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Fine Autographs and Artifacts

The Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Matheu

Part Two

As a family practice physician for over 55 years in the Chicago area, Joseph Matheu truly enjoyed serving others. He loved his patients like family and often times would make house calls. He was married to his wife Ginny for 60 years and had 3 children.

He had a passion for history and became an avid collector of historical artifacts in which he spent over 30 years curating. He transported parts of his private collection several times to the elementary schools of his grand children, where students could view the displays of museum pieces up close. When I asked him why he did this, his response was, ”We need to study history so we don’t repeat our mistakes.”

He also shared his private collection with several small galleries to raise money for The Volunteer Blackfeet Medical Corp. He and his son Dr. James Matheu founded The Volunteer Blackfeet Medical Corp. over 25 years ago. They would take a large group of volunteers to provide free medical care, carpentry, painting and whatever else was needed to the Blackfeet Indian community of Browning Montana. Because of his dedication to serving the Blackfeet community, he was given an honorary tribal name of “Medicine Eagle.”

Sadly, he passed away this last December in 2024. He is greatly missed by so many, especially family.

From the children of Dr. Joseph Matheu: Catherine, James and Robert.

RARE. REMARKABLE.

September 10, 2025

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Presidents and First Ladies

General Washington discharges a veteran soldier of the 2nd New York Artillery Regiment at the end of the Revolutionary War

1. George Washington Signed Revolutionary War Discharge Certificate (1783). Revolutionary War-dated partly printed DS, signed “G: Washington,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, June 7, 1783. Continental Army military discharge headed “By His Excellency George Washington, Esq., General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.” In part: “These are to certify that the Bearer hereof Brampton Hitchcock, Matross in the 2nd New York Artillery Regiment, having faithfully served in the United States from the 10th April 1777, until the present period and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.” Signed at the conclusion in ink by General George Washington and countersigned below by Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Adjutant James Bradford, and Colonel John Lamn, with the latter awarding Hitchcock the Badge of Merit for “Six Years faithful Service.” Impressively double-matted and framed with a large portrait of Washington (bearing a preprinted signature) to an overall size of 26.5 x 22.25. In very good to fine condition, with some faint toning along the reinforced intersecting folds; Washington’s signature is clear and dark.

As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, General Washington took it upon himself to organize and train his soldiers. By war’s end, this highly disciplined and hands-on approach carried over into Washington insisting on signing every discharge certificate personally. According to Charles Hamilton’s, ‘Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts,’ Washington said: ‘These soldiers have fought long and hard. I wish to sign the discharge for each man, so that he will leave the army knowing that I appreciate his work and that I have personally looked upon his name and testified to his honorable conduct.’ Starting Bid $1000

General George Washington dockets the reverse of a letter from Edward Livingston, introducing the Italian nobleman Count Luigi Castiglioni

2. George Washington Handwritten Docketing Notation (November 26, 1785). Ink docketing notation in the hand of George Washington, “From, Edw’d Livingston, Esq., 26th Nov’r 1785,” penned on the reverse of an ALS from Edward Livingston, one page, 7.25 x 9, November 26, 1785. Addressed from New York and sent to “His Excellency Gen’l Washington, Livingston’s handwritten letter reads: “I have the honor of introducing to your acquaintance the Count De Castiglioni, an Italian Nobleman who has been well recommended to many Gentlemen in this City and [and] appears to be a man whose Conversation will justify the liberty I take in bringing him acquainted with your Excellency. My Mother and Sisters beg to be remembered to your Excellency & Mrs. Washington.” In fine condition.Read more online at www.RRAuction.com. Starting Bid $200

3. John Adams Signature as President (1799). Large ink signature as president, “John Adams,” penned on an off-white 6.75 x 5.5 sheet clipped from a four-language ship’s pass dated December 18, 1799, and countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. Mounted, matted, and framed with a photo and engraved plate to an overall size of 15.5 x 27. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, staining, chipping, and several tears, one of which passes through Adams’ last name. Starting Bid $300

Unique land grant associating three ‘presidents’—Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Elias Boudinot

6. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Document Signed as President and Secretary of State, Granting Land to Former President of the Confederation Congress Elias Boudinot. Partly-printed vellum DS, one page, 16.25 x 9.25, August 18, 1804. President Jefferson grants “Elias Boudinot of Philadelphia” a tract of land “in the Fourth Range of the Land lying between the Great Miami river and the Virginia reservation.” Crisply signed at the conclusion by President Thomas Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. The white paper seal affixed at lower left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light toning and soiling, and tiny areas of trivial loss along the intersecting folds.

Elias Boudinot (1740–1821) was an American lawyer, statesman, and influential leader during the Revolutionary era. He rose to prominence as a delegate to the Continental Congress and served as its president in 1782, helping oversee the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. A contemporary of Thomas Jefferson, Boudinot shared Jefferson’s commitment to the founding principles of the new republic, though they often held differing views on religion and federal power. He later served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was appointed by President George Washington as Director of the U.S. Mint, a role he continued to hold until 1805 during Jefferson’s presidency. Starting Bid $1000

“An Act to promote the progress of Useful Arts”— Jefferson signs the Patent Act of 1793, instigating a new dawn of American invention

4. Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary of State - Act of Congress to Promote the Progress of Useful Arts (Patent Act of 1793). Significant DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” three pages on two sheets, 9.25 x 14.5, February 21, 1793. Official printing of an act passed by the Second Congress of the United States during its Second Session, headed, “An Act to promote the progress of Useful Arts, and to repeal the act heretofore made for that purpose.” The act begins: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when any person or persons, being a citizen or citizens of the United States, shall alledge that he or they have invented any new and useful art, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement on any art, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, not known or used before the application, and shall present a petition to the Secretary of State, signifying a desire of obtaining an exclusive property in the same, and praying that a patent may be granted therefor, it shall and may be lawful for the said Secretary of State, to cause letters patent to be made out in

the name of the United States.” Prominently signed at the conclusion in ink by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. In very good condition, with complete separations to the central horizontal folds, and a small docketed area clipped from the right side of the last page, none of which affects Jefferson’s large signature.

The Patent Act of 1793 was a foundational revision of the United States’ early patent law, replacing the more limited Patent Act of 1790. It simplified the application process by removing the requirement for a board review—a process which had been headed by Thomas Jefferson—and instead allowed any applicant to receive a patent if they submitted the proper paperwork and paid a fee, leaving questions of originality and infringement to be resolved in the courts. Jefferson, then serving as Secretary of State, played a central role in drafting and shaping the act. His influence is seen in the act’s emphasis on utility, originality, and public benefit—principles that continued to guide American patent law for generations. Starting Bid $2500

In accordance with the Constitution, Secretary of State Jefferson transmits an act “fixing the time for the next Annual Meeting of Congress”

5. Thomas Jefferson Document Signed as Secretary of State, Setting a Day for the First Annual Meeting of Each Future Congress. DS, signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 10.25, March 2, 1791. Official printing of an act passed by the First Congress of the United States during its Third Session, headed “An Act fixing the time for the next Annual Meeting of Congress,” in full: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That after the third day of March next, the first annual meeting of Congress shall be on the fourth Monday of October next.” Imprinted at the conclusion with the names of Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, Vice President John Adams, and President George Washington, and prominently signed below in ink by Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson. In fine condition, with evidence of expert professional restoration on the reverse.

Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution mandates that ‘the Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.’ Since Congress chose to meet on a different day than suggested by the Constitution, they passed the required law to assemble on “the fourth Monday of October next.” Accordingly the first session of the Second Congress met October 24, 1791, and it continued in session until May 8, 1792. A superb, boldly signed official act signed by Jefferson at the close of First Congress. Starting Bid $2500

Kentucky’s electors cast their votes for Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 presidential election

7. Thomas Jefferson: Kentucky’s Electors Cast Their Votes in the 1800 Presidential Election. Manuscript document signed by Kentucky’s four electors—Charles Scott, Isaac Shelby, John Coburn, and John Pope—one page, 8 x 13.5, December 3, 1800. An important and unusual document in which Kentucky’s electors for the presidential election of 1800 appoint an emissary to carry their votes to Washington. Headed “Duplicate,” the document reads, in full: “We the Undersigned Electors for the State of Kentucky, of a President and Vice President of the United States of America do hereby appoint John Bridges Esquire, to take charge of and deliver to the President of the Senate of the said United States, of America at the Seat of the General Government, before the first Wednesday in January next, a Certificate of the Votes by us given this day for the purposes aforesaid. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this third day of December in the year of one thousand eight hundred.”

Signed at the conclusion in ink by each of the state’s four electors: Charles Scott (1739–1813), the Revolutionary majorgeneral and Indian fighter who became governor of Kentucky in 1808; Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), the Revolutionary soldier who was Kentucky’s first governor and who was re-elected to that post during the War of 1812; John Coburn (1762–1823), an attorney and state court judge who was appointed to a number of federal posts by Presidents Jefferson and Madison; and John Pope (1770–1845), an attorney who served represented Kentucky in Congress and later served as governor of the Arkansas territory.

Below is Bridges’ attestation, in full: “I John Bridges do hereby certify that I did this day recv. of the hand of Isaac Shelby Esqr. the dispatches containing the votes of the Electors of the State of President & Vice President, what I do bind myself to deliver to the president ate of Kentucky for of the Senate at the Seat of the general government as the law directs. Given under my hand and Seal the Sixth day of December 1800.” Signed at the conclusion by Bridges and countersigned by J. G. Hunter. The top of Bridges’ page, with two lines of text, is affixed at the bottom of the main document; the fold is split and the remainder of the page is intact. In overall very good condition, with complete (repairable) separation along the central horizontal fold of the main document.

In the pivotal presidential election of 1800, Kentucky strongly supported Thomas Jefferson, reflecting its alignment with Democratic-Republican ideals. As a frontier state with a largely agrarian population, Kentucky favored Jefferson’s advocacy for states’ rights and limited federal government over the centralized policies of the Federalists. All four of Kentucky’s electoral votes went to Jefferson, helping secure his narrow victory over incumbent President John Adams. Starting Bid $300

8. Zachary Taylor Document Signed - Dated to the Black Hawk War. War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col. Comdg.,” one page, 7.75 x 5.5, June 1833. A military requisition document “for Stationery for the Col: and Staff of 1st Infty for 6 Months commencing the 1st June and ending 31st Dec’r 1833.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Zachary Taylor as the commanding officer. Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 20 x 12. In fine condition.

Taylor was promoted to colonel of the 1st Infantry Regiment in April 1832 as the Black Hawk War began in the West. It was initiated when Sauk leader Black Hawk crossed the Mississippi River with a group of allies, seemingly hoping to reclaim land taken over by the United States in the disputed 1804 Treaty of St. Louis. Fighting came to a head in late August when Chief Black Hawk surrendered to Col. Taylor at Fort Crawford. Starting Bid $200

Taylor weighs in on Indian affairs, contemplating a “most deadly & destructive war between that tribe & the whites” and an invalid Sioux treaty

238. Zachary Taylor Partial Autograph Letter Signed on Indian Affairs, Foreseeing a “destructive war between that tribe & the whites”. Partial ALS signed “Z.T.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 3.75, no date but circa 1837–1838. Taylor writes to “the Hon. J. J. Crittenden, Member of the U.S. Senate from K.Y.,” in full: “…which would inevitably lead to the most deadly & destructive war between that tribe & the whites had they the same facilities for carrying it on as the Seminoles & Mickisukees; I am informed by the very best authority that the Sioux Indians carried to Washington & who entered into said treaty on the part of their nation, were not authorized to do so, nor were they a majority of the principal chiefs of said nation; but…may have been deceived & led into so gross & palpable an error, by the misrepresentations of a faithless & unprincipled agent, assisted by a Mr. Stambaugh the post Sutler at Fort Snelling one of Gov’r Cass’s creatures, as I do.”

On the reverse, Taylor writes a postscript: “P.S. Please present me respectfully to your colleague Mr. Clay—I expect to leave in about five days for Lake Okee-chobee in search of the hostiles, & if I can overtake or find them shall again fight them, if we can get to them whether in a swamp or hammock.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing panel, addressed in Taylor’s own hand, and annotated with his name in another hand. Starting Bid $200

President Lincoln endorses a political ally, former Ohio governor David Tod

9. Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President, Endorsing Former Ohio Governor David Tod. Autograph endorsement signed as president, “And I indorse Gov. Tod, A. Lincoln, Feb. 22, 1865,” on an off-white 4.75 x 4 slip clipped from a larger document. Above, former Ohio Governor David Todd signs his endorsement. Impressively mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait (featuring a facsimile signature) and biographical plaque to an overall size of 28 x 24.75. In very good condition, with repairs to a split vertical fold, some light soiling, and a few scratches to the display’s UV plexiglass.

During Tod’s two-year term as governor of Ohio from 1862 to 1864, he greatly aided Lincoln’s administration by dealing with such matters as draft evasion, recruitment, and the care of disabled and wounded soldiers. He subsequently turned down an invitation to serve in the government of President Abraham Lincoln as Secretary of the Treasury, citing poor health. In praise of the governor, Lincoln explained: ‘Governor Tod has aided me more and troubled me less than any other governor.’ The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $500

“The President, will be pleased to have Sen. Trumbull dine with him”—a handwritten White House invitation from Mary Todd Lincoln, plus a swatch of her inaugural gown and six strands of hair

10. Mary Todd Lincoln Autograph Letter, Inaugural Gown Relic, and Hair Strands. Fantastic display featuring a handwritten letter by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, plus six strands of her hair and a satin swatch attributed to her inaugural gown.

Includes:

- Unsigned handwritten letter by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, one page, 5 x 8, December 17, [1864]. From the “Executive Mansion,” Lincoln writes, in full: “The President, will be pleased to have Sen. Trumbull dine with him informally tomorrow evening at seven o’clock. Saturday morning, an answer is requested.” Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from University Archives.

- Six strands of Mary Todd Lincoln’s hair, originating from larger lock housed in a daguerreotype case and sold in the Sotheby

Parke Bernet sale of the world famous Roy P. Crocker Historical Document Collection of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, November 28, 1979 (lot 260). It was purchased there by Malcolm Forbes, Sr., and later sold by Christie’s as part of the Forbes Collection. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from University Archives

- Original 4˝ x .75˝ piece of the satin attributed to the gown worn by First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln at President Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Ball in 1861, as attested on an accompanying envelope from George F. Brown, Druggist: “Piece of the Satin gown, worn by Mrs. Lincoln at the Inauguration Ball in 1861. $27 per yard.”

Impressively double-matted and framed with two portraits and several descriptive plaques to an overall size of 29.5 x 27. In overall fine condition. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $500

In 1865, Lt. Gen. Grant announces the arrival of Congressman Elihu B. Washburne to present him with a gold medal on behalf of a grateful nation

11. U. S. Grant Civil War–Dated Autograph Letter Signed, Announcing Rep. Washburne’s Arrival at His City Point Headquarters for a Gold Medal Presentation. Civil War-dated ALS signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.,” one page, 7.5 x 6, Head Quarters Armies of the United States letterhead, March 11, 1865. Handwritten letter to “Maj. Eckert,” in full: “Mr. Washburne and party arrived here this morning. Please inform Capt. Whitney. Will you be good enough to get me a pair of No. 10 children’s shoes, thick soled, and send them by the mail messenger from my office this evening.” Suede-matted and framed with two portraits and a nameplate to an overall size of 22.5 x 21. In fine condition.

Grant’s visitor was Illinois Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, one of his longtime political allies. Washburne had played a pivotal role in Grant’s rise, having first proposed his name for appointment as a brigadier general of volunteers in 1861, and later sponsoring the legislation that elevated him to lieutenant

general and then to full general. He would go on to support Grant’s presidential bid, and in return, was appointed Secretary of State and later U.S. Minister to France.

This visit in March 1865, however, held special significance. Washburne had come to deliver a presentation on behalf of the nation. Back on December 17, 1863, Congress had passed a joint resolution thanking Grant for his victories in the Western Theater and authorizing President Lincoln to commission a gold medal in his honor. Now, more than a year later, on March 11th, Washburne presented Grant with the medal, an official copy of the Congressional resolution, and a letter from the president (see: The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, vol. 14, pp. 131–32, ed. John Y. Simon). The children’s shoes that Grant requests were most likely for his 7-year-old son, Jesse; both Jesse and his mother, Julia, were with Grant around this time. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

12. U. S. Grant Signed Portrait Engraving. Handsome engraved portrait of U. S. Grant by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 4 x 5.5, prominently signed below in bold ink. Archivally matted and framed to an overall size of 6.25 x 8.25. In fine condition, with slight feathering to the ink, and a tiny stain to the bottom edge. Starting Bid $300

President Grant forwards a proclamation “respecting Consular Jurisdiction over the Crews and Vessels of foreign nations in the Ports and Waters of the United States”

13. President U. S. Grant Signed Maritime Document on Consular Jurisdiction in American Waters. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, February 10, 1870. President Grant authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to “a Proclamation respecting Consular Jurisdiction over the Crews and Vessels of foreign nations in the Ports and Waters of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President U. S. Grant. In very good to fine condition, with light edge toning, and short fold splits.

This document pertains to ‘Proclamation 188 – Certifying Foreign Compliance with Treaty Provisions for Consular Jurisdiction Over Crews of Marine Vessels,’ which formally implemented a prior treaty that was enacted on June 11, 1864, as part of the 38th Congress. The purpose of Proclamation 188 was to certify that a foreign nation was honoring its treaty commitments, thus allowing its consuls jurisdiction over the disciplinary conduct of their nation’s ship crews while in U.S. waters and ports. This certification triggered the activation of the 1864 statute (Chap.?CXVI) for that nation, making it possible for their consular officers to arrest, detain, or discipline their crew under U.S. judicial oversight. Starting Bid $200

14. U. S. Grant Document Signed as President - Naval Promotion for a Noted Civil War Leader. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 7, 1875. President Grant appoints Johnston Blakeley Creighton as a “Commodore in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion by U. S. Grant, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson. The blue seal remains affixed to the lower vignette. In very good to fine condition, with a few small stains, and tiny areas of loss along the intersecting folds.

Johnston Blakeley Creighton (1822-1883) entered the Navy as a midshipman on February 10, 1838, and later became a lieutenant on October 9, 1853. He was formerly commissioned as a commander during the Civil War on September 20, 1862. During this year, Creighton commanded the steamer Ottawa, part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In 1863, he

was assigned to special duty and served as commander of the steamer Mahaska, also part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. During this period, the squadron was engaged in the bombardment of Forts Wagner and Gregg in South Carolina during August 1863. Creighton was transferred next to the Mingo (in the same squadron) and served as its commander until the end of the war.

On November 26, 1868, Creighton was commissioned as captain, and on November 9, 1874, as commodore, a rank confirmed with this very document. He became the commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1879. During his naval career, Creighton also served on the USS Cumberland, USS North Carolina, USS Oneida, USS Worcester, and USS Guerrier. At the time of his death, Creighton was retired as a rear admiral. Starting Bid $200

Presidential commission from James A. Garfield, signed just 16 days before he was shot by Guiteau

15. James A. Garfield Document Signed as President - Dated Two Weeks Before His Assassination. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16.75 x 13.75, June 16, 1881. President Garfield appoints Daniel P. Foley as “Third Lieutenant in the Revenue Service of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President James A. Garfield and countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury William Windom. Archivally double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 31 x 19.75. In fine condition, with some very faint staining to the top edge and upper right corner areas. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA, a print

of Garfield’s ‘Lawnfield’ home, and a copy of a letter regarding the document by Garfield’s biographer, John M. Taylor, in part: “I think that commissions such as yours are one of the rarest forms of Garfield’s presidential autograph. If you recall, the Senate was at loggerheads with Garfield for most of his brief term, so little was acted on which required Senate consent.” Unlike most Garfield documents signed as president (which are postal commissions and do not require Senate approval), this is the much rarer type of document which required Senate confirmation for the appointment. A very scarce presidential autograph signed by Garfield just weeks before he was shot by Charles Guiteau. Starting Bid $1000

President McKinley ends the Spanish-American War, ratifying “the treaty of peace” between the United States and Spain

16. William McKinley Document

Signed as President, Ratifying a Peace Treaty with Spain to End the Spanish–American War. Partlyprinted DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, February 6, 1899. President McKinley directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to “my ratification of the treaty of peace of Dec. 10, 1898, between the United States and Spain.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President William McKinley. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a bilingual printing of the treaty.

The ‘Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain,’ commonly called the ‘Treaty of Paris,’ officially ended the Spanish-American War and marked the end of Spain’s colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific. Signed on December 10, 1898, the treaty required Spain to relinquish control of Cuba and cede Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States for a payment of $20 million. This agreement significantly expanded U.S. influence overseas and marked the emergence of the United States as a global imperial power.

The war had seen the emergence of Theodore Roosevelt as a national hero, celebrated for his gallantry in leading the ‘Rough Riders’ at the Battle of San Juan Hill. He would join McKinley’s ticket as the vice presidential candidate in his 1900 re-election campaign. Roosevelt’s popularity helped secure the Republican ticket’s landslide victory, and he would assume the presidency just months later after McKinley’s assassination in 1901. Starting Bid $200

“I would like to show that we are Americans, and nothing else, and that we would serve against England, or Germany, or any other nation, if the interests of humanity, and the honor of the United States demanded that we should do so”

17. Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed. TLS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, personal Metropolitan letterhead, February 23, 1917. Letter to Rev. Fraser Metzger of Bethany Church, in full: “Three cheers for you! I did not know what Colonel Reeves had done, but I want that regiment, and I want especially to have you. Personally, if I could do it, I would like to have in my division no one that was not whole, or in part, of German blood, as you and I are! I would like to show that we are Americans, and nothing else, and that we would serve against England, or Germany, or any other nation, if the interests of humanity, and the honor of the United States demanded that we should do so. I am very glad of that advice you gave the Governor. The Holy Alliance fiasco is an exact case in point. As you say, I think it is for us to work out our salvation, not merely to speak it out, or gesture it out. Three cheers for your final sentence! By George, you are an American of the kind that is dear to my soul.” Matted to a slightly larger size and in very good to fine condition, with some toning and corner mounting remnants matted out. Starting Bid $300

18. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book - Through the Brazilian Wilderness (First Edition). Signed book: Through the Brazilian Wilderness. First edition. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1914. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, 383 pages, with supplemental map of Brazil. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in bold ink, “To T. H. Powers Farr, from his old friend, Theodore Roosevelt.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with some sunning to spine, rubbing to boards, and a “Library of Lawrence E. Miller” blindstamp to the last page. A popular book in which Roosevelt chronicles his 1913 expedition into the Brazilian jungle as a member of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition. Accompanied by the visitor’s card of poet and lecturer Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, “Mrs. Douglas Robinson,” the younger sister of Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt. Robinson has signed and inscribed the card in fountain pen, “For Mr. Farr, with all kind wishes from, C. R. R.” Starting Bid $200

19. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book as President - The Wilderness Hunter (Alleghany Edition). Signed book: The Wilderness Hunter: An Account Of The Big Game Of The United States And Its Chase With Horse, Hound And Rifle. Special ‘Alleghany Edition.’ NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Knickerbocker Press, 1901. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping and design, 6.75 x 9.75, 472 pages. Nicely signed on the first free end page in ink as president, “Theodore Roosevelt, Sept. 1902.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with rubbing to boards, bumped corners, wear at spine ends, and a “Library of Lawrence E. Miller” blindstamp to the last page. When his first wife died in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt withdrew to his cattle ranch in western Dakota. There, he wrote Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (1885) and Thomas Hart Benton (1887) and began work on The Winning of the West (1889). He also penned this account of big-game hunting in the United States, with chapters on hunting lore, hunting with hounds, hunting the grizzly, and hunting from the ranch. Starting Bid $200

20. Theodore Roosevelt Signed Book - Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (Alleghany Edition). Signed book: Hunting Trips of a Ranchman. Special ‘Alleghany Edition.’ NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Knickerbocker Press, 1902. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping and design, 6.75 x 9.75, 328 pages. Signed on the first free end page in ink, “Theodore Roosevelt, Sept. 1902.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with minor rubbing to joints, wear at spine ends, and a “Library of Lawrence E. Miller” blindstamp to the last page. Starting Bid $200

“It is helpful indeed to know that you liked my Message to the Congress, and that I can call upon you for any assistance in the days ahead”— President Truman writes to studio boss Darryl Zanuck on the day of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender

21. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed as President on Day of Germany’s Unconditional Surrender (May 7, 1945) - “It is helpful indeed to know that you liked my Message to the Congress”. World War II-dated TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, May 7, 1945. Letter to Oscar-winning film executive Darryl F. Zanuck of Twentieth Century-Fox Films, in full: “I have read your letter of April sixteenth with sincere appreciation and your assurances of confidence have moved me deeply. It is helpful indeed to know that you liked my Message to the Congress, and that I can call upon you for any assistance in the days ahead.” In very fine condition.

Truman’s referenced “Message to the Congress” pertains to his congressional speech given on April 16, 1945, four days after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. His message served as both a solemn remembrance of FDR’s impact and memory and as a staunch reassurance to the American people that he would adhere to Roosevelt’s foreign and domestic policies while pledging victory in World War II.

The date of this letter coincides with the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces, which took place at the SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) headquarters in Reims, France, on May 7, 1945. The moment marked the collapse of the Third Reich and effectively ended the war in Europe.

A day later, President Truman, on his 61st birthday, gave his first major wartime speech to the American public when he announced the German surrender on May 8, 1945, V-E Day. Truman’s speech, which was coordinated with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin to synchronize public declarations, was delivered via radio at 9:00 a.m. (EWT) and heard by tens of millions of American citizens, making it one of the most widely heard presidential speeches of the war. A significant letter from America’s new commander-in-chief, dated less than a month after he became president and mere hours before Victory in Europe Day. Starting Bid $300

Scarce

1945 presentation sheet for the “Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force,” signed by General Eisenhower a day before Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of war in Europe

22. Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed ‘Shoulder Sleeve Insignia’ Presentation Sheet - Dated One Day Before Germany’s Unconditional Surrender (May 6, 1945). World War II-dated printed presentation sheet, signed in fountain pen by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, one page, 8 x 10.5, no date but postmarked May 6, 1945. The page is headed “Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force,” and features a color image of the insignia below. A description of the meaning behind the design of the patch is printed at the bottom, explaining that the black background represents “the darkness of Nazi oppression,” the fiery crusader’s sword representing “avenging justice,” a rainbow comprised of the colors of the flags of the Allied forces to represent hope, and light blue at the top “emblematic of a state of peace and tranquility.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by an actual example of the patch and the original mailing envelope bearing a cancellation date of May 6, 1945, one day before Germany signed the first Instrument of Surrender at the SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) headquarters in Reims, France, on May 7, 1945, marking the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and effectively ending the war in Europe. Starting Bid $300

Beautiful, crisply signed commission from President John F. Kennedy, appointing an FCC commissioner who devised the use of 9-1-1

23. President John F. Kennedy Appoints an FCC Member Renowned for Devising the 9-1-1 Emergency Number. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.25 x 18.5, June 10, 1963. President Kennedy appoints Lee Loevinger, of Minnesota, as “a member of the Federal Communications Commission.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by John F. Kennedy and countersigned by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The lower left bears the original embossed off-white seal. Impressively cloth-matted and framed to an overall size of 28.25 x 24. In fine condition.

Lee Loevinger was an American jurist, lawyer, and WWII veteran (1913–2004), who, after serving in the Minnesota Supreme Court, acted as a United States Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division from 1961 to 1963. Loevinger was then appointed by President Kennedy, as this document illustrates, as a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in which he served from 1963 to 1968.

As an FCC commissioner, Loevinger originated the idea of dialing 9-1-1 on the telephone, the now nationwide emergency telephone number to summon help in an emergency. He pushed it through in 1968 over initial objections from top officials at AT&T who deemed the technology as impractical. Loevinger also gained attention for his skepticism of the relatively young medium of television, which he called a ‘vast wasteland’ for not having lived up to an ideal of educating the masses. One of his more famous quotes: ‘Television is the literature of the illiterate, the culture of the low-brow, the wealth of the poor, the privilege of the underprivileged, the exclusive club of the excluded masses.’ Starting Bid $500

24. Barack Obama Signed ‘Friends of Barack Obama’ Check (September 1, 2001). Friends of Barack Obama check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Obama, “Barack Obama,” payable to Liz Knepper for $90, September 1, 2001. The memo section is annotated for “Consulting.” In very fine condition. Friends of Barack Obama was his official campaign committee, with this particular check closely predating his third election as an Illinois State Senator and just 10 days before the devastating World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.

In the wake of the tragedy, Obama, who was still a relatively unknown politician, was interviewed for comment by a single newspaper, the Hyde Park Herald, which asked his thoughts on the terrorist attack. Obama: ‘The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.’ Starting Bid $200

Benjamin Franklin signs with colleagues from the American Philosophical Society Declaration of Independence Notables

154. Benjamin Franklin Signature, with Colleagues from the American Philosophical Society. Bold and crisp ink signature, “B. Franklin,” on an off-white 6.75 x 3 slip clipped from an American Philosophical Society document, also signed by David Rittenhouse, John Ewing, and William White. Affixed to a larger 8.75 x 13.5 album page with several other affixed signatures of notable 18th and 19th-century intellectuals, including pioneering linguist Peter Du Ponceau; physician and writer Daniel Drake; physicist and surveyor Alexander Dallas Bache; historian and biographer Jared Sparks; and botanist Charles Wilkins Short. In fine condition, with the close clipping of the slip impinging on, but not affecting, Franklin’s bold signature.

Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 to promote scholarly exchange and the advancement of knowledge in the American colonies. Based in Philadelphia, the Society brought together leading thinkers, scientists, and inventors of the time to discuss subjects ranging from natural philosophy to politics. Franklin served as its first secretary and later as president, and the Society played a key role in shaping early American scientific and intellectual life. Starting Bid $1000

John Hancock petitions the Massachusetts legislature on behalf of “the Society for propagating the Gospel among the Indians, and others, in North America”

156. John Hancock Letter Signed in Support of “the Society for propagating the Gospel among the Indians”. LS as Governor of Massachusetts, signed “J. H.,” one page both sides, 7 x 11.75, January 28, 1791. Letter to the “Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,” in part: “I have directed the Secretary to lay before you, an Address presented to me, by the Select Committee of the Society for propagating the Gospel among the Indians, and others, in North America. The Institution of that Society does great honor to the wisdom, and humanity, of our Government…I feel myself so much impressed with the disagreeable Situation of our fellow Citizens in the Eastern part of the Commonwealth, which I believe to be justly represented in the address of the Committee, that I cannot but urge it upon you Gentlemen, to take measures for their relief, so far as it is within your power to do it. The People, whose situation is the subject of this Message, are obliged to suffer toil, hunger, and all the hardships, which are incident to the settlement of a new country; whilst every tree they cut down, and every acre of wild land they subdue, contributes to the wealth of the State. And as the strength, numbers and respectability of the Commonwealth, are encreased by extending our settlements into the wilderness, the men who undertake the arduous business, ought to have every possible encouragement…

Besides this, there will be a peculiar disadvantage in having so numerous a body of people, as the rising generation in that part of the Commonwealth will form, situated upon a frontier point of the United States, almost intirely destitute of that knowledge, and information, which render the other parts of their country so respectable.”

