RR Auction Catalog 378

america’s autograph auction Catalog 378 November 9, 2011

The Alamo mounts its final defense One of the finest Alamo-related items in private hands—a receipt signed by William Barret Travis two days before Santa Anna arrived with his troops—will be offered in the RR Auction Texas and Western Autographs and Artifacts Auction for one week only, November 10-17. Other quintessential items offered are Santa Anna’s historic field orders to crush the Alamo; a one-of-a-kind, ink and water color-wash Zacatecas map used by Santa Anna to plot his brutal victory, and a .36 Colt model 1851 Navy revolver presented to a Texas Ranger for the successful rescue of Cynthia Ann Parker. Together, this 254-lot auction represents one of the most impressive gatherings of Texas and Western artifacts to date, putting the defeat, victory, and every pivotal moment that changed the history of The Great State of Texas as we know it into the public’s hands.

Preview is now online at http://preview.rrauction.com/

The Auction Has Begun!

Bidding begins as soon as the catalog is posted online (October 22). At 6pm on WedNESDAY, November 9 the one hour extended bidding period begins followed immediately by the 30 Minute Rule.

All times in RRAuction guidelines and instructions are stated according to the Eastern (U.S.) time zone.

Contents Presidents & First Ladies ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 Notables ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������53 Military �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������101 Space & Aviation ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������113 Art & Literature ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 129 Comic Art & Animation �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������161 Classic Music ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������168 Contemporary & Modern Music ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������170 Classic Entertainment ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 204 Sports ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 263

Upcoming Auctions TEXAS & WESTERN (379)

Catalog 381

Catalog 380

Magic of Music (382)

Auction closes November 17, 2011 Consignor deadline August 5 Auction online November 10, 2011

Auction closes December 7, 2011 Consignor deadline October 21 Auction online November 19, 2011

Auction closes January 11, 2012 Consignor deadline November 18 Auction online December 17, 2011

Auction closes January 19, 2012 Consignor deadline October 28 Auction online January 12, 2012

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Robert S. Eaton Sr. 1940–2001

GENERAL RR AUCTION INFO R&R Auction Company, LLC, d/b/a RRAuction Licensed auctioneer: Carla Eaton, NH license #3029

CONTACT INFORMATION

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HOURS

Office hours are Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. eastern; hours on the last night of the auction are dictated by the 30 Minute Rule (see below). Any item in the auction can be viewed in our offices during normal business hours. Please call to set up an appointment.

RRAUCTION’S POLICIES EXTENDED BIDDING & THE 30 MINUTE RULE

The final day of bidding for all lots is Wednesday, November 9. Any bidder may bid on any lot prior to 6 pm. At that time, the Extended Bidding goes into affect. If you have not bid on a lot before 6 pm, you may not bid on that lot after 6 pm. Only those bidders who have placed bids on a lot before 6 pm will be allowed to bid on that lot after 6 pm. Hence, if you are the only bidder on a lot at 6 pm, that lot is awarded to you. During the extended bidding period, a lot will remain open only to those who bid on that lot prior to 6 pm.

All lots WITHOUT an opening bid at 6 pm will remain OPEN to ALL bidders until 7 pm or until they receive their first bid. These lots will close immediately upon receipt of a bid or at 7 pm, whichever comes first. For all lots that are active after 7 pm, bidding will remain open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on THAT lot. 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. On a PER LOT BASIS, the 30 minute timer will reset each time a bid is placed after 7 pm. If you are the high bidder, raising your maximum bid will NOT reset the timer. RR Auction reserves the right to close the auction at any time at its sole discretion.

POSTPONEMENT

PAYMENTS Payment is due by Monday, November 21, 2011, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Late payment may result in the suspension of your bidding privileges.

Credit cards and PayPal are only accepted up to $5,000 without prior arrangements; please contact Stacey Jordan.

Credit Card orders will be shipped first. Please send PayPal

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Personal and business checks are also accepted and orders paid via this method on winnings over $500 will ship 7 business days after receipt. Returned checks are subject to a $25 fee. We recommend paying by cashier’s check or money order.

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TERMS OF SALE A 20% buyer’s premium will be added to each winning bid, with a 2% premium discount for those paying by cash, check, money order, or wire. You are obligated

to honor any bid(s) you make, and you authorize us to charge your credit card for any unpaid winnings. In the event you fail to pay all amounts due, RR Auction reserves the right to resell the merchandise and will hold you responsible for the costs of resale, including a 10% seller’s commission, and also any difference between the resale prices and the price of your successful bids.

RETURNS

RR Auction may postpone the auction for a reasonable period of time as the result of any significant event (e.g., an Act of God, etc). In this unlikely event, bidders and consignors will be notified of the new closing date.

Every item is cataloged with the intent of accuracy. Improperly described items must be returned within three days of receipt. Please call us before returning any items. A merchandise credit will be issued in the case of a subjective, unresolvable dispute over condition.

GUARANTEES

CONSIGNORS

Each signed item is unconditionally guaranteed genuine without time limit. If a lot is declared to be not authentic, we may ask the purchaser to supply the written opinion of one competent authority acceptable to us. We will refund the original purchase price after documentation has been submitted.

The buyer’s only remedy under this guarantee is the cancellation of the sale and the refund of the purchase price.

Consignors are not allowed to bid on or withdraw their own lots. We will contact all consignors via mail, fax, or e-mail with their tentative final results the day after the auction ends.

SELLER RR Auction reserves the right to: (a) remove any item, (b) reject any bid, and (c) ban anyone from participating in this auction for any reason. We reserve the right to the final decision in all matters regarding this auction.

RR AUCTION’S BIDDING INFO REGISTRATION Your bidder number remains the same from auction to auction, but you must register to bid in each auction, even if you have already participated in past auctions. During registration, we will confirm your name, shipping address, phone number, e-mail, and method of payment if you are successful. Please provide any address or payment changes, or any special shipping requests, before the close of the auction.

NEW BIDDERS Bidders without a number must apply for one before they can participate in the auction. Fill out a New Bidder Application form online at http://rrauction.com/new_register. com, or request a form by mail or fax. Your bidder number will be issued only after all information has been verified.

PLACING BIDS By participating in the auction, you are accepting these Terms and Conditions. You are agreeing to the

alternative of dispute resolution by arbitration. Arbitration replaces the right to go to court, including the right to a jury trial.

If any dispute arises regarding payment, authenticity, grading, description, provenance, or any other matter pertaining to the auction, the bidder or a participant in the auction and/or RR Auction agree that the dispute shall go to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association. A.A.A. arbitration shall be conducted under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act and in a locale mutually convenient to both parties. Where a locale cannot be agreed upon the determination shall be made by the independent ADR institution. Any claim made by a bidder must be presented within one (1) year or it is barred. The prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. An award granted in arbitration is enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

MINIMUM BIDS Every item has a minimum bid (MB). No bids below this amount will be accepted.

MAXIMUM BIDS To maximize your chance of winning, we strongly encourage the use of maximum bids. For example, assume an item you want currently has a high bid of $100. Your bid would then be $110 (10% over $100), and you could tell us, “I’d like a maximum bid of $242 for that item.” We will enter your bid at $110, and we will then bid for you until the lot reaches your maximum of $242.

If competitive bids only reach $148, you would win the item at $163—10% over the highest previous bid. To prevent tie bids, all maximum bids should be made in proper increments. 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 underbidder’s bid.

BID INCREMENTS Bids on an item must raise the current high bid by at least 10%.

CHECKING BIDS You can open, monitor, and/or raise bids as often as you wish.

However, all bidding is governed by the 30 Minute Rule and extended bidding. Extended bidding always goes into affect at 6 pm on the last day of the auction. At 7 pm, the extended bidding ends and the 30 Minute Rule goes into effect.

RESERVES Some lots may have a confidential reserve, below which the lot will not be sold.

CALLBACKS RRAuction offers a callback service on auction night for any bidder who has the high bid on an item whose current bid is over $1,000 and who has placed a maximum bid. At your request, we will call you if your maximum bid is topped. We will need your correct telephone number(s) where you can be reached until the auction closes. Callbacks begin after 6 pm on auction night.

You must request this service; it is not automatic. We make every effort to ensure that bidders who request a callback are contacted if outbid; however, we do not guarantee this service.

WITHDRAWING BIDS You are obligated to honor any bid(s) you make, and no bids may be withdrawn at any time. There are no exceptions; failure to comply will terminate all future bidding.

AFTER THE AUCTION WINNER NOTIFICATION We will notify all winners by email, phone, or fax by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10th. Auction results are available at rrauction.com.

SHIPPING All orders are now shipped FedEx and we must have your street address on file. At our discretion, some orders of high value may be sent via overnight or two-day service. Insurance is added to each invoice, with a minimum of $2 for the first $200 of value and 55¢ per $100 of value over $200. Oversized orders will have additional postage added to their invoices. Within the United States, rates for shipping and handling only are:

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TERMINOLOGY

INTERNET LOG-IN INSTRUCTIONS

CONDITION

Access our online catalog at www.RRAuction.com and register to become a bidder. We offer the most interactive online auction in the collectibles field. After you have completed the registration form, you will have access to:

Each item in the catalog is described with a statement indicating its overall condition. The condition of the items we offer generally falls into the following range: good—very good—fine—very fine. Treated as a scale of 1 to 4, good describes an item that has as many as several flaws, which are described in detail; very fine describes an item whose condition and appearance may be regarded as flawless and superior in every respect. Most of the items we offer are in fine condition, meaning that there are no serious flaws. While we make every effort to describe flaws that materially affect appearance and value, we generally do not specify minor or routine flaws, such as (but not limited to) pencil or secretarial notations, mailing folds to letters, normal aging to paper, or tiny bends or creases from normal handling. We encourage prospective bidders to examine the image(s) of each item closely and to contact us with specific inquiries regarding condition.

GROUP LOTS In descriptions of group lots of two or more items, every effort is made to mention any obvious flaws. Bidders should note that condition for group lots is given as a general statement or range, and that specific flaws to single items within the group may be omitted in the interest of catalog space. Questions about group lots, or specific items within a group lot, should be addressed before the close of the auction to Tricia Eaton (tricia@rrauction.com).

MATTED & FRAMED Many of the items offered for sale in our monthly auctions are described as matted and/or framed. We do not remove items from frames; the given dimensions of items housed in a frame and/ or mat indicate sight size only. Photographs and other ephemera used with matted and framed items are not subject to description and condition statements, nor are they considered a reason for return. Condition refers only to the item and not the mat or frame. Our terms of return apply only to the item and not the matting and framing. Any item that is removed from the frame cannot be returned. Returns are only accepted when there is an authenticity question or the description of the item is incorrect.

ALS — Autograph Letter Signed (a letter entirely handwritten and signed by the given personality)

AQS — Autograph Quotation Signed ANS — Autograph Note Signed (a short ALS) LS — Letter Signed (a letter in a secretary’s hand, but signed by the given personality)

SP — Signed Photo DS — Document Signed FDC — First Day Cover INSCRIBED — “Personalized”

• Real-time online bidding • Tracking of lots/consignments All auction and bidding regulations stated in the Terms and Conditions in the front of the catalog apply to online bidding.

OBTAINING A BIDDER NUMBER & PASSWORD Before you can bid on the internet, you need to obtain a bidder number and password. If you do not have a bidder number, just follow these few easy steps: 1. Go to www.RRAuction.com and click on the NEW BIDDER REGISTRATION button located under the log-in box.

Having trouble registering to bid online? Please give us a call at (603) 732-4280 or e-mail us at Stacey@RRAuction.com

2. You will then be sent to a registration page, on which you will enter your personal information. The safety of your personal information is ensured by top-of-the-line online security.

RRAuction does not share your information.

Please make sure to give accurate information so we can contact you with your bidder number. If you already get the catalog, your bidder number is located on the label on the envelope. Call or e-mail us for your password.

3. Your application will be proccessed within 24 to 48 hours (excluding non-business hours) as long as all information is received. You will be contacted with a bidder number and password.

CHANGING/ FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS After you have performed the steps above, you will be able to log in to your account and change your password. If you have forgotten your password, enter your bidder number, then click the FORGOTTEN PASSWORD button. We will automatically send your password to your e-mail address on file. If you have any problems changing your password, call or send an e-mail to Tricia@RRAuction.com.

THE RR AUCTION TEAM OF AUTHENTICATORS & CONSULTANTS BOB EATON AND BILL WHITE, RR AUCTION

AUCTION

After 30 years in business, during which time well over 1,000,000 signed items have crossed their paths, no one has had more daily exposure to autographs than Bob Eaton and Bill White. To date, RR Auction has published more than 370 consecutive monthly catalogs. Several award-winning, in-depth published studies have earned Bill a reputation as a trusted authenticator. Bob, a PSA/DNA authenticator, is well established as one of the foremost authenticators in the autograph industry.

Certificates of Authenticity

are complimentary with every lot sold.

RR Auction is committed to offering authentic autographs. This commitment is the foundation on which RR has built its reputation as a responsible, respectable auctioneer. Backing our commitment to authenticity, we are proud to offer a 100% Lifetime Money Back Guarantee on every signed item we sell. The Certificate of Authenticity that accompanies every signed item is good for the life of the piece regardless of owner.

While RR Auction is exclusively responsible for its guarantee, we are proud to work with a group of industry experts providing authentication services for autographed collectibles.

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, is a contributing editor for Autograph Collector magazine, and is a PSA/DNA authenticator.

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

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 upon request*

Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots.

Priced from $25 to $200*

Letters of Authenticity are available on certain lots. Priced from $30 to $150*

FRANK CAIAZZO beatles autographs

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

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

BRIAN GREEN AND MARIA GREEN, BRIAN AND MARIA GREEN CIVIL WAR SIGNATURES Civil War Signatures

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

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

RICH CONSOLA Rich has studied Elvis Presley’s handwriting and signature for nearly 20 years, which has placed him in the forefront of Presley authenticators worldwide. * For more information on Letters of Authenticity contact Tricia by phone at (603) 732-4280 ext. 114 or by email at Tricia@RRAuction.com

INCREASE YOUR

RESALE VALUE with RR Auction’s third-party Letter of Authenticity Program

PSA LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY

PSA continues to be the world leader in third party authentication with a highly respected procedure for documenting and registering autographed items. It is well known that a PSA registration brings increased resale value in the autograph market.

RRAuction will fulfill the Letter of Authenticity request so that your auction item is sent to you with complete documentation. You save time; you save money; you get the PSA authentication process which includes items being tagged with their DNA-laced ink, invisible to the naked eye but verifiable through a specially calibrated laser.

Letters of Authenticity priced from $25 - $200

REAL LETTERS OF AUTHENTICITY

Full Letters of Authenticity (from REAL) are available for all lots pre-certified by Roger Epperson. Collectors of signed music memorabilia look for the REAL seal of approval when building collections of distinction.

Letters of Authenticity priced from $30 - $150

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AUCTION

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presidents & first ladies 1. John Adams. Archive of letters to and from the

descendants of John and Abigail Adams. This collection originates from the wife of the great-great-great grandson of Edwin Bartlett’s brother, Charles L. Bartlett; she was the great-great granddaughter of Union General William F. Bartlett. Archive is as follows: John Quincy Adams free frank, “J. Q. Adams,” on the address leaf of family ALS “Hull” of his nephew Isaac Hull Adams, Washington, March 25, 1844, to Caroline E. Bartlett, Hull’s first cousin, asking her to send a named piece of opera music desired by his sister-in-law, Mrs. John Adams, “to Uncle Adams,” his father’s brother, Congressman John Quincy Adams. He adds, “There is little talked of here, except Texas, and there was a rumour that the treaty was to be sent to the Senate today…”

Thomas Boylston Adams: ALS, no date but 1822-1824. Family letter to his teenage son Cadet Thomas B. Adams, Jr., at Norwich Academy, Vermont. Free frank signature of President John Adams has been cut off the address leaf, removing about 10-12 words of text on six lines.

On address leaf, Elizabeth Coombs Adams has penciled: “To Tom about Mrs Jarvis” and written “for Cary to read.” Tom was her brother, the letter’s recipient. Cary was Caroline Harrod Bartlett, her first cousin.

George B. McClellan ALS, Orange, NJ, September 17, 1864. To Edwin Bartlett, husband of Thomas Boylston Adams’ niece. Three weeks after becoming the Democratic nominee for President against Lincoln, McClellan thanks Bartlett for a letter, adding “regards to Mrs. Bartlett.”

Giuseppe Garibaldi: Two complete ALSs signed “G. Garibaldi” in Italian on one 8.25 x 10.5 page. Each dated Caprera, April 2, 1866. With original envelope addressed by Garibaldi to “General W. F. Bartlett, Baring & Bros London.” Postmarked La Maddalena, April 3. In very good overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

The sixth president inscribes a privately bound collection, including works on the Constitution and the Supreme Court

2. John Quincy Adams. Signed book: Jubilee of the

Constitution; Removal of the Public Deposites and its Reasons; An Argument Before the Supreme Court; and several reports. Privately printed. NY: Samuel Colman, 1839. Rebound hardcover with leather spine, 5.5 x 9.

Signed on the half-title page, “Recd. Peter Whitney from John Quincy Adams.” Scattered toning and foxing to signed page and some of the inside pages, scattered toning and soiling to pastedowns, spine a bit weak, and light chipping and wear to covers, otherwise very good condition. Adams’ signature is bold and crisp. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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A month after assuming office, Adams approves an Indiana land grant

3. John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS as president,

signed “J. Q. Adams,” one page, 15.5 x 9.25, April 15, 1825. President Adams grants Jospeh Hawkins 80 acres of land in Indiana. Signed at the conclusion by Adams, and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office George Graham. In fine, clean condition, with intersecting folds, and some scattered light toning and creasing. The white wafer seal is worn, but intact. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

5. Chester A. Arthur. Ink sig-

nature, “Chester A. Arthur,” on an off-white 3.75 x .75 slip, with a “3” written above signature. Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Arthur and a gold foil seal and ribbon, to an overall size of 10 x 12. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

6. Chester A. Arthur.

Fantastic ink signature, “C. A. Arthur, Jan. 24.

1881,” on an off-white 4 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“John Quincy Adams, Born 11 July 1767, At the foot of Penn’s Hill” 4. John Quincy Adams. Ink signature,

“John Quincy Adams, Born 11 July 1767, At the foot of Penn’s Hill, at Braintree, now Quincy,” on an off-white slip. Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait, to an overall size of 9.5 x 12.75. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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7. Chester A. Arthur. Signed book: New School History, The

United States. Later printing. Baltimore: Dulaney and Company, 1880.

Hardcover, 5 x 7.5. Signed and inscribed on the inside front cover, “The Honorable E.W. Houghton with regards of C. A. Arthur, Octo 4.

1880.” Scattered toning and soiling to signed page, reinforced hinges, mirroring of signature to first free end page, later strengthening to binding, and rubbing and scuffing to covers, otherwise very good condition. Book is housed in a custom made leather box. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Buchanan turns down Mayor Bierce’s application for diplomatic office one month after the Mexican congress declared war on the United States 8. James Buchanan. ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 9.75, August 1, 1845. Letter to Lucius Burce. In full: “I have received yours of the 4th ultimo with the strong accompanying testimonials soliciting your appointment to a diplomatic consular office. These have been submitted to the President who requests me to inform you that before their arrival he had elected all the diplomatic agents whom he intends to appoint for the present. In regard to consulships;— there are but few the emoluments of which would be sufficient to support you abroad; and these few had also been filled. Nearly all our consularships are valuable only to commercial men engaged in business abroad. Your recommendations will be placed on file in this Department & may be of service to you at some future day. They are of a character which abundantly prove your merits & qualifications.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, mounting remnants to top of back page, some scattered light toning, and show-through from docketing on reverse.

In 1845, Mayor Bierce of Akron, Ohio, requested a diplomatic position abroad. As a participant in the ill-fated 1837 Canadian Rebellion, the United States government prosecuted the general for violating Canada’s neutrality, but the indictment was thrown out by public demand, however, it possibly sealed his ambitions as a diplomat. In this letter Polk had filled all available positions and Buchanan informed the mayor that nothing with adequate compensation was available, but kept Bierce’s application “on file in this Department & may be of service to you at some future day.” On July 7, Buchanan learned the Mexican congress had declared war on the United States and Zachary Taylor received orders to “occupy, protect and defend Texas.” In the next few years the future president earned his diplomacy chops as the Mexican War erupted, the United States annexed Texas, and he negotiated with the British the northern border of Oregon. For Bierce, the call to duty came during the Civil War when Lincoln named him the Assistant Adjutant General of the US Volunteers with the rank of major. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

10. George Bush.

Signed book: Speaking of Freedom. Collector’s Edition. Connecticut: Easton Press, 2009.

Leatherbound hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 302 pages. Signed on a special prefatory page in blue ink. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

11. George Bush.

9. James Buchanan. ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7.25, March 11, 1862.

Buchanan writes to actuary W. B. Hills, Esquire. In part: “I would thank you to furnish me a statement, when convenient, of the amount due to me from your Institution…. I may desire to draw for the whole or a part of it on or before the first of April.” Matted and framed with a handsome period portrait engraving to an overall size of 19 x 15. Intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, some mild soiling and wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Signed book: All the Best, George Bush.

First edition. NY: Lisa Drew Book/Scribner, 1999. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 640 pages. Signed in blue ballpoint on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, “George Bush.” In fine condition, with two trivial spots of soiling to the signed page, not affecting the signature, and a few small areas of light wear to the top edge of the dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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The grateful president presents a ceremonial pen to California Congressman Moorhead for his role in passing the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 12. George Bush. TLS, as president, signed “George,” one

page, 7 x 10.5, White House letterhead, December 11, 1990. Letter to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead. In full: “In the summer of 1989, I sent Congress legislation providing for comprehensive reform of our nation’s Clean Air laws. I did so because every man, woman and child in America deserves to breathe cleaner air. The conventional wisdom said these reforms were mere rhetoric, and that regional differences or partisan bickering would ultimately block their enactment. For over a decade the conventional wisdom was right, but this year we proved it to be wrong. This legislation moves the debate beyond rhetoric and represents a giant step toward cleaner air for all Americans. On November 15, thanks in large part to your diligence and dedication, we began to write a new chapter in American environmental history when I signed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990—the first comprehensive reform of our Clean Air laws in 13 years. This legislation will reduce acid rain, decreases smog in America’s cities and slash emissions of cancer causing air toxic chemicals. It will accomplish these goals by offering incentives, choice and flexibility to find the most efficient and effective methods of pollution control possible. Please accept this ceremonial pen commemorating the signing of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments as a token of my appreciation.” Accompanied by the ceremonial pen. The silver navy blue barrel pen is imprinted in gold with the presidential seal and a facsimile Bush signature, and comes in its original box. In fine condition.

In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska, creating an environmental disaster which dumped over 10,000,000 gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Bush, a committed environmentalist, called for sweeping changes to the Clean Air Act in June of the same year.

The 1990 amendments were aimed to curb urban smog, industrial toxic emissions, and acid rain. Spearheaded by a bipartisan committee which included Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead of California, the House of Representatives came up with a tough bill for reducing emissions in the top polluting cities including the number one offender, Los Angeles. Recognizing the need for environmental protection, Congress slashed 300 pages from the bill and passed the first clean air amendments into law in 13 years—a major accomplishment. While the bill was considered costly by all and enacted during a weakened economy, Bush saw it as an opportunity for businesses to reinvent themselves as a green community which, in turn, would help the economy and ultimately, the American people. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Father and son former chief executive’s sign their solemn oath to the country 13. George and George W. Bush. Souvenir printing of the presidential

Oath of Office, 8.5 x 11, reading, “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Signed at the conclusion in black felt tip by George Bush and George W. Bush. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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14. George Bush. FDC, 6.5

x 3.5, with a cachet of the earth encircled by mailing envelopes, postmarked November 20, 1970, signed in black felt tip, “George Bush,” along with Arthur J. Goldberg, Henry Cabot Lodge, and two others. Matted with an unsigned head-shot of Bush to an overall size of 9.75 x 16.75. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

15. George and George W. Bush.

Two signed bookplates: a 3.75 x 5.5 bookplate, signed in black felt tip, “George Bush,” and signed and inscribed by Scowcroft, “To Michael, With our very best wishes, Brent Scowcroft”; and a 4.25 x 3.5 bookplate for Decision Points, signed in black felt tip by George W. Bush.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a printed note from the Office of George W. Bush. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Bush welcomes a human rights advocate to the White House 18. George W. and Laura Bush. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo

of the Bushs posing with human rights champion Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor, in the White House, inscribed in the lower border in black ink in a calligrapher’s hand, “To Bill Taylor, with best wishes,” and signed in black felt tip “George W. Bush,” and “Laura Bush.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

16. George W. Bush.

19. Jimmy Carter.

Signed book: Decision Points. First edition, first printing. NY: Crown Publishers, 2010. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 497 pages. Signed on the second free end page in black felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

17. George W. Bush.

Signed book: Public Papers of the President: George W. Bush 2001 Book I. Washington, D. C.: United States Government Printing Office, 2001. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 816 pages. Signed and inscribed on the title page, “To Dave, best wishes, George W. Bush.” In fine condition, with a bit of light rubbing to covers. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Twenty-five different books (17 hardcover), each signed “J. Carter” in ink or felt tip on an opening page, with eight signed on a bookplate, and one inscribed. In fine condition, with light wear to some covers, and some light, scattered soiling and foxing to some pages and the text blocks. Accompanied by three co-authored and signed in black felt tip by Rosalynn Carter. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

20. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Printed invitation to a Governors Reception honoring President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, and Vice President and Mrs. Walter Mondale, dated December 8, 1978, 4.25 x 5.5, signed in felt tip, “Jimmy Carter,” “Rosalynn Carter,” “Walter Mondale,” and “Joan Mondale.” In fine condition, with a faint paper clip impression at the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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21. Jimmy Carter. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Carter before a bookcase and American flag, signed in blue felt tip, “J. Carter.”

In fine condition, with light contrast to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

25. Grover Cleveland. Origi-

22. Jimmy Carter. Engraved portrait of Carter, 9 x 12, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in black felt tip, “J. Carter.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

23. Jimmy Carter.

Eight hardcover books: three copies of Christmas in Plains; four copies of The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture; and a limited edition copy of Keeping Faith, each signed on an opening page in ink, “J. Carter.”

In fine condition, with promotional labels affixed to fronts of Christmas books. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

nal 4 x 6 cabinet photo of Cleveland

by McDonald & Sterry, signed in the bottom border in ink, “Grover Cleveland.” In fine condition, with light soiling and trimmed edges.

Pre-certified John R e z n i k o ff / P S A / DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

26. Grover Cleveland. Crisp and clean ink signature, “Grover Cleveland,” on an off-white 2 x 1.5 slip. Matted with an color image of Cleveland, to an overall size of 10.75 x 16.5. In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

24. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Color

satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Carters at a General Dynamics event, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes, Rosalynn Carter” and “J. Carter.”

In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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27. Grover Cleveland. Executive Mansion card, 4.5 x 2.75, elegantly signed in ink in Cleveland’s fluid stroke, “Grover Cleveland, April 1894.” Light toning, a small spot of soiling at the top border and on the reverse, and pencil notations in another hand on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I have had a very restful vacation and I think a pretty long one; and I feel that I should be at work again” 28. Grover Cleveland. ALS as president, one page both sides, 5 x 8, September 3, 1885. From Saranac Lake, Cleveland writes to Mr. Farnsworth. In full: “I have not replied to your last kind note at an earlier date because my arrangements for a return to Washington have till now been somewhat indefinite. You may be sure that I should be most pleased to accept your invitation and visit at your home some of my good Albany friends, but my plans already settled before, give me but a few unreasonable hours in that City. I have had a very restful vacation and I think a pretty long one; and I feel that I should be at work again.” In fine condition, with small repair to central horizontal mailing fold, and some scattered light toning and soiling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“The 22nd Amendment probably could be modified to say that no person shall serve as President for more than two consecutive terms, rather than two terms in a lifetime”

Cleveland ponders a telegraph line to Gray Gables

29. Grover Cleveland. ALS, as president, three pages on two adjoining 4.25 x 6.75 sheets, personal letterhead, September 11, 1895.

Cleveland writes to Thomas Roche, Superintendent of Western Union.

In part: “Your letter offering on behalf of the Western Union Telegraph Company to extend a wire to Gray Gables, something [about] that business to start the machinery of the Atlanta Exposition from my home, is at hand. I have contacted Savannah in this matter because I did not know which arrangements would be made by the managers of the Exposition, and for the further reason that I doubted if I was justified in putting the Company to the trouble….” In fine condition, with mild toning, and a few small tears, one very slightly touching signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Cleveland’s hand. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 30. Bill Clinton. Signed

book: My Life. First edition.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 957 pages.

Signed on the title page in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered surface marks and creases to dustjacket, as well as a price label affixed to top right. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

31. Bill Clinton. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, embossed personal letterhead, June 18, 2003. In a response to a citizen’s concerns regarding the 22nd Amendment, Clinton writes, in full: “Thank you for your letter regarding the 22nd Amendment. You were kind to take the time to write to me with your views on the subject, and I’m grateful for your ideas. As I said at the end of my presidency and again at the John F. Kennedy Library last month, I believe, as you do, that the 22nd Amendment probably could be modified to say that no person shall serve as President for more than two consecutive terms, rather than two terms in a lifetime. It wouldn’t affect me, but in the future, people will be living longer, and there may come a time when we elect a President at age 45 or 50, and, 20 years later, the country encounters the same sort of problems that the President faced before. It might be beneficial for us to be able to bring that person back, and therefore worth reevaluting [sic] the Amendment—but I think that the decision is one that the American people must make for themselves.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, featuring a printed franking signature. The text in this letter repeats, nearly verbatum, a speech that Clinton delivered on May 28, 2003, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. Clinton talked frequently of running for a third term and changing the amendment that prohibited him from doing so. A great piece of correspondence from the New Democrat. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Clinton signature with fabric direct from the Oval Office 32. Bill Clinton. Ink signature, “Bill Clinton,” on an offwhite card. Double matted with a red and gold swatch of material identified as “Sofa Fabric The Oval office 19932001,” to an overall size of 8.5 x 9. In fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

President Clinton refuses to help to a California Congressman in an unfair taxation suit amidst fears of retaliation by foreign governments against the US 33. Bill Clinton. TLS as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, White House letterhead, May 13, 1993. Letter to Republican Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead of California. In full: “Thank you for your letter concerning the Barclays case. I appreciate your concerns about the potential liability for California in this matter. The Barclays case presents considerations of great importance and sensitivity both at home and abroad. On the one hand, California has modified its unitary system since the tax years at issue in this case. I believe that these modifications represent substantial progress toward resolving concerns expressed by foreign governments and foreign companies regarding unitary taxation.

On the other hand, I understand these concerns and recognize the risk of retaliation by foreign governments. In view of these competing considerations, I recently decided that the Administration will not file an unsolicited amicus brief in the Barclays case and instead will work closely with representatives of both state and foreign governments to address these issues in a prompt, comprehensive and equitable manner. Once again, thank you for your letter. I look forward to working with you on this and other issues.” In fine condition, with three punch holes to left edge, which could be matted out.

In November 1992 Barclays Bank International filed suit against the State of California’s Franchise Tax Board. The well-known British bank challenged the tax board’s method of unitary taxation for multinational corporations, the “worldwide combined reporting method” in which the state taxed “in proportion to the average percentage of worldwide payroll, property, and sales located in the state.” Barclays’ lawyers argued the taxation was unconstitutional under the foreign commerce clause.

Here, Clinton refused to file an amicus brief requested by California Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead fearing “retaliation by foreign governments” and suggested working with state and foreign representatives to resolve the issue. The California Supreme Court eventually ruled against Barclays for which they paid the $100,000 tax. They continued to fight the tax with an appeal to The Supreme Court. Later, Clinton changed his mind and filed the brief for The Supreme Court; on June 20, 1994, the court voted 7 to 2 in favor of the State of California, saving the state from a possible $4 billion liability for tax refunds and establishing the validity of the worldwide combined reporting as a method of taxation for multinational corporations. Ironically, before the Supreme Court issued their decision, the State of California abandoned the worldwide combined reporting method for taxation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Clinton pens his formal signature to the Oath of Office 34. Bill Clinton.

Printed souvenir Oath of Office, one page, 8.5 x 11. In full: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Untied [sic] States, so help me God.” Signed at the conclusion in black felt tip, “William J. Clinton.” In fine condition.

An unusual format featuring Clinton’s full signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

35. Bill Clinton.

Signed book: Giving.

First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9.5, 240 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Wm. J. Clinton,” with a “B” above signature in Clinton’s hand as he was signing “Bill,” before being asked to sign with his full name.

In fine condition, with a bit of light wear to dustjacket. Accompanied by a flyer for Barnes & Noble stating the guidelines for participating in the signing, along with a postcard for a potential giver to send to the Clinton Foundation. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

36. Calvin Coolidge. Bank check, 6.5 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed “Calvin Coolidge,” payable to Coolidge for $25.00, October 15, 1917. Coolidge has added his endorsement signature on the reverse. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition, with expected bank cancellation holes affecting the endorsement, and slight show-through from bank stamps on the back. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

37. Calvin Coolidge. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, September 9, 1929. Letter to Edward W. Bok. In part: “I thank you for the compliment of asking me to deliver the address on the important occasion which you refer.

I am trying, however, to avoid making speeches and so shall have to decline.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, paperclip impression to top edge, and some scattered light toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

One year out of the Oval Office, Coolidge declines an invitation from the Boston Herald 38. Calvin Coolidge.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 3, 1930. In a letter to F. W. Buxton of the Boston Herald, Coolidge declines an invitation, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I have already written Mayor Curley that it would be impossible for me to be present.

I am sure Mr. Stearns would like to see Samuel Perkins and so should I.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one lightly affecting a couple of letters from the last name of the signature, and a few trivial spots of light surface wrinkling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

39. Calvin Coolidge.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Calvin Coolidge,” on an offwhite 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a trivial spot of soiling towards the top right corner. Accompanied by an original bumper sticker from Coolidge’s presidential campaign. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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On a busy day at the White House, Coolidge thanks the editor of the Ladies Home Journal, for his “generous word of approval of the policies which I have laid out” 40. Calvin Coolidge.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, June 2, 1924. Letter to Edward Bok, editor of the Ladies Home Journal.

In full: “I want to thank you not only for your generous word of approval of the policies which I have laid out, but for that deeper interest which impells [sic] you to do all in your power to see that they are carried out effectively. I can assure you that what you say is a real help and encouragement to me.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold and some mild toning to edges. On the same day this letter was written, Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted full US citizenship to all Native Americans, while permitting them to retain tribal land and cultural rights. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

41. Calvin Coolidge. Signed White House card, neatly signed

in black ink, “Calvin Coolidge.” Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Coolidge to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Beginning his first full term in 1924, Coolidge extends his gratitude: “Thank you for your congratulations on the election outcome” 42. Calvin Coolidge. TLS as

president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 15, 1924. Letter to his friend, Edward Bok. In full: “Thank you for your congratulations on the election outcome, and also for bringing to my attention the circular explaining the work in which the American Peace Award is now engaged.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold and mild toning to edges.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. After finishing Warren G. Harding’s term, the 1924 presidential election was hotly contested.

Grieving the loss of his son, Coolidge ran a subdued campaign, but managed to win every state outside of the South, and his popular vote total was more than twice of his opponent. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

43. Calvin Coolidge.

Signed book: The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. Limited edition of 1000 copies (this being No. 372) edition. NY: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929.

Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 247 pages. Signed on the limitations page by Coolidge. In fine condition, with some light foxing to last free end page and back pastedown, and a few corner bumps to cover. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

44. Grace Coolidge. ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8, White House letterhead, January 6, 1929. Letter to Edward Bok. In full: “I thank you for your kindly message of greeting and good wishes upon my birthday.

I am looking forward to the privilege of seeing you and Mrs. Bok in Florida.” In fine condition, with mild toning working in from the edges.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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“We have now succeeded in establishing a limited furlough policy, enabling American soldiers to spend their leave in the U. K.”

45. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

War-dated TLS, one page, 6 x 8, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, March 8, 1945. In a letter to Mrs. Ena Binfield, mother of a solider serving under the Supreme Commander, Eisenhower writes, in full: “I am in receipt of your letter of February 20 and fully understand your desire to see your son. We have now succeeded in establishing a limited furlough policy, enabling American soldiers to spend their leave in the U. K. I feel sure if your son should apply to his commanding officer, he will be given every consideration. I am most appreciative of your good wishes to me and all Allied forces serving under my command.” In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, scattered wrinkling and creasing, a faint black of overall toning, small areas of separation at each end of the horizontal fold, and tape to the top edge of the reverse. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“The few weeks remaining during my current stay in California are so crowded that I simply cannot add any commitments this year” 46. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, Palm Desert, California, April 8, 1963. In a letter to Associate Professor of Psychology, Mr. Herman Harvey, Eisenhower declines a media invitation, in full: “Thank you for your renewed invitation to participate in your television series. I must again send you a negative response. The few weeks remaining during my current stay in California are so crowded that I simply cannot add any commitments this year. I am sorry.” Light wrinkling, some light soiling at the top and bottom left corners, a faded pencil notation in another hand at the top left corner, and staple holes to the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Majestic collection of Eisenhower memorabilia, including the stars from his uniform 47. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Invitation from the Eisenhower Dinner on September 29, 1952, 5.5 x 4.5, signed in fountain pen at the top, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Double-matted and framed with an unsigned photo, a letter from the desk of Mamie Doud Eisenhower, the stars from Eisenhower’s military uniform, and a small clipping featuring a caption below the photo to an overall size of 21 x 19. In fine condition, with light toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“My doctors continue to assure me that my progress is good and I look forward to some golf games before too long” 48. Dwight D. Eisenhower. TLS signed “D.

E.,” one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 15, 1965.

Letter of thanks written from Walter Reed Hospital. In part: “My office in Gettysburg has informed me that you have, once again, so thoughtfully remembered me with a handsome box of initialled golf balls. My doctors continue to assure me that my progress is good and I look forward to some golf games before too long.” Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Eisenhower and a small name plaque to an overall size of 21.5 x 17.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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49. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book:

The White House Years: Waging Peace. First edition after the printing of a limited edition of 1,500 copies. NY: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.75, 741 pages. Signed and inscribed on an Eisenhower bookplate affixed to the half title page, “For General George Harlan, with the affectionate regard of his old devoted friend, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Bookplate is dated in type, October 14, 1965. In fine condition, with a few small tears, toning, and light creasing to dustjacket. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

50. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book:

The White House Years: Mandate for Change.

First edition after the printing of a limited edition of 1,500 copies.

NY: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 650 pages. Signed on an Eisenhower bookplate affixed to the half-title page. Bookplate is dated in type, November 7, 1963, and also bears a typed inscription. In fine condition, with a few small tears, toning, and light creasing to dustjacket. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

51. Millard Fillmore. Freefranked address panel, 5.25 x 3, addressed in another hand to “Mrs. Dr. B. Burwell, Buffalo, New York,” and franked in the upper right, “M. Fillmore.” Accompanied by an LS written and signed by a family member, one page, 7.75 x 9.5, March 3, 1853. In part: “My sister desires me to say that her Harp Music Stand, & a large oil painting, will be sent to day by Express to your care at Buffalo. She tells me that she had written in regard to them before to Mrs. Burwell. We are very busy now getting out of the house. We shall take rooms to morrow at Willards.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 19.75. The items are framed so that they are visible from both front and back. Intersecting horizontal and vertical folds crossing the text with a vertical fold crossing the middle of his last name, scattering soiling and foxing, and show-through from writing on opposing sides, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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52. Millard Fillmore. Pamphlet entitled “Brief Narrative of Incidents in the War in Missouri and of the Personal Experience of One Who Has Suffered,” 5.75 x 9.25, 28 pages, Boston: Press of the Daily Courier, 1863. This 1863 pamphlet about Missouri in the Civil War, written by a pro-Union pastor who was arrested as a Southern sympathizer and banished to Massachusetts, bears an ownership signature across the top in black ink, “Millard Fillmore, April 3, 1864,” adding the shelf location number “255,” to the top right. Also written in pencil beneath the title, seemingly in Fillmore’s hand, “By a Presbyterian Clergyman.” In very good condition, with bisecting vertical fold, light creasing and soiling to cover, and a “Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Library” stamp to inside front cover. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The ex-president modestly omits mention of his White House years from an autobiographical letter 53. Millard Fillmore. ALS, one page both sides, 5.5 x 8, December 7, 1856. Fillmore responds to a request for biographical information.

“I was born in Locke (now Summerhill) Cayuga Co. N. Y. January 7, 1800, commenced the study of law with Walter Wood at Montville, Cayuga in 1819, and continued it with Asa Rice, Buffalo, in 1822,3 when I was admitted to the Erie County Common Pleas, and removed to Aurora, Erie Co. where I resided till 1830 when I removed again to Buffalo where I have resided ever since. I was admitted as attorney in the Supreme Court…in August 1827. I was counselor at Albany in 1829.” Letter has been professionally inlaid to a slightly larger off-white sheet. In fine condition, with a mailing fold through tops of a few letters of signature, mild toning and slight show-through from text on reverse.

Interestingly, Fillmore, who had recently retired from the presidency, makes no mention of holding the nation’s highest office. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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54. Millard Fillmore. Signed book: Agricultural Report 1860. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 502 pages. Signed on the inside front cover, most likely an ownership signature, “Millard Fillmore, Jany 20, 1862.” In good condition, with first few pages missing, including title page, poem and newspaper cutouts affixed to first few pages, weak hinges, scattered toning throughout, cracked joints, and scattered wear to covers. Book is housed in a custom made leather box. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 55.

First Ladies.

Two items: Executive Mansion card signed in black ink, “Frances F. Cleveland”; and an engraved portrait of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in black ink by Lady Bird Johnson. Pencil notations and light toning to Executive Mansion card, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

56. Gerald Ford.

Three books: A Time to Heal, signed in black felt tip on a presidential bookplate affixed to the first free-end page, “Gerald R. Ford”; Scouting Years, signed in blue felt tip on the front cover; and Tributes to Honorable Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States, To Commemorate him for his Years of Service to the Nation, February 1, 1977, signed in blue felt tip on the first free-end page. In very good condition, with scattered foxing, soiling to two covers and the text blocks, and light wear and a price clip to the dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Ford plans an exhibit featuring such obscure artifacts as “James Dean’s motorcycle, a nuclear weapon (disarmed)...a straightjacket worn by Harry Houdini, Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet-riddled hats...”

58. Gerald Ford. TLS,

signed “Jerry Ford,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, personal embossed letterhead, February 8, 1999. In a letter to the Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ford invites the New York Senator to an upcoming event, in part: “I’m writing to tell you of an exciting event coming up at my Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, and invite your participation in it. The American Century will be the largest temporary exhibit in the history of the Presidential library system. Set to open next April 10 for a six month run, the exhibit will cover 5,000 square feet and feature over 500 historic artifacts and documents assembled from more than 100 institutions and individuals. It will include, among other things: the flight suit worn by Charles Lindbergh during his historical New York to Paris flight of May, 1921, a wheelchair used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Dean’s motorcycle, a nuclear weapon (disarmed)…a straightjacket worn by Harry Houdini–Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet-riddled hats…I am writing in hope that you might be able to participate in the Series…I would be greatly honored if you could accept this invitation…Betty joins me in wishing you and yours a new year that is filled with blessings.” A crease towards the bottom left corner of the first page and bottom right corner of the second page, serial numbers printed along the left edge of both pages, and a notation made in another hand at the top right corner of the first page, otherwise fine condition. Moynihan served through four consecutive presidential administrations, beginning with Kennedy, and alongside Ford. Written during the senator’s last active term, this letter serves as a great piece of correspondence referencing the esteemed senator and one half of Ford’s legendary Presidential Museum. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

59. Gerald Ford.

57. Gerald Ford.

Mock White House card, 4 x 2.5, signed in blue felt tip, “Gerald Ford, 1989.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Two hardcover copies of A Time to Heal: one with dustjacket, signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To V. E. Moody, with best regards, Gerald R. Ford”; and an Easton Press collector’s edition, signed on an opening page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with mild toning and label remnant on dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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60. Gerald and Betty Ford. Color glossy 10

x 8 photo of the Fords, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “Gerald R. Ford” and “Betty Ford.” In fine condition, with a trivial tack hole in the top left corner, and slight brushing to the end of Gerald’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

61. U. S. Grant.

Stately and elegant ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In fine condition, with a few trivial marks. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Please ask Barbour, station master, what it will cost per bbl. to ship potatoes to Washington” 63. James A. Garfield. LS

signed “J. A. Garfield,” two lightlylined pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, crossed-out Treasury Department letterhead, February 6, 1878. Letter to the Rev. J. H. Jones in Ohio concerning shipping potatoes to the Garfield family in Washington. In part: “Please ask Barbour, station master, what it will cost per bbl. to ship potatoes to Washington, and then tell me whether a few barrels of sound ones can be found in the cellar. I am not sure but it would be cheaper to buy here at 75 c. than to ship them from home.” In very good condition, with several repairs to separations and tears, mild toning and soiling, and a diagonal crease to first page of letter. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Amidst rumors of his own public drunkenness, Grant endorses the promotion of a man whose intoxication does not “set a bad example”

62. U. S. Grant. War-dated endorsement, signed “U. S.

Grant,” on the reverse of a one-page lightly-lined letter to General N. B. Baker from a Captain of the Iowa Infantry. Letter to Baker is for the recommendation of promotion for Sergeant Oliver F. Howard to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant of Company C., with the Captain adding, “I certify that the person above recommended does not use intoxicating liquors to such an extent as to interfere with his duties as an officer or set a bad example to those under his command.” The reverse bears several endorsements regarding the matter, with Grant’s endorsement, in a secretarial hand, dated March 23, 1863, reading, “Respectfully forwarded to His H. J. Kirkwood, Governor of the State of Iowa.” Scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned CDV of Grant.

Grant’s forwarding of Howard’s recommendation for promotion from 2nd Sergeant, an enlisted rank, to be 2nd Lieutenant, an officer, is very interesting since Capt. Clune, in his letter, admits that Howard drank intoxicating liquors, but certifies that Howard “does not use intoxicating liquors to such an extent as to interfere with his duties as an Officer or set a bad example to those under his command.” A most ironic scenario, since rumors of drunkenness while on command haunted Grant himself throughout his career, and while historians may disagree on the factuality of rumors, they remain a part of Grant’s reputation. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Grant pointedly recommends a renegade general “for the good of the service, and to promote the efficiency of the Engineer Brigade” on the eve of discussing battle plans for Sheridan’s Valley Campaign of 1864 64. U. S. Grant. Self-contained war-dated endorsement, signed “U. S. Grant,” one page, 3.25 x 6.25, dated September 14, 1864. Written in another hand, Grant recommends New York Governor Horatio Seymour approve a general’s request. In full: “Respectfully forwarded to his Exc’y Horatio Seymour Governor of the State of New York, with the recommendation that for the good of the service, and to promote the efficiency of the Engineer Brigade, the requests of Gen. Benham be granted.” Boldly signed at the conclusion by Grant. In very good condition, with scattered creases and wrinkling, tiny chip at right edge just touching the end of the final stroke of Grant’s crossing of the “t,” scattered stains, and mounting remnants on the reverse with slight show-through.

The requesting officer, Henry Washington Benham, was an 1837 West Point graduate who was commissioned a Brigadier General of Volunteers in 1861. After disobeying orders and launching an unsuccessful assault on Confederate forces in 1862, he was demoted and assigned to engineering duty in Massachusetts, only to be reinstated by Lincoln as commander of the engineering brigade of the Army of the Potomac. General Grant was apparently satisfied with the actions of his subordinate officer, here giving his blessing to Benham’s request “for the good of the service, and to promote the efficiency of the Engineer Brigade,” and requesting that Governor Seymour do the same. The day after forwarding Benham’s letter, Grant traveled to West Virginia to meet with Sheridan and discuss combat strategy in the Shenandoah Valley—battles that would mark the decline of Confederate power. Four years after this correspondence, Grant defeated Governor Seymour in the 1868 presidential election! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Incredible Society of the Army of the Potomac membership certificate 65. U. S. Grant. Remarkable and rare engraved DS, one page, 21

x 16.5, no date. An ornately detailed patriotic certificate announcing that “William Beckett, 2nd N. Y. Vols. was a soldier, and is now a Member of the Society of the Army of the Potomac.” Countersigned

by Horatio C. King as secretary. Central horizontal and vertical fold, uniform toning from previous display, a small separation at the top edge, reparative tape along the horizontal fold on the reverse, and light brushing to the end of Grant’s signature, otherwise fine condition.

Signed by Grant as society president, and secretary Horatio King, this certificate confirmed at one such meeting, Beckett, a soldier of the 2nd N.Y. Volunteers, as a member of “Society of the Army of the Potomac,” a fraternal organization for veterans of the Army of the Potomac. Pictured in the document are generals Burnside, McClellan, Meade and Hooker, all former presidents of the society.

On May 6, 1885, the Society opened its annual reunion in Baltimore.

Eleven different participating corps met in individual meetings and elected officers and passed resolutions. At 2 p.m., the business meeting began at Ford’s Grand Opera House which was elaborately decorated as a military camp site. King called the meeting to order and spoke for Grant who was unable to attend due to ill health; Hunt chaired. Grant was reelected president “amid the wildest enthusiasm and applause” and notified immediately by telegraph. On behalf of Grant, King read a telegram in response thanking the society “in electing me for the second time their President.” Grant died two months later, July 23, 1885, of throat cancer at Mount McGregor, NY.Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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66. U. S. Grant. Vellum DS as president, one page, 16 x 19.5, June 7, 1870. Grant appoints Howard M. Rundlett to the rank of Assistant Surgeon in the Navy. Signed at the conclusion by Grant, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy George Robeson. In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, scattered light creasing and rippling, some light soiling around the edges, and a small area of paper loss on the right edge. The blue seal is worn, but intact. Three years after this appointment, on May 25, 1873, Rundlett, having reportedly suffered from over-exposure to the sun, passed away while serving aboard the United States ship, Terror. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Grant attacks the character of two critical Louisville journalists: “I venture to say they return but little service to the government for what they receive”

Early twice-signed document from the first newspaper publisher to be elected president 68. Warren G. Harding. Partly-printed

twice-signed DS, signed “W. G. Harding,” one page, 8 x 4.25, April 17, 1897. A “proof of publication” for a printed notice that appeared for five weeks in the Marion Star, a copy of which is affixed to the blank portion at left. In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. These early Harding documents are not usually seen intact and with the ad. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

69. Warren G. Harding. White House card,

4.25 x 2.75, signed in ink, “Warren G. Harding, May 22, 1922.” A uniform strip of toning along the left edge, light adhesive remnant on the bottom right corner, and mild surface loss to each of the four corners on the reverse from previous mounting, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

67. U. S. Grant. ALS

signed “U. S. Grant,” written on the blank integral leaf of a letter to Grant signed “Lewis Buckner,” one page, 4.75 x 8, December 8, 1881. Grant writes to an unnamed judge.

In full: “I send you this letter & enclosure confidentially.

I know the character of the letter written by the two women Snead—mother & daughter—but I did not know that they were receiving pay from the Government in addition to what they make as correspondents. I venture to say they return but little service to the government for what they receive.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds (several vertical folds, one touching first letter of Grant’s signature), one small edge separation to first page as well as a small separation along hinge, and scattered light soiling and wrinkling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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President Harrison commutes a sentence

70. B enjam in Harrison. Partly-

printed DS as president, signed “Benj.

Harrison,” one page, 8 x 9.5, March 26, 1891. President Harrison orders the Secretary of State “to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to a warrant commuting the sentence of Henry May.” In fine condition, with uniform block of mild toning from previous display. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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An extremely scarce letter penned shortly after the devastating fire that claimed the Harrison home 71. Anna Harrison. ALS signed “A. Harrison,” one page, 8 x 9.75, February 16, 1858, embossed letterhead. In a letter to Mary, Harrison writes, in full: “I have daily for a length of time been waiting to receive a Letter from you, but have as yet been disappointed. I cannot assign a reason as the members of the family have at times received letters from their brothers who have always said your family was well. I hope my dear you will write as soon as you receive this, & I sincerely hope you will then be able to enform me something about the last days of my nephew Mr. Copeland. I was in hopes when Sally received your letter that it would have contained something about him. I need not tell you any thing about the severe weather we have had lately and still have, altho it seems more pleasant this afternoon but it snowed all this morning. Old as I am, I can truly say, I never experienced such bitter weather as we have had this winter. I have felt it as cold for a day or two but never to last so long. We almost daily have heard from my Son until the mails have been stopt in many places on account of the snow. Dr. Eaton & Family are here, the first time they have been able to come since my Son left home. The Dr. has gone to see one of Mr. Shorts children who is sick…yesterday. Dr. Thornton is sick his health, the Dr.’s I mean, has been quite poor this winter, his daughter Alice is here, also Beatrice Taylor. Her Mother & Family are well you know I suppose that Mr. Taylor has been in Washington this winter—He is I believe expected home soon, My respect to Mrs. Betsey Mr. Sheets and many kisses for all the dear children. All send much love may every blessing attend you and yours my dear is the prayer of your aunt.” Intersecting folds, a few trivial spots of soiling, and a small tear at the right edge, otherwise fine condition.

In 1858, a horrific fire at the Harrison home destroyed the majority of President Harrison’s papers and forced frail Anna Harrison to move in with her only living child, John Scott Harrison, the father of future president Benjamin Harrison. There she she found the comfort and solace for which she yearned among the tragedies that plagued her life including the untimely deaths of her husband and seven of her children. This letter to one of her nieces, Mary, stressed the importance of family to her. She inquires about the death of her nephew Copeland, likely David O. Copeland, who served as William Henry Harrison’s private secretary; ‘Sally’ is Ann Copeland’s sister, Sarah; Dr. Thornton was husband to her daughter Mary, who recovered from his illness to live another 13 years. Dr. George C. Eaton, husband to her granddaughter Betsy, became her attending physician until she died in 1864. An extremely rare documentation of Harrison’s life from a woman who preferred home and family over the glitz of Washington. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Lieutenant Harrison provides provisions during the Indian War 72. William Henry Harrison. Manuscript DS, signed “Wm. H.

Harrison, A D C,” one page, 7.5 x 3, July 29, 1795. Receipt reading “Greenville, The commissary will issue for the Delawares thirty nine pounds of flour & beef.” Signed at the conclusion by Harrison.

Intersecting folds, scattered light toning and soiling, and missing lower right corner tip, otherwise fine condition. Harrison, who was then serving as Anthony Wayne’s aide-de-camp, signed the Treaty of Greenville, ending the Northwest Indian War, on August 3. The provisions of the treaty, which involved ten Native American tribes, included the turning over of certain lands (large parts of Ohio and the site of present-day Chicago among them) to the United States and delineated an ‘official’—but often ignored—boundary between American and Indian holdings. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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73. Herbert Hoover. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Commission of Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government letterhead, June 16, 1955. In a letter to the Honorable Congressman Carroll D. Kearns, Hoover writes, in full: “I acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 14, 1955. The Commission has discussed at several meetings the question of legislation implementing its recommendations. It decided not to recommend specific legislation, but to offer the services of its staff to Members of Congress who might wish to introduce such legislation. The Commission has on its staff Mr. Henry G. Wood, a former head of the Legislative Counsel’s office of the Senate. Mr. Wood has drafted a number of bills which purport to translate into legislation various recommendations of the Commission. I have asked him to supply you with these and to discuss them with you at your pleasure. I wish to express my gratitude for your friendly support.” Trivial surface wrinkling, light toning at the top and bottom edges, a few small tears to the left edge, light show-through from mounting remnants on the reverse, office stamp at the bottom, and a horizontal mailing fold through the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

74. Herbert Hoover. Ink signature, “Herbert Hoover,” on an off-white slip. Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Hoover to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.5. In fine condition, with a paperclip impression over beginning of signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 75. Lou Henry Hoover. Vintage

matte-finish 11.75 x 9.75 Underwood and Underwood photo of Hoover knitting by a fireplace in the White House, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Yours sincerely, Lou Henry Hoover.”

Framed in its original frame, to an overall size of 12.75 x 10.5. In fine condition, with some mild rippling and some light soiling to borders.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare presidential patent signed by Jackson and future president Van Buren one week after the new doctrine of nullification was inaugurated 76. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Partly-printed vellum DS, two pages, 11.25 x 15, April 20, 1830. Patent issued to Asabel Curtiss stating that “he has invented a new and useful improvement in the making or manufacturing of Butter.” Second page bears a detailed description of the improvement of the making of butter, written and signed by Curtiss. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of Jackson’s signature, scattered toning and soiling, some light skipping to Jackson’s signature, and light creasing and wrinkling. The white wafer seal is worn but mostly intact, the original red ribbon holding the two pages together is present, and Jackson’s signature measures over 6.5 inches long.

On April 13, 1830, seven days prior to the signing of this patent, a dinner party was held on the pretext of celebrating Thomas Jefferson’s birthday “to honor his memory as the author of the Declaration of Independence.” Among the invited guests were Jackson, Calhoun, Van Buren, cabinet ministers, Congressional members, and the general public.

In reality, it served as the inauguration of the doctrine of nullification which allowed states to void any federal law deemed unconstitutional by that state. Pressed to give toast, the president declared, “The Federal Union: It must be preserved!” to which a shocked but defiant Calhoun responsed, “The Union: next to our liberty, the most dear. May we always remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the states and distributing equally the benefits and burdens of the Union.” Van Buren toasted next and asked the company to drink to “Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: through their agency the Union was established. The patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it.” While uninspired, its conciliatory tone made him the candidate for the next presidential election.

Little is known about Curtiss, but this rare presidential patent remains highly desirable for the presidential signatures of two presidents, Jackson and Van Buren, who succeeded Jackson and became the eighth President of the United States. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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With the British invasion sweeping northward, Governor Jefferson enlists more troops for the defense of Virginia 77. Thomas Jefferson. Revolutionary

War-dated ALS signed “Th: Jefferson,” one page, 7.5 x 5.5, August 14, 1780. In full: “Your regiment having now received their pay & equipments for marching are put under General Muhlenberg’s direction by an order of this day: so that they will be considered as in continental service from this time. From him therefore you will be pleased to receive your future orders.” Double suede matted and framed with a color portrait of Jefferson to an overall size of 17.25 x 25.5. In good condition, with letter affixed to an identical sized sheet, repaired intersecting folds, moderate to heavy toning and soiling, a bit darker under signature, a few small areas of paper loss and scattered creases.

In August of 1780, Jefferson was in an unenviable position as the governor of Virginia. The British had completely overrun Georgia and South Carolina and were making their way north. The Viriginia Line had been sent to defend the deep south and sustained a crushing defeat at the Seige of Charlestown in mid-May and was further decimated at the Battle of Waxhaws at the end of the month. This left the defense of the Old Dominion to whatever local militias could be mustered. In this letter, Jefferson assigns a regiment to the command of General Peter “Devil Pete” Muhlenberg, who had seen significant action in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown. When this letter was written in 1780, Muhlenberg was commanding the Virginia militia units. In September, the British would defeat Gates at Camden and a month later stage a full-scale invasion of Virginia with Muhlenberg and his troops providing the only defense. Jefferson letters from this time period are seldom encountered. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

78. Andrew Johnson.

Stately ink signature, “Andrew Johnson, of Tennesee,” on an off-white 5 x 4.5 sheet. In fine condition, with light surface creasing and a central horizontal fold, none of which affect the majestic signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

79. Lyndon B. Johnson. Signed book: The

Vantage Point: Perspectives on Presidency, 1963–1969. First edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 636 pages. Signed in black felt tip on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page. A few light spots of foxing on the right edge of the bookplate, not affecting the crisp signature, similar foxing along the right edge of the half-title page, and scattered soiling to text block, otherwise fine condition; the dustjacket rates very good with scattered creasing, soiling, wear, and some small edge tears to the protective cover. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Scarce Johnson presidential check

80. Andrew Johnson. Rare bank check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Johnson, as president, payable to Thos. Cooper—Stable acct. for $235.12, August 23, 1867. Affixed to the top right corner is a two-cent Internal Revenue stamp marked “8/23/67” in an unknown hand and signed “AJ” by the president. Cloth matted with a colorized portrait and framed to an overall size of 13 x 20.5. In fine condition, with a cancellation cut through his signature and the signature a shade light. Cooper, this payment’s original recipient, was a coachman in the president’s stables. Johnson checks are very uncommon; this is one of only a scant handful we have ever offered. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

81. Lyndon B. Johnson. Felt tip signature, “To Richfield Springs Public Library, With best wishes, Lyndon B. Johnson,” on an off-white 9.5 x 3.5 card that’s been trimmed from a larger photo mount. Trimmed edges, a strip of adhesive remnant along the top edge, and mounting remnants on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Very rare handwritten LBJ correspondence 82. Lyndon B. Johnson. Rare ANS, on an embossed 3.75 x 4.75 bookplate, no date. Short

note to Jim Chambers, publisher of the Dallas Times Herald, which had won its only Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for the photograph of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. In full: “To Dee and Jim Chambers dear friends throughout all the years. With love always Lyndon B. Johnson.” In fine condition, with light vertical line down left side, inherent to the bookplate, through a single letter of signature. Accompanied by a 1972 TLS from Johnson’s secretary, forwarding the bookplate to Chambers’s secretary, as well as the original mailing envelope, and an engraved visiting card, with “Merry Christmas” written at the top in an unknown hand. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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LBJ presents a portrait to Truman’s Treasury Secretary 83. Lyndon B. Johnson. Vintage glossy 8

x 10 photo of Johnson, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, most likely as US Senator, “To John Snyder, with my respect and admiration, Lyndon B. Johnson.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and surface impressions, a few surface dings and marks, and tape remnants to reverse. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Jackie writes to Ann Landers “I received your great quotation today. I am sure we will find a perfect place to use it”

85. Jacqueline Kennedy. ALS signed “Jackie,”

one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Doubleday letterhead, June 13, 1989. Letter of thanks to Ann Landers, addressed by her given name “Eppie.” In full: “I received your great quotation today.

I am sure we will find a perfect place to use it—It will make Gene so happy—and me too!” Double matted and framed with a lovely glossy portrait of Kennedy to an overall size of 19.5 x 14.75. In fine condition, with staple hole to top left, and a few creases to lower left corner tip.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

84. Jacqueline Kennedy. TLS signed “Jac-

queline Kennedy Onassis,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Doubleday letterhead, June 21, 1985. In a letter to Walter Bergman of the Croyden Bookshop in New York, Kennedy writes in regard to a new Doubleday release, in full: “I am writing to tell you about a book that we are publishing next October. I feel this book is truly unique and will be of special interest to you and your customers. A Princess Remembers is the memoir of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur, and is the enchanting look at a romantic time in India’s recent history. The Maharani, a beautiful and articulate writer, tells with disarming honesty of what life was like being courted by and married to a dashing Maharajah, and she shares her stories about the intimacies of court life with the warmth and expressiveness which come naturally to her. We look forward to next fall when the book will publish and when Gayatri Devi will arrive to promote it.

Working with her on A Princess Remembers has been a treasured experience for me, and I feel sure you will be as moved by it as I have been.” Double-matted and framed with a sizeable photo of the beautiful Jackie O., to an overall size of 33 x 23. In fine condition, with the signature a couple of shades lighter, but completely legible.

Kennedy Onassis served as a Senior Editor at Doubleday books, and it is no surprise she was so intrigued and supportive of Gayatri Devi’s story; the Indian princess was raised royalty, courted renowned polo player, Jai the Maharaja of Jaipur, and after their marriage, had to adjust to the concept of being a third wife. She was listed as one of the most beautiful women in the world by Vogue magazine, and is considered a fascinating female icon. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

86. John F. Kennedy. Vintage ink signature, “John,” on an off-white 6.25 x 3.5 slip, clipped from the closing of a letter, with Kennedy adding “Many thanks Carl,” underneath his signature. Slip is affixed to the first free end page of a first edition hardcover copy of As We Remember Joe. The title page has the wings in red, clearly indicating this is a true first edition. In very good condition, with a central horizontal fold through top of signature, as well as some light paper remnants lightly affecting signature, and some light creasing and toning to slip. As We Remember Joe is extremely collectable as only about 250 copies of the first edition were privately printed and it was never for sale—only given away by Kennedy family members. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 87. John F. Kennedy.

Wonderful vintage ink signature, “John Kennedy, US Sen., Mass,” on an off-white 3.25 x 3 ‘John F. Kennedy, United States Senate’ card.

In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Precertified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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JFK signs his Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage 88. John F. Kennedy. Signed book: Profiles

In Courage. Later printing. NY: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 266 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To D.L. Maresh, Best Regards, John Kennedy.” Dated “2-20-58” in black tip in another hand under Kennedy’s signature. In very good condition, with partial split along front hinge, some light toning to fore edges, moderate rubbing and wear to boards and spine, and an owner’s signature to first free end page. Dustjacket also rates good to very good, with scattered toning and soiling, some scattered edge tears and paper loss, and clipped inside. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Lincoln’s $5 check to a Springfield publishing company where the dark horse presidential hopeful gauged the political climate of 1860 America 89. Abraham Lincoln. Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A. Lincoln,” payable to Bailhache & Baker for $5.00, April 21, 1860. In very good to fine condition, with usual cancellation cut through signature (professionally reinforced on the reverse), several vertical folds, a few light ink smudges, a couple slightly affecting signature, and some light creasing and trivial toning.

Four weeks before his presidential nomination, Lincoln wrote this $5 check to the Springfield, Illinois, publishing company that operated the Illinois State Journal. The editor and co-owner of that business, Edward L. Baker, was married to Lincoln’s niece, and the future 16th chief executive was a frequent visitor to the office, where the pair would monitor the political press by pouring over East Coast newspapers, and monitor the mood of the country while discussing national and state affairs. The publication was also one that printed Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech, an address delivered in New York City that outlined his views on slavery, and many historians maintain, was responsible for helping win him the election later that year. Because of Lincoln’s silence on political issues prior to his inauguration, political observers looked to other sources for information about his attitude toward the nation’s growing political crisis—including the editorial pages of the Illinois State Journal.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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During a lull on the Petersburg and Atlanta front, Lincoln appoints a Prussian consul to Pennsylvania

90. Abraham Lincoln. Partlyprinted war-dated DS as president, one page, 11.75 x 11.25, September 27, 1864. Lincoln appoints C. Schottler to be the “Consul of Prussia at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln, and countersigned by Secretary of State William Seward. Matted and framed with a magnificent bust portrait of Lincoln to an overall size of 29 x 19.

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one passing between first and last name of signature, scattered creasing and wrinkling, and some light toning. The white seal is crisp and intact. Lincoln political appointments are less seen than military appointments. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

In the midst of the Battle of the Wilderness, Lincoln forwards a military appointment 91. Abraham Lincoln.

War-dated handwritten endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” on the reverse of the second integral page of a letter to Lincoln.

The letter, written and signed by “Frederick B. Lilley,” one lightly-lined page, 7.75 x 10, dated April 25, 1864. The letter to Lincoln reads, in part: “I respectfully solicit the appointment of Assistant Pay–Master in the Volunteer Service. I am a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and believe that I possess the requisite qualifications.” On the reverse of the second page, Lincoln writes: “Let this appointment be made, if the service of another officer of that class can be made useful. A. Lincoln, May 6, 1864.” In very good condition, with partial separations along mailing folds and hinge, some light toning and soiling to endorsement panel, as well as some light toning to letter. A boldly penned example from a pivotal time of the Civil War. Years later, Lilly would later be arrested on bribery charges while serving as deputy auditor of the Post Office Department.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

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“Attorney General, please preserve–Judge Foot is cousin to the Admiral, & is vouched as an excellent man” 92. Abraham Lincoln. Handwritten wardated endorsement, signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” dated June 4, 1863, on the reverse of the second integral page of a two-page letter (lightly-lined) to him from Samuel A. Foot, dated June 4, 1863. Foot writes, in full: “Under the new arrangements, which it is understood are about being made in respect to South Carolina, the Government may need the services of some one as U. S. District Judge for the District of that State. I offer my services for that purpose, with the understanding and pledge on my part, to resign whenever the Government can find a suitable person, a citizen of that state, to take the position.” On the reverse Lincoln has forwarded Foot’s letter to his Attorney General, Edward Bates, writing, in full, “Attorney General, please preserve–Judge Foot is cousin to the Admiral, & is vouched as an excellent man. A. Lincoln, June 4, 1863.” Letter is also docketed in unknown hand: “South Carolina District Judgeship, June 4, 1863.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, scattered light soiling, a thin line of toning through endorsement (and Lincoln’s “A”), and scattered light creasing.

Foot, a former US Court of Appeals of New York justice, had a longstanding relationship with the 16th president when he contacted him to offer his services in the first state to withdraw from the Union. His mention of “the new arrangements…being made in respect to South Carolina” refers to the mounting issue with the new federal laws regarding emancipated slaves. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in the rebellious states, including the Cradle of the Confederacy. Many of the former slaves—including more than 700 freed by Harriet Tubman and Colonel James Montgomery during a military raid the same week as this correspondence—had crossed over to Union lines making their quest for freedom a reality. However, earlier legislation required individuals to return runaway slaves to their owners, and federal judges would have to rule on the new law, encouraging abolitionists like Foot to render their services to the cause, as federal law would have to be enforced.

Interestingly, despite Lincoln’s endorsement, the Attorney General’s office left the judgeship vacant, as no district judges are listed for South Carolina in the US Official Register for 1863 or 1865. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

93. Abraham Lincoln. Hand-notated United States Military Telegraph envelope panel, 8.25 x 3.75, addressed in an unknown hand to “Hon A. Lincoln, President, US,” and notated vertically along the left side by Lincoln, “Joshua Woodrow O.” In fine condition, with rough top edge, show-through from mounting remnant along bottom edge of reverse, scattered light toning, and light pencil remnants under Lincoln’s notation. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Lincoln readies one of his last cases as an attorney… just before being sidetracked by the 1832 Black Hawk War 94. Abraham Lincoln. Handwritten endorsement, “And the pl[ainti]ff doth the like— Pearson & Lincoln p.q.,” written in the lower left corner of a legal brief. The one-page brief on a lightly-lined sheet, written in a clerk’s hand, measures 8 x 6.25, dated “April Term 1832,” and regards the case of Metcalf vs. Bennett. The defendant, through his attorney Cooper, claims that he is “not guilty of the said supposed several trespasses,” as alleged in Lincoln’s endorsement. Two horizontal folds, with small old tape repairs to both on reverse, a bit of scattered mild toning and foxing, and a small brush to end portion of text, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a complete typescript from the Lincoln Library in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, This document was originally a part of the Henry E. Luhrs collection.

This case was among the last that Lincoln addressed before duty called. The future president had already announced his candidacy for the Illinois House of Representatives and was preparing for the campaign when, on April 5, 1832, about 1,000 Black Hawk Indian warriors and civilians crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois in an attempt to reclaim their land. In defense of the state, Lincoln responded to the governor’s call for volunteer militia. Luhrs, one of this documents esteemed former owners, was a well-known collector from the 1930s to 1960 who purchased items from the most famed autograph dealers of the day; this particular item originated from the well-regarded King Hostick. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

Lincoln approves the hiring of radical Republican Wade’s nephew as the Battle of Antietem is fought to a Union victory in the single bloodiest day of the war 95. Abraham Lincoln. War-dated handwritten

endorsement, signed as president “A. Lincoln,” dated September 17, 1862, on the reverse of the second page of a two page letter written to Lincoln by Secretary of the Interior Caleb Smith. The two page letter measures 8 x 10, and is dated September 12, 1862. Smith writes, in part: “J. W. Brigsten Esq, a nephew of Senator Wade has been employed during the past year as a Clerk in the Census Office but in consequence…of the completion of the work I have been compelled to discontinue him…I respectfully recommend his appointment as a Paymaster in the Volunteer Forces for which I think he is admirably qualified.” On the reverse of the second page Lincoln writes: “If another Assistant Paymaster is needed, let Mr. Brigsten be appointed. He is a relative of Senator Wade (though residing in Penn) in whom I know the Senator feels a deep interest.” Endorsement is lavishly double cloth matted and framed with copies of both pages of Smith’s letter, a descriptive plaque, and a portrait of Lincoln, to an overall size of 38 x 20.5. In very good condition, with a light brush to first initial of signature, a couple small areas of ink erosion, and overall light show-through from writing on reverse.

This document was signed five days prior to Lincoln’s emancipation announcement. Written by Secretary of the Interior Smith, this document endorsed J. W. Brigsten, Esq., the nephew of the radical Republican Wade of Ohio, to the position of Paymaster in the Volunteer forces. Lincoln grants the appointment knowing “the Senator feels a deep interest.” The influential Wade chaired the Congregational Committee on the Conduct of the War which heavily influenced the selection of Union generals and war strategy. He also supported the 1862 Confiscation Act which prevented military officers from returning runaway slaves to their owners. In a speech on the Senate floor, he said “You cannot escape from this war without the emancipation of your negroes.”

Lincoln backed off the anti-slavery issue, preferring to call the Civil War a battle “to restore the Union.” Though he personally hated slavery, he wanted to garner as much support as possible before he tackled the incendiary issue. The president informed the cabinet that he planned to issue an emancipation proclamation exempting Union border states that permitted slavery; Congress requested the announcement be timed for release after a Union victory. The opportunity came on September 17, 1862 when the Union army defeated the Confederates at The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest American battle fought in a single day. September 22nd the president promised that slaves “living in areas of the rebellion would be freed within 100 days.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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Lincoln military appointment for a Gettysburg veteran 96. Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed

war-dated vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, April 1, 1864. Lincoln appoints John P. Macey a “Second Lieutenant in the tenth regiment of Infantry.” Signed at the conclusion by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, with one horizontal fold directly under Lincoln’s signature, scattered toning and foxing, a bit lightly affecting Lincoln’s signature, and a few scattered wrinkles, and a crease to lower left corner. The dark blue seal is intact, with a horizontal fold through lower portion. The 10th Regiment participated in more than a dozen fights, including the Battle of Gettysburg.

Macy, whose name has been misspelled on this appointment, enlisted as a private in 1858, survived the Civil War and eventually resigned in 1868 as a captain. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $900)

97. James Madison. Partlyprinted vellum DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 8.5, May 23, 1810. Madison grants Amos Butler a “quarter of lot or section number Twenty nine, of Township number nine…West of a meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miami River…in the Territory north west of the Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river.” Signed at the conclusion by Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State Robert Smith. In very good condition, with a central horizontal and vertical fold, a horizontal crease along the left portion of the bottom edge, uniform shade of toning and light foxing along the edges and folds, some light rippling along the right edge, and a small pencil notation to the lower left. The white seal is crisp and intact. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Madison signs ship’s papers for a France-bound ship laden with cotton 98. James Madison. Partly printed DS as president, signed “James Madison,” one page, 20.25 x 16.25, January 5, 1811. A four-language ship’s papers issued to William C. Tobin, “master or commander of the ship called Rebecca…lying at present in the port of New York, bound for Bordeaux and laden with Cotton….” Signed in the middle

by Madison and countersigned by Secretary of State R[obert] Smith.

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered wrinkles and small creases (faint wrinkles lightly touching signature), a touch of mild soiling to perimeter, small tears to blank portion at upper left, and scattered edge wear. Two embossed paper seals remain intact at left center. One of the more desirable presidential document formats. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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101. James Monroe. Vellum partly-printed DS as president, one

99. James Madison. Ink signature, “James Madison,” on an off-white slip. Double matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Madison to an overall size of 9.75 x 12.75. In very good condition, with closely trimmed edges, scattered light toning, and a crease to right edge. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

page, 13.25 x 8.75, January 21, 1819. President Monroe grants “Fisher A. Blocksome of New Lisbon” land in “the North East quarter of…Steubenville.” Signed at the conclusion by Monroe, who’s darker signature stands out boldly next to the lighter print, and countersigned

by Commissioner of the General Land Office, Josiah Meigs. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a uniform shade of toning and heavier areas of soiling, a trivial piece of adhesive on the left edge, a tear along the top of the right-most fold, with a small area of separation towards the bottom of the same fold, and two folds effecting two letters of the signature. White seal is faded but intact. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Remarkable patent tracing the evolution of chewing tobacco 100. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Partly-printed vellum DS signed by Monroe as president, “James Monroe,” “John Quincy Adams” as secretary of state, and Attorney General William Wirt, one page, 11.5 x 14.75, April 2, 1824. Patent issued to “John Gallaway a Citizen of the United States hath alleged that he has invented a new and useful improvement being an iron Case with wedges, for pressing chewing Tobacco, Bale, &c which improvement he states has not been known or used before his application hath made oath that he does verily believe that he is the true inventor and discoverer of the said improvement; hath paid into the treasury of the United States the sum of thirty dollars delivered a receipt for the same, and presented a petition to the Secretary of State, signifying a desire of obtaining an exclusive property in the said improvement, and praying that a patent may be granted for that purpose. These are therefore to grant according to law, to the said John Gallaway, his heirs, administrators or assigns, for the term of fourteen years, from the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty four to full and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others to be used, the said improvement; a description whereof is given in the words of that said John Gallaway himself, in the schedule hereto annexed, and is made a part of these presents.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one of which lightly affects one letter in Monroe’s signature, toning, moderate scattered foxing and soiling, a few light areas of mirroring, and trimmed edges. The off-white seal is toned and worn, but mostly intact and retains remnants of its original ribbon. Containing clear and very legible text, this patent presents a crisp piece of history documenting the early advances in what would become a lucrative industry. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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102. James Monroe. Partial self-con-

tained partly-printed DS as president, one page, 5.75 x 2, March 27, 1818. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Monroe to an overall size of 11.75 x 14. Conclusion of a larger patent document, boldly signed by Monroe. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

105. Richard Nixon. Signed book: The

Memoirs of Richard Nixon. First edition.

NY: Grossett & Dunlap, 1978. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.75 x 9.5, 1120 pages. Signed and inscribed in blue ink on the half-title page, “To Roy & Werner Frey, With best wishes from Richard Nixon, 9–1–79.”

Moisture staining to the right edge of the signed page, scattered soiling to the boards, and bumps to the head and heel of the spine, otherwise fine condition; the dustjacket rates very good with creasing, scattered small tears, edge toning, and staining along the bottom from past exposure to moisture. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

103. James Monroe.

Full free frank, measuring 10 x 8 unfolded, with the address panel measuring 5.25 x 3., addressed in an unknown hand to “The Collector of the Customs, Yorktown, Va.,” and franked in the upper right, “Jas Monroe,” with a “Free” stamp below signature.

Partial separations along fragile folds, scattered toning and foxing, and paper loss to top and bottom from red wax seal, otherwise very good condition. Free frank is inserted into a sleeve on the inside front cover of Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting in Pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 30th Jan. last, Communications from the Agents of the United States with the Governments South of the U. States which Have Declared Their Independence, March 8, 1822, rebound in brown leather with gold lettering. Book shows heavy foxing and aging throughout. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

104. Richard Nixon.

Engraved portrait of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed under the image in blue ink by Nixon. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“In the event we do have an opportunity to select an alternate delegate from the 10th Congressional District you may be sure you will be given every possible consideration” 106. Richard Nixon. TLS

signed “Dick,” one page, 8 x 10.5, Office of the Vice President letterhead, April 17, 1956. Letter to Al Beeson. In part: “I greatly appreciated your writing me with regard to the California Delegation to the Republican National Committee.

The entire matter of appointment of alternate delegates is being reviewed and if any congressional district does not have its proper quota I am sure adjustments will be made. In the event we do have an opportunity to select an alternate delegate from the 10th Congressional District you may be sure you will be given every possible consideration.” Block of toning to top right, stray ink mark to top edge, and a diagonal crease to right side, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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107. Richard Nixon.

Signed book: In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat and Renewal. First edition.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 384 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on a Nixon Library bookplate affixed to the first free end page. In very good condition, with scattered light toning to the bookplate, not affecting the signature, scattered soiling to the text block, slightly loose hinge, and mild soiling and wear to the dustjacket. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

108. Richard Nixon. Color satin-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of Nixon sitting behind his desk, signed in the lower border in blue ink. In fine condition, with a few scattered light bends and creases. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

109. Richard Nixon. Philatelic souvenir bearing an image of Nixon, 5.25 x 7, postmarked January 20, 1973, with a cachet honoring Richard Nixon’s Inauguration Day, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

“Just learned that you had decided to become a Republican.

We are very glad to welcome you to our Party” 111. Richard Nixon. TLS, one page, 3.5 x 8.5, United States Senate letterhead, December 18, 1956. Letter to Mr. Norton.

In full: “Just learned that you had decided to become a Republican. We are very glad to welcome you to our Party. To show our appreciation I am enclosing a picture of The President.” In fine condition, with horizontal fold near top and a small hole to a single letter of text. A welcoming letter, interestingly written on Senate letterhead, even though Nixon had been serving as vice president for three years. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

112. Richard Nixon.

Signed book: The Real War. First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 341 pages.

Signed and inscribed on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, “Richard Nixon for Don Brotzman.” In fine condition, with some scattered creases, and light soiling and toning to dustjacket.

Brotzman was at one time a member of Congress from Colorado and later an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Nixon presents “a pen as a memento” of the signing of the “Act to establish the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration”

110. Richard Nixon. TLS, as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, December 11, 1973. Letter to Congressman Carlos Moorhead. In full: “Your diligent efforts in behalf of H.R. 7446, an Act to establish the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, helped to make it possible for this legislation to be signed into public law today. I was pleased that you could be with us for the signing ceremony and I am enclosing a pen as a memento of the occasion.”

The navy blue barrel pen is imprinted in silver with the words “The White House” and signature “Richard Nixon.” The silver cover is engraved “Parker” and “Made in U.S.A.” and comes in its original box. In fine condition. Moorhead who, as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, would vote against all three Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon just seven months later. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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113. Richard Nixon. Signed book: Real Peace. Limited edition believed to be of 1,000 copies given to a select number of friends and government officials.

NY: Little, Brown, and Company, 1983. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8.5, 106 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black ink.

In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 114. Ronald Reagan. TLS signed

“Ron,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, December 21, 1989. Reagan writes his old friends from Hollywood, Phil and Jo Regan. In full, “Your Christmas card just arrived and we want to thank you for thinking of us this holiday season.

As always, you are in Nancy’s and my thoughts and we hope that you’ll have a wonderful Christmas. May all the happiness be yours in the New Year. Again, thank you, and God bless.”

Central horizontal fold, and a few creases and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

“I thought it not expedient to write to my friends at Washington until there should be some prospect of attention to business”

116. Franklin Pierce. ALS signed “Frank Pierce,” one page, 7.75 x 10, December 31, 1849.

Letter to C. H. Mason. In part: “Your letter of Nov 26th ult was duly received, but I thought it not expedient to write to my friends at Washington until there should be some prospect of attention to business. I inclose herewith a copy of a letter which I have added to one of our Senators (Mr. Norris), who is, I perceive chairman of the committee on claims.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, a bit of mild toning, and a portion of text a few shades light due to decreased ink flow. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Polk and Buchanan pardon a British captain for violating the Passenger Act of 1847

115. James K. Polk and James Buchanan.

Manuscript DS, signed “James K. Polk” as president and “James Buchanan” as secretary of state, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 10 x 14.75, May 7, 1847. In full, “Greetings. Whereas, it is represented that the British Barque St. Lawrence, Joseph Bullen, Master, recently arrived at the Port of New York, with an excess of passenger; and whereas said Bullen represents by petition that the said Barque is of the burden of two hundred and fifty four tons English measure, and that she would be entitled to bring, allowing two passengers for every five tons, one hundred and one passengers, but on admeasurement at the port of New York, she was found to be of the burden of two hundred and seventeen tons, American measure, which entitles her to carry eighty six passengers, and which left an excess of fourteen, she having brought one hundred: and whereas, he further represents, that this is the first voyage he has made to the United States, and that he was not aware of the difference in the modes of admeasurement, and had no intention of violating the laws of the United States, in bringing this excess of passengers: and whereas, the consignees of the barque certify to the high character and standing of her owners, and have every confidence in the integrity of the Captain, and the statements made by him: and whereas the Collector of the Customs for the port of New York, States that he has read the petition of the Captain, and believes the statement made by him to be correct, and recommends the remission of the penalty incurred: and whereas, it doth therefore satisfactorily appear to me, that the petitioner is a fit subject for the Executive clemency. Now be it known, that I, James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, have remitted and do hereby remit, unto him, the said Joseph Bullen, the penalty incurred, upon condition, that he pay all costs which may have accrued in the premises. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed to these presents.“ In very good condition, with professional tape reinforcement to intersecting folds, one fold through a single letter of Buchanan’s signature, a few separations along folds, mild overall irregular toning, with heavier area of staining along top of pages, and mild soiling and wrinkling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Even though I’m happy about what he did, I don’t think I can vote for him on either one of those jobs you mentioned” 117. Ronald Reagan. TLS

as president signed “Ron,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, January 13, 1983.

Reagan writes long-time supporter and former actor Phil Regan. In full, “I couldn’t be happier than I am to learn about Junior’s last minute move. It sure took him a while. Even though I’m happy about what he did, I don’t think I can vote for him on either one of those jobs you mentioned. Nancy sends her best, and love from both of us to Jo.” Central horizontal fold, a few creases and wrinkles, and a light paperclip impression at the top of the page, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I’ll do my utmost to justify your confidence to be worthy of your support” 118. Ronald Reagan.

