RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy

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AUTHENTICATORS AND CONSULTANTS JOHN REZNIKOFF, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

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

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

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

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

STEVE ZARELLI AUTHENTICATION

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

ROGER EPPERSON SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED/REAL

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

PHIL SEARS COLLECTIBLES

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

FRANK CAIAZZO, BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS beatles autographs

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

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

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

JAMES CAMNER

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

RICH CONSOLA

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

BECKETT AUTHENTICATION SERVICES

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

CONTENTS

John F. Kennedy ............................................................................................................ 4 Presidents and First Ladies.......................................................................................... 26 Notables....................................................................................................................... 50 Military.......................................................................................................................... 87 Aviation......................................................................................................................... 96 Space........................................................................................................................... 97 Art, Architecture, and Design...................................................................................... 106 Comic Art and Animation............................................................................................ 119 Literature.................................................................................................................... 121 Music......................................................................................................................... 136 Classic Entertainment................................................................................................ 172 Sports........................................................................................................................ 193 Conditions of Sale..................................................................................................... 201

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Robert S. Eaton Sr. 1940–2001

John F. Kennedy

“Remember me?” writes “Jack K.” in a super-early signed photo of the future president

1. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Vintage circa

early 1940s matte-finish 2 x 2.75 candid photo of Kennedy in a suit and tie with a curtain and floral wallpaper in the background, signed in fountain pen, “Remember me? Jack K.” Photo is presented in a period patriotic reverse-painted borderless glass frame to an overall size of 4 x 5. In fine condition, with light brushing to the ink and two vertical creases visible at an angle. Originates from the Robert L. White collection and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Erik L. Dorr.

Provenance: Guernsey’s, 2005. Barely filling the broad shoulders of his suit jacket, the twenty-something Kennedy already exuded the natural charisma that helped him carve out his path to the White House. In his youthful features and playful inscription, it is easy to see the face and character that would become the now-familiar President Kennedy—years before his first political appointment. An ultra-early, incredibly desirable signed portrait of JFK. Starting Bid $500

“Mrs. John F. Kennedy” writes to her favorite artist on “the grandest wifely beau geste I have ever made” 2. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed

“Jackie,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 7.75, Hyannis Port letterhead, no date but postmarked September 10, 1959.

Letter to artist Franz Bueb, in part: “I was so sorry to send back your 2 pictures—& also not to have seen more of you at the dance—Jack doesn’t like flowers much—& he said Alice was silly to get as all our rooms are white & we need something with color—But I love that drawing of her so much—I can’t tell you the disappointment with which I relinquished it—It was the grandest wifely beau geste I have ever made—I hope you don’t sell it too soon—as some day I want it & hope I will have it—So when people come to see your pictures please show it last of all! Please let me know your whereabouts this fall—especially when you will be in New York & Washington…Surely I will run into you in D.C.—Call Jean there (Mrs. Stephen Smith, O Street).” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed by Kennedy, including her return address, “Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Hyannisport, Mass,” on the flap.

Bueb was a German-born artist who taught painting to Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1950s and 1960s. Bueb painted many portraits of the future first lady, as well as various landscapes of Chatsworth, England, the former home of John F. Kennedy’s late sister Kathleen. Starting Bid $200

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3. John and Jacqueline Kennedy 1953 Wedding Reception Oversized Photograph. Fabulous first generation

20” x 24” silver gelatin photograph printed from the original 4” x 5” negative, showing an adoring Jackie looking at Jack in the reception area at Hammersmith Farm (Jackie’s step-father’s estate) on their wedding day on September 12, 1953. In very fine museum-quality condition. A truly spectacular, quintessential photograph of the couple. This photograph was featured in LIFE Magazine’s 2017 JFK ‘special edition’ commemorating his 100th birthday as a two-page ‘spread.’ Starting Bid $200

5. John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS, signed “John Ken-

nedy,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, Congress of United States letterhead, no date. Letter to John, in full: “Many thanks for your good wishes. I think that the campaign will be very interesting and I believe successful. I don’t expect to be back in Boston until after the Easter Recess, but I have written Mark Dalton who is handling the direction of the campaign and have asked him to get in touch with you. I’ll see you, I hope, later in the month. I appreciate your offer of help and shall certainly take advantage of it.” Impressively matted and framed with a senatorial campaign brochure for Kennedy to an overall size of 20.25 x 15.25; reverse of frame features a window for viewing reverse of letter. In fine condition, with a couple of light stains. Starting Bid $300

Kennedy writes from Hyannis Port on Jackie’s stationery, a month before agreeing to back surgery 4. John F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Jack,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 3.75, Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal stationery letterhead, postmarked Hyannis Port, July 19, 1954. Letter to German-born artist Franz Bueb in Paris, France, in full: “I have been receiving your cards. The trip sounds fine. There is a strong prospect I shall be coming over in August.

Would you send me Elsie Hansen’s address if you have it. Did you see her. Any other information would be welcome. In addition—I no longer have her Sablon number. Call me when you return—as I should like to hear the news. If you are going to stay over—I may see you.” In fine condition, with a small tape remnant to one blank corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Kennedy’s hand, incorporating his surname in the return address field, “Kennedy, Hyannisport, Cape Cod, Mass.” Senator Kennedy’s chronic back pain in the summer of 1954 effectually postponed any aspirations of his traveling to France. Instead, while residing at his Hyannis Port compound in late August, a team of physicians from Boston’s Lahey Clinic paid him a visit. They offered Kennedy surgical details, a procedure to achieve spinal and sacroiliac fusions that would potentially strengthen his back. After a series of postponements, the three-hour operation took place on October 21, and a metal plate was inserted to stabilize Kennedy’s lower spine. The surgery could hardly be considered a success, and Kennedy would undergo another operation to have the plate removed the following February. It was during this period of convalescence that Kennedy began working on his Pulitzer Prize-winning volume Profiles in Courage.

Bueb was a German-born artist who taught painting to Jacqueline Kennedy during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Bueb painted many portraits of the future first lady, as well as various landscapes of Chatsworth, England, the former home of John F. Kennedy’s late sister Kathleen. Starting Bid $500 www.RRAuction.com | 5

From the Robert White collection, four original photos of the first family, “left over from the White House storage area” 6.

Kennedy Family Photographs. Four original

vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photos, all obtained from White House storage after Kennedy’s assassination. One photo shows the Kennedy family standing outside of their chapel on Easter Sunday; one shows Jackie posing with young John, Jr., and Caroline; and two show President and Mrs. Kennedy at a function. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter from noted Kennedy collector Robert L. White which reads, in part: “Herewith several original JFK photos from 1961-63. They are ones left over from the White House storage area after his death.” Starting Bid $200

7. John F. Kennedy Handwritten Doodles. John F. Kennedy’s handwritten doodles in black ink on both sides of an off-white 3.75 x 5 sheet of “From the Desk of John F. Kennedy” memo paper, stationery which dates to Kennedy’s tenure as a Massachusetts congressman; Kennedy’s stationery as a U.S. Senator was imprinted with his senatorial title. In his difficult-to-decipher hand, Kennedy jots down several words, with many appearing to read “Senator,” and the balance ostensibly the surname of the mystery politician. In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a letter of provenance from Kennedy’s personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln.

Starting Bid $200

One-of-a-kind inauguration photo taken from “front row seats along the parade route” 8. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Inaugural Parade Photograph.

Original vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of John and Jacqueline Kennedy riding in a convertible during the inaugural parade on January 20, 1961. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the daughter of Kennedy’s friend and governor of Rhode Island, John A. Notte, Jr., in part: “This picture of the Kennedys on inauguration day, January 20, 1961, is one of a kind. I along with my family went to Washington D.C. for the inauguration…My father, at his own expense, took along his personal state photographer…We had front row seats along the parade route…This picture has never been published-it has always been in my family.” An outstanding image that perfectly captures exuberance of the day. Starting Bid $200

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9. John F. Kennedy Signed Book. Signed book: Profiles in Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “To Mrs. Chisholm, Best wishes, John Kennedy.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG, with a few small edge tears to the jacket.

Kennedy underwent several life-threatening spinal operations in the 1950s. During his convalescence in 1954 and 1955, he wrote the book Profiles in Courage, which described eight instances in which US Senators risked their careers by standing up for their personal beliefs. It became a bestseller upon its release in 1956, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957. Starting Bid $200

10. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Vintage

glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Senator Kennedy in handsome half-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to a Boston-area physician, “To Tim Lamphier, with the highest regards of his old friend, John Kennedy.” Affixed to a samesize cardstock mount. In very good to fine condition, with a paperclip impression to the upper left corner, slight fading to the ink, overall crazing to the emulsion, and light rippling from mounting. Starting Bid $300

11. John F. Kennedy Speech Draft. Typed draft for a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, two pages, 8.5 x 11, titled and dated, “New York Herald Tribune Excerpt—Oct. 29, 1957 on Communist Situation in Kerala.” A small number of notes and corrections have been made in an unknown hand.

Drafted during Kennedy’s tenure as a Democratic Senator, the speech focuses on the impoverished Communist situation in Kerala, in part: “It has a higher rate of literacy (around 40 per cent) than any state in India. Yet more than 1,250,000 of Kerala’s people are chronically unemployed. Unemployment and food are the state’s gravest problems, and any government that can solve them is assured of a long term of office. No solution is in sight. Wages are miserable. An unskilled laborer, for instance, receives the equivalent of thirty-two cents daily, a primary schoolteacher from twelve to twenty-four dollars monthly. The Communists won their election success here against a Congress party machine that had been discredited by corruption, nepotism and inefficiency. The Communists have made mistakes since taking office, but it must be said that they have given the state a more honest and hardworking administration than their predecessors.” In fine condition.

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12. John F. Kennedy and Maria Callas Original Photograph. Cecil Stoughton’s own original glossy 7.5 x 7.5 silver gelatin photo of John F. Kennedy visiting with opera singer Maria Callas at the Krim residence following his famed 1962 Madison Square Garden birthday party, taken by official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton and kept as his personal file copy, with his address label on the reverse. Also seen in the image is Adlai Stevenson, at center. Reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks (indicating that it was printed later), a caption, and an affixed Cecil Stoughton address label. In very good to fine condition, with areas of light silvering. From the collection of Cecil W. Stoughton. Starting Bid $200

“The President says he has accepted an Irish wolfhound puppy from a priest in Ireland” 13. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed. ALS as first lady, signed “J.,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, White House letterhead, no date (circa August 1963). Letter to presidential secretary Evelyn Lincoln, in full: “The President says he has accepted an Irish wolfhound puppy from a priest in Ireland & told Amb. McCloskey to send it over. Also he said that Ireland was sending the children 2 Irish deer & a donkey & maybe a pony— (there was some confusion about that & I don’t want to seem as if we are asking for one—because we aren’t). Anyway—could you find out for me this week—exactly what dates we should expect the dog—deer etc—As the children are so excited—& living in constant expectation every weekend that all these animals will appear. It would help if I had a definite date to give them. If the deer come when I am in the hospital—I want them to go on the W.H. lawn—so will you speak to Mr. West about that—& he can see that the dogs don’t chase them—& find out about their care from the zoo. The donkey etc can go to our place in Virginia.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 9.25 x 12.25, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse.

Includes a handwritten response from Lincoln on an off-white sheet of 6 x 7 personal stationery, which reads: “The puppy will arrive at Hyannis tonight at 7:15. Bryant will be there.” The Lincoln is similarly matted and framed to an overall size of 10.25 x 11.15. In overall fine condition. Provenance: Guernsey’s, The John F. Kennedy Auction, March 1998.

An Irish wolfhound, appropriately named Wolf, joined the Kennedy clan in the White House in August 1963. Wolf, sometimes referred to as Wolfie by the family, was given to the Kennedys as a gift from a priest in Dublin, Ireland, named Father Thomas Kennedy. The Kennedys were incredibly fond of pets and owned several dogs: a German shepherd named Clipper, a cocker spaniel named Shannon, a mixed-breed named Pushinka, a Welsh terrier named Charlie, and four puppies who were the offspring of Pushinka and Charlie. The family had so many dogs, in fact, that they built a special area outside the West Wing for the children to safely play with all the animals. Upon his White House arrival, Wolf had trouble adjusting to his canine companions, with Press Secretary Pierre Salinger noting that he ‘is very fond of children and humans, but he does not like other dogs.’ Wolf’s difficulty with the other dogs ultimately forced the Kennedys to place him with another family. Wolf was not the first Irish wolfhound to call the White House home; Herbert Hoover’s Irish wolfhound, Patrick, has that honor. Starting Bid $200

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14. Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Note Signed. ANS, one page,

4.5 x 3.5, White House letterhead, no date. Note to Bonner Arrington, in full: “Thank you for all that you did for the President and for me.” In very good to fine condition, with some light toning and soiling. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed to “Mr. Arrington” in Jacqueline Kennedy’s hand. Bonner and his wife, Alphadine ‘Deanie’ Arrington spent years catering to the first families at the White House. He worked as a carpenter and foreman for 33 years—from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan. Starting Bid $200

15. John F. Kennedy Democratic Donor Gifts. Two

prints given to Democratic Party donors: a 12.25 x 16 print featuring Fabian Bachrach’s iconic portrait of JFK, with a facsimile signature and inscription in the lower border: “To my fellow sustaining members of the Democratic Party—John Kennedy”; and a 12.25 x 16 print of “The Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy” as delivered on January 20, 1961, featuring the famous lines: “Ask not what your country can do for you— ask what you can do for your country.” Individually matted and framed to 17.5 x 21.5. In very good to fine condition, with thin creasing and crazing to the address, and heavier creasing and crazing to the portrait. Starting Bid $200

“The more that is written and discussed about foreign policy the more meaningful becomes our use of free speech”

16. John F. Kennedy Hand-Edited Letter. Unsigned personal draft letter, one page,

7 x 10.25, White House letterhead, April 23, 1962. Letter to Californian Congressman James Roosevelt, in full: “Many thanks for your letter. Contrary to what you may have heard I am not in the least concerned about the publication of the liberal papers, except that it may embarrass politically some good Congressmen. While I have not agreed for a long period of time with many of the writers, I do think that the more that is written and discussed about foreign policy the more meaningful becomes our use of free speech and the more careful becomes our analysis of present and future policies. The fact is that the bankruptcy of the Republican party has been (greatly) exposed (increased) by their concentration on this wholly synthetic issue.” President Kennedy makes a few handwritten emendations in pencil, adding “good” and “exposed,” while striking through “greatly” and “increased.” In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner.

Accompanied by the final onionskin draft of the letter. A volume of twelve anonymously written essays, The Liberal Papers, attracted the ire of the GOP, and in particular former Vice President Richard Nixon, for its apparent advocacy and ‘unilateral goodwill toward the international Communist conspiracy.’ In spite of a public letter from the White House repudiating the stance of the essays—a move no doubt aimed at curbing Republican agitation—Kennedy never formally denounced the publication’s ideas; he simply didn’t always agree with its writers. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 9

The 21st round from JFK’s inaugural salute 17. John F. Kennedy Inauguration 21-Gun Salute Mortar Shell Casing. Unique 75mm M5A1 Type I mortar shell casing fired as the final

round of the 21-gun salute at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration as president on January 20, 1961. The casing measures 7.25˝ tall and 3.25˝ in diameter, and is engraved on the base: “75 MM M5A1, Type I, BB-1-386, BB. CO. 1944.” Contained in a black mortar container tube, marked on the inner sleeve in pencil: “21st Round at President Kennedy’s Inauguration,1/20/61.”

In fine condition, with expected wear from use. The shell casing originates from the collection of Carroll W. Campbell, who fired the shot as a member of the ‘Saluting Battery’ of the 1st Battle Group, 3rd Infantry (‘The Old Guard’). Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by Campbell, in part: “Beginning approximately 6/1/1960 thru my discharge date of 4/1/1962 I was a member of the 1st BG, 3rd Inf. stationed at Arlington National Cemetery. This particular group consisted of line companied A, B, C, and D, Caisson and Guns. My unit was known as the ‘Saluting Battery’ and our motto/slogan was ‘Have guns will travel.’ My gun platoon/saluting battery fired for funerals in Arlington Cemetery and also for arrivals of foreign Heads of State. Also we fired for various dignitaries at several areas of the public and airports in the Washington, D.C. area.” Also includes an image of Campbell outside the headquarters of ‘The Old Guard.’ A remarkable piece of history honoring Kennedy’s ascent to the nation’s highest office. Starting Bid $200

John F. Kennedy’s pen used to sign the Peace Corps into law

18. John F. Kennedy Peace Corps Bill Signing Pen.

President Kennedy’s dipping pen used to sign the bill establishing the Peace Corps. Executive Order 10924 was signed on March 1, 1961, directing the State Department to establish a temporary Peace Corps. Later that year on September 22, 1961, the Peace Corps Act was enacted. The official ‘bill signer’ Esterbrook pen measures 6.25˝ long and features a black plastic grip with a Lucite handle imprinted with “The President—The White House.” The steel nib bears signs of use. Cloth shadowboxed and framed with two photos of Kennedy, including one of him at his desk, to an overall size of 15.5 x 13. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

19. John F. Kennedy Signed Christmas Card. Highly desirable official White House Christmas/New Year’s card from 1961 featuring “Season’s Greetings” and an embossed presidential seal on the front, 5.75 x 6.75, signed inside in fountain pen, “John Kennedy.”

The card also bears a preprinted facsimile signature of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and a printed greeting: “With best wishes for a very Happy New Year.” In fine condition, with a couple of light stains to the front of the card. These cards were produced for the Kennedys by Hallmark at the request of Mrs. Kennedy’s social secretary. According to Mary Evans Seeley’s Season’s Greetings from the White House, only 100 cards like this one were ordered without a reference to Christmas, in order to show sensitivity to recipients of other religions; most of the cards were printed with a different greeting inside (‘The President and Mrs. Kennedy wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year’). A desirable New Year’s remembrance from President Kennedy’s first Christmas in the White House. Starting Bid $200

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Exceedingly rare 1963 holiday card, signed 48 hours before leaving for Dallas 20. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Signed 1963 Christmas Card.

Exceedingly rare official Hallmark card issued during the 1963 holiday season, featuring an image of a nativity scene on the front, measuring 9 x 6.5 open closed, signed inside in bold ink as president, “John Kennedy,” and as first lady, “Jacqueline Kennedy.” The image on the front is identified as “Creche in East Room, The White House,” and a gilt-embossed presidential seal and engraved holiday greeting appear above the signatures, reading: “With best wishes for a Happy New Year.” Handsomely mounted, matted with an image of the front and a small nameplate (“The 1964 White House New Year That Never Came”), and framed to an overall size of 18 x 25. In very fine condition.

According to Mary Evans Seeley’s book Season’s Greetings from the White House, Hallmark published over 2,200 White House holiday cards bearing the printed sentiment ‘With our wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year,’ 1,500 of which featured facsimile signatures of President and Mrs. Kennedy, with another 700 ordered without signatures. A letter dated November 14, 1963, from Hallmark V. P. Jeannette Lee, informed Maj. Gen. C.V. Clifton, Jr., Kennedy’s military aide, that 500 of the unsigned cards would be shipped directly to the White House, awaiting the President upon his return. After attending a test launch of a Polaris missile at Cape Canaveral and then flying south to Palm Beach on November 16th, President Kennedy made speeches in Tampa and Miami and returned to Washington around midnight two days later on November 18th; the 500 blank cards having already arrived and awaiting his signature. With its noticeable lack of a Christmas mention, this scarce variant of the holiday card was either signed November 19th or November 20th, just days before the Kennedys made their fateful trip to Dallas. A truly rare card further enhanced by the presence of both the President and First Lady. Accompanied by full letters of authenticity from PSA/DNA and SGC. Starting Bid $500

Kennedy and his closest aides confer on Vietnam 21. John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph. Rare vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Kennedy walking with his advisors at the Pentagon in 1961 for a critical meeting on Vietnam, signed in fountain pen, “John F. Kennedy,” “L. L. Lemnitzer,” “Robert S. McNamara,” “Roswell L. Gilpatric,” and “Maxwell D. Taylor.” Corner-mounted, matted, and framed with a medallion, engraved portrait, and photograph of Kennedy’s funeral to an overall size of 35 x 20. In very good to fine condition, with fading to Lemnitzer’s signature, and poor-to-moderate contrast to Kennedy and McNamara.

Notably, these men played a critical role in advising President Kennedy with respect to the military and foreign policy: General Lemnitzer advocated for military action in Cuba before being appointed to a command in Europe; Secretary of Defense McNamara advocated for the blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis and oversaw the buildup of US troops in Vietnam; Deputy Secretary of Defense Gilpatric was McNamara’s closest and most trusted advisor; and General Taylor, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was JFK’s primary military advisor. A remarkable and historic compilation of autographs from the Kennedy administration. Starting Bid $500

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Extremely rare presidential pardon approved by John and Robert Kennedy

22. John and Robert Kennedy Signed Document. Exceptional partly-printed DS as president, signed “John F. Kennedy” as president and “Robert F. Kennedy” as attorney general, one page both sides, 9 x 13.5, August 1, 1963. A presidential pardon of William Schwartz, in part: “Whereas William Schwartz was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on an indictment (No. 4–57–Cr. 56), charging violation of Sections 371 and 152, Title 18, United States Code, and on June thirtieth, 1958, was sentenced to pay a fine of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00), and also placed on probation for three years; and whereas the said William Schwartz duly paid the fine and the aforesaid District Court terminated probation on August fifth, 1960; and whereas it has been made to appear that the said William Schwartz is a fit object of Executive clemency: Now, therefore, be it known, that I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby grant unto said William Schwartz a full and unconditional pardon.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by President John F. Kennedy, and by his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Lower left corner retains the golden Department of Justice seal. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and creasing. Starting Bid $2500

President Kennedy thanks a Congresswoman for “bringing me the Crucifix the other morning”

23. John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. TLS as president signed

“John Kennedy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, October 8, 1962. Letter to the Hon. Corinne Boyd Riley, a representative from South Carolina. In full: “As you know, I was particularly pleased by your thoughtfulness in bringing me the Crucifix the other morning during the coffee hour. However, I wanted you to have this note conveying my thanks and appreciation.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House transmittal envelope.

Although much was made of his Catholic faith by opponents, John F. Kennedy largely downplayed his religion during his campaign and presidency—this is the only presidential letter we have been able to locate with a specific allusion to his Catholicism. Though herself a Methodist, Congresswoman Riley decided to honor Kennedy’s Catholic faith by presenting him with a Crucifix. The Cuban Missile Crisis began eight days later, and President Kennedy would need to rely on his faith to see him through the tense confrontation. Starting Bid $500

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Pristine complete set of Kennedy White House Christmas prints, delivered as staff gifts 24. Kennedy White House Set of (3) Christmas Cards. Extremely desirable

complete set of three official Kennedy White House staff Christmas gift prints, all featuring preprinted facsimile signatures of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and contained within their uncommon original presentation folders. Includes: 1961 - Gorgeous color glossy 11.5 x 10 photo by famed White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, showing Caroline’s ducks in the fountain on the South Lawn, with “With our appreciation and best wishes for a happy Christmas, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1961” printed below, affixed inside its original red 17 x 14 presentation folder with embossed gold presidential seal on the front, covered by the original tissue paper, and contained within its original brown envelope (with penciled initials “AVB”); 1962 - Beautiful color 17 x 14 print reproduced by Hallmark from Edward Lehman’s Red Room painting and bearing the same facsimile inscription and signatures as above but with the year 1962, housed within its original red folder embossed with the gold presidential seal and covered by its original red and gold Christmas wrapping paper (opened on one end); and 1963 - Gorgeous color 17 x 14 print reproduced by Hallmark from Edward Lehman’s Green Room painting and bearing the same facsimile inscription and signatures but with the year 1963, affixed inside its original red folder embossed with the gold presidential seal and covered by its original tissue paper. In overall fine to very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

25. John F. Kennedy White House VIP Gift Soap Set of (3) Large Bars. Boxed set of soap given to VIP

guests at the White House during the Kennedy administration, measuring 7.5 x 4 x 1.25, containing three large bars of white soap (still sealed in their original wrappers), impressed with images of the White House on one side and the presidential seal on the other. The handsome white box is lined with gold foil and embossed on the cover with golden images of the White House and presidential seal, with “Presidential” inscribed in between. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

26. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Virgin Mary Figurine. Gold-tone miniature figurine of the Virgin Mary

gifted to President-elect John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., on November 25, 1960. Measuring .5 x 1, the figurine shows Mary standing atop a pedestal in flowing drapery. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, the secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy and then later to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President–Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St. N. W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s Birth…Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Provenance: Collection of Mary Barelli Gallagher, Bonhams, 2017. Barelli was secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1953–1956, and personal secretary to Jackie Kennedy from 1956–1964. Starting Bid $200

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Irish horn rosary gifted upon the birth of JFK Jr. 27. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Irish Horn Rosary. Beautiful Irish horn rosary bead

necklace gifted to John and Jacqueline Kennedy upon the birth of their son John F. Kennedy, Jr., strung with polished yellow horn and carnelian-colored beads. An ambercolored three-leaf clover pendant inscribed “Knock” (referring to the sacred site at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland) has replaced the traditional miraculous medallion, and a horn crucifix with a white metal Christ figure is suspended at the bottom. The original bilingual English–Irish retail tag remains attached. The rosary is housed in a pop-up hinged box marked “My Rosary,” with a polychromatic print of Jesus of the Sacred Heart inside the lid. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Mary Barelli Gallagher, originally written for a pair of rosaries, in part: “This baby gift is one of the many gifts that had arrived daily to the home of President-Elect and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, 3307 N St., N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of John Jr.’s birth, November 25, 1960. Mrs. Kennedy would ask that I prepare a letter of thanks to the sender for her to sign, and this is one of the gifts that she offered me to take home. I donated the vast majority of these gifts to various charities, others I gave away to friends, relatives, etc., keeping the more interesting ones, such as this, for myself.” Provenance: Collection of Mary Barelli Gallagher, Bonhams, 2017. Barelli was secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy from 1953–1956, and personal secretary to Jackie Kennedy from 1956–1964.

Starting Bid $200

Silken bed sheets from Jackie’s 1962 trip to India 28. Jacqueline Kennedy’s Bedspreads. Stunning pair of golden silk bedspreads from the private cottage of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill, who personally used these bedspreads during their nine-day diplomatic trip to India in March of 1962; the cottage was furnished by the Indian government and designed specifically for them. The two bedspreads approximately measure 82.5˝ in width and 120˝ in length, with their skirts hanging nearly 19˝ and the bed area measuring 44˝ inches across, dimensions which best fit these bedspreads to a large twin-styled mattress. In overall fine condition, with slight wear, and some perspiration staining to underside.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the granddaughter of the original recipient, which reads, in part: “My grandfather, William ‘Bill’ G. Wilcox was a senior officer in the USIS (United States Information Service) beginning in 1961…Bill’s first assignment was in India in 1961. He and my grandmother, Gladys were stationed in India when Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister, Lee Radziwill travelled there for a diplomatic visit in the summer of 1962. It was Bill who write all the brochures and documentation of their visit. The Indian government provided the sisters with a ‘cottage’ beautifully decorated with traditional Indian furnishings and accessories. When Mrs. Kennedy was leaving India, she told the Indian government that she wanted all furnishings and décor to be made available to all senior USIS officers serving in India. As such, upon her departure, the officers and wives were granted permission to tour the cottage and select items they would like. My grandmother, Gladys, chose the silk bedspreads. They have been a prized and well taken care of possession in the family ever since.” Starting Bid $200

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Jackie’s coveted photo case used to carry portraits of her children 29. Jacqueline Kennedy’s Gold and Motherof-Pearl Photo Case. Jacqueline Kennedy’s

personally-owned small gold photo case with opalescent, mother-of-pearl cover, measures 1.25 x 1.25 closed, with a pair of reproduction photos of John, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy as children displayed within, both of which are held neatly in place under gold metal rims and plastic inserts. Mrs. Kennedy used this to carry photos of her children, keeping it at the White House and sometimes in her purse. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from longtime Kennedy secretary Evelyn Lincoln, which reads, “This small gold box with ivory lid to be used for small pictures…was discarded by Mrs. John F. Kennedy shortly after November 22, 1963 as she was packing to leave the White House shortly thereafter.” A very personal memento kept close to the former first lady. Provenance: Guernsey’s, The Robert L. White Collection, 2005. Starting Bid $500

Worn by JFK, with impeccable provenance from the son of his dear friend and assistant, Dave Powers 30. John F. Kennedy’s Necktie. President Kennedy’s

personally-owned and -worn navy blue silk neck tie with small embroidered gray design accents, made by A. Sulka & Company, measuring 54? long. Manufacturer’s and material tags are sewn to the underside of the narrow end. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by David J. Powers, son of David F. Powers, who was JFK’s close friend and assistant. In part: “Many consider my father to have been President Kennedy’s best friend. They campaigned together from 1946 to 1963, and traveled the world together on presidential visits from 1960 to 1963. During their travels, they frequently needed to switch from casual attire to something more formal. My father and JFK were not the same size, but that mattered little when it came to neckties. This A. Sulka & Company navy silk tie with a gray graphic design was worn by JFK and subsequently ended up with my father, who may have worn it as well, as they did share on occasion. My father carefully separated this tie from others that were his alone and preserved it among his valuable memorabilia and archives.” While any items worn by presidents are incredibly desirable, the status of John and Jacqueline Kennedy as American fashion icons make pieces worn by them even more appealing. Highly sought-after, and with its excellent provenance from the Powers family, this is an extraordinary presidential piece. Starting Bid $300

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John F. Kennedy’s personally-worn presidential suit, with multiple photo matches 31. John F. Kennedy’s PersonallyWorn Sebastian Limited Suit. Presi-

dent John F. Kennedy’s personally-owned and -worn dark navy blue suit, comprising the jacket and pants, with multiple photo matches of Kennedy wearing the suit during his presidency as outlined in the included photo matching documentation. There is a multi-angle photo match of President Kennedy wearing the suit on November 2, 1961. In addition, there is a full-color definitive multi-angle photo match of President Kennedy in the suit on June 8, 1961, during the arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, president of the Republic of the Congo, at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy then hosted a luncheon in honor of President Youlou at the White House that afternoon.

The handsome, long thin-cut suit has a “Sebastian Ltd.” tag sewn into the collar, and a thin white laundry tag with “John F. Kennedy” in red sewn inside the right inner pocket; this tag is consistent with other known Kennedy garments. Several physical properties of the suit jacket were used in the photo-matching process, including: the lapel pin hole is cut at a sharp diagonal downward angle; the front cut of the suit near the bottom has an outward flair, then rounds and flattens; the comparative width of the lapel; the suit has dart marks on both sides from custom tailoring; the suit has plain buttons with a single rim, and three close-together buttons on each sleeve; the tight herringbone fabric appears as different shades of blue in different types of light; the upper left pocket has a curved ‘smile’ shape; the lower pockets lack flaps; and the sleeves have apparent pucker marks. The matching pants have a zippered fly with hook-and-bar closure, and are annotated inside the waistband with a blurred 1950s date.

Accompanied by a 2002 letter of provenance from a previous owner, a relative of JFK’s personal valet George Thomas. In part: “The following is the history of President Kennedy’s Sebastian Ltd. blue suit which I donated to the Foundation…The suit was given to me by...George Thomas in October of 1962. George was President Kennedy’s personal valet. President Kennedy told George that he could dispose of it at his pleasure. He gave it to me and has remained in my possession ever since. In addition to a tailoring label in the neck of the jacket there is a John F. Kennedy label in the inside breast pocket. The label is white with red letters.” Also includes a detailed, un-redacted version of the original photo-match research letter with accompanying images, and a letter from the Foundation (which chooses to remain anonymous during the auction) conveying the suit to the new owner. In very good to fine condition, with some fraying to shoulder seams and a few small moth holes, in addition to general wear from use; the “Sebastian Ltd.” tag inside the collar is also loose along two edges. President Kennedy likely disposed of the suit due to the wear, presumably the result of frequent use over a long period of time. Starting Bid $5000 16 |

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The first lady’s swimsuit, recovered from the ‘Honey Fitz’ yacht 32. Jacqueline Kennedy’s Turquoise Bathing Suit. First Lady Jac-

queline Kennedy’s turquoise blue Catalina one-piece swimsuit, recovered from the presidential yacht ‘Honey Fitz’ by Lieutenant Henry E. Hirschy, Jr. The bathing suit features double-button shoulder straps and a built-in bra, with the Catalina maker’s tag at center. A bright piece of swimwear, this is an excellent example of Jackie’s taste in fashion that resulted in her world-famous wardrobe. In fine condition.

According to close friend and special assistant Dave Powers, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy enjoyed some of their fondest moments aboard the ‘Honey Fitz.’ They spent Easter and Christmas on the boat in Palm Beach, Florida, and in September and October they took the vessel to Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island. Although the ‘Honey Fitz’ was used primarily for family and close friends, dignitaries visited from time to time, with documentation confirming that the boat was also used to transfer guests down the Potomac River to Mount Vernon for one of President Kennedy’s State dinners.

This swimsuit originates from the collection of Lieutenant Henry E. Hirschy, Jr., a Supply and Logistics Officer for the Military Aides to the President and Officer-in-Charge of the Navy Mess in the White House during both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. His duties also included taking care of the president’s needs on overseas trips, aboard the presidential yachts, and at Camp David. Lt. Hirschy served in the White House from May 1, 1961 through May 31, 1965. Starting Bid $300

33. Marilyn Monroe Original Photograph.

Original glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin photo of the crowd at the Krim residence following JFK’s famed 1962 Madison Square Garden birthday party, taken by official White House photographer Cecil Stoughton. Singing on the right side of the frame is Diahann Carroll, and seen in the background are Marilyn Monroe (who had performed the sultry ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ earlier in the night), Jack Benny, Ethel Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy Smith, Lyndon B. Johnson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, and several others.

Reverse bears “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak” watermarks (indicating that it was printed later). In fine condition, with areas of light brown discoloration. Starting Bid $200

34. Kennedy Assassination Ballistic Test Limousine Plexiglass. Rectangular

piece of clear plexiglass, 7.75 x 6 x 0.25, featuring a bullet hole in the right side, with notations reading, “Front Side. 1-1-85.

1/4˝ Plexi-same type used in JFK limousine roof. JKL 86-57.

Gookin.” Originates from the collection of Dr. John K. Lattimer, who conducted extensive research into the assassination.

Accompanied by Lattimer’s original file folder, labeled “86/57 JFK Bubble Top Plastic with 30:06 Bullet Hole in it by Gookin.”

In fine condition. Ostensibly, Dr. Lattimer was experimenting to see if a similar bullet would have significantly slowed down when it penetrated the plexiglass of the limousine’s roof, had the bubbletop been used. In addition to being the first non-governmental medical specialist to review assassination evidence, he conducted numerous ballistic tests, even writing a book on the subject entitled Kennedy and Lincoln: Medical & Ballistic Comparisons of Their Assassinations.

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Swatches from the assassination limousine’s leather interior 35. John F. Kennedy Assassination Limousine Leather. Two swatches of light and dark

blue seat leather from the limousine Kennedy was riding in at the time of his assassination, measuring approximately 4.5 x 3 and 4.5 x 2.5. Includes a detailed letter of provenance on White House letterhead from F. Vaughn Ferguson, a technical service representative at the White House whose primary responsibility was the care of the presidential limousine. Important to note that only Mr. Ferguson was permitted continual hands on contact with the 1963 presidential limousine after the tragic assassination of our president. In part: “The leather, light blue and dark blue, is from the automobile in which John F. Kennedy, President of the United States, was Assassinated in, on November 22 1963. Four days after the Assassination the White House upholsterer and I removed this leather at the White House. The light blue leather is from the center of the rear seat. The dark blue leather is from the border of the rear seat. The spots on the leather are the dried blood of our beloved President, John F. Kennedy.”

Ferguson was able to retain the removed leather sections, and then the presidential limousine was sent to a Cincinnati firm for refitting and a security upgrade. Mr. Ferguson retained a close relationship with Raleigh DeGeer Amyx over the course of many years, they often spent time visiting at one another’s homes, allowing the gathering of a significant amount of historical information to accompany this relic. A desirable set of both types of leather upholstery in the 1961 Lincoln Continental X-100 presidential limousine and a poignant, historic reminder of that fateful November day. An iconic and seminal offering, related to the final moments of our martyred president’s life. Provenance: From the Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx, RR Auction, September 2014. Starting Bid $1000

36. Kennedy Assassination: Dr. Robert McClelland Sketch and Autograph Statement. Two items: an autograph

statement signed “Robert N. McClelland, M.D.,” on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet with typed question asking his opinion of the Warren Commission and the magic bullet theory, with McClelland’s response as follows: “I think the first bullet entered high on his back and the second bullet came from the front and made a large exit wound in the right side of the back of his head. This is what I saw from a distance of about 18 inches above the President’s head.

This is not consistent with the Warren report”; and an original felt tip sketch of President Kennedy’s head wounds on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet with typed question asking if he can explain the wound to the back of Kennedy’s head, with McClelland drawing the head in profile and noting damage to both sides: “Probable? Small frontal entry wound at the hairline (I did not see such a small wound on his very bloody head however),” “Small probable exit wound low in the neck,” “Massive exit wound on the right,” and “Small entrance wound high in the back.” Signed at the bottom by McClelland. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Presidential limousine flag attributed to JFK’s assassination car, from the collection of a Secret Service witness 37. Kennedy Assassination: American Flag from Presidential Limousine. This

American flag is believed to have been flying over the right front bumper of the presidential limousine on November 22, 1963 when 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Provenance supplied by George Hickey III, son of Secret Service Agent George Hickey, Jr., establishes a clear chain of custody of the car flag from November 1963 until the present day. Also included in the lot are Hickey’s framed Secret Service certificate, laminated dashboard “Official Car” placard, White House Police business card, laminated lanyard badge, and a laminated luggage tag from the Executive Office Building.

RR Auction acknowledges the existence and prior sale of another flag that was reported to have been on the presidential limousine the day of the assassination. However, in Agent George Hickey, Jr.’s testimony to the Warren Commission, he provided a minute-by-minute timeline of his whereabouts the afternoon of November 22nd, thereby establishing a plausible chain of custody of this flag (see online description for a partial transcript of Hickey’s testimony). Hickey had no prior interest in the sale of memorabilia; in fact, his son reported that he destroyed the blood-spattered suit he wore that day, which could have been of significant monetary value. Hickey can thus be viewed as an objective participant in the historical event. We believe Hickey’s account to be true based on 1) the chain of custody of the flag, and 2) the integrity of Hickey as an unqualified witness. When Hickey’s son approached a third party to handle the sale of his father’s effects, he maintained no special interest in its monetary value. Rather, he asked only that the flag be represented accurately, and that he could provide a sworn affidavit establishing the object’s provenance.

The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot American car flag is made of nylon and wool, with a 1” long gold tassel fringe. Its 13 alternating red and white stripes are complemented by a cobalt blue union with 50 stars (Hawaii had just become a state on August 21, 1959.) A 2.75” wide sleeve runs along the left side of the flag to accommodate the car flagstaff; the upper grommet is intact, but the lower one is slightly detached from the fabric. A printed, handwritten, and initialed cloth label is found in the top part of the sleeve, reading: “Size # 6 - Skeecia (?) / FLAG NATIONAL U.S.A. / NYLON AND WOOL BUNTG. / W/ FRINGE 1’ 6” HOIST / 2’ 2” FLY DTD 11/25/59 / P.Q.M.D. M.F.G. DIV. / Job #5741 E.F.” The flag is in very good to near fine condition. Expected wear includes a few stray threads, a few smudges on some white stripes, and isolated darkening to the fringe ends. The flag measures approximately 19.5” x 30” overall.

Secret Service Agent George Hickey Jr. (1923–2005) was assigned to Presidential security detail in the Secret Service Follow-up Car (known as 679X) on November 22, 1963. (Hickey was seated in the left rear seat of the 1956 sedan.) Hickey’s testimony to the Warren Commission is well-documented. Following the shooting, Hickey was part of the motorcade that rushed to Dallas’s nearby Parkland Memorial Hospital. After completing some duties there, Hickey was directed to replace the bubble tops on the official vehicles, take them to Love Airfield, and secure them for transport to Washington, D.C. Hickey removed the car flags from the presidential limousine and preserved them in a top desk drawer until his death. Hickey’s son, who was 9 years old in 1963, recalled his father’s emotions. The agent felt distraught and guilty for not doing enough to protect the President, and regarded the car flags as almost holy relics.

Disclaimer: RR Auction believes that this flag was represented by Hickey’s son to be the American car flag flown on JFK’s limousine at the time of the assassination. However, in the absence of material fact, RR Auction makes no warranties.Starting Bid $10000 www.RRAuction.com | 19

Father James Thompson’s rosary beads from Parkland Memorial Hospital 38. Kennedy Assassination: Father James Thompson’s Rosary from Parkland Hospital. Father James Thompson’s rosary bead

necklace which was present with him at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, while alongside Father Oscar Huber to administer the last rites to President John F. Kennedy and to comfort First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with prayer in her time of grief. The gorgeous rosary has silvery pearl-type beads strung on a fine metal chain, features a sterling silver miraculous medal and sterling silver crucifix, and measures approximately 24.5˝ long.

In fine condition. Additionally includes a funerary cross which belonged to Father Thompson; two rare pamphlets of his memoir, “Around One O’Clock,” printed in a limited edition of 1000, both signed in fountain pen, “James N. Thompson, C.M.,” with one dated, “Nov. 22, 1964”; and a funeral card honoring Rev. Thompson.

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Father Thompson’s grand-niece, in part: “The rosary beads were given to my Great Uncle, upon his placement at Holy Trinity Church, [Dallas, Tx.] from my Grandmother [Mary Magdalene Thompson] who was his only sister…

My Great Uncle carried these rosary beads either in his pocket or his priest’s jacket…these rosary beads were not only very special to him, but there was quite some history behind them also. He told me, that these rosary beads were present with him, at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Tx., when he was present, along with Fr. Oscar Huber administering the Sacrament of Last Rites to President John F. Kennedy. He ended his story by simply stating, ‘That these rosary beads never leave my sight, are with me all the time, and one day will return to your Grandmother, should I die, before her.’ I was just a kid, and so enthralled with the whole story and was amazed, that my Great Uncle was a part of history—sad as it may be. My Great Uncle’s memoirs are limited to only 1000 copies. It was told to me by my Grandmother and Mother, that the late Bobby Kennedy wanted my Great Uncle to put down his recollection of that tragic day, and he would have them printed.” An image of Father Thompson leaving the hospital can be seen as part of a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.

In the four-page memoir pamphlet “Around One O’Clock,” Thompson outlines the events of his day on November 22, 1963, offering yet another firsthand perspective of the tragedy—he was sitting in the rectory when he saw the news on TV that the president had been shot. He remembered standing up and saying, ‘Somebody’s got to go,’ as Parkland Memorial Hospital was part of Holy Trinity’s parish and the priests went there regularly. Father Thompson readied the car as Father Huber gathered his sick-call kit, and Thompson drove them to the hospital. They met no resistance from security when they arrived, as the first lady had apparently asked for a priest to be called. He dropped Father Huber off at the emergency room entrance, and parked the car before going inside. In the memoir, Father Thompson recalls the scene in Trauma Room One: “Father Huber was standing at the President’s head reading the prayers for the dying. The President’s wife, holding his right hand, was beside the President, standing there immobile as a statue…I did manage to offer a Sign of the Cross in absolution and one as a Blessing.

Then Father Huber began to pray aloud the Lord’s Prayer, etc., and all answered in articulate response, the President’s wife seeming to lead us in response.” These rosary beads, always present in Father Thompson’s pocket, would have been the ones he utilized while performing these important Catholic rites and rituals. An amazing religious relic from one of the most tragic days in American history. Starting Bid $1000

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From PT-109 to Apollo 11: a singular representation of the Kennedy legacy 39. The Kennedy Legacy Signed Dallas Trade Mart Luncheon Invitation. Invitation to the Dallas

Trade Mart Luncheon scheduled for November 22, 1963, the destination of President Kennedy’s motorcade at the time of his assassination, 7 x 9.75, stamped on the reverse with the number “2253,” signed by a unique and extraordinary array of figures associated with President John F. Kennedy’s life and legacy, including: Biuku Gasa, Eroni Kumana, Richard Cardinal Cushing, Janet Lee Auchincloss, Officer Maurice N. McDonald, Clint Hill, Emory P. Roberts, Rufus Youngblood, John B. Connally, Nellie Connally, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Maurice Kowal, Charles A. Harris, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Pat McMahon, John E. Maguire, Ed Drewitch, Gerard E. Zinser, George Ross, Fr. Oscar J. Huber, Malcolm O. Perry, J. Edward Day, Orville L. Freeman, and Ethel Kennedy, and signed on the front by Sarah T. Hughes.