Hancock concludes by encouraging the legislature to “assist that Society in their laudable endeavours, to disseminate the principles of Religion, and morality, amongst our fellow Citizens, who are the objects of their present attention.” A detached leaf is docketed: “Message communicating an address from the Society for propagating the Gospel among the Indians.” In fine condition, with a block of toning to the center of the signed page and small archival repairs to fold splits.

The Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America, formally chartered in 1787 by a group of prominent Massachusetts citizens, was the first Protestant missionary organization of its kind in North America. The Society’s object was ‘the dissemination of Christian knowledge, and the means of religious instruction among all those, in their country, who were destitute of them.’ Starting Bid $500

Signing

twice, John Hancock pays himself “in full for one quarter’s Salary” as governor of Massachusetts

155. John Hancock Twice-Signed Document as Governor of Massachusetts, Paying His Own Salary. Partlyprinted DS as Governor of Massachusetts, signed twice, “John Hancock,” one page, 7.25 x 8.5, June 4, 1791. As governor of Massachusetts, John Hancock directs Treasurer Alexander Hodgson to “pay unto His Excellency John Hancock Esq’r, Governor of this Commonwealth the Sum of Two hundred pounds in full for one quarter’s Salary commencing the 25th of May & ending 25th Aug’t 1791 agreeable to establishment.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by Governor John Hancock and countersigned by Secretary John Avery; additionally endorsed on the reverse by Hancock with another impressively large, bold signature. In fine condition.

After the adoption of the United States Constitution, Hancock was elected to the Massachusetts governorship on April 7, 1789. He won reelection in 1790, 1791, 1792, and 1793, serving in the role until his death. During this time, he focused on strengthening the state’s economy and infrastructure, while also supporting the implementation of the newly ratified U.S. Constitution. Boasting two bold, prominent signatures, this is an ideal document from the celebrated early American statesman. Starting Bid $1000

Supreme Court

John Jay weighs in on a border dispute between the US and Canada: “Michel’s map was the one used by the Commissioners, and the River St. Croix delineated on it, was the one included by them as part of our Eastern Boundary”

163. John Jay Autograph Letter

Signed on the Boundary Between the United States and Canada, as Determined by the Jay Treaty. ALS, one page, 8 x 9.75, August 5, 1796. Handwritten letter to “The Hon’ble Jas. Sullivan,” in part: “I fear this Letter will not reach you by the 10 Inst. when you expect to sail—Michel’s map was the one used by the Commissioners, and the River St. Croix delineated on it, was the one included by them as part of our Eastern Boundary. Whether an Exparte Aff’t will be admitted, or w’d be regarded as of equal weight with one more formally taken, at the instance of both parties you best can judge. I am ready to give the Testimony in this one way or the other as may be thought advisable. In the present moment there is not time for it. Wm. T. Franklin, who was Sect’y to the Commissioners, can prove the same thing.” Addressed on the integral leaf in Jay’s own hand. Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in very good to fine condition, with some creasing to the letter, biographical notations toward the bottom, and professional restoration to seal-related paper loss on the integral address leaf.

The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794, played a role in defining the northern boundary between the United States and British Canada, including the St. Croix River. It established a commission to determine which river was the ‘River St. Croix’ intended in the Treaty of Paris (1783), which did not precisely define the border. Secretary of State Timothy Pickering appointed James Sullivan to be the United States agent to the binational commission; he was thus tasked with gathering relevant maps and legal documents, and then presenting a legal case for the United States’ claim. The commission ultimately identified the Scudiac River (as claimed by the British) as the St. Croix, and the boundary was to run along its east branch. Starting Bid $300

World Leaders and Politicians

“It is very satisfactory to have drawn first blood”— cruising the Nile, Churchill writes to his cousin on British politics

169. Winston Churchill Autograph Letter Signed, Sent to His Cousin While Cruising the Nile. ALS signed “Winston,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, 105 Mount Street letterhead, December 14, 1902. Handwritten letter to his cousin Ivor Churchill Guest, written from the “S.S. Victoria on the Nile” during a trip to Egypt. In part: “My delight was great yesterday to read in the telegrams that Brodrick had been compelled to withdraw his proposals about the Yeomanry. It is very satisfactory to have drawn first blood. I wish I could have participated. Your letter found me at Assouan, & I gather from it that you do not propose to ask any of my questions. This is rather a pity because the answers to some of them would have been very useful for the details on the address & there will be no time at the beginning of the session…

I shall come home on Jan 1 & shall stop a day (& perhaps a night in Pars). Is there any chance of your coming for a day or two on or about the 5th Jan’y? I cannot remember the address of Sammy’s friend, & I shall feel inclined to pay her a visit, so will you write without fail a discreet letter to me ‘to await arrival.’” In fine condition, with some faint foxing and light edge toning. Starting Bid $500

170. Leon Trotsky Typed Letter Signed. TLS in German, signed “Ihr L. Trotsky,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, November 2, 1933. Letter to Lilly and Ludwig Lore, regretting that illness prevents his visiting them. In part (translated): “I am deeply bitter that our meeting never took place. At the doctors’ orders, I had to spend almost a month in his very remote corner of France, cut off from all contact with friends and even from any correspondence. I have only now found your dear letter, like dozens of others, after returning to ‘normal’ life.” In fine condition, with some light wrinkling and a rusty paperclip impression.

In 1929, Trotsky was forced to leave the Soviet Union. An unexplained fire at his house on Prinkipo Island prompted him to move to France in the summer of 1933, which at that time was the only country to grant him asylum. Starting Bid $300

Soccer ball signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the 2019 Ukrainian Super Cup

171. Volodymyr Zelenskyy Signed Soccer Ball. Professional size 5 soccer ball signed in black felt tip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the president of Ukraine. In fine condition, with slight fading to the signature, and a few light marks. The consignor states that the signature was obtained outside the Hôtel de Paris in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 28, 2019, after the 2019 Ukrainian Super Cup match between Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk, which was attended by President Zelenskyy.

He notes: ‘Later that evening, my son and I encountered President Zelenskyy outside Hôtel de Paris in central Odesa, where he was staying. We kindly asked if he could sign the ball and take a quick photo or video. He agreed, and his security handed him a marker to sign the ball.’ Starting Bid $200

Royalty

“H.M. recommends to His faithful Commons that provision be made accordingly”—handwritten message from King George V to the House of Commons, encouraging a change to the

Old Age Pensions Act 1908

177. King George V Signed Handwritten Statement to the House of Commons. Handwritten statement from King George V, signed “George R. I.,” which he presented to be read at the House of Commons by Speaker James Lowther in November 1910. The message, one page, 7.75 x 12.5, reads, in full: “It having become necessary to make provision for the payment of Pensions under the Old Age Pensions Act 1908 as from the 6th January next to certain persons hitherto disqualified from receiving Pensions under that Act, H.M. recommends to His faithful Commons that provision be made accordingly for which purpose He has commanded that an estimate be laid before them.” Matted and framed with a color portrait and a clipped newspaper article headed “Message from the King,” to an overall size of 29 x 20.75. In very good to fine condition, with creasing in the top and bottom margins (heavier at the top).

The newspaper clipping, which bears a date notation of November 18, 1910, describes the official reading of the king’s message, in part: “The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd George) proceeded to the Bar of the House, and, having been ‘noticed’ by the Speaker, announced that he had ‘A Message from the King signed by his own hand.’ The right hon. gentleman walked up the floor of the House to the Table, where he gave the document to the Clerk, Sir Courtenay Ilbert, who, in turn, handed it to the Speaker. The Speaker read the Message, which was in the following terms:

It having become necessary to make provision for the payment of pensions under the Old Age Pensions Act, 1908, as from the 6th of January next, to certain persons otherwise disqualified from receiving pensions under that Act, his Majesty recommends his faithful Commons that provision should be made accordingly, for which purpose he has commanded that an estimate be laid before them. GEORGE.

The Message was received with cheers. On the motion of Mr. Hobhouse (Bristol, E., Min.) it was agreed that the House should on Monday resolve itself into Committee of Supply to consider his Majesty’s gracious Message.” Starting Bid $200

The royal family make their historic debut visit to South Africa—Port Elizabeth luncheon menu with rare union of signatures of the Queen Mother, King George VI, and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

178. Queen Elizabeth II and Family Signed 1947 Luncheon Menu (Port Elizabeth, South Africa). Original menu from a special luncheon honoring the Royal family’s historic visit to Port Elizabeth, South Africa on February 26-27, 1947, three pages, 9 x 11.5, signed in the upper and lower borders of the front cover in fountain pen by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, “Elizabeth R.,” King George VI, “George R. I.,” and their two princess daughters, “Elizabeth” and “Margaret.” The front cover reads: “Luncheon, In Honour of Their Majesties the King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Princess Margaret, Port Elizabeth Club, 27th February 1947.” In very good to fine condition, with a shirt edge tear, fading to the Queen Mother’s signature, and moderately heavy foxing throughout. Accompanied by an original souvenir program for “The Royal Visit to Port Elizabeth, February 1947,” and by an original souvenir program for “The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”

The royal family embarked on a royal tour of South Africa that lasted from February to April 1947 and included visits to several cities and towns across South Africa. It was an important event, as it marked the first visit by a reigning British monarch to South Africa. Starting Bid $200

Religious Figures

As governor of the Territory of Utah, Brigham Young announces an important act to “regulate surveyors & surveying” in 1852

184. Brigham Young Rare Document Signed as Governor of Utah Territory - Original Act of the First Utah Territorial Legislature (1852). Rare manuscript DS signed “Brigham Young,” one page, 7.25 x 6.75, March 2, 1852. Original draft law of the First Legislature of the Territory of Utah, headed “No. 35,” in part: “Resolved by the Governor & Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah that all lands within this Territory that were surveyed by the late Wm. M. Lemon, County Surveyor…that have not been recognized in the office of the surveyor general— the claimants of such lands are hereby required to present such claims, with the claimants names, tracts, parcel…to the surveyor general by or before the first day of June 1852.” Affixed below (previously by red wax, now by tape on the reverse) is the slip authorizing the law, signed in ink by Speaker of the House W. W. Phelps, President of Council Willard Richards, and Governor of Utah Territory Brigham Young.” Docketed on the reverse: “An act to announce an act to regulate surveyors & surveying.” In very good to fine condition, with the two sections joined together with tape on the reverse. Exceedingly rare, this is one of perhaps a half dozen known draft laws from the First Utah Territorial legislature to survive, signed by three leading Mormon pioneers.

In the early 1850s, surveys in Utah were crucial for mapping and developing the newly settled territory. Under the direction of Brigham Young, surveyors like Jesse W. Fox and Henry G. Sherwood helped establish townsites, irrigation systems, and transportation routes. The Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian was surveyed in 1855 as the starting point for land measurements in the region. These surveys played a vital role in organizing land distribution for the growing Mormon population and supporting Young’s vision of a self-sufficient community. A fantastic, early piece of Utah history. Starting Bid $1000

Activists and Social Leaders

Historic certificate signed by MLK Jr. and fellow leaders of the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, recognizing Congressman O’Hara’s “dedication to American principles in helping to secure passage of the historic Civil Rights Bill of 1964”

191. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights Leaders Signed Certificate to Hon. James O’Hara, for “his dedication to American principles in helping to secure passage of the historic Civil Rights Bill of 1964”. Rare and significant partly-printed DS, one page, 12.75 x 9.75, no date but circa 1964. Citation presented by the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership to Hon. James G. O’Hara, “for his devoted efforts, his inspired leadership in the national interest and, above all, his dedication to American principles in helping to secure passage of the historic Civil Rights Bill of 1964, which offers a new hope of equality and opportunity for constructive citizenship to millions of Americans.” Signed at the conclusion by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), James Farmer (Congress of Racial Equality), Whitney Young, Jr. (National Urban League), Jack Greenberg (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund), Dorothy Height (National Council of Negro Women), Roy Wilkins (NAACP), and James Forman (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The embossed gold foil seal and blue ribbon affixed at the bottom remain intact. Displayed in its original 14 x 11 frame, with an address label on the backing: “The Hon James O’Hara, House of Rep, Washington DC 20515.” In fine condition, with slight fading to King’s signature.

This remarkable document is signed by the heads of the diverse organizations—ranging from the the radical Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to the conservative National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)— that formed the Council for United Civil Rights Leadership (CUCRL), an umbrella group established in June 1963 to organize and regulate the Civil Rights Movement. The Council was responsible for organizing the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, headlined by Martin Luther King’s enduring ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and played a key role in promoting the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A Democrat from Michigan, the Hon. James G. O’Hara served in the House of Representatives from 1959 to 1977. He was recognized as one of his party’s most skilled floor leaders and legislative strategists, and led efforts to secure voting rights for Black Americans. A liberal ally of the Civil Right Movement, O’Hara helped to ensure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964—Lyndon B. Johnson’s landmark legislation prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, and one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history. Starting Bid $500

Scientists and Inventors

198. Niels Bohr Autograph Notes Signed. Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure. ANS in Danish, signed “Niels Bohr,” penned on both sides of an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 card, August 5, 1935. Untranslated handwritten note to the organist and composer Emil Juel-Frederiksen. In fine condition, with two small pieces of mounting tape on the signed side. Accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to Juel-Frederiksen, postmarked at Copenhagen. Starting Bid $200

199. Marie Curie Calling Card. 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. Marie Curie’s personal calling card, 3.5 x 2, elegantly engraved with her name in a simple, cursive script: “Madame P. Curie, Professeur a la Faculté des Sciences,” with holograph addition below, “avec tous ses remerciements.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

200. Rudolf Diesel Autograph Note on Calling Card. German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858-1913) famous for the invention of the diesel engine. Unsigned handwritten note in German by Rudolf Diesel on one of his personal calling cards, 4 x 2.5, elegantly engraved with his name in a simple, cursive script: “Dr. in.h.c. Rudolf Diesel,” along with his address in Munich. Diesel writes, in full (translated): “Dear honored Privy Councillor, My wife sends her heartfelt thanks for the magnificent flowers. We were pleased to make your acquaintance and regret not being able to say farewell, but we hope for another meeting. I will be happy to advise your son.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Twice-signed first edition of

Edison:

His Life and Inventions—the first authorized biography of the genius inventor

201. Thomas Edison TwiceSigned Book Set - Edison: His Life and Inventions. Signed book set: Edison: His Life and Inventions, Vols. I and II, by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1910. Hardcovers bound in the publisher’s finely woven deep blue cloth with brightly gilt-titled spines, top edge gilt, 5.5 x 8.5, 989 pages. Signed on the first free end page of both volumes in fountain pen, “Thomas A. Edison.” Autographic condition: fine, with a presentation inscription inside the first volume. Book condition: G/None, a cracked and partially detached rear joint to Vol. I, cracked front hinge to Vol. II, edgewear, and some chips and fraying to spines.

Edison: His Life and Inventions is a comprehensive authorized biography of Thomas Edison. Drawing on personal interviews, Edison’s own notes, and firsthand accounts, the authors detail his major inventions, relentless work ethic, and contributions to modern technology. The work paints Edison as a quintessential American genius, emphasizing both his technical brilliance and his entrepreneurial spirit. Starting Bid $200

A month after joining Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein offers a quick correction related to differential gravity—
“Only the difference between the accelerating force acting at the Earth’s surface and the accelerating force acting at the Earth’s center is responsible for the creation of tides”

203. Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed on the “the creation of tides”. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8 x 10, The Institute for Advanced Study, School of Mathematics, Fine Hall (Princeton, New Jersey) letterhead, November 3, 1933. Letter to G. H. Tydeman, in full (translated): “I wrote to you some time ago after carefully studying your detailed correspondence. Unfortunately, you don’t seem to have received my letter. Your reasoning is unfortunately incorrect. You forgot that only the difference between the accelerating force acting at the Earth’s surface and the accelerating force acting at the Earth’s center is responsible for the creation of tides.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, which bears ink notations in a mixture of German and English that seemingly reference scientific articles, “‘On the Origin of Terrestrial Tides,’ what drowned the hidden River Canyons beneath the Seas?” and “‘The Earth’s Rotation,” the latter of which was forwarded “? Mrs. Einstein.” Following Hitler’s rise to power in January 1933, Einstein was forced to cut all ties with his homeland of Germany. He decided to settle permanently in the United States and took a position at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study as a resident scholar in early October 1933, a month before writing this letter.

While Newtonian physics explains tides as a result of the gravitational pull of the moon (and the sun) on Earth’s oceans, Einstein’s theory of general relativity offers a more accurate and fundamental understanding of the underlying physics. Einstein’s theory explains that gravity is not a force, but rather a curvature of spacetime caused by the presence of mass and energy. This immense presence, the moon’s mass, warps spacetime and creates a ‘dimple’ that pulls on the Earth. This curvature is stronger on the side of the Earth closest to the moon and weaker on the far side, leading to the tidal bulges that cause high tides. A fascinating letter from Albert Einstein, offering a quick correction on differential gravity and its effects on the Earth’s tides. Starting Bid $1000

Einstein supports his son’s trip to Switzerland:
“I felt several times not very well; it is just as with an old Ford (a little tottering)”

202. Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed to His Son, Hans Albert: “I felt several times not very well; it is just as with an old Ford (a little tottering)”. ALS in German, signed “Papa,” one page, 7.5 x 6.5, no date. Handwritten letter to his son Hans Albert, “Lieber Adu,” regarding a planned trip to Switzerland to visit his relatives. Einstein offers him $500 for the trip, under the condition that he returns to the United States. In part (translated): “To lend money is not a good thing. I would be very glad if you could arrange to take Maja [Einstein’s younger sister] along with you…I felt several times not very well; it is just as with an old Ford (a little tottering). But the work is getting along fine and I am also satisfied as far as my personal life is concerned.” Attractively matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 16.25 x 10.75. In fine condition.

Hans Albert Einstein (1904–1973) emigrated from Switzerland to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1938, and found work with the US Department of Agriculture. He later became a professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. A fantastic, familial letter from the renowned genius. Starting Bid $1000

204. Hans Geiger Hand-Annotated Calling Card. German nuclear physicist (1882–1945) known as the inventor of the Geiger counter, used to detect ionizing radiation. Unsigned handwritten note in German by Hans Geiger on one of his personal calling cards, 4.5 x 2, imprinted with his name in a simple, italicized script: “Dr. H. Geiger.” Geiger writes, in full (translated): “Sends heartfelt congratulations.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Intellectuals

211. Sigmund Freud Scarce Calling Card - Featuring His First London Address. Scarce personal calling card of the pioneering psychoanalyst, 4 x 2.25, imprinted in the center with his name followed by his many titles and honors: “Sigmund Freud, M.D., LL.D., Hon. F.R.S.M., For. Mem. R.S.” Below is his first address in London, “39 Elsworthy Road, N.W. 3,” where he lived for just three months after fleeing Vienna in 1938. He then moved to a new family home at 20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, where the Freud Museum is situated today. An example of his “20 Maresfield Gardens” stationery is also included. In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Jung writes to his mentee during a period of convalescence—“I am existing on the sharp point of a hypodermic needle”

212. Carl Jung

Autograph Letter

Signed - “I am existing on the sharp point of a hypodermic needle”. ALS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal ‘Prof. Dr. C. G. Jung’ letterhead, January 9, 1947. Handwritten letter to his mentee, Dr. Rivkah Scharf Kluger, in full (translated): “Please accept my warmest thanks for sending me the von Hammer-Purgstall paper. He usually comes upon interesting and inspiring subjects. I am slowly getting better. I am now able to get out of bed for a few hours each day, during which time I must painfully relearn how to walk. However, I still cannot get rid of the feeling that I am existing on the sharp point of a hypodermic needle. Best wishes for the New Year.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

During the time of his letter, Jung was experiencing a period of significant illness. He suffered a second heart attack in 1946, leading him to retire from his professorship. The paper Jung is referring to is one by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856), an Austrian historian and diplomat considered one of the most accomplished orientalists of his time.

Jung is one of the most pioneering psychoanalysts of the 20th century, with his influence extending to literature, anthropology, religious studies, and psychiatry. Jung was also an artist, craftsman, builder and prolific writer. Many of his works were not published until after his death and some are still awaiting publication. Jung founded the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland in 1948 to provide training and conduct research in analytical psychology and psychotherapy. He led the Institute until the year of his death. In 1979, the Institute moved to its present location in Kusnacht, a few miles south of Zurich.

Rivkah Scharf Kluger (1907-1987) was a Swiss psychoanalyst who was born in Bern but lived in Zurich from the age of two. She received her doctoral degree in Semitic Languages and Religious History from the University of Zurich. Kluger trained directly with Carl G. Jung while in graduate school. Her dissertation on “Satan in the Old Testament” was later published as a book. Kluger practiced for many years in Los Angeles and taught seminars all over the world on mythology and biblical stories. She moved with her husband to Israel in 1969, where she continued practicing and teaching at various Jungian training centers. Starting Bid $200

“The negative effects of this inflation can be remedied immediately”—economist John Law writes during the last months of his infamous ‘System’

213. John Law Letter Signed, Expressing Confidence Amidst the Downfall of His Financial System: “The negative effects of this inflation can be remedied immediately”. Scottish economist (1671–1729) known as a monetary reformer and as the originator of the ‘Mississippi scheme’ for the development of French territories in America. LS in French, signed “Law,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, March 6, 1720. Letter to Christian-Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg, Prince of Tingry, written during the last months of Law’s financial system. In part (translated): “The high price of goods, caused by the increase in the value of base-metal currency, even though they are not yet exchanged at their full value compared to the current price of gold and silver coins, will cease once His Royal Highness issues new orders on the matter. I even believe that the negative effects of this inflation can be remedied immediately, at least concerning the workers employed in the manufactories, by encouraging the factory owners to pay them slightly higher wages than before for their daily work.” He expresses confidence that the prince’s presence will “greatly contribute to calming the excessive anxiety that this temporary inflation may provoke among the common people.” In very good to fine condition, with creasing and light toning to the top.

Law made his name with a concept of paper money backed by land, rather than by gold or silver, promulgated in his 1705 text Money and Trade Considered: With a Proposal for Supplying the Nation with Money. After pitching his idea around Europe, he was finally given the chance to enact it in 1716 in France. His efforts led to the creation of the Mississippi Company monopoly, which, along with its contemporary South Sea Company, became one of the mythical early bubbles. Early investors in the company became near-instant millionaires (indeed, the word ‘millionaire’ originated from Mississippi Company traders), and by January 1720 prices were rising by 23% per month. The bubble popped in May 1720, leaving riots in its wake. Fearing for his life, Law fled to Brussels and then Venice, spending the rest of his life in relative poverty. Starting Bid $300

Titanic

220. Titanic: Isidor Straus Typed Letter Signed. Bavarian-born American businessman (1845-1912) who was co-owner of Macy’s department store with his brother, Nathan, and who also briefly served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the state of New York. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the Titanic. TLS, one page, 5 x 7.75, personal letterhead, March 14, 1902. Letter to William E. Dodge, Jr., vice president of the New York Chamber of Commerce, in full: “I am in receipt of your favor of the 13th inst. this morning. I have been absent from the city for the last five weeks, and that accounts for my not having been able to attend the meetings of the committee. I see no reason why the informal action of those members of the committee who were present and tentatively decided upon the course outlined in your letter should not be approved of. It certainly meets entirely with my approval.” In fine condition.

William Earl Dodge, Jr. (1832–1903) was the eldest son of New York Congressman William E. Dodge Sr. (1805–1883), a cofounder of the import firm Phelps Dodge Corporation with Anson Greene Phelps. Dodge, Jr. later became one of two controlling partners in Phelps Dodge, then one of the largest copper mining corporations in the United States. Starting Bid $200

American West

Fascinating prison letter from Jim Younger, who describes his visions from “the astral plane,” and stresses “courage” in the face of adversity—
“I know the shaddow in the path, I have seen it many – yes many times, but I fear it not”

226. Jim Younger Autograph Letter

Signed from Minnesota State Prison - “I know the shaddow in the path, I have seen it...but I fear it not”. ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 12.5, dated 1898. Addressed from the Minnesota State Prison, a handwritten letter to “Mrs. Deming,” Cora ‘Corona’ McNeill Deming, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “I write this note to say you have our Sympathy, as well as our best wishes, but keep up all you can the courage you have shown in the past, I was there in the astral, and looked in at you all, Mama M’c was looking sad, but the little one was shakeing her little fist, as she exclaimed, those Boys mean just what they say, and you would not allow you to sacrifice your health and happiness for them, then I steped out on the pavement and was met by an angry man, who seemed to be insane, but I caught him by the arm and led him away, he seemed to hate evry body, but was powerless in my grasp, I saw and heard a great deal I cannot here relate, but in my own mind I am satisfied of what is takeing place, and will in the future as the past, visit you and other frinds, and if posable, tell you what I cannot write, my little friend of whom I wrote in my last letter, is keeping a sharp look out for me, and sends in report evry knight, so you see that I keep pretty well posted, and if I could only have found the astral plane clear, I could have told you what I may never be able to do, but I will say courage, yes courage, for that more than alls else has kept many others living. I know the shaddow in the path, I have seen it many – yes many times, but I fear it not read my last letter why I did not follow, kindest regards to all.” In fine condition.

Cole and Jim Younger began their life of crime during the Civil War as members of the notorious Quantrill’s Raiders. The brothers avoided arrest longer than many other outlaws due to the sympathy and support of many of their fellow Confederate veterans. However, in 1876, the Younger luck ran dry when their attempted bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota, went famously awry. Armed townsfolk disrupted the robbery, chased off the gang, and in the ensuing melee, two townspeople were killed. When the Youngers were finally captured, they were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater—a guilty plea saved them from the hangman’s noose. After two years of legislative wrangling, a parole bill was passed in Minnesota’s legislature, and Cole and Jim Younger were freed on July 10, 1901. After his release, Jim became engaged to Alix Mueller, but due to the terms of his parole, Jim was not legally allowed to marry. In 1900, he was listed as a farmer in the census and killed himself on October 19, 1902, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Cora McNeill was born in St. Clair, Missouri, in 1862. She was an admirer of Cole and Jim Younger, and it is believed that she was a sweetheart of Jim’s before he went to prison. She continued her correspondence to both Jim and Cole while they were incarcerated in Minnesota following the botched Northfield bank robbery. She was married to Minneapolis judge George M. Bennett, who attempted to secure a pardon for the Younger brothers. Starting Bid $300

Native Americans

Native perspective of Custer’s Last Stand: “About 3 oclock Custer appeared and my uncle Crazy Horse rode out and then retreated like they were afraid. Custer came riding on then. Chief Gall came out to the left side of Custer and Two Moons and his Cheyenns came to the right of Custer”

232. Chief Red Fox Autograph Manuscript Signed - Native American Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Custer’s Last Stand: “Some said he was the last one to die but that not true”. Oglala Lakota Sioux performer, actor, and Sioux Indian rights advocate (1870–1976). AMS signed “Chief William Red Fox,” five pages on four sheets, The New Hamilton letterhead, 8.5 x 11, no date but circa 1960s–70s. Significant handwritten account of Custer’s Last Stand by Chief William Red Fox, entitled “As I Remember It.” In part: “I was six years and fourteen days old at the time of the Custer fight. As it was told to me by my father Chief Black Eagle and my mother White Swan, the sister of Chief Crazy Horse. I still remember the hot and dusty journey from the Pine Ridge Reservation to the Little Big Horn where the battle was fought. We left Pine Ridge the eight day of May 1876. Arrived in Montana about June the fifth.

My people expected truble they divided up into three different villages. In case of attact they would not be caught in a trap. They knew Custer had left fort Lincoln for the Little Big Horn. Chief Gall and Chief Two-Moons sent word to my uncle Chief Crazy Horse that they were on their way to join him in case of truble with Custer they hatted him for the killing of the fifty three old women men and children and for burning their village several years before [referring to the battle of Washita River, Nov. 27, 1868] and he Raped Black Kettle fourteen year old daughter she gave berth to a boy who is known as Yellow Hawk that they claim is his son from that attact….

On Sunday morning June 25th 1876 Custer…divided his forces into four grupes send Reno to attack my people from the southwest of the Big Horn River. Benteen from the northeast. Godfry and McDugal with the supply train….He told them he would… make the attact at four oclock….About 2 PM…we heard shots fired later we were told that my father and Chief Standing Bear had blocked Captain Benteen from crossing the river. Ghost Dogs, and Crow King had blocked Reno and his men Stinking Bear had Blocked Godfre and McDougal.

About 3 oclock Custer appeared and my uncle Crazy Horse rode out and then retreated like they were afraid. Custer came riding on then. Chief Gall came out to the left side of Custer and Two Moons and his Cheyenns came to the right of Custer. When Custer seen this he started his charge then he dismounted, placed his men on high grounds his horses placed under senteries the Indians made a curcle around him then rode their horses accross the circle kicking up durt [to] stampead his horses. Then the Indians made their attact. Custer bugle sounded for the sentries to bring the horses but they had been killed his bugle sounded for retreat but…most of his men and horses were killed. some said he was the last one to die but that not true. Captain Kegho was the last man to be killed and his horse Comanche was the only horse alive….my people said no one knows who killed [Custer] or when he fell. they say the battle lasted forty minutes….the Indians had better guns than the soldiers good horsemen and knew the country and planed how to fight the battle.”

Red Fox also reports that, years later, he spoke to the last white men to see Custer alive, John Martin Kenipe and Theadore Goldwin Kenipe, who had been left 20 miles away with some sick soldiers, and they told him that Custer had disobeyed orders and gone against the advice of his scouts, saying “he was not like Gen. Crook he would not retreat.” Eight days earlier, on June 17, 1876, Crook had been forced to retreat when surprised by Crazy Horse and 500 warriors. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Scarce

D.