Draft ALS signed “R. R.,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal Pacific Palisades letterhead, with the first part addressed to his secretary, and the second part being the draft letter. Reagan writes, in full: “Kathy— this letter was sent out from the office—no address—maybe finance has one because they contributed $5. If so— Dear Mr. & Mrs. Taylor, Please accept my heartfelt thanks not only for your support but for your wonderful letter—You’ve made me very proud. I’ll do my utmost to justify your confidence to be worthy of your support.” In fine condition, with trivial surface creasing. Accompanied by a photo of Reagan and possibly his assistant, Kathy. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Reagan sends curious thanks for “that little added affair—a bag of oats for my nightmares” 119. Ronald Reagan. TLS, one

page, 10.5 x 7.25, personal letterhead, January 28, 1974. In a letter to the Sisco sisters, with whom Reagan had continual contact from 1972 to 1987, the Governor thanks them for one of the many leather crafts they sent him, in full: “I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your brother, Buzzy, for the beautiful leather container and that little added affair—a bag of oats for my nightmares. My, you do such fine work. I really appreciated receiving it and believe me, we will find a special place for it at our future ranch. Again, thanks for the thoughtfulness. You certainly know how to add to the joy of a birthday celebration.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

120. Ronald Reagan. Ticket from the 19th Ward Republican Organization’s Dinner with Ronald Reagan, dated November 2, 1978, in Alsip, Illinois, 5.25 x 3.5, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the reverse, “Hi Barry & Tracy, Ronald Reagan.” Light toning at the edges, a few trivial spots of soiling and stray ink marks, and a small cluster of tack holes to the center of the top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

121. Ronald Reagan. Original

program from the Salute to Ronald Reagan dinner, two pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the back cover, featuring an image of Reagan, in black felt tip, “Ronald Reagan.” In very good condition, with block of toning on the front cover, a few tears along the bottom edge, a few small pieces of reparative tape to the top and bottom corners on the back cover, along with light paper loss along the top edge on the reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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122. Ronald Reagan. Signed book:

Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story. First edition.

NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 316 pages.

Signed in blue ballpoint on the first free-end page. In very good condition, with light toning, a small area of trivial foxing. and a small sticker affixed to the signed page, none of which affect the clean and crisp signature, a presentation inscription on the half-title page, a loose, but intact, hinge, a few small tears to the dustjacket and protective cover, and a price clip to the dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

123. Ronald Reagan.

Signed book: The Reagan Diaries. First edition, first printing. NY: HarperCollins, 2007. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, 767 pages. Signed in black ink on a Reagan Library and Museum bookplate affixed to the half-title page. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

124. Ronald Reagan. ALS signed “Dutch,” one page, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, July 27. Letter to his longtime friend Lydia ‘Hup’ MacArthur, In full: “How nice it was to get your card and enjoy the warm memories it brought on. We both are pleased with the result of your trip to the Doctors. And yes we share your joy at the return of Anne from Ireland. I’ve seen that Nancy is informed about my love for Hup & Pete MacArthur and how much they mean to me. Love to you from both of us.” Lydia Hupfer “Hup” MacArthur was the widow of Pete MacArthur, program director of WOC in Davenport, Iowa. In 1932, MacArthur had given a then 21-year-old Reagan his first job as a sports announcer. They would remain friends until her passing at the age of 102 in 1995. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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125. Ronald Reagan.

Pre-printed Christmas card sent as governor of California to his longtime friend Lydia “Hup” MacArthur, 6.25 x 4.5. Reagan pens a short note in the upper right, “Dear Hup, Another one has rolled around but I find it hard to believe. Love, Dutch.” In fine condition, with card lightly peeling up from felt mount. Lydia Hupfer “Hup” MacArthur was the widow of Pete MacArthur, program director of WOC in Davenport, Iowa. In 1932, MacArthur had given a then 21-year-old Reagan his first job as a sports announcer. They would remain friends until her passing at the age of 102 in 1995. In fine condition, with card lightly peeling away from its backing, and a bit of trivial soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

126. Ronald Reagan. Program, 7.5 x 13, three pages, for the Governor Ronald Reagan Honors Texas Republican Legislators Reception and Dinner, June 20, 1975 at The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, signed in ballpoint on the front cover, “Ronald Reagan.” In very good condition, with corner creasing, surface marks, and moderate toning and foxing along the folds and edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

127. Ronald Reagan. Signed book: The

Films of Ronald Reagan. First edition. New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.75 x 11.25, 224 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Robert White, with very best wishes, Sincerely, Ronald Reagan 11/22/80.” In fine condition, with some light wear and small edge tears to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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128. Ronald Reagan.

Signed book: An American Tribute to World Leaders. Washington, D.C.: World Leaders, Inc. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.75 x 11.25.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Robert White, Very Best Wishes Ronald Reagan May 1 – 94.” In fine condition, with a few edge tears and light rubbing to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

“There are many boys who have just obtained jobs and who have to leave them if their draft number comes up” 129. Eleanor Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 6 x 9.25, White House letterhead, February 15, 1941. Letter to a woman concerning her son and the military draft. In part: “There are many boys who have just obtained jobs and who have to leave them if their draft number comes up. In the law it is stated that boys in school or college should be deferred until June, 1941, but there is nothing beyond that. Their feeling is that except in the cases of scientific and medical students, boys can leave for a year and return without real injury.” In very good condition, with scattered toning, a few small separations along horizontal folds, and paper loss to right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Christening the luxury liner ‘America’ 130. Eleanor Roosevelt. Commemorative

booklet, 8.5 x 6, for the christening of the ship America, on August 31, 1939, in Newport News, Virginia. Inside bears a color portrait of the ship, with the back cover giving the particular details of the vessel. Signed on the cover in fountain pen by Eleanor Roosevelt, and also signed by Emory Scott Land, John M. Franklin, and Basil Harris. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Roosevelt throws her support behind JFK: “Sen. Kennedy seems to me to inspire confidence in the people and this is what we need to meet the struggle which confronts us in the world today” 131. Eleanor Roosevelt. TLS, two pages, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, November 1, 1960. Letter to Mrs. John Adams. In full: “I read your letter with interest and I fear I do not agree with you that neither of our candidates has ‘the bold approach.’ Sen. Kennedy seems to me to inspire confidence in the people and this is what we need to meet the struggle which confronts us in the world today. Our foreign aid program is constantly being watched. Recipients of foreign aid are not allowed to flood our markets. Foreign aid funds cannot be used for political purposes. It is difficult to screen participants of foreign aid, but we do what we can. We are urging our allies to carry their share of foreign aid. Sending detailed reports on the use of foreign aid is extremely difficult. I am glad we can count on your support on Election Day and I hope with you for a Democratic victory.” In very good condition, with scattered mild toning, a horizontal fold directly under signature, and a clipped corner to first page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Following her husband’s death, Roosevelt, unlike most First Ladies, didn’t retire to private life. She became more political, first serving as the US delegate to the United Nations where she built her political clout and continued the human rights work that she had begun decades earlier. When Eisenhower became president, she stepped down from this position and focused her attention on campaigning for democrat candidates in New York and nationally. In 1960, JFK approached her for political support which she granted in exchange for a promise to establish the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. Her support has been seen as critical in Kennedy’s getting the democratic nomination, and in appreciation he named her chairperson of the committee and also to the National Advisory Committee of the Peace Corps. This letter shows that Roosevelt was holding up her end of the bargain. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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FDR stumps for Alfred Smith amongst the Indiana fruit growers: “You have very clear ideas why it is to their advantage to see Governor Smith succeed in this campaign”

132. Eleanor Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United Nations letterhead, October 11, 1950.

Roosevelt writes to Mrs. Russell L. Stephens in Parsons, Kansas.

In part: “This session of the United Nations General Assembly was opened with the observance of one minute of silence, dedicated to prayer or meditation.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

134. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 7.25

FDR sends a “delightful” thanks to Al Jolson 133. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, February 6, 1934. In a letter of thanks to actor Al Jolson, FDR writes, in full: “Thanks ever so much for that delightful birthday message you sent me. I appreciate indeed your thought of me.” Scattered light surface creasing and impressions, a section of toning running the length of the right edge, and the central horizontal fold only lightly affecting the remarkably bold and clean signature, otherwise fine condition. Called the “rare showbiz Republican,” Jolson publicly campaigned for and supported FDR in 1932. This quick response serves as a unique piece of correspondence tracing the ties of Hollywood and Washington. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 16, 1928. Letter to an Indiana businessman. In part; “I am very much pleased to learn that you are supporting the candidacy of Governor Smith…

My part in the campaign is the organization of the business men of the country into a national group. We want in that organization strong representatives from every branch of commerce and industry and I am particularly anxious to have the Fruit Growers well represented. I am told that you have a very influential rating among the Fruit Growers and that you have very clear ideas why it is to their advantage to see Governor Smith succeed in this campaign. We need your help and I am very anxious to have as many strong business men as possible in the State of Indiana enrolled in our national organization…Men in this category are especially valuable to us just now and particularly if they are willing to make a statement which can be used through our publicity channels.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 18.75. In fine condition, with some edge creases and a bit of scattered light toning and foxing. Roosevelt campaigned for Smith during the 1924 and 1928 presidential elections, and Smith in turn asked Roosevelt to run for governor of New York. While Smith lost the Presidency in a landslide, and was even defeated in his home state, Roosevelt was elected governor by a one percent margin. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Candid Signal Corps photo of Roosevelt mingling with the troops

135. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 US Army Signal Corps photo of Roosevelt talking to a photographer while he eats outdoors, signed in fountain pen. In very good condition, with moderate creasing and rippling, some light crazing to finish, and mounting remnants to reverse. An unusual image, particularly with Roosevelt being caught smoking. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Roosevelt champions polio research with an amended budget for the Green Warm Springs Foundation 136. Franklin D. Roosevelt. ANS signed “FDR” in the lower wide blank margin of first page of a typed document headed “Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Inc., Budget,” May 1, 1929, two pages, 8.5 x 11, attached at top to a blue legal cover. Roosevelt writes, in full: “O.K. Except–eliminate Fund for study of Restorative Treatment $250,000– and add proviso that $100,000 may be taken from Patients Aid Fund or Maintenance Fund to add to building.” The document outlines the total budget requirements, including “build and equip Infirmary…replace present furniture and equipment…build and furnish 5 new cottages… build 11 new small cottages…build and furnish units for patients.” In very good condition with filing folds passing through a portion of his handwriting, and some toning and chipping to the edges (heavier to the blue cover).

In 1921, FDR received the dreaded diagnosis of polio—a simply unacceptable condition that potentially spelled disaster for the up and coming politician. He refused to believe that his paralysis was permanent, and it was not until a friend recommended the natural springs of Warm Springs, Georgia, that he found hope for the future. The mineral springs’ buoyancy allowed him to walk its waters without the benefit of braces and made him feel whole. So taken was Roosevelt with Warm Springs that he bought the spa and founded the Green Warm Springs Foundation, a hydrotherapy center for polio victims with virtually no working capital and no real financial plan.

In 1928, when he was elected Governor of New York, he turned over the reins of the struggling foundation to his law partner Basil O’Connor who immediately began to put Warm Springs’ financial house in order. In this document, Roosevelt approved the $1.5 million dollar budget which included the purchase of the property, new equipment and accommodations for patients, a Patient’s Aid Fund, a fund for study of restorative treatment, and a maintenance fund. Before he signed the budget, he struck off $250,000 for the Restorative Treatment fund and added a proviso that permitted $100,000 from either the Patients Aid Fund or the Maintenance Fund for building construction.

O’Connor, the foundation’s director, became its biggest champion and fund-raiser. Green Warm Springs Foundation eventually became the March of Dimes and funded Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine. Ironically, with today’s science and forensics, it’s now widely believed that FDR never had polio, but another neurological disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

FDR officiates a Shellback ceremony on the ‘Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast’ 137. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Colorful partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21 x

15, July 25, 1938. A Shellback certificate issued to Harold Lyons, in part: “To all sailors wherever ye may be, and to all Mermaids, Whales, Sea Serpents, Porpoises, Sharks, Dolphins, Eels, Skates, Suckers, Crabs, Lobsters and all other Living Things of the Sea, Greetings. Know ye that on this 25th day of July 1938, in latitude 00000 and Longitude 91˚, there appeared within Our Royal Domain the U.S S. Houston bound South for the Equator and for Galapagos Islands. Be it remembered…Harold V. Lyons…having been found worthy to be numbered as one of our Trusty Shellbacks has been duly initiated into the Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of Deep.” Signed by “Davey Jones” and “Neptunus Rex” in type and in fountain pen by Roosevelt just below the Navy Department seal. Also signed “C. L. Mullane,” “G. M. Mitchell,” and “G. N. Barker.” Curled edges from previous rolling, small tear to lower right corner, and some scattered light toning and damp staining to borders, otherwise fine condition.

In July of 1938, after conducting a Fleet Review off San Francisco on board the USS Houston, Roosevelt stayed aboard and headed out to sea for a fishing trip off the Galapagos. It was on this, his third trip aboard the Houston, that he got the opportunity to officiate an elaborate Shellback ceremony commemorating Electrician’s Mate Harold V. Lyons’ first trip across the equator, when he went from being a ‘Polywog’ to being a ‘Shellback.’ Having reached this milestone, he was presented with this certificate. Historically, a Shellback ceremony has been a rite of passage celebrating a sailor becoming a more experienced seaman and involves various methods of hazing. This certificate was signed

by FDR when he was at the helm of the hijinks officiating not as president, but as ‘Senior Shellback.’ Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Roosevelt thanks a supporter of Eyes for the Navy, including the binoculars used in yacht races in New York 138. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Seven-piece archive pertaining to

the government’s Eyes for the Navy campaign. The centerpiece of the archive is a one-page TLS, signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt” as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, one page, 8 x 10.25, dated December 13, 1917.

Letter reads: “Your prompt and patriotic response to the NAVY’S call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses, is most appreciated. The glasses will be very useful in the prosecution of Naval Operations until victory is won. At the termination of the war, if possible, every effort will be made to return them to you, when it is hoped that you will feel compensated for any evidence of wear, by the knowledge that you have supplied ‘Eyes for the NAVY’ during a very trying period. On behalf of the NAVY, I wish to thank you most heartily.”

Also included are: Original newspaper article from The New York Times, November 24, 1917, 2.25 x 6.25, headlined “Navy Needs More ‘Eyes’/ Government Will Tag and Attempt/to Return All Borrowed Glasses.”

Accompanied by the retained 8.5 x 10.75 unsigned typed carbon on thin paper of the letter Lang sent to Roosevelt; an uncashed check from the Treasurer of the United States, payable for $1.00 to Charles Lang, Washington, D.C., January 25, 1918; a printed certificate, with a facsimile Roosevelt signature, created especially for the Navy’s Eyes for the Navy appeal, “issued to C. Lang in recognition of the sacrifice made for the safety of our ships and the assurance of final victory”; a TLS signed, “C. R. Miller,” Captain, U.S. Navy/Commanding, of the U.S.S. Cleveland, March 11, 1918. Thank you letter to Charles Lang reads, in part, “There has recently been received on board this ship a

pair of low power binoculars No. 512, whose tag shows that they were loaned by you to the Navy Department in response to a recent call for contributions of instruments of this character. These glasses being particularly adapted for night use are always inservice whenever we are cruising…The CLEVELAND is at present assigned to very interesting duty. Although I cannot give you any details about the events in which we participate, a little information about the ship itself may be of interest to you”; a retained two-page unsigned typed carbon of the April 15, 1918 letter Lang sent to Miller, thanking him. In part, “The binoculars, which caused this correspondence, have been used in many interesting races on the sloop yacht ‘Banzai’ (belonging to my brother) one of the New York ‘thirty’ designs; and the pair of binoculars first used aboard the sloop yacht Banzai in yacht races and then on the cruiser Cleveland in World War I.” In fine overall condition. A unique opportunity to own binoculars, previously used in yacht races in New York harbor, then used by the Navy aboard a cruiser during World War I with provenance including a letter from FDR! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

In December 1941, FDR issues his collection of speeches which question his patriotic dedication in a time of dire need 139. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed book: Addresses of

Franklin D. Roosevelt: July 1940 to Jan. 1941. Limited edition printing. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.25, 114 pages. Signed on the first free end page, “With a Happy Christmas from Franklin D. Roosevelt,” and initialed “F.D.R.” on the colophon page following the printed text: “Seventy-five copies of this book have been printed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the U.S. Government Printing Office. December Nineteen Hundred and Forty-One, This copy is number,” with “45” added by Roosevelt. In fine condition, with a block of toning to last free end page and back pastedown, scattered staining to covers and spine, and a few dings to head and tail of spine.

Just a few short weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the thrusting of the United States into World War II, FDR—a noted book collector—presented copies of this book to his closest friends. Ten of his addresses are included, beginning with his July 19, 1940 speech announcing that he had decided after his 1936 reelection not to run in 1940 and “when the conflict broke out last September, it was still my intention to announce clearly and simply, at an early date, that under no conditions would I accept reelection.” Roosevelt changed his mind after asking himself, “whether I have the right, as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, to call on men and women to serve their country or to train themselves to serve and, at the same time, decline to serve my country in my own personal capacity.” A scarce offering dating from America’s first Christmas in a world at war. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Roosevelt pens his signature as Governor of New York in 1930 140. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Unique airmail postal cover, 6 x 3.5, stamped ‘1st Direct Flight Newark—Chicago,’ postmarked September 8, 1930, signed in fountain pen, “Franklin D. Roosevelt” above a stamp that says ‘Governor of New York, 1930.’

Matted with a jovial photo of FDR to an overall size of 11.5 x 18. Postal cancellation marks, none of which affect the signature, and ink notations in another hand, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Candid one-of-a-kind snapshot of FDR 141. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vintage glossy 2.25 x

3.25 candid snapshot of Roosevelt waving his hat from the back of a convertible, signed in fountain pen as president.

Reverse of the photo is dated in an unknown hand, “Octo 21/36.” In fair condition, with overall creasing, scattered crazing to finish, a few stray ink marks, and a bit of irregular adhesion to signature. Accompanied by a 1937 TLS from Roosevelt’s private secretary Missy LeHand, acknowledging the photo. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

143. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Signed

book: The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt Volume I. Limited edition of 500 copies. NY: Random House, 1938.

Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 911 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, as president, “For William Klein from Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Also signed and inscribed underneath by Samuel I. Rosenman. In good condition, with split but intact front hinge, edge toning to signed page, pencil notations to front pastedown, back cover almost completely detached, and scattered wear and flaking to covers and spine. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

A diplomatic appointment to the West Indies 144. Theodore Roosevelt. Partly-printed

DS as president, one page, 19.25 x 14.5, November 17, 1903.

President Roosevelt appoints Christopher H. Payne to be “Consul of the United States of America at St. Thomas, West Indies.” Signed at the conclusion by Roosevelt and countersigned by Secretary of State John Hay. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, mirroring of ink, some scattered toning and soiling, as well as light creasing and wrinkling. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

FDR takes time to send get well wishes 142. Franklin D. Roosevelt. TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, May 15, 1936. Letter to a hospitalized woman. In part: “I am writing you this little note to tell you how sorry I am to know that you are confined to the hospital, and to express the hope that you will soon recover from your accident.” In very good condition, with some scattered light toning, and a few areas of staining to bottom and left edge. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“It is very unlikely that I will be permitted to say anything whatever about the Internal Revenue Collectors”

145. Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, one page, 5.25 x 7, Navy Department letterhead,

October 25, 1897. Letter to a concerned citizen about an IRS appointment. In full: “As I wrote you before, it is very unlikely that I will be permitted to say anything whatever about the Internal Revenue Collectors. There is a man in New York whom I earnestly hope to see appointed to that place, and even about him I doubt if I will be consulted. I am very sorry.” In very good condition, with punch holes to top edge, intersecting folds, scattered light soiling, and a blue carbon-paper line through part of signature. Roosevelt had recently been appointed to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, where he would begin to emerge as a national figure. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Scarce and desirable 1910 limited edition African Game Trails 146. Theodore Roosevelt. Signed book: African Game Trails

Volume I. Limited edition of 500 copies (this being No. 369). NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1910. Hardcover, 6.5 x 10, 268 pages. Neatly signed in fountain pen on the limitations page. In good condition, with split but attached front hinge, scattered foxing to opening and closing pages and both pastedowns, owner’s label affixed to front pastedown, light wear, crazing and rubbing to leather portions of covers, partial separation to head of spine, toning to fore edges, and light foxing to boards. The signed page remains bright and mostly clean with just some light toning to edges. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I am sorry to have missed the dinner but it was my own fault and I deserved the punishment” 147. William H. Taft. ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, March 17, 1917. Letter to Mrs. Charles Neal Barney. In full: “I write to thank you and Mr. Barney for making my visit to Lynn [Massachusetts] so delightful. I am sorry to have missed the dinner but it was my own fault and I deserved the punishment. The reception, the delightful music of the Misses Whittemore, our discussion of men and things at breakfast, the visit to the General Electric and the shoe factories make up a full day and one I shall long remember. With the hope that our paths may soon cross again, and with best wishes to Mr. Barney.” In fine condition, with a trivial tear to bottom edge of second page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Taft’s hand. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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148. William H. Taft.

Vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 10.25 Harris & Ewing portrait of Taft, signed in the bottom border in ink, “Yours Sincerely, Wm. Taft.”

Affixed to a slightly larger mount. In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I am very sorry to learn of your father’s death…Your father and I were very warm friends” 150. William H. Taft. TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, November 27, 1909.

Letter of condolence to the son of one of Taft’s friends. In part, “I am very sorry to learn of your father’s death…Your father and I were very warm friends, and I was glad that he remained in the office as Clerk of the Court until his death. He was a faithful, honest, intelligent public servant.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling.

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Taft, a rumored atheist, congratulates the Massachusetts’ Bible Society on its centennial anniversary, praising “the good which it has done in spreading the reading of the Book” 149. William H. Taft. TLS as president signed “Wm. H. Taft,” one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 30, 1909. Letter to Reverend Charles Southgate. In full: “I am very sorry I cannot be with you to celebrate the Centennial of the Massachusetts Bible Society. My early associations in Massachusetts are connected with that Society. My aunt’s husband, Dr. Increase Niles Tarbox, was an officer in the Congregational Society, and was associated with Dr. Butler, known as ‘Bible Butler,’ who, I think, was for a long time connected with your Society. The good which it has done in spreading the reading of the Book, upon the precepts of which the progress of modern Christian civilization has been based, is hardly to be measured. I congratulate the Society upon its prosperous condition in this its centenary, and I wish for it continued usefulness. It is one of the sources of moral uplift of which there are so many in New England, which by their age and long record of successful effort are entitled to our veneration and esteem.” In very good condition, with toning and rippling from moisture exposure, as well as signature a bit light and feathered, also from moisture, and some light mirroring of text at the top.

On May 2-3, 1909, the Massachusetts Bible Society celebrated its centennial with commemorative services on Sunday afternoon at Trinity Church and Monday evening at the Old South Church. Charles R. Codman presided and introduced the evening’s speakers including officials from other Bible societies, and Taft’s letter was read at the celebration in his absence. The letter praised the organization for the “good which it has done in spreading the reading of the Book” and established his personal connection to the Society through his great aunt Adelia Waters, who married theologian and author Dr. Increase Tarbox. Taft’s own religious beliefs previously had been questioned when, after refusing the presidency of Yale University, he stated, “I do not believe in the divinity of Christ.” In 1908, just a year prior to this letter, the faithful Unitarian was forced to deny the rumor that he was an atheist. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Taft says that ignorance of the law is an excuse 151. William H. Taft. TLS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” two pages, 7.75 x 9.75, Department of Justice letterhead, September 15, 1890. Letter, written as acting attorney general, to US Attorney Eugene Hay, about prosecuting Internal Revenue cases. In full: “In connection with the telegram of the Attorney general, dated September first, with reference to the course to be pursued in prosecutions in Internal Revenue cases, and your answer of the same date, I herewith enclose copies of a letter from Senator Washburn, under date of the 13th instant and of a telegram referred to in Senator Washburn’s letter from the Collector.

The facts stated with reference to Peterson in the telegram would seem to indicate a mistake of law rather than an intentional violation…the question of instituting prosecutions is in your discretion, as the result of your investigations, you find an intentional violation of the law, you are authorized to disregard the recommendations of the Collector. It is hoped and expected that no prosecutions will be begun except such as are instituted for Eugene G. Hay–2. willful violations of the law.” Horizontal fold through top of Taft’s signature, staple and hole to top left and uniform toning, otherwise fine condition.

Early in Taft’s career he worked as a collector for the Internal Revenue, so he knew tax codes well. In 1890, he had risen to the position of Solicitor General, gaining early experience trying cases before the Supreme Court and, as evidenced here, assisting Attorney General William Miller in advising District Attorneys. This letter reveals his compassionate side, admitting that given the facts provided to him by Senator William Washburn, he does not believe that the person in question knowingly broke the law and that “it is hoped and expected that no prosecutions will be begun except such as are instituted for willful violations of the law.” It’s interesting that a man who throughout the rest of his career would uphold the letter of the law in this instance clearly goes against the old axiom that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Taylor approves an 1833 order for fuel for soldiers at a Wisconsin fort—including the future Confederate president 153. Zachary Taylor.

152. William H. Taft. Signed book: History of the Renaissance.

Renaissance in Italy, the Catholic Reaction Part I. New York: Henry Holt, 1887. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 430 pages. Signed and inscribed on the second free end page, “For Mabel from Wm. H. Taft, Xmas 1913.”

In very good condition, with scattered toning and foxing to opening and closing pages (including signed page) and both pastedowns, milder toning to inside pages, some light peeling to spine, and several pencil notations to opening pages. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Manuscript DS, signed “Z. Taylor, Col Comdg.,” one page, 8 x 7.5, February 1833. Document headed “Requisition for fuel for the use of the Guard Stationed at Fort Crawford for the Month of February 1833,” in which Taylor signs off for fuel for the guard at Fort Crawford. In fine condition, with trimmed top edge, scattered mild toning along one of the horizontal folds, one fold touching top of a couple letters of signature, a few creases, and missing lower left corner tip. Taylor’s signature is bold and prominent. Among the men who benefited from Taylor’s authorized use of fuel was future Confederate president Jefferson Davis, who served at Fort Crawford in 1833. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Four-language ship’s paper for a whaling vessel issued during Taylor’s brief administration

154. Zachary Taylor. Rare partly-printed DS

as president, signed “Z. Taylor” one page, 21.5 x 16.75, December 31, 1849. Four-language ship’s paper issued to “Peleg W. Gifford, master or commander of the Bark called Clarice… lying at present in the port of New Bedford bound for the Indian Ocean and laden with provisions, stores, and utensils for a whaling voyage.” Signed in the right panel by Taylor and countersigned by Secretary of State John M. Clayton. In very good condition, with partial separations along intersecting folds, a couple small pinholes of paper loss along folds, mirroring of seal from folding, and some scattered light toning. The white paper seal is crisp and intact. Taylor presidential documents are uncommon, and this one made more so by its desirable whaling-related content. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

155. Harry S. Truman. Bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Harry Truman,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 irregularly clipped slip. Affixed to a 3 x 4 clipped scrapbook page with a photo of Truman waving from a podium. In fine condition, with light toning and the end of the signature lightly trimmed. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 156. Harry S. Truman. TLS,

one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs letterhead, January 18, 1943.

In a letter to Mr. John J. Kelly, Truman writes, in full: “The signature to this letter will be my autograph, which you recently requested.”

Scattered light surface wrinkling, a small tear to the bottom edge, and two punch holes to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

157. Harry S. Truman. Vintage glossy 3.5 x 4.5 photo of Truman

shaking hands with Irish tenor Phil Regan, matted to an overall size of 5.5 x 6.75, signed and inscribed in black ink on the mat “To Phil Regan, kindest regards and best wishes from his good friend always, Harry S. Truman Mar 22, 1958.” Some mild toning to edges of mat, and a paperclip impression to image, otherwise fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I liked this Regan boy down here. He knows how to do it!

More than that, he’s a darn good Democrat” 158. Harry S. Truman. TQS, signed as president, one page, 8 x 9, White House letterhead.

Headed at the top, “From the Address of the President, at the Testimonial Dinner Honoring William M. Boyle, Jr., at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. September 29, 1949.” In full, “And I liked this Regan boy down here. He knows how to do it! More than that, he’s a darn good Democrat. And he always comes to the Democrats when they ask him–and serves them just like he did tonight.” Signed at the conclusion by Truman. Accompanied by a 1949 TLS from Truman’s secretary, Charles Ross, presenting the quote to famed Irish tenor Phil Regan. Both the quote and letter are affixed to slightly larger pieces of cardstock. In fine condition, with a mild shade of overall toning. Regan was a lifelong Democrat who had sung the National Anthem at the 1940, 1944, and 1948 Democratic National Conventions, and was called upon to sing many times by Truman. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

A heated and determined response from Truman in the thick of the Red Scare 159. Harry S. Truman. Two items: Typed memorandum, signed

as president, “H.S.T,” one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, dated July 20, 1951. In full: “Memorandum for: The Secretary of the Treasury. From: The President. I have been looking over a memorandum which you sent me with regard to loyalty files of the International [sic, Internal] Revenue Department for the Congressional Committee investigating the Department. I wish you would give this matter considerable thought and then we will have a conversation about it. I am as sure as I am alive that these people are on a fishing expedition and that they will take occasion to use unsubstantiated charges which, no doubt, appear in these files to discredit not only the Department but to ruin the individual in whose file these things appear. I will be glad to talk with you about it.”

Handwritten endorsement as president, “Approved, July 20, 1951, Harry S. Truman,” on the last page of a three-page typed memorandum from Treasury Secretary John Snyder, dated July 30, 1951. Memo reads, in part: “Reference is made to the memorandum from the Secretary of the Treasury for the President dated July 18, 1951, requesting permission for the Bureau of Internal Revenue to submit reports, files and other material to the Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee on Administration of the Internal Revenue Laws, in response to a request of that Subcommittee. The request to the President for authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to submit such reports and other material was made pursuant to paragraph 2 of a memorandum, dated August 5, 1948, to the Secretary of the Treasury from Donald S. Dawson, Administrative Assistant, concerning employees in the Executive Branch, which in part states: ‘2. No information of any sort relating to the employee’s loyalty, and no investigative data of any type, whether relating to loyalty or other aspects of the individual’s record, shall be included in the material submitted to a Congressional committee. If there is doubt as to whether a certain document or group of documents should be supplied, the matter should be referred to the

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White House.’ Authority is not requested to submit investigative data referring to loyalty of an employee in the Executive Branch.” Senator Joseph McCarthy, who led the anti-Communism rally, called Truman’s refusal to allow access to all files ‘arrogant’ and a threat to national security. In fine condition, with rusty paperclip mark to Truman’s memo, and paperclip impression and light creases to endorsed memo.

At the height of McCarthyism, Truman here reacts to the request of a Congressional Committee to have access to “loyalty files” of the IRS. Four years earlier, as anti-Communist hysteria grew, Truman attempted to calm fears by requiring a Loyalty Oath from all government employees—and allowing for any federal employee suspected of Communism to be fired. Now, as a House subcommittee probed the identities for potential ‘subversives’ and the possible bribery of IRS agents, Snyder, with the president’s support, maintains that “no information of any sort relating to the employee’s loyalty, and no investigative data of any type, whether relating to loyalty or other aspects of the individual’s record, shall be included in the material submitted to a Congressional committee.” Just over a week later, the House Ways and Means subcommittee would open an investigation into charges of corruption in the IRS. Political intrigue from America’s ‘Red Scare.’ Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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160. Harry S. Truman. Printed political

cartoon, 8.25 x 7.5, originally done by Burris Jenkins in honor of Truman’s 75th birthday, signed and inscribed at the bottom, “Best of luck to Phil Regan, Harry S. Truman 5/8/59.” Also signed and inscribed

by Jenkins. Some light creasing and wrinkling, and Jenkins’s signature and inscription light, but legible, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

161. Harry S. Truman. Menu from the

S. S. Constitution cruise ship, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed at the top in green ink, “To Ludwig Macy, kindest regards and appreciation for excellent service on 7/9/58, Harry Truman.”

In fine condition, with light surface creasing and uniform toning Precertified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I was pleased to learn of your interest in history and I would suggest that you get all the education you possibly can” 163. Harry S. Truman.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 7, 1970. Letter to a young boy celebrating a birthday. In part, “I was pleased to learn of your interest in history and I would suggest that you get all the education you possibly can. I also suggest that you keep up with current events in order to be informed as to what goes on in this great country of ours.” In fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

164. Harry S. Truman. Signed books:

Memoirs (Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope) in two volumes. Special Kansas City Edition limited to 11,500 copies. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956. Hardcover with dustjacket (Volume II missing dustjacket), 6 x 8.5, 594 and 596 pages. Signed on the half-title page of second volume, “With best wishes to Merrill Meigs from Harry Truman 12/14/56.”

In very good condition, with lightly toned pages, soiling to the dustjacket spine, and a bit of discoloration at the bottom of each dustjacket spine from past exposure to moisture. Merrill Church Meigs (1883-1968) was an executive of the Chicago Herald and Examiner in the 1920s.

Inspired to become a pilot by Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, he became a booster of Chicago as a world center of aviation. He gave flying lessons to President Truman. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

165. John Tyler. Ink sig-

nature, “John Tyler,” on an off-white 4.5 x .75 clipped section of a ledger sheet.

Matted with a color image of Tyler to an overall size of 10 x 13.75. In fine condition, with other names and notations appearing on the ledger. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

166. Martin Van Buren. Full free frank, measuring 10 x 8 unfolded, with the address panel measuring 5 x 3, addressed in another hand to “Benjamin F. Hallett, Esqr. Boston,” and franked in the upper right, “Free M. Van Buren.” In very good condition, with central vertical fold through address panel, affecting a single letter of signature, partial separations along fragile folds, light postal cancellation over beginning of address, and paper loss to top edge from red wax seal. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Letter of introduction for the son of a doctor in the War Department

167. Martin Van Buren. ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page both sides, 5 x 7.75, July 11, 1838. Letter of introduction to Mr. Poinsett. In full: “The bearer of this Mr. Luce a son of Dr Luce of the War Department has asked me to introduce him to you. Mr. Luce belongs to a highly respectable family in N York, & is I believe a young gentleman of much personal worth.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light brushes to a couple words of text. Joel Poinsett served as the Secretary of War under President Van Buren. His name was also given to the Christmas flower Poinsettia. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

168. Martin Van Buren.

ALS signed “M. Van Buren,” one page, lightlylined, 7.25 x 9.75, August 14, 1852. Letter to A. C. Stewart. In part: “I cheerfully comply with your request as far as it is in my power to do so. I am not certain that Mrs. Wright is the administratrix of her late husband’s estate but presume she is. Mr. Wright left no children & she’s full heir to the principal part of his estate. Her address is Mrs. Clarisa Wright…A communication addressed to her would I am certain answer your proposal.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and a bit of scattered light toning.

Silas Wright was a Congressman and Senator from New York. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Washington writes to a Revolutionary War colonel living in his namesake county

169. George Washington. Integral address leaf, measuring 9 x 7.25, with the 4 x 3 panel addressed in Washington’s hand to “Colo.

John Cannon, Washington Cty.” Panel is also docketed along the left edge in an unknown hand, “G. Washington Lett.” In very good condition, with central vertical fold through the “s” in “Washington,” scattered toning and soiling, small areas of paper loss along folds, paper loss to bottom edge from wax seal, and some light creasing.

Colonel John Cannon’s association with Washington extended from before the revolution until his death in 1798. He worked first as a rent collector for him, then a surveyor, and commanded troops of the Washington County militia during the war. After the war, he became a justice of the peace and Washington charged him to evict the squatters who were living on his land. This address leaf was delivered by Senator James Ross who was one of the three commissioners who negotiated with the rebels of the Whiskey Rebellion, successfully ending it without violence. Of the many places that have been named after Washington, this county in Pennsylvania where he owned land was the first having become so in 1781, the year Washington defeated Cornwallis at Yorktown.Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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170. Woodrow Wilson. Vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 25, 1916. Wilson appoints Samuel H. Knowles to the rank of chief pay clerk in the Navy.

Signed at the conclusion by Wilson, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Trivial areas of toning and foxing along the edges, some light rippling, with Wilson’s last name a few shades lighter than the beginning of the signature, but mostly legible, otherwise fine condition. The blue seal is legible and intact. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 171. Woodrow Wilson. Ink signature as

president, “Woodrow Wilson, Washington, 10 Feby, 1915,” on an offwhite 6 x 4 trimmed slip.

In fine condition. Precertified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

“It is literally impossible for me to give such attention as they deserve to inquiries of that sort, in the midst of my daily rush of executive duties” 173. Woodrow Wilson. TLS, one page, 8

x 9.75, State of New Jersey letterhead, March 17, 1911. Wilson politely declines comment. In full, “I wish sincerely that I could be of service in the matter about which you ask my opinion but it is literally impossible for me to give such attention as they deserve to inquiries of that sort, in the midst of my daily rush of executive duties.

“Intersecting mailing folds, some light soiling and a staple hole to top left, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Wilson admits to “an un-Christian envy” 172. Woodrow Wilson. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.5, June 30, 1891. At the end of his first year as a professor at Princeton, Wilson writes to a “dear friend,” presumably his former minister in Middletown, Connecticut, where Wilson had previously been a professor of history at Wesleyan University. In part: “If you miss me in church, how much more do I miss you, do you suppose? You can take selected texts (of the New Testament) and make them, each contributing its own note, speak a meaning whole and vital, as if they had been combined according to their nature.” He complains of his preacher in New Jersey, going so far as to admit that “it provokes in my heart an un-Christian envy, of the congregation of the First Church in Middletown.” In fine condition, with a mild shade of uniform toning. Religion played a prominent role in Wilson’s life, since both his father and grandfather, as well as his first father-in-law had been practicing ministers. It was the moralistic impulse of his upbringing that led Wilson to his eventual campaign “to make the world safe for democracy” and to try to outlaw war through the League of Nations and the Versailles Negotiations. This letter is evidence that his moralism was not a political gimmick.

Written at the end of his first year teaching at Princeton, the forlorn Wilson mentions missing his old Church in Middletown, Connecticut, and jealousy of those still there. Although he was not happy with the clergy in his new surroundings, this didn’t motivate him to leave Princeton and he continued teaching there for another eleven years before accepting a position as president of the university, eventually leaving to become governor of New Jersey, a position he held for two years before being elected president. Through all of his varied positions, Wilson presented himself as being a Christian and a man of high morals—and as evidenced in this letter, it was not just political pandering. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Wilson adjusts insurance policies after the passing of his first wife 174. Woodrow Wilson. Three-piece archive relating together the death of Wilson’s first wife Ellen and his marriage to Edith, culminating with a letter written by Edith just two weeks after the President’s death. Archive comprises: TLS, as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, dated September 22, 1917. Wilson writes to Mr. W. J. Madden, Associate Manager, Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York City. In full, “I have your letter of September twenty-first. I do not care to take out any additional insurance, but I would be obliged if the beneficiary of my policy No. 966,716 should be changed to Edith Bolling Wilson.”

Two 5 x 3 index cards with information relating to Woodrow Wilson’s $10,000 life insurance policies, #603,078, purchased on December 30, 1893, and #966, 716, purchased on June 3, 1899. Listed is his beneficiary “wife Ellen A” and the notation “change Sep 26th/17 Edith Bolling Wilson wife.” Most probably filled out by W. J. Madden, Mutual Life Insurance Company TLS, signed “Edith Bolling Wilson,” one page, 5 x 8, black-bordered personal letterhead, dated February 18, 1924. To Mr. Madden. In full, “Your very kind letter of February eighth, with enclosure, came promptly to me; and I return herewith the proof properly filled in. Although I have made

careful search of Mr. Wilson’s papers, I am sorry to say that so far I have been unable to locate the policy. It occurs to me that when it was returned by you to Mr. Swenn on Oct. 11, 1917, Mr. Swenn handed it to Mr. Wilson-and that he in turn placed it in his file-intending to carry ittto [sic] his safe-deposit box. I am informed that the misplacement of a policy is not an unusual thing; and that your Company can arrange for payment by execution of an indemnity bond-by me-with the understanding that I will return the policy if or when found. If I can trouble you to have this done for me, I shall be greatly obliged for your trouble.” Notation in ink at lower margin by Madden: “#966716 change Sep 26/17.” In very good overall condition, with feathering and spreading to Woodrow’s signature. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I am writing to ask if you will not be kind enough to submit your inventions to the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department” 175. Woodrow Wilson. TLS as president,

one page, 6.5 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 16, 1918. Letter to Francis M. Cowgill regarding use of his inventions. In full: “I have read your letter of April second with interest and realize the possibilities that may lie in your suggestions. At the request of the Secretary of the Navy, I am writing to ask if you will not be kind enough to submit your inventions to the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. You can count, I am sure, upon the honor and principle of these gentlemen to treat in confidence whatever you wish treated so, and they will be very glad indeed to discuss with you the value and use of your inventions.” Double matted and framed with a Pach Bros. portrait of Wilson to an overall size of 18 x 13.75.

Overall feathering and light fading to signature, and scattered soiling around central horizontal mailing fold, otherwise very good condition.

No doubt Wilson was intrigued by an invention as the United States was involved in World War I. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Wilson signs a copy of his major addresses 176. Woodrow Wilson. Signed book: Selected Addresses and Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1918. Leatherbound softcover, 4.25 x 6.5, 316 pages. Signed on the half-title page, “Woodrow Wilson 1922.” In fine condition, with some light wear to covers. Book is housed in a handsome leather burgundy book box. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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177. American Scientists. Four ink sig-

notables

natures from prominent American scientists, each signed on individual off-white cards, ranging from 3.25 x 2.25 to 3.5 x 2.5, by a scientist. Signers are: George Eastman, Luther Burbank, Lee de Forest (adding “Yours for ‘Better and Brighter’ Broadcast, New York City, Apr. 10. 26”), and Linus Pauling. All but Burbank’s are affixed to individual 8 x 10.5 album pages, with newspaper photos also affixed. In fine condition. Accompanied by original newspaper clippings. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

178. Oliver Ames. ALS, one

page, 5 x 8, Ames Building letterhead, December 7, 1893. “I am usually in my office about 10 o’clock—& then out in till probably 3pm—You can find me here most any day between above hours—I cannot now mention any special time for an appointment—you must run your chance—.”Affixed to an 8.5 x 11 album sheet. In fine condition, with toning around the edges and several pencil notations in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

179. Yuri Andropov.

Appointed KGB chief in 1967, he became a full member of the Politburo in 1973. His firm handling of dissident movements enhanced his reputation, enabling him to be chosen as Brezhnev’s successor in 1983, but he died after less than 15 months in office. Greeting card, 7.75 x 4, with a Russian sentiment printed on the front, signed in blue ballpoint on the front. In fine condition, with light creasing to the bottom right corner.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

180. Christiaan Barnard. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Barnard at a speaking engagement, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“We have not performed any heart transplants for some months now but are hoping to do more in the future”

181. Christiaan Barnard. South African sur-

geon (1922–2001) who, in 1967, performed the first human-to-human heart transplant. Two items: TLS, one page, 7.75 x 11, University of Cape Town letterhead, dated February 23, 1973. In full: “Thank you very much for your letter. We have not performed any heart transplants for some months now but are hoping to do more in the future. I have pleasure in contributing to your collection of autographed letters, and congratulate you on having obtained so many.”; and a glossy 6.5 x 4.75 photo of Barnard and his family, signed in blue felt tip. In very good condition, with rough left edge to letter, as well as some light edge toning and tears, and scattered creases and surface marks to photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

182. Clara Barton.

Teacher and humanitarian (1821–1912) best known for organizing the relief organization the American Red Cross.

Ink signature and sentiment, “Hoping we may yet meet, I am your cordial friend. Clara Barton,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip clipped from the closing of a letter. In fine condition, with a bit of mild toning and some mounting remnants to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

183. Dan Beard. Vintage 7 x 9.5 paper-

stock photo of the Boy Scouts of America founder in the wilderness, signed in fountain pen in the bottom border, “Dan Beard.” In fine condition, with scattered light soiling and surface rubbing. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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184. Menachem Begin. Two items: glossy

188. William Blount.

5 x 7.25 head-andshoulders photo of the Israeli Prime Minister, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “M. Begin”; and an original Department of State booklet, dated April 1979, for the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, 8 x 10.5, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by an embossed slip from Begin’s office, officiating the origin of the memorabilia. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Signer of the US Constitution from North Carolina (1749-1800) who was later appointed the first Governor of Tennessee

by George Washington.

He was the first US Senator to be expelled from the Senate for treason and the only Senator expelled outside of the Civil War. Large and bold ink signature, “Wm. Blount,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 slip clipped from a larger letter, with a few complete and partial words in Blount’s hand above, and affixed to an identical size card.

Central vertical fold through a single letter of signature, crease to lower right corner, and a paperclip impression to top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

185. David Ben-Gurion. Postal

cover in Hebrew, 6.5 x 3.5, signed in English in blue ink, “D. Ben Gurion,” and again in Hebrew. Matted with an unsigned photo to an overall size of 12 x 18. In fine condition, with two vertical folds, both affecting one letter of the English signature, and a circular postal cancellation stamp.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

186. Joe Biden. Color satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in gold ink, “Joe Biden, USS 89.” In fine condition, with a few scattered light bends and creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

187. Joe Biden. Color 14 x 10.5 print entitled ‘The White House 1914,’ signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Joe Biden USS De.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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The groundbreaking physicist pens his name beneath the namesake of the Nobel Peace Prize 189. Niels Bohr. Danish physicist (1885–1962) who was awarded

the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory of atomic structure.

Scarce vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo featuring an image of Alfred Nobel, signed in fountain pen, ”Niels Bohr.” In fine condition, with a 1948 postal cancellation lightly affecting the beautiful signature, and a Lionel Aucoin stamp on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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190. Gail and Thomas Borden, Jr. Inventor, surveyor, and

publisher (1801–1874), Gail Borden was the inventor of condensed milk in 1856. DS, signed “G. Borden & Tho. H. Borden,” one page, 9 x 3.25, no date. Brief document, written in Borden’s hand, stating a printing job was spoiled. In full: “Half of the other side was printed but a copy was not preserved this being only partly struck off, was left in the office.” Signed at the conclusion by Borden, also signing for his brother. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and damp staining, a central vertical fold, and a few light wrinkles. The Robert Davis Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“The Treasurer, who says that cannot comply with what is asked…without being guilty of great partiality” 191. David Brearley.

Signer of the Constitution from New Jersey.

ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9, May 17, 1788. Letter to Mrs. Barber. In part: “Your favor…I have received, and in consequence waitted [sic] on the Treasurer, who says that cannot comply with what is asked…without being guilty of great partiality, but that he expects to be able to make you a payment in a short time.” In very good condition, with a clipped photo affixed to lower left, intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and scattered toning and wrinkling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Stern reaction from Bryan after his “sense of propriety” is betrayed: “I am not so stupid as to use that headline” 193. William Jennings Bryan. ALS

signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 9.5, personal letterhead, March 3, 1921. In a heated letter to a Mr. Meritt, Bryan writes, in full: “Please send me a copy of the American containing my article on Harding’s Problem. I understand they used the headline that I refused to allow ‘What I would do if I were Harding.’ If so I wish you would cancel my contract with them. I am not willing to write for them if they are so indifferent to my sense of propriety. I am not so stupid as to use that headline & not so poor as to be compelled to submit such unfairness. My article did not fit the subject—Did they change my article to suit their wishes?” Intersecting folds, light mild toning and slight show-through from writing on the reverse, and trivial brushing to the signature, otherwise fine condition. An impassioned response as an insulted Bryan deals with a “Harding Problem” of his own. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Uncommon transcriptions by Brown from an 1834 meeting at Brown University “to procure 200 of youthfull piety” 192. Moses Brown. Co-founder of Brown University (1738–1836), he was also responsible for the construction of the first factory houses during the American industrial revolution. ADS, one page, 7.75 x 4.75, August 9, 1834. In a brief excerpt from the closing decision of a board meeting, Brown indicates, in part: “At a Stated Meeting of the Trustees the 9th of 8th Mo. 1834, it is concluded by the board to procure 200 of youthfull [sic] piety which the Clerk is rested to Attend to and Draw on the Treasury.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered light surface and corner creasing, toning along the folds, paper loss to the top left corner, and a small tear at the right edge. Scarce in any form, this unique example of meeting minutes provides a rare glimpse into the affairs of Brown University in its early years. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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The rebel founder of Brown University writes to a Continental Congress delegate living in exile 194. Moses Brown. ALS, one page, 7 x 12, May 21, 1782. Letter to John Alsop. In part (with

grammar and spelling retained): “Inclosed I send the Meeting for Suffering. Acknowledgement of the Rect of the Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting Committee at New York which please to deliver to one of them. Wm. R. is here and I am informed by Wm Coffin who carry this that he has tenderly acknowledged the Weakness of Supplying & c. to the satisfaction of the meeting so there need nothing further said, he appears solid and I hope it may prove a lesson of Satisfaction We had lr from Wm Jackson of yr 14th inst then at Natucket…If John Pemberton, Wm Mathews, or Nick Walm all of whom have certificates to go to England, should be at meeting, please do remember me kind to them, they have my best wishes for the Preservation of help in the great and good work.” Second integral page bears an address panel in Moses hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, small hole to page, scattered toning, small circular spot from wax seal affecting a single word of text, and a couple other small holes.

Moses Brown was instrumental in getting his brother, John Brown, released after being arrested due to his involvement in an event that helped trigger the American Revolution, the Gaspee Affair. As a condition of his brother’s release, he delivered to the British in Boston a proposal that Rhode Island’s preparations to resist royal authority would be stopped. In this letter written ten years later, he communicates with John Alsop, a Continental Congress delegate from New York, who was forced from his home when British forces occupied Manhattan. Here, he acts as an intermediary relaying news to Alsop of Assistant Secretary of War William Jackson. A unique letter that conveys hope that the fight for American independence is successful. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

The famed Scopes attorney seeks to develop physical education in Nebraska 196. William Jennings Bryan. American

195. William Jennings Bryan. ALS, in pencil, signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 6 x 9.25, Hotel Metropole letterhead, no date. Letter to Mr. Burger. In part: “I was very much pleased with the development at Mission. I believe we are going to like the place. I wish you would go by there at the first opportunity…We have selected a new tract (160 acres) north of the rail road & higher up.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a few edge tears, rusty paperclip mark to top, some light staining, and a James Spence authentication label affixed to top. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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politician (1860–1925), three-time presidential candidate, secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson, and one of the attorneys in the 1925 Scopes Trial. TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, personal letterhead, December 6, 1922. Letter to former Pennsylvania Governor Martin Brumbaugh. In part: “I am forwarding your letter to my brother in the hope that he may find it possible to recommend a system of physical development for the schools of Nebraska.” In fine condition, with uniform light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Burr loses the legal battle against Samuel Bayard’s widow, yet never relinquishes his authority 197. Aaron Burr. Endorsement

signed “A. Burr,” after a statement written in another hand which reads, “I have examined this a/c approve of the same & allow it. Aug. 15th 1823,” on the reverse of a 12 x 7.5 manuscript document, being a balance sheet headed “Aaron Burr Esqr. Surviving Execut[o]r and Trustee & of Saml Bayard dec[eased]d in acct. with S. Sidney Breese,” with several financial entries of monies coming in and going out. Written on the reverse in another hand is “I have this day examined and Settled the within amount with S. Sidney Breese and do hereby release & discharge him from the balance due from him on former settlement. (he having within accounted for the disposal of the same)–and from all demands whatever. Witness my hand and seal this [blank] day of [blank] 1823.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning, light show-through from writing on reverse, and a bit of light soiling.

This endorsement came in the wake of a protracted legal battle between Burr, Breese (a New York State legislator and a delegate to the 1821 New York State Constitutional Convention, he held another claim to fame as the uncle of inventor Samuel Finlay Breese Morse), and William Malcom, the executors of Samuel Bayard’s estate following his 1784 demise. In 1786 his widow, Catharine Bayard, charged that the three executors had defrauded her by refusing to give her a house that her husband had purchased from her mother’s estate. Catharine Bayard won the case, but nearly 40 years later, the litigants were still tending to Bayard’s affairs. In an ironic twist, Mrs. Bayard’s attorney in the aforementioned lawsuit was Alexander Hamilton…who Burr would kill in an 1804 duel. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

198. Business Leaders. Eighteen items consisting of signatures on various size cards and slips, a signed photo, and letters, each signed by a different business leader. Signers are: Thomas Steinway, W. Funk, Frank Doubleday, Martin Insull, David Sarnoff, Robert McCormick, Alfred Fuller, A. G. Gulbranson, F. A. Seiberling (2), Edgar J. Apperson, Norman DeVaux, R. M. Litchfield, Milo Reno, Robert Wood, Richard Whitney, Alexander Whitney, and Bernard Baruch. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

199. George Washington Carver. ALS signed “Geo. W. Carver,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, December 26, 1933. Letter to Floyd Anderson. In part: “I am so glad you are getting along nicely now you looked so thin from your sick spell when I saw you. I am happy to learn that your face is gradually getting better. It will be slow but sure after while you will have very soft, clear pretty skin. When you come down again I want to go over them carefully so that there will be no blotches as they leave.”

In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a uniform shade of mild toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Carver’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Dr. Baker, State Health Officer, was… here yesterday to look into the peanut oil work that I am doing” 200. George Washington Carver. TLS signed “G. W. Carv-

er,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, August 14, 1936. Letter to Floyd Anderson. In full: “Dr. Baker, State Health Officer, was sent by the Governor [Bibb Graves] here yesterday to look into the peanut oil work that I am doing. I showed him your picture, and he took the affected leg and pointed out to the person that was with him the various defects and how it has been built up. He was very much pleased with the picture. I am so happy to know that my dear boy Floyd is getting along nicely. I know that you are doing hard work and that you are happy in it. As you know, I shall be extremely happy to have you come down whenever you can, and should I come to Atlanta I shall certainly look you up, as I do want to see my boy Floyd.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a mild shade of toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

202. Julia Child. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Child in the kitchen, signed in black felt tip, “Bon Appetit! Julia Child.” In fine condition, with some surface dings. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

203. Henry Clay. Ink signature, “With great respect I am your ob.

Serv. H. Clay,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 lightly-lined slip, clipped from the closing of a letter, and dated Washington, April 6, 1832 at the bottom in another hand. In very good condition, with vertical fold through a single letter of signature, and a circular spot of toning to right edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Churchill contributes to a top secret report on German military might 201. Winston Churchill. TLS signed “Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell letterhead, January 3, 1947. Letter to Major-General Sir L. C. Hollis. In full: “The Prime Minister very kindly sent me a copy of C. O. S. Committee paper entitled SOME WEAKNESSES IN GERMAN STRATEGY AND ORGANISATION. I have read it carefully and made a lot of notes upon it. I wonder if it would be convenient to you to let me have a spare copy which I should like to send to General Pownall. If not, I can send him mine. It gives me much pleasure to see you in your great new position.” Churchill has also handwritten the letter’s greeting, “My dear Hollis,” as well as the closing, “All good luck, Yours, sincerely.” Central horizontal and vertical fold, one through a single letter of signature, a punch hole to top left corner, and a thin strip of mounting remnant along back top edge, otherwise fine condition.

In 1946, Britain’s highest intelligence body, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), created the top secret document referenced by the former Prime Minister in this letter written to Hollis, secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

In conducting their report, the JIC interviewed and solicited feedback from all those familiar with the inner workings of the war effort to ‘set down certain aspects of the War whilst there are still sources available who were closely connected with the events described...when it is finally possible to make a balanced historical survey, some of the acutely critical moments which are vividly remembered now are likely to become confused with the passage of time, and there will be a tendency…to underestimate the great and evident strength of the German war machine.’ An historically interesting letter referencing a top secret document that has only recently been made public. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Resolute 1945 official wartime portrait of the British leader 204. Winston Churchill. Vintage matte-finish

4.25 x 4.75 photo by Walter Stoneman, and so stamped on the reverse, affixed to its original 4.5 x 7 mount, signed in fountain pen on the mount, “Winston S. Churchill, 1945.” Scattered silvering to image, mainly to edges, and light toning to lower border, heavier to upper portions, otherwise fine condition. An exceptional image portraying Churchill’s calm and confidence, signed in a tumultuous year for Churchill, as he defeated the Nazis and was later beaten in the polls. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Churchill visits a social club to enroll recruits for a mounted unit to serve in the Boer War 205. Winston Churchill. Visitors Register for the Whitney Institute, 7.75 x 9.75, 46 pages, containing approximately 1000 guest signatures from 1901-1920, most of which are accompanied by a member signature in the “Introduced By” column. Signed on the third page “Winston S. Churchill,” on January 3, 1902, also signed by Churchill’s cousin, the 9th Duke of Marlborough. In good to very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, tear to lower right, and some stray ink marks. Register itself rates good to very good, with toning and soiling throughout, edge tears, some scattered paper loss, and moderate wear and surface loss to covers and spine. The next day, Churchill, who was at this particular social club to enroll recruits for the Boer War, was commissioned as a captain in the Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars (QOOH), a regiment of the British Army between 1888 and 1922. The regiment served in the Boer War and during World War I. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Clay and the Whig party conspire to block Martin Van Buren from winning the presidency 206. Henry Clay. ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 9.75, embossed letterhead, November 4, 1836. In a letter regarding the purchase of an exotic animal, Clay responds, in full: “I am greatly obliged by your two favors relating to be proposed sale of Spanish Apes. I have been so often disappointed as to this kind of animal when I have judged of them from description without seeing them, that I must decline purchasing these! A first rate Jack (?) is very valuable, but an inferior animal not worth having. I sincerely hope that your anticipations as to the result of the Penns[ylvania]a election, which takes place this day, may be realized. We were mortified and disappointed with that of the October election. Whatever the issue may be, I pray you always to be assured of my regard and friendship.” Intersecting folds, one of which affects the first letter of the signature, a few light diagonal and corner creases, light toning and a few stray ink marks, and a small separation on the right edge, otherwise fine condition.

Senator Clay loved exotic animals, but politics was his game. In 1836, the Whigs devised a strategy to pit Martin Van Buren against multiple Whig candidates to prevent the Democrat Van Buren from winning the presidential election. They put up William Henry Harrison as the northern and border candidate, Hugh Lawson as the southern candidate, and Daniel Webster as the Massachusetts candidate, hoping such a plan would prevent Van Buren from attaining the 148 electoral votes needed to win the election and force the House of Representatives to decide the election.

The strategy failed when Pennsylvania voted for Van Buren on November 4, 1836 and the House remained firmly under Democratic control.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Clay takes a break from writing a compromise to write a recommendation 207. Henry Clay. ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page, 8 x 10, January 15, 1850. Clay writes to the Honorable Mr. Meredith regarding a professional recommendation, in full: “Understanding that the office in the Treasury Department, lately filled by Mr. Penrose, remains vacant, I take the liberty of presenting for consideration the name of Mr. Thomas B. Stevenson of Cincinnati as a suitable person to fill it. I have long known this gentleman most intimately. And I can with great truth and pleasure testify that he possesses uncommon ability, is remarkable for untiring business capacity, is distinguished for honor and unsullied probity, and is in the prime of life, being about thirty five years of age. He is more over a religious man, being a member of the Methodist Church. A member of the Profession of law, he has practiced, although not extensively both in Kentucky and Ohio. Most of his time has been in recent years, employed as as Editor. I am sure you will excuse me for submitting, whether public satisfaction is not most likely to be given by appointing the assistant of the Secretary of Treasury from some other State than that of the residence of the Secretary himself.” Intersecting folds, some light soiling, two small areas of paper loss towards the beginning of the letter, reparative tape to the reverse of the blank second integral page, otherwise fine condition.

Just two weeks before he was to speak in front of the Senate and present his resolutions to reconcile Northern and the Southern interests, which would later be called the “Compromise of 1850”, Clay wrote this letter to Secretary of the Treasury William Meridith. While the letter refers to filling the Assistant Secretary position, Meridith himself filled the Secretary position just ten months earlier and would resign in six months along with the rest of Taylor’s cabinet following Taylor’s death. Though Stephenson didn’t get the Treasury position, he did go on to edit a collection of Clay’s speeches and correspondence.

A prime example of Clay’s ability to state his case convincingly: a skill that lead to the passage of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 and which lead Senator Henry Foote of Mississippi to say, “Had there been one such man in the Congress of the United States as Henry Clay in 1860–61 there would, I feel sure, have been no civil war.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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208. George Clinton.

American soldier and statesman (1739–1812) who served as governor of New York and vice president in the Jefferson and Madison administrations. ALS signed “Geo. Clinton,” one page, 7.25 x 9, April 30, 1798. Letter to Saunders Lansing. In full: “I wrote to you last fall by Mr. Abel French requesting you to exact payment of the balances due to me from Waters and others who purchased the lot from me in Hosick patent. I stand in need of the money, and they ought long since to have paid it. I also requested you to endeavor to obtain security for the money due me from Bouse. The most of it I advanced to relieve him from distress and I do not like to lose it. These papers are in your possession. I have some reasons to suspect that my letter was not delivered to you, which induces me to trouble you with this.” Second integral page bears an address panel and red wax seal remnants. Intersecting folds, a few lightly affecting signature, repair to paper loss along hinge, affecting just a single word of text, and light wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

209. Jacques Cousteau.

Two items: ANS, signed “JY Cousteau,” on a light yellow 5 x 2.5 slip taken from the top of a letter to Cousteau, dated September 27, 1971. Cousteau writes: “Wish you to enjoy life and the sea as much as we do, Andy!” Slip is also signed by Philippe Cousteau; and a glossy 5 x 3.5 photo, signed in black felt tip, “JY Cousteau.” In very good condition, with rough edge and light toning to slip, and scattered creases and mounting remnants to reverse of photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

211. Dalai Lama. Color 4.5 x 6.5 cardstock photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of mild spotting along bottom edge from adhesive on reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

212. Dalai Lama. Color cardstock 6.75 x 9.5 photo of the smiling spiritual leader, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a crease towards the top right corner and a lighter shade to the signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

213. Dalai Lama. Color satinfinish 8 x 10 photo of the spiritual leader mid-lecture, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light creasing and surface marks.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Superb signature of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist

210. Marie Curie. Crisp and precise ink signature, “M. Curie,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4 Faculte Des Science De Paris, Institut Du Radium card. In fine condition, with a mild shade of toning, and some light creasing to top left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, postmarked from Paris in 1932, as well as a brief TLS from Curie’s secretary. Also included are a menu from a 1925 event, two unsigned 8 x 10 photos, and a 1921 receipt from the Societe Francaise de Physique. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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214. Humphry Davy.

Chemist and inventor (1778–1829) best known for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. ALS signed “H. Davy Pres RS,” one page, 7.25 x 9, May 11, 1822. Letter to botanist Dr. G. W. Meyer. In full: “I return you my thanks for your interesting work which I shall read (I trust) with much pleasure & instruction. I have presented the other copy to the Royal Society whose thanks will be communicated to you by their foreign secretary.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, uniform toning, and a small area of paper loss to second integral page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Dayan appears on Meet the Press 215. Moshe Dayan.

Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Dayan and Lawrence Spivak on the set of Meet the Press in 1974, signed in blue felt tip, “M. Dayan.”

In fine condition, with a couple of mild creases. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

217. Silas Deane. American

merchant, politician and diplomat (1737–1789) who served as a delegate on the Continental Congress. Flowing ink signature, “Silas Deane,” on an off-white 2 x 1 irregularly clipped slip affixed to a slightly larger mount. Doublematted with a steel engraving to an overall size of 8.25 x 15. In fine condition, with light toning and closely trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

218. Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward, Jr. Signer of the Declaration of

Independence (1746–1809) from South Carolina. Ink signature, “Tho Heyward Jr.,” on an off-white 3.75 x 1.5 clipped slip. Matted with a print of Heyward and a Bicentennial coin to an overall size of 9.5 x 17.75. In very good condition, with a vertical crease, some trivial foxing, and a small area of ink erosion inside the first letter of the signature, which does little to detract from the bold stroke. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“The son of my wife’s brother, has been arrested and taken to prison” 216. Jonathan Dayton. American statesman (1760–1824)

who was the youngest signer of the US Constitution and who later served as the fourth Speaker of the House of Representatives and as a member of the Senate. Arrested in 1807 in connection with the Aaron Burr conspiracy case, he was never tried, but the scandal effectively ended his political career. ALS signed “Jona: Dayton,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, April 7, 1812. Letter to David Gelston, Collector of the Port of New York. In part: “Mr. George Williamson, the son of my wife’s brother, has been arrested and taken to prison, as we are told, in virtue of a process issued under your directions as Collector. Whatever may be the merits of the cause, or the chances of a successful Judgement against him, it will be nominally merely as respects the recovery of property of any description, for he professes none. His conduct has been by no means such as to merit & meet the approbation of his very respectable & worthy parents, but it would be a great gratification to them nevertheless, at least to know the nature & extent of the demands against him.” Second integral page bears an address panel in Dayton’s hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and some scattered light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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222. Declaration of Independence: Robert Treat Paine.

220. Declaration of Independence: Stephen Hopkins. Signer

of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island (1707–1785) and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Ink signature, “Step Hopkins,” on an off-white 3 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition, with light show-through from writing on reverse, as well as some adhesive remnants to reverse. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Hopkins’s autograph material into the “rare” category among the Signers. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

221. Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut

(1731–1796) and seventh President of the Continental Congress.

Manuscript DS, signed “Sam. Huntington,” one page, 8 x 4.5, May 10, 1782. Huntington orders “the treasurer of Connecticut to pay to… the Sheriff of the County of New haven Eight Pounds lawful money for Distributing Laws and Proclamations.” Signed at the conclusion by Huntington. In very good condition, with central vertical fold, uneven right edge, scattered light toning and creasing, and an ink cancellation through portion of signature. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Massachusetts lawyer (1731–1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declaration of Independence. DS, signed “RT Paine, Jus of Peace,” one page, 6.5 x 1.75, November 30. Paine attests that “Nathaniel Snell took the oath required.” Document has been professionally inlaid to an 8.5 x 3.5 off-white sheet. In fine condition, with show-through from writing on reverse and some mild toning. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

223. Declaration of Independence: Caesar Rodney. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware (1728–1784), military officer, Continental Congressman, and President of Delaware. Ink signature, “Caesar Rodney,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from a larger letter or document. Tape reinforcement along reverse of vertical folds, small area of paper loss to right edge, a bit of scattered toning, and some show-through from writing on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare double-signed medical receipt from the Pennsylvania signer 224. Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Rush.

Signer of the Declaration of Independence; a physician and surgeon general of the Continental Army, he established the first free dispensary in the US. ADS, signed “Benj. Rush,” one page, 6.25 x 4, 1796-7. Bill and receipt payment reads, in full: “1796 Miss Betsy Cadwallider Dr to Benjn Rush; Novr 1797 January February medicines, and attendance to herself. £11:5:0 June 7th 1797 Recd in full /Benjn Rush.” In very good condition, with two vertical folds, scattered toning and soiling, and tape repairs on reverse to two small separations at top of folds. In his 1995 reference History Comes to Life, Kenneth Rendell places Rush’s autograph material into the “rare” category among the Signers. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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225. Declaration of Independence: George Walton. Signer of the

228. Defeated Presidential Candidates.

Declaration of Independence from Georgia (1741–1804) who later served as that state’s chief justice, governor, and senator. Partly-printed DS, signed “Geo Walton,” one page, 7.75 x 12.5, September 13, 1765.

Petition between Peter Perkins and John Brichell regarding a promissory note for “One Thousand Continental Dollars or to that amount in Virginia money equal in value to Seventy five pounds.” Signed at the bottom by Walton as Georgia’s Chief Justice. In very good condition, with professional reinforcement along central horizontal fold, scattered toning and mirroring of ink from folding, a few edge chips, and a few other tape repairs. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Thirty-six items consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips, signed photos, and letters, each signed by a different former presidential candidate. Signers are: William Jennings Bryant, David B. Hill, Thomas Reed, Alton Parker, Hiram Johnson, Nicholas Murray Butler, Judson Harmon, James Cox, Charles Evans Hughes, Robert La Follette, Charles Bryan, Joseph Robinson, John Davis, Burton Wheeler, Alfred Smith, Norman Thomas, Frank Knox, Alf Landon, Charles McNary, Robert Taft, Wendell Willkie, Thomas Dewey, George Wallace, Edmund Muskie, Harold Stassen, Richard Russell, George Romney, John Bricker, Earl Warren, Strom Thurmond, John Sparkman, Adlai Stevenson, George McGovern, Barry Goldwater, Eugene McCarthy, and Andrew Johnson (1959). In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

226. Declaration of Independence: William Williams. Ink signature

“W. Williams,” on a 2 x 2.25 slip removed from a larger document, dated December 10, 1764. Wrinkling, an area of thin paper, two tiny holes, and light overall toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

229. Democrats. Collection of 10 items consisting of seven color satin-finish photos and three magazines, each signed by a different Democrat. Signers are: Madeleine Albright, John Kerry, Howard Dean, Bill Richardson, Tom Daschle, Evan Bayh, Wes Clark, John Edwards, Mark Werner, and Kent Conrad. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

227. Declaration of Independence: James Wilson. Signer of the Declaration of

Independence from Pennsylvania (1742–1798).

In 1789, he became one of the original nine justices appointed by Washington to the Supreme Court. Partly-printed DS, signed on the reverse, “Wilson,” one page, 8.5 x 6.75, January 26, 1776.

Legal document directing a payment for damages of 32 pounds to John Glover from James Watson.

In very good condition, with partial separations along vertical folds, scattered toning, some light edge chipping, and an authentication label affixed to front of document. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Diana sends a Christmas card from her final year with Charles 230.

Diana. Christmas card from 1991, 7 x 6 folded, opens to 14 x 6, embossed in gold on the outside with Prince of Wales’s feathers and Garter motto, as well as the Spencer family arms. Inside, the card bears a charming satin-finish 5.25 x 4.5 color family photograph of Charles, Diana, William, and Harry outside. Printed opposite the photograph is the sentiment “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.” Diana has inscribed the card, “Danny,” and signed at the bottom, “With love from Diana.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed to Danny Ackroyd in Buckinghamshire. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Charming post-separation Christmas card from Diana

231. Diana. Christmas card from 1994, 8 x 6 closed, embossed in gold on the outside with the royal coat of arms. Inside, the card bears a charming and informal family satin-finish photograph of Diana with William and Harry. Printed opposite the photograph is the sentiment “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year 1994.” Signed in black ink, “From, Diana,” adding an inscription to the top, “Ken.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

232. DNA: James D. Watson. Signed book:

The Double Helix. First edition, later printing.

NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1968.

Softcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 226 pages. Signed on the title page in black ballpoint, “James D. Watson.” In fine condition, with very light wear to the cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

233. DNA: James D. Watson. Signed book: The

DNA Story. First edition. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1981. Hardcover with dustjacket, 8.5 x 11, 605 pages.

Signed on the title page in black felt tip, “James D. Watson.” In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing, rubbing, impressions and a uniform shade of toning to the cover, and a loose hinge. Despite the condition of the cover and the hinge, the interior of the book is in fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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234. DNA: James D. Watson. Signed book:

Avoid Boring People.

‘First Vintage Books’ edition. NY: Vintage Books, 2010. Softcover, 5.25 x 8, 347 pages.

Signed on the title page in black ballpoint. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

235.

DNA: James D. Watson. Signed

book: Genes, Girls, and Gamow.

Later printing.

England: Oxford University Press, 2001. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 275 pages.

Signed on the title page in ballpoint. In fine condition, with scattered creases to front cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

237. Thomas Edison. Ink ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thomas A. Edison,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3.5 card. A couple light brushes to last name of signature and the ‘umbrella,’ some light creasing above signature, and toning and creasing to bottom edge, which could be matted out, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

238. Thomas Edison.

Pencil ‘umbrella’ signature, “Thos A. Edison,” on an off-white 3 x 2.25 card. Card is affixed to an 8 x 10.5 scrapbook page along with a clipped photo of Edison. In fine condition, with expected light soiling. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The original Popeye Doyle 239. Eddie Egan.

236. Theodore Dwight. American lawyer and journalist (1764-

1846). ALS signed “T. Dwight,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.5, March 17, 1819. Letter to Reverend Bishop Griswold asking him to attend an annual meeting of the American Bible Society to join “those who are engaged in the highly important work of distributing the scriptures.”

Integral second page bears an address panel in another hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, and small area of paper loss to second page from removal of wax seal. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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NYPD detective (1930– 1995) who inspired the book and film, The French Connection. His character, Popeye Doyle, was portrayed by Gene Hackman. Egan, his partner Sonny Grosso, and other NYPD detectives made headlines when they broke up a drug ring in 1961. Seizing 112 pounds of heroin, the raid was the largest of its time. Scarce felt tip signature and inscription, “To Buddy, Best Wishes, Eddie Egan,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card. In fine condition, with overall toning and two overlapping blocks of uniform toning, neither of which detract from the crisp signature, and notations in another hand on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Einstein humbly deflects a professional request from fellow compatriot and anti-Nazi sympathizer, Dr. Frank Kingdon: “It is rather difficult for me to be of any assistance, since I am in no position to judge the value of research in the field of chemistry” 240. Albert Einstein. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind-stamped personal letterhead, Princeton, January 15, 1936. Letter to Dr. Frank Kingdon, President of the University of Newark. In full: (translated): “It is very kind of you to take such an interest in a scientist who has been exiled without any fault of his.

In this case, however, it is rather difficult for me to be of any assistance, since I am in no position to judge the value of research in the field of chemistry, and therefore would attach no weight to my recommendation of a chemist. I believe that in such cases the most effective aid would consist in contacting institutes and factories which are engaged in this sphere in the United States and which offer opportunities for employment. I know from other cases that personal interviews are everywhere an indispensable premise of success if there are not previous personal contacts.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a paperclip impression to top edge.

Letter is housed in a blue cloth four-fold portfolio with flaps; turkey-marbled inside left and right flaps. Labeled “Albert Einstein T.L.S. January 15, 1936 to Dr. Frank Kingdon” on spine in gilt on red label.

A remarkably humble letter from the renowned physicist, Einstein gently refuses the requested recommendation from his friend and anti-Nazi alliance, Dr. Frank Kingdon.

Having both played pivotal roles in the Allied fight to destroy Germany, with Kingdon acting as first chairman of the Emergency Rescue Committee, which eventually merged with Einstein’s International Relief Association to create the International Rescue Committee, these men were no strangers to extending help when help was needed. But even Einstein knew his limits, and gently refused his fellow crusader. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

In 1946, Einstein remains “overburdened with work” 241. Albert Einstein. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 5.5 x 6.5, The Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, September 13, 1946. Brief letter to a gentleman in Philadelphia.

In full: “Overburdened with work I should prefer if you would be could [sic] enough to present your questions in writing.”

In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Despite its rather routine content, it’s interesting to see that a typo, most likely done by Einstein himself, snuck past even one of the greatest minds in history. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Einstein can’t believe that God plays dice with the world

242. Albert Einstein. TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blind stamped personal letterhead, October 24, 1954. Letter to George Seldes sending thanks and providing comments to some quotes sent to Einstein. In full: “Thank you very much for sending me your book with the excellent title. I shall certainly read it carefully. I am returning your quotations with my remarks attached on a separate sheet.” Affixed to the bottom of the letter is an 8.5 x 3.5 sheet with eight lines of typed remarks from Einstein which correspond to the typed sheet of quotations sent to Einstein. The first four are as follows, with Einstein’s typed remarks coming first and the related quotation following in parentheses: “1) from a letter to my colleague, Prof. Max Born” “(I cannot believe that God plays dice with the world. Letter to a colleague, Prof. Max Born).”

“2) genuine.” “(Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudice, but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thought in clear form. Letter to Dr. M. I. Cohen, in Bertrand Russell affair, NY World-Telegram, March 19, 1940).”

“3) The original publication of this result appeared in a short paper in ‘Annalen der Physik,’ 1905.” “(E=mc2 * E standing for the energy expressed in ergs, m the mass in grams, and c the speed of light in centimeters per second, Time, December 3, 1945. Original publication in Annalen der Physik, 1905.).” This quote has several green crossouts through the text.

“4) This remark was not made by me. But there exists a similar statement in a popular book by Clerk Maxwell (Space Has No Beams).” (There is no hitching post in the universe. To a reporter who asked for a definition of relativity ‘in one line.’)” This quote is crossed out on the sheet.

“5), 6), 7) genuine.” One of the three quotes reads: “(Peace cannot

be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. Notes of Pacifism.)”

In fine condition, with light block of toning over letter and remarks, paperclip impression to top edge of letter and affixed slip, and a small tape remnant to top edge.

By the mid 1950s George Seldes had been branded as a Communist, a muckraker, and one who was unfit for publication. This led him to write a book he thought he could get published and would generate some much needed revenue. The resulting text was an anthology called The Great Quotations and it was in an effort to get authentic quotes from the greatest mind of the twentieth century that he wrote to Einstein seeking his confirmation or editing of the quotes he had attributed to him. This reply from Einstein contains his notes on quotes said to have originated from him and is as precise and factual as the calculations that made him famous. Also included is the original sheet of quotes Seldes sent Einstein for his verification, with rejected quotes crossed out. Here the greatest mind of the twentieth century is setting the record straight about what he did and didn’t say! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Rare candid Einstein photo from the day he received an Honorary Degree from Yeshiva University in 1934 243. Albert Einstein. Vintage glossy 4.25 x 3.25 candid photo, taken on October 8, 1934, of Einstein in profile among a group of gentlemen in caps and gowns at the podium in Yeshiva College, the day he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, signed in fountain pen, “A. Einstein.” In fine condition. Surprisingly, Einstein’s receiving the degree met with some protests from Orthodox Jews, who were critical of the New York City school honoring non-Orthodox Jews or those of other other faiths who had gained renown in the secular world. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Einstein offers his “numerous shorter reflections” on physics, quantum theory, and reality, in lieu of the book he never wrote 244. Albert Einstein. TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5

x 11, Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, January 27, 1954. Letter to Dr. Oliver Ford in England. Einstein explains that while he has not written a book on physics, quantum theory, and reality, he has produced several shorter pieces, but has run out of off-prints. He therefore gives references for a few of his articles on the subject. In full: “I did not write a book on this subject, but did write numerous shorter reflections on it. Unfortunately, I no longer have any extra prints of these. In that connection, the following information should be helpful: ‘Physics & Reality’ Franklin Journal, Philadelphia, 1935 or ‘36 ‘Einstein-Volume,’ edited by Prof. Paul A. Schilpp, Library of Living Philosophers, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. (1949) An essay on Quantum Theory and Reality in ‘Dialectica’ (a Swiss Philosophical Periodical) in an issue probably of the late Forties. My contribution to the recently issued Max Born Commemorative Publication, Edinburgh.”

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, two punch holes to left edge, light block of uniform toning over text and signature from previous display, small tear to top edge, and a couple of pieces of archival tape on the reverse showing through along the top edge.

In the absence of writing what would have surely been another prosaic offering from the father of relativity, Einstein instead directed Dr. Ford to some previous offerings, begging the question: why no definitive work? A truly interesting letter which brings into question Einstein’s hesitation.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

245. Oliver Ellsworth. Third Chief Justice of the United States and delegate to the Constitutional Congress who later submitted the amendments which became the Bill of Rights. Original Revolutionary War-dated manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” detailing a pay order to “Capt. Jonas Prentice, as Paymaster of his own Company now to be by him ran—Eight hundred and fifty two pound—by the band of Col. Jonathan Fitch—& charge the Colony—Hartford June 20th, 1776.” Matted with a steel engraving print of Ellsworth, to an overall size of 20.75 x 13.75. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, none of which affect the crisp signature, and light show-through from writing on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

246. Oliver Ellsworth. Manuscript DS, signed “O. Ellsworth,” one page, 8 x 4.75, June 10, 1776. Ellsworth directs the Treasurer to pay “Capt. Joseph Griswold and Elihu Hide the sum of Sixty eight pounds ten shillings & nine pence half penny money for purchase & processing of One hundred ninety seven pounds Salt Petre.”

In fine condition, with bisecting folds and a bit of scattered light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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247. Robert Ettinger.

American academic (1918–2011) who is best known as ‘the father of cryonics’ for his work and advances in the field of cryogenics. He is currently cryopreserved at the Cryonics Institute, which he founded. Three items: color glossy 10 x 8 of Ettinger conducting an experiment, signed in blue felt tip, and a typed envelope addressed to himself, complete with pencil and ink scribbles and sketches, signed on the front in black ballpoint by Ettinger; and a brief TLS, signed “R.E.” in black ballpoint.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Writing to General Dearborn at the outbreak of the the War of 1812 248. William Eustis. Secretary of War under Madison during the War of 1812, and a Massachusetts governor. Wardated ALS signed “W. Eustis,” one page, 8 x 9.75, October 29, 1812. Letter to Major General Henry Dearborn. In full: “Your letters of the 21 & 22nd are received. The contractors are expected in this city in a few days when arrangements will be made for issuing provisions referred to in your letter. In case any emergency shall arise before the arrangement is communicated to you, you are authorized to appoint suitable persons to make the issues, as the case may require.” In very good condition, with small separation along horizontal fold, repaired tear to left edge, uniform toning, and paper loss to three corner tips. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptional image of the automotive icon 250. Henry Ford. Striking vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.5 portrait photo of Ford, signed in fountain pen, “Henry Ford, 10/23/1923.” Light silvering, primarily to the edges, trimmed edges, and mounting remnants on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. A stunning image of the visionary who revolutionized the automotive industry. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

249. Explorers. Six

vintage ink signatures on various size cards and clipped slips, each signed by a different explorer. Signers are: Ed Hillary, Richard Peary, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Donald B. McMillan, Douglas Mawson, and Hubert Wilkins. Also incuded is a signature from Peary’s wife Josephine and an ALS from his daughter Marie. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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251. Francisco Franco. Leader of Spain (born 1892) from 1936 until his death in 1975. Vintage mattefinish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Franco in uniform, signed vertically in fountain pen and dated November 5, 1946. In fine condition, with scattered light silvering. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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In a rare and lengthy handwritten letter, Franklin maneuvers around the issue of American pirates

252. Benjamin Franklin. Exquisite ALS signed

“B. Franklin,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, January 12, 1784. Rough draft of a letter from Franklin to Baron de Blome. In full: “The Underwritten Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of France, acknowledges the Receipt of the official presentation sent to him the 21st.of November by his Excellency the de Blome, Envoy Extraordinary from his Danish Majesty at the same Court, respecting the capture of a Vesell called the Providence by the American Privateer Hendrick, together with the original papers accompanying the said Representation; Having perused the said papers, he returns them as desired; and he has forwarded the Representation to his Sovereign the Congress, who he doubts not will in respect to his Danish majesty take the same into immediate Consideration and do therein what shall be just & right. In the meantime an Extract of a Letter from the American Secretary for Foreign Affairs respecting the same capture & the discharge of the Ship, is herewith communicated to his Excellency who will therein find expressed the Disposition prevalent in The Government of America to maintain a good understanding with the Court of Denmark.”

A note of provenance is written at the top by Franklin’s grandson, William Temple Franklin: “Rough draft of an official note from Dr. Franklin to Baron de Blome, being entirely in his own hand writing. Given to James Wolff, Es, by the Doctor’s Grandson, W. T. Franklin, London 21st Jany 1815.”

In exceptionally fine clean condition, with a central horizontal fold and a lightly trimmed left edge.

Franklin is replying to a letter from a Dutch nobleman regarding the capture of his ship by an American privateer. Though he tells the baron that he’ll forward the message to Congress who he’s sure will “do therein what shall be just & right,” he was in fact a major supporter of the acts committed by privateers and hired many himself. Not having a large fleet with which to capture British Navy and Loyalist ships, Franklin and others issued privateering licenses, authorizing “legal piracy,” to merchant captains in an effort to claim prizes and prisoners with which to do prisoner exchanges. The ship mentioned in this letter was brought in by one such privateer who asserted that though the ship had Danish papers and was manned by a Danish crew, the cargo and ship were British property. Here, Franklin’s diplomacy and writing skills are showcased masterfully in this rare piece of colonial naval history. One of the most beautifully preserved Franklin letters we have ever encountered!

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $1000)

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Stunning photo of the Father of Modern Psychology

253. Sigmund Freud. Pioneering and highly influential founder of

psychoanalysis (1856–1939) whose theories revolutionized the understanding the human psyche. Exceptional oversized vintage matte-finish 8.75 x 11.5 portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in German (translated): “Miss Thelma Steiner, As a pleasant memento of an old friend of your father, Sigmund Freud, May 1925.”Archivally double matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 19. In fine condition, with some scattered light silvering and spotting to background, and a couple of light surface marks and creases.

This photo was signed by Freud during his period of greatest acclaim.

He had recently published his masterwork, The Ego and the Id, and was touring Europe lecturing extensively in support of the paper that laid the foundation for psychoanalysis as it exists today. His fame was so great in 1925 that a German film company produced the first movie about Freudian theory, despite Freud’s refusal to collaborate on the project. It was also during this period that he was diagnosed with the cancer that would eventually lead him to commit suicide. A rare and utterly incredible photograph! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Scarce handwritten letter from India’s first female leader 254. Indira Gandhi.