The front also bears postmarks commemorating the anniversary dates of Kennedy’s birth (May 29) and death (November 22), and the first anniversary of the shooting and death of Robert F. Kennedy (June 5 and 6, 1969). Impressively matted and framed with glass on both sides, and hinged against a large 36 x 24 display featuring engraved plaques and portraits of the president and first lady. In fine condition. For brief biographies of all signers, please see the online description at RRAuction. com. Starting Bid $500

Cecil Stoughton’s personal chronicle of JFK’s funeral 40. Cecil Stoughton’s John F. Kennedy Funeral Photo Album. A large collection of twenty-seven 8” x 10” chromogenic prints

apparently produced in the 1960s by JFK White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton. The photographs are stored in Stoughton’s personal red calfskin photo album, the spine gilt embossed with his initials, “CWS,” the name of the event, “JFK Funeral,” and the date, “Nov. #2 1963.” The reverse of almost every photograph is hand-inscribed and stamped, as part of Stoughton’s unique numbering and filing system.

The double-weight, glossy color photographs were printed on Kodak paper. Expected wear including curling, slight fading, and lightly chipped or wrinkled edges, else in near fine condition. Four of the photos are currently stuck in their translucent sheet protector sleeves, and two photos are stuck together along the top edge; these condition issues could probably be remediated by a professional. Provenance: Sold by Stoughton’s estate at Bonhams.

White House photographer Cecil W. Stoughton took a series of candid photographs of President Kennedy’s funeral services.

The archive represents a visual record of Monday, November 25, 1963, when JFK’s body was transported in a flag-draped casket from the Capitol Building to the White House via horse-drawn caisson, and from there to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for a requiem mass. Stoughton captured moving views of Kennedy’s principal mourners, including widow Jackie, children Caroline and John, Jr., siblings, in-laws, the new President and First Lady, and various heads of state.

In overall very good to fine condition, with four photos currently stuck in their translucent sheet protector sleeves, and two photos are stuck together along the top edge. An incredible collection of Stoughton’s original color photographs showing the First Family and the nation mourning its slain president. Starting Bid $300 www.RRAuction.com | 21

Warren Commission Exhibit No. 193: “Well it won’t be long now until the baby is born and until we shall be seeing you” 41. Lee Harvey Oswald Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “Lee,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8, February 9, 1962. Letter to his mother, in full: “Well it won’t be long now until the baby is born and until we shall be seeing you, in the meantime you can do two things for me; file an affidavit of support on behave of Marina (this has to be done in the U.S.A.) it’s a technical point regarding U.S. permission to enter the United States and can be done at the offices of emigration and naturalization. Also you can see about sending me some clipping or columns from the Ft. Worth papers for the month of November 1959, I want to know just what was said about me in the Ft. Worth newspapers so I can be forwarded. If you don’t have clipping yourself, you can always get back issues of newspapers by apply at their offices or the public library. I received your package of newspapers and magizines, Thanks!! Cutting those editorials was also good thinking on your part. It gave me a lot of news. I suppose it is almost spring in Vernon by now, huh? What is the latest news in Vernon? Please write soon, we are getting your letters and so we always wait for more ha-ha. When you write please write Minsk 29. (zone) This helps me get your letters quicker.” The letter has been soft-laminated, as typical of official exhibits used during the Warren Commission investigation, and bears an exhibition label on the front: “Commission No. 193.” In fine condition.

Less than two years after defecting to the Soviet Union, Oswald completely reversed his stance and decided to return to the States with his new, nowpregnant wife, Marina. Having secured his US Passport, Oswald was awaiting approval from the Soviet government for his and Marina’s exit visas as the year came to a close. Writing to his mother, he comes across as a kind and appreciative son, grateful for magazines and newspapers she has sent, looking forward to the birth of his first child, and making plans to rejoin his family in Texas as soon as he can. The couple finally received word that their requests had been granted by Soviet authorities on Christmas Day, 1961, but still needed permission from American authorities. With an official Warren Commission label, this is a highly desirable letter written as he planned his return to the States. Starting Bid $10000

JFK Jr. wraps up his “internship at the courthouse” 42. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Autograph Letter Signed. ALS signed “John Kennedy,” one page,

7.25 x 10.25, stamp-dated April 23, 1979. Letter to Judge Roderick L. Ireland, written as an 18-yearold intern in the Boston Juvenile Court system, in full: “I would just like to thank you for being so enthusiastic and engaging to me during my internship at the courthouse. I suppose I saw more of your sessions than anyone else’s and they always proved to be extremely worthwhile. When I could move myself emotionally from the courtroom proceedings I learned a great deal about which programs in the state are directed towards which problems and what criterias you follow to base your findings.

Towards the end when I became fairly familiar with the court structure I began to try and place myself in your position, trying to determine for myself the proper judicial responses after assimilating all the facts. Thank you once again for always making it interesting.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Kennedy’s own hand. Roderick L. Ireland retired as the 36th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 2014. When he was appointed to that court as an Associate Justice in 1997, he became the first African-American jurist to sit on that bench in its over 300 year history. Previously he served on the Massachusetts Appeals Court (1990-97) and the Boston Juvenile Court (1977-90).

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43. John F. Kennedy 1946 Congressional Campaign Original Vintage Photograph Starting Bid $200

44. John F. Kennedy 1952 Senatorial Campaign ‘Official’ Oversized Photograph Starting Bid $200

45. John F. Kennedy 1960 ‘Youth for Kennedy’ Campaign Button Starting Bid $200

46. John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster Starting Bid $200

47. John F. Kennedy 1960 Campaign Poster Starting Bid $200

48. John F. Kennedy 1960 DNC Ribbon Club Badge Starting Bid $200

49. John F. Kennedy and Endicott Peabody Campaign Poster Starting Bid $200

50. The Kennedy Family’s Receipts Starting Bid $200

51. The Kennedy Family’s Receipts Starting Bid $200

53. Jacqueline Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

52. John F. Kennedy Group of (9) PT-109 Tie Clips Starting Bid $200

54. John and Jackie Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

55. John and Jacqueline Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

56. John F. Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

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57. John F. Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

58. John F. Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

59. John F. Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

60. John F. Kennedy Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

61. Jacqueline Kennedy Personal Bookplate Starting Bid $200

62. John F. Kennedy Personal Bookplate Starting Bid $200

63. John F. Kennedy White House Gift Paperweight Starting Bid $200

64. John F. Kennedy White House VIP Card Starting Bid $200

66. Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

67. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

70. Sarah T. Hughes Group of (3) Signed Items Starting Bid $200

71. Kennedy Assassination: Clint Hill Signed Photographs Starting Bid $200

65. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Misericordia Medal Starting Bid $200

68. John F. Kennedy, Jr. Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

69. Timothy Shriver Original Photograph Starting Bid $200

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72. Kennedy Assassination: Jim Leavelle Signed Handcuffs Starting Bid $200

74. Kennedy Assassination: Jim Leavelle Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

78. Robert F. Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

82. Ethel Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

73. Kennedy Assassination: Jim Leavelle Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

75. Marina Oswald Signature Starting Bid $200

76. Edwin A. Walker Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

77. John F. Kennedy Painting Starting Bid $200

79. Robert F. Kennedy Signed Magazine Cover Starting Bid $200

80. Robert F. Kennedy Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

81. Ethel Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

83. Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

84. Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

85. Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

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presidents and first ladies

87. George Washington. Archive of 32 individually printed

pamphlets related to the death of George Washington. Includes three duplicates and both a first and a “new” edition of another eulogy. The group also includes a printed copy of Washington’s farewell address, together with a brief biographical sketch with details of his final illness and funeral. Total of 932 pages.

After George Washington died at his home of Mount Vernon, Virginia, on December 14, 1799, news spread slowly through the new nation. It took four days for the news to reach the federal capital in Philadelphia, and news did not reach the frontier capital of Frankfort, Kentucky, until January 9, 1800.

On December 30, 1799, Virginia Congressman and future Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall recommended to Congress that they observe February 22, 1800, what would have been Washington’s sixty-ninth birthday, as a national day of mourning. The House of Representatives passed the resolution the same day, and the Senate passed it the next day. President John Adams signed the resolution on January 6, 1800, and issued a proclamation to the people of the United States to assemble and “testify their grief for the death of General George Washington, by suitable eulogies, orations and discourses, or by public prayers.”

People throughout the young nation organized more than four hundred mourning ceremonies, held between late December and February 22, 1800. Mourners gathered in churches in villages and towns to hear orations, eulogies, poems, discourses, and sermons inspired by Washington’s life, death, and virtues. Ministers, politicians, lawyers, scholars, and military men filled the need for speakers on these occasions, and many of their orations were published in pamphlet form. Together, they form an incredible record of the reverence with which Americans viewed George Washington’s life and career. Truly the “father of the nation,” he embodied the virtues they hoped to emulate in the new national experiment. Starting Bid $200

Less than two months after becoming POTUS 88. James Madison. Partly-

printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 8.25, April 24, 1809. President Madison grants Henry Kumler a quarter lot of land in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Signed at the conclusion by Madison, and countersigned

by Secretary of State Robert Smith. Lower left retains the original white paper seal. Impressively matted and framed with a portrait and an engraved plaque to an overall size of 31.75 x 20.75. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and light overall wrinkling. A decidedly early document from Madison, who had been inaugurated as the fourth American president less than two months prior. Starting Bid $200 26 |

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89. James Monroe. ALS as president signed “Jas. Monroe,” one page, 7.75 x 7.75, April 14, 1819. Monroe writes to an unidentified correspondent, most probably Judge George Hay, Monroe’s son-in-law and adviser, regarding a letter that was to be sent to Andrew Jackson and Winfield Scott. In full: “In the last parag’h, it occurs to me that it would be well to say that ‘The President requests that conciliatory department be observed towards etc,’ instead of recommending it.

You write from the War Dept., when orders, in cases not doubtful, suit better than my attention. Every other part of the letter, appears, to me to be strictly proper.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, and reinforcement on the back to complete separation along the vertical fold. At a dinner party in New York, General Scott made comments criticizing Jackson for his incursion into Florida, capturing Spanish forts and appointing one of his colonels as military governor, thereby initiating an international incident. The remarks soon made their way to Jackson. Heated letters were exchanged between the two army generals and were eventually made public when Scott had them published in newspapers. Monroe sought to alleviate the situation and, with Secretary of War John Calhoun on hiatus, Hay was ostensibly called upon to draft an order telling Jackson and Scott to act accordingly. On this particular matter, Judge Hay and Monroe corresponded twice, on April 11th and with this letter on the 14th. Starting Bid $300

Early letter from Adams as Bay State senator-elect 90. John Quincy Adams. ALS, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, November 4, 1802. Written

from Boston, a letter to law partners James Bridge and Keuel Williams of Augusta, Maine, in part: “I duly received your favour, requesting my attendance to the action of W. Whitewell vs Dudley Doe—And enclosing the summons—the action stands continued by consent to our January term. It is the wish of the plf’s counsels that…trial may be final at the Court of Common Pleas may…; and if the defence suggested in your letter can be there substantiated, I presume the plf will not appeal. You will please to forward me the promised evidence, or give me notice, what you wish to have done with the cause, in seasonable time for January term. I am with great regard & esteem gentlemen your friend & very humble serv’t.” In very good to fine condition, with several areas of seal-related paper loss affecting a few words of text. A decidedly early letter from the future sixth president—Adams was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in April 1802, assuming his official seat the succeeding year on March 4, 1803—with this desirable, cleanly penned example boasting an uncommon full signature. Starting Bid $200

91. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.75 x 9.5, January 3, 1828. President Adams grants James Goodwine a parcel at “Crawfordsville, Indiana, Containing Eighty acres.” Signed at the conclusion by President Adams and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left corner remains fully intact. In fine condition, with all of the handwriting light but legible. Starting Bid $200

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John Quincy on the Marquis de Lafayette—“He is a man extremely apt to mistake the operations of his Heart, as well as those of his head” 92. John Quincy Adams. Handwritten

letter from John Quincy Adams as the United States Minister to Prussia, unsigned, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.25, March 26, 1799. Letter to William Vans Murray, the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, in full: “I have received your note of the 19th inst. I am glad you have seen La F[ayette], and not surprised that you found him full of the same fanaticism from which he has already suffered so much, a great part of which however with him, is what it always was, ungovernable ambition in disguise.—He is willing to look upon himself as a martyr of Liberty, because five years of imprisonment lose almost all their credit and reputation, when they are considered as having been the result of folly or wickedness.—There is therefore more address and subtlety in his enthusiasm than you think. His character at least as far as judgment combined with honesty is concerned, has long since been irretrievable with thinking men.

By recanting he would gain nothing in their opinion, and he would lose most of his present partisans.—I believe he thinks his intentions as good as you allow them to be; but he is a man extremely apt to mistake the operations of his Heart, as well as those of his head.—You will very probably discover before he quits your neighborhood, that he deals largely in a sort of minute intrigue not calculated to inspire confidence.—If he goes to America, his project will probably be to keep well with all parties there, and of course avoid as much as possible every thing obnoxious to any.—As to his being sounded about undertaking business for the Directory there, I suspect that however it has been represented to you, in real truth, the sounding has been on the other side, by him or his friends—I have seen heretofore somewhat of the tactics peculiar to his sect, and can trace the same manner, in Barlow and Fenwick’s applications which you lately mentioned and sundry other recent appearances.

I have some American papers to late in January—Your friend Logan is chosen a member of the Pennsylvania house of Representatives and W. Blount member and Speaker of the State Senate in Tennessee—I would send you Marshall’s published declaration against the Alien and Sedition Laws, but you will doubtless have it before this reaches you. I suppose this is his way of putting the foot into the stirrup of opposition, and if he goes to Congress we shall soon find him full mounted, galloping with the best of them.

We have an obscure and vague account here that both Jourdan and Massena have met with some discomfiture from the Austrians, but I hear no particulars, and am perfectly confident it was an affair of little moment.—If Austria should outlive even this campaign it would be more than I expect.—Hungary may possibly stand a little longer. Ever yours, Dear Sir.” Reverse of second integral addressed in another hand and bears the original red wax seal. In very good to fine condition, with light dampstaining not at all affecting readability, and repaired seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.

In late August 1792, during the early stages of the War of the First Coalition, Marquis de Lafayette was captured by Austrian forces and held as a prisoner of state for his role in the French Revolution. He was transferred to various fortresses over the next five years before being turned over to the American consul in Hamburg on October 4, 1797. Two months later President Adams appointed his son John Quincy as the newly established Minister to Prussia, leaving his former post of Minister to the Netherlands to Murray, a congressman from Maryland. During this period, Lafayette was without home or country, restricted from traveling to the United States and barred from citizenship by the French Directorate; it wasn’t until March 1, 1800, that Bonaparte restored Lafayette’s citizenship and with it some of his properties. John Quincy’s thoughts on Lafayette seemingly align with those of Murray, who, a month later on April 28th, wrote to Secretary of War James McHenry requesting the protection of John-Xavier Bureau de Pusy, a former prison-mate of Lafayette. In this letter, John Quincy paints Lafayette with a candid stroke, impressing upon his passions for liberty while conversely addressing his more problematic reputations within his homeland. A fascinating, revealing letter concerning one of the American and French Revolution’s most complicated heroes.

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93. John Quincy Adams. Signed book: Oration on the

Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. First edition.

Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. Red morocco leather hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 94 pages. Signed and inscribed on a tipped-in page in ink, “Isaac Still, from John Quincy Adams.” In very good to fine condition, with heavy damage to the spine, light wear to the covers, and the covers and first several pages detached but present; the signed sheet is clean and unaffected. Starting Bid $200

95. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.5 x 9.5, March 1, 1831. President Jackson grants Irvine O. Hockaday of Callaway County, Missouri, a parcel of land “at St. Louis, Missouri, containing ninety six and eighty hundredths of an acre.” Beautifully signed at the conclusion by Jackson and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left is stained but intact. The reverse is lengthily endorsed by Hockaday as recorder for Callaway County. In very good to fine condition, with light toning to the top, and staining to the intact seal. Hockaday was Callaway County’s first clerk and later became president of the Fulton branch of the Western Bank of St. Joseph; in 1862, he intervened on behalf of a wealthy Callaway County farmer whose lands had been seized by federal authorities after the farmer participated in attacks on the North Missouri Railroad. Hockaday was also an early settler of Missouri and a friend of Daniel Boone’s grandson, Alphonso Boone. An interesting association piece bearing a large, crisp presidential signature. Starting Bid $200

Patent for “a new and useful improvement in the Cooking Apparatus” 94. Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13 x 16.25, July 25, 1832. Patent issued to “James Bennett, a citizen of the United States, [who] hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement in the Cooking Apparatus.” Prominently signed at the conclusion by President Jackson, and countersigned

by Secretary of State Edward Livingston and Attorney General Roger B. Taney. The white paper seal and ribbon affixed to the lower left remains intact. In very good to fine condition, with minor paper loss along the intersecting folds, and complete professional backing for reinforcement. Starting Bid $200

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96. Martin Van Buren. Autograph endorsement as president, signed

by Van Buren with his initials, “M. V. B.,” on the reverse of a manuscript DS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, December 12, 1838. Van Buren’s endorsement: “With the President’s best respects & a request that Mr. Fairfield will send the written to Chief Justice…after he has perused it himself.” The document consists of a list of facts sent to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett by John James Abert, the commander of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, who requests that several suspended nominations be reexamined. In very good to fine condition, with old tape along splitting to the folds and the hinge. Starting Bid $200

97. William Henry Harrison. Very desirable partly-printed DS, signed “W. H. Harrison, Clerk,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.75, May 27, 1836. A document certifying a land transaction between Zenos Bronson and David Bolles, with the former agreeing to sell a “Tract or lot of land, containing two hundred two and a half acres situate, lying and being in the Tenth District, Wilkinson County in the State of Georgia” for the sum of $100. Signed on the third page as clerk by Harrison. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and staining.

Between 1836 and 1840, Harrison served as Clerk of Courts for Hamilton County in Ohio, a job he maintained until he was elected president in 1840.

The year of this document, Harrison was one of two Whig candidates vying for the presidency, with the other candidate being Hugh L. White. Although Vice President Martin Van Buren was viewed as the most popular nominee, the Whig strategy was to elect popular Whigs regionally, deny Van Buren the 148 electoral votes needed for election, and force the House of Representatives to decide the election, hopeful that the Whigs would control the House following general elections. The plan narrowly failed, with Van Buren winning the election with 170 electoral votes. An early and significant document dating to Harrison’s push for the White House, a residence he would call home for just 31 days. Starting Bid $200

98. Millard Fillmore. ALS as vice president, one page, 5 x 7.25, July 9, 1850. Letter to William Rich, in full: “I have your note of the 8th inst. enclosing a sealed box or package directed to Miss C. P. Emmons, Care of Dr. C. Emmons, Springville, N.Y. and agreeably to your regards shall take great pleasure in forwarding the package to some one in Buffalo, by the first safe conveyance.” In fine condition.

Fillmore ostensibly wrote this letter while vice president during the daytime on July 9th, as President Zachary Taylor lay stricken with the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis.

Two days earlier, Fillmore had been called from the vice-president’s dais in the Senate chamber to the White House to keep vigil outside the president’s bedroom. On July 8th, the feverish President Taylor remarked to a medical attendant: ‘I should not be surprised if this were to terminate in my death.’ This letter seems to represent Fillmore, knowing what was soon to come, tying up loose ends before ascending to the nation’s highest office. When President Taylor passed away at 10:35 PM on July 9th, the powers and duties of the presidency devolved on Fillmore, who was immediately notified of the death via messenger. After a sleepless night, Fillmore was formally sworn into office at noon on July 10th. Starting Bid $200 30 |

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Lincoln appoints the engineer who revolutionized the Union’s rail transport in 1862 99. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed DS as president, one page,

13.25 x 17, July 30, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Herman Haupt as “Additional Aide-de-Camp with the rank of Colonel in the service of the United States.” Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edward M. Stanton; also endorsed in the upper left by Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas. The blue seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. Handsomely matted to an overall size of 18.25 x 22. In fine condition.

Herman Haupt was a civil engineer and railroad executive who revolutionized the use of rail transportation by the military during the Civil War. At the time of this appointment, Major General Irvin McDowell was in command of the defenses of Washington, DC. Taking this position as his aide, Haupt repaired and fortified war-damaged railroad lines in the vicinity of Washington, armed and trained railroad staff, and improved telegraph communications along the railroad lines. He also oversaw the restoration of the Potomac Creek Bridge after its partial destruction by rebel forces.

President Lincoln was impressed with Haupt’s work, observing: ‘That man Haupt has built a bridge four hundred feet long and one hundred feet high, across Potomac Creek, on which loaded trains are passing every hour, and upon my word, gentlemen, there is nothing in it but cornstalks and beanpoles.’ Historians today recognize the Union’s rail advantage as a driving force behind its victory in the Civil War. Provenance: Collection of James C. Seacrest, a noted collector and philanthropist from Nebraska. Starting Bid $1000

Two weeks after Gettysburg, President Lincoln writes to the Freedman’s Inquiry Commissioner 100. Abraham Lincoln. Important hand-addressed and freefranked address panel, 5.25 x 3, addressed in Lincoln’s hand to Freedman’s Inquiry Commissioner Robert Dale Owen, “Hon. R. D. Owen, 143 Second Avenue, East 9th St., N.Y., Brown’s Hotel, Washington, Introducing Rev. J. Eaton, Jr.,” and franked in the upper right corner as president, “A. Lincoln.” Mounted to a slightly larger card and in fine condition. Though the cover is undated, it contained a letter to Owen written by President Lincoln on July 22, 1863, introducing Mr. John Eaton, Jr., who ‘had charge of the freed-men in Gen. Grant’s Department,’ and was strongly recommended by both General U. S. Grant and Supreme Court Justice Noah Haynes Swayne. This dates the cover to just two weeks after the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, and seven months after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Both Eaton and Owen played significant, historic roles in shaping the federal government’s policy toward freedmen during and after the Civil War. Starting Bid $1000

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Superb Civil War commission for a distinguished Marine Corps lieutenant

101. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 14.25 x 17.75, April 1, 1862. President Lincoln appoints William B. Remey, Jr. as “Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. The white seal affixed at the bottom remains fully intact.

Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 24.75 x 28. In fine condition, with one small area of loss to the left of the printed “Greeting” at the top.

William Butler Remey was first assigned to the Frigate Sabine, stationed on the southern coast in 1862–63. He served out the remainder of the Civil War at Norfolk, and received a promotion to first lieutenant. In 1878, Remey became the first uniformed chief legal officer of the Navy. Remey was able to convince Congress that the Navy Department needed a permanent uniformed Judge Advocate General and that naval law was so unique it would be better to appoint a line officer of the Navy or Marine Corps. The bill to create the billet of Judge Advocate General of the Navy was signed in 1880. A fantastic, boldly signed Lincoln appointment for a significant figure in the history of the US Navy. Starting Bid $1000

102. Abraham Lincoln. Bold ink signature, “A. Lincoln,” on an off-white 2.25 x .75 slip. Mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 13.5 x 13.25. In very good to fine condition, with staining affecting only appearance. Starting Bid $500

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103. Abraham Lincoln. Bold ink signature as president, “A. Lincoln, May 21, 1861,” on an off-white 4.5 x 1 slip clipped from the close of a letter, with the end of one word, “ing,” remaining in the upper left. In fine condition. Accompanied by a late 19th-century 4.25 x 6.5 mounted albumen portrait of Lincoln, originally taken by Mathew Brady. Starting Bid $500

Highly decorative 1865 Emancipation Proclamation broadside by Gilman Russell 104. Abraham Lincoln. Scarce lithographic broadside of the Emancipation

Proclamation, 21 x 27.5, with “The original entirely designed and executed with a Pen by Gilman R. Russell” at the bottom, printed by Duvall & Son in 1865.

Broadside features a full-length image of Lincoln in the center, his right hand resting on the manuscript of the Proclamation. The entire Proclamation is printed behind Lincoln, with an upper border featuring an American eagle, Lady Justice, and a slave, with the bottom bordered by a floral wreath. Framed to an overall size of 25.25 x 31.5. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and dampstaining in the borders, and several repaired tears, the most obvious to the upper right. Russell was a self-proclaimed ‘professor of penmanship’ and designed this celebratory portrait, producing a very similar tribute to George Washington and the Declaration of Independence two years later. A visually striking piece of one of the most important executive orders ever, featuring a stately image of Lincoln.

Starting Bid $200

“I have on this day voted for Abraham Lincoln for President” 105. Abraham Lincoln: Otis J.Andrews. ALS signed “O. J.

Andrews,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, November 8, 1864. In full: “I have on this day voted for Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President of these United States, and the following are my reasons for thus voting: 1st. The principles of the Republican party as laid down in their resolves or platform, made in convention in Baltimore, are good, loyal, patriotic, and in favor of fighting, until the rebels lay down their arms. 2d. The nominees have been tried, and Mr. Lincoln has proved himself to be an honest man, and anxious, to save the country, though not as fast as I would like…3d. I believe that the re-election of Mr. Lincoln will be another crushing blow to the rebels…My reasons for not voting for the nominees of the Chicago party are: 1st. The principles of the Chicago part, falsely called the Democratic party, as laid down in their resolves or platform, are bad; the raising of that party to power would in my opinion be particularly assisting Jeff Davis…2d. The rebels themselves hope for the elevation to power of the Chicago party…The candidate for president Geo. B. McClellan claims to be loyal and for the Union, but has allied himself with such a set of knaves…The rebel army are in favor of McClellan…I shall not therefore give my vote for such a…set of scoundrels.” Includes an original 6 x 13.5 “National Union Ticket” from Massachusetts, with a “Lincoln & Johnson” eagle vignette at the top, and a newspaper clipping outlining the Republican and Democratic platforms for the 1864 election. In fine condition, with some light stains to the ticket. Starting Bid $200

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Johnson on his own impeachment—“Washington had his Arnold, Jefferson, Burr, Caesar his Brutus” 106. Andrew Johnson.

Two items, including a handwritten draft in pencil

by Johnson and a leatherbound autograph book containing a ticket to his impeachment hearings.

Handwritten manuscript in pencil by Andrew Johnson, unsigned, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, no date but circa 1874. The manuscript, likely written as a speech draft, is headed “Debt of the State,” and reads, in part: “Agriculturalists and mechanics are somewhat interested in high taxes…Debt of the U. S…ample for the purposes of the people. President to be elected by the people and the election of Senators to be taken from the Legislature.

Reference to myself I hope will not be indelicate. Betrayed by the Legislature and defeated. Washington had his Arnold, Jefferson, Burr, Caesar his Brutus &c. (The ladies God bless them &c). I am ambitious and would not be worthy of myself. Granges, Registration of Commerce between the states &c. Agriculture, Mechanics and labor constitute the foundation rock upon which the whole structure of Government rests. Distinguished men who have been farmers and mechanics & Adam and the great father…I would rather…upon governments the dust of the field &c…I had hoped that the baneful planet of fire and blood have been chased away &c Glory to God in the highest.”

The 5 x 7.5 leatherbound autograph album contains the autographs of 30 politicians, plus a ticket to the Gallery for the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson on May 16, 1868, and another ticket to the U.S. Senate without date. March 16th was a critical date in the trial, as the Senate first voted on one of the articles of impeachment. Prosecutors chose the eleventh article—’Bringing disgrace and ridicule to the presidency by his aforementioned words and actions’—as the one with the most support in the Senate. A tally of 35 guilty to 19 not guilty fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.

Signers include: Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch, who served from 1865 to 1869 and again from 1884 to 1885; Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who served from 1862 to 1867 and again for five months in 1868; former Secretary of the Treasury William P. Fessenden, who served in that role from 1864 to 1865; and former Secretary of War Simon Cameron, who held that position from 1861 to 1862. Both Fessenden and Cameron were U.S. Senators in 1867 and 1868. Other prominent politicians who signed the album include Benjamin F. Butler of Massachusetts, Ira Harris of New York, Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, Lyman Trumbull of Illinois, Robert C. Schenck of Ohio, Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts, Zachariah Chandler of Michigan, James W. Grimes of Iowa, Henry S. Lane of Indiana, William Sprague of Rhode Island, and Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Butler, Schenck, and Banks were all Civil War generals before serving in Congress. In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining and a short edge tear to the speech draft, and cover wear to the album. Starting Bid $300

107. U. S. Grant. Autograph endorsement as president, one

page, 3.5 x 7.75, clipped from the second integral page of a request letter sent to Grant on September 28, 1869. The president’s endorsement, in full: “Please call special attention to this application when appointments come to be made. U. S. Grant.” Matted and framed with a large portrait of Grant and the original request letter from J. R. McGunnigle, written to the president on behalf of her son, to an overall size of 28.5 x 17.5; the letter, sent from Annapolis, Maryland, reads, in full: “I most respectfully renew my application for one of the Naval Academy Appointments ‘at large’ for 1870, for my son G. Kennedy McGunnigle. My claims in the services of my husband the late Lt. W. McGunnigle U.S.N. who lost his life from exposure during the late war.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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108. James A. Garfield. ALS as an Ohio congressman, signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, House of Representatives letterhead, June 19, 1878. Letter to Glenni William Scofield at the Register of the Treasury, in full: “I desire to commend to your favorable consideration Mr. Jabez Fox, a Clerk in your Office. He is a worthy Clergyman of this city, doing service to his people as a Pastor on a very small salary, and he is mainly dependent upon his salary in your office. I hope in any charges that may occur, his position will not be disturbed.” In very good to fine condition, with faint irregular toning. Starting Bid $200

109. Grover Cleveland. Two handwritten letters from President Grover Cleveland, six total pages, 5 x 8, Executive Mansion letterhead, both addressed to George W. Hayward, a grocer and selectman from Buffalo, New York. The earlier letter, dated January 6, 1886, finds Cleveland requesting that they postpone a meeting, noting that the “next time you arrange it, there will I am sure be nothing in the way,” with the signature clipped from the close of the letter. The second letter, dated February 8, 1888, signed at the conclusion by Cleveland, who writes, in part: “The main point of my letter is to tell you that of course you will come to the White House and stay while you are here and you can come when you please. I shall find time enough to have a good visit with you and when I am busy with other affairs I know you are quite able to take care of yourself.” In overall very good to fine condition, with the referenced clipped signature from the earlier letter. Accompanied by the original mailing envelopes, both addressed in Cleveland’s own hand. Starting Bid $200

110. Grover Cleveland. Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 10, February 17, 1896.

President Cleveland authorizes and directs the “Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to envelopes containing my letters of credence in behalf of Clifton R. Breckinridge and Major Gen’l. Alexander Mc’D McCook, USA, retired, to attend coronation ceremonies at Moscow, Russia, may next; also my letter of congratulations to Her Brittanic Majesty upon the birth of a Prince on December 14, 1895.” Signed at the conclusion by Cleveland. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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111. William M c K i n l e y.

ALS signed “W. McKinley,” one page, 4.25 x 6.75, Glenmere letterhead, July 29, 1894. In full: “I enclosed warrant signed, which you can deliver when the Ohio case is summoned. Fill in date, all well.”

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Pre-presidential autographs of Congressman McKinley and Senator Harrison

112. William McKinley and Benjamin Harrison. Circa 1884

leather-bound autograph book, 7.5 x 9.5, signed inside on separate pages in ink, “Wm. McKInley, Jr., Canton, Ohio” and “Benj. Harrison, Ind’a.” The balance of the book contains dozens of signatures from other notable congressmen and senators from the time period. In fine condition, with light wear to the covers. Starting Bid $300

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Roosevelt backs the ‘Boy Mayor of New York’ 113. Theodore Roosevelt. Handwritten notes in

pencil by Theodore Roosevelt on an off-white 8 x 10 sheet, unsigned, no date (circa 1917), which reads, in full: “Mayor Mitchell has given New York City the best administration that it has had [been given] within my recollection; [and I earnestly hope] I am glad that he has consented again to be a candidate; I most earnestly hope that the Republicans will endorse the fusion ticket, and that there will be no contest against it in the Republican primaries. All good citizens, without regard to party, should [stand behind this ticket] welcome the chance to continue the present fusion administration in office; it has been honest, courageous and progressive.” In very good condition, with overall creasing, multiple tape stains, and a substantial tear to the right side passing through several words of text but not affecting readability. John Purroy Mitchel (1879–1918) was the 95th mayor of New York from 1914 to 1917, who, at the age 34, was the second-youngest ever, a distinction which earned him the monicker as ‘The Boy Mayor of New York.’

Former President Theodore Roosevelt endorsed Mitchel’s re-election bid in 1917, stating that he had ‘given us as nearly an ideal administration of the New York City government as I have seen in my lifetime,’ a sentiment which closely mirrors that found on this very sheet. Starting Bid $200

114. William H. Taft. TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, March 12, 1912. Letter to “Old Man,” Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh, in full: “If I were to have a jury for the selection of a site for the Lincoln Memorial, I wouldn’t put anybody who lived on Meridian Hill on the jury or anyone who comes within the beneficent influence of Mrs. Henderson. I think I shall send your note to Dan Burnham just for the purpose of having him understand the detrimental effect of the Washington atmosphere on a really artistic nature.” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

117. Calvin Coolidge.

11 5 . C a l v i n Coolidge. TLS,

one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 28, 1932. Letter to George Horace Lorimer, the editor of The Saturday Evening Post, in full: “I suppose you expect to continue your publication under the handicap that the country has placed on us. If you think of anything I could do to help you, I should be glad if you would let me know. It seems quite a long time since I saw you. When I have been in touch with your office, I think you have been on vacation, but fortunately that gave me a chance to have a very pleasant acquaintance with Mr. Costain, if I recall his name correctly.”

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Calvin Coolidge. DS as

president, one page, 10.25 x 14, June 5, 1924. President Coolidge authorizes a diplomat to sign a treaty, in part: “Reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity, prudence and ability of William W. Russell, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic, I have invested him with full and all manner of power and authority…to conclude and sign a Convention as contained in the Agreement of Evacuation in the form published on September 23, 1922, the same to be transmitted to the President of the United States for his ratification.” Neatly and crisply signed at the conclusion by President Coolidge and countersigned by Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes. The embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and staining to the edges, and a tear to the upper right corner. Starting Bid $200

Distinguished matte-finish 7.5 x 11.25 portrait of Coolidge, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To E. S. Hooley, With regards, Calvin Coolidge, November 1922.” Blindstamped in the lower left by renowned Washington photography studio Harris & Ewing.

Double-matted and framed with a nameplate affixed to the glass to an overall size of 14 x 17. In fine condition, with light silvering to the perimeter of the image. Starting Bid $200

On the eve of his election to the presidency, Hoover thanks an RNC operative “for all these months of most effective service”

118. Herbert Hoover. Uncommon ALS in pencil, one page, 8.25 x 6.75, Western Union letterhead, November 4, 1928.

Letter to “David Hinshaw, Republican National Committee,” written just two days before the 1928 presidential election. In full: “As you go on a needed holiday I want you to carry along my feeling of gratitude not only for all these months of most effective service but my heartfelt appreciation of your personal devotion and loyalty.” Handsomely double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 14.5 x 22.5. In fine condition. Two days later, Hoover steamrolled Democratic candidate Al Smith in the presidential election, securing 444 electoral votes to Smith’s meager 87. Provenance: The Albert H. Small Collection, Christie’s, May 2012. Starting Bid $200

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Hand-corrected speech used on the ‘32 campaign trail by President Hoover

119. Herbert Hoover. Printed reading copy of his speech ‘The Success of Recovery’ used during his campaign as the

incumbent president in 1932, 75 pages, signed and inscribed on the first page in fountain pen to his personal secretary, “MSS used at Detroit, Oct. 22, 1932, To French Strother—From one Orator to another, with the affection of Herbert Hoover.” Includes approximately ten pages of handwritten notes, composition fragments, and corrections made in pencil by Hoover, plus mimeographed additions. Hoover outlines the contents of his speech at the beginning: “I wish to present to you the evidence that the measures and policies of the Republican administration are winning this major battle for recovery…It can be demonstrated that the tide has turned and the gigantic forces of depression are in retreat. Our measures and policies have demonstrated their effectiveness. They have preserved the American people from certain chaos and have preserved a final fortress of stability in the world.” In overall fine condition.

President Hoover gave this speech before a crowd 22,000 strong at Detroit’s Olympia Arena on October 22, 1932, just two weeks before the presidential election as the nation was gripped by the Great Depression. He blamed the slow recovery on obstruction by the Democratic Party (“Recovery would have been faster but for four months of paralysis during the spring months while we were defeating proposals of the Democratic House of Representatives”), and assured his large audience that sure signs of rebound were beginning to manifest themselves under his guidance. Voters remained unconvinced, and on election day Hoover fell to Franklin D. Roosevelt in a landslide, carrying only six states to FDR’s 42.

The recipient of this impressive speech, Edgar French Strother, was a newspaperman who knew Hoover from his days in California, and went to Washington with him to serve as his private secretary. His primary role was conducting research for Hoover’s speeches and public papers. An enormously desirable hand-corrected presidential speech, revealing Hoover’s drafting process. Starting Bid $500

120. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 16, 1937. Letter to James D. Evans, in full: “I want you to know how greatly I appreciate your letter of February ninth. I have read the accompanying copies of correspondence between yourself and Mr. Taft with very great interest.

In the light of the present controversy over the proposal to reorganize the Federal Judiciary, Mr. Taft’s comments are illuminating—even prophetic in their revelation of an attitude. I am grateful to you for bringing the exchange of letters to my attention.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope and a copy of the original letter from Evans. Starting Bid $200

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121. Harry S. Truman.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Truman holding up the iconic ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ issue of the Chicago Tribune, signed and inscribed on the newspaper in fountain pen, “To Alexander Nahas, Some day!! Harry S. Truman,” who adds the date above, “Signed 3–30–62.” Reverse bears two Wide World Photo stamps and an affixed caption sheet dated November 5, 1948.

Included with the photo is a TLS from Truman to Nahas, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 28, 1962, in full: “As you have requested, I have signed the picture and it is being returned to you, herewith. I was glad to autograph the picture and appreciate what you had to say concerning it.” In overall fine condition.

When the decision to print the infamous ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ paper was made, returns for the 1948 presidential election were coming in very slowly and time was running out before the Chicago Daily Tribune’s deadline. The pro-Republican Tribune staff, based on the early returns, decided Dewey would be the next president. After the newspaper was delivered to the street, more returns came in and showed that Truman would be reelected. Despite their scramble to recover their mistaken papers, about 2,000 copies were unaccounted for. Showing Truman gleefully displaying the erroneous paper on his train the next morning, this is one of the most famous political photos in US history—with this fantastic signed example authenticated

by Truman himself! Starting Bid $1000

“I see the Russians are balking again”

122. Harry S. Truman. TLS as presi-

dent, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, May 18, 1945. Letter to Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr., in full: “Appreciated very much your note enclosing me copy of the remarks to be made at Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, California, May nineteenth, 1945. I thought them very appropriate. I see the Russians are balking again.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and staple holes to the top. Starting Bid $200

123. Harry S. Truman. Handsome glossy 7 x 9 photo of President Truman as a young man in his Missouri National Guard uniform, signed in black ballpoint, “Harry S. Truman, 2–23–68.” Nicely matted and framed to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 39

“A mission should proceed immediately to China to conduct on the spot negotiations” 124. Harry S. Truman. TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, August 2, 1946. Letter to Dr. John Roy Steelman, his White House Chief of Staff, in full: “I agree with your recommendation that a mission should proceed immediately to China to conduct on the spot negotiations for a sale of our uncommitted Pacific surpluses to the Chinese Government. Mr. McCabe, as the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, should take part in the mission; and because the problems involved in such a sale affect the interests of several government departments and agencies, he should be accompanied by high officials of the War and Navy Departments and of the War Shipping Administration, each of whom should carry with him full authority to act for his department or agency in any matter of concern to such department or agency which may arise in the course of the negotiations. In addition, a representative of the Treasury should accompany the mission as an adviser. As the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, Mr. McCabe is of course responsible for the ultimate decision as to whether a sale should be made, and as to its terms and conditions; and his decision after due consultation with his associates on the mission, as well as with General Marshall and with Ambassadors Stuart and McNutt, will carry with it the authority of your office and will be supported by my approval.

For Mr. McCabe’s guidance, I think it well to reiterate my conviction that General Marshall’s mission in China is of tremendous importance to our national welfare. Considerations affecting the success of this mission should be paramount in any decision whether and how to sell our Pacific surpluses. Second only to the considerations affecting the Marshall mission, weight should be given to effecting a speedy roll-up of our military and naval operations in the Pacific, and to bringing home promptly the largest possible number of our soldiers, sailors and marines and reducing the number of civilian employees of our armed services overseas. These considerations cannot of course supersede the statutory injunction to secure as nearly as possible fair value in the sale of surplus property, but they should be taken heavily into account in deciding just what is fair value in all the circumstances.

Although the primary purpose of Mr. McCabe’s mission will not relate to the various phases of our war account with China, such as lend-lease, the 1942 credit, or the obligations of our Government on account of yuan expenditures and advances by the Chinese Government, yet it is apparent that successful negotiation of a surplus sale may well call for negotiation and settlement of some one or all of these additional outstanding items. Mr. McCabe should be fully authorized to deal with these matters on behalf of the United States, following relevant policy decisions wherever they have already been made.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining and rusty staple holes. Starting Bid $200

Ike congratulates his White House photographers 125. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS as president, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, White House

letterhead, February 18, 1960. Official letter issued to the “Members of the White House News Photographers Association,” in full: “Mrs. Eisenhower joins me in extending our warm congratulations to the winners of the seventeenth annual contest of the White House News Photographers Association. We know that your exhibit will be a great success, and I personally regret that I will be out of the country and will therefore be unable to visit the display. Throughout our years at the White House, all the members of my family, and I, have deeply appreciated the courtesy and the thoughtfulness that has been extended to us by ‘our photographers.’ It has indeed been a pleasure to work with you, and we look upon each member of your Association as a good friend. All our best to each of you.” In fine condition, with a light rusty paperclip impression to the top edge. Starting Bid $200

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126.

Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS, one page, 7.2 x 510.5, personal letterhead, July 12, 1961. Letter to “Lodo,” A r t h u r V. Lodovichetti, the president of the White House News Photographers’ Association, in full: “Thank you for telling me about the dreadful accident in which Charles Corte was involved.

I shall of course send him a note immediately.

Needless to say, Mrs. Eisenhower and I miss all of our friends in the White House News Photographs’ Association. It is nice to know and be in touch with you again, despite the tragic news your letter brought.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, which bears a preprinted franking signature. Starting Bid $200

“I wish some of your colleagues in the media had your dedication to excellence & your sense of fairness” 127. Richard Nixon. ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 24, 1983. Letter to columnist Aileen Mehle, known by the pen name “Suzy” Knickerbocker, in full: “This is just a note to tell you how much Pat & I appreciated your gracious piece on our luncheon for Paul Louis et al. I marvel at your powers of observation and your fabulous memory. You made no notes and yet got every fact exactly right. I wish some of your colleagues in the media had your dedication to excellence & your sense of fairness. Above all we are delighted that you could join us as a guest on such short notice.

Apart from what you write, you never fail to add glamor to an event.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

128. Richard Nixon. Archive of 81 documents from the papers of Paul W. Keyes, highlighted by a 10-page July 1967 professional critique of Nixon’s image on television with suggestions, bearing 20 words in Nixon’s hand and over 60 underlinings by Nixon whose telegenic image in his first debate with John F. Kennedy was one of the reasons he lost the election.