F. Barry portrait of

George

A. Custer’s reliable Crow scout— the “only Survivor of that Horrible Massacre”

233. Curly, Crow Scout Original Cabinet Photograph by D. F. Barry - “General Custer’s Scout and only Survivor of that Horrible Massacre”. Ashishishe, known as Curly, (1856–1923), was a Crow scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars. He was one of the few survivors on the United States side at the Battle of Little Bighorn, and was the first to report the defeat of the 7th Cavalry Regiment. Fantastic 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the Crow scout in an intense full-length pose, taken by pioneering Western photographer D. F. Barry, with caption along the bottom border, “Curley, General Custer’s Scout and only Survivor of that Horrible Massacre.” In fine condition, with light soiling to the borders and some surface loss to the reverse edges. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Exceptionally large and well-documented lock of Geronimo’s hair

234. Geronimo: Large, Well-Documented Lock of Hair from the Apache Warrior’s Ponytail. Chiricahua Apache (1829–1909) who attained the status of legend for his steadfast defense of Native American lands against the United States government. After decades of aggressive resistance, Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona, on September 4, 1886. After years of imprisonment, followed by “military confinement,” Geronimo became a celebrity, appearing at such venues as the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis (where he sold autographs to curiosity seekers) and in Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 inaugural parade, and dictating his autobiography. He died of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma at the age of 79. A substantial lock of hair from Geronimo’s ponytail, measuring approximately 5.5˝ inches long and consisting of over 100 strands of hair. This lock was part of a larger lock cut off Geronimo shortly before he died at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1909 by Allen C. Boman of Anadarko, Oklahoma, and presented to George (Farmer) Lawton, a long time friend, for his collection in 1920. Read morea about provenance online at www.RRAuction. com. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Scarce signed cabinet portrait of legendary Lakota warchief Rain in the Face, issued for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

235. Rain in the Face Scarce Signed Cabinet Photograph - Issued for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Scarce 4.25 x 6.5 half-length cabinet photo of Chief Rain In The Face in a jacket and tie, signed on the mount in pencil, “Rain in the Face.” The cabinet card mount is imprinted in the lower border with a caption, “Chief Rain in the Face,” and photographer’s credit, “Geo. E. Spencer, U.S. Army Photo, 7420 Ellis Ave. Chicago.” The top border is imprinted: “Sitting Bull’s Log Cabin now on Exhibition at World’s Fair, Chicago, 1893, owned by Sitting Bull Log Cabin Co., Mandan, North Dakota.” In fine condition, with minimal foxing to upper left and a minor crease to the lower left corner.

Rain in the Face ostensibly signed this rare cabinet photograph at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World’s Fair) in Chicago, Illinois, where he and others obliged autograph seekers in exchange for a small fee. The Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux chief was a participant in one of the cultural villages on exhibition at the fair meant to represent peoples from around the world. The Indian exhibit included ‘Sitting Bull’s Cabin,’ the actual cabin in which the Sioux chief died. A contemporary description of the Exposition said of the scene: ‘Sitting Bull’s Cabin was filled with a number of Indians, including Rain-in-the-Face. War dances were given daily.’ Acknowledged as the grandest exhibition of its time, the 1893 World’s Fair was attended by 27 million people, nearly half of the U.S. population.

Rain in the Face and his band had surrendered in 1880, after which he lived on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota. Shortly before his death, he allegedly stated: ‘When we were conquered I remained silent, as a warrior should. Rain-in-the-Face was killed when he put down his weapons before the Great Father. His spirit was gone, then; only this poor body lived on.’ He died in 1905 on the reservation after a protracted illness.

One of the most feared and respected Native American warriors of the late 19th century, Hunkpapa Lakota warchief Rain-inthe-Face was born in about 1835. His name is thought to have come from an incident when, as a young brave, he was fighting with another boy. The fight was fierce and his face became spattered with blood so badly, it looked like rain on his face, or Itonagaju. He has often been linked to the death of General George Custer, the United States Cavalry hero, at his defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876. There is much argument about who actually killed Custer, known to the Lakota as the Long-Haired Chief. The general’s wife believed that Rain in the Face dealt the death blow and the American poet Longfellow wrote about his deeds in ‘The Revenge of Rain in the Face.’ The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $500

“John Grass wishes us to remain Indians, and advises the people not to listen to the Agent or the great father”

236. Sioux Indians Archive: Comprehensive Testimony Against Chief John Grass - “John Grass wishes us to remain Indians, and advises the people not to listen to the Agent or the great father”. Archive of documents regarding the Sioux Indians, mostly pertaining to issues with Chief John Grass at the Standing Rock reservation in 1881, plus one earlier report regarding rations provided to the Santee Sioux in 1868. This archive contains a series of manuscript documents detailing a leadership crisis at the Standing Rock Agency involving Chief John Grass of the Blackfoot Sioux. Accused by fellow chiefs, Indian policemen, and witnesses of conspiring with General W. P. Carlin to undermine Indian agent Father Joseph A. Stephan—known as the ‘fighting priest’—Grass is portrayed as obstructing farming efforts, resisting assimilation, and challenging agency authority. Testimony both supports and refutes the charges, with some affirming Grass’s loyalty and others accusing him of manipulation and dishonesty. The collection includes council proceedings, multiple depositions, and eyewitness accounts, offering a rare and detailed snapshot of tribal politics, federal authority, and internal conflict during a volatile period in U.S.–Native American relations. Starting Bid $500

The Sioux who vanquished Custer at Little Big Horn sign together in 1884

237. Sitting Bull and One Bull Signatures - Rare Autographs of the Sioux who Vanquished Custer at Little Bighorn. Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man known for his steadfast opposition to the intrusion of the U.S. government into Sioux lands. Sitting Bull’s ‘vision’ of the defeat of American troops prior to the Battle of Little Bighorn proved prescient, indeed, and it was largely through his leadership and inspiration that the Cheyenne and Sioux decisively overcame Custer’s 7th Cavalry. One Bull, Sitting Bull’s nephew and adopted son, likewise played a pivotal role at Little Bighorn, stemming the initial cavalry attack led by Major Marcus Reno and thereby enabling the Lakota women and children to flee.

Rare ink signatures, “Sitting Bull” and “One Bull,” on the reverse of an unengrossed 7 x 2.75 check from the First National Bank of Lafayette, Indiana. The lower left corner bears an ink notation in another hand, “St. Paul, M[arc]h 19, 1884.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1963 receipt from Texas autograph dealer Conway Barker, who sold the signatures for $30.00, and a certificate of authenticity from University Archives.

At the time of signing, Sitting Bull and One Bull were in St. Paul at the invitation of James McLaughlin, the Indian agent of Standing Rock Reservation, whose aim was to demonstrate the ‘superiority’ of white civilization. During the week-long visit, Sitting Bull toured a newspaper plant, the State Capital, and a cathedral, viewed a demonstration of fire engines, and took his first ride on an elevator. Individual signatures of Sitting Bull and One Bull—particularly such crisp and boldly penned examples—are of great scarcity. The combination of both on a single item elevate this particular piece to the upper echelon of Old West autographs. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $1000

“The bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced at 3 1/2 AM, Apl. 12, 1861”

352. Robert Anderson

Autograph Manuscript

Signed and Autograph Letter Signed: “The bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced at 3 1/2 AM, Apl. 12, 1861”. Union general (1805-1871) in command of Fort Sumter who refused a formal demand for his surrender, leading to the bombardment of the fort and start of the Civil War. Two items: AMS signed “Yours respectfully, Robert Anderson, US Army,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, offering remarks on the start of the Civil War, in full: “The bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced at 3 1/2 AM, Apl. 12, 1861 & that work was evacuated in the afternoon of Apl. 14th/61”; and an earlier ALS signed “Robert Anderson, Major, USA,” one page, 5 x 7.5, Fort Sumter, South Carolina, January 24, 1861, in full: “Thanking you for the compliment, you pay me in your favor of the 17th inst.” In very good to fine condition, with staining to the edges of both pieces, heavier to the Sumter statement.

Major Robert Anderson was the Union commander in charge of Fort Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, at the outbreak of the Civil War. A career Army officer from Kentucky, Anderson found himself at the center of the national crisis when Confederate forces demanded the fort’s surrender. On April 12, 1861, after Anderson refused to evacuate, Confederate batteries opened fire, beginning the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The outgunned Union garrison held out for 34 hours before Anderson surrendered the fort, marking the official start of the Civil War. Starting Bid $300

The Confederacy’s female spy— “Yours truly, Belle Boyd, The Rebel Spy”

353. Belle Boyd Signature - “The Rebel Spy”. Confederate spy (1844-1900) during the American Civil War who provided valuable information to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Scarce ink signature, “Yours truly, Belle Boyd, The Rebel Spy,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Known as the ‘Cleopatra of the Secession,’ Boyd was a Confederate spy in the Civil War who operated from her father’s hotel in Virginia and provided valuable information to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in 1862. After marrying Nathaniel Rue High—her third husband—in the mid-1880s, Boyd toured the United States giving dramatic lectures about her life as a spy. An exceedingly rare Civil War autograph from one of the conflict’s more intriguing figures. Starting Bid $200

355. Civil War: Surgeon’s Trunk and Vest. Two items attributed to the Civil War service of Assistant Surgeon Marshall T. Moore of the New York 102nd Infantry Regiment, including: a large leather trunk, measuring approximately 26.5˝ x 13.5˝ x 16˝, with the physician’s initials stenciled on the left panel, “M—M.,” his name inked inside the lid, “M. T. Moore, M.S., 102nd INF,” and the cover blindstamped “Warranted Sole Leather”; and Moore’s plush velvet vest, inked on the inside pocket, “M. T. Moore,” with three coat-sized eagle buttons on the front. In overall good to very good condition, with heavy wear to the trunk, including splits to the leather straps. Moore enlisted on June 19, 1863, and was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Excavated identification disc of 1st Michigan Cavalry bugler Richard Solon, who rode with Custer’s cavalry at Gettysburg

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354. Civil War: 1st Michigan Cavalry Identification Disc of Richard Solon, a Bugler Who Rode with Custer’s Cavalry at Gettysburg. Remarkable original private-purchase identification disc of Private Richard Solon of Company H, 1st Michigan Cavalry, who saw action alongside George A. Custer’s cavalry at Gettysburg. The excavated disc measures approximately 1.25˝ in diameter and features the portrait of Major General George B. McClellan on the front, with “War of 1861” below; the reverse is engraved: “Richard Solon, Detroit, Mich. Cedar Moun., Co. H., 1st Mich. Cav., Battles of Chantilly, Winchester, Bull Run.” In very good to fine condition.

The First Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit and mustered into federal service on September 13, 1861, with an enrollment of 1,144 officers and men. The regiment left for Washington, D.C. on September 29, 1861, and went into camp near Frederick, Maryland, where it remained several months. It was during this time that Richard Solon, then a resident of Frederick, enlisted and was mustered in as a private in Company H. During his service with the regiment Solon was promoted to bugler and would see some of the hardest cavalry righting of the war, to include action with Custer’s cavalry at Gettysburg.

Solon was wounded by gunshot on June 11, 1864, at Trivillion Station, and listed as ‘missing, known wounded.’ He was taken prisoner there and confined in Richmond until his parole on September 1, 1864. The freed cavalryman was admitted to the hospital on September 22, 1864, and on January 7th the long-suffering trooper was subjected to amputation of his left leg. Solon would be discharged for disability at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, and continued to suffer the effects of his wounds until his death on June 12, 1898.

Notably, this ‘best of kind’ identification disc is pictured in the book Battlefields of the Civil War by William C. Davis (p. 101). The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

“Maj.

Pauline Cushman, Union Spy & Scout, Army Cumberland,

‘The Union right or wrong’”

356. Pauline Cushman Signature - “Union Spy & Scout, Army Cumberland, ‘The Union right or wrong’”. American actress and a spy (1833-1893) for the Union Army during the American Civil War, who is considered one of the most successful Civil War spies. Rare ink signature, “Maj. Pauline Cushman, Union Spy & Scout, Army Cumberland, ‘The Union right or wrong,’” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. Double-matted and framed with two portraits of Cushman to an overall size of 17.25 x 18.75. In very good to fine condition, with small stains, and old adhesive residue, and associated surface loss, at the corners. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.

Recruited as a Union spy in 1863, the struggling Louisville actress Pauline Cushman used her acting skills and natural charm to gain entry into the Confederate social world, as well as several camps throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. Though she had great success obtaining vital military information, she was discovered by General Braxton Bragg in 1864 and sentenced to hang. Just days before her sentence was to be carried out, Union forces attacked Bragg’s camp and drove the Confederate troops out, saving the spy from her death. Given the honorary title of Major for her services, Cushman spent the next several years traveling the country delivering lectures on her role in the war. A scarce signature from one of the Union’s most intriguing heroes. Starting Bid $200

357. George A. Custer Civil War-Dated Autograph Endorsement Signed. Civil War–dated autograph endorsement on an off-white 3.25 x 3.5 slip, in full: “Head Qrs. 3rd Div. Cav. Corps, Mch 13 1864, Approved & respectfully forwarded, G. A. Custer, Brig. Genl.” In fine condition. A choice war-dated autograph by the celebrated cavalry officer. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

As president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis requests an appropriation of funds “for Engineering

358. Jefferson Davis Civil War-Dated Letter

Signed to the Confederate States Congress, Making Appropriations for War. LS signed “Jefferson Davis,” one page, 7.75 x 10, September 23, 1862. Letter to “the Senate and House of Representatives” at Richmond, in full: “I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary of War, covering an estimate ‘to supply the deficiencies in the Engineering appropriations for Engineering purposes.’ I recommend an appropriation of the amount, and for the purposes specified.” In very good to fine condition, with a torn file hole to the upper left corner, and toning from prior display. On October 9th, the Confederate Congress approved an appropriation of $800,000 to ‘supply the deficiencies in the Engineer appropriations for engineering purposes.’ The Confederate Corps of Engineers played a critical role in the Civil War by designing and constructing fortifications, bridges, roads, and defensive earthworks essential to Southern military strategy. Despite limited resources, they built formidable defenses such as those at Vicksburg, Richmond, and Petersburg, often using local terrain to their advantage. Their efforts greatly prolonged Confederate resistance, especially in siege warfare, and helped offset the Union’s superior manpower and industrial capacity. Starting Bid $500

purposes”
Scarce signature of the legendary ‘Stonewall’ Jackson

359. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson Signature. Scarce ink signature, “Your sincere friend, T. J. Jackson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter, with his rank added below in another hand. Matted and framed with a carte-de-visite portrait (with an identification notation below his image), a small Confederate flag, and a biographical plaque to an overall size of 26.5 x 18. In fine condition. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

“The photograph of Major General George A. Custer at twenty five years of age is a copy of one taken by Brady of Washington, the war photographer”

360. Elizabeth B. Custer Autograph Manuscript Signed on Mathew Brady’s Portrait of George A. Custer: “The wide felt hat was captured from a Confederate”. Wife and biographer (1842–1933) of ill-fated General George Armstrong Custer. Autograph manuscript signed “Elizabeth B. Custer,” one page, 9 x 7.5, describing the history of a Mathew Brady portrait of the then 25-year old Major General George Armstrong Custer, focusing on Custer’s uniform. In full: “The photograph of Major General George A. Custer at twenty five years of age is a copy of one taken by Brady of Washington, the war photographer, the last year of the civil war, General Custer is in undress uniform. The wide felt hat was captured from a Confederate. The shirt of blue flannel was purchased from a government gun boat in the Potomac River. The neck tie was scarlet. General Custer began to wear the red tie when he was made a Brigadier General and assigned to the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. The entire Brigade adopted the tie and when General Custer was appointed Major General and given command of the Third Cavalry Division of the Army of the Potomac they also wore them. The badge on the tie was that of the Michigan Brigade with the name of Custer and the motto of the State.” Matted and framed with a photographic reproduction of an engraving of Custer based on the aforementioned 1865 Brady portrait to an overall size of 12.75 x 23. In very good condition, with uniform moderate toning and soiling from display, heaviest along the edges, and light silvering to image.

The Brady photo referenced by Elizabeth was taken in 1865 by renowned photographer Matthew Brady and is possibly the best known photograph of Custer when he was at the height of his personal fame. A rare firsthand account of one of Custer’s most famous portraits by the woman that knew him best. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Substantial lock of George A. Custer’s unmistakable blonde hair—plus a CDV portrait showing off his distinctive curls

361. George A. Custer Lock of Hair and Original Carte-de-Visite Photograph. Remarkable lock of 50+ strands of George Armstrong Custer’s hair, ranging in length from about 2˝ to 3˝ per strand, displayed in a 6.25˝ x 5.25˝ Riker box. The hair originates from the collection of Glenwood Swanson, sold by Heritage Auctions on June 9, 2018. Swanson was involved in expertizing an ensemble which included Custer’s Tiffany cavalry saber, uniform, and writing pouch; when those items were sold, he was permitted to take a small sample of the hair found in the writing pouch. Accompanied by Swanson’s signed provenance statement, in part: “At the Battle of Trevilian Station in June 1864 Custer’s camp was overrun and his uniform and presentation sword were captured by the Confederates and later recovered. His wife Elizabeth had written him previously requesting that, following his next trip to the barber, he save the hair and send it to her. Along with Custer’s other effects was a leather writing pouch which contained a large envelope filled with his unmistakable blond hair.”

Also includes a fantastic 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of the handsome General George A. Custer in uniform, seated in a threequarter-length pose, with his long blonde curls clearly displayed. Published by John Goldin & Co. of Washington, D.C., and identified on the reverse in an unknown hand. In overall fine condition. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $1000

Amazing group of George A. Custer’s uniform buttons, highlighted by West Point Cadet, Topographical Engineer, and U.S. Cavalry buttons

362. George A. Custer: Nine Custer Military Uniform Buttons, with One from His West Point Cadet’s Uniform . Group of nine military uniform buttons attributed to George Armstrong Custer, highlighted by one from his West Point cadet’s uniform (Albert SU-6, a rare style which came into use in 1851). Others include five typical U.S. Cavalry buttons (a design which came into use in 1855, Albert CV1–CV7, presumed to date to the Civil War or Indian Wars period) and a Topographical Engineer’s button (Albert TE 4-A), a type used until the Corps of Topographical Engineers was merged with the Army Corps of Engineers in 1863; Custer served briefly with the Topographical Engineers in 1862. Two more buttons—an “Ordnance Corps” button and a United States Army Infantry button—were styles in use from the 1850s through the Indian Wars, but more difficult to connect to Custer himself; his brother Thomas Custer, also a casualty of the Little Bighorn, joined the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry in September 1861, so it may originate from him. The nine are mounted together on a period 3.25˝ x 3˝ card. In overall fine condition. Provenance: part of lot 7 in the 1995 Butterfield & Butterfield “Important Custer, Indian War & Western Memorabilia” sale, which lists the provenance as “Acevedo Collection, Richard Reyes Collection, Charles A. Custer Family Collection.” Subsequently purchased by Dr. Joseph Matheu in Heritage’s “Legends of the Wild West Signature Auction” of June 2013. The “Cadet” button is illustrated in the article “West Point’ Worst Cadet” by Duane Schultz, published in the November 2013 issue of the magazine America’s Civil War, a copy of which is included. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

363. George A. Custer Endorsement Signature. Ink endorsement signature, “G. A. Custer,” on an off-white 3 x 2.75 slip clipped from a document, annotated below in another hand: “Lieut. Colonel 7th Cavy., Bvt. Maj. General U.S.A.” Triplematted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 18 x 15 In very good to fine condition, with a vertical fold to the left edge and light soiling. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Scarce 7th Cavalry signature of George A. Custer’s gallant brother, a two-time Medal of Honor recipient who perished at the Little Bighorn

364. Little Bighorn: Thomas W. Custer SignatureTwo-Time Medal of Honor Recipient, Killed in Action at Little Bighorn. Army officer (1845-1876) and two-time recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War. He was a younger brother of George Custer, perishing with him at Little Bighorn. Scarce ink signature, “T. W. Custer,” on an off-white 3 x 2 lightly-lined slip clipped from a larger General Orders document, with his rank, “1st Lieut. 7th U.S. Cav.,” written under his signature. In fine condition. A scarce signature of Custer’s younger brother, one of only 19 men to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Killed in action during Custer’s last stand— a scarce autograph of 7th Cavalry Captain George W. Yates

365. Little Bighorn: George Yates Signature - Killed in Action during Custer’s Last Stand. Military officer (1842–1876) and Custer loyalist who was killed in action as captain of Company F at Little Bighorn. Ink signature as captain of the 7th Cavalry, “Geo. W. Yates,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from the close of a document. In fine condition. Yates was killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn and fell near Custer. According to some accounts, he is said to have taken command of the battalion after the initial fighting at Medicine Tail Coulee, where Custer may have been wounded. Other accounts suggest that he commanded a wing of Custer’s battalion, composed of Companies E and F. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

U.S. Indian Service buttons from the uniform of Custer scout Mitch Bouyer, who died at the Little Bighorn

366. Little Bighorn: Indian Scout Mitch Bouyer’s US Indian Service Buttons (2). PPair of military uniform buttons attributed to Indian Scout Mitch Bouyer, an interpreter and guide affiliated with George A. Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Includes a coat button (7/8˝) and cuff button (5.8˝), both marked “U.S. Indian Service,” with American eagle device at center and “Waterbury Button Co.” maker’s marks on the reverse. Displayed on a piece of calfskin and housed in a small Riker box with typed attribution caption: “These Indian Service buttons were taken from the jacket of Mitch Boyer [sic] an Indian agent who was killed in the Battle of the Big Horn. He was a Custer scout. Cat. #OOD-416.” In fine condition, with heavy toning and small losses to the caption, which has been laminated with adhesive tape. Mitch Bouyer (c. 1837–1876) was an interpreter and guide of French-Canadian and Sioux lineage who served as chief scout for Lt. Col. George A. Custer’s 7th Cavalry during the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn. Bouyer and another scout reportedly saw the large Indian encampment and relayed the intelligence to Custer who chose to ignore it. Assigned to ride with Custer’s main column, Bouyer charged fearlessly into battle—despite knowing that he approached certain death—and was last seen near Medicine Tail Coulee. Provenance: Lot 44161, Legends of the Wild West Signature Auction, Heritage Auctions, June 10, 2012. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Scarce autograph of Custer’s brother-in-law, killed alongside the general at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

367. Little Bighorn: James Calhoun Signature - Scarce Autograph of Custer’s Brother-in-Law, Killed in Action at Little Bighorn. Brother-inlaw of George A. Custer who was killed along with Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1845–1876). Scarce ink signature as 1st Lieutenant in the 7th Cavalry, “James Calhoun,” on an off-white 6.25 x 1.25 slip irregularly clipped from the close of a document. In fine condition, with light creasing. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

“I am going to enclose a list of enlisted men of L Troop killed at the Little Big Horn”

368. Little Bighorn: William O. Taylor Autograph Letter Signed on the Fate of Custer’s Scouts and L Troop of the 7th Cavalry. Soldier (1855–1923) in the 7th U.S. Cavalry and a survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Taylor took part in the campaign against the Lakota and Cheyenne that culminated in the battle on June 25–26, 1876. Although not present with Custer’s immediate detachment during the fatal engagement, Taylor was part of Major Reno’s command and survived the siege on Reno Hill. Later in life, he wrote a memoir, With Custer on the Little Bighorn (published posthumously in 1996), providing a vivid, firsthand account of the campaign and battle. ALS signed “W. O. Taylor,” two pages both sides, 5 x 7.75, March 14, 1922. Handwritten letter to a gentleman in North Dakota, in part: “One thing I am fully satisfied of and that is that the Indians have ever been treated in a mighty bad way. I have heard of John Grass, and many have seen him at Standing Rock where I have been sent when I was stationed at Fort Rice…The Official Report of Major Reno gives us killed ‘Ree Scouts, Bloody Knife, Bob-Tail-Bull, and Stab, someone else calls him Little Horse. I suppose Reno ought to know for he got his information from Lieut. Varnum who had charge of the Scouts. Varnum in a letter to me in 1921, says he had to report 21 Rees as ‘missing,’ when he made out his muster roll from June 30th. Later on they were found at Powder River, where ‘he paid them off

and chopped them from the Rolls.’ Forked Tongue and Goose remained on the hill with Reno. Goose being wounded in the hand…I think your opinion of Curley, the Crow, is all right, and you might say the same of three more of his gang who started in with Custer and Mitch Mouyer, Bouyer stayed and is there yet the other three did not. I have never heard fact where Bob-Tail-Bull and Stab, or ‘Little Horse’ were killed, but as the greater part of the Scouts went into the fight (on the bottom) on our extreme left I have supposed it was over there, or else when the Sioux started them on the run and perhaps killed one or two then, anyway, they, ‘the Ree,’ ‘kept a going’ until they reacher Powder riv[er] a little over 100 miles in an air line. When leaving the field they passed near Benteen’s Battalion who reported them ‘with a small bunch of horses’ and one of the Infantry guard there at Power river in a letter to me says ‘they were a badly demoralized gang with arrows still sticking in some of their horses’…I am going to enclose a list of enlisted men of L Troop killed at the Little Big Horn…I shall have to ‘chew’ on your story about Custer’s death and who killed him, also about Gall.” Taylor’s list of the 44 men killed is included, headed: “Killed in L Troop, June 25th 1876, Enlisted Men Only.” On the back, requests his correspondent’s input on corrections to be made. In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip stain to the top and filing holes to the edges. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

“I have had this copy prepared for each member of my staff as a souvenir of this memorable day”— WWII-dated souvenir of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s total ceasefire order,
‘‘The Surrender of the German Armed Forces,’ signed by Major General George Erskine

369. George Erskine Signed Souvenir Copy of ‘The Surrender of the German Armed Forces’. British Army officer (1899-1965) and veteran of both World Wars. During the Second World War, he commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1943 to 1944. World War II-dated souvenir copy of ‘The Surrender of the German Armed Forces, 9th May, 1945,’ one page, 8 x 11.5, prepared and printed under the instruction of Major General George Erskine, who has signed below his typed preamble, “G. W. E. J. Erskine.” His prefatory statement reads: “Below is a copy of the Signal from the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force notifying the complete and unconditional surrender of the German Armed Forces in Europe. I have had this copy prepared for each member of my staff as a souvenir of this memorable day.” Marked “Emergency OPS” and “Confidential,” the sheet contains Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s total ceasefire order (FWD 20801) transmitted on May 7, 1945. Its three sections read as follows:

“Para One. A representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional surrender of all German land, sea, and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command at 0141 hours Central European Time, Seven May under which all forces will cease active operations at 0001B hours Nine May.

Para Two. Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Moves involved in occupational duties will continue. Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken.

Para Three. All informed down to and including Divisions, Tactical Air Commands and Groups, Base Sections, and equivalent. No repeat no release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments.” Affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount and in fine condition.

Prepared by Maj. Gen. Erskine for his personal staff, this souvenir copy contains the fourth and final message sent by Eisenhower after the German surrender, which had been signed in Reims at 0241 hours. It was, however, arguably the most significant—the first three were addressed to American and British chiefs of staff, briefly confirming the fulfillment of their mission and encouraging the coordination of a tri-government announcement. This dispatch, Eisenhower’s fourth message, represents the first announcement of the end of the war made to the three million soldiers still serving as part of the Allied Expeditionary Force. Starting Bid $200

Exceptionally rare dual-signed photo of Douglas MacArthur and Chiang Kai-shek, taken

during their secretive Taipei meeting at the start of the

Korean War

370. Douglas MacArthur and Chiang Kai-shek Rare Signed Photograph - Taken at a Secret Taipei Meeting to Discuss the Korean War and American Support (August 3, 1950). Exceptionally rare vintage matte-finish 11.75 x 8.25 photo of General Douglas MacArthur standing next to Chiang Kai-shek, the president of the Republic of China, during their meeting in Taipei on August 3, 1950, signed neatly in fountain pen by MacArthur, and in bold black ink by Chiang in Chinese characters. Pencil notation on the reverse indicates that the photo was “Signed by MacArthur & Chiang Kai Chek for the photographer who took this picture.” In fine condition, with some unobtrusive creasing near the top edge.

On August 3, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur met with Chiang Kaishek in Taipei, Taiwan, to discuss the island’s defense in the context of the Korean War, which had begun on June 25, 1950. MacArthur, as Commander of the Far East Command, traveled to Taiwan to explore the possibility of using Chiang’s Nationalist Chinese troops (stationed on Taiwan after their 1949 retreat from mainland China) to

support the Korean War effort against North Korea — and possibly as a counterweight to the threat of Chinese Communist intervention.

In an attempt to alleviate Washington and Tokyo’s concern that the People’s Republic of China might invade Taiwan, MacArthur’s aim was to reassure Chiang that the U.S. would help defend Taiwan and prevent Chiang from launching a premature attack against mainland China, which could escalate the conflict. During the visit, MacArthur pledged to defend Taiwan and stated that Washington had placed the Seventh Fleet under his command, signifying a stronger American commitment to Taiwan’s defense.

MacArthur’s meeting with Chiang, which was not pre-approved by President Harry Truman, was shrouded in secrecy, with the meeting’s details kept private until after MacArthur’s departure. The visit contributed to the growing rift between MacArthur and Washington leadership, which ultimately culminated in his dismissal by Truman in April 1951. Starting Bid $500

“On this day of victory in Europe I feel I would like to speak to all who have served and fought with me during the last few years”—historic V-E Day message from Montgomery of Alamein, signed and dated to the close of WW2’s European theatre

371. Montgomery of Alamein War-Dated Document Signed and Dated to ‘Victory in Europe Day’ (May 8, 1945). World War II-dated DS from Montgomery of Alamein, signed at the head in red fountain pen, “B. L. Montgomery, Field-Marshal,” one page, 7.75 x 11.75, May 1945, with Montgomery adding “8” to the date to reflect ‘Victory in Europe Day.’ Historic printed document headed “21 Army Group, Personal Message from the C-in-C (To be read out to all Troops),” in part: “On this day of victory in Europe I feel I would like to speak to all who have served and fought with me during the last few years…I would ask you all to remember those of our comrades who fell in the struggle… And we who remain have seen the thing through to the end; we all have a feeling of great joy and thankfulness that we have been preserved to see this day…In the early days of this war the British Empire stood alone against the combined might of the axis powers. And during those days we suffered some great disasters; but we stood firm: on the defensive, but striking blows where we could. Later we were joined by Russia and America; and from then onwards the end was in no doubt. Let us never forget what we owe to our Russian and American allies; this great allied team has achieved much in war; may it achieve even more in peace…It has been a privilege and an honour to command this great British Empire team in western Europe. Few commanders can have had such loyal service as you have given me. I thank each one of you from the bottom of my heart…And so let us embark on what lies ahead full of joy and optimism. We have won the German war. Let us now win the peace.” The document also bears Montgomery’s facsimile signature at the conclusion. In fine condition, with a small stain at the center. Starting Bid $300

Patton

congratulates his younger sister on the birth of her first son, segues to a hunting trip story—“Such is the effect of the lust for slaughter of the wily fox”

372. George S. Patton

Typed Letter Signed on Hunting and Raising Children . TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8 x 10.5, October 5, 1932. Letter to his younger sister, Anne, nicknamed “Nita,” congratulating her on the birth of her first son, Peter Wilson Patton, in full: “I think that it is the fourth inspite of the heading to this letter. You must be all excited about Peter Wilson, I hope and expect that he turns out satisfactory. Dr. Rudolph Holmes the famous baby doctor of Chicago told me that in his opinion it was all a question of invironment [sic] and [learning] and not at all a question of blood lines. If that is so Peter should be especially [fine] for I know no one who has higher ideals than you. We hunted or rode six days last week in Cobbler and yesterday left here at 4:40 A.M. (having retired at 12:15 P.M. to hunt in the rain. Such is the effect of the lust for slaughter of the wily fox. We killed a skunk and knew all about it, via the nose. There is little other news. We are about settled and are having a good time as usual. Will sign the Paper Jerry sent me as [soon] as I can find a notary. CHEERS for PETER.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

“I would die ten thousand deaths to have the pleasure of possessing this fort”— true copy of Robert Stobo’s intelligence as a prisoner-of-war in Fort Duquesne, held captive after Washington’s only surrender

373. French and Indian War: Certified True Copy of Robert Stobo’s Letter from Captivity at Fort Duquesne, Following George Washington’s Only Surrender. Contemporary manuscript copy of Robert Stobo’s letter of July 28, 1754, written from captivity at Fort Duquesne, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.75, certified on the reverse by Joseph Perthuis (1714-1782), merchant and counselor to the Superior Council of Québec; Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1698-1778), last governor of New France; and François Bigot (1703-1778), intendant of New France. Their authentications, penned on the reverse, read (translated): “I, the undersigned councilor at the Superior Council of Quebec, certify that I have copied in English word for word the above letter, the original of which has been deposited at the secretariat of the Governor General of New France, made in Quebec on 30 September 1755. Perthuis.” Then, underneath: “We, the Governor General and Intendant of New France, certify that Mr. Perthuis, advisor to the Superior Council of Quebec, has copied the above letter in English, and that we have heard from all the Englishmen who came to this city that the said Sr. Perthuis spoke English, and that he translated it perfectly. At Quebec City, 30 September 1755. Vaudreuil. Bigot.”