Longtime and controversial Prime Minister of India (1917–1984), the first female leader of that country, who was assassinated by Sikh extremists. Uncommon ALS signed “Indira,” one page, both sides, 5 x 8, January 10, 1962. Letter to a friend. In part: “Just to say hello & to send greetings from your many friends in Delhi…I have been away from Delhi since the 7th of Sept.” On the reverse, Gandhi adds a brief postscript which reads, “I had taken this note over to Mr. Roy’s apartment when I found your lovely letter. Thank you. I. G.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, pencil notations to bottom of reverse, and some scattered light edge toning. Gandhi is quite uncommon in handwritten correspondence.RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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255. Rudy Giuliani and Mario Cuomo. Two books: limited edi-

tion leatherbound hardcover copy of Leadership, #259/1000, signed in black ink on the limitations page by Giuliani; and a limited edition leatherbound hardcover (with slipcase) copy of More Than Words, #23/100, signed on the limitations page in blue ballpoint by Mario Cuomo. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

256. Rudy Giuliani and Tommy Franks. Color glossy 10 x 8 photo

of Guiliani and Franks on a tarmac, signed in black felt tip by both Rudy Guiliani and Tommy Franks. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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257. William Gladstone. British states-

man (1809–1898) who served as prime minister on four separate occasions between 1868 and 1894. ALS signed “W. E. Gladstone,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, black-bordered Carlton House Terrace letterhead, June 11, 1870. Letter to Mr. Potter. In part: “I have received your letter relating to the living of Middleton, & I need hardly tell you how much I regret the delay which has occurred, and which has been in some degree to my many engagements. I will do all that lies in my power to accelerate a conclusion.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a block of toning to first page, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

258. Goethe Bicentennial.

Souvenir program from the “Goethe Bicentennial Convocation and Musical Festival,” held at Aspen, Colorado, from June 27–July 16, 1949, 5.5 x 8.75, 160 pages. Signed inside in ink by 13 participants, including Albert Schweitzer (ins), Jose Ortega Y Gasset, Thornton Wilder, Ernst Robert Curtius, Barker Fairley, William Hocking, Ludwig Lewisohn, Dimitri Mitropoulos, T. M. P. Mahadevan, and Herta Glaz. All 13, except mezzo-soprano Herta Glaz and Walter Hallstein (author of the “Hallstein Doctrine”) have signed next to their photos. Scattered toning to cover, expected handling wear, and small area of surface loss to front cover, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

259. Mikhail Gorbachev.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Gorbachev with Ronald Reagan, signed in blue felt tip, “M. Gorbachev.” In fine condition, with a light horizontal bend. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Battling cancer in prison, the ‘Teflon Don’ announces: “I feel like a lion, and a young lion at that” 261. John Gotti. ALS signed

“John,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8.5 x 11, no date.

Letter to Barbara DeCicco, daughter of George DeCicco, New York mobster and longtime Capo in the Gambino crime family. In part: “I received your wonderful card just this week. I wasn’t allowed to send nor receive any mail for five weeks—and then after the surgery I wasn’t physically able to write—excuse my poor handwriting as I still don’t have full use of my right arm. I will in a week or two, during the surgery the doctor’s couldn’t avoid severing some nerves in my shoulder. In any event, the surgery went well—even though for five weeks I had more tubes in me than an old T.V. I started six weeks of radiation this past Monday, and though it’s no picnic I feel like a lion, and a young lion at that.” After his signature, Gotti adds a brief and hopeful postscript which reads, “Tell Georgie to keep the martinis cold.” In fine condition.

In 1998, Gotti was diagnosed with throat cancer and was transferred from the US Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois, to the US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, for surgery. From time to time, without notice, he’d be transferred from Marion to Springfield for tests. While the tumor was removed, the cancer was discovered to have returned two years later and he was transferred back to Springfield, where he died in 2002. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Sorry I haven’t been writing lately—I’m in between trips and my stuff takes forever to catch up” 262. John Gotti. ALS

260. Mikhail Gorbachev. Limited edition

FDC with a silk cachet of Thomas Jefferson and Gorbachev, #521/1000, honoring the 250th Anniversary of Jefferson’s Birth, postmarked April 13, 1993, and signed in blue ballpoint, “Mikhail Gorbachev.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

signed “Johnny,” on the inside of a 4.75 x 7 Winnie the Pooh greeting card, no date, but postmarked November 19, 1999. Letter to Barbara DeCicco. In part: “I hope this quick card finds you and everyone well and with clean mind set. As for me, I feel great…Sorry I haven’t been writing lately—I’m in between trips and my stuff takes forever to catch up. I fall behind and then don’t know where to start. I want to use this card to wish you…a very healthy and happy Thanksgiving!” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Gotti’s hand and signed “Gotti #18261-053” in the return address area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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263. E. G. Goudey. Baseball card founder (1863-1946) whose

company was the first to issue baseball cards with each stick of gum. Partly-printed DS, one page, 13.75 x 8.25, March 3, 1920.

Certificate issued to C. Norman Lovell for five shares of the Goudey Gum Company. Signed at the bottom by Goudey as president of the company, and also signed by Treasurer Harold DeLong. A receipt is affixed to the left edge. In very good condition, with two vertical folds, one through a single letter of signature, tear at the right edge, small tear to top left corner, scattered light wrinkling, and edge chips and toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

266. James Harlan.

Desirable signature of Garfield’s assassin 264. Charles Guiteau. American lawyer (1841–1882) who, frustrated in his attempt to secure an ambassadorship, assassinated President James Garfield in 1881. Bold ink signature, “Charles Guiteau,” on an off-white 4 x 1.5 lightly-lined slip, dated in pencil in another hand December 24, 1881. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and soiling. Accompanied by an original unsigned 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Guiteau, identified as “Assassin of the President,” by C. M. Bell. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Secretary of the Interior under Lincoln. Stern sepia-toned 2.5 x 4 Brady carte-de-visite portrait, boldly signed “Harlan” in black ink. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and foxing to the background, and a revenue stamp on the reverse.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

265. Lady Emma Hamilton. Born the daughter of a humble blacksmith, the model, entertainer

and courtesan Emma Hamilton (née Amy Lyon, 1761) ascended through the ranks of British society to become the mistress to Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. Their scandalous, much-discussed liaison produced a daughter, Horatia, in 1801. Following Nelson’s death in battle in 1805, Hamilton sunk deeply into debt, was sentenced to debtor’s prison, eventually fled to France to escape her creditors, and died in poverty. Hamilton and her story inspired countless books, plays, and films, including the 1941 classic That Hamilton Woman, starring Vivien Leigh. Sheet music for “Hannam’s Collection of Dances,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, containing nine pieces of music, including ‘The Honey Moon,’ ‘The Prince of Hesse,’ and ‘Cape Trafalgar,’ signed in the upper right corner of the first page, “Lady Hamilton, July 19th 1807.” In very good condition, with tape reinforcement to hinge inside, scattered toning, soiling and foxing, a bit of light spreading to signature, and signature slightly running off page. Accompanied by an image of Johann Heinrich Schmidt’s pastel portrait of Hamilton wearing the Order of Malta. A rarity from one of the most colorful women in history.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Rare 1776 military promotion, five weeks after signing the Declaration of Independence 269. John Hancock. Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS,

one page, 13.25 x 8.75, August 10, 1776. Appointment reads, in full: “The DELEGATES of the UNITED COLONIES of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to Selah Benton Esquire. WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these presents, constitute and appoint you to be second Lieutenant in a Company in the nineteenth Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Charles Webb – – in the Army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Second Lieutenant by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your orders as second Lieutenant–And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies [sic, States], or Committee of Congress, for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being, of the Army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress. Philadelphia August 10th: 1776.” Document has been professionally inlaid to a slightly larger sheet as well as some restoration at folds and a couple of letters filled in to restored previous paper loss. Aforementioned restoration, repairs, and fill in, scattered toning and soiling, a couple partial separations to

folds, horizontal fold passing through top portion of Hancock’s signature, and trimmed edges, otherwise very good condition.

This rare 1776 document promoted Ensign Selah Benton to 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Eli Leavenworth’s Company of the 19th Regiment of Foot under the command of Col. Charles Webb five weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Ordered to the Brooklyn front, part of 19th Continental marched to fight in the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Shortly thereafter, General Washington selected 130 officers and soldiers from four Connecticut regiments and one Massachusetts regiment to serve as scouts in New York and report to the Commander-in-Chief. One of the eight captains chosen from the 19th was Nathan Hale who would be captured and hung as a spy on September 22.

After Washington ordered the abandonment of Fort Washington on November 20, he withdrew the American army to New Jersey. Benton and the soldiers of the 19th Continental crossed the Delaware with Washington on December 25 and joined in the victory at the Battle of Trenton the following day. Benton received another promotion to 1st Lieutenant of the 8th Connecticut Regiment January 1, 1777. He swore the Oath of Alliance at Valley Forge in spring 1778 and probably endured the long, memorable winter of 1777-1778. He received a final promotion to captain in 1783 before he mustered out on June 3, 1783. An historical document connecting Benton to major players and events that changed the course of American history. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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270. Abbie Hoffman.

Signed book: Abbie Hoffman: Soon to be a Major Motion Picture. First Perigee edition, first printing. NY: Perigee Books, 1980.

Softcover, 5.5 x 8, 304 pages. Signed in green ballpoint on the half-title page, “Abbie Hoffman,” with Hoffman crossing out the book title. In very good condition, with toning around the edges of all the pages, a loose, but intact, hinge, pencil notations in another hand on the inside of the cover, and some light creasing to the exterior of the cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

271. Sam Houston. Autograph docketing notation, “I. W. Brashear, 20th Aug 1857,” done by Houston as US Senator of Texas, on the reverse of the second integral page of a letter to Houston from Brashear. The one page letter from Brashear measures 7.75 x 9.75, and is dated August 20, 1857. Brashear writes requesting that Houston and General Rusk, another Texas senator, write to the Post Office Department in order to change Brashear’s route schedule between the towns of Houston and Huntsville. In part, “It is requested by the merchants and travelling community both of Houston & Huntsville. I can run three times a week if I like.” The letter continues to discuss the election of 1857. Houston lost the election on August 3 and some three weeks later was still discussing his concerns about the election. “As you intimated to me” and discusses how he suspected foul play…but the great machine of destruction was the Steam Boat Company which being united, entered into every ramification of the working classes, and changed sixty or eighty votes on the day of election. “I suppose $2000 was spent and votes openly bought.” Houston has docketed the letter on the reverse of the second integral page, above the address panel to him in Huntsville, Texas.

In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning and foxing, and some light mirroring of ink. Unfortunately, and apparently unbeknownst to Brashear, Senator Rusk had killed himself just a month prior in July. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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272. J. Edgar Hoover. TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, July 14, 1947. Hoover responds to an invitation from Edwin DeFrain Taylor, in full: “Your letter inviting me to appear on The Community Forum of the Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce during the coming lecture season was received on July 10, 1947. While it would give me a great deal of pleasure to address this Forum, the pressure of my official schedule precludes my indicating an acceptance.” In fine condition, with a few light creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 273. H. L. Hunt. American oil tycoon (1889-1974), Hunt built his oil dynasty by trading poker winnings for oil rights, eventually owning a vast majority of the East Texas Oil Field. At the time of his death, he held the title of wealthiest person, worldwide, and his three wives and many offspring were the inspiration for the wildly popular show, Dallas, which ran from 1978–1991.

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 3, 1969. In a brief response to an autograph request, Hunt responds, in full: “I have been away from my office for several weeks and am late in replying to your letter of January, 1969.

I have long made it a practice not to autograph anything except a few books I have written, and then seldom. I am returning the envelope you enclosed with your letter. By separate cover I am sending you copies of some of my books and other material which I hope you will find of interest.” In fine condition, with some light creasing at the edges and top left corner, along with a few trivial spots of soiling at the same corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

274. Saddam Hussein. DS, in Arabic, one

page, 8.25 x 11.75, circa 1990s. An untranslated typed document bearing a printed eagle with shield device at the top of the page, signed in blue ink at lower left. Small file holes to right margin, otherwise fine, clean condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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276. William James.

275. Inventors. Collection of 12 items consisting of signatures and

letters, each signed by a different inventor. Signers are: John Gregg, Miller Reese Hutchison, Lee De Forest, Henry Warren, Ole Evinrude, C. B. Momsen, Charles Monroe, C. F. Kettering, William Horlick, Buford L. Green (2), and Gilbert Wright. In very fine condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Philosopher and psychologist (1842–1910) and brother of novelist Henry James. William James taught philosophy at Harvard and became known as one of the founders of pragmatism. His major works include The Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and The Meaning of Truth. ALS signed “Wm. James,” on the correspondence side of a 5.5 x 3.5 one-cent postcard, May 19, 1895. Letter to an associate. In full: “Will the description of your course in the Zoology pamphlet be the same next year as it has been? If so I will have it copied in ours. If not, could you kindly let me have the new description?” Mild toning to correspondence side and pencil notations to reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“I remember, too, how you dragged me with breathless excitement to safety when the run-away horse rushed towards us” 277. Helen Keller. TLS, signed in her usual indelible pencil “Helen Keller,” three pages, 7 x 9, November 16, 1933. Letter written from South Arcan, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, Scotland, and addressed to a childhood friend, Helen Freeman. In part, “What an adorable touchpicture that name conjures up in my mind of the sweet child who manifested such joy in learning to spell to me! While the pleasure of your letter, so bright with remembrance, is fresh, I must thank you for writing it. I have only not answered it sooner by reason of the three thousand miles over which the letter has traveled to find me here in the pastoral seclusion of the Scottish Highlands. This is one of the rare calm periods in my life when good and beautiful come back to me. In retrospect I feel you all near me—your dear mother, Carrie, who so charmingly spelled all that she thought would interest the little chatterbox I was, Frank, who was too bashful to kiss me, Ethel, you and myself waiting behind the door for Dr. [Edward Everett] Hale to come in. O the beams of joy and ripples of merriment that ran through our playtime…I remember, too, how you dragged me with breathless excitement to safety when the run-away horse rushed towards us. Those were unforgettable, carefree days. This little old farm-house is enlivened by the antics of three darling dogs…they all insist on sitting with me on a small sofa covered with sheep-skins. At first I was kept on the jump to prevent them from tearing the wool, they were so positive it was a live sheep…When my Teacher, our secretary Miss Thomson and I sailed for Scotland last June, we intended to return to New York in October, as I expected to start a money-raising campaign for the blind, but events have turned out differently. We three found to our chagrin that we needed to be under medical care this winter, and we decided to withdraw temporarily from the currents of midstream into the peace of the Scottish hills. We do not know how long we shall stay here, but we have made the ‘wee housie’ snug with fires, books, the companionship of our doggies and a comfortable sense of remoteness from the upheavals of a troubled world. I wonder if you have read my teacher’s biography by Nella Braddy…It is a book charged with tragedy, but it is illumined too by a dauntless spirit that goes forth like light…

Dr. Hale would have liked it I know.”

A vertical crease to right side of each page, expected mailing folds, one passing through Keller’s signature, and some scattered soiling, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope hand-addressed by Polly Thomson, Keller’s secretary and assistant.

Exquisitely detailed anecdotes of carefree days of childhood. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Long and poignant Keller handwritten quote: “It is during periods of peace that nations become civilized” 278. Helen Keller. AQS, in pencil, on an off-white 10 x 7 cardstock sheet, dated by Keller, “December 2nd 1933.” Keller writes, in full: “It is during periods of peace that nations become civilized. While terror and bloodshed reign in the land can be no process of thought, no education going on, by which alone can a people be prepared for the enjoyment of national liberty.” In fine condition, with a light horizontal bend above signature. An unusually lengthy quotation with thought-provoking content.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I have no cause to suspect that you in any manner participated in the frauds committed by the late Auditor” 281. Amos Kendall. Politi-

Fantastic photo of Keller, inscribed to a leader in advocacy for the blind 280. Helen Keller. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and

inscribed in pencil “To Dr. Berthhold Lowenfeld, Whose hand stretched out to the deaf-blind is among my happiest memories. Affectionately, Helen Keller.” Trivial corner creasing, light silvering to the darker areas along the edges, and heavy contrast to the inscription and signature which is legible at an angle, otherwise fine condition. Dr. Lowenfeld was an enthusiastic advocate for the blind, having worked at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, served as Director of Research for the American Foundation for the Blind, which entailed the development of “talking books,” and finally, as Superintendent of the California School for the Blind, working tirelessly to integrate blind children into local school systems. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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cian (1789–1869) who served as US Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. ALS, one page, 8 x 9.5, June 4, 1829.

Letter to John Martin, a recently dismissed Treasury officer. In full: “In reply to yours of this date I have to state, that I have no cause to suspect that you in any manner participated in the frauds committed by the late Auditor, and that you were not removed from office on that account.”

Second integral page bears an address panel in Kendall’s hand.

Intersecting folds, pencil notation to lower left, and paper loss along hinge from red wax seal, otherwise fine condition. Four appointees were removed from the Treasury Department for various scandalous reasons. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

282. Kennedy Assassination: James Leavelle. Iconic satin-

finish 10 x 8 photo of Leavelle reacting moments after Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald, signed in black felt tip, “James Leavelle.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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283. Kennedy Assassination: M. Nick McDonald.

Dallas patrolman who captured Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of JFK on November 22, 1963. Fifteen personal checks, all 6.25, all filled out and signed by McDonald, “Maurice N. McDonald,” all dated from 1991. In fine condition, with cancellation stamps lightly affecting a few signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

285. Robert F. Kennedy. TLS signed “Bob,” one page, 6 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, February 26, 1965. Short letter to Phil Regan. In full: “A belated thank you for your letter of January 7—which I didn’t receive until February 1. I enjoyed seeing you at the Inauguration and hope to visit with you when you are in Washington again.” Kennedy also writes a brief postscript which reads, “My best to you, Bob.” In fine condition, with staple hole and paper clip impression to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“That election night victory was yours as well as mine” 286. Ted Kennedy.

RFK presents a somber portrait to his photographer, taken shortly after JFK’s assassination

284. Robert F. Kennedy. Vintage matte-finish 10.5 x 13.25 close-up photo of Kennedy taken by Carl Purcell while he was being interviewed by the German magazine Stern, matted to a size of 15.5 x 19.5, signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the mat to the photographer, “For Carl Purcell, With best wishes, Robert F. Kennedy.” Framed to an overall size of 17.25 x 21.25. In fine condition.

Photo originates from the estate of Carl Purcell’s former wife, and the reverse of the frame bears Purcell’s name and seal. According to the consignor, the provenance from Mr. Purcell states: “I took the picture of Robert Kennedy when he was Attorney General, shortly after the assassination of his brother.” Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

ALS signed “Ted,” one page, 6 x 8.25, personal letterhead, November 1982. Letter to longtime family friend and supporter Donald Dowd. In full: “I am sure you know how grateful I am for all your past help and your continued friendship.

That election night victory was yours as well as mine.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 9.75 x 13. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

287. Ted Kennedy. Signed

book: My Senator and Me: A Dog’s-Eye View of Washington, D. C. First edition. NY: Scholastic Press, 2006.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 9.5 x 12.25. Signed on the first free end page in black felt tip, “My best, Ted Kennedy,” along with Splash’s pawprint. In fine condition, with some light wear and scattered tears to the edge of the dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Rare WWII document from Comrade Khrushchev 288.

Nikita Khrushchev. War-

dated typed DS in Russian, one page, both sides, 8 x 12, August 23, 1943.

Untranslated attestation of the Head of Communication of the 161st Infantry Division, Major Yuri Bondarenko, signed in blue pencil at the conclusion by Khrushchev, and also signed by Ukrainian national hero and liberator, Kiev General Vatutin. In good condition, with a central horizontal fold, uniform toning, light creasing, with a more pronounced crease running parallel along the right edge, three file holes, paper loss to the top left corner, photo remnants to the top right, and a jagged bottom edge. Scarce document featuring the signatures of two dynamic leaders. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

289. King Boris III. Boris III (1894–1943) who was the last ruler of

the Bulgarian Monarchy before it was abolished by the Communists in 1943. Vintage matte-finish 11.25 x 8.5 photo affixed to a 17.5 x 12.75 mount, signed by Boris III at the bottom in fountain pen, dated “16–VI–1940.” In fine condition, with light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, and scattered light soiling and rubbing to the mount. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Charles IX, puppet king to his mother Catherine de Medici, fans the fuel of religious war 290. King Charles IX. King of

France, second son of Henry II, who was induced by his mother to effect the Massacre of St. Bartholomew.

Rare manuscript DS, in French, signed “Charles,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 12.5, February 11, 1567. An untranslated document, boldly signed at the conclusion. In very good condition, with wrinkles and creasing, and scattered toning and soiling, none affecting the clean signature area.

A series of wars known as the War of Religions plagued Charles’ reign but in 1566 an unsettled peace remained in the kingdom while Charles and his mother Catherine de Medici toured the country in 1566. Fears of spreading iconoclasm in Flanders prompted him to side with the Catholics. When the Duke of Alva marched the Spanish army up the Spanish Road in 1567 to quash the Dutch Revolt, rumors abounded that he intended to invade France supported by the Catholic Duke of Guise. Adding fuel to the fire, Charles hired 6000 Swiss mercenaries to protect the Spanish border. Expecting Huguenot persecutions to resume by the Catholics, a plot to kidnap the king surfaced. Known as the Surprise of Meaux, the conspiracy was organized by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, to secure the Huguenot position by removing Guise from the council and seizing control of the weak king.

In September 1567, Condé invaded the château with the intention of arresting the king. The kidnap attempt failed and Charles and Catherine fled to Paris, but it touched off another round of war in which Catholic priests were massacred in Nimes. On November 10, the Royal army under the command of Constable Montmorency prepared to attack Condé’s smaller Huguenot force outside, but Condé’s calvary charged and split the Royal army’s line. Badly outnumbered, Condé withdrew and four days later broke camp. The only major battle of the second War of Religions closed with a draw and on Mar. 23, 1568 a tenuous peace established with the Edict of Longjumeau. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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291. King Charles X. King of France from

1824 to 1830 whose attempt to restore absolute rule led to his overthrow in the July Revolution. Partlyprinted DS, in French, signed “Charles,” one page, 17.5 x 14.5, April 5, 1828. Procolamation brevets Antoine Deleutre as Knight of the Order. Signed at the conclusion by Chrles and countersigned by Marshal Macdonald as Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor. Intersecting storage folds, some scattered light toning, and some light creasing and wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

294.

King Faisal.

Fountain pen signature in Arabic on an off-white 7 x 9.5 sheet, with notations in another hand, “Saudi Arabian Minister in Land on 9th Oct 1943.”

Mildly rough edges, moderate toning, and a trivial pencil notation in another hand in the top left corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

An exemplar photo of the young Prince of Wales 292. King Edward VII.

Prince of Wales and First British Monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward’s reign (1901–1910) was named the Edwardian era, during which time of pioneering technological advances, including powered light and the rise of socialism.

He was also responsible for the reformation of the Army Medical Services,the modernization of the British Home Fleet, and the reorganization of the British army after the Second Boer War. Original carte-de-visite 2.5 x 4.25 portrait photo by Hills & Saunders, signed in ink, “Albert Edward, Rome, 1872.” In fine condition, with a few light surface dings, some trivial foxing, and tape remnants to the reverse. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

295. King Frederick III. Emperor of Germany and King

of Prussia (born 1831) for only 99 days before his death in 1888. Bold ink signature on an off-white 5.5 x 2 slip, clipped from a larger letter or document, and affixed to a slightly larger sheet with typed collector’s notations at top. Scattered light toning and soiling and an old caption affixed to bottom portion of slip, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

293. King Edward VII. Partial guest book page, 10 x 7.75, signed

on the first line, “Edward R,” dated in another hand, “1905 May 20th.”

Page also bears seven additional signatures, including Arthur Balfour and Devonshire. In fine condition, with a rough right edge and some scattered light toning and soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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In 1807, George and Ferdinand join forces to fight their shared adversary—Napoleon 296. King George III. King of Great Britain and Ireland (born 1738) from 1760 until his death in 1820. His reign was marked most notably by the loss of British control over the American colonies. Advancing mental illness rendered George unable to fulfill his official duties during the last decade of his life, during which time the Prince Regent, William IV, ruled in his stead. DS, in English and French, signed “George R,” nineteen pages on 10 adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12, July 16, 1807. Document issued to the Chancellor of Great Britain, John, Lord Eldon, authorizing him to affix the Great Seal of Great Britain to “an instrument bearing date with these Presents (a Copy of whereof is hereunto annexed) containing Our Ratification of a Treaty of Alliance and Subsidy concluded and signed at Palermo…between us and Our Good brother The King of the two Sicilies [Ferdinand I], by her respective Plenipotentiaries duly authorized for that purpose.” The remaining pages, in French, contain the particulars of the 13 Articles of the Treaty of Alliance and Subsidy. Intersecting folds, mild toning to pages, some mirroring of signature along bottom of first page, otherwise fine condition. The embossed seal is crisp and intact.

This document was signed during a productive time for Great Britain, as the country began to gain a foothold on the Continent through

alliances with like-minded foreign powers, those of which also worked against Napoleon. Ferdinand, who ascended the throne of Naples in 1759 at the age of eight, married the elder sister of Marie Antoinette and the daughter of Maria Theresa and Emporer Francis I, Caroline. Through this union he was able to successfully ally his kingdom with Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, and France. After the execution of his in-laws and Marie Antoinette, a fierce hostility towards France grew within the king, a rage he directed towards Napoleon. After the second French invasion of Naples in 1806, King Ferdinand was forced to retreat to Sicily, where he would rule as Ferdinand III for nine years. King George III and Ferdinand forged this alliance in the hopes of increasing their country’s strength and numbers to face down one of the greatest military leaders of all time.RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

James divulges details of the “horrid conspiracy” aftermath in the plot to kill him and Charles II 297. King James II. Became King of England, King of Scots, and

King of Ireland in 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, or Kingdom of Ireland. Some of his subjects distrusted his religious policies and alleged despotism, leading a group of them to depose him in the Glorious Revolution. ALS signed with a paraph sometimes interpreted as “J,” one page both sides, 6.5 x 9, July 19, 1683. Letter to his niece Charlotte Fitzroy. In part: “I have not written to you since I came here having had so much business and so little tyme to myself that really I would not I could not, and…that I could hardly have begun to write you newse with out having made my letter long and that I had not the leasur to do, but now God be thanked there is so great a discovery of this horrid conspiracy, and some of them as you know are condemned, and will be executed tomorrow and the next day, that we have not so much bussinesse to do, the Prince of Denmark is come in to the River, and will I believe will be here this evening.” Second integral page is affixed to a slightly larger off-white sheet In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, and moderate toning along central vertical fold to both pages, not affecting legibility.

In 1683 conspirators met to plan the assassination of Catholic sympathizers Charles II and James II as they rode back from the Newmarket Races on April 1. Known as the Rye House Plot, details of the conspiracy leaked out on June 12, 1683. Richard Rumbold, owner of the manor Rye House, was to hide 100 troops at his property then ambush the king and his brother on the road. Fate intervened when a fire consumed half of Newmarket on March 22 and the races were canceled. Behind the plot were a mix of Whig politicans, nobles, army

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officers, Scotsmen and other minor players. On July 12, the trials began for the arrested and sentences handed down.

As the plot unraveled, James had been preparing for the July 28 marriage of his daughter Ann to Prince George of Denmark. The prince arrived the same day the duke wrote to Charlotte in which James confirmed the penalty dates for the convicted traitors: “some of them as you know are condemned, and will be executed tomorrow and the next day.” On July 20, Captain Thomas Walcot, William Hone, and John Rouse were executed and July 21, William Lord Russell, son of the Earl of Bedford was beheaded. Charles II’s illegimate son James, the Duke of Monmouth, was banished to the Netherlands only to return two years later and to launch the Monmouth Rebellion to overthrow the new king, James II, in 1685. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Over 400-year-old document from King Henry, the first of the Capetian dynasty 298. King Henry IV.

King of France (born 1553), the first of the Bourbon line, who ruled from 1589 until he was assassinated in 1610.

Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Henry,” one page, 9 x 14, May 16, 1609. Orders to his envoys to the United Provinces of the Netherlands, giving them instructions regarding the troops commanded by Chastillon and Bethune, and conveying his respects to Prince Maurice.

Old tape repairs along intersecting folds, a few small holes along folds, small areas of paper loss to two corners, scattered toning and soiling, and show-through from docketing on reverse, otherwise very good condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

The future king approves the hunting of wolves and foxes 299. King Louis Philippe I. King of the

French from 1830 to 1848 . Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Louis Philippe d’Orléans,” one page, 9 x 15, September 20, 1823. Document granting permission to Monsieur Guecton to hunt wolves, foxes and other such harmful animals, providing he complies with certain regulations including showing their heads to the forester to obtain a certificate. In very good condition, with scattered light toning and soiling, scattered wrinkling and some light edge wear.

R&R COA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Ornate document from the glorious reign of the ‘Sun King’ 300. King Louis XIV. King of France (born 1638) from 1643 until his death in 1715, known as the ‘Sun King’ for the glittering splendor of his court at Versailles and the unparalleled glory of France during his 72-year reign. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 22 x 17.75, July 20, 1714. Document names the Marquis de Lignovac bailiff of the Upper Auvergne, signed at the bottom in black ink. In good condition, with scattered soiling, foxing, and toning, beginning portion of signature a touch light, several other official notations and endorsements, heavy document folds, and scattered creasing and wrinkling. Document retains a portion of the original hard wax seal still attached at the bottom. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Exiled King of France 301.

King Louis XVIII.

King of France and Navarre (born 1755) from 1814 (save a brief interruption in 1815 while fleeing Napoleon during the Hundred Days) until his death in 1824. Louis himself claimed that his reign dated from the death of his nephew, the Dauphin Louis XVII, in 1795. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Louis,” one page, 7.75 x 7.25, no date. Untranslated four-point document, neatly signed at the conclusion by Louis. Closely trimmed edges around signature, several pencil lines to left side, and a small pencil notation to top right, otherwise fine condition.RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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302. King Peter I of Serbia.

King of Serbia from 1903–1918. He received the nickname “Liberator” after he led the Serbian army to victory in WWI. Stately matte-finish 5.25 x 8.25 portrait photo of the Serbian King by M. Jovanovitch-Belgrade, signed and inscribed in French in fountain pen, “Pierre, A friend of yours is a friend of mine, Belgrade, 3/16 Oct 1904.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

303. King William IV. King of

Great Britain and Ireland (1765– 1837) who served from 1830 to 1837 he earned the sobriquet ‘Sailor King’ for his youthful service in the Royal Navy. His reign, though short, was marked by much social progress, including laws restricting child labor, the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire, and the reformation of the British electoral system. Leaving no direct heir upon his death in 1837, he was succeeded by his niece, Victoria, who reigned for the remainder of the century. ALS signed “William,” one page, 7.25 x 9, June 28, 1828.

Letter to an unidentified recipient asking him to send a letter from the Dowager Duchess of Meiningen to the British minister “to have it safely conveyed to the Jeweller of Frankfurt.” Intersecting folds, a rough left edge, and toning to top and bottom edges from mounting remnants on reverse, with some approaching, but not affecting signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

304. Henry Kissinger. Scarce

ALS signed “Henry,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, no date, but postmarked September 15, 1971. In a short letter of hearty thanks to his friend, Raz, Kissinger writes, in full: “This is a belated note to tell you how much I enjoyed the evening at your house. It was so warm-hearted and generous. Your toast at the end meant a great deal to me. When you are East I hope you and Fred will come to Washington to dine with me.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original, handwritten mailing envelope.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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305. Teddy Kollek. Mayor of Jerusalem

(1911–2007) from 1965–1993. Much of the face of modern Jerusalem is due to Kollek’s efforts, earning him the unofficial title of “the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod.”

TLS signed “Teddy,” one page, 8 x 11, on embossed Mayor of Jerusalem letterhead, January 4, 1979. In a letter to the Chairman of the Jerusalem Rotary Club, Mayor Kollek writes, in part: “It gives me much pleasure to extend to you my congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club in Jerusalem…You have proved that the spirit of idealism and dedication continues to live and will serve as a source of inspiration to the entire citizenry. Over the years, thousands of Rotarians from many parts of the world have come to our city and the Rotary Club of Jerusalem has helped not only welcome these guests, but also to introduce them to the problems of the city and Israel at large. Thus, your work strengthens the international ties between Jerusalem and the rest of the world.” Three horizontal mailing folds, scattered light creasing, and a few quick pencil notations at the top in another hand, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

306. Labor: Gompers and Mitchell. Samuel Gompers was the Founder of the American Federation of Labor who served as that organization’s president from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924; John Mitchell was the president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898–1908. Two TLSs: TLS, signed “Samuel Gompers,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, American Federation of Labor letterhead, dated January 19, 1918. In a letter to Benjamin Schlesinger, President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, Gompers responds to a request for employment, in part: “Your communication relative to securing a position for Elias Lieberman, chief clerk of Waist Makers’ Union, Local 25, of New York, was received…It occurs to me that probably the best method of securing a position with the Government would be by making application through the president of the Civil Service, Mr. J. A. McIlhenny…You will understand that the securing of government positions for individuals would impose immense duties upon the Federation as well as destroy our influence in our efforts to secure legislation. But inaany [sic] event, you may rest assured that I shall be very glad to be helpful in any way I can….”; and one TLS, signed “John Mitchell,” one page, 8.5 x 11, United Mine Workers of America letterhead, dated August 2, 1906. Letter from Mitchell, thanking an admirer for an autograph request, with the original mailing envelope affixed to the lower portion of the letter. Intersecting folds to both, two mildly affecting Mitchell’s signature and one affecting Gompers’, light toning to the Gompers letter, and light wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Lawrence of Arabia strikes up a literary friendship with Fascist Henry Williamson, the Blackshirt

307. T. E. Lawrence. British archaeologist, soldier, adventurer, and writer (1888–1935)

immortalized in the epic 1962 screen biography Lawrence of Arabia. He attained international renown for his role as British liaison in the Arab Revolt of 1916–1918, which he recounted in his best-selling memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom. ALS, in pencil, signed “T.E.S.,” one page, 8 x 13, no date. Letter to “Dear Williamson.” In full: “Your village book is the real thing—with just the touch of the preacher behind it, trying to convert the heathen. I am loving it. On page 50 I checked for the first time at a point of prose: 1st sentence (you find beginning difficult, always, I think):—in red brown swirls…pushed by…drained into…by a hundred…in the valley. Rules are made to be broken but one shouldn’t usually have more than one of each preposition in a sentence: nor more than 5 or 6 of any upon a page. A counsel of perfection, that all my writing fails to read: but then my writing does just fail, unlike yours…The badger hunt struck me as restrainedly & magnificently ghastly. I despair of finishing this. It began weeks ago. Since, I have had not a spare moment. Now I have lent the Village Book to Higgins, one of ones who reads impatiently, & has been asking for it for weeks. I was only dog-in-a-manger by it. The fellows here like your books, & queue up for them. Later, I will get it, and leisure to read it. I think it is most lively & truthful stuff.”

In fine condition, with Lawrence changing from a standard pencil to a blue pencil halfway through writing, intersecting folds, some light wrinkling to top and bottom edge, and some stray ink marks to top left.

Williamson’s book The Village Book which was published in 1930 and contained stories of 1920s life in the village of Georgeham and the surrounding area during the winter and spring. Lawrence chastised his grammar, but admitted to his own writing failures. As a literary judge, he was more than competent. The men of letters became friends and Williamson wrote a book called Genius to Friendship: T. E. Lawrence which described their friendship. Their amity cooled when the writer introduced G. B. Everett, a thinly veiled Lawrence, in The Gold Falcon. By 1935, they stopped meeting and Williamson visited the National Socialist Congress at Nuremberg where he was impressed by the Hitler Youth Corps; he later joined the British Union Fascists. After Lawrence’s death, Williamson claimed that the adventurer wanted to meet Hitler, but most historians believe this was a transference of his own desire to his onetime friend. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

“An ounce of fear weighs more than a hundredweight of friendship” 308. Ferdinand de Lesseps. French diplomat

(1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. AQS, in French, on a 5.25 x 6.5 off-white sheet of lined graph-like paper, signed at the conclusion, “Fer. de Lesseps.” In full (translated): “Oriental Proverb: An ounce of fear weighs more than a hundredweight of friendship.

Christian Maxim: Love ye one another.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, affecting beginning of signature, and scattered light creases and wrinkles. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

309. Ferdinand de Lesseps. Original 2.5

x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait by Mathieu–Deroche of Paris, signed in fountain pen, “Ferd. de Lesseps.” In fine condition, with a mild block of toning over image and some stray ink flecks.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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310. Levi Lincoln Jr. Gov-

ernor and congressman from Massachusetts (1782–1868) who was a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln. ALS, one page, 8 x 10, November 13, 1846. Letter to Moses Kimball discussing various portraits undertaken of him, including one by noted artist Chester Harding. Accompanied by detached second page bearing an integral address panel. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through last name of signature, some scattered light toning and edge wear, and a few small fold separations at edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

312. Robert McClelland. US

statesman (1807-1880), serving as U.S. Representative from Michigan, Governor of Michigan, and United States Secretary of the Interior. ALS signed “R. McClelland,” one page, lightly-lined, 8 x 9.75, December 16, 1833. Letter to John Hayward of Boston. In part: “In reply to your letter…for such public documents as may possess interest, and important information in regard to our Commercial and individual affairs, I have the honor to forward…a copy of the ‘Message and Accompanying documents.’”

In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through small portion of signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“It would be totally unnecessary if it were in my power, as my brother will be there & is much more capable of advising the course proper to be pursued” 311. John Marshall. Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Among the notable cases over which Marshall presided were the judicial review landmark Marbury v. Madison (1803) and the 1807 trial of Aaron Burr for treason. ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 8 x 10, February 6, 1809. Letter to former Continental Congressman Thomas Fitzsimons. In part: “It will not be in my power to be in Washington during the present session of the Supreme Court, & it would be totally unnecessary if it were in my power, as my brother will be there & is much more capable of advising the course proper to be pursued. I am about to enclose to you your letter that he may be inform’d as far as possible, what has been done, & of your views for the future, he will also endeavor to furnish our proportion of the expenses.” Reverse of second integral page bears an address panel in Marshall’s hand. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, some scattered light toning and soiling, and a few creases and wrinkles.

This letter offers insight into the venerable justice’s respect for the responsibilities he bore as the leader of the High Court, as well as the esteem he held for his brother. “It would be totally unnecessary if it were in my power,” Marshall said of his inability to be in Washington, “as my brother will be there [and] is much more capable of advising the course proper to be pursued.” Fitzsimons had appeared before the Supreme Court only a year earlier, and had sought Marshall’s advice about hiring counsel and when a decision might be expected.

Marshall would indeed be in Washington, D.C. only a month later to administer the oath of office to James Madison. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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313. Medicine. Six

items: article from a 1979 issue of Science magazine, entitled Promotion and Limitation of Genetic Exchange, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Nobel lecture given in Dec 1978 in Stockholm, Werner Arber”; an ANS, in French, signed “A. Laveran,” one page, 4.5 x 3.5, dated April 1; an ink signature, “Howard Temin,” on an off-white card and a signed glossy 4 x 5 photo; a one page unsigned handwritten manuscript by Temin; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Robert Weinberg, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

314. Medicine.

Three items: signed and notated handwritten manuscript, signed by Severo Ochoa, two lined pages, 8.5 x 11, a summary and conclusion from a longer article; ink signature, “A. Kornberg,” on an off-white 6 x 4 informational card; and an ALS, signed “G. M. Sternberg,” one page, 4.5 x 6.5, dated June 20, 1890. In fine condition, with some mild toning to Sternberg’s letter.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

316. Medicine: Duggar and Schick. Two

items: vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dr. Benjamin Duggar working in his laboratory, signed in black ink, and accompanied by a 1954 TLS from his secretary acknowledging the photo; and a vintage ink signature, “Bela Schick MD, 1946,” on an off-white 4.25 x 4.5 slip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

317. Medicine: Roux and Neisser.

Two items: ALS, in French, signed “Dr. Roux,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Institut Pasteur letterhead, February 6, 1904. Roux writes to representative about the examination of a rabid dog. Accompanied by a full translation; and an ink signature, “Professor A. Neisser, Breslau…Deutschland,” on an off-white 3.5 x 3 lined slip. In fine condition, with light toning to both items. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

318. Medicine: Thailer and Mott. Three items: DS, signed

“Valentine Mott,” one page, both sides, 15.25 x 7, stamp-dated February 7, 1884. A stock certificate for 100 shares in the Oregon and Transcontinental Company, issued to Mott and signed on the reverse; vintage matte-finish photo of Max Theiler, trimmed to a size of 3 x 3, signed vertically in fountain pen; and 1953 TLS, signed “M. Theiler,” one page, dated November 4, 1953. In very good overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

315. Medicine: AIDS Research. Eleven items: glossy 5 x 7 photo of David Ho, signed in green felt tip; a 1976 article from Science magazine entitled Viruses, Polymerases, and Cancer, signed on the front page by David Baltimore; an FDC signed in black ballpoint by Baltimore, and a ballpoint signature of Baltimore on an off-white 5 x 3 card; color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Robert Gallo, signed in black felt tip; a photocopied article from Scientific American about AIDS, signed and inscribed on the first page by Gallo; two different FDCs, each signed by Gallo, and a block of five AIDS Awareness postage stamps, each signed by Gallo; an 8 x 8.5 satin-finish photo signed

by Robert Holley; and an FDC signed by Holley. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“To Laurence E. Spivak, In friendship, Golda Meir” 319. Golda Meir. Vintage matte-

finish 10 x 8 photo of Meir and Lawrence Spivak on the set of Meet The Press in 1969, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Laurence E. Spivak, In friendship, Golda Meir.” Creasing to two corners, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Metternich negotiates pacification of Ottoman Empire after Greek victory at Dervenakia 320. Prince Clemens von Metternich. ALS in French, signed

“Metternich,” 12 pages both sides, 8 x 9.75, July 30, 1822. Metternich writes to Lord Strangford, the British Ambassador at Constantinople regarding the pacification of the Ottoman Empire, in which Metternich tells the ambassador that Russia has announced evacuation of certain Turkish principalities as a start toward negotiations with Turkey to renew their relations. He agrees with Strangford that Turkey has no excuse if it does not proceed with the evacuation in good faith and without delay.

He feels that Emperor Alexander (of Russia) shows great moderation in insisting only an evacuation as a starting point to improving relations between Russia and Turkey. Metternich discusses the question of amnesty as a pre-requisite to a lasting peace. Future Russian missions to Constantinople, he says, must be guaranteed safety from new revolts. He suggests the Turkish government will find this humiliating, and thus Strangford must convince them their sovereignty is not being challenged. He finally reminds Strangford that the pacification of the Ottoman Empire is the first and indispensable condition for the final unraveling of these grim complications. A few small areas of separation at the folds, mounting tape to the right edge of each page, and scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Two days prior to this correspondence, the Greeks achieved a monumental victory over the Ottoman forces in the quest for independence at the Battle of Dervenakia. After Dramali Pasha’s forces had been trapped on the Argolis, they made a belated retreat into the Dervenaki.

On July 26, the Turkish light cavalry was routed as it tried to claw their way out of the ravines on foot and were cut down by sharpshooters.

He then tried to retreat through Agionori but encountered Greek forces commanded by Nikitaras and Ipsilantis. The Greeks wiped out virtually all of his unmounted army with only 6,000 of 23,000 troops surviving the battle. While the destruction of the Turk army saved the Greek

march to independence, it created a political and diplomatic nightmare for Metternich.

His biggest concern was how to handle a partition of the fallen Ottoman Empire and still maintain “a balance of power” as achieved in the Concert of Europe. Russia had been on the brink of going to war with the Turks over the hanging of the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of which Alexander I regarded himself as defender of the church. To prevent Russia from siding with the Greeks, Metternich aimed to improve Russian-Turkish relations for which he enlisted the British in a common goal to deal with the “Eastern Question.” At the time of this letter, both British and Austrians were negotiating with the Porte in Vienna to meet the Russian demand to remove the Ottoman army from “certain Turkish principalities.”

In these documents, he agreed with Strangford that “Turkey has no excuse if it does not proceed with the evacation in good faith and without delay.” To sweeten the deal, Metternich discussed the possibly of “amnesty as a pre-requisite for lasting peace.” Of prime importance to Metternich was Russia’s missions which had to “be guaranteed safety from new revolts.” He suggested to Strangford that his role was “to convince them that their sovereignty is not being challenged” though “the Turkish government might find it humiliating.” In the end, the Turks did not budge on the evacuation, however, common ground was found and the Russians won some concessions. The danger of war passed and the Greek Revolution was denounced.RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

321. Thomas Mifflin. Signer of the US Constitution

from Pennsylvania (1744–1800) and first governor of that state. Partly Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Tho Mifflin,” one page, 2 x 11, January 1, 1797. Land grant issued to William Davidson for a tract of land called “New Bridge.” Signed, as governor of Pennsylvania, under the embossed paper seal on the left side “Tho. Mifflin.” In very good condition, with heavy storage folds, a few small holes, edge wear, and some light toning and soiling. The embossed eight-point paper seal is worn, but intact. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare and coveted photo of the inventor who helped revolutionize communication

322. Samuel F. B. Morse. Original carte-de-visite 2.25 x 4 portrait photo of Morse by Borgadus of New York, including gold-ruled mount, boldly signed in the bottom border in ink, “Samuel F. B. Morse,” with an interesting paraph suggesting telegraphic signals. A few scattered surface wrinkles, marks, and spots of soiling, otherwise fine condition. A remarkably clear and crisp image of the man who pioneered the single-wire telegraph. Originally sold by Christie’s in 1998. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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326. Elijah Muhammad. Founder of the

323. Mother Teresa. TLS signed, “M Teresa mc” on the reverse of a prayer sheet, one page, 6.5 x 3.5, Missionaries of Charity stamped letterhead, July 5, 1994. Mother Teresa writes a brief response, regretfully declining an interview, in full: “Thank you for your letter. I am sorry, I cannot give you an interview. Be assured of my prayers for you and for the success of your book. Be an instrument in God’s hands—a small pencil. The more we allow God to use us freely, the more he can do with us for the greater glory of God and the good of the poor.” In fine condition, with light corner creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Nation of Islam (1897– 1975) who was accused of ordering the assassination of Malcolm X. Business check for the Honorable Elijah Muhammad Poor Fund, 7.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Muhammad, payable to Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank for $2,686.45, June 30, 1971.

Show-through from a bank stamping on the reverse, a standard bank cancellation stamping covering two letters of his first name, and a handwritten number along the left edge, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

327. Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III. Manu-

script DS, in Italian, one page both sides, 9.25 x 14, April 29, 1927. An untranslated document, signed at the conclusion in black ink, “Vittorio Emanuel” and “Mussolini.” Matted, so both sides are visible, to an overall size of 14 x 19. Central horizontal fold, light surface creasing, some trivial foxing, and a few ink stamps on the front, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

324. Mother Teresa. TLS signed “M Teresa mc,” one page, 5.25 x 2.5, no date. The spiritual icon writes, in full: “Thank you for your letter. God loves you. Spread the fragrance of His love to all around you, especially the sick, the lonely, the unwanted and the unloved. Be God’s hands to serve the poor and His heart to love the poorest among them. Keep the joy of spreading the love of Jesus to all. I am praying for you.” Beautifully framed and double-matted with two large images of the missionary to an overall size of 33 x 27. In fine condition, with two trivial white-out marks. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

325. Mother Teresa. Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “God bless you, M Teresa mc.” In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

328. Notables. Nine ink signatures of different notables on various size clipped slips. Signers are: Herbert Hoover, Booker T. Washington, Jane Adams, W. J. Bryan, G[uiseppe] Garibaldi, Horace Greeley, Henry Ward Beecher, William Seward, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Some are affixed to larger sheets and cards. In very good overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

329. Marina Oswald. Ball-

point signature, “Marina Osw a l d – P o r t e r, 1980, Oct 14, Texas—,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light creasing, a paper clip imprint at the top edge, and a typed notation along the bottom edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I cannot suffer the mail to pass without obtruding on your grief & joining my tears with yours…on the loss of a mother so amiable”

332. Sarah Palin. Signed book: Going Rogue: An American Life. First edition, first printing. NY: Harper Collins, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 413 pages. Signed on the half-title page in black felt tip.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

330. Samuel A. Otis. Statesman from Massachusetts (1740–1814) who was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. ALS signed “Sam A. Otis,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, January 5, 1811. Letter to William Sumner upon the death of his mother. In part: “I cannot suffer the mail to pass without obtruding on your grief & joining my tears with yours & those of your weeping sisters, on the loss of a mother so amiable, & of a lady who to her friends & acquaintances became so endeared by all estimable qualities. The tender hearts of the poor young ladies, twice orphaned, must be deeply pierced. But to you & to them what avail the small consolations of my sincerest sympathy?

Those of religion & the healing hand of time can only mitigate the anguish of such wounds…she is gone to join her sister Seraphs in the mansions of peace and felicity—Where pain & death shall know no more.” Second integral page bears an free franked address panel in Otis’s hand, franked in the upper right, “Free Sam A. Otis.” Intersecting folds, mild toning, and show-through from writing on opposite side, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Incredibly rare and intact document from the Texas Governor 333. Elisha Pease. Partly-printed DS, signed “E. M. Pease,” one page, 6.5 x 3.25, July 17, 1837. Republic of Texas Treasury Warrant for the payment of $42.27 to military serviceman, Isaiah Miley, signed as Comptroller of the Republic of Texas. In good to very good condition, with a central vertical fold, heavy toning and soiling, trimmed edges, show-through from ink endorsement on reverse, and the expected ink cancellation marks, none of which affect the signature. In April 1837, Pease became the republic’s first comptroller of public accounts. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

331. Lord Henry Palmerston.

British statesman (1784–1865) who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. ALS signed “Palmerston,” one page, 4.5 x 7, December 13, 1836. Brief letter to W. C. Ross. In full: “I will be with you on Thursday at 12 for a sitting.”

Letter is affixed to a slightly larger off-white sheet. Horizontal fold through tops of a couple letters of signature, and some scattered light soiling and stray ink marks, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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334. I. M. Pei.

Iconic JapaneseAmerican architect best known for his glass pyramid designed as an updated entrance to the Louvre. His other notable buildings include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. Two color glossy candid photos, 4 x 6 and 6 x 4, both featuring one of Pei’s most renowned masterpieces, the Louvre Pyramid, each signed in black ballpoint, “I. M. Pei.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Stately and uncommon image of the Argentinian president 335. Juan Peron. Vin-

tage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Peron saluting atop his horse, signed and inscribed in Spanish in fountain pen and dated June 23, 1965.

In very good condition, with scattered moderate creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

336. Polar Explorers. Four ink signatures on three clipped slips and one card, each individually signed by a pioneering polar explorer.

Signers are: Robert E. Peary, A. W. Greely, Henry Biederbick, and Herbert Bridgman. Peary and Greely’s signatures are affixed to individual 8 x 10.5 album pages, along with photos and newspaper clippings. In fine condition, with irregularly trimmed edges to all three slips. Accompanied by album pages with additional affixed photos and clippings. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

The men who took down “Baby Face” Nelson respond to letters from a concerned citizen regarding “crime and the gangsters” months before their fatal shoot-out 338. Melvin Purvis and Samuel Cowley. Three TLSs, two 8 x 10.5 letters and one 7.25 x 10.5 U. S. Bureau of Investigation and person letterhead, dated between May 17, 1934, to March 7, 1945, each addressed to the same concerned citizen after receiving vehement suggestions about “substantial rewards and appropriations to suppress crimes…of gangsters,” and each signed by the respective FBI agent: “M. H. Purvis,” “S. P. Cowley,” and “Herbert Hoover,” who writes, in full: “I wish I were able to pull you out of your difficulty for I feel it keenly when my long-time friends fall into difficulties. However, all I can do is to wish some solution will come to you.” Intersecting folds to Hoover’s letter, one lightly affecting the signature, a uniform block of toning covering the top half of Purvis’ letter, and a mailing fold lightly affecting the last letter of Cowley’s signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the three original mailing envelopes, a clipping and photo featuring the concerned citizen, Robert N. Carson, and the original letter of complaint from Carson to Purvis. Purvis and Cowley were Inspectors in the FBI during its early days, and took their charge of tackling the notorious crime sprees and bank robberies that plagued the 1920s and 1930s very seriously. They were the men who tracked down “Baby Face” Nelson in Barrington, Illinois on November 27, 1934, engaging in a short gun fight that left both agents mortally wounded. Nelson followed, as their equally fatal shots brought down one of the most infamous criminals of the prohibition era. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

A note of thanks from the royal wedding 337. Princess Anne. British princess, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. TLS signed “Anne,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Buckingham Palace letterhead, March 6, 1974. Letter of thanks to Lady Harding for a wedding gift. In full: “Thank you both so very much for the three finger bowls with joint cypher that you have given us for a Wedding present. We are so pleased with your very useful present and are most touched by your generosity.” Anne has handwritten the greeting at top, “Dear Lady Harding,” as well as the letter’s closing, “Yours sincerely.” In fine condition, with a couple light creases and a few spots of light toning. In November of 1973, Anne married Mark Phillips, a Lieutenant in the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards, at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony that was televised around the world with an estimated audience of 100 million. They would divorce in 1992. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Victoria offers condolences for “your irreparable loss!” during her own period of mourning

339. Queen Victoria. ALS signed “VR,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, black-bordered Buckingham Palace mourning letterhead, March 5, 1869. Victoria writes to Lady De LaWare. In part: “I little thought when I wrote to you a very short while ago, that I should have to express to you my deepest, warmest & most heartfelt sympathy on a…severe blow…[and] loss—that of your beloved partner in life!… I cannot express adequately my sense of your sorrow—your irreparable loss!… May God support & comfort you as He alone can & may the blessed thought of his happiness & of the future reunion where there are now tears or partings sustain you!” Faint marginal paperclip stain to one page and slight offsetting of printed heading touching a few words of text, otherwise fine condition.

Handwritten letters from any monarch are scarce, particularly with such raw and heartfelt content as the letter offered here. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

340. Queen Victoria. Vel-

lum DS, signed “Victoria R.,” one page, 15.5 x 11.5, January 8, 1847.

In part: “Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender” appoints “Trusty and well beloved Robert Henry Miles, Esquire…to be Major in Our Army in the East Indies.” Signed along the top by Victoria. Intersecting folds, and scattered areas of soiling and toning, otherwise fine condition.

None of the aforementioned conditions affect the crisp blue seal or the Queen’s flowing, majestic signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

341. Eliphalet and Samuel Remington. Nineteenth-century

American firearms manufacturers. Two bank checks, from 1853 and 1855 respectively, one filled out and signed by Eliphalet Remington, “E. Remington & Sons,” and one filled out and signed by Samuel Remington, “S. Remington.” In overall very good to fine condition, with cancellation cuts to body, (away from the signatures), scattered light toning, and a central vertical crease to Samuel’s check. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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342. Republicans.

Ten items consisting of eight signed photos, various sizes and finishes, and two magazines, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different Republican. Signers are: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Tim Pawlenty, Bill Frist, Fred Thompson, Phil Gramm, Chuck Hagel, George Allen, and Sam Brownback. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

343. Hyman Rickover. Admiral (1900–1986) who oversaw the creation of America’s fleet of nuclear-powered naval vessels. War-dated TLS signed “H. G. Rickover,” one page, 7 x 8, United States Atomic Energy Commission letterhead, November 15, 1957. In a brief letter of appreciation to Dr. S. A. Goudsmit, Rickover writes, in full: “Thanks for your kind note about the award to me of the International Communications Prize. As you know, this was possible only through the fine work by the people in the Naval Reactors Branch and other parts of the Commission as well as many other people, such as yourself. If you are in Washington, please drop by and see me.” A few staple holes to the top left corner, and a red pencil notation in another hand at the top right corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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344. Mitt Romney. Two items:

color satin-finish 10 x 8 of Governor Romney at the podium, signed in blue felt tip, “Mitt Romney”; and a National Review magazine, dated June 20, 2005, 8.25 x 10.75, featuring Romney on the cover, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

346. Mitt and Ann Romney. Engraved

portrait of the White House, 8 x 6, by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, signed in black felt tip by Mitt and Ann Romney. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

345. Mitt and Ann Romney.

Strategy for a Stronger America campaign magazine, 8.5 x 11, 66 pages, signed on the front cover in silver ink by Mitt Romney and in black felt tip by Ann Romney. In fine condition, with some light rubbing to covers. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

347. Jonas Salk. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Salk in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light creasing towards the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Scarce and remarkably clear letter from the fearless explorer, humbly thanking a friend, “old chap...

I don’t deserve to have people thinking of me in this way” 348. Ernest Shackleton. Fantastic ALS

signed “Ernest,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, Wetherby Gardens letterhead, July 29, 1901. Shackleton writes to a dear “old chap,” in full: “I did not know your private address or would have written to thank you long ago for your present.

I don’t deserve to have people thinking of me in this way, and I cannot tell you how much I value your links. I am wearing them now. At 19 they think they just the thing; for I only had a small 9ct pair before. The cushion has also arrived and is splendid I am thanking your mother and through her your sister. I hope old chap that you are getting over the disappointment of your cricket tour. You had a lot of sympathy in Wetherby Gardens.” Central horizontal and vertical fold, light toning along the edges, a few trivial areas of spotting, and light mirroring in the bottom half of the first page, otherwise fine condition. Rare and highly desirable in this format, this letter was written just two days before the departure of Shackleton’s first Antarctic mission, the Discovery Expedition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Scott sends words of hope to the wife of a doomed crew member on the eve of the Terra Nova Expedition: “You must try and remember that he is certain to be in the best of health and that it will be all better when he does come home” 349. Robert Falcon Scott. ALS signed “R. Scott,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova R. Y. S. letterhead, October 1911. In a letter to Mrs. Evans, wife of Edgar Evans, who was part of the crew who accompanied Scott on the tragic Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1912), Scott writes on the eve of their last Antarctic voyage, in full: “Although I have never met you, your husband has told me a great deal about you so that I can imagine that you and the children will be waiting to see him home again next year and will be very disappointed if he isn’t able to come. So I write to you to tell you that he is very well indeed, very strong and in very good condition.

It is possible we may not finish our work this year and in that case he will stop with me for a second season. If so you must try and remember that he is certain to be in the best of health and that it will be all better when he does come home. When that time comes I hope he will get some good billet and not have to leave you again. He is such an old friend of mine and has done so well on this Expedition that he deserves all I can do for him. So I must hope you won’t be anxious or worried.” Light uniform toning to both inside pages and upper portion of signed page, scattered light soiling and edge toning, two small separations at each end of the central horizontal fold, tape across the top edge of the inside pages, and light mirroring on the bottom half of the first page from the letterhead stamp, otherwise fine condition.

In a time when explorers set out to reveal uncharted territory, make and break radical records, and face harrowing conditions in the name of discovery and greatness, these men sought to confront and conquer the unknown at every opportunity. In 1901, Scott, Evans, and famed polar adventurer Ernest Shackleton survived three months trekking through the Antarctic in search of the South Pole during Shackleton’s Discovery mission. Now, in 1911, Evans and Scott would take to the great polar tundra again, with hopes fueled by their previous successes.

Evans, having recently married with three children, sought desperately to make a name for himself as a man and as a respected adventurer, and Scott knew no better man to serve by his side. After reaching their destination on January 17, 1912, only to find that Roald Amundsen’s crew had beat them by 33 days, the defeated crew started the harrowing journey home. After suffering a cut to his hand and severe head trauma during a fall, Evans died on February 17, 1912. According to the consignor, this letter could have reached Mrs. Evans as late as May of 1912, bringing the once serene hopefulness of this letter to a devastating halt. The content and timing of this letter present a remarkable surviving testament to the men who risked their lives in the name of pure exploration and adventure. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

350. Scientists and Nobel Laureates. Twenty-three items consisting of signatures on various size cards and slips, and letters, each signed by a different scientist or Nobel Prize laureate.

Signers are: Fred Allison, Charles Best, W. W. Campbell, Ernest Lawrence, Jerome Alexander (2), Harry Steenbock, Karl Herzfeld, Arthur Little, Julius Nieuwland, Karl Compton (2), W. H. Zinn, Hardee Chambliss, Joseph McKibben, Allen Rogers, Harold Urey, David Lilienthal, James Courant, A. H. Compton, George Sperti, E. V. McCollum, and Cordell Hull. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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351. William H. Seward. LS, one

page, 5 x 8, embossed letterhead, August 1, 1864. In a brief letter to the Honorable Edward Everett in Boston, Seward writes, in full: “I have received and thank you for the copy of the New York Ledger of the 6th instant containing your luminous and able article on the Pirate Alabama.” Six horizontal folds, some light soiling along the left and right edge, and a small tear to the bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Of course people do not all agree, but the essential is that the book should not pass unnoticed” 352. Andre Siegfried. French

academic and political writer (1875–1959) who penned many commentaries on English, Canadian, and American politics. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, May 27, 1931. In a brief letter to his friend, Mr. Ross, Siegfried writes regarding his book, England’s Crisis, in full: “Many thanks for your so kind idea of sending me critics about England’s crisis. I was most interested. The book has had wide reading in england [sic], especially since it was partly published in the Times. Of course people do not all agree, but the essential is that the book should not pass unnoticed, which happily is not the case.” In very good condition, with a central horizontal and vertical fold affecting one letter of the signature, a light, diagonal crease and scattered wrinkling, a few trivial spots of soiling, some small tears along the edges, and a rusty paper clip imprint at the top and bottom edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

353. Alfred E. Smith. American politician (1873-1944) who served as Governor of New York and who was the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate in 1928.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Jerry Gladdyn, with best wishes of Alfred Smith.” Light creasing to corners and some mild soiling to right edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

354. St. Louis: Chouteau and Shaw.

Chouteau (1749–1825) was a railroad executive and the son of founder of St. Louis, Missouri, Rene Chouteau. Shaw (1800–1889) was a philanthropist and is best known as the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Manuscript DS, one page, 8 x 13, 1835.

Headed at the top, “Estate of W R Turpin (decd) To Henry Shaw Dr.” The upper portion lists the $73.69 due Henry Shaw for listed purchases, in 1834, of tin plates, iron ware, iron sheets, nails, a jack screw, and wagon boxes. Beneath the list, Chouteau has written “Allowed in open court seventy three dollars 69 cents placed in the fifth class. 5th February 1835. Henry Chouteau Clerk.” Shaw has penned beneath Chouteau, “Dec 11th 1835 Received of Ann M. Turpin administratrix of W R Turpin decd – Seventy three dollars and Sixty nine cents in full of the above account.

Henry Shaw.” Mild block of toning from previous display, intersecting folds, one through a single letter of each signature, small tear to top edge, and mounting remnants to reverse of top edge, otherwise fine condition. An interesting document signed by two of St. Louis’s earliest and most prominent names. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Livingston’s rescuer plans to dine with the developer of the Suez Canal 355. Henry M. Stanley.

ALS, one page, 5 x 7, Dark Continent letterhead, January 23, 1886. Letter to Douglas Murray. In full: “I shall be extremely happy to meet the Count de Lesseps at dinner at your house on the 27 th inst at 7.30.

Accept my best thanks.”

In very good condition, with light toning to page from previous display, a bit heavier at edges, a central horizontal fold, and some scattered light creases.

Interesting association between two men who profoundly impacted Africa. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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356. Henry M. Stanley. Ink sig-

nature, “Henry M. Stanley,” on an offwhite 5 x 1 slip. In fine condition, with two vertical folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a mild shade of toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Wonderful image of the Women’s Suffrage pioneer 357. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Pioneering

feminist (1815–1902) who, at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, presented her “Declaration of Sentiments,” outlining her view of the rights and aims of American women and contributing in no small part to the adoption of women’s suffrage more than half a century later. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Decker & Wilber of Cleveland, Ohio, signed in ink at the bottom.

Some wear to the edges, slight mounting remnants on the reverse, and the signature a shade light, but completely legible, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

358. Thaddeus Stevens.

Representative from Pennsylvania who opposed fugitive slave laws and urged emancipation. Toward the end of his life, Stevens held more political power than any other man in the US, including President Andrew Johnson, whose impeachment proceedings Stevens led.

ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 7.75 x 10, April 16, 1849. Letter to an associate in Philadelphia. In part: “Mr. Franklin says he will be ready to argue…on Thursday morning.

We have only proved the quantity of ore taken since 1845 ranging from 3100 to 4300 tons; we could not prove the quantity…before the change in the blast…the miner stating in the range from 1500 to 5000 tons—We proved however that the hot blast consumed one half more ore than the cold blast.” Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, some scattered light toning, and a small brush to text, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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359. Robert Stroud. ALS

signed “Bob, Robert Stroud, #594,” one page, lightlylined both sides, 8 x 10.25, Alcatraz prison stationery to which he adds his full name and prison address at top, November 10, 1952. Letter to his friend, bird breeder Fred E. Daw. In part: “Well the election is over and now we will see what we will see. A letter from my sister written on the 3rd arrived tonight. She takes your view about Harry.

She says ‘I think Truman needed lot of votes for Ike. Everyone knows that they tried to get him themselves. Well Dit not only took me up.

He did it with bells. He wrote here and also to T.V. The answer was a big flat NO.” In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, some light toning, and a couple ink and pencil notations. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“They are in my hands, the three notes of V.S...containing the power state of The Grenadiers of The Andes” 360. Antonio Jose de Sucre.

South American revolutionary and politician (1795– 1830) who was a close associate of Simón Bolivar and who succeeded Bolivar as president of Bolivia. LS in Spanish, signed “Sucre,” one page, 5.25 x 6.5, government letterhead, dated March 2, 1825. In a brief letter to the Prefect of Huamanga, Sucre writes, translated in full: “They are in my hands, the three notes of V.S. January 20th, containing the power state of The Grenadiers of The Andes, about which I have spoken to VS, the acquisition of a few pesos, procured from what belonged to the enemy army, and the arrival of the column of Jauja to Huamanga, and also sections of troops of the Army march to the ‘Altas de Hospitales,’ and V.S. dress was all. So thank you.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning and soiling, and a remnant of a wax seal next to the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“The Lord has surely been good to us, Ren, and we have both witnessed marvellous doings in the Master’s work”

361. Billy Sunday. Evangelist, and former baseball player, who preached a fundamentalist theology in a highly flamboyant style.

TLS signed “Wm. Sunday,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Huntington Evangelistic Association letterhead, May 6, 1914. In a letter to Ren. Mulford Jr., Sunday writes to his “Pal,” in full: “Mighty glad to hear from you.

Sorry you couldn’t stop off while so near us. The little motto came, and it’s a dandy. I wish you send me a half dozen copies of this—if you have them. The Lord has surely been good to us, Ren, and we have both witnessed marvellous doings in the Master’s work. May God bless you, old scout, and keep you steadfast and faithful to Him in our prayer.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one of which lightly affects the first letter of the last name, a small area of separation along the central horizontal fold, uniform toning, a few small edge tears, and three binder holes to the left edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

362. Supreme Court. Ink signatures, “John M. Harlan” and “Potter Stewart,” adding, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” on individual Supreme Court cards, “Abe Fortas,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, and “John M. Harlan” and “Hugo L. Black” on individual clipped slips. In fine condition, with trimmed edges to the two slips, and a faint paper clip impression to the top edge of Fortas’s card. One of Harlan’s signatures and Black’s signature accompanied by a certificate of authentication from PSA/DNA, each signature featuring authentication stickers affixed to their reverse side. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 363. Supreme Court: Hugo Black. Vintage matte-finish 11.75

x 16.5 Bachrach Supreme Court portrait photo, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Hugo L. Black,” affixed to a piece of cardboard of the same size. A few trivial spots of soiling, light edge wear, and a block of adhesive remnant on the bottom border, not affecting the bold signature, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

A Justice signs for an “Ally in a great cause” 364. Supreme Court: Louis Brandeis. As-

sociate justice of the US Supreme Court (1856– 1941) from 1916 to 1939.

Vintage glossy 6.5 x 9.25 Clinedinst photo of Brandeis in his judicial robe, affixed to its original 11 x 13 photographer’s mount, signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the mat, “For Abraham Tulin, Ally in a great cause, Louis D. Brandeis, November 1929.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and surface marks to photo, as well as some light rippling and silvering to top edge from adhesive on reverse. Mat has several moderate creases and a couple partial separations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Dignified Harris and Ewing portrait of one of the court’s ‘Three Musketeers’…inscribed to Ernest Hemingway’s brother-in-law 365. Supreme Court: Benjamin Cardozo.

Vintage mattefinish 9.25 x 13 Harris and Ewing photo of Cardozo in his judicial robe, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen “To Walter Gelhorn, with the friendship and great good will of Benjamin Cardozo, September, 1932.” In fine condition, with light silvering to edges of image and a couple trivial corner tip creases. A magnificent pose whose recipient, Walter Gellhorn, was not only a noted Columbia law professor, but also the brother of Ernest Hemingway’s third wife Martha Gellhorn. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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369. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand.

366.

Supreme Court: Felix Frankfurter. Vintage fountain

pen signature, “Felix Frankfurter,” on an offwhite 4 x 2.5 card with the typed notation, “Felix Frankfurter Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1943.” In very good condition, with mild toning, with a heavier area along the top edge, and scattered soiling, only lightly affecting the bold signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Stoic and sizable image of Attorney General Stone 367. Supreme Court: Harlan F. Stone. Domineering 12 x 17

Bachrach Supreme Court portrait photo, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Harlan F. Stone, Dec 5–1941,” and affixed to a slightly larger mount. Light crease to the bottom right corner, a few trivial areas of surface loss at the top and right edge, trimmed edges, and some bits mounting adhesive protruding from the reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Highly skilled and influential diplomat (1754– 1838) who served the French government from the reign of Louis XVI through that of Louis-Philippe, the last King of France. In the monthlong period between the fall of Napoleon and the return of Louis XVIII in early 1814, Talleyrand headed the provisional government of France, making him, if only briefly, the most powerful man in the nation. LS in French, signed “Ch. Mau Tallyrand” one page, 7 x 9.25, Republique Francais letterhead, 1799. As Minister of Foreign Affairs Talleyrand writes to French consular officials. In part (translated): “By decree…the designations General Consul, Consul, and Vice-Consul in foreign countries are abolished and replaced by: General Commissioner, Commissioner, and SubCommissioner…In dealing with the authorities of the country in which you reside you will continue to bear the title you have had up to now; but in your relations either with me, or with your colleagues, or with any and all French authorities…you will assume the new title which the decree has assigned to you.” Scattered light foxing, a central horizontal fold, and some light wrinkles and creases, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

“John hath hitherto wholly refused, and still doth refuse, to the Damage of...one Thousand dollars current money” 368. Supreme Court: Roger B. Taney. Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court; he handed down the Dred Scott Decision and upheld federal supremacy over state authorities. LS signed “R. B. Taney, Plffs Atty,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 12. In a letter regarding a lawsuit brought by Sarah McElpesh against John L. Lawrence, Taney writes, in part: “...in a plea of trespass on the case and so forth...

Sarah...complains that whereas the said John on the twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and three, at Frederick County, aforesaid make his certain note in writing, commonly called a promissory note, his own proper hand writing being thereto signed and thereby sixty days after date promised to pay said Sarah by the name of Sarah McElpesh the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars, currency-money...,” adding additional notations and a second signature on the panel directly below the signature on the reverse, “Mr. Ritchie, File this...R. B. Taney.” Partial separations along three horizontal folds, overall toning, mild soiling to the top left corner and heavier soiling to the two bottom panels on the reverse, several words crossed out, a few spots of foxing, some small areas of separation along the folds, and some jagged areas on the left edge, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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374. Robert Wadlow.

370. Edward Teller. Glossy 8 x 10

close-up photo of Teller at a speaking engagement, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

371. Margaret Thatcher. Signed

book: The Path to Power. First edition. NY: HarperCollins, 1995.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 655 pages. Signed in blue felt tip on the title page.

In fine condition, with light wear to the dustjacket, and scattered soiling to the text block. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

372. Titanic: Millvina Dean. Glossy 10

The tallest documented human being of modern times, Wadlow (1918– 1940), who reached a height of 8´11˝, made his living as a touring novelty attraction and shoe company spokesman before dying at the age of 22. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Robert Wadlow,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card, affixed to an 8 x 10.5 album sheet with two newspaper clippings. In fine condition. Accompanied by an album page with two additional newspaper clippings. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

375. Lech Walesa.

Signed book: Lech Walesa (in Polish). Later printing. Gdansk: Wydawnictwo Morskie, 1990. Softcover, 5 x 7.75, 359 pages. Signed in blue ballpoint on the title page.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

x 8 photo of the doomed ocean liner, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

376. William Wilberforce. British politician, evangelist and philan-

373. Richard Varick. American soldier and statesman (1753–1831) who was aide-de-camp to Benedict Arnold prior to the latter’s defection to the British. Varick later served as Washington’s private secretary, mayor of New York, and a New York state legislator. Vellum manuscript DS, one page, 10.5 x 3.5, January 26, 1778. A document concerning a summons to court: “We command You that You take John Dumont... in our Supreme Court before us at the City of New York...to answer Benjamin Bennet of a Plea of Trespass...,” signed by Varick at the conclusion, “Varick, Atty,” and again on the reverse. White seal is in tact. In very good condition, with three vertical folds, one affecting the end of the signature, heavy toning, and trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

thropist (1759–1833), he played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery. ALS signed “W. Wilberforce,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, April 20, 1804. In a letter to his friend Barker, Wilberforce writes, in full: “If Thursday or Friday morning would suit you equally for executing a friendly intention of calling here, I would prefer the latter, as I have some papers to prepare for going abroad which I wish if possible to finish tomorrow—But if you are likely to be otherwise engaged on Friday I shall be happy to see you tomorrow morning, not but that the papers (?) I have read in Hatsell (?) is decisive—and I shall be strongly tempted to go to the house if I can do it without risk of serious injury at a time when I am particularly desirous of having a full command of my voice. I am ever…” In very good condition, with scattered toning, a few rough edges, show-through from writing on the reverse, a pencil notation in another hand at the top left corner, and the last letter of the signature missing from where the page was removed. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I do hope that your moving to new and larger quarters may be interpreted as being symbolic of your ever-increasing influence” 377. Wendell Willkie. Indiana-born lawyer (1892–1944) who ran as the Republican

candidate against FDR in the 1940 presidential election. TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10, personal letterhead, May 29, 1944. In a letter to editor Dr. John P. Lewis, Willkie writes, in full: “I do hope that your moving to new and larger quarters may be interpreted as being symbolic of your ever-increasing influence.” Scattered light wrinkling, faint staple holes at the top left corner, and a pencil notation in another hand at the top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Bill W. signs a rare first edition of his ‘Big Book’ 378. Bill Wilson. Rare signed book:

Alcoholics Anonymous. First edition, 16th printing. NY: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, 1954. Hardcover with original dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 400 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the first free end page, “To Bud H., With all my gratitude, Devotedly, Bill. NY 1/25/55.”

In fine, clean condition, with scattered toning and creasing to dustjacket, though it remains in unusually nice condition given that most dustjackets on these editions are usually missing or in poor condition. Book originates from the estate of the recipient Budd Hemmick, a 1950s New York ad agency art director, who may have designed AA publication covers. Any first edition of Wilson’s book in such condition is scarce, let alone in signed examples. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

379. World Leaders. Ink signatures of David Lloyd-George, “D. Lloyd-George,” William Lyon Mackenzie King, “W. L. Mackenzie King,” and Paul Doumer, “Paul Doumer, Paris 5 Decembre 1931,” on individual off-white cards. Each card is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page along with clipped photos. In fine condition, with some light toning to each card. Interesting to note that Doumer was assassinated in 1932, the year after he penned the included signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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military 380. Atomic Bomb.

Two photos and one print: glossy 8 x 10 photo of an aerial view of the mushroom cloud produced by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, signed in blue felt tip by Paul Tibbets; glossy 8 x 10 photo of the USS Indianapolis, signed in blue felt tip by four survivors: Robert M. McGuiggan, Lyle M. Pasket, Paul J. Murphy, and Erwin F. Hensch; and an 8 x 10 print of Tibbets, signed in pencil, “Paul W. Tibbets.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

381. Nathaniel P. Banks. Union general (1816–1894) who led forces at Shenandoah, Red River, and elsewhere. Prior to the Civil War, he served as governor of Massachusetts and Speaker of the US House of Representatives. ANS, one page, lightlylined, 4.75 x 2.5. Banks writes, in full: “For Henry E. Turner, Esq., With thanks for your courtesy, I am as always very truly yours, N. P. Banks, Waltham, Mass Nov. 22 1889.” Inlaid on to a 6.5 x 9.5 sheet with a photo of Banks. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

382. P. G. T. Beauregard. Brigadier General of the Confederate Provisional Army (1818–1893) who commanded the forces at Charleston, where he ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter.

Ink signature, “Approved, G. T. Beauregard, Genl. Cmdg,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.25 slip. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned engraved portrait. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

384. Arleigh Burke.

Admiral of the United States Navy (1901– 1996) who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. Two items: TLS, 7 x 8.5, January 29, 1993, in which Burke sends his thanks to a collector, in full: “Thank you so much for your kind letter.

I am delighted to be able to grant your request for autographs on the enclosed commemorative envelopes and picture”; and a glossy 8 x 10 photo of Burke in uniform, signed in gold ink. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

385. Mark Clark.

Three items: TLS signed “Mark W. Clark,” on personal Citadel letterhead, 8.5 x 11, July 6, 1973, in which Clark responds to a collector’s request; a felt tip signature, “Happy to comply, Mark Clark,” on a white 8.5 x 5.5 sheet; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of a WWII tank, signed in black felt tip, “Mark W. Clark.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

386. Confederate Generals. Ink signatures of four Confederate

generals on two slips, a card, and an original mailing envelope panel, postmarked April 28, 1890, each signed by the respective general.

Signers are: Charles C. Pierce, F. M. Cockrell, S. D. Lee, and P. D. Roddey. Soiling around and only slightly affecting Cockrell’s signature, along with pencil notations in another hand, not affecting the signature, and a rusty paper clip imprint adjacent to Roddey’s signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

383. William W. Belknap. Union general and secretary of war under Grant (1829–1890).

Inadvertently, Belknap almost saved Custer from his fate at the Little Bighorn, when Custer became embroiled in the scandal that resulted in Belknap’s impeachment and Grant’s censure of Custer. Three items, all signed “Wm. W. Belknap”: an ALS, dated November 14, 1872, making plans to go to Chicago; partly-printed DS, dated February 16, 1871, verifying the signature of one A. B. Dyer is correct, with a short handwritten manuscript affixed to the document regarding a legal matter; and an LS, dated February 4, 1874, to the Secretary of the Interior, regretting to send copies. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and a few partial separations along folds. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Remarkably rare and astounding collection of Civil War luminaries,

70+ Generals, including Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Doubleday, and the exceptionally scarce Boston Corbett

387. Civil War. Antebellum hardcover autograph album, 6.5 x 8, containing approximately 143 ink signatures penned by famed Civil War era leaders and politicians. Signers are: Boston Corbett, U. S. Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, William T. Sherman, Abner Doubleday, David Porter, Henry W. Halleck, Gideon Wells, Edwin Stanton, Winfield S. Hancock, William H. Seward, James G. Blaine, Henry Wilson, John Pope, Benj. Butler, and Oliver O. Howard. A detailed list of the signers is available. Scattered light areas of toning, soiling, and foxing, with steel engraving images of renaissance women interspersed throughout, casting light blocks of mirroring on the opposite pages, otherwise fine condition. A truly uncommon and highly-desirable find, this album gathers together some of the greatest military and political forerunners from one of the most harrowing and heralded battles fought on American soil. RRAuction COA.‌(MB $300)

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Dearborn seeks to outfit his soldiers

388. Henry Dearborn. General (1751–1829) during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 who served as Secretary of War under Thomas Jefferson.

LS signed as secretary of war “H. Dearborn,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, October 20, 1804. Letter to Tench Cone. In part: “We have not at present any money in Bank on account of the factories of course no warrant can be be drawn on that fund until further deposits are made…I cannot conceive why there should be such a quantity of spare clothing on hand. I am of opinion that all the articles mentioned as being in the store, made up or not, are unsuitable for uniform clothing…The muslin shirts ought to be ruffled and sent here for Indians, and charged to the general Indian account. Pray what would such a quantity…have been intended for? I presume that it can only be suitable forwatch coats…Such clothing, as has been made up or not, and which is susceptible of such alterations, as the present make of the uniforms requires, should be used for next years clothing…In answer to your letter of the 10th Inst.relative to the order for Indian goods, I have to remark, that no arm bands can be spared from this place.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, edge loss to right side, scattered toning, and a few heavier spots of adhesive remnants. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I am very glad indeed that you used my name as a reference in connection with your attempt to obtain the management of the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco”

390. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. Glossy 10 x 8 photo

of a uniformed Tibbets standing next to the Enola Gay, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot, 6 Aug. 1945,” adding the date of signing, “9–12–04,” at the bottom.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

389. George Dewey. TLS, one

page, 8 x 10.5, Navy Department letterhead, December 19, 1904.

In a letter to Elmer Woodbury of Hotel Maryland, Dewey writes, in full: “Your letter of the 13th instant is at hand, and I am very glad indeed that you used my name as a reference in connection with your attempt to obtain the management of the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco.”

Intersecting folds, one of which only lightly grazes the first letter of the last name, scattered light surface creasing, and a uniform shade of light toning, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

391. Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets. Glossy

7 x 5 photo of Tibbets chatting with three other officers, signed in black felt tip, “Paul W. Tibbets, Enola Gay, Hiroshima 0915 6 Aug 45.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

392.

Enola Gay: Paul Tibbets.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tibbets waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay, signed in blue felt tip, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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Farragut expresses frustration with the British and their attempts at helping the Rebels

394. David G. Farragut. War-dated LS signed “D. G. Farragut, Rear Admiral,” two

pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 10, embossed U. S. letterhead, July 26, 1863. In a letter to Act. Rear Admiral T. Bailey, Com’dg E. G. B. Squadron, regarding allegations pertaining to stolen goods, in full: “Your dispatch in relation to the stealing of certain articles from the passenger Don Higena of the ‘Comet’ captured by the Kanawha and sent to Key West has been received. I regret that Lt. Com’dr Mayo should have allowed his judgement to give way in the manner he did in his letter, altho’ I agree with you that the Officer’s statement is perfectly satisfactory, still it was an official representation of a Foreign Consul and called for circumspection on your part; but I have my doubt that these men would say anything to give trouble as they almost invariably do when you meet with a perverse disposition, and I believe the whole representation a fabrication, and that all these articles were for Commercial purposes, and not entitled to respect as private property. Our war has been conducted with the greatest liberality and our part, while so far as I know, we have been taken advantage of whenever it was possible for them to do so. The part that the English people, if not the Government, is playing in this struggle with us is as great a disadvantage to us, as the Rebels, and we are unable to help ourselves; but I trust it will be not so long.

I regret that I am not 20 years younger and could live to see it all fairly settled. But God will settle it all right, in his good time. I will say this for the British Officers whom I have met that they do not approve the conduct of their countrymen and regret that there should be such just cause for complaint against them. I suppose they are much as good and honest people of our Country were on the subject of Philibustering.” In fine condition, with a small hole and paper clip impression at the top edge, and mounting tape on the reverse.

Farragut began his naval career at the age of nine and stopped a mutiny at the age of eleven during the War of 1812. Fifty-one years later, he had achieved the rank of Rear Admiral that had been created just for him. In 1863 he was commanding the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and is here writing to Theodorus Bailey, his East Gulf Blockading Squadron counterpart about the difficulties navigating political waters following the capture of the British brig Comet after it had been captured by Lt. William Kennon Mayo’s ship, Kanawha, trying to run the blockade to aid the Confederacy. Here he defends Mayo’s claim of the cargo stating that “these articles were for commercial purposes, and not entitled to respect as private property”. Farragut continues expressing his frustration about the British stating “our war has been conducted with the greatest liberality and our part, while so far as I know, we have been taken advantage of whenever it was possible for them to do so. The part that the English people, if not the Government, is playing in this struggle with us is as great a disadvantage to us, as the Rebels, and we are unable to help ourselves.” This letter presents the admiral who famously shouted “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” with his hands tied, tiptoeing around political land mines as the British play allies to both sides of the war. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

395. David G. Farragut.

American admiral (1801–1870) who was flag officer of the Navy during the Civil War. ALS signed “D. G. Farragut,” one page of graph-like paper, 5 x 7.5, personal letterhead, July 21.

In a brief letter to C. B. Norton Esq., Farragut declines an invitation, in full: “Our engagements are such as to prevent us from having the pleasure of accepting your polite invitation for Tuesday. Will you therefore accept our our [sic] thanks and regrets.” Professionally inlaid to a 7.75 x 11.5 sheet. In fine condition, with a trimmed left edge and light toning to the top and right edges. Accompanied by two unsigned steel engravings of Farragut in military garb. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

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396. Samuel Griffin. Revolu-

tionary War colonel (1746–1810) in the Continental Army, who was an aide-de-camp to General Charles Lee, and was wounded at the Battle of Harlem Heights. ALS signed “Saml Griffin,” one page, 8 x 9.75, August 8, 1802. Letter of introduction sent to Nicholas Low. In part: “From the well known politeness and attention of your good lady & Yourself, to strangers who may visit your City, I take the liberty to recommend to your notice & civility, Mr. & Mrs. Wickham of Virginia, who are known in N York. Mr. Wickham is a gentleman… of fortune & one of our most respectable Law Counselors.” Second integral page bears an address panel in Griffin’s hand. Intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered toning and soiling, reinforcement along hinge, as well as some slight paper loss, otherwise very good condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Military

397. Gabby Gabreski. Two different

glossy 8 x 10 photos featuring Gabreski and his crew, signed in black felt tip by Gabreski Crew Chief, Ralph Safford (vertically), and Assistant Crew Chief Felix Schacki (vertically). In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

399. Henry W. Halleck. Vintage ink signature, “H. W. Halleck,

The hero of Saratoga applies pressure to collect outstanding debts

Genl in Chf,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with a central vertical crease and light show-through from writing on the reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

398. Horatio Gates. Brigadier

general in the Continental Army (1727– 1806) who proved himself a capable administrator and who played a major role in the American victory at Saratoga in 1777. In 1778, he permitted his name to be associated with the ‘Conway Cabal,’ a plot to have Gates supplant Washington as commander in chief; though not formally implicated, Gates never truly regained Washington’s friendship or trust, and his role in the war was thereafter greatly reduced. He retired to his Virginia plantation in 1783. ALS, one page, 7.25 x 9, August 9, 1799. Letter to an unknown gentleman. In part: “Being for a considerable time in daily expectation for receiving answers to letters I wrote to my correspondent in Washington County, I delayed until this moment to acknowledge the receipt of your kind letter of the 16th of May. To my astonishment I have as yet no answer to the letters I have wrote Mr. O’Neal! The reason for which I cannot comprehend, as he was always punctual in his answers until now; perhaps he may be sick…I therefore inclose you these letters, which I wish to have separately, and particularly delivered, to the persons they are address’d to; & for that purpose, request you will get your correspondent in Frederick Town to send a messenger Express to Delaware Mills, & thence to Hagars Town, with Directions to wait two hours at each place for answers.” In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, small hole to top left, and a mild shade of overall toning. A scarce offering from one of the American Revolution’s most controversial military figures.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

400. Winfield Scott Hancock. Ink signa-

ture, “Winfield Hancock, Genl in Chf,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card.