Collection includes handwritten notes by Nixon on memos during his 1962 race for Governor of California, a 1965 Nixon TLS, Nixon’s monthly schedules (1963-1965), 1973 VP Agnew TLS from five weeks before his resignation that refers to his “troubles” with transcripts of October phone calls, and early letters to Keyes from Regis Philbin (1962) and Diane Sawyer (1973). In overall very good to fine condition.

Paul W. Keyes (1924-2004) was an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and producer for some of television’s classic shows, including “The Jack Paar Show,” “The Dean Martin Comedy Hour” and “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.” Keyes had been a writer/producer of “The Jack Paar Show” since it premiered in 1957 as “Tonight Starring Jack Paar.” Then Vice President and Mrs. Nixon appeared on the August 25, 1960, Paar telecast during Nixon’s presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy.

This began a lifelong friendship. Keyes had been writing jokes for Nixon since his 1962 campaign for Governor of California. In January 1968, while working as a writer/producer of “Laugh-In,” Keyes was put on the Nixon payroll primarily to write light jokes for Nixon to deliver. Keyes is even mentioned on the infamous White House tapes on multiple occasions. Starting Bid $200

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Elusive handwritten letter from President Carter 129. Jimmy Carter. ALS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 22, 1977. Brief letter to Joe Hall, in full: “Thanks for your good advice on the space and energy programs.” In very good to fine condition, with a small smudge to the recipient’s first name, and complete lamination on both sides. A decidedly rare piece of presidential correspondence, handwritten letters from President Carter remain virtually unattainable, with this example being only the fourth we have offered. Starting Bid $500

Necktie from the closet of Ronald Reagan—“I assure you it is one of my favorites”

131. Ronald Reagan. ALS signed “Dutch,”

130. Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan’s personally-owned and -worn maroon Countess Mara ‘Sistine Satin’ foulard necktie, with accompanying ALS from Reagan on his personal 6.5 x 4.25 stationery card, no date, addressed to John Buchanan, in full: “Here is the necktie and I assure you it is one of my favorites. But then the cause you represent is also a favorite of mine. I have some ‘give away ties’ I don’t wear and they’ll continue to hang in the closest. They are unworthy of a cause such as yours. I wish you great success.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Reagan’s own hand, as well as the necktie’s original shipping package, both of which feature Reagan’s preprinted franking signature. Starting Bid $200

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one page, 5.75 x 3.75, White House letterhead, October 5. Letter to WGN president Ward L. Quaal, in full: “Just received your letter which further reminded me of that wonderful day at Wrigley Field. I really enjoyed it even if the combined TV & radio broadcast did confuse me now & then.

We didn’t have that when ‘Dutch’ Reagan was broadcasting Cub games. Well it was good to see you even if the hectic schedule did prevent any real visiting. Nancy sends her best.” After his informal signature, Reagan adds: “(How about that?).” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Reagan’s own hand. As the president of the WGN Continental Broadcast Company, Ward Quaal was one of the top radio broadcasting executives in the country.

He met Reagan when the future president was acting in radio commercials for the WGN radio station in Chicago, and the two formed a lasting correspondence in 1967 after Reagan became governor of California. Starting Bid $200

“I write this from AFII, our vacation interrupted by the Soviet shoot down” 132. George Bush. ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, vice presidential letterhead, September 2, 1983. Letter to “Bruce,” in full: “I write this from AFII, our vacation interrupted by the Soviet shoot down.

Thanks for the beautiful picture of Wallen Point. It hangs happily in our living room. I tried to call today but 646-2756 produced some semi-irate guy and ‘info’ was not helpful. Please tell George Carpenter how much Barb & I like his work.” In very good to fine condition, with some light creasing, and a stain to the top of the first page. The “Soviet shoot down” refers to the Korean Air Lines Flight 007, shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor on September 1st, resulting in the loss of 269 lives, including 61 Americans. The incident was one of the most tense of the Cold War. Starting Bid $200

133. Bill Clinton Impeachment Committee. Color satinfinish 14 x 11 photo of the House managers in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by the full committee: James E. Rogan, Henry Hyde, Asa Hutchinson, Ed Bryant, Bill McCollum, George Gekas, Steve Chabot, Bob Barr, Chris Cannon, Charles Canady, Steve Buyer, Lindsey Graham, and Jim Sensenbrenner. In fine condition. Accompanied by an official red impeachment ticket for access to the Senate press gallery on February 12, 1999, the day that the Senate acquitted Clinton of the charges to conclude the proceedings, which is signed by Hyde and Rogan.

This rare image depicts the managers in the historic House Judiciary Committee hearing room shortly after the House of Representatives voted to approve the articles, which rest on a table in front of Chairman Henry Hyde. Starting Bid $200

134. Barack Obama. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Senator Barack

Obama waving to a crowd after delivering a speech, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Ray—All the best! Barack Obama.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA and by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, who notes that “Senator Barack Obama signed this photo for me back in March of 2005 during a visit with Senator Obama at his Senate office here in Washington, D.C.” Also accompanied by a United States Senator business card belonging to Barack Obama. Starting Bid $200

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Amid the greatest financial crisis since the Depression, President Obama remains optimistic on economy—“Things will keep getting better” 135. Barack Obama. Rare ALS as president, one page, 6.5 x 4, White House stationery card, postmarked January 11, 2010. Letter to Jennifer Cline, in full: “Thanks for the very kind and inspiring letter. I know times are tough, but knowing there are folks out there like you and your husband give me confidence that things will keep getting better!” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original White House mailing envelopes, as well as a copy of a Huffington Post article from November 2, 2010, which lends background on the recipient, Jennifer Cline, and the original sale of the letter.

The inauguration of Barack Obama coincided with one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression. Only a month later, on February 17, 2009, Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a $787 billion economic stimulus package designed to cut taxes, extend unemployment benefits, and fund public works projects. The plan worked gradually, and within seven months’ time the nation’s GDP growth turned positive thanks in part to $240 billion pumped into the economy. During his State of the Union speech on January 27, 2010, Obama declared ‘the markets are now stabilized, and we’ve recovered most of the money we spent on the banks.’

From the time of that message to the day Obama left office, an on-the-mend US economy created about 2.4 million jobs per year. An inspiring message of hope relating to what is perhaps Obama’s greatest accomplishment—handwritten letters from Obama as president remain especially scarce. Starting Bid $2500

137. Three Presidents. Color satinfinish 10 x 8 photo of the three presidents together, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford, 38th President U.S.A.,” “George Bush,” and “Jimmy Carter.” Reverse bears a David Valdez/White House credit stamp. In fine condition, with scattered light surface creases. Starting Bid $200 136. Presidential Podium Seal.

HHandsome hand-painted presidential podium seal, measuring 11.75˝ in diameter and 1˝ thick, with “Seal of the President of the United States,” in raised letters around the outside, with the eagle and shield in the center. In fine condition. Authentic presidential podium seals are rarely offered for sale, and few exist in private hands. This would be a centerpiece for any presidential collection. Starting Bid $200

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138. Vice Presidential Podium Seal. Desir-

able circa 1960s hand-painted vice-presidential seal designed for use on the vice president’s podium during speeches. The seal measures approximately 11.75? in diameter and features the traditional patriotic bald eagle in high relief, holding an olive branch and arrow in its talons, encircled by 13 raised blue stars. The rim is painted in gold and navy blue, with raised white lettering, “Vice President of the United States.” In fine condition, with light edge wear. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the current owner, who acquired it directly from the daughters of Spiro T. Agnew. Starting Bid $200

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139. George Bush

140. George Bush

141. George Bush

142. George Bush

143. George Bush

144. George Bush

145. George Bush

146. George Bush

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149. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200

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150. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200

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147. George Bush Starting Bid $200

151. George W. Bush Starting Bid $200

148. George and Barbara Bush Starting Bid $200

152. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Starting Bid $200

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153. Bill Clinton Starting Bid $200

157. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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154. Calvin Coolidge Starting Bid $200

158. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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160. Gerald Ford Starting Bid $200

164. U. S. Grant Starting Bid $200

165. Warren G. Harding Starting Bid $200

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155. Calvin Coolidge Starting Bid $200

156. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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159. Gerald Ford

161. Gerald Ford

162. Gerald and Betty Ford

163. James A. Garfield

166. Warren G. Harding

168. Benjamin Harrison

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167. Warren G. Harding and Herbert Hoover Starting Bid $200

169. Rutherford B. Hayes Starting Bid $200

171. Herbert Hoover Starting Bid $200

170. Rutherford B. Hayes

172. Herbert Hoover

173. Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover

174. Lyndon B. Johnson

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175. Lyndon B. Johnson

176. Lyndon B. Johnson

177. Abraham Lincoln: Nicolay and Hay

178. William McKinley

179. Richard Nixon

180. Richard Nixon

181. Richard Nixon

182. Richard Nixon

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183. Richard Nixon

184. Barack Obama

185. Ronald Reagan

186. Ronald Reagan

187. Ronald Reagan

188. Ronald Reagan

189. Ronald Reagan

190. Ronald Reagan

191. Ronald Reagan

192. Ronald Reagan

193. Ronald Reagan

195. Ronald Reagan

194. Ronald Reagan

196. Ronald Reagan

197. Ronald and Nancy Reagan

198. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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199. Franklin D. Roosevelt

200. Franklin D. Roosevelt Starting Bid $200

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203. William H. Taft

202. Theodore Roosevelt

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206. Harry S. Truman Starting Bid $200

209. Donald Trump Starting Bid $200

204. William H. Taft Starting Bid $200

207. Harry S. Truman Starting Bid $200

210. Donald Trump Starting Bid $200

211. Donald Trump Starting Bid $200

201. Theodore Roosevelt

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205. Harry S. Truman Starting Bid $200

208. Donald Trump Starting Bid $200

212. Donald Trump Starting Bid $200

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notables

Declaration of Independence Franklin grants a parcel of land less than a month after his stirring speech at the Constitutional Convention 213. Benjamin Franklin. Vellum manuscript DS, signed

“B. Franklin,” one page, 15.75 x 13.5, October 15, 1787. As president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, Franklin grants a parcel of land called “Plumb Bottom” in Wharton Township, Fayette County, to John McClean.

Signed in the left margin beneath the large embossed paper seal. Another wax and paper seal to the reverse shows through lightly to the blank margin at upper right. Mounted and matted with a color image and engraved plaque to an overall size of 21 x 31.5. In very good to fine condition, with a hint of toning along the heavy intersecting folds, and slightly irregular adhesion to signature, which is otherwise large and clean.

A few months earlier, on May 25, the Constitutional Convention convened at Philadelphia, and the fifty-five delegates, including Franklin, spent a heated summer hammering out the core issues and fine points of what would emerge as the Constitution of the United States. The proceedings were marked throughout by much disagreement and even divisiveness, which was largely alleviated by Franklin’s dramatic speech on September 17, the final day of the Convention.

Franklin, too weak to address the assembly himself, entrusted his words to fellow Pennsylvanian James Wilson: ‘I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered…. I doubt…whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution…. Thus I consent…to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best.’ Starting Bid $1000

214. Samuel Huntington. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut (1731-1796) and seventh president of the Continental Congress.

Partly-printed DS, signed “Sam’l Huntington, Governor,” one page, 6.5 x 7.75, June 3, 1793. Legal summons directing “Paul Phelps of said Town of Windham to appear before the City Court of Pleas to be holden at Norwich…on the 2nd Tuesday of July next…to answer unto Elijah Backus of Norwich city” who claims that he paid Phelps the sum of “Ten Pounds Seven Shillings and four pence” for the non-delivery of “good pork or beef, wheat, Rye or Indian corn.” Signed at the conclusion in Huntington as governor of Connecticut. In fine condition, with end splits along horizontal folds. Starting Bid $200

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The linchpin of the complete Declaration set— Thomas Lynch, Jr. 215. Thomas Lynch, Jr. Signer of the Declaration

of Independence from South Carolina (1749–1779); his father had served in the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776 but had to return home due to illness.

Thomas Lynch, Jr., was chosen to take his father’s place in Congress, where he voted for and signed the Declaration. In 1779, he sailed to St. Eustatius in the West Indies, but his ship was lost at sea and never found. Terrifically rare ink signature, “Lynch,” on an off-white slip affixed to a 4.75 x 3 sheet. Expertly mounted to a display sheet with an affixed handwritten letter of provenance from noted collector and historian, Lyman C. Draper, which reads: “This ‘Lynch’ signature was discovered & obtained since the printing of the Essay on the Autographs of the Signers, clipped from a volume of Swift’s Works, Lond. 1766, preserved in the family of a sister of T. Lynch, Jr. & is guaranteed to be genuine.” Impressively housed in a maroon and gilt-impressed leather folder with accompanying engraving and printed caption. In fine condition.

Lyman C. Draper (1815-1891), Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, obtained a collection of clipped Lynch signatures from a descendant of Lynch between 1889 and 1891, the year of his death.

Among these were a series of clipped signatures from the title pages of an eighteen-volume Works of Swift, apparently purchased by the young Lynch when he was a law student in England from 1766 to 1770.

With the rise of autograph collecting in nineteenthcentury America, one of the first areas of specialization was Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Apart from the Signers’ central role in American history and the unusual significance of their autographs—after all, writing their names is what ensured their immortality—obtaining all 56 represented a goal that, with a little determination, could be achieved by a resourceful collector. It quickly became evident, however, that there were two notorious ‘stoppers’ among the Signers: Button Gwinnett and Thomas Lynch, Jr. It is not entirely clear who is rarer—while Gwinnett was generally thought to be the rarest of all signers, recent studies have proclaimed Lynch as the scarcer of the two. This is an unusually bold, well-preserved example of Lynch’s signature. Starting Bid $2500

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218. James Wilson. Signer

216. John Penn. Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of North Carolina (1741-1781). Ink endorsement signature, “J. P. atto,” on the reverse of a manuscript legal document, one page, 7.5 x 4.5, February 6, 1786. Writ order addressed to the Sheriff of Granville County to “take the bodies of John John Potter & Richard Wilkins” and to render unto Thomas Greenwood the sum of £32.6.0. In fine condition, with light toning along folds. Starting Bid $200

of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798), and one of only six men who signed both the Declaration and the US Constitution. Revolutionary War–dated partial DS, partly printed, endorsed on the reverse, “Wilson,” one page, 6.5 3.75, July 1775. The document concerns a future court appearance for John Flack and another man and is signed at the conclusion by John Agnew.

Above Wilson’s signature on the reverse are docketing notations headed “July Term 1775.” In fine condition, with the left half of the document absent. Starting Bid $200

Rush accedes to the appeal of a watchman for the Bank of the United States 217. Benjamin Rush.

Uncommon manuscript DS, signed “Benj’n Rush,” one page, 9.25 x 15.5, October 10, 1793. A petition to the “President & Directors of the Bank of the United States” on behalf of Humphrey Donahue of Philadelphia who, having “been one of the City Watchmen for six years last past, and being now desirous to have a permanent stand at the bank, your petitioner prays to be appointed Watchman there accordingly and as in Duty bound will perform his Trust with Fidelity.” The petition is approved and signed by Rush at the conclusion, in addition to several other members of the bank, such as John Harper, Jonathan Nesbitt, Richard Humphreys, Samuel Clark, William White, William Clark, and more. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining, and professional repairs to small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200

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American Politicians and Leaders 219. Sanford B. Dole. First president of the Republic of Hawaii and founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (1844–1926).

Manuscript DS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 12.5, April 12, 1880. In part: “Know all men that I Sanford B. Dole of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, one of the Hawaiian Isalnds, the Administrator duly appointed and qualified by the Supreme Court of the said Hawaiian Islands as the Administrator of the estate of Herbert N. Ager late of Wailuku…hereby make, constitute and appoint John Hatch of Portsmouth, of the State of New Hampshire… my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name as such Administrator, to ask, demand, sue for, receive and recover all moneys and other property whatsoever.” Signed at the conclusion by Dole, and countersigned by diplomat Frank P. Hastings, “F. P. Hastings.” An official certificate from the US Consulate at Honolulu, also signed by Hastings, is tied between the pages with a green ribbon. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Rare 17th-century autograph by the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony

220. Thomas Prence. English-born colonist (c. 1601–1673) who arrived in Plymouth in November 1621 on the ship Fortune, and went on to serve as governor of Plymouth Colony for about twenty years over three separate terms. He made a concerted effort to raise money for schools so that future generations would be better educated, and is credited with giving Wampanoag chief Metacomet his English name, ‘Philip.’ Extremely rare ALS signed “Tho. Prence,” one page, 7 x 5.75, no date. Difficult to decipher letter beginning, “Brother, I cannot but tell you that the house.” Signed at the conclusion by Prence. Handsomely mounted, matted with two images and a plaque, and framed to an overall size of 18.5 x 23.75. In very good to fine condition, with some light stains, and repairs on the reverse to several small areas of paper loss. An exceedingly rare, interesting piece by this significant early colonial figure. Starting Bid $500

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Activists and Social Leaders “Malcolm X. Little” seeks the truth behind his 1950 prison transfer 221. Malcolm X. Significant and early ALS signed “As Salaam Alaikum, Malcolm X. Little,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, September 27, 1950. Letter to “Commissioner MacDowell,” written while housed at Charlestown State Prison after he was removed from the Norfolk Prison Colony. In part: “In the Name of Allah, the True and Living God, the Master of this Great Day of Judgment, Who has Stepped down here into hell and has cried the Unity of Islam to His long lost Black Children……. and in the Name of His Holy Apostle, whom He has raised up, to be Our Light on this Last Day, the Honorable Elijah Mohammed: As Salaam Alaikum. Commissioner MacDowell: Inmates who have clean records here at Charlestown are selected by the Norfolk board and, in accord with their good behavior, they are transferred to Norfolk…

They remain at Norfolk for as long as their behavior is in accord with the regulations which govern that institution. Therefore, it is safely assumed that any inmate who is transferred from Norfolk, against his will, has broken the regulations set forth by that institution. If the inmate has broken no rules, but is transferred anyway, it is usually at the request of that inmate. If these humble deductions on my part are wrong, please feel free to correct me.

Now then, I was at Norfolk for two years. The place gave me the opportunity to orientate my mind. It was there that Allah raised me from the grave, and taught me to walk upright, by placing me on a Level wherein today I could never break the laws that caused my initial arrest. Yet, I was sent away from Norfolk. Why? On what grounds? Which rule did I break? And if I broke some rules, why was I not locked up?

Someone is responsible for an injustice. During my two years at Norfolk I was never locked up; which, in itself, should prove that all of my deeds were in accord with the regulations of that institution. In fact, during my five years in prison, I have not spent a single day in ‘solitary’; my record will bore out the fact that I have lost no ‘good time’…I never went contrary to a single custom at Norfolk, without first obtaining the consent of the superintendent. And, the only extent to which I went in that direction, was the growing of a very scanty beard. No other rule, at any time, was broken by me. So, what wrong had I done? What law had I broken?

I had withdrawn from all of the prison’s activities, because I knew my personal concept of life was contrary to ‘popular conceptions,’ and having no desire to express my own views, I endeavored to avoid the contacts of others. I sought Peace, always.

My time was spent alone in my room. The things which I loved to discuss were spoken only to those whose interest was great enough to bring them to my room. I certainly didn’t force myself on anyone….and the ‘capitulary’ there did its job well, for they kept all of the inmates away from me. I had begun to be treated as a leper…By all that is Right, Square, and Just, I should still be in Norfolk. If I am wrong, please show me my mistake.” In very good to fine condition, with staple holes and short edge tears to each page, and a light drinking glass stain to the first page. Starting Bid $1000 54 |

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222. W. E. B. DuBois. ALS signed

“W. E. B. DuBois,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, July 20, 1959. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: “Thank you for your kind words. I trust you are finding better health in the hot sun of Arizona.

Unfortunately I have no photographs just now, but when I have I shall be glad to send one to you.” In fine condition, with staple holes, and a light paperclip impression, to the upper left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

223. Nelson Mandela. Limited edition color 24.5 x 19

lithograph entitled ‘The Harbour’ from Mandela’s ‘My Robben Island’ suite, numbered 161/500, signed in the lower right in pencil, “N. Mandela.” Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 32.25 x 26.75. In fine condition. This richly colored lithograph depicts the interment harbor where new prisoners would arrive. In Mandela’s artist’s motivation statement about the lithograph suite, he remarked: ‘Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of apartheid…In these sketches entitled: My Robben Island, I have attempted to colour the Island sketches in ways that reflect the positive light in which I view it. This is what I would like to share with people around the world and, hopefully, also project the idea that even the most fantastic dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to endure life’s challenges.’ Starting Bid $200

224. Nelson Mandela. Gorgeous limited edition color 24 x

18.5 lithograph entitled ‘The Lighthouse’ from Mandela’s ‘My Robben Island’ suite, numbered 35/500, signed in the lower right in pencil, “N. Mandela.” Attractively double-matted and framed to an overall size of 32.25 x 26.75. In very fine condition. The vivid lithograph shows the beacon warning ships off the dangerous shores of the island, which has a long history of shipwrecks. In Mandela’s artist’s motivation statement about the lithograph suite, he remarked: ‘Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of apartheid…In these sketches entitled: My Robben Island, I have attempted to colour the Island sketches in ways that reflect the positive light in which I view it. This is what I would like to share with people around the world and, hopefully, also project the idea that even the most fantastic dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to endure life’s challenges.’ Starting Bid $200

Stunning oversized official portrait of Mandela 225. Nelson Mandela. Magnificent

color glossy 10 x 15 official portrait of the important South African president, neatly signed in white ink during his term in office, “N. Mandela, 201-95.” Double-matted to an overall size of 14 x 19. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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Rare Wallenberg ‘Schutz-Pass,’ issued in 1944 to save a Jewish doctor 226. Raoul Wallenberg. Scarce DS, in German and Hungarian, quickly signed with an ink scribble (as he commonly did on documents of this type), one page, 8.25 x 13.25, September 26, 1944. Blue and gold two-language Schutz-Pass issued to Dr. Alexander Karoly. Upper left provides his personal information including his 1889 birth date, height, eye and hair color. Adjacent to his personal information is Karoly’s signature and area where his photo would have been affixed. Bottom portion bears printed statements in German and Hungarian, hastily signed in the lower left corner by Wallenberg, and countersigned by Swedish Minister to Budapest, Carl Ivan Danielsson. In very good condition, with partial tape-repaired separations to central vertical and horizontal folds, some slight paper loss to the center and edges, and some small areas of staining to the edges. A similar example of Wallenberg’s rushed signature can be found in the book Fleeing from the Fuhrer by William Kaczinski and Charmian Brinson.

Wallenberg arrived in Hungary in July 1944 as the country’s Jewish population was under siege. Nearly every other major Jewish community in Europe had already been decimated, and the Nazis were dispatching more than 10,000 Hungarian Jews to the gas chambers daily. With time of the essence, he devised and distributed thousands of these ‘Schutz-Passes’—official-looking, but essentially invalid, Swedish passports granting the Hungarian bearer immunity from deportation. Nazi officials readily accepted the paperwork.

Thus, with his simple, nondescript scribble on this offered page, Wallenberg saved the life of Alexander Karoly—just as he had done with tens of thousands of other Jews in Hungary. An announcement that any Jew, even those holding foreign citizenship, would be interred led to the urgency of Wallenberg’s plan to save as many lives as he could. An important reminder of one heroic man’s tireless efforts to outwit the Nazis and save countless lives. Starting Bid $500

Buisnessmen 227. John Jacob Astor. LS, one page,

7.75 x 10, August 8, 1834. Letter to Peter Smith, in full: “Your favor of the 6th inst has been recd, sending your check for $1005.

Say one thousand and five dollars vis $1000 one year of the principal of your Bond & $5.00 of intent thereon.” Boldly signed by Astor at the conclusion. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered light staining. Starting Bid $200

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228. P. T. Barnum. Vintage ink signature, “Truly yours, P. T. Barnum, Nov. 10th, 1881,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 clipped card affixed to a slightly larger sheet.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

229. Warren Buffett.

TLS signed “Warren E. Buffett,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. letterhead, September 2, 1997. Letter to Edward Bell, in part: “I appreciate your letter but I just can’t answer your questions. I get bombarded with them… there just wouldn’t be time in the day to carry out my job if I replied personally to all requests.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

230. John D. Rockefeller. TLS, one

page, 8 x 10.25, personal letterhead, June 7, 1921.

Letter to Mrs. Inscho, a family friend, in full: “I am sending you a little token in memory of my delightful call last week.

I had hoped to speak with you before I came away again, but we were in a great hurry, and so I missed the opportunity, which I regret. With kind regards and best wishes for you and yours.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a tear to the top edge, and staining to the sides. Starting Bid $200

231. Henry Wells and William Fargo. Partly-

printed DS, signed “Henry Wells” and “Wm. G. Fargo,” one page, 11.5 x 7.5, October 19, 1865. Handsomely engraved stock certificate for one share in the American Express Company, issued to Samuel R. Jacobs.

Signed at the conclusion by Henry Wells as president, William Fargo as secretary, and Alex Holland as treasurer. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 12.25. In very good to fine condition, with light overall wrinkling, and some light staining. Starting Bid $200

Scientists and Inventors 232. Joseph Banks. Supremely

important naturalist (1743-1820), best remembered for his expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador, his participation in James Cook’s first great voyage, and his role as President of the Royal Society for over four decades. ALS signed “Jos. Banks,” one page, 7.25 x 9, May 29, 1818. In part: “Sincerely wishing you all the pleasure & advantage that Paris can afford to you.” In very good to fine condition, with old wax seal stains and multiple intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

233. John Flamsteed.

English astronomer (1646–1719) who was named the first Astronomer Royal, remembered for preparing a 3,000-star catalogue, making the first recorded observations of Uranus, and accurately calculating the solar eclipses of 1666 and 1668. Manuscript DS, one page, 7 x 7.75, June 29, 1695. Rare financial document confirming receipt of a payment, in part: “Mr. Snapes—We desire you to pay unto the Reverend Mr. John Flamsteed the sum nine pounds one shilling & dispense for your service above said & it shall be allow’d you upon your monthly acct. Mr. Littleton…Rec’d 29th of June 1695 of Edward Snapes the sum of nine pounds one shilling and six pounds in full of this order.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by an engraved portrait. Starting Bid $200

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Darwin collects rent two weeks after the publication of Fertilisation of Orchids 234. Charles Darwin. ALS signed “Ch. Darwin,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, June 1, 1862. Two weeks after the publication of Fertilisation of Orchids (his first book after On the Origin of Species), Darwin writes to his land agent John Higgins regarding rent collected from his farm at Beesby. In full: “I beg leave to acknowledge the sum of £240: 7s: 9d to be placed to my account at Union Bank on June 7th; being half year rent since Lady’s Day.—I am much obliged to you for informing me that you will call at my Brother, 6 Queen Anne St. on Friday about 12 o’clock, for I shall be particularly glad to have the pleasure of seeing you; & unless I am too unwell to travel, I will certainly be there on purpose at the hour.” Neatly signed at the conclusion over a duty stamp. In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

Amazing logbook from Francis Crick’s powerboat ‘Eye of Heaven,’ copiously filled over the course of three years

235. DNA: Francis Crick. Remarkable nautical logbook belonging to Francis Crick, consisting of approximately 175 handwritten pages of daily entries, mathematical calculations, and diagrams during his time onboard his Bertram powerboat named the Eye of Heaven. The logbook, hardcover, 7 x 9, with the first free end page marked, “Eye of Heaven, Log, Greece 1968,” contains entrees over a three-year period, with the first section dated May 5th through June 6th, 1968, the second between July 22nd and August 10th, 1969, and the third from May 10th to June 7th, 1971. The logbook contains unique insight into Crick’s Mediterranean wanderings, and features extensive day-to-day information regarding life onboard the Eye of Heaven, with the majority of entrees detailing fuel intake, routine fixes, his daily itinerary, and other nautical observances, with Crick incorporating his signature a few times throughout. In fine condition. Provenance: Heritage Auctions, Francis Crick Estate Sale, April 2013.

A formidable offering given the dearth of Crick personal effects that appear on the auction market—having first opened this logbook some six years after receiving the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Crick chronicles his days and nights touring the Greek coastlines with expected fastidious attention to detail, his impressively ordered notes and vessel-monitoring offering an unparalleled glimpse into the inner workings of Crick’s mind. Starting Bid $200 58 |

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Einstein on masochism and a Freud biography 236. Albert Einstein. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page,

8.5 x 11, blindstamped personal Princeton letterhead, January 6, 1941.

Letter to psychoanalyst Theodor Reik, one of Freud’s first students in Vienna. In part (translated): “Thank you very much for sending your two books. I have already read this about masochism with great interest; it seems very convincing to me. What I have read so far in the book about Freud, I really liked. There is much more than a biography in the ordinary sense, and it will certainly help to demand the understanding of Freud’s wonderful personality.” In very good condition, with overall vertical toning, and a small chip to the upper left corner tip. A fascinating letter connecting two of the great intellectuals of the 20th century. Starting Bid $500

237.

Alexander Fleming. ALS, one page,

5.25 x 6.75, Hotel Ritz, Paseo del Prado, Madrid letterhead, June 12, 1948.

Brief letter to Pedro Radie, in full: “I am very grateful to you for your welcome to Madrid.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and two file holes to the left edge. Alexander Fleming and his wife Sarah traveled to Spain at the end of May 1948. Upon his arrival in the capital, Fleming was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Madrid. Starting Bid $200

239. Edwin Hubble. Very desirable FDC with a cachet

honoring the dedication of the Palomar Mountain Observatory, postmarked at Palomar Mountain on August 30, 1948, signed vertically in fountain pen, “Edwin P. Hubble.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

238. Odd Hassel. Norwegian physical chem-

ist (1897–1981) who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969 for ‘contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry.’ ALS, one page both sides, 5.25 x 3.5, January 13, 1972. In part: “It is probably quite natural that you do not remember the Norwegian, Endre Berner, with whom I, thanks to your kindness, made my first acquaintance in 1922. Since 1934 we have been colleagues here in Oslo, he as a professor of organic chemistry. He has published many papers and a textbook (in org. chem) which has been widely used in Scandinavia. In 1922–23 he worked with Rich. Willstatter in Munich, later with W. Haworth, Bimingham.” In fine condition, with subtle foxing. Starting Bid $200

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Over 30 of Marconi’s letters to a radio assistant, hoping to “obtain signals across the Atlantic” 240. Guglielmo Marconi. Large archive of 31 letters by

Marconi, including eight ALSs totaling 41 pages and 23 TLSs totaling 36 pages, dated between 1902 and 1909. Nearly all are to engineer Richard N. Vyvyan, with a handful of others written to his wife. The handwritten letters date from 1902 to 1905, the time of the first transmission of a telegraph signal from Canada to England. On August 5, 1903, Marconi writes: “I have been working very hard to try and find out what are the somewhat occult causes which make signals good one night and unobtainable the next, and also the reason of the great difference in distance over which signals can be sent by day compared to night. For this purpose I have had to carry out a very great number of tests between this station [Poldhu] and other stations on the east coast and in Scotland, and I believe I have found if not very clearly the cause of the effects noticed at least the means by which to obtain signals across the Atlantic by day as well as by night.” In a lengthy eight-page letter of May 15, 1904, marked “Private,” he reports on “results obtained from the working of the Poldhu station during the last voyage of the S.S. Campania, from Liverpool to New York…I have undertaken to carry out a series of tests to war ships stationed at different points, the receiving apparatus being taken in charge of by our assistants. I shall try various sending arrangements at Poldhu.” Marconi also discusses general domestic life, such as his wife, family, and home in Cape Breton.

The typed letters date from 1907 to 1909 and are written in Marconi’s capacity as managing director to Vyvyan at Glace Bay, concerning day-to-day telegraph operations and equipment, employees, and scheduling. In a letter of August 29, 1907, he writes: “Since my return here from London a few days ago I have been carrying out some interesting work. We are at present using only about half the available power of the plant, and the results of the programme, according to latest reports, are satisfactory in the light of the arrangements which we are using at this end. I hope that, by the time this letter reaches Glace Bay, you will have received the discs which were sent in charge of the operator of the ‘Empress of Ireland’ last Friday.”

On May 14, 1908, he writes: “I have your report…and am sorry to note that you are still suffering very much from X-s at your station. It is difficult to understand why these X-s have been so persistent for the last few weeks, and I hope you are

doing all in your power to ascertain whether the Receiving apparatus and Receiving Aerial are so adjusted as to allow of the most efficient reception.” He continues to address the issue a month later, writing on June 10th, “As I informed you in my previous letter, I hope as soon as I can get back to my experiments to make further improvements in connection with the X-stopping device.” In his ongoing attempts to improve the station’s equipment later in the year, Marconi writes: “I have to consider ways and means for the proper management of the station during your absence…Before you leave Glace Bay I wish you to order a Generator suitable for producing such a current to drive a 50 H.P. Motor which will be directly coupled to the new disc.” These letters are more formal in tone and often briefly touch upon technical subjects.

Also of particular interest is Vyvan’s handwritten and illustrated manuscript in a quarter-leather notebook, entitled “Notes on Long Distance Wireless Telegraphy and the Design and Construction and Working of High Power Wireless Stations.”

The comprehensive manuscript covers several aspects of his work in telegraphy under the auspices of Marconi, covering the period of the first transatlantic transmission in 1900 through 1904. At well over one hundred pages, the notebook is full of descriptions of their experiments, tests, equipment, and other details, and is enhanced by an abundance of sketched schematics, diagrams, and charts. In addition to the Marconi letters and Vyvyan’s notebook, the archive contains nine ALSs

by Ambrose Fleming, who was employed by Marconi as one of Vyvyan’s co-workers and later invented the vacuum tube.

One of these, in part: “I read of the death of Marconi…The newspapers and magazines do not do justice to the cooperative work of his colleagues…I agree with all you say about M. He had genius of a certain kind but he over-reached himself in thinking that he could appropriate the whole credit for wireless.”

Included as well are a series of letters by Godfrey C. Isaacs, Alldin Moore, and a letter by Vyvyan to his brother. In overall very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and office notations to the typed letters, as well as some spreading and brushing to some signatures; all ALSs in fine condition. Lending significant insight into the early development and implementation of Marconi’s telegraphic systems, this impressive archive is both vast in quantity and of the utmost scholarly interest.

Starting Bid $2500

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241. Carl Jung. Vintage fountain pen signature, “C. G. Jung, 7 Nov. 1959,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.25 slip, affixed to a larger sheet below a portrait of the pioneering psychoanalyst. In fine condition, with a light smudge touching the tops of two letters of the signature. Starting Bid $200

Intellectuals Recruiting authors for the Bibliothek 245. Moses Mendelssohn. Prominent German Jewish philosopher (1729–1826) and grandfather of composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. ALS in German, signed “Moses,” one page, 8 x 13, [circa May/June 1757]. Cheerful letter to the young bookseller and writer Friedrich Nicolai, with whom he co-edited the journal “Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften und der freyen Künste” (the first volume of which had appeared in April 1757). Mendelssohn provides a vivid, dialogue-style account of his visit to Johann Georg Sulzer, whom he wished to acquaint with their work and possibly persuade to become a contributor, in part (translated): “This compliment seems to him to have been extremely pleasant. He asked if the members wanted to remain unknown. I said: ‘You wish to stay for a while? Can I help this society? and what opportunity do you give me to take on this particular courtesy?’…He took the library and looked at the title…’That is exquisite! That these gentlemen limit themselves in one single field, and that they do not want to endure anything from the journalists, as hitherto done. There are also separate essays in it?’…He’d still be quite lacking in German…He—’But I find none of the rejoicing [free] arts in it’—I—‘you’d like to look up the mixed news, wherever you’ll also find your plan for the Dictionaire of Beaux Arts fairly widely recounted’—He—with big expectant eyes—‘Where? Where?’—yes here, I’ll take the time to read it through. But compliments to these gentlemen.’” In very good to fine condition, with trimming to the edges.

The first volume of the “Bibliothek” had included Nicolai’s pioneering “Abhandlung vom Trauerspiele” (“Treatise on Tragedy”).

Sulzer was professor of mathematics at the Joachimsthal grammar school; he was a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1750. His first (and only) contribution to the “Bibliothek” would not appear until 1760. His principal work, “Allgemeine Theorie der schönen Künste” (“General Theory of Fine Arts”), was published in Leipzig 1771-74; Goethe and Wieland reviewed it without enthusiasm. Starting Bid $1000

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Rare, beautiful quote from Austria’s ‘spiritual scientist’ 246. Rudolf Steiner. Controversial and prolific Austrian writer

and philosopher (1861–1925) who founded such disciplines as anthroposophy, biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy, and Waldorf education. Exceedingly scarce AQS in German on an off-white 4.25 x 5.25 sheet, signed vertically on the right side by Rudolf Steiner. The passage, in full: “In Urzeit Tagen / Trat zum Geist des Himmels / Der Geist des Erdenseins / Bittend sprach er: / Ich weiss zu reden / Mit dem Menschengeist; / Doch um jene Sprache auch / Flehe ich, / Durch die zu reden weiss / Das Weltenherz zum Menschenherzen. / Da schenkte der güt’ge Himmelsgeist / Dem bittenden Erdengeist: / Die Kunst.” The text, loosely translated, in full: ‘In primeval days / Joined the spirit of heaven / The spirit of the earth. / He asked: / I know to talk / With the human spirit; / But also that language / I beg, / By the white know / The worlds heart to man. / That’s the kind of heavenly spirit / The begging earth spirit: / Art.” Steiner adds next to his signature, “Goetheanum, Dornach, In Dankbarkeit fur den 7. Dec. 1919.” In very good to fine condition, with old tape stains to the right edge. Starting Bid $300

Religious Figures 248. Pope John XXIII. Desirable glossy

247. Saint John Bosco. ALS in Italian, signed “Sac. Gio. Bosco,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, Oratorio letterhead, 1871. Letter to a countess who was his greatest beneficiary, mentioning a feast and soliciting support for a new church.

He requests (translated): “If your charity can be maintained for the next three years, it will be essential for the support of this project. As you can see I write to you with the liberty of a son. And you answer back with the frankness of a mother.”

In fine condition. An important letter by the great saint. Starting Bid $200

6 x 8 full-length photo of Pope John XXIII visiting Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on December 26, 1958, affixed to the original 9.25 x 12.5 presentation mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “Prof.

Piero Alonzo, Joannes P.P. XXIII, 14–1–1959.”

In fine condition. This marked the first papal visit to Regina Coeli, and Pope John XIII spoke from the heart, telling the prisoners: ‘You could not leave to see me, I have come to see you.’ He continued: ‘Now you need to rebuild your lives and you need to do one thing: eliminate the word ‘despair,’ and prepare yourselves to spend your lives doing good, because this is also the Father’s house and you are also sons of God.’ Starting Bid $200

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250. Pope Urban VIII.

249. Pope Pius VII. Born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti in 1742, he served as Pope from 1800 until his death in 1823; he was taken prisoner and transported to France in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, remaining there until 1814 when, after the French were defeated, he was permitted to return to Rome, where he was greeted warmly as a hero and defender of the faith. Manuscript DS, in Italian, signed “Pius PP. VII,” one page both sides, 8 x 11.5, June 3, 1820. Letter to Francis IV, Duke of Modena, informing him that he has given to the Bishop of Modena full power in order to resolve all problems between the Church and the Duchy, signed at the conclusion as Pope. In fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. Starting Bid $200

Born Maffeo Barberini in 1568, he served as pope from 1623 until his death in 1644; he was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms. Rare manuscript DS in Italian, signed “M. Card Barberini,” one page, 8 x 10.75, January 5, 1622. Letter to Cosimo Baroncelli, the right-hand-man of Don Giovanni de’ Medici, illegitimate son of Cosimo I de’ Medici. He expresses his regret for the death of Don Giovanni, who he appreciated very much. He sends thanks and reciprocates the good wishes for Christmas 1621.

In very good to fine condition, with areas of ink erosion affecting both the text and the signature. Starting Bid $200

World Leaders 251. Menachem Begin. Matte-finish 9.5

x 12 head-and-shoulders photo of the Israeli prime minister, signed in the lower border in black ink in English and Hebrew, “M. Begin,” and inscribed in another hand: “To: Mr. Philip Habib, With best wishes and warmest regards.” In very good to fine condition, with a few light surface creases, and a heavier crease to the upper right corner tip. Habib was a career diplomat who is remembered for his work as Ronald Reagan’s special envoy to the Middle East. In that role, he averted an Israel-Syria war and an Israel-PLO war in 1981, then negotiated a peaceful end to Israel’s 1982 siege of Beirut.

Starting Bid $200

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252. Josephine Bonaparte. LS in

French, signed “Josephine,” one page, 7.25 x 9, March 29, 1807. Letter to “Monsieur le General Ernouf,” recommending Mr. Mallevault, who will soon depart for Guadeloupe. In fine condition.

Jean Augustin Ernouf was a French general and colonial administrator of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars who held several posts as chief-of-staff and in military administration. In 1804, Ernouf became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor and was sent to Guadeloupe and Saint-Domingue as Captain General of the colony, tasked with restoring order in the wake of the slave and mulatto rebellion against slavery and the Saint-Domingue campaign of Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc. Starting Bid $200

253. Fidel Castro. DS in Spanish, one page, 9 x 13, March 10, 1959.

Lengthy document issued shortly after the revolution, concerning rent control, different types of residences, and compensation for landlords. Signed at the conclusion by Prime Minister Fidel Castro, President Manuel Urrutia, and Minister of Justice Alfredo Yabur, with all three also initialing or signing the first five pages. The blue seal and ribbon affixed at the conclusion remain intact. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, three file holes, and paper loss to the lower left corner. Starting Bid $200

A month after Churchill receives London’s prestigious Honorary Freedom award 254. Winston Churchill. World War II-dated TLS signed “Yours, v. t., Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Prime Minister letterhead, July 25, 1943. Letter to Captain George Elliston, in full: “Thank you so much for your letter and for the Official Report of the proceedings in the Guildhall on June 30, which you have so kindly sent me.” Churchill adds the salutation in his own hand. In fine condition, with a single file hole to the upper left corner. Accompanied by two admission tickets, a luncheon invitation, and an information pamphlet related to the “Presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to the Right Hon. Winston Spencer-Churchill” in Guildhall on June 30, 1943. Also accompanied by the original mailing envelope and a letter to Elliston from the clerk of the Chamberlain’s Court inquiring whether he will be attending the ceremony.

The granting of the Honorary Freedom of the City of London is extremely rare and generally awarded only to Royalty, Heads of State, or figures of genuine global standing. It is the greatest honor the city of London can bestow and usually takes place in Guildhall in the presence of the Common Council and the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermen, along with invited guests. A section of Churchill’s acceptance speech delivered at the Guildhall ceremony is as follows: ‘Of all the wars we have ever waged in the long continuity of our history, there has never been one which more truly united the entire British people and the British races throughout the world than this present fearful struggle for the freedom and progress of mankind. We entered it of our own free will without being directly assaulted. We entered it upon a conviction of purpose which was clearly comprehended by all classes and parties and by the whole mass of the people and we have persevered together through good and evil fortune without the slightest weakening of our will power or division of our strength. We entered it ill prepared and almost unarmed. We entered it without counting the cost and upon a single stupendous impulse at the call of honor. We strove long, too long, for peace and suffered thereby, but from the moment when we gave our guarantee that we would not stand by idly and see Poland trampled down by domination we have never looked back, never flagged, never doubted, never flinched. We were sure of our duty and we have discharged and will discharge it without swerving or slackening to the end. We seek no profit, we want no territory or aggrandizement. We expect no reward and we will accept no compromise. It is on that footing that we wish to be judged, first in our own consciences and afterward by posterity.’ Starting Bid $300

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Scarce handwritten letter while supporting disabled World War I soldiers 255. Winston Churchill. ALS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page,

4.5 x 7.25, embossed Colonial Office, National Scheme for Disabled Men letterhead, May 27, no year but circa 1921-22. Letter to British author “Mrs. Alec Tweedie,” in full: “I am sorry we cannot lunch with you on Saturday week as we have people lunching with us. Many thanks for asking us.” In fine condition, with old adhesive residue to the upper corners. Though Churchill omitted the year when dating this letter, the period can be inferred from the letterhead as he served in the Colonial Office as Secretary of State for the Colonies from February 1921 to October 1922, shortly after World War I. At the end of the war in 1919, King George V issued a proclamation asking businesses to employ the returning disabled soldiers as at least five-percent of their workforce; those who met the requirement would be permitted to use a special emblem design on their stationery so that it would be easy for the public to distinguish the patriotic from the unpatriotic employer. A very scarce handwritten letter by Churchill from an important period in the history of the United Kingdom. Starting Bid $300

“Orders have been issued to cease fire on the Egyptian lines as from 2 p.m. Cairo time today” 256. Israel War of Independence. Significant TLS from Egyptian prime minister Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, signed “M. L. Nokrashy,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, Prime Minister’s Office letterhead, October 22, 1948. Letter to Spanish diplomat Pablo de Azcárate, then serving as secretary of the Consular Truce Commission in Jerusalem on behalf of the United Nations, in full: “In reply to your message dated 21st October, received midnight 21/22 October regarding the time fixed by the Mediator p.i. for cease fire to be effective on both sides of the lines I have the honour to inform you that orders have been issued to cease fire on the Egyptian lines as from 2 p.m. Cairo time today.” In fine condition.