The text of Stobo’s letter, in part: “The Indians are greatly alarmed at a Report said to be brought up by an Indian named Tusquerora John. He reports that the Half King Monecatootha, & a Shanoe’s King, & to the number of 37, were confined by the English & carried as Prisoners, that John Meinor alias Jack Cork, of Montour’s Company, told him so soon as they got them to the Inhabitants they would hang them all & advised him to make his Escape. This was industriously reported the Day before the Shawonese counselled with the French & their Indians. The French made them a very long & elegant speech telling them they did not come to make war with any, but the English wou’d not let them alone...The French gave 2 very large belts of wampum and as many strings, their Indians gave an equall number. The French gave them likewise a large present, viz 16 very fine guns, 2 bar’ls gun powder and bullets in proportion…If Peace be made with the Indians Catoboes & Cheroquees I hope all will go well. I can answer you there was not any of those Indians we call ours at the Battle except 6 or 7—I believe, of the Mingo Nation, fellows, not regarded, by them, particularly one English John, he was at Guests with those that were suspected as Spies.I am informed he intends to see you with some of the rest, take care of them; I send this by Monecatootha’s brother in law, a worthy fellow & may be trusted. On the other side you have a draught of the fort such as time & opportunity wou’d admit of this time, its garrison consists of 200 men, workmen & all the rest went in several detachments to the number of 1,000 two days hence, Mercier (a fine soldier) goes, so that only Contracure with a few young officers

& Cades remain, a Lieutenant went of some days ago with 200 men for provisions is daily expected. When he arrives the Garrison will then me 400...When we engaged to serve the Country, it was expected we were to do it with our lifes, let them not be disappointed. Consider the good of the Expedition without the least regard to us—for my part, I would die then thousand deaths to have the pleasure of possessing this fort but one day, they are so vain of their success at the meadows, it’s worse than Death to hear them; strike this fall as soon as possible, make the Indians ours, prevent intelligence, get the best and it’s done: one hundred trusty Indians might surprize this Fort, they have Access all day & might lodge themselves so that they might secure the Guard with their Tomhawks, shut the Sally Gate & the fort’s ours, none but the guard and Contracure stay in the fort at night. For God’s sake communicate this but to few of them you can trust; intelligence comes here unaccountably, if they should know I have wrote, I should at least lose the little liberty I have. I should be glad to hear from you, but take no notice of this in yours.” In fine condition.

In July 1754, a young George Washington suffered a notable defeat at the Battle of the Great Meadows, also known as the Battle of Fort Necessity. This early clash in the French and Indian War saw Washington lead a force of colonial militia and allied Native Americans to establish a crude fortification in the Ohio Country. The French, under Captain Louis Coulon de Villiers, quickly surrounded the fort with a superior force. After a day-long siege in heavy rain on July 3, Washington was forced to surrender. This was his first and only formal surrender, and the terms—written in French—would later become a source of controversy, as Washington unknowingly accepted responsibility for the ‘assassination’ of French officer Jumonville, which had occurred weeks earlier during a skirmish. The defeat marked a significant setback for British ambitions in the region and helped spark broader hostilities in what would become the global Seven Years’ War. To ensure that Washington’s forces complied with the terms of surrender, the French detained Robert Stobo and Jacob Van Braam as prisoners of war. While in open captivity, Stobo used the opportunity to sketch Fort Duquesne and devise strategies for its destruction. Believing that even a small force of Native allies could seize it, he passed his intelligence to British commanders via a Lenape warrior named Keekyuscung. Unfortunately, these plans were discovered by the French after their victory at the Battle of the Monongahela. Stobo was tried in Quebec as a spy and sentenced to death, though the punishment was reduced to confinement. He later escaped and made his way to British lines in Louisbourg, where he joined General James Wolfe’s campaign against Quebec. There, Stobo provided crucial intelligence, including guidance on landing sites that contributed to the British capture of the city.Starting Bid $500

Late-war Fayetteville Type IV percussion rifle— one of the last guns used by the Confederate States of America

386. Civil War Confederate Fayetteville Type IV Percussion Rifle. Civil War Confederate Fayetteville Type IV

Percussion Rifle, approximately .67 caliber, 33˝ smoothbore barrel with a fine, lightly freckled bore. This is a so-called ‘Model 1855’ two band rifle that was altered to smoothbore at some point and given an enlarged bore diameter. The metal has an overall dark plum-brown patina with areas of light-moderate pitting, heaviest at the breech-end of the barrel and on the nipple bolster. Some further impact marks and minor scratches are present near the muzzle, as well as some small spots of white paint on the right side, and the rear sight is a single-notch replacement. Additionally, vise marks are present on the left side of the barrel breech. The 1864 dated lockplate matches the patina on the barrel, with the characteristic inverted “S” in the “CSA,” and lacks the ‘hump’ present on the earlier types of Fayetteville arms. The walnut stock is not equipped with a patchbox, and has numerous small handling marks and small surface blemishes scattered throughout, as well as a stable with-the-grain crack running forward from the rear lock screw bolster, and some small chips missing from around the top tang. The wood retains an old varnish finish that thins considerably at the butt, and has a deeply carved set of initials on the left side opposite the lock, “SB.” The brass furniture has developed a dark ochre-brown patina, including the “CSA” marked buttplate. The rifle is equipped with an original metal ramrod that is slightly bent near the head and shortened by about 2˝. The lock is mechanically excellent and functions firmly and flawlessly. This is a rare, late-war Confederate rifle in very good condition overall. As an antique gun this will transfer without any restrictions. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $1000

387. Civil War-Era Starr Percussion Cavalry Carbine. Civil War–era Starr Percussion Cavalry Carbine, serial #12363, .54 caliber, 21” barrel with a fair, pitted bore. The barrel, frame, and action of this carbine have an overall dark plum-brown patina, with areas of pitting at the muzzle, as well as on and around the breechblock. Some gray metal is present on the frame with dark freckling, but no traces of the original color case-hardening remain. The brass barrel band and buttplate have a matching dark brown-ochre patina while the lightly sanded walnut forend and stock having numerous small handling marks and minor blemishes throughout the added varnish finish. No inspector cartouche is visible on the left side of the wrist, and a previous owner has installed a German silver American Eagle insert into the right side of the buttstock. The lock of the carbine is fully functional, however the breechblock is no longer connected to the lever and has to be rotated manually. Starr carbines are known to have been issued to the 1st Arkansas, 5th Kansas, 11th Missouri, and 24th New York cavalry regiments, however a search through the Springfield Research Archives yields no results for this serial number. This is a fair example of a Civil War Starr with a post-war civilian embellishment. This is an antique firearm and transfers with no federal restriction. Starting Bid $200

Colt Army Model 1860 carried by a Confederate captain wounded at Gettysburg

388. Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver with Holster, Identified to Capt. Chesley W. Herbert, 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment. Colt Army Model 1860 .44-caliber single-action revolver, serial no. 6615, manufactured in 1861, identified to Confederate Captain Chesley W. Herbert, 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment, and so engraved on the backstrap: “Capt’n C. W. Herbert, 3rd S.C. Vol. Inft’y.” Stamped on the barrel, “—Address Col. Sam’l Colt New-York U.S. America—,” and on the frame, “Colt’s Patent.” Housed in its dark brown leather holster. Exhibits some minor pitting to metal and a fine overall patina. Accompanied by a letter from Brian K. Akins of Rebel Relics, stating: “This revolver was carried by C. W. Herbert, S.C. Vol. Infantry.” Also includes detailed photocopies of Herbert’s service records. This is an antique firearm and transfers with no federal restriction.

Chesley W. Herbert served with distinction under James A. Longstreet, and was promoted to captain on July 1, 1862. From a biographical blurb published in Annals of Newberry by John A. Chapman: ‘When South Carolina seceded he volunteered at the first call for troops, and left home for service in Company C, Third Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, on April 13th, 1861, the day Fort Sumter surrendered. His regiment was shortly afterwards ordered to Virginia. He was badly wounded at the battle near Gettysburg, July 2nd, 1863. On the retreat to Winchester he was captured by United States cavalry, but was recaptured in a short time and furloughed until again fit for duty. Was again wounded, and this time seriously, by a shot through the left knee at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6th, 1864. He was brought from Virginia to South Carolina on a litter, and after months of suffering returned to the army, and was discharged just previous to the close of the war, because of lameness, which unfitted him for further military service.’

His tragic death is related by Mac Wykoff: ‘On March 8, 1866, a black man stole his horse. Herbert apparently jumped on another horse and chased the thief for some distance. After catching him, they started back. While stopping to rest and share some bread, the robber picked up a heavy stick and hit Herbert on the head. Crippled by his Civil War injuries, Herbert was unable to effectively fight back. The man then drew Herbert’s pistol and shot him in the head. His body was buried in the New Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery in Newberry. The black man was captured, recaptured after escaping from jail, tried and hanged.’ The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $1000

London-marked Colt 1851 Navy Revolver identified to a New Jersey volunteer battle-wounded at Gettysburg

389. London Model Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, Identified to Lt. Edwin R. Good, 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. London Model Colt 1851 Navy .36-caliber single-action revolver, serial no. 41766, octagonal 7.5˝-long barrel, identified to Lt. Edwin Good of ‘F’ Company, 11th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry (as attested by descendants in accompanying auction records and a description from The Horse Soldier Fine Military Antiques). Stamped on the barrel, “—Address Col. Colt London—,” with matching serial numbers on all components: barrel, frame, triggerguard, loading lever, buttplate, cylinder, and wedge). One of the most sought-after sidearms ever produced, this is a fine, complete specimen with a dark patina.

Edwin Good, a New York City native living in Trenton, was mustered into Federal service as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company F, 11th New Jersey Volunteers on August 13, 1862. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in February 1863 and served in the hardfought 11th NJ Infantry, part of Sickles’ Third Corps. At the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, Good was wounded near the Peach Orchard by a rifle shot that shattered his right arm. The injury left his arm paralyzed, and he was honorably discharged on October 7, 1863. Photocopies of his service records are included. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Unaltered ‘Custer Range’ US Model 1873 Trapdoor Cavalry Carbine

390. Unaltered ‘Custer Range’ Springfield US Model 1873 Trapdoor Cavalry Carbine. Unaltered ‘Custer Range’ Springfield US Model 1873 Trapdoor Cavalry Carbine, serial #40958, .45-70 Gov’t., 22” barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some mild freckling within the grooves towards the muzzle. This is a handsome, 1875-made, pre-Little Bighorn carbine that has retained 90-95% of the original blue on the correctly unmarked barrel, and on the barrel band, band spring, stacking swivel, and lock. The trigger guard has about 70-75% of the original blue remaining with the balance having mild, plum-brown freckling, and the correct rear sight has some patches of mild surface freckling on either side of the base. The receiver and high-arch breechblock have a dark, oil-quenched case-hardened finish, while the saddle ring and bar have a mottled gray and blue-black patina. The walnut stock has numerous small scuffs and handling marks scattered about the original military oil finish with crisp “ESA” (Erskine S. Allin) inspector cartouche on the left side of the wrist, and “P (in circle)” firing proof on the belly of the stock just behind the trigger guard tang. The steel buttplate has a smooth plum-brown patina, with silvering along the edges.

Custer’s ill-fated 7th Cavalry received approximately 1,000 Model 1873 carbines falling within distinct serial number blocks prior to the battle against the Sioux on the Little Bighorn in June of 1876. This carbine falls within the 33000–43700 block from which Companies C, D, I, and K of the 7th Cavalry were known to have been issued their carbines, but unfortunately, no definitive list of 7th Cavalry-issued serial numbers exists. That being the case, original and unaltered Model 1873s are rare and desirable in their own right, and this example is in exceptionally nice condition.

This is an antique firearm and transfers with no federal restriction. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Handsome

frock coat for an infantry officer of the Union Army, accompanied by NCO sash and officer’s belt and buckle

391. Union Infantry Officer Frock Coat. Union Infantry officer’s deep blue frock coat with 1st lieutenant shoulder straps, scarlet NCO sash, and officer’s belt with buckle. The coat features nine brass-tone post-war buttons, each bearing a spread-wing eagle with the “I” shield on its chest, denoting the infantry branch of service, and the back of each stamped by the Waterbury Button Company, a style that wasn’t used until after the Civil War. Each cuff bears three similar buttons, with the reverse of those bearing war-era “Extra Quality” backmarks. The shoulder straps feature gold wire bullion borders and bars with a solid dark blue field. The included NCO sash approximately measures 92˝ in length, and the belt approximately measures 40˝ in length and features a brass-tone Union officer’s belt buckle numbered on the back, “82.” The condition of the coat is fair, with several moth holes and an old 6˝ stitched repair on the front breast; the sash is in very good condition; and the belt and buckle bear slight overall wear. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $500

Carried by one of Mosby’s Rangers— a Type III Model 1816 musket shortened for cavalry use

392. US Model 1816 Musket Shortened for Cavalry Use and Identified to One of Mosby’s Rangers. US Model 1816 Musket shortened for cavalry use and identified to Confederate soldier Virgil M. Ramey of Mosby’s Rangers, NSN, .69 caliber, 24” barrel with a dark, lightly pitted bore. This started out as a Type III Model 1816 musket made by Springfield Armory in 1839, but was converted to percussion via the cone/Belgian method at some point prior to the Civil War. Additionally, the musket was shortened to carbine length with the original ramrod also shortened to match. The metal of this musket would have originally been finished armory bright, but has since faded to a mottled gray patina with dark patches of plum-brown freckling and pitting throughout. The lock markings are still quite crisp and clear, and the armory proofmarks are faded but still visible on the left side of the breech, however the date is no longer visible on the barrel tang. The walnut stock is in good shape with some raw wood where the forend was shortened, and numerous small handling marks scattered about the old added oil finish. The ghost of a US inspector cartouche is present on the left side of the stock opposite the lock, as well as some crudely carved initials: “V.M.R.” A series of stable drying cracks are present on the left side of the buttstock running forward from the buttplate which has an added “CS” marking on the tang. The stamp is probably post-war, but the ghost of an earlier “CS” stamp can be seen beneath it.

The musket is accompanied by a copy of a July 8, 1937 dated letter written by a Celia Ramey certifying that the “Confederate short musket Springfield 1839 was carried by my grandfather Virgil M. Ramey in the War of Southern Independence while serving with Col. Mosby’s Rangers.” While there is no record of a Virgil M. Ramey in the rolls of Mosby’s Virginia Partisan Ranger Regiment during the war, there was a Private “M. Ramey” who served in Co. E and this is probably Ms. Ramey’s grandfather. This is a very interesting unofficial carbine, with a connection to both a listed Confederate cavalry trooper and a famous unit.

This is an antique firearm and transfers with no federal restriction. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Aviation

Archive of letters from Lindbergh to his sons’ camp

director, requesting a balance of anonymity and adventure in Colorado’s wilderness

489.

Charles Lindbergh Archive of (6) Typed Letters Signed to His Sons’ Camp Director: “The boys accounts of their river trips often make me envious”. Archive of six TLSs signed “Charles A. Lindbergh,” totaling eight pages, 8.5 x 11, dated from 1946 to 1952. Lindbergh writes to Kenneth Ross to the “Explorers’ Camp, Mancos, Colorado,” regarding his the attendance of his sons Jon and Land. The letters reflect his deep concern for his sons’ safety and privacy during their time at the “Explorers’ Camp,” especially regarding risky river expeditions and public attention due to the family name. While expressing strong parental oversight, Lindbergh also consistently praises the camp’s impact on his sons’ growth, independence, and character.

Excerpts from the letters:

July 10, 1946: “In regard to the Colorado River trip, I gave Jon full authority to accompany you. I was under the impression, however, that the trip was to be taken by several of the boys from camp and that it did not involve extraordinary hazard. From your letter, I gather that you and Jon now plan on making the trip alone. This raises a number of questions in my mind since I know, from flying over it, how vicious the Colorado is in spots. Am I correct in my present assumption that no one will be going on this trip who has made it before? If not, do you feel that you have made a sufficiently detailed study of the rapids to be encountered under various water levels, i.e., very high water and very low water for the season involved. Have previous expeditions made the trip using equipment similar to yours? Have you navigated approximately similar rapids with similar equipment? Has Jon sufficient training in shooting rapids with this equipment to make it advisable for him to go without additional experience? I am not worried about the danger involved if the equipment to be used is carefully selected and if training and experience are adequate. I am firmly opposed however, to Jon’s taking part in a hazardous expedition.”

September 5, 1947: “Jon has returned in excellent condition and is enthusiastic about the camp. He appears to have had a grand summer with you.”

March 23, 1949: “Thank you very much for your March eighteenth letter enclosing Jon’s report for 1948. Naturally we are very pleased. Jon’s looking forward to the 1949 season and to being a Junior Leader in your Camp. In regard to letters home, I think it is best to leave this to his own initiative and responsibility. My telegram last year related to information about the proposed after-season river trip rather than to infrequency of correspondence. There was some confusion in

regard to delivery of telegrams but nothing important or more than is to be expected in connection with the trips away from camp. I fully agree with you in regard to publicity. Our policy has been to request our children to be treated as the others in their group in this respect. We are particularly anxious to avoid individual publicity for them.”

June 2, 1950: “I must leave for a trip abroad within the next few days and write this letter to cover details connected with Land’s camp this summer…All of our five children diverge from each other greatly in characteristics. You will find this to be true of Land and Jon. Land’s relationships and methods of approach are considerably different from those of his brother. Like Jon, Land is capable, dependable, and completely honest. I always have difficulty, however, in realizing that there is an age difference of five years between the two and tend, therefore, to expect of Land much more than I expected of Jon at the same age.”

May 24, 1951: “Jon seems to be doing quite well at Stanford, and keeps us informed about his activities in general. Details, such as you write of, we get only in a roundabout way. Land has been packing his foot-locker the last day or two, and is very happy about his plans for the summer with you. He gained greatly from his experiences at the Explorers Camp last year. I believe he will have an even better time in this, his second, summer. We were a little concerned about his loss in weight when he returned last fall, but he soon gained it back along with toughening of muscle. The boys accounts of their river trips often make me envious. The balance you achieve, in your camp, between organization and freedom, develops initiative and independence in an important and extraordinary way.”

July 24, 1952: “Please do not worry about the publicity concerning Land. As a matter of fact, we did not know about it until your letter arrived. We feel it advisable to avoid personal publicity so far as is practicable, but that has been well in hand in recent years and some is bound to get out now and then newspapers being as they are. the We feel that the Explorers Camp has handled the situation very well. We wish to continue to avoid publicity that singles our children out from others in their group simply because of the fact that they carry a well known name. We believe that interest in them should be based primarily on their own capabilities and accomplishments. My wife and I have no objection whatever to your using our names in your camp literature as you use the names of other parents. The camp has done both Jon and Land a great deal of good, and we are glad to recommend it when the opportunity arises.” In overall fine condition. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Art, Architecture, and Design

537. Keith Haring Signed Magazine. Issue of the German art magazine Art – Das Kunstmagazin from February 1984, 134 pages, 8.5 x 11, the front cover featuring an image of a vivid Keith Haring artwork of ‘siamese twins’ attached at the head, signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “K. Haring.” The issue features a nine-page article on Haring entitled (translated) ‘Graffiti Art: Keith, The WonderBoy.’ In fine condition, with light handling wear. Starting Bid $200

538. Henry van de Velde Signed Photograph. Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist (1863–1957) regarded as one of the most versatile artists of the Art Nouveau movement and as a pioneer of applied arts. Choice 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Henry van de Velde in a forward-facing, three-quarter-length pose by pioneering German portrait photographer Nicola Perscheid, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “Au Herrn Doct. Bondi, van de Velde, 1903.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $300

Animation and Comic Art

564. Walt Disney Signed Check. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Disney, “Walter E. Disney,” payable to Walt Disney—Special Acct. for $425, May 20, 1948. Impressively matted and framed with images of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse to an overall size of 18.5 x 19.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

565. Walt Disney Signed Big Golden Book - Walt Disney’s Peter Pan. Signed book: Walt Disney’s Peter Pan: A Big Golden Book. First edition. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1952. Pictorial hardcover, 9.5 x 13.25, 25 pages. Signed and inscribed on the attractive first free end page (illustration of Peter Pan flying with the Darling children and Tinker Bell over London) in fountain pen, “To Christina Drupper, Best wishes, Walt Disney.” Autographic condition: fine, with a few light stains to the signed page, not affecting the signature. Book condition: Starting Bid $300

Solicited for a magazine contribution, Louisa May Alcott names her price:
“I do not write anything for less than $100 & the length makes no difference”

604. Louisa May Alcott Autograph Letter Signed: “I do not write anything for less than $100 & the length makes no difference”. ALS signed “L. M. Alcott,” two pages, 5.75 x 5.5, January 3, [no year]. Handwritten letter to a “Mr. Stockton” concerning her writing rates. In full: “Mrs. Dodge desires me to name a price for the accompanying article. I do not write anything for less than $100 & the length makes no difference. As I have not broken my rule for others I cannot even for Saint Nicholas.” In fine condition, with edge toning from prior display. Accompanied by a photogravure portrait featuring her facsimile signature.

St. Nicholas was a popular monthly American children’s magazine, founded by Roswell Smith and Mary Mapes Dodge in 1873. Alcott was a regular contributor, serializing her novels ‘Eight Cousins,’ ‘Under the Lilacs,’ and ‘Jack and Jill: A Village Story’ in the magazine. Starting Bid $300

Manuscript leaf from Louisa May Alcott’s draft of ‘Jack and Jill: A Village Story’

605. Louisa May Alcott Handwritten Manuscript Page from ‘Jack and Jill: A Village Story’. Unsigned handwritten manuscript leaf by Louisa May Alcott, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, no date but circa 1879–1880. A page from Louisa May Alcott’s original manuscript for ‘Jack and Jill: A Village Story,’ a juvenile novel first serialized in St. Nicholas magazine December 1879–October 1880. In part: “Twilight came before it was done, & a great pile of things loomed up on her table, with no visible means of repair, for Molly’s work basket was full of nuts, & her thimble down a hole in the shed-floor where the cats had dropped it in their play.

‘I’ll ask Bat for hooks & tape, & papa for some money to buy scissors & things, for I don’t know where mine are. Glad I can’t do any more now! Being neat is such hard work!’ & Molly threw herself down on the rug beside the old wooden cradle in which Boo was blissfully rocking with a cargo of toys aboard. She watched her time & as soon as her father had done supper she hastened to say before he got to his desk, ‘Please, papa, I want a dollar to get some brass buttons and things to fix Boo’s clothes with. He wore a hole in his new trousers coasting down the Kembles’ steps. And can’t I wash him? He needs it, and Miss Bat won’t let me have a tub.’” Alcott makes a number of revisions and corrections to the text, striking through and rewriting several words. In fine condition.

Jack and Jill: A Village Story was published in 1880 by Louisa May Alcott, during the later part of her career when she was already a well-established author. Though aimed at young readers, Jack and Jill reflected Alcott’s ongoing commitment to writing morally instructive stories grounded in domestic life and personal development. The Hartford Daily Courant praised Jack and Jill as ‘the best [Alcott] has written for years’ and said that some readers thought it as good as or better than Little Women. The novel was part of a wave of post–Little Women publications that cemented her reputation as a leading voice in American juvenile fiction. Starting Bid $300

606. Hans Christian Andersen Signed Sheet Music Booklet for ‘Ole Lukøje’. Early Danish-language sheet music booklet entitled (translated) “Vaudevilles, performed at Copenhagen Theatre, arranged for Pianoforte with Lyrics,” which contains music and lyrics for Hans Christian Andersen’s literary fairy tale ‘Ole Lukøje,’ 11 pages, 10.25 x 13.25, signed in the upper right corner of the front cover in black ink, “H. C. Andersen.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, toning, and foxing throughout. Ole Lukøje is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen published in 1841, which is based upon a folk tale telling of a mysterious mythic creature of the Sandman who gently takes children to sleep and, depending on how good or bad they were, shows them various dreams. Starting Bid $200

“Before Socrates went to heaven, he had to swallow the poison!”

607. Hans Christian Andersen Autograph Quotation Signed: “Before Socrates went to heaven, he had to swallow the poison!”. 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. AQS signed “H. C. Andersen,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4.75 sheet, dated September 17, 1847. From Leipzig, Andersen writes (translated): “Don’t fear the powerful winds, the strong streams—Before Socrates went to heaven, he had to swallow the poison!” Affixed to a slightly larger off-white card and in fine condition, with some minor wrinkling from mounting.

Andersen references the death of Socrates, who drank a cup of poison hemlock after being convicted of impiety and sentenced to death. The author had recently returned from a trip to Britain, where he enjoyed literary acclaim and popularity among high society, and he wrote these encouraging lines in his post-trip exaltation. Interesting words of wisdom from a sparkling literary light of the nineteenth century. Starting Bid $200

Chekhov moves to “Malaya Dmitrovka, House of Firgang,” where he would complete the classics ‘Ward No. 6’ and ‘The Duel’

608. Anton Chekhov Autograph Letter Signed, Providing His New Moscow Address: “Malaya Dmitrovka, House of Firgang”. Esteemed Russian playwright and short-story writer (1860–1904). Rare ALS in Russian, signed “A. Chekhov,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, December 12, [no year]. Handwritten letter to “the most respected Ivan Maximovich!,” in part (translated): “I have returned. I am giving you my new address: Malaya Dmitrovka, House of Firgang. Be so kind to order that my account be prepared and very shortly I will visit you to express to you my respect.”

In very good to fine condition, with small areas of paper loss to the edges, affecting none of the handwriting. The Russian writer’s autograph is extremely rare—this is the first Chekhov letter we have offered.

Chekhov resided in an outbuilding on the Firgang estate at 29 Malaya Dmitrovka Street in Moscow from 1890 to 1892. This marked a particularly prolific period in his career, working on his documentary novel Sakhalin Island while completing stories such as ‘Ward No. 6,’ ‘The Duel,’ and ‘The Grasshopper.’ Starting Bid $300

“Hope you like my new one”—Hemingway writes to his favorite bookseller, referring to ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ and requesting a dozen new books

609. Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Signed to a Scribner’s Bookseller, Referring to The Old Man and the Sea: “Hope you like my new one”. ALS signed “E.H.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, June 24, 1952. Handwritten letter to C. W. Wilcox of Scribner’s Retail Book Store in New York City, in part: “Thanks for sending me the presents. It was very damned nice of you. Would you please send and charge me the following: Flamingo Hunt—Paul A. Zabel, Bobbs-Merrill—The Trouble with Cinderella, Artie Shaw—Harpoon Venture, Gavin Maxwell, Viking—The Strange Brigade, John Jennings—The World of George Jean Nathan, Knopf—The Secret Road, Bruce Lancaster (Little Brown)—Submarine, Commander E. L. Beach, Henry Holt—The Atom Spies, Oliver Pilat, Putnam’s—Tales of Adventurers, Geoffrey Household—Monsoon Seas, Alan Villiers—Basic Astronomy, Peter Van De Camp, Random—The Thurber Album, Simon and Schuster.

Haven’t drawn many good ones lately. The trouble with that matador book is that if Manolete wasn’t drunk on the day of the fight when he was killed it was a terrible thing to write. He had Manolete on the cover and references all through the book. Thank you very much for sending it though. Hope you like my new one. Let me know will you please.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Hemingway’s own hand.

Wilcox’s 1969 New York Times obituary opens with a mention of his relationship with Hemingway: ‘When Ernest Hemingway was living near a lime grove in Cuba, Charles William Wilcox sent him a barrel of synthetic lime juice. It should have been no surprise. For years Mr. Wilcox had selected the books Hemingway read, so why not choose his lime juice? Between 1919, when he became a bookseller at the Scribner Store on Fifth Avenue, and his retirement 37 years later, Mr. Wilcox told Hemingway and many other writers of the day what to read—and chastised them if they did not follow his advice.’

Here, Hemingway requests a number of books to be sent to him in Cuba—ranging from adventure stories to entertainment memoirs. He also dishes some ‘chastising’ back to Wilcox, complaining about an unfair portrayal of the legendary Spanish bullfighter Manolete, who was killed in a fatal goring on August 29, 1947.

He goes on to refer to his “new one”—The Old Man and the Sea—which would be published in Life Magazine on September 1, 1952, and released in book form by Scribner’s a week later. As one of Scribner’s influential bookmen, Wilcox may have been afforded a preview of Hemingway’s classic tale of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin. A fabulous literary letter by the celebrated American author. Starting Bid $1000

Hemingway seeks the status of taxidermy trophies—including a black-maned lion, impala, leopard, and wildebeest—collected during his near-fatal

1954 African safari

610. Ernest Hemingway Autograph Note Signed on Mary Hemingway Typed Letter Signed, re: Taxidermy Safari Trophies of a Black-Maned Lion, Impala, Kudu, and Buffalo. TLS by Mary Hemingway, signed “Mary,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, August 25, 1954. Letter to Kit Figgis, a British expat living in Africa who assisted Ernest and Mary Hemingway in the aftermath of their plane crashes in January 1954. Mary Hemingway asks if Figgis can check on the status their safari trophies awaiting taxidermy by P. Zimmermann—”the black-maned lion killed at Kimana Swamp…the Impala killed at Salengi in September, to be head-mounted with cape…Lesser Kudu killed at Magadi…Buffalo, killed at Magadi in October, to have skull and horns mounted on wooden plaque.” She lists some less important pieces—”two Orix, a leopard, wildebeest, kongoni, Gerenuk”—and suggests that they be sent to an American taxidermist “if he would prefer to get our stuff out of the way.”