Some light soiling, trivial adhesive remnants, and light bleeding to the ink of one letter, and mounting remnants on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

401. William Heath.

Distinguished major general in the Continental Army (1737–1814) who organized and trained the undisciplined forces at Cambridge before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Scarce LS signed “W. Heath, M. General,” 7.25 x 11.25, September 7, 1781. Letter to Governor George Clinton requesting that he read, seal, and forward to General Stark the enclosed letter (which is not included), and mentioning that he should have already received his letter of “yesterday on the subject of frontiers.” Short postscript reads, “If you should think any aid from this quarter be necessary, it shall be lent.” A small tape repair to fold separation on reverse, light wrinkling, light overall toning, and text just a shade light, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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402. Paul von Hindenburg. ALS in German,

signed “Your brother-in-law Paul,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, January 15, 1873. Letter to his sister-in-law Lina, sending thanks for a letter with an enclosed picture and expresses happiness over the letter and her thoughtfulness, and discussing various family members. Rusty paperclip impressions to top edges, some light toning and soiling, and pencil notations to bottom of last page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

403. Paul von Hindenburg.

German World War I military hero (1847–1934) and president of Germany from 1925 to 1934. DS in German, signed “von Hindenburg,” one page, 8 x 13, January 13, 1928.

Untranslated military document, boldly signed in the center by von Hindenburg. In fine condition, with intersecting folds passing through a few letters of the signature, and a few notations in another hand in the top and bottom right corners.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

404.

Iwo Jima: Charles W. Lindberg.

Three satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of the first Iwo Jima flag raising, each signed in black felt tip, “Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10:30 A.M.”; and an 8.5 x 11 paperstock photo, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

405. Fitzhugh Lee. Ink signature, “Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia,” on an offwhite slip. Matted with a portrait of Lee, to an overall size of 9 x 12. Some scattered light soiling and toning, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

406. Robert E. Lee. Large ink sig-

nature, “R. E. Lee,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip. Slip is affixed to an 18 x 24 period engraved portrait of Lee. In very good condition, with uniform toning, with some spotting from adhesive on reverse, and light overall foxing to engraving. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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407. Fitzhugh Lee.

Vintage ink signature, “Fitzhugh Lee,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1 clipped slip from the conclusion of a letter. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

408. Benjamin Lincoln and Thomas Melvill. Partly-printed

DS, signed “B. Lincoln” and “T. Melville,” one page, 9.75 x 5.25, July 31, 1807. A certificate of importation of one case of Claret from Bordeaux, shipped on the American vessel, Betsy Brown.

Scattered light toning, light rippling to the edges, and a small tear to the right edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

409. Benjamin Lincoln.

Major general in the Continental Army (1733–1810) during the American Revolutionary War known for being the officer who formally accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. Partly-printed DS, signed “B. Lincoln,” and countersigned by Joshua Prentiss, one page, 9.5 x 4.75, October 20, 1804. As Collector of the port of Marblehead, Lincoln signs to attest that one “Cask of Wine numbered and marked as per margin, containing Fifty three gallons” was imported from Bordeaux. Double-matted with an engraving of Lincoln in military garb, to an overall size of 16 x 19.5.

In fine, clean condition, with scattered surface creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Longstreet petitions for a promotion to captain for his son, who “has been on field service since the first call for Volunteers for the Spanish War” 410. James Longstreet. ALS, in pencil, four pages, 6.5 x 9, March

13, 1901. Letter to Secretary of War Elihu Root. In part: “I beg leave to ask, for my son James Longstreet Jr. now of the 29th Regiment of U.S. Volunteer Infantry, appointment under the reorganization of the Regular Army. He has been on field service since the first call for Volunteers for the Spanish War, May 1898. One of the first to volunteer for war service, and has been in service constantly since. First with Battery B of the Georgia troops which he aided in getting into service, and was appointed Lieutenant by Governor Atkinson–In the Autumn when the Batteries, not needed, were mustered out. The President then appointed him Lieutenant of a Regiment of Infantry organized for service, and ordered the Regiment to Santiago where he served to the expiration of its term, was ordered home and mustered out of service. When the Volunteer Regiments were organized for the Philipine [sic] service, he was again appointed First Lieutenant and assigned to the 29th Regiment and sailed in 1899–with his Regiment, and has been constantly on service in good vigorous health. Recently he was promoted Captain of Company K of the Regiment. During his service as Lieutenant, he was an Quartermaster Commissary of Subsistence duty and part of the time acting Collector of Customs. In all of which, with his military duties he has made excellent record…He prefers service in the Line, but if he is ineligible under the law, to the rank of Captain wishes appointment as Captain’s Quarter Master or Paymaster…” Docketed in pencil by Longstreet on the back of the fourth sheet: “Secy of War” and “Letter for Jim, Secy of War for Jim.” In fine condition, with central vertical fold to each page and a bit of scattered light toning. Accompanied by Root’s typed response, dated March 14, 1901, which reads, in full: “I have received your letter of March 13th, regarding the appointment of your son, First Lieutenant James Longstreet, Jr., 29th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, as an officer in the regular army. I shall take pleasure in giving your wishes in the matter and Mr. Longstreet’s record every consideration.” James Longstreet, Jr. (1865-1922) eventually rose to Lieutenant Colonel. He was 57 when he was stricken and died of heart failure while on his horse as he was participating in a cavalry review at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, where he was in command of the 13th Cavalry. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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411. Douglas Mac A r t h u r. Vi n t a g e

fountain pen signature, “Douglas MacArthur,” on an off-white 4 x .25 card.

In very good condition, with scattered toning, with a block of toning affecting the signature, ink notation in another hand above the signature, a few trivial surface spots, and mounting remnants on reverse.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“No books are insured before return. We cannot manage that” 412. Montgomery of Alamein. ALS, one

page, 4.5 x 7.25, Islington Mill, Alton, Hampshire letterhead, December 3, 1959.

Montgomery writes, in full: “All books sent here to me have been signed and sent back. You will realise that an enormous number arrived, and my secretary has had a difficult time. No books are insured before return. We cannot manage that.” Matted with a stoic photo of the commander to an overall size of 15.75 x 12.5. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“You landed me in a bit of trouble when you suggested it would be in order for me to say ‘splice the mainbrace’” 413. Montgomery of Alamein. ALS

signed “Monty,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, August 27, 1969.

Letter to Alan Herbert, author and British statesman. In part, “Thank you so very much for The Secret Battle. Your publishers must be mad to allow it to go out of print, and you can tell them so from me. I shall not lend this copy to anybody, and have it pinched like the other one. It is the best story of front-line war I have read. I was reading Independent Member the other day, and what you wrote in Chapter 24 about your visit to me in Normandy. And later in Hamburg, when you landed me in a bit of trouble when you suggested it would be in order for me to say ‘splice the mainbrace’ when we visited two ships of the Royal Navy in Hamburg–which I did. Those days were great fun, and we always enjoyed your visits to Tac H.Q. I had a good laugh over the matter of the bottles of Bols and brandy, and how the Customs pinched the letter asking them not to charge duty.” In fine condition, with creases to top corners and a light paperclip impression along top edge. The Secret Battle was published in 1919. Winston Churchill, in 1928 called it “one of those cries of pain wrung from the fighting troops.”

However, it was not a commercial success. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The future admiral makes detailed sketches aboard the Queen Elizabeth during World War I 414.

Mountbatten of Burma.

Bound hardcover autograph manuscript signed “Battenberg” in pencil, 13 x 8, 140 graph pages, written aboard HMS ‘Queen Elizabeth,’ in 1917. Manuscript contains original detailed drawings and over 1200 words on 35 pages and is stamped “L. F. Mountbatten, R.N.” on the cover and first page and titled “Construction 35” by Mountbatten on the first page which shows through the rectangular opening on the cover. Book contains pencil notes and detailed pencil and ink engineering sketches including the vessel’s layout, turbine operation, crew matters, anchoring arrangements, and other details of the ship. In very good condition, with one loose page, mild toning to inside pages, binding loose and scattered soiling and wear to covers. The future admiral was a 16-year-old midshipman during World War I when he filled this notebook with his drawings and notes on a variety of subjects. In 1917, obviously after these notations were made, the family changed their name from Battenberg to the less-German sounding Mountbatten. RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Exemplar swatch and provenance from the Battle of Trafalgar: “It was directly below this sail, and in its very shadow that Lord Nelson received his mortal wound” 415. Horatio Nelson: Henry W. Carpenter. An

original 3.25 x 2 swatch from the main topsail of Horatio Nelson’s flagship H.M.S. Victory. Accompanied by a twopage ALS, signed “Henry W. Carpenter, Captain U.S. Marines, U. S. Flag Ship Olympia,” two lined pages, 7 x 9, Marine Guard letterhead, dated January 7, 1903.

Carpenter writes, in full: “This is to certify that during the month of June 1902, while paying a mess call from the U.S.F.S. Illinois, then representing the United States Navy at the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead, England, I went on board the H.M.S. Victory, the flagship of the late Admiral Horatio Nelson R.N. at the battle of Trafalgar, and was presented with a small piece of the main topsail, used during the battle, and which received over one hundred and four tears and rents from shot. It was directly below this sail, and in its very shadow that Lord Nelson received his mortal wound.

The fragment of sail, was torn from the remains of the canvas just as it had been stored in a case when the ship was brought to Portsmouth England. It was given me by Lieutenant Roper R. N. who assured me it was absolutely genuine and who tore it from the larger piece with his own hand in my presence.” Swatch and letter are matted and framed together, along with a turn-of-the-century image of the Victory in Portsmouth harbor, to an overall size of 24.75 x 14. In very good condition, with expected wear and soiling to swatch, intersecting folds and toning to letter, as well as toning and foxing to mat.

An incredible artifact with firsthand provenance, this swatch comes to us directly from the days of savage battle on the high seas. Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the HMS Victory, remains today the oldest naval ship still in commission. According to Henry W. Carpenter, Commanding Guard, U. S. Marine Corps, and highest ranking officer on the U. S. S. ‘Illinois,’ “It was directly below this sail, and in its very shadow that Lord Nelson received his mortal wound,” the very topsail that “received over one hundred and four tears and rents from shot.” A truly exceptional piece from the decks of a flagship that not only served Nelson, but Keppel at Ushant, Howe at Cape Spartel, and Jervis at Cape St. Vincent, the swatch and provenance make for a genuine, one-of-a-kind relic from a legendary commander and battle.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

From Fort Riley’s Mounted Service School the future general writes: “I just got through writing an article on the sword” 416. George S. Patton. ALS, three pages on two

adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 6.75, Mounted Service School letterhead, no date. Letter to his mother. In full (with grammar and spelling retained): “You and Pa must be regular hollers in the roadster and yet Pa swore he had no use for it. Nothing very exciting has happened here this week. I think the baby wrote you it has rained and every thing is very sticky. I never saw a place where a little water made the ground so heavy. As we start polo tomorrow one of my ponies had to go lame to day I hope it is nothing serious. Billy Wood is coming out to see us he ought to be here in the morning we did not know he was coming until to night. I just got through writing an article on the sword for the rasp [the student yearbook] and will mail you a copy tomorrow it is only fairly good. If it dries out sufficiently Mr. Palmer and I are going Coyote hunting Saturday we have to go now as soon the salter will be in the fields and then we cannot hunt. I had a fine chase with Galago the other day we ran a pack about a mile and a half and then lost him. The baby has a slight cough but is not sick at all B is well.” In fine condition, with a vertical fold through a single letter of signature. Patton was appointed the school’s first Master of the Sword. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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“These sincere expressions of sympathy symbolize the deep affection held for General Soule...and his passing deprives the United States and its Army of a courageous and humane commander” 417. Matthew Ridgway and James Van Fleet. Memo, signed “James A. Van Fleet and M. B. Ridgway,” one page, 8 x 10.5, February 17, 1952. In a statement of condolence to the Commanderin-Chief, United Nations Command, APO 500, regarding the “untimely death” of General Soule, whose “devotion to duty earned for him the admiration and respect of all personnel n the Far East Command.” In very good condition, with three horizontal folds, light surface creasing, a small pencil notation in another hand in the top right corner, and show-through from five dispatch stamps on the reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

418. Charles E. Rosendahl. Vice Ad-

miral in the United States Navy (1892–1977).

Three items: glossy 5 x 3.5 candid photo of Rosendahl leaning out of a command center, signed in fountain pen at the bottom, “C. E. Rosendahl”; one commemorative cover honoring the 15th Year of Service to the Fleet USS Bryce Canyon, postmarked September 15, 1965, signed in fountain pen just beneath the postmark; and a color postcard, 5.5 x 3.5, featuring a picture of the World War Monument, Seventh Regiment, New York, signed in fountain pen at the bottom on the reverse. Photo and commemorative cover in fine condition.

Postcard in very good with scattered toning, multiple postage stamps, an area of paper loss to the bottom left corner, and notations in other hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

419. Norman Schwarzkopf.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schwarzkopf holding a paper with the headline, “WAR! Oahu Bombed By Japanese Planes,” signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

421. Philip H. Sheridan. Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Sheridan, “P. H. Sheridan,” payable to Mathews & Mason or bearer for $114.50, January 21, 1875. In very good condition, with two vertical folds, cancellation cut to upper portion, trimmed left edge, and bank stamps lightly affecting portions of signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

422. Philip H. Sheridan. Ink signature, “P.

H. Sheridan, Lt. General, US Army,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3 lightly-lined slip. In fine condition, with three vertical creases passing through the signature, uniform strip of toning along the left edge, and trimmed edges. Accompanied by a transmittal note from Sheridan’s secretary. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

420. Winfield Scott. Ink

signature, “Winfield Scott, U. S. Army, 1865,” on an off-white 6.5 x 3.75 album page. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, and an additional signature below Scott’s, lightly affecting one letter of his rank. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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423. William T. Sherman. Ink signature, “Yrs

truly, W. T. Sherman,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip, clipped from the closing of a letter, with typed notations along bottom edge. In very good condition, with central vertical fold through second initial, scattered toning and soiling, and a horizontal fold directly above signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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424. William T. Sherman. Bank check, 7.5

x 2.75, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to Dft. Mrs. A. M. Thackara for $16.70, February 24, 1882. Central vertical fold, cancellation cut affecting end of signature, with cut having been taped on the reverse to prevent further separation, and mild toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

425. Daniel E. Sickles. Controversial and colorful American politician and military officer (1819–1914). After discovering his wife was having an affair, Sickles shot the man, the son of Francis Scott Key, and secured an acquittal with the a temporary insanity defense. During the Civil War, Sickles served as a general and lost his leg at the Battle of Gettysburg. Bank check, 7.75 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sickles, payable to Alexander Hamilton, Trustee for $21.75, July 2, 1885. Matted and framed with a portrait of Sickles to an overall size of 12.25 x 15.5. In very good condition, with punch holes and cancellation cut to body, lightly extending into signature, staple holes, and some scattered light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Orders have come in, (confidential), and I am shoving off for Washington tomorrow” 427. Joseph Stilwell. War-

dated ALS signed “Joe,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7.5. To Med. In part: “Orders have come in, (confidential), and I am shoving off for Washington tomorrow…I want to thank you for all you have done for us while I have been bumming around here. Instead of the few days I thought it might be, it has stretched out to two and a half months, and I am very much afraid that I have proved to be a semi-permanent imposition rather than a temporary guest…The best of luck to you. You will hear from me again, I hope, but in the mean while keep your fingers crossed.” In fine condition, with scattered surface creasing, and two separate notations in another hand, one in pencil and one in ink.

Accompanied by original mailing envelope, postmarked January 21, 1945. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Reporting on the situation at the Rio Grande, Sheridan warns that “The black troops there have become much incensed at the Franco-Mexicans.”

426. Philip H. Sheridan. Union general (1831–1888) whose cavalry

command blocked Lee’s escape at Appomattox. LS signed “P. H. Sheridan,” one page, lightly-lined both sides, 7.75 x 9.75, Headquarters, Military Division of the Gulf letterhead, January 23, 1866. Letter to Major General J. G. Foster. In part: “I was obliged under orders from Genl. Grant to order the muster out of one thousand more of your colored troops. This perhaps will involve a rearrangement of your coast garrisons. I sent a schooner to Tortugas on a direct application from the post Commander and notified him that if she did not suit for the objects required that I would send another in her place. I cannot send you a Commissary in place of Maj. Foster as the recent orders from Washington seem to contemplate the using of Officers of the line as in old times. We have a good deal of fuss and feathers over on the Rio Grande but there is nothing in it and there will be no fight there. The black troops there have become much incensed at the Franco Mexicans in consequence of the abuse of them in a paper published in Matamoros so that we have to watch them closely.” In fine condition, with small mounting remnants to reverse of second integral page.

Here Sheridan, serving as commander of the Military District of the Southwest, informs Major General John Foster that he’s been ordered by Grant to take 1,000 “colored troops” from Foster’s command in the District of Florida to build US military presence near the Rio Grande due to building tensions there. In Mexico 40,000 French soldiers were propping up the puppet regime of Austrian Archduke Maximilian, prompting him to gather a large Texas occupation force. Sheridan assembled 50,000 men in three corps, quickly occupied Texas coastal cities, spread inland, and began to patrol the US-Mexican border. Due to US political pressure, and the growing resistance of Benito Juarez, the French abandoned their claims against Mexico and Napoleon III withdrew his troops by the end of the year. Sheridan later admitted in his memoirs that he had supplied Juárez’s forces “with arms and ammunition, which we left at convenient places on our side of the river to fall into their hands.” This is a fascinating letter that details how the general who forced the Confederates to surrender was now forcing the French to abandon Mexico.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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428. John Sullivan. American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress. Sullivan served as a major general in the Continental Army and as governor (or president) of New Hampshire. He is most famous for leading the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. ALS signed “Jno. Sullivan,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, February 2, 1787. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In part: “I send you a copy of the Resolve of the general Court…I beg the favor of you to have it renewed that I have the opp’ty to notify the Def’t to appear… that I may then file a Complaint & have affirmation.” Chips to bottom edge, slightly affecting portions of a couple letters of signature, chips to right edge, intersecting folds, and scattered creasing and toning, otherwise very good condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

429. George H. Thomas. Union general (1816–1870) whose most decisive victory earned him the sobriquet ‘Rock of Chickamauga.’ Bold war-dated endorsement, signed in ink, “Geo. H. Thomas,” dated Nov. 13, 1863, on an off-white 3.75 x 5.25 sheet. In very good condition, with light surface rubbing, jagged edges, and some light soiling along the left edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

430. Lorenzo Thomas. Thomas served in campaigns against the Florida Seminoles and was chief of staff to Winfield Scott in the Mexican War. He was adjutant general with rank of brigadier general in the Union army but Stanton banished him from Washington in 1863 to organize colored regiments. ALS signed “L. Thomas,” one page, 4.5 x 7, April 17, 1860. Letter of introduction of Mr. Hayes to Colonel John Munroe. In part: “Mr. Hayes, an artist of merit in this city who goes to your distant region to paint the buffaloes…Any attention you may show him will be thankfully acknowledged.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered trivial toning and intersecting mailing folds. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I will at that Meeting suggest an arrangement for the gratification of the Commander of the Royal Military Asylum” 431. Duke of Wellington. Brit-

ish soldier and statesman (1769– 1852) who earned immortality for his stunning defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and who later served in the British government, including a brief tenure as Prime Minister.

ALS signed “Wellington,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, April 11, 1841. Letter in his difficult to decipher hand to General Sir Willoughby Gordon. In part; “When I return to London…I will at that Meeting suggest an arrangement for the gratification of the Commander of the Royal Military Asylum.” Second integral page bears an address panel in Wellington’s hand. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, a couple through single letters of signature, paper loss to second page from red wax seal, and some scattered light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

432. WW II Generals. Sixteen items

consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips, and letters, each signed by a different general.

Signers are: Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Marshall, Omar Bradley, Mark W. Clark, James Van Fleet, Lucius Clay, Walter Krueger, E. N. Harmon, D. E. Barbey (Vice Admiral), Thomas Hart, Jacob Devers, R. L. Eichelberger, Ray McLain, Joseph McNarney, Hoyt Vandenberg, and Ira Eaker. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

435. Haruo Yoshino. Japanese fighter pilot who flew off the Japanese Carrier “KAGA” during the Pearl Harbor attack, and was also involved in the Battle of Midway. Glossy 4 x 6 photo of the pilot donning his goggles and bomber jacket, signed in Japanese in the bottom border in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few surface impressions. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Candid portrait from a parade honoring the Apollo 11 moonwalker

436. Buzz Aldrin. DS, one

page, 8.5 x 11, no date. A flown piece of the Columbia’s Command Module gold Kapton foil. Mounted to the 11 x 8.5 sheet telling the story of the flight and a complete description of the material’s role on the spacecraft, nicely signed in black ink by Aldrin. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

440. Buzz Aldrin.

437. Buzz Aldrin.

Signed book: Encounter with Tiber.

First edition, first printing. NY: Warner Books, 1996.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 560 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ink. In fine condition, with a bit of light creasing to dustjacket and a promotional label affixed to front. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

438. Buzz Aldrin. Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Aldrin in a jacket and tie, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Tony Ruppel, Many thanks & best wishes, Buzz Aldrin, Gemini 12, Apollo 11.” In very good condition, with some scattered light creases and rippling. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

Candid 5.5 x 6.25 press photo of Aldrin waving from a convertible during a parade, signed in black ink. A diagonal crease to lower left corner, a few other creases, and some light diagonal lines from magnetic photo album, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Aldrin’s personal flight clipboard 441. Buzz Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin’s personal flight clipboard 439. Buzz Aldrin. Com-

memorative copy of the July 29, 1969, issue of Life magazine, 9 x 11, issued on the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, signed on the cover in blue felt tip by Aldrin.

Magazine is housed in its original presentation folder.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

and attached paperwork. Heavy tin clipboard measures 6 x 9, titled “IFR Flight Organizer,” and illustrated with various flight specific lists and illustrations. Clipped to the board is a collection of flight paperwork, including a Cessna 182 Skylane checklist, two flight checklists, a portion of Gunnell Aviation letterhead, two Los Angeles low altitude enroute charts, and two other miscellaneous pages. Aldrin has printed his name in pencil at the top of the Cessna checklist. Accompanied by a certificate of provenance signed by Aldrin. In fine condition.

Aldrin continued to fly locally near his home in Los Angeles following his retirement from NASA, and most assuredly used this clipboard in his travels. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Apollo training manual signed by White and Chaffee 442. Apollo 1. Apollo Training Crew Systems Guide, Course Number A–512C, dated September 1, 1965, 9 x 5.75. Done by North American Aviation, Inc., this guide provides in-depth instructions and training for all aspects of an Apollo mission including space suit assembly, mission experiments, spacecraft lighting and sighting, food, water, hygiene, and survival kit. Signed on the back cover in black ballpoint, “Roger B. Chaffee,” and “Ed White.” Expected handling wear, with scattered creases, toning, and soiling to front and back cover, with none of the flaws detracting from the large signatures, otherwise fine condition. A very interesting and uncommon format, signed by the two astronauts whose deaths were directly tied to this program. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

An official NASA Apollo 11 Mission Report signed by the complete crew 443. Apollo 11. Three color 8 x 10 NASA photos of the individual

Apollo 11 astronauts: one signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Adam John Schultheis, Best wishes, Neil Armstrong”; one signed in black ink by Michael Collins; and one signed in black felt tip by Buzz Aldrin, with an inscription added in a secretarial hand. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

445. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 Mission Report, 8 x 10.5, eight pages, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1980, signed in felt tip on the front cover by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In fine condition. Apollo 11 crew-signed documents such as this are quite uncommon.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

A very rare ‘Flag Deployment’ photograph signed by both Neil Armstrong and the complete crew 444. Apollo 11. Color satin-finish 8 x 5 photo of Armstrong and Aldrin deploying the American flag on the lunar surface, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Kathy, With Best Wishes, Buzz Aldrin,” “Neil Armstrong,” and “Michael Collins,” removably affixed on a 11 x 8.5 presentation mount. In fine condition. A coveted photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon signed not only by Armstrong but also the complete Apollo 11 crew with uncharacteristically good signature contrast. Originating from the legendary ‘Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection.’ RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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An official Apollo 13 crew-signed ‘Prime Recovery Ship’ Postal Cover

448. Apollo 13. An

446. Apollo 13. Impressive and colorful color limited edition 21 x 29.25 lithograph of the Apollo 13 mission emblem and motto “From the Moon Knowledge,” numbered #102/150, and bearing the crew members large printed signatures at the bottom, signed in pencil by James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert, each signing under their respective printed name. Also signed in pencil in the lower border by the artist, Lumen Winter. Matted and framed to an overall size of 30 x 38.5. In fine condition, with a few ripples, and some light contrast to Lovell’s and Haise’s signatures from signing over their printed signatures. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

extremely uncommon Apollo 13 ‘Prime Recovery Ship’ postal cover, signed in ink by the complete Apollo 13 crew, “James Lovell,” “Fred Haise,” “Jack Swigert,” and countersigned by the Admiral of Apollo 13 recovery fleet, the Captain of the ‘Iwo Jima’ aircraft carrier that recovered the crew, and the pilot that picked them up. Presented on a 8.5 x 11 commemorative sheet. In fine condition. ‘Prime Recovery Ship’ covers are far rarer than the Apollo 13 Insurance Covers, and this example from the ‘Joseph Lee Wicks Space Collection’ is a superb example. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Outstanding association, as the first two moonwalkers present an oversized lunar photo to the Neil Armstrong Middle School 447. Apollo 11: Armstrong and Aldrin.

Iconic golor glossy 10.75 x 13.75 photo of Aldrin standing on the lunar surface, with photographer Neil Armstrong visible in Aldrin’s visor, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To the students and faculty of the Neil Armstrong Middle School with sincere appreciation and best wishes from Apollo 11,” and signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “Neil Armstrong,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” Michael Collins has not signed the photo, but Aldrin has added his own ‘secretarial’ version of Collins’ signature. Inscription and all three signatures fairly light, but still legible, with Armstrong’s being the lightest of the three, uniform moderate crazing to image, vertical crease touching beginning of the Collins’ signature, bumping and creasing to all four corners of mount, as well as two horizontal creases to mount, otherwise very good condition. Throughout the US, there are over a dozen schools named in honor of Armstrong. Oversized portraits signed by Apollo 11 crew members are highly sought after by collectors. RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

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449.

453. Apollo 17: Gene Cernan. Color very

Apollo 14. An Apollo

14 ‘Launch Date’ postal cover postmarked January 31, 1971 and signed by the complete crew, consisting of Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell (who adds Apollo 14). Removably affixed to a beautiful presentation mount, and in fine condition with a few trivial spots of toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

450. Apollo 17. An official Apollo 17 ‘Prime Recovery Ship’ postal cover signed in black felt tip by the complete crew, consisting of Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans, and an autopen signature by Harrison Schmitt. Removably affixed to an 8.5 x 11 presentation mount sheet.

In fine condition, with postmark mildly affecting both signatures.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

451.

An Apollo 17 flown ‘Lunar Landmark Map’

Apollo 17.

Color 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Cernan on the lunar surface, with the Earth in the background, affixed to a 20 x 16 mount, signed and inscribed in black felt tip in an unknown hand on the mount, “The day ‘America’ took ‘Challenger’ to the Moon…Apollo XVII, Dec. 1972. To Al Rochford—We thank you for your superb and professional effort which helped make it all possible—’especially that final handshake!’

Gene—Ron—Jack,” and signed underneath by the crew “Gene Cernan,” “Ron Evans,” and “Harrison H. Schmitt.” Light strip of toning and a bit of damp staining to edge of mount, and toning around edges of image, otherwise fine condition. Rochford was a NASA suit technician. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

452. Apollo Astronauts. Ink signatures,

“Charles Conrad,” “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15,” “Al Worden, Apollo 15,” and “To Rupel, Best wishes, Ron Evans, Apollo 17 11/20/89,” on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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limited edition 19 x 13 manuscript print entitled “The Last Words Ever Spoken,” numbered #37/45, bearing an image of Cernan on the lunar surface and a printed quotation of his last words spoken on the moon, signed in black felt tip underneath the image, with Cernan writing out the final words ever spoken by man on the moon: “And as we leave the Moon at ‘Taurus—Littrow,’ we leave as we came…and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind,” and signed underneath, “Gene Cernan.” In fine condition. In the years since leaving the moon, Cernan has rarely inscribed this quote in full, and as such few examples exist. This copy is one of only 45 examples that were created, and one of only 36 authorized for sale to collectors

by Cernan. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

454. Apollo 17: Gene Cernan. Flight-flown

Apollo 17 ‘Lunar Landmark’ map, 10.5 x 8, used in lunar orbit during the Apollo 17 mission. Map shows a portion of the lunar surface, labeled at the top, “Tsiolkovsky,” and shows a crystalclear image of the region on the lunar surface. This map originates from the personal space collection of Gene Cernan, and bears his personal signed flight-certification label to the right border of the map. Map is removably presented on a 13 x 19 color display picturing Cernan holding the ‘Lunar Landmark Book’ which this map came from. In fine condition, with three punch holes to bottom edge of map. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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455. Apollo-Soyuz.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the ApolloSoyuz crew, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition. Consignor notes that the item originated from the Deke Slayton Family Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

456. Apollo-Soyuz.

Color 10 x 8 NASA composite photo of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and crew, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton, Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition.

Consignor notes that the item originated from the Deke Slayton Family Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

457.

Apollo-Soyuz.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of an artists rendering of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in space, signed in black felt tip by Vance Brand, Tom Stafford, Alexei Leonov, and Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition.

Consignor notes that the item originated from the Deke Slayton Family Collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

458. Neil Armstrong. Color 8 x

10 NASA photo of Armstrong in his white space suit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To Tom Kunz— Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition with a paperclip impression to top edge.

RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

Choice portrait of the first moonwalker

459. Neil Armstrong. Color 8 x 10 NASA uninscribed portrait of Armstrong in his spacesuit posing against a lunar backdrop, boldly signed in thin blue felt tip. Small crease to blank background area, otherwise an outstanding example in fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $300) 461. Neil Armstrong. Ex-

emplar felt tip signature, “Neil Armstrong,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from James Spence. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

462. Neil Armstrong.

Man on the Moon trading card, featuring a photo of Armstrong as a NASA technician helps him with his space suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the front, “To John, Neil Armstrong.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Rare handwritten words from the first man on the moon: “Thanks a million for your kind letter of congratulations after the flight of Apollo 11. I’m so glad you were able to get to the launch” 463. Neil Armstrong. Rare ALS signed “Neil,” one page, 7 x 9.75,

A Holiday Message letterhead, no date, but envelope postmarked December 17, 1969. Letter to David and Colleen Kelly. In full: “Thanks a million for your kind letter of congratulations after the flight of Apollo 11.

I’m so glad you were able to get to the launch and enjoy all the related activities. We’ve been in the middle of a whirlwind and look forward to a return to normalcy in 1970. The Eskimo jade eagle has a place of honor in our living room. It was a particularly thoughtful gift and we appreciate it. Janet joins me in sending best wishes for a happy holiday season. I hope 1970 is as good for you as 1969 has been for me—and I hope we get together.” Under his signature, Armstrong adds, “P.S. Bart McNey died of a blood clot at the brain in Wilmington Del—with no illness.” In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds and a trivial crease to top left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Armstrong’s hand Upon returning from the moon, Armstrong and the rest of the Apollo 11 crew were feted across the country and around the world as part of a

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45-day “Giant Leap” tour.

By December 1969, Armstrong was exhausted and overwhelmed by all the public appearances, requests for autographs, speeches, and crowds.

Still, his accomplishment never went to his head. His humbleness is shown in his writing to friends in this scarce and revealing letter, not realizing that he had become immortal and the demands on him would never fade. Deke Slayton would later say that it was because they didn’t think Armstrong would develop an ego that he was selected to be the first man on the moon, and this letter reveals Armstrong’s true appreciation for having been given the opportunity to take his place in history. An extremely rare handwritten letter, rich in content related to the Apollo 11 mission and the “whirlwind” that came afterward.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

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Historical Astronaut and Cosmonaut Meeting in Athens 464. Astronautical Congress. Original program from

the XVI International Astronautical Congress in Athens on September 12–18, 1965, two pages, measures 13 x 9.25 open, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by Gordon Cooper, Alexei Leonov, Pavel Belyayev, Charles Conrad,and scientists Leonid Ivanovitch Sedov and William Pickering. Light surface impressions to the front and back cover, and two separate pieces of reparative tape, one at the top and one at the bottom edge along the hinge, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by five glossy candid photos from the event. Besides a handshake in June, 1965, between Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and American astronauts James A. McDivitt, Edward H. White and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, this was only the second meeting of the rival space travelers. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

465.

Astronauts.

Thirteen photos, 12 satin-finish and one NASA photo, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective astronaut pictured. Signers: Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, John Glenn, James Lovell, Frank Borman, Dave Scott, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke, Wally Schirra, Owen Garriot, Paul Weitz, Richard Hauck, and Daniel Brandenstein. Some of the photos are accompanied by letters from the Astronaut Autograph Club. Also included are several unsigned photos. In fine condition. Also included is a small fragment of the gantry at Launch Complex 26 in which the Explorer I satellite was prepared for launch. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

466. Astronauts. Six

items: Smithsonian Institution Exploring Space and Sea booklet, 5.5 x 8.5, 28 pages, signed in black felt tip on the third page by author “Scott Carpenter”; Apollo Soyuz Test Project booklet, 8 x 10.5, 34 pages, signed in black felt tip on the front cover, “Vance Brand”; NASA Facts booklet entitled, ‘Project Apollo, Manned Exploration of the Moon,’ signed in black felt tip on the front cover, “Gene Cernan”; loose pages from the Astronaut’s Summary Flight Report, 8 x 10, signed in black felt tip on the first page, “Gordon Cooper”; and two booklets, ‘NASA Facts Skylab—1973—1974’ and ‘Satellites at Work, Space in the Seventies,’ each signed in black ink on the front cover, “Jerry Carr.” In fine condition, with some trivial corner creasing and light toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

467. Aviators. Sev-

enteen items consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips and letters, each signed by a different aviator. Signers are: James Doolittle, Ira Eaker, Curtis LeMay, Glenn Martin, Richard Byrd, Bert Acosta, Bernt Balchean, Hugh Herndon, Clyde Pangborn, Lewis Yancey, Earle Ovington, Roscoe Turner, Jimmie Mattern, Arthur Goebel, Harold Gatty, Apollo Soucek, and Dick Merrill. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

468. Aviators. Twenty-five ink signatures on individual off-white cards, ranging in size from 3.25 x 2.25 to 4 x 2.5, each affixed (except for one Hunter’s Brothers card) to an 8 x 10.5 album page with photos and newspaper clippings, and signed by the various aviators. Signers are: Alford Williams, Arthur C. Goebel, Lester J. Maitland, Clarence Chamberlain, Bernt Balchen, Charlie N. James, Silvio Scaroni, Marco Elter, Charles I. Emerson, Lou Gordon, Maurice Graham, Albert F. Hegenberger, the Hunter Brothers (Kenneth, John, Walter, and Albert, all four signatures appearing twice on two individual cards), Emory S. Land, Jack Langley, Harry Lyon, John A. Macready, and Jack Harding. In overall fine condition, with light scattered soiling and toning.

Accompanied by album pages with additional photos and clippings.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 469. Alan Bean. Five items: two

commemorative covers featuring a cachet honoring the Apollo 12 crew, both postmarked from Cape Canaveral, FL in November 1969 and bearing Apollo 8 stamps, one signed in black ballpoint, “Alan Bean,” and the other in blue ballpoint, “Alan Bean, XII”; two color NASA photos, an 8 x 10 of Bean posing in his spacesuit, and the other of Bean on the moon, each bearing a First Day of Issue postmark from Kennedy Space Center in August of 1971 and a stamp, signed in black felt tip; and a printed souvenir space treaty, 8.5 x 10.5, highlighting the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, bearing a First Day of Issue postmark, dated September 1969 and July 1969 with a stamp, signed in black felt tip on a folded panel. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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470. Frank Borman.

Five items: three color NASA lightweight prints, one 8 x 10 and two 10 x 8, featuring lunar scenes and a shuttle launch, each bearing a First Day of Issue postmark from the Kennedy Space Center and a mailing stamp, each signed, “Frank Borman, Apollo 8,” in black felt tip; a color 10 x 8 composite print commemorating United States Space Accomplishments, bearing a First Day of Issue postmark from Kennedy Space Center dated Sept. 29, 1967, and two mailing stamps, signed in black felt tip by Borman; and a 9 x 6 mailing envelope, bearing a First Day of Issue postmark, dated dec.

18, 1970, with a 3-D hologram Bhutan postcard affixed, featuring images of Man’s Conquest in Space, signed in black felt tip on the postcard. In fine condition, with a few numbered pencil notations in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

474. Michael Collins. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo photo of Collins posing in his flight suit against a lunar background, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

475. Charles Conrad. Personal check, 6 x 3, filled out and signed

by Conrad, “Charles Conrad, Jr.,” payable to Charles & Jane Conrad Acct. for $250.00, August 18, 1975. Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition, with a light bank stamp to body. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

471. Scott Carpenter. Photocopied

article entitled “Aurora 7 by Scott Carpenter,” from Life magazine, 11 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed on the first page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a staple to top left corner.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

476. Cosmonauts. Seven cov-

472. Gene Cernan. Crys-

tal clear color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Cernan on the lunar rover during an EVA, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

473. Clarence D. Chamberlin.

Aviator (1893–1976) who distinguished himself as the second pilot to fly a fixed-wing plane across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to accomplish it with a transatlantic passenger. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 9.75 photo of Chamberlin standing next to the plane, Miss Stratosphere, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light creasing to the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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ers: three FDCs, two commemorating Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and one the First Successful Orbital Flight by an American, John H. Glenn, each individually signed in felt tip or ballpoint by a cosmonaut. Signers are: Vasily Lazarev, Boris Petrov, and Oleg Makarov; and four commemorative covers, each individually signed in felt tip or ballpoint by a cosmonaut. Signers are: Georgy Beregovoy, Valentina Tereshkova, Gherman Titov, and Boris Volynov. In fine condition, with a few tears to the top edge of Volynov’s cover, and a few numeric pencil notations in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

477.

Cosmonauts.

Nine postcard photos, eight color, 4.25 x 5.75, each postmarked, stamped, and affixed to Cherrystone Stamp Center mounts, featuring acclaimed cosmonauts, each signed in ballpoint by the respective cosmonaut pictured. Signers are: Vladimir Shatalov, Valery Bykovsky, Georgy Shonin, Pavel Popovich, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Konstantin Feoktistov, Anatoly Filipchenko, Viktor Gorbatko, and Andriyan Nikolayev. In fine condition, with Filipchenko’s signature faded and barely legible. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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478. Cosmonauts.

Eleven Russian commemorative covers, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by a noted cosmonaut. Signers are: Georgy Beregovoy (2), Anatoly Filipchenko and Viktor Gorbatko (both names on two covers), Valeri Kubasov and Georgy Shonin (one cover), Alexei Leonov, Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseyev (one cover), Vitaly Sevastyanov and Adriyan Nikolayev (one cover), Gherman Titov, and Pavel Popovich. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

479.

Cosmonauts.

Four Space Treaties, ranging in size from 8.5 x 10.5 to 8.5 x 11, each bearing a First Day of Issue stamp, produced by longtime autograph dealer Sy Kessler to commemorate the event, each signed in felt tip or ballpoint by a noted cosmonaut. Signers are: Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Nikolai Rukavishnikov, Yuri Romanenko, and Boris Andreyev. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

480. Cosmonauts. Six glossy photos of the first cosmonauts, ranging in size from 4 x 6 to 4 x 6.75, each mounted to an identical sized cardstock mount, featuring the first six cosmonauts, each signed in ink by the respective cosmonaut pictured. Signers are: Gherman Titov, Valery Bykovsky, Yuri Gagarin, Pavel Popovich, Adrian Nikolayev, and Valentina Tereshkova. Some mild surface marks, light silvering along the edges, and moderate contrast to Bykovsky’s signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

481. Ruth Elder. Pioneer aviatrix and actress (1902–1977) who attempted to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic in 1927. She, her co-pilot, Captain George Haldeman, and her Stinson Detroiter were foiled by harsh weather, forcing a premature landing on the ocean after a flight of 2,623 miles.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “My best wishes, Ruth Elder, Aug. 27, ‘28,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card affixed to an 8 x 10.5 album page with photos and newspaper clippings. In fine condition. Accompanied by album pages with additional photos and clippings affixed. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

482. Gathering of Eagles, 1994. Three

piece limited edition lithograph set, one 18.5 x 26 and two 7.5 x 26 from the 1994 Gathering of Eagles, #478/1000. Two smaller prints are signed in pencil by the following aviators, each signing by his image. Signers are: William A. Campbell, Alexander Vraciu, Georgii T. Beregovoi, Clyde B. East, Chuck Yeager, ‘Tex’ Johnson, Dietrich Hrabak, John Smith, Vladimir Remek, Arnie Franklin, Jesse E. Woods, T. Ross Milton, Michael J. Quirk, Robin Olds, Daniel Holeczy, Harold Fischer, Gerhard Thyben, Patrick Brady, Ron Dick, and Thomas Poberezny. Third composite print is signed in pencil by the artist, Jay Ashurst. Rolled and in fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

483. Frank Hawks. Vintage semi-

glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Hawks in his aviator gear in front of his Texaco No. 13 plane, signed in fountain pen, “Frank Hawks.” In very good condition, with uniform vertical surface marks to the finish, trimmed edges, and slightly irregular ink adhesion to the signature. Accompanied by original newspaper clippings affixed to album pages. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

484. Jim Irwin. Color 10 x 8

NASA photo of Irwin saluting the American flag while on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip beneath a pre-printed sentiment. In fine condition, with a couple trivial surface dings. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

485. Jim Irwin. Color 11 x 8.5 NASA photo, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, and two space stamps, signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15.” A diagonal crease affecting the first letter of the signature, a mild bend towards the bottom right corner, and a numeric pencil notation in another hand, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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486. Jim Irwin. Two

items: printed souvenir space treaty, 10.5 x 8.5, entitled “Treaty of the Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies,” bearing a First Day of Issue stamp on the front, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, with two space stamps, and unfolding out to 17 x 10.5, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp inside, postmarked August 7, 1970, with two stamps, signed in black ballpoint on the first page, Jim Irwin; and a color matte-finish 8.5 x 11 photo of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Module over Sea of Fertility, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, with two stamps, signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15.” In fine condition, with a few numeric pencil notations in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

487. Jim Irwin. Uncommon lim-

ited edition Italian NASA Apollo 15 postal cover, #150/600, honoring the 10th Anniversary of a Man in Space, postmarked 1971, featuring postmark stamps from various missions, signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

488. Mark Kelly.

Two identical color glossy 8 x 10 photos of Kelly in his orange space suit before an American flag and a shuttle model, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Accompanied by two photocopied photos taken at time of signing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

489. Robert Kronfeld. Austrian-born Air

Force Cross Squadron Leader (1904–1948), who excelled in sailplane design and was a champion glider during the 1920s and 1930s.

His passion would lead to his demise, as he perished during a glider test. Vintage 4 x 6 German postcard photo, featuring a headand-shoulders photo of the glider in his cap and goggles, beautifully signed in fountain pen. A few trivial spots of soiling, faint pencil notations in another hand on the right border, and show-through and light impressions from the 1933 postage marks on reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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490. Valeri Kubasov. Unique 11 x 8.5 commemorative sheet bearing an image of Armstrong, a color decal, and a first day of issue stamp and postmark, produced by longtime autograph dealer Sy Kessler to commemorate the Apollo 11 landing, signed in black felt tip by Valeri Kubasov. In fine condition, with a uniform strip of toning along the left edge, and a few trivial spots of soiling. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

“It was so quiet I could hear my heart beating…I was suspended about seven meters away from the ship with my face toward the sun” 491. Alexei Leonov.

Retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General who, in 1965, became the first human to conduct a space walk.

Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11. An excerpt from Leonov’s An Artist in Space, signed at the bottom in blue felt tip. In part: “We were flying over the Black Sea when the command was given to exit. I lightly pushed off with my feet, grabbed on to the handrails, and pulled my legs up…It was so quiet I could hear my heart beating…Having pulled out the lifeline, along with the radio installation, as far as it would go, I smoothly pushed off from the lock chamber…I was suspended about seven meters away from the ship with my face toward the sun.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

492. Alexei Leonov.

Souvenir print, 11 x 8.5, entitled “Man Walks on the Moon, July 20, 1969,” featuring quotes in raised gold print, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp, postmarked September 9, 1969 and July 20, 1969, and a space stamp, produced by longtime autograph dealer Sy Kessler to commemorate the Apollo 11 landing, signed in black felt tip, “Alexei Leonov.” Some light creasing and a trivial spot of foxing along the right edge, and some trivial corner bends, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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493. Jim Lovell. Signed

book: Lost Moon. Later printing.

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1994.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 378 pages. Signed on a Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum bookplate affixed to the half-title page. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

496. Robert McCall. Five items:

two original sketches on individual FDCs, signed in black ink; a 9 x 12 ink sketch of a shuttle launch, signed in black ink, “Robert T. McCall, 5–2007”; and two 3.5 x 2 color drawings on the back of two of McCall’s business cards, signed in black ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

A vintage postal cover signed by all Mercury 7 astronauts Distinguished portrait of the entrepreneurial aviator 494. Charles Lindbergh. Vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 11 photo of the young aviator, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Alexander H. Tiers, Charles A. Lindbergh,” with a photographer’s notation in the bottom border. Image is affixed to a mount of the same size. A few scattered areas of soiling and marks to background, otherwise fine condition. A fantastic image of the young adventurer, bearing a bold and pristine signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

495. Robert McCall. Six items: five original sketches on individual FDCs, two featuring color silk cachets, signed in black ink; and a 9 x 12 original artwork of a lunar scene by McCall, signed in black ink, “Robert T. McCall, 11–2006.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

497. Mercury 7. Postal cover featuring a complete set of signatures from the Mercury 7 crew, postmarked twice from Cape Canaveral, October 3, 1962, signed in ink by Alan B. Shepard, VirgilI. Grissom, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, and Scott Carpenter. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning towards the bottom right corner, and postmarks slightly brushing the end of Schirra and Shepard’s signatures. A fabulous offering of the entire legendary crew.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

498. Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 14 insurance cover, signed on the front in blue ballpoint, “Official crew cover from my personal collection, Edgar Mitchell.” Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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499. Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 14

Launch date postal cover, signed in blue ballpoint, “From My Personal Collection, Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.” Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In fine condition. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

504. Moonwalkers. Color satin-

finish 11 x 14 photo of the moon taken from space, signed in silver ink, “Alan Bean, Apollo 12, 4th man on the moon,” “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, 6th man on the moon,” and “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16, 10th man on the moon.”

Photo is affixed to an identical size mount. In very good condition, with several bends and creases, none affecting the signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

500. Edgar Mitchell. Color 8 x

505. Hermann Oberth. Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, honoring the achievements of German astronautics pioneer, Hermann Oberth, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp and a space stamp, postmarked September 9,1969, and July 20, 1969, signed in blue felt tip below the FDC stamp, “H. Oberth.” In fine condition, with a numeric pencil notation at the bottom. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

10 NASA ‘red-numbered’ photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and impressions. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

501. Edgar Mitchell. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in blue ink, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo XIV LMP.” In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

502. Edgar Mitchell. Color

memorative covers featuring cachets of lunar scenes, two in color, each signed in blue ink, “H. Oberth.” In fine condition, with three light numeric pencil notations in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

507. Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. Color glossy 20 x 16

satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Mitchell on the lunar surface, signed in black felt tip, “Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14.” In very fine condition. A small certificate of authenticity from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is affixed to the reverse.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

photo of Voyager in flight over a desert landscape, boldly signed in blue felt tip by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. In fine condition with a couple spots of toning. The aircraft’s technical specifications are printed on the reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

503. Edgar Mitchell. Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Mitchell posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black ink. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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506. Hermann Oberth. Three com-

508. Harrison Schmitt. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Schmitt posing in his spacesuit, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “To Al and the future! Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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513. Skylab 4. Com-

509. Wally Schirra and James Lovell. Two hardcover books:

Lost Moon, signed on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page by James Lovell; and Schirra’s Space, signed in black felt tip on the halftitle page by Wally Schirra. Some light rippling and damp staining to Lovell’s book, and scattered creasing, small tears, and wear to both dustjackets, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

memorative cover honoring SL-4, signed in blue ballpoint by Gerald Carr, William Pogue and Edward Gibson, adding “Science Pilot.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

514. Deke Slayton. Color 8 x 10 NASA photo of Slayton in his spacesuit, signed in black felt tip. Photo also bears a First Day of Issue Apollo-Soyuz postage stamp and a July 15, 1975, Kennedy Space Center cancellation. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

510. Dave Scott.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Scott posing with his Gemini 8 crewmate Neil Armstrong, signed in black felt tip, “Dave Scott, Gemini 8.”

In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

511. Alan Shepard.

Color 10 x 8 NASA photo of Shepard posing in his space suit in front of the Apollo 14 mission emblem, signed in black felt tip “Best wishes— Alan Shepard.” In fine condition with a couple of tiny bends. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

512. Skylab 3. Skylab 3 Launch

date postal cover with a cachet honoring the Skylab mission, signed in blue and black ink by Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, and Alan Bean, adding “Thanks for your help.” Removably presented on a color 8.5 x 11 informational sheet. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

515. Deke Slayton. Six items: FDC,

postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, bearing two stamps, signed in blue ballpoint; one matte-finish 7 x 5 photo of Slayton standing with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, postmarked from the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, bearing two stamps, signed in blue ballpoint; one commemorative cover honoring John Glenn, postmarked February 20, 1962, signed vertically in blue felt tip; two NASA Facts programs, 8 x 10.25, both bearing First Day of Issue stamps, one postmarked twice with the dates September 9, 1969, and July 20, 1969, and the other postmarked August 2, 1971, each signed on the front in blue ballpoint; and a printed replica of the plaque left by Apollo 11 on the moon, 11 x 8.5, bearing a First Day of Issue stamp, postmarked April 23, 1973, with a space stamp, signed in black felt tip at the bottom. In fine condition, with a few pencil notations in another hand, and a rectangular block of toning at the top left corner of the commemorative cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

516. Deke Slayton.

Russian FDC with a cachet honoring ApolloSoyuz, signed in black felt tip by Deke Slayton. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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517. Space Shuttle.

520. Jack Swigert. Commemo-

Five color 10 x 8 NASA photos, including one ‘red-numbered’ photo, featuring the crews of Space Shuttle Mission’s STS-59, STS-62, STS-34, and two of Orbital Flight 51-C, each signed in felt tip by the respective astronauts pictured.

Signers are: El Onizuka (2), Sidney M. Gutierrez, Kevin P. Chilton, Linda M. Godwin, Thomas D. Jones, Jay Apt, Michael Richard Clifford.

John G. Casper, Andrew M. Allen, Pierre J. Thuot, Charles D. Gemar, Marsha S. Ivins, Donald E. Williams, Michael J. McCulley, Shannon W. Lucid, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Gary Payton (2), Ken Mattingly (2), Jim Buchli (2), and Loren Shriver (2). Ellen S. Baker’s signature is a facsimile autograph. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

rative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13, with the Pope’s Message on return of Astronauts printed next to the cachet, postmarked April 17, 1970, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Swigert, Apollo 13.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

521. Valentina Tereshkova. Satin-finish 10 x 8

photo of Tereshkova in her capsule eating from a tube , signed in signed in black felt tip, adding “First woman in space,” and “Vostok-6 16.06-19.06 1963.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

518. Tom Stafford. Five items:

printed souvenir space treaty, 8.5 x 11, entitled “Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning Cooperation in the Exploration of the Use of Outer Space for the Peaceful Purposes,” dated May 24, 1972, signed in black felt tip at the conclusion, “Thomas P. Stafford”; three color NASA photos, two featuring First Day of Issue postmarks from the Kennedy Space Center, dated August 2, 1971, and two stamps on each, two signed in black felt tip and one in black ballpoint; and an FDC honoring U. S. Space Achievements, postmarked from Kennedy Space Center on August 2, 1971, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with some light creasing to the edges of the photos. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

519. Jack Swigert.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring Apollo 13 Re-Entry, postmarked April 17, 1970, signed in black felt tip, “Jack Swigert.”

In fine condition, with light contrast to the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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522. Clyde W. Tombaugh. Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Tombaugh gazing through a telescope, signed in the lower border in black felt tip, “I discovered Pluto on 18 Feb 1930, Clyde W. Tombaugh.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

523. Jack Swigert.

Commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo 13 rescue, signed in blue ballpoint

by Swigert. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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“Lexall’s comet orbit of 1757 had its orbit drastically changed when the comet chanced to plow thru Jupiter’s satellite system” 524. Clyde W. Tombaugh. American astronomer (1906–

1997) best known for discovering Pluto in 1930. ALS signed “Clyde W. Tombaugh, Professor of Astronomy Emeritus NMSU,” two pages, lightly-lined, 8 x 10.5, September 21, 1979. Very interesting letter concerning comets and their trajectories. In part: “Read about Kepler’s three laws in some astronomy text book. These three basically simple laws describe or define all trajectory motions in celestial mechanics whether for planets or for satellites, double stars, and rotation of galaxies…Jupiter has captured about 50 comets, its gravitational pull having decelerated a parabolic or hyperbolic comet into a closed elliptical orbit around the sun. Lexall’s comet orbit of 1757 had its orbit drastically changed when the comet chanced to plow thru Jupiter’s satellite system.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Pluto’s discoverer draws our solar system

525. Clyde W. Tombaugh. Original signed pencil sketch of the solar system

showing the orbits of Earth, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto on an off-white 5.5 x 7.5 card, signed at the top, “Solar System drawn by Clyde W. Tombaugh 18 Sept 1990.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

526. Orville Wright. Bank check,

8.5 x 3, filled out and signed by Wright, payable to Allison Pattern Works for $22.60, February 21, 1917. In very good condition, with three vertical folds, one lightly touching on the signature, a few small staple holes towards the top left corner, and the expected cancellation stamps, pencil notations and holes, the latter affecting the first letter of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

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527. Guenter Wendt.

Eleven glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos, 10 of which are official NASA photos, of various vehicles, astronauts and mission which Wendt was involved with, each signed in ink or felt tip

by Wendt, adding brief descriptions of each photo or event. In very good overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

530. Chuck Yeager.

Seven items: four copies of Yeager (three hardcover and one paperback), each signed on the title page in black ink, with Yeager inscribing one; a P–51 Mustang baseball cap, signed on the front in black felt tip; an X–1 advertisement, signed on the front in black felt tip; and a color glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yeager in front of a Stealth aircraft, signed in black felt tip. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

531. John Young and Bob Crippen.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 ‘red-numbered’ NASA photo of the STS-1 crew holding a model of the space shuttle, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Doug Carroll, with best wishes, John Young,” and “Bob Crippen.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

528. X-1: ‘Slick’ Goodlin.

Well-done scale composite model of a Bell XS-1 jet, signed on the wing in black felt tip by Goodlin, post-stroke. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Goodlin standing in front of his plane, signed in black felt tip, post-stroke. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

529. Chuck Yeager. A 1/32 scale model of a Bell X–5 experimental research plane, signed on top of one of the wings in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of private signing and a historical information sheet. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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532. Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin. German engineer (1838– 1917) who designed the famous rigid airship that bears his name.

Vintage 7 x 9.25 paperstock photo, affixed to a 9.5 x 12 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen. In very good condition, with scattered surface marks and foxing to image, as well as some light spotting and creasing to mount. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

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“Photography has been a major and equally important art form...

Popularity does not define art” 533. Ansel Adams.

TLS, one side of a postcard featuring Ansel’s photo, Surf and Rocks, Monterey Coast, California, 5.75 x 4, February 21, 1980. Ansel writes to Vance Morgan, in full: “Thank you for the compliments on my work. As to your question, in my opinion photography has been a major and equally important art form for almost 150 years. Yes, it is now more accepted, but popularity does not define art.” Matted with a copy of the photo and a wonderful glossy image of Adams to an overall size of 17.5 x 13.5. In fine condition, with postage cancellation marks.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I have a TV show coming out here and am looking for an old Mesopotamian tomb to hide in” 534. Charles Addams. ALS signed

“Charles,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 7.25, The New Yorker letterhead, August 14, 1964.

Letter to an associate. In part: “Last night I talked to Geoffrey who told me you fled the country, leaving the 35C wheel behind you. I had told him that I’d like to steal or borrow it, because the lack of a spare caused an ugly road situation the other day…I have a TV show coming out here and am looking for an old Mesopotamian tomb to hide in.” In fine condition, with some scattered light staining and creasing. Accompanied by an unsigned carbon of a letter to Addams from another associate. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

535. Artists. Vintage

ink and pencil signatures and inscriptions of Norman Rockwell, Bud Fisher, C. D. Small, and John T. McCutcheon on individual off-white slips and cards. In very good condition, with scattered toning, trimmed edges, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

536. Sherwood Anderson. Signed book:

Tar: A Midwest Childhood.

Limited edition first edition of 350 copies (this being No. 185). Bon & Liveright, 1926. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 346 pages. Signed on the limitations page in fountain pen. In very good condition, scattered light soiling to the opening pages, moderate toning to the spine, a loose, but intact, hinge, and a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

537. Artists. Vintage

ink signatures of Charles Dana Gibson, Neysa McMein, Robert Gibbings, Joseph Urban, Clare Sheridan (ins), A. H. Fish, and Will James on individual off-white cards, with each card affixed to a separate 8 x 10 scrapbook page, along with clipped photos; an ink signature, “James Gregory, December 3, 1931,” on an off-white card and a vintage glossy photo of Huntington mausoleum, trimmed to a size of 3.5 x 5.5, signed in fountain pen by Gregory, adding the image’s title underneath, both affixed to a scrapbook page; and a brief ALS, signed by Edwin H. Blashfield, dated April 15, 1935, also affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

538. Authors. Fifteen

items consisting of 12 First Day Covers and three commemorative covers, each signed in ink and felt tip by an author. Signers are: Kurt Vonnegut, John Grisham, Joseph Wambaugh, Robert Ludlum (2), Czeslaw Milosz, John Updike (2), Toni Morrison, Michael Crichton, Alan Dershowitz, Isabel Allende (adding a flower), Tom Clancy, Jeffrey Archer, and Tom Wolfe. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

539. Authors. Three souvenir TQSs on separate 8.5 x 11 pages, each signed at the conclusion in felt tip by the respective author. Signers are: Norman Mailer (Tough Guys Don’t Dance), Robert Bloch (Psycho), and Dean Koontz (Cold Fire).

In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“Also I must say I do not think this particular play gives me much opportunity to really indulge my ‘gorgeous notions’” 540. Cecil Beaton. Academy Award–winning British photographer and costume and production designer (1904–1980). TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 27, 1948. In a letter to Lance Clarke, Beaton responds to a theatrical request, in full: “Thank you for sending me the play and the nice things you said in your letter. I would very much like to do a production with you some time, but as I explained to you on the telephone, this is a very short trip for me this winter and I do not plan to be here long enough to undertake the decoration of a play. Also I must say I do not think this particular play gives me much opportunity to really indulge my ‘gorgeous notions.’ I am flattered that you would like me to act, but again I trust you will let me know when you find a part that suits me better. I believe, by the way, that Kay Hammond is really quite ill and incapable of acting for some time. She may have recovered but I heard of her only a month ago when she was still taking it very quietly at Brighton,” adding a post-script in pencil at the bottom of the page, in part: “Left key with Hitchcock.” Intersecting folds, one of which affect the capital “B” of the last name, scattered light wrinkling and light toning along the top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I have to stick to my plans to not disobey the rules” 541. Cecil Beaton.

ALS signed “Cecil,” one page, 8.5 x 11, no date.

“Many thanks for your letter. I will let you know when I am able to see purple again. It is a show game, & I have to stick to my plans to not disobey the rules.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and scattered light wrinkling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I am at your disposition for the signing and this will also permit me to see my painting again”

543. Pierre Bonnard. French

painter and lithographer (1867–1947).

He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis and Vuillard, with whom he formed the Intimist group. Ignoring the movement towards abstraction, he continued to paint interiors and landscapes, in which everything is subordinated to the subtlest rendering of light and color effects. ALS in French, signed “Bonnard,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, no date. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full (translated): “I thank you for the news from Paris. I am at your disposition for the signing and this will also permit me to see my painting again. I will probably stay at Le Cannet for some time.” At the bottom, Bonnard adds his address. In fine condition, with central vertical fold and a touch of mild toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Berringer pens a whimsical, one-of-a-kind romantic comedy 542. Ted Berrigan. American poet (1934–

1983). Original manuscript story board, two pages, both sides, entitled, ‘The Wedding Plans,’ featuring a page of comic panels and the first chapter of the story, signed in red felt tip by Berrigan and co-author, Lucy Saroyan. Scattered light toning and soiling, and a pencil notation in another hand in the top right corner, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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544. Gutzon Borglum. Distinguished

American sculptor (1867–1941) best known for his monumental depiction of four presidents on Mount Rushmore. Vintage ink signature, “Gutzon Borglum,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Card is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page with a clipped photo of Borglum attached above. In fine condition. Accompanied by several other scrapbook pages with clipped news photos of Borglum’s work on Mount Rushmore. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I agree that there is ground for argument in the whole matter of the repatriation of Korean prisoners” 545. Pearl S. Buck. TLS, one

page, 7 x 10.5, November 28, 1952.

The author writes to Jay Lavenson.

In full: “Thank you very much for sending me the clipping from the New York Times. It is very interesting. I agree that there is ground for argument in the whole matter of the repatriation of Korean prisoners.”

Faint paperclip impression, a spot of mild soiling to blank lower portion, and intersecting mailing folds, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

547. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Burroughs, “E. R. Burroughs,” payable to Horton and Converse for $17.20, December 11, 1945. In fine condition, a crease to the left corner, and the expected cancellation holes and stamps, neither of which affect the crisp signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

548. William S. Burroughs. American nov-

elist, poet, essayist, and spoken word performer (1914–1997) considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author who affected both popular culture and literature. Signed book: Cities of the Red Night. Limited edition of 500 copies (this being No. 327), first printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.25, 332 pages. Signed on the limitations page in brown ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

The famed playwright responds regarding the purchase of one of his works: “I am very glad you liked the play. The price Mr. Fontes named to you was...600 pounds for the performance” 546. Edward Lytton Bulwer. English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician (1803–1873), who originated such staple phrases as, “the great unwashed,” “pursuit of the almighty dollar,” “the pen is mightier than the sword,” and “It was a dark and stormy night...”

ALS signed “E. L. Bulwer,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7.25. In a letter scrawled in Bulwer’s hard-to-decipher hand, he writes regarding an agreement for a performance, in part: “I am very glad you liked the play. The price Mr. Fontes named to you was, I believe agreed on—600 pounds—for the performance…” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one affecting a single letter of the signature, heavy toning to the front and a bit lighter on the signed side, a small tear to the bottom of hinge of the blank second integral page, and Bulwer’s name written in pencil in another hand on the reverse of the same page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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549. Erskine Caldwell.

Thirteen items consisting of TLSs, signed photos, and souvenir typescripts. The letters, all one page range in date from the 1960s to the 1980s, with one signed “EC,” three signed “Erskine,” and two signed “Erskine Caldwell”; an original crayon sketch of several small happy faces, signed underneath, “Eye do not do this for a living. Erskine Caldwell”; three signed photos, two 2.5 x 3.5, each signed in black ink (one inscribed), and a glossy 8 x 10, signed vertically in black felt tip; and three one-page souvenir typescripts, each signed in black felt tip. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

550. Truman Capote. Signed

book: Music for Chameleons.

Limited edition, first edition, of 350 copies (this No. 226). NY: Random House, 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket and slipcase, 5.75 x 8.5, 262 pages. Signed in black felt tip on the limitations page, “Truman Capote.” In fine condition, with pencil notations in another hand in the right corner of the second free-end page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Chandler writes to a famous Hollywood agent about a copyright snag with Cosmopolitan over Little Sister 551. Raymond Chandler. TLS signed “Ray,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, August 22, 1953. In a letter to top literary agent, H. N. Swanson, regarding a copyright on the book, The Little Sister, Chandler writes, in full: “One week ago today I mailed a letter to Bernice Baumgarten asking about rights sold to Cosmo on Littler Sister. On Wednesday last I received a reply from some damn fool girl that Baumgarten was on vacation and that the secretary was holding my letter for her return. I immediately wired Brandt and Brandt that the matter was urgent, that the information must be in their files, and please wire me back collect. This morning I hear from Carl Brandt.

After quoting the first chapter of Genesis (apparently to stick me for the costs) he says that North American serial rights were sold with an option to Hearst Publications to purchase British rights.

He added—and this has a nice bearing on that Popular**Verdict crowd—that second serial rights were included and retained when the copyright assignment was made back to me, but that second rights were only held as a safeguard against their being used in a short time after original publication and that he had NEVER KNOWN COSMO TO REFUSE TO RELEASE THEM if an author later on wished to license same to a reprint magazine. I don’t have this copyright assignment but Houghton*Mifflin does, and Carl sent me the recording information. The same practice applies to American magazine. If we queried the first line magazines we should probably find out that this practice was standard—that the taking of second serial rights was gor [sic] protection only, that no use would ever be made of them, and that they would after a suitable interval be released on request. If you had glanced at the copyright assgnment [sic] list we sent you a short time ago, you might have noticed that Bingo was assigned by Park East. From this you might have drawn the conclusion that Park East had published it,” with Chandler adding, “ha ha!” in red ink at the conclusion. In fine condition, with some light surface and corner creases, and a few proofreading marks made in blue ballpoint.

An abridged version of the Little Sister had appeared in the April 1949 Cosmopolitan issue, preceding the first hardcover edition in England published on June 24, 1949 by Hamish Hamilton, Ltd and the US edition, released on September 26,1949 by Houghton Mifflin. Chandler had no love for Cosmopolitan and in response to the serialization, he had previously written an April 11, 1949 letter to Houghton Mifflin: “The bastardized anecdote appearing under my name in the current issue of Cosmopolitan (may their returns be the largest in history) contains words and sentences I did not write at all, dialogue I would not spew, and lacunae that are comparable to amnesia on one’s honeymoon. This is a cadaver of a book, post-mortemed by a drunken body-snatcher and stitched together by a sailmaker with delirum tremens.”

Little Sister marked Chandler’s departure from screenwriting. For years he had wanted to get out of the film industry, but the money had been too attractive. Swanson, originally a producer churning out films for RKO, had opened up a literary agency in 1934 and by 1939, he represented 80 screenwriters contracted to 20th Century Fox including Chandler, who kept up correspondence with Swanie as he continued to write novels and short stories like the fantasy Professor Bingo’s Stuff, which appeared in the June-August 1951 edition of Park East Magazine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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In an incredibly unique format, the creator of ‘The Saint’ pens his musings on life, love and humanity:

“I am still young, mad enough to believe in adventures. Not an adventure that depends on the artificial trappings of cloak & sword, but the adventurousness of the spirit” 552. Leslie Charteris. Fascinating handwritten statement, three

sides of two pages, 5.75 x 8.25, May 6, 1933. Charteris writes, in part: “At 26 I am still young, mad enough to believe in adventures.

Not an adventure that depends on the artificial trappings of cloak & sword, but the adventurousness of the spirit. There are too many people who have taken weak refuge in the excuse that mankind cannot be romantic without flamboyant…To those who in their day wore these accoutrements, the costume was no more exciting than our plus-toms (?) & starched shirts are to us.

This is the philosophy I have tried to write into a few books, which I hope to go on writing: that the salvation of man, if he finds any, must come through a change of heart. There are words which in our day have become a symbol of ingenuousness, in which I think we must learn to believe once again—unless we are to surrender our destinies to the spirit of the machines that serve us. Glamour is one of them; romance is another. It has become a sophisticated fashion to cheapen & sneer at both.

But I wish to remember, & to write it again now while I am still young enough to believe it so sincerely that even in this…it rings out at times like a trumpet call, that there are years in the life of every man when he knows, as he will never know again, that there was more than a gross & materialistic philosophy in the old pagan search for wine, women, & song. When he knows that there is no challenge to a high heart than the call of a lost cause; & that one reckless fight for a thing he loves is worth a century of safe & comfortable equivocations.

I begin to acknowledge, too, that as the years go by, & the drab walls of this passionless era begin to close in from the once limitless horizons, this faith becomes more & more difficult to keep. But I believe that when once it has been lost, there is lost with it all the glory & the valour & the pride of life.” Some trivial corner creasing, rough left edges and a few small tears along the right edge of each page, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Renowned french writer campaigns for a Legion of Honor citation 553. Francois Rene de Chateaubriand. Writer, politician, dip-

lomat and historian (1768–1848).

He is considered the founder of Romanticism in French literature. LS in French, signed “Chateaubriand,” one page, 7.5 x 12.5, September 9, 1823. Letter to Marshal Jacques Macdonald, Duke of Taranto, Grancd Chancellor of the Legion of Honor. In part (translated): “The Austrian Ambassador has just transmitted to me a request by General Mattutinowich, subject of H. M. the Emporer of Austria. He wishes to be decorated an Officer of the Legion of Honor and appears entitled to it. Please inform me, marshal, of the decision that will be made.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, uniform toning, scattered light creases and wrinkles, and a few light spots.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

554. Arthur C. Clarke. Souvenir typescript, one page, 8.5 x 11, of the first page of Chapter One of 2001: A Space Odyssey, beginning with “The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended.” Signed in blue ballpoint at the conclusion, “Ath C. Clarke.” In fine condition, with light corner creasing. Accompanied by a color glossy photo of the film cover.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“The society of a carbuncle is full of interest, but to get the fullest enjoyment out of it, one must seclude himself from other society” 555. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 5.75, September 29, 1895.

The author writes “Miss Buckley.” In full: “I am so disappointed. I was fully expecting to be there & have my share of the good times, this afternoon, but I am obliged to lose that pleasure. I have spent the last few days in bed trying to check a very persistent carbuncle—with no success—& I find I must continue that discipline. The society of a carbuncle is full of interest, but to get the fullest enjoyment out of it, one must seclude himself from other society & give all his devotion to that. I hope I may have the good pleasure to find you in, in case I am able to call before we leave Melbourne & so be able to thank you in person for the courtesy & compliment of your kind invitations to me & mine.” Clemens added ink to his pen as he was writing, resulting in the first page being slightly lighter. In fine condition, with central horizontal fold, light wrinkling, and a few spots of soiling. Clemens had traveled to Australia in 1895 as part of a world tour of 150 lectures, but was laid up for a week in Melbourne with a carbuncle and forced to cancel his lecture there. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Twain presents his books to the daughter of a longtime US Senator and silver baron “I thought that maybe these books of mine might come handy some time or other when times are slack & nothing else going on” 556. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” one page, 5 x 8, The Grosvenor letterhead, September 25. Letter to “Miss Jones,” daughter of Senator J. P. Jones, who shared Twain’s interest in the Paige Compositor. In full: “Mrs. Clemens & I thought that maybe these books of mine might come handy some time or other when times are slack & nothing else going on, & so we beg to offer them to you with our very best wishes & heartiest congratulations.” Central horizontal and vertical fold, a mild shade of toning, and some light corner creases, otherwise fine condition. Jones served for 30 years as United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mining and was a co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Mark Twain proves that he’s a better writer than businessman 557. Samuel L. Clemens. ALS signed “S. L. Clemens,” four pages,

5 x 8, January 1, 1893. Letter, written from Florence, Italy, to Frederick J. Hall. In full: “Ours of Dec. 19 is to hand, & Mrs. Clemens is deeply distressed, for she thinks I have been blaming you or finding fault with you about something. But must surely that cannot be. I tell her that although I am prone to write hasty & regretable things to other people, I am not a bit likely to write such things to you. I can’t believe I have done anything so ungrateful. If I have, pile coals of fire on my head, for I deserve it!

I wonder if my letter of credit isn’t an incumbrance? Do you have to deposit the whole amount it calls for? If that is so, it is an incumbrance, & we must withdraw it & take the money out of soak. I have never made drafts upon it except when compelled, because I thought you deposited nothing against it & only had to put up money that I drew upon it; & that therefore the less I drew the easier it would be for you.

I am dreadfully sorry I didn’t know it would be a help to you to let my monthly check pass over a couple of months. I could have stood that by drawing what is left of Mrs. Clemens’s letter of credit, & we would have done it cheerfully.

I will write Whitmore [business agent] to send you the “Century” check for $1,000, & you can collect Mrs. Dodge’s $2,000 (Whitmore has power of attorney which I think will enable him to endorse it over to you in my name). if you need that $3,000, put it in the business & use it, & send Whitmore the Company’s note for a year. If you don’t need it, turn it over to Mr. Halsey & let him invest it for me.

I’ve a mighty poor financial head, & I may be all wrong-but tell me if I am wrong in supposing that in lending my own firm money at 6 per cent I pay 4 of it myself & so really get only 2 per cent? Now don’t laugh, if that is stupid.

Of course my friend declined to buy a quarter interest in the L.A.L. for $200,000. i judged he would. I hoped he would offer $100,000, but he

didn’t. If the cholera breaks out in America a few months hence, we can’t borrow or sell; but if it doesn’t, we must try hard to raise $100,000. I wish we could do it before there is a cholera scare. I have been in bed two or three days with a cold, but I got up an hour ago & I believe I am all right again. How I wish I had appreciated the need of $100,000 when I was in New York last summer! I would have tried my best to raise it.

It would make us able to stand 1,000 of LAL per month, but not any more, I guess. You have done magnificently with the business, & we must raise the money somehow, to enable you to reap the reward of all that labor.” At the top of the first page, Clemens adds a handwritten postscript which reads, “P.S. It was a long letter I wrote to Gilder, at the same time that I wrote one to President Cleveland’s little daughter Ruth. I sent this ‘P.S.’ the next day. SLC.” In very good condition, with even toning over text of all pages from previous display and a few small pencil marks.

In this letter, Clemens writes to his publishing company’s manager and one-third owner, Frederick J. Hall, praising his hard work and admitting his own lack of business sense. His publishing company, Charles L. Webster & Co. was experiencing great financial difficulties at the time as it hadn’t published a successful book since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn eight years earlier and was in debt due to his investment in the Paige typesetter and the publication of the Library of American Literature (LAL), a large voluminous work that was costly to produce and paid for by customers through installments, requiring time for revenue to catch up with expenses that the two partners could not cover. Despite Hall’s efforts to keep the company afloat while his partner traveled abroad, the overall financial burden of the company was made unbearable by the Panic of 1893. This lead Clemens to change his tune and later attack Hall as incompetent when the company failed in April of 1894; Hall was financially ruined. Desirable both in its publishing content and humor, the letter’s postscript adds interest with the mention of writing to President Cleveland’s little daughter Ruth, for whom the candy bar “Baby Ruth” was named! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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558. James Fenimore Cooper. Bank check, 6 x 2.5, filled

561. Charles Dickens. Ink sig-

out and signed by Cooper, “J. Fenimore Cooper,” payable to draft in favour of P. F. Cooper for $85.00, September 8, 1845. Matted with a steel engraving photo of Cooper to an overall size of 11.75 x 18. In very good condition, with central horizontal fold, some light toning, and the expected cancellation stamp, which moderately affects the middle of the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

559. Gregory Corso.

Beat poet and activist (1930-2001). Three items: ALS, signed “Gregory,” three sides of two adjoining pages, 6 x 8.25, on blue An Bord des Lufthansa-Flugzeuges letterhead, December 8, 1979. In a letter to his friend Jonathan Robbins, Corso writes, in part: “Come to S. F. with Peggy…be in better shape now—am on plane, after 6 mos in Europe, on way to S. F. some great readings in Germany & Holland, then with Ginsy & Peter in Italy & Germany again—I worked it out that Holland next year get you there—Love yr [sic] poem, truly—I stopped climbing…Been reading…Apollonius in Tyrana (2 Vols). it be a great book. ever read it? also re-read Novalis and I spent a night in tower where Holderlin & Hegel lived—I love you…P. S. Send me delectable gossip—Wrote a weird poem about the 80’s—Begins: Welcome 80’s I come all the way from the 30’s—etc—an optimistic poem,” accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Corso; a 4 x 6 postcard photo of Corso, signed on the front in blue felt tip; and a printed copy of Corso’s poem ‘Bomb,’ 6 x 7.5, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Gregory Corso.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing and a few trivial spots of foxing to the letter, heavy toning, soiling, and wear to the poem, with the signature page separated. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

560. Malcolm Cowley. Signed book: Ex-

ile’s Return. NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited edition # 1371/2000. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.75 x 10.

Signed in black ink on the colophon page by Cowley and by photographer Berenice Abbott. In fine condition, with mild sunning to spine. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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nature, clipped from the closing of a letter to Benjamin Webster, “If she should die before this effort is made, Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on a light blue 4.5 x 1.5 slip. Matted and framed with an engraving of the author to an overall size of 11.75 x 17.5. In fine condition, with the top left corner clipped. Webster is the person who gave Dickens the idea for A Tale of Two Cities. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

562. Charles Dickens. Hand-addressed and signed enve-

lope, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Private, Frederic Outry Esquire, 66 Lincolns Inn Fields,” and signed in the lower left, “Charles Dickens.” Matted and framed with a portrait of Dickens, a map of Dickens’s London, a photo of A Christmas Carol book cover and a name plaque to an overall size of 22.5 x 16.5. Scattered light soiling and creasing, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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563. Alexandre Dumas, pere. LS in French, signed “A. Dumas,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, October 12, 1868. Letter to a newspaper editor. In part (translated): “Since you have been good enough to announce the concert which I am giving at the Havre for the benefit of Delacroix, may I request that you announce it is such a way as to be helpful to him. Delacroix is a former actor who, for forty years, has played leading roles in the provinces; he has literally become blind on stage. Today, without financial resources, he is appealing by my voice to all who hold a pen and to all who have a heart. I believe that you are unfortunately in error regarding the 250 francs sent by the Marchioness of Caux. The admiration which I have for Miss Patti, as an artist, would make me desire even more for her than my poor Delacroix—who nevertheless has great need of money—that the report (about the 250 francs) was true.”

Central horizontal and vertical fold, a thin vertical pencil line to left side, mild toning, and a lightly trimmed left edge, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Fitzgerald acts as “middle-man” for celebrated author, Joseph Conrad 564. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Jazz Age novelist

and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.

Fitzgerald was the selfstyled spokesman of the “Lost Generation,” Americans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that feature themes of youth, despair, and age. Signed book: Youth by Joseph Conrad. Later printing.

NY: Doubleday, Page, and Company, 1920. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.25 x 7.5, 381 pages. Signed in fountain pen on the first free end page, all in Fitzgerald’s hand, “For Gene Buck from Joseph Conrad,” and “F. Scott Fitzgerald, middle-man.” In very good condition, with scattered light toning to signed page, mild toning to closing pages and both pastedowns, spine a bit weak, and a bit of scattered light wear to covers and spine. The clipped dustjacket also rates very good, with a few separations, and scattered toning, soiling, creasing, and rubbing.

Gene Buck was the founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the composer behind all of the Ziegfeld Follies’ songs, and Fitzgerald’s neighbor in Long Island. In fact, Buck’s parties were the main source of inspiration for Fitzgerald’s opus, The Great Gatsby. Joseph Conrad, the celebrated Polish-born English author, heralded for his part in the modernist movement in literature, met Fitzgerald during a visit to the US and may have given this book to Fitzgerald to deliver to Buck, a task Fitzgerald obviously took a tongue-in-cheek pleasure in doing! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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The intelligence behind 007 sends humble thanks to the eager suggestions of an adoring fan: “It seems to me that you should start writing these sort of books yourself!”

565. Ian Fleming. TLS, one

page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, September 12, 1961. In a charming response to a “fan letter,” the man behind James Bond writes, in full: “Thank you very much for your charming letter of September 4th, and it was indeed kind of you to have written me such a delightful and informative ‘fan’ letter. It seems to me that you should start writing these sort of books yourself!” Matted and framed, with the original fan letter and a handsome unsigned photo of Fleming, to an overall size of 34 x 16.5. In very good condition, with moderate to heavy somewhat irregular toning, not detracting from the bold signature. James Bond’s suave demeanor no doubt flows naturally from his creator, as Fleming proves a gentleman and a scholar in this delightful response. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

566. James Montgomery Flagg. Ameri-

can artist and illustrator (1877–1960) best known for his iconic image of Uncle Sam saying ‘I Want You’ on a World War I recruiting poster. Vintage ink signature, “James Montgomery Flagg,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Card is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page, along with a clipped photo of Flagg, In fine condition.

Accompanied by several other scrapbook pages with clipped photos.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

book: Later printing.

Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1918. Softcover, 4.75 x 7.5, 338 pages.

Signed and inscribed in French in fountain pen on the first freeend page to George Middleton. In very good condition, with some light creasing, owner’s stamp to the signed page, toning to inside pages, partial separation of cover, chips to fore-edges, light soiling to the spine, and a small tear to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

“I have the gravest doubts as to whether it will ever be published in America” 567. C. S. Forester. British novelist (1899–1966) best known for the Horatio Horn-

blower series and The African Queen, the most famous of his books adapted for the screen. TLS signed “CSF,” one page, 7.25 x 6, December 18, 1951, personal letterhead.

In a brief letter to his friend Montgomery, Forester writes, in full: “I don’t mind at all if LILLIPUT takes out the last three words of ‘The Mastro at Sixty’—but I have the gravest doubts as to whether it will ever be published in America.” Intersecting folds, light surface creasing, a few trivial spots of foxing, and a pencil mark in another hand, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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568. Anatole France. Signed

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“My price for a bust in bronze or marble is $5,000, but I should be very glad to make this bust of Chase for half of the sum” 569. Daniel Chester French. American sculptor

(1850–1931) best known for his monumental historical works, most notably the sculpture that forms the centerpiece of the Lincoln Memorial. TLS signed “Daniel C. French,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 14, 1920.

Letter to W. F. Paris. In part; “I thought I was writing you a letter…but it was inadvertently directed to Mr. Edward L. Paris…What I wrote you is as follows, which still applies to the situation. ‘I naturally have been thinking over the matter of the bust of William Chase which you have so flatteringly expressed the wish that I should create. It would be gratifying to me for various reasons to make this portrait of my old friend, and I hope that it may prove possible. As I told you the other day, my price for a bust in bronze or marble is $5,000, but I should be very glad to make this bust of Chase for half of the sum, $2500, this sum to cover the cost of casting in Bronze.’” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, pencil notation to last paragraph, and light overall toning, heavier at edges. Accompanied by a carbon copy of Paris’s response. Chase was a well-known impressionist painter and teacher, who established the Chase School, which became the New York School of Art. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

570. Daniel Chester French. ALS signed “Dan

C. French,” one page, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, December 17, 1890. French writes to his “dear Hartley,” in full: “I am writing a score of the men of our kind & to meet Mr. Bruce Joy at my studio next Tuesday evening and I should be very glad if you would be one of the number. Tuesday, Dec 23 at 8.30 o’clock.” Matted with an unsigned image of French and an image of the Lincoln Memorial to an overall size of 17.5 x 20.5. Intersecting folds, a few trivial spots of foxing and a small ding, and light show-through from mounting remnants on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow” 571. Robert Frost.

Signed book: Come In. Later printing. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1945.

Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 192 pages. Signed on the first free end page, “About Picking Blueberries, Who cares what they say? It’s a nice way to live, Just taking what Nature is willing to give, Not forcing her hand with harrow and plow. Robert Frost To Jimmy Henry of Manchester Vt from R.F. at Ripton Vt 1949.” In fine condition, with front hinge a bit weak and some light wear to spine. ‘Blueberries’ is the third of 83 poems in this book. The phrase “About Picking Blueberries” penned by Frost above his three lines does not appear in the poem’s title or in the poem itself. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

572. Robert Frost.

Signed book: The Complete Poems of Robert Frost. Later printing. NY: Halcyon House, 1939.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9, 436 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the title page, “Robert Frost, Bread Loaf 1939, To Ebert Henry.” Partially separated front hinge, mild uniform toning to signed page, and collector’s bookplate affixed to first free end page, otherwise fine condition. Dustjacket rates very good, with tears, creases, and paper loss, as well as repaired separations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

573. Robert Frost.

Signed book: In The Clearing. Later printing.

NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1962. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 101 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Al and Ruth Henry from Robert Frost in lasting friendship, Ripton, Vermont Sept 23 1962.” In fine condition, with some light rubbing to spine and small tears and creases to the original dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“Joanna testifies that she set up Chula for $700 cocaine bust with police in the closet” 574. Allen Ginsberg.

ALS signed “Allen,” one page on the reverse of a political flier, 8.5 x 11, November 1. In a letter regarding a court case involving Timothy Leary, Ginsberg writes, in full: “Here’s yr [sic] check.

I’m working on Leary thing—located him in LA—read his transcript testimony against lawyer Geo. Chula in L.A.— ‘telling the truth’ he says.

Joanna testifies that she set up Chula for $700 cocaine bust with police in the closet. Odd—I’ll phone (my head’s full of Leary).” In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing with a more pronounced central horizontal crease, and light soiling. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, postmarked November 1, 1974. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Leary not paroled amazing!

That changes things too!”

575. Allen Ginsberg.

ALS signed “Allen,” one page, 8.5 x 11, September 30, 1974. Letter to Denise and Peter, written from Bedrock Mortar.

In part: “Gary brought this letter he found on floor of Volkswagen[sic] after cleanup…House siding window frames & door frames & batten all about done—kitchen, pantry, main room & upstairs inside all furnished except the freize collars around poles (inside)—Stove fixed (by taking off the top & reaching in the back box instead of unscrewing…Leary not paroled amazing!