This remarkable conveyance letter references the establishment of a third truce between Israel and Egypt, which went into effect on the date of this letter. However, despite its best intentions the cease fire did little to ebb the tide of battle, and on December 22 large numbers of Israel Defense Forces initiated Operation Horev with the objective of encircling the Egyptian Army in the Gaza strip and forcing the Egyptians into ending the war. The plan was a decisive Israeli victory, and on January 6, 1949, the Egyptian government announced they were willing to enter armistice negotiations. Starting Bid $300

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257.

Nikita Khrushchev. DS,

in Cyrillic, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, October 7, 1947. In part (translated): “We have received your reply telegram concerning the state grain procurements.

The measures you have outlined for the fulfillment of the target are insufficient. To increase the safety grain procurements you must take more specific measures, both for each and all districts…you shall not allow the demagnetization of both yourselves and your cadres, and you shall demonstrate a really Bolshevik correct line of behavior during the struggle for the complete and successful completion by Ukraine of the State grain procurements plan.” Signed at the conclusion by Nikita Khrushchev as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, and by Lazar Kaganovich as Secretary of the Central Committee. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Starting Bid $200

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B e n i t o Mussolini. Vintage matte-

finish 10 x 14 half-length photo of Benito Mussolini in a distinguished formal pose, signed and inscribed boldly in fountain pen as prime minister of Italy, with Mussolini dating the photograph to April 1926.

In fine to very fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

260. Yen Chia-kan. Politician

(1905–1993) who succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China, serving from 1975 to 1978. Glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Yen Chia-kan in a bustlength pose, signed in fountain pen in Chinese characters. In very good to fine condition, with creasing on his shoulder beneath the signature. Starting Bid $200

Royalty 261. King Charles II and Samuel Pepys. Scarce DS, signed

258. Adnan Menderes. Turkish politician (1899–1961) who served as prime minister from 1950–1960; he was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d’état, and is today one of the three political leaders of the Turkish Republic (along with Atatürk and Turgut Özal) to have had a mausoleum built in his honor. Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7 photo of Menderes at his desk, signed in fountain pen, “A. Menderes.” In very good condition, with creasing, heaviest to the upper left corner and right side. Accompanied by an unsigned season’s greetings card and a transmittal letter from his private secretary.

Starting Bid $200

“Charles R” and “Pepys,” one page, 6.5 x 11, July 16, 1674. King Charles appoints Thomas Brothers to the post of “Maj. Gunner of Our Said Ship the Rambon.” Signed in the upper section by Charles, and countersigned at the bottom by Samuel Pepys. In fine condition, with trimmed edges (affecting text along the left edge) and professional backing.

While Pepys served King Charles by heading up the Royal Navy, his lasting fame was as a diarist, offering the world a glimpse into 1660s London, complete with the Restoration of the Monarchy, war with the Dutch, and the Great Plague. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 67

Legitimizing the cousin and sister-in-law of famed Spanish explorer and conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon 262. Ferdinand and Isabella.

Manuscript DS in Spanish, signed

by Ferdinand, “Yo el Rey,” and by Isabella, “Yo la Reyna,” one page, 12.25 x 13, April 6, 1476. Ferdinand and Isabella legitimize the cousin and sister-in-law of famed Spanish explorer and conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon, in a document issued to Rodrigo Ponce de Leon, regarding his daughter and heir Francisca de Leon.

In full (translated): “Whereas you, Don Rodrigo Ponce de Leon, Marquis of Cadiz, Count of Arcos de la Frontera, our cousin and our Council, on your part have given us a statement that you, being, unmarried and not bound to orders or any other marriage, had a daughter, Dona Francisca de Leon,

by Ines de Fuentes, she being a maiden, unwed and not bound to any marriage; and on your part we were entreated and petitioned for a grant legitimizing, qualifying, and rendering legitimate, able and capable the said Dona Francisca...

Wherefore to do a service and favor to you, the said Marquis, and to Dona Francisca, your daughter by this our letter, we legitimize her and render her legitimate, in order that she may and shall have all and any mayorazgos, vassals, landed property, person, real, and cattle, from you the said Marquis, and from the said Ines de Fuentes, her mother, and from any other of her relatives.” Signed at the conclusion by Ferdinand and Isabella, and countersigned: “I, Pedro Samanas, secretary of the King and the Queen of their Council, caused it to be written at their command.” Annotated at the bottom of the page: “Legitimation for Dona Francisca de Leon, daughter of the Marquis of Cadiz.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, a few stains, and some tiny holes within the text; and red wax remnants where an embossed paper seal (present but detached), was affixed.

This unusual and early document pertains to the legitimacy of the daughter of a Castilian nobleman who was one of the military leaders in the War of Castilian Succession, an ongoing conflict at the time of our document that was decided in Isabella’s favor. Later, Rodrigo de Leon was considered a major factor in Granada’s [1491-1492] victory over the remaining Moors in the final years of the Reconquest. As a result, he was decorated by the Crown and given many titles and privileges, enhancing the Ponce de Leon family’s overall royal prestige. Rodrigo became Duke of Cadiz in 1484, and was briefly succeeded by his daughter, Francisca, the subject of our document.

Francisca was a second cousin of famed Spanish explorer and conquistador Juan Ponce De Leon and, after her marriage to his brother Luis, became his sister-in-law as well. Luis was the first marquis of Zahara and fifth lord of Villagarcia. Cadiz was an important port city from which Christopher Columbus launched his second (1493) and fourth (1502) voyages to the New World and, later, became home to the Spanish treasure fleet. Starting Bid $1000

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Excessively rare autograph from the ‘Boy King,’ Edward VI 263. King Edward VI. King of England and Ireland 1547 until his death in 1553, who took the throne at the age of nine: during his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council due to his young age. When he fell sick with a terminal illness at age 15, a succession plan was drawn up to prevent the country’s return to Catholicism.

Excessively rare partial LS, signed in Latin, “Vester bonus frater consanguineus & amicus, Edward,” one page, 15 x 6.75, March 28, 1552. The concluding lines of an official diplomatic letter addressed to King Christian III of Denmark and Norway, signed at Westminster. Reverse retains the affixed paper seal. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and soiling, and old repairs on the back of two vertical folds, one of which passes through the signature.

Because of his young age and early death, King Edward VI’s autograph takes a place among the rarest of all English royalty.

This it the first Edward VI document we have ever offered. Starting Bid $2500

264. King Edward VII. Manuscript DS, signed “Albert

Edward,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, June 6, 1873. Official request issued by Prince Edward to Henry Vizetelly, asking him to serve as one of the British Jurors “to award the Prize Medals and Diplomas for objects exhibited at the Vienna Universal Exhibition” of 1873. Signed at the conclusion by Edward. In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

265. King George III.

Ink signature, “George R,” on an off-white 5.25 x 2 slip clipped from the head of a document. Impressively matted with the first page of a compilation of Parliamentary acts from 1761–63, a page declaring that letters of credit issued in the Colonies would not be accepted as legal tender, and a color image of the royal family, and framed to an overall size of 24 x 21. In fine condition, with light show-through form writing on the reverse of the signed slip. Starting Bid $200

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266. King James II. The last Catholic monarch (1633–1701) to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, crowned in 1685. Vellum manuscript DS, signed “James R,” one page, 14 x 10.5, March 10, 1691. Unissued appointment “to be Captain of a Troope in that Regiment of Horse, whereof our Right Trusty and Right wellbeloved Cousin William Marquess of Mountgomery is Collonell.”

The commission provides instructions: “You are therefore to take the said Troope into your care and in Arms, and to doe your utmost Endeavour to keepe them in good Order and Disciplin.” Signed at the head by King James II and at countersigned at the foot by John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort. The embossed paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In fine condition, with the signature a bit light but legible. Starting Bid $200

268. King Philip II. King of

267. King Kalakaua. Uncommon manuscript DS, signed

“Kalakaua R,” one page, 8.5 x 14, June 5, 1879. King Kalakaua appoints E. P. Adams as “a Member of Our Privy Council of State.” Signed at the conclusion by King Kalakaua and countersigned by Minister of the Interior Samuel Gardner Wilder. In fine condition. Adams was an English investor who, in 1880, founded the Kilauea Sugar Company along with Sanford P. Dole and two others. By this document, he was appointed to the Privy Council—known as the ‘Wilder Cabinet’ after its most influential member, Samuel G. Wilder—a group of economic and diplomatic advisors to the king. Starting Bid $200

Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; his eventful reign included Spain’s conquest of the Philippines, the establishment of a colony in Florida, and the historic defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British in 1588. LS in Spanish, signed “Yo El Rey,” one page, 8.25 x 12, August 25, 1604.

Letter to the Prior of Uncles Convent of the Order of St. James, on behalf of his Equerry, don Goncalo Enriquez, Knight, excusing him from a required six months service on his galleys because of his service to the king. He requests the Prior to keep him at the convent for a month on probation so that he can be instructed in the rule of the order, “and on the rigorous ordeals and other matters that as a Knight he ought to know.” Signed prominently at the conclusion by King Philip. Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full English translation. Starting Bid $200

269. Maria I of Portugal. Queen of Portugal from 1777 until

her death (1734–1816) Known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, she was the first undisputed queen regnant of Portugal and the first monarch of Brazil. LS in Portuguese, signed “Rainha,” one page, 13 x 8.25, January 21, 1783.

Untranslated letter to Cardinal della Martiniana. Interior of letter retains original white paper seal. In fine condition, with toning along intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

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Marie Antoinette on the disgraced Prince de Soubise after the ‘Diamond Necklace Affair’ 270.

Marie Antoinette.

Extremely rare ALS in French, signed “Marie Antoinette,” one page, 4.5 x 7, August 30, [1786?].

Letter to Marshal Castries, Secretary of State for the Navy, concerning Charles, Prince of Soubise. In part (translated): “I am sorry, Marshal, that you did not ask me to see you yesterday; In spite of the short time that I had available, I would have always found time to see you, and to tell you that I have no response to Mr. de Soubise, he has forgotten for a long time, he and his that they owe me so that I do not occupy myself more with them. It has been six months since I spoke to you, and I can not change my mind.” In fine to very fine condition.

Marshal Prince de Soubise (1715-1787), former Minister of State, had to resign after the infamous ‘Affair of the Diamond Necklace,’ in which his relative, Cardinal de Rohan, had been seriously compromised. In the incident, Marie Antoinette was implicated in a fraudulent scheme to purchase an expensive necklace, tarnishing her public image beyond repair. It is remembered as one of the key events that led to the French populace’s disillusionment with the monarchy and subsequently the French Revolution. This boldly penned letter by Marie Antoinette, alluding to the affair and remaining in incredibly fresh, clean condition, stands as a remarkable piece of history. Starting Bid $2500

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Unusual list of Zodiac symbols compiled by Peter the Great 271. Peter the Great.

AMS, signed “Petr,” one page, 7 x 8.75, no date.

Curious handwritten list of planetary and astrological (zodiac) symbols, handwritten in Russian and signed by Czar Peter the Great, who may have been introduced to astrology and alchemy by his chief physician, the state councillor Robert Erskine (1677-1718), known for his Paracelsian leanings. In very good to fine condition, with a split and minor paper loss along the horizontal fold.

From the introduction to the exhibition catalogue for A Curious Tsar: Peter the Great and Discovering Nature’s Secrets in Amsterdam (R. Collis, 2013): “The extent of Erskine’s absorption in alchemical questions is demonstrated in a flurry of letters he received in August and September 1717 from Johannes de Wilde, a self-styled ‘Philochimicus’ in Amsterdam. De Wilde provides plentiful evidence of Erskine’s embrace of iatrochemistry. On August 10, 1717, for example, de Wilde wrote that ‘I have received by report that Your Excellency regards Arcana Medico-Chimica as of great value.’ The ‘philochimicus’ then seeks to promote his alchemical adeptness by providing Erskine with a recipe for potable gold (‘aurum potabile’). Rather than dismiss de Wilde as a charlatan, Erskine actually proposed to take him into service in St. Petersburg. According to de Wilde, the only reason he did not accept the offer was due to his suffering from ‘fluxum haemorrhoidum.’ Interestingly, de Wilde promoted his alchemical services in a variety of ways, ranging from offering to produce Johannes Baptista van Helmont’s ‘aurum horizontale’, to bolstering the Tsar’s treasury with gold and silver and to providing a ‘delightful scent’ of an ‘aqua rosa’ for Catherine, Peter’s wife.” Starting Bid $5000

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Lovely portrait of Diana with original signing pen

272. Princess Diana. Gorgeous color satin-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Princess Diana wearing a black velvet dress and posing against an artistic backdrop, an image originally taken by Lord Snowdon in 1985, signed neatly on the original mat in fountain pen, “Diana, 1985.” Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. Included with the photo is the original metal 5.25˝ Parker fountain pen used by Diana to sign the photograph, which is accompanied by a glossy 5.25 x 4 photo of Diana at the time of signing.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $500

“I’m writing instead to apologize & go down on bended knee!”

273. Princess Diana. ALS signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, personal Kensington Palace letterhead, June 18, 1990. Letter to Sergeant Ronald Lewis, in full: “Aren’t I hopeless? I totally forgot to send my card to you for your birthday today & I’m writing instead to apologize & go down on bended knee! I’m sure that you made the most of the day, maybe with our friend Tearaway Burrows—? However, I do hope that the day was a particularly happy one!” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Sergeant Ronald Lewis served as the traveling yeoman to the Prince and Princess of Wales, and following their divorce in 1996, he continued to work as yeoman to Princess Diana. A highly valued member of the royal staff, Sgt. Lewis worked for the royal family for a total of 29 years and was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal for services to the Monarch. Starting Bid $200

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Diana sends tickets for Falstaff at Covent Garden 274. Princess Diana.

ALS

signed “Diana,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 3.75, personal letterhead, no date but circa October 1988. Letter to “Janet,” in full: “Enclosed are two tickets for the opera on Monday at Covent Garden. Please say that you can go as it would make me very happy… if that night’s free for you!” In fine condition. Accompanied by two ticket stubs for Falstaff at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for October 24, 1988, as well as an admission ticket for a ‘Women of the Year’ luncheon. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200

275. Princess Diana and Prince Charles.

Royal Christmas card from circa 1986 embossed on the front with the Prince of Wales’s feathers and Order of the Garter motto and the Spencer family arms, measuring 14 x 6 open, featuring an affixed color photo of the royal couple posing with their young sons William and Harry, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Mr. Osborne, from Charles and,” and “Diana.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered small stains to the outside of the card, and one small stain to the inside. Starting Bid $200

276. Queen Elizabeth II. DS as queen, signed “Elizabeth R.,” one page, 8.25

x 11.75, September 20, 1971. Queen Elizabeth appoints Sir Francis John Watkin Williams as “one of Our Counsel learned in the Law to the Office of the Recorder, To hold the said Office for a term of three years.” Signed in the upper portion by the Queen. Affixed to a same-size cardstock mount. In fine condition, with the signature a couple of shades late. Starting Bid $200

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Queen Victoria thanks Tennyson for the “beautiful Epilogue” to “Idylls of the King” 277. Queen Victoria. Important third-person autograph letter, signed “the Queen” within the text, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Windsor Castle letterhead, February 26, 1873. Letter to the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Alfred Tennyson, thanking him for the dedicatory epilogue to ‘Idylls of the King.’ This is the first known letter from Victoria to Tennyson. In part: “Through Lady Augusta Stanley has already conveyed…the Queen’s warmest thanks for & high admiration of the beautiful Epilogue he has so kindly inscribed to herself, she wishes to repeat again herself to Mr. Tennyson these feelings on the occasion of the arrival of the Copy of the very fine new edition of the Idylls of the King. Pray accept the renewed thanks of the Queen for the noble, heart-stirring words addressed to her, & which were a complete surprise. It would give the queen much pleasure could she, some day, when he is within reach of Windsor, show him the Mausoleum she has raised over the Earthly remains of her dear Husband whom he knew how to appreciate & so beautifully described.” Includes the original transmittal envelope addressed in Queen Victoria’s hand, “Alfred Tennyson, Esq., The Queen.” In fine condition.

Tennyson visited the Mausoleum at Windsor on March 6th. In her journal, the queen recorded her satisfaction with the meeting: ‘When I showed him some of the details of the decorations in the building he said the whole effect was very beautiful & worthy of what it was intended for.’ A spectacular piece of significant correspondence. Starting Bid $200

278. Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. Lord Protector of England (c. 1500–1552) during the minority of his nephew, the ‘boy king’ Edward VI, who was ousted from power in 1549 and subsequently executed in 1552. LS signed as Earl of Hertford, “Yo’r loving brother in law, E. Hertford,” one page, 8.25 x 8.5, March ?6, [1543–4]. Letter to Michael Stanhope, governor of Hull (also executed in 1552), reminding him of letters received from the Duke of Suffolk which required Stanhope to provide cart horses “mete to drawe and carrye ordnaunce” for the king’s service, and commanding him to assist “one or two trustie and discrete persons” being sent by the Lord President.

In very good condition, with soiling, toning, and creasing, and a central vertical fold and associated tear which has been repaired on the reverse. Items signed by Somerset are rare.

Starting Bid $300

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Maritime 279. USS Constitution: John Andrews and Amos Binney. Two items associ-

ated with the USS Constitution: an account book from the John Andrews Company of 93 Fish Street, Boston, containing clerical entries from 1820–22, recording prices and sales of iron goods, copper bolts, castings, and lead products, with a November 1820 entry reading, “The quantity of copper required to copper the Constitution as follows,” indicating the number of sheets and nails required; and an ALS by Amos Binney, Navy agent at Boston, signed “A. Binney,” one page, 4.25 x 7, May 27, 1820, to John Andrews, in full: “Will you let me know by 9 o’clk this morning, the price for one or two thousand pounds of 3/4 copper bolt rods.” Docketed on the reverse, “Copper bolts order, Constitution.” The accounts book also contains a few recipes and a later family history. In very good to fine condition, with heavy wear to the account book’s covers. Accompanied by a copy of a donation contract naming these as being part of a collection donated to the USS Constitution Museum Foundation.

In 1820, Charlestown Navy Yard’s commandant Isaac Hull directed a refitting of Constitution to prepare her for duty with the Mediterranean Squadron. In addition to two adding iron freshwater tanks, and they replaced the ship’s copper sheathing and timbers below the waterline. Starting Bid $300

American West Rare autograph by the legendary frontiersman 280. Kit Carson. American

scout and soldier (1809–1868) who takes a place among the most colorful personalities in the Old West. Neat and crisp ink signature, “C. Carson,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger card. In fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by a modern print of Kit Carson reproduced from an image in the Library of Congress. A superlative, bold signature by an iconic hero of the American West. Starting Bid $300

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281. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. Unusual special courtesy pass for the Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill’s Original Wild West showcase from the 1915 season, 4.5 x 2.5, signed in pencil, “W. F. Cody, Apr. 17.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, a vertical fold, and old mounting residue on the back. The Sells Floto Circus was a combination of the Floto Dog and Pony Show and the Sells Brothers Circus that toured with sideshow acts in the United States during the early 1900s. The circus featured Buffalo Bill Cody during the 1914-1915 seasons and eventually absorbed Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows altogether prior to the entertainer’s death in January 1917. Starting Bid $200

Davy Crockett and four presidents attend the 23rd US Congress 282. David Crockett.

Famed frontiersman, politician, and folk hero (1786–1836) who became famous for his shrewd and humorous speeches; he was killed at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Hardcover ledger recording distances traveled by congressmen to attend the first session of the 23rd United States Congress, 7.5 x 10, signed inside by the politicians to certify their attendance, with most dated December 2, 1833. Davy Crockett neatly signs as a delegate from Tennessee’s twelfth district, “David Crockett,” certifying that he traveled 1000 miles to attend the first day of the session. Also signed inside by the other members of the House present at the session, including: John Quincy Adams, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, James K. Polk, Edward Everett, Horace Binney, Henry A. P. Muhlenberg, Henry A. Wise, Richard Mentor Johnson, John Bell, Ratliff Boon, Clement Comer Clay, Levi Lincoln, Joseph Trumbull, and dozens of others. In fine condition, with wear only to the book’s covers and cocked spine; interior pages are all clean. A superb piece of Americana, boasting the highly desirable signature of Davy Crockett along with four American presidents in Adams, Pierce, Fillmore, and Polk. Starting Bid $2500

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283. Josephine Earp. Stunning matte-finish 4.5 x 11.5 silver gelatin photo of Wyatt Earp’s wife Josie, showing her dressed in a sheer robe. Blindstamped at the bottom with photographer’s credits, “Kaloma” and “Copyright, 1914—P.N. Co. [Pastime Novelty].” Matted and framed to an overall size of 12 x 20. In fine condition, with silvering to darker areas of the image.

Whether this portrait depicts, or doesn’t depict, Josie Earp has become a point of controversy over the years. After the original photo was taken in 1914, the ‘Kaloma’ model has gone through a myriad of incarnations—as a sheet music cover image for ‘Kaloma, Valse Hesitante (Hesitation Waltz),’ as a WWI and postwar pinup, and perhaps most famously as the main image for a Vanilla Fudge and The Charles Lloyd Quartet concert poster made by Alton Kelley. Glenn Boyer’s decision to use an airbrushed version as the cover illustration for the 1976 book I Married Wyatt Earp quickly aligned the image of ‘Kaloma’ with that of Josie Earp, who, if she had indeed posed for this photo in 1914, would have been 53 years old. Starting Bid $200

The discoverer of California gold, paired with 49er treasure

284. James W. Marshall. Ameri-

can carpenter (1810– 1885) who discovered gold in California’s American River while constructing a mill for John Sutter, setting the stage for the California Gold Rush. Rare off-white 5.25 x 2.75 souvenir autograph card featuring an image of Old Sutter Mill, neatly signed in black ink, “Ja’s, W, Marshall,” with printed text below reading, “The Discoverer of Gold in California, January 19th, 1848.” The card is corner-mounted in an impressive clothbound presentation folder, displayed with a small gold nugget and four tiny gold coins. In fine condition. Marshall never profited from the discovery, and later turned to selling these souvenir cards to supplement his income as he aged. Starting Bid $500

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Notorious Figures 285. Alcatraz. Very desirable

set of three original 10.5 x 15.75 ‘Wanted’ posters issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary escapees Clarence Anglin, John William Anglin, and Frank Lee Morris. Each poster features mug shots of the escaped convicts, their background, physical description, criminal record, fingerprint classification, and a statement of caution citing each man as “Extremely Dangerous.”

The posters were issued on June 14, 1962, and are identified as “Wanted Flyer No. 305,” “306,” and “307,” with lower right corner of each bearing a facsimile signature of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. In overall very good condition, with some toning, tears, and areas of paper loss.

Along with fellow inmates Frank Morris and Allen West, the Anglin brothers, John and Clarence, patiently concocted an ingenious plan to escape from ‘the Rock.’ Working at night over the course of six months, the men, who shared adjacent cells, gradually set up a small workshop hidden in an unguarded utility corridor. Moving to and fro through widened ventilation ducts, the inmates assembled a variety of stolen and donated goods (including more than 50 raincoats) that they would makeshift into life preservers, a 6 x 18 foot rubber raft, paddles, and a bellows created from an old concertina.

On the night of June 11, 1962, the men made their move, but West, who lingered in an attempt to properly reset his cell’s ventilation grill, was left behind. The other three made it to the roof, descended a kitchen vent pipe, scaled two barb wire fences, and on the northeast shoreline—a searchlight and prison tower blind spot—inflated their raft and departed two miles north to Angel Island. The men were never seen again, but members of the Anglin family insist that the brothers had made contact on various occasions. The Anglins’ remarkable escape from Alcatraz was later made into a popular 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood. Starting Bid $200

286. Chicago Seven. Scarce collection of 11 original court-

room sketches by artist Scott Holingue for the Chicago Today newspaper’s coverage of the Chicago Seven trial. Accomplished in graphite, colored pencil, and ink, the sketches range in size from 4 x 3.5 to 1.5 x 9, and are stamp-dated between October 1969 and February 1970, with subjects including defendants Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Rennie Davis, and Lee Weiner, Judge Julius Hoffman, and Defense Attorneys William Kunstler and Leonard Weinglass. The group lot also features several sketches of eighth man charged, Bobby Seale, of which five portray him bound and gagged. The majority of the photos are annotated and captioned (a couple captions detached but present), two are signed by Holingue, and the reverse of several sketches feature affixed newspaper clippings. Includes two glossy 8 x 10 photos of Holingue’s courtroom sketches: one depicts Rubin holding up his newly published book ‘Do It,’ and the other of Judge Hoffman as he “solemnly reads sentences,” both annotated in blue grease pencil; the Hoffman is affixed to a same-size cardstock mount, and the Rubin photo is accompanied by a cardstock mount from which it was formerly attached.

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287. Abolitionists Starting Bid $200

291. Fulgencio Batista

288. Spiro Agnew Starting Bid $200

289. Apple: Ronald Wayne

290. Yasser Arafat

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292. Thomas Hart Benton

293. Annie Besant

294. Joe Biden

295. Louis Bonaparte

296. Leonid Brezhnev

297. Warren Buffett

298. Warren Buffett

301. Vint Cerf

302. Jean-Antoine Chaptal

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299. Rachel Carson Starting Bid $200

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300. Vint Cerf

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303. Salmon P. Chase

304. Madame Chiang Kai-shek

305. Clementine Churchill

306. Henry Clay

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308. DNA: Francis Crick Starting Bid $200

309. Frederick Douglass

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310. Frederick Douglass

311. Pierre S. Du Pont

312. William Ellery

313. William Ellery

315. Malcolm Forbes

316. Milton Friedman

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307. Roy DeMeo

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314. Eugenie

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317. Bill Gates

318. German Authors, Composers and Painters Starting Bid $200

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319. Horace Greeley

320. Horace Greeley

321. John Habersham Starting Bid $200

322. Alexander Hamilton: Nathaniel Pendleton Starting Bid $200

323. Harley-Davidson: William H. Davidson

324. Vaclav Havel

325. Vaclav Havel

326. Rowland Hill

327. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

328. Cordell Hull Starting Bid $200

329. Alexander von Humboldt

330. Samuel Insull

331. Kaiser Wilhelm II

332. Ingvar Kamprad

333. Helen Keller

334. King George II

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335. King George II

336. King George III

337. King George III

338. King George V

339. King George VI

340. King Hussein and Queen Noor

341. King William IV

342. Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie

343. Robert Todd Lincoln

344. Georgy Malenkov

345. Guglielmo Marconi

346. Ferdinand Marcos

347. Joseph McCarthy

348. John McLean

349. Aimee Semple McPherson

350. Margaret Mead

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351. Vyacheslav Molotov

352. Mother Teresa

355. Mount Everest: Hillary, Hunt, and Norgay Starting Bid $200

359. Martin Niemoller

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363. Lord Henry Palmerston Starting Bid $200

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354. Motorcycle Outlaws

356. Napoleon II

357. Napoleon III

358. Jawaharlal Nehru

360. Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles

361. Sandra Day O’Connor

362. Robert Treat Paine Starting Bid $200

364. Rosa Parks

365. Eva Peron

366. Timothy Pickering

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353. Mother Teresa

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367. Georges Pompidou

368. Melvin Purvis Starting Bid $200

369. Queen Emma of Hawaii

370. Queen Victoria

371. Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex Starting Bid $200

372. Al Ringling

373. Elihu Root

374. Ernest Rutherford

375. Jonas Salk

376. Paul Samuelson

377. Eisaku Sato

378. Heinrich Schliemann

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379. William H. Seward Starting Bid $200

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380. Edwin M. Stanton Starting Bid $200

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381. Charles Sumner Starting Bid $200

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382. Technology Pioneers Starting Bid $200

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383. Margaret Thatcher Starting Bid $200

387. Titanic: Millvina Dean

384. Margaret Thatcher Starting Bid $200

385. Margaret Thatcher Starting Bid $200

386. Titanic: Dean and Shuman Starting Bid $200

389. Lech Walesa

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388. Cornelius Vanderbilt

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391. Daniel Webster

392. Simon Wiesenthal

393. William II of the Netherlands

394. Duke and Duchess of Windsor

396. Malala Yousafzai

398. Konrad Zuse

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395. World Leaders Starting Bid $200

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390. Booker T. Washington

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Revolutionary War reportage on John Burgoyne and Benedict Arnold 399. Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed

“Nichs. Cook,” one page both sides, 9 x 13.5, Providence, August 20–21, 1777. Dramatic letter written from Providence, Rhode Island, reporting on John Burgoyne and Benedict Arnold. In part: “Some men of Credit came in to town about Noon today from Norwich. One of them Says Just as he was arriving of he Saw and Red a printed hand bill just got in from harford. The Substance of it was as follows that there was an acktion between the 2 armies at Stillwater the armies were there ingaged our people at the time the Express came away were in possession of the ground the Ennemy had left between three and four hundred dead upon the ground and that our people had taken Burgoyne and abt 400 Prisoners That General arnold was Killed in the Acktion that both Sides were Reinforcing fast how it finally Terminated was not Known when the Express came of this 1777 intelligence on which the hand bills were printed come to harford in a letter Sent by an Express from Gen Gates…I wrote the former Part of this last Evening Expecting to Send it of this morning by george olney doant go Till Tomorrow…This afternoon came to town for our New london Captain Deshons who informs gov.

Trumbull had received a second Express from Gen. Stark at Benington informing that there was about 1500 of the Ennemy that our People engaged that we had taken abt 790 prisoners 5 pieces of Brass Cannon with all the stores and so forth belonging to them with all their Baggage and Camp utensils and had put them totally to the rout and were then in persute of them that had Escaped great numbers were Slain but as they were Scattered all over the woods it was impossible as yet to ascertain the number He Rote to gov trumbull to send him all the men he could posibable as soon as possible it is very Probable that if reinforcements arives pretty Spedily that he Will attack Ticonderoga if Bergoyne Dont Retreat immediately Back there he also informed that they had had further particulars Respecting the fight at or near fort Stanwise that our people had Killed 400 there that most of the officers that Commanded the Ennemys party were Killed…It is also Reported that Gen. Arnold is gone to Command at fort Stanwise.” In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200

400. Revolutionary War: David Holbrook. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 12.25, June 7, 1781. Letter to Colonel William Shepard by one of his officers, in part: “I am thinking that I will take the Liberty to inform you of my arrival at West Point and likewise of an extract from General Order. I arrived at West Point the Sixth day from Springfield with all the men and prisoners I received at Springfield - Banner behaved very well in consequence of which I took off his irons before I went on to West Point which very much pleas’d him - there was no one mustered out, but rather said they thought the party looked the best of any that has come on to the point” Extract from General Washington Genl Order. “It is with pleasure that the Commander in Chief Congratulates the army on the successes of our armies under Majr. Genl. Green in South Carolina on the 10th of May. Lord Rawden who command the post at Camden was compelled to evacuate it with great precipitation, and marks of distress after destroying the stores and several buildings and leaving several officers and 48 men who were so badly wounded they could not be moved….the strong post of Organebourgh surrendered to Genl. Sumpter upon his making preparation to invade it. A colonel and several other officers and upwards of 80 men were made prisoners…165 privates surrendered prisoner of war to Brigadier Genl. Marion who had carried his approaches to the foot of the abbots - and on the 11th Fort Granley surrendered by capitulation to Lieut. Col. Lee… The Genl. has the pleasure to inform the army the posts of Augusta and…were invaded by Genl. Pickens and within probability have fallen before this time.” The letter concludes on an upbeat note: “…the army is at this time well supply’d with provisions and are likewise to have two months more pay very soon.” In very good to fine condition, with some light staining, and small areas of paper loss affecting nothing. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 87

News from near and far during the Revolution: “Providence will lead America, as by the hand, through this wilderness of darkness and danger and cause her one day in triumph to possess & enjoy peace, freedom, Independence, and glory” 401. Revolutionary War: Jesse Root. Connecticut lawyer and politician (1736–1822) who served as a delegate to Continental Congress, a state militia officer, and liaison of George Washington. Revolutionary War–dated ALS signed “Jesse Root,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 11.75, August 23–24, 1779. Letter to Connecticut Governor John Trumbull, written by the liaison of General George Washington. Root reports in detail on domestic and foreign matters, in part: “I waited on Gen’l Washington, as I came down, spent a day with him. The Fort & Earthworks at West Point go on with great industry & dispatch, they will soon be got in a defensible Condition and the General be at liberty to act offensively with his principal force in other parts as opportunities may offer…if there is any powder to be spared from Connecticut for the Army it would be well for the Gen’l to know it…The Court of Great Britain, sundry times in the course of last winter in an indirect manner signified to the Court of France a desire for peace, of which France took no notice…The Court of Britain is viewed by the powers of Europe in an unfavorable light on account of her haughtiness and pride which all are willing to be humbled…it is confidently believed that Great Britain will be unable to obtain any foreign aid to assist in the war more than she has already got…I firmly believe as I ever have that in spite of the utmost exertion of our Enemies…a kind Providence will lead America, as by the hand, through this wilderness of darkness and danger and cause her one day in triumph to possess & enjoy peace, freedom, Independence, and glory…By a letter from Arthur Lee it appears to be his Opinion, that the hostile disposition of Great Britain is not abated towards America…that they would endeavour to prevail on Prince Henry of Brunswick to take the Command in America in whom both the British & German Troops will be united.” In closing, he references the Sullivan Expedition: “General Sullivan has burnt the Indian Town Shemung.” In very good to fine condition, with splits to the ends of the horizontal folds, and repairs to small areas of paper loss. Starting Bid $200

402. Oliver Hazard Perry. American military officer (1785–1819) who served

in the War of 1812 and earned the title ‘Hero of Lake Erie’ for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie. ALS signed “O. H. Perry,” one page, 4.25 x 6.25, April 11. Final page of a letter by Perry, in full: “It was my intention to have called again to see you but constant occupation has [deprived] me of that…If you have any commands for Newport, I shall be happy to execute them.” Impressively displayed with a one-cent 1813 coin, oak timber fragment from Perry’s flagship ‘Brig Niagara,’ and a Baltimore newspaper clipping from December 18, 1813, publishing one of Perry’s letters: mounted, matted, and framed to an overall size of 17 x 21. In very good to fine condition, with three small tape stains to the letter. Starting Bid $200

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First-person account of a naval standoff, one month after the Battle of Hampton Roads 403. Civil War. Civil War–dated ALS by Thomas Belknap, signed three

times, “Tom,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, April 11–13, 1862. Letter to his brother, William C. Belknap, written from the “U.S. Gun Boat Octorara, off Fortress Monroe, Va,” describing a battle with the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack). In part: “Friday morning the Flagship Minnesota fired a Gun as a signal that the Merrimack, Jamestown, Yorktown and two or three Rebel ships were coming around Sewals’ Point and our Ship with the rest of the fleet immediately got underway our Ship was charged for Action. The Commander gave Orders for our ship to proceed up towards the Rebel Ships…We lived about two miles from them all the day untill Four O-Clock when the Merrimack moved towards us until she got within range when She opened fire on us from her Bow guns. The first shot fell short about Forty yards but was a good line shot. Our Ship instantly returned the fire from our forward Pivot Gun and the after Pivot Gun. One of which is an 80 pounder and the other 100. Our shot fell under the Starboard Bow of the Enemy’s Vessel and made the water dance around her. The next two shots we fired Struck in her ports and Exploded and must have done some damage. She fired one more Gun at us which must have exploded as their was a large quantity of Smoke seen to ascend from the forward part of the Ship and she immediately withdrew from action and fell back behind Sewals’ Point followed by the rest of the fleet. I expect she will pay us a visit tomorrow when I hope she and the rest of the Rebel fleet will not escape so easy…I looked through the Glass at Merrimack and I can tell you I thought she was about close enough to us. I don’t like her looks or her pills. The Monitor lays about a mile away from us and the rest of the Fleet about a mile away from us and the rest of the Fleet about Two Miles they make the Octorara stand the brunt. So good night. We will see how tomorrow ends.”

He continues on the next day, Saturday, April 12th: “I turned out of my Hammock this Morning…After an unpleasant nights rest my dreams being mixed with Huge Merrimack commanded by Gigantic Commanders. I do not think our friends will pay a visit today although the weather is fine and clear but cold with a Strong North West Wind is blowing which kicks up quite a Sea and the Rebels are poor Sea Boats as they are iron clad and very low in the water. They are in Sight—you can tell them a great ways off by the Black Smoke they made as they burn Prine Wood Coal is Scarce in Dixey. They went to git our Ship under weigh this morning and found her hard a ground. We have a tug trying to git us off. They have just discovered by Glass that the Merrimack is in the same fix as ourselves so their is no danger from her at present.” On the next day, he continues: “Nothing transpired last Evening to disturb my Slumbers and I turned out this morning fresh as a Lamb…There is an English Man of War laying off Sewals Point and they send a boat aboard of us last night and told us to keep a bright look out as the Rebels intended to cut us out by boarding in small tugs the first opportunity. They also say their is to be a General Engagement to day.

How true it is time will tell.” In fine condition, with some toning and edge loss to the integral address leaf. Starting Bid $200

404. Confederate Army. DS, signed “Wm. Kupferman,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25,

January 2, 1864. Letter to “Honorable James A. Seddon, Secretary of War of the Confederate States of America,” in part: “Being a Subject of the King of Bavaria, and having come to this country about five years ago…claimed the protection of the Government of my native land…I wish to return to my native Country permanently, Therefore I would most Respectfully ask your Honor to grant me a passport to leave the Confederate States of America for Europe by land.” The second integral leaf is endorsed by Secretary of War James A. Seddon (“J. A. S., Sy”), Arizona Territory Representative Marcus H. Macwillie (“M. H. Macwillie, Rep. Arizona Ty”), Assistant Secretary of War John Archibald Campbell (“J. A. Campbell, ASW”), and General John H. Winder (“Jno. H. Winder”). In fine condition. The Macwillie autograph is especially interesting, as little exists from Confederate Arizona and little record of Macwillie exists—his only recorded action in the Confederate Congress was presenting two impressed property claims, and seems to have vanished without a trace following the war. The Macwillie signature is the only autograph we have ever seen connected to the CSA Arizona Territory, and it is especially important as the CSA MC representing that territory. Starting Bid $200

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406. Jefferson Davis. Ink signature,

“With best wishes, Jefferson Davis, 17th March 1886,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition. An uncommon full signature of the president of the Confederate States.

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405. Civil War. Civil War–dated ALS signed “C. S. Hubbard,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.75, illustrated ‘Goddess of Liberty’ letterhead, January 4, [no year]. Letter written from “Camp Vermont,” in part: “My health is first rate although it is pritty sickly in places out here. Our regiment is the healthiest regiment on the Potomac the boys are all pretty well I am out on pickit. It is plesant out here now we have warm days and cold nights…I feel kind of sleeppy we have to stand guard every night 4 or 5 hours out of a night…I have baked some potatoes and boiled some coffee and had some white bread that is what I had for my brakefirst…I am setting whire I can see the Pottomac river and the vessels going up and down I see the Moniter the other day that we have heard so much told of and spoken of so much of in the papers and she was a reguler yankee cheese box on a raft…P.S. direct your letters same as you did before to Co. I, 27th Maine Reg’t, Washington, D.C.” In fine condition, with writing showing through from opposing sides. Starting Bid $200

407. Jefferson Davis. The Savings

Bank of Memphis check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Jefferson Davis, payable to F. H. Clark & Co. for $35, February 4, 1871. Archivally matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 14.25 x 20.5. In fine condition.

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“The enemy does not design any early attack”— the Confederate cavalry general awaits the Yankees 408. Williams Carter Wickham. Judge, politician, and an important Confederate cavalry general (1820–1888) who fought in the Virginia campaigns during the Civil War. War-dated ALS signed “W. C. Wickham,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, April 27, 1863.

Letter written home to his wife Lucy from Culpepper Court House, in part: “I am now back in the same camp that I had when I first wound up here which is the best location…I have not the slightest idea what the plan of the campaign is to be.

Demonstrations are being made on both flanks of our line but I…incline to the opinion that the enemy does not design any early attack. In the mean time their whole cavalry force…number about five times as many as we do I would not be surprised at any moment when the river is in condition for them to cross, to see ourselves driven back…The Yankees are frequently at Bunny’s but do not molest him. W. G. F. Lee got a letter yesterday from Charlotte at Shirley who says that everything is looking well…I long to be at home looking after the farm and think all the time of things there…I hear most wonderful accounts of the price of things in the vicinity of Richmond…I think of everything as looking so sweet and fresh about the yard & garden I do so wish I could go out on the porch and look at it.” In very good to fine condition, with small areas of reinforced paper loss affecting a few words of text. Starting Bid $200

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The Union’s highest-ranking “Pr of War” seeks supplies: “Our poor fellows here, many of whom are entirely destitute, would be most happy” 409. George Stoneman. Union cavalry officer (1822–1894) who was later elected the governor of California; during the Civil War, he was captured during a July 1864 attempt to free prisoners from the infamous Andersonville prison, becoming the Union army’s highest-ranking prisoner of war. Civil War-dated ALS, signed “George Stoneman, Maj. Gen’l, Pr of War,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, Mily Prison, Charleston, South Carolina, September 16, 1864. Letter to adjutant of the Sanitary Commission. In full: “I am informed by Gen’l Jones that he will receive and allow the prisoners of war to receiving sanitary stores and clothing whenever Gen’l Foster ‘thinks proper to send them.’ If you have any stores or clothing in hand for distribution our poor fellows here, many of whom are entirely destitute, would be most happy to receive them, and I know of no way in which the generosity of their relatives and friends can be better applied than in relieving the unfortunate Fed-prisoners now confined in this city. Should you think proper to make me your agent I will see that everything is properly applied and that the most needy and destitute are first supplied, which is not always the case. Gen’l Foster informs me that you have ‘a large lot of clothing’ and which you will send to Charleston if Gen’l Jones will receive them, which he says he will do an the prisoners here are anxiously expecting them.” Stoneman adds a brief postscript at the conclusion: “Will Gen’l Foster please forward this to its proper destination and oblige many prisoners.” Attractively triple-matted and framed with the back visible to an overall size of 21.5 x 15.5, hinged onto a lovely triple-matted display featuring two images and descriptive plaque, framed to an overall size of 28.5 x 34.5. In very good to fine condition, with small bits of paper loss along the multiple intersecting folds, and a central band of toning to the first page.

By the summer of 1864, the population at Andersonville prison grew to over 33,000 inmates—overcrowded, severely lacking in food and medical supplies, and fighting against horrendous sanitary conditions, hundreds of prisoners were dying daily. In late July, having almost completely surrounded Atlanta, General Sherman sent Stoneman to destroy the railroads in Macon, hoping to cut off the Confederate supply lines. When given his assignment, he requested permission to—if successful—move east and attempt to release the prisoners at Andersonville. After a chaotic and disorganized effort to cut off Macon, Stoneman and his aide were captured on July 31, 1864. He was exchanged at General Sherman’s specific request in October 1864 for Confederate Brigadier General Daniel C. Govan and returned to duty. Written during his brief period as prisoner of war, this letter is characteristic of Stoneman’s concern for his fellow man—because of the poor conditions at Andersonville, he volunteered for the risky task of freeing them, and, upon encountering a similar state once held captive himself, he aimed to obtain supplies for the other prisoners. Starting Bid $300

410. William E. ‘Grumble’ Jones.

Confederate cavalry general (1824– 1864) killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force at the Battle of Piedmont. Manuscript DS, signed “W. E. Jones,” two pages affixed to an overall size of 31 x 6.25, spring of 1852. Quarterly return of quartermasters property from April 12 to May 31, 1852, with itemized list divided between total issued and received, with samples of articles and goods as follows: horses, saddles, stirrups, valise straps, carbine sockets, holsters, breast plates, bits, bridle reins, horse blankets, nose bags, horse brushes, halter straps, etc.