In the margin, Ernest Hemingway writes a message signed “Papa” and “E.H.,” in part: “Sorry to bother you with this but it seems bad for Mary to run any chance of losing her trophies she worked so hard for…Hope everything is well with you, the children and old Larry. Will write you properly soon. I do so hope everything is OK with my God-child and you. Love, Papa. Excuse bad penmanship. Am scrubbing this PS with the back of a Town and Country as a desk sitting in the old big chair. All parts getting in good shape. Mary fine and well… we plan to be back be this time next year.” Mary adds a postscript of her own: “Papa is very much better and improving—he was pretty bear up—M.” In fine condition.

In 1954, the Hemingways embarked on a safari in Africa, seeking adventure and inspiration amid the wild landscapes of the Belgian Congo, Kenya, and Rwanda. They pursued lions, buffalo, and other large animals, collecting trophies that reflected the author’s fascination with the primal thrill of big-game hunting. The trip, however, became infamous for two near-fatal plane crashes which left Hemingway seriously injured with burns, internal bleeding, and a fractured skull. Despite the trauma, he downplayed his injuries and even joked about premature obituaries published in the press. The ordeal deepened his mythic persona and reaffirmed the themes of danger and survival that permeated his later works. Starting Bid $300

Beautifully penned original poem from Rudyard Kipling, a sestet curiously entitled
‘A Song of Kabir,’ with words matching a different Kipling poem, ‘The Prayer’

612. Rudyard Kipling Original Handwritten Poem - ‘A Song of Kabir’ or ‘The Prayer’. Original handwritten poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled ‘A Song of Kabir,’ penned neatly on an off-white 4.5 x 2.25 sheet, which is signed and dated below, “Rudyard Kipling, Engelberg, 1912.” The poem reads: “My brother kneels, so saith Kabir, / To stone and brass in heathen wise: / But in my brother’s voice I hear / My own unanswered agonies. / His God is as his fates assign – / His prayer is all the world’s – and mine.” Matted and framed with a handsome vintage portrait photo of Kipling to an overall size of 10 x 14.5; frame backing bears an affixed sheet of ‘Bateman’s Burwahs, Sussex’ letterhead, 4.75 x 6.25, which is annotated in the hand of Kipling’s widow, Caroline Starr Balestier, who writes: “With Mrs. Rudyard Kipling’s compliments. 9th February 1938.” In fine condition, with light silvering to the edges of the image.

A beautiful handwritten poem from Kipling, albeit one that presents something of a mystery. The poem offers, in essence, parts of two Kipling poems: the body of the poem matches with a different poem, a single quintain entitled ‘The Prayer,’ while the poem entitled ‘A Song of Kabir,’ is most commonly associated with a poem of four quatrains, which begins: ‘Oh, light was the world that he weighed in his hands! / Oh, heavy the tale of his fiefs and his lands! / He has gone from the guddee and put on the shroud, / And departed in guise of bairagi avowed!’

‘The Prayer’ was first published in December 1901 as a heading to Chapter XIV of Kipling’s novel Kim, and then collected in Songs from Books and other later verse collections. According to The Kipling Society: ‘Confusingly, in the American edition of Songs from Books (1912), ‘The Prayer’ is entitled ‘A Song of Kabir.’ This is, in fact, a different poem linked to ‘The Miracle of Purun Baghat’ in The Second Jungle Book. The confusion must have arisen because both poems are concerned with ‘Kabir.’ This was remedied the following year in the English edition of Songs from Books (1913), which, unlike the American edition, also included the poems from The Jungle Books.’ Starting Bid $300

Jack London carefully counts his words, observing the economics of authorship:
“You ought to have dropped that into two books. They would have earned you at least twice as much, and you would have felt that you had done twice as much”

614. Jack London Autograph Letter Signed on the Economics of Authorship, Counting His Words: “Call of the Wild 30,000, The Game 15,000, Before Adam 40,000, White Fang 70,000”. ALS, nine pages, 5 x 8, May 2, 1909. Handwritten letter to “Jim,” fellow author Herman Whitaker, commenting on the economics of writing. From “on board S.S. Tymeric bound from Australia to Ecuador,” London writes, in part: “I thought this was a good chance to get experience on board a Tramp steamer, so started home the long way around. Shall run up to Quito, see a bull-fight, look around, and hurry along home. Expect to be in California some time in July. Gee! that’s a crackerjack—’The Planter,’ 168,000 words! I swear, Jim, you’re making a mistake. Your stuff is all readable, ever line of it, & 168,000 words for $1.08 (department store) is too full a measure. You ought to have dropped that into two books. They would have earned you at least twice as much, and you would have felt that you had done twice as much.

Look at me: Call of the Wild 30,000, The Game 15,000, Before Adam 40,000, White Fang 70,000, No collection of short stories more than 50,000, ‘Adventure’ 70,000. This last one I’ve just finished—have placed it to-day in Soloman Islands. Love & adventure. I was running over my stuff yesterday not yet published in book-form to show you that I, too, have not been idle, I found that when I had completed present short story & written one more short story that I shall have 9 books to be published. Most of them are collections, & one of them is ‘Martin Eden’ which doesn’t go on the market till this fall.—

All told, 28 books, but they were not 168,000-word books. You’d better reform, Jim, & give less generous measure to your public. I agree with you heartily about Lewis in all you say. Two things he lacks: (1) imagination in style; (2) biology in its relation to sociology…

Your speaking of Percy reminded me of the days we used to box…I’ll look for a bout with him when we meet. I’m boxing every day with the three mates of the Tymeric. Black eyes & bloody noses all the time. We’re going it hard, I can tell you. I took the third clean off his feet yesterday with a left hook. All I can say, despite two game thumbs and a dozen face-bruises, that I am the least marked of any of them. They are all husky young English fellows and they not afraid of taking punishment—nor are they afraid to give it. There isn’t a muscle in my body that isn’t aching and sore.

Charmian has had four attacks of fever since coming on board, & I’ve had one. Also our Jap. boy has had a touch. So you see we’re not free from it yet, & it’s eight months since we contracted it—nay, nine months. If you want the raw edge of the world the Solomons are hard to beat.” Each page has been tipped-in to a larger 10 x 13.5 full morocco volume, which also houses original bookplates of Jack London and his wife Charmian; an ALS signed “Charmian London (Mrs. Jack London,” regarding the sale of this letter by Whitaker’s estate; and two signed photographs of Charmian London (one also bearing a Jack London signature stamped in facsimile). In overall fine condition, with scattered light staining to the last page of the letter. Starting Bid $1000

611. Henrik Ibsen Autograph Note Signed on Calling Card. 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. ANS in German, signed “Henrik Ibsen,” penned on the reverse of one of his personal calling cards, 3.75 x 2.25, simply imprinted on the front with his name, dated at Munich, April 13, 1888. Ibsen writes, in full (translated): “Allow me to express my sincere and most respectful thanks for your kind dispatch.” In very good to fine condition, with stains and old adhesive residue to the imprinted side. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Ibsen’s hand to “Dr. jur. J. Winckel” in Castell, Wurzburg. Starting Bid $200

“The description of the Bandar-Log in the Jungle Book was not written as a description of the French nation”

613. Rudyard Kipling Typed Letter Signed on The Jungle Book. TLS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Bateman’s, Burwash, Sussex letterhead, January 26, 1927. Letter to an unidentified gentleman, in full: “In reply to your letter of yesterday, the description of the Bandar-Log in the Jungle Book was not written as a description of the Franch [sic] nation.” The upper left corner is marked “Private.” Affixed to the bottom is an old newspaper clipping in French, which reads, in part (translated): ‘One of our colleagues writes that Rudyard Kipling has always loved France, ever since his youth there…This is not entirely true. Before the war, Kipling, on the contrary, had little love for the French; he even painted us, in The Jungle Book, in the guise of the monkey people, the ‘bandar logs.’’ In fine condition.

Bandar-log is a term used in Rudyard Kipling’s classic 1894 novel, The Jungle Book, to describe the monkeys of the Seeonee jungle. In Hindi, Bandar means ‘monkey’ and log means ‘people’ – hence the term simply refers to ‘monkey people.’ The term has also become a broader idiom for people who are considered vacuous, jabbering, and lacking in seriousness. Starting Bid $200

“J. K. Rowling, Christmas 2008”—spectacular limited deluxe edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard

615. J. K. Rowling Signed Book - The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Deluxe Collector’s Edition). Signed book: The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Deluxe collector’s edition. London: Children’s High Level Group, 2008. Ornately embellished hardcover, 4.75 x 6.75, 179 pages. Beautifully signed on the half-title page in blue ink, “J. K. Rowling,” who adds above, “Christmas 2008.” Complete with its beautiful embroidered velvet bag, illustration prints, and large leather-bound clamshell case with cardstock slipcover. Autographic condition: very fine. Book condition: NF/None in a VG slipcase, with edgewear and a few surface scuffs and dings to the case. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services. Starting Bid $300

“I can’t remember when I last had a picture taken, but here is an edition of a book you may not have”

616. J. D. Salinger Partial Autograph Letter Signed. Partial ALS, one page, 5.25 x 4.75, December 25, 1963. Portion of a handwritten letter sent by Salinger from his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, which reads: “…like it).

I can’t remember when I last had a picture taken, but here is an edition of a book you may not have. I send it with all good wishes. Please get well and write me a long letter.” In fine condition. This letter dates to the same year that Salinger published Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, a single volume that featured two novellas previously published in The New Yorker: Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters (1955) and Seymour: An Introduction (1959). Little, Brown republished them in this anthology in 1963, marking the first time the novellas had appeared in book form. According to Publishers Weekly, the book was the third best-selling novel in the United States in 1963. Starting Bid $300

“I used to look like this”

617. George Bernard Shaw Signed Photograph: “I used to look like this”. Exquisite 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo of the youthful Irish writer by W. & D. Downey of London, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “I used to look like this. G. Bernard Shaw, 16 Oct. 1929.” In fine condition, with slightly trimmed edges. At the time of signing, Shaw was 73 years old—and well-recognized as the leading dramatist of his generation, having been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. Starting Bid $200

Signed limited edition of Dylan Thomas’s final poetry collection, In Country Sleep

618. Dylan Thomas Signed Book - In Country Sleep (Ltd. Ed. 28/100). Signed book: In Country Sleep. First edition, limited issue, numbered 28/100. NY: New Directions, 1952. Hardcover with slipcase, 6 x 8.75, 34 pages, with tipped-on title page portrait of Thomas by Marion Morehouse. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen, “Dylan Thomas.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/None in the original G+ slipcase, with edgewear and chipping to the case. A superb, highly limited example of Dylan Thomas’s last collection of poetry—carrying the first appearance of ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’—published one year before his death. Starting Bid $200

Music Lisztomania—a remarkable display featuring a musical manuscript, autograph letter, and twelve strands of the composer’s hair

654. Franz Liszt

Handwritten Musical Quotation, Autograph Letter Signed, and Strands of Hair. Outstanding display featuring a handwritten musical manuscript by Franz Liszt, an autograph letter signed by Liszt, and twelve strands of Liszt’s hair, double-matted and framed together with a few images and a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 27 x 27.25.

The display includes:

- Handwritten musical quotation by Franz Liszt, unsigned, one page, 12 x 9, comprising several bars of music from ‘Salve Polonia Interludium aus dem Oratorium Stanislaus.’ Annotated in the lower right by a “Dr. Gille,” in full (translated): “I hereby confirm that the above is written by Fr. Liszt in his own hand.” Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter from German music publishing house G. Henle Verlag, indicating that the piece had been identified as a fragment of a proof sheet and would be included in a catalogue raisonné of Liszt’s works.

- ALS in French, signed “F. Liszt,” one page, 5 x 7.75, no date. Handwritten letter by Liszt, in full (translated): “As soon as you arrive, have somebody take you to Lefebre’s, 40 Ste Cecile Street where you will find me with open arms.”

- Approximately twelve strands of Liszt’s hair, taken from a larger lock, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from University Archives. Included photocopies of provenance materials indicate that the original lock was displayed upon an inscribed photograph of Liszt with his friend and student, Carl V. Lachmund.

In overall fine condition, with light creasing to the letter. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Unprecedented compendium of over 100

signed musical quotations from history’s most revered classical composers, highlighted by masters such as Alexander Borodin, Edvard Grieg, Camille

Saint-Saens, Anton Rubinstein, Alexander Glazunov, and many others

653. Composers Autograph Album with (100+) Signed Musical Quotations, Including Alexander Borodin, Edvard Grieg, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Many More. Marvelous leather-bound autograph album, 8.25 x 5, containing over 100 signed autograph musical quotations by popular composers and musicians from the late 1880s and early 1900s, a group highlighted by an exceptionally rare handwritten musical quotation from the great Russian Romantic composer Alexander Borodin, who signs his name an astounding three times, “A. Borodin,” adds several bars of music from a work entitled, “Der reizendsten ‘Ersten Geige,’” and writes an inscription to “Fraulein Elise von Hartog…Antweren, 7th 1885.” Other standouts include musical quotations from Norwegian master Edvard Grieg, who writes 10 bars of music from his Ballade Opus 24, and Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo, who pens three bars from the third act of “La Boheme.” Additional quotations appear from Vincent D’Indy, Anton Rubinstein, Ignacy Padarewski, Pietro Mascagni, Arthur Nikisch, Carl Reinecke, Max Reger, Eugen d’Albert, Alexander Glazunov, Léo Delibes, Camille Saint-Saens, and many, many others. The front of the album page is gilttitled with the name of the album’s owner, Elise de Hartog, the adopted daughter of the Dutch composer Edouard de Hartog (1826-1909). It seems that Hartog made a study tour starting in Amsterdam in 1880, which was later continued in Belgium and Germany. During this tour, she met numerous eminent musicians who all contributed to her ‘liber amicorum.’ In overall fine condition, with wear to the spine and covers, and three of the pages detached. A remarkable assemblage of classical luminaries made special by the presence of Alexander Borodin, who remains virtually unobtainable across all handwritten formats. Our research reveals no other example of an autograph musical quotation from the Russian composer. Starting Bid $1000

656. Johann Strauss II Autograph Musical Quotation Signed. Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899) known as the ‘Waltz King,’ who is remembered for such classics as ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ and the ‘Emperor Waltz,’ and for the operetta staple, ‘Die Fledermaus.’ Choice AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 3 album page, signed below in ink, “Johann Strauss.” The ‘Waltz King’ boldly pens a few bars of music from one of his works. Impressively suede-matted and framed with a portrait and biographical plaque to an overall size of 19 x 20. The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $200

Tchaikovsky forwards “the violin solo part” in advance of his first London concert

657. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Autograph Letter Signed in Advance of His London Debut: “I will be mailing to you today the violin solo part”. ALS in German, signed “P. Tschaikowsky,” one page, 5 x 7.75, March 7, 1888. Handwritten letter to “Herr Berger,” the pianist and composer Francesco Berger, in full (translated): “I expect to arrive in London at 19:00 hours and will be staying at Hotel Dieudonne, as you had suggested I should. I will be mailing to you today the violin solo part (printed in the 1st violin part). Looking forward to seeing you soon.” Impressively cloth-matted and framed with a portrait, biographical plaque, and translation to an overall size of 28.25 x 24.75. In fine condition.

Francesco Berger was a piano teacher and a professor at the Royal Academy of Music who served as the honorary secretary of the Philharmonic Society for 27 years. At the time of writing, Tchaikovsky was scheduled to conduct a Philharmonic Society concert at St. James’s Hall on March 22nd, marking his first-ever performance in London. The program included his ‘Serenade for String Orchestra’ (Op. 48) and ‘Theme and Variations’ from his Suite No. 3 (Op. 55). The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu. Starting Bid $300

Parlophone promo card signed by the Beatles when they played the Leyton Baths in early April 1963

658. Beatles Signed Parlophone Promo Card - Obtained at the Leyton Baths on April 8, 1963. Desirable Parlophone Records promo card for the Beatles from the summer of 1963, 5.75 x 3.5, featuring an Angus McBean portrait of the band taken at EMI House, Manchester Square, London, on January 21, 1963, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ballpoint, “To Pam, Love from the Beatles, Ringo Starr,” “John Lennon, xxx,” and “George Harrison, xxx,” and in red ballpoint, “Paul McCartney.” The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at Leyton Swimming Baths in Leyton, London, England, on April 8, 1963. In very good condition, with light scuffing and soiling, a small edge chip, and a corner crease passing through McCartney’s signature.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter of provenance from the nephew of the original recipient: “I can confirm that the enclosed item belonged to my late aunt. She attended The Beatles concert at Leyton Baths in April 1963. She was 18 years old at that time and lived in the area. During conversations with her over recent years she said the card was signed by all four members of The Beatles after their concert. The card was personalised to her and she said she met the band in person.” Starting Bid $1000

John, Paul, and George sign in the Bahamas while filming their second feature film, Help!

659. Beatles Signatures and (9) Original Candid Photographs - Obtained in the Bahamas During the Filming of Help! (March 7, 1965). Vintage ballpoint signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, who adds the inscription, “To Gloria from the boys,” on the reverse of an off-white 8.5 x 13 International Passenger Baggage Declaration sheet. The consignor notes that the signatures were obtained at Nassau International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 7, 1965, when the Beatles were filming scenes for their second feature film, Help! Includes a group of nine original vintage color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 snapshot photos of the Beatles taken on the tarmac on the same day. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and intersecting folds.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a detailed letter of provenance from the daughter of the original recipient: “My father joined Pan American World Airways after returning home from serving in WWII as both a D Day and Battle of the Bulge vet. Daddy was a senior purser with Pan Am for 36 years until his retirement. During his career, he met many celebrities and often had them as regular passengers on flights…But, one day, imagine finding yourself in the company of The Beatles, in the height of their fame and number one songs…all by accident?!

On 7 March 1965, The Beatles were shooting an airport tarmac scene in Nassau for the film HELP! A Pan Am plane was parked on the tarmac with tarmac stairs for The Beatles to use, running up and down them and acting comical on the tarmac. My Daddy was the purser on that flight along with the other flight crew. A German stewardess (blonde in blue uniform) always traveled with her camera and together, she and my Daddy took photos of the Beatles, both with them and during the filming. My Daddy is in uniform (white shirt, tie, hat). Also seen in some of the photos is film director, Richard Lester (butter yellow sweater), well-known in the 60’s and 70’s and directed both Beatles’ films.

My Daddy had a Pan Am International Baggage Claim form that was blank on the back. He asked the Beatles to autograph it for his daughter, a young, devoted Beatles fan. George wrote ‘To Gloria from the Boys’ and my Dad’s handwriting noted date and location on the upper right-hand corner. Ringo refused to sign, which was disappointing to my Dad. This was during a film break, so there was no intrusion.” Starting Bid $1000

The Beatles tour Sweden, sign alongside several of

the

nation’s biggest soccer stars

660. Beatles Signatures (Swedish Tour, October 1963 or July 1964). Vintage ballpoint signatures, “John Lennon,” “George Harrison,” “Paul [McCartney],” and “Ringo Starr,” on opposite sides of a single off-white 4.75 x 3 album page, still housed in its original Swedish spiral-bound autograph album; other signers in the album include soccer stars and athletes like Nacka Skoglund, Gunnar Nordahl, Bengt Berndtsson, Per-Owe Trollsas, Reino Borjesson, and Nils Johansson. In fine condition, with weak ink flow to the start of Lennon’s first name. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Given the album’s plethora of Swedish autographs, it stands to reason that the Beatles’ signatures were obtained when the band toured Sweden in late October 1963 or in late July 1964. Starting Bid $1000

Vintage signatures of three of the Fab Four

661. Beatles Signatures (McCartney, Lennon, and Starr). Vintage circa 1965-1966 ballpoint signatures of three Beatles—”Paul McCartney,” “Ringo Starr,” and “John Lennon”—on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, old tape stains to the side edges, and some skipping to Paul and John’s signatures. Starting Bid $300

662. Beatles: George Harrison Signed Photograph. Book photo of the Beatles, 7.5 x 5.5, signed in the upper border in blue ballpoint by George Harrison. The image is a photograph taken by Robert Freeman during the band’s first American concert, which took place at the Washington Coliseum on February 11, 1964, while they performed on stage. Matted to a slightly larger size and in fine condition, with some skipping to the signature. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a lengthy, detailed letter from the original recipient who describes how he met Harrison at an Indian restaurant in 1988. Starting Bid $200

Incredible, uninscribed ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ promotional photograph signed by

John Lennon, originating from the collection of Beatles press officer Derek Taylor

663. Beatles: John Lennon Signed ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Promotional Photograph - From the Collection of Beatles Press Officer Derek Taylor. Incredible glossy 8 x 10 promotional photo of John Lennon wearing a leather jacket and standing in a doorway at JagerPassage Wohlwillstrasse 22 in Hamburg, Germany, an image originally taken by German photographer Jürgen Vollmer in April 1961, signed prominently in the lower section in black felt tip by Lennon. The image, which was famously used as the front cover image for Lennon’s 1975 album ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ also features the blurred figures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe walking along the street. The consignor notes that Lennon signed this photo, and others like it, to promote the February 17, 1975, release of his fifth and final solo studio album, Rock ‘n’ Roll, which contained rock songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s as covered by Lennon. In fine condition.

Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from REAL and Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who states: “The signature dates from very close to the time of release of the album and it is a textbook example of John’s autograph from that time period. This signed photograph was originally from the collection of former Beatles publicist/press agent Derek Taylor, and it is an extraordinary John Lennon solo era signed photograph.” A superb signed photo that boasts a classic image of Lennon during an early and significant period of Beatles history. Starting Bid $1000

“John Lennon was at a table with Eric Burdon and the Animals”—vintage handbill for London’s Speakeasy Club, signed by Lennon in early August 1967

664. Beatles: John Lennon Signed 1967 ‘Speakeasy Club’ Handbill. Vintage 1967 light green 8.5 x 6 handbill for the Speakeasy Club in London, England, signed in blue ballpoint by John Lennon. Includes a Speakeasy Club membership card, 3.75 x 2.5, which is signed in blue ballpoint by Eric Burdon, who adds “The Animals, love.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and some faint toning. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of authenticity from the cousin of the original recipient: ‘Enclosed please find the autographs of John Lennon and Eric Burdon from August of 1967. I have also included my cousin’s (Tom Tondo) diary from his trip to England. I have tabbed the page that referenced him getting Mr. Lennon’s signature. You will also find additional memorabilia he had from that trip such as his personal notes, a club card, and transit map.”

The referenced section of Tondo’s diary, dated August 8, 1967, reads: “BEFORE I write – anything I must say that I met (talked to) John Lennon of The Beatles! It happened in the morning (actually – to be technical – on August 9th at 3:15 at the Speakeasy Club. I got his autograph and talked to him. He signed his name with this very pen I’m writing this with. He was very sharp and witty. For example, I said ‘Hey John, I know you don’t like to be bothered signing autographs…’

And before I had a chance to finish, he said, ‘How do you know?’ I said, ‘Well, ah – ah – I guess I don’t really know but I just assumed that.’ Then I told him I didn’t normally collect autographs, but there were only four people whose autographs I would ever want, and that is: The Beatles.

Then he said something in return, but I didn’t quite understand him. He said something about ‘You mean you wouldn’t want Kruschev’s (sic) or Johnson’s autograph?’ Thinking he said that, I said, ‘No No, I just want The Beatles autographs.’ Then I asked him if The Beatles were going to change their name to Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He once again gave me a witty answer and said, ‘What do you mean? What’s wrong with having two names? Will you accept us if we use the name ‘Beatles’ on one side of a record and ‘Sergeant Pepper’ on the other side?’ Again I had to admit he was right…Finally, I asked ‘Oh? Do you mean that your next album will use both names?’ He said, ‘Maybe, that’s an idea.’ He walked out of the John (bathroom) and as he left I said, ‘Thanks, John.’ He said, ‘It’s all right.’ I still don’t believe it happened…Sammy Davis Jr. was also at The Speakeasy… John Lennon was at a table with Eric Burdon and the Animals who are playing at the Speakeasy on Thursday nite. I hope to see them.” Starting Bid $500

Beautifully signed and uninscribed first edition of In His Own Write, John Lennon’s nonsensical book of poetry, stories, and illustrations

665. Beatles: John Lennon Signed Book - In His Own Write. Signed book: In His Own Write. First edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. Hardcover, 5.5 x 7, 78 pages. Signed beautifully on the first free end page in black ink by John Lennon. In fine condition. First published in London in 1964, Lennon’s first literary effort is a thin volume comprised of nonsensical, disjointed short stories and line drawings. The first solo effort of any of the Beatles, In His Own Write remains a great showcase of Lennon’s creative talent, with this particular uninscribed example in unusually nice condition. Starting Bid $300

Signed and uninscribed copy of John Lennon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, a tribute album to his favorite rockers of the 1950s and 1960s

666. Beatles: John Lennon Signed Album - Rock ‘n’ Roll. Rock ‘n’ Roll album by John Lennon, who has signed the front cover in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with a discount hole to the upper right corner, and very poor signature contrast, visible in part over Lennon’s shirt, and in full only at an angle. The record is not included. The album’s famous front cover shows a young John Lennon wearing a leather jacket and standing in a doorway at Jager-Passage Wohlwillstrasse 22 in Hamburg, Germany, an image that was originally taken by German photographer Jürgen Vollmer in April 1961. The photo also featured the blurred figures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe walking along the street. Starting Bid $200

Lennon buys a mic stand and cassette tapes just days before commencing the Sgt. Pepper sessions

667. Beatles: John Lennon. DS, one page, 8.25 x 10.25, December 1, 1966. Receipt for a purchase of “1 Floor Stand & Boom…9 4p. Cassette Tapes c 90…16 M.3 Flashbulbs” from Studio Jeunesse in London. In fine condition, with a block of toning to the upper left corner, and staple and filing holes to left border. The ideal vintage Lennon signature is unaffected by any of the stamps or notations on this interesting art-related document. Later that week, on December 6, the Beatles would begin recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band—perhaps the most influential album ever produced. Given this coincidental timing, perhaps the tapes and microphone stand Lennon purchased from Studio Jeunesse were used during these early Sgt. Pepper’s sessions—maybe even used to record a ‘Lucy in the Sky’ demo! Starting Bid $300

668. Beatles: John Lennon Signed Photograph, Presented to Help! Actress Wendy Richard. Scarce vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 Fropax Eskimo Frood Ltd. publicity photo of John Lennon of the Beatles, signed and inscribed on the reverse in ink, “To Wendy, love from, John Lennon, x.” In very fine condition. Printed below the signature is “John Lennon M.B.E.,” a reference to his appointment as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, which was bestowed upon him and his fellow Beatles at Buckingham Palace on October 26, 1965. Four years later, on November 25, 1969, Lennon wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, informing her that he was returning his MBE. It read: ‘I am returning my MBE as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against ‘Cold Turkey’ slipping down the charts. With love. John Lennon of Bag.’ This gesture had no effect on Lennon’s MBE status, which could be renounced, but ultimately only the Sovereign has the power to annul the original award. The medal, together with Lennon’s letter, is held at the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.The consignor notes that the recipient was English actress Wendy Richard, best known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served?, and as Pauline Fowler on the soap opera EastEnders. Richard appeared in the Beatles’ second film, Help!, but her scene was later cut from the released version. Starting Bid $300

669. Beatles: John Lennon Signature. Bold ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on a beige 6 x 4 album page, with collector’s notation dating the signature to March 20, 1963. Reverse signed by singer Helen Shapiro and emcee Tony Marsh. In fine condition, with a few small blue stains. The Beatles played at the ABC Cinemas in Romford, England, on March 20, 1963, as part of a spring tour with Tommy Roe and Chris Montez. Starting Bid $300

“We’re in Melbourne, just after flying in from Fiji,” writes the Black Sabbath guitarist, “The weather there was great, the only thing I didn’t like was all the bugs all over the place”

670. Black Sabbath: Tony Iommi Autograph Letter Signed - The Heavy Metal Legends Tour Australia in Early 1973. ALS signed “Tony,” penned on the reverse of a color 5.5 x 3.5 postcard of Hong Kong harbor, postmarked on January 14, 1973, from Melbourne, Australia. Handwritten letter to the group’s concert promoter, Norman Hood, in full: “Well we’ve got here OK. At the moment we’re in Melbourne, just after flying in from Fiji, where we spent a few days off. The weather there was great, the only thing I didn’t like was all the bugs all over the place. Hope everything is OK with you Norm. I’ve made a good contact over here for some gigs (good A!) See you soon.” In fine condition, with light scuffing and an old tape stain. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Black Sabbath was in Australia to perform shows as part of their Black Sabbath Vol 4 tour. They performed at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, a day earlier on January 13, 1973. Starting Bid $200

Four pieces of original Eric Clapton artwork for his 1998 album, Pilgrim, forwarded as conceptual guidelines to Japanese manga artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

671. Eric Clapton (4) Original Album Cover Concept Sketches for ‘Pilgrim’. Four original conceptual sketches by Eric Clapton for the front and back covers of his 13th solo studio album, Pilgrim, which was released by Reprise Records on March 10, 1998. The concept drawings are accomplished in felt tip on four off-white sheets of 8.5 x 11.5 notebook paper, which includes two front cover designs and two back cover designs. The front cover examples— one in black-and-white, the other with color—both show the upper portion of a man’s head, half-submerged in water, with his eyes closed, above the album title, “Pilgrim.” The color version shows the man’s flesh-tone skin, a yellow moon/ sun, a bright blue sky, and a dark blue sea/ocean. The black-and-white version features Clapton’s handwritten notations regarding the cover’s coloring and placement: “Dark turquoise,” “Yellow,” “Pink,” “Light turquoise?,” “Shift to centre,” and “black lining.” The two back cover examples are both in color with bright blue skies and dark blue water, with one also featuring the sun/moon object and apparent ripple effects in the water. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

To bring these sketches to fruition, Clapton reached out to renowned Japanese manga artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, whom Clapton had discovered through his 1993 artbook, ALPHA. When Sadamoto agreed to the commission, Clapton forwarded his ideas and sketches for the cover design. An included CD copy of Pilgrimage shows Sadamoto’s final design and artwork.

Once the album was completed, Clapton’s original hand-drawn conceptual artwork was forwarded to graphic designer Bogdan Zarkowski. Zarkowski, who was working on the design for the 1999 Pilgrim world tour program, cleverly and stylishly integrated the sketches into the program’s final design. A copy of the 1999 Japan Tour program is included.