That changes things too!” In fine condition, with intersecting folds. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Ginsberg, and signed “Allen Ginsberg,” in the return address area. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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576. Zane Grey.

American writer (1872– 1939) best known for such Western and adventure novels as Riders of the Purple Sage. Vintage sepia matte-finish 20.5 x 13 photo of Grey taking in the splendor of the desert, signed in purple fountain pen, “On the heights above Monument Valley, Zane Grey.” In very good condition, with a few creases, rippling, tears along the edges, and paper loss to the bottom left corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Exceptionally unique collection of adventure notes and observations from the writer who immortalized the Old West 577. Zane Grey. Two items: handwritten notes on three 3 x 5 sheets, both sides except for the last page, detailing items needed for a “1926 Sierra Trip,” including “lot of rope, heavy twine...2 extra autocrome plate holders...boxes for exposed plates, adhesive...hatchets–axe, dutch oven–cooking utensils, tarps–2 tents...new camera cases, chaps, slicker...filters for panorama...1 table to write on (folding), tripods... sky filters...note books, flower guide...panchromatic film, panorama film, sandals, flashlights, 25–20 shells, adhesive tape, iodine, snake bite outfit...plenty of mosquito netting...”; and a partial manuscript, handwritten on three 3 x 5 sheets, both sides except for the last page, in part: “...When he disappeared we stole in to find the lake & open meadow vacant. We watched for a couple of hours...heard a deer...behind us clicking the stones and sappling twigs. Was it... back again? Saw only squirrels and birds...I caught sight of the open grassy meadow...A jay called humbly the first sign of awakening...

Eastward the bright light turned to a flare of gold. When we reached the height of the promontory the tips of the pines stood sunrise...and all the world seemed exquisitely bathed in some celestial light...”

In very good condition, with uniform shade of toning, corner bends and some rough edges where the notes of “Sierra Trip” were torn from a note book, and tears to the binder holes of the manuscript.

Accompanied by two fishing brochures, letters and original mailing envelopes addressed to Grey. These lists and raw scribblings from Grey illustrate the depth of a man who lived, breathed, and thrived off the land, turning oceans of sand and Western adventures into timeless literary classics. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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578. Zane Grey. Fifteen bank checks, ranging in size from 5.75 x 2.5 to 6.25 x 2.75, 11 filled out and signed by Grey (including two made out to himself, both also endorsed on the reverse), with four filled out in another hand and signed by Grey, all dating from 1921 to 1928. In very good condition, with vertical folds to almost all the checks, and expected cancellation holes, stamps, and a pencil notation, some of which affect the signatures. A sizable collection from the adventure writer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Letters like yours are always good for a writer, and we treasure them” 579. Zane Grey. ALS,

two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6.5, July 6. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Your letter received, and it pleased me very much. I assume you are a boy, a young man (at least if you are 60 you are still a boy) and you like good stories. I am glad you like mine. Letters like yours are always good for a writer, and we treasure them!” In fine condition, with uniform mild toning and some stray ink flecks to first page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

580. Edward Everett Hale. American clergyman and author (1822–1909) best known for the Civil War allegory ‘The Man Without a Country.’ Two ALSs: ALS, signed “Edward E. Hale,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, March 6, 1904. Letter to a woman. In part: “I spoke to one of our ladies about…speaking for the Alliance, and said I would gladly try to do so…I attempted too much in this line and I have been obliged to cancel all evening appointments I had made.”

Accompanied by the original mailing envelope; ALS, signed “Edw. E. Hale,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.5, May 5, 1871 writing about his train trip. In fine condition.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

581. Frank Harris.

Author, editor, journalist and publisher (1856– 1931), who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day. Signed book: My Life & Loves Volume I. First edition.

Paris: Privately printed, 1922. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 336 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page, “To Alice H. Mertz, from the writer in token of sympathy Frank Harris c/o American Express Co. Nice (a.m.) France Nov. 1923.”

Underneath Harris adds a quote, in German, by Goethe, (translated): “Who strives always to the utmost, For him there is salvation.” Uniform toning to signed page, light toning to remaining pages, weak front hinge, toning and light soiling to covers, corner bumps, and light edge wear to covers also, and surface wear to spine, otherwise very good condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“My sale did about 9,000 worth— but you must be a foreigner or— dead to do much better” 582. Childe Hassam. Highly regarded

American artist (1859– 1935) best known for his impressionistic landscapes and evocative views of New York City; his best-known works include paintings of flag-draped skyscraper ‘canyons’ in that city. ALS, two pages, 4.5 x 7, no date. Letter to Mr. Pratt, most likely Hassam’s collaborator, author and illustrator Charles Stuart Pratt. In part: “As you have sent the cathedral I have made that and hope it is in time. I return herewith the M. W.…photograph. My sale did about 9,000 worth—but you must be a foreigner or—dead to do much better. Yes! I did the wedding all right. Thanks. I hope Mrs. Pratt is well and Mrs. Hassam joins me in kind regards to you both.” Scattered light soiling and toning, pencil remnant to top left of first page, and some scattered light wrinkling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

583. Al Hirschfeld. Printed Hirschfeld image of Elvis on an 8 x 10 card bearing an Elvis postage stamp and first-day cancellation, signed in pencil “Hirschfeld.” In fine condition, with a bit of light rippling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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A breathtaking image of the beauty and brutality of the Serengeti, through Hemingway’s eyes

584. Ernest Hemingway. Chilling vintage sepia

matte-finish 11 x 9 photo of a lion standing over its kill, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lynn Bogue Hunt from his friend, Ernest Hemingway.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 15.5. A couple scattered light creases, some light rippling to top edge, and a bit of light silvering to darker areas of image, otherwise fine condition.

An incredible image of a lion standing over a fallen zebra, taken on safari in Tanganyika. Excursions such as this inspired Hemingway to write such works as Green Hills of Africa, True at First Light, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. This stunningly signed iconic image is perfect Hemingway, capturing the natural awe and savageness he witnessed on safari on the Serengeti Plain, and has all of the elements of a perfect piece! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

585. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ALS signed “O. W. Holmes,” one page, 4 x 3.25, June 27, 1893. “I wish I could do all my friends asked me to, but I am tired.

My secretary is absent, and I want rest and quiet. I cannot promise anything at present and I hope my friends will not urge me to work invita Minerva.” Matted and framed with an engraving of Holmes, to an overall size of 15.75 x 13. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Holmes pens the desirable closing stanza of ‘The Chambered Nautilus’ 586. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. AQS on a white sheet, dated October

28, 1875. The final stanza of his well-known poem ‘The Chambered Nautilus,’ in full: “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul/ As the swift seasons roll!/ Leave thy low-vaulted past!/ Let each new temple, nobler than the last,/ Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast/ Till thou at length art free/ Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!” Double matted with a photo of the author at his desk and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 11.

In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Regarding a mysterious Longfellow poem, the ‘Octogenarian’: “I do not [have] any poem with that title nor do I find any such in the ‘House hold edition’ of Longfellow’s partial works” 587. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ALS signed “Oliver Wendell Holmes,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, October 14, 1891, affixed to a larger sheet. Holmes responds to an inquiry into a Longfellow poem, in full: “I do not remember ever hearing of Longfellow’s ‘Octogenarian’ and I do not any poem with that title nor do I find any such in the ‘House hold edition’ of Longfellow’s partial works. ‘The Dark Leaf’ was published in ‘The Amateur’ a Boston periodical, on the 26th of March 1831. I should like to see the poem of Longfellow’s to which you refer.” Matted with a photo and a quote from a J. R. Lowell poem in another hand to an overall size of 16 x 12. In fine condition, with scattered light toning and foxing. The ‘Octogenarian’ is an elusive poem indeed, as there remains no trace of the piece. An interesting letter with great reference to two literary masters. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I accept the terms offered in your letter for a lecture” 588. Julia Ward Howe. Author, suf-

fragette, dramatist, poet, and biographer (1819–1910), best remembered as the lyricist of ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ ALS, two pages, 3.5 x 5.25, March 2, 1896. Howe writes to Mrs. Hoyt. In full: “This is to say that I accept the terms offered in your letter for a lecture on the evening of March 26th. These were, twenty dollars and entertainment one night. I shall hope to hear from you later as to your choice of a subject….” Intersecting folds and a few small stains, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

589. Langston Hughes. Signed book:

The First Book of Africa.

First edition, first printing. NY: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1960. Hardcover with dustjacket, 7.5 x 8.75, 82 pages. Signed and inscribed in green ink on the first free end page, “To Allison, Stephen, and Alan—with the sincere regards of Langston Hughes, New York, P. E. N. Club, October 17, 1960.” In very good condition, with scattered toning to the signed page and the edges of the text block and pastedowns, moderate wear to the dustjacket, along with a few edge and corner tears, a pencil notation to Hughes’ name on the front cover, and sunning to spine of dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“He who gives to the poor lends to God” 590. Victor Hugo. Important French writer, artist, and statesman (1802– 1885) best known for such canonical novels as Les Misérables and NotreDame de Paris (aka The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Much of his literary output was devoted to political and social issues, and in the 1840s he became actively involved in the French government as a legislator and staunch activist on behalf of the Republican cause.

In 1851 the controversy surrounding his inflammatory writings denouncing Louis-Napoléon forced him into a two-decade exile, during which his productive creative pace barely slackened. AQS, in French, on an 8 x 3.5 light blue sheet, signed at the conclusion, “Victor Hugo.”

Hugo writes (translated): “He who gives to the poor lends to God.” In very good condition, with vertical and horizontal fold, with vertical fold passing through a single letter of signature, toning to edges, a few creases, and some discoloration around beginning of quote.

Accompanied by an original unsigned Chalot cabinet of Hugo. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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591. George Hurrell. Striking

oversized limited edition 16 x 20 silver gelatin portrait photo of Tyrone Power and Loretta Young, #25/250, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Hurrell.” Rolled and in fine condition, with a bit of scattered light silvering to darker areas and some mild rippling along top edge. This gorgeous photo, originally taken in 1937 for Love is News, appeared in Hurrell’s ‘Portfolio I.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

592. Henrik Ibsen. Revered

Norwegian playwright and poet (1828–1906) whose works, including A Doll’s House and Hedda Gabler, made him one of the seminal figures in the forefront of modern drama. Exceptional vintage ink signature, “Henrik Ibsen,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.5 card. In fine condition, with a uniform block of toning over the signature and notations on the reverse in another hand. Accompanied by a portrait of Ibsen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

593. Illustrators. Vintage ink

signatures, “Jessie Willcox Smith,” “Sincerely yours, Harrison Fisher,” and “Sincerely yours, Howard Chandler Christy Feb 29–1901,” on individual off-white cards. Each card is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page along with a clipped photo.

In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“If my literary reputation is not old enough to go alone and take care of itself, it is not worth fighting about. If it cannot stand by itself at this time of day I am not going to prop it up” 594. Washington Irving. Defensive ALS, three pages, 5 x 7.25, February 11, 1850. Irving stands his ground, writing in part: “I thank you for your very entertaining letter and the kind…which you manifest in regard to a recent attack upon me in the Herald.

This charge of not having rendered…to…is an old…long since refuted. Navarrete’s work was not a history but a mere collection of documents, which formed a part only of my materials, and for which I gave him ample credit in my preface and in notes at the bottom of the pages throughout my work. In the preface to my revised edition I gave a quotation from Navarrete’s third volume of documents, published after the publication of…which is a different answer to all…on their head. As you may not have seen it I will requote it for you: though at the expense of my modesty (Here he pens a long quote in Spanish)…I have private letters from Navarrete to the…but I think the above quotation will quite suffice: especially as I have no doubt you understand the matter properly and know that histories are built up and out of facts and documents, not poetical inventions. You need not fear my being drawn into a scuffle with the rough and tumble fellows of the press. If my literary reputation is not old enough to go alone and take care of itself, it is not worth fighting about. If it cannot stand by itself at this time of day I am not going to prop it up.” In very good condition, with some partial separation along the intersecting folds and hinge, uniform toning, two small tears to the top edge of each page, a small piece of reparative tape to the top edge on the first page, the second integral page affixed to a slightly larger sheet, and one fold lightly affecting one letter of the signature.

By 1850, Irving was widely accepted as the greatest writer America had yet produced. His classic short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle published thirty years earlier made him the first American internationally best-selling author. The “old...long since refuted” charges of plagiarism that were brought up in the I were in reference to his books The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus and Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus which were published two decades earlier. A unique letter which finds Irving defending his work, something that he almost never had to do. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Joyce pens an imploring letter for news of his troubled daughter, Lucia: “I hope that you have found her to be in a good state” 595. James Joyce. Rare ALS in pencil on a postcard, 5.5 x 3.5, postmarked August 12, 1937. Letter in French, to Madam Sullivan, wife of tenor John Sullivan, requesting news of his daughter, Lucia, translated in full: “Dear Madam, When you have a moment, you’d be very kind if you’d send us a card with news about Lucia. I hope that you have found her to be in a good state.” Light wear around the edges, a small area of surface loss to the top left corner, not affecting the signature, postage marks, and a few small pieces of adhesive remnant on reverse, otherwise fine condition.

It was during the 1930s that Joyce spent much of his time traveling from Paris to Switzerland for treatments for his only daughter, Lucia. A mysterious and tragic figure, Lucia began suffering from schizophrenic-type symptoms in her early twenties, treated by none other than Carl Jung. Once a promising and passionate dancer, she followed in the footsteps of pioneering interpretive dancer, Isadora Duncan, having attended brother Raymond Duncan’s school of dance. Lucia and her father were so close that they shared a secret language, one which Joyce infused into his work. Aside from exhibiting flamboyant and wildly creative talent, Lucia fell passionately for her father’s assistant and legend in his own right, writer Samuel Beckett. After a crushing rejection by Beckett, Lucia began a downward spiral from which she would never recover. She was committed to St. Andrew’s hospital for mental diseases in Northampton, where she would remain until her death in 1982. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Kahlo delivers her “Basket of Flowers” to rumored lover, actress Paulette Goddard 596. Frida Kahlo. DS, one page, 8 x 10.5, December 19, 1941. Declara-

tion in Connection with Paintings, etc., and Sculptures, penned entirely in her hand, certifying that Kahlo is the “painter and producer of…one oil painting ‘Still life,’” which is being sold for $300 and transported by actress Paulette Goddard “by plane, Port of entry: Brownsville, Texas,” signed at the beginning and conclusion by Kahlo. Intersecting folds, one of which runs through one letter of the first signature, creasing to the left corners, an overlapping paper clip impression and staple hole towards the left corner, several official stamps, a foreign service stamp at the bottom, and two binder holes to the top, otherwise fine condition.

Amidst disintegrating marriages and countless affairs, Paulette Goddard and Frida Kahlo found a rare friendship despite Goddard’s affair with Kahlo’s on again-off again husband, muralist Diego Rivera. Goddard, who won the Riveras’ hearts, is also credited with saving Rivera’s life after he was suspected of the attempted murder of Leon Trotsky, Kahlo’s one-time lover. After smuggling Kahlo to California, Rivera would paint Goddard in one of his most famous works, the Pan Am Unity Mural.

After remarrying, the Riveras returned to Mexico in 1941 when Kahlo’s father died; she dipped into a deep depression and her health deteriorated. Fatigued, in constant pain and suffering for asthenia, she painted a “Still Life” for Goddard which later became known as “The Flower Basket” or “Basket of Flowers.” According to Kahlo’s diary, the hummingbird in the painting represented herself and the butterfly, Goddard, who was believed to have been Kahlo’s lover as well. That year Goddard returned to Mexico for a film and flew the painting to Brownsville, TX. Today, “The Flower Basket” remains in a private American collection. RRAuction COA.…(MB $300)

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597. Yousuf Karsh. Glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of the prolific photographer, signed and inscribed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “To: Michael Robuck, with the good wishes of Yousef Karsh, 1971.” In fine condition, with light uneven emulsion along the edges, and some trivial surface impressions in the bottom border, none of which affect the beautifully crafted inscription and signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Why not send the mss.

‘Salamanca’ with pictures to Ambrose Raynes, National Geographic Magazine…

Its acceptance would bring thousands of dollars!”

599. Rudyard Kipling. Ink signature, “Rudyard Kipling,” on an offwhite 4 x .75 slip. In fine condition, with a closely trimmed top edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

600. Oskar Kokoschka. Austrian painter and

poet (1886–1980) best known for his distinctively expressionistic portraits and landscapes. Kokoschka was included in the Nazis’ Exhibition of “Degenerate Artists.”

Illustrated catalog of a 1962 exposition of Kokoschka’s works at the Tate Gallery in London, 8 x 8.25, 120 pages.

Signed and inscribed, in German, next to Plate 1 (opposite the title page) of his work entitled ‘Portrait of a Degenerate Artist, (translated): “For Mrs. Helen Gellert with friendly greetings, Oskar Kokoschka 1962.” In fine condition, with some light rubbing to covers and mild handling wear. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

601. Stephen King. Glossy 8 x

10 photo of a young King holding a candle stick in one hand, with a raven perched on another, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Bill—all best, Stephen King.” In fine condition. Classic and desirable image, as the master of horror is not common in signed photos.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

598. Joyce Kilmer. American writer (1886–1918), best known for

the much-anthologized poem ‘Trees,’ who was killed at the Second Battle of Marne at the age of 31. ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, May 9, 1913. Letter to author Thomas Walsh, to whom Kilmer dedicated his poem ‘The Fourth Shepherd.’ In part: “The Churchman cannot print articles of length on subjects so little related to the church as your interesting study of ‘Salamanca,’ Today and Yesterday. I suggest that you send it with pictures to Lawrence Gilman of Harper’s Weekly or without pictures to The Yale Review…

Several of your poems are in the ‘accepted manuscripts’ box…and others were recommended for acceptance by me some time ago…

By the way—a sudden idea falls upon me!—why not send the mss.

‘Salamanca’ with pictures to Ambrose Raynes, National Geographic Magazine…Its acceptance would bring thousands of dollars!” In very good condition, with partial separations along intersecting folds and hinge, several smudges and ink spots to first name of signature, uniform toning, and some scattered light soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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602. John le Carre.

Two souvenir typescripts, one page, 8.5 x 11, signed at the bottom in blue ink. The opening passages of The Russia House, beginning with “In a broad Moscow street not two hundred yards from the Leningrad station, on the upper floor of an ornate and hideous hotel built by Stalin in the style known to Muscovites as Empire During the Plague, the British Council’s first ever audio fair for the teaching of the English language and the spread of British culture was grinding to its excruciating end.” Le Carré has also corrected (adding an apology) the misspelling of his typed name on both pages. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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In the midst of making adjustments to “the colossal model” at Queen Victoria’s request, Landseer deflects a “request to see my lion progress” 603. Edwin Landseer.

English painter (1802– 1873) well known for his paintings of animals and his sculptures, including the lions in London’s Trafalgar Square. Landseer’s progress on the bronze lions at the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square was slow since he was plagued with alcohol and drug addiction. When Landseer died insane in 1873 the lions’ necks were hung with mourning wreaths. ALS signed with his monogrammed-style “EL,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, personal letterhead, May 23, 1864. Letter to Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, close friend of Queen Victoria’s. He served as her equerry, as well as Prince Albert’s private secretary. In part: “Don’t think me unmindful of your request to see my lion progress. Since her Majesty saw the colossal model it has undergone certain changes. I therefore wished to make it more worthy [of] your nice Eye before I have the pleasure of receiving a visit from so able a critic.” In fine condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, with vertical fold passing through signature.

The “colossal model” that Landseer is referring to was the product of seven years of “lion progress,” as the massive undertaking began in 1857. Commissioned by Queen Victoria, his construction of the two enormous lion sculptures, which still reside at the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square today, was slow and steady. Plagued by alcohol and drug addiction, Landseer would continue work on these models for another three years after this letter was written, finally completing the decade-long project in 1867. After his death in 1873, mourning wreaths were hung from the necks of the majestic lions, a fitting tribute to the famed animal artist. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Highly-desirable first edition of Main Street 604. Sinclair Lewis. Signed book: Main Street. First edition. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 451 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “To Mrs. William T. Hamilton with Christmas greetings from [Lou M. Kirchner] and her obedient disciple, Sinclair Lewis, Washington, D. C., Dec. 21, 1920,” with the the inscription whimsically crafted to include the name of the book’s owner, Lou M. Kirchner. Scattered toning, soiling, and foxing to the opening pages, ending pages, and the text block, front page partially separated, but still intact, a retail sticker affixed to the front pastedown page, and moderate wear and rubbing to the cover and spine, otherwise very good condition. A unique inscription and signature from the heralded writer contained in his most well-known and enormously popular novel. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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605. Annie Leibovit.

Signed book: Annie Leibovitz Photographs.

First Panthoen Paperback edition. NY: Pantheon/Rolling Stone Press, 1983. Softcover, 9 x 12. Signed on the title page in black felt tip, “Annie Leibovitz 1991.” In fine condition, with some light toning and wear to cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

607. Jack London.

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed

by London, payable to his ex-wife Bessie M. London for $75.00, stamp-dated November 20, 1912. In very good condition, with two vertical folds, cancellation holes to body affecting signature, scattered toning and soiling, and mounting remnants to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

608. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Vintage ink signature and

sentiment, “Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow,” on an off-white 4 x 1.25 slip. Matted with a portrait to an overall size of 11 x 14. In fine condition, with a couple spots of ink skipping. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

“As to the Southern piece, there are incidents of Southern stupidity which are culled so directly from the wives of my two good (non– Southern) friends, that I’m sure I’d have rows with both families” 606. A. J. Liebling. Journalist (1904–1963) closely associated with the New Yorker for almost 30 years, best known for his boxing masterpiece, The Sweet Science. TLS signed “Liebling,” one page, 7 x 10.25, New Yorker letterhead, no date. Letter to Fred Feldkamp. In part: “As both these pieces are written in the first person, a fictitious first person, they have two sets of drawbacks. 1. Some of the incidents are inexact. 2. Some of them are too damned exact. I wouldn’t want people to think that I was seriously advancing some of the sweeping damnations and yet there is too much underlying reason in the pieces that I don’t think they’re completely a burlesque. As to the Southern piece, there are incidents of Southern stupidity which are culled so directly from the wives of my two good (non–Southern) friends, that I’m sure I’d have rows with both families.” In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip mark to top edge. Accompanied by six more typed letters and notes, all signed in type by Liebling, using several pseudonyms including Russell Hastings, Russell Winchell, and William Faulkner.

First time we have offered any correspondence from the worldly journalist. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Stunning poetic quote on the first American translation of The Divine Comedy

609. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Signed book: The Divine Comedy

of Dante Alighieri. First edition. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873. Hardcover, 7 x 9.5, 410 pages.

Signed on the second free-end page in ink, “I enter, and I see thee in the gloom. Of the long aisles, O poet Saturnine! And strive to make my steps keep pace with thine, Henry W. Longfellow.” The front cover and both opening free-end pages detached, toning, light soiling, and paper loss to the signed page, and a light strip of toning along the top edge of all pages, otherwise very good condition. Despite the condition of the exterior, the signed sentiment stands bold and clear, and can easily be matted and framed for a gorgeous display piece. One of the five famed Fireside Poets, Longfellow was the first American to translate the Divine Comedy, and coupled with this incredibly unique and intact quote and signature, this item presents an invaluable piece of literary history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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610. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ALS signed “Henry W.

Longfellow,” one page, 4.25 x 7, January 30, 1864. Brief letter to a collector. In full: “It gives me sincere pleasure to comply with your request for an autograph; and with best wishes for the success of your Fair.” In very good condition, with partial separations along horizontal folds, scattered toning and soiling, and two tape remnants along top edge of reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

611. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ink signature, “Henry W. Longfellow,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1 slip. Some scattered light toning from adhesive remnants on reverse and a couple stray ink marks and edge tear above signature, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

612. Amy Lowell. American imagist poet (1874–1925).

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 6, personal letterhead, December 17, 1915. Lowell writes to an admirer, in part “I feel honored that you should want an autograph… of mine to hang in The Colony Club…pleasure of speaking before the Club on February 24:, and I shall hope to see you there.” Light creasing, a trivial spot of soiling to the bottom, and small pencil notation in the right corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Matisse coaches a mother, to help her daughter apply a “real gift for portrait, and or things dealing with character” 613. Henri Matisse. ALS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, April 2, 1938. In a re-

sponse regarding the work of an aspiring artist, Matisse writes, translated in full: “I have examined with the greatest attention some reproductions of the works of your daughter and find that they reveal real talent. But it is evident that some work is necessary to develop them. No one has arrived without work. Her great facility should help her. She has a real gift for portrait, and for things dealing with character. Her hands are completely remarkable for someone who has worked so little. This is a good indication that she doesn’t want to be guided by a professor. It is up to her to put some order in her brain. I hope, Madame, that my humble appreciation will make her listen to you, and I ask you to accept my respectful homage.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal and vertical mailing fold, and scattered creasing.

In this 1938 letter, Matisse acknowledged a daughter’s talent to the mother but understood the daughter’s need for self-expression instead of instruction. The gentle and liberal approach with “Madame” he also used with his models, some of whom he took on as students. What happened with the daughter remained unknown. By 1939, Matisse’s wife Amélie left, envious of the working relationship between the artist and his latest model, Lydia Delectorskaya. They remained together until he died in 1954.

As his health failed, Matisse’s creativity bloomed. In 1938 he experimented with linocuts, a style of relief paint using linoleum as a printing surface and produced over 70 during his last years. Always open to working with different media, he also employed paper cutouts called gouaches découpés as early as the late 1930s. He became as well known for his graphic art as his painting and when he became bedridden, he found the technique liberating. For Matisse, it was another form of expression which he called, “painting with scissors” and it sparked an extraordinary burst of creative expression.Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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614. W. Somerset Maugham.

Vintage matte-finish 4.5 x 6.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Mary Duffie, W. Somerset Maugham.” Scattered creases, mainly to lower border, a few lightly affecting signature, and some scattered light silvering to darker portions of image, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I don’t use any special vermouth in my Martinis, just ordinary Noilly Prat” 615. W. Somerset Maugham. TLS signed

“W. S. Maugham,” one page, 5.25 x 7, The Dorchester letterhead, October 21, 1956. Letter of thanks to an admirer. In part: “Thank you for your charming letter and all the nice things you say. It was most kind of you to write to me; it gave me much pleasure. I don’t use any special vermouth in my Martinis, just ordinary Noilly Prat.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

616. Francois Mauriac. French author (1885-1970) and winner of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Original signed pencil sketch by Henry Major, featuring a fantastic portrait of Mauriac, on a tan 8.5 x 12.5 sheet of thin sketch paper, beautifully signed by Mauriac below the artist’s signature. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, a small tear along the right and top edge, and the signature a shade light. Major excelled in character portraits, sketching a multitude of men of importance, the subject of which serves to comprise his sizable collections, with this vibrant and dynamic sketch serving as a stellar representation. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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617. Peter Max. Vibrantly colored original artwork, entitled ‘Sunset Sail,’ mixed media on an 8.5 x 11 sunburst sheet. Max has highlighted a 3.25 x 3.25 printed color image of ‘Sunset Sail,’ which Max has embellished with thick and colorful brushstrokes to both the image and surrounding areas, and signed in mixed color paint “Max.” Printed on the reverse is the following statement: “This Peter Max work entitled ‘Sunset Sail’ is a variation color combination (and brush strokes) from his original artworks of the same title on paper,” and also bears a 2008 Peter Max copyright stamp. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 618. Johnston McCulley.

Prolific writer (1883–1958) who created the character Zorro. McCulley produced countless stories, novels, and screenplays, and also collected pen names, writing under such monikers as John Mack Stone, Walter Pierson, Frederic Phelps, Harrison Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, and others.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Yours Sincerely, Johnston McCulley,” on a light blue 5 x 3 sheet of personal letterhead, dated June 28, 1945. In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold and light corner creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptionally rare and beautiful signature from the controversial author of Peyton Place 619. Grace Metalious. Author of the groundbreaking novel,

Peyton Place. The book changed the publishing industry forever, but public outcry led her to drink herself to death at age 39. Scarce fountain pen signature, “Grace Metalious,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.5 card. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Breaking her own rule, the Gone With the Wind author inscribes a copy of her masterpiece to her secretary 620. Margaret Mitchell. Signed book: Autant en Emporte Le Vent” [Gone with the Wind]. Limited edition “presente edition:” Librairie Gallimard, 1945. Hardcover, 7 x 9, 518 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page of Tome Premier, “For Margaret Baugh With much love, appreciation and thanks-to commemorate 10 years of “G.W.T.W.” Margaret Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga. May 9, 1946.” Cracks at hinges and light to moderate water staining to both books, with water staining to edges of signed page, pencil notations to both front pastedowns, and scattered wear and soiling to covers and spines, otherwise very good condition. Both books are encased in a custom burgundy silk faille clamshell case with title stamped in gilt on a black leather label.

When Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, she had no idea of the sensation it would become. It was an instant bestseller, selling over 1,000,000 copies within the first six months of its publication and she became so overwhelmed by the countless requests that she received to autograph copies of her novel that less than a year after its publication, she vowed not to sign any more, not even for close friends or relatives. This edition, given to Margaret Baugh, her secretary, nine years after she officially stopped signing copies of the book is made even more special by the fact that she mentions the title in the inscription and because it was inscribed to someone integral to her writing this epic piece of literature on the 10th anniversary of its completion. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Amidst outcry, Monet campaigns for Manet’s controversial Olympia to be admitted into the Luxembourg Museum 621. Claude Monet. ALS, two pages, 9 x 7, Giverny par Vernon

Eure, March 23, 1890. In a letter to friend and art critic, Gustave Geffroy, Monet writes, translated in full: “I am very worried because I have no news concerning what Pelleton may have attempted to persuade Mr. Bourgeois. Unfortunately I cannot wait indefinitely.

Letting these things go will be bad for our cause. So far Larroument must know what we have tried in the direction of the Minister.” In fine condition, with scattered light toning, partial separation along the hinge and tears at each end, and slight haloing to the ink. Accompanied by original mailing envelope, addressed in Monet’s hand.

After a successful campaign to buy Eduoard Manet’s much maligned painting Olympia from his widow, Monet campaigned vigorously to present the nude to the Musée de Luxembourg for exhibition, enlisting the help of Leon Bourgeois, the newly appointed Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, through politician and deputy Claude Pelletan, a known radical.

In this letter to Geffroy, Monet’s impatience grows as no word had come from the corrupt anarchist. Manet’s detractors continued to hammer at Minister Bourgeois to block Olympia’s admission into the museum on the grounds of “indecency.” Monet feared that as more time passed, the controversy would eventually hurt “our cause” and felt the need to update Gustave Larroumet, Director of Fine Arts at the Sorbonne, of the lack of progress. Larroumet, also a well known art critic, carried political clout and his support was crucial for the exhibition. Thankfully, Bourgeois ignored the outcry and Pelletan was finally able to present Monet to his friend, M. Fallieres, the Minister of Public Instruction. Fallieres finally signed the order to accept the painting into the museum on November 17, 1890, and seventeen years later Olympia found a new home at the famed Louvre. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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622. New England Artists. Vintage ink

signatures of Norman Rockwell, Alexander Pope (together with an unsigned original photo of Pope in his studio), W. Harry Smith, Morgan Dennis, Bashka Paeff (ins), Arthur V. Diehl (adding a small sketch of a gondola), Margaret Fitzhugh Browne, Jonas Lie, and Abbott Graves on individual off-white cards, each affixed to a separate 8 x 10 scrapbook page along with clipped photos; a pamphlet entitled American Sculpture, signed on the inside cover by Karl Skoog; a short 1920 TLS signed by Avard Fairbanks, as well as two additional Fairbanks signatures, one on an off-white card, and the other clipped from the closing of a letter. Fairbanks’s letter is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I knew Branch [Rickey] practically all my life...He was a committed, loyal, enthusiastic Christian all his life. And his objective in life was to make men” 623. Norman Vincent Peale. Protes-

tant preacher and author (1898–1993) best known for his self-help best-seller The Power of Positive Thinking.

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, January 5, 1990.

In response to a fan’s question, Peale writes, in full: “I have your letter in which you want me to tell you ‘Of all the people that you have met during your life, who was the person that most impressed you and why.’ That is a very difficult question because certain categories of personalities are at once eliminated, immediate family, etc. But I think the person who would qualify under your definition would probably be Branch Rickey, who was perhaps the greatest baseball executive of his time. He was top executive of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers when that club was in Brooklyn in Ebbets Field. I knew Branch practically all my life. He was the most distinguished graduate of my college, Ohio Wesleyan. He was a committed, loyal, enthusiastic Christian all his life. And his objective in life was to make men.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Picasso signs a considerable collection of his 1969 works 624. Pablo Picasso. Signed book: A Year of Picasso Paintings

1969. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1971. Hardcover with dustjacket, 10.75 x 12.75, 221 pages. Signed on the half-title page in blue ballpoint, “Picasso le 2.10.72.” In fine condition, with ink notation on first free end page, some scattered light wear and soiling to dustjacket, as well as a price clip. A heavy, large collection of his work precisely signed by the master. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

625. Poets. Six printed poems on or affixed to 8 x 10 sheets of paperstock, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective poet featured. Signers are: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Anne Waldman, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Bly, Ted Berrigan, and Amiri Baraka. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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626. Howard Pyle.

American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people (1853–1911). Vintage ink signature, “Very truly yours, Howard Pyle,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I have eaten your rabbits...they arrived and were guzzled” 627. Pierre-Auguste Renoir. ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 3.75 x 2.5, no date. Letter in French, Renoir writes, translated in part: “I have eaten your rabbits, which like all the rabbits from..., were delicious. But I did not know till Friday that they came from you. I’m hastening to tell you that they arrived and were guzzled.” Matted and framed, with the original mailing envelope and an unsigned image of Renoir sitting at his easel, to an overall size of 13.75 x 10.25. In fine condition. Any letters from Renoir are highly-desirable, and this one is most unusual! Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

628. Robert Ripley. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ripley at his drawing board, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Packey O’Gatty, With all the best! Ripley— ’Believe It or Not’ 1935.” Moderate creasing, including some to facial area, and a few small edge tears, otherwise very good condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

629. Norman Rockwell. Satur-

day Evening Post magazine, dated Summer, 1971, featuring an image of Rockwell on the cover, signed and inscribed in black ink, “My very best to my friend Nellie Srodulski.

Cordially, Norman Rockwell.” Light rubbing and expected age wear to cover, some mild toning and foxing to inside pages, a few small edge tears, and light handling wear, otherwise fine condition. Srodulski worked as Rockwell’s personal cook. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

631. Norman Rockwell. Signed book: Wil-

lie Was Different. Later printing. NY: Funk and Wagnall’s, 1969. Hardcover with dustjacket, 7.25 x 10.25, 40 pages.

Signed and inscribed on the half-title page, “Our very best wishes to Jimmy Srodulski, sincerely…and Norman Rockwell, Stockbridge, 7/30/71” and also signed by his wife and coauthor “Molly,” with Rockwell switching from blue to black ink before signing. In fine condition, with scattered light toning, edge tears and creases to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

632. Norman Rockwell. Wonder-

ful glossy 3.5 x 5 photo of Rockwell at his easel, signed in black felt tip, “sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

630. Norman Rockwell. Stockbridge Chamber of Congress

brochure featuring an image of Christmas in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1967, 14.25 x 5.75, signed beneath the image in black ballpoint, “Sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” An invitation to a House Tour and Champagne with Norman Rockwell, August 22, 1968, is affixed to the address panel. Brochure folds out to a map of Stockbridge to an overall size of 22.5 x 28.5. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold, scattered creasing and spots of soiling, and a few clips and small tears to the edges. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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633. Norman Rockwell. Signed book: Nor-

man Rockwell Illustrator.

First edition. NY: Watson-Guptill, 1946. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 12, 208 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “My best wishes to my fellow contributor to the dear old ‘Post’ with admiration Shannon Fife, cordially, Norman Rockwell.”

Hinge and spine a bit loose, mild musty odor, and scattered wear and creasing to dustjacket, as well as a couple of small tape repairs, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

634. Norman Rockwell. FDC

with a cachet honoring the American Folklore Series, Tom Sawyer, Immortalized by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), signed in black felt tip, “sincerely, Norman Rockwell.” Matted with a printed image of Rockwell painting at his easel to an overall size of 10.25 x 15.25. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

637. Francoise Sagan. Important French writer (1935–2004) who attained international prominence with the publication of her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at the age of 18. Scarce personal calling card, 4.25 x 3.25, signed and inscribed on the front in black ballpoint, “To Marshall E. Bean, With my best wishes, Francoise Sagan.” Light creasing to the bottom left corner, a faint paper clip imprint along the left edge, and light haloing to the inscription and signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a photo of Sagan. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I will put on my necktie and agree with you on a day for that country party so often planned, so often put off” 638. Xavier Saintine.

635. J. K. Rowling.

Felt tip signature, “J. K. Rowling,” on a white 8 x 5 card. In fine condition.

Consignor indicates signature was acquired at the 2011 UK BAFTA awards. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

636. J. K. Rowling. Signed book:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

First edition. London: Bloomsbury, 2005.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.25 x 8, 607 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some light creasing to top of dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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French dramatist and novelist (1798–1865) behind the classic Picciola, a tale of a prisoner finding salvation through his love for a tiny flower emerging from the cracks of the prison yard.

He was also the co-author of the story which would inspire Bellini’s opera, I puritani. ALS in French, signed, “Saintine,” one page, 5 x 8, September 19, 1825. In a letter to his friend, Monsieur Ch. Bizet, Saintine writes, translated in full: “Does it matter to you that the payment for our magnificent carbonization business may extend through next month? I am consenting to wait patiently for certain ones and to keep working on those in arrears because I am in the midst of moving, etc., etc. But if the arrangement does not seem agreeable to you, leave a note with my door keeper and I will be faithful to my duty. Also I will see you next Wednesday. I will put on my necktie and agree with you on a day for that country party so often planned, so often put off.” In very good condition, with scattered light soiling, a paper clip impression at the top, and multiple arithmetic equations on the adjoining address panel. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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639. Carl Sandburg. Signed book:

Good Morning America. First edition. NY: Crosby Gaige, 1928.

Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.5, 251 pages. Signed in green ink on the halftitle page. In very good condition, with front hinge a bit weak, some spotting to first free end page and front pastedown, some fraying to head and tail of spine, and light rubbing to covers. Such early signed books from Sandburg are quite rare. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

642. Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac. French artist (1884–

1974). TLS in French, signed “Segonzac,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, May 27, 1932. In full (translated): “If it is possible for you, I will be pleased to receive you at my studio next Tuesday at 10:30.” In very good condition, with light soiling, toning, and wrinkling, fold touching signature, and slightly irregular ink flow to portion of signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

640. Carl Sandburg.

Signed book: Remembrance Rock. First edition, first printing. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 1067 pages. Signed on the first free end page in fountain pen, “Carl Sandburg.” A uniform block of toning over the signature page, which does not detract from the clarity or boldness of the still-bright signature, pencil notations in another hand on the front pastedown and signature pages, price clips to each corner on the front interior dustjacket, and light wear and a few small tears to the spine and top edge of the dustjacket, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

643. Matilda Serao. Greek-

born Italian journalist and novelist (1856–1927).

ALS in French, one page both sides, signed “Matilda Serao.” 5.5 x 4.25, Societa Anonima, “Il Giorno,” Napoli letterhead, January 23, 1906. In a response to an associate to meet, Serao responds, translated in full: “I will be very pleased to meet an American colleague. Tomorrow, Wednesday, you will find me at the office of Il Giorno from noon to 2 o’clock, and after 3 o’clock at my home, Piastra Vittoria 7. Probably in your excursions in Naples, you will find five minutes to dedicate to me.” In fine condition, with a rusty paper clip mark at the top left corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

644. Dr. Seuss. Glossy 5 x 7 close-up

photo of the beloved author, signed in the bottom border in black felt tip, “With best wishes to all Tisches! ~ Dr. Seuss.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Be good sweet child and don’t forget your functions” 641. Siegfried Sassoon. English poet, author and soldier

(1886–1967). Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. AQS on a 4.5 x 3.5 off-white sheet. Sassoon writes, in full: “For Dick Thutermyer from Siegfried Sassoon, May 27th, 1921. ‘Be good sweet child and don’t forget your functions.’” In fine condition, with a rough bottom edge and some scattered light toning. Uncommon in any form, particularly in handwritten quotes. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

645. Dr. Seuss.

Original signed and inscribed sketch of a green egg on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet, signed and inscribed, “One special green egg for Ted from Dr. Seuss.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“It is a clear, precise, and unexaggerated resume of the career of the great painter to whom all painters worthy of the same owe something” 646. Paul Signac. French

neo-impressionist painter (18631935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, Societe des Artistes Independants letterhead, March 26, 1930. In a letter of thanks for a gift from an admirer of Monet, Signac writes, translated in full: “I thank you kindly for sending me your ‘Claude Monet.’ It is a clear, precise, and un-exaggerated resume of the career of the great painter to whom all painters worthy of the same owe something. You have understood and loved him.

Contrary to so many other critics who want to be ‘with it,’ you are unreserved [in your admiration]. My congratulations, dear Monsieur, are very sincere.” In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds, one of which mildly affects the signature, and some scattered light creasing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

647. Spanish Authors. Three original

vintage ink sketches by noted French artist Robert Kastor on individual 10 x 12 off-white sheets, each signed by the respective author pictured. Portraits are of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, signed (translated): “A life without ideals isn’t worth living. Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Paris 1924”; Jose Maria de Pereda, signed (translated): “To forget God is to walk blindly on the road of life. J. M. de Pereda (of the Royal Spanish Academy)”; and Ramon Perez de Ayala, who writes a 22-line rhyming ballad about a knight dying by the roadside beginning (translated): “Old stone-circled city…Why do you lie here in the dust of the road, fine caballero? I have drunk to the dregs my wine in the chalice of destiny…To sleep. To die. Nothing more I desire.”

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

648. John Steinbeck. Felt tip signature,

“John Steinbeck,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card.

In fine condition, with vertical creasing slightly affecting the end of the signature, and a pencil notation in another hand on the reverse. James Spence authentication sticker affixed to the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“I would like not to live anymore as it is too hard to carry on” 649. Madame de Stael. Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein (1766–1817),

known as Madame de Stael, was a Swiss author who lived in Paris among various other locations abroad, and played an integral part in directing the literary tastes of Europeans at the turn of the 19th century. Napoleon described her as a person who “teaches people to think who never thought before, or who had forgotten how to think.” ALS in French, one page both sides, 4 x 6, docketed July 5, 1809. In a letter to Simonde Sismondi, the son of a Swiss economist, translated in full: “I have found your letter here my dear Simonde for which I thank you. I am thinking again about our entire conversation—Sunday evening. I will be in Coppet. This is very boring and you would have enough with two days. Adriend de Montmorency traveled with us, it is someone you would have to meet—Matthieu stayed behind.

Tell Mr. de [illegible name] that he should come to dinner at my house Monday. If this is agreeable to you come with him because on that same Monday morning I must go to the city to see Mr. deBarante and my cousin—I am very worried about her son—Adieu my dear Simonde. I would like not to live anymore as it is too hard to carry on or ever not to carry on—Adieu.” Intersecting folds, scattered foxing, paper loss to the second integral panel, along with mounting remnants on the inside of the page, none of which affect the signature scrawled beneath the mailing address, otherwise very good condition. Integral second page bears an address panel in another hand. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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653. Jules Supervielle. Uruguay-born

650. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Ink signature,

“Very truly yours, H. B. Stowe, June 26, 1877,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. Card is affixed to the first free end page of an 1852 hardcover edition of Volume I of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Moderate toning to card, otherwise fine condition.

Book rates overall good to very good. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

651. Eugene Sue. French nov-

elist (1804–1857) best known for such works as Mysteries of Paris and The Wandering Jew. Untranslated ALS in French, one page, 3.25 x 5.25, October 18, 1835. Second page address panel. In fine condition, with three horizontal mailing folds and a few scattered creases, none of which affect the signature, a small pencil notation in the top left corner and above the address panel in another hand, and light mirroring of ink. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

652. Frank Swinnerton. Eng-

lish novelist, critic, biographer and essayist (1884-1982). ALS, one page, 4.5 x 7, Old Tokefield, Cranleigh, Surrey letterhead, May 26, 1954. A jubilant response and thanks to a friend, Swinnerton writes, in part: “What a find!…Thank you very much for your letter and the copy of the poem ‘Courage,’ which is most interesting. All you tell me, in fact, is…of the greatest interest, & I am much obliged to you. I shall send your letter (and the poem) to Mrs. Pauline Smith, who will be delighted with both. Her little portrait, ‘AB: A Minor Marginal Note,’ is the best thing ever written about Arnold Bennett. I am so glad you like my introductions. Thank you. Now, as to your request: will the enclosed serve the purpose? I happen to have it here; & it is one of the very few things I have which gives his name in full. His letters are all signed’ AB.’ I hope it will do.

Thank you for pointing out the misprint in the bibliography.” In fine condition, with a few staple holes towards the top border. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

French poet and writer (1884–1960) who was staunchly averted to the Surrealist movement of automatic writing and following the inclinations of the unconscious, opting for a less radical approach to poetry and the great unknown.

Untranslated ALS in French, one page on onionskin, 8.25 x 10.5, January 4, 1944. Central horizontal and vertical fold, a few trivial creases, and a rough and toned bottom edge with a faint paper clip imprint, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by original, hand-addressed mailing envelope, also signing his name of the reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Au revoir, my dear wife. I embrace you with all my strength” 654. Maurice Utrillo. Popular

French painter (1883–1955), son of the renowned artist Suzanne Valadon, best known for his colorful cityscapes and views of the French countryside. Crisp and clean TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, July 4, 1935, from “La Douce France,” Angouleme (Charente). “I am very happy to have news from you, but I don’t have much to write. I am working full speed today, and any interruption disturbs me. I hope that you received my letter of the day before yesterday, Tuesday. I am delighted that my mother is well. Everything here is going well and I am behaving. Finally, I can tell you that your mother, although ailing, is feeling better, and I am very happy about that. Au revoir, my dear wife. I embrace you with all my strength. P. S. My warmest regards to Robert and his mother, to Dolores and her husband, to Gabriel Palmer and to all our friends.” In very good condition, with an intersecting horizontal and vertical fold, scattered light wrinkling, light brushing to a few spots, and a few small tears to the edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I was very pleased that you wrote to tell me you enjoyed The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings…another book I am busy writing, called The Silmarillion” 655. J. R. R. Tolkien. TLS, one page, 8 x 10, February 17, 1963. Letter to Miss Julie

Cape. In full, “Thank you very much for your nice letter. I was very pleased that you wrote to tell me you enjoyed The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. As for writing more about the same characters, I have written almost all there is to write about them. But I hope you will recognize some of the characters in another book I am busy writing, called The Silmarillion, which I hope will soon be finished. Please give my best wishes to your family and sister, it sounds as if I have many friends amongst them.” In fine condition, with intersecting mailing folds, with two small holes at intersections of folds, and one fold passing directly above signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Tolkien, who died in 1973, never finished The Silmarillion. It was edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher, in 1977. The Silmarillion tells the history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, the world in which The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set. A magnificent letter mentioning all three of Tolkien’s great works. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Quick letter from the respected poet, perhaps requesting funding for his less-than-respectable habit 656. Paul Verlaine. ALS in

French, signed “P. Verlaine,” on a section of his bookseller’s ledger sheet, 4.25 x 5.5, June 14, 1892. In a letter requesting a small advance on one of his books, Verlaine writes, translated in part: “I return tomorrow to Brougeois (?) and you will oblige me to please give Mrs. Krantz carrying this note the most you are able…10 francs on the total price of the book…” In very good condition, with intersecting folds and a crease to the bottom left corner, and uniform toning. A brilliant writer with a penchant for opium and alcohol, Verlaine would frequently request menial advances on his books to support his vice.

A unique and interesting letter from the famed and troubled poet.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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657. Andy Warhol. Two color 4 x 6 postcard photos: one of Warhol’s image of Marilyn Monroe, signed on the front in black felt tip; and one of Campbell’s Soup cans, signed on the reverse in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

658. Andy Warhol. Felt tip signature, “Andy Warhol,” on an offwhite 5 x 3 card, with typed collector’s notations along bottom edge.

In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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659. Andy Warhol.

German catalog entitled “Andy Warhol: das graphische Werk 1962–1980”, 8.25 x 9.25, signed on the first free end page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some edge dings to cover and fore-edges, toning to top and right edge of cover, and some light soiling to back cover. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

660. Western Legends. Signed book: Legends. Limited edi-

tion first edition, #245/250. Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2006.

Hardcover with original case, 9.25 x 9.25. Signed in ink throughout the pages of the book by 46 western stars and notables. Signers are: James Arness, Eddy Arnold, Irene Bedard, Powers Boothe, Brooks & Dunn, Red Buttons, Harry Carey, Jr., Roy Clark, Lacy J. Dalton, Charlie Daniels, Jack Elam, Sam Elliot, Rhonda Fleming, Lou Glanzman, Lee Greenwood, Monte Hale, Emmylou Harris, Harry Jackson, Adam Jahiel, Stuart Kaminski, Frankie Laine, Trini Lopez, Barbara Mandrell, Kevin McCarthy, The Oak Ridge Boys (4), Hugh O’Brian, Riders in the Sky (4), Julie Ritter, Dale Robertson, Mickey Rooney, The Statler Brothers (4), Mel Tillis, Randy Travis, Eli Wallach, Dennis Weaver, and Adam West. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

662. Edith Wharton. Distinguished American author (1862–1937) best known for her novels exploring the manners and morals of upper-class American society.

Her most enduring works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and The Age of Innocence, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in Literature. Rare ALS signed “Edith,” one page, 6.25 x 8, no date. Letter of thanks to a friend. In full: “How sweet of you to send me those very lovely orchids and sweet geranium. They are such a delight to me, thank you so much. We look forward immensley to seeing you & Harold, and to lunching with you on Friday.” In fine condition, with a few scattered wrinkles and creases.

Wharton’s letters are decidedly scarce. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Robust signature of one of the most influential American poets

663. Walt Whitman. Large ink signature, “Walt Whitman,” on an offwhite 6 x 1.25 lightly-lined slip, clipped from a larger letter. Two vertical folds through two letters of signature, trivial ink erosion to one letter, and some scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare and timeless photo of the legendary humanist poet 661. Walt Whitman. Scarce vintage sepia 4 x 5.75 book photo of Whitman in his trademark hat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Walt Whitman, born May 31, 1819.” Matted and framed, with a clipped slip of the bottom caption of the same page, “Photo’d from life, Sept.; ’72, Brooklyn, N.Y. by G.F.E. Pearsall, Fulton St. Printed by C.F. Spieler, Phila.,” to an overall size of 6.75 x 8.5. Light silvering to the darker areas of the image only visible at an angle, and the mat obscuring the last stroke of each line, otherwise fine condition. A stunning image and bold signature from the writer who seamlessly entwined transcendentalism and realism into his free verse, transforming the literary world forever. Precertified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Adorning his letter with an original sketch of a Chat Noir

664. Adolphe Willette. French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and

lithographer (1857–1926). ALS in French, signed “A. Willette,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 4.25, no date, but most likely before 1899.

Letter to Emile Francois Loubet, later president of France. In part (translated): “I am at your service…your friends are my friends. Please tell me…when they will honor me with their visit. I’ll receive them with pleasure…’Domine non soum dignous’ [Lord I am not worthy] as my parish priest says. I have to hurry off to my dentist who’s going to install a jaw that will permit me to do justice to your dinner.” At the top of the front, Willette has sketched a creeping black cat labeled, in French, “I’m still trembling,” with a French word balloon coming from the cat which reads, “Pardon, excuses. A moment ago I was just a big ink blot.” Toned adhesive remnant along left edge of front page, lightly affecting a couple words, and a couple light creases, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

665. Kate Douglas Wiggin. American au-

thor (1856–1923) best known for the juvenile classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Exceptional printed silhouette profile portrait of Wiggin, 11 x 14, very nicely handembellished in watercolors, including a lovely floral border along bottom, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Meaerne, With much affection, Kate Douglas Riggs 1911.” Housed in a period frame to an overall size of 11.25 x 14.25. In fine condition, with uniform overall toning. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

667. Russel Wright. Industrial architect (1904–1976) who helped mainstream modern design. Wright also designed the wildly popular Modern ceramic dinnerware, the most widely sold in American history. Matte-finish 8 x 8 close-up photo of Wright, signed in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with light corner creasing. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Zola presents a colleague with a ‘first edition’ exclaiming, “Here is my novel” 668. Emile Zola. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.5, April 13, 1878. Letter addressed to “My dear confrere.” In full (translated): “Here is my novel. I wanted to take it to you myself but I’m overwhelmed! Besides I need to talk to you about other matters and I’ll come disturb you some morning. I’m sending you the 1st volume that I’ve just received. I’ll have them send you good pages, if you want to do it piecemeal. The novel won’t be sold before Wednesday.” In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, scattered toning, and a few creases and wrinkles.

In 1878, Une page d’amour was published in novel form after having been serialized for the previous five months in the regional newspaper Le Bein Public. It was the eighth installment in the Rougon-Macquart series, which illustrated how social conditions shape the human character. He continued to write more social commentary pieces, culminating twenty years later with his publication of a letter to French president Felix Faure on the front page of a newspaper with the title ‘J’accuse.’ It accused the French government of anti-Semitism and lead to the eventual exoneration of Alfred Dreyfus. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Tim Burton signs a delightfully whimsical collection of the Twelve Faces of Jack Skellington 669. Tim Burton. Two items: Limited edition

souvenir set of 12 hand-painted cast of heads of Jack Skellington from the film A Nightmare Before Christmas, entitled, “The Twelve Faces of Jack,” #274/275, set in a 14 x 17 ebonized mahogany shadow box, signed on the back in silver ink, “Tim Burton”; and an original prop bench, which was used in the filming of the movie, complete with a tag from Sotheby’s. In fine condition. Similar casts were created for use in the stop-motion animation process during the making of this film.

Stop-motion animation is a cinematic technique where an inanimate object is photographed as a succession of still images and is manipulated slightly between frames. When the film is projected at the standard rate of 24 frames per second, the puppet appears to take on a life of its own. The prop bench, which is still equipped with the original wiring used to electrify the spider lights at each edge of the bench, is a true gem, bringing a little piece of the mystical atmosphere of Jack Skellington’s world into reality. These exceptionally unique items help bring one of Burton’s most acclaimed and beloved stop-animation productions to life. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

670. Cartoonists.

Four items: vintage ink signatures of Bud Fisher, Art Young, and Percy Crosby on individual off-white cards; and an original fountain pen sketch of a dog by Clare Briggs, signed “Sincerely, Briggy,” on an off-white card. Each card is affixed to an 8 x 10 scrapbook page along with clipped photos. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

671.

Cartoonists.

Eighteen items, consisting of 15 original ink and felt tip sketches, two printed sketches, and one ALS, various sizes, each from a different cartoonist. Sketches are from: Ed Barton, George Blair, Carl Ed, Will Elder (sketch plus letter), Les Forgave, Hoyle, Jack Kent, Sammy McKim, Zack Mosley, Rafael, Dick Rogers, Mort Walker (printed), Rudolph Wendelin (printed), Gluyas Williams, Tom Wilson, and Lyman Young. Most of the sketches are inscribed. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

672. Cartoons and Comic Art. Fifty-six items consisting of original

ink and pencil sketches, printed sketches, ink and felt tip signatures, letters and signed photos, various sizes, with some clipped signatures affixed to cards, and many of the items inscribed. Signers include: John Fitzpatrick, Mell Lazarus, Charles Kuhn, Pete Hansen, Gus Arriola, Vaughn Lvaughn Shoemaker, Greg Howard, Lou Myers, Frank Hill, Ben Templeton and Tom Forman, Tom Hatten, Dik Browne, Hoest, Dick Moores, Vip Partch, Geo. Lichty, Bill Crooks, Ckare Victor Durggins, Raeburn Van Buren, Chester Gould, Stan Lynde, Bob Clampett, Don Rico (2), Chas. Addams, Briz, Otto Messmer, Al Capp, Rick Fletcher, Jack Kirby, Carl Anderson, [Frank Henry] Willard, Grim Natwick, Chris Van Dusen, Dorothy Bond, Gahan Wilson, Berke Breathed, Mort Gerberg, Allen Wade, Bill Mauldin, Stan Lee, Mark Evanier, Mike Royer, Joe Shuster, Clarence Batchelor, Al Hirschfeld, Milton Caniff, Al Smith, Nick Dallis, John Guerin, Chuck Thorndike, Otto Soglow, Daws Butler, Clarence Nash, and Mel Blanc. In very good condition, with captions affixed to some items. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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673. Comic Artists. Four original ink and felt tip sketches, ranging in size from 7.25 x 9.5 to 14 x 17, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective artist. Signers are: Cathy Guisewite, Gary Barker, Mike Gustovich, and Mort Walker. In very good condition, with a central horizontal fold, scattered light creasing, toning, and spots of soiling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 674. Disney: Caselotti and Woods.

Glossy 8 x 10 composite promotional photo for Snow White, signed in blue felt tip, “Voice of Snow White—Adriana Caselotti”; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo from Cinderella, signed in black felt tip, “Ilene Woods ‘Cinderella.’” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

676. Jim Davis. Two items: color cardstock 10 x 8 image of Garfield and a paw print in the lower right corner, signed in black felt tip, “Thanks! Jim Davis”; and a TLS, 5.5 x 8.5 on Garfield letterhead. Letter of thanks to a fan, in full: “Thank you for your wonderful letter. I’m delighted you enjoy Garfield and his daily antics. I’ve enclosed an autographed print that I hope you will enjoy. Keep reading the strip! Garfield and I will do our best to keep you entertained,” signed at the conclusion in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a faint imprint from Garfield’s letterhead image lightly affecting the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Boldly signed edition of Bambi complete with its fabulous color inserts

675. Walt Disney. Signed book: Bambi. First edition. NY: Simon

& Schuster, 1941. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11.25. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in bold, black artist’s pencil, “To Dorothy Shea, my very best wishes, Walt Disney.” Lavishly illustrated throughout, the book also retains its four original full-page color inserts bound in after the first free end page. In very good condition, with worn but connected front and back hinge, some mild toning to edges of signed page, some tape repairs to joint and spine, light wear, corner bumps and slight surface loss to covers and hinges.

Dustjacket shows scattered light wear and a few creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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677. Walt Disney. Signed book: Mickey Sees the U.S.A. First edition. Boston: Heath and Co., 1944.

Hardcover, 6.25 x 8.5, 138 pages. Nicely signed and inscribed on the half-title page in ballpoint, “To Vicky, Best wishes, Walt Disney.” Mild toning to signed page, loose, but intact hinges, mild toning to covers and spine, as well as a few corner bumps, and a partially separated first free end page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

678. Walt Disney. Signed book: Walt Disney’s Bongo.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1948. Hardcover, 4.75 x 6.5, 36 pages. Signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the reverse of the first free end page, “To Skip, Walt Disney.” In very good condition, with partial spine separation, uniform mild toning to inside pages, scattered light wear and soiling to covers, and a small area of paper loss to headband. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Disney presents a volume of his comprehensive animation study

679. Walt Disney. Signed book: The Art of Walt Disney.

NY: Macmillan Company, 1942. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.5, 290 pages. Signed and inscribed in fountain pen on the title page, “To Emma Torrey Choens, With all best wishes, Walt Disney.” Book contains 59 illustration plates, some in color, and has a few ballpoint notations in the margins made by the reader. Some light toning to edges of signed page, loose front hinge, and some light staining to pastedowns, otherwise fine condition. A boldly signed example of one of the first volumes to consider Disney artwork as true art.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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An eye-catching Bambi cel capturing all three of the film’s main characters 680. Walt Disney. Colorful vintage reproduction of an original

celluloid drawing actually used in the Walt Disney production of Bambi, featuring Bambi, Thumper, and Flower having an encounter with a butterfly. Very nicely signed and inscribed on the mat in brown artist’s crayon, “To Ellen—Best wishes, Walt Disney.” Mat is also labeled in pencil directly under the image, “Walt Disney’s Bambi.”

Drawing and mat are framed to an overall size of 16.75 x 16. Back of the item has the original brown backing which bears the original label from Walt Disney Productions, detailing the animation process and important museums which contain Disney art. Label reads, in part: “This is a reproduction of an original celluloid drawing, actually used in the Walt Disney production of ‘Bambi.’ It is one of a select few that have been released…Walt Disney originals are included in many important museums and private collections. Notable among these are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, etc.” In fine condition, with some, light damp staining along bottom edge, affecting only Disney’s paraph and tearing to backing and label. Bambi was rumored to be Disney’s favorite film. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

Explaining the origins of the iconic Alfred E. Newman: “We found him from 1890’s. He was an ad for a painless dentist in Topeka” 681. William Gaines. Publisher and co-editor of EC Comics (1922–1992). He published

the popular satirical magazine Mad for over 40 years. ANS signed “Bill Gaines,” written at the conclusion of a three-page letter to a fan, lightly-lined, 7.25 x 10.25, February 11, 1984. Gaines notates a fan’s letter and explains the origins of Alfred E. Newman. The fan’s letter, with a stamped note at the top explaining: “Speed Reply: To give you a fast response, we have made marginal notes. We believe you prefer speed to formality,” reads, in full: with the responses by Gaines shown in brackets: “I have been a loyal fan of Mad Magazine for many years now. Although I have never purchased a subscription before, I buy [Thank you!] them every month off the newsstands around town. I only wish I had saved them over the years. [So do I!] My primary interest is the collecting of World War Two memorabilia. I recently acquired a large collection of WW2 related commemorative first day covers. They are envelopes that are printed & stamped on a certain important military date, or they just convey an important wartime theme. I have found in this collection three covers that portray your own Alfred E. Newman. I have photocopied them for you.

[Thank you very much!] As you can see one of them portrays him as a girl. It is dated 1945. She is saying ‘I’m buying with Bonds.’ She also says she’s stopping her typical female work to join the Women’s Army Corps. (WACS). ‘Me worry Hell no!’ The second one shows him as a U. S. Navy sailor. He is also buying War Bonds. It is dated 1945, too. He is also saying ‘Me worry Hell no!’ On the third card, it shows him as a funny old man. He is also buying War Bonds. He also says ‘Me worry Hell no!’ He’s joining the Armed Forces. This one is dated 1945 too. I’m sure you noticed that they never used the word ‘Hell’. ‘By Crockey!’ [a]. Can you tell me. Was Mad Magazine in existence in those days. [No.] Did you get Alfred E. Newman from the source they did, or was he around long before that? [Yes!] I am very interest in this subject. I would really appreciate an answer, and for you to take an interest in this fascinating find, for me anyway. Have you ever run into these covers before?

[No.] I understand a person named ‘Crosby’ was responsible for them.” At the conclusion Gaines writes: “We found him from 1890’s. He was an ad for a painless dentist in Topeka: ‘It didn’t hurt a bit.’ {Tooth missing!}” Scattered toning and soiling, staple to top left edge, and trimmed left edge, otherwise fine condition. A direct explanation from the originator of the popular Mad magazine character. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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682. Will Elder. Original signed ink,

pencil, and watercolor sketch of Little Annie Fannie wearing a well-placed neck tie saying “Don’t throw away your old ties…They sure come in handy!” on an off-white 7 x 9 card, signed at the bottom, “Will Elder.” In fine condition, protective transparent sheet taped to top edge of card. Accompanied by the 1996 collector’s request for a sketch and the front panel of the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

683. Matt Groening. Original pencil production sketch of Marge holding Maggie with an expression of impending doom, and a notation in the top right corner, “Marge: “NO…,” on an off-white 12.5 x 10.5 sheet, signed in pencil

by Groening. Some scattered light wrinkling, usual animators’ markings and notations, and a bisecting vertical fold, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 684. Stan Goldberg.

Two sketches: an original signed and inscribed ballpoint sketch of Goldberg’s traced right hand, with Goldberg adding a self-portrait, at the bottom of a fan letter to Goldberg on a 9 x 12 offwhite sheet; and a printed sketch of the Archie characters on a beige 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip by Goldberg. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

685. Johnny Hart. Four items: an original ink sketch of two cave

people performing a musical number, on an off-white 10.25 x 8.5 card, signed under the image, “Hart,” with Hart adding a brief handwritten note at the bottom, signed “J.” Accompanied by its original mailing envelope, addressed by Hart and signed in the return address area; a matte-finish 9.25 x 7.5 photo of Hart working on a sketch, signed and inscribed in blue ink; and a one page TLS, signed “Johnny,” 7.25 x 10.5, accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

686. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Fred Flintstone comforting a weepy Wilma, signed in blue felt tip by Hanna and black felt tip

by Barbera. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

687. Hank Ketcham. Limited edition hand-painted animation cel, 10.5 x 12.5, #18/500, showing Dennis answering a question from a lady as he walks his dog, signed in black felt tip by Ketcham. Cel is taped to a slightly larger sheet bearing a pre-printed background. In fine condition, with some light creasing to sheet and a portion of cel adhering to background.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 688. Hank Ketcham. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Ketcham equipped with a brush and a painting of Dennis the Menace, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “Warm regards to the Tisch group! Hank Ketcham, 4–22–91,” adding a quick sketch of Dennis’s face. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

689. Hank Ketcham. Original signed

and inscribed felt tip sketch of Dennis the Menace on an off-white 9 x 12 sheet, signed and inscribed, “Greetings to Grandma Velma, Hank Ketcham,” and also signed in red felt tip, “xxx Dennis.” In fine condition, with light corner tip creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

690. Walter Lantz. Original signed felt tip sketch of Woody Woodpecker on a beige 5.25 x 8.75 cardstock sheet, signed and inscribed, “To Ronald Tisch, Walter Lantz, 1988.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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691. Ren and Stimpy: Camp and West. Color serigraph of Ren

695. Charles Schulz.

and Stimpy, 12.5 x 10.5, set against a pre-printed color background, signed in black felt tip by Bob Camp and Billy West. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

692. Charles Schulz.

Glossy 10 x 8 CBS promotional photo for A Boy Named Charlie Brown, signed in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.”

In fine condition, with promotional information affixed to reverse.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

“Sparky” declines an original cartoon from a friend: “I really am not a collector of originals” 693. Charles Schulz. TLS signed “Sparky,” one page, 6 x 7, personal letterhead with the distinctive printed Snoopy at the typewriter in the lower right corner letterhead, March 22, 1974. Letter to cartoonist Jim Ivey. In full: “I appreciate your thinking of me, but I must admit I really am not a collector of originals, so perhaps someone else might enjoy it more. I hope the book is coming along well.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original matching mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Signed book: Is This Good-bye, Charlie Brown. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1984. Hardcover, 7 x 9.5. Signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the first free end page, “For Karen-Charles M. Schulz.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

696. Charles Schulz.

Satin-finish 5 x 3.5 photo of Schulz in his office, signed in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.” In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

697. Charles Schulz. Glossy 8

x 10 proof photo for It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, signed in green felt tip “Charles M. Schulz.”

The illustration at the top, labeled “continuous tone,” shows Charlie Brown smooching the homecoming queen’s cheek while Snoopy sets up a pass. On the lower half, all the letters of the alphabet and the numerals 1-0 are listed. In fine condition, with corner creases, a small edge tear, and a stray ink mark to the right margin. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Original Schulz sketch of Snoopy golfing 694. Charles Schulz. Signed book: The Snoopy Festival. Later printing. NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1973. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9 x 11. Signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the first free end page, “For Mary—Schulz,“ with Schulz adding an incredible full-length sketch of Snoopy teeing off on a golf course. In fine condition, with a bit of light wear to dustjacket. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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698. Charles Schulz.

Printed signed ink sketch of Snoopy and Woodstock on an off-white 6 x 7 sheet, signed at the top in black felt tip, “Charles M. Schulz.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

701. Al Smith. Original hand-inked eight-panel Mutt and Jeff Sun699. The Simpsons.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the Simpsons trimming a Christmas tree, signed in blue felt tip by Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and Yeardley Smith, and in black felt tip by Matt Groening.

A PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to bottom corner, otherwise very fine condition.

Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

700. Al Smith. Original hand-inked eight-panel Mutt and Jeff Sun-

day comic strip on a 22 x 14 sheet of artists cardstock, dated April 2, 1961. Strip depicts Mutt’s wife insisting on meeting his friend, Chip Chisel, a sculptor, to do a bust sculpture of his wife, only to find out he specializes in totem poles. Signed in the last panel in black ink, “Al Smith.” Expected notations and borders affixed to edges, small edge tear, and scattered light toning and foxing, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

day comic strip on a 22 x 14 sheet of artists cardstock, dated March 12, 1961. Strip depicts Jeff’s attempt to ice fish and is signed in the last panel in black ink, “Al Smith.” Expected notations and borders affixed to edges, and scattered light toning and foxing, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

702. Morrie Turner.

Original signed felt tip sketch of 16 characters from Wee Pals, including Rocky, Jerry, Nipper, Polly Esther, Wellington, D12, and General Lee on an off-white 11 x 8.5 card, signed in the lower right, “Morrie Turner,” with Turner printing his last name again in the lower left corner. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

703. Bill Watterson. Signed book: Yukon Ho! Later printing.

Kansas City: Andrews and McNeel, 1989. Softcover, 8.5 x 9. Signed in blue ink on the title page. In fine condition, with two promotional labels affixed to front dustjacket. Unlike so many of his colleagues, the reclusive Watterson has steadfastly refused to exploit his creation through merchandising tie-ins, and he is well-known among collectors as a very reluctant signer. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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704. Charles Gounod. French composer

classic music

(1818–1893) known for his opera, Faust, and for his composition of ‘Ave Marie.’ Crisply penned ALS in French, signed “Ch. Gounod,” one page, 4.5 x 3, personal letterhead, June 10, 1880. Untranslated letter to a female friend. Some scattered toning and soiling and light adhesive remnants on reverse, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

705. Fritz Kreisler. Composer

and violinist (1875–1962). Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 photo, signed in the lower border in fountain pen.

Missing lower right corner, and a couple creases to top left corner, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I think the ‘Tempest’ could in this form indeed be suited to an operatic work” 706. Engelbert Humperdinck. German Romantic composer (1854–1921) best known for the opera Hänsel und Gretel. He is not related to the 1960s British pop star of the same name (born Arnold Dorsey), who “borrowed” the composer’s moniker from a music dictionary. ALS in German, signed “E. Humperdinck,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7, blind-stamped personal letterhead, March 29, 1895. Letter to “Herr Heckel.” In full (translated): “A case of influenza which I contracted for a few weeks at last gave me the desired leisure to read your theater work ‘Prospero.’ I was most pleasantly surprised by the treatment of the Shakespearean material in general and the poetic execution. I think the ‘Tempest’ could in this form indeed be suited to an operatic work; whether it would be particularly adapted to my aptitude I can’t decide so quickly. For now, I have another work in progress that will keep me occupied for awhile; also, I intend to go to Italy for the next two months. For this reason, as no one will be at home here during this time, I would like to send the manuscript you so kindly entrusted me with back to you, so that it will be at your further disposal. If you would later want to have the kindness to revert back to me, that would be only too pleasant to me. In any case, I thank you for your kind offer…” Punch holes to left edges, tape reinforcement along hinge and central horizontal fold, with horizontal repairs over portions of text and directly above signature, and a uniform shade of toning, otherwise fine condition. An uncommon format with interesting musical content.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Rare Opus 8 musical quote which brought this young composer to the attention of Liszt 707. Edvard Grieg. Important Norwegian

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.’ Rare AMQS on an off-white 3 x 4.75 card, Grieg pens two measures from his ‘Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8,’ signed at the bottom, “Edvard Grieg.” Quote is affixed to an identical size card.

Matted and framed with a bronze portrait medal to an overall size of 13.5 x 17; the frame back bears the printed label and red wax seal of noted dealer Charles Hamilton. Faint soiling and fingerprints, otherwise fine condition. Grieg composed this sonata in 1865 when he was just 22, and it is one of three sonatas for violin and piano among his works. A desirable musical quotation dashed off with great panache, finished with an equally exuberant signature.

Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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708. Giacomo Meyerbeer.

German-born composer (1791– 1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le diable. ALS in German, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 5.25 x 8, no date. Letter to Mr. Brandor. In full (translated): “You would much oblige me, if you could send me the address of Mr. Rosenhain fairly soon. Count Wilkowsky, who has just arrived, asked me for it. Please allow, noble Sir, the expression of my most complete respect.” Some light staining to left edge, scattered creases, and a pencil notation to lower left, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Prokofiev pens an intricate quote from his ‘5th Concerto’ 709. Sergei Prokofiev. Eminent and

prolific Russian composer (1891–1953) best known for his colorful, rhythmically vigorous works, including symphonies, operas, and much music for keyboard and chamber ensembles. Crisply penned AMQS on a 5.25 x 3.25 off-white card. Prokofiev pens two bars from his ‘5th Concerto,’ signed underneath, “5th Concerto, Sergei Prokofiev 1933.” In fine condition. An outstanding and particularly showy example. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

The Russian composer signs a 1936 performance program 710. Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Distinguished pianist and composer (1873–1943) who takes a place among the last great figures of the Russian romantic school. Vintage performance program, 9.75 x 12.5, from the March 3, 1936, performance at Salle Pleyel, signed in fountain pen on the inside page bearing Rachmaninoff’s photo, “S. Rachmaninoff.” In fine condition, with some minor cover wear and soiling, and light handling wear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

711. Pablo de Sarasate. Spanish violinist and composer (1844-1908).

AMQS on a gilt-edge 4.5 x 3.5 card.

Sarasate pens six detailed bars from an unidentified work, headed at the top, “Andantino,” signed at the bottom, “P. d. Sarasate-30-10-85.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

712. Maurice Ravel.

Highly influential French composer (1875–1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored orchestral music, and virtuosic piano pieces. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Maurice Ravel,” on the correspondence side of an off-white 5.25 x 3.5 postcard, with a clipped photo of Ravel affixed to other side.

In very good condition, with scattered toning, soiling, and creasing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

714. Igor Stravinsky. AMQS on

a gold trimmed 5.25 x 3.25 off-white deckle-edge card. Stravinsky pens a single bar of music, and signs and inscribes, “To H. Keith Thompson, Sincerely, I. Stravinsky, New York, July 1962.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Letter from Winner’s feminine alter-ego 715. Septimus Winner. Nineteenth

century songwriter (1827–1902). He used his own name, and also the pseudonyms Alice Hawthorne, Percy Guyer, Mark Mason, Apsley Street, and Paul Stenton.

ALS signed “Alice Hawthorne for Septimus Winner,” one page, lightly-lined, 5.25 x 8, December 22, 1888. Letter to an admirer.

In full: “My Song, entitled ‘Listen to the Mocking Bird’ was written in the Spring of 1855, and copyrighted April 15th, 1855, and was done at Philadelphia. It is strange that so popular a musical composition, should have been done in the ‘Quaker City,’ and I judge from the wording of your note that you are of the Society of Friends, being somewhat of that calling myself. Thanks for your kind note.”

Block of toning over portion of text, paperclip impression to top edge, and some light pencil remnants, otherwise fine condition. Winner was especially popular for his ballads published under the pseudonym of Alice Hawthorne. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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contemporary music

716. 1960s Frontmen. Seven signed

photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, various finishes, including four color, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective frontman pictured. Signers are: Tommy James, Carl Giammarese (The Buckinghams), Ivan Browne (The Lemon Pipers), Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods), Sonny Geraci (The Outsiders), Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), and David Jones (The Monkees).

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

717. AC/DC. Bluebodied Crescent ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Angus Young and Cliff Williams, and in black felt tip by Malcolm Young, adding “Back in Black.” In fine condition. Oversized. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

For Those About to Rock 718. AC/DC. Color limited edition 22 x 27.5 lithograph entitled ‘For Those About to Rock’, numbered #AP21/50, signed in the lower border in black felt tip by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams.

Rolled and in fine condition.

Accompanied by a composite photo of all five members taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

721. Aerosmith: Steven Tyler. Blue-bodied

Crescent ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Tyler. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

722. Aerosmith: Steven Tyler. Natural

wood-finish six-string Crescent acoustic guitar, signed on the black pickguard in silver ink

by Tyler. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

723.

719. Aerosmith. Self-titled album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. In very good condition, with complete separation along bottom edge, light rubbing to covers, and some scattered creases. The record is not included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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720. Aerosmith. Color 45 rpm record sleeve for ‘Angel,’ 7.25 x 7.25, signed in blue felt tip by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer.

Some scattered creases and light contrast to a couple of signatures, otherwise fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

America.

Teal-bodied six-string Galveston acoustic guitar with an America sticker tastefully affixed, signed on the pickguard in black felt tip by Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

724. America. Hat Trick album

signed on the front in blue felt tip by Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley.

Scattered light creasing and mild corner wear, a discount cut to the left edge, and light ‘rings of wear’ to the front and back, otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

725. Harold Arlen.

Distinguished American composer (1905– 1986) best known for his songs for the film The Wizard of Oz. Signed book: American Negro Suite. First edition. NY: Chappell & Co., 1941. Hardcover, 9 x 12, 71 pages. Signed and inscribed on the reverse of the first free end page, “For Jester Hairston, Sincerely— Harold Arlen.” Some mild toning to signed page, pencil notations to title page, toning to inside pages, loose front hinge, fraying to spine, dings and edge loss to covers, as well as scattered surface marks and dings, otherwise very good condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

726. Louis Armstrong. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 promotional photo, signed and inscribed in green ink “To Leone, Best wishes, Louis Armstrong.” Some scattered light creases and surface marks, and a bit of irregular adhesion to signature and inscription, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

729. The Association. Clipped

8.25 x 11 songbook photo of the group, signed in black ink by all five members: Terry Kirkman, Jerry Yester, Russ Giguere, Jules Alexander, and Ted Bluechel, with three inscribing to Gary. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

730. Chet Baker. Chet Baker

Sextet album, 10.25 x 10.25, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Thanks—Chet Baker, 1977.” In very good condition, with moderate rubbing, reparative tape to the corners and along the top edge, a small area of paper loss in the center of the front cover, a small price sticker and notations in another hand on the back cover, and light brushing to the beginning of the sentiment, none of which detract from the way the Cool Jazz icon’s bright signature stands out against the neutral background. The record is included. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

727. Louis Armstrong.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of a young Armstrong holding his trumpet, signed in green ink, “Best wishes from Louis ‘Satch’ Armstrong.”

In fine condition, with small tear to right edge and a few scattered edge creases. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

731. The Band: Robbie Robertson. Sheet music to ‘Up

on Cripple Creek,” 8.5 x 11, five pages, signed on the first page in blue ballpoint by Robertson. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

732. Beach Boys. The Beach 728. Asia. Then & Now CD signed on the front in black felt tip by Carl Palmer and Geoff Downes, and in blue felt tip by Steve Howe. In fine condition, with a few cracks to the front of the case, which do nothing to detract from the stellar condition of the signatures. The CD is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Boys Today! album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Love (adding “Love”), and in silver ink by Dave Marks, who pens a portion of the lyrics to ‘Surfer Girl’: “little surfer little one/make my heart come all undone/Do you love me/Do you surfer girl,” adding “Beach Boys.” In fine condition, with some light wear and rubbing, and light ‘ring of wear’ to the back cover. Album not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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733. Beach Boys.

737. Beatles: Cover Artists. Two color 5.25

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the band clowning around at the beach, signed in blue felt tip by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Dave Marks. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

x 7.5 book photos of Beatles album covers, one signed by Peter Blake (Sgt. Pepper) and Klaus Voorman (Revolver). In fine condition, with a trimmed right edge to each. RRAuction COA.........................…(MB $100)

734. Beach Boys: Brian Wilson. Two

items: Endless Summer album, quickly signed on the front cover in black felt tip; and a white pickguard for a standard-size ‘telecaster’ signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light wear to album cover. Pickguard is accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

735. Beatles: Pete Best.

Printed sheet music to ‘Twist and Shout,’ four pages, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip on the first page, “Pete Best.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

736. Beatles: Peter Blake.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Beatles in their Sgt. Pepper attire, signed in black felt tip by the album’s cover artist, Peter Blake. In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Original stub from the Beatles 1963 Odeon performance

738. Beatles: George Harrison. Original ticket stub, 2.5 x 2.5, from the Beatles August 26, [1963] 8:40 pm performance at the Odeon Theatre in Southport, signed on the reverse in ballpoint, “George Harrison.” A central vertical fold, one through a single letter of first and last name of signature, and expected light wrinkling and creasing, otherwise fine condition. This was the first night of a five-night run at the Odeon, near the end of their 1963 summer tour. Any concert-related signed item is highly prized by Beatles collectors. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Amidst a court verdict and album releases, ex-Beatle Harrison secures funding for a 1976 business venture 739. Beatles: George Harrison. DS, signed “George Harrison,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 11.75, 1976. In part: “Particulars of a Mortgage or Charge created by a Company registered in England…Amount secured by the Mortage or charge: £250,000 together with interest and other monies as set out therein. Short particulars of the Property Mortgaged or Charged: Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.

Name, Address, and Description of the Mortagees or persons entitled to the Charge, Apple Corps Ltd.” In fine condition, with central vertical fold, light toning, and staple holes at the top left corner. Accompanied by two photocopies of documents related to the agreement, as well as several letters and carbons regarding the agreement.

This document is related to Smash and Grab (Holdings) Limited, which was an entity that bought real estate property in the United Kingdom. Harrison had borrowed £250,000 for the partnership, with this the documentation of that transaction, with the sum to be repaid with an interest rate of 7 percent a year over a 10-year period. To secure the loan, Harrison handed over the deed to his home, Friar Park. The year 1976 was a busy one for the former Beatle, with the release of his album Thirty Three & 1/3 and the compilation disc, The Best of George Harrison. It also saw Harrison on the losing end of a copyright infringement case involving the song ‘My Sweet Lord’ because of its similarity to the 1963 Chiffons song ‘He’s So Fine.’ Harrison denied deliberately plagiarizing the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976 as the judge deemed that Harrison had ‘subconsciously’ plagiarized the tune…the financial impact of the decision in evidence here.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Lennon accepts a 1967 delivery as he redecorates the Weybridge estate where countless Beatles tunes were conceived 740. Beatles: John Lennon. DS, one page, 6.5 x 7.25, May

1967. Receipt issued to “John Lennon, Esq.,” from R. A. Lampe Interior Decorators for “1 Edwardian Over Mantle,” signed at the bottom in blue felt tip. Receipt bears a “Paid” stamp dated “May 10, 1967,” acknowledging payment of £6.0.0. In fine condition, with a perforated left edge.

This delivery was made to Lennon’s ‘Kenwood’ estate in Weybridge, a 27-room mock Tudor residence he purchased in 1964 and was home for himself, wife Cynthia, and son Julian. Despite having paid to have their home brought to life by interior designer Kenneth Partridge, the Lennons immediately made a number of further alterations which better reflected their taste—including this purchase from R. A. Lampe Interior Decorators. Lennon did much of his mid-1960s Beatles songwriting and demo recordings in the attic of this home, though the following day would set out for the Olympic Sound Studios to record ‘Baby, You’re A Rich Man.’ A one-of-a-kind piece of Beatlemania!

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Exceptional Lennon-signed ‘Fab Four’ photo

741. Beatles: John Lennon. Vintage 7

x 9 cardstock publicity photo of the Beatles, originally taken in March of 1963, signed in blue ballpoint by John Lennon. Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall has also added very nice signatures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Neil Aspinall’s job as road manager was to sign for the Beatles in their absence. In fine condition, with some light contrast to ‘Starr’s’ and ‘Harrison’s’ signatures and some scattered light bends and creasing.

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, who dates Lennon’s signature to late 1963, and also accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Tracks and Perry Cox. Also included is a letter of provenance from the original recipient of the signature stating the signatures were acquired by his grandmother when the Beatles performed at Sheffield City Hall. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

One-of-a-kind snapshot, signed during his NYC ‘Lost Weekend’ while recording Walls and Bridges 742. Beatles: John Lennon. Color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photo

of Lennon walking outdoors, signed upside down in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with small vertical crease along Lennon’s sideburn, and some light skipping to the first name of the signature. Photo is stampdated on the reverse, June 1974, by Kodak. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo stating, “This signature also dates from 1974, shortly after the shot was taken. This is an excellent example from that time period, being very neat and very complete.” Dating from his “Lost Weekend,” the former Beatle was in New York at the time with his companion May Pang to record the solo album, Walls and Bridges. Lennon signed photos from the mid-1970s are becoming increasingly difficult to find and are extremely desirable.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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John okays Apple’s payment to erase Yoko’s debt 743. Beatles: John Lennon. Green felt tip endorsement signature,

“John Lennon,” at the bottom of a one page TLS from Alan Morris of Morris, Wigram, & Company Limited, to Peter Shotton at Apple, dated May 14, 1968. The letter reads, in part: “Miss Yoko Ono. At the request of our customer we set out below details of debit balances on her account as at close of business last night…We understand that you have instructions to remit funds to all these accounts in order to place them in credit.” Letter lists Ono’s outstanding debts in four accounts. Signed at the conclusion by Morris, with Lennon signing underneath, perhaps approving the payments. In very good condition, with scattered creases and wrinkles, punch holes to bottom and left edge, staple and holes to top left, and a “Paid” stamp to bottom. Apple was started the same year as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

744. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Color glossy

14 x 11 photo of McCartney and the Beatles in their Sgt. Pepper uniforms, signed in black felt tip by McCartney. In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

745. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Abbey

Road album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. Mild ‘ring of wear’ to front cover and some light edge wear and creases, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

746. Beatles: Yoko Ono. One Music Ltd. business check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in another hand and signed by Ono, payable to Moor House Secretaries for £55.0.0, August 21, 1974. In fine condition, with punch holes to top, staple hole to top left corner, and several stamps to body, one lightly affecting last name of signature. Accompanied by two other checks from 1967, one bearing two Ono secretarial signatures, and the other filled out and signed in an unknown hand, payable to M. J. Leewin. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

747. Beatles: Ringo Starr.

Satin-finish 4.5 x 5.5 photo, signed in black felt tip, “Ringo,” adding a star for his last name. In fine condition, with a few small surface impressions to top edge. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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McCartney Höfner ‘violin’ bass guitar, signed in-person

748. Beatles: Paul McCartney. Beautiful right-handed sunburst-finish Höfner

‘violin’ or ‘Cavern’ B-Bass HI-Series bass guitar, beautifully signed on the pearloid pickguard in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from noted Beatles expert Frank Caiazzo, in which he writes, ”This signature was obtained in person in 2010.” Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

752. Beatles: Andy White.

749. Beatles: Ringo Starr. Apple Manage-

Original 45 rpm record for the single ‘Love Me Do,’ signed on the image side of the sleeve in blue felt tip, “’Love Me Do,’ Andy White.” Light bend to the top left corner of the signed side, mild rubbing and wear, and a light ‘ring of wear’ to each side, otherwise fine condition.