Signed at the conclusion by Jones as 2nd Lieutenant, Commanding Company, Regiment of Mounted Rifles. In fine condition.

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411. Bennet C. Riley and Henry Halleck.

Manuscript DS, signed “B. Riley, Bt. Brigd. Gen’l U.S.A. and governor of California,” and “H. W. Halleck, Bt. Capt. & Secty of State,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 4, 1849.

As governor of California, Riley appoints “Thomas Tilden a notary public in and for the District of San Francisco, California.” Signed at the conclusion by Riley and countersigned by Halleck. The red wax seal affixed to the left side remains intact. In fine condition, with multiple horizontal folds. A desirable, early California document, pre-dating its admission into the Union—California sought statehood in 1849, and it was admitted to the Union as a free state on September 9, 1850. Starting Bid $200

412. John L. Worden.

Civil War admiral (1818– 1897) who commanded the Monitor against the Merrimack in the first battle of ironclad ships. Civil War– dated ALS, one page, 5.25 x 7.5, February 11, 1865.

Letter to “Mrs. Temple,” in part: “The package you sent to my care has been received, and it together with those sent to Capt.

Case have been placed in the hands of Capt.

Washburne…I am sorry to hear that Temple’s health is not good, but trust that his case is not a serious one.” Affixed to a slightly larger sheet and in very good condition, with toning and staining, some edge loss, and tape repairs to the back of several tears. Starting Bid $200

413. 7th Cavalry: Ferdinand A. Culbertson. Partly-printed document, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, December 26, 1882. Document discharging Ferdinand Culbertson from the 7th Cavalry, in part: “Know Ye, That Ferdinand A. Culbertson, a Sergeant of Captain H. J. Nowlan’s Company (‘J’) of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry…is hereby discharged from the Army of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion by Major J. S. Conrad, and countersigned by Captain H. J. Nowlan, who certifies Sgt. Culbertson’s character as “Very good.” In fine condition. Accompanied by two 1950 letters concerning inquiries about Culbertson’s service and military record. Culbertson, who was serving in the 7th Cavalry’s Company A during the Battle of the Little Bighorn and did not participate in the battle, is remembered for recovering the famed ‘Culbertson Guidon’ while part of a burial detail tasked with interring the dead American soldiers three days after the fight. Culberston discovered the folded American cavalry flag on the body of Corporal John Foley, which remains the only known flag recovered from the battlefield. Starting Bid $200

414. George Daniel Wallace. Officer (1849–1890) who was Second Lieutenant in Company G of the 7th US Cavalry at the time of the Battle of the Little Big Horn; he was killed at the Wounded Knee Massacre while commanding Company K of the 7th Cavalry. ALS signed “George D. Wallace, Lieut. 7th Cavalry,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, November 11, 1872. Letter to his mother, written from Newberry, South Carolina, in part: “I am commanding a detachment of troop ‘G,’ my own company. I only remained in Laurens one week. I was then ordered here. I am boarding with a man named Phifer, he is Post Master at this place…I have been at a colored wedding since I have been here. I had a very nice time. All the officers were invited by the lady who gave the wedding. Tell Pa not to forget to send me the Washington Republican, and all other newspapers, for I can give them to my men.” In very good to fine condition, with some edge loss to the second page of the letter. Accompanied by two printed special orders, and one manuscript extract of special orders. Starting Bid $200

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415. 7th Cavalry: John Grosbush.

Partly-printed document, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, December 9, 1889. Document discharging John Grosbush from the 7th Cavalry, in part: “Know Ye, That John Grosbush, a Private of Captain E. G. Mathey’s Company (‘K’) of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry…is hereby discharged from the Army of the United States in consequence of Expiration of term of Service.” Signed at the conclusion by Lieut. Col. C. H. Carlton, and countersigned by Captain E. G. Mathey, who certifies Pvt. Grosbush’s character as “Excellent.” In very good to fine condition, with overall soiling. Accompanied by a later candid photograph of Grosbush in old age. Starting Bid $200

417. Douglas MacArthur. Vintage 10.5 x 13.5 print of MacArthur in uniform with an ornate illustrated border, identifying him as “Gallant Defender of the Philippines,” signed in fountain pen, “Douglas MacArthur.” Framed and in fine condition. Starting Bid $200

418. Napoleon. Beau-

416. USS Covington. ALS signed “A. V. Lieut. Comd’g,”

three pages, 7 x 13.5, February 19, 1864. Letter headed “U.S.S. ‘Covington,’” in part: “I have the honor to Report that I this day took on board at Friars Point, Miss. Four Refugees, one of whom was Capt. Delancey (Pilot) who commanded the ‘Gen’l Lovell’ in the Engagement at Memphis. He (and the others) return under the President’s Proclamation. I turned them over to Gen’l Buford who sent them to St. Louis. Capt. Delancey superintended the building of several of the Ironclads now lying at Mobile.” He reports on the technical specifications of the Confederate ships ‘Nashville’ and ‘Tennessee,’ with details on sizes, materials, and types of guns. The letter continues: “He states the number of men lost on the ‘Gen’l Lovell’ to be 75—Had a crew of 80 men 5 of which only were saved, Himself, one Engineer and 3 Sailors. He was picked up in a Skiff and left on the same train with Gen’l M. Jeff Thompson.” Cornermounted and framed to an overall size of 25.75 x 16.75. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

tifully penned manuscript DS in Italian, signed “Nap,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, July 17, 1808.

Report from the Minister of Foreign Relations, who decrees that Pietro Copicinini of San Secondo, Parmigiano, who was accused of qualified murder committed in that territory and is now detained at the Pretura de Piadena Department, “will be put back at the disposal of the authorities of our French Empire.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by Napoleon. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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419. P. G. T. Beauregard Starting Bid $200

423. Lazare Carnot Starting Bid $200

427. Benjamin O. Davis Starting Bid $200

431. David G. Farragut Starting Bid $200

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420. Omar Bradley

421. Simon Bolivar Buckner

422. Ambrose E. Burnside

424. Claire L. Chennault

425. Civil War Officers Starting Bid $200

426. Confederate Treasury Bonds

428. Henry Dearborn Starting Bid $200

429. William J. ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan

430. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets

432. John Gibbon

433. Matthew F. Maury

434. Joachim Murat

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435. Chester W. Nimitz

436. Chester W. Nimitz

437. George S. Patton

438. George S. Patton

439. Ernie Pyle

440. James A. Seddon

441. Philip H. Sheridan Starting Bid $200

442. Alexander Stephens

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443. Tuskegee Airmen: Charles McGee

444. Alexander S. Webb

445. Gideon Welles

446. Spencer S. Wood

447. World War I and II

448. World War II

449. World War II

450. Sgt. Alvin C. York

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aviation

Earhart judges the 1928 National Air Races

451. Amelia Earhart. Partly-printed DS, signed “Amelia M. Earhart,” one page, 6 x 4, September 8, 1928. A contestant’s card for the transcontinental “National Air Races” held at Mines Field in Los Angeles, California between September 8–16, 1928. The card is dated to the opening day and lists the city as “Pecos, Texas.” Signed at the conclusion by Earhart as field referee, and countersigned by the chief judge and chief timer. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 12.75 x 10.75. In fine condition.

Following her historic transatlantic flight in June 1928, Earhart embarked on a lengthy lecture tour of the United States, one not without its share of mechanical issues. After a brief stop in Hobbs, New Mexico, Aerhart’s Avian aircraft suffered motor problems that forced her to land amid the mesquite bushes and salt hills not far from Pecos, a control stop for the recently commenced National Air Races. Earhart was delayed in the town for five days and, according to the book Amelia Earhart: The Turbulent Life of American Icon, she was named the local referee for the Pecos control stop. A highly uncommon format signed by history’s foremost aviatrix only months after having achieved her greatest flying feat. Starting Bid $200

452. Amelia Earhart. Pencil signature, “Amelia Earhart,” on an off-white 3 x 1.5 calling card belonging to Gordon Gray of the University Club of Los Angeles. In fine condition, with light overall soiling. Starting Bid $200

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453. Charles Lindbergh. Signed book: The Spirit of St. Louis. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1954.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 562 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed on the title page in fountain pen, “To Robert and Elizabeth Junker, With deep appreciation and best wishes, Charles A. Lindbergh, May 1956.” In very good to fine condition, with staining to the front and back boards, and wear, creasing, and some loss to the dust jacket; interior pages are all clean and fine. Starting Bid $200

454. Igor Sikorsky. Pio-

neering aviation engineer (18891972) who developed the first four-engine airplane and the first modern helicopter to be put into widespread use. Two items: a TLS, signed “I. Sikorsky,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Sikorsky Aircraft letterhead, March 2, 1966, in part: “I have taken two trips through the bottom of Grand Canyon which were tremendously impressive and have also flown across it in a helicopter. In line with your request I am glad to enclose an autographed photograph”; and a vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Sikorsky posing next to a helicopter, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “To Ken and Joyce Brown, With kindest regards of I. Sikorsky, March 2, 1965.” In overall very good to fine condition, with edge rippling to the photo, and paperclip impressions to the top edge of both. Starting Bid $200

456. Apollo Astronauts.

space

Superb color glossy 14 x 11 photo of planet Earth hanging above the undulating terrain of the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip by Apollo astronauts: “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14,” Charlie Duke, Apollo 16,” “Alan bean, Apollo 12,” “Richard Gordon, Apollo XII,” and “Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7.” In fine condition, with slight creases to right edge. Starting Bid $200

459. Edward H. White II. Official color

8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Ed White wearing his Gemini space suit and posing next to a model rocket, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with adhesive residue on the back from onetime storage in a magnetic photo album.

A desirable uninscribed example of the senior pilot from the tragic Apollo 1 mission. Starting Bid $200

Beta cloth American flag with 15 astronauts, including six moonwalkers 457. Astronauts.

Very appealing 8.5 x 5.75 swatch of Beta cloth bearing a 6 x 3.75 image of the American flag, signed in ink and felt tip by 15 astronauts, including (many adding their mission designation): Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Vance Brand, Charles Conrad, Bob Crippen, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Jack Lousma, James Lovell, Bruce McCandless II, Edgar Mitchell, Rusty Schweickart, Alan Shepard, Tom Stafford, and Al Worden. The swatch is also signed by famed flight director Gene Kranz, flying ace and record-setting test pilot Chuck Yeager, World War II fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient James H. Howard, mechanical engineer and aerodynamicist Roger Boisjoly, and Oliver North, a National Security Council staff member during the Iran-Contra affair. In fine condition. Starting Bid $300

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460. Bill Anders.

Scarce official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Anders holding a model spacecraft and his lapel bearing an astronaut pin, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Michael, Bill Anders.” In fine condition, with adhesive residue on the back from onetime storage in a magnetic photo album. Starting Bid $200

463. John Young.

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young wearing his Gemini space suit and posing with a model rocket, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Michael, Best regards, John Young.”

In fine condition, with adhesive residue on the back from onetime storage in a magnetic photo album. Starting Bid $200

461. Apollo 8. Brad-bound

official NASA manual entitled “Final Flight Plan, Apollo 8, AS-503/CSM-103,” 233 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated November 22, 1968, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch, Crew Procedures Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center.

The manual is comprised of five sections: General, Detailed Timeline, Consumables Analysis, Detailed Test Objectives, and Summary Flight Plan. Upper portion of front cover features an ownership notation. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original NASA mailing envelope. Originates from the personal collection of Jack Stone, a Lockheed Electronics programmer who worked on the Consumable Analysis Team during the Apollo missions. Starting Bid $200

462. Apollo 9. Official staple-bound NASA manual entitled “Final, Apollo 9 Flight Plan, AS-504/CSM-104/LM-3,” dated February 3, 1969, approximately 300 pages, 8 x 10.5, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch, Crew Procedures Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The plan provides general notes on the mission, updates on the CSM and LM, a detailed timeline, detailed test objective activities, and a communications plan. Upper portion of front cover features an ownership notation. In fine condition, with the front cover detached but present. Originates from the personal collection of Jack Stone, a Lockheed Electronics programmer who worked on the Consumable Analysis Team during the Apollo missions. Starting Bid $200

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464. Apollo 10. Official staple-bound NASA manual

entitled “Final Apollo 10 Flight Plan, AS-505/CSM-106/ LM-4,” 249 pages, 8.25 x 10.75, dated April 17, 1969, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch, Crew Procedures Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The plan provides a minute-by-minute timeline of the mission, which was the first manned voyage to circle the moon, and consists of five sections: General, Maneuver Update Forms, Detailed Timeline, Detailed Test Objectives, and Consumables Analysis. Upper portion of front cover features an ownership notation. In fine condition. Originates from the personal collection of Jack Stone, a Lockheed Electronics programmer who worked on the Consumable Analysis Team during the Apollo missions. Starting Bid $200

Striking Apollo 11 lunar photo signed by the iconic three-man crew 465. Apollo 11. Incredible color glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot standing next to the deployed Passive Seismic Experiment Package on July 20, 1969, with the LM Eagle, American flag, and lunar surface television camera visible in the background, affixed to its original 20 x 16 mount, signed on the stark mount in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” Framed and in very fine condition. A highly impressive display piece augmented by its uncommon image and a full cast of bold Apollo 11 signatures. Starting Bid $500

466. Apollo 11. Sought-after staple-

bound official NASA manual entitled “Final Apollo 11 Flight Plan, AS-506/CSM-107/LM5,” 294 pages, 8 x 10.5, dated July 1, 1969, prepared by the Flight Planning Branch, Crew Procedures Division at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The manual is comprised of six sections: general summaries and schedules, update forms, detailed timeline, detailed test objectives, consumables, and flight plan summary. Front cover bears an affixed DBR label. In fine condition. As mankind’s first lunar landing mission, the flight plan for Apollo 11 was among the most important of all documents prepared

by NASA. A significant, detailed piece documenting the minute-by-minute plan for the historic voyage to the lunar surface.

Accompanied by the original NASA mailing envelope and by a letter of provenance from Jack Stone, the original owner of this manual: “I was a programmer working for a NASA contractor, Lockheed Electronics, on the Consumable Analysis Team during the Apollo missions...I used [this manual] to input data into a Univac 1108 computer about the various components of the CSM and the LM modules that required electricity. The fuel was oxygen and hydrogen. The task for my group was to ensure that the spacecraft had enough of both to power the fuel cells used to generate the required electricity. Post mission analysis revealed that our pre mission predictions were 95% of the actual.” Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 99

458. Neil Armstrong. Excellent glossy 8 x 10 photo of Neil

Armstrong in the cockpit of a North American X-15 spaceplane, signed in black felt tip. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, a light paperclip impression to the top edge, and light surface impressions at the bottom from a pencil notation on the back. Starting Bid $300

467. Neil Armstrong. Desirable official glossy 10 x 8 NASA photo of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins unveiling a Launch Complex 39 commemorative plaque on the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission, signed in black felt tip by Armstrong. Reverse bears purple NASA caption text. In fine condition, with a couple of small surface creases. An uncommon image capable of becoming a fully signed rarity. Starting Bid $300

469. Neil Armstrong. Bold blue felt tip signature, “Neil 468. Neil Armstrong. Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph

of Armstrong in his white space suit against a lunar backdrop, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Anni Weiss, Best Wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with a few small surface creases. Starting Bid $200

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Armstrong,” on a white 7.5 x 5.5 card, bearing affixed images relating to Armstrong’s historic Apollo 11 mission. Affixed to to a multi-layered 11 x 9 mount. In very good to fine condition, with an affixed eagle sticker covering part of the signature, and bumps to corners of the mount. An interesting, colorful display piece. Starting Bid $200

470. Neil Armstrong. Crisp ballpoint signature, “Neil Armstrong,”

on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 envelope. Framed with a Greater Cincinnati International Airport commemorative cover and an invitation to the dedication of the airport’s new facility on December 15, 1978, to an overall size of 11 x 9. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “In December of 1978 I was working as a marketing/sales consultant for the Hamilton Journal News a local daily newspaper. I was asked to help in the marketing dept. of the Cincinnati International Airport in conjunction with the newspaper to develop advertising and marketing material for the upcoming dedication of the new…charter facility to be opened in on December 15 of 1978. After attending the opening ceremony, I was able to meet Mr. Armstrong while mingling with guests at the party afterwards. At the time, Mr. Armstrong was a current member of the board of directors of the Cincinnati International Airport. I approached Mr. Armstrong with my invitation to the event and asked if he would sign his autograph. With a rather stern look on his face he quickly said ‘No.’ I apologized, told him I was sorry to have bothered him but the autograph was not for me but for my wife who is a school teacher and wanted it to show her 8th grade science class students to any potential future astronauts. He took the invitation, quickly signed, handed it back without a word being said. I thanked him and walked away.” Starting Bid $200

472.

Neil Armstrong. Official

color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Armstrong posing next to an American flag, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Michael— Best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition, with adhesive residue on the back from onetime storage in a magnetic photo album. Starting Bid $200

473. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. De-

sirable pairing of felt tip signatures of the Apollo 11 moonwalkers, “Neil Armstrong” and “Buzz Aldrin,” on individual off-white 5.5 x 4 slips. In very good to fine condition, with a block of toning to Aldrin, and a vertical crease to Armstrong.

Starting Bid $200

474. Neil Armstrong: Throwing Knife. Neil Armstrong’s stainless steel True Balance throwing knife with Micarta grip handle, 13.25˝ in length, with one side marked “TRU–BAL.” Includes the original leather scabbard. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from The Armstrong Family Collection, signed by Armstrong’s sons, Rick and Mark. Provenance: Heritage Auctions, The Armstrong Family Collection, May 2019. Starting Bid $200

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Dual-certified Lunar Bible housed within a Faberge egg 475. Apollo 14 Lunar Bible Text Fragment. One of 32 dual-

certified Lunar Bible 50-page text fragments, carried around the moon on Apollo 13 and brought to the lunar surface on Apollo 14, presented in a modern Faberge egg. The iconic ‘Lunar Bible’ represents the first Bible, the first complete scripture, and the first true book ever carried by man to another celestial world. Printed as a ‘microform’ tablet—the only format possible for flight to the lunar surface—a complete Lunar Bible contains all 1,245 pages of the King James Version. Initially, 512 of these microform Bibles were created and all flown on Apollo 13; some of these were distributed to dignitaries and notable persons following the successful return from the near-disastrous mission. A total of 300 of the Apollo 13–flown Bibles were then given to Edgar Mitchell to carry on Apollo 14; of these, 200 stayed in orbit in the Command Module, and he brought 100 to the surface in the Lunar Module.

In an effort to maximize the number of potential recipients, Reverend John M. Stout segmented a small portion of the bibles into 50-page and 2-page sizes following the mission. The accompanying 50-page section is one of 32 examples encased within a modern Faberge egg and officially flight-certified by both Mitchell and Reverend Stout, a representative of the former ‘Apollo Prayer League Governing Committee’ during the ‘Lunar Bible Certification Project’ of 2000 and 2001.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Mitchell and Stout, and a photographic info sheet, both of which are housed within a hand-stained Italian leather presentation portfolio. Also includes the original deluxe velvet Faberge presentation box, with inner lid signed in black felt tip by Mitchell and Stout. This lot is of profound significance not only to the space community as a twice-flown and once-landed lunar artifact, but also to the religious, rare book, and Masonic communities—Mitchell was a freemason and a member of Artesia Lodge No. 28 in New Mexico. Several of the 32 copies are already permanently off the market; the State of Georgia acquired an example for their rare-book holdings, and two more reside in the personal collections of Mitchell’s family and Stout. Another 50-page example is on indefinite loan to the Atlanta Masonic Library and Museum, and more of these precious few Faberge examples may become permanently institutionalized and unavailable to collectors in coming years. You may read ‘The Story of the First Lunar Bible’ at www.LunarBible.com. Starting Bid $1000

476. Apollo 17. Very desirable framed Apollo 17 display highlighted by a limited edition

triangular .5 x .25 swatch of tape bearing actual moon dust from the final Apollo mission, numbered 19/20, and affixed to a color 9.5 x 7.75 presentation photo signed in silver ink, “Gene Cernan, Apollo XVII–CDR.” The moon dust was carefully lifted by tape from the flown checklist used in between the three Apollo 17 lunar surface EVAs performed

by Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt. Also included within the framed display, which measures to an overall size of 26.75 x 35.75, is an Apollo 17 recovery cover signed in black ink by Cernan, an ‘Australia Salutes Apollo 17’ commemorative cover signed in black ink by Ron Evans, an Apollo 17 recovery cover bearing an autopen signature of Harrison Schmitt, photos of each crew-member, a magnification photo of the moon dust, and a group of four embroidered Apollo 17 mission patches. In overall fine condition, with some damage to upper left corner of frame. Accompanied by two photos of Cernan taken at the time of the ‘moon dust’ photo signing, and a certificate of authenticity from Spaceflori that states that the original “checklist is from the personal collection of Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan. We have personally removed the dust stains from the checklist by peeling them off onto a clear tape which has been glued to a white paper to provide better contrast.” Starting Bid $200

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477. Buzz Aldrin

478. Buzz Aldrin

479. Buzz Aldrin

480. Buzz Aldrin

481. Apollo-Soyuz

482. Neil Armstrong: AIL Business Card

483. Neil Armstrong: Apollo 11 Photo

484. Neil Armstrong: Brazil Invitation

485. Neil Armstrong: Gemini 8 Photograph Starting Bid $200

486. Neil Armstrong: Jim McDivitt Typed Letter Signed Starting Bid $200

487. Neil Armstrong: Russian Language Book Starting Bid $200

488. Neil Armstrong: Valery Bykovsky Signed Photograph Starting Bid $200

489. Alan Bean

490. Alan Bean

491. Frank Borman and George Bush

492. Scott Carpenter

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493. Gene Cernan

494. Gene Cernan

495. Michael Collins

496. Charles Conrad

497. Charlie Duke

498. John Glenn

499. John Glenn

500. Richard Gordon

501. Richard Gordon

502. Fred Haise

503. Fred Haise

504. Fred Haise

505. Fred Haise

506. Fred Haise

507. Fred Haise

508. Fred Haise

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509. Rick Husband Starting Bid $200

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510. Jim Irwin

511. Chris Kraft

512. Chris Kraft

513. Gene Kranz

514. James Lovell

515. James McDivitt

516. Mission Control

517. Edgar Mitchell

518. Moonwalkers

519. Sally Ride

521. Alan Shepard

522. Tom Stafford

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520. Elliot See

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523. STS-51-J

524. Wernher von Braun

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art, architecture, & design The enigmatic artist’s beautiful French countryside 525. Balthus. Esteemed but controversial PolishFrench modern artist (1908–2001). Rare and exceptional unsigned ink sketch of a church in the small village of Moutonne near Orgelet, Franche-Comté, with the massive stone ‘castle’ from the same village in the foreground, expertly drawn by Balthus on an off-white 8.25 x 10 sheet. Inscribed at the top to his friend Pierre Beres in French (translated): “My friend, I’m surprised to have not heard from you for quite some time.” In fine condition, with a small tear to the lower left, next to the tree. This magnificent piece was exhibited at the Balthus exhibition held at Musée Gustave Courbet in Ornans from July to September 1992. Starting Bid $1000

Art meets literature: Cezanne thanks Huysmans for a newly published novel 526. Paul Cezanne. Rare ALS in French, two pages

on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, April 1881. Letter to novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans, in full (translated): “I received the day before yesterday the book you were kind enough to send me. My hearty thanks for that kind thought. Along with your gift, I found one from Monsieur Ceard. Since I carelessly failed to note his address, I must ask you to give him my thanks for the token of his esteem for my qualities of mind.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing and staining. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Cezanne’s hand. Huysmans had published his third novel, En Menage, in February 1881; Henry Ceard was his friend and a fellow writer, best remembered for his 1881 naturalistic novel, Un Belle Journee. An important piece associating the worlds of art and literature in 19th century France, and the first Cezanne letter we have offered in nine years. Starting Bid $1000

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527. Théodore Chassériau.

French Romantic painter (1819– 1856) noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria.

Very rare ALS in French, signed “Th’re Chassériau,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

529. Salvador Dali.

Amazingly rare original vintage glossy 9 x 9 silver gelatin photo of Dali’s 1936 surrealist painting known as ‘Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War),’ titled in the lower border in Dali’s hand: “’Estructura molle, avec de aricots boullis,’ 1936.” Reverse bears an Andre Caillet credit stamp. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a few tiny stains. This is one of the most important political paintings by Dali, representing the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Such early original photographs of Dali’s great works, annotated in his own hand, are extremely rare and desirable.Starting Bid $300

Dali signs and sketches for an injured friend, coupled with a 1949 handwritten letter mentioning Evita Peron 528. Salvador Dali. Magnificent

pairing of items signed by surrealist master Salvador Dali, including: a partial plaster cast for a right wrist injury, 3.5˝ x 7.5˝ x 1.25˝, signed on the top in black felt tip, “Dali, 1975,” who adds a small sketch of a crown; and an attractively penned, untranslated ALS in French, signed upside down at the top of the sheet, “Dali, 1949,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Del Monte Lodge stationery, circa 1949, addressed to the original wearer of the included cast, Princess Helene Obolensky. In the letter Dali broaches the subject of mortality over the death of a mutual friend, a patron of the arts by the name of Mr. Bemberg who purchased many of the artist’s paintings. Staying on the topic of mortality, Dali mentions another shared acquaintance in Argentinian First Lady Evita Peron, whose repeated fainting episodes had become a matter of concern. Dali runs out of writing room and proceeds to finish the letter counter-clockwise around the periphery of the sheet. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear to the cast, and short splits to ends of the intersecting folds of the letter. In the 1930s Helene Obolensky married her husband, Prince Alexander Petrovich Obolensky, one of the last members of the Rurik family dynasty, and began working for French fashion designer Coco Chanel as her personal assistant. In this enviable post Obolensky was enabled to meet and befriend celebrities like Pablo Picasso, Evita Peron, Grace Kelly, and Salvador and Gala Dali, a couple with whom the Obolenskys would share many a dinner. The offered signed cast with sketch was on Obolensky’s arm when she and Dali had dined in 1975. Upon explaining to Dali that ‘It was just put on that morning,’ the artist leaned over and autographed the cast, evidently telling her, ‘I signed it large so nobody else will sign it.’ Aware of Dali’s growing fame, Helene kept the cast clean until it was removed from her arm the following month. She stored it in a shoe box and set it on a shelf in her bedroom closet where it would remain for the next 40 years. Starting Bid $300

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530. Salvador Dali. ALS in French, signed

“Dali,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, Villa Roi letterhead, October 4, 1948. Letter to newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons, in full (loosely translated): “Here is the news.

The editor of Milan Longanesi will publish within two months the Italian translation of ‘Secret Life.’ It will appear about Sans Givings (Turkey) / My ballet has had great success in London / The experts and European connoisseurs say that ‘La corbeille de pain’ is the most important painting of the 20th Century. / I have finished writing a new novel composed of three important characters, a woman (fisherman woman) and her two children ‘la fame et folle, et ses deux fis, aussi!’, crazy 3! I have finished my marvelous comic strip (cartons) and I will arrive in New York for its publication about Sans Givings (Turkey) / Also about Thanksgiving time I think to finish the portrait of Jack Warner / Josep Gudiol will publish about Thanksgiving a monumental color monograph of our painters in Barcelona, etc etc—Conclusions / The next Soinsgivings (Turkey) will be a ‘Dalinien Soinsgivings’ (Turkey), I also bring a little book to learn English, Dali, English lessons, Dali, Good day! A thousand affectionate things for Silvia and so long for Sans givings.” Dali adds a small shining sketch to the upper section of the first page, and incorporates his last name into the upper left address field. In very good to fine condition, the letter was apparently torn down the center, vertically, by Lyons and later taped back together. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Dali’s own hand. Starting Bid $300

531. Salvador Dali. Handwrit-

ten manuscript in French by Dali, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, San Domenico Palace Hotel letterhead, no date but likely circa 1930s. A four-line literary m a n u s c ri p t o n Tristan and Isolde

by Dali, identified below in another hand in pencil. In full (translated): “Tristan the spector of the souvenir, of the remembrance of Isolde defores you / You have become mad with love / You see trees everywhere.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing. The tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde was a recurrent theme in Dali’s works and imagination, best exemplified in his 1944 surrealist painting ‘Tristan and Isolde.’ A superb poetic piece by the great surrealist artist. Starting Bid $200 108 |

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532. Edgar Degas. Impor-

tant French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism.

Scarce ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4 x 5, no date. Letter to his close friend, Ludovic Halevy, the writer and librettist of Carmen, informing him that he will not be able to attend dinner, but promises that he will come visit.

In fine condition. Handwritten letters and notes by Degas are quite scarce and do not come to market often. Degas executed gelatin silver prints of numerous members of the Halevy family. A superb artistic association piece. Starting Bid $300

533. Max Ernst. ALS

in French, one page on the reverse of a 5.5 x 4 postcard depicting his ‘Mother and Children at the Globe,’ March 27, 1970. Letter to René Bertelé, in part (translated): “A word from you would give me great pleasure. A visit even more! I have news of our book by J. H. and I have tried in vain to call you. Your silence worries me.”

In fine condition, with a light crease to the upper right corner and a light pencil scribble through the text. Starting Bid $200

535. Juan Gris. Spanish painter and sculptor (1887–1927) associated with Cubism. Scarce ALS in French, one page, 5 x 8, February 2, 1920. Letter to influential art critic Louis Vauxcelles, who is credited with coining the terms ‘Fauvism’ and ‘Cubism,’ thanking him for his encouragement. In part (translated): “Having to face not only the indifference, but I would even say the injustice of the press in general toward me, your attitude on my behalf touches me and your present sympathy is a great encouragement. I would be all to happy to see you to speak with you about artistic things. While I wait for your answer, I will ask you to accept, dear sir, with my thanks, the expression of my great esteem.” In fine condition. An important letter associating a then-unrecognized artist with a major critic. Starting Bid $200

Rare letter by the revered English portraitist 534. Thomas Gainsborough. English portrait and landscape painter (1727–1788) considered to be one of the most important portraitists of the 18th century. ALS signed “Tho: Gainsborough,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.25 x 9, September 29, 1783. Letter to “Sister Dupont,” his sister Sarah, written from his home at Pall Mall in London. In full: “I promised John when he did me the honor of a Visit in Town, to allow him half a Crown a week; which with what his good Cousin Gainsbro: allow him, and Sister Gibbon, I hope will (if applied properly to his own use) render the remainder of his old age tolerably comfortable; for Villainously old he is indeed grown—I have herewith sent you 3 Guineas, with which I beg the favor of you to supply him for half a year, with 2.6 pr week, paying him on what Day of the week you judge most for his good; I should think not on the same Days that either Sister Gibbon’s two shillings is paid, nor on those Days which his Cousin do for him. And that he may not know but what you advance the money out of your own pocket, I have inclosed a Letter that you may show him; which may give you a better power to manage him, if troublesome to you.

We are also pretty well, except your Son having a Cold, but we think him much better than he has been—and he joins with us all in Love to you and old Philip and all your Family…P.S. My Wife and Daughter Fischer is just return’d from Bath, where they have been upon a Visit for 3 Weeks, and left all the Family well.” The second page has been professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light foxing, light staining to the upper right corners, and the bottom of signed page trimmed off, but affecting no text.

In this letter centered on Gainsborough’s family, written to his sister Sarah (the wife of Philip Dupont), he discusses the care of his brother John in his “villainously old” age. In addition to Gainsborough’s own contribution to his brother’s care, his other sister Mary (wife of Reverend Christopher Gibbon), and a cousin have also promised to pitch in; with their aid, John Gainsborough lived for over five more years. The painter also makes reference to Sarah’s son, Gainsborough Dupont, who had become his apprentice in 1772, the only assistant the artist was known to employ during his prolific career. Following Thomas Gainsborough’s death in 1788, Dupont took over his studio and continued to paint portraits and landscapes in the style of his uncle. Starting Bid $500

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“If I don’t make it to Tonkin I will try to work outside of painting for some time” 536. Paul Gauguin. Important French post-

Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style.

In 1891, he traveled to Tahiti, where the brilliant hues and primitive sculpture closely complemented his own art, which was marked by strong colors, few lines, and flat patterns. Supremely desirable ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to Emile Schuffenecker, thanking him for arranging for Gauguin to travel to Paris by train. In part (translated): “Thank you very much for your letter and for sending it. I just wrote Bernard about my desire to leave for Paris; thus, your offer to send me on the trip comes just at the right time and I happily accept it. Moreover, I will organize to sell something in Paris, and therefore you will be reimbursed within short time, I believe. On the 4 or the 5 I will take the train. And if I don’t make it to Tonkin I will try to work outside of painting for some time because it’s necessary to hold course. Or I will rather push the minister of finance to give me something in France. But I would have to be in Paris for that.” Completely silked on the reverse and in very good to fine condition, with light foxing, toning, and a few small areas of repaired paper loss to edges.

A painter, art teacher, and collector—most notably one of Van Gogh’s earliest collectors—Schuffenecker was one of Gauguin’s closest friends, and an outspoken supporter of his artistic career. He was also responsible for proposing the important 1889 exhibition at the Volpini Gallery, which became a key moment in Gauguin’s career, expanding his influence on young painters.

Starting Bid $2500

537. Keith Haring. Superb original felt tip sketch of a dolphin rider and ‘X’ man together accomplished by Haring on an

off-white 6.25 x 3.25 sheet, signed and dated below, “K. Haring, 85.” On a separate sheet, Haring writes an invitation to his upcoming gallery exhibition: “Sat. Oct. 26, 12–7 PM, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 163 Mercer Street, 925-8732.” In very good to fine condition, with soiling, light edge toning, and some offsetting to the ‘gallery invitation’ page from onetime contact with adjoining pages. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, in part: “I was a student in NYC back then and I bumped into Keith Haring on Broadway near Houston street in 1985…He invited me to Tony Shafrazi opening party. So he wrote the information on my memo book…He remembered me at the opening and said Hello to me. My story and myself were in the Japanese TV show called ‘Ptakara Kanteidan’ aired in 2015 May 5th in Japan.” A superb pairing of impromptu streetsigned Haring pieces. Starting Bid $500

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538. George Grosz. German art-

ist (1893–1959) who often found himself in trouble with various authorities for his unsparingly satirical depictions of German society. ALS signed by George Grosz, “George & Eva Grosz,” one page, 6.5 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 18, 1928. Letter to “Mrs. Lintott,” in part: “We thank you so much for your lovely invitation but as we have for tomorrow night a formal invitation we wouldn’t be able to rush home and change clothes—one of the drawbacks of living in the country, which I enjoy very much though.” In very good to fine condition, with light staining to the top and bottom. Starting Bid $200

540. David H o c k n e y.

Signed book: David Hockney: A Retrospective. NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5 x 11.25, 288 pages. Signed and inscribed on both the half-title page and its adjacent page in black ink, “For Frank, David Hockney,” who adds a sketch of a stand-up sign with date, “Feb 20th, 1991,” and a checkered background.

Additionally, Hockney has embellished both pages with orange paint. Signed pages are also stamped “Special” and “Completed.” In fine condition, with adhesive residue and a tear to dust jacket. A beautifully illustrated book, containing a wonderful original work of art by the much celebrated British artist.Starting Bid $200

541. Winslow Homer.

ALS, one page, 5 x 8, June 16, 1901. Homer writes to art photographer Frederick O. Bemm from Scarboro, Maine, in full: “Please find inclosed the amount of your bill—the photographs that you have made from paintings of mine have given me great pleasure.” In very good to fine condition, with a diagonal strip of toning to the left edge. Bemm was the staff photographer at the Art Institute of Chicago. Starting Bid $200

Hirst exhibit book with original ‘pill bottle’ sketch

542. Johan Jongkind. Dutch paint-

539. Damien Hirst. Signed book: Romance in the Age of

Uncertainty. London: White Cube, 2003. Softcover, 8 x 10, 143 pages. Signed and inscribed on an opening page in black felt tip by Damien Hirst, who adds a sketch of a pill bottle with skull and crossbones. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

er and printmaker (1819–1891) whose marine landscapes are regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism. ALS in French, signed “J. B. Jongkind,” one page, 8 x 10.5, November 11, 1858. Untranslated letter directing the shipment of a painting. In fine condition, with a few light stains.

Starting Bid $200

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Illuminated autograph manuscript by Henri Matisse 543. Henri Matisse. Handwritten and playfully decorated manuscript by Matisse, one page, 8 x 5.25, no date. Matisse pens a verse from a ballad by Charles d’Orleans for his fantastic 1950 lithograph suite, ‘Poemes de Charles d’Orleans,’ in full: “Guerir ne se puet maladie / Par phisique, ne cireurgie, / Astronomians n’enchanteurs, / Des maulx que seuffrent povres cueurs / Par le vent de merencolie.” Matisse enlarges the leading “G,” written in red pencil and circled in ink, and adds a blue pencil paraph along the bottom. In fine condition, with a tiny hole to the lower left corner, and a small piece of tape and two small tape stains to the lower edge. A superb example of Matisse’s modern illumination.Starting Bid $300

To Julie Manet, on protecting her collection during WWI 544. Claude Monet. ALS in French, two pages, 5 x 8, Giverny letterhead, June 24, 1918. Letter to “Dear Madame and Friend,” Julie Manet, the daughter of painter Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet’s brother Eugene. In part (translated): “Yesterday I received a visit from an official, to whom I spoke of your wish, and your problem. He told me you had only to address yourself to Monsieur Beneditte, curator of the Luxembourg Museum, who is specifically charged with the transportation of private collections.

You will therefore be able to see him, since you are in Paris. In any case, tell Monsieur Durand-Ruel about him. Anyway, I thought I would let you have this snippet of information.

I would like to hope that the worries and the health of your brother-in-law are less serious, and ask you to accept my very best wishes and my good friendship.” In fine condition.

Monet was an old and dear friend of Julie Manet’s family and was her guardian following the 1895 death of her mother. Julie, herself a talented painter who studied under Renoir, inherited her mother’s art collection, which included works by Manet, Monet, and Degas. In 1900 she married Ernest Rouart, also an artist and the son of a wealthy industrialist-art collector. This letter was written amidst World War I, shortly before the battle of Marne, in which the Germans advanced to within forty miles of Paris. Julie had asked Monet’s advice on how to safeguard her personal art collection should Paris come under attack. Starting Bid $300

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545. Alphonse Mucha.

Influential Czech artist (1860–1939) best remembered for his stylized Art Nouveau depictions of beautiful women. ALS in Czech, one page, 4 x 6, July 9, 1936. Untranslated letter to Madame Sramek, the wife of a physician in Nymburk with whom Mucha often corresponded. In fine condition. Starting Bid $20

546. Camille Pissarro.

Highly regarded French painter (1830-1903), one of the leading figures of the impressionist movement, best known for his distinctive pointillist style.

ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, black-bordered letterhead, September 14, 1898. Untranslated letter to Rodolphe, written from the Hotel d’Angleterre in Rouen. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

547. Robert Rauschenberg.

Color limited edition 20 x 28.5 lithograph of the American flag made by Robert Rauschenberg for Ted Kennedy’s 1994 campaign for the Senate, numbered 98/100, signed at the bottom in pencil, “Rauschenberg.”

Blindstamped “Sen. Edward M. Kennedy 1994 Campaign” in the left margin. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 26 x 34.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

548. Odilon Redon. French symbolist painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and pastellist (1840–1916). Untranslated ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, December 16, 1896. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Renoir pitches “marvelous” brandy to Claude Monet 549. PierreAuguste Renoir. Fan-

tastic ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.25 x 7, no date. Rare letter to fellow painter Claude Monet, in part (translated): “There has been at least eight days that I was meaning to write to you that in Essoyes there is a barrel that contains 55 litres of a 94 brandy that is a particularly good mark of a great quality for the price of 2 francs 25 for each litre. Can you be so kind to write me immediately if you want some and how much. It is a pity that there are too many liters because it is very comfortable in its barrel and in one more year it will be absolutely marvelous.

Please write to me on this. I will also have your news. I have not been very lucky of late. Although I’ve been restored I don’t know what will happen next. I have a lot of trouble to maneuver what seems like my fingers. Please tell everything that is kind to Mrs. Monet and to your kids and good health to you and for all.” In fine condition. A fascinating letter in all respects—it is one of few letters from Renoir to Monet on the market; it discusses a fine brandy; and it alludes Renoir’s arthritis, which plagued him for the last 25 years of his life and forced him to develop new techniques for holding his paintbrush. Starting Bid $200

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550. Auguste Rodin. Neatly

penned ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6.75, February 11, 1915. Letter to a woman conveying his apologies, in part (translated): “Last Sunday I was at the restaurant Latour, my workshop from 2 1/2 h to 3 1/2 h. I must have ran out of memory and this way missed your kind visit. Please forgive me.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Rare oversized photograph signed by the sculptor

551. Auguste Rodin. Seminal and highly lauded French

sculptor (1840–1917) whose works, including the iconic ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Thinker,’ earned him a place among the most influential artistic figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Outstanding vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 14.25 photo of Rodin’s bust of American lawyer, author, and art collector Arthur Jerome Eddy, boldly signed in the lower right corner in fountain pen, “Aug. Rodin.” In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, heaviest to the upper left corner, and a short tear to the upper left edge. Starting Bid $200

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552. Alfred Sisley. ALS in French, signed “A. Sisley,” one page, 4.5 x 7, November 19, 1897. Letter to art critic Gustave Geffroy, an early supporter of the Impressionists. In part (translated): “I am showing at the gallery of G. Petit the paintings of the seascapes that I have gotten back from Wales. If you have a free moment, please be so kind to go and see them. The exhibition will happen from Monday the second to Tuesday the 30th.”

In fine condition, with scattered light foxing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Sisley’s hand. An important and desirable letter on his work. Starting Bid $200 553.

Chaim Soutine. Rare ALS in

French, signed “Soutine,” one page, 5.5 x 7, May 13, 1935.

Letter to French art historian and essayist Elie Faure in Paris, thanking him for his kind letter after they had quarreled. In full (translated): “I have received your very kind letter that has touched me deeply. I thank you for it. I have been absent traveling. If you want, I can see you. I can meet you in a cafe. Expecting the pleasure of seeing you again.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Soutine’s hand. Soutine’s letters are scarce and highly sought-after.Starting Bid $300

554. Maurice de Vlaminck. French artist

(1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Vlaminck,” one page, 6 x 7.75, La Tourilliere letterhead, no date.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

555. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Important French painter and printmaker (1864–1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a place among the most iconic images of the era. ALS in French, signed “Henri,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Letter to his grandmother, in part (translated): “I thank you for the delicious pies that mom brought me from you. We will celebrate them as best we can by drinking to your health. I’m working hard all day, and am very happy to have a program to complete. Foreigners are decidedly very kind to painters. I have just sold two paintings to King Milan of Serbia. I will be able to put on my painter’s cards of the court of Sofia, which would be all the more paradoxical that Milan is fallen.” The paintings that King Milan IV purchased were ‘La Clownesse Cha-u-Kao’ and ‘Au cirque dans la Coulisse.’ At the time, Milan was living in exile in Paris. In fine condition, with a few tears which have been professionally repaired. Starting Bid $300

556. Edouard Vuillard.

ALS in French, signed “E. Vuillard,” 4.25 x 6.75, no date.

Letter mentioning fellow Les Nabis painter Felix Vallotton, in part (translated): “I will go with the greatest pleasure on Thursday and I thank you very much for your invitation.