Originates from the estate of graphic designer Bogdan Zarkowski, who worked on various projects for Clapton, such as concert programs and album sleeves. Starting Bid $500

672. The Clash Signed 45 RPM Single Record - ‘London Calling’. Early Dutch CBS Records 45 RPM single record for ‘London Calling / Armagideon Time’ by The Clash, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “Mick Jones, (GTR),” “Paul Simonon,” and “Topper Headon,” and in black ballpoint, “Joe Strummer.” In fine condition. The record is included. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $300

Signed copy of Dylan’s first US Top 10 album—
Bringing It All Back Home

673. Bob Dylan Signed AlbumBringing It All Back Home. Vinyl pressing of Bob Dylan’s fifth studio album, Bringing It All Back Home, signed nicely on the front cover in black felt tip. In very fine condition. The record is included. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Dylan’s manager, Jeff Rosen, who states: “I represent Bob Dylan and have done so for many years. In 2017 he signed a number of individual albums on a rare and limited basis…The chain of custody is directly from Bob Dylan to myself.”

Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock history, Bringing It All Back Home is the first in the trilogy of albums that Dylan recorded in 1965 and 1966, which was followed by Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde. Diverging from acoustic folk music, this album charted a new course for Dylan and took rock music to a new level of complexity and maturity. Divided into an electric and acoustic side, the album features classics such as ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ and ‘Mr. Tambourine Man.’ An unbelievable example of one of Dylan’s greatest albums, deriving from his own personal stock and signed in a controlled environment for his trusted business manager of 30-plus years. Starting Bid $500

“Stay Sweet, Jimi Hendrix”— the Experience rock Northern Ireland as part of the 1967 Whitla Festival at Belfast’s Queen’s University

674. Jimi Hendrix Signature - “Stay Sweet, Jimi Hendrix” (Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 27, 1967). Attractive ballpoint signature, “Stay Sweet, Jimi Hendrix,” on an off-white 7.25 x 9 sheet. The consignor notes that the autograph was obtained at Whitla Hall at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 27, 1967. At the venue, Hendrix was presented with a birthday cake to mark his 25th birthday. This would be the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s only performance in Northern Ireland, with the group performing two shows as part of the Whitla Festival. In fine condition, with intersecting folds.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter of provenance from the son of the original recipient: “The autograph was collected by my mother. She was born 1949 and raised in Northern Ireland. Jimi Hendrix only visited Northern Ireland once, playing the Whitla Hall at Queens College on November 27th 1967. My mother was a student studying Geography at the Queens at that time so she obtained the autograph during this time. She could have procured his autograph at the venue or the airport.” Starting Bid $1000

675. Buddy Holly Signed 1958 ‘The Big Beat’ Program Page. Attractive ‘Buddy Holly & The Crickets’ band page removed from a vintage 1958 program for ‘The Big Beat’ concert series, 9 x 11.5, signed in black ballpoint by Buddy Holly and Joe Mauldin. Triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Vintage signatures of Buddy Holly and the Crickets from 1958, dated to their only tour of the United Kingdom

676. Buddy Holly and the Crickets Signatures (City Hall, Newcastle, on March 6, 1958). Vintage 1958 ballpoint signatures of Buddy Holly and the Crickets—“Buddy Holly,” “Jerry Allison,” and “Joe Mauldin”—on a light peach-colored 6.25 x 4.75 album page. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the City Hall in Newcastle, England, on March 6, 1958, during Holly’s only UK tour. In fine condition, with some light creasing. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “I went to see Buddy Holly and the Crickets with some of my friends, when they played at the City Hall in Newcastle. After the performance, armed with our autograph books, we went downstairs to see if we could get their autographs. I can remember being ushered in one at a time. They were sitting at a table at the far side of the room and it felt rather uncomfortable to be stared at as I walked across! I would only be seventeen at the time.” Starting Bid $300

“You turned my head around / turned me upside down / you turned my head around / blew my mind 69 times”

677. Rick James Original Handwritten Song Lyrics for ‘69 Times’. Early original handwritten song lyrics by Rick James for the song ‘She Blew My Mind (69 Times),’ the eighth track on his sixth studio album, Throwin’ Down, which was released in 1982 via the Gordy imprint of Motown Records. The lyrics, entitled “‘69 Times’” and signed along the upper margin, “Rick James,” are handwritten in pencil on an off-white 8.25 x 14 sheet of notebook paper. The lyrics read, in part (spelling retained): “Little girl you’ve gone to far / From a twinkle to a big bright star / and the fame and fortune that you find / don’t take long to blow your mind. / Little girl your heart was pure / and your mind was strong enough to endure it / had I known you be so insecure / I’d been there for you to share… / Little girl remember when / we would sit and talk of life by the fire / and we promised not to separate / now the love has turned to hate / Little girl I love you / and our low was fate and true destiny / it so hard to think that we are threw / and it so sad you don’t talk to me / You turned my head around / turned me upside down / you turned my head around / blew my mind 69 times.” James writes “End” at the conclusion and adds his initials, “RJ.” Another hand had added two words in ballpoint. Includes a printed sheet with updated lyrics to ‘69 Times.’ In fine condition.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Lisa Sarna, an original member of Rick James and the Stone City Band during the late 1970s and early 1980s, who states: “During our studio sessions, Rick would often ask me to rewrite lyrics so that Motown executives could understand his handwriting. I kept these handwritten versions as reference materials in case the label had questions about the songs.”

From the personal collection of Lisa Sarna, an original member of Rick James and the Stone City Band, who worked as one of James’ backup singers, a group coined ‘The Colored Girls.’ Sarna’s distinct voice can be heard on several notable tracks and albums, in particular as the ‘Say What’ girl on the track, ‘Give It to Me Baby.’ Her contributions extend to albums such as Street Songs, Fire It Up, Urban Rhapsody, Throwin’ Down, In & Out, Garden of Love, Bustin’ Out, Temptations Reunion, Teena Marie’s Wild & Peaceful, and Laura Branigan. Starting Bid $200

678. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page Signed 1998 Walking Into Everywhere European Tour Program. Original program for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant’s 1998 Walking Into Everywhere European Tour, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “Pete & Sarah, Jimmy Page,” and in black felt tip, “Hey Pete, Cheers, Robert Plant.” The program is also signed by bassist Charlie Jones, keyboard player Phil Andrews, and drummer Michael Lee. The consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Zenith in Montpellier, France, on November 25, 1998, by a roadie who was on the tour. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and by a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “This is to confirm the authenticity of… the programme of the Page and Plant Walking Into Everywhere tour, which was signed personally for myself by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.” Starting Bid $200

Queen-signed promotional photo for their 1989 album, The Miracle

680. Queen Signed Photograph. Satin-finish 10 x 8 Parlophone / Queen Productions publicity photo of Queen for their upcoming album, The Miracle, signed in black ballpoint by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon, who adds “89.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a skip to Deacon’s last name. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $500

“I hope each and everyone of you – at the convention – is having a swell humdinger of a time”—Freddie Mercury writes and records a message for attendees of the 1989 Queen Fan Club Convention

681. Queen: Freddie Mercury Handwritten Message for the 1989 Queen Fan Club Convention Flexi Disc. Handwritten message by Freddie Mercury that he used to record for a special 7-inch flexi disc pressed for attendees of the 1989 Queen Fan Club Convention, which took place at Camber Sands in East Sussex on April 21-23, 1989. The message, penned in green felt tip on an off-white 8.25 x 11.75 sheet of notebook paper, reads: “I hope each and everyone of you – at the convention – is having a swell humdinger of a time.” Each member of Queen recorded a message for the 1989 Fan Club Convention flexi disc, a copy of which is included. In fine condition, with light haloing to the ink. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $1000

Superb in-person collection of over 100 of music’s biggest and brightest names, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney,

Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Simon and Garfunkel, CSNY, Brian Wilson,

and many more

682. Rock and Roll Legends Multi-Signed (100+) Book, with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Simon and Garunkel, and Many More. Multi-signed book: Great Pop Stars by Andy Gray. First edition. London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 9 x 12, 160 pages. Signed inside by over 100 legendary chart-topping artists who dominated airwaves, TV sets, and concert stages across decades of popular mainstream rock. The book is highlighted by musicians like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Little Richard, B. B. King, Brian Wilson, Rod Stewart, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Ian Anderson, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Tony Bennett, Alice Cooper, Don and Phil Everly, Cher, James Taylor, Joe Cocker, Tom Jones, Carlos Santana, Steve Miller, Van Morrison, Ray Davies, Julie Andrews, Neil Young, Phil Collins, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and many more. The book is housed in a custom-made clamshell presentation case, the receipt for which is included. In fine condition.

Accompanied by numerous color candid photos of musicians at the time of signing, including figures like Lennon, McCartney, Plant, Jagger, Sinatra, and Jackson, and a signed and notarized letter of authenticity from well-known collector Robert D. Socci, who attests that he “started collecting the signatures in this book in 1974. They were all signed in person, [and includes] several snapshots also taken when this book was being signed.” Starting Bid $500

Large purple Prince signature, signed on his 27th birthday

679. Prince Signature - Signed in Purple Ink on His 27th Birthday. Large metallic purple ink signature, “Prince,” on a light purple 7.75 x 6.5 sheet. In very fine condition. From the collection of Prince’s assistant Stachia Fiedler, who notes that this was signed on Prince’s 27th birthday, June 7, 1985, at his ‘Masquerade Ball’ party at the Prom Center in St. Paul. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. An ideal example of the ‘Purple Rain’ creator’s autograph. Starting Bid $200

683. The Smiths: Morrissey Signed 1984 Concert Contract (Cardiff University). DS, signed “Morrissey,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, August 24, 1984. An ATB (All Trade Booking) performance contract between Paul Darwin for Outlaw and “S. Morrissey on behalf of The Smiths,” with the latter agreeing to perform a concert at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, on March 9, 1984. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

The Smiths set out on their mini tour performing three dates: September 24th, Gloucester Leisure Centre; September 25th, Cardiff University; and September 26th, Swansea Mayfair. The single ‘William, It Was Really Nothing’ was in the charts and this mini tour was scheduled as a warm-up for The Smiths’ first American tour, which was scheduled for October. The tour, however, was canceled at the last minute so the group could go into the studio to record their album Meat Is Murder.

From the estate of Mike Hinc, former booking agent at Rough Trade for Morrissey, The Smiths, and others. Starting Bid $200

Entertainment

851. Humphrey Bogart Signed Photograph. Outstanding vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bogart in one of his classic roles, pouring from a canteen, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Dan, Humphrey Bogart.” In fine condition, with a couple light surface creases. Starting Bid $200

852. Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph. Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 publicity photo of Hepburn smiling and looking over her shoulder, signed and inscribed in green ink, “To Roy, Audrey Hepburn.” In very good to fine condition, with lightly trimmed side edges, a few small creases, a faint bend, and a small piece of clear tape in the bottom border. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

A month before his death, Houdini writes to a fellow magician from the Majestic Theatre in Boston, one of the final stops of the magician’s legendary career

853. Harry Houdini Typed Letter Signed from Boston’s Majestic Theatre During His Final Magic Tour . TLS signed in pencil, “Houdini,” one page, 6.5 x 5, September 16, 1926. Addressed from the Majestic Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, a letter to London magician and magic dealer Ellis Stanyon, in full: “Will you find out if you can send those things to me unregistered. As if you have them registered they are hard to get as at present I am on the road. You could go to some book dealers firm with whom I do business, – Suckling or Maggs, and perhaps they will take your package and send it to America with other consignments and in this way, you will save a lot of expense and trouble for yourself.” Double-matted and framed with photos of both Houdini and Stanyon to an overall size of 21.5 x 10.25. In fine condition, with some light ceasing at the bottom.

Harry Houdini performed for two weeks at the Majestic Theater in Boston between September 6-18, 1926. An advertisement from The Boston Globe (Sept. 22, 1926) touted the event as featuring ‘Magic!, Escapes!,’ ‘Expose of How Fraud Mediums Work,’ ‘Slicing a Woman in Seven Parts,’ and ‘Buried Alive Under Tons of Sand,’ the latter being one of the magician’s most popular and daring stunts. After Boston, Houdini went to Worcester and then to Albany, New York, where he broke his ankle while performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell at the Capitol Theater. Shortly thereafter, his tour headed to Montreal and the Princess Theatre, where, on October 22nd, a backstage incident involving a fan who repeatedly struck Houdini’s abdomen may have inadvertently caused the magician to suffer peritonitis. Nine days later, Houdini died at the age of 52 on Halloween. Starting Bid $200

854. Buster Keaton Signed Photograph. Vintage semi-glossy 7.75 x 9.75 silver gelatin photo of Buster Keaton in a formal up-close portrait pose, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Buster Keaton.” The reverse bears a Renato Toppe of New York stamp. In fine condition, with scattered light silvering, and tiny chips to the lightly trimmed edges. An appealing, uninscribed vintage portrait of the legendary comedic actor. Starting Bid $200

Signed membership card for Bruce Lee’s first gung fu school from circa 1966-67

855. Bruce Lee Signed Membership Card for the First Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (1966-1967). Unissued ‘blue stripe’ student membership card for Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute of Seattle, Washington, 3.5 x 2.5, signed at the bottom as president in bold black ink, “Bruce Lee.” The card is countersigned by instructor Taky Kimura, a student and close friend of Bruce Lee, who provides a signed letter of authenticity: “I, Taky Kimura, state that this Jun Fan Gung Fu membership card with blue stripe was signed by myself and my friend and teacher Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee in the years of 1966-1967 signed cards like this and were given to head instructors like myself to then hand down to only top students of his martial arts. This particular card with blue stripe was handed down to me from Bruce Lee.” Both are archivally matted and framed together with a photo of Lee to an overall size of 11.5 x 23.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $1000

856. Bela Lugosi Signed Photograph as Dracula. Iconic glossy 3.25 x 5 close-up photo of Bela Lugosi as Dracula, signed in the lower border in blood-red fountain pen. In fine condition, with a hint of light silvering. Starting Bid $200

857. Steve McQueen Signed Photograph. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of McQueen as the title character in the 1968 action thriller Bullitt, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Lillemor, Best wishes from Steve McQueen.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $300

Monroe pays her East Coast secretary in May 1961, shortly after her divorce from Arthur Miller and the premiere of her final feature film, The Misfits

860. Marilyn Monroe Signed Check (1961) - PSA MINT 9. Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc. business check (Bankers Trust Company of New York), 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Marilyn Monroe, payable to her secretary, Pearl Moskovitz, for $100.100, May 5, 1961. In fine condition. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as “MINT 9.”

Monroe met Milton Greene in September 1953 when the latter was a photographer on assignment for Look magazine, and the two quickly became friends. Spurred by Monroe’s desire to have more control over her career, the pair formed an independent film production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, in 1955. After making Bus Stop in 1956, the Prince and the Showgirl was the company’s second project. However, Monroe’s cordial relationship with Greene soon dissolved, and Marilyn Monroe Productions folded after making only two films.

The year 1961 proved to be a difficult one for Monroe, whose divorce from Arthur Miller was finalized in January, a month before the premiere of her final feature film, The Misfits. Monroe’s increasing dependence on alcohol and prescription medications began to take a toll on her health. By the time she checked out of the Polyclinic Hospital in July, following surgery on her gallbladder, the procedure marked her fifth hospital stay in a span of 10 months. A month later, Joe DiMaggio unsuccessfully asked Marilyn to remarry him in an attempt to save her. Starting Bid $500

859. Marilyn Monroe Filled Out and Signed Check. Bank of America (Laurel-Sunset Branch) check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Marilyn Monroe, payable to psychoanalyst Dr. Abraham Gottesman for $200, October 26, 1951. In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

Vintage postal card from The Sands signed by Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

861. Rat Pack Signed Postal Card from The Sands Hotel and Casino - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.. Uncommon vintage postal card from The Sands hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, measuring 12.75 x 4.75 open, which features images of Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr., with each entertainer signing above their likeness in either ballpoint or pencil. In very good to fine condition, with an extra fold and a few small stains. Starting Bid $200

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John Quincy Adams Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200
31. Chester A. Arthur Signature Starting Bid $200
32. President James Buchanan Ratifies the 1855 Yakama Treaty Starting Bid $200
33. James Buchanan Document Signed as Secretary of State Starting Bid $200
34. Barbara Bush Signed White House Engraving Starting Bid $100
George Bush TripleSigned Book - A World Transformed Starting Bid $200
36. George Bush Signed Book - Destiny and Power (Ltd. Issue of 250 Co... Starting Bid $200
George Bush Signature Starting Bid $200
38. George Bush Signed Book - Speaking of Freedom (Collector's Editio... Starting Bid $200
39. George Bush Signed Golf Ball Starting Bid $200
40. George W. Bush Signed Campaign Letter by Barbara Bush: "As Presid... Starting Bid $200
41. George W. Bush Signed Book - Portraits of Courage Starting Bid $200
42. George W. Bush Signed Book - Portraits of Courage Starting Bid $200
43. George W. and Laura Bush Signed Photograph as President and First... Starting Bid $100
44. Jimmy Carter (7) Signed Collector's Edition Books from Easton Pre... Starting Bid $200
45. Jimmy Carter Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

50. President Grover Cleveland Sends a Condolence Letter to Franz Jos... Starting Bid $200

51. Grover Cleveland Document Signed as President, Suspendind a U. S. ... Starting Bid $200

46. Jimmy Carter Signed Book - White House Diary (Collector's Edition... Starting Bid $200
47. Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
48. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
49. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Signed BookEverything to Gain (Ltd. ... Starting Bid $200
52. Bill Clinton Signed Engraving Starting Bid $200
54. Hillary Clinton Signed Book - An Invitation to the White House Starting Bid $200
55. Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Signatures Starting Bid $200
56. Calvin Coolidge Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
57. Calvin Coolidge Signed White House Card Starting Bid $200
58. Grace Coolidge (3) Typed Letters Signed Starting Bid $200
59. Grace Coolidge Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
60. Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Book - Crusade in Europe (Ltd. Ed. #6... Starting Bid $200
61. Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200
62. Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed as President Starting Bid $200

63. Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed and HandAddressed Mailing Envelope (... Starting Bid $200

67. Gerald Ford Signed White House Christmas Card as President (1975) Starting Bid $200

71. James A. Garfield Autograph Letter Signed on "the Impeachment Tri... Starting Bid $200

75. William Henry Harrison Starting Bid $200

64. Millard Fillmore Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

68. Gerald Ford Signed Souvenir Typescript on JFK Assassination - "Le... Starting Bid $200

72. U. S. Grant: The Cleveland Daily Leader from March 5, 1869 - Hist... Starting Bid $200

76. Rutherford B. Hayes Document Signed as President, Congratulating ... Starting Bid $200

65. Five Presidents Signature Display - Carter, Bush, Clinton, Bush, ... Starting Bid $200

69. Gerald Ford Signed Time Magazine Starting Bid $100

73. U. S. Grant: The NewYork Tribune from July 24, 1885 - The Death ... Starting Bid $200

77. Rutherford B. Hayes 1876 Election Ephemera Starting Bid $200

66. Gerald Ford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

70. Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter Signed White House Engraving Starting Bid $100

74. Florence Kling Harding Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

78. Rutherford B. Hayes Signature Starting Bid $200

79. Rutherford B. Hayes Document Signed with Uncommon Full Signature Starting Bid $200

84. Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

88. Lyndon B. Johnson Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

80. Rutherford B. Hayes Autograph Endorsement Signed as President Starting Bid $200

85. Andrew Johnson Document Signed as President, Pardoning a Counterf... Starting Bid $200

89. Lyndon B. Johnson Inaugural Button Starting Bid $100

81. Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

86. Andrew Johnson Signature Starting Bid $200

90. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed to Camelot Lyricist Al... Starting Bid $200

82. Herbert Hoover Signed Engraving Starting Bid $200

87. Lyndon B. Johnson (3) Signed Oversized Photographs Starting Bid $200

91. John F. Kennedy 1961 White House Christmas Gift Print Starting Bid $200

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93. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Original Vintage Photograph by Cecil ...
94. Lincoln's Last Hours by Charles A. Leale - From the Collection of...
95. [Abraham Lincoln] Damask Curtain Relic from the Lincoln Homestea...
96. Abraham Lincoln: The New-York Tribune from November 7, 1864, Repo... Starting Bid $200

97. Abraham Lincoln Engraving Starting Bid $200

101. William McKinley Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

98. James Madison Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

102. James Monroe Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

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99. James Madison Signature Starting Bid $200

103. Richard Nixon Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

100. William McKinley Document Signed as President, Authorizing an Act... Starting Bid $200

104.

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Richard Nixon Inaugural Medal Desk Display
105. Richard Nixon Signed Book - The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
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106. Richard Nixon Signed Book - RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (Col...
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107. Richard Nixon Signed Book - The Real War (Ltd. Ed. #200/2500) Starting Bid $200
108. Barack Obama Signed Book - Obama: The Historic Front Pages Starting Bid $200
109. President Franklin Pierce Signed Document for a Free Navigation T... Starting Bid $200
110. Franklin Pierce Signature Starting Bid $200
111. Ronald Reagan Signed Book - Speaking My Mind (Deluxe Ltd. Ed. #32... Starting Bid $200
112. Ronald Reagan Signed Lobby Card - Kings Row Starting Bid $200

113. Ronald Reagan Signed Book as "Ronnie Reagan"Where's the Rest o... Starting Bid $200

117. Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed on His Love of Books Starting Bid $200

121. Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as Governor of New York Starting Bid $200

114. Ronald Reagan and George Bush Signed Inauguration Invitation and ... Starting Bid $200

118. Franklin D. Roosevelt War-Dated Typed Letter Signed as President ... Starting Bid $200

122. Theodore Roosevelt War-Dated Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

115. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Book - Public Papers of Franklin D. ... Starting Bid $200

119. Franklin D. Roosevelt Signature as President Starting Bid $200

123. William H. Taft Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

124. William H. Taft Typed Letter Signed as Secretary of War on the Pa... Starting Bid $200

from March 6, 1849 - ... Starting Bid $200

116. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Archive of (50) Original Vintage Photograp... Starting Bid $200
120. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Cleveland News Extra from April 12, 1945: ... Starting Bid $100
125. Zachary Taylor: The Newark Daily Advertiser
126. Harry S. Truman: Archive of (45) Original Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $200
127. Harry S. Truman Signed Engraving Starting Bid $200
128. President Harry S. Truman on the Establishment of a Presidential ... Starting Bid $200

129. Harry S.

Signed Book - Mr. President Starting Bid $200

133. Harry S. Truman Signed Book - Memoirs: Year of Decisions, Present... Starting Bid $200

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134. Donald

Oversized Signed Print Starting Bid $200

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Truman
130. Harry S. Truman Signed Book - Mr. Citizen
131. Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Declining to Sign Paper Money - "I w
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132. Harry S. Truman Signed Portrait Engraving Starting Bid $200
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135. Donald Trump Signature Starting Bid $200
136. Donald Trump Signed Campaign Sign Starting Bid $200
137. Donald Trump Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
138. Donald Trump Signed Book - The Art of the Deal Starting Bid $200
139. Donald Trump Signed Board Game - Trump: The Game by Milton Bradle... Starting Bid $200
140. Donald Trump: Guest Pass to The Starlight Ball (2025 Inaugural Ba... Starting Bid $200
141. Donald Trump: Trump Marina 'His & Hers' Watch Set Starting Bid $200
142. Donald and Ivana Trump Signed Book - The Art of the Deal Starting Bid $200
143. Donald Trump and Mike Pence Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
144. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

145. Donald Trump, Jr. Signed Book - Letters to Trump Starting Bid $200

190. John Brown Signature Starting Bid $200

248. Clara Barton Signature as "President, American Red Cross" Starting Bid $200

252. Montgomery Blair Signature Starting Bid $100

146. Martin Van Buren Document Signed Starting Bid $200

245. Charles Francis Adams Autograph Letter Signed, Offering His Last ... Starting Bid $200

249. Clara Barton Typed Letter Signed on Efforts to Relieve Starvation... Starting Bid $200

253. Max Born Typed Letter Signed: "You are obviously an autograph hun... Starting Bid $200

147. White House 1948 Renovation Wood Gavel Starting Bid $200

246. Arthur James Balfour Partial Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

250. Berkshire Hathaway Group of (27) Shareholder Meeting Passes

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148. Woodrow Wilson WarDated Document Signed as President Starting Bid $200

247. P. T. Barnum Autograph Note Signed"My greatest and best show o... Starting Bid $200

251. Claude Bernard Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

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Bozeman Trail Relic Display, Attributed to the Sawyers Fight
255. Josef Breuer Autograph Letter Signed

256. John Brown: New York Tribune from October 22, 1859 Starting Bid $200

260. Michael Dell Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

264. Stephen A. Douglas and Dred Scott: The Washington Union from Sept... Starting Bid $200

268. Thomas Edison Signature Starting Bid $200

257. Camilla, Queen Consort Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

261. Princess Diana and King Charles III Signed Christmas Card (1986) Starting Bid $200

265. Frederick Douglass Signature Starting Bid $200

258. Vint Cerf Signed Sketch - "Basic Internet Architecture" Starting Bid $200

262. Porfirio Diaz Document Signed, Granting Rights to a Gold and Silv... Starting Bid $200

266. Anthony Eden (2) Signed Items - Typed Letter and Photograph Starting Bid $200

269. Elizabeth, Queen Mother Signed Christmas Card Starting Bid $200

270. Hamilton Fish Autograph Letter Signed to Horace Greeley: "The Dem... Starting Bid $100

259. Madame Chiang Kaishek War-Dated Typed Letter Signed on 'Warphans... Starting Bid $200

263. Thomas Anthony Dooley III (3) Signed Books Starting Bid $200

267. Thomas Edison and Francis Robbins Upton Signatures Starting Bid $200

271. Martin Fleischmann Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

272. Henry Ford II Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

276. Edmund Hillary Signed Print - 'Hillary Conquers Everest' (Ltd. Ed... Starting Bid $200

280. John Jay Signature Starting Bid $200

284. Joseph P. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed with Anti-Semitic Pre-War C... Starting Bid $200

273. Bill Gates Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

277. J. Edgar Hoover Signed Book - The FBI in Peace and War Starting Bid $200

281. Christine Jorgensen Signed Book - A Personal Autobiography Starting Bid $100

285. Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner on His A... Starting Bid $200

274. Bill Gates Signed Book - Source Code: My Beginnings Starting Bid $200

278. Johns Hopkins Document Signed Starting Bid $200

282. Helen Keller Signature Starting Bid $200

286. Kennedy Assassination: Texas Welcome Program and Invitation Starting Bid $200

275. John Hancock and Samuel Adams: Vassalborough's Votes for Governor... Starting Bid $200

279. Howard Hughes Visiting Card Starting Bid $200

283. Eunice Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed on the "Dallas Museum Disp... Starting Bid $200

287. Kennedy Assassination:

Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

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288. King Edward VII Rare Signed Summons for His 1902 Coronation Starting Bid $200

292. Lindbergh Kidnapping Wanted Poster Starting Bid $200

296. Gaston Maspero Document Signed Starting Bid $200

300. Native Americans: Official Printing of a Letter on

289. Ferdinand de Lesseps Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

293. Lindbergh Kidnapping Reward Poster (18˝ x 28˝) Starting Bid $200

297. John McCain (3) Signed Books Starting Bid $100

290. Lincoln Assassination: Ford's Theatre Nail, Roof Board, and Velou... Starting Bid $200

294. Thomas Lipton Signed Photograph from the Steam Yacht Erin Starting Bid $200

298. Joseph McCarthy Signed Book - America's Retreat from Victory: The... Starting Bid $100

291. [Lincoln Conspirators] Woodcut Portraits from Harper's Weekly (Ju... Starting Bid $100

295. Malcolm X Prison Archive: "This tenet of racial injustice looms l... Starting Bid $200

299. Mother Teresa Signed Prayer Slip Starting Bid $200

301. Florence Nightingale Hand-Addressed and Signed Cover to Harriet M... Starting Bid $200

302. Isma'il Pasha Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

303. Louis Pasteur Signature Starting Bid $200

304. Linus Pauling Typed Letter Signed on Scientific Research and Basi... Starting Bid $200

308. Queen Elizabeth II Document Signed Starting Bid $200

312. Colonel Harland Sanders Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

316. Edward

Signed Items - Book and Photograph Starting Bid $200

305. Pope Benedict XVI Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

309. Carl Sagan Signed Book - Broca's Brain Starting Bid $200

313. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Autograph Quote Signed from Ralph Wald... Starting Bid $200

306. Prohibition: 1924 Liquor Prescription for Whiskey Starting Bid $200

310. Pierre Salinger Signature Starting Bid $100

314. Billy Sunday Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

307. Queen Elizabeth II Signed Christmas Gift Tag Presented to Her Roy... Starting Bid $200

311. Jonas Salk Signed First Day Cover Starting Bid $100

315. Roger B. Taney Autograph Document Signed Three Times Starting Bid $200

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317. Margaret Thatcher Signed First Day Cover
319. Margaret Thatcher Signed Commemorative Cover
320. Margaret Thatcher Signed Book - Statecraft Starting Bid $200

321. Titanic: Coal

Recovered from Wreck Site Starting Bid $200

325. Wagon Box

Display Starting Bid $200

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326. Watergate: Bob Woodward Carl Bernstein Signed Baseball Starting Bid $200

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327. Gideon Welles (2) WarDated Letters Signed as Secretary of the Na... Starting Bid $200

328. Simon

Signed Items - FDC and Photographs Starting Bid $200

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J. D. Vance Signed Book - Hillbilly Elegy
Fred M. Vinson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
Carl Mayer von Rothschild Starting Bid $200
Fight Relic
Wiesenthal (3)
James Buchanan Document Signed as President for a Treaty with the...
Chief Gall Original Photograph by D. F. Barry Starting Bid $200
336. Chief Low Dog Original Photograph by D. F. Barry Starting Bid $200
337. Crazy Horse: New-York Tribune from September 7, 1877
Bid $100
338. Curly, Crow Scout Original Stereoview Photograph Starting Bid $200
339. Edward S. Curtis Typed Letter Signed on His Magnum Opus, "The Nor... Starting Bid $200
340. James W. Denver: Charles E. Mix Letter Signed on Settling Indian ... Starting Bid $200
341. Native Americans (3) Stereoview Photographs Starting Bid $200

342. Quanah Parker Original Albumen Photograph Starting Bid $200

346. Theodore Roosevelt Document Signed as President, Approving an Act... Starting Bid $200

343. Rain in the Face: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from Decem... Starting Bid $100

398. Antique Liturgical Stole (ca. 1900) Starting Bid $100

401. Simon

Buckner Signature Starting Bid $100

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344. Red Cloud Original Cabinet Photograph by William R. Cross Starting Bid $200

399. John V. Bedell: Archive of (8) Civil War-Dated Autograph Letters ... Starting Bid $200

402. Charles H. Burd Archive - Union Soldier Held at Libby Prison, Sho... Starting Bid $200

406. Civil War-Era Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer's Sword Starting Bid $300

345. Red Cloud: The NewYork Tribune from June 8, 1870 Starting Bid $100

400. Pappy Boyington and Masajiro

Signed Book - Baa Baa ... Starting Bid $200

403. Benjamin Butler Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

404. Benjamin Butler Signature Starting Bid $100

407. Civil War-Era Spencer Carbine Starting Bid $200

408.