Record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

ment Ltd. Business check, 8 x 3.5, filled out and signed by Starr, “R. Starkey,” payable to New Pential Film Services (Soho) Ltd. for $65-25, August 1, 1973. In fine condition, with two bank stamps to body, neither affecting the clean signature area.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

750. Beatles: Klaus Voorman. Revolver CD booklet signed

on the front cover in blue felt tip by artist Klaus Voorman. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

751. Beatles: Andy White. Early 8 x 10 cardstock photo of White at his drum set, signed in blue felt tip on the bass drum head, “Love Me Do, Andy White.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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753. Irving Berlin.

Program cover for the Silver Jubilee Testimonial for Irving Berlin, signed and inscribed in pencil on the front, “For Jimmy Starr, All good wishes, from Irving Berlin.” Matted to an overall size of 11.75 x 14. Some light creasing and surface marks, three binder holes along the left edge, and the beginning of the inscription slightly matted out, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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754. Leonard Bernstein.

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Bernstein clad in a tuxedo, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and dings.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

755. Chuck Berry.

Two color laser-print 8 x 10 photos of Berry and his guitar, each signed in blue felt tip, “Chuck Berry,” adding a smiley face to both images.

In fine condition. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

758. Art Blakey. DS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, December 3, 1956.

Shaw Artists Corporation contract for “the personal service of musicians…in the orchestra under the leadership of Art Blakey,” to play “The Pad…Nite Club” for the agreed upon pay of $450.00, “to be paid at the end of engagement,” signed in blue ballpoint at the conclusion, “Art Blakey,” with “(Leader)” added in another hand, along with other signatures. Double-matted with a close-up image of the orchestral leader to an overall size of 20.75 x 15.75. In very good condition, with three horizontal folds, a few trivial spots of soiling, a staple mark and pencil notation at the top border, and a stamp dated December 12, 1956, on the left edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

759. David Bowie. Color 10.75 x 13.25 book photo of the cover of Rolling Stone, dated February 12, 1976, issue #206, featuring Bowie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

756. Big Brother and the Holding Company. Infamous color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the band in bed with a topless Janis Joplin, signed in blue felt tip by Sam Andrew, Peter Albin, Dave Getz, and James Gurley. In fine condition, with a light crease along the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

760.

757. Eubie Blake.

Sheet music to ‘Memories of You,’ featured in The Benny Goodman Story, written by Andy Razaf and Eubie Blake, signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the front, “To my very, very good friend Marty, from Eubie Blake, 1971.” Matted with a fantastic glossy photo of Blake bearing a facsimile signature to an overall size of 19.75 x 14.75. Some light creasing, trivial surface marks, and a small tear to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

British Invasion. Seven signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 4.75 x 4.5 up to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the musician(s) pictured. Signers are: all four members of The Troggs (signed on the reverse); Reg Presley and Chris Britton; Peter Ashe; all four members of The Searchers; John Mayall; Manfred Mann; and Barry Whitwam and Keith Hopwood (Herman’s Hermits); and Gerry Marsden. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

761. Hoagy Carmichael.

Star Dust/Hoagy Carmichael at the Piano album signed on the record’s label in white ink, “Hoagy Carmichael.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing to the sleeve, slightly irregular ink adhesion and moderate brushing to the last name of the signature.

The record is included. An unusual signed format of Carmichael’s most well-known work. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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762. Johnny Cash. The Rough Cut King of Country Music album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some light edge creases and ballpoint notations on reverse. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

766. George M. Cohan. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Geo. M. Cohan,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3.25 card from the collection of R. von Haecke, with typed notations at top. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

763. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light rubbing and cover wear. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

‘Slowhand’ signs his limited edition autobiography 764. Eric Clapton.

Signed book: Eric Clapton: The Autobiography.

Limited edition, first edition. London: Century, 2007. Hardcover with slipcase, 6.25 x 9.5, 392 pages, signed in black felt tip on the limitations page, #832/1000. In fine condition, with some light rubbing to front cover. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

767.

768. Alice Cooper. Constrictor album signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with light corner creasing and a mild ‘ring of wear.’ The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

The country legend signs a seldom-seen portrait

765. Patsy Cline. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 full-length photo of Cline, in

a floral print dress, posing on a small set of stairs, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Johnny, My best wishes, Patsy Cline.” In very good condition, with scattered creases, surface marks, and impressions. A less common image of the singer boasting a particularly bold signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Composers.

Seven covers, five FDCs and two commemorative covers, various cachets, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different composer. Signers are: Henry Mancini; John Williams; Bill Conti; Marvin Hamlisch, adding “Music for a Chorus Line,”; Charles Strouse, adding “Bye Bye Birdie,”; Stephen Schwartz, adding “Godspell,”; and David Shire, adding “All the President’s Men.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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769. Alice Cooper.

Cream-colored Fender Squier ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip, “Welcome to my nightmare, Alice Cooper.” In fine condition. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

770. Alice Cooper. From the Inside album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Alice Cooper. Creasing along the edges, with a more pronounced crease to the bottom right corner on the back, mild corner wear, and a price clip towards the lower right edge, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

773. Cream: Jack Bruce. Two albums,

Cream and Best of Cream, each signed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition. The records are included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

774. Miley Cyrus. Salmon-colored Crescent electric guitar quickly signed on the body in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few dings to body. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

771. Alice Cooper. Souvenir handwritten lyrics to the chorus of ‘School’s Out’ on a white 8.5 x 11 sheet of musically-lined Alice Cooper paper. Michael Bruce writes: “Schools out for Summer/ Schools out forever/Schools been blown to pieces/No more pencils/ No more books/No more teacher’s dirty looks,” signed at the conclusion by Bruce, Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, and Alice Cooper. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

772. Aaron Copland. TLS, one page, 6.25 x 8, personal letterhead, May 21, 1968.

Regretfully declining an invitation, Copland writes, in full: “Thank you for your friendly letter, and the Lighthouse Music School booklet. Also for the invitation to take part in the fall event planned for October 30th. The fact is I shall be in Europe during that period, and have a particularly heavy fall schedule, when I return. Much as I should like to be of help as you suggest I must suggest you come back to me at a later time, and perhaps something can be arranged.” In fine condition, with a few editorial corrections in Copland’s hand. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Large and colorful original Davis artwork 775. Miles Davis. Two original unsigned works of art by Davis on either side of a 14 x 17 heavy stock sheet, most likely removed from a sketch pad. One image depicts a vibrantlycolored human form, done in pastels and artist’s pencils; with an ink and felt tip image on the reverse showing several human forms, including several females, with two dancing and the remaining figures sitting. In fine condition, with expected soiling to pastel side, and some scattered light creases and other mild soiling. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jonathan Poole Fine Art. A visually stunning example, larger than usually seen. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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776. Deep Purple.

Natural wood-finish Santa Rina six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in blue and black felt tip by all six members including Ian Paice, (adding “Lazy,”) Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover adding (“Speed King”). In fine condition, with one missing string. Oversized.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

777. Derek and the Dominos.

Color glossy 8 x 8 photo of the Layla cover art, signed in blue felt tip by Pattie Boyd (Clapton’s love interest, former wife of George Harrison, and subject of the song) and Bobby Whitlock, the band’s co-founder, adding “Layla” and “2002.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

778. Devo. Color semi-glossy 8 x 10 cardstock publicity photo, signed in black felt tip, “Bob #1,” “Bob 2,” “Josh,” “Jerry,” and “Mark -o- Devo.” In fine condition, with a trivial crease and a faint paperclip imprint to the right edge. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

780. Fats Domino. Glossy 11 x 14 photo of a jovial Fats Domino leaning over his piano, signed in black felt tip, “Luck, Fats Domino.”

In fine condition, with a few trivial creases towards the top. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

781. Fats Domino.

Four items: The Legendary Music Man Fats Domino album, signed on the front in felt tip, “Luck, Fats Domino,” both records included; glossy 10 x 8 photo of Domino at his piano, signed in black felt tip, “Luck Fats Domino”; and two ballpoint signatures, “Luck Always, Fats Domino,” on two off-white 5 x 3 cards. In overall fine condition, with corner creasing, light soiling, and mild ‘rings of wear’ to the album cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“‘Ol Black water keep on rollin’” 782. Doobie Brothers: Pat Simmons. Souvenir handwritten

lyrics to the chorus of ‘Black Water,’ on an 8.5 x 9 sheet of musicallylined paper, written out by Simmons and signed at the bottom. In fine condition, with two punch holes to left edge. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

783. The Eagles. Their Greatest

779. Bo Diddley. Red Gretsch Electromatic Bo Diddley Model elec-

tric guitar, in his classic cigar box style, signed on the body in black felt tip, “Rock, Love from Bo Diddley.” In fine condition. Oversized.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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Hits 1971-1975 album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Randy Meisner, adding the lyrics, “Woohoo witchy women, she got the moon in her eyes,” and signed in black felt tip by Eagles songwriter, John David Souther. In fine condition, with a small square of adhesive residue to the top right front corner, and light edge and corner wear. The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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784. Duke Ellington. Uncommon ALS, one page, 7 x 10.5, Fairmount Hotel letterhead featuring Ellington’s typed name at the bottom border, July 8, 1960. “Thanx very much for such prompt delivery of the Henry F. Milles Spinet. It served wonderfully well, & I hope I shall have occasion to patronize your service again, soon—” Scattered light creasing, a trivial spot of brushing to the text, and mild show-through from mounting remnants on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

787. Everly Brothers. Original printed sheet music to ‘Bye Bye, Love,’ two pages, 9 x 12, signed in black felt tip on the front cover by Don and Phil Everly. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and light wear to the spine. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

788. Marianne Faithfull.

Glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Faithfull, signed in blue felt tip across the top. In fine condition, with a couple of surface impressions under the signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

785. Duke Ellington. Mim-

eographed DS, signed in ink by Ellington, four pages, 8.5 x 14, May 16, 1946. Agreement between Oscar Pettiford and Ellington to publish the song ‘Tip Toe Topic,’ with Ellington receiving a $50.00 advance and 50% of the royalties from the sale of its music. Signed on the last page by Ellington, as well as by Pettiford. In very good condition, with uniform toning, a bit heavier to edges, staple holes to top edges, and some small edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

786. Duke Ellington. Handsome vintage

matte-finish 5 x 7 headand-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “good luck, Duke Ellington.” In fine condition, with areas of small tack holes to each corner and light silvering to the darker areas of the image. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

789. Fillmore East. Stellar 5 x 8.25 sheet of Fillmore office memo paper signed in black and blue ballpoint by 13 former house acts.

Signers are: Jack Bruce, Grace Slick, Johnny Winter, Marty Balin, Country Joe, Michael Bruce, Dickie Peterson, Paul Cotton, Rusty Young, Corky Laing, Gary Duncan, David LaFlamme, and Tom Constanten. In fine condition, with light toning at the edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

790. Fillmore West. Glossy 14 x 11 photo of a huge line outside the Fillmore West, signed in blue felt tip by 18 former house acts. Signers are: Robby Krieger, Jaimoe, Country Joe, John Kay, Rick Derringer, Marty Balin, Gary Duncan, Dino Danelli, Bonnie Bramlett, David Freidberg, Gene Cornish, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Steve Knight, Corky Laing, and David LaFlamme. In fine condition, with light brushing to Young’s signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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791. Ella Fitzgerald.

Personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Fitzgerald, payable to Robinsons for $300.00, January 28, 1975. In very good condition, with a repaired vertical tear and the expected cancellation holes, neither of which affect the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

795. Grateful Dead: Robert Hunter. Steppin’ Out with the

Grateful Dead ‘72 CD booklet signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Robert Hunter. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

796. Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Glossy

792. Aretha Franklin. Freeway of Love album signed on the front in blue felt tip, dated 2007. In fine condition, with a light ‘ring of wear’ on the back cover. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

10 x 8 photo of the song-writing duo, signed in the bottom border in black ballpoint

by Green and Comden. In fine condition, with a couple light creases through Comden’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

797. Green Day. Cherry

red-finish Galveston ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink by all three members. In fine condition, with a bit of irregular adhesion to signatures. Accompanied by five photos taken at time of signing. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

793. Ira Gershwin. Signed book: Lyrics on Several Occasions.

First edition. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 362 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Barbara Lowry—With all best, Ira Gershwin.” In fine condition, with pencil notation to top of signed page, and a bit of scattered soiling to back cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

794. Grateful Dead. Grateful

Dead album signed on the front in blue felt tip, “Bobby Weir,” and

by Tom Constanten in white ink, adding the lyrics to the second verse of ‘Bertha’: “I had to move/ really had to move/That’s why if you please/I am on bended knees/ Bertha—don’t you come around here anymore,” adding “R&R H-F, ‘94.” In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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798. Dave Grohl. Color glossy 8 x

10 photo of Grohl on stage with the Foo Fighters, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

799. Debbie Harry.

Two different glossy 8 x 10 promotional photos of Harry, one in her younger days with a huge, teased mane of hair and a leopard print top, signed vertically in blue felt tip, and the other a more modern head-and-shoulders shot of the singer, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

805. The Hollies. Beat Group!

album signed on the front cover in blue and black felt tip by Graham Nash, Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks, and Terry Sylvester. Light ‘ring of wear,’ rubbing to cover, and some edge creases, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

800. Coleman Hawkins.

Handsome 8.5 x 10.5 headand-shoulders magazine photo, signed vertically in pencil, “All Best Wishes, Coleman Hawkins.” In fine condition, with some mild wrinkling. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

806. Lena Horne. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo for Stormy Weather, signed in felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered creasing, a tear to the left edge, and a trimmed bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

801. Coleman Hawkins.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Coleman Hawkins, 445 W. 153rd St., New York 31, N. Y., Ri 9–3441,” on an off-white 5 x 3 lightly-lined card. In very good condition, with creasing to the edges, uniform shade of moderate toning, heavier at the corners, and a few small tears. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

802. Heart. Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the Wilson sisters, signed in silver ink, “Nancy Wilson,” adding a sketch of a winged heart, and “Ann Wilson.” In fine condition, with a few trivial dings. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

807. Iron Maiden. Powerslave album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Nicko McBrain.

In fine condition, with scattered creases and a small area of paper remnants to the back cover. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 808. Jackson 5. White pickguard for a standard-size ‘Strat,’ signed in blue felt tip by Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, and Jackie Jackson, with three signing first names only.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

803. Heart. Color 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the Wilson sisters, signed in silver ink by Ann and Nancy Wilson, who adds a small sketch of a flying heart. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

804. Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines. Vin-

tage glossy 7.5 x 9 photo of Hines reading a paper with a friend, signed in fountain pen, “Earl Fatha Hines.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing and surface marks, trimmed edges, a newspaper clipping from the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival affixed to the reverse, and slightly irregular ink adhesion.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

809. Michael Jackson. Pristine blue felt tip signature, “Michael Jackson,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.25 slip. Double-matted with a vibrant photo of the late King of Pop, to an overall size of 12 x 16. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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814. Jefferson Airplane. Four signed al-

810. Michael Jackson. Early color 11 x

bums: two copies of Crown of Creation, both signed in felt tip by Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin, and Paul Kantner; and Long John Silver and Bark, each signed on the front cover in felt tip by Kaukonen and Kantner.

In very good condition.

The records are included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

16 paperstock photo of the Jackson 5, signed in blue felt tip, “Michael Jackson.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson/REAL. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

815. Jefferson Airplane: Grace Slick.

811. Maurice Jarre.

Racy glossy 10 x 8 photo of Slick pulling her shirt down, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, a bit of a grainy appearance as it seems to have been reproduced from a book photo. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

French composer of film scores (1924–2009), for which he won three Academy Awards.

AMQS on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Jarre pens a bar of music from ‘Lara’s Theme,’ signed and inscribed in red felt tip. In fine condition, with a brush to inscription. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

816. Jefferson Starship. Red 812. Jazz. Vintage ballpoint signatures of Bill

Harris, Terry Gibbs, Gene Ammons, ‘Shadow’ Wilson, and Serge Chaloff on an off-white 3.5 x 7 irregularly trimmed sheet. Moderate toning and soiling, otherwise very good condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

813. Jefferson Airplane. Quirky color

glossy 10 x 8 photo of the young band engaging in some tomfoolery, signed in felt tip by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, and in silver ink by Marty Balin. In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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Octopus album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, and David Freiberg, and in silver ink by Craig Chaquico. Light edge creasing and corner wear, a small tear and bend towards the top right corner, and light ‘rings of wear’ to the front and back, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Accompanied by four photos taken at time of signing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

817. Waylon Jennings. Ol’ Waylon album signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Thanks, Waylon Jennings.” In fine condition.

The record is included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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818. Waylon Jennings. Music

823. Judas Priest. Screaming for Vengeance album signed on the front in black felt tip Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton. Mild bending at the left corners, a few stray ink marks on the back, and light ‘rings of wear’ to the front and back, otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Man album signed on the front cover in gold ink, “Best wishes & thanks! Waylon Jennings.” In fine condition, with light album impression to front cover and a few corner creases. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

819. Elton John. Rock of the

Westies album signed on the front in blue felt tip. Light edge wear, a square remnant of a price sticker, and a small area of paper loss towards the top right corner, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson/REAL. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

820. Lonnie Johnson. American blues and jazz singer/guitarist (1899–1970), Johnson is cited as the first jazz guitar pioneer to play single-string guitar solos.

DS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10.5, no date. A blank copy of a Certificate Registration of a Claim to Copyright, signed on the last page in blue ballpoint

by Johnson. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

821. Journey. Printed sheet music for ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, five pages, 8.5 x 11, signed in black felt tip on the front page

by Steve Smith, Ross Valory, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, and Steve Perry. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

822. Journey. Whitebodied Fender Squier ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip by Steve Perry, Neil Schon, Steve Smith, adding “Wheel In the Sky,” Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. In fine condition. Oversized.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

824. Jerome Kern.

Vintage ink signature and inscription, “To Princess Pat, see Connaught, from hers sincerely, Jerome Kern,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card.

In very good condition, with toning, scattered light soiling and foxing, and light brushing to the end of the signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Kern sells the rights to one of his Cat and the Fiddle songs for a dollar 825. Jerome Kern. DS,

signed “Jerome D. Kern,” one page, 8.5 x 11, December 30, 1931. Agreement between Kern and T. B. Harms Co. for the sale of Kern’s song ‘She Didn’t Say Yes,’ for the sum of one dollar. The sale includes “sole and exclusive publication rights,” and “the small performing rights.” Signed at the bottom by Kern. In very good condition, with scattered edge tears and creases, a few small chips of paper loss, and scattered light toning and wrinkling. Kern had written the song for the Cat in the Fiddle production, which debuted at the Globe Theatre in October of 1931. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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826. Carole King.

Two color satin-finish 12 x 12 photos of King’s Tapestry album, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

827. The Kinks. Two

signed albums: Word of Mouth and Give the People What They Want, each signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Ray Davies and Ian Gibbons. In fine condition. Records are not included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

828. KISS. Ink and felt tip signatures, “Paul Stanley,” “Peter Criss,” “Ace Frehley,” and “To Tom, Gene Simmons,” on individual off-white and salmoncolored 5 x 3 cards. In fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to reverse of each card. Accompanied by four certificates of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I hope you will appreciate the veiled seriousness of my reply when I flatly refuse your request for such a homily” 830. Erich Leinsdorf. American

Austrian conductor (1912–1993).

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 11, personal letterhead, September 30, 1989.

“It would be discourteous not to respond to your letter of September 8. Your earlier letter (to which you refer) arrived at a time when I had a secretary whose work load I would not have wished to increase by this type of mail. Being able to waste as much time as I wish and, not wanting to be rude and considering that you sent me a stamped envelope (which of course must be replaced by a swiss [sic] postage stamp) I feel cheerful enough to consider a man who collects homilies by people who are successful—by whose standards? I hope you will appreciate the veiled seriousness of my reply when I flatly refuse your request for such a homily. The fact that you have 500 statements speaks very well for a) your industry pursuing hobby and b) the vanity of people to believe that they can contribute more than trivial cliche. As you seem to enjoy this harmless pastime I wish you more pleasure from it and hope that others will feel positive about your request.” In fine condition, with two horizontal mailing folds, affecting the tops of a few letters of the signature, and some trivial surface wrinkling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I had told him I wanted the Memphis Five included into this book, just to prove to the public that this music did not exist with any other band from New Orleans” 829. Nick LaRocca. Jazz cornetist and trumpeter (1889–1961), who was the proud

leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Being a part of one of the first recorded jazz bands, he also composed one of the first—and greatest—jazz classics of all time, ‘Tiger Rag.’ TLS signed “D. Jas. Nick LaRocca,” one page, 8.5 x 11, August 22, 1958. Letter to band leader Phil Napoleon. In part: “Last month I was speaking to Mr. Brunn who is [in] the process of writing a book on the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, History and I had told him I wanted the Memphis Five included into this book, just to prove to the public that this music did not exist with any other band from New Orleans, That you and the Indiana Five had played Jazz before the negros or the white men from New orleans came to New York City…I have up held the Name of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band Led By self to the Highest Ideals, I was very much surprised at Edwards Shields and Sbarbaro Joining the New Orleans Jazz Club, who was Jazz Band led by me, Which is History which in the end must come out.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creasing. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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835. Lovin’ Spoonful. Sou-

venir handwritten lyrics from the beginning of the first verse of “Daydreamer,” written out by Joe Butler on a semi-glossy white 8.5 x 11 sheet, signed in blue felt tip

by Butler, John Sebastian, Steve Boone, and Jerry Yester. Butler writes: “What a day for a daydream/ What a day for a daydream, Boy/ And I’m lost in a daydream/dreamin’ ‘bout my bundle of joy,” adding a drawing of a heart. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

831. Annie Lennox. Fetching

color 24 x 36 print, impressively signed in silver ink. Rolled and in fine condition, with some scattered light creases. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

832. Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. Signed

book: Hound Dog. First edition, later printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 322 pages. Signed in black felt tip across the two-page title page by both Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

833. Jenny Lind.

Celebrated soprano (1820–1887), known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale,’ who, under the management of P. T. Barnum, became the most renowned and highly paid singer of her day. ALS signed “Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt,” seven pages on two sets of adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date. In a letter of apology to a neglected friend, Lind continues in her difficult to decipher hand, in part: “Should we see our way to continue… musical gatherings. I hope you will not forsake us!” In fine condition, with uniform strip of toning along the top edge of the second folded page. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

834. Lovin’ Spoonful. The Best of The Lovin’ Spoonful: Volume Two album signed boldly on the front in blue felt tip by Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Jerry Yester, and John Sebastian. In very good condition, with mild wear, light soiling, separation along the bottom edge, a punch hole, and a moderate ‘ring of wear.’ The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

836. Lovin’ Spoonful. White

pickguard for a standard-size ‘Strat,’ signed in blue felt tip by John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Jerry Yester, and Joe Butler, adding a small sketch of a spoon. In fine condition, with one rough edge.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

837. Lovin’ Spoonful. Color glossy 10 x 8 group photo, signed in blue felt tip by John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Joe Butler, and Jerry Yester. In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy appearance. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

838. Loretta Lynn. Three items: one color cardstock 8 x 10 head-

and-shoulder photo, signed in black felt tip, “love you, Loretta Lynn”; one color postcard, 6 x 4.25, featuring Lynn in front of her tour bus, signed in black felt tip; and one color postcard, 4.25 x 5.5, featuring a poster for the 2010 50th Anniversary Tribute to Loretta Lynn tour, signed in blue felt tip, “love you, Loretta Lynn.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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839. Loretta Lynn. Fantastic

843. Henry Mancini. Glossy

color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Lynn holding an award, impressively signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

8 x 10 photo of Mancini seated in front of his piano, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

840. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Second Helping album signed on the front in blue felt tip by Artimus Pyle, adding “Drums,” “R. V. Z.,” and a few lines from ‘Sweet Home Alabama’: “Well I hope Neil Young will remember a southern man don’t need him around anyhow,” Bob Burns, R. V. Z., and Gary Rossington. In very good condition, with light wear and rubbing, scattered areas of paper loss around the edges, and light contrast to the lyrics. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

844. Martha and the Vandellas. Limited edition glossy 10

x 12.5 Gordy Recording Artists promotional photo of the ladies in matching gowns, #140/300, signed in blue felt tip, “Love & God Bless, Martha, HOF 1995,” “Annette Helton,” and “Rosalind Holmes.”

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

845. Clyde McPhatter. Popular American

841. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Printed

R&B singer (1932– 1972) who recorded such hits as ‘Have Mercy Baby’ and ‘I Never Knew’ before succumbing to alcohol-induced heart, liver, and kidney disease at the age of 39. Vintage ballpoint signature and inscription “A World of Happiness to you! ‘Gordon’ Clyde McPhatter” on a gray 6.25 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with a few light creases and wrinkles. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

sheet music for ‘Sweet Home Alabama,’ five pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip on the first page, “Leslie Hawkins,” “Artimus Pyle,” “Bob Burns,” and “Jo Billingsley.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

842. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Satin-finish 11

x 8 photo of the band, signed in silver ink and blue felt tip by six members: Billy Powell, Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Ean Evans, Michael Cartellone, and Carol Chase. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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846.

Meat Loaf.

Glossy 10 x 8 Cleveland International Records promotional photo of a young Meat Loaf, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial crease at the bottom right corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

847. Metallica. Color satin-finish 10 x 8 group photo, signed in black felt tip by James Hetfield, in blue felt tip by Lars Ulrich and Jason Newsted, and in silver ink by Kirk Hammett. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson/REAL. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

848. Milton Mezzrow. American

jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1899-1972) best known for organizing and financing historic recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet. DS, two pages both sides on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 11, March 14, 1951.

Mezzrow’s copy of his 1950 U. S. Individual Income Tax Return, listing his wife Mae and son Milton Jr. as exemptions, showing his income for the year as $2013.28, and his income from rents and royalities as $1713.56. Signed and dated on the first page in black ink, “Milton Mezzrow, 3/14/51,” with the one in “51” added in blue ballpoint in another hand. In very good condition, with toning, a few pronounced areas of soiling, and a small tear to the right edge of both adjoined sheets. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

850. Modern Music and Big Band. Thirty-

six items consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips, signed photo, and letters, each signed by a different musician or band leader. Signers are: Ted Weems, Freddie Martin, Ben Bernie, Lawrence Welk, Art Kassel, Bing Crosby, Carol Lawrence, Dinah Shore (2), Perry Como, Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, Morton Downey, Tony Martin, Eartha Kitt, Pat Boone, Harry Lauder, Maurice Chevalier, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Arnold, Andy Williams, Leon Belasco, Kay Kyser, Harry James, Harold Bauer, Percy Grainger, Guy Lombardo, Edwin Goldman, Hans Kindler, Bill Carlsen and his Orchestra, Vincent Lopez, Wendell Hall, Johnny Green, and Larry Adler. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

851. Monterey Pop Festival.

Vibrant color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a Monterey Pop Festival poster, signed in silver ink and blue felt tip by James Gurley, Country Joe (adding a peace sign and “Stop the War”), Sam Andrew, Peter Albin, Dave Getz, Gary Duncan, Larry Taylor, Marty Balin, and Rich Furay.

In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Alton Glenn Miller” reports his Twentieth Century Fox earnings for 1942 849. Glenn Miller.

One-of-a-kind DS, signed “Alton Glenn Miller,” one page, 8.5 x 11, April 3, 1942.

Report of Tax Withheld at Source from the State of California Income Tax Division, sent from Miller to Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, certifying that he is “Entitled to the Following Personal Exemptions for the Calendar Year 1942: Married and Living with Wife (or Husband), $2,500…and 1 Dependent Persons Under 18 Years of Age…$400.” Crease along the top edge, light corner creasing, and two binder holes at the top edge, none of which affect the signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a TLS from Mr. A. W. De Weese, written on Miller’s behalf, regarding the tax document. Certainly an unusual format, with an even more uncommon formal signature from Miller, this document would prove an excellent addition to any jazz collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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852. Monterey Pop Festival. Six signed pho-

856.

tos, five glossy 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, including two color, and a color 5 x 7 cardstock photo, each signed in ink or felt tip by the various musician(s) pictured. Signers are: Denny Douherty and Michelle Phillips; Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, and Dave Getz (Big Brother and the Holding Company); Tom Constanten; Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield); Jerry Miller (Moby Grape); and Fito de la Para, Larry Taylor, and Harvey Mandel (Canned Heat). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Operation Ceasefire.

Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a 2005 Operation: Ceasefire at the Washington Monument concert poster, signed in blue felt tip by Dr. Cornell West, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer of ‘MC5,’ Ian MacKaye of ‘Fugazi’ and ‘Minor Threat,’ Arnie and Nitanju Bolade Casel of ‘Sweet Honey in the Rock,’ Boots of ‘The Coup,’ Ted Leo, Lillian Berlin of ‘Living Things.’ In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

857. Ozzy Osbourne.

853. Music. Fifteen

Color satin-finish 11 x 14 close-up photo of the prince of darkness, signed in black felt tip, “Ozzy Osbourne.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Roger Epperson/REAL. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

items consisting of vintage signatures on various size cards and slips, AMQSs, signed photos, and letters, each signed by a different musician.

Signers are: Hoagy Carmichael, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Arturo Rodzinski (2), Andre Kostelanetz, Reginald de Koven, Joseph Hoffman, Jose Iturbi, Vladimir Horowitz, Eugene Ormandy, Mitch Miller, Charles Loeffler (2), and Bruno Waller.

In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

858. Les Paul. Two

glossy 11 x14 photos: one of Paul and Mary Ford, signed in blue felt tip by Ford, and one of the tuxedo-clad Paul holding a guitar, both signed in blue ink. In fine condition, with mild finger prints to one photo. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

854. Willie Nelson. Nat-

ural wood-finish Rosquedo six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of light surface wear to pickguard. Accompanied by a video taken at time of signing.

Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

859. Les Paul. Black-

855. Ted Nugent. Tooth, Fang

and Claw album signed on the front in silver ink by Ted Nugent. Light overall wear, mild corner creasing, and light ‘rings of wear’ to the front and back, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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bodied Gibson Epiphone Junior model electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink, “Keep rockin’! Les Paul.” In fine condition.

Accompanied by a video of Paul taken at time of signing. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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863. Luciano Pavarotti. Glossy

860. Les Paul. Two items: satin-

finish 11 x 14 of Paul holding a guitar, signed in gold ink, and an ivory-colored pickguard from a Les Paul–style guitar, signed in black felt tip, “Les Paul 06.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

8 x 10 promotional photo of Pavarotti on stage, signed in green felt tip, “Luciano Pavarotti 01.” In fine condition, with some light creasing to corner tips. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

864. Luciano Pavarotti. Glossy

8 x 10 photo of the tuxedo-clad tenor smiling pleasantly, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a trivial brush to end of signature.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

861. Les Paul. Two items: satin-

finish 11 x 14 photo of Paul and Mary Ford, signed in blue felt tip, and an ivory–colored pickguard for a Les Paul style guitar, signed in black felt tip, “Les Paul 06.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“The ‘Les Paulverizer’ is a device designed and constructed for my own personal use and would be too complicated and expensive to market” 862. Les Paul. TLS signed

“Les,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 18, 1976.

Paul responds to a fan’s inquiry regarding one of Paul’s inventions, in full: “Thank you for writing, but the ‘Les Paulverizer’ is a device designed and constructed for my own personal use and would be too complicated and expensive to market.” In fine condition, with scattered creasing and a few trivial spots of soiling. Accompanied by the original personalized mailing envelope. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

865. Luciano Pavarotti. Jovial color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Pavarotti, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

866. Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of

Vedder on stage, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

867. Carl Perkins. Matchbox album signed on the front cover in black felt tip, “Thanks, Carl Perkins 95.” Some scattered light creases and surface marks, otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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868. Edith Piaf.

871. Player. First page of sheet music to ‘Baby, Come Back,’ 9 x 12, signed in blue and black felt tip by the original line-up of Peter Beckett, Ronn Moss, J. C. Crowley, and John Friesen. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Vibrant ballpoint signature, “Edith Piaf,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 card. In fine condition, with two ink marks in another hand and trimmed edges. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

872. Poco. Souvenir handwritten lyrics to

the chorus of ‘Crazy Love’ on a white sheet 8.5 x 11 of musically-lined Poco paper. Jack Sundrud writes: “It happens all the time/ This crazy love of mine/Wraps around my heart/refusin’ to unwind/ooh-ooh Crazy Love—ah...,” signed at the bottom in blue felt tip by Sundrud, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, and George Grantham. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

869. Pickguards. Forty-two pickguards for various models of

electric and acoustic guitars, each signed in ink or felt tip by a different musician(s) or celebrity. Included: Kevin Bacon, Willie Nelson (2), Tommy Chong, four members of the Pussycat Dolls, A. J. McLean, Sonny Rollins, three members of Blink 182, Philip Bailey, three members of the Misfits, Mark Hoppus (2), George Clinton, Steven Tyler (2), four members of the Stone Temple Pilots, Pete Townshend, Mick Jones, Sarah Silverman, John Travolta (2), Country Joe McDonald, Verdine White, Ray Davies, Alex Rodriguez, James Taylor, Fergie, Slash, Matisyahu, Brad Arnold (2), Lady Gaga, Jon Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Katy Perry, two members of the Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Stapp, Rob Thomas, James Taylor (2), and Stefan Lessard. In fine condition, with some light brushing to a few signatures. Oversized.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Vibrant color portrait of Elvis presented to a female fan 870. Pink. Sexy color glossy 8 x

10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To George, Pink.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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873. Elvis Presley. Color vintage 12 x 12 cardstock publicity

photo of Elvis in a white suit, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Julia,“ with Presley then switching to black ballpoint, “Thank you, Elvis Presley.” Photo also bears a pre-printed signature and sentiment.

In good to very good condition, with several repaired tears to lower right, scattered creases, one lightly extending into signature, and a paperclip impression to left edge. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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‘The King’ signs for his bodyguard’s daughter, who was also Colonel Parker’s niece 874. Elvis Presley. Fantastic vintage 9 x 11.5 photo

of a pensive-looking Elvis with his hands clasped by his face, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, circa 1956, to his bodyguard’s daughter, “To Shirley from Elvis Presley.” This same image appeared on the back cover of the Mr. Rhythm program. Photo appears to be mounted and beautifully double suede matted and framed with a small plaque to an overall size of 20 x 22.5. In fine condition, with a small tear to bottom left and some scattered light bends and creases. The photo’s recipient was Colonel Parker’s niece, Shirley Mott. Shirley was also the daughter of ‘Bitsy’ Mott, who was Elvis’s first bodyguard.

As boldly signed an Elvis photo as you are likely to find, with a personal connection to those close to Presley at the time. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

875. Elvis Presley: Scotty Moore. Fan-

tastic 10.5 x 12.5 photo of Elvis and Moore jamming on stage, signed and inscribed in silver ink “To Leon Martin, My best to you, Scotty Moore.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 15 x 17.5. In fine condition, with a few light wrinkles and creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

876. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. The Union Gap

album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Gary Puckett, Dwight Bement, Kerry Chater, and Paul Wheatbread. In fine condition, with scattered light cover wear and creases. The record is not included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Mercury and his bandmates sign their triple platinum masterpiece 877.

Queen.

A Night at the Opera album signed on the front cover in green felt tip by Freddie Mercury and in black felt tip by Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. In very good condition, with scattered light soiling and edge creases to front cover, and a ‘ring of wear’ and scattered soiling and staining to back cover. The record is included. At the time of its release, A Night at the Opera was the most expensive album ever recorded.

The highlight of the album, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ is often considered their magnum opus, and one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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882.

Righteous Brothers.

Soul & Inspiration album signed on the front cover in black felt tip

by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield.

In fine condition, with light ‘ring of wear’ to cover and some scattered edge wear. The record is included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

878. The Rascals. Satin-finish 8 x 10 group photo, signed in blue felt tip by Gene Cornish, Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, and Dino Danelli. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

883. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Color

879. The Rascals.

Glossy 11 x 14 photo of the group, signed in blue felt tip by Felix Cavaliere, adding an Om symbol, Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli, and Gene Cornish. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

satin-finish 10 x 8 exterior photo of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, signed in blue felt tip by 13 Hall of Famers. Signers are: Little Anthony, Clarence Collins, and Ernest Wright of the Imperials; Ernie Isley; Alice Cooper; Paul Kantner and Martin Balin of Jefferson Starship; Jack Casady; Jorma Kaukonen; Gregg Rolie of Santana; Darlene Love; Steve Hackett of Genesis; and Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

884. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Ten

880. Paul Revere and the Raiders. Vintage 1967 tour program,

12 x 12, signed inside in black felt tip on their individual full-page images by Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay, Jim ‘Harpo’ Valley, ‘Smitty,’ and Phil ‘Fang’ Volk. Revere, Lindsay, Volk, and Valley have also signed the inside gatefold photo. Scattered creases and expected handling wear, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

881. Righteous Brothers. The

Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits album signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. In fine condition, with some scattered light edge dings and creases. The record is included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 5.25 x 4.25 up to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective musician pictured. Signers are: Brian May, writing “Sorry, life’s too short to spend it writing out lyrics to (other people’s) songs, but Cheers!

Brian 2000”; Charlie Watts; Tommy Ramone; Artimus Pyle; Herb Reed; Pete Seeger; Tom Constanten; Randy Meisner; Fats Domino; and Richie Furay. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

885. Rock Guitarists. Eight signed photos,

various finishes, ranging in size from 6 x 4 up to 8.5 x 11, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective guitarist pictured.

Signers are: Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Joe Walsh (Eagles), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi), Bonnie Raitt, Tommy Thayer (Kiss), Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley), Devon Allman, and Nils Lofgren (E Street Band). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

886. Richard Rodgers. DS, three pages,

8.5 x 11, October 29, 1954. Agreement between Metro-GoldwynMayer Pictures and Rodgers acknowledging a “receipt of an undated ‘Laboratory Pledgeholder Agreement’ executed by Rogers & Hammerstein Pictures, Inc…and Bankers Trust Company…and relating to a motion picture photoplay entitled ‘Oklahoma’ and particularly relating to all negatives, fine grain positives, sound tracks, positive prints and all other film of or relating to the Cinemascope version of said photoplay and the conventional flat screen version of said photoplay in any and all gauges...” citing the company “pledgeholder of said film for the Bank,” signed on the last page by Rodgers. Scattered creasing, faint staple marks and two binder holes to the top of each page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

887. Richard Rodgers. TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, March 27, 1962. In a letter to his friend Radie Harris, an American journalist, Rodgers sends thanks for an opening night message, in full: “Your opening night message arrived to make me happy and bring me luck. Many thanks.” In fine condition, with a light crease towards the lower bottom corner and two trivial spots of soiling.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“It now appears that our production of LILIOM [the original title of Carousel] will keep me busy until late spring” 888. Richard Rodgers. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 11, 1944. Rodgers writes to a publishing company regarding the possibility of an upcoming book. In part, “The book… would be semi-autobiographical and its viewpoint personalized. Its basis would be my experiences in the theatre, with music, and with music related to theatre. I should like to express certain conclusions and formulate certain theories arising from these experiences…I feel that to place…to many restrictions upon myself might prove damaging in the end. It now appears that our production of LILIOM [the original title of Carousel] will keep me busy until late spring, and I would suggest late 1945 as the safest dead-line.” Several small office notations, otherwise fine condition.

“LILIOM” was the original title of “Carousel,” the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, premiering in 1945. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Before hitting the road, the Stones sign for Mick’s kids’ nanny 889. Rolling Stones. Ballpoint signatures and inscriptions of Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood, a ballpoint signature of Bill Wyman, and a red felt tip signature of Mick Jagger on an 8.5 x 11 offwhite sheet of Air Studios Montserrat Ltd. stationery, dated at the bottom in another hand April 1989. Richards, Watts, and Wood have inscribed to Jacquie, who was the nanny to James and Elizabeth Jagger. Ronnie Wood has added a sketch of the famous Rolling Stones ‘tongue’ logo.

Attractively double matted and framed with a color group photo from the same era, to an overall size of 17.75 x 26.5. In very good condition, with scattered wrinkles and creases, moderate vertical crease near left edge passing through the signatures of Wyman and Jagger, and a light central horizontal fold. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the signatures’ original recipient, Jacquie MacColl, stating: “I obtained these signatures (addressed to me) in Montserrat at Air Studios. I went to the studio one day as the band were preparing for a world tour.” Signatures associated with Stones’ recording studios are very desirable. Oversized.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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890.

Rolling Stones. Color lim-

ited edition 20 x 23 print of the Some Girls album cover, numbered #72/90, signed in the bottom border in blue felt tip by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Woods, and Charlie Watts. Double-matted to an overall size of 25 x 28.25. In fine condition. Accompanied by a Musicom International certificate of authenticity. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

891. Rolling Stones: Charlie Watts. Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of

Watts dressed in a suit and leaning on a table, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

892.

Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood. Signed book:

Ronnie. Later printing.

NY: Macmillan, 2007.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 358 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear to dustjacket. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

893. Rolling Stones: Ronnie Wood. Red-bodied Fender

Squier ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, with Wood’s image and the Stones logo airbrushed onto the body and pickguard, signed on the pickguard in black felt tip.

In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to pickguard. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. Oversized. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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894. Arthur Schwartz. American composer (1900–1984) best known for such standards as ‘That’s Entertainment!,’ ‘They’re Either Too Young or Too Old,’ and ‘You and the Night and the Music.’ DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 4, 1938. In an agreement put forth by Elmer Harris regarding the revision of the script for Schwartz and Howard Dietz’s play, Between the Devil, Harris states that “you have never been, nor are you now, nor shall you hereafter at any future time, be liable to me for any payment whatsoever for any of said services performed.” He goes on to relinquish all rights of the play to the authors, stating that, “I expressly assign to you any and all right, title and interest which I may have or may acquire as a result of the sale, lease or other disposition of any of the subsidiary rights in and to said play, including but not limited to motion pictures.” Signed in the conclusion by Schwartz and Dietz’s lawyer. A small ink edit in another hand, two binder holes at the top edge, and a staple at the top left corner, otherwise fine condition.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Contemporary Music

895. Sig Romberg.

Prolific Hungarian-born composer (1887–1951).

Wilner Romberg Corp. business check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Romberg, “S. Romberg,” payable to H. F. Heege for $6.25, December 20, 1919. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold, and the expected cancellation holes and stamps, the latter of which only lightly affects the majestic trademark signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

896. Carlos Santana. Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Santana jamming on his guitar, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

897. Sex Pistols. Blue-bodied Crescent ‘stratocaster-style’ electric

guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip by Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock. In fine condition.

Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

The Sex Pistols sign on for the tumultuous Russ Meyer biopic film that never happened!

898. Sex Pistols. DS, signed by all four members:

“John Lydon” (Johnny Rotten), “John Beverley” (Sid Vicious), “Steven Jones,” and “Paul Cook,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, October 10, 1977. Film agreement with Warner Bros. Records and Russ Meyer, stating that, “We understand that you may be required to guarantee Russ Meyer the first Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($77,000) derived form the exploitation of The Picture in the United States and Canada…If at the time of the delivery to us of the second, third and fourth albums, respectively, to be recorded pursuant to the Recording Agreement we have received less than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000)…we shall have the right to deduct from the advances otherwise payable to you for said second, third and fourth albums, the amount by which One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) exceeds the amounts received by us…” Scattered light wrinkling and corner creasing, and staple holes to the top left corners of each page, otherwise fine condition.

In the summer of 1977, Russ Meyer, Roger Ebert, and Sex Pistol’s manager Malcolm McLaren were gearing up to put together the story of the Sex Pistols. At the personal behest of the band themselves, particularly Johnny Rotten, Russ Meyer had to direct the film; they were all huge fans of Meyer’s sex, drug, and rock and roll-addled 1970 cult classic, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, and if anyone were going to make a movie about the crusty rockers, it was going to Meyer. Roger Ebert was on board for the screenplay, and 20th Century Fox had agreed to put the film out. But somewhere between L. A. and England, Meyer and McLaren’s constant bickering, and McLaren’s questionable management of the band and financing of the film, what would have been known as the Sex Pistols: Who Killed Bambi? never made it to the screen. In fact, only one scene was ever actually filmed. The turmoil spread through the already fragile band, and by mid-January of 1978, at the end of their first and only US tour, Johnny Rotten walked, and the broken and battered band of punks called it quits. The contract marked the beginning of the end for the punk band that simultaneously destroyed everything in their path while planting the seeds for so many generations to come, all within the span of two short years. Items signed with Sid Vicious’s real name John Beverly are extremely scarce. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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903. Bruce Springsteen. Born in the

899. Jessica Simpson. Color satinfinish 11 x 14 laser-print photo of Simpson leaning on the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard movie, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy quality.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

900. Nancy Sinatra.

Black-bodied Texarkana six-string acoustic guitar, signed on the body in blue ink. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

U.S.A. album signed on the front in blue felt tip.

Small block of adhesive remnant to front cover, a few light creases and corner dings, otherwise fine condition.

The record is not included. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

904. Bruce Springsteen. The River album

signed on the front cover in black felt tip.

Mild ‘ring of wear’ to covers, and scattered light creases and edge wear, otherwise fine condition. The record is included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

901. Songwriting Te a m s .

Two FDCs, each with a cachet honoring American songwriters, one signed in blue felt tip

by Carole King and in black ink by Gerry Goffin; the other signed in black ink by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

905. Steppenwolf.

Two items: printed souvenir lyrics to ‘Magic Carpet Ride,’ 8.5 x 11, signed in ink and felt tip by John Kay, Goldy McJohn, Nick St. Nicholas, and Michael Monarch; and a 10 x 8 cardstock group photo, signed in black felt tip by John Kay, Ron Hurst, Danny Johnson, and Michael Wilk. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Desirable musical quote from The March King

902. John Philip Sousa. AMQS, signed “John Philip Sousa 1901,”

on an off-white 3.25 x 2.25 card. Sousa boldly pens two bars of music from an unknown work, labeling the quote, “dolce.” Double matted with a portrait of Sousa and an FDC to an overall size of 18 x 12.5. In fine condition, with a bit of trivial rubbing to card. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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906. Rod Stewart.

Tonight I’m Yours album signed on the front in black felt tip, “Best Wishes, Rod Stewart.” In fine condition. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

907. William Grant Still. Prominent Afri-

911. James Taylor. Blue-

can-American composer (1895–1978) whose pioneering Afro-American Symphony (1930) was the first work of its kind. Rare AMQS on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 card, embossed with a collector’s address along the top. Still pens three bars of music from ‘Miss Malindy,’ writing the songs title at the top, and signed at the bottom, “William Grant Still.” In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

908.

912. Thompson Twins. Glossy 8 x 10 Arista Records promotional photo, signed in blue felt tip by Alannah Currie (ins), Tom Bailey, and Joe [Leeway]. In fine condition, with a few light creases and surface marks and a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to reverse.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Stray Cats.

Wood-finish Kramer Focus ‘stratocaster-style’ electric guitar, signed on the body in silver ink, “Rev It Up! Brian Setzer,” and in blue felt tip on the white pickguard, “Slim Jim Phantom,” adding a small sketch of a trash can, and “Rockabilly Rules! Lee Rocker.” In fine condition. Oversized.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

909.

bodied Crescent ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Oversized.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Supertramp.

Glossy 10 x 8 A&M Records publicity photo, signed in blue felt tip

by Roger Hodgson, John Helliwell, Dougie Thomson, and Bob Siebenberg. Scattered creases and surface marks, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

910. James Taylor. Two albums: Gorilla and In the Pocket, each signed on the front in blue felt tip. Light creases, corner wear, and mild ‘rings of wear,’ otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

913.

The Troggs. Signed

book: Rock’s Wild Things. First edition. London: Helter Skelter, 2000.

Softcover, 6 x 9.25, 187 pages.

Signed on the title page in black ballpoint by Reg Presley, Chris Britton, Pete Lucas, and Dave Maggs. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

914. Big Joe Turner.

American bluesman (1911-1985) from Kansas City. Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, Turner’s career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s. Glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip, “With best wishes—Big Joe Turner.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Poster from the all-star charity event, signed by twenty-six participants including Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder’s thumbprint 916. USA for Africa. Promotional poster for USA Africa, United Support of Artists for Africa, 20 x 24, signed in felt tip by 26 musicians.

Signers are: Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Kim Carnes, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Daryl Hall, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Huey Lewis, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Lionel Ritchie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder (thumbprint). Mild brushing to Anita Pointer’s signature, light contrast to Michael Jackson’s signature, and affixed to a mount of the same size, otherwise fine condition. A fantastic conglomerate of signatures from an array of acclaimed musicians who recorded the 1985 hit single. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

917. Van Halen. Two

albums, Fair Warning and Diver Down, each signed on the cover in blue felt tip by Eddie and Alex Van Halen. In fine condition, with light wear to both covers, and creasing, promotional labels and stamp to Diver Down cover. The records are included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

919. Eddie Van Halen.

Van Halen Household Account check, 8 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Van Halen, payable to R. Bruce Bianchi for $56.00, June 5, 1983. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/ DNA authentication holder. Expected stamps, some lightly affecting first name of signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

918. Van Halen. Van Halen I

album signed on the front cover in yellow ink by Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony, and signed in blue felt tip by Alex Van Halen. In fine condition, with a few minor edge creases. The record is included. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the manager of an Ohio record store stating “I took part in the activities to promote Van Halen’s Self-Titled album…in which all four members of the band were present. Each band member signed this album in my presence prior to the opening of the doors…This event took place in the early autumn of 1978.”

Uncommon signed album boasting impressively large and full bold signatures from early in their career. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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920. Velvet Underground. Blue-bodied Crescent ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the pickguard in blue felt tip by Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, and John Cale. In fine condition, with first name of Tucker’s signature obscured by a knob. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Contemporary Music

925. The Who. Qua-

921. Fats Waller. Vintage foun-

drophenia program, 9.5 x 13, from their 1997 tours, signed on the cover in blue ballpoint

by Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, John ‘Rabbit’ Bundrick, and one other, and signed inside in blue ballpoint on his fullpage image by John Entwistle. Program is also signed inside by three other supporting band members. In very good condition, with very poor contrast to Townshend’s signature, scattered wear and creasing to covers, and light overall handling wear. Accompanied by a laminated VIP guest pass from the tour. Precertified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

tain pen signature, “Best WIshes, Thomas Fats Waller,” on an offwhite 5 x 3.5 trimmed album page.

Matted with a glossy photo of Waller at the piano to an overall size of 11 x 18. Mild surface creasing, light toning, and clipped corners, with a gold star affixed to the bottom of the page, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

922. Warrant: Jani Lane.

Former frontman for Warrant (1964–2011). Black-bodied Stedman Pro ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to pickguard. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

923. The Who. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of all four original members, signed at a private signing in silver ink by Roger Daltrey (vertically) and John Entwistle (vertically), and in blue felt tip by Pete Townshend. In fine condition.

Accompanied by three photos taken at signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

926. The Who: Pete Townshend. Two

signed albums, A Quick One and Who Came First, each signed on the front cover in black felt tip. Scattered edge wear and creasing and light surface loss from label remnant to Who Came First, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a photo taken at time of signing. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/ REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

927. The Who: Pete Townshend. Pick-

guard for a standardsize ‘telecaster,’ signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

928. The Who: Pete Townshend. Two different color glossy 8 x 10 photos, one signed in black felt tip and the other signed in blue ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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932. Woodstock. Color glossy

929. Mary Lou Williams. American jazz

pianist, composer, and arranger (1910–1981).

ALS a greeting card, signed “MLW,” 3.5 x 5.5 folded, opens to 7 x 5.5, featuring a quote from St. John on the outside. Inside and on the back cover, dated 9/21/65, Williams writes to her friend, Claire, in part: “Certainly was great seeing you…Whitney Balliette & wife tried to get me to fly in with them—but—nay—smile. It was also nice seeing Rex again. Just love the city of Monterey. It’s so beautiful—wow!!!…

Guess who were my most ardent fans? The Photographers and ushers, ha!—Jimmy Lyons & ‘Dizzy’ are real fine people. Dont [sic] forget about the clothes for Belcanto. Have to raise money immediately.” In fine condition. Accompanied by original handwritten mailing envelope, addressed by Williams, who also signed her full name in the return address. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

930. Jackie Wilson. Ameri-

can soul and R&B singer (1934– 1984) best known for such hits as ‘To Be Loved’ and ‘Lonely Teardrops.’ After suffering a heart attack while onstage in 1975, Wilson remained in a coma until his death nearly a decade later at the age of 49. Vintage glossy 6.5 x 4.5 photo of Wilson and his mother at Robert’s Show Club in Chicago, matted to a size of 8.75 x 7, signed and inscribed on the mat in blue ballpoint “To Mama! Forever & Always, Your son! Jackie Wilson.” Photo is matted and framed to an overall size of 12 x 10.25. Two staple holes around inscription, another staple hole to bottom of mat, and a spot of damp staining next to signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the photo’s original folder.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

14 x 11 photo of the Woodstock album cover, signed in blue felt tip

by Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Garth Hudson, Wavy Gravy, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Country Joe (adding fish chant), John Sebastian, Fito de la Parra, Larry Taylor, Harvey Mandell, Juma Sultan, Steve Knight, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, and Tom Constanten. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

933. Woodstock. Bluebodied Crescent ‘stratocasterstyle’ electric guitar, signed on the white pickguard in felt tip and ink by Leslie West, Graham Nash, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe McDonald, Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin, Corky Laing, Stephen Stills, and Richie Havens. In fine condition, with some small brushes to a couple of signatures. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 934.

Woodstock.

Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a Woodstock poster, signed in blue and black felt tip by Arlo Guthrie, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, and Pete Townshend; and two color glossy 10 x 8 aerial photos of the concert, one signed in blue felt tip by Arlo Guthrie, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, Pete Townshend, and Jorma Kaukonen; and the other in felt tip by Arlo Guthrie, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, Jorma Kaukonen, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Leslie West. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

935.

931.

Woodstock.

Color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the crowd at Woodstock, signed in blue felt tip by Grace Slick, Johnny Winter, Wavy Gravy, John Sebastian, Melanie (adding a flower sketch), Marty Balin, Juma Sultan, Tom Constanten, and Steve Knight. In fine condition, with a few lights spots of soiling. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Woodstock.

Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of a Woodstock poster, signed in felt tip

by Arlo Guthrie, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, and Pete Townshend; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo of a portion of the crowd, signed in felt tip by Arlo Guthrie, Marty Balin, Country Joe McDonald, Pete Townshend, Jorma Kaukonen, Leslie West, Graham Nash, and Pete Townshend. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

Contemporary Music

936.

Woodstock.

Six souvenir printed lyrics, each 8.5 x 11, each signed in felt tip by the respective Woodstock artist. Signers are: Grace Slick (White Rabbit), Tom Constanten (Saint Stephen), Steve Knight (Theme from an Imaginary Western), John Sebastian (Younger Generation), Juma Sultan (Purple Haze), and Country Joe McDonald (Janis). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

937. Tammy Wynette. Two albums: Your

Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad, signed on the front in black felt tip; and Tammy’s Touch, signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip. In fine condition, with scattered surface wear and rubbing to one cover. The records are included.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

940. Neil Young. After the Gold Rush album signed on the front in silver ink. Light corner wear, a retail sticker affixed to the top right corner, and a PSA/DNA label affixed to the bottom right corner, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included. Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

941. Warren Zevon. Self-titled

album signed in black felt tip by Zevon, and also signed in blue and black felt tip by six others including Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Larry Zack, Jorge Calderon, and Bobby Keyes. In fine condition, with some scattered light wear and creases. The record is not included.

Consignor notes Zevon’s signature was acquired in-person at Rockfells in Houston in 1988. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

942. The Zombies. Glossy 11 x

17 photo of a poster for a concert at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, 2008, signed in blue felt tip by Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Jim Rodford, and Steve Rodford. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

938. XTC. Green felt

tip signatures on a 6 x 4 off-white card, signed by members Terry Chambers, Dave Gregory, Andy Partridge, and Colin Moulding. In fine condition, with collector’s notation on reverse. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

939.

Yo-Yo Ma. Miniature 8˝ cello, complete with tiny bow and hard case, signed on the body in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light wear to the case. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

943. ZZ Top. Promotional copy of Afterburner album signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Dusty Hill and Frank Beard and in black felt tip by Billy Gibbons. Scattered creases and edge wear, gold promotional stamp to top right, and some adhesive residue to upper right, otherwise fine condition. The record is not included.

Pre-certified Roger Epperson/REAL and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 944. ZZ Top. Eliminator album

signed on the front in blue felt tip

by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. In fine condition, with trivial corner wear and light ‘rings of wear’ to both covers. The record is not included. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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classic entertainment 945. 1950s Television. Five glossy 8 x 10

photos of popular 1960s television characters, all signed in ink or felt tip by the respective actor(s) pictured. Signers are: Jack Larson/Noel Neill (adding “Lois Lane”), Jon Provost (adding “Timmy”), Dick Simmons, Richard Webb (adding “U.S. Border Patrol”), and Lee Aaker/James Brown (both adding their character names). In overall fine condition, with scattered bends and creases. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

947.

Academy Award Winners.

Three identical color glossy 8 x 10 photos of an artist’s rendition of an Oscar statue: one signed in felt tip by John Gielgud, Claire Trevor, and Celeste Holm; one signed by Helen Hayes and Kim Hunter; and one signed by Glenda Jackson, Deborah Kerr, and Maximilian Schell. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

948.

Academy Award Winners.

Three identical color glossy 8 x 10 photos of an artist’s rendition of an Oscar statue: one signed in felt tip and ink by Ginger Rogers, Eva Marie Saint, and Myrna Loy; one signed by Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, and Gregory Peck; and one signed by George Burns, Ernest Borgnine, and Sally Field. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

949.

Academy Award Winners. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of an Oscar statue, signed in silver ink and felt tip by James Stewart, Sophia Loren, Patricia Neal, Olympia Dukakis, Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Michael Caine, Rita Moreno, and Joan Fontaine. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

950.

Academy Award Winners.

946. Abbott and Costello. Vintage fountain pen sig-

natures, “Bud Abbott” and “Lou Costello,” on two separate album sheets, 5 x 4.5 and 6 x 5, each featuring a small photo affixed to a corner (Costello’s has two images). Matted with a photo of the comedy duo in character to an overall size of 16 x 19. In very good to fine condition, with some scattered creasing, heavier to Costello’s signature, and a block of toning over Costello’s signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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Eight glossy photos, ranging in size from 7.25 x 9.5 to 8 x 10, each signed by the Academy Award-winning actress pictured. Signers are: Claudette Colbert (ins), Eva Marie Saint (ins), Louise Fletcher (ins), Geraldine Page (ins), Glenda Jackson, Simone Signoret, Anne Bancroft, and Kim Hunter.

Light surface creasing, a few small edge tears to Hunter’s photo, clipped corners to Page’s photo, and trimmed edges to a few photos, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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951. Actors. Vintage

ink signatures of 12 actors on individual various size cards and slips. Signers are: Ed Wynn, Jackie Gleason, Jim Arness, Art Carney, Walter Huston, Ward Bond, Van Heflin, Van Johnson, James Cagney, Leo Carillo, Henry Fonda, and Raymond Burr. In very good overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

952.

Actresses.

Three glossy photos, two 8 x 10 and one 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip by the respective actress pictured.

Signers are: Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, and Jane Russell. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

953.

956. Fred Astaire.

Handsome glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with some light horizontal streaking to finish, as well as some scattered light creases.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Actresses.

Three vintage ink signatures, each signed on individual off-white 3.5 x 2 cards by a different actress. Signers are: Shirley Temple, Bette Davis, and Sophie Tucker (adding “Lemaire’s Affairs, Boston 1927”).

Each card is affixed to an 8 x 10.5 album page, with photos and newspaper clippings. In fine condition. Accompanied by album pages with additional photos and clippings. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

954. Andy Griffith Show. Five glossy 8 x

10 photos, one color, each signed in felt tip by the respective star pictured.

Signers are: Parley Baer (ins. and signed “Parley”), Ken Berry, Elinor Donahue, George ‘Goober’ Lindsey, and Betty Lynn. A few scattered surface impressions, and slight contrast to Baer’s signature, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

957. Fred Astaire. Vin-

tage glossy 10 x 8 Paramount Pictures publicity photo for Holiday Inn, signed in green fountain pen, “Best, from Fred Astaire.” In very good condition, with light corner creasing, rippling along right edge, some tack holes to each corner, mounting remnants to the reverse, light contrast to the sentiment, and the year 1942 penned in the bottom border in another hand. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

955. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Sheet music to ‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me’ by George and Ira Gershwin, five pages, 9 x 12, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Rogers and in black felt tip by Astaire. Some light surface wrinkling, a small price sticker affixed to the front cover, and a loose page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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958. Fred Astaire. Vintage

matte-finish 7.75 x 9.75 photo of Astaire in a tuxedo, signed in fountain pen. In very good condition, with a light central vertical crease, light silvering to darker areas, a couple corner tip creases, and last few letters of signature a shade or two light. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $150)

959. Mary Astor. Vintage matte-

finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Benny, With best wishes, Sincerely, Mary Astor.” In very good condition, with scattered edge wear, vertical creasing to lower portion of image, and some dings to right edge. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

961. Autograph Album. Autograph album featuring 50 vintage

ink signatures, each on individual pages, from classic entertainers and notables, including Thomas Mitchell (ins), John Garfield, Ronald Colman, Ann Dvorak, Eddie Dunn, Rosemary Kuhlmann (ins), James Dobson, Howard Smith, Nellie Lutcher (ins), Jeanne Cagney, Patricia Knight, Dean Stockwell and others. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, with the pages removed from the album, but intact. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

962. Lauren Bacall.

Two different color glossy 8 x 10 photos of the alluring actress, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

963. Lauren Bacall.

960. Autograph Album. Autograph album containing over 75

vintage ink signatures, all on individual pages, of classic entertainment celebrities, including Myrna Loy, Alec Guinness (ins), Desi Arnaz (ins), Bert Lahr (ins), Joan Crawford (ins), Ann Sheridan (ins), Charles Dingle, Marjorie Main, Marie Wilson (ins), Lloyd Bridges, Jack Coogan (ins), Martha Stewart (ins), Lois Andrews (ins), Alida Valli (ins), Martin Kosleck (ins), Tom Dugan, Charlie Ruggles (ins), Xavier Cugat, Kathryn Grayson, Johnnie Johnston, George Raft, Angela Lansbury, Blanche Yurka, Edward Ashley (ins), Anthony Quinn (ins), Guy Kibbee, Robert Stack, Cyd Charisse, Henry Daniell, Constance Collier, William Lundigan (ins), Myrna Dell, Ron Randell (ins), John Derek (ins), Arnold Moss (ins), Evelyn Keyes, Burl Ives, Jane Wyman, Peggy Ann Garner (ins), Forrest Tucker, and others. In very good condition, with scattered toning, with some pages containing uniform blocks of toning, and light soiling, various notations in another hand, and pieces of reparative tape and a loose hinge to the album.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Two different glossy 8 x 10 photos of Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, one color, each signed in black felt tip

by Bacall. In fine condition, with some light contrast to the signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

964. Lauren Bacall. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 20th Century Fox publicity photo for How to Marry a Millionaire, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Murray Arnold— Best Regards—Lauren Bacall.”

Scattered light creasing, a stray ink mark, and some irregular ink adhesion to the inscription, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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965. Lauren B a c a l l . Tw o

satin-finish photos of the sultry actress, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, one color close-up, signed in black felt tip, and one of Humphrey Bogart sneaking a peek at Marilyn Monroe’s cleavage, right under the nose of Lauren Bacall, signed in black felt tip by Bacall. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

969. Brigitte Bardot. Playful

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bardot covering herself with fans, signed boldly in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

966. Lauren B a c a l l . Tw o

970. Brigitte Bardot. Provoca-

signed photos: glossy 8 x 10 fulllength photo of Bacall dressed in black, signed in blue felt tip; and a satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Bacall atop a piano being played by Harry Truman, signed in silver ink. Creases to each corner and a few edge dings to glossy photo, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

tive glossy 11 x 14 photo of a young Bardot playfully twirling, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

971. Brigitte Bardot. Color 967. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Two personal checks: one 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Lucille Ball Arnaz, payable to Andrew G. Hickox for $50.00, stamp-dated September 8, 1953; and one 8 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Desi Arnaz, payable to C. B. S. for $104.97, stamp-dated January 5, 1953. Matted and framed, with a color photo of the Arnazes to an overall size of 12 x 24. In fine condition, with the expected cancellation holes and stamps.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Bardot in bikini bottoms and nothing else, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Gorgeous early image playfully signed as “L Balzac”

968. Lucille Ball. Beautiful vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 close-up photo of

Ball signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Russell—With my love—Always, ‘L Balzac.’” Scattered light toning to the edges with some foxing along the left edge, and light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Oversized and distinguished portrait of the legendary ring leader 972. P. T. Barnum. Vintage sepia pearl-finish 9 x 12 imperial photo, signed in ink, “P. T. Barnum, Waldemere, Bridgeport, Conn, U. S. A., Oct 24, 1885.” Ornately matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 23. In fine condition, with the signature a shade light in parts, but completely legible. An uncommonly-sized and superb image of the flamboyant showman.Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

9 7 3 . P. T. B a r num. Pristine ink

signature,”Truly Yours, P. T. Barnum, April 8th, 1876,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip. Matted with an unsigned photo of Barnum to an overall size of 11.5 x 16. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

974. John Barrymore, Jr. Vintage

glossy 10 x 8 promotional photo of Barrymore and Diane Jergens in High School Confidential, signed in fountain pen, “John Barrymore, Jr.” In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface creases, one affecting the end of the signature, and a trivial spot of brushing to the beginning of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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975. Batman Heroes. Three photos:

glossy 8 x 10 of Batman and Robin, signed in blue felt tip by Adam West and Burt Ward; a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Batgirl, signed in black felt tip by Yvonne Craig; and a glossy 10 x 8 photo from the Batman serials, signed in blue felt tip by John Duncan, adding his character name. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

976. Batman: West and Ward. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of the dynamic duo, signed in blue felt tip by Adam West and Burt Ward, with Ward adding “Robin.”

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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981. Joan Bennett.

977. Warren Beatty. Vintage

glossy 7.25 x 9.5 photo of a young Beatty, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Pierre—Best Wishes, Warren Beatty.” In very good condition, with light overall spotting, including the facial area, trimmed edges, and mildly irregular ink adhesion to the inscription and signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

978. Noah Beery. Vintage glossy

8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to fellow actor, Guy Standing, “For my friend Guy Standing—It’s been a pleasure knowing you & working with you.

I wish you & yours healthy—happiness & luck always. Sincerely, Noah Beery, Boss Tweed, ‘Central Park’, 5/12/45.” In fine condition, with scattered creases and surface marks, and light irregular adhesion to the signature and inscription, resulting in a slightly fuzzy appearance.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

979. Wallace Beery. Bold vintage

fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Wallace Beery, Hollywood,” on a light pink album page. Matted with a glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, to an overall size of 10 x 16. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

980. Harry Belafonte. DS,

three pages, 8.5 x 11, September 4, 1952. Belafonte and Millard Thomas’s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures assignment of rights details an advance on royalties for their “musical composition entitled ‘Suzanne’ (’Every Night When the Sun Goes Down’),” for a “payment of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000),” signed at the conclusion by Belafonte and Thomas. In fine condition, with staple marks and two binder holes to the top of each page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 of Bennett posing with Joel McCrea in a Private Worlds promotional photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Sincerely, Joan Bennett.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of June 4, 1936, the date the signature was acquired.

Scattered light creasing and some silvering along top edge, otherwise fine condition. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

982. Jack Benny.

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Harry Wilkinson, sincere good wishes, Jack Benny.” In very good condition, with crease towards bottom right corner, a small tack hole towards bottom left corner, some light soiling, trimmed edges, and light overall skipping to signature and inscription due to texture of the finish. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

983. Ingrid Bergman.

Glossy 8 x 10 United Artists promotional photo for Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound, signed and inscribed in blue ink “To Bill— Ingrid Bergman.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and surface marks and some spotting to right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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“This Winter I’ll do another play in London...It’ll be a revival of a Bernard Shaw play, as all new plays I read, I dislike” 984. Ingrid Bergman. Buoyant and remarkably clear ALS signed “Ingrid,” one page both sides, 6 x 7.5, La Grange Aux Moines Choisel–78 letterhead, November 20, 1970. In a warm and appreciative letter to a friend, Bergman writes, in full: “The letter you sent me (about my beautiful children) Aug. 26 arrived about a week ago!! We haven’t lived in Bruno Buozzi 49 for the 3 last years! We had one other adress [sic] in between, now it is: 147 via Aristode Sartorio. I just came home there, and I can’t but agree with you, they are beautiful!! But also, thank God, all of them intelligent! I am so grateful! There is not truth at all in my moving to California. Where does this thing some from? I love my home in France, and this Winter I’ll do another play in London, where I also love to live. It’ll be a revival of a Bernard Shaw play, as all new plays I read, I dislike. Hope all is well with you, sweet dear, you are to always remember me and mine.” In fine condition, with a moderate paper clip imprint to the top left corner, and mild soiling to the same corner. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 985. Joan Blondell. Early vintage

988. John Boles.

matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Blondell posing in a shimmering gown, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “All my best wishes to you, Joyce, Joan Blondell.” Light toning and a few trivial spots of soiling, light rippling, mild silvering to some of the darker areas, and light contrast to a portion of the inscription, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Debonair vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Boles leaning on bent knee, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Blanche Sewell, Sincerely, John Boles, 1939.”

In fine condition, with light crease to the bottom right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

986. Ann Blyth. Two

different satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, one of a glamorous Blyth swathed in chiffon, signed in blue felt tip, “With best wishes, Ann Blyth,” and the other featuring the young actress with Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce, signed in black felt tip by Blyth. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

987. Dirk Bogarde. Vintage glossy

8 x 10 photo from The Angel Wore Red, signed and inscribed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Pierre, Dirk Bogarde.” In fine condition, with a few scattered creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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989. Ernest Borgnine. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Borgnine as Quinton McHale, signed in black felt tip, “Lt. Cmdr.

Quinton McHale, Ernest Borgnine.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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990. Walter Brennan. Vintage

glossy 6 x 7.5 Vitagraph Films publicity photo for Sergeant York, signed and inscribed in white ink, “To Harry, every good wish, Walter Brennan.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, some light silvering, mounting remnants to the reverse, and trimmed edges.

Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

994. Yul Brynner. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Brynner in The King and I, boldly signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface creases to the left half of the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

995. Billie Burke. Vintage mattefinish 5 x 7 photo, signed in fountain pen, “Billie Burke, Best wishes.” In fine condition, with light silvering to lower right corner and mounting remnants on reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

991. George Brent. Striking

vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Brent smoking a pipe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Chas. Wilray, Best of luck always—George Brent—1935.”

In fine condition, with some light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

992. Fanny Brice.

DS, eleven pages, 8.5 x 11, May 11, 1944. An agreement between Brice and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for “two (2) sketches entitled ‘Sweepstakes Ticket’ and ‘Baby Snooks’ in our photoplay now entitled ‘Ziegfeld Follies’” for a compensation totaling $40,000 over the course of four weeks, signed by Brice on the last page. A few trivial surface creases, faint staple marks and and two binder holes along the top edge of each page, and some stray ink marks and pencil notation to signed page, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

996. George Burns and Gracie Allen. Jovial

vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of the lovely couple, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Irma Tutty, Sincerely, Gracie Allen” and “George Burns.” Some light toning, scattered light soiling to the borders, a trivial pencil notation, and light brushing to the inscription, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

993. Nigel Bruce. Vintage glossy 8 x 8 publicity photo of Bruce, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland from Charge of the Light Brigade, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry Wilkinson, Best wishes from Nigel Bruce.” Scattered surface creasing, marks, and toning, light discoloration to the bottom edge, a tear to the left edge, tack holes to the corners, trimmed edges, and the year 1936 penned in the bottom border in another hand, otherwise very good condition. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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997. David Burns.

Broadway and film actor (1902–1971), Burns enjoyed an almost 50-year career on stage in an cinema, starring in and winning Tony Awards in the original Broadway productions of ‘The Music Man’ (as Mayor Shinn) and ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ (as Senex). He also portrayed Horace Vandergelder in the original Broadway production of ‘Hello Dolly.’

Uncommon vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Lee, Do Re Mi, David Burns,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with light toning around the edges and notations in another hand on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1000. Michael Caine.

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Caine from a film, signed and inscribed in the bottom border in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Michael Caine.” In fine condition, with a few trivial surface dings. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1001. Michael Caine. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Caine from Get Carter, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Cagney modestly sums up his memoirs 998. James Cagney. TLS

signed “Jim Cagney,” one page, 7.25 x 10, personal letterhead, May 31, 1976. Cagney writes to Miss Clark. In part: “Yours was a very kind note, and it is thoroughly appreciated. I am pleased you liked the book. It was kind of a ‘hop, skip and jump’ through fifty odd years of show business. There were other tales to be told but I thought enough was enough. Most of the old friends were there.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1002. Michael Caine. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Caine as Gonville Bromhead in Zulu, signed in black felt tip, “Best Wishes, Michael Caine.” In fine condition, with a few scattered light creases.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“My interest in dancing was entirely a mercenary one, and that it finally paid well was just plain good luck”

999. James Cagney. TLS signed “Jim Cagney,” two pages, 7 x 10.5, Verney Farm

letterhead, July 27, 1974. Cagney responds to an admirer. In part: “You mustn’t take the figures used by the press too literally. The ‘Who’s Who’ was wrong by 5 years, and no matter how often I told them my right age somehow they’d always come up with something else. As a matter of fact there is something with all the facts and figures you mentioned. I was never interested in swimming and fancy diving. I left that all to Harry, and I nver [sic] studied dancing or acrobatics. I took my first steps when I signed on with a broken down Vaudville [sic] act only because the salary was $35 a week and the family needed the money. In 1919 they were paying men with families $18.00 a week for ordinary jobs. That I’m sure you must remember. My interest in dancing was entirely a mercenary one, and that it finally paid well was just plain good luck. Harry, who was a physician died in 1964. My other medico brother died in 1967. I made 75 last week. Harry would have been 76 and something had he lived…I seem to be taking you to task for what I consider to be some inaccuracies, but I’m really not, having arrived at a stage of life when I know the memory plays tricks—mine does with me. I’m just tossing in these items for what they are worth with no criticism intended.” Intersecting vertical and horizontal folds with a vertical fold crossing the middle of his last name, uniform toning to the first page, and wrinkles, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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1003. Rory Calhoun. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo of Calhoun and Anne Francis from The Hired Gun, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Peter, Rory Calhoun.” In fine condition, with a few stray ink marks towards the left edge and some light, trivial irregular ink adhesion to the beginning of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1006. Capucine. Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with a few scattered light surface marks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1004. Rory Calhoun.

DS, one page, 8.5 x 5.5, May 11, 1950. Calhoun’s 20th Century Fox employees personnel statement, filled out and signed at the conclusion

by Calhoun, who also prints his name in the opening line, as well as again when writing his emergency contact number. Calhoun fills in all his personal information, signing at the conclusion. Torn punch holes to top edge and expected pencil notations, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1007. Claudia Cardinale.

Scrumptious color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the actress in a low-cut top, signed in blue ballpoint. Scattered creases, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1008. Claudia Cardinale. Glossy 9.5 x

7 photo of Cardinale showing off her legs, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Robert, Best Wishes! Claudia Cardinale.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, tape along top edge, and some scattered edge toning and surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1009. Art Carney.

1005. Eddie Cantor. Vintage glossy 10 x 7.75 Samuel Goldwyn publicity photo of Cantor from Roman Sandals, signed in fountain pen, “Gee, I was young once, Eddie Cantor.” Moderate rippling and signature a bit faded from water damage, paper loss to the top corners along with a few tack holes, a small tear to the left edge, mounting remnant to the reverse, and the year 1933 written in another hand on the bottom border, otherwise very good condition. Stamps on reverse indicated photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Original signed ballpoint profile self-portrait on a white 8.75 x 11.5 cardstock sheet, signed underneath, “Me?? by Art Carney, ‘Ed Norton,’” adding a sketch of a manhole cover.

In fine condition, with a lightly trimmed top.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1010. Art Carney.

1014. Casablanca: Curt Bois. Actor (1901–1991)

Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Carney as his Honeymooners character, Ed Norton, climbing out of a man hole, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1011. Leslie Caron.

Three glossy photos, two 8 x 10 and one 7.25 x 9.25, one featuring Caron as a ballerina, signed in blue felt tip; one of the actress leaning by a tree, signed in blue felt tip; and the last a profile shot of the beauty holding a piece of machinery, signed in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with light surface marks. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

best remembered for his performance as the Pickpocket in Casablanca. German 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo, signed in black felt tip, with Bois adding a brief sentiment in German.

In fine condition, with some light contrast to signature and sentiment. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1015. Casablanca: Paul Henreid. Glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros.

promotional photo for Casablanca, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1012. Leo Carrillo. Vintage

pearl-finish 8 x 9.5 MetroGoldwyn-Mayer promotional photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry Wilkenson [sic], With kindest wishes always, Sincerely, Leo Carrillo, 1934.” In very good condition, with surface marks, light corner creasing, trimmed edges, and the signature a couple shades light due to decreased ink flow. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from the Private Collection of Harry Wilkinson. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1013. Leo Carrillo.

Cardstock 8 x 9.5 photo of Carrillo as Pancho, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To darling Melinda, Love, Leo Carrillo.” Photo also bears a pre-printed signature and sentiment. In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1016. Casablanca: Madeleine LeBeau.

Actress best remembered for the role of Yvonne, Rick’s jilted mistress, in Casablanca. Memorable 10 x 8 jet-print photo of LeBeau in a scene with Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca, signed in blue ballpoint “Madeleine LeBeau.” In fine condition, with image a little grainy. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1017. Casablanca: Madeleine LeBeau. Jet-print 8 x 10

cardstock photo, signed in blue ballpoint, “Good Wishes, Madeleine LeBeau.” In fine condition, with a grainy appearance to the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Chaney’s 1942 driver’s license 1018. Lon Chaney, Jr. Popular

character actor (1906–1973) who attained fame playing such classic horror characters as the Wolf Man, Frankenstein’s monster, the Mummy, and the Son of Dracula.

Twice-signed DS, one page both sides, 5 x 4, June 22, 1942.

Chaney’s duplicate California Operator’s license, issued in June of 1942. Front bears Chaney’s typed personal information and address, and bears his right thumbprint, with reverse stating he has not had a license in another name during the last four years. Signed on both sides in black ink, “Lon Chaney, Jr.” In fine condition, with some mild handling wear and a staple hole to left side, not affecting either signature. An interesting and highly personal item from the iconic horror star. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Chaplin adds his trademark sketch of The Tramp to an oversized Pach Bros. portrait 1020. Charlie Chaplin. Distin-

1019. Charlie Chaplin. Handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Chaplin sharply dressed in a jacket and tie, signed vertically in-person in fountain pen. Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of July 4, 1940, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a bit of light soiling to top border, a few scattered light surface marks, and overall image a bit grainy. A terrific portrait, obtained just three months before the release of Chaplin’s first talkie, his greatest financial success, and the first film to bitterly satirize Nazism: The Great Dictator. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

guished vintage matte-finish 8 x 13.5 half-length Pach Brothers photo (annotated with a very rare, handwritten “Pach Bros, NY” notation in the bottom right corner) of Chaplin sharply dressed in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jules, From Charlie,” adding “Helleu,” with an arrow pointing to a sketch of The Tramp. In very good condition, with paper loss to the bottom left and top right corner, light staining along the bottom edge, a tear extending into the sketch, a few repaired tears extending into the letter “F” in the inscription, and mounting remnants and reparative tape on the reverse.

An exceptionally handsome image showcasing the dapper side of The Tramp. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1021. Montgomery Clift. Striking vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of the leading man, signed in fountain pen, “Monty Clift.” In fine condition, with a few creases to the top left corner and a bit of surface wear to the lower right corner, none of which affect the signature. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1024. Claudette Colbert.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Colbert as Cleopatra, signed in red felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1025. Claudette Colbert. Striking vintage sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Colbert in a shimmering black gown, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Marie Leiry, Most Sincerely, Claudette Colbert.”

Light creasing and a small tack hole at each corner, and a small tear towards the top right corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Remarkably scarce and clear image of the man who immortalized Dr. Henry Frankenstein

1022. Colin Clive. Pristine vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 photo, signed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes, Colin Clive.” In fine condition, with light shadows at each corner from previous mounting.

Clive appeared in only three classic horror films, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Mad Love, delivering such impassioned performances as to become a horror legend himself, while sculpting the demeanor that many a mad scientist would emulate for years to come. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 1023. Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer. Vintage glossy

9.5 x 7.75 Vitagraph Films publicity photo for Tovarich, signed in fountain pen

by Colbert and Boyer. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, some light surface impressions, rippling to finish, and a few pin holes. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1026. Ronald Colman. Dramatic vintage

glossy 10 x 8 Paramount Pictures publicity photo for The Light that Failed, signed in fountain pen.

Scattered surface creasing, impressions, and spotting, tack holes to each corner and a few at the top edge, moderate contrast to the signature, and the year 1939 penned in the bottom border in another hand, otherwise very good condition. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1027. Walter Connolly. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “Sincerely, Walter Connolly.” In very good condition, with scattered moderate creasing and a tear to the right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1028. Gary Cooper.

Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed

by Cooper, payable to Shields and Co. for $126.50, December 17, 1942. Trimmed right edge, a central vertical fold, staple hole to left edge, pencil cancellation next to signature, and expected cancellation holes and stamps, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1029. Gary Cooper.

DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1951.

Agreement between Cooper, Leland Hayward, Ltd., and Anatole Litvak productions regarding the story entitled The Girl On the Via Flaminia regarding the financing of the film and its distribution from Europe. Signed on the second page by Cooper. In fine condition, with punch and staple holes to top edge and mild block of toning to first page. In 1951 Cooper organized his own production company, buying the film rights to Alfred Hayes’s best-selling novel The Girl on the Via Flaminia. Cooper could not arrange financing but broke even on his investment by selling the property to Leland Hayward and Anatole Litvak with the stipulation that Montgomery Clift would have to star in it. The film was never made. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1031. Joan Crawford. Vintage glossy 8

x 10 photo of a young Crawford leaning against a wall, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “Saul from Joan Crawford.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of October 5, 1935, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with scattered light creases and surface marks. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1032. Joan Crawford. Vintage matte-

finish 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Johnny Nicolosi from Joan Crawford.”

In fine condition, with a single tack hole to each corner tip. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Decade-long correspondence from Joan Crawford 1033. Joan Crawford. Collection of eight

1030. Gary Cooper. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of

Cooper resting his chin on his hand, signed in fountain pen, “Greetings from Hollywood and Gary Cooper.” In fine condition, with some mild rippling to horizontal edges, and just a bit of light toning to bottom, not affecting the very nice signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

TLSs, all signed “Joan,” all to her friend Ruth Ford, ranging in date from 1965 to 1974.

Several of the letters send brief Christmas wishes on ornate holiday letterhead. Another letter, dated October 29, 1971, reads, in part: “I’m so sorry I cannot be with you at the concert…for the benefit of the Peoples Coalition…I also deeply regret that I cannot be financially helpful. I’m already overextended in my commitments to other charitable and civic causes…The demands are heavy on all of us.” Also included are two typed telegrams, an unsigned typed letter, and several printed invitations to functions honoring Crawford. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1034. Joan Crawford. At-

tractive vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo gazing off to the side, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Hello to Amy, from Joan Crawford.” Scattered light areas of soiling and foxing, and some light rippling, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1035. Bing Crosby. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Marjorie Diven, Sincere good wishes, Bing Crosby 34.” In fine condition, with a few light corner tip creases and small mounting remnants to reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1038. Bebe Daniels. Stunning vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 Edward Thayer Monroe photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Mr Frank A Miles, With my good wishes, Bebe Daniels.” Some scattered creases, light silvering to the darker areas of the image, and surface loss to the left edge, otherwise fine condition. This image comes to us in exemplar condition, and coupled with Daniels’ elegant, unique handwriting, makes for an excellent addition to any classic collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1036. George Cukor.

Signed book: On Cukor.

First edition, first printing. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1972. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 276 pages. Signed in black ink on the halftitle page. In fine condition, with a faint, not unexpected musty aroma and some light wear to the dustjacket.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1039.