Send my homages to the very gracious Mrs. Fontaine...P.S. Have you received an invitation to our joint exhibition ‘Vallotton Vuilliard’ in the Bernheim Gallery? It has opened yesterday and will be there for two weeks.” In fine condition, with some splitting to the hinge. A desirable letter about a legendary exhibition, which remains the subject of much discussion today.Starting Bid $200

558. Andy Warhol. Signed

book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again).

First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.

Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.75, 241 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip, “To Lizi Fitzgerald, Andy Warhol,” who adds a sketch of his classic “Campbell’s Soup” can and signs below with his initials and date, “AW, May 76.” In fine condition, with wear and small tears to the dust jacket. Starting Bid $200

557. Andy Warhol. Gallery announcement card

for the release of Andy Warhol’s 1972 suite of Mao Tse-Tung screenprints, 6.75 x 6.75 (opening to 13.5 x 6.75), signed vertically on the front in black felt tip

by Warhol. The front features a single image of one of the prints, and the back has a grid of the nine other variations. Inside is bilingual text in English and Chinese advertising the release of the prints, which were published by Multiples, Inc. and Castelli Graphics and released in a limited edition of 250. In fine condition. An iconic 20th century image signed by the renowned pop artist. Starting Bid $200

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559. Ai Weiwei

560. Ai Weiwei

561. Rosa Bonheur

562. Fernando Botero

563. Antonio Canova

564. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

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565. Christo

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568. Salvador Dali Starting Bid $200

569. Willem de Kooning

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566. Francesco Clemente Starting Bid $200

570. Gustave Dore Starting Bid $200

567. John Collier Starting Bid $200

571. Erte

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572. Nan Goldin Starting Bid $200

573. Ernst Haas Starting Bid $200

574. Gale Halderman Starting Bid $200

575. Friedensreich Hundertwasser Starting Bid $200

576. William Holman Hunt

577. Oskar Kokoschka

578. John La Farge

579. Edwin Landseer

580. Thomas Lawrence

581. Annie Leibovitz

582. Frederic Leighton

583. Erich Lessing

584. Ernest Meissonier

585. John Everett Millais

586. Alphonse Mucha

587. LeRoy Neiman

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588. LeRoy Neiman Starting Bid $200

589. LeRoy Neiman Starting Bid $200

590. Maxfield Parrish Starting Bid $200

591. Robert Rauschenberg

Starting Bid $200

592. Bettina Rheims

593. Herb Ritts

594. Norman Rockwell

595. Norman Rockwell

596. Norman Rockwell

597. Erno Rubik

598. John Singer Sargent

599. Jan Saudek

602. Henry Ossawa Tanner

603. James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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600. David Seymour Starting Bid $200

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601. Dennis Stock Starting Bid $200

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comic art & animation 604. Walt Disney. Wonderful vintage matte-finish 9 x 7.25 photo of Disney offering a pen to a well-trained Skye Terrier, the star of the 1961 film Greyfriars Bobby, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jeff, Best wishes, Walt Disney.”

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15 x 13.25. In fine condition. Robert Westerby’s screenplay for Greyfriars Bobby was based upon a 1912 novel of the same name by Eleanor Atkinson, which, in turn, was inspired by an incident involving a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for guarding the grave of his owner for 14 years. Starting Bid $300

“You have one of the real first editions of what SNOOPY will be looking like”

605. Charles Schulz. Signed book: Good Ol’ Charlie

Brown. First edition. NY: Rinehart, 1957. Softcover, 5.25 x 8. Wonderfully signed and inscribed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint, “For Doris Laufer, from ‘[Good Ol’ Charlie Brown]’ and Charles M. Schulz, with kindest regards,” adding a superb early sketch of Snoopy below. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a letter from the publisher, dated April 21, 1958, in part: “As you will see from the enclosed you have one of the real first editions of what SNOOPY (to be published in August) will be looking like. Charlie Schulz said he was pleased indeed to do this original for you and yours.” Starting Bid $200

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606. Beavis and Butt-Head production cel from Beavis and Butt-Head Starting Bid $200

610. Walt Kelly Starting Bid $200

607. Roy O. Disney Starting Bid $200

608. Jose Carioca production cel from a Disney TV Show Starting Bid $200

611. Hank Ketcham

612. Walter Lantz

Starting Bid $200

614. Stan Lee

615. Chris Renaud

Starting Bid $200

617. Charles Schulz Starting Bid $200

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618. Harvey Siegel Starting Bid $200

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609. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera Starting Bid $200

613. Stan Lee

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616. Charles Schulz Starting Bid $200

619. George Wildman Starting Bid $200

literature

622. Lord Byron.

Free franked address panel, 4.25 x 2.75, addressed by Byron, “London, 1813 Dec’r twenty first, To Mrs. Anderton,” and franked in the lower left corner, “Byron.”

Double-matted and framed with a portrait and nameplate (which has become detached from the mount) to an overall size of 10.5 x 16.

In very good to fine condition, with light overall soiling. Starting Bid $200

623. Raymond Chandler.

620. Charles Baudelaire. ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x

7.25, February 23, 1852. Letter to Louis-Stanislas Godefroy, an agent of the Society of the Arts, in part (translated): “I have reproaches to make against you. I hope it will not happen to me anymore. If the committee agrees to my request I will correct the situation immediately. If your opinion carries any weight please help me. My situation is good. I owe 42 francs and I have some very curious news to give to you.” Addressed on the second integral leaf in Baudelaire’s hand. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $500

TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 8.5 x 11, July 20, 1953. Letter to Edgar Carter of the H. N. Swanson literary agency, in full: “As requested, enclosed are: three signed copies of the CBS contract for The King in Yellow, and three signed copies of the CBS contract for I’ll Be Waiting, both to be used on the television program entitled ‘Danger.’” In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

Scarce fragment from a Robert Burns letter on “Rhymes” 621. Robert Burns.

Eminent Scottish poet and songwriter (1759– 1796) who was a seminal figure of the Romantic movement and whose verses and songs (including ‘Auld Lang Syne’) take a place among the most durable and beloved works in the history of Western literature. Ink signature, “Rob’t Burns,” on an off-white 8.5 x .5 slip clipped from the end of an autograph letter. The closing fragment reads: “shall ever be, Sir, your deeply indebted and most obedient humble sevt.” The reverse reads: “value as his Rhymes: I beg your permission, Sir, from time to.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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Signed first edition of Capote’s true crime classic 624. Truman Capote. Signed book: In Cold Blood. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket (price-clipped with 1/66 date on lower front flap), 6 x 8.5, 343 pages. Signed on a free end page in blue ballpoint, “Truman Capote.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: NF/NF, with a price-clipped dust jacket. Starting Bid $200

“One of the most striking differences between a cat & a lie is, that a cat has only nine lives” 625. Samuel L. Clemens. Extraordinary matte-finish 8.25

x 10.75 studio portrait, signed and inscribed in the borders in ink, “To Edward Quintaro, greetings & all good wishes. One of the most striking differences between a cat & a lie is, that a cat has only nine lives.—’Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar.’ Truly yours, Mark Twain. Jan. 1905.” Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 17.75. In fine condition.

Quintaro, the photo’s recipient, was a fellow author and undoubtedly an admirer of Twain’s work. The famous quotation gracing this image is derived from his novel, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, written in 1893 and sold to Century Magazine. Having lost control over the way in which the novel was presented, the magazine editors chose to present the work in installments, with each issue containing a pocket calendar.

This item was a play on the structure of the novel itself, which includes at the head of each chapter a couple of witty maxims, ostensibly from a calendar the protagonist has created for his own amusement. The gimmick was so successful that Twain would later publish Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar in his 1897 novel, Following the Equator. Both sets remain some of the more oft quoted of Twain’s witticisms. A grand pose of the author with a classic, characteristically wry—and true—observation! Starting Bid $1000

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626. Philip K. Dick. PPowerful TLS signed “Love, Phil” with added heart and arrow, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1981. In-depth letter to science fiction author Patricia Warrick, in part: “It seems to me that the kind of love expressed by Jesus—which is an image of the Father’s love—is a maternal, not a Paternal, love. It is sheltering and protecting (Hence ‘I am the good shepherd’) and, most of all, it is unconditional; a father’s love, i.e. masculine love, sets conditions; it judges.

That God has this accepting love as his einai (essence /nature) is a new disclosure in history; this is agape specifically, nourishing and shielding…and yet it derives from the Torah which stipulates that the strong should protect the weak, the helpless, the poor, the disadvantaged, the stranger, the old, even down to animals and certain cherished trees...

I recall Wilhelm Reich’s masterpiece The Origins of Fascism in which he identifies fascism with patriarchal societies, and left wing progressive socialism with matriarchal societies. So this idea is not really original with me. I have read articles, too, that studied the interesting and profound relationships that Jesus had with women; he liked their company and seemed to have a vast affinity for them. It would seem that he expressed the female, motherly virtues of mercy, forgiveness, toleration…did he not sit with the debris of society without judging them? Without in anyway condemning them? This agape love (which comes originally from the Father called by Jesus ‘Abba,’ which in English roughly means ‘Daddy’) is tender and gentle, and, most of all, it ratifies the einai in the person because it does not seek to change that person’s einai (I discuss this in Maze of Death, where the Savior compares Seth Morley to an old tomcat that Morley had whom Morley loved unconditionally despite all the cat’s wicked ways)…

For my own self, a very good psychiatrist—the best I ever had—told me in 1976 that the kind of love I exhibited (for example toward Doris with her cancer) was a maternal, not a paternal, kind; I passed no judgments and asked nothing back: I only wanted to take care of her. Dr. Onne traced this back to the death of my twin sister; he said that if I researched it I would find that I had been born first, and that my whole orientation in life is to find someone to take care of as I ‘failed’ to take care of my sister; that is, I want to make up for the neglect that led to her death (she was not taken to the hospital until too late; my mother and father literally let her starve to death, as a baby; a visiting health inspector from the city of Chicago happened to come by randomly, saw my and my sister’s condition and had us taken at once to a hospital. I survived; Jane did not). I did obtain my birth certificate in 1977 and sure enough I was born before Jane. This also explains why I sheltered runaways in Marin County—which is what brought the wrath of the authorities down on me—and why, within the last several years, I have extensively supported Covenant House in New York which exits s specifically to shelter, feed, protect and in all manner of ways aid runaway street children.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

627. Charles Dickens. Sought-after Coutts & Company check, 7.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Charles Dickens, payable to Higham New Church for £25, September 10, 1860. In fine condition.

Dickens’s classic novel Great Expectations was first published as a serial in the author’s weekly periodical All the Year Round, from December 1, 1860 until August 1861. A decidedly uncommon format. Starting Bid $200

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Advice to a Sherlock Holmes actor 628. Arthur Conan Doyle. ALS, signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 5 x 7, Hôtel Métropole letterhead, no date. Doyle writes to an unnamed actor, in full: “I am sure your performance will by admirable. You might just speed up two parts which drag the end of Scene II Act II after Watson’s exit, and the examination of the wall in the last scene.”

A few subtle wrinkles, very faint foxing to upper portion, and a stray ink blot, otherwise fine condition. The writing is clear and bold throughout.

According to the consignor, the letter was written to actor O. P. Heggie, who appeared as Sherlock Holmes in a production of The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes held at London’s Strand Theatre between February 6-25, 1911. The Speckled Band, based on an earlier work entitled The Stonor Case, was one of Doyle’s most successful dramatic productions. The tale involves elements such as an evil uncle, an Indian snake charmer, mysterious music, and of course, a murder.

Doyle’s exhortation to “speed up” relates to two specific moments in the play. The first occurs after Watson’s exit in Act II, Scene 2, at which point Holmes’s pageboy, Billy, enters, and a conversation ensues. The second takes place during the play’s last scene (Act III, Scene 2), during which Holmes examines a wall and delivers his longest monologue of the play. Doyle letters with direct references to Holmes remain elusive and highly sought after. Starting Bid $200

MGM releases Fitzgerald from his second stint in Tinseltown 629. F. Scott Fitzgerald. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 16, 1931. Official Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer document in which Fitzgerald confirms an agreement to modify the end date of his contract, in part: “This will confirm the agreement between us that the term of your employment under your contract of employment with us dated November 7, 1931, shall be deemed to have expired on December 15, 1931…it being expressly understood that we shall have and retain all rights of every kind granted to us under said contract.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by the esteemed Jazz Age author, “F. Scott Fitzgerald,” (who also adds the initial “F” to the wrong line), and countersigned by Vice President Irving Thalberg, “I. Thalberg.” A pencil annotation at the bottom notes: “Mr. Thalberg signed original copy only. Mr. Mayer signed 2 copies.

Copies signed by L. B. Mayer sent to Ober & Craig.” Harold Ober was Fitzgerald’s literary agent. In fine condition, with wrinkling along the top edge.

In his second stint in Hollywood, Fitzgerald spent a four-week assignment working on the script for Red-Headed Woman, a screenplay to be adapted from Katharine Brush’s novel of the same name.

Thalberg found his script to be too serious, and turned it over to Anita Loos for a rewrite. Loos delivered a script with more playful banter, and the Jean Harlow vehicle—with Loos’s solo screen credit—became a box office success. Dismayed by his failure, Fitzgerald returned east to focus on his literary writing, and in 1932 began his final draft of Tender Is the Night. Starting Bid $500 124 |

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Emerging from “the abyss,” Fitzgerald replies to harsh criticism of Tender Is the Night: “I rather think I’m done as a writer” 630. F. Scott Fitzgerald. ALS, one page, 8.5 x 13, February 26, 1936. Letter to writer and journalist Leslie McFarlane, the ghostwriter of several Hardy Boys novels, in part: “There is a 3rd piece to come in Esquire in which the writer emerges somewhat from his abyss. I am glad I wrote the article, or rather the three short articles, not because they furnished any special catharsis but because they evoked such letters as yours from various literary men and women. One of the ghastly aspects of my gloom was a horrible feeling that I wasn’t being read. And I’d rather have a sharp criticism of my pet child Tender Is the Night such as yours was, than the feeling of pouring out endless words to fall upon us ears as I had had. I rather think I’m done as a writer—maybe not, of course. The fact that I can still write a vivid metaphor or solve a technical problem with some suavity wouldn’t be an indication one way or another. However time will tell, and in the meanwhile I appreciate the goodness of heart that prompted your letter.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Fitzgerald’s hand.

Fitzgerald first makes reference to three essays he wrote for Esquire— ‘The CrackUp,’ ‘Pasting It Together,’ and ‘Handle With Care’—published consecutively in the first three months of 1936. The final essay—the one in which “the writer emerges somewhat from his abyss”—begins: ‘I have spoken in these pages of how an exceptionally optimistic young man experienced a crack-up of all values, a crack-up that he scarcely knew of until long after it occurred.’ In the piece, he hopelessly describes a coming-to-terms with some disappointments in his life, concluding that ‘the natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.’ In this letter, he goes on to reply to criticism of his “pet child” Tender Is the Night, which he considered to be his greatest novel. Published in 1934 after nearly ten years of on-and-off work, it initially received a tepid response from critics, but has since been recognize as a masterpiece. It would be Fitzgerald’s last novel published during his lifetime, lending some credence to his sorrowful remark: “I rather think I’m done as a writer.” Starting Bid $1000

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631. Arthur Conan Doyle. Early partial ALS, one page, 4.25 x 1.5, no date. In full: “I write of course for Tonie—Amy will forgive it being to you instead of to her, but I know you take a lot of shifting. Let us know about dates, as we must fit in with others.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling, and some light show-through from old mounting remnants on the back. The “Amy” referred to in the letter is quite possibly the wife of Dr. Reginald Hoare. who Doyle worked with for a period of eight months as a 20-year-old medical student, a distinction which dates this letter to circa 1880. Starting Bid $200

632. Joseph Heller. Signed

book: Catch-22.

First edition, first printing.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1961.

Hardcover with dust jacket (with $5.95 price on front flap), 6 x 8.5, 443 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “To Joseph Collins, a victim & survivor of Catch-22, Joseph Heller.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG+, with a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, and small edge nicks and tears to the dust jacket. Starting Bid $200

633. Victor Hugo. ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, July 17, 1867. Written while in banishment, living on the island of Guernsey, Hugo writes to Aubin Pelletier, authorizing “a young talent” to publish in Pelletier’s magazine the poems “Vieille Chanson du Jeune temps” and “Saison des Semailles, Le Soir.”

In very good condition, with irregular staining, old tape stains, and some splitting to the intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

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Rare and magnificent medieval castle drawing by Victor Hugo

634. Victor Hugo. Original red chalk sketch of a castle tower accomplished by Hugo on an off-white 4.25 x 6.5 sheet, signed and dated below, “Bruxelles, Victor Hugo—29 avril 1871.” In fine condition. Known as an adept draughtsman, Hugo’s works of art—drawn with everything from pen and ink to soot and coffee grounds—have been the subject of several magnificent exhibitions. He was particularly fascinated by medieval life, making this castle sketch—the first artwork by Hugo we have ever offered—a particularly desirable example.

A unique, artistic offering from the revered French novelist.

Starting Bid $300

Amidst controversy over his masterpiece Ulysses, Joyce complies with an autograph request 635. James Joyce. ALS, one page, 7 x 4.75, March 7, 1921. Letter from Paris, responding to an autograph request, in full: “In reply to your letter of 24 ult forwarded here I have pleasure in enclosing for your daughter the autograph desired.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and one vertical fold. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Joyce’s hand. Ulysses had been serialized in the American journal The Little Review from 1918 to 1920, and the publication of the ‘Nausicaa’ episode led to prosecution for obscenity under the Comstock Act. The trial took place in February 1921—just weeks before Joyce wrote this letter—and resulted in a $100 fine for the publishers, who were also forced to cease publishing Ulysses in their journal. Starting Bid $1000

Phenomenal handwritten manuscript from Kazantzakis’ celebrated translation of the Iliad

636. Nikos Kazantzakis. Autograph manuscript in Greek,

signed “N. Kazantzakis,” eleven pages, 6.75 x 13.75, no date but circa 1940s. A complete draft of the famous ‘Hoplopoiia’ section of the Iliad, in which the god Hephaistus fashions new armor for Achilles, including a magnificent shield. The majority of this manuscript is made up of the detailed description of the shield, which is regarded as a paramount passage in Western literature. The shield displays the heavenly bodies, a city at peace and at war, country life, dancing youths and maidens, and the all-enclosing ocean stream. The manuscript is extensively hand-corrected and edited throughout; a notation by Kazantzakis states that this version is not to be considered final and will require further revisions as to orthography and accentuation. In fine condition, with rusty paperclip impressions, and some trivial edge chipping.

As Greece struggled through the German occupation in the early 1940s, Kazantzakis and the scholar Yannis Kakridis began the massive undertaking of translating Homer’s Iliad from classical to modern Greek. After a decade of translation and revision, the pair finally completed their work in 1953, only to find that no publisher would accept it. Finally deciding to fund the publication themselves, the translators privately printed the first edition of this now-classic work in 1955. Handwritten material from Kazantzakis is outstandingly rare; containing one of the most celebrated passages of the Iliad, heavily revised throughout, this is an absolutely remarkable piece in the literary legacy of Greece. Starting Bid $1000

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637. Jack Kerouac. Unsigned first edition book: On the

Road by Jack Kerouac. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1957. Hardcover with dust jacket (with $3.95 price on front flap and blue and red stripes on rear panel), 5.75 x 8.25, 310 pages. Book condition: VG+/VG, with a small tear to the front panel of the dust jacket, and some rubbing to the jacket. A superb example of this classic Beat Generation novel, named by both Time Magazine and Modern Library as one of the top 100 novels of the century. Starting Bid $200

638. Stephen King. Signed book: Carrie. First edition, first

printing. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover with dust jacket (containing all first edition points of issue: $5.95 price on flap, “First Edition” on copyright page, and “P6” in the gutter of page 199), 5.75 x 8.5, 199 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in black felt tip, “For Joe—With best wishes, Stephen King.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/VG, with some adhesive residue to first free end page, a small ballpoint notation to the rear dust jacket flap, and a small tear to the rear flap’s hinge. Starting Bid $20

Rare letter from Leopardi to his publisher 639. Giacomo Leopardi. Important Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist (1798–1837). Rare ALS in Italian, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, November 14, 1817. Letter to the publisher Antonio Stella in Milan, inquiring whether his essay on “il Diogini del Mai” [Mai’s discovery of Dionysius of Halicarnassus] might be included in the next issue of the Spettatore Italiano, urging Stella that, if so, it should be published quickly, because of the novelty of the subject matter, but that he should take particular care over the small amount of Greek text in the essay, since it comprises a number of detailed emendations which would be rendered quite unintelligible by any errors of type-setting. Leopardi promises to send him any further dissertations he writes on the many discoveries of Angelo Mai, and asks if copies might be sent to his father and to the critic known as Mezio. In very good condition, with heavy overall foxing, and a hole to the lower left corner. Starting Bid $1000

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The author of Moby Dick 640. Herman Melville. Excep-

tionally rare ink signature, “Herman Melville, from his Aunt Priscilla Melville, Boston, March 1846,” on an off-white 7.5 x 1.5 slip. Double-matted with a portrait of Melville and a relief sperm whale to an overall size of 15 x 27.25. In very good condition, with overall staining and toning, and an unobtrusive vertical fold. Starting Bid $300

Original sketch by Plath, certified by her poet husband 642. Sylvia Plath. Poet,

641. Eugene O’Neill. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Tao House letterhead, October 5, 1938. Letter to Hudson Strode, professor of creative writing at the University of Alabama. In full: “Immortal Lyrics arrived yesterday. Much gratitude for it and for your kindness in inscribing it—and my congratulations on your fine introduction, which I have just finished reading. Yes, Random House did well by you. It is a very attractive book.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

novelist and short story writer (1932–1963), who committed suicide after her separation from her husband and a long bout with depression. Original unsigned pencil sketch by Sylvia Plath of a rustic village on an off-white 5.5 x 8.5 sheet, identified on the reverse in pencil by her husband, “by Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.

Plath was an accomplished artist, who developed what she called ‘a kind of primitive style of my own which I am very fond of.’ A major retrospective of her drawings took place in London in 2011. Starting Bid $200

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Deluxe first edition set of Harry Potter novels

643. J. K. Rowling. Complete set of seven deluxe hardcover books

from the Harry Potter series, all first edition, first printing, published in London by Bloomsbury. Includes: The Philosopher’s Stone (1997), The Chamber of Secrets (1998), The Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), The Goblet of Fire (2000), The Order of the Phoenix (2003), The Half-Blood Prince (2005), and The Deathly Hallows (2007). Overall book condition: NF/None.

A gorgeous, deluxe set of one of the most popular successful modern-day fiction franchises. Starting Bid $200

Rare first printing of The Giving Tree

644. Shel Silverstein. Unsigned first edition book: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. First edition, first printing.

NY: Harper & Row, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 7.25 x 9. This is the true first edition with no ISBN number on the copyright page and with four lines of copyright information.

An attractive dust jacket with a few tears to back panel which can be easily restored if desired. This first issue dust jacket has the publisher’s $2.50 printed price present on the front flap of the dust jacket of which only 5,000 were ever printed.

This particular copy is in excellent condition and is bound in the very rare white library binding which is far rarer than the green publishers boards. The binding is tight with no cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with the original, first Issue $2.50 priced dust jacket with Shel Silverstein having hair in the picture. Book condition: fine. Dust jacket condition: very good. Starting Bid $200

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“A ship is the grave yard of ambition”

645. John Steinbeck. ALS signed “John,” one page on

a color 5.75 x 4 postcard depicting a ship, September 30, 1957. Letter to Chase Horton, in full: “A ship is the grave yard of ambition. I not only feel worthless, I am worthless. Ninety percent of my energy is taken up with getting from the bed to the table and back to the bed. I did read The Paston Papers, a good book. It surely indicates that raids on property were more usual than not. It was not a gentle time in any sense.

The mystery was very good also. Have written Elizabeth about the 3 faces of Eve. I can’t get over a restlessness about that book. Something smelly some where.” In fine condition.

A fabulous, quotable letter from the great American scribe.

Starting Bid $200

646. John Steinbeck. Unsigned first edition book: The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck. First edition, first printing. NY: The Viking Press, 1939.

Hardcover with dust jacket (meeting all first edition points of issue: $2.75 and “First Edition” on front flap), 5.75 x 8.25, 619 pages. Book condition: VG/VG, with a few tears and significant wear to dust jacket. A sought-after first edition of this iconic Steinbeck work. Starting Bid $200

Lengthy letter from Stein to her publisher, Bennett Cerf—“It might be a universal bed-side book, that is what it ought to be” 647. Gertrude Stein. ALS signed “Gtde,” eight pages, 5.5 x 8.5,

Bilignin letterhead, [October 26, 1936]. Lengthy letter to her famous publisher Bennett Cerf, in part: “No sooner had my last letter gone than the books came they came this morning and what books I cannot tell begin how delightful how perfect how enchanting and how complete they are, everything is just right. First your blurb, which made us giggle and be so pleased, it was just right and just you, it was just that new thing in blurbs that blurbs needed, it’s just as sweet as you are, and that is mighty sweet, then Alice was touched to the heart in the nice way that the Plain Edition was mentioned, and I think the way the title is printed down inside and out is one of the best things ever been done, then the binding is charming and the book…soft and pleasant…Please tell everybody in the office that I think they have made quite a wonderful thing in book-making and please thank them all for me, then I liked your notice of the new book, I am at present wandering from Chinese servants in France to my youth in California…I do think that Thornton Wilder wrote you the right introduction and last my text, which I do not like and which if only they all will feel that way about it might be a universal bed-side book, that is what it ought to be and I would have it to be…As long as the sun shines here and it is shining we will stay on but once it starts to rain and it will start to rain we will quit for Paris, and so much love to you Bennett and so much thanks and once again thanks and thanks to all always.” In fine condition.

The book Stein refers to is The Geographical History of America or the Relation of Human Nature to the Human Mind, which features an introduction by Thornton Wilder. The work consists of prose pieces, dialogues, philosophical meditations, and playlets by Stein, who explores the differences between the human mind and human nature, while also elaborating on concepts of identity, landscape, presence, and composition. The French hamlet of Bilignin, located in Belley, Ain, served as a summer home for Stein and her life partner Alice B. Toklas, and then, with the outbreak of World War II, a safe haven for the couple as they escaped persecution.

Stein’s mention of her “youth in California” is also significant; upon returning to her hometown of Oakland, Stein discovered that her neighborhood had been razed and replaced with an industrial park. In the 1937 book Everybody’s Autobiography, Stein voiced her home’s lack of recognition with the famous line, ‘There is no there there.’ Two years before the release of her highly successful The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Stein and Toklas undertook their own publishing venture entitled The Plain Edition, which was ‘an Edition of first Editions of all the work not yet published of Gertrude Stein.’ This is the lengthiest letter from Stein we have offered, with its notable recipient and host of personal associations making it all the more rare and desirable. Accompanied by a 1936 hardcover copy of The Geographical History of America by Random House. Starting Bid $200

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648. John Steinbeck.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, December 5, 1962. Letter to Mrs. Marshall Smith, in full: “It was indeed a pleasure to receive your recent letter.

Thank you so very much for the congratulations. I am so glad that you liked ‘Travels with Charley.’ As for the state of Montana, I found the country to be one of indescribable beauty.

Thank you again for taking the time to write.” In fine condition, with mild edge toning an a few small stains at the top. Travels with Charley: In Search of America was Steinbeck’s humorous travelogue documenting a 1960 trip he took with his French poodle, Charley, across the United States in a specially made camper—a trip encompassing nearly 10,000 miles. Witnessed by this correspondence, Big Sky Country was among his many stops. Taken by the “indescribable beauty” identified on this page, Steinbeck further praised the land in his 1962 book: ‘I’m in love with Montana.

For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love.’ Starting Bid $200

649. Robert Louis Stevenson. ALS, one page, 5

x 8, black-bordered mourning stationery, no date but circa 1887. Letter to Edwin W. Carr, in full: “It is annoying to me that I should have left your really moving letter so long unanswered. Late as it is, let me thank you for it heartily; such communications give courage and refresh that sense of the thing being worth doing that so easily faints.” In fine condition, with a complete separation to the central horizontal fold repaired with tape on the reverse.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Stevenson’s hand, affixed to the front pastedown of an 1887 hardcover edition of Stevenson’s Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers. Stevenson’s father passed away on May 8, 1887, thus the black-bordered letter, and he himself was battling tuberculosis he had suffered from since childhood—an affliction he often referred to as the ‘wolverine on my shoulders.’ Carr collected books and was fighting against the same disease in the dry air of Montana and passed away in 1893, a year before Stevenson’s death. Starting Bid $200

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650. Bram Stoker. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets,

4.5 x 7, Royal Lyceum Theatre letterhead, May 26, 1881. Letter to Mr. Knowles, in full: “Mr. Irving wishes me to ask you if you can tell him if anything has as yet been done about Mr. Charles Lamb Kenney, as it will be necessary to do something before long. If you will kindly let me know how matters stand at present about a fund you spoke Mr. Irving will be in a position to tell Mr. Kenney what effort possible is most likely to do well.” In fine condition. Charles Lamb Kenney was a journalist, dramatist, and miscellaneous writer (1821–1881) who included William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens among his friends. Stoker worked as business manager for Henry Irving’s world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London between 1879 and 1898, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels—his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula, published in 1897. Starting Bid $200

651.

Walt Whitman. Bold

fountain pen signature, “Walt Whitman,” on an off-white 4.75 x 7.75 sheet. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

652. Arch of Triumph: Remarque, Bergman, and Boyer Starting Bid $200

653. Charles Bukowski

656. Agatha Christie

657. Jean Cocteau

659. T. S. Eliot

660. Ralph Ellison

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662. Burt Glinn Starting Bid $200

654. Erskine Caldwell Starting Bid $200

655. Bruce Chatwin Starting Bid $200

658. James Fenimore Cooper Starting Bid $200

661. Fireside Poets: Longfellow and Bryant

663. Frank Harris

664. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr

665. Washington Irving

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667. Jack Kerouac

666. Henry James

669. Sinclair Lewis Starting Bid $200

668. Harper Lee

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670. Sinclair Lewis

672. Jack London Starting Bid $200

675. Maurice Maeterlinck and Thomas Moore Starting Bid $200

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671. Jack London

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673. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Starting Bid $200

676. Thomas Mann Starting Bid $200

677. Larry McMurtry Starting Bid $200

674. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Starting Bid $200

678. Larry McMurtry Starting Bid $200

681. Raymond Radiguet

682. Robert Ripley

683. John Ruskin

684. Dorothy Sayers

685. Science Fiction: Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clark Starting Bid $200

686. Sir Walter Scott

687. Maurice Sendak

688. John Steinbeck Starting Bid $200

689. Alfred Lord Tennyson

690. Kurt Vonnegut

691. Edgar Wallace

692. H. G. Wells

693. E. B. White

694. Kate Douglas Wiggin

695. Herman Wouk

680. Toni Morrison Starting Bid $200

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Starting Bid $200

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music Sib Hashian Collection Legendary drummer Sib Hashian made music history by joining Boston in 1975 to record their self-titled debut album, which became an overnight sensation—released by Epic in August 1976, Boston broke records to become the best-selling debut album in the US at the time. Hashian’s steady, energetic drumming anchored classic tracks like ‘Peace of Mind,’ ‘Foreplay/Long Time,’ and ‘More Than a Feeling,’ which Rolling Stone later praised as “a cathedral to young-adult male romantic yearning, with every second scientifically crafted for maximum impact—right down to Sib Hashian’s climactic drum fills in the final fade-out.”

Hashian returned to the studio for the band’s second album, Don’t Look Back, released in 1978, again providing the consistent rhythms for hit songs like ‘Don’t Look Back,’ ‘A Man I’ll Never Be,’ and ‘Feelin’ Satisfied.’ With Boston, Hashian toured the country and the world, performing before sold-out crowds at legendary venues like NYC’s Madison Square Garden, London’s Rainbow Theatre at Finsbury Park, and Tokyo’s Budokan.

Following his time with the group, Hashian played drums on Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau’s 1980 solo album, and occasionally gigged with Goudreau and fellow former bandmates Fran Sheehan and Brad Delp. He later recorded with Sammy Hagar as an unofficial member of The Waboritas, and alongside Goudreau in Ernie Boch, Jr.’s band Ernie and the Automatics.

A civic-minded individual, Hashian served his country as a First Lieutenant in the Vietnam War, and remained involved with charities including My Brother’s Table and the Doug Flutie Foundation. The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund will keep his legacy alive by funding music and arts programs in the public school systems.

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LOTS 696 - 711 WILL BE AUCTIONED LIVE NOVEMBER 7, 2019 AT 7PM ET Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund

Pre-live bidding will be October 18 - November 6 Bid live in person at the Hard Rock Cafe, 22 Clinton St, Boston, MA 02109 Bid live online at www.Invaluable.com Buyers premium on these lots will be 20%

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The Ludwig practice pad that started it all!

LIVE LOT 696 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Ludwig Drum Practice Pad Sib Hashian’s well-loved Ludwig practice pad which he used during his youth and beyond, measuring 6˝ x 8˝ x 2˝, featuring a cast metal body, wingnut stand attachment on the bottom, brown rubber pad at center, and three heavily worn rubber feet (the fourth is missing). This was the first thing that Hashian practiced drums on during his youth, which soon led to his success: in his early teens, he earned money drumming to help support his family. Then, while attending Lynn English High School at age 15, Hashian began performing with future Boston bandmate Barry Goudreau, playing seven sets a night, seven nights a week. In very good condition, with some rust and other signs of age and use. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 697 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Unpressed ‘Boston’ Record Sib Hashian’s interesting unpressed vinyl ‘puck’ or ‘biscuit’ for Boston’s self-titled debut album (Epic PE 34188), measuring about 4.25˝ in diameter and .5˝ thick, with labels for the record on both sides featuring the iconic tracklist: “1. More Than a Feeling,” “2. Peace of Mind,” “3. Foreplay/Long Time” and “1. Rock & Roll Band,” “2. Smokin’,” “3. Hitch a Ride,” “4. Something About You,” and “5. Let Me Take You Home Tonight.” In fine condition.

Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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LIVE LOT 698 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Sealed Boston Album Sib Hashian’s personal copy of Boston’s self-titled debut album, mounted and lacquered on a 14.75 x 15 wooden frame. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 700 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Multi-Platinum Award for ‘Boston’ Sib Hashian’s in-house Epic Records multi-platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 6,000,000 copies of the Epic Records long-playing record album ‘Boston.’ Framed with its plate, six discs, and a small image of the album cover to an overall size of 31 x 29. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

Boston’s debut record goes gold on 8-track LIVE LOT 699 Boston: Sib Hashian’s 8-Track RIAA Award for ‘Boston’ Sib Hashian’s official RIAA 8-track tape gold sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 units of the 8 track tape of ‘Boston’ by Boston.” Framed with its engraved plate and 8-track tape to an overall size of 12.25 x 16.75. In fine condition.

Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $300

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Used on stage and screen by Sib Hashian— the silver sparkle Ludwig drum kit seen in the ‘More Than a Feeling’ music video

LIVE LOT 701 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Stage Used Drums Sib Hashian’s stage-used silver sparkle Ludwig drum kit played on his first two tours with Boston, featuring a bass drum with kick pedal, snare drum, high tom, mid tom, and two floor toms, plus high hat cymbals, two ride cymbals, and a crash cymbal, all with their stands. The blue-and-olive Ludwig badges have serial numbers that date the drums to 1969–1970. The drums are fitted with white Remo Weather King drumheads, all of which show heavy wear from use. Includes their road cases, all of which are stenciled “Boston” or feature the Boston logo.

This dazzling, show-stopping drum kit was the only one used by Sib Hashian during his heyday with Boston, and it can be seen in numerous in-concert photographs from Boston’s tours, footage from their concerts, and the music videos for ‘More Than a Feeling’ and ‘Don’t Look Back.’ He is also seen playing these drums on the inner gatefold of the Don’t Look Back album sleeve. As the tour-used drum kit of a rock and roll icon, this is a truly spectacular piece of music history. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $1,000

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LIVE LOT 702 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Studio-Used Pair of ‘Kick Drum Nike’ Running Shoes Sib Hashian’s studio-used pair of blue-andgray Nike Waffle Trainer sneakers, size 9, featuring a distinct wear pattern on the soles resulting from Hashian’s vigorous kick drum pedal work: the heels and balls of the feet are both worn substantially, while the rest of the soles exhibit little wear. In very good to fine condition, with expected heavy wear from frequent use. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $300

LIVE LOT 703 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Tour-Used Kit Case Sib Hashian’s drum case used while on tour with legendary hard rock band Boston. The black-textured R&R birch plywood case, measuring 30˝ x 13.75˝ x 14.75˝, features a foam interior, carrying handles to sides and cover, and a pair of recessed butterfly catches. The Boston band logo is painted in yellow to front and back, and the cover is marked twice in white stenciling, “32.” In very good to fine condition, with expected wear from use, including old strips and remnants of duct tape, and foam liner in stages of disintegration. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $300

LOT 704 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Tour-Used Percussion Equipment Sib Hashian’s collection of percussion equipment used on tour with Boston, which includes: a 5˝ inch Latin Percussion cowbell; a 13.5˝ inch Rayburn Music TS-12 drum mallet; a 15˝ inch Calato Blastick drum brush; a 16˝ inch Vic Firth drumstick; a 16˝ inch Sib Hashian “personal model” drumstick

by E.U. Wurlitzer; and a wooden 10˝ in diameter single-row tambourine with hand-painted rim and matching leather case. In overall very good to fine condition, with expected wear from use, including chips to sticks and bell and toning to tambourine skin. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

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LIVE LOT 705 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Grammy Award Nomination Plaque Sib Hashian’s Grammy nomination plaque, 8.75 x 10.75, presented to Boston by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences “in recognition of Nomination for the Best New Artist of 1976.” The black-bordered plaque bears the facsimile signature of the Academy’s national president, Jay L. Cooper. In fine condition. Despite the incredible success of their self-titled debut album—led by the hit singles ‘More Than a Feeling,’ ‘Long Time,’ and ‘Peace of Mind’—Boston lost the Grammy to Starland Vocal Band, remembered for their top-selling single ‘Afternoon Delight.’ Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 706 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Band Signed Poster Sib Hashian’s promotional poster for Boston’s Spring Tour of 1977, 21.5 x 27.5, showing the band posing against a concrete structure, signed in black felt tip by Brad Delp, Tom Scholz, Barry Goudreau, Fran Sheehan, who adds “Bass,” and Sib Hashian, who adds “Drums.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In very good to fine condition, with creasing, primarily to the upper and lower borders. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 707 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Black ‘Spaceship Logo’ Jacket Sib Hashian’s black zip-up Boston jacket, size medium, 100% acetate with knitted cuffs, collar, and waistband, and back area featuring a large colorful embroidered design of Boston’s iconic ‘spaceship’ logo. Tag to inside collar marked in black ink, “Sib.” In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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LIVE LOT 708 Boston: Sib Hashian’s UK Tour Jacket Sib Hashian’s circa late 1970s United Kingdom zip-up tour jacket, size large, 100% nylon with black diamond-quilted lining, knitted cuffs, collar, and waistband, an embroidered ‘Union Jack’ flag patch to left shoulder, a large vertical “Boston” patch running down from right shoulder, and left chest area features a name patch with “Sib” stitched in golden thread. Jacket features a Watkins Group tag and manufacturer’s label to collar and liner. In very good to fine condition, with wear and toning to crinkly exterior shell. Accompanied by a color 4.75 x 3.5 photo of Hashian wearing the jacket as he feeds pigeons from a park bench.

Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 709 Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1979 Japanese Tour Jacket and Program Sib Hashian’s insulated silver zipup jacket from Boston’s Cherry Blossom Tour of 1979, size large, with red diamond-quilted lining, striped knitted cuffs, collar, and waistband, an embroidered Japanese character to left chest, and a large colorful design of the iconic Boston ‘spaceship’ logo to back area with upper and lower red lettering, “Boston Cherry Blossom Tour ‘79, Van Planning Japan.” Includes an original 11 x 11 program for the Cherry Blossom Tour program, featuring numerous images of the band inside along with brief text in Japanese. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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LIVE LOT 710 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Platinum RIAA Award for ‘Don’t Look Back’ Sib Hashian’s official floater-style RIAA platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Epic Records long-playing record album ‘Don’t Look Back.’”

Framed with its disc, plate, and a small image of the album cover to an overall size of 17 x 21. The award appears to have been rebacked and is in fine condition. Boston’s second studio album, Don’t Look Back was released in 1978 and sold over four million copies in the first month of its release, hitting number one on the US charts. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

LIVE LOT 711 Boston: Sib Hashian’s Pair of Art Posters Appealing pair of art prints from the personal collection of Boston drummer Sib Hashian: a color 11.25 x 11.25 print of a stylized drum set by John and Elli Milan; and a limited edition color 20.5 x 24 artist proof print of a four-image collage of a surprised and shirtless Hashian entitled “Four Sib,” signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Hashian, with the lower right corner signed in pencil by the artist. Both items are individually framed to overall sizes of 18 x 18 and 21.25 x 24.75. In overall fine condition.

Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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712. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1976 Black Sabbath Tour Jacket and Backstage Pass.

Sib Hashian’s bright yellow jacket for the fall leg of Black Sabbath’s 1976 Technical Ecstasy Tour, size large, with a Collegiate Pacific tag to collar, an “Obie’s Lightning Productions” logo to left chest, and the back featuring large black lettering: “Black Sabbath, Fall Tours ‘76.” Includes a “Back Stage Pass” pin for a Black Sabbath concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, on October 23, 1976, with guest stars listed as “Boston” and “Moxy.” In overall fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

713. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1977 Arizona Daily Star Review Display. Sib Hashian’s

oversized print of a concert review from the March 16, 1977 issue of the Arizona Daily Star, framed to an overall size of 7.5 x 20. The review features the headline, “Audience goes berserk during Boston concert,” and describes the raucous scene at the Tucson Community Center where Boston performed. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

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714. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1977 Epic Records Display. Sib Hashian’s oversized display presented by Epic

Records to commemorate Boston’s success in 1977, featuring a huge color image of reviews, news clippings, and promo materials produced throughout the year, matted and framed to an overall size of 36 x 26. An engraved plaque affixed to the front reads: “From the entire Epic family, super thanks to you for a great year! You’ve made 1977 unforgettable and we know 1978 will be even more of a year to remember.” In fine condition, with the engraved plaque slightly bent. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

715. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1977 Madison Square Garden Conc e r t Ti c k e t Display. Sib

Hashian’s custom-made display featuring a “Sold Out” ticket for Boston’s concert at Madison Square Garden on April 19, 1977, presented within a mirror featuring Boston’s spaceship logo over a city in black. Framed to an overall size of 11.25 x 14.25. With this sold-out show, Boston became the first band in history to make their New York City debut at Madison Square Garden. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

716. Boston: Sib Hashia n ’s 1 9 7 7 Nassau Coliseum Mirror Poster. Sib

Hashian’s mirrored ‘poster’ for Boston’s show at the Nassau Coliseum on February 10, 1977, framed to an overall size of 18.25 x 24.25.

The poster features images of Boston band members Brad Delp, Tom Scholz, Sib Hashian, Fran Sheehan, and Barry Goudreau, and names supporting acts Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and Starcastle.

The Boston spaceship logo is at center, with the primary text covered in red “Sold Out” lettering. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

718. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1978 World Tour Jacket.