Starting Bid $200

'Mike' Kawato
Bolivar
405. Civil War (4) Articles of Clothing
Civil War: Confederate Generals (3) Cabinet Card and Carte-de-Vis...

409. Civil War: Confederate Soldier's Letter on the Siege of Petersbur... Starting Bid $200

413. Civil War: Union Soldier's Letter on Action at James Island/Battl... Starting Bid $200

417. Confederate Bond (1863) Starting Bid $200

421. George A. Custer Carte-de-Visite PhotographCuster's Last Portr... Starting Bid $200

410. Civil War: (9) Issues of the New York Herald (January–June 1861) Starting Bid $200

414. Civil War: Union Soldier's Letter on the Siege of Vicksburg: "The... Starting Bid $200

418. Confederate Enlistment Document (1864) Starting Bid $200

422. Elizabeth B. Custer and John Burroughs Signed Book - Wake-Robin Starting Bid $200

411. Civil War: Union Generals (11) Cabinet Card and Carte-de-Visite P... Starting Bid $200

415. Mark W. Clark Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

419. Elizabeth B. Custer Autograph Letter Signed on George A. Custer's... Starting Bid $200

423. [George A. Custer] Broadside Circular of the "Congratulatory Orde Starting Bid $200

412. Civil War: Union Infantry Waist Belt and Buckle Starting Bid $200

416. Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver Starting Bid $200

420. George A. Custer HandAddressed Envelope to "Mrs. Genl. Custer" Starting Bid $200

424. [George A. Custer] Ephemera Lot with The Illustrated Weekly (July... Starting Bid $200

425. [George A. Custer] General Orders No. 181, Listing Custer's Promo... Starting Bid $100

429. George Dewey Signature Starting Bid $100

433. John Ericsson Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

437. Winfield Scott Hancock Civil War-Dated Autograph Endorsement Sign... Starting Bid $200

426. [George A. Custer] 7th Cavalry Hat Insignia Starting Bid $200

430. Doolittle Raiders (7) Signed Display Starting Bid $200

434. Fetterman Fight: Elisha Bennett Autograph Letter Signed and New-Y... Starting Bid $200

438.

427. Varina Davis Autograph Letter Signed on Behalf of Jefferson Davis... Starting Bid $200

431. Eighth Air Force/Luftwaffe Signed Lithograph - The Guardian (Ltd.... Starting Bid $200

435. Fighter Pilots Signed Book - Gabby Starting Bid $100

428. Henry Dearborn and James Lovell Document Signed Starting Bid $200

432.

Starting

436. German MG34/42 Ammunition Can and

Ammo Belt Starting Bid $200

Starting

Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets Signed Print'Atomic Warfare Is Born'
Bid $200
Linked
Hiroshima: The New York Times from August 8, 1945: "Atomic Bomb W... Starting Bid $100
439. Indian Wars: Cavalry Officer's Kepi Starting Bid $200
440. Japanese Type 99 Rifle by Nagoya Arsenal with Type 30 Bayonet (La...
Bid $200

441. Georges Washington de La Fayette Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

445. Little Bighorn: Frederick W. Benteen Document Signed Starting Bid $200

449. Bud Mahurin Signed Book - Honest John Starting Bid $100

442. Curtis LeMay Signed Book - America Is In Danger Starting Bid $100

443. Little Bighorn Relics: Cartridges Excavated from the Battlefield Starting Bid $200

444. Little Bighorn: (3) Original Photographs of Comanche, the Survivi... Starting Bid $200

446. James Longstreet Signature Starting Bid $200

450. Nelson A. Miles Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

453. Aaron S. Oberly Autograph Letter Signed on a Union Tour of the Po... Starting Bid $200

447. Felix von Luckner Signed Book - Seeteufel Starting Bid $100

451. Horatio Nelson: HMS Victory Wooden Artifact Starting Bid $200

454. Peabody Saddle Ring Carbine by Providence Tool Co. in .50 Rimfire Starting Bid $200

455. Pearl Harbor Signed Lithograph - 'The Final Moment' (Ltd. Ed. #26... Starting Bid $200

448. Douglas MacArthur Signed Commemorative Cover Starting Bid $200

452. Aaron S. Oberly Civil War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed on the Ba... Starting Bid $200

456. Gideon Pillow Signature Starting Bid $100

457. Alfred Pleasanton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

461. Saburo Sakai Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

Signature Starting Bid $200

469.

458. Marcus A. Reno Civil War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed to Governo... Starting Bid $200

462. Norman Schwarzkopf Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

466. Daniel Sickles Signed Check Starting Bid $100

470. Paul

459. Eddie Rickenbacker Signed Book - Seven Came Through Starting Bid $100

463. Philip H. Sheridan Letter Signed to Gen. Horatio Wright: "I think... Starting Bid $200

460. Erwin Rommel Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

464. Philip H. Sheridan Document Signed - Society of the Army of the P... Starting Bid $200

467. Springfield US Model 1816 Musket Starting Bid $200

468. Springfield US Model 1847 Artillery Musketoon Starting Bid $200

and

Sweeney Signed FDC Starting Bid $200

465. William T. Sherman
Alfred H. Terry Signature Starting Bid $200
Tibbets
Charles
471. Tuskegee Airmen (9) Signed Lithograph - 'Button Up Time' (Ltd. Ed... Starting Bid $200
472. USS Constitution 1927 Restoration Hull Wood Starting Bid $200

473. USS Constitution 1927 Restoration Relic Bronze Ashtray Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

474. USS New Hampshire (2) Copper Shipwreck Spikes by the Paul Revere ... Starting Bid $200

478.

Starting Bid $200

475. Vicksburg: 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment (3)... Starting Bid $200

479.

Starting Bid $200

476. Victorian 13th Hussars Officer's Belt and Pouch Starting Bid $100
477. Godfrey Weitzel Signed Photograph
World War II Poster: 'Be a Cadet Nurse' (1944)
World War II Poster: 'Doctors Are Scarce, Learn First Aid' (1943)
480. World War II Poster: 'Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps' (1943) Starting Bid $200
481. World War II Poster: 'Save Waste Fats for Explosives' (1943) Starting Bid $200
482. World War II Poster: 'The Sullivan BrothersThey Did Their Part... Starting Bid $200
483. World War II Poster: 'Vacation at Home' (1945) Starting Bid $100
495. Bob Hoover Signed Book - Forever Flying Starting Bid $100
496. Jean Mermoz Signature Starting Bid $200
510. Buzz Aldrin Signed Poster (Ltd. Ed. #1034/1969) - 24.25˝ x 36.25˝ Starting Bid $200
511. Buzz Aldrin Signed Book - Encounter with Tiber Starting Bid $200
512. Buzz Aldrin Signed Book - Magnificent Desolation Starting Bid $200

513. Apollo 11 Collection of (10) EVA Photographs Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

514.

Badge - From the Collection of Astronaut ... Starting Bid $200

518.

Starting Bid $200

515.

Starting Bid $200

519.

Signature Starting Bid $200

516.

Starting Bid $100

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $100

Apollo 7 Fan Club 'Gag'
Apollo 9 Flown Bible Verse Signed by Rusty Schweickart
Apollo Astronauts (10) Multi-Signed Print - 'The Spirit of Flight...
517. Neil Armstrong Signed Menu
Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph
Neil Armstrong
520. Melvin F. Brooks: NASA Manual - Selected Topics in Human Physiolo...
521. Scott Carpenter Signed Book - For Spacious Skies Starting Bid $100
522. Gene Cernan and Bob Hoover Signed Photographic Print (16.25˝ x 20...
523. Yuri Gagarin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
524. Gemini 9 Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
525. John Glenn Signed Book - A Memoir Starting Bid $200
526. Sally Ride Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
527. Sally Ride Signed Book - The Mystery of Mars Starting Bid $100
528. Wally Schirra Signed Book - Schirra's Space Starting Bid $100

529. Alan Shepard Signed Book - Moon Shot Starting Bid $100

545. Ansel Adams Signed Book - This Is the American Earth Starting Bid $200

530. STS-91 Flag Flown to Mir Space Station Starting Bid $200

546. Lawrence AlmaTadema Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

550.

531. Valentina Tereshkova (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

547. Romare Bearden Signed 1971 Exhibition Catalog for 'The Prevalence... Starting Bid $200

551. Roy Lichtenstein Signed 'Crying Girl' Postcard Starting Bid $200

544. Ansel

Signed Book Starting Bid $200

548.

Starting Bid $200

Adams
Peter Carl Fabergé Calling Card
549. Thomas E. Franklin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
Charles Garnier Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200
552. LeRoy Neiman Signed 'Rocky' Print (21˝ x 31˝) Starting Bid $200
553. Norman Rockwell Signature Starting Bid $200
554. Norman Rockwell Signed Book - Norman Rockwell: Illustrator Starting Bid $200
555. Norman Rockwell Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $100
556. Ralph Steadman Original Artwork Starting Bid $200

557. Andy Warhol Signed Postcard - 'Marilyn, 1967' Starting Bid $200

573. Cyrano de Bergerac (7) production cels and (4) matching drawings ... Starting Bid $200

577. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera (2) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

558. Andy Warhol TwiceSigned Book - America Starting Bid $200

574. Terrytoons color model cel and production drawing for a Deputy Da... Starting Bid $200

578. Chuck Jones Signed Book - Chuck Reducks Starting Bid $200

571. Looney Tunes (4) limited edition cels of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duc... Starting Bid $200

575. King Features key master background prototype set-up for a limite... Starting Bid $200

579. Stan Lee Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

581.

Starting Bid $200

582.

Starting Bid $200

583. Trey Parker Signed Sketch Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

576.

Starting Bid $200

580. Nazgul production cel from The

Starting Bid $200

584.

Starting Bid

572. Mister Magoo color model cel signed by Paul Carlson
Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera Signed Book - The Art of Hanna-Barbera
Lord of the Rings
Warner Bros. (2) color model cels for Merrie Melodies lobby cards
Warner Bros. (2) color model cels for Merrie Melodies lobby cards
Myron Waldman (2) color model cels for limited edition Popeye cel...
$200

585. Myron Waldman (2) color model cels for limited edition Popeye cel... Starting Bid $200

589. Ren production cel and production master background from The Ren ... Starting Bid $200

593. Turner Home Entertainment (4) color model cels for limited editio... Starting Bid $200

597. Myron Waldman (2) production key master background set-ups for li... Starting Bid $200

586. Myron Waldman (2) production key master background set-ups for li... Starting Bid $200

590. Sneezy production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Starting Bid $200

594. Bugs Bunny limited edition cel entitled Vintage Bugs Starting Bid $200

598. Harry the Cat production cel from Yankee Doodle Cricket Starting Bid $200

587. Mickey Mouse production drawing from Puppy Love Starting Bid $200

591. Plankton and lobster claw production cel and master production ba... Starting Bid $200

595. Myron Waldman (3) Signed Limited Edition Popeye Cels with Matchin... Starting Bid $200

624. Beat Generation MultiSigned (20+) Book with Kesey, Ginsberg, Bur... Starting Bid $200

588. Ren and Stimpy production cel and production master background fr... Starting Bid $200

592. SpongeBob SquarePants, Pearl Krabs, and prom dancers production c... Starting Bid $200

596. Myron Waldman (2) Signed Limited Edition Popeye and Betty Boop Ce... Starting Bid $200

625. Kay Boyle Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

626. Ned Buntline Autograph Quotation Signed Starting Bid $200

630. Agatha Christie Signature Starting Bid $200

634. Ernest Hemingway (2) Original Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $100

638. Carl Sandburg Autograph Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $200

627. Lord Byron Signature Starting Bid $200

631. Colette Signed Booklet - Colette (Ltd. Ed. #25/50) Starting Bid $200

635. Alphonse de Lamartine Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

639. Carl Sandburg Signed Book - Carl Sandburg Starting Bid $100

628. Albert Camus Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

632. Erich von Daniken (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

636. Ayn Rand Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $200

640. John Steinbeck Autograph Letter Signed, Offering Advice on Travel... Starting Bid $200

629. Karel Capek Signed Photograph - The Inventor of the Word 'Robot' Starting Bid $200

633. Charles L. Dodgson Autograph Note Signed Starting Bid $200

637. Carl Sandburg Signature Starting Bid $200

641. Harriet

Signature Starting Bid $200

Beecher Stowe

642. Dylan Thomas Document Signed for a Screenplay Based on 'No Room a... Starting Bid $200

689. Ludwig van Beethoven (2) Strands of Hair Starting Bid $200

693. Classical Music Autograph Album with Igor Stravinsky and Jascha H... Starting Bid $200

643. Thornton Wilder Signed Book - Our Town (Ltd. Ed. #1447/2000) Starting Bid $200

690. Leonard Bernstein Signed Book - Bernstein: A Biography Starting Bid $200

694. Mischa Elman Autograph Musical Quotation Signed Starting Bid $100

697. Victor Herbert Autograph Musical Quotation Signed Starting Bid $100

698. Fritz Kreisler (6) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

645. Tom Wolfe Signed Book - The Right Stuff Starting Bid $200

691. Leonard Bernstein Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

695. Charles Gounod Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

699. Jacques Offenbach Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $100

646. Stefan Zweig Signature Starting Bid $200

692. Georges Bizet Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

696. Jascha Heifetz Signature Starting Bid $100

700. Carl Orff Typed Letter Signed on the Premiere of 'Carmina

Starting Bid $200

Burana'...

701. Sergei Prokofiev: Joann Daley Original Album Artwork for Prokofie... Starting Bid $200

705. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

709. Blues Legends: 1964 American Folk Blues Festival Multi-Signed (7)... Starting Bid $200

713. Glenn Miller Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

702. Giacomo Puccini Autograph Note Signed on Calling Card Starting Bid $200

706. Sidney Bechet Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

710. Ira Gershwin Signed Book - Lyrics on Several Occasions Starting Bid $200

714. Cole Porter Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner - "My ‘subscri... Starting Bid $200

703. Johann Strauss II Autograph Note on Calling Card Starting Bid $200

707. Sidney Bechet Signed Contract with Columbia Records Starting Bid $100

711. Alan Jay Lerner: The King and I Original 'Progress' Script Starting Bid $200

715. Cole Porter Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $200

704. Henryk Wieniawski Autograph Musical Quotation Signed Starting Bid $200

708. Irving Berlin Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner on His "Futu... Starting Bid $200

712. Andrew Lloyd Webber Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner - "I a... Starting Bid $200

716. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein Signed Sheet Music Booklet ... Starting Bid $200

717. Garth Brooks Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
718. Brooks & Dunn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
719. Glen Campbell Signed Album - Wichita Lineman Starting Bid $200
720. Johnny Cash Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
721. Jonathan Edwards and Livingston Taylor Original 1978 'New Hampshi... Starting Bid $200
722. Waylon Jennings Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
723. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Signed Album - Waylon & Willie Starting Bid $200
724. Loretta Lynn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
725. Willie Nelson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
726. Conway Twitty Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
727. Alice Cooper Signatures Starting Bid $200
728. Gregg Allman Signed Album - Playin' Up a Storm Starting Bid $200
729. Beatles 'Third State' Butcher Cover AlbumYesterday and Today -... Starting Bid $200
730. Beatles 'Apple Records' Hair Comb and Apple Boutique 'Dezo Hoffma... Starting Bid $200
731. Beatles: Yellow Submarine 'Porthole' Plush Rugs (4) Starting Bid $200
732. Beatles (10) Original Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $100

733.

Brian Epstein Document Signed Starting Bid $200

737.

John Lennon 'Rock 'N' Roll' Lithographic Print (Ltd. Ed.... Starting Bid $200

741.

McCartney Signed BookHey Grandude! Starting Bid $200

Signature Starting Bid $200

734. Beatles: George Harrison Signed $1 Dollar Bill Starting Bid $200

738.

George Martin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

742.

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

746.

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

735.

George Harrison Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

739.

McCartney Signed AlbumWith the Beatles Starting Bid $200

743.

Ono Signed Book - Sometime in New York City (Ltd. E... Starting Bid $200

736.

Kirchherr and Max Scheler Signed Books - Liverpoo... Starting Bid $200

740.

McCartney Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

744.

Signed Soundtrack AlbumImagine: John Lennon Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Beatles:
Beatles:
Beatles: Astrid
Beatles:
Beatles:
Beatles: Paul
Beatles: Paul
Beatles: Paul
Beatles: Yoko Ono
Beatles: Yoko
Beatles: Yoko Ono
745. Beatles: Ringo Starr
Chuck Berry
747. Black Sabbath Signed Photograph
748. Blind Faith: Bob Seidemann Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) ...

749.

750.

754.

758.

Starting Bid $200

755.

756.

Starting

762. Cream:

Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) - 22.5˝... Starting Bid $200

David Bowie Signed Humble Pie Tour Program Starting Bid $200
David Bowie Signature Starting Bid $200
751. Belinda Carlisle Signed Album - Belinda Starting Bid $100
752. Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan Original 1990 Alpine Valley M... Starting Bid $200
753. Eric Clapton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
Eric Clapton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
Eric Clapton Signature Starting Bid $200
Eric Clapton Signed Album Flat - Pilgrim
Bid $200
757. Eric Clapton (3) Event Invitations Starting Bid $200
Pattie Boyd Original Polaroid Photograph with Handwritten Annotat...
759. Dave Clark Five Signatures Starting Bid $200
760. Phil Collins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
761. Concert Tickets and Stubs (24) from the 1980s and 1990s, with Pin... Starting Bid $100
Martin Sharp
763. The Doors Signed Album - Morrison Hotel Starting Bid $200
764. The Doors Signed Album - Self-Titled Debut Starting Bid $200

765. Bob Dylan Limited Edition Plate-Signed Print Starting Bid $200

769. Electric Light Orchestra Signatures Starting Bid $200

773. Four Tops Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

766. Bob Dylan (9) Original Vintage Promo Photographs for Dont Look Ba... Starting Bid $100

770. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer: H. R. Giger Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed... Starting Bid $200

774. Grateful Dead Original 1988 Worcester Centrum Concert Poster (Tea... Starting Bid $200

767. The Eagles: John Kosh Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) - 22.... Starting Bid $200

771. Faces Signatures Starting Bid $200

775. Jimi Hendrix: Mick Haggerty Signed 'Kiss the Sky' Silkscreen Prin... Starting Bid $200

768. The Eagles: Don Henley Signed BookHeaven Is Under Our Feet Starting Bid $200

772. The Fifth Dimension (5) Signed Contracts Starting Bid $200

and

Starting Bid $100

776. Jimi Hendrix (7) Original Photographs Starting Bid $200
777. Rick James: Lisa Sarna's Backstage Passes
Ephemera
778. Billy Joel Signed Album - Glass Houses Starting Bid $200
779. Elton John Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
780. Journey: Steve Perry Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

781. Lenny Kravitz Signed Album - Let Love Rule Starting Bid $200

786. Little Richard Signed Poster (29.5˝ x 19.5˝) Starting Bid $200

790.

Signatures Starting Bid $200

782. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

787. Meatloaf, Bonham, and B. B. King Signatures Starting Bid $100

791.

Starting Bid $200

784. Jerry Lee Lewis Signed Album - When Two Worlds Collide Starting Bid $200

788. Megadeth Signed Single Album - 'Hangar 18' Starting Bid $200

792.

785. Little

Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

789. The Monkees Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

793.

Starting Bid $200

Richard
Moody Blues
Kurt Cobain: Full Nirvana Concert Ticket (Brixton Academy in Lond...
Oasis Signed Guitar Starting Bid $200
Roy Orbison Signed Program
794. Les Paul Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
795. Les Paul and Mary Ford: Joann Daley Original CD Artwork - 16 Most... Starting Bid $200
796. Carl Perkins Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
797. Elvis Presley (2) Vintage Plastic Toy Guitars Starting Bid $200

798. Elvis Presley: Bob Jones Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) - ... Starting Bid $200

802. Queen:

Mercury Signature Starting Bid $200

Starting

799. Elvis Presley: Al Hirschfeld Signed Etching (Ltd. Ed. 64/150) Starting Bid $200

803. R.E.M. Signed 1999 World Tour Program Starting Bid $200

Starting

800. Prince: Prince Paisley Park Brochure

Starting Bid $200

804.

Starting Bid $200

Starting

Starting

805.

Starting

(1987)
801. Queen: Freddie Mercury and Brian May Signed Magazine Page
Bid $200
Freddie
Red Hot Chili Peppers Signed Album - Mother’s Milk
Righteous Brothers Signed Album - This Is New!
Bid $100
806. Robbie Robertson Signed Album - Robbie Robertson
Bid $200
807. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1988 Induction Dinner Program
Bid $200
808. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989 Induction Dinner Program
Bid $200
809. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990 Induction Dinner Program, Signed ... Starting Bid $200
810. Rolling Stones 1989 North American Steel Wheels Tour Poster (28.5 Starting Bid $200
811. Rolling Stones 1989 Steel Wheels Tour Set List, Backstage Passes,... Starting Bid $100
812. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger Signed Brochure Starting Bid $200
813. Rolling Stones: Keith Richards Signed AlbumTalk Is Cheap Starting Bid $200

814. Rolling Stones: Ron Wood Handwritten Wedding Guest List Starting Bid $200

819. Simon and Garfunkel Signatures Starting Bid $200

815. Rolling Stones: Bill Wyman and Bent Rej Signed Book - In the Begi... Starting Bid $200

820. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 1993 'Liberty on Lansdowne ... Starting Bid $200

817. Sam and Dave Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

821. Ronnie Spector Signed Mini Poster Starting Bid $100

825.

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

818. Santana:

Klarwein Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) - 26... Starting Bid $200

822. Bruce

Original 1985 'Born in the U. S.A. World Tour' P... Starting Bid $200

826. Sting Signed AlbumNothing Like the Sun Starting Bid $200

830.

Starting Bid $200

Mati
Springsteen
823. Al Stewart: Arista Records In-House Platinum Sales Award for 'Tim... Starting Bid $200
824. Rod Stewart Signed Album - Tonight I'm Yours Starting Bid $200
Rod Stewart Signed Photograph
827. Supertramp: Mick Haggerty Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) -... Starting Bid $200
828. James Taylor Oversized Signed Photograph
829. Thin Lizzy Signatures Starting Bid $200
Traffic: Tony Wright Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) - 22.5...

831.

832.

836.

833.

Starting Bid $200

Stevie Ray Vaughan Signed Album - Let's Dance by David Bowie Starting Bid $200
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Original 1989 Concert Poste... Starting Bid $200
WBCN Rock Station Multi-Signed (60+) Guest Posters
834. Steve Winwood: Tony Wright Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/20) ... Starting Bid $200
835. Stevie Wonder: Margo Z. Nahas Signed Lithograph (Ltd. Ed. #AP 7/2... Starting Bid $200
Neil Young Signed Album - Self-Titled Debut (2009 Reissue) Starting Bid $200
837. ABBA Signed AlbumWaterloo Starting Bid $200
838. Bee Gees Signed Christmas Card Starting Bid $200
839. Cher Signed CDBelieve Starting Bid $200
840. Fat Boys RIAA Gold Sales Award for 'Fat Boys' Starting Bid $200
841. Samantha Fox Signed Album - Samantha Fox Starting Bid $100
842. Michael Jackson Signature Starting Bid $200
843. George Michael Signed EP Record - Five Live Starting Bid $200
844. Wham! Signed Picture Disc Set - 'Freedom / Instrumental' Starting Bid $200
845. Wham! Signed Cassette Tape - Fantastic Starting Bid $200
867. Abbott and Costello Document SignedUniversal Contract Suspensi... Starting Bid $200

868. Actors and Actresses (19) Signed Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $200

872.

Starting Bid $200

869. Addams Family (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $100

873. Fred Astaire Autograph Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner on My Fai... Starting Bid $200

874.

Starting Bid $200

875.

870. Julie Andrews Autograph Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $200
871. Fred Astaire Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
Fred Astaire Signed Photograph
Theda Bara Signed Photograph
Brigitte Bardot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
876. Brigitte Bardot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
877. Brigitte Bardot (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
878. Brigitte Bardot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
879. Brigitte Bardot (3) Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200
880. Brigitte Bardot Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
881. Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
882. Lex Barker Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
883. Drew Barrymore Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

884. Mikhail Baryshnikov Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

888. Orlando Bloom Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

892. Mel

and Carl Reiner Signed Book - The 2000 Year Old Man in... Starting Bid $200

885. Warren Beatty Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

889. Humphrey Bogart Signature Starting Bid $200

893. Nigel Bruce Autograph Letter Signed: "The only part I ever played... Starting Bid $100

886. Kate Beckinsale Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

890. Mel Brooks Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

894. Billie Burke Signed Book - With Powder on My Nose Starting Bid $100

898.

887. Ingrid Bergman Autograph Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $200

891. Mel

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

895. Carol

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

899.

Starting

Brooks
Brooks
Burnett
896. James Caan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
897. Michael Caine Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
Frank Capra Signed Book - The Name Above the Title: An Autobiogra...
Bid $100
Phoebe Cates Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

900.

Starting Bid $200

Charlie Chaplin Signature
901. Sean Connery Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
902. Roger Corman Signed Book - The Films of Roger Corman Starting Bid $100
903. Joan Crawford Signed Book - My Way of Life Starting Bid $100
904. Walter Cronkite Signed Time Magazine Starting Bid $100
905. Bing Crosby Signed Book - Call Me Lucky Starting Bid $100
906. Tony Curtis Signed Mini Poster - Some Like It Hot Starting Bid $100
907. Bette Davis Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
908. Marlene Dietrich Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
909. Clint Eastwood Signed Poster - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (27... Starting Bid $200
910. Clint Eastwood Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
911. Easy Rider Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
912. Danny Elfman Signed Sheet Music - Theme from The Simpsons Starting Bid $100
913. Peter Fonda Signed Album - Easy Rider Soundtrack Starting Bid $100
914. Harrison Ford Signed Lunch Box - Indiana Jones and the Temple of ... Starting Bid $200
915. John Ford Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
916. Jodie Foster Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
917. Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon Signed Poster (21.25˝ x 29.5... Starting Bid $200
918. Judy Garland Original Record Store Poster - A Star Is Born (12˝ x... Starting Bid $200
919. Cary Grant Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
920. D. W. Griffith Signature Starting Bid $200 921. Alec Guinness Signed Photograph
Bid $200 922. Gene Hackman Signed Photograph
923. Kevin Peter Hall Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
924. Tom Hanks Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
925. Rex Harrison Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
926. Rex Harrison Signed Book - Rex: An Autobiography Starting Bid $100
927. William S. Hart Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
928. William S. Hart Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
929. Tippi Hedren Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
930. Tippi Hedren Signed Mini Poster - The Birds Starting Bid $100
931. Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

932.

933.

934.

937.

945.

935.

Starting Bid $100

938.

942.

946.

Charlton Heston Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
Dustin Hoffman Signed Mini Poster - The Graduate Starting Bid $100
Bob Hope Signed Book - Have Tux, Will Travel: Bob Hope's Own Stor...
Hedda Hopper Signed Book - From Under My Hat Starting Bid $100
936. George Hurrell Signed Book - The Hurrell Style Starting Bid $200
John Huston Signed Book - An Open Book Starting Bid $200
It's a Wonderful Life: Karolyn Grimes Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
939. Buck Jones Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
940. Elia Kazan Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
941. Val Kilmer Signed Album - The Doors Soundtrack Starting Bid $100
Keira Knightley Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
943. Carla Laemmle Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
944. Elsa Lanchester Signed Book - Charles Laughton and I Starting Bid $100
Fritz Lang Typed Letter Signed, Referring to the Films of Jean-Lu Starting Bid $200
The Last Picture Show Multi-Signed (6)Soundtrack Album Starting Bid $200
947. Laurel and Hardy Signatures Starting Bid $200

948. George Lazenby Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

952. Sophia Loren Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

956.

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

949. Jenny Lind (3) Autograph Letters Signed Starting Bid $200

953. Bela Lugosi (3) Early Stage Programs and Handbills for Dracula an... Starting Bid $100

957. Kevin McCarthy Signed Mini Poster - Invasion of the Body Snatcher... Starting Bid $100

950. Carole Lombard Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

954. Count Primo Magri and Lavinia Warren Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

958. Steve McQueen Original Movie PosterBullitt (14˝ x 36˝) Starting Bid $200

951.

Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

955. Henry Mancini Signed Book - Did They Mention the Music? Starting Bid $100

959. Ian

Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

Sophia Loren (5)
Groucho Marx
McShane
960. Liza Minnelli Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
961. Robert Mitchum Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
962. Marilyn Monroe: 'Golden Dreams' Nude Calendar (1952) Starting Bid $200
963. Monty Python: John Cleese Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

964.

Starting Bid $100

965.

Starting Bid $100

969.

966. Edward R.

Archive of (98) Original Vintage Photographs Starting Bid $200

970.

Starting Bid $100

971.

Mary Tyler Moore Signed Photograph
Roger Moore Signed Photograph
Murrow:
967. David Niven Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
968. David Niven Signed Book - The Moon's a Balloon Starting Bid $100
Peter O'Toole Signed LaserDisc - Beckett Starting Bid $200
Laurence Olivier Signed Book - Confessions of an Actor
Louella Parsons Signed Book - The Gay Illiterate Starting Bid $100
972. River Phoenix Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
973. Basil Rathbone Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
974. Christopher Reeve Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
975. Steve Reeves Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
976. Jean Renoir Signed Book - Renoir, My Father Starting Bid $200
977. Will Rogers Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
978. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Signed Book - Happy Trails Starting Bid $100
979. John Saxon Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

980. Dore Schary Typed Letter Signed to Alan Jay Lerner Starting Bid $100

984. Steven Spielberg Signed Sheet Music - Theme from Jurassic Park Starting Bid $200

981. George C. Scott Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

985. Star Trek: Leonard Nimoy Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

as Han Solo

982. Mack Sennett Signature Starting Bid $100

986. Star

983.

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

and

Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

987. Star

Signed Photograph - "Beam me up Scotty... Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $100

Frank Sinatra
Trek: Shatner
Nimoy
Trek: William Shatner
988. Star Wars: Harrison Ford Signed Photograph
990. Star Wars: Peter Mayhew Signed Photograph
991. Woody Strode Signed Photograph
992. Ed Sullivan Signed Book - Always On Sunday
993. Gloria Swanson Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
994. Patrick Swayze Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
995. Patrick Swayze Signed Album - Dirty Dancing Soundtrack Starting Bid $200
996. Three Stooges Signatures Starting Bid $200

997. Thelma Todd Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

1001. Ethel Waters TwiceSigned Book - To Me It's Wonderful Starting Bid $100

Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

998. John Travolta Oversized Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100

1002. Orson Welles Signed Photograph and Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

Photograph Starting Bid $200

999. Maria von

Signed Book - Maria Starting Bid $100

1003.

