1945 Mighty Mouse animated short ‘Bad Bill Bunion.’ Starting Bid $200

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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”).

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 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. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms.

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 (“RRauction.com”). 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.

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’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.

By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment.

Credit: In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established credit 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.

Credit will be granted at the 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 their social security number, or the last four digits thereof, so a credit check may be performed 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.

Buyer’s Premium: The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 22.5% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed Auctions (the “Buyer’s Timed Premium”), and a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on live Auctions (the “Buyer’s Live Premium,” together with the Buyer’s Timed Premium, the “Buyer’s Premium”). For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is later. All purchases delivered to Massachusetts are subject to applicable Massachusetts sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. 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.

Bidding: Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s), rather than the strict reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS OF VALUATION CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES. RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the 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 re-offering could damage the momentum of the sale, once the hammer has fallen and RR Auction has announced the winning Bidder, such Bidder is unconditionally bound to pay for the lot, even if the Bidder has made a mistake.

All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder.

Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder. RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK

OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession.

arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a purchase money security interest in such sums or items to the extent applicable, and agrees to execute such documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest.

Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued expenses, until the indebtedness is paid.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein.

All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction.

RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders.

In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatsoever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned.

Bidding Options: Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, 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.

When identical mail or facsimile bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins.

In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute

Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with prearranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks. In all circumstances, the Auction House prefers payment by Bank Wire transfer.

In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the “Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may

secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder’s property in their possession.

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges: Bidder is liable for shipping and handling. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

Conducting the Auction: RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages.

RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments.

RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auction’s record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale.

Reserves: Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own.

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating

to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, 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 property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Warranties: RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold “as is” and “where is”.

By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title.

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what

price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly.

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records).

Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

FIREARMS. RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm.

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other

rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received

by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Headings: Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or super-

seded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections or terms and provisions of a section shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Governing Law and Enforcement The Parties agree that any agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles.

The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Conditions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties’ agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the ag-

gregate exceed $10,000. The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION

Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 7324280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

Owned or Guaranteed Property: RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction.

Before the Auction: Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.

Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

Successful Bids: The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid. RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice.

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction.

Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing.

RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/ EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/ EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion.

Miscellaneous: Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a nonsale 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.

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.

GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction.

The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the 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.

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.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future.

In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.

FOR DECADES, RR AUCTION HAS LED THE INDUSTRY IN PROVIDING AN ACCURATE AND DETAILED CONDITION STATEMENT FOR EACH ITEM THAT WE SELL. STARTING IN 2016 WE’VE DECIDED TO TAKE A FRESH APPROACH TO DESCRIBING EACH ITEM’S CONDITION. As our website and catalog images continually improve, and bidders can see obvious details from those excellent images, we’ve decided to simplify things, using the same terminology to describe an item’s overall condition (on an ascending scale of 1 to 4: good, very good, fine, very fine), but only adding specific details, if any, that would not be obvious from the illustration.

VERY FINE describes an item 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 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 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 with 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 exceedingly rare or important.

Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.

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Sold by RR for $1.625 million

FINE WATCHES AND TIMEPIECES RR Auction is pleased to announce our inaugural Watches event, in January 2019. As the auction house of record-setting results for historical items, we now seek exceptional timepieces: European, vintage and modern; all luxury brands (Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Franck Muller, Omega).

If you are ready to sell and looking for a company that cares about your items as much as you do, call us.

Please contact the auction's director, Bobby Eaton, at (603) 732-4280, or via email at Bobby@RRAuction.com.

Imaged above: Astronaut Dave Scott’s Apollo 15 Bulova wristwatch, with lunar scratches.

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