Sib Hashian’s black varsity jacket for Boston’s 1978 World Tour, size medium, 100% nylon, with a Felco tag to collar, the right chest embroidered in white thread, “Sib,” and the back featuring a large design of the Boston spaceship logo with lettering, “World Tour, 1978.” In fine condition, with expected wear from use. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

717. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1978 Rock N Roll Sports Classic Award. Sib

Hashian’s participation medal from the “First Annual Rock N Roll Sports Classic” in 1978, made by Cartier, measuring 63 mm in diameter and weighing 117 grams. The medal’s center features an Olympic torch-like emblem with a musical note, and the top has a loop for a ribbon. Reverse is marked “Cartier.” In fine condition. The 1978 Rock N Roll Sports Classic was a primetime ABC special that pitted the music world’s most popular music stars against one another in a series of athletic events. Among the participants were Boston, The Commodores, ELO, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Jacksons, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Runaways, Seals & Crofts, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., Rod Stewart, The Runaways, Kenny Loggins, Tanya Tucker, and Leif Garrett. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

719. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1979 Alfred University Poster. Sib Hashian’s original color 17.75 x 23 poster for

Boston’s concert with special guest Sammy Hagar at Alfred University’s McClane Center on November 30, 1978. Designed and printed by Serigraphics, the poster’s colors remain vivid and bright. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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720. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1979 Japanese Tour Poster. Sib Hashi-

an’s original color 20 x 28 poster for Boston’s 1979 tour of Japan, showing a huge Boston spaceship casting rays of light down on their destinations in Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo. White text at the top reads, “Boston Cherry Blossom Tour ‘79,” with the dates of their shows at the bottom. Framed to an overall size of 22 x 30. In very good condition, with overall rippling. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

722. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Aerosmith Signed Photograph. Sib

Hashian’s satin-finish 8 x 10 Geffen Records publicity photo of Aerosmith from their Get a Grip period, signed in black felt tip

by Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, and Joey Kramer, who adds “Soundwaves.”

In fine condition, with a few light surface creases. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

721. Boston: Sib Hashian’s 1979 Texas Tour Jacket. Sib Hashian’s

beige zip-up jacket for Boston’s Texas Tour in February 1979, size medium, with a Sports Master tag to collar, left and right chest areas with red lettering, “Boston, Texas Tour, ‘79,” and back section featuring a terrific guitar logo design with a domed city to body and a Texas state flag to headstock. Includes a laminated backstage pass for the Texxas Music Festival at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on June 9, 1979.

In overall fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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723. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Basketball Award. Sib

Hashian’s large award from a charity basketball game, measuring 9.25˝ x 17˝ x 9.25˝, featuring a golden basketball set upon a wooden base, with an engraved plaque on the front: “1st Annual Charity Basketball Game, Boston vs. KTXQ, February 7th, 1979, Benefitting Dallas Fort Worth Special Olympics.”

In fine condition. A desirable, impressive object revealing Hashian’s dedication to the community—in later years, he was a supporter of My Brother’s Table (a soup kitchen in his native Lynn, Massachusetts) and the Doug Flutie Foundation. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

724. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Basketball Print Signed by John Havlicek and Wilt Chamberlain. Sib

Hashian’s limited edition color 20 x 16.5 lithograph of a stylized depiction of Wilt Chamberlain and John Havlicek competing on the hardwood by Bob Peak, numbered 53/1000, signed in the lower border in pencil by the Celtic and Laker greats. Displayed in a special mat and framed to an overall size of 24.75 x 21.

Informational paperwork is affixed to the frame’s backing. In fine condition, with a few small spots of foxing to the border.

These difficult-to-find prints were issued in the 1970s by Sports Illustrated as part of the ‘Living Legend’ series. A desirable limited edition print signed by one Boston legend and owned by another. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

726. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Camel Zippo Lighter. Sib

Hashian’s gold-tone Zippo lighter with a “Camel” emblem on the front, engraved on the lid with his first name, “Sib.” The bottom is marked: “Zippo, 1932–1992, Bradford, PA, Made in U.S.A.” In fine condition, with expected signs of use. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

727. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Don’t Look Back Platinum Status Promo Posters. Pair of Sib Hashian’s

platinum status promo posters for Boston’s 1978 album Don’t Look Back: one with a Boston spaceship landing at an airport, featuring the text: “Flight on time, platinum as scheduled.

Boston. ‘Don’t Look Back.’

On Epic Records and Tapes”; and the other featuring an illustrated spaceship cockpit, with the text, “ ‘Don’t Look Back.

Quadruple Platinum. On Epic Records and Tapes. All systems are Boston’s.” Individually framed to 22 x 15. In overall fine condition, with scuffing to the lower left corner of the second poster. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

728. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Godsmack Signed Photograph. Sib

725. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Boston Signed Photograph. Sib Hashian’s paperstock photo of Boston, 11 x

8.5, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “Al & Ellen, Sib Hashian, Drums,” and in black felt tip, “Brad Delp, 74’,” “Fran Sheehan, Bass,” and “Barry Goudreau.” In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the upper left. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

Hashian’s satin-finish 10 x 8 Universal Records publicity photo of Godsmack, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “You rock Sib— Cheers & beers! Sully, xxx,” and in black ballpoint, “Sib—you are it!!! Tommy” and “Sib, what’s up bud! Tony.” In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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729. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Gold RIAA Award for ‘Third Stage’. Of-

ficial ‘R’ hologramstyle RIAA gold sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 500,000 copies of the MCA Records album, cassette and C.D. ‘Third Stage.’” Framed with its plate, disc, CD, cassette, and small album image to an overall size of 17 x 21. Award retains its backing with two affixed Dejay Products labels. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

730. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat. Sib Hashian’s official Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger baseball bat, with the barrel engraved, “WSBK-TV 38, Sib Hashian, 1978 Boston Red Sox,” signed below in black felt tip by the drummer, “Sib Hashian.” In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.

Starting Bid $200

732. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Multi-Platinum RIAA Award for ‘Third Stage’.

Official ‘R’ hologram-style RIAA multi-platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 3,000,000 copies of the MCA Records album, cassette and C.D. ‘Third Stage.’”

Framed with its plate, disc, CD, cassette, and three small album images (each representing one million sales) to an overall size of 17 x 21. Award retains its backing with two affixed Dejay Products labels. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

ficial CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) platinum sales award presented “to Epic Records to commemorate the sale of over 100,000 units of the Columbia Album ‘Boston,’ January 1977.” Framed with its plate, disc, and small album cover image to an overall size of 16.25 x 20.25. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

731. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Multi-Platinum CRIA Award for ‘Boston’.

Official CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) multi-platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of over 500,000 units of the EPIC Album ‘Boston 1,’ August 1978.” Framed with its “Certified Quintuple Platinum” CRIA plate, five discs (each representing 100,000 sales), and a small album cover image to an overall size of 16.25 x 20.25. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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733. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Platinum CRIA Award for ‘Boston’. Of-

736. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Platinum Status Promo Posters. Pair of

734. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Multi-Platinum RIAA Award for ‘Don’t Look Back’. Sib Hashian’s official floater-style RIAA multi-platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than two million copies of the Epic Records long-playing record album ‘Don’t Look Back.’” Framed with its plate, small image of the album cover, and two discs (each representing one million sales) to an overall size of 29 x 19. The award appears to have been rebacked and is in fine condition. Boston’s second studio album, Don’t Look Back was released in 1978 and sold over four million copies in the first month of its release, hitting number one on the US charts. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

Sib Hashian’s platinum status promo posters for B oston’s self-titled 1976 debut album: one featuring a woman in a Boston baseball uniform, featuring the text: “A Platinum Grand Slam. Four big ones from Boston on Epic Records and Tapes”; and the other featuring a woman peering over a trio of spotlighted Boston spaceship guitars, with the text, “From Unknown to Unprecedented. Boston. Triple Platinum. On Epic Records and Tapes.” Individually framed to 19.75 x 13.25. In overall fine condition, with slight foxing to the right edge of the baseball-themed poster. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

735. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Platinum RIAA Award for ‘Third Stage’.

Official ‘R’ hologram-style RIAA platinum sales award presented “to Sib Hashian to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the MCA Records album, cassette and C.D. ‘Third Stage.’” Framed with its plate, disc, CD, cassette, and small album image to an overall size of 17 x 21.

Award retains its backing with two affixed Dejay Products labels. In fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

737. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Rock Music Award. Sib

Hashian’s Rock Music Award for best new group in 1976–77, with approximate overall dimensions of 9˝ x 3.75˝ x 6.5˝, featuring a medallion at center depicting an angel holding a guitar surrounded by a spoked oval, mounted on a black marble base. The engraved plaque reads: “1976–1977, New Group, -Boston-, Sib Hassain [sic].” In fine condition. Run three times from 1975–1977, the annual Rock Music Awards were inaugurated to recognize rock music that was being overlooked by mainstream awards due to the rise of disco. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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738. Boston: Sib Hashian’s RTZ Signed Baseball. Sib Hashian’s official

Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by four members of RTZ, including: Barry Goudreau, Tim Archibald, David Stefanelli, and Brian Maes. One panel is marked: “Team RTZ Ball.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning to the panels. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

740. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Signed Sammy Hagar 45 RPM Record. Sib Hashian’s 45 RPM record sleeve for

‘(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay’ by Sammy Hagar, signed in black felt tip, “Sammy Hagar, Red Rooster.” Framed to an overall size of 12.25 x 10.25. Includes Hashian’s VIP pass for Hagar’s 1999 Mas Tequila Tour. In overall fine condition. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

739. Boston: Sib Hashian’s Rolling Stone Magazine Signed by Eddie Van Halen. Issue of Rolling

Stone magazine from April 6, 1995, 9.75 x 11.75, signed and inscribed in black felt tip to legendary Boston drummer Sib Hashian, “Sib, you crazy fucker, Eddie Van Halen, V.H. ‘95.”

The magazine retains Hashian’s address label at the bottom.

Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14.25 x 16.25.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo of Hashian with Van Halen, annotated on the reverse by Hashian: “Unc drove us to Providence, RI Civic Center to see ‘Van Halen.’ Eddie kissed me & signed Rolling Stone issue for me.” A fantastic association piece between two great rockers. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

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741. Boston: Sib Hashian’s The Waboritas Signed Photograph. Sib Hashian’s glossy 10 x 8 group photo of

The Waboritas, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “Happy Birthday Sib—The Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar,” “Happy Birthday, Animal, Bill Church,” and “Happy Birthday to my twin brother jarboone, Chuck Ruff.” In fine condition. In 2003, Hashian appeared on Sammy Hagar’s Live: Hallelujah as an unofficial member of The Waboritas. Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund. Starting Bid $200

Brilliant, boldly signed, distinguished portrait of the revered Romantic composer 742. Johannes Brahms. Exceptional and uncommon mounted 5 x 7.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Brahms, boldly signed on the mount in ink, and dated at Vienna. In fine condition, with light scuffing to the image. A large, boldly signed, crystal-clear image of the legendary composer. A most attractive and incredibly sharp portrait. Starting Bid $300

744. Frederick Delius.

743. Enrico Caruso. Handsome vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Caruso by the Mertens Studio, signed boldly in fountain pen, “Enrico Caruso, Wien, 1907.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Renowned English composer (1862–1934) who incorporated American and European influences to form a unique style.

Very rare ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 10.75, June 18, 1920. Letter replying to a “kindly offer to publish some of my works,” in part: “I must tell you frankly, though, that the terms you offer are very much too low. When I publish under the royalty system here I receive never less than 20% of the catalog price. Also when it is an orchestral or choral work, which is mostly the case, I also receive half of the loan or the material.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and an old tape stain to the upper left corner. Starting Bid $200

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746. Glenn Gould.

745. Edward Elgar. Rare AMQS on an off-white 6 x 3.5

slip, signed above in bold ink, “Edward Elgar.” Elgar pens a few notes from “King Olaf,” dating it below, “1899, Sheffield.”

In fine condition, with some light soiling. Starting Bid $200

747. Edvard Grieg. Important Norwegian

Canadian pianist, composer, and commentator (1932-1982) revered as one of the foremost classical pianists of the 20th century, and renowned for his interpretations of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Ballpoint signature and inscription, “Glenn Gould, Sept.

1961,” on an orangeand-white 5.25 x 6.25 table card for the Stratford Festival, which features a small image of the musician. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

composer and pianist (1843–1907) whose works, often with a strong nationalistic flavor, include such repertory staples as the ‘Piano Concerto in A minor,’ the incidental music to Peer Gynt, and the ‘Holberg Suite.’ Highly sought-after 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Grieg in a stylish suit, signed on the reverse in black ink. Published by Christensen & Morange of Copenhagen. Also bears a notation of the collector’s name on the reverse. In fine condition, with light scuffing to the image. Originates from the collection of American violinist and pianist Louis Persinger (1887–1966), who trained at the Leipzig Conservatory and later taught at Juilliard, mentoring the likes of Yehudi Menuhin, Ruggiero Ricci, and Isaac Stern.

Starting Bid $200

An early quote from Liszt 748. Franz Liszt. AMQS on an off-white 7.25 x 4.5 album page, prominently signed below in ink, “F. Liszt, 25 April 44.” Liszt erratically pens a few bars from one of his works. In very good to fine condition, with staining affecting only the appearance.Starting Bid $500

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Striking portrait of the young Mahler 749. Gustav Mahler. Superior matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo

of Mahler, boldly signed in fountain pen. Reverse is addressed in another hand and postmarked at Vienna. In fine condition. A marvelous example featuring an ideal signature of the leading Romantic composer of his generation. Starting Bid $500

750. Giovanni Paisiello. Very rare

manuscript DS in Italian, signed “Cav’er Paisiello,” one page, 9.25 x 15, November 16, 1811. As president of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, Paisiello issues a letter to a minister regarding the Santa Maria dell’Incoronata, which has frescoes by Giotto but is in poor condition. Paisiello recommends that the church be reopened and restored, so the fresco could benefit by the circulation of fresh air. Signed at the conclusion by Paisiello. In fine condition. After a lifetime of prolific activity, mainly in Naples, as a composer of operas, Paisiello spent the years 1802–1804 as Napoleon’s maître de chapelle in Paris, where he composed sacred music and a single opera.

After his return to Naples he received many royal and court appointments and was given the rank of Cavaliere in 1808.

Starting Bid $200

751. Giacomo Puccini.

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Puccini,” one page, 6.25 x 9.75, Torre del Lago, Toscana letterhead, June 27, 1909. In part (translated): “Very kind Miss Lula, I have no means of communication and I remind you for the waiter, please forgive me for the insistence, but in few days I have to leave from here and I would need him. Hope to receive back soon the boat that Sargentini is repairing, indeed a small pressing word from you would be nice so I could come to revere and thank you.” In fine condition. Puccini lived and worked in a villa in the seaside town of Torre del Lago, which is today the host of the annual Festival Puccini. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 153

752. Giacomo Puccini. Italian post-

card, 5.5 x 3.5, with the front showing an artistic scene of ‘The Musetta Waltz’ from Act II of Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera La Boheme, signed in black ink. Reverse addressed in the hand of Puccini. In fine condition, with some faint staining. Starting Bid $200

753. Giacomo Puccini.

Vintage mattefinish 5.5 x 3.5 postcard photo of Puccini seated at a piano, boldly signed in the left margin in fountain pen, “Giacomo Puccini, 1920.” In fine condition, with some light soiling. Starting Bid $200

755. Arthur Sullivan. English composer (1842–1900) best known for his operatic collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Diodato letterhead, January 29, 1893. In part (translated): “Aren’t you the kindest of women. I don’t know how to thank you for all the trouble you gave yourself on my behalf. I would have the greatest pleasure to visit Mr. Bormier. But regarding Mr. Steck, I don’t know how I should act because as ready as I may be to forget everything that happened, I don’t dare to expose myself a third time to a refusal. Not only of very little flattery toward me, but also to English music. Mr. Steck only needs to write me a note and I will be entirely of his disposal.

L’Union Artistique interests me a lot and I will certainly register as a subscriber.” In fine condition, with a repaired tear to one edge. Starting Bid $200

Beautiful quote from the master composer-pianist 754. Robert Schumann. Highly im-

portant German composer and pianist (1810–1856) whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and art songs, made him one of the central figures of the German Romantic tradition. Highly desirable AMQS on an off-white 10.25 x 7 sheet, neatly signed and inscribed below in German, and dated July 1892.

Schumann pens four bars from one of his works. In fine to very fine condition.

A superb, uncommon piece. Starting Bid $1000

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Verdi visits Milan’s Conservatory 756.

Giuseppe Ve r d i . I t a l -

ian composer (1813–1901) who was one of the most influential figures in the history of opera. ALS in Italian, signed “G. Verdi,” one page, 4 x 5.25, no date. Letter to Giuseppina Appiani, the queen of artistic salons in Milan. In full (translated): “All the most lovable Mrs. Peppina, could I have one ticket for the Conservatory? Pardon, pardon, pardon, if you can please send it to me, in any case I am always the most faithful of your most faithful friends.” In fine condition. It is noteworthy that Verdi calls her “Peppina,” as he used to call his wife Giuseppina Strepponi. Starting Bid $200

757. Louis Armstrong.

Exceptional vintage pearlfinish 8 x 10 double-weight photo by Theatrical of Chicago, showing Armstrong admiring his trumpet in a threequarter-length pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My best wishes to Dan & Mary, from, Louis Armstrong, 9/14/31,” and then signed again twentyseven years later in bold green ink, “Louis Armstrong, 1958.”

In very good to fine condition, with some streaked irregularity to the emulsion and light silvering to darker areas of the image. Starting Bid $200

“Perhaps when you grow a bit older this will develop into a book or picture collecting hobby” 758. George Gershwin.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, RKO Studios, Inc. letterhead, November 5, 1936. Letter to a young autograph collector, in part: “I am very happy to write to a young girl who has already a hobby of collecting letters. Perhaps when you grow a bit older this will develop into a book or picture collecting hobby, which would be most worthy.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Starting Bid $200

759. Billie Holiday. Un-

common ticket stub for a performance at the Blu Mirror, 4 x 3, signed and inscribed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “For Johnny, Best Wishes, Billie Holiday.” In fine condition.

A large, bold autograph from the revered jazz singer. Starting Bid $200

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Spectacular musical manuscript for Porter’s unpublished “Maid of Mystery” 760. B. B. King. Attractive Epiphone Dot Deluxe semi-

hollowbody archtop electric guitar with a sunburst finish, signed prominently on the body in black felt tip by blues legend B. B. King. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

762. Cole Porter. Unsigned handwritten musical manuscript

headed “Refrain, Maid of Mystery,” accomplished in pencil by Cole Porter, one page, 10.75 x 9, concluding with the lyrics: “Mys-ter-i-ous maid of mine.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. The consignor notes that this came from larger archive of personal materials that Cole Porter gave to Clifton Webb, an accomplished actor who maintained both a professional and a personal relationship with Porter for decades. Starting Bid $300

763. Django Reinhardt.

761. Cole Porter. Unsigned handwritten musical manuscript

from “Maid of Mystery,” accomplished in pencil by Cole Porter, one page, 10.75 x 13.75, with a handwritten note at the bottom: “Tom—Please her an oriental effect in this verse. Also, in refrain, in measures 1, 5, 17, & 21, dot the second note of the melody as indicated.” Porter writes out 17 bars of music, headed “Introduction” and “Verse,” with lyrics at the end: “Oh maid of mystery.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and intersecting folds. The consignor notes that this came from larger archive of personal materials that Cole Porter gave to Clifton Webb, an accomplished actor who maintained both a professional and a personal relationship with Porter for decades. Starting Bid $500

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Highly sought-after vintage fountain pen signature of Django Reinhardt on an off-white 5 x 8.5 sheet, which also contains autographs of Rex Stewart, Velma Middleton, Stephane Grappelli, Barney Bigard, and Doc Pugh. The sheet is affixed to a slightly larger cardstock mount. In fine condition, with a light block of toning from prior display. It is very rare to find Reinhardt’s signature alongside that of his main musical collaborator, Stephane Grappelli. Starting Bid $200

“Boy! What a feeling!”— Cline receives a Decca record check— “First I cried, then I laughed, then I prayed & thanked God, then cried & laughed some more” 764. Patsy Cline. Superb pairing of items from country singing star Patsy Cline: a vintage glossy 8 x 10.25 Rush Studio portrait of a Cline in a head-andshoulders pose, signed in fountain pen, “Your friend, Pasty Cline, ‘Decca’”; and an ALS, signed “Patsy & all,” three pages, 6 x 9, February 26, 1962, written from Nashville and addressed to her friend Marie Flynt, in full (spelling and grammar retained): “Thought I’d better write to you while I’ve at last got a day or two off. Then I’ll be cutting a new single record. I believe I’ve got another one if we can get the right arrangement on it. It’s called ‘Wait Till I Get Through With You.’ Some title huh? It has an Everley Brothers beat to it like the one they had with that drum roll in it. Then put a real strong ballad on the flip side. Hope this finds you well and in high & happy spirits. For me, I’m still working my butt off and running as hard as I can but Mon. I’m taking off where nobody will know me or know where I am for 10 days. Ree, I finally got my record check and don’t let anyone else know but I’ve just got to tell you. It was twenty three thousand dollars. I can’t get use to it yet. First I cried, then I laughed, then I prayed & thanked God, then cried & laughed some more. Boy! What a feeling. Of course I’ve got to pay Uncle Sam yet, but I don’t think I’ll mind too bad. Things here a little better for the time being. He [Cline’s husband Charlie Dick] is working again.

Did you get to see me on the [Dick] Clark show. He was nice to me wasn’t he? Well, there isn’t much news, so guess I’ll close & get a little rest. Julie is well but little Randy is running a little fever again tonite. I hope he is better in the morning. You write soon & take care gal. Tell everyone hello.” In overall fine condition, with scattered light creasing to the photo. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Cline’s own hand. A wonderful pair of items from the adored country singer, with Cline’s touching letter quite possibly the best we’ve ever offered. Starting Bid $500

765. Patsy Cline.

Gorgeous vintage glossy 8 x 10 Rush Studio photo of the country star decked out in Western costume, signed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes, Patsy Cline.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

766. AC/DC. Attractive cream-bodied Fender Squier Bullet

Stratocaster electric guitar, signed on the body in blue felt tip

by Angus Young, who adds “TNT,” and on the white pickguard

by Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Simon Wright, with each member adding “AC/DC.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

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Sgt. Pepper’s inner sleeve signed at a Magical Mystery Tour wrap-up party 767. Beatles. Extremely rare inner sleeve for

the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, signed in blue ink by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr.

The sleeve is affixed to a slightly larger cardboard backing. In very good to fine condition, with light overall creasing, and some scuffing to the edges.

Consignor notes that this sleeve was signed by the Beatles on December 21, 1967, at their Christmas party for staff and friends following the completion of their BBC Television film, Magical Mystery Tour.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. A particular rare fully signed format from a most-coveted Beatles album. Starting Bid $1000

Horsin’ around on the cover of The Beatles Book 768. Beatles. Very rare monthly copy of The Beatles Book from October 1963, No. 3, 22 pages, 6 x 8.25, with front cover depicting the Beatles playing in a swimming pool, signed in blue ballpoint, “John Lennon, xxx,” “Ringo Starr, xxx,” “Paul McCartney,” and “George Harrison, xxx.” In fine condition. Consignor notes that these signatures date to 1964. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. A wholly uncommon vintage booklet with great imagery and strong signatures—a fantastically scarce publication signed in full by the Fab Four.

Starting Bid $1000

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769. Beatles. Vintage circa early 1963 blue ballpoint signatures, “George Harrison,” “Ringo Starr,” and “Paul McCartney (Beatles),” and a red ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 5 x 8 sheet, which is also signed by Helen Shapiro and Kenny Lynch. In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and intersecting folds. Accompanied by a letter of provenance: “This is a set of Beatles autographs that my uncle got for me in February 1963 when the group played at the Granada cinema/theatre in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The Beatles were on a UK tour with Helen Shapiro. My uncle did a lot of work with the Granada and was backstage at this event. He brought home the autographs as a special present for me.” Consignor notes that the autographs were obtained at the Granada Cinema in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England on February 23, 1963, the opening night of the second leg of the Helen Shapiro UK tour, which featured both the Beatles and Kenny Lynch as supporting acts. Before going on stage, the Beatles crowded into Helen’s dressing room to watch their latest appearance on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars,’ which they had taped the previous Sunday. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $1000

Scarce ‘Beatles Show’ program from Plymouth’s ABC Cinema 770. Beatles. Huge-

ly desirable vintage “The Beatles Show” red-and-white program for a concert at the ABC Cinema in Plymouth, Devon, on November 13, 1963, eight pages, 8 x 10.25, signed and inscribed on the inside of the front cover in fountain pen, “To Jennifer, love from, George Harrison,” “Ringo Starr,” “Paul McCartney,” and “John Lennon.” In very good condition, with overall creasing and handling wear, partial hinge separation, a central vertical fold, and the signatures a couple of shades light. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. An exceptionally desirable Beatles program boasting fantastic band imagery that is ideal for display. Starting Bid $1000

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Bold Beatles promo card from 1963

771. Beatles. Circa 1963 Parlophone Records promo card depicting the Beatles wearing matching dark suits, 5.75 x 3.5, signed and inscribed on the reverse in black ink, “To Sally, love from the Beatles, Paul McCartney, xxx,” and in blue ballpoint, “George Harrison, xxx,” “John Lennon, xxx,” and “Ringo Starr, xxx.” In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and light creasing (unobtrusive on the signed side). The picture on the front of the card was taken by Angus McBean at the E. M. I. House in Manchester, England on January 21, 1963. Starting Bid $1000

772. Beatles. Signed book: Pick

of the Pop Stars by David Jacobs.

First edition. Nottingham, England: Ray Palmer, Ltd., 1962. Hardcover, 7 x 9.75, 112 pages. Signed on the back pastedown in blue ballpoint, “Beatles, George Harrison,” “Paul McCartney,” and “Love, Ringo Starr, xxx.” The front and back pastedowns and opening and closing pages are signed by several other pop musicians of the period, including Danny Williams, Ray Davies, Helen Shapiro, Cliff Richard, Tony Crane and Billy Kinsley of the Merseybeats, and more. In very good condition, with staining and creasing, and Ringo retracing his first name due to a failed first attempt with a faulty pen; both covers are detached from the book, while interior pages are still lightly bound. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who notes that these “Beatles autographs date from late 1962 and they are excellent examples from the period.” Starting Bid $500

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773. Beatles: Mal Evans. Road man-

ager, assistant, and friend of the Beatles (1935-1976) who contributed to several of their recordings.

Vintage ballpoint signature, “Mal Evans, Beatles Road Manager,” on an off-white 3 x 2 slip affixed to a slightly larger album page. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

774. Beatles: Harrison and McCartney. Vintage ballpoint signatures, “George Harrison” and “Paul McCartney, xxx,” on a green 2.5 x 3.75 album page. In very good condition, with a light block of toning, and old tape along a slice at the bottom. Starting Bid $200

776.

Beatles: George Harrison.

Fantastic color 7.5 x 10.5 magazine photo of George Harrison in a full-length seated pose, signed in black ink. The photo is affixed to a same-size sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the prior owner, in part: “The George Harrison signed image…was in a lot I bought at auction recently. There were other lots from the same source which I did not win. The autographs were collected by a person who worked for Dudley & District Hospital Broadcasting Radio.”

Consignor notes that the autograph dates to the late 1980s.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Starting Bid $200

777. Beatles: John Lennon. Rare monthly

775. Beatles: Harrison and Starr.

Program for the infamous appearance of the Beatles at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on November 4, 1963, for a royal variety performance before the Queen Mother, 8.25 x 11.75, signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, “George Harrison” and “Ringo Starr.”

In very good condition, with scattered staining to the cover and moisture spots affecting both signatures. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. This was the event where John Lennon took a jab at the Crown with his famous bit of stage banter: ‘For our last number I’d like to ask your help. The people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewelry.’ Starting Bid $200

copy of The Beatles Book from July 1967, No. 48, 31 pages, 6 x 8.25, with front cover depicting Ringo Starr smiling and wearing headphones, signed over his image on the last page in green ballpoint by John Lennon. In fine condition, with light handling wear. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services and Tracks, which notes that the autograph dates to around the period that the magazine was published. Starting Bid $200

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Extremely rare Life with the Lions album, signed by Lennon and Ono 778. Beatles: Lennon and Ono. Unfinished Music

No. 2: Life with the Lions album signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Peace from, John Lennon” and “Yoko Ono Lennon.” In fine condition, with smudging to Yoko’s first name. The record is included. Accompanied by letters of authenticity from Perry Cox, who notes that “this is the only time” he’s ever seen this album signed, and from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who states: “This LP cover was signed very shortly after the album was released, which was also right around the time of John and Yoko’s ‘Bed In’ in Montreal—when the word ‘Peace’ was very much on the mind of John.” Starting Bid $300

779. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Sgt. Pepper’s

Lonely Hearts Club Band album by the Beatles, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Paul McCartney. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 19.25 x 23.25. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks and a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, which states that this “album was signed on January 30, 2006, at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), when he attended a celebration for the 10th anniversary of the school.” Starting Bid $200

780. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Re-

volver album by the Beatles, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Paul McCartney.

In fine condition, with sticker residue and light surface impressions to the upper right corner. The record is not included. Starting Bid $200

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781. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Abbey Road album by the

Beatles, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Paul McCartney. In fine condition, with light scuffing. The record is not included. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who states that the signature was obtained in person in 2008. Starting Bid $200

782. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Vintage glossy 7.75

x 10 Star Pics publicity photo of the Beatles wearing matching suits and leaning against a ship’s railing, signed in black ballpoint by Paul McCartney, with another hand adding an inscription, “To Audrey.” Framed and in good to very good condition, with overall creasing, two heavy vertical creases, and scattered emulsion loss. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks, which notes that the signature dates to early 1963, and that the “photo was taken by Les Chadwick, who worked for the Liverpool-based photography firm ‘Peter Kaye Photography’ in September 1962. It pictures the group on board a boat named ‘The Salvor,’ which was moored at Albert Dock.” Starting Bid $200

783. Beatles: McCartney, Paul and Linda. MPL promo

“Rastafari, All the best, Bob Marley”

sleeve for Wings, measures 6.5 x 5.75 open, signed inside in blue felt tip by Paul and Linda McCartney.

In very good condition, with creasing, handling wear, and a vertical fold. Starting Bid $200

784. Led Zeppelin: John Bonham.

Red ballpoint signature, “John Bonham,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2.5 notebook sheet.

In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

785. Bob Marley. Sought-after felt tip signature, “Rastafari, All the best, Bob Marley,” on a blue 4.75 x 3 card. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from REAL. Starting Bid $300

Pink Floyd’s fully signed fourth studio album

786. Pink Floyd. Ummagumma album by Pink Floyd, signed on the inner gatefold in blue ballpoint by Nick Mason, Rich-

ard Wright, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour. In very good to fine condition, with heavy wear and partial separation to the external spine, not at all affecting the gatefold, which presents very nicely. The record is included. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient, who states that the signatures were obtained backstage at City Hall in Newcastle, England, dating to February 17, 1970. The combination of uncommon title and full classic lineup make this a hugely desirable Pink Floyd offering. Starting Bid $1000

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789. Elvis Presley.

Excellent color 8 x 10 RCA publicity photo of Presley with his arms folded against a blue guitar backdrop, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Jenny, from, Elvis Presley.” Reverse bears a catalog of RCA recordings by Presley. In fine condition, with a light crease under the facsimile signature.

Starting Bid $200

790. Elvis Presley. Vintage

787. Pink Floyd. Very appealing Pink Floyd display containing a copy of The Wall album, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue felt tip, “To Jim, Roger Waters,” “Richard Wright,” and “Nick Mason,” and a copy of David Gilmour’s On an Island CD, which is signed on the inside of the hardcover booklet in blue felt tip, “David Gilmour.” Both items are matted and framed to an overall size of 19.75 x 26. In overall fine condition, with a surface scratch passing through the tail of Wright’s signature.

The CD and records are included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $300

Super clean Presley album 788. Elvis Presley. Almost in Love compilation album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black ballpoint, “To Jan, Elvis Presley.” In fine condition. The record is included.

An exceptional Presley-signed album highlighted by great imagery and unusually clean condition. Starting Bid $200

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semi-glossy 5 x 4 postcard photo of Private Presley in his US Army uniform alongside an officer, signed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Elvis Presley.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Fully signed Stones debut record, authenticated and signed twice by Richards

791. Rolling Stones. Sought-after self-titled debut album (Decca Mono LK 4605) from the Rolling Stones, signed on the

back cover in black ballpoint by Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Keith Richards, who signed again in black felt tip at a later date, “Love, Keith Richard.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning, soiling, and edge creasing, and wrinkling to the clear emulsion on the front. The record is included. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the son of the original recipient: “In November 6, of 1965 the Stones played the Philadelphia Civic Center…My mother brought along my sister and I, we were very young, with the LP in tow. We went there early, as my mother loved them and wanted to get a glimpse of them backstage at the door. With her luck she knew one of the local police security and he moved us up front for a better view. So as they got out of the car and walked towards the backstage entrance she put on her cute smile as she was very attractive & they came over and each one signed the LP for her then ran into the venue. We were so happy and so was my mother…I got to pay my mother back and took her to see the Stones on the 1972 tour. I got into the music business as a career…[and] we played Keith Richards in a small theater in Phila…The Tower Theater & I brought the signed LP that my mother gave me to show to Keith backstage. I asked him to look at the other signatures and [he] laughed and said they were real and then I asked him to resign in black sharpie, which he did.” Starting Bid $1000

792. Rolling Stones. Vintage circa 1964 ballpoint signatures, “Bill Wyman,”

“Charlie Boy, xxx,” “Brian Jones,” “Mick Jagger,” and “Keith Richard, x,” on an off-white 5 x 3.75 album page. In fine condition, with light show-through from an unrelated signature on the back. Consignor notes that the signatures were obtained when the Stones performed at the Willenhall Baths in Willenhall, England on February 5, 1964. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the original recipient: “It was during the winter of 1964, the 5th February when Willenhall, a small town just south of Wolverhampton and the little known venue of Willenhall Baths was the stage for also a little known group at the time the Rolling Stones.

With their appearance over, I with a few of my friends queued outside their dressing room (a store room during the summer), it was while queuing I managed to get the autograph of Brian Jones and later again in the dressing room when all the Stones signed along with Brian again.”

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Starting Bid $200

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The Stones sign at the close of their first American Tour 793. Rolling Stones. London

Records American debut album from the Rolling Stones, England’s Newest Hit Makers, signed on the reverse of the album insert in blue and black ballpoint, “Brian Jones,” “Love, Keith Richard,” “Mick Jagger,” “Love from Charlie Boy,” and “Bill Wyman.” In very good to fine condition, with light toning and staining to the edges of the signed insert, and light scuffing, edge wear, and edge separations to the album sleeve. The record is included. Consignor notes that she was given ‘this album 40 years ago’ after her sister obtained the autographs from the Loews Regency Hotel in New York City when the band were on their first American Tour; the Stones played two shows at Carnegie Hall on June 20, 1964. Starting Bid $200

796. U2. Sleeve for

794. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Cream-bodied Fender Squier Bullet Stratocaster electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Tom Petty, and on the body

by Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston, and Steve Ferrone. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

795. U2. Achtung

Baby CD booklet, prominently signed inside in black felt tip, “Bono, 92,” “Edge,” “Adam,” and “Larry.”

Matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 17.25 x 17.25. In fine condition.

Starting Bid $200

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U2’s 1982 45 RPM single ‘A Celebration,’ signed in the early 1980s in ballpoint, “Bono,” “Edge,” “Larry,” and “Adam.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.25 x 12.25. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

797. Arrigo Boito

798. Umberto Giordano

799. Charles Gounod

800. Nellie Melba

801. Gian Carlo Menotti

802. Yehudi Menuhin

803. Giacomo Meyerbeer

804. Arthur Rubinstein

805. Richard Strauss

806. Igor Stravinsky Starting Bid $200

807. Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer

808. Louis Armstrong

810. Dave Brubeck

811. Vernon Duke

812. George Gershwin

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809. Irving Berlin Starting Bid $200

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813. Sheldon Harnick Starting Bid $200

814. Glenn Miller Starting Bid $200

817. Cole Porter Starting Bid $200

815. Edith Piaf

816. Cole Porter

818. Bud Powell Starting Bid $200

819. Rodgers and Hammerstein

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820. Sonny Rollins

821. John Williams

822. Charlie Daniels

823. John Denver

824. Peter, Paul and Mary

825. Shania Twain

826. Carrie Underwood

827. Aerosmith

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828. Gregg Allman Starting Bid $200

833. Beatles: Ringo Starr Starting Bid $200

836. The Bee Gees Starting Bid $200

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830. Beatles: Neil Aspinall Starting Bid $200

834. Beatles: Ringo Starr Starting Bid $200

837. Big Brother and the Holding Company Starting Bid $200

840. Eric Clapton and Roger Waters Starting Bid $200

829. The Animals

841. Leonard Cohen Starting Bid $200

831. Beatles: Best and White Starting Bid $200

835. Beatles: Klaus Voormann Starting Bid $200

838. The Cars

839. Eric Clapton

843. Cream: Ginger Baker

844. Ronnie James Dio

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845. Eurythmics Starting Bid $200

848. Grateful Dead Starting Bid $200

851. Billy Joel

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856. Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant Starting Bid $200

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849. Guns N’ Roses: Slash Starting Bid $200

846. Leo Fender Starting Bid $200

847. Genesis

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850. Jefferson Airplane Starting Bid $200

853. KISS: Ace Frehley

854. KISS: Vinnie Vincent

855. Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page

857. Lynyrd Skynyrd

858. The Monkees

859. Monterey Pop Festival

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863. R.E.M.

860. Pink Floyd: Nick Mason

861. Pink Floyd: Nick Mason

862. Pink Floyd: Waters and Mason

Starting Bid $200

864. Rainbow

865. Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger

866. Rolling Stones: Jo Wood

867. Phil Spector

868. The Who: Daltrey and Townshend

869. The Who: Roger Daltrey

870. The Who: John Entwistle

871. Woodstock

872. ABBA

873. Michael Jackson

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874. Madonna

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875. Madonna

Starting Bid $200

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876. Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle. Vin-

classic entertainment

tage matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Arbuckle by the Melbourne Spurr Studio of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jack, the Banjo–tickler, may you[r] G string last a long time, Sincerely, Roscoe Arbuckle, Dec. 24th, 1927.”

Blindstamped in the lower right corner by the photography studio. Triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 13.25 x 15.25. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Starting Bid $200

Arbuckle to the “Banjo-tickler”— “May your G string last a long time”

878. Lon Chaney, Sr. Brilliant vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Chaney with a furtive smile, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my dear friend Robert F. Roden, with best wishes, Lon Chaney.”

Reverse bears a “James Card Collection” stamp. In very good to fine condition, with moderate signature contrast, some small surface impressions, a very short tear to the left edge, and some trivial loss to the borders. James Card (1915–2000) was a film preservationist who established the motion picture collection at George Eastman House, one of the major moving image archives in the United States. Starting Bid $200

877. Clara Bow.

TLS, one page, 7 x 10, personal letterhead, July 15, 1927. Letter to the manager of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, in full: “Really felt I should express my delight at the new policy you have inaugurated at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. I have attended almost every attraction held at the Egyptian because the theatre itself has always been a favorite with me. However, with a new picture showing every week in conjunction with the excellent productions staged by Fanchon and Marco, you can be sure I will attend the Egyptian almost weekly. Will you be so kind as to reserve my favorite seat for me each week, as I certainly shall attend weekly if my work does not prevent? Thank you for the attention I know you will give my request.” Matted and framed with a photo of Bow to an overall size of 21 x 17. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

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879. Clark Gable. Vintage pearl-finish 10 x 13 photo of Clark Gable by noted Hollywood photographer George Hurrell, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mittleson’s, Best wishes always, Clark Gable.” Lower left border features a Hurrell blindstamp, and reverse bears a Hurrell/MGM stamp.

In very good to fine condition, with some creasing, loss to upper corner tips, small areas of damage along the left side, and very poor signature contrast. Starting Bid $200

880. Greta Garbo. ALS in pencil signed “G,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 6.5, Hampshire House letterhead, no date. Letter to “R. R.,” her friend and confidant Robert Reud, in full: “If you are as peculiarly off as I am forget this note until something changes. If you are all right and would like to have tea one day at Rumpelmayer’s call me. Nothing further needs to be said between the Virgos. Bless you my friend.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 8 x 9, with a window in the backing for viewing the reverse; the frame can be hung upon a larger framed display, which features two portraits of the adored actress, and measures to an overall size of 36.25 x 18.5. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Garbo ends her affair with Gilbert Roland— “I will be unable to see you for many reasons” 881. Greta Garbo. Desirable ALS in pencil

signed “M,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, no date but postmarked December 4, 1943, Ritz Tower letterhead. Letter to actor Gilbert Roland, to whom she refers to as “Soldier,” in full: “I am sorry to hear you are not well. Don’t pull a Miss Brown and stay that way. I will be unable to see you for many reasons. Please forgive me, but I cannot help it. I don’t know when I shall see you again. But I am afraid you will have to leave it to fate. If you were here you would give me a long argument. I can’t spell at all but perhaps you don’t care about that. Please don’t be sad. If you are well again it means more than going around the park. Perhaps I can see you soon but it will not be this week.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Garbo’s own hand: “Lieut Gilbert Roland, Station Hospital Fort Myer, Virginia 10.”

The star of films like The Bad and the Beautiful and Cheyenne Autumn, Roland served as a lieutenant in the Air Force during World War II. While on leave in Los Angeles in 1943, Roland, despite his being married to actress Constance Bennett, began a briefly torrid affair with the recently retired Garbo. The reclusive and eccentric actress often left her letters unsigned or used one of many nicknames or pseudonyms, in this case she opted for “M,” which is perhaps an abbreviation for oft-used sobriquets ‘Mountain Boy’ or ‘Mary Holmquist.’ Handwritten Garbo letters remain very desirable and this example, rife with melodrama and all but affirming her tryst with Roland, of considerable intrigue and rarity. Starting Bid $200

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Coppola pleads with Brando to star in The Godfather II: “I always feel stupid bringing up the matter of the Godfather...I am stalling and stalling because I have the inkling that it may be possible that you will play the young Vito Corleone” 882. Francis Ford Coppola. Remarkable TLS signed “Francis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date, but postmarked May 1, 1973. An important letter to Marlon Brando. In full: “I heard you were back from the South Pacific; but I didn’t want to call you because I always feel stupid bringing up the matter of the Godfather. I know you return my calls on a personal and friendly basis, and so I can’t bring myself to misuse that and bring up what is bothering me.

If you will not be in it, I will love you no less. All I ask is to please tell me without the shadow of a doubt. I am very happy; having a terrific time up here. After this film I am quitting the movie business, and will do other things that I am excited about (that may involve film).” He then adds his phone number in the lower left corner. In fine condition, with intersecting folds.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed to Brando at 12900 Mulholland Drive.

My problem is simply that I am stalling and stalling because I have the inkling that it may be possible that you will play the young Vito Corleone. I’ve seen in the past, that even a slight possibility may blossom into a fact, and so I’ve tried to kindle this as best I could. I’ve become a real behind-the-scenes monster playing Yablans and Evans and Bludhorn; trying to get them to do what I want. I tell Yablans that he’s the only one who can do it. Then I tell Evans the same thing. I tell them the movie cannot be made without you; I tell Yablans he has to apologize to you. Now Yablans says that he’s trying to do this, and get together on the money and stuff, but you don’t return his call. Evans wants to approach you; but Yablans is terrified that Evans might make it work, where he failed…so he keeps preventing that.

Brando may have taken Vito Corleone to the grave in 1972’s epic The Godfather, but director Francis Ford Coppola had a plan to bring him back from the dead—by portraying a young Vito Corleone in the film’s sequel. “I’ve seen in the past, that even a slight possibility may blossom into a fact, and so I’ve tried to kindle this as best I could,” Coppola here tells the mega-star, trying to entice him to sign up. Godfather II, released in 1974, served as both a sequel and a prequel to the original, chronicling the story of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also depicting the rise to power of the young Vito Corleone.

But what it really comes down to is me. Marlon I respect you enormously; and if you told me that you did not want to do it under any circumstances, whatsoever…of course I would accept that, and never mention it again. And if you like, I wouldn’t tell anyone else. I learned a lot from you…one thing being that it’s only a movie, and what’s that compared to everything else there is in the world. At times, I try really hard to imagine what you’re like in your thoughts. I realized that you’ve been in the strange state of adoration and exhibition for 25 years now, intensely…and I think that would have driven me crazy.

And the fact that you’re really a good man, and warm, and love people is a tremendous achievement considering that you’ve been in a glass box for half your life. I always to tell you that,…although it has nothing to do with this letter. All I’m saying is that if you will be in this movie; I will do my very best to make it be good; and human, and express the notion that the Mafia is only a metaphor for America and capitalism, which will do anything to protect and perpetuate itself. (I will do this anyway, if you’re not in the film…but if you were in it, it would be better, and you would help me with your ideas as I work on the script.)