Signed Book - Diamond Lil Starting Bid $100

Signature Starting Bid $200

Oversized Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Trapp
1000. The Walking Dead: Norman Reedus (5)
Mae West
1004. Gene Wilder Signed Mini Poster - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fact...
1005. Elijah Wood Oversized
1006. Fay Wray Signed
1013. Muhamad Ali
1014. Muhammad Ali Oversized Signed Photograph
1015. Muhammad Ali Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
1016. Muhammad Ali Signature Starting Bid $200
1017. Muhammad Ali Signed Movie Poster - When We Were Kings (27˝ x 40˝) Starting Bid $200
1018. Muhammad Ali: Neil Leifer and Howard Bingham Signed Book - The Fi... Starting Bid $200

Signatures Starting Bid $200

Starting

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid

Signed Promo Cards Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $200

Starting Bid $100

1019. DiMaggio Brothers (3)
1020. Juan Manuel Fangio Signature
1021. Roger Federer (4)
1022. Enzo Ferrari Typed Letter Signed
1023. Jake LaMotta Signed Book - Raging Bull: My Story
Bid $100
1024. Mickey Mantle Signed Oversized Photograph
$200
1025. Diego Maradona Signed Photograph
1026. Rory McIlroy Oversized Signed Photograph
1027. Ken Norton Signed Photograph Starting Bid $100
1028. Arnold Palmer Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200
1029. John Wooden Signed Book - They Call Me Coach Starting Bid $200

Conditions of Sale

ANYONE EITHER REGISTERING TO BID OR PLACING A BID (“BIDDER”) ACCEPTS THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND ENTERS INTO A LEGALLY, BINDING, ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT WITH R&R AUCTION COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC (“RR AUCTION”) TOGETHER WITH BIDDER, THE “PARTIES”).

This Agreement contains important provisions that control rights and liabilities, and specifically has provisions governing how disputes are handled as well as LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY that can be imposed upon RR Auction, WAIVER OF JURY and ARBITRATION PROVISIONS. This acknowledgement is a material term of these Conditions of Sale and of the consideration under which RR Auction agrees to these terms. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

The following terms and conditions (“Conditions of Sale”) constitute the sole terms and conditions under which RR Auction will offer for sale and sell the property on its website, and/or described in the catalog of items for auction (the “Catalog”). These Conditions of Sale constitute a binding agreement between the Parties with respect to the auction in which Bidder participates (the “Auction”). By bidding at the Auction, whether in person, through an agent or representative, by telephone, facsimile, online, absentee bid, or by any other form of bid or by any other means, Bidder acknowledges the thorough reading and understanding of all of these Conditions of Sale, all descriptions of items in the Catalog, and all matters incorporated herein by reference, and agrees to be fully bound thereby.

Section 1

The Parties1.1 RR Auction and Auction

This Auction is presented by RR Auction, a d/b/a/ of R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the Catalog or on the www.RRauction. com Internet site. The Auction is conducted under these Conditions of Sale. Announcements and corrections from the podium at live auctions and those made through the Conditions of Sale appearing on the Internet at RRauction.com supersede those in the printed Catalog.

1.2 Bidder

Bidder shall mean the original Bidder on the property offered for sale by RR Auction and not any subsequent owner or other person who may acquire or have acquired an interest therein. If Bidder is an agent, the agency must be disclosed in writing to RR Auction prior to the time of sale, otherwise the benefits of the warranty shall be limited to the agent and not transferable to the undisclosed principal.

The rights granted to Bidder under these Conditions of Sale are personal and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity, whether by operation of law or otherwise without the express written assent of RR Auction. Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey these Conditions of Sale or any of the rights herein, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. No third party may rely on any benefit or right conferred on any Bidder by these Conditions of Sale, and no third party is intended as a beneficiary of these Conditions of Sale.

Bids will not be accepted from minor persons under eighteen (18) years of age without a parent or legal guardian’s written consent containing an acknowledgment of the Conditions of Sale herein and indicating their agreement to be bound thereby on behalf of the Bidder.

All Bidders must meet RR Auction’s qualifications to bid. Any Bidder who is not a client in good standing of RR Auction may be disqualified at RR Auction’s sole option and will not be awarded lots. Such determination may be made by RR Auction in its sole and unlimited discretion, at any time prior to, during, or even after the close of the Auction. RR Auction reserves the right to exclude any person from the Auction.

If an entity places a bid, then the person executing the bid on behalf of the entity agrees to personally guarantee payment for any successful bid and

agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale in addition to company for whom the Bidder is acting

By accepting the Conditions of Sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment.

Section 2

Bidding Privileges

2.1 In order to place bids, Bidders who have not established an account with RR Auction must either furnish satisfactory credit information (including two collectibles-related business references) or supply additional information if requested, well in advance of the Auction. Bidders who are not members of RRAuction.com should pre-register before the close of the Auction to allow adequate time to contact references. Privileges will be granted at the sole discretion of RR Auction. Additionally, Bidders who have not previously established credit or who wish to bid in excess of their established credit history may be required to provide a cash deposit prior to RR Auction’s acceptance of a bid. Check writing privileges and immediate delivery of merchandise may also be determined by pre-approval of credit based on a combination of criteria: RRAuction.com history, related industry references, bank verification, a credit bureau report and/or a personal guarantee for a corporate or partnership entity in advance of the Auction venue.

2.2 Bidder providing any false or misleading information provided in connection with the registration shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Sale and in addition to any other remedies at law shall excuse RR Auction from performance under these Conditions of Sale, including the right to any refund.

2.2 Bidding privileges may be revoked without notice, for any reason, at the sole discretion of RR Auction .

Section 3

Buyer’s Premium

3.1 The Bidder acknowledges and agrees that a 25% buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price on all individual lots sold in timed and live Auctions. . For payment other than by cash, delivery will not be made unless and until full payment has been received by RR Auction, i.e., check or wired funds have fully cleared. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, signed by RR Auction, payment in full is due within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date, whichever is earlier. Bidder’s failure to pay any payment in full when due required shall constitute a material breach, and in addition to other damages available under contract or law, at RR Auction’s election, RR Auction may cancel the sale and require full premium still be due along with interest at 1.5% per month from the date of breach, or at the maximum legally allowable rate.

Section 4

Bidding

4.1 Each Bidder’s determination of its bid should be based upon its own examination of the item(s) and independent investigation, rather than the any reliance as to what is represented in the Catalog, online or elsewhere. Bidder affirms that it regards any statements made by RR Auction concerning the item as solely opinion and that Bidder is making its own inspection and independent evaluation of the goods, and is not relying upon any description or statements by RR Auction (including as to quality, authenticity, provenance, ownership, liens existing, on goods legality, or value) in making its determination to bid on or purchase an item. In any purchase or sale, the value of the item(s) is determined by the price. THE BIDDER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURCHASES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

4.2 RR AUCTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS IN BIDDING. A Bidder should make certain to bid on the correct lot and that the bid is the maximum (plus the Buyer’s Premium) that the Bidder is willing and able to pay. Since other Bidders (by mail, facsimile, online, and in person) will be present, and since a 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.

4.3 All prospective Bidders who examine lots in person prior to the sale shall personally assume all responsibility for any damage they cause in so doing. RR Auction shall have sole discretion in determining the value of the damage caused, which shall be promptly paid by the prospective Bidder.

4.4 Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder and Bidder has fully satisfied any outstanding financial obligations to RR Auction (including as it concerns aby other lots). RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

4.5 It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all risk of loss upon the earlier of shipment to Bidder or in Bidder’s possession.

4.6 Bidder grants to RR Auction or its assigns the right to offset any sums due, or found to be due by RR Auction, and to make such offset from any past, subsequent or future consignment, or items acquired by Bidder in possession or control of RR Auction or from any sums due to Bidder by RR Auction. Bidder further grants RR Auction a lien consisting of a senior security interest (or purchase money security interest to the extent applicable) in such sums or items to the fullest extent applicable, authorizes RR Auction to file documents concerning the interest, and Bidder agrees to execute any further documents as may be reasonably necessary to grant RR Auction such security interest. Bidder agrees that RR Auction and its assigns shall be a secured party with respect to items bought by Bidder and in the possession of RR Auction, to the extent of the maximum indebtedness, plus all accrued fees and expenses, until the indebtedness is paid.

4.7 By bidding in this sale, Bidder personally and unconditionally guarantees payment. The authorized representative of any corporate Bidder who is present at the sale shall provide RR Auction or its agent, prior to the commencement of the bidding (or at the time of registration), with a statement signed by a principal, director or officer that they he or she personally and unconditionally guarantees any payment due RR Auction.

4.8 RR Auction may at its sole and absolute discretion, make loans or advances to Consignors and/or prospective Bidders.

Section 5

Bidding Options

5.1 Non-Internet bids (including but not limited to in-person, facsimile, phone and mail bids) are treated similarly to floor bids in that they must be on-increment. Any in-person, facsimile, phone, or mail bids that do not conform to a full increment will be rounded up or down to the nearest full increment and this revised amount will be considered Bidder’s high bid.

5.2 When identical bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at RR Auction’s place of business at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Auction start. RR Auction is not responsible for executing mail bids or facsimile bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is RR Auction responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins.

5.3 In all Auctions, bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%, or as specified on a per-Auction basis. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No “buy” or “unlimited” bids will be accepted. In a live sale, bids on an item can change at the discretion of RR Auction.

5.4 RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid. Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced. Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale,

or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Section 6 Payment

6.1 Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than sixty (60) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

6.2 Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. RR Auction reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full is not received within thirteen (13) calendar days of the Auction or within twelve (12) calendar days of the invoice date. In cases of nonpayment, RR Auction’s election to void a sale does not relieve the Bidder from their obligation to pay RR Auction its fees (seller’s and Buyer’s Premium) on the lot and any other damages pertaining to the lot.

6.3 All sales for total invoices greater than $1,000 are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

6.4 All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period. RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

6.5 In the event that a Bidder’s payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law. If Bidder attempts to pay via check and the financial institution denies the transfer from Bidder’s bank account, or the payment cannot be completed using the selected funding source, Bidder agrees to complete payment.

6.7 If RR Auction refers any unpaid invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay and shall be liable for RR Auction’s attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction in addition to the invoice amount and interest the greater of 1.5% per month or at the maximum legally allowable rate from date of invoice to collection. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

6.8 RR Auction shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the Bidder (as well as to the extent it is a consignor any other monies owed or due to Bidder) to secure payment of the Auction invoice. RR Auction is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the Bidder then held by RR Auction or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due RR Auction or affiliates from the Bidder. With respect to these lien rights, RR Auction shall have all the rights of a secured creditor, including but not limited to the right of sale. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the Bidder waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against RR Auction and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice (the Consignor”). If a Bidder owes RR Auction or its affiliates on any account, RR Auction and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bid-

der’s property in their possession.

6.9 All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. RR Auction clients with an invoice totaling $1,000 or under will have the option to pay by VISA, Mastercard, Discover or Paypal. All Paypal payments must be sent to FinanceDepartment@rrauction.com. Authorize.net, a third-party service provider contracted by RR Auction for processing on-line payments, charges a nonrefundable service fee of 3%, which will be added to your final invoice should you pay by credit/debit card.

Section 7 Sales Tax

RR Auction is a remote seller and we are now required to collect Sales/ Use Tax from our bidders. The states that we have nexus in we will be required to collect and remit sales tax on your behalf. Each state has different requirements to meet nexus. When RR Auction has achieved a certain monetary and/or invoice threshold in each state we will apply sales tax to your total invoice. The states that are affected are: ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA,RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN

If we have not achieved nexus in a particular state it is still your responsibility to pay sales tax on your purchases.

The sales tax rate is determined by the State, Country, and City where purchases are shipped to. If you decide to pick up your purchases at our New Hampshire location you will not be required to pay sales tax. The State of New Hampshire does not have a general sales and use tax. All purchases picked up at our Massachusetts location will be taxed at the current rate of 6.25%.

If you have a resale number please email Sue@RRAuction.com or fax to (603) 732-4288 a copy of your state resale certificate and you will be exempt from paying sales tax.

Section 8

Delivery; Shipping; and Handling Charges

Bidder is liable for shipping and handling and providing accurate information as to shipping or delivery locations and arranging for such. RR Auction is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or affiliates into one package for shipping purposes. Lots won will be shipped in a commercially reasonable time after payment in good funds for the merchandise and the shipping fees is received or credit extended, except when third-party shipment occurs. Bidder agrees that service and handling charges related to shipping items which are not pre-paid may be charged to a credit card on file with RR Auction.

Successful international Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified Customs declarations, to RR Auction for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item’(s) hammer price and RR Auction shall use the correct harmonized code for the lot. Domestic Bidders on lots designated for third-party shipment must designate the common carrier, accept risk of loss, and prepay shipping costs.

All duties, customs, and any other import charges are the responsibility of the bidder.

Section 9

Title

Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices of Bidder (including those pertaining to the item(s) at issue) and amounts owed to RR Auction are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party shipper.

Section 10

Rights Reserved

RR Auction reserves the right, at any time before, during or after an auction has ended to: withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, cancel any bid, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal, cancellation, or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone at any time.

Section 11

Conducting the Auction

11.1 RR Auction reserves the right to postpone the Auction or any session thereof for a reasonable period of time for any reason whatsoever, and no Bidder or prospective Bidder shall have any claim as a result thereof, including consequential damages.

11.2 RR Auction’s Discretion: RR Auction shall determine opening bids and bidding increments. RR Auction has the right in its absolute discretion to reject any bid in the event of dispute between Bidders or if RR Auction has doubt as to the validity of any bid, to advance the bidding at its absolute discretion and to determine the successful Bidder in the event of a dispute between Bidders, to continue the bidding or to reoffer and resell the lot in question. In the event of a dispute after the sale, RR Auctions record of final sale shall be conclusive. RR Auction also may reject any bid if RR Auction decides either that any bid is below the reserve of the lot or article or that an advance is insufficient. Unless otherwise announced by RR Auction at the time of sale, no lots may be divided for the purpose of sale.

11.3 Reserves

Lots may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold. Consignors may not bid on their own lots or property. RR Auction may, from time to time, bid on items that it does not own. RR Auction may execute bids consecutively or otherwise up to one bid increment below the reserve.

11.4 Off-Site Bidding

Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion. Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

11.5 Estimate Prices:

In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”). In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

11.6 Owned or Guaranteed Property:

RR Auction generally offers property consigned by others for sale at public auction; in very limited occasion, lots are offered that are the property of RR Auction.

11.7 Before the Auction:

Bidder may attend pre-sale viewing for all of RR Auction’s auctions at no charge. All property to be auctioned is usually on view for several days prior to the sale. Bidder is encouraged to examine lots thoroughly. Bidder may also request condition reports (see below). RR Auction’s staff are available at viewings and by appointment.

11.8 Maximum Bids In All Auctions:

To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages

the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential. Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

11.9 Successful Bids:

The fall of RR Auction’s hammer indicates the final bid. RR Auction will record the paddle number of the Bidder. If Bidder’s salesroom or absentee bid is successful, Bidder will be notified after the sale by mailed or emailed invoice.

11.10

Unsold Lots:

If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor. RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

11.11 Bidding in Timed Auction:

Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right. The auctioneer may also execute a bid on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

Any Bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. At that time, an extended bidding period goes into effect. If Bidder has not bid on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT, Bidder may not bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. Only those Bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm EST/EDT will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the only Bidder on a lot at 6 pm EST/EDT, that lot is awarded to Bidder. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm EST/EDT. All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm EST/EDT will remain OPEN to ALL Bidders until 7 pm EST/EDT or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm EST/EDT, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm EST/EDT, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot (the “30 Minute Rule”). The 30 Minute Rule is applied on a PER LOT BASIS; each lot in the Auction closes individually based on bidding activity after 7 pm EST/EDT. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm EST/EDT. If Bidder is the high Bidder, raising Bidder’s maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the Auction at any time at its sole discretion.

11.12 Bidding - Internet Live

Auction:

Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR Auction offers a callback service the day of the Auction, but Bidder is responsible for supplying a correct telephone number(s) where Bidder can be reached until the Auction closes. Bidder must request this service in writing. RR Auction will make reasonable efforts to ensure that Bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, RR Auction does not guarantee this service and it is merely a courtesy and not an enforceable right.

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction. Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays,

or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

During live internet or live auction, property is auctioned in consecutive numerical order, as it appears in the catalog. The auctioneer will accept bids from those present in the salesroom or absentee bidders participating by telephone, internet or by written bid left with RR Auction in advance of the auction. The auctioneer may also execute a bid or bids (successively or otherwise) on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve, either by entering a bid in response to salesroom, telephone or absentee bids. Under no circumstances will the auctioneer place any bid on behalf of the consignor above the reserve. The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve. All auctions for lots are with reserve unless specifically stated otherwise.

During live Auctions, internet bids can be placed in real time through one or more of the following Third Party services: www.liveauctioneers.com, www.invaluable.com and www.icollector.com. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids. RR Auction treats any third-party site bids as floor or telephone bids. Floor bids and telephone bids are always considered first over third party sites bids, and floor bids are considered earlier than telephone bids. All RR Auction lots purchased through the third-party sites carry an additional Buyer’s Premium.

11.13 Miscellaneous:

Agreements between Bidders and Consignors to effectuate a non-sale of an item at Auction, inhibit bidding on a consigned item to enter into a private sale agreement for said item, or to utilize RR Auction’s Auction to obtain sales for non-selling consigned items subsequent to the Auction, are strictly prohibited. If a subsequent sale of a previously consigned item occurs in violation of this provision, RR Auction reserves the right to charge Bidder the applicable Buyer’s Premium and Consignor a Seller’s Commission as determined for each auction venue and by the terms of the seller’s agreement.

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with ”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.

11.14 Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions. Nothing herein shall be construed to waive the general Conditions of Sale by these additional rules and shall be construed to give force and effect to the rules in their entirety.

Section 12

RR Auction’s Remedies

Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of material breach or default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under 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 Bidder’s property in RR Auction’s possession or to which title has not yet passed to Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Section 13 Warranties

13.1 RR Auction does not provide any warranties to Bidders, whether expressed or implied, beyond those expressly provided in these Conditions of Sale. All property and lots are sold ”as is” and “where is”. By way of illustration rather than limitation, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to merchantability or fitness for intended use, condition of the property (including any condition report), correctness of description, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, importance, exhibition, relevance, attribution, source, provenance, date, authorship, condition, culture, genuineness, value, or period of the property. Additionally, neither RR Auction nor the Consignor makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to whether the Bidder acquires rights in copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property (including exhibition or reproduction rights) related to the item, or whether the property is subject to any limitations or other rights. RR Auction does not make any representation or warranty as to title.

13.2 All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and property offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

13.3 Bidders are accorded the opportunity to inspect the lots and to otherwise satisfy themselves as to the nature and sufficiency of each lot prior to bidding, and RR Auction urges Bidders to avail themselves accordingly.

13.4 All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “AC”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The AC inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the AC and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void.

Section 14 Firearms

RR Auction complies with all Federal and State rules and regulations relating to the purchasing, registration and shipping of firearms. A Bidder is required to provide appropriate documents and the payment of associated fees, if any. Bidder is responsible for providing a shipping address that is suitable for the receipt of a firearm.

Section 15 Unauthorized Statements

Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed Bidder and by an authorized officer of RR Auction by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Section 16

Bidder’s Remedies

16.1 Except as stated expressly herein, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy related to or pertaining to items it bids upon, views, or purchases from RR Auction, and any claims by Bidder related to authenticity, ownership, condition, title or value, shall be against Consignor only.

16.2 This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, officers, managers, employees or agents), or in any way arising out of, related to, or in connection with these Conditions of Sale, , and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. Time is of the essence with respect to these procedures.

16.3 Title to Items

The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, satisfactory to the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction may make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand (if any made), RR Auction may disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and may assign to Bidder all or some of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property. Upon such disclosure and/or assignment, all responsibility and liability of RR Auction, if any, with respect to said lot or item shall automatically terminate related to or arising from these Conditions of Sale or such transaction operating as a complete waiver and general release by Bidder as to RR Auction and its agents, contractors, and affiliates, as to any and all claims concerning or related to the item, if any . RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction by Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

16.4 Authenticity Challenge Process

(1) If Bidder wishes to dispute or challenge the Authenticity of the lot or item (including asserting that it is incorrect), Bidder must adhere to the following procedure: Within 30 days of the Auction Date, Bidder must present written evidence to RR Auction, that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field (and one recognized by RR Auction within its discretion) and send the physical item or lot at issue to RR Auction along with all evidence relied upon by Bidder for contesting the Authenticity. (“Authenticity Challenge Process”) “Authenticity” shall mean a gross discrepancy in the between the description, genuiness, or attribution of the item as represented by RR Auction in the Catalog or at the auction, and the item. If RR Auction concurs that the lot is not Authentic as was represented (it is sole discretion), Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy

as against RR Auction (inclusive of its affiliates, agents, employees, and contractors) shall be a refund of the purchase price of the subject item paid by Bidder, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable by Bidder. If RR Auction does not agree with the assertion by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale. Strict adherence to the Authenticity Challenge Process is a condition of standing for Bidder to initiate suit or claim.

(2) So long as Bidder has complied with the Authenticity Challenge Process, any claim, suit or action, by Bidder concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity, or related to the authenticity of the item must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Auction Date and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale.

16.5 Other Issues. Any dispute or claim by Bidder against RR Auction (or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors)) other than Authenticity, concerning any item or lot bid upon, or purchased, including value, title, condition, bidding process, or description must be asserted (if at all) in the following manner:

(1) If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially or grossly incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), or there is any other gross material issue pertaining to the item or lot, the item or lot may be returned if returned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date with explanation in writing.. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and a certificate of auction, then the description in the certificate of auction (“Lot Challenge Process”). This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction within the period of time stated herein or not materially or grossly in deviation from the description. Such a refund is subject to RR Auction’s sole discretionary review, and any request for refund must be made concurrently with returning the physical item or lot to RR Auction. Any item not returned within said frame will constitute acceptance of the item and a waiver and release of any and all claims by Bidder pertaining to the item other than with respect to authenticity; and

(2) Provided that the Bidder has engaged in the Lot Challenge Process, any claim concerning such must be brought no later than one (1) year of the Auction Date for the item or lot at issue and is subject to the other limitations and conditions stated in the Conditions of Sale.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED OR PROVIDED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BIDDERS OR AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH SHALL BE A COMPLETE DEFENSE TO ANY CLAIMS BY BIDDER RELATED TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE, ANY AUCTION OR BID.

16.6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. For any and all claims by Bidder arising out of or related to this Agreement, Bidder’s viewing, bid, or purchase of items, or any agreement between the Parties, or otherwise, Bidder agrees that to the fullest extent such can be limited under the law, Bidder shall have no right to recover and hereby waives any and all rights to recover from against RR Auction or its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, agents, or contractors, consequential or indirect damages, lost profits damages, punitive, exemplary, statutory (or multiplier damages), physical or emotional distress damages, general or special damages of any kind (beyond amounts actually paid by Bidder for item(s) at issue), and in the event of recovery of any damages whatsoever, such shall be limited by the amounts actually paid by Bidder to RR Auction for the item(s) at issue in such claim, or if no money was paid to RR Auction by Bidder for items at issue, or there items are at issue, the amount of $150.00.

Section 17

RR Auction’s Additional Services

For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder.

RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by RR Auction or other packers and carriers, whether or not recommended by RR Auction. RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for damage to frames, glass or other breakable items. Where RR Auction arranges and bills for such services via invoice, RR Auction will include an administration charge.

Section 18

Headings

Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret the substantive sections to which they refer.

Section 19 Entire Agreement

Except to the extent Bidder is also a consignor (in which case the terms of the consignment agreement shall also govern), these Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the Parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the auction Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

If any section of these Conditions of Sale or any term or provision of any section is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts of the agreement and remainder of the sections or terms and provisions of the section and all sections shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

Section 20 Governing Law and Enforcement

20.1 The Parties agree that all agreements between the Parties including but not limited to these Conditions of Sale are entered into in Boston, Massachusetts, no matter where Bidder is situated and no matter by what means or where Bidder was informed of the Auction and regardless of whether catalogs, materials, or other communications were received by Bidder in another location.

20.2 The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, any other related agreement(s), along with all claims between the Parties, including those arising out of or related to such are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute between the Parties, including but not limited to those related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the ”Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA in Boston, Massachusetts, unless the Consumer Arbitration Rules apply, in which case, such rules and venue will govern. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall also recover all of its related fees and costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, if RR Auction prevails, such recovery, in addition to all remedies available at agreement or law, shall include the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. Federal arbitration law, including the Federal Arbitration Act apply to this agreement to arbitrate and its related provisions. The arbitration and all related proceedings shall be held strictly confidential and all documents and discovery shall be held confidential and not used, published or disclosed publically or to anyone outside the Parties or expert consultants or counsel who shall agree to hold such confidential.

20.3 The Parties consent to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all claims between the Parties except as provided specifically herein and may seek confirmation of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in any Court

of competent jurisdiction, including the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. To the extent such is necessary under the law, RR Auction may enforce the Arbitration award against Bidder and any related Party in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as RR Auction consenting to jurisdiction or venue in any location outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

THE PARTIES MAY NOT BRING CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OTHER AS A CLASS OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLAIMED CLASS, OR IN A REPRESENTATIVE ACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED, THE CLAIMS AGAINST EACH OF THE OTHER CANNOT BE CONSOLIDATED OR JOINED WITH MORE THAN ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON OR ENTITIES’ CLAIMS. NO INJUNCTIVE OR DECLATORY RELIEF SOUGHT BY BIDDER IF ANY, CAN AFFECT OR BE ORDERED TO AFFECT ANY OTHER BIDDERS OR PERSONS.

20.4 Except as provided specifically in these Conditions of Sale in Bidder’s Remedies against RR Auction (along with its affiliates, directors, agents, officers, employees, and contractors) for any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other related agreement(s), brought by Bidder must be brought within the earlier of the Auction Date as it pertains to the item(s) at issue or no later than one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances occurred giving rise to the alleged claim, without exception. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute bar to and release of any claims by Bidder initiated after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

20.5 To the fullest extent under applicable law and except as specifically stated herein Bidder hereby holds harmless, releases and discharges RR Auction and its agents, officer’s directors, affiliates, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, damages, causes of action, suits, demands, losses, debts, and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected existing prior to these Conditions of Sale. Bidder agrees to the Conditions of Sale and upon each instance that Bidder participates in any auction, bids, or otherwise agrees to such terms and reaffirms this release as of the date of so participating or agreeing unless Bidder otherwise provides clear written notice to RR Auction prior to so bidding.

20.6 The Bidder hereby agrees that RR Auction shall be entitled to present these Conditions of Sale to a court in any jurisdiction other than set forth in this paragraph as conclusive evidence of the Parties agreement, and the Parties further agree that the court shall immediately dismiss any action filed in such jurisdiction.

20.7

Liquidated Damages for Specific Breaches

In the event that Bidder provides false information in connection with registering for bidding, fails to correct or update information or breaches the Conditions of Sale by failing to pay the purchase price when due after becoming the winning bidder, as liquidated damages associated with such breaches, R&R may obtain from Bidder the greater of (1) 150% the reserve of the item (if any); (2) the amount bidder bid; or (3), the full amount that bidder would have otherwise paid. Bidder will also be liable for an additional 20% of such amount to account for additional administrative costs, shipping, additional advertising, and other damages and liabilities fees that are difficult to calculate on an item-by-item basis.

20.8 Indemnity. Bidder agrees to defend, indemnify, hold harmless RR Auction (along with its officers, directors, agents, contractors, and affiliates) from and against any and all claims, costs, fees, damages, and liabilities arising out of or related to these Conditions of Sale, view of items, or lots, bidding, or participation in any auction by RR Auction, and/or or in any way connected to any item you viewed, bid upon or purchased through RR Auction.

Section 21: State-by-State Law Issues

This Auction is being conducted in and the sale shall take place in the State of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding, the foregoing, should these

terms and conditions violate the law of any State should that state’s law be found to govern, or any provision herein determined to be invalid, the clause itself and the remainder of the Agreement shall be valid to the fullest extent allowed. Also, to the extent other states law apply to any transaction arising out of the Agreement (without admitting such), RR Auction states:

For Residents of California:

SALE OF AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLES: AS REQUIRED BY LAW, A DEALER WHO SELLS TO A CONSUMER ANY COLLECTIBLE DESCRIBED AS BEING AUTOGRAPHED MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXPRESS WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF SALE. THIS DEALER MAY BE SURETY BONDED OR OTHERWISE INSURED TO ENSURE THE AUTHENTICITY OF ANY AUTOGRAPHED COLLECTIBLE SOLD BY THIS DEALER.

A written express warranty is provided with each autographed collectible, as required by law. This dealer may be surety bonded or otherwise insured to ensure the authenticity of any autographed collectible sold by this dealer.

Section 22

Glossary of Condition terms

Information provided to prospective Bidders with respect of any lot, including any pre-sale estimate, whether written or oral, and information in any catalogue, condition or other report, commentary or valuation, is not a representation of fact but rather a statement of opinion held by RR Auction.

Use of the following terms constitutes an opinion as follows:

VERY FINE describes an item believed to be in virtually flawless condition, and is used sparingly for items of exceptionally attractive appearance.

FINE is the most common statement of condition, and applies to most items that we offer. It describes items that we believe to show expected handling wear, generally acceptable random flaws (such as light creases, small bends, etc.), and an overall appearance that is pleasing to the majority of collectors.

VERY GOOD describes an item that we believe exhibits more moderate flaws (such as toning, light staining, professional reinforcements or repairs, etc.). Most collectors would be comfortable with items in very good condition, and this would be the expected condition for many formats (early presidential documents, for example).

GOOD describes an item which we believe to have obvious visible flaws, including heavy wear, missing portions, or repairs that affect appearance; generally items in this condition are offered only if an item is otherwise believed to be exceedingly rare or important.

Bidder may call and request further details and information about RR Auction’s opinions concerning any item via phone or email which shall provided in RR Auction’s discretion.

Certificate of Auction, Certificate of Authenticity and Goods Acquired:

Bidder warrants that Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall not purposely deface, destroy, dismember, cut-up into parts the item or Lot purchased at auction from RR Auction and in the event such shall occur whether purposefully or accidently, Bidder (and its agents, assigns, successors, and affiliates) shall refrain from advertising, promoting, or marketing the item as having been purchased from RR Auction and shall in no event display, expressly claim, or imply that the item was certified or auctioned in such state by RR Auction. As liquidated damages for such breach, Bidder agrees to be liable to RR Auction for the greater of the amount of three (3) times the hammer price of the item along with all other fees and costs as otherwise provided in this Terms of Sale.

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