Dark Shadows: David Ford. Actor (1925–1983) best known for his role as Sam Evans in the 1960s series, Dark Shadows and as John Hancock in the Broadway musical and film version of 1776. Rare vintage felt tip signature, “David Ford,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with toning along the edges, with a uniform strip along the bottom edge, and notations in another hand on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1037. Dance. TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11 and 8 x 10 respectively,

National Corporate Fund for Dance letterhead, January 7, 1980. Letter of thanks to a contributor. In part: “As the artistic directors of the nine constituent dance companies of The National Corporate Fund for Dance, Inc. we would like to thank you for Chase Manhattan’s leadership grant to the Corporate Fund’s 1979 campaign. This year a record 170 corporations supported dance through the Fund. The United States is the dance capital of the world. Some of the greatest creativity and talent in the field is found in our country. We have the best dancers, the most creative choreographers and designers and some of the finest teachers.” Signed on the second page in ink and felt tip by Alvin Ailey, Robert Joffrey, Lucia Chase, and Oliver Smith of the American Ballet Theatre; Gerald Arpino [co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet]; Alwin Nikolais, Eliot Feld, Murray Louis, Merce Cunningham, Lew Christensen, and Michael Smuin of the San Francisco Ballet, and Paul Taylor. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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“I was surprised you’d deserted this great and lovely cess pool of humanity—called Hollywood” 1040. Bette Davis. ALS, two pages on two adjoining onionskin sheets, 5 x 8, Nelson House letterhead. In a letter of fond thanks to Julius Klein, Davis writes, in full: “Thank you so much for sending me the news paper clipping last August. It came while I was in England, or I would have thanked you sooner. I was surprised you’d deserted this great and lovely cess pool of humanity—called Hollywood—am sure you’re probably far happier. If you do come back—please call me.

Would love to see you and Mrs. Klein again.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, with a few pieces of reparative tape along the hinge, a couple spots of trivial soiling, and a few staple holes and small hole along the top edge. Accompanied by original handwritten mailing envelope, which is postmarked November 24, 1936. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1042. Sammy Davis, Jr. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the smiling entertainer, signed in blue felt tip, “All my best, Sammy Davis, Jr.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1043. Marion Davies. Gor-

Oversized photo of the headstrong leading lady 1041. Bette Davis. Comely vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 Elmer Fryer

photo of Davis in a flowered gown, signed and inscribed in white ink, “For Loletta Hiebert, from Bette.” Scattered light edge and corner creasing, a trivial spot of soiling along the left edge, a small tack hole to the top and bottom edge, a 1936 ink notation in another hand, a newspaper clipping affixed to the reverse, and scattered flaking to the ink, otherwise fine condition. A striking and confident pose, Davis infused her acting with intensity and passion, cementing her rank as one of the greatest female stars of all time. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

geous vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my darling sister Ethel, With lots of love from Marion.” In fine condition.

This oversized image and immaculate signature and inscription could not have been more perfectly preserved! Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1044. Dolores Del Rio. Vintage

pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of Del Rio in jewels and a white satin gown, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with mild silvering to the dark areas of the image, and some moderate brushing to the end of the bold signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1048. Marlene Dietrich. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Dietrich leaning against a column in revealing Egyptian attire, signed vertically in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1049. Robert Donat. British film

1045. Robert DeNiro. Satin-

actor (1905–1958) who starred in The Count of Monte Cristo, The 39 Steps, King Vidor’s The Citadel, and most memorably, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, for which he won an Academy Award. Vintage mattefinish 6.5 x 8.5 close-up photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Monica Tyler, with best wishes, Robert Donat.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

finish 11 x 14 photo of DeNiro from The Godfather II, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases along the right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1046. Richard Denning. Attractive vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Denning in a leopard loin cloth, signed and inscribed in felt tip, “To Harry, With sincere good wishes always, Richard Denning.” In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing and tack holes to the background, and light paper loss to three corners. Border flaws can be easily matted out for display.

Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1050. Kirk Douglas. Glossy 8

x 10 photo of a young Douglas in a suit and tie, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1051. Kirk Douglas.

1047. Dick Van Dyke Show.

Glossy 8 x 10 cast photo, signed and inscribed “Hi Joe! God bless, Dick Van Dyke,” “To Joe—Regards, Maury Amsterdam,” “Lots love, Rose Marie,” and “Mary Tyler Moore.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and ripples, and tape to reverse top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Color satin-finish 11 x 14 photo of Douglas on horseback as Spartacus, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1052. Marie Dressler. Vintage

1056. Buddy Ebsen. Early vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull MGM promotional photo of the young Ebsen dramatically lounging with his feet up, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Lily—Best wishes— Buddy Ebsen.” In fine condition, with a few trivial spots of soiling and some light silvering to the darker areas of the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

pearl-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull MGM personality portrait photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Johnny Rosenbaum, Cordially, Marie Dressler.” In very good condition, with scattered surface dings and impressions, paperclip impression to top edge, a few stray ink marks, and light soiling to top border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1053. Annie Ducaux. French

actress (1908–1996) whose expansive career included over 40 television and film productions spanning 48 years. Haunting vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 Harcourt photo of Ducaux with her back to a mirror, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “pour monsieur R. W. Kantsky, Annie Ducaux.” In fine condition, with a trimmed edge and horizontal crease next to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1054. Michael Dunn.

Actor (1934-1973) who shunned the usual ‘cute’ typecasting of dwarf actors and sought serious roles requiring dramatic skill. He portrayed recurring villain Dr. Miguelito Loveless in at least 10 episodes of the original 1960s TV series, The Wild, Wild West. Scarce vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dunn from Ship of Fools, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Pierre—Michael Dunn.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1055. Robert Duvall.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Duvall as part of the wedding party in The Godfather, signed in-person in blue felt tip, “Bob Duvall.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1057. Barbara Eden. Attractive glossy 8 x 10 photo of Eden in a bikini, signed in black felt tip, “Barbara Eden, ‘Jeannie.’” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1058. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Actor, screenwriter, director and producer (1883–1939). He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of the actor in a double-breasted suit, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, Douglas Fairbanks.”

Reverse of photo bears collector’s notation date of October 1934, the date the signature was acquired. In fine condition, with a couple trivial corner tip dings, and some light rippling to emulsion. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1059. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Debonair vintage glossy 8 x

10 photo, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul, From Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of July 5, 1940, the date the signature was acquired.

In fine condition, with trivial surface creasing and small gouge to left border. Saul Goodman Collection.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1060. Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Vintage

1064. W. C. Fields.

matte-finish 9 x 6.75 photo of Fairbanks posing outdoors with another gentleman, signed in fountain pen. Trimmed edges, a bit of scattered light soiling, and a crease to top right corner, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1061. Alice Faye. Adorable vintage matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 photo, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Margaret, ‘Happiness Always,’ Alice Faye.”

Some trivial surface creasing, a small tack hole to the top edge, a trimmed bottom edge, and light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1062. Louise Fazenda.

Hypnotic vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 photo holding two peacock feathers, signed in purple fountain pen, “Sincere good wishes, Louise Fazenda, Sennett Comedies.”

Light toning around the edges, a small crease to the bottom right corner, and some mild silvering to the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Vintage fountain pen signature, “W. C. Fields,” on a light green 5.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1065. Peter Finch. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo from No Love for Johnny, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Peter Finch.” In fine condition, with a few scattered creases and some light rippling along the bottom edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1066. Barry Fitzgerald. Vintage fountain

pen signature and inscription, “Jerry, Barry Fitzgerald,” on a green 7 x 4.5 album page. Mild creasing to the bottom corners, toning around the edges, and light show-through from another signature on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1063. Barbara Feldon. Glossy

11 x 14 photo of Feldon as Agent 99 from Get Smart, signed in blue felt tip, “Barbara Feldon, ‘99.’” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1067. Errol Flynn. Vintage pencil signature, “Errol Flynn,” on

an off-white 3.5 x 2 slip, affixed to a slightly larger slip, and in turn affixed to a 5 x 3.5 slip, along with a clipped photo of Flynn affixed to lower right. In fine condition, with some light rippling.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Striking oversized portrait of Hollywood’s loverboy, warning “Watch that brace!“ 1068. Errol Flynn. Handsome vintage sepia matte-finish 10.5 x 13.5 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Hello Harold! Watch that brace!

Errol Flynn.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing and rippling, trimmed edges, mounting remnants on the reverse, and some irregular ink adhesion to the inscription. A truly debonair close-up of the famed charmer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1069. Errol Flynn. Personal check, 8 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Flynn, payable to Security 1st Nat’l Bank for $268.00, April 30, 1945. Matted with a handsome glossy photo of the famed swashbuckler to an overall size of 12.25 x 18. In fine condition, with expected cancellation stamps, not affecting the stunning signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1072. Jane Fonda. Sexy color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Fonda as Barbarella, signed in-person in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100) 1070. Henry Fonda. Color glossy 8 x 10 RKO Radio Pictures promotional photo of Fonda from Stage Struck, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with two small tears to the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1071. Jane Fonda. Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of a young Fonda from a film, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To PIerre, Best wishes, Jane Fonda.”

In fine condition, with a few trivial creases along the top edge and top left corner and light surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1073. Joan Fontaine. Two different

satin-finish 8 x 10 photos, one a gorgeous close-up, and the other featuring Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca, each signed in black felt tip by Fontaine. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1074. Joan Fontaine. Two different

glossy 8 x 10 photos of the alluring actress, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1079. Ava Gardner. Vin1075. Anne Francis. Glossy 11

x 14 photo of Francis and Leslie Nielsen from The Forbidden Planet, signed in blue felt tip, “Anne Francis, ‘Altaira.’” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Rare and beautifully penned signature from Frankenstein’s hermit

tage glossy 10 x 8 United Artist’s publicity photo of Gardner and Humphrey Bogart from The Barefoot Contessa, signed and inscribed “To Peter, Best Wishes, Ava Gardner.” In very good condition, with scattered light toning, a light strip of adhesive remnant from previous mounting along the bottom edge, and light contrast to the inscription and signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1076. Frankenstein: O. P. Heggie. Character actor

1080. Ava Gardner.

(1877–1936) who portrayed the kindly blind hermit in The Bride of Frankenstein. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature, “O. P. Heggie,” on an off-white slip mounted into a satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Heggie from Frankenstein. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Color 9 x 12 magazine photo of a vibrant Gardner, signed in black ink, “Ava Gardner.” Matted to an overall size of 12 x 15. In fine condition, with scattered light surface creasing and marks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1077. Gert Frobe. Vintage

glossy 10 x 8 photo of Frobe from a film, signed and inscribed in French in fountain pen. In fine condition, with a light bend to the bottom right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1078. Clark Gable. Bank check, 8.5 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Gable, payable to Harry La Chance Interiors for $10.46, September 18, 1949. In very good condition, with light bends and creases, small nick to the top edge, show-through from endorsement on reverse, and standard bank stamps and punch holes affecting the appearance of his signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1081. Lillian Gish. Adorable

vintage mattefinish 8 x 10 halflength photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Thank you, dear Jim Jeneji, for your lovely letter, with every kind wish, Your grateful, Lillian Gish.” Scattered toning and light rippling along the edges, some light discoloration and mild silvering to the darker areas of the image, and promo information on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Marlene Dietrich continues her ascension into stardom in Selznick’s Garden of Allah 1082. Garden of Allah. Three documents pertaining to the film The Garden of Allah: a partial DS, signed by Marlene Dietrich, three onionskin pages (out of 11), 8.5 x 11, dated March 26, 1936. Three pages of an eleven page agreement between Selznick International Pictures and Dietrich for Dietrich “as an actress in portraying the role of ‘Dominie’ in the motion picture production of Producer, at present entitled ‘The Garden of Allah’…Producer agrees to pay Artist the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) payable in ten (10) consecutive weeks.” Signed on the final page by both David O. Selznick and Marlene Dietrich; a DS, signed at the bottom by Marlene Dietrich and David O. Selznick, one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, dated March 28, 1936. A communication between Dietrich and Selznick regarding the upcoming production of The Garden of Allah which reads, in part: “As you know, because of my contractual commitments with Alexander Korda, I am not in a position officially to extend my contract with you beyond June 23, 1936. I will, however, be very happy to continue on the picture after June 23, if you find at that time that you require additional services from me, provided you can arrange with Mr. Korda for me to delay my present scheduled arrival in London, and provided further that in no event can you require me for more that two (2) additional weeks after June 23.” Signed at the conclusion “Marlene Dietrich” and “David O. Selznick,” adding “Selznick International Pictures Inc.” Dietrich and Selznick have also initialed the document once; and a DS, signed by Charles Boyer and David O. Selznick regarding the dubbing of Boyer’s voice into French for distribution into France. Document goes on to list 38 theaters where the film is not allowed to be showed. Signed at the conclusion

by Boyer and Selznick. Also included is a glossy 10 x 8 photo of Dietrich in bed, signed in black felt tip. Scattered light toning and creasing to each document, as well as a bit of scattered light soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Seeing potential in Dietrich that other directors and producers had missed, Selznick convinced Paramount Pictures executives to loan him the actress’ services for The Garden of Allah, his first Technicolor film. Selznick had hoped to secure her services before her fame grew too hot, falling short in that goal and, via the contract here, paying a princely $200,000.00 sum for ten weeks work, making her, at the time, one of Hollywood’s highest paid stars. Despite the star power connected to the project, Garden of Allah was ripe with problems. A dialogue coach was consulted to smooth Dietrich’s German accent and the French accent of Boyer—whose lines would eventually be dubbed by another actor for its distribution in France—a fact to which the actor acquiesced in one page of documentation here. Despite a reputation of being difficult to work with, displaying an immense ego, and bored by working with Selznick, Dietrich showed some degree of professionalism in her letter advising him of her commitment to British producer and film director Alexander Korda, a leading figure in the British film industry. Production on the film wrapped up in July 1936, with critics praising its color cinematography but panning her acting. Unique documentation from Dietrich’s rise to glory. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1083. Greer Garson. Glossy 8

x 10 photo of Garson looking skyward, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To the Hansons—With many happy wishes, Greer Garson.”

Paperclip impression to top edge, and some scattered light creases and surface marks, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1084. Gone with the Wind. Ten ballpoint and felt tip signatures

from the cast of Gone with the Wind, each on off-white 5 x 3 cards.

Signers are: Olivia de Havilland, Butterfly McQueen, Mary Anderson, Marjorie Reynolds, Rand Brooks, Eric Linden, William Bakewell (ins), Evelyn Keyes, Frank Coghlan, and Ann Rutherford. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1088. Betty Grable.

1085. Gone With the Wind.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a poster for the film, signed in ink or felt tip by ten cast members. Signers are: Ann Rutherford (adding “Carreen”), Evelyn Keyes, Butterfly McQueen (adding “Prissy), Cammie King (adding “Bonnie”), William Bakewell, Frankie ‘Junior’ Coghlan, Rand Brooks, Eric Linden, and Marjorie Reynolds. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1086. Gone with the Wind: Hattie McDaniel. American

Vintage glossy 9 x 7.5 photo of Grable and orchestra leader and singer, Rudy Vallee, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry, from Betty Grable.” Light surface creases and impressions, mild rippling, a few small tack holes at the top edge, mounting remnants to the reverse, some light crazing to the finish, and the year 1938 penned along the bottom in another hand, otherwise very good condition. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

actress (1895–1952) who earned a place in Hollywood history as the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award, for her memorable turn as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. Vintage mattefinish 8 x 9.75 lightweight photo of McDaniel in an overcoat and corsage, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “’To Dorthy’ with Best wishes from Hattie McDaniel 11/7/37.” In good condition, with noticeable creasing, tape repair to bottom edge, scattered silvering, a couple of highlights added to facial area, clipped bottom corners, and some small edge tears. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1089. Betty Grable. Beautiful early vintage sepia matte-finish 1087. Ruth Gordon.

Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Vandamm photo of Gordon and Walter Hampden in The Strings Are False, signed in the lower border in black ink.

In very good condition, with staple and tack holes to borders and corner tips, scattered creases and surface marks to image, as well as cropping impressions. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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6.5 x 8.5 photo of Grable wrapped in fur, signed in fountain pen in her flowing hand, “Best wishes, Betty Grable.” In fine condition, with some light silvering along the bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1090. Cary Grant. Quick

ballpoint signature, “Cary Grant,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card.

In fine condition, with a notation from the collector on the bottom and reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Rarely signed, Grable strikes her most famous pose from WWII 1091. Betty Grable. Sexy vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Grable

in a swimsuit and heels, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Rod of the Canadian Commander—My sincere best wishes, Betty Grable.”

Light rippling along the edges, light corner creasing, scattered light staining, and trivial silvering to some of the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition. A stunning image of the sultry bombshell in the pose every soldier loved best. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1092. D. W. Griffith.

Trailblazing filmmaker (1875–1948) who directed a number of important early classics, including Intolerance (1916) and the iconic (and still-controversial) Birth of a Nation (1915). His innovative use of the fledgling medium resulted in a repertoire and vocabulary of film technique that remains influential to this day. Business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Griffith, payable to New York Exchange for $2500, March 7, 1935. Light creasing, a small repaired tear to the top edge, small pieces of mounting remnants on the reverse, and the expected cancellation holes and a faint stamp, none of which affect the clean signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1095. Alec Guinness. Whim-

sical vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.5 John Vickers photo, featuring Guiness as Hlestakov from The Government Inspector, signed in fountain pen, “Best Wishes, Alec Guinness, Hlestakov, 1948.” Moderate silvering to the darker areas of the image, photographers stamp to the bottom, and moderate contrast to the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1093. D. W. Griffith.

Large vintage fountain pen signature, “Most sincerely, D. W. Griffith,” on an off-white 7 x 3.5 album page. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1096. Huntz Hall.

1094. Edmund Gwenn. Vintage

fountain pen signature, “Thousand thanks & all good wishes, Edmund Gwenn,” on the reverse of an offwhite 5.5 x 4 Christmas card. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Gwenn’s hand. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1097. Margaret Hamilton.

Vintage glossy 7.5 x 8.75 headand-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry Wilkinson—My best wishes for your good fortune & happiness— Margaret Hamilton.” In very good condition, with scattered surface spotting and rippling along the top edge from water damage, a small tear to the right edge, and trimmed edges. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1101. Richard Harris. Vintage glossy 10

x 8 close-up photo of a young Harris, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pere—Richard Harris.” In fine condition, with some trivial surface creasing and some slight rippling to emulsion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1102. Rex Harrison. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Harrison in Yellow Rolls Royce, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Pierre—Best wishes, Rex Harrison.” In fine condition, with a few minor corner bends. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1098. Julie Harris. Two

identical glossy 10 x 8 photos of Harris and James Dean in East of Eden, each signed in blue felt tip by Harris. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1103. Rex Harrison. Vintage

1099. Julie Harris.

glossy 8 x 10 Warner Brothers Pictures promotional photo for My Fair Lady, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Best wishes, Rex Harrison.” In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion to the first letter of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Harris being held by James Dean in East of Eden, signed in black felt tip, “With Love Always, Julie Harris, 2011.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1104. Ray Harryhausen. Glossy 8 x 10 MGM

1100. Richard Harris. Glossy

8 x 10 photo of Harris in Camelot, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Pierre, Richard Harris.” In fine condition, with irregular ink adhesion and feathering to the inscription and signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Pictures promotional photo featuring Harryhausen hard at work sculpting a figure of the Kraken from Clash of the Titans, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To: Pierre, Best wishes, Ray Harryhausen.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1109. Rita Hayworth.

1105. Ray Harryhausen.

Christmas card, measuring 7 x 5 closed, signed inside in black ink, “Wishing you a happy Christmas and Happy New Year—Rita H.” Notation on back of card indicates “Found in Rita Hayworth’s trash in Beverly Hills 1979.” In fine condition. Accompanied by another greeting card, sent to Hayworth from her daughter Becky. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of a young Harryhausen playing with a model of a dinosaur, signed in gold ink. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a vertical surface mark, not affecting the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1106. Raymond Hatton.

Pensive vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 profile photo shot of Hatton smoking a cigarette, signed in fountain pen, “Gratefully yours, Raymond Hatton.” In fine condition, with a trimmed right edge and light silvering. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1107. Goldie Hawn. Adorable vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Pierre, love Goldie Hawn.” In fine condition, with a few trivial creases and a staple hole to the top left. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1108. Susan Hayward.

Bold vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Susan Hayward, To John,” on a light green 4.5 x 4 album page. Matted with a beautiful glossy photo of Hayward to an overall size of 11 x 18. In fine condition, with moderate toning around the edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Rare documentation from Hayworth’s Country Club days 1110. Rita Hayworth. Unique DS, one page, 10 x 8,

May 22, 1964. Certificate of Membership in the Riviera Country Club, signed at the conclusion in blue ballpoint, “Rita Hayworth.” In fine condition, with central vertical fold, two horizontal creases along the top edge and scattered light creasing only lightly affecting one letter of the last name. Los Angeles Athletic Club stamp remains crisp and vibrant. A great piece of documentation from the Club that catered to the stars. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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1111. Tippi Hedren. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hedren and a feathered friend, signed in silver ink by Hedren, adding a couple of quick bird sketches. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1112. Sonja Henie. Precious vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Henie wearing ice skates, sitting on a pedestal, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Sue, Best wishes, Sonja Henie.” In fine condition, with some mild creasing towards the top left corner and light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Hepburn, the center of controversy at the 1964 Oscars, writes to George Cukor en route to Los Angeles 1113. Audrey Hepburn. TLS signed “Audrey,” one onionskin page, 8.5 x 11, March 22, 1965.

Letter to George Cukor, with Hepburn underlining several words within the letter. In full: “I thought youds NEVER ask. Think it over!!! I’ve been thinking about nothing else!! Of course we are going to stay with you. I was fully aware of the ‘kennel’ all along and only insincere discretion stopped me from suggesting it myself. And only the same kind of sentiment made me half heartedly write Henry for those measly reservations at the Beverly Hills Hotel. So, thank you dearest George; I am thrilled.

Mama was planning to arrive in LA on Saturday in order to get settled in before my arrival and so as not to make the trip too tiring. Is this all right? Do you think you could get your previous guests to check out by twelve noon? Myself will be appearing about tea-time on Sunday if this is convenient.

Now less important things. Your marvellous paragraphs on the mystery of the nominations are only superb and I have tucked your letter away for safe keeping along with the other precious epistles such as that from proper Hepburn and some equally adorable ones from such special people as Cathleen Nesbit and Deborah.

Am in the middle of ‘The Avengers’ so by the time I hit Cordell I shall have done all my homework and be able to bring you a full report on all my readings.

My loving thanks for the time you’ve taken and the sweet care you have devoted to setting my heart and mind at peace. With the possible exception of one Melchor Gaston Ferrer, no-one has ever quite cared that much about my emotional well-being.”

Hepburn also adds two handwritten postscripts, one at the bottom of the page, and the other along the left edge. They read, “P.S. Just found out I should be landing in L.A. at 3 p.m.—T.W.A. 009 from N.Y. on Sunday 4 April HOSANNAH!” and “P.P.S. I forgot to mention that’s 4 April 1965!!” In fine condition, with scattered black ink marks to text and borders.

As Hepburn prepared to arrive in Los Angeles for the 1964 Academy Awards, in her March 22 letter she accepted Cukor’s invitation to stay with him at his Brentwood mansion since her “measly reservations at the Beverly Hills Hotel” met with her disapproval. She hints at “the mystery of the nominations”—controversy had surrounded the 1964 Academy Awards for which My Fair Lady received 12 nominations, minus one glaring omission, Hepburn herself. When Cukor cast her for the role of Eliza Doolittle instead of the unknown Julie Andrews (who immortalized the role on Broadway), the Academy bypassed Hepburn for nomination on the grounds that she failed to perform her own singing. Katharine Hepburn, the “proper Hepburn,” wired her words of encouragement. Ironically, Andrews, took the Oscar home for another performance, Mary Poppins, at the 38th Academy Awards held April 5, 1965. The two rivals met for the first time that evening, and Hepburn said to Andrews, “Julie, you should have done it, but I didn’t have the guts to turn it down.” The two “Elizas” became friends that night. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Early 1953 playbill from Hepburn’s only play, Gigi 1114. Audrey Hepburn. Scarce and de-

sirable playbill from a Wilbur Theatre 1953 presentation of Gigi, 6.25 x 9.25, signed on the first page in blue ballpoint, “Audrey Hepburn.” In fine condition, with some trivial creasing and mild handling wear. This performance pre-dates Hepburn’s silver screen success, won her the 1952 Theatre World Award, and played a pivotal role in securing her Academy Award-winning appearance in Roman Holiday. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1115. Audrey Hepburn. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Hepburn as she appeared in Charade, signed and inscribed in black “To Larry, Audrey Hepburn.” In fine condition, with a few scattered light bends and creases.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

“For Vi—my love, my deep appreciation, not to worry, Katharine” 1117. Katharine Hepburn. Matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo from

The Madwoman of Chaillot, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Vi—my love, my deep appreciation, not to worry, Katharine.” Also signed by Edith Evans. Framed to an overall size of 14.25 x 11.25.

In very good condition, with scattered creases, with a noticeable crease to top left corner, and mild contrast to Evans’s signature and sentiment. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Hepburn presents a portrait from The Madwoman of Chaillot to her wardrobe mistress 1118. Katharine Hepburn. Matte-finish 10.5

1116. Katharine Hepburn. Two bank checks,

each 6 x 2.75, both filled out in another hand and signed by Hepburn, one dated January 8, 1957, and the other dated January 15, 1957, each payable to Bessie Adams for $63.70. In very good condition, with a pencil notation in the top left corner of the second check, show-through from stamps on reverse on both checks, and expected cancellation stamps and holes, only lightly affecting the signature of the first check, and moderately affecting the signature on the second check. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

x 13.5 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For dearest Vi, love & tears, Katharine, Act III Mad Woman.”

Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.25 x 16. In fine condition, with some scattered creases to background, a bit of light silvering, and some light contrast to last word of inscription.

The photo’s recipient, Violet Murray, was a longtime wardrobe mistress who worked on over 20 films during the 1950s and 1960s, including The African Queen. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Fantastic collection of personal Hepburn letters to her wardrobe mistress mentioning On Golden Pond and her final role 1119. Katharine Hepburn. A collection of 14 letters consisting of four ALSs and ten TLSs, all one page on her personal 6 x 8 stationery, with most of the letters dated and ranging from between 1981 to 1996, Nine of the letters are signed “Katharine,” two signed “Kate,” one signed “Kate Hep—,” one signed “K. Hepburn,” and one signed with just a sentiment. All but one of the letters are written to wardrobe mistress Violet ‘Vi’ Murray, whose credits include The African Queen and The Lion In Winter, with the final letter written to Murray’s son Colin, after her passing. One TLS, dated November 11, 1981 reads, in part: “I’m in a play –The West Side Waltz–opening in New York November 19th. Just opening a movie–On Golden Pond.” Another TLS written on November 16, 1982 reads, in part: “The papers are silly. It was an operation on my shoulder to right arm. Too much heavy work–all fine now.” A November 20, 1984 ALS reads, in part: “It’s nice to have a word now & then–You make me laugh when you say the topic of the movie interests you. I know what you mean.” At the conclusion of a 1983 TLS, Hepburn adds in her hand, “Just finishing a movie called The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley. With Nick Nolte.” Also included is a 1996 TLS from Hepburn’s assistant, Sharon Powers, to Colin Murray. Nine of the letters are accompanied by their original mailing envelopes, including one addressed by Hepburn. In fine overall condition, with some scattered light creasing and toning. Murray was a longtime wardrobe mistress who worked on over 20 films during the 1950s and 1960s, and obviously kept a special personal relationship with Hepburn years later. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1122. Halliwell Hobbes.

1120. Katharine Hepburn.

Playbill from the Mark Hellinger Theatre’s production of Coco, 6 x 9, 40 pages, signed on the cover in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

11 2 1 . K a t h a r i n e Hepburn. ALS signed

“Kate Hep,” on the inside two sides of a greeting card, 5 x 6.5, no date.

Letter of thanks to a gentleman. In part: “You are sweet to remember me so charmingly…This is a hell of a time to be thanked for a Christmas present—but I’m a travelling man—off again tomorrow.” In very fine condition, with uniform toning to inside, with text having faded a shade or two, but all still completely legible, and a few edge tears and creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

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Vintage glossy 10 x 8 publciity photo from The White Angel, signed vertically in fountain pen. In very good condition, with a few scattered surface creases, a few small pin holes to the top corners, and the date “Feb 1962” penned in the top border in another hand. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1123. Tim Holt. DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, August 6, 1947.

RKO Pictures encloses “a statement of our profit in connection with the loan of your services to Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. in connection with the motion picture entitled ‘The Treasure of Sierra Madre’…We are paying to you herewith, receipt which you hereby acknowledge, the sum of Six thousand fifty dollars and Ninetynine cents.” An included third page is the statement of profit. Signed on the second page in blue ink by Holt. In fine condition, with staple holes to top edge, and some light creasing and office stamp to third page. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1124. The Honeymooners. Two glossy

1128. Edward Everett Horton.

8 x 10 photos of the Honeymooners, one featuring Art Carney peering into his wallet with Joyce Randolph looking on, signed in black felt tip by both, and the other picturing Carney with a befuddled expression, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo of Horton in a suit and bow tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Franklin, With best wishes, Edward Everett Horton, July–37.” In fine condition, with a trivial ding along the right edge and a slightly trimmed edge. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1125. Bob Hope. Two

Christmas cards: one 8.5 x 7.5 unfolded, signed on the inside cover in blue ballpoint, “Great trip—Looking pretty good for an eye and a half. Best ‘72, Bob Hope”; and the other 6.5 x 6.75 unfolded, signed inside in blue ballpoint, “Great Group this year, Morale High, Merry Xmas, Bob Hope.” In fine condition. Each card is accompanied by its original mailing envelope, one typed and one hand-written by Hope, with Hope signing the reverse of the typed envelope, both addressed to Dr. Kenneth Grow, the physician who was treating actress Vivian Austin for blindness, which he eventually restored. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1126. Bob Hope. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo of a young Hope, signed and inscribed in the bottom border in blue ballpoint, “To Jeremy, My Best, Bob Hope.” In very good condition, with scattered light surface creasing, with some more moderate creasing to the corners, a small spot of toning to the right edge, and scattered light soiling along the top edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1127. Dennis Hopper. Hand-

some vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Brothers Pictures promotional photo, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Thanks, Dennis Hopper.” In fine condition, with some light horizontal streaking to the finish, and slightly irregular ink adhesion to the signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Exceptional portrait signed “Harry Handcuff Houdini” 1129. Harry Houdini. Vintage 3.25 x 5.5 promotional postcard photo, signed in fountain pen, “Harry Handcuff Houdini” adding “Boston, Apr. 6th 06,” at the top left. Houdini has also addressed the postcard, which is postmarked April 9, 1906.

Some scattered mild toning and foxing, mild corner tip dings, mounting remnants to address side, and some light rubbing to surface of image, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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Houdini bests challengers for bragging rights as “the first flier in Australia” 1130. Harry Houdini. Scarce and unusual vintage glossy

4.25 x 2.75 photo of Houdini in a French Voisin biplane, signed in fountain pen, “Harry Houdini, The first flier in Australia, March 10/1910.” In very good condition, with trimmed bottom edge, and surface dimpling due to mounting remnants on the reverse. The signature remains extraordinarily bold.

While Houdini boasted he was the “first flier in Australia,” other contenders jockeyed for air position in the rush to be the first in powered flight. Between December 1909 and March 1910, three other aviators attempted flights prior to Houdini that were either not witnessed or ended in crashes.

With his contenders down for the count, Houdini taxied down the runway to test the controls in March. He opened the throttle and the Voisin lifted into the air for a full minute before it landed safely. He made another two flights the same day and on March 21 the airplane cruised for seven minutes. Unlike his predecessors, many people witnessed the flights, although the actual day remained in question. Houdini claimed the date as March 10, but historical research officially stated March 18. Whatever the date, newsmen, flight enthusiasts, Houdini fans, and Australian Aerial League representatives agreed that he was the “first flyer.” With a certified stamp of approval, Houdini rightfully claimed his unusual place in Australian aviation history. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

‘Handcuff Houdini’ visits Boston on his “Birthday”

1132. John Howard. Rare glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Howard as the Undying Monster, signed in blue felt tip, “Yours—John Howard (The Undying Monster).” In fine condition, with a trivial spot to finish under signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1131. Harry Houdini. Vintage ink signa-

ture, “Boston, Apr. 6th 06, Harry Handcuff Houdini, ‘My Birthday’”, on an off-white 2 x 3.5 card. In fine condition, with a touch of trivial soiling and mounting remnants to reverse. Accompanied by several scrapbook pages with clipped photos and articles. A very desirable variant of the legendary magician’s signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

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1133. Betty Hutton. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures promotional close-up photo of Hutton, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Mrs. Robbins, All my best, Betty Hutton.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing and slightly irregular ink adhesion to the inscription and signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Rare and lurid image of the Werewolf of London 1134. Henry Hull. Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo of Hull from Werewolf of London,

signed and inscribed in ballpoint “To Harry Wilkinson, Henry Hull.” In very good condition, with scattered light surface marks and a small area of staining, stray ink mark to right edge, trimmed edges, and evidence of a failed first attempt at signing. Stamps on reverse indicate photo came “From the Private Collection of Harry Wilkinson” of his Hollywood Amuseum of Memories, Stepping Stones. Despite the condition, this image is a wonderful homage to the horror icon. Besides minor condition faults, this image displays well and is a wonderful homage to the horror icon. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1135. Betty Hutton.

1138. James Bond: Shirley Eaton. Fantastic

Bank check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Hutton, payable to Alan W. Livingston for $2,967.85, November 10, 1959. In very good condition, with two vertical folds, light creasing staple holes to the top left and right corners, and the expected cancellation holes, notations, and stamps, moderately affecting the beginning of the signature. The recipient of this check, Alan W. Livingston, was the legendary longtime president of Capitol Records. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

color glossy 14 x 11 photo of Eaton as Jill Masterson in Goldfinger, signed in black felt tip, “Take Care, Shirley Eaton, ‘Goldfinger.’” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1139. James Bond: Shirley Eaton. Sheet music to ‘Goldfinger’

1136. Martha Hyer. Glossy 11 x

from the film of the same name, 9 x 12, two pages, signed on the front in gold ink, “Best wishes, Shirley Eaton ‘Goldfinger.’” In fine condition, with scattered light creases and mild handling wear. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

14 photo of Hyer posing barefoot in a black satin gown, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few light areas of creasing along the top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1137. Burl Ives. Vin-

tage sepia glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Gene, Best wishes, Burl Ives.” In fine condition, with scattered surface creasing and light show-through and discoloration from mounting remnants on reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1140. Joyce Jameson. American actress (1932–1987) who was best known for her depiction of the ‘blonde bimbo’ throughout the Marilyn Monroe era, having appeared in the Andy Griffith Show and as “The Blonde” in the Academy Award–winning film, The Apartment. Alluring glossy 7.75 x 9.5 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in purple ballpoint, “Love to Celia, from Joyce Jameson.” Light creasing and rubbing, with slightly trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1141. Emil Jannings. Vintage

1145. Boris Karloff.

3.5 x 5.5 German postcard photo, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen. In very good condition, with light silvering to the darker areas, two circular imprints towards the top right corner, and some light spots and spreading of the ink around the signature and to the capital “J,” and irregular ink adhesion to the last two letters of the last name. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1142. Buck Jones.

Vintage glossy 7.5 x 9.5 full-length photo of Karloff in character, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Charles H. Stumpf with best wishes, Boris Karloff.”

In very good condition, with trimmed left edge, scattered creases and surface marks, as well as scattered rubbing to finish. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Haunting vintage mattefinish 5 x 7 photo of Jones in cowboy attire with his pistol drawn, signed in white ink, “Sincerely, Buck Jones.”

Moderate rippling and silvering to the darker areas of the image, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1143. Carolyn Jones. Glossy 8

x 10 Paramount publicity photo of Jones smoking a cigarette, signed in black ink. In fine condition, with a bit of light streaking to finish and a few mild creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1144. Lili Kardell. Swedish actress (1936–1987) who dated James Dean. Kardell left Hollywood in 1965 for NYC, where she worked as an interior designer until her mysterious death in April 1987 at the age of 50. Gorgeous and uncommon matte-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Robert, Best Wishes Always, Love, Lili Kardell, P. S. Birthday May 26th.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing to the bottom left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1146. Boris Karloff. Vin-

tage matte-finish 8 x 10 headand-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen.

In fine condition, with some light corner tip creases and a trivial brush to signature. Precertified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1150. Paul Kelly. Vintage pearl-finish 7.75 x 9.5 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry Wilkenson [sic], Sincerely, Paul Kelly.” In very good condition, with some scattered light surface marks, a bit of soiling, small pin holes to the top and bottom left corners, and trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1147. Andy Kaufman. Felt tip

signature and inscription, “To Edwin—Best wishes, Andy Kaufman,” on an off-white 3 x 5 card. In fine condition, with a typed notation along the bottom border and a collector’s pencil notation on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1151. Emmett Kelly, Sr. Felt tip signature and inscription, “To Max, Emmett Kelly,” on an off-white 3.25 x 2 card. Matted with a color magazine image of ‘Weary Willie’ to an overall size of 12 x 17. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1148. Grace Kelly. IInk endorse-

ment signature on the reverse of a check, “Grace de Monaco.”

Double-matted, with a gorgeous photo of Kelly, to an overall size of 11 x 14. In fine condition, with cancellations light affecting the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I am sorry that at the present time there is no vacancy on the Palace staff” 1149. Grace Kelly. Bright

and amicable TLS signed “Grace de Monaco,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, embossed Palace of Monaco letterhead, January 8, 1958. Responding to an employment inquiry from a Miss Caroline Barrows, Kelly writes, in full: “I received your letter and I am sorry that at the present time there is no vacancy on the Palace staff. I shall, however, make inquiries, and if there is a possibility of finding someone nice who needs a secretary I shall ask them to get in touch with you. I hope you are having a pleasant stay in Monte Carlo.” In fine condition, with three horizontal mailing folds, and some scattered light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1152. Deborah Kerr. Dramatic

glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo of Kerr wrapped in pearls, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light creasing at the bottom corners. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1153. Deborah Kerr.

Two signed photos: color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Kerr adorned in pearls, signed in black felt tip; and a color 10 x 8 cardstock promotional photo for The King and I, also signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered creases and surface dings to both. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1154. Loretta King. Actress (1917-2007) best known for her role in the Bride of the Monster, and for her relationship with director Ed Wood. Stellar color glossy 8 x 10 photo of a Bride of the Monster poster, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “To Buddy, Loretta King.” In very fine condition. A rare find. Buddy Barnett, the editor of Cult Movies magazine, was able to obtain this signature from King, who seldomly appeared at conventions. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1158. Hedy Lamarr. Breathtak-

ing vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull photo of Lamarr in pearls, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Sergeant Yager, Sincerest regards, ever Hedy Lamarr.” In fine condition, with mild silvering to the darker areas of the image and some light contrast to the inscription and signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1155. Eartha Kitt. Striking

vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.5 James J. Kriegsmann photo of Kitt in a satin gown, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Celia, Eartha Kitt.” Some trivial creasing, scattered surface marks, and trimmed edges, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1156. Veronica Lake. Playbill from The Empress Playhouse’s 1953 presentation of Personal Appearance, 6 x 9, 15 pages, signed and inscribed on the front cover in fountain pen, “To George, Happiness always, Sincerely, Veronica Lake,” In fine condition, with light wear to the right edge of the front cover. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Stunning 1946 image of the ‘Peekaboo Girl’ 1157. Veronica Lake. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount promotional photo of the actress for the film Miss Susie Slagle’s, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Veronica Lake.” In very good condition, with edge toning, scattered creasing and surface marks, a paper clip impression to the top, and a few trivial finger print marks. An adorable photo of the young, fresh actress. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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11 5 9 . D o r o t h y L a m o u r. Vi n t a g e

glossy 7.5 x 8.5 photo of Lamour posing on the ladder of a diving board, signed in black ink. Trimmed edges, and scattered light creases and surface marks, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

“By the time we got to California, I was so completely knocked out...that I had to cancel the Joey Bishop show, in order to keep my strength and my voice for ‘Hello, Dolly’” 1160. Dorothy Lamour. TLS signed “Dottie (Lamour Howard),” two

pages, 8.5 x 11, June 25, 1968. In an apology to actress Vivian Austin, Lamour writes, in part: “I just do not know HOW to begin this letter to you, except to TRY to tell the truth, and hope and pray that you will believe me—and above all, forgive me for being so—what I am sure seemed to be to you—rude and thoughtless—the day you came backstage at Pasadena, last winter. We opened the tour on November 14—and before that, I had played the show in Vegas for eight weeks in the summer—and from the day we began the tour, until we played Pasadena, I had not had ONE day off—and during this time, there were sometimes eight or nine days in a row, where we did ‘one–nighters’…By the time we got to California, I was so completely knocked out, that I could hardly remember my name, plus the fact that I had such a terrible cold, that I had to cancel the Joey Bishop show, inorder [sic] to keep my strength and my voice for ‘Hello, Dolly’.—and, my poor Bill, who suffers from emphezema, also had a terrible cold—and, well, we were BOTH ready for the closest hospital!!!! Then, the day you came to the show, so many people rushed in on me—some from the studio, whom I had not seen for many years—and the place was so crowded, that I guess I actually did not realize it was you, until it was all over with and finally got to reading some of my mail, in which I found your beautiful letter…Well, this is my story, Vivian, and I do hope that you will understand my strange actions in Pasadena—and that you will forgive me. From what you told me in your letter about the trouble you had with your eyes, I guess our ‘troubles’ sound very minor to you—but you are a GOOD woman, and God made it possible for you to find Dr. Kenneth Grow…if you have a minute, please drop me a note (I will put our living address below) and let me know that you understand my actions in Pasadena.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one of which only lightly affects the signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1161. Sir Lancelot. Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard (1902–2001), performing under the name Sir Lancelot, was a calypso singer and actor who played a pivotal role in popularizing the genre in America.

Best known for his towering appearances in the Val Lewton horror films, I Walked with a Zombie, Curse of the Cat People, and Ghost Ship. Grandiose and uncommon vintage felt tip signature, “Sir Lancelot,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card, with a small photo of the calypso maestro affixed to the bottom right corner. Light toning, a few trivial areas of soiling, and notations in another hand on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1162. Elsa Lanchester. Vintage glossy 10

x 8 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of Lanchester and Charles Laughton from The Beachcomber, signed in fountain pen, “Elsa Lanchester.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1163. Elsa Lanchester. Ball-

point signature, “Elsa Lanchester,” on an off-white card. Matted with a glossy photo of Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein, to an overall size of 10 x 16. In fine condition, with a couple light bends and creases.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1164. Charles Lane. Charactor actor (1905–2007) who appeared in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). He was also a favored supporting actor of Lucille Ball.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lane and Lucy, signed in blue felt tip by Lane.

In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1165. Mike Lane.

Professional wrestler and actor, Lane went by the name “Tarzan Mike” as a professional wrestler, and starred in such films as The Harder They Fall (as El Toro, the Argentinian boxer), Frankenstein 1970 (as the Frankenstein monster), Batman (as Daddy Longlegs), Monster Squad (as Frank N. Stein), and Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules. Rare felt tip signature, “Sincerely, Mike Lane,” on an off-white 6 x 4 card. In fine condition, with light toning around the edges and notations in another hand on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1166. Angela Lansbury. Two different

satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of a beautiful young Lansbury, one revealing the actress’s attractive legs, signed in black felt tip, and the other a dramatic close-up of Lansbury resting on a velvet pillow, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

11 6 7 . C h a r l e s Laughton. Robust

vintage ink signature, “Charles Laughton,” on a peach 5.5 x 3.5 album page, with a miniature picture of Laughton affixed to the lower right corner. In fine condition.

Accompanied by a head-and-shoulders photo of the actor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1169. Stan Laurel.

Crisp and vibrant TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Laurel and Hardy Feature Productions letterhead, October 29, 1956. Laurel replies to a request from a friend, in full: “I have just recd. a letter from Mr. Alfred Goulding in London, Eng. Am enclosing herewith a Xmas Story, titled ‘Santa Wise’ which he requested me to forward on to you. I understand he is leaving for Montreal, Canada. November 9th & expects to be in Hollywood early December.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

tage mattefinish 5.5 x 3.5 photo of Laurel and Hardy, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “Thanks Gary! Good luck! ‘63. Stan Laurel.” Photo also bears pre-printed signatures of both Laurel and Hardy in the upper corners. In fine condition, with some light horizontal creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1168. Laurel and Hardy. Vintage matte-

finish 10 x 7.75 photo of the pair in their bowler hats, signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue fountain pen “Our best wishes Jeanne!

Stan Laurel” and in black fountain pen “Oliver Hardy.” Some dings and paper loss to left edge, a few spots of light silvering, and a bit of scattered light toning, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Laurel attempts to mend his strained relationship with Hal Roach Studios 1171. Stan Laurel. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, June 13, 1934. In part: “On or about the 24th of January, 1934, due to my inability to continue the rendition of services in accordance with the contract in existence between us, dated January 7th, 1930, you have given me, on the said date, notice of suspension of said contract, pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof, all of which will more fully appear from an examination of the said notice of suspension. This is to acknowledge that, pursuant to discussions between us, I have returned to work and the rendition of services, pursuant to said contract of January 7th, 1930, on May 7th, 1934, and this is, further, to serve as evidence and desire on my part to render services pursuant to said contract of January 7th, 1930.” Signed at the conclusion by Laurel, and signed by two studio representatives. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a touch of mild toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1172. Peter Lawford.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Peter Lawford,” on an off-white 6 x 4 album page. In fine condition, with a trivial crease near the left edge and trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1173. Madeleine LeBeau. French actress

best known for her role as Yvonne in the classic romantic drama, Casablanca. She is also the last surviving cast member. Vintage glossy 9.5 x 7.25 photo from a film, signed and inscribed in French in fountain pen. In fine condition, with the top left corner and bottom right corner clipped, and trimmed edges. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1175. Gypsy Rose Lee. Vintage glossy 10 x 8

photo from My Lucky Star, signed in red fountain pen, “Gypsy Rose Lee.” In good condition, with light corner creasing, small pin holes towards the top corners, moderate rippling and bleeding to the signature from water damage, and the year 1938 written in another hand. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1174. Gypsy Rose Lee and Dinah Shore. Vintage glossy 10

x 8 RKO Radio Pictures publicity photo for Belle of the Yukon, signed in fountain pen, “Gypsy Rose” and “Best wishes, Dinah Shore,” with an inscription in another hand, “To Clark, In Memory of 1944.” Light creasing and surface marks to the top corners and right edge, stray ink marks mildly affecting Lee’s signature, and light contrast to Shore’s signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1176. Gypsy Rose Lee. Signed book: Gypsy. First edition. NY:

Harper and Brothers, 1957. Hardcover, 6 x 8.5, 337 pages. Signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint of the first free end page, “Much love to Celeste, Gypsy Rose Lee 10/12/57.” In very good condition, with loose front hinge, toning to fore-edges, toning and light wear to covers, and light sunning to spine. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1177. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Two

1180. Carole Lombard. Vintage signa-

vintage photos: somber 3.5 x 5.5 headand-shoulders postcard photo of Leigh, signed in fountain pen; and a striking matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of Olivier, signed in the bottom border in fountain pen. Leigh’s photo is in very good condition, with light surface marks and the signature a shade light; and Olivier’s photo is in fine condition, with some mild brushing. A stunning pair of signed photos. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

ture, “Carole Lombard,” on a peach 4.5 x 1.5 album page. Doublematted with a stunning photo of Lombard to an overall size of 11 x 14.

Scattered moderate soiling, otherwise fine condition. Even soiled, the signature exists as a bold reminder of the ‘Profane Angel.’ Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

“I’m only sorry to have to tell you that Dean and I are leaving tonight to do a show in Atlantic City” 1178. Jerry Lewis. TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Martin and Lewis letterhead, July 6, 1954. Letter to a woman in Hollywood. In part: “Thanks for your very nice letter and I’m only sorry to have to tell you that Dean and I are leaving tonight to do a show in Atlantic City so we will be in the east while you are vacationing in Hollywood.”

In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1179. Eric Linden. Vintage

pearl-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull head-and-shoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “Eric Linden.” In fine condition, with a mild crease lightly affecting the facial area, and scattered light surface rubbing. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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Spectacular oversized image of the tragic vixen 1181. Carole Lombard. Haunting vintage matte-finish 10 x

13.5 photo of the ‘Profane Angel’ sitting cross-legged with her hands in a prayer-like position by Otto Dyar, signed and inscribed in fountain pen. In very good condition, with mild silvering along the edges, trimmed edges, and the inscription and signature faded and illegible. Dramatic and alluring, this is a truly unique pose. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1182. Julie London. London by Night album signed and inscribed on the front cover in black felt tip, “To Velma, Sincerely, Julie London.” In fine condition, with mild ‘ring of wear’ to front cover, some edge and corner tip dings, and light surface loss and foxing to back cover. The record is included.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1187. Peter Lorre. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lorre holding a cigarette, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Christine, good luck, Peter Lorre ’44.” In very good condition, with scattered light creases, some light crazing to finish, and scattered silvering visible at an angle. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1183. Sophia Loren. Glossy 11

x 14 photo of a drenched Loren on the deck of a ship, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some light creasing. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1184. Sophia Loren.

1188. Peter Lorre.

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Abe, Peter Lorre,” on a green 5 x 2.5 slip. In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks and trimmed edges. Accompanied by a photo from Casablanca. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1189. Edmund Lowe. Dashing vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 headand-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For— Lily, with best wishes, Edmund Lowe.” In fine condition, with scattered light silvering to some of the darker areas of the image.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Two sexy 8 x 10 photos of Loren in black lingerie, one glossy and one satin-finish, signed in blue and black felt tip respectively. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1185. Sophia Loren. Lovely color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Loren in a red dress, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few scattered light bends and creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1186. Sophia Loren. Music from the Score of the Motion Picture Judith album signed on the front cover in black felt tip. Light ‘ring of wear,’ creases to edges and spine, and a bit of light soiling, otherwise fine condition. The record is included.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1190. Myrna Loy.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Edward J. Barry, Cordially yours, Myrna Loy.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing and silvering, several fingerprints, some rubbing to finish, and signature and inscription a couple shades light. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1191. Myrna Loy. Mesmerizing vintage sepia matte-finish 11 x 14 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Lily, with my sincere appreciation for your many kindnesses, Myrna Loy.” Scattered light creasing and rippling along the edges, some soiling along the left edge, and light contrast to the inscription and signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1195. Fred MacMurray. Debonair vintage glossy 9.5 x 12 halflength photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To my friend and brother William Burdell—You are my future instructor of the guitar, Sincerely, Fred.” In very good condition, with scattered moderate creasing, bends to both right corners, and moderate contrast to the inscription and signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1192. Ernst Lubitsch.

1196. Dorothy Malone. Glossy

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Ernst Lubitsch,” with a collector’s notation of “3/3/28,” on a light green 6 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition, with light toning and foxing around the edges. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1193. Paul Lukas. Handsome vintage glossy 8 x 10 close-up profile photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with trivial corner bends, light silvering to the darker areas of the image, and moderate contrast to the signature, with the inscription difficult to read.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1197. Silvana Mangano. Vin-

tage glossy 9.5 x 7 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Pierre, Silvana Mangano.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I’m rehearsing daily to do ‘The Twist’ with Maurice Chevalier” 1194. Shirley MacLaine. Alluring color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of MacLaine in a bikini, signed in blue felt tip, “Shirley MacLaine.”

In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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8 x 10 publicity photo of Malone surrounded in a fish net, signed and inscribed in purple felt tip “To Tom, Dorothy Malone.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1198. Jayne Mansfield. ALS, on the

reverse of a 5.75 x 4 photo postcard of Rome, June 26, 1962. Letter to Mike Connally at the Hollywood Reporter. In full: “Thanks so much for sending me the press clipping on my picture. Send me more clips re. if you can. Two or 3 more weeks of shooting and we head for home. I’m rehearsing daily to do ‘The Twist’ with Maurice Chevalier.” A postscript witten by Mansfield at the top reads, “P.S. Of course the picture’s name is ‘Panic Button.’”

In fine condition, with Mansfield’s signature circled in red crayon, postscript obscured by postal cancellations, and a pencil notation above address. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1199. Jayne Mansfield.

1202. Herbert Marshall. Strik-

Gorgeous vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of Mansfield looking over her shoulder, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “ To H u g h !

Love & Kisses!

Jayne Mansfield.” The actress has accentuated her punctuation with little hearts. In fine condition, with few scattered creases, few flecks of missing emulsion, and pinholes at the corners. This is the first time we have seen this particular image! Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1200. Marcel Marceau.

Glossy 8 x 10 UPI photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Bip, Marcel Marceau 83,” adding a small flower sketch. A few creases and some light bends and ripples from caption affixed to reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

ing vintage semi-gloss finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Ben—Herbert Marshall.” A few scattered creases, and a faint fingerprint smudge on the left edge, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1203. Dean Martin. Personal check,

6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Martin, payable to Fred for $100.00, December 25, 1973, adding “Merry Xmas” in the notation field. In very good condition, with three vertical creases, two of which only lightly affect the signature, a notation in red felt tip in another hand, expected cancellation stamps, and some light soiling affecting the beginning of the signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1204. Zeppo Marx.

Five business checks, all 8.5 x 3.5, all filled out in type and signed

by Marx, all dating from the 1970s. In fine condition, with expected cancellation holes and stamps. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1205. Marcello Mastroianni.

Vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo from a film, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Marcello Mastroianni.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1201. Fredric March.

ALS, one page, 5 x 7, personal letterhead, August 25, 1965. Letter to an admirer. In part: “Under separate cover Mrs. March and I are sending the photographs you requested. We have recently completed a cultural tour for the State Department which took us—in 6 weeks— to eight Middle East & 2 European countries.” Matted with a glossy 5 x 7 photo of March, inscribed by March, “To Marshall Bean,” above his pre-printed signature, to an overall size of 14 x 11. Vertical fold to letter and scattered surface marks and creases to photo, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1206. Ferdy Mayne.

German actor (1916– 1998) who appeared in 230 films and TV shows, including The Fearless Vampire Killers, for which he gained worldwide notariety as Count von Krolock. Uncommon ink signature. “Ferdy Mayne,” on a pink 6 x 4 card. In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1211. Ray Milland. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures promotional photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Bill Bessette, With Regards, From Ray Milland.” Scattered light creases and impressions, and slightly irregular ink adhesion to the inscription and end of the signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1207. David McCallum. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of the star of The Man from UNCLE, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light corner bend to the bottom right corner, and a few trivial finger prints. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1208. Roddy McDowall. Three items: DS, one

page, 8.5 x 11, February 17, 1959. McDowall agrees to appear in the part of Michel in Night of Betrayal on the United States Steel Hour, for a salary of $2500, signed at the conclusion by McDowall; a brief TLS regarding the payments for his appearance, dated February 18, 1959; and a glossy 8 x 10 photo of McDowall as he appeared in the Poseidon Adventure, signed and inscribed in red felt tip. In fine condition, with staples holes to tops of letter and document. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1209. Burgess Meredith.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Meredith as Henry Bemis from the Time Enough at Last episode of the Twilight Zone, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

8 x 9.5 20th Century Fox promotional photo from That Night in Rio, signed and inscribed in fountain pen. In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing, a few light spots of soiling, small areas of paper loss, trimmed horizontal edges, some light crazing to the finish, and the year 1955 penned at the top border in another hand. Border faults can easily be matted out for display. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1213. Thomas Mitchell. Vin-

1210. Vera Miles. Four

glossy photos, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, three of the images featuring Miles as Lila Crane from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, including one with co-stars Janet Leigh and John Gavin, one with John Gavin and Anthony Perkins, and one of her looking apprehensively over her shoulder, each signed in blue felt tip, and the other a more sexy and playful pose of Miles, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1212. Carmen Miranda. Vintage glossy

tage magazine photo, trimmed to a size of 8 x 8, signed in fountain pen, “Thomas Mitchell.” In fine condition, with a few small tears along the top edge. Accompanied by an unsigned glossy photo of Mitchell and Olivia de Havilland from Gone With the Wind. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1214. Yves Montand.

Vintage glossy 9.25 x 7 photo of Montand with a wolf slung over his shoulder, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Yves Montand, 60.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and a few light creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1220. Anna Neagle. Pretty vin-

1216. Mary Tyler Moore. Un-

tage matte-finish 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed in fountain pen, “Good wishes, Anna Neagle.”

In fine condition, with light bend to the lower right corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

common color glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few minor bends and creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1217. Roger Moore. Handsome glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Roger Moore.” In fine condition, with a few light surface creases. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1218. Mantan Moreland. Tal-

ented and prolific character actor (1902–1973) with great comic timing who appeared in hundreds of films, best remembered as Birmingham Brown, Charlie Chan’s chauffeur in a number of films.

Vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Jeanette, a swell girl I am sure, as always, Mantan Moreland, Sept 1946.” In very good condition, with scattered surface marks and impressions, and noticeable creasing to right edge, not affecting signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1219. Helen Morgan.

Adorable vintage 8 x 10 double-weight photo of Morgan with a canine friend, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry, Yours, Helen Morgan.” In very good condition, with light creasing, tack holes to each corner, and a small area of paper loss to the top left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1221. Pola Negri. Color satinfinish 8 x 10 photo, signed in black felt tip. Some light edge creases and impressions, and image a bit dark, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1222. Mabel Normand. Popular Silent-

Era actress (1892-1930) who, after a colorful career that included a number of scandals, died of tuberculosis at age 37. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Sincerely, Mabel Normand,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 album page. Scattered mild toning, and a few creases, otherwise fine condition. Reverse bears a signature of silent film star Lew Cody.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1223. Una O’Connor. Memo-

rable Irish character actress (1880–1959) who appeared in The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders Bresnik photo, signed and inscribed in white ink “To Miss Janet Elizabeth, with my cordial greetings & sincere good wishes, Una O’Connor.”

In very good condition, with scattered creases to image and background, light silvering along bottom, and some rippling along right edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1224. Maureen O’Hara and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Glossy

1228. Outer Limits: Mike Lane. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of

8 x 10 photo of O’Hara and Fairbanks in Sinbad the Sailor, signed in black felt tip, “Maureen O’Hara” and “Good luck! Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Lane in costume as the Megasoid from The Outer Limits, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes from the Megasoid, Mike Lane.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1225. Maureen O’Hara. Satin-

1229. Outer Limits: George Robotham. Glossy 8 x 10 photo

finish 8 x 10 photo of O’Hara and John Wayne from Rio Grande, signed in black felt tip, “Maureen O’Hara.” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

from an Outer Limits episode, signed in the lower border in red felt tip, “Best wishes, George Robotham.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1226. Maureen O’Sullivan.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 MGM publicity photo, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Mrs. Walter Wiener, With my wishes for your happiness, Maureen O’Sullivan.” Scattered light creases and surface marks, some light spotting to finish, and a couple of dings to left edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1230. Fess Parker. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Parker as Davy Crockett, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“But to employ such majestic materials as ‘War and Peace’ for that purpose, seems to me to be pouring rare wines into a cocktail shaker” 1227. Laurence Olivier. Uncommon ALS signed “Larry Olivier,” two pages

on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, The Gotham letterhead, November 11, 1938.

Letter to an associate. In full: “Thank you so much for asking me to read ‘War & Peace.’ I must confess to a feeling of disappointment in the play as a whole. The effect of such frequent and elaborate scene changes must, I think, create a caleidoscopic [sic] impression that surely must rob the play of any real structure, and leave only the sense that a play has been used as a basis or excuse simply for the glorification of the ‘misen-scene.’ God knows, and you must have guessed, that I,’ no intellectual snob, and nothing enthralls me more than really elaborate and masterfully stagecraft—in its right place. But to employ such majestic materials as ‘War and Peace’ for that purpose, seems to me to be pouring rare wines into a cocktail shaker. In light of which, it is difficult for me to judge the part of ‘Prince Andrei’ to any just extent.” In fine condition, with a uniform shade of toning and a transcription of the letter stapled to first page. At this point is his career, Olivier scorned film work, as he felt more at home on the stage. An early example brimming with theatrical content. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“The experience of making Sophie’s Choice was one of those rare ones of almost total enjoyement [sic] and fulfillment…Meryl Streep’s gifts clearly go beyond talent to some mysterious realm one cannot hope to understand” 1231. Alan Pakula. Film director, writer and producer noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller

genre (1928–1998). His films include Parallax View, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Sophie’s Choice. TLS signed “Alan,” one page, 6.25 x 9.5, personal letterhead, April 21, 1983. Letter to Josh Logan. In part: “The experience of making Sophie’s Choice was one of those rare ones of almost total enjoyement and fulfillment. I was blessed with material I felt passionately about, I was blessed with talented people in all categories, and of course with actors at the top of their talent. Meryl Streep’s gifts clearly go beyond talent to some mysterious realm one cannot hope to understand. Kevin Kline is wonderfully original and daring and a delight to work with. And Peter McNicol had a sense of truth that touched us all.” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Rare image of La Roca, locked and loaded

1235. Gregory Peck. Vintage

glossy 8 x 9.5 photo of the young and handsome actor, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Paul, Gregory Peck.” In very good condition, with moderate surface creasing and marks, a staple hole to the top left corner, and some light contrast to the signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1232. Katina Paxinou. Scarce

vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Paxinou in The Miracle, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Pour Pierre, Katina Paxinou.”

In fine condition, with mild brushing to the inscription.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1233. Jacqueline Pearce.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Pearce as the Snake Woman from The Reptile, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1236. Mary Pickford. Breath-

taking vintage sepia matte-finish 10.25 x 13.25 deckle-edged Edwin Bower Hesser photo, signed and inscribed in white ink, “To Jenabel Gautter, Sincerely, Mary Pickford.”

In fine condition, with moderate silvering along the edges and a some light discoloration to the left edge. Accompanied by a different beautiful unsigned photo of the same size. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1237. William Powell and Myrna Loy. Two

1234. Gregory Peck. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 20th Century Fox promotional photo for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Tim, Gregory Peck.” In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 photos, one a handsome headand-shoulders image of Powell, signed in black felt tip, and the other of Loy in a flowing satin gown, signed in blue felt tip, “All good wishes, Myrna Loy.” Scattered light creasing to both, with a more pronounced crease to the bottom right corner of Loy’s photo, and three partial binder holes and a small tear along the left edge of Loy’s photo, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Power raises money during World War II: “It is going to the Quakers, to be used in purchasing milk, etc. for the children in Unoccupied France” 1238. Tyrone Power. TLS signed “Tyrone,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 14, 1942. Letter to Gilbert Miller. In full: “This is going to be extremely brief and to the point. I am not going to ravage your sensibilities with a long pathetic plea, nor go into lengthy explanation of where the money is to be used. I am only asking you to reach into your pocket and put One Dollar in the enclosed envelope and mail it back to me.

It is going to the Quakers, to be used in purchasing milk, etc. for the children in Unoccupied France.”

In very good condition, with mailing fold through top of signature, light toning and wrinkling, pencil notation to lower left, and rusty paperclip impression to top edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1239. Vincent Price. Striking

vintage glossy 8 x 10 head-andshoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Pierre, My Best, Vincent Price.” In fine condition, with a few trivial creases towards the top and a staple hole to the top left corner. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1241. Claude Rains.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Your obedient servant, Claude Rains,” on a trimmed brown 5 x 3.5 album page. In fine condition, with two small holes towards the top, not affecting the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1242. Claude Rains.

TLS signed “Claude,” one page, 5.75 x 7.5, Plaza Hotel letterhead, January 19, 1951.

Rains sends thanks to multiple-Tony-winning producer Gilbert Miller (1884–1969), for “coming back to see me after the play last night.” In fine condition, with blue pencil notation near but not touching Rains’ signature. The actor had recently opened on Broadway in Darkness at Noon, for which he won the Tony for Best Actor. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1240. Claude Rains.

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 profile photo of Rains in a trench coat, signed in white ink, “Claude Rains.” Moderate silvering, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1243. Gene Raymond. Distinguished vintage glossy 8 x 10

Columbia Pictures photo of Raymond in a suit and tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Joe—Best wishes! Gene Raymond, 2/16/36.” In fine condition, with scattered light surface creasing and some light rippling to the finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“Young romance thwarted by a dominant father is always a good premise, & when that father is the Prince of Wales, later George IV…we add colour & intrigue” 1244. Basil Rathbone. Lengthy ALS, three pages, 6.5 x 10, January 20, 1951. Letter to Mr. Underwood concerning Rathbone’s hope for a new play. In part, “I believe that the play ‘The First Gentleman’ has both merit & distinction besides commercial values.

Young romance thwarted by a dominant father is always a good premise, & when that father is the Prince of Wales, later George IV a vain Scotist, but potentially a brilliant statesman (a fact little known) we add colour & intrigue…It is my hope to produce ‘The First Gentleman’ & play the Prince of Wales. Discussing its production with several people prominent in different Depts. of the theatre, it would seem that the production should have a capitol of $80,000 - possibly less, possibly more.” All three pages are matted with three glossy photos of Rathbone from throughout his career to an overall size of 29 x 24. In fine condition. A lengthy letter brimming with outstanding theatrical content. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200) 1245. Donna Reed. Gorgeous glossy 8 x 10 doubleweight headand-shoulders photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Donna Reed.” Light rippling along the top edge and a small area of staining from previous water damage, and promo info printed on the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1248. Leni Riefenstahl. Satin-finish 8

x 10 photo of a young Riefenstahl in profile, signed in black felt tip.

In very fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1246. Steve Reeves. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Hercules demonstrating his strength, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Rare and vibrant letter to ‘Pawnee Bill’ from one of the seven Ringling Brothers 1247. Otto Ringling. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Barnum & Bailey letterhead, July 2, 1909. In a brief letter of receipt to Major G. W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie, Ringling writes, in full: “I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of your check #101 for $1000.00, which has been placed to your credit.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds that pass through the signature, and small areas of separation at the edges of the folds, trivial creasing, light toning around the edges, and scattered foxing along the left edge. Scarce and uncommon, this is the first documentation from Otto that we have ever seen. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1249. Tex Ritter. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ritter and White Flash, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To my friend Peggy Rogers, All my kindest regards, Tex Ritter.” Some scattered light creases and dings, and some light contrast to portions of inscription, otherwise fine condition. Photo also bears a pre-printed signature and sentiment. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1253. May Robson. Vintage

sepia matte-finish 8 x 10 closeup photo of Robson, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes to Ellen Day from May Robson.” In fine condition, with light silvering to some darker areas of the image and mounting remnants on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1250. Edward G. Robinson. Early vin-

tage glossy 9.25 x 7.25 photo of Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, and one other, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry, All good wishes, Edward G. Robinson.” In very good condition, with scattered surface marks, some light rubbing, a small tear to the top right corner, a small hole through the top of Bogart’s head, label remnants on reverse, and trimmed edges. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1251. Edward G. Robinson.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed in fountain pen, “Cordially— Edward G. Robinson.” A couple areas of affixed silver-like material, a bit of scattered light silvering, and some slight edge wear, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1254. Ginger Rogers. Vintage

matte-finish 7.75 x 9.5 photo of Rogers looking over her shoulder, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen “For Mr. Jess Hoaglin, Sincerely, Ginger Rogers 1934.” In fine condition, with two trimmed edges and some light soiling to top left. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1255. Ginger Rogers. Seduc-

tive vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a bare-shouldered Rogers wrapped in fur, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Helen, Best wishes, Ginger Rogers, 1935.” In very good condition, with scattered light creasing, moderate silvering to the darker areas of the image, and moderate contrast to the signature.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1252. Edward G. Robinson. Three items: TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal let-

terhead, May 26, 1972. Letter to an assistant professor of dramatic arts at the University of Connecticut. In full: “Your letter regarding Miss Stanwyck has been forwarded to me by the Screen Actors Guild. I share your opinion of her work. Miss Stanwyck is an extremely talented actress and a great lady. I am proud to count her as one of my friends of many, many years. I cannot recall any specific incidents, which occurred during the making of our films together. She has always been a joy to work with—a true professional, kind, considerate—everything you could hope for in a co-worker”; and a felt tip and a fountain pen signature, “Edward G. Robinson.” on individual 5 x 3 off-white cards. In overall fine condition, with vertical fold to the letter and uniform toning and scattered soiling to the cards. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1256. Joe E. Ross.

Uncommon vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “To Bill, The Best, Toody Car 54, Joe E. Ross,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1257. Ida Rubinstein. Ballet dancer (1885–1960) who wound up

nude at the end of her Seven Veil dance in Salome. Untranslated ALS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 6.25 x 8, no date. In fine condition, with light creasing, a small area of separation at bottom of the hinge, and a faded block of print on the second integral page, below the grandiose signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1258. Janice Rule. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed vertically in fountain pen, “To Pierre, Best Regards, Janice Rule.” In fine condition, with scattered light overall scuffing to the emulsion. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1259. Rosalind Russell. Lovely vintage

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Russell in pearls and a suit dress, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Paul, Rosalind Russell.” Scattered surface creasing and promo info affixed to the reverse, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Nostalgic, one-of-a-kind collection of photos and condolences from Jack Warner to the family of Warner Bros. manager, ‘Doc’ Salomon: “I have always considered Doc to be my best friend…I can assure you that I will miss him a great deal, for no one could have had a more loyal friend or a more loyal employee than Doc” 1260. Doc Salomon and Jack Warner. One of Warner Bros. first employees, A. M. “Doc” Salomon joined the Burbank studio in 1918, working his way from janitor to general manager, eventually taking over the Teddington, England studio. Doc, who was considered a loyal friend and family member by co-owner Jack Warner, played a pivotal role in integrating sound effects into film, and in a terrible twist of fate, was recording the sounds of robot bombs on July 5, 1944, when the Teddington studio was targeted by one of these weapons, leveling the studio with Doc inside. His sizable collection of signed photos miraculously survived the bombing. Collection of letters between Jack Warner and Doc Salomon’s family, a letter from Salomon himself, a newspaper clipping, a 1944 Warner Bros. newsletter, and photos of Salomon with Warner, James Cagney, and the Duchess of Kent.

Two particularly stand-out letters from the collection come from Doc and Jack Warner; on July 5, 1944, the same day the robot bomb hit the studio, Doc write his last letter to his “Mother and Sis,” catching them up on his successes, his recent divorce, and closed the letter with, “I really don’t think it will be long before this war is over and let’s hope we can all get together again. What a day that will be!” In a letter dated the following day, Jack Warner writes his grieving condolences to Doc’s family, remembering him as one of the “best friends I had...It is impossible for me to describe how keenly I feel the loss of your son, Doc.” In fine condition, despite some intersecting folds, creasing, light toning, and a few small tears, this memorabilia remains clean, clear and intact, surviving to tell the story of one of Warner Bros.’ biggest behind-the-scenes stars. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1261. S. Z. Sakall. Vintage 3.5

1265. Delphine Seyrig. Film

x 5.5 postcard photo, signed and inscribed to Magyar in fountain pen, dated 1937. In very good condition, with light bend to the top right corner, a few trivial spots of soiling, light silvering to the darker areas, and some slightly irregular ink adhesion to the end of the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

actress and director (1932–1990).

Glossy 5 x 7 head-and-shoulders photo, signed in the lower border in black ink. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1262. Stefania Sandrelli. Actress famous

for her many roles in the commedia all’Italiana [Comedy in the Italian way]. Glossy 9.75 x 7.5 photo of the tear-stained actress, signed in blue ink. Some scattered light creases and some irregular ink adhesion to signature and sentiment, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1263. Martin Scorsese. Glossy

8 x 10 photo of a young Scorsese behind the camera, signed in blue felt tip. Light border creasing and surface marks, a trivial spot of soiling at the top edge, and a small tear to the right edge, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1266.

Sgt. Bilko.

Three items: Gladasysa Productions, Inc. business check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in type and signed by Phil Silvers, payable to Herbert Falick for $305.84, June 20, 1963; glossy 8 x 10 photo of Allen Melvin as Corporal Henshall, signed in blue felt tip; and a glossy 8 x 10 of Mickey Freeman, signed in black felt tip, “Hello, Mickey Freeman, Private Zimmerman.” Three vertical folds and the expected cancellation stamps to the check, the latter of which moderately affects the signature, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned photo of Silvers as Sgt. Bilko.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1267. Robert Shayne. Glossy 7.5 x 9.5 Warner Bros. publicity photo by Henry Waxman, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges and a few light surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1264. Randolph Scott. Vintage glossy

8 x 10 photo of Scott leaning against a tree, rifle in hand, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Carl Masley, Sincerely, Randolph Scott.” Scattered surface and corner creasing, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1268. Robert Shayne. Handsome vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed later in black felt tip.

In fine condition, with slight rippling along bottom edge and a stray ink mark to top border. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1269. Norma Shearer. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Shearer wrapped in a fur-lined coat, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To—E. Manchester Boddy, Cordially, Norma Shearer.”

Scattered silvering along bottom edge and to darker areas, and light discoloration to background under signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1273. Since You Went Away. Signed

1270. Norma Shearer.

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Jeanette Elizabeth, Sincerely, Norma Shearer.” In fine condition, with mild rippling to top edge and light contrast to portion of inscription. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1271. Jean Simmons. Gorgeous color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Simmons lounging on a bed, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

book: Since You Went Away…Letters to a Soldier from his Wife. Later printing. NY: McGrawHill, 1943. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.25. Signed in fountain pen on the first free-end page by Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Hattie McDaniel, Jennifer Jones, Craig Stevens, Gordon Oliver, Monty Woolley, Nazimova, Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn (adding “1904”), and Joseph Cotten. In fine condition, with uniform toning to the opening pages and light sunning to the spine. An eclectic and impressive collection of varying walks of Hollywood life. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1274.

Stage Actors and Actresses. Thirteen vintage ink signatures from classic stage actors and actresses, each signed on individual off-white cards and one postcard photo, ranging in size from 3 x 1.5 to 3.5 x 5.5, by a different performer. Signers are: John Gielgud, Maurice Evans, William Gillette, Fred Stone, Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, John Drew, E. E. Clive, Walter Hampden, Jere Cohan, Josephine Cohan, Helen Cohan, and Anton Lang (postcard photo).

Each card is affixed to a 8 x 10.5 album page, alongside photos and newspaper clippings. In fine condition. Accompanied by album pages featuring additional photos and clippings of the stage stars.RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1272. Jean Simmons. Sophis-

ticated glossy 8 x 10 doubleweight photo, signed in blue felt tip, “Jean Simmons.” A few trivial imprints near the facial area, three partial binder holes along the left edge and light, uneven emulsion around the border, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1275. Barbara Stanwyck.

Pretty glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Tom Sharon, Best wishes, Barbara Stanwyck.” In fine condition, with some light horizontal streaking to finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1276. James Stewart. Very

early vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 double weight MGM publicity photo, credited to Ted Allan, of Stewart sitting outside his home, signed and inscribed in-person in fountain pen “To Saul – Sincerely, Jimmy Stewart.” Reverse of photo bears collector’s stamp date of July 19, 1938, the date the signature was acquired. Promotional caption affixed to reverse states Stewart is “one of Hollywood’s most popular young bachelors,” and appearing in the film Speed. In fine condition, with a small crease to lower right corner. Saul Goodman Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“I hope you have a wonderful life” 1277. James Stewart. Two items: original

felt tip sketch of Harvey the Rabbit on an offwhite 8.5 x 11 card, signed “James Stewart,” and “Harvey”; and a TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, dated November 10, 1992. In full: “I hope you have a wonderful life.”

In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1278. James Stewart. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed in gold ink; and an 8 x 10.5 Volpe print, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1279. James Stewart. Ten FDCs with color silk cachets, all post-

marked between 1975–1983, each signed in black felt tip, “James Stewart.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Scarce signed vintage image of Streisand from Hello Dolly 1280. Barbra Streisand. Fantastic vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Streisand from the 1968 production of Hello Dolly, signed and inscribed in green ballpoint, “To Joe, With best wishes, Barbra Streisand.” Framed with an irregularly clipped slip notating from where the image was taken to an overall size of 11 x 14. Scattered light creases, trimmed edges, and moderate contrast to the signature, otherwise fine condition. An elusive and highly-desirable image of a young and gorgeous Streisand from one of her earliest films. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1281. Superman: Neill and Coates. Two different glossy 10 x 8 photos of Neill and Coates from Superman, one of Lois Lane and Clark Kent, signed in blue felt tip by Neill, and the other of Lois Lane and Superman, signed in blue felt tip by Coates, adding, “My warmest regards, Phyllis Coates, ‘Lois Lane,’ 50’s.” In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I will gladly send you a photo of George Reeves and me, autographed by me, upon your request” 1282. Superman: Robert Shayne. Actor (1900-1992) best remembered for his role as Police Inspector William “Bill” Henderson on the 1950s series, Adventures of Superman. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 5.75, personal letterhead, March 28, 1981. In a belated response to a fan, Shayne writes, in full: “I at last have time to wade through accumulated mail. Among those I found in the pile was yours of 9/5/80. I do not recall ever receving [sic] a photo from you to autogrpah [sic]. If I did, I cannot find it. Did I return it to you?

If I did not I will gladly send you a photo of George Reeves and me, autographed by me, upon your request.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges and a central horizontal fold through the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1283. Gloria Swanson. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 3, 1947. Swanson grants Loew’s Incorporated permission to use her name in a future scene, in full: “This letter will serve to give you my permission and consent to use my name in the filming, distribution and exhibition of your forthcoming photoplay tentatively entitled ‘Good News’, in a scene which will read substantially as follows: (One of the boys getting his first glimpse of the glamorous looking Pat exclaims ‘BOY, GET A LOAD OF THAT! –GLORIA SWANSON’).” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing, with a horizontal crease running the length of the bottom edge, and two binder holes at the top edge.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1284. Blanche Sweet. Vintage

sepia glossy 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For W. L. Bessette, with all good wishes, Blanche Sweet.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and surface marks, small tear to left edge, and mild overall rippling to finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1286. Tarzan. Three photos: glossy 8 x 10 of a shirtless Tarzan with a knife in his hand, signed in black felt tip, “Gordon Scott”; a glossy 10 x 8 featuring Tarzan, Jane, and Boy with an adult and baby elephant, signed in gold ink, “Sincerely, Maureen O’Sullivan,” and signed in black felt tip, “Johnny Sheffield”; and a glossy 10 x 8 of Tarzan hovering over a lion, signed in black felt tip, “Bruce Bennett, Herman Brix.” In fine condition, with some light wear to O’Sullivan’s signature. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 1287. Tarzan: Johnny Sheffield. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Jane,

Tarzan, Boy, and Cheetah readying for battle in a tree branch, signed in blue felt tip, “Johnny Sheffield, ‘Boy.’” In fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1285. Akim Tamiroff. Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo for Disputed Passage, picturing Tamiroff in the role of Dr. ‘Tubby’ Foster, signed in fountain pen, “This part was wonderfully written and masterfully directed. I loved doing it. Akim Tamiroff.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, a tear to the top right corner, a few tack holes to the corners, trimmed edges, and the year 1939 penned in the bottom border in another hand. Stamp on reverse indicates photo came from Harry Wilkinson’s “Hollywood Amuseum of Memories,” Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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A breathtaking portrait, passionately inscribed to her second husband, Michael Wilding 1288. Elizabeth Taylor. Mesmerizing vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Taylor lying on a pillow, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “My darling Michael, I love you with all my heart and life, always, Your, Elizabeth.” In very good condition, with a few light creases to the left corners, mild rippling and slight discoloration from water exposure affecting the facial area, silvering to some of the darker areas, small areas of adhesive remnants to the top and bottom border, and the signature a shade light due to decreased ink flow. According to the consigner, this photo was inscribed to her second husband, Michael Wilding. Taylor was Wilding’s second wife as well, he being married four times to her seven.

A beautiful inscription from one lover to another. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Exquisite Liz Taylor portrait 1289. Elizabeth Taylor. Lovely glossy 7.5

x 9.25 photo, signed in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges and a few scattered light surface marks and dings.

An elegant portrait of the legendary screen icon.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1291. Shirley Temple.

Vintage fountain pen teenage signature, “Shirley Temple,” on a light blue 5 x 4.5 album page, stamp-dated May 26, 1945.

In fine condition, with some scattered light creases and wrinkles. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The Little Princess, all grown up 1290. Shirley Temple. Six vintage glossy photos of the iconic Bright Eyes star, ranging in size from 2.5 x 4 to 4 x 5, featuring Temple as a young woman in various outfits and poses, each signed, with five inscribed, in fountain pen, “Shirley Temple.” An ALS appears on the reverse of the 4 x 5 photo, in full: “Thank you John, for your ‘timely’ and most interesting ‘atomic’ souvenir. It will certainly go into my scrap book.” In very good condition, with some light corner bends, faint surface impressions, scattered staining, mild silvering to the darker areas of a few images, and light brushing to a couple signatures. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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Star-studded collection of signatures throughout the pages of Daniel Blum’s Theatre World 1292.

Theatre World. Signed book:

Theatre World. First edition, first printing. NY: Greenberg, 1951. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 9, 256 pages. Signed in ink by approximately 76 performers on their corresponding photos throughout the book, including Ethel Merman, Franchot Tone, Jessica Tandy, Vivian Blaine, Burgess Meredith, Leo G. Carroll, Janet Blair, Edward Everett Horton, Celeste Holm, Nancy Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Beulah Bondi, Pearl Bailey, Peggy Ann Garner, Murray Hamilton, and Cedric Hardwicke. In very good condition, with a uniform shade of toning with overlaying blocks of toning to the first and last free-end pastedowns, scattered light soiling, fraying to the spine and edges of the book, and heavy areas of paper loss and a few pieces of reparative tape to the dustjacket. Full list of signers available online. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1293. Three Stooges: Ted Healy. American actor (1896–

1937) who, as a vaudeville impresario, assembled the act that evolved into the Three Stooges.

The tumultuous relationship between Healy and his star trio, fueled largely by Healy’s heavy drinking, led to several rifts and reconciliations, until the Stooges struck out on their own for good in 1934. Healy died under mysterious circumstances in December of 1937; some say he was murdered after a drunken brawl. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Ted Healy,” on an off-white 4.5 x 6 album page, with typed collector’s notations along left edge. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1294. Pamela Tiffin.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Tiffin from a film, signed in blue felt tip, “Pamela Tiffin.” Light corner creasing, some trivial soiling along the right edge, and a small tear to the top edge, otherwise fine condition. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1295. Spencer Tracy. Striking vintage matte-finish 7.25 x 9 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Harry Crowly,” adding a sentiment, and “Sincerely, Spencer Tracy.” Some light silvering to the darker areas of the image, trimmed edges, and light contrast to the inscription and signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Charming vintage Bull portrait of the two-time Oscar winner

1296. Spencer Tracy. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull MGM photo of Tracy looking over his shoulder, signed in fountain pen, “With my best wishes, sincerely, Spencer Tracy, Feb 1939.” Tack hole to top left corner, some light rippling to top edge, some light surface loss to right edge, a touch of trivial silvering, and mounting remnants to reverse, otherwise fine condition. A fabulous portrait of Tracy in his prime. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1297. Franchot Tone. Charming vin-

tage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Hurrell photo of Tone with a pipe, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lillian, from Franchot Tone.” In fine condition, with a few scattered tack holes at the corners. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1299. Rudy Vallee.

Two vintage sepia matte-finish photos: a head-and-shoulders portrait signed in fountain pen; and a Hal Phyfe portrait, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harold Davis, May you reach your song writing goal! Sincerely, Rudy Vallee.” In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1298. Claire Trevor. Charming vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Brothers Pictures promotional photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Pierre—Bonne Dance!

Claire Trevor.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1300. Lupe Velez. Adorable vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 double-image photo of Velez pressed against a mirror, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen, “To Aver Murdock, with my Best wishes and a kiss from Lupe Velez.” In fine condition, with scattered light surface marks. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1302. Robert Wagner. Vintage

1306. Alice White. Precious

glossy 7.5 x 10 photo of Wagner in Broken Lance, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Tony, With My Best, Robert Wagner.” In fine condition, with a lightly trimmed edge and promo info printed on the reverse. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 half-length photo of White in a striped blouse, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Richard—Best Wishes, Alice White, 3/11/81.” In fine condition, with light skipping of the ink to the inscription and signature. Precertified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1307. Shelley Winters. Glossy

1303. John Wayne.

Vintage fountain pen signatures, “John Wayne” and “Jeff Chandler,” on a beige clipped 3 x 2.75 slip, affixed to a slightly larger blue trimmed album page. Soiling around the edges, heavier at the corners, light panel remnants to the top edge, and light show-through from printing on the reverse of the slip, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1304. Johnny Weissmuller.

Tw o d i f f e r e n t glossy 5 x 4 photos of Weissmuller as Tarzan, one signed in purple felt tip, and the other signed in black ink. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1305. Orson Welles. Glossy

6.5 x 7.5 Citizen Kane portrait, signed in black ink, “with good wishes, Orson Welles.” Framed to an overall size of 7.75 x 8.75.

In fine condition.

Autographed at a dinner party at Burt Reynolds house in the 1970s (from the collection of a famous record producer). Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

8 x 10 promotional photo of Winters from Meet Danny Wilson, signed vertically in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1309. Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of

the Scarecrow, signed in black felt tip, “Ray Bolger.” In fine condition, with some moderate brushing to the signature. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“I’m recovering from a hip operation. So, no dancing for a while, even at home” 1310. Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger.

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 9.25. Penning a response on the bottom portion of a typed letter from a fan, while underlining the admirer’s spelling errors, Bolger responds, in full: “I am 5 ft–10 1/2 inches. I’m recovering from a hip operation. So, no dancing for a while, even at home. Sorry no husband and wife photos. Thank you for your nice letter!” In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“This is actually a make-up still…You can see the extra ‘rubber’ nose” 1312. Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton. Glossy

8 x 10 photo of Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “For Bobby— with warmest wishes—Margaret Hamilton,” adding a small sketch of a witch’s hat and broomstick under her signature. On the reverse, Hamilton writes, in part: “This is actually a make-up still…You can see the extra ‘rubber’ nose—on my nose—and the ‘other’ chin. Sorry the picture is so folded.” In very good condition, with scattered creases and light wear to finish. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1315. Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan. Vintage fountain pen sig-

nature, “Sincerely, Frank Morgan, ‘Topaze,’ 1931,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 trimmed card. Affixed to an 8 x 10.5 scrapbook binder page, along with a few newspaper clippings regarding the actor on the same side and reverse. In fine condition, with central vertical crease, only lightly affecting the signature. A beautifully clean and bold signature from the man behind the curtain.

Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1313. Wizard of Oz: Jerry Maren. Vintage

matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Maren dancing in a white suit, signed in fountain pen, “To My Friends, Jerry Marenghi.” In very good condition, with light toning to the top and right edge, a few light spots of soiling, mild rippling along the top, a small tear to the bottom edge, a couple of dings to the background, mounting remnants on reverse, and a bit of light contrast to the signature. Uncommon photo, in which Maren has signed with his given name, something he only did very early in his career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1314. Wizard of Oz: Munchkins. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo

of a Wizard of Oz lobby card, signed in felt tip by 11 munchkins.

Signers are: Meinhardt Raabe, Jerry Maren (adding “Lollipop Munchkin”), Margaret Pellegrini (adding “Munchkin Love”), Harry Monty, Ruth Robinson Duccini, Lewis Croft, Betty Tanner, Mickey Carroll, Vera Farmiga (adding “Munchkin Hugs!”), Emil Kranzler, and Gene Wayne. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1316. Natalie Wood. Charming vintage matte-finish 5 x 7 head-

and-shoulders photo, signed in purple felt tip, “Best Wishes, Sincerely, Natalie Wood.” In fine condition, with small pin holes at three corners.

An adorable image of a young Wood at the beginning of her Hollywood career. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1317. Loretta Young. Darling vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 closeup photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Jerry, Sincerely Loretta Young.” Light rippling to the edges, pin holes to the left corners, small areas of paper loss to the right corners, and a small tack hole to the background, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1318. Hank Aaron. Western Union Mailgram, 8.5 x 11, a congratulatory message sent to Aaron upon the slugger’s 715th home run in 1974, signed in blue ballpoint “Hank Aaron.” In fine condition, with a couple of bends and surface impressions, and a James Spence Authentication label affixed to the photo. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence Authentication. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1322. Muhammad Ali. Color

glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ali delivering a critical blow to Joe Frazier, signed in black felt tip, “Muhammad Ali.” In fine condition, with a bit of a grainy appearance. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1319. Muhammad Ali. AQS on an off-white 4.75 x 3.25 off-white card. Ali writes: “Muhammad Ali, Service to others is the rent I pay for my room here on Earth. Dec 9–82.”

Matted with a color glossy portrait of Ali standing over a fallen Sonny Liston to an overall size of 11 x 14.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1320. Muhammad Ali.

Two items: religious booklet, entitled “Understanding Islam and the Muslims,” 5.5 x 8.25, signed on the front in black felt tip, “Muhammad Ali,” and signed and inscribed in black ballpoint on the title page, “To Tim Miller, from Muhammad Ali, 7–30–92”; and a religious pamphlet, entitled “A Strange and Unique House,” measuring 3.5 x 5 folded, signed and inscribed on the front in black ballpoint, “To Tim, from Muhammad Ali, 7–30–92.” In fine condition, with light irregular ink adhesion to the felt tip signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1321. Muhammad Ali. Hand-signed limited edition (#2644/3500) cold-cast porcelain Salvino figurine of Ali throwing a jab entitled ‘The Greatest,’ signed on the front of the mount in black felt tip. In fine condition, with light haloing to signature. Accompanied by the original box and Salvino Certificate of Authenticity. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

Ali pens his signature at the First Thurman Munson Award Dinner 1323. Muhammad Ali. Seating plan for The

First Thurman Award Dinner in honor of Thurman Munson on February 2, 1981, 8.5 x 11.

Signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, upsidedown, on the bottom of the front cover, “To Nicole, from Muhammad Ali, Feb. 2–81.”

Also signed by 16 other attendees, including Bill Bradley, Willis Reed, Cliff Robertson, and Bob Guccione, and a few whimsical signatures from the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Count Dracula. In very good condition, with a central horizontal fold, scattered creasing, toning along the edges, some tearing along the left edge and towards the middle of the front cover, and a staple in the top left corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1324. Alan Ameche.

College Football Hall of Famer and Heisman trophy winner (1933–1988) best known for his role in the 1958 NFL championship game known as ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played.’ Ameche scored the winning touchdown for the Colts on a one-yard run in overtime as the Colts beat the Giants 23–17. Vintage ink signature, “Alan Ameche,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with a typed collector’s notation at top. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1325. Mario Andretti. Three different

color cardstock photos of Andretti, ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 8.5 x 11, each signed in felt tip. In very fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1326. Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker. Baseball

Hall of Famer (1886– 1963) considered one of the premier power hitters during the DeadBall era. Vintage ballpoint signature, “Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 government postcard (postmarked 2/7/1955). In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1327. Seve Ballesteros. Unused Au-

1332. Roger Bannister. Five identical

1328. Seve Ballesteros. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ballesteros teeing off, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

official Rawlings American League baseballs, each signed on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint by an Oriole Hall of Famer. Signers are: Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Earl Weaver. In fine condition, with some scattered mild toning to Robinson and Palmer balls. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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16 composite photo of the three Orioles World Series MVPs, signed in blue felt tip by all three: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Rick Dempsey. Photo is affixed to an identical size piece of foam core.

In fine condition. Each player has added his respective World Series MVP year (66 WS MVP, 70 WS MVP and 83 WS MVP, respectively).

A unique piece with all three Orioles (including two Hall of Famers) notating their accomplishment. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1331. Dave Bancroft. Ballpoint signatures, “Dave Bancroft,” “David J. Bancroft,” “David James Bancroft,” and “Dave J. Bancroft,” on individual 5 x 3 off-white cards and a signature from a clipped portion of a check affixed to the back of a gold Hall of Fame card. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

gusta National Golf Club scorecard, measuring 6.25 x 4.75, signed in black felt tip by Ballesteros. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1329. Baltimore Orioles. Three

1330. Baltimore Orioles. Color glossy 20 x

glossy and satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $200)

1333. Roger B a n n i s t e r.

Two photos: a glossy 8 x 10 of Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, signed in black felt tip; and a satin-finish 8 x 10 of Bannister being helped from the track after beating John Landy in 1954, also signed in black felt tip. Both are matted together with two informational plaques and a cover from the Fifth British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada in 1954, to an overall size of 29.5 x 19.25. In fine condition. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1334. Ed Barrow.

Bank check, 7.5 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Barrow, “E. G. Barrow,” payable to Cash for $100.00, July 3, 1923, and initialed again in the lower left, “E.G.B.” In fine condition, with expected stamps and holes, none affecting the clean signature area. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1335. Baseball. Twenty-three personal and bank checks, various sizes, all filled out and signed by a baseball great, including many Hall of Famers. Signers are Rich Ferrell (2), Ted Lyons, Buck Leonard (2), Charles Rabe, Harry Hooper, George Kell, Edd Roush, Carl Hubbell, Jesse Haines, Virgil Trucks, Joe Wood (2), Joe Sewell (2), Max Carey, and George Kelly (6). Expected cancellation holes, stamps, and folds, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Stellar collection of Hall of Famers, plus “Mrs. Lou Gehrig” 1337. Baseball. Two

items: ballpoint and felt tip signatures on an 8.5 x 12 sheet, signed by thirty hall of famers and baseball greats. Signers are: Earle Combs, Edd Roush, Max Carey, Waite Hoyt, Lou Boudreau, Luke Appling, Lloyd Waner, Stan Coveleski, Warren Giles, Casey Stengel (2), Lefty Grove, Red Ruffing, Zack Wheat, Bill Dickey, Bowie Kuhn, Luis Aparicio, Bob Feller, Joe McCarthy, Ford Frick, Joe Cronin, Bob Shawkey, Joe Dugan, “Mrs. Lou Gehrig,” Denny McLain, Chub Feeney, Marty McHale, Fred Lieb, and Walt Williams; original scorecard from the 28th Annual Hall of Fame Game, 6 x 9, signed in blue ballpoint on the front, “Rusty Staub.” In very good condition, with scattered creasing, toning, and a few edge tears to the Hall of Fame sheet. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1338. Baseball Hall of Famers. Color replica Saturday

Almost 100 Hall of Fame signatures

1336. Baseball. Ninety-five ink and felt tip signatures of Hall of Famers on individual off-white 5 x 3 cards, some lined. Signers are: Sparky Anderson, Earl Averill, James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell (2), Max Carey, A. B. Chandler, Jocko Conlan, Stan Coveleski (11), Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Bob Doerr (3, including one signed photo), Bob Feller (4), Rick Ferrell, Frank Frisch, Chas. Gehringer (6), Warren Giles (2), Burleigh Grimes, Lefty Grove, Bucky Harris, Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman (4), Harry Hooper (2), Waite Hoyt (2), Carl Hubbell (6), Monte Irvin, Travis Jackson, Judy Johnson, George Kell (2), George Kelly, Tommie Leach, Bob Lemon (2), Buck Leonard (2), Freddie Lindstrom (2), Al Lopez (2), Heinie Manush, Rube Marquard (3), Joe McCarthy (2), Joe Medwick, Gaylord Perry, Pee Wee Reese, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Edd Roush (3), Red Ruffing (2), Ray Schalk, Red Schoendienst, George Sisler, Wm. H. (Bill) Terry (3), Lloyd Waner, and Zack Wheat. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Evening Post tin sign, 12 x 15.5, featuring three disgruntled umpires under the first drops of rain, signed in silver ink by eight Hall of Famers. Signers are: Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Ernie Banks, Monte Irvin, Sparky Anderson, Frank Robinson, Richie Ashburn, and Phil Rizzuto.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1339. Baseball Hall of Famers. Twelve official Rawlings baseballs, each signed in ballpoint by a different Hall of Famer, with all but one signing on the sweet spot, and many adding their induction year. Signers are: Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Al Barlick, Duke Snider, Rich Ashburn, Bob Feller, Judy Johnson (side panel), Lefty Gomez, Robin Roberts, and Warren Spahn.

In very good condition, with scattered toning to balls. Accompanied by letters of authenticity from James Spence for the Williams and Mantle balls. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1340. Baseball Hall of Famers. Twenty-

two gold Hall of Fame plaque cards, each signed on the front in felt tip or ballpoint by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are: Lou Boudreau, Stanley Coveleski, Al Chandler, Jocko Conlon, Rick Ferrell, Burleigh A. Grimes, Lefty Gomez, Chas Gehringer, Billy Herman, Carl Hubbell, Travis Jackson, George Kell, Al Lopez, Bob Lemon, Buck Leonard, Richard Marquard, Edd Roush, Robin Roberts, Pee Wee Reese, Enos Slaughter, Warren Spahn, Joe Sewell, and Bill Terry. In fine condition, with some light brushing and light irregular ink adhesion to some of the signatures. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1341. Baseball Hall of Famers. Limited edition Perez-Steele

Celebration Set honoring the 50th Anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, #4795/10000, comprising 44 color 3.5 x 5.5 portrait postcards presented in a custom box and slipcase. Thirty-seven of the cards have been signed in felt tip or ballpoint by the respective player: Mickey Mantle, James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell, Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Lou Boudreau, Luis Aparicio, Billy Herman, Charles Gehringer, Rick Ferrell, Bobby Doerr, Bill Dickey, Ray Dandridge, A. B. Chandler, Al Lopez, Bob Lemon, Ralph Kiner, Harmon Killebrew, George Kell, Al Kaline, Monte Irvin, Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter, Willie McCovey, Eddie Mathews, Juan Marichal, Billy Williams, Willie Stargell, Warren Spahn, Duke Snider, Enos Slaughter, Joe Sewell, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese, Hank Aaron, and Roy Campanella. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original box, with detached hinges and foam remnants to cover. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

plaque cards, each signed on the front in felt tip or ballpoint by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are: Luke Appling, Earl Averill, Ernie Banks, Yogi Berra, Lou Boudreau, A. B. Chandler (2), Jocko Conlan (2), Bob Doerr (4), Bob Feller, Chas Gehringer, Billy Herman (3), Travis Jackson, Judy Johnson (2), George Kell (2), George Kelly, Bob Lemon (2), Buck Leonard (3), Lee MacPhail, Joe McCarthy, Pee Wee Reese, Robin Roberts, Frank Robinson, Joe Sewell (2), Enos Slaughter (3), Duke Snider (2), Wm. H. (Bill) Terry, and Early Wynn.

In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1344. Baseball Hall of Famers. Twenty-four Perez-

Steele cards, various series, each signed in felt tip by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are: Al Barlick (2), Johnny Bench, Bob Doerr, Rick Ferrell (2), Billy Herman (6), Carl Hubbell, Monte Irvin, George Kell, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Lemon, Al Lopez, Juan Marichal, Eddie Mathews (2), Johnny Mize, Joe Sewell, and Billy Williams. Also included is a 3.25 x 5.5 postcard photo of Joe Sewell, signed in ballpoint, and an All Time Greats postcard photo, signed in felt tip by Freddie Lindstrom. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

Over five dozen Hall of Fame cards

1342. Baseball Hall of Famers. Sixty-three Hall of Fame plaque cards, 62 gold

and one black and white, each signed on the front in felt tip or ballpoint by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are: Al Barlick, Lou Boudreau (4), Max Carey, A. B. Chandler (signed on reverse), Jocko Conlon (3), Stan Coveleski (2), Bill Dickey (2), Bob Doerr (2), Bob Feller (8), Rick Ferrell (2), Rollie Fingers, Chas Gehringer (4), Jesse Haines (2), Billy Herman (2), Waite Hoyt, Carl Hubbell (2), Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter, George Kell, George Kelly, Bob Lemon, Al Lopez, Rube Marquard, Joe McCarthy, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Edd Roush (3), Red Ruffing, Joe Sewell (4), Enos Slaughter, Duke Snider (2), Warren Spahn (3), W. H. (Bill) Terry, and Lloyd Waner. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1345. Baseball Hall of Famers. Collection

of 24 Hall of Fame plaque cards, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective Hall of Famer pictured.

Signers are: James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell, Lou Boudreau, Joe Cronin, Bob Feller, Chas. Gehringer, Bob Gibson, Jesse Haines, Waite Hoyt, Travis Jackson, Judy Johnson, Al Kaline, George Kell, Buck Leonard, Rube Marquard, Eddie Mathews, Joe Medwick (insribed on reverse), Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Phil Rizzuto, Red Ruffing (ins), Tom Seaver, Willie Stargell, Lloyd Waner, and Ted Williams. In fine condition, with some light irregular adhesion to a couple signatures, and light rubbing to a couple of cards.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1348.

Basketball Greats. Twenty-one

signed photos, various finishes, some color, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 up to 4 x 6, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective player or coach pictured. Signers are: Carol Blazejowski (2), Frank Ramsey (2), Jim Loscutoff, Arnie Risen, Frank Selvy, Jeff Mullins, Gene Shue (2), Denny Crum, Terry Dischinger, John Chaney, Kenny Sailors (2), Rick Mount, Terry Tyler, Ron Boone, Rick Pitino, Slater Martin, and Butch Beard. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1349. Sammy Baugh. Five

identical 8.5 x 11 prints of Baugh avoiding a tackle, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1350. Sammy Baugh. Two different

1346. Baseball Hall of Famers. Ink, pencil, and felt tip signatures of 34 Hall of Famers on individual various size cards, with a few adding inscriptions. Signers are: Dave Bancroft, Yogi Berra, Lou Brock, Dizzy Dean, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Elmer Flick, Ford Frick, Frank Frish, Chas. Gehringer, Warren Giles, Goose Goslin, Cal Hubbard, Carl Hubbell, Monte Irvin, Harmon Killebrew, Ralph Kiner, Al Lopez, Ted Lyons, Rube Marquard, Joe McCarthy, Lee MacPhail, Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize, Tony Perez, Sam Rice, Robin Robert, Edd Roush, Ray Schalk, Warren Spahn, Wm. H. (Bill) Terry, Lloyd Waner, and Zack Wheat. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and slight brushing to a couple of signatures. Also accompanied by a postcard photo of Earl Averill, signed in blue felt tip. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1347. Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer. Exciting glossy

11 x 14 photo of the pair battling it out in the ring, signed in black felt tip by both. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

glossy 8 x 10 photos of Baugh in uniform, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1351. Elgin Baylor. Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Baylor on the court against the Celtics, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1352. Chuck Bednarik. Glossy 11 x 14 photo of the devastating tackler in jousting armor, signed in blue felt tip, “Chuck Bednarik, Phila. Eagles, 1949–62, HOF 67, Last of the 60 Minute Men.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1353. James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell. Thirteen

“’Cool Papa’ Comments” cards from 1976, 3 x 4, each featuring an image from Bell’s career on the front, with information printed on the reverse, each signed in black ink by Bell. Some light brushing and irregular adhesion to a few signatures, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1354. Yogi Berra and Don Larsen. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of

Berra and Larsen embracing after Larsen’s perfect game to clinch the World Series, signed in blue felt tip

by Yogi Berra and Don Larsen, adding the date of his perfect game. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower right. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1357. Jim Bottomley. Ballpoint signature,

“Jim Bottomley,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip.

Housed in a matted PSA/DNA authentication slab. In fine condition, with the top and bottom of the first letter of the signature partially covered by the slab.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1358. Boxing. Three satin-finish photos: a 16 x 20 of a pummeled Jake LaMotta, signed in silver ink, “Ray, I never went down. Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull”; a 20 x 16 photo of Carmen Basilio battling Sugar Ray Robinson, signed in silver ink by Basilio; and a color 20 x 16 photo of Marco Barrera in the ring, signed in silver ink. In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1355. Yogi Berra. Official Rawlings Major

League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1356. Boston Red Sox. Limited edition

color glossy 19.5 x 15.5 photo of the Red Sox and Rockies before a game in the 2007 World Series, #45/50, signed in silver ink by 23 members of the World Champion Red Sox. Signers are: Luis Alicea (coach), Alex Cora, Manny Delcarmen, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell (coach), Eric Hinske, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Mike Lowell, Julio Lugo, Dave Magadan (coach), Doug Mirabelli, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Manny Ramirez, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin, Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Jason Varitek, Terry Francona (manager), and Curt Schilling. Double matted and framed with a small plaque, to an overall size of 29 x 25. In very fine condition, with a Steiner and MLB hologram affixed to bottom. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Steiner. Oversized. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1359. Boxing Champions. Everlast triangular blue boxing ring corner pad, 47” high, signed in silver ink by 13 boxing greats. Signers are: Carmen Basilio, Carlos Ortiz, Gene Fullmer, Iran Barkley, Emile Griffith, Ken Norton, Wilfredo Gomez, Michael Carbajal, Leon Spinks, Alexis Arguello, Bob Foster, Joey Giardello, and Willie Pep. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1360. James J. Braddock. Ballpoint signature, “Best Wishes, James J. Braddock,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card.

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1361. Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann. Glossy 20 x 16

photo of Bradshaw and Swann on the sidelines during a game, signed in blue felt tip by Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1366. Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho. Two items: right-

handed Everlast boxing glove, signed on the top in black felt tip; and a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Camacho in the ring before a bout, signed in silver ink.

In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence for the glove. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1362.

Brookyn Dodgers. Two identi-

cal color glossy 10 x 8 photos titled “1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Winning Pitchers,” each signed in blue felt tip by Clem Labine, Johnny Podres, and Roger Craig. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1363. Kobe Bryant. Replica Los Angeles Lakers basketball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In very fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to number. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $150)

1364. Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant. Color glossy 8 x 10 cardstock photo, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “1/13/82 To Kathy, Best wishes, Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant.” Scattered creases and surface impressions, otherwise fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1365. Dick Butkus.

Two different satin-finish 8 x 10 photos of Butkus on the field for the Bears, each signed in silver ink, “Dick Butkus HOF 79.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Carey reveals his secrets to stealing bases, as well as an uncommon full signature 1367. Max Carey. Two items: Max Carey’s Baseball Secrets flyer, 17 x 10.75, signed in blue ballpoint at the bottom, “Max Carey, B–B– Hall of Fame;” and a ballpoint signature, “Max G. Carnarius,” on an off-white 5.75 x 3 clipped slip. In fine condition, with folds to the flyer.

RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1368. Steve Carlton. Color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Carlton throwing for the Phillies, signed in blue felt tip, “Steve Carlton, CY 72, 77, 80, 82, HOF 94.” In very fine condition, with a Major League Baseball hologram and James Spence authentication label affixed to bottom. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Stellar signature from ‘The Stilt’ 1369. Wilt Chamberlain. Ballpoint signature, “Yours in sports, Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 clipped card, affixed to a larger card with a photo of Chamberlain soaring through the air. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1370. Chicago Bears. Sixteen items consisting of vintage ink

signatures and ALSs, each from a former Chicago Bear. Signers are: George Halas, Red Grange, Dick Butkus, Jay Berwanger, Ken Kavanaugh, Johnny Lujack, Sid Luckman, Joe Sternaman, George McAfee, Dan Fortmann, Bill Osmanski, Bob MacLeod, John Siegal, Beattie Feathers, Gene Ronzani, ‘Bull Dog’ Turner, Joe Stydahar, and Bob Steuber. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1371. Cincinnati Reds: Big Red Machine. Color limited

edition sericel of Bugs Bunny in a baseball uniform holding a bat, 9 x 12.25, signed in red felt tip by nine members of Cincinnati’s ‘Big Red Machine.’ Signers are: Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Ken Griffey, Sr., George Foster, Cesar Geronimo, Dave Concepcion, and Sparky Anderson. Double matted to an overall size of 15 x 18. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1374. Ty Cobb. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by

Cobb, “Tyrus R. Cobb,” payable to Cash for $50.82, July 1, 1958.

Central vertical fold, show-through from stamps on reverse, approaching, but not affecting signature, and cancellation holes, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1375. Nadia Comaneci. Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Comaneci from the 1976 Summer Olympics, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1372. Roger Clemens. Of-

ficial Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Roger Clemens ‘CY4.’” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Topps card from Clemente’s 1963 Gold Glove season 1373. Roberto Clemente. Topps baseball card from 1963, #540, of

Clemente in his Pirates uniform, signed on the image side in red ballpoint.

Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder, grading the autograph “MINT 9.” In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1376. College Football Coaches. Twelve

items consisting of signatures, letters, and signed photos, each signed by a different former college football coach. Signers are: Woody Hayes, Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, Edgar Miller, Eddie Casey, Bo McMillin, Jock Sutherland, John Schommer, Noble Kizer, Harry Mehre, and Ray Noltling. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, trimmed edges, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1377. Maureen Connolly.

International Tennis Hall of Famer (1934-1969) known as ‘Little Mo,’ she was the first woman to win the Grand Slam. Retiring at age 20, she died prematurely fifteen years later.

Vintage fountain pen signature, “Mo Connolly,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 card affixed to a larger card with a great close-up photo of the tennis legend. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1378. Harry ‘Lighthorse’ Cooper. Glossy 8 x 10 photo

“Baseball is a wonderful game” 1380. Joe Cronin. ALS, one

page, 5.5 x 8, personal letterhead, November 30, 1977. Letter to a new baseball fan. In part, “Baseball is a wonderful game. Each player has the opportunity, at all times, to help his team. The players must always be willing to face defeat and also to enjoy the victories.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1381. Joe DiMaggio. Semiglossy 14 x 11 photo of DiMaggio at the plate, signed in blue felt tip. Photo is affixed to an identical size board with a Brearley Collection Inc. stamp on reverse. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $150)

1382. Joe DiMaggio. Official

of the golfer completing a mighty swing, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip, “To Alan Stein, All the Best, Sincerely, ‘Lighthorse’ Harry Cooper, 1990.” In fine condition, with a paper clip impression to the top edge, and a collector adding Cooper’s career achievements to the bottom border. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Rawlings American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Joe DiMaggio #5.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1383. Joe DiMaggio. Signed book: The

1379. Sidney Crosby. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Crosby on the ice for the Penguins, signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

DiMaggio Albums Volumes I & II. First edition, first printing. NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1989.

Two hardcover volumes in slipcase, 9.25 x 11.25. Signed in blue felt tip on the back of the reverse of the half-title page of Volume I over a photo of DiMaggio “Joe DiMaggio, 5.” In fine condition, with a bit of light wear to cover of Volume I and a few dings to slipcase. The addition of DiMaggio’s jersey number to his signature, an uncommon occurrence, enhances this item’s desirability. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1384. Joe DiMaggio. Vintage menu from

DiMaggio’s restaurant, measuring 6 x 8 folded, signed on the back cover in blue ballpoint, “Best wishes, Joe DiMaggio.”

Scattered light creasing, some mild handling wear, and a bit of scattered light soiling, otherwise fine condition.

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1385. Joe DiMaggio. Satin-

finish 16 x 20 photo of DiMaggo clad in his Yankee pinstripes and reading a proclamation from The Sporting News citing him as “the perfect player,” signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some light edge curling from previously being rolled and a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1386. Joe and Dom DiMaggio.

Sport magazine, dated September 1947, featuring the DiMaggio brothers posing in the dugout, signed in the cover in blue felt tip, “Dom DiMaggio” and “Joe DiMaggio.” In fine condition, with light creasing and mild wear to the edges and corners.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1388. James ‘Buster’ Douglas. Color

satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Douglas’s miraculous knockout of Mike Tyson, signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1389. Hugh Duffy.

A brilliant defensive outfielder for the Boston Beaneaters, Duffy also hit the ball with authority, showing remarkable power for his diminutive stature. He assembled a string of ten straight .300-plus seasons. Scarce vintage fountain pen signature, “Hugh Duffy, Red Sox Coach 2-21-48,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip affixed to an identical size card. In fine condition, with a central vertical fold. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1390. Dale Earnhardt. Color 10.5 x 13.75 artist’s rendering print of Earnhardt VI, his car, and his crew, signed in black felt tip.

Framed to an overall size of 12 15.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1387. DiMaggio, Mantle, and Williams.

Timeless 10 x 8 cardstock photo of the legendary Yankees and Red Sox players, signed in blue felt tip, “Joe DiMaggio,” “Mickey Mantle, 1951,” and “Ted Williams.” In very fine condition. An exemplar addition to any baseball collection. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1391. John Elway and LeRoy Neiman. Color

27.5 x 39.5 print of Neiman’s portrait of Elway, signed in black felt tip. Also signed in black felt tip by the artist, LeRoy Neiman. Rolled and in fine condition, with some light creases and dings, a bit heavier to edges, a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner, and tape remnants to reverse of top edge. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1392. John Elway.

Limited edition hardcover Super Bowl XXXII commemorative edition program, 8.5 x 11.25, 252 pages, #1664/1998, signed on the inside color cover in gold ink

by Elway, who adds his jersey number. In fine condition, with some light irregular adhesion to signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1394. Julius Erving. Official Wilson red, white, and blue ABA basketball signed in black felt tip on a white side panel, “Julius Dr. J. Erving.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1395. Bob Feller. Eight official Rawlings American and Major League baseballs, each signed on the sweet spot in blue or black ballpoint, with Feller adding a career achievement to a few of the balls. Some scattered light toning to some of the balls, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1396. Bob Feller. Official Majestic

Playing with Jackie Robinson: “What impressed me most about him was his amazing self control. He had many indignities thrust upon him…insulting & bigoted remarks - even some rough stuff on the field” 1393. Carl Erskine. ALS, one page both sides, 8.5 x 11, Jackie Robinson letterhead, September 14, 2002. Letter answering questions about Jackie Robinson. In part, “Jackie was a gifted athlete…

He was a high spirited, intelligent and extremely competitive. What impressed me most about him was his amazing self control. He had many indignities thrust upon him - In the early years he couldn’t stay in hotels with the team…name calling on the field & off - insulting & bigoted remarks - even some rough stuff on the field. He never retaliated in those early years - just quietly played his position…In 1947 there were no civil rights efforts - no legislation - no marches. The Great Experiment was a calculated risk & even Mr. Rickey couldn’t predict success. But I believe he did feel it was the right thing to do and believed good people would support it.” In fine condition. A unique first hand account regarding the player who changed the face of baseball.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

replica Cleveland Indians baseball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in silver ink on the number on the back, “Bob Feller HOF 62.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1397. Football Coaches. Collec-

tion of 22 signed photos, ranging in size from 5 x 7 up to 8 x 10, various finishes, some color, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective coach pictured. Signers are: Mike McCarthy, Rex Ryan (ins), Ken Whisenhunt, John Fox, Eric Mangini, Jeff Fisher, Pete Carroll (2), Tom Coughlin, Steve Spagnuolo (ins), Marvin Lewis (ins), Gary Kubiak (3), Mike Shula, Tommy Bowden, Jim Schwartz, Jim Mora, Mike Smith (ins), and Romeo Crennel (3). In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1398. Football Hall of Famers. Four color

glossy and satin-finish 11 x 14 photos, each signed by the respective Hall of Famer pictured. Signers are: Steve Young, Steve Largent, Lawrence Taylor, and Warren Moon. In fine condition. Two of the photos are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again” 1400. Four Horsemen: Elmer Layden.

College Football Hall of Famer (1903-1973) who comprised one quarter of the famed Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.

TQS, signed “Elmer Layden,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Grantland’s famous Notre Dame football quote reads, in full: “Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases.

Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1401. Clint Frank. College Football Hall of Famer who played for Yale University (1915–1992).

Glossy 5 x 7 photo of Frank in his football uniform, signed in red felt tip. In fine condition, with light crease to top left corner tip. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1402. Joe Frazier. Ever-

Exceedingly scarce quartet of signatures on the same card

last right-handed boxing glove signed in black felt tip on the top. In fine condition, with some mild haloing to signature. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1399.

Four Horsemen. Stellar ink signatures from the Four Horsemen, “Don Miller,” “Elmer Layden,” “Harry Stuhldreher,” and “Jim Crowley,” on an off-white 3.75 x 2 card with a clipping of the acclaimed football players affixed above. In fine condition, with toning along the edges. All four of these signatures is very rare on a single item. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $300)

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1403. Joe Frazier.

Two different color 8 x 10 photos, one glossy and one satin-finish, featuring Frazier in a pugilistic pose, each signed in black felt tip.

In fine condition.RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1404. Joe Frazier.

Two issues of The Ring magazine from August 1973 and February 1974, each featuring Frazier on the cover as he prepares to fight Muhammad Ali, each signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Frazier. In fine condition, with light cover creasing and surface loss to one issue’s cover and a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to each cover. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1405. Joe Frazier. Two items: black boxing shorts, signed on the front in silver ink; and a left-handed Everlast boxing glove, signed on the top in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from James Spence.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1406. Joe Frazier. Color giclée print on canvas, 26.5 x 36.5 celebrating Frazier’s victory over Muhammad Ali, signed in gold ink. Framed (without glass) to an overall size of 29 x 41. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Oversized. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1409. Ford Frick and Will Harridge. Two TLSs: TLS signed “Will Harridge,” one page, 8.5 x 11, American League of Professional Baseball Clubs letterhead, dated January 14, 1953. In a letter to George M. Weiss, Vice President of the New York Yankees, Harridge writes, in full: “Last year we furnished you with 25 heavy and 25 thin copies of our long schedule sheet. How many would you like for 1953?”; and TLS signed “Ford Frick,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Baseball letterhead, dated August 28, 1953. In a letter to representatives of several major league teams, Frick writes, in part: “The annual World Series meeting will be held in the Commissioner’s Officer, at 11 o’clock, in the morning of Tuesday, September 8th. At this meeting full and complete arrangements for the World Series will be made. All the above mentioned clubs are still pennant possibilities and are invited to send representatives to the meeting.” In very good condition, with some light creasing, toning around the edges, a staple in the top left corner of Harridge’s letter, and a few pencil notations in another hand to both. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1410. Frank Frisch. Vintage

1407. Joe Frazier. Satin-finish 18 x 12 photo of Frazier taking a shot from Muhammad Ali, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

ballpoint signature, “’The Old Flash,’ Frank Frisch,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition. Accompanied by a 1973 newspaper featuring an article on Frisch’s death. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1408. Joe Frazier. Black boxing

trunks signed in silver ink on the front. In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to front. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1411. Warren Giles. Ten clean and crisp felt tip and ballpoint signatures, “Warren Giles,” on individual 5 x 3 off-white cards. In fine condition, with the word ‘autograph’ stamped above five of the signatures, though not affecting any of them.RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Aerial map featuring the sprawling greens at Augusta, signed by a plethora of golf masters 1412. Golf: 1988 Masters. Original color

18 x 11.5 Augusta National Golf Club Masters map featuring a approximately 53 ink signatures from the 1988 Masters tour including Billy Casper,Arnold Palmer, Dave Barr, Calvin Peete (the first African-American golfer allowed to play at the Masters), Jay Sigal, Bob Tway, Tom Kite, Payne Stewart, Brian Montgomery, Nick Price, Mark Calcavecchia, Greg Norman, Hal Sutton, Andy Bean, Mark O’Mera, Sandy Lyle, and Gary Koch. In very good condition, with intersecting folds with some small areas of separation, scattered creasing, and a small tear at the bottom edge.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1416. Hank Greenberg. Vin-

tage glossy 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Greenberg in his Indians uniform, signed later in purple ballpoint. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and impressions. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1417. Joe Greene. Official Ree-

bok Throwback replica Pittsburgh Steelers football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back, “Joe Greene, HOF 87.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1413. Golf: Masters.

Six color satin-finish 5 x 3.5 candid photos of golf masters on the course at Augusta, signed in ink by the respective golfers pictured. Signers are: Jay Sigal, Fuzzy Zoellar, Ben Crenshaw, Corey Pavin, Hubert Green, and Calvin Peete. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1414. Goose Gossage. Official Majes-

1418. Joe Greene. Glossy 16 x

tic replica New York Yankees road baseball jersey, with sewn on letters, signed in black felt tip on the front, “Goose Gossage, 1978 WS Champs, 310 Saves.” In fine condition, with a couple trivial stray ink marks.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

20 photo of Greene smiling during a downpour, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1415. Green Bay Packers. Thirteen

items consisting of four ink signatures on various size cards and slips, and nine one page ALSs. Signers are: Bart Starr, Hank Bruder, Don Hutson, Buckets Goldenberg, Clarke Hinkle, Eddie Jankowski, Cub Buck, Lavvie Dilweg, Joe Laws, Jim Taylor, W. J. ‘Jack’ Harris, Frank Baker, and Gene Ronzani. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds, and mounting remnants to many of the corners.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1419. Joe Greene. Color satinfinish 16 x 20 photo of Greene on the field for the Steelers, signed in blue felt tip, “Joe Greene HOF 87.” In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1420. Lefty G r o v e . Tw o

items: Five-cent government postcard, 5.5 x 3.25, signed in blue ballpoint on the reverse, “Lefty Grove”; and a color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photo of Grove and Charlie Gehringer, signed in black felt tip on the reverse by Grove. Light toning to the postcard, the photo a bit out of focus, and moderate brushing to the first name of the felt tip signature, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1421. Chick Hafey and Joe Medwick.

Two color glossy 3.5 x 3.5 candid photos, one featuring Hafey, signed in blue ballpoint, “Chick Hafey,” and the other capturing Hafey and Joe Medwick together, signed in blue ballpoint, “Joe Medwick” and “Chick Hafey.” In fine condition, with some light surface rubbing, a small piece of adhesive remnant to the photo of both men, and the images a bit fuzzy. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1423. John Havlicek and Jerry West. Color

glossy 20 x 16 photo of Havlicek and West together on the court, signed in silver ink by both John Havlicek and Jerry West. In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

The first pro football player 1424. William ‘Pudge’ Heffelfinger. Col-

lege Football Hall of Famer (1867–1954) considered the first to play professionally. Vintage fountain pen signature, “Played on Yale Teams 1888–1889–1890–1891, Wm Heffelfinger,” on an off-white 4 x 2 slip.

In fine condition, with a few wrinkles, irregular edges, and mounting remnants to corner tips. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1425. Heisman Trophy Winners. Sixteen

signed photos, various finishes, some color, ranging in size from 4 x 6 up to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective Heisman winner pictured. Signers are: Johnny Lattner (2), John Cappelletti (3), Jay Berwanger, Billy Sims (2), Steve Owens (2), Gary Beban, Herschel Walker (3), Charles Ward, and Pete Dawkins. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1426. Graham Hill.

1422. Walter Hagen. Ballpoint signature, “Walter Hagen,” on an off-white 2.75 x 1.75 trimmed card affixed to a larger mount with a photo of Hagen completing a swing.

In fine condition, with the very beginning of the signature slightly clipped. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Color glossy 5 x 3 candid photo of Hill on the racetrack, signed in blue ballpoint “Graham Hill.”

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1427. Hockey. Twenty-five signed photos, various finishes, some color, all approximately 4 x 6, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective player pictured. Signers are: Jean Beliveau, Ralph Backstrom, Dave Keon, Milt Schmidt, Ted Lindsay, Ken Hodge, Brett Hull, Henri Richard (3), ‘Red’ Kelly, Don Awrey, Gregg Sheppard, John McKenzie (2), Fred Stanfield, Dallas Smith, Matt Ravlich, Don Marcotte, Bob Schmautz, Ed Johnston, Al Sims, John Wensink, Mike Walton, and Gary Doak.

In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1430. Larry Holmes. Red and

white boxing trunks signed in black felt tip on the front, “Larry Holmes, Easton Assassin.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1431. Harry Hooper. Five iden-

tical 3.25 x 5.25 Red Sox World Champions photos of Hooper, signed and inscribed in ink, “Harry Hooper.” In fine condition, with light ink used on four of the five cards, but still completely legible. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1428. Russ Hodges and Dan Topping.

Hodges (1910–1971) was an American broadcaster who provided play-by-play commentary for various baseball teams; and Topping (1912–1974) was part owner and president of the the New York Yankees from 1945–1964. DS, signed “Russ Hodges” and “Daniel R. Topping,” three pages, 8.5 x 11, November 25, 1947. Document from Hodges to Topping, confirming “the terms of my employment contract with the American League Baseball Club of New York, Inc. as Assistant Announcer to Mel Allen or as principal announcer of radio broadcasts, including broadcasts by television and Frequency Modulation, of all football games in which the Yankee football team participates during the football season of 1948, and…all baseball and football games in which the Yankee baseball and football teams participate during the baseball and football seasons of 1949, 1950, and 1951,” agreeing to a sum of $3,500.00 “to be paid to me in equal monthly instalments during the 1948 football season…” and “$50,000.00…during the 1949, 1950 and 1951 baseball and football seasons…” In fine condition, with overall toning, with some heavier areas at the edges, and four punches holes to the top edge. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“Glad to hear you figure to attend the ceremonies at Cooperstown” 1432. Harry Hooper. Baseball Hall of Famer (1887-1974). Between 1910 and 1915, he teamed with Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis to form one of the finest outfield trios in baseball history. ALS, one page, 6 x 9, February 6, 1971. Letter of thanks after being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In part, “Thanks for your nice letter of congratulations. Glad to hear you figure to attend the ceremonies at Cooperstown. I’ll be there if I am able with my gang.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Hodges sends contributions to a baseball welfare fund as he looks forward to his 1959 season 1429. Gil Hodges. Longtime Dodgers player and manager (1924–1972) who later joined the

Mets and managed the team in their stunning 1969 World Series victory. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty-seven. ALS signed “Gil,” one page, 6 x 6, March 27, 1959. Letter to baseball executive Frank Slocum. In part: “Just a note to send you some checks for the Fund…Everyone hasn’t come through yet but I’m still hoping as time is growing short. Should be hearing from Ralph sometime this week and I hope its good news. Gosh, I’m hoping we can get started and be ready for this winter. Will call you as soon as I talk to Ralph.” In fine condition, with trimmed bottom edge.

After a dismal 1958 season, things turned around for Hodges and the Dodgers as they captured another National League title, with Hodges contributing 25 home runs and 80 RBI. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1433. Paul Hornung.

1437. Horse Racing: Jean Cruguet. Two

Glossy 14 x 11 photo of Hornung posing with his Heisman trophy, signed in black ink, “Paul Hornung, 56 Heisman.”

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

different color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Cruguet atop Seattle Slew at the Kentucky Derby, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1438. Horse Racing: John Longden.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Longden atop Count Fleet after winning the 1943 Kentucky Derby, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1434. Horse Racing.

Eighteen signed photos, various finishes, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective jockey or trainer pictured. Signers are: Robyn Smith Astaire (ins), Frank Alexander, Alex Solis (2), Eddie Castro, Cat Manzi, Mike Smith (2), Jose Santos, Russell Baze, Jack Moiseyev (ins), D. Wayne Lukas, Todd Pletcher, Bill Mott, Jeremy Rose, Cornelio Velasquez, Barclay Tagg, and Joe Bravo (ins). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1435. Horse Racing. Color satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of the photo finish at the 1989 Preakness between Easy Goer and Sunday Silence, signed in blue felt tip by jockeys Pat Day and Patrick Valenzuela. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1439. Horse Racing: Laffit Pincay. Color satin-finish 20 x

16 photo of Pincay celebrating a victory, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1440. Horse Racing: Mike Smith. Two dif-

1436.

Horse Racing. Fortyseven signed photos, various finishes, some color, ranging in size from 3.25 x 3.25 up to 5.5 x 8.5, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective jockey, trainer, or owner pictured. Signers are: Rosemary Homeister (2), Roger Velez, D. Wayne Lukas, Gary Contessa (ins), Bob Baffert, Rajiv Maragh (3), David Flores (2), John Velasquez, Shawn Bridgemoham (2), Robyn Smith, Jean-Luc Samyn (2), Raphael Bejarano (2), Cornelio Velasquez (2), Jose Santos (2), Kerwin Clark, Robby Albarado (2), Jeremy Rose, G. Gomez, Jose Lezcano (3), Mike Smith (3), Russell Baze (2), Kent Desormeaux, Bill O’Donnell, Pat Day, Joe Bravo, Jose Santos (ins), Nick Zito, Vic Stauffer (ins), John Dooley, John Campbell (2 ins), and Caton Bredar (ins). In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

ferent color glossy 10 x 8 photos of Smith crossing the finish line atop Zenyatta, each signed in black felt tip. In very fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1441. Horse Racing: Triple Crown Winners. Color satin-finish

20 x 16 composite photo honoring Secretariat, Affirmed, and Seattle Slew, signed in blue felt tip by jockeys Ron Turcotte, Steve Cauthen, and Jean Cruguet.

In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1442. Horse Racing: Triple Crown Winners. Three signed 10 x

1447. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Five color photos, glossy

8 photos, two color satinfinish and one glossy, each signed in blue felt tip by the respective Triple Crown winning jockey pictured. Signers are: Ron Turcotte, Jean Cruguet, and Jorge Velasquez and Steve Cauthen. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1443. Horse Racing: Triple Crown Winners. Color glossy

20 x 16 composite photo of the three Triple Crown winners atop their horses, signed in blue felt tip

by Jean Cruguet, Ron Turcotte, and Steve Cauthen. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

and satin-finish, three 10 x 8 and two 8 x 10, of Turcotte atop Secretariat in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, each signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1448. Horse Racing: Velasquez and Cauthen. Color glossy

16 x 20 photo of Velasquez and Cauthen racing neck-and-neck, signed in blue felt tip by both Jorge Velasquez and Steve Cauthen. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1444. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Two

20 x 16 photos: a 25th Anniversary composite photo, featuring images from the Triple Crown victory and signed in blue felt tip; and a cardstock photo of Turcotte winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by an amazing 31 lengths atop Secretariat, signed in blue felt tip, “73 Triple Crown, Ron Turcotte.”

In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1445. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte.

Two different glossy 10 x 8 photos of Turcotte racing to the finish line with Riva Ridge, each signed in purple felt tip. In fine condition, with trivial corner creasing.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1446. Horse Racing: Ron Turcotte. Signed book: The

Will to Win: Ron Turcotte’s Ride to Glory. First edition. CN: Fifth House Publishers, 1992. softcover, 6 x 9. Signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint on the half-title page, “To Tim, With My Best Wishes, Ron Turcotte.” In fine condition, with scattered soiling to the signature page and text block, none of which affect the signature, and a few light spots of soiling and surface marks to the cover. Accompanied by a hand-written note from Turcotte, signed “R. T.” Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I would say my most memorable Yankee moment was the first game of the 1921 World Series…That day I shutout the N. Y. Giants 3 - 0” 1 4 4 9 . Wa i t e Hoyt. ALS signed

“Waite C. Hoyt,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, December 8, 1969. Hoyt recounts his most memorable Yankee moment. In part, “I would say my most memorable Yankee moment was the first game of the 1921 World Series…

That day I shutout the N. Y. Giants 3 - 0 allowing but 2 hits…I did not allow an earned run in 3 games.” In fine condition, with a central horizontal mailing fold. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1450. Waite Hoyt. Two

items: vintage glossy 5 x 7 photo of Hoyt in front of the dugout, signed in blue ballpoint, “Good luck, Waite Hoyt”; and a news clipping entitled, ‘This Day in Sports, Oct. 13, 1921,’ signed twice in ballpoint. In fine condition, with a few surface creases and impressions to the photo and irregularly trimmed edges to the clipping.Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1454. Vic Janowicz.

Halfback for the Washington Redskins who played college football at Ohio State University and won the Heisman Trophy in 1950. During training camp in 1956, he suffered a serious brain injury in an automobile accident that left him partially paralyzed and ended his athletic career. Bowman trading card from 1955 signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition with corner dings and a few light creases. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1455. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

1451. Bobby Hull. Official Reebok

replica Chicago Blackhawks hockey jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to number. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

Color satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of the two Hall of Famers posing together, signed in silver ink by Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. A PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to corner, otherwise very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1452. Reggie Jackson. Glossy 20 x 16

photo of Jackson hitting one of his three home runs in the 1977 World Series against the Dodgers, signed in silver ink, “Reggie Jackson HOF 93.” In fine condition, with a Major League Baseball hologram and James Spence authentication label affixed to bottom.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1453. LeBron James. Signed book:

Shooting Stars. First edition, first printing.

NY: Penguin Press, 2009. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 256 pages. Signed on the title page in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with an Upper Deck hologram affixed to title page. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1456. Junior Johnson. Glossy 10 x 8

photo of the ‘Last American Hero’ posing next to his race car, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1457. Magic Johnson. Color satin-finish

20 x 16 photo of Johnson battling Michael Jordan for a rebound, signed in silver ink. In very fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to bottom.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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“I am delighted to know that the citizens of Chicago are giving you such splendid recognition of the most unselfish and effective work you have done for years in promoting sports” 1458. Bobby Jones. TLS signed “Bob Jones,” one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, April 2, 1950. Letter to Arch Ward for an upcoming testimonial dinner. In full: “I am delighted to know that the citizens of Chicago are giving you such splendid recognition of the most unselfish and effective work you have done for years in promoting sports and athletics and in contributing so much of your effort to charity. I am very happy to have an opportunity to add my little bit by offering you my most sincere congratulations.” In fine condition, with small pencil mark to top right corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1459. Magic Johnson. Limited edition replica Los Angeles Lakers basketball jersey, #9/32, with sewn on letters and numbers, and Johnson’s career achievements embroidered on the back, signed in silver ink on the number on the back. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1461. Larry Kelley. College Football Hall of Famer (1915– 2000). Satin-finish 5 x 7 photo of Kelley in his uniform, signed in black felt tip. A light brush to last name of signature, as well as a bit of light signature contrast, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1460. Michael Jordan. Color 16

x 20 photo of Jordan on the court for the Chicago Bulls, signed in black felt tip. Double matted and framed to an overall size of 21.25 x 25.5. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Upper Deck. Oversized.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1462. Harmon Killebrew.

Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of the recently-deceased Hall of Famer at the plate, signed in blue felt tip.

In fine condition, with a few surface impressions. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1463. Ted Kluszewski. Glossy

8 x 10 Cincinnati Reds publicity photo of ‘Big Klu’ in his batting stance, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1464. Sandy Koufax. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot. In fine condition, with some scattered light toning and soiling.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1467. Larry Lajoie.

Vintage ballpoint signature, “Larry Lajoie,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1 slip affixed to the bottom of a gold Hall of Fame plaque card. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1465. Rene Lacoste.

International Tennis Hall of Famer (1904–1996), seven-time Grand Slam singles winner, and one of the famous ‘Four Musketeers’ of France. Satin-finish 8.5 x 7 photo of Lacoste preparing to return a volley, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1468. Jake LaMotta.

Everlast boxing glove signed in black felt tip on the top, “Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull.” In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to glove. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1469. Rod Laver and Roy Emerson. Glossy

10 x 8 photo of Laver and Emerson posing with their respective trophies, signed in black felt tip by both. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1466. Larry Lajoie. Baseball Hall of Famer (1874–1959). During

his 21-year career as a second baseman (1896–1916), mostly with the Cleveland Indians, he posted a lifetime batting average of .339.

In 1901, he batted .422, highest ever in a season in the American League. Vintage ink signature, “Larry Lajoie Sept–4th/42,” on an offwhite 3.5 x 2.25 card affixed to an identical size black sheet. Some scattered light soiling, and a few paper and adhesive remnants around signature, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1470. Elmer Layden.

Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, “Good Luck ‘Chip,’ from Elmer Layden,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, encapsulated in a plastic James Spence Authentication holder. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1471. Frank Leahy.

Renowned college football coach (1908–1973) who, after serving as an assistant at Georgetown, Michigan State, and Fordham, became head coach at Boston College. In 1941, he became head coach and athletic director at Notre Dame, his alma mater. Signed book: Notre Dame Football: The T Formation. Later printing. NY: Prentice-Hall Inc, 1950. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 244 pages. Signed on the first free end page in blue ink. In very good condition, with mild toning to signed page, as well as light toning to last free end page and both pastedowns, and some light bumps to covers and spine. Dustjacket is toned and foxed, with some scattered creases and edge tears.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1472. Buck Leonard. Fifteen original

newspaper clippings entitled, ‘Lou Joining Babe.’ signed in the bottom border in in blue ballpoint, “Walter Buck Leonard.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Lombardi signs a pass for the College All-Stars game at Soldiers’ Field in 1962 1474. Vince Lombardi. A 1962 Green Bay Packers versus

College All-Stars Employee pass, signed in blue ballpoint by Vince Lombardi and three others. In very good condition, with light creasing, a horizontal fold towards the bottom of the pass, with Lombardi’s signature lightly affected by the one above it. Accompanied by two printed, unsigned photos of Lombardi. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1475. Los Angeles Dodgers.

Color 22 x 28 poster celebrating the 1959 Dodgers World Championship, signed in blue felt tip by over 30 Dodgers and White Sox, including: Johnny Podres, Carl Erskine, Clem labine, Roger Craig, Don Demeter, Joe Pignatano, Wally Moon, Tommy Davis, Earl Battey, Chuck Essegian, Norm Sherry, Jim Landis, Jim Hughes, Norm Larker, Bill Pierce, Jim Rivera, Ron Jackson, Jim Hughes, and Don Thompson. Rolled and in fine condition, with some scattered light creases and edge dings and surface impressions from collector’s list on reverse. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1473. Vince Lombardi. Green Bay Packers, Inc. business check,

8.25 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Vincent Lombardi, payable to defensive end Nathaniel Borden for $860.15, December 14, 1959. Double-matted and framed, without the glass, with an unsigned photo of Lombardi and gold plaque featuring an excerpt from Lombardi’s speech, “What it Takes to be Number One,” to an overall size of 21.5 x 16. In fine condition, with the expected stamp and cancellation holes, none of which affect the fantastic signature.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1476. Greg Louganis. Color 30.5 x

19.25 Speedo poster featuring the 1984 & 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist, signed in black felt tip. Rolled and in fine condition, with some trivial surface creasing and edge dings. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1477. Joe Louis. Series 1943A 100 Lire Allied Military Currency note, 6 x 2.5, signed on the front in black ink by Louis.

A central vertical fold, scattered light creasing and toning, and image just a shade light, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1478. Joe Louis. Vintage foun-

tain pen signature, “Joe Louis,” on a light green 5.25 x 4.5 album page still in its original autograph album.

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1479. Connie Mack.

Bold vintage fountain pen signature, “Connie Mack,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1481. Mickey Mantle. Color 24 x 18 poster

entitled ‘Mick at Night,’ signed in gold ink, “Mickey Mantle, No. 7.” In fine condition with a few surface impressions. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1482. Mickey Mantle. Sport magazine,

dated September 1964, featuring a young Mantle on the cover, signed on the cover in blue felt tip, “Mickey Mantle.” Scattered light creasing and wear, and a tear towards the bottom half of the spine, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Uncommonly large and pristine image of the legendary Athletics manager 1480. Connie Mack. Stunning vintage matte-finish 10 x 13.25 Wagner portrait, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “To Onita, Connie Mack,” and signed by the photographer in the bottom border in pencil, “H. M. Wagner.” Matted to an overall size of 16 x 20. In fine condition, with some mild silvering to some of the darker areas of the image. A beautifully preserved image and exceptionally bold signature from the man who dedicated 50 years to America’s favorite pasttime. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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Uncommon documents from the legendary MLB bigwig 1483. Lee MacPhail. Two items: DS quickly signed, “Lee MacPhail,” one page, 8.5 x 11, WINS Radio letterhead, September 26, 1945. General Manager of WINS, Willard Shroeder, writes to MacPhail regarding a broadcasting agreement, in part: “This letter will confirm your verbal agreement with Trevor Adams in regard to the broadcasting of games of the New York Yankee Baseball Club….it is understood that WINS will furnish its facilities for the broadcasting of the at home and away games of the New York Yankees Baseball Club for the 1946 and 1947 seasons. The price for the facilities is $60,000.00 for the season, providing the station is operating at 50,000 Watts.”; and one memo signed, “Lee MacPhail,” one page, 7 x 10, New York Yankees, Inc. letterhead, February 16, 1953. In a letter to George M. Weiss, MacPhail writes, in full: “Player was declared free agent from Detroit when we questioned signing as violation high school rule last fall. We offered player $175 month, $500 cash, $1,500 contingent bonus. We have not heard from Patterson yet as to White Sox offer.

The boy attended White Sox camp at Fort Pierce, Florida, this spring while still under high school rule, presumably paying his own expenses.”

In very good condition, with moderate toning, a few small tears, a staple, a couple notations in another hand, and four punch holes. Great business letters from the 45-year Major League Baseball executive. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1484. Mickey Mantle. Signed book: The

1487. Mickey Mantle. Color postcard for

Mick. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1985. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6 x 8.5, 248 pages. Signed in blue ballpoint on the half-title page, “Mickey Mantle.” In fine condition, with a few dings and light wear to the dustjacket. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Mickey Mantle’s Week of Dreams, 4 x 7.25, signed across the front in black felt tip. Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder.

In fine condition, with signature just a shade light. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1485. Mickey Mantle. Legends Sports memorabilia magazine, dated September/October 1993, 8.5 x 11, 82 pages. Signed on the front cover in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1486. Mickey Mantle. Booklet entitled “Playing Major League Baseball by Mickey Mantle,” 6 x 9, 32 pages, signed on the front cover in blue felt tip by Mantle. In very good condition, with expected handling wear, with creasing and soiling to covers. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1488. Mickey Mantle. Six official Rawlings American

League baseballs, each signed on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint. Some mild toning to several balls, with signature lightly affected on one ball, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1493. Mickey Mantle. Color

limited edition 28 x 36 print entitled ‘Yankee 7,’ numbered #94/250, signed in black felt tip by Mantle.

Also signed in pencil by the artist, Samantha Wendell. Rolled and in fine condition, with some light haloing to signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1489. Mickey Mantle. Hand-

signed limited edition Salvino figurine of Mantle taking a swing numbered 157/950, signed on the front in black felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the Salvino certificate. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1490. Mickey Mantle. Color 29 x 23 poster

of Mantle memorabilia, signed in black felt tip, “Mickey Mantle No. 7.”

Also signed in black felt tip by the artist, David Spindel. Rolled and in fine condition, with small surface tear to top edge and a few trivial edge dings. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1491. Mickey Mantle. Color

1494. Mickey Mantle. An original oil painting of a young Mickey Mantle in his rookie year with the Yankees by Robert Stephen Simon, on an 11 x 14 piece of canvas, and stretched across a same size frame, signed in blue felt tip by Mantle. Signed on the reverse by Simon. In fine condition, with some scattered crazing to paint. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100) 1495. Mickey Mantle. Original program

from Mickey Mantle Day, ‘A Day to Remember,’ at Yankees Stadium on June 8, 1969, 8 x 10, signed in blue felt tip on the inside cover. In fine condition. Accompanied by a photocopied image of Mantle and a bat boy who obtained the autograph (bearing a particularly risque inscription!). Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

satin-finish 11 x 14 head-andshoulders photo of Mantle in his Yankee pinstripes, signed in blue felt tip, “Mickey Mantle No. 7.” In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1492. Mickey Mantle.

Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of Mantle taking a practice swing early in his career with the Yankees, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple trivial corner tip creases and a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1496. Rocky Marciano. Vin-

tage ballpoint signature, “Rocky Marciano,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2 card affixed to a larger card with a head-and-shoulders photo of the boxing champ. In fine condition, with clipped corners. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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‘Pistol Pete’ pays up after storm damage 1497. ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich. Spectacular athletic showman

(1947–1988) who did much to popularize the game of basketball in the 1970s. He died of a heart attack at the age of forty while playing a pickup three-on-three game in a California gym. Maravich was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and named one of The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History in 1996. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed

by Maravich, “Pete Maravich,” payable to Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association for $73.00, July 8, 1986. Maravich writes in the memo line, “Windstorm.” In fine condition, with cancellations to top of check, vertical fold to left side and a nice clean signature area.

Accompanied by a 2002 letter of authenticity from Maravich’s widow, Jackie. Uncommon in any form. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1501. Bob McAdoo. Two

1498. Rube Marquard. Two items: glossy 8 x 10 photo of Marquard in his Braves uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “My kindest regards to you, Marty Friedman, Sincerely, Rube Marquard”; and an endorsement signature, “Richard W. Marquard,” on the reverse of a personal check to Marquard from 1966 for book royalties. In very good condition, with expected stamps and holes to check, none affecting endorsement, and scattered creases and impressions to photo. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100) 1499. Rube Marquard. ALS, one page, 7 x 7, no date. Letter of thanks after a trip. In part, “Jane and I had a nice trip home. Although I had a tough with my sunburn my eye is still swolling [sic] but I will be alright in a few days.” In very good condition, with a few partial separations along intersecting folds, uniform toning, and a few edge chips. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

satin-finish photos of the Hall of Famer on the court for the Buffalo Braves, one 8 x 10 and one 12 x 8, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1502. Joe Medwick.

Three identical 4 x 5 artist prints featuring an image of Medwick and his stats, signed in blue ballpoint, “Joe Medwick.” In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1500. Willie Mays.

Early vintage ballpoint signature, “Willie Mays,” on a beige 2.5 x 2 slip.

Encapsulated in a plastic PSA/DNA authentication holder. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1503. Miami Dolphins. Official limited edition Wilson NFL Miami

Dolphins perfect season commemorative football, #000/372, signed in silver ink on a side panel, “Bob Griese HOF 90,” and “Don Shula.”

In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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Ref’s license from the great Arthur Mercante 1504. Arthur Mercante. Hall of Fame

boxing referee (1920–2010) whose career lasted from the 1960s until 2001.

Mercante’s 1976 referee’s license issued by the New York State Athletic Commission, 4 x 2.5, signed on the reverse, “Arthur L. Mercante.” A small clipped photo of Mercante is affixed to the front, with his physical description filled in on the reverse. In fine condition, with a bit of scattered light soiling, and partial seal impressed into photo. A neat item from the legendary referee who presided over some of the biggest bouts in history, including Ali–Frazier I. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1934 team MVP Gerald Ford 1505. Michigan Football. Two Riddell Michi-

gan mini football helmets, one signed on the front in blue felt tip by Gerald Ford, and one signed on the front in black felt tip by Bo Schembechler. In fine condition, with some irregular ink adhesion to Ford’s signature, which is several shades light, but still legible.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1506. Joe Montana. Replica Notre Dame football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to number, with two other authentication labels. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1507. Warren Moon. Replica Houston Oilers football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1508. Willie Mosconi. Two-piece wooden

cue stick, measuring 57 inches total, signed on the upper portion in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1509. Rafael Nadal.

Signed book: Rafa. Limited edition first edition of 500 copies (this being No. 48). NY: Hyperion, 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 250 pages. Signed on the half-title page in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with collector’s edition label affixed to bottom of signed page. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1510. Joe Namath. Handsigned limited edition Salvino figurine of Namath throwing a pass for the Jets, #812/2500, signed on the front in blue felt tip. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original box and Salvino certificate.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1511. Earle ‘Greasy’ Neale. Football Hall

1515. NY Giants. Limited edition

of Famer (1891–1973) who was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941–1950, and a baseball outfielder from 1916–1924. Ballpoint signature, “Earle ‘Greasy’ Neale, Philadelphia Eagles, 1941–1950, coach,” on an off-white 4.25 x 3 card affixed to a larger card with a photo of Neale. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $150)

1512. Ozzie Newsome. Replica Cleveland Browns football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back, “Ozzie Newsome HOF 99.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1513. NFL Commissioners. Three items:

vintage ink signature, “Pete Rozelle,” on an off-white card; vintage ink signature, “Regards, Bert Bell,” on an offwhite slip affixed to a clipped sheet of NFL stationery; and a TLS, signed Wm. H. Edwards (Bill), one page, dated February 17, 1936. In very good overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1514. NY Giants. Official limited edition Riddell NY Giants football

helmet, #283/300, signed in silver ink on the sides by 34 members of the Super Bowl XLII champion Giants. Signers include: Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Amani Toomer, Brandon Jacobs, Jeff Feagles, Justin Tuck, Kareem McKenzie, Osi Umenyiora, Plaxico Burress, Antonio Pierce, Chris Snee, and R. W. McQuarters. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Steiner.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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color glossy 19.25 x 24 photo of Eli Manning celebrating the Giants Super Bowl XLII victory, signed in blue felt tip by 34 team members including: Eli Manning, Tom Coughlin, Amani Toomer, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs, Jeff Feagles, Justin Tuck, Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora, Plaxico Burress, and Zak De Ossie. Triple matted and framed with a descriptive plaque to an overall size of 35.5 x 29. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Steiner. Oversized. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1516.

NY Giants.

Fourteen items, consisting of six ink signatures and eight ALSs, with most of the signatures and letters on government postcards. Signers are: Benny Friedman, Mel Hein, Bill Hillenbrand, Jim Poole, Jack Mead, Ward Cuff, Lynn Bomar, Charlie Conerly, Barney Poole, Ed Danowski, Ken Strong, Ed Widseth, Harold Fuson, and Wilbur ‘Fats’ Henry. In very good condition, with various scattered toning, folds, and mounting remnants to some of the corners. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1517.

NY Giants.

Twenty-two signed photos, various finishes, some color, ranging in size from 3.5 x 5 up to 8 x 10, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective player or coach pictured.

Signers are: Dick Modzelewski, Alex Webster (2), Del Shofner (2), Tucker Fredrickson (2), Andy Robustelli (3, 2 ins), Ike Hilliard, Tom Blanchard, John Fox, Brad Benson, Domenik Hixon, Wellington Mara, Jerry Reese, John Mara, Tom Coughlin (2 ins), Mike Waufle, and Kevin Gilbride. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1518. NY Mets: Hernandez and Carter. Glossy 20 x 16 photo

of Carter congratulating Hernandez as he crosses the plate, signed in blue felt tip, “Gary Carter ‘The Kid,’” and “Keith Hernandez The Mex.” In fine condition, with authentication label affixed to lower right. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1519. NY Mets.

Glossy 20 x 16 photo of Gary Carter and Ray Knight celebrating the Mets’ 1986 World Series championship, signed in blue felt tip by Gary Carter, Ron Darling, Darryl Strawberry, Mel Stottlemyre, Bill Robinson, Kevin Elster, Rick Anderson, Bruce Berenyi, Terry Leach, Ray Knight, Roger McDowell, Kevin Mitchell, George Foster, Barry Lyons, Howard Johnson, Randy Niemann, Sid Fernandez, Keith Hernandez, Davey Johnson, Dave Magadan, Jesse Orosco, Wally Backman, Mookie Wilson, Bobby Ojeda, Tim Teufel, Danny Heep, Ed Hearn, Doug Sisk, Ed Lynch, Dwight Gooden, and Lenny Dykstra. Double matted and framed to an overall size of 27 x 23. In very fine condition, with Steiner and MLB holograms affixed to bottom.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Steiner. Oversized.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1520. NY Yankees. Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Roy Campanella walking away from home plate as the Yankees celebrate their World Series victory, signed in blue felt tip by Campanella (post-accident), Frank Crosetti, Hank Bauer, and Gil McDougald. In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1521. NY Yankees. Glossy 8 x 10 composite photo of the infield of the 1961 World Champion Yankees, signed in blue felt tip

by Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek, and Clete Boyer. In very fine condition, with a Steiner hologram affixed to lower left corner, and a Major League Baseball hologram affixed to right.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1522. NY Yankees.

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of Yankee teammates Whitey Ford, Jerry Coleman, Bobby Brown, and Cliff Mapes, signed in blue felt tip by all four. In very fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1523.

NY Yankees.

Official Reach American League baseball signed in blue ballpoint by 26 members of the 1957 Yankees.

Signers include: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Ed Ford, Enos Slaughter, Tom Sturdivant, Elston Howard, Darrell Johnson, Bobby Shantz, Andy Carey, Billy Martin, Hank Bauer, Jerry Coleman, Art Ditmar, Tony Kubek, Ralph Terry, and Bill Skowron. Ball also bears a clubhouse signature of Casey Stengel, as Stengel almost never signed Yankees baseballs. Uniform toning, not detracting from boldness of signatures, a couple dings affecting a single signature, a few brushes to signatures, and some scattered light staining, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1524. NY Yankees. Official Spalding New York Yankees baseball signed in blue and black ballpoint by 25 members of the 1961 New York Yankees. Signers include: Roger Maris (signing over the label), Yogi Berra, Elston Howard, Ed Ford, Tony Kubek, Tom Tresh, Ralph Terry, Clete Boyer, Tex Clevenger, John Blanchard, Jim Coates, Bill Stafford, Bill Skowron, Bob Richardson, and Al Downing. Ball also bears a Mickey Mantle clubhouse signature, as do most other Yankees baseballs from this era. In fine condition, with a few signatures light, but legible, and some mild toning. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1529. Palmer, Nicklaus, and Watson.

Two identical color glossy 8 x 10 photos of an artist’s rendition of a driver striking a ball, one signed in black felt tip by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, the other signed in black felt tip by Palmer and Tom Watson.

In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1525. Jesse Owens. Felt tip signature and inscrip-

tion, “To Henry—My best to you always. Jesse Owens 36 Olympics,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card, with typed collector’s notations along bottom. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1530. Ara Parseghian. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of the legendary Notre Dame coach, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1526. Manny Pacquiao. Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Pacquiao adorned in his championship belts, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a bit of light contrast to signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1527. Manny Pacquiao. Team Pacquiao

1531. Herb Pennock. Bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Pennock, “Herbert Pennock,” payable to Myles Standish for $86.03, August 14, 1942. In very good condition, with a trimmed left edge, expected cancellation holes and stamps, the latter of which only lightly affects the last name of the signature, and some mild brushing to the first name of the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

red and white right-handed boxing glove signed in black felt tip on the top. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1528. Arnold Palmer. Signed book: The

Turning Point. Dialogue Company. Hardcover, 6 x 7.75, 64 pages. Signed on the first free end page in black felt tip. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1532. Michael Phelps. Signed book:

No Limits. First edition, first printing. NY: Free Press, 2008. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 228 pages. Signed on the title page in black felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1533. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ham and Russell. Satin-finish

20 x 16 photo of Ham and Russell on the Steelers sideline, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a James Spence authentication label affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1534. Troy Polamalu. Replica Pittsburgh Steelers football jersey signed in black felt tip on the number on the back.

In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1535. Pee Wee Reese. Glossy

10 x 13 photo of Reese in his Dodgers uniform, signed in blue felt tip.

Double matted and framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 18.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1538. Cal Ripken, Jr. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1539. Brooks Robinson. Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Robinson playing third base for the Orioles, signed in blue felt tip, “Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame 1983.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1540. Brooks Robinson. Emotional 24

x 20 semi-glossy photo of Robinson leaping to the pitcher’s mound after the Orioles 1966 World Series victory, signed in blue felt tip, “Brooks Robinson, 1966 WS Champs.” In fine condition, with some scattered light surface marks and creases. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1541. Brooks Robinson. Of1536. Dan Reeves.

Ballpoint signature, “Best Regards, Dan Reeves,” on a lightlylined 5 x 3 lightly-lined card. In fine condition, with a few notations in another hand. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

ficial Mitchell & Ness Cooperstown Collection replica Baltimore Orioles baseball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the front, “Brooks Robinson, HOF 83.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1537. Maurice Richard. Eighteen M. Richard Inc. business checks, all filled out and signed by Richard, all 7.25 x 3.5, all dating from the mid-1980s. Expected cancellation stamps, some lightly affecting a few signatures, and a few vertical folds, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1542. Brooks and Frank Robinson. Color glossy 16 x 20 photo

1547. Patrick Roy. Official Ree-

bok replica Montreal Canadians hockey jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

of the two Hall of Famers posing with their bats on their shoulders, signed vertically in blue felt tip, “Frank Robinson,” and “Brooks Robinson HOF 83.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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color satin-finish photos of Romo quarterbacking the Cowboys, one 8 x 12 and one 12 x 8, signed in blue and black felt tip respectively. In very fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1544. Pete Rose. Color satinfinish 20 x 16 photo of Rose sliding head first into third base for the Phillies, signed in blue felt tip, “Pete Rose, 1980 W. S. Champs.” In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

satin-finish 16 x 20 photos, one of Ruettiger being carried off the Notre Dame field, and one of a Rudy movie poster, signed in blue and black felt tip respectively. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1549. Dan ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger. Two glossy

1545. Pete Rose. Satin-finish 16

x 20 photo of Rose taking the field for his first game with the Cincinnati Reds, signed in blue felt tip, “Pete Rose, 1st Game 4-8-63.” In very fine condition, with a PSA/ DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. RRAuction COA.…

(MB $100)

1546. Pete Rose. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Pete Rose, 3x WS Champs.”

In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1548. Dan ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger. Two color

16 x 20 photos, one color: of ‘Rudy’ sacking the Georgia Tech quarterback, signed in blue felt tip; and one of ‘Rudy’ being carried off the field, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. Accompanied by photos taken at time of private signing. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1550. Red Ruffing. Three identical glossy 8 x 10 photos of Ruffing with Carl Hubbell at the 1937 World Series, each signed in blue felt tip by Ruffing, with one signed upside-down. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1551. Babe Ruth. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, filled out and signed by Ruth, “G. H. Ruth,” payable to Cash for $50.00, August 31, 1940. Double matted and framed with a portrait of Ruth at the plate to an overall size of 14.5 x 18.5. A central vertical fold, a few light creases, and light show-through from stamp on reverse underneath signature, otherwise fine condition. A bold example of Ruth’s more ‘formal’ signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

Ruth and Yankees teammate Lyn Lary pose with their wives 1552. Babe Ruth. Unique vintage matte-finish 6.75 x 8.5 photo of Ruth, dressed in a jacket and tie, posing outdoors with his wife Claire, teammate Lyn Lary and his wife Mary, signed in fountain pen, “Babe Ruth,” and also signed by Lyn and Mary Lawlor Lary. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 19.5. In fine condition, with a trivial stain to left edge and a hint of light silvering.

This photo from the early 1930s features Ruth with Yankees shortstop Lyn Lary and both of their wives. Ruth and Lary played together on the Yankees from 1929-1933 with Lary acting as the starting shortstop in 1930 and again in 1931, when he set the team record for RBIs by a shortstop with 107. During this period, the Yankees arch rival wasn’t the basement-dwelling Red Sox but rather the Philadelphia Athletics who won the American League pennant from 1929–31. The Yankees returned to form in 1932 finishing thirteen games ahead of the Athletics and going on to sweep the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. It would be Ruth’s seventh and final World Series Championship and the only one for Lary. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $500)

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‘Bambino’ signed ball 1553. Babe Ruth. Official Spalding National League baseball signed

in fountain pen on the sweet spot, “Babe Ruth.” Ball is also signed on the side panels by Hal Newhouser, Dizzy Trout, Jack Salveson, Jim McDonnell, Eddie Mayo, and Hank Borowy, with two other obscured signatures. Last couple letters of first name of signature fairly light, but mostly legible, scattered toning and scuffing, scattered soiling, and light rubbing, and a protective coat of shellac applied to ball, otherwise very good condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. One of baseball’s most coveted signatures in a highly desirable format. RRAuction COA.…(MB $500)

1557. Jack Sharkey.

Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Sharkey in a pugilistic pose, signed and inscribed to a fan in pencil, “With my kindest regards, Jack Sharkey, 7/1/71.” In very good condition, with scattered surface creasing and dings, and moderate irregular adhesion to the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1554. Nolan Ryan. Color satin-

finish 16 x 20 photo of a bloody Ryan on the mound for the Texas Rangers, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1555. Nolan Ryan. Official Rawlings Major League baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot, “Nolan Ryan, The Ryan Express.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1556. Tom Seaver. Great 16 x 20

photo of Seaver as a member of the New York Mets, signed in blue felt tip, “Tom Seaver HOF ‘92.” Photo is attached to an identical size piece of foamcore. In fine condition, with some scattered light surface and edge dings. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1558. Phil Simms.

Color glossy 16 x 20 photo of Simms dropping back to pass for the Giants, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower corner. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1559. George Sisler. Vintage

glossy 8 x 10 close-up photo of Sisler as “The Greatest Living Player,” signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint “To Bill—Best Wishes, George Sisler,” with Sisler signing again near the bottom after an unsuccessful first attempt, “George Sisler.” In fine condition, with a few light surface creases and moderate irregular ink adhesion to the inscription and signature. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

“There were no pitchers hard to hit. One cannot afford to give in to a pitcher one bit”

1562. Sam Snead. Two glossy Wilson promotional photos of Snead, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a small tear towards the top left of one image, and some trivial soiling.

RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1560. George Sisler.

TLS, one page, 6 x 9, May 23, 1969. Letter of advice to an admirer. In part, “My philosophy on hitting was that there were no pitchers hard to hit. One cannot afford to give in to a pitcher one bit. I would recommend to you…that you tackle problems with the thought that there are no problems that are too hard for you…In other words look for winning instead of losing.” In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1561. Sam Snead.

Glossy 8 x 10 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. publicity photo, signed in black felt tip, “Regards, Sam Snead.” In fine condition, with light brushing to the end of the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1563. Duke Snider. Official Majestic replica Los Angeles Dodgers baseball jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in silver ink on the number on the back. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to number.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1564. Duke Snider. Five signed pho-

tos: great glossy 16 x 20 photo of Snider making a great catch at the wall, signed in blue felt tip adding “55 Champs”; limited edition glossy 20 x 16 photo of Snider being carried by his Brooklyn teammates (including Jackie Robinson), #24/55, signed in blue felt tip, “Duke Snider Dem Bums”; satin-finish 20 x 16 photo of Snider selecting a bat in the dugout, signed in blue felt tip, “Duke Snider, 4 W. S. HRs”; satin-finish 16 x 20 photo of Snider before a packed stadium, signed in blue felt tip and adding “HOF 80”; and a color 11 x 14 photo of Snider taking a practice swing, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

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1565. Tris Speaker.

Ballpoint signature, “Tris Speaker,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip. Encapsulated in a protective PSA/DNA authentication case.

Heavy uniform toning which does nothing to detract from the fantastic signature, and ink notations in another hand on the reverse, otherwise fine condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1566. Bart Starr and Bret Favre. Official Riddell

1569. Casey Stengel.

Three 3.75 x 3.75 commemorative New York Mets circular photo balls containing seven total signatures, two inscribed, signed “Casey Stengel” and “C. D. Stengel.” In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1572. Tennis Greats.

Green Bay Packers football helmet signed in black felt tip on the side, “Bart Starr, SB I & II Champs, HOF ‘77,” and “Brett Favre 4, SB XXXI Champs!” In fine condition, with a light brush to beginning of Favre’s signature and a couple trivial scuffs to helmet.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

Seventeen signed photos, various finishes, ranging in size from 4 x 6 up to 8 x 10, including eight color, each signed in ink or felt tip by the respective player pictured.

Signers are: Anna Kournikova (3), Rod Laver (3), Ivan Lendl (2), Maria Sharapova (ins), Billie Jean King (2, 1 ins), Ashley Cooper (ins), Vic Seixas (2 ins), Pauline Betz-Addie, and Louise Brough-Clapp (2). In fine overall condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1567. Roger Staubach. Official

1573. Tennis: Wimbledon Champs. Six-

replica Dallas Cowboys football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back. In very fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from James Spence. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

teen FDCs and four commemorative covers, most with cachets, each signed on the front in ink or felt tip by a different Wimbledon champion. Signers are: Jack Kramer, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Tony Trabert, Owen Davidson, Margaret duPont, Dennis Ralston, Sherwood Stewart, Marty Riessen, Doris Hart, Margaret Smith Court, Gardner Malloy, Jan Kodes, Pam Shriver, Wendy Turnbull, John Lloyd, JoAnne Russell, Dick Savitt, and Alex Olmedo. In fine overall condition.

RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1574. Bill Terry. Glossy 8 x 10 1568. Casey Stengel and Lefty Grove. Two gold Hall of Fame

plaque cards signed in blue ballpoint, “Lefty Grove” and in black felt tip, “Casey Stengel,” respectively, with Stengel’s featuring an ANS on the reverse, in full: “At present time, your newsletter has disappeared from my mail. Sorry, but I don’t write letters for your school papers. Good Luck, Casey Stengel.” In fine condition. RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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photo of Terry posing in his uniform in the dugout, signed in black felt tip, “Wm. H./Bill Derry.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1575. Bill Terry. Glossy 8 x 10

photo of Terry in his Giants uniform, signed in blue felt tip, “Wm (Bill) Terry.” In fine condition, with a few trivial surface marks. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1578. Pie Traynor. Vin-

tage 5.25 x 6.5 magazine photo, of Traynor sitting in cross-legged in conversation, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Billy, With best regards, Pie Traynor.” In fine condition, with trimmed edges.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1579. Gene Tunney.

Rare signature from the versatile athlete

1576. Jim Thorpe. Ballpoint signature, “Jim Thorpe, 1952,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.5 clipped slip, affixed to a slightly larger card.

Both are affixed to a card featuring a small photo of Thorpe. In fine condition. An uncommon and crisp signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

TLS, one page, 5 x 6.25, personal letterhead, September 26, 1963.

Tunney writes to an admirer, in full: “Thank you for your nice letter of the 18th. I have just returned from a sevenweek visit in Europe and am pleased to send this autographed photo for your son Donald. Incidentally, this was taken the day before my winning of the championship in 1926.” Matted with a great unsigned photo of Tunney to an overall size of 15.75 x 11.75. In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold passing through the signature. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1580. Johnny Unitas. Official

Riddell Baltimore Colts football helmet signed in blue felt tip on the side. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Exceptionally scarce check, signed twice in full

1577. Pie Traynor. Rare bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and

signed in full by Traynor, “Harold J. Traynor,” payable to Cash for $20.00, July 2, 1971. Signed again, in full, on the endorsement field on the reverse. In fine condition, with expected cancellation stamps, none of which affect the excellent signature. This check, which comes to us in stellar condition, is the first we’ve seen from the legendary third basemen. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

1581. Michael Vick. Color satin-

finish 8 x 10 photo of Vick on the field for Virginia Tech, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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One of the game’s greatest 1582. Dwyane Wade. Color

satin-finish 12 x 18 photo of Wade bringing the ball up the court against the Lakers, signed in silver ink. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1584. Honus Wagner.

Shortstop and manager, widely regarded as one of the best all-around players of his era, he was one of the five original inductees into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

Vintage 1.75 x 2.75 heavy cardstock photo of Wagner in his Pittsburgh uniform, signed vertically in blue ballpoint, “Honus Wagner Best wishes.”

In fine condition, with some scattered mild toning and soiling. A boldly signed photo of one of the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

“Your idea of getting these baseballs on the market sounds good to me” 1585. Lloyd Waner. Hall of Famer who captured three National League batting titles and became a member of the exclusive 3,000 hit club. ALS, one page, 6 x 9, February 3, 1978. Business letter regarding a signing. In part, “I will sign contract. Your idea of getting these baseballs on the market sounds good to me.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

Color portrait of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ 1583. Honus Wagner. Color vintage 8.25 x 11 magazine

photo of Wagner in his Pirates uniform, signed in blue ballpoint.

Matted to an overall size of 11 x 14. Some light wrinkling and a small hole and surface loss to lower right corner, otherwise fine condition. A vintage photo from Wagner’s time as a Pirate’s hitting instructor. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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1586. Jerry West. Color glossy 11 x 14 photo of West making a layup, signed in blue felt tip, “Jerry West, HOF 1980, 2010.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

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1591. Ted Williams.

Satin-finish 14 x 11 photo of Williams at the plate hitting his final home run, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a couple trivial surface marks. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1587. Reggie White. Limited

edition Donruss ‘proof’ trading card from 2004, #30/92, signed on the front in blue felt tip “Reggie White 92.” In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1592. Ted Williams. Heavy rep-

1588. Jess Willard.

Vintage ballpoint signature, “Jess Willard,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Encapsulated in a protective PSA/DNA authentication holder.

In fine condition, with slightly irregular ink adhesion. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

lica metallic sign for Ted’s Creamy Root Beer, 15 x 10, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $200)

1593. Ted Williams.

1589. Williams, DiMaggio, and Mantle. Glossy 10 x 8 photo of

Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Ted Williams posing together with their bats on their shoulders before a game, signed in blue felt tip by Mantle and Williams, and in black felt tip by DiMaggio. In fine condition, with DiMaggio’s signature a couple shades light, but completely legible, and a few light creases. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

Satin-finish 15.75 x 20 photo of Williams in the on-deck circle at Fenway park, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with a few trivial edge dings and corner tip creases, and a PSA hologram affixed to lower corner. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

1590. Ted Williams. Official Louisville Slugger Ted Williams model baseball bat signed in blue

felt tip on the barrel. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200)

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1598. John Wooden. Glossy 14 x 11

1594. Ted Williams. Three official Rawlings American league baseballs, each signed on the sweet spot in blue ballpoint. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $200) 1595. Kellen Winslow. Replica

photo of Wooden with Kareem Abdul Jabbar and two other members of the UCLA team, signed in black felt tip, “Best wishes—John Wooden, UCLA.” In very fine condition. Precertified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

San Diego Chargers football jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in black felt tip on the number on the back, “Kellen Winslow HOF 95.” In very fine condition.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1599. John Wooden. Color

satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/ DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1596. John Wooden.

Twelve items: a cover from The Sporting News, 11.25 x 15.5, dated January 9, 1971, featuring a young Wooden and signed in blue felt tip; three different color satin-finish photos, two 8 x 10s and one 10 x 8, featuring different shots of his memorabilia and a display dedicated to Wooden at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, each signed in black felt tip; a color glossy 8.75 x 11 composite photo of Wooden, signed in the bottom border in blue felt tip; an 11 x 8.35 color print of Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success,” listing the virtues required for accomplishment in life; and six foldover Coast Federal Bank promotional cards, 3.5 x 4 flat, featuring the pyramid and Wooden’s personal creed, signed in blue ink and black felt tip. A central horizontal fold, uniform shade of toning, tears along the edges and a few areas of paper loss to the newspaper cover, otherwise overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.…(MB $100)

1597. John Wooden. Signed

book: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court. First edition, later printing. Illinois: Contemporary Books, 1997. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 7.5, 201 pages.

Signed in black felt tip on the half-title page, “Best Wishes, John Wooden.” In fine condition, with trivial scattered foxing to the first free end pages and text block, and light rubbing to the dustjacket.

Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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1600. John Wooden. Color 3.5 x 5.5 cardstock photo of Wooden coaching the UCLA Bruins, signed in black felt tip. Double matted and framed with a color photo of the June 14, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated honoring Wooden to an overall size of 20.25 x 16.25. In very fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

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In 1943, Wooden lists basketball’s best “all truly great players” 1601. John Wooden. ALS signed

“John Wooden, Purdue 1932,” two pages, 7.25 x 10.5, Central Junior– Senior High School letterhead, March 12, 1943. Letter to an admirer. In part: “It is very difficult to answer your question as to the three greatest players I have ever seen…It is hard to compare collegiate and professional players.

However, as to all around ability the following players are among the best that I have ever seen or had the privilege of playing with or against…all were truly great. Bob McDermott—Dusquesne, ‘Hank’ Luisetti—Stanford, Charles Hyatt—Pittsburgh, Robert Vandiver— Franklin, ‘Fats’ Jenkins—New York Rens, ‘Stretch’ Murphy—Purdue, John Burch—Dusquesne, Robert Kessler—Purdue…those mentioned are or were all truly great players.” Left edge of both pages affixed to a slip of wallpaper, scattered toning and wrinkling, and collector’s notations to top of first page, otherwise fine condition. Three years later, Wooden would begin an incredible 29-year run as head coach of UCLA, coaching such greats as Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1603. Steve Yzerman. Official

CCM replica Detroit Red Wings hockey jersey, with sewn on letters and numbers, signed in silver ink on the number on the back. In fine condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…

(MB $100)

1602. Carl Yastrzemski. Official Cooperstown Collection color

limited edition 22.5 x 19.5 lithograph of the Tazmanian Devil and Yastrzemski on a baseball field, entitled ‘Taz n’ Yaz,’ numbered #79/250 and dated 1999, signed in blue felt tip, “Carl Yastrzemski.”

In fine condition, with slight bend to the lower right corner and an authentication label affixed under the image. Pre-certified Steve Grad/ PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $100)

1604. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Fan-

tastic ballpoint signature, “’Babe’ D. Zaharias,” on an off-white 6 x 2.75 card with a small photo of Zaharias holding a trophy affixed. In fine condition, with trimmed edges. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.…(MB $200)

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