In this one-of-a-kind piece of correspondence, Coppola does everything he can—short of making Brando an ‘offer he can’t refuse’—to convince the Oscar winner of reprising the role.

Not wanting to damage their friendship, he also adds, “Marlon I respect you enormously; and if you told me that you did not want to do it under any circumstances, whatsoever…of course I would accept that, and never mention it again.” In the end, that was the course Brando took, with the role eventually undertaken by Robert De Niro.

The consignor of this item was a family friend of Brando and came across the letter while assisting the actor in 1976. Amazed by the content and the fact that no one was aware of the director’s request, he asked Brando if he considered taking the part, to which Brando just shook his head and brushed it off as if he had no interest. Nearing the age of 50 at the time, he was starting to put on weight and did not feel up to playing a young Vito Coreleone. Unbelievably scarce Godfather and Brando content, with great references to the games of upmanship at Paramount Pictures between high studio executives, including Paramount President Frank Yablans, executive Bob Evans, and Gulf and Western Company founder Charles Bluhdorn.

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883. Greta Garbo. TLS, one page, 4.5 x 5.5, January 10,

1963. Letter to Ted Thaxter, in full, “I thought you looked familiar but I had no idea you were the brother of Miss Thaxter. Many, many thanks for sending me the lovely plant. Perhaps we will meet again in the near future.” Suede-matted and framed with eight photos of Garbo from throughout her career to an overall size of 22.5 x 26.5. In very good condition, with multiple intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200

Letter archive from a Hollywood icon—“Try and see the good side of things instead of the bad” 884. Katharine Hepburn. Notable archive of 134 letters

from legendary leading lady Katharine Hepburn, including 127 TLSs and seven ALSs, with the letters signed in a variety of ways—“Katharine Hepburn,” “K. Hepburn,” “K. Hep,” “Kath. Hep,” “Kate,” “K. H.,” and “K”—and the actress adding handwritten postscripts to approximately 20 typed letters. The correspondence covers a span of 16 years, with each letter addressed to Sal Condoluci on her personal stationery, which ranges in size from 5.5 x 8.5 to 6 x 8. The years and their corresponding letter totals are as follows: 1980 (1), 1981 (7), 1982 (10), 1983 (9), 1984 (5), 1985 (14), 1986 (11), 1987 (10), 1988 (5), 1989 (5), 1990 (7), 1991 (12), 1992 (8), 1993 (13), 1994 (3), 1995 (4), 1996 (2), and 1997 (1). The majority of the letters consist of quick, one-line or two-line pleasantries, messages of gratitude for sent presents and well wishes, brief updates on her travel schedule, and the occasional offer to visit. Highlights include: August 17, 1982: “Yes—E.T. himself was sort of totally appealing—Too many sad scenes at the end.”

January 15, 1985: “You were very sweet to ask us all to dinner, but it really is not possible for me to accept. I never go out and it is too late for me to do this and that. I’m sorry to disappoint you but I am so busy that I have no time to even think. You must realize that this is the truth,” with postscript: “I hope you understand what I am trying to make clear. It is not you—it is no time.”

March 5, 1985, regarding her last leading role in a Hollywood film: “Grace Quigley has a new beginning and a new end—and I hope it is the end of Grace Quigley.”

March 14, 1991, on the publication of her forthcoming autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life: “I just tried to call you—I’m in the midst of struggling with the last pages of the book and have no time for gaiety—We’re all going crazy here—It’s like a terrible jail—I’ll let you know when I free up.”

January 14, 1992: “Don’t make life any more difficult than it is—I’m still waiting for the linzer torte—and I’m sorry you felt I was rude—I was just desperate—So cheer up—and try and see the good side of things instead of the bad.” Also includes an unsigned handwritten note from Hepburn. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by newspaper clippings, an invitation, two postcards, and a huge assortment of the original mailing envelopes. Following the adored actress into the twilight of her career, this is a simply marvelous assemblage of letters from the four-time Oscar-winner. Starting Bid $300 176 |

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885. Judy Garland. Vin-

tage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo of Garland wearing a Tyrolean-style hat with a large feather from circa 1938, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Charlotte, sincerely, Judy Garland.” In very good to fine condition, with some light border creasing. Starting Bid $200

886. Audrey Hepburn.

Exquisite vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of the demure actress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to beloved ballet dancer George Zoritch, “To George, Every Good Wish, Audrey Hepburn.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a small circular area of emulsion irregularity.

Photo was originally acquired from the estate of dancer George Zoritch (1917–2009), star of Colonel Wassily de Basil’s Ballets Russes and of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, with which he danced from 1938 through to 1962. Starting Bid $300

A month before Houdini’s demise 887. Harry Houdini. TLS signed “Houdini,” one page,

7.75 x 7, September 30, 1926. Letter to King Features Syndicate head Moses Koenigsberg, in full: “Have been busier than ever. Pleased to inform you that things are starting in a marvelous way. Was booked for two weeks in Boston and remained three and this week think I will create a record at our prices here in Worcester. What interests me is how are you getting along after your operation? With kindest regards to you and your family.” Houdini lists several dates for his upcoming schedule: “Oct. 11th to 13th—Capitol Theatre, Albany, NY / 14th to 16th—Van Curlers, Schenectady, NY / Oct. 18th (week) Teck Theatre, Buffalo, NY / Two weeks starting / Oct. 25th, Garrick Theatre, Detroit, Mich.” Matted and framed with a photo of Houdini to an overall size of 13.25 x 16.25. In fine condition.

October of 1926 proved to be the final month of Houdini’s life, with his last performance occurring on the 24th at Detroit’s Garrick Theatre, a date pushed ahead one day from the schedule listed on this letter. Already ailing from a fractured left ankle sustained from a wayward execution of his famous Water Torture Cell escape, a hobbled Houdini gave a lecture 11 days later at McGill University in Montreal on the 22nd. Relaxing backstage at the Princess Theatre before his evening showcase, Houdini chatted casually with a group of students, one of whom, Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead, was eager to put the magician’s claim that he can endure heavy abdomen strikes to the test. Whitehead, mistaken that the magician had agreed to such a stunt, proceeded to punch Houdini’s stomach until his fellow students intervened, with many conjecturing that the trauma suffered by Houdini that night led to his death on October 31, 1926. Starting Bid $200

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A birthday message from the master magician—“May this book bring you good luck” 888. Harry Houdini. Signed book: The Unmasking of Robert–Houdin.

First edition, first printing. NY: The Publishers Printing Company, 1908.

Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25, 319 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black ink, “To O. H. Kurts, with best wishes from the author, Harry Houdini, May 20—1909. May this book bring you good luck on your birthday tomorrow, H. H.” Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None. Houdini billed this controversial book as ‘the first authentic history of magic ever published,’ and contained within it an unflattering account of Houdini’s legendary predecessor and namesake Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, alleging that he had taken undue credit for other magicians’ innovations. Starting Bid $200

Houdini and other magicians attend Chicago’s “Fourth Annual Mystery Show”

889. Harry Houdini. Vintage program for the “Fourth Annual Mystery Show Given by Chicago Assembly No. 3, Society American Magicians,” held at Kimball Hall in Chicago on April 22, 1926, twelve pages, 5.75 x 9, signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Harry Houdini as “Houdini,” Dr. Albert M. Wilson as “A. M. Wilson, M. D.,” Albert P. Smith as “Mysterious Smith,” Harold McAuliffe as “Harold Alberto,” Werner Dornfeld as “’Dorny,’” and “Manuel,” quite possibly coin manipulator Manuel Robert Thomas. In fine condition, with light creasing and handling wear, and a detached centerfold. Starting Bid $200

Our first Kellar photo, presented to the head of the Secret Service

890. Harry Kellar. American magician (1849–1922) known for his spectacular stage illusions; referred to as the ‘Dean of American Magicians,’ Kellar was a predecessor of Harry Houdini who earned great popularity and toured the world over. Extremely rare vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 7 oval portrait of Kellar by the Marceau Studio of Philadelphia, affixed to the original 7 x 9 studio mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, “To John E. Wilkie, Esq., With kind regards & best wishes of his friend, Harry Kellar, Baltimore, May 3, 1908.” In very good condition, with toning, cracking, and scuffing to the borders, and irregularly trimmed edges which clip off the “B” in “Baltimore.” John Elbert Wilkie (1860–1934) was a journalist and amateur magician, who later served as the Chief of the United States Secret Service from 1898 to 1911.

During his tenure, Wilkie occasionally employed performers and magicians in Secret Service work, in particular for tasks such as understanding counterfeiting, safecracking, and escapes.

Kellar remains rare across all signed formats, with this photo representing the first we have ever offered. Starting Bid $200

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891. Grace Kelly.

Glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity portrait of the beautiful Grace Kelly, signed nicely in black felt tip. Collector’s pencil notation to the reverse indicates it was signed in July 1982. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and a speckled appearance to the emulsion visible only at an angle. Starting Bid $200

892. Bela Lugosi. Very desirable vintage green fountain pen signature, “Bela Lugosi,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.5 sheet. Attractively matted with a photo of the actor as Count Dracula to an overall size of 12 x 16. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

894. Steve McQueen. DS, signed “Steven T. McQueen,” one page, 8.5 x 11, November 13, 1962. A waiver of notice and consent to the holding of a regular meeting by the board of directors of Solar Productions, Inc., for the purpose of electing officers and conducting other business. Signed at the conclusion in black ink by McQueen, and countersigned

by Robert J. Schiller and McQueen’s first wife, Neile Adams.

In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

893. Marx Brothers. Vintage matte-finish 9 x 7 photo of the

Marx Brothers waving with June MacCloy during a scene from the 1940 comedy-western Go West, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Hortence and Jack, Harpo Marx,” “To Hortence and Jack, Sincerely Groucho Marx,” and “Chico Marx.” Another hand has added a line to the Harpo inscription. Triple-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 13.75. In fine condition, with poor contrast to Groucho’s signature. Starting Bid $200

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The jaw-dropping beauty of Marilyn Monroe 895. Marilyn Monroe. Stunning vintage matte-

finish 8 x 10 portrait of Monroe in a beautiful strapless top, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Maureen, From the very beginning—thanks, Warm Regards, Marilyn Monroe.” In fine condition, with some faint silvering to darker areas of the image, and poor-to-moderate signature contrast. Emphasizing Monroe’s angelic face and legendary curves, this is a simply gorgeous image of Hollywood’s most iconic starlet. Starting Bid $1000

Signed on the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 896. Marilyn Monroe. Issue of Quick magazine from November 17, 1952, 72 pages, 4 x 6, signed inside in pencil below her image, “Marilyn Monroe.” The blonde bombshell is portrayed in a white bikini top, with the humorous caption: “Interior Sec. Marilyn Monroe—’Her exterior ain’t bad neither.’” In very good to fine condition, with some creasing and corner surface loss to the front cover, which bears a collector’s notation in ballpoint; interior pages, including the signed page, are overall clean and fine.

Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Jordan Ingram, son of bit actor Edward Ingram, in full: “This autograph,

by Marilyn Monroe, was acquired on the set of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in November, 1952. My father, Edward Ingram, had a small part as a forklift driver in the movie. He drives the forklift along the dock in the scene where they are boarding a ship.

He was reading this edition of ‘Quick’ on the set, killing time, and came to page 19 as Miss Monroe was arriving on the set.

He got up and approached her and asked if she had seen the photo of her in the magazine yet. She said ‘no,’ she hadn’t, and asked to see it. After she had carefully read it, she thanked him and autographed it for him, and returned it.” Starting Bid $1000 180 |

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Marilyn’s pots and pans— copper cookware from her kitchen 897. Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe’s personally-owned group of four pieces of copper cookware, including three pots marked “Country Kitchen” on the bottom, and one unmarked.

In overall very good to fine condition, with expected signs of use. Provenance: Part of Lot 116, Marilyn Monroe Auction Property From The Collection of David Gainsborough-Roberts, The Estate of Lee Strasberg, and Déjà vu, Julien’s, November 17, 2016. For pots from the same set, see: Lot 401, The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, Christie’s, New York, Sale No. 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999. Starting Bid $200

Uber-rare fully signed oversized cast photo of Our Gang 898.

Our Gang. Superb vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 11 photo of the entire Our Gang cast seated on a bench with Pete the Pup, signed in fountain pen, “Baby Patsy,” “Okey dokey, Spanky,” “—xxx ooo, Darla,” “Porky,” “Alfalfa,” and “Billie,” with another hand adding the inscription, “To Enid from Our Gang.” Reverse bears a Stax photography credit stamp. In very good to fine condition, with a crease to the upper right edge, and silvering to the dark areas of the perimeter. Photos signed by the full child cast of Our Gang are virtually nonexistent, with this example all the more desirable for its large size and fantastic display value. Starting Bid $200

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John Wayne publicity shot for his first starring role in “The Big Trail” 900. John Wayne. Exceptional vintage circa 1930 matte-finish 8 x

10 photo of John Wayne in profile by Autrey, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To J. H. Huber, Here’s Hoping, John Wayne, ‘The Big Trail’.” In very fine condition. After several years as a prop man and bit player, Wayne found his first starring role as Breck Coleman in the 1930 film The Big Trail, a now-classic Western directed by Raoul Walsh. A marvelous, very early portrait of the Hollywood icon. Starting Bid $200

Gorgeous 1939 portrait of a young Garland, presented to a ‘munchkin’ from the Wizard of Oz 901. Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland. Absolutely stun-

ning vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a 17-year-old Judy Garland, signed and inscribed in fountain pen for a fellow castmate from The Wizard of Oz, “For Billy—The ‘Roller–bowl kid’—Wishing you loads of luck for 1939, I know you’ll have it! Sincerely, Judy.” In very fine condition, with one tiny pin hole in the top border.

Billy Curtis (1909–1988) was a film and television actor with dwarfism who had an uncredited role as a Munchkin city father in The Wizard of Oz. Curtis enjoyed a five-decade career in the entertainment industry, which includes parts in Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur and Clint Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter. Accompanied by four photos of Dorothy’s first encounter with the townspeople of Munchkinland, with one signed in blue ink by Curtis, who can be viewed most prominently standing to the immediate left of the ‘Certificate of Death’ sign. A fabulous portrait of Garland from her most formative and iconic period as an actress, with her thoughtful inscription to a fellow member of the Wizard of Oz cast making this a remarkable vintage rarity. Starting Bid $500

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902. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

903. According to Jim

905. Actresses

906. America’s Funniest Home Videos Starting Bid $100

907. Loni Anderson

908. Lionel Atwill

909. Claudine Auger

910. Tallulah Bankhead

911. Lionel Barrymore

912. Batman: West and Ward

914. Meredith Baxter

915. Warner Baxter

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913. Batman: West and Ward Starting Bid $200

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904. Actors and Actresses Starting Bid $200

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916. Becker

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917. Wallace Beery

918. Ingrid Bergman

919. Ingrid Bergman

920. Ingrid Bergman

921. Ingrid Bergman and Jack Benny

922. Busby Berkeley

923. Sarah Bernhardt

924. Beverly Hillbillies: Bea Benaderet Starting Bid $200

926. Billie Burke Starting Bid $200

927. George Burns and Gracie Allen

930. John Candy

931. Drew Carey

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925. Humphrey Bogart Starting Bid $200

928. Joanna Cameron Starting Bid $200

929. John Candy Starting Bid $200

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932. David Carradine

933. John Carradine

934. Montgomery Clift

935. Ronald Colman

936. Gary Cooper

937. Gary Cooper Starting Bid $200

938. Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Starting Bid $200

939. Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone

940. Joe Dallesandro

941. Bette Davis

942. Sammy Davis, Jr

943. Bradford Dillman

944. Directors

945. Robert Donat

946. The Dukes of Hazzard

947. Eleonora Duse

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948. Eleonora Duse

949. Clint Eastwood

950. Morgan Fairchild

951. Stepin Fetchit

952. W. C. Fields

953. W. C. Fields

954. W. C. Fields

955. Clark Gable

956. Janet Gaynor

957. William Gillette

958. Good Times

959. Betty Grable

960. Betty Grable

961. Cary Grant

962. Sydney Greenstreet

963. Gene Hackman

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964. Valerie Harper

965. Howard Hawks

966. Susan Hayward

967. Edith Head

968. Hugh Hefner

969. Jim Henson

970. Judy Holliday

971. Dennis Hopper

972. Hot in Cleveland

973. Rex Ingram Starting Bid $200

974. Kevin James and Leah Remini

975. Shirley Jones

977. Andy Kaufman

978. Buster Keaton

979. Emmett Kelly

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976. Just Shoot Me Starting Bid $100

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980. Patricia Laffan

981. Hedy Lamarr

982. Angela Lansbury

983. Stan Laurel

984. Stan Laurel

985. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

986. Laverne & Shirley

987. Peter Lawford

989. George Lopez

990. Peter Lorre

993. Jayne Mansfield

994. Dean Martin

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988. Gina Lollobrigida Starting Bid $200

991. Anna Magnani Starting Bid $200

992. Anna Magnani Starting Bid $200

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995. Steve Martin

996. Gerda Maurus

997. Elsa Maxwell

998. Patrick McGoohan

999. Robert Mitchum

1000. Marilyn Monroe Starting Bid $200

1001. Marilyn Monroe: George Barris

1002. Elizabeth Montgomery

1003. Ona Munson

1004. Haing S. Ngor

1005. Jack Nicholson

1006. Jack Nicholson

1007. Rudolf Nureyev

1008. Peter O’Toole

1009. Once Upon a Honeymoon Starting Bid $200

1010. Our Gang

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1011. Al Pacino

1012. The Parkers

1013. Anna Pavlova

1014. Michelle Phillips

1015. Mary Pickford Starting Bid $200

1016. Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers

1017. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Starting Bid $100

1018. Roman Polanski

1019. Sally Rand

1020. Satyajit Ray Starting Bid $200

1021. Ginger Rogers and Lauren Bacall

1022. The Rookie

1024. Jane Russell

1025. Peter Sellers

1026. Norma Shearer

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1023. Roseanne Starting Bid $100

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1027. Sherlock Holmes: Rathbone and Bruce Starting Bid $200

1028. Star Trek: William Shatner

1029. Star Wars: Carrie Fisher

1030. Star Wars: Alec Guinness

1031. Star Wars: Peter Mayhew

1032. Step by Step

1033. James Stewart

1034. Elizabeth Taylor

1035. Elizabeth Taylor

1036. Shirley Temple

1037. Ernest Thesiger

1038. Lea Thompson

1039. Three Stooges

1040. Three Stooges: Jules J. White

1041. Mike Todd

1042. Sidney Toler

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1044. Erich von Stroheim

1045. John Wayne

1046. Raquel Welch

1047. Orson Welles

1048. Mae West

1049. Pearl White

1050. Who’s the Boss

1051. Wings

1052. Wizard of Oz: Buddy Ebsen

1053. The Wolf Man: Chaney and Ankers

1054. Anna May Wong

1057. William Wyler

1058. Flo Ziegfeld

1043. Conrad Veidt

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1056. Wuthering Heights: Olivier and Oberon Starting Bid $200

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sports

Williams, Agganis, Foxx, and other Boston greats

1059. Boston Sports. Vintage autograph book, 6 x 4.25, signed inside by a variety of professional athletes, coaches, sports

casters, and executives from the Boston sports scene, including: Harry Agganis, Red Auerbach, Walter Brown, Bob Cousy, Joe Cronin, Paddy DeMarco, Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Benny Friedman, Bill Goodman, Curt Gowdy, Lefty Grove, Hal Kopp, Ed Macauley, Mickey Owen, Sammy White, Ted Williams, and Tom Yawkey. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1060. José Raúl Capablanca. World-champion Cuban chess player (1888-1942) considered one of the greatest of all time. Rare ALS in French, signed “Raul,” one page both sides, 6.25 x 9.75, April 12, 1938.

Untranslated letter to his second wife, Olga Chagodaef. In fine condition.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed by Capablanca, who neatly incorporates his autograph into the lower left corner, “J. R. Capablanca.” Starting Bid $200

Extremely rare Browns payroll check for Ernie Davis 1061. Ernie Davis. Cleveland

Browns Football Company check, 8.5 x 3.5, filled out in type and made payable to Ernest R. Davis for $2500, February 22, 1963. Endorsed on the reverse in blue ballpoint, “Ernie Davis.” In fine condition, with several cancellation punch holes. Davis was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1962 NFL draft and immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns, signing a three-year contract for $200,000 in late December 1961. Less than three months after endorsing this check, Davis succumbed to leukemia at the of age 23. Only the second signed check from Davis that we have offered. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Starting Bid $200 www.RRAuction.com | 193

1062. Barney Dreyfuss. Early baseball executive (1865–1932) who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900 until his death, often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World Series. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee. TLS signed “Barney Dreyfuss, Pt,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Pittsburgh Athletic Company letterhead, October 28, 1926. Letter to Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Pirates player-manager Fred C. Clarke, in part: “At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Athletic Company held today it was voted to accept your resignation, same to be effective on November 1st, 1926. I have given the Bank of Pittsburgh check for $90,000 and secured from them your 450 shares of stock which they held. This stock has now been cancelled.” In fine condition, with a light stain to the lower blank area.

After his playing days ended in 1915, Clarke returned to his ranch near Winfield, Texas, and made a fortune when oil was discovered on the property. With this, he purchased a minority stake in his former club and was named its vice president. He was allowed to sit in the dugout during games, essentially serving as a bench coach. As the team’s injury-plagued 1926 season came to a close, three veteran players—Babe Adams, Carson Bigbee, and Max Carey—felt like he was trying to undermine manager Bill McKechnie and asked for Clarke to be removed from the bench. The majority of other players supported Clarke remaining, and the three vets were released. Upon season’s end, McKechnie’s contract was not renewed, and Clarke—fed up with the mess—decided to resign from all positions in the organization and divest from his ownership interest. A unique piece of correspondence that brought the relationship between Pirates Hall of Famers to an end. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. Starting Bid $200

1063. Enzo Ferrari. TLS signed “Ferrari,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, Scuderia Ferrari letterhead, no date. Letter to a professor, in part (translated): “I allow myself to include a check to pay off my debt. I take this opportunity to offer you the senses of my admired gratitude for what you have done in favor of my Dino.” In fine condition, with address field clipped from lower section. Starting Bid $200

1064.

Duke Kahanamoku. Ha-

waiian swimmer and actor (1890–1968) credited with spreading the sport of surfing.

Scarce vintage 7.25 x 8.75 magazine photo of Duke Kahanamoku surfing in later age, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Scott, Me ke Aloha, Duke, 12–27–64.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 11.75 x 13.25. In fine condition, with a few small creases. Starting Bid $200

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1066. Joe Louis.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 full-length photo of Louis in his prime, signed in fountain pen as the heavyweight world champion, “Joe Louis, Dec 4/45.” The inscription, “To Ted and Ethel Walker, Best wishes, 12/4/45,” is written in another hand. In fine condition, with three small binder dings to the right edge, and a crease to the lower right border corner. A great vintage photo of the Brown Bomber. Starting Bid $200

A photo from the “Babe” to “Jack Kennedy” 1067. Babe Ruth. Vintage matte-finish 5.75 x 3.75 photo of Babe Ruth standing with close friend and noted New York hotelier Charles W. Schwefel, signed boldly in fountain pen, “Babe Ruth,” with Schwefel signing and adding an inscription above, “To our Pal ‘Atlas’ Jack Kennedy.” An unknown signature below Ruth’s adds a date of June 17, 1931. In very good condition, with light creasing, a heavier crease to the upper right corner, a tear to the top edge, and a missing upper left corner tip. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Charles W. Schwefel was the longtime manager of the Gramercy Park Hotel, whose bar Ruth had been a regular at since the 1930s. Schwefel remained a dear friend of Ruth’s throughout his battle with cancer and was a constant presence in the ballplayer’s final two years of life. Additionally, the recipient of this photo may very well be a 20-year-old John F. Kennedy, who lived at the Gramercy Park Hotel with his family for several months between 1937 to 1938, just before President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, as ambassador to the United Kingdom. Starting Bid $300

1068. Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. Color limited edition 22 x 18 lithograph of a Bob Peak painting entitled ‘Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling,’ showing the two pugilists during their world heavyweight championship prizefight at Yankee Stadium on June 22, 1938, numbered 192/1500, signed in the lower border in pencil by Louis and Schmeling. Released as part of Sports Illustrated’s ‘Living Legends’ series. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200

1069. John L. Sullivan. Boxer known as the ‘Boston Strong

Boy’ (1858-1918) recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules.

Desirable fountain pen signature, “With compliments of John L. Sullivan,” on an off-white 5.25 x 2.5 slip of Dante’s Inferno Exhibition Company stationery, dated January 25, 1900 and affixed to a 5.75 x 2.25 red card. In very good to fine condition, with overall light creasing, rippling, and toning to the left side. Starting Bid $200

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1070. 1914 B18 Baseball Felt Blankets Starting Bid $200

1071. Muhammad Ali Starting Bid $200

1072. Muhammad Ali

1073. Muhammad Ali

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1075. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

1076. Anderson Packers

1077. Eddie Arcaro

1078. Roger Bannister

1079. Baseball

1080. Baseball

1081. Baseball

1082. Larry Bird

1083. Jim Bottomley

1084. Boxing

1085. James J. Braddock

1074. Muhammad Ali

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1086. Joe Brown Starting Bid $200

1090. Jack Dempsey Starting Bid $200

1094. Joe DiMaggio Starting Bid $200

1098. Carlton Fisk and Pat Darcy Starting Bid $200

1087. Wilt Chamberlain Starting Bid $200

1091. Jack Dempsey Starting Bid $200

1095. Turk Edwards Starting Bid $200

1099. Zora Folley Starting Bid $200

1088. Mickey Cochrane Starting Bid $200

1089. College Football Centennial Starting Bid $200

1092. Detroit Red Wings

1093. Joe DiMaggio

1096. Gabriel ‘Flash’ Elorde

1097. Federal League Annual 1915 Pass

1100. Football: Running Backs

1101. Four Horsemen: Elmer Layden

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1105. Hall of Fame Athletes

1107. Gil Hodges

1108. Bobby Hull

1109. LeBron James

1110. Jack Johnson and Jess Willard

1111. Evel Knievel

1112. Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, and Bob Feller Starting Bid $200

1113. Tippy Larkin

1114. Rod Laver and Billie Jean King

1115. Los Angeles Lakers

1116. Joe Louis

1117. Mickey Mantle

1102. Ruby Goldstein

1103. Golf

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1106. Graham Hill Starting Bid $200

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1104. George Halas

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1118. Mickey Mantle

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1120. Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer

1121. Harry Markson

1122. Miracle on Ice

1123. Miracle on Ice

1124. Johnny Mize

1125. Alonzo Mourning

1126. Stan Musial

1127. Joe Namath

1128. Negro League

1129. NY Yankees Pitchers

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1130. NY Yankees Pitchers Starting Bid $200

1119. Mickey Mantle

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1131. NY Yankees Pitchers Starting Bid $200

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1132. NY Yankees: 1986 Starting Bid $200

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1133. Barney Oldfield Starting Bid $200

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1134. Philadelphia Eagles: 1949

1135. Mike Piazza Starting Bid $200

1136. Professional Wrestlers

1137. Tim Raines

1138. Jim Rice

1139. Babe Ruth

1140. Eugen Sandow

1141. O. J. Simpson

1142. Duke Snider

1143. St. Louis Cardinals: Murry Dickson Starting Bid $200

1144. Casey Stengel Starting Bid $200

1145. Sugar Bowl: 1941

1148. Tennis

1149. Mike Tyson

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1146. Summit Series: Team Canada Starting Bid $200

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Title to any lot remains with Consignor, any secured party of the Consignor, or assignee of Consignor, as the case may be, until the lot is paid for in full by Bidder. RR Auction reserves the right to require payment in full before delivering any lot to the successful Bidder.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in their possession. Bidder assumes any and all RISK OF LOSS once the lot(s) is in Bidder’s possession.

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

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

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

In the event of a successful challenge to the title to any goods purchased pursuant to these Conditions of Sale and the exclusive remedies provided herein, RR Auction agrees to reimburse any Bidder in an amount equal to the successful bid price actually paid by Bidder at auction plus any Buyer’s Premium actually paid, in full and complete satisfaction of all claims, which once tendered by RR Auction, relieves and releases RR Auction from any responsibility whatso-

ever to the Bidder, even if the instrument is not cashed or is returned.

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

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

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

RR Auction reserves the right to accept or decline any bid.

Bids must be for an entire lot and each lot constitutes a separate sale. All bids are per lot unless otherwise announced.

Live auction lots will be sold in their numbered sequence unless RR Auction directs otherwise. It is unlawful and illegal for Bidders to collude, pool, or agree with another Bidder to pay less than the fair value for lot(s). For live auctions, RR Auction will have final discretion in the event that any dispute should arise between Bidders. RR Auction will determine the successful Bidder, cancel the sale, or re-offer and resell the lot or lots in dispute. RR Auction will have final discretion to resolve any disputes arising after the sale and in online auctions. If any dispute arises, RR Auction’s sale record is conclusive.

Payment: Subject to fulfillment of all of the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, upon the sooner of (1) the passing of title to the offered lot pursuant to these Conditions of Sale, or (2) possession of the offered lot by the Bidder, Bidder thereupon (a) assumes full risk and responsibility (including without limitation, liability for or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings, photos, or other works), and (b) will immediately pay the full purchase price or such part as RR Auction may require. In addition to other remedies available to RR Auction by law, RR Auction reserves the right to impose from the date of sale a late charge of 1.5% per month of the total purchase price if payment is not made in accordance with the conditions set forth herein. All property must be removed from RR Auction’s premises by the Bidder at his/her expense not later than thirty (30) business days following its sale and, if it is not so removed, RR Auction may send the

purchased property to a public warehouse for the account, at the risk and expense of the Bidder.

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

All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars (including U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, eChecks, and bank money orders), and are subject to all reporting requirements.

All deliveries are subject to good funds; funds being received in RR Auction’s account before delivery of the Purchases; and all payments are subject to a clearing period.

RR Auction reserves the right to determine if a check constitutes “good funds”: checks drawn on a U.S. bank are subject to a ten (10) calendar day hold, and ten (10) business days when drawn on an international bank. Clients with pre-arranged credit status may receive immediate credit for payments via e-Check, personal or corporate checks.

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

If RR Auction refers any invoice to an attorney for collection, the Bidder agrees to pay attorney’s fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by RR Auction. If RR Auction assigns collection to its house counsel, such attorney’s time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.

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

All checks, cashiers checks, bank checks, or money orders are payable to R&R Auction Company of Massachusetts, LLC. Sales Tax: RR Auction is a remote seller and we are now required to collect Sales/Use Tax from our bidders. The states that we have nexus in we will be required to collect and remit sales tax on your behalf. Each state has different requirements to meet nexus. When RR Auction has achieved a certain monetary and/or invoice threshold in each state we will apply sales tax to your total invoice. Please go to our terms on our website to see the states that are affected.

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%.

Pennsylvania sales or use tax may be due in connection with the purchase and delivery of tangible personal property to Pennsylvania individuals and businesses. The purchaser is required to file a use tax return if tax is due in connection with the purchase and delivery in the Commonwealth. This notice is required pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Reform Code of 1971. 72 P.S. § 7213.2.

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.

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

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

Title: Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered to a common carrier or third-party

shipper.

Rights Reserved: RR Auction reserves the right to withdraw any lot before or at the time of the Auction, and/or to postpone the Auction of all or any lots or parts thereof, for any reason. RR Auction shall not be liable to any Bidder in the event of such withdrawal or postponement under any circumstances. RR Auction reserves the right to refuse to accept bids from anyone.

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

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

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

Off-Site Bidding: Bidding by telephone, facsimile, online, or absentee bidding (advance written bids submitted by mail) are offered solely as a convenience and permitted subject to advance arrangements, availability, and RR Auction’s approval which shall be exercised at RR Auction’s sole discretion.

Neither RR Auction nor its agents or employees shall be held liable for the failure to execute bids or for errors relating to any transmission or execution thereof. In order to be considered for off-site bidding in any manner, Bidders must comply with all of these Conditions of Sale and the terms contained on the Registration Form.

RR Auction’s Remedies: Failure of the Bidder to comply with any of these Conditions of Sale or the terms of the Registration Form is an event of default. In such event, RR Auction may, in addition to any other available remedies specifically including the right to hold the defaulting Bidder liable for the Purchase Price or to charge and collect from the defaulting Bidder’s credit or debit accounts as provided for elsewhere herein: (a) cancel the sale, retaining any payment made by the Bidder as

damages (the Bidder understands and acknowledges that RR Auction will be substantially damaged should such default occur, and that damages under sub-part (a) are necessary to compensate RR Auction for such damages); (b) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately; (c) charge the Bidder interest on the Purchase Price at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the highest allowable interest rate; (d) take any other action that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to preserve and protect RR Auction’s rights and remedies. Should RR Auction resell the property, the original defaulting Bidder shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency in the purchase price and all costs and expenses associated there with, including but not limited to warehousing, sales-related expenses, reasonable attorney fees and court costs, commissions, incidental damages and any other charges due hereunder which were not collected or collectable. In the event that such Bidder is the successful Bidder on more than one lot and pays less than the purchase price for the total lots purchased, RR Auction shall apply the payment received to such lot or lots that RR Auction, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. If RR Auction does not exercise such discretion, the lots to which the payment shall be applied will be in descending order from the highest purchase price to the lowest. Any Bidder failing to comply with these Conditions of Sale shall be deemed to have granted RR Auction a security interest in, and RR Auction may retain as collateral such security for such Bidder’s obligations to RR Auction, any property in RR Auction’s possession owned by such Bidder. RR Auction shall have the benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) as adopted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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

All descriptions, photographs, illustrations, and terminology including but not limited to words describing condition (including any condition reports requested by Bidder, see also Terminology), authorship, period, culture, source, origin, measurement, quality, rarity, provenance, importance, exhibition, and relevance, used in the Catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or anywhere else, represent a good faith effort made by RR Auction to fairly represent the lots and prop-

erty offered for sale as to origin, date, condition, and other information contained therein; they are statements of opinion only. They are not representations or warranties and Bidder agrees and acknowledges that he or she shall not rely on them in determining whether or not to bid or for what price. Price estimates (which are determined well in advance of the Auction and are therefore subject to revision) and condition reports are provided solely as a convenience to Bidders and are not intended nor shall they be relied on

by Bidders as statements, representations or warranties of actual value or predictions of final bid prices.

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

All lots sold by RR Auction are accompanied by an Auction Certificate (“AC”). On any lot presented with an AC issued by RR Auction, the certification is only as to its attribution to the person or entity described or to the lot’s usage and only as explicitly stated therein (the “Certification of Authenticity”), to the exclusion of any other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to those pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. The Certification of Authenticity inures only to the original Bidder (as shown in RR Auction’s records). Bidder may not transfer, assign, or otherwise convey the Certification of Authenticity, and such purported transfer, assignment, or conveyance shall be null and void. The Certification of Authenticity is valid from date of the Auction in which Bidder was awarded the lot (the “Auction Date”) until five (5) years after the Auction Date, without exception.

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

Limitation of Damages: In the event that RR Auction is prevented for any reason from delivering any property to Bidder, or Bidder is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of RR Auction, the liability, if any, of RR Auction, shall be limited to, and shall not exceed, the amount actually paid for the property by Bidder. In no event shall RR Auction be liable for incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind, including but not limited to loss of profits, value of investment or opportunity cost.

Unauthorized Statements: Under no circumstances is any employee, agent or representative of RR Auction authorized by RR Auction to modify, amend, waive or contradict any of these Conditions of Sale, any term or condition set forth on a registration form, any warranty or limitation or exclusion of warranty, any term or condition in either the Registration Form or these Terms and Conditions regarding payment requirements, including but not limited to due date, manner of payment, and what

constitutes payment in full, or any other term or condition contained in any documents issued by RR Auction unless such modification, amendment, waiver or contradiction is contained in a writing signed by all parties. Any statements, oral or written, made by employees, agents or representatives of RR Auction to Bidder, including statements regarding specific lots, even if such employee, agent or representative represents that such statement is authorized, unless reduced to a writing signed by all parties, are statements of personal opinion only and are not binding on RR Auction, and under no circumstances shall be relied upon by Bidder as a statement, representation or warranty of RR Auction.

Bidder’s Remedies: Under no circumstance will RR Auction incur liability to a Bidder in excess of the purchase price actually paid.

This section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedies of Bidder in conformity with the Warranties and Limitation of Damages provisions of these Conditions of Sale, and is expressly in lieu of any other rights or remedies which might be available to Bidder by law. The Bidder hereby accepts the benefit of the Consignor’s warranty of title and any other representations and warranties made by the Consignor for the Bidder’s benefit. In the event that Bidder demonstrates in writing, in the sole discretion of RR Auction, that there was a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title concerning a lot purchased by Bidder, RR Auction shall make demand upon the Consignor to pay to Bidder the Purchase Price (including any premiums, taxes, or other amounts paid or due to RR Auction). Should the Consignor not pay the Purchase Price to Bidder within thirty days after such demand, RR Auction shall disclose the identity of the Consignor to Bidder and assign to Bidder all of RR Auction’s rights against the Consignor with respect to such lot or property.

Upon such disclosure and assignment, all responsibility and liability, if any, of RR Auction with respect to said lot or property shall automatically terminate. RR Auction shall be entitled to retain the premiums and other amounts paid to RR Auction - this remedy is as to the Consignor only. The rights and remedies provided herein are for the original Bidder only and they may not be assigned or relied upon by any transferee or assignee under any circumstances.

If Bidder wishes to challenge the AC within the period of the Certification of Authenticity, Bidder must present written evidence that the lot is not authentic as determined by a known expert in the field. If RR Auction agrees that the lot is not as represented, Bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be a refund of their purchase price, with no other costs, liabilities or amounts recoverable. If RR Auction does not agree with the claim by Bidder, then the Parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures of these Conditions of Sale.

Any such challenge concerning an AC or Certification of Authenticity must, without any exception, be brought within one (1) year of Bidder’s notice to RR Auction of Bidder’s contention that the lot was not authentic, or six (6) years from the Auction Date, whichever is sooner.

If the description of any lot in the Catalog is materially incorrect (e.g., gross cataloging error), the lot is returnable if re-

turned within five (5) calendar days of receipt, and received

by RR Auction no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the Auction Date. If there is any discrepancy between the description in the Catalog and the AC, then the description in the AC shall control. This paragraph shall constitute Bidder’s sole right with respect to the return of items, and no refunds shall be given for any items not returned to and received by RR Auction.

NO RETURN OR REFUND OF ANY AUCTION LOT WILL BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE. RR Auction’s Additional Services: For Bidders who do not remove purchased property from RR Auction’s premises, RR Auction, in its sole discretion and solely as a service and accommodation to Bidders, may arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded at the sole request, expense, and risk of Bidder.

RR Auction assumes no and disclaims all responsibility and liability for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping

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

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

Entire Agreement: These Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between the parties together with the terms and conditions contained in the Registration Form. They may not be amended, modified or superseded except in a signed writing executed by all parties. No oral or written statement by anyone employed by RR Auction or acting as agent or representative of RR Auction may amend, modify, waive or supersede the terms herein unless such amendment, waiver or modification is contained in a writing signed by all parties.

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

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

by Bidder in another location.

The Parties agree that these Conditions of Sale, and any other related agreement(s) are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its

conflict of laws principles. The Parties agree that any dispute related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale, or related to or arising out of any other related agreement(s) shall be submitted to confidential binding arbitration (the “Arbitration”) before a single Arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Parties agree that the Arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial rules of the AAA. In the event that the Parties cannot agree on the selection of the Arbitrator, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA. The prevailing Party in the Arbitration shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the Arbitration, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. The Parties agree that Bidder shall have no right to recover consequential or indirect damages, or lost profits damages.

The Parties consent to the enforcement of the decision in the Arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act in either the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Except as provided in Bidder’s Remedies with regard to the Certification of Authenticity, any dispute, claim, cause of action related to or arising out of these Conditions of Sale or any other agreement(s) between the Parties must be brought within one (1) year of the acts, omissions or circumstances giving rise to the alleged claim, without exceptions. This provision is intended as a full, complete and absolute release of any claims after one (1) year of such acts, omissions or circumstances. The Parties agree further that these waiver provisions are intended to be binding on all parties in the event of any dispute, specifically including but not limited to third party claims and cross-actions brought by either RR Auction or Bidder. These provisions are consideration for the execution of these Conditions of Sale.

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration related to or arising out of any Auction of an item sold for less than $10,000. This right shall relate to the individual item price, such that RR Auction may, in its sole discretion, enforce its rights pursuant to these Conditions of Sale in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rather than in an Arbitration for items that in the aggregate exceed $10,000.

The prevailing Party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover all of its related costs, whether before or after the formal institution of the proceeding, including but not limited to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and, if RR Auction

prevails, the Buyer’s Premium as defined in these Conditions of Sale. This right of enforcement is unique to RR Auction, and these Conditions of Sale are a waiver by the Bidder of any right to enforcement or adjudication outside of an Arbitration.

CONDUCT OF AUCTION Estimate Prices: In addition to descriptive information, each item in the Catalog sometimes includes a price range which reflects opinion as to the price expected at auction (the “Estimate Prices”).

In other instances, Estimate Prices can be obtained by calling RR Auction at (603) 732-4280. The Estimate Prices are based upon various factors including prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality, history and provenance. Estimate Prices are prepared well in advance of the sale and subject to revision. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or sales tax (see under separate heading).

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

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

Maximum Bids – All Auctions: To maximize Bidder’s chance of winning, RR Auction strongly encourages the use of maximum bids. RR Auction will then bid for Bidder until the lot reaches Bidder’s specified maximum. Maximum bids are strictly confidential.

Placing arbitrary, non-incremental bids on lots with prior maximum bids may result in these lots being sold for less than 10% above the under Bidder’s bid.

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

Unsold Lots: If a lot does not reach the reserve, it is bought-in. In other words, it remains unsold and is returned to the Consignor.

RR Auction has the right to sell certain unsold items after the close of the Auction. Such lots shall be considered sold during the Auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the Buyer’s Premium, return rights, and disclaimers.

Bidding—Timed Auction: Bidder may open, monitor, and/or raise bids at any time before the close of a lot through www.rrauction.com. RR

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

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction.

Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

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

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

To ensure proper registration, those Bidders intending to bid via the Internet must visit www.RRauction.com and register

accordingly at least one full day prior to the actual auction.

Winning bidders will be notified by RR Auction. RR Auction is not responsible or liable for any problems, delays, or any other issues or problems resulting out of use of the Internet generally or specifically, including but not limited to transmission, execution or processing of bids.

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.

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

GLOSSARY OF CONDITION TERMS

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

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

Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions qualifies Bidder as a client who has consented to be contacted by RR Auction in the future. In conformity with “do-not-call” regulations promulgated by the Federal or State regulatory agencies, participation by the Bidder is affirmative consent to being contacted at the phone number shown in his application and this consent shall remain in effect until it is revoked in writing. RR Auction may from time to time contact Bidder concerning sale, purchase, and auction opportunities available.

Rules of Construction: RR Auction presents properties in a number of collectible fields, and as such, specific venues have promulgated supplemental Terms and Conditions.

For decades, RR Auction has led the industry in providing an accurate and detailed condition statement for each item that we sell. Starting in 2016 we’ve decided to take a fresh approach to describing each item’s condition.

As our website and catalog images continually improve, and bidders can see obvious details from those excellent images, we’ve decided to simplify things, using the same terminology to describe an item’s overall condition (on an ascending scale of 1 to 4: good, very good, fine, very fine), but only adding specific details, if any, that would not be obvious from the illustration.

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

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

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

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

Of course we’re more than happy to provide more in-depth information about any item via phone or email. We hope this new system will make for easier reading and a more pleasant bidding experience.

THE GOLD STANDARD in Space Auctions

Buzz Aldrin’s 18-karat gold Cartier model of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, Sold by RR Auction in 2017 for $150k

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